中考英语专项练习（阅读理解）

中考英语专项练习（阅读理解）（一）April22ndisWorldEarthDay--adaytoremindpeopletoprotecttheearth.Soonthatday,ourfamilyheldanactivity“bottleoftrashchallenge".Thatmeansthetrashneedstobeputina600mlbottle.Wedecidedtochallengeourselvesandproduceaslittletrashaspossible.Myfatherworkedonlineallday,sohedidn'tproduceanypaperwasteexceptpapernapkins.Hemadetheleasttrashinourfamily.Mymothercookedandproducedplentyofkitchenwaste,suchasvegetableleaves,eggshellsandfoodbags.What'sworse,wecouldn'teatupallthefoodofthedinnerthatday.Soleftoverscouldn'tbeavoided.Itwasnoteasyformomtodealwithallthetrash,butshefoundawaytoputitallintothebottle.Howamazing!Mysister,a16-year-oldstudent,wasbusypreparingforherexams.Shehadtousepapertoworkoutmathorphysicsproblems.Sheusedonlyonesideofthepaperinthepast.Butthatday,shetriedtousebothsidesofthepaperbecausesherealizedwewerechallengingourselves.Shedidagoodjob!Iwasdifferentfrommysister.Ilovesnacksanddrinks.Somytrashwasalmostfromthem.Iwashighlyalert(警觉的)thatImustproducelesswaste.Ihardlyeverhadsnacksordrinks.Itwastoodifficult,butIdidit!I'velearntalotfromthisactivity.Irealizethateveryonecanproducelesstrash.Weshouldstartwithsmallactionstoprotecttheearth!1.Whatactivitydidthewriter'sfamilyholdonApril22nd?A.Achallenge.B.Atrip.C.Apicnic.D.Aparty.2.Whomadetheleasttrashinthefamily?A.Thewriter. B.Thewriter'sfather.C.Thewriter'smother. D.Thewriter'ssister.3.Whatdoestheword"leftovers"meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Foodbagsthatareusedtoputthevegetableleaves.B.Foodthathasn'tbeeneatenupattheendofameal.C.Wastethatisproducedinthekitchen.D.Dishesthatarecookedbymother.4.Whatwasthewriter'ssisterbusydoing?A.WatchingTV. B.Playingcomputergames.C.Preparingforherexams. D.Playingthepiano.5.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?A.Becausehehopesthatwecanhavelesssnacksanddrinks.B.Becausehehopesthatwecanusebothsidesofthepaper.C.Becausehehopesthatwecaneatupallthefoodofthedinner.D.Becausehehopesthatwecanprotecttheearthbystartingwithsmallactions.OnMay22,2021,ChinesescientistYuanLongpingpassedawayat91.YuanwasanacademicianattheChineseAcademyofEngineering(中国工程院院士).Hespentover50yearsworkingonhybridrice(杂交水稻).Peoplecallhimthe“fatherofhybridrice”.ForChinesefamilies,riceisanimportantpartofalmosteverymeal.Butinthepast,nothavingenoughricewasabigproblem.Inthe1960s,peopleinChinadidn’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Manypeopleevendiedbecauseofthis.Asayoungstudent,Yuanwassadtoseethis.Hedecidedtostudyagriculture(农业).Hismotherworriedthisworkwouldbehard.ButYuansaid,“Havingenoughfoodwasthemostimportantthingforus.”Hespentfouryearslookingforwildricethatcouldbecrossed(杂交)withotherplants.In1964,hefoundit!In1973,hegrewtheworld’sfirsthybridricestrain(品种).Itcouldreachayield(出产量)ofover500kgpermu,itcouldfeedabout70,000,000morepeopleeveryyear!Inlateryears,Yuanandhisteamkeptonstudying.In1996,Yuanstartedgrowingsuperhybridrice.Itsoutputwasevenhigher.Yuan’shybridriceisalsogrownaroundtheworld.PeopleplantitincountriessuchasIndia,Vietnam(越南)andtheUS.Ithaspulledmillionsofpeopleoutofhunger.Yuanoncesaidhehadtwodreams.Onewastosomedaystandunderricecropsthatweretallerthanmen.Theotherwastogrowhybridriceallovertheworldandsavepeoplefromhunger.Oneday,hisdreamsmightcometrue.6.YuanLongpinggrewtheworld’sfirsthybridricestrainin________.A.1964 B.1973 C.1996 D.20217.WhydidYuanLongpingdecidetostudyhybridrice?A.Tomakemoremoney. B.Towinmoreprizes.C.Tofeedmorepeople. D.Toprotecttheenvironment.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“output”meaninChinese?A.产量 B.品种 C.事业 D.质量9.WhichforeigncountriesisYuan’shybridricegrownin?①America②Canada③India④VietnamA.①②③ B.①③④ C.①②④ D.②③④10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inthe1960s,manyChinesepeoplediedbecauseofillness.B.YuanLongping’smothersupport(支持)hisdecisionatfirst.C.Hybridricecouldfeedabout7,000,000morepeopleeveryyear.D.IttookYuanLongpingmorethan50yearstoworkonhybridrice.（二）Ineversawmyfatherhomefromworklateorill,nordidIeverseemyfathertakea“nightoutwiththeboys”．