中考英语试题汇编--阅读理解2
四、阅读理解
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A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).
"I can't leave her out in this weather," the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.
"Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting a long time?" The old woman shook (摇晃) her head. ” Strange," thought the woman. She tried again. **Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded.
Then the young woman noticed the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realized that **she" was a man! She stopped the car. "I can't see out of the rear screen(后挡风玻璃) ,"she said. "Would you mind cleaning it for me?"
“The old woman" nodded and opened the door. As soon as "she" was out of the car, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.
When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed "the old woman" had left "her" handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun(枪).
46. When the young woman talked with "her", "the old woman" only nodded or shook "her" head because "she"_______.
A. didn't want the young woman to hear "her" voice
B. didn't want to trouble the young woman any more
C. was so tired that "she" didn't want to talk with her
D. was worded that the young woman had seen "her" hands
47. When the young woman found something strange, she________
A. drove away as fast as possible B. thought of an idea
C. went on driving as usual D. drove her car to a village
48. The young woman asked "the old woman" to clean the rear screen in order to________.
A. see more clearly B. drive fast and well C. make "her" speak D. throw "her" out
49. From the story we can see that the young woman was______.
and clever tiful and bright ish and shy ng and helpful
50. What do you think "the old woman" was?________.
A.A policeman. B.A basketball player. C.A robber, D.A poor villager.
B
People often say that an Englishman's home is his castle(城堡). They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than in flats (公寓) > and own their homes. They can paint and change them in any way they like. In a crowded city everyone knows that he or she has private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.
People usually like to mark(做标记) their space. Are you sitting on a beach or a train or in a library? If you are on the beach you may have spread (撒) your sands around you; on the train you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section(区域) for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite me had his bag on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was made rather angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table! I took some newspapers out of my bag and put them on his. When I did this he sat up straight at once, opening his eyes wide. I had invaded(侵占 ) his space! A few minutes later I took my newspapers off his bag in order to read them. He at once moved his bag to his side of the table.
51. The English call their homes "castles" because________.
A. they don't make friends with others B. homes provide them their own space
C. they don't want to stay with others D. they are very important persons
52. The word "private" in the first paragraph means”________” in Chinese.
53. According to the passage, if an Englishman is on the beach, he will probably ________to show his own space to others.
A. sit in another person's chair B. talk loudly with his friends
C. cover himself with sands D. spread sands around him
54. Why did the writer get angry?
A. Because the man's bag fell on the writer's foot.
B. Because the man's bag was on the writer's seat.
C. Because the man didn't leave space for the writer on the table,
D. Because the man's bag prevented the writer looking out of the window.
55. The writer put his newspapers on the man's bag in order to________.
A. invade the man's space B. let the man read the newspapers
C. take the man's seat D. let the man move his bag to his side
C
Country Soviet Union The USA China
Date 12 April, 1961 5 May, 1961 15 October, 2003
Astronaut(宇航员) Yuri Gagarin Alan Shepherd Yang Liwei
Age 27 38 38
Spaceship Vostok 1 Mercury 3 Shenzhou 5
Flight Time 1 hour 48 minutes 15 minutes 21 hours
Height 327 kilometres 185 kilometres 343 kilometres
Circles around the Earth 1 0 14
56. The form above shows us________.
A. three journeys into spaceB. daily life of three famous people
C. differences between three spaceshipsD. something about three famous astronauts
57.________went into space first.
A. Soviet Union B. The USA C. China D. The UK
58. The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
A. I hour 48 minutes B. only 15 minutes C. the shortest time D. 21 hours
59. What can't we know from the form?
dates of arriving in space. B. The birthday of each astronaut.
C. The heights the three spaceships reached.D. The circles the spaceships went around the earth.
60. According to the form, which of the following is true?
A. Vostok 1 took Alan Shepherd into Gagarin was born on 12 April, 1961.
zhou 5 circled the earth 14 times.D. Mercury 3 reached a height of 327 kilometres in space.
D
Leaves are nature' s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. They take a gas called carbon dioxide(CO2) from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into glucose. Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy(f&ft) to grow. The way plants turn water and CO2 into glucose is called photosynthesis. That means "putting together with light. ” A chemical called
chlorophyll helps make photosynthesis happen. Chlorophyll is green.
It gives plants their green color.
As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live on the food they have stored during the summer. They begin to close their food-making factories. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. Then, we begin to see yellow and orange colors. A few of these colors stay in the leaves all the time. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.
Red and purple colours we see in leaves are made mostly in the autumn. In some trees, like maples(枫树)，glucose is stored in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into red. The brown color of trees like oaks(橡树) is made from wastes left in the leaves.
61. The word "chlorophyll" in the first paragraph means________in Chinese.
A．叶绿素 B．氧气 C．胡萝卜素 D．蛋白质
62. Where is CO2 from?
A. Ground. B. Roots. C. Sunlight. D. Air.
63. The way________is called photosynthesis.
A. plants get CO2 from the air B. plants take water from the ground
C. plants turn water and CO2 into glucoseD. plants use glucose as food for energy to grow
64. Red and purple colors in leaves are made mostly in________.
A. spring B. autumn C. summer D. winter
65.________in the leaves changes into red color in autumn.
A. Sunlight B. Water C. Glucose D. Chlorophyll
