2021年中考英语考前冲刺：阅读理解 专项练习题（含答案）

2021年中考英语考前冲刺：阅读理解专项练习题

1.

Benandhisfamilywereontheirfirsttriptothezoo.ThemainthingBenwantedtodo

wasfeedingtheparrots.Hisfamilyhurriedtothelargebirdcage(鸟笼)quickly.Mostofthe

peoplewerealreadyinside.Benwasupsetifthebirdsweren'tfriendly.Whenhegotinside

thecage,thezooguidewastellingeveryonetherulesabouthowtofeedthebirds.

"First,yougetsomeapplepieces.Thenyoustandandwaitforthebirdstoflytoyou."

Themostimportantrulewastokeeptheapplepiecesclean.Ifanyofthepiecesfelltothe

ground,youneededtothrowitinoneoftheblackbags.

Everyonegotapplepieces,andthenthedoorwasopened.Manyredandbluecolored

birdsflewouttoeatapples.Bensawsomebrightgreenbirdsatthefarendofthecage.The

zooguidesaidthegreenbirdswerenewtothezoo.Theyhadn'tlearnedhowtoeatfrom

people'shandsyet,butifpeoplewantedtotrytofeedthem,theycould.

Benwantedtofeedthenewbirds.Hewalkedovertothebirdsandheldouthishand.A

birdclimbedontohisfingerandate.Theothergreenbirdswatchediteating.Thenoneof

themflewtoBen'sarmtoeat,loo.Soon,Benhadfivegreenbirdseatingoutofhishand.He

wouldalwaysrememberthistriptothezoo.

(1)WhatdidBenwanttodomostatthezoo?

A.Totouchtheparrots.B.Ibwatchtheparrotsfly.

C.Tobuyaparrot.D.Tofeedtheparrots.

(2)WhatmadeBenupsetwhenhegottothebirdcage?

A.Thathecouldn'thearwhatthezooguidesaid.

B.Thatthereweretoomanypeopleinthebirdcage.

C.Thatthebirdswouldhurthimwhentheywereeating.

D.Thathehadtowaitforalongtimetogetintothecage.

(3)Themostimportantrulefbrfeedingtheparrotswas.

A.tothrowapplepiecesintheblackbags

B.tokeeptheapplepiecesclean

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C.nottotouchorchasethebirds

D.tostandandwaitforthebirdstoflytoyou

(4)Thegreenbirdsstayedfarawaybecausethey.

A.didn'tliketostaywiththeotherbirds

B.didn'tknowifpeoplewouldhurtthem

C.weren'tfeelinglikeeatingapplepieces

D.weren*tgettingfoodlikethatwaybefore

(5)What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Parrotslikeeatingapplepieces.

B.Anunusualexperiencetothezoo.

C.Howtofeedtheparrotsfood.

D.Infact,theparrotsarefriendly.

2.

Ibelieveallgoodthingscomefromlove.Andrecentlythatlovewasreturnedtomeina

simplebutgreatway.Ihadanexperiencewithastrangerthatreallytouchedme.Ilostmy

momlastmonth,anditmademereallysad.Iflewtomyhometowntosaymygoodbyes.

Afterspendingafewdayswithmyfamily,itwastimetoheadback.

AfterIboardedtheplane,andtheplanewasrunningbeforetakingoffwhensuddenly

thesadfeelinghitmeagain.SomethingaboutleavingtheplaceIgrewupandknowingthat

mymomwasnolongertherejustcrushedme.AsIwatchedthegroundgrowmoredistant

outsidethewindow,myeyeswerefilledwithtears.

AsIwipedthemaway,Ifeltataponmyarm.

Theyoungmansittingbesidemewascheckingonme.HeaskedmeifIwasOK,andI

saidIhadtosaygoodbyetosomeonewhoIreallyloved.Withoutthinkingtwice,hesaidhe

wasthereifIneededtotalk.Afterall,wehadathree-hourflighttogether.

Iwasn'treadytotalk,buthiswordshadmademefeelbetter.IfeltlikeIwasn'tlonelyon

thatplanetravelingacrossthecountry.AlthoughInevertookhimuponhisoffer,Iwas

touchedthatastrangerknewthatImightneedsomeoneatthatmoment.

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It*sasmallthing,butitmakesadifference!

Itdoesn'ttakemuchtomakesomeonefeelliketheyareontheearthforareasonthat

theymatter.Thatmomentlastmonthhasmademeactivelyfindwaystoserveandhelpothers.

