2016年中考英语复习专题练习《阅读理解1》.pdf

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1、2016年中考英语复习专题练习 阅读理解1（-）There was once a hard-working father.He tried his bestto support his wife and three children.He spent every eveningattending classes,hoping he could one day find a better-paid 胡job.He hardly ever ate a meal with his family.He worked and MKHLstudied very hard because he wanted

2、 to provide his family withthe best things that money could buy.Whenever his family complained,he said that he was doing、7-*it all for them.But he often wished to spend more time with his family.The day came when the father was offered a good job.It paid quite well.However,the familystill did not ge

3、t to see the father during most of the week.He kept working hard,hoping to get themanager position（职位）.The fathers hard work paid off,and he was promoted.Excitedly,he hired a maid（女仆），so his wife did not have to do the housework anymore.He also felt their three-room house was nolonger big enough.It

4、would be nice for his family to enjoy the comfort of a larger house.So thefather decided to further his studies and get a better job.As expected,the fathers hard work paid off again,and he bought a beautiful house.He toldhis family he had decided not to work as hard anymore.From then on he was going

5、 to devote（把.专用于）more time to his family.However,the next day the father did not wake up anymore.1.At first,the father took evening classes in the hope of.A.making more money to support his familyB.setting a good example for his childrenC.buying a large house for his familyD.getting the position of

6、manager2.What did the family do when the father spent all his time working?A.Worked harder.B.Saved money.C.Complained to him.D.Left him.3.What did the father do for the family when he became a manager?A.Cooked meals for his family.B.Hired a maid.C.Bought a beautiful house.D.Devoted more time to his

7、family.4.The father did everything he had aimed to do EXCEPT.A.finding a well-paid jobB.becoming a senior officialC.buying good things for his familyD.enjoying time with his family5.What does the writer want to tell us?A.People should always keep promises to their families.B.People can realize their

8、 dreams in the end if they work hard.C.Its not wise for people to work hard for a well-paid job.D.It*s not wise to achieve success at the cost of family and health.A teenager with cerebral palsy（脑性瘫痪）had her ownway to help her classmates understand her illness.TeganVincent-Cooke,14,turned her life s

9、tory into a cartoon.Tegan had difficulty making friends at schoo 1.Because ofher illness,many students were too shy to talk to her.Theywere also uncomfortable asking her questions.So she decidedto make her stoiy into a cartoon.In the video,she tells howcerebral palsyfrom her birth to the present day

10、一made a big difference to her everyday life.Shesays that she is really upset when other kids laugh at her.She also describes her family in Bristoland how her parents love her.Tegans school life had changed greatly since she showed the videoto her classmates.It had helped her classmates understand he

11、r better.As a result,she is moreconfident and she has made more friends.Tegan hopes that more people can watch the video and know about the illness.She is goingto make more videos in the future.1.Tegan couldnt get on well with her classmates because of.A.her little body B.her illnessC.her poor famil

12、y D.her character2.What did Tegan do to make her classmates understand her?A.She made friends with her classmates.B.She told her classmates her story in school.C.She made her story into a cartoon.D.She watched the cartoons with her classmates.3.What does Tegans cartoon tell about?A.Her trouble from

13、cerebral palsy.B Her happy school life.C.Her idea about the lire.D.Her future dream.4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Finally Tegan had difficulty making friends at school.B Tegan was more confident after her classmates understood her.C.Tegans classmates never laughed at he

14、r.D.Tegans school life had changed greatly since she got well.5.What is Tegan*s dream?A.She hopes to have more friends.B.She wants to find a nice job in the future.C.She plans to make money by making cartoons.D.She hopes more people know about cerebral palsy.（三）New Technology Revolutionizes（变革）Learn

15、ingMore and more people believe that technologies are great for learning.Today,such teaching tools as iPads are used in a lot of courses,includinglanguage,history and science.Many teachers are supporters of using iPads in language learning.They say that students nowhave much more time for discussion

16、 in the classroom.Instead of spending valu able class timelistening to texts or watching teaching videos,students can do this on their own and come to classprepared for discussion.The teachers also say that iPads allow students to learn at their own pace.Some studentsmight listen to a dialogue only

