北京市2020届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 北京市北京市 20202020 届英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 三 届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 根据短文内容的理解 选择正确答案 C Paul is a photographer 摄影师 He went to the Arctic to take pictures for NationalGeographic 国家地理 Finally he saw a big and white polar bear swimming to him in the icy water Paul lay down the ice to get a better photo but the polar bear jumped out of the water and tried to attack him Luckily for Paul the ice cracked 破裂 or broke and the bear fell back into the water The polar bear wasn t so lucky It couldn t get a meal and had to swim farther away to find food To understand the polar bear s problem you need to know two things about the Arctic First the Arctic is mostly ocean 海洋 Second ice covers 覆盖 a lot of the Arctic Ocean In winter the ice is thick but in summer the ice becomes thinner and breaks into pieces Sea ice is the key to survival for Arctic animals However because of global warming Arctic temperatures are rising and polar ice is melting 融化 Polar bears need ice to hunt 捕捉 seals their favourite meal They stand on the ice and wait for the seals to come up for air As Arctic ice melts polar bears have to swim farther to find ice floes or large pieces of floating ice Sometimes bears have to swim more than 200 km to find an ice floe Some bears cannot swim that far and sadly they drown 淹死 On his last trip Paul saw three dead bodies of polar bears Before global warming threatened 威胁 Arctic ice a dead bear was a rare sight Paul is sad to see the dead bodies Wildlife experts 专家 think global warming will have a terrible effect 影响 on polar bears In the future polar ice will continue to shrink and endanger the bears Some scientists believe 65 percent of the world s polar bears will disappear 消失 by 2050 In other words polar bears are in great danger 1 What does Paul do in the passage 第 2 页 共 18 页 A A scientist B A photographer C A doctor 2 The polar bear that tried to attack Paul was unlucky because A Paul swam away B it was on an ice floe C it couldn t eat Paul 3 According to the passage polar bears hunt seals by A waiting on the ice B waiting in the water C drowning the seals 4 The main idea of the passage is that A polar bears are amazing swimmers B Arctic temperatures are rising C polar bears are in danger because of global warming 5 We can know that polar bears A won t have any food in 2050 B will all die before 2050 C can t find food easily 2 8 分 阅读理解 Rahanna Bisseret Martinez is a 13 year old chef 厨师 from Cambridge UN Early this year she took part in Top Chef Junior a cooking competition show for 12 chefs ages 11 to 14 from all over England Rahanna finished second in the competition Here is an interview with her 第 3 页 共 18 页 Reporter How did you get into cooking Rahanna My earliest memories are of being in the kitchen and cooking But I started working on recipes 食谱 at 10 years old Reporter What is your favourite recipe Rahanna I like to cook everything I really like to cook whatever I haven t cooked before Reporter Rahanna I m better about making sure I have my ingredients 原料 in order I m able to work a lot faster in the kitchen Reporter How did you get on the show Rahanna I went to London for a boot camp 集训营 There were 20 to 25 children and we all had little challenges 挑战 that we had to do showing our skills They whittled the group down each day and the top 12 got to go on the show Reporter What s next for you Rahanna I ll be looking for a part time job in a restaurant kitchen I m also working on a book It ll be more than just a cookbook there ll be surprises too 1 What can we learn about Top Chef Junior A 14 kids took part B Rahanna won first place C It took place in Cambridge UN D It is a national cooking competition 2 Which question can be put in A Who cooks best in your family B What did you learn from being on the show 第 4 页 共 18 页 C Are you satisfied with what you did on the show D Any advice for kids who are interested in cooking 3 What does the interview mainly talk about A The introductions of the chef Rahanna about cooking B How he finished second in the cooking competition C What he will do after the competition D How he got on the show 4 Rahanna plans to A open her own restaurant B go to more competitions C look for more part time jobs D make her cookbook special 3 6 分 根据短文内容 选出最佳答案 Do you think the people who use smart phones all the time are relaxed A research shows that too much smart phone use in spare time can make people more stressed out So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete but you ll improve your health in the process 过程 Whether you re at home or on holiday it s important to disconnect from the Wi Fi Walking in nature can do good to your health As a professional 职业的 traveler Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage I put my map in my back pocket put down my phones and take a good long walk Just walk around Go to bed earlier What can help improve your mood Extra sleep