2021中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練-人物故事

中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練-人物故事

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Passage1

Oneday,Mr.Liwasreadingabookinhisofficeafterschool.Tohis

surprise,aballflewinsuddenlyandhurthimonthehead.Hetookthe

balltothewindow,butheonlysawagroupofboystudentsrunning

awayquicklyanddisappearinginaminute.Hesatdownagainand

continuedhisreading.Asitgotdark,itwastimeforhimtoleavefor

home.Lookingattheball,hewonderedwhattodowithit.Heknewthe

owneroftheballmustbenearbyandwishedtogetitback.Hewent

downstairsandwalkedtotheplayground.Itwasatthecenterofthe

playgroundthatheplacedtheballwithapieceofpaper,onwhichhe

wroteBecarefulnexttime!”.Thenhewalkedaway.

Thenextmorning,asMr.Liopenedtheofficedoor,hefoundthesame

pieceofpaperonthefloor.Somewordswereaddedafterhiswords:

“Thankyouforyourkindness.Anyway,youareacleverfellow//

()1.WhathappenedwhileMr.Liwasreadinginhisoffice?

A.Thewindowwasbrokenbyaball.

B.Aballhurthimonthehead.

C.Aballhitthewindow.

D.Thedoorwasbrokenbyaball.

()2.Whydidtheowneroftheballrunawayquickly?

A.HewasafraidofMr.Li.

B.Hewantedtogettheballback.

C.Hewantedtogohome.

D.Hewenttolookfortheball.

()3.HowdidMr.Lidealwiththeball?

A.Hetookithome.

B.Heputitinhisoffice.

C.Heputitbackontheplayground.

D.Hehadnoideaaboutit.

()4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat

A.Mr.Liisinterestedinreading

B.Mr.Liistoohardonhisstudents

C.Mr.Liisgoodatplayingsports

D.Mr.Liisacleverteacherwithkindness

Passage2

Whilemanyyoungpeoplewereenjoyingthesummervacation,Zach

Bonnerwasworkinghishardest.ZachstartedwalkingfromValrico,

Florida,hishometown,onChristmas,2009.HereachedLosAngelesnine

monthslaterinSeptember,2010.Hecoveredatotalof2,478milesand

raised$120,000forkidsinneed.Alongtheway,Zachattendedschool

online.Hismother,brotherandsistertookturnstowalkordrive

togetherwithhim.

Althoughheisveryyoung,Zachhasalonghistoryofhelpingothers.

Whenaterriblestormhittownin2004,Zach,whensix,pulleda

wagon（小推車）throughhiscommunityandcollectedfoodforpeoplein

need.

Hehasraised$400,000forhisLittleRedWagonFoundationsincethen.

Itgivesmoneytoprojectswhichhelphomelesschildren.In2007,Zach

beganwalkingtosupportachildren'scharity（慈善組織）inTampa,Florida.

Hefinishedhisjourney23dayslater,280milesawayinTallahassee.Then

inthesummerof2009,hetrekkedabout670milesfromAtlantato

Washington,D.C.,injusttwomonths.

“Aslongastherearehomelesskids,Iwillneverstopwalkingforthem.”

Zachsays.

()1.WhatdidZachdoduringthesummervacationin2010?

A.Hestayedathometolookafterhisfamily.

B.Hetravelledtohishometownwithhisfamily.

C.Hejoinedinaschoolactivitywithotherkids.

D.Hewalkedtocollectmoneyforkidsinneed.

()2.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatZach.

A.begantohelppeopleataveryearlyage

B.mademoneytopayforhiseducation

C.enjoyedplayingaroundinhiscommunity

D.workedveryhardforhisfamily

()3.AtwhatagedidZachstartwalkingtosupportaTampachildren's

charity?

A.Atsix.B.Atnine.C.Ateleven.D.Attwelve.

()4.Theunderlinedword“trekked"inParagraph3probablymeans

A.延伸B.挖掘C.跋涉D.飛行

（）5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZach?

