中考英语阅读理解经典例题经典

中考英语阅读理解经典例题经典一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）1．根据短文内容选择正确答案。B

ShuPulonghashelpedatleast1000peoplebittenbysnakes.“Itwasseeingpeoplewithsnakebitesthatledmetothiscareer,”hesaid.

In1963,afterhisarmyservice,ShuenteredamedicalschoolandlaterbecameadoctorofChinesemedicine.Aspartofhisstudieshehadtoworkinthemountains.Thereheoftenheardofpeoplewhohadtheirarmsandlegscutoffafterasnakebiteinordertosavetheirlives.

“IwasgreatlyupsetwhentheytoldmethestoryofanoldfarmerImet.Itwasaveryhotafternoon.Theoldmanwaspullinggrassinhisfieldswhenhefeltapaininhislefthand.Heatoncerealizedhehadbeenbittenbyapoisonoussnake.Innotimehewrapped（缠绕）aclothtightlyaroundhisarmtostopthepoison（毒）gettingtohisheart.Runninghomeheshouted,`Bringmetheknife'Minuteslaterthemanlosthisarmforever.”

“TheheartbrokenstorytouchedmesomuchthatIdecidedtodevotemyselftohelpingpeoplebittenbysnakes.”Shuadded,“Iworkedveryhardandtriedmybesttomakeagoodsnakedoctor.”Andatlasthemadeit.（1）Thebestheadline（标题）forthisnewspaperarticleis

.A.

AmazingMedicine

B.

FarmerLosesArm

C.

DangerousBites

D.

SnakeDoctor（2）Shudecidedtodevotehimselftosnakemedicinebecause

.A.

hewantedtosavepeople'sarmsandlegs

B.

hehadstudieditatamedicalschoolC.

hehadseensnakesbitingpeople

D.

hisarmyservicehadfinished（3）WhydidShugointothemountains?A.

Hewantedtostudysnakebites.

B.

Hewantedtohelpthefarmers.C.

Hewasbeingtrainedtobeadoctor.

D.

Hewasexpectedtoserveinthearmy.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanexplainthewordupsetinthethirdparagraph?A.

sad

B.

surprised

C.

interested

D.

frightened【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】这篇文章主要介绍了著名蛇医苏普隆的故事，文中介绍了他从医的经历和原因，1963年他服完兵役以后，上医学院，稍后成为一名中医，无意中他听说当地很多农民被蛇袭击，为了保全性命，切断胳膊或大腿，因此他决定研究蛇药，取得了巨大成就。（1）考查主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了著名蛇医苏普隆的故事。故选D。（2）考查细节理解题。句意为什么决定从事研发蛇药的事业。根据文中Thereheoftenheardofpeoplewhohadtheirarmsandlegscutoffafterasnakebiteinordertosavetheirlives.描述可知。故选A。（3）考查细节理解题。句意他为什么进山？根据文中Aspartofhisstudieshehadtoworkinthemountains.描述可知。作为学习的一项内容他不得不进山。故选C。（4）词义猜测。句意：当他们跟我讲了老农的故事后我非常的不安。sad伤心的；surprised吃惊的；interested感兴趣的；frightened害怕的。故选A。【点评】阅读理解考查对篇章的把握和对细节的识别能力，答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词，在文章中寻找答案。2．阅读理解

It'shardtoturndownatastybanana.Theytastegoodandyoudon'thavetowashthembeforeeatingthem.However,Britishscientistssaythatthefruitmaydisappearby2050.

Onereasonforthisisclimate（气候）change.ScientistsattheUniversityofExetercollecteddata（数据）from27countriesandregionsthatproduce86percentoftheworld'sbananas.Theyfoundthatclimatechangehasimprovedgrowingconditionsin21ofthesecountries.Inthepast60years,theaverageyield（平均产量）hasreached1.37tonsofbananasperhectare（公顷）.

However,iftemperatureskeeprising,thisadvantagewilldisappear.Tenofthecountries,includingIndia,theworld'sbiggestproducerofbananas,willproducefewerbananas.By2050,thefruitmaydieout.

Shouldn'tbananasgrowmoreeasilyifit'shotteroutside?Infact,theperfecttemperaturerangeforgrowingbananasisbetween24and32C.Iftemperaturesgettoohigh,theywillstopgrowing.

