中考英语 阅读理解题材Topic 14 历史与地理

Topicand历与理话中本话题在中考中所占比例不多历史方面要注意历史事件发生的时间地点原以及有何影响等而地理知识的查一多与旅游观光等内容相结合就要求我们了解各地的名胜古迹、遗址等。解题思路：熟悉文章，找准问题关键所在，提高解题速度和质量。走中(江波2010)OnFebruary，1949York港)wasanexciting．peopleweretheretogreetashipfromFrance．Ontheshipwere49Frenchrailroadboxcars(火车车厢filledwithgiftsfromthepeopleoftothepeopleofAmerica．TheseboxcarswerefromthefamousMerciTrain(MerciFrenchwordmeaning"thankyou")．AfterworldWarⅡ(二战，alotoffactoriesandfarmsinFrancehadbeendestroyed．ManyFrenchnojobsormoneyandhadlittletowearandlittletoeat．Inthewinterof1947，atrainwassentacrosstheUnitedStates，stoppingincitiesandtownsalongtheway．Atevery，peoplegavewhatevertheycouldgaveclothingandmedicinegave．Familiesgavemoney．Evenschoolchildrengaveawaytheirpocket零钱．Allthewerethentakentoby．By，theFrenchhadbegunto恢复)the．TheMerciTrainwastheirwaysayingyou"toAmerica．Frenchpeoplehadfilledboxcarswith．Mostofthemwere，likehand-made，children's，orpostcards．ButthethemselveswereperhapsthemostmeaningfulofthegiftseachFrenchpeoplehadpaintedthepicturesofalltheirprovinces，withAmericaneagleonthefront．TheweretakeneachstateofAmerica，wheretheywerewarmlygreeted．Nowmanyofthestatesstillkeeptheirboxcars．GiftssentbytheFrenchpeoplecanstillbeseeninsome．TheMerciTraincameoutoftheitnowremindstheworldthatcountriescanalsoworktogetherin和)．阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。用心

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()1．ManycrowdedatNewHarboron3rd，1949to________．A．welcometheMerciTrainB．meettheirC．haveabigpartyD．startatripbyship()2．In1947，atrainincitiesacrossinorderto________．A．giveclothingandfoodBmoresoldiersforwarC．collectthingstohelpFrenchpeopleD．showexhibitionsfromthemuseums()3．Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraphrefers指________．AAmericanpeopleBpeopleCboxcarsDgifts()．TheFrenchpeoplepaintedtheir40provincesandaneagleoneachboxcarbecause．A．theythoughtFrancewasstrongerthanAmericaBcouldshowthefriendshipbetweenthetwocountriesCboxcarswouldbeautifulD．theyatpaintingpictures()5．Thepassageismainlyabout_______．AstorytheMerciTrainB．AmericanmuseumswheretheboxcarsarekeptC．giftsthatAmericanpeoplelikedD．WorldWarⅡ解析1．A

根据第一段内容我们可知许多人来到Harbor目的是为了欢迎来自法国的MerciTrain，正确答为。2根据“Ateverystop，peoplegavewhatevercould...Allthethings用心

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werethentakentoby．”可以推测出正确答案为C。3根据第三段第三句和第四的hand-madetoys...”知them指代的是gifts，正确答案为。4．B

根据“Frenchpeoplehadpaintedthepicturesofalltheir40provinces，...wherewarmlygreeted”可以推测出正确答案为B。5．A

通过文章内容我们可知整篇文章都是围绕MerciTrain来的，故正确答案为A。话专一WorldAnimalDayisadayforanyonewholoves．ItfallsonOctobereveryyear．ThedateistorememberanItalianmannamed．FrancisaskedpeopletothankanimalsonOctober．WorldAnimalDaywasstartedin1931atmeetingof生态学家)inFlorence．Sincethenithasbeenwidelycelebratedincountriesthroughouttheworld．Onthisspecialday，peoplethroughouttheworldholdspecialactivitiestoencourageeverybodytoshowtheirlovetoanimals．Theydosomethingspecialtoletpeopleknowtheimportanceofintheworld．Peoplealsoholdactivitiestoencouragepeopletothinkabouthowwetreat．根据短文内容，完成表格。WorldAnimalDay2everyWorldAnimalDayPeopledo4

