2021中考英语阅读理解专项训练-教育故事

中考英语阅读理解专项训练-教育故事

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Passage1

Yearsago,Ilivedinabuildinginalargecity.Thebuildingnextdoorwas

onlyafewfeetawayfrommine.Therewasawomanwholivedthere,

whomIhadnevermet,yetIcouldseeherseatedbyherwindoweach

afternoon,sewingorreading.

Afterseveralmonthshadgoneby,Ibegantonoticethatherwindowwas

dirty.Everythingwasunclearthroughthedirtywindow.1wouldsayto

myself,“Iwonderwhythatwomandoesn'twashherwindow.Itreally

looksterrible.'1

OnebrightmorningIdecidedtocleanmyflat,includingwashingthe

windowontheinside.

LateintheafternoonwhenIfinishedthecleaning,Isatdownbythe

windowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!Thewoman

sittingbyherwindowwasclearlyseen.Herwindowwasclean!

ThenIbegantounderstandit.Ihadbeencriticizing（批评）herdirty

window,butallthetimeIwaswatchinghersthroughmyowndirty

window.

Thatwasquiteanimportantlessonforme.HowoftenhadIlookedat

andcriticizedothersthroughthedirtywindowofmyheart,throughmy

ownshortcomings（缺点）？

Fromthenon,wheneverIwanttojudge（判断）someone,Iaskmyselffirst,

“AmIlookingathimthroughmyowndirtywindow?"ThenItryto

cleanthewindowofmyownworldsothatImayseeothers'worldmore

clearly.

（）1.Thewritercouldn'tseeeverythingclearlythroughthewindow

because.

A.thewoman'swindowwasdirty

B.hiswindowwasdirty

C.thewomanlivedfaraway

D.thewriterwasnearsighted（近视的）

（）2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Boththewomanandthewriterlivedinasmalltown.

B.Thewriteroftencleanedthewindow.

C.Boththewomanandthewriterworkedascleaners.

D.Thewriternevermetthewoman.

（）3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.oneshouldn'tcriticizeothersveryoften

B.oneshouldoftenkeephiswindowclean

C.oneshouldjudgehimselfbeforehejudgesothers

D.oneshouldlookatothersthroughhisdirtywindow

Passage2

"Everythinghappensforthebest."WheneverIfaceddisappointment,

mymotherwouldsaythistome.

AfterIgraduatedfromcollegein2002,1decidedtofindajobinradioas

asportsannouncer（播音员）.IwenttoChicagoandknockedatthedoor

ofeverystation.Butunluckily,Iwasrefusedeverytime.

Atonestation,akindladytoldmethatbigstationswouldn'thire（雇佣）

aninexperiencedpersonandsuggestedthatItrymyluckatsmaller

stations.Followingheradvice,IwentbacktoDixon.Therewerenoradio­

announcingjobsinDixon,andmyfathersaidanewlyopenedstore

wantedalocalsportsmantoworkforit.Iappliedfor（申请）thejob,butI

wasrefusedagain.

"Everythinghappensforthebest,Momremindedme.ItriedWOC

RadioinDavenport,Iowa.Theprogramdirector,Peter,toldmetheyhad

alreadyhiredanannouncer.

Ilefthisoffice,andfelttotallydisappointed.WhileIwaswaitingforthe

elevator,Iheardsomeonecalling.ItwasPeter.Whatdoyouknowabout

sports?Doyouknowanythingaboutfootball?"Thenheaskedmeto

broadcast（播寸艮）animaginarygame.Pleasedwithmyperformance,he

offeredmeachancetoworkthere.

Onmywayhome,Ithoughtofmymother'swords,“Ifyoucarryon,one

daysomethinggoodwillhappen.Somethingwouldn'thavehappenedif

notforthatprevious（先前的）disappointment.,,

（）1.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,thewriter.

A.foundajobinaradiostation

B.couldn'tfindajobasasportsannouncer

C.wasalreadyexperienced

（）2.firstofferedthewriterachancetoworkasanannouncer.

A.AkindladyB.AprogramdirectorC.Hermother

()3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Akindladyofferedthewriterajobatfirst.

B.Thewriter'sparentsweredisappointedather.

C.Bigstationsusuallyhireexperiencedpeople.

()4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterlearnedalotfromwhathermothersaid.

B.Therewasaradioannouncingjobatcollege.

C.Thewriterdidn'twanttobeasportsannounceratall.

()5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Somethinghappensbecauseofthedisappointment.

B.Youcanfindajobwithoutanyexperience.

C.Everythinghappensforthebest.

Passage3

Iwillthinkofit.Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthings

havecomefromthinking?

