2019年中考英语阅读理解满分训练

2019年中考英语阅读理解专项训练

（名师押题预测+解析答案，建议下载练习）

Passage1

WeareailbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowaboutthe

historyoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthat

time,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（网络）didn'tworkwell.Ifone

computerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetwork

system（系统）hadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.

Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthis

waythecomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

Atfirst,theInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearlyhospitalsandbanks

wereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficult

touse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecomecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalso

developedsoftware（软件）thatmade"surfing（浏览）“IheInternetmoreconveninenl（方便）.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.

Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

1.TheInternethasahistoryofyears.

A.about40B.lessthan30C.morethan45D.nearly35

2.Scientistssetupanewnetworksystemto.

A.makethecomputercheaperB.makethesystemworkwell

C.makethecomputergowellD.developnewsoftwares

3.TheInternetwaswidelyusedinthe.

A.1960sB.1970sC.1980sD.1990s

4.Theunderlinedwords“geton-line^^inChinesemean.

A.上机B.上网C.接线D.买电脑

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Inthe1960scomputernetworksystemwentwrongeasily.

B.Computersaremuchcheaperthanbefore.

C.TodaytheInternetisusedeverywhere.

D.Peoplehadenoughsoftwarestogeton-linefifteenyearsago.

Passage2

Stonehenge,arockcircle,isnotonlyoneofBritain's

mostfamoushistoricalplacesbutalsooneofitsgreatest

mysteries.Everyyearitreceivesmorethan750,000visitors.

PeopleliketogotothisplaceespeciallyinJuneastheywantto

seethesunrisingonthelongestdayoftheyear.

Formanyyears,historians（历史学家）believedStonehengewasatemplewhereancient

leaderstriedtocommunicatewiththegods.However,historianPaulStokerthinksthiscan'tbe

truebecauseStonehengewasbuiltsomanycenturiesago."TheleadersarrivedinEnglandmuch

later,hepointsout.

AnotherpopularideaisthatStonehengemightbeakindofcalendar.Thelargestones

wereputtogetherinacertainway.Onmidsummer'smorning,thesunshinesdirectlyintothe

centerofthestones.Otherpeoplebelievethestoneshaveamedicalpurpose.Theythinkthestones

canpreventillnessandkeeppeoplehealthy.ctAsyouwalkthere,youcanfeeltheenergyfrom

yourfeetmoveupyourbody,“saidonevisitor.NooneissurewhatStonehengewasusedfor,but

mostagreethatthepositionofthestonesmustbeforaspecialpurpose.Somethinkitmightbea

burial（埋葬）placeoraplacetohonorancestors（祖先）.Othersthinkitwasbuilttocelebratea

victoryoveranenemy.

Stonehengewasbuiltslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Mosthistoriansbelieveitmust

bealmost5,000yearsold.Oneofthegreatestmysteriesishowitwasbuiltbecausethestonesare

sobigandheavy.In2001,agroupofEnglishvolunteerstriedtobuildanotherStonehenge,but

theycouldn't."Wedon'treallyknowwhobuiltStonehenge,saysPaulStoker."Andperhapswe

mightneverknow,butwedoknowtheymusthavebeenhard-working—andgreatplanners!^^

1.Visitorsliketogotherein_toenjoy___onthelongestdayoftheyear.

A.July;sunriseB.June;sunriseC.June;sunsetD.July;sunset

2.WhenwasStonehengemostlikelybuilt?

A.750,000yearsago.B.Sixcenturiesago.

C.5,000yearsago.D.In2001.

3.WhatdomostpeoplethinkwasStonehengebuiltfor?

A.Ancientleadersbuiltitatempletocommunicatewiththegods.

B.Itmightbeakindofcalendartotellpeoplethesummertime.

C.Itcanpreventillnessandmakepeoplefeelenergetic.

D.Itmustbeforaspecialpurposebecauseofthepositionofthestones.

4.Whataren'tpeopleinterestedinaboutStonehenge?

A.Whereitwasbuilt.B.Whobuiltit.

C.Whenitwasbuilt.D.Whyitwasbuilt.

5.WhatdoesPaulStokermeanby“wedoknowtheymusthard-working-andgreatplanners”?

A.HehasknownwhobuiltStonehenge.

B.HethinksStonehengeisreallyagreatmystery.

C.HebelieveshewillfindoutwhobuiltStonehenge.

D.HeencouragesvolunteerstobuildanotherStonehenge.

