英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类C卷

英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类C卷一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共81分)1. （10分） 阅读理解 Our school is five years old. Its birthday is coming. It is on September 12th. There will be a school show. Many students want to show their talents（才能）. They are getting ready for（为作准备）the show. Cindy is a good dancer and she plays the guitar well, too. Dick is a pop singer in the school music club. He can play the drums. Victor can sing English songs well and everyone knows him. Can anyone play the piano? Oh, Linda can. Theres a tall boy. His name is Bill. He can do Chinese Kung Fu. He likes Jet Li best. They will go to the music room at 6:00 p. m. this Sunday. （1） Whens the schools birthday? A . In September.B . In May.C . In the music room.D . On New Years Day.（2） What can Cindy do? A . She can sing.B . She can play the guitar.C . She can dance.D . B and（3） Whos Bills favorite actor? A . Smith.B . Jet Li.C . Jackie Chan.D . Jay Chou.（4） Where will they show their talents? A . In the classroom.B . In the park.C . In the music room.D . In the office.2. （6分） (2019百色) 阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some traditions are rather similar from one country to another: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays.Here are a few:Argentina (阿根廷): In Argentina, as in many Latin American countries, one of the most important birthday parties is a girls fifteenth. When girls turn 15, they have a huge party and dance first with their fathers, and then the boys at the part.China: The birthday child receives presents from the parents. Friends and family members are invited to dinner, and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.Denmark (丹麦): A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is celebrating the birthday. Presents are placed around the childs bed while he is sleeping so he can see them immediately when he wakes up.Holland (荷兰): The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers or balloons on the birthday childs chair to make it beautiful.India: Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, the birthday child wears colored clothes to school and gives out chocolates to everyone in the class. His /Her best friend helps do this.Japan: The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others and these are celebrated with a visit to the shrine (神殿). These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.（1） The birthday child can see the presents _ in Denmark. A . at the partyB . outside a windowC . on the chairD . around the bed（2） In Holland, the birthday child can see _ on his /her chair. A . food or drinksB . flowers or balloonsC . books or clothesD . Noodles or chocolates（3） In _, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school. A . ArgentinaB . ChinaC . IndiaD . Japan（4） The _ birthday is more important than others for boys in Japan. A . fifteenthB . thirdC . seventhD . fifth（5） The passage is mainly about _. A . birthday traditions in different countriesB . similar birthday traditions in some countriesC . childrens birthdays in western countriesD . the importance of childrens birthdays3. （8分） (2019舟山模拟) 阅读理解 Barbara Finch, from England, started a friendship with Elizabeth Martin from New Zealand when the two were just 14 years old. And they have been penfriends for the past seventy years.Seventy years is a long time and such a lot has happened, says Barbara. Ive lost my husband and my son, and shes lost her husband and her daughter. With things like that, her friendship means a lot to me.The two started writing letters to each other in November 1947. At that time, Barbara was a pupil. In her school. there was an exchange(交换) teacher from New Zealand. She helped her students to find penfriends from her country. Among the many penfriends, Barbara and Elizabeth were the only pair to form a long-term friendship.Now both 84, the pair continue to send weekly e-mails to tell each other about their daily lives. Barbara, whos a proud great-grandmother, has kept every single letter and card Elizabeth sent her over the years.We e-mail each other now rather than write letters, partly because its quicker but mostly because theres no cost, Barbara says.The pair not only write to each other, but they also meet face to face. They have visited each other 15 times. Barbara flying to New Zealand 10 times and Elizabeth flying to England 5 times.Her family has become a second family to me. She says I am the sister she never had. Barbara says.（1） What do Barbara and Elizabeth have in common? A . They are both good at writing.B . They both have two children.C . They both lost their husband.D . They were both teachers before.（2） What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A . What Barbara and Elizabeth wrote in their letters.B . How Barbara and Elizabeth became penfriends.C . The good things about making penfriendsD . A teacher who influenced Barbara a lot.（3） How many time has Elizabeth visited Barbara? A . 5.B . 10.C . 14.D . 15.