2019年中考英语阅读理解专项训练20

中考英语阅读理解专项训练20

阅读下面5篇短文，掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最

佳选项。

A

Yesterdaysomeofmyfriendstalkedaboutwomen'sjobs.Theyhavedifferent

opinions.Herearesomeoftheirideas:

Idon'tthinkthatthereareanyspecialjobsmadeforwomen.Womencanfitinto

al1kindsofjobs.Wehaveevenseenwomendriversandengineersthesedays.

Eric

Nowadaysmenandwomencandothesamejob,butIthinkthatteachingsuitswomen

betterthanmen.Womencanbeverygoodteachers.

Sidney

Ithinkthatboysandgirlsarenotequalinthefieldofwork.Forexample,

womenarethoughttobeaburden（负担）inIndiaanditisdifficultforthemto

findajob.Thisisreallyunfair

Mary

IalsoagreewithEric.Atpresentthereisnodifferencebetweengirlsandboys

inthefieldofwork,butsomejobsarenotsuitableforgirls.Ibelievethatoffice

andteachingjobsareperfectforgirls.

Rose

It'struethatgirlscandoalltypesofjobs,butsomejobssuchasteaching,

HRmanagementandnursingarereallygoodforgirls.However,asforpolitics,I

thinkthatgirlsshouldavoidthistypeofwork.

Andrew

()1.Theunderlinedword“equal“means"_______"inChinese.

A.胜任的B.平等的C.平静的D.合适的

()2.Whothinksthatpoliticsisnotsuitableforwomen?

A.EricB.Sidney.C.Mary.D.Andrew.

()3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Sidneythinksthatitisdifficultforwomentofindajob.

，

B.Majrydoesntthinktha1rtwomencanbecomeengineers.

C.RoseagreeswithEric'sopinions.

D.AndrewbelievesthatHRmanagementissuitableformen,

()4.Whatarethesepeoplemainlytalkingabout?

A.Jobswhicharemostsuitableforwomen.

B.Jobswhicharemostsuitableformen.

C.Thedifferencesbetweenwomenandmen.

D.Somespecialandinterestingjobsformen.

B

Afarmerhadsomelittledogstosell.AsJiewasputtingupanadvertisement

onthefence(栅栏)aroundhisyard,aboyhappenedtopassby.Theboysaidquietly,

“IwanttobrUyoneofyourdogs,Sir.，z

Theboybowedhisheadforamoment.Thenhereacheddeepintohispocketand

pulledoutsomemoney.

“Ihavegotthirty-ninecents.Isthatenoughtotakealook?”theboyasked.

“Sure,“saidthefarmer.Heletoutawhistle（口哨），“Here,Poppy!"

Poppyranoutofthedoghouse,followedbyfourlittledogs.Theboy'seyesdanced

withhappiness.

Asthedogsmadetheirwaytothefence,thelittleboynoticedsomethingelse

movinginsidethedoghouse.

Slowly,anotherlittledogappeared.ThisonewasmuchsmallerItwasdoingits

besttocatchup“Iwantthatone,“theboysaid.

Thefarmersaid,“Son,youdon'twantthatdog.Hewillneverbeabletorun

andplaywithyouliketheotherdogswould.〃

Theboyrolledup（卷起）onelegofhistrousersandshowedasteelleg.Hesaid,

“Yousee,Sir,Idon,trunwellmyself,andhewillneedsomeonewhounderstands.，z

Withtearsinhiseyes,thefarmerpickedupthelittledogandhandeditto

theboy.

Howmuch?”theboyasked.

“Nocharge（费用），.〃answeredthefarmer,，zThere'Snochargeforlove.，z

（）5.Whatdidtheboypulloutfromhispocket?

A.Awatch.B.Apicture.C.Somefood.D.Somemoney.

）6.Howmanydogsarethereinthepassage?

A.Six.B.Five.C.Four.D.Three.

（）7.TheboywaswhenhesawPoppyandtheotherdogs.

A.nervousB.worriedC.happyD.sad

）8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theboycouldrunveryfast.B.Thefarmergavethedogtotheboy.

C.Thedogwasabletorunwell.D.Theboyspentthirty-ninecentsbuying

thedog.

C

Afamousmagician（魔术师）cametoourcityandgavesomeshowseveryday.Most

ofhisshowshadsomeeducationalmessages.Hetaughtlessonsabouthealth,history

andsomeotherimportantthingsaboutlifethroughhismagictricks.Bothparents

andchildrejienjoyedhismagicshows,thechildrenmainlyforthefunandtheparents

mainlyfortheeducation.

Myauntwenttoourhomeandgaveustwoticketsforoneofhisshowslastweek.

IwatchedtheshowwithmymotherlastWednesday.Ihadseenthismagicianysshow

onTVoneyearago.ButitwasthefirsttimeIhadseenalive（现场演出的）show,

soIwasveryexcited.Theshowtaughtchildrennottostealbydescribinghowa

personmightfeelwhenhisorherthingwasstolen.Intheshow,therewasamonkey

wholikedeatingbananas.Heoftenstolethingsandnevercaredabouttheowners,

feelings.Thenonedayhefoundhisownthingswerestolen.Hewasworriedandangry.

Fromthatexperience,herealizedhowworriedandangryotherswouldbewhentheir

thingswerelost.Fromthenonhedecidedtostopstealing.

