2011年中考复习阅读理解专项训练(无答案)

阅读理解专项训练1New books this monthThe Long NightThis is David Reilly's first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and... Hard WorkThis exciting story is Joanna'stwentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat.He works with his father, a carpenter,in Thailand. They work long, hardhours making tables and chairs, butthey do not have any money. Then oneday a man dressed all in black buys themost beautiful table in the shop...Hospital or CinemaMarcie Jacome, who studiesEnglish in London, wrote thisstory earlier this year.Tina is a young Indian womanwhose dream is tobecomeadoctor.She goes to London tostudy English and medicine, butone day she meets a man whoasks her to go to the USA withhim to become a film star... Whatwill Tina do?1. The Long Night was written by_________.A. David ReillyB. MahaC. JoannaD. Marcie Jacome2. The story of Hard Work happened in_________.A. AustraliaB. ThailandC. IndiaD. England3. From the passage we can see Tina is________.A. a doctorB. a film starC. a writerD. a college student2Ten Ways to Cheer UpFeeling a little blue? Here are ten fast and easy ways to smile.1). Play outside Leave your house and go outside, because sun and fresh air are good for you.2). Exercise When you exercise, your brain let out a chemical. This chemical makes you feel happier.That is just another reason why exercise is good for you.3). Have a heart-to-heart If something makes you feel upset, it is a good idea to talk about it. Call a friend orrelative. A good talk is a great way to make you feel better fast.4). Play Pop Music Westlife, Backstreet Boys, S.H.E…who doesn’t like pop songs? Listening to happymusic will make you smile. Singing along won’t hurt either.5). Laughter is the best medicine Laughing is the best way to improve your mood. Children laugh around400 times a day. Grown-ups only laugh about 20 times a day. What happened? Be a kid for a day: play games, watch funny movies, or read jokes online.6). Power of Chocolate Chocolate has special natural chemicals that make you happy. Besides, it tastesgood!7).Draw Be an artist! Draw, paint, or make something. Even if it is not the best.8). Get a dog Dogs are clever, active, and fun. In addition, studies show that people with pets live longer andpeople with dogs live the longest!9). Breathe If you can’t go outside to have sports, try taking deep breaths. Breathing deeply will relax yourmuscles and make you strong.10). Think positively Close your eyes and think of a beautiful picture or a time when you were happy andfeeling good.1. What does the word “blue” in the first sentence mean?A) happy B) sad C) pleased D) tired2. Which activity can NOT make you cheer up?A) Sports B) Listening to music C) Drawing D) Drinking water3. Which animal can make people live longest?A) Dogs B) Cats C) Birds D) Fish3How to Take care of Your TeethTeeth are important. Strong, healthy teeth help you chew foods that help you grow. They help you speak clearly. And, they help you look your best. Here are some tips for you to take care of your teeth.Brush your teeth the right way.Brush your teeth at least twice a day after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch or after sweet snacks, too. Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend time brushing teeth along the sides and back of your mouth. Brush away from your gums, too .Spend at least three minutes each time you brush. Play a song you like to help pass the time. Get a new toothbrush every three months. When you buy new toothbrush, be sure it has soft bristles.Learn how to floss your teeth.Flossing is a very important way to help your teeth healthy. Food may hide in spaces where a toothbrush cannot get to, like spaces between two teeth. Flossing can help get rid of it. Carefully move the floss between two teeth, up and down. You’ll need to floss your teeth at least once a day.Have good eating habits.You need to be careful about what you eat and drink. Eating sugar is a major cause of tooth decay. Eating sugar before you go to bed can make things even worse. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink water instead of soda.1. When you brush your teeth, at least ______ minute(s) is necessary.A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 42. Which of the following do you think is a picture of flossing?A B C D3. Which is Not Mentioned in the passage?A. Flossing your teeth.B. Having good eating habits.C. Brushing your teeth.D. Having your teeth examined.4. Which of the following sentence is NOT True according to this article?A. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day.B. Flossing can help to get rid of the food hidden between two teeth.C. One of the major causes of tooth decay is eating sugar.D. We don’t have to brush our teeth if we eat a lot of fruit and vegetable.4Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen. Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!1.The Venus flytrap is a kind of________ .A. plantB. animalC. foodD. meat2.The Venus flytrap grows in________ .A. most parts of the worldB. some parts of AfricaC. dry parts of the United StatesD. wet parts of England3.From the passage, we learn that________ .A. all plants can eat peopleB. all plants can eat animalsC. some plants can eat peopleD. some plants can eat animals4.The underlined word “presses” in the passage probably means “________” in Chinese.A. 挤压B. 