2024年人教版中考英语总复习阅读理解专项练习（无答案）

人教新目标初中英语总复习阅读理解专项练习
一
Recently, China has announced the list of the first five national parks. Each of them is divided into two parts—the core（核心）protection area and the general control area. In the core protection area, only research and surveillance（监视）in science are allowed. And the general control area is open to the public, allowing travel activities such as camping and hiking. In the future, national parks are expected to be natural classrooms. People can learn about different kinds of animals and plants through eco-friendly travel activities.
Three River-Source National Park on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is in Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces. It covers an area of 14,100 square kilometres. It is our country’s biggest and only place for wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards to live in.
Wuyi Mountain National Park in Fujian Province is a UNESCO natural and cultural heritage site（遗址）. The forest makes up over 96 percent of the park. The park is the paradise of birds, kingdom of snakes and world of insects. You can also see the Danxia landform（地貌）there.
Giant Panda National Park connects panda habitats（栖息地）in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces. Inside the park are more than 1,600 wild giant pandas. They make up over 70 percent of the pandas in China.
Hainan Tropical Rain forest National Park is the largest tropical forest in China. There are more than 400 kinds of plants that can only be found in Hainan.
1．What activity can be done in the core protection area
A．Hunting. B．Researching. C．Hiking. D．Camping.
2．Which is called “China’s water tower”
A．Three River-Source National Park.
B．Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park.
C．Giant Panda National Park.
D．Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park.
3．The underlined word “paradise” means ________.
A．a perfect place B．a happy feeling C．a good example D．a sweet smile
4．Which of the following is not mentioned
A．Three River-Source National Park is the largest national park in China.
B．Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park covers an area of 14,100 square kilometres.
C．There are more than 1,600 wild giant pandas in Giant Panda National Park.
D．More than 400 kinds of plants and animals can only be found in Hainan.
5．What might be the best title for the text
A．The beautiful scenes of nature
B．The home of animals and plants
C．The introduction to the five national parks
D．The relationships among the five national parks
二
You must have read or heard of the sad love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But can you imagine the two singing opera in English instead of speaking poetic Chinese
Jia and Lin are two characters from the classic Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions（《红楼梦》）, written by Cao Xueqin（1715—1763）. Now the book has been made into an English-language opera. After being performed in San Francisco, the US, the performance came to Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan in 2017.
Many of the opera’s creators have backgrounds in both Chinese and American cultures, including the director and playwrights（剧作家）. Their understanding of both cultures helped them change a Chinese classic into a foreign-language opera.
The book, which covers the rise and fall of the Jia family, has 120 chapters and hundreds of characters. But opera writer David Henry Hwang cut down the number of characters to just seven. Hwang, a Chinese-American, focused on the love story between Jia and Lin and tried to write a tragedy（悲剧）that everyone would understand.
The art director Timmy Yip, from Hong Kong, tried to help foreign people understand the characters using costumes and stage decorations. He compared Lin to water and gave her a light green costume. When Lin showed up on stage, there was usually water around her on the stage.
The creators considered the work of introducing a Chinese classic to Western audience was worth doing. Hwang told China Daily he was happy to “have made a contribution（贡献）to the land where my parents were born”.
6．Where was the opera first performed
A．In Beijing. B．In Changsha. C．In San Francisco. D．In Wuhan.
7．What do we know about A Dream of Red Mansions from Paragraph 4
A．It is mainly about the rise and greatness of the Qing Dynasty. B．It tells the happy-ending love story between Jia and Lin.
C．The book is long and rich in characters. D．The book has seven characters in total.
8．The art director compared Lin to water probably because of her ________.
A．dressing style B．character C．appearance D．life habits
9．What can we infer from the passage
A．A Dream of Red Mansions has been translated into English.
B．Hwang’s parents were born in America.
C．The English-language opera was on tour in the US.
D．Timmy Yip knows a lot about Chinese culture as well as American culture.
10．What do creators of the opera think of their job
A．Difficult and unbelievable. B．Stressful and tough.
C．Satisfying and meaningful. D．Painful and challenging.
三
One day we went to pick up our grandson Mark at his school. It was a beautiful spring day so we went to the garden.
We noticed that Mark was sad. He said, “There is nothing special about me. Well, I am smaller than my elder brother and I am bigger than my younger brother.” I knew he felt that he, was not getting the same attention.
