北斗星-中考英语真题阅读 Topic 7 Emotions 个人情感

Topic Seven Emotions 个人情感
话说中考
该话题是中考中最有话可说、有内容可写的部分，多以故事的形式出现。针对这一话题的内容，要注意细节性的题目，同时又涉及到对人生的理解与领悟。学生应该能在理解的基础上，对文章进行总结与概括。
解题思路：理解文意，注意细节，把握关键信息，领悟暗含深意。
走进中考(安徽芜湖·2010)
When a young man was 16，his father seriously said to him，"I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18．But after that，I won't care much about you，and you should give me whatever I want．" When his 18th birthday was coming，the young man began thinking about looking for a job．So he sent his resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet．"However，most got no replies，" he said．"Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education．"
By chance，one of his friends was looking for someone，who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket，for half a dollar a box．Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job，he said，"I'll take this job．At least I can make some money for my gas．" Then every day，he drove his car，his 18th birthday gift，to work in the supermarket．He did that for three months．
Later，he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员)，so he asked for it．But they were also worried about his school education．He practiced his skill right in front of the computer，and showed the managers the web pages he had made．He started to work the next day，and became the leader of the network department(部门) in less than a year．
And now，the 23-year-old man is a boss．Last year，he started a magazine for children，with himself as the editor in chief(主编)．And the only writer was his father．
( ) 1．The young man began to look for a job when he was _______．
A．18 B．16 C．22 D．23
( ) 2．It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______．
A．he had an expensive car
B．his father cared much about him
C．he was young
D．he didn't have much education
( ) 3．How long did the young man do the job as an egg proter
A．For less than a year．
B．For one day．
C．For three months．
D．For two years．
( ) 4．The young man got the job as a network technician because _______．
A．he wanted to be a leader
B．he was good at computer
C．he decided to work for the newspaper
D．his resumes were sent through the Internet
( ) 5．The magazine that the young man started was perhaps about _______．
A．computer science
B．funny stories
C．foreign news
D．network
解析
1．A 根据“When his 18th birthday was coming，the young man began thinking about looking for a job．”可知他开始想找工作是在 18 岁，故 A 项正确。
2．D 根据“However，most got no replies，...Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education”可以推测出许多公司没回复的原因可能是因为他的学历，故正确答案为 D。
3．C 根据“He did that for three months”可知，搬运工的工作他干了三个月，故正确答案为 C。
4．B 根据“He practiced his skill right in front of the computer，and showed...”可知正确答案为 B。
5．B 根据最后一段内容我们可知他写的杂志面向的对象是少年儿童，比较四个选项中能引起儿童关注的应该是 funny stories，故正确答案为 B。
话题专练
一
When I was a kid，my dad used to sing me the old song Pack up Your Troubles．The words of the song often go through my mind while I'm packing for a trip — "Pack up your troubles in your bag and smile，smile，smile．"
However，for my friend，Vikki，what to pack isn't as important as whom to pack．She takes the photos of her family and friends who are dead everywhere．Vikki takes her "mother" skiing in Mammoth and takes her "mother" to Rome．Vikki has taken a number of people to foreign places like Australia．I'm very interested in this practice and often ask her about it．
During a trip two years ago，I saw the power of this practice．When Larry and I had just finished dinner at a restaurant，Vikki passed a small photo to Larry and asked，"Would you like to have your mom with you tomorrow when you climb Machu Picchu " Larry was clearly moved and put the photo in his pocket．The next day，Larry had his "mom" with him and I could feel the joy he felt．
With all the rules about travel today，we should take something with us that makes us happy，or at least smile，smile，smile．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．What did his father use to sing for him when he was young
A．Smile，smile，smile．
B．Pack Up Your Troubles．
C．Mother．
D．I don't know．
( ) 2．Who likes to take "mother" skiing during a trip
A．The writer．
B．Larry．
C．Vikki．
D．All of them．