17、once and understand it,so they can save time for doing otherthings.Other students,however,might need to listen to the same dialogue again and again tounderstand it.Using iPads is especially helpful to students who are learning a language at differentpaces.The students who are using the new tool in s

18、ome courses are also happy.They believe thatusing iPads is a more enjoyable way to learn（such as listening to stories and watching movies）.The class has become much more interesting and creative.There are other advantages for students.By using iPads,they can pay more attention to thematerial and lea

19、rn more.Teaching notes are stored in their iPads and are easy to find.Somestudents spend more time studying now.I can listen to my language material or watch teachingvideos on the bus,instead of having to wait until I get home,a student explained.Many adults complain that technologies such as iPads

20、are doing harm to students.Theyworry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat duringexams.Some believe that iPads may separate students from each other.If a student spends moretime watching videos on an iPad,he will have fewer opportunities to have face-to-facec

21、ommunication with others.However,technologies are already a part of most students day-to-day lives.As for cheating,teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams.Education needs to makechanges with the times as technology is playing an important part.We should look forward to

22、awonderful future when iPads and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.1 .What does the expression“at their own pace-in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.According to their own timetable.B.Without their teachers?help.C.Because of their wonderful goals.D.Against their parents5 hope.2.From the p

23、assage we can learn t h a t.A.students with iPads have less discussion in classB.students get more fun from learning with iPadsC.iPads help students save time waiting for busesD.iPads prevent students from cheating in exams3.The writer probably agrees t h a t.A.teachers can take control of students5

24、 learningB.exam results depend a lot on now technologyC.technology in education has a bright futureD.note-taking is as helpful as video-watching4.Where does the passage possibly come from?A.A shopping advertisement B.A science fiction C.An education magazine D.A textbook（四）A study found most people

25、use their smart phones for an hour and 52 minutes a day.Most ofthis time is taken up with texting,emails and surfing the web,but only around 20 minutes is spentmaking three calls.The survey of 2,000 people found that social media apps,calculators（计算器）,calendars andcameras werealso seen as particular

26、ly important functions.Navigation apps（导航应用）such as Google Mapswere popular too-with one in six people admitting they would feel unable to travel around anunfamiliar city without one.The study also found checking Facebook and taking pictures of othersare carried out more frequently than making calls

27、.Also on the list were the calendar to rememberappointments and birthdays,mobile banking and the news are apps that make day-to-day life alittle easier.Tom Barr said:The functions on a mobile phone have developed and improved drastically（居IJ烈）over the past 10 years.With so many ways to keep in touch

28、 nowadays,people are using thefunctions that are convenient for them.As we get less and less time to ourselves,we need moreconvenience in our lives and less difficulty.While calling can be more personal,it doesnt alwayssave your time/Scientists at Rice University wanted to see if the latest mobile t

29、echnology would be used bythe students toimprove their learning.But a year later,the researchers concluded that its not enough to givestudents the righttechnology,but said they need guidance about how to use it.1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Most people spend nearly two

30、hours texting a day.B.Most people spend about 20 minutes making three calls a day.C.Most people spend most time of a day making phone calls.D.Most time of a day is taken up by surfing the web.2.Why dont most people make a lot of calls?A.Because calling can be more personal.B.Because it doesnt always

31、 save your time.C.Because social media apps are important functions.D.Because calling is more convenient.3.What does the underlined word one in the second paragraph refer to（指代）？A.Social media apps.B.Mobile phones.C.Navigation apps.D.Particularly important functions.4.The writer mainly wants to tell

32、 us.A.navigation apps such as Google Maps were popularB.checking Facebook is carried out more frequently than making callsC.the functions on a mobile phone have developed and improved drasticallyD.students need guidance about how to use mobile phones（五）Long long ago,there was a spider who lived on a

33、 field.She liked this home and planned tostay there for the rest of her life.One day,the spider caught a little bug（虫子）.The bug said,“If you let me go,I will tell yousomething important that will save your life.The spider stopped and listened carefully.“Youd better get out of this field.the little b

34、ug said.“The harvest is coming!”The spider smiled and said,“What is the harvest you are talking about?You are just tellingme a story.v Oh,no,it is true,“the little bug said.The owner of this field is coming to harvestit soon.You will be killed by the machines if you stay here.”The spider said,“I don

