江西省南昌市2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解.docx

Child (5-17): $16adult (18-64): $26江西省南昌市2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编阅读理解2023年江西省南昌市中考一模英语试题四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共46分）A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。StonehengeTimes and prices:Open Daily: 09:30 - 17:00Senior (65+): $20Family (2 adults + 2 children): $68Kids under 5 get in free.National Trust members get in free.What's included: Admission to Stonehenge and the Visitor CentreWhafs not included: Guided tourLast admission 允许进入)：2 hours before closing.Wheelchair accessible.Smartphone tickets accepted.55. When can we visit Stonehenge?A. At 08:30.B. At 14:00.C. At 16:30.D. At 18:00.56. How much is a ticket for a 70-year-old man?A. $16.B. $20.C. $26.D. $68.57. What do we know about Stonehenge?A. It's friendly to people on wheelchairs.B. A guided tour is included in the ticket.C. Visitors canft enter with a smartphone ticket.D. National Trust members can't visit it for free.BSummer in your country may not be die same as summer in other countries. Summer is different all around the world!. In the Northern Hemisphere (the half of the Earth above the equator) summer is in the months of June, July and August, but in the Southern Hemisphere (the half of the Earth below abilities.In many ways, job happiness depends on being yourself. Thafs why it is important to consider properly and carefully of your interests, skills, natural abilities, and personality traits（品 质）.How can you get a clearer picture of jobs that match your personal qualities? Take a look at your grades in school, your free-time activities, and the part-time jobs you've done.A job guidance counselor（指导顾问）can also be very helpful. A few meetings with one of these skilled professionals may open up exciting possibilities you hadn't considered. What's more, you can still get helpful information from your teachers and parents. Advice from loved ones can go far as long as you will follow it. In the end, it's you that have the final say on what you should do with your lives.49. How many examples of rewards are mentioned in Paragraph 1?A. 4B. 3C. 2D. 150. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank ""in Paragraph 2.A. Asking fbr good advice isn't always easy. B. Knowing your own abilities is important.C. Believing in yourself is the key to success. D. Finding the right job needs to plan wisely.51. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Job guidance counselors enjoy meetings.B Getting helpful advice can be very difficult.C. Teachers offer better information than parents.D. It's important to follow advice from loved ones.52. What is the passage mainly about?A. Different ways to get happiness in our lives.B Advice on finding the right job for teenagers.C. Teenagers have to think about their own lives.D. Teenagers have problems finding the right job.请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文 中使短文意思通顺结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。When you think about it, sleep is quite strange. Most adults lie down in bed, close their eyes, and just don't movefor about 6-8 hours! This means that, one third of the time that we spend on Earth is spent sleeping! 53Sleep serves several purposes which are important to our brains and bodies. Our brains produce some waste as it does its daily activities. 54 So, if it's bad, how do we get rid of it? Well, sleep actually plays a very important role in cleaning out our brains at night. This effectively（有效地）pushes out the waste! As a result, you wake up.55 Actually, not getting enough sleep can make it more difficult to form memories.If you want to remember something, maybe a good night's sleep is what you need!56 Several studies have found a clear link（联系）between getting less sleep and weight improvement. However, some people also lost muscle! This makes it a big problem for athletesit's hard to perform well if you're physically weaker. Besides, lack of sleep can also cause certain health problems like heart disease later in life.What does this mean for us? 57 We really need to be making an effort to get the suggested 6-8 hours of sleep every night, and with the amount of new smart technologies for tracking（追踪）our health, it's now easier than ever to make sure that we're getting enough high quality（品质）sleep.A. Sleep is very important for athletes.B. Sleep also helps us with our memories.C. But what is sleep and how does it work?D. Sleep is important for our weight as well!E. This helps the brain produce more memories.F. Well, that sleep is quite important for both our physical and mental（精神的）health.G. Too much of this can actually cause problems with mental health.2021年江西省南昌市中考一模英语试卷四、阅读理解（46分）A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分）Evening of the ArtsWhite River School invites you for an evening of the arts on December 13th 8th Grade Art Show: in the school hall, 6:00-8:00 p.m.The school concert: 7:00-8:00 p.m.Dance PartyVermont Farm ShowFri., February 22nd, 6-9 p.m.The Town Hall, Main St. in Montpelier There will be Live Dance Music by the Green Mountain BoysCome join us at Champlain Valley Park for concerts, farm products and magic shows with your family and friends!Time:Tuesday, August 4: 9:00 a.m.