中考英语阅读理解分类强化训练试题

中考英语阅读理解分类强化训练试题

青少年生活类阅读模拟训练（一）

Passage1

LastweekIvisitedmyfriendPeteinthenewhomewhereheliveswithhiswifeanddaughter.Pete

usedtospendhisholidaystravelingtheworld,visitingthepyramidsinEgyptorscubadiving（潜水）in

theCaribbean（力口勒比）.Nowadayshepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekendsmakinghishouse

lookmorebeautiful.LikemillionsofotherBritishpeople,hehasdiscoveredthejoyofDIY,which

meansifthereareanythingsthatneedfixingaroundthehouse,hewilltrytodothejobhimself.

Asheshowedmehisnewkitchenandthenewlypaintedwalls,IaskedPetewherehegothis

inspiration（灵感）.HetoldmethathegothisfavoriteideasfromaDIYprogramonTV.

IguessitisnotreallysurprisingthatDIYprogramsaresopopular.TwocommonsayingsinBritain-

"anEnglishman1shomeishiscastle"and"there'snoplacelikehome"-showhowimportant

ourhousesaretous.Withtheeconomicdownturn（经济下滑），manypeoplecan1taffordtobuya

biggerhouse,sotheyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotof

money.DIYisthebestchoice.

Butbecareful!Ireadareportthatsaidover230,000peoplewereinjuredwhiledoinghome

improvementsintheUKinjustoneyear,including41,000whofelloffladdersand5,800whowere

seriouslyhurtbyhammers.SoIwon1tbegoingdowntothehardwarestore（五金店）.

rIIsticktowatchingDIYonTVwithanicecupoftea!

1.WhereisPetefrom?

A.Egypt.B.TheCaribbean.C.TheUS.D.TheUK.

2.What'sthemeaningofDIYinthispassage?

A.Makingthehouselookmorebeautiful.

B.Fixingthingsaroundthehousebythemselves.

C.Doingitbyyourself.

D.Makingthehousebetter.

3.WhichisNOTareasonwhypeopleliketoDIYtheirhouses?

A.TheyenjoythefunofDIY.

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B.Theydon*thavemoneyforbiggerhouses.

C.Theyhavemoretimetodothingsbythemselves.

D.Theywanttomaketheirhousesbetterandspendlessmoney.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TheauthorthinkspeoplelikeDIYbecausetheirhomesareimportanttothem.

B.ThewriterwillstartDIYhimself.

C.PetegothisinspirationfromaDIYstoryinthenewspaper.

D.Thereisareportthatsaid5,800peoplefelloffladderseveryyear.

青少年生活类阅读模拟训练（一）

Passage2

OnApril28,abouthalfoftheclassdidn'tcometoschool.Why?BecauseitwasTakeYourChildtoWork

Day.

TakeYourChildtoWorkDayisheldonthelastThursdayofApril.ItbeganmanyyearsagoasTakeYour

DaughtertoWorkDay.Thiswastohelpgirlsgettoknowaboutjobsthattheycoulddowhentheybecame

adults.

Now,parentsbringtheirchildrentotheirworkplacessothattheycanseewhattheirparentsdoforaliving.

IwentwithmymomtoherofficeonTakeYourChildtoWorkDayafewyearsago-sheworksfora

financial（金融的）company.Iwonderedwhattheplacewaslike.

Itwasinahighbuilding.Irememberedtheofficeonthesecondfloor.Therewasaroomwithacomputer,

abigdeskandsomechairs.Itwasareallyquietplace.

Isawmymom'scolleagues（同事）andtheirchildren.Ilistenedtoaspeechonhowkidscansavemoney

andatelunchinthecafeteria.

Thisyear,mymomtookmy6-year-oldbrotherwithhertowork;hewasreallyexcitedabouthavingaday

offschool.Whenhecamehome,hetoldmethattheyhadbeenplayinggames,drawingpicturesand

paintingtheirownpiggybanks.

