四川省眉山市中考英语 阅读理解练习.doc

四川省眉山市xx年中考英语阅读理解专项练习Name_ Grade_第三部分：阅读理解。阅读短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions about the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. For example,if you say bad things about a person,the person might protest and say“Do not bad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that peoples feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time”. If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth, In other words, he might feel afraid for saying the wrong thing. Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “I had my heart in my mouth.” Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”. This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.( )51. When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he is _. A. excited B. scared C. surprised D. satisfied( )52. Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say, you might say:“_”A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth B. You really put my foot in my mouth. C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth D. You took the words right out of my mouth( )53. What does the underlined word “chased” mean in Chinese? A. 追赶 B. 戏耍 C. 喂食 D. 陪伴( )54. A person who lives from “hand to mouth” is very _. A. happy B. healthy C. poor D. rich( )55. According to the passage, _ are not so nice. A. some bad peoples mouths B. some people using the word “mouth” C. some expressions about mouth D. some things people use their mouths to doB In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of being an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean was pletely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls cant bee airline pilots; never have, never will. Youre crazy.” Finally Jean gave up. In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs.Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards.One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question,“What will you do in the future?”Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm(热情),and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away. The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jeans life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you dont go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!” The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly.Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of being a pilot.Mrs.Slaton slapped(敲)the desk top,“Then do it!” she said. So Jean did. It didnt happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream. Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) of the United Airline pany.( )51. Jeans third-grade teacher thought her dream to be_. A. great B. impossible C. challenging D. reasonable( )52. Mrs. Slaton may think that_. A. Jean is not a nice girl B. only some of her students have great abilities C. a belief helps to realize ones dream D. her students are good enough to enter the best schools( )53. According to the passage, we can infer that _.A. Jeans dream was always in her deep heart B. Jean didnt go for her dream C. most people around Jean were for her dream D. Jean achieved her dream overnight( )54. What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean? A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. relaxed( )55. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Face Difficulties B. Dream the Future C. Voice Your Dream D. Go for It C Li Chunlin, a farmer, used to live in a poor village in the north of Shanxi. In the 1980s, he went to Shenzhen to make a living with his wife. Years later, they became rich and returned to their hometown. To their surprise, the land around the village was covered with sand. That made them feel sad. After thinking carefully, Li and his wife made up their minds to fight against the sands. They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village. However, only a few survived(存活), because the trees were not regularly watered. But how to get water was a big problem. They dug a well(井) but it became dry soon. Then they asked a drilling team to dig a deep well. Clear water appeared, but their money was used up. They couldnt afford to buy young trees. They went to several banks for help but got nothing. Finally they turned to a friend who was also from the village. The friend had a big business. Learning what they were doing, their friend was moved and decided to do something for their village too. So he offered the money the needed. With the money, they bought trees and had them planted. They looked after the trees as if they were their own children. After some time, green leaves came out. When the villagers saw the changes, some started to join Li and his wife in the fight. Then more joined. Years went by. And now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees.( )46. When Li and his wife returned from Shenzhen, they were sad because .A. the land around the village was covered with sand. B. they didnt have enough money to buy trees. C. their village was not as beautiful as Shenzhen. D. they didnt have enough water to drink.( )47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Li and his wife dug a well with enough water themselves. B. Li and his wife got much money from the bank. C. The villagers didnt join Li and his wife in the fight. D. Their friend gave Li and his wife some money to buy trees.