沪教版2020年备战中考初中英语训练专题—阅读理解（人生百味类）（I）卷

第 1 页 共 11 页 沪教版沪教版 20202020 年备战中考初中英语训练专题年备战中考初中英语训练专题 阅读理解 人生百味类 阅读理解 人生百味类 I I 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 5 5 题 共题 共 4242 分分 1 10 分 阅读理解 If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down you may see some moving stars But they are not real stars They are man made satellites And the biggest of all is the International Space Station ISS From May to July it is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth And people can see it with their eyes during the time The scientists want to live on the ISS They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there When the space station is finished it will be like a city in space People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home Laboratories living rooms and power stations are being built The ISS is the most expensive program Billions of dollars are spent on it every year Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration The ISS will be more useful some day The ISS will help us understand the human body better explore space and study the earth It can help us make life on the earth better said Kathryn Clark an ISS scientist Sixteen countries are part of the space program the US Russia Canada Japan Brazil and 11 European countries China isn t an ISS country but it has helped with some of the experiments In 2003 China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it 1 From the first paragraph we can learn A we can t see the ISS with our eyes B March is the best time to watch the ISS flying over the earth C all the moving stars are real stars D the biggest man made satellite is the ISS 第 2 页 共 11 页 2 Which do the scientists think is the best way to learn more about space A To live on the earth B To watch the ISS flying over the earth C To live on the ISS D To make life on the earth better 3 China sent some rice up to the ISS to A be used as astronauts food B sell it to aliens C do some science experiments D make it grow better in space 4 From the passage we know that A 16 countries are members of the space program B people can see the International Space Station with their eyes whenever they want C building the ISS is only for scientists to live there D scientists can do anything they like on the ISS now 2 6 分 2019 八下 建平期末 阅读理解 One day an l1 year old girl asked her dad What are you going to get me for my 15th birthday The father replied Don t worry about that You still have lots of time But on a day after her 14th birthday she passed out and was rushed to the hospital The family learned that the girl had a serious heart problem and that she might die At night she asked her dad Daddy have they told you that I am going to die The father replied No you will live as long as anyone else She was curious 好奇的 How can you be sure He turned to her and said I just know it 第 3 页 共 11 页 After he girl turned 15 she had a heart tapa 心脏移植手术 After recovering 恢复 she came home to find a letter on her bed It said My dearest daughter if you are reading this it means that everything went as I told you it would One day you asked me what I would give you for your 15th birthday I wasn t sure then But now you know that my present to you is my heart The father had donated 捐赠 his heart to his daughter Parents are selfless 无私的 They often make great sacrifices 牺牲 to make their children happy Keep this in mind when you feel angry toward your parents Oftentimes they re just doing what they think is best for you 1 What s the meaning of the underlined phrase passed out A 去世 B 晕倒 C 过来 D 路过 2 The girl was found to have when she was 14 years old A a bad cold B a bad headache C a heart problem D a mental disorder 精神疾病 3 What present did the father give to the girl for 15th birthday A A letter B His heart C A birthday party D Lots of money 第 4 页 共 11 页 4 How old was the daughter when she had a heart transplant A 11 years old B 12 years old C 14years old D 15 years old 5 What is the main idea of the story A Parents hardly sacrifice themselves B Parents love is often selfless C Heart diseases can be cured 治愈 D Death is not that scary 3 6 分 阅读理解 Saying no starts small All right then just one more piece Words every girl has said when they are faced with the delicious cheesecake Of course many of us know we may eat the whole thing in the end It isn t just girls Most of us find it hard to say no to something attractive However scientists now say that willpower is very important to success and a happy life Scientists in different countries have been studying the effects of willpower on people s lives for a long time The results are similar according to an article on February 7 in the Guardian a famous British newspaper In one experiment scientists told young children that they could either have a marshmallow 圆 形软糖 now or two marshmallows in 15 minutes Waiting obviously needed more willpower Scientists then continued studying the children as they grew up They wanted to see if some children always had stronger willpower They also wanted to see how having stronger willpower affected their lives Years later scientists found that the children who had waited for two marshmallows were all 第 5 页 共 11 页 healthier happier and richer adults Oppositely the children who had shown weaker willpower at that young age were more likely to be in low paid jobs to be overweight to have social problems But there is hope Roy F Baumeister an American social psychology 心理学 professor 教授 told the Guardian Baumeister says we can train our willpower just like we train our muscles 肌肉 Even a little practice can strengthen 加强 our overall self control if we do it regularly You could start by making yourself stand up straight speaking in complete sentences or using a computer mouse with the other hand Scientists have found that people who manage to change little habits often perform much better in laboratory willpower tests Like muscles willpower can get tired Don t try to do too many things at the same time or when you don t have enough energy for example when you are ill If you already feel tired you can try to recharge 恢复 your willpower with a good night s sleep and by eating well 1 The example of a girl eating cheesecake is used to A prove that girls have weak willpower B introduce the topic of willpower to the readers C show that cheesecake is especially attractive to girls D show the connection between willpower and success 2 What can we infer from the experiment A The scientists had already known the results before the experiment B It showed that willpower is the most important to success and a happy life C The children who chose to wait were more likely to be successful in their lives D The children who chose only one marshmallow at first had stronger willpower 3 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the training of willpower A You should have a goal every day B Good rest and proper diet can help 第 6 页 共 11 页 C Willpower needs to be exercised regularly D Keep willpower from being used too much 4 What is the article mainly about A How willpower and muscles are similar and how they can be trained B How willpower affects people s lives and how it is similar to muscles C How willpower is important to success and how we can make it stronger D How willpower is connected with success and how they affect each other 4 10 分 2018 武汉 阅读理解 C From a young age I ve had a really deep connection with being outside I ve been skiing since I was eight or nine years old I ve been on expeditions 探险 in many places like China Pakistan and so on But it was in my home country the USA that I came closest to death It was Apri1 1 2011 I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier both experienced snowboarders That day I was the last person to ski They were watching me from a safe area Suddenly I heard someone cry loudly I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me It was a massive avalanche 大雪崩 The kind of avalanche that destroys trees cars buses even houses Tens of thousands of tons of snow were coming straight down the mountain behind me I felt the snow push me forward hundreds of meters and then cover me It was so heavy that I couldn t breathe And then it pushed me forward again and up out of the snowpack I looked around and for a few seconds I actually stopped being terrified I had a moment to pause and to look at the power of the avalanche I looked down into the bottom of the valley 峡谷 I could see trees that were 30m tall because I was so far away they looked tiny to me OK I m going all the way to the bottom I thought Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m I thought the force of the Snow would destroy me it was powerful But in the end I felt the avalanche slow down and I just popped 迸出 right out of the snow at the bottom of the valley 第 7 页 共 11 页 It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me There was a pile of debris 碎片 across the bottom of the mountain 300m wide They couldn t believe it when they saw me I was so lucky Has the experience changed me Do I think about life differently I don t know maybe But I don t know that it s important to live your life with meaning Life is a gift so use it wisely 1 What impressed the writer most in his skiing experience is A the power of snow B the sight of the valley C the danger of popping D the luck of his expedition 2 The underlined word they refers to A the mountains B the trees C Jeremy and Xavier D Piles of debris 3 From the passage it s true that A the writer came closest to death when he skied in Pakistan B the avalanche pushed the writer down about 300m away C the writer s friends watched him at the bottom of the valley D the writer couldn t breathe because of the weight of the snow 4 The writer was thrown out of the snow when A his friends reached for him B he was pushed to the bottom C the avalanche started to slow down 第 8 页 共 11 页 D The snow drove him forward again 5 According to the writer A his experience and his friends have changed him B it s impossible to know the force of snow C one should not live a meaningless life D he doesn t mind the matter of life or death 5 10 分 根据短文内容 选择最佳选项 Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom Or in a waiting room full of strangers Or on a bus Researchers have found out some interesting facts Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near But it goes further than this We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even we think we may be safer with people who look like us Sometimes that s true but it s a pity if we always stay with the same people the same group The danger in always staying in our comfort zone 舒适区 is that we just recycle the same opinions the same tastes and the same ideas We lose the chance to learn something new find out interesting things hear funny stories and discover differences When we always stay with the same people how can we break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas And how can we avoid the ignorance 无知 If you want to live in a society that opens to changes new things and different opi