2022年中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形填空训练十六（含答案）

2022届中考英语一轮复习阅读与完形填空训练十六
A
Twenty years have passed since one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks (恐怖袭击) took place.u On Sept 11, a memorial (纪念仪式) of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was held in New York. US President Joe Biden attended the ceremony and called for national unity (团结).
On Sept 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked (劫持) four airplanes. Two flew into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York, and another into the Pentagon (五角大楼, 美国国防部所在地). The fourth one crashed (坠毁) into a field in Pennsylvania.
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. The US economy lost up to $200 billion (about 1.28 trillion yuan), while the world lost $1 trillion (about 6.4 trillion yuan), according to a UN report.
After 9/11, the US started wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen on the grounds of anti-terrorism (反恐). However, 20 years later, neither terrorism has been eliminated (消除), nor have the people been protected from wars.
According to the data released by Brown University, since 2001, the US has spent $8 trillion (about 51 trillion yuan) in wars and military operations (军事行动) in 85 countries in the name of anti-terrorism. More than 929,000 people were killed, with 387,000 being civilians (平民).
Twenty years later, the world order is “no better off” and the US is “certainly much poorer off – reputationally and fiscally – (在声誉和财政上)”, said Sourabh Gupta, a senior researcher at the Institute for China-America Studies.
On Aug 30, the US withdrew (撤退) its last forces from Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war in the country.
Choose the answer:
1. How many years have passed since the 9/11 attacks？
A. 9 years. B. 11 years.
C. 20 years. D. 50 years.
2. What happened in the 9/11 attacks
① Terrorists hijacked four airplanes.
② Terrorists attacked many politicians in the US.
③ Terrorists attacked the White House.
④ Terrorists attacked some famous buildings in the US.
A. ①② B. ①④
C. ②③ D. ②④
3. The US said it started wars after 9/11 to _____.
A. stop terrorism
B. boost the economy
C. develop the military
D. increase the population
4. What do we know about the wars started by the US
A. US people are happy to see the wars.
B. It’s the best way for the US to fight against terrorism.
C. People liked the US because of the wars.
D. They cost the US lives and money.
5. Sourabh Gupta might agree that _____.
A. Al-Qaeda terrorists have all been killed after years of effort
B. the “war on terror” was not worth the expense
C. the US has no money to support the anti-terrorism war
D. terrorist attacks like 9/11 will never happen again
B
Looking for something new to read Check out the English writer W. Somerset Maugham.
Maugham has lately gotten popular on Chinese social media, reported China Daily. Chinese people like many of his writings. That makes sense. Maugham’s words are easy to relate (联系) to. They are even easier to understand.
For example, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
With the above line, Maugham says nobody knows how to write a novel – not even himself, a famous novelist!
Where did Maugham get this uncommon way of looking at the world He had a lot of uncommon life experiences. He grew up as an orphan (孤儿). He was a doctor until his first novel became a hit (成功). He then became a famous playwright (剧作家). During World War I, he worked as a spy (间谍). Later, he traveled around Southeast Asia. All of these things would appear in his novels.
Maugham’s most famous work is the novel Of Human Bondage. It’s about a young man searching for the meaning of life and finding that the world is cruel (残酷的). Chinese readers have fallen in love with another novel, The Moon and Sixpence. It is based on the life of French painter Paul Gauguin.
Young readers may prefer his many short stories. They show the unpredictability (不可预测性) of human actions. According to Britannica, Maugham believed that people are unpredictable and forever trapped (被困住) with their emotions (情感). By joking about life’s troubles, his stories mix the silly and the serious.
Answer the questions:
1. Who was W. Somerset Maugham
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2. What does the underlined part mean, according to Maugham
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3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5
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4. What is the novel Of Human Bondage about
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5. What does Maugham think about people
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C
Q
In Chinese culture, the color red stands for many good things, for example, happiness. But writing names and letters with red pens is usually avoided. Why
A
In ancient times, red was the symbol of power. Not everyone could write with red pens – only emperors. They would reply to officials’ memorials (奏折) with red pens. The red ink that emperors used was made of cinnabar (朱砂). So their replies were known as zhupi (朱批).
Writing with red pens was also related to death. In ancient China, the criminals (罪犯) who were sentenced (判刑) to death signed their names with red pens. The records of criminals’ names were all written in red words. Names on the tombstones (墓碑) were red as well. Therefore, it was thought to be unlucky to write names with red pens.
Since red words carry bad meanings, people don’t write letters with red pens. If you write to friends or family members with red pens, it means you want to break up with them.
Nowadays, red pens are used for proof-reading (校对). Teachers mark students’ homework with red pens. So do editors (编辑) who need to correct mistakes in newspapers and magazines. But writing names or letters with red pens is still a bad idea to many people.
Choose the answer:
1. In ancient times only emperors could use red pens because _____.
A. marks in red were clearer
B. it could bring them good luck
C. red stood for power
D. it was hard to make red ink then
2. Writing to friends with red pens means _____.
A. you want to bring them good luck
B. you see them as criminals
C. you want to break up with them
D. you are more powerful than them
3. What does the author mention in the story
a. The meaning of the color red.
b. The common uses of red pens.
c. What names in red are related to.
d. How red pens are used in other countries.
A. abc B. abd
C. acd D. bcd

