江苏宜兴市2016中考英语阅读理解练习及答案
【中考先睹为快】
Passage A
【2016中考模拟】阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。
Dear editor,
My English teacher is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But she thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me very sad. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do
Yours,
Mike
Dear Mike,
I am sorry you are ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ving difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. I believe when students are not trying as hard as they can, a teacher is forced（被迫）to take action.
Yours,
Editor
51. What’s wrong with Mike
A. He doesn’t like learning English.
B. He doesn’t like the English class.
C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his English teacher.
D. He can’t get good grades in English.
52. Mike feels nervous in English class because____________.
A. he doesn’t like his English teacher
B. he can’t speak in class
C. his English teacher punished (惩罚) him
D. he is afraid of making mistakes
53. In the editor’s o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pinion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because____________.
A. she didn’t like hi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )m B. she didn’t think Mike learned English hard
C. Mike was bad at English D. Mike is a bad boy
参考答案51--53 BCB
【2016中考模拟】阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。
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The child's mother ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him to thank him for what he had done for her child. "Doctor," she said, "you have saved my little son. I don't know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay (报答) you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept it." The doctor stood up and said coldly, "Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly (恰当的) for what he has done." The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, "Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is." "Fifty pounds", he answered.
The lady open ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.
54. The lady was thankful to the doctor because .
A. he had saved ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her life B. he had saved her son's life
C. he had lent her ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) some money D. he often called on her
55. The doctor refused the lady's purse because he thought .
A. the purse should be given between friends
B. the purse was too small
C. the lady was not kind to him
D. the lady wouldn't pay him money except the purse
56. The money in the purse .
A. was not enough ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )for the medical fee (费用) B. was less than 200 pounds
C. was much more than the medical fee D. was only 150 pounds
57. The doctor would feel in the end.
A. sorry and regretful B. regretful and proud
C. excited and proud D. sorry and worried
参考答案54—57、BDCA
Passage B
2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类
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【小题1】How long will the Yangzhou Colourful Group Tour last
A．Two days B．Four days
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A．800-817-7223 B．800-810-6288
C．800-830-7288 D．800-850-8288
Passage C
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Father Christmas i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Fath ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
1. Christmas Eve is __________.
A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day
C. Christmas Day D. the night before Christmas Day
2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.
A. into children's hats B. into children's stockings
C. under children's beds D. into children's shoes
3. When the children were very young, __________.
A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was
B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
C. they thought their father was Father Christmas
D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings
4. When the children are older, they __________.
A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend
5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.
A. chimney B. back door C. front door D. window.
参考答案1—5、DBACA
Passage D
中考阅读理解
Hello, everyone. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I just want to tell you about our trip to town of Chester. The bus will leave at nine fifteen tomorrow morning. It takes about an hour and a half to get to Chester, so we will arrive at a quarter to eleven. You will have time for a cup of coffee before our first visit .This will be to the palace. It is a very interesting old building and I,m sure you,ll enjoy the visit. Tickets for the palace cost three pounds fifty for adults and, if you have children, a family ticket is just eight pounds. There are lots of things to see and we will be there about two hours. We will take sandwiches for lunch with us and we will all eat together in a park. You will be pleased to know that tomorrow is going to be sunny. After lunch, we will walk round the old market. You will be able to buy all your presents there. Now, any questions
1. It takes about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to get to Chester.
2. They will have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) before their first visit.
3. How much is a family ticket
4. Where will they have lunch
5. What will they visit in the afternoon
参考答案(七)
1. an hour and a half
2. a cup of coffee
3. 8 pounds.
4. They will have lunch in a park.
5. An old market.
中考阅读理解（32）
Most people hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. Either they have very interesting jobs or they can earn(赚)a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don’t earn a lot of money.
The most inter ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )esting jobs are often the most difficult. It takes a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least 6 years after finishing school. Airline pilots(飞行员)study for longer. They have to learn to fly in small plane first, and then slowly move up to bigger and bigger plane. Most airline pilots are at least 30 years.
Some young people hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e interesting and well-paid jobs. Many successful athletes are young .Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually can’t play these sports very well. They can’t move far enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people.
Most people work unti ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire(退休)and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, musicians, and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.
1. Most people nearly every day.
2.Why are some people lucky
3.How long do doctors have to study after finishing school
4.What is a good sport for older people
5.Some peopl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e never retire because .
