2020年中考英语阅读训练（选词填空阅读理解）

2020年中考英语阅读训练（选词填空、阅读理解）一、选词填空A kind look scientist which it design hundred work large byWe call them aliens or extraterrestrials (外星生物). We make movies and write books about them, though we dont know if they really exist (存在). But weve never stopped 1_ for them.On April 28, Chinas radio telescope (射电望远镜) FAST, nicknamed (昵称) “Eye of Heaven (天眼)”, officially began 2_ search for intelligent life (智慧生命) in outer space. Radio telescopes 3_ to find signals from space. Scientists believe that if aliens do exist, they would emit (发射) signals as a byproduct (副产品) of using communication technology, just like we do on Earth with television and radio. FAST is the worlds 4_ and most sensitive (灵敏的) radio telescope. Scientists hope to use it to make new discoveries, as it can detect even the weakest signals from space.Radio telescopes are not the only tools that scientists have used to look for intelligent life. They have used other 5_ of technology as well.For example, messages have been sent into space in the hopes of reaching other civilizations (文明). In 1977, NASA sent the Voyager 1 and 2 probes (探测器) into space. Each carried a copy of the Golden Record, 6_ contains (包含) images and sounds from Earth. If aliens on other planets find them, they can learn about humans. Voyager 1 is now 22.2 billion km away from us and is still 7_. It has traveled farther into space than any other man-made object.Space telescopes are also being used to search for life outside of Earth. The Kepler Space Telescope, built 8_ the US, was used to look for Earth-like planets. Kepler was launched (发射) in 2009 and retired (退役) in 2018. It found more than 1,200 exoplanets (系外行星). Many of them are rocky (多岩石的) planets similar to Earth, which means they might be able to support intelligent life.Should we even search for them?Although the idea of finding aliens might be exciting, 9_ have different opinions about whether we should contact them.Stephen Hawking: NoThe late British scientist Stephen Hawking believed there are aliens on other planets. But he warned that aliens might be dangerous. People should not look for them. If they find us one day, they might take our resources. That would be disastrous (灾难性的) for us.David Morrison: YesUS scientist David Morrison believes we should welcome aliens. If aliens can send us messages from 10_ of thousands of light-years away, they must be much smarter than us. They might be able to help us solve some of our problems.B include about see provide you way important control make plantSeventy percent of our planet is covered by one huge, continuous (连续的) body of seawater the ocean. In 2008, the United Nations recognized (确立) June 8 as World Oceans Day. Its a day to think 1_ the important role that the oceans play in our lives, the dangers that are facing our oceans and the action we can take to protect them. uThe 2_ of our oceans.The ocean is home to the majority (大多数) of3_ and animals on Earth. Marine (海洋的) plants 4_ us with 70 percent of the oxygen(氧气) we breathe. The ocean 5_ our climate (气候), providing heat in winter and cool air in summer. It also provides us with food and medicine. No matter where you live on the planet, no matter how far from the sea, 6_ life is dependent (依赖的) on the ocean.The problems facing our oceansThe most urgent (紧急的) problem facing the ocean at the moment is plastic pollution. Reducing single-use plastic, 7_ plastic bags and plastic bottles, has been an important theme for World Oceans Day for a number of years.Climate change and rising sea temperatures are also a huge problem. Rising sea temperatures have a direct influence on weather patterns (模式) and 8_ as partly responsible for an increase in extreme weather conditions.How is the day celebrated?The day is celebrated in a variety of 9_, including special events at aquariums (水族馆) and zoos, beach and river clean-ups, school activities, art contests and film festivals. You can join in to remind people about the importance of our oceans and 10_a difference.C from make bring be come friendship it celebrate flower they“The tender green buds (嫩芽) sprout (发芽). Then the buds grow up and beautiful flowers bloom.”This is a poetic description of a video performance by Zhu Huanduo, an 11-year-old girl 1_ Tianhang Experimental School, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The video, titled Growing Flowers, 2_ part of Zhus class own version (版本) of Kasou Taishou (超级变变变), a Japanese TV show that is popular for 3_ short skits (滑稽短剧).4_ World Drama Day, which fell on March 27, Zhus head teacher Zheng Ying held a performance activity for her class. “A family is a team, and 5_ home is the stage. Directors, screenwriters, actors the