1、中考英语阅读理解集练说明文AReadingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.First,readingbooksisfun.Youcanalwayskeepyourselfhappyifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisarelaxinghobby,too.Youcanreallybecomelostinabook.Next,youcanreadabookanywhere:inacar,inawaiting-room,onaplaneorinbed.Allyoune
2、edisabook!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandthenstartagain.Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobbyyouwillgetbetterandbetteratit.Thismakesyoureadfasterandbecomeeasieratunderstandingwhatyouread.Ifyoureadenough,youwillprobablyfindthatyourschoolworkbecomesmuchbetter.
3、Somepeoplesay thatreadingisoutofdate.Thisisnottrue.Youcanreadoncomputersand,themoreyouread,thebetteryourcomputerskillswillbe.Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegoodwriters,too.Theyareusuallygoodatspellingaswell,andhavemorethingstowriteabout.Readingbooksisawonderfulhobby.Whynotstartreadingrightnow?【小题1】Thep
4、assagemainlytellsus_.A. thebestplacetoreadbooksB.howtoreadbooksC.whyreadingisagoodhobby【小题2】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“convenient”meaninChinese?A. 复杂的B.方便的C.流行的【小题3】Whichofthefollowingistrue?A. Readingbooksisbadforschoolwork.B.Readingbookshelpsyoustudybetter.【小题4】Whatwillyoubeifyouareagoodreaderaccor
5、dingtothelastparagraph?A. Awriter.B.Aworker.C.Adoctor.【小题5】Thepassagesuggestsus_.A. notreadingtoomuchB. readingrightnowC. becomingawriterCBBABBReadingisthekeytoschoolsuccessand,likeanyskill,ittakespractice.Achildlearnstowalkbypracticinguntilhenolongerhastothinkabouthowtoputonefootinfrontoftheother.A
6、nexcellent sportsmanpracticesuntilhecanplayquickly,correctlyandwithoutthinking.Educatorscallit“automaticity(自动性)”.Achildlearnstoreadbysoundingoutthelettersandfindingthemeaningofthewords.Withpractice, hestumbleslessandless,readingbythephrases(短语).Withautomaticity,hedoesnthavetothinkaboutthemeaningofw
7、ords,sohecangiveallhisattentiontothemeaningofthetext.Itcanbeginasearlyasfirstgrade.InarecentstudyofchildreninIllinoisschools,AlanRossmanofNorthwesternUniversityfoundthatautomaticreadersinthefirstgradenotonlyreadalmostthreetimesasfastastheothers,butalsogotbetterresultsinexams.AccordingtoRossman,theke
8、ytoautomaticityistheamount(数量)oftimethatachildspendsreading,nothisIQ.Anychildwhospendsatleast3.5to4hoursaweekreadingbooks,magazinesornewspaperswillprobablyreachautomaticity.ItcanhappenifachildturnsoffTVjustonenightforreadingathome.Youcantestyourselfbyreadingsomethingnewwhichissuitableforyourlevel.If
9、youreadaloudwithexpression,withasenseofthemeaningofthesentence,youprobablyareanautomaticreader.Ifyoureadbrokenly,onewordatatime,withoutexpressionormeaning,youneedmorepractice.【小题1】Thesentence“Readingisthekeytoschoolsuccess”meansthatreading_.A helpsschooldevelopfasterB isthekeytoasuccessfulschoolC he
10、lpsstudentsgotoakeyschoolD canimprovestudentslearningresults【小题2】Rossmantellsthatanychildwho_willprobablybeanautomaticreader.A turnsoffTVonenight4weeksB readsbooksbythewordquicklyC spendsanhourreadingeverydayD getsthesamegradesasothersinexams【小题3】Theunderlinedword“stumbles”inthepassagemeans“_”inChin
11、ese.A 结结巴巴地读B全神贯注地读C心不在焉地读D声情并茂地读【小题4】Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“_”.AIQIstheKeytotheAutomaticityB TVIsBadforChildrensReadingC AutomaticityDependsonPracticeD DAutomaticreadersWillBeSuccessfulDCACCWehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsagopeoplealreadyknewitmovedaroundtheearthandwhereitwo
12、uldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingaboutthemoonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.Whenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmoreclosely,theirideasbegantochange.Theycouldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.MostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseonEarth.Thiswasbe
13、causetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearthsgravitymillionsofyearsearlier.In1969moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudied.Muchtotheirsurprise,scientistsfoundthat,exceptforwater,themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideaswereneededforthisnewinformation.
