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中考英语复习阅读理解题专题训练卷15附答案详析
2020年中考英语复习【阅读理解题】专题训练卷15
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57.Evenkidsknowthatweshouldwaitforthetrafficlighttoturngreenbeforecrossingaroad,butnoteverybodyfollowsthisbasicrule.
"Chinesestyleroadcrossing"hasbecomeahotexpressionrecently.Chinesepeople"crossroadswithoutthinkingabouttrafficlights,solongas(只要)theyarepartofacrowd",saidapostonSinaWeibo.
ACCTVnewsprogramshowedthatinonlyanhour,morethan600peoplejumpedredlightswhencrossingaroadatacrossinginShijiazhuang,Hebei.
Manypeoplesaythattheyjaywalk(乱闯马路)becausetheredlightlaststoolong.SuchanopinionissupportedbyaresearchteamatTongjiUniversity.Theteamdidresearchonpeople'swaitingtimesatdifferentroadcrossingsfrom2008to2010.TheyfoundthatChinesepeoplewouldwaitfor70to90secondsbeforetheylosttheirpatience."Peoplearelikelytoignore(忽视)thelightwhenthewaitingtimeislongerthantheycanstand,"saidNiYing,amemberoftheresearchteam.
However,asurveyonSinaWeibosuggestedthathalfoftherespondents(调查对象)believethatpeoplejaywalkmainlybecausetheydisregard(忽视)rules."Ialwaysobeytrafficrules.Timeisimportantbutsafetyshouldcomefirst,"wrote"Qixiaoe"onWeibo.
Manycountriesgiveoutpunishmentstojaywalkers.InSingapore,themaximum(最大量)canbethreemonthsinprison.SomeChinesecitieshavestartedtakingsomeactions,too.Forexample,thefirstthreepeopleinajaywalkinggroupwillbefined50yuaninShijiazhuang.
Butcallingonpeopletorespectrulesismoreimportant.Tocompletelysolvetheproblem,everyoneshouldrealizetheimportanceofobeyingthetrafficrules.
1.Whichofthefollowingisthe"Chinesestyleroadcrossing"?
A.Towaitforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.
B.Tocrossaroadslowly.
C.Tocrossroadswithoutlookingattrafficlights.
D.Tofollowthebasictrafficlights.
2.Whatdoesthephrase"theteam"inParagraph4referto(指的是)?
A.ACCTVnewsprogram.
B.AresearchgroupatTongjiUniversity.
C.ApostonSinaWeibo.
D.Adailynewspaper.
3.HowlongwillChinesepeoplewaittocrosstheroadbeforetheylosepatience?
A.Lessthanoneminute.
B.Aboutfiveminutes.
C.Lessthanoneandahalfminutes.
D.Morethantenminutes.
4.WhydopeoplejaywalkaccordingtothesurveyonSinaWeibo?
A.Becausetherearetoomanypeopleontheroad.
B.Becausetheredlightlaststoolong.
C.Becausepeopledon'tpaymuchattentiontorules.
D.Becausepeoplehavelesspatience.
5.Thewritersuggeststhatweshould tosolvetheproblemofjaywalking.
A.punishthejaywalkers
B.disregardthetrafficrules
C.reducethetimeofredlights
D.callonpeopletoobeythetrafficlights.
58.Whywouldsomeonedecidetostopeating?
Weknowthatthebodyneedsfoodinordertoworkwell.However,manypeoplefastatsometimeduringtheirlives.Whyisthis?
Somepeoplefastforpoliticalreasons.Intheearly20thcentury,womeninEnglandandtheUnitedStatesweren'tallowedtovote.Somanywomenwentonfast.Theyhopedthatfastingwouldbringattentiontoit.MohandasGandhi,thefamousIndianleader,fasted17timesduringhislife.ForGandhi,fastingwasapowerfulpoliticaltool.In1943,hefastedtobringattentiontohiscountry'sneedforindependence.For21days,hewentwithoutfood.AnotherfamousfasterwasCesarChavez.Inthe1960s,hefastedforthreeweeks.Why?
HisgoalwastobringattentiontotheterribleworkingconditionsoffarmworkersintheUnitedStates.
Fastingisalsoapracticeinmanyreligions(宗教).EveryyearduringthemonthofRamadan,whichisareligiousholiday,Muslims(穆斯林)fastfromsunrisetosunset.ManyIndiansfastatspecialtime,andtherewasalsoafastingholidayinancientChina.
Ofcourse,noteveryonefastsforpoliticalorreligiousreasons.Peoplesometimesfastjustbecauseitmakesthemfeelbetter.TheAmericanwriterMarkTwainthoughtfastingwasthebestmedicineforcommonillnesses.Wheneverhehadacoldorafever,hestoppedeatingcompletely.Hesaidthatthisalwaysmadehiscoldorfevergoaway.AnotherAmericanwriter,UptonSinclair,discoveredfastingafteryearsofeatingtoomuchandheadaches.Hisfirstfastlastedfor12days.Duringthistime,hisheadachesandstomachacheswentaway.Sinclairsaidthatfastingalsomadehimmorealertandenergetic.
Choosingtogowithoutfoodcanbeverydangerous.However,thatdoesn'tstoppeoplefromfastingforpolitical,religious,orhealthreasons.
1.Theunderlinedword"fast"inParagraph1mostprobablymeans" ".
A.quicklyB.goonadietC.refusetoeatD.loseweight
2.MohandasGandhifastedin1943for .
