北京市英语中考模拟试题专项阅读理解C篇汇编含答案.docx
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北京市英语中考模拟试题专项阅读理解C篇汇编含答案
2015年北京市英语中考模拟试题专项阅读理解C篇汇编
一、北京市朝阳区2015中考一模
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Wheredidthatnumbercomefrom
ElevenandTwelve
ThereasonbehindthechangeinnumbernamingisthatelevencomesfromtheGermantermainlif,whichtranslatesto“oneleft”.Twelvefollowsthesamerule.Itcomesfromtwalif—“twoleft”.Whyteenisusedinsteadofliffor13through19Thereissomethingsadlylostinhistory.
911forUSEmergency(急救)Calls
Earlyphonesdidn’tusephonenumbers—theoperatorhadtoconnectyourcallbyhand—andthisledtotheneedforanemergencycode(信号).Butlaterphonenumbersbecamepopular,thatchanged.In1967,911waschosenasthenationwideemergencycallbecauseitwaseasytorememberandcouldbequicklydialed(拨)onthephone.
26.2MilesinaMarathon(马拉松)
ThestorybeganwithanancientGreeksoldierca
rryingmessagefromabattlefield(战场)inMarathontoAthens.ThemodernmarathonwasbornasaflagshipeventinthefirstOlympicGames,in1896,withadistance(距离)ofabout25miles(40km),aslongasthedistancefromMarathontoAthens.Butraceorganizersforthe1908OlympicGamesinLondonwantedtoaddsomethingspecial.TheracebeganatWindsorCastleandendedatWhiteCityStadium,withrunnersfinishingonlyafterpassingtheroyal(皇室的)box.Thedistancewas26.2miles(42.1km).Andsince1924thisdistancehasbeenkeptinmarathon.
28DaysinFebruary
BeforeusingtheGregoriancalendarthatweusetoday,oneofthefirstRomancalendarshadonly304daysandtenmonths(MarchthroughDecember),withsixmonthsof30daysandfourof31days.ThesecondkingofRomeimprovedtheoldcalendar.Headded50daysforJanuaryandFebruary.Tomakethenewmonthslonger,hetookonedayfromeachofthe30-daymonths,making56daystodividebetweenJanuaryandFebruary(or28dayseach).LaterJanuarywasgivenonemoredaytoaddupto355daysayear,butFebruarystillhad28days.That’showitbecametheshortestmonthanditstayedthatwayeversince.
48.Whichlanguagedoelevenandtwelvecomefrom
A.English.B.German.C.French.D.Russian.
49.Whenwasthenumber911chosenforUSemergencycalls
A.In1896.B.In1908.C.In1924.D.In1967.
50.ThemarathondistancewasmadelongeratLondonOlympicGamesbecause______.
A.theBritishwasalittleweakinmaths
B.theBritishdidn’tliketheGreekstory
C.theBritishlovedtheroyalfamilyverymuch
D.theBritishwantedtomaketheracedifferent
51.Howmanydayswerethereineachmonthafterthekingimprovedtheoldcalendar
A.28,29or31.B.28,30or31.C.28,29or30.D.29,30or31.
二、北京市顺义区2015年中考一模英语
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Comets(彗星)arepartsofoursolarsystem(太阳系).Liketheplanets,theygoaroundthesun.
Butcometsarenotmadeofsolidrocklikeplanets.Acometisaballofdust,stones,andice.Manypeoplecallcometsdirtysnowballs.
The“snowball”maybeonlyafewmilesacross.Butwhenthesunheatsthe“snowball,”muchofitischangedtogases.Thegasesspreadoutandformthecomet’shead,whichmaybethousandsofmilesacross.
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Acometmovesfastinitstriparoundthesun.Butwhenweseeit,thecometdoesnotseemtomove.That’sbecauseitissofaraway.Themoonmovesfast,butwhenyoulookatit,youcan’tseeanymotion.That’sbecausethemoonisfaraway.
Socometsdonotrushacrossthesky.Youcannotseeanymotion.Butifyoulooknightafternight,youcanseethatacometchangespositionamongthestars.Ifyouwatchthemoonnightafternight,you’llseethatitalsochangesposition.
Eachyearastronomersdiscovernewcomets.Someofthemareseenonly
once.Theymakeonetriparoundthesunandthengowayoutintospace.Thesun’sgravity(重力、引力)cannotholdthem.