Hehadnohobbiesbutjusttookcareofhisfamily.For22years,sinceIlefthomeforcollege,myfathercalledmeeverySundayat9：00am.Hewasalwaysinterestedinmylife—howmyfamilywasdoing.ThecallsevencamewhenheandmymotherwereinAustralia,EnglandorFlorida.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedayspaintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedwasaglassoficedtea,andthatIholdapaintbrushforhimandtalktohim.ButIwastoobusy,forIhadalawpracticetorun,andIcouldnottakethetimetoholdthepaintbrush,ortalktomyfather.Fiveyearsago,my71­year­oldfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingset(成套秋千)formydaughter.Again,allheaskedwasthatIgethimaglassoficedtea,andtalktohim.Butagain,Ihadlaundrytodo,andthehousetoclean.ThemorningonSunday,January16，1996,myfathertelephonedmeasusual;thistimehehadseemedtohaveforgottensomethingswehaddiscussedtheweekbefore.Ihadtogettochurch,andIcuttheconversationshort.Thecallcameat4：40am.ThatdaymyfatherwassenttohospitalinFlorida.Igotonaplaneimmediately,andIvowed(发誓)thatwhenIarrived,Iwouldmakeupforthelosttime,andhaveanicelongtalkwithhimandreallyget__to__know__him．IarrivedinFloridaat1：00am,butmyfatherhadpassedawayat9：12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowaitforme.IntheyearssincehisdeathIhavelearntmuchaboutmyfather,andevenmoreaboutmyself.Asafather，heneveraskedmeforanythingbutmytime.Nowhehasallmyattention，everysingleday.1．Weknowfromthereadingthatthefather________．A．likedtopainthouses B．hadnofriendsaroundhimC．wasnothealthyinhisyouth D．thoughtofhisfamilyashisall2.Whenherfatherpaintedherfirsthouse,thedaughter______．A．couldonlyaffordaglassoficedtea B．wastoobusytotalktoherfatherC．coulddonothingbutholdapaintbrush D．spenteighthoursadayworkingwithherfather3．OnJanuary16，1996,thedaughterfeltthatherfather________．A．seemedtobealittledifferent B．hadnotimetophoneherasusualC．becameinterestedinchurch D．hadforgottentodiscusssomethingswithher4．Inthereadingtheunderlinedphrase“gettoknowhim”mostprobablymeans________．A．gethimtoknowher B．knowmoreabouthimC．gethimtoknowhimself D．makehimwell­known5．Whichisthebesttitleofthereading?A．PaintingHouses B．Daughter'sFamilyC．FatherandI D．Father'sPhoneCallsThesedays,moreandmorestudentsintheUKaretakinga“gapyear”betweentheirgraduationfromschoolandtheiruniversitystudies.Thismeansthattheytakeayearofftodosomethingelsebeforetheystarttheirstudies.Formoststudents,spendingtimeinforeigncountriesisthefavoriteactivity—andAustraliaisthefavoriteplacetogo.Manyparents,teachersandbusinesspeopleagreethattravelingcanteachimportantvalues.“Afterayearoftraveling,IfeltIhadgrownup.Ihadlearnttheimportanceofrelationshipswithpeople,onallkindsoflevels.”Therearemanycompaniesaroundtheworldthatwelcomethesestudentsontheirprojects—helpingpeopleinpoorercountries,oreveninyourhomecountry.Althoughyoudon'tgetpaidforyourwork,thiskindofworkcanteachimportantskills—decisionmakingandfindinganswerstoproblems,forexample—thatwillhelpastudentinajoboneday.Finally,gettingsomeknowledgeandexperienceinanareayouhopetostudyorworkinonedaywillalwaysbeveryuseful.Ifseveraluniversitygraduatesareapplying(申请)forthesamejob,gapyearworkexperienceallowsyoutosay，“I'vealreadyhadsomeexperienceofthiskindofwork.”Andthatcangetyouthejob.6．MoreandmorestudentsintheUKaretakinga“gapyear_____．A．beforetheygraduatefromschoolB．beforetheygraduatefromuniversityC．aftertheygraduatefromuniversityD．beforetheygotouniversityaftergraduatingfromschool7．________istheirfavoriteactivityformoststudentsintheUK.A．SpendingtimeinAustraliaB．SpendingtimeintheUKC．SpendingtimewiththeirteachersD．Spendingtimewiththeirparents8．Whatcan'tstudentsgetingapyearworkinthewriter'sopinion?A．Values.B．Skills.C．Knowledgeandexperience.D．Money.9．Chancesforthesamejobwillbegiventothestudents______.A．whostudywellinschoolB．whohavesomeexperienceinthiskindofworkC．whodon'tapplyforthejobD．whoarerichenough10．Thebesttitle(题目)ofthepassagecanbe_______.A．WorkforthePoorB．TakeaYearoffC．ApplyforaJobD．Travel（三）Dangal《摔跤吧!爸爸》isoneoftheTop10moviesrecently.IttellsatruestoryaboutanIndianmanandhistwodaughters.

