1、12019年中考英语阅读理解习练二【实战训练】 A（2019 中考科普环保类选练）The Worlds Water ShortageThe world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70 percent（百分比）of the earths surface is covered with water. But about 97 percent of this huge amount is sea water, or salt wate
2、r. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percentthe fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources（资源）. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers（冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted. However, as things stand today, this
3、small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing（增加）rapidlyalmost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid（避免）a severe（严重的）worldwide water shortage later on. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One o
4、f the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system（下水道）. From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe used water to a purifying（净化）plant. There it can be
5、treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as if it were fresh from a spring. But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. All wed have to do to make use of the vast reserves（贮备）of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. If we take
6、these steps well be in no danger of drying up. 1. The world is thirsty for water because we can only use _ percent of the water covering the surface of the earth. A. 3 B. more than 3 C. less than 3 D. 9722. Which of the following statements is Not true? A. As things remain unchanging, this small amo
7、unt of fresh water is still enough for us. B. Our need for water is becoming larger and larger. C. There will be no water shortage in the future. D. We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem. 3. To reuse water, we should _. A. treat it with chemicals B. use it only once C. send it
8、 out into a sewer system D. make it flow into underground tanks 4. In order to have enough water, we should also make use of _. A. icebergs and glaciers B. sea water C. rivers and lake D. underground water 5. In the passage, the writer tells us _. A. to make enough water B. to pay more attention to
9、the water shortage problem C. to pipe used water to a purifying plant D. to reuse the water 参考答案 CCABB【实战训练】 B捡钱不还虽可享用一时，但良心会一辈子不安；拾金不昧虽有点一时不忍，但那种感觉将会worth more than anything could buy。3I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables
10、 when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the owner w
11、ould be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I
12、 told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away. Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would ha
13、ve been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someones Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was wor
14、th more than anything could buy. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Which of the following is true?A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone. 4B. The writer wasnt surprised when the man gave her a reward. C. Nothing in the wallet was missing. D. The man was very, very excited when he g
15、ot his wallet back. 2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _. A. she thought Christmas was coming B. the owner came back too soonC. she didnt know there was so much money in itD. as an honest person, she didnt care much about money3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer
16、accepted a reward of $ 20. B. The writer regretted(后悔) that she had returned the wallet. C. The writer didnt return the wallet until the owner came back. D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet. 【答案及解析】1. 选 C。由于作者并未打开钱包，更没有从中取出什么，所以说 Nothing in the wallet was missing。2. 选 B。根据文章最
17、后一段中的 Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it可排除选项 C和 D。比较选项 A和 B，再结合文章大意，选 B为佳(from )53. 选 B。此题可用排除法来做：根据第 1段最后两句 He took out a
18、twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away可知选项 A与文章内容相符；选项 B的意思是“作者直到失主返回来才将钱包还给他”，这显然与文章内容相符；根据第 2段最后一句话 The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy可知，选项 D也与文章内容相符。【实战训练】 C阅读下面短文或图表，并选择
19、正确答案。On the way back from work every evening, more often than not there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway (快车道). He looked to be in his late 40s but was probably a lot younger. He had shoulder length straight black hair and a short beard.Every day after work I would remembe
20、r to gather any spare change, and put it aside to give to him if I saw him. A feeling of joy would come over me every time I saw him, while coming off the ramp (坡道). So did he. Sometimes the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His answer would always be the
21、same, “Im blessed!”Then one day I was called into my bosss office and was told that I had been fired. For the rest of that day all I could think of was “how am I going to provide for my kids as a mother, how am I going to pay rent?”Needless to say that on my way home that day I was very sad and upse
22、t. I didnt remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did. Yet there he was as always, as I turned the ramp. He set his eyes on me, while still smiling and waving at others as usual.While I was waiting for the red light to turn, he strolled (闲逛) over to my car. He had a bi
23、g smile. He looked at me straight in the eyes and said, “Today I will 6give you a dollar.” He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill.You see that day he taught me a valuable lesson more than a dollar bill. No matter what material things are taken from you, no one can take away you
24、r choice to be joyful. Every time Im faced with challenges, I think of the homeless mans valuable lesson and remember that I am blessed.34.The writer would have a short conversation with the homeless man when .A. she waited for the red light to turn B. she gave spare change to himC. she had a good t
25、ime that day D. she wanted to know how he lived35. Why did the writer feel sad and upset after out of the bosss office?A. Because she was criticized by the boss.B. Because a new job was offered to her.C. Because she was fired by the boss.D. Because there was something wrong with her job.36. The home
26、less man gave the writer a dollar because .A. he had collected a lot of money B. he wanted to pay back herC. he knew what she experienced D. he wanted her to be happy37. The writer learned from the story that .A. a dollar bill will be enough to make you happyB. each of us has been blessed all the ti
27、meC. whenever it is, we should choose to help othersD. it is more than money that brings us happiness参考答案 34-37 ACDD 【实战训练】 D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。The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about da
28、y and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. 7Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and
29、over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the North
30、ern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights
31、. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.1When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having _.A. both day and night B. dayC. neither day nor night D. night2A place is moved from day into night
32、 and from night into day over and over by _ of the earth.A. the pushing B. the pulling C. the spinning D. the passing3At the equator day is as long as night _.A. sometimes B. never C. usually D. always4When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _ sunlight.A. less B. more C. all D. no5When it is winter in China, _.A. the USA is tilted toward the sunB. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun8C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sunD. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun【参考答案】1D 2C 3A 4B 5D
