中考英语专项练习史地常识类阅读.docx

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中考英语专项练习史地常识类阅读

史地常识类阅读

一．阅读理解（共15小题）

1．MonaIslandisanamazingplacetotakeavacation．Someoftheanimalslivingtherecan'tbefoundanywhereelseintheworld．Therearebeautifulbeachesandcavestoexplore．Theseaaroundtheislandhascolorfulfishes．

WhyIsMonaIslandUnusual？

MonaIslandisverysmall．ThegovernmentofPuertoRicotakescareoftheislandandhasmadeitanaturalreserve．Thatmeanstheisland'sanimalsandplantsareprotectedfrombeingharmedbypeople．MonaIslandisdifferentfrommostplacesbecausepeoplearenotallowedtolivethere．Onlyafewparkrangersareabletostay．

Theparkrangers'jobistokeepMonaIslandsafeandbeautiful．Theyinsistthatrulesbefollowed．Oneruleisthatonly100peopleatatimecanvisittheisland．Thatway，theparkrangerscanmakesurethelandandanimalsremainsafe．

WhatIsTheretoSeeonMonaIsland？

OnethingthatmostpeopleenjoyisgettingtoseetheMonaIslandiguana．Thistypeofreptile（爬行动物）livesonlyonMonaIsland．Almost2，000oftheseiguanasliveonMonaIsland．

Peoplealsocometotheislandtogetaclose﹣upviewofmanykindsoffishandothersealife．Theycanswimfarbelowthesurface．Theyusespecialequipmenttobeabletobreatheunderwater．Thewaterisalmosttransparent．Throughtheclearwater，diverscanseethebrightcolorsofthefish．

Visitorscanalsoexplorecaves．Someofthecavesevenhavepaintingsanddrawingsonthewalls．ThisartworkwasmadebytheArawakandTaínoIndianswholivedontheislandhundredsofyearsago．

Afterafulldayoffunactivities，visitorscansettlein，listentothenightsounds，andviewthestarsinthehugesky．Becausetheislandisfarawayfromotherplaces，itissurroundedbydarkness，andthestarsareeasiertosee．Visitorssaythatwatchingthestarsisamazing．It'stheperfectendtoaperfectday．

（1）WhatdoparkrangersonMonaIslanddo？

A．Protectthelandandanimals．

B．Offersomehelptovisitors．

C．FeedanimalsonMonaIsland．

D．DriveaboatbetweenPuertoRicoandMonaIsland．

（2）What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword"transparent"？

A．清澈的

B．一望无际的

C．浑浊的

D．湛蓝的

（3）WhyarestarseasiertoseeonMonaIsland？

A．BecauseMonaIslandisverysmall．

B．BecausewatchingthestarsonMonaIslandisamazing．

C．BecausevisitorscansettleinafterafulldayonMonaIsland．

D．BecauseMonaIslandisfarfromotherplacesanddarknessisallaroundit．

（4）　　liveonlyonMonaIsland．

A．Iguanas

B．Fish

C．TheArawak

D．TaínoIndians

（5）Whatisthemostpossiblereasonthewriterwrotethisarticle？

A．Toexplainwhyanimalsliveontheisland．

B．Toshowreaderswheretheislandislocated．

C．Totellaboutaplacethatsomepeoplemightenjoy．

D．Togivefactsaboutpeoplewhoworkontheisland．

2．

Indonesia

ThiskindofbreadisservedlikeausualWesternbread．Wecutitintopiecesandthenspreaditoveracupoficecream．Rotigoreng（friedbread）canbeeasilyfoundinourcountry．Asasnack，rotigorengisservedwithfinesugaronit．

Singapore

Thetraditionalbreadisthewhitebread．Itisbakedfreshlyandsliced（切片）byhand．Welikeitalot，becauseitisgreatformakingtoast．Alsowecaneatwithicecream，whichisknownasIceCreamSandwich．

Iran

ThesearethemostcommontypesofbreadinIran．Barbari：

itisgreatwhenitishotandfresh．Sangak：

thisoneisnotbakedinanoven，butonlittlepiecesofstone．

Mexico

Wedividebreadintotwokinds：

sweetbreadandsaltybread．Usually，weeatthebreadduringlunch，orweusethebreadtomake"tortas"or"lonches"（Mexicansandwiches）．

（1）WecanhaveIceCreamSandwichin　　．

A．Indonesia

B．Singapore

C．Iran

D．Mexico

（2）Whichkindofbreadisbakedonthestone？

A．Rotigoreng．

B．Barbari．

C．Sangak．

D．Tortas．

（3）Howmanykindsofbreadaretalkedaboutinthearticle？

A．Three．

B．Four．

C．Five．

D．Six．

3．Theyearof2018marksthe40thanniversaryofChina'sreformandopening﹣up（改革开放40周年）．Duringthe40years，Shenzhenhasdevelopedfromasmallfishingvillagetoamoderncity．SHENZHENLightShowwasheldtocelebratethe40thanniversaryofChina'sreformandopening﹣up．Ithasbeenagreatsuccessandattractedmillionsofviewersduringthetwomonths，sourcesfromShenzhenUrbanAdministration

