中考必刷题英语阅读理解题及解析(1)

中考必刷题英语阅读理解题及解析(1)
一、阅读理解
1．阅读理解
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.
Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap （代沟）.
Don't argue （争辩） with your parents. Don't get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise （和解）. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect （尊敬） to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
（1）According to the passage who have a communication problem?
A. parents and other people
B. only school kids and their parents
C. teachers and their students
D. parents and children of all ages
（2）How many pieces of advice does the writer give us to bridge the generation gap?
A. 5.
B. 4.
C. 3.
D. 2.
（3）The underlined word "bridge" in the passage means "___________".
A. 建立
B. 消除
C. 通过
D. 到达
（4）If the values of your parents are different from those of yours, you'd better ___________.
A. argue with them
B. keep away from them
C. agree with them all the time
D. tell your parents what you care about
（5）The best title for the passage is ___________.
A. How to bridge the generation gap
B. How to deal with family problems
C. How to be good parents
D. How to be a good child
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）B
（4）D
（5）A
【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文讲了家长和孩子之间有代沟，主要原因就是缺少沟通，当我们彼此了解了对方的观点和想法以后，就能很容易的理解对方，从而消除代沟。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages，对于父母和所有年龄段的孩子来说，交流是个问题，可知交流是父母与孩子的问题。

故选D。

（2）细节归纳题。

根据整篇文章内容及其第三段第一句Don't argue （争辩）with your parents。

不要和你的父母争论。

第四段句子Try to reach a compromise （和解）。

试图达成妥协。

第六段句子Talk about your values。

谈论你的价值观。

可知一共说了三点建议。

故选C。

（3）词义猜测题。

根据上下文If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents，don't worry about it。

Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap （代沟）"如果你很难和你的父母沟通，不要担心，这里有一些建议可以帮助你…代沟。

可知作者提供的是如何消除代沟的建议，结合选项，即这里有一些建议可以帮助你消除代沟，所以bridge意为消除。

故选B。

（4）细节理解题，根据倒数第二段句子"The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own。

Tell your parents what you care about，and why。

"你父母的价值观可能与你自己的价值观不同。

告诉你的父母你关心什么，为什么。

可知让父母了解你的价值观，可以帮助父母更加的了解你，故选D。

（5）标题归纳题。

根据整篇文章内容及其第二段句子Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages。

If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents，don't worry about it。

Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap （代沟）。

对于父母和所有年龄段的孩子来说，交流是个问题，如果你很难和你的父母沟通，不要担心，这里有一些建议可以帮助你消除代沟。

可知本文主要介绍怎样消除代沟的建议，对消除代沟提出一些建议，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文考查细节题和主旨题等常考题型，细节题要注意从文中抓住关键词寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出主题句。

2．阅读与回答问题。

CCTV reported that every year Chinese people throw away a lot of food which can feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Programme,
there were 900million hungry people all over the world in 2013. About six million children die of hunger every year.
So think about it. We should say no to people who waste food every day. An old saying goes, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work.” It tells us everybody must save food.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Jiangsu, once lost her job because she took some leftover（剩余的） food home for her son. But many people were by her side and criticized （批评） the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily life to stop wasting food? We can do many things to prevent it from happening. Here are some tips:
Don't order too much food in a restaurant. Only order as much as you can eat. If you can't eat all the food you order, take the rest of it home.
Don't be too picky（挑剔的） about food. Some food may not be tasty, but put body need it. Don't keep too much food at home, especially for fruit and vegetables.
（1）How many hungry people were there over the world in 2013?
（2）Why did Li Hong lose her job?
（3）What should you do if you can’t eat all the food you ask for?
（4）Can you keep too much food at home?
（5）What's the main idea of the passage?
【答案】（1）About 900 million
（2）Because she took some leftover food home for her son.
（3）I/We can take the rest of it home.
（4）No, I/We can't.
（5）The reasons we can't waste food and the ways to stop wasting food.
【解析】【分析】据联合会世界粮食计划署的报告，2013年世界上仍然有9亿人在挨饿。