We walked a little farther into the woods when Mark asked me if we could throw rocks into the stream （小溪） to see which one would go to the farthest. I agreed. Then Mark said, “I am going to throw the biggest rock, because I know it will go the farthest.” Mark picked up the largest rock he could find and threw it. Although it made a very big splash（飞溅的水）, it didn’t go very far. Mark thought for a minute and said, “I am going to throw a little rock instead.” He picked up a little stone and threw it but it didn’t go very far because it was too little.
I thought this was a very good chance to teach him. I said, “Why don’t you pick up a medium-sized rock and see what happens ”
Mark picked up a medium-sized rock and threw it. Mark said, “Look, the middle-sized rock went the farthest!”
I smiled, “You see, Mark, you are like the middle-sized rock. In this situation the little rock was too light, the big rock was too heavy, but the middle-sized rock was just right. ”
“So, I am special ”
“Yes, Mark, everyone and everything is special and has a special purpose, especially you.”
11．What made Mark sad
A．His being the shortest among his brothers.
B．His few chances to visit gardens.
C．His low grades in his class.
D．His getting less attention at home.
12．What happened when Mark threw the biggest rock into the stream
A．The rock went the farthest.
B．The rock went the nearest.
C．The rock made a very big splash.
D．The rock went as far as the little stone.
13．Which is the best word to describe the writer
A．Wise. B．Honest. C．Serious. D．Brave.
14．What does the writer want to tell us
A．A person may do everything on purpose.
B．Bigger may not be better.
C．One can go the farthest without pain.
D．Everyone is special in fact.
四
When Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike tiger out of sugar in just minutes, thinking he is a magician.
Xiong has been blowing sugar figurines（吹糖人） for twenty years. Blowing sugar figurines is a Chinese traditional folk art with a history of over 600 years and has been listed as a state-level intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）.
Every morning, Xiong prepares the sugar and drives to different markets in Nanchang to star this magic show.
He heats the sugar, pulls off a little to make a ball and blows it into different shapes—a rabbit, a monkey, and even Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
However busy he is, he often spares time to drop by colleges to make young people know more about the folk art. Many college students have been drawn（吸引） to the art. Simon, a foreign student, he found it difficult to make it. Thanks to Xiong’s help, Simon finally saw a horse slowly taking shape.
Simon was deeply moved after learning about the art. “I just can’t believe the traditional folk art can be kept so well here. I love it. Chinese culture should be spread around the world,” he said.
This art has been passed down for four generations （代） in Xiong’s family. His 6-year-old son often blows sugar balloons, just like what he used to do as a child.
“We will pass on the intangible heritage,” said Xiong.
15．From the passage we can learn that Xiong Chuanfa began blowing sugar figurines at the age of ________.
A．6 B．14 C．20 D．34
16．Which of the following can be the possible reason for Xiong Chuanfa to visit colleges
A．To help young people learn drawing skills.
B．To sell his sugar figurines.
C．To draw young people closer to the folk art.
D．To show his magic skills.
17．According to the passage, we can infer （推断） that Simon will most probably ________.
A．learn more about Chinese culture
B．offer Xiong a helping hand in class
C．stay in China to blow sugar figurines
D．blow perfect sugar figurines next time
18．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？
A．Xiong and His Folk Art of Sweet Blow
B．The History of Blowing Sugar Figurines
C．Xiong’s Family and Sugar Figurine Skills
D．A Guide and the Intangible Heritages
五
I dreamed of becoming an artist when I was a little girl. My mom knew this and she gave me some crayons. They quickly became my treasure.
Unfortunately, my little sister Emily also loved them. For three days, she would ask to play with my crayons. One day before she got up, I kept my crayons in my room. Then I went to school, thinking that she wouldn’t enter my room.
When I got home, I couldn’t find my crayons. My rainbow-colored treasures were missing!
I searched the house for Emily, and found her in the basement (地下室). She was drawing something with my crayons. I shouted at her, grabbed (抢夺) the crayons and ran back up to my room, shutting the door with a loud noise. I sat there for at least half an hour.
Later, I heard Emily’s footsteps coming up the stairs. I noticed a folded piece of paper being pushed under the door.
Once it reached my side of the door, I picked it up. As I read the words on the cover, my anger disappeared. Tears began to well up in my eyes. On the paper were the words “Best Sister”. Inside was a picture Emily had drawn of herself, which was a birthday gift for me.
My sister used my crayons to make something special for me. I realized that I had owned the greatest treasure in the world.
I opened the door, reached out to Emily and gave her a big hug.
19．The writer’s mother gave her some crayons to __________.
