北京市2020届英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类（I）卷

第 1 页 共 21 页 北京市北京市 20202020 届英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 二 届英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 二 记叙类 记叙类 I I 卷 卷 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 1010 题 共题 共 8181 分分 1 10 分 阅读理解 Envy It s a familiar feeling Your friend has made the team for Saturday s big game and you take certain pleasure in telling him you can t he there to watch him play You smile but that voice in your asks why him and not you Envy is an uncontrollable emotion that can hurt our relationships Envy is a fault that we like to keep secret It raises its ugly head when we focus on what we want but don t own now or we may even wish for and take pleasure in someone losing it Feelings of unfairness arc part of being human but when you focus on them you can never get out of your dark emotions And that makes you feel bad So is there a solution Here are some strategies you can use when you find yourself feel envious Don t fight with your feelings When you fight with your feelings they will fight back So just accept I feel envious Train yourself to celebrate others success Changing your behavior is usually the best way to change your thoughts feelings and aim for real pleasure in the achievements and good fortune of others When someone in your life experiences some kind of success send them an email or a card Cheer on your friend when he scores that goal Then go out and do something special and make you wonderfully proud of yourself Make peace with yourself accept the gifts which make you special Well why not turn envy on its head and make it become the encouragement you need for self improvement The best thing against envy is not to compete where you can t shine but to do your best where you can Then find out exactly the situations and qualities in others that start your envy Is it someone s singing voice their grades or their new shoes Envy shows us the things we d like to have so make a plan to earn what s important to you Start a training program Sign up for a night class Give up a treat or two and start saving for what you want 第 2 页 共 21 页 Try some of these tips when you feel envious next tune 1 The writer gives an example in paragraph 1 to A explain the reason B introduce characters C lead in the topic D list sonic problems 2 The second paragraph is mainly about A the difference between envy and encouragement B the description of emotion about envy C the suggestions about dealing with envy D the influence of envy on health 3 What can we learn from the passage A We should fight with envy directly B We should celebrate others envy feeling C We can change envy into encouragement D We can start a training course about envy 2 6 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项 Most people have heard of the Great Wall but not many people outside China know about the Grand Canal This man made waterway is known to the Chinese as the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal It is the longest as well as one of the oldest canals in the world and a place of interest It s 1 797 kilometres long and some parts of it are more than 2 000 years old Starting from Beijing it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei Shandong Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou The Grand Canal links the Yellow River and the Yangtze River 第 3 页 共 21 页 It was built as a way to transport grain from the rich agricultural land in China s south to cities in the north In fact it s not one canal but a system of canals and rivers linked together It s still an important part of the transport system in China Thousands of ships use it every day to transport grain and many other types of goods The Chinese government has done new work on the Grand Canal It has made Darts of it deeper so bigger ships can use it The canal also helps to move water There is a lot of rain in the south of China but not as much in the north The canal can carry millions of liters 公升 of water from the south to the north The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall and not very many tourists visit it But it s possible to go on a cruise 乘船游览 along some of the oldest parts of the canal Passengers on these cruises can see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don t see 1 What is the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal A A small river B A man made waterway C A city in China D Part of the Great Wall 2 What is the main purpose of the Grand Canal in the past A To transport food B To move water C To transport people D To be used for cruises 3 How does the government make larger ships sail in the Grand Canal A By linking more rivers B By moving more water in it 第 4 页 共 21 页 C By making the Grand Canal wider D By making the Grand Canal deeper 4 What is the passage mainly about A Inviting people to visit the Grand Canal B Showing vacation cruises on the Grand Canal C Describing the past and present of the Grand Canal D Explaining why few people outside China know about the Grand Canal 3 8 分 阅读理解 Today is Sunday It s fine today Jenny goes to the zoo with her mother They can see many animals There are tigers lions pandas snakes and other animals Look The pandas are over there They re from Sichuan China Look at the baby panda It s climbing the tree How cute it is Next they go to see the lions The lions are so strong Their mouths are too big The tigers are next to them They are from Asia They are yellow and black At last Jenny and her mother go to see the monkeys Some are climbing mountains and some are eating bananas The monkey is Jenny s favourite animal It s so fun Jenny sees a lot of animals at the zoo and she is so happy today 1 The weather is today A fine B cold C hot D rainy 2 Jenny and her mother on Sunday A go to school 第 5 页 共 21 页 B go to the zoo C go to the park D do housework 3 The pandas are from A Asia B Australia C Africa D Europe 4 are eating bananas A Pandas B Lions C Monkeys D Tigers 5 animals are mentioned 提及 in the passage A Three B Four C Five D