中考英语专题阅读理解.docx

阅读理解(一)Dear sir/madam,I am writing to ask for information about the courses in your school. I am especially interested in the four-week intensive course（强化课程）.I have been studying English for three years at a language school in Madrid, Spain. I'm good at listening, reading and writing. However, my speaking skills need to be improved.I have looked at the course introduction on your website but there is no information about the dates and price for the course. Are you offering it next month? I would also like to know where your students are from. Are they from different cultures?Finally, I hope to know what type of accommodations（住处）is available（可获得的）.My sister is going lo visit me while I am there for one week. We would Prefer to stay together. Would that be possible? By the Way, I don't plan to spend much money on accommodations.I would be thankful if you could send me the information to maria or call me at 09568893.Thank you for your time.Looking forward to hearing from you.Yours faithfully,Maria 1.How long is the intensive course?A. About one week.B. About two weeks.C. About one month.D. About two months.2.Maria hopes to improve her skills inA. listeningB. readingC. writingD. speaking3.What did Maria do to get information about the in-tensive course before writing this email?A. She asked her sister.B. She called the school.C. She visited the school's website.D. She asked a teacher from the school.4.What information does Maria want to know?dates of the intensive courseprice of the intensive courseaccommodations of the schoolteaching experience of the teachersA.B.C.D.5.Maria providesway(s) to get in touch with her.A.oneB. twoC. threeD. four （二）Hobbies can be anything. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things. But how to pick a hob-by?Think back to what you loved as a kid.Did you like to ride bikes with friends? Did you love to paint or draw? Think about what got you excited as a kid and what you could spend hours doing. If you rode bikes, why not get a new bike and go around neighbourhood? If you loved drawing, take a class at anart museum.Look at what interests you.Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing them. Do you like a cold beer at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to make beer at home. Turn what you love into a hobby.Look into your skills.Some hobbies need skills. If you have little patience，you may not enjoy hand sewing（手工缝纫）.But if you love repairing and building things, you can have a hobby like working on old radios or building furniture.Pay attention to what excites you.What you often talk about can show what you love most. Think about the topics you always talk about. Ask your friends what you talk about most. Then you can decide how to turn it into a hobby.1.What is the advantage of having hobbies?A. Making you smart.B. Letting you try new things.C. Making your life exciting.D. Letting you love many things.2. If you love reading, what might be your hobby ac-cording to the passage?A. Making beer at home.B. Repairing old radios.C. Writing stories.D. Studying at an art museum.3.How can you find out what excites you?A. Ask others what you talk about most.B. Think about what you loved as a kid.C. Look at what you are good at.D. Learn to try many new things.4.From the passage, we can learn thatA. the thing you talk least with your friend can be your hobbyB. the thing you loved to do as a kid can't be kept asa hobbyC. if you are uninterested in something, try to make your hobbyD. if you are good at something, you can pick it a hobby5.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How to try new things at home.B. How to find a hobby.C. How to excite a kid.D. How to write books.（三）Bluebird Music ClubDo you want to play an instrument? Come to our club. We have a lot of music lessons about how to play the guitar, the piano, the violin and thedrums.Opening time: 8:00 am-9:00 pm Saturday and SundayPrice: $40 per hour for adults; $25 per hour for childrenTel: 3202-1789Art MuseumThere are more than 500 pictures in our muse-um. Please come here. You will fall in love with theexcellent artworks.Opening time: 8:00 am-6:00 pm every dayPrice: $10 for adults;$5 for childrenTel: 3708-6409Amusement ParkDo you want to fly a kite, go boating or have a icnic? Come to our park and you'll have a good timeere.Opening time: 11:00 am-7:00 pm every dayPrice: $15 for adults; $8 for childrenTel: 3086-1105Underwater WorldHere you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel as if you were in the sea. Come here!Opening time: 9:00 am-6:00 pm Saturday and SundayPrice: $30 for adults; $15 for childrenTel:3302-72981. If you want to know more information about Blue-bird Music Club, you can callA.3302-7298 B.3708-6409C.3202-1789 D.3086-11052.You can visit Art MuseumA. from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm every dayB. from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm every dayC. from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on weekendsD. from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on weekends3.How long is Amusement Park open a day?A.7 hours.B.8 hoursC.9 hours.D.10 hours.4. If 10-year-old Tom has $12, where can he go to enjoy himself on Sunday?A. Amusement Park or Art Museum.B. Bluebird Music Club or Art Museum.C. Underwater World or Amusement Park.D. Bluebird Music Club or Underwater World.5.Which of the following is TRUE?A. You can learn five instruments in Bluebird Music Club.B. It's not allowed to have a picnic in Amusement Park.C. You can visit Underwater World any day of the week.D. There are over 500 pictures in Art Museum.（四）Dear Liz,My stay in Thailand has certainly been fantastic in my life.Life is busy and exciting. Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy traffic. I'm very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city. There are Mr and Mrs Phairat, their son Sanan, who is 18,the daughter Chin-da, who is 16,and grandpa and grandma.I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda. The school teaches about 70 percent in English, and 30 percent in Thai. I've learned some spoken language, but Thai writing is very difficult. The cooking lesson is my favourite. I'm learning all about Thai food and culture. People don't use chopsticks here, but spoons and forks. When I come back, I'm going to cook you a real Thai meal.Last weekend we visited some temples. We also drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok. I thought it was great. But Sanan and Chinda say that next month they're taking me to Phuket Island. The beaches there are even more beautiful. The month after next, we're going to travel to Mr Phairat's hometown in the north of Thailand. The Phairats own land there, and they have two elephants. I'm going to ride those elephants-and even wash them. Sanan and Chinda say it's really fun.I'm amazed by everything in this country, especial-ly by the elephants. Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and way of life. They have been a tradi-tional symbol of Thailand for many years in times of war and peace. In the seventh century, a Thai king trained 20,000 elephants for battle（战斗）Ill tell you all about my Thai boxing（拳击）les-sons next time I write.Yours,Mandy1. How many family members are there in Mandy's host family?A.4B.5C.6D.72.Next month, Mandy is going to visitA. Pattaya beachB. Phuket IslandC. Phairat' s hometownD. Bangkok3.According to the e-mail,has been a symbol of Thailand for many years. A B C D4.From the e-mail we know that Mandy is when she stays in Thailand.A. shyB. quietC. excitedD. proud5.What is the main idea of the e-mail?A. Study trip in Thailand.B. Food culture in Thailand.C. Elephant riding in Thailand.D. International schools in Thailand.（五）pie chartcauses of traffic accidentsbar chart driver factors1The charts（图表）above are aboutA. causes of traffic accidentsB. food and drinkC. ways to keep safeD. population increase2.Which is not the factor from drivers?A. Drunk driving.B. Speeding.C. Road environment.D. Tired driving.3.How many factors cause traffic accidents according to the charts?A.7 B.4 C.3 D.2 4.What is the key factor in traffic accidents?A. Vehicle.B. Driver.C. Using mobile phones.D. Sleeping less.5.From the charts we know thatA. road environment causes the fewest traffic accidentsB. half of the drivers still drive when they are tiredC.25% of the drivers don't use seat beltsD.it doesn't matter for a driver to drink a little（六）Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Other drink bottled water because it's easy-you can carry around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in summer.However, making lots of plastics is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source（来源） of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles w made, we wouldn't need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn't need so much space for rubbish dumps（垃圾桶）.But in Greece，we dont recycle much of the plastic we use. Last year，Greeks（希腊人）recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became Rubbish on land and in rivers and seas. So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn't a recycling bin around you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.1.Some people like drinking bottled water, because they think it isA. easy and environmental B. beautiful and cheapC. healthy and cleanD. light and delicious2.Plastic products are made fromA. treesB. cornC. oilD. stones3.of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece last year.A.10%B.50%C.80%D.90%4.Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?A. To make a piggy bankB. To recycle themC. To make a plant potD. To drop them into the river5.The underlined part in this passage tells us“ ”.A. To make a different life, you'd better go outsideB. To be different, you'd better wear green clothesC. To go green, you should use plastic productsD. To protect the environment, you can do something（七）Is Fruit Juice Healthy?You might think that drinking fruit juice is healthy. But that's not quite true. A recent study published （出版）in US medical journal（期刊）shows that drinking too much juice-even 100-percent natural fruit juice-will increase your risk of early death.This is mainly because these drinks have a lot of sugar. According to scientists, drinking too much fruit juice is just like drinking too much soda（汽水）-they both have a lot of sugar. Taking in too much sugar can cause many health problems, such as weight gain, heart disease，and diabetes（糖尿病）.Although there are also vitamins and minerals（矿物质）in fruit juice，the a-mount is too small to make up for the harm these drinks do.In the study，“sugary drinks” were defined（定义） to include both sugar sweetened（添加糖的）drinks like soda and 100-percent natural fruit juice. Scientists found that if people get 10 percent or more of their energy from sugary beverages every day, they will be 44 percent more likely to die from heart disease and 14 percent more likely to die from other diseases.This is why some cities in the US have increased prices for sugary beverages. This will discourage people from buying them. As Jean Welsh, one of the researchers in the study, told CNN,“ Sugary beverages, whether soft drinks or fruit juices, should be limited.”But limited by how much? Scientists say kids be-tween 1 and 6 years old should drink less than 170 ml of fruit juice per day. Adults and children older than 6 should not drink more than 230 ml per day.Did you know?Does this mean that eating fruit is also unhealthy? Fruit is still fine, as it turns out. When you eat 100 g of fruit, you're getting less sugar than if you drink 100 g of juice because the fruit has lots of fiber（纤维）.This fiber is also good for our stomachs. It's better to eat whole fruit and avoid fruit juice, if you can.1.What will happen if people take in too much sugar every day?A. They will lose some weight.B. They might have sleep problems.C. They will get fewer vitamins.D. They might die from heart disease.2. What do some US cities do to get people to drink fewer sugary drinks?A. They increase the prices for fresh fruit.B. They close shops that sell sugary drinks.C. They set higher prices for sugary beverages.D. They don't allow shops to sell sugary drinks to kids.3.What does the underlined word “beverages” mean in the third paragraph?A.糖B.饮料C.水果D.汽水4.If you don't want to gain weight, which of the following would you choose?A.A whole fruit.B. Sugar sweetened drinks.C.A lot of sugar.D.100-percent natural fruit juice.5.What does the story mainly tell us?A. Fruit juice is a kind of sugary drink.B. Fruit juice is not as healthy as we think.C. People take in too much sugar every day.D. Drinking soda can cause many health problems.（八）Is there anything more important than health? I dont think so. “Health is the greatest wealth（财富），” wise people say. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.If you have a headache, toothache, backache, ear-ache or bad pain in the stomach, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure（血压），I think you should go to the doctor.The doctor will test your blood pressure, feel your pulse, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs（肺），or have your chest x-rayed（胸片）.After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to followed his advice.Speaking about doctor's advice, I can't help telling you a funny story.An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, bad memory and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor checked him and said there was no medicine for his illness. He told his patient（病人）to go to a qui-et place for a month and have a good rest. He also ad-vised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In