1、12019 年中考英语选练（2） （阅读理解）(限时:30 分钟)A 话题 体裁 词数 难度 建议用时动物保护 说明文 109 5 分钟RIVER DOLPHIN RUNNING OUT OF TIMEThe Yangtze dolphin is the only kind of dolphin that lives in freshwater all its life. Scientists say that the finless freshwater dolphin that has lived in the Yangtze River for over 20 million years
2、, will die out in 15 years. Its in danger of disappearing forever. Dangers: Dredging(挖掘) of their habitatHeavy boat traffic in the Yangtze RiverInsecticide(杀虫剂) and mercury(汞)1. How long has the Yangtze dolphin lived in the Yangtze River? A. For 20 million years. B. For less than 20 million years. C
3、. For more than 20 million years. D. For about 20 million years. 2. What is NOT a danger to the Yangtze dolphin? 2A. Dredging the river bed. B. Boats in the river. C. Insecticide and mercury. D. Swimmers. 3. How heavy is an adult Yangtze dolphin? A. 30 kg. B. 45 kg. C. 30 kg45 kg. D. 75 kg. 4. What
4、does the Yangtze dolphin mainly eat? A. Fish and shrimp. B. Fish. C. Shrimp. D. Grass. 5. In the first picture, the underlined word “finless” means _ in Chinese. A. 有鳍的 B. 无鳍的 C. 温顺的 D. 好看的1.【解析】选 C。细节理解题。由第一段中的“. . . for over 20 million years”可知。2.【解析】选 D。细节理解题。由 Dangers 部分所列出的三方面的危害可知不包含选项D(Swimme
5、rs)。3.【解析】选 C。细节理解题。由图片中的“Weight: 30 kg45 kg”可知。4.【解析】选 A。细节理解题。由图片中所罗列出的两种主食(Main diet)可知。5.【解析】选 B。词义猜测题。由第一幅图片中的“No fin on the back”可知。BThere are some similarities and some differences between growing up in Australia and China.I lived in a small town of about 20,000 people, called Gympie on the e
6、ast coast of Queensland. It is not as crowded in Australia, so people can live in houses that have front and back yards. I always enjoyed playing on the grass in the front yard.Each weekday morning I would wake up at about 7 a.m. and get ready for school. My favourite cereal(谷物) was called Weet-Bix.
7、 I often ate nine or ten Weet-Bix to copy my favourite sports stars that I saw on TV!As well as playing sports, I also played the saxophone. Some mornings I went to school early for band practice and played my saxophone, before classes started at 8:30 a.m. English and PE were my favourite subjects a
8、t school. My friends and I played tag(捉人游戏) or handball during our lunch breaks.School finished at 3 p.m. After that I would usually go to sports training. 3In summer I played cricket and in winter I played hockey. Sometimes I played tennis too!When I finally got home I was very tired. For a special
9、 treat, my mother sometimes cooked my favourite meal: apricot(杏子) chicken! Then I did my homework and read a book. I always went to sleep before 9 p.m.On the weekend I played sports, visited a friends house or watched TV.Gympie was a great place to grow up!1. What is the writers house like in Gympie
10、?A.A house without yards.B.A house with a front yard. C.A house with a back yard.D.A house with front and back yards.2. How long should the writer stay at school on the weekday?A.For 8 hours. B.For 7 hours. C.For 6.5 hours. D.For 6 hours.3. How many sports does the writer talk about?A.Two. B.Three.
