中考英语阅读理解25篇(推荐)
中考英语阅读理解25篇
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专题一：事物介绍
A
St.Anthony's Day
January 17th is St.Anthony's Day in Mexico(墨西哥).It's a day when people ask for protection for their animals by bringing them to church.But before the animals go into the church,the people usually dress them up in flowers and ribbons.
The Festival of Rakhi
Long ago in India, a young lady who needed help sent her silk bracelet(手镯) to a king.Although he did not arrive in time to help her, he kept the bracelet as a sign between them.Today in India, during the Festival of Rakhi, sisters of all ages tie bracelets around wrists of their brothers to show their care and love.
The Spring Festival
One of the biggest celebrations in China is the Spring Festival.It's the first day of the lunar year.Families get together and watch special programs on TV with the family on the Lunar New Year's Eve. People can see a lot of traditional programs too, such as lion dancing or dragon dancing.They wish people a happy new year and a bright future.
Setsubun
On the evening of February 3rd, people in Japan celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.This is known as Setsubun. Family members throw dried beans around their homes, shouting, “Good luck in!”
1.People celebrate the Festival of Rakhi in .
A.Mexico
B.China
C.India
D.Japan
2.Which festival is on the evening of February 3rd?
A.Setsubun.
B.The Festival of Rakhi.
C.The Spring Festival.
D.St.Anthony's Day.
3.What do people do on the Lunar New Year's Eve?
A.Bring their animals to church.
B.Watch special programs on TV.
C.Give a bracelet to their family.
D.Throw beans around their homes.
B
1.When is Louvre Museum closed?
A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday.
C. On Saturday.
D. On Sunday.
2.Who can visit Louvre Museum for free?
A. Visitors under 25 years old.
B. Children from the European Economic Area.
C. Students of art and art history.
D .Disabled visitors.
3.Which entrance to the museum may be closed for technical reasons?
A. Pyramid entrance.
B. Galerie du Carrousel entrance.
C. Passage Richelieu entrance.
D. Porte des Lions entrance.
C
Here're the two places for your trip. Read the table below and choose one place to visit.
1.China Science & Technology Museum opens at .
A.8:00 am
B.8:30 am
C.9:00 am
D.9:30 am
2.You can't in Kong Miao in Beijing.
A. see films
B. watch shows
C. learn about the old culture
D. see Kongzi Statue
3.If you like doing experiments, you should choose .
A. Dacheng Hall
B. Kong Miao in Beijing
C. Chongshengci
D. China Science & Technology Museum
D
How to investigate 1.Planning
·Decide on a scientific problem to investigate.
For example, a student named Mary has decided to research into how quickly sugar dissolves(溶解) in water.
·Write down your hypothesis.
You may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation.This idea is called your hypothesis.It may not be right! It is just an idea, though it may be based on work in science which you have done before.The aim of your investigation is to test your idea.
·Decide what variables(变量) you are dealing with.
Things like temperature, size, weight, and colour are called variables.Variables are things you can measure(测量).
In your investigation, you have to decide what the variables are, which ones you will keep fixed, and which you will change.
You need to change just one variable at a time.If lots of variables change at once, it won't be a good test.
·Decide what equipment you need, and in what order you will do things.
·Prepare tables for your results.
2.Getting your evidence(证据)
·Make your measurements, and record your results.
3.Reaching the conclusions
·Look for patterns in your results.
·Present your conclusions.
What links (关联) did you find between any of the variables? How would you explain these links?
4.Checking your findings
·Compare your conclusions and hypothesis.
·Do your results support your idea?
1.What does the underlined word “hypothesis” most probably mean?
A .reason
B. result
C. method
D. guess
2.In Mary's investigation, which of the following about the variables is true?
A. She can only change one variable at a time.
B. Some of the variables can't be measured.
C. Her weight and age can be the variables.
D. The temperature of water cannot be a variable.
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to do a scientific research.
