2020中考英语阅读文章训练题及答案

2020中考英语阅读文章训练题及答案
认真阅读短文，然后答题。
Passage A
Do you sleep well? If your answer is no, the following might help you.
Set a certain bedtime and rising time ?? A certain bedtime and rising time can help you build up your body clocks. Set a bedtime which is good and natural for you. Don’t change your bedtime and rising time on weekends.
Avoid exciting activities just before sleeping ?? Exciting activities get your thoughts running. At the same time, if you make tomorrow’s plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light, it doesn’t give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep.
Keep the bedroom for sleeping only ?? It’s a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat, watch TV, read, talk on the phone, or discuss important matters with your family members. Break that habit to get better sleep.
Don’t go to bed too early Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs. You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness.
Take a warm shower before your bedtime A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 45 –50 not only is a great relax at day’s end, but also raises your body temperature by several degrees. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy.
1. If you want to build up your body clocks, you should ______.
? A. set a certain bedtime and rising time????? B. go to bed neither too early nor too late
? C. keep the bedroom for sleeping only D. take a warm shower before sleeping
2. Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleeping?
A. Because they will get your thoughts running
B. Because you have to make tomorrow’s paln
C. Because you should read an exciting story????
D. Because you will have to turn off the light.
3. Your bedroom should be kept for ______ only.
? A. talking? ?? B. eating? ? C. reading? ? D. sleeping
4. According to the passage, ______ will make you feel sleepy.
? A. taking a cold shower?? B. your body temperature dropping
C. your daily experience ?????? D. raising your body temperature
Passage B
St. Luis' Family Camp
May 14,2017
St. Luis' Family Camp is a tradition which began 38 years ago and we want everyone to be able to experience “the magic of family camp”．
St. Luis' Family Camp is a get?together of families at a lakeside camp. From Thursday to Sunday you can enjoy nature, water fun, outdoor living, good food, games and family love. Come for as long or short of a time as you want—1, 2, 3 or 4 days.
Things for you to enjoy：
*Small wooden houses with beds, bathrooms and showers or bring your own tent ($7 less for each camp member)
*Breakfast, lunch and dinner served by our camp cook—fresh and delicious
*Game room includes ping?pong, chess, pool table(台球桌), cards and board games
*Late night story telling by the camp fire
*Swimming and boating with a lifeguard watching you
2017 costs: $40/night for those over 18　　$30/night for those aged 12～18，
$20/night for kids aged 4～11free aged 3 and under
Please register(登记) by email as soon as possible before April 27th. The camp has space for only 100 people.
With any question, call the number below to ask Jerry Kimball, our camp manager.
Mailbox: chirhocenter@hotmail. com
Tel: 2510?8935
(　　)1. The camp is for ______ to get together and enjoy themselves.
A．children B. close friends
C. family members D. teachers and students
(　　)2. You may not be able to ______ in this camp.
A．go fishing B. enjoy good meals
C. listen to stories D. play board games
(　　)3. Mr. Black and his 7?year?old son will stay in their own tent for a night. They should pay ______.
A. 40 dollars B. 46 dollars
C. 53 dollars D. 60 dollars
(　　)4. You should register as soon as possible because ______.
A. the camp is open to members only
B. the camp manager will not be at work after April 27 th
C. the camp does not have enough room for too many people
D. it will take a long time for the camp to get your register email
(　　)5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The camp lies by a river in the mountains.
B. You can call Jerry to book a camping house.
C. You will have to stay for four days in the camp.
D. There will be a lifeguard for water?fun activities.
Passage C
Paragraph 1：Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They
? say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: （1）green and yellow vegetables of all kinds；（2）? citrus（柑橘）fruits and tomatoes;（3）potatoes and other fruits and vegetables;（4）meat of all kinds，fish and eggs;（5）milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal（谷类食物），rice is also in this kind of food;（7）butter，or something like butter.
?? ???Paragraph 2：People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a clay. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
????? Paragraph 3：There are two problems，then，in feeding the large number of people in the earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
1.From the first paragraph we know noodles belong to a kind of_______food.
?? A. vegetable????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????? B. fruit
?? C. meat????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????? D. cereal
2.According to the scientists， which of the following groups is the healthiest for your lunch?
A. Chicken，apples，cereal and cabbages.
B. Potatoes，carrots，rice and bread.
C. Oranges，bananas，fish and tomatoes.
D. Beef，pork，fish and milk.
3.People in different countries and different places of the world_________．
A. have the right kinds of food to eat
B. cook their food in the same way
C. have their meals at the same time
D. eat food in different ways
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People in some places don’t have enough food to eat.
B. There are too many people in the world.
C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.
D. The scientists are trying to make people grow strong and healthy.
5.If there is Paragraph 4，what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. When people eat their lunch
B. What to do with the two problems
C. How to cook food in different ways
D. Why people in different places eat different kinds of food