Hisname’sMahavir.Inreallife,heiscalled"thefatherofIndianwomenwrestling"becausethousandsofgirlsacrossIndiahavebeensupportedtotakeupwrestlingwithhisefforts.

AveryfamousIndianactor—AamirKhan,playedtheroleofMahavirinthemovie.Itwasanunusualexperienceforhim.AamirKhanwasveryseriousabouthischaracterandhetriedtomakethischaracterclosetothetruestory.Inordertoactwell,heneededtoputonweighttobeveryfatandthendidsportstobeverystronginashorttime.

AamirKhanstartedtoeataloteverydaybeforemakingthemovie.Heateatleast5mealsadayincludingmuchjunkfood.Hebecametoofattorunquickly.

Itissimpletobefatbutdifficulttobestrong.AamirKhaninvitedmanycoachestotrainhimtoloseweightandittookhimafewmonthstobestrong.Hemusteatlessfoodanddrinkmorewater.Strengthtrainingisalsoimportant.Thiskindofphysicaltrainingisveryboring.Hehadtoliftdifferentweightsanddiditoverandoveragain.AamirKhansetagoaltohimselfdaybydayandtheminutehemadeit,hefelldownonthegroundandcouldhardlystandup.Intheend,hebecametheexactpersonthemovieneeded.

Theroleheplayedwasverymovingandhesucceededatlast.Ashesays,themostimportantthinginlifeisnotwhetheryoucanreachyourgoalbutwhetheryouhavemadethegreatestefforts.1.Fromthepassage,whatisAamirKhan’sjob?

A.Ateacher.B.Anactor.C.Adirector.D.Acoach.

2.WhyisMahavircalled"thefatherofIndianwomenwrestling"?

A.BecauseheisaveryfamousIndianplayer.

B.BecauseheplayedaroleinthemovieDangal.

C.BecausehesupportedmanyIndianwomentotakeupwrestling.

D.Becausehebecamestronginashorttime.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Strength"meaninChinese?

A.力量B.目标C.疲劳D.节食

4.WhatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingthingsaboutAamirKhan?①Hechangedhiseatinghabitsanddidsportstobecomestrong.②Hewasseriousaboutthecharacterandheneededtomakegreatefforts.③Tobefat,heatelotsoffood.④Finally,hesucceeded.

A.③②①④B.②③④①C.②①④③D.②③①④

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutAamirKhanfromthepassage?

A.DangalisatruestoryaboutAamirKhanhimself.

B.Hebecameveryfatatfirstandthenlostweightinaveryshorttime.

C.Inordertoactwell,hetrainedsohard.