参考答案(八)
1．go to work
2. Because either the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y have very interesting jobs or they can earn a lot of money.
3. For at least 6 years.
4. Golf.
5. their work is their life江苏宜兴市2016中考英语阅读理解二轮训练及答案
【基础能力测试】
【实战训练】 A
【2016中考模拟】阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。
Think about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources, as well as one of the oldest. Something shows that windmills(风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many cen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )turies, people used windmills to make wheat into flour(面粉) or get water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were hardly used.
During the 1970s, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )people started becoming more cared about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would run out one day. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind
From the first paragraph, what can we know about wind and windmills
Wind is the cleanest, richest and newest power source.
Windmills were first introduced to Middle East during 1100s.
Windmills were used in ancient Iran in the 7th Century BC.
Armies used windmills in Europe and the Middle East.
【答案】C
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由第一段第二行可知：Somet ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hing shows that windmills(风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. 有迹象表明，风车开始应用于古伊朗，早在公元前第七世纪。所以选C
What did people use windmills to do for many centuries
A. To help make flou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r from wheat. B. To help get water from the river.
C. To help make ele ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ctric lights. D. To help dig wells in faraway areas.
【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由第二段第一句可知：For many ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) centuries, people used windmills to make wheat into flour. 许多世纪以来，人们用风车来把小麦磨成面粉，make A into B=make B from A。所以选A
3. When were th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e windmills used to produce electricity in some places
A. In the 1100s B. In the 1940s C. In the 1970s D. In the 1800s
【答案】D
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由第二段第二句可知：Whe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use them to produce electricity. 当19世纪末，电力被发现时，生活在遥远的地区的人们就开始用它们来发电，在十九世纪in the 1800s。所以选D
4. Why was wind rediscovered during the 1970s
A. Because coal and gas had been used up.
B. Because it was cheaper to produce electricity.
C. Because it’s cleaner than other sources.
D. Because it could only be used in faraway areas.
【答案】C
【考点】推理判断题
【解析】A选项说煤和气已经用 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )完了，而文章说的是coal and gas would run out one day煤和气某一天终将用完，现在并没有用完；B选项说风能更便宜，而原文 it means higher costs说的是很贵，违背原文；D选项说：因为它（风能）只能用于在遥远的地方，而文章最后一句there is a global movement…这是一个全球性的运动……，违背原文。C选项说因为它比其他能源更清洁，与第三段第一句people started becoming more cared about the pollution人们开始越来越关注的污染，意思相符。所以选C
5.What is the best title for this passenger
A. The clean and rich wind power
B. Windmills were used everywhere
C. The development of the wind power
D. Windmills and the heavy pollution
【答案】C
【考点】主旨大意题
【解析】整篇文章写的是风能是何时开始被人利用，随着时间的推移是如何发展，以及近些年的发展情况。所以主旨为：风能的发展。所以选C
【实战训练】 B
2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
By my eighth grade, I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was a kid who felt unsafe, unloved and pretty angry at life. In other words, I behaved badly in school. However, my teacher, Ms. Simon, of course, thought that I was blind to this problem because she always reminded me, “Henry, you are the worst behaved child in this school”
Needless to say, the eighth grade was probably the worst year of my life. Good thing was that I was allowed to go to the ninth grade. But Ms. Simon’s words were always ringing in my ears.
The first day I entered the ninth grade, my teacher, Miss Brown, began to call our names. And it wasn’t long before she came to my name. “Henry,” she called out, looking from her list to where I was sitting. She looked at me carefully for a moment, and then said, “I’ve heard a lot about you.” Then she smiled and added, “But I don’t believe a word of it!”
To be honest, that moment was a turning point, not only in my education, but also in my life. Suddenly, unexpectedly, someone believed in me. For the first time in my life, someone saw potential(潜力) in me. Miss Brown often gave me little jobs to do. She invited me to stay after school to work on my reading and math. She challenged me to let her down. So I studied really hard that even my own father couldn’t believe that I was changing.
What made me the difference between the eighth grade and ninth grade It was that risky, because there was no promise that I would honor Ms. Brown’s trust.
