2021中考英语专项复习阅读理解社会现象类

中考复习社会现象类专项练习
一、阅读理解
We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).
1．According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you
A. get married to a foreigner
B. live in a big city
C. go to live in a foreign country
D. meet foreigners in your motherland 2．During the first period of the process, you feel
A. sad and lonely
B. happy and excited
3．You will find that you are a survivor in
A. the lst period
B. the 2nd period
C. the 3rd period
D. the 4th period
4．The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being
A. relaxing
B. worrying
C. tiring
D. adjustable
5．We can conclude(lgth $it) from the passage that
A. Living in another country is fun
B. it's boring to live in another country
C. knowing about culture shock is hard
D. it's not easy to dea1 with culture shock
Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can
use the Craigslist Web site to buy things, meet people or find a job. It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a university. For example, students at the University
of Texas can go to the job center to get help. Many college students like this way better.
6．On the Craigslist Web site, you can't________ .
A. find a job
B. meet people
C. sell your old things
D. do some shopping online
7．According to the passage, college students prefer to find jobs by _________
A. visiting the Internet
B. asking experts for help
C. looking at the notice board
D. going to a job center in the university
8．The underlined word "strengths" in the last paragraph means_________ .
A. 长处
B. 强度
C. 力量
D.人数
9．Which of the following statements is TRUE.？
A. Local stores have few areas for people to put signs
B. You can only get one service on the notice board
C. The Craigslist Web site can get two million new jobs each week
D. Susan Miller has helped many people find a good job successfully
10．The main idea of this passage is about________ .
A. how to find experts
B. ways of finding a job
C. how to study and work
D. ways of setting up a job center
At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? “To see more of the world,〞 many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good opportunities to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2021. In 2021, Chinese people travelled abroad 30 percent more than in 2021. The prosperity (繁荣) of the tourism industry can also bring both our country and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.
In December, China is going through a very cold winter. So many people like to go to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant. The improvement of living standards means more Chinese can travel abroad. But many of them don’t have a sense of public manners. A report by Living Social website in March 2021 even listed Chinese as the world’s second worst tourists.
If you want to change that bad name, remember to avoid the following: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.
11．Chinese people travel abroad not to _________.
A. go shopping
B. see more of the world
C. go sightseeing
D. make money
12．According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, ________.
A. 30% of the people who travelled abroad are Chinese
B. the number of people who travelled abroad rose by 30%
C. more than 1 billion people travelled abroad in 2021
D. more than 1 billion Chinese people travelled abroad in 2021
13．Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese people? _________
A. Chinese people like joining large tourist groups.
B. Many Chinese like to go to Southeast Asia in winter for sightseeing.
C. More and more Chinese people can travel abroad now.
D. Chinese are the second worst tourists in the world.
14．As a good tourist, you should ________.
A. litter and spit here and there
B. jump the line and take off the shoes in public
C. have a sense of public manners
D. speak loudly and smoke as you like
15．What’s the best title of the passage? __________
A. Travelling
B. Travelling abroad
C. Chinese tourists
D. Chinese people like travelling
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January, 2021. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for their friendly behavior towards guests. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
It’s important for everyone to reduce food waste. However, wasting food is still a serious problem in China. We still have a long way to go.
President Xi Jinping is encouraging people to be less wasteful, and he told Party members to cut back on wasteful holiday banquets(宴会). He said they should be more careful when spending the people’s money.
Wasting food certainly goes against what Xi Jinpin g calls, “the Chinese tradition of being hardworking and thrifty(节俭).〞Having a “clean plate〞 is just a traditional and important thing to do.
Have you cleaned your plate?
16．The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to ______.
A. reduce food waste
B. be more friendly to guests
C. deal with serious problems
17．Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. The Clean Your Plate Campaign began online in January, 2021.
B. Chinese people waste food for 200 people in a year.
C. Chinese guests like to eat up all the food on the table.
18．We can learn from the passage that____
A. plates must be kept clean
B. Party members like to waste the people’s money
C. it’s difficult to deal with food wasting problem
19．The underlined phrase “cut back on〞 in the 5th paragraph(段落) probably means “______
A. 增加
B. 保持
C. 减少
20．The passage is written to ______.
A. introduce a new way of greeting
B. encourage people to be less wasteful
C. call on people to work hard for our country
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw
away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2021, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some left over food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips: 1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
21．How many people were hungry in the world in 2021 according to the UN World Food Program?
