考向2人与自我之个人兴趣-2022年中考英语阅读理解专项突破（练习版）

专题二：人与自我备战2022年中考英语阅读理解专项突破考向2人与自我之个人兴趣Passage1（2021·湖南株洲·中考真题）1．Whatdopeoplespendthemosttimeon?A．PCs. B．Printedbooks. C．Smartphones.2．Howmanypartsdoesthetablecover?A．6. B．7. C．11.3．Thetablemainlytellsuspeople’sreading________.A．habits B．levels C．methodsPassage2（2021·江苏南京·中考真题）Toimproveyourreading,youcantrytheformofreaders’theatre,aformattedscriptforreaderstoreadaloud.It’ssointeresting!CastofCharacters:Narrator,Kayla,Ms.Lee,ZackNarrator:OnasunnydayinsouthernTexas,Ms.Lee’sstudentsgatheredintheschoolplayground.Ms.Lee:Tomorrowisthedayofthesidewalk（人行道）chalkartfestival.Theprincipalhasallowedustopractiseourwetchalkdrawingontheplaygroundsidewalk,whichwillbeourstudio.Remember,wheneveryouwanttodrawonasidewalk,alwaysaskanadultinchargeforpermissionbeforeyoudraw.Nowlet’sreviewthestepsofwetchalkdrawing.Whatdowedofirst?Narrator:Asthestudentstoldherthestepsinorder,Ms.Leewrotethemonalargepadofpaper.Whenshefinishedwriting,shepulledthepaperoffthepadanddisplayedthedirectionssoeveryonecouldreadthem.Thenthestudentschoseandsoaked（浸湿）theirpiecesofchalk.Meanwhile,KaylaandZackplannedtheirdrawing.Kayla:Let’sdrawajunglefeast.Parrotscanbeeatingallkindsoffruit.Zack:I’lldrawamodeltraincarryingfoodtothebirds.Narrator:Thestudentsremovedtheirpiecesofchalkfromthewateranddrew.AsZackdrewasweepingcurveoftraintrack,hishandknockedoverthejarofwater.HeandKaylawatchedwaterstreakacrosstheirdrawing.Zack:Ourdrawingisruined（毁坏）！Kayla:Don’tbesoworried!Quick,mixthewaterandthechalktogether!Nowlet’susemorechalkandsmear（涂抹）itaround.Narrator:KaylaandZackworkedquickly.Thesmearedcolourslookedglorious,likerich,thickfrostingonacake.Ms.Lee:Thatlooksgreat!That’saspecialmethodyou’reusing,kids.Areyoutwointerestedintakingpartinthechalkartfestivaltomorrow?Thetimetableforthefestivalsaysthatdrawingstartsat9:00a.m.KaylaandZack:Sure!Kayla:Tomorrowwe’llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose.Zack:Thenwe’llknowjustwhattodo!4．Whatdoweknowaboutreaders’theatre?A．Aplaceforreaderstoenjoyplays.B．Areadingmaterialforpeopletoreadaloud.C．Aseriesofstepsforchildrentodrawonthesidewalk.D．Anumberofpeoplegatheringtogethertoplaygames.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“streak”inthepassagemean?A．Riserapidly. B．Movequickly. C．Disappearsuddenly. D．Swimslowly.6．Thenarratorinthereaders’theatre________.A．tellsthewholestoryinasilentway B．givesinstructionstothecharactersC．helpsthecharactersunderstandthestory D．describessettingsandevents7．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Tomorrowwe’llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose.”attheendofthepassagemean?A．KaylaandZackwillruintheirdrawingwithwaterforfun.B．KaylaandZackwillfindthestepsbyaccidentbythemselves.C．KaylaandZackwilldrawaswellastheirteacherbypouringwater.D．KaylaandZackwilldrawpicturesusingthemethodtheydiscoveredtoday.Passage3（2021·浙江衢州·中考真题）Dovideogamesdoharmtoourchildren?Today,manychildrenspendalotoftheirfreetimeplayinggamesontheInternet.IntheUK,99%ofkidsaged8to15playvideogameseveryweek.Thisinformationtellsusthatthebenefitsanddangersofvideogamesmustbecarefullyconsidered.Formanypeople,videogamesarefun.Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexcitingstories.Everywhereyoulook,youcanseechildrenplayingthesegames.Theyplayonbusesandtrains,inrestaurantsandevenatschool.Videogamesareeducationaltoo.Theymakekidsthinkinacreativewayandtheyhavetomovetheirhandsandeyesquickly.Thiscanimprovethewaythatachild’sbrainworks.What’smore,videogamesmakechildrenusetheirimagination.Theplayerhastodomanycreativethings,likedrawing,tellingstoriesandbuildingthings.Videogamesarealsoagoodwaytoteachchildrenabouttechnologybecausetheycanlearnhowputersandotherdevicesworkwhiletheyplay.However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,childrencandownloadmanygamesforfree.Thismeansthatparentsoftendon’tknowiftheirchildrenareplayingviolentorscarygames.Second,manychildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesonputersandthiscanleadtohealthproblems.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework,theycanhaveproblemsatschoolandgetbadgrades.Finally,videogamescanaffectchildren’ssocialskills.Ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayingvideogamesbythemselves,theymightnotlearnhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesandsomedisadvantages.Itisuptoparentstoknowwhatgamestheirchildrenareplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.Parentsshouldalsomakesuretheirchildrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren.8．Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3refersto________.A．kids B．puters C．videogames D．playmates9．Whichdisadvantagesofvideogamesarementionedinthepassage?a.resultinbadgradesb.makekidsfeelboredc.leadtohealthproblemsd.affectchildren’ssocialskillse.causeproblemsbetweenparentsandkidsA．c,d,e B．b,d,e C．a,c,d D．a,b,c10．Inthewriter’sopinion,________shouldplayanimportantroleinvideogamesplayforkids.A．family B．society C．schools D．gamepanies11．What’sthestructureofthepassage?A．B．C．D．Passage4（2021·江苏南京·中考真题）ImagineyouchoosetojoinWorldBookDayBookClub.Nowyouarereadingabookonartforchildren.AboutartArtisavastsubject,includingallkindsofpicturesandsculptures.Thisbookintroduces32worksbysomeoftheworld’smostfamousartists.Thisisonlyasmallselection,butitreveals（揭示）hugedifferencesinwhatartistsdo.Whymakeart?Artistsmakeartformanyreasons.Sometimes,theyjustwanttocreatesomethingbeautiful.Buthundredsofyearsagowhenmanypeoplecouldn’treadpaintingswereoftendesignedtoillustratestories.Verygrandpaintingswereusuallymadetoorder,forwealthyclientswhowantedtoimpresspeople.Morerecently,artistshavebeguntopainttoexpresstheirownfeelingsorexploreideas.AboutthisbookThepicturesreproducedinthisbookwerepaintedoverthelast500years.Theyarearranged（排列）inorderofdate,soyoucanseehowideasaboutarthavechangedovertime.Ifyouwouldliketoseemoreart,thereislotsontheInternetjustfollowthelinksremendedthroughoutthebook.Ifyoucan,visitanartgallerytoo,soyoucanexperienceseeingthe“realthing”.12．Whyaretheworksintroducedinthebook?A．Totellreadershugedifferencesinwhatartistsdo.B．Toofferreadersallkindsofpicturesandsculptures.C．Toshareeveryfamousartist’slifestorywithreaders.D．Tointroduceanumberofworksfromanartisttoreaders.13．Theworksinthebookarearrangedinorderof________A．size B．space C．time D．importance14．Thepassageabovemainly_________.A．givesanintroductiontothebook B．showsthesizeofeachpartinthebookC．showsthenumberoftheartistsinthebook D．