上海市英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类B卷

第 1 页 共 17 页 上海市英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 二 上海市英语中考复习专项训练 阅读理解 二 记叙类记叙类 B B 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 If you love reading books you must know about the book The Little Prince It s a famous novel written by a French writer As one of the best selling books in history it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects 方言 Now around seventy years after the birth of the book an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film 动画片 The book tells the story of a pilot called The Aviator who crashes 撞击 into the desert and meets a young prince there However in the film the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older He has got a new neighbour called The Little Girl whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grow up world Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time The pages are complete with the pictures in the book speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions in Chinese and English The film shows The Little Girl s life and tells The Little Prince s story at the same time in a beautiful way Huang Lei who dubbed the film together with his daughter says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed out society The most touching part is that every one of us was a good natured kid like the Little Prince and it s a pity that this good characteristic 品质 goes away as time flies he says 1 The novel The Little Prince was written in the A 1900s B 1940s C 1990s D 2010s 第 2 页 共 17 页 2 The book The Little Prince is one of the best selling books in history because A you must know about it if you love reading books B it shows The Little Prince s story in a beautiful way C it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects D the director has made it into a 3D animated film 3 How does The Little Girl get to know The Little Prince A She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her B Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown up world C The Aviator takes her to an amazing world D She moves home next to The Aviator 4 What does the underlined word good natured mean A kind B friendly C helpful D A B C 2 6 分 阅读理解 Cats are the most popular pets among Americans So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats Do you know any of them Now let me tell you Some cats like to catch small birds like canaries If someone feels excellent about himself we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary Sometimes a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches So if you play cat and mouse with someone you change between different kinds of actions when facing another person For example a child might serve something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when reaches for 第 3 页 共 17 页 it A cat will often catch a small animal and show it to its owner The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition A fat cat is a person with a lot of money There are many other expressions about cats in America How interesting Which kind of cat are you or which kind would you like to be 1 The canary is a kind of A dog B cat C bird D fish 2 If you are very rich we can call you A a busy cat B a happy cat C a thin cat D a fat cat 3 If someone always thinks highly of himself we can say A he plays cat and mouse with someone B he looks like the cat that ate the canary C he is a fat cat D he has dragged in something 4 The passage introduces us expressions about cats A two 第 4 页 共 17 页 B three C four D five 3 8 分 阅读短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 Chinese people believe that a full moon stands for family reunions 团聚 So on the Mid Autumn Festival people look at the Moon and feel happy about a united family But do you know there are many interesting stories about the Moon In China Chang e flying to the Moon is a famous legend Houyi and Chang e were husband and wife One day Houyi got a magic pill Being curious Chang e took the pill herself Her body became light and she flew to the Moon She had to stay there forever In Greek legend Artemis is the goddess of the Moon She takes care of the hunt and animals In India the god of the Moon is Soma Soma has four hands If a baby is born on a full moon day Indian people believe he or she is lucky 1 Chinese people believe that a full moon stands for A good luck B success C family reunions D bad luck 2 In Chinese legend A Chang e got a magic pill B Chang e flew to the Moon C Houyi gave Chang e the pill D Houyi took the pill 第 5 页 共 17 页 3 Why could Chang e fly to the Moon A Because she liked the Moon B Because she hated her husband C Because she was curious D Because she became light after eating the pill 4 According to the article we learn that A Artemis is the goddess of the Moon in Greek legend B Soma takes care of the hunt and animals C a baby born on a full moon day is Soma s kid D Soma has four legs 4 11 分 根据短文内容 判断句子正误 On a farm lived a father and a son The father always got up early and read by the window One morning the son came up to him and said Dad I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning What s the good of reading The father didn t reply to his question at once He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal 煤 He said Get some water from the river with the basket and then I ll tell you the answer The son felt surprised but he did as his father said He tried many times but every time the water leaked 漏掉 from the basket An hour later the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket The father said with a smile Yes you are right my son The basket can t hold water But did you notice the basket was different The son found the dirty basket had become clean The father continued Reading is like holding water with the basket Although we can t remember all we read we have changed while reading 1 One morning the son asked his father what s the good of reading 第 6 页 共 17 页 2 The father didn t answer his sons answer because he thought it was stupid 3 The son felt surprised but he did as his father said 4 The basket had no difference after the son used it to get water from the river 5 From the passage we know that reading can make a difference to a person 5 8 分 阅读理解 One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking People do this all the time in their own language so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language too Here are some examples What s the matter I went to a party last night so I I feel so tired these days I think you d better Of course she never stops talking She is one of the most You can see from the above three examples that the context 上下文 helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about So guessing is very important in understanding English especially spoken English 1 This passage tells us mainly about A the importance of guessing in learning a foreign language B how to guess what one is going to talk about C some examples of right guessing D how important it is to guess all the time 2 From the context we can see maybe the finished answer in Example 1 is A so I didn t have a good time B so I went to bed very late C so I felt unhappy 第 7 页 共 17 页 D so I got up very early 3 Maybe the finished answer in Example 3 is A she is one of the most famous film stars B she is one of the most beautiful women C she is one of the most famous speakers D she is one of the most talkative women 6 8 分 根据表格信息 选择最佳的答案 Jason s school timetable MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8 00 8 45ChineseMathsEnglishChineseChinese 8 55 9 40EnglishChineseChineseMathsChemistry 10 00 10 45HistoryPhysicsBiologyPoliticsEnglish 10 55 ll 40PEEnglishMathsChemistryComputer 1 30 2 I5GeographyArtPhysicsHistoryPhysics 2 25 3 l0MathsChemistryPEEnglishBiology 3 I5 4 00PhysicsComputerPoliticsGeographyMaths 1 What time does History lesson start on Monday A At 8 00 B At 9 00 C At 10 00 2 What lesson does Jason finish at 11 40 on Wednesday A English B Maths 第 8 页 共 17 页 C Chemistry 3 How many Chinese lessons does Jason have in a week A Three B Four C Five 4 Which day does Jason have Art class A On Monday B On Tuesday C On Wednesday 5 How many kinds of lessons does tack have in a week A Nine B Ten C Twelve 7 6 分 The word sport first meant something that people did in their free time Later it often meant hunting 捕猎 wild animals and birds About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games This is the usual meaning of the word today People spend a lot of their spare time playing football basketball tennis and many other sports Such people play because they want to A few people are paid for the sport they play These people are called professional sportsmen They may be sportsmen for only a few years but during that time the best one can earn a lot of money For example a professional footballer in England earns more than 3000 a year The starts earn a lot more International golf and tennis champions 网球锦标赛 can make more than 50000 in a year Of course only a few sportsmen can earn as much money as that It is only possible in sports for individuals 个人的 like golf tennis and motor racing Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the star can earn more money from advertising than from 第 9 页 共 17 页 sport An advertising for sports equipment 设备 does not simply say Buy our thing It says Buy the same shirt and shoes as Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food They allow the companies to use their name or a photo of them and they are paid for this Sport is no longer just something for people s spare time 根据上文内容判断正 T 误 F 1 A professional sportsman is someone who likes sports very much 2 The word sport now usually means organized games 3 An advertisement for sports equipment just says Buy our thing 4 The sport stars can earn as much money from advertising as from sport 5 This passage mainly talks about sport and money 8 8 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 D I have been very lucky to make many trips to China Though I have had some trouble with the language I have never had a problem I couldn t solve As a native English speaker 土生土长的说英语 的人 I can go almost everywhere in the world and find someone to communicate with I never thought that someone who speaks only Chinese would have a lot of trouble in my country Recently the Li family that I had met in China moved to Canada I met them at the airport My wife and I made meals for them and showed them around where we live Everything seemed to go smoothly for the first two days as we looked for a car for them showed them the way to different stores and the nearest city Victoria Mr and Mrs Li had a two year old son and soon we became Nainai grandmother and Yeye grandfather We had a good time but we didn t realize Mr Li can t speak English Luckily Mrs Li can speak very good English Many people with Chinese background live near us In fact none of them speak Chinese Mr Li can t even buy a mobile phone without his wife s help He can t talk to me of course By the third day he felt lonely and worried And on the fourth day we decided to take them to a large Chinese community 第 10 页 共 17 页 Now we often visit them and they visit us too Sometimes Mrs Li would still like to live near us but Mr Li cannot I feel bad because he seems very nice and smart but I can t talk with him It seems that neither of us will learn the other s language because of our ages maybe we will never have a friendly conversation But we will think of each other as friends 1 The writer doesn t have any trouble in traveling around the world possibly because A he s very lucky B he speaks very good English C he s good at speaking Chinese D he is good at communicating with others 2 How did the two families feel on the first two days A Sad B Happy C Worried D Lonely 3 Who can t speak English in the passage A Mr Li B Mrs Li C The writer D The writer s wife 4 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage A How the Li family came to Canada B How old Mr and Mrs Li s son was C Why the Li family moved to Canada 第 11 页 共 17 页 D Why the writer feels bad when he is with Mr Li 5 What can we inter 推断 from the passage A Mr Li is not clever at all B The writer has never been to China before C Both the writer and Mr King are quite young D The two families live a little far away from each other now 9 8 分 阅读下面短文 从下面每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 That warm day was the only day of the week without rain I opened the door took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine Suddenly I noticed that the house near mine had been sold An elderly lady was in front of the door with some beautiful flowers beside her I walked to her She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair Hi My name is Karmen I said smiling brightly at the old lady She smiled back and said Hello Karmen I m Henrietta Her voice was very strong for someone at her age Later I learnt she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her From that day on I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food A year passed and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends One day I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door but there was no answer I knocked again and she still didn t turn up So I let myself in using the key she had given me I checked her living room and then her kitchen I finally went into her bedroom and she was lying peacefully on her bed Beside her there were two notes One was her will which said all that she had would be given to me The other was a thank you note I went to her bedside and cried sadly Though several years have gone by I still miss her deeply Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house I remember the wonderful friendship we had 1 After visiting the old lady the writer learnt that the old lady A had no one to look after her B disliked all her relatives 第 12 页 共 17 页 C didn t want to live with her family D was looking for someone to look after her 2 The underlined phrase turn up in Paragraph 3 means A leave B appear C try D change 3 In order to thank the writer the old lady decided to A give the writer her favourite flowers B let the writer know she was her best friend C give the writer a key to her house D leave all that she had to the writer 4 In what order did the following take place in the story a The old lady died b They became good friends c The writer enjoyed the sunshine d The writer missed the old lady deeply e They got to know each other A c d a b e B b e d c a C c e b a d D b d c a e 第 13 页 共 17 页 10 8 分 Could you be a genius like Einstein A genius needs to learn and think Reading is a good idea but it is not enough Einstein s advice is to use your brain more Here are some tips l Ask When you look at new things ask why they are new or different Ask more quest