（4） Which is the best title for the passage? A . Old habits.B . Good old days.C . A lifelong friendship.D . Communication and friendship.4. （11分） (2019九上深圳开学考) 阅读理解 Dr. Lynn Moorman was a young doctor. She had a strange experience in June when she was spending Saturday night at her parents house. Whenever she stayed with them, she slept on the long sofa in the sitting room. The sofa was set against a wall under a large picture window (整块玻璃做的景观窗).Around three oclock that morning, Dr. Moorman opened her eyes and noticed a flashing light outside the house. She thought that it was a firefly (萤火虫). A moment later, as the light continued to flash, she realized that it was too bright to be a firefly.Then the light moved towards the window and unbelievably through the window into the room. It passed in front of her, perhaps as close as three feet. Then Dr. Moorman noticed that it appeared to have two sets of wires coming from the top and bottom. Each time the object flashed, Dr. Moorman saw it clearly. But when the light turned off, the object was no longer seen. Dr. Moorman was quite scared. She thought about shouting, but couldnt open her mouth. When the light moved into the kitchen, she ran to her sisters bedroom. Move over, she said, I saw something, maybe an alien, that scared me and Im coming into bed with you. The next morning at breakfast she told her family what had happened, but no one else had noticed anything. Her experience remains a puzzle.Did Dr. Moorman meet an alien? Did she imagine the object? Or did she see a small UFO that had come visiting that night?（1） From the first paragraph, we know _. A . Lynn was a single woman.B . Lynn spent Saturday at her parents house every week.C . Lynn liked sleeping on the sofa.D . Lynn might not live with her parents.（2） The underlined word flashing in the second paragraph means _. A . silverB . thunderC . to give off light suddenlyD . to become dark（3） According to the fourth paragraph, why couldnt Dr. Moorman open her mouth? A . Because she didnt want to wake up her family.B . Because she was controlled by the alien.C . Because she didnt know the name of the thing.D . Because she was too scared.（4） Whats the best title for this passage? A . A Strange Experience.B . The Object.C . Dr. Moorman and Alien.D . Sleeping on the Sofa.5. （8分） (2019八下余杭期末) 阅读理解 Many birds in tropical (热带的) forests are colorful and beautiful.If you love birds, you cant miss them.The ToucanPlace: in the south of American tropical forestFood: fruit and insectsThe body length: 25 inchesThe Toucan has a 7.5-inch long colorful beak (鸟喙).They usually make their nest in tree holes and live in groups of 6. They lay 2-4 eggs a year.The MacawPlace: in the center and south of American tropical forestFood: nuts, seeds and fruitThe body length: 12-40 inchesThe Macaw is a member of the well-known parrot family. They live in groups of 10 to 30.They are clever and famous for their speaking ability.There are only 17 different kinds of Macaw.The ManakinPlace: in Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay and BrazilFood: some small fruitThe body length: 7-15 cmThere are about 60 kinds through the tropical forests. The beaks of them are short.They look small and cute. They usually lay two eggs each time.（1） The Toucan is famous for its . A . big eyesB . long beakC . short legsD . colorful body（2） Which of the following is true about the Macaws? A . They are one kind of parrots.B . They live in groups of six to ten.C . Their body is about 60 inches long.D . They live in the west of American tropical forest.（3） What food does the Manakin live on? A . Nuts.B . Seeds.C . Fruit.D . Insects.6. （8分） 根据短文内容, 判断下列句子正误。 Reading for pleasure is the easiest and the most important way to become a better reader in English. Some students say they dont want to read for pleasure because pleasure reading is too easy. They just want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words.However, Dr. Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. For example, students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. Also they learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen thinks that pleasure reading helps each student learn something different in a different way. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you dont have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you get knowledge happily and easily.（1） Some students think it is easy to read for pleasure. （2） Pleasure reading doesnt help students learn more words. （3） Pleasure reading also helps students write well. （4） Pleasure reading is the same as studying. （5） There are some tests on your pleasure reading books. 7. （6分） (2017九下射阳期末) 阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the 11th century BC.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.（1） Ancient people first used umbrella as _.A . a symbol of honorB . protection against the sunC . a symbol of powerD . protection against the rain（2） According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient _.A . EgyptB . BabylonC . RomeD . China（3） The underlined word “royal” might mean _ in Chinese.A . 