江苏省英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（三） 说明议论类B卷

第 1 页 共 18 页 江苏省英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 三 江苏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 B B 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 阅读下面材料 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 1 The underlined word jumping means A 跳 B 跑 C 爬 D 走 2 A camel can walk without water for days A two B five C seven D fourteen 3 Which of the following is TRUE A Keke is living in China now B The camel uses the hump to save water C An adult kangaroo can jump over a house D A camel can walk over 640 km without water The kangaroo can t walk but it is good at jumping It can jump over 6 meters a time 64km an hour An adult kangaroo is only 1 5m tall but it can jump over a car The camel can live without 没有 water for two weeks It can walk over 320 km in the desert 沙漠 without drinking water It can do this because it uses the hump 驼峰 to save water The chimpanzee is very smart It is good at learning In America there is a chimpanzee called Keke It learns sign language 手语 and can talk with people 第 2 页 共 18 页 2 8 分 阅读理解 6www youthnews www youthnews yourview YOUTH NEWS News School Life Your View Sport Should Museum Entry Be Free With International Museum Day coming up today we are asking readers Should museums be free or should people have to pay for a ticket Let us know your view Comments Museums are not only there for enjoyment they are education This is why they must be free While museums need a huge amount of money to operate let the wealthy pay for it The idea of a person or child interested in art not being able to view it because of cost is wrong Krista Chen US Age 15 Free entry does not attract people or encourage them to appreciate art Generally people respect things that are difficult or costly to get Museums should require regular visitors to pay a fee but provide free tickets as prizes for high achieving students who can appreciate them more Fred Smith New Zealand Age 14 Museums teach people about their past This is part of our shared culture that should be available to everyone rich or poor People should never be asked to pay an entrance fee Rob Sanchez Australia Age 17 There are no simple answers Low ticket prices could help museums stay open But companies and businessmen should also provide museums with more money and other support They have a social responsibility too Amber White UK Age 16 I think museums and art galleries should all be free to the public I do however think twice a year the museums should organize money raising events to 第 3 页 共 18 页 help pay for the cost of staying open Li Mishao China Age 15 1 How many readers support the idea of free museums A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 2 Who suggests museums should regularly hold special events to collect money A Krista Chen B Fred Smith C Rob Sanchez D Li Misk 3 Why does Fred Smith believe that free tickets should be given to high achieving students A Students will then study harder B Museums will attract more visitors C Museums can make themselves more famous D These students can better appreciate museums 4 Which of the following does Amber White agree with A Businesses should offer museums more help B People should only pay what they can afford C Free entry doesn t encourage visitors to museums D Everybody should have a chance to visit museums 第 4 页 共 18 页 5 What can we know about the website A It s quite a new website B It was started in Australia C It s generally for young readers D It mainly discusses scientific topics 3 6 分 阅读理解 Mike is an English speaking student What does Mike do from Monday to Friday Here s his schedule 时间表 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday getup7 10a m 7 10a m 7 10a m 7 10a m 7 10a m in the morning schoolschoolschoolschoolschool for lunchpizzaricericepizzarice in the afternoon basketballtennistennistennistennis in the evening homeworkhomeworkWatch TVhomeworkhomework go to bed10 15p m 10 15p m 10 15p m 10 15p m 10 15p m 1 On Mike always gets up at 7 10 a m A Saturdays B Sundays C school days D weekends 2 Mike s favorite sport is 第 5 页 共 18 页 A basketball B tennis C soccer D volleyball 3 In the evenings Mike sometimes A watches TV B does his homework C helps his mom D does the housework 家务 4 8 分 阅读下面一篇短文 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容 A Are you interested in country music I like it very much It will take me away for a while after I am tired The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings It s the spirit of America easy to understand slow and simple Country music developed in the Southern United States It was the folk music of American countryside Many of songs told about the lives of farmers They talked about love crops or death The life of the countryside can be hard so the words in country music are often sad At first people played the music only at family parties But it became more popular later In the nineteen twenties people played country songs on the radio and they made them into records When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work they took their music with them Country music continued to change and became popular across America John Denver was one of America s most famous country singers in the 1970s His song Take Me Home Country Roads is well known and people still play it today 第 6 页 共 18 页 1 Country music was usually about everyday life and feelings 2 Country music developed in the Northern United States 3 People began to make country song records in 1970s 4 Country music was easy to understand slow and full of happiness 5 John Denver is famous for the song Take Me Home Country Roads 5 10 分 阅读理解 Color is everywhere in lives But what does color mean Why are people more relaxed in green rooms Why do people do their best in blue gyms That s the magic of color Scientists from the US did an experiment They asked two people to go into two different rooms One went into a room painted in pink and the other went into a blue room They had to stay in the rooms for one hour But they had to guess the time because they didn t have a watch or any other thing to see the time In the end the person in the pink room came out in about 40 to 50 minutes The person in the blue room came out after 70 to 80 minutes The results show that color can change people s feelings about time Warm colors make people feel that time is going faster than cool colors 1 People feel more relaxed in houses A red B green C blue D white 2 Some American did an experiment about colors A scientists B teachers C doctors 第 7 页 共 18 页 D students 3 The two people in the experiment were asked to stay in their rooms for minutes A 20 B 30 C 50 D 60 4 The person in the blue room came out the one in the pink room A earlier than B as early C later than D at the same time as 5 If you re in a red