2023年中考英语短文阅读（记叙文）专题练习（附答案）

2023年中考英语短文阅读（记叙文）专题练习（附答案）
一、阅读理解
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
Yuan
Longping is a great scientist who is the first person to develop hybrid rice(杂交水稻). His research greatly solved the problem of
the food shortage in the world.
Yuan Longping
started the research in 1964. When his requirement to build a research center was
agreed to, he was very excited. He put forward the idea of hybrid rice,
did experiments (实验)on the
farm, and succeeded in 1973. The new technology was tested in many areas of
South China in 1974, and then he continued to test it in other areas. China has
become the first country that can produce hybrid rice. Yuan made it possible to
grow hybrid rice in large amounts (量), and he is called
"Father of Hybrid Rice".
Besides
being a respected scientist, he is also a romantic husband and a caring
grandfather.
Yuan's
granddaughters remembered that when he traveled to Hong Kong, he wanted to buy his
wife a new watch, but it was too expensive, so he bought a candy instead. When
he was 90 years old, his family held a birthday party. Hundreds of people came
to the party. There was a moving moment: Yuan cut the first piece of cake and
immediately gave it to his wife. They also said that their grandfather paid
much attention to their English and math studies. No matter how tired he was
after work, he would still ask about their studies.
Yuan
Longping loved playing the violin, swimming and driving. What's more, he had a
special habit--playing Mahjong(麻将)with friends for an hour every evening to train his brain. Just like
common people, the scientist laughed when he won and didn't hide his
disappointment when he lost.
This is
Yuan Longping: a common person who made great achievements.
1．The underlined words "put forward" in the passage mean"____" in Chinese.
A．猜测 B．质疑 C．提出
2．Yuan Longping developed hybrid rice in order to ____.
A．test his idea in all areas B．build a research center
C．solve the problem of the food shortage
3．Yuan Longping bought _____ for his wife in Hong Kong at last.
A．a watch B．a candy C．a cake
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Yuan Longping paid much attention to his granddaughters' English and math studies.
B．Yuan Longping tested the new technology in other areas in 1964.
C．Yuan Longping was good at hiding his feelings when he played Mahjong.
5．What's the main idea of the passage
A．The close relationship of Yuan Longping's family.
B．A great but common scientist - Yuan Longping.
C．The scientific process to produce hybrid rice.
阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A famous person once
said, "We live much happier lives when we are generous(慷慨的) in as many ways as possible."
I love persimmons(柿子). A few years ago, ready to fly from San Francisco to Boston, I packed
two persimmons, one of which I ate in the waiting room. A lady asked me from
which store in the airport the fruit was bought. She looked a bit disappointed
hearing that it couldn't be bought from any store in this airport. I thought to
myself, "I can give the second persimmon away." When I offered her
the fruit, at first she refused, but when I insisted (坚持), she became glad and accepted. I felt happy to make someone else
happy, and I thought it was the end of the story.
Sometime during the
flight, the lady met me in the aisle(过道)
and thanked me again. She shared that she had grown up in Russia, where there
was a persimmon tree in the yard of her childhood home. She now lived in
Boston, where she hadn't been able to find the fruit. The taste of the
persimmon was valuable to her, reconnecting her with memories of her family.
Only then did the tiny
act make a difference to me. As a famous saying goes, "_______" The
taste of the persimmon that I offered to the lady gives me more joy than all
the ones I have eaten.
6．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．The persimmons are very expensive.
B．The persimmons can be bought everywhere.
C．The lady can hardly find persimmons in Boston.
D．The lady knew where to buy persimmons at the airport.
7．The lady thanked the writer twice because
A．the persimmon was very delicious
B．she could eat a persimmon for free
C．the persimmon reminded her of her childhood memories
D．she wanted to have a talk with the writer about her family
8．Which of the following sayings can be the best choice for "________"
A．Giving is receiving. B．Use it or lose it.
C．One tree can't make a forest. D．It's a piece of cake.
阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
When Yang Fan was
taking a walk around the Yuliang Island, she saw a black swan(天鹅) in the grass. Yang Fan knew that swans could be fierce(凶猛的). But as she got close to this one, it didn't move.
