专题28 阅读理解（人生百味类）（压轴题）（解析版）

1、1.【2014年内蒙古呼和浩特市中考】I loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. Looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, m

2、other kept different things for my sister and brother,“But the desk,”she said again,“is for Elizabeth. ” I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happ

3、ened and a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”, but she lived“on the surface”. As years went by and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did forgive (原谅) me. I p

4、osted the letter and waited for her answer. It didnt come. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to her. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased

5、 that writing was my chosen work, though she had never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-paper letter. Folded (折叠) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act

6、that speaks louder than words.【小题1】The writer began to love her mothers desk _.A. after mother diedB. when she was a childC. before she became a writerD. when mother gave it to her【小题2】The passage shows that mother _.A. was too serious about everything her daughter had doneB. was cold on the surface

7、 but kind in her heart to her daughterC. cared much about her daughter in wordsD. wrote to her daughter in careful words【小题3】The word“gulf”in the 4th paragraph means _.A. deep understanding between the old and the youngB. part of the sea going far in landC. free talks between mother and daughterD. d

8、ifferent ideas between mother and daughter【小题4】What did mother do with her daughters letter asking for forgiveness？A. She read the letter again and again till she died.B. For years, she often talked about the letter.C. She didnt forgive her daughter at all in her life.D. She had never received the l

9、etter.【小题5】Whats the best title of the passage？A. My Letter to MotherB. Mother and ChildrenC. My Mothers DeskD. Talks Between Mother and Me【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】B【小题3】D【小题4】A【小题5】C【小题1】细节理解题。根据I loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. 描述，

10、可知当作者还是一个小孩子的时候，他就爱上了母亲的桌子，故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action.及短文最后一句Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.描述，可见这位母亲很爱自己的女儿，但是只是用行动表现了出来，故选B，母亲是一位面冷心热的人。故选B。【小题3】词义猜测题。联系后一句I was “too emotional

11、(易动感情的)”, but she lived“on the surface”.描述，可知在我们之间产生了分歧。故选D。【小题4】推理判断题。根据短文倒数第二段Folded (折叠) and refolded many times.描述，可知这封信被打开有折上了很多次，故选A。这封信她读了一遍又一遍，一直到死。【小题5】标题归纳题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要是以母亲写作的小桌子为主线进行了叙述，介绍了这对母女之间的情感故事，故选C，母亲的书桌。考点：考查人生百味类阅读2.【2014年四川省内江市中考】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Dr

12、oughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time . We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes

13、; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy . I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terribl

14、e weather and the hunger. I cant tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I cant count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing Id wake up and there would still be no food for

15、 breakfast. My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook

16、 any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.【小题1】The best title for the text is _. A. A Hungry Childh

17、ood Caused by Droughts B. Food and Hunger C. Protecting the Environment D. Droughts and Their Names【小题2】What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)? A. Many animals needed food dropped by planes. B. People had to eat animals because of hunger. C. Many animals died because of the droughts. D

18、. People died of hunger even if they had money.【小题3】Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling? A. To wait for her father to come back to have supper. B. To cook the food that her father would bring back. C. To keep her house warm all night. D. To make her hungry mother happy.【

19、小题4】The sentence “I slept like that ” means “ _.” A. I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handed B. I felt sorry because my family got hungry again C. I went to sleep with no food for breakfast. D. I went to bed with nothing to eat【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】D【解析】试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了自己饥饿的

20、童年时光，重点描述了自己一家人在家里面等待父亲外出寻找食物的情景。【小题3】细节理解题。根据My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . 描述，可知一直保持水开着是因为准备随时做饭。故选B。【小题4】句意理解题。联系前一句I cant tell you how

21、many times I went to bed without eating . 描述，可知这句话指的是不吃饭就睡觉。故选D。考点：考查人生百味类阅读3.【2014年福建省漳州市中考】根据所提供的内容，从四个选项中选择最佳答案。 Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in ChinaBut several days ago，I had a biology class outside in my American schoo1 My biology teacher，Mr.Kwak，divided us

22、into three groups and asked us to play a game about natural selection(选择)and how birds find food He gave the first group one spoon per person，the second group forks and my groupknivesI thought we were going hunting，so knives might work betterSurprisingly，he told us to pick up the beans on the grass

