2007年中考英语复习阅读理解专项练习(共42篇):
阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容选择正确答案。
第一组(共3篇):
(A)
(CCTV 9, October 16,2003) CHINA will send two more THE 2008 Olympic Games will CHINA launched its first astronauts into space next year. get some help from space. Next manned spaceship into space at This time, they will stay up May, China will send a small 9 yesterday morning. Yang there for five to seven days satellite into space. It will watch Liwei, 38, is the first spaceman testing the spaceship. Fourteen the Olympic venues (场馆)as of China. He was chosen from astronauts are now training for people build them. The satellite 14 pilots after many difficult the trip. Last October, will also help us to keep the tests. The ship circled the earth Shengzhou V made China the environment clean. It will stay 14 times in about 20 hours. third nation to send a man into in space for 5 years. (www.yahoo.com May 2004) space. (China Daily, April 6,2004) 根据以上三则新闻内容,选择最佳答案。 ( )1. How many countries sent spaceship with man into space? A. One B. Three C. Two D. Four. ( )2. How long did Yang Liwei stay in the space? A. Seven days.
B. Five years.
C. About five days. D. About twenty hours.
( )3. When will China send up a satellite into space to watch the Olympic venues? A. In May, 2005 B. In April, 2008 C. In April, 2005 D. In May, 2008. ( )4. How old is Yang Liwei this year?
A. 38 B. 40 C. 39 D. 37
( )5. According to (根据)the news above, which is right? A. China will send two more astronauts into space in 2006. B. Shenzhou V was sent up into space on Oct. 15,2003. C. China has sent a spaceship with two people into space.
D. The satellite will only help us to keep the environment clean.
(B)
Last week, 169 Junior 1 students at No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.
“That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral (道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty (诚实)is, ”said Cai Wenguo, the school?s headmaster. The school says no cheating (作弊)happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.
“I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted (信任)me, ”said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.
“Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators (监考人). But I think it is too early.
Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed. ”said Hua Sha.
“I don?t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed. ”Liu Qingxi said.
“I think it?s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them. ”Shangguan Yuan said. Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams. ( )6. The passage mainly (主要地)talks about ______. A. how to pass an exam
B. how to make students honest
C. whether there is cheating in exams
D. whether invigilators are needed in exams
( )7. No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _______. A. let the students have a good rest B. teach the students in a better way
C. help all the students pass the exam D. find whether the students were honest ( )8. From what the students have said, we know ________.
A. invigilators really help them a lot B. all of them think it is a good idea
C. something unusual never happens in exams D. not all of them agree with the head\\\\( )9. What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams?
A. It?s a good idea to have no -teacher exams but something must be done first. B. If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks.
C. Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest. D. She thinks it?s the best way to show that schools trust their students a lot.
( )10. In the sentence “And they can also keep the classroom in order when something
unusual happens”“they”refers to (指)_________. A. students B. headmasters C. invigilators D. schools
(C )
What will you be doing when you are 26 years o1d?Studying at university or working for a living? Take a look at what Albert Einstein was doing at the age of 26. 100 years ago,Einstein was working in Switzerland.His hobby was physics.Without much money or help,he wrote five papers(论文)for a physics magazine.Three of these greatly changed the study of physics and our understanding of space,time,light and matter(物质).His most famous work is on the Theory of Relativity(相对论).Einstein was given the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖)for 11is discoveries.Although he did many other things later,1905 has been called Einstein?s “Year of Wonders(奇迹)”.It has been 100 years since then.Because of this,the UN has named 2005 me World Year Of Physics.
Fifty years after Einstein?s death,a question is asked,“Will there ever be another Einstein?” It may take a 1ong time.After all,Einstein was born more than 200 years after Sir Isaac Newton, another great scientist.Besides,physics is a different field(领域)now, and education is different,
too.Even if you can't be the next great scientist,it is still helpful to remember some of the things that made Einstein great.He thought independently(独立地)and read widely.He left us with a formula(公式)for life:If A is a success in life,men A=X+Y+Z.X is work;Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案,并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。(共5小题,每小题2分) ( )11.What was the field of Einstein's study?
