中考英語閱讀理解專練

中考英語閱讀理解專練（一）

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Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Most

rubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethingswewouldsoonhavea

mountainofrubbish.

Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsideofcitytoadump.Oftenthecity

dumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokeninto

smallpiecesandsentintothesewagesystem.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfrom

toilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.

Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,

grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,

andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.

Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingbutthemetal.

Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefood

partsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhurnus,

whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpthem

grow.

51.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassagein.

A.asciencebookB.aTVguideC.ahistorybookD.atelephonebook

52.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.toletusknowtakingawayrubbishisabigjob

B.toexplaintheneedforrubbishcollection

C.tointroducedifferentwaystotreatrubbish

D.totellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish

53.Theunderlinedword"sewage"inthepassagemeans.

A.排污B.染色C.洗滌D.吸塵

54.Accordingtothepassage,thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagain.

A.tofeedanimalsB.tofeedplants

C.tobuildahouseD.tomakemachines

55.Howshouldwetakecareofausedmetalboxaccordingtothepassage?

A.Byburningitoff.B.Byputtingitinwater.

C.Bythrowingitaway.D.Byreusingandrecyclingit.

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Germs（細菌）areeverywhere.Youcan'tseethem,buttheyareonyourdesk,onyour

computer,andevenintheair!

Likepeople,germsmovearoundtheworld.Theyflywithusonplanes.Whenfood,clothes,

andotherthingstravelaroundtheworld,germstravel,too.Somegermsaresafe,butsomeare

dangerous.Germscauseillnesseslikecoldsandtheflu.

WarmerWeatherBringsGerms

Theworld'sweatherischanging.Coolercountriesaregettingwarmer,soinsectsfromhot

countriescanmovethere.Someoftheseinsects,likemosquitoes,carrydangerousgerms.These

germscauseheadaches,fever,andcanevenkillpeople.

UnderYourSkin

Yourskinprotectsyoufromgerms.Itstopssomegerms,butnotall.Theycanenteryour

bodywhenyoueat,orwhenyouhaveacut.Germsareonyourhands,too.Theyenteryourbody

whenyoutouchyoureyes,nose,ormouth.

FightingGerms

Yourimmunesystem（免疫系統(tǒng)）protectsyou,too.Whengermsgetinsideyourbody,your

immunesystemfindsandkillsthem.Specialcells（細胞）movearoundyourbodyandfightgerms.

Theyhelpyoustayhealthy.Othercellsmakeantibodies.Antibodieshelpyourbodyfindandstop

germs.

Whatcanyoudotofightgerms?Youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwater.Soap

killsmanygerms,andwaterwashesthemaway.

51.Accordingtothetext,insects.

A.killgermsB.carrygermsC.protectgermsD.lovegerms

52.Theunderlinedword“there”refersto.

A.coolercountriesB.hotcountriesC.everywhereD.theworld

53.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.Allgermsaredangerous.B.Therearemoregermsincoldplaces.

C.Soapcankillallgerms.D.Germscangetintoyourbody.

54.Whatdoantibodiesdo?

A.Theykillgermsandwashthemaway.B.Theyfindanddevelopgerms.

C.Theyhelpprotectusfromgerms.D.Theycarrydangerousgerms.

55.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.GermsAreEverywhereB.WeatherIsChanging

C.SkinStopsGermsD.GermsAreDeveloped

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TomostpeopleofNorway（挪威），skiingisthebestwaytohavefuninwinter.Almost

everyonecanski.Childrenlearntoskisoonaftertheylearntowalk.LonglongagoinNorway,

therewerenobuses,trainsorcars.Thepeoplehadtofindawaytowalkoverthedeepsnow.

Skisweretherightanswer!AndNorwegians（挪威人）havebeenskiingeversince.

TodaymostNorwegiansskijustforfun.Mostfamilies,mothers,fathersandchildren,

maygotogetheronaskitripacrossthesnowycountryside.SomeofNorwegianyoungmenand

womenareamongthebestskiersintheworld.Theyhavewonmanyprizes.

AlthoughtheNorwegianslovewinter,thepeopleofNorwayarehappytoseesummer

come.Theyenjoytheout-of-doorsatanytimeoftheyear.Insummertheyswimandsunbathe

neartheoceans.Somepeoplegohikingandmountainclimbing.Sail-boatsglide（滑行）down

theseaduringthewarmsunnysummermonths.

