2021河南中考英语复习冲刺：阅读理解限时训练（一）

2021河南中考英语复习冲刺：阅读理解限时训练(一)

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1.

Thereareabout254millionpeopleaged60oraboveinChinanow.Asweallknow,

manyoldpeoplefeellonelyintheirfreetime.InJanuary,aspecialtoyshopopenedandit

broughtsuiprisestothisgroupofpeople.

Theshop,named"LaoYouSuoWan",isinBeijing.The180-square-metershoplooks

brightandwarm.Walkingintothedoor,youwillseesomegreenplantsontheright.There

arealsosomebirdsincagesatthebackoftheshop.Theshelvesintheshoparetraditional

woodenshelves,andonthemaremorethan400kindsoftoys.

"Afterenjoyingthewonderfultoys,youcanalsoenjoysomespecialstorybooks.People

usedtoreadtheminthe1980sand90s,”SongDelong,theowner,said.

Therearemore"real"toys,suchasChineseringpuzzles,3Dfive-in-row,colaballsand

indoorgolf.

Knownastheoldpeople'sStarbucks,nLaoYouSuoWan"nowbecomesagamecenter

foroldpeoplelivingthere.

"Theyloveplayingtogether.Inthepast,somepeoplenevertalkedtoeachotherevenif

theyoftenmet,butnowtheybecomefriendsinmyshop.It'smuchbetterthansitinginan

apartmentandwatchingTValldaylong/'Songsaid.

Also,alotofpeopleborninthe1970sand1980sgotobuytoysfortheirparents.

(1)"LaoYouSuoWanuisaspecialtoyshopbecause.

A.itismainlyforoldpeople

B.itislargerthenothershops

C.ithasthemostpopulartoys

D.ithasthemostkindsoftoys

(2)Theunderlinedword''them"inthesecondparagraphreferto.

A.theplantsB.theshelvesC.thecagesD.thebooks

(3)FromSong'swordsinthesixthparagraph,weknow.

A.peoplemakefriendseasilyinthetoyshop

B.peoplelikewatchingTVinthetoyshop

C.peopleinthetoyshopnevertalkwitheachother

D.peopleinthetoyshopdidn'tseeeachotherbefore

(4)Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Oldpeople'sstoriesB.Oldpeople'sdreams

C.Oldpeople'sproblemsD.Oldpeople'sStarbucks

2.

TheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsisaneventwherethousandsofkidsfrom

Grades6to12competeagainsteachotherbytellingstories.Theonlypurposeofthiseventis

toencouragestudentsinAmericatodiscover(orrediscover)thebeautyofstorytellingand

thestoryperformance.

TheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsusuallytakesplacearoundthefirstweekend

inMarch.Studentsfromalloverthecountryarrivebybus,plane,orcarinJohnsonCity,

Tennessee.TheyusuallyarriveonThursdayorFriday.

ThosewhoarriveonThursdaytakeadvantageoftheirearlyarrivalbytellingstoriesat

localschools.OnFriday,aneveningmealispreparedforallthecontestants(参赛者).

Gainesareplayed,storiesaretold,andlifetimefriendshipsbegin.Saturdayisthedayofthe

bigevent.

Theeventisdividedintothreekindsseparatedbygrades.Awinnerispickedfromeach

ofthethreekinds.However,thereisanoverall(总的)winnerwhoisgiventhenameof

GrandTorchBearer.Afterthewinnershavebeenannounced(宣布),thecontestantsgo

backtotheirhotelwhereanicecreampartyisheld.Andbelieveitornot,theytellmore

stories!ThisiswhattheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsisallabout;developingalove

fortheartofstorytelling.

JoeBewmandidjustthat.Hehasbeendevelopinghisloveforstorytellingsincethe

sixthgrade.HiseffortsandhandworkpaidoffwhenhereceivedthetitleGrandTorchBearer

in199withthestorytitled"ThePirate".

(1)WhyistheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicsheld?

A.Toraisesomemoneyfbrpoorpeople.

B.Tomakestudentsknowthebeautyofstorytellingandthestoryperformance.

C.TospreadAmericanculturearoundtheworld.

D.lbhelpstudentsimprovetheirstorytellingskills.

(2)IfthecontestantsarriveinJohnsonCity,TennesseeonFriday,whatcan'ttheydo?

A.Theycan*ttellstoriesatlocalschools.

B.Theycan*thaveaneveningmeal.

C.Theycan'tplaygames.

D.Theycan'ttakepartinthebigevent.

(3)HowmanywinnersarethereintheNationalStorytellingYouthOlympicseveryyear?

A.Atleastthree.B.Atleastfour.C.Atleasttwo.D.Lessthanthree.

3.