( ) 3．This passage mainly tells us ________
A．that everyone should take photo of family when traveling
B．that Vikki often travels with her friends and family．
C．about a trip two years ago that changed Larry's mind．
D．that we should pack happiness when traveling．
( ) 4．Which of the following sentence is TRUE
A．She takes the photos of her family and friends who are living everywhere．
B．Vikki has taken a number of people to foreign places like Australia．
C．Larry and I had just finishes basketball at a restaurant．
D．we should take photos with us that makes us happy，or at least smile，smile，smile．
( ) 5．The best title for this passage might be "________"．
A．Enjoy Traveling
B．Love Your family
C．Travel with Happiness
D．Travel with Family
答案：
1．B 根据短文第一段的内容可知，作者小时候父亲常常给他唱 Pack Up Your Troubles 这首歌，即选 B。
2．C 根据短文中 vikki takes her "mother" skiing in Mammoth and takes her "mother" to Rome．可知，答案是 C。
3．D 通读短文可以判断山主要是告诉我们当我们远行时要心中充满快乐，所以选 D。
4．B 根据短文内容可知，A 项 Vikki 喜欢把她的过世的亲戚和朋友的照片带在身边，排除了 A；C 项中应是作者和 Larry 在饭店里吃晚饭，而题中却是吃早饭，排除了 C；根据最后一段内容可知，作者提倡远行要带上使我们喜欢的东西，不仅仅是照片，所以选 B。
5．C 根据短文内容可以看出主要是讲快乐行程，所以主题确定为 C。
二
Jack hadn't seen the old man for a long time．In fact，Jack had moved to the country to follow his dream．He was too busy to think about the past and spend time with his family．He was working on his future，and nothing could stop him．
Over the phone，his mother told him，"Mr．Belser died last night．The funeral(葬礼) is on Wednesday．" His thoughts went back to the old days．
"Jack，did you hear me "
"Oh，sorry，Mom．I heard you．I haven't thought about him for a long time．I thought he died years ago，" Jack said．
"Well，he didn't forget you．Every time I saw him，he would ask about you．He remembered the days you spent with him in his house，" Mom said．
"You know，Jack，after your father died，he tried to make sure you had a man's influence in your life，" Mom said．
"He taught me carpentry(木匠活)，" Jack said．"I wouldn't be doing this job if it were not for him．He always taught me things he thought were important．Mom，I'll be there for the funeral．"
Mr．Belser's funeral was small．He had no children．The night before he returned，Jack and his mother went to see Mr．Belser's old house．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．Who was the old man
A．Mr．Belser．
B．Jack's father．
C．Jack．
D．Jack's mother．
( ) 2．Why did Jack move to the country
A．Because he didn't see the old man．
B．Because of his dream．
C．Because he didn't live with his mother together．
D．Because nothing could stop him．
( ) 3．Why did Jack look back to the old days
A．Because Mr．Belser died last night．
B．Because his mother was sad．
C．Because of his mother's words．
D．Because he wanted to come back for the funeral．
( ) 4．According to the passage，what does Jack do
A．A worker．
B．A student．
C．A carpenter．
D．An engineer．
( ) 5．How many children did Mr．Belser have
A．One．
B．Two．
C．I don't know．
D．None．
答案：
1．A 根据短文中第一、二段的内容可知，这位老人是 Mr.Belser，所以选 A。
2．B 根据短文第一段的内容可知，Jack 远离故乡是为了实现他的梦想，即选 B。
3．C 根据短文第二段内容可知，妈妈的话使他想起了自己的童年往事。
4．C 根据短文倒数第二段中 Jack 的叙述可知，Jack 是一名木匠。
5．D 根据短文最后一段可知，Mr.Belser 没有儿女，所以选 D。
三
Last summer，I took part in a 6-hour adventure(冒险) race with friends．For the race，I really didn't know what to expect．I knew we would be doing a few different things like mountain biking and hiking．At the beginning of the race，we received a map with 20 checkpoints(关卡) of an 18-mile，course．To finish the race，we had to reach all the 20 checkpoints in six hours．The roads to checkpoints were not clearly marked，so we spent a lot of time checking if we were on the right way to the next checkpoint．
There were times when I was burning up under the 35℃ heat，or swimming across a dangerous river，or so tired that I didn't want to take another step．At those times，I asked myself，"You call this an adventure What you really want to do is to give up and go back home " Then I went on running．However，something happened when I completed all the 20 checkpoints and crossed the finish line．I forgot all of the pain．I felt such a huge sense of accomplishment(成就)．We did it! We did it better than we had thought! We finished the adventure race in 15th place out of 60 teams!