She was sure that the
swan needed help. So Yang covered the bird's head with her jacket to keep its
cool, picked it up carefully, and held it in her arms. She decided to send it
to the Animal Care Center, but the center was across the Han River, far from
the park. She didn't know how to carry the swan there. Luckily, some strangers
driving by gave her and the swan a lift to a nearby bus stop.
On the bus, no one
seemed surprised by "the unusual passenger". Instead they were
worried. Someone helped Yang Fan call the center on the way. And Li Tao, an
animal-care manager, picked her up at the bus stop and drove them to the
center. There, the animal doctors found that the swan was poisoned, caused by eating something used to kill mice.
The swan was well looked after at the center. She even made a friend- a little
dog. Thanks to people's love and care, luckily, she was cured(治愈) two months later.
"It's a moving
story. Yang Fan travelled about two hours and it was really a long way." Says
Li Tao. "And all the strangers wanted to give her and the swan a hand."
He adds, "I am happy to see that more and more people have realized the
importance of protecting the wild life since Xiangyang began to build the
civilized(文明) city."
9．Which is the correct order of the things that happened to the swan
①She was found by Yang Fan. ②She ate something wrong.
③She was cured. ④She made friends with a dog.
⑤She was sent to the Animal Care Center.
A．①②⑤③④ B．①⑤②④③ C．②①⑤④③ D．⑤②①③④
10．What does the underlined phrase "was poisoned" mean in Paragraph 3
A．困住 B．中毒 C．射伤 D．掉队
11．What can we learn from the passage
A．Yang Fan didn't try her best to save the swan.
B．The swan could be helped in a much better way.
C．Li Tao cared more about the swan than Yang Fan.
D．People went out of their way to protect the wild life.
12．What's the best title for this passage
A．Ways to Protect the Animals
B．More Animal Care Centers Are Needed
C．A Swan Meets a City Full of Love
D．Efforts the Animal Doctors Have Made
阅读理解
My five-year-old son befriends the woman. It starts with voices in the yard. When I come out to check on Daniel, his face is pressed on the fence （篱笆）.
The woman says, "You wait right here; I'll be right back. "
She returns with a saw （锯子）. There's a whirring. A circle in the wooden fence drops out of sight.
"Dad! Sandy just drilled out a hole in the fence. so Sandy and me can talk!" Daniel spins around.
I hadn't known her name was Sandy. We've lived here a month before Daniel was born.
Daniel's and Sandy's murmuring voices continue. Whenever Daniel is outside, he circles near the fence that isn't a fence any more. Some days my son just goes to stand at the hole, yelling, "Sandy! Saaaaandyyyyy!" Sometimes I hear bits of their talk.
"We painted a ghost at school. "
Or: "Wheeler and Jackson were playing football, and they told me. I couldn't play "
"That wasn't very nice, "says Sandy. "Did that hurt your feelings Did you let them know that "
I can't hear how he replies. A moment of envy runs through me. He never talks about his school things with me
Daniel and Sandy not only keep chatting through the hole, they also exchange gifts. A coloring book, then a Hot Wheels car. It's unclear what Daniel gives Sandy in return.
One afternoon, I hear Sandy's voice floating over the top of the fence with the hole. "I thought maybe Daniel could come for a play date. "
We ring the bell on Sandy's porch. She's a middle—aged woman with smiling eyes. Sandy's yard is sweet with the smell of flowers. We have a pleasant afternoon with Sandy, my son's adult friend, the first friend Daniel has made on his own. ________
A month later, Sandy leaves to care for her mother in Kansas. She left behind a box of presents: a coloring book, sidewalk chalk, the missing orange part in the Hot Wheels track. When I look at Daniel, he's looking down at his shoes.
He sometimes wanders down to the fence. Instead of calling "Sandy! Saaaaandyyyyy!" he cries. "Hello! Helloooooo!''
One day, Daniel receives Sandy's postcard. They write frequently, warmly.
13．Which of the following is the correct order of the story
a. Sandy leaves for Kansas to care for her mother.
b. Daniel and Sandy exchange gifts through the hole.
c. Daniel and Sandy are good pen friends.
d. Sandy drills out a hole in the fence.
e. Sandy invites Daniel to come to her yard for a play date.
