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1、备考2022年中考英语专题复习测试：阅读理解第一段（2019中考选练题）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。A Gary and Gavin were twin brothers who worked in a store owned by their father. After the father had passed away, they took over the store. Everything went well until the day a twenty-dollar bill disappeared. Gary had left the bill

2、on the cash register(收银台）. But when he returned, the money was gone. Gary then asked his brother Gavin, “Did you see that twenty-dollar bill on the cash register? Gavin said that he had not. But Gary did not let it go and kept asking. “Twenty-dollar bills cant walk away by themselves! Surely you mus

3、t have seen it.” “I said I didnt see it!” Gavin replied with anger. The quarrel divided the young men and they could no longer work together. Later, a wall was built in the center of the store. For twenty years, hostility(敌意）never ended.One day, a strange man came to the store. He walked in and aske

4、d Gary, “How long have you been here?” Gary replied that hed been there all his life. “Then you are the person Im looking for,” the man said. “Twenty years ago, I was totally broke and hungry. I entered this store from the back door and saw a twenty-dollar bill on the cash register. And I took it. A

5、ll these years I havent been able to forget that. I had to come back and apologize for that.The stranger felt shocked when seeing tears well up in the eyes of the middle-aged man in front of him. “Would you please go next door and tell the same story to the man in the store?” Gary asked. Then someth

6、ing surprised the stranger even more-after hearing his story, the two middle-aged men hugged each other and cried together in the front of the wall of the store.After twenty years, the wall that separated them finally came down.1. Why was Gavin angry? A. Because he was not trusted by his brother. B.

7、 Because he got little money from his father. C. Because Gary took away his twenty-dollar bill. D. Because Gary let go the thief who took the money.2.What happened after the quarrel? A. The two brothers stopped working.B. The two brothers got on well with each other again. C. The two brothers separa

8、ted their store with a wall. D. The two brothers went to different places to make a living. 3. Who actually took the money away? A. Gary and Gavins father. B. The stranger. C. Gary. D. Gavin.4. What does the underlined word “broke” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Surprised. B. Afraid. C. Sad. D. Poor.5. We

9、can learn from the last sentence of the passage that_A. The wall disappeared because it was too old.B. The stranger would help build a new wall.C. The two brothers at last no longer hated each other. D. The two brothers wanted to make their store bigger.参考答案15、ACBDCB （2019中考选练题）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D

10、项中，选出最佳选项。 Its all about patience（耐性） really. Chinese walkers, who usually walk the red light together, may be surprised at recent research which showed that they are more patient than people abroad. A study looked at more than 1,800 walkers at three busy Shanghai crossings（交叉路口）. It found that an a

11、verage Chinese walker ran out of patience at red lights after 90 seconds. But theres an interesting fact: the average Germans endurance ability(耐性） was around 60 seconds while the British only 45 seconds and the American 40 seconds. People will take no notice of the red lights when the waiting time

12、exceeds(超过) their patience time. “A lot of Chinese traffic lights are car-friendly instead of walker-friendly,” said Ni Ying, who led the research team. As there are more and more car users in the city, city planners are giving them more convenience on the roads, according to her. The study also fou

13、nd that at some crossings, walkers waited longer than 150 seconds, and at other crossings the wait could be as long as 200 seconds. However, most red lights abroad do not exceed 120 seconds.The study suggested that planners should think about the walking pace(步幅） of people from different age groups,

14、 especially middle-aged people and seniors, in order to make the roads more walker-friendly. But the citys traffic police do not agree. They argue that the roads are built not just for the walkers, but also for cars. “To give more time for walkers would cut down the time for cars,” a traffic policem

15、an said. “On a busy traffic day, it can make traffic worse.”1. Who are the most patient among the people from four different countries?A. The Chinese. B. The German. C. The British. D. The American2. According to the passage, Chinese walkers walk the red light because_A. they are not afraid of the t

16、raffic police.B. they are not friendly to car users.C. there is often something wrong with the red lights.D. the waiting time at the crossings is too long.3. What does “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. City planners. B. Walkers. C. Car users. D. The research team.4. How could roads become more frien

17、dly to walkers according to the study?A. By taking away the traffic lights.B. By making the roads wider and look nicer.C. By changing the waiting time according to peoples walking pace.D. By stopping the middle-aged people from walking across the roads.5. Which of the following will the traffic poli

18、ce agree with?A. Its right to give more time to walkers.B. Reducing time for car users will make traffic worse.C. We should encourage people to walk instead of driving.D. We should build more roads to meet the need of different people. 参考答案15、ADCCB C（2019中考选练题）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。On Octob

19、er5, Tu Youyou, 84, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in natural science. She is only the12th woman in history to be awarded the honor.Tu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 30 December 1930. She once studied at Xiaoshi Middle School and Ningbo Middle School. Her teacher sai

20、d that Tu liked reading books and she was very hard-working. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Beijing Medical College. Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in traditional Chinese medicine.Tu was given the award for her discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), which has been developed to fight aga

21、inst malaria(疟疾). When Tu started her search in the late 1960s, over 240,000 compounds（化合物） around the world had already been tested, without any success. Her interest in traditional Chinese medicine drew her to ancient texts and finally found the sweet wormwood(青蒿),which had been used to treat mala

