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中考阅读理解提升练习题含答案

2019中考阅读理解提升练习题

（一）

THISyeartheUSMintwillhonoroneofthecountry’smost famous writers.

“MarkTwain”,thepennameofSamuelClemens（1835-1911）islovedbyAmericanreadersforhisnovelsTomSawyer（1876）andTheAdventuresofHuckberryFinn（1844）.

   Nowheisgoingtohavehislifeandworkcommemorated（纪念）withspecialgoldandsilvercoins.

   ButdoesTwainneedtobecommemorated?

Itdoesn’tseemlikepeopleintheUSwillforgethim.Twainoncejokedthatalack（缺少）ofmoneyistherootofallevil（邪恶）”butalackofmoneywithTwain’sfamousfaceonitwouldn’thavemadepeopleforgetabouthim.

   TheAdventuresofHuckberryFinnisthoughttobehisgreatestworks.

   MotherlessHuckFinnisayoungboywhoshowsthespiritoffreedom.ButitcouldbesaidthatHuck’sfreedomreallycomesfromHuckwantingtofly.WhenHuckgetsawayfromhisviolent（暴力的）father,heisn’treallylookingforfreedom,butsurvival.

   It’sevenmoreofaproblemforaslave.Jim,theescaped（逃跑的）slavewhoHuckhelps,makesHuck’slifeseemevenbetter.It’seasiernottobeabletodealwithsomeonewhowantstoforceyoutogotoschoolthantohavetofightalawthatsaysyouareapieceofproperty（财产）.

HuckandJim’sfriendship,asshownbyMarkTwain,isoneofthegreatstoriesinAmericanliteraturebecauseitshowsawhitecharacter,Huck,whogetsanideaoftheAfricanAmericanexperience.

MarkTwainisfamousandwouldstillbefamouswithoutanyspecialcoins.Anyway,thecoinscouldbeareasontolookagainattheworkofawriterwhogotundertheskinoftheUSinthe19thcentury.

Withtheraceissue（种族问题）farfromdeadintheUStoday,perhapsTwainstillhassomethingtoteachtoday’sreaders.

（ ）1.HowmanynovelsismentionedwrittenbyMarkTwaininthispassage?

 A.One                   B.Two                        C.Three                      D.Four

（ ）2.WhyisTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnconsideredTwain’sgreatestworks?

A.Ittalksabouthowablackslaverunsawayfromhisviolentowner. 

B.Itdescribesaneverlastingfriendshipbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces.

C.Itdescribesthesocialproblemthatalackofmoneyistherootofallevil.

D.IttalksaboutawhiteAmericanunderstandingtheAfricanAmericanexperience.

（ ）3.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Huckgetsawayfromhisfatherforsurvival.

B.Jim escapes fromhisslaveownerforfreedom.  

C.TwaindugdeeplyintoAmericansocietyofhistimes.

D.Withoutthespecialcoins,he’llprobablybeforgotten.

（ ）4.Theunderlinedphrase“farfromdead”probablymeans_______.  

A.stillbeingthere.                            B.Becomingmoreserious.

C.Beingindanger.                            D.Goneforalongtime.

（ ）5.What’sthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.TotellthestoryofTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

B.TotellreadersaboutthespecialcoinscreatedtohonorMarkTwain.

C.ToexplorewhytheUSstillremembersandhonorsMarkTwain.

D.Todrawreaders’attentiontothemanyraceissuesintheUStoday.

（二）

Thereisapopularbeliefthatgoldfishonlyhaveathree-secondmemory.Buta15-year-oldschoolboyfromAdelaidehasjustfinishedanexperiment（实验）totellusthatitisnottrue.Heshowseverybodythatthegoldfishissmarterthanwethink.

“Idon’tbelievethattheyhadathree-secondmemorybecauseanimalsneedtheirmemory,sotheybuildupovertimeaknowledgeofwherethefoodis,”saidRoyStokes,astudentattheAustralianScienceandMathematicsSchool.

Hedidtheexperimentinsmalltank（鱼缸）ofgoldfish.“IdecidedtogetabitofredLogoandjustfeedthemnexttothat.EverydayI’dputitinandspreadfoodaroundit.”Hesaid.

“Atfirsttheywereabitscaredofit,butbytheendofthethreeweeks,theywereactuallyalmostcomingbeforeIputthefoodin.”

Afterleavingthefishaloneforaweek,RoryplacedtheredLogoblockinthetankagain.

“Theyrememberedperfectlywell,”hesaid.

“TheyactuallyhadatimefasterthantheaverageofthethreefeedsbeforeIleft.”

Thegoldfishshowedthatnotonlycouldtheystoreinformation,theyalsohadtheabilitytogetitbackasalaterdate.

CulumBrown,aresearchfellowatSydney’sMacquarieUniversity,hasstudiedfishbehaviorformorethantenyears.

HesayshisstudiesofAustraliannativefishshowfishwereintelligentcreaturesthatknowhowtoavoidenemiesandcatchfoodlikeanyotheranimal.

