2018初高中衔接英语阅读理解专项训练系列(含答案)

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2018中考英语阅读理解训练及答案【五篇】

【导语】努⼒的苦读，把你的实⼒全部发挥，所有关爱着你的⼈，都会为你祝福、祈祷，努⼒备考，相信你会考出满意的成绩，榜上有名考⼊理想院校！以下是为⼤家整理的《2018中考英语阅读理解训练及答案【五篇】》供您查阅。

【第⼀篇】I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom(开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren?t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda. One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn?t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something. Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen. Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom. 1. Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for .A. one dayB. one year C . two weeks D. two months 2. When the writer saw Mary?s jasmine, she felt____________ .A. unhappyB. peacefulC. hopefulD. surprised 3. What has the writer learned from her experience? A. Patience is needed in life. B. Flowers can make life better. C. Friendship is necessary for us. D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant. 参考答案：DDA【第⼆篇】Ⅰ.根据汉语意思完成句⼦(每⼩题2分，满分10分) 1. 要赶上班上秀的同学你得更加⽤功才⾏。

阅读理解(任务型阅读)带解析(2018年中考英语试题分类汇编第三期)

阅读理解（任务型阅读）带解析（2018年中考英语试题分类汇编第三期）阅读理解（任务型阅读）1.【2018年浙江省金华】阅读下面短文，根据文中信息完成一张海报。

每空限填三词Doing "Clean "ExerciseWhen you go for a run outside, chances are that you'll find litter all around you. Do you just go past it, or do you stop and pick it up? If you choose the second, you're part of the latest popular sport in the West: plogging. The word “logging”is the Swedish phrase“plocka upp”（pick up）and the English word ”Jogging”(running slowly)put together.What a plogger needs is a rubbish bag and a pair of gloves to protect your hands. While collecting rubbish, loggers learn to classify (分类)and deal with it correctly, too.Plogging seems simple but it does a lot of good to both the environment and your health. It can not only make the world greener, but also get you full body exercise, For example, a 30-minute logging burns around 288 calories（卡路里），compared to 235 calories burnedfrom just jogging.So next time you go out jogging, why not carry a rubbish bag and collect some litter along the way? Your body and the environment will thank you.Let’s go___56___!The latest popular sport!Just need___57___and a pair of gloves!Correctly classify and ____58____ the rubbish!It's simple but helpful to ___59___ and your body! Make the world ___60___ and yourself a lot healthier! Join us now! The world says THANK YOU!【答案】56. plogging/doing clean exercise57. a rubbish bag58. deal with59. the environment60. greener/more beautiful【解析】文章介绍了一种新型的健身跑步方式。

2018年中考英语阅读理解实战训练

2018年中考英语阅读理解实战训练2018年中考英语阅读理解实战训练(名师精选练，包含答案，建议大家下载打印练)实战演练阅读理解材料浩如烟海，中考英语复，时间短，任务重。

为了能让同学们脱离题海，更加省时省力地提高自己的阅读理解能力，我们特意选编了一些题材新颖、质量上乘的阅读材料。

这些材料内容丰富，趣味性强，无论是在设计上，还是在难度上，都与中考英语试题相当。

“会当凌绝顶，一览众山小”。

完成这些短文及题目之后，再做中考阅读理解题，就一定能驾轻就熟，游刃有余。

Passage 1We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and otheranimals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for differentreasonsXXX.When XXX, XXX to find food.Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The mostfamous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of fish, which is called“salmon”.This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spendsits life. When it is old, it returns to XXX it XXX Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their XXX. They move down to the low land. XXX all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into XXX.Recently (近来), XXX of a kind of lobster (龙虾).Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line andstart to walkacross the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobodyknows where they go.So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place toanother, but at othertimes we don‟t. Maybe living thin gs just like to XXX.1.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.A.XXXC. find food more easilyD. find beautiful places2.The fish called “salmon” spends a long time in ______.A. XXX3.XXX when _______.A. they give birthB. the place gets too crowdedC. the weather is badD. they XXX4.The lobsters move ________.A. to the fresh waterB. at a certain timeC. to the underseaD.to find more food5.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Animals move to find food more easily.B.The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most XXX.C.XXX move from one place to another because they like to XXX.D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place toanother, but sometimes we don‟t.Passage 2If you look at the sky one night and see something moving and XXX before, it might be a comet (彗星).A XXX like a star. Like a planet, a comet has no light of itsown. It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, XXX sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the XXX.If a comet isn‟t a star, what is it then?Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces ofice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. Whensunshine melts (消融) the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it.These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail.Many people perhaps have XXX there are. There may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enoughfor us to see.XXX, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found outa lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. Some comets move out of oursight and never come back. Others keep XXX back was named after Halley because he was the one who workedout when it would come back again. Maybe you have ever XXX the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. Thenpeople all over the world were outside at night to look at it. You will probably be ableto XXX when it comes near the XXX.1.A comet is like ________.A. XXX2.A large part of a comet is ______.A.water and rockB. water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with ironC. ice, iron and rock dustD. only a few big pieces of rock3.Maybe many people _______.A. XXXC. have XXX4.Some comets keep coming back ________.A. at any timeB. at noonC. at regular timesD. at daytime5.XXX _____.A. in 1990B. in 1980C. in 1986D. in 1989Passage 3Do you know something about tree rings (年轮)? Do you know they can tell uswhat the weather was like, sometimes even hundreds of years ago?A tree will grow well in a climate (气候)with lots of XXX will limit (限制)the growth of XXX. For example, to find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a treefrom the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring,thenwe‟re sure th at it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is near to the eleventhring, then the climate that year was bad.Tree rings are XXX the history of weather but also forstudying the history of man. Many centuries ago there lived a lot of people at a placein New Mexico. But now you can find only sand there—no trees and no people. Whathappened?A XXX of dead trees there. He found that the people had toleave because they had cut down all the trees to make XXX had gone, the people there had to move.1._____ in good climate.A. Tree rings grow far from each otherB. Tree rings become XXXC. XXXD. People can cut down most of the trees2.The XXX rings can tell______.A.whether a tree was strong or notB. whether people took good care of the treesor notC. whether the climate was good or notD. how old the trees were3.If you want to find out the weather of twenty years ago, you should study_______.A. XXXC. XXX ringD. the twenty-first ring4.Why did people usually live in places with lots of trees?A.XXX could tell the change of the weatherB.XXXC.Trees could make weather not too hot or too coldD.XXX5.The people had to leave the place in New Mexico because _______.A.had XXX treesB.they no longer had water and the land became sandC.they didn‟t have XXXD.there was too much rain therePassage 4All our food comes from the soil (泥土). Some of us eat meat, but animals XXX. If these were no plants, we should have no animals and meat. So the XXX.The top of ground is usually XXX, which has a dark color. This dark soil is humus, dead leaves, dead plants andanimal wastemake it, but this takes a long time. When the humus has been made,plants can grow well in it.All soil needs food. If we don‟t give it any, the plants will be weak. Animalswaste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful.The same crop should not be grown in the same place every year; it is better to have adifferent crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land ingood condition.When the soil is dry, the wind blows XXX. It takes hundreds of years to make humus, andso we must save every bit of it. Without soil, where can we grow food?1.From the text, we know people live on _______.A. XXX2.The word “humus” means _____ in Chinese.A.微生物B.泥土C.腐殖土D.黏土3.We should _______ to keep the soil.A. give more fertilizersB. kill more animalsC. make XXX4.We should save every bit of humus, because ______.A.it takes a long time to make humusB.the more humus in the soil, the better plants growC.XXX fertilizers are XXXD.A and B5.The best title of this text should be ______.A.XXXB.Thesame crop can‟t be grown in the same place every yearC.Soil‟s food is chemical fertilizersD.Humus is hard to makePassage 5In the sea there are many XXX there are some little ones.We call them “coral Islands”.A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land (一圈陆地) withtrees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is XXX.If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You say think they areflowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each ofthese holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.They began to build under the water. Year after year, the XXX. At last it grew out of the water.Then the sea brought it small trees and something else. After some years, XXX (种子) to this XXX.The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the XXX.So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small.Do they not teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?1.In the sea ________.A. XXXC. the water is always warmD. we can see many flowers2.A coral island looks like __________.A. a round cakeB. trees, grass and flowersC. a ring of landD. a round lake3.There are _______ XXX.A. XXX corals C. grass D. sea animals4.How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands? ________A.The XXXB.Only the XXXC.XXXD.XXX5.From the story we learn that ___________.A.small workers can‟t do big thingsB.only big workers can do big thingsC.small workers can do big things if they work hard work and work a long timeD.all small things can do big thingsPassage 6When some plates of XXX XXX, XXX.During an XXX, XXX (断裂) open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole XXX.Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? XXX and make maps that show the “XXX”. In areas (地区)in these belts, it‟s possible for XXX.In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will bebefore they happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.1.A XXX ________.A. in the areaB. on landC. at nightD. next to mountains2.XXX _______.A.the result of XXXB.that there are so many plates on the earthC.that the sea is too deepD.rocks‟ cracking open3.A map XXX will tell people ______.A.what kind of houses to buildB.what kind of houses can stay up in an XXXC.where XXXD.how to keep themselves safe during an XXX4.In the future we‟ll be no XXX ______.A.with the help of XXX (预告)B.because of a map showing the “XXX”C.because we can guess the date and place of earthquakesD.as scientists know what to do and how to do it5.Choose the best title fro the passage.A.XXX XXXC. XXXPassage 7It seems to us that the earth stands quite still (静止的). But it is really moving allthe time. It turns around a make-believe line through its center. We call thismake-believe line the earth‟s axis (地轴). The two ends of the earth‟s axis are calledits poles (极). XXX-four hours around its axis once.We look at the sun and say it “travels” across the sky, but the sun doesn‟t reallydo so. The turning of the earth makes us feel as if the sun were moving across the sky.We can‟t see that the earth is moving because everything else on the XXX-four hours, first one half faces the sunand then the other half. When our half of the earth is facing the sun, we say it is “day”.When our half is away from the sun, we say it is“night”. It is the turning of the earththat tells us when to go to bed and when to get up.1.The meaning of “a make-believe line” is “a line that ______”.A. is called poleB. we can‟t seeC. anyone can seeD. we can make and XXX2.It takes the earth ______ to turn around its axis once.A. a weekB. a monthC. 12 hoursD. 24 hoursually we say, “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.” In fact, the sun_______.A. does not moveB. is moving all the timeC. moves sometimesD. is too heavy to move4.We can‟t see the earth moving because _________.A. XXX XXX stillB. everything on the earth is moving with usC. the earth is smaller than the sunD. the earth goes only at night5.When our part of the earth turns away from the sun we have “______”, andwhen our part faces the sun we have “_____”.A.day; nightB. day; dayC. night; dayD. night; nightPassage 8We know XXX all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.XXX that she loves you. She?Yes, she. It‟s true that male mosquito d oesn‟t bite (咬)and only the XXX because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for XXX. If she likeswhat she finds, she bites. But if she doesn‟t like yourblood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquitobites you, just remember you are chosen. You‟re different from the others!If the mosquito likes you, XXX shebites, you will have an itch (痒) on your body because she puts something from XXX with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flownaway.And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, XXX to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, XXX, hundreds of eggs.1.“Mosquito” means _______ in Chinese.A.苍蝇B.蜻蜓C.跳蚤D.蚊子2.We know mosquitoes very well because ___________.A. they can be found easilyB. they fly here and thereC. there are many kinds of themD. they can fly3.If the mosquito doesn‟t bite you, it will ________.A. get angry with youB. be afraid of youC. make a lot of noiseD. choose another one4.The mosquito bites you _________.A. when you‟re asleepB. because you have choose itC. too quickly to let you knowD. but doesn‟t like you5.Which of the following XXX?A. XXX XXX.XXX use blood to lay eggs.D. All the mosquitoes don‟t like to bitepeople for blood.Passage 9XXX snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the timesnails don‟t move at all. They are in their shells (壳)—sleeping.Hot sun will dry out a snail‟s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail drawsits body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, XXX, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the XXX, asleep.In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes outfrom the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the topfeelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (觉得) of smell is very strong. It helps thesnail to find food and the new greens.A XXX (大头针). Yet it has 256,000teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can‟t see them. If you put a snail in a hardpaper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its XXX, it will grow newones.1.A snail _________.A.XXX feetXXX much of the time2.In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means_____.A. to make with a pencilB. to pushC. to pullD. to move away3.From the story, we know _________.A. a snail‟s shell is very thinB. a snail can‟t see wellXXX4.A snail goes to sleep when _____.A. it feels hungryB. it is put into a paper boxC. spring is comingD. it rains heavily5.Which of the following is wrong?A.XXX XXX.C.The snail‟s XXX can‟t be worn out.D.The snail‟s nose helps to find food.Passage 10XXXXXX directions (方向).XXX system. Over the years, XXX Jupiter has its own small solar system. Earth has one XXX.Since there are so many moons, XXX to number them. Thenumerals(numbers)tell the sequence, or order, in which the moons were found. Theywere slower to name the moons. All of Jupiter‟s moons now have a name as well as anumber.The first five moons to be discovered are known as the “inner moons”. But theyare not the closest to the planet. The closest is only 127,600 XXX-clockwise direction, that is,opposite of the hands of a clock.Jupiter‟s middle group of moons are at least 11,100,000 XXX. They also move in a counter-clockwise motion (moving). XXX 20,700,000 XXX. These are called “outer moons”. XXX.How many more moons do you think will be discovered？1.What does “solar system” in this article mean？______A.银河系B.宇宙空间C.流星雨D.太阳系2.XXX as the hands of a clock are said to betraveling in a______.A. clockwise directionB. counter-clockwise directionC. same directionD. different direction3.Jupiter‟s _____group of XXX.A. planetsB. innerC. middleD. outer4.The numbers given to Jup iter‟s moons tell ______.XXXC. the order of their distance from JupiterD. the order of names5.According to the passage，which of the following XXX true？A. None of Jupiter‟s moons have names.B. Most of Jupiter's moons circleclockwise.XXX.6.How far away are the middle group of moons from Jupiter？A. It‟s not mentioned.B. 11,100,000 XXX.C. 127,600 XXX,700,000 XXX.Passage 11WHY IS THE SUN IMPORTANT？The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there wouldbe no life on Earth. The sun gives us light and heat.All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light andheat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our ownfood, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(链)whichstarts with the sun. For example,Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chainwhich begins with the sun and the plants.sun→ leaf→ caterpillar(毛虫)→birdsun→ seaweed(海藻)→small fish→ whale(鲸)Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be darkall the time. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it XXX.1.Which words tell us what the sun is like？A. Huge.B. Hot.C. Bright.D. All above.2.What are the two main things the sun gives us？A. Light and heat.B. Heat and eggs.C. Corn and light.D. Wheat and bread.3.Why can we still see during the day when the sky is cloudy？A. Because we can see all day and all night.B. Because the sun can't give us light all day long.C. Because the XXX.D. Because we can't see at night.4.All the food we eat comes from ______. And it starts with the _____.A. plants; earthB. a food chain; sunC. food; sunD. plants; XXX5.In what way do you think the sun cannot be harmful(有害的)？A. The sun can do harm to your eyes and skin.B. It can make XXX.C. Without it there would be no life on Earth.D. Hot sun on dry land can cause fires.Passage 12Most animals only have animals of a different kind for food. But sometimes twokinds of animals XXX (伙伴关系) which is good for them.You may have noticed some birds on the backs of sheep. This is not because theywant a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫) on sheep. Thesheep let the birds do so because they can stop the XXX they can do with it by themselves, they can do better together with each other.XXX cannot do without each other. This is so in corals of the sea. Inside theirbodies they have very small plants, which act as “cleaners”, taking the XXX in retu rn. That is what the animal needs to live. Ifthe plants are killed, or are even kept from receiving light so that they cannot live asusual, the corals will die.1.Some birds XXX ________.A. they can eat XXXC. they can‟t live without its parasitesD. they want to find the warm place2.The underlined word “they” in the first paragraph means _________.A. XXXC. parasites and sheepD. birds, parasites and sheep3.We learn from the passage that corals need plants for _______.A. friendsB. lightC. foodD. oxygen4.The Chinese for the word “oxygen” is _________.A.氧气B.氛围C.废气D.二氧化碳5.What is the second paragraph mainly about?A. Some animals and plants cannot live without each other.B. XXX.XXX.D. XXX.实战演练答案详解Passage 1【答案与解析】这篇短文讲述了某些生物的迁移这一自然现象，并分析了迁移的原因。

