江苏省扬州市2019年中考英语模拟考试试卷汇编：阅读理解

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阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

31.Ifavisitorwantsamaincoursebutheonlyhas£5.Hedoesn'tlikecheese.Whatdoyousuggest?

A.TomatosaladB.GrilledfishandpotatoesC.VegetablepastaD.Chocolatecake

32.DavidandhisfriendeachhadtomatosoupandThaichickenandrice.Howmuchdidtheypay?

A.£7.95B.£9.95C.£12.5D.£15.9

33.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Lunchisservedfortwohoursandahalf.

B.Breadandbuttercomesfreewiththestarters.

C.Thesnacksareservedwithlunchanddinner.

D.Ifyouorderasnack,youcangetanicecream.

B

Iwas11yearsoldstandingoutsideinjustmyunderwearwhileIwatchedthehousethatIgrewupburning

totheground.

AfewminutesearlierIwasinbedwhenmygrandma'sscreamwokemeup.Afirehadbrokenouther

roomandwokeher.Hearingher,myolderbrotherjumpedintoaction,runningfromroomtoroomquickly

wakingeveryoneinthehouse.Thehouse,however,wasover50yearsoldandmadeofwood.Beforewecould

doanything,thefireburneditout.Luckily,weallranoutsidebeforethefiretookholdofeveryroom.

Istoodthereshivering（发抖）.Iwatchedhelplesslywhilemymomcriedandmydadsighed（叹气）.I

wonderedwhatwasgoingtohappentousnowthatwelostallofourthings.

Thethingsthatmatteraren'tthings.Isawmyolderbrotherrunningacrossthebridgenearourhouseto

gethelp.Isawmyoldestbrotherwhowasonhiswalkingstickstandingunsteadilyononeleg.Isawmy

grandmaanddadwrappedineachother'sarmsandmymomholdingourlittledog.Irealizedatthatmoment

thatwewereallalive.Everythingthatwasmeaningfulsurvivedthefire.Ourliveswouldcontinue.Wewould

allbearoundtoloveeachotherformanyyearstocome.Andthatwasallthatmattered.

Istillthinkofthatfireinthenight.IthelpedmetobecomewhoIamtoday.Itshowedmefortheveryfirst

timewhatistrulymeaningfulinthislife.Ithelpedmetolearnthattheloveweshareisfarmoreimportantthan

thethingsweown.

Liveyourlifeforthethingsthatmatter,notforthethingsyouown.Loveothers.Letthefireinsideofyou

makethisworldawarmerplace.

34.FromParagraph1andParagraph2,wecanknow.

A.itdidn'ttakelongtobumthehouseoutB.wewereallwokenbythefire

C.thefirehappenedinanearlymorningD.allofustriedtoputoutthefire

35.Youcanputthesentence"AsIlookedaround,though,Irealizedsomethingforthefirsttime:"atthe

beginningof.

A.Paragraph2B.Paragraph3C.Paragraph4D.Paragraph5

36.Thesentence“Thethingsthatmatter"refersto（指的是）.

A.whatwasgoingtohappenB.thefireburnedourhouseout

C.mymomcriedandmydadsighedD.wewouldallstaytogether

37.Whichsentencebestshowsthecentralthemeinthetext?

A.Wewerehelplessbecausewehadlostallofourthings.

B.Everythingthatwasmeaningfulhadsurvivedthefire.

C.ThefirehelpedmetobecomethepersonwhoIamtoday.

D.Theloveweshareisfarmoreimportantthanwhatweown.

C

“Tonight?”Iwasnotreadyforthis.

“Tonight,"herepeated.t4WeareafewmilesofftheSpanishcoast.Itwillbe

dark,andthewindisblowingintherightdirection.Youagreed,Dr.Aronnax,to

escape（逃跑）withme.Rememberyourpromise!,,Isaidnothing.46At

nineo,clock,^^continuedNedLand,“IwillgotothestairwithConseiLYouwill

waitinthelibraryforoursignal（信号）.Ihavealreadyputsomefoodinthedinghy（小艇）.Everythingis

done!”

“Theseaisquiterough,“Isaid.

“Yes,butifwedon'tgotonight,wewillsoonbetoofarfromland!”Iknewthathewasright.Iwasalso

frightened.WhatwouldCaptainNemodoifhediscoveredourplan,orifwefailed?Ihadnotseenhimfor

severaldays.Now,Ididnotwanttoseehim.HemightnoticethatIwasnervous.Istayedinmyroomasthe

hoursslowlypassed.

