1、12019 年中考英语泛阅读组合练（四）及答案第一部分：首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母的提示，把所缺单词填写在短文后面的横线上。You have probably never heard of Amy Winterbourne, but she is a most u 1 woman. She lives in a house that she built herself out o 2 trash. Well, the stuff used to be called trash, but now its called “recycled” material. The windows and
2、doors came from old buildings around the town that were being pulled down. The walls are made from old glass bottles that are g 3 together. The roof is made from d 4 tiles. And the fence is built out of used soda cans. Amy recently won an a 5 from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president Jack
3、son Smith said, “Amy is an i 6 to us all.”【参考答案】【主旨大意】本文介绍了埃米.温特伯恩女士用废品建造房子以及用废品制作玩具的故事。1、unusual 2、of 3、glued 4.discarded 5 award 6、inspiration 第二部分Each one of us shares this planet with seven billion others. And we all need _1_. People and products need to move from city to city and country to cou
4、ntry. However, we all know _2_ most cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause air pollution. They are also _3_. This is a serious problem in many cities. _4_ inventors are coming up with creative ideas to try to reduce the pollution and noise. In many cities around the world, motorcycles are very _5
5、_. Now Vietnam has around 33 million motorcycles and China has almost 120 million. Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than _6_. Yet air pollution is a growing problem. In large cities, people _7_ it is difficult to breathe. To solve these problems, a US. company designed a
6、n environmentally friendly motorcycle. It uses electricity as fuel(燃料). As a result, there is _8_ 2pollution. Its also quiet and fast. This makes _9_ a good choice for getting around a city. The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few _10_. There are no cars in the city center. _11_ cars, w
7、ater taxis and buses carry people along the citys canals(运河). However, they cause pollution, _12_ to the water. English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solarpowered(太阳能) water taxi. The water taxi _13_ run for a day after being recharged(充电). Planes also cause air and noise pollution. Designing an
8、 environmentally friendly airplane is a real _14_. Some airplane companies have _15_ to solve the problems. Swiss engineers have gone one step further. They developed a solar airplane. This plane holds the world record for the longest solarpowered flight1，541 kilometers from Arizona to Texas in Amer
9、ica. 1. A. air B. food C. transportation D. communication2. A. how B. why C. when D. that3. A. noisy B. dirty C. fast D. expensive4. A. Since B. So C. Because D. Although5. A. popular B. valuable C. dangerous D. safe6. A. bikes B. subways C. buses D. cars7. A. explain B. complain C. doubt D. promise
10、8. A. much B. some C. no D. more9. A. them B. you C. us D. it10. A. rivers B. roads C. tourists D. people11. A. Instead of B. Thanks to C. Because of D. As for12. A. probably B. only C. especially D. hardly13. A. must B. can C. should D. need14. A. question B. job C. decision D. challenge15. A. disa
11、greed B. refused C. started D. remembered115、CDABA DBCDB ACBDC第三部分3APollutionHundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didnt have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water polluti
12、on has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. Its bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air
13、 every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustnt blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do m
14、any other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution. 1. Hundreds of year
15、s ago, life was much harder than it is today because _. A. there were not any modern machines B. there was no modern medicine C. both A and BD. there were not many people 2. What is the biggest problem in todays life? A. Water pollution B. Air pollution C. Noise D. Pollution3. The most serious kind
16、of pollution is _. A. noise pollution B. air pollution4C. water pollution D. A, B and C4. Factories must clean their water _. A. before they are thrown away B. when they are thrown away C. after it is thrown away D. before it is thrown away 5. From the passage we know that _. A. a few years ago, the
17、re was no smog at all B. today people dont have to talk to each other in a loud voice C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes D. people are making rules in order to fight pollution参考答案 CDBDDBAnswers to life can be found in everyday events. Watching nature, watching people and watchi
18、ng animals communicate with each other provide some of the simplest ways to lifes biggest problems.This became clearer to me yesterday. It caused me to ask myself, “How do I respond (反应) to the storms in life?”People usually run when it starts to rain. I love to walk in it, stand on my front door an
19、d feel it. I grew up doing it and have never really felt the fear many people do.The animal world senses changes in the weather far earlier than humans. My dog, Ricky, begins to shake long before the storm is close enough to be noticed. I was about to feed my three dogs yesterday and as usual, I let
20、 them out in the yard first. They didnt move when thunder came across the skies. So I placed their food in their bowls and called Ricky into the kitchen.Ricky was just standing there in place next to his bowl. The thunder became louder, which forced him to stop eating his meal. Then I watched Phil.
