2015中考英语阅读理解练习

AUS Presi d e nt B arac k Ob a m a visi t e d th e Badalin g s ec tion of th e Great W all in B e ijing on Nov. 18th，2009.The Gre a t W all was the s e cond sightsee in g pr o gram fo r Ob a m a d urin g hi s v isit to C hi naBuilt o riginall y as出e b igges t d e f e ns e w ork in an c i e nt Chin a，the Gr e at Wall t oda y has beco m e on e of the mu s t -see pl aces f o r vi sitin g for e i g n lead e rs t o t h e c oun try in th e past sixty year s.“ I'm in s pir e d b y the m a j es t y of th e Gr e at Wall and gr a t e fu1 fo r th e warmth of th e Chi nese p e opl e，" Ob am a said aft e r hi s half-hour to ur."It's m agical，" Obama s aid wh e n walk i n g along th e G r eat Wall，"it r e m i nd s yo u of th e sw eep o f histo ry an d o ur tim e h e r e o n e arth is' no t that lon g. We b ette r mak e th e b es t o f i t.""I brou g ht ba c k admiration(钦佩) for th e C h ines e c iviliz a ti o n(文明)，I b ring h e r e th e gr ee tin gs of A m e ri c an people，" Obam a s a i d wh e n c limbing a wat c htow e r(朦望塔) to enjo y a dis t ant vi e w a t t h e Badaling s ec tio n of th e Great Wall.Obam a i s th e fifth U S p r es id e n t to vis i t th e Gr eat Wall. Ri c hard N ixon v i s it e d th e Gr e at Wall in 1972，Ronald Re a gan in 1984 a n d Bi ll C li nto n in 1998,In 2002，fo rm e r U S Pr e sid e nt Ge orge W. Bu s h and hi s wif e La ur a tou r ed th e s am e sec ti o n as Ob a m a di d.1.Wh a t did Bara c k Obam a do o n N o ve mb er 18th，2009?A. H e visi t ed the Ba d ali n g section of the Great Wall.B. He disc us se d the p r ogram w ith o th ers.C. He wro t e a l etter to Chin ese peo pl e.D. He calle d h is fr iends wh e n h e cli mbed a w a t c hto we r.2.Wh a t does th e un der lin e d wor d m e an i n Chin ese?A.必需的B.必看的c.游客多的 D.著名的3. Obama said that he was inspired byA. the warmth of the Chinese peoplethe sweep of historythe Chinese civilizationthe majesty of the Great Wall4. In the last paragraph，_ people visited the Badaling section of the Great WallA. fourB. fiveC. sixD. seven5.What's the best title for the passage?A. Barack Obama Visited the Great WallB. History of the Great Wallc. US Presidents who once Visited the Great WallD. Get to Know the Chinese CivilizationBWorld Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai.It will last from May 1st to October 31st，2010. The Expo site covers a total area of 5.28 km2.It spans(横跨) both sides of the Huangpu River，with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 135 km2 in Puxi. T h e r e are five f u nctional z o n es marked A B C D an d E. Each of th e m has different functions.Zo n e A wi ll h o s t the natio n al pavilions(国家馆) o f As i an co u n tri es except southeast Asian ones.Zone B will be h ome to th e China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceania n(大洋洲的) c ountries, Pavilions for International Orga n i za tio n s，T heme Pavilio n s(主题馆)，ExpoCentre，and Perfor man ce Ce n tre e t c.Zone C will host th e na- t ional pavi lion s of E ur ope an，American an d Afri c an coun tri es.A l arge pu b li c am u seme nt park will b e built at th e entran c e o f thi s zo n e.Zone D is h om e to C orp o rate Pavi l io n s(企业馆), the land is on e of th e original p l aces of modern China's natio n al i ndustry. So some o f the o ld ind u s trial buildings will be k e p t an d renova te d(修复) into Expo pa vil i ons.Zon e E will host standa l one(独立的) Corpo rat e Pavilions，U r ban Civiliza ti on Pavilion (城市文明馆)，and Ur ban B es t P r actices Area.1.' How long will World Expo 2010 last?A.About four months.B.About five months.C.About half a year.D.About a year.2Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A.The Expo site covers the area of 5.28 km2.B.The Expo site spans both sides of Huangpu River.C.There are five functional zones marked A，B，C，D，and E.D.All of the five' zones have the Same functions.3.Which zone will be home to the China Pavilion?A.Zone A.B.Zone B.C.Zone C.D. Zone D.4. They will build _________ at the entrance of Zone C.A.a large museumB.a large public amusement parkC.a theme pavilionsD.a large garden5.If you visit Zone D，_______________ .A. y ou c an vi s it Urban B es t P r a ctic es AreaB.you can know some information of American national industryC. you can find some Corporate PavilionsD.you can have the chance to get to know some Oceanian countries.CAn t arc tic a, th e coldest place on the Earth，i s too co l d fo r m ost crea tures. H o w eve r，th i ngs are diff e r e n t for p e nguins. Seve r al ty pe s of p e nguins make their h o m e in Antarcti c a.They walk w i th s hort st e ps，all ove r the i c y co nti n e ntH ow eve r，th ey don't ha ve "Happ y F e et". Som e of Antar c tica 's p e nguins are endange r e d，or at ris k of d ying o utThe animals seek for f ood near the An tarctica's c oas ts.They use the floating s e a i c e as a place to rest while th e y s ear c h. In r e c e nt y e ars,gl obal w armin g，the slow rise of Earth's te mperatur e，has be e n c a using th e i c e to meltP eople a dd to global warming wh e n th ey dri v e cars or u sing el ectri c ity. Th a t burns f o s sil fuel s，such as coal,oil and n a tur al g as. The b urning of fos sil fu el gives off gas tha t w arms th e E art h.Th e harmful gas s t ay s in t h e a t m o s phere above An t arc t ic a Th e s cie n ti sts fo un d th at the west s id e of the c o n tinen t is esp e c i ally affe c t e d by global warming"Global warming is…reducin g th e amount of food for penguins so that the y can't find enough food·to eat，" scientist Shaye Wolf sai d.Experts are hopeful at co n ditions in An tarctica can be improved. Th ey say peop l e can r ed u ce global warmi n g by u sing cars and e l ec tri city l ess ofte n. Eve n kid s can h elp. Wo lf s u gges t s，"tal k t o y our frie n ds an d fa mil y ab o u t g l o bal warmi n g，how i t i s harmi ng penguins，a nd ho w i m portan t it is to stop warming tod a y."1.Th e penguins seek for foodA. near the An tar c tica's c oastsB. around th e floa tin g s ea iceC. in the wes t s id e of thecontm e ntD. a quiet p l ace on earth2. Nowadays，global warm mg_→一·A. causes sea level to rise around the worldB.causes the ice to meltC.makes the penguins own a more comfortable placeD. makes Earth's temperature lower and lower3. Experts say people can reduce global warming .A.if they use cars and electricity more oftenB. if they use cars andelectricity less oftenC.if they give up usingcoalD. if they do something to protect the penguins.4. What‟s the best title of the passage?A.Global Warming Threatens Antarc tica‟s PenguinesB.The Coldest Place on Earth.C.The Adwantage of Global WarmingD.Some Ways to Save the Engangered Animals.DSeveral years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker，another owned one of the largest companies in the world，and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said，“I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.The man shook his head，“No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You…d only be important if while you were visiting the President，there was a telephone call from the president of another country，and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”“No，I don…t，” he said. “I don‟t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the Preside nt important.”“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.“Oh，I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang，and the President picked up the receiver，listened and then said，…It‟s for you.… ”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。