1、12019年中考英语阅读理精题（1）【能力选练】 A（2019 中考科普环保类选练）The world is not only hungry but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70%of the earths surface is covered with water. But about 97%of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3%of fresh water from ri
2、vers, lakes, underground and so on. And we can not even use all of that because some of it has been made dirty.Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember how important water is. The water that we use is the most important natural resource on the earth. Today we face serious
3、water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too.How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First they pollute t
4、he air. Then when it rains, the rain water makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain（酸雨）, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world wont have enough dean water. We have to learn how to stop wasting wat
5、er. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water i used only once and then sere out into a sewer system（下水道）. From there it returns to the sea or goes underground.But even though every large city reused its water, we would still not have enough. So we sh
6、ould make use of sea water by removing the salt in it. If we can take these steps, fresh water wont be used up.1. The world is thirsty for water because_.Awe dont have enough fresh waterBa lot of water goes into sewer systemsConly 70% of the earths surface is water2Dsea water is widely used rather t
7、han fresh water2. The underlined word “face“ means“_“.Aturn the face down Bturn the face upCturn the face to Dturn the face back3. From this passage, we know acid rain_.Ais only bad for living thingsBis not bad for buildings and factoriesCcan be produced in factoriesDis bad for people, animals, plan
8、ts and buildings4. One difficult way we can solve the problem is to _.Ause the water with salt in it Bremove the salt from sea waterCget water from underground Dreuse the water in cities5. What is the best title for this passage?AFresh water and sea water BA thirsty countryCThe importance of water D
9、The worlds water problem参考答案 ACDBD【能力选练】 B【*绵阳市联考】Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence along the side of the farm. He c
10、ould see a house with golden windows. “ If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “ Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”3One morning, his father would go t
11、o the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went n
12、ear the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows.The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on th
13、e porch*. As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There saw the sunset* turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.( ) 48. During his break every morning, the small boy would _.A. fix the fence B. climb up on the fe
14、nceC. play on the farm D. make the golden windows( ) 49. What did the boy find when he got here?A. Nobody lives in the poor house. B. The house was nearer than he thought.C. The house was as old as he expected.D. No golden windows were in the house.( ) 50. The story tells us that people sometimes ma
15、y have the thought “_”.A. Like father, like son B. Love me, love my dogC. Every road leads to Rome D. The grass is greener somewhere else( ) 51. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Golden Windows B. A girl and A BoyC. A Wonderful Place D. A Boys Promise参考答案 48-51 B D D A 4【能力选练】 C【*惠州市惠城区七校联考】
16、 Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the
17、West. Paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. after that ,the forest countries of Canada, Sweden ,Norway, Finland, and the United States became the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in th
18、e world. And it has the biggest paper industry in the world.When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated with paper. You have perhaps see
19、n homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland , in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.61. What did the invention of paper mean? It meant_.A. more people could
20、 be educated B. more books could be printedC. paper is one of the most important productsD. paper was invented by man 62.When was paper made in southern Europe?A. Before 1100 B. After 1400 C. After 1100 D. Before 140063. Which country makes the best paper?A. Norway B. Canada C. The United States D.
21、Finland64. The underlined word “insulate” in the passage means_ in Chinese.5A.远离 B. 隔离 C.用-制成 D. 包围65. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. The invention of paper. B. The best paper.C. The paper-making. D. The uses of paper.参考答案 61.A 62.C 63.D 64.B 65.D 【能力选练】 DLets Explore (探索) the Nature!Are you
22、interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful? Here comes your CHANCE! Youth Explore will prepare you with a THREEDAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many handson activities and meet with live animalsgiraffes, pandas, tigers and s
23、o on! More information about the program is as follows：Age: students aged 816Groups: there are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.Program A Program BDates: 14th16th July, 2016 Dates: 5th7th August, 2016 Days: Monday to Wednesday Days: Tuesday to ThursdayTime: 1
24、0：00 am. 4：00 pm. Time: 10：00 am. 4：00 pm. Program cost: $ 230 for members; $ 250 for nonmembersHow to do: Simply come to our center to get an application form.Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2016 (Friday)Notes：1NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. You
25、may either bring a lunchbox or pay for lunch at our restaurants.2Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms.COME AND JOIN US NOW！ DONT MISS THE CHANCE!( )1. _ can join the threeday summer program.A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14 C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26( )2.If there i
26、s a rainstorm on 14th July, Program A will start on _.6A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday( )3.Two members and one nonmember should pay _ for the program.A$ 690 B. $ 710 C. $ 730 D. $ 750( )4.Free lunches arent provided because _.A. the lunches cost too much B. people have different tastes C
27、. there are many restaurants D. they may bring lunchboxes( )5.What can we know from the passage?A. Youth Explore is the name of the program. B. More than 15 students are in each program.C. We can see three kinds of animals in the program. D. You need to hand in an application for the program.参考答案 15
28、 B C B B D【能力选练】 EYears ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful storms. Finally, a short, thin man, approached(联系) the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.“Well, I
29、 can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer still hired(雇佣) him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy all day, and the farmer felt pleased with the mans work. Then one night the wind blew strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farme
30、r carried a lantern and rushed next door to the hired mans sleeping quarters. Farmer shook the little man and shouted, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”But the little man said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”The farmer had no time to lo
31、se his temper. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare 7for the storm. To his surprise, he found everything had been prepared. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. Th
32、e farmer then understood what his hired man meant.When youre prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically , you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired man in the story was able to sleep because he had protected the farm against the storm.（根据瓜沥片九
33、年级 2015.12月考卷 16-20题改编）16. Nearly nobody came to the farmers land to work ,because _A. The farmer is unkind B. People fear the terrible weather C. It is too far from the city D. The work is too hard 17. The farmer was _ with the little mans word at first. A. angry B. pleased C. excited D. puzzled 18
34、. What did the little man mean when he said” I can sleep when the wind blows? A. He had prepared everything ready for the storm. B. He liked to sleep with the wind blowing.C. He was able to sleep though the wind blew hard.D. He hated to get up at night when wind blew.19. Which is the right order acc
35、ording to the passage?a. The little man went to bed b. The wind blew stronglyc. The farmer rushed to prepare for the stormd. The little man prepared everything.A. d-a-b-c B. d-c-a-b C. a-b-c-d D. b-a-c-d20. The writer wanted to tell us _.A. always hire a hard-working manB. never blame your man when you dont know everythingC. never sleep soundly when wind blowsD. always be prepared before things come8参考答案 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. D
