中考英語閱讀理解專項訓練三

中考英語閱讀理解專項訓練三Passage1主題語境:人與自然一自然災(zāi)害Scientistsstudyearthquakes.AnearthquakehappenswhenEarth'scrustsuddenlymoves.(ItIsmovingvery,veryslowlyallthetime.)TheplacewheretheearthquakeStartsiscalledtheepicenter.TheshakingoftheEarthisstrongestthere.Afteraverystrongearthquake,thereareoftensmallones.Thesesmallearthquakesarecalledaftershocks.Strongearthquakescandogreatdamagetobuildings,roadsandbridges.Manypeoplecanbehurt.Someearthquakesareverystrong.Theseearthquakescanbefeltthousandsofmilesaway.Strongearthquakesthatoccuronthebottomoftheoceancancausehugewaves.Thesewaveshavesomuchpower.Whentheyreachthecoast,theycanwashawaythewholetowns.Scientistsstudyearthquakessothattheycanwarnpeoplebeforetheearthquakeshappenagain.Thereisnowayofknowingexactlywhenearthquakeswillhappen.However,scientistsknowwheretheyarelikelytohappen.Theyalsoknowhowmanyyearsislikelytopassbetweentheearthquakesinanarea.Sometimesearthquakesgivemanywarningsbeforetheyoccur.Thegroundmayriseorsink.Certaingasescomeoutoftheground,andsmallearthquakesarefelt.Accordingtothewarningsoftheearthquakes,scientistsknowwhentotellpeople"It'stimetogo”.Thesewarningshavesavedmanylives.l.Whatdoesthe/underlinedword"epicenter“meaninChinese?()A.震中B.余震C.地震D.震級.Hugewavesarecausedbythestrongearthquakesthatoccur(onthebottomoftheoceanonthesurfaceoftheoceannearthetownnearthecoast.Whichisrightaccordingtothepassage?()TheEarth!scrustdoesn!tmovewhenearthquakesdon'toccur.Scientistsknowwhereearthquakesarelikelytohappen.Scientistscanknowexactlywhenearthquakeswillhappen.Earthquakesnevergiveanywarningsbeforetheyoccur..Whatsthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?()Itsabouthowscientistsstudyearthquakes.Itsabouthowearthquakesgivewarnings.It'sabouthowtokeepsafeduringearthquakes.Itsabouthowtosaveourlivesduringearthquakes..Thepassagemaycomefromamagazinecalled()ScienceTechnologyEnvironmentalProtectionNaturalDisastersSafetyRulesPassage2主題語境:人與自我-人生態(tài)度AcrystalballLong,longago,therewasasmallvillageandthepeoplelivingtherewerejoyful.Thevillagersworkedandchattedtogether.Theyhelpedeachother.Theyledapoorbuthappylife.Oneday,ayoungvillagercalledNasirfoundamagicalcrystalball.TheballsaidtoNasir,nYoucanmakeawishandIwillfulfillit."Nasircouldnotdecidewhattowishfor,becausehehadeverythingheneeded.AvillagercalledTimknewaboutthecrystalball.HewentintoNasifshomeandstoletheball.AfterTimgotthecrystalball,heshowedtheballtoothervillagers.Theylookedatthecrystalballinsurprise.Suddenly,thecrystalballsaidj'lcanfulfillyourwish.”O(jiān)nevillagertooktheballandscreamed,“Iwantonebagfullofgold/Anothertooktheballandsaidloudly,wanttwoboxesofjewelry."Onevillagerevenwishedtohaveabeautifulpalace.Lateron,theirwishescametrue,buttheywerenothappy.Theybecamejealousofeachother.OnlyNasirandhisfamilywerehappy.Theywereregretfulandtheywantedeverythingtoreturntonormal.ThentheyaskedNasirforhelp.Nasirthoughtitoverandsaid,“Ihaven'tmadeanywish.Ifyoureallywanteverythingtoreturntonormal,thenIwillwishforit."Everyoneagreed.Nasirtoldthecrystalballthathewantedeverythingtoreturntonormal.Hiswishcametrue.Thevillagerswerehappytoleadtheirnormallifeagain..Theunderlinedwordprobablymeans"()inEnglish.A.etrueB.keep...inmindC.leteveryoneknow...D.make...perfeet.HowdidthevillagersfeelwhenTimshowedthecrystalballtothem?()A.Satisfied.B.Bored.C.Embarrassed.D.Surprised..WhdidthevillagersaskNasirforhelp?()Becausethecrystalballdidn!tfulfilltheirwishes.Becausetheycouldn'tfindthecrystalball.Becausetheywantedtoleadtheirnormallife.BecausetheywantedhimtohelpthemtofindTim.Putthesentencesintherightorderaccordingtothepassage.()a.Timgotthecrystalball.b.Thevillagerswerenothappy.Thevillagersmadedifferentwishes.Thevillagers'wishescametrue.Nasirfoundacrystalball.Thevillagerswerehappyagain.Nasirmadeawishandeverythingreturnedtonormal.()A.e-a-c-d-b-f-gB.e-a-c-d-b-g-fC.a-e-c-d-b-f-gD.a-e-c-d-b-g-f5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus()Weshouldn'tbetoogreedy.Weshouldtrytohelpothers.Weshouldalwaystrustourfriends.Wemaybeunhappywhenwegetrich.Passage3語篇類型:說明文TheNilehaslongbeenconsideredthelongestriverintheworld.Itisabout4,145miles(6,671km)long.ItpassesthroughtencountriesinAfrica.Ithasbeenamainsourceofwaterandlifesinceancienttimes.TheNilehastwomainparts,theWhiteNileandtheBlueNile.TheWhiteNileisthelongerofthetwo,buttheBlueNilefeedstheriverwithmorewater.TheAmazonRiverisabout4,026miles(6,480km)longandisknownasthesecondlongestriverintheworld.ItpassesthroughsevencountriesinSouthAmericaandisactuallythelargestriverinflow.Infact,ithasonefifthoftheworld'sriverflow.TheYangtzeRiver(alsocalledtheChangjiangRiver)isabout3,975miles(6,397km)longandisconsideredthethirdlongestriverintheworld.ItislocatedinthePeople'sRepublicofChinaanditflowsfromQinghaiProvinceandreachestheEastChinaSeaatShanghai.TheMississippiRiver,about3,891miles(6,262km)long,isthefourthlongestriverintheworld.ItislocatedinNorthAmerica.Also,itsnamecomesfromanancientAmericanIndianwordwhichmeansnagreatriv