Everyone likes the end product of teaching, especially when it produces excellent men, the sports star, the successful business persons, the smart lawyer. But how many of us want to deal with the person at the beginning of the process
【小题1】 Why did the writer think his eighth grade was the worst of year in his life
A. Because he couldn’t see anything.
B. Because he thought nobody paid attention to him.
C. Because Miss Simon always reminded him that he was the worst.
【小题2】 What did Miss Brown do on the first day of his ninth grade
A. She called the students’ names.
B. She gave the writer little jobs to do.
C. She asked the writer to stay at school after class.
【小题3】 What did Miss Brown mean by saying “I don’t believe a word of it ”
A. She believed the writer could behave well.
B. She didn’t believe what the writer said at all.
C. She didn’t believe what Miss Simon had done to the writer.
【小题4】Who gave the writer great help with his study
A. Ms Simon B. Miss Brown C. His father
【小题5】What does this article want to tell us
A. We should always remind children of what is wrong.
B. We should teach children how to be excellent persons.
C. We should teach children in a positive way by giving them chances to be confident.
【实战训练】 C
阅读理解。
Two farmers were on t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )heir way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
"Ah!" said one farmer, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
So they began t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
"What cloud " asked th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
Choose the right answer
1. The two farmers were _____.
A. going home ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. going to the field C. going to work D. going to see their friend
2. The two farmers _____ on that day.
A. had a holi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )day B. didn't work C. worked hard D. wanted to quarrel with each other
3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
A. it will rain so ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on B. it will be fine C. it will get hot D. the sun is shining brightly
4. The two farmers fought in words because _____.
A. they were hungry B. it rained
C. one said the rain ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
D. they both hoped for rain
5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
A. wanted to make friends with them
B. joined them in the quarrel
C. wanted to know why they were quarreling
D. had nothings to do
6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful _____.
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
参考答案Keys: ACACCB
【实战训练】 D
中考阅读理解
To master a lang ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uage one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn’t understand a word they said and they couldn’t understand what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. So the spoken language is becoming more and more important.
Speaking, of cou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rse, can’t go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly. Thy sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.
Well, what ab ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )out writing Like speaking, it’s to exchange ideas. People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in your head and then to write it in clear lively language.
Chinese students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book.
Students of a for ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.
1. How many points are there in the passage
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2. In his first point the writer told us ____________.
A. how to speak English
B. how to read and write
C. why spoken English is important
D. why English people couldn’t understand Lenin
3. In his last point the writer advised us ____________.
A. to kill two birds with one stone
B. to learn two languages at a time
C. to study all the subjects in a foreign language
D. to get some kno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying
4. In the fourth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )paragraph the writer gave some advice on ___________.
A. how to read faster
B. how to guess the meaning from the context
C. how to look up new words in the dictionary
D. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage
5. “To kill two birds with one stone” means ___________.
A. to get some particular knowledge
B. to get more than what one pays
C. the stone is too big D. the birds are blind enough
【参考答案】(6) 1－5 DCDAB
中考阅读理解
One of the things ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.
A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language
B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
C. some examples of right guessing
D. how important it is to guess all the time
2.from the c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ontext, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.
A. "… so I di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dn't have a good time." B. "…so I went to bed very late."
C. "…. So I felt unhappy." D. "… so I got up very early."
3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
A. "I think you' ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."
C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
D. "I think you'd better be more careful."
4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.
A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."
B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."
C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."
D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."
5. From the pass ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )age we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.
A. the only way
B. more important in spoken English than in written English
C. more important than any other way
D. more important in written English than in spoken English
【参考答案】KEY: ABADB江苏宜兴市2016中考英语阅读理解练习及参考答案
【中考先睹为快】
Passage A
【2016中考模拟】阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。
Last Sunday, I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) walked into the house in the afternoon to find my brother rushing around in a hurry. As soon as I took my coat off, my little brother placed a lot of papers in my hands and asked me to fold them up so they could be put into an envelope as quickly as possible. He said it needed to get done quickly before it turned dark.
I was a litt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )le surprised that something could be so urgent* on a Sunday. Only when half was done did I realize to look at what I was folding. After I read it, I couldn’t help smiling from ear to ear. It was a lovely letter to all the people in my neighborhood. My brother was asking everyone to let him know if anyone needed help. He left his contact* information and said that anyone that needed help should get in touch with him and he would help find a way out. He also asked people to get in touch if they were able to help out.
London received an u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nusual amount of snow last week, and the city was not completely prepared for it. So it was quite difficult to get anywhere. Only the major roads had been cleared, and smaller roads and sidewalks could be quite treacherous. There are a good number of old people in our little community. So my brother thought that the snow may have caused some difficulty for some of them, especially because we live on a hill.