23、with our tools When the game started all of us ran to the grass areaWe squatted(蹲)down and looked for beansIt was hard to pick up something that small，especially from the grass . When I almost fired a bean，it dropped back to the groundWhen I finally picked up several beansone of my friends ran into

24、meI couldnt keep my balance and fell overAll my beans dropped to the ground!Just at that moment，MrKwak called us backI had to leave the game and of course I got a bad resultI couldnt help thinking that if I were a bird living on Galapagos Island，I would be dead soon The fun game made me realize that

25、 natural selection is redly competitive(竞争的)Everyone is trying his or her best tosurvive【小题1】What did the writers group use to pick up the beans? ASpoons BForks CKnives DHands【小题2】How many beans did the writer get at last? ANone BOne C Several DMany【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE? AThe writer di

26、d a good job in the biology class BThe writer had a biology class outside their schoo1 CThe writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard DThe writer didnt find enough food for the birds on Galapagos Island【小题4】Whats the meaning of the underlined word“survivein the last paragraph? A

27、Find food BRemain alive CBe lovely DKeep balanced【小题5】What was the aim of MrKwaks class? ATo play an interesting game BTo pick up the beans CTo know different kinds of birds DTo learn natural selection【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】B【小题5】D【解析】试题分析：本文叙述了作者的生物老师Mr.Kwak组织了户外活动，把学生分成三组，分给不同的组不同的工具，来比赛看哪个组捡到

28、的豆子最多，作者一组用的是刀子，一开始这组捡到了几颗豆子，最后因为有同学撞身上了，失去平衡，因此把所有的豆子全部散了，结果作者一组比赛输了。因为现在的社会是竞争的社会，所以每个人尽最大的努力去生存下去。【小题1】细节理解题。根据my group knives 可知作者的一组，生物老师给的工具是刀子，故选C。【小题2】细节理解题。根据All my beans dropped to the ground!可知最后所有的豆子都散在了地上，故选A。【小题5】细节理解题。根据asked us to play a game about natural selection(选择)and how birds

29、find food可知了解物竟天择的说法，故选D。考点：人生百味类短文阅读。4.【2014年江苏省南通市中考】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.True friendship doesnt mean t

30、hat when you need your friends help，you will treat him to dinner，and when you have to protect yourself，you will put your friends in a difficult situation. In fact，true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts（心）.True friendship is like water. Compared wish decent wine，water is

31、 tasteless，but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends dont need to be with each other every day，but are connected in heart every minute.True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter，it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take

32、. They criticize you when others have a good word for you，not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.True friendship has nothing to do with fame，power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential，but come to you whenever you need thei

33、r help. Youre not his stepping-stone to success，but are his crutch to live through difficulties.True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your lifeyour parents，your spouse，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy. However，you still need someone who

34、 understands your thoughts and souls. Without them，you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.True friends stay in your heart，rather than at your side；they know you more than yourself，and try to better you.Once you have found such a true friend，do treasure（珍惜）him. If your true friend disappears，how ca

35、n you make the sound of your heart understood？【小题1】The writer feels sad because some people . A. dont understand friendship B. make wrong friends C. dont treasure friendship D. blame their friends【小题2】The writer speaks of water because . A. it has no taste B.it is important to our life C. it is easy

36、 to get D.it stays with us every day【小题3】The underlined word“influential”in Paragraph 5 means“ ”. A.busy B.quiet C.helpful D.powerful【小题4】According to the passage，true friends may help you . A. enjoy mental health B. achieve success C.understand them better D. live a happy life【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】B【小题3】D

37、【小题4】A【解析】试题分析：本文叙述了什么是真正的友谊，友谊的益处。友谊就像水，它在人们的生活中起着很重要的作用；友谊就像良药，当你受伤的时候，朋友能给你良言相劝；友谊与名誉、钱财和权利无关。友谊不是天天在一起，但是心是在一起的。有朋友可以保持自己精神健康。唤起我们要珍惜友谊。【小题1】细节理解题。根据Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.一些人开玩笑或认真地说朋友就是能够被利用，这种认识让作者感觉很伤心，故选A。【小题2】推理判断题。根据Compared w

38、ish decent wine，water is tasteless，but is of great help when we are thirsty.可知作者要叙述的是水在人们的生活中是很重要的，故选B。考点：人生百味类短文阅读。5.【2013年四川雅安】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench(长椅)with a dog beside her. The dog wa

