阅读理解之细节题(上)

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HyderabadHyderabad, India

To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The cityy is even creatingg ggreener buildingsg that use less water and less electricityy for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees

make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. HHowever, todayt d theyth are fillfilledd withith treest andd flowers,fl makingki theth cityit cleanerl andd

more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is. 2012年天津市中考C篇

4.对比处：常见标志词有compared with/to, unlike等。

【ExampleE l 4】

Unlike a computer,p , Kindle never ggets hot so yyou can read comfortably as long as you like.

pared to a computer, Kindle .

A. doesn’t get hot

B. has no screen

C. is harder to use

D. is heavier to carry

(2011年北京市西城区一模)

【Example 5】

68. According to the passage, why do many patients stop

getting injections?

A. Because of the pain and stress of the injections.

B. Because they are too lazy.

C. Because they like taking pills (药丸).

D. Because theyy are waitingg for the new device.

(2012年黄冈市中考A篇)

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5555. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Learning a second language can help us find a good job quickly.

B.. Dr.. Mechelliec e madede thee experimente pe e amongo g threeee differentd e e groups.g oups.

C. Learning a second language is the same as studying other subjects.

D. The earlier we learn a second language, the more money we pay.

（2012年北京市大兴区二模C篇）

A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College LondonLondon, took a group of Britons who only spoke EnglishEnglish. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second

languageg g before the ageg of five,, as well as a number of later learners.

5.因果关系处：表原因标志词有because, for, since, as, the

reason等；表结果标志词有therefore, so, as a result等。

【Example 5】

Microchips bring good news to patients with longlong-termterm (长期的) illnesses, for example, Osteoporosis (骨质疏松症). People with … One type

of treatment requiresq injectionsj for two yyears. Manyy ppatients stopp takingg

the medicine because of the pain and stress of the infections. However, microchips can deal with it. Doctors will program the device before

puttingi iti underd theh …OneO microchipi hi can holdh ld a fullf ll year’s’ worthh off

medicine.

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4141. WhWhy diddidn’t theth vegetablest bl andd ththe ttree gett on wellll withith eachh

other?th ?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.

D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as tree.

（2012年江苏省泰州市中考C篇）

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园).) A large tree grew there.there Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride

of the gardener.g But no one know that the vegetablesg and the tree couldn’t

stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other

hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving

him just enough to live.

【Example 6】

59.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. We cannot just feel sorry, but take actions.

B. We may feel worse when we realize the unfairness.

C. Life will become fair someday through our great efforts.

D.Pity is a self-defeating emotion delivering loving-kindness.

（2010年北京市中考D篇）

6.长难句：即含有复杂成分的句子。

【ExampleE l 6】

One of the nice things about surrendering (承认) to the fact that life

isn’tt fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging

us to do the very best we can with what we have. We know it’s not “life’s job”

to make everythingy g perfect,p , it’s our own chall enge.g Surrenderingg to this

fact … in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions;

and everyone has those times that they feel cheated or unfairly treated.