中考英語閱讀專項練習(含詳細答案)

1、中考英語閱讀提升訓練 China is a nation of etiquette(禮儀). Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he

2、will serve you snacks(小吃) like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat (款待) their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guest can

3、eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which wont happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating

4、, the host usually says, ”It seems that you didnt eat much. Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago:To meet

5、friends from afterHow happy we are!1What does the underline word “hospitable” mean in this passage.A.好客的 B. 勤勞的 C.樸實的2As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered_ by the host.A. coffee and snacksB. juice and snacksC. tea and snacks3Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host

6、picks food for him?A. Because he thinks its not polite.B. Because he thinks its not necessary.C. Because it wont happen in western countries.4What the Chinese family do for the guests is to_.A. make them feel at homeB. show their wealthC. make them feel uncomfortable.5Whats the meaning of the words

7、by Confucius at the end of the passage?A.學而時習之，不亦悅乎？B有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？C人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎？A mouse was surprised to discover that the farmer and his wife had a mousetrap（老鼠夾）in the house. It ran to warn everyone, “There is a mousetrap in the house!”A hen raised his head and said, “Mr. Mouse, this mousetrap is o

8、nly for you. I wont be worried about it.” The mouse turned to a pig, “I am sorry, Mr. Mouse, but the mousetrap has nothing to do with me, either!” the pig said. Then the mouse turned to a cow, “It sounds like you have a problem, not me.” the cow said. The mouse returned to the house with head down a

9、nd it was very sad because no one would help.That night the farmers wife heard a loud sound and she rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness she could not see that it was a snake. The snake bit（咬）the farmers wife. The wife caught a bad fever and the farmer the best way to treat a fever was chi

10、cken soup. So the farmer killed the hen for the soup. The wife got worse and her friends came to visit her. The farmer had to kill the pig to feed them. But the wife didnt get better and died. Her friends came and the farmer had to kill the cow to feed all of them.So remember when any one of us is i

11、n trouble, we may all be in trouble.6Why was the mouse very sad?（不超過5個詞）_7What was caught by the mousetrap that night?（不超過5個詞）_8What can we learn from the story?（不超過15個詞）_ How important is color in the business world?Google, one of the biggest U.S. companies, is trying to find it out. The company ha

12、s already found “a close connection between color and satisfaction with a persons work area”. Thats according to its spokeswoman named Meghan Casserly.“Color is a silent salesperson,” said Elyria Kemp. She is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of New Orleans.Kemp is following colo

13、r trends in business. She is studying the connection between feelings and color. According to Kemp, when people make an evaluation (評估) of a product, usually they do this within 90 seconds or less. Besides, more than half of their first evaluation is based on (以為根據(jù)) color alone.Thats why so many com

14、panies are researching their color choices. They are spending thousands of dollars on the research, too. Just think of UPSs Pullman brown, Home Depots orange and Tiffany & Co.s blue.Joclyn Benedetto is a spokeswoman for Tiffany & Co. She said the success of the companys jewelry (珠寶) was connected to

15、 its blue color. It is used to wrap (包裝) every product. She said the color was chosen by the founder Charles Lewis Tiffany for the cover of Blue Book, Tiffanys annual collection of beautifully hand-made jewels, which first came out in 1845.Coca-Colas red color also dates back more than 100 years. Th

16、e soft drink was shipped in barrels painted red.A spokesperson for Home Depot said research showed that the first thing people thought of was orange when they heard the name of the company.Smaller companies are also realizing the importance of color. But picking the right color is important.“You kno

17、w when something is right because you get a feeling of safety, and its not something that you think about. It just will hit you,” said Emil Hagopian, a distributor for Mar Plast Color Building Accessories in Ann Arbor, Mich. “And sometimes, if its done wrong, that also hits you.”9What is Google tryi

18、ng to find out?A. How to create a better work area.B. How to become the biggest U.S. company.C. The connection between color and business.D. The secret of success in the business world.10Which company does Meghan Casserly work for?A. Tiffany & Co. B. Coca-Cola.C. Home Depot. D. Google.11People usual

19、ly make an evaluation of a product .A. in a short time B. in a long timeC. based on its shape D. based on their feelings12What do we know about Tiffany & Co. according to the passage?A. It only sells womens clothes.B. Blue is its owners favorite color.C. Its products are wrapped in blue.D. Its red c

20、olor dates back over 100 years.13The passage is mainly about .A. the colors which are popular in the United StatesB. the importance of color in the business worldC. the relation between color and a companys nameD. the bad influence color has on small companies How do you like your school? Have you e

21、ver written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools.Luke, 14, from JiangsuI will give some suggestions about our school uniform. In our school, we students have to wear uniform every day. But the yellow and green sports kit（服裝）looks r

22、eally dark and old. It cant stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red or orange colors and make a new type of uniform. I hope our headmaster will think about it.Danny, 14, from ZhejiangI have two suggestions for my headmaster. First of all, I think we should have more hobby classes in s

23、cience , such as plane model making class and computer programming class. It is really boring to study basic subjects all the time. And second, I hope we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise. Lots of students now dont have a strong enough body.Sam, 15, from ShanxiId like to sa

24、y thank you to my headmaster. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. Our headmaster came to me after he knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.Helen, 14, from ShandongIn the letter I wrote, I want to talk about the possibi

25、lity of personal（個性化的）classes. Now many middle schools are trying the “personal class” system. Students dont have regular classes. They can choose lessons they want to take. I think it is more effective. And it is also good for exercise. We dont have to stay in one classroom all the time.14Luke give