因此我们不要再浪费粮食了。

文中给了一些关于节约粮食的建议。

⑴细节理解。

根据第二段第二句there were 900million hungry people all over the world in 2013.可知答案是About 900 million
⑵细节理解。

根据第三段第二句Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Jiangsu, once lost her job because she took some leftover（剩余的）food home for her son. 可知答案是Because she took some leftover food home for her son.
⑶细节理解。

根据第第六段If you can’t eat all the food you order, take the rest of it home.所以答案是：I/We can take the rest of it home.
⑷细节理解。

根据最后一段Don’t keep too much food at home, especially for fruit and vegetables. 可知回答应该是：No, I/We can't.
⑸主旨大意。

本文讲述了世界上有很多人在挨饿，我们不要浪费粮食以及节约粮食的具体做法。

故答案是：The reasons we can't waste food and the ways to stop wasting food.
【点评】任务型阅读的关键在看懂文章，然后根据题目要求作答，注意尽量用文章的语言填写答案。

在文章中找不到答案时，要完全理解句子，根据同义词，句型转换的方式找到可以替换文章中的单词，短语或者句子的词。

3．根据短文理解选择正确答案。

D
In Paris, one freezing winter evening, I was having dinner with my friend, Mr. Dupin, the famous detective. We had just finished our meal, when there was a loud knocking at the door. Dupin opened it. There stood Mr. Germain, the chief警长）of the Paris Police.
We welcomed him warmly, for he was an old acquaintance（熟人）whom we hadn't seen for a great time.
"I need your assistance," said Germain. "I met a case（案件）that has been giving me a great deal of trouble. It is very simple but very strange."
“Also, please keep thi s secret. If anyone found out that I told you this. I would certainly lose my job.”
“Well, then,” said the Chief,” I have learned that a very important letter has been stolen from the king. We are sure who stole it and that the letter is in his house."
"But who would dare do such a thing" I cried.
"The thief," said Germain softly, "He's a man who darers do many dangerous things. He is one of the most powerful and important ministers in the government. He is Minister Danton.”
"A lot of times, while Minister Danton was out, a lot of well-trained police officers carefully searched the entire house, room by room. In fact, we examined everything in the house but found nothing."…
A month later, Dupin asked Germain and me to his house. There he took out a letter and handed it to the Chief. We were both very surprised.
Dupin explained, "I know Minister Danton very well. He could not hide the letter in any of the usual hiding places. I realized that he might have left the letter out in the open, right under
everyone's nose, where no one would search for it."
"Then I visited him with my dark glasses on to help me observe（观察）better. While we were chatting, a dirty, torn letter in the letter holder suddenly caught my eyes-unusual for the Minister, who is careful and neat."
"I was sure it was the letter."
"Then I purposely left my gloves behind so I could come back again."
"The next morning, I hired a man to fire a gun on the street, while the Minister went to see what happened, I stole the letter by replacing it with a similar one, On it Dupin wrote these words:
Your plan was good, but mine was better
As you can see, I took the letter.
----Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe
（1）The underlined word "assistance" in the third paragraph probably meanshere.
A. hobby
B. help
C. habit
D. holiday
（2）Who is the best at solving difficult cases according to the passage?
A. The writer.
B. Mr. Germain.
C. Mr. Dupin.
D. Minister Danton.（3）Dupin did all the following things to help get the letter back EXCEPT .
A. wearing his dark glasses when visiting Danton's house
B. leaving his gloves purposely behind in Danton's house
C. hiring a man to fire a gun on the street the next morning
D. writing some words on the letter he put into the letter holder
（4）From the passage we can infer that .
A. Dupin and Danton are also acquaintances
B. Dupin and the writer are both detectives
C. Danton and the writer are new friends
D. Germain and Danton are dangerous enemies
【答案】（1）B
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】【分析】本文讲述法国巴黎的著名侦探杜宾先生的故事。