Theymaynotbebigthings,buttheymaybebigtothatperson.

(1)Whydidthewriterflyhome?

A.Hermotherdiedandshewenttosaythelastgoodbyestoher.

B.Shewenttosaygoodbyetoherfamilybeforeleavingforwork.

C.Shewasmeetingthestrangerwhotouchedher.

D.Shewantedtospendsometimewithhermother.

(2)Whathappenedafterthewriterboardedtheplane?

A.Shewasremindedofhermother'sdeath.

B.Shewantedtoleaveherhometown.

C.Shefeltverysadatthethoughtofhermom.

D.Shewantedtoheadbackwithherfamily.

(3)Howdidthewriterreplytotheyoungman'soffer?

A.Sheacceptedhisofferimmediately.

B.Shehadanopenconversationwithhim.

C.Shewasthankfulforwhathehadsaid.

D.Shefeltunhappyforbeingtroubled.

(4)Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthistext?

A.Don'twaittotellpeopleyoulovethem.

B.Smallactsofkindnesscanspreadlove.

C.Therearedifferentwaystohelpothers.

D.Thepowerofwordsshouldbevalued.

(5)What'sthebesttitleforthistext?

A.Don'tbesadB.Strangersarekind

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C.ServeandhelpstrangersD.Helpmakesadifference

3.

Eatingdisordersarementalhealthproblemsthataffectpeopleofallages.Theyoften

developduringtheteenageyears.Aneatingdisorderisusuallymarkedbyerraticeating

habitsandunhealthybehaviortowardsfood.

Signsofeatingdisordersaredifferentdependingonthetypesofeatingdisorders.Some

ofthecommonsignsare:

•Eatinglessfoodornomeals.

•Dryskinandlossofhair.

•Lookingstressedwhileeatingortalkingaboutfood.

•Frequenttripstothewashroom,especiallyaftermeals.

Therearedifferenttypesofeatingdisorders.Belowaresomeofthecommoneating

disorders.

Anorexianervosa:Itisaneatingdisorderinwhichapersonhasanunhealthybody

image.Theyviewthemselvesasoverweight,eveniftheyareunderweight.

Binge-eating:AccordingtotheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth,binge-eatingisone

ofthemostcommoneatingdisordersintheUS.Inthisdisorder,peopleeatunusuallylarge

amountsoffood.Thus,suchpeoplearealwaysoverweight.

Pica:Picainvolveseatingthingslikesoil,soap,paperandcloth.

Avoidant/restrictivefoodintakedisorder:Similartoanorexianervosa,apersonwith

ARFIDrestrictstheintakeoffoodanddrinks.

Thepreventionofeatingdisordersusuallyinvolvesactivecommunicationbetweenthe

parentsandtheteens.Herearesometipsthatyoucouldfollow.

Educatetheteensoneatingdisorders.Maketheteensunderstandtheimportanceof

identifyingandacceptingeatingdisorders.

Discusstheinfluenceofmediaandfamouspeople.Encouragetheteenstoquestion

everymessagetheyhearorseeondifferentmediatypes,especiallythebodyimage.

Settherightexamples.Followhealthyeatinghabitsandshowpositivebodyimage

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behavior.Ifyouarealwaysdietingtolookgood,usingfoodtodealwithyouremotions,or

expressingself-pityaboutyourshape,sizeorlook,thenyouaresendingoutthe

wrongmessagetoyourteens.

(1)Whatkindofpersonislikelytohaveeatingdisorders?

A.Onewhoeatsmuchlessthanbefore.

B.Onewhoonlyeatssomekindsoffood.

C.Onewhogoestothewashroomtwiceaday.

D.Onewhoalwaysfeelsstressedduringtheday.

(2)IfLilylikeseatingpaperasfood,whattypeofeatingdisorderdoesshehave?

A.Pica.

B.Binge-eating.

C.Anorexianervosa.

D.Avoidant/restrictivefoodintakedisorder.

(3)Whichofthefollowingwayscanpreventeatingdisordersinteens?

A.Encouragingteenstoquestiontheirparents.

B.Remindingteenstocareabouttheirweight.

C.Encouragingteenstopayattentiontofamouspeople.

0.Educatingteenstoknowmoreabouteatingdisorders.

(4)Whoisthetextwrittenfor?

A.Teenagers.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.

(5)Whafsthetextmainlyabout?