Passage D
If music makes you smart and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a person who is better at learning and understanding.
A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers. They found that person who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons did much better in language ability (能力 ) tests than without music.
The volunteers said they felt better after exercising with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled ( 加倍) after listening to the music during exercise.” Exercise seems? to cause positive changes in the nervous system (神经系统 ) and have a direct result on learning ability,” said the psychologist Charles Emery. Scientists have found that music can be good for health and education. It helps relieve stress, sadness and nervousness, encourages relaxation or sleep, wakes up the body and improves memory and thoughts.
Psychologists have been using Mozart’s music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders ( 言语能力紊乱).? Mozart is often chosen because his music is not over-exciting. A study shouted students who often exercise to Mozart’s music go on to score higher marks in tests. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.
1.What does the underlined word “relieve” mean in Chinese?
A. 加强????????????? B.减轻???????????? C.提高???????????? D.接替
2.How many great musicians are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two?????????????? B. There???????????? C. Four.????????? D. Thirty-three
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Students should not listen to music before exams.
B. Children are supposed to follow their parents’ words .
C. Music may help student to get higher grades in tests.
D. There is no reason for children to argue with parents.
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Scientists often use Mozart’s music for it is really exciting.
B. Music usually makes people too excited to go to sleep.
C. Exercising without music seems to cause many negative changes.
D. Students can improve their studies greatly after exercising to music.
5.Which is the BEST title for this passage?
A. Scientists suggest great music.
B. Music and exercise lead to stress.
C. Exercising to music makes you smarter.
D. Volunteers listened to Mozart’s violin pieces.
Passage E
It was Mother's Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order(订购) some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy?five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I'll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl a red rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地), where she placed the rose on the grave.
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother's house.
Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother by yourself.
(　　)1.The man went to the shop to________.
A．help the girl B．order some flowers C．buy some food
(　　)2.The man's mother lived ________ away from him.
A．2 kilometers B．200 kilometers C．200 miles
(　　)3.The girl was crying on the road because________.
A．she was hungry
B．she couldn't afford to get a rose
C．she couldn't find her way home
(　　)4.After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to ________ together.
A．the cemetery B．the girl's home C．his mother's house
(　　)5.From the passage we can infer(推断)that ________.
A．the girl loved flowers very much
B．the girl loved her mother very much
C．the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man's mother
Passage F
Chinese has been added to the graduation exam list by Sophie School, an Italian high school and 29 students will take the test this year. This high school is mainly about language in northeastern Italy. It has become the first school in the country to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject. The Chinese course has been taught at this Italian school for 5 years, and 145 of its 910 students have chosen to study Chinese. Maria, director of the school, said Chinese will become a global (全球的) language in the future and they set up the course because many students had asked for it. "There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then, but now, Chinese courses have become an important part of our teaching plan," she said.
Robert is a student in this school. He is going to take the Chinese test this year. He said that Speaking Chinese is not so difficult, it was difficult for them to understand the same word in different sentences and read Chinese poets, but writing Chinese characters (汉字) is the most difficult part of learning the language. "Although learning Chinese is difficult for Italian students, when considering looking for better jobs abroad, China must be my top choice," he said
( )1. How many students will take the Chinese test this year according to the text?
A. 5 B. 29 C. 145 D. 910
( )2. Why have many Italian students chosen to study Chinese?
A. They think Chinese will become a global language in the future.
B. Learning Chinese is easy for Italian.
C. They want to travel to China.
D. Think they can find good jobs only in China.
( )3. What is the most difficult thing for Italian students to study Chinese?
A. Speaking Chinese. B. Reading Chinese poets.
C. Understanding the same won in different sentences. D. Writing Chinese characters.
( )4. Which of the following is not true according to the text?
A. Sophie School is a high school mainly about Chinese.
B. Sophie School has become Italy’s first school to list Chinese as a graduation exam subject.
C. Chinese courses have become an important part of their leaching plan.
D. There were only a few schools in Italy which provided Chinese courses then.
Passage G
Alan, a boy from India went to study in the UK two years ago. He found a part?time job in a restaurant. Many British students also worked there. Their job was washing the dishes. It was an easy job, but the boss said, “You must wash every dish seven times.” At first, Alan was careful. The boss was happy with him. After one month, he found that the boss didn't check very often. He thought there was no difference between five times and seven times. So he just washed five times. He worked very fast. The boss was even happier. One day, a British student asked him why he could wash so fast. Alan told him the secret. The British student was surprised but didn't say anything. A few days later he told the boss about it. The boss fired(解雇) Alan.
