中考英语复习阅读理解15（含解析）

试卷第=page22页，总=sectionpages22页试卷第=page55页，总=sectionpages55页2015届中考英语复习阅读理解15（含解析）Bamboo(竹子)isoneofnature's(自然)mostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatree,butitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesescientistreportedonebambooplantwhichgrew1.5metres(4feet)in24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboo.Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimetreswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetres(1foot)across.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolours,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.Bamboohasbeenusedtomakemanythingssuchashatsandkitchentools(厨房用具).Becauseitisstrong,bambooisalsousedtobuildbuildings.ManyAsiancountrieshaveusedbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingsandsupporting(支撑)newbuildingsandbridgeswhiletheyarebeingbuilt.InAfrica,poorfarmersaretaughthowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaytofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Bamboopipes(管子)helppoorfarmersbringwatertotheirthirstyfieldswithoutspendingalotofmoney.1．Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itgrowsquickly.B.It'swood. `C.itiseasytocut.D.Itisverythin.2．Thoughyoucanseebambooeverywhere,itdoesn'tgrow.A.inChinaB.inEurope C.onmountainsD.inAfrica3．WhyisbamboousedbyAfricanpoorfarmers?Because.A.itischeap B.ithasdifferentcoloursC.itisstrong D.ithasbeenusedbyAsians4．Bamboopipescan.A.makemoneyB.betrees C.growquicklyD.carrywater5．InAsia,bamboohasbeenusedfor.A.ashorttimeB.manythousandsofyearsC.manyhundredsofyearsD.about100yearsTwomagazinesrecentlylistedthebestcitiestolivein.Herearetwoofthecitieslistedas“theworld’sbest.”SANJOSE,COSTARICAThecityhascomfortableweatherallyearround(15℃to26℃).HousingisnotveryexpensiveinSanJoseHONGKONG,CHINAThislivelycity—onceasmallfishingvillage—istodayaninternationalbusinesscenter.ItisaninterestingmixofEastandWest,oldandnew.Moderntallbuildingsarenexttosmalltemples(庙宇).Popularnightclubsareclosetotraditionalteahouses.Busypeoplefillthestreetsatallhoursoftheday.Butoutsidethecity,thereareparksforwalkingorrelaxing.HongKongisfamousforitswonderfulnativedishes.There’salsofoodfromEurope,NorthAmerica,andotherpartsofAsia.However,thissmallcityhasalargepopulation6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutSanJose?A.Theweather. B.Themountains. C.Theair. D.Thetraffic.7．WhatmakesHongKongtheworld’sbestaccordingtothispassage?A.Thelivelycityandthewonderfuldishes. B.Thelargepopulationandthetraffic.C.Theexpensivehousing. D.Thebeautifultemples.8．ThewriterthinkshousinginHongKongisexpensivebecause________.A.itisasmallfishingvillage B.itisamixofEastandWestC.itisabeautifulcity D.therearetoomanypeopleinthecity9．Whatdothetwocitieshaveincommon?A.Theybothhavebeautifulmountains. B.Theybothhavealargepopulation.C.Airpollutionisaprobleminboth. D.Theyarebothcrowded.10．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat.A.SanJoseandHongKongB.SanJosehasmorenaturalsightsthanHongKongdoesC.theweatherinbothcitiesisfineD.SanJoseusedtobesmallfishingvillageOnlineshoppinghasbecomesomethingverycommonforyoungpeople,however,it'snoteasyfortheoldpeopletobuythingsontheinternet.Therefore,offlineDaigoustores,orbuy-for-youstores,arebecomingpopularamongtheold.64-year-oldmanLiHui'anissearchingforhisfavoriteCDinanofflineDaigoushop.Hesays,"It'sveryconvenienttobuythingsonline,however,Ican'tusetheinternet.AfterIhappenedtofindthisbuy-for-youshop,