中考英语阅读理解精品系列训练十及答案

中考英语阅读理解精品系列训练(10)及答案

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

A（材料选自外研版《新标准》教材，题目原创）

Teachers,grandparents,parentsandclassmates,FmveryproudthatIhavebeenchosento

speaktoyoualltoday.TmabitnervousasI'venevermadeaspeechbeforetosomanypeople,so

pleaseforgivemeifitshows!

Asweallknow,it'stimetosaygoodbyetoeveryone.We'resorrytoleaveyouattheendof

ourjuniorhighschooleducation,andwepromisethatwellneverforgetthehappytimeswehave

spentinthesebuildingswithyouall.

Now,TdliketothankthreegroupsofpeopleforthethreethingsFvelearntwhileI'vebeena

pupilatourschool.Thefirstgroupismyfriends,andwhatI'velearntistheimportanceoffriendship.

We'veworkedhardtogether,we'veevensharedsomedifficulttimestogether,butwe'vealsohada

lotoffun.Manyofuswillgotonewschoolsandwemaynotseeeachothersoofteninthefuture.

Butfriendsdon'lhavetoseeeachotherallthetime.Sometimesthefriendsyoutreasuremostarethe

friendsyouseelessoften.Alifewithoutoldfriendsislikeadaywithoutsunshine.Wellalwaysstay

intouch.Thesecondgroupisourparentsandgrandparents.Wethankyoufortheloveyouhave

shownusduringouryearsatjuniorhighschool,formakingahomewherewefeelbothsafeand

relaxed.Wealsothankyouforyourhelpwithourhomework.Howmanyofusoweourgoodgrades

tothesuggestionsyouhavemadeduringthoselongevenings?Andfinally,thethirdgroupisour

teachers.Wecanneverpayyoubackforyourkindness,yourpatience,andgiftofknowledgewhich

youhaveofferedus;sometimesyou'vemadeusworkveryhard.Butyouhavealwaysbeenfairand

you'llalwaysbeourrolemodels.There'sasayingfromIrelandwhichisafavoriteofmine:

Strangersareonlyfriendsyouhaven'tmetyet.

Icouldn'tsayitbettermyself.Sofromthebottomofmyheart,Ithankyouallandwishyou

successforthefuture.

16.Thespeechwasprobablymadeby.

A.Aheadteacher.B.Agraduate.

C.Anewstudent.D.Aschoolclerk.

17.What'sthemainpurposeofthespeech?

A.Tosaygoodbyetothreegroupsofpeople.

B.Tomakeapromiseforthebrightfuture.

C.Toshowappreciationtothepeoplearound.

D.Torememberthehappytimesintheschool.

18.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthethreethingsthewriterhavelearnedatschoolare.

A.friendship,loveandknowledgeB.help,patienceandfriendship

C.kindness,patience,andhappinessD.love,helpandkindness

19.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterfeelswhenmakingthespeech.

A.proudandstrictB.nervousandworried

C.funandexcitedD.warmandthankful

20.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thewriterwillmeethisfriendslessinthefuture.

B.Thewriter'sfamiliesalwaysgeteverythingreadyforhim.

C.Thewriter'steachersometimesisstrictwithstudents.

D.Thewriterhadmanyhappytimesinhisschool.

参考答案16.B17.C18.A19.D20.B

B（材料选自《英语画刊》，题目原创）

What'slifelikeonadesertedisland?JeffFlakeofArizonadecidedtofindout.The

adventurous（富有冒险精神的）fatherwentonafour-dayRobinsonCrusoestyleholidaywithhis

twoteenagesonstoaremote,uninhabitedislandintheNorthPacificOcean.

Jeffandhissons,15-year-oldTannerand13-year-oldDallin,traveled5,200milesfrom

Phoenix,ArizonatotheislandofBiggarenn.Theydidn'tcarryanyfoodorwater.

TheislandispartoftheMarshallIslands.Itofferednobasicfacilities,sotheFlakeshadto

catchandcooktheirownfoodandpurifytheirwater.Theirdietwasmadeupofcoconuts,craband

fish.Theycapturedthecrabandfishthemselvesandcookedthefoodoveranopenfirestartedwitha

magnifyingglass（放大镜）.

TheFlakesbroughtalongalobster（龙虾）trapinhopesofhavingsomedelicioustreats,butlost

itwithinthefirstfewhoursafteritwasattackedbyashark.Theyalsocarriedtwopumpstoremove

saltfromoceanwater.Ittookthemhourseachnightpumpingforjustalittlefreshwater.

Oneofthemostmemorablemomentsofthetrip,thefathersaid,waswhenheandhis

15-year-oldsonwerechasedbysharksafterfindingafishintheocean.

Still,itwasquiteanenjoyableholidayforJeff."Foradaditwasawonderfulthing.Novideogames

around,notelevision,nodistractions,notexting,MJeffrecalled.

21.Accordingtothepassage,Jeffwenttotheislandwithhissonsto.

A.takeafive-dayvacationB.teachhissonshowtolive

C.learnhowtobeafishermanD.experienceadifferentlife

22.TheFlakesdidallthethingsexceptontheisland.

