1、12019(届)中考英语阅读理精题(三)第一篇(2019 中考科普环保类选练)Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. This means we need more food.One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick
2、the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material (遗传物质). Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods (转基因食品), or GM foods.By changing the genetic material of
3、 a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared (准备), for example, which stops people from becoming blind.Rich countries produce GM food because they are easy to grow and bring
4、 in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed peo
5、ple, then hurt them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050 we may think differently about them. 1GM foods are made by . Afarmers Bworkers Cscientists Dplants2What are the good things about GM foods ? ATh
6、ey make plants strong against diseases.BThey are unnatural.CThey can help in human diseases.2DBoth A and C.3GM foods . Aare a quick way to produce food Bgrow in the wildCare safe Dare grown only in rich countries4Why do some people not like GM foods ? AThey are not useful. BThey are not helpful.CThe
7、y are not natural. DThey are not cheap.5From the reading we know that . AGM foods will disappear one day in the futureBGM foods will not disappear in the futureCpeople will not be interested in GM foodDpeople will have to stop using GM food参考答案 CDACB 第二篇Plants are very important living things. Life
8、could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we
9、 find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two
10、, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽)。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the
11、 air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _.3A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants in the worldD. w
12、e can not live without water7. Plants can make food from_.A. flower, water and airB. water, sunlight and airC. air, water and soilD. air, sun and light8. What can we infer(推断) from the passage ?A. Of all living things animals are most importantB. Spores are seedsC. All fruits of flowering plants hav
13、e seedsD. Without plants, man will die out9. This passage may be taken from_.A. a medicine bookB. a novelC. a science magazineD. an experiment report10. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _.A. damaged B. polluted C. prevented D. guarded 参考答案 6-10 ABDCD 第三篇Mrs.
14、Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasnt changed her mind. After she graduated from high school, she went on to college. Four years later,
15、 she received her bachelors degree (B A) in English and her teaching 4certificate(证书)。 Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers, Mrs. Blake takes more classes; she hopes to get a masters degree (M A)。 With an MA, she will receive a higher salary and if possible, s
16、he hopes to get a doctors degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blakes high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. , Mrs. Blake must meet with
17、parents, make out examinations, check assignments at all, Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.1. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school?A. four years B. eight years C. twelve ye
18、ars d. twenty years2. According to the article, which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?A. a doctors degree a bachelors degree a masters degreeB. a bachelors degree a masters degree a doctors degreeC. a masters degreea bachelors degree a doctors degreeD
19、. a bachelors degree a doctors degreea masters degree3. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far?A. one B. two C. three D. none4. Which of the following sentences is not true?A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United SatesB. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish o
20、f becoming a teacher into reality.C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.5. According to that third paragraph,Mrs. Blake is _ during the sch
21、ool day.5A. lonely B. free C. funny D. busy 参考答案 1-5 CBAAD 第四篇左栏是五个人的计划活动,右栏是七个节假日的描述,请将它们进行配对。( )11. Its on holiday.Peggy puts on her red clothes.Shell spend time with her families and eat tangyuan at home.And she is going to admire the lanterns.( )12.Charlie is a boy from America.Today is a specia
22、l day for lovers.He has a girlfriend named Susan.Hell express his love to Susan.Hell get her some chocolate and then send her some roses.( )13.Harry is a naughty boy.He likes playing tricks from house to house.He likes this holiday because he can play games and tricks on costumes.( )14.Lucys family
23、get together today.Theyll paint the eggs at home.After painting them,they will put them on the grass in the garden.( )15.Dennis has bought a tree home.He is helping to decorate the tree.He puts some lights on it and A. Valentines Day is a day for lovers and one of the loveliest holidays. It comes on
24、 February 14th. Americans think that day is a day for telling someone that you love him or her.B. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. It is a time for people to get together and eating tangyuan. At night, people will go out with their families and friends to admire the lanterns and
25、guess the riddles with their friends.C. Christmas Day is the biggest and the best loved holidays in western countries. The Christmas tree is very popular during this time. People put many decorations and presents to decorate the tree.D. Halloween comes on October 31. Children make all kinds of masks
26、(面具) and go from house to house to play “Trick or Treat”E. Mothers Day is celebrated for mothers in the whole world. It comes on the second Sunday in May. Children often buy some flowers or some other gifts for their mothers.F. Easter is always on a Sunday between March 6a big star on the top of the
27、 tree.Under the tree are a lot of gifts.22nd and April 25 th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Kids like this festival because they can find painted eggs as a gift around the homes or gardens.G. Memorial Day is celebrated by Americans on the last Monday in May so that they all can enjoy a th
28、reeday weekend. Its a day to memorize those people who have lost their lives for their country.参考答案 1115 B A D F C第五篇There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to using horses, carriages an
29、d bicycles. In the Second World War, some people didnt use gas made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didnt go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we cant cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our tre
30、es for other things, too. Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity (电) to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and the
31、y can use the power of water to turn turbines (涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply. We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again. Which of
32、these ways will be used to run our cars in the future? (据厦门卷改编)16. When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?A. When they are poor. B. When they need more exercise.C. When they run out of oil. D. When there arent any big trees in 7the world.17. What did some people use to make
33、gas in the Second World War?A. Water B. Coal C. Wood and plants D. Tides18. How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 519. What can we learn from the passage?A. There is more petroleum than we can use now. B. Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.C. We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.D. Gas was used to run cars widely in the Second World War.20. The passage is mainly about _ . A. what to do when oil runs out B. how to protect the environmentC. different types of gas D. the ways to make electricity参考答案 1620 CCBBA
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