11、C.Four. D.Five.4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The writer has no interest in Weet-Bix.B.The writers favourite dish is apricot chicken.C.The writer felt fresh after he got home.D.The writer neednt practice for the band.参考答案：主旨大意 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在学校及家里学习和生活的情况。1.D 细节理解题。由第二段
12、“people can live in houses that have front and back yards.”可知选 D。2.C 数字计算题。由短文内容可知,作者 8:30 上课,3 点放学,在校时间共计六个半小时,故选 C。3.C 归纳判断题。文中共提到 handball, cricket, hockey, tennis 四种运动,故选 C。4.BC4阅读下列短 文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。Nowadays, more and more parents have moved to cities to make a living. As a result
13、, their children have become “home-left children” and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Sanning, Fujian Province, 200 children there were chosen to answer the questions.What they want Love52%Money26%Freedom22%How they want to relaxHave sports14%Talk with friends74%Do some rea
14、ding12%How they prefer to liveLive with parents59%Live without parents14%No idea27%What they thinkof parents workin the cityBad31%Good28%No idea41%What the happiest place isSchool52%Home38%Friends homes10%根据以上信息，选择最佳答案。1. About three quarters of the home-left children relax themselves by .A. doing s
15、ome reading B. having sportsC. talking with friends D. chatting on line2. According to the form, the number of the home-left children who think school is the happiest place is .A. 38 B. 52 C. 59 D. 1043. From the form, we know that .A. home-left children can get more moneyB. most home-left children
16、prefer to live with their parentsC. home-left children want to live in big citiesD. 2000 children were chosen to answer the questions in the survey参考答案 13、CDB5DStill in shock! I moved around the house purposelessly trying to decide what to put into the suitcases(行李箱). Earlier that evening, Id receiv
17、ed a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car crash. “Come as soon as you can,” cried my mother.I wanted to hurry to her at once. But my husband, Larry, and I were packing to move from New York to Seattle. Our house was in total mess. Supper dishes sat on the kitchen table. Toys lay every
18、where. I purposelessly picked things up and put them down. Mothers crying went through my head again and again.Larry called some friends to tell them what had happened. Someone asked to speak to me. “If theres anything I can do, let me know.” But I didnt know what to ask for.Suddenly, the doorbell r
19、ang. It was Emerson. He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby.“Ive come to clean your shoes,” he said.I asked him to repeat.“Donna had to stay with the baby,” he said, “but we want to help you. I remember when my father died, it took me hours to clean our shoes for the funeral(葬礼). Give me al
20、l your shoes.”I gathered all our dirty shoes to the kitchen. Emerson got to work right away. Watching him devoting himself to one task helped me pull my own thoughts into order. I told myself to wash clothes first. Then, Larry and I bathed the children and put them to bed. One job after another.When
21、 we returned to clear the dishes, Emerson had left. All our shoes stood in a line against the wall, clean, shining. I couldnt help crying. Early next morning, we left for the airport with all the jobs done.Now whenever I hear of a friend whos lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer,
22、 “If theres anything I can do” Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that mans need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house-sitting during the funeral. If the person asks, “How 6did you know I needed that done?” I reply, “Because a man once cleaned my shoes.”1.The writ
23、er didnt know what to put into the suitcases because . A.she couldnt do it on her ownB.she was too sad to do anythingC.she wanted to take everything to SeattleD.she was not good at housework2.Heres a time line of what happened in the story.The writers brother was killed in a car crash.The writer was
24、hed the clothes.They left for the airport.Which of the events should go in the empty box above?A.Emerson came to clean the shoes.B.The couple bathed the children.C.They cleared the supper dishes.D.The writer found the shoes cleaned.3.If one of her friends has lost a loved one, what will the writer p
25、robably NOT do?A.Call her friend to ask what she can do.B.Look after her friends young children.C.Take her friends dog to the boarding kennel.D.Offer her friend house-sitting during the funeral.4.Which sentence best expresses the theme of this story?A.One persons loss is anothers gain.B.An act of ki
26、ndness is often rewarded.C.A near neighbour is better than a brother far off.D.Do something specific to help those in need.参考答案：主旨大意 本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者的哥哥在车祸中丧生,母亲让她尽快过去,由于悲伤,她不知所措,邻居过来帮助她的故事。1.B 推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句可以推断,她接到她母亲的电话说她哥哥在车祸中丧7生,由于悲伤,她不知所措。故选 B。2.A 细节理解题。根据短文倒数第三段第一、二句“I gathered all our dirty shoes to the kitchen. Emerson got to work right away.”和第四句“I told myself to wash clothes first.”可知选 A。3.A 细节理解题。根据短文最后一段第一句“Now whenever I hear of a friend whos lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer”可知选 A。4.D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要叙述了“