一5:00 p.m.Wednesday, August 5: 8:30 a.m.一7:30 p.m.Thursday, August 6: 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.FREE admission （入场费）Pay at the door: $6Pay online: $5Hot dogs, red beans and rice provided.Bring food if you can.FREE parkingFind more about us at www vtfarmshow. com35. Where can we see magic shows?A. In the Town Hall.B. At White River School.C. At the Dance Party.D. At Champlain Valley Park.36. How much does a ticket cost for the dance party if paid online?A.$l.B. $5.C. $6.D. $11.37. Which of the following is true?A. You must bring food to the Dance Party.B. The Vermont Farm Show lasts for 3 days.C. All 3 events take place in the same season.D. The Art Show and the school concert start at the same time.BThe Empire State Building may be the most famous building in New York City. It is 1,454 feet tall. Many people think it is the tallest building in the world. This was true when it was built in 1931. In 1970, when the World Trade Center was built, that became the tallest building. Now, the Empire State Building is the fourth tallest building in the U. S. and the 23rd tallest in the world. Inside the building is mostly offices and stores.People can go to the top of the building, where there is an observation deck （观测 台）.From the top, there are beautiful views of New York City, especially at night. Most people take one of 73 elevators to the top. It takes less than one minute by elevator to get to the 80th floor. That is where there is a gift shop. Some people walk 1,860 steps to the top. Every year there is even a race, with people competing to see who can walk up to the top the fastest.At night, the top of the Empire State Building is lit up in different colors. It is red and green on Christmas, red for the Chinese New Year, and blue for Hanukkah. On the Fourth of July it is red, white, and blue.38. When was the Empire State Building the tallest in the world?A. In 1454.B. in 1860.C. In 1931.D. In 1970.39. Why do most people go to the Empire State Building?A. To go to work.B. To visit the gift shop.C. To enjoy the views of New York City.D. To compete in the race of walking tothe top.40. What can we learn about the Empire State Building from the passage?A. There are more than 73 elevators in the building.B. It takes less than I minute to get to the gift shop by elevator.C. The lights on the top of the building have less than four colors.D. It's best to enjoy the views of the city from the top of the building during the day.CJoel Connor works in an office in Kansas. His job is typical nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday job. So at the weekend, he does something different. He does voluntary work. He helps different organizations and people for free. Every weekend there's a new project. This weekend, Joel is helping to build a house. He's moving a large blue panel. Ifs part of a wall. Joel isn't a professional builder, but that's the interesting thing about this project. The other people are "weekend builders”These "weekend builders“ are from the small town of Greensburg in Kansas. A year ago, a tornado （龙卷风）hit their town. After the tornado, the community started project to build new homes. It is for 30 new homes. They have help from a building company and a group of volunteers.Joel says, “I heard about the tornado and the new project. I knew some people in Greensburg. I wanted to help." Joel's friends are here this weekend too. They're on the roof. They're working with Jill and Scott Eller. Jill and Scott are building their "dream house”. Jill is standing near her new house. She's holding a part of the new wall. They9re making the house "tornado-resistant （抵抗 的）“一thafs why it has an unusual shape.The Ellers' house is almost ready, so next weekend, Joel is moving to a different project. Why does he do voluntary work? "I have time. I can help people. I make friends and it's fun! So why not? he says.41. What can we learn about Joel Connor from Paragraph 1?A. He is a professional builder.B. He works for free on weekends.C. He works from nine to five on weekends.D. He is building himself a house thisweekend.42. What does the underlined word “It" in Paragraph 2 refer to?C. The project.D. TheB. A building company started the newD. The "dream house is going to be veryB. New Projects in GreensburgD. A Different Kind of WeekendA. The town.B. The tornado,community.43. What can we learn from the passage?A. Joel doesn't know anyone in Greensburg, project.C. The "dream house still needs a lot of work.strong.44. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Life after TornadoC. Building Your Dream HousePeople never stop looking for an explanation on what they lose and gain in life. Tn 1977, Bridge to Terabithia （仙境之桥）was published, offering new answer.Like other boys in his class, Jesse Aarons' dream is to become the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He has been practicing all summer. But on the first day of school, a girl crosses over to the boys' side of the playground and outruns （超过）everyone.That9s not a very good beginning for a friendship, but Jesse and Leslie Burke soon become best friends. With endless imagination and optimism （乐观）,Leslie brings happiness to Jesse, who has been lonely and blue.Together, they create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods, where they act as king and queen. Unfortunately, a terrible thing happens one morning. Jesse hurts his heart. However, this tragedy （悲剧）makes him understand the courage Leslie has given him.Having had an unhappy childhood herself, Katherine Paterson, this book's author, would usually give her characters a lonely life. Then she would give them rising hope and happiness. But in order to create “ups and downs" and show her own ideas, the US writer would take away what those characters had gained and end the book with a deep theme. Paterson is good at showing characters7 feelings. Readers can feel the sadness when characters lose something beautiful. Paterson writes novels for teenagers, so their language is not hard for Chinese students. Why not try to read the book?45. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Jesse is always optimistic.B. Leslie runs even faster than Jesse.C. Jesse dreams of being a runner in the futureD. Leslie has been Jesse's best friendfrom an early age.46. What does the underlined word "blue” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. sadB. fairC. surprisedD.unhealthy47. How does Jesse understand the courage Leslie has given him?A. By hurting Leslie.B. By acting as the king.C. By creating Terabithia.D. By having a terrible experience.48. Put the events about Jesse in the coirect order.a. Jesse hurts his heart. b. Jesse is outrun by a girl.c. Jesse practices running all summer, d. Jesse creates Terabithia with Leslie, e. Jesse makes friends with Leslie Burke.A. c-d-b-e-aB. b-c-e-a-dC. c-b-e-d-aD.b-e-a-d-cEButtons seem to be everywhere: on our shirts, the remote control, our jackets, and our phones. （Okay, not so many on the phone anymore!） They can be round or square or spider-shaped, made of wood or plastic, having stickers （贴纸图案）on them or numbers, and we see them everywhere. But where did they come from? What were they first made for?The English word "button“ comes from the French verb bouter, which means "to push." But before buttons got their English name they were used mostly as decoration （装饰）on clothes and jewelry. The earliest buttons were made of animal bones, hors （角）,and skin.Are buttons Useless? Buttons aren't exactly pointless even if in some cases they just serve a decorative puipose. Do this quick exercise: count the number of buttons on a man's （suit） jacket-front, pockets, sleeves （袖 子），and the rest of the jacket. They were placed there not because of their functionality （功能）,but because someone, centuries ago, thought they looked good.Hundreds of years later, they are still with us.Fun Facts about Buttons Did you know that the word button is a relative of the verb “to butt", which also means “to push”？ Button collecting is very popular hobby. The National Button Society was formed in 1939 in Chicago. There are also many local button clubs all over the United States! Till the 18th century, buttons were very expensive. Only the rich could wear them, and they were status （地位）symbol. The Waterbury Button Museum in Waterbury Connecticut, and The Button Room in Gurnee, Illinois, have large collections of buttons. The "button room was an actual room in Elizabeth Hewitfs house in Gumee, where she loved telling stories about her collection of buttons.49. What were the earliest buttons made of according to the passage?A. Plastic.B. Paper.C. Bones.D. Stones.50. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A. How people like buttons.B. What buttons look like.C. How buttons were invented.D. What buttons are used for.51. Why does the author ask the readers to do the quick exercise in Paragraph 3?A. To show the functionality of the buttons.B. To find out the number of buttons used on the man's jacket.C. To show that buttons are used on different parts of the jacket.D. To show that buttons serve only decorative purpose in some cases.52. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The shape of the buttons is either round or square.B. The word “button“ is a relative of the French verb “to butt”C. The National Button Society was also named The Button Room.D. Buttons were once symbol of status and were quite expensive.B）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从文后的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。（每小题2分）Where do fruits and vegetables come from? When we go to the grocery store, ther