中考英語閱讀理解系列訓(xùn)練五及答案

中考英語閱讀理解精品系列訓(xùn)練（5）及答案

閱讀下列短文，從各題所給的A,B.C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Whenyourgreat-grandparents（曾祖父母）wereyoung,theworldwasverydifferent.People

didnothavethekindoftechnologythatwehavetodaytocommunicatewitheachother.Thingssuch

ascellphonesandcomputerswerenotyetinvented.Ittooklongerforpeopletogetnewsabouteach

other.Today'stechnologymakesiteasierandfastertostayclosetopeople.

Longago,peoplewroteletterstostayintouch.From1860-1861,letterswerecarriedby

horses.Onlythefastesthorseriderswerepaidtocarrylettersacrossthecountry.Thentrainsbegan

tocarrylettersfromcitytocity.Bytheearly1900s,planeswereafasterwaytocarrylettersacross

thecountryandaroundtheworld.

Astimeschange,newinventionshavemadeiteasytocontactfriendsandfamilyinseconds!

Peoplebegantousetelephonesinthelate1800s.Modernphonescandomanythings.Cellphones

canbecarriedwithuswhereverwetravel.Somephonescanevenletyoutakepictures.These

imagescanbesenttoothercellphones.Computershavemadesomeofthebiggestchangesin

communication.Theinternetsendse-mailmessagesaroundtheworldinseconds!

Althoughnewtechnologyhelpsusstayintouchwitheachother,manypeoplestillenjoy

sendingandgettingletters.Withsomanywaystocommunicate,it'seasytofindyourfavoriteway

tostayintouch.

1.Whenyourgreat-grandparentswereyoung,.

A.theworldwasthesameB.peopledidn'tcommunicate

C.itwasslowertocommunicateD.cellphoneswereinvented

2.Fromthepassage,weknowthatcarriedlettersthefastest.

A.horsesB.busesC.trainsD.planes

3.Whendidpeoplebegintousetelephones?

A.Intheearly1900s.B.Inthe18thcentury.

C.Inthe21stcentury.D.Inthelate1800s

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“images"mean?

A.Pictures.B.Messages.C.Telephones.D.Letters

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thebestwaytocommunicate.B.Howwekeepintouch.

C.Pleasecommunicatemore.D.Nolettersanymore.

參考答案1一5、CDDAB

B

Everyoneknowsthatchickenslayeggs（產(chǎn)卵）.Mostpeopleknowthatalltheotherbirdsdoaswell.

Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutotheranimalsthatlayeggs?Theyincludebees,snakesandsome

seaanimals.

Whenamotherlayseggs,manymorebabiescanbebornatonce,orinafewdays,becausethereis

verylittledevelopmentinsidetheparent.Animalsthatdonotlayeggsoftenhavefewerbabies.

Animalslaymanyeggsbecauseotheranimalsmayeatthebabies.Eventhoughsomeoftheirbabies

areeaten,theywillstillhavesomemoretocontinuetheirfamily.

Someanimalsthatlayeggsdon'ttakecareoftheiryoung.Turtlescomeontothebeachand

dig（W空）holes.Thentheyputtheireggsinthesandandleave.Aturtlemothercanlayasmanyas150

eggs.Whenthebabiescomeoutoftheeggs,theymustfindtheirownwaytotheocean.Theymust

learnhowtoliveontheirown.Manyyoungturtlesgeteatenbyotheranimals.

Mosteggshaveanoutsideshell（殼）lhatkeepsthegrowinganimalinsidesafe.Theeggshellalso

keepstheyounganimalfromdryingout.Aftertheanimalisfullydeveloped,itcomesoutofthe

egg.

Theanimalgrowsbiggerandbigger.Thenitcanhaveitsownyoung.

6.Whichanimalslayeggs?

①Snakes.②Turtles.③Camels.④Bees.⑤Chickens.

A.①③④⑤B.@@③⑤C.①②④⑤D.②③④⑤

7.Whydoanimalslaymanyeggs?

A.Becauseotheranimalsmayeattheirbabies.B.Becausetheyusetheireggsforfood.

C.Becausetheywanttohavefewerbabies.D.Becausetheywanttoeattheirbabies.

8.Whatdoweknowaboutturtles?

A.Theydon'tlookaftertheirbabies.B.Babyturtleshatetheirmother.

C.Otheranimalscan'teatturtlebabiesD.Turtlebabiescan'ttakecareofthemselves

9.Eggshellscanbeusedto.