A. 200 million.
B. Six million.
C. 925 million.
D. 625 million.
22．What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?
A. Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.
B. Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.
C. Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.
D. Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food.
23．The underlined word “leftover〞 means in Chinese.
A. 过期的
B. 剩余的
C. 腐烂的
D.难吃的24．According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .
B. six million children die of hunger every day
C. there is enough food to feed all the people
D. Chinese are hospitable and generous
25．Which of the following is a good way to save food?
A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.
B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.
C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping
D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.
There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze〞. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move〞. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.
One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the
door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze〞, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.
Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze〞. What a lesson we should get for this!
26．According to the article, what does the word “Freeze〞 mean?
A. It means “be covered with ice〞.
B. It means “very cold〞.
C. It means “dan gerous〞.
D. It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you〞.
27．The meaning of the word “owner〞 here means _________.
A. a policeman
B. a man with a gun
C. a person who possesses something
D. a dog of a house
28．Which of the following is right?
A. When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze〞 in the USA, you must stop moving.
B. Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.
C. At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.
D. The owner of the house was put into prison.
29．Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. Police say “Freeze〞 when they are going to use their guns.
B. The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.
C. The dead man was a Japanese student.
D. The dead man couldn’t understand the meanin g of “Freeze〞.
30．What’s the best title of the article?
A. A Japanese Student
B. American Police
C. Freeze
D. The Owner of a House
Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape.
This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health. 31．Children of 8 to 12 in the US spend at least _________ hours a week playing video games.
A. 13
B. 16
C.28
D. 50
32．How many problems about playing video games are mentioned in the passage？A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
34．What does the underlined word “addicted〞 mean in Chinese?
A. 悲伤
B. 无聊
C. 成瘾
D. 沮丧
35．What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?
A. Video gaming has quite a lot of advantages.
B. Video gaming might be a dangerous thing.
D. Children should learn how to get along with others.
Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!
36．The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.
A. parades
B. street parties
C. the tomato fight
D. the musical bands show
37．The stories about how the festival began are ________.
A. quite different
B. rather sad
C. very famous
D. very clear 38．On the fight day, _________.
A. all the buses are filled with tomatoes
B. you can see lots of red apples on the streets
C. shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight
D. lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight
39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You can throw tomatoes at others but others can’t throw back.
B. The tomato must be squashed before throwing it.
C. The fight usually lasts more than thirty minutes.
D. People can throw everything on the fight day.
40．The best title of the passage can be ________.
A. Travel in Spain
B. The Tomato Festival in Spain.
C. The History of Spain
D. Rules of the Tomato Festival
One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor.
Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football〞, “eraser〞 and “mail〞 while Americans prefer to use “soccer〞, “rubber〞 and “post〞.
根据短文内容，选择最正确答案。

41．Simon went to London to __________.
A. visit his friend
B. spend his holiday
C. study English
D. have a meeting
42．Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?
A B C D
A. playing cards
B. talking
C. doing some reading
D. singing and dancing
44．What does the underlined word “term〞 mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果
B. 学期
C.会议
D. 用语
45．What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Differences in British and American culture
B. Simon’s funny story
C. Information abroad
D. Hiding the feeling
People like to say：“The hand that rocks(摇动)the cradle(摇篮)rules the world．〞Or they say：“Behind every successful man，there is a woman．〞
Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful．But some women want more for themselves．They want to be successful as men．
Today the best jobs are still given to men．Even when women do the same work，they are often paid less than men．Some women want these things changed．They want to stand beside the men，with the same chances for success．
Now many American women are earning money outside their homes．More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs．In general，working women have more education than those who stay at home．
Among women with jobs，eight out of ten drive a car to work，and most of them often spend their holidays away from home．They like traveling by air．Women’s work has made several changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives，too．
But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries．
In the Middle East countries，women have to stay at home．They look after their families and do all the housework．They can’t find work outside．When they go out in public．they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands． For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries．Many women want to play an active role in the society．Though working gives them few chances of getting married，many men still want to marry them in the
old ways．
46．More and more women want to get jobs because ．
A．they don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street
B．they think they are more important than men
C．they think they are as important as men
D．housework troubles them too much
47．Some women are still badly paid ．
A．because women want more money
B．because of the old ways of thinking
C．because women can’t do as well as men do
D．but we don’t know why
48．If women have got higher education ．
A．they can get better jobs more easily B．they don’t have to do any housework C．they can travel by plane D．they can be paid better than men 49．Working gives women ．
A．the chance to receive more education than men
B．chances to play an important role in the society
C．more pay than men
D．fewer chances of getting married
50．From this passage we know ．
A．women have the same rights as men today
B．women don’t want to work outside their homes
C．more and more women want to play an active role in their countries
D．in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home
Many people like to travel〔旅行〕by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport 〔飞机场〕is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for(等待〕hours for the plane to take off〔起飞〕 and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose〔选择〕the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
51．Why do many people like to travel by plane?
