四川省英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（三） 说明议论类（II ）卷

第 1 页 共 18 页 四川省英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 三 四川省英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 三 说明议论类 说明议论类 IIII 卷 卷 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 1010 题 共题 共 8282 分分 1 8 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中选出最佳选项 Scientists have always believed that snails are not able to find their way home But Briton Ruth Brooks a retired teacher has found that it is not true Brooks began an experiment on snails after she got mad with the snails in her garden The snails had eaten her vegetables She didn t want to kill them so she took them to another place But she found they always seemed to come back Brooks did an experiment She marked the snails in her garden with nail polish 指甲油 She placed the snails in the area around her home and made notes of their movements She found that snails have a strong homing instinct 本能 the longest returning snail traveled back 90 meters Brooks has been named Britain s best amateur 业余的 scientist after her work won the BBC Radio 4 project So You Want To Be A Scientist She said I ve always wanted to know whether the snails that eat my plants just come back when I move them and if they do what is their homing distance I would say on the evidence 证据 that it would be safe to take your snails away beyond 100m or even further If you put them somewhere nice with some food you can be almost certain that they won t come back 1 Why did Brooks take the snails to another place A She wanted to kill them there B She wanted to know about their growth C She is retired and has a lot of free time D The snails ate her vegetables 2 She marked the snails to find out 第 2 页 共 18 页 A which one ate her vegetables B whether they could come back C which one is the strongest D how many snails there were in her garden 3 According to Brooks which of the following is TRUE A Snails are good at finding their way home B The snails only eat vegetables C It s impossible to stop snails from coming home D Snails can travel anywhere and come back 4 What might Brooks advice be for keeping snails away A You d better kill them B Take them to scientists C Mark them with nail polish D Move them to a nice place with food 2 8 分 阅读理解 The human face doesn t lie We show sadness and happiness through our expressions Scientists used to believe we had six basic facial expressions that tell others how we feel sad happy surprised fearful angry and disgusted 恶心的 But a new study shows that our faces can do more than we think Scientists from Ohio State University found out that humans can actually make 21 different facial expressions alter studying how people move their facial muscles 肌肉 The scientists took pictures of 230 volunteers making faces in response to different descriptions These included phrases like you just got some great unexpected news which produced a happily surprised reaction from volunteers Others included you smell a bad odor which 第 3 页 共 18 页 caused disgusted faces In total around 5 000 pictures were taken of the volunteers The scientists then studied similarities of these pictures This helped them to define a facial expression That tells us that these 21 emotions are expressed in the same way by nearly everyone said Dr Aleix Martinez to The Daily Telegraph For example to express surprise 92 percent of volunteers widened their eyes and opened their mouth And 99 percent raised their cheeks and smiled to show being happy We are not always aware of our facial expressions which can hold clues to how we really feel So these results may have a big influence on medical treatment If doctors were able to recognize more complex 复杂的 emotions it would help doctors treat patients suffering from certain diseases 1 How many facial expressions can human beings make according to the study A 6 B 21 C 27 D 230 2 How do most people make a surprised face A By opening their eyes and mouths wide B By raising their cheeks C By covering their mouths with their hands D By laughing out loud 3 In which order did the scientists do the experiment a Take pictures of volunteers facial expressions b Compare the pictures to find similarities c Direct volunteers with different descriptions 第 4 页 共 18 页 d Find 230 volunteers to take part in the experiment A a b c d B a d b c C d a c b D d c a b 4 Which of the following is TRUE A Humans can t make fake facial expressions B Facial expressions can t show how we really feel C People can show the same emotion with different expressions D Studying facial expression s can help to improve medical treatments 3 6 分 阅读理解 One day you open the fridge and find some moldy 发霉的 food But before you can throw it away your mother stops you She doesn t want to waste food She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest Is it safe to do this Mold 霉菌 can grow on almost all kinds of food Mold is usually green white black or grey Mold makes food soft and changes its color Moldy food tastes quite bad 一一 and it s not safe to eat If you find mold in soft food just throw it away