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中考英语阅读理解专项训练20

阅读下面5篇短文,掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A

Yesterdaysomeofmyfriendstalkedaboutwomen'sjobs.Theyhavedifferentopinions.Herearesomeoftheirideas:

Idon'tthinkthatthereareanyspecialjobsmadeforwomen.Womencanfitintoallkindsofjobs.Wehaveevenseenwomendriversandengineersthesedays.

Eric

Nowadaysmenandwomencandothesamejob,butIthinkthatteachingsuitswomenbetterthanmen.Womencanbeverygoodteachers.

Sidney

Ithinkthatboysandgirlsarenotequalinthefieldofwork.Forexample,womenarethoughttobeaburden（负担）inIndiaanditisdifficultforthemtofindajob.Thisisreallyunfair

Mary

IalsoagreewithEric.Atpresentthereisnodifferencebetweengirlsandboysinthefieldofwork,butsomejobsarenotsuitableforgirls.Ibelievethatofficeandteachingjobsareperfectforgirls.

Rose

It'struethatgirlscandoalltypesofjobs,butsomejobssuchasteaching,HRmanagementandnursingarereallygoodforgirls.However,asforpolitics,Ithinkthatgirlsshouldavoidthistypeofwork.

Andrew

（）1.Theunderlinedword“equal”means“_______”inChinese.

A.胜任的B.平等的C.平静的D.合适的

（）2.Whothinksthatpoliticsisnotsuitableforwomen?

A.EricB.Sidney.C.Mary.D.Andrew.

（）3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Sidneythinksthatitisdifficultforwomentofindajob.

B.Ma

rydoesn'tthinktha

twomencanbecomeengineers.

C.RoseagreeswithEric'sopinions.

D.AndrewbelievesthatHRmanagementissuitableformen,

（）4.Whatarethesepeoplemainlytalkingabout?

A.Jobswhicharemostsuitableforwomen.

B.Jobswhicharemostsuitableformen.

C.Thedifferencesbetweenwomenandmen.

D.Somespecialandinterestingjobsformen.

B

Afarmerhadsomelittledogstosell.As

hewasputtingupanadvertisementonthefence（栅栏）aroundhisyard,aboyhappenedtopassby.Theboysaidquietly,“Iwanttob

uyoneofyourdogs,Sir."

Theboybowedhisheadforamoment.Thenhereacheddeepintohispocketandpulledoutsomemoney.

“Ihavegotthirty-ninecents.Isthatenoughtotakealook?

"theboyasked.

"Sure,"saidthefarmer.Heletoutawhistle（口哨），"Here,Poppy!

"

Poppyranoutofthedoghouse,followedbyfourlittledogs.Theboy'seyesdancedwithhappiness.

Asthedogsmadetheirwaytothefence,thelittleboynoticedsomethingelsemovinginsidethedoghouse.

Slowly,anotherlittledogappeared.ThisonewasmuchsmallerItwasdoingitsbesttocatchup“Iwantthatone,"theboysaid.

Thefarmersaid,"Son,youdon'twantthatdog.Hewillneverbeabletorunandplaywithyouliketheotherdogswould."

Theboyrolledup（卷起）onelegofhistrousersandshowedasteelleg.Hesaid,“Yousee,Sir,Idon'trunwellmyself,andhewillneedsomeonewhounderstands."

Withtearsinhiseyes,thefarmerpickedupthelittledogandhandedittotheboy.

"Howmuch?

"theboyasked.

“Nocharge（费用）,."answeredthefarmer,"There'Snochargeforlove."

（）5.Whatdidtheboypulloutfromhispocket?

A.Awatch.B.Apicture.C.Somefood.D.Somemoney.

（）6.Howmanydogsarethereinthepassage?

A.Six.B.Five.C.Four.D.Three.

（）7.Theboywas_________whenhesawPoppyandtheotherdogs.

A.nervousB.worriedC.happyD.sad

（）8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theboycouldrunveryfast.B.Thefarmergavethedogtotheboy.

C.Thedogwasabletorunwell.D.Theboyspentthirty-ninecentsbuyingthedog.

C

Afamousmagician（魔术师）cametoourcityandgavesomeshowseveryday.Mostofhisshowshadsomeeducationalmessages.Hetaughtlessonsabouthealth,historyandsomeotherimportantthingsaboutlifethroughhismagictricks.Bothparentsandchildre

nenjoyedhismagicshows,thechildrenmainlyforthefunandtheparentsmainlyfortheeducation.

Myauntwenttoourhomeandgaveustwoticketsforoneofhisshowslastweek.IwatchedtheshowwithmymotherlastWednesday.Ihadseenthismagician'sshowonTVoneyearago.ButitwasthefirsttimeIhadseenalive（现场演出的）show,soIwasveryexcited.Theshowtau

ghtchildrennottostealbydescribinghowapersonmightfeelwhenhisorherthingwasstolen.Intheshow,therewasamonkeywholikedeatingbananas.Heoftenstolethingsandnevercaredabouttheowners'feelings.Thenonedayhefoundhisownthingswerestolen.Hewasworriedandangry.Fromthatexperience,herealizedhowworriedandangryotherswouldbewhentheirthingswerelost.Fromthenonhedecidedtostopstealing.

Theshowwasgreat.Itmademeunderstandwhyweshouldn'ttakewhatdidn'tbelongtous.Ialsolearnedthatweshouldn'tgethappinessfromhurtingothers.Irecommended（推荐）ittosomeofmyfriends.Theywatchedtheshowlastnight.Ithoughtthattheycouldlearnsomethingfromitwhileenjoyingthewonderfulmagic.