警长因为一个棘手的案子请杜宾帮忙找回国王丢失的一封信，他知道信在部长那里，但是就是找不到。

杜宾先生去了部长家里，凭着敏锐的眼睛发现了那封信的所在，然后巧妙的将信调包，帮助了警长。

（1）词义猜测。

根据I met a case（案件）that has been giving me a great deal of trouble可
知警长遇到了很麻烦的案子请杜宾先生帮忙。

hobby爱好；help帮助；habit习惯；holiday 假期。

故选B。

（2）推理判断。

根据文章内容 In fact, we examined everything in the house but found nothing.和A month later, Dupin asked Germain and me to his house. There he took out a letter and handed it to the Chief. 可知没人找到那封信在哪里，但是一个月后杜宾先生找到了，故选C。

（3）细节理解。

注意题目：为了得到那封信，杜宾先生做了以下事情，除了哪一个。

根据 "Then I visited him with my dark glasses on to help me observe（观察）better.可知A项正确；根据Then I purposely left my gloves behind so I could come back again可知B项正确；根据The next morning, I hired a man to fire a gun on the street可知C正确；根据I stole the letter by replacing it with a similar one, On it Dupin w rote these words……可知D项虽然也是文章内容，但是并不是杜宾为了取得信而做的事情。

所以选D。

（4）推理判断。

根据I know Minister Danton very well. 和 I visited him with my dark glasses on以及While we were chatting,可知杜宾与丹顿部长是熟人。

故选A。

【点评】故事类阅读要紧扣故事的时间线索，人物间的关系，故事的发展和结局，点明的主旨等信息。

答题时注意问题中的关键词在文章中的准确定位，根据关键词查找信息，切忌主观臆断，凭感觉做题
4．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

B
“Do you believe in life after death?” Jack's boss asked Jack.
“Yes, Sir.”
“Well, then, that makes everything just fine,” the boss went on. “About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather's funeral（葬礼）, h e dropped in to see you.”
（1）What do you think Jack did the day before?
A. He attended his grandfather's funeral.
B. He did nothing special and he worked as usual.
C. He meant to attend a funeral but didn't.
D. He told a lie to get the day off.
（2）What do you guess Jack's grandfather was doing the day before?
A. He had been dead for some days but suddenly came to life again.
B. He was thought to be dead but in fact well and alive.
C. He was doing his usual business.
D. He learned that Jack had cheated his boss and came to see him.
（3）When the boss said, "That makes everything just fine", he _______.
A. meant he was glad that Jack’s grandfather was still alive
B. was, in fact, telling Jack that he had been found out
C. was, in fact, telling Jack that everything was OK
D. meant he was glad that Jack believed in life after death
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）B
【解析】【分析】这是一个笑话，Jack借口参加祖父的葬礼而请假刚离开不久，他的祖父来看他。

老板借用人死后后灵魂来揭穿Jack的谎言。

（1）推理判断。

根据老板的话About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather’s f uneral（葬礼）, he dropped in to see you.可知他撒了谎，故选D。

（2）推理判断。

从对话中可知Jack 的祖父是顺便来看他，drop in顺便走访。

故选C。

（3）推理判断。

老板这样说的意思是他在告诉Jack这样就能解释“你的祖父来看你”了，也就是告诉Jack他知道Jack说谎了。

故选B。

【点评】故事类阅读要紧扣故事的时间线索，人物间的关系，故事的发展和结局，点明的主旨等信息。

答题时注意问题中的关键词在文章中的准确定位，根据关键词查找信息，切忌主观臆断，凭感觉做题
5．阅读理解
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers or sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking to each other on the phone. The communication is very important in children's growth, because friends can discuss some things that are difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.
Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.
（1）Many teenagers think that can understand them better.
A. friends
B. brothers
C. sisters
D. parents
（2） is very important to teenagers.
A. To make children choose friends
B. Communicating with their friends
C. To stop making friends
D. Making phone calls
（3）When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually .
A. stay alone at home
B. fight with their parents
C. discuss with their friends
D. go to their brothers or sisters for help
（4）The underlined sentence "Your answers are welcome." means" ".
A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.
B. Your answers are always right.
C. We've got no idea, so your answers are welcome.
D. You can give us all the right answers.【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】【分析】文章大意：许多青少年认为他们生活中最重要的人是他们的朋友。

