中考英语二轮复习阅读理解综合篇（北京篇）

2019中考英语阅读理解：综合篇（北京篇）

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A（丰台一模）

Thechartbelowshowsthecommonhealthproblemsthathappentothepeoplewho

oftenusetheInternetforoverfourhoursatatime.ThenumbersbyY-axisshows

percentage(百分比)ofthepeoplewhohaveacertainproblem.

physicalproblems

()45.Howmanyphysicalproblemsdoesthechartshow?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

()46.______ofthepeoplemayhavestomachacheaccordingtothechart.

A.70%.B.60%.C.50%.D.30%.

()47.Whichisthethirdbiggestproblemaccordingtothechart?

A.Badsleep.B.Badeyesight.

C.Highbloodpressure.D.Stomachache.

B.(丰台一模)

Robinsonwasborninapoorfamily.Atseven,hehadtopickcoalinadeserted

minenearhishome,andthenhesoldwhathehadpickedandearnedafewcoinsto

helphisparents.Hehadnoschooling,forbeingsopoor,howcouldtheyaffordschool

fees?

Whenhewasfifteen,heworkedasaservantinaschool.Lookingatotherchildren

studyingintheclassroom,hefeltsorryforhimself.Inthedaytime,afterthe

sweepingandcleaningwasover,hecouldstandbythewindowoutsidetheclassroom

tryingtocatchwhattheteachersaid.Atnight,hetriedhisbesttorememberwhat

helearnedduringtheday.Heworkedsohardatthelessonthathesometimeshad

justthreeorfourhours'sleep.Themorehelearned,thegreaterinteresthehad.

Amathsteacherdiscoveredhimandcametolikethisdiligent(勤奋的)boyandallowed

himtositatthebackoftheclass.Inoneexam,hecamefirstingradeinthewhole

school.Hewouldhavebeengiventhescholarshipifhehadbeenaregularboyof

theschool.

Robinsonstruggledthroughsixlongyearswithhisstudyofmathsandwroteseveral

articleswhichcaughttheattentionofsomeuniversityprofessors.Theyappreciated

(欣赏)hisdiligenceaswellashiscleverness.Togivehimthebetterchancethey

hiredhimasalibrarian(图书管理员)andofferedhimfreeguidance.Robinsonwas

filledwithjoy,forhefeltthatbeforehimtherewasabroadroadleadingtosuccess.

(264w)

()48.Whenhewasverysmall,Robinsondidn'tgotoschoolbecause

A.therewasnoschoolthereB.hisfamilywaspoor

C.theschooldidn,twanthimD.hedidn'tlikeschool

()49.Whenhewasateenager,Robinson_____.

A.wenttoschoolB.leftschool

C.livedinaschoolD.workedinaschool

()50.Attheendofthestory,Robinsonwassurethathe

A.wouldnolongerworryabouthisfuturelife

B.wouldworkinthelibraryforalongtime

C.wouldbecomesuccessfulinbusiness

D.wouldbecomesuccessfulinlearning

()51.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.DiligenceMakesaSuccess

B.ClevernessMakesaSuccess

C.ABoy'sEarlylife

D.ABoy'sEarlyEducation

C.（丰台一模）

“Youdon'tlisten!”saysyourfriend.

Whenyouanswer,“ButIdo.Icanrepeateverywordyoujustsaid!”Itdoesn,t

seemtobegoodenough.

“No,"shesays,“youdon'tlisten.

What,swrong?Scientiststellusthatwordsgiveusonly35percentofwhat

wemean.Therest?Bodylanguage.Inotherwords,youmayhearthewordsbutnot

the“tune”.

Bodylanguage.Youknowaboutthehitchhiker'sthumb.Thatsignisclear.But

whatisthesignforaprettygirl?AnArabstrokeshisbeard(捋胡须).AnItalian

pullsononeofhisearlobes(耳垂).AnEnglishmanlooksslowlyaway.

Bodylanguage,ifyoulookforit,isallovertheplace.

