2024年深圳中考英语复习：阅读理解 专项练习（含解析）

专题02阅读理解

（2022・广东・深圳市南山外国语学校（集团）二模）

Apairoftusks（长牙）isusuallyanadvantageforelephants,allowingthemtodigforwater,

peelbark（剥J树皮）forfoodandprotectthemselves.Butbecauseofillegallyhunting,thosebigtusks

mayinvitedanger.Nowresearchersareworkingouthowyearsofcivilwarandhuntingin

Mozambiquehaveledtoagreaternumberofelephantsthatwillneverdeveloptusks.

Duringthewarfrom1977to1992,fightersonbothsideskilledelephantsforivorytoprovide

fundforthewar.IntheGorongosaNationalPark,around90%oftheelephantswerekilled.The

survivorssharedakeyfeature:halfthefemaleswerenaturallytuskless-theysimplynever

developedtusks-whilebeforethewar,lessthanafifthlackedtusks.Moreconfusing,two-thirds

ofthenew-bornelephantswerefemale.

Likeeyecolorinhumans,genes（基因）areresponsibleforthis.Theyfoundthatthemothers

haveproducedthesmoking-gungenesforgeneticchanges.Theypassthechangedgenetobothsons

anddaughters,butthesonsarelikelytodieearlyindevelopment.Daughtersstaybytheirmother,

manygrowingtuskless.

Mostpeoplethinkofdevelopmentassomethingthatgoesonslowly,buthumanscanspeedit

up.”Whenwethinkaboutnaturalselection,wethinkaboutithappeningoverhundreds,or

thousandsofyears,9,saidSamuelWasser,ascientistattheUniversityofWashington.t4Thefactthat

tusklessnesshappenedover15yearsisoneofthemostsurprisingfindings.^^

Nowthescientistsarestudyingwhatmoretusklesselephantsmeanforthespecies（物种）and

itsenvironment.t4Thechangeswilllastfbratleastquiteafewelephantgenerations.Ifanelephant

doesn'thavethetooltopeelbarkfromtrees,thenwhatchainreactionswillhappen?”

1.WhathashappenedtotheelephantsinMozambique?

A.Tuskshavehelpedelephantsalot.B.Quietafewelephantsbecametuskless.

C.Tusksprotectedelephantsagainstwars.D.Tusksbecameadangertoelephants.

2.Whatcausedthekillingofelephantsfrom1977to1992?

A.Toomanyfemaleelephants.B.Notusksoftheelephants.

C.Moneyneededforthewar.D.Only10%maleelephants.

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword"smoking-gun“inParagraph3?

A.wrongB.carelessC.trueD.useless

4.HowdoesthescientistSamuelWasserfeelaboutthedevelopmentoftheelephants?

A.Interested.B.Pleased.C.Disappointed.D.Shocked.

5.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theelephantswilldevelopmoretusksastimegoesby.

B.Theelephantsmaydiefromhungerwithhuman?sactivities.

C.Theelephantscanbefedonthemselveswithscientists5help.

D.Theelephantscanchangetheenvironmentintheirownway.

StudentsenjoyedthelatestsciencelecturegivenbyastronautsonboardChina'sTiangong

spacestationonWednesday,March23.TheShenzhouXIIImembersgavetheirsecondscience

lesson,alsocarryingoutexperiments.Inoneexperiment,WangusedatoyofBingDwenDwen,the

popularmascotofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympics,toshowhowthingsflyinaweightless

environment.Theyalsoshowedstudentstwopiecesofcutting-edgescientificequipmentinsidethe

spacestation.

Beforeendingthelecture,theastronautsansweredquestionstakenfrommembersofthepublic

andraisedbystudentsatthegroundsites.Thequestionscovereddifferentpartsoflifeandworkin

space,suchashowtotakecareoftheirskin,whethertheycandrinkhotwater,ifthemoonlooks

differentfromtheTiangongstation,andhowtearsmoveinamicrogravitationalenvironment.

Attheendoftheclass,Wangtoldtheaudiencethatinthecomingmonths,twolargespace

labs——Wentian,or“questfortheheavens”,andMengtian,or“dreamingoftheheavens^^——willbe

launchedintospacetobewiththeTianhemodule（舱）tocompletetheTiangongstation,andthen

Chinawillhavestrongerabilityinspace-basedscientificexperimentationandthe"Tiangongclass"

willbecomemoreinteresting.