TheNorwegians,likepeopleeverywhere,findmanywaystohaveagoodtime.During

thelongwintertheyalsoenjoyfilms.Theyliketoreadandenjoybooksfromthelibrariesno

matterwhattheseasonis.FamilylifeisveryimportanttothepeopleofNorway.

1.Inthepast,Norwegiansskiedfor.

A.havingfunB.winningprizesC.beingskiersD.crossingthedeepsnow

2.WhatactivityisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.skiingB.SkatingC.SwimmingD.Hiking

3.Norwegianslearntoski.

A.beforetheygotoprimaryschool

B.soonaftertheylearntowalk

C.whentheygotomiddleschool

D.aftertheygotocollege

4.Whichsentenceisright?

A.Norwegiansalsolikeindooractivities

B.Norwegianslikewinter,buttheydon'tlikesummer

C.Norwegiansskijustforprizesnow

D.Norwegiansdon'tthinkfamilylifeisveryimportant

5.Thewritermainlytellsusabout.

A.skiingB.thelifeofNorwegians

C.outdooractivitiesD.indooractivities

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HowtosayhelloinJapanesedependsonwhenyousayit.Thisisverymuchlikedifferent

greetingsusedinEnglishatdifferenttimesofthedayornight.InJapaneseculture,italsodepends

onwhetheryouareonthephoneormeetingsomebodyorwhetheryouareclosetothepersonyou

aregreeting.Weseldomgreetthemwith“goodmorning^^or"Goodevening”.A"Hi"isenough.

Althoughthemostpopularandmostwell-knowntranslationfor“Hello“isstill

“Konnichiwa"，itisnotexactlyhowtosayhelloinJapanese.Perhapsitisnotthemostsuitable

workforit.Actually,thecorrectgreetinginEnglishfor“Konnichiwa"is"Goodday"or"Good

noon"，andIamsureyouwouldn'tlikegreetingpeoplewitha“Goodday”atanytime,and

neitherdoJapaneselikesaying“Konnichiwa“whentheywanttosay“Hello”.

Sowhattodo?Let'sdoitthewaytheJapanesedo.Use“OhaiyoGonzaimasu"for“Good

morning“，“Konnichiwa“whenit'snoonand“Konbanwa"togreetsomebodyintheafternoon.

Thingsdifferwhenyouareonthephone.Justsay“Moshi,Moshi",whichisactuallysimilarto

saying^Hello,,overthephone,becauseonehardlyeveruses“Goodmoming^^or“Goodafternoon

or“Goodevening^^rightafterpickingupthephone.Itisinvariablythesweetoldt'Hello,\

Nexttime,TiltellsomethingaboutmylifeinJapan.

51.HowdoJapanesepeoplegreeteachotherintheafternoon?

A.Bysaying“Konbanwa”.

B.Bysaying“Moshi,Moshi”.

C.Bysaying“Konnichiwa”.

D.Bysaying“OhaiyoGonzaimasu,\

52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothewriter?

A.Japanesepeopleareveryfriendlytoeachother.

B.JapanesecultureissimilartoAmericanculture.

C.Japanesepeopledon'tlikeusing“Kormichiwa“asagreetingforthewholeday.

D.Peopledon'tneedtobepolitetotheirclosefriends.

53.Theunderlinedword“invariably“maymean

A.hardlyB.probablyC.alwaysD.sometimes

54.Formthepassageweknowthatthewriter.

A.isfromBritainB.livedinJapanforsometime

C.isworkinginaradiostationnowD.knowsbothJapaneseandChinese

55.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe.

A.Howtosayhello

B.HowtogreetclosefriendsinJapanese

C.HowtogreetpeopleinJapanese

D.somedifferencesbetweenEnglishandJapanese

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PerhapstheonlytestscorethatIrememberisthe55whenIwasinhighschool.

Thetestwasthefinalforacourse.!rememberwaitinganxiouslyasmyteacherMr.Right

passedoutourpapersonebyone.ltwasaratherdifficulttest.Iheardmyclassmatesgroaning,andI

couldtellbythegroansthatthescoresweren'tlookinggood.

Mr.Rightputmypaperonmydesk.Thereinbigrednumbers,circledtodrawattention,was

myscore,55!