D.Hetriedtoplayaperfectroleinthemovie.Onmyfirstjobasasportseditorforasmallnewspaper,Inevergotaletterfrommyreaders,soIfeltstrangewhenanenvelopewasputonmydeskonemorning.WhenIopenedit,Iread:"AnicepieceofwritingontheTigers.Welldone!Goon!"ItwassignedbyDonWolfe,thesportseditor.BecauseIwasnotconfidentatthattime,hiswordscouldn'thavebeenmoreencouraging.Later,whenIgottoknowhim,IlearnedthatDonmadeahabitofwritingencouragingwordstoothers."WhenImakeothersfeelgoodaboutthemselves,"hetoldme,"Ifeelgood,too."Overtheyears,I'vetriedtocopytheexampleofDonWolfeandotherfriendswhocareenoughtowriteencouragingwords,becauseIthinktheyaredoingsomethingimportant.Weallneedaboostfromtimetotime,andafewlinesofpraisemayturnaroundaday,evenalifeWhy,then,aretheresofewnotewriterslikeDonWolfe?Myguessisthatmanyareafraidthey'llbemisunderstoodorsoundstrange.Also,writingtakestime;it'sfareasiertomakeaphonecall.Thedisadvantagewithphonecalls,ofcourse,isthattheydon'tlastlongAnoteisamatterofrecord,andthenotecanbereadmorethanonceandvaluedWhatdoesitneedtowritenotesthatlifespiritsandwarmhearts?Onlyawillingnesstoexpressourappreciation(欣赏).Bereadytogiveyourpraise.Yourwordsmaynotonlymakeadifferencetoothers,buttheycanmakeadifferencetoyourself.AsDonWolfesaid,makingothersfeelgoodaboutthemselvesmakesmefeelgoodtoo.6.WhatcanweknowaboutthewriterfromParagraph1?A.Hewasanexcellentsportseditor.B.Hewasgoodatencouragingothers.C.HenevergotamailfromDonWolfe.D.Hedidn'treceivealetterfromhisreadersbefore.7.Theunderlinedword"boost"probablymeans__________.A.line B.encouragement C.note D.friend8.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofDonWolfe?A.Confident. B.Cold. C.Caring. D.Cheerful.9.What'stheadvantageofwritinganoteaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Ittakestime. B.Itisveryeasytodothat.C.Itcanimproveunderstanding.D.Itmaylastlongandbevalued.10.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.ThePowerofNotes B.ThePowerofExamplesC.TheSecretsofNoteWriting D.TheWaytoExpressAppreciation（四）Toothpaste(牙膏)doesmorethanjustkeepourteethbrightandwhite.Itcanbeusedwiselyinmanyotherways.Herearesomeusefultipsthatcansaveustimeandmoney.Ifyoufollowthem,youwillhaveafreshsmellofusingtoothpaste!

CleanaDirtyMirror

Ifyouwanttocleanadirtybathroommirror,trytoputabitoftoothpasteonthemirrorandwipeitdry.Theglasscanbecleanedupbeautifully.Anddoingthiscanalsostopthemirrorfromfogging.Thenyoucanstillseeyourselfinthemirroraftertakingashower.

RemovetheUnpleasantFoodSmell

Havesomebadfoodsmell,likethesmellofonionsorfish,onyourhands?Youcanremoveitbywashingyourhandswithtoothpaste.You’llbefresh-smellinginnotime.

MakeYourSportsShoesWhiter

Thistime,cleanyoursportsshoesbyyourself,notbyyourmother.Wipesometoothpastearoundyourshoesandthencleanitwithawetcloth.See?Yourshoesarewhiteasnew!1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellusabout?

A.Howtobuythetoothpaste. B.Howtochoosethetoothpaste.

C.Howtousetoothpastewisely.D.Howtosellthetoothpaste.

2.Howmanywayscanyousaveyourtimeandmoneybyusingtoothpaste?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

3.Ifthereissomesmelloffishonyourhands,whatcanyoudo?

A.Washyourhandswithsoap. B.Washyourhandswithtoothpaste.

C.Eatsomeonions. D.Brushyourteethwithtoothpaste.

4.Thepassagedoesn’ttellusthat

.

A.toothpastecancleanadirtymirror

B.toothpastecanremovethefoodsmell

C.toothpastecanmakeyourringbecomenewagain

D.toothpastecanremovefishsmell

5.Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inamagazine. B.Inastorybook.

C.Inahistorybook. D.Inamathbook.BaseballisoneofthefavoritesportsintheUSA.Childrenplaybaseballinsportsfieldsorparks.Atasummerpicnic,thereisoftenaninformalbaseballgame.Boysandgirls,youngandoldtaketurns