中考英语时文阅读训练含答案

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2018中考英语时文阅读训练一（共10篇）一“Which is the worlds largest island?” “How many legs does a crab have?” These questions can be found in the book Hundred Thousand Whys. However, they are also on different live-streaming (直播) quiz shows. Millions of people across China are competing on the shows by

2、 using apps such as Huajiao Zhibo and Xigua Shipin. Different from traditional TV quiz shows like Happy Dictionary , anyone with a smartphone can join in on the shows several times a day. Each show takes around 30 minutes. A host will ask 12 questions. Online players usually have 10 seconds to answe

3、r each question. The shows cash prizes are from 100,000 to 5 million yuan. Winners share the prize money at the end. How do they split (分摊) the money? It depends on the total amount of money and the number of winners. Players can win as little as less than 1 yuan or as much as over 40,000 yuan. Many

4、 people have downloaded the quiz show apps. More than 4 million people simultaneously (同时地) logged onto Huajiao Zhibo to answer questions on several occasions in January, CCTV News reported. Players are enjoying turning their knowledge into a chance to win cash (金钱) prizes. The questions give them a

5、n opportunity to learn new knowledge . But what players like most is the feeling of pride they get when theyre the only ones left after a long and difficult round, according to The New York Times. 1. Which of the following is a traditional TV quiz show?A. Huajiao Zhibo. B. Xigua Shipin. C. Happy Dic

6、tionary. D. Spring Gala.2. How long does each online quiz show last?A. About 30 minutes. B. About 12 minutes.C. About 10 minutes. D. About 5 minutes.3. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?A. How big the cash prizes are. B. How winners share the prize money.C. When winners get their prize m

7、oney.D. Why winners have to share the prize money.4. The author wrote the last paragraph to _.A. introduce a new kind of TV showB. explain why people like to take part in online quiz showsC. encourage people to use their knowledge to win cash prizesD. describe how many people are watching the online

8、 quiz shows二Cape Town, the second-biggest city in South Africa, is now in d_(1). The city is running out of water. From June to July, the city may have no water for homes and businesses. How can a city run out of water? T_(2) answer this question, we need to take a look at where our water comes from

9、.Water c_(3) 70 percent of Earths surface (表面). But most of that is seawater. Freshwater is what we use to drink, take showers and cook food. Less than 1 percent of the water is fresh and accessible (可使用的). Usually, freshwater comes from rivers and lakes. But the a_(4) of accessible water changes ov

10、er time. People build reservoirs (水库) to help store water so that they always have enough water to use. During r_(5) times, the reservoir stores water from rivers. When it is dry, the reservoir releases water back into the rivers. Underground (地下) water is a_(6) source of freshwater. For example, wa

11、ter from wells (井) is a kind of underground water. The ocean can also give us water. But we need to get rid of its s_(7). This can be expensive. So it is not very common in poor countries. Cape Towns water problem is due to p_(8) growth and a record drought (创记录的干旱). Now, people in this city are try

12、ing to save water. Each person is using less than 100 liters of water a day, a_（9） to the Xinhua News Agency. The government in Cape Town is trying to find a way to use ocean water to help s_(10)the problem.三A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it slowed down and then a plain ho

13、use came into sight. The house looked so d_(1) from the grey apartment buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it. Some passengers began to talk about it. The young man was also i_(2) in the house. He decided to get off at the next station and make his way to the house. T

14、he o_(3) of the house told him that he was trying to sell the house, but no one would buy it, as the n_(4) of the trains passing nearby made it unsuitable to live in. The young man decided to buy the house right then and there for $30,000. He used it for advertising (做广告), as the house f_(5) the rai

15、lway bend (弯道). The train had to slow down at the b_(6), giving the passengers p_(7) of time to look at the house. The young man went to several big c_(8) and explained the advantages of placing advertisements on the side of the house. Finally, one company a_(9) to place some ads. The young man was

16、paid $180,000 for three years of advertising. In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the k_(10)to success.四Few students like it, but homework is an important part of secondary school life in the UK. The UK has these government guidelines (指导方针) for homework: Years 7 and 8 (ages 11 t

17、o 13): 45 to 90 minutes per day; Year 9 (ages 14 to 15): 1 to 2 hours a day. Today, many homework tasks are done on a computer for example, preparing presentations (报告), using the internet or doing online tasks. So schools are usually open before and after normal hours. That way, students without co