Iloweredmyhead,andcoveredthescoreupquickly.A55isnotsomethingthatyouwanted

yourclassmatestosee.

叮hescoreswerenotverygood,noneofyoupassed,MMr.Rightsaid.'Thehighestscoreinthe

classwasa55.”

A55.That'sme!

Suddenlymysadlookdidn'tlooksobad.Ihadthehighestscore.Ifeltalotbetter.

Iwalkedhomealonethatdaywiththelowbuthighscore.MyfatherknewthatIhadabigtest

thatdayandaskedmeassoonasIgothomeJHowdidyoudoinyourtest?”

“Imadea55,1said.

Afrown(皺眉)nowstoodonmyfather'sface.lknew1hadtoexplainimmediately.^But

Dad,Ihadthehighestscoreintheclass,]proudlystated.Ithoughtthatexplanationwouldmakea

difference.

“Youfailed!”myfatherreplied.

“Butit'sthehighest!MIinsisted.

“Idon'tcarewhatscoresothershad,butyoufailed.Whatmattersiswhatyoudo!”myfather

firmlysaid.

Foryears,myfatherwasalwaysthatway.ltdidn'tmatterwhatothersdid,itonlymattered

whatIdidandthatIdiditexcellently.

Weoftendon'tunderstandthewisdom(智慧)ofgoodparentsuntilweourselvesstandinthe

parents5shoes.Myfather'swordshavecarriedmethroughoutlife.

()56.Thewordgroaningistheclosestinmeaningto.

A.singingB.laughingC.complainingD.quarreling

()57.Inclass,tohidemyscorefrommyclassmates,!.

A.loweredmyheadB.coveredmyscoreup

C.walkedhomealoneD.explainedimmediately

()58.Afrownstoodonmyfather'sfacebecausehethought

A.IdidabadjobinthetestB.Igaveagoodexcuse

C.IbecametheworststudentD.Istoodinhisshoes

()59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat..

A.thefatherwasstrictwithhischild

B.thewriterwasalwayspoorintests

C.Mr.Rightwasworriedaboutthewriter

D.thewriterwasalwayshappywithhisscores

()60.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheFinalTestB.That'sMe!

C.MyStrictTeacherD.Scores,Important?

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Whydoplantsgrowinsomeplacesandnotinothers?Whydoessomelandhavesomuch

growingonit,whileotherlandhasalmostnoplantsgrowingonitatall?

Togrow,plantsneedseveralthings.Oneiswarmth.Inverycoldplacesalmostnothing

grows.Plantsalsoneedwater.InverydrypartsoftheEarthonlyafewunusualplantscangrow.

That'swhydrydesertseverywherearealmostnotcoveredbytreesorgrass.

Plantsmustalsohaveaplaceinwhichtoputdowntheirrootsandgrow.Theyfindit

difficulttogrowonhardland.Thetownisbuiltonhardland.Theplantsherehaveonlythesoil

foundbetweenthecracksofthestonestogrowin.

Anotherthingplantsmusthavebeforetheycangrowisfood.

Whatwillhappenifwetrytomakethingsgrowonthesandybeach?Afewplants,suchas

beachgrass,willgrowinsand,butmostplantswon't.Eveniftheweatheriswarmenoughandwe

watertheplantseachday,manyofthemwilldiebecausethesandonthisbeachhasalmostno

foodforplants.

46.Accordingtothepassage,plantsneedthingstogrowwell.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cracks"meaninthetext?

A.縫隙B.表面C.夾層D.底部

48.Fromthepassage,wecanknowitisforplantstogrowindryplaces.

A.easyB.difficultC.impossibleD.important

49.Thereasonwhymostplantscan'tgrowonthesandybeachisthat.

A.thereisn'tenoughsunlightB.thereistoomuchwater

C.itistoocrowdedthereD.ithaslittlefoodforplants

50.Thepassagecanmostprobablybefoundinabook.

A.scienceB.historyC.travelD.Math

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Intheearly1990s,theword”Internet”wasstrangetomostpeople.Buttoday,Internethas

becomeausefultoolforpeopleallovertheworld.MaybeInternethasbeenthegreatest

inventioninthefieldofcommunicationinthehistoryofmankind.

CommunicatingwithothersontheInternetismuchfaster.Wecanchatwithapersonwhois

sittingintheotherpartoftheworld.Wecane-mailourfriendsandtheycanreadthee-mails

withinaminute.

