2019年中考英语阅读理解专项练习(带答案)

2019年中考英语阅读理解专项练习

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第三部分：阅读理解。

阅读短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Afamousstudywasdoneinaschoolbyaprofessorfromauniversity.Atthestart

oftheschoolyear,theteachersweregiventhenamesoffivechildren.Theyweretold

thatthesefivewerethemostexcellentstudentsintheclass.Butthefactwasthatthese

studentswereonlyaverage,andtheywerenotthebeststudentsatall.Well,guess

what?Attheendoftheyear,allthefiveaveragestudentsscoredamongthehighestin

theclass.

Whatmadetheseaveragestudentschangesomuchtobecometopstudents?The

onlydifferencewasthechangeintheirteachers'attitude.Becausetheteachers

believedthatthesefivekidsweretopstudents,theyexpectedmorefromthem.Andso

thesefiveaveragestudentsbecametobelieveandexpectmorefromthemselves.So

theyworkedhardertodoaswellastheycould.

Doyouknow?Ifyouexpectthebestfrompeople,they'llusuallywanttogiveyou

theirbest.Agreatleadersaid,“Treatapersonjusthowheappearstobeontheoutside,

andyou'llmakehimevenworse.Buttreatapersonlikehe'salreadyasuccess,and

you'llhelpmakehimthebesthecanbe.^^

Likethetruestoryof7-year-oldJohnny,histeachergotsoangrywithhimthatone

dayshesaid,“Johnny,you'rethenaughtiestboyinthisclass.I'msureyou'llnever

change.^^ThenextyearJohnnyhadanewteacher.Andonthefirstdayofclass,she

metwithJohnnyafterschoolandsaid,“Johnny,I'veheardalotaboutyou!Butdoyou

knowthatIdon'tbelieveawordofit."Andeverydayafterthat,thisnewteacher

treatedJohnnyasifhewasoneofthesmarteststudentsevenwhenJohnnydid

naughtythings.Lateron,Johnnybecameaschoolleader,becausethat'sthepowerof

ourbeliefandattitudetowardschildren.

()51.Theprofessorstartedhisresearchby.

A.tellingthefivestudentstoworkharderthaneverbefore

B.teachingthefivechildrenhimself

C.tellingtheteachersthatthefivestudentswerethebestintheclass

D.askingthefivechildrentofindanewteacher

()52.Thefiveaveragestudentsbecametopstudentsmainlybecauseof.

A.theprofessor'sstudyB.thechangeintheprofessor'sattitude

C.theteachers9hardworkD.thechangeintheteachers9attitude

()53.Whydidthewritertellusthestoryof7-year-oldJohnny?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement

B.Toshowthattheboywascleverenough

C.Toletusknowthefamousboy

D.Toletusknowhowgoodhisnewteacherwas

()54.Accordingtothestory,wecanlearnthat.

A.theresearchbeganattheendoftheschoolyear

B.thestudentsscoredhighestonlybecausetheyworkedhard

C.ifyouexpectthemostfrompeople,you'llgettheleast

D.littleJohnnylikedhisnewteacherverymuch

()55.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Ifyouwanttogetmore,youshouldhavenewteachers

B.Attitudeandbeliefcanchangeaperson

C.Aprofessor'sstudycanhelpyouscorehighest

D.Onlyteacherscanmakeyouatopstudent

B

“Savethewhales!"That'swhatthepictureonJakeSmith'sbedroomwallsaid.

Jakelikedhavingapicturethatsaidsomethingimportant:thatshowedhecared.He

justneverexpectedtogetachancetosavearealwhale,onerightinhisown

neighbourhood.

ItwasaSaturdaymorningwhenthenewspaperfirstreportedthewhales'coming.

AgroupoftheanimalswereswimmingclosetothebeachinJake'shometown.Allthe

localpeoplerushedouttothebeachtoseethem.Theywereexpectingabeautiful

show,betterthanamovie,butnothingthey'dhavetodoanythingabout.

