备战英语中考日常生活类阅读.docx

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备战英语中考日常生活类阅读

备战英语中考——日常生活类阅读

（一）

Manypeopleliketotravelbyplanebecauseit’sfast,butIdon’tlikeitbecauseanairport（飞机场）isusuallyfar fromthecity.Youhavetogetthereearlyandwaitforhoursfortheplanetotakeoffanditisoftenlate.Youcan’topenthewindow.Youcan’tchoose（选择）thefood.Planesarefast,buttheystilltakehourstogetoutoftheairportandintothecity.

    Iliketravelingbytrain.Ithinktrainsaresafe.Railwaystations（火车站）areusuallyincities.Whenyouarelate foratrainyoucancatchanotherone.Youcanwalkaroundinthetrainandopenthewindows.Youcan seemanyinterestingthingsonyourway.ButIknowittakesalittlemoretime.

    Ialsolikecars.Youcanstartyourtripwhenyouwantto,andyoudon’tneedtogettoa  railway stationorabusstop.Alsoyoucancarrymanythingswithyouinacar.Butsometimestherearetoo manycarsontheroad.

1.Whydomanypeopleliketotravelbyplane?

 A.Becauseitisfast.B.Becauseitissafe.

 C.Becauseyoucanwalkaroundintheplane.D.Becauseyoucanopenthedoor.

2.Whichisnotthegoodthingaboutthetrain?

 A.Itissafe.                   B.Ittakesalittlemoretime.

 C.Youcanopenthewindows.     D.Youcanseemanyfunnythings.

3.Ifyouwanttotakealotofthingswithyou,whatdoyoutaketogoout?

 A.Abus.        B.Abike.      C.Atrain.        D.Acar.

4.Whatisthebadthingaboutthecartravel?

A.Youneedn’tgotoastation.

B.Youcanstartyourtripwhenyouwantto.

C.Therearetoomanycarsontheroad.

D.Thecarsaretooexpensive.

5.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheplane,trainandcar?

 A.Hethinksittakesalotoftimetogettotheairportandwaitforaplane.

 B.Helikestotakeatrainbecauseittakesalittlemoretime.

 C.Helikestotakeacarbecausehehasacar.

 D.Hedoesn’tliketheplaneorthetrain.

（二）

ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.

Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Whentheyarered-hot,theyareveryangryaboutsomething.Fastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaysuchmusicisred-hot.

Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.

Blueisacoolcolor.ThebluesmusicintheUnitedStatesistheoppositeofred-hotmusic.Bluesisslowandsad.Someonewhoisblueisverysad.

Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforpeople.Apersonwhohasasickfeelinginthestomachmaysayhefeelsalittlegreen.Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhas,likeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebackofthepapermoney.

Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayonwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.

（  ）1.Wesayyouareinthepinkwhenyouare_______________.

A.verysad            B.veryhappy       C.ingoodhealth      D.feelingwell

（  ）2.Whatdoestheword“upset”mean?

A.happy                    B.sad           C.satisfied            D.active

（  ）3.Wedescribeadayonwhicheverythinggoeswrongasa__________day.

A.red                        B.green            C.pink            D.black

（  ）4.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleintheUSAuseblacktoexpressheat.

B. B.Ifyouareblue,youareveryhappy.

C.Greenisanaturalcolorforpeople.  

D.Ifyouhaveasickfeelinginthestomach,youfeelalittlegreen.

（  ）5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Meaningofdifferentcolours          B.Differencesbetweendifferentcolours

C.BeginningofsomeAmericanexpressions D.StoriesofsomeAmericanexpressions

（三）

Wespoketothreestudentsfromaroundtheworldaboutdifferentnationalholidays.Therearedifferentcustoms（习俗）foreachfestival.

TanXiaodong.15.HongKong,China

   “It’llsoonbeChineseNewYearBeforeit,we’llcleanthehouseanddecorateitforgoodluck.Everyshopisgoingtocloseforafewdaysandwe’llgooutalottocelebrateinthestreets.Wemightgoandseethelionanddragondancesinthecitycenter.Ilovethisfestival.”

             Wendy,16,Sydney,Australia 

   “Australiaison26thJanuaryandit’sanimportantholidayhere.WealwayshaveaMondayoff,sowecelebrateforthreedays.MyparentsandIgotothecountrysideforapicnicandfriendsalwayscomeover.Manypeoplegotobeachpartiesorstreetpartiesandthere’slotsofmusicanddancing.Whatfun!

”

             Amy,14,NewYork,theUSA

   “ThefirstThanksgivingDaywashundredsyearsagowhenEuropeanswhocametoAmericathankedGodforhishelp.It’sstillaveryimportantdayforfamiliestobetogether.Thisyearwe’regoingtovisitmyparentsandwe’lleatadeliciousmealofturkey.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovembereveryyear.”

