中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：悉尼的獨(dú)到氣候Sydneyisayoungcity.Itshistorygoesbackjustover200years.ButinAustralia,itistheoldestcity.Itisalsothecountry’slargestcity.SydneyisthecapitalofNewSouthWalesandthemostpopulous(人口濃密的)cityofAustralia.Theclimate(氣候)ofSydneyisverygood.It’snottoocoldduringthewinterandnottoohotduringthesummer.Theskyisbluetheairisfresh(清新的),birdssinginthegarden.PeoplewholiveinSydneyseemtohaveaneasylifestyle.Theywilltellyou,“Don’tworry.”

，ManypeoplethinkthatSydneyisoneofthemostattractivecitiesintheworld.Ithasmanytallandmodernbuildings.Amongthem,CentrepointToweristhetallest.Standingonthe305--metre(80storeys)tower,youwillhaveagreatview(視野)ofthecity.Sydneyisfamousforitsdeepharbor(港口).Theharborhasmanybays(灣)andbeautifulsurfbeaches.Amongthem,Bondibeachisthemostpopular.SydneyHarborisnotonlybeautiful,italsoservesasalargeport.Shipscarrywool,wheatandmeatfromSydneytoothercountries.PeoplelivinginSydneyliketocallthemselvesSydneysiders.Theyaremostlyfriendlyandeasygoing.Whentheyarenotworking,theylovetohaveagoodtimeatthebeach,swimmingandsailing.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。HowoldisSydney?________________________________________HowistheclimateofSydney?________________________________________HowtallisCentrepointTower?________________________________________WhatisSydneyfamousfor?________________________________________25.WhatdopeoplelivinginSydneylovetodowhentheyarenotworking?________________________________________答案：【文章粗心】這是一篇介紹悉尼的文章，分別從歷史、氣候、建筑、港口和居民等方面闡述了悉尼的迷人之處。21.It’sjustover200yearsold.22.It’snottoocoldduringthewinterandnottoohotduringthesummer.It’sverygood.It’s305meterstall.Sydneyisfamousforitsdeepharbor.Theylovetogoswimmingandsailing.中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：為兒童擬訂法律的益處Ingeneral

，lawsforchildrenareagoodthing.Onehundredyearsagoinindustrialcountries,childrenworked18hoursadayinafactoryatageseven.Thefactoryownercouldbeatachildwhofellasleeporwasnotfastenough.Bothparentsandteacherscoulddothesame.Today,therearemanylawsaboutchildrenallovertheworld.Somepeoplethinkchildrenmustobeyrulesortheyshouldbepunishedothersdonotagree.TheInuitsorEskimosinAlaskaalmostneverpunishtheirchildren.Theparentsdon’thitthem.Ifthechildrengotoo

，far，theparentspunishthembymakingfunofthem.ChildreninotherpartsoftheworldarenotasluckyasEskimochildren.Americanparentscanspank(打臀部)theirchildrenathome，butateachercannothitachildinapublicschool.ThisisalsotrueinGermany.Incontrast(對照),itisagainstthelawforanyonetohitachildinSweden.Swedishparentscannotspanktheirchildren.Thechildrenalsohaveaspecialgovernmentofficialwhoworksfortheirrights.Thereisevenaplanforchildrentodivorcefromtheirparentsthoughthisisnotalawyet!根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。16.Howwerechildrentreatedinindustrialcountries100yearsago?________________________________________.17.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“gotoofar?”________________________________________.CanateacherinGermanyhithisstudentsinpublicschool?________________________________________.WhatkindofpeoplecanbeatchildreninSweden?__________________________________________.Whatdoesitmeanby“aplanforchildrentodivorcefromtheirparents?”_________________________________________.答案：【文章粗心】往常而言，為兒童擬訂法律是件好事。100多年前，在工業(yè)國家，7歲大的孩子在工廠一天要工作18小時(shí)，工廠的老板能夠打小孩，家長和老師們也能夠這樣做。今天世界上有好多保護(hù)兒童的法律。有些人認(rèn)為兒童應(yīng)當(dāng)遵紀(jì)守紀(jì)，否則就要受到懲罰。其他人則不同，愛斯基摩人從不懲罰兒童。如果孩子們做得太過份了，父親母親親用開玩笑的方式來懲罰他們。在其他地方則不同，美國的家長能夠在家打孩子的屁股，但老師不能在學(xué)校打?qū)W生。德國跟美國同樣。但在瑞士任何人都不能打孩子，并有特意的政府部門來維護(hù)孩子們的權(quán)利。Theyweretreatedverybadly.Dosomethingtoomuch.18.No,hecan’t.19.Nonecandothat.20.Aplanforendingthechildren’srelationshipwiththeirparents.中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：前人栽樹后人乘涼Arichmanwasonceridingalongtheroadandsawanoldmandigginginhisgarden.Onthegroundlayayoungtree,readytobeplanted.Therichmancalledouttotheoldman,“Whatkindoftreeareyouplantingthere,mygoodman?”“Thisisafig(

無花果)tree,sir.