Whentwopeoplelikeeachother,theyshowit.Theyholdtheirbodiesstraighter.

Eyesarebright.Skinmaybepinker.Andeachpreens.Thegirlworkswithherhair.

Theboycombshishair,straightenshistie-orhisshirt-andpullsuphissocks.

Whenyouarelookingattheotherperson,youshowinterest.Whenyoufailto

makeeyecontact,yougivetheimpressionthattheotherpersonisofnoimportance.

Wordsareonlypartoftalking.Theresttakesinbodymovements,dress,eye

contact,and,ofcourse,thetoneofthevoice.RecentlyIwenttoameetingofsome

teachers.Twoteacherswerearguing.Whattheladywassayingwaspoliteenough.

Hervoice,though,gaveheraway.Itkeptgettinghigherandangrierbytheminute.

Shewassaying-inwords-thatthereweretwosidestothematter.Butwhatshe

wasreallysaying-withhertoneofvoice-was“Ihateyou!”Whenthemantold

herthatshewasshowingangerbyhervoice-andherwholebody-shedidnot

agree.Shewasnotawareofherrealfeelings.Butherbodylanguagetoldthestory.

315w

()52.Wecometoknowaboutforaprettygirlindifferentplaces.

A.onesignB.twosignsC.threesignsD.foursigns

()53.Ifyou“hearthewords,butdon,tgetthetune,“itmeansthatyou.

A.didn'thearwhatthepersonsaidtoyou

B.didn'tgettheperson,srealmessage

C.didn,tlistentotheperson

D.didn'tnoticetheperson'stoneofvoice

()54.Peoplewholikeeachothershowitby_____accordingtothepassage.

A.tellingeachotheraboutit

B.holdingtheirbodiesstraight

C.looksanddress

D.bodylanguage

()55.Thispassagemeanstotellusthat____.

A.bodylanguageandwordsarebothimportant

B.bodylanguagehelpspeopleunderstandothersfully

C.therearedifferentkindsofbodylanguage

D.it'simportanttoknowsomeexamplesofbodylanguage

D(年丰台一模)

Almosteveryoneisafraidofsomething-snakes,heights,publicspeakingand

soon.

Itisnormalandcanevenbehelpfultoexperiencefearsometimes.Indangerous

situations,fearcankeepourbodiesalert(警醒的)sothatwecanactquicklyto

protectourselves.

Butforsomepeople,feardevelopsintoa“phobia”,whichisastrongand

unreasonablefearofsomething.Forexample,mostofusfeelalittlescaredwhen

lookingdownfromatallbuilding.Butpeoplewithheightphobiamayhavetrouble

breathing,feeldizzyorturndownagreatjobjustbecausethecompanyisonthe

20thfloor.

Phobiascanpreventyoufromlivinganormallife.uPeoplewithspiderphobia

wou1dstayoutoftheirhomeordormroomfordaysiftheythoughtaspiderwas

present,“KatherinaHauner,aresearcheratNorthwesternUniversity,US,toldABC

News.Thisiswhyscientistshavebeentryingtofindacureforthisdisease.

Sincefearcomesfromexperience-fromwhatwearetold,whatweseeothers

experienceandwhathappenstous-somescientiststhinkiftheycan“rewrite“these

unpleasantmemories,theymightbeabletohelppeop1eovercometheirphobias.

InastudybyKatherinaHaunerandotherscientists,participantswithspider

phobiawereaskedtofirsttouchaspiderwithapaintbrush.Seeingthatitwasnot

actuallydangerous,theythentriedtouchingitwhilewearingaglove.Finally,they

couldholditwiththeirhands.

Certainmedicinehasalsobeenfoundtobehelpful.Backin2010,researchers

attheUniversityofHiroshima,Japan,injectedaspecialmedicineintoafish-who

wasafraidoflight-toturnoffthefearcenterinitsbrain.Fromthenon,thefish

nolongerfearedlight.

