2024年中考英语阅读理解专项练习：人与社会（含答案）

2024年中考英语阅读理解专项练习：人与社会
In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for this.” “Yes.” was the sad answer.
“Well, well.” said the old man, “hold out your hat—here’s some money for you, and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too.” Then he walked away.
The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last, the driver took out a bag and put all the money in it. Then he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you very much. But you didn’t know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I’m driving and making money for him.”
1．What did the truck hit
A．An old man. B．A big tree. C．Some glasses. D．A big hat.
2．How did the driver feel when he looked at the broken glass
A．Afraid and excited. B．Pleased and frightened.
C．Unhappy and worried. D．Surprised and happy.
3．Why did people give the driver money
A．Because they felt sorry for him.
B．Because they knew the old man.
C．Because they wanted to help the old man.
D．Because they were the driver’s friends.
4．From the passage we know that ________.
A．the old man gave the young man a hat
B．the old man was the driver’s father
C．the driver became rich
D．the driver had to give the money to the old man
MISSING CAT
We cannot find our cat! We miss him very much. Please help us!
How he Looks：
He is brown and white. His front paws are white like boxing gloves. His name is Boxer.
How he sounds：
Boxer is big, but the cries like a kitten(幼猫). If you hear a tiny meow and see that it is coming from a big, strong cat, then you have found Boxer!
IF you see HIM：
Please call 55-5555 or bring him to our house at 10 Cherry Lane. We will give you a reward.
5．What is the purpose of the material above
A．To sell a cat. B．To buy a cat. C．To show a lovely cat. D．To find a missing cat.
6．Which of the following is completely right about the cat
A．Name： Boxer
Color; Brown & white
Size : Big
Sound: Like a baby cat
B．Name: Boxer
Color： Brown & white
Size ： Tiny
Sound: Like a baby cat
C．Name: Missing cat
Color: Brown & white
Size: Big
Sound: Like a baby cat
D．Name: Missing cat
Color: Brown & white
Size : Big
Sound: Loud
7．What should you do if you see the at
A．Leave him alone B．Bring him to the police
C．Keep him in your house D．Either call or see the owner.
My name is Susan Smith. Two years ago, I went on a trip to New York City. It was summertime. I went with my husband, Charlie Smith. It was cold on the plane, so I put on a sweater, but when we got to New York City, it was very sunny and hot. I changed into a T-shirt and shorts and comfortable shoes to walk around. We walked all over the city. Sometimes we took the underground or a bus, but we never drove or took a taxi.
On our first day, we took a ferry boat to Staten Island. The ferry is free to ride, and we passed by the Statue of Liberty. At lunchtime, we ate a lot of pizza. After lunch, we went to see the Empire State Building. We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.
I like roller coasters (过山车) and I love going to the beach, so we went to Coney Island on our second day. At Coney Island, there is an amusement park with lots of rides.
It is right on the beach so you can sit in the sand and go swimming too.
We had lots of fun during our trip. We went to museums and parks and ate lots of food. Our favourite part of the trip was the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is very big, and there were lots of people. We saw statues (雕塑) and paintings. There are works of art from all over the world and all throughout history. We didn’t have time to see everything. I hope that we can go back one day to see all the other works of art.
8．What did Susan Smith wear on the plane
A．A sweater. B．A T-shirt. C．Shorts. D．Comfortable shoes.
9．Mr and Mrs Smith never in the city.
A．walked B．took the underground C．took a taxi D．took a bus
10．The writer wrote the passage to .
A．ask people to visit New York City
B．tell us about her trip to New York City
C．show some places of interest in New York City
D．give people some tips on visiting New York City
Do you still remember the scene in the famous movie Titanic, directed by Cameron, where Jack was frozen to death in the icy cold water so that Rose could survive on the floating door alone It broke many people’s hearts. Two decades later, people are still asking the question, “wasn’t there enough room on the door for both of them ” Cameron once responded by saying it wasn’t a question of room, but buoyancy(浮力)—if both of them had tried to stay on the door, he argued, the whole thing would sink.
But several guys from “Mythbusters”, an Australian-American science entertainment television program, decided to put the theory to the test themselves. They discovered that if Rose had took off her life jacket to the bottom of the door, there would have been enough buoyancy to keep both of them afloat.
“It was an artistic choice, the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him.” Cameron said. “I think it’s all kind of silly, really, that we’re having this discussion 20 years later. But it does show that the film was effective in making Jack so attractive to the audience that it hurts them to see him die. The film is about death and separation. He had to die.”
Since Jack was doomed to die, Cameron said, “it could have happened in a variety of different ways. It’s not about the door not being big enough: that’s just a practical method for his death. Whether it was that or whether a chimney(烟囱) fell on him, he was going down,” Cameron said. “It’s called art things happen for artistic reasons, not for physics reasons.”
11．According to Cameron, why can’t audience accept Jack’s death
A．They are artistic people. B．They like the movie.
