2014年中考英語考前壓軸訓(xùn)練 閱讀理解(3)

2014年中考英語考前壓軸訓(xùn)練 閱讀理解(3)AChewing is something that comes very naturally. When we chew, we don't normally think about it very much. But actually, there is a lot of science behind chewing. Chewing helps us digest(消化) food. It is the simplest andmost useful way to do this. Not chewing enough can lead to foodbeing too large to be digested. Chewing releases saliva (口水)which also helps to digest food. Chewing isn't all good news, though. Chewing gum (口香糖), for example, can cause a few problems. After a long time, your teeth will feel the effects of all that chewing. If you always chew on one side of your mouth, your jaw (下巴) might hurt. If you chew too much chewing gum, muscles(肌肉) around your mouth will grow, and your face might start to look a little square. Some scientists say that chewing affects your memory. Repeating words and ideas in your mind helps your memory. If you are chewing gum all the time, you will find it much harder to do this. As a result, you may find it harder to build up your memory. However, this is all still very uncertain. However, it isn't all bad news. Chewing gum may also improve your reactions(反應(yīng)). Scientists recently did tests. They found people who were chewing gum had faster reaction times. When you are chewing gum, eight parts of the brain work together. This helps us to work quickly. Chewing gum is a double-edged sword; it may cause problems, but it may also help you.1. Chewing can help people_. A. get fat easily B. digest food well C. stop releasing saliva D. get hungry easily2. A long time of chewing have the following effects EXCEPT_.A. your teeth may hurt B. you may feel pain in your jawC. your face may look a little squareD. your memory may improve a lot3. When you are chewing gum, _. A. you can remember things easily B. you may react more slowly C. eight parts of your brain work D. you may study much better4. What does the article mainly talk about? A. The science behind chewing. B. The advantages of chewing. C. The problems with chewing. D. Something about eating.參考答案14 BDCAB There are two twin boys. They are very different. One of them is happy and outgoing. He always looks on the bright side of things. His brother, however, is sad and unhappy. He has a negative outlook on life. The parents want to cheer up the sad child. They came up with a plan and put the two boys into different rooms. The sad boy was put in a clean room with all kinds of wonderful,interesting toys, while the happy boy was put in a dirty room with a lotof horse manure（馬糞） After an hour, the parents opened the door into the clean room. Totheir surprise, the sad boy was sitting, crying. He even didn't move or play with any toys. "Why are you crying?" asked the parents. "I don't have anyone to play with!" he said. The parents then opened the second door. They were amazed. Their son was running excitedly around the room, and throwing handfuls of horse manure into the air. "What are you doing?" they asked. "Well," said the excited little boy, "with all this horse manure lying around, I guess there may be a baby horse hiding（藏）in this room and I'm going to find him!" If we have a positive(積極的) attitude, difficulties are easy to overcome.1. What does the underlined word "negative" in Paragraph l mean? A. 悲觀的 B. 迷茫的 C. 懷的 D.錯誤的2. What was the boy in the clean room doing?A. He was playing with toys happily. B. He was running around the room.C. He was sitting there, crying. D. He was calling for his brother.3. The parents probably thought the happy boy would _.A. become interested in horse manureB. read a book in the roomC. clean the dirty room D. feel upset in the dirty room4. The story wants to tell us that_. A. people are pretty much all the same B. positive attitudes can make us happy C. it's difficult for sad people to be cheerful D. everything has a bright side if we keep our eyes open參考答案14 ACDBCHave you ever heard anything about earthquakes from your parents? Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a great deal of destruction in different parts of the world. There are about a million earthquakes a year. Luckily, however, not all of them are destructive. The biggest earthquake recorded to date is 8.9 magnitude（震級）. A terrible earthquakehappened in Tangshan in 1976. All the houses and buildings fell down. About 242, 000 people lost their lives in the earthquake. Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists explain that the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates. When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They of ten happen near the mountains. During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed. Can we do anything to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the "earthquake belts". In these belts, it's possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we should build strong houses to tight against earthquakes. When the earthquake happens, you can also go into a small room like the bathroom, This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift. In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be before it happens. They can also tell people what to do and how to do.1. A large number of earthquakes of ten happen_. A. on land B. in the lake C. next to the mountains D. in the sea2. The reason for an earthquake is_. A. the result of rock plates' sudden movement B. that there are so many plates on the earth C. that the sea is too deep D. that the mountain is too high3. Which is the meaning of the underlined word "destruction"?A.破壞B.大量C.結(jié)構(gòu)D.拆開4. According to the following, which one is right for you to protect yourself when an earthquake happens? A. Run out of the room. B. Pack the things that are expensive. C. Run to the toilet or someplace which is not wide. D. Stand near windows, large mirrors or heavy furniture.5. What is the best title of the Passage? A. Why the earthquake is so terrible B. Earthquakes C. How to protect ourselves during the earthquake D. Where does the earthquake happen?