山西阳曲县2016中考英语阅读理解选编附答案
第一部分
(来自2016中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。
Do you know how it i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s when you see someone yawn (打哈欠) and you start yawning too Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself Well, obviously it’s because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains.
Put simply, t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he presence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains model after it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions，they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.
Mirror neurons ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )can undoubtedly be found all over our brains，but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages，and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).
Any problems ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning (行使职责). However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.
Research into mirror n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eurons seems to provide us with ever more information about how humans behave, communicate and spend time together. Indeed, it may turn out to be nearly the same important thing for neuroscience as what Einstein’s theory of relativity (相对论) was for physics. And the next time you have the strong feeling to cough in the cinema when someone else does – well, perhaps you’ll understand why.
48. Mirror neurons can explain ______.
A. why we cry when we are hurt
B. why we cough when we catch a cold
C. why we smile when we see someone else smile
D. why we yawn when we see someone else get up late
49. The word “triggered” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.
A. set off B. cut off C. broken out D. found out
50. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _______.
A. relate to human behavior and communication
B. decide our knowledge and language abilities
C. result in bad behavior and social disorders
D. control human actions and appearances
51. What is the passage mainly about
A. Ways to find mirror neurons. B. Problems of mirror neurons.
C. Discovery of mirror neurons. D. Functions of mirror neurons.
参考答案48. C 49. A 50. A 51. D
(来自2016中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。
Many children fi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rst learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). The purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when financial (财务的) mistakes are not very costly.
How much money that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) parents give to their children to spend as they wish is quite different from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.
In any case, par ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget (预算). Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget requires a choice between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.
Many people who h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ave written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your children for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do other work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give chi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ldren a chance to experience the three things they do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps child ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ren understand that costly goals sometimes need to give up something. You have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance. A saving account (账户) is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest (复利息).
Compounding wor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ks by paying interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will get two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot, but over time it adds up.
52. Parents give their children allowance in order to ______.
A. let them make more money
B. pay for the housework they do
C. let them learn the value of money
D. help children manage family finance
53. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. The time to give allowance.
B. The way to spend allowance.
C. How much allowance given to children.
D. Considerations taken to give allowances.
54. Why are parents advised to offer children allowances as planned
A. To have children save money for larger costs.
B. To give them more allowances next time.
C. To help children learn to make a budget.
D. To let children make fewer mistakes.
55. What does the writer try to tell us
A. The ways of limiting allowances.
B. The advice on a better family budget.
C. Offering allowance to children properly.
D. Teaching children to use allowances wisely.
参考答案52. C 53. D 54. C 55. D
第二部分
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Foods that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )are well known to you may not be familiar to people from different places around the world. Tourists and travelers often get to try some unfamiliar food. That is part of the fun of traveling. Here are four people’s experiences with foreign food.
David King is a Ch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inese student in France. “I never had cheese or even milk before I came to France. Cows are seldom seen in my part of China. So there is no milk or milk products. I drank some milk when I first arrived in France. I hated it! I tried cheese, too, but I didn’t like it. I love ice cream, though that’s made from milk.”
Birgit is from Swe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )den. She traveled to Australia on vocation. “I was in a restaurant that was special in fish. I heard some other people order flake, so I ordered some, too. It was delicious! Later, I learned that flakes is an Australian name for shark. Now, whenever I see a new food, I try it on purpose. You know why I remember how much I enjoyed flake.”
Chandra is a dent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ist in Texas. She is from India. “ I’m afraid to try new foods because maybe there is beef in them. I’m a Hindu (印度教信徒) and my religion (信仰) stops me from eating meat from the cow. That’s why I can’t eat hamburgers or noodles with meatballs.”
Nathan is f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rom the United States. He taught for a year in China. “My friend gave me some 100-year-old eggs to eat. I didn’t like their appearance at all. The eggs were green inside, but my friends said the color was normal. Chinese people put something on fresh eggs. Then they put them in the earth for three months. So the eggs weren’t really very old. Even so, I didn’t want to touch them.”
25. Chandra is afraid to try new foods because_________.
A .she can’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) eat food with beef B. she doesn’t like their appearance
C .she doesn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’t like foreign food D. she doesn’t need any food at all
26. Nathan worked as _______ in China for a year.
A . a worker B. a dentist C .a teacher D. a student
27. The passage tells us that ___________.
A .David King often ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) drinks milk B. flake and shark are the same fish
C .a Hindu eat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s meat from the cow D. the egg is put in the earth for a hundred years
参考答案25—27：ACB
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
There is one word tha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t is on the lips of Americans , day and night , “Sorry”.
One time as I was wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said “sorry” to me . Even in a rush , he didn’t forget to apologize .