21、He made 5his way across the kitchen floor and stood over Rickys bowl. He ate all the remaining food. Generally, if Ricky was standing there, he wouldnt dare (敢) come close. But today, he took advantage (优势) of the storm and got what he wanted. His hope for the prize outweighed (胜过) his fear of the s
22、torm. Thats when it hit me. As men, we face all kinds of storms. They come in unannounced. Sometimes we stay in a corner or under the blankets, hoping it will all pass. However, if you dare put your head out, youll discover therere people doing what they must to get what they must have out of life.
23、Isnt it time you decided to take advantage of the storm?1. According to the writer, answers to life _.A. are difficult to find B. lie around usC. are simple to understand D. make people become fearless2. From the passage we can learn that the writer _.A. enjoys the rain B. fears thunderC. hates the
24、storm D. cares little about the weather3. According to the passage, what hit the writer most?A. Phil wasnt afraid of the storm. B. Ricky stopped eating food.C. Phil ate the rest of Rickys food. D. Ricky sensed the storm earlier than he.4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Find out Answ
25、ers to Life B. Take Advantage of the StormC. Stop Storms in our Daily Life D. Pay Attention to Everyday Events参考答案 1B 2A 3C 4B6CLet us begin by saying what causes our dreams. Our dreams do not come from another world. They are not messages from some outside source .They are not a look into the futur
26、e, either.All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold , his dreams may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream t
27、hat you are sleeping on ice or in snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today.So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has influence on you while you are sleeping（feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.）and it
28、 may also use your past experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now. This is why children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, home-sick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.To show you how this is happening while
29、you are asleep and how your needs and wishes can all be joined together in a dream, here is the story of the experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbed cotton. He would dream he was in hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him, sitting on th
30、e bed and feeling gently his hands!There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believe t
31、hat dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true. In other words dreaming is a way of having your wishes carried out.1. From the passage we know that our dreams .A. are imagination of our daily life B. are mans curious look into the futureC. have nothing to do with our feelings D.
32、are to some degree connected 7with our feelings2. In your dream when you feel like eating something it indicates（暗示）that .A. you are in a state of being cold B. you are in a state of being tiredC. you are in a state of hunger D. you should have had your dinner that day3. Some scientists explanation
33、of dreams .A. is not widely accepted though a bit reasonable B. gives an exact description of our lifeC. provides us with information of dreams D. is of no use for us参考答案 DCA 第四部分：任务型阅读Im planning my summer vacation. I dont know what kind of holiday I should havea lazy one or an exciting one. _46_ W
34、e stayed in an excellent hotel, which had three swimming pools. It was quite expensive but we really enjoyed ourselves.This year, Joanna is going to Greece with her parents. _47_ Ling wants us to go on an adventure(冒险) holiday in Africa. _48_ She said it would be interesting and better than having a
35、 lazy holiday because we would learn about the world around us. Im not sure where to go._49_ It doesnt mean walking across the desert(沙漠). Ling said shed like to see elephants and lions and have some wonderful experiences. I think shes bored of lying in the sun all day and wants to have a change. _5
36、0_ However, it is less than half that amount(金额) if I go to Portugal（葡萄牙）for two weeks. Which one should I choose?根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，是短文意思通顺，内容完整。8A It would cost each of us $1400 to go to Africa.B For me, a holiday means relaxing on a beach.C Last year, I went to southern Spain with my
37、best friends Joanna and Ling.D So itll be just Ling and me.E We will walk in the desert and sleep out in the open.【答案】1C 2D 3E 4B 5A【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述作者他们计划去度假，朋友乔安娜说希望在非洲有一个冒险的沙漠之旅，而玲则希望看到大象和狮子，并有一个美妙的体验。虽然比起两周的葡萄牙之旅少花一半的钱，但是作者还是不知道要选择去哪里。1C 根据下文“We stayed in an excellent hotel, which had three swim
38、ming pools. It was quite expensive but we really enjoyed ourselves”的描述可知，这里是描述过去的事情。结合选项可知应选 C。2D 根据上文“Im planning my summer vacation.”以及下文“Ling wants us to go on an adventure(冒险) holiday in Africa.- Im not sure where to go.”的描述可知，乔安娜已经有计划了，只有作者和玲要去哪里还在计划之中。结合选项可知应选 D。3E 根据短文“Im not sure where to go
39、”以及“It doesnt mean walking across the desert”的描述并计划选项可知，这里指的是玲希望和作者在沙漠行走并露天睡觉。故应选 E。4B 根据短文“It doesnt mean walking across the desert”以及“I think shes bored of lying in the sun all day”的描述并结构选项可知，这里指的是作者希望在海滨悠闲的度假。故应选 B。5A 根据下文“However, it is less than half that amount(金额) if I go to Portugal（葡萄牙）for two weeks”的描述可知，这里指的是去非洲需要的经费。结合选项可知应选 A【难度】一般9
