中考英语阅读理解专题辅导

1、中考英语专项训练阅读理解( 一 )mr king works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. he drives carefully andcan keep calm in time of danger.and he escaped from severalaccidents.the managerpays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.mr. baker, one o f his friends, works a factory outside

2、the city. it his house and he has to go to work by bus. as the traffics far fromis crowded in the morning,sometimes he s late for the work. his manager warns the young man will be sentaway unless he gets to his office on time. he hopes to buy a car, but he hasntenough money. he decides to buy an old

3、 one. he went to the flea() market and atlast he chose a beautifulbut cheap car.he saidhe wanted tohave a trial() drive,the seller agreed. he called mr. king and asked him to help him.mr. king examined the carat first and then droveitaway. itwas fiveinthemorningand therewere fewcars in the street.at

4、firsthe droveslowly and itworked well.then he drove fast.and when he reacheda crossing,thelightsturnedred.he triedto stop it,but he failedand nearly hitan oldwomanwho was crossingthestreet.a policeman told him to stop, but the car went on until it hit a big tree by thrroad.“didnt you hear me? ” the

5、policeman asked angrily.“yes, i did,sir, ” said mr. king ,“ since it doesn t listen to me, can itobey you?() 1.mr. king is paid more because he _.a. always drives very slowlyb. is not afraid of dangerc. had driven for yearsd. drives very well() 2.mr. baker went to the flea market to _.a. buy a secon

6、d-hand carb. have a trial drivec. choose a new card. sell his old car() 3.mr. king tried to stop the car when _a. he saw an old woman crossing the street b. he saw a big treec. the traffic lights turned redd. the policeman shouted angrily at him() 4.which of the following is true?a. mr. king will be

7、 sent away if he keeps being lateb. mr. baker cant afford to buy an old carc. mr. king didn t hear the policemand. something was wrong with the car( 二 )it costs millions of dollars to train and send astronauts (宇航员 ) into space.very fewcountries can afford this.american businessman dennis tito paid

8、20,000,000 us dollars to the russian spaceagency ( 俄罗斯宇航局 ) to intospace. hevisited the international (国际的 ) spacestation. his trip, making him the first ever space tourist, took eight days. hespentmostofhistimetakingphotos,lookingat theearthandlisteningtomusiconhisonce-in-a-lifetimetrip.after landi

9、ng safely back on the earth, mr tito thought the trip was worth themoney. the onlydifficultyhe had was walkingbut this isnormal( 正常的 ) for anyonewhos been in zero gravity(地心引力 ).mrtiroreceivedtrainingbeforeheleft.healsohelpedtocookfoodfor theotherswhilein space.theytoldhimwhattodoandwherehe wasallow

10、edtogo.themoneymrtitogavetherussianspaidfor20% oftheirannualbudget( 年度预算 ).()1.howmuchmoneydiddennistitopaytothe russianspaceagency togointospace?a.twomillionusdollars.b.twentymillionusdollarsc.twohundredmillionusdollars.d.twobillionusdollars.()2.accordingtothepassage,whichof thefollowingistrue?a.de

11、nnistitodidn t thinkthetripwasworththemoney.b.dennistitowasnotallowedtotakephotoson thespacestation.c.dennistitospenteighthoursonthespacestation.d.dennistitoreceivedtrainingbeforeheflewintospace.()3.whydidtherussianswantdennistitotogointospace?a.theywantedtoworkwithanamericanb.theywantedhimtotakepho

12、tosearth.c.theywantedhismoney:d.theywantedhimtocookforthenautswhilemspace.（三）postcardfromcanadadearweihan,hi from canada！ we are having a wonderful holiday. we havent seen a bear yet,but there are bears and deer in the forests around the lake where were staying.the bears often go to the rubbish dump

13、 (垃圾场 ) to look for food. perhaps wellgo to see them at the dump. we will need to be careful because bears are quitedangerous. theywill attack if you surprisethem, so people carry bells(铃铛 )whentheyareoutwalkingtowarnthebearsaway.on our first night we saw a fireworks (烟火 )show. it doesnt get dark he

14、re until10 oclock, so it was areallylatenightforus.todayihada very shortswiminthelake.itwascold.theweatherhasbeensunny,butnotliketheweatherathome.byefornow.wewillbehome nextweek.( )1.lingnanthinksthattheprobableplacetoseeabearwillbe_.a.intheforestb.atthedumpc.bythelaked.onthemountain()2.lingnanthink

15、sthatbearsaremostdangerouswhenthey_.(a.c.)3.hearbellsringaresurprisedbylingnanwenttob.peoplebedveryd.latesee onthearethedeerlookingfirstfornightfoodbecausehe_.a. swam in c. went tothe seelakethebearb.justarrivedd.watchedaincanadafireworksshow()4.from a. hasthe seenpostcard, a bearwecantellb.thathasl

