2021年河南中考英語考前沖刺-閱讀理解限時訓(xùn)練（三）

2021年河南中考英語考前沖刺一一閱讀理解限時訓(xùn)練(三)

(共8道題，限時45分鐘)

1.

WhenIwasachild,Ilovedtowatchcartoons.Istilldo.MyfavoritecartoonisTomand

Jerry.It'sfunny.TherearesomecartoonsthattheydonotshowonTVanymore.Imissthem.

Hawk

Idon'tlikecartoons,evenwhenIwasakid.Theyarcreallyboring.1don'tlikethe

music,thecharactersandtheirunnatural(不自然的)voices.Istillthinkit'sawasteoftime.

Mostofmyfreetime,I'monmycomputerplayinggames.

Daniel

MydaughterJosielovescartoons.Sheisgoodaldrawing,andsheevendrawsherown

cartooncharacters.1watchcartoonssometimeswithher.Someofthemarcinterestinglike

SpongeBobSquarePantsandCouragetheCowardlyDog.Thentherearcsomethatarequite

strangelikeInvaderZim.

Mary

Cartoonsaregreatbecauseyoudon'tneedto(hink.It'snotlikethemoviessuchasThe

DaVinciCodeandInceptionwhereyoualwayswanttcask"What'shappening?"Myfavorite

cartoonisSpongeBobSquarePants.

Frank

(1)WholikesTomandJerry''!

A.Frank.B.Hawk.C.Mary.D.Daniel.

(2)WhenDanielisfree,helikesto.

A.drawpicturesB.watchmovies

C.playcomputergamesD.watchcartoons

(3)Franklikescartoonsbecause.

A.themusicin(hemisgreat

B.theymakehimfeelyoung

C.theyareeasytounderstand

D.theymakehimasksomequestions

(4)WhatdoMaryandFrankhaveincommon?

A.Theybothhaveadaughter.

B.TheybothlikeSpongeBobSquarePants.

C.TheybothdislikeTheDaVinciCode.

D.Bothofthemlikecartoons.

2.

Afterleavinghomeandstartinghisfirstjob,Davidstayedwilhhismother.

Davidhadjustmovedintohisfirstapartmentinthecity,farfromtheirvillagehome.He

thoughtthatheshouldinvitehismotherto(hecityandshowheraround.Hecalledherand

madeplansfbrhertocometothecityonJuly7—aTuesday.

July7camearoundandDavidwenttothetrainstationtopickuphismom.Butshe

didn'tshowup.Davidcalledherandaskedwhatwasgoingon.Shesaid,"Oh.Icheckedmy

calendaranditsaidJuly7wasaSunday!I'msorry,dear.Canyoucomebacktopickmeup

onSunday?"

Ofcourse,Daviddidn'tmind.However,heworriedabouthismom,whohadalways

beengoodatrememberingimportantdates.Heasked,"Mom,howdidyouconfuse（:昆淆）

thedate?"

"Thethingis,Pmstillusinglastyear'scalendar.Iknowit'ssilly,butit'sthelastthing

yourdadgavetomebeforehedied.Whenthenewyearcame.Ididn'twanttothrowitaway.

I'vemissedafewappointments（約定）,butIdon'tmissthemalmostasmuchasImiss

yourfather."

（1）WhydidDavidinvitehismothertocomeover?

A.Becausehelivedfarfromhisvillagehome.

B.Becausehehadn'theardfromherinalongtime.

C.Becausehewantedtoshowhismotheraroundthecity.

D.Becausehewantedhismother（oforgethisfather.

（2）Whydidn'tDavid'smotherappearasplanned?

A.Becausesheforgottheexactdate.

B.Becausesheusedlastyear'scalendar.

C.Becauseshewenttothewrongstation.

D.Becauseshethough!Davidwouldpickherupfromhome.

（3）HowdidDavidfeelabouthismother'sno-show?