Diseasesareanotherdangertobananas.Unlikeothercrops,thebananaswegrowcomefromshootcuttings（茎段）ratherthanseeds.Thismeansthatallbananaplantshavethesamegenotype（基因型）.Inotherwords,ifadiseaseisabletokilloneplant,itcouldkillthemall.

OneseriousdiseaseiscalledPanama.Causedbyfungus（真菌）inthesoil,itspreadseasily.IthasspreadacrossSouthAsia,Africa,theMiddleEast,andAustralia.Ifonebananaplantation（种植园）suffersfromthedisease,itwilltake30yearsuntilitisabletogrowbananasagain.Scientistshaveyettofindacureforthisdisease.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2referto?A.

People'sloveforbananas.

B.

Thetasteofbananas.C.

Theconvenienceofeatingbananas.

D.

Thefuturedisappearanceofbananas.（2）Whatmighthappeniftemperatureskeepgoinghigher?A.

Morecountrieswillstarttogrowbananas.B.

Bananaswillgrowbetterinmostcountries.C.

Bananaswillnotbeabletogrowanymore.D.

Bananaswon'tbeastastyasbefore.（3）WhatdoesParagraph5tellus?A.

Whatdiseasesbananasmaysufferfrom.

B.

Howbananasaregrown.C.

Howdiseasescaneasilykillbananas.

D.

Whichdiseasescankillbananas.（4）Thepassageiswrittento________.A.

offertipsforgrowingbananas

B.

explainwhybananasmaydieoutC.

showthedifficultiesofgrowingbananas

D.

describebananas'growingconditions【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了香蕉可能消失的原因。（1）推断题。根据前句However,Britishscientistssaythatthefruitmaydisappearby2050.可知介绍了香蕉可能消失的原因，所以this代指香蕉消失，故选D。（2）细节题。根据However,iftemperatureskeeprising,thisadvantagewilldisappear.Tenofthecountries,includingIndia,theworld'sbiggestproducerofbananas,willproducefewerbananas.By2050,thefruitmaydieout可知温度持续上升，香蕉将更少，最终可能消失，即不能生长，故选C。（3）细节题。根据Diseasesareanotherdangertobananas.可知疾病是香蕉的另一个危险，即疾病是怎样杀死香蕉的，故选C。（4）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了香蕉可能消失的原因，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。3．阅读理解

Aneighty-year-oldcouplewerehavingtroublewiththeirmemories.Oneday,theydecidedtoseeadoctor.Thedoctortoldthemthattherewasnothingserious,buthesuggestedthattheyshouldstartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemrememberthings.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldmangotupfromhischairandhiswifeasked,"Whereareyougoing?""Tothekitchen.""Willyougetmeanicecream?"askedthewife."Sure."Thenhiswifeaskedhimtowriteitdown."No,Icanrememberthat,"repliedthehusband."Well,Ialsowantsomestrawberriesandcreamontop.You'dbetterwriteitdown,oryouwillforgetthat,"saidthewife."No,Icanrememberthat,"thehusbandgotalittleunhappyandwentintothekitchen.

Afterabout20minutes,thehusbandreturnedwithaplateoffish.Thewifelaughed,"Haha!Yourbadmemory!Iwantedsomebreadwithcream."（1）Howoldwasthewife?A.

Eight.

B.

Eighteen.

C.

Eighty.

D.

Eighties.（2）Whydidthecouplegotothedoctor?A.

Becausetheyhadaheadache.

B.

Becausetheyhadbadmemories.C.

Becausethedoctorwastheirson.

D.

Becausetheoldmanwasill.（3）Whatdidthehusbandgivetothewife?A.

Anicecream.

B.

Somestrawberriesandcream.C.

Somebreadwithcream.

D.

Somefish.（4）Whatdidthewifereallywant？A.

Somebreadwithcream.

B.

Anicecreamwithsomestrawberriesandcream.C.

Aplateoffish.

D.

Somestrawberriesandcream.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】文章大意：一对老夫妇记忆力出现了问题，去看医生，医生说没有什么大碍，然他们把想做的事记下来便于他们记忆，一天骑在让丈夫拿东西，妻子让他记下来，他说他记住了，可是拿来的不是妻子想要的。（1）细节理解题，根据Aneighty-year-oldcouplewerehavingtroublewiththeirmemories.

可知他们已经八十了，故答案是C。（2）细节理解题，根据Aneighty-year-oldcouplewerehavingtroublewiththeirmemories.

