2021年牛津译林版英语中考复习阅读组合训练五（有答案）

牛津译林版初三英语中考复习阅读组合训练五

一、完形填空。

Increasehappiness

Ieverworkedasavolunteerinanursinghome.Oneday,a90-year-oldladymovedintothe

nursinghome.Althoughshewasnearly1.herhairandclotheslookedverynice.

Herhusbandpassedawayrecently,2shehadtomoveoutofheroldhouse.Aftermany

hoursof3patientlyinthehallofthenursinghome,shesmiledsweetlywhenItoldherthat

herroomwas4.Intheelevator（电梯），Ibeganto5herroom,includingtheoldsheets

hungonherwindow.

“Iloveit,“Shesmiledwiththeexcitementofaneight-year-oldwhohasjustbeengivenanewtoy.

“Butyouhaven'tseentheroom.Just

“Thatdoesn'thaveanythingtodowithit,“shereplied."Happinessis6youdecideonahead

oftime.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn't7thefurniture.It'showIarrangemymind.

Ialreadydecidedto8it.IfsadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihavetwo

choices:Icanspendthedayinbedcomplainingaboutthepartsofmybodythat9work,or

getoutofbedandthanktheonesthatstilldo.

Ifyouwanttobehappy,pleaserememberthesefivesimplerules:freeyourheartfromhate;free

yourmindfrom10:livesimply;givemore;expectless.Thenyourhappinesswillincrease

everyday.

1.A.blindB.deafC.homelessD.sad

2.A.soB.ifC.beforeD.because

3.A.runningB.talkingC.jumpingD.waiting

4.A.openB.closedC.readyD.locked

5.A.enterB.describeC.tidyD.clean

6.A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything

7.A.pickupB.careforC.dependonD.thinkabout

8.A.leaveB.forgetC.loveD.buy

9.A.stillB.alwaysC.withoutD.hardly

10.A.worriesB.worksC.memoriesD.experiences

二、阅读理解。

A

★NoCarDay

Itwasfirststartedby34citiesinFranceonSeptember22,1998.Itwas

startedtoprotecttheenvironment.Bynow,morethan1，000citiesaroundthe

worldhavehadaNoCarDay.

ThefirstNoCarDayinChinawasinChengduin2001.Othercities,

includingTaipei,ShanghaiandWuhan,alsosupporttheday.

InBeijing,moreandmorepeoplearetakingpartintheactivity.Itasksdriverstoleavetheir

carsathomeforonedayeachmonthandwalkorrideabiketowork.ItalsocallsonBeijingers

nottousecarsonJune5(WorldEnvironmentDay).

★WorldEnvironmentDay

ItiscelebratedonJune5eachyear.ThefirstWorldEnvironmentDay

wasstartedin1972.Ifwedriveforonelessday,wecanhaveonemorenice

day.

★WorldForestryDay

ItisaninternationaleventcelebratedonMarch21everyyear.Itis

celebratedtomakepeopleremembertheimportanceofforests.Peopleoften

plantmoretreesonthatday.

1.NoCarDaywasstarted.

A.tosavemoneyB.tosavewater

C.toplantmoretreesD.tomaketheaircleaner

2.TheNoCarDayactivityencouragespeople.

A.tostayathomeforonedayB.totakemoreexercise

C.togotoworkbybikeoronfootD.tolearnthetrafficrules

3.ThefirstWorldEnvironmentDaytookplaceino.

A.1998B.1972C.2001D.2011

4.WhenistheWorldForestry?

A.OnSeptember22.B.OnJune5.C.OnMarch21.D.OnJuly5.

5.WhatwillpeopledoonWorldForestryDay?

A.Plantmoretrees.B.Cutdownsometrees.

C.Gotoworkbybikeoronfoot.D.Buildmoreparks.

B

AndreaDavisPinkeyisanAmericanwriter.Shehaswrittenmorethan20books,including

herlatestcollectionofpoems,MartinRising:Requiemforaking.

Reporter:Whatinspiredyoutobecomeawriter?

Andrea:WhenIwasinthesecondgrade,mydadgotmeanotebook.HesaidifIhadathought,

Icouldjustwriteitdown.Hesaiditdidn'thavetobeperfect.Sothat*swhereitstarted.

Then,whenIwasinthesixthgrade,therewasawritingcompetitionatmyschool.My

teacherenteredmywritingforme.Iwroteastoryaboutamanmadeafire.Itwasa

mess,butmystorywon.Ifeltgood,andIthankedmyteacherforthat.

