四川省眉山市2018年中考英语阅读理解专项练习Name__________ Grade__________ 第三部分：阅读理解。
阅读短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
APeople use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions a bout the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.For example,if you say bad things about a person,the person might protest and say“Do not bad mouth me.”Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that people’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time”. If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth, In other words, he might feel afraid for saying the wrong thing.Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “I had my heart in my mouth.”Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”. This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from “hand to mouth”. Th is person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.( )51. When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he is _______.A. excitedB. scaredC. surprisedD. satisfied( )52. Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say, you might say:“_______”A.You were born with a silver spoon in your mouthB. You really put my foot in my mouth.C. You really left a bad taste in my mouthD. You took the words right out of my mouth( )53. What does the underlined word “chased” mean in Chinese?A. 追赶B. 戏耍C. 喂食D. 陪伴( )54. A person who lives from “hand to mouth” is very ________.A. happyB. healthyC. poorD. rich( )55. According to the passage, ______ are not so nice.A. some bad people’s mouthsB. some people using the word “mouth”C. some expressions about mouthD. some things people use their mouths to doBIn 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean was completely disappointed. As t he years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs.Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards.One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question,“What will you do in the future?”Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm(热情),and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (无限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if y ou don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly.Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot.Mrs.Slaton slapped(敲)the desk top,“Then do it!” she said.So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (机长) of the United Airline Company.( )51. Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be_________.A. greatB. impossibleC. challengingD. reasonable( )52. Mrs. Slaton may think that________.A. Jean is not a nice girlB. only some of her students have great abilitiesC. a belief helps to realize one’s dreamD. her students are good enough to enter the best schools( )53. According to the passage, we can infer that _________.A.Jean’s dream was always in her deep heartB. Jean did n’t go for her dreamC. most people around Jean were for her dreamD. Jean achieved her dream overnight( )54. What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?A. excitedB. surprisedC. disappointedD. relaxed( )55. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Face DifficultiesB. Dream the FutureC. Voice Your DreamD. Go for ItCLi Chunlin, a farmer, used to live in a poor village in the north of Shanxi. In the 1980s, he went to Shenzhen to make a living with his wife.Years later, they became rich and returned to their hometown. To their surprise, the land around the village was covered with sand. That made them feel sad. After thinking carefully, Li and his wife made up their minds to fight against the sands.They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village. However, only a few survived(存活), because the trees were not regularly watered. But how to get water was a big problem. They dug a well(井) but it became dry soon. Then they asked a drilling team to dig a deep well. Clear water appeared, but their money was used up. They couldn’t afford to buy young trees. They went to several banks for help but got nothing. Finally they turned to a friend who was also from the village. The friend had a big business. Learning what they were doing, their friend was moved and decided to do something for their village too. So he offered the money the needed.With the money, they bought trees and had them planted. They looked after the trees as if they were their own children. After some time, green leaves came out. When the villagers saw the changes, some startedto join Li and his wife in the fight. Then more joined. Years went by. And now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees.( )46. When Li and his wife returned from Shenzhen, they were sad because .A.the land around the village was covered with sand.B. they didn’t have enough money to buy trees.C. their village was not as beautiful as Shenzhen.D. they didn’t have enough water to drink.( )47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Li and his wife dug a well with enough water themselves.B. Li and his wife got much money from the bank.C. The villagers didn’t join Li and his wife in the fight.D. Their friend gave Li and his wife some money to buy trees.( )48. This passage is mainly about how Li and his wife .A. tried different ways to find waterB. made money in Shenzhen.C. fought against the sands.D. bought and planted trees.DReading makes one wise, but many adults seldom read. They say they are too busy to have time to read. Sure. They have work to do. They have families to support. But these are only excuses. The fact is that they haven’t got a reading habit. A reading habit isn’t something natural. It needs to be trained. And it’s never too late to develop a reading habit.Scientists believe proper books are very important for children to develop a good reading habit. A book in rich colors and with simple patterns(图案)such as lines and circles is a good choice for babies of three months old. When they reach six months, they will become interested in simple story books in rich colors.When children get old enough to read by themselves, it’s necessary to buy books that are both interesting and right for them to understand. Books which are either too easy or too difficult are not good for kids to keep their reading habits.Only buying books for children isn’t enough. For kids, parents are their first teachers. So parentsshould read books to set an example. Children will follow them. Scientists say imitating the adults is a born skill. And it is the most valuable way for children to learn. This will certainly help them develop a reading habit in the end.