中考英语阅读训练4

Passage1

话题：社会生活词数：2H)参考用时：6分钟

Inmanybigcities,alotofoldpeoplekeepbirds,cats,dogsandotheranimalsin

theirhouses.Theseanimalsarefriendlytotheoldpeopleandneverleavethem.So

theoldpeoplelovethemandseethemastheirgoodfriendsorfamilies.

It'snotdifficulttokeeptheselovelyanimalsathome.Butyouhavetotakethem

toanimalhospitalstogivethemneedles(注射)，sotheywon'tgetillortheywill

makepeopleill.Nowtherearelotsofanimalfoodstoreshereandthere.Peoplecan

buygoodanimalfoodfortheiranimalsthere.Oldpeoplecanbuyanimalfoodonthe

phoneorontheInternet.Butit'salittlemoreexpensive.

Sometimesit'skindofdirtyanddangeroustokeepanimals.Theysometimes

lookdirtyandsmell(闻起来)terribleandcanbedangerous.Forexample,anold

womaninShanghailostherlifeonthestreetforherpetdog.

Maybeoldpeopleinbigcitieshavemanyreasonstokeeptheseniceandclever

animals.Theymayfeellonelywhentheirchildrenleave.Andthesepetscanbetheir

greathelpers.Theyaretheirgoodfriendsandhelptheminmanythings.

()1.Oldpeoplelovetheseanimalsbecausetheyare.

A.niceandlovelyB.canbegreathelpers

C.arenotdifficulttokeepD.arefriendlytothem

()2.Ifpeopledon'tgivetheanimalsneedles,theanimalsmay.

A.beillB.runawayC.noteatfoodD.makepeopleunhappy

()3.Oldpeoplecanbuyanimalfood_iftheycan'tgoout.

A.ontheInternetB.onthephoneC.bye-mailD.bothAandB

()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lonely"inthelastpassagemean?

A.可怕的B.孤独的C.冷静的D.独一无二的

()5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howtokeeppets.B.Petanimalsinbigcities.

C.Oldpeopleandtheirpetanimals.D.Friendlyandnicepetanimals.

Passage2

话题：人物介绍词数：202参考用时：6分钟

Whenyoungpeopletalkabouthim,theyseethebigboyasasuccess(成功人物)

inmusic.Infact,heisquietandkindofshyinlife.Hedoesn'tsmileveryoften.But

whenhetalksaboutmusic,hecantalktoomuch.Andhereallyhashisown(自己的)

ideasaboutmusic.Doyouknowwhoheis?It'sJayChou(周杰伦).

ThebigboywasbominTaiwan.Hisfatherwasamathteacherandhismother

wasanartteacherinamiddleschool.Whenhewasthreeyearsold,hegotinterested

inmusic.Hewaspopularinthemiddleschoolbecausehewasgoodatplayingthe

piano.Andhewasamess-boy(餐厅侍者)beforehewasfamous.

“Chouisnotverygood-lookinginfhct."oneofhisfanssaid.Hisfansoftencan't

hearhimsingortalkclearly.Butthebigboyhassomanyfanshereandthere.

JayChouisnow33yearsold,butheisstillpopularwithhisfans.Theyarevery

excitedwhentheyhearhimsinghisnewsongs.

()1.YoungpeoplethinkJayChouisveryinmusic.

A.successfulB.quietC.shyD.fun

()2.Whentalkingaboutmusic,JayChouis.

A.quietB.activeC.shyD.excited

()3.Hewasverypopularbecause.

A.hismotherwasamiddleschoolteacherB.hewasinterestedin

music

C.hedidwellinplayingthepianoD.hewasgood-looking

()4.WhichisNOTtrueaboutJayChou?

A.Hecanbeasuccessfulyoungsinger.

B.Heisnowstillverypopularwithhisfans.

C.Hewasgoodatpianowhenhewasyoung.

D.Hedoesn'tsingclearlysohisfansleavehim.

()5.AlthoughJayChouisn'tyoung,he'sstillwithhisfans.

A.goodB.popularC.excitedD.young

Passage3

话题：天气

InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience(经

历)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.An

hourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.In

thelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbe

summeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,or

havewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummer

sometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethat

someEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthe

sunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon*ttakeanumbrellaora

raincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheday.

