中考英语阅读专练11篇（含答案）

中考英语阅读专练
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While you’re in Shan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ghai, please come and take a walk round some of our interesting places.
Shanghai Museum
You must see this bea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )utifully designed museum. It is a wonderful place to study Chinese art and history. There are ancient treasures, fantastic Chinese sculptures, paintings from all ages and many other things for you to enjoy. Pay to enter.
Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.(9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Saturday)
Yu Gardens
These famous Ming gar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dens are often rather crowded. Don’t forget to try their delicious snacks. Pay to enter. Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Lu Xun’s Museum
This is a gre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at place for book-lovers. There are photographs of the famous writer, some of his books written by hand and many letters. A very interesting place for a few hours. Very cheap.
Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Shanghai Natural History Museum
Everything is about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the natural world and science. You can study dinosaurs, hundreds of animals, plants, rocks and more, and see many unusual exhibition. Very cheap.
Open 9:00 am -5:00 pm.
Shanghai Art Museum
An interesting bu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ilding, once used as a race club and library. Drop in and see the latest exhibition. There are shows by painters from all over the country. The museum also encourages research into art. Pay to enter. Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
1.What makes Yu G ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ardens different from the other places in the passage
A. They cost very little to enter.
B. They make people love nature.
C. They are good for art research.
D. They have something nice to eat.
2.You can study______ when you visit Shanghai Natural History Museum.
A. robots B. letters C. bamboos D. coins
3.If someone is intere ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sted in silver pots of the Tang Dynasty, he or she can go to ____ .
A. Shanghai Museum B. Shanghai Art Museum
C. Lu Xun’s Museum D. Shanghai Natural History Museum
4. How many museums with paintings are mentioned in the passage
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
5. Which place is open the shortest every day
A. Shanghai Museum. B. Lu Xun’s Museum.
C. Shanghai Art Museum. D. Yu Gardens.
答案：1-5DCABB
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Bookstores are second homes for readers. Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch(触摸) the books and smell the print.
In China, there are many special bookstores. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing at the beginning of April. Popular Holdings in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. It has film books and posters. Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan often has activities like talks with famous writers.
At the same time, bookstores outside China can be very colorful, too. Scarthin Books is a small bookstore in the UK. It sells new and second-hand books. There are more than 100,000 books lying on the shelves of the store’s 12 rooms. Bart’s Books in the US is a good place to enjoy the sunshine(阳光) while reading books. It’s an outdoor bookstore. Bookshelves are on the street. When the store is closed, people can still buy books. They just put money into the door’s coin box. Where can you find a café, bar and bookstore in just one place The answer is probably El Pendulo in Mexico. Books line(排列成行) the walls of the store. On the second floor, visitors can order everyday meals in the café and drinks from the bar. In order to keep cool, there are green plants and trees inside. Does it look like a park
6._____ speci ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al bookstores inside China are mentioned(提到) in the passage.
A.2 B.3 C.5 D.6
7. Scarthin Books is ______.
A. a 24-hour bookstore B. an outdoor bookstore
C. in the US D. small
8. People can still buy books at ______ when it’s closed.
A. Bart’s Books B. Popular Holdings C. Eslite Bookstore D. El Pendulo
9. Readers can ______ at El Pendulo.
A. talk with famous writers B. order meals
C. enjoy the sunshi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ne D. buy film posters
10. There are ______ inside El Pendulo in order to keep cool.
A.12 rooms B. bookshelves C. green pla nts and trees D. coin boxes
答案：6-10BDABC
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Nelson Mande ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )la was regarded as one of the greatest leaders in the world. He died at the age of 95. He became his country’s first black president after 27 years in prison. Do you want to know why he spent so many years in prison Read more and find more facts.[来源:21世纪教育网]
When Nelson Mandela ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was a young man, white and black people in South Africa lived separate lives. White people, who were a small part of the population, were in charge of the country. At that time, it was illegal for black people to use the same schools, hospitals, and even beaches as white people. Mandela was lucky. He was one of the few black people in the 1950s of South Africa to receive education and become a successful lawyer.