room it can make you feel A time is going faster B time is staying at the moment C cold like in the ice D nothing special as in a cool color room 6 8 分 阅读理解 Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched You tum around and sure enough someone was looking right at you Parapsychologists R y3 say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them To research whether such a six sense really exists Robert Baker a psychologist 心理学 家 at the University of Kentucky did two experiments In the first one Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of 第 8 页 共 18 页 their heads for 5 to 15 minutes The subjects 受试者 were eating drinking reading studying watching TV or working at a computer Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods Later when he questioned the subjects almost all them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them For the second experiment Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting The people had to write down when they felt they being stared at and when they weren t Baker found the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren t Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they are being stared at If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments said Baker I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves 1 What s the aim of the two experiments for A Prove why humans have a sixth sense B Explain when people can have a sixth sense C Show how people act while being watched in the lab D Study whether humans can sense when they are stared at 2 The underlined word outcome in the last paragraph most probably means A Value B Result C Performance D Connection 3 What is the writers opinion about the the sixth sense A He is not sure about it B He is sure that it doesn t exist 存在 第 9 页 共 18 页 C He wants us to find out together with him D He agrees with the parapsychologists 4 What can we learn from the passage A People are born with a sixth sense B the experiments support parapsychologists idea C the subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments D people have a sixth sense in all places 7 8 分 阅读理解 Drones are a kind of machine that can fly People use a computer to control this flying machine Drones can do many things even without people touching them They can carry things go somewhere on their own and take pictures Exports say that drone will change human life in amazing ways Some people say this special machine will change human life as much as the car or even the computer does Many people around the world are using drones today These drones can help humans solve some difficult problems For example filmmakers use drones to make difficult parts of films Drones can also help to find people If people are lost far from home police can use drones to find them In Brazil farmers also use drones to watch their crops Brazil has many large farms On these farms people find it difficult to look after all the crops Drones can help farmers to look for crop diseases They also help farmers use fewer farm chemical This can help the environment and save mu h money l th nk th t dr n w ll b v r u ful n f rm ng n th futur 1 What s the meaning of the underlined word drones A 电脑 B 摄影机 C 特斯拉 D 无人机 第 10 页 共 18 页 2 Drones can t A carry things B fly C control computers D take pictures 3 Police can use drones to A look for lost people B catch criminals C find out the truth D collect information 4 Drones are good for the environment because they A can fly high in the sky B can do many things without people C help filmmakers save money D help farmers use fewer farm chemicals 5 We know from the passage that drones A don t need anyone to control them B are more useful than computers C can help people fight dangerous diseases D will play an important part in farming 8 8 分 阅读理解 第 11 页 共 18 页 Did you try Marathon 马拉松 On Oct 25 this year three beautiful women teachers from Chongqing No 1 middle school joined in Chongqing International Women s Half Marathon They are Fu Li Cheng Changyu and Wang Zhenli This competition was organized 组织 by Leshi Company 乐视公司 Only women can join in this race In this race women can enjoy running and win the prize when they finish running There are three groups for them to choose and they must finish the race in the given time How farGiven Time 限定时间 Start Time 5 kilometer group5 kilometers1 5 hours10 00 a m 10 kilometer group10 kilometers2 5 hours11 00 a m half Marathon group about 21 kilometers 4 hours12 30 a m This competition shows us the importance of running and keeping healthy Fu Li One of the women teachers from Chongqing No 1 middle school said to the reporter Half a year ago I didn t join in any sports games At that time I couldn t finish a 800 meter race Now I take part in this Marathon I really find myself wonderful in this game and had a lot fun running 1 Only can join in the race A children B men C women D teachers 2 Runners from 10 kilometer group 第 12 页 共 18 页 A can finish running after 6 00 p m B start at 12 30 a m C will run 21 kilometers D must finish running before 1 30 p m 3 This competition shows A running is the only way to keep healthy B only women can run C no one can finish Marathon D it s important to run and keep healthy 4 The best title for the passage is A Runners in Chongqing B The Most Beautiful Marathon in Chongqing C Marathon Runners D How to Keep Healthy 9 10 分 阅读下列材料 从 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳答案 1 Jack and Cindy are Tom s A parents 第 13 页 共 18 页 B grandparents C uncle and aunt D brother and sister 2 David is Sally s A cousin B brother C sister D uncle 3 Sally is Linda s A aunt B mother C sister D daughter 4 Linda is David and Jane s A son B sister C daughter D cousin 5 From the family tree Tom has cousin s A one B two C three 第 14 页 共 18 页 D four 10 8 分 阅读下列短文 从下面每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 All people need to sleep Sleeping is a restorative 恢复体力的 process that shapes better body functions and can improve the quality of your life Not only is the quantity of sleep important but also the quality of sleep Your bedroom should be shaped to your taste and to allow you to sleep in a peaceful environment One of the biggest mistakes people make in their sleep is to use their bedroom for activities other than sleep If your bedroom is also used as a place for your life and work you will probably have a poor sleep Bedrooms should be designed and used for sleep mainly TVs computers and other things should not be in your bedroom at all if possible The regular sleeping and waking times can help improve the quality of your sleep especially for those suffering from sleeplessness Avoid hot food caffeine sugar and alcohol at least 4 to 6 hours before your sleep time Develop a regular exercise programme Proper exercise and healthy food will help improve sleeping quality However avoid