中考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解優(yōu)編題(九)

中考英語：閱讀理解優(yōu)編題（9）附答案

第一篇

（2019中考選練）

IsyourTVconnectedtotheInternet?Whataboutyourchairoryourfridge?

Itispossiblethattheyarenot.Butinthefuture,mostthingsinyourhomemay

beconnected,astheso-called'"Internetofthings*isdeveloping.

TheInternetofthingsmaybecomingsoonerthanyouthink.Itisreported

thatduringhisspeechearlierthisyear,SamsungCEO（首席執(zhí)行官）BKYoonspenta

lotoftimetalkingabout,theInternetofthings.Hesaidthatfiveyearsfromnow,

everySamsungproductwi11bepartoftheInternetofthings,whetheril'sawashing

machineoravacuumcleaner（吸塵器）.

So,howdohousehold（家用）objectsthatarepartofInternetofthings

work?Well,thinkofausualchair.WhenconnectedtotheInternet,thechairwarms

upwhenitknowsthattheuserhasjustwalkedintotheroomandisfeelingcold.

AnInternet-connectedcamera,likeasmart-homecamera,couldhelp

peoplefeelsaferintheirhomes.Itcanrecognize（識(shí)別）people'sfaces,andeven

canseewhensomeonepassesbyinthedark.Thenitcansendyouamessageonyour

smartphonetoletyouknowwho*sthere.Ifthepersonissomeoneyoudon'tknow,

itcantellyouthat,too.

ButaccordingtoMITTechnologyReview,whethercompaniesareconnecting

dogfoodbowlsorsecurity（安全）systemstotheInternet,theremaybeproblems.

Forexample,manyearlyconnected-homedevices（裝置）don,thavemuchbuilt-in

security,whichmeanstheycouldbehacked（被黑客攻擊）.Inaddition,itcouldbe

difficulttogetthesedevicestoworktogetherbecausetheyaremadebydifferent

companies.Tofightthis,manycompanieshavejoinedtheOpenInterconnect

Consortium,whichhad-15membersbylate2014.

So,picturethis:youwalkinthroughthefrontdoorofyourhome.The

temperaturechangestomakeyoufeelcomfortableafteralongdayatschool.Your

favoritemusicstartsplayingforyou.Doyouthinkthatthiswou1dbeagoodthing?

Itmayhappensoonerthanyouthink.

1.TheSamsungCEO*sspeechismentionedtoprovethat_______.

A.theInternetofthingswillappearinourdailylifesooner

B.SamsunghasproducedtheInternetofthingsrecently

C.SamsungproductshavebeenpartoftheInternetofthings

D.hospentalotoftimetalk.ingabouttheInternetofthings

2.Wecaninfer（推斷）fromparagraphs3and4that.

A.thechaircanknowwhethertheuserfeelscoldornot

B.ausucilchaircanwarmupwhenitknowstheusercomesin

C.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeusedtotakephotosinthehouse

D.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeconnectedtotheuser,ssmartphone

3.Accordingtothepassage,itismentionedthat,

?thotemperatureinsideisneithertoohighnortoolow

②yourfridgeprovidesthedrinksforyou

③thechairwarmsupifyoufeelcold

④yourfavouritemusicstartsplaying

⑤yourwashingmachinestartsworking.

A.①@?B.②③?C.①③④D.

①④⑤

4.What'stheprobLemabouttheInternetofthings?

A.Coinpanieswhichproduceconnected-homedeviceshaven*tjoinedtogether.

B.Connected-homedevicesmaynotworktogetherandcaneasi1ygethacked.

C.CompanieshavedifficultyconnectingsecuritysystemtotheInternet.

D.Thesenewdevicesarepioduuedbydiffeientcunipaiiies.

參考答案1、A2、D3、C4、B

第二篇

閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案：

11wasMother'sDay,buttheyoungmotherwasalittleunhappy,becauseshewas800

milesawayfromherparents.Inthemorningshephonedhermothertowishherahappy

Mother'sDay,andhermothertoldheraboutthebeautifullilacs（丁香）inthegarden.