PangZhihao,anoldspaceflightresearchersaidtheclasswillbean"eye-opener“forteenagers

becauseithasplantedthedreamofscienceinthem.t4Manyscientistswerecreatedbytheirinterest

andcuriosityabout"strangethings\Theexperimentsdonebytheastronautswillput"question

marks5inourstudents5mind,andtheteenagerswillthenmovetofindanswersandexploremore

placesunknowntohuman,hesaid.

6.WhatkindofexperimentsdotheShenzhouXIIImembersdo?

A.BingDwendwenthetoyexperiment.B.Thesecondscienceexperimentinspace.

C.Twopiecesofscientificexperiments.D.Thescienceexperimentswithoutgravity.

7.Whataretheraisedquestionsconnectedwith?

A.Theastronauts9workandlifeinspace.B.Theastronauts5healthlikeskincare.

C.Themoonandthespacestation.D.Thetears5differentshapesinspace.

8.Whatwillmakeourcountrygreaterinspace-basedscientificexperimentation?

A.ThelabcalledQuestFortheHeavens.B.ThecompletingoftheTiangongstation.

C.Thelaunchingoftwolargespaceships.D.ThelabtobewiththeTianhemodule.

9.HowdoesPangZhihaofeelabouttheclass?

A.Interesting.B.Exciting.C.Valuable.D.Surprising.

10.Whichpartofthenewspaperdoesthearticlebelongto?

A.Opinion.B.Lifestyle.C.People.D.Health.

（2022•广东北江试验学校三模）LiMeixi,12,feelsanxious（焦虑的）aboutherlook—nother

face,butherdressing.Whensheseesfashionablepeopleonthestreet,shetriestostayawayfrom

them,becauseshefeelssoshamefulthatshedoesn'tevenwanttowalkonthesamestreetwiththem.

WhatLiisexperiencingisfashionanxiety.Ittroublesmanypeopletoday.Theyareanxiousabout

theirdressing,afraidofbeingseenoutofstyle.

Abigreasonforanxietyisfashionbullying（霸凌）.Asfashionmagazinesandadvertisements

showthe“latestandgreatest“trends（趋势），there9salotofpressureonpeople,especiallyon

teenagers,tofollowthem,nomatterhowmuchitwillcost."Theneedtobelongingroupsisvery

importanttoyounglearnersandexclusion（排斥）issomethingtheyseeastheendoftheworld,9,said

AndyCranham,ateacherfromtheUK.

Anotherreasonisthatyoungpeoplemaynothaveasenseofself-identity.Itseemsthatthey

feelanxiousabouttheirdressing,butactuallytheythemselvesarenotconfidentenough.Theycare

abouthowfashionablepeoplelookatthem.Theyeasilydoubtthemselves.Thetruthisthatthose

peopleusuallydon'tnoticethematall.

Fashiontrendscomeandgo,alwayschanging.Insteadoffollowing,thekeyistofindyour

ownstyle.Ifyou9reabletowearclotheswithconfidence,youwillbetheonestartingatrend.More

importantly,dressingisonlyapartofyourappearance.Itcan'ttellthetrueyou.Whatreallymatters

isyourpersonalityandabilities.

11.LiMeixiisanxiousabout.

A.herfaceB.herdressingC.herheightD.herweight

12.Peopleareexperiencingmuchpressurefromaccordingtothepassage.

A.theirparentsB.theirteachers

C.moviesandTVshowsD.fashionmagazinesandadvertisements

13.AccordingtoAndyCranham,youngpeoplewantto.

A.dothingstheylikeB.learnbythemselves

C.getintogroupsD.seetheworldbetter

14.Theunderlinedword"sel&identity“inParagraph3means.

A.self-controlB.self-confidence

C.self-improvementD.self-learning

15.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducethemostpopularclothesatpresent.

B.Tohelppeoplefollowthelatestandgreatesttrends.

C.Toadvisepeopletofindtheirownstyleandbeconfident.

D.Toteachpeoplehowtolearnfromfashionmagazines.

（2022・广东・深圳市龙华区外国语学校三模）TheInternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity

（生物多样性H）iscelebratedonMay22.Itsaimistoremindpeopletogetalongwiththenature.

Thedaywasfirstcreatedin1993bytheUNanditwasonDecember29th.In2000,theUN

changedittoMay22.ThiswaspartlyinmemoryoftheUNconvention（公约）onMay22,1992.

