2009年中考英语总复习阅读理解专项练习八.doc

2009年中考英语总复习阅读理解专项练习八（A ）“Cool”is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “Its cool.”You may think, “Hes so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize（扩大）the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new”or“surprising”. Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布） they had visited. On one students paper was just the one sentence, “Its so cool. ” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool . ( ) 1. We know that the word“cool”has had _ A. only one meaning B. no meanings C. many different meanings D. the same meaning ( ) 2. In the passage, the word “express” means “_” A. see B. show C. know D. feel ( ) 3. If you are _ something, you may say, “Its cool。” A interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with ( ) 4. The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used. A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. careful with ( ) 5. In the passage, the writer suggests（暗示） that the word “cool”_ A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting C. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seems ( B )The following are three ads. （ ）6. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _.A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a teacher D. all of the above（ ）7. You may call _ when you wish to be a teacher.A.B.C.D. A and B（ ）8. Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?A. Driving for Capes Taxi. B. Working for China Airlines.C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. D. None of the above.（ ）9. What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?A. Liking beer and wine. B. Breaking traffic rules.C. being unable to speak a foreign language. D. not having college education.（ ）10. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?A. Height. B. Age. C. Language D. Health.（ C ）A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell，hurt himself，and cried，”AAAhhhhhhhh！” To his surprise，he heard the voice repeating（重复），somewhere in the mountain,“AAAhhhhhhhh!Then the boy shouted，“Who are you?” He received the answer，”Who are you?” He got angry at the answer，so he shouted，”Foolish！ He received the answer，”Foolish！”He looked at his father and asked，“Whats going on?” The father smiled and said，”My son，listen.”And then he shouted to the mountain，”1 love you！”The voice answered，“I love you！”Again the man cried，”You are the best！”The voice answered，“You are the best！”The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained（解释），”People call thisEcho，but really this is Life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection（反映）of what we have done. If you want more love in the world，have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful，work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”( )11. At first the boy cried because _ .A. he hurt himself and felt badB. he wanted to give himself a surpriseC. he felt it was so quiet in the mountainD. he hoped his father would help him( )12. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought _ .A. it was foolish to hear others voiceB. someone else in the mountain liked his voiceC. there were many other people in the mountainD. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain( )13. The father shouted to the mountain to _ .A. find out who was repeating his voiceB. have fun with other people in the mountainC. show more examples to his son before giving him the answerD. let his son know whose voice was louder( )14. The word “Echo” means _.A. life itself B. repeating voice C. love in the world D. everything in life( )15. From the story，we know _ .A. the boy didnt like