Maybewe'IIdosimilarworklikeourparentsinthefuture,buttomorrowwehavetogotoschool-back

toourroutine（日常）！

1.WhenisTakeYourChildtoWorkDay?

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A.OnthelastThursdayofApril.B.OnApril28everyyear.

C.OnThursday.D.Onweekends.

2.WhichisNOTthepurposeofTakeYourChildtoWorkDay?

A.Tolearnaboutjobsthattheycoulddowhentheybecameadults.

B.Toseewhattheirparentsdoforaliving.

C.Tosavemoney.

D.Tolearnmoreabouttheirparents'jobs.

3.Whatdidthewriterdoinhermother1soffice?

A.Sheplayedgames.

B.Shedrewpicturesandpaintedpiggybanks.

C.Shesawhermother'sbossandhischildren.

D.Shelistenedtoaspeechonhowkidscansavemoneyandatelunchinthecafeteria.

4.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.childrenwilldosimilarworkliketheirparentsinthefuture

B.parentsbringtheirchildrentotheirworkplacetohelpthemwithwork

C.childrenlikeTakeYourChildtoWorkDay

D.thewriter'sbrotherdoesn*tliketheirmother*sofficeatall

青少年生活类阅读模拟训练（二）

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AtthebeginningofMarch,nearly300studentartistsandwritersgatheredatUtahStateUniversityinthe

UnitedStates.Theyshowedtheircreativityatthe26thannualYoungWritersandArtistsFest（聚会）.Student

writerssharedtheirstoriesandpoetry.Andtheygotadvicefromprofessionalwriters.Othersalsoattended

workshops（工作坊）ontellingstories,writingandcreatingart.

Thoughmoststudentswritestoriesintheclassroom,theytrytomaketheirworksmorecreativeand

open-ended.Thisyear'swritingthemeis“ThePowerofOne".Itencouragesstudentstousecreativityto

changetheworld.

JeannieAllenisanartteacherfromSouthCacheMiddleSchool.Shethinksthatstudentsneedopportunities

likethistoexpressthemselves.Asteenagers,theycanbeverysensitive（敏感的）andstarttocareabout

otherteenagers*opinions.

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MeganRasmussen,aneighth-graderattheschool,wroteherownversionoftheclassicstoryCinderella.She

learnedalotaboutwritingandenjoyedfeedbackfromprofessionalwriters.

Whilesomestudentsfocusedonwriting,otherscreatedpottery（陶艺），photographyanddrawings.Lisa

Saunderson,anartteacher,ledgroupsofstudentstocreateclothingandaccessories（饰品）withreused

materials.Shetaughtstudentstipsonhowtomakeaccessories,andgavesomeexamplesfrommovies.

Everyoneinthegrouphadhands-onandexperimentalpractice.

BrooklynAtkinson,aneighth-graderatNorthCacheMiddleSchool,putcoloredtapearoundfoam（泡沫材

料）tomakeasword（佥ij）.Anotherstudent,DokotaBrodniak,madeadressoutofusedpapersandwrappers.

1.WhatcanstudentsNOTdoattheFest?

A.Showtheircreativity.

B.Sharetheirstoriesandpoetryandgetadvicefromprofessionalwriters.

C.Attendworkshopsfortellingstories,writingandcreatingart.

D.Takemanyclassesaboutwriting,drawingandcreatingart.

2.Whatisthemeaningof"ThePowerofOne”?

A.Everyoneshouldgivetheirownpower.

B.Itencouragesstudentstousetheircreativitytochangetheworld.

C.Studentsshouldtrytomaketheirworksmorecreativeandopen-ended.

D.Studentshavemoreopportunitiestoexpressthemselves.

3.WhichoneisTRUE,accordingtothestory?

A.AtthebeginningofMarch,morethan300studentartistsandwritersgatheredatUtahStateUniversityin

theUS.

B.JeannieandBrooklynarebothfromSouthCacheMiddleSchool.

C.Thisyear'sthemefordrawingis"ThePowerofOne".

D.MeganandBrooklynarebotheighth-graders.

4.Thelastparagraphismainlywrittento.

