2019届中考英语阅读理解模拟5篇(带答案)

1、2019届中考英语阅读理解模拟5篇（名师精讲选试题+实战练习，建议下载练习）一、阅读理解。AEmpathy lets us feel another person ' s pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats（鼠）do, too.Most people don ' t like rats. In many people s, rats are oreyeoad. But JeanDecety and his partne

2、rs at the University of Chicago did an experiment. It showed that rats are kind, warmhearted animals. They can feel each other' s pain.Scientists placed pairs of rats in plastic cages（子）for two weeks. During this time they got to know each other. Then they put one of the rats from each pair into

3、 a small container 器）in the cages. The small container had a door. It was so designed as to fall to the side when the free rat touched it. Many of the trapped（住的）rats squeaked岐吱叫）to show their discomfort. The other rats of the pairs could see their suffering friends clearly.In most pairs, the free r

4、ats would become very worried about their friends. They kept trying to save their friends again and again throughout the month. Scientists put the rats ' favorite chocolate in the cages, but the rats didn' t eat it until they had saved ifriends successfully. Scientists also found that female

5、 rats seemed to act more empathetic than male rats.“The results are the first to show that rats take action in response to another trouble, " Decety said. “Monkeys and chimpanzees have similar behavior. But unlike those animals, rats can be ready used in laboratory studies. They will help us to

6、 learn which parts of the brain lead to empathy and helping behavior and whether empathy is natural. ”1. A person with empathy is often.A. kind-heartedB. cleverC. activeD. strong2. What does the underline word mean in Chinese?A.休息的B.睡着的C.死亡的 D.受苦的3. Why didn t the free rats eat the chocolate at firs

7、t?A. Because they were full at that time.B. Because chocolate was not their favorite food.C. Because they wanted to save the trapped rats first.D. Because they were afraid that the chocolate was bad.4. Which of the following animals were NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Monkeys. B. Cats. C. Rats. D.

8、Chimpanzees.5. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Rats can feel other animals n. paiB. Chocolate is rats favorite food.C. Female rats are more empathetic than male rats.D. Rats are empathetic and can feel each other s pain.BHave you ever had dreams about building a robot? Or putting together a

9、spaceship? Or even seeing your face made out of chocolate? Done. All you need is a 3-D printer!The possibilities of 3-D printing seem endless. All the user has to do is to designan object on the computer and choose a material to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials includi

10、ng glass, sugar and even skin! When the user presses“ print ” , -DepTinter spreads the material layer(B) by layer and like magic the object is produced.The first 3-D printer was invented in 1986 by an American, Charles Hull. But 3-D printing has only become cheap enough recently for most people to u

11、se. Designers now use 3-D printing to create unusual things. The Dutch artist Dirk Vander Kooj prints furniture made from old fridges. And doctors have used 3-D printing to print human body parts! The Telegraph reported in February that scientists from Cornell Medical College even printed a man-made

12、 ear.But like a lot of new technologies, if 3-D printing gets into the wrong hands, it can be dangerous. In 2011 a group of four men in the US used 3-D printing to produce ATM skimmers 提款机盗刷器).These were placed on an ATM and stole over $400,000 from users of the ATM. It is terrible to think that cri

13、minals like them might one day use a 3-D printer to print a gun.But for better or for worse, 3-D printing has been put into use. In a few years, you ' ll probably be wondering how you could ever live without your 3-D printer!()1.invented the first 3-D printer.A. Charles HullB. Dirk Vander KoojC.

14、 A doctor called Cornell D. Four men in the U.S()2. What is the correct order for people to use a 3-D printer?A. Choose a proper material. B. Press the print button.C. The 3-D printer spreads the material. D. Use a computer to design an object. ()3. The underlined word “crimihmthe fourth paragraph m

15、ight meaninChinese.A.技术员 B.军人 C.罪犯D.用户()4. According to the passage, people have NOT yet produced with a3-D printer.A. some furniture B. a man-made ear C. ATM skimmers D. a gun ()5. What does the writer think of the 3-D printer?A. It is necessary only for our work. B. It is helpful but dangerous.C.

