中考英语阅读理解能力突破卷

中考英语阅读理解专题能力突破卷

阅读理解（共35小题；每小题2分，总分70分）

ElizabethTaylor（伊丽莎白•泰勒）wasborninEnglandin1932.Shewasaverybeautiful

child,withblackhairandbluish-purpleeyes.

In1939,sheandherfamilymovedtoAmerica,wherefilmmakerssoonnoticedher

beauty.Shebecameachildstarattheageofnine,andappearedinthefilmLassieand

NationalVelvet.ElizabethTaylorisoneofthefewchildfilmstarswhohavebeenquite

successtulwhentheygrowup.

Shehasmademanywell-knownfilmsallherlife：oneofthemisCatonaHotTinRoof

in1958.Herpersonallifehasnotbeenassuccessfulasherfilms.

Shehasoftenbeenillwithbackproblemsandhashadmanyoperations.In1981>aftershe

lefthersecondhusband,shewasinsuchlowspiritsthatsheturnedtofood,drinkanddrugs（毒

品）forcomfort.Forthefirsttimeinherlife,herbeautyleftherandsheputonalotofweight.

However,in1983,shewenttostayinahospital,andtheresheworkedhardtogiveupher

addiction（毒瘾）.

Todaysheisagrandmotherandshehasherfilmstarlookedagain.

1.ElizabethTaylorisafamous.

A.grandmotherB.filmstar

C.filmmakerD.filmwriter

2.Shebecamefamousasearlyas.

A.theyear1939B.theyear1941

C.theyear1932D.theyear1958

3.Shehasbeen.

A.veryhappyallherlife

B.verysuccessfulinbothherworkandherpersonallife

C.verysuccessfulinfilms

D.quitebeautifulallthetimeinherlife

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ShewasborninEnglandandbecamefamousthere.

B.Mostchildfilmstarswerestillfamouswhentheygrewup.

C.Shehasnotbeenverysuccessfulfnpersonallife.

D.Sheisstillworkingfbrthefilm.

5.Putthefollowingsentencesintherightorder（顺序）.

a.Shelefthersecondhusband.

b.Shegaveupheraddiction.

C.SheappearedinthefilmandLassieVeIvetLassie.

d.SheappearedinthefilmCatonaHotTinRoof.

A.d-c-b-aB.d-c-a-b

C.c—d—b—aD.c—d—a—b

Studentsworkveryhardbutmanyareunhappy.Theyfeelheavypressure（压力）fromtheir

parents.Moststudentsarealwaysbeingtoldbytheirparentstostudyhardersothattheycan

haveawonderfullife.Thoughthismaybeagoodideaforthoseverycleverstudents,itcanhave

terribleresultsformanystudentsbecausetheyhavedifficultiesintheirstudies.

Asitisreported,somestudentskilledthemselves.Somejointhegroupsoftrouble

makers.Manyofthemhavetriedveryhardatschoolbuttheyhavefailedintheexamsandit

makestheirparentslosehope.Suchstudentsfeelthattheyarehatedbyeveryoneelsetheymeet

andtheydon'twanttogotoschoolanylonger,sotheybecomedropouts.

Itissurprisingthatthoughmostparentsareworriedabouttheirchildren,theydonothelp

theminanyway.Manyparentsfeelthattheyarenotabletohelptheirchildrenandthatitisthe

teachers9worktohelptheirchildren.Tomakemattersworse,alotofparentssendtheirchildren

tothoseschoolsopeningintheeveningsandonweekends.Thoseschoolsonlyhelpstudentsto

pass,exams.Itisagreatsuiprisethatalmostthreequartersofmiddleschoolstudentshavebeen

tosuchkindofschools.Manyschoolsusuallyhaverulesabouteverything,fromthestudents'

hairtotheirclothesandthethingsintheirschoolbags.Infact,suchstrictrulesmayhurtthe

feelingsofthestudents.Almost40%ofthestudentssaidthatnoonehadtaughtthemhowtoget

onwithothers,howtotellrightfromwrong,howtoshowlovetoothers,eventotheirparents.