A.showhowwonderfulcreatingcanbe

B.giveexamplesofaccessoriesworkshops

C.giveexamplesofhands-onandexperimentalpractice

D.tellwhatstudentsthoughtoftheirexperiences

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青少年生活类阅读模拟训练（二）

Passages

Venice,acityinthenortheastofItaly,isfamousallovertheworldforitsbuildingsandromanticcanals（运河）.

ButinFebruaryeveryyear,peoplecometoVeniceforanotherreason.ThecityCarnival（9王欢节）fillsthe

placewithexcitementandfun.Thisyear,thecelebrationrunsfromFeb4to21.

ColorfulcostumeshavealwaysplayedaveryimportantroleintheVenetianCarnival.TheCarnivalhappensat

thestartoftheChristianfastingperiod（基督教禁食期）ofLent（大斋戒）.

Itwastraditionallyatimetogoabitcrazywitheating,drinking,dancinganddressingupbeforethefast

began.Peopleusedmaskstohidetheirsocialidentitysothatthenobility（贵族）wouldlooknodifferentfrom

everybodyelse.

Today,carnivalislargelyfortourists."Venetiansdon'tdressupforCarnivalaftertheageof10,“

GiuseppinaGiudice,whohaslivedinthecityallherlife,toldtheGuardian."AllweseeofCarnivalisariverof

strangerswhoflowintotowntofeel'Venetian*.Theyfillit,buyacheapmaskandleavewithnothingbut

photosofStMark*sSquare."

SomelocalswanttobringbacktheoriginalfeelofCarnival.In2009,twosocialnetworkinggroupsstarted

organizingtheirownCarnival.Visitorsareinvited.Buttherearenoexpensiveticketsorbeautifulparty

clothes-justanold-fashionedItalianstreetparty.

"Touristsarewelcometoourparty-themorewecanshowthemabouttherealVeniceratherthanthe

postcardVenice,thebetter,"MatteoSecchiof,oneofthetwoorganizers,toldtheGuardian.

1.VeniceisfamousaroundtheworldforthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.buildingsB.romanticcanals

C.cityCarnivalD.colorfulcostumes

2.DuringtheCarnival,Venetianswouldnot.

A.dressupincolorfulcostumesB.drawcolorfulpictures

C.wearmasksD.eat,drinkanddance

3.WhatdotouristsdoduringCarnival?

A.Takealotofpictures.B.Buyexpensivemasks.

C.Makepostcards.D.OrganizeCarnival.

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4.Fromthestory,weknowthat.

A.thecelebrationofCarnivallastsawholemonth

B.Venetiansdon*tdressupforCarnivalbeforetheageof10

C.todaytheCarnivalislargelyforthetouristsnotforthelocals

D.thereareexpensiveticketsandbeautifulpartyclothesfortheItalianstreetparty.

青少年生活类阅读模拟训练（二）

Passage6

Tostudyallthewaytoa12th“grade"mightsoundstrangetoyou.ButnottoanAmericanstudent.

MostAmericanshavesixyearsofprimaryschoolandsixyearsofsecondaryschool.Eachschoolyeariscalled

agrade.

Fromaboutage6,Americanchildrenhavesixyearsofprimaryschool.Duringthesesixyears,thechildren

learntoreadandwriteanddoeasymath.Theyalsolearnhistory,science,healthandPE.Studentsingrades

onethroughsixusuallyonlyhaveoneteacherforeachyear.Theystayinthesameclassroomwiththesame

studentsforalloftheirdifferentsubjects.

Secondaryschoolhastwoparts:juniorhighschool（sometimescalledmiddleschool）andseniorhighschool.

Intheseventhgrade,studentsbegintolearnmoresubjects.Theyusuallyhavesixtoeightdifferentclassesin

aday.Eachclasshasdifferentstudents,andeachoneistaughtbyadifferentteacher.

