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阅读理解 专项训练试卷（二）测试时间：60分钟 测试总分：56分 得分：_阅读短文，按要求完成文后各题。（每小题2分）（A） 【黄冈中考】I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasnt alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean（刻薄的）mother as I did.My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could mot lie in bed“sick” in order to miss school.The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldnt sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do.My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested（taken away by the police）or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me“mean”.Why? Because mow I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.1. How many children does the writers mother have?A. Four. B. Two. C. Three. D. Six.2. What can you infer（推测）from the passage? A. My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch. B. My mother was a great success. We love her. C. If we didnt want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick. D. We neednt share the housework at home.3. The best title for this passage may be _. A. My childhood B. The meanest mother C. I do as my mother did D. Unforgettable memories（B） 【宁波中考】Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidenceit will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment._ are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your childrens literacy（读写能力）.You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write: having everyday conversations with your children trying to ask more“wh-”questions instead of easy“yes”or“no”questions encouraging your children to talk about events you dont know reading to your children each night listening to your children read teaching your children how to use dictionaries talking about your childrens writings practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emailsYou can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. Whats more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.1. This passage is mainly written for _.A. children B. teachers C. parents D. doctors2. _ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2. A. “Listening and speaking skills” B. “Reading and writing skills” C “Listening and writing skills” D.“Reading and listening skills”3. _ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above. A. “Listening to the radio every day” B. “Listening to your children read” C. “Reading to your children each night” D. “Talking about your childrens writings”4. In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read _ in one year. A. 5 books B. 10 books C. 15 books D.20 books5. Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to _. A. draw pictures or take photos B. listen to pop music C. write diaries or book reviews D. play computer games（C） 【扬州中考】The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changming, principal of Beijing No.4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit（获益）from your help. Youll find you benefit too！3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.4) Make a foreign friend. Try to befriend someone from a foreign country. Its an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.5) Publish（出版）an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.6) Take up a new sport. Choose one youve never played before. If you find you like it, youll have a hobby for life.7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside of your studies.8) Find a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people.1. According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can _.A. learn about another culture B. practice spoken EnglishC. discuss the international situation D. share your happiness and sadness2. Besides learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is _. A. to help your parents with housework B. to kill time C. to have communication with others D. to make friends3. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? _ A. you should read fifty books of the same field. B. Do a part-time job for less than a month. C. Try to publish an article to make you famous. D. You can benefit a lot by helping others.4. The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to _. A. make contributions to society B. achieve gret progress in high school C. love high school life D. finish high school（D） 【上海中考】You probably know you should say“please”and“thank you”at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?Keep It down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people cant hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldnt have it turned up too high. Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools dont allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that dont have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesnt make sense to listen to your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.Take One Out! Once in a while its okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would mot be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and its not for you.Its Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.1. The underlined word“volume”in Paragraph Two probably means“_”.A. the type of music B. the amount of a sound C. the length of a song D. the colour of an MP3 player2. No one wants to listen to _ from othersMP3 players. A. a loud sound B. sad stories C. a long movie D. the words of a song3. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _. A. is not enjoyable B. makes us tired C. is bad for MP3 players D. hurts our ears 4. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play,_. A. the theatre wont allow it B. the actors will get angry C. others wont hear the play well D. we will miss part of the play5. We can take one earphone out when we _. A. show others the way B. talk to friends on the phone C. watch a sporting event D. have dinner with our parents6. Its all right to use our MP3 player in _. A. schools B. libraries C. restaurants D. museums7. What can be the best title of this passage? _ A. Music Lovers B. Music Manners C. MP3 Players D. MP3 Earphones（E） 【陕西中考】 Going to Disneyland is a dream vacation for kids. You may have been to the Disneyland in Hong Kong or in other places. Soon you will be able to enjoy a Disney Park in Shanghai. Shanghai Disneyland started building on April 8, 2011. There will be many Chinese characters in Shanghai Disneyland. It is different from the others. There is a 10-kilometer-long river. It goes around the whole park. Shanghai Disneyland will cost 24.4 billion yuan to build. It will open in five years. In order to keep the road safe, European Commission（欧盟）says that buses and taxis can be fitted（安装）with“black boxes”. The black boxes can help police to find what happened after an accident. Some robots will soon be used to carry medical rubbish, pass food and give out medicine at a UK hospital. The newest technology（技术）is already in hospitals in Japan, the US and France. A village in eastern Germany doesnt have enough money to repair the holes in the road. So they sell the holes to the people in the village. Each hole is $ 68. The government will repair them with the money and put a message on top of each hole to remember the buyers. Its a funny idea. Most buyers just want to do some good things to the society. However, some TV stations and newspapers buy some holes just to make more money from advertising.1. Which of the following is TRUE to Shanghai Disneyland?A. A 10-kilometer-long river goes in the middle of the park.B. There will be many Chinese characters.C. It is the same as the others.D. It opened 5 years ago.2. In order to keep the road safe, European Commission wants to _.A. make buses and taxis go slowlyB. fit buses and taxis with“black boxes”C. make the police find out what happenedD. find out what“black boxes”can do3. The robots will _ in a UK hospital.A. carry medical rubbish B. give out newspapersC. cook dinner D. water flowers4. TV stations and newspapers buy the holes because _.A. the roads have been broken badlyB. they want to have their own holes C. they want to make more money D. the government doesnt have enough money（F） 【北京中考】We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer（节俭的消费者）is one way to help. But, what exactly does that mean?Use It UpYou can use things up instead of wasting them. Squeeze that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. Use the last little piece of soap. Dont throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.Wear It