北斗星-中考英语真题阅读 Topic 2 School life and Language Learning 学校生活与语言学习

Topic Two School life and Language Learning
学校生活与语言学习
话说中考
校园生活与语言学习是中考阅读理解考查的热点话题，一方面与学生生活、学习、交流等息息相关；另一方面，来自社会，紧贴社会生活，具有一定的时代感和现实意义。这类话题多是说明文，做题时要注意说明的对象、内容及说明方法。这类题要注意每段话的开头部分，整体把握材料信息。
做题思路：把握信息，找出题眼，梳理信息，进行解答问题。
走进中考(重庆·2010)
When you see the girl for the first time，you may think she is a boy．She is very outgoing(外向的)．Who is she Wang Meng，the Chinese top skater．
On the evening of February 26th，2010，Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women's 1000 meters short track speed skating final(短道速滑决赛) at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games(温哥华冬奥会)．After she succeeded in the 500-metre and 3000-metre races，she won her third gold medal this time．With this one China won four gold medals in the women's short track speed skating．That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history．
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly．With the words of "You can，you can do!" she won at last．She said，"I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team，to China．It was with the help of my team that I won the prize．"
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four，she has been the most successful Chinese skater．We are proud of her and her team．We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014．
阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．China won gold medals in the women's short track speed skating．
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5
( ) 2．It took Wang Meng 1 minute and 29.213 seconds to finish the short track speed skating final．
A．women's 1000
B．men's 1000
C．women's 500
D．men's 500
( ) 3．In Wang Meng's opinion，made her win the prize at last．
A．a strong body
B．a bad cold
C．her team's help
D．much exercise
( ) 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy．
B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater．
C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team．
D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history．
解析
1．C 由第二段倒数第二句“With this one China won four gold medals...”可知正确答案为 C。
2．A 由第二段第一句“...Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in women's 1000 meters...”可知正确答案为 A。
3．C 由第一段最后两句“I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team... with the help of my team that I won the prize．”可知由于团队的帮助她才获得了成功，故正确答案为 C。
4．D 由第二段最后一句“That helped China first win the team gold medal...”可知 D 项的表述是错误的。
话题专练
一
Taking exams always makes me nervous．What about you Here are some suggestions that my friend offers me．
Preparing for exams
The most important part of preparing for an exam is to know what to study．Review subjects you've spent a long time on during classes，look through what you were asked to read and topics of essays and homework，or ask your teachers to see if they can give a few suggestions．Once you know what to study，the next is to know how to study．
Arriving at an exam
How you arrive at an exam will decide how you take your exam．Be sure to arrive：Early．
With a full stomach．
Well rested．
With all the things you will need for the exam．
Having your own exam habits
Before you begin your exam，be sure to：Set up your things close by．
Put your name and other identification information on your exam-answer sheet．
Read all the directions．
Make a brief plan about how you will divide your time between sections．
Take a few deep breaths every time you feel nervous．
If you prepare well for your exam，arrive confidently and settle in before you begin．Don't spend more time on a question that you should unless you're ahead of schedule(时间表)．
根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
1．What is the most important before you take an exam
_________________________________________________________
2．Should you arrive at an exam early or on time
_________________________________________________________
3．What should you do if you feel nervous just before an exam
_________________________________________________________
4．How would you feel if you got everything ready
_________________________________________________________
答案：
1．to know what to study 根据建议一可知，考前最重要的就是要知道学什么。
2．Early 根据建议二可知，考试时要提前到。
3．Take a few deep breaths 根据建议三可知，考前紧张是要深吸一口气，能缓解紧张的心情。
4．Confident．根据短文内容可知，一切准备就绪，你就会很自信。
二
Learning How to Learn $22
Children who read this book will show great interest in study．Many pictures will help them understand it easily and quickly．
Basic Study Guidebook $36
Read this book and learn：
What the three barriers(障碍) to study are and what to do about them
What to do if you are tired of a subject
Children read it to improve the ability to study．
How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children $35
Read this book and learn：
How to look up words in a dictionary
What the different marks in a dictionary mean
How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly
Buy this book and help children unlock their education．What's more，you'll just pay 60% for it before May 10，2010．
根据以上材料，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．"_________" can tell you what to do if you are tired of a subject．
A．Study Skills for Life
B．Learning How to Learn
C．Basic Study Guidebook
D．How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children
