1、1中考复习精选试题七一 阅读理解The Plain of Jars(石缸平原)is a great manmade wonder(奇观)in Laos，a country in southeast Asia.It is made up of thousands of stone jars.More than 90 jar sites have been found there.Each site has from 1 to 400 stone jars.The jars come in different sizes from 1 to 3 meters tall.Scientists hav
2、e long been perplexed by their original(最初的)use.Not long ago，scientists found ancient things and burial practices at the Plain of Jars.“This will be the first major effort since the 1930s to try to understand the purpose of the jars and who created them.”Dougald OReilly from the Australian National
3、University said.“The jars are empty now，but it is possible that they were once used to hold bodies.”Only a few simple objects，such as a handful of glass beads(玻璃珠)，have been found at the burial sites.And scientists think they are from about 500 or 600 BC to 550 AD.An AustraliaLaos research team spen
4、t a month collecting data(资料)at the site.OReilly said，“Though the stone jars remain a mystery，I hope a better understanding of the Plain of Jars will help have it listed as a World Heritage site(世界遗产保护区)”1.The Plain of Jars is in _A. Asia B. Europe C. America D. Australia2.What do we know about the
5、jars?A. They are of the same size.B. They were used for holding water.C. They are all made of stones.D. All the sites have the same number of jars.3.The underlined word “perplexed ”means “ _ ” in Chinese.A. 无视 B. 困惑 C. 遗忘 D. 玩弄4.What can we learn from the passage?A. The Plain of Jars is a natural wo
6、nder.B. There are all kinds of things in the jars.2C. The mystery of the Plain of Jars hasnt been solved.D. The Plain of Jars is a World Heritage site.5.Where can we probably find the passage?A. In a storybook. B. In a movie review.C. In a dictionary. D. In a geography magazine.二阅读理解Music is differe
7、nt from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their
8、 daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind
9、of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic val
10、ue (价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.1.The biggest difference between music and songs is _.A. feeling
11、sB. lyrics and tonesC. languages and countriesD. meanings2.According to the passage, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was _ it is today.A. much greater thanB. much smaller thanC. as great asD. as small as3.What does the underlined word “kind” mean?A. Type. B. Class.C. Feature.
12、D. Entertainment.4.Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?A. Native music. B. Jazz.C. Pop music. D. Classical music.5.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?A. People can get different things from the same piece of music.B. Pop music beg
13、an to be popular in the midtwentieth century.C. The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.3D. Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.。三完形填空 Ye Xiaogang is regarded as one of the most famous modern Chinese composers(作曲家)He was born in a musica
14、l family in 1995.He learned to play the piano at the age of four.His father was a composer who wrote much music _films.But later his father was sent to farm to work，and Ye was only 11 years old at that time.Ye had to work on _farm at the age of 15.He stayed there for a year.Then he entered a factory
15、.He _in the factory for six years until he was 22.The workers in the factory were _and helped him a lot，but he couldnt play the piano any more.No matter how hard he worked on the farm or in the factory，he _gave up music.He just waited for chances.He dreamed of becoming a _When Ye could play the pian
16、o again，he _hard every day in order to go to the Central Conservatory of Music(中央音乐学院)in 1978，but the school would not recruit(招收)piano students that year.Finally，Ye chose composition(作曲)as his major(专业)，_he didnt know it well.Because of his hard work，Ye soon became one of the best students at the C
17、entral Conservatory of Music.He wrote _symphonies(交响乐)He also wrote film and TV music _ traditional composers hardly ever worked on.He is really a great composer!1.A. with B. from C. for D. through2.A. other B. others C. another D. the other3.A. worked B. played C. sang D. performed4.A. cold B. frie
18、ndly C. terrible D. silent5.A. sometimes B. always C. usually D. never6.A. director B. pianist C. leader D. teacher7.A. spared B. mastered C. practiced D. reflected8.A. unless B. because C. until D. although9.A. a lot B. a little C. plenty of D. few10.A. which B. whose C. who D. whom四单项填空My mother says we wont go on a picnic this weekend. _ You were looking forward to it.A. Enjoy yourself! B. Never mind.C. Dont worry. D. What a pity!Whom was the book _ Frog _ by?Mo Yan，a famous writer.A. called；writing B. called；writtenC. calling；written D. calling；write
