阅读理解之常见动物-2025年中考英语一轮复习专练

阅读理解-常见动物专题练

2025年中考英语一轮复习备考

一、阅读理解

Haveyoueverlookedatacafsfaceandwonderedwhatitisthinking?Well,accordingtoanewstudy,

catshavemanydifferentfacialexpressions,whichshowhowtheyarefeeling.

TheresearchwascarriedoutbythescientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,intheUS.Theyvisiteda

localcatcafeoverseveralmonthstorecordvideosof53cats,collecting194minutesofvideos.Theyfound

thatthecatshave276differentexpressions."Eachexpressionwasamixtureoflipdifferentfacial

movements,whichincludedlicking（舔）theirnose,openingtheirmouth,orwideningthepupilsoftheir

eyes,^^saidthescientists.Theyalsofoundcatsuse26ofthesefacialmovementsintotal,whichcanbe

mixedtoexpresshowtheyarefeeling.Dogsuse27facialmovementsandhumansuseatotalof44.

Outoftheexpressionstheyrecorded,45%werefriendlyand37%wereangry."Afriendlycatmoves

itsearsandwhiskersforwardandclosesitseyes.However,anangrycatoftenflattensitsearstoitshead,

makesitspupilssmallerandlicksitslips,“saidtheteam.

Althoughtheresearchersaren'tsurewhatthecatsweretryingtocommunicatewitheachotherusing

theirfaces,theyplantostudycatsinotherplacestoimprovetheirunderstanding.Theyalsohopethatthe

researchcouldhelpanimalshelters（收容所）improvethewaytheylookafterthecats.Somepetowners

evensuggesttheresearchersdevelopanappforthemtofindoutwhattheircats9facialexpressionsreally

mean.

1.Whichofthefollowingusesthemostfacialmovements?

A.Humans.B.Dogs.C.Cats.

2.Whichpictureshowsacafsangryexpression?

Whatmightthescientistsdonext?

A.Useanapptostudycats'expressions.

B.Buildananimalsheltertolookaftercats.

C.Keeponstudyingtoknowmoreaboutcats.

4.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthetext?

A.Bygivingnumbersandchoices.

B.Byshowingexamplesandresults.

C.Bypresentingopinionsandfacts.

5.Whafsthewritingpurposeofthetext?

A.Tocallonpeopletolovecatsmore.

B.Tointroduceanewstudyaboutcats.

C.Totellreaderswhytheteamdidtheresearch.

Recently,thepandaHuahuahassuddenlybecomepopularamongpeople,especiallyonline.Videos

andphotosofHuahuacanbeseeneverywhereandmanypeoplecallher“topstar".

Huahua,whoserealnameisHehua,isanearly3-year-oldpandaattheChengduResearchBasein

SichuanProvince.ShewasbornthereonJuly4,2020.Shealsohasanothername,Guolai.Becauseher

keeper,GrandpaTan,alwaysusesSichuandialect（方言）tosay“Huahua,comehere!^^whentheyhave

meals.InSichuandialect,"Comehere^^soundslike“Guolai”.

Huahua'smotherisChenggong.HerfatherisMeilan,apandareturningfromtheUS.Huahuaalsohas

atwinbrothernamed"Heye”,wholivestogetherwithher.Huahuahasabighead,ashortneckandsmall

ears.Herlegsaremuchshorterthanthoseofotherpandas.Sheisasfatasaroundzongzi.Becausesheis

lovelyenough,sheisdeeplylovedbyeveryone.

ItissaidthatifyouwanttoseeHuahuanow,youneedtowaitforalongtime.ThankstoHuahua,the

businessofChengduResearchBasehasalsobeenquitehotrecently,andHuahuahasbecomethehotteststar

inthebase.

6.WhatisHuahua'srealname?

A.Meilan.B.Hehua.C.Heye.

7.WhatdoesGrandpaTando?

A.Ananimaldoctor.B.Atourist.C.Akeeper.

