1、学优中考网 2012 中考英语：完形填空及阅读理解第汇编 02【答案】Unless we spend money to spot(认出，发现) and prevent asteroids(小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星体) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Eart
2、h and dont threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.But $500 million worth of new telescopes right now, then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the sci
3、entists say, well have a way to change its course.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are (i) How likely the event is; (2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 ye
4、ars. Sounds pretty rare but if one did fall. It would be the end of the world. “If we dont take care of these bid asteroids, theyll take care of us,” says one scientist. “its that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets(舰队，车队) of nuclear weapons sitting ar
5、ound on Earth? “the world has less fear from doomsday(毁灭性) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them.” Said a New York Times article.1. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A. They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B. They are heavenly bodies similar in na
6、ture.C. They are more asteroids than meteoroids.D. Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.2. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B. Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C. Collisions of smaller asteroids
7、 with Earth occur more often than expected.D. Its still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.3. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?A. It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B. It may create more problems tha
8、n it might solve.C. It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D. Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.4. We can conclude from the passage that _A. While pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world.B. Asteroi
9、ds racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future.学优中考网 C. The worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime.D. Workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth.5 Which of the fol
10、lowing best describes the authors tone in this passage?A. Optimistic(乐观的) B.Critical(批评的) C. Objective(客观的) D. Arbitrary(武断的)参考答案B A B D C *Mr. Wang teaches English in a middle school. He likes his work very much. He wanted 1 a teacher even when he was a young boy.There are six classes in a school d
11、ay at Mr. Wangs middle school. Mr. Wang teachers five of these six classes. 2 his “free“ hour from 2 to 3 in the afternoon, Mr. Wang 3 meet with parents, check students homework and 4 many other things. So Mr. Wang works hard from the moment he gets to school early in the morning until he leaves for
12、 home late in the afternoon, and his “free“ hour is not free at all.In his English lesson, Mr. Wang sometimes teaches poems (诗). He likes poems very much, and he likes Li Bais poems 5 of all.In his fifth class today, Mr. Wang taught a poem. He wrote the poem on the blackboard and read it. As soon as
13、 he finished 6 the poem, the students began to ask questions. He answered all the questions. Then he asked his students to talk about the poem. 7 one wanted to stop when the bell rang. 8 home, Mr. Wang thought about the fifth class. He was happy about what he did as a teacher. Every one of his stude
14、nts 9 the poem. When they started to talk, they forgot about the time. He did not have to make them 10 . He only had to answer their questions and help them understand the poem.1. A. was B. being C. to be D. be 2. A. In B. At C. To D. On 3. A. has to B. has C. able to D. will 4. A. take care for B.
15、care ofC. take care of D. be careful of 5. A. better B. good C. well D. best 6. A. reading B. to read C. read D. doing 7. A. Not B. No C. Have no D. Any 8. A. By the way B. To his wayC. On his way D. In the way 9. A. liked B. asked C. had D. wanted 10. A. learning B. to learnC. learn D. leant 参考答案答案
16、简析1. C。语法结构 want 后面跟不定式。 2. B。时间点后面跟介词 at。3. A。has to 意思是“不得不，必须” 。这里引出所要做的事。4. C。固定短语。学优中考网 5. D。此句后面有 at all 这一比较范围，故用最高级。6. A。finish 后面跟动名词。7. B。课堂上学生们积极发言，没有人想停下来。8. C。on ones way home 意思是“在回家的路上” 。9. A。学生受老师的影响也开始爱诗歌了。10. C。语法结构：make sb.do sth。*Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had
17、_1_ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy _2_ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and _3_ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to
18、his friend in the town. And he began to work.Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man _4_ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beau
19、tiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked _5_ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasnt at home and she had to go to _6_ at once. The doctors looked her ove
20、r and told her _7_ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid _8_ the doctors words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and _9_. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and c
21、hocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy _10_ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “Ive bought all the food you like, dear!”1. A. no B. some C. much D. enough 2. A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard3. A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for4. A. was angry B. thought h
22、ard C. agreed D. said “No.”5. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot6. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work7. A. should B. would C. to D. not to8. A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach9. A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing参考答案第*篇答案简析1. A。查
23、理家境贫困，父母没有钱资助他上学，故选 no。2. B。根据下文，查理不负众望，说明他聪明好学，故选 clever。3. A。查理学习刻苦，并顺利完成了学业，说明他各门功课成绩较好，故选 did well in。D 选项介词用错，正确词组为 was good at。4. C。根据下文查理娶了金先生女儿为妻并精心呵护她，说明查理同意了金先生的请求，故选 agreed。5. D。根据下文妻子胖得不能走路，说明她食物吃得多。此外食物为不可数名词，因此只能用 a lot of 来修饰。6. C。心脏不好，应去医院检查，下文指出为她检查的正是医生，故选 hospital。7. D。由于她的病是因营养过剩
24、引起的，医生应让她不要吃肉，糖果之类的食物，故选not to。8. B。她害怕忘了医生的指示，因此将其写在纸上，故选 to forget。9. B。与下文相对应，这里应填 went out。10. C。擅长烹饪的查理将菜买回之后，肯定要忙着为爱妻做饭，故 cooking 为正确答案。学优中考网 *Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by “culture?” Lately social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some anim
25、als have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life a group of people have in common. Culture includes the beliefs and attitudes we learn. It is the patterns of behavior that help people to live together. It is also the patterns of behavior that make one group of people different
26、 from another group.Our culture lets us make up for having lost out strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses. Instead we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects of human behavior, or “culture,” can also be found in the lives of certain animals.