One day , after I b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ought some apples , the salesman was giving me the change , but I wasn’t ready for it , and a coin dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry ,” he said while bending down to pick it up . I was puzzled —why would he apologize when it was my fault
Another time , I step ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ped on a man’s foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said “sorry” . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize
Later on , an A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )merican friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn’t it necessary to express an apology
During my stay i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n America , I gradually realized that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life , Americans don’t care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a “sorry” is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the “sorry” would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America .
28. When the salesman gave me the change , _____
A．I purposely didn’t want to accept it from the salesman
B．the salesman purposely didn’t want to pass it to me
C．I was slower to accept it than the salesman to give it to me
D．the salesman was slower to give it to me than I could accept it
29. The man on whose feet I stepped apologized to me because ____ .
A．the escalator is a public place
B．the man was very afraid of me
C．the “sorry” said to me was for everyone
D．there wasn’t enough room to get my feet in
30. In this passage , ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the author seems to feel _____ the Americans’ “sorry”.
A．angry with B．disappointed with C．interested in D．approving of
参考答案28—30：CAD
第三部分
【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。
I was 10 the year ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) my cousin Marley’s parents gave her a painful Christmas surprise: they were getting a divorce(离婚). My aunt went to California, but my uncle decided to get her back. There was one matter: where to put his young daughter. Luckily, my mother loved Marley, giving her more attention than her family ever did.
On that Christmas E ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve, my cousin arrived on our doorstep carrying an old blue suitcase. Before she stepped inside, Marley said, “It doesn’t matter. When my parents come back, we’ll have a bigger Christmas than this.”
Late on the night M ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arley arrived, my mom came into my room, her arms filled with packages.I knew they were my Christmas presents. “I know how you love surprises but we have to decide which ones to give to Marley.”
My mother careful ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly opened the gifts. Wow! I saw ice skates, red leather gloves and a dollhouse. The last present was the music box we’d asked the lady at the local store to take down and play for us over and over again.
“Which ones ” my mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ther asked. “She can have the ice skates,” I said reluctantly(勉强地). “That’s good,” my mother said. She began to tape the packages up again. Then she stopped and asked, “Are you sure about these ” At that moment, I realized she expected more from me than I had already given. So I gave her the music box, too, and ___________. The next morning, Marley’s eyes were resolute(坚定的). She expected nothing and wanted us to know she didn’t care. But when she saw her name on the biggest box, she couldn’t hide her excitement. I thought my happiness would be cut in half. Instead it was doubled.
Over the last 40 y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ears, Marley and I have grown apart(分离的). But the love we felt for each other that day still remains. Today Marley says, “They were the best presents I ever got.
38. Who did Marley spend her Christmas with
A. Her father. B. Her mother.
C. Her parents. D. Her uncle’s family.
39. What did the writer give to Marley as a Christmas present
A. A music box. B. A dollhouse.
C. Red leather gloves. D. Nothing.
40. Which of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the following is the right sentence for the blank(空白处)in Paragraph 6
A. She was angry wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th me B. She was pleased with me
C. She was strict with me D. She was afraid of me
41. According to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The writer’s parents got a divorce when she was ten.
B. The writer hated ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) her cousin because she took away some of her presents
C. Marley expected ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nothing, so she wasn’t excited about the Christmas presents.
D. The writer was very happy during that Christmas.
参考答案38-41 D A B D
【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。
One year, a college i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.
One normal day ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It was an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root (根）in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year; the field was covered by pure white marigold.
Therefore, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.
The old woman w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.
Still, the old wom ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose...Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.
Finally, aft ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.
A problem even exp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Was it a miracle (奇迹）
To take root in th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!
42.According to the passage, _____ marigold is unusual.
white B. purple C. brown D. golden
It can be learned from the passage that___________.
the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision
the woman needed the great reward for her big family
the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold
the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family
The woman successf ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ully grew the white marigold at last because she______>
was luckier than experts B. put her heart into flowers
C. got support from her family D. studied the seed genetics well
The passage mainly talks about_______.
the difficulties of getting the white marigold
the possibility of going beyond experts
the unforgettable development of marigold
the importance of holding on to dreams
参考答案41-45 AABD山西阳曲县2016中考英语阅读理解选编附参考答案
Part 1
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Linda Evans was my be ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
31. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.
A. at the age of 13
B. before she got married
C. after they moved to new homes
D. before the writer’s family moved away
32. They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.
A. got married
B. had little time to do so
C. didn’t like writing letters
D. could see each other on special time
33. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _______.