（  ）1.Howmanyfestivalsarementioned（提到）inthepassage?

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

（  ）2.DuringtheChineseNewYear,touristscan_________.

    A.doalotofshopping              B.seelionanddragondances

    C.decoratethehouseforgoodluck    D.eatturkey

（  ）3.OnAustraliaDay,familiesoften___________.

    A.haveapicnicinthecountryside    B.gotoaswimmingpool

    C.haveapartyatschool            D.cleanthehouseanddance

（  ）4.Whatdoyouthinkaturkeyisinthepassage?

    A.Acountry   B.Afestival     C.Abird    D.Akindofdrink

（  ）5.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____________.

    A.Australiaisanimportantdayforfamilymemberstogettogether

    B.differentfestivalshavedifferentcustoms

    C.manygooutforspicnicwithfriendsbeforeChineseNewYear

    D.thefirstThanksgivingDaywasbornahundredyearsago

（四）

I’mEmily.Threeyearsago,IthoughtIdidn’thaveenoughtimetodothehousework,soIcancelledthecable（取消有线电视）.ButIstillthinkit’sfuntowatchTVshowswhenIgetthechance.

MyfavoriteshowwasTheLifeLaundry.Itwassointeresting.ItcameonSaturdaymorningsafterNormonThisOldHouseandRickSteves’Europe.ItwaslikeCleanSweep.Itchosesomecommonpeople.Intheshow,peopletookeverythinginthehouseoutsidesotheycouldseehowmanythingstheyhad.Thentheywouldgothrougheachthingstheyhad.Thentheywouldgothrougheachthinganddecidewhether（是否）tokeeporsellit.Whenpeoplesoldsomethingstheywouldneveruse,ateam（团队）wouldmakethehomemorebeautifulwithanewcoatofpaint.Attheendoftheshow,everyonewasalwayshappytoseetheirhomecleanedupandlookspacious.

AntiquesRoadshowcameafterTheLifeLaundry,whichwasconfusing（令人困惑的）becauseTheLifeLaundrymadeyouwanttocleanoutyourthings,butitmadeyouwanttokeepeverything.

（  ）1.WhydidEmilycancelthecable?

A.Becauseshedidn’tlikewatchingTV.  

B.Becauseherfamilywasverypoor.  

C.Becauseshewasbusywiththehousework.

D.Becausehertelevisionwasbroken.

（  ）2.WhenwasTheLifeLaundry?

A.OnSaturdaymornings.                       B.OnSaturdayafternoons. 

C.OnSundaymornings.          D.OnSundayafternoons.

（  ）3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spacious”meaninChinese?

A.危险的                 B.宽敞的                        C.传统的     D.明确的

（  ）4.WhatcameafterTheLifeLaundry?

A.NormonThisOldHouse.      B.CleanSweep 

C.RickSteves’sEurope.         D.AntiquesRoadshow.

（  ）5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Emilycancelledthecabletwoyearsago.

B.Emilydidn’tmindTheLifeLaundry.

C.PeoplegavethingstoeachotherinTheLifeLaundry.2

D.AntiquesRoadshowmadepeoplewanttokeepeverything.

（五）

Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?

Therewillbedifferentanswerstoit. MostpeopleinPolandhavetheirownwaysofspendingfreetime.Sometimestheyjustwanttohavearest,buttheytrytodosomethingmorepleasantmostofthetime.Theyhavemanydifferenthobbies,whichhelpthemtogetawayfromtheireverydayproblemsandspendtheirfreetimehappily.

ManyPolishpeopleliketraveling.Theylookfornewplacesthattheyhaveneverbeentoandaddnewandexcitingexperiencestotheirjourney.Someofthemliketoclimbmountains,othersliketogototheseaoralaketoswim,becausethesecanmakethemgetexerciseandaregoodfortheirhealth.

ManyPolishpeoplealsoliketodosportsintheirfreetime.Theyareusuallycrazyaboutfootball,andfootballisregardedasthePolishnationalsport.Manyfootballfansmaysupportacertainteam,sotheygotowatcheverymatchoftheteamtheysupport,andtheybuymanythingsthathaveanyrelationwiththeteam.Watchingsportanddoingitarebothgoodwaystorelax.

Inaddition,doctorssaythatdoingsportsisverygoodforthehealth.Manypeopleintown,especiallyyoungmen,oftengotothegymtoattendtheexerciseclassestokeepfit.

Besidestheseways,Polishpeoplehavemanyotherwaystospendtheirfreetime.Andtheyreallyenjoytheirfreetime.

（  ）1.Polishpeoplehavemanydifferenthobbiesinorderto        .

A.solvetheirdailyproblems    B.makesomefriends

C.relaxthemselvesintheirspar