山东省枣庄市2019年中考英语二轮专题突破集训—阅读理解（五选五）1（含答案）

中考英语专题突破集训
阅读理解五选五（一）
五选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入下面各小题横线上的最佳选项。
(A)
What's in a Name?
Your name is very important. When you think of yourself, you probably think of your name first.??? 16 Right now, the two most popular names for babies in the United States are “Jacob” for boys and “Emily” for girls.?? 17 ?And why are some names unpopular?
Names can become popular because of famous actors, TV or book heroes, or top players. Popular names mean very positive (积极的) things. Unpopular names mean negative (消极的) things.
?? 18 ?Here are some common opinions about names from a recent survey.
??????19 ?The biggest reason is tradition. They have no choice. Many people are named after a family member.
???? ?20 ?A name that is unpopular now might become popular in the future. That's good news for all the Georges and Bettys out there.
A. Of course, opinions can change over time.
B. Surprisingly, people usually have similar opinions about names.
C. Why are these names popular?
D. Because it is an important part of your identity (身份).
E. So why do parents give their children unpopular names?
16. ___________ 17. ___________ 18. ___________ 19. ___________ 20. ___________
(B)
As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. 16 . Let's look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, "a homeless dog", "a mad dog", "a running dog" and "a dog catching a mouse", have bad meanings. 17 . In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. And "every dog has its day" means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person's serious illness, they say "sick as a dog". The word "dog-tired" means very tired. 18 . But in Western culture, "cat" is often used to describe a woman who is unkind. There are many other examples of how "cat" is used differently as well.
19 . People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
20 . We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
A. However, Chinese love cats very much
B. The words about plants and animals are used in good or bad ways in different cultures
C. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used
D. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries
E. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans
16._________ 17._________ 18._________ 19._________ 20._________
(C)
Dawa Dorji has many jobs: singer, barkeeper and English tour guide, but he is the most famous as the lead singer of the first folk（民间的）pop band in Tibet（西藏）．
In 2003, Dawa Dorji met two fans of Tibetan music. 16 , and later another two joined the band.
17 , so they had to practise on weekdays in a small village after work. Dawa Dorji and his band members believed that they needed to communicate with their audience（听众）in order to write good songs. 18 ．
At the beginning, most audience were foreigners, but after a couple of months, many local people came to enjoy their music. 19 .
“Whenever there is a festival, we Tibetans sing and dance. I sang songs with the old people, and I learned more about how to sing," said Dawa Dorji.
20 , and many of them are from traditional ones.
Dawa Dorji believes that their efforts（努力）are meaningful for introducing Tibetan folk music to the whole nation, and even the whole world.
A. Each member of the band had his own job
B. They became good friends and started a band
C. As a result, the band became more and more popular
D. So at weekends they rushed to restaurants to sing for
E. So far, four albums (唱片) with 48 Tibetan language songs have come out
16. ________ 17. ________ 18. ________ 19. ________ 20. ________
(D)
If you live far from school, you may have to use lunch boxes to take lunch to school. Do you want to know what the early lunch boxes looked like? 1 6
From the 19th century, people used baskets to take meals. 1 7 The tins were large enough for a piece of meat, some bread and some cheese. Walt Disney made the first "character" lunch box in 1935 by putting Mickey Mouse on the box. 18 In 1950, TV cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy, agreed to put his picture on the outside of the blue and red lunch boxes. Over the next 30 years, different popular characters controlled the market, such as Aladdin, Miss America, and the Flying Nun. The Florida government said that the metal boxes could be used as weapons（武器）and they were dangerous for children.
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In 1986, people began to use lunch boxes which were made of plastic. 20 Now we can see many plastic lunch boxes with beautiful pictures on them.
A. By the 1860s, people started making tins to take meals.
B. Let's see the history of lunch boxes.
C. Children liked this kind of lunch box very much.
D. The plastic lunch boxes have been using since then.
E. The last metal lunch box was made in 1985.
16. _________ 17. _________ 18. _________ 19. _________ 20. _________
(E)
Trust has been considered as the basis（基础）of any relationship,including friendship. No relationship can last long without trust. 1 6 Sometimes,it takes years,even a whole life to make it. We certainly know who are the people we trust. However, how do we know if others trust us?
17 You may first like to talk to the friends you trust most. It is the same with your friends.
Whom do you ask for advice when you need it the most? Either your parents or your friends may first come into your mind. You only ask for advice from the people you really trust. You know they will never pass ori a wrong suggestion. And so do they. 18
Different ideas and discussions are a part of every relationship, and this is also true for friendship. Actually, two people can't always have the same opinions on a situation and they may share different suggestions. Sometimes some people find it hard to forgive (原谅) and forget.
19 It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose（故意地). There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier. 20 Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encouragement. If they side with you when you need them the most, you can know that they trust you.
A. But winning trust is not easy as we imagine.
B. Whom would you like to share your secrets with?
C. But for your true friends, there is no difficulty in it.
D. However, if you have true friends, you will never be alone in any trouble.
E. The friends who trust you will go to you for help in the important decisions of their life.
16. _________ 17. _________ 18. _________ 19. _________ 20. _________
【参考答案】
(A)
16 - 20 DCBEA
(B)
16-20 CEADB
(C)
16 - 20 BADCE
(D)
16 - 20 BACED
(E)
16 - 20 ABECD