A few elderly peopl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e got in touch with him asking for help for things they needed. One of them was especially thankful because his caregiver couldn’t make it. To our surprise, he got more calls from people offering to help. Everyone was really touched and wrote to my brother wonderful email. One of our neighbors wrote email saying that although she wasn’t able to help, she was “very proud of having a neighbor like him who puts other people’s interests first.”
37. According to the passage, at first, the writer ______________.
A. didn’t notice w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat was on the papers B. was not going to help his brother
C. found it int ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eresting to fold up the papers D. was surprised at what was on the papers
38. The write ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r’s brother sent letters to the neighbors in order to _________________.
A. ask them to c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lear up the roads B. offer them some help
C. tell them ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the coming snow D. share his own things with them
39. The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )word in the third paragraph “treacherous” means _____________.
A. dangerous B. dirty C. smooth D. crowded
40. We can learn from the passage that _______________.
A. nobody asked for help from the writer’s brother
B. the writer’s brother helped clean the major roads
C. the neighbors we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re inspired* by the writer’s brother
D. the writer’s family has made a difference to others
小词典
参考答案37—40、ABAC
Passage B
2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类
You may know ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A recent study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong has discovered another saying: An apple a day keeps old age away.
The study involved fruit flies(g果蝇), as they share many genes(基因) with humans. Researchers gave one group of fruit flies normal food, and another group of fruit flies got the same food including apple.
The results showed that flies that ate apple lived an average of 55 days longer than the flies that didn’t eat apple. The study also found that apple-eating flies were more able to walk, climb and move about as they became old, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports.
The researchers believe that the antioxidants (抗氧化剂）found in apples are good for health.
In another experiment, researchers studied the diets of thousands of women. They found that those women who often ate apples were 20 percent less likely to have heart disease.
Scientists have recently discovered the apple’s genetic code(基因代码). This allows scientists to make new kinds of fruit that are healthier. Researchers are already using this information to grow apples with added antioxidants. Antioxidants help to keep eyes and joints (关节)healthy and protect against heart attacks and cancer.
Apples that help people lose weight may be in supermarkets in just four or five years. They are said to be “extra healthy” apples that can stop people from overeating.
【小题1】Fruit flies were used in the research because_______________ .
A．they love to eat apples
B．they share similar genes with humans
C．they are easy to catch
D．they can live longer
【小题2】By studying the diets of many women, researchers ___________ .
A．proved apples were good for people’s health.
B．found they are healthier than men
C．helped them to lose weight successfully
D．discovered the genetic code of the apple
【小题3】From the story, we can infer(推测) that _________________.
A．women like to eat apples more often than men
B．people who eat apples are easier to have heart disease
C．scientists are studying a new type of apples
D．apples’ genetic code is similar to other fruits
【小题4】 You may find the passage in ____________ .
A．a science magazine B．a guidebook
C． a picture show D．a storybook
Passage C
阅读理解。
Now satellites are hel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather sate ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.
1. Satellites travel _____________.
A. in space B. in the atmosphere
C. above the ground D. above space
2. Why do we use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere Because __________.
A. the weather satellites can do it easily
B. clouds form there
C. the weather forms there
D. the pictures can forecast the weather
3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.
A. when they have received satellite pictures
B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C. before they received satellite pictures
D. during they study satellite pictures
4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.
A. one day B. two days
C. five days D. seven days or even longer
5. The main（主 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.
A. taking pictures of the atmosphere
B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C. doing other work in many ways
D. weather forecasting
参考答案Keys: 1-5 ACBDD
Passage D
中考阅读理解
In 1620, about hal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．
A．a third B．half C．two thirds D．a fourth
2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．
A．sand B．water C．wind D．forests
3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．
A．7,000 kilometers B．1,700 kilometers
C．7,000 meters D．400 kilometers
4．Trees must be grown in ______.
A．China B．the USA
C．some countries D．every part of the world
5．______ will make the world better．
A．The Great Wall B．Tall buildings
C．Great Green Walls D．Flowers and grass
KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C
中考阅读理解（40）
One day the fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.
“Mr. Einstein，” s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aid the friend， “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look， how worn-out it is！”
“It doesn’ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t matter，” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”
Several yea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.
Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.
