中考英语复习阅读理解习题选（1）含答案

中考英语阅读理解习题选（1）及答案

【实战训练】 A

（中考教育类选练）

Do you consider failure as an ending? Do you often feel after a failure that you are good for nothing? Then be careful, you are one of them who have bad relationship with failure. And this is the only reason why people often keep themselves away from their success. The power of failure is that it helps us to learn fro our mistakes and missteps and we must consider a failure as an opportunity to grow rather than giving up.

Let's discover the reasons why successful people believe that opportunity lies in every failure.

Disappointment or failure shows that you are trying The best way to gauge（衡量）your progress at something is to see how many times you failed. In case you haven't failed yet, chances are that you haven't tried hard yet.

Look at all successful men and women throughout our history, they all had one thing in common. That's to say they failed not once but several times before they achieved success. Let's take an example of Thomas Edison: he failed a lot of times to find right filament（灯丝）for his light bulb. Henry Ford had a stronger relationship with failure, which inspired him to quote this unforgettable saying “failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.”

Achievement lies in looking at failure as an opportunity

Just like every successful person had one thing in common, similarly all unsuccessful persons throughout our history had one thing in common --- their inability to use failure as an opportunity and a tool. If you feel your one failure is your ultimate （终极的）failure, and that feeling of sinking down is known as an ultimate failure, you are pushing yourself away from your expected success. Achievement is all about finding out what mistakes you made, what is the main cause of that failure, and how you are going to make up for it.

Success requires willpower, passion, hard work, intelligence, determination, but all of the above, success requires failure. Use your failure as an opportunity to learn, to become wiser and to reconsider your relationship with failure, the true key to success.

1. According to the writer, why do people keep themselves away from their success?

A. Because they don't set long-term goals.

B. Because they haven't got enough time.

C. Because they can't deal with failure properly.

D. Because they are disappointed in themselves.

2. Why does the writer take the example of Thomas Edison?

A. To explain the reasons for failure.

B. To prove the importance of failure.

C. To take pride in Thomas Edison.

D. To introduce the process of making a light bulb.

3. What can you learn from the passage?

A. Failure can build up your confidence.

B. Successful people seldom failed.

C. Failure is more important than success.

D. Successful people use failure as a tool.

参考答案1. C  2. B 3. D

【实战训练】 B

中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类 

Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.
    First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.
    Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize (意识到)that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.
    Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.
Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.
    Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .
【小题1】 What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Strange. B．Popular.

C．Exciting . D．Common.

【小题2】 What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?

A．Not losing a sense of self.

B．Creating a club of our own.

C．Making a difference to our school.

D．Following other students’ example.

【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?

A．Be nice to other people at school.

B．Find something that you are good at.

C．Make your teachers know you’re a good student.

D．Make friends with some students who are popular.

【小题4】The writer writes the passage to tell us________.

A．what to do in high school

B．how to get along well with others

C．how to become popular in middle school.

D．what kinds of students are popular at school

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【实战训练】 C

The total area of land on earth is estimated(估计) as 149 million square kilometres, or about 29 percent of the total area of the earth.   

   The mean(平均) height of the land is about 750 meters above the sea level.

   The Eurasian(欧亚的) land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,000 square kilometres. The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometres, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania(大洋州). The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is in Asia.

   The world’s largest peninsula(半岛) is Arabian, with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres. The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded(环绕) by fresh water is Liha de Maraja(4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island(2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of the Lake Huron. This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou Lake, in which there are several island.

1. Oceania is made up of ______.

  A. Tasmania and New Zealand                  B. Australia 

C. New Guinea and the Pacific Islands          D. all of the above

2. The largest island surrounded by fresh water, which has an area of 4,022 square kilometres, is in ______.

  A. a river              B. a lake              C. a sea            D. an ocean

3. Lake Huron lies ______.

  A. in Canada           B. near to Canada       C. partly in Canada   D. in Brazil

4. Which of the following diagrams shows the correct relation ship between Manitoulin Island (MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML), and the “several islands”(SL) mentioned at the end of the passage?

参考答案1—4 DACD

【实战训练】 D

（中考教育类选练）

Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.

  When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

  Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

1. From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.

A. it gets out by itself     B. the man feels sorry for it

C. it tries to challenge itself  D. the man helps it come out

2. Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.

A. overcome the difficulties    B. take up business early

C. become the leaders of tomorrow  D. sell clothes from door to door

3. The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.

A. wake up     B. give up       C. grow up     D. bring up

4. What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.

B. Encourage young people to face challenges.

C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.

D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement

B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively

C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful

D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People

参考答案、1D 2A 3C 4B 5D

【实战训练】 E

（中考保健与健康类选练）

Exercise not only improves your appearance, but also improves your health. Health experts (专家) advise people to choose physical activities that they find fun. So, what are some of the most popular forms (形式) of exercise in the USA?

    Walking tops the list. It is considered to be the　　way to get exercise. You can walk at any time and any place. Walking is also said to be the least harmful to the knees and feet. So, it’s a perfect choice for the old.

    Another popular form of exercise is jogging. In the 1970s, Bill Bowerman brought jogging to the USA. He did so after seeing the popularity of the activity during a trip to New Zealand in the 1960s. He started the first jogging club in America. He also helped found Nike.

    Swimming is also very popular. It was the second most popular sporting activity in America in 2008. The top activity was walking. When one is swimming, the whole body is put to work. It is said that swimming is good for people with special needs, like pregnant(怀孕的)women.

    Dancing can also be a fun way to exercise. This is especially true for those who see exercise as something that they should do. A dance fitness programme called Zumba has grown in popularity in recent(最近的) years. It was created by Alberto Perez in Colombia in the 1990s. In 2001, he brought the programme to the USA. Since then, it has spread around the world.

1. Which of the following can be put in　　 in Paragraph 2?

A. easiest    B. most expensive    C. most difficult     D. coolest

2. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that______.

A. swimming was not popular in 2008

B. swimming was more popular than walking in 2008

C. walking was the most popular form of exercise in 2008

D. it’s not good for pregnant women to go swimming

3. According to the last paragraph, we know that Zumba　　　.

A. has a very long history             B. is the name of a dance club

C. was created in the USA             D. became popular not long ago

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The advantages of exercise.

B. Some popular forms of exercise in the USA.

C. The history of some forms of exercise.

D. Advice on how to choose the best form of exercise.

参考答案1.A 2.C 3. D 4. B