关上C. 打开D. 松开5.Some plants eat animal meat because________ .A. plants are dangerous to animalsB. animals are dangerous to plantsC. plants want to get what they need from animal meatD. plants want to protect themselves against animals51. Who is the owner of the lost dog?A. Mr. White.B. Larry.C. Susan.D. David.2. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should_______.A. master at least three languagesB. know the city very wellC. be an experienced driverD. both B and C3. How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?A. By sending an e-mail.B. By going to visit it.C. By making a phone call.D. By sending a fax.6People are busy working every day, so they do not have enough time to do exercise. As a result, many people become too fat or too thin. To keep our bodies healthy, we have to do exercise every day.There are many kinds of exercises. Bending (弯腰) and stretching (伸展) helps us move easily. Before we play ball games or swim, it is better for us to do bending and stretching exercises first. This kind of exercise is something called warm-up exercise. Running is also a good exercise.If we cannot run fast, we can jog. Jogging means running slowly. Again, before we run or jog, we must do warm-up exercise. Also, we should not run or jog in busy streets. The air there is often dirty. Some people like weight lifting because it can make their bodies strong. Also, we need to do warm-up exercise before weight lifting.1. ________ is called warm-up exercise.A. Playing ball gamesB. SwimmingC. Bending and stretchingD. weight lifting2. Before we ________ , we must do warm-up exercise.A. runB. jogC. workD. run or jog3. Why do some people like weight lifting?A. Because it can make them thin.B. Because it can make their bodies strong.C. Because it can make them work well.D. Because they don't like other exercises.4. From the passage, we know ________ .A. jogging means running quicklyB. weight lifting can help us move easilyC. busy streets are not good places for runningD. three kinds of exercises are mentioned7Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same dream?A new play called, Hi, Ke’ai by Beijing Children’s Art Theatre tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter(画家) or musician or scientist one day. They teach him to draw and to play the piano, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold medal(金牌) at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.“Why do they want me to be somebody else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be myself.”The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.Young audiences(观众) enjoy the story, and also the music in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very easy to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play.1. There is a new _____ named Hi, Ke’ai.A. filmB. playC. dreamD. piano2. His _______ would like Ke’ai to do some activities that he doesn’t like.A. parentsB. teachersC. friendsD. grandparents3. Ke’ai’s father and mother want him to be a sportsman _______.A. when he is good at sportsB. after he won a a gold medalC. when he can sing “Ke’ai’s Song”D. after Liu Xiang won a gold medal4. Hi, Ke’ai can help ______ to understand and thank about the kids.A. childrenB. teachersC. parentsD. audiences8Years ago, if a person has some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary. Now he might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog.Differences between a blog and a diaryUsually, a person thinks of his diary as a book full of secrets. He does not want to share. But in the blog,anyone can read what he writes.I have a little sister, and sometimes I go onto the Internet to read her blog. She writes about swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry exam. When I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but only in my diary. Then, after I finished writing, I would put my diary in a secret place because I was worried that my sister might read it!Problems with bloggingThe biggest problem with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend and wrote something bad about her in my diary, she would never know. However, if my sister wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might read her blog and get angry.Because we do n ot always think about things carefully before we write about our days, it is easy to hurt others’ feeling in a blog. So we have to be very careful about what we write.Keeping in touch with friendsBlogging has both good and bad points, of course. People choose to blog because they know that their friends will read what they write.If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary “Nobody cares about me,” no one would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly reply and tell her how much they like her. Blogs help people keep in touch with(保持联系) their friends and know what the people around them are doing.Blogs are a very good way to write about daily life, if people are careful about what they write. However, I still like writing better in my diary!62. What's the difference between blogs and diaries according to the passage?A. Blogs can be read by others while diaries only by writers themselves.B. Blogs are used by young people while diaries are kept by old people.C. Blogs are always good while diaries are sometimes bad for writers.D. Blogs are a good way to write about life while diaries about other things.1. It is easy to hurt others’ feeling in blogs, because people ________.A. usually write about their daily life thereB. only write something bad about others thereC. don’t always think carefully before writing thereD. play jokes there on each other and care about them2. What is the biggest problem with blogging?A. Help people keep in touch with their friends.B. Your friends will quickly reply to your blog.C. Someone may read your blog and get angry with you.D. Anyone can read what you write.3. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. the writer will choose to blog so that others can keep in touch with himB. the writer would rather keep diaries than write in a blogC. the writer has never blogged because he hates bloggingD. the writer doesn't like his sister’s writing in a blog9In today’s fast world, everyone of us may have too much stress. It is important that you understand and do with it in a right way. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services offers the following advice:TRY PHYSICAL ACTIVITYWhen you are nervous, angry or sad, try releasing(释放) the stress through exercise of physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your gardens are just some of the activities you might try. Physical exercise will bring your worry and help you relax. Your body and your mind will work together to ease(减轻) the stress in your life.TAKE CARE OF YOURSELFYou should make every effort to eat well and to get enough rest .If you’re angry and nervous from lack of sleep, or if you’re not eating correctly, you’ll be more painful to stressful states. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should ask your doctor for some advice.GO AHEAD AND CRYA good cry can be a healthy way to bring relief to your worry .It might even help you avoid a headache or other kinds of worry and stress.1.Which activity cannot release your stress?A. RunningB. WalkingC. Working in your officeD. Playing tennis2.If you take care of yourself, you can ________.A. eat well and get little restB. eat not well and get enough sleepC. eat correctly and get enough restD. eat a little and sleep well3. What advice should you take if you want to avoid a headache ?A. Try physical activityB. Go ahead and cryC. Take care of yourselfD. Working in your garden4. The word avoid means________.A. get away fromB. cureC. stayD. get off5.What’s the best title of the passage?A. WAYS TO RELEASE THE STRESSB. TRY PHYSICAL ACTIVITYC. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELFD. GO AHEAD AND CRY10New York State has passed the USA’s first state law banning（禁止）motorists talking on cell phones. The ban will begin on November1, although drivers caught using cell phones will be given only warnings during the first month.First-time violators（违法者）will face a $100fine. A second time call for a $200 fine and every violation after that will cost $500.At least a dozen localities have established bans, starting in 1999; and 40 states have had bans proposed but not passed. At least 23 countries, including the Great Britain, Italy, Israel and Japan, ban drivers from using cell phones.There are about 115 million cell phones in use in the United States and more than 6 million in New York State.“To think that I’m not going to use cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop（手提电脑）, I still can read a paper, I can still change my pants while driving at 65mph. I think there’s just something wrong,” an official said.Other critics（批评）noted other things like eating, drinking coffee and doing make-up while driving. They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things.1. What does the underlined word “warning” mean?A. The word that tells you not to do it again.B. A textbook that talks about the law.C.A lesson.D. A $4,100 fine.2. How much fine will a cell phone user receive if he has been caught using it four times while driving after November?A. $500B. $1,000C. $1,200D. $1,3003. We can infer from this passage that _____.A. some developed countries forbid drivers using cell phonesB. the ban has been put into effect in most states in the US.C. more people in the US are against the ban than for it.D. over fifty localities or states ban drivers from using cell phones.4. What can the drivers NOT do now according to the ban?A. They can’t talk with others by using a cell phone while driving.B. They can’t drink coffee while driving.C. They can’t do make-up while driving.D. They can’t change their pants while driving.5. What does the author tell us?A. The author tells us that to do while driving.B. The author tells drivers not to call other people while driving.C. The author shows different opinions about banning motorists talking on cell phones.D. It’s dangerous to talk on the phone while driving.11Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her farther was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Renee’s story doesn’t end there, however, which is why I think of her a true hero. She was strong-minded and never gave up, which makes he a good firefighter.Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who’s sick. Other days she is in the driver’s seat. Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what to do.When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and saving their lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She’s always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.I think she’s great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Renee’s deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.1. When her father died, Renee Butts________.A. married a firefighterB. gave up her dreamC. decided to do as her father didD. became a child without family2. What does the writer think of Renee Butts?A. Clever.B. Helpful.C. Careful.D. Outgoing.3. What is Renee’s husband?A. A driver .B. A doctor.C. A writer.D. A fireman.4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The writer learns a lot from Renee.B. There are143 members in the station.C. Renee works 9 to 11 hours everyday.D. Renee wants to be famous by doing so.5. What’s the best title for the passage?A. A Famous WomanB. A Sweet DreamC. A True HeroD. A Busy Volunteer12The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70 percent（百分比）of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97 percent of this huge amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent－the fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources（资源）. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers（冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing（增加）rapidly－almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid（避免）a severe（严重的）worldwide water shortage later on.We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways ofreusing it.Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system（下水道）. From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe used water to a purifying（净化）plant. There it can be treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as if it were fresh from a spring.But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we’d have to do to make use of the vast reserves（贮备）of sea water in the world is to remove the salt.If we take these steps we’ll be in no danger of drying up.1. The world is thirsty for water because we can only use _______ percent of the water covering the surface of the earth.A. 3B. more than 3C. less than 3D. 972. Which of the following statements is Not true?A. As things remain unchanging, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us.B. Our need for water is becoming larger and larger.C. There will be no water shortage in the future.D. We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem.3. To reuse water, we should __________.A. treat it with chemicalsB. use it only onceC. send it out into a sewer systemD. make it flow into underground tanks4. In order to have enough water, we should also make use of _________.A. icebergs and glaciersB. sea waterC. rivers and lakeD. underground water5. In the passage, the writer tells us ________.A. to make enough waterB. to pay more attention to the water shortage problemC. to pipe used water to a purifying plantD. to reuse the water13Kate left home earlier than usual because she had agreed to meet three friends for breakfast before going to school this Friday. As they made their way through the street, they heard someone shouting, “Call an ambulance （救护车）! Call an ambulance!” They saw a woman standing at the door of a small shop clo se to the restaurant they were going to. When they looked inside, they found an old man lying still on the floor.While Kate’s friends telephoned 999 to ask for help, she went up to the man to see what was wrong. Just then, the first aid（急救）lessons that had been taught at school five years before came to her. She knew she needed to check for a pulse（脉搏）first. She felt his neck and his arm—nothing. Then she lowered（低下）her head to his chest（胸）to see if he was breathing and she put her hand to his nose to check for breath—there was none.His eyes didn’t move, either. She started to do as she had learn.Kate had kept working for 11 minutes until the ambulance came. Kate’s working was good enough to stop the heart attack from taking the old man.“Now I’m still amazed at what I was able to do and the way everything just fell into place,” says Kate. “It was the first time I performed first aid, but I could picture my lessons and that served as a guide.”1.Who was shouting when Kate made her way through the street?A. An old manB.An old womanC.A manD. A woman2.What made Kate check for man’s first?A. She was a doctor.B. She had been taught at medical school.C. She had leant about the first aid lessons at school.D. She knew what to do.3.What’s the main idea of this passage?A. Kate and her friends saved the man who was ill,B. Kate and her friends did nothing when she saw the dying man.C. Kate and her friends did sometheing to save the man.D. Kate and her friends helped the dying man.4.From the passage the man ____ at last.A. was savedB.was deadC.was wellD.was attacked5.Kate was _____ .A.a kind girlB. a good girlC. a helpful girlD.a great girl14Welcome to White Pines Forest. This is one of the most beautiful places in the state, but it can be dangerous. If you are planning a hike, do as follows:1.Wear comfortable shoes or boots, and take along an extra pair of socks. That way you will have drysocks to change into if you need them.2.Wear clothes in layers that you can put on and take off. As you walk, you will probably get warmer.Then you can just take off a layer or two. Don’t forget to carry a waterproof jacket. The weather can change quickly here.3.Take some light food along. Dried fruits and nuts are good energy snacks. Be sure to carry plenty ofdrinking water. There are no water supplies along the trails.4.There are some poisonous snakes in the forest, But you won’t meet them if you hike along the trails.Remember t hat snakes won’t bother you if you don’t disturb them.5.Allow yourself enough time to get back to the camp before dark, so that you won’t get lost. Make somemarks along the way you go.1.It is necessary for hikers to carry extra socks because _____.A. they can use socks for carrying foodB. they can always have dry socks to wearC. they can protect themselves from being bitten by snakesD. they can use the socks to keep warm2. What might happen if you hike in the forest at night?A. You may be caught in the rain.B. You might not find water.C. Poisonous snakes may disturb you.D. You might not find the way back.3. What do you think of “trail” might mean in this passage?A. 