2018年中考英语特训总复习第三部分中考专项突破篇第34课时阅读理解(精练)试题

1、1 第34课时阅读理解 Not only kids of Tiger Moms go to Harvard. This girl created her own future. Tenn essee. She found herself homeless and had to spe nd the ni ght on frien ds sofas. the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up trash aga in in the after noons, diving( 跳水)into her studies in t

2、he evenings. successful uni ess I got an educati on. Even before Dawns family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was poor and cups of no odles were ofte n the only food. Dawn “ studied by can dlelight ” because her pare nts could nt afford to pay the electricity bill( 电费). Dawn has now r

3、econnected with her family. They are proud of her accomplishments( 成就)and are atte nding her high school graduati on. (C ) 1. Why did nt Dawn give up her studies? A . To reconnect with her family. B . To thank those who had helped her. C . To get an education to be successful. D . To realize her dre

4、am of going to Harvard. ( D ) 2. Who helped Dawn when she found herself homeless? A. Her teachers. B. Her neighbors. C. A Tiger Mom. D. A school bus driver. ( B ) 3. What does the underlined word “abandoned mean in Chinese? A. 宠爱 B.抛弃 C.鼓励 D .虐待 ( C ) 4. Which of the following words best describes D

5、awn? A. Oper-minded. B. Gooc-natured. 话题 1 :哲理故事类 A（2017 河南中考） Dawn Loggins of Lawndale, N. C. is on her way to Harvard, one of the eight world -famous universities in the eastern US. Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes. The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, wh

6、en her pare and two sisters moved to The school bus driver learned about Dawns situation and invited Daw to move in with her family. Soon, Daw n had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a m. to 7 m. before before Dawns hard work paid off. She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2 “ Th

7、ere were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up said. “ But it was never in me to give up, because I realized ,110 on the SAT. ，” the 18 - year - old girl that I was never going to be 2 C. Strong -willed. D. Warn- hearted ( C ) 5. What is the best title for the te xt? A. Ano ther Ha

8、rvard girl B. A girl in can dlelight C From homeless to Harvard D. The role of Tiger Moms B（2017 河北中考） Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly( 蝴 蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis( 蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out

9、easily. Surpris in gly eno ugh, the butterfly is un able to fly. If the butterfly does nt struggle( 挣扌 L; 奋斗 )to leave the chrysalis, it cant fly! The struggle develops the en ergy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challe nges of life bring out the best in young people and make the

10、m fly. When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous bus in essma n, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry c

11、lothes on his back and sell them from door to door whe n he was young. Ano ther successful man is Dennis. His father died whe n he was only twen ty. His fathers death forced him to mature fast. He _ had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his broth

12、ers and sisters are lead ing successful lives. Sometimes challe nges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some pare nts and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like roc

13、k - climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challe nges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For coun tries to con ti nue to become successful, it is importa nt that the young pe

14、ople lear n to meet challe nges and overcome them. ( D )1. From the story we know that the butterfly cant fly because _ A. it gets out by itself B. the man feels sorry for it C. it tries to challenge itself D. the man helps it come out ( A ) 2. Denniss example shows that successful people should _ A

15、. overcome the difficulties B. take up bus in ess early C. become the leaders of tomorrow D. sell clothes from door to door ( C ) 3. The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “ _ . A. wake up B . give up C. grow up D . bring up ( B ) 4. What is the writer trying to do in this pas

16、sage? A. Describe where a butterfly comes from. 3 B. Encourage young people to face challenges. C. Suggest how to become a successful bus in essma n. D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam. （D ） 5. What is the best title for this passage? A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievem

17、ent B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People C On April 26, 2017, a big Chinese sh ip caught the eyes of the whole world. Chinas first homemade aircraft carrier （ 航空母舰 ）hit the water

18、in Dalian, Liaoning. It is the largest and best ship China has ever built , reported China Daily . The new ship is Chinas second aircraft carrier and it has no name yet. Chinas first carrier is called Lia oning, which was bought from Ukraine and later rebuilt by China. The new carrier was desig ned

19、in China and build ing bega n in 2013.The ship now must be completed at sea, which will take several years. An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea. It can carry hundreds of planes and troops to wars. Pla nes fly from and land back on i t, and soldiers work and live on it. Thanks to carrie

20、rs, pla nes can fight along with warships（ 战舰）.They allow pla nes to take off and land from any where in the ocea n around the world. But an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive to build. It costs a lot of money and uses a large amount of steel（ 辛钢材）and other special materials. For example, a

21、 basic aircraft carrier is made of 60 , 000 tons of steel! It also uses complex（ 综合的 ）tech no logies, in clud ing radar（ 雷达）, electrics, mecha nics（ 机械学）and weap ons. Fin ally, it takes years to build. Toda y, not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one. When the new