A. was in trouble
B. didn’t know Linda’s address
C. received the card that she sent
D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness
34. The writer was happy when she _______.
A. read the newspaper
B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
35. They haven’t kept in touch _______.
A. for about 40 years
B. for about 27 years
C. since they got married
D. since the writer’s family moved away
31. 细节理解D。开始 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的时候作者与Linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时候，作者一家搬走了，两人只能通过书信联系。比较四个选项，显然只能选D。
32. 细节理解B。根据文章第2段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often 根据文可知，她们之所以没经常写信，是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时间写信。
33. 细节理解D。根据文章第3段内容可知答案。
34. 推理判断B。真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测，那时还谈不上高兴。
35. 细节理解A。根据文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years…可知，答案选A。
Part 2
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
When my family moved t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
By Jack
26. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
27. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A. nervous B. satisfied
C. unhappy D. excited
28. In Jack’s h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
29. After this experience, Jack _______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
30. Which of the following is TRUE
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
26. 细节理解B。根据第2段中的I t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )old her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。
27. 细节理解C。根据第2段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。
28. 细节理解B。根据第3段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。
29. 推理判断D。根据最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。
30. 推理判断D。根据第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A选项不对；根据文章最后一句but now I don’t show my feelings through words可知B选项不对；根据第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 选项也不对，故正确答案为D。
Part 2
【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。
（根据初中英语阅读6+1中考冲刺全真模拟P3改编）
When we see well ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, and everything else seems blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted.
People who are far ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.
Other people d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
26.We should take good cart of our eyes _________.
A. only when we can see well
B. only when we cannot see perfectly
C. even if we can see well
D. only when we realize how important our eyes are
27.When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably____.
A. near-sig ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts
28. The underli ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ned word suffer in the third paragraph probably means_____.
A. experience B. imagine C. feel pain D. are affected with
29. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for______.
A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away
C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances
30. People who suffer from astigmatism have______.
A. one eye bigger than the other
B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape
C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses
【考点】说明文的运用。
【设计思路】此篇阅读量比较大，考查学 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )生快速从文中获取信息、分析问题、解决问题的能力。同时，要求学生在阅读中学会审读标题、辨析文章结构、梳理文章主线等能力。设计28为拉分题。
26——易。 27——易。 28——难。 29——易。 30——中。
参考答案26-30 C A D D B
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【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。
【根据杭州市西湖区2015学年第一学期九年级英语期末教学质量调研卷中的阅读改编】
When my brother a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist and loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his collection at the university. More often than not, we followed him.
One day, we left earl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y, and this time, our uncle gave us two backpacks. “ You can help me carry the samples(样本),” he explained.
Surely, why not ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )The whole day, we walked around the countryside, and every now and then, our uncle put stones in our bags. We were a bit surprised that sometimes he also took some stones out from our bags, but thought he had just found better samples.
We reached the hous ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e in the late afternoon. The backpacks were so heavy that we were really tired out when we put them on the ground. Yet our uncle’s backpack was half-empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones ” we asked.
“I didn’t. You d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )id,” he said, waiting for a while before continuing. “ You did not know it, but I made you go through a little attitude(态度) test today.”
“What do you mean an ‘attitude test’ ” we wanted to know.
“It is something s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )omeone once did to me. You see, I listened to every word you said. And whenever you complained(抱怨) about anyone or anything, I added a stone to your bags. And whenever you talked about something in an attitude of positive thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
We did. They were full.
“I hope you r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )emember this little attitude test. You see, your negative thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones and start paying attention to what you say and how you say things.”
This little lesson was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) one of the most important lessons I ever had. And I remember my uncle with great love for teaching us one of the most important lessons in life – the power of attitude.
16.A geologist is a person who _______.
A. grows plants ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. studies the earth C. sells stones D. draws pictures
17. What did the writ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er and his brother often do when staying with their uncle in the countryside
A. They often follow ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed him to collect stones. B. They often followed him to his university.
C. They often stu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )died the stones with him. D. They often took long walks to enjoy nature.
18.When the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )writer and his brother returned home late in the afternoon, _______.
A. they were tired but happy that they had helped their uncle
B. they wished they could collect more sample stones
C. they found that their bags were filled with stones
D. they were angry to find their uncle’s bag half-empty
19. How did the uncle explain the attitude test to the author
A. By giving exam ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ples of good stones. B. By asking questions about stones.
C. By using ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )famous sayings about stones. D. By comparing negative thoughts to stones.
20.This article is mainly written to tell us that ________.
A. we shou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld do science tests from time to time B. we should spend more time collecting stones
C. we shou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld be more positive when facing difficulties D. we should pay more attention to our backpacks
【考点】记叙文的阅读。
【设计思路】。此篇虽然大意容易理解，但答题时 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )要注意小细节的阅读。要求学生在阅读中运用审读文章、辨析文章结构、梳理文章主线等能力。同时在设计时也注重了情感的培养。因此在选材上选择了与学生生活接近，能打动学生情感的文本。
难易程度：16——易。 17——中。 18——易。 19——难。 20——易。
参考答案16—20 BACDC山西阳曲县2016中考英语阅读理解精编附参考答案
基础部分
(来自2016中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。
One day a farmer’s d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onkey(驴) fell down a well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to find a way to get it out. Finally, he decided to give up animal, because it was old, and the well needed to be covered up.
