2006-2012年苏州中考试题阅读汇总.doc

20062012苏州市中考英语阅读理解汇总2012苏州AYou may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen poundsthe fifteen pounds added to a students weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增力n) weight; but its encouraging to know that freshmen dont have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.Mistakes choosing foodUniversity kitchens serve(供应）many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food，because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.Eating rightIf youre careful, you dont have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas：l Think more about what you eat.l Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.l Dont eat desserts full of sugar; have fruit after dinner.l Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.l Its all right to have a little fast food sometimesbut not often.l Write down the foods you eat.l Walk, run, do sportsmove and you will feel better!Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.26. The “freshman fifteen” is_.A. weight that high school students gainB. weight that first-year university students can gainC. fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eatD. fifteen students who eat unhealthy food27. The main idea of this reading is to _.A. get students ready to gain fifteen poundsB. sell healthy food to new studentsC. help new university students not to gain fifteen poundsD. show the mistakes students make in studying28. Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading? A. Choosing unhealthy food.B. Visiting the kitchen while studying.C. Getting fast food at night.D. Eating too much chocolate.29. Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading probably agree with?A. Youd better not eat unhealthy food.B. Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends help.C. Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better.D. Some students can eat anything they want.BWhat would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them Call us. ”The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, dont charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we dont want to see them killed, ” said Fred.Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.30. The Snake Catchers catch snakes because _.A. they want to kill the snakesB. they like trying to catch snakesC. they dont want people to hurt snakes D. they like eating snakes31. When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers_.A. made some boots from the skin B. were very happyC. gave him some old boots D. did not agree32. The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free _.A. in a national park B. in a universityC. in a garden D. in their own houses33. According to Fred, _.A. snakes are very dangerousB. people should attack snakesC. snakes are not usually dangerous D. people should run away if they see a snakeCIn 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal (封住）them in a special box. The box was marked “To be opened after midnight, December 31st, AD 2000”，and was kept in the Colorado College Library.One hundred years later, on the appointed (约定）day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代）of people who had placed things inside the box.When the box was opened after midnight, the things inside the box were in very good condition. There were newspapers, photos, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and lots of letters, including one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the President of the USA later that year. One of Roosevelts friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.Many of the letters were written to their descendants. They describe the hopes that the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand people. Now nearly half a million people live there.Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller, whose grandfather had placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great treasure. “This is a wonderful educational resource(资源）. We can learn so much about our history,” he said. “I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him. ”34. According to the passage, “time capsule” means _.A. a collection of clocks and watchesB. a machine for travelling through timeC. a collection of items for people to look at in the futureD. a collection of unwanted items35. Many of the letters in the time capsule talked about _.A. the history of the townB. the people who lived in the town C. the politics of the USA D. peoples hopes for the future36. Cecil Muller says that the time capsule _.A. helps him to get to know his grandfatherB. is worth a lot of moneyC. brings back his memories of his grandfatherD. helps him to remember his younger dayDTOKYO, JAPAN-What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂）？ Do you hit it with a newspaper? Do you step on it?When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the cockroach turn around, run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots. Each cockroach has a very small pack that has in it a microprocessor(微处理器）. Then researchers can send signals from the remote control to the pack. The signals control the movements of the cockroaches.Why does anyone want to control a cockroach? “Insects can do many things that people cant,” says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble(瓦砾）to look for people or move under doors to find information about someone.This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research.First, the researchers breed (培育)hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the American cockroach because it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their wings and antennae(触须）. They put small packs where the antennae were. The packs weigh about three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockroaches are very strong,” says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tokyo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight. ”With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packs. When a cockroach gets the signal, it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches don71 always move in the right direction.37. The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because _.A. they want cockroaches to do things people cant in the futureB. they want to control the movements of the cockroachesC. they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakesD. they want to send signals to the packs on the cockroaches38. What can cockroaches do to help people?A. They can lift 20 times their own weight.B. They can help people to carry very small cameras.C. They can breed hundreds of cockroaches.D. They can search for those people in rubble after an earthquake.39. Scientists control cockroaches movements _.A.by removing their wings B. by sending signals from the remote controlC. by using very small camerasD. by removing their antennae40. What problem do the researchers meet with?A. The cockroaches sometimes dont move.B. The cockroaches sometimes move in the wrong direction.C. The cockroaches are too big to move through earthquake rubble.D. The cockroaches can only lift 20 times their own weight.26. B27. C28. D29. A30. C31. D32. A33. C34. C35. D36. A37. A38. D39. B40. B2011苏州AAfter our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favourite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.I vaguely(含糊地) remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we found a note. It read, “Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day.”It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者)，we were grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us. 