“There is no n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eed now，” said Einstein， “Everybody here has known me.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his？
________________________________________________________________
2. What did the friend want him to buy？
________________________________________________________________
3. How about Einstein‘s overcoat？
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4. Did Einstein ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist？
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5. What did Einstein ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat？
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「答案与解析」
1. On a stree ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t in New York.所问的问题是“爱因斯坦在那儿遇见了他的老朋友？”根据One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York（一天，在纽约的一条街道上，著名美国科学家爱因斯坦遇见了他的一个老朋友）就能作出上述回答。
2. A new overco ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at.所问的问题是 “他的朋友让他买什么？” 根据“ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look， how worn-out it is！”（“你该穿一件新大衣了。看，你的大衣多么破呀！）就能作出上述回答。
3. Very old.所问的问题是 “爱因斯坦的大衣怎么样了？” 根据文章的标题就能作出上述回答。
4. Yes， he d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )id.所问的问题是 “成名之后的爱因斯坦仍然穿同一件破大衣吗？” 根据Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat. （几年之后，他们再次在纽约相遇了，这时候的爱因斯坦已经成了世界著名的大科学家。然而，他仍然穿着那件破大衣）就能作出上述回答。
5. There is no ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) need now. Everybody here has known me.所问的问题是 “当朋友再次劝爱因斯坦买一件新大衣时，他是怎么说的？” 根据“There is no need now，” said Einstein， “Everybody here has known me.”（爱因斯坦说：“没有必要了，这儿的人都知道我了）就能作出上述回答。
capacity n. 容量 contact n. 联系 explode v. 爆炸
forehead n. 前额 hire v. 雇用 hospice n. 末期病人安养所
inch n. 英寸 inspire v. 鼓舞 meter n. 计程仪
mine n. 水雷 navy n. 海军 sensitive adj. 敏感的
urgent adj.紧急的江苏宜兴市2016中考英语阅读理解二轮训练及参考答案
【中考先睹为快】
Passage A
【2016中考模拟】阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。
The Petit Appetit Cookbook
List Price: $35.00 Price: $23.10 You save: $11.90(34% off)
Product Description: ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Fresh, healthy meals that give little mouths something to smile about…In the Petit Appetit Cookbook, mother and professional cook Lisa Barnes offers healthy foods to help create delicious menus and bagin a lifetime of proper eating habits for babies and very young children.
Everyday Raw Express (Paperback)
List Price: $19.99 Price: $13.57 You Save: $6.42(32% off)
Product Description: ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Many people love eating raw food, but often the recipes take hours or even a period of several days to prepare. Everyday Raw Express offers delicious soups and smoothies, pastas and desserts, all prepared in 30 minutes or less.
If You Give a Dog a Donut (Hardcover)
Reading Level: Ages 4 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )—8 List Price: $16.99 Price: $10.10 You Save: $6.80(40% off)
Product Descr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iption: If you give a dog a donut, he’ll ask for some apple juice to go with it. When you give him the juice, he’ll drink it all up. Then, before you can say “Woof!” …Dog is off on a backyard adventure!
Good Night Sun Hello Moon (Board Book)
Reading Level: Ages ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 4—8 List Price: $10.99 Price: $9.34 You Save: $1.65
Book Description: ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Bedtime is a special time and this beautiful book will be a special part of saying goodnight. As kids turn the page, a little bit of the sun goes away and a little piece of the moon appears. The sweet story about a little bunny who doesn’t want to go to bed will help send little ones off to sleep night after night.
Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover)
Reading Level: Ag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es 4—above List Price: $16.95 Price: $11.53 You Save: $5.42
Book Description: Max, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a boy who feels misunderstood at home, as he sets out in a small boat, finding new worlds across the sea. He lands on the amazing island of the wild things, a place where being a beast isn’t a bad thing. The wild things make Max their king, but he sails back to his own room where he finds his mother and his supper waiting for him.
1. Lily, 5 ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ars old, likes listening to some stories before going to bed, her mother will buy ____.
A. Good Night Sun Hello Moon B. Where the Wild Things Are
C. The Petit Appetit Cookbook D. If You Give a Dog a Donut
【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】根据题干关键信息 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“5 years old”和“likes listening to some stories before going to bed”找到对应原文对“Good Night Sun Hello Moon (Board Book)”的介绍，通过Ages 4—8和“The sweet story about a little bunny who doesn’t want to go to bed will help send little ones off to sleep night after night.（不想睡觉的小兔子的故事会帮孩子们安然入睡）”确定选项A
2. Who will probably show interest in The Petit Appetit Cookbook
A. A cook in a seaf ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ood restaurant. B. A healthy mother who likes smiling.
