江苏省苏州市吴中区2020-2022年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省苏州市吴中区

2020-2022年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2022年江苏省苏州市吴中区中考二模英语试卷

第三部分阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

A

WhenyouthinkoftouristsitesinBritain,whatdoyouthinkoffirst?BigBen?LochNess?

Shakespeare^BirthplaceatStratfbrd-upon-Avon?Eachyear,famoustouristsitesliketheseattract

millionsofvisitors.

Butalongwiththesefamousplaces,therearethousandsofotherfascinatingattractionsthat

areonlyopentothepublicforafewdayseachyear.DuringtheHeritage（遗产）OpenDays,

whichtakeplaceeachSeptember,touristscanvisitplacesthatwouldnormallybeclosed.

Readbelowtolearnmoreaboutsomeoftheplacesthatmosttouristsmightnotknowabout.

Romanbaths—Chester

TheseRomanbathsarealmost2,000yearsoldandofferafascinatingglimpse（一睹）into

thehistoryofthecityofChester.Buttheyaren'toftenopentovisitorsbecausetheyarelocatedin

thebasementofarestaurant!DuringHeritageOpenDays,peoplecanvisittheshop'sbasement

andfindalittlepieceofhistory.

Tennisclub-Birmingham

TheEdgbastonTennisClubopenedin1860andistheoldesttennisclubintheworld.Visitors

canseetheclub'scollectionoftennisclothesandequipment（设备）andlearnaboutthegame's

richhistory.

ArdmanAnimation—Bristol

Thestudio（工作室）thatproducedthefamousWallaceandGromit（《超级无敌掌门狗》）

animatedfilmsopensitsdoorstothepublicduringHeritageOpenDaystoshowvisitorshowits

amazingfilmsaremade.

ThesearejustafewofthethousandsofplacesthatareopentovisitorsduringHeritageOpen

Dayseachyear.Ifyou'revisitingBritaininSeptember,lookoutfbrsomeofthesespots!

21.Whichcanbevisitedallyearround?

A.LochNess.B.Romanbaths.

C.Tennisclub.D.ArdmanAnimation.

22.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.HeritageOpenDaystakeplaceonceamonth

B.theEdgbastonTennisClubisalmost200yearsold

C.wecanwatchthefilmWallaceandGromitinArdmanAnimation

D.thousandsofplacesareopentovisitorsduringHeritageOpenDayseachyear

23.What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TointroducethemostfamoustouristsitesinBritain.

B.TotellpeopleBritainisaplacefulloftouristsites.

C.TointroduceHeritageOpenDays.

D.Toencouragepeopletovisitthesetouristsitesthatareonlyopenduring

HeritageOpenDays.

B

China'sshoppingfestival,knownas“Double11"asitfallsonNov.11th,hitahistorichigh

in2021.ThetotalsalesofTmall（天猫）,andJingDongreached349.1billionyuan,keeping

increasingyearbyyear.Behindthesehugefiguresarethelivestreaming（视频直播）usersor

AccordingtoQuestmobile,whichisaprofessionalbigdata（数据）intelligenceservices

providerinChina,KuaiShouandotherlivestreamingplatforms（平台）roseto574million.

InfluencedbytheCOVID-19,manybusinesseshadtostoptheirsalesinoff-linestores.Tomeet

theirbusinessgoalsduringthesehardtimes,manychosetolivestreamtoimprovetheirbusiness.

Oneoftheleadingmakersofsmallthingsinkitchenisagoodexample.Thecompanynotonly

addedanumberofshortvideoseachdaytointroducetheirproducts,butalsosharedthemenus

thatweregoodforhealth."Theresultsofourlivestreamingshowshavebeenwellbeyond

expectations.KangLi,amanagerWhenpeoplehavetostayathome,awayfromtheir

friendsandlovedones,theyturntolivestreamingtoreachouttotheworld.Forthem,whichwill

givethemthesenseofbeing“inthemoment”.Evenasusers,theycanalsocommunicate

immediatelywithlivestreamersbycommenting（评论）Likeitornot,livestreamingispossibly

becomingamoreandmoreimportantpartinChinaforbothbusinessanddailylife

24.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph

A.TointroducesomepopularlivestreamingplatformsinB.Toreportdataonthe

developmentoflivestreamingin201C.ToshowthatChinesepeoplespendtoomuchtimeon

livestreamingapps.D.ToshowthatlivestreamingisbecomingincreasinglypopularinChina.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe.