18、mputers or internet at home can use the schools facilities (设施). Sometimes students are given “extended learning tasks”. That means they need to do more research and analysis, such as when working on a history or art project. But however big the task, teachers will always give feedback (反馈). They he

19、lp students find areas where they can improve. Some schools send students home with a homework diary. They encourage parents to check on their childrens progress. Other schools have an e-portal, so parents can track their childrens performance every day. Sadly, not every parent takes that much inter

20、est. In a 2011 survey of 1,000 students aged 11 to 18, over one in ten said that they did not have space at home to do homework. Almost 15 percent said that their family did not support them enough.1. According to the UKs guidelines, a 12-year-old shouldnt do homework for more than _.A. 45 minutes B

21、. 90 minutes C. one hour D. two hours2. If students dont have a computer or internet, how can they finish their online homework?A.They can go to the teachers home after school.B. They dont have to finish their homework.C. They can use the computers at school.D. They have to explain this to their tea

22、chers.3. The underlined word “extended” in the fourth paragraph probably means “_”.A. longer or more B. smaller or lessC. faster or stronger D. shorter or weaker4. Why do some schools send homework diaries to parents?A. To encourage parents to help children with their homework.B. To encourage studen

23、ts to tell their parents about their progress.C. To encourage students to spend more time doing homework.D. To encourage parents to learn more about their childrens progress.五When was the last time you gave or received a hug? Do your parents hug you before you go to school? In Western countries, it

24、is quite common to greet close friends or relatives with a hug. You might hug your teammates after winning a basketball game. If one of your friends is having a bad day, you can hug them to cheer them up. Friends who havent seen each other for a long time will usually hug each other when meeting. Of

25、 course, people in different countries have different beliefs (看法) when it comes to hugging. After coming to China, Ive noticed that people are generally more reluctant(不情愿的) to hug than they are in my home country, the US. My Chinese friends told me that hugging is considered to be very intimate (亲

26、密的) in their culture. It usually only happens between people who are really close to each other, like couples. Chinese people dont usually hug in public, either.But peoples attitudes toward hugging can also change. I remember watching a video story about a “hugging party” that was held in Shanghai.

27、A local artist held the party, inviting strangers and asking them to hug each other. The Chinese participants (参与者) clearly looked uncomfortable. However, after the party, several of them changed their minds. They decided that hugging doesnt have to be awkward (尴尬的) and can actually be quite nice. S

28、o next time you see your mom or dad, give them a hug see how it makes you feel.1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A. How to celebrate a basketball match.B. Situations in which you can hug somebody else.C. Why friends need to hug each other.D. How to cheer your friends up.2. In Chinese

29、culture, hugs usually happen between _.A. friends B. relativesC. couples D. teammates3. What did people do at the “hugging party”?A. They told stories about hugging.B. They watched a video about hugging.C. They talked with an artist.D. They hugged each other.4. The author wrote the last paragraph to

30、 _.A. show how people can change their minds about huggingB. explain why people feel uncomfortable while huggingC. encourage people to hold more hugging partiesD. encourage people to be nice to strangers六A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was happy when he saw the sky 1._(f

31、ill) with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a kite for his son. The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the string 2、_ (stop) the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it 3._(be) f

32、ree and fly even higher. Can we cut it?” The father cut the string off of the reel (线轴). The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy happy. But then, slowly, the kite started come down. It soon 4._(fall)to the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, “I thought tha

33、t after cutting the string, the kite 5._(fly) higher. Why did it fall down?” The father explained, “The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right direction 6._ (use) the string. But when you cut the string, it could

34、 no longer support the kite.” Sometimes we 7._(feel) like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us the most.七When I was a child in kindergarten, I had to take a nap during school every single day. It was pr

35、obably my least favorite thing about being in kindergarten. But now, as an adult, I love taking naps. Being able to relax and get some rest in the middle of the day is great! But attitudes toward naps are quite different when comparing the US and China. In the US, taking a nap in the middle of the d

36、ay is looked down upon. People who take naps are seen as lazy. You can even be fired (解雇) from your job if you fall asleep at work. This kind of thinking dates back to the founders of the US, the Puritans (清教徒). They were known for working hard. But in China, taking a nap is just a normal part of th

37、e day. Some people even bring their own pillow to work for naptime! People in China have a much more relaxed attitude toward taking naps. On one hand, it is true that you spend less time working or studying if you take a nap. There are also times when it isnt appropriate (合适的) to take a nap. You don