8.WherewasHuahuaborn?

A.InChengdu.B.IntheUS.C.InChangsha.

9.WhatdoesHuahualooklike?

A.Shehasalongneck.B.Shehasbigears.C.Herlegsareshort.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutHuahuafromthepassage?

A.Sheismorethan3yearsold.B.Sheisquitelovely.C.Shelivesalone.

Theyear2022istheYearoftheTigerinChina.Soitisnecessaryforyoutounderstandthedeeper

meaningsoftheanimal.

InChineseculture,tigersareseenasthekingofalltheanimals.Theystandforpower,energyand

protection.Tigersareregardedasfearlesscreatures,sothafswhyyoucanseepicturesoftigersonthewalls

oftemplesandhouses.Theyareusedtoprotectpeoplefromdisasters（灾难）anddanger.Inancienttimes,

somegreatgenerals（上将）werecalledthe“tigergenerals”.InRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms（三国演

义）,thereare"FiveTigerGenerals（五虎上将）".It'ssaidthatpeoplewhoarebomintheYearoftheTiger

arebrave,stronganddetermined（有决心的）.

Insteadoftigers,intheWest,lionsareconsideredasthekingofalltheanimals.Bravesoldierswere

nicknamed“thelions”.InEurope,theanimalisanationalsymbolforEnglandaswellasforNorway,Spain,

Belgiumand13othercountries.

ButintheWest,tigersarealsoseenasverypowerfulanimals.InEnglish,ifyouwantsomeoneto

calmdownyoucansaytohim“easytiger”.Anotherfamousphraseis“eyeofthetiger”,whichmeansto

havefierceness（凶猛）andstrength.

11.Theword“tiger"in"Theyear2022istheYearoftheTigerinChina."means.

A.thepower,energyandprotection

B.therealtigerinforest

C.thekingintheforest

12.Whyaretherepicturesoftigersonthewallsoftemplesandhouses?

A.Becauserealtigersareoftenseenthere.

B.Becausetigersareseenasfearlessanimals.

C.Becausepeoplelookontigersastheirluck.

13.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Bravesoldierswerenicknamed“thelions”.

B.IntheWest,lionsareconsideredasthekingofalltheanimals.

C.IntheWest,tigersaren'tseenasverypowerfulanimals.

14.HowmanycountriesinEuropeseethelionastheirnationalsymbol?

A.13.B.15.C.17.

15.Ifyourfriendisveryangry,andyouwanttomakehimcalm,youcansaytohim””.

A.eyeofthetigerB.FiveTigerGeneralsC.easytiger

BomattheBeijingZoo,China?sgiantpandaYayawastakentotheMemphisZooinTennessee,the

UnitedStatesin2003foraresearchproject.InDecember2022,theMemphisZooannounced（宣布）thatit

wouldreturnYayatoChina.Afterfinishingher20-yearloanperiod（租借期），China'sgiantpandaYaya

finallyreturnedhomefromtheUSonApril27,2023.

InJanuary,visitorsintheMemphisZoofoundthatYayabecamebony,makingmanyChineseand

animalloversabroadworriedaboutherhealthandlifequalityattheMemphisZoo.Chinapreparedto

welcomebackYayaandexpertsfromtheBeijingZooarrivedintheUSinMarchtolearnaboutherhabits

andfeedingsituationfromthezoostaffmembers.ForeignMinistryspokesmanWangWenbinsaidthatthe

quarantine（检疫）andfeedingplacesforYayawerereadyalongwithherfeedingplansandmedicalcare.

ThenewsthatYayaiscomingbacktoChinahascheeredupmillionsofChinesepeople.ByApril9,a

topicaboutYayahadreceived250millionviews."Comehomesoon,YaYa.I'llgotoseeyouinthezoo

evenifIhavetoqueuealldaylong!^^anInternetusercommented（评论）onSinaWeibo.