givesthereasonstoorderpaintingsinthebookPassage5（2021·江苏南京·中考真题）Youmusthavemanyhobbies,reading,paintingandsoon.Oneday,youhappentoseeaposter,“WorldBookDay.”Interested,youstopandreadtheposter.HelloandweletoWorldBookDayWorldBookDayisheretochangelivesthroughaloveofbooksandsharedreading,andbringbookstothechildrenwhoneedthemmost.WorldBookDayisanexcellentchanceforeveryonetocelebratethejoyofreading.•ShareAStoryLiveourexcitingdigitaleventsprogrammebeamingauthors（作家）straightintoyourschool.•Raisingmoney,raisingreadersourfundraisingideastohelpuschangelivesthroughreading.•WorldBookDayBookClubanewonlinereadingmunity.•ShareAStoryCornerstoriestoencouragefamiliestoreadtogether.HappyWorldBookDay！Foruptodateinformation,visitourwebsiteworldbookday.!15．WorldBookDayisaspecialdayforpeopleto________.A．celebratethejoyofreading B．changelivesbyraisingmoneyC．meetfamousauthorsathome D．enjoywritinginlocalmunities16．Accordingtotheposter,ifyouwanttoreadstorieswithyourparents,youcanjoin________.A．ShareAStoryLive B．ShareAStoryCornerC．WorldBookDayBookClub D．Raisingmoney,raisingreaders17．Thedesigneruseswordsandpicturesintheposterto________.A．catchreaders’attention B．encouragefamiliestowritebooksC．helpreadersformreadinghabits D．remenddifferenttypesofbooksPassage6（2021·山西·中考真题）Whatmakesagoodreader?YoucanfindtheanswerinReadersClub.Today,wehavesomebooksforyou.eandjointhefun!TheOldManandtheSeawonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1953.Ayearlater,HemingwaywontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.TheOldManandtheSeaisgenerallyconsideredbymanytobehisgreatestachievement.Theleadingcharacterinthisbookisapersonwhocanfacedifficultiesandnevergiveup.Hardback￥21.70Paperback￥16.00Heart,writtenbyEdmondoDeAmicisfromItaly,isadiaryofanItalianboyEric.Inhisdiary,hewritesaboutthegreatestloveintheworld:loveforthenation,forthesociety,andalsoteachers’love,classmates’love,parents’love,children’slove.Hardback￥27.20Paperback￥16.40PeterPan,createdbyScottishnovelistandplaywrightJ.M.Barrie.PeterPanisayoungboywhocanflyandnevergrowsup.Hespendshisneverendingchildhoodhavingadventures(冒险)onthemythicalislandofNeverlandastheleaderoftheLostBoys,playinghappilywithchildrenbothinsideandoutsideNeverland.Hardback￥22.70Paperback￥14.60CelebrityBiography,alsoknownas“ThreeGiants”,writtenbyRomainRolland,aboutthreegreatmenindifferentfields:Beethoven,MichelangeloandLeoTolstoy.Theyallsuffered(遭受)alotinbodyandspirit,butneverlostconfidence.Hardback￥26.20Paperback￥15.80Clubmemberswillgetadiscount(折扣)of10%forhardbackbooksand20%forpaperbackbooks.Ifyoubuyanyofthetwohardbackbooks,ebookswillbefreeforyou.18．WhowontheNobelPrizeforliterature?A．Hemingway. B．LeoTolstoy. C．EdmondoDeAmicis.19．WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribethetopicofthebookHeart?A．Love. B．Success. C．Adventure.20．WhatisthebookPeterPanabout?A．Aboywholikeskeepingdiaries.B．Aboywhoalwaysmisseshisfamily.C．Aboywhoenjoyshisneverendingchildhood.21．WhatcanwelearnfromthebooksTheOldManandtheSeaandCelebrityBiography?A．Thevalueofthefriendship. B．Thespiritofnevergivingup. C．Theadvantageoftheteamwork.22．Asaclubmember,whichbookscanyoubuywith40yuantogetfreeebooks?A．TwohardbackbooksHeartandCelebrityBiography.B．AhardbackbookHeartandapaperbackbookPeterPan.C．TwohardbackbooksTheOldManandtheSeaandPeterPan.Passage7（2021·湖南常德·中考真题）InDarayya,acityinSyria,there’salibraryandithas15,000booksonalmosteverysubjectyoucanthinkof.However,itisdifferentfromanylibrariesyouknow:Itisasecretundergroundlibrary,andonlypeopleinDarayyaknowwhereitis.Overtheyears,warhasshakenDarayyabadly.