Passage3

London'sChinesecommunity（社区）datesbacktothe18thcentury,whenasmallnumberof

ChinesesailorsmovedtothecitytoworkinLimhouse,eastLondon.Astimewenton,other

ChinesepeoplecametothisareaandLimhousebegantobeknownas“Chinatown”.However,

London'sChinesecommunityremainedverysmallfbrmanyyears:atthestartofthe20thcentury,

therewerejust545ChinesepeopleinBritain.

AftertheSecondWorldWar,manyfarmersinHongKonglosttheirjobsandcametoLondon.

AsLimhousehadbeenalmostdestroyedduringthewar,theysettled（定居）inadifferentarea—a

partofcentralLondonnearLeicesterSquare.ThisareaisnowwhatLondonerscallChinatown.

Atfirst,thenewimmigrants（移民）founditdifficulttogetjobs.Inthe1950s,however,a

smallChineserestaurantopenedinLondon.ManyBritishpeoplevisiteditandsaidthatChinese

foodwaswonderful!Suddenly,Chineserestaurantsandtake-awaysstartedopeningineverypart

ofthecity.Insteadoftoolittlework,thenewChineseimmigrantsnowfoundthattheyhadtoo

much!Theyworkedascooks,managersorwaiters.Mostofthemenjoyedtheirlivesandarranged

theirfriendsandrelativestojointhemfromoverseas.

Astimewentby,London'sChinesecommunitybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.Thesons

anddaughtersoftheoriginalrestaurantworkersstudiedandworkedveryhard.Andmostwenton

togethighlypaidjobs.ManyChinesefamiliesleftChinatownandmovedtothemoreexpensive

outskirts.Chinatown,however,isstillaslivelyasever.

1.WhendidthefirstChineseimmigrantscometoLondon?

A.Inthe1950s.B.Morethan200yearsago.

C.AftertheSecondWorldWar.D.Atthestartofthe20thcentury.

2.WhydidmanyChineseimmigrantscometoLondonin1950s?

A.Becauseitwaseasyforthemtogetjobsthere.

B.BecauseLimhousehadbeenalmostdestroyedduringthewar.

C.BecausemanyBritishpeopleenjoyedChinesefood.

D.Becausetheirchildrencouldstudythereandgethighlypaidjobs.

3.Inthe1950s,ChineseimmigrantscametoLondonandworkedas.

A.sailorsB.farmers

C.sailorsandfarmersD.restaurantworkers

4.WhereisLondon'sChinatownnow?

A.IntheeastofLondon.B.InLimhouse.

C.NotfarfromLeicesterSquare.D.Outsidethecity.

5.Accordingtothispassage,ifpeopleliveintheoutskirtsofacity,theylive.

A.inthevillageB.farawayfromthecity

C.inthecentreofthecityD.intheouterareasofthecity

Passage4

Ifwewanttodealwiththeassociation（社交）betweenboysandgirlsproperly,herearesome

“dosanddon,ts^^foryoutofollow.

Keepanormalandhealthystateofmind.Ourschoolsandclassesaremadeupofboysand

girls.Itisverynaturefortheboysandgirlstomakefriendswitheachother.Weshouldmakeas

manyfriendsaspossible.Weshouldkeeptouchwiththeothersex（性另U）inpublicinsteadofin

secret.

Don'tbetoonervousortooshy.Ifyouareashyperson,youcanalsofindawayout.First

ofall,youcanmakefriendswiththestudentswhohavethesameinterestandhobbyasyou.As

bothofyouhavemuchincommon,youmayhavemuchtotalkabout.Ifyoukeepdoinglikethat,

littlebylittle,youwillgladlyfindyouarealsoasfreetoexpressyourselfasothers.

Don'tfallintotheditchofearlylove.Theboysandgirlsataadolescence（青春期）arerich

infeeling.Theyareeasytoregardthefriendshipasasignofloveandfallinlovewitheachother

atanearlyage.Inmyopinion,earlyloveisagreenapplethatcan'tbeeaten.Anapplewon'ttaste

sweetuntilitisfullripe.Boysandgirlsatmiddleschoolaretooyoungtocarrytheheavydutyof

love.Dokeepoutofearlylove.

1.Themainideaofthepassageisto.

A.tellstudentstokeepawayfromearlylove

B.givesomeadviceonhowtoassociatebetweenboysandgirls

C.tellstudentshowtomakefriendsD.teachboyshowtotalkwithgirls

2.WeshouldkeeptouchwiththeothersexinfollowingwaysEXCEPT.

A.withagoodstateofmindB.inrealfriendshipC.inpublicD.insecret

3.Ifyouareashyperson,youcan.

A.findfriendswiththesameinterestandhobbyfirst

B.onlyhaveafewfriendsofthesamesex

C.notmakefriendswiththeothersexD.notfallinlovewithotherstudentseasily

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ditch"mean?