高一衔接英语阅读作业3 附答案

高一（初升高）英语衔接阅读理解作业10英语阅读AIf you look at the top of your phone, you'll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The "G" stands for the "generation" （代）of your mobile network. But the symbols will become things of the past after 5G networks fully arrive.On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X Smartphone. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will let people download and upload data（数据） faster than ever before. But 5G won't just bring faster mobile internet. People can use it for many other things as well.For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Today's self-driving test cars have one problem-lag（延迟）. When the car "sees" an obstacle（障碍物）, it sends this information to a data center and receives instructions, However, it will be some time before it sends and receives this information. With this kind of lag, the cars might crash because they don't receive instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making the cars safer.5G could also be used to power the internet of things （IoT）, that is, a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology.The IoT could be used in a lot of ways. For example, with IoT, your refrigerator could automatically （自动地） place an order online for eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left inside. （1）Which city was 5G tested for the first time?A. Beijing.B. Shanghai.C. Shenzhen.（2）What can we infer（推测） according to the passage?.A. 5G is widely used in China now.B. 5G networks will make our lives more convenient.C. There are no symbols at the top of our phones.（3）The writer uses self-driving cars as an example to .A. explain how 5G's fast speed can be helpfulB. warn about the possible dangers of self-driving carsC. explain how self-driving cars work（4）What is IoT according to the passage?A. A robot that can do housework.B. An online store where you can buy anything.C. A large online network that connects things and people.（5）Which sentence is right according to the passage?A. 5G will help us buy eggs quickly.B. Robots can help us buy eggs online.C. Our refrigerator can order eggs online for us.阅读理解BAccording to a 2018 study from San Francisco State University, nearly 2. 4 billion people around the world used a smartphone in 2017. By the end of 2019, more than a third of the global population will be using a smartphone.However, smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, itsends us unlimited amounts of information. On the other hand, using a smartphone may become an addiction.Erik Peper and Richard Harvey are both health education professors at San Francisco State university. They led the study. Peper explains that smartphone addiction forms connections in the brain that are similar to drug addiction.And these connections form slowly over time. Also, addiction to social media may affect our emotional state. The two professors asked 135 university students about their habit of smartphone use and their feelings. They found that students who used their phones the most reported higher levels of feeling lonely, depressed and anxious. Peper and Harvey do not blame users for their technology addiction. They believe it is the tech industry's desire to make more money that is to blame for the technology addiction. The researchers warm that workers in the technology industry know how to control our brains and turn us into addicts.But the researchers say that we can limit our brains to be less addicted to our phones and computers. Enk Peper suggests timing off our phones before we sleep or do something important. The researchers also suggest taking control of when and where you answer texts or emails. You do not need to answer them all. And you certainly don't need to answer them as soon as you get them. They also suggest putting limits on the time you spend on social media. If you want to catch up with friends on Facebook, set aside a small amount of time to it. You should focus on important tasks and do not allow technology to disturb you.（1）What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A. Smartphone use has become extremely common.B. Most young people can't live without smartphones.C. Smartphones make our life more colorful and convenient.D. Most people consider smartphones as the greatest invention.（2）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means smartphone technology____.A. has a brilliant futureB. can be better than most people thinkC. has both advantages and disadvantageD. can give us unlimited amounts of information（3）What did Enk Peper and Richard Harvey find about smartphone use?A. It can help reduce loneliness.B. It's more popular with students.C. It's preferred by young people feeling lonely.D. It can harm students' emotional state in many ways.（4）What does the last paragraph mainly want to tell us?A. Social media isn't that important to us.B. We can train our brine to do many things.C. We shouldn't become addicted to our smartphones.D. There are ways to deal with Smartphone use addiction.（5）Which of the followings is True?A. We can use smartphones to deal with loneliness.B. An addiction can't be controlled if we still use smartphones.C. There were nearly 2. 4 billion people using smartphones in the world in 2017.D. Stop using smartphones if you don't know when and where you should answer the emails.高一（初升高）英语衔接阅读理解作业11阅读理解 CAt some point in life, many people develop a mental （精神） problem.While most people get over it, for others it doesn't go away easily.The WHO says that about 20 percent of teenagers worldwide suffer from mental illness. It's thought that the number of teenagers with mental illness around the world will increase by half by 2020. It will become one of the main causes of illness, and even death.In China, the picture isn't bright, either. About one tenth of teenagers under the age of 17 have a mental health challenge.The world is changing fast. Study and relationships have always caused stress, but today the stress is much higher than before, the WHO said.A research centre in Oxford University says that young people today have big stresses at school. For example, they experience bullying （欺凌）. In a 2017 report, the centre noted that the Internet was a special source （渠道） of stress. Online, young people often see "messages about perfection" and this causes the young "great uncertainty about their futures", says the centre.Also, according to China Daily, Chinese people don't ask for help with their mental problems. They fear that others will think less of them if they say that they are in mental trouble. Elaine Peng, a US mental health educator, makes a similar point. And in the UK, over three quarters of young people believe their mental problems have a social stigma. It is reported in 2017 that a quarter of young UK people wouldn't ask for help if they developed a mental problem.Young people who don't ask for help for their condition may be creating problems for themselves in the future. Elaine Peng warned that, "If we hide our mental health, it may remain a problem forever.""My message for young people is, if you feel something is wrong within you—ask for help," he told China Daily.（1）Which of the following is NOT the cause of stress according to the passage?A. Heavy schoolworkB. Being bullied at school.C. Some information from the Internet.D. Certainty about the future.（2）Why don't Chinese people ask for help with their mental problems?A. They don't think them serious.B. They can get over them in time.C. They can keep their mental health secret.D. They are afraid of being looked down upon.（3）What does the underlined word "stigma" most probably mean in Chinese?A. 羞耻B. 印象C. 援助D. 危害（4）Elaine Peng advised the teenagers with mental illness to ______.A. think less of themselvesB. avoid being bulliedC. ask for help as soon as possibleD. stay away from the Internet.（5）The main purpose of the passage is to ______.A. ask research centers for helpB. tell about teenagers' stressesC. call public attention on teenagers with mental illnessD. show some different opinions from different countries阅读理解 DMy first day of school was very interesting and couldn't be easily forgotten. I went to my science class in the morning and found a seat in the back. I waited there for 15 minutes before the bell rang. The science teacher told us about some class rules. No one talked to me and I didn't talk to anyone else. I was one of those very shy girls. After the science class, I had an English class. I thought it would be boring but later I found it very funny. When the classes of the morning ended I went to lunch. I sat outside the dining room with no one to talk to and no food because I was too nervous to join the lunch line. I kept looking around hoping to see someone I knew but I never saw anyone. Lunch ended and I went to have my art class. I was the first one there and not even my teacher was there yet. So I sat at my desk and started drawing some pictures. I didn't notice the rest of the class walking in or the girl that was standing behind me till I was surprised by the voice, "So what are you drawing?" It was a girl who had really long hair. She ended up being my best friend and one of the kindest and liveliest girls I know. In the next class meeting, the teacher asked us to talk about the past holiday. I was glad to make some new friends in the class. The first day of high school was hard for me but I got through it.（1）What do we know about the writer's science class?A. She was 15 minutes late for it.B. She learned some class rules.C. She made some new friends.D. She sat in the front row.（2）According to the writer, the English class was .A. boringB. interestingC. hardD. useful（3）The writer had no lunch because she .A. wasn't hungryB. forgot the lunch timeC. was afraid to stand in lineD. didn't like the dining room（4）In the art class, the writer .A. got to know a lively girlB. talked about her past holidayC. met someone she knew beforeD. drew some pictures about her class（5）What was the writer's first class in the afternoon?A. The class meeting.B. The English class.C. The science class.D. The art class.高一（初升高）英语衔接阅读理解作业12阅读短文CAs we all know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don't know how to learn it well. Here are some suggestions which may help you with your English.The biggest problem is people's own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don't speak English at all. Don't be afraid of being laughed at. Only if we aren't afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.The fastest way to learn something is to do it again and again until you get it right. Learning English needs practice. Don't let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English radios, watch English news, movies and TV programs. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English materials that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are making progress. （1）The biggest problem of learning English is ________.A. not knowing how to learnB. being afraid of being laughed atC. looking foolishD. making mistakes（2）The fastest way to learn English well is ________.A. practicing over and over againB. listening to it every dayC. going over the fearD. going to a foreign country（3）To create a good environment, you need to do many things except ________.A. putting English books around your roomB. listening to English radiosC. watching English news and moviesD. speaking English with your friends only in class（4）According to the passage, English exercises and tests are ________.A. very necessaryB. not helpful at allC. very boringD. not important（5）How many suggestions on how to learn English are mentioned according to the passage?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five阅读理解 DHi, guys! Last week I read a book called Rabbits in Australia. Rabbitslook cute, but when they enter in large numbers, it's a problem. InAustralia, rabbits have crowded into the land. They eat the plants thatfarmers grow. They eat the plants other animals need to eat, so otheranimals find it hard to live.These days I'm reading Moby Dick. It's considered to be the "GreatAmerican Novel", or one of the greatest novels of all time. "The storytakes place on a whaling ship that sails the seas to find Moby Lick, avery large whale.Well, I love detective stories. Last month I read The Stolen Letter.The writer brings me into the story of his characters' lives. He alsointroduces a sense of mystery in the story. It keeps me interested untilthe very end of the story.（1）What are Amy, Daniel and Simon talking about?A. Listening.B. Speaking.C. Reading.D. Writing.（2）The rabbits in the book Rabbits in Australia .A. are very cuteB. are in small numbersC. cause a problemD. find it hard to live in Australia（3）What type of book is Moby Dick?A. Science.B. Novel.C. Detective story.D. Travel.（4）What do we know about the book The Stolen Letter?A. It's set in Australia.B. It's about the writer's life.C. Its story happens on a ship.D. There's a sense of mystery in it.高一（初升高）英语衔接阅读理解作业13阅读理解 EHave you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing lots of research on how to achieve it? As you learned more and more. It seemed you knew less and less. That is because when you learned a new concept（概念）. You found that there was a lot more to know about it.Usually, people think they need to get more and more information before trying a new idea. There is nothing wrong with learning a lot, but when you let learning get in the way of doing, you will never get going.One of the best ways to learn is to take action and learn from the results that you get from those actions. Don't be afraid of not being perfect and just take the first step. You will go further than those who are still in preparation. It's good to be prepared, but over-preparation in trying to reach a goal won't get you results. The knowledge and skills that you will need will be picked up along the way.If a baby wants to learn how to walk, it doesn't do it by just sitting there and thinking about how to walk. The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up and start walking. Sure it may fall, but with every fall, it learns what is working and what is not and adjusts（调整）to it. By doing this over and over, it will finally learn to walk. This is the method you should use when you want to achieve your goals as well. It works. Learning more is great but if all you're doing is learning and not taking action, it's time to change that. Just take the first step.（1）When you learned something new, you found there was to know about it.A. lessB. nothingC. everythingD. more（2）Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. People need to learn a lot before trying a new idea.B. One of the best ways to learn is to take action.C. Learning has nothing to do with doing.D. Over-preparation is not good for reaching a goal.（3）A baby should when it wants to learn how to walk.A. get up and start walkingB. sit there and think about how to walkC. learn from its parentsD. read books about how to walk（4）We can usually read the passage in .A. a storybookB. a newspaperC. an advertisementD. a guidebook（5）The purpose of the passage is .A. to tell us how to learn moreB. to tell us how to be successfulC. to talk about the importance of doingD. to talk about the importance of learning阅读理解FMany cars in advertisements are red, blue or green but almost 75 percent of new cars sold are black, white, silver or grey.A survey shows people prefer the car colors that don't show dirt such as grey. That means the owners can wash their cars less, saving money. Besides, some areas that are short of water do not allow people to wash their cars often.According to another survey, white cars are often sold more than cars of other colors. In China, car buyers say white makes a small car look bigger. Car buyers in other countries also like white. And the research also suggests that there is a lower risk of accidents during the day for white cars compared with darker ones. People also think the temperature inside white cars is lower than that in cars of other colors.At present, every year about 11 percent of cars sold are red and 8 percent are blue. Green has become less popular. In the mid 1990s, green was the most popular color in many places of the world. But today, green cars are hard to find.Sometime in the future, people may not have to choose the color of their car technology may let owners change their car's paint color anytime. （1）You can often see cars in advertisements.A. whiteB. blackC. redD. silv er（2）Car buyers choose grey because they .A. can wash their cars lessB. don't need to wash carsC. can pay less money for carsD. don't allow washing cars（3）According to the passage, white cars look than those of other colors.A. saferB. darkerC. cheaperD. bigger （4）Green cars .A. make up 11% of the cars soldB. are hard to find all the timeC. were the most popular in the mid 1990sD. were less popular than blue cars in the past（5）In the future, we can .A. choose cars in all colorsB. paint our cars any color anywhereC. buy cars in all colorsD. change our car's paint color anytime高一（初升高）英语衔接阅读理解作业14阅读 AWhat subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can't sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful（压力大的）."For people who are worried about math, posture （姿势） makes a big difference," Erik Paper from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That's right – sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumped-over （趴倒的） posture, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.Slumping over is a defensive（戒备的） posture. It can bring about bad memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Paper said.Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit（受益） from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported.Good posture isn't just helpful for taking math exams. Sportspeople, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more certain and focus better.（1）What posture can make people feel less stressed during math exams?A. Sitting up straight.B. Hanging your head.C. Lying on your back.D. Raising one hand.（2）What did the scientists ask the college students to do during the test?A. To do sit-ups.B. To count numbers.C. To think carefully.D. To sit in different postures.（3）How many students in the test benefited from the better posture?A. All the 125 students.B. Less than half of them.C. 56 percent of them.D. None of the students.（4）The fourth paragraph is written to explain .A. why slumping over makes exams harder to doB. why slumping over is bad for one's healthC. why some people slump over during examsD. why people are nervous during math exams（5）Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Slump over to Take ExamsB. Sit up to Do MathC. Better Posture for Nervous StudentsD. Good Advice for Better Exams阅读理解 BWhen it comes to helping developing countries, we often think about offering money in order that they can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find cleanwater supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs in their lives. However, it's far from enough. We have to come up with better ideas.A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which he decided to invent after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is not the same as the normal one that you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is strong and won't be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle in order that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed.This special laptop computer will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to produce as many as 15 million laptop computers in the first year. The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not benefit the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK. And probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste crested by throwing away thee old phones is very bed for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to" kill two birds with one "and that is always a good thing.（1）The underlined phrase "wind up" in paragraph 2 means .A. 吹风B. 给……上发条C. 摇上D. 利用空气……使……（2）The laptop computer that Mr. Negroponte has designed . A. will be damaged much easier than the normal oneB. has a special handle to access the InternetC. is cheap and can run with extra powerD. can be helpful to find the people's own solutions（3）According to the passage，what benefit can we get from recycling old mobile phones?A. We can reduce the waste to protect the environment.B. We can help children in developing countries reuse the old mobile phones.C. it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users.D. It not only reduces the waste produced by developed countries but also helps the children in developing countries.（4）Mr. Negroponte's cheap computer is mentioned in the passage to .A. illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countriesB. tell us what high technology can help peopleC. show how to find business opportunities in developing countriesD. give an example of how to help developing countries（5）Which is the best idea the author gives us to help the developing countries?A. We need to help people in developing countries to help themselves，not just throw money at the problem.B. We should spend much money helping people in developing countries build more schools and hospitals.C. We should think about giving help to developing countries more often.D. We should help the people in developing countries by improving children's education immediately.高一（初升高）英语衔接阅读理解作业15阅读理解 CMr. and Mrs. Smith have two children, Kevin and Jenny. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes to each other. Here are these four notes of today. 3:30 pm To Kevin,Mr. King rang, telling there is no football practice today, and he asked you to get ready for the football match tomorrow.Jenny4:00 pm To Jenny,It's your turn to walk our pet dog Teddy and play with him after school. Kevin6:45 pm To all,Has anyone found my tennis shoes? I'm doing my homework in my bedroom.Kevin 9:00 pm To Kevin,I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dear!Mum（1）_____________ was asked to walk the pet dog after school. A. Mum B. Kevin C. Jenny （2）Kevin was doing his homework in the ______________. A. bedroom B. garden C. living room （3）Kevin could find his tennis shoes _____________at 6:45 pm. A. under the desk B. outside the back door C. in the bag（4）What will Kevin probably do tomorrow?A. Play with Teddy.B. Play tennis.C. Play in a football match. （5）What can we learn from the notes? A. Teddy doesn't like to stay at home. B. Mr. King may be a coach. C. Mum washed Kevin's shoes.阅读理解 DYou think it's "cool" to carry your backpacks and head out to school. But if you don't know exactly how to choose, load, lift and wear them-these all-important accessories （配件）can be a pain in the back. Not to mention the neck, head and shoulders. Backpacks can influence your health. Carrying a heavy load improperly can lead to poor body position; and even hurt the spinal column （脊柱）This can cause muscle strain, headaches, back, neck and arm pain.For example, if it is carried on one shoulder; a heavy backpack forces the muscles and spine to balance the unequal weight. This may increase the possible back problems later in life.More than 50 percent of young people suffer back pain by their teenage years.Research shows that this could be mainly caused （场）improper use of backpacks. Here's some advice to help you carry backpacks comfortably and safely.Choose the right backpack. Forget leather （皮革）! It looks great, but it's far too heavy. Go for canvas（帆布）. Pick a pack that has two wide, adjustable, comfortable shoulder straps（带子）, along with a hip or waist strap, and plenty of pockets. Make sure the pack fits properly and its size is suitable for the wearer's body.Packing it properly. Only put in the pack what is needed for that day. It's a good idea to know what each object weighs. The total weight of the filled pack should be no more than 10 to 15 percent of the wearer's own body weight. Pack heaviest objects close to the body, and place little ones outside, away from the back.Putting the backpack on. Put the pack on a smooth surface, at waist height. Put on the pack, one shoulder at a time, then adjust（调整）the straps to fit comfortably. Remember when lifting a backpack, or anything, to lift using the arms and legs and to bend at the knees.The right way to wear a backpack. Both shoulder straps should be used, and adjusted so that the pack fits the body, without hanging to one side. Backpacks should never be worn over just one shoulder. You should be able to move your hands between the backpack and your back. The waist strap should also be worn.Take the above advice, and you may not complain back pain, numbness or weakness in your arms and legs any more.（1）What could mainly cause some young people to suffer back pain by their teenage years?A. Too much homework.B. Poor treatment for backs.C. Improper use of backpacks.D. Unhealthy sleep position（2）Which of the following does the writer suggest?①Choose leather backpacks because it looks "cool" to go to school.②Pick a pack that its size is suitable for the wearer's body.③Make sure the backpack contains only what is needed for that day④Pack heaviest objects close to the body, and place little ones outside.⑤Put the pack on a smooth surface, above the waist height.A. ①②④B. ①③⑤C. ②③④D. ②③⑤（3）If a boy weighs 40kg, how heavy should his filled backpack be at most?A. About 4kg.B. About 6kg.C. About 10kg.D. About 15kg.（4）What is the passage mainly about?A. Some problems that teenagers face in their study at school.B. The suitable backpack material that you should choose.C. The good influence that backpacks have on your healthD. Some advice on how to carry backpacks comfortably and safely.。