△Storesareclosedoneafteranother,andsoareschools.TohelpthekidsinDarayyawiththeirlearning,AnasAhmad,a19yearoldstudent,andhisfriendsdecidedtobuildalibrary.Theybuiltthelibraryunderthegroundtokeepitsafefrombombing.Butitisdangeroustocollectbooksforthelibrary.Often,Ahmadandhisfriendslookforbooksinhousesthatwerebombed.Theyneedtobecarefulbecausetheymaybekilledinanotherbombing.Youmayask,“InaplacelikeDarayya,wouldpeoplebeinterestedinbooks?”“Justlikethebodyneedsfood,themindneedsbooks,“saysonelibraryuser.Inthelibrary,peopleenjoytheirtimeofreadingandforgetabouttheterribleworldabove,sotheirlifedoesn’tseemsohard.Throughreading,theyareabletodreamofabetterlifeafterwar.23．WhatdoweknowaboutDarayya’slibrary?A．Itwasbuiltduringthewar.B．Ithasbeenbombedmanytimes.C．MostofitsbooksarefromoutsideofDarayya.24．Whichcanbestreplace“△”inthepassage?A．Everyday,housesarebombedandpeoplearekilled.B．Everynight,peopleetohelptobuildthelibrary.C．EveryMonday,kidsetothelibrarytoreaddifferentbooks.25．WhydopeopleinDarayyagotothelibraryevenduringthewar?A．Theycangetfreefood.B．Theyfindjoyandhopeinreading.C．Theywanttolearnhowtowinthewar.26．Thesentence—“Justlikethebodyneedsfood,themindneedsbooks,”saysonelibraryuser.isused________.A．toanswerthequestionaboveB．toofferasolutiontoaproblemC．togiveasupportingexampleforatopicPassage8（2021·陕西·中考真题）INTRODUCTIONIt’shardtobelievethatIwroteNumbertheStarsmorethantwentyyearsago.ItseemslikeyesterdaythatIansweredthephoneonasnowyJanuarymorningandreceivedthenewsthatithadwonthe1990NewberyMedal（美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖）.Ithinkreadersofeveryagemaymatchthemselveswiththeimportantpersonsinthebookstheyloveandaskthemselves:WouldIhavedonethat?WhatchoicewouldIhavemade?AndtentheageofAnnemarieinNumbertheStars—isanagewhenyoungpeoplearebeginningtodevelopastrongsetofpersonalethics（道德观;价值观）....Theyarebeginningtorealizethattheworldtheyliveinisnotalwaysgoodandsafe.Sotheyfollowastoryaboutatenyearoldgirlwhoiscaughtinadangeroussituation,andshemustmakedecisions.YoungreadersbeecheerfulwhenAnnemarietakesadeepbreath,entersthewoods,facesthedanger,standsuptotheenemyandwinshervictory.Today,thebookhasbeenpublishedinmanycountriesandtranslatedintomanylanguages.Itfounditswayintothehandsandheartsofchildrenwhohadreadaboutbutneverexperiencedwar....Booksdochangelives,Iknow;andmanyreadershavetoldmethatNumbertheStarschangedtheirswhentheywereyoung,thatitmadethemthinkaboutbothcruelty（残酷;残忍）andcourage.“Itwassomethingthatshapedmyideaofhowpeopleshouldbetreated,”wroteayoungwomanrecently,tellingmeaboutherownfourthgradeexperiencewiththebook.TheDanishfriendwhofirsttoldmethestoryofherchildhood,andwhobecametheAnnemarieinmybook,isanoldwomannow.SoamI.Webothlovethinkingofthechildrenreadingthestorytoday,ingtoitforthefirsttimeandrealizingthatonce,forashorttimeandinasmallplace,agroupofprejudicefree（不存偏见的）peoplecreatedatouchingstoryofloveandkindnesstowardsothers.LoisLowry27．Whatisthenameofthebookandwhoisthewriter?A．NumbertheStars;LoisLowry. B．NewberyMedal;LoisLowry.C．NumbertheStars;Annemarie. D．NewberyMedal;Annemarie.28．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAnnemarie?A．ShecalledawriteronasnowyJanuarymorning.B．