2021年河南中考英语考前冲刺：阅读理解题组训练（四）

2021年河南中考英语考前冲刺：阅读理解题组训练（四）

1.

OnJanuary27,inordertowinthenewpneumoniaResistanceWar（抗击新型肺炎

战）,theMinistryofEducationissued（公布）anoticeonputtingoffthestarttimeof

schoolinspring2020.ItwassaidthatschoolshouldnotstartbeforeFebruary17.Theexact

starttimeofschoolwilldependonsituationsandfurthernotices.

However,manyparentsareveryworriedthatputtingoffthestartofschoolmayaffect

children'sstudies.Iftheyhavesuchalongwintervacation,childrenwillnotlearnany

knowledge,readbooksorstudyatall.Theymayforgetwhattheyhavelearnedbefore.

Stayingathomeforalongtimewillmakethemkeepeating,sleepingandplaying.Thesemay

seriouslyaffecttheirphysicalandmentalhealth.

Inshort,thecloseofschoolinfluenceslearninganddevelopsbadhabits,sohowshould

weavoidtheseproblems?Localeducationdepartmentsalsoissueanoticetoorganizeonline

teachingandcreateanetworkplatform（平台）.Itwillshownecessarycourseseveryday,

teacherswillgiveonlineteachingandstudentscanlearnathomethroughcomputerormobile

network.Itissaidthatsuchamethodisverygood.Itcannotonlykeepstudentsindoorsand

notworryabouttheinfection（感染）ofthedisease,butalsomakethemstudyathome,

improvetheirlearningability,andtrulyachieve"nostopofclasses'1.Boththeplatformitself

andtherecordedlessonresourcesaremoreuseful,andarewelcomedbyparentsandteachers.

Ofcourse,besideslearningsubjectsathome,itisalsonecessarytoteachchildrenabout

healthknowledge,especiallyhowtokeepawayfromtouchingvirusandotherknowledge

popularization（普及）;atthesametime,itisalsonecessaryforchildrentodosome

physicalexercises.Itisgoodforphysicalhealthathome.

（1）WhendidtheMinistryofEducationissueanoticeonputtingoffthestarttimeof

school?

A.OnJanuary27,2020.B.OnJanuary27,2019.

C.OnFebruary17,2020.D.OnFebruary17,2019.

（2）Whyareparentsworriedaboutputtingoffthestarttimeofschool?

A.Becauseparentshavenotimetolookafterchildren.

B.Becausevirusmayinfectchildren.

C.Becausetheydon'tliketheideaofonlinelearning.

D.Becauseitmayaffectchildren'sstudy.

（3）Fromthepassage,whatothergoodthingsdochildrenlearnbesidessubjectsathome?

A.Keepingplayingonlinegames.

B.Learningabouthealthknowledge.

C.Learningtoeatandsleepwell.

D.Keepingtouchingdifferentpeople.

（4）WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Studentsdevelopgoodhabits.

B.Teachersdon'tliketoreturntoschool.

C.Onlineteachingwillhelpstudentsstudy.

D.Parentsbelievechildrencanteachthemselves.

（5）What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ASpecialWaytoLearnatHome

B.ANewWarwithaNewChance

C.AWaytoKeepMentallyHealthy

D.AMethodtoMakeParentsWorried

2.

Afterwandering（闲逛）aroundinthecityforalongtime,Tomfinallyfoundhimself

standinginfrontofthepalace（宫殿）.Helookedthroughitsgoldengate,hopingtotakea

lookattherealprince（王子）.

Thereweresomeguards（卫兵）standingatbothsidesofthegate.Tom,dressedbadly,

wasmovingnervouslypastthemwhenhesuddenlycaughtsightofawell-dressedboywho

wasfollowedbyseveralservants.Hewasnodoubttheprince!

Tomwasexcited.Hewantedtogetclosetotheprinceandhaveagoodlookathim.

However,aguardsawhimandstoppedhimrudely（粗鲁地）.

Theyoungprince,whosenamewasEdward,wasangrywiththeguardforhisrudeness.

HeaskedtheguardtoopenthegateandtookTomtohisroominthepalace.

Thetwoboysbecamegoodfriends.TheyevenexchangedtheirclothesafterTomtold

Edwardthathehaddreamtaboutdressinglikeaprince.Astheystoodsidebysideinfrontof

agreatmirror,theyweresurprisedtofindthattheylookedalmostliketwins!