B. How to explain a scientific finding.
C. How to deal with a chemistry problem.
D. How to understand some chemistry knowledge.
专题二：介绍说明
A
In the days before electricity, people don't worry much about sleep.They usually went to bed a couple of hours after sunset(日落) and woke at sunrise. After all, there wasn't much to do in those days after the sun went down.But then came the electric light bulb(电灯泡).And now we have satellite television, the Internet, 24-hour convenience stores, and longer hours at work.How much can we sleep? How much should we sleep?
Like it or not, many of us are sleeping less on average(平均).In 1910, most Americans slept 9 hours a night. That dropped to 7.5 hours by 1975.In 2002, a study by the National Sleep Foundation found that the average American got only 6.9 hours. The news is even worse for people who work the night shift. They sleep an average of just 5 hours.
Are we sleeping enough? Not if you believe in the old rule of eight hours of rest, eight hours of work, and eight hours of play.On the other hand, Norman Stanley, a British scientist who studies sleep, believes people's sleep needs are different. Some people need as many as 11 hours, but others need as few as three. How much do you really need? “To find out,” he says, “simply sleep until you wake naturally, without the help of an alarm clock. That’s your sleep need.”
Meanwhile, other scientists and researchers are searching for new ways to keep us awake longer. Some are developing chemicals(化学药品) that are safer and more powerful than caffeine, the chemical found in coffee and tea. One experimental drug, CX717, kept laboratory monkeys working happily for 36 hours. Further developments may allow people to safely stay awake for several days straight. One group of researchers is studying a gene(基因) found in some fruit flies that lets them get by on one-third the usual amount of sleep. Another group is even working on an electric switch that immediately wakes up a sleeping brain.
The meanings of this research are huge.On the one hand, this could lead to a world where we work longer and longer hours with less and less sleep.On the other hand, if we needed less sleep, we would have more free time to travel, read, volunteer, and spend time with family.
1.How many hours did most Americans sleep a night in 1975?
A.5.
B.6.9.
C.7.5.
D.9.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.People have got enough sleep.
B.People will work longer hours.
C.Sleep time will be a big problem.
D.Staying awake for long is possible.
3.What is probably the best title of the passage?
A.To Sleep or Not to Sleep?
B.How Can We Sleep Longer?
C.To Work or Not to Work?
D.How Much Can We Sleep?
B
Everyone has traits(特性) that make us who we are.We have physical traits, like red hair, long legs and funny-looking toes.We also have character traits including humor, warmth, creativity and so on.
Certain physical traits are fully inherited(遗传), such as blue eyes, and knobby knees.About 25,000 to 35,000 genes(基因) are in a single cell in the human body.These genes carry the traits that are passed down genetically from parents to their children.
Many traits exist between inheritance and development—the interaction with environment.One example is body shape.It tends to be passed down from parents.But once diet becomes a factor, environment begins to play an important role in how the body develops.Body shape is a trait that is a mixture of inheritance from parents and influence of environment.
So lots of our most important traits have been learned, rather than inherited.For example, if you are really great at video games, it's not because your parents passed down the skills in genes.It's because you have practiced a lot of video games and developed those skills yourself.If you have kids who turn out to be great at video games, it is because they put in the hours, learned the skills, and memorized the moves that are necessary to play the video games well.
Of course, some of us have brains that are more advantageous to video game playing.Say you were born with a large and powerful part of the brain that controls your hand-eye coordination(协调能力).That's inherited.What you do with it, how you choose to develop that advantage, is up to you.
You can pierce your nose or get a tattoo—it doesn't matter how much you change your body during the lifetime.None of those things will turn into genetic material to be passed down to the next generation.However, if your children grow up in an environment with role models who are pierced and covered in tattoos, they are more likely to get piercings and tattoos!
1.is a physical trait that is fully inherited.
A.The eye color
B.The special diet
C.The body shape
D.The pierced nose
2.According to the passage, the writer believes that .
A.character traits can hardly change during the lifetime
B.the skills of video game playing are passed down to kids
C.a kid's hand-eye coordination isn't related to inheritance
D.environment plays an important role in trait development
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Why Are Traits Important?
B.How Does Inheritance Influence Traits?
C.Where Do Traits Come from?
D.What Are Physical and Character Traits?