Adayforanyonewho1animals．TorememberSt．Francis．Started3inFlorence．InordertoshowtheimportanceofanimalsPeopleinworldThinkabouthow5animals．答：1．loves根短文第一句的内可知，本题填loves2．October4根据短文第一段内容可以确定时间是October4。31931根短文第二段中的第一句话可知，开始于1931年。4．somethingspecial根“Theydosomethingspecialtoletpeopleknowthe用心

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importanceofanimalsintheworld．可确定答案是somethingspecial。5treat根短文最后一话可知，答案是totreat。二剑桥)isoneofthetopuniversitiesinthe，andit'sacityaswell．Tothesurpriseofsomevisitors，therearenowallsaroundtheuniversity．Classroombuildings，librariesandofficescanbeseenallovercity．Mostofthemembersofthecityarethestudentsandteachersofthirty-onecolleges(学院．Itgotitsname"Cambridge"fromtherivercalledCamandabridgebuiltoverit．Beforetheuniversitywasfoundedyears，Cambridgewasadeveloping．Itdevelopedbecauseoftheopeningofrailwayandbecameacityin1951．Nowithasapopulationofmorethanonemillion．ManyyoungstudentshopeforchancetostudyatCambridge．PerhapsbeaCambridgeoneday．根据短文内容，完成下表。The1ofvisitorsTheorigin(来源ofitsThetimewhenCambridgewas3

NowallsaroundtheuniversityRiverCamandabridge2it800yearsagoThe4whyCambridgedevelopedfasterTheopeningoftherailwayThepopulationofCambridgenow答案：

5thanonemillion1．surprise根据“Tothesurprisesomevisitors，therearenowallsaroundtheuniversity．可知，该题surprise。2．over根短文中“Itgotitsname"Cambridge"fromtherivercalledCamandabridgebuiltover．可确定，该空填over。3．founded根短文中“Beforeuniversitywasfounded800yearsago”确定，答案是founded。4根短文中“Itdevelopedfasterbecauseofopeningoftherailwayandbecamecityin1951”确定该题填reason5根短文中“Nowithasapopulationofmoreonemillion．”可用心

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以确定答案是。三SriLankangotitsLanka"in．NowSriLankaismakingitsownwayintheworld．Hereare6reasonstoconsidervisitingSriLankain：1ArtofSmilingIfyouhavenotenoughsmiles，gotoSriLanka．2LandofFruitSriLankaisabitlargerthanthestateofWestVirginia．Butit'sverybeautifulmissthewoodapplefruitissmasheddownonahardsurfaceinordertobecrackedopening．3．FriendlinesswithInterestUsually，familiesseeingaforeignerwalktheirhomewouldinvitetheminsideforacupof．Theywanttohearwhatyouthinkofthecountryand，andthey'reveryhappytohavetheirpicture．4建设)Thisisalandoftemples—BuddhistandHindustani．5．EnglishSpokenHereMostpeopleincountrycanspeakEnglishaislostor好的，thelocalswouldbetoatanytime．6．Surf'sUpAwanatunaBeachisagoodplacesurfersfromAprilto．Wavesarereportedthreetoeightfeethigher．Theoff-seasonwouldbebetterforsurfingbeginners．根据短文内容，判断下列句子的(T)误(F)。()1．SriLankainthestateofVirginia()2．ThewoodappleisaspecialfruitinLanka．()3．TheinSriLankaareveryfriendlytotourists．()4．AllthepeopleinSriLankaspeakverygoodEnglish．()5．SurfingbeginnerscansurfatAwanatunaBeachinanyseasontheyear．用心