1.Manystudentsfeelunhappybecause.

A.theirteachersdon'tlikethem

B.theyworryabouttheirparents

C.theirparentsputtoomuchpressureonthem

D.theycan'tgetonwellwiththosecleverstudents

2.Someofthestudentsjointhegroupsoftroublemakersbecause.

A.theywanttokillthemselves

B.theycan'tdowellinschool

C.theyhateeveryoneelsetheymeet

D.theyareafraidofmakingtrouble

3."Dropoutsarethestudentswho.

A.maketroubleinandoutofschool

B.tryhardbutalwaysfailintheexams

C.losehopeandneverdotheirhomework

D.leaveschoolbeforefinishingtheirstudies

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Fewstudentslikeveryheavypressure.

B.It'sonlytheteachers9dutytohelpthestudents.

C.Heavypressuremaybeharmfultomanychildren.

D.Mostparentsonlythinkoftheirchildren'sexamresults.

5.Weshouldtohelpthemfeellesspressure.

A.showmorelovetothestudents

B.sendthestudentstoeveningschools

C.helpthestudentschooseschoolclothes

D.makethestudentskeepallthestrictschoolrules

aClimbingMount：Qomolangmaisakindofdiscovery.^saidareporterofCCTV.Hewas

senttojointheclimbingteamforbroadcastingthisTVprogram.TheclimbersclimbedMount

QomolangmafromMay18to24.CCTValsosentateamtojoininthismostdangerousand

excitingsport.TheycalleditaStandingattheWorld'sThirdPole（极）in2003”.

Itisjust50yearssincethefirstclimbersgottothetopoftheMountQomolangma.In

2003,nearly600peoplefromallovertheworldwilltrytoreachthehighestmountaininthe

world.

Asweknow,MountQomolangmaisfamousforitsheight一8848metersintheworld,so

ithasattractedthousandsofpeopletoclimb.OnMay25th,1953,EdmundHillaryfromNew

Zealand,andTenzingNorgayfromNepalfinallyreachedthetopofMountQomolangma.This

mostdangeroussportintheworldbringsthegreatestchallengeandthemostexcitingand

happiestmomenttohumanbeingsbecausetheclimbershavetofacetheteiriblecoldand

avalanches（雪崩），andsomeotherdifficulties.Thehighertheyclimb,themoredifficultiesthey

willmeet.Onthewaytothetoptheymaylosetheirlivesatanytime.Itisreportedthat175

climbershadtolivethereforever.Duringthepast50years,morethan10000menandwomen

triedtogotothetop,butonly1200havemadetheirdreamscometrue.WeChineseclimbers

firstshowedournationalflagtotheworldonthetopofthemountainin1960.

Oncesomeoneaskedwhythepioneersneverstoppedtryingtoreachthetop."Idon'tthink

climbingthehighestmountainonlymeansdangerordeath.Itisreallyachanceto

challenge.Youcanreallyunderstandtheloveofnatureandthetruemeaningoflife,“areporter

ofCCTVanswered.

1.Howmanypeoplesucceededinclimbinguptothetopofthemountain?

A.1200.B.10000.

C.175.D.600.

2.WhatmaytheclimbersmeetwhentheyclimbMountQomolangma?

A.Avalanches,rain,strongwindandtheterriblecold.

B.Mist,strongwind,waterandfallingice.

C.Theterriblecold,avalanches,mist,strongwindandfallingice.

D.Rain,avalanches,mist,strongwindandfallingice.

3.WhendidtheChineseclimbingteamfirststandonthetopofMountQomolangma?

A.In1953.B.In1960.

C.In2003.D.In1950.

4.Whatdoesthesentence“Itisreportedthat175climbershadtolivethereforever.”

mean?

A.175climbershaddecidedtolivethere.

B.175climbersdidn'twanttogobackforever.

C.175climbersclimbedMountQomolangma.

D.175climberslost由eirlives.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheclimbers?

A.Theirloveofnature.