”

Hesaid.“Afigtree?

”

therichmanwasverysurprised,

“Why,howoldareyou,mayIask?

”“Iamninetyyearsold.

”“What!”criedtherichman,“You’reninetyyearsold.Youareplantingaveryyoungtreenowandit’lltakeyearstogivefruit.Youcertainlydon’thopetolivelongenoughtogetanyfruitfromthistree.”Theoldmanlookedaroundthegarden.Thenhesaidwithasmile,“Tellme,sir.Didyoueatfigswhenyouwereaboy?”“Sure,”themandidnotknowwhyheaskedthisquestion.“Thentellmethis,”hesaid,“Whoplantedthefigtrees?”“Why-why?Idon’tknow.”“Yousee,sir.”wentontheoldman,“Ourforefathers(祖先)plantedtreesforustoenjoyandIamdoingthesameforthepeopleafterme.”Therichmanwasquietandsaid,“Youareright，mygoodman.Weshoulddosomethingsforthepeopleafterus.Thankyouverymuch.Thenherodeaway.

”根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。11.Whattreewastheoldmanplantingwhentherichmansawhim?________________________________________Howoldwastheoldman?_________________________________________13.Theoldmanwasplantingthetreetogethimselfsomefruittoeat，wasn’the?Whowasheplantingthetreefor?____________________________________________Didtherichmaneatfigswhenhewasaboy?____________________________________________Whatshouldwedoforthepeopleafterus?_____________________________________________答案：【文章粗心】一位富人見一位90歲的老人在種無花果樹，感覺很吃驚。老人對他說，“我們的祖先為我們栽樹，供我們享受，我也為我的后人們做同樣的事?！?1.Hewasplantingafigtree.Hewasninetyyearsold.No,hewasn’t.Hewasplantingthetreeforthepeopleafterhim.Yes,hedid.Weshoulddosomegoodthingsforthepeopleafterus.中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：低溫冷凍學(xué)Somepeoplewanttobeshotintospaceaftertheirdeath,otherswanttoliedeepunderthesea.Butmostpeoplewanttogointothefreezer(冷藏庫).Thesearebelieversincryogenics(低溫冷凍學(xué)).Nowsomediseasescan’tbecured,buttheymaybecuredsometimeinthefuture.Sosomepeoplehopethattheirbodiescanbefrozenaftertheydie.Whenacureisfound,warmuphisorherbody,bringitbacktolifeandtakethecure.Oncethebodyisfrozen,itiskeptinliquidnitrogen(液態(tài)氮)atatemperatureof328degreesbelowzero.Nowaroundathousandpeoplearegoingtotakecryogenictreatment(辦理),thoughmostscientistssayitwon’twork.Ifwefreezehugecreatures(生物)likehumans,everyoneoftheircells(細(xì)胞)willbebroken.Cantheybebroughtbacktolifeinthefuture?根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。Wheredomostpeoplehopethattheirbodiesarekeptaftertheirdeath?_________________________________________Whydotheywanttheworldtokeeptheirbodieswell?_________________________________________9.Howdoscientistsusuallykeepadeadman’sbody?_________________________________________10.Howmanypeoplearegoingtotakecryogenictreatmentaftertheydie?___________________________________________答案：【文章粗心】有些人死后想被發(fā)射到太空去，有些人想被深埋在海底之下，但多半人想要被低溫冷凍?，F(xiàn)在有些疾病不能治療，但到了將來它們可能會(huì)被治好。于是有些人希望死后尸體能被冷凍起來，等找到了治療方法，再讓他們復(fù)活。只管大部分科學(xué)家認(rèn)為這種方法不起作用，仍是有1,000多人準(zhǔn)備接受低溫冷凍。Inthefreezer.Theyhopethattheycancomebacktolifeoneday.Theyusuallykeepitinliquidnitrogenatatemperatureof328degreesbelowzero.Around1.000people.中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：怎樣支付美國大學(xué)昂貴的學(xué)費(fèi)NearlyallAmericanstudentsincollegesanduniversitiespayfortheireducation.Therearemanyexpenses.Firstofall,thereistuition(學(xué)費(fèi)).Atsomeschools,thetuitionisveryhigh,tenthousanddollarsayearormore.Atotherschools,itmayonlybeafewhundreddollarsayear.Atsomecommunity(社區(qū))colleges,tuitionisfree.Thereareotherexpensesaswell.Manystudentsleavetheirhomestogotoschoolsinothercities.Theymayliveindormitoriesorapartments(flats),andtheymustpayforit.Finally,studentsmustbuytextbooksfortheircourses.Somefamiliesstartsavingmoneyfortheirchildren’seducationwhenthechildrenaresmall.Manystudentsworktosavemoneyfortuition.Theycanalsogetloans(貸款)fromthegovernment.Theypaythemoneybacktothegovernmentwhentheyfinishtheireducation.閱讀短文，回答下列問題或達(dá)成答句，每題詞數(shù)不超過5個(gè)1.Whichstudentspayfortheireducation?_______________incollegesanduniversitiespayfortheireducation.Howmuchisthehighertuition?Itis_______________ormore.Arethereanyfreetuitioncolleges?___________________________.4.Whydomanystudentsliveindormitoriesorapartments?Becausethey_______________.Whatmuststudentsbuyfinally?Theymust_______________.Whendomanystudentspaybacktheirloansfromthegovernment?Theypaythemback_______________.答案：【文章粗心】幾乎所有的美國大學(xué)生都要支付教育費(fèi)用。首先是學(xué)費(fèi)。有些學(xué)校的學(xué)費(fèi)很貴，高達(dá)一萬美元一年甚至更多。還有其余的費(fèi)用，如住宿費(fèi)。最后還有教材費(fèi)。有些家庭在孩子還小的時(shí)候就開始積攢教育經(jīng)費(fèi)，好多學(xué)生經(jīng)過工作來掙錢支付學(xué)費(fèi)，他們也能夠向政府借貸，畢業(yè)后再還。NearlyallAmericanstudentstenthousanddollarsayearYes,therearesomestudyinothercities/leavetheirhomestostudy/studyawayfromtheirhomes/don’tstudyneartheirhomesbuytextbooksfortheircourseswhentheyfinishtheireducation中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：ThelawThelawsaysthatwomenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsasmenandearnthesameasthem.Therealityisverydifferent.Womenlosebecause,25yearsaftertheEqualPayAct,manyofthemstillgetpaidlessthanmen.Theylosebecausetheydolower-paidjobswhichmenjustwon’tconsider.Andtheylosetheyaretheoneswhointerruptacareertohavechildren.AllthisisreportedinanindependentstudyorderedbytheGovernment’swomen’sunite.Thebiggestproblemisn’tequalpayinworkplacessuchasfactories.Itisasortofworkwomendo.Makealistoflow-paidofjobs_thenconsiderwhodoesthem.Trynurses,secretaries,cleaner,clerks,teachersinprimaryschools,dinnerladies,andchildcarehelpers.Notalotofmenamongthatgroup,arethere?Yetsomeofthosejobsarereallyimportant.Surelynoonewoulddenythataboutnursesandteachers,forastart.Sowhydowerewardthepeoplewhodothemsopoorly?Therecanbeonlyoneanswer---becausetheyarewomen.Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight.ButtheGovernment,whichemploysalotofthem,,andotherbosseshavetomakeastart.Itisdisgraceful(可恥的)thatwehavegoneintothe21stCenturystilltreatingwomenlikesecond-classcitizens.Womenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsandbepaidequallyasmen____.A.after25yearsB.accordingtothelawC.asaresultoftheEqualPayActD.becausewomenareasstrongasmen2.Wecanlearnfromthetextwhattheproblemreallymattersis____.A.thatthewomeninterruptacareertohavechildrenB.whatsortofworkwomendoC.becausetheyarewomenD.whatanunfairpaywomengetinworkplaces.3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sidea?A.Womenshouldgetequalpayforequalworktothatofmen.B.Womenshouldstrengthen加強(qiáng)themselves.C.TheGovernmentoughttoprotectwomenagainstgettingpaidlessthanmen.D.Someofthejobsthatwomendoareofgreatimportance.Whenthewritersays“Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight”,hemeans____.A.wemustsolvetheproblemveryquickly.B.thereisnotcompletelyfairthingallovertheworld.C.weneedalongtimetochangetheunfairreality.D.theproblemthatwomenlosewillbesolvedsoon.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Worktogivewomenafairpaydeal.B.Timetochangethesituation.C.Equalwork,equalpay.D.Shouldwomenbetreatedlikesecond-classcitizens?Thekey:BBACA中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：adventurersTherehaveneverbeenmanyadventurers.Youvanreadstoriesaboutmencalledadventures.Buttheywerereallybusinessmen.Therewassomethingtheywanted-----alady,ormoney,oracountry,orhonor.Andsotheygotit.Butatrueadventureisdifferent.Hestartswithoutanyspecialpurpose.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.Therehavebeenmanyhalf-adventurers.Andtheyweregreatmen.Historyisrichwiththeirstories.Buteachofthemhadaspecialpurpose.Theywerenotfollowersoftrueadventure.InthebigcityofNewYork,RomanceandAdventurearealwayswaiting.Aswewalkalongthestreet,theyarewatchingus.Welookupsuddenlyandseeafaceinawindow.Thefaceseemstointerestusstrangely.Orinaquietstreet,wehearacryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelives.Acartakesustoastrangedoor,insteadoftoourown.Thedooropensandweareaskedtoenter.Ateverycorner,eyeslooktowardus,orhandsareraised,orfingerspoint.Adventureisoffered.Butfewofusarereadytoaccept.Wearereadytodoonlythethingswedoeveryday.Wewishtodoonlythethingsthateveryoneelsedoes.Wemoveon;andsomedaywecometotheendofalongquietlife.Thenwebegintothink.Then,whenitistoolate,wearesorrythatwehaveneverknowntrueRomanceandAdventure.Intheauthor’sopinion,thereare____trueadventures.A.manyB.fewC.noD.afewInwhatwaydoestheauthorsayatrueadventureisdifferentfromabusinessman?A.