Thenonewhaleswaminthedirection,directlytowardsland.Itcameinwiththe

waves,andwhenthewavesreceded.Itshugebodyonthesand.Suddenly,Jakeandhis

familyandalltheotherswerenolongersightseers.Theyhadtobecomerescuers.A

fewpeoplerantowardstheanimal.Theypushedandtriedtoforcethewhalebackinto

thewater,butitwasnouse.

Ananimalrescueserviceteamsoonarrivedinatruckwithheavyliftingmachinery,

tohelpmovetheanimal.Jackandhisfamilycouldn'tdomuchonthebeach,sothey

wentbacktotheirhouseandmadesandwichesandhotteafortherescuers.Atleast,

Jakethought,theycouldhelpinsomeway.

Backatthebeach,theyofferedthefoodtotherescuersandwerehappytoseethat

itwasneeded.Itwasgettingdark.Somepeoplelineduptheircarsalongthebeachand

shinedtheheadlightsonthesand.Therescuerswouldnotgiveup.Aftertryingmany

timestheywerefinallyabletoliftthewhaleintothewater.Everyonecheeredwhenit

headedouttosea.Itswamoutaboutamileandthendisappearedforamomentunder

thesea.Then,inwhatlookedlikeajumpofjoy,itrosehighabovethewater一a

thank-youtothosewhohadworkedsohardtosavehislife.

()26.WhatdoesthepictureonJake'swalltellusabouthim?

A.Helivedneartheocean.

B.Hecaredabouttheenvironment.

C.Heworkedasananimalrescuer.

D.Hethoughtwhaleswerethemostbeautifulanimals.

()27.Whydidthelocalpeoplegodowntothebeachthatmorning?

A.ToswimwiththewhalesB.Tohelprescuethewhales.

C.Toseethewhalesswimming.D.Towatchamovieaboutwhales.

()28.Theunderlinedword“receded“inParagraph3means.

A.didn'tmoveB.wentbackoutC.washedoverD.gotup

()29.HowdidJakeandhisfamilyhelpsavethewhale?

A.Bycallingtherescueservice.

B.Byaskingtheirneighborsforhelp.

C.Bygivingtherescuersfoodanddrink.

D.Bycontrollingthepeopleonthebeach.

()30.Inwhatorderdidtheeventsofthewhalerescuetakeplace?

a.Thewhaledisappearedunderthesea.

b.Peopleturnedonthelightsoftheircars.

c.Rescuersliftedthewhaleintothewater.

d.Peoplepushedthewhaletowardsthesea.

A.e-d-b-c-aB.e-b-c-d-aC.d-b-e-a-cD.a-e-b-d-c

C

RobFrenettehadproblemswithbullies(欺辱)atschoolforelevenyears.Hewas

oftenlonelyandscared.Whenhewasfifteen,however,hedecidedtodosomething

abouthisproblems.Hewalkedintoanewspaperofficeandtoldthemaboutthe

bullying.HisstorywentintothenewspaperandsoonalltheTVstationsinCanada

wantedtotalktohimabouthisexperiences.Theyalsowantedtohearhisideastostop

bullying.

Afterthat,Robcontinuedhisstudiesatschool,butinhisfreetimehehelpedother

peoplewithbullyingproblems.WithafriendKatieNeu,hemadeawebsitecalled

www.bullyingcanada.ca.Visitorstothewebsitecanfindadvice,storiesandpoems

aboutbullying,inbothEnglishandFrench.Whenpeopleareupset,theycantalkon

thephoneoronlinetoRobandhisteam.EveryweekendRobhastoanswere-mailsto

thewebsite.Healsospeakstochildren,teachersandmembersofgovernmentaround

thecountryaboutbullying.

Rob'smostimportantmessageis:"Whenbulliesareunkindtoyou,itisn'tyour

fault.There'snothingwrongwithyou,soyoushouldtrytokeeptrustingyourself.And

rememberthatpeoplecareaboutyourproblems.Youjusthavetofindthosepeople.

OneofRob'sideasis“BlueDay”,aspecialdayforstoppingbullyinginschools.