初高中衔接英语试题及答案

初高中衔接英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听对话，选择正确答案。

A. 他喜欢数学。

B. 他喜欢英语。

C. 他喜欢科学。

[录音内容]M: 你喜欢什么科目？F: 英语，因为它很有趣。

答案：B2. 听短文，回答问题。

What is the main idea of the passage?[录音内容]The passage talks about the importance of learning English in the modern world.答案：The main idea of the passage is the importance of learning English.二、词汇与语法（共30分）1. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

- The weather was very cold, so we decided to stay _______ (home).答案：at home2. 改错。

- She doesn't like to play the piano, does she?- _______ (Yes, she does.)答案：No, she doesn't.三、阅读理解（共30分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。

AIn the future, people will live in a world where everythingis connected. They will use smart devices to control their homes, cars, and even their health.1. What will people use in the future?答案：Smart devices.2. What can smart devices control?答案：Homes, cars, and health.BTom is a high school student. He likes playing basketball and reading books. His favorite subject is English because he enjoys speaking with his foreign friends.1. What is Tom's favorite subject?答案：English.2. What does Tom like to do?答案：Playing basketball and reading books.四、写作（共20分）根据题目要求，写一篇不少于80字的短文。

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编--阅读理解--校园生活含解析

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编--阅读理解--校园生活含解析专项训练五校园生活时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018贵港)Mahalya Daye is a student in Grade 8 at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania, US. Every afternoon at 2 o'clock, she runs to a store at her school, she is not running to buy snacks. Instead, she works as the storekeeper and helps count change(零钱) for customers.“I didn't know that it took so much work. I didn't do anything like this，”Mahalya told The Sentinel, a local newspaper.In fact, she and another 11 students work as the storekeepers at Bison Bargains, the school's first studentrun store. It started on February 22, and it opens each school day during break time from 2 to 2∶30 p．m. It mainly sells stationery and snacks.Through this, students see what a business is like. Christian Ilg, a 14year old student, was really surprised by how hard it was to not make mistakes and do the transactions(交易). “It's kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the stock(供应物) lists and remember all the prices of the products，”Christian told the newspaper.To help them learn about business, they took a class. The class taught students how to use money and some simple business rules.The school did a survey on what products students would buy from aschool store. In the future, they plan to sell things made by the students themselves. For example, students can sell their homemade pencil boxes and phone cases.( )1. Mahalya runs to a store in her school to________．A. buy some snacksB. learn about customersC. work as the storekeeperD. learn about the information( )2. What does the underlined word “stationery”mean in Chinese? A. 文具B. 餐具C. 道具D. 家具( )3. How long does Bison Bargains open each school day duringbreak time?A. 60 minutes.B. 50 minutes.C. 40 minutes.D. 30 minutes.( )4. The purpose of having a studentrun store is to ________．A. teach students to learn from mistakesB. help students see what a business is likeC. sell more stationery and snacks to studentsD. start a class on how to use money in the store( )5. What is this passage mainly about?A. The school's new program, a studentrun store.B. The results of a survey on the studentrun store.C. The reasons of opening a studentrun store.D. The rules of the studentrun store.Passage 2(2018丽水)A team is a group of people with a common goal. A school's football team has two goals. One goal is to win. That is what the team wants to do. The other goal is to build character. Character is what a person values, how a person gets along with others. That is why schools have football teams. They want to help students build good values.Each team member builds character. They learn to cooperate(合作). They learn to make good decisions. They work hard. They practice every day. They learn to follow the rules.Each team member has a position(位置). Each position is part of winning. No one player has the ability to win the game for the team. Only if the team works together does a team win. People often say, “There_is_no_I_in_TEAM.”Whether the team wins or loses, at the end of the game they congratulate the other team. That is called sportsmanship. While they fight to win during the game, it is just a game. They cannot be angry with the other team. If they are, they'll hear from their coach.__▲__ makes sure the team reaches the school's goal. The coach cares about the whole team. The coach gives each player advice. When the team wins, everyone celebrates. And the coach is glad. But after the season is over, the coach is still happy. The coach gets to see the players as they go to school every day. The character they have built is part oftheir success in school, too.Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you'll be able to tell the players. It is not that they are bigger than the other students. It is the ones who are helping other students work. Teamwork is part of their lives.( )1. Schools build football teams mainly to help students________．A. get good gradesB. become leadersC. build good valuesD. improve football skills( )2. What does the underlined sentence “There is no I in TEAM.”in Paragraph 3 mean?A. I never take part in the game.B. I am not a member of the team.C. A famous star is the key to success.D. Teamwork comes first during the game.( )3. Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5?A. The captainB. The coachC. The headmasterD. The monitor( )4. Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are ________．A. tallerB. biggerC. more helpfulD. more talentedPassage 3(2018乐山)When we say a person blows his own trumpet(小号), we mean he talks a lot about his own achievements(成就). That expression usually shows disapproval(不赞成). But recently at a top private girls' school in Britain, students were encouraged to blow their own trumpet.Some excellent girls are under a great deal of pressure(压力) and find it difficult to accept their success. The purpose of the “Blow Your Own Trumpet”week was to help these students. “Some teenagers will continue to push themselves and never realise that they've done enough，”said Ms. Hanbury, head of Wimbledon High School in London, “Without being able to accept when things have gone right, some girls might never be happy”．The school wanted to help the girls build an ability to get better from setbacks quickly, so they wouldn't think it was the end of the world if they didn't do well in an exam. In the “Blow Your Own Trumpet”week, students were encouraged to talk about their experiences of success and failure. They were also asked to think carefully about their achievements in each subject during lessons, make videos and act out plays to tell the stories of success and failure in classes.Ms. Hanbury said she wanted her students to be confident in the things they're good at and to also know they're not good at everything. It was important for them to know their own strengths(长处) and weaknesses, she added. She also said girls needed to understand that being praised forachievements was quite different from showing off(炫耀)．( )1. If someone blows his own trumpet, he ________．A. likes playing musical instrumentB. always lies to people he doesn't likeC. likes talking about how successful he isD. always minds too much if others do something wrong( )2. The purpose of building up the “Blow Your Own Trumpet”week was ________．A. to guide students how to manage their time wellB. to let students learn about the importance of winningC. to teach students how to praise themselves without being shyD. to help students deal with difficulties and accept their success( )3. If the girls didn't do well in an exam, the school wanted them to feel ________．A. sad and hopelessB. it was not the end of the worldC. they could do nothing but study harderD. it was necessary to always do better than others( )4. What does the underlined word “setbacks”mean in Chinese? A. 弱点 B. 吹嘘 C. 病痛 D. 挫折( )5. Students at the school did all of the following in the “Blow Your Own Trumpet”week EXCEPT ________．A. talking about their failuresB. making videos about their hobbiesC. thinking about the progress they've madeD. telling the stories of success and failure through plays, 小词典)1．transaction n. 交易2.stock n．供应物3．cooperate v. 合作 4.position n. 位置5．trumpet n. 小号 6.achievement n. 成就7．disapproval n. 不赞成8.pressure n. 压力9．strength n. 长处10.show off 炫耀专项训练五校园生活Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。