Theshowwasgreat.Itmademeunderstandwhyweshouldn，ttakewhatdidn*tbelong

tous.Ialsolearnedthatweshouldn，tgethappinessfromhurtingothers.I

recommended（推荐）ittosomeofmyfriends.Theywatchedtheshowlastnight.I

thoughtthattheycouldlearnsomethingfromitwhileenjoyingthewonderfulmagic.

（）9.Fromthepassageweknowthatthemonkeyintheshow

A.hasneverlostthingsB.usedtostealthings

C.wasverystupidD.stoppedeatingbananas

()10.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromthemagicshow?

A.Weshouldknowwhatbelongstous.

B.Apersonshouldalwayshelpothers.

C.Apersonshouldn，tgethappinessfromhurtingothers.

D.Weshouldpulltogethertoovercomedifficulties.

()11Inthispassage,whichofthefollowingeventshappenedlast?

A.Thewriter'sfriendswatchedtheliveshow.

B.Thewriter'sauntwenttothewriter*shome.

C.ThewriterwatchedtheshowonTV.

D.Thewriterwatchedtheliveshow.

()12.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?

A.Themagicianwouldleavethecitysoon.

B.Thewriter'smotherdidn'tliketheshow.

C.Thewriter$friendswerenotinterestedintheshow.

D.Thewriterthoughttheshowwasveryinteresting.

D

In1982,StevenCallahan„wascrossingtheAtlanticaloneinhisboatwhenit

hitsomethingandsank.Hegotintoalifeboatandwaslostatsea.Hissupplies

(供给)werefew.Hischancesweresmall.Yetwhenthreefishermenfoundhim

seventy-sixdayslater,hewasalive.Hewasmuchthinnerthanhewaswhenhestarted,

butalive.Hisstoryofhowhesurvived(生存)isfascinating.Uiscleverness-how

hemanagedtocatchfish,howhechangedseawaterintodrinkingwater一is

interesting.

Butthethingthatcaughtmyeyewashowhemanagedtokeephimselfgoingwhen

allhopeseemedlost.HewasSohungryandtired.Givingupwouldhaveseemedthe

onlychoice.Whenpeoplesurvivethesekindsofsituations,theydosomethingwith

theirmindsthatgivesthemthecouragetokeepgoing.Manypeopleinsimilar

situationsgiveuporgomad.

“ItellmyselfIcandealwithit,〃wroteCallahaninhisstory.""Compared

towhatothershavekeenthrough,I'mlucky.1tellmyselfthesethingsoverand

over,buildingupmycourage...”

ItstruckmeassomethingimportantAndI'vetoldmyselfthesamethingwhen

myowngoalsseemedfaraway.AndeverytimeI'vesaidit,Ihavealwayscomeback

tomysenses.

Sowhateveryou'regoingthrough,tellyourselfyoucandealwithit.Compared

towhatothershavebeenthrough,you'relucky.Tellthistoyourselfoverandover,

anditwillhelpyougetthroughdifficultsituationswithalittlemorecourage.

()13.WhichofthefollowingshowsSteven，scleverness?

①Hemanagedtocatchfish.②Hemadefreshwateroutofseawater.

③Hebuiltabigboathimself.④Hefoundhiswayhome.

A.①③B.②③C.③④D.①②

()14.Theunderlinedword,"It”,inthefourthparagraphrefersto

(指)_______.

A.tellingyourselfyoucandealwithitB.thechaqcesofsurviving

C.thegoalsyouhaveinyourlifeD.theproblemthatStevenhadto

face

（）15.Whatshouldwedowhenwearefacingadifficultsituationaccording

tothewriter?

A.Learnsomeusefulskills.B.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.

C.BelievethatwecanhandleitD.Helpotherpeoplewhoareinasimilar

situation.

（）16.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeverGiveUpB.AnHonestMan

C.TheSkill„toSurviveD.HeWasLuckyEnough

E

Lastweekwereportednewsabouttherelationbetweenzoosandendangeredanimals.

ButinIndiaitappearsthatzoosshouldbethelastplaceforanimalsofanykind,

letalonetheendangeredkind.

ItisnotasecretthatmostIndianzoOsareinabadstate.Althoughz005should

educatepeopleandprotectanimals,Indian2005doneither.MostzOOSarequitesmall,

andthelabels（标牌）providelittleinformation.

Visitorsaremoreinterestedin6ntertainment（娱乐），oftenattheexpense（代

价）ofanimals,thanineducatingthemselves.

Thepurposeofmostzoos'researchistofindwaystofeedmoreanimalsand

toincreasetheirnumbers.Mostoftheanimalsinzoosarenotendangeredatall,

noraretheybeingpreparedtobereturnedtonature!Animalsthatarenotendangered

shouldbeleftinnature,Sothatendangeredanimalscanliveinzoos.

Areportshowsthatanimalscanbebadlyaffectedbyhavingtoliveinasmall

spaceThebadJivingconditionsinzoosoftenleadtoanimalsbehavingunusually.

Theyhittheirheadsagainstthewall,bitecagebarsandevenbitetheirownlegs!

Morethan60%oftheanimalsinZoOShavescars(伤疤)ontheirheadsbecausethey

continuouslyhittheirheadsagainstthebars,s„aysanimalrightsactivist,Maneka

GandhiIndiahas64largezOOsand194smallzoOS.Surveysshowthatinallthese

zoos,10tol5percentofanimalsdieBeveryyear!Ofcourse,thedeathsofendangered

animalsarementionedinthenewspapers,butthedeathsofmonkeys,deeran^dother

animals