naturally Getting the right amount of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don t get enough of it 第 5 页 共 18 页 Read a book And let yourself get lost in a good story Research shows that reading can reduce 减轻 stress keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day Putting pen to paper is a good exercise Try writing down your thoughts Writing has a lot of health advantages Besides writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind 1 How will people feel when they use their smart phones too much A Surprised B Bored C Relaxed D Stressed out 2 What did Samantha Brown put in his pocket A Some books B A pen C His map D His phone 3 What can people do to improve their moods A They must get enough sleep every day B They can take a good long walk C They can read some interesting books D They should never use their smart phones 4 How long should people spend in reading every day A More than an hour B Al least half an hour 第 6 页 共 18 页 C About twenty minutes D Less than thirty minutes 5 How can people help clear their mind in this passage A By reading more books B By talking with friends on the phone C By writing down their thoughts D By keeping in good health 4 8 分 Thousands of years ago people only ate food that was grown near their homes Some kinds of food were only grown in one place so people from other places didn t know about them When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before Today these are grown in a lot of different countries and they re sold in supermarkets all over the world They don t seem strange any more Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America In 1586 they were taken to Europe by explorers 探险家 In 1719 they were taken to North America Before 1719 nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year Tomatoes were also first grown by native 本地的 Americans When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500 they took tomato seeds 种子 back to Europe Soon tomatoes were grown in Europe but people in England didn t eat them At that time a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous Chilies 辣椒 have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8 000 years In the 1500s chilies were taken to Europe by explorers Today they are grown in hot countries all over the world 1 How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage A Two B Three 第 7 页 共 18 页 C Four 2 People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than years A 1 500 B 1 586 C 8 000 3 The underlined word poisonous in the passage means in Chinese A 有毒的 B 重要的 C 辛辣的 4 According to the passage we know that A people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719 B people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes C the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s 5 Which of the following is the best title 标题 for the passage A Traveling to America B Strange Food C The Earliest Explorers 5 10 分 阅读理解 Alsten Chase has written a book about Yellowstone National Park He is worried about the damage the fires can do to the park He is also concerned 关心 about the park rules These rules say that nature should decide what happens to the park Alsten also writes that the elk herd 马鹿群 has grown too big The elks walk on the riverbanks They eat the new grass and roots of baby trees The beavers 河狸 need the trees to build dams 坝 第 8 页 共 18 页 The dams raise the water levels Higher water levels put more water into the soil Wet soil helps plants grow faster The plants offer homes and food to other animals Chase thinks that the park rules would work only in a park with natural settings He believes that Yellowstone has had an artificial 人为的 setting for a long time The native people left The wolves were taken away and other animals were removed The areas of land were fenced off 隔开 and other animals added He thinks the park rules that let herds grow too big and the fires are hurting the nature of the park The park manager thinks the rules are good and that the park will be fine Chase thinks the way the people run the park should be changed 1 In Chase s opinion too many elks in the park will A cause great fires B destroy the dams C help plants grow faster D break the balance of nature 2 Chase thinks that the park is A no longer in a natural state B too dangerous for man to live in C well protected by the native people D well managed By the park manager 3 After the book by Alsten Chase is published the park will probably A continue to work B kill all the baby elks C burn to the ground D raise the water levels 第 9 页 共 18 页 6 8 分 根据短文内容 从 A B C 3 个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成句子的最佳答案 At midnight 半夜 Mr King coughed again He got up and took some medicine Before he lay down again he smoked And he couldn t go to sleep any longer He found the medicine book and began to read it He was afraid he had lung cancer 肺癌 He seemed to see death was waiting for him Tears 眼泪 ran down his face He didn t see his wife was standing by him What s wrong with you dear asked the woman Nothing the old man answered and covered his face with his hands The old woman opened the book and understood at once She said You must stop smoking right now I began to smoke when I was nine you know How can I do that But I think health is more important Mr King coughed again and his wife said Go to see a doctor tomorrow He will be able to help you I think The doctor told Mr King to have an X ray examination X 光检查 of his lungs And then he looked at the X ray carefully for a long time Tell me the truth doctor said Mr King Do you see any shadows 阴影 in my lungs No I don t see anything Yes the old man said happily Really Yes Your lungs are turning black How can I see any shadows 1 Mr King got up to A smoke again B take some medicine C read the medicine book 2 Mr King coughed because 第 10 页 共 18 页 A he couldn t go to sleep B he was afraid to die C he smoked too much 3 so tears ran down his face A Mr King thought he had lung cancer B Mr King couldn t understand the book C Mr King was too sad to go to sleep 4 The doctor told Mr King to have an X ray examination because A he was sure the man would soon die B he wanted the man to stop smoking right now C he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lugs 5 Which of the following is true A There was nothing serious with Mr King B Smoking too much caused Mr King s lungs to turn black C The doctor found some shadows in Mr King s lungs 7 8 分 阅读理解 A American Food Habits Most Americans eat quickly during the day that is breakfast and lunch unless it is a social business or family occasion The evening meal however is usually leisurely and a family time Racing through daytime meals is part of the American pace of life for working time is considered precious There is also another reason that others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they can be served and get back to work within the allotted 第 11 页 共 18 页 time Each one hurries to make room for the next person 1 Most Americans eat quickly at breakfast and lunch 2 Americans eat the evening meat leisurely 3 In America working time isn t considered precious 4 The people in America hope to finish eating quickly and get back to work within the allotted time 5 Each one hurries to make room for himself 8 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 It is reported that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computers to China A few years ago Hong Kong officers found 131 000 kilograms of broken computers TVs and phones sent from Japan Things like these are called electronic waste or e waste Dealing with them is not an easy job Every time an old computer breaks down it needs to be dealt with safely What is worse at present broken computer parts are usually buried It may be hundreds of years before they are really gone in the earth Many places in China are polluted by e waste Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them This town is named as the e waste capital of the world It has to deal with 1 5 million kilograms of e waste each year from which it makes 75 million yuan But it comes at a cost Many of the poisons in e waste find their way into the environment An environmental group has found the air the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted Luckily the Chinese government wants to change the situation China passed a new environmental protection law Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers Hopefully the problem with e waste will be solved in the near future 1 The e waste found in Hong Kong was from A France B Japan 第 12 页 共 18 页 C Germany D Australia 2 The underlined word buried in Paragraph 2 probably means in the passage A 焚烧 B 降解 C 回收 D 掩埋 3 The town of Guiyu Guangdong Province A is the e capital of the world B has serous e waste pollution C deals with the e waste safely D spends much money on e waste 4 The passage is mainly about A the e waste problem in China B the cost of burning e waste C the ways to deal with e waste D the need to pass a law against e waste 9 10 分 阅读理解 City English Center Good English teacher give classes from 8 00 a m to 10 00 a m on weekends Classes are 50 yuan an hour Please call Lisa at 5354 5156 from Monday to Friday 第 13 页 共 18 页 Time 10 00 a m 5 00 p m For sale Three bedroom house It s near No 1 High School There is a park a library and a supermarket near here Right price Call Joe at 8682 5044 Time 10 00 a m 4 00 p m Found A green MP4 on the playground on Monday evening See Lin Tao in Class 4 Grade 7 Room 518 Building B For Rent 出租 One hundred bikes All bikes are new and colorful It s near the Center Hospital Ten yuan a day Call Mr Li at 3388 3535 every day 1 You can buy by calling 8682 5044 A a bike B an MP4 C a house D a library 2 If Kangkang wants to learn English on Saturday he will pay a day A 50 yuan B 100 yuan 第 14 页 共 18 页 C 150 yuan D 200 yuan 3 From the reading we can see Lin Tao A bought a brown MP4 B sold his new MP4 C lost his colorful MP4 D found a green MP4 4 Sally wants to know more about the English le