中考英语专项练习题-逸闻趣事类阅读.pdf
逸闻趣事类阅读一.填 空 题(共 1小题)1.Laura Fagan,a 29-year-old British girl,has a special job.She is paid well to taste chocolate,desserts and cakes.Laura works in the famous supermarket,Tesco.Her job is to try different kinds of desserts.Sheneeds to try as many as 20desserts a day.Also,she always travels for work.She needs to travelto different cities to try different desserts.Although the job seems to be great,it is hard.Usually,Laura begins trying desserts as early as8am,and is still trying new desserts at 6pm before she goes back home.Luckily,the job hasntmade her too heavy.She only worries about her teeth.Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job,so I try to do exercise as oftenas possible.The main thing is my teeth.I dont think my dentist will be happy if I tell her whatI do,so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible,Laura told a reporter.She goes to the gymto keep slim(苗条的)and takes more care of her teeth after trying the desserts.She said,When I tell people what I do,they say its the best job in the w orld.”Laura loves her job although it is hard.I can learn about new trends(动 态)in food,shesaid.NameAgeNationalityJobAdvantagesDisadvantages阅读理解(共13小题)2.Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon?Many people feel this wayafter lunch.They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness.Or,in summer,they may think it is the heat.However,the real reason lies inside their bodies.At that time,Laura Fagan29years old(1).She tastes(2).She is paid(3).She can learn about new trends in food.The job is hard.The job may make her(4).The job is(5)for her teeth.about eight hours after you wake up,your body temperature goes down.This is what makesyou slow down and feel sleepy.Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night of day.Thepeople in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern.They slept forone long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.In many parts of the world,people take naps in the middle of the day.This is especiallytrue in warmer weather，in which the heat makes work difficult in the earlyafternoon.Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any weather.Adaily nap gives one a more rested body and mind,which is good for health in general.Incountries where naps are traditional,people dont often have problems such as heart disease.Many working people,unluckily,have no time to take naps.Though doctors mayadvise taking naps,employers(老板)do not allow it!If you do have the chance,however,here are a few tips about making the most of your nap.Remember that the best time to take anap is about eight hours after you get up.A short sleep too late in the day may only make youfeel more tired and sleepy afterward.This can also happen if you sleep for too long.；even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.(1)According to the passage,the reason why you sometimes feel sleepy in the earlyafternoon is t hat.A.you eat too much fbr lunchB.ifs hot in summerC.your body temperature goes down at that timeD.you didnt have a good sleep last night(2)Which of the following can be put in the blank the most properly?A.If you do not have enough time,try a short napB.When you are not allowed to take a rest,listen to the doctorC.Although you are not sleepy,take a napD.After lunchtime,take a nap(3)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.If you get up at 6：30 am,youd better take a nap at about 11：30 am.B.Taking a nap whenever you want will do good to your health.C.You will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long time.D.Youll feel sleepy at a regular period of time.(4)What would be the best title for the text?A.Just for a RestB.All for a NapC.Getting Tired and SleepyD.Taking Naps in Warmer Weather3.Two men were sitting together in a plane.They were on a long journey.One of the men was abusinessman.The other was a farmer.They sat without talking for a while,then the farmersaid,Lets do something to pass the time.”What do you want to do?the businessman asked.We can ask each other riddles,the farmer said.HOK.Let*s make rules first,the businessman said.If you donrt know the answer to a riddle,you pay me$100.And if I dont know the answer,Ill pay you$100.Thats not fair(公平).You are a businessman with much knowledge.You know more thingsthan I do.I am just a farmer,the farmer said.HThats true,the businessman said.What do you want us to do?”If you dont know the answer to a riddle,you pay me$100.And if I dont know the answer,Ill pay you$50,the farmer said.The businessman thought about this,then he said,“OK.Thafs fair.Who will go first?”I will,the farmer said.Here is my riddle.What has three legs when it walks,but only twolegs when it flies?The businessman thought for a long time and said,Mm,thats a good one.Im afraid I dontknow the answer.He gave the farmer$100,then he said,Tell me the answer.”I dont know,the farmer said,then he gave the businessman$50.26.The story h a p p e n e d.A.on a farmB.in a shopC before a long plane journeyD.between two passengers27.What does the worduriddlemean in this story?A.Something to win money.B.Something to help to make rules.C.A difficult question to find the answer to.D.A kind of game in doing business.28.