A.Livestreamingnotonlymakespeoplelivebetter,butalsoisgoodforbusiness

B.Livestreamingisnotonlyanewbutalsoanimportanttoolformanybusinesses.

C.Livestreamingisnotonlyanewtoolformanybusinesses,butalsoforfamily.D.

Livestreamingchangesourbusiness,butitcan'tchangeourlife.

26.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthefutureoflivestreaming?

A.Hopeful.B.Uncertain.C.Worried.D.Doubtful.

C

Recently,anelderlywomantouchedmanypeople'shearts.Shewashonored（给与奖励）asa

rolemodelinChina'sfightagainstpoverty（贫穷）.HernameisXiaSen.Overthepastyears,

98-year-oldXiaSenhasgivenawaymostofherpersonalsavingstohelpstudentsfrompoor

familiesinDanfeng,Shaanxi,andShangyou,Jiangxigetaneducation.Bornin1923,Xiawas

only15yearsoldwhenshebecameateacherinYan'an.Whileteachingshekeptlearning.Years

later,shewenttoworkasaresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.

In2006,XiavisitedXijiePrimarySchoolinDanfeng.Theschoolwasoldandinbad

condition.Thatmadeherverysad.Shespent20,000yuanbuyingdesksandbooksforthe

students.In2008,shetookout200,000yuanandhelpedZhaogouPrimarySchoolinDanfeng

buildaclassroombuilding.Itisabuildingwitheightbrightandcleanclassrooms,whichisa

completechangefromwhattheiroldclassroomslookedlike.

Fiveyearslater,Xiaused1millionyuanofhersavingstosetupthe"XiaSenScholarship

（夏森助学金）“tohelphighschoolandcollegestudentsfrompoorfamiliesinDanfengand

Shangyou.Sofar,atleast182studentshavegottenhelpfromthescholarshiptopayfortheir

education

SomestudentswhogotXia'sscholarshipwenttoXia'shometovisitherin2018.Totheir

surprise,Xiaandherhusbandledaverysimplelife."IwasmovedbyGrannyXiaandher

husband,onestudentsaid.

ThoughXiaandherhusbandhavegivenawaymostoftheirsavingstohelpthepoorstudents,

theyalwayssaythatwhattheyhavedoneisfarfromenough.Xiaoftensaysherlifeismuchbetter

thanherlifeinYan'an.Nowheronlyhopeisthatshecanhelpmorestudents.

27.WhathappenedwhenXiawas15yearsold

A.SheleftYan^n.B.Shewenttocollege.

C.Shebecameateacher.D.ShestudiedinDanfeng.

28.WhatdidXiadoforZhaogouPrimarySchool?

A.Shegaveaway20,000yuantoit.

B.Shegavetalkstoencourageitsstudents.

C.Sheboughtdesksandbooksforitsstudents.

D.Shehelpedbuildaclassroombuildingforit.

29.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A•AbighonorB.Abigchange

C.ArolemodelD.Anelderlycouple

D

Doyouknow5G?Itisthefifthgeneration（代）ofmobilenetworktechnology.Thesenew

networksarecoming.

Chinajustissuedcommerciallicenses（发放商用牌照）for5GonJune6.Thismeansthat

China'stelecomcompaniesweresoonabletooffer5Gnetworksfbrmobilephoneusers.

Eachmobilenetworkgenerationisfasterandmorepowerfulthantheonebeforeit.1Gletus

talktoeachother.2Gletussendmessages.3GgaveusdataandtheInternet.And4Gmadeallof

thesethingsfaster.What'sspecialabout5G?

