2021年河南中考英语考前冲刺-阅读理解限时训练（五）

2021年河南中考英语考前冲刺一一阅读理解限时训练(五)

1.

Mayisabeautifulmonthfullofsunshineandflowers.Itisalsothemonthwhenwe

showthankstoourmothersonMother'sDay.

Inmyfamily,Mother'sDayiscelebrateddifferentlyeveryyear.Twoyearsago,I

madebreakfastformymomandshestillremembersallthedishesIcooked.Lastyear,1

boughtheraselfiestick,withthemoneythatImadefromsellingsomeofmyoldbooks.

Sheusesitallthetime.Iwantedtodosomethingspecialonthis"quarantined"Mother's

Day.

InApril,IstartedtosearchfordifferentgiftideasontheInternet.Finally,Idecided

tomakeaspecialboxoutofthecards.Imadecardsbyhandandcuteachcardaccording

totheirsize,andthenItapedthemintoaboxshape.Ittookmealongtimetomakeit

properly.Ialsoputasmallbagofcolorfulchocolatesinthebox.ThemessagesIwrote

onthecardsweresomesmallfavorsIcoulddoformymom,suchaswashingdishes.

OnthenightbeforeMother'sDay,IaskedmymomtogotosleepearlysothatI

couldgointoherroomandputthepresentnexttoherbed.Whenshewokeup,shewas

veryexcitedaboutmygiftandspentalotoftimelookingatthebox.Mymomismyhero

andshehasgivenuphercareertotakecareofme.Iamgladthatthereisaspecialdayin

Mayformetohonormymomandshowhermylove.

WordBank

selfiestick自拍杆

quarantined隔离

(1)Howdidthewritergetthemoneytobuytheselfiestick?

A.Bysellingcards.B.Bymakingboxes

C.Bysellingoldbooks.D.Bywashingdishes.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taped”inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.规划B.保持C.粘贴D.包裹

(3)Whatisthecorrectordertomaketheboxforthewriter'smother?

a.Cutsomecardsaccordingtosize.

b.Makecardsbyhands

c.Putabagofchocolatesinit.

d.Writesomesmallfavorsonthecards.

e.Tapethecardsintoaboxofshape.

A.a-b-e-c-dB.b-a-e-c-dC.b-a-c-d-eD.a-b-c-d-e

(4)Thepassageshowsthat.

A.mothercaresalotaboutherdaughter

B.motheristooseriousabouteverything

C.motheriscoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

D.motherlovesherdaughtermorethanhercareer

(5)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Mother'sloveB.Myloveformother

C.AspecialgiftD.Mylovelymother

2.

WithouttheMoon,lifeontheEarthwouldbetotallydifferent.Dayswouldbe

shorter,forexample.WithouttheMoonanditsgravitationalpullslowingdownthe

rotationoftheEarth,ourdaymightonlylastsixloeighthoursinsteadof24hours!

Andforgetaboutautumnleaves-theseasonswouldn'texist.WithouttheMoon's

pullonit,Earthmightcreate200-kmphwindsandstrongstormsoneday,withrelatively

calmweatherandtotallydifferenttemperaturesthenext.Also,itwouldbealmost

extremelyblackeverynightoftheyear.

Humanmightnotevenexist.That'sbecausewithouttheMoon,mostcreatures

wouldcalltheoceanhome.Lessthanhalfabillionyearsago,alllifeontheEarthwas

livinginthesea.Strangeandcolorfulcreaturesswamfreelythroughthewaterormoved

aroundtheoceanbed.Therewerenotrees-onlyplantsthatlivedinthesea.

SohowdidtheMoonhelpmorecreaturesmovetheirhometoland?The

gravitationalpulloftheMooncreateshighandlowtidesintheocean.Duringlowtide,

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watermovesbackintotheocean,andtherearetidepools-shallowpoolsofsaltwateron

beachesandnearbyrocks.Millionsofyearsago,somelife-formsthatlivedintide

poolswentthroughsomechangesthathelpedthemsurvivethedifficultsituation

Finallytheylefttheoceantoliveonland.Theseearlylandexplorersthenbecame

amphibians,dinosaurs,birds,insects,snakesandmammals.ButwithouttheMoon,low

tidewouldn'texist,andthesecreaturesmighthavestayedunderwaterforever.

