湖北省中考英语 阅读理解提高训练11（通用）

阅读理解提高训练11 A You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a banana person? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.ABC means Americanborn Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese ,but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside looking like a Westerner and yellow outside looking like a Chinese.Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them dont speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics. But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the Peoples Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C .N.Yang (杨振宁). H e got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.( ) 1. “ABC” in this passage means “_”.A. three English letters B. a kind of banana C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China( ) 2. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _.A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese C. they were born in China but got to study in America D. they like to eat bananas( ) 3. The underlined word “blood” may probably mean_.A. 国籍 B. 血统 C. 爱心 D. 皮肤( ) 4. C .N.Yang is mentioned (提到) here to show that _A . American Chinese are great.B. We love American Chinese. C. Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes.D. American-Chinese are not Chinese citizens.( ) 5. This passage mainly talks about _.A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese C. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C.N. Yang1. D 此题为细节题。ABC means Americanborn Chinese.ABC的意思是在美国出生的中国人。2. B 此题为细节题。A banana is yellow outside and white inside looking like a Westerner and yellow outside looking like a Chinese. 香蕉外面是黄的，里面是白的。就像一个外表看起来像中国人的西方人。3. B 此题为推断题。These people may be citizens (公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore.But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from Chinese这些人也许是其他国家的公民，比如美国，加拿大或者新加坡。 但是他们有中国血统，他们的父母，祖父甚至外祖父都来自中国。4. D 此题为推断题。But they are not Chinese citizens. 但是他们不是中国公民 But he is an American citizen.但是他是美国公民。5. B 此题为推断题。通读全文可知本文讲的是海外华人。 B In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and regard them as their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they wont carry disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit peoples homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild(野生的) animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(处罚). If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career(生涯). Then the seniors(老人) will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.( )1. This passage shows that Canadians _. A. hate animals B. often kill animals C. love animals D. dont keep their pets inside their houses( )2. Children leave their parents when they grow up because _. A. they dont love their parents any more B. their parents houses are too small C. they can only find jobs far from their parents D. it is not acceptable(能接受的) to live together with their parents when they grow up( )3. They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because _. A. the pets are sick B. the pets are wild C. they want to stop them from carrying disease D. they want them to sleep on the way home( )4. Which is right according to the passage? A. People buy animal food for their pets only at the animal food stores. B. Pets eat better than people. C. Almost every family has a bird cage at his house. D. Any birds can come to the bird feeders to eat.( ）5. The passage mainly talks about _. A. how to keep disease from pets B. pets in Canada C. how to take good care of pets D. life of the seniors in Canada 1. C 此题为细节题。People love these pets and regard them as their good friends. 人们爱动物，把他们当做好朋友。 2. C 此题为推断题。孩子们要开始自己的新生活。 3. C 此题为细节题。Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that t