A.Signsofeatingdisorders.

B.Howtoavoidbeingoverweight.

C.Waystoformhealthyeatinghabits.

D.Eatingdisordersandtheprevention.

4.

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JeffKeithhasonlyoneleg.Whenhewas12yearsold,Jeffhadcancer（癌症）.

Doctorshadtocutoffmostofhisrightleg.

EverydayJeffputsonanartificialleg（假腿）.Withtheplastic（塑料的）artificial

leg,Jeffcanrideabicycle,swim,andplaysoccer.Hecanalsorun.Jeffmadeaplanwithhis

friendswhohadplasticlegs,too.TheydecidedtorunacrossAmerica.

Whenhewas22yearsold,JeffKeithranacrosstheUnitedStatesfromtheeasttothe

west.HestartedrunninginBoston.Sevenmonthslater,hestoppedrunninginLosAngeles.

Jeffworeout36pairsofrunningshoesandfiveplasticlegs.Jeffstoppedincitiesontheway

toLosAngeles.IneverycitypeoplegaveJeffmoney.ThemoneywasnotforJeff,butforthe

AmericanCancerSociety（协会）.

OnthewaytoLosAngeles,Jefftalkedtopeopleaboutcancer.Jeffisdisabled,buthe

candomanythings.Hefinishedcollege（大学）andisstudyingtobealawyer（律师）.

Jeffsays,"Peoplecandoanythingtheywanttodo.Iwantpeopletoknowthat.Irannotonly

fordisabledpeople.Iranfbreverybody.0

（1）Jeffsrightlegwascutoffbecausehehad.

A.anaccidentB.cancerC.TB（肺结核）D.aseriousinjury

（2）JeffsfriendsranacrossAmericawithhim.Theyallhave.

A.plasticlegsB.runningshoesC.bicyclesD.leftlegs

（3）FromthearticleweknowthatBostonis.

A.inthewestB.intheeast

C.nearLosAngelesD.halfbetweentheeastandwest

（4）JeffKeithwantsustoknowthat.

A.disabledpeoplecandomanythings

B.it's3200milesfromBostontoLosAngeles

C.runningshoesareeasilybroken

D.hestartedrunninginBoston

（5）”1ranfbreverybody"means.

A.peoplecandoanythingtheywantto

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B.disabledpeoplealsocanrun

C.somedisabledmenwillbecomelawyers

D.everyonecanrun

5.

Johnlikesswimminginasmallrivernearhishouse.Butthenhisfathergoestoworkin

abigcityandJohngoeswithhisfamily.Theirnewhousehasagardenbutthegardenisvery

small.Johnisnotveryhappy.

"Istherearivernearthehouse?"heaskshisfatheronthefirstmorning.nNo.thereisn*t.

Butthereisabigparknearhere.Andthere'sapoolinit.Wearegoingtherethisafternoon/

sayshisfather.Johnishappy.

Johnandhisfathergototheparkintheafternoon.Johnwantstoswiminthepool.But

heseessign(指示牌).Hisfatherreadsittohim,"Warning:Thispoolisdangerous.Don't

swiminit.362peoplefellintoit."

Johnlooksintothepoolcarefully,andthenhesays,MIcan'tseethem.Wherearethey?”

(1)Johnlikesaccordingtothepassage.

A.swimmingB.skatingC.skiingD.dancing

(2)ThereisanearJohn*snewhouse.

A.smallriverB.bigparkC.smalllakeD.biggarden

(3)Johngoestotheparkwithhis.

A上rotherB.sisterC.motherD.father

(4)Theunderlinedword''Warning"inthethirdparagraphmeans"uinChinese.

A.通知B.广告C.警告D.记忆

(5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thereisn'tasmallrivernearJohn'snewhouse,

B.Johnkfathergetsanewjobinabigcity.

C.Johnisafraidtoswiminthepool.

D.Johngoestothebigcitywithhisfamily.

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6.

Wehavetwentyminutes*restbetweenclasses.Look!Mostofusareplayingduringthe

resttime.Somestudentsareontheplayground.Theyarehavingabasketballgame.Oh!A

boyisrunningwithaball.Andanotheristrying(尽力)tostophim.Theyaresocool.And

therearesomegirlswatchingthegame.Somestudentsareintheclassroom.Theyaretalking.

Afewofthemarereadingordoinghomework.Look!Agirlislookingatthebirdsinatreein

frontoftheclassroom.Shemustbethinkingofsomethinginterestingbecausesheissmiling

(微笑).