A.playingvideogamesB.makinganopenfire

C.gettingfreshwaterD.catchingfishandcrab

23.WhatdidJeffthinkofhisholiday?

A.Memorable,educationalandboring.

B.Enjoyable,excitingandunforgettable.

C.Dangerous,difficultandhelpful.

D.Wonderful,differentandtiring.

24.WelearnfrompassagethatRobinsonCrusoestyleholidayislike.

A.peopletakeavacationonaplacewithoutbasiclivingfacilities

B.peopletakeanadventuroussailingtourtoadesertedisland

C.peopletakeanexcitingtriptocatchfish,crabandlobsters

D.peopletakeawonderfulpicniconadesertedisland

25.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.thedesertedislandis5,200metersawayfromwhereJefflives

B.theFlakeshadcoconuts,crab,fishandsaltywaterforfood

C.JeffandDallinwerechasedbysharksintheocean

D.Jeffsdailylifeisalwayswithvideogames,TVandmobiles

参考答案21.D22.A23.B24.A25.D

C（材料选自温州中考卷）

Mostpeoplehopetohaveamemorywhichhelpsthemsucceedinstudy,workandlife.Can

memorybeimproved?Luckily,hundredsofstudiesinthepast50yearshavealreadygivenusa

definiteanswer.

Ahealthylifestylekeepsyourbrainyoungandmemorysharp.Firstofall,itisnecessarytohavea

healthydiet.EatingmorefoodrichinBvitaminsandVitaminE,suchasvegetablesandleanmeat,

helpsyouhaveabettermemory.Properexerciseprovidesmuchneededoxygenforthebrain.

Running,ridingabike,swimmingandevenwalkingtwoorthreetimesaweekarehelpful.

Moreover,gettingenoughsleepisimportant.Onlywhenyourbraingetsagoodrest,canitwork

well.Thehealthieryourlifestyleis,thebetteryourmemorywillbecome,butdonotexpectasudden

change-ittakesalongtimetomakeadifference.

Memoryskillshelpyourememberthingsbetter.Thefollowingthreearethemostwidelyused.

Chunkingisawayofrememberingapieceofinformationbycuttingitintosmallerones.For

example,tomemorizeaten—digittelephonenumber2127983630,youcandividethedigitsinto

threegroups:first212,then798,andlastly363O.Thismethodisfarmoreeffectivethan

rememberingastringof10digits.Organizationmeansorganizinginformationintogroupsofthe

samekind.Forexample,trees,grassandflowersareplants;tigers,pandas,horsesandcowsare

animals,Imageryisrememberingnewlylearntinformationbyusingyourimaginationand

connectingitwithsomethingthatyouarefamiliarwith.

However,memoryskillswillhardlyworkifyoudon'tunderstandtheinformation.What'smore,

onlyaregularreviewcanmakethememorylastlong.Thatiswhystudentsarealwaysadvisedtogo

overwhattheyhavelearntafteronedayandthenafterthreedays,andthenuseitasregularlyas

possible.

Humanbrainsarelikemusclesthatneednutrientsandexercisetobecomestronger.Ifyoumake

afewlifestylechangesandtrysomememoryskills,youcancertainlyimproveyourmemory.

26.Howmanywaysofkeepingahealthylifestylearementionedinthepassage?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

27.Whichofthefollowingexamplesistheuseoftheskill“organization”?

A.Rememberingtheword“sad"byputtingitintothegroupof“feeling”.

B.Rememberingthemeaningoftheword“red”byconnectingitwithfire.

C.Rememberingalonganddifficultpassagebyunderstandingitsmeaning.

D.Rememberingthepostnumber0708591bydivingitinto070and8591.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldwereviewwhatwe'velearnt?

A.Touseitbettereveryday.B.Tounderstanditinabetterway.

C.Toimprovememoryskills.D.Torememberitforalongertime.

29.Theunderline"it"inParagraph3means.

A.imaginationB.ImageryC.informationD.memory

30.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Noteveryonehasagoodmemory.

B.Memoryskillsarenotdifficulttolearn.

C.Memorycanbeimprovedinsomeways.

D.Itisimportanttohaveahealthylifestyle.

参考答案26.B27.A28.D29.C30.C

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

（文本来源21世纪英文报，题目全部原创）

Thesummerholidaysareontheirway!Thatmeansanendtoyourjuniorhighschoollife.Whatdo

youhavetosaynowit'sallcometoanend?Isthereaspecialpersonyouwanttothank?Here's

whatsomeofourreaderswillbesaying.

LiChaoze,16,Taiyuan,Shanxi:

Ireallywanttosaythankyoutomygrandmother.Myparentsworkinanothercity.SoI

amlivingwithmygrandmother.SheencouragedmeandtoldmenottogiveupwhenIwas

sadandhadnomorehopeformylife.Ididwhatshetoldmetodo.NowIamfullof

confidenceagain!

