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中考英语专项练习社会文化类阅读
社会文化类阅读
一.阅读理解(共15小题)
1.Sharedbike(共享单车)havebecomepopularacrossChina'sbigcities.Thereareabout16millionshared(在全国范围内的).TheyaremainlyofferedbyAlibaba﹣backedOFOandTecent﹣fundedMolike.
Butpoorregulation(缺乏管理)hascausedmuchtroubleonthecountry'sroads,withthousandsofbikesdumpedinalreadycrowedpublicspaces.Therearenofixeddockingstations(停车点)inChina.Oncetheriderhasfinishedthejourney,hecanleavethebikeanywhere.Bikesinbigcitiesareoftenthrownonstreetsandroadsides,Thathasledtosomeproblemsincities.
Shanghai,Guangzhou,ShenzhenandWuhanhavebanned(禁止)newsharedbikes.BeijinghasbecomethelatestcityinChinatobannewsharedbikes.Newdeliveriesofbikestothecity's15sharingplanswillbesuspended(暂停)inBeijing.
Riderscanalreadyusenearly2.4millionsharedcyclesinBeijing.AndthenumberofsharedbikesinWuhan'scityareaswasreaching700,000,farmorethanthecity'scapacity(容量)of400,000.
It'ssaidtheTrafficCommissionwouldlookatregulatingsharedbikeplans,includingguidelinesforparkingspaces.
(1)Whydidsharedbikescausemanyproblems?
A.Becauseofpoorregulation.
B.Becausetherearetoomanypeopleonthestreet.
C.BecausetheywereofferedbyAlibaba﹣backOFO.
D.Becauseridersdidn'tfollowthetrafficrules.
(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dumped"meaninChinese?
A.Rode
B.Thrown
C.Set
D.Found
(3)Howmanycitieshavebannednewsharedbikesaccordingtothepassage?
A.5
B.4
C.3
D.2
(4)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Thereareabout1,600,000sharedbikesinChina.
B.Beijingwillstopnewdeliveriesofsharedbikes.
C.Riderscanalreadyusenearly2.4millionsharedcyclesinWuhan.
D.Sharedbikesonlycauseproblemsinsmallcities.
2.
Festival
ChineseLabaFestival
Date
Onthe8thdayofthelastlunarmonth
Activities
EatingLabaporridgeandmakingLabagarlic(蒜).Peoplewilleatitin20days.
Praying(祈祷)forharvest(丰收),goodluckandgoodhealthinthecomingyear
(1)WhenisLabaFestival?
A.OnFebruary8theveryyear.
B.Inthelastlunarmonth.
C.20dayslater.
(2)Whatdon'tpeopledoonLabaFestival?
A.EatLabaporridge.
B.EatLabagarlic.
C.Prayforgoodluckinthenextyear.
3.Weknowgoodmannersareimportant.TodayIamgoingtotellyousomethingaboutmannersindifferentcountries.Ithinkyoualreadyknowthatpeopleindifferentcountriesusuallyhavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.Somethingthatisrudeinonecountrymaybequitepoliteinanother.Forexample,inBritainyoumustn'tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouarehavingliquid(液体)food.ThatisconsideredbadmannersinBritain.ButinJapanyouneedn'tworryaboutmakinganoisewhenyoudrinksomething.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.InBritainwetrynottoputourhandsonthetableatallduringameal.InMexico,however,guestsareexpectedtokeeptheirhandsonthetablethroughoutameal.InArabiccountrieswemustbecarefulwithourhands.Yousee,inArabiccountriesyoumustn'teatwithyourlefthand.Thisisconsideredtobeveryimpolite.So,whatshouldyoudoifyouvisitaforeigncountry?
Well,youneedn'tworry.Youcanaskthenativepeopletheretohelpyouandyoucanjustwatchcarefullyandtrytodowhattheydo.
(1)In ,it'simpolitetoputyourhandsonthetableduringthemeal.
A.Japan
B.Mexico
C.China
D.Britain
(2)Inordertoshowthatyouliketheliquidfood,you inJapan.
A.can'tliftyourbowltoyourmouth
B.canliftthebowltoyourmouthanddrinkitwithanoise
C.can'tmakeanoisewhenyoudrinkit
D.candrinkonlyalittleofit
(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Indifferentcountries,themannersarethesame.
B.Therearedifferentmannersindifferentcountries.
C.Goodmannersarenotimportant.
D.InArabiccountrieswedon'thavetobecarefulwithourhands.
(4)Whenyougotoafriend'spartyinArabiccountry, .
A.youcaneatfoodwithyourlefthand
B.youmustn'tuseyourrighthandtoeat
C.youcan'tkeepyourhandsunderthetable
D.youcanaskthenativepeopleforhelpifyoudon'tknowthetablemanners
(5)Thispassageismainlyabout .
A.manners
B.habits
C.traffic
D.food
4.Chinaisanation(国家)ofetiquette(礼仪).Chinesepeopleareamongthemosthospitablepeopleintheworld.IfforeignersvisitaChinesefamily,theywouldbesurprisedatthewarmththattheywouldreceiveasguests(客人).
WhenyouvisitaChinesefamily,thehost(主人)usuallymakesteaforyou.Thenhewillserveyousnacks(小吃)likebiscuitsorcandies.Someoneinthefamilywillalsochatwithyou,neverlettingyoufeellonely.