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．What did the writer do last summer
A．Running．
B．Swimming．
C．Climbing．
D．Taking part in an adventure race．
( ) 2．How was the day when he took part in a 6-hour adventure race with friends
A．Rainy．
B．Not hot and not cold．
C．Very hot．
D．Very cold．
( ) 3．When the writer crossed the finish line，he felt _______．
A．tired B．angry C．unhappy D．successful
( ) 4．The writer mainly wants to tell us _______．
A．that we will have a lot of things to do in an adventure race
B．that he has met many problems in an adventure race
C．that we have to finish 20 checkpoints in life
D．we shouldn't give up when we meet difficulties
( ) 5．The best title for this passage might be "_______"．
A．Twenty Checkpoints to Pass
B．The 15th Place
C．How to Complete an Adventure race
D．Times to Give Up
答案：
1．D 根据短文第一段的内容可知，作者去年参加了一个 6 小时的野外冒险比赛活动，所以答案是 D。
2．C 根据短文可以推断出，当时的天气非常炎热，35°的高温，所以选择 C。
3．D 根据短文中 I felt such a huge sense of accomplishment(成就)可知，当作者穿过终点时，有一种成功感，所以选 D。
4．D 通读全文可知，作者主要告诉我们，遇到闲难不要轻易放弃，坚持到最后，就有机会成功，即选 D。
5．A 根据整篇短文内容可知，题目可以概括为“人生路上的二十道关卡”，所以选 A。
四
What is a gesture We can make gestures with our hands．With gestures we can express a lot．For example，we can express that something is good or bad，or makes us feel happy or unhappy．Think of parents who are trying to get their young children to come to them．What do they do Don't they open their hands with palms facing up to ask their children to come to them And it works．
Expressions on the face are important，too．People can communicate through expressions on the face without even saying a simple word．When people do not enjoy a certain kind of food，they usually make a face．That face tells the people around them that they do not like what they're eating．Besides that，the face can also express care and love．It helps other people understand what we are thinking．
Using gestures and expressions on the face can affect your public speaking．Believe it or not，it can help you do better．When people's gestures and expressions match their words and emotions，they will attract more attention from people，as their talk becomes more interesting．
根据短文内容，完成下列句子。
1．The first paragraph mainly tells us about ________．
2．People can use ________ and _______ to communicate without even saying a simple word．
3．The underlined word "palms" means _______ in Chinese．
4．The last paragraph mainly says that _______．
5．The article is written to explain ________．
答案：
1．the meaning of gestures．根据短文第一段的内容可知，主要是讲手势的含义，即答案为 the meaning of gestures．。
2．gestures，expressions on the face 根据短文内容可知，人们在不用语言的情况下，可以用手势和面部表情来交流。
3．手掌 根据短文中句子的含义可知，父母打开手掌提示孩子走到他们跟前的手势，所以确定 “palms”是“手掌”的意思。
4．using gestures and expressions can be helpful in public speaking．根据短文最后一段内容可知，主要是讲用手势和面部表情对公共场合的谈话是有帮助的。
5．the importance of gestures and expressions．通读全文可知，主要是讲体态语言的重要性。
五
It was a fine night outside the house．Granddad said to Peter，"I'll get my fiddle(小提琴) to play for you．" But he brought out a blanket．It was a big double blanket．"Look，isn't that a fine blanket And isn't your father a kind man "
Granddad pretended(假装) that he wanted to go away to the old people's house．There he'd be with many other old men．Peter had to believe Dad would really do it when he saw the blanket．
"Oh，yes，it's fine，" said Peter．He went into the house．He didn't cry and also he was too old for that．He just went to get Granddad's fiddle．
That girl would be Dad's new wife(妻子) soon．Yes，she had told him she'd try to be a good mother to him．
Granddad stopped suddenly and said，"It's a fine girl．He'll be feeling young again with a beautiful wife like that．It's best that I go away．" Then，Dad and the girl came．The girl spoke to Granddad，"I won't be here when you leave in the morning，so I come over to say good-bye．"
"It's kind of you．" he said．"Please look at this fine blanket! My son is giving it to me．"
"Yes，it's a fine double blanket．" she said．"That blanket is too expensive．" she said to Dad． Dad said，"I wanted him to have the best..." "He doesn't need a double blanket at all!" then she went away．
Suddenly the boy brought out a pair of scissors(一把剪刀) from the house．"Here，Dad．Cut(剪) the blanket into two．And keep the other half．I'll give it to you when you're old．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．When did the story happen
A．At a fine night．
B．In the morning．
C．In the afternoon．
D．I don't know．
( ) 2．Who would play the fiddle for the boy
A．The boy's father．
B．The boy's grandpa．
C．The beautiful girl．
D．The boy's mother．
( ) 3．How about the big double blanket
A．Very good．
B．It's not fine．
C．It's too expensive．
D．It's beautiful．
( ) 4．Why did the boy want to cut the blanket into two