PracticeTaiChiandFeelBetter

FreeOpenHouse

Seeademo(示范)oftaichiandtryafreeclass,allwelcome!

SaturdayFeb2Level1,566LutwycheRd1:00pm一2:30pm

SaturdayJan19MermaidBeachCommunityCenter,2439GoldCoastHighway11:00

am一1:00pm

试卷第2页，总10页

NewWeeklyBeginners*Classes

BurandaPrimarySchool,24CowletSt,Woolloongabba

STARTSThuMar76:30pm—8:00pm

HollandParkStJoachim'sHall,24CrownSt.

STARTSTueMar55:30pm—7:00pm

Youcanchooseoneofthem.

HealthRecovery(恢复)Classes

Healthrecoveryclassesareforpeoplewithchronic(慢性的)illnesses,orwhoare

recoveringfromillnesses,toworkontaichiattheirownspeed.Youcanstartanytime,and

starttofeelthebenefits(益处).

Level1,566LutwycheRd

STARTSanytimeThursday11:00am一12:30pm.

ShortCourses

Areyoushortoftime?Injustoneafternoonoraweekendyoucangetaquickintroduction

totaichi

SATAPRIL27toSUNAPRIL282:00pm—4:00pm

Introductiontotaichi(weekend)

Room502,Building13,StPeter'sCollege

Formoreinformation,visittheShortCoursespageonourwebsite.

Bookingareimportant:Call33575600oremailbrisbane@

(1)Wherecanyougetafreetaichilesson?

A.MermaidBeachCommunityCenter.

B.BurandaPrimarySchool.

C.HollandPark.

D.StPeter'scollege.

(2)Peoplerecoveringfromillnessescangotoclassesat.

A.6:30pm—8:00pmB.5:30pm一7:00pm

C.11:00am—12:30pmD.2:00pmTOOpm

(3)Whatareyouadvisedtodotojointheclasses?

A.Makeabooking.B.Buildawebsite.

C.Becomeanactiveperson.D.Learnalotabouttaichi.

4.

HundredsofpeopleinTianjinhavegotpunishmentsofarthisyearbecauseoflookingat

theirphoneswhilecrossingtheroad.

Tianjinisoneofthefirstcitiestocarryoutaruleonit.SinceJanuary1,ithaspunished

atleast345people.

“Ifpeoplelookattheirphoneswhilecrossingtheroad,theywillfirstreceiveawarning.

Thewaningisnotjustsomewords,butapunishmentnotice.Iftheykeepdoingit,theywill

probablyreceiveafine(罚款)of50yuan,''saysXingYi,whoworksattheTianjinTraffic

PoliceHeadquarters.

Thenewruleistomakepeopleknowtheriskoflookingatmobilephoneswhile

crossingtheroad,saysYangYingjun,whoworksattheaccidentprevention(阻止)and

managementdetachment(紧急事故处理部门).

"Nowmoreandmorepeoplelikelookingatmobilephoneswhilecrossingtheroads,but

itraisestheriskoftrafficaccidents,"hesays.

Hesaidthatin2019,whenalocaluniversitystudentwaslookingatthemobilephone

whilecrossingaroad,atrucksuddenlyappearedandkilledthestudent.

Yangsaidthattherulewashelpfulinimprovingpeople'ssafety,becausethenumberof

trafficaccidentshasdroppedby10percentyearonyearsince2008.Yangalsosaidthatthey

needtodomoretohelpprotectlocalpeople'slives.

(1)WhatwillhappenifpeoplelookatthephoneswhilecrossingthestreetinTianjin?

A.Theywillpay50yuanfirst.

B.Theywillgetawarningfirst.

C.Theywillhandintheirmobilephones.

D.Theywillbetakentothepoliceoffice.

(2)What'sthepurposeoftherule?

A.lbaskpeopletocrossthestreetsafely.

B.Toaskdriverstofollowthetrafficrules.

C.Toletpeopleknowtheriskoftheirbehaviors.

D.Toletpeopleknowtheimportanceoftrafficlights.

(3)HowdidYangYingjunshowustheriskoflookingatmobilephoneswhilecrossingthe

road?

A.Byshowingastudy.B.Byshowinganexample.

C.Byshowingmorereports.D.Byshowinghisexperience.

(4)What'sthemainideaofthewholepassage?

A.Peopleshouldn'tplayonthemobilephonewhentheyareonthebus.

B.Therewon'tbeanytrafficaccidentsifpeoplestopwalkingwhentrafficlightsareon.

C.Therewontbeanytrafficaccidentsifpeopledon'tusemobilephones.

D.Peoplewillgetpunishmentiftheylookattheirmobilephoneswhilecrossingtheroad.

5.

Onedayin2009-theyearImovedtoChina—Isawamandiggingthroughtherubbish

cans(罐)outsidemybuilding.Whatwashedoing?