He invited all of his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) neighbors to come over and help him. They all began to fill the well with dirt(污土). The donkey realized what was happening and began to cry. Then, to everyone’s surprise, it became quiet.
A few minutes later, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the farmer finally looked down the well. He was surprised at what he saw. With each shovel(铲) of the dirt that hit its back, the donkey shook it off and took a step up.
As the farmer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’s neighbors went on to shovel dirt on top to the animal, he still shook it off and took a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey happily got out.
Life is going to sh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of the deepest well just by not stopping and never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
56. The farmer___ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )_____ and decided to give up getting the donkey out at last.
A. couldn’t get the donkey out B. thought the donkey was old
C. knew the well was useless D. A、B and C
57. The donkey cried again because it __________.
A. didn’t like the dirt B. knew that it was being killed
C. was hungry D. felt uncomfortable
58. The donkey __________ so it became quiet.
A. found a way to save itself B. was killed by the farmer
C. felt hopeless D. was too tired to cry
59. At last the donkey __________.
A. asked the neighbors for help B. was filled with dirt
C. was saved by itself D. stopped and gave up
60. The story tel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ls us when we meet troubles in our life we should ________.
A. make the trouble a stepping stone B. ask the others for help
C. think of something worse D. learn to forget
参考答案（每小题2分，共10分）56- 60 DBACA
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If your pen broke at s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )chool, what would you do You would go to a shop and buy a new one. What if you could simply print out a real, working pen with your 3-D printer without leaving your room
Ten years ago ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) people could only see 3-D printing in science fiction movies. But now 3-DR printing is here and it’s bringing big changes.
Unlike norma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l printing that can only copy a 2-D picture with ink, 3-D printer can build almost anything made from any material. The printer layers(使……分层堆放) the material in different shapes to create the object you want to copy.
The 3-D printer has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) been used to make many different things. People have made cups, cars and even an airplane with it.
Doctors have been u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sing 3-D printers for several years. People’s nervous systems have been printed out in 3-D form for medical research. Some body parts have been printed and used in hospital. Several months ago, doctors used a 3-D printer to rebuild the face of a person who had a bad accident. In the future, it is expected that the printer will make human organs to save more lives.
However, there ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e drawbacks to the printer. At the moment, printing can be quite slow and it’s still rather expensive. The average(平均的) price of a household printer is around $1,700, not including the cost of the materials.
But as the technolog ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y develops it won’t be long before these disadvantages are improved. Only time will tell where this new technology will take us.
61. People could see 3-D printing in _________ ten years ago.
A. large high schools B. science fiction movies
C. digital camera shops D. large hospital
62. People still can’t make a (n)________ with a 3-D printer so far.
A. airplane B. face C. organ D. car
63. What does the underlined word “drawbacks” mean
A. 缺点 B. 趋势 C. 优点 D. 特长
64. Which of the following is TRUE
A. The normal printer can build 3-D objects you want.
B. No nervous systems are printed out in 3-D form.
C. The 3-D printing can be cheaper and faster in the future.
D. The printer has made human organs to save lives
65. What’s the best title of this passage
A. The disadvantages of 3-D printing
B. The changes brought by 3-D printing
C. The rapid development of science
D. The differences between 2-D and 3-D.
参考答案（每小题2分，共10分）61- 65 BCACB
巩固部分
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
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Smartphones, poor sight
Look around and yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u’ll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier . But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes
According to a stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y, half of British people own smartphones and they spend an average (平均) of two hours a day using them. There has been a 35% increase in the number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness（近视）since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.
Staring（盯）at sm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )artphones for long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance, your eyes automatically blink（自动眨眼）a certain number of times. However, when you look at things closer to your face, the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark rooms before going to sleep. If you look at a bright screen while your pupils（瞳孔）become larger, too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma（青光眼）.
While you’re probab ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly not going to stop using to your smartphone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 centimetres away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following: look at something at least five meters from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times. It should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.
46. From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.
A. most of the British people began to use smartphones 19 years ago
B. each of the British people spends two hours a day on smartphones
C. all British people have suffered from shortsightedness since 1997
D. the number of British people who own smartphones increases by 35%
47. According to Para ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )graph 3, using smartphones improperly may cause _______.
A. too many blinks B. more tears in the eyes
C. larger pupils D. dry eyes and glaucoma
48. Which of the following is suggested by the writer
A. Hold the phone at least half a meter away from the eyes.
B. Don’t use the phone for over an hour without a break.
C. Turn off your phone for a couple of hours every day.
D. Look at something green far away for several minutes.
49. The Chines ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e meaning of the underlined word “smartphone” is ___________.
