1、12019中考英语阅读理解精编（五）第一篇（2019 中考日常生活类训练）Though many countries have laws against the illegal ivory trade (反对非法象牙贸易), tens of thousands of African elephants are killed every year.In January, 2014, hundreds of elephant tusks (象牙) as well as ivory sculptures were put into two large crushing machines (粉碎机)
2、in Guangdong, China. In all, more than six tons of ivory were destroyed. People called the event an ivory crush. In November, 2013, the similar event happened in Colorado, America. There, wildlife officials also destroyed more than six tons of ivory. Though it may sound strange, wildlife officials a
3、re crushing ivory to help save African elephants. Stephanie Wang, who works for the Wildlife Protection Society in New York City, says, “We try to let the world know that we dont think ivory is valuable when its not on an elephant.” Each year, poachers kill elephants, cut off their long tusks and ta
4、ke the tusks out of Africa secretly. Then they sell the tusks and get thousands of dollars. The buyers use the ivory to make sculptures, jewellery and traditional medicines. The purpose of recent ivory crushes is to send a message to the poachers and those who buy illegal ivory. Stephanie Wang says,
5、 “Chinas ivory crush is an important step. However, it is only a small amount (数量) of the illegal ivory. If we dont stop the illegal ivory trade, African elephants could disappear from the wild within 10 years.”1. The writer mentions _ ivory crush(es) in the passage. A. one B. two C. six D. twelve 2
6、. What can we infer from the passage?A. There are too many elephants in China.B. Chinese people cant afford ivory sculptures. C. American people never buy ivory sculptures.D. Wildlife officials are against the ivory trade.23. What does the underlined word “poachers” mean in Chinese?A. 偷捕动物的人 B. 热爱动物
7、的人C. 虐待动物的人 D. 训练动物的人4. According to Stephanie Wang, _. A. its not a good idea to crush ivory B. all of the ivory trade is in China C. we should do a lot to protect African elephants D. African elephants will disappear within 10 years参考答案 1B 2D 3A 4C 第二篇2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类Experts(专家) say that stu
8、dents usually need eight to ten hours sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that ever
9、y morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指) with his eyes still closed, begging(请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.A report shows that without a good nights sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱) th
10、an they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some
11、 clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.【小题 1】The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because_. Ahe didnt have enough sleepBit wasnt time for him to get upChe didnt want to go to schoolDhe wanted his mother to wake him up3【小题 2】In this passage “early birds”
12、 means “persons who _” Aget up early Bget up lateCsleep less Ddont want to sleep【小题 3】According to the passage, which of the following is right?_ AIf you want to study better, you must work hard at night.BSleeping less means working hard.CSome clever students are able to work well in class because t
13、hey have good study habits.DStudents dont have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.第三篇Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in todays world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of job
14、s for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work fr
15、om people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.1. It was _ for people to find work before than today.A. not possible B. difficult C. m
16、ore difficult D. easier2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _.A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as beforeC. 4% of the people will have jobs D. 97% of the people will have jobs43. One machine can do as much work as _.A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in
17、 the worldC. 40 people D. 75,000 people4. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?A. 70% of the people. B. 4% of the people in the world.C. More than 75,000. D. About 75,000 people. 5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Machines are taking work instead of people.B. Now mo
18、re people are out of work.C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.D. Most people want to have jobs.【答案及解析】1. 由短文的第一句话 It has become more difficult in todays world to find work for everyone. 可知现在找工作比以前更困难，即以前找工作比现在容易得多。所以答案选 D。2. 由短文的第二句话 The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year
19、 just to keep the old number of jobs for the people. 准确地理解了这一句话的意思就能得出正确答案为 B。3. 由短文的倒数第二句话 One machine can often do the work of forty people.可知此题的正确答案为 C。4. 此题根据原文的最后一句话可直接得出答案为 D。5. 此题在原文中都可找到答案，而 C答案与作者的观点 Machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday.不一致，所以选 C。第四篇阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。It is
20、a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. What could be more interesting than a bike ride? But wait!Going for a bike ride is a lot of fun, but accidents often happen. Every year, about 300,000 kids are taken to hospital because of bike injures. Some of these 5injures are so seri
21、ous that children die, usually from head injuries. Thats why its so important to wear a bike helmet. Wear a bike helmet every time you ride, even if you are going for a short ride.Riding a bike that is the right size for you also helps keep you safe. When you are on your bike, your feet should be ab
22、le to touch the ground. Before you ride, check your brakes(刹车) to make sure that they work well. Wearing _ clothes can also help you stay safe. It helps other people on the road see you more clearly. And if they see you, that means theyre less likely to run into you. Daytime riding is the safest, so
23、 try to avoid riding your bike when its getting dark.It is helpful to learn some hand signals(手势信号) . These are like turn signals and brake lights for bikers. They help cars and trucks know what you will do next, so they dont run into you. 54.Which of the following BEST matches the underlined word “
24、helmet”?A. B. C. D. 55. Which of the following words can be put in _?A. clean B. expensive C. brightly-colored D. big56. According to the passage, we can know_.A. few kids get hurt when they ride a bike.B. Children shouldnt be allowed to ride a bike.C. Its safer to ride a bike in the evening.D. hand
25、 signals are important to bike riders.57. Who is the passage written for?A. People who make bikes. B. People who never ride.C. People who sell bikes D. People who love cycling.参考答案 5457 ACDD 第五篇Different countries have many different kinds of climate (气候)And in one big 6country people in different a
26、reas may often have different kinds of climates as well.The United States has many different kinds of climate.On the northwest coast (海岸)，the temperature changes very little between summer and winter.It is not hot or cold all the year around.But the people in the north central states have a very dif
27、ferent kind of climate.In those states，people wear light clothes in summer，and in winter they need to wear heavy woolen clothes.In the southwest coast of the United States，temperatures in summer are very different from those in winter.Summer is usually hot，and winter is usually cold.In spring the te
28、mperatures are warm，and in fall temperatures are cool.Many years ago，people in the cold parts of the United States didnt often get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits during the summer.Today，however，trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to the cold parts of the United States.In th
29、is way，Americans“send their climates”to people in other states.( )6. The summer and winter temperatures are almost the same _.A. in the northeast of the United States B. on the north central statesC. in the west of the United States D. on the northwest coast( )7. In the north central states people w
30、ear _ clothes in summer and _clothes during the winter.A. silk; light B. light; heavy wollen C. wool; cotton D. wool; silk( )8. The word “temperature”in this passage means “_” in Chinese.A. 湿度 B. 脾气 C. 气候 D. 温度( )9. Today people _ can get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits.A. in the north central sta
31、tes B. in every part of the United StatesC. in the cold parts of the United States D. in the southwest part of the United States( )10. From the passage we know that the climate of the United States _.A. is always very cold B. is warm in winterC. is widely different D. changes very little between summer and winter7610 D B D C C