Thetwoboyswereineachother'sclotheswhenEdwardsuddenlynoticedabruise（瘀

伤）onTom'shand.HesoonrealizedthatitwascausedbytheguardwhohadstoppedTom

rudely.Inamoment,theyoungprinceranoutoftheroom.Hedecidedtopunish（惩罚）the

guard.

However,theguarddidn'trealizethattheprincewasinTom'soldclothes.Hehit

Edwardheavilyontheearandthrewhimoutofthepalace.

（1）WhydidTomlookthroughthegateofthepalace?

A.Totalkwiththeguard.

B.Toaskforaplacetolivein.

C.Tohavealookattherealprince.

D.Tomakefriendswiththeprince.

（2）HowdidTomfeelwhilemovingpasttheguards?

A.Nervous.B.Excited.C.Proud.D.Sad.

（3）WhenTomwasstopped,Edwardgotmadbecauseof.

A.thebadmannersofTom

B.thestrictrulesofthepalace

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C.therudebehavior（举动）oftheguard

D.hefoundtheylookthesame

（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.EdwardandTomweretwinbrothers.

B.Edwardwaskind,caringandfriendly.

C.Edwardwastiredoflivinginthepalace.

D.Edwardhittheguardattheendofthestory.

（5）Wecaninfer（推断）fromthepassagethat.

A上loodisthickerthanwater

B.twoheadsarebetterthanone

C.neverjudgepeoplebytheirlooks

D.loveherloveherdog

3.

Therearesomeanimalsthatcanforecast（预报）weatherintheworld.Areyou

interestedinthem?Let'sseewhotheyare.

Frog（青蛙）

Peoplecanknowtheweatherfrommyvoice.WhenIcryloudly,itmeansthatrainis

goingtocome.Also,whenIgetoutfromwaterandstayontheland,peoplewillalsoknowit

isasigh（标志）ofrain.

Fish

Beforeitrains,Ifeelthatthereisnotenough（足够的）airinthewater.SoIalways

jumpoutofthewaterafewtimes.Whenyouseethat,youknowrainiscoming.

Dragonfly（蜻蜓）

Whentherainiscoming,insects（昆虫）arenotinthehighplace,soIhavetoflylow

toeatthemforfood.Ifyouseemeflyverylow,remembertotakeanumbrellawhengoing

out.

Magpie（喜鹊）

Peopleloveme.Theybelievethatwhentheyseeme,somethinggoodwillhappen（发

生）.Itisthesamewithweather.IfIamcryinghappilyinthetree,itwillbeasunnyday.

（1）Whencriesloudly,itisgoingtorain.

A.afrogB.afishC.amagpieD.adragonfly

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"low"mean?

A.高B.低C.慢D.快

（3）Ifafishfeelsthatthereisnotenoughairinthewater,whatwillitdo?

A.Jumpoutofwaterafewtimes.B.Stayonthewater.

C.Blowhereandthere.D.Cryhappily.

(4)Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

A.Peoplelovemagpies.

B.Peoplecanknowtheweatherfromafrog'svoice.

C.Someanimalscanforecastweather.

D.Fishneedenoughairtoliveinthewater.

4.

Wallyworkedinashopthatsoldclocks.Onedayhisnextdoorneighbor,Harry,came

intohisshop.Harrywassostingy(吝啬的)thatitmadeWallyveryangry.Wallysaidto

him,nWhenareyougoingtobuyaclock?*'

"Never,"Harrysaid."Idon'tneedaclock."

"Everyoneneedsaclock,MWallysaid."Howdoyouknowwhenit'stimetogetup?0

"Themanwholivesontheothersideofmeturnsonhisradioatseveno'clockforthe

news,"Harrysaid."Iheartheradiosay,'Thetimeisseveno*clock.Hereisthenews.'"

"OK.Buthowdoyouknowwhentogotowork?1'Wallywantedtoknow.

"BythetimeIgetoutofbed,washandit'shalfpastseven,"Harrysaid."BythetimeI've

eatenmybreakfastoftoast,jamandcoffee,it*seighto'clock,timetoleavefortheoffice.By

thetimeIgettothebusstop,it'stenpasteight.Thebusarrivesinafewminutesandbythe

timeitgetstomystop,thetimeishalfpasteight.That*sthetimeIstartwork."

“OK.Buthowdoyouknowwhenit'stimetogohome?"Wallysaid,gettingangry.

"Thefactorybellrings,"Harrytoldhim.

"Howdoyouknowwhenit*stimetogotobed?1'

"Thetelevisionprogramscometoanend."

