1、12019 年罗渡中学中考英语：阅读理解优编题（4）附答案第一篇（2019 中考教育类选练）Having a teenager at home can be a real headache. Many teenagers smoke, drink and even fight. They often do something dangerous. Earlier studies have shown that teenagers are more likely (可能) to make irrational decisions than people from any other age gr
2、oup, including children and adults. Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong? Not really. So whats the reason?According to Laurence, a teacher from a US university, the reason is that teenagers care a lot about how their peers (同龄人) view themthat is “peer influence”.As children en
3、ter their teenage years, they spend more time with their friends and classmates, and also they care more about what they think of them. This makes teenagers make decisions without thinking about the costs. In a test, a group of teenagers were asked to play a video driving game. When they played with
4、 their friends watching around them, they took more chances and drove more carelessly because that would increase their possibility of winning. But when they played alone, they drove more safely.Why do peers have such a big influence on teens behavior?As Laurence sees it, a teenagers brain is like a
5、 car with a good accelerator (油门) but a weak brake (刹车). The “accelerator” is fully developed by teenage years while the “brake” is still not fully developed. When teenagers are watched by their peers, they usually push hard on the accelerator. With their weak brake, it is likely that they are going
6、 to end up in an accident. But the good news is that a violent (暴力的)teenager doesnt necessarily become a violent adult. About two-thirds to three-quarters of violent youth grow out of it. “They get more self-controlled.” 1. What does the underlined word “irrational” in the 2nd paragraph mean?2A. Qui
7、ck. B. Crazy. C. Careful. 2. Why are teenagers likely to make wrong decisions according to the text? A. They like difficult tasks.B. They dont care about costs.C. They care a lot about what their peers think of them.3. How does Laurence explain the influence of peer pressure on teens behavior?A. By
8、comparing it with how a car works.B. By comparing it with an accident. C. By showing research findings.4. What can we learn from the text?A. Teenagers are easy to have traffic accidents.B. Peer influence is bad on teenagers.C. Most of the teenagers become less violent when they grow up.参考答案 1B 2C 3A
9、 4C第二篇【*贵阳市一模】DA long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted to
10、matoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden. The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone 3sti
11、ll enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home. Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to c
12、are for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little. One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, sh
13、e decided the bees wont bother anyone, so she went about her business and didnt give them any other thought. That summer, grandmas little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandmas brother Frank visited her. Frank said，“In my hometown, the farmers often
14、 hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow.“ That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer. From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldnt be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees t
15、o take his place and make grandmas little garden grow and grow. 37. How did the grandparents feed their growing family?A. did whatever jobs he could. B. grow some of their own food in the gardenC. moved into the house on Beechwood D. making a lot of money38. In the passage, “It was a lonely winter f
16、or grandma.” probably means .A. The winter is really long. B. The winter is really cold. C. Grandma couldnt plant the garden in winter D. Grandma really missed the grandpa.39. Who helped with the grandmas garden?A. Grandchildren B. Bees4C. Frank D. The neighbors40. Whats the best title of the passag
17、e?A. The Garden B. My GrandparentsC. Grandpas Bees D. The Secret of Grandma参考答案 3740 BDBC第三篇【*东台市】 AOne morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”There were only a few coins（硬币） in the hat. A man was walking by.
18、 He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy
19、. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”What he had written was
20、,“Today is a beautiful day, but I cant see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were abl
21、e to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is: Treasure(
22、珍惜)what you have. Someone else has less. Try your 5best to help those who need your help.The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.31. From the passage we know that_.A. the boy is the mans son. B. the man is one of his neighbors.C. the boy is blind and needs help. D
23、. the boy works for the man.32. On the sign what the man wrote was,“_.”A. Treasure what we have already had.B. Today is a beautiful day, but I cant see it.C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.D. Try your best to help those who need your help.33. According to the passage, which of the following i
24、s TRUE?A .The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.D. Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.34. The word“recognized”here in Chinese means_.A.承认 B.接受 C.表扬 D.
25、认出35. “_”is the best title for this story.A. Be careful.B. Be creative. There is always a better way!C. Be kind to the blind!D. Do not always get, but offer!参考答案 31-35: CBADB 第四篇阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的三个或四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。When you want to invite friends to a party，youd better send them invitations. This is a goo
26、d way to show your respectHere are some ways of inviting friends to your party.Mailed Invitation6The most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail invitations. You need to write down all the information about the party，such as the party time，place，clothes to wear，things to bring，phone numbe
27、r and so on.Online InvitationYou can also invite friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations，put pictures and videos in the online invitations and then email them to your friends.Phone CallIf you want to save more time，you can just make a phone call. In this way，you
28、can tell them more about your party. And you can hear if they are interested in the party.Inperson(亲自)An inperson invitation can let you talk to your friends about the party and know their interests. But when you talk to the friends，you may forget some important information. So，youd better prepare a
29、n invitation for them，too.( ) 1.The underlined word “respect” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A祝福 B尊重 C感激 D高傲( ) 2.The most important traditional way to invite friends is to _.Asend email Bmail invitationsCmake phone calls Dwrite letters on the Internet( ) 3.From the third paragraph we can know
30、_.Ahow to mail invitations to friends Bhow to hold a party for friendsChow to write party information Dhow to send online invitations( ) 4.The fourth paragraph is mainly about _.Abuying online invitations Bknowing friends interestsCinviting friends by phone calls 7Dtalking with friends before a part
31、y( ) 5.Whats the best title for this passage?AHow to hold parties BHow to make friendsCThe important information DSome ways to invite friends【参考答案】1B 2B 3D 4C 5D第五篇Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister, Emma, play the piano. Susie wanted to play it, too. But every time Susie asked
32、to play, her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano, so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.“Mom, can I star
33、t taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.“Susie, if you take the piano lesson, you must practice every day,” said her mom.Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class, she was surprised: he
34、r teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didnt know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson, the teacher didnt let Susie play the piano.The next day, after Susie got home from school, she ran outside.“Where are you going?” asked her mom.
35、“Outside to play volleyball,” said Susie. “Bye, Mom!”“You must study your piano flashcards,” said her mom. “Susie, this is what you wanted, now you have to do it.”1 Mom didnt let Susie learn to play the piano at first, because Mom thought playing the piano _.8A. cost a lot of moneyB. needed a lot of
36、 practiceC. was difficult for a five-year-old girlD. would make Susie have no time to study2How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?A. She told her mom she was ready.B. She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready.C. She helped her mom with chores around the house.D.
37、She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister.3What can we learn about Susies first piano lesson?A. Her lesson was very easy.B. She did not play the piano.C. She had the same teacher as Emma.D. Her piano flashcards were interesting.4 How did Susie feel when she began her first piano lesson?A. Tired. B. Bored. C. Excited. D. Surprised.5The next day after her first piano lesson, Susie wanted to _ after school.A. read her book B. play volleyballC. study her piano flashcards D. play the piano with Emma【答案】1B 2C 3B 4D 5B【解析】9【难度】较易
