中考英语专题复习练习《阅读理解4》.pdf
阅 读 理 解 4（-）We can express thoughts and feelings and send sounds andpictures on our smartphones today.We can,t send tastes,smellsor touch.But some scientists in Britain are trying to developa way for smartphone s to do that.To give users a sense of taste,Adrian David Cheok and someother scientists designed two electrodes（电 极 片）.You put these two electrodes in yourmouth,you put your tongue in between and then your tongue will get a virtual taste perception（虚 拟 味 觉）in your brain,“said Professor Cheok.They have already created sour,salty,sweet and bitter tastes.A device called“Scentee“permits users to have the sense of smell.Scientists put aScentee into a smartphone,and it can spray（喷 射）small clouds of fragrance,includingflowers,fruits and coffee.Professor Cheok says the person speaking can activate（激 活）the device.Scentee holds a container with about 100 different smells.The container mustbe replaced when all the smells run out.The sense of touch comes from a ring-like device.It is connected wirelessly to thesmartphone.I can be in London and my friend can be in Tokyo,and I can squeeze my fingerand then they，11 get a squeeze on their finger through the Internet.Its a way of touchcommunication with small mobile devices,Professor Cheok said.Professor Cheok hopes devices like these will someday be added to houses.He says theymay change the future of long-distance communication.1.Adrian David Cheok and some other scientists are trying toA.make smartphones smallerB.make smartphones send sounds and picturesC.make smartphones send tastes,smells and touchD.make smartphones much cheaper2.According to the passage,the tongue will get a virtual taste perception byA.putting the smartphone into the mouthB.touching two electrodes in the mouthC.touching the device called“Scentee”D.connecting to a ring-like device wirelessly3.What does the underlined word“fragrance mean?A.痛 苦 B.权 利 C.香 味 D.力 量 4.From the third paragraph we can infer t h a t.A.different smells can be put inside ScenteeB.the container can only holds 50 different smellsC.people needn,t activate the device called ScenteeD.all the smells can be reused,so they won，t fun out5.Whats the main idea of this passage?A.The history of long-distance communication.B.Future smartphones can send tastes,smells and touch.C.How smartphones work.D.Smartphones make people*s communication convenient（二）What do you do withcardboard（纸 板 箱）？YoungAustralians play a box fight!They make cardboard boxesinto cars,tanks and biganimals.Then they start a big fight.Two Australianscame up with the idea ten years ago.Now it is becomingmore popular around the world.What is the monkeydoing?It is drawing a picture!It lives at the Oakland Zoo inthe US.It isnt the onlypainter（画 家（at the zoo.Elephants,giraffes,goats and other animals can allpaint.The zookeepers use food to guide them.Bertie.the turtle（乌 龟）races into history.He beat a37-year-old record.He ran16.8 meters per minute.Thatis twice as fast as other turtles.Bertie,the worldsfastest turtle,is from Britain.The noodles ace so brightand colorful.But would youeal them for dinner?AJapanese scientist made them.He used a special dye to makethe noodles look like neon lights（霓 虹 灯）.No one butthe scientist knows what the noodles taste like.1.Why do the young Australians make cars and tanks with cardboard boxes?A.To make money.B.To play a fight game.C.To fight.D.To have a match.2.How do the zookeepers make the animals paint?A.By teaching them skills.B.By showing them pictures.C.By guiding them with food.D.By showing them videos.3.What is the other turtles,running speed?A.8.4 meters per minute.B.16.8 meters per minute.C.33.6 meters per minute.D.67.2 meters per minute.4.From Passage 4,we can infer that dye i s.A.something that can make people healthyB.something that can help people relaxC.something that makes food colorfulD.something that makes food delicious5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Playing a box fight is more and more popular around the world.B.Only monkeys can paint pictures at the Oakland Zoo.C.Bertie from Britain is the world，s fastest turtle.D.Only the scientist knows what the colorful hoodies taste like.（三）Stealing?Maybe,but in our 13-year-old minds we were just enjoying natures gift.We were not thinking about whose things they were.We just knew the Jordans family hadthe best raspberries（山 莓）in the neighborhood.So on a Friday summer night,we secretly went into the Jordans backyard and startedpicking their sweet,juicy raspberries.There isn，t anything that tastes better than freshraspberries.As we were enjoying the delicious raspberries,suddenly the Jordans,backyardlights came on,and Mr.Jordans ran outside.“What are you boys doing out here?”he shouted as my friends ran off in all directions.They were too quick for the old gentleman to catch,and within seconds the boysdisappeared into the dark.All except me.Mr.Jordans shouted at me as he ran after me down the block to my house,where my mothertook over.My mother said sorry over and over again.I felt so embarrassed（尴 尬 的）.Myfriends said they could hear every word she said to Mr.Jordans from our backyard.My friends laughed at me about it for days afterwards.After about a week of this,I couldn，t help but complain to my father.