广东中考英语阅读理解B篇专练（有答案）

广东中考英语阅读理解B篇专练

一、阅读理解。

A

Empathyletsusfeelanotherperson'spainanddrivesustohelp.Doanyother

animalsfeelempathy?Scientistsrecentlyfoundthatrats（老鼠）do,too.

Mostpeopledon'tlikerats.Inmanypeople'seyes,ratsareonlybad.ButJean

DecetyandhispartnersattheUniversityofChicagodidanexperiment.Itshowedthat

ratsarekind,warm-heartedanimals.Theycanfeeleachother'spain.

Scientistsplacedpairsofratsinplasticcages（笼子）fortwoweeks.Duringthis

timetheygottoknoweachother.Thentheyputoneoftheratsfromeachpairintoa

smallcontainer（容器）inthecages.Thesmallcontainerhadadoor.Itwassodesigned

astofalltothesidewhenthefreerattouchedit.Manyofthetrapped（困住的）rats

squeaked（吱吱叫）toshowtheirdiscomfort.Theotherratsofthepairscouldseetheir,

sufferingfriendsclearly.

Inmostpairs,thefreeratswouldbecomeveryworriedabouttheirfriends.They

kepttryingtosavetheirfriendsagainandagainthroughoutthemonth.Scientistsputthe

rats9favoritechocolateinthecages,buttheratsdidn'teatituntiltheyhadsavedtheir

friendssuccessfully.Scientistsalsofoundthatfemaleratsseemedtoactmore

empatheticthanmalerats.

“Theresultsarethefirsttoshowthatratstakeactioninresponsetoanother's

trouble/9Decetysaid."Monkeysandchimpanzeeshavesimilarbehavior.Butunlike

thoseanimals,ratscanbereadyusedinlaboratorystudies.Theywillhelpustolearn

whichpartsofthebrainleadtoempathyandhelpingbehaviorandwhetherempathyis

natural.

1.Apersonwithempathyisoften.

A.kind-heartedB.cleverC.activeD.strong

2.WhatdoestheunderlinewordmeaninChinese?

A.休息的B.睡着的C.死亡的D.受苦的

3.Whydidn'tthefreeratseatthechocolateatfirst?

A.Becausetheywerefullatthattime.

B.Becausechocolatewasnottheirfavoritefood.

C.Becausetheywantedtosavethetrappedratsfirst.

D.Becausetheywereafraidthatthechocolatewasbad.

4.WhichofthefollowinganimalswereNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Monkeys.B.Cats.C.Rats.D.Chimpanzees.

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Ratscanfeelotheranimals5pain.

B.Chocolateisrats'favoritefood.

C.Femaleratsaremoreempatheticthanmalerats.

D.Ratsareempatheticandcanfeeleachother'spain.

B

Haveyoueverhaddreamsaboutbuildingarobot?Orputtingtogethera

spaceship?Orevenseeingyourfacemadeoutofchocolate?Done.Allyouneedisa

3-Dprinter!

Thepossibilitiesof3-Dprintingseemendless.Alltheuserhastodoistodesignan

objectonthecomputerandchooseamaterialtoprintin.Theprintersprintinhundreds

ofdifferentmaterialsincludingglass,sugarandevenskin!Whentheuserpresses

“print”,the3-Dprinterspreadsthemateriallayer（层）bylayerandlikemagictheobject

isproduced.

Thefirst3-Dprinterwasinventedin1986byanAmerican,CharlesHull.But3-D

printinghasonlybecomecheapenoughrecentlyfbrmostpeopletouse.Designersnow

use3-Dprintingtocreateunusualthings.TheDutchartistDirkVanderKoojprints

furnituremadefromoldfridges.Anddoctorshaveused3-Dprintingtoprinthuman

bodyparts!TheTelegraphreportedinFebruarythatscientistsfromCornellMedical

Collegeevenprintedaman-madeear.

Butlikealotofnewtechnologies,if3-Dprintinggetsintothewronghands,itcanbe

dangerous.In2011agroupoffourmenintheUSused3-DprintingtoproduceATM

skimmers(提款机盗刷器).ThesewereplacedonanATMandstoleover$400,000

fromusersoftheATM.Itisterribletothinkthatcriminalslikethemmightonedayuse

a3-Dprintertoprintagun.

Butforbetterorforworse,3-Dprintinghasbeenputintouse.Inafewyears,you'll

probablybewonderinghowyoucouldeverlivewithoutyour3-Dprinter!

()1.inventedthefirst3-Dprinter.

A.CharlesHullB.DirkVanderKooj

C.AdoctorcalledCornellD.FourmenintheU.S

()2.Whatisthecorrectorderforpeopletousea3-Dprinter?

A.Chooseapropermaterial.B.Presstheprintbutton.

C.The3-Dprinterspreadsthematerial.D.Useacomputertodesignanobject.