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答案：1根据短文中第二个原因“SriLankaisabitthestate．可确定，本命题是错误的，即F2根据短文中第二个原因内可以确定木苹果是一种水果，所以是T。3根短文中第三点原因可看出里兰卡的人们对游客非常友好所以答案是T。4根短文中第五点原因中MostpeopleinthiscountrycanspeakEnglish．”可以确定答案是。5根据短文中第六点原因中“AwanatunaBeachisgoodplaceforsurfersfromApriltoOctober．”可以确定案是。四Withmilesofbeaches，seaandsunshine，Pattaya(芭雅)isoneofthepopularplacesforvisitorsThailand．Itprovidesmanykindsofentertainmentforbothyoungpeopleandthewhole．Thereisalwayssomethingto，anytime，anyweather，anyornightOrchid(兰化)Farmsareaworthwhilevisitandyouarethinkingoftakingsomeofthesebeautifulplants，visitadayortwobeforeyouleavetothatyouwillhavelivewhenyouget．Youcanalsogetgreatinasealed(密封)asasmemory．PattayaElephantVillageisanotherplacethatyoucannotmissinPattayaisagoodplacetolearnandunderstandhowelephantshavebeenlinkedintoThailifeandhistoryoverthecenturies．Youcanalsotakeanelephanttrektheretimeallowstheelephantstodisplaytheirskills，suchasplayingfootball．YoucanalsofeedatigerattheSrirachaTigerZoo(里拉差龙虎)youwilllearnmoreabouttigers．Youcantakephotoswiththem．Youcanenjoyelephantandcrocodileshowsatthe．根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()1．WhatisPattayafamousforinThailand?A．B．Sea．用心

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C．Sunshine．Doftheabove．()2．Wheneveryougoto，itcanmanykindsofentertainmentfor________．A．bothyoungpeopleandthewholefamilyB．botholdpeopleandthewholefamilyC．bothyoungpeopleandkidsD．bothparentsandkids()3．WherecanyougetbeautifulorchidsinThailand?A．B．PattayaElephantVillageC．OrchidFarms．DSrirachaTiger．()4．WhichanimaldoyouseeattheTigerZoo?A．Foxes．B．Elephants．．LionsD．()5．Thepassagemainlytellsus________．A．PattayaisoneofthemostpopularplacesforvisitorstoThailandBmustsomebeautifulorchidsinThailandC．PattayaElephantVillageistheplaceyounotmissinPattayaD．ifyouvisitThailand，youmustvisittheSrirachaTigerZoo答案：1根据第一段的内容可知，堤雅以阳光、碧海与沙滩而著名。2根第一段的内容可知无论什么时候去芭堤雅它都能给年轻人和一个家庭提供游玩场所。3根据第二段的内容可知，兰花农场可以买到兰花。4根据最后一段可知，在斯拉差龙虎园可以看到老虎、大象和鳄鱼，所以选B。5通读全文可知，这篇文章要是讲述芭堤雅是到泰国游玩的最佳场所之一。五ItisregardedasthemostbeautifulcityintheliesinthenaturalbowlbetweentheTableMountainthewasfoundedasabusinessspot用心

