外研版2020年中考英语题型专练：阅读理解（二）B卷.doc

外研版2020年中考英语题型专练：阅读理解（二）B卷一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共86分)1. （8分）阅读理解 Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts. In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.Our brain has billions of nerve cells These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles, Tavella says. Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external (外部的) world and also to control devices.The researchers designed a special cap for the users. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets (translate) the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify (find or discover) objects in its paths. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Professor Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair. He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.（1）BCI is a technology that can .A . help to update computer systemsB . link the human brain with computerC . help the disabled to recoverD . control a persons thoughts（2）How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? A . By controlling his muscles.B . By talking to the machine.C . By moving his hand.D . By using his mind.（3）Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 4? A . Scalp-computer-cap-wheelchair.B . Computer-cap-scalp-wheelchair.C . Scalp- cap-computer-wheelchair.D . Cap-computer- scalp-wheelchair.（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A . Switzerland, tile BCI Research CenterB . New Finding about How the Human Brain WorksC . BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD . Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries2. （10分） More than 6000 children were expelled（开除）from US schools last year for bringng guns and bombs to school，the US Department of Education said on May 8The department gave a report on the expulsions（开除）as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 199697，against 7 per cent for rifles or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms“The report is a clear sign that our nations public schools are cracking down（严惩）”on students who bring guns to school，“Education Secretary Richard Riey said in a statement“We need to be tough-minded（坚强的）about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe”In March 1997，an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using hand-guns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro，ArkansasIn October，two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi schoolTwo months later，a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducab，Kentucky“Most of the expulsions，56 per cent，were from high schools，which have students from about age 13，34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools”The report said（1）From the first paragraph we can see that in the US schools _A . students enjoy shootingB . students are eager to be soldiersC . safety is a problemD . students can make guns（2）The report from the US Department of Education shows that _A . the number of the expulsions is now largeB . the number of the expulsions is wrongC . there are soldiers hiding among the studentsD . guns are out of control in US schools（3）The main idea of paragraph four shows us _A . some examples of shootings in US schoolsB . the Americans feelingC . some famous schoolsD . that some teachers were killed by students（4）How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?A . 10B . 9C . 12D . 22（5）From this passage we know that _A . every American cannot have gunsB . only soldiers and police can have gunsC . American citizens can own gunsD . teachers have no money to buy guns3. （8分）（2015四川成都）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。How much do you know about Albert Einstein?Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc, helped create the worlds most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.What did he like?Einstein liked learning sailing(帆船运动). He sailed in small boats all his life. Heonce joked, Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didnt like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”Why is the sky blue?In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?”After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “Its because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles(气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.”His answer is true in physics.（1）According to the passage, Albert Einstein_haircuts and new clothes. A . forgotB . mindedC . disliked（2）The underlined part actually shows Albert Einstein was a/an _person.A . cleverB . imaginativeC . childlike（3）Einstein learning sailing and playing the violin.A . was interested inB . looked forward toC . was known for（4）From Paragraph 3 we know that .A . mother teaches the bestB . without mothers push, we cant love anythingC . when we love something, wed like to learn about it（5）Einstein offered a _ explanation for the question why the sky is blue.A . magicB . scientificC . careful4. （8分）阅读理解CharactersEditor, Doctor, Scientist, Journalist, Traveller Scene 9 The men sit down with drinks ,and the time traveller tells his amazing story，Traveller: The time machine took me 150 years into the future.The word was is a very different place. There was two races（种类）of creatures: the Eloi and Morlocks. The Eloi are small, gentle creaturespeople who lead peaceful lives. They do not work but play games, eat food, and sleep. They are afraid of dark. Scientist: And the Morlocks? Traveller: These are apelike（似猿的）creatures who live underground. They are afraid of the light. They have machines. They provide the Eloi with everything they need. Doctor: So the Morlocks are the Elois slaves（奴隶）? Traveller: Sadly, that is not so. The Eloi are the Morlocks cattle（牲畜）.The Morlocks feed them and raise took them for food. Editor: That is awful. How did the Eloi allow this to happen. Traveller: They became lazy. At first, they allowed the Morlocks to provide them with everything they needed.Journalist: Then, they slowly lost all their skills. Traveller: Exactly. As the years passed, they became more and more dependent（依赖的） on the Morlocks. Finally, they could not take care of themselves. Then ,the Morlocks took control them.Editor: There is a lesson for us in this.Scientist: Only if his strange story is true.（1）When may the travellers story happen? A . In the past.B . At present.C . In the future.D . He didnt tell us.（2）Which of the following is TRUE? A . The Eloi are afraid of the light.B . The Morlocks raise the Eloi for food.C . The Eloi could take care of themselves.D . The Morlocks live a happy life without working.（3）What did the traveller think of the Eloi? A . CleverB . HardworkingC . CreativeD . Lazy（4）Why did the scientist say “Only if his strange story is true.”? A . He felt sorry for Eloi.B . He was making a joke.C . He was afraid to hear the story.D . He didnt believe the story.5. （8分）（2015贵州铜仁）阅读短文，从所给的选项中选出最佳答案。