A.makeeggsmorebeautifulB.makeeggsmoretasty

C.lettheyounganimalsdryD.protecttheyounganimals

10.Thepassageisprobablyfrom.

A.anewspaperB.asciencebook

C.asportsmagazineD.astorybook

參考答案6—10、CAADB

C

“Thezoohasmoneyproblems/9GrandmotherSandysaid.Angellistened.Sheheardthat

Fresno'sChaffeeZoodidn'thaveenoughmoneytotakecareofitsanimals.Angellovedanimals.

Sheplannedtostudythemwhenshegrewup.AngePsfamilyhadfourcats.Angeltookgoodcareof

themandmadesurethattheyalwayshadfoodandwater.Angelfeltsorryforthezooanimals.While

theothersinthefamilywerecookingdinner,Angelwascookingupawaytohelptheanimals.She

decidedtowritealettertoshowhowshefelt.Attheendoftheletter,shewrote:"Giveadollar,help

ananimal."ShesenttheletterandadollartoTheFresnoBee,alocalnewspaper.

Afewdaysafterthat,AngeFsletterwaspublished.Almostimmediately,peoplebegansending

inmoney.AngePsletterwashavingeffect!Atschool,Angelwenttoeachclassroomtoreadthe

letterthatappearedonthenewspaper.Sheaskedstudentsinherschooltogivemoneytothezoo.

Next,Angelwasaskedtoappearontelevision.Shewasinvitedtobeonapopulartalkshow.The

workersinthezoowereveryhappy.RayNavarroisthepersonmostresponsiblefbrtheanimals.

“AngelopenedtheeyesofFresno,saidRay."Shemadeusseethatpeoplecanmakeadifference.”

11.WhatwastheproblemofFresno'sChaffeeZoo?

A.Itdidn'thaveenoughmoney.B.Nobodylookedaftertheanimals.

C.TheanimalsranawayfromthezooD.Theanimalswerecookedfordinner.

12.Bysaying“Angelwascookingupawaytohelptheanimals”,thewritermeans

A.Angelwantedtocooktheanimalsforfood

B.Angelwasthinkingofanideatohelptheanimals

C.Angelwantedtohelptheanimalstorunaway

D.Angelwascookingamealfortheanimals

13.HowdidAngelhelpthezooanimals?

A.Bygivingalotofmoney.B.Bytakingcareofthem.

C.Bywritingletterstothem.D.Byraisingmoneyforthem.

14.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

①Angelappearedontelevision.

②Peoplebegansendinginmoney.

③Angefsletterwaspublished.

④Angelaskedherschoolmatestogivemoney

⑤Angelwrotealettertoalocalnewspaper.

A.⑤③②④①B.⑤①②④③c.②⑤④D.②④⑤③①

15.RayNavarrothoughtthatAngel

A.wasmostresponsiblefortheanimalsB.wasgoodatmakinganimalshappy

C.helpedthepeopleinFresnoD.couldcureblindpeople

參考答案11—15,ABDAC

Robotsaren'tonlyinthemoviesoronTV.One"real”robotrecentlymarriedacoupleatawedding

ceremonyinTokyo,Japan.

Fiftyguestsstoodasthemusicplayedandthebride（新娘）walkeddowntowardsthegroom（新郎）.

Onlyonegueststayedseated-theminister（牧師），whohappenedtobearobot.Forthisspecial

ceremony,thefour-foottallrobotnamedI-Fairyworeflowersaroundherhead.I-Fairy^eyes

flashedcoloredlightsasshepronouncedthecoupleman-and-wifeandaskedthegroomtokissthe

bride.Theweddingwasthefirsttimeamarriagehadbeenledbyarobot,accordingtothecompany

thatbuiltI-Fairy.

Arobotmightseemlikeanunusualchoicetoleadawedding,butifyouknewthecoupleyouwould

thinkI-Fairywastheperfectchoice.That'sbecausethegroomteachesroboticsatauniversityand

thebrideworksforthecompanythatbuiltI-Fairy.Thenewlymarriedcouplehopestheirwedding

willencouragemoreusesforrobots.Theyhopetheirweddingwillgivepeopleideasaboutwaysin

whichtheymightuserobotstodo“everydaythings“intheirlivesinthenearfuture.

16.The“real”robotistheattheweddingceremony.

A.brideB.groomC.reporterD.minister

17.WhichisTRUEabouttherobot?

A.Itworeflowersaroundtheneckfortheceremony

B.Itseyesflashedcoloredlightswhileitwasspeaking.

C.ItwasbuiltbytheI-fairycompany.

D.Itkissedthenewlymarriedcouple.

