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届中考英语阅读理解专项训练20
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