Studentshaveevenmorefreedominseniorhigh.MoststudentsbegintostudyaforeignlanguagelikeLatin,

SpanishorFrench.Therearealsoclassesinbusiness,computers,andalsoclasseslikemechanics（机械学）or

farming.Besidestheirrequiredclasses（必修课），studentscanalsochooseafewclassesthatthey*re

interestedin,likeart,choir（合唱团）orwoodworking.

InmostplacesintheUS,studentscandropoutofschool（辍学）atage16.Butmostkidschoosetostay.

Afterstudentsfinishschool,theycanchoosetostartworking,gotoschoolfortwoyearstolearnaprofession

（职业）,orgotocollege.

1.Duringprimaryschool,studentscan.

A.learnhistory,science,computerandPE

B.haveoneteacherduringthesixyears

C.stayinthesameclassroomwithdifferentclassmates

D.learntoreadandwriteanddoeasymath

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2.Aboutsecondaryschool,whichisNOTtrue?

A.Atmiddleschool,eachclasshasdifferentstudents,andeachoneistaughtbyadifferentteacher.

B.Middleschoolstudentshavemoresubjects;theyusuallyhaveeightdifferentclassesinaday.

C.Seniorhighschoolstudentshavemorefreedomthanjuniorhighschoolstudents.

D.Seniorhighschoolstudentscanchooseafewclassesthattheyareinterestedin.

3.Afterfinishingschool,studentsusuallyhavethechoicesEXCEPT.

A.startingtoworkB.stayingathome

C.goingtoschoolfortwoyearstolearnaprofessionD.goingtocollege

4.What1sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Americanstudents.B.Americanschools.

C.Americanstudents112thgrade.D.TwelveyearsofschoollifeintheUS.

人物类阅读模拟训练（一）

Passage1

EveryyearinBath,England,thereisaspecialfestival.Peopledressupinperiodclothes（晚礼月艮）andhave

concertsandballs.TheyarecelebratingtheJaneAustenFestival.

JaneAustenisanEnglishwriter.BorninSteventon,England,1775tAustenwasmostlyeducatedathome,

whereshelearnedhowtoplaythepiano,drawandwritecreatively.Shereadalotandlatercametoenjoy

socialeventssuchasparties,dancesandballs.Shedislikedthebusylifeoftownsandpreferredthecountry

life,whereshetooktotakinglongwalks.

In1801,Jane,herparentsandsistermovedtoBath.Fouryearslater,herfatherpassedawayandthefamily

soonbecamepoor.Austenandherfamilymovedseveraltimesuntilfinallysettlingintoasmallhousein

Chawton.Itwasinthishousethatshewrotemostofherworks.

InMarchof1817tAustengotserioushealthproblemsandhadtostopwriting.ShediedinJulyofthesame

year,attheageofonly41.

Austenwasfamousforherhumorouswordsandcleverideas.Mostofhernovelsareaboutwomenin18th

centuryEngland.Atthattime,ifawomanwantedtohaveahappylife,shehadtomarryarichman.But

Austensaidthatawomanshouldmarryforlove,notformoneyorsocialstatus.Sohercharacterswereoften

strongwomen.

PrideandPrejudice（《傲'慢与偏见》）isthemostfamousnovelbyAusten.Ittellsofaromanticstorybetween

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ayoungwomanElizabethandatall,rich,andhandsomeman,MrDarcy.Ithasbeenchangedintofilms,

televisionsandmusicals.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAusten?

A.Shereceivededucationincollege.

B.Shehatedparties,ballsanddances.

C.Shepreferredthecitylife.

D.Shelovedplayingthepianoandreading.

2.Austen'sfamilysoonbecamepoorbecause.

A.shespenttoomuchmoneyonsocialevents

B.shelovedtravelingalot

C.herdadpassedaway

D.thereweretoomanypeopleinthefamily

3.Austenwrotemostofherworks.

A.inSteventonEngland

B.inthecountrysideofBath

C.inasmallhouseinChawton

D.inasmalltowninFrance

4.ThebookPrideandPrejudicetells.