16、ingnan_.seenadeerc.isenjoyinghisholidayd.istravellingwithweihan( )5.fromthepostcardwecaninfer(推断 )that a.the weather sunny and“at warmhome”is_.b.coldandcloudyc.sunnybutcoldd.windyandcold( 四 )“life is speeding up. everyone is getting unwell.”this may sound like something someone would say today. but

17、in fact, an unknownperson who lived in rome in ad() 53 wrote itwe all love new inventions. they are exciting, amazing and can even change ourlives.but have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?picturethis,yourerushingtofinishyourhomework on the computer.your mobilephone ri

18、ngs, a qq message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise fromthetelevisionisgettinglouderand louder.suddenlythecomputergoes blankandyou loseallyourwork.now you havetostayup all night to getit done. how happydo you feel?inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up

19、feelingstressed() and tired.why do you thinkpeople who livefaraway fromnoisy cities,who have no telephones,no car,noteven any electricityoftenseem tobe happier?perhaps because they live simpler lives.one family in the uk went“back in time” to see what life was like without alltheinventionswe have to

20、day.the grandparents,with theirdaughter,and grandsonsbenjamin, 10 and thomans, 7,spent nineweeks ina 1940s house.they had no washingmachine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.the grandmother, lyn, said,“the more things you have, the more difficult lifebecomes.” the boys saidtheyfoughtless. probab

21、ly,theysaid,because therewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhad changed from being a “trendy(),beer -drinkinggranny,to one whocooked things”() 1.the writer uses the quote(“” ) at the beginning of the story to_.a. tell us a truth about our liveb. tell us what

22、life was like long time agoc. point out what causes such a thing to happend. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be thesame()2. in the passage the writerdescribesa pictureto show thatnew inventions_.(a.have speeded up our livesb.have improvethe qualityc. may make people feel

23、 very happyd. may bring people some trouble) 3. the family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because _a. they loved to live simple livesb. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventionsc. they were troubled by modern inventionsd. living in a different time would be a lot of f

24、un for them) 4. according to the passage, which id not right?a. people who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happierb. an unknown roman was sure that the quality of life would get betterc. the family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s housed. with the improvement of our lives

25、, we often feel stressed and tired) 5. the passage is mainly about _a. problems with technology b. improvements of our lives with technologyof our livesc. changes happening to technologyd. the importance of technology“( 五 )china wants to build its own space station over the next 15 years,“ said wang

26、yongzhi,one the famous scientistsworking on the manned(载人的 ) space programme.wangsaidthiswhile he was speakingtosome 100 high schoolstudentsfrombeijing,hong kong and macao on sunday. that was reported by mondays beijing news.china has spent18 billionyuan on itsmanned space programme in thepast11 yea

27、rsand has make great progress(进步 ). last october, yang liwei, an astronaut(宇航员 ), flew around the earth 14 times, which is well-known all over the world .wang said,“ because china doesn t have enough money now, it does not plan tosend an astronaut to the moon, but to sendup a satellite(卫星 ) that mov

28、es aroundthe moon. ”wang, who is now 72 years old, is an important member of chinas manned spaceprogramme since 1992.()1. what happened last october according to the passage?a. china built its own space stationb. a chinese astronaut flew around the earthc. a chinese astronaut landed on the moon.d. c

29、hina sent up a satellite to the moon.()2. what can we learn about wang yongzhi?a.he is also an astronaut.b. he is a college teacher.c. he is a scientist working on computers.d. he has worked on the manned space programme for about 12 years.()3. wh7y doesnt china plan to send an astronaut to the moon

30、 now?a. because it isn t important to do so.b. because china doesn t have such astronauts.c. because there is no need for that.d. because china isnt so richnow.（六）when you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways tomake you feel good about yourself. 1) look in the mirror a

31、nd say to yourself, i am a special person and theres no one in the world like me. i can do anything! it may not sound so good, but it really works!2) do something nice for someone. helping others always makes you feel good.3) smile! be friendly to people you meet. look for the good things in your fr

32、iends and family.4) learnsomething new!have you alwayswanted to decorate yourown room or learnhow to swim? go for it ! new challenges(挑战)are fun and give you a sense ofaccomplishment when you have finished.5) read and start a diary. turn off the tv and let your imagination(想象) fly!your thoughts, dre

33、ams or anything you want! writing always helps to express your feelings.6) stay with your family. we all need our family time. talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.()1. this passage may be taken from _.a. a science book b. a story bookc. a magazine d. school rules() 2.according to the passage, when you are helping others, you willa. be specialb. be surec. feel niced. be remembered() 3.what do the underlined words in 4) a sense of accomplishment mean?a. 成就感 b.忧伤感 c.挫折感d.信任感() 4.which of t