WordBank:

gravitationalpull弓I力

rotation旋转

tide潮汐

amphibian两栖动物

mammal哺乳动物

(1)HowlongmayourdaylastwithouttheMoon?

A.6-8hours.B.7-8hours.C.12hours.D.24hours.

(2)Wheredidalllifeliveabouthalfabillionyearsago?

A.Onland.B.Intheair.C.Intheseas.D.Onthemoon.

(3)Whatwillhappenifthere'snoMoon'sgravitationalpull?

A.Theremaybealotofstrongstorms.

B.Peoplecanmakeaman-madeMoon.

C.TherewillbemorecreaturesontheEarth.

D.Thecreaturesaresuretostayunderwaterforever.

(4)Whatdoweknowaccordingtothetext?

A.ManyanimalsdiedoutbecauseoftheMoon.

B.Humanswillliveundertheseainmanyyears.

C.Ourdaytimewillbecomelessandlessinthefuture.

D.LowtideexistsbecauseoftheMoon'sgravitationalpull.

（5）What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MorecreaturesB.LifewithouttheMoon

C.ThecreaturesontheMoonD.Humanswillstayunderthewater

3.

Whenyouspendthreeweeksreadingabook,andamonthlatersomebodyasksyou

aboutitandyoucan'trememberanythingyouread.What*syourfeeling?Itmakesyou

wonderwhyyouwastedtimeonit.

Therearesomeeffective（有效的）waystolearn.AndwhenIsayHtolearn

effectively",whatImeanistonotjustbuildupknowledge,buttobeabletousethat

knowledgeeffectively.SoIsay,mostofthecoursespeoplespendmoneyonisnot

learning.Somethingisnottrulylearneduntilitchangesyouinsomeway.

•Memoryisbasedon（基于）connections

OneofmyfavoriteonlinebookclubsisMentorBox.Theclubwillsendyoubooks

toreadandstudymaterialsrelated（联系）tothem.Thematerialscanhelpyouputwhat

you'velearntintogooduseandmakeyourememberthingsquickly.

Youcandothisonyourown.Whenyoureadsomethinguseful,writedownits

connectionswithsomethinginyourlife—howyoucanusetheidea,howitcanhelpwith

yourproblems,etc.

•Readinarightway

Peoplebelievetheyhavetoreadeverything,linebyline,oneafteranother.Thisis

nottrue.Whenyoubuyabook,you'renotbuyingthewords,you'rebuyingtheuseful

ideas.Thepointofabookistheinformationthatisimportanttoyou.Whatmattersisthe

keyidea.Onceyou'vereceivedthatidea,there'snoreasontofeelobligatedtositthere

andreadtherest.

•Asktherightquestions

Everythingyoureadshouldbequestioned.Youcanquestionthewriter'sideas,

whetherthey'reexplaininginformationcorrectly.Whenreadingsomethingyouagree

with,youcanaskyourself,nIsitpossiblethatthiscouldbewrong?”Askingtheright

questionswilldecidethedepthofyourknowledgeandunderstanding,nottheabilityto

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rememberalotoffactsandnumbers.

(1)Accordingtothewriter,effectivelearning.

A.isspendingalongtimereadingabook

B.helpsyougetagoodfeelingafterreading

C.happenswhenknowledgechangesyouinsomeway

D.isthemainpurposeofthecoursespeoplespendmoneyon

(2)Whatdoesthewritersuggestwhenwewanttoremembersomething?

AJoiningourfavoriteonlinebookclub.

B.Alwayswritingdownsomethinguseful.

C.Studyingthereadingmaterialscarefully.

D.Buildingconnectionsbetweenbooksandourlife.

(3)Thelastparagraphtellsusthatthereadersshould.

A.havecriticalspirit

B.rememberthedetailswell

C.findtheinformationquickly

D.usetheknowledgeeffectively

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obligated"mean?

A.worriedB.forcedC.relaxedD.surprised

(5)Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoBecomeABetterLearner

B.HowtoRememberThingsEffectively

C.WaysofBuildingConnectionsinYourLife

D.TheImportanceofAskingtheRightQuestions

4.

TheOpeningofTheBookNook

Saturday,June8,10A.M.to10P.M.

Youwillnotwanttomissthiscelebrationfortheopeningofanewneighborhood

bookstore!Itisat2289MainStreet,TheBookNookisclosetoschoolsandmanyhomes

andbusinesses.Comeandcheckout.

