2021年中考复习人教版新目标英语阅读理解（二）

阅读理解专练(二)

A

Thebookfestivaliscoining!

Doyouhavesomebooksyoudon'twant?

Youroldlovemaybesomeone'snewfavorite.

BringonebooktotheTownLibrary&getanotheronehomeforfree!

When&How：

March2—March14

Bringonebookforonebookfestivalcard.

March16-March31

Bringonecardforonehookyouliketoread.

Whatbooks:

AllkindsofbooksEXCEPTschoolbooks,comicbooks(连环画)，anddictionaries.

Notice:

®Yourbookmustbeingoodshape,withoutanypagesmissing.

@Yourhookmustbeclean,andnothingiswrittenonit.

Wanttoknowmore?Pleasecall685-3237.(WeareclosedonMondays.)

TownLibrary

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

()1.Whatisthebookfestivalfor?

A.Tosellsecond-handbooks.

B.Toknowwhatbooksarepopular.

C.Totellpeoplehowtochoosebooks.

D.Toinvitepeopletoexchangebookswitheachother.

()2.Amyispreparingbooksforthebookfestival.Whichmightbearightchoice?

A.Adictionaryofmedicine.

B.AbookofshortstoriesinEnglish.

C.Aschoolbookwithexercisesinit.

D.Apicturebookwithherownnotes.

()3.Lookatthecalendar.IfSeanhasabookfestivalcard,whencanheuseit?

March

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A.March3.

B.March14.

C.March23.

D.March29.

()4.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthebookfestival,youcancall.

A.658-3732

B.685-3237

C.nextMonday

D.thisMonday

()5.Wheremightyouseethematerial?

A.Inadiary.

B.Inastorybook.

C.Inaguidebook.

D.Inamagazine.

B

Mygrandmotherlovesmakingbreadandcakes,andisalwayssurprisedthatthe

restofmyfamilyneverdoanybaking(烘焙).Somyparentsdecidedthey'dtakeme

andmyyoungersisteronacourse,sothatwecouldallfindouthowtomake

bread—andpizza,ourfavoritefood!Webookedourplaces,andsetoffforOakton

Farminthecountryside.

Itwasaverylongdrive,andwhenwearrivedwewentstraighttobed.Thenext

morningwegotupearly,fedtheducksonthelake,andlookedatthecowsinthenext

field.Thenwemetourteacher,Michael,whoseemedquitestrict,andtheotherparents

andchildren,whowerereallyfriendly.

Thecookingpartwaswonderful.Michaelgaveuslongwhitecoatstowear,which

weallfeltabitsillyin.Thenwewereaskedtomixflour(面粉)andwaterwithour

hands.Mysisterkeptcomplainingatfirst.However,shethenstartedtoenjoyit,andto

tryherbesttofollowtheinstructions.Dadmadeabigmess.Igotflouronthefloorand

inmyhair,andMomdidn'tevengetangry!Weallspentalotoftimemakingourbread.

Afterweweredone,wemadesomepizzasandputtoppings(EM)onthem,which

wasfun.Andwedidn'tevenhavetodothewashing-up(洗餐具)！Forsomethingtodo

whilethepizzaswerecooking,weallwentfbraswiminthelake.Itwasfantastic.Then

wewentbackinsideandateourbreadandpizzas.Theywerethebestwe'devertasted.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

()1.Thewriter'sparentstookthechildrentoOaktonFarmbecausetheywantedthem

to.

A.learnanewskill

B.spendtimeinthecountryside

C.meetotherpeoplethesameage

D.makesomethingfortheirgrandmother

()2.HowdidthewriterandhisfamilygotoOaktonFarm?

A.Bybus.

B.Bycar.

C.Bybike.

D.Onfoot.

()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“complaining“inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.提问

B.关注

C.遗忘

D.抱怨

()4.Attheendofthestory,thewriter'sfamilywereprobably.

A.surprised

B.excited

C.bored

D.worried

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thewritergotalongwhitecoatfromhisteacher.