ButitwasalsohardformanycountriestoorganizeeventsonDecember29,becausethereare

alreadymanyholidaysinthattimeoftheyear.Everyyear,thecelebrationsofthedayareorganized

onadifferenttopic.Thetopicin2022is"Buildingasharedfutureforalllife,9.Themessagebehind

isthatbiodiversityiswhatwecandependontobuildabrightfuture.Itisalsotheanswertoseveral

developmentchallenges.

Biologicaldiversityarenecessaryforourdailylife.Forexample,fishprovide20%ofanimal

proteintoabout3billionpeople.Over80%ofthehumandietisprovidedbyplants.Asmanyas

70%ofpeoplefromcountrysideindevelopingcountriesdependontraditionalplant-based

medicinesforbasichealthcare.

Whilepeoplestarttoknowthatbiologicaldiversityisvaluable,thenumberofspecies（物种）

isdroppingbecauseofhumanactivities.ThatiswhytheUNdecidedtocelebratethedayeveryyear.

16.Whatdoes"it"meaninParagraph2?

A.TheUN.B.Thebuilding.C.Thedate.D.Theaim.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromthetopicof2022?

A.Wecanbuildabrightfutureforalllifebysharing.

B.Wecanusedifferentanimalstomakeourfuturebright.

C.Ifwehavedifficultydeveloping,wemayturntobiodiversity.

D.Iftherearefeweranimalsorplants,wewillhaveabrightfuture.

18.Howmuchofthehumandietisprovidedbyplants?

A.20%.B.70%.C.80%.D.100%.

19.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thehistoryoftheday.B.Thecelebrationsoftheday.

C.Thecausesofthedeathofanimals.D.Theimportanceofbiologicaldiversity.

20.Wherecanwefindthearticle?

A.Anaturemagazine.B.Astorybook.C.Aguidebook.D.Acomicbook.

（2022・广东・深圳市福田区外国语学校三模）WhenyouwalkinaChinesecityearlyinthe

morning,you'relikelytoseegroupsofpeopleexercisinginthepark.You'llseethemmoving

throughaseriesofslowgracefulmovements.Astheirbodiesflowfromoneexercisetothenext,

theirmindsarefocusedonlyontheirdeep,relaxedbreathing.

Taichiispartofnationalculturalheritage（遗产）whichChinesepeopletakepridein.This

ancientmind-bodyexerciseisknownastaichi,andyoudon'thavetoliveinChinatobenefitfrom

it.Accordingtoasurveyin2007,morethan2millionAmericansarecurrentlypracticingtaichi.

Taichiiscalledamind-bodytypeofexercisebecauseitcombinesmeditation,focused

breathing,andphysicalmovement.Becauseifsalsoalow-impact（彳氐强度的）exercise,itmaybe

particularlysuitableforolderadults,butit'sabeneficialexerciseforpeopleofallages.

TaichidevelopedinChinaasatypeofmartialart.Todaytaichiisusedtodevelopfitness,

meditation,balance,breathing,andwell-being.

Iftaichiissomethingyoumightliketotry,lookforataichiclassnearyou.Keepinmindthat

trainingprogramsaredifferentinmanyways.Youmightwanttoaskaroundforarecommendation

ortryaclassbeforeyousignup.Askpotentialtaichiinstructorsabouttheirtrainingandexperience.

Taichiisgenerallyconsideredalow-riskexercisethatisbothsafeandenjoyable.Ifyouhave

anyphysicalormedicalproblems,talkwithyourhealthcareproviderbeforestartinganyexercise

program.Andremember,althoughtaichihasmanybenefits,itcan'ttaketheplaceofregular

medicalcare.

21.Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleinparagraph1?

A.Todescribeascene.

B.Tointroducethetopic.

C.Tosummarizethetext.

D.Toguidethereadersaroundthecity.

22.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph2?

A.Someforeignersareinterestedintaichi.

B.Taichimakespeoplehappy,wiseandenergetic.

C.Chinesepeopledon'ttaketaichiseriouslynow.

D.Taichiwasconsideredawaytolengthenone'slife.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“meditation"mean?

A.Hardtraining.B.Deepthinking.

C.Bodystretching.D.Violentexercising.

24.Whomaybenefitfrompracticingtaichi?

A.Oldpeople.B.Thepatients.

C.Youngpeople.D.Peopleofallages.