他们相信他们的家人不像他们的朋友那样了解他们。

在大家庭里，兄弟姐妹经常互相打架，然后他们只能去朋友那里寻求一些想法。

对青少年来说，有一个好朋友或一群朋友是很重要的。

即使他们没有和朋友在一起，他们也经常花很多时间打电话。

交流他们的感受。

然而，父母往往会为孩子选择朋友。

有些父母甚至可能阻止他们的孩子去见他们的好朋友。

你想过下列问题吗？谁选择你的朋友？你选择你的朋友还是你的朋友选择你？你有父母不喜欢的好朋友吗？欢迎回答。

（1）细节理解题，根据They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do.可知，年轻人认为朋友们能更好的理解他们，故答案是A。

（2）细节理解题，根据The communication is very important in children's growth,可知，对于年轻人来说，与朋友交流时很重要的，故答案是B。

（3）细节理解题，根据friends can discuss some things that are difficult to say to their family members.可知，年轻人跟自己的朋友谈一些难以对父母讨论的问题，故答案是C。

（4）句意猜测题，根据短文内容可知，本句话的意思是我们欢迎你的回答来讨论这些问题，故答案是A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节理解题和句意猜测提。

细节理解题可以直接从文中寻找答案；句意猜测题则需要结合前后文来理解句子深层次的意思。

6．阅读理解
One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry. What did you say?"" Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like," he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream was to travel around, giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, some large companies were helping him with his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their hearts told them to do during their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just ice cream. It can't easily be expressed in words. I believe what he was doing
is exactly what great people do all the time: small acts of big love.
（1）From the story we know that the writer was most probably at that time.
A. a middle school student
B. a primary school student
C. a middle school teacher
D. a primary school teacher
（2）Why did the writer ask the ice cream man to say what he had said again？
A. Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true.
B. Because the ice cream truck had never been here.
C. Because the ice cream man said in a low voice.
D. Because his hearing was very poor.
（3）With his mother's help and some large companies' support, .
A. the man became rich
B. the man could produce ice cream
C. the man could drive
D. the man realized his dream
（4）What's the best title for this story？
A. A great man
B. Small acts of big love
C. A kind of charity
D. My dream
【答案】（1）A
（2）A
（3）D
（4）B
【解析】【分析】文章大意：通过作者在上中学免费领取冰淇淋的事，给我们讲述了一个大道理：小行动大爱。

（1）逻辑推理题，根据Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids.可知作者是一个中学生，故答案是A。

（2）细节理解题，根据When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" T o make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry. What did you say?"可知，作者对于卖冰淇淋人的活不太相信，故答案是A。

（3）细节理解题，根据With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, some large companies were helping him with his plan.可知，在妈妈的帮助下，作者实现了自己的梦想，故答案是D。

（4）标题判断题，根据I believe what he was doing is exactly what great people do all the time: small acts of big love.可知本文的标题应该是：小行动大爱，故答案是B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节理解题、逻辑推理题和标题判断题。

细节理解题可以直接从文中寻找答案；逻辑推理题需要结合具体语境，有已知内容推出未知的可能的事实；标题判断题需要在充分理解文章的基础上归纳文章中心，凝练句式得出结论。