可知他们去看医生是因为他们的记忆出现了问题，故答案是B。（3）细节理解题，根据

Afterabout20minutes,thehusbandreturnedwithaplateoffish.可知，丈夫给他妻子拿来的是鱼，故答案是D。（4）细节理解题，根据Willyougetmeanicecream?"

Ialsowantsomestrawberriesandcreamontop.可知吗，妻子要的是带有草莓和奶油的冰淇淋，故答案是B。【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到了细节理解题，细节理解题比较简单，一般可以直接在文中找到答案。4．阅读理解

Whatcouldapoemwriterandafilmdirectorshare?Morethanyouthink！LangstonHughesbeganwritingpoemsinhighschoolandsoonbecameoneofAmerica'sgreatestwriters.MostofhiswritingisabouthisexperiencesasanAfricanAmerican.Hewrotepoemsaboutpeoplewhoworkedhardthroughlifebutstillfoundthingstobehappyabout.Hewroteplaysandbooksaboutjustice（正义）forallpeople,andhewrotekids'books,too.TheSweetandSourAnimalBookisabookofhisanimalpoems.Picturesandphotoswereusedinthebook."Holdfasttodreams"isalineinafamousHughespoem.That'sexactlywhathedidthroughouthislife.

WhenStevenSpielbergwasinmiddleschool,hewantedtomakeafilm.Hehadanideaforafilm,butnomoney.Hestartedatree-plantingbusinessandmadehisfilmwiththemoneyheearned.Spielbergneverstoppedmakingfilms,evenaftermanyfilmschoolsrefusedhim.Todayheisoneofthemostpopularandimportantfilmmakersintheworld.Hisfilmsareaboutpeoplewhoareadventurous（爱冒险的）,brave,kind.Hischaractersoftenfightforwhatisgood.SomeofhisfilmsareabouthisJewishbackground,suchasSchindler'sList.Spielbergoncesaid,"Idon'tdreamthatmuchatnightbecauseIdreamforaliving."Indifferentways,bothHughesandSpielberghaveencouragedpeopleofallagestoreachfortheirdreams.（1）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Twomenwhowereafraidtodream

B.

TwofilmmakerswhowereafraidtodreamC.

Twowriterswhoweren'tafraidtodream

D.

Twomenwhoweren'tafraidtodream（2）WhenLangstonHughesbecamegreathewas

StevenSpielberg,whobecomespopular.A.

asoldas

B.

asyoungas

C.

youngerthan

D.

olderthan（3）WhichofthefollowingisLangstonHughes'writingnotabout?A.

HisexperiencesasanAfricanAmerican.

B.

Thefairtreatmentofanimals.C.

Hard-workingandhappypeople.

D.

Thefairtreatmentofpeople.（4）WhatdidLangstonHughesdoinhiswholelife?A.

Henevergaveuphiswish.

B.

Hesometimeshadawishtoachieve.C.

Healwayshadnowishtoachieve.

D.

Healwayswrotepoemsforfilms.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】主要讲了兰斯顿休斯高中时开始写诗，很快成为美国最伟大的作家之一，史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格上中学时，他想拍一部电影，今天他是世界上最受欢迎和最重要的电影制片人之一，他们用不同的方式鼓励人们实现他们的梦想。（1）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了兰斯顿休斯和史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格用不同的方式鼓励人们实现梦想，即两个不害怕梦想的人，故选D。（2）推断题。根据LangstonHughesbeganwritingpoemsinhighschoolandsoonbecameoneofAmerica'sgreatestwriters.WhenStevenSpielbergwasinmiddleschool,hewantedtomakeafilm.Hehadanideaforafilm,butnomoney可知兰斯顿休斯高中时开始写诗，很快成为美国最伟大的作家之一，而史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格上中学时，他想拍一部电影但是没有钱，所以中学时没有受欢迎，所以兰斯顿休斯变得受欢迎时更年轻，故选C。（3）细节题。根据MostofhiswritingisabouthisexperiencesasanAfricanAmerican.Hewrotepoemsaboutpeoplewhoworkedhardthroughlifebutstillfoundthingstobehappyabout.Hewroteplaysandbooksaboutjustice（正义）forallpeople,andhewrotekids'books,too.可知他的大部分作品都是关于他作为非裔美国人的经历。他写了一些诗，描写那些在生活中努力工作，但仍能找到快乐的事物的人。他为所有人写剧本和关于正义的书，他也写儿童读物，没有关于动物的公平对待的，故选B。（4）细节题。根据Picturesandphotoswereusedinthebook."Holdfasttodreams"isalineinafamousHughespoem.That'sexactlywhathedidthroughouthislife.书中使用了图片和照片。“紧紧抓住梦想”是休斯一首著名的诗中的一句话。这正是他一生所做的。即从不放弃梦想，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。5．阅读理解

Hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinasmallboatontheseaandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafish,theboy'sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowsalao,whichwastheworstformofunluck,andtheboyhadgonewithanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisboatempty.Thesaillookedliketheflagoffailureforever.

Theoldmanwasthinwithdeepwrinkles（皱纹）inthebackofhisneck.Hisfacewasterriblybrownbecauseofthestrongsunlightontheseaeverydayandhishandshadthedeepscars（伤疤）fromdealingwithheavyfishonthelines.Butnoneofthesewerefresh.Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolourastheseaandwerecheerful.

"Santiago,"theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromthesea."Icouldgowithyouagain.We'vemadesomemoney."

Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.

"No,"theoldmansaid."You'rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem."

"Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks."

"Iremember,"theoldmansaid.

"Itwaspapawhomademeleave.IamaboyandImustfollowhim."

"Iknow,"theoldmansaid."Itisquitenormal."

"Hehasn'tmuchfaith（信心）."

"No,"theoldmansaid."Butwehave.Haven'twe?"

"Yes,"theboysaid."CanIofferyouabeerontheTerrace?"

"Whynot?"theoldmansaid."Betweenfishermen."（1）Inthestorytheoldmanwastheboy's

.A.

grandfather

B.

friend

C.

boss

D.

host（2）Theword"they"inParagraph2refersto

oftheoldman.A.

thehands

B.

thescars

C.

theeyes

D.

thewrinkles（3）Theoldmanrefusedtheboytogofishingwithhimagainbecause

.A.

hewantedtofishbyhimself

B.

hecouldreallyunderstandhisparentsC.

theboyaskedforsomemoney

D.

theboyhadalreadylearnthowtofish（4）Fromthestorywecanknowthat

.A.

theoldmanwasalwaysfullofhopeB.

theboy'sparentsbelievedintheoldmanC.

everyonelaughedattheoldman'sbadluckD.

theboywasworriedabouttheoldman'shealth【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个老人84天没有捕到鱼了，男孩的父母不让小男孩和老人一起捕鱼，认为老人运气不好，老人比较理解男孩的父母。（1）细节题。根据全文可知小男孩和老人一起去捕鱼，他们的关系是朋友关系，故选B。（2）细节题。根据Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyes除了他的眼睛，他周围的一切都很老，所以they代指眼睛，即eyes，故选C。（3）细节题。根据"Itwaspapawhomademeleave.IamaboyandImustfollowhim.""Iknow,"theoldmansaid."Itisquitenormal."可知老人理解男孩爷爷的想法，所以拒绝小男孩再次和他一起去捕鱼，故选B。（4）细节题。根据"Hehasn'tmuchfaith（信心）.""No,"theoldmansaid."Butwehave.Haven'twe?"可知男孩爷爷对老人没有信心，但是老人和男孩有信心，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。6．阅读理解BlackisatCityArtCenter

ATripintoaYoungFarmer'sMind

Chickensthatcantalk?Cowsthatcandance?TheyareallinLouisBlack'scomicbooks（漫画书）.

LouisBlackwasbornonafarm.Thequietyoungmanspentmostofhislifehelpinghisparentsonthefarm.Whenhewasnine,hestartedtodrawtheanimalsonthefarm.Later,heputthemintohiscomicbooksinhisownfunnyway.Theywereenjoyedbyhisfamilybutnevershowntopeopleoutsidethefarm.

Theshyfarmer'scomicbooksbecamefamousonlyafterhedied.Hepassedoninafirethreeyearsago,whenhewasonly35.Inordertorememberhim,hisfamilyshowedhiscomicbooksinthetownmuseum,andpeoplelikedthemverymuch.Nowtheoriginal（原始的）picturesofLouisBlack'sfarmanimalscanbeseenattheCityArtCentreforonemonth.