Six 4 11 分 阅读理解 第 6 页 共 21 页 Good Neighbours Mr and Mrs March lived together with their four daughters Amy was very shy Beth loved being at home Meg looked very pretty Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy Their home was always busy and full of noise and people Next to them lived old Mr Laurence and his grandson Laurie They lived in a very large and comfortable house But it was a house without life One day Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden Jo s sisters were playing in the snow there They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun But Laurie s face was very sad Poor boy Jo thought He s all alone He needs some friends She couldn t stop thinking about him She wanted to go and see him but how could she go to the house without an invitation Then one snowy afternoon she saw Laurie s grandpa go out This gave her an idea She took a broom from the kitchen What are you going to do Jo asked her sister Meg To clear the garden path Answered Jo When Laurie saw Jo from the window a big smile changed his pale sad face Jo laughed and shouted How are you Are you ill Laurie opened the window and said I m better now thank you I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week I m sorry said Jo Are you bored 第 7 页 共 21 页 Yes very he replied Don t your friends come to visit you No But I don t want to see anybody Boys are noisy and they give me a headache Girls are quiet I don t know any girls You know us That s true Can you come and visit me cried Laurie I m not quiet but I d like to come replied Jo I must ask Mother first She ran back into her house A few minutes later she returned and rang the bell on the door of Laurie s house A servant took her upstairs Here I am she said brightly Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange 牛奶冻 for you That looks delicious Laurie said He was very happy to see Jo Jo looked around There were lots of books on the shelves A nice room she said I can read to you if you like No let s talk replied Laurie All right said Jo I can talk for hours My sisters say I never know when to stop You have three sisters Amy Beth and Meg Laurie continued How do you know this Jo was surprised You call each other s names when you are in the garden Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother She has a very kind face I like looking at her I haven t got a mother Jo felt sad when she heard this 第 8 页 共 21 页 Why don t you come and visit us she said It isn t good for you to stay in this house all the time Thank you I d like to come very much Said Laurie We know all our neighbours except you Jo said I m glad we re friends now She told him about all the interesting things in her life She said Besides 除了 之外 plays I also love books Laurie loved books too and offered to show her the library in the house The library was a wonderful room Jo loved it Wow she said All those books Laurie said A person needs more than books Adapted from Little Women 1 From the first paragraph we know A Jo s family had five members B Jo and Laurie were neighbours C Laurie and his grandpa were busy D the four sisters had the same hobby 2 Jo wanted to visit Laurie because A she wanted to visit his large house B Laurie invited her to play with snowballs C she felt he was lonely and needed friends D Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care 3 What might be the correct order of what happened in the story a Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house b Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie s home 第 9 页 共 21 页 c Jo wanted to Laurie s home after telling her mother d Jo couldn t stop thinking about Laurie A a b c d B b a c d C b d a c D a d c b 4 Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters A Kind and friendly B Generous but rude C Quiet and smart D Funny but carless 5 What does Laurie mean by saying A person needs more than books A People need to stay in their own houses B People should learn much more from the books C People need love and friendship besides books D People should relax themselves besides reading 5 8 分 阅读理解 Artificial intelligence AI means the ability of a computer or a robot to do smart things Al products all make our life easy and fun During the past year Al has done more amazing things Let s find out 第 10 页 共 21 页 Magic Radio Want a friend that you can talk to at any time Then you might like Magic Radio from Microsoft Research You can talk to it about anything There is also an app for Magic Radio With it you can decorate 装饰 the cartoon character and even send it a gift online Parents can also use the app to talk to their children Spark Spark is a camera drone It can fly above your head and take photos A Chinese company called DJI made it When folded it is very small You can control it with a remote control 遥控器 But you can also control it with hand gestures This is pretty cool Put your hand close to your face Spark is ready to take a photo of you Sophia a robot citizen Sophia is the first robot in the world to get citizenship 公民身份 In 2015 a US company built Sophia She looks and acts like a human woman She can talk to people naturally She even has her own body language She may blink her eyes when talking with something funny But some think robots like her could be dangerous They could become enemies of humans if they go out of control 1 The text above may be from the part of in a magazine A Sports B technology C movies D education 第 11 页 共 21 页 2 What should you use when you want Spark to take a photo of you A The hand gestures B A magic radio C A cartoon remote control D A robot 3 Which of the following is NOT TRUE A Sophia looks and acts like a human woman B Magic Radio can be used to communicate between parents and children C Everyone thinks Sophia can t hurt people if she goes out of control D A Chinese company called DJI built Spark 6 8 分 阅读理解 Television is good You d like to watch it all day and all night But watching too much TV is a very bad thing Scientists find that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read They can t focus on their work Kids