中考英语阅读理解专项复习（无答案）

中考英语阅读理解专项复习

A

NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia'snortherncityDarwin,was

praisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile'sbacktosavehiswifeWendyat

LitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocal

newspaperreported.

MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwater

crocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragher

underwater.

NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywentto

helpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthecrocodileandfinally

gothiswifefree.

MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedicaltreatment.The

doctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(伤口)inherrightleg,a

puncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.

“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,saidthegeneralmanagerof

RoyalDarwinHospital(RDH),DrLenNotaras,accordingtoalocalreport.

HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband's"quickanddiligentactions”.

DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalfbrthreetofourdaysandhave

anoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria

白田菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.

()1.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin.

A.atravelguideB.anewspaperC.atextbookD.anovel

()2.ThecrocodileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas.

A.swimmingintheriverB.standingontheriverbank

C.watchingthecrocodileD.fishinginthewater

()3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMsPethrick?

A.Hereyeswerebadlypoked.B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.

C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.D.Oneofthecrocodile'steethwas

foundinherleg.

()4.Accordingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasfollowing

EXCEPT.

A.braveB.diligentC.quickD.humorous

()5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ThehusbandshouldsavethewifeB.Amansaveswife'slifefrom

crocodiledjaws

C.Acrocodileisnotsodangerousaspeopleimagine

D.Humanbeingscanbeatcrocodilessometimes

B

WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmy

shortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:Iwasverythin,Iwasn'tagoodstudent,I

talkedtoomuch,Iwastooproud,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.

Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmy

eyes.

Helistenedtomequietly,thenheasked."Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?

Janet,didn'tyoueverwonderwhatyou'rereallylike?Well,younowhavethatgirl's

opinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.

Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshe

said.^^

Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethings

weretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn'tchange(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberI

could一andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIgotofairlyclearpicture

ofmyself.

IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit."That'sjustforyou,^^he

said.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearn

tolisten,notjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaid

aboutyouistrue,you'llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewho

thinktheyknowyourduty.Don'tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruth

anddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”

Daddy'sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I've

neverhadabetterpieceofadvice.

()1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shortcoming^^meaninthearticle?

A.好处B.短缺C.缺点D.缺乏

()2.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter9s

complaint?

A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhather“enemy”had

said.

B.Hecriticized(批评)herandtoldhertoovercomeher

shortcomings.

C.Hetoldhertowritedownallthather“enemy“hadsaidaboutherandpay

attentiononlytothethingsthatweretrue.

D.Herefusedtotakethelistandhavealookatit.

()3.Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew"mean?

A.Weekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemoutto

me.

B.Shehadmadealistofmyshortcomingsandshekeptonaddingnewonestoitso

thatitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.

C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.

D.Weekbyweek,myshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.

()4.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?

A.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter's"enemy"saidwasmostlytrue.

B.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithhisdaughter'sshortcomingsthathewantedto

showthisbykeepingsilentforawhile.

C.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.

D.Becausehewasn'tquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruth.

()5.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthis

passage?

A.NotanEnemy,buttheBestFriendB.TheBestAdviceI'veEver

Had

C.MyFatherD.MyChildhood

C

Doyouloveholidaysbuthatetheincreaseweightthatfollows?Youarenot

alone.

Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasureanddeliciousfoods.Manypeople,

however,areworriedabouttheweightthatcomesalongwiththesedeliciousfoods.

Withproperplanning,though,itispossibletocontrolyourweight.Theideaisto

enjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthe

foodsthatyouenjoy.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou.

Donotmissmeals.Beforeyouleavehomeforaparty,haveasmall,low-fat

snacks.Thismayhelptokeepyoufromgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.

Beginwithclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.Alargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueat

mayhelpyoufeelfull.Useasmallplate;alargeplatewillencourageyoutohave

morethanenough.

Betternothavehigh-fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamyhavemuchfatin

them.

Chooseleanmeat（瘦肉）.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.