A．dbeac B．badec C．dceab D．ecadb
14．Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 4 from the bottom
A．The neighbourhood I grew up in has a fence like this.
B．We've passed through the hole in the fence.
C．Beyond that fence stands Sandy's blue house.
D．I'm a person who looks on the bad side of the fence.
15．What can we know about Daniel from the underlined sentences in the story
A．He doesn't care about Sandy's leaving.
B．He is impressed with the shoes from Sandy.
C．He is heartbroken when hearing the news.
D．He does not want to be Sandy's friend any more.
16．Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story
A．Parents are children's best friends.
B．Trust and friendship can go beyond ages.
C．A good fence makes a good neighbour.
D．Grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
阅读理解
A blog by Sascha Marr, aged 14
My hobby is making
shoes. I've always liked designing things. I remember drawing clothes and
shoes when I was eight, and I made my first skirt aged nine. At eleven, I
started making shoes, and I now spend my free time doing that. I
became interested in making shoes when my cousin told me about an online
shoe-making course that he was doing. I immediately wanted to do one too. Mum
booked（为……预约） me on
a four-day course at the I Can Make Shoes school in London to see if I
liked it, and then I did a ten-day course there in the summer holidays. I loved the courses. On
the longer one, I made four pairs of shoes! I couldn't believe it. The
teachers were excellent. That's what was best about the classes. They
made us work really hard but they wanted all their students to have fun, too.
I've made about 15 pairs
of shoes now. At the moment I'm making a pair of training shoes using an old
pair of jeans, but I've used all kinds of different things before, from old
leather （皮革）handbags to old cotton
dresses! Making shoes has changed
my plans for the future. I know now that I want to be a designer, but not a
shoe designer. I've decided I'll do home design. I've designed lots of shoes
and also some clothes, so I'd like to try something new.
17．What did Sascha begin to make at the age of 11
A．Skirts. B．Shoes. C．Jeans. D．Dresses.
18．What does the underlined word "They" in Paragraph 3 refer to
A．The courses. B．The teachers. C．The classes. D．The students.
19．What does Sascha plan to be in the future
A．A shoe designer. B．A handbag designer.
C．A dress designer. D．A home designer.
阅读理解
What did people do to communicate in ancient
times Here are some very interesting answers to this question.
Alphorns （阿尔卑斯长号角）were
once used to communicate in the mountains in Switzerland. They are very long
and they are very heavy, too. So, alphorns are hard work to blow. Then why use
them Well, they make a loud sound which travels much further than the human
voice. Herdsmen （牧民）used
them to call cows in the distance for milking. At sunset, alphorns were also
used to send a message down to villagers that all was well. These days, they're
mostly used as musical instruments.
The people of La Gomera, an island in Europe,
have their own special way of sending messages from mountain to mountain. They
use a whistled （口哨的）language called el
silbo which comes from their language Spanish. Whistling can be heard
within five kilometers, which means it can be used across much greater
distances than shouting. El silbo can
be used for all kinds of messages, including greetings and announcements. El silbo is used a lot less than it used
to be, but primary school students in La Gomera have to learn it.
Did you know it's also possible to send
messages without making a noise This is called visual communication, and it
includes the use of flags and even smoke. Long ago, soldiers along the Great
Wall of China used smoke as a warning. If they noticed the enemy from their
signal（信号） tower, they lit a smoky fire.
When soldiers in other towers saw the smoke signal, they lit fires too. In this
way, messages about the enemy's arrival could travel as far as 800 km in just a
few hours.
20．What are alphorns mostly used for today
A．Communicating in the mountains. B．Calling cows for milking.
C．Sending messages down to villagers. D．Playing a kind of music.
21．Why do the people of La Gomera use el silbo to communicate
A．Because it can send messages to animals. B．Because it is different from their language.
C．Because it can be heard at a great distance. D．Because it is a subject for young students.
22．How did soldiers along the Great Wall get warning messages between towers
A．By listening. B．By whistling. C．By shouting. D．By watching.
23．Which of the following best shows the structure of the text (P = Paragraph)
A． B．
C． D．
答案
1．C 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．B 6．C 7．C 8．A 9．C 10．B 11．D 12．C
13．A 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．B 18．B 19．D 20．D 21．C 22．D 23．A