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?A.He made much more money than the farmer.B.He thought he knew more than the farmer.C.He was interested in making riddles.D.He was better at playing riddle games.29.The f a r me r.A.didnt enjoy himself on his long journeyB.didnt want to pay even one dollarC.spent all his money on the plane ticketD.won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game30.Which of the following is NOT true?A.The two men made rules for their riddle game.B.The farmer was more clever than the businessman.C.The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.D.The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.4.In a forest close to the river bank lived a crane（鹤）and his wife.They were veryunhappy.Every time the wife laid eggs in their nest,a big snake who lived in the same treewould eat them up.One day,the crane came up with a plan to get rid of the snake.He told his wife abouthis plan at once.Are you sure this will work?asked his wife.I hope we are not making a mistakeThink twice before going ahead with the p la n.”But the crane didnt listen to his wife.He was eager to try out the plan.He flew down tothe river bank and began to catch fish.He caught several little fish and went down to a hole inwhich a mongoose(猫 鼬 )lived.He dropped a fish at the mouth of the hole.Then he tookanother fish and dropped it a little further away from the first one Repeating this,he made atrail(一串)of fish leading to the tree where his nest was.The mongoose smelt the fish and came out of the hole.Ah,a fish!nthe mongooseshouted joyfully and quickly ate it up.As he went near the tree where the cranes and thesnake lived,the trail ended.Finding no more fish he looked around.Suddenly,he came across the snake at the foot of the tree.Seeing the mongoose,thesnake fought for his life.They fought for a long time and,in the end,the mongoose killedthe snake.The cranes smiled with relief.The next day,the mongoose began to follow the same trail,hoping to find morefood.When he came to the tree,he decided to climb up the tree in search of food.The cranes who were away at the river bank returned to find the mongoose climbing downthe tree.On looking into their nest,they discovered that this time,the mongoose had eaten up alltheir eggs.Alas!We got rid of one enemy only to find another,said the crane to his wife.(1)Why did the crane think of a plan to deal with the snake?A.Because the snake always ate up their eggsB.Because the snake always fought against the cranesC.Because the crane wanted the mongoose to be his neighborD.Because the crane didnrt like to share the same tree with others(2)Whats the correct order of the following events?a.The crane made a trail of fish leading to his treeb.The mongoose climbed up the trees and ate up all the eggsc.The mongoose fought against the snake and the snake diedd.The crane dropped one fish at the mouth of the mongooses holeA.a-d-b-cB.a-d-c-bC.d-a-c-bD.d-a-b-c（3）From the underlined sentence in the last paragraph,we can infer（推断）t hat.A.the crane would find another neighbor to get rid of the mongooseB.the cranes thought that their eggs would be safe from then onC.the cranes were very thankful because the mongoose killed their enemyD.the crane realized that his plan didnt work and regretted what he had done（4）What can we learn from the story?A.Think well before you actB.Make your enemy your friendC.After bad luck comes good luckD.A good wife makes a good husband5.Amy is a biologist（生物学家）working at a marine（海洋的）park.These kinds of parksprovide fun and education for tens of thousands of people each year.Amy takes care of many animals in the park,but she also does important research.Asshe observes the animals that she looks after,she learns more about their needs and behavior（行为）.This information helps the animals in the park,but it can also be used to protectother members of the species（物种）in the wild.Its hard work to look after these animals.Their needs often change according todifferent hours of the day.So Amy must depend on her science knowledge and good numbersense to help her make the right decisions all day long.Even though dolphins（海豚）spend much of their time underwater,they are mammals（哺乳动物）.This means that they must come to the surface to take in air.Dolphins givebirth to their young.Theyre not hatched from eggs.Just like all other mammals,motherdolphins must nurse,or feed milk to their babies.Amy and her team know this first-hand.One of their dolphins recently gave birth.Ababy dolphin is not small,either.It was almost 1 meter long the day it was born.A bigdolphin usually eats about 4%of its body weitht in food every day.Amy knows that a motherdolphin that is nursing needs twice the food.So when the baby dolphin was born,Amyimmediately doubled the mothers food every day.Choose the right answer according to the passage.