22、carrier is finished, China will become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself, after the US, Russia, UK, France, Italy and Spain , reported China Daily . （C ）1. Which of the following is TRUE of Chinas new aircraft carrier? A. It is Chinas first aircraft carrie

23、r. B. It is called Liaoning. C. It was designed in China. D. It was bought from Russia. （ A ） 2. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph? A. What an aircraft carrier is. B. The similarities between an aircraft carrier and an airport. C. A new place for planes to take off and land on. D. A secr

24、et weapon for wars. （ D ） 3. Which is NOT mentioned in the fifth paragraph for building an aircraft carrier? A. Time. B. Money. C. Tech no logy. D. Troops. 4 （ C ） 4. What can we learn from the story?5 A. China has already got two aircraft carriers. B. China cant make its own aircraft carrier. C. Bu

25、ilding an aircraft carrier is not an easy job. D. China has finished making its own aircraft carrier. D As traditional Chinese art , paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest cutting was found in China 1 , 500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily

26、 , Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant( 移民)in America , is trying to bring this art back to life. One Saturday in 2014 , Ms.Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it. Ms.Woo began to study the art of paper

27、cutting as a 14 - year - old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later , she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms.Woo wen

28、t to America after she finished college in 2008. Soon after that , she took part in an activity to promote( 宣传)Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many importa nt activities. “ It is importa nt to promote this art to America anyone who is interested in it. Maybe i t wi

29、ll make this art more popular. ” Woo said. From the art of paper cutting , people can know about Chinese cultural values , history stories of peoples life. Ms.Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chin ese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese , but also for pe

30、ople all over the world. (C ) 1.What did Ms.Woo do in 2014? A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting. C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. D. She took part in an activity to p

31、romote Chinese paper cutting. ( A ) 2. Ms.Woo began to study the art of paper cutting_ A. when she was fourteen B. after she got to America C. when she was in college D. after she finished college ( D )3. In the passage , the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is _ now. A. very popular in Americ

32、a B. very popular in China C. for people who know about it D. in dan ger of disappeari ng E(2017 北京中考) Buying Is Doi ng? How important is shopping to you ? How much time do you spend buying things? And how much time do you spe nd orga nizing these things in your home? In the future, how much time wi

33、ll you spe nd in movie theaters, at amuseme paper ns or and 6 nt parks, at shopp ing malls, at convenience stores? Whe n you add it all up, you will probably see you spend a lot of your life consuming( 消费)things.Consuming products is not necessarily bad. However, if we spend too much time doing it,

34、we should look at it carefully. Imagi ne that you have a week off from school. You dont have to go to class. However, i n this week, you cannot spe nd any money no shopp ing, no movies, no eat ing out. How would you spe nd your time? What things would bring you happ in ess? Perhaps you would take a

35、walk with your best frien d.Perhaps you would help a child read.Or you might spe nd time with your family. When we look back, it is likely that non-consuming experiences like these will be our most important memories. Why? Non-consuming activ ities are active, not passive They dont come in a package

36、. You make the experie nee yourself. For example, each pers on who reads to a child will have a different experienee. The experience changes with the reader, the child, and the book. Similarly, when you have a conversation with a friend, you are actively creating an experience. The conversation that

37、 you have with your friend cannot be experieneed or recreated by anyone else. However, if you watch a movie with a friend, you will each have a packaged experience. It requires no action and little in teract ion betwee n the two of you. The environment we live in encourages us to have packaged exper

38、iences. We feel that we must consume because we believe that buying is doing. However, we can start a personal revolution( 变革) against consumerism. How? By consuming less. We can ask ourselves what experiences bring us the greatest satisfaction. Then we can organize our lives so that we have more of

39、 those kinds of experie nces. ( B ) 1. If consuming products takes too much time, we should_ A. spend less money B. think about it carefully C. organize our things D. go to convenience stores ( A )2. According to the passage, the writer believes that _ A. we can say no to consumerism by consuming le

40、ss B. buying things can bring us the greatest satisfaction C. the environment seldom in flue nces our shopp ing choices D. consuming experiences will be our most important memories ( B ) 3. What is the writers main purpose in writing this passage? A. To introduce some ways of enjoying our spare time

41、. B. To encourage people to have more active experiences. C. To explain reasons behind peoples shopping behavior. D. To share his personal experience in consuming products. 话题 2 健康生活类 F( 2017 海南中考改编) Fast walk ing is the exercise betwee n wal king and race walk ing. A study shows that fast walk ing

42、has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5 , 000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fast walk ing as their favorite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes. 7 Fast walking and run