A.Physics. B.Wonders. C.success in life. D.Relativity. ( )l2.The year 1905 is known as Einstein?s “Year of Wonders'? because _________. A.Einstein was working in Switzerland in 1905 B.Einstein was 26 years old in l905
C.Einstein made some very important discoveries in 1905 D.Einstein studied physics in l 905
( )l 3.Why hasn't there been another scientist as great as Einstein? A.Because the study of physics is not enough.
B. Because it is hard to make important discoveries as Einstein did. C.Because people don't work hard any more. D.Because physics is getting more and more difficult.
( )14.The UN has named 2005 me World Year of Physics because___________. A.Einstein is 100 years old this year
B.Einstein has been dead for 50 years
C.there have been other great discoveries after Einstein?s death D.it is the 100 year since Einstein?s “Year of Wonders'? ( )15.What does Einstein?s formula of success mean? A. Success means years of hard work. B. Success means all study and no play.
C. Success means working hard,relaxing and not talking too much. D. Success is a secret that nobody knows.
第二组(共3篇):
(A)
The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It?s much better to be without shoes than without feet. ”he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier. ( )1. Tom passed the shop _________. A. on foot B. by bike C. in a wheelchair D. by bus ( )2. Tom stopped in front of the shop because he wanted to _______.
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A. buy the shoes B. look at the shoes he liked
C. buy a present for his friend D. get something for his birthday party ( )3. That pair of shoes Tom liked was _______. A. too cheap B. too large for him C. not sold yet D. not there
( )4. Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________.
A. many nice shoes were sold there B. he wanted to play there for a while C. he wanted to see his disabled friend D. he didn?t want to make his mother worried ( ) 5. We can learn from the story that Tom ________.
A. liked new shoes very much B. loved his mother very much C. didn?t want to stay at home D. had no feet
(B )
There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time. and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea!
Sometimes it seems that no one like tea as much as the British do. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage(饮料).
People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea, green, black or red as some people call it. Served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for one?s health. ( )6. The main idea of the first paragraph(自然段)is ________. A. how many cups of tea the British drink each day B. that the British like talking about tea
C. that the British can?t live without drinking tea D. that tea is very important in the life of the British ( )7. The phrase “their idea of heaven”means ________. A. the happiest thing for them B. their thoughts C. their God D. the worst thing for them
( )8. The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea”means ________. A. they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea B. there is a lot of tea
C. they talk much about a nice cup of tea D. there is a talk while drinking tea
( )9. From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine __________ many years ago. A. the world B. British
C. many countries D. China and Japan ( )10. This passage mainly tells us _________.
A. people in different countries like drinking different tea B. something interesting about tea
C. how many kinds of tea there are in the world D. drinking tea is good for our health
(C )
Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because
they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn?t think of anything to write. A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental (心理的,精神的)problems. Their troubles include(包括)bring worried and very unhappy. And having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won?t go for advice (劝告)or help. Some think they will look stupid(愚蠢)if they go to see a doctor. Others don?t want to talk about their secret. Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
*Talk to your parents or teachers often
*Take part in group activities and play sports
*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell
( )11 The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may
have _______.
A. mental problems B. a headache C. knives with them D. no parents
( )12. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ________. A. he was afraid of his teacher B. he wanted to frighten his parents C. he was so worried about his studies D. his finger was badly hurt ( ) 13. Yan Fang?s problems happened whenever ________. A. she studied very hard B. she had exams
C. she talked with her parents D. she thought of something
( ) 14. Students who have problems won?t ask others for help because ________. A. they won?t let others think they are stupid B. they don?t think doctors can help them C. they don?t want to tell their secret to others D. both A and C
( )15. Liang Yuezhu?s advice tells us that ________.
A. it?s better for the students who have mental problems to join others B. it?s unnecessary for them to be with others
C. only group activities and sports can help them
D. teachers and parents can?t do anything about mental problems
第三组(共3篇):
(A)
Visit Dongqian Lake Zoo Come and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The African giraffes are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you.