A.波浪B.泥潭C.圈套D.迷惑

5.Apersonatadolescenceis.

A.complicated（复杂的）infeelingsB.goodatmakingfriendswitheachother

C.oldenoughtofallinloveD.easytoregardthefriendshipasasignoflove

Passage5

SwimmingandEnglishLearning

Canyouswim?Doyoulikeswimming?Yes?Well,howcanyoulearntoswim?Ithinkthe

bestwayistogointothewaterandlearn.I'mafraidyou'llneverlearntoswimjustbyreading

booksaboutswimmingorlookingatothersswimming.IfsthesamewiththeEnglishstudy.We

mustpractice,practiceandpractice.

Listeningandspeakingareveryimportantforbeginners.ThechildreninEnglish-speaking

countriesfirstlistentoothers.Thentheytrytoimitateandspeak.WecanlistentoEnglish

programsonradio.Youmayjustunderstandafewwords.Itdoesn'tmatter.Justberelaxed,tryto

catcheveryword.

Somebodymaybeagoodlistener.Buthedarenotspeak.He'safraidofmakingmistakes.

YouknowwesometimesmakemistakeswhenwespeakChinese.Don'tbeafraid.Wemustbe

brave.IfyoureallywanttolearnEnglishwell,youmusttrytospeakwitheveryonesolongashe

knowsEnglish.Whetheryouknowhimornotisnotimportantwhenthere9snobodytotalkwith,

youcantalktoyourselfinEnglish.It'sinterestingandalsoagoodwaytopracticeyourspoken

English.Remember,themoreyouspeak,thefewermistakesyou'llmake.

Readingandwritingaremoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents.Firstwemustchoosethe

bookswe'reinterestedin.Alotofreadingwillimproveyourlanguagesense.Thisisthemost

important.

KeepwritingEnglishdiaries.WecanalsowriteEnglisharticles.Youmayevenpostthemto

Englishmagazines.Don'tbeafraidoffailure.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

Easiersaidthandone.Well,lefsdomorepracticefromnowon.I'msureyou'lllearn

Englishwellinthisway.

1.Youcanlearntoswimby.

A.readingbooksaboutitB.lookingatothersswimming

C.havinglessonsonitD.goingintotheriverandlearning

2.WeshouldlearnEnglishby.

A.listeningandspeakingB.readingandwriting

C.AandBD.swimming

3.Whatwillyoudowithmistakeswhenyouspeak?

A.Don'tmakemistakes.B.Studyhard

C.TrynottospeakEnglishD.Don'tbeafraid.

4.Whafsmoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents?

A.listeningB.speakingC.readingandwritingD.learning

5.WecanlistentoEnglish,accordingtothepassage.

A.bytrainB.ontheradioC.everyminuteD.nowandthen

Passage6

NewchangeshavetakenplaceinParisinrecentyears.ParisusedtobeamongEurope's

busiestcities.Trafficjamscouldbeseenallthetime.Butnowthereisanew2.5kilometre-long

car-freeareainsidethecity.TheLouvre（卢浮宫）attractsworldtourists.Peoplevisittherenotjust

fortheartworks,butalsoenjoytheroofofthebuildingwhichislikeaflyingcarpet.Theworld's

mostbeautifulcityisnowevenmorebeautiful.

LijiangRiverNationalPark,China.

LijiangRiverisinGuilin.Itiswell-knownforitsclearwater,limestone（石灰岩洞）and

greenhills.Thehillshavebeautifulnamesdependingondifferentshapes,suchas"Elephant

Trunk”.TheseattractmanyChinesepoetsandartists.ThebestwaytoenjoyLijingRiveristotake

an83kmboattripfromGuilintoYangshuoinsummer.

Zurich,Switzerland

WhatdoyouthinkZurichisfamousfor?Greatbanks?Yes.PeoplecanfindmanySwiss

banksandforeignbankshere.Butthecityisofgreatinteresttomanypeopleforanotherreason.

ZurichhostsEurope'slargeststreetpartyeachyear.ItsStreetParadehasovertakenLondon's

NottingHillCarival.What'shotinthecityin2014?InAugust,ZurichwillhosttheEuropean

AthleticChampionships.Thisgivestouristsachancetoseetheworld'stopathletesmakingnew

records.

Adelaide,Australia

ManypeoplemayknowSydneyorMelbourne.TheyarebigcitiesinAustralia.But

Adelaidewinspeople'sheartswithgreatfestivalsandtastyfood.AdelaideFringeFestivalisthe

largestartfestivalinAustralia.EveryFebruaryandMarch,peoplecelebratewithoutdoorart

works,danceperformancesandlivemusic.Adelaidehasmanykindsofforeignfoods.Britishfish

andchips,ItalianpizzaandGermanporkcanbefoundinmostrestaurants.

