中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形填空训练十二.pdf
中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形填空训练十二AIndias COVID-19 situation is worsening as the pandemic is getting out of control in the country.As of April 28,India had recorded a record high of 17,997,267 COVID-19 cases,with death tollreaching a total of 201,187,according to the World Health Organization.An increasing number of dead bodies means incinerators（焚烧炉）are overloaded.Since waitingtimes can be as long as 12 hours,some people have chosen to bum their family members9 bodiesthemselves,China Daily reported.Indias health system（系统）is also facing a breakdown while dealing with the large increase ofinfections（感染）.Both public and private hospitals are running out of beds for COVID-19 patients.Hospitals in New Delhi,the capital,are in great need of medical supplies（医疗用品），such asmedicine and medical oxygen（氧气）,Xinhua reported.The country has been struggling（挣扎）to deal with a new variant（变种）of the virus.However,other factors have also made the situation worse.Public holidays have been celebrated in recentweeks,but many people who were present didnt wear masks or follow social distancing rules,according to CGTN.With a population of 1.3 billion people,Indias situation brings a new challenge to global epidemicprevention and control.There will be a larger outbreak in the near future in India,“Zhang Wenhong,a Chinese medical expert,wrote in a blog entry.Countries around the world have shown concern（关注）.China,Germany and Pakistan haveannounced that they are willing to help India with needed medical supplies.On April 26,the Chineseembassy in Sri Lanka said that 800 oxygen concentrators（制氧机）had been airlifted from HongKong to New Delhi and 10,000 more will be provided in a week.Choose the answer:1.What problem does India face?a.A shortage of masks.b.A new variant of the virus.c.A shortage of medical oxygen.d.Pressure from other countries.A.ab B.be C.ac D.bd2.If something is overloaded,it.A.has stopped workingB.is no longer neededC.takes less time to finish tasksD.has been given more work than it can handle3.What is this passage mainly about?A.A new variant of COVID-19 in India.B.A prediction of another COVID-19 outbreak in India.C.How serious the COVID-19 pandemic has become in India.D.What India is doing to deal with increasing COVID-19 cases.BYouve probably seen this famous painting of a tsunami（海啸）before.Ifs called The Great Waveoff Kanagawa（神奈川冲浪里）and is probably the best-known example of ukiyo-e（浮世绘）art.It is one of over 100 ukiyo-e works that were on display at the Today Art Museum in Beijing fromMarch 12 to May 6.Ukiyo means floating world“in Japanese.It refers to the lifestyle that rich businessmen enjoyed asthey benefited from Tokyos economic growth in the Edo period（1600s-1860s）.The ukiyo-e style ofpainting was very popular among these people.The woodblock printing method was used to createthe paintings,allowing them to be printed many times.Ukiyo-e was different from most Japanese art at the time.For one thing,it was more colorful andcomplex（复杂的），as Japanese ail tended to focus more on simple black-and-white images.Thepaintings often featured unusual angles（角 度）as well.In The Great Wave,for example,a large shipis in the foreground（前景），with a smaller ship in the back and Mount Fuji even farther away,givinga sense of depth.As for their themes,the paintings often featured natural scenery,known as 64flower-and-birdpictures”.However,famous kabuki（歌舞伎）actors and female beauties were also popularly painted.Some paintings even showed well-known warriors（武士）and monsters,as well as heroes fromChinese stories,such as Romance of The Three Kingdoms（三国演义），and Japanese stories,suchas Tale of Genji（源氏物语）.Ukiyo-e paintings were not only popular in Japan,but also influenced Western painters,especiallyImpressionist（印象派画家）and post-impressionist painters like Edgar Degas,Claude Monet andVincent van Gogh.Choose the answer:1.What does ukiyo refer to?A.A tsunami.B.A city in Japan.C.A lifestyle in Japan.D.A type of Japanese painting.2.Which of the following describes Ukiyo-e artists?a.Their paintings were colorful.b.They used unusual angles in their paintings.c.They painted both scenery and people.d.They created simple black and white paintings.A.abc B.abd C.acd D.bed3.What do we know from the second-to-last paragraph?A.Ukiyo-e was popular among kabuki actors.B.Chinese culture had an influence on ukiyo-e.C.Ukiyo-e paintings were usually of women.D.Many Western painters learned to create ukiyo-e paintings.4.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To teach readers how to create art.B.To introduce a famous museum in Beijing.C.To describe the ukiyo-e style of painting.D.To remind readers to value traditional art forms.CWang Guowei was a famous scholar（学者）who lived during the late Qing Dynasty（1644-1911）.Asa historian,literary critic（文学评论家）and poet,he was known for his great achievements in thestudies of ancient history,philosophy and literary theory（理论）.He quoted three verses（段）fromSong ci to describe the three stages of the pursuit of success in learning and career development inPoetic Remarks in the Human World（人间词话）,his book of literary criticism.For the first stage,he quotes Tune:Butterflies in Love with Flowers（蝶恋花）by Yan Shu:Lastnight the western breeze blew withered leaves off trees.I mount the tower high and strain mylonging eye.（昨夜西风凋碧树，独上高楼，望尽天涯路。