西师大版2020年备战中考初中英语专项训练--阅读理解（人物传记类）（II ）卷

第 1 页 共 7 页 西师大版 2020 年备战中考初中英语专项训练 阅读理解 人物传记类 II 卷 姓名 班级 成绩 一 阅读理解 共 3 题 共 21 分 1 3 分 阅读理解 This year the US will honour 纪念 one of the country s most famous writers Mark Twain 1835 1910 Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens but how many know where the pen name Mark Twain came from The answer shows Clemens colourful early life before he became a writer Mark Twain was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms 6 feet deep Twain is an old fashioned way of saying two Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi 1883 The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884 With little education he had to teach himself how to write stories Whenever possible he would go to public libraries There he spent much time reading and thinking which greatly helped him with his writing On the other hand his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers Twain wrote in a style that has been called local colour because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs The gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876 and its follow up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which many people call The Great American Novel The most amazing invention in his book is the voice of Huck himself Huck did not enjoy schooling It shows in the way he uses language in a spoken style Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well 第 2 页 共 7 页 1 What does the underlined word gift mean in the passage A Twain s talent for self teaching B Twain s local colour writing style C Twain s good sense of humour D Twain s experiences as a ship pilot 2 According to the passage what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A The deep social meaning B The exciting life experiences C The special way that Huck talks D The nice view of the Mississippi 3 Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence Twain did not come from the writer s background you might expect A At the beginning of Paragraph 2 B At the beginning of Paragraph 3 C At the beginning of Paragraph 4 D At the beginning of Paragraph 5 4 What is the passage mainly about A Mark Twain s career as a great writer B Mark Twain s interest in describing local life C Mark Twain s achievements in American literature field D Mark Twain s life experiences which influenced his writing 2 10 分 2019 九上 广州开学考 阅读理解 第 3 页 共 7 页 After a serious earthquake happened a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his son s school only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake He was shocked He didn t know what he should do for a while and then he remembered the words he had said to his son No matter what happens I ll always be there for you And tears began to fill his eyes He started digging through the ruins 废墟 As he was digging other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins saying It s dangerous here There s nothing you can do To them he replied with one line Are you going to help me now And then he kept on digging He went on because he needed to know for himself Is my boy alive or is he dead He dug for 8 hours 12 hours 24 hours 36 hours Then in the 39th hour he pulled back a rock and heard his son s words He shouted his son s name Armand He heard back Dad It s me Dad I told the other kids not to worry I told them that if you were alive you d save me and when you saved me they d be saved You promised No matter what happens I ll always be there for you You did it Dad What s going on there the father asked There are 14 of us left out of 33 Dad We re frightened hungry Thirsty but thankful you re here When the building fell down it made a triangle 三角形 and it saved us Come out boy No Dad Let the other kids out first because I know you ll get me No matter what happens I know you ll always be there for me 1 The underlined word collapsed in Paragraph 1 probably means A fallen down B shaken up C stood by D fallen into 第 4 页 共 7 页 2 Other parents and firemen wanted to pull the father off the ruins because they thought A he was mad because of the earthquake B all the children had died in the earthquake C it was really dangerous there D it was not his duty to dig there 3 What do we know about the father A He felt shocked when he came to his son s school B He didn t need others help and kept on digging by himself C He believed his son was alive when he was digging D He didn t teach his son how to save himself in an earthquake 4 We can learn from the passage that A it took the father one day to find his son and other students B some of the father s families died in the earthquake C the son was the first one to come out of the ruins D the son believed his father would come to save him 5 In what order did the following take place a Tears began to fill the father s eyes b The son and the other students were saved c The father made sure his wife was safe d The father started digging through the ruins e The father remembered the words he had said to his son 第 5 页 共 7 页 A c d e a b B c e a d b C e a d b c D c e d b a 3 8 分 2019 七上 松滋期中 阅读理解 Wendy lives with her parents Mr and Mrs Darling and her brothers John and Michael at number 14 the house number on their street The children have a nurse 保姆 because the neighbors children have nurses and Mr Darling wants to be like his neighbors But the family is poor 贫穷的 so their nurse isn t like other children s nurses She s a big dog and her name is Nana Nana puts the children to bed every evening and she looks after them if they cry in the night Her kennel 狗窝 is in the children s bedroom Nana is a good nurse but Mr Darling is a bit 有点儿 worried He worries about the neighbors What do they think of him Do they think that the Darlings are a strange family because the children s nurse is a dog He also thinks that Nana does not like him But Mrs Darling always says Nana loves you very much George The Darling family is a very happy family Sometimes Mr and Mrs Darling and their children all dance around the sitting room together What a lovely time they have 1 How many people are there in Wendy s family A Two B Three C Four D Five 2 Why do the children have a dog nurse 第 6 页 共 7 页 A Because dogs are loyal 忠诚的 to human beings 人类 B Because the family is poor C Because the dog is a good nurse D Because the children like to play with the dog 3 Guess the Chinese meaning of the underlined word worried in paragraph4 A 害羞的 B 高兴的 C 生气的 D 担心的 4 Which of the following is not true A Nana is a good nurse because she looks after the children very well B Mrs Darling puts the children to bed every evening C Mr Darling thinks that Nana does not like him D The Darling family is a very happy family 5 Do the Darling family love their nurse Nana A Yes B No C Just so so D We don t know 第 7 页 共 7 页 参考答案 一 阅读理解 共 3 题 共 21 分 1 答案 略 2 答案 略 3 答案 略