Atseveno'clock,Ihaddinnerinmyroom.Onlytwohourstogo!IwassonervousthatIfeltsick.Ihada

headache.Iwalkedupanddowninmyroom.AsIlookedaround,IsawthatCaptainNemo'sbedroomdoor

wasopen.Theroomwasempty.

Itwaseighto'clock,andIwenttothedarklibrary.AsIwaited,Ifeltabumpasthesubmarine（潜水艇）

cametorestontheoceanfloor.

Thelibrarydooropened,andCaptainNemoentered.HetoldmethatwewereinVigoBay.ASpanish

admiral（海军上将）hadburnedhisownshipstherein1702topreventtheBritishNavyfromtakingthehuge

amountofgoldtheywerecarrying.Hetookmetothewindow.Thecrew（船员）weregatheringthegoldfrom

thesandandbringingittothesubmarine.Now,IknewhowCaptainNemohadbecomesorich.

38.WhatwasNOTareasonNedLandgaveforwantingtoescapethatnight?

A.TheywereclosetotheSpanishcoast.B.Theseawasquiterough.

C.Theywouldnotbefoundeasily.D.Thewindwasgoodforthem.

39.WhydidDr.Aronnaxremaininhisroom?

A.Hewantedtopreparewellfortheescape.B.Hemusthavedinnerinhisroom.

C.Hedidn'twanttoseeCaptainNemo.D.Hedidn'twanttoleavethesubmarine.

40.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorder?

a.CaptainNemogatheredgoldfromVigoBay.

b.NedaskedDr.Aronnaxtoescape.

c.Nedputsomefoodinthedinghy.

d.BritishNavywaspreventedfromtakingthegold.

e.Istayedinthelibraryandwaited.

A.d-c-b-e-aB.d-b-c-a-eC.e-c-b-a-dD.e-c-d-b-a

41.Fromthepassage,weknowDr.Aronnaxwasthatnight.

A.relaxedB.hopefulC.patientD.nervous

D

Panotshavebeenknowntorepeatwords,buthaveyoueverthoughthowthey

communicate?Newresearchhasfoundthatwildparrotsareactuallygivennamesby

theirparents.

AccordingtoastudyledbyKarlBergofCornellUniversityintheUS,nestlings

（雏鸟）aregivenaspecialsoundoftheirown,whichstayswiththemthroughtheirlives.

Inthestudy,theteamplacedhiddencamerasinthenestsof17differentwildparrots.Afterstudyingtheir

sounds,theteamfoundthedifferencesinthecallsparentsusedtocommunicatewitheachbabyparrot.Andthe

babybirdsseemedtoknowthecalls.

Soundsverysimilartohumans,doesn'tit?

Thestudyalsoprovedthatthesedifferentcallsaremadesociallynotgenetically（基因上地）.Todothis,

scientistsswitchedtheeggsinnineofthe17nests,sothathalfoftheparrotswereraisingnestlingsthatweren't

theirs.Usingtherecordings,thescientistsaresurethatthenestlingsallusednamessimilartothosetheparents

（whetherbiologicalornon-biological）calledthemforthefirstweeksoftheirlives.

LucieMcNeil,fromNationalGeographic,said,“thiswouldbethefirstprovenexampleofanon-human

speciesteachingacoustical（声学的）communication.”

KarlBergtoldNationalPublicRadiooftheUS,“Mostpeoplesayallthosecallsarejustnoise,butIthink

they'rehavingconversations.^^

FoxNewsalsoaskedBergwhatelsetheparrotsmightbesaying.Hereplied,"Theymaydecidewherethe

foodisoriftheyshouldgo3kmNorth-Northwest.Thesearesortsofarguingordiscussing.^^

Youneverknow,ifthescienceofanimaltranslationkeepsdeveloping,wemightonedaybewatchinga

realityshowaboutparrots.

42.WhatdidKarlBergandhisteamfindintheirstudy?

A.Parentsusedifferentsoundstocalleachbabyparrot.

B.Parrotscanrepeatwhatpeoplesayeasily.

C.Parrotsaresimilartohumansinmanyways.

D.Eachparrothasaspecialsoundforbirth.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"switched”inParagraph4mean?