Alan went to other restaurants, but all of them said, “Go away! You are not honest. We don't need you.” Alan was sad because he could do nothing.
根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。
1. Alan went to study in India two years ago.
2. The boss asked Alan to wash the dishes seven times.
3. At first, the boss was happy with Alan.
4. The British student didn't say anything to the boss.
5. In fact, Alan is very honest.
Passage H
On October5, Tu Youyou, 84, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in natural science. She is only the12th woman in history to be awarded the honor.
Tu was born in?Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 30 December 1930. She once studied at Xiaoshi Middle School?and Ningbo Middle School. Her teacher said that Tu liked reading books and she was very hard-working. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Beijing Medical College. Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in?traditional Chinese medicine.
Tu was given the award for her discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), which has been developed to fight against malaria(疟疾). When Tu started her search in the late 1960s, over 240,000 compounds（化合物） around the world had already been tested, without any success. Her interest in traditional Chinese medicine drew her to ancient texts and finally found the sweet wormwood(青蒿),which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 A.D. After more than190 failures, she invented the right drug in 1971.
　　Tu Youyou doesn’t have a Ph.D., neither has she ever studied or worked overseas. One former colleague, Liao Fuming, who has worked with Tu for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn(固执） woman.”
Tu is stubborn enough to spend many years putting ancient texts together and use them in modern scientific practices. The result is millions of lives saved.
"She has done wonderful contribution to the world with her work, she really deserves it! It's a blessing for the Chinese people, as it is for the world!" Mats Wahlgren, member of the Nobel Assembly said.
1. How old was Tu Youyou when she graduated from Beijing Medical College?
A. 12 years old. B. 21 years old. C. 25 years old. D. 28 years old.
2. By saying “over 240,000 compounds around the world had already been tested, without any success.”, the writer wants to tell us that____________________
A. Tu’s research work against malaria was very difficult.
B. scientists at that time were good at testing medicine.
C. Tu got a lot of help from the world with her research work.
D. scientists had successfully inventing medicine against malaria.
3. Where did Tu finally find the medicine she wanted?
A. At her middle school library.
B. In Chinese ancient texts.
C. In universities abroad.
D. In modern science magazines.
4. Which of the words best describes Tu Youyou?
A. Proud. B. Humorous. C. Active. D. Hard-working.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Tu Wins the Nobel Prize
B. Tu, a clever Chinese woman
C. Traditional Chinese medicine
D. How malaria was defeated
Passage I
配对阅读。左栏是对五个人物的描述，右栏是广告的简介。请为左栏的每位学生选择一个合适的广告。
(　　)1. Annie is a both lively and creative German girl who is good at the language arts, and in her spare time she likes to write short stories. Drawing is also one of her favorites. Annie, a graduate from a famous university, is thinking of looking for a job which can further develop her skills. (　　)2. David studies in a senior high school. Not wanting to spend much time on the way to school every day, he is now looking forward to renting a room near his school. He also hopes to have a roommate to share the cost together. (　　)3. Susan is a caring old English woman and English is the only language she can speak. As an experienced grandmother who has brought up some grandchildren, it's her best choice to look after children now. But Susan doesn't want to work full time, she can only spare several hours every day. (　　)4. John studied hotel management when he was at school. After graduation, he once worked in a 4?star hotel as a telephonist for 2 years. Now he feels the need to improve himself by having a better job. (　　)5. May is a good?natured girl. Hard?working, patient and warm?hearted — that is what she is like in our eyes.Because of all her efforts, she was once the best waitress for her best service in her restaurant. Now she is seeking the chance to work for a better restaurant. A.Restaurant, Supervisor, Waiting Staff The ideal candidates must have relevant experiences gained in a high quality hotel. Please call Personnel at 071－722－7722. B．USE YOUR LANGUAGE AND EARN ￡450—￡1200 We are one of the largest business publishers in Europe and have limited positions for intelligent young people in our London advertisement sales office. Enquiries from German, Spanish and Eastern European speakers are especially welcomed. C．BABYSITTER WANTED For a 9 month old child, Artistic Prof household, Notting Hill, 3 days per week, German/French, 071－221－7572. D．ROOMATE WANTED Own room near campus. Available December 1st. Rent $80 per month until March 1st. $129 thereafter. Call Luke for details. 800－7829. E. HELP WANTED If you are available a few hours during the day, some evenings and occasional weekends to care for 2 school?age children, please call Mary Smith at 800－1111. F. SECONDHAND BOOK WANTED If you don't need your book any more, you could call us and we will donate them to the poor children who need them badly. G. WAITRESS WANTED The biggest and busiest restaurant in London is seeking for new blood. If you have serving experience in a restaurant and are looking for a change, then come and try! Interview day is on Friday, 6th May, from 12 noon to 7 p. m.