TheBookNookonSaturday!

Festivities（庆祝活动）willinclude:

★Freefoodanddrinks

★Livemusicbylocalmusicians

★OneBook-of-the-MonthClubmembership（会员）giveaway

WideChoice

TheBookNookhasthreefloors.Therearealargenumberofbooks.Ifwedonot

havethebookyouarelookingfor,wecanspeciallyorderitforyou.Youwillhaveitin

yourhandsintwodays!

BookActivities

TheBookNookwillholdmonthlybooksigningsbydifferentwriters,givingyoua

chancetomeetandspeakwithwell-knownwriters.Donotmisstheunforgettable

experienceofhearingfamouswritersreadtheirownbooksaloud!Wealsohavesummer

readingprogramsforchildrenofallages.Theseprogramsareagreatwaytomeetother

childrenandshareideasaboutyourfavoritebooks.

TheBook-of-the-MonthClub

AsamemberofourBook-of-the-MonthClub,youcanchooseonenewbookeach

month.Themembershipfeeis$120.Thatisagreatpricefor12booksayear!Soplease

joinusonSaturdayandlearnaboutallthatTheBookNookoffers.Youcancome

anytimebetween10A.M.and10P.M.—thecelebrationlastsalldaylong!

（1）Attheopening,TheBookNookwill.

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A.off'erfreefoodanddrinks

B.helpyoutobecomeawriter

C.invitechildrentoplaymusic

D.giveawaybooksaboutmusic

(2)Atthemonthlybooksignings,youcan.

A.readbooksaloudtofamouswriters

B.meetandspeakwithfamouswriters

C.hearfamouswritersreadyourfavoritebooks

D.talkaboutyourfavoritebookswithfamouswriters

(3)ThepriceoftheBook-of-the-MonthClubmembershipis.

A.$12ayearB.$12amonthC.$120ayearD.$120amonth

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TheBookNookhasfivefloors.

B.Thecelebrationwilllastawholeweek.

C.MarycangototheBookNookat11A.M.onJune8.

D.Amemberoftheclubcanchoosetwonewbookseachmonth.

5.

Peterwasthebesttabletennisplayerinhisschoolandhardlyeverlostamatch.He

hatedlosinganything.Whenhewon,hewouldfeelreallygood.Ifhelost,hewouldfeel

terrible.ItseemedtoPeterthatlosingwastheworstthingintheworld.

Anewkid,Albert,cametoPeter'sschool.Hewasgoodattabletennis,too.Soon

therewouldbeamatchbetweenPeterandAlbert.Peterworkedhardtogetreadyforthe

match,butAlbertdidn'tseemtothinkmuchofit.Whenthematchbegan,Albertwasa

realplayer.Therewasalwaysasmileonhisface,whilePeterlookedseriousallthetime.

Peterthoughtitwassoimportanttowinthematchthatheevenwantedtocheat,buthe

lostintheend.

“Youplayedverywell,Peter.Ithinkwecanplayagainsometime,'1saidAlbert.

ButPeterdidn'tfeelhappyandcouldn'tfallasleepthatnight.

Oneday,PetersawAlbertplayingbasketball.Thoughhelostagainandagain,the

happysmileneverlefthisface.PeterfoundAlbertwasgreatattabletennisbutbadat

basketball.However,heenjoyedbothofthem.

Whetherhewonorlostthegame,Albertenjoyedit.Petercametorealizethat

enjoyingagamewasmuchmoreimportantthanwinningorlosingit.Hefelthappierthan

everbefore.

(1)HowdidPeterfeelwhenhelostamatch?

A.Afraid.B.Easy.C.Nervous.D.Terrible.

(2)WhatdidPeterlearnfromAlbert?

A.Cheatingonatestwaswrong.

B.Findingafriendcouldmakeushappier.

C.Enjoyingagamewasthemostimportant.

D.Winningthegamewassomethingtobeproudof.

(3)SupposePeterlosesthesecondgamewithAlbert,hewill.

A.beangrywithAlbert

B.notfallasleepthatnight

C.giveupplayingtabletennis

D.behappytohaveagoodtime

6.

DearMomandDad,

Thetimehascome:Fmgraduating,andIthankyoubothforallyourhelpduring

these15years.Istillrememberwhenyouusedtosay,"Youcanbewhateveryouwant".

