2021届中考英语训练-人物故事类阅读理解+答案

2021届中考英语专题训练

人物故事类阅读理解+答案

Passage1

Themostdifficulttaskinlifeistoconquer（征服）yourself.ForshorttrackspeedskaterZhouYang,thisisno

cliche（陈词滥调）.

OnFeb15,2014,attheSochiWinterOlympics,Zhouwonthegoldmedalinthe1,500-metershorttrackrace.

WhenZhouwavedherarmsinjoy,peoplefoundthescenefamiliar.

Fouryearsearlier,ZhouwonthesametitleinVancouver,Canada.Butthetwogoldmedalsrepresentedtwo

differentsetsoffeelings.In

2010,Zhoutoldreportersthatshehopedherwinwould“helpmyparentshaveabetterlife,\Shethankedher

parents,hercoachandteammates.Butthensomepeoplecriticizedher,sayingthatsheshouldthankhercountry

first.Thisharsh（尖锐的）criticismalmostdestroyedZhou.The18-year-oldgirlwasafraidtospeakinpublic.She

wasdepressed（沮丧的）foralongtimeandevenstoppedeating.Shecouldn'tskatewellbecauseofherpoor

physicalcondition（条件）.Inthesummerof

2011,ZhouquitChina'snationalteam.Itcouldhavebeentheendofhercareer.Butafterseveralmonths,she

camebacktotheteam."Thewholeteamsupportedme,andmycoachhasnevergivenuponme,^^saidZhou.But

mostimportantly,"Istillhadthedream.So,Icameheretowin.”

CoachLiYansaidZhouhasbeatenherself."EveryonecouldseeZhou'spersistence（毅力）.Sheconquered

herinjuriesandmindsettowin,“Lisaid.

1.In2010,ZhouYangthankedallofthefollowingforherwinEXCEPT.

A.hercoachB.herteammates

C.herparentsD.hercountry

2.WhywasZhouafraidtospeakinpublic?

A.Becauseshedidn'twinanyshorttrackmedalin2010.

B.Becauseshecouldn'tstandcriticism.

C.Becauseshedidn'thelpherparentsliveabetterlife.

D.Becauseshecouldn'tskatewellafterherwin.

3.Accordingtothestory,whichstatementisTRUEofZhou?

A.ShewonagoldmedalattheVancouverWinterOlympics.

B.ShequitChina*snationalteamin2010.

C.Shedidn'tgetverymuchsupportfromherfamily.

D.Shehaswonfivegoldmedalssofar.

4.WhatcanwelearnfromZhou?

A.Ittakesgreatstrengthtoconqueryourself.

B.Don'tbeafraidtospeakinpublic.

C.Begratefultoeveryoneinyourlife.

D.Don*tcriticizeothers.

Passage2

StandingatthetopofKilimanjaro,Africa,at5.895metersabovesealevel,LinZiyi,15,didn'tjumpforjoy.

Shebreathedin（吸入）thefreshairandlookedquietlyatthewhiteglaciers（冰河）androllinghillsaroundthe

mountain.

“Hello,Kilimanjaro,Ifinallycametoyou,^^shesaidtoherself.

OnJan31,2014,thestudentfromYueqingHighSchool,Zhejiang,successfullyclimbedtothetopof

Kilimanjarowithhermother.SheistheyoungestfemaleChinesepersontoachievethis,accordingtoKilimanjaro

NationalParkinTanzania.

HowdidLinconquerthishighmountain?Sheisnotasstrongasmostotherkids.Likemanyteenagers,she

getsmostofherexerciseinPEclass.Butshedoeshaveastrongwill.Linsaidanyhealthypersoncanconquerhigh

mountainsaslongastheyareconfidentanddon'tgiveup.

“OnceIdecidetodosomething,Inevergiveuphalfway,“shesaid.

Linstartedlearningtoplaythepianosixyearsago.Shesometimesgotboredwithplayingthesamesongover

andoveragain,butshecarriedonpracticing.

WhileclimbingKilimanjaro,Linsuffered（遭遇）fromseriousaltitudesickness（高空病）.Whentheysetoff

atmidnightonthethirdday,shecouldhardlywalk.

“Itoldmyselftocarryonandtotakeonemorestep,thenanotherandthenIfinallymadeit,"Linsaid."Success

comeswhenyoukeeponwalkingforward.”

1.WhatdoweknowaboutKilimanjaro?

A.Itissurroundedbywater.B.ItisamountaininChina.

C.Therearewhiteglaciersaroundit.D.Itisthetallestmountainintheworld.

2.WhatwasLinZiyi'skeytoconqueringthemountain?

A.Sheistall.B.Sheexercisesalot.