shooting and editing (剪辑) are all their own,” Zheng said. “Sets, lights, makeup and costumes are also put together 6_ daily life full of surprises,” Zheng added.With spring 7_, Zhu decided to fit the current season. She used green socks, green sheets, and vines (藤) and leaves from a bonsai (盆栽) tree in her home. The 8_ were made from her grandmothers silk scarf.Another student, Xia Xingyu, performed as Xu Xian, a character from the 1992 TV series New Legend of Madame White Snake. He used a grey tablecloth and top hat to create his costume. “Its enough 9_ laughter to my classmates during tough times,” Xia said.During the long winter holiday, many teachers are using new methods to keep their students entertained. “Online learning multiplies (使多样化) the status, role, and meaning of home. Teachers can help students and their parents build parent-child 10_ and inspire more creativity,” Zheng said.D deep much cook skill person class receive while put realDivided into two groups, the students were busy in a kitchen at the High Point Community Center in Seattle, US. Instructor (指导员）Asia Faircloth taught one group how 1_ vermicelli (意式细面) bowls with chicken. The other group joined instructor Jacob Alhadeff to practice new chopping 2_ with chef knives.The centers four-week cooking course was centered on cooking and food justice. To teach 3_ people about the importance of having nutritious food, the city recruited (招募) students from low-income families through social media. Each student 4_ 100 dollars (700 yuan) at the end of the course.“Low-income people of color are more likely to feel the effects of food injustice (不公),” Alhadeff said. “So providing cooking instruction and 5_ money back in the pockets of our community members seemed like a no-brainer (容易做的决定).”Alhadeff and Faircloth started the course not only to teach kids how to cook, but also to encourage them to think more 6_ about the economics behind food. They were shown how to connect the dots between 7_ choices and the economic cost of obesity (肥胖), climate change and global food supplies.Tahir Adams and Najah Goodrich, two juniors at Seattle Lutheran High School, joined the 8_. They talked about how farmers have a hard time putting food on their own kitchen tables 9_ growing fresh produce for the rest of the country. They were proud of the new skills and recipes (菜谱) they learned.“We started with more personal things, then looked at the bigger, global view . like, how climate change is related to food,” Adams said. “It can be 10_ bad when droughts (干旱) turn places into actual deserts and droughts cause civil unrest.”二、阅读理解AThere is a story of two friends who were walking through the desert (沙漠). At some point in their trip, they got into an argument, and one friend slapped (扇耳光) the other one in the face.?The one who got slapped was hurt. But without saying anything, he wrote in the sand (沙子), “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”They kept on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in some thick sand and started drowning (溺水), but his friend saved him.? After that, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.”The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, but now, you write on a stone. Why?”The other friend replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness (原谅) can take it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must keep it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”It is easy to get upset at others, even our good friends, when they say or do things that hurt us. But if we hold onto these upset feelings forever, they will just hurt us. On the other hand, when someone does something nice for us, holding onto the feeling of thankfulness can give you a lifetime of inner peace.?( )1. How did the person who got slapped react?A. He slapped the friend back.B. He had an argument with hisfriend.C. He wrote about his upset feelings in the sand.D. He pushed his friend into a lake nearby.( )2. Why did the person who was saved write his feelings on a stone?A. To forgive his friend.B. To help himself forget his sadness.C. To make his friend feel upset.D. To remember his friends help.