(1)What does the underlined word“observes”in paragraph 2 mean?A.Nurses the young animals.B.Watches something carefully.C.Plays with something.D.Says something about.(2)Why is the information Amy learns very helpful?A.It helps to protect the animals in the park as well as those in the wild.B.It offers fun and education to tens of thousands of people.C.It helps dolphins to feed milk to their babies.D.It helps umderwater animals to come to the surface.(3)What does Amy need to make the right decision according to this passage?A.Good eyes and quick mind.B.Love and care for animals.C.Swimming skills and spirit of competition.D.Science knowledge and good number sense.(4)How much food does a 300 kg mother dolphin need every day?A.600 kg.B.12 kg.C.24 kg.D.52 kg.(5)This passage is mainly a bout.A.dolphins life and food.B.Amys job at a marine park.C.education in a park.D.protecting animals in the wild.6.There are a lot of interesting things in the world.If someone tells you that they can fish in thedesert(沙漠)，you must think they are joking(开玩笑).but this is true.In some placesof Africa,people can fish in the desert.It must be very interesting to get some fish from thesand（沙漠）.and in the woods of Asia there is a kind of bird.To our surprise,this kind ofbird doesnt eat anything but iron（铁）I think the birds teeth must be harder than theiron.We all know that snakes can eat mice（老鼠），but in a place of Africa a kind of bigmouse can eat snakes.Isnt it interesting?Have you ever heard of brush trees1?they aredifferent from the trees we know.People can use their branches to brush teeth,and they aregood for peoples teeth.You must be very surprised to hear there interesting things.But they are all true.Infact,there are a lot of interesting things in our world.If you are careful enough,you canfind them easily around you.（1）How many interesting things are there in the passage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.（2）Where can people fish according to the passage?A.In the riverB.In the desertC.In the woodsD.On the mountain（3）What does the bird eat in the passage?A.InsectsB.IronC.MeatD.Bread7.Mr.Green makes a robot（机器人），but he can only say one sentence.That is You arequite right.The robot always repeats the same words when someone speaks to him.One day，Mr.Green needs lots of money,so he takes the robot to the market to sell（卖）him.Who will buy my robot?He is very smart,“he shouts.Nine hundred dollars for myrobot!0A man is surprised（惊讶的）that he is asking for so much money.Is it different?”hethinks.Then he speaks to the robot,Are you worth（值.得）nine hundred dollars?You are quite right,”answers the robot.The man likes the robots answer so much,and he buys him and takes him home.But soonhe finds that the robot cant say anything.He is sorry he buys the robot.He stands in front ofthe robot and says,How foolish（愚蠢的）I am to spend so much money on you!You are quite right,“says the robot.58.Why does Mr.Green sell the robot?A.Because the robot doesnt work.B.Because Mr.Green doesnt like it.C.Because Mr.Green needs money.D.Because the robot is too old.59.When the man hears Mr.Greens words at the market,he t h i n k s.A.the robot is specialB.Mr.Green is kindC.the robot is cheapD.Mr.Green doesnt need the robot60.We can learn that the man is sorry for.A.meeting Mr.GreenB.going to the marketC.talking to the robotD.buying the robot61.The best title（标题）for this passage is.A.A Foolish ManB.The Only AnswerC.A Special RobotD.A Right Sentence8.Once there lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son.The businessman wanted his son torealize the value（价值）of labor and said；Today,I want you to go out and earn something,if you fail,you wont have your meals tonight,“He was crying straight to his mother.She gave him a gold coin.When the father asked his sonwhat he had earned,the son showed him the gold coin.The father asked him to throw it intoa well（井）.The next day,he asked his son to earn something again.This time he went crying to his sisterwho gave him a coin.When he showed it to his father he asked him to throw it into a well oncemore.Then the father asked him to earn more money for a third time.This time,since there was no one to help him,the son was forced to go to the market.Oneshopkeeper told him he would pay him two coins if he carried his goods（货物）into hishouse.He did so and sweated plenty（流 了很多汗）.As he returned home he was asked to do the same.The son almost cried out.He could notimagine throwing his hard work-earned money like this.He cried,“My entire body（全身）is aching（疼痛）.You are still asking me to throw the money into the well.“At thismoment,the businessman told him one feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labor arewasted.On the earlier two occasions（情况）he was helped and therefore（因此）had no painin throwing the coins into the well.The son had now realized the value of hard work.Hepromised never to be lazy and to safely keep the fathers wealth（财富）.The father handed overthe