( ) 2．Many pictures in the book "Learning How to Learn" can ________．
A．make children read slowly
B．make children understand the book easily
C．make the book boring
D．make children draw beautifully
( ) 3．According to the ads，the three books are for ________．
A．the old B．parents C．children D．men
( ) 4．If you buy the three books on May 2nd，2010，you will just pay ________ for them．
A．$93 B．$71 C．$80 D．$79
( ) 5．The purpose of the three ads is to ________．
A．sell these books to the children
B．help children learn English
C．help children learn about nature
D．use a dictionary to pronounce correctly
答案：
1．C 从第二段文字中可找到答案。
2．B 从第一段文字中可找到答案。
3．C 根据文字内容可以判断是面向学生的。
4．D 由于第三本书是 6 折，所以用 $22 + $36 + $35 × 60‰ = $79．
5．A 这些广告的目的是销售书的，所以选 A。
三
Mrs．Thompson，a school teacher，told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie．There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn't get along well with the other children and he always needs a bath．She did not like him．
Then Mrs．Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs．Thompson was ashamed of herself．She felt even worse when，like all her other students，Teddy bought her a present，too．It was his mother's perfume(香水)．
Teddy said，"Mrs．Thompson，today you smell just my mom used to．" After the children left she cried for an hour．On that very day，she stopped being busy teaching reading，writing and math．Instead，she began to care more about the children．
Mrs．Thompson paid more attention to Teddy．The more she encouraged him，the faster he improved．By the end of Grade 6，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school，third in his class，and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs．Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed，Theodore F．Stoddard，M.D.(医学博上)．
The story doesn't end there．On his wedding day，Dr．Stoddard said，"Thank you，Mrs．Thompson，for believing in me．You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference．"
Mrs．Thompson，with tears in her eyes，said "Teddy，you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn't know how to teach until I met you．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．What did Mrs．Thompson do on the day of school
A．She made Teddy feel sad．
B．She told the class something untrue about herself．
C．She changed Teddy's seat to the front row．
D．She asked the children to play with Teddy．
( ) 2．Why didn't Teddy get along well with the other children
A．He always needed a bath．
B．Mrs．Thompson did not like him．
C．He felt lonely without his mother．
D．He didn't enjoy playing with others．
( ) 3．What does the underlined sentence "Mrs．Thompson was ashamed of herself" mean in the passage
A．Mrs．Thompson was pleased with what she had done．
B．Mrs．Thompson was angry with the boy's mother．
C．Mrs．Thompson was surprised that the boy's mother was gone．
D．Mrs．Thompson was very sorry because she didn't like the child before．
( ) 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading
A．Mrs．Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement．
B．Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married．
C．Mrs．Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life．
D．Teddy thought all the time Mrs．Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life．
( ) 5．Which of the following can be the best title for the reading
A．Friendship between a Student and His Teacher
B．Not a Really Good Teacher
C．A Clever Student
D．Making a Difference
答案：
1．B 根据第一段内容可知，教师说的是违心的话，所以选 B。
2．C 根据第二段的内容可知，Teddy 在她母亲去世之前是一个很听话的孩子，由此可知，不能和其他孩子很好相处是由于母亲去世的缘故，所以选 C。
3．D 根据上面的内容可知，老师不喜欢 Teddy。当知道他的情况后，老师心存歉意，由此可以推断该句的意思是“Mrs．Thompson 对以前不喜欢 Teddy 感到内疚”。
4．C 根据短文内容可知，Mrs．Thompson 给 Teddy 母亲般的关爱和鼓励；Teddy 后来成了一名医生；Teddy 始终认为 Mrs．Thompson 是他一生遇到的最好的老师；由此可知选 C。
5．D 由文意可知，师生情谊，不是一个好老师，一个聪明的学生，都有片面性，make a difference 更贴近文章内容，所以选 D。
四
English is one of the world's most widely used language now．People use a language in these ways：as a native language，as a second language，or a foreign language．English is spoken as a native language by nearly three hundred million people in the United States，Britain，Australia，New Zealand，Canada and some countries in South Africa．As a second language，English is often necessary for official business，education，information and other activities in a great many countries such as India，Pakistan，Nigeria，Singapore and the Philippines．It's one of the few working languages of the United Nations and is more often used than the others．It's said that English has become the language of international trade and transport．Most planes traveling from one country to another use it to talk with airports．All ships sailing on the ocean call for help by radio in it．It has been said that 60% of the world's radio broadcast(广播) and 70% of the mails are in English．At international sports，and at talks of writers and artists all around the world，English is the language which is most commonly used and most widely understood．
English has，in fact，become the language of international cooperation(合作) and technology．The most advanced(先进) results in space，nuclear and computer research are published in English．A scientist who speaks and writes in English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than one who doesn't．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．English is the most popular language in the world because it ________．