OnApril27,YayaarrivedinShanghai.GroupsofpeoplerushedtotheairporttowelcomeYaya.

DuringthequarantineinShanghai,thezoopreparedenoughbambooandfoodsforYaya.Expertsandcarers

tookcareofher24hoursadaythere.Yaya'shealthwasinstable（稳定的）condition.Afterfinishingthe

quarantine,YayawassafelytransportedtotheBeijingZooonMay29.Thegiantpanda,Yayawillspendher

lateyearsthereandwon'tmeetthepublicrecently.

16.WhendidYayareturnhomefromtheUS?

A.OnApril7,2003.B.OnApril7,2022.C.OnApril27,2023.

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bony"meaninParagraph2?

A.Quitelively.B.Terriblythin.C.Toofat.

18.WhydidexpertsfromtheBeijingZooarriveintheUS?

A.TomakefeedingplansforYaya.

B.ToprovidemedicalcareforYaya.

C.TolearnaboutYaya'shabitsandfeedingsituation.

19.WhatcanweinferfromtheInternetuser'scommentonSinaWeibo?

A.Hefeltashamedwhenheheardthenews.

B.Hewassurprisedwhenheheardthenews.

C.Hejumpedforjoywhenheheardthenews.

20.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?

A.YayawaslookedafterwellinShanghai.

B.YayawillspendtherestofherlifeinShanghai.

C.YayawillmeetthepublicinBeijingsoon.

IfsautumnintheArcticOcean.Icebeginstoformontopofthewater,makingitdifficultforthe

whitewhalestofindopenareastocomeupforair."Theyhavetocomeuptobreathe,saysDonnaHauser,a

marinebiologist（海洋生物学家）attheUniversityofAlaska.t6Thafsamoredifficultjob,andtheyhaveto

findopeningsintheice.”

Thewhitewhalesknowit'stimetoleaveforwarmerwaters.Sothegroupofaboutahundredwhite

whalesheadssouthtowardtheBeringSea.Halfwaythroughtheirjourney,thewhilewhalesfindthemselves

swimmingbetweentwolargeicefloes（浮冰）.Suddenly,theyhearalargesplash（溅泼声）.Awhitewhale's

mainenemy-anorca（虎鲸）一hasappearedandisswimmingtowardthewhitewhales.Luckily,orcas

aren'tasgoodatswimmingthroughicefloesaswhitewhalesare,givingthewhitewhalestimetospeedup

andswimaway.

Thewhitewhalesaresafenow."Butbeforegettingtotheirdestination（目的地），theymustpass

throughtheBeringStraitbeforethenarrow（狭窄的）waterwayfreezesover,ortheirpathsouthcouldbe

blocked（阻挡）Hausersays.

ThewhitewhalesfinallymakeittotheBeringStrait,whichhasn'tyetfrozenover.Afterafewmore

daysofswimming,theyarriveattheBeringSea.Thewhitewhaleswillrest,hunt,andplayhereuntilApril,

whenthey'llswimbacknorth.There,themotherwhaleswillgivebirthtowhitebabywhalesinthespring.

WhenicespreadsacrosstheArcticOceanagain,thosebabieswillfollowtheirfamiliessouthandbegintheir

firstlongjourney.

21.WhydothewhitewhalesleavetheArcticOcean?

A.Theyneedtogosouthtohunt.

B.Theywanttobreathefresherair.

C.Theyhavetogetenoughair.

22.Whathelpthewhitewhalesgetfreefromtheorca?

A.Bravefights.B.Swimmingskills.C.Largeicefloes.

23.Whatdoes"theirdestination^^inthefourthparagraphreferto?

A.TheBeringStrait.B.TheBeringSea.C.TheArcticOcean.

24.WhenwillthewhitewhalesleavetheBeringSea?

A.InJanuary.B.InFebruary.C.InApril.

25.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhiteWhalesAreontheMove.

B.WhalesAreinGreatDanger.