Laterthatday,whenshetoldherhusbandaboutth?lilacs,hesaid,aIknowwhere

wecanfindallthatyouwant.Getthechildrenandcomeon."Sotheywent,driving

downthecountryroads.

Thereonasmallhill,theysawalotofbeautifulpurplelilacs.Theyoungwomanran

quicklytoenjoytheflowers.Carefully,shepickedafewhereandafewthere.On

theirwayhometherewasasmileonherface.

Whentheywerepassinganursinghome（養(yǎng)老院），theyoungwomansawanoldgrannysitting

inachair.Shehadnochildrenwithher.Theystoppedthecarandtheyoungwoman

walkedtotheoldwoman,puttheflowersinherhands,andsmiledather.Theoldgranny

thankedheragainandagain.Shesmiledhappi1y,too.

Whentheyoungmothercanebacktohercar,herchiIdrenaskedher,“Whoisthatold

granny?Whydidyougiveourflowerstoher?

"Idon'tknowher,“theirmothersaid.4<Butit*sMother*sDay,andshehasnochiIdren.I

haveallofyou,andIstillhavemymother.Justthinkhowmuchthoseflowersmeant

toher.”

1.Theyoungwomanwasa1ittleunhappyonMother*sDaybecause

A.shedidn*thaveapresentB.shewasalongwayfromhermother

C.shedicin'IknowitwasMother'sDayI）,shewantedtoseeherfather

2.Thereweremanybeautifulpurple1ilacs

A.inhergardenB.inthemarket

C.inhermother'sgardenD.inthenursinghome

3.Theyoungwomanhad

A.onechildB.nochildC.morethanonechildD.aboyandagirl

4.Theyoungwomangavetheflowerstotheoldgrannybecause

A.shewashermotherB.shedidn'tlikethoseflowers

C.hermotheraskedhertodoso

I）,shewantedtheoldgrannytobehappy,too

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Theyoungwomanwaskind.B.Theyoungwomanwasunderstanding.

C.Theyoungwomanwasfriendly.D.Theyoungwomanwassurprised.

參考答案:1—5BCCDD

第三篇

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確的答案。

MrsGreenlivesinasmallvillage.Herhusbandisdead（夕匕）.Butshehasason.He

istwenty-oneandhisnameisJack.Hegetsworkinatownand1ivesthere.Itsname

isGreensea.Itisquitealongwayfromhismother*svillage,andsheisnothappy

aboutthis,butJacksays,“Thereisn'tanygoodworkformeinthevillage,mother,

andIcangetalotofmoneyinGreenseaandgiveyousomeeveryweek.

OnedayMrsGreenisveryangry.Shegetsonatrainandgoestoherson*shousein

Greensea.Thenshesaystohim,“Jack,whydoyounevergivemearing?

Jacklaughsandsays,“But,mother,youdon*thaveatelephone.

“No,shesays,"Idon'thaveone,butyouhaveone.

1.WheredoesMrsGreenlive?

a.Inabigcity.b.Inasmallvillage.

c.Inatownwithhisson.d.Wedon'tknow.

2.HowoldisMrsGreen"sson?

a.Twelve.b.Twenty.c.Twenty-one.d.Thirty-one.

3.Whichoftheseisnotwrong?

a.Greenseaisthenameofafactory.

b.Jackworksinatownandhismotherishappyaboutthis.

c.InthevillagethereisnogoodworkforJack.

d.Hecangetlessmoneyinthetownthaninthevillage.

4.HowdoesthewomangotoGreenseaoneday?

a.Onabike.b.Onfoot.c.Bytrain.d.Bybus.

5.WhydoesJacknevertelephonehismother?

a.Becauseheistoobusy.b.Becausehelivesfarfromhismother,svillage.

c.Becausehedoesn（thaveatelephone.d.Becausehismotherhasnotelephone.

參考答案：1-5bcccd

第四篇

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FallSessionInfo：

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MusicDiscoveryisanintroductiontotheprinciples(原則)ofmusic,foragesatthree

throughfive.Wewilldance,sing,playmusicgamesandhavealotoffunaswelearn.

OurpiecesofmusicwillincludechiIdren*ssongsfromaroundtheworldaswel1as

oldfavorites.

