【初三英语试题精选】2018外研版中考英语复习阅读理解(二)题(中考题)

2018外研版中考英语复习阅读理解(二)题(中考题)
考点跟踪突破45 阅读理解(二)
(一)(2018，达州)
In modern society，people use money every dayIt seems that it is very important in our lifeThat’s because without money you can’t buy any goods (商品) you wantBut I think fepeople knothe history of money
Long ago，people did not need moneyThey lived on wild animals，fruits and other plantsAs time passed，people learned to raise animals and cropsSometimes，families produced more than they needed，so they started to trade with other familiesLater，people began to use money as a means of exchangeHowever，it was not the kind of money we use todayThey used shells，rice，salt，large stones，etc
During the 600s BC，people began using coins as moneyThey soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long timeLater，countries began to make their own coins
The Chinese were the first to use paper money，probably as early as the 11th centuryThe Italian traveler Marco Polo sathe Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200sHowever，European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s Today，we have many ways to pay for thingsWe do not use coins or paper moneyOften，people prefer to pay for things by cardPaying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” mon ey
1．People used __C__ as a means of exchange before the 7th century BC
A．paper money B．card
C．large stones D．coins
2．From the passage，we knothat European countries used paper money in the __D__．
A．11th century B．12th century
C．16th century D．17th century
3．Which of the following is TRUE in this article？__B__ A．Marco Polo was from Canada
B．Chinese used paper money earlier than Italy
C．Today people often prefer to pay for things by salt D．Carrying around much “real” money is easier and safer than paying with a card
(二)(2018，丽水)
Many people have a fear(害怕) of public speakingAccording to a study，it has an influence on 3 in every 4 peopleThis fact is surprising and worrying，as most jobs require some speaking abilityThe following will help you to make a speech better Write note cardsWrite main ideas on your cardsDon’t write detailsPut in some fun facts，questions，and other activities on the cards to share with the classDon’t look at your note cards for a long time while speakingIf necessary，you’re onl y going to want to have a quick look at the card for information，not read every last word
Smile at your classWhen it es time to speak，there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech than a good old fashioned smileBe happy，because you’re about to te ach your class something they didn’t knobeforeStudies have shown that smiles_are_infectious．That means once you smile，it’s hard for everyone else not to smileSo if you want your speech to go
off well，smileThat’ll make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile
Make eye contactNothing is more boring than listening to speaker who looks at the floor or at note cardsRelaxYour class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the timeTalk the same way nowHave a look at every person in the classroom at least onceThat way，everyone will feel like you’re munication with themAlso，you’ll look like you knohat you’re talking about
Use hand motionsMove your hands along as you talk，using them to express your key points and keep the class interestedIt will also lead your nervous energy into a better place 4．According to the passage，__B__ of people might fear to speak in public
A．100 percent B．75 percent
C．50 percent D．25 percent
5．In Paragraph 3 of the passage “smiles are infectious” means __A__．
A．smiles can be passed on
B．it’s hard to smile
C．smiles keep people fit
D．people should smile every day
6．Which picture matches the last paragraph best?
7．The passage mainly talks about __A__．
A．a boy’s speech in class
B．hoto write note cards
C．the fear of public speaking
D．hoto make a speech better
(三)(2018，嘉兴)
We are pleased to announce(宣布) the results of our petition to create a neschool festival for students to celebrate this yearThis petition，which we have had twice，has been a huge successBut this year，we have had more entries(参赛作品) than ever before!
We have received many wonderful suggestions，including one that suggested there should be a festival of shoes！This was certainly a creative idea，but not surprisingly，our judges(裁判) likes other suggestions more!
The winning suggestion was from Henry Chan，who suggested that there should be a festival of bicyclesIt was the judges’ favouriteHenry，who is in Grade Eight，said that he went to school by bicycle every day and enjoyed taking bicycle trips very muchHe added that so much public bicycles were in use in our city that it would be a shame not to celebrate them．As part of the festival，a bicycle trip will be organized in the cityThen students will hold a ten metre bicycle riding petition，in which anyone who can ride the slowest winsWhat’s more，you students are called on to ride bicycles to school as often as possible
The Bicycle Festival will start on June 18th and last two daysWe hope you will take part in the festival and do your bit to protect our environment!
8．This announcement is made to __D__．
A．judges B．parents
C．teachers D．students
9．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__D__”．
A．ideas B．shoes
C．bicycles D．petitions
10．After this year’s Bicycle Festival，what will happen most probably？__B__
A．Fewer people will use public bicycles
B．More students will ride bicycles to school
C．The Bicycle Festival will be held every year
D．Bicycle trips to other cities will be organized
11．What’s the best title for the announcement？__D__ A．Care for the Environment
B．Entries from Creative Students
C．Suggestions to the Students
D．Results of NeFestival petition
(四)(2018，湖州)
Born in Ghana，West Africa，in 1989，Freddy Adu has bee one of the most promising young soccer players in the worldSoccer fans have been crazy about him since 2003，when he became the youngest player to join a professional sports team in the United StatesThe next year，he became the youngest athlete ever to play in an all star game，a match in which the best players from many professional teams pete
As a child，Adu did what many children in Ghana love to do—play soccerHis mother recognized her son’s talent and encouraged it by providing soccer balls，which were expensive for themSince he had soccer balls，other children always came looking for him and played together
Education was very important to Adu’s mother，and she wasn’t sure that her son could receive a good educ ation in GhanaSo she tried hard and moved to Maryland，US in 1997，when he was eight years oldHis neschool friends soon noticed his
talent for soccer，and the parents of one friend encouraged him to join a soccer clubThis was his first time playing organized soccer，and he helped his team from the Potomac Soccer Association win a tournament in Italy in 2000One professional Italian team was so impressed by Adu that they offered him $750，000 to play for themAdu’s mother refused the offer and thought that her eleven year old son needed to finish school first Adu did finish high school at the age of 14Nowadays，he is playing professional soccer and living with his mother in a house he bought for herHis salary with the D．C United team is $500，000 a year，and Adu is also paid to advertise products such as sports shoes and drinksAdu is happy that his mother no longer has to work at two jobs，and his fans are happy that they can watch him play their favourite sport for many years to e 12．Freddy Adu was __D__ years old when he became the youngest ever all star team player
A．eight B．ten
C．thirteen D．fifteen
13．Adu’s mother helped him develop his talent by __C__．A．making him play soccer every day
B．finding him a soccer coach
C．offering him soccer balls
D．making him join the school team
14．Which is the correct order of the following events？__D__
a．Adu became the youngest professional soccer player in the USA
b．Adu’s family moved to the United States
c．Adu’s mother noticed his special ability to play soccer
d．Adu is paid to advertise sports shoes and drinks
A．b—c—d—a B．a—c—b—d
C．d—c—a—b D．c—b—a—d
15．What can we learn from the passage？__D__
A．As a child，Adu taught other children to play soccer in his hometown
B．Adu moved to the USA because there were no soccer teams in Ghana
C．Adu helped his team win a tournament and got $750，000 in Italy in 2000
D．Adu gets more than $500，000 a year and lives happily with his mother no。