A. 小灵通 B. 智能手机 C. 平板电脑 D. 电话机
50. This article is written to advise people_______.
A. not to buy smart phones B. to stop using smartphones
C. to make full use of smartphones D. to use smart phones properly
参考答案46-50 DDBBD
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
I had hidden the lo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng black bag in the garage(车库) for the past two days. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
It was more difficu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lt to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
First I had to get t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed-time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
Silence finally came, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I dragged the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbors might hear me and call the police.
It was already ele ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ven o'clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer(铁锤).
After much effort, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my work was finally completed. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn't be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas had brought them this year.
51. How was the man feeling at the beginning
A. Nervous. B. Tired. C. Peaceful. D. Sleepy.
52.The underlined word “learn” in Paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. 忘记 B. 学习 C. 知道 D. 书房
53. In what order did the man do the following
a. Read the kids a story.
b. Had a shower.
c. Worked in the moonlight.
d. Dragged the bag from the garage.
e. Went to a party.
A. e-d-a-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b C. a-b-e-d-c D. a-e-d-c-b
54. The man did all these to __________ for Christmas.
A. repair the garage B. let children have a rest
C. tidy the garden D. make a new tree-house
55. When did the story take place
A. Halloween. B. Several days before Christmas.
C. New Year. D. April Fool's Day.
参考答案51-55 ACBDB
验收部分
【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。
Not only a popular s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inger was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel(天使). She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.
Yao was born in a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn the piano at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.
She became well-kn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )own to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.
Yao Beina was unfor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tunate to be diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.
She’s gone, ev ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.
36. Yao Beina had her __________ donated to save others.
A. two corneas B. all organs C. heart D. kidney
37.Yao was born in a __________ family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan.
A. doctor B. farmer C. music D. worker
38. How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people
A. Four. B. Nine. C. Thirteen. D. Thirty.
39. Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage
A. She started to play the piano at the age of 5.
B. She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music.
C. She was a weak and selfish girl.
D. She won over the breast cancer in the end.
40. What’s the passage mainly about
A. Yao Beina’s family. B. Yao Beina’s disease.
C. Yao Beina’ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s teacher. D. Yao Beina’s art achievements.
参考答案36-40 ACBBD
【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 hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing 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 op ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because____________.
A. she didn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )like him 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
3-D技术山西阳曲县2016中考英语阅读理解精编附答案
Part 1
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Water is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a limited natural resource that must be protected; it is
limited in many places. Even if you live in an area with enough
rainfall, using water uses energy to process(加工) it. Here are some
tips on saving water at home.
Install a water meter(安装水表).
You might be very surp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rised to find out how much water you are actually using. By installing a water meter you can raise your attention so that you will reduce your water use.
Many water mete ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs have a small wheel that turns quite rapidly if any water at all is running. If you are sure all your water is turned off and you see this wheel moving at all, you have a leak(漏水).
Take shorter showers.
Take showers ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) rather than baths. By taking a bath you are using up to 100 liters of water! Showering will generally use less than a third of this amount.
Catch the co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld water that comes out of the tap or shower while you are waiting for the hot water.
Use it to water plants or pour into your toilet reservoir.
Turn the tap off w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hile you are brushing your teeth, shaving, washing your hands, doing dishes, and so on.
Turn the tap off wh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en you shower, too. Get wet, then turn off the water while you
soap up. Turn it bac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k on for long enough to wash. Look for a twist vale that is installed behind your shower head to keep the water temperature where you set it while the water is off.
Wash full loads.
Wait until you have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a full load of clothes before you wash a load. Don’t wash a pair of pants just because you want to wear the same pair of pants the next day! When washing your clothes, be sure to use the economy mode and this will save you both water and electricity!
48. If you install a water meter, you can__________.
A. keep the water running
B. stop the water running
C. save both water and electricity
D. raise attention to use less water
49. By taking a shower you can save about __________water.
A. 30 liters B. 60 liters C. 100 liters D. 300 liters
50. Which of the follo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wing statements is true according to the passage
A. You have a leak if the wheel of the water meter is moving.
B. You shoul ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d wait to have as many clothes as possible before washing.
C. When shower ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing, you should soap up while the water keeps running.
D. You are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )encouraged to use more water in the area with enough rainfall.
51. The writer writes this passage to_______________.
A. explain to us how valuable water is
B. tell us the ways of using water at home
C. ask us to do what he says in the passage
D. give us some advice on saving water at home
参考答案48. D 49. B 50. B 51. D
Part 2
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Shopping Shopping ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.
Eating ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )The Ch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants.
Living Living i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas（海外） Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.
What is a China ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )town Is it a town in China Of course not! Chinatown is a part of a town area with a large number of Chinese residents(居民), usually outside of Greater China. Chinatowns are throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.