C
Night Milk and Sleep
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night's sleep.But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that“night milk” contains mo re melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cows' milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening.The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.
1.What does the phrase “nod off” in the first paragraph mean?
A.Try to keep awake.
B.Try to sleep a longer time.
C.Change from being awake to a sleeping state.
D.Change from a sleeping state to being awake.
2.According to the text, the mice being fed with night time milk .
A.woke up later
B.were more anxious
C.were less active
D.could not sleep well
3.Why do lots of people think milk is excellent for helping sleep?
A.Because many people like drinking milk.
B.Because it's been tested on mice ten times.
C.Because it can make people more energetic.
D.Because it contains calcium, which helps people to relax.
参考答案
A
[主旨大意] 这篇文章主要介绍了人的睡眠时间在不同时代不同;不同的人所需的睡眠时间也不同;随着科学技术的发展,科学家和研究人员还在寻找一些新的方法,可以让人们清醒的时间更长,以便有更多的时间去做别的事情。
1.C细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“That dropped to 7.5 hours by 1975.”可知答案。故选C。
2.D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Meanwhile, other scientists and researchers are searching for new ways to keep us awake longer.”可知,使我们清醒的时间更长是有可能的。故选D。
3.A主旨大意题。首先根据文章的主题词sleep,排除选项C;其次,这篇文章最后两段都围绕着随着科技的发展和进步让人类可以减少睡眠时间来写的,所以可以排除选项B;最后,文章对于人类在不同时代下需要不同的睡眠时间和不同的人所需的睡眠时间也不同上的描写可以排除D。故选A。
B
[主旨大意] 这篇文章主要介绍了遗传特性的由来。
1.A推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Everyone has traits that make us who we are…like red hair, long legs and funny-looking toes.”可知,外貌都是可以通过遗传特性遗传的。故选A。
2.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“…environment begins to play an important role in how the body develops.”可知有些特性也受到环境因素的影响。故选D。
3.C主旨大意题。这篇文章主要描写了影响人们特性的两个因素,一个是遗传因素;另一个是环境因素。通过对全文的理解可以判断出选项C是正确的。
C
[主旨大意] 这篇文章主要说明了牛奶中富含褪黑激素,这种物质能够帮助有睡眠困难的人更快入睡。
1.C词义猜测题。根据上文的“A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night's sleep.”可知对于晚上想睡个好觉的人们一杯热牛奶是最好的选择,故推知牛奶有助于睡眠。故选C。
2.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Those given night milk, which contai ned 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime…”可知,夜产的牛奶褪黑激素的含量是日产牛奶的10倍,因此夜奶比日奶更能让小白鼠失去活力,感到放松。故选C。
3.D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be ex cellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.”可知,牛奶中富含钙质,这种物质可以帮助人们放松。故选D。
参考答案
A
[主旨大意] 这是一篇说明文。介绍了四个节日。
1.C
2.A
3.B
B
[主旨大意] 这是一篇说明文。介绍了法国卢浮宫的基本参观信息。
1.B细节理解题。根据第二栏开放时间的最后一行“Tuesday: closed”可知答案为B。
2.D细节理解题。根据第三栏信息可知答案为D。
3.D细节理解题。根据第三栏中的信息“Porte des Lions entrance: This entrance may be closed for technical reasons.”可知答案为D。
C
[主旨大意] 本文是一篇旅游宣传文。文中介绍了两个旅游景点。
1.C
2.A
3.D
D
[主旨大意] 本文是一篇说明文。文章通过4步为我们展示了如何进行调查研究——第一步:做好计划;第二步:获得证据;第三步:得出结论;第四步:核实发现。
1.D词义猜测题。根据“You may already have an idea of what you expect to happen in your investigation.”可推测这种想法应该是一种假设或猜测。故选D。
2.A细节理解题。根据“You need to change just one variable at a time.”可知答案为A。
3.A主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述了如何进行研究。故选A。
专题三：热点社会现象
A
In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language and the situation is developing increasingly. Chinese is too hard to learn, right? There is no doubt that written Chinese is difficult to learn! However, the spoken language is a different kettle of fish. Many famous people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first. A famous quote(语录) says, “When you have children, you should be sure to teach them Chinese. Chinese is going to be the most important langu age in their lifetime.”