1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday

B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather

C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring

D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday

2.Fromthepassageweknowthatwhencome,thereisaheavyrain.

A.sunshineandsnowC.summerandwinter

B.blackcloudsD.springandautumn

3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.'1Means"itissometimestooin

winter.n

A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy

4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrella

withthembecause.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodoso

B.Itisgoingtorainlater.

C.theyaregoingtosellthem

D.Theylikethemverymuch.

5.Thebesttitle（标题）forthispassageis.

A.BadSeasonsB.Fourseasons

C.TheWeatherinEnglandD.Englishpeople

Passage4

EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishschoolandthentakea

yearoffbeforetheystartworkorgoJouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoother

countriesandworkasvolunteers（志愿者）.Volunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeople.

Forexample,theyworkinschoolsorhospitals,ortheydosomethinghelpfulfbrthe

environment.

PaulineJones,18,livesinCardiff,Wales.Nextyearshewantstogotouniversity

tostudyChinese,butnowshe'slivinginBelize.Paulinesays,"I'mworkingwith

otherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs（珊瑚礁）intheseanearBelize.Thereefs

herearebeautiful,butiftheseawaterisverypolluted（污染），thecoraldies.I'm

helpingtodoresearch1研究）onthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.All

overtheworld,coralreefsaredying.Weneedtodosomethingabouttheproblem

beforeit'stoolate.”

"I'mstayingwithafamilyhereandIhelpdosomehousework.Idon'tgetany

money,butthafsOK.Ilovemyworkhere,andI'mlearningalotaboutthepeopleof

Belize-andmyself!

WhenIfinishmywork,Iwanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.Iwanttotravel

aroundBelizeandCentralAmerica.^^

（）1.SomeyoungpeoplefromEnglandaftertheyfinishschool.

A.gotouniversityB.spendoneyearasvolunteers

C.gotoworkfbrmoney。D.startworkinschoolsorhospitals

（）2.PaulineJones,aneighteen-year-oldgirl,islivinginnow.

A.EnglandB.ChinaC.BelizeD.Cardiff

()3.PaulineJonesiswithotherpeople.

A.studyingChineseinauniversityB.workingtosavethecoral

reerfs

C.helpingdosomehouseworkD.doingsomeresearchinWales

()4.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthecoralreefs.

A.willdiebecauseofthepollutionB.arenotasbeautifulasbefore

C.cannotlivewithoutfishintheseaD.willprobablybesoldfor

money

()5.PaulineJoneswantstoaftershefinishesherworkasa

volunteer.

A.staythereforanotheryearB.gobackhometostartwork

C.learnaboutthepeoplehomeD.travelaroundCentralAmerica

Passage5(阅读七选五)

March14isInternationalPoliceDay.1.

Nomatterifit'sburninghotoricycold,aholidayoraschoolday,you'llsee

policemenatthecentersofthecrossroadsdirectingtraffic.2.

Therearemorethan1.7millionpolicemeninChina.3.Otherpolice

havedifferentresponsibilities(责任).Somearefirefighters(消防员).Somewatchout

forbadguysandsolvecrimes.Otherskeepthepeace.Specialpolicedealswith

unexpectedevents.4.Hehastolearnlaws,science,shooting,drivingand

climbing.

Tokeeppeoplesafeandmakepeaceforall,Chinesepoliceputtheirlivesatrisk.

5.Another13,000wereinjuredindoingtheirjobs.

A.Itisadayforpeopletoshowtheirrespectmeantforpolice,the

peoplewhokeepmillionsoffamiliessafe.

B.Agoodspecialpolicemanneedsastrongbodyaswellasrich

knowledgeandmanyskills.

C.Since1980,morethan7,000policemenhavelosttheirlives.

D.Thetrafficpoliceisjustonegroup.

E.Thesearethetrafficpolice.

F.Policeisadangerousjob.

G.Weshouldlovepolicebecausetheirhardwork.

Passage1

【答案详解】1-5DADBC

1.D由短文第一段第二句话“Theseanimalsarefriendlytotheoldpeopleandnever

leavethem.”可推知老人们养宠物是因为它们对他们友好，不会离弃他们，因而答

案为D。

2.A由本句后面的信息"…sotheywon'tgetillortheywillmakepeopleill.”可判

断：给这些动物打针的目的是预防疾病或传播疾病，因而A为正确答案。

3.D