届中考英语复习往年试题分类汇编阅读理解16.docx

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届中考英语复习往年试题分类汇编阅读理解16

2012届中考英语复习往年试题分类汇编：

阅读理解16

Ⅶ.阅读理解（共15小题；第51―55题每小题1分，第56―65题每小题2分，满分25分）。

阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

（A）

KeyKidsAgrandmotherfriendIchattedwithlastweektoldmethatshehadbeenalatch-keychildandtherewerelotsofbenefits.Iaskedherwhatthebenefitswere.Sheexplainedthathersinglemothertookafull-timejobwhenshewas9.Thismeantmyfriendwasaloneinthehouseuntilabout7o’clockeverynight.Hermotherwroteoutasetofrules,gaveherakey,andtoldherwhichneighbortocalliftherewasaproblem.Thesewerethedaysbeforepagersandcellphonessowhensheclosedandlockedthedoorbehindhershewastrulyalone.

Benefits:

1.Shefelthermothertrustedherandexpectedhertoberesponsible."Thiswasaheadyfeeling.Itmademefeelgoodaboutmyself."2.Shelearnedhowtocook.Onweekendssheandhermotherpreparedsimpledishestogetheruntilhermotherfeltherdaughtercouldsafelycooksupperforbothofthem."Ifeltgrown-upbecausenoneofmyfriendscouldgetsupperonthetableandIcoulddoit!

Cookingisstillmypassion."3.Shelearnedhowtobecontentwithjustherself."WhensupperwascookingandmyhomeworkwasdoneIwrotelittlepoems,Iwrotemythoughtsinmydiary,Ilistenedtomusic,Iread.TVwasaroundbutwedidn'thaveaset."4.Shelearnedhowtodealwithneworchallengingthingsbyherself."Ididn'thaveaparentaroundtotellmewhattodoifthetoiletdidn'tflush（冲洗）butIrememberedmymomusingaplunger（橡胶吸盘，俗称“拔子”）andIfiguredouthowtodoit."5.Shelearnedhowtodealwithstrongfeelingslikefearorloneliness."IwasafraidsometimesinthebeginningbutItaughtmyselftofigureoutwhatwasgoingonwhenIheardanoise."

Allthesepointsareworththinkingabout.Motherswhodon'tgotoworkshouldtrytogivetheirchildrensomeofthesebenefits.AnhourinthekitchenhelpingpreparesupperismuchbetterthananhourinfrontoftheTVset.51.Latch-keychildrenwerekids____________________.A.whostayedathomealoneB.whoseparentshadfull-timejobsC.whoclosedandlockedthedoorbehindthem,whentheirparentswenttowork.D.Allabove52.Inthepassage,figuredoutmeans______________.A.搞清楚B.计算出C.料到D.描绘53.Whendidthefriend’smothergohome?

A.9o’clockinthemorningB.7o’clockintheeveningC.7o’clockinthemorningD.9o’clockintheevening54.WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thefriendreadwhenshewasathomealone.B.Thefriendwrotediarieswhenshewasathomealone.C.ThefriendwatchedTVwhenshewasathomealone.D.Thefriendlistenedtomusicwhenshewasathomealone.55.Thewriterthinks_______________________________.A.Parentsshouldalwaysmaketheirchildrenalone.B.Parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenkeyswhentheygotowork.C.Parentshouldtelltheirchildrenhowtouseaplunger.D.Parentsshouldteachtheirchildrensomereallivingexperience.

