2021年中考英语复习测试：阅读理解.pdf

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1、备考2020年中考英语专题复习测试：阅读理解第一段（2 019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。AGary and Gavin were twin brothers who worked in a store owned by their father.After the father hadpassed away,they took over the store.Everything went well until the day a twenty-dollar bill disappeared.Gary had left the bill on

2、the cash register（收车艮台）.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?,Gavinsaid that he had not.But Gary did not let it go and kept asking.4 4Twenty-dollar bills cant walk away bythemselves!Surely you must have se

3、en 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 inthe 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 asked Gary,“How long hav

4、e you beenhere?Gary replied that hed been there all his lift.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 atwenty-dollar bill on the cash register.And I took it.All these years I havent been able

5、 to forget that.I hadto 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.Thensomething surprised the stranger even more-aft

6、er hearing his story,the two middle-aged men hugged eachother 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.Because he got little money from his father.C.B

7、ecause 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 separated their store with a wall.D.The two brothers went to d

8、ifferent 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 can learn from the last sentence of the passage thatA.The wall disappeared becau

9、se 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1 5、ACBDCB（2 019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。Its all about patience（耐性）really.Chinese walkers,who usually walk the red

10、 light together,may be surprised at recent research whichshowed 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 ）.It found thatan average Chinese walker ran out of patience at red lights after 90 seconds.But there5s an inte

11、resting fact:the average Germans endurance ability（耐性）was around 60 seconds while the British only 45 secondsand the American 40 seconds.People will take no notice of the red lights when the waiting time exceeds（超过）their patience time.“A lot of Chinese traffic lights are car-friendly instead of walk

12、er-friendly,said Ni Ying,who led theresearch team.As there are more and more car users in the city,city planners are giving them moreconvenience on the roads,according to her.The study also found that at some crossings,walkers waited longer than 150 seconds,and at othercrossings the wait could be as

13、 long as 2 00 seconds.However,most red lights abroad do not exceed 12 0seconds.The study suggested that planners should think about the walking pace（步幅）of people from differentage groups,especially middle-aged people and seniors,in order to make the roads more walker-friendly.Butthe citys traffic po

14、lice do not agree.They argue that the roads are built not just fbr the walkers,but also forcars.To give more time fbr walkers would cut down the time for cars,“a traffic policeman said.On a busytraffic day,it can make traffic worse.”1.Who are the most patient among the people from four different cou

15、ntries?A.The Chinese.B.The German.C.The British.D.The American2.According to the passage,Chinese walkers walk the red light becauseA.they are not afraid of the traffic 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

16、 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 friendly 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 accor

17、ding to peoples walking pace.D.By stopping the middle-aged people from walking across the roads.5.Which of the following will the traffic police agree with?A.Its right to give more time to walkers.B.Reducing time fbr car users will make traffic worse.C.We should encourage people to walk instead of d

18、riving.D.We should build more roads to meet the need of different people.参考答案1 5.ADCCBC（2 019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 October5,Tu Youyou,84,became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in natural science.She isonly the 12 th woman in history to be awarded the honor.Tu was bom in Ni

19、ngbo,Zhejiang,China on 30 December 1930.She once studied at Xiaoshi MiddleSchool and Ningbo Middle School.Her teacher said that Tu liked reading books and she was veryhard-working.From 1951 to 1955,she attended Beijing Medical College.Later Tu was trained for two and ahalf years in traditional Chine

20、se medicine.Tu was given the award for her discovery of artemisinin（青蒿素）,which has been developed to fightagainst malaria（疟疾）.When Tu started her search in the late 1960s,over 2 40,000 compounds（化合物）around the world had already been tested,without any success.Her interest in traditional Chinese medi

21、cinedrew her to ancient texts and finally found the sweet wormwood（青蒿）,which had been used to treat malariain China around 400 A.D.After more than 190 failures,she invented the right drug in 1971.Tu Youyou doesnt have a Ph.D.,neither has she ever studied or worked overseas.One formercolleague,Liao F

22、uming,who has worked with Tu for more than 40 years,describes her as a“tough andstubbom（固执）woman.”Tu is stubborn enough to spend many years putting ancient texts together and use them in modernscientific practices.The result is millions of lives saved.She has done wonderful contribution to the world

23、 with her work,she really deserves it!Its a blessingfor the Chinese people,as it is for the world!H 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.2 1 years old.C.2 5 years old.D.2 8 years old.2.By saying over

24、2 40,000 compounds around the world had already been tested,without any success.”,thewriter wants to tell us thatA.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 ha

25、d successfully inventing medicine against malaria.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-work

26、ing.5.What is the best title for the passage?A.Tu Wins the Nobel PrizeB.Tu,a clever Chinese womanC.Traditional Chinese medicineD.How malaria was defeated参考答案1 5、CABDAD:捌 嘲LLeamEnglishA Listen&Watch Grammar&Vocabulary Fun&Games Business&Work Writing IELTS Apps QHome Writino English for EmailsUnit 4:S

