内江中考英语阅读理解训练.doc

内江市2009-2011中考英语真题 阅读理解阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分 )AFor childrenMuseum: Childrens Museum, Sundays, 89 North Street, 67641235Story time: Childrens Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9:30 a.m.-5:00p.m., 66599624Sports: Soccer Club, Tuesday and Thursday, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632Cinema: New movies for children, on weekends,99 Brick Road, 69001354Useful Phone numbersFast Food Restaurant: 66387901Hospital: 68787451Visitor Information Center: 800-120-9847Taxi: 79210583Visitor Hotel Information:800-739-730251.Where is the Childrens Museum?A. 106 Green Street B. 16 Yangtze Road C. 89 North Street52. Its Wednesday, you can go to .A. play basketball B. play soccer C. see a movie53. If children want to order fast food, they should call .A. 66387901 B. 79210583 C. 6878745154. If you dial 79210583, you can .A. do some shopping B. have a good story time C. call a taxi55. There is no information about in the two notices.A. looking for a hotel B. doing eye exercises C. seeing a doctorBDo you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this summer? If your dad smokes, you may have to ask him to be careful. From January 1st, Hong Kong banned（禁止）smoking in most public places.These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.Hong Kong hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They dont want to smoke but they have no choice. This is passive smoking. It is bad for peoples health.And itll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a 26-year-old student says, “The ban is really good. I dont like people smoking next to me. Its so smoky and smelly.”If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006, Singapore banned smoking in most public places.56.Smoking is not allowed in Hong Kong.A. in indoor places B. in most public places C. at home 57.Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?A. The park B. The beach C. The airport58. Whats the purpose of the smoking ban in Hong Kong?A. To stop passive smoking.B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.C. To stop people from smoking.59.The example in Paragraph 4 shows (证明)that .A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much B. people in Hong Kong support the banC. Jack Lee is used to smoking 60.Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “fined”?A. 罚款 B. 给予 C. 奖励 CWhats a blog? A blog is a personal online diary(日记). Its cool, its hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often. Sound like a fashion? In fact, Its another trend (流行趋势). And the word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online. Are you a blogger?Many bloggers are teenagers who log (进入) onto websites to discuss anything in their lives. Many of todays teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework. They share diaries, post(发布) songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.However, many parents are worried about these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they dont like studying. They are using the language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, its older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words.” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two children.Many teenagers and young adults know its not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place where it can be seen by anyone. But teenagers are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them. 61. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph means _.A. the fashion B. the Internet C. the blog 62. Which of the following is NOT TRUE？A. Teenagers dont tell about their personal life in their blogs.B. Teenagers mostly write down what they do every day in their blogs.C. Teenagers complain about their parents and homework in their blogs.63. Whats the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Many parents dont understand kids language in their blogs.B. Many parents are worried about these young bloggers. C. Many parents can understand why their kids dont like studying.64. Many parents think its for their children to get messages from strangers.A. dangerous B. interesting C. surprising 65. We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. Its easy for many teenagers to give up blogging on the Internet B. Its safe for many teenagers to put their personal information on the InternetC. Its popular for many teenagers to use blogs on the InternetDWhat do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers? Most people dont know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish.Some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to collect and recycle their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade（升级）.Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.The computers then go to schools, charities and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one persons rubbish into someone elses useful thingsand cut down on waste, too.66. How do people usually deal with their old computers?A. They stop using them. B. They give them to others. C. They fix them up.67. What do some computer companies do to bring down the number of old computers?A. They dont do anything about them.B. They take back some old ones.C. They donate them to some charities.68. According to some countries laws, what must computer companies do?A. Collect and recycle most of computer waste.B. Repair and upgrade old computers. C. Make much cheaper computers.69. What may people who cant afford computers think of the used computers?A. Expensive. B. Useful. C. Out-of -date.70. What is the passage about?A. Repairing old computers.B. Selling old computers.C. Recycling old computers.阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分 )AAre you interested in country music ? I like it very much ! It will take me away for a while after I am tired . The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields . Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings . Its the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple . Country music developed in the Southern United States . It was the folk music lf American countryside . Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers . They talk about love , crops or death . The life of the countryside can be hard , so the words im country music are often sad . At first , people played country songs on the radio , and they made them into records . When people in the countryside moved to change and became popular across America . John Denver was one of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s . His song “Take Me Home , Country Roads ”is well-known and people still play it today . 1. Country music is usually about _ . A .everyday life and feelings B. farmers feelings C. the lives of workers 2. Country music developed _ . A. in John Denvers city B. in the Southern United States C. in the Northern United States3. People began to make country song records _ . A. in the 1920s B. in 1920 C. in the 1970s 4. Why did Country music become popular in America ?A. Because city people liked the music . B. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change . C. Because country music talked about city peoples lives .5. Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home , Country Roads ”?A.A farmer in the countryside . B. A person who moved to towns . C. John Denver . B Live Pop MusicEnjoy the music from Jay Chou , the famous pop singer . PLACE: The music hall DATE: July 2022PRICE : ￥200￥250 TIME : 8:00pm10:00pmSpanish DancingSpanish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Come and learn this wonderful dance from Spain .PLACE: John Smiths DATE: July 1-31PRICE : ￥60 TIME : 7:30pm9:30pmTEL: 3012768ShoesDaqian MuseumDaqian Museum has over 1000pieces on display here . Come and see the whole of Chinese history !PLACE: Daqian Museum DATE: July 1August 31PRICE :￥50(half for students ) TIME : Monday to Friday : 8:30am5:30pm Weekends : 9:00am8:00 pm TEL :27113996. If you want to learn dancing , you can call _ .A.271-1399 B. 301-2768 C. 488-68887. You can enjoy Jay Chous music at _ in the music hall . A.8:00 pm on July 20 B. 9:00 pm on July 23 C. 7:30 pm every day 8. You can learn _ at John Smiths. A. American Jazz B. Spanish Dancing C. pop songs 9. -Look! There is a big show on history at _ . -Cool ! Im a big fan of history .A. the music hall B. Daqian Museum C. John Smiths 10. If Mr Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten year old daughter , how much should he pay for it ?A.￥70 B.￥100 C. ￥125C My mother was telling me about how shw and her family got their first television when she was a teenager . Of course it was black and white . She said she only watched it at night .She doesnt remember ever watching it in the morning or afternoon . When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels . My bothers , my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch . But we usually enjoyed the same shows . Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV . I cant believe it ! There are channels with old movies , cooking , fishing and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child .Of course we had only one television set . These days I notice families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes . I guess it stops people from arguing over which channel to choose from . 11. In those days ,what kind of television sets did people only have ?A. Black and white ones . B. Color ones . C. All kinds of television sets .12. My mother watched TV _ when she was young .A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. at night 13. Nowadays ,how many channels can we get on TV ?A. 3 or 4 different channels . B. Only one channel . C. Hundreds of channels .14. When I was a teenager , my brothers , my sisters and I usually enjoyed _ .A. four shows B. the same shows C .different shows 15. Which of the following is NOT true ?A. My bothers ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch when I was a child . B. These days , there is only one channel with old movies , cooking and fishing. C .People have many channels to choose from now .D“I just gave birth to 5 babies last weekend .”Isnt that exciting ? Oh , you dont believe me ? “Okay then ,I stole some money from a bank on Saturday night .”Now do you believe me ? Actually , I hope you dont . April 1st , or April Fools Day is the day when we play jokes on people . Do you have it in your country ? April Fools Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe . Before that time , New Years Day was celebrated on April 1st were teased . They were called fools . Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st .For example , women might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee “by accident ” . Or someone might change the time on another persons alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned . Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked . After we play the trick , we say “April Fool . ” Then the poor person realizes he was fooled . It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesnt cause any real harm(伤害) to anyone . Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone today ? Try it out . Just dont forget to say “April Fool ” when the other person begins looking a little confused . 16. Before the sixteenth century , New Years Day was _ .A. April 1st B. January 1st C. October 1st 17. Which of the following situations doesnt make you “ April Fool ” ?A. Someone might put salt in the sugar bottle , then you could put it in your coffee “ by accident ” .B. A man might take your bag by mistake , then he could say sorry to you . C. Someone might change the time on your alarm clock , then you would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned .18. Sometimes people lie to shock someone on _ . A. New Years Day B. Christmas Day C. April Fools Day19. In the 2nd paragraph , the close meaning of the underlined word “ teased ” is _ in English .A. hit B. criticized C. laughed at 20. What should be the right attitude (态度) towards “ April Fool ” ?A. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesnt cause any real harm to anyone .B. It is done for the real fools . C. We neednt say “ April Fool ” when we play jokes on people on April 1st .阅读理解（共20个小题；每小题2分,满分40分)ADid you watch the closing ceremony(闭幕式) of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? Then do you still remember the eight-minute performance at the Birds Nest(鸟巢) by people from London? Of course the famous British football star David Beckham was from Leona Lewis, one of the hottest pop singers in the Uni8ted Kingdom. Leona was born in 1985. She wrote her first son when she was only twelve. Since then shes won several singing contests. She studied singing, dancing and acting, and found she was interested in writing songs very much. In the year 2006, Leona took part in the famous British talent show and became the winner. He first single broke the world record when it was downloaded 50,000 times in 30 minutes. Her first album was a huge success. Bleeding Love, a song on the album, was one of the best songs of 2007!Leona once said that making an album by herself had been her dream ever since she was five. Now her dream has come true. But we believe it is just the beginning of her success. 22. How long did Londoners perform at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? A. For eight minutes. B. For five minutes. C. For fifteen minutes. 23. Where is Leona from? A. America. B. France. C. Britain. 24. When Leona sang at the Birds Nest in Beijing, she was _. A. 20 B. 23 C. 2525. Which of the following is TRUE about Leona? A. She made the most albums. B. Her first single was a great success. C. Her dance at the closing ceremony impressed people a lot. 26. We can kn0ow from the passage that _. A. Leona once dreamed of becoming a famous song writer B. Bleeding Love became the most popular song of 2008. C. Leona showed her talent for singing when she was a teenagerBFrom the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, James Crum lived in his own world. He was a student with few words.Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we started the Christmas collection of money for the poor people in our school. “Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students. “By contributing(捐献) to our Christmas collection, you will help to buy food, clothes and toys for the poor people. We will start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the contributions the next day, I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten except James Crum. The boy walked slowly to my desk. Carefully, he dropped some money into the small box. “I dont need milk for lunch,” he said in a low voice. For a moment, just a moment, he smiled. Then he turned and walked back to his desk. That night, after school, I took our contributions to the head teacher. And I told him the story. “I may be wrong, but I believe James might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I said. “Yes,” the head teacher nodded. “We must do something to help him. Look. Here is a list of the poor families in our school who most need help t