A. Because it’s fast.
B. Because it’s safe.
C. Because you can walk around in the plane.
D. Because it’s cheap. 52．Which is NOT the good thing about the train?
C. You can open the windows.
D. You can walk around in the train.
53．If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out?
A. A bus.
B. A car.
C. A train.
D. A bike.
54．What is the bad thing about the car?
A. You needn’t go to a station.
B. You can start your journey when you want to.
C. There are too many cars on the road.
D. You needn’t go to a bus stop.
55．What does the writer think of the plane, train and car?
C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.
D. He likes to take a plane because it’s fast.
56．Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _____.
A. they always sleep very well
B. they often eat good food
C. they read a lot of books
D. they have very good memories 57．Everybody learns his mother language ______.
A. at the age of six
B. when he is a small child
C. after he goes to school
D. when he can read and write 58．Before a child can speak, he must ______.
A. read books
B. write words
C. hear and remember the sounds
D. think hard
59．In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ______. A. they have no good memories B. they have no recorders(录音机)
A. when you have enough good food
B. when you do more and more exercises
C. when you do morning exercises every day
D. when you get up early
Spider-Man 3 (?蜘蛛侠3?)got $29.15 million on the very first day in 16 overseas markets and beat the first two Spider-Man movies.
“The movie had the b est opening day ever in some countries on Tuesday, including France, Italy and South Korea.〞 a man from Sony Pictures said.
“Spider-Man 3 will open during the next few days in many other countries, including the United States on Friday. We certainly hope the same thing will happen in North America,〞 said Jeff Blake, Sony vice chairman, on Wednesday.
Spider-Man 2 opened on a Wednesday before the fourth weekend of July in 2004, and set a record of $180.1 million in its first six days.
It earned $4.6 million in Germany, $4 million in Italy, $3.7 million in Japan, $3.4 million in South Korea, $1.1 million in the Philippines and $1 million each in Hong Kong and Thailand.
61．Spider-Man 3 ____________when it was shown on the first day.
A. was not very popular
B. was enjoyed by the people in Canada
C. earned more money than Spider-man 2
D. got $29.15 million in America
62．Jeff Blake hopes that ________.
A. more and more people can see the movie
B. Spider-man 3 will be enjoyed by children
C. Spider-man 3 will make as much money as the first two movies
D. Spider-man 3 will be as popular in North America as it was in other places 63．In which country did Spider-man 3 earn the most money?
A. Germany.
B. Italy.
C. South Korea.
D. America.
64．The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A. people expect to see Spider-Man 4 soon
B. Spider-man 3 is more popular in South Korea than in Germany
C. Spider-man 3 cost lots of money
D. Spider-man 3 is very popular all over the world
65．You would probably read this passage from ______.
A. a talk show
B. a movie magazine
C. an ad
D. a notice
Car accidents happen everywhere every day and are the main cause of injury in the United States. In order to control the increasing〔增长〕 accidents, many states have passed tough laws. Also, car manufacturers〔制造商〕 have been trying to make safer cars to save lives.
However, as there are more and more cars and drivers on the road, these safety measure 〔平安措施〕are not enough to stop the increasing car accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 〔管理部门〕reports that a car accident happens every 10 seconds in the United States.
Talking about different causes of car accidents can help us know what precautions 〔预防措施〕 to take beforehand. We should tell our friends or family members not to drive in poor health or after drinking wine. We should tell teenager drivers to be careful with road and weather conditions and let elderly friends understand their driving limitation(局限性)。

Besides, we should have our car checked regularly〔规律地〕. The most important thing for us to remember, however, is that we should always follow the traffic rules.
66．What has the government done to try to control the increasing car accidents?
A. They try to make safer cars.
B. They try to build more roads.
C. They have passed tough traffic laws.
D. They make drivers have their car examined every month.
67．What does the underlined word〞 elderly〞 possibly mean?