26、s some suggestions about _ in his letter.A. hobby classes B. personal classesC. school uniform D. basketball playing15The reasons why Danny gives two suggestions are that _.A. students have too few classes every day and they love sportsB. studying basic subjects only is boring and students are too w

27、eakC. hobby classes are interesting and students have no PE lessons at allD. students want to cancel the basic subjects and they want to have more sports lessons16All the students except _ write to the headmaster to complain about something.A. Luke B. DannyC. Sam D. Helen17The underlined sentence “I

28、 think it is more effective” means “_”A. Regular classes will be more vivid and lively.B. Regular classes will help students learn better.C. Personal classes will be more vivid and lively.D. Personal classes will help students learn better.18According to the passage, most students write to their hea

29、dmasters about _.A. personal experiencesB. how to make schools betterC. spare time activitiesD. how to deal with other students A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was running by the seashore and I was enjoying the win

30、d while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were taken up. They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different

31、 wave passed through my body and my mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and gave them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I took another seat. I dont remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same b

32、us stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great i

33、n that?”She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us break up a misunderstanding that had been between us for a long time. Do you know we are getting married next month?”“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.The

34、young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.19What does the underlined word “curiously” mean?A. 生氣地 B.好奇地 C. 驚喜地 D. 失望地20 Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.B. Because they cou

35、ldnt sit together.C. Because there were no empty seats.D. Because they preferred to stand.21The authors act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl _.A. begin to talk to each other again after a quarrelB. sit together and become friends very soonC. clear up a misunderstanding between themD. kn

36、ow each other and get married22From the story, we can conclude（推斷）that _.A. small things can create great happenings in lifeB. it is giving rather than receiving that is importantC. offering ones seat to others may win respectD. we sometimes forget what happened in the past Not only a popular singer

37、 was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn the piano at the age of 4, and she sang he

38、r first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the ma

39、ndarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disneys “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Yings team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed（診斷）with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a s

40、uccessful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.Shes gone, even though she

41、had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.23Yao Beina had her _ donated to save others.A. two corneas B. all organsC. heart D. kidney24 How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?A. Four. B. Nine. C. Thirte

42、en. D. Thirty.25Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?A. She started to play the piano at the age of 5.B. She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music.C. She was a weak and selfish girl.D. She won over the breast cancer in the end.26Whats the passage mainly about?A. Yao Bein

43、as family.B. Yao Beinas disease.C. Yao Beinas teacher.D. Yao Beinas art achievements. Saya, the life-like woman robots started her work as a teacher at a primary school in Tokyo Japan days ago. She gave lessons to the pupils there. You wont hurt it, hit it or play with it.Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi

44、 of Tokyo University of Science, who built Saya, said she didnt mean to take the place of human teachers with Saya, but to show the joys of technology. “We didnt want to do all the work of a teacher, but to build this robot to teach children about technology. And Saya may be a help to the schools wh

45、ich have not enough teachers.”“In some villages and small schools, there are children who know little about new technology and also there are some teachers that cant teach these lessons,” Kobayashi said. “So we hope the robot can make the children become interested in new technology.”Many of the chi

46、ldren were very interested in Saya, and did not take their eyes off her when they were listening to the report. When class was over, some students touched her face and felt her.Japan, home to almost 400,000 industrial robots of the world, hopes that they can make more and more robots in the future.

47、And they hope to make some robots to look after the older people.27 From the passage, we know that Saya is _.A. a woman teacher in a small schoolB. a student of Hiroshi KobayashiC. a robot made by Hiroshi Kobayashi28Saya came to the school to _.A. give the students technology lessonsB. listen to the

48、 report of Hiroshi KobayashiC. show her computer technology29What did many of the children do when Saya came to their school?A. They felt afraid of Saya.B. They showed great interest in Saya.C. They made friends with Saya.30We can learn from the passage that _.A. Saya became tired of teaching at las

49、tB. most schools in Japan are short of teachersC. Japan hasnt built robots that can take care of the old people31 What would be the best title for the passage?A. A Science ProfessorB. A Primary SchoolC. A Robot Teacher We are told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and dinner the most

50、enjoyable. But what about lunch? In todays fast-paced society, not many people take time to enjoy this midday meal. We just take a quick salad, or buy a sandwich and eat at our computers. Sometimes, if there is a deadline around the corner, we just give up lunch. The development of technology hasnt

51、done our eating habits much good, either. We are constantly distracted（分神） by e-mails, social media, 24-hour news, and hand-held electronic devices.Long working hours can cause all kinds of health problems. Employers should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch bre

52、aks can benefit both people and society. To take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some views. A break from work allows us to think cleverly and outside the box. It also puts our daily tasks into a wider context（環(huán)境）.What we eat at lunch is also important. A fast-food lunch is more harmful than

53、not having lunch at all. And its not just about calories and unhealthy food. Recent studies show that fast food also has negative effects on how we think. However, if we sit down at a proper restaurant and chat leisurely with colleagues, we are more likely to slow down and talk about something that

54、hardly can be achieved in a noisy and crowded fast food chain.32Do many people take time to enjoy the midday meal?33What can cause all kinds of health problems?34Why should employers encourage workers to take time off for lunch?35Which is more harmful, having a fast-food lunch or not having lunch at

55、 all? You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of whats happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.In the past, people just read books, only books. Today

56、, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away.But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books ,the sound of their pages flutter（翻頁） and their smell .You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly cant. No matter how you read, reading is important.Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their