A.旋转B.交换C.打开D.选取

44.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Parrotsalwaysraisenestlingsthatweren'ttheirs.

B.Nestlingsusednamessimilartobiologicalparentsonly.

C.Parrotscanteachtheirbabiesacousticalcommunication.

D.Allthoseparrots5callsarenotargumentsbutnoise.

45.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsthestudyis.

A.supportiveB.unknownC.neutral（中立的）D.disagreeable

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B

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TourismIndustryDevelopmentMinisterKateJonessaidthatwithanexpectedincreaseofvisitors

overChineseNew'Yfear2019,aswellasthousandsofChinesevisitorsattendingtheAmwayLeadership

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t4Weknowweoperateinahighlycompetitivemarketwhenitcomestoattractinginternationalvisitors,and

wewanttomakethingsassmoothaspossible,makingtransactions（交易）easierwhichwillhopefully

encouragevisitorstobookandtraveltoQueensland/9Jonessaid.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them”inparagraph1referto?

A.tourismoperatorsB.peopleinAustraliaC.officialsD.Chinesevisitors

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localtourismoperators?

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C.tolearnhowtoadoptthenewpaymentplatform,Alipay.

D.todiscusshowtooperatethenewpaymentplatform,Alipay.

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A.Inthishighlycompetitivemarket,makingtransactionseasierwillhopefully

attractmoreinternationalvisitors.

B.Inthishighlycompetitivemarket,makingtransactionseasierwill

certainlyattractmoreinternationalvisitors.

C.VisitorsfromallovertheworldwillbesuretocometoAustraliaifwemakethingsassmoothas

possible.

D.VisitorsfromChinawillbesuretocometoAustraliaifwemakethingsassmoothaspossible.

37.Thepassagemaybefrom.

A.anoticeonawallB.alettertoafriend

C.apieceofnewsinanewspaperD.anarticleinamagazine

C

IcametostudyintheUSAayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIinjured（伤

害）inanaccident,becauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctor-andtocourt（法院）.

Aftertheaccident,myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddecidedtorepayhim

oneday.Butthenextday,heaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasverysurprised.Hehad

goodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsible

（负责）formyinjury.Tdhavetohaveagoodlawyer（律师）.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegeta

goodlawyer.Nowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctor,itwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.

ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctor,Ihadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthree

patients-atthesametime,andoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother,yethechargedme$115each

time.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlines,anditcostme$215.

Mylawyerknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccident,yethehardlydidanything.

Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidednottoaskforhimagain.And

hemademepayhim$770.

NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Becauseofmyinexperience,Itoldtheinsurancecompany（保险公

司）thedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortime,andIleftwithoutgettingacent.

MyexperiencestaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:firstly,inacountrylikeAmericamoneyis

everything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiporhonor.Secondly,foreignersarestillbeingunfairly

treated.SowhenwetalkaboutAmerica,weshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.

38.Thewriter'sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause.

A.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney

B.hefeltsorryforthewriter

C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodone

D.hewantedthewritertohaveagoodlawyer

39.Agooddoctorisnecessaryforthewriterto.

A.beproperlytreated

B.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccident

C.becomehealthybeforeheleavesAmerica

D.finallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury

40.Theword“charge“inthispassagemeans"

A.beresponsibleB.becarefulC.askasapriceD.getananswer

41.Whatcanyougetfromthestory?

A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmerica.

B.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUSA.

C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.

Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacan

D

“HowdidyouknowIhadavisitorwithme?"askedWatsoninamazement."Isometimesbelieveyou

haveeyesinthebackofyourhead!”

“Idon't,butIdohaveaverywellpolishedsilvercoffeepotinfrontofme!^^Holmeslaughed."And

whomdoIhavethepleasureofgreeting?^^heasked.

“IamDr.JamesMortimer,Mr.Holmes.Itconcernsthedeathofmygoodfriendandpatient,SirCharles

Baskerville.SirCharlesBaskervillehadnochildren,sohisentireestate（财产）nowpasstohisnephew,Sir

HenryBaskerville,whohasbeenlivinginAmericaformanyyears.^^Dr.Mortimertookaletteroutofhis

pocketwhichwasgiventohimbySirCharlesjustbeforehisdeath3monthsago."IfImay,Ishouldlike

toreadthelettertoyou.^^Headjustedhisglasses.

