北京市英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（三） 说明议论类A卷

第 1 页 共 20 页 北京市英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 三 北京市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 A A 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 阅读理解 In 1901 H G Wells an English writer wrote a book describing a trip to the moon When the explorers 探险者 landed on the moon they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities They expressed their surprise to the moon people they met In mm the moon people expressed their surprise Why are you travelling to outer space when you don t even use your inner space they asked H G Wells could only imagine the travel to the moon In 1969 human beings really did land on the moon People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon However the question that the moon people asked is still an interesting one A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it Underground systems 体系 are already in place Many cities have underground car parks In some cities such as Tokyo Seoul and Montreal there are large underground shopping areas The Chunnel a tunnel connecting England and France is now completed But what about underground cities Japan s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems called Alice Cities The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats offices shopping and so on A solar dome 太阳能穹顶 would cover the whole city Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth s space The surface they say can be used for farms parks gardens and wilderness H G Wells s moon people would agree Would you 1 The explorers in H G Wells s story were surprised to find that the moon people A knew so much about the Earth B understood their language C lived in so many underground cities D were ahead of them in space technology 第 2 页 共 20 页 2 What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to A Discovering the moon s inner space B Using the Earth s inner space C Meeting the moon people again D Travelling to outer space 3 What kind of underground systems are already here with us A Offices shopping areas power stations B Tunnels car parks shopping areas C Gardens car parks power stations D Tunnels gardens offices 4 Which of the following is true A H G Wells travelled to the moon in 1901 B People today know there are a lot of moon people and underground cities C In 1969 human beings landed on the moon D Scientists are seriously thinking about how to use the moon 5 What would be the best title for the text A Alice Cities Cities of the Future B Space Travel with H G Wells C Enjoy Living Underground D Building Down Not Up 2 8 分 阅读理解 Shenzhen is a city in South China It s not very big but it has attracted people of the whole 第 3 页 共 20 页 country and the whole world as well Just about forty years ago it was only a small fishing village There were not many people there Most of them lived on fishing Things have greatly changed since the 1980 s It became the first special economic zone 经济特区 in China Because of the opening policy 政策 economic exchanges 交流 between China and the outside world have increased greatly People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories companies and tourists attractions there People all over the country have come to find jobs Many of them have settled down in this new city Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well known city in China now 1 About forty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen A worked in the factories B did housework C caught fish for a living D lived a happy life 2 What has greatly changed in Shenzhen since the 1980 s A Economic exchanges have decreased greatly B People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong C Foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories companies and bridges D People all over the world have come to Shenzhen to find jobs 3 What does paragraph 段落 3 mainly talk about A Shenzhen was a small fishing village 40 years ago B Shenzhen has changed greatly because of the opening policy C The opening policy of economic zones in China 第 4 页 共 20 页 D The economic exchanges between Shenzhen and Hong Kong 4 Which page of the newspaper is this article probably from A Cities B Travel C Science D Shopping 3 6 分 阅读理解 Would you like to experience what going to school was like in the late 1800s To start with imagine everyone in school only one classroom In the 19th and early 20th centuries most American students went to a one room schoolhouse A single teacher would typically 典型地 have students in the first through eighth grades and she taught them all The number of students varied from 6 to 40 or more The youngest children sat in the front while the oldest students sat in the back The teacher usually taught reading writing arithmetic history and geography Students memorized 记忆 and retold their lessons The classroom of a one room schoolhouse probably looked much like your own The teacher s desk stood on a raised platform 讲台 at the front of the room however and there was a wood burning stove since there was no other way of heating The bathroom was outside in an outhouse In Honeoye Falls New York there is a one room schoolhouse where kids today can experience what it was like to the students in the late 19th century For a week during the summer they wear 19th century clothes and learn the way children learned more than a hundred years ago What else has changed about school since the 19th century For more information please visit our website www Locall 1 What does the word varied in the Paragraph Two mean in Chinese A 变化 B 排列 第 5 页 共 20 页 C 调整 D 减少 2 Students in the late 19th century could learn A reading writing sports history and science B reading art arithmetic history and geography C reading writing arithmetic history and geography D