FallSessionInfo：

Tuition:$120Teacher:SarahTrouslard

DayTime:Mondays3：15—4：00Dates:Sep.15―Nov.17

Visitusonlineatemevt.orgtosignup(報(bào)名)forlessonsandclassestoday.

()1.cantakepartinMusicTogetherprogram.

A.MiddleschoolstudertsandtheirparentsB.LittlechiIdrenandtheirparents

C.MiddleschoolstudertsandtheirteachersD.littlechildrencindtheirteeichers

()2.3-year-oldSandyandher5-month-oldbabybrotherhavetopayforMusic

Together.

A.$50B.$115

C.$165D.$280

()3.Mr.JohnsonworksonweekdaysinNovemberandhecantakepartinof

MusicTogetherwithhislittleson.

A.Section1B.Section1or2

C.Section2D.Section2or3

()4.InMusicalDiscoveryprogram,kids.

A.canonlysingchildren*ssongsB.canlearnmusicinafunway

C.canplayanygametheylikeD.cannothearforeignsongs

()5.Readersofthispostermaybe.

A.parentsofbabiesardkidsB.musicfansofdifferentages

C.childrenfrombirthto5yearsoldD.teacherslikeJessicaAllenand

SarahTrouslard

參考答案1?5BCCBA

第五篇

話題體裁詞數(shù)難度建議用時(shí)

文化交際說明文247★★5分鐘

給下面每段話選擇最佳標(biāo)題。

Internationaltravelers,whethertravelingforbusinessorpleasure,willfind

themselvesalonefromtimetotime.Hereareafewwaystomeetnewpeopleandperhaps

evengetnewtravelchances.

1.Bepoliteandfriendly.Remembertoputyourselfinsocialsituations.Restaurants,

shopsandparksareallgreatplacestomeetpeople.Ifyouwanttomakelocalfriends

inacountry,stayneartheplacesthelocalsoftenvisit.

2.Keepasmallphotoalbuminyourbagwhenyoutravel.Photosoffamily,friends

andpetswillhelpyournewfriendslearnmoreaboutyou.Theywillsharetheirsimilar

experienceswithyou,anditwillhelpyoulearnmoreaboutyournewfriends.

3.CanyouhelpyournewfriendsimprovetheirChinese?Canyoucookatraditional

Chinesemeal?Bysharingyourexperiences,youcanhaveacloserelationshipwithyour

newfriendsthattheywon'tsoonforget.

4.ManyforeignersloveChinesegoodsbuthavetopayalotwhenbuyingthemintheir

homeland,soyou*dbetterprepare（預(yù)備）somegiftssuchassilk,teaandchina.They

arealwayspopular.

5.Ifyouandyournewfriendsgetalongwell,youcangivethemyourinformationand

plantoliveineachother,shouseforyournexttrip.Thenyoucanvisittheir

countriesandstayintheirhouseswhiletheystayinyours.Inthiswayyouwillimprove

yourfriendshipandlivelikealocalabroad,butpaylessfortraveling.

A.Exchangehouses

工Sendsomephotos

C.Befriendlytothelocals

）.GiveChinesepresents

L.Takeaphotoalbumwithyou

\SharesomethingspecialaboutChina

I.【解析】選c。細(xì)節(jié)考查。第一句點(diǎn)明本段主旨：一定要有禮貌、友好。

2.【解析】選E。綜合理解。外出旅游要帶影集。影集中的內(nèi)容可以和當(dāng)?shù)氐呐笥压餐窒怼?/p>

3.【解析】選F。綜合理解。與朋友分享中國(guó)的文化。

4.【解析】選D。給外國(guó)朋友一些中式禮物。

5.【解析】選A?？梢耘c一些親近的朋友交換房子居住，這樣既增進(jìn)友誼又能節(jié)省金錢。

中考英語：閱讀理解優(yōu)編題（五）附答案

第一篇

（2019中考訓(xùn)練題）

DearMrScott,

Iexpectyoumaybeslightlysurprisedtoreceivealetterfromyournext-doorneighbor,

butIhavetoraiseathemethatitwillbeeasierformetodiscussinwriting.You

mayhavenoticedthatIhavealineofappletreesrunningalongthefence（柵欄）

thatseparatesourtwogardens.Youmayalsohavefelthappywhenyouseeyourtwo

childrensittingonyourgrassbythefence.Andyoumayalsohavenoticedthatmy

appletreesbendoverthefenceandseemtolookdownatyourchildrenwithinterest.