C.Shehasaverystrongwill.D.Sheclimbedmanymountainswhenshewasyounger.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutLinZiyi?

A.SheclimbedKilimanjarobyherself.

B.Shesufferedfromaltitudesicknessduringherclimb.

C.Shegaveupplayingthepianoattheageof6.

D.Shegaveupclimbingonthethirdday.

4.Whatdoesthestoryteachus?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.It'snevertoolatetosetnewgoals.

C.Thinkhardbeforegoingforwardwithaplan.D.Successcomesfrompersistence.

Passage3

PaulGeorge,29,isaswingman（摇摆人，兼任得分后卫和小前锋）fortheIndianaPacers.Whenhefirst

startedplaying,nobodyknewhisname.Butafterabreakoutseasonin2013,GeorgeledthePacerstothebestrecord

intheEasternConference.Healsowonthe2013MostImprovedPlayeraward.In2014,hebecameanAll-Star

starter.

Manypeopleareaskingwherethisguy'sskillcomesfrom.IfyouaskGeorge,he'dtellyouthatitdidn'thappen

overnight.Hehadtoovercomehisweaknessesovertime.

In2012,whenGeorgewasofftheradar（不知名的）,hewasnotstrongatballhandlingDuringgames,he'd

oftenpanicandlosecontroloftheball.Inordertochangethis,hegotthesupportofaball-handlingexpertand

lockedhimselfinthegym,learninghowtoprotecttheball.Thisseason,Georgehasonlyturnedtheballover12

timesin100plays.That'sfewerthanLeBronJamesandKevinDurant.Tomakehisshootingmoreaccurate（精准

的），Georgepractices500shotsadaywithashootingcoach.Hetriestousethesameshootingstyleeverytime,no

matterwherehispositionis.Thisseason,hehasscoredmorepointsthaneverbefore-22.2pointspergame,the

11thhighestintheNBA.

'TmapersonwhogetsbetterifTmactuallylearning.Georgeoncesaid.Perhapsthisisthesecrettohissuccess.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutPaulGeorge?

A.Hestartedplayingbasketballin2012.B.Heovercamehisweaknessestoachievesuccess.

C.HedoesnotplayforthePacers.D.Hedoesnotpracticeveryoften.

2.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorderaccordingtowhentheyoccurred.

a.GeorgewontheMostImprovedPlayeraward.

b.GeorgebecameanAll-Starstarter.

c.Georgerealizedthathewasnotstrongatballhandling.

d.Georgegotthesupportofaball-handlingexpert.

A.a-b-c-dB.c-d-a-bC.b-c-d-aD.d-a-b-c

3.WhatdidGeorgedotomakehisshootingmoreaccurate?

A.Helockedhimselfinthegym.B.Helearnedhowtoprotecttheball.

C.Hepracticed500shotseachday.D.Heinventedanewshootingstyle.

4.What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Georgeworkedhardtoimprove.B.Georgewasnotgoodatballhandling.

C.Hiscoachtoldhimtoexercisemore.D.Georgebecamefamousbychance.

Passage4

Wegotoschooleverydaytobecomebetterpeople.Howcanwestarttomakebigchangesinourlives?Perhaps

wecangettipsfromformerUSFirstLadyMichelleObama.DuringavisittoChinafromMarch20to26in2015,

Obamasharedherviewsoneducationandyouthempowermentwithstudents.

ThefirstladyencouragedChinesestudentstoaimhighandgetagoodeducation.AtChengduNo7High

School,shetoldstudentsthathavinghumblerootsdoesn*tmatteraslongasyouhaveperseverance（毅力）Obama

saidherfamilywasnotrich.LikemanyChinesestudents,herparentshadbigdreamsforher.Shefelttheweightof

herparents?sacrifices（牺牲）onhershouldersandworkedhardtomakethemproud.Perseveringwasnoteasy,

though.Sometimesshehadtowakeupat4:30amandstudylateintothenight.HButwheneverIgottiredor

discouraged...Iwouldremembersomethingmymotheralwaystoldme.Shesaid:“'Agoodeducationissomething

thatnoonecantakeawayfromyou.'"

MrsObamaalsoencouragedChinesestudentstostudyabroadtobroadentheirhorizons（开阔视野）inaspeech

atPekingUniversity.4tAstheChinesesayinggoes:Itisbettertotravel10.000milesthantoread10.000books.”

shesaid.It'snotenoughtogetgoodgradesinschool.It5salsoimportanttohaverealexperiencewithlanguages,

culturesandsocietiesthataredifferentfromyourown,shenoted.Studyingoverseascanalsobenefitfuture

internationalrelations.Itcanhelpyoungpeoplefromdifferentcountriesworktogethertodealwithsharedproblems

likeclimatechange,Obamasaid.

