1、12019年中考英语阅读理解基础练（4）Passage A（2019 中考选练）Let us begin by saying what causes our dreams. Our dreams do not come from another world. They are not messages from some outside source .They are not a look into the future, either.All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes
2、, needs and memories. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold , his dreams may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on ice or in snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight
3、 is likely to come from the experience you have today.So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has influence on you while you are sleeping（feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.）and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now. This
4、is why children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, home-sick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.To show you how this is happening while you are asleep and how your needs and wishes can all be joined together in a dream, here
5、 is the story of the experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbed cotton. He would dream he was in hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling gently his hands!There are some scientists who have made a special stu
6、dy of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true. In other words dream
7、ing is a way of having your wishes carried out.1. From the passage we know that our dreams .2A. are imagination of our daily life B. are mans curious look into the futureC. have nothing to do with our feelings D. are to some degree connected with our feelings2. In your dream when you feel like eatin
8、g something it indicates（暗示）that .A. you are in a state of being cold B. you are in a state of being tiredC. you are in a state of hunger D. you should have had your dinner that day3. Some scientists explanation of dreams .A. is not widely accepted though a bit reasonable B. gives an exact descripti
9、on of our lifeC. provides us with information of dreams D. is of no use for us参考答案 DCA Passage B中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类 There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(对比) the pr
10、ices of the things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice when we shop.Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.Some of these choices are
11、small. For example, will I take an apple or a pear for lunch? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We 3make
12、choices like this every day.We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the cinemas, think about this: Who el
13、se does your choice affect?【小题 1】According to the passage, we can learn _ at school. Aall the things we need to know Bnothing usefulCsomething we need to knowDthose things that are useless in daily life57. 【小题 2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage? ATo shop carefully, we need
14、to compare the prices of the things in different shops.BTo shop carefully, we need to compare the quality of different brands.CTo shop carefully, we need to buy the cheapest things.DTo shop carefully, we need to know how to make a choice when we shop.【小题 3】We need “life skills” to make our lives_. A
15、useful and happy Brich and happyCuseful and colorful Dpoor but happy【小题 4】The choices we make every day can affect _. Aour family BothersCour friends Dourselves and others【小题 5】What should we do before we make a choice according to the passage? AAsk others for advice.BThink about the effect it will
16、bring to others.CAsk for others permission.DCheck it on the Internet4Passage CA Trip to the ForestOne day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres
17、 from their camp(营地), it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could h
18、e take his friends back to the camp?Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. W
19、here were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!1. John and his two friends went to the forest to _.A. build their camp B. find their way home C. enjoy the mountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest2. They could not fin
20、d their way back be-cause _.A. there was only one road to their camp B. they couldnt decide which of the two roads led to their tents C. there were no roads in the mountains at allD. everything was covered by the white snow53. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _.A. Johns house
21、B. the camp C. the forest D. the mountains4. The horses stopped because_. A. it was getting late B. they were tired after running for a long wayC. they knew that they had got to the campD. they had seen Johns house5. The story happened _. A. on a cold winter day B. on a dark snowy evening C. in a co
22、ld camp far from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen参考答案Key 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. APassage DCome to get books at a great price and support a charity(慈善机构)* Youre welcomed to give away books for all ages.* Buy used books (including some best sellers) as follows.Absolutely Almost by Lisa
23、Graff, US $2.99 (used) Albie has always been an “almost”. Hes almost good at sports. Hes almost smart enough to pass his spelling test. He almost makes his parents proud. In 6fact, Albie has a long list of the things hes not very good at. However, things begin to change when Albie gets a new babysit
24、ter, Calista. What will happen to this “almost” boy?This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki, Canada $5.83 (used) Every summer, Rose goes with her mum and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. Roses friend Windy is always there, too. But this summer is different. Roses mum and dad keep fighti
25、ng. Rose and Windy want to run away from it, but they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. Its really a summer of sadness and growing up.The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm, US $1.06 (used)Elevenyearold Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old bes
26、t friend. She even misses her dearly dead goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He looks a lot like Ellies grandfather, a scientist whos always been crazy about immortality (永生). Could this strange boy really be Ellies grandpa? Has he finally found the secret to immortality with Ellie?( )1.
27、 The three best sellers mentioned above _.A. are sold at the same priceB. are all secondhand booksC. were written by American writersD. will be given away for free( )2. The writer of the book Absolutely Almost is _. A. Lisa Graff B. Mariko TamakiC. Jillian Tamaki D. Jennifer L. Holm( )3. Rose wants
28、to run away from her life because _. 7A. she doesnt have a holidayB. she is looking forward to growing upC. she cannot meet her friendD. the relationship between her parents goes bad( )4. Ellie misses everything in the past because _. A. she wants her life to stay the sameB. her goldfish and her old
29、 friends diedC. her present life is out of order and terribleD. the strange boy used to be her best friend( )5. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The book fair will last two days and a half. B. The book fair will be held at the City Hall.C. Buying books at this fair may help a charity. D. Books tha
30、t are given away must be for teenagers.参考答案 15 B A D A CPassage E阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳的答案。One year, a college in the Unites States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the mari
31、gold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some exp
32、erts in the college doubted it , but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold. Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.The old woman was a fl
33、ower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her right children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldnt complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.8Still,
34、the old woman didnt change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and get the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chos
35、e. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old womans husband died, her children flew far and high, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw
36、 a marigold which was not nearly white, but as white as sliver or snow.A problem even experts couldnt deal with was solved by an old woman who didnt understand genetics. Wasnt it a miracle?To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle!1. According to the passage, _ mar
37、igold is unusual.A. white B. purple C. brown D. golden【答案】A【解析】本题为信息定位题：根据 “but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one.”可知答案选 A。2. The underlined part “focus” is closets in meaning to “center of _”.A. energy B. activity C. attention D. creativit
38、y【答案】C【解析】 “Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.” 这句话暗含了一个转折关系，focus 是和 unknown对应的，所以 C符合句意。3. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. the children didnt agree on their mothers decision B. the woman needed the great reward for her big familyC. the ex
39、perts also succeeded in growing the white marigoldD. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family【答案】A【解析】本题为细节定位和理解题：根据 “But her right children were totally against her decision.”可知 A是正确的，B,C,D 文章中都没有提到。4.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she _.A. was l
40、uckier than experts 9B. put her heart into flowersC. got support from her familyD. studies the seed genetics well【答案】B【解析】本题为细节题：根据 “To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle!”可知 B是正确答案。根据 “But her right children were totally against her decision.”可知 C选项错误。根据 “a wo
41、man who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldnt complete what the experts could never do” 可知 D是错误的。5. The passage mainly talks about _.A. the difficulties B. the possibility of going beyond expertsC. the unforgettable development of marigoldD. the importance of holding on to dreams【答案】D【解析】本题为主旨大意题：本文的主旨在最好一句话揭示：To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle! 故答案为 D。
