北京市英語(yǔ)中考模擬試題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)閱讀理解C篇匯編含答案

2015年北京市英語(yǔ)中考模擬試題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)閱讀理解C篇匯編一、北京市朝陽(yáng)區(qū)2015中考一模CWheredidthatnumbercomefrom?ElevenandTwelveThereasonbehindthechangeinnumbernamingisthatelevencomesfromtheGermantermainlif,whichtranslatesto“oneleft”.Twelvefollowsthesamerule.Itcomesfromtwalif—“twoleft”.Whyteenisusedinsteadofliffor13through19?Thereissomethingsadlylostinhistory.911forUSEmergency(急救)CallsEarlyphonesdidn’tusephonenumbers—theoperatorhadtoconnectyourcallbyhand—andthisledtotheneedforanemergencycode(信號(hào)).Butlaterphonenumbersbecamepopular,thatchanged.In1967,911waschosenasthenationwideemergencycallbecauseitwaseasytorememberandcouldbequicklydialed(撥)onthephone.26.2MilesinaMarathon(馬拉松)ThestorybeganwithanancientGreeksoldiercarryingmessagefromabattlefield(戰(zhàn)場(chǎng))inMarathontoAthens.ThemodernmarathonwasbornasaflagshipeventinthefirstOlympicGames,in1896,withadistance(距離)ofabout25miles(40km),aslongasthedistancefromMarathontoAthens.Butraceorganizersforthe1908OlympicGamesinLondonwantedtoaddsomethingspecial.TheracebeganatWindsorCastleandendedatWhiteCityStadium,withrunnersfinishingonlyafterpassingtheroyal(皇室的)box.Thedistancewas26.2miles(42.1km).Andsince1924thisdistancehasbeenkeptinmarathon.28DaysinFebruaryBeforeusingtheGregoriancalendarthatweusetoday,oneofthefirstRomancalendarshadonly304daysandtenmonths(MarchthroughDecember),withsixmonthsof30daysandfourof31days.ThesecondkingofRomeimprovedtheoldcalendar.Headded50daysforJanuaryandFebruary.Tomakethenewmonthslonger,hetookonedayfromeachofthe30-daymonths,making56daystodividebetweenJanuaryandFebruary(or28dayseach).LaterJanuarywasgivenonemoredaytoaddupto355daysayear,butFebruarystillhad28days.That’showitbecametheshortestmonthanditstayedthatwayeversince.48.Whichlanguagedoelevenandtwelvecomefrom?A.English. B.German. C.French. D.Russian.49.Whenwasthenumber911chosenforUSemergencycalls?A.In1896. B.In1908. C.In1924. D.In1967.50.ThemarathondistancewasmadelongeratLondonOlympicGamesbecause______.A.theBritishwasalittleweakinmathsB.theBritishdidn’tliketheGreekstoryC.theBritishlovedtheroyalfamilyverymuchD.theBritishwantedtomaketheracedifferent51.Howmanydayswerethereineachmonthafterthekingimprovedtheoldcalendar?A.28,29or31. B.28,30or31. C.28,29or30. D.29,30or31.二、北京市順義區(qū)2015年中考一模英語(yǔ)CComets(彗星)arepartsofoursolarsystem（太陽(yáng)系）.Liketheplanets,theygoaroundthesun.Butcometsarenotmadeofsolidrocklikeplanets.Acometisaballofdust,stones,andice.Manypeoplecallcometsdirtysnowballs.The“snowball”maybeonlyafewmilesacross.Butwhenthesunheatsthe“snowball,”muchofitischangedtogases.Thegasesspreadoutandformthecomet’shead,whichmaybethousandsofmilesacross.