Studentshavetowearblueclothesandinclasstheylearnhowtostopbullying.More

than150CanadianschoolsnowcelebrateBlueDay,butRobwon'tstopuntilthere'sa

BlueDayineveryschoolinCanada.

()16.HowdidRoboftenfeelatschoolbeforehewasfifteen?

A.Relaxed.B.Unhappy.C.Shocked.D.Tired.

()17.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatRobsufferedfrombullyingsincehewas

A.four.B.sevenC.elevenD.fifteen

()18.www.bullyingcanada.caisawebsitewherepeoplecan.

A.learnhowtowritepoems

B.getadviceaboutbullyingproblems

C.getblueclothesforfree

D.practicebothEnglishandFrench

()19.Theunderlinedpart“thosepeople“inParagraph3means.

A.peoplewhoalwaysbulliedothersbefore

B.peoplewhohelpotherswithbullyingproblems

C.peoplewhoaremembersofthegovernment

D.peoplewhowritee-mailsabouttheirproblems

()20.Whatwasthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened?

a.Robandhisfriendmadeawebsite.b.Robwasbulliedatschool.

c.Robcreated"BlueDay”.d.Robtoldhisstoryinpublic.

A.b-d-a-cB.a-b-c-dC.b-a-d-cD.c-b-a-d

D

Adoctorenteredthehospitalhurriedlyafterbeingcalledinforanimportant

surgery(夕卜科手术).Hefoundtheboy'sfatherinthehallwaitingworriedly.

Onseeinghim,thefathercriedout,“Whydidyoutakeallthistimetocome?

Don'tyouknowthatmysonisindanger?Don'tyouhaveanysenseofduty?”

Thedoctorsmiledandsaid,"I'msorry.Iwasn'tinthehospitalandIcameas

fastasIcouldafterreceivingthecallandnow,Iwishyou'dcalmdownsothatIcan

domywork.^^

“Calmdown?!Whatifyoursonwasinthisroomrightnow?Wouldyoucalm

down?Ifyouownsondieswhilewaitingforadoctor,thenwhatwillyoudo?”said

thefatherangrily.Thedoctorsmiledagainandreplied,t4Wewilldoourbestandyou

shouldalsopray(祈祷)foryourson'shealthylife.,,

Thesurgerytooksomehoursafterwhichthedoctorwentouthappy,“Thank

goodness!Yousonissaved!”Andwithoutwaitingforthefather'sreplyhecarriedon

hiswayrunningbysaying,4tIfyouhaveanyquestions,askthenurse.”

“Couldn'thewaitsomeminutessothatIcanaskmyson'sstate?”shoutedthe

fatherwhenseeingthenurseminutesafterthedoctorleft.

Thenurseanswered,tearscomingdownherface/'Hissondiedyesterdayinaroad

accident.Hewasattheburial(葬礼)whenwecallhimforyourson'ssurgery.And

nowthathesavedyourson'slife,heleftrunningtofinishhisson'sburial.”

()46.Whatdidthedoctordoafterhereceivedthecallforthesurgery?

A.Heaskedanotherdoctortodohisduty.

B.Hewenttothehospitalassoonaspossible.

C.Hediscussedtheboy'sstatewiththefather.

D.Hewaiteduntilhisson'sburialwasfinished

()47.Thefathershoutedatthedoctorbecausehethought?

A.hehadwaitedtoolong.B.noonecareforhisson

C.thedoctorwascoldtohimD.thesurgerytookalongtime

()48.Whotoldthetruthtothefatherintheend?

A.ThedoctorB.ThenurseC.HissonD.Apatient

()49.Howmightthefatherfeelafterheknewthetruth?

A.AngryB.ExcitedC.SorryD.Doubtful

()50.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.SeeingisbelievingB.Timewaitsfornoman

C.PracticemakesperfectD.Thinkbeforeyoudecide

E

Haveyoueverhadtroublesleepinginanewplace?

Lotsofpeopledo.AndnowresearchersfromBrownUniversityinRhodeIsland

thinktheyknowwhy.Theyfoundthatone-halfofthebrain"remainsmoreawake”

thantheotherhalfwhenpeoplearetryingtosleepinanewplace.

