中考英语阅读理解练习(带答案解析及全文翻译)

1 中考英语阅读理解训练 1 We know the mosquito very well Mosquitoes fly everywhere They can be found almost all over the world and there are more than 2 500 kinds of them No one likes the mosquito But the mosquito may decide that she loves you She Yes she It s true that male mosquito doesn t bite 咬 and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite If she likes what she finds she bites But if she doesn t like your blood she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood Next time a mosquito bites you just remember you are chosen You re different from the others If the mosquito likes you she lands on your body without letting you know She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different After she bites you will have an itch 痒 on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood By the time the itching begins and she has flown away And then what happens Well after her delicious dinner the mosquito feels tired She just wants to find a place to have a good rest There on a leaf or a wall she begins to lay eggs hundreds of eggs And then what happens 1 Mosquito means in Chinese A 苍蝇B 蜻蜓C 跳蚤D 蚊子 2 We know mosquitoes very well because A they can be found easilyB they fly here and there C there are many kinds of themD they can fly 3 If the mosquito doesn t bite you it will A get angry with youB be afraid of you C make a lot of noiseD choose another one 4 The mosquito bites you A when you re asleepB because you have choose it C too quickly to let you knowD but doesn t like you 5 Which of the following sentences is wrong A The itching begins after the mosquito bites you B You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you C Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs D All the mosquitoes don t like to bite people for blood 2 At the shopping mall you probably think about spending not saving Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright Think about all the water faucets 水龙头 in the toilet Think about all the air conditioning in summer Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place Many things at the mall use energy Electric lights infrared 红外感应 faucets and air conditioners need electricity to work One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright When malls keep lights clean they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright Using fewer lights means using less energy You step up to the water faucet The water starts to flow You don t have to touch a thing Why do malls have such fancy faucets The answer is simple They save water Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash Infrared faucets turn themselves off 1 is a hot topic for a big mall A To spend money B To Save energy C To keep the mall bright D To buy things 2 What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about A How to save water when using infrared faucets irl the mall B How to save energy when using air conditioners in the mail C How to save money When shopping in the mail 3 The best title for the passage is 2 A Lights faucets and air conditioners B Spending less money C Energy saving at the mall D A hot topic 3 I ve loved my mother s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters Standing by her chair looking at the ink bottle pens and white paper I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world Years later during her final illness mother kept different things for my sister and brother But the desk she d said again it s for Elizabeth I never saw her angry never saw her cry I knew she loved me she showed it in action But as a young girl I wanted heart to heart talks between mother and daughter They never happened And a gulf opened between us I was too emotional 易动感情的 But she lived on the surface 表面 As years passed I had my own family I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive 原谅 me I posted the letter and waited for her answer None came My hope turned to disappointment 失望 then little interest and finally peace it seemed that nothing happened I couldn t be sure that the letter had even got to mother I only knew that I had written it and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not Now the present of her desk told as she d never been able to that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one page letter folded 折叠 and refolded many times Give me an answer my letter asks in any way you choose Mother you always chose the act that speaks louder than words 1 The writer began to love her mother s desk A after Mother diedB before she became a writer C when she was a child D when Mother gave it to her 2 The passage shows that A mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C mother cared much about her daughter in words D mother wrote to her daughter in careful words 3 The word gulf in the passage means A deep understanding between the old and the young B different ideas between the mother and the daughter C free talks between mother and daughter D part of the sea going far in land 4 What did mother do with her daughter s letter asking forgiveness A She had never received the letter B For years she often talked about the letter C She didn t forgive her daughter at all in all her life D She read the letter again and again till she died 5 What s the best title of the passage A My letter to Mother B Mother and Children C My mother s Desk D Talks between Mother and Me 4 Here are some tips 建议 on how to stay safe in earthquakes 地震 1 Stay inside and duck and cover Get under a desk or table or stand in a corner or under a doorway Cover your head and neck with your arms 3 2 Move against a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby Cover your head and neck with your arms 3 Try to get into an open area away from trees buildings walls and power lines 电杆 if outdoors 4 Pull over 停靠 to the side of the road away from overpasses 天桥 and power lines if driving Stay in your car until the shaking ends 5 Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public area Do not run for the door Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms 6 Stay in your seat if in a cinema or a theater Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms 7 If you take cover 躲避 under a strong piece of furniture hold on to it and be prepared to move with it 8 Try to stay away from kitchens where there are often many objects that might fall or get burnt 1 The underlined word duck in Tip 1 means A a water bird with short legs B some kind of meat for eating C walk like a duck D lower your head or body very quickly 2 should be the most important part s to be protected in an earthquake A Your head and arms B Your arms C Your neck and arms D Your head and neck 3 Tip3 and Tip4 give you some advice on what you should do when you are A inside a building B outside a building C in your house D in a store 5 My parents taught me not to waste food My mum always found ways to make leftovers 剩余食 物 taste good I went to I1an to learn about some of their special food As I was there I learned about the food and the history of the area I learned that they don t waste food either and they use leftovers Many years ago there was not enough food for everyone People learned to cook and eat almost everything They had to think of ways to make special dishes One of these dishes is kao zha It s made with leftovers like meat soup oil and fat That might not sound very good but it does taste good Today kao zha is a special dish at big banquets 宴会 Another famous dish is called zao bing It s made with fruit meat and other things I really liked it But I didn t want to eat too much It has a lot of fat in it I smelled something burning and I saw smoke so I found another special food of the I1an area duck meat The duck meat is put in a big oven 炉子 to cook it Smoke keeps the meat fresh I don t usually eat meat but this duck meat was delicious It tasted sweet Ilan is a great place with delicious food I hope I can come back again 1 The writer learns from her parents A not to eat leftovers B to eat good food C not to waste food D to make good food 2 She finds that people in Ilan A always waste food