上海市英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类（I）卷

上海市英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类（I）卷一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共81分)1. （10分）阅读理解 When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, there are six ways to make you feel good about yourself. Look in the mirror and say to yourself, I am a special person and theres no one in the world like me. I can do anything! It may not sound so good, but it really works!Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good. Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family. Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges(挑战)are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished. Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination(想象)fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings. Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin. （1）This passage may be taken from . A . a science bookB . a story bookC . a magazineD . school rules（2）What do the underlined words a sense of accomplishment mean？ A . 成就感B . 忧伤感C . 挫折感D . 信任感（3）Which of the following should you say No to when you are unhappy? A . You should always look for the good things of others.B . Stay alone at home as much as possible.C . Learn something new and go for it!D . Keep a diary to express your feelings.2. （6分）阅读理解 Can you speak English? Maybe you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand English, but there is another kind of languagethe language of the body. All over the world, people talk with their hands，their heads and their eyes. When Japanese people meet, they bow. When Indians meet, they put their hands together. When British and American people meet someone for the first time, they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with their friends. Women sometimes kiss their women friends, and men kiss women friends on the cheek(脸颊). When a man meets a man friend, he just smiles, and says hello. Men do not kiss each other, or hold hands. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other. （1）From the passage we know it is important to _. A . know English wordsB . read and write EnglishC . know body languageD . greet(问候)others（2）When Indians meet for the first time, they _. A . bowB . shake handsC . kiss their friendsD . put their hands together（3）In America, it is NOT right for men to _. A . kiss women friends on the cheekB . smile to men friendsC . say hello to men friendsD . kiss men friends（4）Which of the following is body language? A . Read English with friends in class.B . Wave hands to stop a taxi.C . Talk with a man.D . Listen to music.3. （8分）阅读理解 There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. The hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought that it was not deep. Then when they drove their cars into the hole, they could not drive out of it because it was so deep. The farmer didnt spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and asked the driver a lot of money for doing this. One day, the driver of a car said to him, You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole day and night. Oh, no, said the farmer, I dont pull the cars out of the hole at night. At night, I fill the hole with water. （1）There was a farmer . A . at the gateB . beside the holeC . in the roadD . near the road（2）Many cars went into the hole because the drivers . A . were going too fast to stopB . didnt see the holeC . didnt know the hole was very deepD . like driving through water（3）What did the farmer usually do every day? A . He pulled the cars out of the hole.B . He filled the hole with water.C . He worked on his farm.D . Both A and B.（4）The farmer made money by . A . growing things on his farmB . selling water to the driversC . pulling cars out of the holeD . mending the cars4. （11分）根据短文内容判断正误。 A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard (男巫). The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity (慷慨). The queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people. If she collected them all, she would open the magic box. The queen felt disappointed because nothing special happened. One day when the queen decided to return to her palace, she saw a poor little boy begging. She would like to give the boy some money, but she didnt have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated (犹豫), because she had been told the box had magical powers. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it. Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said, Why look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself. While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others, and she became the best queen ever in history. （1）The young queen gave a magic to a wizard. （2）The queen traveled all over the country to look for the most generous people. （3）From the story, we can know that people should be generous. （4）According to the story, we can know that the boy and the wizard were good friends. （5）The queen became the best queen ever in history in the story. 5. （8分）阅读理解 Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book almost anywhere-in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.Good readers may become writers too. They always have more things to write about. If you wish to become a good reader, here are four important points to remember about speed of reading:Knowing why you are reading-what you are reading to find out-will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are instructions for making or doing something, solving math problems, and science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important idea.Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, which tell what was happening to friends and neighbors.In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow or from slow to fast as you go along. You need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.（1）You can read a book _. A . almost anywhereB . when you are driving a carC . only on a planeD . only when you feel bored or tired（2）Which of the following reasons is NOT true that reading is a good hobby? A . It is fun.B . You can read almost anywhere.C . It is out of date.D . It can help you improve your computer skills.