ComeandvisitthebeautifulworldofLouisBlack！（1）AtwhatagedidLouisbegintodrawtheanimalsonthefarm?A.

At9.

B.

At13.

C.

At23.

D.

At35.（2）Theunderlinedpart"passedon"istheclosestinmeaningto"

".A.

sat

B.

rose

C.

died

D.

stood（3）WhichistheRIGHTorderofwhathappened?a.Hisbooksbecamepopular.

b.Hisfamilyenjoyedhisbooks.c.Hepassedoninafire.

d.Hestartedtodrawanimals.e.Hewasbornonafarm.A.

a-b-c-d-e

B.

e-b-d-a-c

C.

e-d-b-c-a

D.

b-d-c-e-a（4）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.

Toplanatriptovisitafarm.

B.

Totellpeopleaboutanartshow.C.

Toattractpeopletothefarm.

D.

Toshareideasofdrawingcomicbooks.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个城市艺术节目。（1）细节题。根据Whenhewasnine,hestartedtodrawtheanimalsonthefarm.可知Louis9岁时开始在农场里画动物，故选A。（2）细节题。根据Theshyfarmer'scomicbooksbecamefamousonlyafterhedied.可知这位腼腆的农民死后，他的漫画书才出名，所以passedon意思是死亡，即died，故选C。（3）细节题。根据第三段第一句LouisBlackwasbornonafarm.可知e是第一个；根据第三段第三句Whenhewasnine,hestartedtodrawtheanimalsonthefarm.可知d是第二个；根据第三段第五句Theywereenjoyedbyhisfamilybutnevershowntopeopleoutsidethefarm.可知b是第三个；根据第四段第二句Hepassedoninafirethreeyearsago,whenhewasonly35.可知c是第四个；根据第四段第一句Theshyfarmer'scomicbooksbecamefamousonlyafterhedied.可知去世后农民的书变得著名的，所以a是第五个，故选C。（4）细节题。根据全文可知主要讲了一个城市艺术节目，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。7．阅读理解

Ayoungmanwithalargebagonhisbackcamefarawayforamaster（大师）.Hesaid"Master,I'msolonelyandsopainfulthatthelongtripmakesmetiredout,myshoesworn-out,myfeetcut,andmyhandsalsoinjuredanbleeding....Whycan'tIfindthesunintheheart?"

Themasterasked,"Whatdoyouputinyoulargebag?"

Theyoungmansaid,"Itisveryimportanttome,insideitincludingthepaineachtimeIfall,thetearseachtimeI'mhurt,thetroubleeachtimeIfeellonely...Dependingonit,Icancometoyouhere."

Sothemastertooktheyoungmantotheriverwhichtheycrossedinaboat.Ontheothersideoftheriver,themastersaid,"Hurryonyourjourneycarryingtheboat!"

"What,carryingtheboat?"theyoungmanwassurprised,"itissoheavy.HowcanIcarryit?"

"Yes,myson,youcan'tcarryit,"themasterjustsmiledandsaid,"whenyoucrosstheriver,theboatisuseful.Butaftercrossingit,youwillputdowntheboatandhurryon,Ifnot,itwillbecomeaburden（负担）.Pain,lonelinessandtears—alltheseareusefultolife.Theycanimprovelife,butifyoudon'tforgetthemallthetime,theywillbecometheburdeninlife.Putitdown!Myson,lifecan'tbear（承受）aheavyburden,"Theyoungmanputdownhisbagandhurriedon.Hewalkedeasilyandhappily,andmuchfasterthanbefore.（1）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thesun"probablymean?A.

Health.

B.

Wealth.

C.

Success.

D.

Happiness.（2）What'sinhislargebag?A.

Clothes,tearsandfood.

B.

Pain,tearsandtrouble.C.

Clothes,foodandwater.

D.

Pain,waterandtrouble.（3）Howdidtheycrosstheriver?A.

Byboat.

B.

Onfoot.

C.

Byswimming.

D.

Acrossthebridge.（4）Whydidthemasteraskhimtocarrytheboat?A.

Toteachhimtoimprovehislife.

B.

Totellhimtheboatisveryuseful.C.

Totellhimtheboatisveryimportant.

D.

Toteachhimtoputdownhisburden.（5）Howdidtheyoungmanfeelafterheputdownhisbagatlast?A.

Awful.

B.

Painful.

C.

Relaxed.

D.

