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中考英语阅读理解专项练习含详细答案
中考英语阅读专项练习
一、I’mMarie.Iworkinanursinghome(养老院)andmyjobistolookaftertheoldpeople.Aliceisoneofthem.She’saveryniceoldwoman.
Thisyear,Alicehadadifficulttime.Shewenttohospitaltwice.InNovember,Ifinallycouldgetherbacktoher“home”.
AlicehopedthatherdaughtercouldcometovisitheronChristmasEvebecauseshewantedtobewithherfamily,liketheolddays.ButherdaughterwascomingafterChristmas,soshewasverysad.Ialsofeltsadbecauseshewouldbealoneontheholiday!
OnChristmasEve,Itookhertoacandlelightservice(烛光礼拜)atchurchthatnight.
Ididn’ttakehertomychurch.Itookhertothechurchinheroldneighborhood.WegotthereearlyandIlethersitnearthedoor,sopeoplecouldseeherwhentheycamein.Soonsomeofherfriendscametothechurchandtheyalltalkedtoherandsatwithher.
Alicegotalotoflovefromheroldandnewfriendsthere.Shesaidshelovedthegiftlikethis.Thatnight,IthoughtIgotthebestgift:
thesmileonAlice’sface.
根据材料内容选择正确答案。
1.WhatdidMariethinkofAlice’slifethisyear?
A.Difficult. B.Happy.
C.Exciting. D.Boring.
2.Alicewantedto onChristmasEve.
A.leavehospital B.haveaparty
C.staywithherdaughter D.seeheroldfriends
3.MariespenttheChristmasEve.
A.inthenursinghome B.inachurch
C.inherhouse D.inahospital
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlice?
A.Shelivedwithherdaughter.
B.Shewasinverygoodhealth.
C.Shelikedstayinginthenursinghome.
D.ShewasunhappybeforetheChristmasEve.
5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ThebestCandlelightService.
B.ThebestChristmasgift.
C.Alice’sfamily.
D.Marie’sjob.
二、Happinessisimportantforeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttobehappybutfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessdon’tbringlastinghappiness.Happinessdependsonourselves.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.
Somepeoplebelievethatiftheyarewealthy,theywillbeabletodoanythingtheywant,whichmeanshappiness.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplebelievethatholdingahighpositioninthegovernmentishappiness.Inthisway,youhavenotonlymoney,butalsomanyotherthingswhichcan’tbeboughtbymoney.However,otherpeoplebelievethathavinglotsofmoneyisnothappiness,norisholdingahighpositioninthegovernment.Thesepeoplevalue(重视)theirbeliefs,ortheirintelligence,ortheirhealth.Theythinkthesecanmakethemhappy.
Hereareafewwaystohelpyoubehappier.
Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,thatwedon’tenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveclosefriendsusuallyenjoyhappierandhealthierlives.
Thesecondsecretofhappinessistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.
Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Accordingtostudies,peoplefeelgoodwhentheyvolunteertheirtimetodomanymeaningfulthingsforotherpeople.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dosomethingniceforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtogetfoodforanoldneighbor,orsimplyhelparoundthehouse.
Nowmaybeyouknowhowtofindhappiness!
6.Theunderlinedword“wealthy”means“__________”inthearticle.
A.pleased B.healthy
C.excited D.rich
7.Somepeoplewhoholdahighpositioninthegovernmentthinktheycan_________.
A.getmoneyandsomethingtheycan’tbuywithmoney
B.dowhattheywanttodoatanytime
C.enjoyhealthwhichmakesthemworkhard
D.takeanactivepartinallkindsofactivitieseveryday
8.Thewriterthinksthesecretofhappinessisthatpeople___________.
A.thinkaboutgettingagoodjob
B.thinkofpresentstheydon’tlike
C.oftenspendtimewithclosefriends
D.oftenspendtimeonenteringthecollege
9.Manypeoplefindithappyto___________.
A.remembertheolddaysandtroubles
B.dosomemeaningfulthingsforothers
C.goshoppingtobuysomefood
D.makemuchmoneyandlittlesuccess
10.Thepassagemainlytellsus__________.
A.howtofindhappiness
B.howtosavehappiness
C.todosomethinggoodforothers
D.tovalueourbeliefsorhealth
三、BognorRegisisasmallbeautifultownintheUK.FromMarch12to17ofeachyear,lotsofclowns(小丑)gettogetherinthetowntocelebratetheInternationalClownFestival.Thefirstonewasin1987.
