山东省枣庄市2019年中考英语二轮专题突破集训—阅读理解（笔记类）1（含答案）

中考英语专题突破集训
阅读 做笔记（一）
读下面的文章，做简短的笔记。
(A)
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I didn't understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because I?didn't?know how to pronounce words correctly. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything. ? ?
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too. Although I?could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like “It's a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary. ? ?
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.
1. The reason that the writer didn’t like English last year:
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2. The way that the writer improved her pronunciation:
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3. The secret to language learning:
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4. The way that the writer understood the story:
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5. The reason why the writer wants to learn new words and more grammar:
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(B)
Chinese?people?have?been?celebrating?Mid-Autumn?Festival?and?enjoying?mooncakes?for centuries. Mooncakes?have?the?shape?of?a?full?moon?on?mid-autumn?night.?They?carry?people’s?wishes?to?the?families?they?love?and?miss.?
There?are?many?traditional?folk?stories?about?this?festival.?However,?most?people?think?that?the?story?of?Chang’e?is?the?most?touching.?Chang’e?was?Hou?Yi’s?beautiful?wife.?After?Hou?Yi?shot?down?the?nine?suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e. However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang'e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang'e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
1. The shape of the mooncakes: __________________________________________
2. The most touching story about the Mid-Autumn Festival: ___________________________________
3. The reason why Chang'e took the medicine all: __________________________________________
4. Adjective that described Hou Yi's feeling when he didn't see his wife: _____________________
5. The activities to celebrate this festival: __________________________________________
(C)
Did?you?know?that?tea,?the?most?popular?drink?in?the?world?(after?water),?was?invented?by?accident? Many?people?believe?that?tea?was?first?drunk?nearly?5,000?years?ago.?It?is?said?that?a Chinese?ruler?called?Shen?Nong?first?discovered?tea?as?a?drink.?One?day?Shen?Nong?was?boiling?drinking?water?over?an?open?fire.?Some?leaves?from?a?tea?plant?fell?into?the?water?and?remained?there?for?some?time.?It?produced?a?nice?smell?so?he?tasted?the?brown?water.?It?was?quite?delicious.?And?so,?one?of?the?world’s?favorite?drinks?was invented.
More than 4,000 years later, Lu Yu, "the saint of tea", mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn't appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
1. The most popular drink in the world: __________________________________________________
2. The man who first discovered tea as a drink: ________________________________________
3. The contents that the book Cha Jing describes: ________________________________________
4. The countries tea was brought to in the passage: ____________________________________________
5. The ones who best understand the nature of tea: ___________________________________________
(D)
Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only one of Britain's most famous historical places, but also one of its greatest mysteries. Every year it receives more than 750,000 visitors. Especially in June, people go to this place as they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.
For many years, historians believed Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can't be true because Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago. "The leaders arrived in England much later," he points out.
Another?popular?idea?is?that?Stonehenge?might?be?a?kind?of?calendar.?The?large?stones?were?put?together?in?a?certain?way.?On?midsummer’s?morning,?the?sun?shines?directly?into?the?center?of?the?stones.?Other?people?believe?the?stones?have?a?medical?purpose.?They?think?the?stones?can?prevent?illness?while?keeping?people?healthy.?“As?you?walk?there,?you?can?feel?the?energy?from?your?feet?climb?up?your?body,”?said?one?visitor.?No?one?is?sure?what?Stonehenge?was?used?for,?but?most?agree?that?the?position?of?the?stones?must?be?for?a?special?purpose.?Some?think?it?might?be?a?burial?place,?or?a?place?to?honor?ancestors.?Others?think?it?was?built?to?celebrate?a?victory?over?an?enemy.?
Stonehenge?was?built?slowly?over?a?long?period?of?time.?Most?historians?believe?it?must?be?almost?5,000?years?old.?One?of?the?greatest?mysteries?is?how?it?was?built?because?the?stones?are?so?big?and?heavy.?In?2001,?a?group?of?English?volunteers?tried?to?build?another?Stonehenge,?but?they?couldn’t. “We?don’t?really?know?who?built?Stonehenge,”says?Paul?Stoker.?“And?perhaps?we?might?never?know,?but?we?do?know?they?must?have?been?hardworking?—?and?great?planners!”
1. The reason people like to go to this place in June: _______________________________________
2. Ideas about the Stonehenge:__________________________________________________
3. The age of the Stonehenge was: ________________________________________________
4. One of the greatest mysteries of Stonehenge: _____________________________________________
5. The title of this passage: ________________________________________________________
(E)
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are similar requests for directions to a place. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite. That is because it is a very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question correctly. We also need to learn how to be polite by being less direct—or more indirect—when we ask for help.
Good speakers of English change the way they talk when they speak with different people in different situations. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other. It is all right to ask direct questions in some situations, like with your classmates. However, if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound impolite. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?”. This will sound much more polite. Usually polite questions are longer and include expressions such as “Could you please…?” or “Can I ask…?” It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?” than “Peter, tell me your e-mail address.” Sometimes we even need to spend time leading in to a request. For example, with a stranger on the street, we might first say, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me.” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but…” before asking for help.
It might seem more difficult to speak politely than to be direct. However, it is important to learn how to use proper language. This will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.
1. The examples about the requests for directions:______________________________________
2. The expressions people use depend on:____________________________________________
3. Polite questions include expressions such as:___________________________________________
4. The number of the examples that the writer gives in the passage:______________________________
5. The general introduction of the topic:__________________________________________________
【参考答案】
(A)
1. The teacher spoke so quickly that I didn't understand her most of the time.
2. Her pronunciation improved by listening to the conversations in English movies.
3. Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
4. She looked up in a dictionary.
5. Because she can have a better understanding of English movies.
(B)
1. They are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night.
2. The story of Chang'e.
3. He was very sad.
4. She looked up in a dictionary.
5. Admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
(C)
1. Tea.
2. Shen Nong.
3. It describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used
4. Korea, Japan, England.
5. The Chinese.
(D)
1. Because they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.
2 .(1) Historians believed it was a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods;
(2) Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar;
(3) The stones have a medical purpose;
(4) It might be a burial place or a place to honor ancestors：
(5) It was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.
3. 5,000 years old.
4. How it/the Stonehenge was built
5. Something about the Stonehenge. /Stonehenge.
(E)
1. “Where are the restrooms?" "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?”.
2. Whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.
3. "Could you please …?"or "May I …?".
4. Four examples.
5. How to ask for help.