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）C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 C C 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 In 1996 Subaru Takaiashi sailed alone across the Pacific Ocean Many other people did this before Subaru but he was special At 14 he was the youngest person to sail across the Pacific by himself Subaru left Tokyo on 23 July 1996 His boat was 30 feet 9 metres long In the boat he had a two month supply of food and water He also had a radio and other modern equipment for sailing The beginning of this trip went very well Subaru often talked to his parents by radio He didn t have any problems with his boat Then on 11 August the engine in his boat quit This affected his navigation 导航 equipment Then five days later his radio quit So he wasn t able to communicate with anyone And he was still 2 770 miles 4 490 kilometres away from his destination San Francisco By the end of August many people believed that Subaru was lost No one was able to contact him by radio His parents expected him to arrive in San Francisco on 3 September but he didn t Then on 13 September Subaru sailed into San Francisco After 55 days in his boat his trip was finally over Many people believe that Subaru was too young to sail alone They say that parents shouldn t allow children to make such dangerous trips However other people say that children should have adventures too 1 When Subaru left Tokyo he didn t have in his boat A food and water B his parents C a radio D navigation equipment 第 2 页 共 6 页 2 What does the underlined word quit mean A stopped B arrived C worked D disappeared 3 During his trip Subaru wasn t able to communicate with people for A several days B a week C two months D over three weeks 4 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A It s not difficult to sail without modern equipment B Subaru Takahashi s parents expected him to arrive in Tokyo on 13 September C Different people have different ideas about Subaru Takahashi s sailing alone D Subaru Takahashi sailed across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Tokyo 2 10 分 阅读理解 Were the birds on the ice ducks or geese 鹅 Cruz 11 and Anthony 12 couldn t agree There was only one way to find out So on a cold January evening the two friends took a risk onto the frozen 冻结的 lake near their homes First we threw a stone onto the ice to test it We thought it would hold our weight Then we 第 3 页 共 6 页 stepped on it Cruz said Anthony went first He took a few steps then He fell through the seemingly frozen ice Cruz rushed to help his friend The lake ate him too Cruz managed to lift himself out of the freezing water and onto some ice He then tried to work his way toward Anthony But the ice didn t hold and he fell in again This time he couldn t get out The boys were up to their necks in icy water and quickly losing feeling in their arm sand legs Cruz had a sense that he was going to die Anthony s older sister had seen all this and started shouting for help John Lavin a neighbor driving nearby heard her He quickly pulled over He caught a nearby float 浮板 kicked off his shoes And ran into the water clearing his way through the ice with his free hand It was kind of a Hulk smash Lavin later joked Lavin made his way to pull the boys back to land They were taken to hospital immediately The doctor said their five minute stay in the water made their body temperature drop nearly ten degrees Luckily the boys got well soon They admire their fearless neighbor just as Hulk one of Marvel Superheroes 1 Cruz and Anthony took a risk onto the frozen lake to A throw a heavy stone onto the ice B test if the ice would hold their weight C search for a superhero on a cold evening D see whether the birds were ducks or geese 2 Who saved the two boys out of the water A Anthony s older sister B Hulk one of Marvel Superheroes C A doctor from the nearby hospital D John Lavin a neighbor driving nearby 第 4 页 共 6 页 3 What happened to the two boys during their five minute stay in the icy water A Their arms were badly hurt B They couldn t move their necks C Their body temperature dropped fast D They couldn t see anything clearly 3 8 分 阅读下面短文 并用英语回答问题 请注意每小题后面的词数要求 There was once an old and deep well People got water by dropping a bucket 木桶 tied to a rope The rope passed over a wheel just above the well On the other side of the rope was another bucket A strong pull brought one bucket to the top while the other down to the water They always passed each other on the way up and down but never had time to speak At last the rope became worn So a new rope had to be put in its place While this was being done the two buckets were left standing together near the well What a boring life we have said one bucket to the other I am quite tired of it No matter how full we come up we are always sent down empty But the other bucket laughed and said What a funny way you have of looking at things Don t you see that whenever we are sent down empty we always come up full Boys and girls sometimes talk like these two buckets You may hear one of them say Just as we are having a good game we are made to stop and go to work again Yes the other will reply but as soon as work is over we always get to go out and have fun again There are two ways of looking at things If you want to be