2018中考英语阅读理解专项训练及参考答案

2018中考英语阅读理解专项训练及参考答案2018中考英语阅读理解专项训练及参考答案(名师出题考前专项训练+答案解析，建议考⽣下载练习)1Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn (打哈⽋) and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, obviously it’s be cause we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains.Put simply, the presence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains model after it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions，they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains，but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages，and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning (⾏使职责). However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information about how humans behave, communicate and spend time together. Indeed, it may turn out to be nearly the same important thing for neuroscience as what Einstein’s theory of relativity (相对论) was for physics. And the next time you have the strong feeling to cough in the cinema when someone else does – well, perh aps you’ll understand why.48. Mirror neurons can explain ______.A. why we cry when we are hurtB. why we cough when we catch a coldC. why we smile when we see someone else smileD. why we yawn when we see someone else get up late49. The word “triggered” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.A. set offB. cut offC. broken outD. found out50. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _______.A. relate to human behavior and communicationB. decide our knowledge and language abilitiesC. result in bad behavior and social disordersD. control human actions and appearances51. What is the passage mainly about?A. Ways to find mirror neurons.B. Problems of mirror neurons.C. Discovery of mirror neurons.D. Functions of mirror neurons.参考答案48. C 49. A 50. A 51. D2The Big Cat House. We have number of lions and tigers for you to see. Human farming has taken a lot of forest from tigers and they are now difficult to see except in zoos or on reserves.The Elephant Village. We have built a sm41. How many places can you visit in West Park Zoo?A. 6.B. 7.C. 8.D. 9.42. Where can you see lions in the zoo?A. In the Children’s Area.B. In the Monkey House.C. In the Elephant Village.D. In the Big Cat House.43. What animals can you touch in the zoo?A. Snakes.B. Monkeys.C. Rabbits.D. Pandas.参考答案41. A 42. D 43. C3阅读下列短⽂，从每⼩题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出⼀个最佳选项。

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专项训练七　节假日活动时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018福州)In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th, which is the following day after Christmas Day. However, strictly speaking, Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas. Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday. This means it's a nonworking day in the whole of Britain. When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public holiday.The exact origin(起源) of the holiday is unclear. One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages, when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land, a Christmas Box was placed by a priest (神父) on each ship. Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box. It was sealed_up and kept on board until the ship came home safely. Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a Mass of thanks for the success of the sailing. The priest wouldn't open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas.One more thought is about the “Alms Box” placed in every church on Christmas Day. Worshippers (做礼拜的人) put gifts for the poor into it. These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas, that is why that day became known as Boxing Day.Today, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating (捐赠) their time, services and money to aid Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping families in need. Besides, spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now.( )1. If Christmas Day is on a Saturday, Boxing Day will be celebrated on ________．A. December 25thB. December 26thC. December 27thD. December 28th( )2. Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to ________．A. save the poorB. pay for the priestC. discover new landD. pray for sailing safety( )3. What does the underlined phrase “sealed up” mean?A. 密封B. 悬挂C. 归还D. 传递( )4. The following activities can show the traditional spirit of Boxing Day EXCEPT ________．A. offering gifts to the poorB. supporting families in needC. spending time with familyD. giving money to aid Food Banks( )5. The purpose of the passage is ________．A. to praise the kindness of priestsB. to introduce the origins of Boxing DayC. to call on people to help the poorD. to compare Boxing Day with Christmas DayPassage 2(2018泰州)Interesting festivals in the worldThrowing tomatoes — Spain(西班牙)Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But thetomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takesplace during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks(卡车) carrytomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes andthrow them into the crowd.Rolling cheese — EnglandThis festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. Ittakes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese(奶酪)is rolled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a racewhere people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. Thefirst person to cross the finish line at the bottom of thehill wins the cheese.Burning man — The United StatesThe Burning Man Festival lasts a week, it is from the Mondaybefore Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Mondayin September in America). The festival takes place in theBlack Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is theburning of a large sculpture of a man.Pouring water — ThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year inThailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates theNew Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run aftereach other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the mostimportant reasons why foreigners travel to the beautifulland.( )1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.( )2. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?A. Spain.B. England.C. The United States.D. Thailand.( )3. Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?A. Throwing tomatoes.B. Rolling cheese.C. Burning man.D. Pouring water.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.B. Not all the festivals above fall on the single day.C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.( )5. The passage is most probably taken from ________.A. a tour guideB. a science reportC. a story bookD. a fashion magazinePassage 3(2018山西)Emma has just finished travelling alone in Europe. Are you interested in her journey?Let's read some of her travel diaries.( )1. Emma was looking forward to this travel because ________．A. she had never taken a train ride beforeB. she could do anything she liked on the journeyC. she hoped to keep herself away from the busy life( )2. From the passage, we can know Salzburg is a great place for ________．A. enjoying classical musicB. buying children's booksC. visiting history museums( )3. In Amsterdam, she ________．A. climbed the beautiful mountainsB. travelled along the river in a boatC. wrote some postcards in her hotel( )4. She didn't need to worry about her safety in Copenhagen because ________．A. there was very little crime thereB. the city was full of friendly peopleC. she thought she was careful enough( )5. We can know that ________ from the passage.A. Emma has little interest in artB. Emma is a brave but careless girlC. Emma's travels were enjoyable and specialPassage 4(2018孝感)Dear mum and dad，I'm writing this letter to you from the center of Australia. At the moment we're staying near Uluru—that's the aboriginal(土著) name for Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a balloon tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometers long and 384 meters high. The colors of the rock are fantastic, and at different times of the day, they change from purple to red. The Aborigines are the first people of Australia, and the ancient aboriginal stories describe the spirits that created the world. Uluru is a center of Aboriginal culture.The Australians have many British relatives. That's why they're like us in many ways. Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. The food and drink that most Australians like are grapes, lamb, ham and especially wine that they make in the south of the country. They love all sports, but football is the most popular. Most Australians live near the coast, so they also love going to the beach, swimming and surfing.Although it's December, it's summer over here. The sunshine is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the outback(澳洲内陆) is more like a desert, full of rocks and sand.The next day after we arrived at Uluru, we went on a camel(骆驼) ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper. When I sat on its back, it became very angry and refused me. So everyone else thought it was very funny that my camel kept lying down...Finally, later this evening, we're taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home, it's been a fantastic trip!Tony( )1. Which is NOT true according to Paragraph One?A. Uluru is the name for Ayers Rock.B. The height of Uluru is 384 meters.C. The rock of Uluru doesn't change colors.D. Uluru is the center of Aboriginal culture.( )2. Tony may be a(n) ________．A. BritishB. AustralianC. AmericanD. Chinese( )3. ________ is the most popular sport in Australia.( )4. The underlined word “temper” means “________” inChinese.A. 脾气B. 记忆C. 命令D. 信心( )5. What is the best title of this passage?A. A Balloon TourB. An Aboriginal LetterC. A Fantastic TripD. A Summer EveningPassage 5(2018北京)The Blog of RosieThe WeekendBy Rosie|June 6, 2018Hi!I'm on vacation here inLondon...and it's fantastic!OnSaturday I was in the British Museumfor three hours. On Sunday I visitedTower Bridge. Where were you over theweekend?Tell me your news！DISCUSSIONSophia·9：30Glad you're having a great vacation. Iwas in the Summer Palace in Beijing onSaturday. I was there for a flowershow. It was amazing!And there werelots of people. But on Sunday it wasrainy and I wasn't very well. I stayedin bed for a whole day.Reply Share ••Steve·10：10It was cloudy the whole weekend inParis. On Saturday I was at a footballgame with my classmates. It wasexciting!On Sunday I was at the shopswith Ann for four hours.Reply Share ••Jack·11：00I wasn't at home over the weekend. OnSaturday I was in Scotland for a trip.It was a lovely, warm day and I had apicnic with friends. It was great!Sunday was boring. It took me fivehours to get back home. It was a longjourney.Reply Share ••Kate·11：20On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport.I met a friend there and we talkedtogether for two hours. I was veryhappy. On Sunday I was in Sydney for aconcert. It is winter in Australia,and it was windy and cold!Reply Share ••( )1. On Saturday Sophia was ________．A. in the Summer PalaceB. in the British MuseumC. at Tower BridgeD. at Heathrow Airport( )2. What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris?A. Rainy.B. Warm.C. Cloudy.D. Cold.( )3. How long did it take Jack to get back home?A. Two hours.B. Three hours.C. Four hours.D. Five hours.( )4. Kate was in Sydney for ________．A. a picnicB. a concertC. a football gameD. a flower showPassage 6(2018新疆建设兵团)The summer vacation is a time to enjoy a change from the school year. It's a good chance to work on different activities that you don't have much time to do during the rest of the year.We asked about 2，000 people what they would do during the summer vacation. Most of the surveytakers agreed that the summer vacation was a break from homework and they could relax.Alexis said, “At school, I'm really tired, so during the summer vacation I can read books and do many outdoor activities.”Amy is in high school. After school, she sometimes works in a cafe. She told us, “It's a chance to relax after a hard school year—sleep more, and see my friends more.”We also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored. About half (52%) of the surveytakers said they would be busy during the summer vacation but still have time to relax. And that is exactly how it should be.But not everyone said their summer vacation would be the right balance (平衡) between being busy and relaxing. Many thought that they would be too bored.How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on how old they are. Surveytakers in their early teens were more likely (可能的) to be bored. Among them, 40% said they would be bored and only 10% thought they would be too busy.( )1. What does the underlined word “surveytakers” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. 进行调查的人B. 接受调查的人C. 写调查报告的人D. 看调查报告的人( )2. What does Amy want to do during the summer vacation?A. To do a parttime job.B. To do some outdoor activities.C. To help her parents do housework.D. To sleep more and visit friends more.( )3. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．A. feeling boredB. being very busyC. spending all the time enjoying oneselfD. having time to relax though being busy( )4. How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on ________．A. their ageB. their parentsC. where they liveD. what they are( )5. According to the passage, those who took part in the survey are most probably ________．A. scientistsB. doctorsC. studentsD. teachers1. 专项训练七节假日活动Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

