广州市中考英语真题阅读理解精讲精练.docx
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广州市中考英语真题阅读理解精讲精练
2014-2016年广州市中考英语真题阅读理解精讲精练
2014年
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
(A)
Ihadhiddenthelongblackbaginthegarageforthepasttwodays.Tonight,inthedark,Iwouldfinallytakeitaway.IfeverythingwentOK,itwouldbedonebymorning.ButIhadtobesurenoone,notevenmywife,sawme.
ItwasmoredifficulttogetawayfromthepartythanIexpected.Isaidthatthechildrenweretiredandneededtogettobed.Itwaspartlytrue.ButthemainreasonforleavingwasthatIwantedtocompletemyplan.
FirstIhadtogetthekidstosleep.Thatwasnevereasyatanytimeandtonightitwasevenmoredifficult.Theeldestonewantedtoknowwhyweleftthepartyearly.Itoldhim10:
30pmwasnotearly.Asusual,Ireadthemabedtimestory,butIhadtostopmyselfreadingtooquicklyortheywouldlearnmysecret.
Silencefinallycame,andfeelinglikeathiefinthenight,Iwentoutofthehouseandintothegarage.Takingoneend,Idraggedthebagoutfromitshidingplaceandtookitintothegarden.Iwasworriedthatmyneighboursmightseemeandcallthepolice.
Itwasalreadyeleveno'clock.BythelightofthemoonIstartedworking,tryingtomakeaslittlenoiseaspossible.Andthatwasnoteasywithasaw(锯子)andahammer.
Aftermucheffort,myworkwasfinallycompleted.Ilookeddownatmywatch.Itwasexactly4:
00am.ThenIwentinsidetohaveashowerandgetafewhoursofsleep.Itwouldn'tbelongnowbeforethekidswouldrushintomyroomandwakemeuptotellmeaboutthenewtree-houseFatherChristmashadbroughtthemthisyear.
1.Whydidthemanfeelnervous?
A.Heleftthepartytoolate.
B.Hewasafraidofthedarkness.
C.Hedidn’tknowwheretheblackbagwas.
D.Heworriedthatotherswoulddiscoverhissecret.
2.Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3refersto__________.
A.thievesB.parentsC.childrenD.neighbours
3.Inwhatorderdidthemandothefollowing?
a.Readthekidsastory.
b.Hadashower.
c.Workedinthemoonlight.
d.Draggedthebagfromthegarage.
e.Wenttoaparty.
A.e-d-a-b-cB.e-a-d-c-bC.a-b-e-d-cD.a-e-d-c-b
4.Whatdidthemanwanttodoafterfinishinghisplan?
A.Gotosleep.B.Wakeuphischildren.C.Openthebag.D.Callthepolice.
5.Howwouldthechildrenfeelwhentheysawtheman’swork?
A.Confused.B.Excited.C.Tired.D.Angry.
(B)
InearlyNovemberof1503,duringChristopherColumbus’fourthandfinaltripAmerica,hisshipwasseriouslydamagedinastorm.ColumbusandhismenhadtoliveonasmallislandforseveralmonthswhiletheytriedtorepairtheirshipandreturntoSpain.
Atfirst,thelocalpeopleontheislandwereverykindtotheEuropeanvisitors,givingthemallthefoodandclothestheyneededtosurvive.However,asthemonthspassed,thelocalpeoplebecamemoreandmoreunhappywiththeirguests,whoweretrickingandstealingfromthem.Finallythelocalsdecidedtostophelping.Withoutfoodoranywaytoleavetheisl
and,Columbus’groupwassooninserioustrouble.
LuckilyforColumbus,hehadabookaboutthestarsandplanetsonhisship.Itdescribedthemovementsofalltheobjectsinthenightsky.Thebook,writtenbyawell-knownGermanscientist,saidtherewouldbeatotallunareclipse(月食)ontheeveningofFebruary29,1504andhowlongitwouldlast.
ColumbusworkedoutthedifferenceintimebetweenGermanyandNorthAmerica.Hethenhadameetingwiththelocalleadersjustbeforetheeclipsewouldtakeplace.Inthismeeting,Columbustoldthemhisgodwasangrybecausethelocalpeoplewerenolongergivingfood.Sohisgodwouldtakeawaythemoontopunishthem.AtthemomentColumbusfinishedtalking,justashehadplanned,themoonbegandisappearing.
ThelocalleadersgrewfrightenedandquicklyagreedtoprovideColumbuswithfoodandanythingelsehewanted.Butfirst,Columbus’godhadtoreturnthemoon.Columbustoldthemhewouldhavetodiscusstheideawithhisgodonhisship.Knowingthemoonwouldstaycompletelyhiddenforabout48minutes,Columbusreturnedjustbeforethemoonbegantoreappear.Fromthatdayon,untiltheyfinallyleft,Columbusandhismennolongerhadanytroublegettingthefoodtheyneeded.
1.Atfirst,thelocalpeoplehelpedColumbusandhismenby__________.
A.givingthemfoodB.buildingahousefor
them
C.repairingtheirshipD.providingthemwithabook
2.ThelocalpeoplebecameangrybecausetheEuropeans__________.
A.lookedverydifferentB.hadnothingtotrade
C.werecheatsandthievesD.wantedtotaketheirland
3.WheredidColumbuslearnaboutthelunareclipse?
A.Fromabook.B.Fromthemoon.