Ifoundoutlaterthathewasjustlookingforthingstorecycle.Itremindedmeof

试卷第4页，总10页

somethingthatIusedtodobackincollegedumpsterdiving.

Thismeanstakingfoodorotherthingsthathavebeenthrownaway,usuallyby

supermarketsorrestaurants.Forexample,almosteveryproductinasupermarkethasa"shelf

life（保质期）Onceitreachesitsshelflife,itmustbethrownaway,evenifitsstillin

goodcondition.Sosometimes,wewouldwaituntilthesupermarketworkerswouldthrow

awayfreshfruitorotherfoodandtakeitforourselves.

WedidthisbecausecollegekidsintheUSusuallydon'thavemuchmoney.Wehaveto

payforthingsliketuition（学费），rent（房租）（ifwedon'tliveinourschooldorms（寝

室））,andday-to-daylivingcosts.Ourparentsdogiveussomehelp-butwhenweareon

ourown,wehavetoworkpart-timejobsorfindotherwaystogetby.

SometimesIhelpedthediversmyself.Iusedtoworkatapizzaplacepart-timewhenI

wasincollege.Eachnight,whenIwasincollege.Eachnight,whentherestaurantclosed,we

wouldsometimeshaveleftover（乘U余的）pizza.Iwouldtaketheleftoverpizzaoutsideand

putitsomewheresothatmyfriendscouldtakeitlater.

（1）Whatisdumpsterdivinginthesecondparagraph?

A.Thepracticeofmakingmoneyfromrecycling.

B.Theactionoftakingusefulthingsfromtherubbishcans.

C.Theuselessthingsthataremadebysupermarketsandrestaurants.

D.Recyclingfoodthatisnotfresh.

（2）WhydocollegekidsgodumpsterdivingintheUS?

A.Becausetheirparentstellthemtodothis.

B.BecausetheywanttoprotectEarth.

C.Becauseitisverypopularamongstudents.

D.Becauseitcanhelpthemsavemoney.

（3）Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter?

A.Heneverwentdumpsterdivingduringcollege.

B.Hethinksit'snotagoodideatorecyclefood.

C.Hesupportspeoplewhododumpsterdiving.

D.Hewon'tgodumpsterdivingunlesshehasto.

6.

Areyougoodwithmoney?Doyougetpocketmoneyfromyourparentsordoyouwork

toearnmoney?ReadontofindoutaboutBritishteenagersandtheircash!

Pocketmoney

MostteenagersinBritainreceivepocketmoneyfromtheirparents.Theymighthaveto

dochorestogettheirpocketmoney.Thesechorescanincludecleaning,cooking,washing

dishes,andironing（熨烫）.

Part-timework

Apart-timejobisachoiceforteenagerswhodon'thavepocketmoneyorwhowantto

earnextra（额外的）money.About15percentofteenagershaveajob.Onlychildrenover

theageof13canwork.Popularpart-timejobsforteensincludebabysitting,delivering

newspapers,shopworkandrestaurantwork.

ChildreninBritaincanworkamaximum（最多）oftwohoursadayonaschoolday

butnotduringschoolhours.Duringweekendsandschoolholidays,theycanworklonger

hours.

Bankaccount（账户）

Somechildrenandteenagershaveabankaccount.Thereisnolegal（法定的）agelimit

（限制）atwhichyoucanopenabankaccount,butabankmanagercandecidewhetherto

openanaccountforachildoryoungperson.Parentscanputpocketmoneydirectlyintotheir

child'sbankaccount.Mostbankshaveaprepaid（预付的）bankcarddesignedforyoung

people.

So,manyteenagersaregettingexperienceworkingpart-time,dealingwithbanks

anddecidingwhethertosaveorspendtheirmoney.Theseareallstepstowardsbecoming

afinancially（财政上）independentpersonandearningandlookingafteryourownmoney.

（1）An8-year-oldBritishchildmightgetpocketmoney.

A.bystudyinghardinschoolB.bydoingchores

C.byworkinginarestaurantD.byopeningabankaccount

（2）Britishteenagerscanworkduringschooldays.

A.lessthananhourB.duringschoolhours

C.uptotwohoursD.aslongastheylike

（3）WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.AlltheBritishkidscandopart-timejobtogetextramoney.

B.Themostpopularjobtogetpocketmoneyiswashingthedishes.

C.Kidsneedtoaskforabankmanageriftheywanttoopenabankaccount.

D.Kidshavetoasktheirparentsbeforeusingtheirmoney.

（4）Theunderlinedword"delivering"inthepassagemeans"

A.sendingB.discoveringC.givingD.receiving

（5）Thestorymainlytellsusabout.