***Acometmovesfastinitstriparoundthesun.Butwhenweseeit,thecometdoesnotseemtomove.That’sbecauseitissofaraway.Themoonmovesfast,butwhenyoulookatit,youcan’tseeanymotion.That’sbecausethemoonisfaraway.Socometsdonotrushacrossthesky.Youcannotseeanymotion.Butifyoulooknightafternight,youcanseethatacometchangespositionamongthestars.Ifyouwatchthemoonnightafternight,you’llseethatitalsochangesposition.Eachyearastronomersdiscovernewcomets.Someofthemareseenonlyonce.Theymakeonetriparoundthesunandthengowayoutintospace.Thesun’sgravity（重力、引力）cannotholdthem.Othercomets,likeHalley,keepreturning.Theyhavebeencapturedbythesun.Halley’searliestvisitwasprobably3,000yearsago.Itmaykeepreturningforanother3,000years.Buteverytimeacometgoesaroundthesun,thecometlosespartofitself.Gasesanddustarepulledoutofthecomet.That’swhyHalleyisnowdimmerthanitusedtobe.Nexttimeitvisitsus,in2062,itmaybeevendimmer.Eachvisititmaygetdimmeranddimmer,untilitfinallydisappears.54.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout?A.Cometsandthesun.B.Whycometsarelikesnowballs.C.Whodiscoveredthefirstcomet.D.Factsaboutcomets.55.Accordingtothepassage,somecometshavebeen“capturedbythesun.”Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A.Thecometsarerushingintothesun.B.Thecometshavebeenbrightenedbythesun.C.Thecometsarestuckinthesun’sgravity.D.Thecometshavebeenburnedbythesun’sheat.56.Howdoestheauthorhelpthereaderunderstandwhatacometlookslike?A.Bytellingaboutafamousone.B.Byexplaininghowfarawayitis.C.Bydescribinghowfastitmoves.D.Bydescribingitasadirtysnowball.57.Whatisthemostlikelyreasontheauthorwrotethispassage?A.Togiveinformationaboutcomets.B.Totellreadersaboutfamouscomets.C.Toexplaintheimportanceofcomets.D.Toencouragereaderstolookforcomets.三、北京市燕山2015年中考一模CtollboothItwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth.“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixtollbooth六、懷柔區(qū)2015年中考一模CTherearemanyonlinefoodshoppingsites.Thisisverysurprising.ThingslikeCDs,books,andDVDssellwellonline.Butitisquitedifferenttosellfoodonlinebecausepeopleliketoseefoodwiththeirowneyes.Itisveryimportantforpeopletobuyfreshfruitandvegetables.Customersliketochoosetheirfoodbyitscolour.Theyalsowanttotouchandsmellit.Butsomepeopleliketogotothesameshoptobuyfood,becausetheythinkthefoodtherehasaverygoodquality.Soifthefoodisalwaysgood,theymayalsofeelcomfortablebuyingitonline.Boxesoffruitsandvegetableshavebeendelivered(遞送)tohomesaroundBritainforafewyearsnow.Driedorcannedfoodsarealmostalwaysthesame,butthingslikeapplesarenot.Peoplemaywanttochoosetheirownapplessotheycantaketheonesthataren'tbruised(碰傷)ortheonesthatlooknice.Buyingdriedandcannedfoodonlineiseasier.ApersoncanbuythiskindoffoodontheInternetandthenbuyfruitsandvegetablesatastoreoramarket.Nowpeoplecanalsobuyfoodthroughsupermarketwebsites.Therepeoplecanfindmostofthethingsthatsupermarketsusuallysell.Otherfoodwebsitesselldifferenttypesoffood.SomesellfoodfromonepartoftheworldsuchasAsia.Otherssellfoodthatishardtofindinsupermarkets.Therearealsowebsitesthatsellsweetfoodssuchascakesandcandies.Thefoodisusuallydeliveredbythenextdayorevenonthesameday.Peoplestillneedtobecareful,though.Theymustchecktoseeifthefoodisfreshwhentheygetit.Itisagoodideaforpeopletofindouthowfarawaythefoodisbeingdeliveredfrom.Itisalsoaproblemifthecompanydoesnotuserefrigerationwhentheydeliverfoodthatshouldbekeptcold.Iftravelinglongdistancesinthesummertodeliverthegoods,thisisimportant.48.Whenpeoplebuyfood,theyusually__________.A.choosethecolourB.don'ttouchorsmellitC.gotodifferentshopseachtimeD.wanttoseewiththeirowneyes49.Itisnotsoeasytobuy________online.A.CDsorDVDsB.applesorbananasC.driedorcannedfoodsD.booksormagazines50.Iffreshfruitandvegetables_______,customerswillbuythemonline.A.lookniceB.haveaverygoodqualityC.makepeoplefeelcomfortableD.havebeenputintoboxes51.Whencustomersgetthefoodtheybuy,it'simportantforthemto________.A.payforitB.userefrigerationC.checkitD.cookit七、門(mén)頭溝區(qū)2014~2015學(xué)年度初三一模CLastweek,mygranddaughterstartedkindergarten(幼兒園),andcertainlyIwishedhersuccess.Iwassayingsomethingthatisnottrue.WhatIactuallywishforherisfailure.Ibelieveintheimportanceoffailure.Successisboring.Successisprovingthatyoucandosomethingthatyoualreadyknowyoucando,ordosomethingcorrectlythefirsttime,whichcanoftenbeaproblemforthefuture.First-timesuccessisusuallyafluke(僥幸).First-timefailure,infact,isthenaturalorderofthings.Failuremeanshowwelearn.IhavebeentoldofanAfricanphrase(短語(yǔ))describingagoodcookas“shewhohasbrokenmanybowls”.Ifyou’vespentenoughtimeinthekitchenandhavebrokenalotofbowls,probablyyouknowalotaboutcooking.Ioncehadadinnerwithagroupofcooks,andtheyspenttimecomparingknifewoundsandburnscars.Theyknewhowmuchtheirfailuresgavethem.Myyoungerdaughterisadancer.Shespentthreeyearsgettingreadyforanact.Shediditsuccessfullyforyears.Therewasnoreasonforhertochangetheact—butshedidanyway.Shesaidshewasnolongerlearninganythingnewandshewasbored;andifshewasbored,shecouldn’tplaywell.Soshechangedtheact.Sheriskedfailureinordertofeedherheart.Mygranddaughterisaperfectionist.ButIwillalso,Ihope,remindherofwhatshelearned,andhowshecandowhateveritisbetternexttime.Iprobablywon’ttellherthatfailureisagoodthing,becausethat’snotalessonyoucanlearnwhenyou’refive.IhopeIcantellher,though,thatit’snottheendoftheworld.Indeed,withluck,itisthebeginning.48.Whatdidthewriterreallywishforhergranddaughterinthekindergarten?A.Success. B.Failure. C.Kindness. D.Care.49.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus.A.what“agoodcook”means B.acookshouldoftencookC.acookmustbreakmanybowls D.failuremeanshowwelearn50.Whydidtheyoungerdaughterchangetheact?A.Becauseshedidn’tdowellinit. B.Becauseshewasaskedtochangeit.C.Becauseshewantedtofeedherheart.D.Becauseshewantedtotryafailure.51.Whatdoesthewriterhopetotellthegranddaughter?A.Failureisagoodthing. B.Shecan’tfailanymore.C.Failureisnottheendoftheworld. D.Successistheendoftheworld.八、平谷區(qū)2014-2015學(xué)年度初三一模CYouprobablyknowyoushouldsay"please"and"thankyou"atrestaurants.Youprobablyknowtherulesofalibrary.Youknowyoushouldrespectandbenicetoyourclassmates.Butdoyouhavemusicmanners?KeepItDown!Youhavetonoticethevolumeofyourmusic.Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.Usually,whenyouplaythemusicloudonanMP3player,otherpeoplecan'thearthewordsofthesong.Theyjusthearaloudsound.Noonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadforyourears.SoevenifyouarealonewhenlisteningtoourMP3players,youshouldn'tturnituptoohigh.TakeThemOff!YouneedtoknowwhentoturnyourMP3offandputitaway.Libraries,andschoolsdon'tallowMP3players.Thereareotherplaces,likemuseums,thatdon'thaverules,butitwouldberudetohaveyourMP3playeron.Sometimes,itdoesn'tmakesensetolistenonyourMP3playeratevent.Whywouldyoulistentomusicataplay,amovieorasportingevent?Youwouldmisswhatisgoingonandotherswouldwonderwhyyouevencame.TakeOneOut!Onceinawhile,it'sokayjusttotakeoutoneearphoneandnotother.ImagineyouarelisteningonyourMP3playerwhensomeoneasksyoutheway.Itwouldnotberudetotakeoutoneearphone,tellhimtheway,andputbacktheearphoneandcontinuelistening.Youcanalsodothiswhenyouorderfoodatafast-foodrestaurantorwhenyouanswerthetelephoneandit'snotforyou.It'sYourChoice!Therearetimeswhenyouneedtodecidewhatisbest.Forexample,somepeoplecanlistentomusicontheirMP3playerswhenreadingbooks,whileothersthinkitisdisturbing.Incaseslikethis,youneedtodowhatseemsrightforyou.49.Weshouldn'tturnupthemusictoohighbecauseloudmusic______________..A．isnotenjoyableB．hurtsourearsC．isbadforMP3playersD．makesusuncomfortable50.Ifwelistentomusicatasportingevent,___________.A.it’simpolitetoothersB.we’llmisspartofthemovieC.wewon’tknowwhat’sgoingonD.theplayerswillbeangry51.WeshouldturnourMP3offandputitawaywhen___________accordingtothepassage.A.wereadinalibraryB.someoneasksusthewayC.we’rereadingbooksD.awaitorcomes52.Thewriterwantsusto___________________bywritingthepassage.A.bepoliteatrestaurantsB.respectourclassmates.C.followtherulesoflibrariesD.havemusicmanners九、石景山區(qū)2015年初三英語(yǔ)一模試卷CSoapismorepopularinliquidformthaninbarsintheUK–buttherearegoodreasonstostickwiththeoldtraditionalwayofkeepingclean,saysGarethRubin.solidsoapAccordingtomarketresearchcompanyMintel,87%ofsolidsoapsoapinliquidBritonsusuallybuyliquidsoap,comparedtoonly13%whobuybarsofit.Andsolidsoapislosingthepopularity.Butwhydosomepeoplestillprefertraditionalsolidsoap?soapinliquid1.It’swhatthey’vealwaysknown.Somepeoplearejusttraditionalists.AccordingtoMarkConstantine,hethinksit’salwayslovelywhenwe’reusingsomethingthat’sbeenaboutfor3,000years.Solidsoaphasgotahugehistoryandthey’reverybeautiful.2.Solidsoapismorepleasant.Smellingaplasticbottledoesn’tfeelverycomfortable,whileyoucangetbarsofdifferenttexturesandsmells–somebarshaveseasalt,nuts,fruitsorflowersinthemforabitofasurprise.Otherscomeinbeautifulorevenfunnyshapesandsizes.Youcantieattractivebarsofsoapupinsilkribbons(絲帶)andpresentthemasagifttoalovedone–theeffectisn’tquitethesamewhenyoudothiswithaliquidsoap.3.Lesspackaging(包裝)isbetterfortheplanet.Allthosebottleshastocomefromsomewhereandgosomewhere.Recyclingcanonlydosomuch,whereastypicallyabarofsoapcomesinalittlepaperwrapperandthat’sit.Ifyoucareabouttheenvironment,youcanevenbuybarsofsoapwithoutpaperaroundthem.“Andabout60%ofthecostofabottleofsoapgoesonthepackagingandthepump(泵頭).”saysConstantine.4.Thebottlesarealittlebitdifficult.Youcanholdabarofsoapinonehandanditworks.Withthebottlesyoufirsthavetousebothhandstounlockthepump,andshutyoureyestotheliquidslowlydroppingthestickythingontoyourbathroomfloor.Whenthebarofsoaprunsdown,youcanstilluseituntilitisnomore,butwiththeliquidsoapitisadifficulttasktogetthelastdropoutofthebottom.