( （ )46. Chinatown is a living area .
A. in China B. in a foreign country
C. in the countryside D. in shopping mall
( )47. New York in t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he United States has Chinatown in the world.
A. the smal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lest B. the largest C. the funniest D. the most boring
( )48. is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.
A. South America B. Europe C. East Asia D. Mott Street
( )49. In New Yor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k, you can go to New Silver Palace Restaurant to .
A. eat Chinese-style food B. borrow magazines
C. have Western food D. see a doctor
( )50. Many overseas Chinese want their children to .
A. live in a foreign country
B. know something about Chinatown
C. read books in Chinese language
D. learn more about China and its culture
参考答案46-50 BBDAD
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Otters are animals t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat live near and around water. There are many different kinds of otters. Some live near rivers, and some in the sea. Otters live on every continent（大洲）except for Australia and Antarctica.
Otters are long a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd slim animals with four short legs. They usually stay on all four legs, but they can stand up as well. They are excellent swimmers and spend a lot of time in water，lively and energetic. Some kinds of otters live in groups, while others are almost always alone.
They have a thick ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) fur coat that keeps them warm even in freezing(极冷的) water. Their fur is often brown at the top, and lighter on the bottom of the otter. They eat meat and hunt for fish and small animals, so they have sharp claws(利爪) and teeth to catch prey（猎物）.
Otters must ea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t a lot of meat to live, so they spend 3 to 5 hours per day fishing and hunting. They can die of hunger more quickly than most animals. They eat fish, crayfish, crabs and frogs. They will also eat any small animals and birds they can catch. Much of their food is found in water. They dive in rivers, lakes and streams until they can find an animal to eat. Once they catch it, they bring it to the top of the water. If the animal has a hard outer part, Otters can use a rock as a tool to break open it.
( ) 51. Otters are animals that stay .
A. in Australia and Antarctica B. mainly on the land
C. only in the sea D. near and around water
( )52. Why do otters have a thick fur coat
A. To keep them warm in freezing water. B. To swim fast in the water.
C. To fight with ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) their enemies. D. To play in water for a long time.
( )53. What kind of food do otters like to live mainly on
A. Birds and insects. B. Freshwater and sea plants.
C. Fish, crayfish, crabs and frogs. D. Small animals on land.
( )54. Every day, an otter has to spend 3 to 5 hours .
A. swimming and playing B. fishing and hunting
C. cleaning its fur D. living together in a group
( )55. Otters can if they catch an animal with a hard shell.
die of hunger more quickly
B. give it up and hunt for other animals
C. bring it to the top of the water
D. use a rock as a tool to break open the hard part
参考答案51-55 DACBD
Part 2
【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。
(题目原创，原文选自《初三经典晨读96篇》）
I came to study ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court(法院).
After the accid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ent, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every day ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ct as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance（保险） company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.
20. The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.
A. he felt sorry for the author
B. he thought it was a chance to make some money
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
21. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
22. The word “charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .
A. be responsible B. criticize C. ask as a price D. pay
23. Both the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.
A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busy
24. What conclusion can you draw from the story
A. Going to court is something very common in America.
B. One must be very careful while driving a car.
C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.
D. Money is more important than other things in the US.
【考点】记叙文的阅读。
【设计思路】。此篇虽然大意 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )容易理解，但答题时要注意小细节的阅读。要求学生在阅读中运用审读文章、辨析文章结构、梳理文章主线等能力。同时在设计时也注重了情感的培养。因此在选材上选择了与学生生活接近，能打动学生情感的文本。
难易程度：
20——易。 21——中。 22——易。 23——易。 24——难。
参考答案21__D__ 22 ___C 23 ___B___ 24 ___D___ 25_ 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。
(文本选自《英语广场》2015年第2期，题目原创)
There is a s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aying that cats have nine lives. A recent study examined why. Scientists carried out a study of cats which had fallen out of windows of buildings. Nine out of ten remained alive after a fall of two storeys or more. One cat which fell from the thirty-second floor of a building only broke a tooth. Interestingly, the cats were in greatest danger of being killed if they fell from the seventh floor. Falling from either a less or greater height gave them a better chance of survival.
Damage to a bo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dy depends on how fast it hits the ground, which in turn depends on how far it has fallen. But it’s not quite that simple, because, as an object falls through the air, the air holds it back and slows the object down. After a while the object stops accelerating and continues at a fixed speed. This is the terminal (极限的) speed. Bulky (肥胖的) things have a lower terminal speed because there is a larger area for the air to push up on. Heavy things have a higher terminal speed because they push down harder against the air. Cats have a lower terminal speed than falling people, for example, because they are quite bulky and not very heavy so that they hit the ground more slowly and are less likely to be hurt.