C.HowCanWhiteWhalesSwiminWinter?

NewZealandisabeautifulislandcountryinthePacificOcean.There,snowymountainsrisehigh

abovetheseaandgrassyhillsgoacrossthelandformiles.However,ifyouspendsometimewalkingaround

theland,you'llsmellsomethingdifferent.Almost30millionsheepand10millioncowstravelaroundthose

greenhillsandeachoneofthemisfarting（放屁）.

Thatmaysoundlikeajoke.Butscientistsaren'tlaughing.Therearemorecowsandsheepthan

peopleinNewZealand:eighttoone.Andtheseanimalsfartmorethan4milliontonsofgaseveryyear.

Thatgasaddstooneofthemostdangerousproblemswefacetoday:globalwarming（全球变暖）.The

gasthatfarmanimalsproduceiscalledmethane（甲烷），agreenhousegaswhichcanleadtoclimate（气候）

change.Butsheepandcowsarenotthemainreason.Mostgreenhousegasesareproducedbyfactoriesand

cars.

ButinNewZealand,farmanimalsproducealmosthalfthecountry'sgreenhousegases.Thafswhy

scientistsinNewZealandareworkinghardtosolvetheproblem.They'vefoundmedicinethatcanreduce

gasinsheepandcows.ButmostfarmanimalsinNewZealandwalkfree.Ifshardtoroundthemuptogive

themmedicine.

There?salsoathirdplan.Somescientistshaveputsheepinspecialsealedcages（密封笼子）.They

measure（测量）thegasthatasheepproduces.Ithelpsscientistsfindthatsomesheepnaturallymakelessgas

thanothers.Whentheygivebirthtothosesheeptogether,theirbabysheepfartslessthantheircousins.

It'sonlyasmallimprovement.Butthosebabysheepjustmightmaketheplanetabetterplacetolive.

26.WhichstatementistrueaboutNewZealand?

A.Thenumbersofcowsaredropping.

B.Therearemorecowsandsheepthanpeople.

C.Farmanimalsareindangerbecauseofglobalwarming.

27.TheproblemthatcowsandsheepbroughttoNewZealandis.

A.airpollutionB.sealevelriseC.fewergrassland

28.Whatcanthespecialsealedcageshelpdo?

A.Stopsheepfromfarting.

B.Givebirthtosheeptogether.

C.Pickoutsheepthatproduceslessgas.

29.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthethirdplan?

A.Itmightwork.B.Itwillcosttoomuch.C.Ifsmeaningless.

30.Thereadingmaterialaboveismostprobablyfrom________.

A.amoveposterB.asciencefictionC.amagazine

参考答案

1.A2.C3.C4.B5.B

1.细节理解题。根据"Theyalsofoundcatsuse26ofthesefacialmovementsintotal,whichcanbemixedto

expresshowtheyarefeeling.Dogsuse27facialmovementsandhumansuseatotalof44.”可知，猫使用26

种面部动作，狗使用27种面部动作，人类共使用44种，故人类使用面部动作最多。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据"However,anangrycatoftenflattensitsearstoitshead,makesitspupilssmallerand

licksitslips”可知，一只生气的猫通常会把耳朵贴在头上，瞳孔变小，舔嘴唇，故选项C中的猫咪作

出了“生气”的表情。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据"Althoughtheresearchersaren'tsurewhatthecatsweretryingtocommunicatewith

eachotherusingtheirfaces,theyplantostudycatsinotherplacestoimprovetheirunderstanding.”可知,研

究人员不确定猫如何使用面部表情进行交流，他们计划继续研究猫的表情。故推知科学家们接下来会

继续学习，了解更多关于猫的知识。故选C。

4.推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一项关于猫面部表情的研究，研究中记录了多只猫的多

种面部表情，研究人员对此作出了解释。故作者通过阐述实例以及结果的方式发展本文。故选B。

5.推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了一项关于猫咪面部表情的研究，文章的目的是为了介绍

