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精品中考英语阅读理解专题练习《人物故事类2》
2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《人物故事类2》
1.Chuckwasnotanordinaryfrog.Hedidloveeatingflies,buthedidn'tlikecatchingflieshimself.Hedidn'tlikesnappingthemfromtheairwhiletheywereflyingaround.SomefrogsthoughtChuckwaslazy.Othersthoughthewasstrange.
Thatdidn'tmattertoChuck.Eachmorning,Chuckhidhimselfunderthespider'sweb.ThenwhenLadyEightlegswentoff,Chuckatefliesfromherweb.
OnemorningwhileChuckwasenjoyingtheflies,LadyEightlegsreturnedandcaughthim.Shecried,"Goandcatchyourown".Chuckjumpedbackintothepond.
Nowtherewasanidea!
Whynotmakehisownweb?
Chuckgotsomevines.Heputthemtogetheruntiltheylookedlikeaspiderweb.Heworkedonhiswebforhoursuntilmid﹣night,Andthemhefellasleep.Whenhewokeupthenextmorning,hewasstuckinsideandcouldn'tmove.
"Help!
"heyelled.
LadyEightlegsgotthereandsavedhim.
"NomatterhowhardItry,Ican'tspinaspider'sweb,"Chucksaid.
"Ofcoursenot,"LadyEightlegssaid."You'reafrog,Frogscan'tspinspider'swebsanybetterthanspiderscanswim,Iguess.HowIwishtoswiminthemiddleofthepondandfloat(漂浮)peacefullyunderthesunlikeyou!
"
Chucksmiled,"Ihaveanidea."
Fromthatdayon,ChuckcarriedLadyEightlegsouttothemiddleofthepond,Wheretheyfloatedandplayedtogether.Whentheyreturnedtoshore,theysharedabreakfastofflies,Itwasn'texactlyanordinaryfriendship.
(1)Theunderlinedword"snapping"means .
A.catchingB.eatingC.hidingD.beating
(2)LadyEightlegswas .
A.lazyB.strangeC.ordinaryD.kind
(3)Chuckgothisfoodby .
A.Hidinghimselfundertheweb
B.usinghisownwebtocatchflies
C.workinghardtillnight
D.takingliesfromthespiderweb
(4)Thestorytellsus .
A.Nopains,nogains
B.Practicemakesperfect
B.Neverdothingsbyhalves
D.Teamworkincreasesthesuccess
2.China'smostfamousbasketballplayerYaoMingmayhaveretired(退役)fromthesport,buthehascontinuedtoencourageyoungpeoplewithhishardworkoncemore,thistimeintheclassroominstead.This38﹣year﹣oldguyfirstenteredShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityin2011andgraduatedonJuly8,2018.
Yaowasborninafamilyofbasketballplayersbuthisfatherandmotherinsist(坚持)thatYaoshouldachievehighereducationafterhisbasketballcareer.Yao'sfirstdayatcollegewasabigmess,withhundredsofstudentswaitingoutsidehisclassroomaskingforphotosandsignatures(签名).Whilemanystudentslivedintheuniversity,Yaocouldn't一therewasnobedthatcouldfitthe2.26﹣metre﹣tallguy.
Inhiscommencement(毕业典礼)speech,Yaosaid,"Ifnotforthatpromisetomyfatherandmother,Imighthavegivenupseveraltimes,especiallysinceIhadtotakeMath.Butovertime,Icametobelievethatteamingitselfismoreimportantthantheresult"Yaoalsotoldhisfellowgraduatestothinkaboutwhatsocietyneedswhileplanningtheirnextstepsinlife."Trytoplanyourfutureinlinewithsociety'sdevelopment,becauseonlybydoingsowillyougetmoreroomtocarryon."hesaid.
Besideshisroleinthebasketballmanagement,Yaoisalsotheownerofawinefactory,aWildAnimalAidambassador(大使),afoundation(基金)ownerthatprovidessportsthingsforchildreninpoorareas,aswellasamemberoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference(人民政协),helpingtoimprovethecountry'sphysicaleducationsystem.
(1)Whycouldn'tYaoliveintheuniversity?
A.Becauseheis38yearsold.
B.Becauseheistootall.
C.Becausehehasalotofmoney.
D.Becausetherewasnobed.
(2)WhatwasYao'sworstsubjectintheuniversityprobably?
A.ChineseB.English.C.Math.D.PE.
(3)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedpart"inline"inParagraph3?
A.一致B.直线C.联系D.发展
(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Yao'sachievementsgobeyondhisbasketballcareer.
B.YaofirstenteredShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityattheageof38
C.Yaoencouragedyoungpeoplebygivingthemphotosandsignature.
D.Yaofinishedhisuniversityonlybecauseofhispromisetohisfatherandmother.
(5)What'sthebesttitleforthisarticle?
A.YaoMing'sdifferentroles.
B.ApromisetochangeYaoMing'slife.
C.YaoMinggraduatesfromuniversity.
D.YaoMinggivesacommencementspeech.
3.I'vebeenskiingsinceIwaseightornineyearsold.I'vebeenonexpeditions(探险)inmanyplaceslikeChina,Pakistanandsoon.Butitwasinmyhomecountry,theUSA,thatIcameclosesttodeath.
ItwasApril,2011.IwasskiingintheTetonswithmyfriendsJeremyandXavier.Theywerebothexcellentsnowboarders.Thatday,Iwasthelastpersontoski.Theywerewatchingmefromasafearea.Suddenly,Iheardsomeonecryloudly.Iturnedaroundandsawthewholemountainstarttomovebehindme.Itwasamassiveavalanche(大雪崩).Thekindofavalanchethatdestroystrees,cars,buses,evenhouses!