B don t use leftovers C don t have enough food D can cook special food 3 Kao zha is a good dish that is made with A fruit meat and other things B fresh and sweet duck meat C some different leftovers D meat soup and fruit 4 There are kinds of special foods mentioned in the passage A two B three C four D five 6 Now satellites are helping to forecast 预报 the weather They are in space and they can reach 4 any part of the world The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere 大气 because this is where the weather forms 形成 They send these pictures to the weather stations So meteorologists 气象学家 can see the weather of any part of the world From the pictures the scientists can often say how the weather will change Today nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures When they receive new pictures the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change too In their next weather forecast the meteorologists can say this So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists Before satellites were invented the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days Soon perhaps they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead 提前 1 Satellites travel A in space B above space C above the ground D in the atmosphere 2 Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere Because A clouds form there B the weather forms there C the weather satellites can do it easily D the pictures can forecast the weather 3 Meteorologists forecast the weather A without studying satellite pictures B before they receive satellite pictures C when they have received satellite pictures D after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones 4 Maybe we ll soon be able to forecast the weather for A one day B two days C five days D seven days or even longer 5 The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in A taking pictures of the earth B receiving pictures of the atmosphere C weather forecasting D doing other work in many ways 7 Have you ever been ill When you are ill you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot and there are pains all over your body You don t want to work and you stay in bed feeling very sad What makes us ill It is germs 细菌 Germs are everywhere They are very small and you can t find them with your eyes but you can see them with a microscope They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing Germs are always found in dirty water When we look at dirty water under the microscope we shall see them in it So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water Germs aren t found only in water They are found in air and dust If you cut your finger if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut 割开处 some of the germs would go into your finger Your finger would become big and red and you will have much pain in it Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body and you would have pain everywhere 1 Which of the following is true A If things are very very small they are germs B If things can t be seen they must be germs C Germs are only in dirty water D Germs are everywhere around us 2 What is a microscope used for A Making very very small things look much bigger B Making very big things look much smaller C Helping you read some newspapers D Helping you if you can t see things clearly 3 Why don t your parents let you drink dirty water A You haven t looked at it carefully B Water can t be drunk in this way C There must be lots of germs in it D Water will make you ill 4 Which of the following is not true A Germs can be found both in water and in the air 5 B Germs can go into your finger if it is cut C If your temperature is not OK there must be germs in your body D If your finger isn t cut there aren t any germs on it 5 What s the main idea of the passage A Germs may make us ill B Germs are in dirty water C Don t drink dirty water D Take care of your fingers 8 Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy Well almost everything The problem is that the people in Jean s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her In fact Jean is quite lonely So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ She likes being anonymous 匿名 talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ His name was David and lived in San Francisco David was full of stories and jokes He and Jean had a common 共同的 interest in rock music and modern dance So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time Of course they wanted to know more about each other David sent a picture of himself He was a tall good looking young man with a big happy smile As time went by they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other When Jean s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer But when she knocked on David s door in San Francisco she found that her special friend was a twelve year old boy named Jim 1 Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is A rich B famous C young D lonely 2 Jean thought David was special because he A made her quite happy on QQ B was from San Francisco C sent her a picture of himself D was tall and good looking 3 When Jean and David met and introduced themselves to each other who felt surprised A David B Both David and Jean C Jean D Neither David nor Jean 4 What s the main idea of the passage A Don t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily B People don t use their real names on QQ so often C Don t go to meet those you get to know on QQ D People should tell their real names to others on QQ 9 When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong China we brought not only our luggage but also our village rules customs and culture One of the rules is that young people should always respect 尊敬 elders Unluckily this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States I had a part time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant One time when I was serving food to a middle aged couple the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly As soon as I said that her face showed great displeasure My manager who happened to hear what I said took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive 敏感 Americans are and how they dislike the description old I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife After the couple heard my reason they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences so they laughed and were no longer angry 6 In my village in China people are proud of being old Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience However in the United States people think growing old is a problem since old shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging and women put on makeup hoping to look young When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young I had told them something they didn t want to hear After that I changed the way I had been with older people It is not that I don t respect them any more I still respect them but now I don t show my feelings through words 1 Jack brought the couple their food very fast because A the manager asked him to do soB he respected the elderly C the couple wanted him to do soD he wanted more pay 2 When Jack called the couple elderly they became A nervous B satisfied C unhappy D excited 3 In Jack s hometown A people dislike being called old B people are proud of being old C many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 4 After this experience Jack A lost his job in the restaurant B made friends with the couple C no longer respected the elderly D changed his way with older people 5 Which of the following is TRUE A The more Jack explained the angrier the couple got B Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience C The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple D From this experience Jack learned more about American culture 10 I worked for a short time as a cashier 出纳员 at a restaurant a few months ago I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy One night just before Christmas I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner but I was very busy at the time And I imagined th