A．celebrate her birthday B．encourage her to be an artist
C．use in her art class D．draw a picture for her sister
20．The writer __________ in order that her sister couldn’t get them.
A．locked the crayons in her mother’s room B．took the crayons to school
C．left the crayons in her room D．hid the crayons in the basement
21．What happened after the writer found her sister drawing with her crayons
A．She gave the crayons to her sister.
B．She told her mother to punish her sister.
C．She became angry and shut herself in her room.
D．She shouted at her sister and ran out of her house.
22．What does the underlined phrase “the greatest treasure” refer to (指代)
A．The crayons. B．The dream in the childhood.
C．The writer’s picture. D．Love between family members.
六
Chocolate is made from the seeds (种子) of cocoa trees (可可树). The seeds come in football-shaped pods (豆荚). A pod is about 15 to 30 centimeters long, 8 to 10 centimeters wide. When you break a pod, you’ll find 20 to 60 seeds.
You take out these seeds, cover them up in banana leaves and leave them for about a week. This process is called fermentation (发酵). It is similar to the process of making yogurt. After the fermentation, you dry them, clean them, heat them and break them. Then you get something with a smell of chocolate. It is heated and separated into cocoa butter. When you mix it with milk or sometimes vegetable oil, and sugar, you get different kinds of chocolate.
Chocolate is not a good choice if you want to lose weight, but it is a good source (来源) of vitamins and minerals (矿物质). You should be careful not to eat too much because it may cause some people to have a headache. It can also cause skin problems in some people.
But recent surveys have found that chocolate helps people improve the ability to understand or remember things. It is also said that chocolate helps many people sleep better. We might have to wait for more research, but we all know that we love chocolate!
23．After reading the first paragraph, we know that __________.
A．the seeds come in the tree leaves B．the shape of a pod is like a football
C．a seed is about 15 to 30 cm long D．there is only one seed in a pod
24．In the fermentation process, the seeds are __________.
A．kept for about a week B．covered up in cocoa tree leaves
C．mixed with yogurt D．dried and cleaned at first
25．Chocolate is good for health because __________.
A．it can solve skin problems
B．it helps people to lose weight
C．it provides people with vitamins and minerals
D．it makes people who have a headache feel better
26．Which might be the best title (题目) for the passage
A．How to make chocolate B．Facts about chocolate
C．A healthy food—chocolate D．Say no to chocolate
七
Sending astronauts to Mars is a big challenge. Astronauts will have to take everything they need, including food, air and water. The room inside the spaceship is too limited to hold many things. So packing a spaceship is a huge challenge for a trip to Mars.
Six astronauts on an eight-month trip to Mars will need at least 18,000 kilograms of water for drinking and washing. They’ll also need water to protect themselves from space rays which can pass right through spaceship walls and harm astronauts’ living cells. But a layer of water placed around the ship can stop the harm.
That’s a lot of water. And sending water into space is too expensive. It costs $33,000 to send one cup of water to Mars. The more you take, the more it costs. We have the technology to get to Mars, but the problem is that it’s too expensive.
But Flynn, an engineer at NASA, thinks he has a way of solving the problem. Instead of building a heavy spaceship and packing it full of stuff (物料), why not use the stuff as part of the spaceship
Imagine a spaceship that blows up like a balloon. Inside, the walls have pockets like a big honeycomb (蜂巢). These hold lots of plastic bags filled with water, dried food and algae (水藻). All these make hard walls and great radiation (辐射) protection. And stopping radiation doesn’t influence the food or water itself—it’s safe to eat and drink. And what if the same water could be reused again and again Flynn and his team call their packed-pocket idea Water Walls.
Making oxygen and taking away CO2—the waste gas you breathe out—is another problem in space. “Water Walls will take away CO2 the same way it’s done here on our Earth—with living plants,” Flynn says. Living plants take in CO2 to make their food, and give off oxygen. “Plants are hard to grow in a spacecraft, so we use algae,” he says.
Algae are tiny plants that live in water. The algae will live in bags in the walls too, fed by human waste and sunlight, eating up CO2 and making oxygen for the astronauts to breathe.
Flynn thinks his onboard recycling system has many advantages. He hopes it will help make flying to Mars a reality very soon.
27．What does the underlined phrase “packing a spaceship” in paragraph 1 most probably mean
A．repairing things in a spaceship B．recycling things in a spaceship
C．checking things in a spaceship D．putting things into a spaceship
28．What is the advantage of Flynn’s system
A．Cost is saved. B．Travelling time is saved.
C．Plastic bags are saved. D．Food is saved.