US President Donald Trump's granddaughter, Arabella sang Chinese songs and recited(背诵) Chinese poems in the video when Trump visited China in November this year. President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the child's Chinese abilities and said her performance got an “A Plus”. Actually, Arabella has been learning the Chinese language since she was very young.
The first daughter of Zuckerberg was born in December 2015.He and his wife have given her a Chinese name: Chen Mingyu.He once uploaded a video clip showing an AI teaching her Chinese. Zuckerberg speaks Chinese himself. He even spoke purely in Chinese when talking with students during a visit to Tsinghua University.
Why do these famous people focus on learning Chinese? The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world.Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world. More reasons:
·Culture—With thousands of years of history, Chinese culture is very fascinating. Whether your interests are in history, art, music, or food, a knowledge of Chinese will improve your understanding of Chinese culture.
·Travel—China offers exciting travel opportunities. Getting around is much easier if you can speak Chinese.
·Business—China is becoming more and more powerful. Business people who speak Chinese have a huge advantage in developing the Chinese market. It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Chinese.
1.The words “a different kettle of fish” in Paragraph 1 probably mean “”.
A.a different kind of fish
B.as different as written Chinese
C.a completely different situation
D.as difficult as written Chinese
2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Business people are proud of Chinese culture and history.
B.Business people who can speak Chinese have more chances to develop.
C.Foreigners who can speak English should spread Chinese culture.
D.People who know Chinese culture must be successful in China.
3.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A.Many experiences of learning Chinese are very important.
B.Many famous people pay little attention to Chinese learning.
C.President Trump asks all the Americans to learn Chinese.
D.More and more foreigners are beginning to learn Chinese.
B
Do you ever throw away food at home? Have you ever thought about what happens to the food that shops and supermarkets don't sell? Well, you might be shocked(震惊的) to find out that nearly one third of food produced for humans gets lost or wasted.What's more, around 800 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy life.
Many people in the UK and across the world are trying to do something about this imbalance and make use of thrown-out food that can be perfectly eaten.For example, there is a cafe in Leeds (UK) whose meals are all created using unsold food from supermarkets, including a lot of vegetables, fruit, fish and other things.This unwanted food is turned into delicious soups and all kinds of dishes that feed the hungry people of Leeds.
Customers simply pay what they can afford, or help with the washing up.In just ten months, 10,000 people were fed at this cafe, using twenty tons of unwanted food!
Also, last year the UK's first food waste supermarket opened.The supermarket is near Leeds and works on a “pay as you feel”; customers pay whatever they want for the produce.The stock(库存) changes daily but you can usually find things such as fresh vegetables, fruit and milk there.Some low-income families have said that it has changed their lives.
“Fuel for School” is another food waste project.Surplus(多余的) food from supermarkets such as vegetables, fruit and bread is used to feed hungry schoolchildren whose families may not be able to afford to buy them lunch.
I lived in Leeds for three years, and have had lunch at a food waste cafe, and it was delicious.I couldn't believe that it was all food that supermarkets had thrown away! I have also taken part in projects such as“Foodcycle”, using supermarkets' unwanted food to cook meals for poor people.
More cafes like this are being opened in other parts of the UK, and it is now becoming popular in the world.I think this is an amazing act as food waste is one of the world's biggest problems.I also believe that the law should be changed, so that supermarkets don't throw away so much perfectly good food!
1.800 million people in the world can't live a healthy life because of .
A.unsold food
B.unwanted food
C.being unable to work
D.being short of food
2.According to the passage, the writer agrees that .
A.buying the waste food can protect the environment
B.all the people in the world make use of waste food
C.food waste in the world can be solved by the UK soon
D.the government should make the law to stop food waste
3.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To encourage people to save food.
B.To introduce some supermarkets in the UK.
C.To share his personal experience in saving food.
D.To explain why he cooked meals for poor people.
C
Elephants losing tusks
People killing elephants for their tusks has long been a problem worldwide.Although laws have been introduced to ban the selling of tusks, they have not been enough to save the elephants.