1.WhodidMichelleObamashareherviewswith?

A.StudentsintheUS.B.StudentsinChina.

C.Herfamilymembers.D.StudentswhovisitedtheWhiteHouse.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromherexperience?

A.Shestudiedabroadbefore.B.Shewasbornintoarichfamily.

C.Shestudiedlongintothenight.D.Sheoftenfelttiredanddiscouraged.

3.WhatdoestheChinesesayingunderlinedinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Gettinggoodgradesinschoolisgoodenough.

B.Reallifeexperienceisimportant.

C.Travelingisnotasbeneficialasstudyingathome.

D.Studyingfarawayfromhomeisnecessaryforsuccess.

4.What'sthestorymainlyabout?

A.MichelleObama'sfamilylife.

B.MichelleObama'sexperienceofstudyingabroad.

C.Theimportanceofstudyingabroadandbroadeningone'shorizons.

D.MichelleObama'sviewsoneducationandyouthempowerment.

Passage5

Noonecandeny（否认）thatJenniferLawrenceisoneofthemostpopularstarsintheworld.Fromcollecting

anOscartobeingchosenasFavoriteMovieActressattheUSKids'ChoiceAwards,shehasmanyfansofallages.

Butassuccessfulassheis,Lawrencehasworkedhardtostaynaturalanddown-to-earth（脚踏实地的）.Shehasa

cheerfulnature,sayingthingsmostactresseswouldkeeptothemselves.Wearingabeautifuloutfitandjewelryata

bigevent,shetoldthereporters,t€Noneofthisismine.Ihavetogiveitback."ShewasalsocaughtonliveTV

askingoneofherco-stars44Isyourrash（疹子）doingOK?”.

AspartoftheHollywood"machine",Lawrenceplaysthegameasmuchasshehasto,butstilltriestostayreal

andthinkcritically.InJanuary2013,shewonBestActressattheLACriticsAwards.Whileshewasgivingher

speech,Lawrencerefusedtoreadthelastpartofherspeech.Shethoughtthespeechwrittenbyherpublicistdidn't

makesense.nThepublicistsaidsomethingIdon*tunderstandsoI'mnotgoingtosayit."shetoldtheaudience.

ShehasalsocriticizedTVshowsthatpromoteanunrealisticbodyimage.Shesaiditiswrongtocallpeople

uglyorfat.Inheropinion,girlsshouldhaveahealthyrelationshipwithfood."Youlookhowyoulook.Youhaveto

becomfortable.Whatareyougoingtodo?Behungryeverysingledaytomakeotherpeoplehappy?That'sjust

dumb（愚蠢的）Jshesaid.

1.What'sLawrencelike?

A.Sheispoorandmean.B.Sheisstrictwithothers.

C.Sheisrealanddown-to-earth.D.Sheisdifficulttotalkto.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutLawrencefromthestory?

A.Shehasfansofallages.B.Sheisn'tfriendlytoherco-stars.

C.Shedoesn'tlikeherpublicist.D.Shehasnojewelry.

3.WhydidLawrencecriticizesomeTVshows?

A.Shedidn'tunderstandwhytheshowsexisted.

B.Shethoughttheshowswereembarrassing.

C.Theshowspromotewrongvalues.

D.Theshowstellgirlstoeatfreely.

4.What'sthebesttitleofthestory?

A.TherealJenniferLawrenceB.Lawrence'sawards

C.LawrencevsTVshowsD.Lawrence'ssuccess

Passage6

SoccerstarLuisSuarezisrippingup（撕碎）therecordbooks.Liveipoofsgoalmachinehasscored29league

goalsthisseason,onemorethantheclub*spreviousrecordof28.HisgoalshavepushedLiverpooltothetopofthe

EnglishPremierLeague（英国足球超级联赛）.TheUruguayan（乌拉圭人）isfastbecomingaLiverpoollegend.

Suarez,27,iswellknownforhisabilitytoscore.He'splayed128gamesforLiverpoolandscored80goals.

Butastalentedasheis.Suarezhasadarkerside.Sometimeshelosesself-controlonthefield.Acoupleofincidents

haveformedacloudoverhiscareer.Inoneincident（事件）lastyear,hebitthearmofChelseaplayerBranislav

Ivanovic.Hereceiveda10-gameban（禁赛）.

“Awayfromthepitch,Cmaverycalmperson,“Suarezlatertoldthemedia.tuOnthepitch,Iargue,Ishout,I

talkrubbish...Iforgetabouteverythingelse.”

ThebitingincidentmarkedthelowestpointofSuarez'scareer.Manysoccerfanshatetolovehim,oftenbooing

（喝倒彩）himatgames.TheBritishmediahavealsocalle