中考英语 阅读理解练习(5)1

AAft西省吕梁市中阳县2016中考英语阅读理解练习【中考先睹为快】PassageA（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Everyyear,manyforeignstudentsgotoAmericatostudyEnglish.SomeofthemwillliveinanAmericanfamily,butotherswillmakeadifferentdecision.They’lllivewithfriendswhocomefromtheirowncountry.Ibelievethatifaforeignstudentthinkscarefullyaboutthetwoways,he’lldecidetolivewithanAmericanfamily.Eventhoughthereareoneortwodisadvantagestothefirstway,therearefaradvantages.InmakinghisdecisionabouthowtoliveintheUSA,theforeignstudentiscarefultothinkaboutoneortwodisadvantagestolivewithanAmericanfamily.Firstall,hemustknowthathe’sgoingtofeelhomesick(atfirst.LivinginanAmericanfamilymaymakethisfeelingbecomestronger.Also,theAmericanfamilymaydotoomuchtotakecareofhim.Theymayaskhimwherehe’sgoing,whenheleaveshome,andwhenhe’llreturn.IfaforeignstudentlivesinanAmericanhome,he’llknowthecountryanditspeoplemuchbetter.Forexample,he’llseehowtheparentsteachtheirchildren.He’llfeelbetterbecausetheAmericanfamilywillhelphimgetusedtoanewlife.InanAmericanfamily,hecanlearnEngliast.Familymemberscanhelphimhishomework.WhenhespeaksEnglish,theycanhelphimcorrectthemistakeshemakes.Inthisway,hecanlearnEnglishmoreeasily.AlthoughtherearesomedisadvantagestoliveinanAmericanfamily,therearemoreadvantages.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Whichofthefollowingisn’tseenasanadvantageinlivingwithanAmericanfamily?Thestudentmayknowthecountrybetter.Thefamilymaydomuchtolookafterhim.ThestudentcanlearnEnglishfast.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?LivingwithanAmericanFamilyGettingtoKnowAmericaBetterTwoWaysofLivingintheUSAThetwowaysoflivingintheUSAforforeignstudentsinthepassageare .livingwithanAmericanfamilyandlivinginaroominschoollivingwithanAmericanfamilyandlivingwithfriendsfromtheirowncountrylivingwithfriendsfromtheirowncountryandlivinginaroominschoolBylivingwithfriendsfromhisowncountry,aforeignstudent .A.maysoongettoknowAmericanpeople B.canlearnfaster C.mayfeelhomesickThewriterthinksthatit’sgoodforaforeignstudenttolive .A.inanAmericanhome B.inaroomintheschool C.withfriendsfromowncountry参考答案41—45、BABCAPassageB1、、【2012模拟】Onceasmallboylivedonafarmwhichseemedsofarawayfromeverywhere.HeneededtogetupbeforesunriseeverymorningtohelphisfatherontheDuringsunrisehewouldtakeabreakandclimbuponthefene)alongthesideofthefarm.Hecouldseeahousewithgoldenwindows.“Iftheycouldaffordgoldenwindows,thentheremustbeothernicethingsinsidethehous.Heimaginedhowgreatitwouldbetolivethere.Thenhepromisedhimself,“Someday1willgothereandseethiswonderfulOnemorning,hisfatherwouldgotothetownandtoldhimtostayathomeforarest.Knowingthatthiswashischance,hetookasandwichandheaded

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thefieldtowardsthehousewiththegoldenwindows.Astheafternoonwenton,hebegantoknowhowwronghewas.Thehousewasmuchfartherthanhehadexpected.Ashewentnearthehouse,hesawnogoldenwindowsbutinsteadaplaceinbadneedofapainting.Asmallgirlveryclosetohiscameoutofthepoorhouseandstoodbythebrokenfence.Heaskedherifsheseenthehousewiththegoldenwindows.Thegirlsaid,Sure,Iknowandinvitedhimtositontheporch).Ashesatthere,helookedbackfromwherehejustcame.Therehesawthesunsetturnedthewindowsofhishousetogold!Nowheunderstoodthateveryonehadhisownhousewithgoldenwindows.Duringhisbreakeverymorning,thesmallboywould .fixthefenceC.climbuponthefence

