2023年中考英语阅读训练四（含答案）

2022-2023中考阅读训练
训练四
一、完形填空 (15分)
“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen 　 1 　, waiting for my reaction(反应).
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing 　 2 　about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure(珍爱) it.
I had made the decision to be a(n) 　 3 　. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my 　4 　 when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if 　 5 　 likes my writing and I fail ” But Cody did 　 6 　what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your 　 7 　 great and everyone will love you.”
Tears filled my eyes. Refusal(拒绝) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I 　 8 　sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt 　 9　 already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.
In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky 　 10　. He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t 　11 　. In the end, he 　 12 　his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. Just to make　13　 feel better.
I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling 　 14　, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really 　 15 　 in my life.
1.A.easily B.carefully C.proudly D.naturally
2.A.strange B.special C.important D.interesting
3.A.teacher B.artist C.writer D.inventor
4.A.fear B.hope C.secret D.surprise
5.A.somebody B.everybody C.anybody D.nobody
6.A.hear B.accept C.expect D.believe
7.A.life B.dream C.stories D.choices
8.A.ever B.never C.even D.once
9.A.sure B.lucky C.brave D.proud
10.A.dog B.toy C.pen D.gift
11.A.give up B.try out C.get away D.call back
12.A.found B.kept C.sold D.changed
13.A.them B.us C.me D.him
14.A.nervous B.sorry C.angry D.lonely
15.A.respect B.praise C.serve D.treasure
二、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
A
Free Outdoor Movie What: Mudan Mall is hosting a FREE outdoor movie night! FREE POPCORN! Please bring a chair, soft drinks and snacks for your enjoyment. The name of the film: My People, My Country When: Saturday, July 18th, 7：00 p．m. Where: Mudan Square(180 Mudan Street) Tel: 8756 -2568
Sunshine Fitness Centre Course: Hot Yoga Trainer: Liu Xiaoyan Time: 7：30 p.m.～8：30 p.m.(Monday to Friday) 7：30 p.m.～9：30 p.m.(Saturday and Sunday) Tel: 8756- 1234 During our hot yoga course, the temperature in the studio can reach 38℃ to 40℃. It makes the body very warm and sweat(出汗) a lot. The heat relaxes your muscles and the sweat helps clean your body. Remember to bring your own yoga mat.
Roadside Sale What: Everything Must Go! Lots of new and gently used items(物品)—furniture, clothing, toys, plants, books and hardware. When: Sunday, July 19th, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: 266 Daxue Road Tel: 8756 -6688 Rain or shine, come by and see for yourself！
1.When can you see a free outdoor movie
A.On Saturday,July18th. B.On Sunday, July19th.
C.On Monday,July20th. D.On Saturday,June18th.
2.Which number will you call if you want to do some exercise and relax your muscles
A.8756 -2568. 　 B.8756- 1234. 　 C.8756- 6688. 　D.8756- 1233.
3.Where should he go if Li Lei wants to buy some used toys and books
A.Mudan Square. B.Sunshine Fitness Centre.
C.266 Daxue Road. D.296Daxue Road.
B
I spent a lot of time making a large shelf for my cave. I found a big tree and chopped it down. This took three days. Then, I chopped off the branches. This took another two days. After that, I chopped the wood away from one side, and then from the other side. This took more than one month. Altogether, it took forty -two days. In England, two men with a good saw could make six of these shelves from that tree in half a day.
　　I also spent a lot of time looking after my corn and rice crops. I had to protect them from wild animals and birds, so I made a fence around them. I shot some of the birds and hung them up near the corn. After that, all the other birds stayed away. I used one of the old swords I had taken from the ship to cut down the corn when it was ready. I was very proud of my corn and rice and worked hard to increase my crops. A few years later, I would have enough corn to make bread. I had to find a way to grind the corn into flour, but the rocks on the island were not hard enough. I finally discovered that a very hard piece of wood would do. I used some cloth to separate the meal from the husks. Not having an oven, I made some square pots with lids and covered them with hot ashes. They baked the dough, and I had bread! I made my cave bigger again to hold the corn and flour so that I could make bread whenever I needed to.