（3）According to the passage, your reading speed depends on _. A . how much time you haveB . where you do the readingC . the writer of the bookD . what and why you are reading（4）If you want to read for fun and relaxation, you should read _. A . an instruction bookB . letters from friendsC . a book full of math problemsD . a history book full of important information（5）What is the writer trying to tell us according the last four paragraphs? A . How to be a good reader.B . How to read books quickly.C . How to have fun by reading.D . How to choose your reading materials.6. （8分）阅读理解 What should you take with you when you take an exam? Pens, pen an eraser, a ruler, and dont forget a bottle of water.According to a study at the British Psychological(心理学的) Society Annual Conference held in London, students who bring water into exam halls may improve their grades by up to 10 percent.Scientists at the University of East London and the University of Westminster, did a study on 447 students. The students were studying for different degrees(学位) at the University of East London. Only 25 percent of them entered the exam hall with something to drink.Scientists then compared their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades. They found that all those who had brought drinks with them got better grades by between 2 and 10 percent.It is unclear why drinking water improves exam results. But scientists said having enough water in our bodies and not feeling thirsty could have a positive effect on our brains. Drinking water may also cut down on anxiety (焦虑)which had a bad effect on exam performances, said Chris Paw son, PhD of the University of East London.Whatever the explanation is, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated(含水的) during exams, he said.So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, try bringing a bottle of water with you. Who knowsit may help you pass the exam!（1）How much may the students improve their grades most if they bring water into exam halls? A . By 2%B . By 8%C . By 10%D . By 25%.（2）How many students in the study got better grades? A . About 112 students who brought drinks or water into their exam halls.B . All the 447 students who came from the University of East.C . About 300 students who took part in the study.D . About 10 percent of the students who studied different subjects.（3）The underlined phrase cut down on probably means _. A . IncreaseB . bringC . reduceD . change（4）According to the passage, how does water help students in exams? a. It is good for their brains. b. It makes students smarterc. It helps students stay cool. d. It helps students stay awakeA . a bB . acC . b cD . cd7. （6分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案回答问题或完成句子。China is a large country. The population is over 1.3 billion. It has a special culture with a very long history.Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. New Years Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Years Day sweeps away all the old years bad luck.The Chinese zodiac( 生肖 ), known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle. Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2016 is the year of the monkey.Chinese is a complex (复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a meaning. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects.（1）Whats the population of China? A . Almost 4,000.B . More than 1.3 billion.C . 12 million.（2）The underlined dialects probably means in Chinese. A . 交际B . 对话C . 方言（3）According to the passage, whats one of the main foods in China? A . Tea.B . Rice.C . Meat.（4）The year that begins in 2016 isnt the year of the monkey, is it? A . Yes, it is.B . No, it isnt.C . I dont know.（5）Whats the main idea of the passage? A . Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture.B . Chinese is a popular language.C . Chinese culture.8. （8分）阅读理解That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal (正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the talbe. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.As year went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak and know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with herjust as she had worked with my years before. She make progress every day and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything youve done for me.” I quickly said, “Thank you for everything youve done for me.”Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.（1）Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillars help.d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.A . b-c-d-aB . c-a-b-dC . b-c-a-dD . b-d-c-a（2）What does the underlined word “vividly” mean in Paragraph(段落) 3? A . 模糊的B . 清晰地C . 彻底地D . 感激地（3）What does the writer mean by saying “ I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4? A . He was clever than his classmates.B . He worked very hard on maths.C . His classmates failed to graduate.D . Mrs. Pillars help greatly influenced him.（4）The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to _. A . help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped himB . play an interesting game with Mrs. PillarC . see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting betterD . make the nurse in the hospital feel strange（5）What is the best title for the passage? A . A Great TeacherB . Always Have A DreamC . Never Give upD . Kindness Makes Wonders9. （8分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). She said I was very thin; I wasnt good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and asked, Are those things true or not? Jane, didnt you ever think about what youre really like? Then he added, Well, you have that girls opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change, like being very thin, but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of great help to you. Dont shut your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do. Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.（1）How old was Jane when a girl in her class pointed out her shortcomings?A . About 10.B . About 12.C . About 14.（2）Which thing did Jane think she couldnt change?A . She was very thin.B . She wasnt good at math.C . She talked too much.（3）Who changed the writers opinion?A . Father.B . Mother.C . Sister.（4）What did Janes father really mean by saying Make a list of everything. ?A . To listen to her classmates opinions.B . To find out what is right and what is wrong.C . To know herself better and improve herself.（5）Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A . My FatherB . The Best AdviceC . My Life10. （8分）阅读理解For centuries, the bodys blood has been connected closely with the feelings. People who show no human emotions or feelings are said to be cold-blooded.Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression get cold feet has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned (辞职), and all the work of the company will be your responsibility (责任). You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation.The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise (遵守诺言) he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.“A cold fish”is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.“Out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raisehe was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.（1）How many expressions about cold are mentioned in the passage? A . Two.B . Three.C . Four.D . Seven.（2）If you get cold feet, it means “ _” A . your feet are very coldB . you offer much of yourself to anyoneC . you miss something that everybody else gotD . you are afraid to do something you have decided to do（3）You may think of an unfriendly person as“ _” A . a cold fishB . the cold feetC . the cold shoulderD