A．Because the blanket was a big double blanket．
B．Because the boy didn't need a double blanket at all．
C．Because the boy wanted to give it to his father．
D．Because he liked the double blanket．
( ) 5．The article mainly tells us ________．
A．the boy's grandfather was very old
B．the boy don't love the old man
C．the boy didn't have his own mother
D．the father didn't treat the boy's grandfather well
答案：
1．A 根据短文第一段内容可知，这个故事发生在夜里，即选 A。
2．B 根据短文第一段的内容可以确定是爷爷要给男孩拉小提琴。
3．C 由倒数第二段中 That blanket is too expensive．可知 C 项正确。
4．C 根据短文最后一段的内容可知，男孩想把毛毯留一半给爸爸，所以拿剪子把它剪开，即选 C。
5．D 根据整篇短文内容可以看出，男孩的父亲不孝敬他的老父亲，所以选 D。
六
A young man was getting ready to finish school．For a long time he had looked forward to getting a beautiful sports car．He knew his father could well afford it，so he told him all he wanted．
Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业)，his father called him into his private study．His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son，and told him how much he loved him．He handed his son a beautiful gift box．Surprised，the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣经) with his name on it．Angrily，he raised his voice to his father and said，"With all your money you give me a Bible " He then rushed out of the house，leaving the Bible．
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business．He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family，but realizing his father was very old，he thought perhaps he should go to see him．He had not seen him since that graduation day．Before he could make arrangements(安排)，he received a phone telling him his father had passed away．He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him．
When he began to search through his father's important papers，he saw the still new Bible，just as he had left it years ago．He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages．As he was reading，a car key with a tag(标牌) dropped from the back of the Bible．On the tag was the date of his graduation，and the words "PAID IN FULL"．Sadness and regret filled his heart．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The underlined word "it" in Paragraph I means _______．
A．a Bible
B．a box
C．a car
D．a phone
( ) 2．The young man was angry on the morning of his graduation because _______．
A．he thought he only got a Bible
B．he had to stay in his study
C．his father couldn't afford a car
D．his father spent all the money
( ) 3．Which of the following isn't mentioned in the third paragraph
A．The young man succeeded in his business．
B．The young man lived with his father all the time．
C．The young man decided to see his father．
D．The young man set up his own family．
( ) 4．It can be seen from the passage that the young man _______．
A．got angry with his father again
B．had to pay for the car himself
C．became interested in the Bible
D．came to know the truth at last
( ) 5．According the passage，we can know _______．
A．the father loved the writer very much
B．the father couldn't afford spots car，so he bought his son a Bible
C．at last the writer didn't pardon his father
D．the writer didn't take care of the things that his father left him
答案：
1．C 根据短文第一段的内容可以确定 it 是指作者梦寐以求的赛车。
2．A 根据短文第二段的内容可知，作者很生气是因为他认为父亲送给的不是赛车而是一本圣经。
3．B 根据第三段的内容看，作者的事业很成功；成立了自己的家庭；父亲去世了，他想去见父亲；所以选 B。
4．D 根据短文内容可以看出作者最后了解了事实真相。
5．A 根据短文内容中第一段的内容可以确定 B 项是错误的，他父亲买得起赛车；由最后一段内容可知，作者最后知道了真相，悔恨交加，可以确定他原谅了父亲，所以排除 C；根据倒数第二段的内容可知，他必须回家接管父亲的事业，排除了 D；从全文来看父亲很爱作者，所以选 A。
七
It was the end-of-year party．I had asked my mother to make us cookies．Mom's chocolate chips were the best．
But two o'clock passed，and there was no sign of her．Most of the other mothers had come and gone，dropping off their cakes and chips．The party went on，but I wouldn't leave the window．The three o'clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts．I took my bag and walked out for home．
The house was empty when I arrived．My heart was filled with anger(气愤)．For the first time in my life，my mother had let me down．I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming．"Robbie，" she called out．"Where are you " She was looking for me from room to room，but l kept silent．
When she entered my room，I didn't move，"I'm so sorry，" she said．"I got busy and forgot．" She began to laugh．I couldn't believe it．I turned over and found that she wasn't laughing but crying．"I'm so sorry．I let my boy down．" she cried like a little girl．I had never seen my mother cry．
"It's OK，Mom，" l said，"We didn't need those cookies．There was plenty of food to eat．Don't cry．It's all right．" We held each other in a long hug(拥抱)．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The story happened _______．
A．on my birthday
B．during Christmas