1.TouristsenjoytheartworksaswellasoftheLouvre.

A.thebusystreetB.theshapeofitsroofC.thecar-freeareaD.theflyingcarpet

2.ManyChinesepoetsandartistsareattractedbyinGuilin.

A.elephanttrunksB.warmweather

C.thehighwaytoYangshuoD.thegreenhillsandlimestonecaves

3.ComparedwithLondon'sNottingHillVamival,theStreetParadeinZurichis.

A.evenworseB.exactlythesameC.muchbetterD.lesspopular

4.Whenandwherewillthe2014EuropeanAthleticsChampionshipsbeheld?

A.InAugust,ParisB.InFebruary,Europe

C.InMarch,AdelaideD.InAugust,Zurich

5.Bettyisstudyingartatcollege.She'stravellingtosomeplacetoenjoyartworkandtaste

foreignfoods.Shecouldgoto

A.AdelaideB.LijiangRiverNationalParkC.ZurichandParisD.theLouvre

Passage7

Animalsdomanydifferent,amazingthingstogetthroughthewinter.Someofthemmigrate.

Theytraveltootherplaceswheretheweatheriswarmerorwheretheycanfindfood.

Manybirdsmigrateinautumn.Becausethetripcanbedangerous,sometravelinlarge

groups.Forexample,geese（鹅）flyinnoisy,"V"-shapedgroups.Otherkindsofbirdsflyalone.

Someanimalsstayactiveinwinter.Theymustchangethemselvesastheweatherchanges.

Manychangetheirdoingortheirbodies.Forexample,snowshoerabbitsgrowwhitefurtohelp

themhideinthesnow.

Foodishardtofindinwinter.Someanimals,likemice,collectlotsoffoodinautumnand

storeittoeatlater.Someanimalseatdifferentkindsoffoodastheseasonschange.

Someanimalshibernatefbrpartorallofthewinter.Thisisaspecial,verydeepsleep.The

animaPsbodytemperaturedrops,anditsheartbeatandbreathingslowdown.Itusesverylittle

energy.Inautumn,theseanimalsgetreadyforwinterbyeatingmuchmorefoodthaninsummer

andstoringitasbodyfat.Theyusethisfattokeepthemalivewhilehibernating.

Watermakesgoodprotectionformanyanimals.Whentheweathergetscold,theymove

tothebottomoflakesandrivers.There,frogsandmanyfishhideunderrocksorfallenleaves.

Coldwaterholdsmoreoxygenthanwarmwater,andfrogscanbreathethroughtheirskin.

Everytypeofinsecthasitsownlifecycleandthatisthewayitgrowsandchanges.

Differentinsectsspendthewinterindifferentformsoftheirlives.Someinsectsalsospendthe

winterwithoutmoving.Someinsectsspendthewinteraspupae（蛹）.Otherinsectsdieafterlaying

eggsinautumn.Theeggschangeintonewinsectsinspringandeverythingbeginsalloveragain.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“migrate“inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.movefromoneplacetoanotherB.sleepinthewinter

C.disappearD.lookforfood

2.Whydomanybirdsflyinlargegroups?

A.Theycaneasilyfindfoodthisway.B.Theremaybedangerduringthetrip.

C.Theycangetwarmatnight.D.Theywilluselittleenergy.

3.Snowshoerabbitsspendthecoldwinterby.

A.breathingthroughtheirskinB.eatingalotoffood

C.sleepingforthewholewinterD.growingwhitethickerfur

4.Themainpurposeoftheexamplesinthelastparagraphistotellus.

A.mostinsectsdiewhenwintercomes

B.differentinsectsgrowandchangeintheirownways

C.mostinsectsspendthewinterwithoutmoving

D.differentinsectsgrowandchangeinthesameways

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howlivingthingsgrowandchangeinthewinter.

B.Howlivingthingsspendthewinter.

C.Howlivingthingsgetfoodinthewinter.

D.Howlivingthingstravelinthewinter.

Passage8

Lijiang,Yunnan,Dec.17（Xinhuanet）—AfilmdirectedbythefamousChinesedirectorZhang

Yimou,madeitsdomesticdebut（国内首映式）inLijiang,wherethefilmwasshot,insouthwest

China'sYunnanProvince,onFridaynight.