( )53. According to the writer, many adults seldom read because they .A. don’t have enough timeB. have t o work all the timeC. haven’t got a reading habitD. have to support the family( )54. The underlined word “imitating” here probably means .A. copyingB. readingC. testingD. missing( )55. We can learn from the passage that .A.story books are better than books in colorsB. a reading habit comes from certain trainingC.a three-month-old kid likes simple storiesD. too easy books help keep a reading habitEEmojis（表情符号）Have you found that more and more people are using emojis to communicate online? For example. "Happy Birthday" has become a cake with lit candles. And "I’m happy" has become a smiling face.Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan. According to a survey of a mobile technology company, 6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day. Last year,20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US was the icon.It became the most widely-used icon in 2015.Emojis are now used as % new of expression", and one which can cross language barriers(障碍). "'Emojis are popular among millennials, who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s, because they welcome new technology and new things and they think emojis are ' flexible(灵活的) and show meanings beautifully'", president of Oxford Dictionaries told The Wall Street Joural.Since millennials became the biggest part in the American workforce(劳动), emojis have been more accepted in the workplace. For many people, the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream(主流) society. In the digital age, emojis are "how most people communicate and show theirpersonality many times every day. "But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing. Jonathan Jones of T he Guardian said that the success of emojis is "a step back for humans", hurting people's ability to use languages. "There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures--the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level," he said.Do you feel or about emojis?( )36. What emoji is "Happy Birthday" according to the passage?A. B. C. D.( )37.Where were emojis invented?A. In JapanB. In China. C In the UK. D. In the US.( )38. What does the underlined word "millennials" in the 3rd paragraph mean in Chinese?A. 80后B. 00后C. 独生子女D. 千禧一代( )39. Why are emojis popular among millennials?A. Because emojis limit what they say with pictures.B. Because they think emojis are a step back for humans.C. Because 6 billion emojis are used in text messages eve~ day.D. Because young people are easily attracted by new technology and new things.( )40.The writer makes us learn about the emojis in Paragraph 2 by______.A.telling storiesB. explaining the word "emojis"C. listing numbersD. making comparisonsFThe first time I ever really noticed a disabled person, I was studying in the third grade. I saw some disabled people before, but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through(经历). When a new student arrived in my third grade class, I thought it would just be a common student, but this student was different. His name was Derek and he had autism(孤独症).He sometimes had random outbursts(随意发作) during class and we would stand there, doing nothing because we didn't know why he was doing that. When he sat down at desk, we would try to get away from him. After class, we would play jokes on each other, imitating(模仿) Derek, and laughing about it.Then one day, Derek's mom came to our class and talked with us. She told us that Derek wasn't just having random outbursts-he was trying to communicate. Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person's mouth with soft sweets. When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak, the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day. We all understood her meaning.After this talk, no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him. We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends. Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us. My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson.Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently, I always remember what I have learned in my third grade clams and go up to him or her.( )41. What did the author think of the boy before the mother's talk?A. Friendly.B. Humorous.C. Generous.D. Strange.( )42. Which order is RIGHT according to the passage?○1.We got away from him. ○2We got on well with Derek.○3. Derek arrived in my class. ○4Derek's morn talked to us.A.○3○1○2○4B. ○3○1○4○2C. ○1○3○2○4D.○1○4○3○2( )43. According to Derek's mother, Derek_________.A.was too shy to be with othersB. had problems in expressing himselfC. was good at communicating with othersD. didn't like the way others treated him( )44. After Derek's mom's talk, we did the following EXCEPT that _______.A. we became friendsB. we played togetherC. we played jokes on himD. we communicated with him( )45. which is the best title for the passage?A. Living with an open mindB. Believing in yourselfC. Behaving in different waysD. Making friends with the disabledGOur new neighbors are the Browns. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy is Jack and the girl is Alice. Jack is 11, and he is one year older than me. Alice and my sister Nancy are 8 years old. At weekends, Nancy and I like to go to play with Alice and Jack. Both Jack and I really enjoy playing computer games. Sometimes the girls join us, but the games they enjoy are different from the ones we like. There is a big park near our house. Sometimes, when the weather is fine, the four of us will go for bike rides there. We often stop at the huge playground to have some fun. Jack and I like to play basketball, but the girls prefer to sing and dance.Our families often have dinner together. On some days, they come over to our house and on other days, we go over to theirs. Mr Brown and his wife cook really well.Nancy and I are very glad to have the Browns next door. It’s great to have friends living so near. ( )51. Who are the writer’s new neighbors?A.A family of three.B. The Browns.C. Jack and Nancy.D. Alice and Nancy.( )52. How old is Alice?A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 11( )53. The girls prefer to______at the playground in the park.A.listen to musicB. play basketballC. sing and danceD. play computer games( )54. Where do the two families have dinner together?A. At a park nearby.B. At a restaurant.C. In a forest.D. At their houses.( )55. The writer thinks it’s______to be friends with the new neighbors.A. boringB. greatC. difficultD. safeHDo you know that in some parts of the world, people build temporary(暂时的)hotels made of snow and blocks(大块)of ice? These are known as ice hotels.Unlike usual hotels, all the rooms in the ice hotels are made of ice. In some ice hotels, even the glasses for drinks are made of ice blocks. So they only serve cold drinks. Also, hot food is not served in the ice hotels, but guests can eat hot food at places nearby.To keep warm, guests sleep in comfortable sleeping bags on ice blocks that are covered by mattresses(床垫)and reindeer skins(驯鹿皮).There are some places in the ice hotels that are heated, such as the bathrooms. This is because, even though it is not as cold in the ice hotels as it is outdoors(在户外), indoor temperatures are still very low.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the ice hotels is that they are rebuilt every year. They can be used only during the winter months. The ice hotels melt(融化)away when spring arrives. The ice blocks used to build these hotels are from nearby rivers. So, when the ice hotels melt away, they melt back into the rivers.( )56. According to the passage, ice hotels______.A.are found everywhereB.do business in summerC.are made of glassD.are made of snow and ice( )57. Which of the following about the ice hotels is true?A.They are just like usual hotels.B.The glasses are made of wood.C.They serve cold drinks.D.The rooms are made of bamboo.( )58.You can’t see______in the ice hotels.A.hot foodB.reindeer skinsC.sleeping bagD.mattresses( )59. Why are bathrooms heated in the ice hotels?A.Guests want to eat in them.B.Indoor temperature are very low.C.Guests ask the hotels to do that.D.It is as cold indoors as it is outdoors.( )60. What happens to the ice hotels in spring?A.They melt away.B.They are rebuilt.C.They are repaired.D.They need more ice.IMany people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plan. So airlines(航空公司)offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because theydon’t want to lose customers.However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude(海拔)we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure(气压) reduces one third of the sensibility(感觉)of our taste buds(味蕾). So our taste buds become senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses don’t know it.All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy(辛辣的)food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste. Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.( )61. In Paragraph 2, “this problem” means______.A. passengers stay long in the planeB. food on the plane tastes badC. passengers have no food to eatD. food on the plane is expensive( )62. What do airlines do to solve this problem?A.Get more customers.B.Offer more food.C.Improve their food.D.Reduce the ticket price.( )63. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces______of the sensibility of our taste buds.A.halfB.one thirdC.one fourthD.one fifth( )64.Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good?A.The volunteers don’t know ab out food taste.B.The volunteers don’t understand them.C.They can’t find enough volunteers.D.They can’t deal with the special environment successfully.( )65.What is the best title of the passage?A.Taste of Airplane FoodB.Airplane TravelC.Scientific Research on NosesD.The Change in Air PressureJZhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9-page“WeChat guide”.With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology.” He said.Zhang’s experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, it’s possible that children know more than their parents do.According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as a link between their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.In Zhang Ming’s eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.( )56. According to the passage, Zhang’s parents can’t_______with the “WeChat guide”.A.make video callsB. send messagesC. grab the red envelopesD. take pictures( )57. Why does children know more than their parents do nowadays?A. Because parents teach the children about almost everything.B. Because children can ask more older generations for help.C. Because parents are getting old.D. Because children can get more information by using new technology.( )58.What does the underlined word “link” in paragraph 5 mean?A.teacherB.connectionC.treasureD.conversation( )59.