C．before Christmas
D．before the New Year's Day
( ) 2．I didn't leave the window because I want _______．
A．to see my mother coming
B．to enjoy the party
C．to get some cookies
D．to go to the party
( ) 3．I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was _______．
A．tired B．angry C．hungry D．excited
( ) 4．Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry
A．Because she was too busy．
B．Because she couldn't find me．
C．Because she didn't support me．
D．Because she needed those cookies．
( ) 5．According to the passage，at last what did the writer have
A．Chocolate chips．
B．Nothing．
C．other food．
D．I don't know．
答案：
1．D 根据短文第一句话可知故事发生在新年前，所以选 D。
2．A 根据短文第二段的内容可能性知，作者一直不离开窗户，是因为他希望能看到妈妈到来。
3．B 根据短文第三段的内容可以确定作者非常生气，所以他躺在床上不说话。
4．A 根据短文最后一段的内容可知，妈妈太忙了忘了给儿子做巧克力派，所以她哭着说对不起。
5．C 根据短文最后一段的内容可知，作者和妈妈和好如初，他们没有吃巧克力派，而吃其他食物，所以选 C。
八
The first teacher-parent meeting would be held in the school．To the little boy's disappointment(失望)，his mother said she would go．He felt sorry for her face．She was very beautiful，but there was a big scar(疤痕) on the right face．The boy never talked about it with his mother．
At the meeting，the people noticed the mother's kindness and beauty though she had the scar．But the little boy hid himself．After the meeting，the teacher asked his mother carefully，"How did you get the scar on your face " The mother answered，"when my son was a baby，he was once in a room that caught fire．Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control．At that time，I rushed in．As I was running towards his bed，I saw a piece of wood coming towards his bed．I threw myself over to protect him．I was knocked down．Luckily，a fireman came in and saved both of us．But I got the scar．" She touched her face．"This scar will be here for ever，but I have never felt sorry for what I did．"
At that moment，the little boy came out with his eyes wet．He held his mother's hand for the rest of the day．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 1．The boy _______ when his mother decided to go to his first teacher-parent meeting．
A．was happy
B．felt disappointed
C．was angry
D．cried loudly
( ) 2．The boy was sorry for his mother because _______．
A．his mother was not beautiful
B．he didn't love his mother
C．there was a big scar on her face
D．the teacher didn't want to see her
( ) 3．Which of the following is TRUE
A．The boy knew why his mother got the scar before．
B．The boy told his classmates why his mother got the scar．
C．The mother told the boy about the scar after the meeting．
D．The mother told the teacher about the scar after the meeting．
( ) 4．The mother got the scar when she _______．
A．slept in a room on fire
B．protected her son
C．rushed out of the room
D．put out the fire
( ) 5．The boy was _______ when he knew the truth at last．
A．moved B．sad C．bored D．afraid
答案：
1．B 根据短文第一段内容可知，当孩子得知妈妈要去参加家长会时，他很失望。
2．C 由第一段的内容可知小男孩的妈妈脸上有道大疤痕，可知 C 项正确。
3．D 根据短文内容可知，当初孩子不知道妈妈脸上为什么会有伤疤，孩子也没有向同学提起此事，所以排除了 A 和 B；会后妈妈告诉了老师这个伤疤的故事，并没有告诉孩子，所以 C 也错；故本题选 D。
4．B 根据妈妈向老师的叙述可知，这个伤疤是救孩子时留下的，所以选 B。
5．A 根据短文最后一段中的内容可知，孩子得知妈妈的这道伤疤的真相时，他紧紧地拉着妈妈的手，从他的举动可以看出他很感动。
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My name is Matha．I am fifteen years old．I live in Makeni，the Republic of Sierro Leone(塞拉利昂共和国)．I am an orphan．My mother died when I was a baby．My father died two years ago．My father loved me very much．He used to buy me clothes and take me to school every morning．When I was ten years old，my father got very sick．He couldn't walk well，but he still went to school with me．He said，"I want to see you every minute．" The day before he died，① he told me to go to university no matter how poor we were．I really miss him and l haven't forgotten his words．Now I live with my aunt．I can't go to middle school because I don't have enough money．I help my aunt sell things in the market．② 我尽力挣钱来实现我爸爸的梦想。
任务一：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Is Matha studying at school now
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2．What is Matha's dream
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3．Why can't Matha go to middle school
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任务二：翻译。
4．将文中 ① 处画线的句子译成汉语。
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5．将文中 ② 处画线的句子译成英语。
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答案：
1．No，she isn't．根据短文可知 Matha 现在不在学校了，因为她没有钱上学。
2．To study in a university．根据短文最后一句话可知，她没有忘记父亲的梦想——让她去上大学。
3．Because she has no money．根据文中 I can't go to middle school because I don't have enough money，可知答案是 Because she has no money．。
4．他叮嘱我无论多么贫穷都要去上大学。根据文中上下关系可确定句意为“父亲叮嘱她无论多难都要去上大学”，所以答案是他叮嘱我无论多么贫穷都要去上大学。
5．I'll try my best to earn some money to realize my father's dream