Whilethesearchforsolutionstophobiasismakinggreatprogress,it'san

openquestionwhethergettingridof（去除）fearisgood.Somepeoplewanttouse

thesemethodstomakesoldiersfightharderinwarsbytakingawaytheirsenseof

fear.DaveSmithsonofthecharityAnxietyUKhashisownidea."It'sfearthat

preventsusfromdoingcrazythings,“hesays."There'sanameforpeoplewho

don,thavefearofconsequences:psychopaths（精神变态者）“

56.Theexpression"overcome”probablymeans“

A.controlB.beatC.weakenD.repeat

57.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Peoplewithspiderphobiacouldbecuredbytouchingaspider.

B.Peoplewithheightphobiawouldlosehisgreatjobinahighbuilding.

C.Peoplewouldfeelscaredwhenseeingothersfrightenedbysomething.

D.Peoplehavefoundcertainmedicinetohelpsoldiersfightharderinwars.

58.WhichofthefollowingwouldDaveSmithsonprobablyagreewith?

A.Withoutfear,peoplewouldbebraver.

B.Weshouldn,tletfearaffectourdecision.

C.Fearstopsusfromdoingsomecreativethings.

D.Fearcanhelpavoidtakingunnecessarychances.

59.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Whyisfearhelpful?

B.Isfeargoodornot?

C.Howdowetreatfear?

D.Whenshouldfearbetreated?

45.D46.C47.B48.B49.D50.D51.A

52.C53.B54.D55.B56.B57.C58.D59.D

（二）

A（石景山一模）

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B（石景山一模）

ThefirstStarbucks（星巴克）coffeeshopopenedin1971inSeattle,Washington,

intheUnitedStates.Itwasasmallcoffeeshopanditmadeitsowncoffeebeans.

Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell.By1981therewerethreemoreStarbucksstores

inSeattle.

Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultz

metthreemen.TheyaretheownersofStarbucks.Atthattime,Schultzworkedin

NewYorkforacompanythatmakeskitchenthings.HenoticedthatStarbucksordered

somespecialcoffeemakers,sohewantedtoknowsomethingaboutthecompany.Schultz

wenttoSeattletohavealook,andhelikedwhathesaw.Hewantedtobecomepart

ofthecompany.In1982,theStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompanyJsmanger.

In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialatmosphere（气氛）ofthecoffee

barstherecaughthiseyes.ToSchultzitseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdaily

livesinthreeplaces:home,work,andcoffeebars.HisexperienceinItalygave

SchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle.

SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopthatwascomfortable

andcasual（随意的）,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.Between1987and

1992,Starbucksopened150newstores-andthatwasonlythebeginning.Bytheyear

2000,threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!

Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-six

countries.DoyouknowwhyStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStates?

OnewayisthatStarbucksworkswithlocal（当地的）storesandrestaurants.Byworking

togetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbuckshasagoodunderstandingof

customersinthecity.ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintheright

placesfortheircustomers.

48.By1981therewere____StarbucksstoresinSeattle.

A.fiveB.fourC.threeD.two

49.Bytheyear2000,Starbucks

A.opened150newstoresB.madecoffeemachines

C.grewquicklyallovertheworldD.wasstillasmallcompany

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hire"mean?

A.Refusetoaccept.B.Paysomeoneforajob.

C.Beangrywith.D.Beafraidof

51.WhathelpedStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans.

B.Workingwithothercoffee-makingcompanies.

C.Openingrestaurantsinsomeplaceseachyear.

D.Learningaboutlocalcustomers.

C（石景山一模）

Peoplehavealwayswantedtospeakwithanimals.Therearemanybooksaboutthis,

especiallychildrenbooks.Nowtherearealsomovies,suchasDr.Doolittle.When

youwatchanimals,itseemsclearthattheycancommunicatewitheachother.Many

peoplewonderwhypeoplecan'talsocommunicatewiththem.