Everynight，hundredsofthousandsofpeoplegatheredintheShenzhenCivicSquare（市民中心）andatthetopofLianhuaHilltoenjoythelightshowthatdescribedShenzhen'sdevelopmentoverthepastyearswithchangingpatternsmadeby1.18millionsetsoflightsfixedon43buildingsintheFutianCBD．

ThelightshowswerescheduledforeverydayfromSeptember28thtoDecember31st．TherewerethreeperformancesonFridaysandSaturdaysat7：

30pm，8：

30pmand9：

30pm，andtwoperformancesat8pmand9pmfromSundaytoThursday．Eachshowbeganwithacountdownandcheersofthecrowds，andthenappearedwithdifferentcolourfuldisplaysontallbuildingslikePing．AnbuildingtoshowShenzhen'sbeauty．

Theshowcontainsfourparts，describingShenzhenasacitybythemountainsandthesea，awindowintoreform，acityofinnovationandalandofharmony．Thebestpartoftheshowwaswhentwokindsoflightwerejoinedtogethertoformapicture，markingthefirsttimeinthecountrythatsuchashowhadbeenpresented．Attheendoftheperformance，itshowedthecity'shospitality，opennessandinclusivitybydisplayingwordsreading"ShenzhenWelcomesyou''

（1）WhydidShenzhenholdthelightshow　　．

A．Toattractmorevisitorstothecity

B．Tocelebrateour69thNationalDay

C．TocelebratethesuccessofChina'sreformandopening﹣up

D．Toshowtheachievementandbeautyofthewonderfulcity

（2）Whichofthefollowingwasthebestplacetoenjoythelightshow？

A．TheShenzhenCitySquare

B．ThetopofLianhuaHill

C．BesideShenzhenBayPark

D．ThebuildingsinFutian

（3）Whatcanyoureadfromthelightshow？

A．Thecrowds'countdownandcheersareexciting

B．Shenzhenisalivelyandpleasantcityfullofchances．

C．Thechangingpatternsoflightarequiteshiny．

D．Shenzhenwelcomesyouifyoulikethelightshow

（4）Whatisthebesttitleofthisnews？

A．LightinguptheSky

B．Shenzhen﹣AWonderfulCity

C．LightingCelebration

D．SuccessofReformandOpeningup

4．Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices．Peopleusemoneytobuyfood，clothes，books，bicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneedorwant．Whentheywork，theyusuallygetpaidinmoney．

Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetal（金属）orpaper．Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney．Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells（贝壳）．Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney．InChina，clothandkniveswereused．InthePhillipineIslands，ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime．Elephanttusks，monkeytailsandsaltwereusedasmoneyinpartsofAfrica．

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina．Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter．Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace．Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney．Forexample，thefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin（锡）andthefrontofthecoinwastheheadofthequeen．SwedenandRussiausedcopper（铜）tomaketheirmoney．Latersomecountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver．

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive．AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney．Theybegantousepapermoney．Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday．

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案

（1）Mostofthemoneytodayismadeof　　．

A．shellsorpaper

B．metalorpaper

C．tailsormetal

D．shellsortails

（2）InPhillipineIslands，　　wasusedasmoneyforalongtime．

A．tails

B．salt

C．knives

D．rice

（3）Thefirstmetalcoinsweremade　　．

A．inChina

B．inEngland

C．inSweden

D．inRussia

（4）TheChinesemeaningoftheword"designs"inPart3is　　．

A．设计

B．材料

C．物品

D．报酬

（5）Thefirstpapermoney　　．

A．wasfirstusedinEurope．

B．waspassedfromAsiatoChina．

C．lookedlikeanoteusedtoday

D．lookedlikeastampusedtoday

5．Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsforaverylongtime．Insomepartsoftheworldyoucanstilldiscovertoolsthatpeopleusedmorethantwomillionyearsago．Theymadethesetoolsbyhittingonestoneagainstanother．Inthisway，theycutoffpiecesfromoneofthestones．Thesechipsofstonewereusuallysharpononeside．Peopleusedthemforcuttingmeatandskinfromdeadanimals，andalsoformakingothertoolsoutofwood．Humanbeingsneededtousetoolsbecausetheydidnothavesharpteethlikeothermeat﹣eatinganimals，suchaslionsandtigers．Toolshelpedpeopletogetfoodmoreeasily．

Workingwithtoolsalsohelpedtodevelophumanintelligence．Thehumanbraingrewbigger，andhumanbeingsbegantoinventmoreandmoretoolsandmachines．Thestonechipwasoneofthefirsttoolsthatpeopleused，andperhapsitisthemostimportant．Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeytosuccessofmankind．

Since1960，anewkindoftoolhasappeared．Thisisthesilicon（硅）chip﹣alittlechipofsiliconcrystal．Itissmallerthanafingernail，butitcanstoremorethanamillion"bits"ofinformation．Itisanelectronicbrain．Everyyearthesechipsgetcleverer，buttheirsizegetssmaller，andtheircostgetsless．Theyareusedinwatches，calculatorsandintelligentmachinesthatwecanuseinmanyways．Inthefuturewewillnotneedtoworkwithtoolsintheoldway．Machineswilldoeverythingforus．Theywilleventalkandplaygameswithus．