"BaskervilleHall,1742.Tomysons,RodgerandJohn.Thelegend（传说，传奇）hasbeentoldbymy

fatherwhowastoldbyhisfatherbeforehim.Itbegan100yearsagoin1642whenthisgreatBaskerville

Hallwasoccupied（占有）byHugoBaskerville--awild,ugly,cruelman.Hugowantedtomarrythe

daughterofaneighbouringfarmer.

Oneday,withhisfiveevilfriends,herodetothefarmandkidnappedthegirl.Hebroughtherto

BaskervilleHallandlockedherinanupstairsroomwhileheandhisfriendshavingadrinkingpartybelow.

Thepoorgirlwasveryfrightened,butshemanagedtoclimboutofthewindow.Hugo,however,soon

noticedthatshehadgone.Hechasedthegirlonhisblackhorsewithhishuntingdogshowingtheway.His

friendsjoinedthechasetountilastrangesightstoppedthemcold.Therelaytwobodies—Hugo'sandthe

girl's.StandingoverHugo'sbodywasahugeblackbeast（野兽tearingouthisthroat（喉咙Mreallydon't

likefairytales“saidHolmes."Whatexactlyisityouwantmetodo?"

“IneedyoutoadvisemewhattodowithSirHenryBaskervillewho'sarrivingheretoday”.

42.HowdoesMr.Holmesknowthere'savisitor?

A.Dr.Watsonphonedanhourago.

B.Hehaseyesinthebackofhishead

C.Hesawitfromthemirror

D.Awellpolishedsilvercoffeepotwhichservesasamirror

43.WhatwastheletterthatDr.MortimerreadtoWatsonandHolmesabout?

A.AstorydescribingtheterriblethingsrunningintheBaskervillefamily

B.AresearchthatDr.MortimerhaddoneontheBaskervillefamily

C.AnewspaperarticlereportingSirCharlesBaskerville^death

D.AletterthatCharlesBaskervillehadwrittentoDr.Mortimer

44.WhydidDr.MortimervisitHolmes?

A.BecausehewantedHolmestoinvestigate（调查）SirCharles9death

B.BecausehewantedtomakesurethatCharles9brotherwasdead

C.BecausehewantedHolmestostopSirHenrygoingtoBaskervilleHall

D.BecausehewantedadviceaboutthearrivalofSirHenry

45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.HugoBaskervillekidnappedapoorgirlandkilled

her.

B.SirCharlesBaskervilleisnephewofSirHenry

Baskerville.C.HugoBaskervillewastheownerof

BaskervilleHallin1642.D.Dr.Mortimerwasamemberof

theBaskervillefamily.

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GOODENOUGHTOEAT：Akid'sguidetofoodandnutrition（营养）

ByWilliamBNoyes

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Thisbookisveryeasytounderstandforkidsandhelpfulifyouwantthemtounderstand

whyyouwantthemtoeatcertainfoods.Italsoexplainsfoodgroupsonaleveltheycan

understand.

★★☆☆☆Mykidsdidn'tlovethisbook!

BySycamoreSewing

Thebookexplainsthenutritionyoureceiveandwhichpartofyourbodyitfeeds.Thebook

isgreatexceptthepagethatsaysmostofyourfoodshouldbegrains（谷物）andyoushouldget

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IwouldrecommendthistoanyMom!IttellsMomswhatishealthyfood.

31.Theabovereadingmostprobablycomesfroma.

A.bookB.websiteC.magazineD.newspaper

32.Whichfoodgroupdotheunderlinedwords"cerealandbaecls"belongto?

A.Grains.B.Meat.C.Vegetables.D.Fruits.

33.Accordingtotheabovereading,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thisbookiswrittenforkidsonly.

B.SycamoreSewingisthebook'swriter.

C.Noteveryoneagreeswiththeideasinthisbook.

D.Thisbooktellsyouhowtoexercise.

B

Hewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotathisfamily'ssmallhouseonanislandin

themiddleofaNewHampshirelake.

Onthedaybeforethebass（妒鱼）seasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyintheevening,

catchingsunfishandbasswithworms.Beforelong,whenhispoledoubledover,heknewsomethinghuge

wasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwithadmirationastheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalongsidethe

bankandheverysuccessfullyliftedthetiredfishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,

butitwasabass.

Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,thefishjumpedupanddowninthemoonlight.The

fatherlookedathiswatch.Itwas10P.M.—twohoursbeforetheseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,then

attheboy."Youwillhavetoputitback,myson,"hesaid."Ihaveneverseensuchabigfishbefbre.^^cried

theboy."Therewillbeotherfish,“saidhisfather."Theboylookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenor

boatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseen

them,norcouldanyoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish,theboycouldtellbyhisfather'svoicethat

thedecisionwasnotbechanged.Heslowlyworkedthehookoutofthelipofthehugebassandloweredit

intotheblackwater.

Thatwas34yearsago.Andhehasneveragaincaughtsuchabeautifulfishastheonehelandedthat

nightlongago.Buthedoesseethefishagainandagain—everytimehecomesupagainstaquestionof

ethics（伦理）.For,ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimplemattersofrightandwrong.Itisonlythe

practiceofethicsthatisdifficult.

Wewouldifweweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.Forwewouldhavelearnedthe

truth.Thedecisiontodorightlivesfreshinourmemory.Itisastorywewillproudlytellourfriendsand

grandchildren.

34.Whendidthestoryhappen?

A.EarlymorningB.LatenightC.LateafternoonD.Inthebassseason

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thefishwastoohugetolifteasilyfromthewater

B.Thefishwentbacktothewaterbecauseofthewriter'scarelessness

C.Thewriterandhisfatherusuallywentfishingtogetheronanisland

D.Astimegoesby,thewritercanstillrememberthething

36.Afterreadingthispassage,wecaninfer.

A.fishingisagoodhobbynotonlyforteensbutalsoadults

B.thebassisnotallowedtocatchinNewHampshirelake

C.theboyandhisfatherareexamplesofthepracticeofethics

D.it'simportanttobalancefishingthebassandprotectit

37.mightbethebesttitleofthispassage.

A.BenefitsoffishingB.Anunforgettableexperience

C.CatchofalifetimeD.Anadventureofahandsomebass

C

Theadviceto"letgonofnegative（消极的）feelingsisrepeatedinyogaclassesandself-helpbooks.

Nowanewstudysuggestsitreallybringslastinghealthadvantages.Thosewhohadahardtimegetting

overdailytroubleshadmorephysicalhealthproblemstenyearslater.

Ifyouarelikelytothinkoverdailytroubles-runningthroughevery"whatifand"ifonly"—itmakes

youfeelthat'sabigdeal.Madduxsaid,“Youprobablyfindyoufeelevenworseafteranightofthinking.If

thatcycleisrepeatedovertime,itwillwearyoudown."

Thestudyresultsarebasedon1,155peoplewhotookinanationalhealthstudy.Eachday,thepeople

describedtheirfeelingchangesoverthepast24hours.Duringthe10-yearmark,only17percentofthe

peoplehavenophysicalhealthproblems,andonly20percentaresatisfiedwiththeirphysicalstrength.But

thosewhoalwayssaytheyhavenegativefeelingsbecauseofdailytroublesaremorelikelytohavethe

physicalproblems,thefindingshowed.

Peoplecanbelikelytohavebadfeelingsforalongertimeformanyreasons.Forsomepeople,worries

orangercoulddriveit.Manyothersnaturallyhaveamorenervousfeelingorarelikelytothinkoverand

overagain.Butevenifyouareborntobenegative,thatcanbechanged.

“Yes,it'shardto'letgo',"Legersaid.Butpeoplecandevelopthatskillthroughpractice,inwhichyou

trainthemindtopayattentiontothepresent,ratherthanworriesaboutthepast.

"Payingattentiontothepresent,especiallyonthingsyouaregratefulfor,hasbeenshowntohave

severaladvantages,"Legersaid.

38.Whatdoesthestudyresultshowus?1

A.1,155peoplesaytheyhavephysicalhealthproblems.

B.During24hours,peopleneverchangetheirfeelings

C.Only17%ofthepeoplehavenophysicalhealthproblems.

D.Only20%don'tfeelquitegoodabouttheirphysicalstrength.

39.Theunderlinedexpression"thatskill"inParagraph5refersto.

A.askingnwhatif'B.lettingitgo

C.caringaboutthepastD.thinkingoverandover

40.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.introducedifferentkindsofnegativefeelings.

B.helppeopleknowaboutthenationalhealthstudy

C.teachreadersthewaystoletthenegativefeelingsgo

D.askpeoplenottothinkovertoomuchaboutthedailytroubles

41.Whichpartofthemagazineisthepassagemos