户This means people should stand on ahigh point so they can look farther ahead.Even in hard times,they can predict what might happenand see a clear path toward their goal.For the second phase,Wang quoted another ci with the same title Tune:Butterflies in Love withFlowers by Liu Yong:I find my gown too large,but I will not regret;Its worth while growinglanguid for my coquette.（衣带渐宽终不悔，为伊消得人憔悴。）“Wang used these lines to remindpeople that success comes from tireless persistence（坚持）.The third stage,also the highlight of the three,quotes Xin Qijis ci Tune:Green Jade Cup（青玉案）：“But in the crowd once and again,I look for her in vain.When all at once I turn my head,I findher there where lantern light is dimly shed.（众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在、灯火阑珊处The lines remind us that unexpected success often arrives when we are almost ready to give up.However,with hard work and full devotion（投入），success can be found at last.Complete the tasks:1.Wang Guowei achieved great success by studying.2.What did Wang use the three verses from Song ci to do?3.In the second stage,what did Wang stress?4.According to Xie Cun,how can teenagers understand the first phase?5.Please translate the following sentence into Chinese.The process of gaining knowledge is morevaluable than knowledge itself._Day 4Beep!Beep!Barcode（条形码）technology makes it faster and easier to buy things in stores.Youveprobably seen the black-and-white zebra stripes（条纹）on product packaging.This year,this greatinvention is 50 years old!On a Sunday afternoon in 1971,IBM engineer George Laurer came up with a code that could beprinted on food labels（商标）.It became the basis for the Universal Product Code,which was usedby many grocery companies starting in 1973,according to The New York Times.Before this,cashiers（收银 员）had to ring up prices by hand.Time has proven it to be a great invention.Today,barcodes are scanned（扫描）over 6 billion timesevery day and used by 2 million companies worldwide,PR Newswire reported.What information does a barcode contain?Where the product comes from,where it has been,itsprice,expiration date（过期时间）.you name it.It can also help stores keep track of their products.For example,if there are 10 boxes of milk and a customer buys one,it will be recorded so that thestore owner knows there are nine boxes left.In the 1980s,libraries started using barcodes to keeptrack of books in this way.“Its creation allowed the first digitization（数字化）in the control of the stock（库存）Jose MariaBonmati from AECOC,a Spanish commercial association,told El Mundo.The next generation of barcodes,such as QR codes,can hold more information.They can tellconsumers if a product contains allergens（过敏原）or if it is organic（有机的）.This providesconsumers with a greater level of trust in the products they buy,said GS 1,an organization thatdevelops global barcode standards.Choose the answer:1.What do we know about barcodes?A.They were first used in New York.B.They were invented five decades ago.C.They were based on the Universal Product Code.D.They were designed by a cashier in a grocery store.2.What is Paragraph 4 about?A.What barcodes can be used for.B.What barcodes can help customers do.C.How widely barcodes are used worldwide.D.How information is stored in barcodes.3.According to Jose Mana Bonmati,b a r c o d e s.A.make cashiers9 work easier to doB.improve the quality of food packagingC.help companies better manage their stockD.tell consumers more about the products they buy4.What do we know from the last paragraph?A.The importance of barcodes still needs to be proven.B.QR codes will replace barcodes in the future.C.GS 1 is developing a new type of barcode.D.QR codes are more consumer friendly.5.Which word might the writer use to describe barcodes?A.Organic.B.Beautiful.C.Convenient.D.Expensive.Day 5ClozeBefore I turned 10,1 lost my parents.My siblings（兄弟姐妹）left after relatives adopted them,butI 1 to continue my education.I lived 2 in a room that a family member allowed me to usefor free.To 3 myself,I began to deliver newspapers.I would be up every morning by 5 am and 4 five kilometers to the newspaper office.By 6 am,Iwould collect 50 copies of Manzil（Urdu Daily）and then start to distribute（分发）them in an area of3 kilometers.5 distributing the copies,I would rush home-another 3 kilometers-quickly eatand be off to high school.One winter morning in 1945,1 got home after my deliveries to find a boy my age outside of my door.He 6 himself as Afzal and said his father wanted to see me.I was greeted at the door by Afzals mother,Naseem.She served tea and snacks as Afzals father,MrKader,joined us.She gently asked me about my daily routine（日 常活动）.I told her about mymorning job.Later,as I thanked them for the treat and was about to 7,Mr Kader asked me to wait.Naseemasked me,“How many miles do you walk every day?”“A little more than six,“I replied.My reply shocked her.I saw Mr Kader appear again,wheeling（推）a new 8.“This is for you!”he said.It took me a few seconds to realize 9 had happened.I didnt realize 10 were rolling downmy face.Mr Kader said,Your newspaper editor（编辑）is a friend of mine.He gave me your 11,so Iknew you lived close by.”I bowed（鞠躬），12,shook hands with Afzal and left.This time I did not have to walk-1 had thebicycle.1.A.receivedB.stayedC.visitedD.trained2.A.wildlyB.directlyC.aloneD.clearly3.A.expressB.changeC.understandD.support4.A.driveB.walkC.spreadD.count5.A.AfterB.WhileC.thoughD.before6.A.consideredB.acceptedC.introducedD.knew7.A.leaveB.talkD.enterD.reach8.A.coatB.bagC.bicycleD.plate9.A.whichB.whatC.whyD.where10.A.waterC.light11.A.numberB.windD.tearsB.addressC.name12.A.carefullyC.successfullyD.ageB.clearlyD.gratefully