Nelson Mandela bel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ieved that everybody should be treated equally. He joined some different demonstrations to fight against a system called apartheid.
Sometimes the demon ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )strations turned violent and in 1962 Mandela was sent to a prison which was on Robben Island. But many people around the world campaigned for his release. Songs were written and big concerts were held in protest. Finally in 1990 the South African President FW de Klerk--a white man--allowed him to go free. Mandela had spent 27 years in prison and was greeted as a hero on his release.
( )11.After reading the passage, we can know apartheid is ______.
A.a party B.a demonstration C.a song D.a system
( )12.FW de Klerk is the person ________.
A.who was in prison with Nelson Mandela.
B.who allowed Nelson Mandela to go free.
C.who helped to Nelson Mandela organize the demonstrations.
D.who wrote some songs about apartheid.
( )13.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.Nelson Mandela died when he was 90 years old.
B.Nelson Mandela received education and became a lawyer.
C.Nelson Mandela was sent to a prison on Robben Island in 1946.
D.Nobody was willing to help Nelson Mandela out of prison.
( )14._______ were in charge of South Africa at that time
A.Nelson Mandela
B.Black people
C.White people
D.British people
( )15.Which is the best title of this passage
A. Nelson Manlenda
B. Some demonstration in the past.
C. Black people and White People
D. People in South Africa
答案：11-15DBBCA
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If you think GM ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) food sounds far away from you, you are totally wrong. In fact, you may eat GM food every day. Four of every five people in the world are eating GM food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
According to Xinhua ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) News Agency, in China, the only GM plants that are grown for sale are cotton and papaya. Also, China buys some GM plants from other countries, such as soybeans and corn. The GM plants are used to make other products.
A reporter once said, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) “In China, more than half of cooking oil is soybean oil. And 90 percent of that oil is made from GM soybeans.” So it’s possible that we eat GM food every day!
Scientists hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e changed GM plants’ DNA in a laboratory. Scientists usually do this to protect plants against bugs and diseases and have more harvests. Many people think it’s against nature. Also, they worry that eating such food might be bad for their health.
Is GM food safe Th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ere’s no agreement. Some people say that GM food causes tumors. But there are no long-term safety studies about GM food. If you want to stay away from GM food, you can start by checking the cooking oil in your home.
( )16. According t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o the Ministry of Agriculture, _____people in the world aren’t eating GM food.
A.20% B.40% C.60% D.80%
( 17. In China, people grow GM plants for sale like ______.
A.cotton and papaya B soybeans and corn
C.cotton and corn D.soybeans and papaya
( )18.What does the underlined word “harvest” mean in Chinese
A. 损失 B. 种子 C.收成 D. 疾病
( )19. Which of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) following is NOT TURE according to the passage 21世纪教育网
A.In fact, GM food isn’t far away from us.
B.People use the GM plants to make other products.
C.In China, about a quarter of cooking oil is soybean oil.
D. Some people say that the GM food causes tumors.
( )20. What’s the main idea of this passage
A. It’s about GM plants grown in the laboratory.
B. It’s about cooking oil made from GM soybeans.
C. It’s about some facts about GM food around us.
D. It’s about studies about the safety of GM food.
答案：16-20 AACCC
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( )21. How many day ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s can you learn if you want to learn computers
A. 12 days. B. 8 days. C. 6 days. D. 3 days.
( )22. How much will you pay for the typing course
A. $75. B. $ 100. C. $125. D. $130.
( )23. What kin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d of language will they teach in the course Language Study
A. English. B. Chinese. C. Japanese. D. French.
答案：21-23 CCA
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With good looks, a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )boy won four gold medals. Born in 1993, Ning Zetao had a very good performance in swimming. He easily showed himself to be a rising star during the 17th Asian Games, which was held in Incheon, South Korea in 2014.
Ning won four gold m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )edals: the 50-meter freestyle, the 100-meter freestyle, the 4x100m freestyle relay (接力), and the 4x100m medley (混合的) relay. His most successful act was in the 100m freestyle race, during which he set a new Asian record of 47.70 seconds. It was considered as the world’s third fastest performance of 2014.