　　I sometimes wondered how I could get to the land which was visible from the other side of the island. I went to the ship's boat that was blown onto the beach in the shipwreck. However, I could not get it to the water. It was too heavy. I tried many different ways, but none of them were successful.
4. From Paragraph 1, we know that the writer ________.
A. made a foolish mistake in chopping down a big tree
B. felt hopeless and couldn’t make a shelf himself
C. spent a long time making a large shelf without a saw
D. made a small canoe with the wood he chopped down
5. In which order did the writer make bread successfully
a. The writer found a way to grind the corn into flour.
b. The writer baked the dough with square pots.
c. The writer separated the meal from the husks.
d. The writer made some square pots with lids.
A. a- c- d- b 　　B. a -d -c -b 　 C. b- d -c- a D. c- b -a -d
6. The underlined word “visible” in the last paragraph means “________”.
A.偏僻的 　　 B.看得见的 　　 C.模糊的 　　D.遥远的
C
Facial-recognition (人脸识别) cameras are everywhere – even in your smartphone. Many people use this technology to unlock (解锁) their phones, open doors, or make quick payments. But during the pandemic (大流行), there is a problem: everyone wears masks. What a hassle (麻烦)!
Scientists are trying to solve this problem. For example, Engineering & Technology (E&T) magazine reports that Hanwang, a tech company in Beijing, has made a new system (系统). It can recognize 95 percent of people when they wear masks.
What’s the secret It’s all about your eyes.
Marios Savvides from Carnegie Mellon University, US, studies facial recognition. As we get older, he says, our faces change shape. But the area around our eyes doesn’t. It stays the same – even if we put on weight. As long as there are enough data from the area of our eyes, the cameras can recognize us.v
Tech5 is another facial-recognition company. The Swiss company’s product scans (扫描) the shape of your face. It also scans your iris (虹膜), which is the colored part of your eyes. Tech5 hopes to ignore (忽略) all of the face below the nose.
This kind of software is more important than just unlocking your phone. “It can detect crime suspects (寻找犯罪嫌疑人) and terrorists [even when they wear masks],” said Huang Lei from Hanwang. Hanwang’s technology is used by Chinese police in places like subway stations and airports. Similar technology is used by the United States Air Force.
Huang pointed out one big weakness : it fails when people wear both a mask and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial (面部的) information is lost,” Lei said to E&T.
7. What problem does Hanwang’s new system try to solve
A. How to unlock phones with facial-recognition technology.
B. How to protect people during the pandemic.
C. How to find crime suspects at subway stations and airports.
D. How to realize facial-recognition when people wear masks.
8. What can we learn according to Marios Savvides
A. Cameras can always recognize people by their shape of face.
B. The area around our eyes stays the same shape as we get older.
C. Putting on weight may change the shape of our eyes.
D. Facial recognition technology works better on young people.
9. Which part of the face does Tech5 use to develop their technology
A. Mouth. B. Face color. C. Iris. D. Nose.
10. What is Paragraph 6 mainly about
A. Ways of finding terrorists. B. The weakness of the new technology.
C. Similar technologies to facial recognition.
D. Why the new facial recognition software is important.
D
The Merchant of Venice is a play written by British author William Shakespeare. In the play a young man named Bassanio falls in love with a girl named Portia. He needs some money. So he turns to his friend Antonio for help. But Antonio doesn’t have enough money either. He plans to borrow some money from a moneylender named Shylock. Shylock, who is heartless and greedy, agrees to lend the money, but only on one condition. What condition is it Let’s read the following story together.
