中考英语英语初中英语阅读理解阅读训练及解析及解析.doc

中考英语英语初中英语阅读理解阅读训练及解析及解析

一、英语阅读理解阅读
1．阅读理解
    Vanuatu is an island nation in the South West Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sports, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu's islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano（火山） surfing and land diving.
    Volcano Surfing On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 361 metres into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts（爆发） almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it's very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano-- without getting hit by flying rocks! It's fast, fun and dangerous- the perfect extreme sport（极限运动）.
    Land Diving Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old? The activity, first called land diving, is part of a religious ceremony（宗教仪式）. A man ties tree vines（树藤） to his legs. He then jumps head- first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head- without breaking the vine. Every spring, island natives （men only） still take part in this amazing activity.
（1）In the first paragraph, what does the underlined word refer to?
A. People.                            B. Animals.                            C. Activities.                            D. Islands.
（2）According to the passage, Mount Yasur?
A. is no longer active                                            B. is on Pentecost Island
C. erupts almost every day                                   D. rises 800 metres into the sky
（3）Why have people recently started climbing Mount Yasur?
A. Because people can climb it easily.                 B. Because people can make money.
C. Because people can watch snow on it.           D. Because people can surf the volcano.
（4）Which of the following about land diving is TRUE?
A. It is not dangerous at all.                                 B. It was first called "bungee jumping".
C. It is a traditional activity in Vanuatu.               D. It came to Vanuatu from another country.
（5）What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell people not to do dangerous sports.
B. To explain what volcano surfing and land diving are.
C. To talk about the world's best volcano surfer and land diver.
D. To compare activities in Vanuatu with sports in New Zealand.
2．阅读理解
    A The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.
    Dragon boat race
    The dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people.
    Wearing sweet-smelling bags
    During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers.
    Girls' Day
    A long time ago, a married daughter would return to her parents's home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls' Day.
    Eating rice dumplings
    Eating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.
（1）The Dragon Boat Festival is called ________.
A. The Spring Festival                                           B. Yuanxiao Festival
C. Mid-Autumn Festival                                       D. Double Fifth Festival
（2）What should Chinese do during the Dragon Boat Festival?
①Take part in a dragon boat race.
②Wear bags that have sweet smells.
③Eat delicious noodles.
④Throw water at each other.
A. ①②                                     B. ②③                                     C. ①④                                     D. ③④
（3）Rice dumplings ________.
A. can express love between lovers
B. are eaten to avoid bad things
C. have different designs and styles
D. are only eaten in China
3．阅读理解
    On Miriam's 9th birthday two years ago, her aunt, who lives in Kenya（肯尼亚）, gave money to a group that cares for elephants to celebrate Miriam's birthday. Then Miriam and her mother visited Africa to learn how the group was helping elephants. Later, Miriam fell in love with the animals and wanted to help save them.
    A few months after visiting Africa, Miriam watched How I Became an Elephant, a film about the mistreatment of elephants in Thailand, and a young girl's effort to save them. Miriam decided she wanted to raise money to save elephants.
    Last year, Miriam created a program called They Deserve（应得） to Be Free after seeing how young elephants are abused in Thailand. She learned how people take a baby elephant, don't give it food or water for days and beat it hard. "It made me really sad. I need to do something useful." Miriam said.
    Miriam is working to make money for Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. She asked her friends to give money to the park rather than giving her birthday gifts.
    She recently joined about 12 other students in an art center. They made elephants from clay and decorated（装饰） them. Then she created a plan to sell clay elephants.
    Kate, Miriam's art teacher, opened her art studio（工作室） to Miriam and her friends on weekends so they could make clay elephants. She even gave them the clay." It's great to see a young student wanting to spend her time on something meaningful. This is what we should all work towards," Kate said.
    Miriam says she has sold 180 clay elephants worth 2, 000 dollars, and all of that money has been sent to Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.
（1）Miriam went to Africa to ________.
A. join a group        B. visit her aunt        C. help save elephants        D. learn about the group
（2）The underlined word "abused" in Paragraph 3 means          .
A. 虐待                                     B. 杀害                                     C. 训练                                     D. 饲养
（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Kate from the passage?
A. She was probably very proud of Miriam.
B. She taught Miriam to make clay elephants.
C. She spent time selling clay elephants with Miriam.
D. She was worried that Miriam's plan wouldn't work.
（4）The best title for the passage is probably          .
A. Elephants Are in Great Danger                       B. Care for Animals, Care for Earth
C. 11-year-old Fights to Save Elephants             D. Protect Animals-Duty of Everyone
4．阅读理解
Survey：What were you scared of when you were a kid?