7．阅读理解
Want to enjoy some extreme sports（极限运动）? Here are a small number of the extreme sport clubs across universities in the UK.
Octopush（水中曲棍球）
Oxford, York. Aberdeen and Warwick are only some of the
universities that offer this rather unusual sport. Anyone who is
able to swim can play. It is played by two teams of six players.
Everyone wears a mask and carries a small wooden stick.
Skiing and snowboarding
Nearly every university in the UK has a skiing and snowboarding
club. For example, Brumski 8. Board Club of Birmingham
University has run for 30 years and has about 500 members.
They hold Christmas and Easter ski trips every year and take
part in competitions.
Skateboarding
Warwick University is home to the Longboarding Club. A
longboard is two or three feet longer than a usual skateboard
and has a wider wheel base. Instead of offering club T-shirts, the
Longboarding Club lets members have their personal socks.
BASE jumping
The University of Lincoln offers BASE jumping. In BASE jumping,
players jump from fixed objects and use a parachute（降落
伞）to break their fall. They go on weekly trips to Skydive
Hibaldstow.
_________________.
A. ski
B. swim
C. skate
D. skydive
（2）How many members are there in Brumski &. Board Club?
A. About 30.
B. About 300.
C. About 50.
D. About 500.（3）A usual skateboard is _________________than a longboard.
A. shorter
B. longer
C. wider
D. bigger
（4）Which university offers BASE jumping?
A. Oxford.
B. York.
C. Lincoln.
D. Warwick.
（5）According to the passage, which of the following is the most common sport in UK universities?
A. Octopush.
B. Snowboarding.
C. Skateboarding.
D. BASE jumping.
【答案】（1）B
（2）D
（3）A
（4）C
（5）B
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了英国各大学的少数极限运动俱乐部。

（1）细节题。

根据水中曲棍球的介绍 Anyone who is able to swim can play可知如果一个学生想参加水中曲棍球，他或她应该会游泳，故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据 Brumski 8. Board Club of Birmingham University has run for 30 years and has about 500 members 布鲁姆斯基8和伯明翰大学董事会俱乐部已经运作了30年，可知大约有500名成员，故选D。

（3）推理题。

根据 A longboard is two or three feet longer than a usual skateboard 长板比普通滑板长两到三英尺可知普通的滑板比长板短，故选A。

（4）细节题。

根据The University of Lincoln offers BASE jumping 可知Lincoln 提供基础跳跃，故选C。

（5）推理题。

根据They hold Christmas and Easter ski trips every year and take part in competitions他们每年都举行圣诞节和复活节滑雪旅行，并参加比赛可知滑雪板运动是英国大学最常见的运动，故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

8．阅读理解
When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy.
At the age of 9, his father married his stepmother. At that time they lived poorly in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family.
His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said, "Dear, I hope you notice in the entire shire this is the worst boy, who has made me have no other way. Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you, or do a bad thing you will never imagine."
To Hill's surprise, his stepmother went up to him with a smile, held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then turned around to tell her husband, "You're wrong. He is not the worst boy in the entire shire, but the cleverest and most creative boy. Only he doesn't find a place to show himself."
His stepmother's words warmed his heart, his eyes full of tears. Then he started building friendship with his stepmother. And this became the drive of his life, making him create 28 successful golden rules, which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.
Before his stepmother came, no one praised him smart, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However, his stepmother's words changed his life.
When Hill was 14 years old, his stepmother bought him a used typewriter and said to him, "I believe you will become a writer." Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and expectation, and started writing things to a local newspaper. He understood his stepmother's strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family. Therefore, he would do as well as she expected him to.
The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.
Praise will never be unnecessary, especially for children. Sincere （真诚的） praise may be better than 10,000 bad words.
（1）What did people think of Hill before the age of nine?
A. lever.
B. Creative.
C. Unfriendly.
D. Stupid.
（2）Which of the following is WRONG about Hill?
A. He accepted his stepmother's typewriter.
B. He failed to do as he was expected.
C. He started writing to a local newspaper.
D. He understood his stepmother.
（3）The writer is most probably an expert of _________.
A. house building
B. diet
C. news writing
D. education
（4）The passage was written mainly to tell us that _________.
A. children should be praised
B. Hill's father married again
C. Hill's stepmother was kind to him
D. Hill's father was cruel to him
【答案】（1）C
（2）B
（3）D
（4）A
【解析】【分析】大意:一个在别人眼里是最坏的男孩的Hill，他继母的来临后，继母几句表扬的话改变了聪明的一生，他继母的力量让他成为一名富人作家和美国最重要的人物，作者以Hill事例向我们展示了表扬的重要性。

