外研版2020年中考英语新题型特训：阅读回答问题（8篇 含答案）

外研版英语中考新题型特训—回答问题
一
Breakfast habits
The average person sits down to have breakfast at 7:31 a.m. during the weekdays and 8:28 a.m. at the weekend. The breakfast foods we are most likely to eat during the week are wholegrain cereal(麦片) (37%) followed by toast (吐司) (32%) and then porridge(粥)(275)。 The most popular place to have breakfast is at the table at home, either alone or with other members of the household, followed by on the sofa.
Breakfast skipping
A worrying quarter (25%) of people are skipping breakfast once or more during the week, with more than one in ten (13%) never having it. Women are more likely to comb (梳理) their hair and choosing clothes for the day before having breakfast.
Other facts about breakfast
The world’s first breakfast cereal was created in 1863 and needed to be put into water for 12 hours to make it soft.
The world record for the most people having breakfast in bed is 289 and was set in Sydney, Australia on March 2nd, 2012. It involved 85 queen-size beds with four people on each.
The world’s largest breakfast on record involved 27, 854 people and took place in Germany on May 29, 2005.
The largest bowl of porridge weighs 865kg and was achieved in Tula, Russia on 10 September 2011.
When do the average people sit down to have breakfast at weekends?
Where’s the most popular place for people to have breakfast?
What’s the percentage of people who never have breakfast?
What’s the purpose of putting cereal into water in 1863?
Where’s the world record of the largest breakfast created?
答案
The average people sit down to have breakfast at weekends at 8:28 a.m.
The most popular place for people to have breakfast is at the table at home.
More than 13% of people never have breakfast.
The purpose of putting cereal into water is to make it soft.
The world’s largest breakfast on record took place in Germany.
二
In the past ten years, the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could
have guessed.
A main feature of social media is its volatility(易变). Trends(流行) come and go,
disappearing almost as quickly as they appear. So, what were the main social media trends of 2018?
Short video apps, such as Tik Tok and Douyin, took the world by storm. The
Telegraph reported that Tik Tok was the 8th on Apple’s App Store in April. And Doyin had more than 300 million active users in June in China, CNBC said.
The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another main feature. Liza Koshy, a user of the US appMusical.ly who has over 2 million followers, said that she was very excited when anyone said that her video had “encouraged” them. “It’s really cool because I think as social creators that’s what we all are,” she added.
Live streaming(直播) is a feature of our social media life that now seems as natural as sunrise. It’s a pretty good idea—you can watch anyone anywhere, live.
China has taken live streaming to a whole new level. More than 100 million Chinese people monthly watch a live streaming video. Forbes thought that a number of reasons had led to the popularity of live streams. One of the most important reasons is that people don’t have to know their real names.
Although we use social media all the time, that doesn’t mean that we understand the influence it is having on us. We should pay attention to both the time we spend on it and its influence on our minds.
What were the main social media trends of 2018?
How many active users did Douyin have in china in June?
How did Liza Koshy feel when her videos helped others?
How many social media’s features are mentioned in the passage?
What don’t people have to know about each other while watching live streaming videos?
答案
They were short video apps.
It had more than 200 million users in China in June.
She was very excited.
Three social media’s features are mentioned.
They don’t have to know about heir real names.
三
Each year, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Ghost
Festival(清明节) is celebrated in many parts of China. On this day, it is believed that the gates of Heaven and Hell open up, allowing the spirits of all dead people to visit the Earth.
During this time, people burn offerings(祭品) and prepare big meals to remember the dead. This holiday may seem strange and even a big scary to some. But in fact, similar holidays take place all around the world. However, these holidays seem less gloomy(阴郁的) than Chinese holidays.
In the Western world, we celebrate Halloween on October 31 every year. This festival is mainly celebrated by lighting pumpkin lanterns and dressing up in costumes. It is a time to remember and honor the dead.
The Day of the Dead is a similar holiday that is celebrated in Mexico on November 1 and 2 each year. People will build altars(祭坛) at home during this holiday. They decorate(装饰) them with candles, flowers and gifts. Around the altar, people pray(祈祷) and tell stories about the dead. This holiday is also joyful. In some public areas, there are even parties at night.
Death is a scary thing. But holidays like these can help us to better understand death as a natural part of life. And understanding death can remind us to value our own time on the Earth. It doesn’t hurt to be mindful of death. Rather, it can encourage us to live our best lives.
When is the Ghost Festival in China?
What do some people think of the Ghost Festival?
How do Western people celebrate Halloween?
Where does the Day of the Dead take place?
What can these holidays encourage us to do?
答案
It is on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
They may think it seems strange and even a bit scary.
They celebrate it by lighting pumpkin lanterns and dressing up in costumes.
It takes place in Mexico.
They encourage us to live our best lives.
四
When Reginald Johnston, a British scholar（学者）, first walked into the Forbidden
City in 1919, most palaces weren't allowed to visit. But a century later, when the People's Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary（周年纪念）in October, the 599-year-old palace complex（宫殿群）becomes the world's busiest museum.
Open to the public
In the old days, ordinary people could only imagine what it looked like inside.
When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925, the public could go into the palaces. Now 80％ of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 85％ in 2025.
Embracing（拥抱）the world
“It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history,” Christopher Allen from
Britain said. “I begin to love its history and culture.”
The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors. It attracted about 3.5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas（海外的）exhibitions were held in 2018. The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon（文化现象）everywhere it goes.
Attracting the youth
On the Palace Museum's online store on Taobao, you can find more than 10,000
cultural products. The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.
