中考英语阅读理解说明文篇(5)

1、中考英语阅读理解-说明文篇（5）（21）To help you decide what might make a good pet , we' ve put together a pet checklist we ve named some of the animals that are often kept as pets . Wd ve shown some good points and bad points about each. And we hope it may help you make the best choice（选择）.Pick-a-Pet ChecklistP

2、etsGood PointsBad Points理RabbitEasy to keepEnjoy being pettedGood to holdHard to house trainDrop lots of hairEasily upset by high temperatureRaccoon |1Can be very interestingCan be friendly when youngAgainst the law（法律）to keep in many states in the U. S.Can get unkind when older1Cat1Easy to feed &am

3、p; care forCan live indoors or outFun to holdVery friendlyMay scratch furnitureLittle pans can be messyMay kill birdsMay make you sneezeDogCome in many sizesCan live indoors or outFun to love & play withVery friendlyCan give safetyCan be smelly, messy, noisyNeed to be licensed & trainedMay m

4、ake you sneezeMay bite（咬）if angryNeed lots of attention61. You are to keep a raccoon as a pet in many places of America.A . suggested B. encouraged C. not allowed62. It, would be easier for you to keep a as a pet if you' re often too busy to take care of itA . rabbit or raccoon B. rabbit or cat

5、C. raccoon or dog63. If you feed birds at home , you should be very careful to choose a as your another pet .A . rabbit B . raccoon C. cat64. The dog may you if you make it angry .A . hurtB. fixC. train65. The writer tries to help us with the checklist A learn how to look after our petsB find which

6、animal is our best choice as a petC know what kind of animals can be kept as a pet（ 22）Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake But don t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be f elOt nly a few big ones hurt people Many earthquakes happened in China， such as the big one in Sichuan last mo

7、nth Thousands of people died in it So it s important to know what to do when one hitHsere are some tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake1 If you are indoors during an earthquake 。 hide（躲藏）under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you 2 If you are outdoors， move to a cl

8、ear place Try to be away from trees signs， buildings and streetlights These could fall on you 3 If you are in a shop and far from the door , don' t try to run outside and rush for exits（B口）. Everyone will be doing that and you ll find it hard gettinDgoonu t t get into a lift during an earthquake

9、 Just hide undersome strong cover near you4 When an earthquake has ended， be careful because aftershocks may still happen. These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself So stay under the desk until you make sure it s safe to get up6 If you are at home and you smell gas（ 煤气 ）， open the windows

10、 and get out of the building as quickly as you can A gas line in your house may be broken This could be very dangerous 66. Most earthquakes are tooto hurt people A strong B weak C dangerous67. If you are outdoors ， it would be safe to A go to a playground B stay under a treeC stand by the window68.

11、If you re in a shop and far from the do， oryou d better _A rush to the door fight awayB run after the people quicklyC hide yourself under a cover near you69. The best title of this passage isA . How dangerous the earthquake isB . How to be safe during an earthquakeC. Don' t be afraid of the eart

12、hquake70. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A . Most earthquakes are very dangerous, SO we must be very careful every day .B . You' d better keep away from those things that may fall on you wherever you are.C. If you smell gas at home , try to hide under a desk a

13、nd don' t run out side quickly（23）How many kinds of shapes彩状）can you name? If something is round, what do you call it? You call it a circle . What can you see around you that looks like a circle?Another shape is square . A square has four sides . Each side is the same length（长度）.A square has fou

14、r corners called right angles（直角）.A triangle is also a shape. The prefix "tri " on the base word “angle :' Ameiangle thways 'has three sides and three angles.All the pages of your textbooks have four square corners , but the pages are not square. Can you tell why not? It is because

15、 the sides of each page are longer than the ends. Shapes like this are rectangles. You can say that they are rectangular shapes.If you are given a piece of paper which is a rectangular shape , can you make the paper into a square? The answer is “ Yeand it seems not so difficult . Now fold the square

16、 . What shape have you got? Do you think it very interesting?71. You usually learn the knowledge discussed in this passage in classes .A . chemistryB. math C. history72. Picture is a rectangle .74. Fold a square in the way of the picture shown on the right , you may get a shape ofA. square B. rectan

17、gle C. triangle75. In this passage, we' ve learned about kinds of shapesA . three B . four C. five(24)Everyone enjoys music . But did you know it could improve( 改善)the lives of sick kids? 81 in fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia , a scientist, Catherine, has made a music progr

18、am. 82" Music can makeyou happy, music can make you sad, music can make you feel relaxed and take away any stress , “ said CatherineFor thousands of years people have believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body , but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began

19、to study its medical benefits . 83 . Since then music has been used to help patients. It ' s even been used to help kids in schools get better marks because it allows them to relax and pay more attention .Now music is being used in a special program called Music Therapy(音乐疗法).It helps people imp

20、rovetheir quality of life in many different ways by using music .84Sophia is eleven . She got cancer five months ago, but playing music , learning new songs and singing have become a part of her life . She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music , it tells me not to g

21、ive up hope .85 ”It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!A . They found that playing music in hospitals helped sick soldiers feel better .B . It includes ： listening to music , playing instruments , singing , song writing and other games :C. It feels like soon my lif

22、e will turn around and I will be strong again .D . A famous musician once said music could change the world!E. So some people like music that they can sing along .F. The program has been putting smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country .(25)People sent letters on horses in the old days. And now people have many ways to send letters . E-mail is one goodSending an e-mail is very different from sending paper letters An e-mail doesn nteed any paper or envelopes(信封). We can “ write “ by tappng() the keyboard on the computer. Sending a