WangJia,15,Nantong,Jiangsu:

Lulu,mybestfriend,Ihavespentthreeyearsinjuniorhighwithyou.Ijustheardthatyou

willgoabroadtostudy.IamsadIcannotstudywithyouintheseniorhighschool.ButI

knowgoingabroadisyourdreamsoIwillalsobehappyforyou.Whereveryougo,just

rememberthatwearebestfriendsforever.

ZhangJie,14,Jinan,Shandong:

Iwanttosaysorrytomyparents.Myfatherandmotherdidalotformeovermythree

yearsinmiddleschool.SometimesIsawmymothercryingwhenIgotlowmarks（分数）in

myexams.Pleasetrustme,MomandDad.Iwillkeeptryinguntiltheend!

ZongZe,15,Xiamen,Fujian:

IwanttotalktoPan,theboynextdoor.Pan,youaremyidol.Youaresotalentedin

English.IhaveworkedhardforthreeyearsandIbelieveIwillmoveuptoyourhighschool

thisyear!Wewillbeschoolmates.AndIwilljointheSchoolEnglishSpeechCompetition

nextyear.

Thanksalotfortheabovereaderswhosharetheirfeelingswithus.Andthanksalotforthe

followingtworeaders,Zhouling,15,ShanghaiandJingmeng,14,Hangzhou.Wecanseetheirideas

inthenextissueofourmagazine.

16.Howmanyreadersarementionedinthepassage?

A.FourB.SixC.SevenD.Five

17.WhodoesLichaozewanttothank?

A.HisparentsB.Hisgrandfather

C.HisgrandmotherD.Hisfriends

18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutPanisNOTTRUE?

A.HeisZongZe'sidol.B.He'sgoodatEnglish

C.Heisinhoghschoolnow.D.HeisZongZe'sschoolmatenow.

19.Wherearethereadersfrom?

A.Juniorhighschool.B.Seniorhighschool.

C.Primaryschool.D.college.

20.Inwhichpartofamagazinecouldwefindthispassage?

A.ArtB.TravelC.LifeD.Health

参考答案16.B17.C18.D19.A20.C

B

（文本根据英文版心灵的鸡汤---PlantaRowfortheHungry缩写，题目全部原创）

ItwasacoldnightinWashington,D.C.andIwasheadingbacktothehotelwhenamanapproached

me.HeaskedifIwouldgivehimsomemoneysohecouldgetsomethingtoeat.Tdreadthesigns:

“Don'tgivemoneytopanhandlers（乞丐）“SoIshookmyheadandkeptwalking.

Iwasn'tpreparedforareply,butwithresignation,hesaid,“reallyamhomelessandIreallyam

hungry!Youcancomewithmeandwatchmeeat!”ButIkeptonwalking.

Theincidentbotheredmefortherestoftheweek.Ihadmoneyinmypocketanditwouldn'thave

killedmetohandoverabuckortwoevenifhehadbeenlying.Onafrigid,coldnight,noless,!

assumed（呈现）theworstofafellowhumanbeing.

FlyingbacktoAnchorage,Icouldn'thelpthinkingofhim.Itriedtorationalizemyfailuretohelpby

assuminggovernmentagencies,churches,andcharitiesweretheretofeedhim.Besides,you'renot

supposedtogivemoneytopanhandlers.

SomewhereoverSeattle,IstartedtowritemyweeklygardencolumnforTheAnchorageDaily

News.Outofthublue,Icameupwithanidea.Bean'sCafe,thesoupkitcheninAnchorage,feeds

hundredsofhungryAlaskanseveryday.Whynottrytogetallmyreaderstoplantonerowintheir

gardensdedicatedtoBean's?DedicatearowandtakeitdowntoBean's.Cleanandsimple.

Wedidn'tkeeprecordsbackthen,buttheideabegantotakeoff.Folkswouldfaxmeorcallwhen

theybooksomethingin.Thosewhoonlygrewflowersdonatedthem.Foodforthespirit.Andsalve

formyconscience.

21.Wheredidthestoryhappen?

A.OnthewaytothehotelinWashington,D.C.

B.OnthewaytothehotelinAnchorage.

C.InthehotelinWashington,D.C.

D.InthehotelinAnchorage.

22.Whydidn'tthewritergivemoneytotheman?

A.Hewaskindless.B.Hewaslackofmoney

C.Hewasbusy..D.Hehardlybelievedtheman.

23.ThemeaningofTheunderlinepart“outoftheblue"is.

A.SuddenlyB.LuckilyC.FinallyD.Specially

24.Howdidthewriterfeelfortherestoftheweek?

A.calm.B.excited.C.surprised.D.regret.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Nevergivemoneytopanhandlers.B.We4dbetterplantarowforthehunger.

C.Onlycharitiesshouldhelpthehunger.D.Alwaysgivemoneytopanhandlers.

参考答案21.A22.D23.A24.D25.B

C

PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsof

spinach（菠菜）tomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhim,andtheybegantobuyandeatalotmore

spinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartof

manypeople'sdiets.Evensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetable.

ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrong,butthisisnottrue.Spinachdoes

nothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetable.