中考英语二轮复习阅读理解编习题（11）

2019中考英语阅读理解编习题

（十一）及答案Passage A（2019中考科普环保类选练）In mostsituations,light helpsus see.But nowadayshumans areusing too much ofit sothat itis in facta kindof pollution.When itcomes to looking atthe nightsky,too much light makesit difficultfor usto watchsome oflifes mostwonderful sights:stars,planets andeven galaxies（星系）.According toscientific research,about2,500stars canbe seenby thehuman eyewithout usingany specialequipment（设备）.But because of light pollution,you canonly see200to300stars fromtoday scountryside,and nomore thanten starsfrom acity.In mostbig cities,people cannotsee the sky filled with starslikethey didin theirchildhood.Light pollutionaffects morethan justour viewof sky.Research showsthat lotsof nighttimelight canharmwildlife,too.When birdsfly toanother placeover cities,they sometimesget lostby thebrightness andfly incircles（圈）until theydrop fromtiredness.Sea turtles（海龟）need darkbeaches forlaying eggs,but they cant findtheir idealplaces because of thosebright lights.Too much light atnight mayeven affecthuman health,but scientistsare notsure ofthat.They arestilllearning more.In orderto preventthings fromgoing worse,governments and some organizationsare workingto reduce lightpollution.Many citiesand townshave takenaction to reduce theuseoflights atnight.Lights areusedonly whenand wherethey aretruly needed.They alsoshine lightsdown atthe groundinstead ofup into thesky and use lowerbrightness levels.Hopefully,in thenear future,humans canenjoy theclear andbeautiful skyagain andall thewildlife willlivea peacefuland undisturbedlife,too.

1.Why doesthe writerthink thattoomuchlight is a kindof pollutionA.Because thereare fewerand fewerstars.B.Because humanhealth hasbeen affected.C.Because toomuchlightis awaste ofenergy.D.Because someof thewildlife canbe harmed.

2.Which of the followingis NOTmentioned（提至（j）in thispassageA.The problemsthat lightpollution hascaused.B.The reasonwhy humansuse toomuchlight.C.The waysthat lightpollution canbe reduced.D.The reasonwhy fewerstars canbe seenthan before.

3.Which of the followingis trueaccording to the passageA.There areabout2,500stars in thesky.B.Humans want to do nothing toreducelightpollution.C.Sea turtlesalways getlost anddie fromtiredness.D.Something hasbeen donetoreducelightpollution.参考答案DBDPassage BMost people want to work,but ithas become more difficult in todays worldto findwork foreveryone.The economy（经济）of the world needsto growby4%each yearjust tokeep theold numberof jobs for people.Often this is not possible,andsomore people are out of work.Some peoplehave nojobs nowbecause newmachinescan do the work of many people inshort time.Also,machines donot askfor more money and longerholiday.In allof thecountries of the world,machines aretaking workfrom people,not onlyin factoriesbutalso onthe farms.One machinecan oftendo theworkfrom forty people.About75,000people aremoving to the citiesa daytolook for jobs,but only70%offor peopleto findwork beforethan today.

1.It wasC.more difficultD.easierA.notpossibleB.difficultby4%each year,

2.If theeconomy of the worldgrowsB.people canstill have jobs asbeforeA.people will have nojobsD.97%of the people willhave jobsC.4%of thepeople willhave jobsthemcan findjobs.

3.One machinecan doas muchwork as.A.40%of thepeople B.4%of thepeople inthe worldC.40people D.75,000people

4.How manypeople outsidecities gointo tolook forjobs eachdayA.70%ofthepeople.B.4%ofthepeople intheworld.C.More than75,

000.D.About75,000people.A.Machines aretaking workinstead ofpeople.B.Now morepeopleareoutofwork.C.Machines needmoremoney andlonger holidays.D.Mostpeoplewanttohavejobs.【答案及解析•】

1.由短文的第一句话It hasbecomemoredifficultintoday,s worldto findwork foreveryone.可知现在找工作比以前更困难，即以前找工作比现在容易得多所以答案选D

2.由短文的第二句话The economyoftheworld needsto growby4%each yearjust tokeep theold numberofjobsfor thepeople.准确地理解了这一句话的意思就能得出正确答案为B

3.由短文的倒数第二句话One machinecan oftendotheworkoffortypeople.可知此题的正确答案为Co

4.此题根据原文的最后一句话可直接得出答案为D

5.此题在原文中都可找到答案，而C答案与作者的观点Machines donot askfor moremoneyandlongerholiday.不一致,所以选CoPassage CAyoung manonce wentinto townand boughthimself apair oftrousers.When hegot home,he wentupstairsto hisbedroom andput themon.He foundthat theywere abouttwo inchestoo long.He camedownstairs,where his mother andhis twosisters werewashing uptea thingsinthekitchen.uThese newtrousers are too long.He said.They needshortening（缩短）by abouttwo inches.Would oneofyou minddoing thisfor me,please”His motherand sisterswere busyand noneof themsaid anything.But assoon ashis motherhad finishedwashing up,she went quietly upstairsto herson sbedroom and shortenedthe trousersby two inches.She camedownstairs withoutsaying anythingto herdaughters.Later on,after supper,the eldersister rememberedher brothers trousers.She wasa kind-hearted girl,so shewentquietlyupstairs withoutsaying anythingto anyone,andshortenedthe trousersby two inches.The youngersister went tothecinema,but when she came back,she,too,remembered whather brotherhadsaid.So sheran upstairsand tooktwo inchesoff thelegs ofthe newtrousers.