ThesleepfindingswerereportedinCurrentBiologybyBrownUniversity.Intheir

report,theresearcherssaidmanypeoplereporttheyhaveahardertimesleepingthe

firstnightatahotelorotherplacesoutsidetheirhome.Theycallit"first-night

influence^^.“InJapantheysay,'Ifyouchangeyourbed,youcan'tsleep.5,,saidYuka

Sasaki,oneofthereport'swriters.4tYoudon'tsleepverywellinanewplace.Weall

knowaboutit.”

Theresearchersmeasuredbrainwaves（测量脑波）for35volunteersovertwo

nightsinalaboratory.Thetwonightswereaweekapart（间隔）.Theyfoundduringthe

firstnightthelefthalfofthebrainwasmoreactivethantherighthalf.Thiswasduring

thefirstdeepsleepperiod,theresearcherssaid.

Sasakisaidalotofquestionsremain.

Researchersdidnotkeepmeasuringbrainwavesallnightlong.So,theydon't

knowifthelefthalfkeeps4twatch^^allnight,orwhetherit“worksinshifts（轮换）with

therighthalflaterinthenight”.Theyalsodonotknowwhythebrainactivity,atleast

duringthefirstperiodofdeepsleep,isalwaysonthelefthalf.

Forsome,thisresearchmaybecalming.Itisgoodtoknowthatourbrainis

"lookingoutforus“inanewplace.Butitmaynothelpwithsleep.Thatbrainactivity,

atleastaccordingtothisnewresearch,makesithardertogetthesleeppeopleneedto

wakeupwellrestedinthemorning.

（）51.Howmanytimesdidtheresearchersmeasurebrainwavesfor35volunteers?

A.OnceB.TwiceC.ThreetimesD.Fourtimes

（）52.Theresearchersfoundduringthefirstdeep-sleepperiod.

A.thebrainwavesremainedthesame

B.thebrainactivityhelpwithsleep

C.therighthalfofthebrainkept“watch”

D.thelefthalfofthebrainwasmoreactive

）53.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthequestionsthatremain?

A.Whetherthenewbedkeepsyoufromsleeping.

B.Howyouhavetroublesleepinginanewplace

C.Whythebrainactivityisalwaysonthelefthalf

D.Whatpeoplecandowhentheycan'tsleepwell

()54.Theunderlinedword“calming''hastheclosestmeaningto"

A.pleasingB.differentC.seriousD.strange

()55.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Whatwewillhavetodotosleepwell

B.Howresearchersmeasurebrainwaves

C.Whodoesn'tsleepwellinanewplace

D.Whyit'shardertosleepinanewplace.

F

Whatdoyouoftendowhenyouwaitforabusoratrainatthestation?

TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus,ThebusforPariswould

notleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewere

standinginline;Otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.The

teacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplacefor

himtosit.

HewalkedintothestationCoffee.Helookedupatthatclockthere.ltwasonly

twentytotwelve.hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirror(镜子)onthe

wall.Justthen,M汰e,OneofTom'sworkmates,cameinandsatwithTom/'What

timeisyourbus?,,askedMike."There'splentyoftimeyet.^AnsweredTom."Well,I'll

getyoumoreteathen“saidMike.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking,ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.tcOh!it'sgoing

backward!”hecried.4tAfewminutesago,itwastwentytotwelveandnowit'shalf

pasteleven^^

“You'relookingattheclockintheMirror“SaidMike.Tomwassosad,Thenext

buswasnottoleaveforanotherhour,SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.

()16.TomwentintothestationCoffeebecause.

A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupofteatogether

B.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere

C.hedidn'tliketostaywiththeschoolgirls

D.Itwasquiteearlyandhecouldn'tfindaseatinthestation

()17.WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirror?

A.HalfpastelevenB.Twentytwotwelve

C.HalfpasttwelveD.Halfpastone

()18.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwilllookataclockinamirror,wewill

find.