B.Theirspiritofmeetingthechallengebravely.

C.Theirspiritofnevergivingup.

D.A,BandC.

四

Over450wildhorseshavebeenkilledinNevada.Theywerefoundfarfromthenearest

road.Thekillings,whichhavehappenedoveralargeareaforthelasttwoyears,arethoughtto

beworsethanwhenthebuffaloeswerekilled.Manyofthehorseswereshotwhilerunning.So

thepolicewilltrytofindoutwhodidit.

28000horsessharethelandwiththesixmillioncattle.Cattlemensaythehorsesare

crowdingthecattleout.Onerancher（牧场主）saysthatthereisawargoingon,becauseboththe

cattleandthehorsesneedthewaterandgrassontheland.

ThepresidentoftheNevadacattlemangrouphelpstoprotectthehorses.Hesaysthathe

doesnotlikewhatishappeningtothehorses.However,hewantsthegovernmenttohelpkeep

thenumberofhorseslow.

SomepeoplethinktheNavy（海军）hasusedthewildhorsesfortarget（靶）practice,forpilots

（飞彳亍员）wereseenflyingovertheareawherethedeadhorseswerefound.ButtheNavysaid

thattheyhadnotlettheirpilotsdothat.

Somepeoplethinkthatthehorsesshouldbekilled.Othersthinkthattheyshouldstay.The

controversy（争议）isstillgoingon.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Wildhorseskillingisnecessarysincetheyaredangerous.

B.Wildhorsesshouldbeprotectedbylaw.

C.Differentopinionsaboutwildhorseskilling.

D.Thegovernmentkilledthehorsesinordertokeepthenumberlow.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.WildanimalsarewellprotectedinNevada.

B.Thecattleandthehorsesfoughtforthegrassandwaterontheland.

C.Thepolicewilltrytofindouthowmanywildhorseswerekilled.

D.ThepoliceagreethattheNavyshouldusethewildhorsesfortargetpractice.

3.Whatthepolicewouldfindoutwasthat.

A.whokilledthebuffaloes

B.whythewildhorseswerekilledwhilerunning

C.whythecattlefoughtagainstthewildhorses

D.whokilledthewildhorses

4.Whichofthefollowingistherightorder?

a.Peoplesawpilotsflyingoverthegrassland.

b.Morethan450deadwildhorseswerefound.

C.Alotofbuffaloeswerekilled.

A.b,c,aB.c,a,bC.b,a,cD.c,b,a

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter'sideaofwildhorsekilling?

A.Thewriterdoesnotgivehisidea.

B.ThewriterthinkstheNevadacattlemangroupisright.

C.ThewriterthinkstheNavyareright.

D.Thewriterdoesnotagreewiththerancher.

五

MostAmericanschoolstudentshavealongsummerholiday.ItisusuallyfromJuneto

September.Duringthisholidaystudentsoftentravelorhavesummerwork.Somestudentstake

lessonsinsummerschool.Maryoftenspendshersummerinsummerschool.Sheusuallystudies

twolessonsandshetravelswithherfamilytoo.Theygotointerestingplacesneartheirhomein

Seattle.Mary'sfriend,Peter,oftenworksinashoeshopnearhishomebecausehewantstoget

enoughmoneyforhisstudyinauniversity（大学）.Heisgoingtouniversitynextyearandhe

needsmoneyforit.

1.InAmericafromJunetoSeptember.

A.moststudentshavelessonsinuniversities

B.allschoolstudentsareatschool

C.mostschoolstudentsstayathome

D.therearestilllessonsinsummerschools

2.Peter,oneofMary'sfriends,is.

A.aworkerinashoeshop

B.ateacherteachinginsummerschools

C.aschoolstudent

D.auniversitystudent

3.Seattleisthenameof.

A.asummerschoolB.Mary'sfriend

C.auniversityD.anAmericancity

4.WhatdoesPeteroftendoinsummer?

A.Heworksinashoeshop.B.Hetravelswithhisfamily.

C.Hestudiesinsummerschool.D.Hegoestosomeinterestingplaces.