()3.Theunderlinedword“criminals“inthefourthparagraphmightmean

inChinese.

A.技术员B.军人C.罪犯D.用户

()4.Accordingtothepassage,peoplehaveNOTyetproducedwitha

3-Dprinter.

A.somefurnitureB.aman-madeearC.ATMskimmersD.agun

()5.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe3-Dprinter?

A.Itisnecessaryonlyforourwork.B.Itishelpfulbutdangerous.

C.Itistooexpensiveformostpeople.D.Itisuselessinourdailylife.

C

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfbr44

dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhis

starvationexperiment,whichhadbecomeoneofLondon'smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxoverthe

RiverThames(泰晤士7可)andsenttohospitalatonce.Doctorssaidhehadtoeatfood

slowly,orhewouldrisklosinghislife.Hehadbeendrinkingonlywatersince

September5.

BlainewasbroughtupbyhisgrandparentsinBrooklyn,NewYorksincehewasbom.

Hefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.Hesoonfoundhimself

doingmagictricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhis

supermodelfriends.

OverthelasttenyearsBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationof

breathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin(棺材)foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62

hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar(柱子)in

thecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey'reabletodowhattheycan

do,“hesaid."Theydon'trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazing

creation/9

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaid

thatsometimeshewasunabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

()1.ItisforDavidBlainetostayintheboxwithoutfoodfor44days.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

()2.Theunderlinedword"starvation"meansinChinese.

A.疼痛B.冷冻C.魔术D.饥饿

()3.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesuffered(遭受)the

followingEXCEPTthat.

A.hebecameblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

()4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Mad.B.Brave.C.Crazy.D.Creative.

()5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofDavidBlaine?

A.InBlaine'sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

B.BlainewasbomandbroughtupinEngland.

C.Blainewassenttohospitalatonceafterhewastakenoutofhisbox.

D.Blaineonceperformedmagictricksforthefamousactorandhisfriends.

Onthefirstdayofthenewterm,Imetmynewheadmasterattheschoolgate."Follow

me,please!”hesaid.Hehadaquiet,kindvoice.Hetookmeintomynewclassroomand

left.Infrontofme,thirtypairsofeyeslookedatme.Iknewhehadtoldthestudents

thatIwasblind.Icouldalmostfeelthequestionbehindtheireyes:"Blind“Ifeltthe

answertoo:"Ifshe'sblind,thisshouldbegood!”Iheardquietvoicesinacornerofthe

classroom.Foramoment,Ifeltafraid.IknewatoncethatIhadtobestrong.

“Class,“IsaidasloudlyasIcould."Imaybeblind.ButIamnotfoolish.Take

thosenaughtysmilesoffyourfaces,andstoptalking,please!”Ofcourse,Icouldnotsee

theirfaces;Ijustguessedthatsomeofthemweresmiling.Theclasswerequiet.They

wereverysurprised.IknewthatIhaddonetherightthing.

Asthedayswentby,thestudentshadmoresurprises.Icouldsmellwhenthechildren

wereeatingsweets.Icouldeasilyhearcombsgoingthroughhair,studentspassing

messages,andsoon.OnceIfoundagirlpassingamessagetoafriend.Itookthe

messagetotheteachers9room.Ateacherreadittome.Ononesideitsaid,“Doyou

thinkshecansee“Ontheotheritsaid,“Ithinkso.Shealwaysknowswhatwe're

doing.,,

Soonthestudentsstoppedbeingnaughty,andstartedtoworkhard.Beforelong,

theybroughtinphotosoftheirfamiliesfbrmetolookat.Iknewthentheyweremy

friends.IalsoknewtheyhadforgottenthatIcouldnotsee.

1.Thestudentsbroughttheirphotosforthewritertolookat.

A.tointerestherB.tocure。台愈）herillness

C.tomakefriendswithherD.toannoyher

2.Theunderlinedword“naughty“means.

A.挑衅B.调皮C.不在乎D.怀疑

3.Inthenewteacher'sclass,thestudentsoften.

A.exchangedsweetsB.combedtheirhair

C.wrotelettersD.readletters

4.Wecaninferthatinthispassage.（原创）

A.thestudentsinschoolwelcomedtheteacheratfirst

B.thestudentsweresuiprisedfbrthefirsttimebecausethewriterseemedtoknow

everything

C.thewriterwasaniceteacherwhowasgoodwiththestudents

D.thewritersaidshemustbestrongbecausetheheadmasterleftheralone

5.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?（原仓4）

A.Theauthorwasnotgoodwithhisclassmates.

B.It'shelpfuloftheheadmasterandteacherstohelptheauthorovercomeallthe

difficulites

C.Nomatterhowtoughthelifeis,bestrongandbebrave.

D.Beingblinddoesnotmeanbeingfoolish

E

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