Surprised.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A（4）D（5）C【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述疼痛，孤独和泪水都对我们很有用，它们可以改善我们的生活，但是如果一直不能忘记，它们就会成为我们生活中的负担，因此要学会适当的放弃负担的故事。（1）词义猜测题。根据Whycan'tIfindthesunintheheart?"insideitincludingthepaineachtimeIfall,thetearseachtimeI'mhurt,thetroubleeachtimeIfeellonely...可知，为什么我心中不能发现太阳，在它里面是我每次摔跤的痛苦，受伤的泪水孤独时的忧愁，可推出thesun在此处的意思是“不开心”，故选D。（2）细节题。根据insideitincludingthepaineachtimeIfall,thetearseachtimeI'mhurt,thetroubleeachtimeIfeellonely...可知，他袋子里装了痛苦，眼泪和忧愁，故选B。（3）细节题。根据Sothemastertooktheyoungmantotheriverwhichtheycrossedinaboat.可知，他们坐船过河，故选A。（4）细节题。根据Putitdown!Myson,lifecan'tbear（承受）aheavyburden,可知，通过背着船过河是为了教他放弃负担。故选D。（5）推断题。根据Hewalkedeasilyandhappily,andmuchfasterthanbefore.可知，他放下包后感到轻松。故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题、推断题和词义猜测题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；词句猜测题需要联系上下文，推出词句的意思。8．阅读理解

Differentcountrieshavedifferentgreetingcustoms.Readthisarticletoknowmoreaboutthegreetingcustomsindifferentcultures,andmakesureyougreetpeopleintherightwaynexttime.France

Frenchpeoplegreeteachotherwithahandshake,butclosefriendskisseachotheronbothcheekswhentheymeet.Theydothisgesturewhenmeetingandbeforeleaving.SouthKorea

InSouthKorea,itisasignofrespectforpeopletobowwhengreetingeachother,InSouthKorea,abowisfollowedbyahandshake.Whileshakingsomeone'shand,itispolitetosupporttherightforearmwiththelefthand.However,SouthKoreanwomendonotshakehandswithWesternmen;instead,theybowslightly.Brazil

Kissingwomenonthecheekisacommonwayofgreeting.Inaformalsituation,ahandshakeisoftendonetoshowrespect.Menshouldshakehandsbeforeandaftermeeting,andoncetheyhavebecomefamiliarwitheachother,alighthugisoftengiventoeachother.Ghana

Inasocialsituation,it'spolitetogreeteveryoneintheroom.Ahandshakeisusedingreeting,andthepalmmustdirectlytouchthepalmoftheother.It'sconsidereddisrespectfultotouchthebackofthehand.ThePhilippines

ThereareseveralwaysofgreetingpeopleinthePhilippines.Anelderlypersonplaceshisorherrighthandontheforeheadofachildto"bless"thelatter.Thisiscalled"mano".Relativesandfamilymembersgreeteachotherwithakissonthecheek.Friendsgreeteachotherwithapolitenodorahandshake.（1）MikekissesaFrenchboyJimonthecheek,theymay______.A.

meetforthefirsttimeB.

beclosefriendsC.

beinasocialsituationD.

beinaformalsituation（2）InBrazil,itisverycommonto_____betweengoodfriends.A.

shakehands

B.

kissonthecheek

C.

bowtoeachother

D.

givealighthug（3）WhichofthefollowingisaboutGhana?A.

Friendscangivealighthugtoeachother.B.

Peoplecangiveanodorhandshake.C.

It'simpolitetotouchthebackofthehand.D.

Familymemberscangreeteachotherwithakiss.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】本文介绍了不同的国家有不同的问候习俗，了解更多不同文化中的问候习俗，确保下次你用正确的方式问候别人。（1）推理题。根据closefriendskisseachotheronbothcheekswhentheymeet亲密的朋友见面时会亲吻对方的双颊可知，迈克亲吻一个法国男孩吉姆的脸颊，他们可能是亲密的朋友，故选B。（2）细节题。根据alighthugisoftengiventoeachother可知，在巴西，好朋友之间轻轻拥抱一下很常见，故选D。（3）细节题。根据It'sconsidereddisrespectfultotouchthebackofthehand可知，在加纳触摸手背是不礼貌的，故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。9．阅读理解

IhavejustfinishedreadingthelovelybookcalledDaddyLongLegswrittenbyJeanWebster.