GivingallkindsofinformationisprobablythebiggestadvantageoftheInternet.Wecanuse

searchenginestofindtheinformationweneed.Justtypeinakeywordorkeywordsandthe

searchenginewillgiveusalistofsuitablewebsitestolookat.

WecanenjoyalotontheInternetbydownloadinggames,visitingchatroomsorsurfing（瀏

覽）websites.Therearesomegamesforfree.Wecanmeetnewandinterestingpeopleinthechat

now.Wecanalsolistentomusicandseefilms.

Now,thereisalotofserviceontheInternetsuchasonlinebankingjobfindingandticket

buying.Wecanalsodoshoppingandfindnearlyallkindsofgoods.Sometimeswecanfind

somethingthatisquitegoodbutverycheap.

26.HowmanymainadvantagesoftheInternetaretalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

27.Whatfactdoesn'tthepassageprovide?

A.WecanfindalmostanythingwewanttoknowontheInternet.

B.SomegamesontheInternetarefree.

C.WecanbuymostthingsweneedontheInternet.

D.GoodsontheInternetaremoreexpensivethanthoseinrealshops.

28.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.OnlineShopping

B.ExchangingInformationontheInternet

C.TheAdvantagesoftheInternet

D.SurfingtheWebsitesontheInternet

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Moreandmorepeoplelikebicyclinganditisnosurprise.Itisfun,healthyandgoodforthe

environment.Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroads

worldwidetoday.Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhere,andthereisnooilcost!

Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighbourhood.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewall

aroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.

Youcanbiketoworkandbenefit（受益）fromtheenjoyableexercise

withoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.

Folding（折疊）bikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeit

withyou.Youcandothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.Youcan

alsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingon

airlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravellers.

HealthBenefitsofBicycling:

Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases.

Bicyclinghelpstocontrolyourweight.

A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekbumsofffivekilosoffatina

year.

Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood.

Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbetter,more

relaxedandself-confident.

Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.

56.Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery.

A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular

57.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighbourhood,youmay.

A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnotice

C.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork

58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbike,youcanfolditand.

A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrain

C.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites

59.Oneofthebenefitsfrombicyclingisthat.

A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothers

C.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter

60.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bicyclingisenjoyableexerciseforpeople.

B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.

C.Ridingabikepollutesyourneighbourhood.

D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.

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Areyouinterestedincountrymusic?Ilikeitverymuchlitwilltakemeawayforawhile

afterIamtired.Theguitarsandsongswilltakemetomountainsandfields.

Countrymusicusuallytalksofeverydaylifeandfeelings.It'sthespiritofAmerica,easyto

understand,slowandsimple.

CountrymusicdevelopedintheSouthernUnitedStates.ItwasthefolkmusicofAmerican

countryside.Manyofsongstellaboutthelivesoffarmers.Theytalkaboutlove,cropsordeath.

Thelifeofthecountrysidecanbehard,sothewordsincountrymusicareoftensad.Atfirst,

peopleplayedthemusiconlyatfamilyparties.Butitbecamemorepopularlater.Inthe

1920s,peopleplayedcountrysongsontheradio,andtheymadethemintorecords.

Whenpeopleinthecountrysidemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,theytooktheir

musicwiththem.CountrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecamepopularacrossAmerica.

JohnDenverwasoneofAmerica'smostfamouscountrysingersinthe1970s.Hissong44Take

Mehome,CountryRoads“iswell-knownandpeoplestillplayittoday.

51.Countrymusicisusuallyabout.

A.everydaylifeandfeelingsB.farmer'sfeelingsC.thelivesofworkers

52.Countrymusicdeveloped.

A.inJohnDenver'scity

B.intheSouthernUnitedStates

C.intheNorthernUnitedStates

53.Peoplebagantomakecountrysongrecords.

A.inthe1920sB.in1920C.inthe1970s

54.WhydidCountrymusicbecomepopularinAmerica?

A.Becausecitypeoplelikedthemusic.

B.Becausefarmersmovedtocitieswiththeirmusicanditcontinuedtochange.

C.Becausecountrymusictalkedaboutcitypeople'slives.

55.Whoisfamousforthesong'TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”?

A.Afarmerinthecountryside.B.Apersonwhomovedtotowns

C.JohnDenver.