A.ahumorousstoryhappeninginEngland

B.aromanticstorybetweenayoungwomanandaman

C.arichmanmarryingapooruglywoman

D.women'slivesinthe18thcentury

人物类阅读模拟训练（一）

Passage2

Heisregardedasa"genius".Heisthefatherofthetheoryofrelativity（相对论）.HisfamousformulaisE=mc

2,whichisabouttherelationshipofmass（质量）toenergy.HeisAlbertEinstein,oneofthemostfamous

scientistsintheworld.

OnMarch19,someprivatepapersandscientificresearchofthegreatscientistwentonlineforthefirsttime.

Theygavepeopleachancetoknowmoreaboutthemanbehindthescience.

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BornonMarch14,1879toaJewishfamilyintheGermancityofUlm,Einsteinwasnotexpectedtohave

greattalent.Hisparentswereworriedbecausehetooksolongtolearntospeak.Attheageof15,Einstein

leftschoolandmovedtoItalywithhisfamily.Later,hefinishedhisstudiesinSwitzerland.

In1905,Einsteinpublishedfourimportantpapers-oneofwhich,onthephotoelectriceffect（光电效应）,

earnedhimthe1921NobelPrizeinPhysics.

However,thetheoryofrelativityisthegreatestofallEinstein*sworks.Itshowedthattimecanbeslowed

downorspedupbythespeedofmovingobjects.Thetheorychangedthewayweunderstandtheuniverse.

Einsteinisalwaysdescribedasagreatscientist,buthewasalsoaperson.HelikedplayingMozartonhis

violinanddoingsports,suchashikingandwalking.Powerwasnothisgoal.In1952,theyoungnationof

IsraelaskedEinsteintobetheirpresident,butherefused.

1.Einsteinfinishedhisstudiesin.

A.GermanyB.ItalyC.SwitzerlandD.America

2.Einsteinwonthe1921NobelPrizeinPhysicsfor.

A.thetheoryofrelativity

B.hisfamousformulaE=mc2

C.hispapersonthephotoelectriceffect

D.hisstudiesontherelationshipofmass

3.Fromthestory,weknowthatEinstein.

A.wasbornwithtalent

B.wasnotgoodatstudywhenhewasyoung

C.hadnohobbiesbesideshisstudies

D.usedtobethepresidentofIsrael

人物类阅读模拟训练（一）

Passage3

PicassowasborninSpainin1881.Hisfatherwasapainterandartteacher.Fromanearlyage.heshoweda

loveandaskillfordrawing.Attheageof7,Picassostartedtolearnfingerdrawingandoilpaintingfromhis

father.Bythetimehewas13yearsold,hisskilllevelhadsurpassed（超过）hisfather*s.Soon,Picassolost

interestindoinganyschoolwork,choosingtospendschooldaysdrawinginhisnotebookinstead.

Toseekoutart,in1900,PicassomadehisfirsttriptoParis,whichistheculturalcenterofEuropeanart.He

livedonsupportfromafriendthere.Hehadtoburnmanyofhispaintingstokeephissmallroomwarmin

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winter.

Buthistalentsoonmadehimfamous.In1905,hewasalreadyafavoriteofAmericanartcollectors.His

paintingsbelongtoCubism（立体派），apaintingstylethatusesgeometry（几彳可图形）toformobjects.

BesidesTheDream,paintingslikeTheYoungLadiesofAvignon（《亚维农少女》）andGuernica（《格尔尼卡》）

arealsofamous.Guernicaisconsideredasthemostpowerfulanti-warstatementofmodernart.Itwasdone

toshowPicasso'ssupportforendingwar.

WhenPicassodiedatage91inApril1973,hehadbecomeoneofthemostfamousandsuccessfulartistsin

history.Throughouthislifetime,Picassoproducedmorethan50,000artworks,including1,885paintings.

Peoplelookathimasthefatherofmodernart.

1.Fromthestory,weknowthat.

A.Picasso*sfatherwashisfirstartteacher

B.Picassostudiedhardwhileatschool

C.Picassoshowedlittleinterestinartwhileyoung

D.Picasso*sskilllevelsurpassedhisfather1sattheageof7

2.Wheredidhevisitin1900?