22、ria in China around 400 A.D. After more than190 failures, she invented the right drug in 1971.Tu Youyou doesnt have a Ph.D., neither has she ever studied or worked overseas. One former colleague, Liao Fuming, who has worked with Tu for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn(固执） w

23、oman.” Tu is stubborn enough to spend many years putting ancient texts together and use them in modern scientific practices. The result is millions of lives saved."She has done wonderful contribution to the world with her work, she really deserves it! It's a blessing for the Chinese people,

24、 as it is for the world!" Mats Wahlgren, member of the Nobel Assembly said. 1. How old was Tu Youyou when she graduated from Beijing Medical College? A. 12 years old. B. 21 years old. C. 25 years old. D. 28 years old.2. By saying “over 240,000 compounds around the world had already been tested,

25、 without any success.”, the writer wants to tell us that_ A. Tus research work against malaria was very difficult. B. scientists at that time were good at testing medicine. C. Tu got a lot of help from the world with her research work. D. scientists had successfully inventing medicine against malari

26、a.3. Where did Tu finally find the medicine she wanted? A. At her middle school library. B. In Chinese ancient texts. C. In universities abroad. D. In modern science magazines.4. Which of the words best describes Tu Youyou?A. Proud. B. Humorous. C. Active. D. Hard-working.5. What is the best title f

27、or the passage?A. Tu Wins the Nobel PrizeB. Tu, a clever Chinese womanC. Traditional Chinese medicineD. How malaria was defeated参考答案15、CABDA DHow should you begin and finish an email message to someone you don't know? Find out here.Starting and finishing emailsHere are some important points to c

28、onsider when starting and finishing an email.Formal or informal?We write a formal email when we want to be polite, or when we do not know the reader very well. A lot of work emails are formal. We write informal emails when we want to be friendly, or when we know the reader well. A lot of social emai

29、ls are informal. Here are some examples of formal and informal messages:FormalInformalA job application（申请）An email to your managerA complaint to a shopAn email from one company to another companyA birthday greeting to a colleague（同事）An email to a colleague who is also a good friendA social invitati

30、on to a friend at your workplaceA message to a friend on a social networking siteBefore you start writing an email, decide if you want to write a formal email or an informal one.Layout and punctuationStarting an email: We normally write a comma after the opening phrase. We start a new line after the

31、 name of the person were writing to.Finishing an email: We normally write a comma after the closing phrase. We start a new line to write our name at the end.FormalInformalDear Mr Piper,I am writing to thank you for all your help.I look forward to seeing you next week.With best wishes,John SmithHi Ti

32、m,Many thanks for your help.See you next week.Cheers,JohnPhrases for starting and finishingHere are some phrases which we use for starting and finishing emails. We use these in formal and informal emails:Starting phrasesDear Tim,Good morning Tim,Ending phrasesRegards,With best wishes,With many thank

33、s and best wishes, 1. Where can you find this passage?A. From a school magazine. B. From a newspaper. C. From a textbook. D. From a website.2. What is the passage mainly about?A. Writing email address.B. How to write an emails.C. Writing messages to strangers. D. Reading different emails.3. Which of

34、 the following belongs to an informal email?A. An email to your classmates.B. An email to an online shop.C. An email to your boss.D. An email to an ad company.4. After writing the opening and closing phrase, we both need a _.A. “,” B. “.” C. “!” D. “?” 5. When we say “With many thanks and best wishe

35、s”, we mean to _. A. start our email B. change our topic C. end our email D. express our opinions( D) 4145 DBAAC第二段（A）（2019中考选练题）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George

36、 Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts (花生), while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I c

37、alled my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: let the coin decide. I flipped (掷) a coin and ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington carver.Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started

38、 to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out w

39、hat I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American war of independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?Of course, my subject result was awful. S

40、ad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster, Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: no re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later,

41、I sat in the headmasters office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.  1. _ helped me dec

42、ide what my report would be about.  A. The internet               B. My classmates                 C. My grandpa    

43、;          D. A coin2. People in the class acted strangely because _. A. I was too proud of my homeworkB. I mistook what the homework was aboutC. the whole world suddenly became quietD. the teachers face turned to a stone3. I _ after I failed the sub

44、ject.A. worked harder to prove my abilityB. started to study from the 7th gradeC. was so frightened at the awful resultD. was given a second chance to redo the work4. We can infer from the passage that _.A. the headmaster didnt like the writer at allB. the writers classmates felt sad at hi

45、s mistakeC. the writer knew little about American historyD. the writers grandpa was a very wise man5. Which of the following proverbs can best describe the main idea of this story?A. Seeing is believing.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. One is never too old to learn.D. A friend in need is

46、a friend indeed.2630 DBACB（B）（2019中考选练题）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。Have you wondered why you have two eyes and why they are set close together on the front of your face? The reasons are simple and important.Your eyes are like two small cameras. A camera catches an image of an object and records

47、it on film. Similarly, when you look at something, each eye takes in what it sees and sends this image to the back of the eyeball. Because your eyes are set close together, they see the world from about the same height but from a little different angles. While your right eye sees an object a little

48、to the right, your left eye sees the same object a bit to the left. Working as a team, the eyes send the images to your brain, then your brain put them together and you see a single image in the center.Seeing in stereo (立体) means seeing with two eyes working tighter, which is called stereoscopic sight. This allows you to see the world in 3D. Seeing depth helps you to judge how far it is betwe