2020广东省中考英语专题训练-阅读理解(含答案)

2020广东省中考英语专题训练

阅读理解

一

Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner th an you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system (远程遥控系统)—allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city, escalators (自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

()1. According to the text, living in a“smart”city ____.

A. is not a green way

B. will be far from you

C. will soon become true

D. is completely impossible

()2. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ____.

A. a city of the future

B. a meeting in Songdo

C. a plan to build a house

D. a report on public health

()3. Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A. Cisco.

B. IBM.

C. Siemens.

D. Microsoft.

()4. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to ____.

A. drive people out of cities

B. control the world's population

C. develop his own company

D. solve the cities' coming problems

()5. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Future Education

B. Smart Cities

C. Government Services

D. Famous Companies

二

A new kind of burger is now popular in the United States. It looks and tastes the

same as any other burger. But

company behind the burger, Impossible Foods, uses peas and potatoes to make the

“beef”. They take coloring,

together. Making meat out of plants uses less water and land than raising animals

A. chicken

B. beef

C. pork

D. mutton

()2. The “beef” burger is now popular in ____.

A. China

B. Japan

C. America

D. Britain

()3. Which is NOT the advantage of algae?

A. The price is low.

B. It grows quickly.

C. It is very healthy.

D. It tastes very good.

()4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. There are four steps to make lab-grown burgers.

B. “Beef” burger looks different from any other burger.

C. People use more water and land to make meat out of plants.

D. Algae has much less protein and oil than many other plants.

()5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. To advise people to eat more “beef” burgers.

B. To introduce some kinds of future foods.

C. To tell people how to make lab-grown meat.

D. To show why people should eat less meat.

三

People from north China are different from people in south China in many ways. For example, most people in the north tend (倾向) to prefer to eat meat, while southerners prefer vegetables. But where do these differences come from?

A study of over 140,000 Chinese people has shown that genetics (遗传学) might hold the answer. Scientists from BGI-Shenzhen, a gene study center in China, found that six genes can cause genetic differences between people from different parts of China. This is a result of natural