山西省晋城市泽州县中考英语 阅读理解选练(五)

阅读理解

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“The zoo has money problems,” Grandmother Sandy said.Angel listened. She heard that Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo didn’t have enough money to take care of its animals. Angel loved animals. She planned to study them when she grew up. Angel’s family had four cats. Angel took good care of them and made sure that they always had food and water. Angel felt sorry for the zoo animals. While the others in the family were cooking dinner, Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals. She decided to write a letter to show how she felt. At the end of the letter, she wrote: “Give a dollar, help an animal.” She sent the letter and a dollar to The Fresno Bee, a local newspaper.

A few days after that, Angel’s letter was published. Almost immediately, people began sending in money. Angel’s letter was having effect! At school, Angel went to each classroom to read the letter that appeared on the newspaper. She aske d students in her school to give money to the zoo. Next, Angel was asked to appear on television. She was invited to be on a popular talk show. The workers in the zoo were very happy. Ray Navarro is the person most responsible for the animals. “Angel opened the eyes of Fresno,” said Ray. “She made us see that people can make a difference.”

11. What was the pr oblem of Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo?

A. It didn’t have enough money.

B. Nobody looked after the animals.

C. The animals ran away from the zoo

D. The animals were cooked for dinner.

12. By saying “Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals”, the writ er means .

A. Angel wanted to cook the animals for food

B. Angel w as thinking of an idea to help the animals

C. Angel wanted to help the animals to run away

D. Angel was cooking a meal for the animals

13. How did Angel help the zoo animals?

A. By giving a lot of money.

B. By taking care of them.

C. By writing letters to them.

D. By raising money for them.

14. Which is the correct order of the following events?

① Angel appeared on television.

② People began sending in money.

③ Angel’s letter was publ ished.

④ Angel asked her schoolmates to give money

⑤ Angel wrote a letter to a local newspaper.

A. ⑤③②④①

B. ⑤①②④③

C. ③①②⑤④

D. ②④⑤③①

15. Ray Navarro thought that Angel .

A. was most responsible for the animals

B. was good at making animals happy

C. helped the people in Fresno

D. could cure blind people

参考答案11—15、ABDAC

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阅读理解。

Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs(产卵). Most people know that all the other birds do as well. But have you ever thought about other animals that lay eggs? They include bees, snakes and some sea animals.

When a mother lays eggs, many more babies can be born at once, or in a few days, because there is very little development inside the parent. Animals that do not lay eggs often have fewer babies. Animals lay many eggs because other animals may eat the babies. Even though some of their babies are eaten, they will still have some more to continue their family.

Some animals that lay eggs don’t take care of their young. Turtles come on to the beach and dig(挖)holes. Then they put their eggs in the sand and leave. A turtle mother can lay as many as 150 eggs. When the babies come out of the eggs, they must find their own way to the ocean. They must learn how to live on their own. Many young turtles get eaten by other animals.

Most eggs have an outside shell(壳)that keeps the growing animal inside safe. The egg shell also keeps the young animal from drying out. After the animal is fully