“ThethingthatIreallylikedaboutRory’sexperimentishenotonlygotthatclassicalconditioninggoingbutthefactthathecouldgetthemnextjusttothatspecificcolouredmarket.Ithoughtitwasreallygood.”Hesaid.

1.Rorybeganhisresearchby______.

A.discussingwithhisclassmatesB.makingfriendswithgoldfish

C.askinghisteacherforadviceD.questioningapopularbelief

2.RoryputaredLogointhetankto______.

A.connectfoodwiththecolorB.makethetanknicertolookat

C.feedthefishatthesameplaceD.givethefishsomethingtoplaywith

3.What’stherightorderofRory’sexperiment?

a.findatankofgoldfish

b.feedthefishnexttotheLogo

c.leavethegoldfishaloneforaweek

d.takeouttheLogo

e.putaredLogointothetank

f.puttheLogobackintothetank

A.adbecf       Baebdcf        C.dabefc        D.adebcf

4.Whatdothelastthreeparagraphstellus?

A.Rory’sresearchwashighlypraisedbyexperiencedexperts.

B.Rory’sexperimentfailedtomeetthescientificstandard.

C.Manyscientistshadalreadydonetheexperimentbefore.

D.FisharethecleverestanimalinAustralia.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Fishcanbecomesmarterwiththehelpofredcolor.

B.Whateverybodybelievesisnotnecessarilytrue.

C.Scientistsshouldlearnfrommiddleschoolstudents.

D.Youngpeoplearegenerallysmarterthanagedones.

（三）

Scientistshavediscoveredtheworld'sfunniestjoke!

DrWiseman,fromOxfordUniversityinBritain,createdawebsitewithjokesonit.Hethenaskedpeopletorate（定级）thejokesfromI（"notveryfunny"）to5（"veryfunny"）.Peoplecouldalsotelltheirownjokes.Attheendofoneyear,Wisemanhadtwomillionratingsand40,000jokesfromaroundtheworld.

Whystudyjokes?

DrWisemanthinkshumorcantellusalotaboutpeople.InWiseman'sexperiment,peoplefromdifferentcountriesdidthinkdifferentjokeswerefunny.Forexample,Europeansratedjokesaboutserioustopiclikedeath"veryfunny".NorthAmericanslaughedmostatjokesthatmadefunofpeople.So,whatwastheworld'sfunniestjoke?

Twomenarehunting（打猎）.Suddenly,onemanfallsdownandisn'tmoving.Theothermancallsforhelponhismobilephone."Help!

"themansays,"Ithinkmyfriendisdead!

""Icanhelpyou,"saysthewomanonthephone."First,areyousureyourfriendisdead?

"It'squietforaminute.Thenthewomanhearsagunshot（枪响声）.Themanreturnstothephone,"Yes,heisdead.Nowwhat?

"

InDrWiseman'sexperiment,peoplefromanumberofcountries,oldandyoung,menandwomen,allthoughtthisjokewasveryfunny.Whataboutyou?

1HowdidDrWisemanfindthefunniestjokeintheworld?

A.Heaskeddifferentscientistsfortheirideas.

B.Heaskedpeopletoratejokesonthewebsite.

C.Heaskedhisstudentsabouttheirfavoritejokes.

D.HesearchedtheInternetandchoseitbyhimself.

2WhatkindofjokesmadeEuropeanslaughmost?

A.Jokesabouthunting.                 B.Jokesaboutmakingfunofpeople.

C.Jokesabouttelephoning.              D.Jokesaboutdeath.

3Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethemancallingforhelpinthejoke?

A.Heisfoolish.   B.Heisconfident.   C.Heisclever.  D.Heisdishonest.

4Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thewomantoldthemantokillhisfriend.                          

B.DrWisemanwasn’tinterestedinAsiajokes.

C.Allthepeopleintheworldlikedjokesaboutdeath.

D.DrWisemanstudiedjokestoknowaboutpeople

（四）

Happinessisimportantforeveryone.Mostpeoplewenttobehappybutfewhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessdon’tbringlastinghappiness.Happinessdependsonourselves.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.

Somepeoplebelievethatiftheyarewealthy,theywillbeabletobuyanythingtheywant,whichmeanshappiness.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplebelievethatholdingahighpositioninthegovernmentishappiness.Inthisway,youhavenotonlymoney,butalsomanyotherthingswhichcan’tbeboughtbymoney.However,otherpeoplebelievethathavinglotsofmoneyidnothappiness,orisholdingahighpositioninthegovernment.Thesepeoplevalue（重视）theirbeliefs,ortheirintelligence,ortheirhealth.Theythinkthesecanmakethemhappy.

Hereareafewwaystohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,thatwedon’tenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasure,suchasreadingagoodjob,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,o

rspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveclosefriendsusuallyenjoyhappierandhealthierlives.Thesecondofproblemistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Accordingtostudies,peoplefeelgoodwhentheyvolunteertheir

timetodomanymeaningfulthingsforotherpeople.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dosomethingniceforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtogetfoodforanoldneighbor