鄂教版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 鄂教版鄂教版 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 On 26 February I got an email from my friend David asking me to go to Tanzania to train their software engineers The company is located in Dares Salam a beautiful coastal city to the west of the Indian Ocean I stayed for about two weeks in that city last time I was there During my stay there David took me to the nearby beach and we had a wonderful walk along the coast which had left a deep impression on me I was impressed by the ocean water and the deep blue sky After more than 19 hours of air travel I was finally here at Dares Salaam Airport The temperature here was high as usual over 30 degrees I felt short of breath because of the unbearable heat in this tiny hall When I finally got my turn I handed my passport to the officer in front of me He had a close look at my passport Then he asked the purpose of my stay I told him I just wanted to travel here Where do you want to visit he asked again Dares Salsam What s your job he asked I m a software engineer I will never forget this experience that I had I still love this country 1 Where did the writer go A New Zealand B Nepal C India 第 2 页 共 7 页 D Tanzania 2 The writer stayed in the city for about last time A one week B two weeks C three weeks D four weeks 3 The weather was when the writer arrived at the airport A snowy B foggy C sunny D windy 4 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A The writer received an email from his friend David B They took a walk along the coast C The writer flew to Dares Salaam D The writer didn t like the journey because it was very hot 5 What s the best title for the passage A A famous company B A trip to Tanzania C Some customs in Tanzania D A good friend of mine 2 10 分 阅读理解 第 3 页 共 7 页 Tony Wheeler was born to travel his father worked for all airline For the first 16 years of his live Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries In the early 1970s Tony met a young woman named Maureen They soon married Before getting jobs Tony and Maureen wanted to travel They took a year long trip from England through Asia to Australia On the trip they visited places like Iran 伊朗 India and so on When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia people asked many questions about their trip To answer these questions Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap The book told people about different countries weather customs 风俗 and places to see But unlike other travel books then Tony Wheeler s book also talked about places most tourists did not go He also wrote about unusual things to see and do The book was very popular Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet They continued travelling They wrote books for each place they visited Today 800 people work for Lonely Planet The company has over 650 books Tony Wheeler the great traveller still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises 1 Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year long trip in A England B Iran C India D Australia 2 Tony Wheeler wrote the book ACROSS Asia on the Cheap to A make money for his next trip B tell people about his new company C draw people s attention to his family D answer people s questions about his trip 3 How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then 第 4 页 共 7 页 A It was longer and more popular B It was the first travel book in the world C It talked about places most tourists did not go D It talked about a country s weather and customs 4 Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler s company A His father started it B It is an airline company C Hundreds of people works for it D It has no books about travelling 5 The passage mainly talks about A a great traveller and his books B a tour of different countries C a great writer and his family D different kinds of companies 3 8 分 2017 八下 奉化竞赛 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat since he left California on July 10 2007 He has been heading for Australia with only birds fish and sharks ever since Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy He will row bike walk and climb the world without help from any motors 发动机 at all His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents 洲 along the way For the first part of his trip he bicycled 5 546 miles from Seattle Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back walked 67 miles to base camp and climbed 20 320 feet to McKinley s peak Now in the second part of his adventure 冒险活动 he is rowing to Australia 第 5 页 共 7 页 Why would he try to go around the world this way He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal But they can have adventures and learn a lot along the way When his trip around the world takes him across land he enjoys meeting people especially children He has already visited many schools and shared his story Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not give up He says with goals we will make progress and we will be farther along than when we started even if we don t get to some goals That s called life 1 We can learn from the passage that Eruc during his adventure A took a train B rowed his boat C traveled by air D travele