1、12019中考英语阅读理解金选（四）第一篇（2019 中考选练）What a father had done now has been redone by his son. US video game magnate(大亨) Richard Garriott headed into space aboard a Russian rocket watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.The Russian Soyuz TMA13 spacecraft lif
2、ted off in clear weather from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppe(大草原) just after 1 pm local time.A video game developer from Texas, Garriott paid $ 30 million to fly into space alongside US astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov.Garriotts father, Owen, watched the la
3、unch through telescopes on an observation platform and Garriotts girlfriend, Kelly Miller, burst into tears. “I am very happy for him. It is one of the things he really wanted to do， ” Miller said as others opened champagne to celebrate the successful launch.“I can see he is really enjoying it like
4、a little kid in the candy shop , ” Miller said.Space officials said the Soyuz rocket had reached orbisafely and would dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in about two days.“He made it; he made it into orbit. It is marvelous， ” said Owen Garriott, a physicist who was selected as an astron
5、aut by NASA for his scientific background. He spent 60 days in space in 1973 and another 10 days in 1983.After 12 days in space Garriott will return to earth with the ISSs former crew on Soyuz , a three person reentry capsule(返回舱) which has broken down on its last two flights back to earth.1. Who ar
6、e the passengers except Richard Garriott in the spacecraft?Owen Garriott Michael Fincke Yury Lonchakov Kelly Miller A B C D2. What was the reason for Richard Garriotts space travel?A. His father used to be an excellent astronaut.2B. He planned to explore a game about the space.C. He wanted to make h
7、is dream come true.D. He got too much expectation from his father.3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “dock” ?A. join together B. fly togetherC. explore together D. run together4. Which of the following about the Soyuz spacecraft is TRUE?A. It has been launched int
8、o space with Richard Garriott successfully.B. Owen Garriott once was brought into the space by this spacecraft.C. The Soyuz reentry capsule has not made a mistake until this flight.D. Garriott made a second attempt to fly back to earth on Soyuz.5. In which part of the newspaper will you probably fin
9、d this passage?A. Travel. B. Education. C. Science. D. Business.参考答案 BCAAA第二篇中考英语阅读理解分类练习：科普环保类A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Y
10、ellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yel
11、low. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. Its the first time for them to go away from
12、their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children 3want to take them-and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot o
13、f time for students to take a school bus.【小题 1】According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students. Ayellow Bblack Cwhite Dred【小题 2】According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers? AFrance BBritain CGerman DJapan【小题 3】Children in Japan may easily by taking th
14、e school bus. Asave time Bbe trackedCplay games Dlove their school【小题 4】Chinese students will save a lot of time to to school. Awalk Bride a bikeCtake a school bus Drun【小题 5】This passage is mainly about . Aschool buses Bschool lifeCpopular colors Dchildren第三篇Dick lived in England. One day in January
15、 he said to his wife, “Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there.“ “Where are you going to stay there?“ his wife asked. “I dont know yet.“ Dick answered. “Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报),“ his wife said. “All right,“ Dick answered.4He flew to New
16、 York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didnt have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine oclock and said, “Now Im going back to
17、my hotel and have a nice dinner.“He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, “Where do you want to go?“ But Dick didnt remember the name and address of his hotel.“Which hotel are my things in?“ he said, “And what am I going to do tonight?“ But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and
18、went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “Please send me my address at this post office.“Choose the right answer1. Dick flew to New York because _.A. he went there for a holidayB. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing (观光)D. his home was there
19、2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him? A. Because she didnt know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might send him another telegramD. Because she couldnt leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the c
20、ity.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.D. At his friends house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager (经理) of his hotel.B. The police office.5C. The taxi driver.D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B.
21、 Dick didnt work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. 参考答案 Key: 1-5 B A B D C第四篇阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳的答案。Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didnt get popular until the end of last centur
22、y. It is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kite surfing works through wind power by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.At first, kite surfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the s
23、afer kite design. For an able and strong person, kite surfing can be very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.Compared with other water sports, kite surfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to op
24、erate the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. Its not expensive to get the equipment for kite surfing, which costs $2,500. The price of the training lessons is from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kite surfi
25、ng is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.With the rising popularity of kite surfing, most major seaside cities have kite surfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kite surfing club. ( )51. Kite surfing has a history of
26、about _ years.6A. 30 B. 50 C. 100 D. 130( )52. _ is mentioned in the passage as the power（力）of kite surfing.A. water B. wind C. The kite D. The sun( )53. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The safer kite design makes kite surfing safer.B. Most seaside cities in China have kite surfing clubs.C. Kite s
27、urfing was still not popular at the end of last century.D. It takes $2,500 to take kite surfing courses for two or three hours.( )54. The most important reason for the popularity of kite surfing is that _.A . its price is getting lower and lower.B. all people can learn and take part in it.C. its equ
28、ipment progress makes it easier and safer.D. more and more people are enjoying its excitement.( )55. The main idea of this passage is about _.A. the development of kite surfing B. the way of operating kite surfingC. the history of kite surfing in China D. the progress of kite surfing equipment参考答案 5
29、1-55 ABADA 第五篇阅读下列内容，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 good way to show your respectHere are some ways of inviting friends to your party.Mailed InvitationThe most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail invitatio
30、ns. You need to write down all the information about the party，such as the party time，place，clothes to wear，things to bring，phone number and so on.Online Invitation7You can also invite friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations，put pictures and videos in the online
31、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 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
32、the party and know their interests. But when you talk to the friends，you may forget some important information. So，youd better prepare an 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
33、friends is to _.Asend email Bmail invitationsCmake phone calls Dwrite letters on the Internet( ) 3.From the third paragraph we can know _.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 Dtalking with friends before a party( ) 5.Whats the best title for this passage?AHow to hold parties BHow to make friends8CThe important information DSome ways to invite friends【参考答案】1B 2B 3D 4C 5D
