中考英语阅读理解集练社会现象类.docx

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中考英语阅读理解集练社会现象类

中考英语阅读理解集练——社会现象类

1、Weknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace．Birds,fishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime．Theymovefordifferentreasons:

mostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovetogetawayfromplacesthataretoocrowded．

Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood．Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed．Themostfamousmigration（迁移）isprobablythemigrationoffish,whichiscalled“salmon”．Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater．Thereitspendsitslife．Whenitisold,itreturnstoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater．Thenitgivesbirthanddies．InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse．Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded．Theymovedowntothelowland．Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea．

Recently（近来）,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobster（龙虾）．Everyyear,whentheseasonofthebadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkacrosstheflooroftheocean．Nobodyknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswheretheygo．So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butatothertimeswedon’t．Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel．

【小题1】Mostanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintimeto_______．

A．givebirth

B．findfoodmoreeasily

C．enjoywarmerweather

D．findbeautifulplaces

【小题2】Thefishcalled“salmon”spendsalongtimein______．

A．freshwater

B．rivers

C．saltwater

D．itsbirthplace

【小题3】ThemiceinnorthernEuropemovewhen_______．

A．theygivebirth

B．theyhaven’tenoughfood

C．theweatherisbad

D．theplacegetstoocrowded

【小题4】Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Animalsmovetofindfoodmoreeasily．

B．Themigrationofthefishcalled“salmon”isthemostfamousmigration．

C．Sometimesweknowwhyandhowlivingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butsometimeswedon’t．

D．Livingthingsmovefromoneplacetoanotherbecausetheyliketotravel．

2、Asoapoperacalled“TigerMotherandCatFather”ispopularinChinanow.Thetigermotheris prettystrictwithherdaughterandthelittlegirlisnotallowedtowatchTVorplaycomputergames.Ontheother hand,shemakesalleffortstobuytheexpensivehousenearthekeyschool,inordertoletherdaughterhavea bettereducation.However,thecatfatherhasanoppositeview ofhowtoraisetheirchild.Hegivesherdaughter moreindependenceanddoesn’tmakemanyrulesforher.Whichoneisbetter,“TigerMother”or“CatFather”?

InChina,itseemsthatineachfamily,thereistigermotherandacatfather,evenworse,somefamilieshave  twotigers.Childrencan’tdecideanythingforthemselves.What’sworse,Chinesemothersbelievekeyschoolwill bringabetterfuturetotheirchildren.ThissoapoperafullyshowsusacommonprobleminChina.Andmaybeit istherealreasonwhysuchkindofTVshowscangetpopular.

Whetherthetigermotherorthecatfather,respecting（尊重）childrenandgrowingtogetherarethekeysto familyeducation.Confidence,kindness,honestyandindependencearethemostimportantqualitiestodevelopa child,notthegrades.Justlikeapoemsaid,“Educatingchildrenislikewalkingwithasnail（蜗牛）,andthesteps aregentleandslow.”

【小题1】Inthesoapopera,thelittlegirlisn’tallowedto_______.

A．eatvegetablesB．getgoodgrades

C．gotothekeyschoolD．watchTVorplaycomputergames

【小题2】Inthesoapopera,thefatheriscalled“CatFather”because______

A．heenjoyseatingfishjustlikeacat

B．hegivesherdaughtermoreindependence

C．heisafraidofhiswife

D．healwaysstaysuplatejustlikeacat

【小题3】Theunderlineword“view”mean“________”inChineseinthispassage.

A．风景B．磁带C．观点D．观察

【小题4】Wecaninfer（推断）fromthelastparagraph（段落）thatthewriterthinksit’sgoodto_______.

A．slowyourstepsandgrowtogetherwithyourchildren

B．takeawalkwithyourchildrenoften

C．bestrictwithyourchildrenlike“TigerMother”

D．buyanexpensivehousenearthekeyschool

3、NowsomewomenarespendingaweekendatMother'sCamp.There,husbandsandchildrenarenotallowed（允许）.Whywouldawomanwanttotakeavocationwithoutherfamily?

Somewomensaytheyneedtimetobealone.

AtMother'sCamp,awomanhasroomofherself.Shecansleep,read,orwatchTV,andnoonewilldisturb （打扰）her.Nochildrenwillask,"Mom,what'sfordinner?

"Nohusbandwillsay,"Oh,dear.Ican'tfindanycleansocks."Infactalmost50%ofwomenintheUnitedStatesworkoutsidethehome.Manyofthemworkfulltimeandthencomebacktoasecondjob---takingcareoftheirhomesandfamilies.Theseworkingwomensayoneoftheirbiggestproblemsishousework.

IntheUnitedStated,workingwivesdoabout75%ofthehouseworkManyoftheirhusbandssaytheywanttohelp.Butthentheyburnthericeortheycan'tfindpans.Theyasksomanyquestionsthattheirwivesdecideitiseasiertodothejobthemselves.

SomewomengotoMother'sCampjusttogetabreakfromhousework.Fortwodaystheydon'tcook,theydon'tclean,theydon'tlookaftertheirchildrenandhusbands.Whatdotheydo?