A.it'sgoingbackwardB.it'sgoingslower

C.ThetimeisrightD.it'sgoingfaster

()19.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TomarrivedinParisontimethatday

B.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce

C.AfterthatTomdidn'tlikeclocksanylonger

D.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour

()20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthestory?

A.TheClockintheMirrorB.NotaCarefulMan

C.BeinglaterforabusD.TheMirroroftheStation

G

Travelingisanexcitingexperience.ltmakesusfeelpleased,andenjoynewwonders

andnewpartoflifethatwe'veneverknown.Asingleholidaytripcangiveyouthe

freedomandthechancetomakechangesthatdailylifedoesnotallow.ltmatterslittle

whereyougoonyourholiday,Itisallinwhatyoumakeofit.Anytravelcanbe

interestingandattractive,andgiveyoumemoriestolastalifetime.

Havingthosememoriesistrulywhattravelsareallabout.Manypeoplesaythatabit

ofaplanningandresearchbeforeyouleavecanmakesureofthoselong-lasting

memories.Butwhynottrysomethingunexpected?Infact,Themostunforgettable

momentsofatravelexperiencearetheonesthatyoudon'tplanfor.Yes,Maybeyou'll

experienceabadmealinanunfamiliarplace.Butthisexperiencewillmakesureyou

discoverlittle-knownshopsoranopen-airtheaterproductionthatisonlyadvertisedin

thelocalpaper.

You'Hfindtheenjoyablemomentshappeningallaroundyou:awonderfulsunsetor

asmallchildplayinginthepuddlesofacobble(鹅卵石)road.Themagicwilltrulybe

inthetripyoutake.Taketimetogoforalongwalkforenjoymentwhenvisitinganew

place,Whichwillallowyoutolisten,smell,andseethedifferentcultureandsights

thatyourbusylifemaystopyoufromenjoying.

Simplethingssuchasaleaffromatreeyousatundercankeepthememoriesof

yourtravelaliveforyearstocome,Collectsmallthingssuchasleaves,stones,or

feathers,whichcanbeturnedintomemorableworksofarwhenyougetbackhome.

()16.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thereisnoneedtochoosewheretogoonholiday

B.Planscanmaketravelingbecomeuninteresting.

C.Smallthingsaroundyoualwayslookssimple

0.Travelingisagoodwayforpeopletounderstandlife.

()17.Accordingtothewriter,travelingisallabout.

A.havingunforgettableexperiencesB.havingahealthylife

C.enjoyingnaturalwondersoftheworldD.visitingplacesofinterest

()18.Ifyouwantamostunforgettabletravelexperience,youcould.

A.learnmuchaboutthenewplace

B.researchintoallthepossiblewaysoftraveling

C.findoutasmanylocalactivitiesaspossible

D.trysomethingandunplanned

()19.Whatisreallymagicalinthetrip?

A.ThebeautifullocalsightsB.Theenjoymentaroundyou

C.ThedifferentculturesandplacesD.Theenjoymentfromalongwalk

()20.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.travelingcanmakeyoutiredbuthappy.B.travelingshouldbeunexpected.

C.travelingisawonderfulexperience.D.travelingmaychangeyourlife.

H

Itwasagreatpleasureforthefamilytomovetoahousewithaverybig

garden.BettyandTonycouldclimbuptrees,growflowersandevenplay

badminton.Theylikedtowatchthebirdsflyingamongthetreesinthegarden.They

evenstartedtoputfoodouttoattractmorebirds.

Everythingwasfineforafewdaysuntiloneafternoontherewasastrange

bumpingnoiseonawindow.Bettywentoutsideandfoundasmallbirddeadonthe

grass,itsneckseemedtobebroken.

“Itmusthaveflownintothewindow'TonysaidwhenhissisterBettycalledhim

tohaveaIook"Ah,yeslookhere,Youcanseethemarkwhereithitthewindow.There

areacoupleoftinyfeathersstuckonthewindow.”

“Poorthings!”Bettysaid.