B.Thewriterhelpeddothewashing-upaftercooking.

C.Thewriter'sfamilyarrivedatOaktonFarminthemorning.

D.Thewriter'smotherwasthefirsttofinishmakingherbread.

C

MarcoPolowasoneoftheworld'smostfamousexplorers(探险家).Hewasbom

inVenice,Italyin1254.Whenhewas17yearsold,hewentonatriptoAsiathatlasted

24years.MarcoPolo'stravellaterinfluencedmanypeople.

In1271,MarcoPololeftVenicewithhisfatheranduncleandsetoutforAsia.The

purposeoftheirtripwastomeetwithKublaiKhanwhoruledalargepartofAsia.On

theirwaytomeetthekingathispalaceinChina,theytraveledthroughmuchofthe

MiddleEastandCentralAsia.

In1275,theyfinallyarrivedatthepalaceofKublaiKhan.KublaiKahngrewto

likeMarcoPoloverymuch.Infact,helikedhimsomuchthathewantedMarcoPolo

toworkfbrhim.So,thekingsentMarcoPolotodifferentplacesinChina,India,and

Burma.MarcoPolostayedinChinawithKublaiKhanfor17years.Overthattime,he

collectedmanyjewelsandlotsofgold.

MarcoPoloreturnedtoVenicewithhisfatherandunclein1295.Peopleoftenwent

toMarcoPolo'shometohearstoriesabouthistravels.Hebecameagreatstoryteller.

MarcoPolowasknownas“themanwithamillionstories”.Helatermetawriterwho

wascrazyabouthisstories.Thewriterlikedthemsomuchthathewroteabookabout

MarcoPolo'stravels.

ThebookaboutMarcoPolo'stravelstaughtEuropeansaboutplacesinAsiathey

knewlittleabout.ThebookalsotaughtpeopleaboutthegeographyofAsia.Someof

thesepeoplewereexplorerswhousedtheinformationinMarcoPolo'sbookontheir

ownjourneys.ThebestknownoftheseexplorerswasChristopherColumbus.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

()1.MarcoPolosetoutforAsia.

A.in1254

B.whenhewas24

C.withhisfriends

D.withhisfatheranduncle

()2.HowlongdidittakeMarcoPolotogotoChinafromVenice?

A.4years.

B.7years.

C.14years.

D.17years.

()3.DuringtheyearsinChina,MarcoPolo.

A.workedforKublaiKhan

B.wrotealotaboutChina

C.collectedmanybooksaboutChina

D.madefriendswithChineseexplorers

()4.Theunderlinedword4tthem^^referstoMarcoPolo's.

A.travels

B.stories

C.fatheranduncle

D.jewelsandgold

()5.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.

A.providingexamples

B.showingdifferences

C.describingaprocess

D.followingthetimeorder

D

Whenmobilephonesfirstappearedintheearly1990s,theyweresymbolsofwealth

forbusinesspeople.Phoneswerebigandheavy,andthesignal(信号)wasusuallypoor,

sopeopleoftenshoutedwhentheyusedthem.(1)Inmanyrichcountries,the

mobilephonebecametheteenagers9favoritetoy.Injust20years,mobileshavechanged

thewaypeopledobusinessandsocialize(交际)inrichcountries.(2)

InAfrica,thearrivalofinexpensivemobilephoneshasalreadyhelpedmanypeople

tostartsmallbusinesses.Beforemobilephones,startingabusinessoftenmeantrenting

(租用)ashoporanoffice,whichwasexpensive.(3)Nowbusinessownerscan

writetheirmobilenumberonanadvertisement(广告),putitonanoticeboardandwait

forcustomerstocallthem.Asaresult,thousandsofpeoplecanfindamarketfbrtheir

productsorservices.

InIndia,fishermennowusetheirmobilestofindthebestmarketfbrtheirfish.

(4)_______

Farmers,too,areusingmobilephones.Aroundtheworld,newmobileservices

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