Scientistsknowhowsomeanimalscommunicate.Bees,forexample,usetheir

bodies.Theydoakindofdancetogiveinformationaboutfood.Birds,ontheother

hand,shareinformationwithsounds.Theyusecertainsoundstoprotecttheirhomes

andtostaytogetherwhentheyfly.Somemale（雄性）birdsuselovelysongstoattract

afemale（雌性）.Otheranimalscommunicatewithbothbodymovementsandsounds.

Forexample,dogswag（摇摆）theirtails（尾巴）whentheyarehappy,andtheybark

(吠)whentheyareexcited.

Peopleusedtothinkitwaspossibletoteachhumanlanguagetoanimals.Parrots

andotherbirds,forexample,canlearntosaywords.Butthebirdsjustrepeatthe

words.Theydon'tunderstandthem.SomeAmericanscientiststriedtoteachEnglish

tochimpanzees,closerelativesofhumanbeings.However,thiswasimpossible.

Chimpanzeescan'tmovetheirmouthstherightway.Theycouldneverlearntospeak

likepeople.

Thenscientiststriedtoteachhumanlanguagetochimpanzeesinotherways.Some

triedwithAmericanSignLanguage(ASL).Otherstriedwithasimplecomputer.But

chimpanzeescouldonlylearntouseafewwords.Theycouldneverlearntousegrammar.

Theirbrainsareverydifferentfromthebrainsofhumanbeings.

Nowsomescientistsarestudyingthesamepointsbetweenhumanandanimal

language.Infact,someanimalsusesoundslikepeopledo.Dogs,forexample,use

anunpleasant,lowsoundtotellotherdogstostayaway.People,too,usethatkind

ofvoicetosaythesamethings.Adog,snoisybarkcommunicatesthatsomething

ishappening.Peopleusethesamehightonewhentheyshout,“Watchout!”

Scientistswanttounderstandthelanguageofotheranimals,suchaswhalesand

bears.Todothis,theygoouttotheanimals,naturalhomes.Theywatchtheanimals

fordaysorevenyears.Theytakepicturesandmaketapesrecordingsandsharethe

informationwithotherscientists.Inthisway,theyhopetolearnmoreaboutthe

wayanimalscommunicate,andmaybesomedayweJ11beabletocommunicatebetterwith

them.

52.Somebirdscanlearntosaywords,

A.buttheydon'treallyknowthemeaning

B.andtheymakeupnewwords,too

C.andtheyusegrammar,too

D.buttheyforgetthemquickly

53.Dogsandpeopleuse

A.wordswhentheycommunicate

B.differentsoundstomeanthesamething

C.alowsoundtokeepothersaway

D.ahighsoundtokeepothersaway

54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Beescommunicatebymakinganoise

B.Dogswagtheirtailswhentheyareangry.

C.Chimpanzeescanlearntousesomegrammar.

D.Birdsusesoundstostaytogether

55.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howscientistscommunicatewitheachother

B.howscientistsarestudyinganimals'communication

C.howpeoplemightcommunicatewithanimals

D.howanimalscommunicatewitheachother

D（石景山一模）

Thousandsofteenagerswillbeabletomovetoanewwaveof“studioschools”

attheageof14toimprovetheirchancesoffindingajobinUK.Twelvenew-style

schoolsareopentoactasabridgetotheworkplaceandcutthenumberofNEETs.

Underplans,schoolswilloperatelongerdaysandworkoutsidestandardschool

terms.

Eachteenagerwillbeexpectedtospendbetweenfourhoursandtwodaysaweek

onworkplacementswithbusinessrelatedtotheschoolandapersonalcoachwill

besenttotheteenagerstoactasaschool“linemanagerw.

Thereforms（改革）areputforwardbecauseofthefearsthattoomanyteenagers

arefinishingfull-timeeducationatpresentbuttheyareshortoftheskillsneeded

tosucceedintheworkplace.Accordingtoarecentreport,morethantwothirdsof

employers（雇主）believeschoolandcollegeleavershavelessimportant

employabilityskills,while55%saytheyareunabletomanagetheirtimeordaily

routine.AndthenumberofNEETswhoarenotineducationhashitarecordhigh,

withalmostone-in-fiveyoungpeoplebeingleftwithoutajoboratrainingplace.