参考答案

Passage A
1A? 2 A ?3D ?4B

Passage B
1～5 C A D C D

Passage C
1. D??2. A??3. D??4. C?? 5. B?

Passage D
1—5、BACDC??

Passage E
1—5、BCBAB

Passage F
1—2、BADA

Passage G
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了来自印度的男孩阿兰在一家饭店做兼职工作，因为不诚实被老板解雇的故事。
1. F　【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：两年前阿兰去印度学习。根据文章第一句“Alan, a boy from India went to study in the UK two years ago.”可知，Alan，一个来自印度的男孩，两年前去英国学习。故判断本题错误。
2. T　【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：老板让阿兰洗餐具洗七次。根据文中的第一段第五句“...but the boss said，‘You must wash every dish seven times.’”可知，老板要求每个餐具洗七次。故判断本题正确。
3. T　【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：起初，老板对阿兰很满意。根据文中的“At first, Alan was careful. The boss was happy with him.”可知，老板开始对他满意。故判断本句正确。
4. F　【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：那个英国学生对老板什么都没说。根据文中的第一段倒数第二句“A few days later he told the boss about it.”可知，英国学生告诉老板阿兰只刷五次餐具这个秘密。故判断本题错误。
5. F　【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：事实上，阿兰很诚实。根据文章大意可知，老板让阿兰洗七次餐具，但是阿兰只洗五次，因为他认为老板不检查。故判断阿兰不是一个诚实的男孩，故本题错误。

Passage H
1—5、CABDA

Passage I
（配对阅读）1～5 B D E A G