皇室的B . 富裕的C . 中产的D . 平民的（4） Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the umbrella?A . No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.B . The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.C . The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.D . In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.（5） This passage is mainly about _.A . the sales of the umbrellaB . the differences among umbrellasC . the invention of the umbrellaD . the history and use of the umbrella8. （8分） 阅读理解There are some photos of my family. There are four people in my family. Look at the photo! My father is reading a book. My mother is cleaning the floor. My sister and I are doing our homework.Its eight oclock in the evening now. My father and mother are watching TV. My sister is playing with a doll, and Im reading some new books.（1） How many people are there in the picture?A . TwoB . ThreeC . FourD . Five（2） What is my father doing now?A . Hes reading a book.B . Hes watching TV.C . Hes playing chess .D . Hes drinking tea .（3） Is my mother cleaning the window now?A . Yes, it is.B . Yes, she is.C . No, she isnt.D . Sorry, I think so.（4） In the evening, my sister is _.A . watching TVB . reading EnglishC . playing with a dollD . doing her homework（5） Whos reading some new books?A . IB . My sisterC . My fatherD . My mother9. （8分） Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You cant think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius 2,500yearold words: “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All think but no study makes people lazy. ”September 28th was Confucius birthday. He was born in the Kingdom of Lu(鲁国), in todays Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,500 years, Confucius ideas have been around in peoples everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia. People can still hear them today.Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also in society(社会). Confucius most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn.Some of Confucius popular words are “A kind person should care others” and “Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others.” People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 internet web sites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.“Kindness and honesty are the best values(价值) of the world today, ” said 79yearold Kong Fanjin who is studying Confucius. （1） Confucius was.A . born on September 28th, 3000 years agoB . born in the in the Kingdom of ChuC . taught students in todays Shandong ProvinceD . not only a greatest teacher but also a greatest thinker（2） Why are Confucius ideas so popular?A . They are about money and power.B . They help people themselves and the societyC . They are about different customs and manners.D . They only help people deal with everyday life.（3） The underline word “them” in the second paragraph refers to.A . the greatest teacher and thinkerB . Confucius studentsC . people in Western countries and South AsiaD . Confucius ideas（4） Which of the following is NOT Confucius idea?A . People should get education.B . The young should take care of the oldC . Be strict with others, but be kind to yourself.D . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.10. （8分） Escaping (逃) from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save a life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, for example, you can use stairways, roofs and fire escapes, but no lifts.From the lower floors of buildings, to escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by a window with the least chance of serious injury.The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average (平均) person, hanging from the window by the fingertips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground-about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.Windows are also useful while you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low next to the window to be sure you get fresh air.On the second or third floor, the best windows to escape from are those which open onto a roof (屋顶) . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely.（1） You can try to escape a fire except _.A . fire escapesB . liftsC . roofsD . stairways（2） According to the passage, windows are _.A . of no use when a fire breaks outB . useful in putting out a fireC . the only way of escaping a fireD . one of the possible ways of escaping a fire（3） The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means _.A . it is safer to jump out of the second floor window.B . it is safer to stay in the room.C . the second floor window is too high to jump out of.D . it is the only way to drop out of the window.（4） The writer thinks that _.A . to keep your head high will help you to escape a fireB . it is necessary to keep the door openC . fresh air cant reach the second floor windowD . breathing in smoke might be bad第 17 页 共 17 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共81分)1、答案：略2、答案：略3、答案：略4、答案：略5、答案：略6、答案：略7、答案：略8、答案：略9、答案：略10、答案：略