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in．Later，shipmenfounditwasnotonlyabeautifulplacetorest，butitalsohadoffoodandwater，sotheycalleditoftheSeas"．CapeTownisSouthAfrica'soldestcityisalsoknownbythelocalpeopleasthe"MotherCity"．TableMountainisoneCapeTown'stopplacesofinterest．Therearemorethan1400kindsofplantsinthe．Fromthetopofthe，youcanseecloudsmovingoverthemountains，andyourvisitwillturnamagicalstory．Whyaretheresomanyclouds?AnancientlegendsaysthatlocalmancalledVanHunkssitsPeak(魔峰，havingacontestwiththedevil．ThetwokeepblowingcloudsofsmokebutneitherofwinsAnotherspecialplaceinCapeTownisThis"islandofexiles"wastheplacewhere"bad"peopleweresentforalmostfour．Tourthereareearlierbadmen．Unlikeusualboringguidesfoundinotherplacesofinterest，theytellvisitorstheirstoriesinainteresting．根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()1．________iscalled"MotherCity"A．TableMountainB．CapeC．RobbenIslandD．Islandofexiles()2．Themagicalstorymainlytellsus_______．A．CapeTown'stopplacesofinterestB．therearemorethan1400kindsofplantsinC．it'sastoryaboutcloudsintheDHunkshasasmokingcontestwiththedevil()3．RobbenIslandwas_______thosedays．AbeautifulB．"TavernoftheSeas"C"islandofexiles"Dplacethatshipmenloved用心

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()4．Theunderlinedword"exiles"inthepassagemeans"_______"．A．出口B．被放逐者．专家．离开()5．Thebesttitleforthispassage．A．CapeIsRegardedastheBeautifulCityBWasNamed"MotherCity"C．CapeHasaBeautifulLegendD．CapeTownWasan"IslandExiles"答案：1根据短文第一段的内容可确定答案是“开普敦”被称为“母亲城”。2根据短文第二段的内容可，这个传说主要是讲“云”的由来。3根据最后一段内容可以确RobbenIsland曾是被用来放逐坏人的地方。4根据上下句子间的联系，以看出这个词是“流犯，被放逐者”之意。5通读全文可知，这篇短文要是讲为什么开普敦被认为是世界上最美的城市。六Therearemanykindsbeautifulinthe，suchasstampsandstampsinmemoryofimportant．Peoplebuystampsto，forcollectionandsoon．Butdoyouknowhowfirststampcametotheworld?Beforethestampswere，thepersongettingthehadtopayforthe邮)．Butthecostsofpostageatthattimewerevery，somanypeoplecouldnotpayforitandtheydidn'twanttheletters．Somepeoplefoundagood．Theywrotewordstheoutsideoftheletterssothatthepersongettingthelettercouldreadthemontheoutsideof．Inthisway，thepersondidn'tneedtopay．In1837，SirRowlandHillinEnglandthoughtthesendersshouldpayforthepostageandtheycouldpayforbyputtingsmallpieceofcoloredpaperontheoutsideoftheletter—thestamp!SothefirststampintheworldwasborninEngland．TherewasQueenVictoria'son．PeopleitPenny．根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()1．Whenwasthefirststampintheworldborn?用心

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A1837．B1838．C1839．D1840．()2．Howdidthepersongetthelettertheborn?A．Theyhadtopayforthe．B．Theycouldwritewordsontheoutsidetheletters．C．Theydidn'twritesome．D．Theyallcalledeachother．()3．Whatdidtheyuseasthefirststampontheoutsideoftheletter?A．Money．B．Colorpaints．CsmallpiececoloredpaperDpieceofwhitepaper．()4．WhatshowedonthefirststamptheA．Queenvictoria．B．Jack．C．Penny．D．QueenVictoria'spicture．()5．Thepassagemainlytellsus________．AstampsBmuchfirststampcostC．wherethefirststampcamefromD．howthefirststampwasborn答案：1根据短文最后一段的内容知，第一枚邮票出现在1840年2根据短文中第二段的内容知，在邮票出现之前，收信时必须付邮资。3根据短文中第四段的内容以确定，在信封上贴上一张彩色的小纸片。4根据最后一段的内容可以定第一张邮票上有女王维多利亚的图像。5通读全文可以确定本文主是讲第一枚邮票的由来。用心