TheDepartmentforEducationwilltellthepublicthebuildingof12studio

schools-providingforaround3,600teenagers-inareassuchasLiverpool,

Stevenage,Stock-on-TrentandFulham,westLondon.Eachonewillbeconnectedto

thelocalemployers.Underplans,teenagerswillbeabletomoveoutofordinary

schoolstoattendthembetweentheagesof14and19.

Thegovernmentsaidallsubjectswouldbetaught“throughprojects,often

preparedwithemployersv-withrulessuchassciencebeingconnecteddirectly

tolocalengineeringcompaniesorhospitals.Schoolswilloperatealongerdayto

giveteenagersabetterunderstandingoftheneedsoftheworkplace.Alongwiththeir

studies,studentswillcarryoutworkplacementsforfourhoursaweek,risingto

twodaysaweekofpaidworkforthoseaged16to19.Theywillalsogetthechance

totakeprofessionalqualifications（专业资历）connecteddirectlytotheneedsof

localemployers.

56.Accordingtothepassage,NEETsrefertothosewho.

A.oftenmissclassesfromstudioschool

B.preferstudioschoolstoordinaryschools

C.refusetotakeanypart-timejobafterschool

D.arenotineducation,employmentortraining

57.Comparedtoordinaryschools,studioschoolswilloffertheyoungmore

A.skillstofinishfull-timeeducation

B.personalcoachestohelpwiththework

C.chancestogetfuturejobswithjobtraining

D.jobstomakemoneywithoutgoingoutside

58.Whatmakesthegovernmentdecidetobuildstudioschools?

A.Theworryabouteducatedteenagersshortofworkingskills.

B.Thedoubtaboutwhetherfull-timeeducationisperfect.

C.Thedecisiontosolvetheproblemsofunemployment.

D.Theincreasingnumberofteenswhodropoutearly.

59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.StudioschoolsarepopularinUKatpresent.

B.MoreNEETswillfindjobsfromStudioschools.

C.Teenagerswillgetjobswithoutfull-timeeducation.

D.Studioschoolsarebuilttoimproveteens,employabilityskills.

45.B46.C47.A48.B49.C50.B

51.D52.A53.C54.D55.B56.D57.C58.A59.D

（三）

（A）（西城二模）

InternetActivities

About63%ofAmericanadultsgoonline.Thatisabout128millionpeople.Here

arethekindsofthingstheydoandthepercentofthosewhocanusetheInternet.

Sende-mails93%

Useasearchenginetofindinformation84%

Lookforaproductbeforebuyingit78%

Checktheweather75%

Gettravelinformation73%

Getnews72%

Buyaproduct65%

Playagame39%

Listentomusic34%

Chatinachatroom25%

Downloadmusicfilestoyourcomputer20%

45.HowmanyAmericanadultsgoonline?

A.80million.B.63million.C.128million.D.200million.

46.MorepeopleusetheInternettothandoanythingelse.

A.sende-mails

B.checktheweather

C.lookforaproductbeforebuyingit

D.useasearchenginetofindinformation

47.Thenumberofpeoplewhodownloadmusicfilestotheircomputersisabout

million.

A.5B.10C.20D.25

（B）（西城二模）

Aworldwidefoodshortageisgettingmoreandmoreseriousforthelivesof

millions.

Theperiodofcheapfoodisover.InCameroon,24peoplehavebeenkilledin

foodriots（暴舌L）sinceFebruary.Inthepastmonth,therehavebeenfoodriotsin

eightothercountries.

BanKi-Moonsaidthathigherfoodpricesrisked（冒险）sweepingawayprogress

towardssolvingpoverty（beingpoor）problemsandcouldharmtheworld,sgrowth

andsafety.

WHATCAUSEDTHEPRICERISES?

