中考英语阅读理解-说明文练习(带答案)

1、中考英语阅读理解集练说明文AReadingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.First,readingbooksisfun.Youcanalwayskeepyourselfhappyifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisarelaxinghobby,too.Youcanreallybecomelostinabook.Next,youcanreadabookanywhere:inacar,inawaiting-room,onaplaneorinbed.Allyoune

2、edisabook!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandthenstartagain.Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobbyyouwillgetbetterandbetteratit.Thismakesyoureadfasterandbecomeeasieratunderstandingwhatyouread.Ifyoureadenough,youwillprobablyfindthatyourschoolworkbecomesmuchbetter.

3、Somepeoplesay thatreadingisoutofdate.Thisisnottrue.Youcanreadoncomputersand,themoreyouread,thebetteryourcomputerskillswillbe.Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegoodwriters,too.Theyareusuallygoodatspellingaswell,andhavemorethingstowriteabout.Readingbooksisawonderfulhobby.Whynotstartreadingrightnow?【小题1】Thep

4、assagemainlytellsus_.A. thebestplacetoreadbooksB.howtoreadbooksC.whyreadingisagoodhobby【小题2】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“convenient”meaninChinese?A. 复杂的B.方便的C.流行的【小题3】Whichofthefollowingistrue?A. Readingbooksisbadforschoolwork.B.Readingbookshelpsyoustudybetter.【小题4】Whatwillyoubeifyouareagoodreaderaccor

5、dingtothelastparagraph?A. Awriter.B.Aworker.C.Adoctor.【小题5】Thepassagesuggestsus_.A. notreadingtoomuchB. readingrightnowC. becomingawriterCBBABBReadingisthekeytoschoolsuccessand,likeanyskill,ittakespractice.Achildlearnstowalkbypracticinguntilhenolongerhastothinkabouthowtoputonefootinfrontoftheother.A

6、nexcellent sportsmanpracticesuntilhecanplayquickly,correctlyandwithoutthinking.Educatorscallit“automaticity(自动性)”.Achildlearnstoreadbysoundingoutthelettersandfindingthemeaningofthewords.Withpractice, hestumbleslessandless,readingbythephrases(短语).Withautomaticity,hedoesnthavetothinkaboutthemeaningofw

7、ords,sohecangiveallhisattentiontothemeaningofthetext.Itcanbeginasearlyasfirstgrade.InarecentstudyofchildreninIllinoisschools,AlanRossmanofNorthwesternUniversityfoundthatautomaticreadersinthefirstgradenotonlyreadalmostthreetimesasfastastheothers,butalsogotbetterresultsinexams.AccordingtoRossman,theke

8、ytoautomaticityistheamount(数量)oftimethatachildspendsreading,nothisIQ.Anychildwhospendsatleast3.5to4hoursaweekreadingbooks,magazinesornewspaperswillprobablyreachautomaticity.ItcanhappenifachildturnsoffTVjustonenightforreadingathome.Youcantestyourselfbyreadingsomethingnewwhichissuitableforyourlevel.If

9、youreadaloudwithexpression,withasenseofthemeaningofthesentence,youprobablyareanautomaticreader.Ifyoureadbrokenly,onewordatatime,withoutexpressionormeaning,youneedmorepractice.【小题1】Thesentence“Readingisthekeytoschoolsuccess”meansthatreading_.A helpsschooldevelopfasterB isthekeytoasuccessfulschoolC he

10、lpsstudentsgotoakeyschoolD canimprovestudentslearningresults【小题2】Rossmantellsthatanychildwho_willprobablybeanautomaticreader.A turnsoffTVonenight4weeksB readsbooksbythewordquicklyC spendsanhourreadingeverydayD getsthesamegradesasothersinexams【小题3】Theunderlinedword“stumbles”inthepassagemeans“_”inChin

11、ese.A 结结巴巴地读B全神贯注地读C心不在焉地读D声情并茂地读【小题4】Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“_”.AIQIstheKeytotheAutomaticityB TVIsBadforChildrensReadingC AutomaticityDependsonPracticeD DAutomaticreadersWillBeSuccessfulDCACCWehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsagopeoplealreadyknewitmovedaroundtheearthandwhereitwo

12、uldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingaboutthemoonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.Whenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmoreclosely,theirideasbegantochange.Theycouldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.MostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseonEarth.Thiswasbe

13、causetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearth'sgravitymillionsofyearsearlier.In1969moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudied.Muchtotheirsurprise,scientistsfoundthat,exceptforwater,themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideaswereneededforthisnewinforma

14、tion.Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartofEarth.Theybelieveveryearlyinitshistory,maybe4millionyearsago,somethingaboutthesizeofMarshitEarth.Thissentbillionsofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethemoon.Inthefuture,eventhoughour