( )3. What does the underlined phrase mean in the last paragraph?A. take awayB. blow awayC. stick toD. catch up with( )4. What can we learn from the story?A. The two people could not be friends anymore.B. We should learn to forgive and thank others.C. Friendship lasts when everybody is nice to each other.D. A lifetime of inner peace is hard to get.BMany years ago, there was a group of brilliant (卓越的) young men at a university. They were talented at writing. They often met to read and criticize each others works.These men were merciless (冷酷无情的) when they criticized one another. They gave tough criticism of each others work. Some of them were quite cruel to each other. The members of the club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼杀者)”.To level up their literary (写作) skills, some women who were interested in writing at the university started a club of their own.? The members called themselves the “Wranglers (看护者)”.The members of the “Wranglers” also gave their opinions about each others literary works. But the feedback (反馈) from the members was much softer, more positive and more encouraging.? Every effort (努力) from a member was encouraged by all.After 20 years, one of the students was doing a study of his classmates when he noticed a huge difference in the writing world of the Stranglers and the Wranglers.Among all the brilliant young men in the Stranglers, none had made any major achievements. But the Wranglers had several successful writers.The groups were equally (相等地) talented and educated. There was not much difference between them. The Stranglers strangled each other, while the Wranglers gave each other a lift (鼓舞). The Stranglers had more self-doubt, while the Wranglers brought out the best in each other.?( )1. In the “Stranglers”, members used _ forms of feedback.A. crueller B. softerC. more positive D. more encouraging( )2. Why did the women start their own club?A. To fight against the mens club.B. To improve their writing skills.C. To learn how to criticize successfully.D. To show off their skills.( )3. What made the two groups so different 20 years later?A. They had different work experience.B. They had gotten different types of feedback.C. They had different writing skills.D. They did not get the same education.( )4. What might the conclusion (结论) of the study be?A. Women can do whatever men do.B. Criticism can give others a lift.C. Self-doubt is even worse than criticism.D. We should encourage each other more.CA kind woman baked bread for her family and an extra loaf (一条面包) for hungry passers-by every day. She put the extra bread beside a window and prayed for (祈祷) her son. He had left their home for a faraway land and she hadnt heard from him for a long time. 1A tramp (流浪汉) would always come to take the bread away. As he left, he would always say, “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you.”The woman felt irritated. “Not even a word of thanks,” she said angrily.This went on, day after day.Finally, the woman became so angry that she decided to add poison (毒药) to the loaf! 2 As she was doing it, her hands shook. “Look at what Ive done!” she said. She immediately (立刻) threw the bread away and made another loaf.As usual, the tramp came and picked up the bread.That evening, there was a knock on the door. Amazingly (神奇的是), the womans son was standing in the doorway. He was tired and weak. “Mom, its a miracle (奇迹) that I made it back home! As I got closer, I started to feel so hungry that I almost gave up. But then, an old tramp came up to me and gave me a loaf of bread. He said he got it from a nice lady.”The womans face turned pale at once. 3 The tramps words suddenly came back to her: “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you.”Teens couldnt contact the author of this story.The author can contact Teens if necessary.( )1. What happened to the womans son?A. He became a tramp.B. He got a serious disease.C. He traveled around the world.D. He lost touch with his mom.( )2. What does the underlined word “irritated” mean?A. scared B. stressedC. angry D. thankful( )3. After hearing what her son said, the womans face turned pale because _.A. her son was dying of hungerB. she got angrier with the trampC. she nearly poisoned her own sonD. the tramp didnt truly help her son( )4. The story teaches us that _.A.we should be good and do good thingsB. there is no such thing as a free lunchC. we shouldnt judge people by their looksD. miracles only happen to nice peopleDThere was once a carpenter (木匠) who was good at building houses. He had no other skills and his boss (老板) was very nice, so he worked for his boss one year after another. After 10 years of working for the same company, he finally got fed up with it and decided to quit (辞职). He wanted to try something new.However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to help with one final job before he left the team. He asked him to build one final house. Although the carpenter didnt want to do this kind of work anymore, he still agreed. He built the house, but his heart wasnt in it. He used cheap materials (材料) and rushed to finish the job quickly. It turned out to be the worst house that he had ever built.?When he finished, his boss came to see him one last time. Seeing t