林间小道B.脚印C.原始森林D.山涧4. Which one is not true according to the passage?A. There is no danger in the forest.B. The weather in the forest changes easily.C. Along the trails you can’t find drinking water.D. The snakes in the forest are dangerous.5. The writer wants hikers to____ .A. love the forestB. be carefulC. eat much foodD. come to the forest more often15Writing is not a skill to get easily. If you want to write something, you need to organize and express ideas in your mind and then get the muscles (肌肉) in your hands and fingers to form those ideas, word by word, on paper.Now many people have poor handwriting, especially the pupils. The letters they write are not tidy and might be sized or spaced (分隔) incorrectly. The capital letters might be in the wrong places. Spelling problems can always be seen in their writing. Sometimes they themselves can’t understand the words they wrote.Some experts think it is not good for the children to learn to write too early. The muscles in their fingers are not strong enough; their hands may feel painful or tired when they write. So the experts suggest that the parents and teachers should not let them to write too much at the beginning. Children should do some special exercises to make the muscles in their hands strong enough. And doing like this can improve their memory. To keep their hands, bodies or paper in a proper position is also necessary.1. If you want to write something on paper, you’ll ______ first.A. think of the ideas that you want to writeB. read them outC. write some words letter by letterD. look up the words in a dictionary2. The underlined word “incorrectly” means ______.A. not clearlyB. not correctlyC. not easilyD. not carefully3. The children’s hands may feel painful, because ______.A. they are too youngB. they hurt their handsC. their fingers are softD. the muscles in their hands are not strong enough4. How many pieces of advice do the experts give the parents?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.5. Which is RIGHT according to the passage?A. Children often make mistakes in spelling.B. They don’t know how to write capital letters.C. Teachers often ask the pupils to write too much.D. Many people are good at writing.16Can you protect our Planet Earth? You may think it impossible, but you can begin by taking some small, but important, first steps. Many children and their classes in the USA are starting some projects.Children Campaign Against WasteChildren are paying attention to the packaging (包装) of the things they buy. Packaging includes all the things you throw away when you unwrap anything new. One third of all rubbish is packaging. Mrs. Perez’s 4th grade class decides to make their school and neighborhood know the waste in packaging. They want people to think before they buy. They also want to let people who make the products know that they want less waste in packaging. So they start a campaign to help people change how they shop.Another class decides to help save wat er. Here’s how they started.Miguel Salazar lives in Meridien, Texas. Every day he walks home from school and passes Carrollon Creek (小溪). The creek filled with rubbish. But the creek was not always this way. Miguel’s grandfather remembers flowers and plants grew along it. Many people fished there. So Miguel’s class decides to clean up the creek. They make a plan.If one person can make a difference, think how much more can get done if people work together to care for Planet Earth.1. The children in Mrs. Peraz’s class start the campaign against ________.A. waterB. wasteC. shoppingD. fishing2. Miguel’s class projec t is to ________.A. stop packagingB. go on a tripC. clean up Carrollton CreekD. talk to families and friends3. Miguel’s class wants to ask for some ________ to keep the rubbish.A. rubbish cansB. websitesC. packagesD. moneyClass Project: Campaign Against Waste·Find out the facts. Use the websites to find out how much waste comes from packaging. ·Go on a trip to the shops. Take notes about how products, such as CDs, are packaged. Report on how much will be throw away. ·Say no to bags. If we don’t need one, we don’t use one.·Make posters to tell others what they can do. ·Talk to our families and friends about what we learn. ·Write class letters to the people who produce our favorite products. Ask them to reduce packaging. Class Project: Creek Clean Up·Write a letter to the mayor (市长) asking her to let us have a clean-up day at Carrollon Creek. Ask her for garbage cans to keep rubbish. ·Make posters inviting others to help.·Ask parents to come along and help on Clean-up Day. ·Choose a day for the big Clean Up!。