专题16.3 阅读理解（说明文）（第02期）

2019年中考真题英语分项汇编（一）【2019•江西省中考】Everyonefaceschallengesintheirlife,butsomearemoreimportantthanothers.DanielKishhadseriousproblemswithhiseyeswhenhewasborn.Anddoctorstookawaybothofhiseyesbeforehewasfourteenmonthsold.Soonafter,however,hestartedtodoanamazingthing.Hestartedtomakeclicking(咔塔)soundswithhistongue（舌头）tohelphimmovearound.Muchlikeabat(蝙幅),henowmovesaboutusingsonar(声呐).Heissogoodatitthathecanrideabicycleintraffic.Heandhisgroup,WorldAccessfortheBlind,teachothershowtousesonar.InthisinterviewwithNationalGeographic,Kishexplainshowtheprocessworks.Howdoessonarwork?＂WhenImakeaclickingsound,itmakessoundwaves.Thesewavesreflect(反射)offsurfacesallaroundandreturntomyears.Mybrainthenprocessesthesoundsintoimages(图像).It’slikehavingaconversationwiththeenvironmentWhenyouclick,whatdoyouseeinyourmind?"Eachclickislikeacameraflash.Imakea3Dimageofthethingsaroundmeforhundredsoffeetineverydirection.＂Whatisitlikeridingabikeusingsonar?＂It’sexcitingandenjoyablebutrequiresalotoffocus.Iclickuptotwotimespersecond,,muchmorethanIusuallydo.＂Isitdangeroustomovearoundtheworldinthisway?"Muchoftheworldlivesinfearofthingsthatwemostlyimagine.Ihaveahabitofclimbinganythingandeverything,butIneverbrokeabone(骨头)asakid.＂Howchallengingisittoteachpeopletousesonar?＂Manystudentsaresurprisedhowquicklyresultscome.Seeingisn’tintheeyes,it’sinthemind.＂1.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Kishexplainshowsonarworks.B.Kishteachespeoplehowtousesonar.C.Kishstartedtomovearoundusingsonar.D.Kishisgoodatridingabicycleintraffic.2.Howdoessonarwork?Choosetherightorder.a.Thesoundwavesreflectoffsurfaces.b.Thepersonmakesaclickingsound.c.Thebrainmakesimageswiththesounds.d.Thesoundwavesreachthepersonsears.A.b-a-c-d B.b-d-a-c C.a-b-d-c D.b-a-d-c3.WhatcanweknowaboutKishfromthepassage?A.Healwayschallengeshimselfbravely.B.Helivesinfearofthingsthatheimagines.C.Hebecameblindwhenhewas14yearsold.D.Hebrokehisbonewhenclimbingasachild.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowSonarWorks.B.RidingaBikeUsingSonar.C.SeeingwiththeMind.D.HowtheBlindMoveAround.（二）【2019•天津市中考】Therearemanywaystohelpimproveyourhealthlikeeatinghealthyfood.Takingexerciseandgettingmedicalhelp.Buttheeasiestandcheapestwaytoimproveyourhealthisjusttosleepeighthoursormoreeverynight.Thegeneralsleepingruleisthattheyoungeryouare,thelongersleepyouneed.Butregardlessof(不管)age,somepeopleneedtosleepmorewhileforsomeafewhoursisenough.Theproblemwithsleepisthatmoreandmorepeopleintheworldarenotsleepingenough.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganizationoverhalfthepeopleintheworldmaybesleep-deprived.Havinglesssleepnotonlymakespeoplefeeltiredbutalsocausesaccidents.IntheUnitedStatesalone,sleepydriverscauseatleast100,000trafficaccidentsayear.Alsosleepproblemscancausemedicalproblemssuchashighbloodpressure(血压).Whyaresomanypeoplesleep-deprived?Partofthereasonsmaybecultural.IntheAmericanculture,peopleputahighervalueonworkthanonsleep.Infact,peoplewhosleepalotareusuallyseenas＂lazy＂.Also,youcansometimeshearsomepeoplesayproudlythattheydon’thavemuchtimetosleep.theyonlysleepfourorfivehoursanight.Itseemsthatthelessyousleep,themoreworkyou’lldo.Howdoweteachthesepeopletolearnthevalueofsleep?PerhapstheymaylistentotheadviceofDr.JamesMaasanexpert(专家)insleep.Hesays,＂Sleepislikeacredit(信用卡)card.Whenyousleepless.youareonlyborrowingtime.Youalwayshavetopayitback.Themorehoursyoudon’tsleep,themorehoursyoushouldtsleepto‘payback’thehoursonyour‘sleepcreditcard.’