Duringthefestival,peoplecanseeallkindsofclowns.Theyaretogetherfortheclownshows.Theyhavebigfeet,rednosesandlookreallyfunny.Theysinganddanceinastrangewaytomakepeoplehappy.Childrenlikethisinterestingfestivalbest.Nowwomencantakepartintheclownshowsandthey'reverypopular.Butinthepast,onlymencouldbeclowns.
11.TheInternationalClownFestivalfinisheson_______everyyear.
A.March12B.March14
C.March15 D.March17
12.ThefirstInternationalClownFestivalwasin_______.
A.1978B.1987
C.1879 D.1798
13._______likethefestivalbest.
Oldpeople B.Women
C.Men D.Children
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefestival?
A.It’safestivalonlyforkids
B.Clownswearbluenoses.
C.Ithasahistoryof27years.
D.Clownshavetodancetomakepeoplehappy
15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Wonderfulclownshows.
B.BognorRegis’clownfestval.
C.Abeautifultown,BognorRegis.
D.ThefirstInternationalClownFestival.
四、ThomasEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeinthedark.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthemotionpicturecameraandover1,200otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew.
ThomasEdisonwasbornin1847.Heattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.Hismothertaughthimathome,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated.Hestartedexperimentingatayoungage.
Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob.Hebecameanewsboyontrain.Hedidexperimentsonthetraininhissparetime.Unluckily,hisfirstworkexperiencedidnotendwell.Theyfiredhimwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthetrain.ThenEdisonworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeinexperimentinghisfirst patent(专利权)in1868foravoterecorderrunbyelectricity.
ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,buthethoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Healwaysworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimeshiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.
ThomasEdisondiedattheageof84.Heleftagreatmanyinventionsthatgreatlyimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld.
16.HowoftendidEdisonmakeanewinvention?
A.Abouteveryfourteendays. B.Abouteverysevendays.
C.Aboutonceaweek. D.Abouttwiceaweek.
17.Theunderlinedworld“fired”inthepassagemeans“_____”
A.Gavesomebodyajob. B.Setfiretosomebody.
C.Letsomebodydown. D.Forcedsomebodytoleaveshisjob.
18.Edisonconsideredhisdeafnessas____.
A.somethingbad B.agiftfromGod
C.akindofability D.adisadvantage
19.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Edisonhadonly8hours’resteachdayafterhisdeafness.
B.Edisongothiseducationmostlybyself-teaching.
C.Edisonhadhisfirstjobin1986.
D.Edison’inventionsgreatlyimprovedthequalityofpeople’slife.
20.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Thefunctionoftheelectriclight.
B.Edisonandhisexperiments.
C.Theimportanceofinventions.
D.ThewholelifeofEdison.
五、KunmingisthecapitalofYunnan.It'sacitywithalonghistory.Kunminghasapopulationofmorethan5,000,000.ThoughtheweatherinYunnanchangesfromplacetoplace,Kunmingisfamousforherbeautifulweather.It'sneithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.That'swhymoreandmorepeopleliketotravelandeventolivethere.Youcanseethatgreatchangeshavetakenplacehere.Alotoftallbuildings,cinemasandhospitalshavebeenputup.Youcancrossthestreetsoverfootbridgesinthecity.Youcanbuywhateveryouwantinshopsandsupermarketsinoraroundthecity.People'slivesarebecomingbetterandbetter.
Atweekendoronholiday,peopleliketorelaxthemselvesindifferentplacesandindifferentways.Inwinter,peopleespeciallyoldpeoplewouldliketoclimbtheWesternHills.FromthetopofHills,youcanhaveagoodlookatthebeautifulsceneryofKunming.FarawayfromtheHills,youcanenjoytheSleepingBeautyamongtheHills.Aftersupper,familiestakeawalkalongthebankofDianchiLake.TheGoldenTempleandEXPOGardenaretwofamousplacesofinterestinthenorthofthecity.EXPOGardenisknowntopeoplebothathomeandabroad.Youcanspendawholedayvisitingtheworld-famousgarden.Alittlefartherawayfromthesoutheastofthecity,aspecialforestwelcomesyou.Itisnotatreeforest,butastoneforest.SoitiscalledtheStoneForest.
PeopleinKunmingarereallyfriendly.Theyofteninvitetheirfriendshometotrydeliciousfood,likericeornoodles.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutKunmingandtasteherfood,pleasevisitheryourself.
21.What'sthepopulationofKunming?
A.Overfivemillion. B.Overfivethousand.
C.Overfivebillion. D.Ove