But the giant animals have now “developed” their own solution to stay safe from hunters—by not growing tusks at all.
Scientists found that among female African elephants, as many as 98 percent of them now have no tusks, reported The Independent newspaper. The number was 15 percent in 1998 and only 1 percent in 1930, according to the BBC.
But this solution has less been developed by elephants themselves, and more by evolution.
Evolution is all about natural selection(选择).When an environment changes, for example, animals and plants that can deal with the change will stay alive while others won't.And for elephants, the change came when hunters started killing them for their tusks.As a result, elephants with big tusks couldn't stay alive because hunters wanted to shoot them.Those born with tusks managed to stay al ive and give their “tuskless” genes(基因) to their babies.As a result, more and more elephants are now being born without tusks.
But this solution, as effective(有效的)as it might be, is a high price to pay for elephants.Tusks are important and play a number of roles, especially for male elephants, including fighting with other males, lifting and digging things up.
This is why scientists hope there can be other ways to protect elephants against hunters.They believe that when they are less likely to be killed, elephants will be able to grow tusks again.
To David Cowdrey, head of Policy and Campaigns at the International Found for Animal Welfare UK, however, this is not very likely to happen in the near future.
“Unfortunately, it comes down to the markets,” he told The Guardian.“As long as people will pay high prices for products that come from endangered animals and plants, they're going to have price on them and that causes the hunting.”
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Elephants learned to lift and dig things up without tusks.
B.Elephants chose not to grow tusks because of their dangerous environment.
C.Elephants with no tusks had a greater chance of passing down their genes.
D.A tuskless elephant gives birth to more baby elephants than an elephant with big tusks.
2.The underlined word “evolution” in Paragraph 4 means “”.
A.gradual change
B.sudden development
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D.rapid growth
3.What can you learn from the last two paragraphs?
A.We should work out a better solution to protect elephants.
B.People should pay lower prices for products made with elephant tusks.
C.Elephants' living environments will soon be improved.
D.The key to elephant protection is stopping the trade in tusk products.
参考答案
A
[主旨大意] 这篇文章是一篇描写社会热点现象的说明文。文中介绍了学习汉语日益成为一种潮流和趋势,世界上很多名人都在让下一代学习汉语并且列举了四条学习汉语的原因。
1.C词义猜测题。上文提到了学会写汉语很难,下文有一个转折副词However,通过这个转折关系可以判断出讲汉语与学习写汉语是两种截然不同的情况。故选C。
2.B
3.D主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句“In the world, more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language…”可知本文在介绍汉语热这种现象。故选D。
B
[主旨大意] 这篇文章介绍了在英国,为了减少食物浪费的现象,很多餐馆会把超市当天没有卖出去的菜(没有人买就要扔掉)买来做饭,有很多人也愿意去这种餐馆用餐,这么做避免了浪费现象,同时也没有影响食物本身的口感和品质。
1.D细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“What's more, around 800 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy life.”可知,世界上8亿人因缺乏食物不能过健康的生活。故选D。
2.D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的最后一句“I also believe that the law should be changed, so that supermarkets don't throw away so much perfectly good food!”可知,作者建议政府制定法律防止食物浪费现象。故选D。
3.A写作意图题。全文都在强调珍惜食物,不浪费食物。故选A。
C
[主旨大意] 这篇文章介绍了人类为了获取象牙而猎杀大象。为了生存,在日益恶化的环境中,大象群体中不长象牙的比例逐渐升高,这种变化是适者生存的法则造成的。
1.B细节理解题。根据第五段的第二句“When an environment changes, for example, animals and plants that can deal with the change will stay alive while others won't.”可知,由于生存环境恶劣——人类的不断猎杀,导致大象不长象牙。故选B。
2.A词义猜测题。文章第五段整个段落都在解释这个词的含义。其中提到这种变化是环境选择的变化,适应环境的动物能够活下来,不适应的就死去被淘汰了。因此选项A是正确的。
3.D推理判断题。最后两段主要写了人类对于象牙的需求才导致了对大象的捕杀。因此,保护大象的关键是停止象牙交易。故选D。