中考英语专项练习史地常识类阅读.docx

1、中考英语专项练习史地常识类阅读史地常识类阅读一阅读理解（共15小题）1Mona Island is an amazing place to take a vacation Some of the animals living there cant be found anywhere else in the world There are beautiful beaches and caves to explore The sea around the island has colorful fishes Why Is Mona Island Unusual？ Mona Island is ve

2、ry small The government of Puerto Rico takes care of the island and has made it a natural reserve That means the islands animals and plants are protected from being harmed by people Mona Island is different from most places because people are not allowed to live there Only a few park rangers are abl

3、e to stay The park rangers job is to keep Mona Island safe and beautiful They insist that rules be followed One rule is that only 100 people at a time can visit the island That way， the park rangers can make sure the land and animals remain safe What Is There to See on Mona Island？ One thing that mo

4、st people enjoy is getting to see the Mona Island iguana This type of reptile（爬行动物）lives only on Mona Island Almost 2，000 of these iguanas live on Mona Island People also come to the island to get a closeup view of many kinds of fish and other sea life They can swim far below the surface They use sp

5、ecial equipment to be able to breathe underwater The water is almost transparent Through the clear water， divers can see the bright colors of the fish Visitors can also explore caves Some of the caves even have paintings and drawings on the walls This artwork was made by the Arawak and Tano Indians

6、who lived on the island hundreds of years ago After a full day of fun activities， visitors can settle in， listen to the night sounds， and view the stars in the huge sky Because the island is far away from other places， it is surrounded by darkness， and the stars are easier to see Visitors say that w

7、atching the stars is amazing Its the perfect end to a perfect day（1）What do park rangers on Mona Island do？ A Protect the land and animalsB Offer some help to visitorsC Feed animals on Mona IslandD Drive a boat between Puerto Rico and Mona Island（2）Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word tr

8、ansparent？ A 清澈的B 一望无际的C 浑浊的D 湛蓝的（3）Why are stars easier to see on Mona Island？ A Because Mona Island is very smallB Because watching the stars on Mona Island is amazingC Because visitors can settle in after a full day on Mona IslandD Because Mona Island is far from other places and darkness is all

9、around it（4） live only on Mona IslandA IguanasB FishC The ArawakD Tano Indians（5）What is the most possible reason the writer wrote this article？ A To explain why animals live on the islandB To show readers where the island is locatedC To tell about a place that some people might enjoyD To give facts

10、 about people who work on the island2 IndonesiaThis kind of bread is served like a usual Western bread We cut it into pieces and then spread it over a cup of ice cream Roti goreng （fried bread） can be easily found in our country As a snack， roti goreng is served with fine sugar on itSingaporeThe tra

11、ditional bread is the white bread It is baked freshly and sliced （切片）by hand We like it a lot， because it is great for making toast Also we can eat with ice cream， which is known as Ice Cream Sandwich IranThese are the most common types of bread in Iran Barbari： it is great when it is hot and fresh

12、Sangak： this one is not baked in an oven， but on little pieces of stone Mexico We divide bread into two kinds： sweet bread and salty bread Usually， we eat the bread during lunch， or we use the bread to make tortas or lonches（Mexican sandwiches）（1）We can have Ice Cream Sandwich in AIndonesiaBSingapor

13、eC IranD Mexico（2）Which kind of bread is baked on the stone？ ARoti gorengB BarbariCSangakD Tortas（3）How many kinds of bread are talked about in the article？ AThreeBFourCFiveD Six3The year of 2018 marks the 40 th anniversary of China s reform and openingup（改革开放40周年） During the 40 years， Shenzhen has

14、developed from a small fishing village to a modern citySHENZHEN Light Show was held to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of Chinas reform and openingup It has been a great success and attracted millions of viewers during the two months， sources from Shenzhen Urban Administration Every night， hundreds