Whataretheteachersdoing?Doyouknow?Someofthemareworkingintheoffice,and

somearetalkingwithstudents.Everyoneisbusywithhisorherthings.Busyandhappy!

(1)Wherearesomestudentshavingagame?

A.Intheclassroom.B.Infrontoftheclassroom.

C.Ontheplayground.D.Intheclassroom.

(2)Agirlislookingatthebirds.Sheis.

A.happyB.busyC.sadD.interesting

(3)Whatareteachersdoing?

A.Workingortalkingwithstudents.

B.Havingabasketballgame.

C.Playingwiththestudents.

D.Talkingtoeachother.

(4)Therearestudentsintheclassroom

A.noB.someC.fewD.many

(5)Thepassageismainly(主要地)about.

A.studentsB.abasketballgame

C.resttimeD.schoolactivities

7.

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OnedayMrsJonesgoesshoppingalone(独自地).WhenMrJonescomeshomein

theevening,shebeginstotellhimaboutabeautifuldress."Iseeitinashopthismorning,"

shesays,"and...""Andyouwanttobuyit/'saysMr.Jones,"howmuchisit?""Fifteen

pounds.1'Everyevening,whenMr.Jonescomesbackfromwork,hiswifegoesontalking

onlyaboutthedress.Andatlast,afteraweek,hesays,"Oh,buythedress!Here'sthe

money!"Sheisveryhappy.Butthenextevening,whenMr.Jones,comeshomeandasks,

"Haveyougotthefamous(著名的)dress?nShesays,"No.""Whynot?1'hesays.''Well,it

isstillinthewindowoftheshopafteraweek.Ithinknobodyelsewantsthisdress.SoIthink

itisnotagoodone!"

(1)Mrs.Jonesgoesshoppingoneday.

A.withMi*.JonesB.withherfriend

C.byherselfD.withtheotherwoman

(2)Mrs.JonestellsMr.Jonesaboutthedresseverydaybecause.

A.itisreallybeautiful

B.shewantstheshop

C.shewantsMr.Jonestobuyitforher

D.shelikesitverymuch

(3)Mrs.Jonesisveryhappyafter.

A.Mr.Jonesagree(同意)tobuyitforher

B.Mr.Jonesgivesherthemoneyforthepants

C.shegetsthebeautifuldress

D.sheseesthedressisstillintheshopwindow

(4)Mr.Jonesthinksit'sthefamousdressbecause.

A.itisabeautifuldress

B.itisintheshopwindowforaweek

C.hiswifehasit

D.hiswifetalksaboutitagainandagain

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(5)Fromthestorywecanknow.

A.MrsJonesisahousewife,shedoesn'thavemuchmoney

B.MrJonesdoesn'tlikehiswife

C.MrJonescomeshomeforluncheveryday

D.MrsJonesdoesnrtlikethethingsifotherslikethem

8.

Moreandmorepeoplelikedtotravelnow.Butwhatkindoftransportationdoyoulike

best,aplane,atrainoracar?Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Manypeopleliketotravel

byplanebecausetheythinkit'sfast.ButIdon'tlikeitbecausetheairportisfarfromthecity

anditalwaystakesmemuchtimetogetthereorgetoutofit.

Iliketravelingbytrain.First,travelingbytrainischeapandmostpeoplecanaffordto

takethetrainwhentheyneedto.Second,youcanwalkaroundinthetrainandcanseemany

interestingthingsonyourway.Last,youmaymeetandtalktosomeinterestingpeopleona

longtraintrip,andmaybeyoucanmakesomenewfriends.Butsometimesittakesalittle

moretime.

Ialsolikecars.Youcanstartyourtripwhenyouwantto,andyoucanalsotakemany

thingswithyouinacar.Butsometimestherearetoomanycarsontheroad,andyouhaveto

waitandwait.

(1)—Whydomanypeopleliketotravelbyair?

A.Becauseit*sfun.B.Becauseit'sfast.

C.Becauseifscheap.D.Becauseit*snearthecity.

(2)Howmanyreasonsdoesthewritergiveaboutlikingtotravelbytrain?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

(3)Whichtransportationdoesn'tthewriterliketotake?

A.Planes.B.Cars.C.Trains.D.Buses.

9.