38、t want to fall asleep in the middle of an important meeting, or during a wedding. But on the other hand, having a short rest can help you work better. A good rest can improve your mood as well, studies say. So why not take a nap during lunch break and make the rest of the day more enjoyable?1. The w

39、riter mentioned his experience in the kindergarten to _.A. explain how he hated naps in kindergartenB. show how boring life in kindergarten can beC. show how his attitude toward naps has changedD. tell us a funny story about kindergarten2. If a worker take a nap in the US company, _.A. he/she is con

40、sidered to be a hard workerB. he/she will be seen as lazy and may be firedC. people will think it is normalD. others may give him/her a pillow3. The writer thinks taking a nap may help you _.A. improve your attitude toward lifeB. kill time during a boring meetingC. shorten the time you need for work

41、D. enjoy the rest of the day4. From reading the article, we know that the writers attitude toward naps is _.A. positive B. negative C. upset D. worried八Have you ever tried to hide your emotions (情感) from someone during a conversation? Its not always easy, as the colors on your face may tell the trut

42、h. Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other peoples emotions according to changes in the color of their faces, the Guardian reported. Scientists studied pictures of peoples facial expressions. They found that every facial expression has a unique color p

43、attern (模式). For example, happiness makes our faces red around the cheeks (脸颊) and temples (太阳穴) and a little blue around the chin (下巴). Disgust (厌恶) creates a blue-yellow color around the lips, but also a red-green color around the nose and forehead. “We believe these color patterns are due to smal

44、l changes in blood flow triggered (触发) by the central nervous system (神经系统),” lead researcher Aleix Martinez told the Guardian. But this raises a question: Is it the color alone, or also facial expressions, that help people tell others emotions? To figure this out, scientists added color patterns to

45、 pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions. They asked volunteers to tell what emotions the faces were showing. Volunteers were able to accurately tell the emotion 75 percent of the time. This may explain why there are some Chinese sayings that connect emotions to the color of ones face. F

46、or example, when two people are heatedly arguing over something, we say they are red in the face (面红耳赤). When a person is very angry, wed say he or she is blue in the face (脸色发青).1. Scientists found that every facial expression has _.A. a picture B. a unique colorC. a color pattern D. a personal sto

47、ry behind it2. Which is NOT true about the color our face turns when we are happy?A. Our cheeks become red.B. The areas around the temples become red.C. Our chins become a little blue.D. Our lips become blue-yellow.3. What controls small changes in blood flow?A. Blood pressure. B. The nervous system

48、.C. Blood type. D. Our heart beat.4. What does the story mainly talk about?A. The relationships between color patterns and facial expressions.B. The importance of having different color patterns on our faces.C. How to hide your emotions by using color patterns.D. Why peoples faces change when they a

49、re emotional.九Digital devices (电子设备) are a big part of our lives. We use smartphones and tablets to w_ (1)us up in the morning, listen to music, follow news, find bus schedules, play games and c_(2) with friends and family.But this comes at a price. Studies have found that spending too much time u_(

50、3) digital devices can affect our sleep, social life, and ability to focus. To help people take a break from this always-on lifestyle, the US National Day of Unplugging (不插电) was created in 2010. It falls on the second F_(4) of March each year. It e_(5) people to put away their digital devices for 2

51、4 hours. Many people find that the unplugged day seems longer than a typical day. “W_(6) my smartphone, my breakfast was too short and I did not know what to do next,” one participant (参与者) in last years “unplugging” wrote. Another said he was unhappy at not being a_(7) to look at his phone during b

52、us and train rides. But others see the experiment as a way to feel what life was like before the rise of digital devices. “My friend and I had dinner in the evening, and we b_(8)talked about how much more present (在场的) we felt and how we could really hear what the other person was saying,” one parti

53、cipant wrote. Unplugging may be difficult, but it also helps people slow down and keep healthy h_(9). “At the end of the day, I was missing neither social media n_(10) having a digital connection,” one participant said.十Today, well look at a story about a street musician and a homeless cat in the bo

54、ok A Street Cat Named Bob. It is about how one man, James Bowen, and his cat Bob found hope on the streets of London. James Bowen was a street artist who busked (街头卖艺) around Covent Garden in London. It sometimes paid well, but not always. When Bowen found Bob on his balcony (阳台), injured and hungry, he found it hard not to help the cat. James already had trouble feeding himself. Still, James decided to nurse Bob back to health. One day, Bob followed James to Covent Garden. He attracted lots