SirIsaacNewtonwassittinginhisgardenwhenhesawanapplefallfrom

atree.Hebegantothinkandtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.Thenhe

discoveredhowthesun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.

AboynamedJamesWattsatquietlybythefire,watchingthelidofthe

kettlemoveupanddown.Hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthe

kettlemovedthelid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking.

Andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamengine（蒸汽机）so

muchthatitcouldeasilydotheworkofmanyhorses.

JamesFergusonwasapoorboy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,he

wondered.nWhyshouldInotmakeawatch?"Buthowcouldheget

thematerialstomakethemainspring（钟表的主发条）？Hesoonfoundhe

couldmakeitwithwhalebone（鲸骨）.Hethenmadeawoodenclock

whichkeptgoodtime.Hismotto（座右铭）wasMIwillthinkofit.Andhe

madehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.

Boysandgirls,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'tloseheart,

anddon'tasksomeoneforhelpbeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andby

thinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.

（）l.Fromthepassage,weknowthatsomegreatthingscomefrom

A.listeningB.readingC.speakingD.thinking

()2.TheideaofIsaacNewton'sdiscoverywasfrom

A.thefallingofanappleB.thecleaningofagarden

C.thefallingofatreeD.themovingofalid

()3.TheachievementofJamesWattwasthathe.

A.keptthinking

B.foundthesteaminthekettle

C.improvedthesteamenginemuch

D.watchedthelidmoveupanddown

()4.Therightorderofthefollowingsentencesis.

①JamesFergusonmadeawoodenclock.

②JamesFergusonsawtheinsideofawatch.

③JamesFergusonmadethemainspringwithwhalebone.

A.③②①B.②③①C.②①③D.③①②

()5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Learntoaskforhelp.

B.Adifficultlessontolearn.

C.Itiseasytosaywillthinkofit."

D.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.

Passage4

Agentlemanonceadvertised（登广告）foraboytohelphiminhisoffice,

andnearlyfiftypersonsaskedfortheplace.Outofthewholenumberhe

inashorttimechoseone,andsentalltheotherboysaway.

"Ishouldliketoknowsaidafriend,“onwhatgroundyouchosethat

boy.Hedidn'tevenhavearecommendation（推荐信）withhim.”

"Youaremistaken,"saidthegentleman,"hehadagreatmany:——

“Hemadehisshoescleanwhenhecamein,andclosedthedoorafter

him;showingthathewasorderly（井然有序的）.

“Hegavehisseattothedisabledoldman;showingthathewas

"Hetookoffhiscapwhenhecamein,andansweredmyquestions

quicklyandrespectfully（恭敬地）；showingthathewaspolite.

"HeliftedupthebookwhichIhadpurposely（故意地）laidonthefloor,

andputitonthetable,whilealltheotherssteppedoveritorpushedit

aside;showingthathewascareful.

“Andhewaitedquietlyforhisturn,insteadofpushingtheothersaside;

showingthathewasmodest(谦逊的).

"WhenItalkedwithhim,Inoticedthathisclotheswerecarefully

brushed,hishairinniceorder,andhisteethaswhiteasmilk.Whenhe

wrotehisname,Inoticedthathisfingernailswereclean;insteadof

havingsomeuntidypersonalhabits.

Don'tyoucallthesethingslettersofrecommendation?Ido;andthe

thingsthatIcandiscoveraboybyusingmyeyesfortenminutes,is

worthmorethanallthefinelettersthathecanbring.

()1.Choosetherightwordtocompletethesentenceinparagraph5

accordingtothecontext(上下文).

A.kindB.smartC.lovelyD.healthy

()2.Howdidthegentlemanknowtheboywaspolite?

A.Hemadehisshoescleanwhenhecamein.

B.Hetookoffhiscapwhenhecamein.

C.Hewaitedquietlyforhisturn.

D.Histeethandfingernailswereclean.

()3.Thegentlemanlaidthebookonthefloorbecause.

A.heusedtobelikethis

B.hewantedtoknowwhowasorderly

C.hetriedtoknowwhohadtidypersonalhabits

D.hewantedtotestthepeoplewhoaskedforthejob

()4.Howmanyreasonsmadethegentlemanchoosethatboy?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.

()5.Whatcanyoulearnfromthispassage?

A.Thegentlemanisawiseman.

B.Allgentlemencanchoosetherightpersonbyusingtheireyes.

C.Goodbehaviors(彳亍为)andgoodhabitsareimportantforaperson.

D.Oneshouldpaymoreattentiontohisrecommendationthantohis

behaviors.

Passage5

In1959,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteacheraskedthe

classtowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.

Jean'sfatherwasacropduster（农彳乍物喷粉彳乍业）pilotonafarm,soJean

wasveryinterestedinplanesandflying.Shewroteaboutherdreamto

becomeanairlinepilot.