2018学年第一学期初高中衔接英语试题

2018-2019学年第一学期初高中衔接英语试题二、单项填空（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）25. ______ fun it must be to travel around the earth in Shenzhou VI!A. What aB. WhatC. How aD. How26. --- Will you take the blue tie or the red one?--- I’ll take _____, for a change sometimes.A. eitherB. noneC. bothD. neither27. Can you lend me the book ______ the other day?A. which you talkedB. you talked aboutC. that you talkedD. you talked28. Hundreds of jobs ______ if the factory closes.A. loseB. will be lostC. are lostD. will lose29. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson became president of the US, which then included 16states that ______ east of the Mississippi River.A. liedB. laidC. layD. was lying30. --- The boy hardly watches TV in the evening, ______ he?--- ______, ______.A. isn’t; No; he isn’tB. does; No; he doesn’tC. doesn’t; Yes; he doesD. does; No; he does三、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)If silence is golden, it is also becoming as rare as gold. It seems that the__31__ of man includes a __32__ volume of noise. In every __33__ a stereo or television will __34__ the rooms with noise. Between sunrise and sunset, streets and __35__ are a constant source of __36__ from cars, buses, and trucks. You can pass any factory or __37__ area and the roar of its machinery will make your ears __38__. Music is __39__ in every supermarket, most restaurants, and many offices. Big cities of the world are __40__ for their noisiness.Noise __41__ is the new __42__ effect of our technological age. Day or night the sound of __43__ fills the air. It seems that the pleasing effects of silence are __44__ to be found. Even the quiet of our __45__ protected wilderness areas can be disturbed at any moment by a passing __46__.We are learning, finally, that __47__ is a natural resource and must be protectedby __48__. It appears that we all find company in sound, __49__ , we all __50__ a little quiet from time to time.31. A. progress B. developing C. success D. achievement32. A. raising B. high C. rising D. loud33. A. room B. office C. factory D. home34. A. provide B. supply C. mark D. fill35. A. tracks B. highways C. railways D. paths36. A. noise B. sound C. pollution D. voice37. A. school B. country C. construction D. city38. A. ring B. sound C. affect D. cry39. A. made B. acted C. done D. played40. A. important B. well-known C. difficult D. useful41. A. problem B. matter C. pollution D. trouble42. A. active B. useful C. sick D. side43. A. work B. music C. quarrel D. birds44.A.everywhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere45. A. widely B. carefully C. wonderfully D. properly46. A. car B. truck C. jet D. train47. A. noise B. calmness C. water D. silence48. A. law B. government C. people D. order49. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. then50. A. ask B. request C. order D. demand四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThat cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines(台词). I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold.I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pullup to the sidewalk ne xt to me. When a voice called from the inside, “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place a s long as people were willing to help each other.51. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?A. Cold and sick.B. Fortunate and helpful.C. Satisfied and cheerful.D. Disappointed and helpless.52. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy ______.A. solving her problem at the bankB. taking part in various city activitiesC. learning acting in an evening schoolD. preparing for the first night show53. On her way home the writer _______.A. lost her wallet unknowinglyB. was stopped by a garbage truck driverC. was robbed of her wallet by an armed manD. found some homeless people following her54. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?A. Someone offered to take her back home.B. A red-haired man came to see her.C. She heard someone call her name.D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.55. From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.A. would stop working at nightB. would stay on in San FranciscoC. would make friends with cleanersD. would give up her job at the bank.BCentral ParkOutside among the trees, watch the wildlife –both the human and animal varieties. Call (212)360 – 3465 or (212)360 – 2726 for events and tours. Central Park stretches from 59th to 110th Sts. , and from 5th Ave. to Central Park. West.Empire State buildingThis is among the most striking buildings in the city, the nation, even the world. The observation dock (瞭望台) on the 86th floor is open to general public, offering a wonderful view of the second floor you’ll find the New York Skyride, a simulated (模拟的) helicopter ride. Over Manhattan. 5th Avc. at 34th St. , Midtown/ (212)736– 3100. Intrepid Sea – Air – Space MuseumFive blocks west of Time Square, this museum has hundreds of air, deep – sea and space exhibits. Walk the fight deck of the 900–foot–long aircraft carrier( 航母)Intrepid, see dozens of old and modern aircraft and ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator. Pier 86 , W . 46th St. and 12th Ave./(212)245–0072.Madison Square Garden.If it’s big, it probably happens at the Garden. Check out sporting events, concerts and much more. Tours are available.7th Ave , btwn. 31th and 33th Sts. , Midtown /(212)465 – 6741.56. The New York Skyride is for _______.A. sightseeingB. fight trainingC. model plane-sportsD. city transportation57. If a visitor is interested in music, he will probably go to_______.A. Central ParkB. Empire State BuildingC. Intrepid Sea-Air-Space MuseumD. Madison Square Garden58. What is the purpose of these texts?A. To provide information of living in New York.B. To provide directions of city traffic in New York.C. To give visitors a guide to New York.D. To give a brief introduction to the history of New York.CThe physical education office of Peking University announced on Aug. 27 that the university would build a golf course near Weiming Lake. Golf would thus become an elective course for Peking University's students in the near future.Peking University's eastern sports ground will be rebuilt into two soccer fields and one golf course. The latter will be designed as 90 meters long and 40 meters wide, occupying only a quarter of the whole sports ground.The director of the physical education office revealed that a student would make only one stroke on the ground, and one class session would hold no more than 30 students.Some teachers suspect such an activity will be a waste of university's limited land resources, but the director thinks otherwise, for the place can also be used for such sports as javelin or discus throw.It is reported that currently Peking University is still discussing about fees to be charged for the after-class use of the golf links.59. What is the best heading of the news ?A. Golf in Peking UniversityB. One Golf Course to be Built in Peking UniversityC. Peking University to Teach Students GolfD. Come to Peking University to Play Golf60. What does the underlined word “suspect” mean in the sentence?A. thinkB. praiseC. hateD. add61. We can learn from the news that _______.A. all the teachers support the building of the Golf courseB. the fees for the after-class use of the golf links has been setC. students of Peking University must attend the golf courseD. there are only 30 students in one Golf class periodDLet us begin by saying what causes our dreams．Our dreams do not come from another world．They are not messages from some outside source（来源）．They are not a look into the future either．All our dreams have something to do with our feelings，fears，longings，wishes，needs and memories．If a person is hungry，or tired，or cold，his dreams may include a feeling of this kind．If the covers on your body，such as a quilt or a blanket，have slipped off your bed，you may dream that you are sleeping on ice or in snow．The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today．So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping（feeling of cold，a noise，a discomfort，etc．）and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now．This is why children are likely to dream of fairies(神仙)，older children of school examinations，hungry people of food，home-sick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom．There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream，what we dream and what those dream mean．Their explanation of dreams，though a bit reasonable，is not accepted by everyone but it offers an interesting approach to the problem．They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true．In other words，dreaming is a way of having your wishes carried out．62. Older children often dream of examinations probably because ______．A. they are interested in examsB. they are often worried about their studiesC. they hope for better lifeD. they show much interest in their studies63. Some scientists' explanation of dreams ______．A. is not widely accepted though a bit reasonableB. gives an exact description of our lifeC. provides us with information of dreamsD. is of no use for us64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A. The subject of our dreams is usually something useless．B. In most people's dreams they often plan something of great importance．C. Children often dream of ghosts because they are full of imagination．D. Some of the past experiences may appear in people's dreams．65.Which of the following Chinese expressions is the closest to the main idea of thepassage?A.日有所思，夜有所梦B. 黄粱美梦C. 梦想成真D. 痴人说梦第二卷（共两节，满分20分）第一节：单句改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)1. I saw a accident this morning.2. A woman on a red sports car was driving very quickly.3. The boy is tallest in his class.4. I’m very glad to come there.5. Mark Twain is my most favorite writer.6. There’s a real important English speech contest next month.7. I really need it because of I have a math test.8. It took Jack two hours climb the mountain.9. I don’t agree to you,twins.10. Could you give me anything to eat?第二节单词拼写(共10小题, 共10分)1. Congratulations! Thanks to your hard work, you have come to No. 7 High School s___________.2. If there is a similarity between two or more things, they are s__________ to each other.3. No i___________ has been received about the injuries and deaths caused by the earthquake in Yunnan Province.4. Everyone present was d________ impressed by Principal Wang’s lecture about how to make the most of one’s special tal ent and interest.5. Cellphones are not allowed in the classroom. If a phone starts ringing in class, teachers and students are d___________ and can’t work.6. I tried to explain the reason for being absent from the party, but no one would listen to my __________ (解释).7. Her son is one of the ____________ (最健康的) children in the kindergarten.8. The headteacher keeps on ____________ (鼓励) him to catch up with the others.9. Although ___________ (文化的) differences are real and can add richness and understanding to our lives, people everywhere have much in common, such as a need for love and peace.10. I expected a warm welcome, ___________ (尤其地) considering it is the first time I have come here.。

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编题型3阅读理解专项训练八饮食卫生与降含解析

专项训练八饮食、卫生与健康时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018天津)Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it taes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plane. So airlines(航空公司) offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would lie to do so because they don't want to lose customers.However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude(海拔) we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane taes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure(气压) reduces one third of the sensibility(感觉) of our taste buds(味蕾). So our taste buds become senseless. The sad fact, however, is that our noses don't now it.All of these help eplain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help eplain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy(辛辣的) food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are ased to lie with their feet higher than their heads for wees. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can't deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, maing food taste good is still hard for them.( )1. In Paragraph 2, “this problem”means ________．A. passengers stay long in the planeB. food on the plane tastes badC. passengers have no food to eatD. food on the plane is epensive( )2. What do airlines do to solve this problem?A. Get more customers.B. Offer more food.C. Improve their food.D. Reduce the ticet price.( )3. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces ________ of the sensibility of our taste buds.A. halfB. one thirdC. one fourthD. one fifth( )4. Why do scientists feel it hard to mae food on the plane taste good?A. The volunteers don't now about food taste.B. The volunteers don't understand them.C. They can't find enough volunteers.D. They can't deal with the special environment successfully.( )5. What is the best title of the passage?A. Taste of Airplane FoodB. Airplane TravelC. Scientific Research on NosesD. The Change in Air PressurePassage 2(2018东营)It seems that school children all over the world complain(抱怨)about their school food. What do students of your age eat for lunch at school in other countries?JapanHigh schools have dining rooms. They serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home, such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, picles(泡菜)and vegetables. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food.United StatesA typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicen, lettuce and picles, fruit and cooies. School lunches must also provide at least one third of the daily amount(总量)of necessary nutrition(营养)，such as, vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium(钙)．AustraliaMeat pies, sausage rolls(香肠卷)and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the country pays more attention to children's health, healthier foods have started to appear on school menus. Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red labeled(标注)foods, including cooies, chocolate and soft drins, is served only twice a wee. Healthier greenlabeled foods such as sushi, sandwiches, corn and watermelons, however, are available every day.South AfricaMost of South African schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1：30 p．m. and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.Fast food and fried food sell the best among students. As a result, it has caused a rise in obesity(肥胖)among children. But as more people began to realie that being too fat may cause different inds of serious illnesses, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are offered lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbage, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.( )1. High schools in Japan serve________．A. noodles and riceB. burgers and rice ballsC. chips and vegetablesD. fish and roast chicen( )2. From the passage, we now the typical menu from a US school is________．A. deliciousB. quite healthyC. not very healthyD. popular in South Africa( )3. Which are traditional dishes in Australia?A. Meat pies and hotdogs.B. Chocolate and soft drins.C. Cooies and sushi.D. Sandwiches and corn.( )4. In South Africa，________．A. most students have sandwiches and vegetables for lunchB. students lie fast food and fried food very muchC. more and more students become illD. students realied that fast food and fried food were bad for their health( )5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Parents in Japan are invited to taste the food twice a year.B. In the United States, school lunches must provide at least one third of the daily amount of necessary nutrition.C. In Australia, many schools have used a traffic light system.D. In South Africa, schools don't serve meals.Passage 3(2018长沙)Why is clean water so important to developing countries? A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation(卫生)conditions. In those countries, women and girls spend several hours collecting water, but often polluted, far away from their families. The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent(迫切的) need for people in developing countries to have access to(有机会或权利使用) clean water to improve their health.Here is a short story about Hadjara aari, a 12yearold girl in Niger. Having access to clean water changed her life. She learned about the importance of handwashing when the school first received clean water three years ago. That evening, she told her father, “You shouldn't eat with me unless you clean your hands.”Her father was very angry and shouted at her, “It's not up to you to tell me what to do！”Stunned(目瞪口呆的), Hadjara sat in silence. But she new she was right. In protest,_Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night. After her father questioned Hadjara's head teacher, he understood the importance of handwashing and his daughter's intentions(目的). The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.For people in developing countries, clean water can change many things, especially improve their health. So, from now on, let's avoid wasting water and tae action to save water, which is important to people all over the world.( )1. According to the recent report, poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause ________．A. traffic problemsB. forest firesC. many illnesses( )2. The ey to improving people's health in developing countries is ________ in Paragraph 1.A. to get clean waterB. to eercise oftenC. to refuse drugs( )3. What can we infer(推断) from Paragraph 2?A. Hadjara laughed at her father's foolishness.B. Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight.C. Hadjara's father understood his daughter's love and care for him later. ( )4. The underlined word “protest”in this passage means ________．A. 抗议 B. 保护 C. 节约( )5. The purpose of the writer is to ________．A. teach people how to wash handsB. call on people all over the world to save waterC. show developing countries rich in clean water专项训练八饮食、卫生与健康Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，文章讲述了为什么我们会觉得飞机上的食物不好吃的原因。

2018年最新中考英语任务型阅读专项练习(含答案)

任务型阅读（一）A little stream(小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests.Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossingthe desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly vanishing(消失)into the sand.After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.At this time, a deep voice said, “If wind can cross the desert, so can a river.” It wa of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That’s because the wind can fly, but I can not.you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the wind “That’s becauseand it can take you across me,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The litt stream could not accept this idea. “The wind can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let itleave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a vapor, your nature never changes.” After hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms ofthe wind. It carried her to the next stage of her life.The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go throughdifficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.Answer the following questions according to what you read.1. Did the little stream want to reach the ocean or the desert at last?____________________________________________2. Was the little stream able to cross the desert at first?____________________________________________3.Who gave the advice to the little stream?____________________________________________4.What did the little Stream do after hearing the desert's words?____________________________________________5. What can you realize from the experience of the little stream in this passage?____________________________________________（二）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编题型3阅读理解专项训练二教育故事(含解析)

专项训练二教育故事时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018随州)Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city.The building next door was only a few feet away from mine.There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty.Everything was unclear through the dirty window.I would say to myself，“I wonder why that woman doesn't wa sh her window.It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen.Her window was clean!Then I began to understand it.I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window，but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me.How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings(缺点)?From then on, whenever I want to judge(判断)someone, I ask myself first，“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window？” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see others' world more clearly.()1. The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because________．A. the woman's window was dirtyB. his window was dirtyC. the woman lived far awayD. the writer was nearsighted(近视的)( )2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Both the woman and the writer lived in a small town.B. The writer often cleaned the window.C. Both the woman and the writer worked as cleaners.D. The writer never met the woman.( )3. From the passage, we can learn that________．A. one shouldn't criticize others very oftenB. one should often keep his window cleanC. one should judge himself before he judges othersD. one should look at others through his dirty windowPassage 2(2018巴中)“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.After I graduated from college in 2002, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(播音员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't hire(雇佣) an inexperienced person and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon. There were no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newlyopened store wanted a local sportsman to work for it. I applied for(申请) the job, but I was refused again.“Everything happens for the best，”Mom reminded me. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter, told me they had already hired an announcer.I left his office, and felt totally disappointed. While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone calling. It was Peter. “What do you know about sports? Do you know anything about football？” Then he asked me to broadcast(播报) an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous(先前的) disappointment.”( )1. After graduating from college, the writer________．A. found a job in a radio stationB. couldn't find a job as a sports announcerC. was already experienced( )2. ________ first offered the writer a chance to work as an announcer.A. A kind ladyB. A program directorC. Her mother( )3. What can we learn from the passage?A. A kind lady offered the writer a job at first.B. The writer's parents were disappointed at her.C. Big stations usually hire experienced people.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer learned a lot from what her mother said.B. There was a radioannouncing job at college.C. The writer didn't want to be a sports announcer at all.( )5. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Something happens because of the disappointment.B. You can find a job without any experience.C. Everything happens for the best.Passage 3(2018青岛)“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking?Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine(蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch？” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring(钟表的主发条)? He soon found he could make it with whalebone(鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto(座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't lose heart, and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.( )1.From the passage, we know that some great things come from ________．A. listeningB. readingC. speakingD. thinking( )2.The idea of Isaac Newton's discovery was from ________．A. the falling of an appleB. the cleaning of a gardenC. the falling of a treeD. the moving of a lid( )3.The achievement of James Watt was that he ________．A. kept thinkingB. found the steam in the kettleC. improved the steam engine muchD. watched the lid move up and down( )4.The right order of the following sentences is ________．① James Ferguson made a wooden clock.② James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.③ James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.A. ③②①B. ②③①C. ②①③D. ③①②( )5.What is the main idea of the passage?A. Learn to ask for help.B. A difficult lesson to learn.C. It is easy to say “I will think of it.”D. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.Passage 4(2018东营)A gentleman once advertised(登广告) for a boy to help him in his office, and nearly fifty persons asked for the place. Out of the whole number he in a short time chose one, and sent all the other boys away.“I should like to know，” said a friend，“on what ground you chose that boy. He didn't even have a recommendation(推荐信) with him.”“You are mistaken，” said the gentleman，“he had a great many：—“He made his shoes clean when he came in, and closed the door after him; showing that he was orderly(井然有序的)．“He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was ________．“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully(恭敬地); showing that he was polite.“He lifted up the book which I had purposely(故意地)laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful.“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest(谦逊的)．“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.“Don't you call these things letters of recommendation? I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.”( )1. Choose the right word to complete the sentence in paragraph 5 according to the context(上下文)．A. kindB. smartC. lovelyD. healthy( )2. How did the gentleman know the boy was polite?A. He made his shoes clean when he came in.B. He took off his cap when he came in.C. He waited quietly for his turn.D. His teeth and fingernails were clean.( )3. The gentleman laid the book on the floor because________．A. he used to be like thisB. he wanted to know who was orderlyC. he tried to know who had tidy personal habitsD. he wanted to test the people who asked for the job( )4. How many reasons made the gentleman choose that boy?A. Five.B. Six.C. Seven.D. Eight.( )5. What can you learn from this passage?A. The gentleman is a wise man.B. All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes.C. Good behaviors(行为) and good habits are important for a person.D. One should pay more attention to his recommendation than to his behaviors.Passage 5(2018怀化)In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked the classto write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up.Jean's father was a crop duster(农作物喷粉作业) pilot on a farm, so Jean was very interested in planes and flying. She wrote about her dream to become an airline pilot.Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her this was a “fairy tale(童话)，” and it wasn't a job for a woman.Jean experienced years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement(气馁) until she met her English teacher Mrs. Dorothy Slaton in senior high school.Mrs. Slaton said to Jean's class, “You have the abilities and talents. If you don't go after(追求) your dreams after you leave school, no one will do it for you.”Jean felt a rush of her old enthusiasm(热情), and with excitement, she told Mrs. Slaton all about her old dreams. The teacher said, “Then do it！”So Jean did. It took her 10 years of hard work. But in 1978, she became one of the first three women pilot trainers ever accepted by United Airlines(航空公司) and one of only 50 women airline pilot in the country at the time. Some years later, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain(机长) for United Airline.( )1. When Jean was young, her dream was ________．A. to be a crop duster pilotB. to fix planesC. to be an airline pilot( )2. Jean spent________ years in becoming an airline pilot.A. fifteenB. thirteenC. ten( )3. What did Mrs. Slaton mean when she talked to the class?A. Everyone should go after his or her dream.B. Everyone should have a dream after they leave school.C. Everyone should do good things to help people's dreams.( )4. What can we learn from this story?A. A woman can not be a pilot.B. If you have a dream, work hard for it.C. Jean's dream didn't come true at last.Passage 6(2018自贡)When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings. She said I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too much;I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and asked, “Are those things true or not? Jane, didn't you ever think about what you're really like？” Then he ad ded, “Well, you have that girl's opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change, like being very thin, but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to the truth and d o what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.( )1. How old was Jane when a girl in her class pointed out her shortcomings?A. About 10.B. About 12.C. About 14.( )2. Which thing did Jane think she couldn't change?A. She was very thin.B. She wasn't good at math.C. She talked too much.( )3. Who changed the writer's opinion?A. Father.B. Mother.C. Sister.( )4. What did Jane's father really mean by saying “Make a list ofeverything...”？A. To listen to her classmate's opinions.B. To find out what is right and what is wrong.C. To know herself better and improve herself.( )5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. My Father.B. The Best Advice.C. My Life.Passage 7(2018大连)At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there. I never studied, but always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. I was also a_prodigy in music according to myself. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade, everyone would be surprised by me.But actually, they weren't.When I arrived at my new class, I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do. However, there was always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer. More talented(有天资的) girls often sang solo(独唱). I believed I wasn't smart. I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I was a failure.Over the next two years, I had to work very hard. Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort. Grades were still very low but improving little by little. I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything.I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates never laughed at me.No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway, there are about seven billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything, and that's really okay.( )1. What does “a prodigy” probably mean in English?A. A smart kid.B. A crazy fan.C. A common child.D. A lazy girl.( )2. When the writer was at the new class, ________．A. she lost her interest in musicB. she had difficulty in learningC. she surprised everyone in solosD. she got separated from friends( )3. What happened to the writer during the next two years?A. She won many prizes without any effort.B. She found the best way to become perfect.C. She gave up trying because of the low scores.D. She failed to be perfect though she worked hard.( )4. What has the writer realized recently?A. There is no success without effort.B. Being talented is the key to success.C. Don't expect too much of yourself.D. It's not necessary to care about the result.( )5. Which would be the best title for this passage?A. When I wasn't perfectB. My past life as a young girlC. Hard work doesn't workD. What to do when you're not perfect专项训练二教育故事Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。