5Ghasaveryshortdelaybetweensendingandreceivinginformation.Now,4Gtakesabout100

to200milliseconds（毫秒）tosendandreceivedata.But5Gwillgetitdownto1millisecondor

less---thisisalmostreal-time.

ThisbigchangewillnotonlymakeourmobileInternetfaster,butalsodeeplychangeourlives.

Readontofindouthow.

5G+entertainment（娱乐）

5Gnetworksareabout100timesfasterthan4G.Thismeansyoucandowloadamoviein

secondsusing5G.

Also,virtualreality（VR）gameswillbecomemorepopularwith5G.Theshortdelayof5Gwill

makethegamesfeelevenmorereal.

5G+transportation

5Gwillalsobringussaferself-drivingcars.Thesecarscansendsignals（信号）toeachother.

Theyalsotalktotrafficlightsandroadsensors（传感器）.5Gwillallowcarstoreactevenfaster

thanhumandrivers.

5G+smarthomes

5GalsomakestheInternetofthingspossible.Internetofthingsisalargenetworkthatconnects

everythingtotheInternet.Smarthomesarepartofit.

Forexample,yourtoastercanaulomatically（自动地）startmakingbreakfastafteryouralarm

rings.Andifitssensorfeelstheairbecomingdry,asmartsprinklercouldwateryourplantsby

itself.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delay"inParagraph4probablymeaninChinese?.

A.延时B,暂停C.断开D.卡顿

31.5Gwillchangepeople'slivesinmanywaysEXCEPT.

A.entertainmentB.transportationC.smarthomesD.health

32.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Mobilephoneuserscanuse5Gnetworks.

B.Eachmobilenetworkgenerationhastheirownadvantages.

C.5Gwillchangeourlivesinmanyways.

D.5Gwillbringussaferself-drivingcars.

2021年江苏省苏州市吴中区中考二模英语试卷

第三部分阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分：满分24分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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21.Whomightbeacceptedbytheprogramme?

A.Greg,an18-year-oldnativespeakerofEnglish.

B.Angie,an15-year-oldexchangestudentinEurope.

C.Laura,a22-year-oldlocalstudentlearningChinese.

D.Peter,a17-year-oldChinesestudentvisitingEurope.

22.Howcanpeopleapplyfortheprogramme?

A.Bywritingletters.B.Bysendinge-mails.

C.Bymakingphonecalls.D.Byvisitingthewebsite.

23.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthismaterial?

A.Inafashionprogramme.B.Inastorybook.

C.Onalanguagewebsite.D.Inatourguide.

B

Picturethescene:It'smidnight.You'reveryhungryafterstudying

foralongtime.Thenyouseeanicepieinthefridge.Shouldyoueatit?

Itseemsthatyoushouldn'tformanyreasons,includingitsinfluence

onyourbrains.

Scientistshavelongknownthateatinglateatnightcanmakeus

gainweight.Butnowanewstudyhasshownthatlate-nighteatingcanalsohaveabadinfluence

onourbrains--itmighthurtourabilitytolearnnewthingsandstorememories.

〃Webelievethatlate-nighteatingmayaffectourlearningbyaffectingthepartsof

thebrainthatcontrollearningandmemory,DawnLoh.PhD,aprojectscientistatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,said.〃Webelievethetimingofwhenweeatis

themaincauseofthedamaged,memory.〃

Forthestudy,the.researchersdidanexperimentonmice.Themicewereeitherallowed

toeatduringthedaytimeorduringthenight.Theyreceivedthesameamountofsleep

andcalories.Thentheresearcherstestedthebrainsofthemiceandnoticedthatthemice

eatingduringthenightwerelessabletorememberthingswell.

Sothinktwicebeforethemidnightsnack—itmightbebadformorethanyourweight.

24.Theunderlinedword〃it〃inParagraph2refersto.

A.studyingforlongB.anicepieinthefridge

C.anewstudyoneatingD.late-nighteating

25.Thepurposeoftheexperimentonmiceis.

A.totestwhethereatinglatecanaffectmemory

B.tocheckthebrainsofdifferentmice

C.tofindouthowmanycaloriesmiceneeddaily

D.toprovemicearenotgoodatrememberingthings

26.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?.

A.EatingsnacksaffectsmemoryB.Lateeatinghurtsbrain

C.StayinguplateisbadD.Keepawayfromsnacks

C

ThatmorningSeancheckedtheemailasusual.Thenhefoundanunexpectedemail.

Couldherealizehisdreamlate?Seanwasnownearly40,aloneandpoor.Hedreamed

ofbeing,apoliceofficerforalongtimebutnevermadeit.Wasitpossiblydifferentthis

time?.

WhenSeanwasonly5,hisunclePauloncedrovethelittleboyhomeinhispolice

car.Seanwasinterestedinthecar,thelightsandtheuniform.Hedecidedtobeahero

likePaul.

However,whenSeangraduatedfromhighschool,hefollowedhisteachersadvice

andfinallybecameareporterforanewspaperandthenmarried.Duringtheyears,he

changedseveraljobsbutnothingmadehimreallyhappy.Actuallyhehadneverreallygiven

uphischildhooddreamtobecomeapoliceman.Hiswifecouldnotbearthisandlefthim.

SeanwasforcedtomovebacktoStIgnace,wherehisdadlived.〃Ifeellikeafailure.

,Seansays.

Whenhisfatherencouragedhimtosearchforanew.job,theopportunitycame.Phoenix

wasingreatneedofpoliceofficersandoneofSean,soldfriendsemailedhim,“Doyou

stillwanttobeapoliceofficer?〃Phoenixwasaworldaway---2,100milesfromStIgnace,

butSeanknewitwashislastchanceandhedecidedtocatchit.

Inordertopassthetesttogetthejob,Seanimmediatelybegantraining,running

amileandahalfeveryday.ThreeweekslaterwhenhearrivedinPhoenix,Seanwas

amanphysicallyandemotionallyGt?理上）changedandfinallypassedthetest.The

followingyear,Seangotaprizebecauseofhisexcellentjob.〃Ittookme35years.But

apromiseisapromise.Howmanypeoplecansaytheylivetheirlife*sdream?'Sean

says.didit.Itjustprovesthatit'snevertoolate.〃

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutSean?

A.SeanfoundhisgreatinterestinthejobbecauseofhisunclePaul.

B.WhenSeanreturnedtoStIgnace,hefeltextremelydisappointed.

C.Seangaveuphischildhooddreamwhenhebecameareporterandmarried.

D.Seantrainedhardandfinallypassedthetesttobeapoliceman.

28.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSean?

A.Strong-willedandactive.B.Successfulandrich.

C.Aloneandpoor.D.Honestandhard-working.

29.Whatdoesthestorymainlywanttotellus?

A.Wecanachieveourdreamifweworkhard.

B.Friendshipisimportantonourroadtosuccess.

C.It'snevertoolatetoliveourlife，sdream.

D.Weshouldhavearightattitudetowardsfailure.

D

Whenyouspendthreeweeksreadingabook,andamonthlatersomebodyasksyou

aboutitandyoucan，trememberathingyouread.What'syourfeeling?Doesitmake

youwonderwhyyouwastedtimeonit?

Therearesomeeffectivewaystolearn.AndwhenIsay“tolearneffectively'7,what

Imeanistonotjustbuildupknowledge,buttolearntouseiteffectively.Something

isnottrulylearneduntilitchangesyouinsomeway.

•Memoryisbasedonconnections

MentorBoxismyfavouriteonlinebookclub.Itwillsendyoubookstoreadandstudy

materials

related（关联）tothem:Thematerialscanhelpyouputwhatyou'velearntintogood

useandmakeyourememberthingsquickly.Youcanalsodothisonyourown.When

youcomeacrosssomethinginterestinginabook,writedownitsconnectionswithsomething

inyourlife----howitexplainssomething,howyoucanuseittodealwithproblems.

