湖北省武汉市2020年中考英语汇编：阅读理解专题

阅读理解专题

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Wang Xingyue, 14, Shnaghai: I don’t think we should set off firecrackers during holidays. It is really noisy. Some people set them off at midnight. People nearby can’t sleep well. It also creates air pollution and lots of rubbish. So I think there is no need to set them off anymore during holidays.

Liu Ran, I4, Shangdong: Setting off firecrackers is a tradition during Chinese festivals. People set them off to celebrate or wish a happy new year. This is very important in our lives. It reminds us of the invention of gunpowder in ancient China. We can’t give it up.

Lin Yisong, 15, Zhejiang: I think we should control firecrackers. During holidays, the government could tell people to gather in one place. They can set off firecrackers and others can watch. It is safer to do this and people can still enjoy their holiday tradition.

Li Qiang, 14, Jiangsu: I think we can improve firecrackers. The firecrackers we use now are dangerous. That’s why we can’t set them off freely. But if we can make them safer and better for the air. We wouldn’t have to give them up.

Zhang Qi, 14, Hubei: Firecrackers are dangerous and bad for the air. I think we can use something else to replace them. For example, we can use LED firework instead. They are beautiful and safe. Even kids can play with them.

31. How many provinces (cities) are these teenagers from?

A. Three.

B. Two.

C. Five.

D. Four.

32. What are the teenagers discussing?

A. Whether we should set off firecrackers.

B. Ways to set off firecrackers.

C. What traditions we have for holidays.

D. How to improve firecrackers.

33. What problems does setting off firecrackers cause?

a. It is noisy.

b. It creates air pollution.

c. It wastes electricity.

d. It creates rubbish

A. abc

B. abd

C. acd

D. bed

34. Who most strongly agreed that people should still set off firecrackers?

A. Wang Xingyue.

B. Liu Ran.

C. Li Qiang

D. Zhang Qi.

35. What suggestions does Li Qiang give?

A. Setting off firecrackers in certain places.

B. Never setting off firecrackers.

C. Using LED fireworks instead of real ones.

D. Improving firecrackers actively.

【文章大意】

本文介绍了“过年要不要燃放烟花爆竹”。这个讨论从年前争论到年后，从减轻环卫工人的负担到降低空气污染，反对者的声音高涨，但也有人认为作为传统节日活动，应该燃放烟

花爆竹。

31. C细节理解题。根据Wang Xingyue, 14, Shnaghai；Liu Ran, I4, Shangdong；Lin Yisong, 15,

Zhejiang；Li Qiang, 14, Jiangsu；以及Zhang Qi, 14,

Hubei可知，这五个人来自于五个省。故选C。

32.

A细节理解题。根据每人的第一句话可知，本文讨论了“过年要不要燃放烟花爆竹”。之一话题。故选A。

33. B细节理解题。根据It is really noisy. 噪音大。根据It also creates air pollution and lots of

rubbish.

它还会造成空气污染和大量垃圾。至于是否浪费电能。文中没有提到。所以放鞭炮会造成的问题是：噪音大；造成空气污染；制造垃圾。故选B。

34. B推理判断题。根据This is very important in our lives. It reminds us of the invention of

gunpowder in ancient China. We can’t give it up.

这在我们的生活中非常重要。它使我们想起了中国古代火药的发明。我们不能放弃。

可以推知：刘然最强烈地同意人们还是应该放鞭炮的。故选B。

35. D细节理解题。根据But if we can make them safer and better for the air. We wouldn’t have to

give them up.

但如果我们能让它们更安全，对空气没有污染。我们不必放弃它们。可知，李强建议积极改进鞭炮。故选D。

B

Few words are spoken more often every day on the streets of Britain than “I’m sorry”. This sentence has become such a common that it has taken on a lot of meanings.

Sorry means to apologize (道歉). This is simple and easy to understand. We learn it both as a mother language speaker and as a student of foreign language.

But in Britain, it take on another meaning. It is a cultural expression. Imagine this situation: a man walks down the street, looking down at his phone. A woman is walking in the opposite direction, towards the man. She sees him, but she can’t get out of the way in time. The man walks into the woman. Who should say sorry? Naturally, the man should say sorry, because he isn’t looking at where he is going. Yet in Britain, it is common for both to apologize.

It is known that British people, like most people, do not enjoy conflict (冲突). So to calm the situation soon, British people will apologize to each other.

Sometimes it may sound funny to hear “sorry”. In Britain, sorry doesn’t always mean exactly what you think. Some of my friends say it at restaurants. As they ask the waiter, “Sorry, but can I order another drink?” It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter.

36. How many meanings of “sorry” are the passage mentioned but apologize?

A. Three.

B. Two.

C. Only one.

D. Four.

37. What does the phrase “take on” mean in the passage?

A. 从事

B. 雇佣

C. 呈现

D. 拿起