新人教版2020年备战中考初中英语专项训练--阅读理解（人物传记类）（II ）卷

第 1 页 共 7 页 新人教版新人教版 20202020 年备战中考初中英语专项训练年备战中考初中英语专项训练 阅读理解 人物传记类 阅读理解 人物传记类 IIII 卷 卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 2121 分分 1 3 分 阅读理解 Mr Harris taught sixth grade science On the first day of class he gave us a talk about an animal called birdcat which died out during the Ice Age He passed around a skull 头骨 as he talked We all took notes carefully and later we had a test When he returned my paper the next day there was a big red through each of my answers I failed There must be some mistakes I wrote down exactly 确切地 what Mr Harris had said Then I learned that everyone in the class had failed Why Very simple Mr Harris said I made up all that birdcat But there had never been any such animal So the information in your notes was not correct Did you think you would get good grades for that However we felt that was unfair What kind of a test was this And what kind of a teacher was he Mr Harris added I have told you many unbelievable things about this animal such as the size the color but none of you have questioned I hope you will learn something from this lesson Teachers and textbooks are not always correct In fact no one is He also told us not to let our minds go to sleep and to speak up if we thought he or the textbook was wrong Up to now Mr Harris class gave me and my classmates something just as important to look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong 1 In fact the birdcat is the animal that A looks like a bird or a cat B has never been on the earth C died out long long ago 第 2 页 共 7 页 D has a big skull 2 Everyone failed the science test because A they didn t answer all the questions B they didn t answer the paper as Mr Harris said C the information in their answers was wrong D Mr Harris made some mistakes 3 The underlined part let our minds go to sleep means A have a sleep B think over C write down D stop thinking 4 We can learn from this passage that A Mr Harris was the only person who found the animal birdcat B the writer and his classmates didn t take notes carefully in class C we should speak out against what we don t believe D teachers and textbooks are usually incorrect 2 10 分 阅读理解 I made a pledge 发誓 to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father Totally loving No ifs ands or buts The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio The speaker was quoting 引用 a Biblical 圣经的 passage about husbands being thoughtful 体贴的 of their wives Then he went on to say Love is an act of will A person can choose to love To myself I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband Well for two weeks that would change 第 3 页 共 7 页 And it did Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said That new yellow sweater looks great on you Oh Tom you noticed she said surprised and pleased maybe a little puzzled After the long drive I wanted to sit and read Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach I started to refuse but then I thought Evelyn s been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites So it went Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums Relaxed and happy that s how the whole vacation passed I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment however Evelyn and I still laugh about it today Last night at our cottage preparing for bed Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression What s the matter I asked her Tom she said in a voice filled with distress do you know something I don t What do you mean Well that checkup 体检 I had several weeks ago our doctor did he tell you something about me Tom you ve been so good to me am I dying It took a moment for it all to sink in Then I burst out laughing No honey I said wrapping her in my arms You re not dying I m just starting to live 1 In the first paragraph No ifs ands or buts probably means A unnecessarily B unexpectedly C impossibly D unconditionally 2 From the story we may infer 推断 that Tom went to the beach cottage 第 4 页 共 7 页 A with his family B with Evelyn C alone D with his children 3 During the two weeks on the beach Tom showed more love to his wife because A she looked lovely in her new clothes B he had made a lot of money in Wall Street C he was determined to be a good husband D she was seriously ill 4 The underlined words one thing in the passage refer to the fact that A he praised her sweater which puzzled her B she insisted on visiting a museum which he hated C he knew something about her illness but didn t tell her D he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying 5 By saying I m just starting to live Tom means that A he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life B he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband C he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change D he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wife 3 8 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项 When I was a child in Minnesota the watermelon was too expensive for my family One of my father s friends Bernie was a rich businessman He had a large store in Saint Paul 第 5 页 共 7 页 Every summer when the first watermelons arrived Bernie would give us a call My father and l would go to Bernie s place We would sit on the dock 码头 happily and get ready for a big meal Bernie would take out a big watermelon cut it up give us both a big piece and sit down next to us Then we three would put our faces into the watermelon eating it happily In my father s eyes Bernie was a real rich man I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman Later I learnt that it was not Bernie s money that made my father think that My father thought Bernie was rich because of the way he lived his life Bernie knew when to stop working get together with friends and enjoy his watermelon Some of us no matter 不管 how much money we have will never be free enough to eat our watermelon If you don t take the time to sit on the dock and enjoy life s small pleasures your work is probably hurting your life When I grew up because l was too busy making money as a doctor I forgot the lesson I once learnt on the dock Well now I ve relearnt 重新学习 it Although I m still busy working as a doctor I will try to slow down and take the time to enjoy the small pleasures of my life 1 W