2021中考英语阅读理解专项训练-校园故事.pdf
中考英语阅读理解专项训练-校园故事时 间：8 10分钟/篇分 值：2分/小题Passage 1Mahalya Daye is a student in Grade 8 at Lamberton Middle School inPennsylvania,US.Every afternoon at 2 oclock,she runs to a store at herschool,she is not running to buy snacks.Instead,she works as thestorekeeper and helps count change（零钱）for customers.I didnt know that it took so much work.I didnt do anything like this,Mahalya told The Sentinel,a local newspaper.In fact,she and another 11 students work as the storekeepers at BisonBargains,the schools first studentrun store.It started on February 22,and it opens each school day during break time from 2 to 2:30 p.m.Itmainly sells stationery and snacks.Through this,students see what a business is like.Christian Ilg,a 14-yearold student,was really surprised by how hard it was to not makemistakes and do the transactions（交易）.Its kind of a challenge to learnall the information on the stock（供应物）lists and remember all the pricesof the products,Christian told the newspaper.To help them learn about business,they took a class.The class taughtstudents how to use money and some simple business rules.The school did a survey on what products students would buy from aschool store.In the future,they plan to sell things made by the studentsthemselves.For example,students can sell their homemade pencil boxesand phone cases.()1.Mahalya runs to a store in her school to.A.buy some snacks B.learn about customersC.work as the storekeeper D.learn about the information()2.What does the underlined word stationery mean in Chinese?A.文 具B.餐 具C.道 具D.家具()3.How long does Bison Bargains open each school day duringbreak time?A.60 minutes.B.50 minutes.C.40 minutes.D.30 minutes.()4.The purpose of having a studentrun store is to.A.teach students to learn from mistakesB.help students see what a business is likeC.sell more stationery and snacks to studentsD.start a class on how to use money in the store()5.What is this passage mainly about?A.The schools new program,a studentrun store.B.The results of a survey on the studentrun store.C.The reasons of opening a studentrun store.D.The rules of the studentrun store.Passage 2A team is a group of people with a common goal.A schools footballteam has two goals.One goal is to win.That is what the team wants todo.The other goal is to build character.Character is what a person values,how a person gets along with others.That is why schools have footballteams.They want to help students build good values.Each team member builds character.They learn to cooperate(合 彳 乍).Theylearn to make good decisions.They work hard.They practice every day.They learn to follow the rules.Each team member has a position(位置).Each position is part of winning.No one player has the ability to win the game for the team.Only if theteam works together does a team win.People often say,There_is_noJLin_TEAM.Whether the team wins or loses,at the end of the game theycongratulate the other team.That is called sportsmanship.While theyfight to win during the game,it isjust a game.They cannot be angry withthe other team.If they are,theyll hear from their coach._ A _ makes sure the team reaches the schools goal.The coach caresabout the whole team.The coach gives each player advice.When theteam wins,everyone celebrates.And the coach is glad.But after theseason is over,the coach is still happy.The coach gets to see the playersas they go to school every day.The character they have built is part oftheir success in school,too.Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school youll beable to tell the players.It is not that they are bigger than the otherstudents.It is the ones who are helping other students work.Teamworkis part of their lives.()1.Schools build football teams mainly to help s t u d e n t s.A.get good grades B.become leadersC.build good values D.improve football skills()2.What does the underlined sentence There is no I in TEAM/1 inParagraph 3 mean?A.I never take part in the game.B.I am not a member of the team.C.A famous star is the key to success.D.Teamwork comes first during the game.()3.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5?A.The captain B.The coachC.The headmaster D.The monitor()4.Some coaches think football players are different from othersbecause they are.A.taller B.biggerC.more helpful D.more talentedPassage 3When we say a person blows his own trumpet(小号),we mean he talks alot about his own achievements(成就).That expression usually showsdisapproval（不赞成）.But recently at a top private girls school in Britain,students were encouraged to blow their own trumpet.Some excellent girls are under a great deal of pressure（压力）and find itdifficult to accept their success.The purpose of the“Blow Your OwnTrumpet week was to help these students.Some teenagers willcontinue to push themselves and never realise that theyve doneenough said Ms.Hanbury,head of Wimbledon High School in London,Without being able to accept when things have gone right,some girlsmight never be happy.The school wanted to help the girls build an ability to get better fromsetbacks quickly,so they wouldnt think it was the end of the world ifthey didnt do well in an exam.In the Blow Your Own Trumpet week,students were encouraged to talk about their experiences of success andfailure.They were also asked to think carefully about their achievementsin each subject during lessons,make videos and act out plays to tell thestories of success and failure in classes.Ms.Hanbury said she wanted her students to be confident in the thingstheyre good at and to also know theyre not good at everything.It wasimportant for them to know their own strengths（长处）and weaknesses,she added.She also said girls needed to understand that being praisedfor achievements was quite different from showing off（炫耀）.()1.If someone blows his own trumpet,he.A.likes playing musical instrumentB.always lies to people he doesnt likeC.likes talking about how successful he isD.always minds too much if others do something wrong()2.The purpose of building up the MBlow Your Own Trumpef1 weekwas.A.to guide students how to manage their time wellB.to let students learn about the importance of winningC.to teach students how to praise themselves without being shyD.to help students deal with difficulties and accept their success()3.If the girls didnt do well in an exam,the school wanted them to feelA.sad and hopelessB.it was not the end of the worldC.they could do nothing but study harderD.it was necessary to always do better than others()4.What does the underlined word setbacks*mean in Chinese?A.弱 点B.吹 嘘C.病 痛D.挫折()5.Students at the school did all of the following in the“Blow YourOwn Trumpet week E X C E P T.A.talking about their failuresB.making videos about their hobbiesC.thinking about the progress theyve madeD.telling the stories of success and failure through plays答案Passage 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍的是河马羡慕鸟会飞、会爬树、会唱歌，因此自己学习爬树、唱歌而引起的闹剧。文章告诉我们：人各有所长,不要因为羡慕别人的长处，忽视自己的优点，更不能违背自然规律。15 CDDCA