2018中考英语阅读理解专项训练及参考答案.docx

2018中考英语阅读理解专项训练及参考答案（名师出题考前专项训练+答案解析，建议考生下载练习）1Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn （打哈欠）and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, obviously it's because we have mirror neurons （神经元）in our brains・Put simply, the presence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains model after it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports・ But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people・Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to （for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”），the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed （in this example, actually taking hold of a ball）.Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning （彳亍使职责）. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information about how humans behave, communicate and spend time together. Indeed, it may turn out to be nearly the same important thing for neuroscience as what Einstein's theory of relativity （相对论）was for physics・ And the next time you have the strong feeling to cough in the cinema when someone else does 一well, perhaps you'll understand why.4& Mirror neurons can explain _____ ・A.why we cry when we are hurtB.why we cough when we catch a coldC・ why wc smile when wc see someone else smileD・ why we yawn when we see someone else get up late49. The word "triggered" in Paragraph 3 probably means “A. set offB. cut offC. broken outD. found out50. We can learn from the passage that mirror neuronsA.relate to human behavior and communicationB.decide our knowledge and language abilitiesC・ result in bad behavior and social disordersD. control human actions and appearances51. What is the passage mainly about?A・ Ways to find mirror neurons. B.Problems of mirror neurons.C・ Discovery of mirror neurons. D. Functions of mirror neurons.参考答案48. C 49. A 50- A 51. D2West Park ZooWelcome to the zoo一the best place to learn about animals from all around the world.The Snake House. Here you can see a number of rare and interesting snakes from the forests and mountains・ Many people are afraid of snakes and try to kill them when they see them, but there you can enjoy their beauty safely ・The Big Cat House. We have number of lions and tigers for you to see. Human farming has taken a lot of forest from tigers and they are now difficult to see except in zoos or on reserves・The Panda House・ We are very lucky to have two pandas・ You must be careful not disturb these wonderful animals. Most of the time they arc busy eating bamboo.The Monkey House. The monkeys will be happy to see you and to do tricks for you. We have fifteen different types and some are very noisy!The Elephant Village ・ We have built a small forest village for the elephants .It is a good place to take photos・ You can have a ride, too.The Children^ Area. Wc have a few animals (rabbits, small horses etc.) here that the childrencan touch and feed.41.How many places can you visit in West Park Zoo?A.6.B. 7.C. &D. 9.42.Where can you see lions in the zoo?A.In the Children^ Area.B. In the Monkey House.C.In the Elephant Village.D. In the Big Cat House.43.What animals can you touch in the zoo?A.Snakes.B. Monkeys.C. Rabbits.D. Pandas.参考答案41. A 42. D 43. C3阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编题型3阅读理解专项训练一人物故事含解析

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编题型3阅读理解专项训练一人物故事含解析题型三阅读理解专项训练一人物故事时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018黄冈)One day, Mr. Li was reading a book in his office after school. To his surprise, a ball flew in suddenly and hurt him on the head. He took the ball to the window, but he only saw a group of boy students running away quickly and disappearing in a minute. He sat down again and continued his reading. As it got dark, it was time for him to leave for home. Looking at the ball, he wondered what to do with it. He knew the owner of the ball must be nearby and wished to get it back. He went downstairs and walked to the playground. It was at the center of the playground that he placed the ball with a piece of paper, on which he wrote “Be careful next time！”. Then he walked away.The next morning, as Mr. Li opened the office door, he found the same piece of paper on the floor. Some words were added after his words: “Thank you for your kindness. Anyway, you are a clever fellow.”( )1. What happened while Mr. Li was reading in his office?A. The window was broken by a ball.B. A ball hurt him on the head.C. A ball hit the window.D. The door was broken by a ball.( )2. Why did the owner of the ball run away quickly?A. He was afraid of Mr. Li.B. He wanted to get the ball back.C. He wanted to go home.D. He went to look for the ball.( )3. How did Mr. Li deal with the ball?A. He took it home.B. He put it in his office.C. He put it back on the playground.D. He had no idea about it.( )4. According to the passage, we can know that ________．A. Mr. Li is interested in readingB. Mr. Li is too hard on his studentsC. Mr. Li is good at playing sportsD. Mr. Li is a clever teacher with kindnessPassage 2(2018安徽)While many young people were enjoying the summer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. Zach started walking from Valrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas, 2009. He reached Los Angeles nine months later in September, 2010. He covered a total of 2，478 miles and raised $120，000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school online. His mother, brother and sister took turns to walk or drive together with him.Although he is very young, Zach has a long history of helping others. Whena terrible storm hit town in 2004, Zach, when six, pulled a wagonHe has raised $400，000 for his Little Red Wagon Foundation since then. It gives money to projects which help homeless children. In 2007, Zach began walking to support a children's charity(慈善组织)in Tampa, Florida. He finished his journey 23 days later, 280 miles away in Tallahassee. Then in the summer of 2009, he trekked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D．C., in just two months.“As long as there are homeless kids, I will never stop walking for them.”Zach says.( )1. What did Zach do during the summer vacation in 2010?A. He stayed at home to look after his family.B. He travelled to his hometown with his family.C. He joined in a school activity with other kids.D. He walked to collect money for kids in need.( )2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Zach________．A. began to help people at a very early ageB. made money to pay for his educationD. worked very hard for his family( )3. At what age did Zach start walking to support a Tampa children's charity?A. At six.B. At nine.C. At eleven.D. At twelve.()4. The underlined word “trekked”in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．A. 延伸B. 挖掘C. 跋涉D. 飞行( )5. Which of the following best describes Zach?A. Friendly and shy.B. Silly but lovely.C. Kind and helpful.D. Clever but lazy.Passage 3(2018 )From Nobody to SomebodyWhen he heard about the talent show to be held at his school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage(舞台)before, and he was very excited. But some students laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly，”Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do，” another boy also said to him, loudly.Brian couldn't understand why they were so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he decided to prepare for the show.Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him. Even so,Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He confidently continued to work towards his goal.As the years went on, Brian met more people like Ken. “You'll do a terrible job，” they said to him. Luckily, most people encNow Brian is a and he laughs all day long!( )1. What did Brian love best when he was a student?A. Going to school.B. Helping classmates.D. Meeting new friends.( )2. Brian decided to prepare for the show because ________．A. his friends liked his jokesB. he was invited by a TV stationC. he wasn't busy acting in moviesD. Ken was expecting his performance( )3. After winning the first prize, Brian ________．A. began to understand KenB. became a teacher of actingC. encouraged others to join himD. continued to work towards his goal．A. successB. happinessC. luckD. pridePassage 4(2018东营)We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail(细节) of all the events in her daily life.Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been indentified(确定) as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM，超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event—which most people would forget within(在……以内) days—as if it had happened just minutes ago.“I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was 12 days old，”she said. “That's my earliest memory.I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that very day, what the weather was like and so on.”Rebecca can also reexperience taste. If she's eating something that she doesn't like, she thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly “taste” it.However, sometimes her memories prove(证明) to be painful. Because they're not just events that she remembers. “When I relive(再体验) memories, the feelings return, too，” Rebecca said.“For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents' house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee.”“At night, I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on，”she added. “If it's too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't sleep.”( )1. Which is NOT TRUE about Rebecca?A. She has special memories.B. She is from Australia.C. She is 25 years old.D. She can remember every detail of all the events.( )2. What happened to Rebecca on the day when she was 3 years old?A. She was identified as having HSAM.B. Her mother put her in a car and took a picture of her.C. She started to understand calendars.D. She hurt her left knee at her grandparents'.( )3. Whenever she is reliving her memories, ________．A. she is happyB. she experiences the feelings againC. she feels pain in her kneesD. she can taste her favorite food( )4. What is the result of having HSAM?A. She can remember every event in her daily life.B. She can reexperience taste.C. She can relive feelings.D. All the above.( )5. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that________．A. HSAM can do her good, but it also brings her painB. she feels painful if she recalls her experiencesC. she can fall asleep while she is reexperiencing memoriesD. HSAM can greatly improve her living conditionsPassage 5(2018江西)Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just any fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he owns his own fashion house.Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father owned a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college.When he was 21, someone suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show “Ca rlton's Clothes”in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005.“Design: Carlton”．At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a black coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors(red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. “I like to look different every day，” he says.Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给……染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it,_that's why” is his explanation. But hisbeard is black!( )1. How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book?A. 11.B. 21.C. 24.D. 25.( )2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?A. Carlton's hair.B. Carlton's beard.( )3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?A. Carlton likes to look different.B. Carlton is a hardworking person.C. Carlton is crazy about new glasses.D. Carlton loves wearing colorful clothes.( )4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?C. Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan.D. Carlton got some design experience before going to college.Passage 6(2018无锡)This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writers—Mark Twain(18351910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhorne Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain”came from?The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms(6 feet)deep. “Twain” is an oldfashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi(1883)．an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)?With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour”because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876) and its followup The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”．The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.( )1. What does the underlined word “gift” mean in the passage?A. Twain's talent for selfteaching.B. Twain's “local colour” writing style.C. Twain's good sense of humour.D. Twain's experiences as a ship pilot.( )2. According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?A. The deep social meaning.B. The exciting life experiences.C. The special way that Huck talks.D. The nice view of the Mississippi.( )3. Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence, “”？A. At the beginning of Paragraph 2.B. At the beginning of Paragraph 3.C. At the beginning of Paragraph 4.D. At the beginning of Paragraph 5.( )4. What is the passage mainly about?A. Mark Twain's career as a great writer.B. Mark Twain's interest in describing local life.C. Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field.D. Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing.Passage 7(2018南京)Rachel Carson(19071964) was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic(有害的) chemicals on farmland.Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. ln 1951 she published her first book, The Sea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.Carson's book Silent Spring It painted a bleak(荒凉的) future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban(禁止) on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides(农药) that farmers used for their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency.Since her death, Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in America.( )1. What happened to Rachel Carson in 1962?A. She started to write books.B. She gave up working as a biologist.C. Her book The Sea Around Us sold well.D. Her book Silent Spring made her famous.( )2. What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job?A. She got an award.B. She published Silent Spring.C. The Sea Around Us brought her enough money.D. The US government took notice of her researches.( )3. Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection?A. It describes a silent spring.B. It topped the book sales lists.C. It changed how America thought about nature.D. It includes all Carson's research achievements.( )4. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. The book Silent Spring.B. The way America thought.C. The US Bureau of Fisheries.D. America's Environmental Protection Agency.( )5. Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?A. She published the book Silent Spring.B. She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries.C. She donated much money to the Rachel Carson Book Prize.D. She made great contributions to the environmental protection.。

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编题型3 阅读理解专项训练七节假日活动(含解析)