＂Forthosewhovalueworkmorethansleep,theyshouldlistentowhatafamouspersononcesaid.＂Don’tthinkyouwillbedoinglessworkbecauseyousleepduringthenight.Thatisafoolish(愚蠢的)ideawhichisheldbypeoplewhohavenoimagination.Youwillbeabletodomore.＂5.Accordingtothewriter,theeasiestandcheapestwaytoimprovehealthisto.A.eathealthyfoodeverydayB.takeexcrciscasmuchaspossibleC.getmedicalhelpwhenevernecessaryD.sleepeighthoursormoreeverynight6.Whatdoes＂slecep-deprived＂meaninParagraph2?A.Havingagoodsleep. B.Excitedaboutsleep.C.Havinglesssleep. D.Interestedinsleep.7.AccordingtoDr.JamesMaas,whatissleeplike?A.Anhour. B.Areport.C.Acreditcard. D.Apieceofpaper.8.WhatdothewordsofthefamouspersonmeaninParagragh5?A.Sleepingduringthenightisfoolish.B.Sleepingduringthenightishelpful.C.Peoplehavenocourage.D.Peoplealwaysdolesswork.9.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage’?A.TheValueofSleepB.TheValueofStudyC.TheWaysofEatingLessD.TheWaysofMakingMoney（三）【2019•江苏省苏州市】EverydaythereislessandlessspaceonEarthforrubbish.Yeteverydaywemakemoreandmorerubbish.Whatcanwedo?Wecanrecyclesomeofourrubbish.Recyclingmeansthattherubbishwillbemadeintosomethingthatcanbeusedagain.RecyclinghelpsEarth.Anditsavesspaceinrubbishdumps.Halfofeverythingthatweputintolandfillscouldberecycledinstead.Infact,mostthingsmadeofpaper,metal,glassandplasticcanberecycled.Papercanbebrokenintosmallpiecesandmadeintonewpaper.Steelandaluminumcans（金属雄）canbemelteddown（熔化）andmadeintonewcans.Thesameistrueofglassbottles.Thiscanbedoneoverandoveragain.Recyclingdoesn’ttakeasmuchenergyasmakingthesethingsthefirsttime.SowecanuselessofEarth’sfuelresources.Plasticcanbemelteddown,too.Thenitcanbeformedintoparkbenches,playgroundsandsoon.Somepeoplecallplasticthe"wood"ofthefuture.Thingsmadeofplasticwilllastabout400years-eveniftheystayoutsideintheweather.Nowoodcandothat!10.Theunderlinedword"landfills"inParagraph2probablymeans_____________.A.benchfactories B.placesforrubbishC.greenmountains D.recyclingcentres11.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenslasttothecan?A.Thecanisputintoarecyclingbin. B.Thecanismelteddownandreused.C.Asteelcangetsfilledwithcorn. D.Apersonusesthecorninthecan.12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Cansshouldbemelteddown.B.Oldnewspaperscanbereused.C.Wecanbuildbenchesthatlast400years.D.Weshouldrecycleeverythingthatwecan.（四）【2019•浙江省宁波市】Bigdata(数据)isalotofsetsofinformationthatareputtogethersotheycanbeusedbyacomputerprogram.Thecomputerprogramlooksfordifferentkindsofanswersorpatternsinthedata.Bigdatacanhavedifferentkindsofinformationfrommanysources,suchasinformationthatcomesfromschools,socialmediasites,companiesandgovernments.Onesetofdatacanhavepeople’snamesandaddresses.Anothersetcanhavewhattheylike,wheretheygotoschool,andhowmuchtimetheyspendonthecomputerBigdatacanbeusedinmanyways.Thegovernmentusesittounderstandhowmanypeopletravelonbusesortrains.Thisinformationisthenusedtomakebusortrainsystemsbetter.Someschoolsusebigdatatounderstandwhichchildrenmayneedextrahelpinclass.Theteachercanthengivecertainstudentsmorehelporsupportsothosestudentscansucceedinschool.Companiesusebigdata,too.Ithelpsthemunderstandwhobuystheirproducts.Forexample,onecompanyusesweatherdatatoseewhenpeopleeatthemosticecream.Bigdatacanbeusedforgoodreasons.Somehospitalsusebigdatatopredictifababywhoisborntooearlywillgetsick.Thehospitalcanthentakeextrastepstotakecareofthatbabysoheorshedoesnotgetsick.Bigdatacanalsobeusedforbadreasons.Itcanbeusedtopredictwhichkindsofpeoplearelikelytobreakthelaworhurtothers,eveniftheyhavenotdoneanythingwrong.Howcanbigdatabeusedforgoodandbadthings?Itisbecausethecomputerprogramsusedtolookatbigdataandunderstanditarewrittenbypeople.Peoplethinkacertainway.Becausetheythinkacertainway,theybuildamodelofthoseideas.Theseideasarethenusedtolookatthedata.Sometimes,theseideasarehelpfulforpeopleorbusinesses.Othertimes,badideascancauseproblemsforcertaingroupsofpeople.13.Thisreadingisabout_____________.A.whatbigdataisandhowitisusedB.whatschoolsandhospitalspeoplelikeC.whereimportantdataiscollectedandstoredD.howbigdataiscontrolledbygovernmentsandcompanies14.Onecompanyusesweatherinformationto_____________.A.helpchildreninneedB.knowwhenpeoplewillvisitthehospitalC.findoutwhotidesthebusortrainD.understandwhenpeoplewillneedicecream15.ThemainideaofParagraph3is_____________.A.bigdatacanbeusedforgoodreasonsB.wecanusebigdatainanumberofwaysC.bigdatacanbeusedforbothgoodandbadreasonsD.wecanusebigdatatopreventbabiesfromgettingsick16.Theoveralltone(总基调)ofthisreadingis_____________.A.sadandpersonal B.personalandscientificC.informativebutsilly D.scientificandinformative（五）【2019•四川省乐山市】Whenhewasnineyearsold,AmericanboyMiloCresshadaquestion:Howmanyplasticstraws(吸管)doAmericansuseeveryday?Hequicklylearnedtherewasn’tasimpleanswer.Theboytriedtoworkitouthimself.Throughlotsofresearch,CressfoundoutthatAmericansuseabout500millionstrawseveryday.Inhopesofreducingplasticwaste,hefoundedtheBeStrawFreeprojectin2011.Cressstartedtheprojectinhishometown–Burlington,Vermont.Heaskedalocalrestauranttostopofferingstrawswitheverydrinkorder.Itwasasimplechange.However,itwouldsavemoney.Andbydoingthat,therestaurantwouldcutdownonitsstrawuseby50percent.Fortheyearsthatfollowed,CresstriedtospreadhisprojectacrosstheUnitedStates.Moreandmorerestaurantsagreedtojoin.Theystopprovidingthecustomerwithastrawunlessheorsheasksforone.LastApril,SeattlebecamethefirstAmericancitytocompletelyban(禁止)plasticstraws.Plasticpollutionhasbeenoneofthemostseriousproblemstoday.Accordingtoscientists,morethaneightmilliontonsofplasticendupintheoceaneachyear.Plasticstrawsareespeciallyterrible.Theymakeiteasyforpeopletogetcomfortablewithsingle-useplastics.Afterhisprojectbecamepopular,Cresstookhisfindingsontheroad.Hehassincespokentotensofthousandsofstudentsaroundtheworld.Hewantstoencouragemorepeopletosaynotoplasticstraws.＂Focusing(聚焦)onstrawsisonesimplestepweallcouldtake,＂Cresssays.＂AnditmakesmefeelthatI,asakid,couldmakeadifference,too.