C.Fromhisgroup.D.Fromthelocals.
4.WhatdidColumbusdoafterreturningtohisshiponthenightofthemeeting?
A.Hediscussedtheproblemwithhisgod.
B.Hewaitedfortheeclipsetofinish.
C.Hereadaboutthestarsandplanets.
D.Hetoldhismenwhathappened.
5.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEuropeansfromthepassage?
A.Theyallbelievedingod.
B.TheyneverreturnedtoSpain.
C.Theyadmiredthelocalpeople.
D.Theycausedtheirownproblems.
(C)
Intoday’sworldofmodernscienceandmedicine,amoretraditionaltreatmentisonceagainbecomingpopular-animalfriendship.
Itisnowwell-knownthatpeoplewithproblemssuchasheartdiseaseorcancerlivelongerandgetbettermorequicklyiftheyhavepets.Keepingpetslowersbloodpressureandmakespeoplelessworried.Animalsareincreasinglyimportantintreatingolderpeoplewhohavememorylossandotherbrainproblems.Thesepeopleoftenfeelnervousandupset.Activitieswithanimalshelpthemimprovetheirphysicalconditionandalsogivethemjoy,entertainmentandlov
ingfriendship.
Hereisacasethatshowsthebenefitsofanimals.Johnwasasix-year-oldmute.Hehadnophysicalproblems.Hejustrefusedtotalk.Hisoldercousin,Ned,hadaparrotcalledSally,andJohnusedtovisitit.Whenhearrived,Netusedtosay,“Hi,John!
”Weallknowparrotscopywhattheyhear.Afterafewvisits,Sallybegansaying“Hi,John!
”whenJohncameintotheroom.Then,oneday,Johnturnedtotheparrotandreplied“Hi,Sally!
”StayingwiththeparrotencouragedJohntobegintalking.
Anotheruseofanimalhelpersisinschools.Insomecases,animalsareusedtohelpchildrenwithphysicalorpersonalproblems.Inothercases,theyareusedtoteachchildrentogetonandsharewithothers,andeventoteachthemaboutanimals.
Ifyouwanttoknowmoreab
outanimalhelperprogrammes,youcangetintouchwithorganizationslikeRidingfortheDisabledordoasearchunder“animaltherapy”ontheInternet.Youdon’thavetobeananimaltraineroradoctortojoinin.
1.WhichisNOTmentionedasanillnessthatanimalscanhelpwith?
A.HeartdiseaseB.CancerC.FeverD.Bloodpressure
2.Theunderlinedword“mute”inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.
A.apersonwhospeaksslowlyB.apersonwhodoesnotspeak
C.apersonwhocannothearD.apersonwhoenjoystalking
3.Thepurposeofparagraph3isto_______.
A.showhowanimalscanhelpwithillnesses
B.discusstheproblemsofkeepingpets
C.describehowtotrainanimalhelpers
D.introducesomenewmedicalresearch
4.Howcananimalshelpschoolchildrenaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theycanimprovechildren’smemory.
B.Theycanmakechildrenmorepopular.
C.Theycanincreasechildren’sbloodpressure.
D.Theycanteachchildrentosharewitheachother.
5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Bekindtoanimals
B.Talkingtoanimals
C.Themostdangerousdiseases
D.Gethealthywithanimalhelpers
(D)
Mobilephonesaremoreimportantthaneverinthedailylivesofstudents,buthowtheyusethemhaschangedgreatlyinthepastsixyears.Whilephonesarestillwidelyuseforcommunication,arecentstudyhasfoundthatmoststudentsthinktalkingonmobilephonesisnowold-fashioned.
LondonUniversityresearcherssurveyed1055youngpeopleaged13to18abouttheirmobilephonehabits.Theresearchersdividedmobilephoneuseinto“communication”and“entertainment”.Communicationincludedtalkingonthephoneandwritingmessagesusingtexting(短信)orchattingsoftware.Entertainmentwasmadeupofplayinggames,watchingmovies,listeningtomusicandsurfingtheInternet.Thefindingswerethencomparedtoa2008study,toseewhatchanged.Theresultsareshownbelow:
Perhapsmostsurprisingishowlittletimestudentsspendtalkingontheirphonesthesedays.Sixyearsagotheaveragestudentspent36%oftheirmobilephonetimemakingorreceivingcalls.In2014,only10%oftimewasusedfortalking.Whenstudentsusetheirphonestocommunicate,moreandmoreoftenitisdonebyusingchatsoftwarelikeqqorwechat.
“Communicationisstillanimportantfunctionofmobilephones.Butnowmobilephonesarebeingusedmoreforentertainmentthanforcommunication,”saidDrHarryLectre,theresearchleader.
1.Whatwasthemostpopularmobilephoneactivityin2014?
A.Talking.B.Texting.C.Playinggames.D.Watchingmovies.
2.Intotal,whatpercentageoftimedidstudentsusetheirmobilephonesforcommunicationin2008?
A.16%.B.28%.C.35%.D.71%.
3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutwatchingmoviesonmobilephones?
A.Ithasincreasedmostoverthepastsixyears.
B.14%ofstudentsnowwatchmoviesontheirmobilephones.
C.Itwasthemostpopulartypeofmobilephoneentertainmentin2008.
D.Studentsnowspendmoretimewatchingmoviesthantalkingontheirphones.
4.Whichmobilephoneactivitieswere
morepopularthansurfingtheInternetin2014?
A.Cha
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