Chen Yunpeng, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) former (以前的) head coach of the national swimming team said, “In the past, players from Western countries acted best in short distance (距离) freestyle swimming competitions. But Ning’s victory shows that it’s possible for Chinese or even Asian swimming players to make a better change in this game.” Ning joined the 4x100m medley relay, helping the Chinese team win the relay in 3 minutes 31.37 seconds, a new Asian Games record. That is just the world record.
It seems that noth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing can stop Ning from growing into a top swimmer. The Asian Games is just a beginning for Ning. He’ll continue to surprise us in the future.
( )24. How old w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as Ning Zetao when he took part in the 17th Asian Games
A. Eighteen. B. Twenty. C. Twenty-one. D. Twenty-three.
( )25. Who ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )used to act best in short distance freestyle swimming competitions
A. Players from Asian countries.
B. Players from African countries.
C. Players from Eastern countries.
D. Players from Western countries.
( )26. Wha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t’s the writer’s attitude (态度) towards Ning Zetao’s future
A. Worried. B. Uncertain. C. Hopeful. D. Surprised.
( )27. In which part of a magazine can we find this passage
A. Science. B. Sports. C. Art. D. Health.
答案：24-27CD CB
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If you look through we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ibo over the weekend, you will see videos of the US famous people drenching (使湿透) themselves in ice water. It seems everyone is enjoying the fun, from popular singers like Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake, to well-known people in science, such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
Is it some kind of new ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), cool way to deal with summer heat Of course not. It’s a money collecting game called the Ice Bucket (桶) Challenge, and it wants to let people know about a kind of serious disease (疾病) —ALS.
The challenge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is just simple. It asks a person to pour a bucket of ice water over his head within 24 hours, or he has to donate money toward fighting ALS. Even if a person completes the challenge, he can also donate money if he likes. Once a person completes the challenge, he is supposed to pass this challenge to several other people, usually three, which is why the challenge has been growing and growing.
Since the beginn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing of June, the game has spread across the social media in the US. According to Facebook, more than 15 million people from different countries so far have been on the challenge. It has raised more than $2.3 million to support research on the illness.
( )28. Why does th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e writer mention the four famous people in the first paragraph
A. To introduce a cool way to deal with summer heat.
B. To show the great popularity of drenching oneself in ice water.
C. To show the impo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rtance of practicing drenching oneself in ice water.
D. To explain the bad influence of drenching oneself in ice water.
( )29. What is the Ice Bucket Challenge for in fact
A. Building bodies. B. Cleaning bodies.
C. Dealing with the hot weather. D. Raising money.
( )30. What do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es the underlined word “donate” mean in this passage
A. 捐赠 B. 储存 C. 赚取 D. 检查
( )31. What can we learn from the passage
A. Over 15 billion people have already accepted the challenge.
B. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $ 3.2 million so far.
C. The Ice Bucket Challenge should be completed within 24 hours.
D. If people suc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ceed, they need to pass the challenge to five other people.
答案：28-31BDA C
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All around the worl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d, more and more people are spending their time taking part in online volunteering projects. What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks
Radha Taralekar h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elped teach Imelda how to protect herself from HIV, though the two have never met, and neither knows the other’s name. Taralekar received no payment for the job. For Taralekar, the project gave her the chance to use her professional experience. “I want to serve people with my medical knowledge,” she said.
For some, the insp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iration (鼓励) to volunteer online was far more personal. After losing his wife to cancer (癌症), Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect information on the illness. “Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying, I decided to help scientists find a way to treat cancer,” he said.
Interests and hobbi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es are also one of the reasons. Sam Luk joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve murder (谋杀) cases. The police posted them online, calling for volunteers to help them make sense of the messages. “I’m interested in this and I love Sherlock Holmes,” said Luk.
For writer C ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lay Shirky, some large online volunteering projects help millions of people, giving him a sense of achievement. He helps write Wikipedia, the world’s biggest encyclopaedia (网上百科全书), which is written by people willing to use their professional knowledge.
( )32. We can know that Radha Taralekar may be a ____.
A. teacher B. doctor C. writer D. policewoman
( )33. Sam Luk volunteered to help the police out of ____.