14、Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartofEarth.Theybelieveveryearlyinitshistory,maybe4millionyearsago,somethingaboutthesizeofMarshitEarth.Thissentbillionsofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethemoon.Inthefuture,eventhoughourideas
15、aboutthemoonmaychangeagain,wewillstillbeinterestedinit.【小题1】Now,weresure_AMoonrocksarequitedifferentfromthoseonEarth.BMoonwasonceapartofEarth.CMoonmovesaroundEarthanditstheonlysatelliteofEarth.DMoonwasonceaplanetcaughtinEarthsgravity.【小题2】In1969thereisabigevent,thatis_.A humansFoundnowaterinMoonrock
16、sB scientistsmadeoutamodernspaceshipC scientistsinventedanadvancedtelescopeD humanslefttheirfootprintsonMoon【小题3】Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?A Whypeopleareinterestedinthemoon.B Howideasaboutthemoonhavechangedovertime.C Wherethemooncamefrominthepast.D Thatpeoplehavefinallylearnedthetrut
17、haboutthemoon.【小题4】Before1969mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas_.ApartoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlierB. olderthantheearthC. aplanetcaughtbytheearthsgravityD. madeofthesamethingsastheearth【小题5】Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat_.A scientistsinthepastwerenotcleverB theearthwasoncepartofthemoonC newinformatio
18、nbringsnewideasDwenowknoweverythingaboutthemoonCDBCCDTherearefourseasonsinChina.March,AprilandMaymakethespring.June,JulyandAugustmakethesummerseason.September,OctoberandNovembermaketheautumnseason.Therestofmonthsmakethewinterseason.TheAustraliaseasonsaretheoppositeofours.WhenitsspringinChina,itisaut
19、umninAustralia.Australiaisinthesouthoftheearth.June,JulyandAugustarethewintermonths.ThesummerisinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary.Itsveryhotthere,too.NeartheNorthPoletherearetwoseasons.Thewinternightsarelong.Formorethantwomonthsyoucantseethesun,evenatnoon.Thesummerdaysarelong.Formorethattwomonths,thesunn
20、eversets,andtheresnonight.【小题1】_makethewinterseasoninChina.A October,NovemberandDecemberBNovember,DecemberandJanuary CDecember,JanuaryandFebruaryDJanuary,FebruaryandMarch【小题2】WhenitssummerinChina,itis_inAustralia.A winterBautumnCspringDsummer【小题3】NeartheNorthPoletherearetwoseasons:_.A springandsumme
21、rBsummerandwinterCsummerandautumnDspringandwinter【小题4】NeartheNorthPole,theresnonightinsummerformorethanmonths.A oneBtwoCthreeDfour【小题5】_inwinterneartheNorthPole.AThedaysarelongerthanthenightsBThedaysareaslongasthenightsCThedaysareshorterthanthenightsDThenightsareshorterthanthedaysCABBCENomatterwhere
22、thedadsandtheirchildrengo,thatlocationimmediatelybecomesatouristdestination.ThishasbecomeapatternforHunanTVsrealityshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?Andlastweektheshowwasheadingoverseasforaspecialinternationalepisode.TheentryhastakenplaceinNewZealand,whichwasexpectedtobecomeapopulartraveldestinationforChinese
23、fansoftheshow.IfyoudontknowmuchaboutNewZealandbutwouldliketoexploreit,checkoutourtravelguidetoseewhatkindsofactivitiesmightInterest you.NatureandwildlifeencounterNewZealandwasthelastcountryonEarthtobesettledbyhumans.Assuch,itsaparadiseforexoticbirds.Yourealsoabletowatchdolphinsandwhalesonboattours.P
24、ossibleitinerary(旅行指南)1. Auckland:flyinandvisitTiritiriMatangiconservationproject(bellbirdsspotting);2.WaipouaForest:hugekauritrees;3.Kaikoura:whalewatchingbyboatorairsealwatching,hiketheKaikouraPeninsulaWalkway,joinadolphinencountertour;4.Wellington(Matiu/SomesIsland):red-crownedparakeet,bluepengui
25、ns,weta,skinksandtuatara;5.StewartIsland:kiwibirdspotting;6.TeAnau:takaheandkea;7.Queenstown:flytoAucklandandfinally_43_.LandscapeloverLandscapeloversmayhaveheardthatNewZealandisbrimmingwithnaturalwonderslikeactivevolcanoes(火山),snowymountaintops,glaciersperchednearbeachesandcavesinfestedwithglowworm
26、s.Indeed,youcantseemanyofthesewondersanywhereelseintheworld.Possibleitinerary1. Auckland:flyin;2.Whangamata:beachresortsandTheCoromandelForestPark(shortwalks,mountainbiketrails);3.Waitomo:undergroundcavesandglowwormcaverns;4.Rotorua:geothermalareas;5.AbelTasman:goldensandbeaches(takingwatertaxi,seak