Thefilm,titledRidingAlongforThousandsofMiles,wasplayedbytheJapaneseactor

TakakuraKen.IttellsastorythatTakada,aJapanesefisherman,fulfills（完成）thelastwishofhis

dyingsonbytravelingthousandsofmilestoChina'sYunnanProvincetosearchforthesecret

behindalocaloperaplay,calledRidingAlongforThousandsofMiles.

ZhangYimou,whohasbeenTakakura'sadmirerforalmost30years,madethefilmjust

forfulfillinghisownwishofworkingwithTakakuraKen.

Thefilmmadeitsglobal（全球的）bedutattheopeningsessionofthe18thTokyo

InternationalFilmFestivalonOct.22.

Takakura,oneofthebest-knownactorsinJapan,hasplayedrolesin204

films—includingZhang's—andwonworldrecognition（认可）afterstartinginthe1975Sydney

PollackhitTheYakuza（71）andinRidleyScott's1989workBlackRain.

InvestedbytheBeijingNewPictureEdkoFilms,RidingAlongforThousandsofMiles

wasmadeatacostof60millionyuan（about7.3millionUSdollars）,muchlessthanZhang'stwo

previousfilms,HeroandHouseofFlyingDaggers,bothhadbeennominates（提名）forbest

foreignfilmOscars.

ThefilmwillbeformallyreleasedinChinaonDec.22.

1.OneofthefamousactorsinRidingAlongforThousandsofMilesis.

A.ZhangYimouB.TakakuraKenC.TakadaD.JiangWen

2.RidingAlongForThousandsofMilesmadeitsdomesticdebutinandmadeitsglobal

debutin.

A.Beijing,TokyoB.Lijiang,TokyoC.Beijing,TokyoD.Lijiang,London

3.isnotdirectedbyZhangYimou.

A.RidingAlongForThousandsofMilesB.Hero

C.BlackrainD.HouseofFlyingDaggers

4.6millionyuanisaboutmillionUSdollars.

A.7B.7.3C.0.73D.3.7

Passage9

TheShanghaiExpoParkis5.28km2.Thereareabout170pavilions（馆）inthepark.Joinuson

ourtriptosomeofthem.Wehopeitwillhelpyoutofindtheplacesyouareinterestedin.

TheChinaPavilion

Itisthelargestpavilioninthepark.ThehugeredbuildinghasthreepartsaboutChina's

history,China'sancientarchitecture（建筑）andChina'sfuture.Youcanseean8-minutemovie

aboutthechangesinChinesecitiesoverthepast30years.

TheGermanyPavilion

WanttoseewhatlifeislikeinaGermancity?Gotothecitytunnel!Thesmellofflowers

andthesingingofbirdswillmakeyoufeellikeyouareinaGermanpark.Ifyouvisit“Energy

Source"show,you'llseeamagicmetalball.Thelouderyoushout,themoretheballwill

swing（摆动）！

TheUKPavilion

Britishpeopleput60,000seeds（种子）intheirpavilion.Throughtheseseeds,theyshowtheir

lovefornature.Ifyoucan'tgotoShanghai,youcanfindoutallabouttheUKPavilionatits

officialwebsite.

TheJapanPavilion

Japanisakingdomofrobots.Robotstherecanspeak,walk,climbandevenkickballs.

JapanwillbringitslatestrobotstoShanghai.

TheBelgium（比利时）Pavilion

Almosteverythinginthepavilionwillmove.Thewallsaremoving.Movingpicturesshow

differentpartsofBelgium.TherewillalsobeaChineseshadow（皮影戏）center.Asmall

chocolatefactoryatthepavilionwillmakefreechocolateforvisitors.

TheRussiaPavilion

Hereyou'llfindaspaceship.Theroofisawindowofthespaceship.Wecanseethedream

spacecitiesofthefuture.WecanalsofindnewinventionsmadebyRussianyoungpeopleinevery

corner.

1.ThepassagehasintroducedpavilionsintheShanghaiExpoPark.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

2.isthelargestintheShanghaiExpoPark.

A.TheChinaPavilionB.TheRussiaPavilion

C.TheUKPavilionD.TheBelgiumPavilion

3.Ifyouwanttohavechocolateforfree,youcangoto.

A.theGermanyPavilionB.theRussiaPavilion

C.theUKPavilionD.theBelgiumPavilion

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTright?

A.WecangototheGermanyPaviliontoseeamagicmetalball.

B.Britishpeopleput60,000seedsintheirpavilion.

C.IfyoulikerobotsgototheJapanPavilion.

D.TherewillbeaChineseshadowcenterattheChinaPavilion.

Passage10

ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthetwentieth

century.Earlyinthe1900s,mostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwas

alwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwaslinedonbothsideswithmanybusinesses.Here,

shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallkindsofmerchandise（商品）：cl