B.eatsandwichesD.walkaroundthefarmOnemorning,whenknowinghewouldstayalone,theboythoughtitwasachanceforhimto .gotothetown B.playonthefieldC.gotoseethehouse D.makethegoldenwindowsWhatdidtheboyfindwhenhegotthere?Nobodylivedinthepoorhouse.Nogoldenwindowswereinthehouse.Thehousewassooldasheexpected.Thehousewasnearerthanhethought.Thestorytellsusthatpeoplesometimesmayhavethethought .Likefather,likeson B.Loveme,lovemydogC.Everydoghasitsday D.Thegrassisgreenersomewhere参考答案 34-37CCBD阅读理解ThinkoflifeasawhichyouareplayingwithfiveballsinYounamethemwork,family,health,friendsandspiritandyoukeepalloftheminair.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropit,itwillbounceback.Buttheotherfourballs,family,health,friendsandspirit,aremadeofIfyoudroponeofthese,theywillbebroken.Theywillneverbethesame.Youmustunderstandthatandtrytohavebalanceinyourlife.How?Don’tlookdownonyourworthyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentandeachofusisspecial.Don’tletotherpeoplesetgoalsforyou.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyourself.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogive.Nothingisreallyoverthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidofdifficulties.Itisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebrave.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingtsimpossible.Thequickesttoreceiveloveistogiveit;thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightly;thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeen,alsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisatreasureyoucanalwayscarasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.Yougetthemback.Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,andtodayisagift;thaswhywecallitthepresent”Lifeisnotacompetition,butatrip,stepbystep.Thepassagetellsusnotto becauseeveryoneisspecial.beafraidofdifficultiesbeafraidtolearnrunthroughlifesofastcompareyourselfwithotherstolookdownonyourworthThesentence“Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.”that .Nothingispossible B.Ifwedon’tgiveup,thereisalwayoeC.Youshouldlearntogiveup D.Althoughyoutry,nothingwillchange.Thebestwaytokeeploveisto .sayit’simpossible B.giveitC.giveitwings D.holdittightlyAccordingtothepassage,whichisthebesttitle? Nothingisimpossible. B.Glassballsareeasytobebroken.C.Thingsyou参考答案 42-45DBCDPassageC中考阅读理解C

D.Treatyourlifeinarightway.TheysaytherearethreewaystoexperiencetheGrandCanyon,onfoot,mulesorbyair.Wechosethefirst.Upearly,myhusbandandIandourthreechildrencouldn’twaittogetstarted.WedecidedtowalkalongalovelypathnamedBrightAngelTrail.Aswesetout,Iwasshockedathownarrowthepathwas.AndIcouldn’thelpnoticingthattheothertouristsweren’tlikeus.Theyhadheavybackpacks,waterbottles,andhats.Butasusualweweredressed.Asthesunrosehigher,Arizona’sfamousheatseemedto)us.Therewasnoshadeandourlegswereaching.Wedecidedtogoback,withthegirlonmybackandtheboysfarbehind.Bythetimewefinallygotback,ourlegswerelikejelly.Thenextday,afterwe’dhadalongrestandabreakfast,wewerereadyforanotherviewoftheCanyon–byair.Afterourlastwalk,thiswouldbeeasiestthingintheworld.WecalledtoeachotherexcitedlyastheplanetookoffandcircledaroundCanyon.Butthesmilesonourfacesdisappearedasthepilottossed)theplanearound,pretendinghewasgoingtohittheground.Ishouted,“STOP,TAKEUSBACK!”Whenwefinallyarrivedbackonland,onceagainourlegswerelikejelly.Wehardlyspokeaswedroveback.AsIsaid,therearethreewaystoviewtheGrandCanyon.Wenevertriedthemules,butpersonallyI’dsuggestafourth:buyyourselfagoodmagazinelikeNationalGeographic.Thatway,youcanseetheCanyon,withoutfearortiredness.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?TheymadeacarefulpreparationbeforethetripTheychildrenweremorejoyfulthantheirparents.BrightAngelTrailwasnotaslovelyastheyexpected.Thesummerheatpreventedthemfromenjoyingtheview.Theunderlinedexpression“Ourlegswerelikejelly”probablymeans .wewereweak B.wewereunhappyC.weweredissatisfied D.weweredisappointedWhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheirCanyontripbyair?Itprovedtobefrightening. B.ItwasmorecomfortableC.Itturnedouttobeexciting D.Itmadeeachofthemtired.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat .experiencingtheCanyononmuleswouldbethebestwayoneneedstodresslesswhenvisitingtheGrandCanyon.thewriterwasnotseriouswhenshemadethesuggestion.thewholefamilynarrowlyescapedfromtheairaccident.【参考答案】64—67、CAAC中考阅读理解（24）DOnedayarichfathertookhisyoungsononatriptothecountry.Hewantedtoshowhimthepovert（贫穷）intheworld.Theyspentadyandanightatthefarmofaverypoorfamily.Whentheygotbackfromtheirtripthefatheraskedhisson,“Howwasthe“Verygood,Dad!”“Didyouseehowthelivesofthepoorcanbe?”thefatherasked.“Yeah!”“Andwhatdidyoulearn?”Afterthinkingforamoment,thesonanswered“Isawthatwehaveadogathome,andtheyhavefour.Wehaveapoolthatreachestothemiddleofthegarden,andtheyhaveariverthathasnoend.Wehaveimportedlampsinthegarden,andtheyhavethestars.Ourpatio(天井)reachestothefrontyard,andtheyhaveawholehorizon(地平线).”Whenthelittleboyfinished,hisfatherwasspeechless.Hissonadded,“Thanks,Dad,forshowingmehowpoorweare!”Isn’tittruethatitalldependsonthewayyoulookatthings?Ifyouhavelove,friends,family,health,goodhumorandapositiveattitudetowardlife,you’vegoteverything!Youcan’tbuyanyofthesethings.Youcanhaveallthematerialpossessionsyoucanimagine,