Itisonlynaturalthatyourchildrenshouldsometimesseemtoreturnthatinterest.

Anditisquitelegal（合法的）forthemtoshowthatinterestbypickingalltheapples

thathangoveronyoursideofthefence.Buttotellyouthetruth,MrScott,Iam

tiredofseeingyourchildren,dayafterday,destroythebranchesofeveryoneof

myappletrees.Anditseemsthatawarhasbeenfoughtononesideofmyappletrees.

Besides,Iammoretiredofwakinguponthesefineautumnmorningstofindeventhe

applesonMYsideofthefencemuchlessinnumber.Iknowthistooistheworkof

yourchildren,sincelastnightIwaswokenatmidnightbythenoisetheyweremaking

whenclimbingoneofmytrees,and（astheymayhavetoldyou）Idrovethemaway.

Yourssincerely,

BeckyAldrin

1.Whatisthis?

A.Acomplaintletter.B.Aninvitationletter.

C.Athank-youletter.D.Arecommendationletter.

2.Whichseasonwasit?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.D.Winter.

3.Whatdidthetwochildrendolastnight?

A.Theysatonthegrass.B.Theyranalongthefence.

C.Theydestroyedthebranches.D.Theyc1imbedanappletree.

4.HowwasBeckyAldrinwhenshewrotethisletter?

A.Politebutserious.B.Surprisedbuthappy.

C.Angryandrude.D.Tiredanduninterested.

5.WhatdidBeckyAldrinwishMrScotttodonext?

A.BekindtohisneighbourB.Makefriendswithhischildren.

C.Haveatalkwithhischildren.D.Growappletreesinhisgarden.

【解析】這篇短文是Becky寫給Scott的一封信，他們兩個(gè)是鄰居，Becky沿著他們兩家之間

的籬笆種了一些蘋果樹，但是Scolt先生的兩個(gè)孩子總是毀壞蘋果樹，所以她寫信告訴Scoll

先生，希望他能處理一下。

1.主旨大意題。這篇短文是BeckyAldrin寫給Scott先生的一封信，根據(jù)信中Buttotell

youthetruth,MrScott,Iamtiredofseeingyourchildren,dayafterday,destroy

thebranchesofeveryoneofmyappletrees.---Besides,Iammoretiredofwakingup

onthesefineautumnmorningstofindeventheapplesonMYsideofthefencemuch

lessinnumber.1knowthistooistheworkofyourchildren可知，她是在向Scott

先生抱怨，因?yàn)镾coll先生家的孩子毀壞了她的蘋果樹，還偷她的蘋果。因此這些一封抱怨信，

故選Ao

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文中AndiIisqu-egdl（合法的）forthemtushowlha.1iiileresl

bypickingalltheapplesthathangoveronyoursideofthefence.可知，現(xiàn)在蘋果

樹上已經(jīng)結(jié)蘋果了，因此應(yīng)該是秋季。故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的最后sincelastnightIwaswokenatmidnightbythenoise