Idecidedtotry,asIwantedtobuyanoperaCD.FinallyIgotoneI'dsearchedforforseveralyears.Iwassohappy.Ihavebecomecrazyaboutofflineshopping."ThestoreownerLiuMinsaysinordertomeettheneedofpeoplewhowanttobuythingsonlinebutcan'tusetheinternet,shestartedthebusinessofofflinebuy-for-you.Inonlyabouttendayssincethestartofthebusiness,shehasreceivedmorethan20ordersfromcustomers(顾客).LiuMinisnottheonlyonewhofindsthelargeneedofofflinebuy-for-youbusinessinthemarket.InDaliancity,northeastChina,morethan300suchstoresopenedtheirdoorsonlyinApril.Inordertoattractmorecustomers,theyhaveopenedtheirshopsinresidentialcommunities(居民区).Andtheychargeasuitableservicefee.Forexample,whenbuyingthingsthatcostlessthan200yuanforcustomers,theyusuallycharge5yuanasservicefee.Thoughtheofflinebuy-for-youservicemakesiteasierforcertainpeopletoshoponline,whatifthereisanyproblemwiththeorderedthing,let'ssay,likeaqualityproblem?TheshopownerssaytheywilldealwithanyqualityproblemsthatmayhappenwhenusingtheirDaigouservice.11．Whatisofflineshopping?A.Buyingthingsinacommonstore.B.Buyingandsellingthingsontheinternet.C.Buyingthingsontheinternetfortheold.D.Buyingthingsontheinternetforthepeoplewhocan'tusetheinternet.12．Whydomanyoldpeoplelikeofflineshopping?A.Theydon'tlikegoingshopping.B.Theyaregoodatbuyingthingsontheinternet.C.Theydon'tlikebuyingthingsonlinethemselves.D.Offlineshoppingmakesiteasierforthemtoshoponline.13．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"charge"inthefourthparagraph?A.收费B.管理C.交纳D.缴税14．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheofflineDaigouservice?A.Peoplecanfindbuy-for-youshopsinresidentialcommunities.B.Thecustomershavetopayasuitableservicefee.C.Therearemanyproblemswiththeorderedthings.D.Thestoreownersdealwiththequalityproblems.15．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.LiHui'aniscrazyaboutshoppingonlineB.offlinebuy-for-youbusinessisingreatneedC.LiuMinisthefirstonewhohasanofflineDaigoustoreD.thereareabout300buy-for-youstoresinDaliancityHewasstruggling(费劲)totiehisshoes.IwasstrugglingwithwhetherIshouldhelphim.Idid,andhewasgrateful.“Thankyou,”hesaid.“I’mgladIcouldhelp.Ijustthoughtitwouldbeeasierformetoreach,”Isaid.Hewasadisabledman,andforcedtolookdownmostofthetime.Hisarmsandlegsweretwisted(扭曲的)terribly,andhecouldn’tdowhattherestofuswouldconsidereasytasks.Healwaysmanagedtolookuptoseehowyoureacted(反应)tohiswords,however.Hehadabigsmile,makingmefeelcomfortable.Iwasstillonmykneesbyhiswheelchair.“Niceshoes,”hesaid.“Thanks.Nooneevercomplimentedmeonthembefore,”Isaid.“NoonehasthesameviewoftheworldasIdo,”hereplied.“Tellmeabouttheworldasyouseeit,”Isaidsmiling.“Mostpeoplecanseeifsomeoneiscomfortablewiththemornotintheireyes.Iseeitintheirfeet.”hesaid.“Ifpeoplekeepmovingtheirfeet,Ijustletthemgo,becauseIknowthey’reimpatientwithme.Idon’twanttomakepeopleuncomfortable.“Whataboutme?Iasked.“Icouldseeyourcompassion.Andthenyoucamedowntomylevel.Iwastheonewhowasnervous.”hesaid.“Idon’tnormallyhavesomeonelookmeintheeye.”“Theydon’tknowwhatthey’remissing,”Itoldhim.“Myoldfaceisnothingtobrag(自夸)about.”hesaid.“Butthatsmileissobig.”Yes,andit’snotonlyabigsmilebutanattitude.16．Thedisabledmanknewpeoplewereimpatientmostlybytheir________.A.wordsB.eyesC.feetD.smile17．Theunlinedword“compassion”istheclosetinmeaningto________.A.attentionB.pityC.trustD.duty18．Welearnthatthedisabledman________.A.hadgreatdifficultylookingafterhimselfB.alwaysaskedpeopleforhelpC.couldn’thaveabigsmileD.likedtotalkaboutpeople’sshoes19．