1、2019 中考英语作文、补全对话阅读优新练（8）一、阅读理解A（2019 中考科普环保类选练）Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldnt be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. “Your brain is a learning machine,“ says
2、University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All thats required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method
3、 to speed up the process（过程） in which the brain deals with information (). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性）.Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to tell sounds (b
4、etween “dog“ and “bog“, for example) at an increasingly faster speed. Its a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich, hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long youre pretty quick. The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten yea
5、rs is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge, doing crosswo
6、rd puzzles, learning a language “When it comes to preventing ageing, you really do use it or lose it,“ says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University. 1. According to the new studies, what will happen to our brains? A. They will not start slowing down until the age of 30 B. They will start
7、 working slowly after the age of 30 C. They can work as well as at a young age through certain exercisesD. They can not be improved once they start to slow down 2. The writer mentioned many ways to speed up your brain, EXCEPT_A. doing a million new activities B. sleeping as much as possible C. playi
8、ng some intelligent gamesD. playing table tennis 3. What can we learn from the text? A. Using right tools is important for brains work. B. Brain research deals with information from the Internet C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer,D. Many activities can keep our brains young. 4. Which of the
9、 following agrees with the writers idea? A. The train methods work better for the old.B. People should train the brain to stop it from aging.C. The training of the brain should start at an early age.D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.5. Which one is TRUE according to t
10、he passage? A. If you are 71 years old, your brain is too old to train.B. You can eat the food to keep your brain young and plastic. C. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to train brains.D. You will feel younger when you train your brain.参考答案 CBDBC B左栏是五个人对应用软件的要求，右栏是七个应用软件的简介。
11、请为不同的人找到合适的应用软件。( )11. Jenny has to do the housework after work. She is so busy that she seldom has time to take care A. Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with word exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of a certain level, can you go on to learn of her 2yearold son, so
12、 she needs an app for him to learn to speak and count.( )12. Sam was given a list of books to read by his teacher, but he has just had an eye operation and needs some app that can store the books and read them aloud to him.( )13. Bob find it difficult to remember all the new words from the English t
13、extbook. He wants to make progress in a relaxing way for he thinks it boring to do a lot of word exercises.( )14. Cathy is fond of traveling. She needs an app that can make it easier for her to buy train or airline tickets.( )15. John is going to have a long railway trip. During this trip, he needs
14、something like games to kill the time.words of a higher level.B. Rail Friend can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time.C. World of Tanks Blitz, a freetoplay online game with over 40 million downloads, brings quickfire t
15、ank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time.D. Himalayas Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. Whats special about it is that you can use it to download book recording t
16、hat can be listened to.E. Cheese Reading catches the main idea of each book you have downloaded so that you can save time by finishing reading a book within 5 minutes.F. Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures w
17、ith the help of this app.G. Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while youre playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it！参考答案 1115 F D G B CC（民族风情及节日文化） (2018江苏宿迁)Where can you learn about the cultural relics(文物) of our country? Yo
18、u may visit museums or read books，but now a CCTV show may give you a more fun way to learn about them.The show is called National Treasure. It has 10 episodes(集). It shows 27 treasures from 9 museums across China. In order to make ancient culture relics come alive，the show uses different ways to exp
19、lain the story，history and culture behind them.Although its a show about old relics，it looks modern and technical(技术的).An IMAXsized LED screen on the stage shows the treasures in detail.The treasures are presented(呈现) by national treasure keepers(守护者)，both famous people and common people. Instead of
20、 just telling the stories and history behind the treasures，the show invites famous actors to be national treasures keepers. And they act out the stories on the stage. The actors even use the funny words to make their performances interesting and alive. For example，on the show，actor Wang Kai plays Em
21、peror Qianlong. TV viewers love his performances.While telling the stories behind the treasures，national treasure keepers also tell their own stories. For example，an old man named Qiu Qingnian is good at making natural paints for repairing ancient paintings. For many years，he has been looking for mi
22、nes(矿) deep inside mountains. On the TV program，he shows TV viewers how to make natural paints.The show has become widely popular with its interesting plots(情节)，good performances and funny words. It has promoted(推广) ancient cultural relics and has encouraged more people to visit museums.( )1. The sh
23、ow National Treasure is produced to _.A. look for national treasure keepersB. make ancient cultural relics come aliveC. show the modern technologyD. invite some famous actors to act out( )2. From the passage，we can learn something about the show National Treasure except _.A. actors good performances
24、B. the stories with interesting plotsC. Qiu Qingnians minesD. the history and culture behind( )3. What column(专栏) in a magazine might the passage come from?A. Health.B. History and culture.C. Sports.D. Science and technology.( )4. The writers main purpose of writing the passage is _.A. to tell us wh
25、at national treasure keepers doB. to explain why National Treasure is popularC. to teach us the ways of making natural paintsD. to introduce the TV show National Treasure【参考答案】BCBD二、补全对话根据上下文，用适当的句子完成对话。Philip：Good morning , Dad . （1）?Grandpa：Oh , Im cleaning my fishing rod . Have you remembered our
26、 fish trips ?Philip： （2）?Grandpa：Have you remembered catching your first fish ?Philip：How can I forget ! I fell out of the boat !But （3）?Grandpa：Yes , we did . Maybe we should do it again .Philip：What about tomorrow ?Grandpa： （4）?Philip：Dont worry . My paper work will wait . I want to spend more tim
27、e with Robbie .Grandpa：Oh , Robbie will be happy . Im too , son .Philip：Well , （5）?Grandpa：Radio says sunny .Philip：Well , Ill tell Robbie . And thanks , Dad .Grandpa：Dont thank me . Im just being a grandfather .【参考答案】1. What are you doing ?2. Yes, I loved them .（of course , I have ）3. We had a grea
28、t time . （We enjoyed ourselves .）4. Dont you have to work tomorrow ?5. Whats the weather like tomorrow ?（Hows the weather tomorrow ?）三、写作（2019 中考选练）书面表达。初中生活马上就要结束了，三年的初中生活一定给你留下了很多挥之不去的回忆。请以“One Thing that Impressed Me ”为题写一篇英语短文，向大家讲一个最值得你回忆的故事。要求：1.语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；2词数 80100 词。One Thing t
29、hat Impressed MeI have so many memories in three years school life.One of them impressed me very much. When I began to learn English，I found it too difficult.No matter how hard I tried，I still couldnt do well in it.When my English teacher found my problem，she taught me how to learn English well.Ive made great progress with her help. I think I am so lucky to become one of her students.Ive learned a lot from her.I will try to help others when they are in trouble.