＂17.WhendidMiloCressstarttocareabouttheproblemofstraws?A.Tenyearsago. B.Intheyear2011. C.Intheyearthathewas9.18.CressstartedtheBeStrawFreeprojectinorderto_____________.A.getagoodscoreinscienceathisschoolB.encouragepeopletoreduceplasticwasteC.becomeafamouspersoninhishometown19.WhatdidCressaskarestaurantinBurlingtontodo?A.Stopofferingstrawstoitscustomers.B.Preventpeoplefromusingstrawstodrink.C.Countthenumberofstrawsituseseveryday.20.Plasticstrawsareespeciallyterriblebecause_____________.A.theyarethemostseriousproblemtodayB.scientistspaylittleattentiontotheirinfluenceC.theyhelppeoplegetusedtousingsingle-useplastics21.Overtheyears,Cresshas_____________.①spreadhisprojectacrosstheUnitedStates②askedSeattletocompletelybanplasticbags③countedtheplasticstrawsintheoceaneveryyear④spokentoteensaroundtheworldaboutplasticwasteA.①③ B.②③ C.①④（六）【2019•湖南省郴州市】Intoday’sworld,almosteveryoneknowsthatairpollutionandwaterpollutionareharmfultopeople’shealth.However,notallthepeopleknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution,andthatisharmfultohumanhealth,too.Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaf.Today,scientistsbelievethat10%oftheworkersinBritainarebecomingdeafbecauseofthenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandwhoweavecloth（织布）becomedeaf.Plentyofpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.RecentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersinAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpersons,becausetheseyoungpeopleliketolistentopopmusicandmostofpopmusicisakindofnoise.Besides,noisewhichisproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople’slifedifficultandunpleasant.Itcanmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmad.Itissaidthatacontinuousnoiseofmorethan85decibels（分贝）cancausedeafness.Nowthegovernmentsinmanycountrieshavemadelawstocontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.InChina,thegovernmentistryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoisepollutionproblems.22.Scientistsbelieve10%oftheworkers_____________arebecomingdeafbecauseoftheirnoisyworkplaces.A.inAmerica B.inChina C.inBritain23._____________willprobablybecomedeaf.A.WorkerswhoprintnewspapersB.PeoplewholivefarfromairportsC.Studentswholikelisteningtosoftmusic24.Accordingtothepassage,noisefromjetplanesormachinescan_____________.A.makepeoplesleepy B.drivepeoplemad C.causepeopletodie25.Theunderlinedword"continuous"means_____________inChinese.A.正常的 B.持续的 C.清晰的26.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.AirPollution B.WaterPollution C.NoisePollution（七）【2019•浙江省杭州市】SmileTrainisacharity(慈善团体)thathelpsthemillionsofchildrenaroundtheworld,whosufferfromafacialdefect(缺陷).Thedefecthappenswhenababy’stoplipormouthdoesn’tformproperlybeforebirth.Eatinganddrinkingisverydifficultforthesebabies.Thecharityprovidesfreeoperations,whichgivethesechildrenanewsmile,andwithit,newhopeandanewbeginning.Childrenwiththedefectneedallthehelp.Althoughmanysufferersareacceptedbytheirfamilies,sadly,othersarenot.Insomecountries,childrenwiththisdefectareoftenabandonedatbirthbecausetheirparentsfeelashamedofthemorcannotaffordtheoperations.Thegoodnewsisthattheoperationisnotdifficult.Ittakeslessthananhourandcoststhefamilynothing.Thecharityraisesmoneyandfindstherightmedicalvolunteerstoperformtheoperations.ASmileTraindoctorfromtheUKsaid,＂Eachchildwhohastheoperationisgivenasecondchanceatlife.Afteryearsofstayingathome,thechildrencanfinallygotoschoolandbehappy.EveryyearIperformhundredsofoperationsfreeofcostthroughSmileTrain.SomeofthestoriesIhaveheardarequitesurprising.Onenewbornbabygirlwasfoundabandonedonatrain.Luckilyforher,shewasfoundandadopted(收养)byapassenger.ThisladythenheardaboutSmileTrainandbroughtthebabytoourhospital.Ididtheoperationandgavehopetothefamily.Experienceddoctorslikemeshareourskillswithlocaldoctors.Inthiswaywemakesurethattheseoperationswillalwaysbeavailable.