（B）

Alinguist,anexpertonlanguage,isalwayslistening,neveroff-duty.Iinvitedagroupoffriendsroundtomyhouse,tellingthemthatIwasgoingtorecordtheirspeech.IsaidIwasinterestedintheirregionalaccents（地方口音）,andthatitwouldtakejustafewminutes.Thus,oneevening,threepeoplecametomyhouseandwereshownintomyfrontroom.Infrontofeachchairtherewasamicrophoneatheadheight,connectedtoarecorderinthemiddleofthefloor.Theysatdown,rathernervouslyandIexplainedthatallIwantedwasforthemtocountfromonetotwenty.Thenwecouldrelaxandhaveadrink.Iturnedontherecorderandeachinturncountedfromonetotwentyintheirbestaccents.Whenitwasover,Iturnedtherecorderoffandbroughtroundthedrinks.Ijoinedthemintalkingandjokingfreely.ThenIleftthemforatelephonecallwhichlastedsometime.Therestoftheeveningseemedtobespentintotalrelaxation.Oratleastthatishowitwouldappear.For,ofcourse,themicrophoneswerenotconnectedtotherecorderinthemiddleoftheroomatallbuttoanotheroneinthebedroom.Myfriends,havingseentherecorderbeforethemturnedoff,paidnoattentiontothemicrophonesafewinchesfromtheirmouths,thusgivingexcellentsoundquality.Ishouldadd,perhaps,thatIdidtellmyfriendswhathadhappenedtothem,aftertherecordingwasover,andaskedthemwhetheritshouldbedestroyed.Noneofthemwantedto―butforsomeyearsafterthat,italwaysseemedthatwhenitcametobuyingdrinks,itwasIwhopaidforthem.Linguisticresearchcanbeaveryexpensivebusiness.56.Thewriteraskedhisfriendstocountfromonetotwentybecausehe_______________________.A.wantedtorecordhowtheypronouncednumbersintheirownregionalaccentsB.hadtocheckiftherecorderwasworkingC.wantedtothemtobelievethatwasallhewouldrecordD.wantedtodiscoverwhohadthebestpronunciation57.Thewriterconnectedthemicrophonesto___________________________.A.arecorderinhisbedroomB.hisfriends’headsB.arecorderinhisfrontroomD.hisfriends’mouths58.Thewriterlefttheminthemiddleoftheeveningbecause_______________________.A.hehadtomakeatelephonecallB.thephoneranginthebebroomC.hewantedtheotherstohaveatalkwithouthimD.helikedtostaywiththemanddidn’tstoptalkinguntilthephonerang59.Thewritermanagedtogetas________apieceoftalkasitwouldbepossibletofind.A.naturalB.clearC.excellentD.expensive60.Thelastsentenceofthepassageshows______________________________.A.youwillpaymuchmoneyifyouwanttodosomelinguisticresearchworkB.hisfriendsalwaysmadehimbuythemdrinksinreturnC.thewriter’skindnessandhumourD.linguisticresearchisakindofbusiness

（C）

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveathink.ThisistheresearchfindingsofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise,andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonsataratherearlyage,andhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofresaerchersatTokyoNationalUnversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainsizesofathousandpeopleofdifferentageswithdifferentjobs.Computertechnologyhelpedtheresearcherstogetmostexactmeasurementofthesizesofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichhavesomethingtodowiththinkingandfeeling,anddecidethehumancharacter.Asweallknow,thebackofthebrain,whichcontrolstaskslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontract（萎缩）withage.Contractionoffrontandsideparts,ascellsdieoff,wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotfoundinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction―usingthehead.Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thosewithleastpossobility,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingthesameworkdayafterdayingovernmentofficesare,however,aspossibletohavecontractingbrainsasthefarmworkers,busdriversandshopassistants.61.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout_________________________.A.atwhatpointpeoplegrowmentallyoldB.howtomakepeoplelivelongerC.thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainD.whichpeoplearethemostclever62.Theirresearchfindingsarebasedon___________________________.A.anexaminationoffarmersinnorthernJapanB.testsgivenonathousandoldpeopleC.examiningthebrainsizesofdifferentpeopleD.usingcomputertechnologies63.Thedoctors’testsshowthat______________________.A.ourbraincontractaswegrowolderB.onepartofthebraindoesnotcontractC.sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD.somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedearlierthanotherpeople’s64.Accordingtothearticle,___________aregrowingmentallyoldearlier.A.engineersB.officeclerksC.professorsD.researchers65.Themostpossibleconclusionofthearticleisthat_____________________.A.mostofusshouldtakemoreexerciseB.thebraincontractsifitisnotusedC.it’sbettertoliveinthetownsD.themoreoneuseshisbrain,thesoonerhebecomesold答案：

51－55.DABCD56－60.CACAC61－65.ACDBB（浙江省宁波市外贸学校2010―2011学年第二学期初三第三次模拟考英语试卷）【江苏省扬州市邗江区2011届九年级适应性训练】阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

（1）Gretaandherfamilyliketogoskiing.TheirfavouriteplacetoskiisBigMountainSkiResort（度假胜地）Centre.Thisyear,GretatookherfriendCarmenskiing.Carmenhadneverskiedbefore,soshedidn’thaveherownskiequipment.GretatookCarmentotheBigMountainSkiShop.There,Carmenrent（租借）allthethingsthatsheneededforskiing.

31.Ifsherentedonlybootsandskisforafullday,Carmenwouldpay_________.A.$45B.$20C.$35D.$5532.Theunderlinedword“equipment”means___________.A.器材B.教练C.服装D.摄影33.Carmenmayseethetable（表格）above____________.A.onTVB.OnthewalloftheshopC.inthenewspaperD.ontheInternet

（2）Dr.Blackputonafalsesmile（假笑）assheenteredJanet’shospitalroom.Shecouldn’tletJanetseethatshewasworried.YetshehadbeensearchingforthecauseofJanet’sillnessandhadn’tfoundaclue.“Howareyoufeelingtoday?

”Dr.Blackaskedherpatient.Janetrepliedthatshefeltaboutthesame―terriblyuncomfortable.ThedoctortriedtogetJanet’smindoffherhealthbytalkingaboutJanet’svacationatLakeWinnow.ButDr.Blackcouldn’tkeepherownmindontheconversation.Shekeptwonderingwhatcouldbewrongwithherpatient.Sudde