中学英语中考专题22 阅读理解人物传记类原卷版.docx

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中学英语中考专题22阅读理解人物传记类原卷版

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专题22阅读理解（人物传记类）

【阅读1】TheyoungviolinplayerVanessa-Maewasthefirstmusiciantousedanceandrockmusicinclassical（古典的）music.Vanessa-Maelovepopmusic,andshewasalsoaverygoodclassicalviolinist,andshebroughtthesekindsofmusictogether.

Shelikeslotsofdifferentkindsofmusic,fromBeethoventotheBeatles,andshewantstoplaythemusicshelikes.Notonlyhassheplayedinclassicalconcertsallovertheworld,butshehasalsoplayedinpopconcertswithpopstars.

Alotofpeopledon’tlikethewaysheusesmodernrhythms（节奏）,noisydrumsandguitarsintraditional（传统的）music.ButVanessa-Maehasdoneoneimportantthing:

shehasbroughtmanynewfanstoclassicalmusic.Forthefirsttime,manyyoungpeoplebegantolistentoclassicalmusic.

【小题1】Vanessa-Maewasayoungwoman.

A.ChineseB.EnglishC.SingaporeanD.French

【小题2】ThetypeofmusicVanessa-Maelikesis.

A.traditionalmusicB.differentkindsofmusicC.classicalmusicD.rockandroll

【小题3】listentoclassicalmusicbecausetheylikeVanessa-Mae.

A.PopstarsB.YoungpeopleC.ClassicalmusiciansD.Oldpeople

【小题4】wasthefirstinstrument（乐器）shelearnttoplay.

A.TheviolinB.ThepianoC.ThedrumsD.Theguitar

【阅读2】Mr.WhitcombJudsonwasareallycleverman.Heinventedaspecialtrainthatwaspushedalongbyairandin1893heinventedsomethinglikeazip（拉链）thatcouldbeusedtoopenandcloseclothes.Itcouldbeusedonmen’strousersandonladies’dresses.Hedidnotcallhisinventiona‘zip’buteverybodysaysthathewasthe‘FatheroftheZip’.Mr.Judsontriedtosellhisinventionbutnoonewanteditbecauseitdidnotworkverywell.ACanadianchangedMr.Judson’sinventionandmadeitbetter.Hemadeazipthatworkedverywellin1913.Thisisthesamezipweusetoday.

【小题1】Mr.WhitcombJudsonwasa_____man.

A.kindB.lazyC.cleverD.foolish

【小题2】Mr.WhitcombJudsoninvented______in1893.

A.aspecialtrainB.somethinglikeazipC.awashingmachineD.aspecialcar

【小题3】Azipcanbeusedto_______.

A.openclothesB.closeclothesC.openandcloseclothesD.makeclothes

【小题4】A_______manchangedMr.Judson’sinventionandmadeitbetter.

A.ChineseB.CanadianC.GermanD.Japanese

【小题5】_______wascalled“FatherofZip”.

A.Mr.WhitcombJudsonB.TheCanadian

C.Whitcomb’sfatherD.Whitcomb’sson

【阅读3】LastFriday,aTibetan（藏族的）postmanbecamethefirstwomanpostalworkertogiveaspeechattheWorldPostalMeetinginBern,thecapitalofSwitzerland.ShewasNimaLamu,apostwomanofYunlingPostoffice,YunnanProvince.

Shesaid,“IhadtocrosstheLancangRiveralongasteelwire.Myyoungerbrothernearlydiedintheriverbefore.IfeltsoafraidwhenIwasaskedforthefirsttimetocross

theriver.ButwhenIreachedtheotherside,IfoundthatIwasflying.”

Herareaislockedin（封闭）twosnowymountainsandthreebigrivers.Shesaid,“:

Whatworriesmemostisthesnakesontheway.Sometimes,IthrowlittlestonestowardthemandIoftentellmyself‘Keepgoing’.”

Tenyearsago,ittookNimafivedaystofinisheachweek’smail.Shehadtofacesnowstorms,floods,snakesandlonelinessonher350-kilometerjourney.Nimasaid,“Thesituationhasdevelopedalottheseyears.NowwehaveabridgethatwasbuiltacrosstheLancangRiverin2006.”

Nimaneverdreamedshewouldbecomefamousonedaywhenshefirstlookupherjob,12yearsago.ChangeshavebeenseeninrecentyearsasmoretouristsvisitNima’shometown.Butonethingremainsunchanged:

sheisstillthecarrierofthevillagers’hopesanddreams.

1．NimawasinvitedtothemeetinginBernbecauseshewas_________.

A.theonlyTibetanpostmaninChinaB.thefirstpostwomanintheworld

C.doingahardjobasapostwomanD.makinghervillagefamousovernight

2．WhathappenedtoherbrotheraccordingtoNimaLamu?

A.heoncefellintotheriver

.B.Hewaskilledbyasnake.

C.Hediedwhensw

immingintheriver.D.Hegothurtwhenbuildingthebridge.

3．WhichpictureisTRUEaboutNima’scrossingtherivertenyearsago?

4．WhatwillNimadoifshefindsasnakeontheway?

A.Killitwithstones.B.Keepitoffandgoon.

C.Throwitawayandleave.D.turnaroundandrun.

5．WhatisRTUEaboutNima?

A.SheisbuildingabridgeacrosstheLancangRiver.

B.Shehasrealizedallthevillagers’dreams.

C.Shegotherjobasapostwomanbefore2000.

D.Shedoesn’tneedtodoherworknow.

【阅读4】HelloSandy,

Wehavejustreturnedformourholiday.Wewentwithourfriends，EdwardSmithandhiswifeTina,totheYorkshireMoors.Itisabeautifulnaturalpark.Therearelotsofplacestowalkonthetopsofthehills，milesofgrasslandwithnopeople，justsheepandbirds.