A.Friendlyandshy.B.Sillybutlovely.

C.Kindandhelpful.D.Cleverbutlazy.

Passage3

FromNobodytoSomebody

Brianwasafunnystudent.Helovedwatchingcomedies（喜居!J）bestand

hopedtobecomeacomedyactoroneday.

Whenheheardaboutthetalentshowtobeheldathisschool,Brian

decidedtotakepartin.Hehadneveractedonstage（舞臺(tái)）before,andhe

wasveryexcited.Butsomestudentslaughedathim."Youarenotfunny

butsillyJKen,oneofhisclassmates,saidtohisface."Noonewilllike

whatyoudo,"anotherboyalsosaidtohim,loudly.

Briancouldn'tunderstandwhytheyweresounkindtohim.Fora

moment,hethoughtaboutgivinguptheshow.Butherememberedhow

muchhisfriendslikedhisjokes,andalsohisteacherssaidhewasvery

funny.Sohedecidedtopreparefortheshow.

Briandidagreatjobatthetalentshow.Everyonelovedhisperformance,

andhewonthefirstprize!Histeachersandfriendswereproudofhim.

Evenso,KentoldBrianthathewasnotfunny,andthathewouldnever

besuccessful.Briandidn'tunderstandwhyKensaidso,butherealized

thatithadnothingtodowithhim.Heconfidentlycontinuedtowork

towardshisgoal.

Astheyearswenton,BrianmetmorepeoplelikeKen."You'lldoa

terriblejob"theysaidtohim.Luckily,mostpeopleencouragedhimand

somehelpedhimtobecomeevenfunnier.Hegotalotofopportunities

toperforminmovies.Hewaseveninvitedtoappearontelevision.His

fansthankedhimbecausehiscomediesmadethemfeelgoodwhenthey

wereunhappy.

NowBrianisabigcomedystar!Heisdoingwhathelovesbest.Henever

feelsstressedlikethoseunkindpeople,andhelaughsalldaylong!

()1.WhatdidBrianlovebestwhenhewasastudent?

A.Goingtoschool.B.Helpingclassmates.

C.Watchingcomedies.D.Meetingnewfriends.

()2.Briandecidedtopreparefortheshowbecause.

A.hisfriendslikedhisjokes

B.hewasinvitedbyaTVstation

C.hewasn'tbusyactinginmovies

D.Kenwasexpectinghisperformance

（）3.Afterwinningthefirstprize,Brian.

A.begantounderstandKen

B.becameateacherofacting

C.encouragedotherstojoinhim

D.continuedtoworktowardshisgoal

（）4.Brian'sfansthankedhimbecausehiscomediesbroughtthem

A.successB.happinessC.luckD.pride

Passage4

Wehaveheardaboutpeoplewhohavespecialmemories.Recentlythere

hasbeenareportaboutawomanfromAustraliawhocanremember

almosteverydetail（細(xì)節(jié)）ofalltheeventsinherdailylife.

RebeccaSharrock,25,isoneofjust80peopleworldwidewhohavebeen

indentified（確定）ashavingHighlySuperiorAutobiographicalMemory

（HSAM,超級(jí)自傳體記憶癥）.Itmeansshecanremembereverysmallevent

——whichmostpeoplewouldforgetwithin（在以內(nèi)）days—asifithad

happenedjustminutesago.

“Iremembermymumputtingmeinthedriver'sseatofacarandtaking

apictureofmewhenIwas12daysold,"shesaid."That'smyearliest

memory.Iremembereverydaysincethen.Ican'ttellallthedatesexactly

becauseIwastooyoungtounderstandcalendars,butIrememberwhatI

didthatveryday,whattheweatherwaslikeandsoon.

Rebeccacanalsoreexperiencetaste.Ifshe'seatingsomethingthatshe

doesn'tlike,shethinksaboutBlackForestcake,herfavoritefood,and

thememorywillbesostrongthatshecannearlytasteit.