18.Inparagraph3,“robotics“mustbetheonhowrobotsaremadeandused.

A.scienceB.bookC.magazineD.cartoon

19.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat?

A.itisveryusualforrobotstoleadweddings

B.arobotistheperfectchoiceforeverybody'swedding

C.theweddingisexpectedtoencouragepeopletouserobotsmore

D.peoplegetideasonhowtodoeverythingwithrobotsinthenearfuture

20.Thispassageisa(n).

A.novelB.newsreportC.folkstoryD.advertisement

參考答案16—20、DBACB

E

Jackthoughthimselfabasketballfan.HewatchedquitealotofAmericanNBAbasketballgames.

Notonlydidhewatchthem,hespentmuchofhisfreetimeplayingonthecourttoo.Thencamethe

finalyearofhismiddleschool.Allofhisregularteammatesstoppedshowinguponthecourt

becausetheyweresimplytoobusypreparingforthehighschoolentranceexamtoplay.Hewas,of

course,undermuchstresshimself,likeeveryoneelse.Agoodexamresultmeantagoodhighschool;

amediocre（平庸的）scoremeantamediocreschool.Muchwasatstake.However,heloved

basketballsomuchthathestillfoundtimetoplay,thistimewithagroupofguyswhoweresaidto

haveskippedclasses（逃課）before.

Someofhisteachersstartedworryingabouthim.Theyaskedhismothertogotoschooltolether

knowthatJackwashangingoutwithproblemkids.Whenhismotherreturnedhomethatday,she

wantedtotalktoJack.Knowingthepurposeofhervisittotheschool,Jackthoughthismother

wouldpunishhimforbefriendingthosebadguys.Tohissurprise,hismotherwasnotangrywith

himatall.Shewantedtohearherson*ssideofthestory.SoJacktoldhismotheraboutwhatheknew

ofSimonandPeter.Simon'sparentswerebadlyill;Peter'sfatherhadlosthisjob.Theybothseemed

toJacktobenormalkids.Jack'smotherthoughtforamoment,thenwentontosaythatshewasOK

withhersonplayingwiththemandthatsheandhersonshouldthinkofwaystohelpthesekids.

SoonJack'smumintroducedsomepart-timejobstoSimonandPeter,whichtheyaccepted.She

believedinhersonandcaredaboutthosewhowerelesslucky.

Jack'sbasketballfriendsandhehaveleftfordifferentplaces,buttheystillkeepintouch.Heknows

Peterisnowamanagerofalocalbank.Simoniscurrentlyafreshmanatauniversity.Sadly,itis

impossibletogettogethertoplaybasketballagain,butwhenevertheygetonthephone,theytalk

aboutitallthetime.

12.AfterJack'smothercamehomefromschool,she.

A.wasangrywithhim

B.toldhimwhathisteachershadsaid

C.askedhimtokeepawayfromproblemkids

D.waspatientenoughtolistentoherson'swords

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Muchwasatstake"probablymeaninthepassage?

A.Jackmustbepunishedbyhismother.

B.Jackmightnotenteragoodhighschool.

C.Jackmightgethurtwhenplayingbasketball.

D.Jackmustbeinfluencedbadlybyproblemkids.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peter'sfamilyarelivingmuchbetter.

B.Simonisnowstudyingatauniversity.

C.Jack'smumunderstoodhiminsteadofblaminghim.

D.Jack*steacherswantedhismothertohelphisfriends.

15.Themainideaofthepassageisto.

A.makefriendswithproblemkids

B.keepintouchwithfriendsallthetime

C.trytounderstandchildrenandhelpproblemkids

D.giveuphobbiesbeforethehighschoolentranceexam

參考答案12—15.DBDC

F

Thedaybeforeyesterday,whenPeter'sfamilieswerehavingdinner,Fatherraisedaninteresting

question,t4Wasthereanythinginourpastthatwefeelashamed（羞愧的）of,guiltyabout,or

regretted?Maybewecanfindwaystosaysorry,ortakesomeactiontorightanywrongdoing."This

seemedlikeaveryprivatematter,butPeterthoughtaboutitcarefullythewholenight.

Peterrememberedasmallthingfrommiddleschool.Inhisschool,therewasaworker,NeilStone,

whononeofthekidsliked.Onenight,Peterandtwoofhisclassmatesdecidedtoplayatrickonhim.

Theyfoundacanofredpaint,andwroteontheschoolmainroadinbrightred:NeilStoneisafool!

Thenextday,thewholeschoolsawthesewords.Withintwohours,Neilhad