參考答案15 CAACBDA young man once asked his grandpa: "Grandpa, how have you achieved（獲得） so much in your life, and yet are still full of energy, while I'm already tiredof struggling（拼搏）? The following was the grandpa's answer: I think it has a lotto do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping youreyes wide open". First, realize that life is filled with surprises, and many are good ones. If you don't keep watching for them, you'll miss half of the excitement. When you meet with challenges, welcome them. They'll make you smarter and stronger than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be thankful for the things it taught you. It's also important to decide exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused（專心的）on it, and be ready to get it. Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures. So think about all the ways ahead, and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in yourself, get up, and keep going. Most important of all: never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who is determined to win. Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best back to you.1. From Paragraph l, we learn that the young man might feel_. A. upset B. great C. angry D. excited2. What does "keeping your eyes wide open" in Paragraph 2 mean? A. We should be careful, for danger is everywhere. B. We should work much harder and stay sleepless, C. We should try our best to find chances or beauty. D. We should be outgoing and make more friends.3. The grandpa's answer tells us that_. A. surprises can always make life exciting B. challenges can improve a person C. we should try to make fewer mistakes D. we should never lose faith in ourselves4. For success, the last two paragraphs mention the following EXCEPT_. A. choice B. confidence C. determination D. education參考答案14 ACDDE During summer vacations, I would volunteer at the vet's(獸醫(yī)診所), so I'd seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen. curly hair hardly covered hersausage-shaped body. Her big eyes always looked surprised. Andher tail（尾巴） looked like a rat's. She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep because herowner didn't want her anymore. Minnie had a sweet personality, though. "No one should judge（判斷） her by her looks," I thought. So instead of putting her to sleep, the vet and I gave her thechance to be adopted (收養(yǎng)) by someone else. I advertisedMinnie in the local paper: "Funny-looking dog, well behaved, needs a loving family." When a young man called, I warned him that Minnie was strange looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather's 16-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what Minnie looked like. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car drove up in front of the vet's. Two kids ran to the door. They took Minnie to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. The grandfather carried Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair. She licked（舔） his face. It was love at first lick. "She's perfect!" the old man said excitedly. I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home that she deserved（應(yīng)得）. That's when I saw that the grandfather's eyes were a milky white color - he was blind.1. From Paragraph 2, we know that Minnie_.A. didn't like people B. was scared of peopleC. was probably disliked by her ownersD. was the most beautiful dog at the vet's2. How did the vet deal with Minnie?A. The vet decided to put her to death.B. The vet tried to find a new owner for her.C. The vet liked Minnie and adopted her.D. The vet decided to sell Minnie.3. According to the story, which of the following is true? A. The author knew how the new owner would react. B. Minnie became perfect in the end. C. The two kids loved Minnie very much. D. The grandfather showed great love for Minnie.4. What can we learn from the story? A. It's hard for the blind to tell good from bad. B. It's best to judge things by their appearance. C. It's sad that the blind live in the dark. D. Blindness can't stop one's kindness.參考答案14 CBDDFWe went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.I took my 6-year-old daughter's hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes. "Buy for me?" she asked."Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing（踢踏舞） shoes. You aren't taking tap dance." "Buy for me?" she repeated. "Well, let's try them on." She sat on the floor and took of f her bright pink rain boots. When she stood up we heard "click". She took a step, "click, click, click." The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store. "Click, click, click."people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store. "Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise." "Isn't it wonderful?" "Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes." "You don't understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the 'click, click, click' says that she can walk," I said. My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile. She has taught me that it doesn't matter what others think. They don't walk in your shoes.1. Why did the mother and the daughter go to the secondhand shop? A. They just went window shopping. B. The daughter loved the place. C. They just found the place to hide from the rain. D. The mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.2. According to the story, which of the following is true? A. The mother didn't buy the tap dancing shoes for her daughter. B. The mother allowed her daughter to do anything she wanted. C. The mother had once thought of giving her daughter up. D. For the mother, the "click" noise sounded beautiful.3. The story wants to tell us_. A. sometimes you shouldn't care what others say B. the love between mother and daughter is not strong C. you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet D. wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster參考答案13 CDAG Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s took my taxi. She gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?" "It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly."Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my wayto a hospice (臨終關(guān)懷醫(yī)院） I don't have any family left. Thedoctor says I don't have very long."I quietly shut off the meter. "What route would you like me totake?" I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As the sun was rising, she asked me to go to the address she had given me. "How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse. "Nothing," I said. "You have to make a living," she answered. "There are other passengers." “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said. "Thank you." I drove into the fine morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life. I drove aimlessly（漫無目的地），lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run?1. What did the woman want to do that night?A. She wanted to take a taxi.B. She wanted to see her husband.C. She wanted to go through the city. D. She wanted to talk with the driver.2. How was the old woman at that time? A. She was fine. B. She was dying. C. She was strong. D. She was healthy.3. How long did the journey take? A. About one hour. B. About two hours. C. About three hours. D. About four hours.4. The underlined word "meter" means_. A. 米尺 B. 曝光計(jì) C. 計(jì)算器 D. 里程表5. How did the old woman feel in the end, according to the story? A. She was very angry. B. She was very thankful. C. She was very upset. D. She was not satisfied.參考答案15 DDBDBH It was a windy day. I had kept an empty, washed glass bottle on the patio(露臺) for drying, which I intended to use for some craft project. Because of the wind, the bottle rolled, fell and broke on my downstairs neighbor's patio. My neighbor uses his patio frequently (頻繁的), SO Iimmediately went down to warn him about the broken glass.However, he was not at home. I took a broom and cleaned upMost of the mess around his patio from outside, but there was still some broken glass left inside his patio. I didn't want to intrude (闖入) into his property（財(cái)產(chǎn)）, so I left him a note that explained what happened and asked him to contact me, so I could clean up the mess（凌亂） After an hour, he called me, and asked if I could help clean up inside, because he didn't have a broom. I went to his place and happily swept of f his patio, clearing the broken glass. While I was leaving, he thanked me. He remarked that, normally, his neighbors wouldn't even have bothered to inform him that the glass had broken, and he would have probably hurt his feet. I was glad to have connected with him, and extra glad that his feet were safe. And I returned home with a reason to smile for the rest of the day!1. What did the writer plan to use the glass bottle to do? A. To protect himself. B. To hold water. C. To make into a craft. D. To attack his neighbor.2. The underlined word "frequently" in the second paragraph may mean_. A. usually B. quickly C. hardly D. freely3. Why did the writer cleaned up the broken bottle on the neighbor's patio? A. Because he was afraid his neighbor would be angry about it B. Because he worried it would hurt his neighbor's feet C. Because the broken bottle was very important for him D. Because he worried the police would catch him4. Here are some readers' comments. Which one is right according to the passage? A. The neighbor was too busy to clean his patio. B. The neighbor is hard to get along with. C. The writer was angry in cleaning the mess the second time. D. The writer's good behavior brings him good moods.5. The best title for the Passage is_. A. A good-hearted neighbor B. Smile over broken glass C. A broken glass bottle D. How to reduce injuries參考答案15 CABDBI One morning as I was on my way to work, I was shocked by a sharp, tense (緊張的) call of a bird. The sound was coming from somewhere in the branches of the oak tree. This was not the usual bird song. Instead, this was a call of danger, and it didn't take long for me to discover what it was about. As I looked around, I noticed a baby bird sitting on the ground under the oak tree, while the mother bird was flying in the sky and calling its baby. That's where the birdsong came from. Clearly, this baby was on its first flight and had some difficulty. I'm sure that it needed some help. I went to see ifl could place it back in its nest（巢）. But when I went near, I suddenly realized that it would not be helpful to give that help, because it might make the mother bird fly away rather than try to go near. And ifl placed it back, it would surely lose a chance to learn how to fly. So I stopped and stepped back. Later, as I saw it fly away safely with its mom, I knew everything was OK for the birds. It was then that I got a better understanding of my purpose in this situation and in life. I am not the savior(救世主); I am just a usual person. Sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions（好心辦壞事）1. The baby bird's call was_. A. frightened and nervous B. weak and nervous C. low and frightened D. low and weak2. The writer spent a short time finding out _. A. what was calling B. where the baby bird was C. why the baby bird called D. how the mother bird was afraid3. The writer was sure _. A. the baby bird couldn't fly B. the baby bird needed help C. he should help the mother bird D. the baby bird was too hungry4. Which is right according to the passage? A. The writer was on the way home when he heard the call of a bird. B. The writer spent a long time putting the bird in the nest. C. The mother bird fled away when it saw the writer. D. The baby flew away with its mother safely at last.5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. The first flight