However,sometimeshermemoriesprove（證明）tobepainful.Because

they'renotjusteventsthatsheremembers."WhenIrelive（再體驗(yàn)）

memories,thefeelingsreturn,too,"Rebeccasaid."Forexample,I

rememberfallingoverwhenIwasthreeatmygrandparents'houseand

hurtingmyleftknee.Talkingaboutitnow,Ifeelpainfulinmyleftknee.'1

“Atnight,Ihavetosleepwiththeradio/recorderandasoftlighton,"

sheadded."Ifit'stoodarkorquiet,mymindwouldbefilledwithall

thesememoriesandIcan'tsleep."

（）1.WhichisNOTTRUEaboutRebecca?

A.Shehasspecialmemories.

B.SheisfromAustralia.

C.Sheis25yearsold.

D.Shecanremembereverydetailofalltheevents.

()2.WhathappenedtoRebeccaonthedaywhenshewas3yearsold?

A.ShewasidentifiedashavingHSAM.

B.Hermotherputherinacarandtookapictureofher.

C.Shestartedtounderstandcalendars.

D.Shehurtherleftkneeathergrandparents'.

()3.Wheneversheisrelivinghermemories,.

A.sheishappy

B.sheexperiencesthefeelingsagain

C.shefeelspaininherknees

D.shecantasteherfavoritefood

()4.WhatistheresultofhavingHSAM?

A.Shecanremembereveryeventinherdailylife.

B.Shecanreexperiencetaste.

C.Shecanrelivefeelings.

D.Alltheabove.

（）5.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）that.

A.HSAMcandohergood,butitalsobringsherpain

B.shefeelspainfulifsherecallsherexperiences

C.shecanfallasleepwhilesheisreexperiencingmemories

D.HSAMcangreatlyimproveherlivingconditions

Passage5

CarltonJosephisafashiondesigner（服裝設(shè)計(jì)師），butnotjustanyfashion

designer.Heappearsontelevision,hewritesbooks,andheownshis

ownfashionhouse.

Bornin1980,Carltonstarteddesigningclotheswhenhewaseleven.His

fatherownedaclothesstore,andCarltonusedtoworkthereatthe

weekend.Thenhedidadesigncourseatcollege.

Whenhewas21,someonesuggesteddoingaTVprogram.Hemadehis

firstshowCarlton'sClothesin2004,andhewrotehisfirstbookinthe

sameyear.Sincethenhehaswrittenfourmore.Carltongotmarriedto

TVproducerSusanMillsin2005.

Threemonthsago,Carltonstartedhisnewcompany.HecalleditDesign:

Carlton.

AtworkCarltonalwayswearsblacktrousersandablackcoat,butat

home,orwhenhegoesout,hewearsclotheswithbrightcolors(red,blue

andyellow).Heisespeciallycrazyaboutnewglasses,hebuysanewpair

everyfewweeks.HIliketolookdifferenteveryday,"hesays.

Carltonstartedwearingglasseswhenhewastwelve.Hedyed(給...染色)

hishairredwhenhewas18.Itisstillred,andthisyear,forthefirsttime,

hehasgrownabeard."Mywifelikesit,_that'swhy"ishisexplanation.

Buthisbeardisblack!

()1.HowoldwasCarltonwhenhewrotehisfirstbook?

A.11.B.21.C.24.D.25.

()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.Carlton'shair.B.Carlton'sbeard.

C.Carlton'scoat.D.Carlton'scompany.

()3.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5?

A.Carltonlikestolookdifferent.

B.Carltonisahardworkingperson.

C.Carltoniscrazyaboutnewglasses.

D.Carltonloveswearingcolorfulclothes.

()4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Carltonisjustacommonfashiondesigner.

B.Carltonstartedhisnewfashioncompanyin2005.

C.CarltonmadehisfirstshowafterhegotmarriedtoSusan.

D.Carltongotsomedesignexperiencebeforegoingtocollege.