Then why does t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he seventh floor matter This is the distance cats take to reach their terminal speed. After the seventh floor, they may relax and spread out their legs like a flying squirrel and change their falling position so that they may land on their feet. This would slow them down and allow their muscles to reduce the force of impact , and thus reduce the damage.
25.The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) word "accelerating" in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A. moving faster B. moving slower
C. moving at a fixed speed D. moving at a normal speed
26.The scientists c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ame to a conclusion that a fall from______ floor was most likely to kill a cat.
A. sixth B. eighth C. thirty-third D. seventh
27.Falling c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at has a lower terminal speed than a falling man because it is ________.
A. bigger but hea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )vier B. bigger and relatively lighter
C. lighter but relatively bigger D. smaller and lighter
28.A fall from h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )igher than a seventh floor allows the falling cat_______.
A. to relax a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd spread out its legs and to land on a safer position
B. to have time to reduce its falling speed
C. to fall slower than from the sixth floor
D. to reach the ground softly on its back
29.which of the following statement is rue
A. Nine t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )enths of the cats will be alive after a fall of two storeys or more.
B. The fixed speed only depends on the how bulky the thing is.
C.If a cat is thin, it is less likely to get hurt
D.A cat will feel relaxed when falling from seventh floor.
30.We can understand the passage with the knowledge of _________.
A. chemistry B. physics C. history D. biography
【考点】科普说明文的运用。
【设计思路】此篇阅读量比较大， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )考查学生快速从文中获取信息、分析问题、解决问题的能力。同时，要求学生在阅读中学会审读标题、辨析文章结构、梳理文章主线等能力。
难易程度：
25——易。 26——难。 27——中。 28——易。 29——中。 30——易
参考答案26 __D _ 27___C__ 28___A__ _ 29 __A____ 30. __B___山西阳曲县2016中考英语阅读理解选编（一）附答案
基础部分
(来自2016中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。
Many children first le ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). The purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when financial (财务的) mistakes are not very costly.
How much money th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at parents give to their children to spend as they wish is quite different from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.
In any case, parent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget (预算). Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget requires a choice between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.
Many people who have w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ritten on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your children for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do other work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give chi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ldren a chance to experience the three things they do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps ch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ildren understand that costly goals sometimes need to give up something. You have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance. A saving account (账户) is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest (复利息).
Compounding wo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rks by paying interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will get two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot, but over time it adds up.
52. Parents give their children allowance in order to ______.
A. let them make more money
B. pay for the housework they do
C. let them learn the value of money
D. help children manage family finance
53. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. The time to give allowance.
B. The way to spend allowance.
C. How much allowance given to children.
D. Considerations taken to give allowances.
54. Why are parents advised to offer children allowances as planned
A. To have children save money for larger costs.
B. To give them more allowances next time.
C. To help children learn to make a budget.
D. To let children make fewer mistakes.
55. What does the writer try to tell us
A. The ways of limiting allowances.
B. The advice on a better family budget.
C. Offering allowance to children properly.
D. Teaching children to use allowances wisely.
参考答案52. C 53. D 54. C 55. D
(来自2016中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。
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51. In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat _________ food.
A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D. French
52. Sarah wants t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o do some volunteering. She can call _______ to get some ideas.
A. 846-3809 B. 312-9997 C. 822-3331 D. 822-5566
53. Red Bird Club is closed on ______.
A. Tuesday B. Monday C. Saturday D. Thursday
54. According t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o the ad, you can see ________ in the Underwater World.
A. volunteers B. excellent dancers
C. sea animals D. English speakers
55. If you want t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o practice English with English speakers, you can join_______.
A. Red Bird Club B. Volunteer Project
C. Dream Corner D. The Underwater World
参考答案（每小题2分，共10分）51- 55 BDACC
巩固部分
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Mr. and Mrs. Smith hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign stu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dent who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunch time, and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.
He saw the notice w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hen he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house ” he asked himself.
He looked aro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )und and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there ” Mr. Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.
“Your notice says ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ‘Meals on the house for three days’. Is it just a joke ” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Mr. Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(开怀大笑). “Do you know what On The House means ”
Do you know the meaning of On The House
36. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Smith put up the notice
A. Because they wanted to attract policemen.
B. Because they wanted people to eat on the roof.
C. Because they wanted to attract more customers.
D. Because they liked to play jokes.
37.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ladder” is _____.
A. 墙头 B. 热气球 C. 飞机 D. 梯子
38. The student ____________ so Mr. Smith shouted at him.
A. was very hungry
B. knew little about English
C. climbed onto the top of the house
D. drink some beer in the restaurant
39. Please order the following sentences according to the passage.
①Mr. Smith and the policeman laughed at the student.
②A foreign student looked at the notice and got onto the roof.
③The Smiths opened a restaurant.
④A policeman was beside Mr. Smith.