27、Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(非洲小猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also s
28、hare knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.1. Choose the statement that best expresses the main idea._.A. A chimpanzee can learn to use sign language to mak
29、e sentencesB. Other animals can invent toolsC. Knowledge and communication are no longer signs of only human behaviorD. The line dividing human culture from animal culture is not as clear as we might think2. “Culture” refers to _.A. book language of behavior we learnB. the patterns of behavior we le
30、arnC. traditional ideasD. peoples good habits3. A chimpanzees use of tools means _.A. animals are the same as human beingsB. animals can be as clever as human beingsC. the dividing line between culture and animal culture no longer existsD. animals may have a culture like our own4. Which of the follo
31、wing statement is true?_.A. The ability to use language separates human beingsB. We can be certain that animals have a culture tooC. Social scientists doubt if animals have a culture tooD. Some traditional ideas about the difference between human beings and animals may be wrong5.The first sentence o
32、f the second paragraph “Our culture lets 7us make up for having lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses “ means _.A. as a result of our culture, we have lost our strength, claws, long teeth, and other defensesB. our culture has enabled us even better though we have lost our strength
33、, claws, long teeth, and other defensesC. our culture has brought back to us strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses that we have lostD.our culture asks that we lose our strength, claws, long teeth, and other 学优中考网 defenses which animals still have参考答案 D B D D B*Why do I want to go to colleg
34、e? No one has ever asked me _1 _ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have _2_ a whole variety of reasons. _3_ important reason is that I want to be a better man. Many things make human beings different _4_ or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is
35、_5_ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education _6_. As I want to be a fully _7_ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to _8_. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are _9_ the best places to teach me h
36、ow to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and _10_ fit into society.1. A. quite B. so C. such D. another2. A. come up withB. agreed with C. been fed up with D. got on well with3. A. Most B. The most C. More D. Much4. A. to B. around C. between D. from5. A. ed
37、ucation B. weather C. temperature D. science6. A. finished B. dont finish C. will not finish D. has finished7. A. develop B. developed C. developing D. experience8. A. improve B. graduate C. hear D. provide9. A. between B. among C. inside D. outside10. A. can good B. may better C. be able to better
38、D. be able to best参考答案第*篇答案简析1. C。such 常用在不定冠词或名词前修饰可数名词或不可数名词，表示“此类的”、 “这种的”，故 such 为正确选项。2. A。come up with 意为“提出、找出 ”；agree with 意为“同意” ；be fed up with 意为“对厌倦” ；get on well with 意为“和相处得好” 。根据文意 A 为正确选项。3. B。上文讲到我曾找到过各种各样的原因，其中最重要的原因应当是，因此这里应用 important 的最高级，故选 the most。4. D。固定结构 be different from
39、表示“不同于” 。5. A。本段着重说明了教育在人的发展中的作用，以及大学在教育中的地位。作为总括句，本空应填 education。6. C。这是一个含有条件状语从句的复合句，意为 “如果我不能受到更高等的教育，我就无法完成我的学业” ，故选 will not finish 为正确选择。7. B。这里只能选可作定语的选项。过去分词 developed 表示“成熟的” ，为正确选项。8. D。大学应是提供高等教育的地方 , provide 符合文意为正确选项。9. B。介词 among 可表示”包括 在内”为正确选项。10. C。与前半句相对应，这里仍应用比较级，而 may better 意思不对，因此 be able to better 为正确选项。*
