中考英语阅读练习题（六）.pdf

中 考 英 语 阅 读 练 习 题（六）I.Reading comprehension（阅 读 理 解）：（A）Today there are 6 billion people on the earth.By the year2050 there may be 12.5 billion.There are a lot of people to feed.We need more food.One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants.For thousands of years,farmers have made plants better.Every season,they pick the best plants for the next season.It works very slowly.Since 1983,scientist have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material遗 传 物 质）.Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods.（转 基 因 食 品），or GM foods.By changing the genetic material of plants,it is possible tomake new plants.They make plants which are strong against plant diseases.They can also help with our diseases:a kind of rice is being prepared（准 备），for example,which stops people from becoming blind.Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy togrow and bring in more money.Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.GM plants are not natural.No one knows how good or bad they are.Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050.There are strong feelings against them,because theyare unnatural.They may feed people,then hurt them or their children later.But,both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use,and they are not going to go away.In 2050 we may think differently about them.True or False(判 断 下 列 句 子 是 否 符 合 短 文，符 合 的 用“T”表 示，不 符 合 的 用 表 示)：()1.GM foods have been developed by scientists during thepast twenty years.()2.GM foods work well both against plant diseases and human diseases.()3.GM foods are quick way to produce food only in rich countries.()4.Some people dont like GM foods because of their unnatura!features(特 性).()5.In 2050 people will live only on GM foods.()6.From the reading we know that GM foods will not disappear in the future.(B)Fil tell you a story about a Chinese student.The incident(事 件)happened when he went to study in England.His familyname was Sun.it spelt S-U-N,just the name as English word“sun，the sun in the sky.England is a country with mixed weather.Sometimes it is cloudy or misty.Often it will rain.Many people think Englanddoesn,t get enough sunshine.When the Chinese student arrived at London Airport,a customs(海 关)officer checked his passport(护 照).The customs officer was interested to find the Chinese name“Sun in his passport.He thought it was pronounced just like the English word sun，so he said to the Chinese student,“I see your name is Sun.You are wanted here.What a surprise it was to Mr Sun tohear that!Everybody knows that if you are wanted by the police,you must have broken the law(法 律).Mr Sun asked the customs officer,“Is there something wrong with my passport?DoI have to go back to China?”Go back?said the customs officer.“Now that(既 然)you are here,well never let you leave.Why?What have I done?”asked the Chinese student in surprise.He thought he was going to be arrested(被 捕).It was only then that the customs officer began to smile.He said,“you dont know what you have done,Mr Sun?youve brought sunshine to England.Thafs why we dont wantyou to leave.Choose the best answer(根 据 短 文 内 容，选 择 最 恰 当 的 答 案)：()1.This story took place.A.at London Airport B.at a universityC.in the street D.at a station()2.Why do people in England want to see more of the sun?B e c a u s e.A.England is a country with mixed weatherB.England doesnt get enough sunshineC.it doesnt rain in England D.both A and B()3.Mr Sun was very when he heard that he waswanted.A.angry B.happy C.surprised D.moved()4.Why did the customs officer tell Mr Sun he couldnt leave?B e c a u s e.A.Mr Sun has broken the lawB.he and Mr Sun were friendsC.Englishmen are never named“Sun”D.he liked the name and thought Mr Sun would bringsunshine to England()5.Which of the following statements is correct?A.The customs officer arrested Mr Sun.B.Mr Sun stayed in England and studied there.C.Mr Sun knew he had broken the law.D.Mr Sun had to leave England at last.()6.Which is the best title of the story?A.Mistaken Story B.A Small Incident C.A Joke D.Sun(C)What is the“cleverest”machine in history?If youre anvthinq like nine out of ten people in the world,youll say ifs a computer,a machine with mathematical logic(数 学 逻 辑)that can reason(推 理)in the same way as humans.Alan Mathison Turing never expected to be the father of amachine with such a title.He was born in London in 1912,the second of his parentstwo sons.His parents worked in India while Turing and his brother spent their childhoods in Britain.Turings loneliness during this time may have led to his lifelong interest in how the human mind works.He believed that the mind creates its own world when the real world was not acceptable to it.At 13,he already showed a talent for(显 示.