Some favourite products also go offline. For example, the "Kangxi Emperor's
Favourite Chocolate", the most popular drink, always has people lining up to get a taste.
As a child, Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate（午门）. “I
had little memory of the museum then, but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum.” she said.
What is the current situation(现状) of the Forbidden City?
How long has the Palace Museum been open to the public?
How old is the Forbidden City？
What kind of products online are very popular on the Palace Museum’s online store on Taobao?
Why is Xu Jing more willing to visit the Palace Museum?
答案
It has become the world’s busiest museum.
It has been open to the public for 95 years.
It is 599 years old.
The products with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular.
Because she has watched several popular TV shows about the museum.
五
Every weekend in fall is a great time to go out, but many choose to spend the weekend staying at home. Some even take this to a whole new level, called "hundred-step youth".
This term comes from a new report from Tencent, which shows 21 million Chinese people took under 100 steps a day during the week-long National Day holiday and 56 percent of them were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Despite having the ability to carry out activities, they are unwilling to act or use energy. Various apps and online services, such as food delivery platforms and shopping websites, help them stay at home and do as little as possible on weekends. You may have no idea how lazy a young person can be.
Back in the day, young people who did nothing but play computer games were considered lazy, but these days a lazier type has emerged in watching others playing digital games on screens. They complain that it is a hassle to read and understand learning a game's rules and introduction, so they prefer watching games all day.
Apart from this, the lazy adapt their lifestyle on weekends with the least amount of effort. Washing their face, taking a shower and such daily essential living habits seem to be a burden for them. They are dreaming of one day when a robot will be invented to clean their bodies automatically, like laundry machines are used to wash clothes.
Some singles even said they are too lazy to chat with others, let alone falling in love.
What’s the meaning of “hundred-step youth”?
How many people took a hundred steps a day according to the report from Tencent?
What helps make people become lazy on weekends?
What do the lazier type like doing?
What do the lazy think of the daily living habits?
答案
It means people took under 100 steps a day.
Twenty-one million people took a hundred steps a day.
Various apps and online services, such as food delivery platforms and shopping websites.
They like watching others playing digital games on screens.
They think it’s a burden for them.
六
With the rapid development of science and technology, communication methods of people have changed a lot in the past years.
As we all know, in ancient times, people communicated with people who were far from them only by letters, which took a very long time to get the message.
In the 19th century, telegraph(电报) was invented, but it was not widely used, letter is still the main method at that time. In 1836, John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph(电磁电报机) in the world, then telegraph came into being and was popular, which was much faster than letter, bringing great convenient to people.
As time goes by, telephones become increasingly widely used. Now, the phone has been developed as mobile phone, fixed telephone, Internet telephone and other categories, being an essential communication tool in modern information society.
In addition, network communication is popular as well. It is especially widely welcomed by the youths. A great number of people communicate with others on the Internet by using software, such as email, QQ, WeChat, BBS, MSN and so on. Using software is easy. A computer which is connected to the network is enough. In China, WeChat has become the most popular communication software nowadays. WeChat, known as Weixin in China, is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software which is developed by Tencent. People can make video calls that not only can hear the sound, but also can see the people you talk to.
How did people communicate in ancient times?
When was the telegraph invented?
Who invented the electromagnetic telegraph?
Which software has become the most popular in China?
How many communication methods are mentioned in the passage?
答案
People communicated by letters in ancient times.
It was invented in the 19th century.
John Coker invented the electromagnetic telegraph.
WeChat has become the most popular in China.
Four methods are mentioned.
七
It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.
How can you do it? Helping through charities(慈善团体) is a good idea. Charities are organizations(组织) that help others. September 5 is the International Day of Charity. You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own.
●Volunteering
Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay. Some ways of volunteering are:
☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them.
☆walking dogs at an animal shelter(收容所)
☆cleaning up a park
☆helping some children. You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves.
● Fundraising
Fundraising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fundraising are:
☆making cakes or biscuits to sell
☆doing sponsored(有赞助的) activities. For example, families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.
●Donating
Donating is to give your things to a charity to help others. Some ways of donating are:
☆giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people
☆giving your old books to a library.
So, what can you do to help others?
Why is it a great thing to help others? ( at least one reason)
When is the International Day of Charity?
How many ways can you help charities?
What is volunteering?
What kind of charity is it, if you make some money by drawing pictures and give the money to a charity?
答案
Because you can learn new things.
It is September 5.
There are 3 ways.
Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay.
It is fundraising.
八
On Sept, 19,2014 Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange (纽约证券交易所), raising $25 billion through an IPO (公司股票的首次公开发行), the biggest in the US history. It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. The short Chinese man seems to be the tallest in the world right now. Ma, who was an English teacher, has become one of the richest men on the Chinese mainland.
??? Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he woke up at 5 a. m., cycling 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat with foreign tourists.
??? On a trip to the US in 1995, Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
??? Four years later, 18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him "Crazy Jack Ma". But 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the world's largest e-commerce (电子商务) company.
??? No one thinks he's mad now. Ma's favorite line has been printed on Alibaba's souvenir T-shirts. It reads, "Everybody should have a dream. What if that dream comes true?"
How much did Alibaba raise through an IPO on Sept, 19, 2014?
Where was Ma Yun born?
What did Ma want to do when he was twelve years old?
When was Alibaba founded?
What did Ma do after coming back to China from the US?
答案
It raised $25 billion.
He was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
He wanted to learn English.
It was founded in 1999.
He set up a website called China Pages.