人教版2020年备战中考初中英语专项训练--阅读理解（人物传记类） A卷

第 1 页 共 6 页 人教版人教版 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 A A 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 Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh 1853 1890 killed himself by shooting himself in the chest 胸膛 This is what van Gogh himself told his brother the doctors and the police just before he died However in a new book Van Gogh The Life two Pulitzer 普利策奖 Prize winning authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith argue that van Gogh may have been murdered They believed that the artist was protecting a 16 year old boy named Rene Secret who shot him accidentally Van Gogh s statement that he shot himself was accepted because he had been mentally unstable 精 神状况不稳的 for two years He suffered from psychotic 精神病的 attacks and imagined things that were not really happening Art critics 评论家 believe that his unstable mental state is shown in his work describing his style of painting as shaken Some of his most famous paintings such as The Starry Night were produced during this period Van Gogh is among a number of creative minds who suffered from mental health problems In fact mental illness is so common among famous creative figures that scientists have studied whether there is link between creativity and insanity 精神错乱 Research began in the 1970s but the idea that an unstable mind could be linked to creative genius 天才 was already around in ancient Greece Some scientists believe mental illness in its more manageable state gives artists creativity Research has found that doing creative activities can also be therapeutic 有疗效的 for people suffering from mental illness Painting writing or making something can be a positive way for people to express their thoughts 1 Before he died Gogh himself told others that A he would kill himself B he would be shot by a boy C he was seriously ill 第 2 页 共 6 页 D he had had an accident 2 From Gogh s The Starry Night it is clear that A Gogh was good at drawing stars B Gogh s mental state was unstable C Gogh was at his best in drawing D drawing natural scenery was Gogh s favorite 3 What can be learned from Paragraph 4 A Most creative people suffer from mental illness B People with mental problems are creative C Creativity often makes people mentally ill D Mental health problems may help creative work 2 10 分 2019 河北 阅读材料 然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项 Tony a nine year old kid is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets 尿湿 his pants He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can t possibly know how this has happened It has never happened before He knows the after effect 后果 When the boys find out he will never hear the end of it When the girls find out they ll never speak to him again as long as he lives Tony puts his head down and say to himself Oh no What can I do I need help now He looks up and notices the teacher coming with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered As the teacher is walking to him a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony s pants Tony seems to be angry but all the while he is saying to himself Thank you dear Thank you dear Now all of a sudden instead of being the person that everyone laughs at Tony is the person of sympathy 同情 The person that everyone laughs at should be him but now it is Emily 第 3 页 共 6 页 She tries to help but they tell her You ve done enough you stupid At the end of the day as they were waiting for the bus Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice You did that on purpose didn t you Emily says back in a quiet voice I wet my pants too 1 What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact A They ll all laugh at him B They ll tell the teacher about it C They ll try to help him D They ll never speak to him again 2 Which is right according to the passage A Emily drops the water on purpose B Tony is really angry with Emily C Tony and Emily don t go home by bus D Tony and Emily aren t classmates 3 We know that Emily is a girl from the passage A careless and lazy B quiet and bright C stupid and helpless D kind and smart 3 8 分 When we talk about stars especially women stars it seems that they are always young pretty and own charming body shapes But recently a Britain s Got Talent 英国达人 star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely Simon Cowell one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb s voice 第 4 页 共 6 页 This lady came up and I m thinking This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through it was one of my favorite moments Cowell said The performance was posted On line and before long the 47 year old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world Speaking from her home in Scotland Ms Boyle said that she hadn t thought of changing her appearance She said that her friend helped her with make up I mean that s hardly a makeover she added Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents I was kind of slow at school so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence 1 Susan Boyle is A a judge B a reporter C a beautiful lady D a Scottish woman 2 Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because A she was confident of her singing B she was satisfied with the judges C she was pretty and in good shape 第 5 页 共 6 页 D she sang the song I Drea