A.Hewasangry.B.Hcdidn'tcare.

C.Hewasworried.D.Hewasscared.

3.

SanshaCityisthesouthernmostcityinChina.OfallthecitiesinChina,SanshaCityhas

thelargestarea,butitslandareaisthesmallest.

SanshaCityisincontrolofthreemainislands—XishaIslands,ZhongshaIslandsand

NanshaIslandsandtheirwaters.Therearecountlesscoralreefs（無數(shù)的珊瑚礁）here.The

cityliesinSouthChinaSea.

Thousandsofyearsago,fishermenhadgottoSanshaandtookupfishingthere.During

TangDynasty,officialsweresenttorule（統(tǒng)治）theislandsinSouthChinaSea.

Sanshahasfreshair.thebluesky.thebluesea.niceweather,andallkindsoffishesof

differentcolorsandshapes.Inniceweather,youcangothereforfishinganddiving.Youcan

seeallkindsofsealivingthingsthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Evenincoldwinter,the

warmsunandthebeachcanmakevisitorscrazy.

Allthevisitorswillgetlostherebecauseofdifferentkindsofseafood.Everyislandof

Sanshaisafantasticplacetovisit.LotsofpeoplecallSanshaChina'sMaldives（馬爾代夫）.

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Let'slookforwardtoagreaterfutureforSansha.

(1)SanshaCity'sisthesmallestofallthecitiesinChina.

A.seaareaB.governmentC.landareaD.beach

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"diving"meaninChinese?

A.遠足B.潛水C.采集D.冒險

(3)InSansha,visitorscan.

A.swimasfarasyoucanB.tasteallkindsofseafood

C.divcundertheseaD.buyallkindsofcoralsandfishes

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Sanshawillbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.

B.MostvisitorslikeMaldivesbest.

C.PeoplecanonlyhavefunonXishaIslands.

D.MaldivesisacityinSouthChinaSea.

4.

TheCampusTinies(CT)offersdifferentkindsofopportunitiestostudents,likegetting

news,digitalmedia,anddesignexperience.Studentscanwrite,takephotos,makevideos,

copy,draw,design,andhelpmanagethewebsite.Manystudentsfind

thattheexperienceofworkinginCTmakesthcmsclvcs'gctvaluableskillsthatarcgoodfor

(heirfuture.

#(1)________

Texteditorshavetocorrectarticles'mistakes,suchasspelling,grammar,andfacts

beforetheycomeout,OncethestudentslakepartinCTswritingprocessandhavegood

experience,theywillshowgreatinterestinsearchingfcreditorpositionsinthefutureMostof

theworkisdoneontheSundaybeforeeachissue.Ifyou'dliketohelp,emailusat

crichter@u.rochester.edu.

#(2)________

CTisdividedintofivesections.News,Opinions,Humor,Culture,andSports.Those

whojoinCTinthebeginningarecalledContributingWriters,buttheycanbecomeStaff.

Writersafterreachingacertainlevel.StaffWritersareofteninvitedtoattendourweekly

meetingsonSundays,wherewediscussstoryideasandthecomingCTevents.Inorderio

startwriting,youmaysendemailsonarticlesuggestionstoeditors,orsimplyvolunteerto

lakethetopicwhichinterestsyou.Ifyouareunsureofwhichsectionyouwouldliketojoinin,

keepintouchwiththePublisheratpublisher@.

#(3)________

Photographerscanchoosetheirworksinourarticles,andastudentwillbenotedfirstas

aContributingPhotographer,andthenasamemberofourStaffPhotographer.Oncethey

achieveacertainlevel,CTalsohasmanyvideoprojectsthatvideographerscanworkonTo

starttakingphotos,pleaseconnectvictory@u.rochestei:edit.

#(4)________

CTallowsillustrators'workstoappearintoarticlesinprintandonlineaswell.Picture

designerscanalsohelptheeditorsincreatingpicturesthatmakearticlesinprintandonline

morecolorful.Forillustrationsandpicturedesign,pleaseconnectebusch@u.rochestcnedu.