39、s looking up at the woman. Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said.Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be

40、fed. “Thats a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal. “Yes, hes handsome. Hes a bit of a mixture(混合) but thats not a bad thing.Hes strong and healthy” “And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasnt taken his eyes off you. He thinks youve gotsome food for him.” “Thats true,”Sue said, But I havent.” The tw

41、o friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?” “No,” Sue said. “Hes never bitten anyone. Hes always gentle and good-tempered(好脾气).” Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched theanimals head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him. “Hey!” Jack shouted. “You

42、 said he didnt bite.” “No, I didnt,”Sue replied. “You asked，if my dog bit, and I said no.【小题1】What did Jack do when he saw the woman?A. He walked past her.B. He asked to sit next to her.C. He spoke angrily to her.D. He spoke to her dog.【小题2】The dog looked_.A. angrily at Jack B. sickC. as if he would

43、 bite Sue D. hungry【小题3】Jack thought that the dogA. was ill B. belonged to SueC. was terrible D. belonged in a zoo【小题4】The underlined word “pet” should be _in Chinese.A.宠物 B.喜欢C.敲打 D.抚摸【小题5】From the story, we can know_.A. Jack and Sue talked about the same dogB. Jack asked Sue a right questionC. Jac

44、k was bitten by Sues dogD. Jack asked Sue a wrong question【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】D【小题5】D【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇哲理小故事，主要通过两个朋友对面前那条狗的讨论，而引发的事件，告诫我们做事一定要弄清事情的真想，切不可贸然行动，以免造成不必要的伤害。【小题1】根据本文中的第二和第三段两人之间的对话可知，Jack请求坐在Sue的旁边，故选B。 【小题2】根据文中“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasnt taken his eyes off you. He thinks yo

45、uve got some food for him.”可知答案为D。 【小题3】根据故事的最后，他被狗咬，可知，他以为狗是Sue家的。故选B。【小题4】根据文中“He put out his hand and touched the animals head.”可以判断出，Jack想去抚摸那条狗，故选D。【小题5】根据对短文的主题理解可以判断出，那条狗不是Sue的，而Jack问了一个错误的问题“你家的狗咬不咬人？”以致于被狗咬，故选D。考点：人生百味类短文阅读。6.【2014山东烟台】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Once

46、 there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by - the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come

47、and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “Im no longer a kid. I wouldnt play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I dont have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the

48、tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I dont have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I dont have a house.

49、But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and

50、play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.Finally, th

51、e boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I dont have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears “Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree wa

52、s glad and smiled with tears -【小题1】-Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?-Because _.A. he wanted to eat them B. he needed money to buy toysC. he liked the tree without apples D. he wanted to share them with friends.【小题2】-When did the boy come back to the apple tree?-He came back _.A. when

53、ever he was happy B. if he missed the apple treeC. when he was in times of difficulty D. as soon as he was free【小题3】-What did the boy want at last?-He wanted _.A. to have a house to live in B. nothing except a place to restC. the root of the apple tree D. anything that the apple tree had【小题4】-What c

54、an we learn from the story?-We should _.A. plant more apple trees B. learn from the boyC. always stay at home D. be thankful to our parents【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The phrase “with tears ” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked

55、for too much.B. The phrase “with tears ” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.C. Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.D. After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “

56、Parents love is universal!”【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】D【小题5】A【小题2】推理判断题。根据“I dont have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?”可以推断出是小男孩遇到困难了。故选C【小题3】推理判断题。根据最后两自然段小男孩和树的对话可知。树说我对你没有任何更多的东西。我只剩下垂死的根。而小男孩说老树根是最好的依靠和休息的地方。可推断出。故选B【小题4】归纳理解题。根据整篇文章可看出树总是在默

57、默奉献自己，而小男孩遇到困难就找树帮忙。而最后又回到书树的身边。寓意为我们要感恩我们的父母。故选D,【小题5】是非判断题。根据短文内容可知树并不是因男孩所要太多而难过，而是因为自己不能更多的帮男孩而难过，可知A，错误。故选A.考点：人生百味类短文阅读。7.【2013山东滨州卷】In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she th

58、ought, “He doesnt love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “Im tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.On a rainy day, she found

59、 nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears.it was his diary:Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasnt as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very

60、cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1C. I cant give her more, but at least I can give her 1C love.【小题1】The couple moved out of their