苏州英语中考阅读理解真题

1、.2007-2008年苏州英语中考阅读理解真题三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）ADENVER， COLORADO-What does it take to be a hero?In the case of live Denver children， it only takes a cry for help.Heres the story of these five heroes as Gary Lewis，the man they helped， tells it.“I like to work on my old car.Its my hobby.I wanted to p

2、ut a new transmission（传动装置） in the car.I put the car up on blocks（大块木头） because I wanted to get under it.I was trying to get the old transmission out when suddenly the car moved forward and fell off the blocks.It came down on my chest.I couldnt breathe.”“I tried to shout for help for about five minu

3、tes， but I almost could not breathe.Could anyone hear me?Was I going to die? Then all of a sudden I heard some little children from the neighbourhood.They were running to the car and saying，What happened ， sir?”“Get help，please.I cant breathe，I told them.One of the children ran to his house and told

4、 his mom to call 911.Then ，before I knew what was happening， all of the children were around the car.They used every muscle（肌肉） in their bodies to lift（抬起） the car， and I was able to get out from under it.”Lewis got out from under the car with just a few cuts.He didnt even have to go to the hospital

5、.“These children are my heroes，”he says.“Idont know how they did it，but I am licky to be alive.”Raymond Brown， father of two of the children， is very proud of them.“We try to teach them to do the right thing. This shows were doing it the right way， I guess， ”he says.44The car fell off the blocks bec

6、ause _.Athe children pushed it Bit moved forward by itselfCGary Lewis moved the blocks Dit was driven by someone.45Gary Lewis couldnt breathe because _.Athere was a heavy car on top of him Bhe was running very fastChe had a bad cold Dhe was working too hard46Lewis was able to get out from under the

7、car when _.Athe children worked together to lift it up a little bitBRaymond Brown came and pulled him outChe pushed the car forwardDthe police came to his helpBLife， Be in it， for LongerOur changing life expectancy in years1980-19821985-19871990-1992AgeMaleyearsFemale yearsMaleyearsFemale yearsMaley

8、earsFemale years5055606570758025.130.726.331.427.532.321.026.322.027.023.127.817.222.018.122.719.123.413.818.014.618.615.419.310.814.311.514.810.98.811.49.38.9Female-女性47The phrase life expectancy refers to _.Athe changing life， in yearsBthe ages of people born after 19

9、801982Cthe difference in ages between men and womenDthe years a person can expect to live if there are no disasters48The table is intended（想要） to show that _.Alife expectancy is changing very littleBfemales can expect to live longer than malesCeveryone can expect to live longer nowDold people dont h

10、ave as long to live as younger people49An eighty-year-old female in 1990 can expect to live _.A0.5 years more than a male the same ageB1.9 years more than a male the same ageC7.0 years more than a male the same ageD8.9 years more than a male the same ageCDr. Irene Pepperberg， a scientist at the Univ

11、ersity of Arizona， has worked with Alex for nineteen years.teaching Alex to speak and understand wasnt easy at first.He had to learn one word at a time.Irene and an assistant（助手） would teach Alex by showing him what a word meant.Irene would hold up an object ， saying “Whats this?”Her assistant would

12、 give the word-“candy”， for example - while Alex watched.Irene would praise（表扬） her assistant， then ask Alex the name for the object.When he got it right， Irene would praise him and give him the object to play with as a reward.It took Alex many weeks to learn his first word.After that， each new word

13、 became easier and easier for him.Why did Irene spend so much time getting a parrot to talk? Scientists like Irene are interested in discovering how intelligent（聪明） animals are and how their brains（） work.But studying animal intelligence has been difficult， partly because animals havent been able to

14、 communicate （交流） clearly with humans.Teaching Alex to speak words that he understands has let Irene talk to him directly.She can ask him questions， and he can answer them in English.In this way， Irene is finding out what kinds of things Alexs brain can do.She has found that parrots are much smarter

15、 than scientists used to think.50According to the passage ， how is Alex remarkable（不寻常的）?AHe can use the English language to answer questions.BHe uses words in English instead of bird calls to call other birds.CHe can copy the pronunciations of more than 100 English words.DAlex has a brain that is m

16、uch bigger than those of other parrots.51How did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding?AShe said the same word all day long so that Alex could repeat it.BShe taught Alex a special sign language.CShe gave Alex rewards if he would say what she said.DShe gave Alex a candy every time he

17、answered correctly.52Why did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding?AShe wanted to prove it could be done.BShe wanted to provide a model for people who want talking birds.CShe wanted to find out how many words parrots could remember.DShe wanted to find out what kinds of things his bra

18、in could do.53According to the passage， Alex has proved that _Abirds are not the only animals that can learn a languageBparrots are much cleverer than scientists used to thinkCbirds are just as intelligent as humansDteaching parrots to speak a human language isnt very difficult.2008年三、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题

19、2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Theyre best friends. They go to school together every day. They often go to the shopping mall at weekends. Both of them have hair the colour of honey (蜂蜜)，but one has big blue eyes and the other deep brown eyes. One of the friends, Jenny Sieg

20、le, is in a wheelchair. The other, Augie, is an amazing dog who helps Jenny .Jenny, who is 14 years old, is a quadriplegic(四肢瘫痪者)，which means she cannot use her arms or legs.Augie is a Freedom Service dog who is Jennys arms and legs.How does Augie do this? In school, he picks up the pencil or notebo

21、ok that Jenny drops. Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesnt have to ask anyone for help.At home, Augie brings her the newspapers. He even helps clean Jennys room. When Jenny asks him. Augie goes to get her parents or sister. Augie also carries his food dish back to Jenny

22、 so she can fill it with dog food. Then Augie puts it back neatly in its place. At the mall, Augie wears a pack that tells everyone he is a Freedom Service dog. When Jenny wants to buy things,Augie carries them to the counter (柜台). He gives the cashier Jennys wallet and waits for the change(找零)。 P.

23、J. Roche, who started Freedom Service Dogs ,says , “These dogs are a social bridge, Kids who dont know Jenny come up to talk to her because shes got a dog.” Augie is truly Jennys best friend and helper and her bridge to the world.46.Augie is _. A. a girl in a wheelchair B.Roches friend C. a helpful

24、dog D. a cashier47.Augie helps Jenny do many kinds of things except _. A.helping her take off her clothes B. carrying things to Jenny at home C. paying money to the cashier at the mall D. helping Jenny learn all kinds of things at school48. “Augie is Jennys bridge to the world” means that_. A. it he

25、lps Jenny a lot in her life B. it does everything it can for Jenny C. it picks up things Jenny drops at school D. children who dont know Jenny come to talk to her because of AugieBThis is a chart of a cars fuel consumption during a certain day.Time of day Fuel consumption-燃料消耗 petrol- 汽油 litre-升49.T

26、he above chart shows _. A. how much petrol was needed to fill the tank B.the speed the car was going C. which trip used the most petrol D. how far the car travelled50.The driver bought petrol at _. A. 8 a.m. B. 9 a.m. C. 4 p.m. D. 6 p.m.51.Throughout the day the car used_. A.45 litres of petrol B. 4

27、0 litres of petrol C. 35 litres of petrol D. 10 litres of petrolC There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice , open between December and April every year. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. A

28、nd in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the waiter disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 squar

29、e kilometres. During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel.In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is m