Sports are important in English life. The people of England are sports lovers. Some of the worlds famous sports began here such as football and cricket.Football is a game played in winter and early spring. Lots of people play football in parks or playgrounds just for fun. With hundreds of years history, it is one of the most important sports in England. The English love football very much and they turned most of their main players into famous persons. David Beckham and Bobby Charlton became heroes for many children. The most interesting part of the English football year is the FA(Football Association) Cup Final each May.（1）Sports are _ in English life.A . impotant.B . not important.C . unpopular.D . impossible.（2）Football is a fast game played _.A . in winter.B . in early spring.C . in summer.D . A and B.（3）A lot of people in England play football in _.A . fields.B . school halls.C . parks or playgrounds.D . Gyms.（4）David Beckham and Bobby Charlton became heroes for many _.A . teachers.B . children.C . workersD . farmers.（5）According to the passage, the FA(Football Association) Cup Final is in _.A . each AprilB . each JuneC . each May.D . each August6. （8分）阅读理解Two American films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum.Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p. m.Each person has his own way to have fun. Some like sports. Some like playing chess or cards. But a large number of people enjoy listening to music.Nowadays, music has become an important part of our life. We can listen to music on CDs, on radio or on TV. Also, we can search the Internet to find the song we like. Its the easiest way to enjoy the music that we like. Also we can download (下载)our favorite songs from the Internet for free. If we have a Walkman (随身听)，we can hear music everywhere. It can give us pleasure if we are sad. It can cheer us up, too. When we are tired, it can make us relaxed.Different people like different kinds of music. Young people like pop music. Maybe old people like gentle and quiet music. Different music can express different feelings. When we are happy, we like to listen to jubilant (欢快的) music. When we are unhappy, we want to hear soft music. We need different kinds of music in different moods. We can get different feelings from music. Music is the best friend of human beings. We cant imagine what life would be like without music.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（1）According to the first paragraph, we can know people play chess, cards or listen to music . A . for exercisingB . to learn more knowledgeC . for funD . to relax（2）Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A . Music can give us pleasure.B . Music can make us relaxed.C . Music can cheer us up.D . Music can improve our listening skills.（3）According to the last paragraph, we can know the old people like probably. A . gentle musicB . rock musicC . jazz musicD . pop music（4）What does the underlined word “moods” mean in Chinese? A . 心情B . 喜怒无常C . 气氛D . 生气（5）Which of the following is TRUE? A . No one likes playing chess.B . There are different kinds of music.C . Listening to music can make us more tired.D . Old people dont like music at all.7. （8分）阅读理解 There is a famous English saying You are what you eat, and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people its important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. But, a team of American scientists have found something new about eating sweet food.When we say some people are sweet, we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about peoples feelings and acts, said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is find whether we can know someones character and behaviour according to his or her taste.In one of their experiments, students were asked questions about their character - whether, for example, they were soft- hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favourite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food, such as cookies and chocolate, were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips werent. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in hospital and so on.The result of the experiments is that peoples helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.（1）The underlined word it refers to _. A . the sweet foodB . the eating habitC . the American teamD . the English saying（2）According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people _. A . overweightB . excitedC . relaxedD . friendly（3）The scientists found that people who preferred _ were less helpful. A . ice-creamB . chocolateC . chipsD . cookies（4）According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A . There is some relationship between someones character and his or her taste.B . Kids are told to eat more sweet food.C . What you put in your mouth will show your character.D . If people want to be kind or friendly, they can try some sweet food.（5）It can be learnt from the passage that _. A . scientists asked college students questions about their futureB . scientists told college students not to eat sweet foodC . people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help othersD . peoples character has nothing to do with their taste8. （8分）阅读理解 Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. Some students say they dont want to read for pleasure. They want to spend their time in doing some exercises on listening, grammar and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy and it is not helpful.Many experts(专家)say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning language, says that pleasure reading helps students learn many important things about English. Students can learn more grammar and words. They can also use excellent sentences when they do some writing. Dr Krashen says pleasure reading helps each student in a different way, because each student has his own learning skills or levels. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you can choose your favourite books, and dont have to remember everything. You dont have any pressure because there are no tests about it.In general, reading for pleasure can help：make students read faster in English；find examples of good writing in English；learn new words and grammar；know about the English native speakers reading habits.（1）Why dont some students like reading for pleasure? A . Because they think it takes them a lot of time.B . Because they dont know what to read.C . Because they think it is easy and unhelpful.D . Because they think it is difficult and boring.（2）What does Dr Stephen Krashen do? A . A doctor.B . A language expert.C . A teacher.D . A writer.（3）Which is NOT true about reading for pleasure? A . It helps students in the same way.B . Students can learn more grammar.C . It is helpful for students English writing.D . It is important for English study.（4）What does the underlined word pressure mean? A . 精神B . 信仰C . 潜力D . 压力（5）How many advantages does reading for pleasure have according to the passage? A . Three.B . Four.C . Five.D . Six.9. （10分） One day after school Mr. Tillman found Philo Farnsworth making drawings on the blackboard in the school-room.“What are you doing?” Mr. Tillman asked with interest. “ What are these drawings?”“I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are drawings of my first inventions.”Mr. Tillman smiled to himself, “What is your invention?”“I have an ide