方 面 的 才 能)mathematics.He wasnt perfect though.His teacherssaid his work was hard to read.After graduating from Cambridge University,he remained there as a teacher.At that time,his interest in the human mindled him to draw a machine.In 1937,Turing wrote a report about his machine.However,few people understood what he was talking about.But the report changed Turings whole life.After the start of World WarII,the British Government ordered him to serve in a special department.The task（任 务）of all those working there was to break codes used by the Nazis（纳 粹）.Turings talent shone in this top-secret work.,he played a major role in designing an early computer-like machine that could decipher（破 译）Nazis codes at high speed.After the war,he returned to Cambridge,and built a machine based on his ideasfrom 1937.Answer the questions（根 据 短 文 内 容 回 答 下 列 问 题，每 题 所 填 内 容 不 超 过 五 个 单 词）：1.Where does Alan Mathison Turing come from?He _2.What led Turing to the interest in how the human mindworks during his childhood?3.What did Turing do in 1937?He about4.What does the sentence“If youre anything like nine outof ten people in the w orld mean?Like in theworld.5.What was Turing interested in after he graduated from university?6.What could the machine Turing helped to design do during World War II?It could decipher_IL Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选 择 最 恰 当 的 单 词 或 词 语，完 成 短 文)：The old shoes have brought him so much trouble that Mikedecided to throw them away.He threw them into a dustbin(垃 圾 箱).Then he returned home gladly.He down on his bed and slept.But when his dog went to the dustbin to food,it saw the shoes in the dustbin.It knew(3),so the dog took one of the heavy shoes(4),went back with it and left itbeside the bed.Then the dog went and took the other shoe inthe same way.When Mike woke up,he saw the shoes and was very much.He thought,wThe shoes can walk by themselves.I mustdo something with them.So he made a fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it.Just then a strong wind was blowing,and soon the fire made the house(6).He was so frightened that he could do nothwereing.The house burnt down,but _(7)was saved by the dog again.()1.A.lied B.lie C.Iain D.lay()2.A.take B.look for C.find D.carry()3.A.who were they B.who they wereC.whose were they D.whose they()4.A.in its mouth B.with its legs C.with its hands D.on its back()5.A.angry B.surprised()6.A.burn B.to burn()7.A.the house B.MikeC.happy D.sadC.burning D.burntC.everything D.the pair of shoesIII.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在 短 文 的 空 格 内 填 入 适 当 的 词，使 其 内 容 通 顺，每 空 格 限 填 一 词，首 字 母 已 给)：Mothers Day is a h for mothers.It is celebrated in the United States,England,Sweden,India,Mexico and some other countries.Nowadays it becomes widely celebrated.Mothers Day falls on the s Sunday in May.On that day,many people s presents of love to their mothers.Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康 乃 馨)，while those mothers are dead wear awhite one.The i of a day for mother was first givenby Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia.As a result of her hardwork,the celebration of the first American Mothers Day was hin Philadelphia on May 10,1908.Soon the holidaybecame popular throughout the country and around the world.In China,people do the s on this special day for mothers.And in some cities,people sometimes ask a song to be played for his or her mother only.This might cost a small sum(数 量)of m for some of them,but as it is said,loveis invaluable.IV.Complete the following dialogues with proper sentences in the box（选 出 适 当 的 句 子，完 成 下 列 对 话）：(A)A.Thafs great.B.What a pity!C.Congratulations!it?D.Have you seenE.Im going to cinema,it?G.Of course,I have.F.Can I borrowA:Hello,Meimei.B:Hello,Bill.Where are you going?A:B:The cinema?But Im afraid its closed now.Its open only from 4:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.A:(2)B:Is there anything new being screened?A:Yes.Chicken,R u n!B:I have got the DVD.A:Have you?B:Yes.My uncle brought it for me from New York last week.A:(5LB:Sure.Im free this morning.How about coming to my homeand watching it right now?A:Thank you,Meimei.(B)A.So will I.B.Neither will I.C.Yes,Fve got a map.D.What do you know about it?E.Yes,thafs right.F.Thafs a good idea.G.What kind of animal will we see there?A:We have to meet the others at 8:30 at the reserve(自 然 保 护 区)，dont we?B:71_A:Do you know how to get there?B:It will take us about two hours to get there by bus.A:9)_B:Ifs an area that protects lots of different animals.A:AO)B:Im not really sure.I know there are many different kindsof birds there and Im going to takemy camera with me.A：O il-What clothes are you going to wear?B:Well,if ifs wet,I will wear my strong shoes and take my raincoat with me.A:A2)参 考 答 案：I.(A)TTFTFT(B)ADCDBD(C)es from British2.the loneliness 3.wrote a report.his machine 4.most ofthe people 5.The human mind 6.Nazis code at high speedIL DBDAB ADIII.holiday,second,send,idea,held,same,moneyIV.16 EBD GFA 712 ECD GFA