2021年湖南省永州市中考英语之阅读重点词汇及练习(十)

2021中考英语之阅读重点词汇及练习（十）阅读中重点词汇▲courage n. 勇气，胆略course n. 过程，经过，课程▲cousin n. 堂（表）兄弟、姐妹cover n. 盖子，罩，封面v. 覆盖，遮盖，掩盖cow n. 母牛，奶牛▲crazy adj.疯狂的create v.创造；创造cross vt. 越过，穿过n. 十字形的东西cry n & v. 叫喊，哭声，喊叫，哭▲culture n. n. 文化，文明；修养；栽培cup n. 茶杯▲custom n.cut (cut, cut) v. 切，割，剪，削n. 伤口cute a.可爱的；漂亮的；聪明的，伶俐的dad (daddy) n. （口语）爸爸，爹爹daily a.日常的dance v & n. 跳舞danger n. 危险dangerous a. 危险的dark n. 黑暗，暗处，日暮 a. 黑暗的，暗淡的，神色的date n. 资料，数据daughter n. 女儿day n.（一）天、日，白天dead a. 死的，无生命的deaf a. 聋的▲deal v. vt. 发牌；处理；给予；分配vi. 处理；做生意；对待；讨论dear a.亲爱的December n.12月decide v. 决定，下决心▲decision n. 决定，决心deep a. 深ad. 深，深厚delicious a. 美味的，可口的depend v.依赖，依靠describe vt. 描写，叙述desk n. 书桌，写字台develop v. （使）发展，（使）发达，（使）发育，开发vt. 冲洗（照片）dialogue (dialog) n.diary n. 日记，日记簿dictionary n. 词典，字典die v. 死阅读理解AIn modern society, it is easy to get caught up with work, school and other responsibilities. Many people seldom find time to just sit back and read a book – not to mention get to know the people behind the literary works.This may change, though. The documentary series Everyday Life of Literature debuted (首映) on Youku on April 16 and offers viewers a glimpse into the lives of writers.Each of the five episodes (集) focuses on a specific writer and includes commentary (评论) from other guests, including a literary critic and an artist. Director Wang Shengzhi is seen observing their conversations over two or three days.“Each author has a different personality,” Wang said. “But they have one thing in common – they all instinctively (本能地) distance themselves from the camera because they don’t want to ‘act’.”One episode is on Ma Yuan, 67, a novelist who rose to fame (成名) in the 1980s for his creative narrative (叙事的) skills. Ma left Shanghai in 2008 after being diagnosed with cancer and has lived in a small village of the Hani ethnic group in Yunnan province since.“Today’s people really show themselves on social media. They have gone far from the nature of life,” Ma says in the episode. “I’m not a hermit (隐士) ... I’m only living in a way that is like the essence (本质) of literature, unadorned (简朴的) but poetic.”A similar situation is noticed in the episode on Alai, 61, an author of Tibetan ethnicity who’s based in Chengdu, Sichuan province, and is best known for his novel, Dust Settled Down. He does not use WeChat and Wang had to persuade him to appear in the documentary.When Alai recalls his experience of the devastating (灾难性的) magnitude-8.0 earthquake in Sichuan in 2008, he gets emotional. For Alai, it was a bitter yet inspirational time to consider the matter of life and death on a deeper level.It took him a decade to begin writing his novel on the catastrophe (灾难), Diary in the Clouds (《云中记》), which is narrated from a Tibetan monk’s (僧侣的) perspective to reveal (揭示) not only pain but also awe (敬畏) of nature.“The authors talk about hometowns ... life and death, and many themes concerning all of us,” Meng Yan, producer of the documentary, said. “Audiences will be led to notice some subtle emotions in life, which can be easily neglected ... We canthink of our own pains and explore what is a really interesting life.”1.What is the purpose of the documentary series Everyday Life of Literature?A. To show people the value of literary works.B. To tell people about the lives of writers.C. To share books some famous people have read.D. To introduce less well-known writers to viewers.2. What do we learn from Ma Yuan’s example?A. It’s good to become known at a young age.B. He hopes people can live a simpler life.C. Living in small villages helps people stay healthy.D. He loves writing poems about small things in life.3. What happened to Alai after experiencing the earthquake in 2008?A. He wrote about it in Dust Settled Down.B. He was away from his hometown for 10 years.C. He gained a new way to look at life and death.D. He spent a decade recovering from his suffering.4. What does the underlined word “subtle” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. unnoticeableC. positiveB. strongD. similar阅读理解BAn old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”5. An old lady had _________ .A. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket6. A. She didn’t want to ________ .A. take it offB. turn it offC. get onD. talk about it7. _________ spoke to her .A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of her friends8. The old lady had never been _________ before .A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital9. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go home阅读理解CTouching China – US professor introduces China to the worldWilliam N. Brown, a professor at Xiamen University, was listed among the " people who moved China in 2019".He won the award for "striving（努力; 力求）to introduce China to the world".Brown and his family moved to Xiamen from the United States in 1988 when he started working at the School of Management of Xiamen University（厦门大学管理学院）. Four years later, he became the first expat（移居国外者）in Fujian to acquire（获得）a permanent（永久的）residence（居民）permit in China.According to Shen Yifeng, his colleague（同事）at XMU. "He knows even more about China and Xiamen than we do." What touched Shen the most is that Brown spent a lot of money collecting books and pictures that recorded the city's development and donated them to a local museum and the management school.Brown has also played his part in promoting（提升）the city to the world, helping Xiamen and Quanzhou win gold medals at the International Garden City Competition（国际花园城市竞赛）in 2002 and 2003, respectively（分别地）.In 1994, Brown drove his family across some 40,000 kilometers in China and visited several poor regions. The trip allowed him to learn more about the rest of China outside Fujian.He recorded his experiences and impressions on China through letters to his family members and friends in the US over the past decades（几十年）. He published a book including 47 of his letters written since 1988 in late 2018.In 2019, he restarted his journey, enabling him to see how China had changed over the past 25 years, a country which he said had never disappointed him.He said he plans to write another two books to record his journey, reflecting （反映）China's achievements through its reform and opening-up.10.What did William N. Brown, a professor at Xiamen University receive?A. A prizeB. A praiseC. A titleD. much money11.Why did he win the title?A. Because he became the first expat in Fujian to acquire a permanent residence permit in ChinaB. Because he wrote a book introducing 47 of his letters written since 1988 to introduce thechange of China in past 25 yearsC. Because helped Xiamen and Quanzhou win gold medals at the International Garden CityCompetition in 2002 and 2003, respectivelyD. Because he wrote a book in Chinese and English12.What did William N. Brown do?A. He worked very hard.B. He helped his colleagues a lot.C. He knew Xiamen better than his colleaguesD. striving to introduce China to the world13.How did William N. Brown helped Xiamen and Quanzhou win gold medals at the International Garden City Competition in 2002 and 2003?A. He recorded his experiences and impressions on China through letters to his familymembers and friends in the US over the past decadesB. Brown drove his family across some 40,000 kilometers in China and visited several poorregionsC. The remote areas in West China are connected with broad roadsD. China has never disappointed him14.What is his next plan?A. He wants to write another two books to record how he was stuck for three days due to poortraffic conditionsB. He wants to write another two books to reflect China's achievements through its reform andopening-upC. He wants to win the title of “Touching China 2020”D. He wants to restart his journey to see how China has changed over the past 25 years。