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Zhang Ming’s “We Chat guide” is made up of drawings and simple words.B.40% of parents lean about new technologies from their children all over the world on 2014.C.56.7% of social media users in China are under 30 according to the CINIC.D.Zhang Ming thinks that we should encourage our parents to use more new technolohies.( )60. What’s the best title of the passage?A.Ways of using new technologyB.Kids can also teach parentsC.How parents connect to the worldD.Ways to get informationKMany hundreds of years ago, the moon was a mystery to people on the earth. What was that glowing ball came out at night? Why did it keep getting smaller, then larger? Why didn’t it fall from the sky? Through the ages, people have tried to come up with answers.To the native people of Bolivia, in South American, the moon was a great chief who once lived on the earth. The Abaluyian people of Kenya, in Africa, believe the moon and the sun were brothers who fought in the sky. In other parts of the world, people believed they saw different pictures in the moon. The Haida Indians of Canada saw a woman carrying a bucket. The Chinese saw a road.People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar.In fact, in some languages,the word for moon meant “month”.A Native American nation called the Sioux made a calendar of 13 moons,or months.Each moon had a name, such as Moon of Black Cherries,Moon of Green Corn, and Moon of Severe Cold.Though people of the past found the moon was helpful, mysterious and interesting, they didn’t know much about it. They only knew what they could see with their own eyes.Then almost 400 years age, an Italian scientist named Galileo made a new telescope(望远镜) that was more powerful than any telescope made before. Galileo decided to take his new implement to look at themoon. He discovered that the moon was not the smooth, shiny ball. The brighter places were mostly hills and mountains. The flat areas were lower, which is why they appeared darker.As more people saw the moon through telescopes, they discovered more about it. Yet, people still had much to learn about the moon.( )34.Which name of the moon is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Moon of Severe Cold.B.Moon of Red Trees.C.Moon of Black Cherries.D.Moon of Green Corn.( )35.The underlined word “implement” probably means_______.A.ideaB.wayC.toolD.habit( )36.From this passage, we can know that_______.A.Thousands of years ago, Galileo used his implement to look at the moonB.People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendarC.People discovered that the darker areas in moon were hills and mountainsD.The native people of Bolivia thought that the moon and the sun were sistersLWilliam Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in English literature. His plays can be divided into three categories: histories, tragedies(悲剧)and comedies. Shakespeare wrote eighteen comedies, although two were lost. These comedies usually have happy endings and a light-hearted tone and style that are quite different from his tragedies.All of Shakespeare’s comedies ha ve five acts and the most important or exciting point always takes place in the third act. The hero does not appear until after other characters have talked about him. Shakespeare had some themes that he usually wrote about: the fight between good and bad, love’s great effect on people, and the difference between first appearance and a person’s true personality or face. Shakespeare also wrote his play in a certain style. For example, Shakespeare used words in such a clever and humorous way that they had more than one meaning. Some of the characters changed their appearances so that people didn’t know who they were.Even though the tone is lighter in these plays. Comedies in Shakespeare’s day were quite differentfrom modern-day comedies because their purpo se was not to make people laugh. Shakespeare’s comedies are very emotional(有感染力的) and often include serious topics to think about.( )1. How many Shakespeare’s comedies can people enjoy now?A. 18B. 16C. 5D. 2( )2. Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “categories” in Paragraph 1?A. typeB. partsC. copiesD. pages( )3. When does the hero in Shakespeare’s comedies appear?A. At the beginning of the play.B. In the middle of the play.C. Near the end of the play.D. Not until other characters have mentioned him.( )4. Which sentence is WRONG according to the passage?A. All Shakespeare’s comedies have five acts.B. Shakespeare’s plays are written in a certain style.C. The purpose of Shakespeare’s comedies is to make people laugh.D. The fight between good and bad is one of the themes Shakespeare wrote about.MTyler was a troublesome student. He sat in the back row. Every time I called him to answer questions, he’d reply with a flip(轻率的)answer. If he got it wrong, he would get very angry.Usually kids could sit quietly in class. However, Tyler was just loud. One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. I said to him, “Tyler, why not join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?” He got up from his chair, pushed it over, and shouted something I can’t remember. I sent him to the office and he received a week’s out-of-school punishment.The week was a wonderful time for me, but when it came to an end, I began to feel worried. So I came up with a plan. On the day of his return, I told him I wanted to start over with him. If he felt like he was going to lose control in class, he could step outside the door for a moment.From then on, Tyler was a changed student in my classroom. In fact he was a smart child and he even stopped a fight between two students one day. And he never used the privilege(特权)to leave the class for a moment. I believe that just letting him decide for himself made all the difference.When the year was over, he wrote me a thank-you note about how good the year had been for him. I still。