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.B.Heisnotinterestedinmoney.C.Heenjoysexcitementwhileabusinessmandoesnot.D.Atrueadventureisromantic,whileabusinessmanisdull.Accordingtothepassage,acryoffearandpaincomingfromahousewherenoonelivesinaquietstreetmeans____.A.anumberB.afightC.wealthD.adventureThepassagedoesn’tmentionit,butwecaninferfromthepassagethatwhenmostpeoplemeetanofferofadventure,theywill____.A.growangrybutcuriousB.accepttheofferC.growembarrassedandrejecttheofferD.befrightenedandcryforhelp.Whendomostpeoplewishthattheyhadknownromanceandadventure?A.Whentheyareyoung.B.Whenitinvolvesabeautifulladyorhandsomeman.C.Whensomethingintereststhemstrangely.D.Whentheyreachtheendofalongquietlife.Thekey:3.BADCD中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：theworldAroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelastic(有彈性的)ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.(絕壁)Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.(生存).Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.Abesttitleforthetextis____.A.Dangeroussports:whatandwhyB.TheboredomofmodernlifeC.Bungeejumping:Isitreallydangerous?D.Theneedforexcitement2.Moreandmorepeopletoday____.A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumpingB.areclimbingthehighestmountainsC.arecomingclosetodeathinsportsD.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplacesInbungeejumping,you____.A.jumpashighasyoucanB.slidedownaropetothegroundC.attach(系)yourselftoaropeandfalltothegroundD.falltowardsthegroundwithoutaropePeopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause_____.A.theyhavealotoffreetimeB.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjuredC.theirlifeisshortofexcitementD.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood5.Thewriterofthetexthasa____attitudetowardsdangeroussports.A.Positive(肯定的)B.negative(否認(rèn)的)C.neutral(中立的)D.nervous(緊張的)Thekey:4.AACCC中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：ThereportThereportcametotheBritishonMay21,1949.TheGermanbattleshipBismarck,themostpowerfulwarship(戰(zhàn)艦)intheworld,wasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroytheshipssuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEngland.TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeedorinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81smallguns.Shecouldmoveat30nautical(海上的)milesanhour.Shewasbelievedtobeunsinkable.However,theBritishhadtosinkher.TheysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24,theHoodfoundtheBismarck.ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttosee.HisordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsupplies,buttostayawayfromafightwithBritishwarships.Thebattledidn’tlastlong.TheBismarck’sfirsttorpedo(魚雷)hittheHood,whichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher4,419menwithher.Butinthefight,theBismarckwasslightlydamaged.HercommanderdecidedtorunforrepairstoFrance,whichhadatthattimebeentakenbythespeedandtheheavyfog,theylostsightofher.Fortwodays,everyBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarck,butwithnosuccess.Finally,shewassightedbyaplanefromtheair.TheBismarckwashit.OnthemorningofMay27,thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredontheBismarck,andshewasfinallysunk.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOcean____.A.tosinktheHoodB.togaincontrolofFranceC.tocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritainD.tostopBritishwarshipsreachingGermanyManypeoplebelievedthattheBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshe____.A.wasfastandpowerfulB.hadmoremenonboardC.wasunderLuetjens’commandD.hadbiggergunsthanothershipsWelearnfromthetextthaton24ofMay____.A.theBritishonthebattleagainsttheBismarckB.theBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritishC.theBritishgunfiredamagedtheBismarckseriouslyD.theBismarcksucceededinkeepingawayfromtheBritishLuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinorderto____.A.havetheshiprepairedB.jointheotherGermansC.gethelpfromtheFrenchD.getawayfromtheBritishWhichofthefollowingistheimmediatecauseofthesinkingoftheBismarck?A.TheBritishairstrikes.B.ThedamagedonebytheHood.C.GunfirefromtheBritishwarships.D.Luetjens’decisiontorunforFrance.Thekey:5.CABAC中考英語閱讀理解練習(xí)題：youdead“Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead.”BobertS.Cassatt,aleadingbankerofPhiladelphia,shoutedwhenhistwe