A.Spain.B.London.C.Paris.D.Avignon.

3.Theunderlined“it”inthefourthparagraphrefersto"”.

A.TheYoungLadiesofAvignon

B.Guernica

C.TheDream

D.anoilpaintingwithgeometries

人物类阅读模拟训练（二）

Passage4

DeclanGalbraithislikemostother15-year-olds.Helikescomputergames,cycling,footballandHarryPotter.

Butonethingthatmakeshimfamousishisvoice.TheBritishboyisasinginggenius.Heisbestknownforhis

popularsongTellMeWhy.

DeclanwasborninEnglandin1991.Hisgrandfather,amusician,oftenbroughtlittleDeclanalongtoseehim

play.Declanwouldsitforhoursjustwatchingandlistening.

Attheageof8,Declanstartedenteringcompetitionsandwon16titlesinjust14months.Hisfirstalbum,

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Declan,cameoutin2001.Itwasabigsuccess.SomeonesaidDeclanhas“apowerfulvoice”.InDecember

2006,DeclanreleasedhissecondalbumThankYou.

Declanisaverysimpleboy.Hehasaclosefamilyandhisbestfriendishiscousin.Heworkedhardonhis

singing.Hepracticesfortwohourseveryday."Idon'tcarehowmuchmoneyIget,Ijustlovesinging,"he

said.

AlthoughDeclanisaBritishsinger,heismorefamousandwell-knowninChina.Mostofhissongsareused

tohelpChinesechildrenlearnEnglishbecausetheyareeasytorememberandsuitableforteenagers.

1.WhatmakesDeclanGalbraithfamousis.

A.hispowerfulvoice

B.histalentforcomputergames

C.hisinterestinHarrypotter

D.hisabilitiesincycling

2.Declan'sfirstalbumcameoutwhenhewasyearsold.

A.8B.10C.14D.16

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthekeytoDeclanGalbraith*ssuccess?

A.Declan,sgiftforsinging.

B.Declan1sgrandpa1sinfluenceonhim.

C.Hisgreatloveforsinging.

D.Hisdesireformoney.

4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.mostofhisfansareChinese

B.hewillcometoChinatogiveaconcert

C.fewpeopleknowhiminBritain

D.mostofhisfansinChinaareyoungpeople

人物类阅读模拟训练（二）

Passage5

Bornin1987inChengdu,LiYifenghasspentsevenyearsworkingouthisidealcareer.Aftertakingpartinthe

TVtalentshowMyHeroin2007,LitriedreleasingalbumsandhostingTVprograms,buthewasstilllargely

unknown.However,actinghasturnedhimintoapopularstar.

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ThepopularTVdramaSwordsofLegends

（《古剑奇谭》）madeLi'spopularityrisequickly.Inthisdrama,LiplaysaquietyoungmannamedBailiTusu.

ThedramawasahugesuccessandearnedLialotofyoungfansin2014.

Becauseofhisincreasingpopularity,LihasbeeninvitedtoplaytheleadroleofWuXieintheupcomingTV

seriesTheLostTomb（《盗墓笔t己》）.Rightnow,Liissuchapopularactorthatpeoplesaid“LiYifeng'sera

（时代）hasarrived".

ButLi'serahasn'tcomeeasily.Ittakesalongtimeandhardworktochange.Whensingingandhosting

didn1tworkoutasexpected,Liwasn1tsureatfirstaboutswitchingtoacting.Hewasafraidof"screwing

itup（演砸）andbecomingthebuttofjokes”.Thestressmadehimhardtosleep.Butwhenhewasfinally

braveenoughtoact,heendedupdoingwell.

Besidesahandsomeface,Lialsohasapositivecharacterthatgirlslove.Lisaidhetriestomakeeverydaya

freshstart."WhenIgotobed,IworrythatI,mnotdoingmybest.ButwhenIwakeup,Idon'tfeellikeit,

sallthatnecessarytoworryabouteverything."

1.LiYifengbecameapopularstar.