15、ideasaboutthemoonmaychangeagain,wewillstillbeinterestedinit.【小题1】Now,weresure_AMoonrocksarequitedifferentfromthoseonEarth.BMoonwasonceapartofEarth.CMoonmovesaroundEarthanditstheonlysatelliteofEarth.DMoonwasonceaplanetcaughtinEarthsgravity.【小题2】In1969thereisabigevent,thatis_.A humansFoundnowaterinMoo

16、nrocksB scientistsmadeoutamodernspaceshipC scientistsinventedanadvancedtelescopeD humanslefttheirfootprintsonMoon【小题3】Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?A Whypeopleareinterestedinthemoon.B Howideasaboutthemoonhavechangedovertime.C Wherethemooncamefrominthepast.D Thatpeoplehavefinallylearnedth

17、etruthaboutthemoon.【小题4】Before1969mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas_.ApartoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlierB. olderthantheearthC. aplanetcaughtbytheearth'sgravityD. madeofthesamethingsastheearth【小题5】Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat_.A scientistsinthepastwerenotcleverB theearthwasoncepartofthemoonC new

18、informationbringsnewideasDwenowknoweverythingaboutthemoonCDBCCDTherearefourseasonsinChina.March,AprilandMaymakethespring.June,JulyandAugustmakethesummerseason.September,OctoberandNovembermaketheautumnseason.Therestofmonthsmakethewinterseason.TheAustraliaseasonsaretheoppositeofours.WhenitsspringinChi

19、na,itisautumninAustralia.Australiaisinthesouthoftheearth.June,JulyandAugustarethewintermonths.ThesummerisinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary.Itsveryhotthere,too.NeartheNorthPoletherearetwoseasons.Thewinternightsarelong.Formorethantwomonthsyoucantseethesun,evenatnoon.Thesummerdaysarelong.Formorethattwomont

20、hs,thesunneversets,andtheresnonight.【小题1】_makethewinterseasoninChina.A October,NovemberandDecemberBNovember,DecemberandJanuary CDecember,JanuaryandFebruaryDJanuary,FebruaryandMarch【小题2】WhenitssummerinChina,itis_inAustralia.A winterBautumnCspringDsummer【小题3】NeartheNorthPoletherearetwoseasons:_.A spri

21、ngandsummerBsummerandwinterCsummerandautumnDspringandwinter【小题4】NeartheNorthPole,theresnonightinsummerformorethanmonths.A oneBtwoCthreeDfour【小题5】_inwinterneartheNorthPole.AThedaysarelongerthanthenightsBThedaysareaslongasthenightsCThedaysareshorterthanthenightsDThenightsareshorterthanthedaysCABBCENom

22、atterwherethedadsandtheirchildrengo,thatlocationimmediatelybecomesatouristdestination.ThishasbecomeapatternforHunanTVsrealityshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?Andlastweektheshowwasheadingoverseasforaspecialinternationalepisode.TheentryhastakenplaceinNewZealand,whichwasexpectedtobecomeapopulartraveldestination

23、forChinesefansoftheshow.IfyoudontknowmuchaboutNewZealandbutwouldliketoexploreit,checkoutourtravelguidetoseewhatkindsofactivitiesmightInterest you.NatureandwildlifeencounterNewZealandwasthelastcountryonEarthtobesettledbyhumans.Assuch,itsaparadiseforexoticbirds.Yourealsoabletowatchdolphinsandwhalesonb

24、oattours.Possibleitinerary(旅行指南)1. Auckland:flyinandvisitTiritiriMatangiconservationproject(bellbirdsspotting);2.WaipouaForest:hugekauritrees;3.Kaikoura:whalewatchingbyboatorairsealwatching,hiketheKaikouraPeninsulaWalkway,joinadolphinencountertour;4.Wellington(Matiu/SomesIsland):red-crownedparakeet,

25、bluepenguins,weta,skinksandtuatara;5.StewartIsland:kiwibirdspotting;6.TeAnau:takaheandkea;7.Queenstown:flytoAucklandandfinally_43_.LandscapeloverLandscapeloversmayhaveheardthatNewZealandisbrimmingwithnaturalwonderslikeactivevolcanoes(火山),snowymountaintops,glaciersperchednearbeachesandcavesinfestedwi

26、thglowworms.Indeed,youcantseemanyofthesewondersanywhereelseintheworld.Possibleitinerary1. Auckland:flyin;2.Whangamata:beachresortsandTheCoromandelForestPark(shortwalks,mountainbiketrails);3.Waitomo:undergroundcavesandglowwormcaverns;4.Rotorua:geothermalareas;5.AbelTasman:goldensandbeaches(takingwate