A．is only the most widely used language
B．is spoken as a native language by the largest people of the world
C．is a native language
D．has already become the world-wide used language
( ) 2．When you travel in Pakistan，Nigeria and Singapore，you ________．
A．will be able to use English
B．can't use English
C．can't use English and Chinese
D．must use English
( ) 3．English is spoken as ________ language in India．
A．their first
B．a second
C．a foreign
D．a useful
( ) 4．If a scientist can speak and write in English，he _______．
A．can take part in an international sports meeting
B．will be able to publish some science books
C．will be able to learn and understand more
D．may travel to many countries in the world
( ) 5．If we know English，we'll be able to _______．
A．read many science magazines in the world
B．become scientists in the future
C．work with scientists and make things even better
D．do everything better than before
答案：
1．D 由“English is one of the world's most widely used language now．”可知，答案是 D。
2．A 根据第一段内容可知，英语在巴基斯坦、尼日利亚和新加坡被作为第二语言使用，所以选 A。
3．B 根据第一段中的第四句，英语在巴基斯坦、尼日利亚和新加坡被作为第二语言使用。
4．C 根据最后一句可以推断出答案。
5．A 根据短文中谈到世界上许多科技杂志都是用英文出版的，所以选 A。
五
Step 1 _______
Try to read English grammar from a textbook or online resources(资源)．Note the grammar points you need to work on and plan to work on each for at last a few days．
Step 2 Know common mistakes．
People who speak the same language often make the same mistakes in English grammar．For example，many Russian speakers have trouble using "a" and "the" in English．Find out what grammar points are often difficult for speakers of your native language．Pay attention to those grammar points．
Step 3 Find some grammar exercises．
To learn English grammar well，you'll need to practice each grammar point until you can use it easily．Look for a book of grammar exercises that also has answers．Online activities and exercises can also help．Focus on(集中注意于) just one grammar point each time you study．
Step 4 Pay close attention to grammar when you read English．
When you're trying to learn correct English grammar，it's not enough to understand the general idea of what you read．You'll need to understand exactly why each sentence is written that way．When you read a sentence，ask yourself if you can make similar sentences．If you can't or you're not sure，find textbook exercises for those grammar points and practice．
根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
1．What does the passage talk about
_________________________________________________________
2．What is the possible title for the first paragraph
_________________________________________________________
3．What can people do if they want to correct their grammar mistakes
_________________________________________________________
4．What can people do to learn English grammar well
_________________________________________________________
5．What should people do while they are reading according to the writer
_________________________________________________________
答案：
1．How to study English grammar．根据短文内容可知，主要是讨论怎样学习英语语法。
2．Make a plan．根据第一段 plan to work on... 内容可知，制定一个计划。
3．Find out what grammar points are often difficult for their native language speakers．可以直接从第一二段找到答案。
4．To practice each grammar point until they can use it easily．根据第三段的内容，容易找到答案。
5．They should pay close attention to grammar and try to make similar sentences．根据第四段的题目可知答案。
六
At school many things happen to us．We may feel excited when we have success in a school play．We may feel sorry if we lose an important game．We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives．
How to keep the memory Our English teacher，Miss Wang，has taught us a good way of remembering things — to make our own yearbook．What is a yearbook A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments．It's usually made at the end of the year．
Last December，we began to make our yearbook．First，we chose the persons who had done something especial，then some students interviewed them，some wrote down their stories，others took photo of them．Everyone in our class had something to do．Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together．We had our first yearbook．
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook．It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever．
根据短文，选择正确答案。
( ) 1．When we have success in a school play，we may feel _______．
A．sorry B．angry C．excited D．interested
( ) 2．Miss Wang's good way of remembering good things is to _______．
A．buy a new photos
B．write down stories
C．take a lot of photos
D．make a yearbook
( ) 3．A yearbook is made to _______．
A．take notes
B．keep the memory
C．do our homework
D．remember English words
( ) 4．Usually a yearbook is made in _______．
A．January B．February C．May D．December
( ) 5．We made our first yearbook _______．
A．without any help
B．without putting our love into it
C．with the help of our teacher
D．with the help of our parents
答案：
1．C 根据第一段内容可知，当我们成功时，我们很兴奋，所以选 C。
2．D 根据第二段的内容可知。Miss Wang 建议我们创建年报。
3．B 根据第二段的内容可知年报是用来记事的。
4．D 由第二段的最后一句 It's usually made at the end of the year．可知是在 12 月份。
5．C 由第三段中 Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together．可知 B 项正确。
七
