中考英语阅读理解练习题

中考英语阅读理解练习题及答案

（A）

Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.Thisisbecause

manycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCup

isheldeveryfouryears.

Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountries

andmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherand

spentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream（梦幺J）World

Cups“inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplaying

soccerunderabulebrightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluck

bydrawingtheflags（旗帜）ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartinthe

WorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.Thepicturewasputupinapark

nearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegames

there.

Areyouafootballfan（迷）？TheWorldCupmakedsmoreandmore

peopleinterestedinfootballTeenagers（青少年）likeplayingandwatching

football.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthe

picturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.Thatisthe

waytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.

1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave.

A.ManyfootballfansB.averygoodteamC.manyfootballplayer

D.abigplayground

2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin.

A.2006B.2007C.2005D.2004

3.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythings

except.

A.peopleplayingfootballB.picturesofsomefootballstarsC.a

sunnyskyD.flowers

4.In“DreamWorldCup”,thechildrendrewtheflagsofsome

countries.

A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry

B.totellthepeopletheirstories

C.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams

D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball

5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause.

A.theyareinterestedinfootballB.theyarefootballfans

C.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreatD.allofA,BandC

（B）

In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhis

business.Buthewasnotagoodartis.Soheinventedaverysimple

camera（照相机）.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureof

hiagarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.

Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography（摄影术）wasin

1837.Thatyear,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhis

readingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhis

pictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.

ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.

Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre（sway.Travelersbroughtback

wonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.peopletookpictureof

famousbuildings,citiesandmountains.

Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscould

takepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.The

photographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdid

notstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.

MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographers.Hetookmany

pictureofgreadpeople.Thepicturewereunusualbeausetheywerevery

lifelike（栩栩如生的）

Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19th

century.Somephotodwerenorjustcooiesoftherealworld.They

showedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.

6.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapicturteof

A.hisbusinessB.hishouseC.hisgarden

D.hiswindow

7.TheDaguerrotypewas.

A.aFrenchmanB.akindofpictureC.akindofcamera

D.aphotographer

8.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyear

of1840j,hehadto.

A.watchlotsoffilmsB.buyanexpensivecamera

C.stopinmostcitiesD.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim.

9.MathewBrady.

A.wasverylifelikeB.wasfamousfor

hisunusualpictures

C.wasquitestrongD.tookmany

picturesofmovingpeople

10.Thispassagetellsus.

A.howphotographywasdevelopedB.howtoshowyourideasand

feelingsinpictures

C.howtotakepicturesintheworldD.howtousedifferentcameras

(C)

Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifboth

parentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,

oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan（住房汽车）

Asmallcarcanhold（容纳）fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsix

personsbutitisverycrowded（拥挤）.Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,so

afamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholiday

travelTheycouldalltraveltogether.

Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsella

secondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareused

toputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases（衣

箱）whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents'home,the

suitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.

Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedfor

holidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,

theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,they

canliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersof

abigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.

Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericathere

aremanyparksformotorhomes.

11.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled.

A.amotorcarB.amotorhomeC.amotorbikeD.abigtruck

12.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they.

A.soldtheiroldhouseB.movedtotheirgrandparents'house

C.builtanewplaceforavanD.soldtheirsecondcar

13.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith.

A.ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvans

14.Americansusuallyusemotorhomer.

A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholiday

B.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembers

C.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends

D.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday

15.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause.

A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefree

B.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheir

holidays

C.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheap

D.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes

（D）

Surtseywasbomin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbegan

at7.30a.m.on14thNovember.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboat

movedunderthecaptain's（船长）feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesaw

someblacksmoke.Avolcano（火山）wasbreakingout.Red-hotrocks,

fireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottom（底部）ofthesea.The

islandgrewquickly.Itwas10metershighthenextdayand60meters

highon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.

Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.Piecesofred-hotrockwereflying

intotheairandfallingintothesea.Theseawasboilingandtherewasa

strangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune

1967.Itwas175metershighand2kilometerslong.Andlifewasalready

comingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.

Theywanttolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanew

world.

16.Surtseyis.

A.anislandnotfarfromIcelandB.anewvolcano

C.afishingboatD.aplaceinIceland

17.Scientistsflewthere.

A.towatchthebirthoftheislandB.tosavethefishingboat

C.tolearnabouttheislandD.tobuildahouse

18.Whendidscientistflytheretowatch?

A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.B.Assoonasthevolcanobrokeout.

C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.D.Afterthevolcano

stoppedrushingup.

19.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.

a.Thecaptainfoundtheboatwasmoving,b.Anewislandappearedin

thesea.

c.Fire,smokeandrockswereseenrushingup.d.Afishingboatwasnear

Iceland.

e.Theislandgrewquickly.

A.d-a-c-b-eB.a-b-c-d-eC.a-b-e-c-dD.b-e-d-a-c

20.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis.

A.AnewislandB.Thebirthofanisland

C.AnewworldD.ScientistsdiscoveredSurtsey

（E）

OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon（气球）.Theystarted

earlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwo

menwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywere

readyforalongway.

Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope（绳子）,andit

washangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftherope

theyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.So

theywereabletochangeitsweight（重量）.Itwasforuseoverthesea.

Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.

Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,

andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfell

pastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.The

mentriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedto

breaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwas

slowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsof

sand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.

Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sothey

climbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!

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