2012中考英语：2012年2月阅读理解训练及答案【04】【通用教师版】

2012中考英语：2012年2月阅读理解训练及答案【04】【通用教师版】
专项训练（四）
1
Some western countries insist that China is one of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters (温室气体排放者). But in fact our government has taken actions actively to struggle with climate change.
Firstly, the public are educated to pay more attention to the environment. As the government experts, the people have reached a very high level of knowing low-carbon economy (低碳经济).If you watch TV, listen to the radio or read newspapers, you’ll find low-carbon lifestyle become a fashion. Secondly, developing renewable energy is another action. The government is building many wind farms and solar power stations in the deserts. Of course, within a long time, China will continue using the coal. At the same time, the government has been making laws to punish those people who dare to destroy the environment. Besides, some scientists have suggested that greening the deserts is more important than developing new forms of energy. Their latest research shows that 80% of CO2 in the atmosphere comes from land use.
As we know, China hasn’t achieved a balance between the green lifestyle and the economic growth, but we are on the way. We’ll take more actions to reduce the greenhouse gas emission.
China is on the 1_____ to reduce the greenhouse gas emission
Our actions Our hopes
2_____ the public The people know low-carbon economy more.
Building many wind farms and solar power stations. Developing 3_____ energy.
Making laws. Punish those people who dare to 4______ the environment.
Greening the 5_____. Reduce the CO2 from land use
2
American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time to enjoy the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is the commonest of all American summer drinks. It is made by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is another popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually served in tall glass of ice. Many Americans choose to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon while relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle, at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great way to cool of in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can be bought at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans. Milkshakes have a long history in America. It is made of a mix of cream, milk and flavoring.
Popular drinks in summer 1_______.
Lemonade Commoner than the 2____, made by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar
Ice tea Served in glasses or bottles. Add sugar to make the drink 3_____.
The Slurpee A mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices, more popular 4_____young Americans
Milkshakes A mix of ice cream, milk and flavoring.
All the drinks are often served with 5______
3
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1, 4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neigh-bourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益)from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding(折叠)bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases. Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minutes bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year. X kb1.c om
Bicycling can improve your mood(心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is cheap, fun, healthy and good for the environment.
Cheap You needn’t 1____ for the oil when you ride a bike.
Fun Bicycling is more 2 ___ for you to discover something new all around you.
Healthy Bicycling helps to prevent heart diseases and control your 3______.
It’s good for the environment There is no oil, so there is no 4 ______.
Suggestion: try to ride your bike as much as 5 ____.
4
In the coming summer holidays, you will probably visit the Shanghai Expo. Before you head off for the Expo, please read the following tips so that you behave properly and show off China’s best face to visitors from other countries.
When waiting in a line.
Wait patiently instead of cutting to the front of the line. If you have to leave your spot in line and want to come back, tell the people standing in front of and behind you. Ask them to kindly hold your spot, and thank them when you return.
When touring the Expo
Don’t touch or climb on exhibits. Visitors are allowed to take pictures and videos around the Expo, but when cameras are not welcome, don’t turn yours on. If souvenirs are handed out, don’t push and scream. Be polite and wait for your turn.
When attending shows
If you are late, wait until the break to enter. It will disturb other audience if you walk in late.
It’s very impolite to leave in the middle of a musical or stage play, If an early exit is necessary, you can leave after a scene is over.
Keep quit during a performance. Before the performance starts, either turn off your mobile phone or set it to silent mode. Never answer your phone while a performance is going on.
After an excellent performance, clap your hands warmly, Don’t laugh at the performers when they make mistakes.
When having meals
Don’t talk loudly at meals. With many hungry visitors waiting, don’t stay too long at your table after you have finished. Politely move on to another place.
Title: showing off China’s best face
Occasions(场合) Don’ts Dos
Waiting in a line. Don’t 1_____ to the front of the line. Wait patiently.Thank those for holding your spot after you are 2___.
Touring the Expo Don’t touch or climb on exhibits.Don’t use your cameras when they are 3_____.Don’t push and scream for 4____ souvenirs. Be polite and wait for your turn.
5______ shows Don’t walk in late.Don’t leave in the middle of a musical or stage play.Never answer your phone 6_______ a performanceDon’t laugh at the performers 7_____. Enter during the 8____, if you are late.Wait until a scene is over, if you make an early exit.Turn off your mobile phone or set it to silent mode.Clap your hands 9_____.
Having meals Don’t talk loudly at meals.Don’t stay too long at your table after meals. Politely move on to another place.
Purpose: To remind people to behave properly before 10____visitors at the Expo.