15、of thousands of people gathered in the Shenzhen Civic Square（市民中心）and at the top of Lianhua Hill to enjoy the light show that described Shenzhens development over the past years with changing patterns made by 1.18 million sets of lights fixed on 43 buildings in the Futian CBD The light shows were sc

16、heduled for every day from September 28 th to December 31st There were three performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 7： 30 pm， 8： 30 pm and 9： 30 pm， and two performances at 8 pm and 9 pm from Sunday to Thursday Each show began with a countdown and cheers of the crowds， and then appeared with diffe

17、rent colourful displays on tall buildings like PingAn building to show Shenzhens beauty The show contains four parts， describing Shenzhen as a city by the mountains and the sea，a window into reform， a city of innovation and a land of harmony The best part of the show was when two kinds of light were

18、 joined together to form a picture， marking the first time in the country that such a show had been presented At the end of the performance， it showed the citys hospitality， openness and inclusivity by displaying words readingShenzhen Welcomes you（1）Why did Shenzhen hold the light show A To attract

19、more visitors to the cityBTo celebrate our 69 th National DayC To celebrate the success of Chinas reform and openingupD To show the achievement and beauty of the wonderful city（2）Which of the following was the best place to enjoy the light show？ A The Shenzhen City SquareB The top of Lianhua HillC B

20、eside Shenzhen Bay ParkD The buildings in Futian（3）What can you read from the light show？ A The crowds countdown and cheers are excitingB Shenzhen is a lively and pleasant city full of chancesC The changing patterns of light are quite shinyDShenzhen welcomes you if you like the light show（4）What is

21、the best title of this news？ ALighting up the SkyB ShenzhenA Wonderful CityC Lighting CelebrationD Success of Reform and Opening up4Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services People use money to buy food， clothes， books， bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want

22、When they work， they usually get paid in money Most of the money today is made of metal（金属） or paper But people used to use all kinds of things as money One of the first kinds of money was shells（贝壳） Shells were not the only things used as money In China， cloth and knives were used In the Phillipine

23、 Islands， rice was used as money for a long time Elephant tusks， monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa The first metal coins were made in China They were round and had a square hole in the center People strung them together and carried them from place to place Different countri

24、es have used different metals and designs for their money For example， the first coins in England were made of tin（锡） and the front of the coin was the head of the queen Sweden and Russia used copper（铜） to make their money Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver But even gold and

25、 silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money They began to use paper money The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today Money has had an interesting history from the day

26、s of shell money until today根据短文内容，选择最佳答案（1）Most of the money today is made of A shells or paperB metal or paperC tails or metalD shells or tails（2）In Phillipine Islands， was used as money for a long timeA tailsB saltC knivesD rice（3）The first metal coins were made A in ChinaB in EnglandC in SwedenD

27、 in Russia（4）The Chinese meaning of the word designs in Part 3is A 设计B 材料C 物品D 报酬（5）The first paper money A was first used in EuropeB was passed from Asia to ChinaC looked like a note used todayD looked like a stamp used today5Human beings have used tools for a very long time In some parts of the wo

28、rld you can still discover tools that people used more than two million years ago They made these tools by hitting one stone against another In this way， they cut off pieces from one of the stones These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side People used them for cutting meat and skin from dea

29、d animals， and also for making other tools out of wood Human beings needed to use tools because they did not have sharp teeth like other meateating animals， such as lions and tigers Tools helped people to get food more easily Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence The human bra

30、in grew bigger， and human beings began to invent more and more tools and machines The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used， and perhaps it is the most important Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind Since 1960， a new kind of tool has appeared This is the sil

31、icon （硅） chip a little chip of silicon crystal It is smaller than a finger nail， but it can store more than a million bits of information It is an electronic brain Every year these chips get cleverer， but their size gets smaller， and their cost gets less They are used in watches， calculators and intelligent machines that we can use in many ways In the future we will not need to work with tools in the old way Machines will do everything for us They will even talk and play games with us