专项训练七节假日活动时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018福州)In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th, which is the following day after Christmas Day. However, strictly speaking, Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas. Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday. This means it's a nonworking day in the whole of Britain. When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public holiday.The exact origin(起源) of the holiday is unclear. One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages, when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land, a Christmas Box was placed by a priest (神父) on each ship. Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box. It was sealed_up and kept on board until the ship came home safely. Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a Mass of thanks for the success of the sailing. The priest wouldn't open it to share the contents with the poor until Christmas.One more thought is about the “Alms Box” placed in every church on Christmas Day. Worshippers (做礼拜的人) put gifts for the poor into it. These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas, that is why that day became known as Boxing Day.Today, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating (捐赠) their time, services and money to aid Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping families in need. Besides, spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now.( )1. If Christmas Day is on a Saturday, Boxing Day will be celebrated on ________．A. December 25thB. December 26thC. December 27thD. December 28th( )2. Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to ________．A. save the poorB. pay for the priestC. discover new landD. pray for sailing safety( )3. What does the underlined phrase “sealed up” mean?A. 密封B. 悬挂C. 归还D. 传递( )4. The following activities can show the traditional spirit of Boxing Day EXCEPT ________．A. offering gifts to the poorB. supporting families in needC. spending time with familyD. giving money to aid Food Banks( )5. The purpose of the passage is ________．A. to praise the kindness of priestsB. to introduce the origins of Boxing DayC. to call on people to help the poorD. to compare Boxing Day with Christmas DayPassage 2(2018泰州)( )1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.( )2. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?A. Spain.B. England.C. The United States.D. Thailand.( )3. Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?A. Throwing tomatoes.B. Rolling cheese.C. Burning man.D. Pouring water.( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.B. Not all the festivals above fall on the single day.C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.( )5. The passage is most probably taken from ________.A. a tour guideB. a science reportC. a story bookD. a fashion magazinePassage 3(2018山西)Emma has just finished travelling alone in Europe. Are you interested in her journey? Let's read some of her travel diaries.( )1. Emma was looking forward to this travel because ________．A. she had never taken a train ride beforeB. she could do anything she liked on the journeyC. she hoped to keep herself away from the busy life( )2. From the passage, we can know Salzburg is a great place for ________．A. enjoying classical musicB. buying children's booksC. visiting history museums( )3. In Amsterdam, she ________．A. climbed the beautiful mountainsB. travelled along the river in a boatC. wrote some postcards in her hotel( )4. She didn't need to worry about her safety in Copenhagen because ________．A. there was very little crime thereB. the city was full of friendly peopleC. she thought she was careful enough( )5. We can know that ________ from the passage.A. Emma has little interest in artB. Emma is a brave but careless girlC. Emma's travels were enjoyable and specialPassage 4(2018孝感)Dear mum and dad，I'm writing this letter to you from the center of Australia. At the moment we're staying near Uluru—that's the aboriginal(土著) name for Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a balloon tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometers long and 384 meters high. The colors of the rock are fantastic, and at different times of the day, they change from purple to red. The Aborigines are the first people of Australia, and the ancient aboriginal stories describe the spirits that created the world. Uluru is a center of Aboriginal culture.The Australians have many British relatives. That's why they're like us in many ways. Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. The food and drink that most Australians like are grapes, lamb, ham and especiallywine that they make in the south of the country. They love all sports, but football is the most popular. Most Australians live near the coast, so they also love going to the beach, swimming and surfing.Although it's December, it's summer over here. The sunshine is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the outback(澳洲内陆) is more like a desert, full of rocks and sand.The next day after we arrived at Uluru, we went on a camel(骆驼) ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper . When I sat on its back, it became very angry and refused me. So everyone else thought it was very funny that my camel kept lying down...Finally, later this evening, we're taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home, it's been a fantastic trip!Tony( )1. Which is NOT true according to Paragraph One?A. Uluru is the name for Ayers Rock.B. The height of Uluru is 384 meters.C. The rock of Uluru doesn't change colors.D. Uluru is the center of Aboriginal culture.( )2. Tony may be a(n) ________．A. BritishB. AustralianC. AmericanD. Chinese()3. ________ is the most popular sport in Australia.( )4. The underlined word “temper ” means “________” inChinese.A. 脾气B. 记忆C. 命令D. 信心( )5. What is the best title of this passage?A. A Balloon TourB. An Aboriginal LetterC. A Fantastic TripD. A Summer EveningA. in the Summer PalaceB. in the British MuseumC. at Tower BridgeD. at Heathrow Airport( )2. What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris?A. Rainy.B. Warm.C. Cloudy.D. Cold.( )3. How long did it take Jack to get back home?A. Two hours.B. Three hours.C. Four hours.D. Five hours.( )4. Kate was in Sydney for ________．A. a picnicB. a concertC. a football gameD. a flower showPassage 6(2018新疆建设兵团)The summer vacation is a time to enjoy a change from the school year. It's a good chance to work on different activities that you don't have much time to do during the rest of the year.We asked about 2，000 people what they would do during the summer vacation. Most of the surveytakers agreed that the summer vacation was a break from homework and they could relax.Alexis said, “At school, I'm really tired, so during the summer vacation I can r ead books and do many outdoor activities.”Amy is in high school. After school, she sometimes works in a cafe. She told us, “It's a chance to relax after a hard school year—sleep more, and see my friends more.”We also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored. About half (52%) of the surveytakers said they would be busy during the summer vacation but still have time to relax. And that is exactly how it should be.But not everyone said their summer vacation would be the right balance (平衡) between being busy and relaxing. Many thought that they would be too bored.How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on how old they are. Surveytakers in their early teens were more likely (可能的) to be bored. Among them, 40% said they would be bored and only 10% thought they would be too busy.( )1. What does the underlined word “surveytakers” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. 进行调查的人B. 接受调查的人C. 写调查报告的人D. 看调查报告的人( )2. What does Amy want to do during the summer vacation?A. To do a parttime job.B. To do some outdoor activities.C. To help her parents do housework.D. To sleep more and visit friends more.( )3. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．A. feeling boredB. being very busyC. spending all the time enjoying oneselfD. having time to relax though being busy( )4. How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on ________．A. their ageB. their parentsC. where they liveD. what they are( )5. According to the passage, those who took part in the survey are most probably ________．A. scientistsB. doctorsC. studentsD. teachers1.专项训练七节假日活动Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

2018年中考英语真题分类汇编题型3阅读理解专项训练十一风俗文化(含解析)

专项训练十一风俗文化时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1(2018邵阳)China is a large country. The population is over 1.3 billion. It has a special culture with a very long history.Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopstics. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drin and it is popular in the maret.Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. New Year's Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For eample, sweeping the floor before New Year's Day sweeps away all the old year's bad luc.The Chinese odiac(生肖), nown as Sheng iao, follows a twelveyear cycle. Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, o, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snae, horse, sheep, money, rooster, dog and pig. For eample, the year that begins in 2018 is the year of the money.Chinese is a comple(复杂的)language. Chinese writing developed almost 4，000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a meaning. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people spea si other forms of the language, and there are many inds of dialects．( )1. What's the population of China?A. Almost 4，000.B. More than 1.3 billion.C. 12 million.( )2. The underlined “dialects”probably means “________”inChinese.A. 交际B. 对话C. 方言( )3. According to the passage, what's one of the main foods in China?A. Tea.B. Rice.C. Meat.( )4. The year that begins in 2018 isn't the year of the money, is it?A. Yes, it is.B. No, it isn't.C. I don't now.( )5. What's the main idea of the passage?A. Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture.B. Chinese is a popular language.C. Chinese culture.Passage 2(2018黄石)Are you an eatinglover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program A Bite of China? It's a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Is there any holiday that isn't celebrated with special festival food? Here are several traditional Chinese foods：Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cae with its candles lit in many western countries. Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very unlucy to cut it off.Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to serve the whole fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds lie the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is ongi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of ongi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.( )1. A Bite of China is ________．A. a magaineB. a newspaperC. a filmD. a TV program( )2. According to the passage, in traditional Chinese culture, people will eat ________ on their birthdays.A. eggsB. noodlesC. fishD. caes( )3. Fish has a special meaning in Chinese culture mainly because ________．A. it is served last at a partyB. it is pointed to the valued guestC. it sounds lie the word yu in ChineseD. it is so delicious that all Chinese people lie it( )4. ________ in the Dragon Boat Festival mae(s) us thin of Qu Yuan.A. ongiB. MeatC. PeanutsD. Dumplings( )5. The article mainly tals about ________．A. Chinese foodB. Chinese historyC. Chinese festivalsD. Chinese languagePassage 3(2018河北)In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts(主人)and the worst guests in the world. They're not really bad guests, but because the guesthost relationship in China is much different than in some western countries, it appears they are not nice guests. And western hosts sometimes loo rude(粗鲁的)in the eyes of Chinese guests.In China, guests are almost lie gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person's home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quic to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.My wife's mother, a very ind elderly Chinese lady, doesn't smoe. When I see some of her guests smoing in her house, as a nonsmoer, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realie that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smoers, you should not smoe in their house. At the very least, you could as, “Is it O if I smoe？”But, don't be surprised if they say, “No, you can't smoe.”In our culture, if you smoe in their home, you are a bad guest, but if they do not allow you to smoe in their house, they are not a rude host.Guests in China also have special habits. Some western people may not adapt_to these habits very soon. Thanfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your house, don't be too surprised if they don't bring you a gift.In China, you probably won't need to change the guesthost relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have epected.( )1. Many foreigners thin that Chinese hosts are the________ in the world.A. bestB. worstC. most naturalD. most different( )2. When a western guest visits a Chinese family, he often________．A. buys some fruitB. feels lie a godC. wants some giftsD. taes a cup of tea( )3. If the writer's guests want to smoe in his house, what will he probably say?A. It's O if you smoe here.B. Let's smoe together.C. Sorry, you can't smoe here.D. Smoing is a bad habit.( )4. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “adapt to”in the passage?A. thin bac toB. get used toC. loo forward toD. eep close to( )5. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese.B. Hosts must do things in the guests' way.C. Western hosts are always nice to guests.D. People should understand cultural differences.专项训练十一风俗文化Passage 1 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

2018年高一英语专题阅读理解专项练习：WeekOne时事新闻含答案

2018年⾼⼀英语专题阅读理解专项练习：WeekOne时事新闻含答案Week One 时事新闻⼀、阅读理解（共16⼩题；共32.0分）AA gunman killed 26 people, including 20 young children, at a US school where his mother worked Friday morning in one of the worst school shootings in the country's history. Pupils who were rushed from the building through the terrible scene by police were told to close their eyes.A police officer said the suspect, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was the son of a teacher at the school. The mother, Nancy Lanza, was found dead at home.The attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School, just two weeks before Christmas, was the latest of several mass shootings in the US in the year of 2012, and it approached the deadly scope of the Virginia Tech university shooting in 2007 that left 32 dead.This time, many who were killed were young children. Photos from the scene showed students, some of them crying, being escorted by adults through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other's shoulders. Children told their parents they had heard bangs and, at one point, a scream over the intercom(内部通话装置).State police said 18 children were found dead at the school and two later were declared dead, and six adults were found dead at the scene. They said the shootings occurred in one section of the school but did not give details.Police said another person was found dead at a second scene—someone who lived with the gunman died."Our hearts are broken today," President Barack Obama said. He said the children killed were 5 to 10 years old. He said the nation had been "through this too many times" with recent mass shootings and has to come together to take meaningful action.1. How many people were killed in the accident altogether?A. 20.B. 26.C. 28.D. 32.2. Why did the police ask the pupils to close their eyes?A. Because the scene would frighten them.B. Because the police didn't want them to rush.C. Because their eyes would be hurt by the light.D. Because they wanted to give the pupils some training.3. From the third paragraph we can infer that .A. shooting seldom occurred in elementary schoolsB. mass shootings usually happened in universitiesC. several mass shootings took place in 2012D. this was the first school shooting since 20074. Who do you think was the person found dead at a second scene?A. The headmaster.B. Nancy Lanza.C. Adam Lanza.D. Another pupil.BThe man in the picture has his back to the camera. He's desperately(绝望地) climbing up a subway platform, looking right at the train that's running down on him as he stands on the tracks.It's a terrifying, heart-wrenching(令⼈揪⼼的) photo, and it's arising a lot of criticism for the newspaper that used it on its front page—New York Post.Why didn't the photographer help? Why did the newspaper publish the photo?A photographer took the photo Monday after someone pushed the man, 58-year-old Ki-Suck Han, from a subway platform near Times Square. Seconds after photographer R. Umar Abbasi took the pictures, the train struck Ki. He died at a New York Hospital, leaving behind his wife and daughter."Doomed(命中注定)," the headline(标题) read. "Pushed on the subway track, this man is about to die."In its story on the incident Tuesday, the Post reported Abbasi was waiting on the platform when he saw the man fall onto the tracks. He said he ran towards the oncoming train, firing his camera's flash to warn the driver."I just started running, running, hoping that the driver could see my flash," the newspaper quoted him as saying. "In that moment, I just wanted to warn the train—to try and save a life."Some critics, however, questioned Abbasi's motives.One man questioned why someone's first instinct(本能) would be not to help the man, but instead to "snap a photo of him about to die and sell it to the NY Post".The Post declined to comment. Media observers wondered Tuesday if the newspaper had gone too far this time.5. What is the passage mainly about?A. A terrifying subway accident reported in New York Post.B. How a photographer took the terrifying photo.C. A photo causing criticism for New York Post.D. Photos used on the front page of New York Post.6. According to Abbasi, he fired his camera's flash .A. to warn other passengers on the platformB. so that the driver could see it and stop the trainC. to take a photo of the man climbing upD. in order to warn the man on the platform7. The man questioned Abbasi's motives because he thought .A. Abbasi wanted to make money with the photoB. Abbasi didn't try his best to save the manC. Abbasi shouldn't have taken a photo of Ki trying to climb upD. Abbasi should have asked others to help Ki climb up8. The underlined word "declined" most probably means .A. preferredB. agreedC. pretendedD. refusedCVancouver is tops in Canada for quality of life with its nice climate contributing to its high ranking(排名), says an annual survey. The West Coast city has also remained its fifth-place spot globally in the 2012 Mercer Quality of Living survey.Overall, Vienna keeps the top spot as the city with the world's best quality of living, also keeping its first place ranking, said the survey came out on Tuesday.The survey said Canada offers some of the best quality of living in the world with Ottawa ranking 14th, Toronto 15th, Montreal 23rd and Calgary 32nd."One of the things that Vancouver has going for is that the other cities do not have its climate," said Mercer Canada's Eleana Rodriguez. "All four of the other Canadian cities that are on the ranking don't have the kind of climate it has, so clearly that's a factor to consider."Of all the Canadian cities ranked in the top 35 cities in the world, Calgary advanced one ranking and Montreal dropped by one ranking."We score quite high," said Rodriguez, market business leader for Mercer Canada in Toronto.。