5
Life is great joke most the time; however, the problem is the most people treat this joke very seriously. Life is given to us for enjoying and having fun, while we all see lots of unhappiness around us. This amazing –fact is that most of this unhappiness is our creation. We make most mistakes in life because of our greed(贪婪). However , in all this run we miss many beautiful moments of life.
Life is full of many exciting things which offer a great enjoyment to all of us. We were all born in this world with no thoughts and desires and a child only wants to enjoy his life. However , we expected too much from this poor soul(灵魂)from childhood. In this way circle of expectations starts moving in the life of every person. The child finds it difficult to go with the changing world and he ends up as an unhappy person.
Enjoyed life is a great art which very few people know on this earth. For enjoying life, a person needs a clear understanding of life free of all the common things. We all know that there many people who are even living in big houses are unhappy and there are strange beggars(乞丐)who are always happy even not having anything. This is a strange reality(现实)of life which many people around the world have tried to explain. Life looks strange to people who do not understand it and it becomes a great joke and excitement for those who master(征服)it.
The passage mainly tells us 1_____life is a great art.
Life is great joke most the time, so we can’t treat it very 2______. Some people make most mistakes in life because of their 3_____
The author give an example of a child in the 2nd paragraph to show how a person become 4_____ We can infer(推断)from the last paragraph that 5_____ is a view of life.
6
When we watch a football match or see a film, we often see people put out their fingers to form a “V”. Perhaps you don’t know what it means and how it gets the meaning. Here is a story to answer the question.
During the Second World War(战争),there was a Belgian(比利时)young people. He called himself Victor. He ran to England and for a radio station in London. He spoke to his country in his programmes every day in a hope that it could help his people win the war. One day at the end of 1940, he asked his people to write the letter “V” to show their strong wish to win the victory(胜利).
During that night, the letter “V” was seen on the walls, trees, buildings and other places. This encouraged(鼓舞)hundreds of thousands of people in this country.
The story happened nearly ______ years ago.
The young man was not a ______, but he tried his best to fight for his country.
He hoped that his ______ could help his people win the war.
The people wrote the letter “V” _______ during that night.
From the story we know that the letter “V” means ______.
7
Future and Today
It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his pwn future. But do you know what future really is I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.
There is an old English saying:“Gain time, gain life”Then what’s time Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeably. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless.
We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
As we all know,“Time and tide wait for no man.”If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember:“No pains, no gains.”Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.
Title: Future and Today
Opinions Supporting details
Future is now Everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. If we want to have a bright future, we should know the 1 ______ of time and make every minute 2 ________.
3_______is priceless. Time is money, but time is even more valuable than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. But 4 ____ time will return no more.
Be masters of today Today’s hard work 5 ______ to tomorrow’s harvest. As students, we should never put off what we can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our 6 ______ to do everything well.
8
Amanda is an American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago to study Performance at Beijing Film Academy. Last mouth, she moved to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June 10th, she returned to the USA. She chatted with her parents about cultural differences between the two countries.
“The people in both countries are very friendly to foreigner. But they have different cultures. For example , when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed surprise on their face. But when I came to Japan, I found it was opposite. Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese ,though I was not good at it ,”she said.
Amanda though this might have something to do with the fact that the western group in Japan is older than the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese well. But Westerners in China are still quite a new group. They’re usually treated as guests and tourists.
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In Japan In China
Time Amanda spent About one mouth About 1_____years
Subjects Amanda 2_____ Economics Performance
Different 3_____ The Japanese expected the Westerners to speak Japanese The Chinese felt 4____ when the Westerners spoke Chinese.
The reason of the cultural difference The western group in China is 5 ____ than the one in Japan.
9
A small town named Bundanoon in Australia has decided to stop the sale of bottled water. They say that bottled water can cause environmental problems. Too many resources are used to make bottled water. When people finish drinking the water, the bottles will be thrown away and go into dustbins. So they require local people in the town to stop buying bottled water and use tap water to drink. Visitors are encouraged to get water from water stations in the main streets, and fill the water in bottles that can be used again. The decision has been supported(支持)by all the shopkeepers in the town. Bundanoon is the world’s first town that has got its shop selling bottled water. Probably we should follow the example. Let’s stop buying bottled water and use tap water!
Australian Town Bans(禁止)Bottled Water
Where bottled water is first banned A small town with the 1_____Bundanoon
2_____ bottled water is banned To help solve environmental problems
What local people use for 3_____ Tap water, not bottled water
The place which visitors get water from 4_______ Water stations in the main streets,
Other people who have supported than plan 5______ the shopkeepers in the town