1.The young man boughtthe newtrousers hissize.A.as longas B.two incheslonger than03/6C.as bigas D.two inchesshorter than

2.He askedto shortenhis newtrousers.A.his motherand sistersB.his twosistersC.his eldersister D.hismotherand oneof hissisters

3.His motherand sisters.A.agreed to do thatB.didn twantto do thatC.said nothingto himD.said something to him

4.His eldersister shortenedthe trousers.A.after finishedwashing B.before shewenttobedC.whenshecamebackfrom thecinema D.after havingsupper

5.The nextmorning theyoungmanwould findthe trouserswere.A.twoinchesshorter B.four inchesshorterC.six inchesshorter D.eight inchesshorter【答案及解析】

1.B.第一段的最后一句He foundthat theywere abouttwoinchestoo long.

2.A.年轻人提出缩短裤子的要求，这个要求是向在场的妈妈和他的两个姐妹提出的

3.C.因当时妈妈和姐妹俩都忙于干活，所以当时都没有回答他的话

4.D.从第四段的原句（Later on,after supper,the eldersister rememberedher brothers trousers）中我们可知是晚饭后去把裤子缩短了

5.C.通读全文，知道有三人把裤子各缩短了两英寸，那么总共缩短了六英寸Passage D（2019中考科普环保类选练）Every yearwhen theItalian artistMichelangelo,s（1475—1564）birthday comes around,computer usersallover theworld arefilledwithfear（恐惧）andusetheir computerswith care.Some mayeven choosenotto turnon theircomputers onMarch3rd.All thisfear andcare arejust becausea deadlycomputer virusisexpected tocause damages（伤害）on that day.What sa computer virus thenWhy dopeople getso afraidof itA computervirus is,infact,a littleprogram thatis putinto other programs andthat doessomethingbad.It iscalled avirus because,like anyreal life viruses such as AIDSvirus,it reproduces（繁殖）itself.And whenthese programsare run,the virus is broughtto life.It hidesitself inyourcomputer systemwaiting forthe rightmoment tomake damages.And atthe sametime itkeeps04/6producing itselfby copyingitself ontootherprograms.The Michelangelovirus waitsuntil the artists birthdaycomesaround,and thenit willwake uptodoverybad thingslike destroyingyou files.（文件）So nexttime when you turnon yourcomputer,look outfor computerviruses!

1.Acomputervirus isa kindof.A.famous persons birthdayB.deadly diseaseC.unsafe gameD.dangerous program

2.Computer usersfear virusesbecauseA.they canbring usersbad luckB.they cancause damagestotheusers

3.It seemedthatC.they maydo greatharm tocomputers D.theycanchange theprograms in all computersA.a computervirus willappear onyour computereachtime youturn B.a computervirusisgiven toItalian artistthecomputer byan atC.a computervirus willappear theright timeD.a computervirus cannever begot ridof byhuman beings

4.From thepassage weknow.A.manypeoplefear computersbecauseofthe virusesB.a computervirusisjust thesame asa reallifevirus.C.Michelangelo wasborn onMarch3rd D.the artistMichelangelo wasa badperson

5.In thelast paragraph,the writersuggests thatwe shouldA.lookforcomputer virusesB.wait fortheartists birthdayto comeC.be carefulof computerviruses D.not turnon ourcomputers参考答案DCCCCPassage E（2019中考选练）Let usbegin bysaying whatcauses our dreams.Our dreamsdonotcome fromanother world.They arenotmessages fromsome outsidesource.They arenot alook intothe future,either.All ourdreams havesomethingtodo with our feelings,fears,longings,wishes,needs andmemories.If aperson ishungry,or tired,or cold,his dreamsmay includea feelingof thiskind.If thecovers onyour body,suchasa quiltor ablanket,have slippedoff yourbed,you maydream05/6that you are sleepingon iceor insnow.The materialforthedream youwillhavetonight islikely tocomefrom theexperience youhave today.So thesubject ofyour dreamusually comesfrom somethingthat hasinfluence onyou whileyou aresleepingfeeling ofcold,a noise,a discomfort,etc.and itmay alsouse yourpast experiencesand thewishesand theinterests youhave now.This iswhy childrenare likelyto dreamof fairies,older childrenof schoolexaminations,hungry peopleof food,home-sick soldiersof theirfamilies andprisoners offreedom.To showyou howthisishappening whileyou areasleep andhow yourneeds andwishes canall bejoinedtogether in a dream,here isthe storyoftheexperiment.A manwas asleepand theback ofhis handwasrubbed witha pieceof absorbedcotton.He woulddream hewas inhospital andhis charminggirlfriend wasvisitinghim,sitting onthe bedand feelinggently hishands!There aresome scientistswho havemade aspecial studyof whywe dream,what wedream andwhat thosedreamsmean.Their explanation of dreams,though abit reasonable,is notaccepted byeveryone butit offersaninteresting approachtotheproblem.They believethat dreamsare mostlyexpressions ofwishes thatdidnot cometrue.In otherwords dreamingisaway ofhaving yourwishes carriedout.

1.From thepassage weknow thatourdreams.A.are imaginationof ourdaily lifeB.are mans curiouslook intothe futureC.have nothingtodowithour feelings D.aretosome degreeconnected withourfeelings

2.In yourdreamwhenyoufeel likeeating somethingit indicatesH音示that.D.you arein astate ofbeing coldB.you areinastate ofbeing tiredE.youareinastate ofhungerD.you shouldhave hadyour dinnerthatday

3.Some scientistsexplanationof dreams.A.is notwidely acceptedthough abit reasonableB.gives anexact descriptionof ourlifeC.provides uswith informationofdreamsD.is ofno usefor us参考答案DCA。