25.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.DifferentSchoolsofTaiChiaroundtheWorld.

B.TaiChi-aNationalHeritageandWonderfulExercise.

C.ChineseMartialArts-theOriginandFormsofTaiChi.

D.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPracticingTaiChi.

（2022・广东・深圳市福田区外国语学校三模）“Lifbisspeedingup.Everyoneisbecoming

unwell.9,Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunwellperson

wholivedinancientRomewroteit.

Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Butis

ittruethathavingallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovesthequalityofourlives.

Picturethis:You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings.

Amessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen.Thenoisefromthetelephoneisgettinglouder

andlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayup

allnighttogetitdone.

Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired.

Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,not

evenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsthatisbecausetheylivesimplerlives.

OnefamilyintheUKwent"backintime“toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventions

wehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsons,Benjamin,10,andThomas,

7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computeror

mobilephone.

Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,"Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.^^The

boyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheir

computer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingafashionablegranny

toonewhocookedthings.

26.Whowasthequote（弓I语）inparagraph1writtenby?

A.Theoldgranny.B.Theunwellwriter.

C.AnancientRoman.D.Acreativeinventor.

27.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinparagraph3?

A.Newinventionscanbringussometroubles.

B.Newinventionscanhelpusworkmoreefficiently.

C.Newinventionscanimprovethequalityofourlives.

D.Newinventionscanmakepeoplefeelrelaxedwhileworking.

28.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940shouse?

A.Becausetheylovedtolivesimplelives.

B.Becausetheyweretroubledbymoderninventions.

C.Becausetheyallenjoyedbymodeminventions.

D.Becausetheywantedtoexperiencelifewithoutmoderninventions.

29.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theirlifebecamesimpler.

B.Thefamilyenjoyedlivingtogether.

C.Theyfellinlovewiththeoldhouse.

D.Theyfelttheirlifewasfullofexcitement.

30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryoftechnology.

B.Problemscausedbytechnology.

C.Thedevelopmentoftechnology.

D.Howtechnologyimprovesourlife.

（2022.广东.佛山市南海外国语学校三模）

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（2022•广东•三模）Imaginethis.There'sanappleandapieceofcakeonatable.Whichone

wouldyoulike?Thedeliciouscakeorthehealthyapple?Abestseller,Willpower.Rediscovering

OurGreatestStrength,suggeststhatwillpower（意志力）istheabilitytomakedecisionsthatare

betterforusinthelongterm,ratherthanintheshortterm.

Hereisafamousexperimentinthebook:TheMarshmallowTest.In1972,ProfessorWalter

Mischeltestedthewillpowerof600four-year-oldstosix-year-olds.Intheexperiment,eachchild

wasleftaloneinaroomforfifteenminuteswithamarshmallow（I帛花软糖）onatableinfrontof

them.Theyweregiventwochoices:theycouldeithereatitor,iftheywaitedfifteenminutes,theyM

begivenasecondone（andthentheycouldeatboth）.

So,whatdidthekidsdo?Well,asyoucanimagine,70%atethefirstmarshmallowwithinthe

fifteenminutes.Buttheother30%showedwillpowertheycontrolledthemselvesandwaitedfor

thesecondmarshmallow.ButthenMischeldiscoveredsomethingreallyinteresting.Twentyyears

later,hegotintouchwiththechildren,who,bythen,wereintheirearlytwenties.Andhefoundthat

thosewho'dshownstrongwillpowerweregettingbettermarksatuniversityandweremorepopular.

Willpowerislikeamuscle(肌肉),andthemoreyouexerciseit,thestrongeritgets.So,ifyou

dodaily"(self-controlexercises”,suchasmakingyourbedorbrushingyourteeth,you511improve

youroverallwillpower.Anddailywillpowerexerciseswillhelpyouwiththosebiggergoals,such

asstudyingforanexamortrainingforamarathon.

Becarefulthough.Justlikeanymuscle,your"willpowermuscle^^cangettired.Ifyou'vehad

todolotsofthingsthatrequirewillpower,takeabreakorgiveyourselfatreat.Thatway,you'll

buildupyourwillpoweragain.

Andonelastthing,thewritermentionspeoplewholearnforeignlanguagesusuallyhavealot

ofwillpower.So,congratulations!

36.HowmanychildrengottwomarshmallowsintheMarshmallowTestin1972?

A.180.B.240.C.420.D.600.