D
Have you ever imagined going inside of a video game That dream may soon become real. It’s called the “metaverse”.
The metaverse is a shared virtual (虚拟的) 3D world, or worlds. The word is a combination (结合) of “meta”, which means beyond, and “verse”, which refers to “universe”. The word first appeared in a 1992 science fiction book called Snow Crash. In this story, people wear virtual reality (VR) headsets to see and join the metaverse.
Now, what happens in the book is becoming a reality. Wearing a VR headset, you can meet other people wherever they are. You can work and play with them. It will feel real because the technology can simulate (模拟) our senses: vision (视觉), hearing, touch, and even smell.
“We’re talking about creating another reality, another world, that’s as rich as the real world,” said Rev Lebaredian, vice president of simulation technology at NVIDIA, a US tech company.
So, what can you do inside of the metaverse Your location (位置) will no longer matter, says VOA News. In the metaverse, “people … would be connected at all times ...” You can meet friends from other countries and go on a virtual beach vacation together. But forget Thailand – you can go to the beach on the moon, or anywhere else you can imagine. Can’t find a friend to play basketball Jump into the metaverse and find some friends to play with or go to a concert!
Cathy Hackl, an expert in metaverse technology, said her son’s first concert was inside of a video game. “Just because it happened in [a video game], it didn’t make it less real for him,” she said.
Perhaps the metaverse will change our idea of what is real.
Choose the answer:
1. In the metaverse, you _____.
A. can meet anyone you want to see
B. might feel what you can touch
C. can create your own virtual world
D. can design your own video games
2. What do we know from Paragraph 2
A. How to join the metaverse.
B. People’s imagination of the metaverse.
C. An introduction to the game company.
D. Where the word “metaverse” comes from.
3. According to VOA News, _____.
A. the metaverse will take the place of traditional video games
B. scenes in the metaverse are all simulations of reality
C. you can visit any place you want to in the metaverse
D. the metaverse will take the place of real life
4. What is Cathy Hackl’s attitude toward the metaverse
A. She thinks the metaverse is just a different kind of reality.
B. The metaverse will hardly change our lives.
C. It is not good for kids to join the metaverse.
D. The technology still needs to be developed.

E
Cloze
One day, a teacher went into her classroom with a glass of water. She wanted to explain stress management to her students. First, she asked her students, “How 1 is this glass of water ”
They gave many 2 answers. Some students said it weighed 200 grams, others simply said they didn’t know.
She smiled and replied, “Actually, the weight of the glass doesn’t matter. It 3 how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a(n) 4 in my arm. If I hold it for a day, I’ll have to call an ambulance (救护车). In each case, it’s the same weight, but the 5 I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
She continued, “That’s the way it is with stress. 6 we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, they will become increasingly heavy. We won’t be able to carry on.”
“Just like putting down this glass of water, you have to put your stress down for a while and rest before 7 it again. When we’re refreshed (精神振作的), we can carry on with our burdens － holding them more 8 each time.”
As this teacher said, we shouldn’t carry our burdens around all the time. 9 them today and pick them up tomorrow. No matter 10 burdens you’re carrying now, put them down for a moment and get some rest. Your mind will thank you for it.
1. A. clear B. sweet
C. long D. heavy
2. A. strange B. different
C. special D. same
3. A. depends on B. carries out
C. prepares for D. decides on
4. A. chance B. rest
C. ache D. look
5. A. smarter B. heavier
C. harder D. longer
6. A. If B. Like
C. While D. Until
7. A. throwing B. holding
C. breaking D. pouring
8. A. quickly B. quietly
C. slowly D. easily
9. A. Eat B. Forget
C. Waste D. Solve
10.A. what B. how
C. where D. why
参考答案
A: CBADB
B: 1. He was an English novelist and playwright.
2. There are no fixed rules for writing a novel.
3. Maugham’s uncommon life experiences formed his way of looking at the world.
4. It’s about a young man searching for the meaning of life and finding that the world is cruel.
5. People are unpredictable and forever trapped with their emotions.
C: CCA
D: BDCA
E: 1-5 DBACD 6-10 ABDBA