29．What is one purpose of Flynn’s idea of Water Walls
A．To prevent space rays during the space trip.
B．To make the whole spaceship stronger.
C．To control the temperature in the spaceship.
D．To produce water in the spaceship.
30．Why are algae put in the plastic bags
A．To prevent water from being polluted. B．To serve as food for astronauts.
C．To provide oxygen for astronauts. D．To help other plants grow in a spaceship.
八
Ray was a naughty(淘气的) student. But he was smart and hard-working. And he never lost a race or a chess game. He always came first in school. He was so pleased with himself that he would always refuse to help others.
“Ray, are you able to go to the market and buy some eggs ” asked his mother. Ray gave an excuse and refused, “Sorry, Mom. I would be busy with my homework.”
Jack, one of Ray’s friends, wanted his help and asked, “Please help me solve this math problem.” “You must use your brain and solve it yourself.” replied the arrogant(傲慢的) Ray. Only one thing was important to Ray. His precious(珍贵的) pen! He considered it as his lucky pen. But one day Ray lost the pen.
Worried Ray looked everywhere for the pen, but couldn’t find it. Helplessly, he went to his mother for help, “Mom, I lost my lucky pen! Please help me find it. I have a test tomorrow.”
His mother ignored(不理睬) his request and said, “I’m sorry. I’m going out with Aunty Christme.”
With tears rolling down his eyes. Ray asked his friend for help, “I have lost my lucky pen. I cannot finish the test without it. Please help me find it!” “I’m sorry, Ray. I have to revise for tomorrow’s test. I don’t have time to waste.” Jack replied.
Ray sat at his desk, crying his eyes out, when his mother walked in to give his lucky pen to him. “I found it under the sofa in the drawing room.” said his mother.
“Many thanks. Mom!” said Ray. And thus, Ray learnt his lesson.
After that day, Ray helped everyone when possible for him.
31．To Ray’s mother and Jack, Ray was ________.
A．perfect B．unhelpful C．careless D．warm-hearted
32．Which of the following is TRUE about Ray
A．He told lies to his mother. B．He refused his friend’s help.
C．He helped his friend with math. D．He needed help to find his pen.
33．How did Ray learn his lesson
A．By taking a test. B．By helping others.
C．By sharing kindness. D．By experiencing worries.
34．What can we learn from the Passage
A．Asking for help necessary.
B．Helping others brings happiness.
C．Helping others is to help ourselves.
D．Looking for excuses for ourselves useless.
九
In Pontevedra, Spain, people don’t shout. Since cars are not allowed in the city, there are no horns（喇叭）or noises from car engines. People don’t have to try hard to make themselves heard. What you hear in the street, instead, is the singing of birds.
“Listen,” says Miguel Lores, the mayor（市长）, opening the windows of his office. From the street below rises the sound of human voices. “More than 14,000 cars used to pass along this street every day. There were more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here.
Lores became mayor in 1999. He spent months walking around the city. “The historical city is dead,” he said one day. “It is full of cars. It is heavily polluted. There are a lot of traffic accidents. The elderly and children aren’t able to use the streets because of cars. People who had a chance to leave have done so.”
At first, Lores thought of improving traffic conditions. However, he couldn’t come up with a good plan. After lots of discussions, the government finally decided to get rid of（清除）cars.
The change has brought Pontevedra many benefits. Traffic accidents are now rare（罕见的）. CO2 emissions（排放物）are down by 70%. Many people are moving to the city, making it lively again.
Most local people like the change. Ramiro Armesto, a mother of two young children, said, “In the past, the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams. Now, the city is cleaner, quieter and safer.” Raquel Garcia, another parent, said she had stayed in many cities around the world. However, she had never lived in a city as “easy to live in” as Pontevedra. “Even if it’s raining, I walk everywhere. The feeling is wonderful,” she added.
35．From Paragraph 1, we know Pontevedra is a(n) ________ city in Spain.
A．ancient B．quiet C．busy D．crowded
36．For Lores, what was the city Pontevedra’s main problem
A．The historical city was dead. B．There were lots of traffic accidents.
C．Many people were leaving the city. D．There were too many cars in the city.
37．The underlined word “benefits” probably means “________” in English.
A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．symbols
38．What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A．To show how people like the change.
B．To let more cities follow the change.
C．To explain what people think of the city.
D．To tell why people like living in Pontevedra.
39．What is the best title of the passage
A．A city without cars. B．The path to a city’s progress.
C．A good plan for a city. D．The changes of Pontevedra.