BynowWallywasreallyangry.nOK,"heshouted.nNowtellmewhatwouldhappenif

youwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandwantedtoknowthetime?"

"That'seasy,"Harrysaid."I'vegotahammer.1'

"Ahammer!Whatgoodisahammerwhenyouwanttoknowthetime?"

"I'duseittoknockonyourwall.You'dshoutatme,whatareyoudoingknockingonmy

wallatthreeo'clockinthemorning?',

(1)WhatdidWallywantHarrytodo?

A.Toknockonhiswall.B.Toturnontheradio.

C.Tolistentothenews.D.Tobuyhimselfaclock.

(2)Whywouldn'tHarrydowhatWallywantedhimtodo?

A.Becausehedidn'twanttospendthemoney.

B.Hewastoolazyatworktogetenoughmoney.

C.Hehadgotonealreadyfromthemannextdoor.

D.Hedidn'tknowwhatWallywantedhimtodo.

(3)HowdidHanythinkhecouldfindoutthetimeinthemorning?

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A.Bytuningonthetelevision.

B.Byturningontheradio.

C.Bylisteningtohisneighbor'sradio.

D.Bylookingattheclock.

(4)Harryknewexactlyhowlongittookhimto.

A.listentotheradioB.getenoughsleep

C.getupandtraveltoworkD.watchtheTV

(5)WhatdidHarrytoldWallyhe'duseahammertodo?

A.Totellthetimeexactly.B.Towakehimup.

C.Tobreakdownthewall.D.Tobreaktheclock.

5.

CaliforniaisoneofthericheststatesinAmerica.ItisthethirdlargeststateintheUnited

Statesinarea,afterAlaskaandTexas.Anditalsohasmorepeoplethananyotherstateinthe

UnitedStates.Besides,ithaslotsofnaturalresources(资源).Buteverythingisnotperfect

there.Californiahastwomajorproblems:earthquakes(地震)andforestfires.

TheSanAndreasFault(断层)runsthroughCalifornia.Asaresultofit,thestategets

manyearthquakes.Someoftheearthquakesareverystrong.Forexample,therewasastrong

earthquakeinSanFranciscoin1906.Manybuildingsfelldown.Andtheearthquakecauseda

largenumberoffires.Upto3,000peoplediedinit.Therehavealsobeenmanyotherstrong

earthquakes.Somepeopleareafraidthatthe"bigone"willhitthestatesomeday.Theythink

anearthquakewillcauseahugenumberofproblems.

Duringsummerandautumn,muchofCaliforniaisdry.Soforestfiresorwildfiresoften

start.Thosefirescanspreadquicklyandburnmanyforests.What'sworse,theyalsoburn

people'shomes.Theyoftenkillpeoplebeforefirefighterscanputthemout.

(1)WhichstateisthelargestinpopulationinAmerica?

A.AIaska.B.California.

C.Texas.D.WashingtonD.C.

(2)WhatarethemainproblemsofCalifornia?

A.Populationandresources.B.Trafficandpollution.

C.Educationandweather.D.Earthquakesandforestfires.

(3)Californiahasmanyearthquakesbecauseof.

A.theSanAndreasFaultB.toomanyforests

C.lotsofforestfiresD.toomanypeople

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"one"referto?

A.Fire.B.Problem.C.Earthquake.D.Fault.

(5)WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Californiaisrichinnaturalresources.

B.It'sdryinCaliforniainsummerandautumn.

C.TheforestfiresoftenhappeninwinterinCalifornia.

D.TheearthquakeinSanFranciscoin1906killedupto3,000people.

6.

WecelebratedtheChinaHanfuDayfromApril28thtoMay13th,2018inXifan.There

werecatwalkshowsandtraditionalmusicconcerts.ThatdaypeopleworetraditionalChinese

clothing.Hanfufansfromalloverthecountrygatheredtheretotakephotosandputthem

onlineforaHanfuphotocompetition.

ChinaHanfuDayisonthethirddayofthethirdmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar.In

oldChina,thisdaywasalsoknownasShangsiFestival.Itspurposeistoencourageyoung

Chinesetobeproudoftraditionalclothing,aswellasChineseculture.

HanpeoplelivedinChinabeforetheQingdynasty.Hanfuistheirtraditionalclothing.It

hasahistoryofabout3,000yearsanditalsochanges.However,someofitsmain

characteristics(特点)remain.Forexample,therearetwopartsthatoverlap(交叠)onthe

front.PeoplecallituJiaoLing".Ontheotherhand,peopleusuallyuseribbons(系带)

insteadofbuttons(扣子).ItisthemaincharacteristicofHanfu,too.