A. interests and hobbies B. his duty of work
C. money in return D. a sense of achievement
( )34. How man ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y reasons why people help strangers online are mentioned in the text
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
( )35. Which of the following is the best title
A. What caus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed Taralekar to help Imelda B. What encourages people to help friends
C. Why do people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )help strangers online D. Where can we find volunteers online
答案：32-35 BADC
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Middle school st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )udents are stressed out at home. They have many rules in their family. They often argue or fight with their parents. How do they deal with these problems
Hu Qing, 14, o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f Shengyang, complains that his parents only care about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parent fight the most when he spends time watching TV and on the Internet. “They think because I’m in middle school, I should concentrate on my work,” the teenager said. “However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. It’s hard to talk to them.” After some talk, Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but should keep away from the computer.
Shen Ying, 15 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), wants more respect from her parents. “My father shouts at me when he’s in a bad mood (情绪). He doesn’t listen to me, but instead acts like, ‘I’m the boss（老板）’!” said the teenager from Mianyang, Sichuan. “I’d like my parents to treat me like a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street.”
“It’s the age w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hen teenagers are becoming more independent. But their parents care about their kid’s futures,” said Sun Yunxiao, a senior researcher（高级研究员）at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should learn to communicate with their parents as much as possible. “Find the right time for a talk. On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift,” he advises. Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to earn trust and respect from their parents.
( ) 36. Who do you think the passage is written for
A. Middle schoo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l students B Teachers C. Professors D. Parents
( )37. The reason ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Hu Qing always fight with their parents is that .
he doesn’t finish his homework and fails in the final exam.
his parents disagree he spends much time on TV and computers.
his grades in each subject is very low.
he is always late for class
( ) 38. What’s the worry for Shen Ying
She can’t wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tch TV and surf the Internet. B. She worries about her exams
Her father shouts and doesn’t listen to her when he’s in a bad mood.
She doesn’t like her friends and often fights with them.
( ) 39. Which suggestion do you think Sun Yunxiao gives to students
A. Teenagers should do the housework.
B. Teenagers shouldn’t watch TV or surf the Internet.
C. Teenager should give some gifts to their parents.
D. Teenager ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )should learn to communicate with their parents as much as possible
( ) 40. What’s the best title(标题) for this passage
A．Middle scho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ol students B. My worries C. Learn to talk to parents D. Respect
答案36-40ABCDC
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Last Friday a storm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) swept through two villages in the New Territories (新界) , destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged （破坏）that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, seven were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether （总共）over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aid that the storm began early in the morning and lasted (持续) for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very scared.”
Mrs. Woo Meifeng sa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )id that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )take anything, ”she said, “ A few minutes later, the roof came down .”
Soldiers helped ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to take people out of the flooded (水淹) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
( ) 41. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm
A. fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six
( ) 42. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began
A. He was in bed. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house D. He was on the roof.
( ) 43.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because .
A. her husband knew there would be a storm
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C. she felt the house moving and they ran out at once
D. the welfare department helped her
( )44.The und ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erlined word “shelter in the last paragraph means” .
A. something to eat B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay
( )45.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage
A. A terrible Storm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )B. A lucky Woman C. Good Soldier D. Clever People
答案：41-45 DBCDA
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Are you looking for ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time Then join us and be a volunteer! We are a non-profit（非盈利的）organization. We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.
You can help people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I am happy, too,” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help the elderly learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll all have a better world to live in. Interested Call us at 010-80055557 or visit our website: www. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 ).
( ) 46.What kind of people can become volunteers
A. Only teenagers ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). B. People from 12 to 80 years old. C. Only old people D. Only students and teachers
( )47 . need(s) volunteers in the passage.
A. Anima ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ls without homes B. Doctors C. A non-profit organization D. Everyone
( )48 .Volunteers want to get when they help others.
A. everything B. money C. nothing D. computers
( ) 49. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with .
A. children B. cats C. old people D. dogs
( )50 .What ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’s the meaning of the underlined word “website” in Chinese
A.“联络” B. “公司” C. “网址” D.“地址”
答案：46-50 BCCAC