Othercomets,likeHalley,keepreturning.Theyhavebeencapturedbythesun.Halley’searliestvisitwasprobably3,000yearsago.Itmaykeepreturningforanother3,000years.
Buteverytimeacometgoesaroundthesun,thecometlosespartofitself.Gasesanddustarepulledoutofthecomet.That’swhyHalleyisnowdimmerthanitusedtobe.Nexttimeitvisitsus,in2062,itmaybeevendimmer.Eachvisititmaygetdimmeranddimmer,untilitfinallydisappears.
54.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout
A.Cometsandthesun.B.Whycometsarelikesnowballs.
C.Whodiscoveredthefirstcomet.D.Factsaboutcomets.
55.Accordingtothepassage,somecometshavebeen“capturedbythesun.”Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean
A.Thecometsarerushingintothesun.B.Thecometshavebeenbrightenedbythesun.
C.Thecometsarestuckinthesun’sgravity.D.Thecometshavebeenburnedbythesun’sheat.
56.Howdoestheauthorhelpthereaderunderstandwhatacometlookslike
A.Bytellingaboutafamousone.B.Byexplaininghowfarawayitis.
C.Bydescribinghowfastitmoves.D.Bydescribingitasadirtysnowball.
57.Whatisthemostlikelyreasontheauthorwrotethispassage
A.Togiveinformationaboutcomets.B.Totellreadersaboutfamouscomets.
C.Toexplaintheimportanceofcomets.D.Toencouragereaderstolookforcomets.
三、北京市燕山2015年中考一模
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tollbooth
Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth.“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsi
xdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Someladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.”
Itturnedoutthatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:
“Practicerandom(随意的)kindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressed(使某人印象深刻)hersomuchthatshecopieditdown.
JudyForemansawthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshe’dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,“likeamessagefromabove.”Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,sayingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaper,afterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.
“Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolence(暴力)canbuildonitself.”
Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeenencouragedtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!
48.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher
A.Shehadseventickets.
B.Shehopedtopleaseothers.
C.Shewantedtoshowkindness.
D.Sheknewthecardriverswell.
49.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe___.
A.thoughtitwasbeautifullywritten
B.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeant
C.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewall
D.wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom
50.Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage
A.JudyForeman.B.NatalieSmith.C.AliceJohnson.D.AnneHerbert.
51.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph
A.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.
B.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.
C.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.
D.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.
四、东城区2015中考一模试题
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AlexisMartinisathree-year-oldgirlfromArizona.Shehasn’tstartedkindergarten(幼儿园)yet,butshehasanIQabove160,whichiswellabovetheaverage(一般的)people’sIQ.So,th
ereisnowonderthatsh
ehasbecometheyoungestmemberofMensa,thelargestandoldesthighIQsocietyintheworld.MensaisaninternationalclubwhosemembersmusthaveanIQscoreinthetop2%oftheworld.Currently,Mensahas3,300membersundertheageof18intheU.S.Alexisisoneofthem.
TheaveragepeoplegenerallyhaveanIQscoreof1
00points,butAlexisscored160points,thehighestscoreonthetest.ThedoctorswhotestedAlexissaidshescoredsohighthattheycouldn’tevenworkoutherIQexactly.Theythinksheisevensmarterthan99.9%oftheworldpopulation.Actually,shematchedtheIQsoftalentslikeAlbertEinstein,StephenHawkingandBillGates.
I anMartin,Alexis’father,saidhisdaughtershowedsignsofsomespecialabilitiesattheageofoneandshebeganreadingbooksforpupilswhenshewasju
sttwoyearsold.Nowattheageofthree,Alexisisreadingonafifthgradelevel.
“From12monthsold,we’dbedrivingaroundinthecarandsh
ewouldrepeatherbedtimestoriesfromthenightbefore,”hesaid.“Shedidn’tjustrepeatthem.Shecouldremembereverywordofthemexactly.”
IanMartinthinkshisdaughteralsostandsoutwhenitcomestolearningnewlanguages.“Anytimeshelearnsawordandjustpicksitupthroughanything.Shenevereverusesiti
ntheincorrectsituation,ever.”Iansaid.
WhileAlexis’sparentsareproudthattheirthree-year-olddaughterhasbecomeamemberinMensa,theyarealsoawareofthepricethatcomeswitheverygift.ThedoctorssayAlexisshouldneverattendanormalschoolandchildrenwithherlevelofintelligence(智力)
oftenexperiencehighanxiety(焦虑)unlessthey’rearoundsimilarlygift