C．They love Jack. D．They are eager for truth.
12．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．Jack died by accident. B．Jack’s death was unavoidable.
C．The chimney fell on Jack. D．The door could make a difference.
13．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Jack Had to Die B．A Door of Life and Death
C．Audience Knew Better D．Science Behind Movie
14．Where can you probably find this article
A．A popular magazine. B．A movie poster.
C．A government report. D．A notice board.
15．Why was a chimney mentioned in the last paragraph
A．To introduce the structure of the ship. B．To show the original plan of the movie.
C．To present the missing part of the movie. D．To explain the unchangeable fate of Jack
People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was just a young man, who was good at archery (射箭术). One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff (郡长) of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw, and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his "Merry Men".
Robin and his "Merry Men" always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. "
The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin’s greatest enemy. He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king’s deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his "Merry Men", but never succeeded.
16．What was Robin Hood like according to the passage
A．Clever and full of fun. B．Smart and serious.
C．Cruel to the poor people. D．Good at telling stories.
17．The underlined word "outlaw" in Paragraph 3 means ____________.
A．enemy B．criminal C．king D．fighter
18．What was Robin Hood best known for
A．Playing beautiful music for the rich.
B．Robbing the rich and helping the poor.
C．Stealing the king’s deer in Sherwood Forest.
D．Killing the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
19．Which is the right order of what happened in the story
① Robin became the leader of a group of outlaws.
② Robin asked the rich people to Sherwood Forest.
③ Robin killed the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
④ Robin gave poor people the gold he took away from the rich.
A．①④②③ B．②③①④ C．③①④② D．③①②④
20．What can we learn from the first and last paragraphs
A．Robin Hood was a real man who once lived in England.
B．People can only read stories of Robin Hood from books.
C．The stories of Robin Hood are still very popular nowadays.
D．Robin Hood didn’t get help from strangers who he once helped.
Once upon a time, there was a beaver (海狸) named Furry living in the forest. He had lots of friends and liked to play outside. One day a big wolf came and started saying, “This is my forest and I am bigger and stronger than you. So you will have to move out of the forest by tomorrow or I will destroy (摧毁) your house.”
Later that night Furry and his friends were thinking what to do. Furry suggested that they should build a trap (陷阱) to catch the wolf and teach him a lesson that there was somebody stronger than him. The beavers decided it would be a deep hole covered with sticks on it.
One of the beavers asked, “How are we going to do that ” Furry suggested that they could ask the rabbits for help to build the trap. About one hour later the beavers went to the rabbits’ house and explained what was going to happen tomorrow in the morning.
The rabbits agreed to help. It took them the whole night but they finished it by the morning. In the morning they all hid up in the trees The wolf came and barked at them to pack their bags and leave the forest as soon as possible. Since the wolf wasn’t looking where he was going, he fell into the trap.
All the animals came and saw that the wolf was trapped in the hole. The wolf kept asking whether they could let him out of the hole but Furry said, “We would but since you have been so unkind to us we will not let you out of the hole.” Then the wolf promised that he would never tell them to move out of the forest and would be friendly to them.
Furry and his friends forgave the wolf and they got a big stick and dropped it down the hole so that the wolf could climb out.
21．The wolf wanted to capture the forest because ________.
A．he thought the forest was his own
B．he wanted to play with the other animals outside
C．he thought the beaver was smaller and weaker than him
D．he was afraid that there wasn’t enough food in the forest
22．From the passage, we know that ________.
A．Furry and his friends destroyed the wolf’s house
B．Furry made a deep hole covered with sticks on it by himself
C．the wolf knew there was somebody stronger than him at last
D．it took Furry and his friends the whole day to build the trap
23．Who did Furry ask for help to build the trap
A．The wolf. B．Rabbits. C．Other beavers. D．All the animals.
24．What will the writer probably talk about in the next paragraph of the passage
A．All the animals live together happily in the forest.
B．The wolf was asked to move out of the forest finally.
C．Furry and his friends had to move out of the forest.
D．The wolf was trapped in the hole and could not climb out.
25．What can we learn from the story
A．Where there is a will, there is a way. B．Always learn to see things in a good way.
C．Don’t be unkind to others or you’ll get it back. D．Trust yourself and you will make a good choice.
If you want to live in Hawaii,you need to think about how to save money,because it is one of the most expensive states in the USA．
Hawaii buys most of its goods from other countries.This makes the prices very high.Eating out can be expensive.Breakfast is at＄5 or＄8 and lunch ia around＄12,while dinner goes from ＄15 to＄30.
What makes living in Hawaii more difficult is that there are few high-paying jobs. For example, it is harder to find engineering jobs than waitressing jobs.
Here is some advice on how to get around and enjoy living in Hawaii.
●Check out online travel websites, magazines and books for information about the islands, from their beaches to their restaurants.
●Find hotels by reading newspapers. You can also find someone to share your room to save money.
