浙江省東陽市2016中考英語二輪訓(xùn)練閱讀理解(三)

1、【中考先睹為快】Passage A（來自 2016 中考模擬訓(xùn)練）閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中選出一個最佳選項。Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history.In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. tothe 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-ha

2、nded, so the scientists guessed thatright-ha nded ness has always bee n com mon through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of theworld s population is left-handed.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientistsnowknowthat a person s two hands each have their own jobs. For

3、 most people, the hand is used to find things orhold things. The right hand is used to work with things.Thisis because of the differe nt work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes aperson s hands and eyes work together, controls the lefthand. The left-side of the br

4、ain, which con trols the right han d, is the centre for thinking and doingproblems. These findings show that more artists should be left-ha nded, and studies have found thatleft-ha nded ness is twice as com mon among artists as among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a pers on beco

5、me right-ha ndedin stead of left-ha nded.Scientists have found that almost 40%of the people become left-handed because their main brain isdamaged whe n they are born. However, this does n t happe n to every one, so scientists guess theremust be another reason why people become left-handed.Oneidea is

6、 that people usually get right-ha nded from their pare nts. If a pers on does not receive the gene（ 基因）for right-handedness, he/ she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to thechanee and the people they work or live with.Though right-ha nded ness is more com mon tha nleft-ha nded

7、ness, people no Ion ger think left-ha nded people are stra nge or unuchildren were madeto use their right hands like other children,but today they don t閱讀理解sual. A long time ago, left-ha nded2have to.34.How many people in the world are left-handed now?A. Less tha n one sixth.B. More tha n a half.C.

8、About 40%.D. The passage doesn t tell us.35.Which of the followinghas the closest meaning to the underlinedword “damagedin this passage?A. kno cked.B. cha ngedC. brokeD. harmed36.Accord ing to the passage, which of the followi ng is NOT true?A. No one really knows what makes a pers on become right-h

9、a nded.B. Left-ha nded ness is cleverer tha n right-ha nded ness.C. Today childre n are not made to use their right hands only.D. Scien tists think there must be some reas on why people become left-ha nded.37.The best title for this passage is_ .A. Scien tists New Inven ti onsB. Left-ha nded PeopleC

10、. Which Ha ndD. Differe nt Brai ns,Different Hands參考答案 34 37、ADBCPassage B -“老”字趣談每個國家都有各自的文化習(xí)慣，而這種文化上的差異往往會引起一定的誤會，不過只要熟悉對方的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣做到入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，一切就OK 啦!3Whenmy family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought notonly our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and cu

11、lture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect（尊敬）elders. Uniuckily, this rule led to myvery first embarrassment in the United States.I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chin ese restaura nt.One time, whe n I wasserving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked mehow the foo

12、d could be served so quickly. I toldher that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as Isaid that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took measide and gave mea long lecture about how sen sitive（敏感）Americ

13、a nsare and how theydislike the descripti on“old ” . I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no Ionger an gry.In my village in China, people are proud of

14、 being old. Not so many people liveto be seve nty or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most kno wledgeand experienee. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from theirrich experie nee.However, in the United States, people think “growing old ” is a p

15、roblem since“old ” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.4Here many people try to keep themselves away from grow ing old by doing exercises or joggi ng, andwome n put on makeup, hop ing to look young. When I told the couplein the restaura nt that I respect the e

16、lderly, they got angry because this causedthem to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn twant to hear.After that, I cha nged the way I had bee n with older people. It is not that Idon t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don t show my feelings th

17、rough words.By Jack根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi) 容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。1. Jack brought the cou . ple their food very fast because_ .A. the man ager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wan ted him to do soD. he wan ted more pay2. When Jack called the couple “elderly ” , they became_.A. n ervousB. sa

18、tisfiedC. unhappyD. excited3. In Jack s hometown,_ .A. people dislike being called“old ”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seve nty or eightyD. the elderly are the first to get food in restaura nts4. After this experienee, Jack_.5A. lost his job in the restaura ntB. made

19、 friends with the coupleC. no Ion ger respected the elderlyD. cha nged his way with older people5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more Jack expla in ed, the an grier the couple got.B. Jack wan ted to show his feeli ngs through words after his experie nee.C. The man ager went back to the table

20、 and apologized to the couple.D. From this experie nee. Jack lear ned more about America n culture.【答案及解析】1. 選 B。根據(jù)第 2 段中的 I told her that I had madesure they got their food quicklybecause I always respect the elderly可知答案。2. 選 C。根據(jù)第 2 段中的 As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure 可知他

21、們聽到 Jack 稱他們?yōu)槔险邥r，一點也不高興。3. 選 B。根據(jù)第 3 段中的 In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。4. 選 D。根據(jù)最后一段中的 After that, I changed the way I had with older people 可知答案。5. 選 D。根據(jù)第 2 段最后一句 After the couple heard my reason, they understoodthat the problem was caused by cultural differe nces, so t

22、hey laughed and were noIon ger angry可知 A 選項不對；根據(jù)文章最后一句but now I don t show my feeli ngsthrough words 可知 B 選項不對；根據(jù)第 2 段中的 I then waked back to the tableandapolo gized to the wife 可知 C 選項也不對，故正確答案為D。Passage C 中考閱讀理解Mark Hartmann is in the third grade, but he cannot read or write. He makes loud sounds

23、from his6chair and waves his hands around his head all the time. He cannot listen for more than two minutes at atime. Sometimes, he hits the other children. Sometimes, he also hits his teacher.Mark Hartmann has autism（ 孤獨癥 ）. His brain cannot organize（組織 ） and manageinformation clearly. He does not

24、understand the world or the people around him.The school principal（校長 ） says that the other children lose two much learningtime when Mark is in their classroom. She thinks Mark can get a better education at a special programnearby. There, teachers know how to take care of students with autism.But Ma

25、rk s parents do not want him to go there. In fact, a law was made in 1988. It says thatstudents with disabilities（殘疾 ） can be in regular（正常的 ） classes.This gives them the same chances for success as everyone else.The Hartmann used to live in Chicago. Mark went to regular classes there. Markhad help

26、from some special teachers, and the program was very good for him.“ Hewas part of the school, ” Mrs. Hartmann told reporters.“ He also learned to holdhands with some of the children in his class.”Answer the questions.1.How does Mark act in the classroom?A. He cannot pay attention very well.B. He sho

27、uts from his chair.C. He hits other children.D. All of the above2.Paragraph 2 explains _ .A. autism B. Mark s idea C. Mark s school life3.The 1988 law says that disabled students can have _ .A. more chances than everyone elseB. fewer chances than everyone elseC. the same cha nces as every one elseD.

28、 differe nt cha nces from every one else5. What is good about the“special program” nearby?A. The teachers there know more about autism.7B. It is close to Mark s home.C. Mark likes the program.【參考答案】（14）1 4 DACA中考閱讀理解Long ago, people in Rome （羅馬）talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文） .Pupils in school l

29、earnedto read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.Some Romans（羅馬人） went to other parts of the world. They took their Ianguagewith them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world Ianguage.People in other coun tries did not talk in Lati n the same way .In each land,they changed the I

30、anguage a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk inLatin any more. New Ianguages had come from the old one.People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Lat in words. You do, too.Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a