Chinaisbecomingaleadingcountryintheworld,andtheChinesepeoplefeelmore

confidentaboutitstraditionalculturethaneverbefore.Wearingtraditionalclothingmightbe

aninterestingwayofshowinghowwefeelaboutthis.

(1)HowlongdidtheHanfuFestivallast?

A.14days.B.15days.C.16days.D.17days.

(2)InoldChina,peoplealsocalledHanfuDay.

A.ShangsiFestivalB.SpringFestival

C.Mid-autumnFestivalD.LanternFestival

(3)Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A.IttellsthehistoryandmaincharacteristicsofHanfu.

B.IttellshowtodesigntraditionalHanfuclothing.

C.IttellsthedifferencesbetweenHanfuandothertraditionalclothing.

D.IttellsthemainmaterialsoftraditionalHanfuclothing.

(4)Whatkindofclothingismentioned(谈及)inthepassage?

(5)HanfufanscoulddomanythingsexceptduringthefirstChinaHanfuDayin

Xi'an.

A.enjoyingcatwalkshows

B.takingpartinHanfuphotocompetition

C.listeningtotraditionalmusicconcerts

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D.tryingontraditionalHanfuclothingforfree

7.

Theaverage(平均的)AmericanchildspendsthreetofivehoursadaywatchingTV.

In1961,theaveragechildbegantowatchtelevisionatagethree;however,todayitisnine

months.Yet,mostparentsthinkthattelevisionhasbadinfluenceontheirchildren.For

example,intheearly1970s,myparentsbelievedthatmybadeyesightwastheresultof

sittingtooclosetothescreen,andtheythereforemademystayatleastsixfeetfromit.Today,

mostpeoplehavenosuchworry,butmanynewsillysayingshaveappeared:

*TVmakeskidsstupid.Manychildrenwatchmoreeducationalprogramswhentheyare

preschoolers.Whentheygrowup,theycanreadmorebooksandhavemuchbetterideasto

solvedifficultproblemsthanotherchildren.

*TVmakeskidsviolent(暴力的).Therealstoryisnotsosimple.Hundredsof

studiesshowthatwatchingviolenceonTVmakeschildrenmoreaggressive.Butastudyof

over5,000childrenalsofindsthatsomepositiveprogramsmakechildrenkinder.The

problemisthatkidsareincreasinglywatchingshowswithviolenceinsteadofthosesuitable

fortheirage.

*SittingaroundwatchingTVmakeskidsoverweight.Anexperimentfindsthatwhen

childrenwatchlesstelevision,theydoloseextraweight;however,reducingtheirtelevision

timedoesnotmakethemmoreactive.Therealproblemliesinsnacking(吃零食),a

widespreadhabitforkids,andjunk-foodadvertisements.

*TVhelpskidsgettosleep.Theoppositeistrue.Themoretelevisionchildrenwatch,

themorelikelytheyaretohaveirregularsleepandnap(小睡).Allowingkidstowatch

televisionispartoftheproblem,notthesolution.

(1)WhichoneistheadvantageofeducationalTVprograms?

A.Theyarelikelytomakechildrenmoreaggressive.

B.Theywillmakesureofchildren'ssuccessinthefuture.

C.Theywillimprovechildren'sabilitytogetalongwithothers.

D.Theywillmakechildrensolvedifficultproblemsbetterthanothers.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"aggressive"inparagraph3mean?

A.冒险的B.勇敢的C.好斗的D.温和的

(3)WhyarechildrenspendingmuchtimewatchingTVlikelytobefat?

A.ChildrenliketosnackwhilewatchingTV.

B.WatchingTVmakeschildrenlazyandinactive.

C.ChildrenareattractedbythefoodadvertisementonTV.

D.WatchingTVdoesn'tburnupasmuchfatasdoingsports.

(4)WhatinfluencedoeswatchingTVhaveonachild'ssleep?

A.Itwillmakechildrensleepeasierthanusual.

B.Itwillmakechildrenformabadhabitofsleeping.

C.ChildrenprobablysleepdeeperafterwatchingTV.

D.Children'ssleeptimewillbegreatlyreducedforsure.

(5)Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tocorrectparents'wrongideasoftelevision'seffectonchildren.

B.Towarn