Thewriterfeltcomfortablebecause_________.A.hehadanicetalktothemanB.themanlookedhimintheeyeC.hedidn’tmovehisfeetbeforethemanD.themanhadabigsmileontheface20．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.thedisablemanhadsomethingwrongwithhismindB.notmanypeoplewentdowntotheman’slevelC.themanwasgoodattellingpeopleabouttheworldD.thewriterwouldnotgivethemanmovehelpAjoblessmanwantedverymuchtohavethepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.“Youhavepassedthetest,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheformtofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.”Themanreplied,“ButIdon’thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail.”“I’msorry,”saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon’thaveane-mail,thatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn’tlivingcannothavethejob.”Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hehad20dollars.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimes,andstartedtogoearlyeveryday,andreturnedhomelate.Shortly,heboughtacart,thenatruck,thenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.Fiveyearslater,themanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailers(零售商)intheUS.Oneday,oneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.Hesaid,“Ihaven’tgotone.”Hisfriendcouldn’tbelievehisears.“Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”21．Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A.Hesente-mails.B.Hedidthecleaning.C.Hesoldcomputers.D.Hefilledinforms.22．Themandidn’tgetthejobbecausehe________.A.dislikedsuchajobB.didn’tpassthetestC.didn’thaveane-mailD.knewnothingaboutcomputers23．Theman________afterheleftMicrosoft.A.wenttolookforanotherjobB.askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC.thoughtofanideatomakemonkeyD.boughtacomputerandgotane-mail24．WhycouldthemanbecomeoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS?A.Becausehehadmanyfriendstohelphim.B.Becausehewassmartandworkedveryhard.C.Becausehehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.D.BecausehewantedtoshowMicrosofthewasliving.25．Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A.Computersareveryimportantinourdailylife.B.Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C.TheHRmanagerdidn’tfindtheman’sability.D.Nothingintheworldisimpossibleifweworkhard.第8页共8页参考答案1．A2．B3．A4．D5．C【解析】1．根据第二段Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.描述,可知选A.2．根据第二段BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.描述,可知选B3．根据最后一段描述,可知非洲人用竹子主要是因为竹子便宜,而他们又没有钱.故选A4．根据最后一段Bamboopipes(管子)helppoorfarmersbringwatertotheirthirstyfieldswithoutspendingalotofmoney.描述,可知选D5．根据第三段ManyAsiancountrieshaveusedbambooforhundredsofyears.描述,可知选C6．D7．A8．D9．C10．B【解析】6．D短文第二段介绍了圣何塞的天气，自然景观及空气污染，没有提到交通问题。7．A通过：HongKongisfamousforitswonderfulnativedishes.这句话可以看出a为最佳选项。8．D通过However……后面两句话可以看出香港生活成本高的原因主要是人口多。9．C在二三段末尾都提到了这两个城市的环境污染问题，所以最佳答案为C.10．B通过短文前两句我们可以知道圣何塞和香港只是这两家杂志列出来的城市之一。在介绍香港时没有提到香港的天气，香港过去是个小渔村。在短文第二段提到圣何塞城市四周环山，所以正确答案为B。11．D12．D13．A14．C15．B【解析】【文章大意】本文讲述了网上购物对老年人和不会用电脑的人来说已经不再是梦，现在有了一些店会帮他们在网上买东西，还会帮他们处理购物所随之产生的问题。11．根据文章第一段可得到答案。网上购物对年轻人来说很普遍，而对老年人来说不容易，因此，offlineshopping在老年人中很受欢迎。12．由文章第二段第二行可得到答案。13．由这一句话Forexample,whenbuyingthingsthatcostlessthan200yuanforcustomers,theyusuallycharge5yuanasservicefee.可得到答案。14．从最后一段可知，不是订购的东西有很多问题，而是有了任何问题店主会处理。15．由文中的描述的“Inonlyabouttendayssincethestartofthebusiness,shehasreceivedmorethan20ordersfromcustomers(顾客).InDaliancity,northeastChina