27、rtaxi,seakayaking,hiking,andsnorkeling);6.FoxGlacierandFranzJosef:biggestglaciersinthecountry(hikingandguidedglacierwalks);7.Queenstown:crystalclearLakeWakatipu(bungeejumping,skydiving,horsetrekkingandcycling);8.MilfordSound:fjord(boatcruises,seakayaking,divingandflight seeing);9.Christchurch:flybac

28、k.【小题1】NewZealandis_forChinesefansaftertheshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?AmorebeautifulBmorefamousCmorepopularDcleaner【小题2】Whichisthebestexpressiontofillintheblank(空白处)inthepassage?AhavedinnerBflybackCgosightseeingDridehorses【小题3】Howisthepassageorganized?(Par=Paragraph)A Par1Pars24Par59B Pars13Par47Pars89C

29、 Par1Pars25Pars69DPars13Pars34Par59【小题4】Fromthepassage,weknowthatNewZealandisatraveldestinationfor_.A landscapeloversBnatureloversB wildlifeloversDdifferentkindsoftravelloverCBCDFBookswhichgiveinstructionsonhowtodothingsareverypopularintheUnitedStatestoday.Thousandsofthese“Howto”booksareavailable;in

30、fact,thereareaboutfourthousandbookswithtitlesthatbeginwiththewords"Howto".Onebookmaytellyouhowtoearnmoremoney,anothermaytellyouhowtosaveorspendit,andanothermayexplainhowtogiveyourmoneyaway.Many“Howto”booksgiveadviceoncareers.Theytellyouhowtochooseacareerandhowtosucceedatit.Ifyoufail,howeve

31、r,youcanbuyabookcalled"HowtoTurnFailureintoSuccess".Ifyouwouldliketobecomeveryrich,youcanbuythebook"HowtoMakeaMillion".Ifyounevermakeanymoneyatall,youmayneedabookcalled"HowtoLiveonNothing?"Oneofthemostpopulartypesofbooksisonethathelpsyouwithpersonalproblems.Ifyouwanttoh

32、aveabetterloveoflife,youcanread"HowtoSucceedatLoveEveryMinuteofYourLife?".Ifyouaretiredofbooksonhappiness,youmaypreferabookcalled"HowtoMakeYourselfmiserable?".Manyofthesebookshelppeopleusetheirtimebetter.Somepeoplewantbookswhichwillgivethemusefulinformationaboutsports,hobbies,and

33、travel.Otherpeopleusetheirfreetimetomakerepairsandimprovementsontheirhomes.Theypreferbookswhichgivestepbystepinstructiononhowtorepairthings likeplumbing(卫生管道工程)andelectricalwiring,oronhowtoredecorate(重新装饰)orenlargeahouse.Whyhave"Howto"booksbecomesopopular?Probablybecauselifehasbecomesocomp

34、lex.Todaypeoplehavefarmorefreetimetouse,morechoicestomake,andmoreproblemstosolve."Howto"bookshelppeopledealwithmodemlife.【小题1】“Howto”booksarewelcomedintheUnitedStatestodaybecause_.A thesebooksarecheapB AmericanslovethewritersofthesebooksC thereaderscangetthemwithoutpayinganythingDthesebook

35、scanhelptheAmericansdealwiththeirproblemsinmodernlife【小题2】These“Howto”booksarewrittento_.A tellpeopletolovetheirlifeBearnmoneyCgivepeoplesomegoodadviceonhowtoDsaysomethingaboutAmerica【小题3】Beforesomeonewantstofindagoodjob,he.A buyabookon"HowtoMakeaMillion?B readabookonhowtochooseacareerC begboss

36、esormanagersforitD usehisfreetimetolookforit【小题4】E Ifpeoplewillnotsucceedinwhatheisdoing,abookcalled_cangivehelp.A “Howto”TurnFailureintoSuccessB “Howto”MakeaMillionC“Howto”SucceedatLoveEveryMinuteofYourLifeD“Howto”MakeYourselfMiserable【小题5】Whichheadlineofthefollowingisthebestforthispassage?A “Howto

37、”BooksinAmerica.B “Howto”BooksAreOrdinaryinAmerica.C Thousandsof“Howto”Books.D BookswithTitleThatBeginwiththeWords“Howto”.DCBAAGForsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic”.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottell

38、thedifferencesbetweentwosongs.Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamuicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Infact,mostpeoplecannotunderstandwhatitfeellikebeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingcentercanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicshavetostayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresultinsocialloneliness.“Iusedtohateparties,”saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentify(辨别)t