•Readinarightway

Peoplebelievetheyhavetoreadeverythinglinebyline.Thisisnottrue.Whenyou

buyabook,you'renotbuyingthewords,you，rebuyingtheusefulideas.Thepointof

abookistogettheinformationthatisimportanttoyou,nottofinishitortounderstand

everyword.Whatmattersiskeyidea.Onceyou'vereceivedthatidea,there，snoreason

toforceyourselftositthereandreadtherest.

•Asktherightquestions

Everythingyoureadshouldbequestioned.Youcanquestionthewriter'sideas,whether

they*reexplaininginformationcorrectly.Whenreadingsomethingyouagreewith,youcan

askyourself,〃Isitpossiblethatthiscouldbewrong?”Askingtherightquestionswilldecide

thedepthofyourknowledgeandunderstanding,nottheabilitytorememberalotoffacts

and

30.Accordingtothewriter,effectivelearning.

A.requiresyoutospendalongtimereadingabook

B.justmeansyourabilitytobuildupknowledge

C.happenswhenknowledgechangesyouinsomeway

D.isthemaingoalofthecoursesyouspendmoneyon

31.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldtrainourabilitytoremembereverythingweread.

B.Readingwithoutthinkingisnotagoodreadinghabit.

C.Agoodreaderneverasksquestionswhilereading.

D.Weshouldraisequestionsonlywhenwedisagreewiththewriter.

32.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?

A.Togivereaderssuggestionsonhowtolearneffectively.

B.Toremindreadersoftheimportanceofreadingbooks.

C.Toshowhownecessaryaskingquestionswhilereadingis.

D.ToadvicereaderstojoininonlinebookclubslikeMentorBox.

2020年江苏省苏州市吴中区中考二模英语试卷

第三部分阅读理解（共12小题;每小题2分，满分24分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FailingwaterisahousebuiltoverawaterfallinSouthwesternPennsylvania.FrankLloyd

Wright,America'smostfamousarchitect健筑师），designedthehousein1935.Itimmediately

becamefamous.

ThetourisbestifyouwanttoknowwhyWrightcreatedit.Thenumberof

visitorsoneachtourislimitedandphotographyisallowedforpersonaluse

only.Childrennineyearsandoldershould

In-DepthTour

bewithadultsonthistour.

$65.00perpersonwithadvance（预先的）ticketbookingonly

Dailyfrom10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.

Thistourvisitsallthemajorroomsofthehouseandlastsaboutone

hour.Photographyisnotallowedduringthistour.TheGuidedHouse

Tourallowschildrensixyearsandoldertoenjoythehousewiththeir

parents.

GuidedHouseTour

Adults一$20.00withadvancebooking

一$23.00whenbookedonsite

Youth（aged6-12）一$14.00withadvancebooking

一$17.00whenbookedonsite

Theguestsjointheirguideforbrunchbeforetheyleave.Children

nineyearsandoldershouldstaywithadultsonthistour.Pleaseallowthree

Brunch（早午

hoursintotalforthisexperience.

餐）Tour

$115.00perpersonwithadvanceticketbookingonly

MaythroughSeptember-Saturdays&Sundaysat9:00a.m.

21.Howmuchwillacouplewithan8-year-oldgirlpayiftheybuytheticketsonsite?

A.$34.B.$63.C.$40.D.$54.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutIn-DepthTour?

A.Childrentenyearsshouldbewithadults.

B.Visitorscan'ttakephotos.

C.Theticketisboughtonsite.

D.Thenumberofvisitorsisnotlimited.

B

Oncetherewasapianoplayerinabar.Peoplecamejusttohearhimplay.Butonenight,a

ladyaskedhimtosingasong.

"Idon*tsing,"saidthemean.