A.whenBritishkidsgetextramoney

B.whereBritishkids*moneycomesfrom

C.whatBritishkidsusethebankaccountfor

D.howBritishkidsgetanddealwiththeirmoney

7.

Thelittlegirlcamehomefromschool.Shesurprisedhermotherbysaying,t6Ilovemy

teacher!Myteacherwon9tletmebebad.^^Shetoldhermotherthatshehadbeentalkingin

classandthatherteacherhadmadeherstandatthebackoftheroomfor5minutes.Itwasa

试卷第6页，总10页

smallpunishment.Theteacherlaterexplained,''YouareagoodgirlandIwantyoutobea

goodstudent,sowon'tletyoubebad.^^

Keepingdiscipline侈己律)inclassroomisoneofateacher'smostimportantanddifficult

jobs.Whenstudentsobeytherules,itwillbeeasiertofocusonthelessons.Ifstudentsare

talkingorplayingontheirphones,itwillbecomeabigproblem.Sosometimes,teachershave

tobestrict.Somesmallpunishmentsareallowedatschool,includingsayingangrywords

aboutsomestudents'badbehaviors.Makingstudentsstandatthebackoftheroomtothink

abouttheirownmistakesisanotherwaytopunishthestudentswhobreaktherules.What

teachersmustn'tdoistohitstudents.ThishasbeenillegalinChinasince1986.

Recently,thegovernmentsaysitplanstocomeoutnewguidelines(指导方针)forteachers

onwhattheycanandcan'tdotodisciplinestudents.Physicalpunishment,ofcourse,isout.

However,teachersshouldstillhavethepowertouseproperpunishmentswhenstudents

behavebadlyordisobeytheschoolrules.

Remember,ifateacherisstrict,it'snotbecauseheorshelikesbeingcruel.It9sbecausehe

orshelovesyou.Justlikethelittlegirl'steacher,yourteacherwon'tletyoubebad.

(1)Thewriterleadsinthetopicby.

A.comparingB.explaining

C.givingexamplesD.listingnumbers

(2)Theunderlinedword“illegal”inParagraph2means.

A.违法的B.忌讳的C.守法的D.允许的

(3)Thepurposeofthewritingshowsthat.

A.physicalpunishmentisout

B.hittingstudentsisnotallowedinschool

C.it'sdifficulttokeepdisciplineintheclassroom

D.teachersarestrictbecausetheywon'tletyoubebad

(4)Thepassageprobablycomesfromcolumn(栏目)ofanewspaper.

A.lawB.educationC.scienceD.health

8.WhyWeNeedEachOther

Johnlivesalonebutisverysocial.Hehasmanyfriendswithwhomhespendsalotoftime

andseesfrequently.However,hefeelssadanddisappointedbecausehisfriendshipsdon't

seemtomeethisneeds.

Albertlivesaloneandhastwoclosefriendswhomheseesoccasionally.Whenhemeets

withthem,hehasagoodtimetalkingaboutcurrenteventsandsportsaswellaseachother's

thoughtsandfeelings.Whenheisnotatworkorinthecompanyofothers,Albertdoesnot

feellonelybecausehespendstimeengaginginactivitiesthatinterestandenergizehim.

Generally,lonelinessisanegativeconditionresultingfromastateofaloneness.People

whodesiremoreinterpersonalrelationshipsthantheyactuallyhavecandevelopfeelingsof

loneliness.Howmuchsocialconnectednessapersonneedsinfluenceshowmuchaloneness

theycanaccept.

However,itisnotthenumberofsocialrelationshipsthatdetermineswhetherpeoplefeel

lonely.Rather,itistheemotionalandcognitivereactions(认知反映)theindividual

experiencesinrelationtotheseconnectionsthatplayaroleinexperiencingloneliness.For

example,socialinteractionswhereanindividualfeelsthefollowingarelinkedwithloneliness:

distrust,emotionalconflict,lackofsocialsupport.

JohnandAlbertbothlivealoneandhavefriends;yet,theonewiththemoreactivesocial

lifefeelslonely.Why?Beingalonecanresultinnegativereactionsrelatedtoloneliness(e.g.,

sadness,hopelessness)oritcanhavepositivereactionsrelatedtoloneliness(e.g.,spiritual

andcreativegrowth,restoringone'shealthandenergy).John'srelationshipsdon'tseemto

providehimwithwhatheneedsorwants-enjoymentormeaning-andsohefeelsvery

lonely.Ontheotherhand,Albertseemstobenefitfromtheinteractionshehaswithhis

friends,andalsohappenstoenjoyhistimealone.Inaddition,Albertdoesn'tseemtowant

moreinterpersonalconnections.

Humans,becauseofnecessity,evolvedintosocialbeings.Dependenceonandcooperation

with