Ifyouhaveasweettooth,trymints（薄荷）andfruits.Theydon'thavefat

contentascreamandchocolate.

Don'tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A20-minutewalkaftera

mealcanhelpburnoffexcess（过多的）calories.

（）1.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymay

A.bringweightproblemsB.bringyoumuchtroubleinyourlife

C.makeyouworriedaboutyourfoodsD.makeyouhatedeliciousfoods

（）2.Inordertoreallyenjoyyourholidayswithoutputtingonweight,you'd

better—

A.drinkmuchwaterandhavevegetablesonlyB.noteatthefoodinhigh

fat

C.notacceptinvitationstofeastsD.turnawayfromdeliciousfoods

()3.Accordingtothepassage,isanecessaryparttostopyoufromputting

onweight.

A.vegetablesB.waterC.caloriesofenergyD.physical

exercise

()4.Manypeoplecan*thelpputtingonweightaftertheholidaysbecausethey

A.cantcontrolthemselvesB.gototoomanyfeasts

C.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can*thelpturningawayfromthefoods

()5.Excesscaloriescanbefoundinyourbodyintheformof__.

A.energyB.fatC.foodD.somethinginvisible(看不见)

D

Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeahardjobthesedays,butlivingand

dealingwithparentscanbeevenharder.

IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16years,itisthatcommunicationisvery

important,bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationship,

youneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling.Whenyouaremadatyour

parents,oranyoneelse,nottalkingtothemdoesn'tsolveanything.

Ifyoulookeduptheword"communication"inadictionary,itwouldsay”the

exchangeofideas,meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage”.Tokeepagood

relationship,youmustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel,

evenifit'sjustbywritinganote.

Whendealingwithparents,youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabout

howtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyou

seeit,tellthemthatyou'lllistentowhattheyhavetosay,butaskthempolitelyto

listentoyou.Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworse.

Thisisanexample:onenight,Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.

Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworks,butshedidn'tfeelshe

couldjustasktogohome.Thatwouldberude.Afterall,theyhadbeenniceenough

totakeheralongwiththem.Needlesstosay,shewaslategettinghome.Herparents

weremadatfirst,butnotsoangrywhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate.

Communicationisthekeyfactorhere.IfSophie'sparentshadnotbeenwillingto

listen,Sophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftrouble.

Communicationisn'taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:if

yougetintoasituationlikeSophie's,tellingtheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listening

isthekeyfactortocommunication.

()1.Inthewriter'sview,dealingwithparentsisthanwithchildren.

A.moredifficultB.easier

C.moreuninterestingD.moreinteresting

()2.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis.

A.theimportanceoffriendship

B.tomakeyourfeelingknowntoothers

C.theimportanceofcommunication

D.thedisagreementbetweengenerations

()3.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunication,thekeytoahappy

relationshipisthat.

A.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparents

B.theyshouldbeequal

C.parentsplaytheleadingpart

D.bothmaketheoppositeknowtheirfeelings

()4.Theexampleinthispassageprovesthat.

A.Sophie'sparentsarewillingtolistentoher

B.Sophieisverypolitetoherparents

C.Sophiedidwellinexplainingherbeinglate

D.communicationisthesolution(解决办法)tomisunderstanding

()5.Allthefollowingstatementsarecorrectexcept"

A.Ifyoudon'tagreewithothers,you'dbetterletthemknow

B.Itisbettertosay"Hi"toothersthansaynothing

C.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,walkaway

D.Communicationisatwo-waydeal

E

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon'tgivefriendship

back.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon'tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmust

leamtotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobea

goodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous(宽宏大量的)；be

understanding.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustone

another.Ifyoudon'ttellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthat

youhaven'tbeenhonest,youmayloseyourfriend^trust.Goodfriendsalways

countononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdon'thave

togiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes,orenjoy,likeourhobbiesandyour

interests.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbevery

valuabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem

youhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.

Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasierto

solve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriend

youmustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend^placeso

youcanunderstandtheproblembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike(相同).Butalltruefrie