Soft food such as bread tomatoes or hot dogs usually contains water This allows mold to easily grow below its surface Bacteria 细菌 can also grow along with it But it s easy to remove mold from hard food The mold can t grow very deeply inside this kind of food According to the BBC you should cut about 2 5 cm around and below the mold to remove it It s OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest But if the food is completely covered with mold you should still throw it away Most kinds of mold are bad for us But some kinds of mold can be used to make food For example 第 5 页 共 18 页 penicillium 青霉菌 can be used to make many types of cheeses such as blue cheese These cheeses are safe to eat and they re quite delicious as well 1 Mold can only grow on some special food 2 Mold makes food soft and changes its color 3 If you find mold in soft food just cut off the moldy part and eat the rest 4 The mold can t grow very deeply inside hard food 5 From the passage we know that not all kinds of mold are bad for us 4 8 分 A crow 乌鸦 is about twenty inches 英寸 long and black all over Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food Crows eat a lot of waste food In this way they are more useful to us than any birds They clean up the dirty things in our streets Crows are always hungry They look for food all day and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests 巢 in the trees They sleep there at night Crows are much noisier than other birds Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk Sometimes they talk together and sometimes they do it by turns 轮流 like human beings 人类 It is easy to tell 判断 from crow s sound if they are pleased or angry Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds A pair of crows will live together all their lives and if one of them dies the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too 1 Crows live on bad food means A Crows eat old bad food B Old bad food is crows nests C Crows make their nests on old bad food D Crows sleep on old bad food 2 Crows are more useful to us because they A are clean birds 第 6 页 共 18 页 B can move away waste food C can make our streets clean D aren t dirty 3 Crows always look for food A in the evening B all day C in the morning D at night 4 People can t hear crow talk A together B by turns C noisily D quietly 5 If a pair of crows loves each other A they will not live together B neither of them can live alone happily C they will die D one of them will die 5 10 分 根据短文内容 判断正误 Robots seems very new to most people But they have a long history The first one was made by a Greek inventor you may see robots are used in factories They are used to do many dangerous difficult or boring jobs Some people can t look after themselves and robots are used to help them For example some 第 7 页 共 18 页 people can t see many of these people use a dog to help them In the future robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs Robots are also used in American hospital At one hospital a robot takes meals from the kitchen to sick people s rooms It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system In the future robots will work in space But robots will never take the place of human being They can however help us in a lot of different ways 1 Robots have a long history 2 The first robot was invented by a Greek 3 Robots can only be seen in films 4 Robots can help some people look after themselves 5 Today s robots have a few different uses 6 8 分 Healthy eating doesn t just mean what you eat but how you eat Here is some advice on healthy eating Eat with others It can help you to see others healthy eating habits If you usually eat with your parents you will find that the food you eat is more delicious Listen to your body Ask yourself if you are really hungry Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty sometimes you are just thirsty you need no food Stop eating before you feel full Eat breakfast Breakfast is the most important meal of the day After you don t eat for the past ten hours your body needs food to get you going You will be smarter after eating breakfast Eat healthy snacks like fruits yogurt or cheese We all need snacks sometimes In fact it s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals This doesn t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal Don t eat dinner late With our busy life we always put off eating dinner until the last minute Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8 10 hours 第 8 页 共 18 页 1 The writer gives us pieces of advice on healthy eating A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 2 Which snack is Not mentioned in the passage A Fruits B Yogurt C Chips D Ice cream 3 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Snacks are bad for our health B We should keep eating until we are full C Dinner is the most important meal of the day D We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed 4 The underlined 画线 word digest means in Chinese A 消化 B 享用 C 储存 D 循环 5 The passage mainly tells us A where to eat 第 9 页 共 18 页 B how to eat C why to eat D when to eat 7 8 分 阅读理解 