中考英语阅读理解专项训练三.docx

中考英语阅读理解专项训练三Passage 1主题语境:人与自然一自然灾害Scientists study earthquakes. An earthquake happens when Earth's crust suddenly moves. (It Is moving very, very slowly all the time.) The place where the earthquake Starts is called the epicenter. The shaking of the Earth is strongest there. After a very strong earthquake, there are often small ones. These small earthquakes are called aftershocks. Strong earthquakes can do great damage to buildings, roads and bridges. Many people can be hurt. Some earthquakes are very strong. These earthquakes can be felt thousands of miles away. Strong earthquakes that occur on the bottom of the ocean can cause huge waves. These waves have so much power. When they reach the coast, they can wash away the whole towns.Scientists study earthquakes so that they can warn people before the earthquakes happen again. There is no way of knowing exactly when earthquakes will happen. However, scientists know where they are likely to happen. They also know how many years is likely to pass between the earthquakes in an area.Sometimes earthquakes give many warnings before they occur. The ground may rise or sink. Certain gases come out of the ground, and small earthquakes are felt. According to the warnings of the earth quakes, scientists know when to tell people "It's time to go”. These warnings havesaved many lives.l.What does the/underlined word "epicenter“ mean inChinese?()A.震中B.余震C.地震D.震级.Huge waves are caused by the strong earthquakes that occur (A. on the bottom of the oceanB. on the surface of the oceanC. near the townD. near the coast.Which is right according to the passage?()A. The Earth!s crust doesn!t move when earthquakes don't occur.B. Scientists know where earthquakes are likely to happen.C. Scientists can know exactly when earthquakes will happen.D. Earthquakes never give any warnings before they occur.2 .Whats the main idea of the fourth paragraph?()A. Its about how scientists study earthquakes.B. Its about how earthquakes give warnings.C. It's about how to keep safe during earthquakes.D. Its about how to save our lives during earthquakes.3 .The passage may come from a magazine called( )A. Science TechnologyB. Environmental ProtectionC. Natural DisastersD. Safety RulesPassage 2主题语境:人与自我-人生态度A crystal ballLong, long ago, there was a small village and the people living there were joyful. The villagers worked and chatted together. They helped each other. They led a poor but happy life.One day, a young villager called Nasir found a magical crystal ball. The ball said to Nasir, nYou can make a wish and I will fulfill it." Nasir could not decide what to wish for, because he had everything he needed. A villager called Tim knew about the crystal ball. He went into Nasifs home and stole the ball. After Tim got the crystal ball, he showed the ball to other villagers. They looked at the crystal ball in surprise. Suddenly, the crystal ball saidj'l can fulfill your wish.” One villager took the ball and screamed, “I want one bag full of gold/ Another took the ball and said loudly, want two boxes of jewelry." One villager even wished to have a beautiful palace.Later on, their wishes came true, but they were not happy. They became jealous of each other. Only Nasir and his family were happy. They were regretful and they wanted everything to return to normal. Then they asked Nasir for help.Nasir thought it over and said, “I haven't made any wish.If you really want everything to return to normal, then I will wish for it. "Everyone agreed. Nasir told the crystal ball that he wanted everything to return to normal. His wish came true. The villagers were happy to lead their normal life again.1 .The underlined word probably means " ( )in English.A. e trueB. keep.in mindC. let everyone know. D.make. per feet2 .How did the villagers feel when Tim showed the crystal ball to them?()A. Satisfied. B. Bored. C. Embarrassed. D. Surprised.3 .Wh did the villagers ask Nasir for help?()Because the crystal ball didn!t fulfill their wishes.A. Because they couldn't find the crystal ball.B. Because they wanted to lead their normal life.C. Because they wanted him to help them to find Tim.4, Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.()a. Tim got the crystal ball. b. The villagers were not happy.c. The villagers made different wishes.d. The villagers 'wishes came true.e. Nasir found a crystal ball.f. The villagers were happy again.g. Nasir made a wish and everything returned to normal.()A. e-a-c-d-b-f-gB. e-a-c-d-b-g-fC. a-e-c-d-b-f-gD. a-e-c-d-b-g-f5.What does the writer want to tell us( )A. We shouldn't be too greedy.B. We should try to help others.C. We should always trust our friends.D. We may be unhappy when we get rich.Passage 3语篇类型:说明文The Nile has long been considered the longest river in the world. It is about 4,145 miles (6,671 km) long. It passes through ten countries in Africa. It has been a main source of water and life since ancient times. The Nile has two main parts, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is the longer of the two, but the Blue Nile feeds the river with more water.The Amazon River is about 4,026 miles (6,480km) long and is known as the second longest river in the world. It passes through seven countries in South America and is actually the largest river in flow. In fact, it has onefifth of the world's river flow. The Yangtze River (also called the Chang jiang River) is about 3,975 miles (6,397 km) long and is considered the third longest river in the world. It is located in the People's Republic of China and it flows from Qinghai Province and reaches the East China Sea at Shanghai.The Mississippi River, about 3,891 miles (6,262 km) long, is the fourth longest river in the world. It is located in North America. Also, its name comes from an ancient American Indian word which means na great river”. About 98.5% of this river is located within the United States, and the rest is in Canada.阅读短文,判断对(T)错(F)。1 .The Nile is the longest river in the world. It passes through ten countries in Africa.().The second longest river passes through ten countries in North America. ()2 .The Yangtze River is about 3,975 miles long and flows from Qinghai Province to the East China Sea.().The Mississippi River is about 3,891 miles long and most part of it is in Canada.()3 .The Nile is about 254 miles longer than the Mississippi River.( )中考英语阅读理解专项训练三(答案)Passage 1l.A2.A3.B4.B5.CPassage 2l.A2.D3.C4.B5.APassage 3 l.T 2.F3.T4.F 5.T