这一项新的研究。故选B。

6.B7.C8.A9.C10.B

6.细节理解题。根据“Huahua,whoserealnameisHehua”可知花花的真实名字是和花。故选B。

7.细节理解题。根据“Becauseherkeeper,GrandpaTan”可知谭爷爷是饲养员。故选C。

8.细节理解题。根据“Huahua,whoserealnameisHehua,isanearly3-year-oldpandaattheChengdu

ResearchBaseinSichuanProvince.Shewasbomthere”可知花花出生在成都。故选Ao

9.细节理解题。根据“Herlegsaremuchshorterthanthoseofotherpandas”可知她的腿比其他熊猫的腿

短得多。故选C。

10.细节理解题。根据“Becausesheislovelyenough”可知她足够可爱。故选Bo

11.A12.B13.B14.C15.C

11.细节理解题。根据"Theyear2022istheYearoftheTigerinChina.Soitisnecessaryforyouto

understandthedeepermeaningsoftheanimal.InChineseculture,tigersareseenasthekingofallthe

animals.Theystandforpower,energyandprotection."可知，"2022年是中国的虎年"中的"虎"一词意味着

“力量、能量和保护”。故选A。

12.细节理解题。木艮据“Tigersareregardedasfearlesscreatures,sothafswhyyoucanseepicturesoftigers

onthewallsoftemplesandhouses.”可知，寺庙和房子的墙上看到老虎的照片是因为老虎被视为无所畏

惧的动物。故选B。

13.主旨大意题。根据“Insteadoftigers,intheWest,lionsareconsideredasthekingofalltheanimals.

Bravesoldierswerenicknamed'thelions9.InEurope,theanimalisanationalsymbolforEnglandaswellas

forNorway,Spain,Belgiumand13othercountries.“可知，第三段主要告诉我们在西方，狮子被认为是

所有动物中的王者。故选B。

14.细节理解题。根据"Insteadoftigers,intheWest,lionsareconsideredasthekingofalltheanimals.

Bravesoldierswerenicknamed"thelions9.InEurope,theanimalisanationalsymbolforEnglandaswellas

forNorway,Spain,Belgiumand13othercountries.”可知，欧洲有17个国家将狮子视为国家象征。故选

Co

15.细节理解题。根据“ButintheWest,tigersarealsoseenasverypowerfulanimals.InEnglish,ifyou

wantsomeonetocalmdownyoucansaytohim"easytiger9.Anotherfamousphraseis'eyeofthetiger5,

whichmeanstohavefierceness（凶猛）andstrength.”可知，如果你的朋友很生气，你想让他平静下来，

你可以对他说“easytiger"o故选Co

16.C17.B18.C19.C20.A

16.细节理解题。根据"China'sgiantpandaYayafinallyreturnedhomefromtheUSonApril27,2023.“可

知，丫丫是在2023年4月27日从美国回来的。故选C。

17.词义猜测题。根据“makingmanyChineseandanimalloversabroadworriedaboutherhealthandlife

qualityattheMemphisZoo.”可知，这里的bony应该是“瘦的吓人”的意思。故选B。

18.细节理解题。根据“expertsfromtheBeijingZooarrivedintheUSinMarchtolearnaboutherhabits

andfeedingsituationfromthezoostaffmembers.”可知，了解丫丫的饮食习惯和喂养情况。故选C。

19.推理判断题。根据“Comehomesoon,YaYa.TilgotoseeyouinthezooevenifIhavetoqueueallday

long!”从网民在新浪微博上的评论我们能推断出听到这个消息，他高兴得跳了起来。故选C。

20.段落大意题。根据"DuringthequarantineinShanghai,thezoopreparedenoughbambooandfoodsfor

Yaya.Expertsandcarerstookcareofher24hoursadaythere.Yaya'shealthwasinstable（稳定的）

condition.”可知，YY在上海受到了很好的照顾。故选A。

21.C22.B23.B24.