(1)WhatcanstudentsgetfromTheCampus7'imesl

A.Usefulskills.B.lcachingmethods.

C.Speakingabilities.D.Socialexperiences.

(2)Whatdotexteditorsdo?

A.Writegoodarticles.B.Findgreatpictures.

C.Searchforgoodfacts.D.Correctthemistakes.

(3)Wherecanyousendanemailifyou'reinterestedinvideoprojects?

A.Ehusch@u.rochester.edu.B.Crichter@u.rochester.edu.

C.Victor@u.rochester,edu.T).Publisher@u.rochester.edu.

(4)Whatisthepropertitlefor#1,#2,#3and#4separately?

a.PhotographyandVideo

b.TextEditing

c.DrawingandDesigning

d.Writing

A.d-a—b-cB.b-d-a―cC.b—c—a—dD.a—d—c—b

(5)Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Atravelguidebook.B.Aresearchpaper.

C.Asciencereport.D.Aschoolmagazine.

5.

WhenthenumberofdeathsfromCOVID-19inNewYorkhadnotreachedathousand,I

phonedMorsetoseehowhewasthosedays.HeteachesepidemiologyatColumbia

Universityandnowistheageatwhichhumancanbeattackedeasiest.1am,too.Heandhis

wifeweretakingourgovernment'sstay-at-homeorderintheirapartment,justafewmiles

frommine.

"I'mdiscouraged,yes,afterdoingsomanyresearchesandhavingwarnings,wcaren't

stillreadyforthespreadofthepandemic,evenrefusetoacceptit."Morsesaid.Hewent

straighttohisfavoritesaying,frommanagementmasterPeterDrucker,whowasonce

asked."Whatisthewerstmistakeyoucouldmake?"Hisanswerwas,accordingtoMorse,

"Berighttoosoon/'

Whetheritwastoosoonornot,MorseandIcouldn'tpredictthefuture.Nobody

could.When1wasaskedonmybook(ourwhatthenextpandemicwouldbe,1saidmostot

theexpertsIknewbelieveditwouldbetheflu.Morseoncetoldmeduringourcallthathe

alwaysknewthenextpandemiccouldcomefromanywhere.Butintheearly1990s,heand

hiscolleaguespaidmoreattentiontotheflu,sodidI.Maybethatwasamistake.Ifthenext

pandemicwasgoingtobetheflu,thatwouldn'tbescarynews.Theflu?Peoplegetthatevery

year.Wecandealwithit.

Somaybethewarningsweretooeasytobetreatedas"justtheflu"orassonic

writers'crazythoughtsiniheirsciencefictionbooks.Butotherwriterswerewritingsimilar

books,andsomeofthemwerebestsellers,likeTheHoiZone,byRichardPreston,andThe

ComingPlague,byLaurieGarrett,whichcameouttheyearaftermine.Allofusdescribed

thesameterriblescenes,thesamewargames,thesamewarningsofbeingunfortunately

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unprepared.Whywasn'tanyofthatenough?

(1)WherewasMorsethosedays?

A.AtColumbiaUniversity.B.Inahospital.G

C.Inhisoffice.D.Athishome.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.ThespreadofCOVID-19.

B.AfavoritesayingfrcmPeterDrucker.

C/rhcnextpandemicinAmerica.

D.Amedicineforthenextpandemic.

(3)Whydon'tpeopleworryabouttheflu?

A.Becausepeoplecanpredictitsspreadexactly.

B.Becausethegovernmenthasgotthewarnings.

C.Becausemoreandmorepeoplepayattentiontoit.

D.Becausepeoplehavehad(heproperwaytodealwithit.

(4)What'sRichardPreston?

A.Ateacher.B.Adoctor.C.Awriter.D.Aresearcher.