I'msogladyouaremyparents,especiallywhenIhearkidssaytheydon'tgetonwell

withtheirs.I'mgladthatyousupportmewhenIdecidetodoanything.Youalwaystryto

help,andthat'simportanttome.

Dad,Irememberwhenyoufirsttookmefishing.IlovedgoingeventhoughInever

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caughtanything.Ialsorememberwhenyouwouldgetangrywithme.Irealizeyouwere

onlytryingtoshowmetherightway.WhenIwouldcry,youwouldalwaysbethereto

trytocheermeup.

That*swhatIcallagood,loving,caringDad.SometimesyouandMomdon'tagree

withme,butyouaretherebymysideinanythingthatIdo,andthat'swhyIloveyou

bothsomuch.

Mom,IenjoygoingoutwithyouandhavingourhappytimeeveryFridaynight,and

Ihopethatneverchanges.Ilovetellingyoueverything;thebestpartaboutyouisthat

youlisten.Tmgladwedoalottogether.Youlovetohavefun,andDaddoes,too.You

alwaysgivemeyouradviceandIlisten.

Thankyouforbringingmeup.

Lovealways,

Allison

(1)Allisonwritesthelettertoherparentstoshow.

A.wishesB.thanksC.worriesD.regrets

(2)WhenmightAllison'sfathergetangrywithher?

A.Shedidn'tcatchanyfish.

B.Shefailedandwantedtocry.

C.Shedisagreedwithherparents.

D.Shedidn'tdothingsintherightway.

(3)Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?

A.Allison'smotherlovestellinghereverything.

B.Allison'sparentsarealwaystherebyherside.

C.Allisondoesn'tgetonwellwithherparents.

D.Allisonloveshermothermorethanherfather.

7.

TheHuapingSeniorHighSchoolforGirlsinLijiang,Yunnanisfamousnotonly

becauselotsofstudentsthereenteruniversities,butalsobecauseitisthefirstgirls*public

highschoolthatdoesn'tchargestudentsanymoneyinourcountry-it'sfreetoeveryone

init.

NothingwouldhavehappenedwithoutZhangGuimei,headteacheroftheHuaping

SeniorHighSchoolforGirls.The64-year-oldwomanhasbeenfightingagainstthe

unfairthingsgirlsfaceinthemountainforalongtime.

In2001,Zhangnoticedthatmanygirlsfrompoorfamilieshadlittlechanceof

gettingeducation.Thentheideaofstartingafreeschoolforgirlscameintohermind.To

raisemoney,between2002and2007,Zhangspentthesummerandwintervacationson

thestreetsaskingpeopletogiveawaymoneytoherschool.However,sheonlycollected

about10,000

Later,areporterreportedherstory.Atlast,shegotonemillionyuanfromthe

government,andtheHuapingSeniorSchoolforGirlswasopenedinSeptember,2008.

Thereweremanydifficultiesatfirst,butZhangdidn'tgiveup."Iwantmystudents

togotogooduniversities,"shesaid.Sofar,over1,600girlshaveleftschoolandreceived

highereducationatuniversities.ThesecameatthecostofZhang'shealth.

Whenaskedwhyshetriedtohelpgirlsinthemountain,Zhangsaid,nEducationfor

womencaninfluencethreegenerations(代)J

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“charge“meaninChinese?

A.收费B.赞助C.支付D.拨款

(2)WhydidZhangwanttostartafreegirls*school?

A.Tocreatemorechancesfbrgirls.

B.Toraisemoneyforthepoorfamilies.

C.Tofightagainsttheunfairthingsforgirls.

D.Tohelpgirlsfrompoorfamiliesgeteducation.

(3)Zhangsucceededinsettinguptheschoolbecauseofthefollowingreasons

EXCEPTthat.

A.shewaswellknowninLijianginYunnan

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B.shefacedmanydifficultiesbutshedidn'tgiveup

C.shespentherholidayscollectingmoneyonthestreets

D.areporterreportedherstoryandshegotthemoneytostarttheschool

（4）Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Ahighschoolforgirls.

B.Waystostartagirls*school.

C.Waysofcollectingmoney.

D.Awomanheadteacherinthemountain.

8.

Fromredapplestoyellowbananas,fruitcomesinmanydifferentcol