Judywasagirlwhowasalwayspositiveaboutlifethoughshewasanorphan（孤儿）livinginasmallvillagefor18years.Thenonedayamancameanddecidedtosendhertocollege,whichlatertotallychangedJudy'slife.HeaskedJudytowritehimaletteronceamonthtotellhimwhatshehadlearnedatschool.Buthewouldneverreplytoherletter.ThedifferentlifebetweenthevillageandthecollegemadeJudyfullyrealizethebeautyoflifeandshecherishedeverymomentofherlife.Sheneveraskedtoomuchaboutlife.Heronlyquarrel（争吵）withlifewasthattimerantoofast.Shecaughtupwithotherclassmatessoquicklyalthoughshehadaquitedifferentchildhoodfromthem,whichatfirstdidcauseheralotoftrouble.ThestoryofJudywastoldintheformofletterswhichwerealsowrittenbyJudyherself.WhenIwasreadingtheletters,IwastouchedbyJudy'scharacter.

IamwonderingwhetheryouhaveeverreaditandIamsurethatyouwillbedeeplymovedbytheunexpectedandromanticendingifyouareateenagegirl.Inaword,DaddyLongLegsisworthreading.（1）Fromthepassage,wecanknowJudy'schildhoodis_________.A.

interesting

B.

unlucky

C.

boring

D.

happy（2）Theunderlinedword"cherished"means"_________"inChinese.A.

分享

B.

憎恨

C.

虚度

D.

珍爱（3）Fromthepassage,wecanknowJudyisa_________girl.A.

beautiful

B.

helpful

C.

hard-working

D.

shy（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.

Learntowalkbeforeyourun.B.

Hardworkbringsluck.C.

Timewaitsfornoman.D.

Habitisasecondnature.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】大意:本文介绍一本名叫长腿爸爸的书，本书的主人公是生活在小村庄的孤儿，虽然生活的不幸，但是Judy对生活总是积极乐观，生活的不幸使她意识到大学生活的美好并且珍爱她生命中的每个时光。（1）推断题。本书的主人公Judys是生活在小村庄的孤儿，可知她的童年应该是不幸的。故选B。（2）词义猜测题。根据ThedifferentlifebetweenthevillageandthecollegemadeJudyfullyrealizethebeautyoflifeandshecherishedeverymomentofherlife.可知，农村和大学不同的生活使Judy意识到生活美好并且珍惜她生命中的每个时光，推出cherished的意思是珍爱，故选D。（3）推断题。根据Heronlyquarrel（争吵）withlifewasthattimerantoofast.Shecaughtupwithotherclassmatessoquickly可知，她觉得时间过得太快，她很快赶上了其他同学，可推出她很勤奋，故选C。（4）推断题。根据Heronlyquarrel（争吵）withlifewasthattimerantoofast.Shecaughtupwithotherclassmatessoquickly可知，她的勤奋好学，不久就赶上了其他同学，从这篇文章我们学到辛勤的付出换来好运，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解能力，细节题、推断题和词义猜测题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题要从文中寻找答案；推断题需要根据上下文，推断出需要的信息；词句猜测题需要联系上下文，推出词句的意思。10．阅读理解

Asmallrobotmayhelpchildrenwhoareillinhospitalorathome.Thesechildrenmayfeellonelywithouttheirfriendsorclassmates.Therobottakestheirplacesatschool.Throughtherobot,thechildrencanheartheirteachersandfriends.

TherobotiscalledAV1.ANorwegiancompanycalledNoIsolationcreatedtherobot.DolvaexplainshowtherobotAV1works.Shesaysfromhome,childrenuseatabletorphonetostarttherobot.Thentheyusethesamedevicetocontroltherobot'smovements.Atschool,therobotbecomestheireyes,earsandvoice.

"So,itsitsatthechild'sdeskintheclassroomandthechildusesatabletoraphonetostartitandcontrolitsmovementsandtalksthroughit.Soit'stheeyes,theearsandthevoiceatschool."Therobotisequippedwithspeakers,microphonesandcamerasthatmakecommunicationeasy.

AV1islargeandlookslikeahumanforareason.Dolvasaysthisisimportantbecausetherobotissupposedtobeafriendofthechildren."Itcan'tbejustatinycamerabecausetheotherkidscan'tpickitupandtakeitwiththem.Thisissupposedtobetheirfriend."Andro