A.areligiousholidayforMuslims
B.hiscountry'sneedforindependence
C.thewomen'svotingrightsinGreatBritain
D.theequalrightsoftheblackpeopleinAmerica
3.Whichfastingisforhealthreason?
A.UptonSinclairfastedfor12days.
B.MohandasGandhifastedin1943.
C.CesarChavezfastedfortwoweeks.
D.Muslimsfastfromsunrisetosunset.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Womenliketogoonfastingforpolitics.
B.Youwillbeveryfamousifyoufastforreligions.
C.Fastingsometimeswouldbebetterforyourhealth.
D.Youneedn'ttakeanymedicineifyoufastwhenyou'reill.
5.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Reasonsforfasting.
B.Waysoffasting.
C.Advantagesoffasting.
D.Resultsoffasting.
59.Asubwayisnotjustanimportantformoftransport.Itisalsoawindowforotherpeopletolearnaboutlocalcultures.
Beijing,China
TheBeijingSubwaywasopenedin1969andistheoldestsubwaysysteminChina.Ithasaddedsomemoderntechnologies.Allstationsnowhavetouch﹣screenmaps.Insomestations,peoplecanalsoseetraditionalChinesecultures.Forexample,onthewallsofafewstationsofLine8,therearesomepicturesofblueandwhiteporcelain.
Stockholm,Sweden
ThesystemoftheStockholmSubwayhas100stationsinuse,ofwhich47areundergroundand53aboveground.ThefirstsubwaylineforStockholmwasopenedin1950.TheStockholmSubwayiswell﹣knownforitsdecorationofthestations.Itiscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.Over90percentofitsstationsaredecoratedwithpaintings.Afewstationsaredecoratedwithredbedrocks.Thismakesyoufeelasifyouareinacave.
London,UK
TheLondonUndergroundortheTubeistheoldestsubwayintheworld.Itwasopenedin1863.DuringWorldWarII,itwasusedtoprotectpeoplefromGermanplaneattacksonLondon.Now,itisasymbolofthecity.Thereisnoairconditioninginthetrains,soitisveryhotinsummer.
NewYork,US
TheNewYorkCitySubwayhasthemostextensivepublictransportationsystemintheworld,with469stations.Itisalsooneoftheworld’soldestpublictransitsystems.TheNewYorkCitySubwayruns24hoursaday.Ithasanexpresstrainonalmosteveryline.Youcangettoyourdestinationpromptly.Thetrainsthemselvesarefulloffun;youwillseepeopledoingmoonwalkdanceslikeMichaelJackson,playingtheguitarandsinging.
1.The iscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.
A)BeijingSubway
B)LondonUnderground
C)StockholmSubway
D)NewYorkCitySubway
2.TheLondonUnderground .
A)isalsocalledtheTube
B)isthesymboloftheUK
C)waswellprotectedduringthewar
D)wasopenedin1969
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A)MichaelJacksonusedtodanceintheNewYorkCitySubway.
B)TouristsfeelcoolwhentheytaketheLondonUndergroundinsummer.
C)SeveralstationsoftheStockholmSubwayarebuiltincaves.
D)SomestationsoftheBeijingSubwayaredecoratedwithpicturesofporcelain.
4.InParagraphFive,theunderlinedword“promptly”probablymeans .
A)finally
B)carefully
C)quickly
D)safely
5.Thepassagemainlyshowsthe ofdifferentcities.
A)greatchanges
B)longhistory
C)localcultures
D)publictransports
6.Wemayreadthepassagefroma .
A)travelmagazine
B)sciencebook
C)newspaperreport
D)picturebook.
60.Therightnameisimportantinthebusinessworld.Allyouhavetodoisthinkofthenamesforsomeoftheproductareconnectedineveryone'smind.
Inmanycountries,successfultradeorbrandnamesareprotectedbylaw.Thisissothatothercompaniescannotmakeaproductthatlookslikeanother.Peoplemightthinkthattheywerebuyingoneproductand,infact,bebuyingsomethingdifferent.Businessesregisteracompanyoraproductnamewiththegovernment.Infact,morethan1,000productandcompanynamesareregisteredeveryhour.Manycompaniesspendalotofmoneytofindtherightnamefortheirproducts.Agoodexampleofthisisinthecarindustry.Somesuccessfulnamesforcarshavepowerfulassociations(联系).TheFordMustangandtheJaguarareonlytwoexamplesofchoosingthenamesofanimalsthatarefastandstrong.
WhenaU.S.companydecidestosellitsproductinanothercountry,ithastomakesurethattheproductnametranslatesproperly.WhenCoca﹣ColaintroduceditssoftdrinktoChina,itlookedfortherightname.Itwantedanamethatwoulddotwothings.OnewastopresentitsimageinChineseandthesecondwastobeclosetoitsfirstbrandname﹣﹣Coke.Ittooksomeeffortsbeforefindingtherightword﹣whichsoundssimilarandtranslatesas"happinessinthemouth".AsiancompanynamesarenotnewtotheUnitedStates.ThebrandnamesofSamsungandSonyhavebeensuccessful.Findingtherightbrandnameisabigbusiness.Asiancompaniesthatselltoforeignmarketspaytofindanamethatwillconnectwithitscustomers.Thereareevennamingcompaniesthatspecializeininventingproductnames.Thesecompaniescancharge(要价)upto100,000awordfortheircreations.Butit'sworthit.Successfulcompaniesknowhowimportanttherightbrandnamesarefortheirdevelopment.
1.Tradenamesareprotectedbylawinmanycountries .
A.tomake