＂27.SmileTrainisacharitywhich_____________.A.providesfoodandmedicalcareforpoorchildrenB.raisesmoneyforallthedoctorsworkingintheUKC.offersfreemedicalhelptochildrenwiththefacialdefect.D.giveschildrenwithoutparentsnewhopeandanewbeginning.28.Theunderlinedword＂abandoned＂inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____________.A.givenup B.dressedup C.calledup D.broughtup29.WhatdidthedoctorfromtheUKthinkofhisvolunteerwork?A.Dangerous. B.Surprising. C.Relaxing. D.Valuable.30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________.A.childrenwiththefacialdefectarebecomingmoreashamedthanbeforeB.moredoctorsaretrainedtohelpchildrenwiththefacialdefectC.fewerbabyboyswiththefacialdefectareoperatedonthangirlsD.doctorsinSmileTrainarealwayswellpaidfordoingtheoperations（八）【2019•浙江省杭州市】Amythissomethingthatisnotcorrect,butmanypeoplebelieve.Therearealotofmythsaboutthehumanbrain.Oneofthebiggestmythsisthatweonlyuse10percentofourbrains.Thenextpartofthemythisthatifwecanlearntousetherestofourbrains,thenwe’llbemuchsmarter.Peoplesaythisallthetime,butit’sabsolutelynottrue!Thetruthisthatalthoughwedon’tknoweverythingaboutthehumanbrain,weknowthateachpartofithasanimportantfunction(功能).Modernscientiststhinkthe"10percentmyth"ridiculous(荒谬的).Theothermostpopularmythisaboutbeing"rightbrained"or"leftbrained".Accordingtothismyth,peoplewhousetherightsideoftheirbrainsaremoreartisticandcreative.Peoplewhousetheleftsideoftheirbrainsarebetteratmathandscience.Thisisaspopularasthe10percentmyth,andit’salsowrong.In2013,astudyatanAmericanuniversityexaminedtherightbrainandleftbrainmyth.Accordingtothestudy,weusebothsidesofourbrainsequally(相等地)."It’struethatweusedifferentpartsofourbrainsfordifferentthings.Weuseourleftsideforlanguagemore,andourrightsidewhenweneedtopayattention.Butthereisnoevidence(证据)thatcreativepeopleusetherightsidemoreorthatscientificpeopleusetheleftsidemore.We’vetalkedaboutmyths,solet’slookatafewinterestingfactsaboutthebrain.Firstofall,thebrainfeelsnopain.Second,about75percentofthebrainismadeofwater.It’salsothefattestorganinyourbody.Here’sanotherinterestingfactaboutthebrain.Aroundthetimeyouturn18yearsold,itstopsgrowing.31.Theunderlinedword"This"inParagraph3refersto______________.A.theleftbrainmyth B.therightbrainandleftbrainmythC.theuseofhumanbrains D.thestudyofanAmericanuniversity32.Accordingtothefactsmentionedinthepassage,_____________mayusetheleftbrainmore.A.Robert,whoislearningEnglish B.Kate,whoisdrawingpicturesC.Jenny,whoisdesigningclothes D.Jacob,whoisdoingresearch33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehumanbrain?A.Itisgrowingalllifelong. B.Therightsideisusedmorebyartists.C.Somepartsofitarenotusedatall. D.Threequartersofitismadeofwater.34.Thepassagemainlytellsabout_____________.A.thegrowingofthebrain B.differentfunctionsofthebrainC.rightbrainandleftbrain D.myth