2019年中考英语二轮复习阅读理解习题2.doc

1、12019年中考英语阅读理解习题Passage A（2019 中考教育类选练）Do you consider failure as an ending? Do you often feel after a failure that you are good for nothing? Then be careful, you are one of them who have bad relationship with failure. And this is the only reason why people often keep themselves away from their succ

2、ess. The power of failure is that it helps us to learn fro our mistakes and missteps and we must consider a failure as an opportunity to grow rather than giving up.Lets discover the reasons why successful people believe that opportunity lies in every failure.Disappointment or failure shows that you

3、are tryingThe best way to gauge（衡量）your progress at something is to see how many times you failed. In case you havent failed yet, chances are that you havent tried hard yet.Look at all successful men and women throughout our history, they all had one thing in common. Thats to say they failed not onc

4、e but several times before they achieved success. Lets take an example of Thomas Edison: he failed a lot of times to find right filament（灯丝）for his light bulb. Henry Ford had a stronger relationship with failure, which inspired him to quote this unforgettable saying “failure is the opportunity to be

5、gin again, more intelligently.”Achievement lies in looking at failure as an opportunityJust like every successful person had one thing in common, similarly all unsuccessful persons throughout our history had one thing in common - their inability to use failure as an opportunity and a tool. If you fe

6、el your one failure is your ultimate （终极的）failure, and that feeling of sinking down is known as an ultimate failure, you are pushing yourself away from your expected success. Achievement is all about finding out what mistakes you made, what is the main cause of that failure, and how you are going to

7、 make up for it.2Success requires willpower, passion, hard work, intelligence, determination, but all of the above, success requires failure. Use your failure as an opportunity to learn, to become wiser and to reconsider your relationship with failure, the true key to success.1. According to the wri

8、ter, why do people keep themselves away from their success?A. Because they dont set long-term goals.B. Because they havent got enough time.C. Because they cant deal with failure properly.D. Because they are disappointed in themselves.2. Why does the writer take the example of Thomas Edison?A. To exp

9、lain the reasons for failure.B. To prove the importance of failure.C. To take pride in Thomas Edison.D. To introduce the process of making a light bulb.3. What can you learn from the passage?A. Failure can build up your confidence.B. Successful people seldom failed.C. Failure is more important than

10、success.D. Successful people use failure as a tool.参考答案 1. C 2. B 3. DPassage B-“老”字趣谈每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就 OK啦！3When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs

11、and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me h

12、ow the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensit

13、ive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, peopl

14、e are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growi

15、ng old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by 4doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I r

16、espect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my

17、feelings through words. By Jack根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervous

18、 B. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited3. In Jacks hometown, _. A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants4. After this experience, Jack _. 5A. lost his job in the restaurantB

19、 made friends with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table

20、 and apologized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 【答案及解析】1. 选 B。根据第 2段中的 I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。2. 选 C。根据第 2段中的 As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他们听

21、到 Jack称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。3. 选 B。根据第 3段中的 In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。4. 选 D。根据最后一段中的 After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。5. 选 D。根据第 2段最后一句 After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they la

22、ughed and were no longer angry可知 A选项不对；根据文章最后一句 but now I dont show my feelings through words可知 B选项不对；根据第 2段中的 I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知 C 选项也不对，故正确答案为 D。Passage C阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。6To enrich childrens spare life,Jianxin Kindergarten made them watch three Famous Ca

23、rtoons in the World before Childrens Day!PictureCartoon Naruto Boonic Bears FrozenCountry Japan China USADate March 3rd April 25th May 8thDay Saturday Sunday SaturdayTime 6:00pm 6:30pm 5:00pmPlace No.1 Hall Room 501 No.4 Hall根据表格提供的信息选择最佳答案( )36. From above, we know _ is showing in March.A. Frozen B

24、 Naruto C. Boonic Bears( )37.If people want to watch Frozen，where will they watch? A. In Room 501 B.In No.1 Hall C.In No.4 Hall( )38.There are _ cartoons showing at school before May.A.one B.three C.two( )39. Boonic Bears is showing _.A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C.in the evening( )40.Whic

25、h of following is TRUE according to the information in the form?A. Naruto is an English movie.B. Frozen is an American cartoon.C. All of them are showing on weekdays.参考答案 36-40 BCCCB 7Passage D阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的三个或四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Hans BetheThe late German-American physicist（物理学家）Hans Bethe once described

26、himself as “the H-bombs midwife（氢弹的半路妻子）”. He left Nazi Germany in 1933, after which he helped develop the first atomic bomb（原子弹）, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967 for his contribution to the theory of nuclear reactions（核反应）and advised controls over nuclear weapons（武器）for the peaceful use of t

27、he nuclear energy.Francis CrickThe late Francis Crick, one of Britains most famous scientists, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology（生理学）or Medicine in 1962. He is best known for his discovery with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, of the double helix structure（双螺旋结构）of the DNA, though he also made impo

28、rtant contributions in other fields. He died in 2004.Peter HallSir Peter Halls life in the theatre has seen him running the Arts Theatre, founding the Royal Shakespeare Company when he was only 29, and directing the National Theatre. He also directed Akenfielf for London Weekend Television and runs

29、the Peter Hall Company, which has 40 productions worldwide to its name.1. The above information is about _.A. famous physicists B. great peopleC. great directions D. Nobel Prize winners2. Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before _ years of his death.A. 32 B. 24 C. 42 D. 453. Peter Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of _.8A. 42 B. 92 C. 39 D. 294. _ has 40 productions all over the world.A. The Peter Hall Company B. The Royal Shakespeare CompanyC. The Arts Theatre D. The National Theatre【参考答案】1B 2C 3D 4A