1、学优中考网 2012 中考英语冲刺版：阅读理解精选共 36 集【第 6 集】 该资源选择的题型有：阅读回答问题、阅读单项选择、阅读改写填空、阅读判断正误。都有答案，至少一半的有具体解析。09根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。In 1605, a scientist took a willow branch(柳枝) and planted it. He didnt plant it in the ground, however. He planted it in a vase of soil(泥土). For the next five years
2、, the scientist watered that willow carefully.The willow grew and grew. Where did it get the food for its growth? To most people, this was an easy question. The willow plant, of course, took the food from the soil.The scientist, however, wanted evidence(证据).If the willow took the food from the soil
3、for its growth, then, as it grew and weighed more, the soil ought to weigh less. He weighed the willow branch before he planted it. It weighed five pounds. Then he weighed the soil. It weighed 200 pounds. After five years, he weighed the plant and the soil again. The willow tree weighed 169 pounds,
4、but the soil weighed almost the same.The result(结果) was surprising. Where did the 164 pounds come from?After many investigations(调查), the scientist got the answer. He had given water to the willow, and the willow got its food from the water.He was right, in a way. Today we know more about the questi
5、on.1. The scientist did the experiment in the sixteenth century.2. Most people thought the plant got the food from the soil for its growth.3. The soil in the vase weighed two hundred pounds.4. The scientist found that the willow grew and weighed more and the soil weighed less.5. The soil weighed 164
6、 pounds after five years.6. Now we know about the question as much as the scientist did.答案及解析1. B 事实细节题。因为 1605 年是第 17 世纪的第 5 年，而不是第 16 世纪。2. A 事实细节题。由第 2 段 To most people, this was an easy question. The willow plant, of course, took the food from the soil 可知。3. A 事实细节题。由第 3 段的 Then he weighed the s
7、oil. It weighed 200 pounds 可知。4. B 事实细节题。由第 3 段最后一句 The willow tree weighed 169 pounds, but the soil weighed almost the same 可知。5. B 事实细节题。因为 164 pounds 不是土壤的重，而是 the willow 由 5 年前的 5 pounds 到 169 pounds 所增加的重量。6. B 事实细节题。由文章最后一句 Today we know more about the question 可知。*10Young people are often unh
8、appy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents dont understand them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a free hand.Parents often find it difficult to win their childrens trust(信任) and they seem to forget how they themselves felt whe
9、n they were young.学优中考网 For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. Its one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan(计划) things ahead and dont like their plans to be changed.When you wa
10、nt your parents to let you do something, you will have better success (成功) if you ask before you really start doing it.Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy and something else. But they dont mean to cause (引起) any trouble. They just feel that in this
11、way they can be cut off from the old peoples world and they want to make a new culture (文化) of their own. And if their parents dont like their music or clothes or their manner of speech, the young people feel very unhappy.Sometimes you even dont want your parents to say, “Yes” to what you do. You wa
12、nt to stay at home alone and do what you like.If you plan to control (控制) your life, youd better win your parents trust and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility (责任感), they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.1. Whe
13、n young people are with their parents, they dont feel pleased.2. What young people think is different from what older people do.3. What young people do is to make their parents unhappy.4. When children grow up, they hope to let them do everything alone.5. If you try to get your parents to understand
14、 you, you must do well in everything.【答案及解析】1. A 事实细节题。由第段的第句 Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents 可知。2. A 推理判断题。由第 1、2 段所述内容及第 3 段所举的例子可以推断出。3. B 推理判断题。由第 5 段中的 But they dont mean to cause (引起) any trouble 可推断出。4. A 事实细节题。由第 3 段 A Its one of their ways to show that they g
15、row up and they can do with any difficult things 可知。5. B 推理判断题。由最后一段的第句 If you plan to control (控制) your life, youd better win your parents trust and try to get them to understand you 可推出。*11有些人为了要扩张耕地和工地面积，试图把湿地变成农田，变成建筑，可是这是决不行的！因为湿地对我们人类来说是十分重要的。There are many wetlands（湿地） in China and some of th
16、em have become the worlds important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng， Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The worlds largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve（自然保护区） is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there.
17、 There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world， but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine， too. They are really good places fo
18、r wildlife（野生生物） 。 Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means the
19、re will be less and less space for wildlife.Luckily， more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year， on February 2nd， many activities are held to tell people 学优中考网 more about wetlands.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. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands ar
20、e in the _ of China.A. east B. southC. west D. north2. Usually the weather in the wetlands is _.A. hot B. pleasantC. cold D. dry3. The World Wetlands Day is on _.A. April 22 B. June 25C. February 2 D. March 224. We must protect wetlands because _.A. they are home for wildlifeB. they can prevent floo
21、dC. they can offer food to the animals and birdsD. all of the above5. The best title for the passage is _.A. Chinas Wetlands Have All Entered the Worlds ListB. WetlandsHome for Wildlife and Human BeingsC. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea WetlandsD. WetlandsValuable Recourses（珍贵资源） of Land o
22、n the Earth答案与解析1. 选 A.从第 1 段的句子 The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng， Jiangsu Province. 和地理知识可知，江苏省是在中国的东部，故选 A.2. 选 B.由第 2 段的句子 The temperature in the wetland is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine， too.可知，湿地的气温不高也不低，雨量充沛，阳光充足，这
23、样的天气不是很 pleasant 吗？3. 选 C.文章最后一句告诉我们在每年的 February 2nd，有许多的关于湿地的活动举行，所以这一天就是世界湿地日。4. 选 D.短文的第 1 段讲述了 They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals.（湿地是许多野生动物的家园） ；第 2 段又讲述了湿地 Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals 以及 Wetlands are important because they also prevent flo
24、od.所以答案为 D.5. 选 B.根据第 4 题我们就可知道本文列举了湿地的重要性，所以 B 选项最佳。*12Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”？ It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs， some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument， if someone can pla
25、y it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos， back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.The game is easy. When the music starts， the player
26、s walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction， of course， they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow， they should walk slowly.The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops， the players t
27、ry to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， 学优中考网 he drops out. Then， before the music starts again， one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again， one more player will be out.At last， there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the
28、music stops is the winner.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. If ten people are playing musical chairs， you must begin with _.A. nine chairs B. ten chairsC. eleven chairs D. one chair2. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs？ _.A. A piano B. A radioC. A tape recorder D. A tele
29、phone3. The chairs should be put _.A. with the desks B. before the winnerC. all over the room D. in a line4. When the music starts,the players must _.A. run about the roomB. get downC. walk around the chairsD. sit on the chairs5. Which of the following statements is NOT true？A. The game “Musical Cha
30、irs” is not difficult to learn.B. The last one can sit on the last chair.C. The winner can sit on the chair.D. If the person plays music,he cannot be the winner.答案与解析1. 选 A.因为在第 4 段有这样一句 If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out.那么肯定是椅子比人数少 1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选 A.2. 选 D.在第 1 段中提到了 A、B、C 三种可以
31、播放音乐的器具，而 D 项没有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选 D.3. 选 D.第 2 段的 Put the chairs in a row 就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。选 D.4. 选 C.由第 3 段中的句子 When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs.可知答案为 C.5. 选 B.本题可用排除法，由第 1 段第 2 句 It is easy to play 可知道 A 项正确；由最后一句 The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.可知 C 项是正确的；由第 4 段的句子 The person playing music cannot see the people in the game 可知 D 项也是正确的。故答案选 B. *