Atthesametime,otherfamilymemberswillprepareamealforyou.Chinesepeopletreat(招待)theirguestswithabigmeal.Theyalwayspreparemorefoodthantheguestcaneat.Onthetable,theguestsmustbethefirsttoeat.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesawesternguestmostisthattheChinesehostlikestopickfoodforvisitors,whichwon'thappenatwesterntables.TheChinesefamilygooutoftheirwaytomakeyoufeelathome.Asyouaredoneeating,thehostusuallysays,"Itseemsthatyoudidn'teatmuch.Pleasehavemore."Althoughyoutellthemyouarefull,theystillputmorefoodinyourbowl.
BeingwarmandhospitablehaslongbeenanimportantpartofChinesecultureandtradition.AsConfucius(孔子)saidthousandsofyearsago:
"Tomeetfriendsfromafar(远方),howhappyweare!
"
(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hospitable"probablymean?
A.勤劳的
B.好客的
C.善良的
D.朴实的
(2)AsaguestinaChinesefamily,youareusuallyoffered bythehost.
A.teaandsnacks
B.coffeeandsnacks
C.juiceandsnacks
D.biscuitsandapples
(3)Tomaketheguestsnotfeellonely, willchatwiththem.
A.noone
B.onlythehost
C.allthepeopleinthefamily
D.someoneinthefamily
(4)Awesternvisitorfeelsmostsurprisedwhenthehostpicksfoodforhimbecause .
A.itwon'thappeninwesterncountries
B.hethinksit'snotpolite
C.hethinksit'snotnecessary
D.it'sdirty
(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thehosthimselfwillprepareamealfortheguests
B.Whentheguestsfinisheatingandsaytheyarefull,thehostwillaskthemtoleavethedinnertable.
C.WhatConfuciussaidmeansthatChinesepeoplearehappytoseetheirfriendsfromfaraway.
D.TheChinesehostlikestoshowhisorherwealth.
5.Most(大多数的)Englishpeople(人)havethreenames:
afirstname,amiddlenameandthefamilyname.Theirfamilynamecomeslast.Forexample(例如),mynameisJamesAllanGreen.MyfirstnameisJamesandmymiddlenameisAllan.Greenismyfamilyname.Tomany(许多)people,themeaning(意义)ofanameisimportant(重要的).MynameisJames.Itmeans(意思是)daiti,andAllanmeanshexie.
Peopledon'tusetheirmiddlenamesverymuch.So"JohnHenryBrown"isusually(通常)"JohnBrown".Peopledon'tuseMr.,Mrs.orMissbeforetheirfirstnames.Theyusuallyusethemwiththeirlastname.SoyoucansayJohnBrown,orMr.Brown;butyoucannotsayMr.John.
Whydopeoplecall(称呼)meJim?
MynameisJames,butJimisshortforJames.SojustcallmeJim.
(1)MostEnglishpeoplehave names.
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
(2)EnglishpeopleuseMr,MrsorMisswith .
A.thefamilyname
B.thefirstname
C.themiddlename
D.thefirstnameandthemiddlename
(3)Theteacher'snameisMaryJoanShute.Herstudentscallher .
A.MissMary
B.MissJoan
C.MissMaryJoan
D.MissShute
6.WhenisFather'sDay?
PeopleinTaiwanProvincewillanswerAugust8th.TheycelebrateFather'sDayonthatdaybecausethedatesoundslike"daddy"inChinese.ForAmericans,Father'sDayfallsonthethirdSundayinJune.
Asastudyshows,it'seasyforpeopletoforgetaboutFather'sDaybecausetheydon'tfeelfortheirfathersasmuchastheydofortheirmothers.Infact,mostfathersworklonghoursandseldomhavetimetoplaywiththeirchildren.Theyalsohaveahardtimeshowingtheirfeelingstotheirchildren.So,howaboutbuyingyourfatheranicepresentandsaying"thankyou"tohimthisFather'sDay?
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(1)Checkthecalendar.WhenisFather'sDaythisyearinAmerica?
A.June2nd.
B.June8th.
C.June16th.
D.June23rd.
(2)Whatis"they"inthereading?
A.Mothers.
B.Fathers.
C.Children
D.People.
(3)Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?
A.Father'sDayisonthesamedayallovertheworld.
B.Father'sDayandChristmasareinthesamemonthinAmerica.
C.MostpeoplecaremoreaboutMother'sDaythanFather'sDay.
D.Fathersshowtheirfeelingseasily.
7.BakinghasbecomeincreasinglypopularintheUKinrecentyears.ThisisinpartthankstotelevisionshowssuchasTheGreatBritishBakeOffwhichhaveinspiredpeopletogetinthekitchen.Bakingisarelaxingactivitywhichallowsyoutobecreativeand,ofcourse,attheendyouhaveadelicioustreat.Herearefourofmyfavourite,quintessentiallyBritishbakedgoods.
Victoriasandwich
ThisclassiccakewasnamedafterQueenVictoria,whowasfamedforherloveofcake,anditissuretobefoundatthecentreofafternoonteatablesacrossthecountry.Itisaverysimplecaketypicallymadeupoftwolayersofplainspongecakewithagenerouslayerofwhippedcreamandjamsandwichedinthemiddle.
Scones
Sconesarenotassweetascakes,infact,asconeisacrossbetweenabreadrollandasmallcake.Itshouldbeslicedinhalfandspreadwithcreamandjam.Thereisalotofdebateastowhetheryoushouldspreadthejamorthecreamonthesconefirst!
Flapjacks
Flapjacksareat