5.HowdoesPetergetmoneyforuniversity?

A.Hegetsitfromhisparents.

B.Hegetsitfromsummerschool.

C.Hegetsitbyworkinginashoeshop.

D.Hedoesn'tneedanymoneyforuniversity.

六

LastweekwasRoadSafetyWeekatJason'sschool.Allthestudentshadtotakepartina

talkonroadsafetywhichwasgivenbyapoliceofficer.Thefollowingiswhatthepoliceofficer

said.

“Mosttramcaccidentsshouldn'thappen.Theyhappenbecausepeoplearecareless.A

frequentcauseoftrafficaccidentsisspeed（速度）.Somepeopledrivetooquickly.Thismeans

thatiftheyhavetostopsuddenly,theycannotstopquicklyenoughtoavoid（避免）hittingother

vehicles（车辆）orpeople.Youneedtorememberthiswhenyouarecrossingthestreetorwalking

alongthesidewalk.v

“It'snotonlydriverswhocauseaccidents,however.Peopleonfoot—pedestrians,and

bicycleridersofteneauseaccidents,too.Pedestrianssometimeswalkoutintothestreetwithout

looking.Youshouldalwayslookinbothsidesbeforesteppingintothestreet.”

“Doanyofyourideabike?Bicycleriderscancauseaccidentsbychangingdirection（方

向）suddenlyorwithoutwarningotherroadusers.Beforeyouturnleft,forexample,youshould

checkbehindyoutomakesuretherearen'tanycars,trucksorbusescoming.Youshouldshow

withyourlefthandtotellthatyouwanttoturnleft.Youshouldnoturnuntilthestreetisclear.”

“Therulesoftheroadareverysimple.Ifwelearnthemandobeythem,weshouldnot

haveaccidentanymore。"

1.Themainideaofthestoryis.

A.knowingtherulesoftheroadcanhelpyoufromhavingaccidents

B.itwasRoadSafetyWeekatJason9sschool

C.it'snotonlydriverswhocausetrafficaccidents

D.somepeoplehaveaccidentsbecausetheydrivetooquickly

2.Whydomosttrafficaccidentshappen?

A.Becausepeoplestoptheircarssuddenly.

B.Becausepeopledon'tknowtherules.

C.Becausepeopledon'tcareiftheyhaveanaccident.

D.Becausepeoplearecareless.

3.Howcanbicycleriderscauseaccidents?

A.Bycrossingtheroadwithoutwarningotherroadusers.

B.Byturningsuddenlyorwithoutwarningotherroadusers.

C.Bymakingsuretherearen'tanycarscoming.

D.Byshowingsuddenlyorwithoutwarningotherroadusers.

4.Theword"frequent“inthepassagemeansinChinese.

A.频繁的B.偶尔的C.所有的D.鲜有的

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle（标题）ofthepassage?

A.RoadSafetyWeekB.SafetyReport

C.SafetyFirstD.SafetyandAccidents

七

Televisionprogrammesareveryrealistic（逼真的）.OnewhowatchesTVoftenfeelsthat

whateverhappenedinthefilmcouldwellhappentohim.Withonlyalittleimagination（想象），

everymaninthestreetbecomesathief,aspyoramurderer.Janehadbeenwatchingaspyfilm

atherfriend'shouse.Ayounggirlhadbeenfollowedandmurderedinthefilm.Soshefelta

littlefrightenedwhenshewaswalkingtothestation.Shetookatrainbacktothecentreofthe

city.Thereweresomanvpeopletravellingwithherthatshefeltmuchsafer.

Amansittingoppositeher,readinganewspaper,glanced（看——下）ather.Shethought

nothingofituntilshesawhimstaringather.Rememberingthefilmandfeelingvery

uncomfortable,shegotoffthetrainandwenttothebusstop：Whenthemangotonthesamebus

asshedid.shefoundthathewasfollowingher.Aslongasshehadbeenwithotherpeople,she

wasn'tfrightened,butwhenshegotoffthebus,thestreetswe