Herpapercamebackwithan"F"onit.Theteachertoldherthiswasa

"fairytale（童话），"anditwasn'tajobforawoman.

Jeanexperiencedyearsofhurtandfearbecauseofthis

discouragement（气馁）untilshemetherEnglishteacherMrs.Dorothy

Slatoninseniorhighschool.

Mrs.SlatonsaidtoJean'sclass,“Youhavetheabilitiesandtalents.Ifyou

don'tgoafter（追求）yourdreamsafteryouleaveschool,noonewilldoit

foryou.”

Jeanfeltarushofheroldenthusiasm（热，倩），andwithexcitement,she

toldMrs.Slatonallaboutherolddreams.Theteachersaid,“Thendoit!"

SoJeandid.Ittookher10yearsofhardwork.Butin1978,shebecame

oneofthefirstthreewomenpilottrainerseveracceptedbyUnited

Airlines（航空公司）andoneofonly50womenairlinepilotinthecountry

atthetime.Someyearslater,JeanHarperbecameaBoeing737

captain（机长）forUnitedAirline.

（）1.WhenJeanwasyoung,herdreamwas.

A.tobeacropdusterpilot

B.tofixplanes

C.tobeanairlinepilot

()2.Jeanspentyearsinbecominganairlinepilot.

A.fifteenB.thirteenC.ten

()3.WhatdidMrs.Slatonmeanwhenshetalkedtotheclass?

A.Everyoneshouldgoafterhisorherdream.

B.Everyoneshouldhaveadreamaftertheyleaveschool.

C.Everyoneshoulddogoodthingstohelppeople'sdreams.

()4.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Awomancannotbeapilot.

B.Ifyouhaveadream,workhardforit.

C.Jean'sdreamdidn'tcometrueatlast.

Passage6

WhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,agirlinmyclasslikedtopointout

myshortcomings.ShesaidIwasverythin;Iwasn'tgoodatmath;Italked

toomuch;Iwastooproud,andsoon.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Iran

tomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.Helistenedtomequietly,andasked,

Arethosethingstrueornot?Jane,didn'tyoueverthinkaboutwhat

you'rereallylike?”Thenheadded,"Well,youhavethatgirl'sopinions.

Makealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue/1

Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Ifoundoutthatabouthalfthe

thingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn'tchange,likebeingverythin,

butmanyIcouldandsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeI

gotaclearpictureofmyself.

IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy,andhesaid,Nowyouknowbetter

aboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolisten,notjustcloseyourears

angrilyandfeelhurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you'llfind

itwillbeofgreathelptoyou.Don'tshutyourears.Listentothetruth

anddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.

Daddy'sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmy

life,I'veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.

()1.HowoldwasJanewhenagirlinherclasspointedouther

shortcomings?

A.About10.B.About12.C.About14.

()2.WhichthingdidJanethinkshecouldn'tchange?

A.Shewasverythin.

B.Shewasn'tgoodatmath.

C.Shetalkedtoomuch.

()3.Whochangedthewriter'sopinion?

A.Father.B.Mother.C.Sister.

()4.WhatdidJane'sfatherreallymeanbysaying“Makealistof

everything...,1?

A.Tolistentoherclassmate'sopinions.

B.Tofindoutwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.

C.Toknowherselfbetterandimproveherself.

()5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MyFather.B.TheBestAdvice.C.MyLife.

Passage7

Atmyprimaryschool,Iwasoneofthesmartestkidsthere.Inever

studied,butalwaysgotperfectscores.IthoughtIwasbornclever.At

leastIbelievedso.Iwasalsoa_prodigyinmusicaccordingtomyself.I

couldsingbetterthanalmosteveryoneelseinmyschool.Iwaspretty

surethatonceIgottosixthgrade,everyonewouldbesurprisedbyme.

Butactually,theyweren't.

WhenIarrivedatmynewclass,Icouldn'twaittoshoweveryonewhatI

coulddo.However,therewasalwayssomeoneelsewhocoulddothem

better.Mygradesbegantosuffer.Moretalented（有天资的）girlsoften

sangsolo（独唱）.IbelievedIwasn'tsmart.IbelievedIwasn'ttalented.I

believedIwasafailure.

Overthenexttwoyears,Ihadtoworkveryhard.Everyprizeforthe

singingcompetitionwasgiventomeforhardworkandeffort.Grades

werestillverylowbutimprovinglittlebylittle.Iworkedreallyhard.

However,Iwasneverthebestateverything.

Ihaven'trealizeduntilrecentlythatIreallydon'thavetobethebestat

everything.Iw