( )48. This passage is mainly about how Li and his wife . A. tried different ways to find water B. made money in Shenzhen. C. fought against the sands. D. bought and planted trees. D Reading makes one wise, but many adults seldom read. They say they are too busy to have time to read. Sure. They have work to do. They have families to support. But these are only excuses. The fact is that they havent got a reading habit. A reading habit isnt something natural. It needs to be trained. And its never too late to develop a reading habit. Scientists believe proper books are very important for children to develop a good reading habit. A book in rich colors and with simple patterns(图案)such as lines and circles is a good choice for babies of three months old. When they reach six months, they will bee interested in simple story books in rich colors. When children get old enough to read by themselves, its necessary to buy books that are both interesting and right for them to understand. Books which are either too easy or too difficult are not good for kids to keep their reading habits. Only buying books for children isnt enough. For kids, parents are their first teachers. So parents should read books to set an example. Children will follow them. Scientists say imitating the adults is a born skill. And it is the most valuable way for children to learn. This will certainly help them develop a reading habit in the end.( )53. According to the writer, many adults seldom read because they .A. dont have enough time B. have to work all the timeC. havent got a reading habit D. have to support the family( )54. The underlined word “imitating” here probably means . A. copying B. reading C. testing D. missing( )55. We can learn from the passage that .A.story books are better than books in colors B. a reading habit es from certain trainingC.a three-month-old kid likes simple stories D. too easy books help keep a reading habitEEmojis（表情符号）Have you found that more and more people are using emojis to municate online? For example. Happy Birthday has bee a cake with lit candles. And Im happy has bee a smiling face. Emojis have been warmly weled since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan. According to a survey of a mobile technology pany, 6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day. Last year,20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US was the icon.It became the most widely-used icon in xx. Emojis are now used as % new of expression, and one which can cross language barriers(障碍). Emojis are popular among millennials, who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s, because they wele new technology and new things and they think emojis are flexible(灵活的) and show meanings beautifully, president of Oxford Dictionaries told The Wall Street Joural. Since millennials became the biggest part in the American workforce(劳动), emojis have been more accepted in the workplace. For many people, the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream(主流) society. In the digital age, emojis are how most people municate and show their personality many times every day. But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing. Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said that the success of emojis is a step back for humans, hurting peoples ability to use languages.There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures-the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level, he said. Do you feel or about emojis?( )36. What emoji is Happy Birthday according to the passage?A. B. C. D.( )37.Where were emojis invented? A. In Japan B. In China. C In the UK. D. In the US.( )38. What does the underlined word millennials in the 3rd paragraph mean in Chinese? A. 80后 B. 00后 C. 独生子女 D. 千禧一代( )39. Why are emojis popular among millennials? A. Because emojis limit what they say with pictures. B. Because they think emojis are a step back for humans. C. Because 6 billion emojis are used in text messages eve day. D. Because young people are easily attracted by new technology and new things.( )40.The writer makes us learn about the emojis in Paragraph 2 by_.A. telling stories B. explaining the word emojis C. listing numbers D. making parisonsF The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person, I was studying in the third grade. I saw some disabled people before, but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through(经历). When a new student arrived in my third grade class, I thought it would just be a mon student, but this student was different. His name was Derek and he had autism(孤独症).He sometimes had random outbursts(随意发作) during class and we would stand there, doing nothing because we didnt know why he was doing that. When he sat down at desk, we would try to get away from him. After class, we would play jokes on each other, imitating(模仿) Derek, and laughing about it. Then one day, Dereks mom came to our class and talked with us. She told us that Derek wasnt just having random outbursts-he was trying to municate. Then she chose a volunteer and filled that persons mouth with soft sweets. When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak, the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day. We all understood her meaning. After this talk, no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him. We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends. Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us. My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson. Now whenever I meet a family with a child whos behaving differently, I always remember what I have learned in my third grade clams and go up to him or her.( )41. What did the author think of the boy before the mothers talk? A. Friendly. B. Humorous. C. Generous. D. Strange.