reading physics chemistry history and geography 3 Which of the following best shows what a one room schoolhouse was like in the late 19th century A B C D 4 Which of the following is TRUE about the students in a one room schoolhouse A They had only one teacher B They had different classrooms C They could choose the seats they liked D They learned more subjects than we do now 4 8 分 阅读理解 The Aztec population was divided into four main classes Nobles were the highest and most 第 6 页 共 20 页 powerful class They included the emperor and his extended family as well as governors in charge of local areas and members of the government The nobles owned most of the land Commoners made up most of the population They ran small family farms or did ordinary jobs in the towns and cities Serfs worked on the land owned by the nobles They were given food and shelter but weren t paid Slaves were either prisoners of war or criminals who could be bought and sold Many Aztec people lived in rural villages working the land However many more lived in large towns and cities Tenochtitian the Aztec capital and home to the emperor became one of the largest cities in the world Its construction began in 1325 AD and it s believed that by 1500 AD more than 200 000 people lived there As with all Aztec towns and cities there was a central area for temples and other special places in Tenochtitian People could gather there to worship the Aztec gods 1 There were main classes in the Aztec A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 2 were in charge of local areas and members of the government A Nobles B Commoners C Serfs D Slaves 3 Commoners most of the population A made into B made for 第 7 页 共 20 页 C made up D were made up of 4 the Aztec capital became one of the largest cities in the world A Temple B Maya C Montezuma D Tenochtitian 5 The title of the article is A The Aztecs B Aztec Society C Aztec Religious Beliefs D Tears for the Future 5 10 分 Have you ever stayed in a hotel Most Chinese hotel often provide guests with things like disposable 一次性的 toothbrushes toothpaste shampoo and slippers Many guests like the idea because they don t have to bring their own But if you travel to Beijing remember to bring your own things Starting from June some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables They want to ask people to use fewer disposable things Many disposable things are made of plastic People throw them away after only using them once It is a waste of natural resources 资源 and is very bad for the environment Do you know that one Chinese person makes as much as as 400kg of waste a year Most of that waste comes from disposable things In Beijing people throw away about 19 000 tons of plastic bags and 1 320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to bread down So wherever you travel bring your own things and use them again and again Back at home and school you can also do something to make our world a better place Try to do these things in your daily life use cloth shopping bags not plastic ones After using a plastic 第 8 页 共 20 页 bag wash it out and let it dry Then you can use it over and over again Do not use paper cups At your school canteen 食堂 use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of 代替 disposable ones 1 Which of the following may still be provided 被提供 in Beijing hotels after June A toothbrushes B tea cups C shampoo D paper slippers 2 Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things A To let their guests take fewer things while travelling B To hope their guests use fewer disposable things C To wish their guests to save money D To want their guests to use more disposable things 3 Which of the following is NOT true A Many disposable things are made of plastic B Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources C Plastic is very bad for the environment D Plastic breaks down easily 4 What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school A Using shopping bags made of plastic B Using paper cups instead of plastic ones C Using disposable plates bowls and chopsticks D Using everything over and over again 第 9 页 共 20 页 5 We can tell from the story that A People don t like disposable things at all B We can t use paper or plastic bowls at school C We should use fewer plastic things and protect our environment D Hotels won t provide disposable things to save money 6 8 分 阅读理解 There are over 37 000 known kinds of spiders 蜘蛛 in different shapes and sizes in the world The largest spiders live in the rain forests of South America and are known as the bird eating spiders These spiders can grow up to 28cm long and they eat small birds The smallest spiders are from Western Samoa These tiny spiders are less than 0 5mm long They live in the plants that grow on mountain rocks Some people like to keep spiders as pets but most people don t like touching them A great number of people are afraid of them mainly because of their poison something will make them hurt or even die But in fact only thirty kinds of spiders are very dangerous to humans Spiders provide benefits for humans by catching and eating insects such as flies and mosquitoes 蚊子 Spiders are different from other animals because they make webs to catch the small insects for food The special silk of a spider s web is light and strong five times 倍 stronger than steel Some people have tried to raise spiders in order to collect their silk but no one was successful in doing it One reason is that it takes 670 000 spiders to produce half a kilo of silk and all of these spiders need living insects for their food Besides spiders are usually solitary 独自的 animals and they need keeping alone All in all people are amazed to learn that there are so many secrets in spiders 1 The underlined word poison means 第 10 页 共 20 页 A 来历 B 外貌 C 毒性 D 污染 2 The special silk of