【】48.AccordingtomarketresearchcompanyMintel,______. A.solidsoapisaspopularasliquidsoap B.morepeoplerefusetobuyliquidsoap C.solidsoapisbecominglesspopular D.solidsoapisbetterfortheplanet【】49.Comparedtosolidsoap,liquidsoap______. A.haslesspackaging B.hasamuchlongerhistory C.ismorepleasantinsmells D.haslessfunnyshapesandsizes【】50.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage? A.LiquidsoapisnotworththepriceaccordingtoConstantine. B.Abottleofliquidsoapcannotbeapresentforafriend. C.Morepeoplewillbuysolidsoapwithoutsilkribbons. D.It’simpossibletouseuptheliquidsoapinabottle.【】51.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout? A.People’spreferencetosoapischanging. B.LiquidsoapisstilllikedbymanyBritons. C.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsolidsoap. D.Thereasonswhysomepeoplestillprefersolidsoap.十、順義區(qū)2015屆初三第一次統(tǒng)一練習(xí)CSomepeoplesaythattoday,readingisnotasimportantasitwas.Thesedayswehavephotographs,films,radioandtelevision.Whyreadadescriptionofsomethingwhenyoucanlookataphotograph?WhyreadanewspaperwhenthelatestnewsisbroughttouseveryhouronradioandTV?Photographywascertainlyawonderfulinvention.Photographscangiveaveryclearideaofplacesandofpeoplethatwehaveneverseen.Anencyclopedia(百科全書(shū)),forexample,isalwaysbetterwhenithasgoodillustrations.Butwealsoneedwordstoexplainthephotographsanddrawings.Aphotographofanelephantmaygiveusaverygoodideaofwhatanelephantlookslike,butittellsusnothingaboutthedifferentsortsofelephantsthereareandwheretheyarefound,theirexactsizeandweight,howtheycanbeusefultomanandsoon.Inthesameway,agoodfilmhasaction,movement,color,andmaybemusic.Thesearethingswedonotfindontheprintedpage.Butreadinganovelhascertainadvantagesoverwatchingevenanexcellentfeaturefilm.Readinganovelrequiresimagination.Eachofusimaginesastorydifferently.Watchingnewsontelevisioncancertainlybeexciting.Butweneednewspapersaswell.Someimportantnewsstorieshappenwhentherearenocamerasaround.Moreimportantly,anewspaperdoesnotjustreportthenews.Itexplainswhysomethinghasbeenhappening.Italsocontainsinterestingarticlesondifferentsubjects.Newspapersareanimportantpartofourlives,ifwewanttounderstandwhatisgoingonintheplacesweliveaswellasinotherpartsoftheworld.Readingisveryimportantforinformationandpleasure.Weneedtobegoodreaderstoenjoyafulllifeashumanbeings.Readingisaskillandlikeotherskills,itneedspractice.Themoreweread,thebetterreaderswebecome.Andthebetterreaderswebecome,themoreweenjoyreading!Thesecretistogetthereadinghabit.Readatleastalittleeveryday.AccordingtoParagraph2,photographscangiveus__________.A.enoughinformationaboutpeopleandplacesB.noinformationaboutthingsC.someinformationaboutthingsbutnotenoughD.thewronginformationaboutthings49.Newspaperscontain__________.A.moreinformationthantelevisionB.lessinformationthantelevisionC.morenewsfromothercountriesD.lessinformationaboutimportanteventsthanTV50.Whataretheadvantagesofnoveloverafeaturefilm?A.Therearemoreinterestingsubjectsinnovels.B.Wedonothearanymusicinanovel.C.Novelsalwaysexplainwhatishappening.D.Novelsmakeususeourimagination.51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutreading?A.Itisawonderfulinvention.B.Itisanimportantpartofourlives.C.Itrequiresnopractices.D.Itisnotasimportantastelevision.