A. Middle-aged
B. Young
C. Rather old
D. Teenage 68．Which of the following causes is different from the other three?
A. Tiredness
B. Illness
C. Drinking
D. a broken brake 69．Which has nothing to do with a driver’s age?
A. Teenager drivers.
B. Not knowing the traffic rules
C. Reacting slowly
D. Driving slowly.
70．In order to avoid accidents caused by mechanical defects, we should ___________.
A. not run a red light.
B. drive the car when we are in good health
C. not drive when we are too old.
D. have our cars examined regularly.
We see 3D movies, games, TVs, and so on. Do you hear of (听说起)3D newspapers? Yes, here is a kind of newspaper from Belgian. And it was born〔产生〕 on March 3rd, 2021. This is the first 3D newspaper in the world.
Huber Leklein with his friends began to make the 3D newspaper in January,2021. They worked really hard. And they finished (完成) in March.
If you buy this newspaper ,you can get a pair of free(免费的) 3D glasses. All the pictures and ads(广告) in the newspaper are in 3D,but the articles(文章) are not in 3D.You can read this 3D newspaper by holding( 拿着 ) the newspaper 50cm away from the eyes. In fact, if people don’t wear the 3D glasses, they can’t read the newspaper very well because the pictures and words in it are not clear.
71．The first 3D newspaper is in _____________________
A. England
B. Belgian
C. German
D. France 72．Hubert and his friends spent ________________ making the newspaper.
A. two days
B. two weeks
C. two months
D. two years 73．The word “ clear〞 means ___________________.
A.清晰的
B.干净的
C.有用的
D.好看的
74．What’s the disadvantage(缺点) of the 3D newspaper?
A. It’s too big.
B. It’s difficult to read.
C. It’s bad for eyes.
D. It’s too expensive〔昂贵的〕. 75．Which of the following is True(对)?
A. the pictures, ads and the articles in the newspaper are all in 3D.
B. You have to wear 3D glasses to read the newspaper.
C. People don’t enjoy reading 3D newspaper.
D. You can read the 3D newspaper by holding the newspaper 5cm away from the eyes.
B. they were busy with their homework
77．Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?
78．According to this passage most of the jobs can be done by .
B. changing the way people think
79．The underlined pronoun “it〞 (in paragraph 4) refers to .
C. the basic program
D. the word processing
80．Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
B. All the classes for enjoyment are free online.
C. Photo editing is always useful to your job.
Classes resumed (恢复) Thursday for the students of a school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman last month killed 20 children and 6 adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.
With their school still being treated as a crime scene, more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Primary School attended classes in neighbouring Monroe.
Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.
Law-enforcement officers guarding the new school called it “the safest school in America.〞
Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colours and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated (复制) as much as possible.
Newtown superintendent Janet Robinson said officials would do their best to make the students feel at ease.
“We will be doing a normal day.〞 She said.
81．The students of Sandy Hook Elementary School resumed classes in a new school in Monroe because .
A. their school fell down because of a natural disaster
B. the government needs to use the land of their school
C. their school is too small to hold more than 400 students
D. a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene
82．Why do the law-enforcement officers call the new school “the safest school in America?
A. There are few policemen outside the new school.
B. The school has the newest classrooms and buildings.
C. Any adult who is near the new school needn’t be checked his I
D.
D. There are some officers who guarded the entrance of the new school.
83．A lot of things in the new school were replicated as much as possible except .
A. chairs and desks
B. classroom walls
C. the location of the fans and air conditioners
D. the location of bookshelves and cubby holes
84．“…to make the students feel at ease.〞The phrase “feel at ease〞 most likely means .
A. feel at home
B. feel fresh and curious
C. feel happy and lucky
D. feel safe and relaxed
85．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The students have resumed classes in a new school.
B. A shooting crime happened in an American primary school.
C. The officials will do their best to make the students feel at ease.
D. The school children’s parents are not allowed to stay with their children in school.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more, and anything 'Made in China' shouldn’t be considered in any case.
"When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. "When they see the label 'Made in China,' they will think, 'Why do you send me this?' "
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes 〔税〕and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
86．Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
87．What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand〞 in the second paragraph?
A. 品牌
B. 明星
C. 生产地
D. 树枝
A. Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.
B. Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.
C. Because they should give their friends rare gifts.
D. Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.
89．How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?
A. By developing the qualities of their own products.
B. By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.
C. By importing more Chinese goods.
D. By using taxes and import restrictions.
90．From the passage, we can know that________.
A. products made in China are more and more popular all over the world
B. TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people
C. everyone in China can speak English。