Passage6

ThisyeartheUSwillhonour(紀(jì)念)oneofthecountry'smostfamous

writersMarkTwain(18351910).Mostreadersknowthathisrealnamewas

SamuelLonghorneClemens,buthowmanyknowwherethepenname

MarkTwaincamefrom?

TheanswershowsClemens'colourfulearlylifebeforehebecameawriter.

MarkTwainwasthecryshoutedonashipwhentheshipenteredapart

ofariverthatwastwofathoms(6feet)deep.Twainisanoldfashioned

wayofsayingtwo.TwaintrainedasashippilotontheMississippiriver

fortwoyears,atimethathewroteaboutinthehumorousLifeonthe

Mississippi(1883).

Thefamousriverwouldbecomeanimportantthemeinmanyofhis

works—whocouldforgetthejourneyofHuckandJimalongitinhis

mostfamousbook,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1884)?

Withlittleeducation,hehadtoteachhimselfhowtowritestories.

Wheneverpossible,hewouldgotopubliclibraries.Therehespentmuch

timereadingandthinking,whichgreatlyhelpedhimwithhiswriting.

Ontheotherhand,hislifeexperiencesgavehimwonderfulmaterialto

writeaboutandattractreaders.Twainwroteinastylethathasbeen

calledlocalcolourbecauseitshowsgreatknowledgeoflocalpeopleand

theircustoms.

ThisgiftisveryclearinthetwobooksforwhichTwainisstillcelebrated

today:TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)anditsfollowupThe

AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,whichmanypeoplecall“TheGreat

AmericanNovel".

ThemostamazinginventioninthebookisthevoiceofHuckhimself.

Huckdidnotenjoyschooling.Itshowsinthewayheuseslanguage,ina

spokenstyle.OnlyamasterlikeTwaincouldcopythewayayoung

southernboytalkedsowell.

()1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gift"meaninthepassage?

A.Twain'stalentforselfteaching.

B.Twain's"localcolour"writingstyle.

C.Twain'sgoodsenseofhumour.

D.Twain'sexperiencesasashippilot.

()2.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthebestpartofTheAdventuresof

HuckleberryFinn?

A.Thedeepsocialmeaning.

B.Theexcitinglifeexperiences.

C.ThespecialwaythatHucktalks.

D.TheniceviewoftheMississippi.

()3.Whichisthemostsuitableplaceinthepassageforthesentence,

"Twaindidnotcomefromthewriter'sbackgroundyoumight

expect."?

A.AtthebeginningofParagraph2.

B.AtthebeginningofParagraph3.

C.AtthebeginningofParagraph4.

D.AtthebeginningofParagraph5.

()4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.MarkTwain'scareerasagreatwriter.

B.MarkTwain'sinterestindescribinglocallife.

C.MarkTwain'sachievementsinAmericanliteraturefield.

D.MarkTwain'slifeexperienceswhichinfluencedhiswriting.

Passage7

RachelCarson（19071964）wasapioneeroftheworld'senvironmental

movementthroughherwritingabouttheprotectionofthenaturalworld.

Her1962bookSilentSpringmadeherwellknownbymanypeople.It

describestheharmfulchangesintheenvironmentofusingtoxic（有害的）

chemicalsonfarmland.

Carson'scareerstartedasabiologistintheUSBureauofFisheries.In

1951shepublishedherfirstbook,TheSeaAroundUs,whichbecamea

bestseller.Itmadeherrichenoughtoleaveherjobanddevoteherlifeto

writing.Shewasagiftedwriter.Hernexttwobookswerealsoaboutthe

oceansandbothtoppedthebooksaleslists.

Carson'sbookSilentSpringcompletelychangedthewayAmerica

thoughtaboutnature.Itpaintedableak（荒涼的）futureforthewhole

naturalworld.Itledtoanationwideban（禁止）ontheuseofadeadly

chemicalcalledDDT,andothertoxicpesticides（農(nóng)藥）thatfarmersused

fortheircrops.Manypeoplesaythebookledtothecreationof

America'sEnvironmentalPr