十一、豐臺(tái)區(qū)2014-2015學(xué)年度中考一模CLookingforanoriginalwaytoraisemoneyforcharity?Hasyourschoolrunoutofcleverandfunideas?Don’tgiveup.Thereareseveralwaystosupportyourfavoritecharityandenjoyyourselvesatthesametime.Howaboutholdingabeanbathcompetition?“Howdoesthishelp?”youmayaskyourselves.Well,it’sverysimplereally-youagreetositinabathfullofbakedbeans,thenforeveryminuteyoustayinit,peoplepaymoney!Thelongeryoustayinthebath,themoremoneyyoucollectforthecharityyourschoolhaschosen!It’sextremelymessy,butit’sgoodfun!Justapieceofadvice,though.Letyourparentsknowwhatyou’redoing.Wearoldclothesbecausethey’regoingtoneedwashingafterthecompetition!Here’sanotherideathatweusedatmyschool:organizeacarwash.Everybodywhohasacarsoonerorlaterwashesitorhasitwashed.Sowhydon’tyouandyourclassmatesdothejob?Themoneythecarownerspayforhavingtheircarswashedwillgotowardsyourcharity.Whenwedidit,wehadanamazingtime!Atfirst,someofuswereworriedaboutgettingwetordirtyandit’strue.Butwealsohadfun,andattheendofthedayitwasreallyworthit!Ontheotherhand,ifyoudon’tfeellikegettingwetormessy,buthavesomemusicaltalent,howaboutorganizingastreetconcert?Streetmusicianscanmakealotofmoneyandsocanyouifyou’vegotthetalentandcourageittakestoplayinfrontofanaudience.Youjustneedtofindasuitableplace(makesureyou’reallowedtoplaymusicinthatpublicplace),practiseforafewhourswithyourfriendsfirst,andgiveitatry!Ihopealltheseideashavehelpedyouabit,andifyou’vegotanyothergreatsuggestions,wewouldlovetohearthem.Wecanpublishthem,sootherpeoplecanusethem,too.Goodluck!48.Holdingabeanbathcompetition,youwould______.A.askyourselvesmanyquestionsB.sitinabathfullofbakedbeansC.putonoldclothesafterthebathD.askyourparentstowashtheclothes49.Whatdidthewriterthinkofthecarwash?A.Hethoughttheycouldhavefun.B.Hewasupsetaboutgettingwet.C.Hethoughtmanystudentsweretooworried.D.Hethoughtitwasaneasywaytocollectmoney.50.Fromthepassagewecanknowthewriterisa___________.A.parentB.studentC.driverD.singer51.Thewriterwritesthispassageto_____________.A.askreaderstodosomethingfunnyforcharityB.tellreadersaboutcharityeventstheycangotoC.suggestfunideasforpeopletoraisemoneyforcharityD.showsomewaysforpeopletoorganizecharityevents十二、東城區(qū)2015屆九年級(jí)5月一模CAlexisMartinisathree-year-oldgirlfromArizona.Shehasn’tstartedkindergarten(幼兒園)yet,butshehasanIQabove160,whichiswellabovetheaverage(一般的)people’sIQ.So,thereisnowonderthatshehasbecometheyoungestmemberofMensa,thelargestandoldesthighIQsocietyintheworld.MensaisaninternationalclubwhosemembersmusthaveanIQscoreinthetop2%oftheworld.Currently,Mensahas3,300membersundertheageof18intheU.S.Alexisisoneofthem.TheaveragepeoplegenerallyhaveanIQscoreof100points,butAlexisscored160points,thehighestscoreonthetest.ThedoctorswhotestedAlexissaidshescoredsohighthattheycouldn’tevenworkoutherIQexactly.Theythinksheisevensmarterthan99.9%oftheworldpopulation.Actually,shematchedtheIQsoftalentslikeAlbertEinstein,StephenHawkingandBillGates.IanMartin,Alexis’father,saidhisdaughtershowedsignsofsomespecialabilitiesattheageofoneandshebeganreadingbooksforpupilswhenshewasjusttwoyearsold.Nowattheageofthree,Alexisisreadingonafifthgradelevel.“F