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苏州中考试题阅读汇总

2006—2012苏州市中考英语阅读理解汇总

2012苏州

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Youmaynothaveheardthewords“freshmanfifteen”before,buttheyareveryimportantforstudentswhoareenteringuniversity.Afreshmanisafirst-yearcollegestudent.“Fifteen”referstofifteenpounds—thefifteenpoundsaddedtoastudent’sweightinhisorherfirstyear.Thereareanumberofreasonswhyfirst-yearuniversitystudentsgain（增力n）weight;butit’sencouragingtoknowthatfreshmendon’thavetoaddtheseharmfulfifteenpounds.

Mistakeschoosingfood

Universitykitchensserve（供应）manykindsoffood.Somestudentschooseunhealthyfood，becausenowtheirparentsarenotnearbytohelpthemchoose.Somestudentsvisitthekitchenmanytimeswhilestudying.Lateatnight,somestudentsgetharmfulfastfoodsuchasfishandchipswithCoketodrink.Studentsalsohavelesstimeforwalking,running,anddoingsportsbecauseoftheirschoolwork.

Eatingright

Ifyou’recareful,youdon’thavetoaddfifteenpounds.Herearesomeideas：

●Thinkmoreaboutwhatyoueat.

●Eatplentyofvegetablesandhealthymeats.

●Don’teatdessertsfullofsugar;havefruitafterdinner.

●Trynottoeatsomuchunhealthyfoodwhileyoustudy.

●It’sallrighttohavealittlefastfoodsometimes—butnotoften.

●Writedownthefoodsyoueat.

●Walk,run,dosports—moveandyouwillfeelbetter!

Rememberthatthe“freshmanfifteen”canhappentoanyone.Talktoyourfriendsaboutit.Together,trytoeathealthyfoodandnottoeatunhealthyfood.Walking,running,andplayingsportsisalwaysmorefunwithfriends.Helpeachotherandyoucanhaveahealthyandhappyfreshmanyear.

26.The“freshmanfifteen”is______.

A.weightthathighschoolstudentsgain

B.weightthatfirst-yearuniversitystudentscangain

C.fifteenpoundsoffoodthatfirst-yearstudentseat

D.fifteenstudentswhoeatunhealthyfood

27.Themainideaofthisreadingisto______.

A.getstudentsreadytogainfifteenpounds

B.sellhealthyfoodtonewstudents

C.helpnewuniversitystudentsnottogainfifteenpounds

D.showthemistakesstudentsmakeinstudying

28.Whichofthesemistakesstudentsmakechoosingfoodisnotmentionedinthereading?

A.Choosingunhealthyfood.B.Visitingthekitchenwhilestudying.

C.Gettingfastfoodatnight.D.Eatingtoomuchchocolate.

29.Whichoftheseideaswouldthewriterofthereadingprobablyagreewith?

A.You’dbetternoteatunhealthyfood.

B.Noteatingunhealthyfoodsiseasierwithfriends’help.

C.Gainingfifteenpoundscanhelpyoustudybetter.

D.Somestudentscaneatanythingtheywant.

B

Whatwouldyoudoifyoufoundasnakeinyourhouse?

Manypeoplemightbeafraidortrytokillit.However,ifyouliveinNorthCarolinaintheUSA,onethingyoucandoistocalltheSnakeCatchers.

TheSnakeCatchersarefourmenwholovesnakes,evenpoisonousones.Theirnewspaperadvertisementsays,“SnakeCatchers：

freesnakeremoval（除去）一Pleasedonotkillthem—Callus.”

TheSnakeCatchers,whostartedtheirservicein1998,don’tchargeanythingforhelpingpeople.“Wedothisasahobby,”explainedFredJohnson,oneoftheSnakeCatchers.

Becauseoftheirloveofsnakes,theSnakeCatcherstrytokeepthemalive.“Onemanaskedustokillapython（蟒蛇）,sohecouldmakeapairofbootsfromtheskin.Werefused,becausewelikesnakes,andwedon’twanttoseethemkilled,”saidFred.

Someofthesnakesthattheycatcharekeptaspets;somearegiventotheNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.Most,includingthepoisonoussnakes,aresetfreeinthewild,usuallyinanationalpark.

Fredsuggeststhatpeopleshouldtreatsnakeswithcare.“Actuallysnakesareveryshyandgentlecreatures.Theyonlyattackiftheyarefrightened.However,youhavetoknowhowtotreatasnakeproperly!

”

Accordingtoonehappyfamily,theSnakeCatchersaregood.Oneday,theGreenwoodfamilyfoundasnakeskininthekitchen.Theylookedverycarefullyandsawasnakesleepingbehindacupboard.Theythoughtaboutwhattodo.ThenSteveGreenwoodrememberedtheadvertisementfortheSnakeCatchers.Hecalledthem.

“TheSnakeCatchersarrivedwithinanhourandtheyfinishedthejobquicklytoo,”saidSteveGreenwood.“Oneofthemwentintothekitchen,foundthesnakeandtookitoutalive.TheSnakeCatchersdidaverygoodjob.”

Lastyear,theSnakeCatchersremovedmorethanseventysnakesfromhousesinNorthCarolina.

30.TheSnakeCatcherscatchsnakesbecause______.

A.theywanttokillthesnakesB.theyliketryingtocatchsnakes

C.theydon’twantpeopletohurtsnakesD.theylikeeatingsnakes

31.Whenamanaskedthemtokillapython,theSnakeCatchers______.