A.afterhetookpartintheTVtalentshow

B.afterheactedinthedramaSwordsofLegends

C.afterhehostedsomeTVprograms

D.afterhereleasedhisalbum

2.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat.

A.fansloveLiYifengbecauseofhishandsomeface

B.LiYifengkeepscoolandseldomsmilesinlife

C.heworriesthattheroleheplayedwasnothandsome

D.hewasofferedaroleinTheLostTombafterbecomingpopular

3.WhenLiYifengswitchedtoacting,hefelt.

A.excitedB.confidentC.notsureD.curious

4.Thestorywaswrittenmainlyto.

A.encouragetheyoungtodevelopmorehobbies

B.describeLiYifeng*sroadtosuccess

C.explainhowtobecomeafamousstar

D.callonyoungpeopletobepositiveaboutlife

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人物类阅读模拟训练（二）

Passage6

SteveJobs,thefounderandformerCEOofApple,diedin2011attheageof56.Jobshadbeenfighting

cancersince2004.

Evenasayoungman,Jobswasneveronewhofollowedtherules.Hedroppedoutofcollegeafteronlysix

months.HequithisfirstjobtobackpackaroundIndia.Jobssaysthatthoseearlyexperiencesmadehim

creative.TheyopeneduphismindandhelpedtocreateApple's"thinkdifferent"spirit.

Asasuccessfulbusinessman,Steve1spassionandenergyencouragedtheworld.Hetoldusto"dowhatyou

love".Hebelieved"Peoplewithpassioncanchangetheworldforthebetter."Hemadecomputersfunand

interesting.HisiPhone,iPadandiToucharepopulararoundtheworld.PeoplesayJobssellsdreams,not

products.

Jobstaughtushowtofacefailure.Hewasfiredbythesuccessor（继任者）hehimselfchose.Despitethis,Jobs

didn*thideaway.Hepickedhimselfupandcontinuedtofollowhispassion.

Anothervaluablelessonhetaughtuswastolistentothatvoiceinthebackofyourhead-thevoicethat

tellsyouifyou'reontherighttrackornot.Mostofussimplydecidethatwe1regoingtoworkinfinanceor

becomeadoctorbecauseourparentstellusthisiswhatweshoulddo.ButJobsbelieved-andshowed-

thatitiswisetolistentothatvoiceinyourhead,whateveritistellingyoutodo.

AsBarackObamasaid,Stevewas"braveenoughtothinkdifferently,braveenoughtobelievehecould

changetheworld,andtalentedenoughtodoit."

1.Steve1sbackpackexperiencesinIndiahelpedhim.

A.enjoytravelingB.careaboutpoorpeople

C.openuphismindD.doaprojectthere

2.AccordingtoSteve,whichcharacteristicisthemostimportantforaman?

A.Beingbrave.B.Beingcreative.

C.Havingpassion.D.Knowingalot.

3.Theunderlinedsentence“Hepickedhimselfup"meansSteve.

A.liftedhimselfup

B.didnotgiveup

C.gotbetter

D.gottoknowhimself

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科普类阅读模拟训练（一）

Passage1

Fromgoldfishtosharks,fishofallsizeshavelivedonEarthforhundredsofmillionsofyears.Butdotheyever

getthirsty?

Theanswerisyes!Somefishdo,atleast.Butthereisabigdifferencebetweenfishthatliveinsaltwaterand

onesthatliveinfreshwater.

Bonyfishhavesomesaltconcentration（含盐量）intheirbodies.Forbonyfishinsaltwater,their

concentrationislowerthanthewatertheylivein.Throughosmosis（渗透作用）,thesefishwillloselotsof

waterthroughtheirbodies.Inordertomakeupforthisloss,theydrinklotsofwater,soifseasytosaythat

theycanbethirsty.Althoughdrinkingsaltwaterisneveragoodideaforhumans,fishcandrinkitbecause

theycangetridofthesaltthroughtheirgills（鲸）.

Butsharksareanexception.Sharkscanmaketheirsaltconcentrationmatchthewateraroundthem.Theydo