Shebecamecheerfulaftershereadthebook.C．ShewasagoodfriendofaDanishwoman.D．Sheexperiencedmanydifficultiesinawar.29．Manyyoungreaderstoldthewriterthatthebookmadethemthinkabout________.A．ethicsandfriendship B．enermyandvictoryC．crueltyandcourage D．lifeandmemories30．WhatcanweknowfromthisIntroduction?A．Thebookisaboutastoryofthewriter’sownchildexperience.B．Thebookiswellreceivedandpopulararoundtheworld.C．TheIntroductioniswritteninthevoiceofthethirdperson.D．TheIntroductionispleteandwecanreadallofit.Passage9（2021·浙江台州·中考真题）MarianneCarus,whostartedCricket（蟋蟀）magazinein1973andservedasEditorinChief（总主编）until2012,diedonMarch3attheageof92thisyear.Mariannebelievedthat“onlythebestofthebestisgoodenoughfortheyoung.”InCricket,childrenwouldfindwonderfulstorieswithbeautifulart,andbeencouragedbyideasinthehumanitiesandsciences.Mariannelookedforstoriesfromaroundtheworldtoawakenadmirationfordifferentpeoplesandcultures.Mostimportant,Cricketwouldnevertalkdowntochildren.Marianneknewthatchildrenwerefilledwithfun,andshewantedCrickettobe,too—“humorfromtheheartthatmakesyoulaughoutloud.”Andso.shenamedherliterarymagazinesafterafunnygroupofbugs（虫子）,suchasLadybungandSpider.Overtheyears.CrickethasbeenreadbymillionsofchildrenandgivenmanywritersandartiststheirstartMariannekeptaspecialboxof“loveletters”tothemagazine.ShetreasuredtheselettersfromCricketreaders,includinglongagoreaders.TheytoldherthattheirinterestinreadinghadbegunwithCricket.▲Sheconsideredothernames,suchasTroubadourorTaliesin,thesingersandstorytellersofoldwhotraveledfromoneplacetoanothertosharetheirsongsandstories.Thenonenight,shewasreadingIsaacBasheviSinger’smemoir（回忆录）ADayofPleasureabouthischildhoodinWarsaw.Inithewrote∶“TherewasastoveinShosha’sapartmentbehindwhichtherelivedacricket.ItchirpedthenightsthroughallwinterlongIimaginedthecricketwastellingastorythatwouldneverend.”That’sexactlywhatMariannewantedherchildren’smagazinetodo—totellstoriesthatwouldneverend!SothenameCrickerbecameherbestchoice.Thankyouforeverything,Marianne.Maythestories,andthelaughter,neverend!31．Cricketisamagazinemostprobablyfor________.A．writer B．children C．artists D．teachers32．Accordingtothepassage,Marianne________.A．madeanefforttofindthebeststoriesB．raisedmanybugsasherpetsC．repliedtolongagoCricketreadersD．startedCricket39yearsago33．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttofillin“▲”inParagraph5?A．HowwasthelifeofcricketsB．WhenwasthemagazineCricketborn?C．WhatdidMariannethinkofcrickets?D．WhydidMariannenamehermagazineCricker?34．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanprobablybe________.A．TheLifeofaCricket B．AdmirationforDifferentCulturesC．BestStoriesfortheYoung D．AchievementsinMarianne’sLifePassage10（2021·江苏扬州·中考真题）Roberta,PeterandPhyllislivedinalargehouseinLondon.Fatherworkedhardinagovernmentoffice.Hewasneverangryandalwaysreadyforagame.Motherwasalmostathome,readytoplaywiththechildren,andreadtothem,andhelpthemdotheirhome—lessons.Thesethreeluckychildrenalwayshadeverythingtheyneeded:prettyclothes,goodfires,alovelyplayroomandadogcalledJames.Theyhadahappylife,buttheydidnotknowhowhappytilltheprettylifeinthelargehousewasover.Peterhadatoyengineanditbroke.Afterdinner,PetershowedFathertheengine.FatherlookeditoverandpromisedtodoitonSaturday.AtthatmomenttwomencametoseeFather.Minutespassed.Father’svoic