learn language skills best by reading talking and playing with others If they spend too much time watching TV they ll have less time for those things Watching too much TV is bad for people s health People don t move much while watching TV What s more they may eat a lot of food while watching This can make them fat We call these people couch potatoes Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids Young people are good at following Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight 1 Scientists say if kids watch too much TV they will A learn language skills more easily B be healthier C find it hard to learn to read 第 12 页 共 21 页 D eat less food 2 Kids learn language skills best by A reading B talking C playing with others D all of the above 3 While watching TV what DON T people do A Eat a lot of food B Have less time for reading C Hardly move D Focus on their work 4 Which of the following is true A An American child will watch 12 000 fighting acts on TV a year B It s good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV C Watching too much TV is good for people s health D It s easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight 5 Couch potatoes are people who watch too much TV and become A thin B fit C fat D strong 7 6 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 第 13 页 共 21 页 Hunting with birds is a very old sport In some countries the golden eagles are used for hunting wild animals They are used for hunting foxes and wolves Training an eagle to hunt takes a long time Hunters catch young eagles by using nets made of hair After being trained the eagle is taken to a field A blindfold 眼罩 over the bird s eyes keeps it quiet until the hunter is ready The eagle sits on the arm of me hunter The hunter s arm is covered with a long special glove to protect it from me sharp claws 爪子 of the bird In the field as soon as the hunter sees a fox or a wolf he takes the blindfold off the eagle s eyes The eagle quickly flies into the air and begins to look for the wild animal The eagle sees the animal and catches it with claws like steel 钢铁 Its mouth and claws are strong enough to hold the animal Usually the bird carries the animal back to the hunter Sometimes fast animals with good eyes can get away 1 Hunters use nets made of hair to A train young foxes B catch young wolves C train young eagles D catch young eagles 2 A hunter wears a special glove to protect his arm from the sharp claws of A a young fox B a trained eagle C a young wolf D a wild cat 3 The trained eagle A wears a blindfold when hunting an animal 第 14 页 共 21 页 B is covered with a long special glove C carries me hunter home D flies into the air quickly after the hunter takes off its blindfold 4 What can we learn from the passage A Hunters always blindfold young eagles before training them B As soon as the blindfold is taken off the eagle flies into a tree C Fast animals with sharp eyes are sometimes difficult to catch D Sometimes hunters train young foxes they have caught 8 8 分 根据短文理解 完成下列任务 E Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education There are many expenses First of all there is tuition 学费 At some schools the tuition is very high ten thousand dollars a year or more At other schools it may only be a few hundred dollars a year At some community 社区 colleges tuition is free There are other expenses as well Many students leave their homes to go to schools in other cities They may live in dormitories or apartments flats and they must pay for it Finally students must buy textbooks for their courses Some families start saving money for their children s education when the children are small Many students work to save money for tuition They can also get loans 贷款 from the government They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education 1 Which students pay for their education 2 How much is the higher tuition 3 Are there any free tuition colleges 4 Why do many students live in dormitories or apartments 5 What must students buy finally 第 15 页 共 21 页 9 8 分 阅读理解 Nearly eight hundred million people in this world cannot read orwrite most of them in developing countries Two thirds are women and girls John Wood who started the Room to Read campaign 运动 has opened 1650 schools and 15000 libraries in some of the world s poorest communities 社区 He said that from the beginning Room to Read sgoal was to reach 10 million children around the world in the poorest countries In 1998 on athree week vacation journey in Nepal Wood met a local headmaster who invited him to visit his schoolin a far mountain village The experience changed Wood s life This headmaster had 450 students at the school but he didn t have any books Wood said He had a library that was empty Wood promised to fill the library shelves and returned to the village one year later with some of his friends with 3000 books And that was just the start Later Wood used some of his personal money to start Room to Read He believes that world change begins with educated children Today the programme can be found in 10 countries across Asia and Africa Wood believes the key to the program s success is local support While Room to Read gives away money and provides books communities offer land and parents help build the school Agnes a Room to Read teacher in Zambia who also runs the library is proud to say the literacy at her school has improved Room to Read s biggest challenge is the huge need Hundreds of communities have asked for literacy prograrnmes One way of Room to Read s success is that it will achieve Wood s goal of reaching 10 million kids by 2015 five years earlier than it is planned 1 The purpose of the Room to Read campaign is to A ask parents to read together with their children B help poor children to learn to read and write C tell more people the importance of reading D help 10 million children to go to college 2 When John Wood travelled in Nepal in 1998 he 第 16 页 共 21 页 A visited many local schools B sent many books to local children C started the Room to Read campaign D met a man who changed his life 3 The underlined part th