35、rt believe you.I have lived here all of my life,and the owner has nevercome here.And then the spider ate the little bug for lunch.The next day was a beautiful sunny day.As the spider was going to have a rest,she saw somethick clouds moving towards her.She could hear the sound of a big machine,and sh

36、e said toherself,“What would that be?Is the bug right?”1.The little bug tried to get free by.A.running in the webB.playing against the spiderC.turning to his friends for helpD.telling the spider some important news2.The spider didnt believe the little bug be c aus e.A.she knew the bugs storyB.nothin

37、g like this had happened beforeC.she had got other newsD.she knew the harvest time3.What happened to the little bug at last?A.The spider let it go.B.The spider had it for a meal.C.The farmers caught it.D.It ran away itself.4.In the end,the spider mi ght.A.die in a stormB.run from the fieldC.be kille

38、d by the machineD.stay there for the rest of her life5.What can we learn from the story?A.Its helpful to follow others1 advice.B.Dont do something bad to the small animals.C.Working hard is important.D.Nothing is difficult in the world.（六）On the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific,some villagers cu

39、tdown trees in a special way.If a tree is too large to be cut down with anax,they try something else-yelling at it.Woodsmen with special powersclimb up a tree at dawn and yell at it at the top of their voices.Theycontinue doing this for 30 days.After 30 days,the tree dies and fallsover.It seems like

40、 the yelling kills the spirit of the tree.According to thevillagers,it always works.Its too bad they dont have the advantages of modem technologyand a scientific mind.No matter how true the story actually is.it reminds me of something.I often yell at my wife,the telephone and workers.And sometimes I

41、 even yell at the TV.Thenewspapers and my children.Pve been known to shake my fist and yell at the sky at times.The man next door yells at his car a lot.And this summer I heard him yell at a ladder formost of an afternoon.We modem,educated people yell at traffic,bills,banks andmachines.Machines and

42、relatives get yelled at the most.It doesn*t do much good.Machines and things just sit there.Even kicking it doesn*t usuallyhelp.As for people,well,the Solomon Islanders may have a point.Yelling at living things doestend to kill the spirit in them.Sticks and stones may break our bones,but words will

43、break ourhearts.When in a difficult situation,yelling at your family or friends wont solve the problem butmight hurt them deeply.Why not try talking to them in a positive way?1.How do the Solomon villagers cut down a very large tree?A.They use a special ax.B.They yell at the tree day by day.C.They u

44、se the powers of nature.D.They use modern technology.2.From Paragraph 3,we learn that the writer seems to be.A.a nice husbandB.a patient fatherC.an easy-going bossD.a complainer3.What does the writer think about yelling in life?A.It solves traffic problems.B.It helps people at the bank.C.It makes ma

45、chines work.D.It does no good for people.4.What does the writer want to tell us?A.Yelling hurts both sides.B.Yelling is bad for our health.C.Every living thing has its own spirit.D.Solomon Islanders are very clever.（七）When youre not at home,many worries may start to crowd your mind.Did I turn the co

46、ffeemaker off?Did I lock the door?Are the kids doing their homework or watching television?With asmart home,you can quiet all of these worries.A smart home is a home with a communication network.This network connects devices（装置），such as lights and TV sets,and allows them to be controlled from far aw

47、ay through electricalwiring,mobile phone communication or WiFi over the Internet.More and more people may start to consider owning a smart home,because it makes lifemuch more convenient.It can help keep your room at a certain temperature.It can record whathappens inside the home and send the video t

48、o your phone.When you are on vacation abroad,youcan use a smart home controller to switch on or off the electricity when necessary.Some smarthomes can receive a visitor,allowing him to come in and offering him a drink.They can even feedthe cat and water the plants.Besides,smart homes are easy to fix

49、.Most smart home technology and devices are wirelessand can be set up with a minimum of tools,using only the guiding information.When a problemappears,you can deal with it yourself without paying a professional.However,for home-users,the smart home technology is far from perfect.It can be ratherexpe

50、nsive to own the technology and the devices.Also,because the smart home system allow itsowner to get home information from anywhere,it leaves the home easy to be attacked by hackers,who may secretly use or change the information in the system.Now,many scientists are excited at the future of smart ho