Edwardhadjustcomeoutofhospitalandhecouldnotwalkasfarasbefore.However,thismeantthatwewalkedinthemornings,andthenstoppedatarestaurantforluncheachdaybeforereturningtotheplacewelivedin.EdwardandIsleptinfrontofthefireallafternoon,whiletheladieswentforanotherwalk.Verypleasant!

Itooklotsofphotosfromtheplacewelivedin,acrossthevalley（山谷）belowus,ofthemorningsunrise,andthemist（迷雾）inthevalley.Also,inEngland,theoldsteam-poweredtrainsareverypopular.Itookmanyphotosofthetrain.

Yesterdaywehadthefirstsnowofthiswinter.Itisveryearly.WeusuallyhavesnowinJanuary.Itrainedallday,thensnowedintheevening.Todaywehavebrightsunshine!

BothJennyandIarewell.Idon’tknowifItoldyou,inthelaste-mail,thatJennyisnowworkinginahotel.Althoughshehastoworkhard,peopletherearenice,andsheisenjoyingthework.

Pleasewritetoustotellusyournews.

Yours,Victor

【小题1】Whatcantheyseeonthetopsofthehills?

A.SheepandbirdsB.Snow.C.Manypeople.D.Forests.

【小题2】Whycouldn’tEdwardwalkveryfar?

A.Becausehedidn’tlikewalking.B.Becausehewasinhospital.

C.Becausehewasweakthen.D.Becausehiswifedidn’tgo.

【小题3】What’stheseasonnow?

A.SpringB.WinterC.SummerD.Autumn

【小题4】WheredoesJennyworknow?

A.InacomputercompanyB.Inthehospital

C.InarestaurantD.Inahotel

【小题5】VictorwrotetotellSandy_____.

A.hejustcamebackfromhisholiday

B.Edwardcouldnotwalkasfarasbefore

C.theyhadthefirstsnowofthiswinter

D.howthingsweregoingwiththeholiday.

【阅读5】WhenIwassevenyearsold,myfamilymademeanantfarm.First,weputcleansandinathinglassbox.Thenwewaitedfortheantstoarrive.

Aftertheantswereintheglassfarm,theystartedtomaketunnels（地道）.Iwasamazedthateachoneknewexactlywhattodo.Eachhaditsownjob.

Onthefifthdayatragedy（悲剧）happened.IputmyfacesoclosetotheglassfarmthatIknockeditover.Allthetunnelsfelldown.Althoughtheantsremainedaliveaftertheirearthquake,onebyonetheybegantodie.IwasscaredasIwatchedthemgiveupbuildingtheirtunnelstocarrythebodiestoacornerofthefarm.

Mymothersaidthattheantsweredyingofsadness.Theysimplycouldnotstandthattheirtunnelsweregone.

Althoughmuchtimehaspassed,Istillthinkofthatantfarm.Momhadhopeditwouldteachmeaboutthenaturalworld,butittaughtmemuchmore.

Overtheyears,Icametorealizetheimportanceofteamwork.Workingtogether,theantswereabletomakeanamazingworldforthemselves.Ialsolearnedthattheyshouldbeadmired（钦佩）fortheirhardwork.

ButtherewasanevenlargerlessonthatIdidnotrealizeuntilrecently:

Adversity（逆境）isanaturalpartoflife,andmustbeaccepted.Unliketheants,wecannotgiveupwhenwearesad.Wehavetorealizethatifatunnelisgone,wemustbuildanother.

Givingup,Isay,isnotagoodchoice.

1．Whatdidthewriter’sfamilydoforhimwhenhewasseven?

A.Theybuiltafarmofants.B.Theyboughtafewants.

C.Theycaughtalotofants.D.Theyfoundanantcity.

2．WhichstatementisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterknockedtheglassboxoverbecauseheputhisfacesoclosetotheglassfarm.

B.Theantsdidn’tdieonebyoneafterthetunnelsweredestroyed.

C.Likepeople,teamworkisveryimportantfortheants.

D.Givingupisn’tagoodwaywhenwemeettrouble.

3．Amongthefollowingevents,whichonehappenedfirst?

A.Allthetunnelsfelldown.B.Theantsdiedonebyone.

C.Theantsgotintotheglassbox.D.Theantsbeganmakingtunnels.

4．Whatdidthewriterlearnfromtheanttragedyafewyearslater?

A.Workingtogetherisuseless.B.Teamworkisimportant.

C.Hecan’tacceptadversity.D.Workingaloneisamazing.

5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AntsFearAdversityB.MyFamilyandAnts

C.GivingUpinAdversityD.Don’tgiveupanytime

【阅读6】Spiderman（蜘蛛侠）isoneofthemostfamouscomicbookheroesofalltime.HewascreatedbyStanLeein1963andwasfirstintroducedtotheworldinthepagesofMarvelcomicbooks.

Spiderman’sstoryisthestoryofPeterParker,achildwholosthisparentsandliveswithhisauntanduncle.Peterisashy,quietboywearingglassesandhasfewfriends.Oneday,onahighschoolclasstriptoasciencelab,hegetsbittenbyaspecialspider.SoonPeterrealizeshehasamazingpowers:

heisasstrongandquickasaspiderandalsohasatypeofsixthsense.Henolongerneedshisglassesandhecanusehissuperpowertoflythroughthecitystreets!

RememberingsomethinghisUncleBenhastoldhim,that“withgreatpower,theremustalsocomegreatresponsibility（责任）,”Peterdecidestousehispowerstofightenemies（敌人）whodocruelthingstopeople.Andso,Spidermanisborn.

LifeisnoteasyforPetereventhoughheisasuperhero.Heis