1、12019中考（人教）英语阅读理解基础编题（1）及答案第一篇（2019 中考选练）Whats the meaning of “dark horse”? Its someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiaopeng took Chinas first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in mens freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy
2、. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like Im in a dream.” Its Chinas second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Hans
3、gold was the countrys first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, Chinas Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Hans win was unexpected doesnt mean that he didnt work hard.Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, h
4、e used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Erqi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldnt swim, skate or ski. But he wasnt afraid of the high platform(跳
5、台) and kept on training.Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he w
6、on the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.21. What does dark horse mean? It means _.A. a horse which is dark B. someo
7、ne who is expected to win C. a horse which likes living in the dark D. someone whose win is unexpected2. Where did Han Xiaopeng take Chinas first gold on snow?A. In China . B. In Italy. C. In America. D. In Australia.3. What made the coach, Yang Erqi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?A. He had
8、 the agility and wasnt afraid of the high platform.B. He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.C. He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow.D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.4. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the pas
9、sage?A. He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.C. No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.5. What is the best title for this pa
10、ssage?A. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics B. A Wonderful MatchC. A Hopeless Snow Game D. An Exciting Horse Race参考答案 DBACA 第二篇【*山东潍坊市模拟】 How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself.
11、 One day, she thought of an idea -If patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.3In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore
12、Medical Centre, a childrens hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” Said Jenny.The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”.Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks(
13、书签 ) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.“We wrote things like,Keep on reading! and Hope you feel better!” said John, 14, Jennys brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into
14、 a car. “ I think these books will make a lot of patients feel happy.” Said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”46. From the article, we can learn that _.A. in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 booksB. the North Sho
15、re Medical Centre is far from Jennys school.C. Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patientsD. Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John.47.The best title for the article might be “_”.A. Collecting books for bored patients B. Writing a letter to a medical centreC. Donating books
16、 to poor students. D. Reading books for hospital patients48.Which of the following words can be used to describe those students?A. Polite and hard-working B. Lazy and stubborn C. Selfish and proud D. Thoughtful and helpful参考答案 46-48CAD 第三篇【*山东潍坊市模拟】4Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16.188
17、9. His patents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called , used to do his mothers job in the theatre when she was ill.When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly th
18、ings to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character( 角色 ) of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Mod
19、ern Times(1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife and his five
20、 children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.49.Chaplin used to _ when hi
21、s mother was ill. A. look after her B. do the housework C. do his mothers job D. do his fathers job50.From Paragraph2, we can know that_.A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old.B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old.C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentlemanD.
22、 Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street51.We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of _.A. his family B. his work C. the US government D. the Swiss government52.Chaplin won the Oscar for_ _when he was 83 years old.A. the acting B. the art C. the film
23、D. the music 5参考答案 49-52C ACD 第四篇胡子睡觉时盖不盖被子Zaks grandfather, Stan, was very famous. Why? Because he had very, very, very long white beard(胡子)One day, Zak asked his grandfather, “When you sleep, do you put your beard outside or inside the quilt？” “Im not sure. I never care about that， ” said his gran
24、dfather. “Ill have a look tonight.”Stan went to bed that night and pulled up the quilt. His beard was inside the quilt at first. Then he remembered his grandsons question. Aha! But wait. Did that feel comfortable?Then he put his beard outside the quilt. He also didnt feel quite comfortable. So he pu
25、t the beard inside the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it was outside the quilt. The beard went in and out of the quilt all night long.In the morning, he was so tired that he cut his long beard off.根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T” ，错误的为“F” 。1. Zaks grandfather was very famous because he h
26、ad very long white beard.2. Stans beard was outside the quilt at first.3. Stan felt it would be worse if the beard was outside the quilt.4. In the morning, Stan was so tired that he cut his long beard off.5. Stan spent a sleepless night.【主旨大意】本文是一篇幽默小故事。扎克的爷爷留着很长很长的白胡子，很出名。一天，扎克问爷爷在睡觉时胡子放被子里面还是外面，爷爷
27、懵了，他没有注意过。晚上睡觉时爷爷注意看了，发现胡子放在被子里面外面都不自在，折腾了一个晚上，胡子放进放出，一晚没睡着。第二天，他直接把胡子剪了。1. T 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：扎克的爷爷因留着又长又白的胡子而出名。根据第一段“Zaks grandfather, Stan, was very famous. Why? Because he had very, very, very long white beard(胡子) ”可知表述正确。62. F 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：斯坦的胡子起初在被子外面。根据第三段第二句“His beard was inside the quilt a
28、t first.”可知表述错误。3. F 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：斯坦认为把胡子放在被子外面感觉更糟糕。根据第四段倒数第二句“But he soon felt it would be better if it was outside the quilt.”可知表述错误。4. T 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：早上斯坦太累了以至于他把他的长胡子剪掉了！根据文章最后一段“In the morning, he was so tired that he cut his long beard off.”可知爷爷被折磨得累极了，直接把胡子剪了，故表述正确。5. T 【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：斯坦
29、一整晚没睡。根据文中倒数第二段最后一句“The beard went in and out of the quilt all night long.”可知表述正确。第五篇The UK wants Chinese teachers to try to increase the level of maths in its schools. Chinese students have the highest international test results. There is a huge difference in maths levels between the UK and China.
30、A newspaper said: “The children of cleaners in Shanghaioutperform those of UK doctors and lawyers in global maths tests.” The UK will hire (雇佣) 60 of Shanghais best maths teachers to help improve the ability of one million British students.The UK is far behind many countries in maths. Poor numeracy
31、(数字计算) costs the UK economy $30 billion a year. Britains education minister (教育官员) went on a fact-finding mission to China. She said: “We have some brilliant maths teachers but what I saw in Shanghai strengthened my belief that we can learn from them.” She added: “They have a can-do attitude (态度) to
32、 maths and I want us to match (与相匹配) that.” Maths qualifications (资( ) 1. The UK will hire _ best maths teachers to teach one million British students.A. sixty of Shanghais B. six hundred of ShanghaisC. six of Shanghais D. six thousand of Shanghais( ) 2. Shanghais maths teachers have _ to math.A. a
33、bad attitude B. fears C. difficulty D. a can-do attitude7( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The UK wants Canada teachers to try to increase the level of math in its schools.B. The UK is far behind many countries in maths.C. Britains students went on a fact-finding mission to China. D. Maths qualifications cannot equal higher salaries and better jobs.( ) 4. What does the underlined word “outperform” mean?A. 大于 B. 胜利 C. 胜过 D. 失败 ( ) 5. What is the best title of this passage?A. Chinese Maths B. The UK Wants Chinese Math TeacherC. Better Jobs D. The UK Students【参考答案】1-5ADBCB