Everyone gets angry Many things may make you angry Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it You may get angry when something doesn t go your way Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game Or maybe you become extremely angry when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you You need to know what to do with your anger Here are some things you can do when you feel angry Talk to a friend you can trust Count to 10 Get or give a hug Take some exercise Draw a picture of your anger Play a video game Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can Sing along with the CD player Pull weeds in the garden Think good thoughts maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport Take a bike ride go skating play basketball do something active Never getting angry is impossible But when you re angry you can do something and it can make things better or worse Don t let anger be the boss of you Take charge of it 第 10 页 共 18 页 1 In the passage the writer gives us pieces of advice A ten B eleven C twelve D thirteen 2 The underlined part when something doesn t go your way probably means A when you get lost B when you are on a wrong way C when you meet with something difficult D when things don t go as you imagine 3 If you run around the outside of your house five times and your house is a circle of 260 meters you will run A 1 300 meters B 1 300 kilometers C 1 360 meters D 1 360 kilometers 4 As for doing with anger which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage A Talk to a friend you believe in B Get a hug C Pull weeds in the garden D Have a fight with a friend 5 The passage is mainly about 第 11 页 共 18 页 A how to deal with your anger B letting anger be the boss of you C drinking more water when you re angry D doing something active when you re angry 8 8 分 阅读下列短文 根据短文内容选择最佳答案 A News A Zhao Yongjiu a 56 year old sanitation worker 清洁工 in Shenyang helped 37 poor students He gave them 170 000 yuan Zhao and his mother lived a hard life after his father died in 1967 Their neighbours helped them a lot At that time Zhao made up his mind that in the future he would help others His salary is only 2 400 yuan every month Although he lives a hard life Zhao keeps giving money to the people in need February 16th 2017 News B Tian Bo 31 works at a noodle restaurant in Huanglongxi Town The dish known as one single noodle is a special dish in this town It s made up of only one noodle that is long enough to fill a bowl Now Tian Bo is an Internet celebrity 名人 Many people saw a video of him on the Internet He danced while making noodles in the video Then the video drove people crazy Tian hopes to open his own noodle restaurant in the future February 24th 2017 1 Zhao Yongjiu according to 根据 News A 第 12 页 共 18 页 A had a happy life with his mother B wants to be a great person C works at the street to sell noodles D helped 37 students 2 The underlined word salary means A 工资 B 福利 C 学费 D 花销 3 Tian Bo according to News B A is a cook B is 35 years old C can sing and dance D likes watching videos 4 What did Tian Bo do in the video A He made the best one single noodle B He danced when making noodles C He opened a special noodle restaurant D He ate the longest noodle 5 Which of the following is TRUE A Zhao Yongjiu likes helping others after getting rich B Zhao Yongjiu works only 9 hours every day 第 13 页 共 18 页 C Tian Bo wants to open his own noodle restaurant D Tian Bo likes to dance in the club 9 10 分 根据短文内容选择正确答案 B In Barnes London Wetland Centre you can enjoy a large number of wild birds and wild animals Adults fare is 7 95 and children s fare is 4 50 But if holding a London pass you can have free admission 入场 London Wetland Centre is thought to be the European City s best place to contact wild animals London Wetland Centre is the UK s most worthy of showing off and the most exciting wildlife projects including 包括 43 hectares of grassland as well as pools Barnes wetlands are located in the Thames This award winning centre always interest many scientists There are many different kinds of animals including the cormorant 鸬鹚 the kingfisher 翠鸟 and the endangered water vole 河鼠 In London Wetland Centre there are a large number of different habitats When visiting the centre visitors can watch movies through the video to learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species 物种 For children London Wetland Centre is a good choice to learn a lot about the knowledge of nature There are many other interesting places about wildlife If you are interested in wildlife Why not go to London Zoo Regent Park or River Thames downstream to experience the world s most beautiful gardens Holders of London Passes can visit them freely 1 Two children without London Pass want to go into the London Wetland Centre They will pay A 4 50 B 9 00 C 7 95 第 14 页 共 18 页 D 9 95 2 What s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word endangered A 危险的 B 濒临灭绝的 C 安全的 D 稀有的 3 Which of the following statements is not TRUE A People can see plenty of wild animals and birds in Barnes London Wetland Centre B At London Wetla