中考备考阅读话题练习文化习俗与节假日活动含答案.docx

1、中考备考阅读话题练习文化习俗与节假日活动含答案中考备考阅读话题练习：语言与学习 一、阅读理解（共20小题；共40分）A British people have always been good at saying Im sorry. They used to be so good at it that they would apologize(道歉) for things that werent even their fault. However, the British seem to be losing touch with their art. According to a new bo

2、ok by British writer Max Davidson, instead of saying Im sorry when they do something wrong, British people prefer to choose their words carefully. In this book, SorryThe Hardest Word and How to Use It, Davidson writes about a number of recent apologies. One example is of British television host Jere

3、my Clarkson. He described Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister (首相), as a one-eyed Scottish idiot(笨蛋). (Brown is blind in his left eye) Clarkson was forced to apologize. He said, In the heat of the moment, I made a remark(评论) about the prime minister. Now I apologize of reflection. Davidson says the

4、apology was just going through the motions(做表面文章). Clarkson is not the only one. The best example may come from the UK MP(议员) Tessa Jowell. She said publicly, If you feel our government falls short of what you expect, then I say sorry for that. Jowell said sorry. But she is actually saying its not t

5、he governments fault but the voters fault for expecting too much from the government. Perhaps those people with influence feel they may lose too much by apologizing. But as a teenager, would you really want to lose a close friend, just because you couldnt say something as simple as, Im sorry? That w

6、ould be hard to forgive. 1. Who was the improper description a one-eyed Scottish idiot used to describe? A. Max Davidson. B. Jeremy Clarkson. C. Gordon Brown. D. Tessa Jowell. 2. What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph mean? A. The British are still good at apologizing. B. The Brit

7、ish like to say sorry for everything they have done. C. The British say Im sorry in a different way now. D. The British lose too much by saying sorry. 3. Who wrote the book called SorryThe Hardest Word and How to Use It? A. Max Davidson. B. Jeremy Clarkson. C. Gordon Brown. D. Tessa Jowell. 4. How w

8、as Clarksons apology according to the story? A. Sincere. B. Friendly. C. Rude. D. Untrue. 5. What does the story mainly tell us? A. British people used to be polite and kind. B. British people like to go through the motions. C. British people choose their words carefully to apologize now. D. British

9、 people are expecting too much from the government.BSix Chinese Characters Dear students, our country has a long history. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people. Here are the top six lucky ones. Please note we use pinyin here b

10、ecause pinyin is the Chinese spelling system for the characters. For example, fu is the pinyin for good luck in Chinese. pinyin fu is only the phonic(语音的) part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck fu, you must read the Chinese character 福 because fu also represents(代表) o

11、ther Chinese characters that sound the same. 福 fu means blessing, good fortune, good luck. Chinese character 福 fu is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. It is often displayed upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down福 fu means good luck comes si

12、nce the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for come. 禄 Iu means prosperity. It is used to mean officials salary(薪水) in feudal(封建的) China. 寿 shou means longevity. Chinese character 寿 shou also means life, age or birthday. 喜 xi is happiness. The doubled character 喜 x

13、i means double happiness. It is usually displayed everywhere at Chinese weddings. 财 cai is wealth or money. Chinese often say money can make a ghost turn a millstone. It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, stillmoney cant buy everything. 和 he means harmomous. Peoples harmony is an im

14、portant part of Chinese culture. When you have harmomous relations with others, things will be a lot easier for you. 6. What does the word character mean in this passage? A. 性格 B. 汉字 C. 角色 D. 特征 7. We use to show how to read the Chinese characters. A. pinyin B. spelling C. Chinese D. letters 8. What

15、 does the upside down 福 fu mean? A. It means coming. B. It means that good luck comes. C. It means good fortune. D. It means that fu is upside down. 9. Which sentence is right according to the passage? A. Money is a ghost. B. Money can buy everything. C. Money is everything. D. Money isnt everything