27、ayaking,hiking,andsnorkeling);6.FoxGlacierandFranzJosef:biggestglaciersinthecountry(hikingandguidedglacierwalks);7.Queenstown:crystalclearLakeWakatipu(bungeejumping,skydiving,horsetrekkingandcycling);8.MilfordSound:fjord(boatcruises,seakayaking,divingandflight seeing);9.Christchurch:flyback.【小题1】New
28、Zealandis_forChinesefansaftertheshowWhereAreWeGoing,Dad?AmorebeautifulBmorefamousCmorepopularDcleaner【小题2】Whichisthebestexpressiontofillintheblank(空白处)inthepassage?AhavedinnerBflybackCgosightseeingDridehorses【小题3】Howisthepassageorganized?(Par=Paragraph)A Par1Pars24Par59B Pars13Par47Pars89C Par1Pars2
29、5Pars69DPars13Pars34Par59【小题4】Fromthepassage,weknowthatNewZealandisatraveldestinationfor_.A landscapeloversBnatureloversB wildlifeloversDdifferentkindsoftravelloverCBCDFBookswhichgiveinstructionsonhowtodothingsareverypopularintheUnitedStatestoday.Thousandsofthese“Howto”booksareavailable;infact,there
30、areaboutfourthousandbookswithtitlesthatbeginwiththewordsHowto.Onebookmaytellyouhowtoearnmoremoney,anothermaytellyouhowtosaveorspendit,andanothermayexplainhowtogiveyourmoneyaway.Many“Howto”booksgiveadviceoncareers.Theytellyouhowtochooseacareerandhowtosucceedatit.Ifyoufail,however,youcanbuyabookcalled
31、HowtoTurnFailureintoSuccess.Ifyouwouldliketobecomeveryrich,youcanbuythebookHowtoMakeaMillion.Ifyounevermakeanymoneyatall,youmayneedabookcalledHowtoLiveonNothing?Oneofthemostpopulartypesofbooksisonethathelpsyouwithpersonalproblems.Ifyouwanttohaveabetterloveoflife,youcanreadHowtoSucceedatLoveEveryMinu
32、teofYourLife?.Ifyouaretiredofbooksonhappiness,youmaypreferabookcalledHowtoMakeYourselfmiserable?.Manyofthesebookshelppeopleusetheirtimebetter.Somepeoplewantbookswhichwillgivethemusefulinformationaboutsports,hobbies,andtravel.Otherpeopleusetheirfreetimetomakerepairsandimprovementsontheirhomes.Theypre
33、ferbookswhichgivestepbystepinstructiononhowtorepairthings likeplumbing(卫生管道工程)andelectricalwiring,oronhowtoredecorate(重新装饰)orenlargeahouse.WhyhaveHowtobooksbecomesopopular?Probablybecauselifehasbecomesocomplex.Todaypeoplehavefarmorefreetimetouse,morechoicestomake,andmoreproblemstosolve.Howtobookshel
34、ppeopledealwithmodemlife.【小题1】“Howto”booksarewelcomedintheUnitedStatestodaybecause_.A thesebooksarecheapB AmericanslovethewritersofthesebooksC thereaderscangetthemwithoutpayinganythingDthesebookscanhelptheAmericansdealwiththeirproblemsinmodernlife【小题2】These“Howto”booksarewrittento_.A tellpeopletolov
35、etheirlifeBearnmoneyCgivepeoplesomegoodadviceonhowtoDsaysomethingaboutAmerica【小题3】Beforesomeonewantstofindagoodjob,he.A buyabookonHowtoMakeaMillion?B readabookonhowtochooseacareerC begbossesormanagersforitD usehisfreetimetolookforit【小题4】E Ifpeoplewillnotsucceedinwhatheisdoing,abookcalled_cangivehelp
36、.A “Howto”TurnFailureintoSuccessB “Howto”MakeaMillionC“Howto”SucceedatLoveEveryMinuteofYourLifeD“Howto”MakeYourselfMiserable【小题5】Whichheadlineofthefollowingisthebestforthispassage?A “Howto”BooksinAmerica.B “Howto”BooksAreOrdinaryinAmerica.C Thousandsof“Howto”Books.D BookswithTitleThatBeginwiththeWor
37、ds“Howto”.DCBAAGForsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic”.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencesbetweentwosongs.Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamuicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesof
38、metalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Infact,mostpeoplecannotunderstandwhatitfeellikebeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingcentercanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicshavetostayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresultinsocialloneliness.“Iusedtohateparties,”says
39、Margaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentify(辨别)thisunusualcondition.Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentforthoseofpeoplewhocanenjoymusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex(复杂的),anditisnotconnectedwithpoorhearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernon-musicalsounds
