2023年广东省深圳市北京师范大学南山附属学校中考英语阅读理解故事类专训（含答案）

2023届初三中考英语阅读理解故事类专训
A
I had moved to Japan for a long- term client consulting engagement. After a few days in a Tokyo hotel I moved to an apartment. After being moved in by my colleagues, it was time to get dinner. I found a pizza deliver flyer in my mailbox, and decided to simply order a pizza as. I might have the previous week in Manhattan. The phone call to Cali Pizza was easier than anticipated and while waiting for the pizza I set about unpacking.
Unfortunately, after 45 minutes no pizza. I figured that my “easy” call really wasn’t and that I would need to make alternate plans for dinner. While thinking about what to do next, my phone rang. It was Cali Pizza calling to say that they could not find my apartment based on the address that I had given them. Once it was determined that I had provided an incorrect address, the clerk on the phone asked me to describe what I could see from my window. After some back and forth they seemed satisfied that they knew where I was.
A few minutes later the pizza arrived, This is when my “customer delight” experience took over. First, the delivery person apologized repeatedly for being late, then he showed me the small blue metal plate on my building with the correct address, and finally he refused to accept payment for the pizza because he was result: one delighted customer (me), and frequent orders from Cali Pizza during my two-year stay in Japan.
Such “customer delight” experiences become stories I have used to illustrate what it means to truly delight a customer.
1. What did the writer do first after he moved in the apartment
A. Deliver flyers. B. Place an order.
C. Call his colleagues. D. Set about unpacking.
2. why was the delivery delayed
A. The number on the flyer was inaccurate.
B. The clerk was unfamiliar with the address.
C. The wrier provided an inaccurate address.
D. The pizza was sent to a wrong address.
3. Which of the following best explains “took over” underlined in paragraph 3
A. Disappeared. B. Dominated. C. Promoted. D. Decreased.
4. What can we learn from the story
A. It’s never easy to settle down in a new city.
B. A delayed delivery may result in good profit.
C. One can’t be too careful when placing an order.
D. A short-term loss of benefit may reward a lot.
1-4 BCBD
B
Since their beautiful baby daughter Ella came into their lives, James and Ola Jordan's home has undergone a transformation in the past nine months. The designer marble coffee table has lost pride of place to a playpen. "Everything is about Ella, and that is how we always wanted it to be," says adoring mum Ola. "Our home was quite stylish before she came along; now there are toys everywhere. I can't remember the life we had without her. Ella has taken over our home —and our hearts."
The former Strictly Come Dancing professionals, who married in 2002, had longed to be parents and considered themselves blessed when Ella was born during the outbreak of coronavirus after their years of medical treatment and attempts. James tells us: "People say how this time of year becomes special again when you see it through the eyes of a child. I get that. Already she loves the Christmas lights and the tree, although she isn't going to understand what it's all about.”
There is no doubt that Ella is the couple's most precious gift ---and the icing on Christmas cake for James will be the moment she says "Dada". "We all keep saying it to her, she is not having any of it," laughs 43-year-old James. "It's just 'Mama, Mama... '"says Jam: “Ola knew that I would always be a big part of bringing up our little girl. And likewise, I always knew Ola was going to be a great mum, and very hands on."
Having James around so much has been a bonus for Ola, four years younger than James. "It has just been us and our baby so I feel lucky that James has been here. But I have missed not being able to meet up with other new mums and swap advice." "Ella is yet to meet another baby, and we will arrange another room for the new family member," says James. “but at least she is lucky that she has a really funny dad. She is always laughing and is such a happy little girl."
5. Their home was _______before they were blessed with Ella.
A. conservative B. fashionable
C. messy D. comfortable
6. If you describe something as "the icing on the cake", you mean that it makes something ______.
A. even colder B. even better
C. more surprising D. more believable
7. What does James mean when he says “Ella is yet to meet another baby"
A. They are expecting a new baby.
B. Ella doesn't want any playmate.
C. James doesn't like Ella now.
D. He is simply making a joke.
8. The story mainly tells us that______.
A. spare the rod and spoil the child
B. a wife 's health is a man's wealth
C. parents are over the moon about a baby
D. all the glory comes from mothers
5-8 BBAC
C
I am thrilled to welcome you to the 20th annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival, a special event in partnership with the University of Illinois College of Media, the greater Champaign-Urbana community, and movie lovers everywhere. Little did we think, back in 1999, that our experiment in reinventing the film festival — to make a festival that celebrated overlooked films and the women and men who made those films — would become a landmark annual event in the life of our community and contribute to the repairs of the remarkable Virginia Theater.
In selecting the films for this year, Chaz Ebert and I looked to women filmmakers for our inspiration. Fully half of our films are either directed or co-directed by women, and several others have women in powerful producing roles. Films directed or co-directed by women include 13th , directed by Ava DuVernay9 Belle, directed by Amma Asante, and American Splendor, directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. And women producers include Lynda Obst and Emma Thomas winter stellar^ and Ruth Ann Harnisch and Danielle Renfrew Behrens (Columbus).
Our opening night film is The Fugitive, directed by Andrew Davis, a graduate from University of Illinois. Our Saturday night film is the classic The Big Lebozvski. Our guest will be the Hollywood master Jeff Dowd. And of course The Alloy Orchestra will be back, this year with A Page of Madness, the classic Japanese silent film.