（）9.Fromthepassageweknowthatthemonkeyintheshow

A.hasneverlostthingsB.usedtostealthings

C.wasverystupidD.stoppedeatingbananas

（）10.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromthemagicshow?

A.Weshouldknowwhatbelongstous.

B.Apersonshouldalwayshelpothers.

C.Apersonshouldn'tgethappinessfromhurtingothers.

D.Weshouldpulltogethertoovercomedifficulties.

（）11Inthispassage,whichofthefollowingeventshappenedlast?

A.Thewriter'sfriendswatchedtheliveshow.

B.Thewriter'sauntwenttothewriter'shome.

C.ThewriterwatchedtheshowonTV.

D.Thewriterwatchedtheliveshow.

（）12.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.Themagicianwouldleavethecitysoon.

B.Thewriter'smotherdidn'tliketheshow.

C.Thewriter$friendswerenotinterestedintheshow.

D.Thewriterthoughttheshowwasveryinteresting.

D

In1982,StevenCallahan

wascrossingtheAtlanticaloneinhisboatwhenithitsomethingandsank.Hegotintoalifeboatandwaslostatsea.Hissupplies（供给）werefew.Hischancesweresmall.Yetwhenthreefishermenfoundhimseventy-sixdayslater,hewasalive.Hewasmuchthinnerthanhewaswhenhestarted,butalive.Hisstoryofhowhesurvived（生存）isfascinating.Hiscleverness—howhemanagedtocatchfish,howhechangedseawaterintodrinkingwater一isinteresting.

Butthethingthatcaughtmyeyewashowhemanagedtokeephimselfgoingwhenallhopeseemedlost.HewasSohungryandtired.Givingupwouldhaveseemedtheonlychoice.Whenpeoplesurvivethesekindsofsituations,theydosomethingwiththeirmindsthatgivesthemthecouragetokeepgoing.Manypeopleinsimilarsituationsgiveuporgomad.

“ItellmyselfIcandealwithit,"wroteCallahanin

hisstory."Comparedtowhatothershaveb

eenthrough,I'mlucky.Itellmyselfthesethingsoverandover,buildingupmycourage...”

ItstruckmeassomethingimportantAndI'vetoldmyselfthesamethingwhenmyowngoalsseemedfaraway.AndeverytimeI'vesaidit,Ihavealwayscomebacktomysenses.

Sowhateveryou'regoingthrough,tellyourselfyoucandealwithit.Comparedtowhatothershavebeenthrough,you’relucky.Tellthistoyourselfoverandover,anditwillhelpyougetthroughdifficultsituationswithalittlemorecourage.

（）13.WhichofthefollowingshowsSteven'scleverness?

①Hemanagedtocatchfish.②Hemadefreshwateroutofseawater.

③Hebuiltabigboathimself.④Hefoundhiswayhome.

A.①③B.②③C.③④D.①②

（）14.Theunderlinedword,“It”，inthefourthparagraphrefersto（指）_______.

A.tellingyourselfyoucandealwithitB.thecha

ncesofsurviving

C.thegoalsyouhaveinyourlifeD.theproblemthatStevenhadtoface

（）15.Whatshouldwedowhenwearefacingadifficultsituationaccordingtothewriter?

A.Learnsomeusefulskills.B.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.

C.BelievethatwecanhandleitD.Helpotherpeoplewhoareinasimilarsituation.

（）16.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeverGiveUpB.AnHonestMan

C.TheSkill

toSurviveD.HeWasLuckyEnough

E

Lastweekwereportednewsabouttherelationbetweenzoosandendangeredanimals.ButinIndiaitappearsthatzoosshouldbethelastplaceforanimalsofanykind,letalonetheendangeredkind.

ItisnotasecretthatmostIndianzo0sareinabadstate.Althoughz005shouldeducatepeopleandprotectanimals,Indian2005doneither.Mostz00Sarequitesmall,andthelabels（标牌）providelittleinformation.

Visitorsaremoreinterestedinentertainment（娱乐）,oftenattheexpense（代价）ofanimals,thanineducatingthemselves.

Thepurposeofmostzoos’researchistofindwaystofeedmoreanimalsandtoincreasetheirnumbers.Mostoftheanimalsinzoosarenotendangeredatall,noraretheybeingpreparedtobereturnedtonature!

Animalsthatarenotendangeredshouldbeleftinnature,Sothatendangeredanimalscanliveinzoos.

AreportshowsthatanimalscanbebadlyaffectedbyhavingtoliveinasmallspaceThebadlivingconditionsinzoosoftenleadtoanimalsbehavingunusually.Theyhittheirheadsagainstthewall,bitecagebarsandevenbitetheirownlegs!

Morethan60%oftheanimalsinZo0Shavescars（伤疤）ontheirheadsbecausetheycontinuouslyhittheirheadsagainstthebars,s

aysanimalrightsactivist,ManekaGandhiIndiahas64largez00sand194smallzo0S.Surveysshowthatinallthesezoos,10to15percentofanimalsdie

everyyear!

Ofcourse,thedeathsofendangeredanimalsarementionedinthenewspapers,butthedeathsofmonkeys,deeran

dotheranimalsarenotmentioned.

Let'schangethesituationofthesezoosandprotecttheselovelyanimalstogether!

（）17.Whatisthepurposeofazoo,accordingtothewriter?

A.Tomakevisitorshappy.B.Tohelppeoplefeedtheiranimals.

C.Tocontrolsomedangerousanimals.D.Toprotectanimals.

（）18.Whydoesthe，writerthinkzoossho