●Try to find a job. Craigslist is a good website to start your search. Also, check the newspapers.
●Buy your food and other things at cheap chain stores like Costco and Wal-Mart.
Hawaii is an expensive place to live, but there are ways to save your money if you shop properly.
26．What’s the price of having breakfast in Hawaii
A．$ 15. B．$ 12. C．$ 8. D．$ 30.
27．Craigslist is a website to find _________.
A．hotels to live in B．information about jobs
C．cheap food D．places to travel
28．How many pieces of advice does the writer give on saving money in Hawaii
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
29．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
A．Hawaii’s cost of living is higher than many other places in the US.
B．It is more difficult to find a job as a waitress than an engineer.
C．Most of goods in Hawaii are from other countries.
D．Things in Wal-Mart are cheaper.
30．The passage mainly talks about _____.
A．the high cost of living in Hawaii
B．the beautiful views of Hawaii
C．how to enjoy staying in Hawaii
D．how to find good jobs in Hawaii
Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds(处于幻想之中) most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, films and television. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she became absent-minded.
One day, her math teacher gave the class an important lesson and told her students that there would be a test the next week. She helped them review all the week. Jane seemed to listen in class, but her mind went away again.
The day of the test arrived. Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam. Mike, a very hard-working student, sat next to Jane. So Jane decided to copy his. Mike was very angry when he found Jane was copying his answers. He changed all his answers so that they were not right. Before the bell rang, Mike quickly changed his answers back into right ones. After the test, Mike turned to Jane and said, “ All those answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”
31．Jane thought a lot of things except ________.
A．her clothes
B．her study
C．films and television
32．The math teacher helped her students review for a weekbecause ________.
A．there would be an English test
B．she wanted them to fail the math test..
C．she wanted her students to study hard.
33．Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam because _______.
A．her mind was not in the study most of the time
B．she was not clever.
C．she always slept in class.
34．Mike was angry when he ________.
A．was changing all his answers
B．failed the math test
C．found Jane was copying his answers
35．Which of the following is right
A．Jane copied the wrong answers.
B．Mike couldn’t answer the questions
C．Jane sat before Mike.
In China, a host usually serves a visiting guest a cup of tea first when he enters his house. It is a traditional custom in China. But do you know how to serve a cup of tea to a visiting guest Well, in different places, the ways of serving tea are different.
In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, a clay cup is usually used to brew(冲泡) Longjing, Biluochun, Maojian or just green tea. Chrysanthemum tea is sometimes used in the hot summer season to reduce the hot from outside.
Serving a cup of tea is a very popular custom in the North China cities. In the colder north-eastern provinces, the hosts would provide warm black tea with sugar for their guests.
In some coastal provinces such as Guangdong Province and Fujian Province, a pot of Oolong tea or Pu-er tea is the usual treat.
Serving tea to guests is a common practice in China. However, different tea is used in different places. In Inner Mongolia(内蒙古), a guest is usually treated with milky tea. In the Jingpo family, you would be given baked tea (tea in water and baked in an oven to be made hot).
36．What kind of tea sets should be used to brew Longjing
A．A glass cup B．A paper cup C．A plastic cup D．A clay cup
37．Which kind of tea can make people feel cool in hot summer
A．Oolong tea B．Pu-er tea C．Chrysanthemum tea D．Milky tea
38．When you are visiting a friend in ________, you might be offered warm black tea with sugar.
A．Suzhou B．Changchun C．Hangzhou D．Baotou
39．What does the underlined word “coastal” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．内陆的 B．边境的 C．沿海的 D．沿河的
40．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．the ways of serving tea in China. B．the different kinds of tea in China.
C．the ways of drinking tea in China. D．the reasons of serving tea in China.
July Program Guide
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6
6:30 p.m.Traditional music from Spain 7:30 p.m.Rock music from the 1960’s 2:00 p.m.Children’s music from the world
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
7:00 p.m.Dance party in the park 3:00 p.m.Free guitar lessons 2:00 p.m.Chinese opera
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
6:00 p.m.African drums and dancing 8:00 p.m. Flute and piano concert 1:30 p.m.Karaoke party
41．When is the dance party
A．July 1st. B．July 9th. C．July 16th. D．July 19th.
42．For the third event of the month, ________.
A．there is a Chinese opera B．people can receive free guitar lessons
C．there is a flute and piano concert D．there is a concert with children’s music
43．Daisy likes African and Asian (亚洲的) music. She only has free time on weekends. What date is best for her
A．July 1st. B．July 13th. C．July 15th. D．July 19th.
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D
5．D 6．A 7．D
8．A 9．C 10．B
11．C 12．B 13．A 14．A 15．D
16．A 17．B 18．B 19．D 20．C
21．C 22．C 23．B 24．A 25．C
26．C 27．B 28．A 29．B 30．C
31．B 32．C 33．A 34．C 35．A
36．D 37．C 38．B 39．C 40．A
41．B 42．D 43．D