Theyenjoywarm,sunnyweather,walking,swimmingorboatinginaclearbluelakeandsingsongsaroundthecampfire.Theyrelaxawayfromhome.TheyhaveareallywonderfulvacationatMother'sCamp.

【小题1】Whatcan'tthewomendoatMother'sCamp?

A．WatchTV.B．Readnewspapers.

C．SwiminthelakeD．Bringtheirhusbandsandchildren.

【小题2】Whywouldsomemothersliketobealone?

A．Becausetheydon'tliketheirhusbandsorchildren.

B．Becausetheyhavetoworkfull-time.

C．Becausetheyaretoobusytorelaxthemselves.

D．Becausetheywantanewlife.

【小题3】Whatdomostworkingwomenhavetodoaftertheygethome?

A．Lookaftertheirchildrenandfamilies.

B．Readnovels.

C．Playcomputergames

D．Seeafilm

【小题4】What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BusyWorkingMothers

B．WelcometoMother'sCamp.

C．MotherRelaxawayfromHome

D．MothersintheUS.

4、Hereistheresultofasurvey（调查）ofthechangesofmeansoftransportationinChinasince1970s.Inthe1970s,peopleusuallywenttoworkonfootorbybike.Therewerefewbusesorcars.Fromthe1980sto1990s,bikesandbuseswerethemostpopularmeansoftransportation.Mostpeoplewenttoworkbybikeorbybus.Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplehavetheirowncars.Theyusuallydrivetheircarstowork.Peoplecantravelanywherebytrainorbyplane.It’sfastandconvenient（方便的）formostpeopletotakethesubwaytoworkinsomecities.SuchasBeijingandShanghai.Inaword,moreandmoremeansoftransportationwillcometopeople’slife.Itisbelievedthatmoreandmorepeoplecangotothemoonorotherstarsbyspaceshipsomeday.

Passage2

Lookatthechart.Thereare50studentsinClassTwo.HereistheresultofasurveyofhowstudentsgettoschoolinClassTwo.

Waysofgettingtoschool

Onfoot

Bybike

Bybus

Bycar

Bysubway

Percent（百分比）

20%

30%

30%

10%

10%

根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）

【小题1】Passage1mainlytellsus         inChina.

A、themostpopularmeansoftransportation

B、peoplecanflytothemoonbyspaceshipsomeday

C、thechangesofmeansoftransportation

【小题2】Inthe1970s,Chinesepeopleusually          towork.

A、walkedortookatrain

B、tookabusorrodeabike

C、walkedorrodeabike

【小题3】What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedphraseinPassage1?

A、人们猜测   B、据调查   C、人们相信

【小题4】Thereare       waysofgettingtoschoolinClassTwo.

A、five    B、six    C、seven

【小题5】Thereare        studentsridingtheirbikestoschoolinClassTwo.

A、10    B、15    C、20

5、Droughts（干旱）arecommoninKenya.Before,theycameevery10years,butnowtheyseemtobehittingusmoreoftenandforalongertime.

Wegavethedroughtsnames:

“longoza”wasthedroughtwhenmanyanimalsdied;therewasthedroughtofthe“planes”becausefoodwasdroppedfromtheairbyplanes;andoneparticularlybaddroughtwascalled“manwhodieswithhismoneyinhisfist（拳头）”，because,eveniftherewasmoney,therewassimplynofoodtobuy.

Iwasbornin1951inMachakos.Fromwhatmymothertellsme,whenIwas7,therewasaseriousdrought.Iclearlyremembertheterribleweatherandthehunger.Ican’ttellyouhowmanytimesIwenttobedwithouteating.“Isleptlikethat,”ishowwedescribedit.Ican’tcountthenumberofdayswhen“Isleptlikethat,”ordescribethefeelingofgoingtosleephungry,knowingI’dwakeupandtherewouldstillbenofoodforbreakfast.

Myfatherwouldleaveearlyinthemorningcarryingalittlebaskettoaskforfoodoncredit（赊欠）.Eachnighthewouldreturnhomearound10:

00p.m.Mymotherwouldtrytoencouragemebytellingmetokeepthewaterinourpotboilingsothatwhenmyfatherarrivedwecouldquicklycookanyfoodhebroughtinthealreadypreparedwater.Iwouldkeepthefireburningandthewaterboiling,alongwiththehopesthatwewouldeatthatnight.Butmyfatherwouldarrivefrustratedandempty-handed.AndIwouldsleeplikethat.

【小题1】Thebesttitleforthetextis________.

A．AHungryChildhoodCausedbyDroughts

B．FoodandHunger

C．ProtectingtheEnvironment

D．DroughtsandTheirNames

【小题2】Whatdoesthedroughtofthe“longoza”referto（指代）?

A．Manyanimalsneededfooddroppedbyplanes.

B．Peoplehadtoeatanimalsbecauseofhunger.

C．Manyanimalsdiedbecauseofthedroughts.

D．Peoplediedofhungereveniftheyhadmoney.

【小题3】Whywouldtheauthorkeepthefireburningandthewaterboiling?

A．Towaitforherfathertocomebacktohavesupper.

B．Tocookthefoodthatherfatherwouldbringback