Duringthenextmonth,Fivemorebirdsdiedinthesameway“Whywouldthey

flytothewindows?,,Wewondered.Finally,theyknewthetruth.Whenthebirdswere

flying,theycouldn'tseeintotherooms.Alltheysawwasthereflectionofthegarden,

Theythoughtthattheywereflyingintotreesbecausetheysawtreesreflectedbythe

window,"Somethinghastobedonetosavethebirds“Theparentsdecided.

Atfirst,thefamilytriedkeepingcurtainsacrossthewindows,butthismadethe

roomdark.Thentheyboughtsomestrongblackpaperandcutouttheshapeofa

hawk.Theymadesixhawks—oneforeachwindow.Theystuckthehawkstothe

windows.Theylookedprettyanddidnotkeepoutmuchlight,Whenthebirdssawthe

hawks,theywouldflyaway.

Afterthat,therewerenomoredeadbirds.Thefamilyweremuchhappier.

()26.Theyputfoodouttoattractbirdsbecausethey.

A.hadaspecialgardenforbirds

B.hadtoomuchbirdfoodtofeedthebirds

C.wantedtoseemorebirdsflyinginthegarden

D.wantedtocatchsomebirdsinthegarden

()27.birdsdiedinthegarden.

A.SixB.FiveC.FourD.Seven

()28.Thebirdflewtothewindowsbecausethey.

A.foundthewindowsverybigandclean.B.wantedtofightformorefood

C.thoughtthereweremoretreesaheadD.wantedtogointotheroom

()29.Theunderlinedword"hawk"means

A.丛林B鹰C.山脉D.燕子

()30.Thestoryismainlyabout

A.whythosebirdsdiedintheirgarden

B.BettyandTonyweregoodatpaper-cutting.

C.howthefamilysavedthebirdsinthegarden

D.thefamilyhadanewhousewithabiggarden

IfyoumeetaBritishpersoninthestreet,itisverylikelythatheorshewill

apologizewhetheritishisorherfaultornot.

ItseemsthatBritainisbecominganationwhereeveryoneissayingsorry.Almost

eachpersonsayssorryabouteighttimeseachdayandoneineightpeopleapologizeas

manyas20timesaday.

Asyoumayhaveseen,theBritishapologizemoreoftenthanmembersofother

cultures.Aresearchshowsthatinmanycases,people'sloveofsayingsorryinBritain

goesalittlefurtherthanitdoesforAmericans.Forexample,about15Britishpeople

wouldsay“sorry“whileonly10fromtheUSwoulddothisiftheysneezed,ifthey

correctedsomeone'smistakeofifsomeoneknockedintothem.

Intheolddays,“sorry“wasusedtoexpressregretandsadnessforhavingdone

somethingwrong.ButnowBritishpeopleusetheexpressionasawayofshowing

goodmanners.Forexample,theymightsay^tsorry^^insteadof“excuseme","pardon”,

"what"or"whatever”.

PeopleinBritainalsousesorrywhentheysharethesamefeelingwithothers—so

theymightsay“sorryabouttherain”.

However,Britishpeople'suseof“sorry“maymakethingsveryconfusingand

difficultforforeignerswhoarenotfamiliarwiththeirways.Butactually,peoplein

Britainpaymuchattentiontothefeelingsofothers.Thisistheveryreasonwhythey

apologizeeveryday.

()31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.WhatdailyexpressionsBritishpeopleoftenuse.

B.HowpeopleinBritainkeepintouchwithforeigners.

C.ThedifferentmeaningsofsorryinandoutofBritain.

D.WhyBritishpeoplesaysorrymanytimeseveryday.

()32.Intheolddays,peoplesaidsorrywhenthey.

A.didsomethingwrongB.askedtheway

C.wantedtorepeatsomethingD.madeachoice

()33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AmericanssaysorrymorethanBritishpeople.

B.EvenBritishpeoplegetconfusedwhentheysaysorry.

C.AlmosteverypersoninBritainsayssorry20timesaday.

D.TheBritishalsosaysorrytosharethesamefeelingwithothers.

()34.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatBritishpeople.

A.liketotalkabouttheweatherB.carealotaboutothers

C.aredifficulttogetalongwithD.lovetocorrectmistakes