theyweremakingwhencIimbingoneofmytrees可知，昨天晚上，Scott先生家的兩個(gè)孩

子爬上了BeckyAldrin的一棵蘋果樹，由此可知應(yīng)選D。

4.推埋判斷題。從Becky寫的這封信中的■些文字,如1expectyoumaybeslightlysurprised

toreceivealetterfromyournext-doorneighbor,butIhaveto…、Itisonlynatural

that…、Anditisquitelegal…、Buttotellyouthetruth,MrScott,Iamtiredof…

等等，我們可以看到她寫信的語氣是很委婉、有禮貌的，但同時(shí)她也嚴(yán)肅地提出了這個(gè)問題，

故應(yīng)選A,有禮貌但嚴(yán)肅的。B是驚奇的但開心的；C是生氣的、粗魯?shù)?；D是累的、不感興趣

的。

5.推理判斷題。這封信中Becky向Scott先生抱怨了他的孩子們的所作所為，她的目的應(yīng)該

是希望Scotl先生能和他的孩子好好的談一談，不要再去破壞她的蘋果樹了。故應(yīng)選C,

點(diǎn)睛：這篇短文是Becky寫給Scott的一封信，他們兩個(gè)是鄰居，Becky沿著他們兩家之間的

籬笆種了一些蘋果樹，但是Scott先生的兩個(gè)孩子總是毀壞蘋果樹，所以她寫信告訴Scott

先生，希望他能處理一下。文章內(nèi)容貼近學(xué)生的日常生活，比較容易理解。對(duì)于這篇短文和題

目來說，理解文意是次之，而最主要的是學(xué)生們?cè)陂喿x的時(shí)候，能夠讀出作者的寫作意圖以及

她的寫作語氣。后面的撅目也考杳了這一點(diǎn)，例如第4小潁,問的就是Becky在寫信時(shí)的感受.

根據(jù)文意可知，雖然在信中Becky向Scott先生抱怨了他的孩子的不好的行為，但整篇文章

Becky的語氣都是很委婉的,如開頭的這句話Iexpectyoumaybeslightlysurprisedto

receivealetterfromyournext-doorneighbor,butIhaveto…以及文章中IIisonly

naturalthatyourchildrenshouldsometimesseemtoreturnthatinterest.Anditis

quitelegal（合法的）forthemtoshowthatinterestbypickingalltheapplesthat

hangoveronyoursideofthefence.這兩句話站在對(duì)方的角度想問題，這些語言都讓我們

能夠看出Becky是很禮貌、很認(rèn)真的講述問題，故應(yīng)選A。

第二篇

Drinkingtoomuchalcohol（酒，酒精）seemstogivepleasuretomanypeopleHabitalonecan

keeppeopledrinkingHowever,manyheavydrinkerscanoffersomeotherreasonsfortheiractions.

Rightnowduulursarcgellingsonicallcnlionintheirpru.esisagainstheavydrinking.Many

peoplehavecutdownontheirdrinkingIngeneral,everyonebelievesthedoctors*warnings.

Itissometimesveryeasytostopdrinkingheavily.Forexample,atapartyamanhasjustone

drink.Hecanslopthinkingabouthavinganotherone.Bothhealthconsiderationsandthehighcost

ofdrinkinghelphimtostayawayfromalcohol.Allofhisfriendshelp,too.Theyalwaysunderstand

hisproblemandarereallyconcerned.Theheavydrinkerneedsfriendslikethese.

1.Drinkingtoomuchalcohol

A.seemstogivepleasuretomanypeople

B.isahabit

C.isreasonable

D.willdogoodtopeople

2.Paragraph（段落）2says:

A.Doctorsareagainstheavydrinking

B.Peopleusuallybelievethedoctors'warnings

C.Manypeoplehavecutdownontheirdrinking

D.alloftheabove

3.Aheavydrinker

A.believesthedoctors'warnings

B.hasnoreasonsfordrinking

C.needsfriendstohelphimstopdrinkingheavily

D.can'tstayawayfromalcohol

4.Thebesttitlefbrthepassageis

A.AlcoholB.NoDrinkingC.AHeavyDrinkerD.GiveItUp

參考答案1.A2.D3.C4.D

第三篇

Tomdidn'tliveloofarawayfromschool.Sohewentthereandcamebackonfooteveryday.Onhis

waytoschoolhepassedawetplaygroundwhenitrained.Onedaytheboycamehomeverywet.His

motherbecameveryangryandsaid,"Don'tplayinthewateronyourwayhomeortoschool."

Thenextdayhecamehomeverywclagiiin.Hismothcibccttiiicevenangrier."Iwilltellyour

fatherifyouconichomewetagain,"shesaid,"Thenhe'llpunishyou.”