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初高中衔接英语阅读理解专项训练系列阅读理解专项训练1AI have been in England three months now．I hope you don’t think I’ve forgotten you．There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I’ve not had much time for writing letters．I shall soon be starting my studies at King’s College．So far I’ve been learning about England and British ways of living. I won’t t ell you about London．There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city．I’m sure you’ll be more interested to know what I think about life here．I find some of the customs interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland of Europe．During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them．Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．1.The writer came to London from______．A. AsiaB. the mainland of EuropeC. AmericaD. Africa2.The writer did not write the letter earlier because______．A. she had forgotten her friendB. she was lonely and sad in this strange landC. she was too busy to writeD. she was too busy with her courses at King’s College3.How does the writer feel about British ways of living？A. Happy．B. Angry．C. Sad．D. Interesting．4．The writer came to London ______．A．to make a living B．to studyC．to learn British ways of living D．for sightseeing only 5．Englishmen______．A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meetB．often shake hands when they meet with friendsC．raise their hats to all friends when they meetD．d on’t raise their hats to any of their friends when they meetBA young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden，and talking about children．The young man said，“How strict should parents be wit h their children？”The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again，please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”6.The story is about______．A. how to take care of young treesB. how strict parents should be with their childrenC. how the young father should get on with his old neighborD. how to tie and untie the string7. The young man untied the string______．A. in order to throw it awayB. so that both of the trees would grow straightC. only to find that the thinner one bent over to one sideD. in order to let the old man teach him8. When can the string be taken away？A. When the old man has leftB. After you have untied itC. When the young man has untied it next timeD. When the young tree grows strong enough9. At last the old man told the young man ______．A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand aloneB. that he should always be strict with his childrenC. that he should be hard on themD. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone 10．In the story the relation of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ______．A. the young father to the old neighborB. parents to their childrenC. the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherD. grown ups to their parentsCCharlie studied in a famous college for four years．He studied hard and did well in all his subjects．He hoped to become a good teacher．This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school．He likes his students and is strict with them． In order that his students could do well in their subjects，he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction（反应）to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab．“Be careful，everyone!” he said loudly．“Before I make the experiment，there're twenty five atoms of carbon（碳原子），but after I finish it，there’re twenty four atoms of carbon left！”He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped hisstudents would go on explaining it．But the young men looked at each other and nobody answered him．He had to ask，“What happens？What makes the atom lost?”The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher．“Who can tell us where it has gone?”Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row，“We did not see anybody leave the lab!”11.Charlie began to work in the middle school because _____．A．he had been in the school for four yearsB．he couldn’t do anything except teachingC．he hoped to become a good teacherD．he did well in all his subjects12．Charlie hopes______，so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．A．all his students could understand himB．his students wouldn’t be afraid of himC. his students carefully watched him making the experiment D．his students could do well in chemistry13．That day Charlie wished ________ ．A．his students could learn the chemical reactionB．his students could find the atom of carbonC．his students could count（数）the atoms of carbonD．his students could make the experiment14. The students couldn’t answer Charlie’s questions because_____．A．none of them had seen the atomsB．they didn’t understand their teacherC．the chemical reaction was too complicatedD．they all wanted to drop the subject15. In fact，______ ．A．Charlie failed that dayB．the student in the back row didn’t watch her teacher carefully C．the student in the back row hadn’t learned chemistry before D．Charlie failed in making the experimentDIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary．First，we must understand the language when we hear it spoken．Secondly，we must be able to speak it ourselves，with confidence and without hesitation（犹豫）．Thirdly，we must do much reading．Finally，we must be able to write it．We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．There are no shortcuts to success in language learning．A good memory is a great help，but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book．It is not much learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings，studying the dictionary and so on．We must learn by using the language．If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized，we are not really learning the language．We must “le arn through use．” Practice is important．We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can．16．The most important things to learn a foreign language are ____. A．understanding and speakingB．listening，speaking，reading and writingC．writing and understandingD．memorizing and listening17．Someone hears and writes English very well，but he speaks it very badly．This is because _______．A．he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken B．he doesn’t have a good memoryC．he always remembers lists of words and their meaningsD．he often hesitates to practice speaking it18．One can never learn a foreign language well by ______．A．doing much practiceB．studying the dictionaryC．learning through useD．using the language19．Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？A．A good memory．B．Speaking．C．Practice．D．Writing．20．“Learn through use” means ________．A．we use a language in order to learn itB．we learn a foreign language in order to use itC．we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it D．B and C．阅读理解专项训练2AWhat is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better．That’s wrong．Language is for the exchange of ideas and information．It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently．They are afraid of making mistakes．One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language．Native speakers make mistakes and break rules，too．Bernard Saw once wrote，“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language．And if enough native speakers break a rule，it is no longer a rule．What used to be wrong becomes right．People not only make history，they make language．But a people can only make its own language．It can’t make another people’s language．So Chinese students of Englishshould pay attention to grammar，but they shouldn’t overdo（做过头）it．They should put communication first．1．Language is used to ______．A．express oneselfB．practice grammar rulesC．talk with foreigners onlyD．learn lists of words2．Generally，when an American or an Englishman speaks English，he ________．A．never makes mistakesB．often makes mistakesC．can’t avoid making mistakesD．always makes mistakes3．“Foreigners often speak English too correctly．” This sentence means that _________．A．foreigners speak correct EnglishB．foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English4．If too many native speakers break a rule，________．A．what they use will become rightB．they are against the lawC．they should say sorry to othersD．they will become heroes5．When we speak a foreign language，we should _______．A．speak in Chinese wayB．speak by the rulesC．speak to native speakersD．not be afraid of making mistakesBIn Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won’t carry disease．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people’s hou ses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal，you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it．People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．6．The passage mainly talks about ________ ．A．how to keep disease from petsB．pets in CanadaC．how to take good care of petsD．life of the old in Canada7．They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because _________．A．the pets are sickB．the pets are wildC．they want to stop them from carrying diseaseD．they want them to sleep on the way home8．This passage shows that Canadians_________．A．hate animals B．often kill animalsC．love animals D．don’t keep pets inside houses 9．In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because_________ ．A．they don’t love their parents any moreB．they can only find jobs far from their parentsC．their parents’ houses are too smallD．they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more10．Which of the following is TRUE？A．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．B．Pets eat better than people．C．Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．D．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．CScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．Some places o n the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier．Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away．When a bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water．Without plants，the land can become desert more easily．11．Deserts _____________．A．never have any plants or animals in themB．can all be turned into good land before longC．are becoming smaller and smallerD．get very little rain12．Small green plants are very important to dry places because____． A．they don’t let the sun make the earth even drierB．they don’t let the wind blow the soil awayC．they hold waterD．All of the above．13．Land is becoming desert little by little because___________．A．plants can’t grow thereB．there is not enough rainC．people haven’t done what scientists wish them to doD．scientists know little about the deserts14．Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？A．Scientists know how to change desert into good land．B．Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．C．If scientists can bring water to desert，people can live and grow food there．D．More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．15．After reading this passage，we learn that ________．A．plants can keep dry land from becoming desertB．it is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsC．all places without much rain will become desertsD．it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut themDWhy do people in all countries ride in buses to school，to work and to far places?Buses can go where trains and airplanes cannot．They do not cost as much to travel on．Even though they may not move as fast as airplanes and trains，they sometimes take people between two places faster．This is because they may travel a more direct way，or may leave more often，or at better times．Buses come in different sizes．A small bus can carry only eight or ten people．A large one might have seats for fifty to seventy people and have standing room for more．Thousands of yellow school buses carry millions of children to school every year．Most of these buses have seats placed quite close together to fit in as many children as possible．Some schools buy their own buses. Others pay to use buses that belong to bus companies．City and town buses carry people for short distances．The seats of these are close together，and there is standing room as well．Most city buses have two doors so that people can get on and off quickly．Long distance buses go from state to state or country to country．They give people the chance to travel across huge stretches of land．These buses have comfortable seats that can be moved to different positions．They have places to store suitcases．Many have washrooms．All these things are important on a long trip．16．Compared with trains and planes，buses don’t have the advantage of _______．A．safety B．frequent travelC．cheap fare D．directness17．A large bus might carry _______ people．A．at most seventyB．at least seventyC．more or less than seventyD．much more than seventy18．Buses have different kinds，and they _________．A．leave as frequently as possibleB．carry all kinds of travelersC．have seats as close as possibleD．carry people according to their functions19．Long－distance buses give people the chance to travel across __． A．huge and continuous sections of landB．large and beautiful landC．small but beautiful landD．huge districts of land20．There are different kinds of buses mentioned in this passage except _________．A．short－distance busesB．direct busesC．school busesD．long－distance buses阅读理解专项训练3AEvery day millions of letters go from one country to another．Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan．Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa．On the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in different countries．The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible．It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹）．It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用）．One hundred years ago，international mail did not move so smoothly．One country did not always accept another c ountry’s letters．Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries.Letters travelled by many different routes（路线）．Some were lost along the way．Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage．The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest．The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail．In 1974，men from twenty－four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union．Today，more than 120 nations belong tothis union．From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world．1．From the story we can infer that _________．A．mail is important to all countriesB．not enough letters are sent all over the worldC．all the letters must go to Switzerland firstD．all stamps look exactly the same2．The Universal Postal Union was formed _________．A．to look for the lost letters along the wayB．to give many men a chance to workC．to help men meet in SwitzerlandD．to help move mail quickly around the world3．Which statement does this passage leads you to believe？A．Countries around the world need each others’ help．B．Most people do not put enough postage on letters．C．It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way．D．Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox．4．The underlined word “postage” in this passage means________．A．money paid when you buy a stampB．money spent on an envelopeC．the charge for carrying a letter by postD．the pay a postman receives for his work5．This passage is mainly about_________．A．different kinds of stamps in different countries B．international mailC．an organization that makes rulesD．the size and weight of lettersBEarthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．6．Earthquakes happen _______ ．A．in all the places in the worldB．only in the countries that have a lot of mountainsC．regularly in most places in the worldD．only in a few places along the coast7．How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755?A．500． B．140,000． C．400,000．D．2,000．8．When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？A．1964；Alaska．B．1556；China．C．1923；Japan．D．1976；China．9．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true? A．The stronger the earthquake is，the more people are killed．B．Earthquakes often come unexpectedly ．C．Earthquakes can cause fires．D．People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come．10．What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph？A．How do earthquakes worry people?B．What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?C．How can we save people when earthquakes happen?D．How do earthquakes happen?CIt is surprising that eating three meals a day—breakfast，lunch and dinner—has been a custom only since 1890．Before this time，people only had two meals a day—breakfast and dinner．In the 16th century，breakfast was only to break one’s fast（随便吃一点）．But 200 years later it had become a large meal，not just for family，but for numbers of guests as well．It was a social event．It began at 10 a.m．and lasted until 1 p.m．Then breakfast began to be less popular．It became，instead，a lighter meal and was taken at a much earlier hour．By 1850 it had been pushed back to 8 a.m．and became a family meal．Dinner，however，went to the other way．In the 16th century it was eaten at 11 a．m．Years later，it had moved to the early afternoon，then to 5 p.m．By 1850 dinner time had reached 7 p.m．Lunch is a recent idea．It first appeared as a snack to fill the gap between breakfast and dinner．11．People did not have lunch ________ ．A．until 1890 B．after 1890C．since 1890 D． by 189012．“ Dinner，however，went to the other way ” means “___ ”．A．Dinner didn't go there with breakfastB．Dinner took the same way with breakfastC．Dinner is different from breakfastD．Dinner is the same with breakfast13．Breakfast became a family meal since the _____ century．A．17th B．18th C．16th D．19th 14．The passage is mostly concerned with（涉及）_____．A．what people eat for breakfastB．what people eat for dinnerC．the history of supperD．the history of the three meals15．The passage leads us to believe that_______.A．our custom of meals is based on English customB．before 1890 people didn’t eat three meals a dayC．breakfast is the most important meal for usD．the body can adjust to（适应）two or three meals a dayDEllen Parker was worried about her health．She cou ldn’t walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs，she was soon out of breath．“I suppose I had better go to the doctor，” she thought．She went to the doctor and told him her problem．“I’m not at all surprised，” he said．“It’s clear what your problem is．”He examined her and then gave her some advice．“If you don’t do what I say，Mrs Parker，” he said，“then you will have a heart attack．It could kill you．”Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s．She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and that it would take time．The next day she went shopping．The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop．“I’d like ten pounds of steak，please，” she said．“Certainly，madam，” the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and found a large piece of steak．He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（秤）．“That’s just under ten pounds，” he said．The butcher worked out the price．“At ＄4.99 a pound that will be ＄45.50 please．Shall I cut it up into small pieces for you？”“Oh，I don’t want to buy the meat，” Mrs Parker said．“If you don’t want to buy it，” the butcher replied，“why did you ask me to get it for you？”“I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looked like．”16．Mrs Ellen Parker visited her doctor because_____．A．she had had a heart attackB．she was unhappy about her weightC．she had a problem with her healthD．she couldn’t sleep well17．After the doctor examined Mrs Ellen Parker，he advised her to _______．A．eat more meatB．lose weightC．come and see him againD．look after her heart18．Mrs Ellen Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because____．A．she wanted to buy some for dinnerB．she wanted to lose weightC．her doctor asked her to do soD．she wanted to know the size of 10－pound meat19．Mrs Ellen Parker’s real problem was that _____ ．A．she ate too much steakB．she couldn’t walk quicklyC．she weighed too muchD．she couldn’t cl imb stairs20．We can infer that at the end of the story the butcher was very___ ．A．angry B．excited C．surprised D．proud参考答案阅读理解专项训练11－5 BCDBA 6－10 BCDAB 11－15 CDABA16－20 BDBCD阅读理解专项训练21－5 ACCAD 6－10 BCCDD 11－15 DDCBA 16－20 ACDAB阅读理解专项训练31－5 ADACB 6－10 CDBAB 11－15 ACDDB 16－20 CBDCA。