中考英语强化系列之综合阅读训练(四)

中考英语考前强化专题复习之综合阅读训练(四)

A

Alawyer,anartistandamusiciangotlostinthewoods(森林).Atlasttheycametoa

farmer*shouseandaskedifhecouldletthemstayforthenight.

“Sure,“thefarmersaid."ButI'vegotroomforonlytwoofyouinthehouse.Theother

onewillhavetosleepinthebam(畜棚I)withtheanimals,andthesmellisverybadthere.”“I'

11sleepinthebam,“theartistsaid.

Halfanhourlater,aknockwasheardonthefarmhouse'sdoor,andtherestoodtheartist,

saying,"Ican'ttakethesmell.”“AHright,saidthelawyer,"I'llsleepinthebarn.^^Andoffwent

he.

Afterawhiletherewasanotherknockonthedoor."Ifeltterriblewiththesmellfromthe

badfood.^^Thelawyersaidinanangryway.

“You'retwosissies(女人气的男子)」saidthemusician.'TUsleepinthebarn.

Thirtyminuteslatercameanotherknock.Whentheyopenedthedoor,therestoodallthe

animalsfromthebarn.

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

()1.Whydidthelawyer,artist,musiciancometoafarmer'shouse?Becausethey.

A.gotlostinthewoods

B.wantedtovisitthefarmer

C.wantedtoaskthefarmerifhecouldletthemeatsomething

D.wantedtostaywiththefarmer

()2.Whydidoneofthemhavetosleepinthebarn?

A.Becausethefarmerdidn'thaveenoughroomforthethreeofthem.

B.Becausethefarmerwantedoneofthemtolookaftertheanimals.

C.Becauseoneofthemlikedtosleepinthebarn.

D.Becausethefarmerwantedtomakefunofthem.

()3.Whydidtheartistwanttosleepinthebam?

A.Becausehelikedtosleepalone.

B.Becausehewantedtoleavetheroomtotheothertwo.

C.Becausehedidn'tthinkthatthesmellwassoterrible.

D.Thepassagedidn'ttellus.

()4.Whatdoyouthinkofthemusician?Hewas.

A.stupidB.foolishC.cleverD.helpful

()5.Whydidtheyseealltheanimalsstandinginfrontofthedoor?Because.

A.theanimalsdidn'tlikethemusician

B.themusiciandrovethemoutofthebarn

C.theanimalsdidn'tlikethesmell,either

D.theanimalswantedtolookfortheartistandthelawyer

B

CometoAustria!

SoilisavillageinthemountainsinwesternAustria.ThePostHotel,openedbyalocal

family,iscleanandnotexpensive.Fromthehotelyoucanseethewholevillage,theforestandthe

mountains.Temperaturesinsummerareusually20℃to25℃inthedaytime,butmuchcoolerat

night.

EnjoyThailand!

WhenyouvisitBangkok（曼谷）inThailand,donotmisstheearlymorningriverboattrip

totheFloating（漂浮的）Marketjustoutsidethecity.Thereyouwillfindmanykindsoffruitsand

vegetables.Thereyoucanpayforthemwhenyousitinyourboat.Don'tforgetyourhatand

sunglasses:thesuncanbestronganditmaybeashotas40℃atnoon!

VisitHawaii!

MaybethemostbeautifulplaceinHawaiiisKauai.Youcanvisititslong,sandybeaches

inthesouthandwestoftheisland,andmountainsandforestsinthenorth,butbecareful:thereare

manymosquitoes（蚊子），anddon'tbesurprisedifitrainsinthecenteroftheland.Daytime

temperaturesthereareusuallyaround24℃to26℃bythesea,andonlyalittlecoolerinlate

evening.

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

（）1.YoucanhaveaviewofatthePostHotel.

A.thewholecountryB.thewholevillage

C.theforestandthemountainsD.bothBandC

（）2.YoucanbuythingsattheFloatingMarketinBangkok.

A.intheboatsB.inthestreetsC.inbigstoresD.insmall

shops

（）3.You'dbetterwearwhenyouareattheFloatingMarket.

A.ahatandsunglassesB.araincoatandaswimmingsuit

C.ahatandaT-shirtD.ashirtandanumbrella

（）4.ThereareinthenorthofKauaiIsland.

A.sandybeachesB.heavyrainsC.mosquitoesD.forestsand

mountains

（）5.Accordingtothepassage,thehottestplaceis.

A.SoilB.BangkokC.KauaiD.Austria

C

ShenzhouVIsafelyreturnstoEarth

神舟6号顺利返回

China'ssecondmannedspaceshipreturnedsafelytoEarthearlyMonday,Oct.17,2005

afterasuccessfulfive-dayflight.TheflightwasChina,ssecond-evermannedspacemission（任务）

followingthehistoricShenzhouV,whichinOctober,2003madeChinathethirdnationafterthe

formerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatestoputamanintospace.

Globalbirdflu禽流感在全球蔓延

Healthofficialstriedtheirbesttofightglobalbirdflu.Asofmid-December,morethan

35peoplehaddiedin2005becauseofthebirdflu.Sofartherehavebeennoconfirmed（证实的）

humancasesofthebirdflu,H5NI,outsideofAsia.

HarryPotterhit“哈利波特”热

HarryPotterkeptattractingreadersandmoviegoers（常看电影的人）aroundtheworld.

Thesixthbookoftheseries,HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince,setanewrecordforbook

saleswhennearlyninemillioncopiesflewofftheshelvesintheUnitedStatesandEnglandforthe

firstdaytheywereputinbookshops.ThemovieHarryPotterandtheGobletFirehasgained（获得）

morethan$600millionworldwide.