16、It is too expensive for most people. D. It is useless in our daily life.CAmerican magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of London ' s main

17、tourist attractions.Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames傣晤士河)and sent to hospital at once. Doctors said he had to eat food slowly, or he would risk losing his life. He had been drinking only water since September 5.Blaine was brought up by his

18、 grandparents in Brooklyn, New York since he was born.He first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.Over the last ten years Blaine has become famous with a

19、combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材 ) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillat(子)in the center of New York for 35 hours before ju

20、mping into a pile of boxes.“ I thinka lot of people are unable to accept that they re able to do what they cando, ” he said. “ They don t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation. ”But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that sometimes he

21、was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste. () 1. It is for David Blaine to stay in the box without food for 44 days.A. pleasant B. delicious C. dangerousD. important() 2. The underlined word “ starvation ” means in Chinese.A. 疼痛B. 冷冻C. 魔术D. 饥饿()3. Having spent such a long

22、 time in the glass box, he suffered”)thefollowing EXCEPT that .A. he became blindB. he had serious back painsC. he lost his sense of tasteD. he was in weak health() 4. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?A. Mad.B. Brave. C. Crazy.D. Creative.() 5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE

23、 of David Blaine?A. In Blaine s opinion, people can create a wonder.B. Blaine was born and brought up in England.C. Blaine was sent to hospital at once after he was taken out of his box.D. Blaine once performed magic tricks for the famous actor and his friends.DOn the first day of the new term, I me

24、t my new headmaster at the school gate.“ Fme, please! ” he said. He had a quiet, kind voice. He took me into my new classroom and left. In front of me, thirty pairs of eyes looked at me. I knew he had told the students that I was blind. I could almost feel the question behind their eyes:“ Blind ” Ia

25、nswer too: “ If she s blind, this should be good! ” I heard quiet voices in a corner of t classroom. For a moment, I felt afraid. I knew at once that I had to be strong.“ Class, ” I said as loudly as I could.“ I may be blind. But I am not foolish. Takethose naughty smiles off your faces, and stop ta

26、lking, please!” Of course, I could notheir faces; I just guessed that some of them were smiling. The class were quiet. Theywere very surprised. I knew that I had done the right thing.As the days went by, the students had more surprises. I could smell when the children were eating sweets. I could eas

27、ily hear combs going through hair, students passing messages, and so on. Once I found a girl passing a message to a friend. I took the message to the teachers room. A teacher read it to me. On one side it said,“think she can see ” On the other it said, “ I think so. She always knows what we doing. ”

28、Soon the students stopped being naughty, and started to work hard. Before long, they brought in photos of their families for me to look at. I knew then they were my friends. I also knew they had forgotten that I could not see.1. The students brought their photos for the writer to look at .A. to inte

29、rest herB. to cure（治愈）her illnessC. to make friends with her D. to annoy her2. The underlined word “ naughty ” means .A. 挑衅B. 调皮C. 不在乎D. 怀疑3. In the new teacher s class, the students often .A. exchanged sweetsB. combed their hairC. wrote lettersD. read letters4. We can infer that in this passag e原创）

30、A. the students in school welcomed the teacher at firstB. the students were surprised for the first time because the writer seemed to know everythingC. the writer was a nice teacher who was good with the studentsD. the writer said she must be strong because the headmaster left her alone5. What '

31、 s the main purpose of this passage?创）A. The author was not good with his classmates.B. It s helpful of the headmaster and teachers to help the author overcome all the difficulitesC. No matter how tough the life is ,be strong and be brave.D. Being blind does not mean being foolishEWhen I was a child

32、 I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from ho

33、w leaders rise to the top of successful companies.As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position位置）share the qualities of commitment （义 务）,work ethic （道德）and a strong desire for building something new. And everyCEO take risks along the

34、way putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entreprene ur 企业家） from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown Uni

35、versity and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern式）：to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers 做客）.I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked forAOL as a product manager, then move

36、d to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do