C. An artist who eats in a hurry. D. A lady with a 9-month-old baby.
【答案】D
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】从原文offer health ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y food to create menus for babies and very young children可知该书介绍让小孩子可喜欢的饮食以及让孩子们养成良好的饮食习惯，因此确定选项为D。A选项指海鲜餐厅工作的厨师，C指匆忙吃饭的艺术家，都与原文中该书提供healthy food for babies and very young children不符, B选项指喜欢微笑的健康妈妈，但原文强调的是healthy food，因此也不选。
3. From the intro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )duction of Where the Wild Things Are, it can be inferred that ____.
A. Max doesn’t love his mother, nor does his mother
B. Max’s mother loves him, so does Max
C. Max doesn’t like the wild things, so he comes back home
D. Max doesn’t get along well with the wild things.
【答案】B
【考点】推理判断题
【解析】这本书介绍了感觉受到家人误解的M ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ax赌气离家出走，进入一个都是野兽的国度的冒险故事。故事最后Max还是想念妈妈，并离开了野兽国度回到了家里，发现妈妈已经做好了晚餐在家里等他，所以可以推断Max和妈妈都是爱着对方的，所以选B。A选项不符，从书的内容那个介绍来看这是Max的梦，他没有真正去了野兽国度，所以C不选；Max在野兽国度被拥戴为国王，所以可以推断他与野兽们是相处很好的，因此D项也排除。
4. Which of the fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llowing is fit for 5-year-old Rose who is interested in pet stories
A. The Petit Appetit Cookbook B. Everyday Raw Express
C. If You Give a Dog a Donut D. Where the Wild Things Are
【答案】C
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】从题干中得知5岁的Rose喜欢 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )宠物的故事，文中只有If You Give a Dog a Donut介绍了关于宠物狗的故事，所以选C。
5. Helen, a bus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y professor, wants to buy her 10-year-old son, Jim, a book, and get herself a cookbook, how much will she save
A. $ 11.84 B. $ 17.32 C. $ 25.15 D. $ 34.63
【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】从题干中得知Helen要买一本 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )适合10岁的儿子读的书，原文里只有Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover)提到适合4岁以上的孩子读，这本书可以省5.42美元，她还要给自己买一本食谱，考虑到她是一个10岁孩子的妈妈，并且很忙，而The Petit Appetit Cookbook适合babies and very young children.，因此Everyday Raw Express (Paperback)更合适，省了 $6.42，相加等于A. $ 11.84
【参考答案】ADBCA
Passage B
2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类
Smoking is a very bad ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) habit. It is one of the worst things that kids or adults do to their bodies. It can cause different kinds of diseases(疾病)， such as cancer(癌症) and heart disease. In middle schools， there are about 10% of the students smoking. Some students may start smoking because it looks cool. Others might think it is a way to look like an adult.
If some of your friends smoke， you should ask them to stop. Here are some reasons you can give.
** It is bad for their health.
** They will pay a lot of money for it.
**Their fingers and teeth will turn yellow.
**They may not live long.
** It will also damage the health of their families.
You can tell your friends about these problems. Your friends may be interested in learning more about the dangers of smoking. But people don’t like to hear others say they’re doing something wrong， so they could also be a little angry. If that happens， do not mind. Your friends will know that you are right in the future.
【小题1】If there are 1，000 middle school students， there will be about _ students smoking.
A. 10 B 100 C 200 D 500
【小题2】The underlined word “damage” means“ _______ ”in Chinese.
A．伤害 B．记录 C．改善 D．治疗
【小题3】If your friends get angry with you，_____________.
A．it means you are wrong
B．you should leave them right away.
C．you don’t need to care about it
D．they will stop smoking quickly
【小题4】The passage is probably from______________.
A. a sports reports B. a health magazine
C. a travelling book D an interesting storybook.
【小题5】Which is the best title of this passage
A．The Reasons for Smoking
B．The Dangers of Smoking
C．How to Start Smoking
D．Help Your Friends Stop Smoking
Passage C
阅读理解。
Long ago, peop ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )le in Rome（罗马） talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.
Some Romans（罗马人） w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ent to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language.
People in other co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )untries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one.