a spider s web is steel A not as strong as B as strong as C much stronger than D much heavier than 3 Which of the following is True A It s not easy to produce silk by raising spiders B Many people have become rich by raising spiders C It takes 37 000 spiders to produce half a kilo of silk D The spiders make webs to catch the small insects for fun 4 The best title for this passage is A The World s Largest Spider B Why People dislike Spider C The Spider An Amazing Animal D A kind of animal in danger 7 8 分 As young students you have many dreams These dreams can be very big such as winning the Nobel Prize they can also be small such as becoming one of the best students in your class Once you find a dream what do you do with it Do you ever try to make your dream real 第 11 页 共 20 页 Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews an Australian writer tells us that making our dreams real is life s biggest challenge You may think you re not very good at some school subjects or that it is impossible for you to become a writer Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream the book says In fact everyone can realize his dream The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is Don t let it leave your heart Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster You should know that a big dream is in fact made up of many small dreams You must also never give up your dream There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself You need to decide what is the most important Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book As you get closer to your dream it may change a little This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies 1 Your dreams can be very such as becoming one of the best students in your class A big B small C high D low 2 Follow Your Heart is a A movie B song C book D dream 第 12 页 共 20 页 3 What idea stops you from realizing your dream A I can t be a writer B I am good at some school subjects C I think I am very great D I am the best student in our class 4 Don t let leave your heart A your idea B your decision C your dream D your book 5 Studying will help you to get better exam results watching TV A with B instead of C without D by 8 8 分 阅读理解 Hello I m John I m in a health club now I m interviewing four students who joined the club My name is David Good health makes me feel great and helps me study well I come here on Tuesdays and Fridays I exercise for thirty minutes 分钟 each time I m Alice I am heavy So I come here to exercise I come here three times a week and spend thirty minutes each time Now I look healthy I m Ann I have lots of homework to do every day I think exercise can make me relaxed and help me study well Although I am very busy every day I spend forty minutes here I m Bill I always wanted to sleep in class although I slept nine hours each night The doctor asked me to do more exercise So I come here and do exercise for twenty minutes each day I find 第 13 页 共 20 页 that I m energetic now and I don t sleep in class any more 1 John may be a A reporter B teacher C doctor D waiter 2 David goes to the health club A every day B once a week C twice a week D three times a week 3 Alice exercises for every week in the health club A thirty minutes B an hour C an hour and thirty minutes D two hours 4 think exercise can help them to study well A David and Alice B Ann and Alice C Alice and Bill D David and Ann 5 The underlined word energetic means in Chinese 第 14 页 共 20 页 A 痛苦的 B 精力充沛的 C 虚弱的 D 昏昏欲睡的 9 10 分 根据短文理解 选择正确答案 Look There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station Each time when Spring Festival comes buying tickets of train trip would be very hard And things seem to be getting worse and worse although we have greatly increased the mileage 总里程 of railway network and speeded up trains Why It s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family Many people become angry with the Ministry 部 of Railways They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station Instead they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers at much higher price The Ministry of Railways estimated 估计 that about 216 million passengers would travel by train during the 40 day peak period 高峰期 during the 2010 Spring Festival holiday The number of travelers will be 8 higher than that of 2009 This problem even attracted the President Hu Jintao s attention He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun Minister of the Ministry of Railways asking him to make sure of a smooth and safe transportation Afterwards officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station 1 What does the underlined word scalper in the first paragraph mean A 代售点 B 售票员 C 票贩 D 赌徒 2 Many people can t buy the tickets from the railway station and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers 第 15 页 共 20 页 A expensively B wrongly C dangerously D hardly 3 How many people took the train trip during the peak period during the 2009 Spring Festival holiday A About 216 million B About 172 million C About 200 million D About 233 million 4 What does the passage mainly tell us A People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival B It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival C President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem D The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem 10 8 分 阅读短文 下列问题 B Doctors in Britain are worried because British teenagers eat lots of fried potatoes sweets and fatfood Most teenagers don t have enough fruit orvegetables and more than one million Britishschool children are overweight Some teenagers say that they don t have time to eat good food but kids who have a poor diet often have health problems when they are older Americans have been with fast food for a long time and it was born there Ame