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七WeallknowBangkok(曼)isthecapitalof．ButdoyouknowaboutBangkok'sChinatown?Chinatownisa，attractiveandbusy，whichislinedwithmarketstands(货．It'ssaidthatit'sthegatheringofgoldshopsinthe．easiestwaytoreachChinatownisbymainroad，Yaowarat，followstheshapeofadragon'sbody，makingitaperfectplaceforbusinessBusinessgoesveryhereChinatown'soriginal(最初的mainstreetisasmallwaywhichrunsfromPhahuratMarketallthewaytoSongsawatRoad．Thewayistoosmallforcars，andisnowcrowdedsellingcheaphouseholdthingsisreallyonethegreatestplacestogold，justofftheroadindirectioniswholeotherworld．itissaid，youcanfindalmosteverything．ThefamoushereisPhahurattoahugenumberofwedding(礼)stands．TheChinesecommunitymovedherefromOldCitythe．Itstillkeepsitsown，andareaisunlikeof．PeoplegenerallyconsiderthemselvesasThai．Mostofthemcannolongerspeak．Ifyouhaveachancetotravelaround，don'tforgettogotheretohavealook．根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()1．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______inThailand．AroadsBmarketsC．Bangkok'sChinatownDgoldshops()2．TheeasiestwaytoreachChinatownis．AfootBtaxiCbusDboat()3．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"runs"Paragraph1?Atakepartarace．用心

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Bmoveorgo．CmovesomethinginacertaindirectionDleadfromaplacetoanother()4．_______isforanumberofwedding．A．SongsawatRoadB．Chinatown'soriginalstreetC．PhahuratMarketD．YaowaratRoad()5．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Chinatownistheastheof．BChinatownyoucanonlybuythingswhichareof．C．PeopleintheChinesecommunityinBangkokcanspeakChinese．D．Chinatown'soriginalmainstreethasbecomecrowded．答案：1通读全文可知，这篇文章要是讲曼谷唐人街的现状。2．D是乘船。

根据短文中“TheeasiestwaytoreachChinatownisbyboat．”确定答案3根据短文内容可知，该词这里主要是“蔓延、延伸”之意。4根据短文中“ThemarketisMarkethometohugenumberofwedding(婚礼．”可确定答案。5通读全文可知，这篇短文要是讲唐人街是一个繁华的市场。八TheTowerofLondonisoneofLondon'smostpopular遗)containsmorethanonetower．TheoneistheWhiteTowerwhichdatesbacktothecenturyTowerwasonceaanditshistorymakesitmuchvisitedtouristspottoday．ManystoriesconnectedwithBritishhistorycomefromthe1483KingEdwardⅣ'stwosonsinso-calledBloodyTower．Overtwocenturieslaterbonesofthetwolittleboyswerefoundburied(被葬intheWhiteTower．ManyprisonersthefutureQueenElizabethIofEngland，werebrought用心

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totheTower．Fortunately，ElizabethwasfreeandQueen．EveryonehasheardoftheoftheToweruniformhaschangedlittlesince1485mainofficialpartoftheTowerlookslikehugeblackbirds；itwassaidthatiftheweretoleavetheTower，theCrown(王权wouldfall，andBritainwouldfall，too．TheTowerofisnotonlyabeautifulpalacebutalsoaterribletower．根据短文内容，完成下列句子。()1．ThetoweroftheTowerofLondondatesbackto．()2．Inthe15thcentury_______werekilledintheBloodyTower．()．_______wasreleasedtheTowerofLondonandthenbecame．()4．IftheTowerofLondonwould，_______wouldfall，too．()5．TheTowerofis_______andaterribletower．答案：111thcentury根短中第一段的内容可知，伦敦塔的白塔建于11世纪。2．KingEdwardⅣ'stwosons根短文中第二段内容可以确定是爱德华四世的两个儿子被杀死在血塔里。3．QueenElizabethⅠ根短中第三段的内容可知，伊丽莎白一世是被带进塔内，后被释放并成为女王。4．Britain根短文中最后一段内容可知，传说中如果伦敦塔倒了，英国就会下沉。5．a