A.madesomebootsfromtheskinB.wereveryhappy

C.gavehimsomeoldbootsD.didnotagree

32.TheSnakeCatcherssetmostofthesnakesfree______.

A.inanationalparkB.inauniversity

C.inagardenD.intheirownhouses

33.AccordingtoFred,______.

A.snakesareverydangerousB.peopleshouldattacksnakes

C.snakesarenotusuallydangerousD.peopleshouldrunawayiftheyseeasnake

C

In1901,thecitizensofColoradoSpringsintheUSAdecidedtocollecteverydayitemsandtoseal（封住）theminaspecialbox.Theboxwasmarked“Tobeopenedaftermidnight,December31st,AD2000”，andwaskeptintheColoradoCollegeLibrary.

Onehundredyearslater,ontheappointed（约定）day,300peoplegatheredtowatchtheopeningofthebox.Manyinthecrowdwerethedescendants（后代）ofpeoplewhohadplacedthingsinsidethebox.

Whentheboxwasopenedaftermidnight,thethingsinsidetheboxwereinverygoodcondition.Therewerenewspapers,photos,diaries,namecards,familytrees,booksandlotsofletters,includingonewrittenbyTheodoreRoosevelt,whobecamethePresidentoftheUSAlaterthatyear.OneofRoosevelt’sfriendslivedinColoradoSpringsatthattime.

Manyoftheletterswerewrittentotheirdescendants.Theydescribethehopesthatthepeopleof1901hadforthepeopleofthenextcentury.Atthattime,ColoradoSpringshadjustafewthousandpeople.Nownearlyhalfamillionpeoplelivethere.

ColoradoCollegeLibraryhasscannedthematerialsandputthemonawebsite.CecilMuller,whosegrandfatherhadplacedacollectionofpostcardsinthebox,saidthatthetimecapsulewasagreattreasure.“Thisisawonderfuleducationalresource（资源）.Wecanlearnsomuchaboutourhistory,”hesaid.“Ineverknewmygrandfather,butnowIfeelveryclosetohim.”

34.Accordingtothepassage,“timecapsule”means______.

A.acollectionofclocksandwatches

B.amachinefortravellingthroughtime

C.acollectionofitemsforpeopletolookatinthefuture

D.acollectionofunwanteditems

35.Manyofthelettersinthetimecapsuletalkedabout______.

A.thehistoryofthetownB.thepeoplewholivedinthetown

C.thepoliticsoftheUSAD.people’shopesforthefuture

36.CecilMullersaysthatthetimecapsule______.

A.helpshimtogettoknowhisgrandfather

B.isworthalotofmoney

C.bringsbackhismemoriesofhisgrandfather

D.helpshimtorememberhisyoungerday

D

TOKYO,JAPAN--Whatdoyoudowhenyouseeacockroach（蟑螂）？

Doyouhititwithanewspaper?

Doyousteponit?

WhenresearchersatTokyoUniversityseeacockroach,theytaketheremotecontrolandmakethecockroachturnaround,runleftorright,orgoforward.Thesescientistsarechangingthecockroachesintorobots.Eachcockroachhasaverysmallpackthathasinitamicroprocessor（微处理器）.Thenresearcherscansendsignalsfromtheremotecontroltothepack.Thesignalscontrolthemovementsofthecockroaches.

Whydoesanyonewanttocontrolacockroach?

“Insectscandomanythingsthatpeoplecan’t,”saysIsaoShimoyama,headofrobotresearchatTokyoUniversity.Inafewyears,hesays,theserobotinsectswillcarryverysmallcameras.Theywillbeabletomovethroughearthquakerubble（瓦砾）tolookforpeopleormoveunderdoorstofindinformationaboutsomeone.

Thismayseemstrange,buttheJapanesegovernmentthinkstheresearchisveryimportant.Thegovernmentisgivingthescientists$5millionforthisresearch.

First,theresearchersbreed（培育）hundredsofcockroaches.TheyuseonlytheAmericancockroachbecauseitisbiggerandstrongerthanothercockroaches.Thentheychoosethebestcockroachesandremovetheirwingsandantennae（触须）.Theyputsmallpackswheretheantennaewere.Thepacksweighaboutthreegrams,orabouttwotimestheweightofthecockroachesthemselves.“Cockroachesareverystrong,”saysRalphHolzer,whoisaresearcheratTokyoUniversity.“Theycanlift20timestheirownweight.”

Witharemotecontrol,thescientistssendsignalstothepacks.Whenacockroachgetsthesignal,itmoves.Theproblemisthatthecockroachesdon71alwaysmoveintherightdirection.

37.Thescientistsarechangingthecockroachesintorobotsbecause______.

A.theywantcockroachestodothingspeoplecan’tinthefuture

B.theywanttocontrolthemovementsofthecockroaches

C.theywantcockroachestotakephotosoftheearthquakes

D.theywanttosendsignalstothepacksonthecockroaches

38.Whatcancockroachesdotohelppeople?

A.Theycanlift20timestheirownweight.

B.Theycanhelppeopletocarryverysmallcameras.

C.Theycanbreedhundredsofcockroaches.

D.Theycansearchforthosepeopleinrubbleafteranearthquake.

39.Scientistscontrolcockroaches’movements______.

A.byremovingtheirwingsB.bysendingsignalsfromtheremotecontrol

C.byusingverysmallcamerasD.byremovingtheirantennae

40.Whatproblemdotheresearchersmeetwith?

A.Thecockroachessometimesdon’tmove.

B.Thecockroachessometimesmoveinthewrongdirection.

C.Thecockroachesaretoobigtomovethroughearthqu