We would like to thank our sponsors, volunteers, festival pass holders, and individual ticket holders for their welcome participation. We look forward to your unwavering support to make our festival more successful each spring in central Illinois. We especially want to thank the University of Illinois for their loyal support year after year.
9. What was the purpose of reinventing Roger Ebert's Film Festival in 1999
A. To enrich the life of residents.
B. To help rebuild Virginia Theater.
C. To work closely with the University of Illinois.
D. To honor people whose films were not box-office hits.
10. What is the focus of this year's film selection
A. Hollywood classics.
B. Films produced or directed by women.
C. Diversity in themes.
D. Stories featuring female leading roles.
11. What does the underlined word “unwavering” in the last paragraph probably mean
A. Consistent. B. Original. C. Legal. D. Conditional.
12. Who is most likely the author of the passage
A. The President of the University of Illinois. B. A movie critic who is a friend of the Eberts.
C. A member of the Festival's organizing committee.D. A journalist who reports stories about the Festival.
9-12 DBAC
D
Marissa Sumathipala, a student at Broad Run High School outside of Washington, D.C, was practicing with her recreational figure-skating team when she crashed with another skater. Her head hit against the ice heavily. Everything went black.
Up to that point, Sumathipala’s entire life had centred around her sport — her daily schedule, exercise routine, even her diet. She had hopes of making the 2018 Olympic team. The fall on the ice would change everything, including her direction.
Sumathipala had a brain injury and it ended her skating career. Symptoms lasted for years. Her memory felt unclear at times. She’d find herself dizzy sick, or exhausted. Sumathipala consulted doctors, so many that she “lost count.” But no one had answers.
Sumathipala began to realize that there was so much unknown about the brain. She set out to find the answers herself, a path that would eventually bring her to Harvard University, where she’d concentrate in the human brain. Throughout her four years, Surmathipala homed in on brain science. She worked with the McCarroll Lab at Harvard Medical School, helping develop a new method for sequencing synapses (神经突序列) in the brain, which are crucial for memory and learning. Even as an undergraduate, her colleagues were so struck by how mature her thinking already was about science that she quickly became a trusted and valued member of the lab.
Also, Sumathipala competed with the Harvard Figure Skating Club all four years. She helped increase its membership and introduced new skaters to the sport she still loves. “I spent a long time struggling with my identity,” she said. “Growing up I was just a skater and then, when I got injured, I had to rebuild my identity. Then I was a scientist. Now, I identify as being both a skater and a scientist.”
Reflecting on her years at Harvard, Sumathipala said one of the things she’s most grateful for is seeing how things have come full circle for her.
13. What do we know about Sumathipala’s injury
A. It stopped her skating eventually. B. It led to her loss of eyesight
C. It changed her life direction. D. It was easily cured by doctors.
14. In what way did Sumathipala think she could find the answer to her disease
A. Turning to doctors.
B. Go on practicing.
C. Rebuilding her identity.
D. Doing research on brain herself.
15. What does the underlined phrase “homed in on” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. focused on B. returned to C. attended to D. stayed at
16. What made things come full circle for Sumathipala
A. Deep love for figure skating,
B. Her determination to achieve life goals.
C. The praise from her lab colleagues.
D. Good relationship with new skaters.
13-16 CDAB
E
A group of 10 students at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, recently invented a device, WheeStroll, that enables people in wheelchairs to push a baby stroller(婴儿车). The teens were inspired to create it when Chelsie King, a teacher at their school, went to their teacher, Matt, to ask for help.
Chelsie’s husband, Jeremy King, had brain surgery to remove a tumor(肿瘤) three years ago, which left him with physical challenges. While he can walk, he is unsteady and usually gets around in a wheelchair for safety’s sake. The two of them were expecting their son Phoenix to be born in March. As they struggled to find adaptive ways for Jeremy to care for a baby, they realized there was no way for him to take their baby for a walk outside in a stroller.
Chelsie went to Matt for help. Matt leads a high school class called “Making for Social Good”. Matt thought Chelsie’s idea to make Jeremy an adaptive wheelchair attachment was the perfect project for his students, so they got to work!
The students talked to somebody at the local fire department who actually does baby car seat installation(安装) training to try to better understand how those things work. They held a video conference with Jeremy and Chelsie to discuss his needs and wants, and then they each came up with an idea and created a 3D model for it. Together, they narrowed everything down to the best two designs. The teens put their designs through rigorous testing before they were ready for Jeremy to try one out.
“It was certainly emotional seeing the process and everything that went into this,” Jeremy said. “I really feel the students took all my concerns to heart when creating the prototypes(原型),” Chelsie added.
The WheeStroll was completed around the same time Chelsie gave birth. Just a few weeks later, she and Jeremy were able to take Phoenix out for a walk around their neighborhood for the very first time!
17. Who was the students’ invention intended to help
A. Matt. B. Chelsie. C. Jeremy. D. Phoenix.
18. What is WheeStroll
A. A stroller. B. A wheelchair.
C. A stroller handle. D. A wheelchair attachment.
19. Why did the students talk to someone at the fire department
A. To test a baby car seat they had made.
B. To create a 3D model of their invention.
C. To get an idea of how their invention would work.
D. To narrow down their choices to the best two designs.
20. What can be inferred about the Kings
A. They were teachers of the Bullis School.
B. They were moved by the students’ efforts.
C. They were emotional about the birth of their baby.
D. They came up with the idea of a special wheelchair.
17-20 CDCB