People do not talk ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means “little doll”.
1. Latin was used by people in _____.
A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece(希腊) D. Texas
2. The word in the sto ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry that means what people speak and write is ______
3. The story says, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means ________.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe
A. It is not good to change a language.
B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls.
C. Not many people can read Latin today.
5. What happened to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Latin when it was taken to other countries (which sentence is exactly like the one in your book )
A. In each land, people talked about each other.
B. In each land, they changed the language a little
C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that ________.
A. Romans did not like to stay home
B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other.
C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land.
参考答案Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C
Passage D
中考阅读理解
When might you need ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to give blood(血) for a personality test The answer is that you need to do so when you ask for a job.
Some people beli ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eve that your blood group hides(隐藏) no secrets. It shows the “real you”. And the owners of certain blood groups might be particularly good or bad at certain tasks(任务). This is the very reasons of why you could be asked to offer your blood group before being given a job.
The new idea was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )carried out first in Japan and now it has been brought over to other parts of the world. One important business company in Japan is quite special about this need:“For our office members, we must have 30 percent of group A and 15 percent of AB, 25 percent of O and 30 percent of B”.
Do you happen to k ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )now your own blood group It seems that if you belong to blood group O, you can get things done and sell the goods well. Blood group A are the thinkers, while blood group B are highly creative. And if you have problems, ask the ABs to solve them. So if you visited the Japanese company, you would find the O types out selling goods and A types keeping order in the office.
1. According to the passage, __________.
A. four types of the blood were discovered by Japan
B. people of good blood might do their work very well
C. know your own blood group and you could get a good job
D. more and mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re countries have accepted the new idea about blood groups
2. Creative p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ersons, good salesmen, thinkers and problem solvers are the four kinds of persons needed by the Japanese company. The proportion mentioned in the passage is __________ respectively.
A. 30%, 15%, 25% and 30% B. 30%, 30%, 25% and 15%
C. 30%, 25%, 30% and 15% D. 25%, 15%, 30% and 30%
3. People belonging to blood group B might be good at __________.
A. sports and games B. smoothing away difficulties
C. doing office work D. painting and writing
4. This passage seems to lead you to believe ____________.
A. your blood group could affect your work
B. blood types can never change your life
C. the idea about blood groups has little scientific basis
D. personality tests are exactly correct
5. This passage is mainly about ___________.
A. the origin of blood group
B. the effect of the blood group on personality
C. the secrets of blood groups
D. the new skill of hiring people
【参考答案】(2) 1－5 DCDAB
中考阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Overseas Chinese yout ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hs(青年), such as Chinese Americans, Chinese Canadians, and Chinese Australians are growing up in two different kinds of cultures. Sometimes they are confused about the culture of the society and the Chinese cultural background of their family. “Which country is my motherland ”, “Where is my original hometown ” and “Who is my grand grandmother ” are some of the questions they may ask.
To answer these questi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ons, a root searching tour was organized. It was a perfect way to help them find the answers themselves. The youths got the chance not only to go sightseeing but also to experience the culture in the local places.
After the camp, Sam, a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Chinese American, said that this time he came to Beijing to see the Great Wall of China with his own eyes. A girl from Canada said that she learned very little from books and her parents, but now she deeply experienced the culture. Most of them realized the links(联系) between themselves and China at Root-Seeking Camp. One said, “With only what my parents say, I can’t feel proud of my Chinese origin, but now I not only feel proud of my motherland but also love her. I will remember this root searching tour forever.”
1．Who were the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) members of the summer camp
A．Students from Western countries. B．Overseas Chinese adults.
C．Overseas Chinese youths. D．Overseas Chinese old people.
2．Why was the ro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ot searching tour summer camp organized
A．To experience the two cultures. B．To find the answers to some puzzles.
C．To do some sightseeing in China. D．To find the links between teenagers and China.
3．What does the girl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )from Canada think
A．Reading is a good way to learn about different cultures.
B．She prefers personal experience to books and parents’ stories.
C．She has learned a lot about Chinese culture from books and her parents.
D．She can buy many Chinese books.
4．What was the resu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lt of the root searching tour
A．The teenagers didn’t feel proud of their Chinese origin.
B．The teenagers were confused about their Chinese origin.
C．The teenagers would come to see Chinese people.
D．The teenagers experienced Chinese culture and felt proud of it.
【参考答案】1---4 C B B D