A. ③②④① B. ①③②④ C. ③①②④ D. ①②③④
40. “On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.
A. is had on the house B. is paid on the house
C. is made on the house D. is free for the customers
参考答案36-40 CDCAD
（来自2016中考模拟训练）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
New Times Movie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Theater has some great movies this weekend. Here is some information about them.
Where are we going, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Dad Time: 9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. SaturdayPrice: ￥20 Free: kids under 7 years oldThis film shows a forest trip about fathers and sons. During this trip they meet some dangerous activities and face lots of challenges… SpacewalkTime: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SaturdayPrice: ￥35Free: kids under 7 years oldSpacewalk is a sc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ience fiction film(科幻片) about the 2100 in space. A trip to the moon goes wrong…
E．T.Time: 9:00 a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).m. – 11:00 a.m. SundayPrice: ￥20 Free: kids under 7 years oldThis is a science fiction film about a group of aliens visiting the earth, and one of them, E.T., gets lost and is left on the planet. He is found by a 10-year-old boy, Elliot… The Time MachineTime: ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SundayPrice: ￥35Free: kids under 7 years oldThis film is about a science fiction story. A scientist and inventor decided to prove that time travel is possible…
41. Li Lin should watch _______ if he is interested in a forest trip.
A. Where are we going, Dad B. Spacewalk
C. E．T. D. The Time Machine
42. The Smiths sh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ould pay _______ yuan if they see Spacewalk with their 6-year-old son.
A.20. B. 35. C. 70. D. 105.
43. Han Meimei sho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uld get to the theater ________ if she wants to watch E.T..
A. before 9:00 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a.m.– 11:00 a.m. Saturday B. before 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday
C. before 9: ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sunday D. before 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday
44. A scientist and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )inventor decides to prove that _______ in The Time Machine.
A. some fathers fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ce lots of challenges B. a trip to the moon goes wrong
C. E.T. gets l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ost and is left on the planet D. time travel is possible
45. The passage is probably from ________.
A.A newspaper B. A science report C. A storybook D. A guidebook
参考答案41-45 ACCDA
验收部分
【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。
A young student was w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )alking in the desert and happened to find some clear water. He filled his leather canteen (皮革水壶) so he could bring some back to his teacher. After a four-day journey he presented the water to his teacher. The teacher took a long drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the water. The young student returned to his village with a happy heart.
Later, the teach ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er let another student taste the water. He spat it out and said it was awful. It was no longer fresh because it was in the old leather canteen for such a long time. The student asked the teacher, “Master, the water is terrible. Why did you pretend（假装）to like it ” The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”
Now we unders ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from others. Whether it’s a broken cup or a gold watch, the natural and proper response (反应) is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude (感恩) does ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n’t always come naturally. Unfortunately, many people value only the thing given, rather than the feeling in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are real gifts.
( )56. The young student got some clear water from ________.
A. his teacher B. his classmates C. the village D. the desert
( )57. Anothe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r student thought the water was ________ after trying it.
A. fresh B. sweet C. hot D. terrible
( )58. Which of the following is True according to the passage
A. The teacher tasted the water and spat it out.
B. The young student presented the water to the teacher.
C. The young student brought some water back to his classmates.
D. Another student took a long drink and thanked the young student.
( )59. Why did the teacher pretend to like the water
A. Because he hadn’t had water for a long time.
B. Because he could feel the act of love from the water.
C. Because he wished to get one more gift from the student.
D. Because he knew water went bad in old leather canteens.
( )60. The story is mainly about ________.
A. each of the gifts has its same story
B. it’s better to accept a gift with a sad face
C. everything is nice with a thankful heart
D. it isn’t easy to prepare a gift with your hear
参考答案56-60 DDBBC
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【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 evening, m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying.
Soon, there was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire, Fire!” But no one heard or came out.
I ran quickly to m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell, knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom .I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.
We tried our ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.
31. The underlined word “response” can be replaced (代替) by ______.
A. result ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. answer C. question D. key
32. Why didn’t the writer go out for a walk with his parents
A. Because his parents only liked his sister.
B. Because he would have an English class.
C. Because he had to study for an English test.
D. Because there was a fire on his neighbor’s kitchen.
33. Who put out the fire at first
A. The writer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). B. The writer’s parents C. The writer’s neighbor D. The firemen
34. According to the passage, which of the following in TRUE
A. The writer’s neighbor was sleeping when the fire started.
B. No one helped the writer’s neighbor put out the fire.
C. The fire happened last Friday evening.
D. The writer’s p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arents were angry when they knew what had happened.
35. What’s the passage mainly about
A. How to put o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ut a fire. B. My neighbor was a brave man.
C. I saved my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )neighbor from the fire. D. I studied a test at home.
参考答案31-35 BCDAC