(5)Whatmadethewriterworrymost?

A.Peopledon'thaveamedicineforCOVID-19.

B.Peoplehavenopreparationfbrthepandemic.

C.Humancan'tpredictthenextpandemic.

D.Toomanypeoplehavediedfromthepandemic.

6.

DoctorCarlwasaverybusyman.Healwaysworkedhard.Heoftenforgothisfamily

members'birthdays.Yesterdayafternoonheremembereditwashiswife's(妻子的)

birthday.Helovedhiswife.Hewantedtogiveherapresent.Onhiswayhomefromthe

hospital,hetooksomebeautifulflowersinashop.WhenCarlgothome,hegavehiswife(he

flowersandsaid,*'Happybirthdaytoyou,dear!**"It'sApril20thtoday.Irememberyour

birthdaythisyear."Mrs.Carlsaid,"Mybirthdaywas(hedaybeforeyesterday,butthankyou

allthesame.Betterlatethannever!”

(1)WheredidCalwork?

A.Inahospital.B.Inabank.C.Inashop.D.Inarestaurant.

(2)WhydidCarlforgethisfamilymembers'birthdays?

A.Becausehewastooold.B.Becausehedidn'tlovethem.

C.Becausehewasadoctor.D.Becauseh?wasbusy.

(3)Whatdoes"remembered"meaninChinese?

A.忘記B.記得C.失去D.回歸

(4)WhatdidCarlbuyforhiswifeonApril20th?

A.Adress.B.Somefood.C.Nothing.D.Someflowers.

(5)WhenwasCarl'swife'sbirthday?

A.April16th.B.April17th.C.April18th.D.April20th.

7.

JohnisanAmericanboy.HisfamilyareinChinanow.Johnlikeschocolatesverymuch.

Buthismotherdoesn'tgivehimany.Theyarenotgoodforhim,shethinks.ButJohnhasa

verynicegrandfather.Theoldmanloveshimverymuch,andsometimeshebuysJohnsome

chocolates.ThenhismotherletsJohneatthem.Shewantstomake(heoldmanhappy.One

Sundayevening,Johnsaysinhisroom,"Please,God(上帝),givemeabigboxof

chocolatestomorrow.It'smyeighthbirthday."Hismothersays,"Godcan'thearyou,my

boy.""Iknow,butmygrandfatherisinthenextroom.Hecanhear.

(1)WhatdoesJohnlikeverymuch?

A.Readingbooks.B.Eating.C.Chocolates.D.God.

(2)WheredoesJohncomefrom?

A.China.B.TheUSA.C.Canada.D.TheUK.

(3)WhatdayisJohn'sbirthday?

A.Sunday.B.Monday.C.Tucsday.□.Saturday.

(4)WhooftenbuysanychocolateforJohn?

A.Hismother.B.God.

C.Hisgrandfather.D.Himself.

(5)Where'sJohn'sgrandfatheronthatday?

A.Inthefactory.B.Onafarm.

C.IntheUSA.Dinthenextroom.

8.

YunSiqi,fromBeijing,isa20-year-oldyoungpianist(鋼琴家).Hestartedtolearn

thepianoatage4andithasbeenhisfavouritehobbysincethen.Beforethat,heoftenheard

hiseldersisterplayingtheviolinandhelovedtheclassicalmusicsheplayed."Iwantedto

beat(打敗)herinsomethingandIchosethepiano,"Yunsaid.

At4,severalminutesofpracticeadaywasenough.AsYungrewup,atages7and8,he

hadtopracticeforfourhoursaday.ThetimekeptgoingupafterYunwas12.Now,heneeds

iopracticeatleastsevenhourseveryday.Hesleepsforonlyfivetosixhoursaday,butheis

stillfullofenergy(精力).

Yunnevergottiredofthepiano.Infact,hehadgreatfunplayingit."Musicismy

specialluck,anditisrealenjoymenttobewithitev