Reporter:Whatweresomeofyourfavouritebookswhenyouwereakid?

Andrea:OnewasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDay.Thatwasreallythefirstmainstreambook

tohaveanAfrican-Americankidasthemaincharacter.IlovedPeter,andthiskid

lookedjustlikeme.Ilovedthatbook.It\stillmyfavourite.

Reporter:You'rebothawriterandaneditor（编辑）.What'sthedifferencebetweenthetwojobs?

Andrea:WhenIwrite,I'mcreatingwhat*sgoingtogointhebook.WhenIanedit,I'mhelping

otherwriterssaywhattheywanttosay.Asaneditor,Ialsopassmessagesbetweenthe

writerandtheillustrator（插图画家），whousuallydonotmeeteachother.

Reporter:____________________________

Andrea:Writeabortthingsthatareimportanttoyou.Believethatyoucandoit,anddon'tlet

Anybodytellyouthatyoucan*t.

1.WhoencouragedAndreatostartwriting?

A.Herteacher.B.Herfather.C.Herclassmate.D.Hermother.

2.WhenAndreswasinthesixthgrade,▲.

A.herlifewasamessB.shereadherfavouritebook

C.shewonawritingcompetitionD.herteacheroftenhelpedwithherstudies

3.WhatcanweknowaboutTheSnowyDay?

A.Itisacollectionofpoems.B.ItwasthefirstbookAndrearead.

C.It'salwaysAndrea'sfavouritebook.D.ItwaswrittenbyAndrea'steacher.

4.WhichofthefollowingmayAndreaagreewith?

A.Thejobofaneditorisveryeasy.

B.Thejobofaneditoristhesameasthatofawriter.

C.Thewriterandtheillustratorshouldmeeteachother.

D.Theeditorisabridgebetweenthewriterandtheillustrator.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanprobablybeputin▲tobethelastquestionthereporter

Asked?

A.Wheredoyourideascomefrom?

B.Whendoyouusuallywriteyourbooks?

C.Canyousaysomethingaboutyourlatestbook?

D.Whatadvicedoyouhaveforkidswhowanttobewriters?

三、任务型阅读。

Mostofushaveneverthoughtaboutbuildinganeducationaltoybyourselves.Ifweneeda

learningtoyorsomething,wesimplygototheneareststoreandbuyit.However,thingsarenotas

easyinthirdworldcountries.Withfamiliesevenhavingnofoodtoputonthetable,buyingtoys,

especiallytheeducationalones,isthelastthingontheparents,minds.

Sohowcanonegetthesekidsinterestedinscience?ThiswasaquestionthatworriedtheIndian

engineerArvindGuptasomuchthathedecidedtogiveupagoodjobandspendhislifemaking

toysfromthingsthatpeoplenolongerwantorneed!

Mr.Guptabeganteachinginthe1970s.WhilestillanengineeringstudentattheIndianCollege

ofTechnology,hevolunteeredtoteachthechildrenwhocouldnotaffordtogotoschool.Upon

graduation,hefoundagoodjobatIndia'sTataMotorsandspentthenextfiveyearsdesigning

cars.

Buthesoonrealizedthatthiswasnotsomethinghewantedtodofortherestofhislife.Sohe

tookayear'strainingcourseandtookpartintheHoshangabadScienceTeachingProgramwhose

aimwastomakesciencefunandexcitingforpoorchildrenusingavailablematerials.

Mr.Guptafoundthewholeprojectsosatisfyingthathedecidedtoleavehishigh-payingjob

andfocushisattentionondesigningeducationaltoysthatwerenotonlycheapandeasytobuild,

butarealsofullofscientificprinciples（科学原理）,sothatchildrencouldgetinterestedinthis

interestingsubject.

WhentheInternetstartedbecomingamorewidespreadlearningtool,Mr.GuptacreatedaToys

fromTrashwebsiteandalsorecordedover250YouTubevideos.

Today,over50,000childrenandteachersvisitthewebsitedailytodownloadthevideosforthe

toycreationsbasedoncoolscience.Someyoungchildrenhavebecomesoinspired（鼓舞）that

theyhaveevenwoninternationalsciencecompetitionswiththehelpofhiscreations.

Makingeducationaltoysfromrubbish

•Mostpeopleneverthoughtaboutbuildingeducationaltoys.

•Usuallypeoplegototheneareststoretobuyeducationaltoysin]

Reasons

•Tosomefamilies,foodismore2thaneducationaltoys.

•Weshouldhelpchildrentogetinterestedinscience.

•Findingagoodjobandspendingfiveyearsdesigningcarsafter_3_