Theriseinthepriceofcropsmayresultfrommanythings.Forexample,the

suddenneedoffoodcropsforuseinbiofuels（生物燃料），inbothEuropeandthe

UnitedStates.Therice-growinglandincountriessuchasthePhilippinesisbeing

losttoindustrializationandurbanization（城市化）,whilethegrowingneedformeat

anddairyproductsisleadingfarmerstogiveupricegrowing.Floodingandcold

weatherinrice-producingcountrieshavealsohitproduction.

WHOISWORSTINFLUENCED?

Thefoodpricerisehitsthepoorhardest.Foodmakesupabout10to20percent

ofhomespendingindevelopedcountries,butasmuchas60to80percentindeveloping

countries.

TheWorldFoodProgrammehaswarnedthatwecouldbelivinginawor1doffood

supplyimbalances（不平衡）until2010atleast.

WHATCANWEDOABOUTIT?

Intheshortterm,farmersinthedevelopedworldarelikelytobeattracted

（吸弓I）byhighpricesandtrytogrowmorecrops.ThesignsarethatEuropeys

farmerswillgrow13percentmorecropsthisyear.

Inthedevelopingworld,thingsarelesscertain,becausethepoorestinAfrica

andIndiahavebeensellingtheirtoolsandtheiranimalsjusttobuyfood.

Forthepoorest,recovery（恢复）ismoredifficultandhelpwillbeneeded.The

balancewillfinallyberepairednearlyhalfoftheworldyspossiblefarming

landisunused.

48.Whatworldwideproblemisthepassagetalkingabout?

A.There,refoodriotsinninecountries.

B.24peoplehavebeenkilledsinceFebruary.

C.There?snoenoughfoodformillionsofpeople.

D.Industrializationmakepeoplegiveupricegrowing

49.WhichisNOTthecauseoffoodpricerises?

A.Developedcountriesneedcropsforbiofuels.

B.Urbanizationusesmorefarmingland.

C.Badweathermakeslessfoodproduction.

D.Thefarmersdon,tliketogrowrice.

50.InmostChinesefamilies,percentofthehomespendingisonfood.

A.10B.20C.30D.70

51.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Europe'sfarmerswillbecomemuchricherbecauseofhigherprices.

B.Thehigherfoodpricesmayharmtheworld'sgrowthandsafety.

C.Thefoodsupplyproblemwilldisappearsooninthepoorestcountries.

D.Weneedbuyandstoremuchfoodforthefutureatthemoment.

（C）（西城二模）

AroundtwentyyearsagoIwaslivinginSeattleandgoingthroughhardtimes.

IcouldnotfindasatisfyingjobandIfoundthisespeciallydifficultasIhad

alotofexperienceandaMaster'sdegree.

TomyshameIwasdrivingaschoolbustomakeendsmeetandlivingwithfriends.

Ihadbeenthroughfiveinterviewswithacompanyandonedaybetweenbusrunsthey

calledtosay1didnotgetthejob.

Laterthatafternoon,whiledoingmyroundsthroughaquietneighborhoodIhad

aninternal（inside）wave-likeascream（尖叫）一comeupfromdeepinsideme

andIthought“Whyhasmylifebecomesohard?”

Immediatelyafterthisinternalscream1pulledthebusovertodropoffalittle

girlandasshepassedshehandedmeanearringsayingIshouldkeepitincase

somebodylookedforit.Theearringwasstampedwithwords'BEHAPPY'.

AtfirstIgotangry.Thenithitme.Ihadbeenputtingallofmyenergiesinto

whatwaswrongwithmyliferatherthanwhatwasright!Idecidedthenandthere

tomakealistof50thingsIwasthankfulto.

Atfirstitwashard,thenitgoteasier.OnedayIdecidedtoupitto75.That

nighttherewasaphonecallforme,askingifIwoulddoaone-daytrainingfor

200hospitalworkers.Isaidyesandgotthejob.

Mydaywiththehospitalworkerswentverywell.Igotastandingwelcomeand

manymoredaysofwork.