中考英语名校模拟试题分类汇编——阅读理解
C. they died of a serious disease D. they had the habit of living together 55. After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, . A. people used them to carry things B. the Duke of Beford sold them all C. they didn’t like the weather there
D. their number became larger and larger 56. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The number of the Mulu deer. B. The life of the Milu deer.
C. The return of the Milu deer. D. The importance of the Milu deer. D
Train-spotting
Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Train spotting starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us really know what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered cool in town and the word ―train-spotter‖ in Britain is related to ―geek‖ or ―nerd‖ (someone who seems very ridiculous). But is this reputation really deserved?
First of all, let’s see what train-spotting is. It is said that there are some 100,000 train spotters in the UK. Exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the number of each train that leaves and arrives and write it down. The eventual aim is to have seen every train in the country. Being crazy about railways and trains is not modern and it dates back to 1804. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow? Is this any stranger than people who love cars? So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. Other equipment(装备) includes hot tea in a thermos, a camera and some sandwiches for those long afternoons spent on train platforms when you don’t want to risk the delights of railway station food. It’s interesting to note that despite the ―bad name‖ of train-spotting, there have been famous railway lovers in history, such as Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed them regularly, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a strange phenomenon（现象）in Britain. One glance at the US train stations should be enough to convince you that train-spotters there are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail lovers ―train-fans‖ and talk of ―train-fanning‖. Don’t let this fool you—these people are
train spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website TrainWeb.org. 340words
57. What is train-spotting according to the passage? A. A kind of hobby. B. A type of sport. C. A strange phenomenon. D. A special job.
58. Which of the following about train-spotters is true according to the passage? A. They number each train they see.
B. They keep a careful path of every train.
C. They count the trains passing in front of them.
D. They produce films about trains with video cameras. 59. The writer writes the passage to . A. introduce some famous train-spotters
B. encourage readers to do more train-spotting C. try to present a true picture of train-spotting
D. describe the necessary equipment in train-spotting 60. What do we learn from the passage?
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A. Train-spotters in the UK want to fool people. B. Train-spotting is more acceptable in America. C. Train-spotters are much stranger than car lovers.
D. Train-spotting relates to（与…有关）a dangerous lifestyle. 【答案】
六、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
48．B 49．C 50．D 51．A 52．D 53．C 54．A 55．D 56．C 57．A 58．B 59．C 60．B
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三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） (A)
At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving. Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright. Think about all the water faucets in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!
Many things at the mall use energy. Electric lights, infrared faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work. One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean. More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. When malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright ,Using fewer lights means using less energy.
You step up to the water faucet. The water starts to flow. You don't have to touch a thing. Why do malls have such fancy faucets?. The answer is simple. They save water. Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash. Infrared faucets turn themselves off.
The…
31. ________is a hot topic for a big mall.
A. To spend money B. To save energy C. To keep the mall bright D. To buy things 32. Malls use infrared faucets mainly because________
A. they save water B. they are fancy C. they are simple D. they turn themselves off 33.Which of the following cannot save energy?
A. Using fewer lights. B. Using infrared faucets. C. Using air-conditioners D. Keeping lights clean. 34. What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about?
A. How to save water when using infrared faucets in the mall B. How to save energy when using air-conditioners in the mall C. How to save money when shopping in the mall. D. How to spend money when shopping in the mall. 35.The best title for the passage is_________
A. Lights, faucets and air-conditioners B. Spending less money
C. Energy saving at the mall D. A hot topic
(B)
Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back.
To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend (弯曲) your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist (腰) keep your back and hips (臀部) and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.
As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between y our knees.
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To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.
36. Which part of your body is more easily to be hurt when you lift heavy things?
A. The leg muscles. B. The back muscles C. The hips D. The knees 37. Many people hurt their backs when they lift something because _______. A. they are not strong B. the things are very heavy C. the way to lift the things is not correct. D. they are very heavy 38. The muscles are stronger if you _______.
A. keep your back, hips and waist in a line B. bend over from your waist C. lower yourself D. get down on your knees 39. To lift heavy things, the most important of all is to _________.
A. stand up slowly B. keep your back straight C. bend your knees D. put one knee on each side 40. What does ―In other words‖ mean? ________
A. 总而言之 B、换句话说 C、在其它话中 D、在其它单词中 (C)
If you have a bottle of water recycled(再利用) from urine(尿), would you drink it? Astronauts at the ISS may soon do so.
NASA(美国航空航天局) said it would use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle water for washing hands, shower water, water for brushing teeth and even urine to make drinking water. It will save millions of dollars each year.
At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters(升) of water every day. It costs about 24 million dollars a year to send water up to the ISS. A liter of water costs about $ 11,000.
The machine will be sent to the ISS later. NASA hopes it will recycle about 93% of all the water used on the station.
Will the water be clean? Different chemicals will be put in the wastewater. The water will be heated to 130℃ to kill bacteria(细菌). Scientists say that the recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap. 41. NASA will use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS to ______. A. protect the ISS
B. make the astronauts work harder
C. provide better water and food for the astronauts D. save the cost of sending water up to the ISS
42. At present it costs NASA about ______ dollars to transport water up to an astronaut at the ISS a day. A. 4.4 thousand B. 11 thousand C. 48.4 thousand D. 24 million 43. Scientists plan to get rid of bacteria in the wastewater by ______.
A. freezing B. heating C. shaking D. precipitating(沉淀) 44. The passage mainly tells us something about ______. A. water recycling at the ISS B. the International Space Station
C. a high-tech machine D. the cost of NASA
45. Which of the following sentences is TURE?
A. The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap.
B. The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station. C. The ISS astronauts use more water than us.
D. The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water. (D)
In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men
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and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical(数学的) ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
46. Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?
A. Research on the Brain B. Differences Between Men and Women C. People’s Different Brains D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
47. ___________ men and women think differently.
A. sex makes B. The different brains make
C. The different experiences make D. The influences(影响) of society make
48. According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ________ in your school.
A. mathematics B. physics C. English D. Chemistry
49. Which of the following is true?
A. The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls. B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys. C. Men are better than women in all things.
D. The area in girls used for language skills develops better.
50. In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain________ .
A. is the same B. is different C. is zero D. can’t be found out 【答案】 三、阅读理解
31-35 BACBC 36-40BCABB 41-45: DCBAA 46-50: BBCDB 【2010—2011学年度武汉市部分学校九年级五月供题】 四、阅读理解（本题共30分，每小题2分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A
One evening, it was raining and the wind was blowing hard. An old couple came to a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night. A young man welcomed them warmly, but said ―I’m sorry! Our rooms here are all full and the hotels nearby are all full too, for there will be an important meeting held here tomorrow.‖
Hearing the young man’s words, the old couple felt very disappointed, and turned around to leave.
Just as they were leaving, the young man came up to them and stopped them: ―Madam and sir, if you don’t mind, you can sleep in my bedroom for a night…‖
The next morning, the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man, but he refused to take it.
―No! You needn’t pay me any money, for I only lend my room to you.‖ said the young man with a smile on his face. ―You’re great, young man! It’s very kind of you. Maybe one day, I’ll build a hotel for you!‖ said the old man. With these words, the old couple left. The young man only laughed and went on working.
Several years later, the young man got a letter from the old couple, inviting him to go to Manhattan. The young man met the old couple in front of a five-star hotel.
―Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago? Look! This is the hotel that I built for you!‖ said the old man. Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel.
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