Thenextdaytheyoungboywasdrywhenhecamehomefromschool."Youwereagoodboy

today/'hismothersaid,"Youdidn'tplayinthewaler,""No,"heansweredsadly,"Therewereso

manybigboysinthewaterwhenIgottherethisafternoonthat（herewasn'tanyroomformeatall."

1.Therewasaonhiswaytoschool.

A.parkB.lakeC.playgroundD.river

2.Tom'smothergotangrybecause.

A.TomwasallwetB.Tomwasdry

C.Tomdidn'tgotoschoolD.itrained

3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordpunishis,

A.同意B.懲罰C.憐憫D.放棄

參考答案l.C2.A3.B

第四篇

Earthquakesarecommononearth.Theyshakebelowtheearthsurface(Xffi)thousands

oftimeseveryday.Sometimestheydogreatharm(傷害)tohumanbeings.Soit'squite

necessaryforeveryonetolearnsomeknowledgeabojtthem.Herearesometipswhich

areusefultoyou.

SafetyTips：

?Knowhowtoturnoffyourgasandwater.

?Lookforaplaceineachroomsothatyoucanhidewhentheearthquakehappens.

?Keepabottleofwateraroundyouwhenyouaresleeping.

Ifearthquakebegins：

?Takeacoverunderadeskortable.

?Stayindoorsunti1theshakingstopsoryou*resureit'ssafe.

?Stayawayfrombookcasesorfurniturethatcanfallonyou.

?Stayawayfromwindows.Inahigh-risebuilding,expectthefirealarmstogooff

duringaquake.

?Ifyouareoutdoors,findaclearspotawayfrombuildings,trees,andpower

lines.Droptotheground.

?Ifyouareinacar,s1owdownanddrivetoaclearplace.Stayinthecaruntil

theshakingstops.

)1.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatearthquakes

A.aronotcommononoarthB.shakobelowthooarthsurface

C.onlydogreatharmtohumansD.cometousmanytimeseveryday

()2.Whenyouaresleeping,you*dbetter_____.

A.keepabottleofwateraroundB.lookforaplaceineachroom

c.knowhowtoturnoffyourgasandwaterI),takeacoverunderadeskortable

()3.Iftheearthquakebegins,youcanget__ti_p_stohelpyoufromthis

passage.

A.3B.4

C.5D.6

()4.Ifyouareoutdoors,youcan*twhentheearthquakebegins.

A.findaclearspotawayfrombuiIdingsB.findaclearspotawayfromtrees

C.droptothegroundD.gointoahighbuilding

()5.What*sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.EarthquakesAreCommonB.HowDoestheEarthquakesHappen

C.SafetyTipsAboutAccidentI).WhattoDoWhentheEarthquake

Happens

參考答案1?5BADDD

第五篇

話題體裁詞數(shù)難度建議用時(shí)

慈善活動(dòng)記敘文310★★★7分鐘

GregWoodburn,auniversitystudent,spendsalotoftimecleaningsportsshoes.Some

ofthemoncebelongedtchim;somebelongedtohisfriends.Butsoontheshoeswill

havenewowners,poorchildrenintheUSAand20othercountries,thankstoGreg's

ShareOurSoles(鞋底)(S.0.S)charity.

GregwasahighschoolrunningstarinasmalltowninCalifornia.Hehadtostoprunning

rormonthsbecausehiskneewasinjured."Istartpdthinkingaboutal1thethings

Igotfromrunning,thehealth,thefriendshipsandtheconfidence,“hesays."And

Irealizedtherearechildrenwhodon'tevenhaveshoes.”

Gregcollectedhisownsportsshoesandthencalledhisfriendsandthetown.Hisaim

wastohave100pairsbyChristmas2006.Whenthenumberclimbedtomorethan500pairs,

Gregknewthathecouldcollectsportsshoesalltheyearround.

NowhohassetupcolIoct:onboxesinhistown.Sofar,S.0.Shascollectodanddonated

morethan3,000pairsofshoes.AndGreghascleanedalmostal1ofthem.uPeople

thinkofitasdirtywork,“hesays,“butIlikedoingit,becauseIfeelhappy

whenI,mdoingit.It'snotworkIwanttopassontosomeoneelse.”

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moreandmoresportsshoes.

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