　　“Shylock！” yelled Antonio. “Are you going to lend us the money or not Answer me！”
　　Shylock answered him slowly, “Do you remember all of those times that you insulted(侮辱) me in a loud voice that everyone could hear You once spat on me and called me a dog. And now you want to borrow money from me, a dog！”“Look! I'm not asking you a favor. You can charge me any interest(利息) you want. I don't mind. My ships will arrive any day now.”
　　“All right, Antonio. I'm willing to lend you the money. I won't even charge you any interest. Just pay me back on time.”
　　Antonio couldn’t believe his ears, “What did you say？”
　　“I said you didn't know me. You always call me a cheapskate(守财奴), but I am not. I will help you. I won’t even charge you a single ducat. However, there's something I'm worried about. What if you don’t pay me back？”
　　“Don’t worry, Shylock. I’ll pay you back.”
　　“Well, I need some kind of a promise. Three thousand ducats is a lot of money. If you don’t pay me back on time, I want a pound of flesh. I’ll take a pound of flesh from any part of your body.”
Antonio didn’t like what Shylock said. “No. I’d rather pay some interest if I’m late on the payment.”
　　“I’m afraid that’s no good,” said Shylock as he laughed. “Do you think I’d take money from another moneylender Besides, this agreement is only a joke! Do you think that any lawyer or judge(法官) would believe me Would they really believe that I want a pound of your flesh You don’t have to worry about anything！”
　　Antonio agreed to the condition. The three men went to a lawyer and signed an agreement.
　　(To be continued ...)
11. Which country does the author of The Merchant of Venice come from
　　A. America. 　　 B. Britain. 　　 C. France. 　　 D. Italy.
12. Who is heartless and greedy according to the passage
　　A. Bassanio. 　　B. Portia. 　　 C. Antonio. 　　 D. Shylock.
13. What does the underlined word “condition” in the passage refer to
　 A. Some interest. B.A pound of flesh. C. A single ducat. D. An agreement.
14.Which is the RIGHT order of what happened in the story
a. Shylock wanted some kind of a promise.
b. The three men went to sign an agreement.
c. Bassanio needed some money.
d. Antonio planed to borrow money from Shylock.
A. a－b－d－c 　B. b－a－c－d C. c－d－a－b D. d－c－b－a
15. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is ________.
A. to show us the love of Bassanio with Portia
B. to introduce the friendship between Bassanio and Antonio
C. to let us know why and how Antonio reached an agreement with Shylock
D. to tell us how helpful the lawyer is
第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
　 Do you sleep well every night Studies show if we have a good rest, we must have more energy to study. At the same time, we will be healthier.
The sleep environment is very important to us. The bedroom is the main place where we sleep at night, so its environment directly affects the quality of our sleep. 1.　　　　 So we should advise our parents to pay attention to ourbedroom environment.
2.　　　　 The bedroom light should be neither too bright nor too dark. If the light is too dark, it will affect people’s eyesight. If the light is too bright, it can affect the speed of falling asleep. So we should choose a kind of yellow light that gives feeling of warmth.
3.　　　　 Many old people like to put a lot of flowers in the bedroom.Of course these flowers can make us relaxed and feel well. But there are too many plants in the bedroom, which can really affect people’ s sleep quality. 4.　　　　
Our bedroom should be ventilated(通风) often. 5.　　　　 Otherwise, we may find it difficult to breathe, which can affect our sleep quality.
A.We should sleep at night with windows open.
B.Our bedroom should have proper light.
C.We should pay attention to our eyesight.
D.There shouldn’t be too many flowers in our bedroom.
E.And good sleep plays an important role in our health.
F.So don’t put too many plants in our bedroom.
G.We should often open the windows so that fresh air can come in.
1._________ 2.________ 3._________ 4.__________ 5._________
参考答案
一、完形填空。
1-5 CBCAD 6-10 ACBBC 11-15 ADCBD
二、阅读理解。
第一节
A. 1-3 ABC B. 4- 6 CAB C. 7-10 DBCD D. 11-15 BDBCC
第二节 1-5 EBDFG