    I was scared of spiders but I didn't let my friends know because all of them liked catching these spiders. I was terrified but I just acted cool.
—Buding, still afraid of spiders
    I was scared of the dark because I didn't know if there was something scary inside the room. As a result, I always liked sleeping with my back facing the wall because it made me a little comfortable.
    —Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wall
    Strange as it probably sounds, I was scared of shadows（影子）.Not the shadows themselves, but what they formed（形成）.Because I was near-sighted（近视的）, the shadows I saw formed into the scariest things I saw in my mind.
—Jean, no longer afraid of shadows
    I was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us. Very large trees covered the front part of her small house. The few times I saw the old woman, it scared me because she looked like a witch（女巫）.Once I was playing volleyball with my friends and the ball flew into her house. We all ran home quickly and decided that it was okay to lose the ball instead of seeing her come out of the house.
—Mac, who has already moved to a different house
（1）Buding used to be afraid of         .
A. the dark                         B. spiders                         C. shadows                         D. an old woman
（2）Gerard sleeps.
A. with the light on                                              B. with his parents
C. with the window open                                     D. with his back facing the wall
（3）There is something wrong with Jean's         .
A. legs                                     B. back                                     C. yes                                     D. feet
（4）The old woman lived in a small house          .
A. by herself        B. with her daughter        C. with her husband        D. with her grandmother
5．阅读理解
    When throwing away rubbish, do you know which Bin it should go in? Have you ever noticed the differently-colored Bins on the street?
    Some of you might not be able to answer this question. However, it's actually quite important to know how to sort your waste. Not knowing how to sort waste can make it harder to save energy and protect the environment.
    If you don't sort your waste, all of it will go to a landfill and Be Buried（埋） together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground that could have Been used for planting trees or Crops. The electronic waste you throw away, such as Batteries, Can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of waste, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.
    With this in mind, many Cities in China have Been running waste-sorting Campaigns （活动）in recent years. For example, Shanghai announced in July that within three years, all of its residents（居民）should sort their waste into four groups wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.
   "Wet" waste is also known as household waste." They are things you don't want but that pigs can eat," Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that Can Be reused are recyclable waste.
    Harmful waste includes things like medicine, Batteries and fluorescent Bulbs. Finally, any waste that's not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the" dry waste" bin.
    Many other Chinese Cities, including Shenzhen, plan to use this method to sort their garbage. Now that you know this, perhaps you can do your part to protect the environment and encourage others to sort their waste.
（1）The passage is most probably from a（an）__________.
A. newspaper                     B. notion                     C. Advertisement                     D. science story
（2）The underlined word "landfill" in this passage means"__________" in Chinese.
A. 垃圾箱                                B. 垃圾填埋场                                C. 农场                                D. 陆地
（3）Which of the following things are harmful waste?
A. medicine, fluorescent Bulbs and metal
B. Batteries, glass and metal
C. medicine, fluorescent Bulbs and Batteries
D. medicine, Batteries and paper
（4）The author writes this passage in order to __________.
A. introduce waste-sorting Campaigns in recent years
B. tell people to sort the trash and protect the environment
C. advise people to sort the garbage into four groups
D. describe the disadvantages of not sorting the garbage
6．阅读理解
    Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
    One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）.I silently sat beside her.
    "Mom, is there love between you and Dad? "I asked in a very low voice.
    With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. Then she said, "Susan, look at this thread（线）.It can hardly be seen, but it's really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside."
    I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
    After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
    After two months my father still couldn't walk by himself.
    "Dad, how are you feeling now? "I asked him one day.
    "Susan, don't worry about me, "he said. "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
    Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
（1）Susan's father stayed in hospital for _________.
A. one day                     B. one month                     C. two months                     D. three months
（2）Susan came to understand her mother _________.
A. while her mother was sewing a quilt
B. before her father was in hospital
C. when she was sitting beside her mother
D. after her father was seriously sick
（3）What can we know from the passage?
A. Susan's father is very lazy.
B. Susan's mother is a nurse.
C. Susan's parents love each other.
D. Susan doesn't like her father.
（4）Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. How to make a quilt strong
B. Love is just a thread
C. Walking on the country road
D. A seriously sick father
7．阅读理解
Why does the sky change colors?
    What is the sky? How high is it? What color is it? What birds can live above it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren't they?
    In fact, the sky has no color. Then why does the sky look blue?
    We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can't fly very high. That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1, 200 kilometers from the earth, we'll find no air there. Some birds can fly into the sky as high as a plane, but they cannot fly or live without air.
    Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue. The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun.
    Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. Such are the most beautiful moments of the day.
    Who can see the colors of the sky high above the earth? The astronauts! They can see those beautiful colors of