16、.10. After reading the passage, can we say that sound he only means harmony? A. No, we cant. B. Yes, we can. C. I know several words read as he. D. Yes, you can.C Shaolin Temple is famous for kung fu. Now, the worlds first kung fu soccer school is open at Shaolin Temple. The school is called Shaolin

17、 Youth (青少年) Soccer School. About 2,000 children under ten years old are learning Shaolin kung fu there, and about 40 of them start to learn playing soccer now. More children will start to play soccer here. We believe that some of them will become international stars some day, Shi Yanlu, a kung fu c

18、oach from Shaolin said. The school invited a coach (教练) from Cameroon. His name is Tchami. He was one of the best members of the Cameroon national team. Now, the Chinese soccer is not very good and needs to bring in something new. The hard-working spirit(精神) of Shaolin kung fu is the same as that of

19、 soccer. I think it will help improve Chinese soccer, said Shi Yanlu. The school will choose some children to learn soccer in foreign countries such as Japan, South Korea and European countries. Some Chinese coaches will help Tchami to train these children.11. Who is probably learning in Shaolin You

20、th Soccer School from the passage now? A. 9-year-old Li Ping. B. 15-year-old Lin Tao. C. 18-year-old Wu Dong. D. 25-year-old Zhao Bo.12. The foreign coach comes from . A. the USA B. South Korea C. Japan D. Cameroon13. What is in common between kung fu and soccer? A. Rules. B. The number of players.

21、C. Spirit. D. Players age.14. Which of the following is true from the passage? A. All of the children in the school will become soccer stars in the future. B. Now about 2,000 children are learning playing soccer in the school. C. The school will help make Chinese soccer better. D. The children will

22、only learn at Shaolin Temple.15. The passage mainly tells us . A. kung fu and soccer have something in common B. a kung fu soccer school opens at Shaolin Temple C. kung fu can go together with soccer D. kung fu can improve Chinese soccerD The Dream It is everyones dream to work at home or not work a

23、t all. You can plan your own hours and work when you want to. It is very convenient for everyone. The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained. You can stay at home, work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home, just b

24、y using your computer and the Internet. Start Today! Educate yourself, look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you. It will not happen during one night, but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today. How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog or

25、 a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not. But you can do that! When you have your computer and the Internet working for you, your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will mak

26、e money while you sleep, travel or do whatever you want to do all day long. Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer. And you can begin your stay-at-home businesses with just a little money. What are you waiting for?16. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably

27、 read this passage? A. Sports. B. News. C. Culture. D. Business.17. What does the underlined word attained in Point mean? A. Broken. B. Realized. C. Lost. D. got.18. Whats the best title for Point 5? A. Sleep 24 Hours a day B. Make Money Every Moment C. Play All Day Long D. Travel Around the World19

28、. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. People need a lot of money to start a stay-at-home business. B. People can even use their blogs to make money. C. People can plan their own time when they work at home. D. People can make the best decision and start to make it happen

29、today.20. How is the passage organized? A. By using famous peoples words. B. By giving reasons only. C. By showing a topic and giving solutions(解答). D. By telling old stories.二、阅读与表达(混合式)（共10小题；共10分）A In the past, many people used horses for traveling, farming and other kinds of work. A lot of peopl

30、e still like to ride horses. And horse racing is also popular. So it is not surprising that Americans use this animal when they talk. Long ago, rich or important people rode horses which were very tall. Today, if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else, you might say she should get off her

31、 high horse. Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground. But I had to finish my work, so I said. Hold your horses. Wait until I finish what I am doing. My two boys like to compete against each other and play in a noisy and not very careful way. I always tell them to stop horsing

32、around or someone could get hurt. Last night, I got a telephone call while I was watching my favorite TV show. I decided not to answer it because wild horses could not drag(拖,拽) me away from the television. There was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do. Sometimes you get information straight from the horses mouth. Let