In the UK，most children have their lunches at school，but in some schools，parents can choose what their children eat．The children can have a school dinner — a hot，cooked meal；or they can take a packed(包装的) lunch with them，which usually includes cold food like sandwiches．
Often parents know what their children want．Cath，a mother of three children，told us，"My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners．So I make three packed lunches every morning．"
However，another mother，Susan，made a different choice．She said，"My daughters have always had school dinners．I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I made of them．"
But how healthy are school dinners Kaz，a father，thought poorly of them．He said，"Fizzy(起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were lots of chips．"
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen．He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers，pizzas and chips．So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead．
So Jamie improved the school dinners，and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school．Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country．And it seems that the changes have begun．
Anna，a pupil，told us，"we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke，but they stopped that this year．There's a salad restaurant，which is good，so it's healthier than it was．"
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( ) 1．How many meals do most children in the UK have at school
A．Four． B．Three． C．Two． D．One．
( ) 2．_______ would like the children to have the school meals．
A．Cath B．Kaz C．Susan D．Jamie
( ) 3．Jamie thought _______ were healthy food
A．stews and curries
B．burgers and pizzas
C．chips and fizzy drinks
D．sandwiches and coke
( ) 4．The last two paragraphs(段落) show that _______．
A．There's a salad restaurant in every school
B．salad is the only healthy food for students
C．schools have begun to cook healthier food
D．the government doesn't care about school dinners
( ) 5．What is the best title for this text
A．Healthy Food
B．Unhealthy Food
C．Packed Lunches
D．School Dinners
答案：
1．D 根据第一段的内容可知，午饭在学校吃，所以在学校吃一顿饭。
2．C 根据第三段的内容可知 Susan 认为学校的饭食营养搭配更合理。
3．A 根据第五段的内容可知，good stews and curries 是健康食品。
4．C 根据最后一段的内容可知，提倡学校应提供健康食品。
5．D 根据文意可以看出是讲述学校午餐的，所以选 School Dinners 更合理。
八
Paula is a typical learner of English with a normally low level of motivation．She has occasional(偶然) moments of high motivation — like the day before her English test or that time when she couldn't communicate with a foreign customer who called her at work．She always studies for two whole days before an exam，but the results are poor，because she forgets 90% of the things she learned within a month．Then she read a special novel for English learners almost every day for 30 minutes．She bought an English-English dictionary and uses it to look up English words whenever she doesn't understand a sentence in her book．It was hard to study regularly(有规律的) at the beginning：reading books and using a dictionary were not "normal activities" for her．And every English sentence was a challenge．
But now，only two weeks later，she can read much faster．Every day，she wants to read her book．The book gives her the chance to use what she has learned (enjoy her progress) and to learn even more．Because she reads regularly，she forgets little and her vocabulary keeps growing．
Judy is on the right track(做得对)．She will soon be able to read English newspapers and other resources written for native speakers．
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。
( ) 1．Both Paula and Judy are typical learners．
( ) 2．Paula failed the exam because she forgot 90% of the things she learned within a month．
( ) 3．It was easy for Judy to study regularly at the beginning．
( ) 4．Judy's learning way is better than Paula's．
( ) 5．Judy is good at English because she is smarter than Paula．
答案：
1．F 根据短文内容可知，Paula 和 Judy 是不同类型的学习者。
2．T 根据第一段的内容可知，Paula 的失败是因为他忘记了一个月内所学知识的 90%，所以他失败了。
3．F 根据第一段的内容可知，Judy 开始学习时并不容易。
4．T 根据短文可知，_二人的学习方法不同，但学习效果不一样，Judy 积极性很高，而 Paula 属于典型的学习者，所以 Judy 比 Paula 学习方法好。
5．F Judy 的英语好，是因为她的学习态度认真，方法合理，并不是比 Paula 聪明。
九
An English dictionary is the most important thing that you will need when learning English．Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time — that's how they learn to use new words．In this way，you will know how to use a word after reading its English examples．Try to do this，and you will get an English way of thinking which plays an important part in your English speaking and writing．Chinese students and workers try to use English-Chinese dictionaries．However，this does no good to your English learning，because you put English into Chinese first and then you can understand it，which slows down your learning and stops you from real English．
根据文章内容完成表格。
The most important thing when 1 English An English dictionary
The 2 of successful English learners is to learn to use new words They always 3 their dictionaries
The number of dictionaries mentioned in the passage 4
To form an English way of 5 You should keep on using an English dictionary
答案：
1．learning 根据首句内容可知，要填 learning。
2．way 根据第二句话的内容可以确定是“方法，途径”，即 way。
3．use 根据“Chinese students and workers try to use English-Chinese dictionaries．”可确定填动词“use”。
4．Two 根据本段话的内容可确定有两种字典，即 Two。
5．thinking 根据短文后几句话可确定填“用英语的思维方式”学习英语。