EarthquakeinSouthAsia南亚地震

InearlyOctober,2005,anearthquakeshooksomepartsofPakistan,Afghanistanand

northernIndia,killingabout87,000people,andleavingmorethan3millionhomeless.Rescue（援

救）effortswerenearlyimpossibleformanyfarawayvillages.

HurricaneshitCentralandNorthAmerica

飓风袭击中北美洲

Hurricane（飓风）Katrinahitcoastlines（海岸线）inCentralandNorthAmerica.New

Orleans,Americaisoneoftheworst-hitareas.Theofficialdeathtoll（死亡人数）tops1,300,and

thousandsremain（依然）homeless.Amonthlater,HurricaneRitahitCentralandNorthAmerica

again—anothermarkofthemostactivehurricaneseasoneverrecorded.

Readthetopnewsin2005andchoosethebestanswer.

（）1.HowlongdidChina'ssecondmannedspaceshipstayinspace?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Fourdays.D.Fivedays.

（）2.Howmanypeoplehaddiedfromthebirdflubylastmid-December?

A.Lessthan52people.B.87,000peopleorso.

C.Morethan35people.D.Nearly1,300people.

（）3.HowmanycopiesofHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceweresoldintheUSand

Englandforthefirstdaytheywereputinbookshops?

A.$600millionworldwide.B.3millioncopies.

C.Aboutninemillioncopies.D.Lessthanninethousand.

（）4.WhichcountrieswerehitbyanearthquakeinSouthAsiainearlyOctober,2005?

A.China,JapanandKorea.B.TheUSA,EnglandandCanada.

C.France,NorthAmericaandIraq.D.Pakistan,AfghanistanandIndia.

（）5.LastyearHurricaneshitCentralandNorthAmerica.Doyouknowthenameofoneofthe

Hurricanes?

A.Londonbombings.B.BushSmith.C.Rita.D.BeautyandtheMonster.

D

IfyouhavetochooseauPersonoftheYear”for2005,whowillyoupick?Formanyof

us,thechoicemightnotbeapersonatall.ItwouldbeMotherNature（大自然母亲）.

WhiletheworldwasstillgettingovertheIndiantsunami（海啸）ofDecember2004.Mother

Naturewentonshowingherpowerthroughout2005.

FromJulytoOctober,aboutseventyphoons（台风）hitChina'scoastal（沿海的）area.InAugust,

thewholeNewOrleansCityintheUSwashitwithitsworst-evernaturaldisaster,Hurricane

Katrina.InearlyOctober,anearthquakeinPakistankilledmorethan70,000people.

MotherNaturewastryingtogiveusamessage:humansneedtotakeresponsibility（duty）

fortheearth.Shewasjustlightingback.

Itiswehumanswhoburncoalandoiltomakeelectricityandpowercars.Thismakes

hugeamountofgreenhousegases,whichcauseglobalwarming.

Itiswehumanswhocutforestsandfilllakestomakespaceforbuildings.Thisleaves

fewertreesandlakestokeepfloods(洪水)fromrushingtotownsandcities.

Weneedtoworkhardtoease(缓解)MotherNature'sanger,orwe'11seemoreyearsof

disasters.Forexample,wecanstarttouselesselectricity.Turnofflights,TVsandcomputers

whenwe'renotusingthem.Wecanplanttrees.Onenewtreeayearfromeachofuscanmakea

forest.Forestsnotonlyholdfloods,theyalsotakeingreenhousegases.

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

()1.Thesecondparagraphmainlyshowsthat.

A.theIndiantsunamibroughtthepeopleseriousdisasters

B.peopleintheworldhaven'tforgottentheIndiantsunamiyet

C.peopleinIndianareasarestillovercomingdifficultiesandrebuilding

D.”PersonoftheYear"for2005isMotherNature

()2.WhymayHurricaneKatrinabetheworst-evernaturaldisasterinAmericanrecenthistory?

A.BecausethewholeNewOrleansCityinAmericawasdestroyedbadly.

B.Becauseafewmetershighwaterwavescrashedthewalls.

C.BecauseithasneverhappenedintheUnitedStates.

D.BecausethepeopleinNewOrleanswerebothoutofwaterandfood.

()3.Whatcancausesuchaseriousdisasteraccordingtothepassage?

A.Peopleburncoalandoil.B.Peoplecutdownalotoftrees.

C.Peoplechangethelakesintofields.D.Alltheanswersabove.

()4.Theunderlinedphrase“takein“means""inChinese.

A.放出B.挥发C.吸收D.制造

()5.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.touselesselectricityandplantmoretrees

B.whytheglobeisgettingwarmerandwarmer

C.thatpeopleshouldprotectandlovetheearth

D.howtoimprovetheenvironmentaroundus

E

Macaoisonly40milesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.Itisaniceplacewitha

1history.MacaoisapartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.

Thefirst2toreachMacaowerefromPortugal.Morethanfourhundredyearsago

thePortuguesewenttheretodobusiness.Somesettled(定居)andmadetheir3there.They

builtchurches,schools,hospitalsandsoon.Slowlythecity4.Peoplefromothercountries

cametoliveandworkinMacao.

Today,manypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygothereto5motor-racingorto

gamble(赌博).ButMacaoisapeacefulplace.Whenyouwalkaroundandlookattheold

buildings,youmay6youarebackintheolddays.Now,someofthebuildingsarein

ruins(废墟).ThechurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwall7stepsleadinguptoit.

Whenyouarehotandtired,therearesmallcoolgardensto8in.Whenyouarehungry,

therearegoodrestaurantswithmany9foods.Nearbyaresomeislands.Thereiscertainly

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