心灵鸡汤类小故事 26. The old couple went to restaurant for a big breakfast in order to _. 细节A. become happier B. become healthier C. become lighter D. become younger27. What have you learnt from the story? 推理概括A. The old couple couldnt afford the meal.B. The old couple paid the meal by small change.C. The old couple had a free meal in the end.D. The old couple bought the man a big breakfast28. Clearly, the man sitting near the couple was _. 推理概括A. poor B. rich C. helpful D. gratefulBMitziLost Wednesday eveningFrench poodle(卷毛狗) called Mitzi Brown, 5 year old, good reward Phone Barbara 555-4140 anytimeBluey Lost blue white Persian male cat 12months old, friendly nature Any info about Bluey Large reward Tom 555-2732 evenings Pet-Cats Burmese kittens 11 weeks old 2 female 4 male 1 RedOthers various colours Gentle and registered(注册)250 Sandy 555-0001 mornings Pet-Dogs Small dogsshort legs long body 3 red 2 male 1 female5 months old, registered Sale 280Phone Carl 555-9019 afternoon广告类29. If you want to buy a little dog, you can call _. 细节 A.555-9019 B.555-0001 C. 555-4140 D. 555-273230. If you tell the owner where Bluey is, you will be give _. 细节 A. a gold medal B. a large pet C. a great prize D. a lot of money31. Who is available to answer the call 24 hours a day? 细节 A. Barbara B. Tom B. Carl D. Sandy32. The above four notices are all about _. 归纳 A. dogs B. cats C. pets D. selling petsCEvery time you turn on the television or take a ride in a car ,you could be adding to a problem called acid rain(酸雨). In this article, youll learn how acid is created, and how it affects us, and more importantly, what we all can do to prevent it.How is acid rain created?When people use fuels(燃料), such as coal and gasoline, poisonous gases are give off. When these gases mix with rain, acid rain forms. Many power stations burn fuels in order to create the electricity(电) that we use in our homes and offices every day. Cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline .When rain mixes with these gases, harmful things called acids form. This is acid rain.How does acid rain affect us?Acid rain damages(毁坏)everything that it touches. It poisons our rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans along with all the life in them. It pollutes our soil and crops, harms trees, and can even kill fish and plants. Acid rain also eats away at buildings.How can we prevent acid rain?We need to cut down on the pollution that gets into our air. Turn off lights, television, and other electrical appliances if you are not using them, Walk or take a bike whenever possible. If you are travelling a long distance, take a bus or train to save fuel.As research shows, acid rain harms our environment. But people everywhere can take small steps now to help protect our environment for future generations. 科普类33. When power stations burn fuel, _. 细节A. acid rain form B. air pollution is causedC. noise pollution is caused D. acid rain gets heavier34. According to the article, acid rain affects us _. 推理 A. suddenly B. slightly C. seriously D. immediately35. What advice does the article give us? 细节 A. Go to school on foot or by bike if we can. B. Go to bed earlier in order to use less electricity. C. Travel by bus to prevent acid rain. D. Turn off the television on rainy days.36. What is the best title of the article? 标题 A. Preventing Acid Rain B. Forming of Acid Rain C. Acid rain, Heavy Rain D. Acid Rain, Killer RainDWhen you cough or sneeze, please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. Afterwards, you should say,” Excuse me.” This is a rule I set for my students.It is so simple, but many kinds have never been told to do this. In fact, I notice adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth. I hate traveling by subway(地铁) in New York during cold and flu season, because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck.One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be passing those germs(病菌) along to everything and everyone they touch.In order to help the kids remember this rule, I tell them about an old story. It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body. If you dont cover your mouth, the spirits will enter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out, We say “God bless you” when someone sneezes, and in Germany you should say “Gesundheit”. That means “Good health to you. “ Both expressions are said just in case you didnt cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body. The kids love finding out the origins(起源) of these expressions and it encourages them to put the advice to use more often. 社会文化类37. The writer of this article must be _ . 推理A. a reporter B. a teacherC. a doctor D. an officer38. What does the underline word this” mean? 推理（指代）A. Dont cough or sneeze in front of people.B. Dont stand beside someone who coughs or sneezes.C. Many people cough or sneeze on the underground train.D. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing and say sorry.39. After coughing or sneezing on their hand, students are advised to _. 细节A. say “God bless you”B. wash their hands as soon as possibleC. go to see a doctor as soon as possibleD. go home and have a good rest40. According to the article, the writer would like the kids _. 推理A. to be polite to adultsB. to be in better healthC. to have good mannersD. to do well in examsTips：1. 不同语篇的解题技巧；不同题型的分类解题指导；2. 重视讲评，重在了解学生思路；3. 引导再读，顺手牵羊巩固基础知识。To read well, you need a strong vocabulary. To build a strong vocabulary, you need to read well. 2010A What is your favourite colour? Ask famous persons like Cate Blanchett，Searlett Johansson and Bono，and maybe they will say“green” Thats not because these artists particula