43、ning are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms（ 健身房 ）.Its best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6 , 000 steps every day. The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports

44、most. On average（平均）, every one there walks 5 , 941 steps every day. It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to（ 更愿意）do sports. （ C ）1. Many people in China walk more than _ steps a day. A. 6, 000 B . 5, 941 C. 5, 000 D . 500 （ A ） 2. Over 23% of the Chinese p

45、eople choose _ as their favorite exercise. （B ） 3. Many people prefer to do exercise _ A. at home B . in nature C. in the gym D . in school （B ） 4. The writer probably agrees that _ A. people live in big cities are more willing to do sports B. fast walking is not difficult, costs little and works we

46、ll C. its bad for people to walk fast for more than 10 minutes at one time D. its bad to walk up to 6 , 000 step （ C ） 5. We can read this passage in the column（ 栏目） _ of a newspaper. A. Moms Kitchen B. Music Today C. Health & Sports D. Health & Diet G It is no Ion ger as easy as it once was

47、 to choose wha t to eat. Our eati ng habits have cha nged, so has our way of life, and what we n eed for our bodies is also differe nt. Traditi onal diets ofte n have too much fat. So we had better learn to make the right choices about what and how we eat. When we choose what to buy and eat, we had

48、better think whet her the food will give us the nutrients we n eed. Some nu trie nts help build our bodies and make them stron ger. We eat fish, meat and bea ns because the nu trie nt in them is good for our muscles. We choose eggs, milk and other dairy products（ 奶制品 ）, which are good for our bones

49、and teeth. We eat bread, rice and noodles to get carbohydrates（ 糖类）from them. We choose vegetables and fruits to get Vitamins, fiber and mi nerals. But the choices we make are not just about nutrition（ 营养 ）.Many people today choose what to eat according to their beliefs. Some people become vegetaria

50、ns（ 素食者 ）because they believe it is 8 healthier not to eat meat or they think we should not kill ani mals for food. （ C ） 1. If you want to keep your bones strong and healthy, you had better choose _ to eat. A. fish and meat B. meat and beans C. eggs and milk D. vegetables and fruits （B ）2. What doe

51、s nutrients mean? A. 蛋白质 B .营养物质 C.脂肪 D .钙 （B ） 3. Some people dont eat meat because _ A. they dont like animals B. they believe animals should be protected C. they dont like meat D. they think meat is not safe （ A ） 4. We can probably get this information from a guidebook（ 指南） _ . A. for diets B .

52、for medicines C. for traveling D . for cooking 话题 3 社会科学类 H2017 河南中考） The idea that red means stop and gree n means go has in flue need our lives in more ways tha n just traffic sig nals（ 信号）.We have bee n taught from a young age that the color red means dan ger and green means its okay to move forw

53、ard. But why were those colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For someth ing we have to look at every day, why could nt they have bee n prettier colors? Well, its important to know that before traffic lights for cars, there were traffic sig nals for trains. At first, railway compa nie

54、s used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and gree n to mean warn. As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway compa nies fin ally moved gree n

55、meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And its bee n that way ever since. Red has always bee n a color that meant dan ger, l ong before cars were even around. This most likely started beca use its the color with the Iongest wavelength（ 波长）so it can be seen somewhere farther tha n other colors. But

56、, believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop sig ns were yellow because it was too hard to see a red sig n in a poorly lit area. Fin ally, highly reflective materials（ 高反射材料 ）were developed and red stop sig ns were born. Since yellow can be see n well at all t

57、imes of the day, school zon es, some traffic sig ns, and school buses con ti nue to be prin ted yellow. So next time you are impatiently waiting at a traffic light, dont get so mad at them, theyve certa inly come a long way. （ A ） 1. What were traffic signals for before traffic lights for cars? A. T

58、rains. B . Boats. 9 C. Planes. D . Bicycles.10 ( C ) 2. Which of the following co lors meant go at first? A. Red. B . Yellow. C. White. D . Green. ( B )3. Why does red mean dan ger? A. Because its the brightest color. B. Because it can be seen far away. C. Because railway companies say so. D. Becaus

59、e it has the shortest wavelength. ( C ) 4. Why are school buses pain ted yellow? A. Because yellow is a prettier color. B. Because yellow once meant dan ger. C. Because yellow can be seen well in day time. D. Because yellow means its OK to go forward. (D ) 5. What does the text mainly tell us? A. Ho

60、w important traffic lights are. B. Which color has the Iongest wavelength. C. What red, yellow and green can be used for. D. Why traffic lights are red, yellow and green. I (2017 武威中考) Using iPads to Make Lear ning Fun videos , but it is also being used to make learning fun. Scientists now know that we lear