（1）推断题。

根据When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy.可知，他九岁之前，人们认为他是一个出了名的坏小孩，可推出坏小孩一般对他人都是不友好的，故选C。

（2）细节题。

根据started writing things to a local newspaper.and famous writer in the United States可知，Hill没有辜负继母的期望，B选项与原文不符，故选B。

（3）推断题。

作者以Hill事例向我们展示了表扬的重要性，可推出作者应该是教育方面的专家，故选D。

（4）主旨题。

作者以Hill事例向我们展示了表扬的重要性，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解能力，细节题、推断题和主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型。

细节题要从文中寻找答案；推断题需要根据上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

9．阅读理解
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year from midnight on December 31st to January 1st, People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minute of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead, But some cultures prefer to celebrate
the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（摆脱）bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes, The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck he will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck on New Year's Day. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year, you have to eat 365 of them!
（1）The passage is mainly about____________.
A. the meaning of "Happy New Year!
B. several different New Year traditions
C. what to eat on New Year's Day
D. why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day （2）It's clear that____________.
A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning
B. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year's Day
C. people in Ecuador go to parties from December 31st to January 1st
D. no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
（3）To have a happy new year, ____________.
A. friends talk to each other in special ways
B. families make big dolls filled with old clothes
C. some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year's Day
（4）When eating black- eyed peas on New Year's Day, people think____________.
A. one pea brings one day of luck
B. black- eyed peas are the best medicine
C. the peas are too black and taste bad
D. the peas are helpful to count numbers
【答案】（1）B
（2）A
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了西方国家不同的庆祝新年的方式，
（1）主旨大意题，通过阅读全文可知，短文主要介绍了不同国家不同的新年庆祝方式，故答案是B。

（2）细节理解题，根据But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise.可知，一些国家喜欢在早晨庆祝新年，故答案是A。

（3）细节理解题，根据But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.可知，为了过一个快乐的新年，人们要早起看日出，故答案是C。

（4）细节理解题，根据 In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year, you have to eat 365 of them!可知人们认为吃一颗黑豆会带来一天的好运，故答案是A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节理解题和主旨大意题。

细节理解题要可以直接从文中寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

10．阅读理解
I'm sure most people like music. Music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also bring us happiness when we are tired or sad. And many people have the habit of enjoying music when they are free. But to our surprise, one English school allows children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while they are studying, and they find it is helpful to improve the students' grades.
According to a research at Millfield School in the UK, around 20% of teenagers work better with background music, and 10% excel when allowed to finish their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate （集中注意）better if allowed to play with a small object.
The research has made the school use a very new way, encouraging students to discover which learning styles suit them best, and then do their homework listening to music or even lying down. Some parents don't believe, .but many are now accepting it at home where children are allowed to do their homework with the television on.
"I prefer to work on the floor with music on," said Sam, a 13-year-old boy." At first my parent thought I didn't study hard, but my teacher asked them to look at my homework and when they saw it was OK, they agreed at last."
（1）What advantage of music hasn't been mentioned in the passage?
A. Music can bring us enjoyment.
B. Music can bring us happiness.
C. Music can make people excited.
D. Music can help to improve students' grades.（2）What does the underlined word "excel" probably mean?
A. It means "be good at doing something".
B. It means "do badly in doing something".
C. It means "give up doing something".
D. It means "play with something".
（3）Which of the following is true?
A. The research was done in the USA
B. One fifth of the students can work better with background music.
C. 20% can concentrate better if allowed to play with a small object.
D. No parents accept the idea.
（4）What can you infer form the passage?
A. The students at Millfield School are against the new idea of allowing children to listen to music.
B. More and more parents will allow children to listen to music while doing homework.
C. The new idea will spread all over the world.
D. More and more children will realize the importance of working hard.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A。