Buttheladytoldthewaiter,'Tmtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwanttheplayertosing!',

Thewaitershoutedacrosstheroom,"Hey,friend!Ifyouwanttogetpaid,singasong!”So

hedid.Hehadneversunginpublicbefore.Nowhewassingingfortheveryfirsttime!Nobody

hadeverheardthesongMonaLisasungsobeautifully!

Hehadtalenthewassittingon!Hemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasano-namepiano

playerinano-namebar.Butoncehefound,byaccident,thathecouldsingwell,hewenton

workinghardandbecameoneofthebest-knownsingersintheUS_HisnamewasNatKingCole.

You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Youmaynotfeelthatyourtalentisgreat,butitmaybe

betterthanyouthink.Withhardwork,mostskillscanbeimproved.Besides,youmayhaveno

successatallifyoujustsitonyourtalent.

23.WhydidtheladywantNatKingColetosing?

A.Becauseshetookthewaiter'sadvice.

B.BecausesheknewNatKingColesangverywell.

C.Becauseshewastiredoflisteningtothepiano.

D.BecauseshethoughtNatKingColeplayedthepianobadly.

24.NatKingColesucceededbecause.

A.hegothelpfromtheladyB.hecaughtthechance

C.hesangthesongMonaLisawellD.heplayedthepianowell

25.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SingintheBarB.AchieveSuccessinLife

C.NeverLoseHeartD.FindYourHiddenTalent

C

TheWorldDeclarationonEducationforAll(1990)(《全民教育世界宣言》)wasmainlyabout

hownecessaryitistoprovideeducationforallchildren,youthandadults.Itmeetstheirneedsand

usefulskillstotheirlives.Theybelievethatgoodqualityeducation,providedbytrainedteachers,

istherightofallchildren,youthandadults.Thebasicskills,knowledge,valuesandattitudes

shouldbeincluded.What'smore,creativethinking,problemsolvingandlifelonglearningabilities

arealsoimportant.

Teachersareimportantforimprovinglearning.Peopleallknowthis.Theyhaveapowerful

influenceonthequalityofstudentlearning.However,manycountries,especiallythedeveloping

countries,areshortofqualified(合格的)teachers-in1/3ofcountrieswithdata,lessthan3/4of

teachersaretrainedtonationalstandards.By2030,28countrieswillnothaveenoughprimary

schoolteachersandover3.4millionnewprimaryteacherswillbeneeded.Also,teachersarepaid

poorly.TeacherpaymentisbelowUS$10perdayin8countries.

Qualitylearningisimportantandnecessaryformeetingpeople'sbasicneeds.It'salso

necessaryfordevelopmentofthecountries.Allyoungpeopleneedtolearninactiveways.

However,124millionofthechildrenacrosstheworldareoutofschooland250millionarenot

learningbasicskillsasaresultofpoorqualityeducation.Accordingtoaresearch,38%ofchildren

arenotlearningthebasicsinreadingandmath.Andoverone-halfofthemhavespent4yearsin

school.

Luckily,manycountrieshaverealizedtheimportanceofqualityeducationandpaygreat

attentiontoit.Thereareevensomeorganizationstryingtohelpgirls,childrenwithdisabilitiesand

childrenlivinginpoorareastogetaneducation.

26.WhatdidTheWorldDeclarationonEducationforAll(1990)tellus?

A.Ifsnecessarytoprovideeducation.B.Ifsusefultolearnsomeskills.

C.It'simportanttobecreative.D.It'snecessarytohavequalifiedteachers.

27.What'stheproblemindevelopingcountries?

A.Theypaynoattentiontoqualityeducation.

B.Theyareshortofwell-trainedteachers.

C.Youngpeoplehavelearnttoomanybasicskills.

D.Theteachersgetwellpaid.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"meaninParagraph2?

A.Theimportanceoflearning.B.Theimportanceofeducation.

C.Theimportanceofteachers.D.Theimportanceofbasicskills.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Manycountriesarenowtryingtodevelopqualityeducation.

B.Ifsimpossibleforchildreninpoorareastogetaneducation.