Morethan2,000yearsago,smallpox(天花)appearedinEgypt.Manypeoplegotill

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andabout3outofevery10ofthesepeopledied.Theactionagainstthisdisease（疾病）

finallyledtothedevelopmentofvaccines（疫苗）.

Oneofthefirstmethodsforcontrollingthespreadofsmallpoxwasputintoaction.

Somethingfromsmallpoxwasgiventopeoplewhohadneverhadthediseasethroughcutson

thearm.Thehealthypersonwoulddevelopimmunityagainstsmallpox.Thisworkedpretty

well,butitwasn'tperfectenough.Upto3%ofpeoplewouldstilldieaftercatchingthe

disease.

Yearslater,whenEnglishdoctorEdwardJennerwasjust13yearsold,heheardafarm

workersay,UIshallneverhavesmallpox,forIhavecowpox."Cowpoxisadiseaselike

smallpox.Afterhebecameadoctor,Jennerdecidedtotestwhetherthecowpoxvirus（病毒）

couldbeusedtoprotectagainstsmallpox.In1796,Jennerinoculated（注射）aneight-year-

oldboywithcowpox.Afterafewdays*fever,theboygotwell.Afewmonthslater,Jenner

inoculatedhimagain,thistimewithsmallpox.Theboydidnotgetsick.Jenner'splanhad

worked.Theboyhadbuiltimmunitytothedisease,andJennerhadinventedtheworld'sfirst

vaccine.

AfterJenner'sdiscovery,ittook89yearsforaFrenchscientisttodevelopvaccinefor

rabies（狂犬病）.Later,scientistswouldgoontocreatevaccinestoprotectpeopleagainst

manyotherdiseases.

Today,vaccinesarehelpfulforgreatnumbersofpublichealthsuccesses.Countless

diseaseshavebeenpreventedandmillionsofliveshavebeensaved.

（1）WhatpercentofthesickpeoplediedofsmallpoxinEgypt2,000yearsago?

A.About3%.B.About13%.C.About30%.D.About50%.

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immunity"mean?

A.Thechanceofgettingbetter.

B.Thechanceofcatchingdisease.

C.Theabilitytorelaxthebodies.

D.Theabilitytopreventthedisease.

（3）WhatisthewritertryingtodoinParagraph3?

A.Explainhowthevaccineworks.

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B.Showtheimportanceofvaccines.

C.Describehowthefirstvaccinewasinvented.

D.Tellusastoryofaboyfightingagainstsmallpox.

(4)Whenwasthevaccineforrabiesinvented?

A.In1796.B.In1885.C.In1889.D.In2000.

(5)Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThetypesofvaccinesB.Thehistoryofvaccines

C.TheinfluenceofvaccinesD.Theadvantagesofvaccines

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11.

Elizalookedatherselfinthedressing-roommirror,feelingnotveryhappy.Shewas

dressingupasoneofthe10snowflakes(雪花)intheschool'sWinterWonderlandShow.

"Grandma,Ireallydon'tfeellikebeingintheshow,'1shesaid.

"Why?Mygrandchild.Youlovetodance,"saidGrandma,whowascomingtotheshow.

Elizalovesdancing.IfshegotthepartoftheSnowQueen,shewouldwearabluedress

thatlookedlikeacloudeverytimeshedanced.Andshegottodoadanceallbyherself.

However,thesnowflakesjusthadtorunandspin(旋转)tolooklikeasnowstorm.

“NoonewouldnoticeifIwasn'tthere.Therearesomanyofus,"saidEliza.

“Iwouldnotice,"saidGrandma.Suddenly,anideacameuptoEliza'smind."Grandma,

haveyoueverseensnowbefore?'1sheasked.

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“No,mygrandchild.InHawaii,itsnowsonlyontheverytopsofmountains."

Elizahadseensnowlotsoftimesinthemovies.Somanysnowflakescametogetherto

createsomethingmagical.Butnowshehadtoseeitdifferently.Likeitwasnew."Snow

changesthewaythewholeworldlooks,"shesaid.

"Idon'tknowwhenFilseesomethinglikethatJsaidGrandma.

“Ido,"ElizasaidasshetookGrandma'shand.

Whenthestagelightscameupandthemusicstarted,Elizaspunandranwithallofthe

othersnowflakes.ShewashelpingGrandmaseeasnowstorm!

(1)WhywasElizanotveryhappy?

A.Shedidn'tlikeherpartintheshow.

B.Shedidn'tliketodanceallbyherself.

C.