中考英语阅读理解练习汇编附答案.docx

1、中考英语阅读理解练习汇编附答案 阅读理解【例题一】Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler who is one of the most famous men in American education. Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old c

2、ollege graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education. Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching

3、 and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chica

4、go at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent spirit in their work. Although Tyler o

5、fficially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives(目标) that develop the best teaching and learnin

6、g within their schools. 51. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tylers memoir?A. Top managers. B. Factory workers.C. Serious educators. D. Science researcher.52. The underlined phrase “hooked on teaching” in Paragraph 2 probably means .A. interested in teaching B. tired of teachingC. satisf

7、ied with teaching D. unhappy about teaching53. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?A. The University of Chicago. B. Stanford University.C. Ohio State University. D. Nebraska University.答案：CAB【例题二】 A research shows that expressions on our faces have a strong rela

8、tionship with our genes(基因). According to the study, facial expressions of our feelings are innate and are not achieved in cultural learning. This is the first research to show that blind people have the same facial expressions as the sighted when showing certain feelingsthe same facial muscles(肌肉)

9、start working. Whats more, the research gives the new method of how people control their feelings in certain social situations. It states that people do not learn to manage their facial expressions by examining the expressions of others. In his study, David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University

10、Psychology Professor, examined facial expressions of blind and sighted judo athletes(柔道运动员) that took part in the Summer Olympics and Paralympics(残奥会). He examined over 4,800 pictures of different athletes who came from 23 countries. Matsumoto found that both blind and sighted sportsmen had the same

11、 facial expressions, according to a specific social situation. “This suggests genes decide facial expressions of feelings,” he said. One of his findings was the “social smiles” of judo athletes who lost their match and got the second place. It is interesting to find that only mouth muscles are used

12、in social smiles, while during real smiles, shown when a person is really happy, the eyes of a person twinkle and get smaller and the cheeks(脸颊) rise. “Losers pushed their lower lip up as if to control the feeling on their face and many produced social smiles,” said Matsumoto, “People blind from bir

13、th were unable to learn to manage their feelings with the help of examining others facial expressions.” He thought that there must be another system involved. “Its possible that in order to hide sad feelings, humans have developed a system that closes the mouth so that they are stopped from crying,

14、biting or rudeness,” he said.57. The underlined word “innate” in the first paragraph means _.A. from birth B. from daily lifeC. from others D. from teaching58. According to the passage, real smiles are different from social smiles in _.A. opening the eyes B. using facial musclesC. closing the mouth

15、D. watching others expressions59. How does the writer make us believe the new findings?A. By telling us an interesting story.B. By interviewing some researchers.C. By showing the results of the research. D. By giving the answers to the questions.60. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. Sm

16、iles and Olympics B. Blind and Sighted Athletes C. Social Smiles and Real Smiles D. Genes and facial Expressions答案：ABCD【例题三】 Younger adults who get either little sleep or a lot of it may see a greater increase in their waistlines(腰围) over time, a study suggests. The study included 332 African-Americ

17、an and 775 Hispanic-American (拉丁裔美国人) men and women aged 18 to 81. The researchers measured their abdominal (腹部的) fat, at the start of the study and again five years later. Among the people younger than 40 in the research, the study found, those who said they slept for five hours or less each night

18、gained more fat than those who averaged six or seven hours of sleep. Those who slept eight hours or more in bed each night also showed a bigger fat gain - but it was not as much as that seen in short sleepers. The findings, according to the lead researcher Dr. Kristen, support the belief that sleep

19、habits affect weight, and health in general. Sleep is an important part of your overall health - not just in whether youre tired during the day, she said. As for why sleep time might affect abdominal-fat gain, there are several facts:People who get too little sleep may be too tired during the day to

20、 exercise, while those who spend a lot of time in bed may spend less time being active, comparing to people who sleep fewer hours. Research also suggests that sleep loss changes peoples appetite-regulating hormones（胃口调节荷尔蒙）- which could, in theory, make them overeat. Whats more, depression, which is

21、 a feeling of sadness that makes people think there is no hope for the future, could also be a reason. He also noted that it often affects peoples sleep and has been linked to weight gain. 55. _ will get less fat gain according to the passage.A. Younger adults who sleep for five hours or lessB. Peop

22、le who sleep more than 8 hours every dayC. Younger adults who are from Africa or AmericaD. People who sleep about six or seven hours a day56. The underlined word “that” refers to _.A. a fat gain B. sleep habitsC. too little sleep D. too much sleep57. What can we learn from the passage?A. The more we

23、 sleep, the more energetic we will be.B. The less we sleep every day, the less fat we will get.C. Those who are in sadness could easily get a bigger fat gain.D. The African and Hispanic adults easily get a greater weight gain.答案：DAC【例题四】Tucked away in our sub-consciousness is an idyllic vision. We s

24、ee ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and whea

25、t, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dre

26、ams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.When we reach the station, that will be it! we cry. When Im 18. When I buy a new 450SL Merce

27、des Benz!When I put the last kid through college.When I have paid off the mortgage! When I get a promotion. When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is th

28、e trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.“Enjoy the moment ” is a good saying , especially when coupled with the Psalm 118:24: “This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”It isnt the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets ove

29、r yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice creams, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as w

30、e go along. The station will come soon enough.38. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph Three refer to _ . A. The station B. The retirement C. The college D. The destination39. The underlined sentence “Life must be lived as we go along.” in paragraph Six means _ .A. We should give up worki

31、ng hard because of regretsB. We should regard our life as a trip without destination.C. We should travel as much as possible to enjoy ourselves.D. We should appreciate every second and enjoy the process40 The best title for the passage _ .A. Treasure the moment B. Realize the destination C. Travel o

32、n the train D. Return to the start答案：DDA推理判断题【例题一】Studies have shown it takes a doctor about 18 seconds to stop a patient after he begins talking.It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I came close to her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, trying to put socks on her swollen (肿大的) feet. I spoke quickly to the nurse, saw her chart saying she was in stable (稳定的) con