“I dont think it，s unfair at all.said Dad.You took raspberries without asking,and you got exactly the punishment you should have.v“But what about the other guys?”I asked.uThey didn,t get punished at all!”Thats not my concern（关 心）,nor should it be yours.v said Dad.You can，t controlwhat happens to other people.You made a bad choice that night,and you were punished forit.That sounds completely fair to me.”1.What does the phrase wellaoying natureJ s gift”refer to?A.Walking around their neighborhood.B.Seeing who has the best raspberries.C.Paying a visit to the Jordans backyard.D.Picking the Jordans raspberrie s without asking.2.Hearing Mr.Jordans,shouting,.A.the writer*s friends ran off quicklyB.the writer tried to call her mother for helpC.all the boys were scared to cryD.all the boys played tricks on Mr.Jordans3.What did the writer,s mother say to Mr.Jordans?A.She told a lie to him.B.She praised the writer a lot.C.She apologized to him.D.She promised to give him some colorful fruits.4.Why did the writer think it was unfair?A.Jordans didn，t allow him to pick the raspberries.B.None of his friends helped him to escape that night.C.His enjoying natures gift was mistaken as stealing.D.He was punished while the others werent.5.What lesson did the writer,s dad teach him?A.There*s no fairness in the world.B.One should pay for his or her own mistakes.C.Parents only need to care for their own kids.D.Don,t try to control others?behavior.（四）John has been a heavy smoker for over 20 years.However,he finally decided to giveit up.So he paid a visit to a doctor to get some advice.The doctor told John he used to smoke too.When I first tried stopping it,“he said,“1 told myself that cigarettes are awful and harmful to my health,dangerous to my familyand damaging to my job.”“After this fight in my mind,I kept away from smoking for a while.But several dayslater I would wake up again and forget about my decision completely.4Maybe smoking is notso terrible?,I would find an excuse.And what if I dont smoke around my family and gowhere nobody can see me?He kept stopping and then starting again.His rationalization made him pick up cigarettesagain and again.Finally,he decided to try a different strategy（策 略）.“I took a cigarette in my hand,looked at it and told myself：Yes,this cigarettewill make me happy.I want to smoke it.But I will stop!the doctor said excitedly.“This strategy worked,and I have not smoked a cigarette since then.The reason I thinkI succeeded is that I didnt fool myself into trying to create a bad image ofcigarettes.Instead,I agreed that I wanted it,but I chose to control my desires.“So be honest with yourself,w said the doctor.Dont pretend you dislike playingcomputer games or eating fast food.Instead tell yourself that these things are all fineonly if you can control your mind.Moderation is the key.”1.The doctor first tried to give up smoking b y.A.telling himself the harm smoking causesB.asking his family to remind himC.turning to his doctor for helpD.quitting his job and taking a special course2.During his first try to stop smoking,the doctor did the following E X C E P T.A.fighting his mindB.forgetting about his decisionC.smoking time after timeD.strengthening his mind3.What made the doctor,s strategy work at last?A.Some medicine helped.B.A bad image of cigarettes scared him.C.He just did nothing and he stopped.D.He revalued smoking and refused it in heart.4.What does the underlined word“Moderation“mean in the last paragraph?A.Asking for advice from doctors.B.Self-control.C.Fooling yourself.D.Knowing the truth.（五）The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation（中 国 扶 会）has started a program to hire and train 100 local womensubstitute mothers（替 代 妈 妈）to take care of left-behindchildren.The three-year program will select 100 villagesSichuan Province and hire one woman if1 each vi1lage.贫 基 金 asacross“It is a model to solve the problem of left-behind children,said Liu Wenkui,secretaryof the foundation.The“substitute motherswill do parentsJ job,finding out what the childrenneed and helping them with problems.Each substitute mother will take care of about 300to 500 children.There will be a“childrens home“in each village to be the mother，soffice and children，s playing space.Their job is to provide quick service and discoverthe children，s problems.The program hopes to hire women aged 19 to 55 years old from the villages.We wantto hire full-time mothers to make sure they won，t think about other work,“Liu said.Wewant local women because they understand local languages and cultures.n The program inSichuan is an experiment,and Liu said,“If it is a successful model,we will start it inthe whole country.v“If parents are forced to leave home to earn a living and unable to take their childrenwith them,we are looking for a transitional（过 渡 的）way to solve the problem,he added1.Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“left-behind“in Paragraph 1?A.留 守 B.遗 弃 C.辍 学 D.单 身2.How long will the program last?A.Three months.B.A year.C.Three years.D.Ten years.3.Who is possible to be a substitute mother?A.A girl at the age of 18.B.A woman with a part-time job.C.A man from the local village.D.A woman who knows local language.4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?A.A substitute mother plays a role of parents.B.Each substitute mother will take care of about 300 to 500 chiIdren.C.Each village will have a“childrens home”.D.The childrens parents will pay for the substitute mother.5.Whats the best title for the passage?A.Left-behind Children，s ProblemsB.Substitute Mothers in VillagesC.Left-behind Women,s ProblemsD.Substitute Children in Villages（六）Mrs.Wang enjoy cooking and she often watches some cooking programs on TV.TV program Host Channel&Time What is it about?修 毒 The Chefs ChoiceWang XuechunCCTV-1/2/4/79：07-9：22From Monday to FridayIt introduces one delicious Chinese disheach time.立 产 Chef NicXie TingfengZhejiang TVAt 21：10 on SaturdayXie Tingfeng and many other famous starstravel around the world to look fordelicious food.盛 逢 The TasteNot knownCCTV-10At 2 2：45From Monday to SundayThe program tries to find the traditionaldishes during the Spring Festival in the oldtimes.1.You can,t watch The Chiefs Choice o n.A.CCTV1 B.CCTV4 C.CCTV7 D.CCTV102.The Chieffs Choice is s h o w n.A.every day B.on weekendsC.five times a week D.once a week3.What food does Chief Nic introduce?A.Chinese food.B.Traditional food.C.English food.D.Food around the world.4.It is 21：15 on Saturday.What program is Mrs.Wang probably watching?A.The Chefs Choice.B.Chef NIC.C.The TaSte.D.Traveling around the world,5.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Xie Tingfeng is the host of The Chefs Choice.B.Famous stars often appear in The Taste.C.The Taste tries to find food for the Spring Festival.D.Chef Nic is shown three tirues a week（七）My parents turned my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce（离 婚）.I couldnt believe our family was going to break up.It changed my life completely.My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,while my father and brother,Bill,stayed in our house.And very soon I had my stepfather（继 父），Dan.Even though I wasnt very nice to him,he never gave up on me.As time went on,I realized that we had some things in common,especially when it cameto movies and TV shows.We began to spend a lot of time together hanging out.It gave usa chance to talk and get to know each other.Better still,Dan was always around when I needed advice on school or friends.OnceI began to be warm to Dan,the three of us began spending a lot of time together.We oftenwent out to eat and took short trips.Finally,1 discovered I had a happy family that Ihad never had before.My father also found happiness-he remarried and had another child,my half-sister,Michelle.At 13.I learned an important truth-change is not always for the worse.Sometimes,it is just what we need the most.1.How many people were there in the writer*s family before his parents got a divorce?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.2.At first,the writer his stepfather.A.liked B.couldn，t standC.was unfriendly to D.didnt trust3.Which is NOT true about Dan?A.He was the writer，s stepfather.B.He liked to take short trips.C.He had a daughter Michelle.D.He gave advice on the writers school or friends.4.The writer was a（n）.A.student B.reporter C.teacher D.artist5.What does the writer want to tell us through his story?A.Life is not easy for every one of us.B.Sometimes stepfather is better than father.C.He met too much trouble in his early years.D.Sometimes,change is just what we need the most（八）A famous violinist enters the stage to perform a solo at a New York City musichall.Getting on stage is no small task for him.A brain disease he got as a child forceshim to walk with crutches（拐 杖）.Seeing him walk across the stage is hard to forget.He walks painfully,but gracefully,until he reaches his chair.He sits down slowly,puts his crutches on the floor and placeshis legs in the correct place.Then he picks up the violin,puts it under his chin,nodsto the conductor and starts to play.But suddenly something goes wrong.The violinist finishes the first few parts of thepiece,but one of the strings on his violin breaks.Everyone hears it clearly.People thinkthe violinist wil 1 need to stop to find another string or violin.But he doesnt-Instead,he stops for a moment,closes his eyes and goes on.He plays from where he left off,witha passion and power that people have never heard before.It is impossible to play with only three strings.But this musician refuses to giveup.He seems to play the strings in new ways to make the sounds he needed from the missingstring.When he finishes,everyone in hall bursts into applause.The musician smiles and says,uSometimes it is up to the musician to find out how mu