Tensofthousandsoftonsofsnowwascomingstraightdownthemountainbehindme.Ifeltthesnowpushmeforward,hundredsofmetres,andthencoverme.ItwassoheavythatIcouldn'tbreathe.Andthenitpushedmeforwardagainandup.Ilookedaround,andforafewseconds,Iactuallystoppedbeingfrightened.Ihadamomenttostopandtolookatthepoweroftheavalanche.
Ilookeddownintothebottomofthevalley(峡谷).Icouldseetreesthatwere30mtallbecauseIwassofaraway,andtheylookedtinytome."OK,I'mgoingallthewaytothebottom!
"Ithought.Thenthesnowpushedmeagaindownthemountainanother450m.Ithoughttheforceofthesnowwoulddestroyme;itwaspowerful.Butintheend.IfelttheavalancheslowdownandIjustfellheavilyoverthesnowatthebottomofthevalley.
IttookJeremyandXavierabout20minutestoreachme.Therewasapileofdebris(碎雪)acrossthebottomofthemountain300mwide.Theycouldn'tbelieveitwhenthesawme.Iwassolucky.
Hastheexperiencechangedme?
DoIthinkaboutlifedifferently?
Idon'tknow,maybe.ButIdoknowthatit'simportanttoliveyourlifewithmeaning.Lifeisagift,sobegratefultoGod.
(1)Fromthepassage,it'struethat .
A.thewritercameclosesttodeathwhenheskiedinPakistan
B.theavalanchepushedthewriterdownabout300maway
C.thewriter'sfriendscametolearnskiingwiththewriter
D.thewritercouldn'tbreathebecauseoftheweightofthesnow
(2)Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriter'sfeelingtowardstheavalanche?
A.ExcitedB.ScaredC.HappyD.Patient
(3)Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto .
A.themountains
B.thetrees
C,JeremyandXavier
D.thevalleys
(4)Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinthestory?
a.Thesnowpushedmeharddownintothebottomofthevalley
b.JeremyandXavierwereseeingmeinasafeplace
c.Istoppedforawhiletoseetheavalanche.
d.Myfriendscametomyside.
e.Iheardaloudvoiceandsawahugeavalanchecomingbehindme
A.b﹣e﹣c﹣a﹣d
B.b﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣d
C.d﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣e
D.d﹣e﹣c﹣a﹣b
(5)Accordingtothewriter,
A.hisexperienceandhisfriendshavechangedhim
B.it'simpossibletoknowtheforceofthesnow
C.oneshouldnotliveameaninglesslife
D.hedoesn'tmindthematteroflifeordeath
4.Forthepastoverfortyyears,BillyBarnhasbeenlivingaloneinGothic,Colorado,aUSghosttown(遗弃的城镇).Hepassedthetimebyrecordingallkindsofdataaboutsnowfalls,suchasthetemperatureandthedepthofthesnow.
Heneverimaginedthattheresultsofhishobbywouldonedayhelpscientistsbetterunderstandglobalwarmingandmakehimgetacoolsuperheroname﹣theSnowGuardian(守护者).
BarnfirstcametoGothicin1972asauniversitystudentdoingwaterchemistryresearch.Helikedthequietlifeheresomuchthathebegantolivehereafterfinishinguniversity.
Barnbeganthewinterof1974campinginatent.Itwasnotexactlyperfectinaplacewheresnowreaches7.6metresayear.Luckily,theownerofasmalloldhousewaskindenoughtoletBarnmovein.Itbecamehishomeandhestartedhisrecordsonsnowthere.
Thehousewasburiedinthesnoweightyearsafterhemovedin,butthatdidn'tdrivehimaway.Hejustfoundanotherplacetostayandcontinuedhisresearch.
Thoughhespendsmostofhistimealone,Barndoesn'tconsiderhimselflonely.Hesays,"I'mokaywiththewaythingsare.Imean,ifIweren't,Iwouldleave."
(1)BarniscalledtheSnowGuardianbecause .
A.hehassolvedtheproblemofglobalwarming
B.helivesinGothicaloneanditsnowsallyearround
C.hehasrecordedsnowfallsinGothicforover40years
D.hehasbecomeasuperheroinAmericanpeople'shearts
(2)HowlongdidBarnliveinthesmalloldhouse?
A.Fortwoyears.
B.Forfouryears
C.Foreightyears.
D.Foroverfortyyears.
(3)Theunderlinedword"buried"means" "inChinese.
A.推倒B.燃烧C.消失D.掩埋
(4)HowdoesBarnfeelabouthislifeinGothic?
A.Satisfied.B.Bored.C.Worried.D.Disappointed.
5.It'saspecialbakery(蛋糕店)astheplaceissilentexceptsoundscausedbywalkingandpayingmoneyinGuangzhou,GuangdongProvince.
AtthegateofSilentCakearesignsthatexplain,"Mostemployees(雇员)inthisbakerycannothearorspeak,soitmaytakealittlelongerforyoutoorderandpay.Pleasebepatient."
Thoughwithoutaword,peopleworkingatthebakerygreeteverycustomerwithabigsmileandawelcomegesture.Customerscanwritedowntheirordersonnotebooks,andcanalsousethesignlanguagewrittenontheboardstocommunicatewiththeemployees.
"Wehaven'theardpeoplecomplainsinceweopenedinMarch,"saidZengNan,oneofthebossesofthebakery."Customersarefriendlyandalwayswaitpatiently,andsomeevenhelpcleantables."
SilentCakehasbecomefamous.Sinceitsopeningatthe