( )42. Which order is RIGHT according to the passage? .We got away from him. We got on well with Derek. . Derek arrived in my class. Dereks morn talked to us. A. B. C. D.( )43. According to Dereks mother, Derek_.A. was too shy to be with others B. had problems in expressing himselfC. was good at municating with others D. didnt like the way others treated him( )44. After Dereks moms talk, we did the following EXCEPT that _. A. we became friends B. we played together C. we played jokes on him D. we municated with him( )45. which is the best title for the passage? A. Living with an open mind B. Believing in yourself C. Behaving in different ways D. Making friends with the disabledG Our new neighbors are the Browns. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy is Jack and the girl is Alice. Jack is 11, and he is one year older than me. Alice and my sister Nancy are 8 years old. At weekends, Nancy and I like to go to play with Alice and Jack. Both Jack and I really enjoy playing puter games. Sometimes the girls join us, but the games they enjoy are different from the ones we like. There is a big park near our house. Sometimes, when the weather is fine, the four of us will go for bike rides there. We often stop at the huge playground to have some fun. Jack and I like to play basketball, but the girls prefer to sing and dance. Our families often have dinner together. On some days, they e over to our house and on other days, we go over to theirs. Mr Brown and his wife cook really well. Nancy and I are very glad to have the Browns next door. Its great to have friends living so near.( )51. Who are the writers new neighbors?A. A family of three. B. The Browns. C. Jack and Nancy. D. Alice and Nancy.( )52. How old is Alice? A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11( )53. The girls prefer to_at the playground in the park.A. listen to music B. play basketball C. sing and dance D. play puter games( )54. Where do the two families have dinner together? A. At a park nearby. B. At a restaurant. C. In a forest. D. At their houses.( )55. The writer thinks its_to be friends with the new neighbors. A. boringB. greatC. difficult D. safeH Do you know that in some parts of the world, people build temporary(暂时的)hotels made of snow and blocks(大块)of ice? These are known as ice hotels. Unlike usual hotels, all the rooms in the ice hotels are made of ice. In some ice hotels, even the glasses for drinks are made of ice blocks. So they only serve cold drinks. Also, hot food is not served in the ice hotels, but guests can eat hot food at places nearby. To keep warm, guests sleep in fortable sleeping bags on ice blocks that are covered by mattresses(床垫)and reindeer skins(驯鹿皮). There are some places in the ice hotels that are heated, such as the bathrooms. This is because, even though it is not as cold in the ice hotels as it is outdoors(在户外), indoor temperatures are still very low. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the ice hotels is that they are rebuilt every year. They can be used only during the winter months. The ice hotels melt(融化)away when spring arrives. The ice blocks used to build these hotels are from nearby rivers. So, when the ice hotels melt away, they melt back into the rivers.( )56. According to the passage, ice hotels_.A.are found everywhereB.do business in summerC.are made of glassD.are made of snow and ice( )57. Which of the following about the ice hotels is true? A.They are just like usual hotels.B.The glasses are made of wood. C.They serve cold drinks.D.The rooms are made of bamboo.( )58.You cant see_in the ice hotels. A.hot food B.reindeer skins C.sleeping bag D.mattresses( )59. Why are bathrooms heated in the ice hotels? A.Guests want to eat in them.B.Indoor temperature are very low. C.Guests ask the hotels to do that.D.It is as cold indoors as it is outdoors.( )60. What happens to the ice hotels in spring?A. They melt away. B.They are rebuilt. C.They are repaired. D.They need more ice.I Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plan. So airlines(航空公司)offer passengers food. But it is mon that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree? To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they dont want to lose customers. However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude(海拔)we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses bee very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure(气压) reduces one third of the sensibility(感觉)of our taste buds(味蕾). So our taste buds bee senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses dont know it. All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy(辛辣的)food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless. Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste. Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they cant deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.( )61. In Paragraph 2, “this problem” means_. A. passengers stay long in the planeB. food on the plane tastes bad C. passengers have no food to eatD. food on the plane is expensive( )62. What do airlines do to solve this problem?A. Get more customers. B.Offer more food. C.Improve their food. D.Reduce the ticket price.( )63. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces_of the sensibility of our taste buds. A.half B.one third C.one fourth D.one fifth( )64.Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good?A. The volunteers dont know about food taste. B.The volunteers dont understand them. C.They cant find enough volunteers. D.They cant deal with the special environment successfully.( )65.What is the best title of the passage? A.Taste of