37.InParagraphs2&3,thefamousexperimentexplains.

A.morekidshavestrongerwillpowerB.willpowerinfluencespeople'slivesgreatly

C.howpeoplepracticechildren^willpowerD.marshmallowscanhelpimprovewillpower

38.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.allthelanguagelearnershavestrongerwillpower

B.willpowercan'tbeimprovedbydoingsomedailythings

C.youngkidsdon'tneedtopracticewillpowerlikegrown-ups

D.peoplewithstrongwillpowercanachievetheirgoalsmoreeasily

39.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhomighthavestrongwillpower.

A.doregularpianopracticeeverydayB.giveupmorningrunninghalfway

C.eatasmuchjunkfoodastheylikeD.usuallygetuplateonthecoldmorning

40.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom________.

A.afoodmagazineB.anexperimentreportC.asciencemagazine

D.asportsreport

(2022-江苏泰州中学附属学校三模）

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45.Whocanblowmoreairintothebag?

（2022-LL|东聊城•二模）Istheworldtoocrowded?Well,thafsahardquestiontoanswer.It9s

amatteroftheperspective（视角）.InMontana,youmightdriveamileinanydirectionandmight

notseeanotherhumanbeing.InMacao,60,000peopleliveineverysquaremile!

Whatistrueisthattheworld'spopulationdoesn'tstaythesame.Ithasbeenincreasingfast.

Thafsinpartbecauseineachgeneration（代），therearemorepeoplewhothenhavechildrenthan

thelastgeneration.

Fivehundredyearsago,thepopulationoftheworldwasabout460million.In1900,theworld's

populationwasunder2billion（十亿）.Rightnowitisdoublingevery40years.Thatmeans,ifthis

rateofgrowthcontinues,whenyouareaparent,therewillbetwiceasmanypeopleonearthasthere

arenow.Soontheworld'spopulationwillprobablyreach8billion.

Somepeopleworryaboutthat!Butthereisalotofdisagreementaboutjusthowmanypeopleon

earthmeanstoomanypeople.Buteveryoneagreesthatthemorepeoplethereare,themore

resources（资源）theworldneedstoofferandthemoreneedthereistothinkcarefullyabouthow

weliveandusetheearth?sresources.

46.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat.

A.Montanaistoocrowded

B.Macaoistoocrowded

C.theworldistoocrowded

D.theworldisnottoocrowded

47.Thepopulationisincreasingfastpartlybecause.

A.peoplelivelongerthanbefore

B.therearefewerwarsthanbefore

C.medicineisdevelopingfasterthanbefore

D.morecouplesnowwouldliketohavechildrenthanbefore

48.Whatwastheworld'spopulationin1900?

A.450million.B.Lessthan2billion.

C.40billion.D.7billion.

49.Thewriterthinksthatwiththepopulationincreasing,weshould.

A.findmoreresourcesB.usemoreresources

C.thinkaboutourwaysoflivingD.movetootherplaces

50.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter.

A.thinkstheworldalreadyhastoomanypeople

B.thinkstheworldcanfeednomorethan8billionpeople

C.isnotsurewhentheworld'spopulationwillreach8billion

D.isnotsurewhattheworldneedstofeedsomanypeople

参考答案：

1.B2.C3.A4.D5.B

【分析】本文是说明文。文章叙述了莫桑比克大象由于多年的内战和偷猎，在进化过程中导

致了无象牙大象的消灭，文章分析了进化的缘由以及可能导致的结果。

1.2田节理解题。依据“Nowresearchersareworkingouthowyearsofcivilwarandhuntingin

Mozambiquehaveledtoagreaternumberofelephantsthatwillneverdeveloptusks.“可知不少大

象没有象牙。故选B。

2.细节理解题。依据"Duringthewarfrom1977to1992,fightersonbothsideskilledelephants

forivorytoprovidefimdforthewar.”可知从1977年到1992年战斗所需的钱导致了大象被杀。

故选C。

3.词义猜想题。依据"Theyfoundthatthemothershaveproducedthesmoking-gungenesfor

geneticchanges.”可知能造成基因变化的基因，应是错误的。故选A。

4.细节理解题。依据"Thefactthattusklessnesshappenedover15yearsisoneofthemost

surprisingfindings."可知SamuelWasser感到大象的进展令人震惊。故选Do

5.推理推断题o依据“Ifanelephantdoesn'thavethetoo