27、tarting and finishing emails _ _O s w r 229 3 EQQQIHow should you begin and finish an email message to someone you dont know?Find out here.Starting and finishing emailsHere are some important points to consider when starting and finishing an email.Formal or informal?We write a formal email when we w

28、ant to be polite,or when we do not know the reader very well.A lotof work emails are formal.We write infonnal emails when we want to be friendly,or when we know thereader well.A lot of social emails are informal.Here are some examples of formal and informal messages:Before you start writing an email

29、,decide if you want to write a formal email or an informal one.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 invitation to a f

30、riend at your workplaceA message to a friend on a social networking siteLayout and punctuationStarting an email:We normally write a comma after the opening phrase.We start a new line after thename of the person were writing to.Finishing an email:We normally write a comma after the closing phrase.We

31、start a new line to write ourname at the end.FormalInformalDear Mr Piper,Hi Tim,FormalInformalI am writing to thank you for all your help.Many thanks for your help.I look forward to seeing you next week.See you next week.With best wishes,Cheers,John SmithJohnPhrases for starting and finishingHere ar

32、e some phrases which we use for starting and finishing emails.We use these in formal andinformal emails:Starting phrasesDear Tim,Good morning Tim,Ending phrasesRegards,With best wishes,With many thanks and best wishes,1.Where can you find this passage?A.From a school magazine.B.From a newspaper.C.Fr

33、om 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 the following belongs to an informal email?A.An email to your classmates.B.An email to an online shop.C.An email to

34、 your boss.D.An email to an ad company.4.After writing the opening and closing phrase,we both need a.A.J B.C.T D.5.When we say“With many thanks and best wishes，we mean to.A.start our emailB.change our topicC.end our emailD.express our opinions(D)4145 DBAAC第二段(A)(2 019中考选练题)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和 D 项中，

35、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 findinformation about a man named George Washington.As I searched the name,I found that there were twofamous people having the same name who looked completely different!One invented hundreds of us

36、es forpeanuts(花生),while the other led some sort of army across America.I stared at the screen,wonderingwhich one my teacher meant.I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice:let the coin decide.Iflipped(掷)a coin and ah!Tails(Wffi)!My report would be about the great man who invented peanut b

37、utter,George Washington carver.Weeks later,I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework.But things started to getstrange.I looked around the room,only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears intheir eyes and my stone-faced teacher.I was completely lost.What c

38、ould be causing everyone to act thisway?”Oh well,I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk,burning to find out what I had done wrong.As aclassmate began his report,it all became clear,t4My report is on George Washington,the man who startedthe American war of independence.The whole world became qui

39、et!How could I know that my teachermeant that George Washington?Of course,my subject result was awful.Sad but fearless,I decided to turn this around.I talked to theheadmaster,Miss Lancelot,but she said firmly:no re-dos;no new score.I felt that it was not fair,and Ibelieved I deserved a second chance

40、.So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.Ten months later,I sat in the headmasters office again,but this time a completely different conversation.Ismiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I wasgood enough to

41、 skip the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.1.helped me decide what my report would be about.A.The internet B.My classmates C.My grandpa D.A coin2 .People in the class acted strangely b e c a u s e.A.I was too proud of my homeworkB.I mistook what the homework was aboutC.the whole world s

42、uddenly became quietD.the teachers face turned to a stone3.1 after I failed the subject.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 t hat.A.the headmaster di

43、dnt like the writer at allB.the writers classmates felt sad at his 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 w

44、ay.C.One is never too old to learn.D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.2 6-30 DBACB（B）（2 019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 yourface?The reasons are simple and important.Your eyes are like two small

45、cameras.A camera catches an image of an object and records it on film.Similarly,when you look at something,each eye takes in what it sees and sends this image to the back of theeyeball.Because your eyes are set close together,they see the world from about the same height but from alittle different a

46、ngles.While your right eye sees an object a little to the right,your left eye sees the sameobject a bit to the left.Working as a team,the eyes send the images to your brain,then your brain put themtogether and you see a single image in the center.Seeing in stereo（立体）means seeing with two eyes workin

47、g 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 between you and theobjects you see,and then adjust to the changing angle so that you can see something clearly when you movecloser or farther away.If images are coming fr

48、om a single eye,however,only height and width canbe perceived.So if you see with one eye,you will get a 2 D image,as in a photograph.Now consider why your two eyes are on the front of your face.Think of other animals just like you.They are all hunting animals,like lions and tigers.This provides a fi

49、eld of sight about 180 degree wide,which is called binocular sight.On the other hand,animals that are hunted have eyes on the sides of the head,which provides nearly 360-degree field of sight.However,they dont have stereoscopic sight.It is difficultfor them to judge how far a danger is.With both ste

50、reoscopic and binocular sight,humans and hunting animals share the ability to see fromside to side and to judge how far it is from other objects.If you think it would be great to have another kindof sight,perhaps with hundreds of tiny eyes like many insects do,think again!Each tiny insect eye sees o