人教版新目标2018年中考英语阅读理解复习资料5

人教版新目标2018年中考英语阅读理解复习资料5

第一部分

A

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and they played their own special game from the time they met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more.

It took me a long time before I was able to fully understand my grandparents’ game. I didn’t believe there was true love in the world.

They took care of each other and lived happily, but there was a dark cloud in my grandparents’ life: my grandma had cancer (癌症). The cancer had first appeared ten years earlier. Now it was again attacking her body. As always, Grandpa was with Grandma’s every step of the way. Grandpa comforted Grandma in their yellow room. He painted the room that way so that Grandma could always be around by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside. My grandma grew weaker and weaker. Then one day, what we all feared finally happened. Grandma was gone.

“Shmily” was written in yellow on a piece of pink paper among my grandma’s funeral bouquet (葬礼花束). As the crowd turned to leave, my aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members came forward and gathered around Grandma one last time. Grandpa stepped up and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears, the song came: S-h-m-i-l-y — See how much I love you ...

I will never forget that moment. Although I couldn’t begin to understand the depth (深度) of their love, I saw its beauty. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 1. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. What the writer thinks of her grandparents’ life. B. The true love between the writer’s grandparents. C. A special game the writer’s grandparents played.

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D. How the writer’s grandparents cared for each other.

( ) 2. What does the underlined word “attacking” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese? A. 侵袭 B. 调节 C. 监测 D. 支撑

( ) 3. Grandpa tried to make Grandma comfortable by ________. A. singing songs to her B. painting the room yellow C. encouraging her to go outside D. helping her take a hot shower

( ) 4. The underlined part “its beauty” in the last paragraph refers to “the beauty of ________”.

A. the funeral bouquet B. the grandpa’s song

C. the grandparents’ story D. the grandparents’ love

( ) 5. According to the passage, the writer ________. A. thought the game was meaningless B. doubted there was true love at first C. believes everyone can have true love D. doesn’t know the meaning of “shmily”

B

We all know that recycling rubbish is very important. But sometimes it is not so convenient when we can’t find a recycling bin anywhere.

A team of middle school students from the US noticed this ______, so they designed their Recycling Bin app (应用程序). This app encourages people to recycle. It provides users with a map of local recycling centers. And it allows them to save places as favorites on it. This app also reminds users to recycle.

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The team, of nine students in Grade Six, is from STEM Center Middle School. They came up with the idea as part of a school project for the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. The competition was designed by the Verizon Foundation to increase students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. It asks students to think of an app that could solve a problem in their school or city. The nine students came up with the idea for Recycling Bin when they saw a need for more recycling.

“We thought that this would really help a lot of people,” said Jaden Hilkemann, 12.

“We worked together and it was great,” Jacob Pfeifer, 12, added that they learned a lot working together. “At first, we all didn’t agree on what we wanted it exactly to do, but in the end we all came to an agreement,” he said.

They kept their design easy so that anyone could use it. Now the free Recycling Bin app has been put into use in the Google Play app store for Android phones.

“I was so excited when it went up at the app store,” said Seralyn Blake, 12. “A lot of my family members downloaded (下载) the app. It was pretty cool.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 6. Which of the following words can be put into the blank in Paragraph 2? A. Difference. B. Chance. C. Problem. D. Mystery.

( ) 7. What can we know about the Verizon Innovative App Challenge? A. It is held by STEM Center Middle School. B. It is a competition for middle school students. C. It is designed to help solve environmental problems. D. It encourages students to develop an interest in STEM. ( ) 8. Which of the following is TRUE about the Recycling Bin? A. It is useful. B. It sells well.

C. The idea for it came from three 12-year-old students.

D. The idea for it resulted from the bad recycling situation in a school.

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( )9. While turning their idea into an app, the students ________. A. divided the work into parts B. learned a lot from each other C. could reach an agreement soon D. got much help from their school

( ) 10. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. A competition. B. An interview. C. A group. D. An invention.

C

Connor McLeod has a problem with money. The 13-year-old from New South Wales, Australia, cannot tell the differences between bills (钞票). Australian bills come in different colors and sizes and it is clear how much each bill is worth. But Connor has been blind since birth. He says the size differences aren’t enough to tell the bills apart. “I have to keep asking my mom how much money I have,” he says. Many other Australians have the same problem. About 357,000 Australians are blind or visually impaired (视力受损的). Connor decided to take action.

Last year, he started to advise the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to print tactile (能触知的) money. The RBA is responsible for producing Australian bills. Connor met with RBA officials and asked them to add special features (特征) to the bills. The features would make it easier for people with vision problems to know each bill by touch. Connor also started an online petition (请愿书). More than 57,000 people wrote their names on it. “I was very happy that people were supporting me,” he says.

The RBA got the message. In February, it announced it would add a tactile feature to its next bills.

Connor is proud of the change he has helped bring to his country. “It’s pretty cool,” he says. “You never know what you can achieve if you don’t give it a go.”

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根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。 11. What problem does Connor meet?

__________________________________________

12. How many people in Australia have the same problem as Connor has? __________________________________________ 13. What did Connor do to solve the problem? __________________________________________ 14. Did the RBA agree to Connor’s suggestion? __________________________________________ 15. How does Connor feel about his efforts? __________________________________________

答案

CABDB CDABD

He can’t tell the differences between Australian bills. About 357,000.

He advised the RBA to print tactile money and started an online petition. Yes, it did. Proud.

第二部分

A

I used to be shy and my first day at the new school made me look stupid in front of the class. The teacher sent me to the blackboard to write my name and address. I knew my name and address, knew how to write them, knew how to spell them, but standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many girls and boys looking at me made me nervous. I was unable to write a single letter.

“Write your name,” the teacher said to me. I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write my name, my mind went empty. I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. “Just forget about us and write your

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name and address,” said the teacher. I wanted to write but my hand refused to move. The children began to whisper (低语). “Don’t you know your name?” asked the teacher. I looked at her and could not answer. The teacher stood up and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence (自信). She put her hand softly on my shoulder and asked, “What’s your name?”

“Richard Wright,” I whispered. I spelled my name very quickly. “Now, can you write?” “Yes, madam.”

Again, I turned to the blackboard. I wrote my name and address down quickly and correctly. “Good boy. You may go to your seat,” said the teacher.

Today I can still remember my teacher’s words and encouragement. They meant a lot to me.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 1. What was the writer asked to do on his first day at the new school?

A. To tell a story. B. To talk about his family. C. To write down some new words. D. To write down his name and address.

( ) 2. Why couldn’t the writer do what the teacher asked him to do at first?

A. He was ill. B. He was nervous.

C. He didn’t know how to do that.

D. He didn’t understand the teacher’s words.

( ) 3. What was the writer’s teacher like according to the passage?

A. Strict. B. Creative. C. Funny. D. Kind.

( ) 4. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?

A. The writer’s classmates. B. The writer’s name and address. C. The new school and the teacher. D. The teacher’s words and encouragement.

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( ) 5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. My school life B. My first teacher C. My first day at school D. The story behind my name

B

If you’re a kid in South Korea these days, you might have trouble playing the latest online game on your smartphone for as long as you want. That’s because the South Korean government has started to take some control over what kids can do on their phones.

The government has developed an app (应用程序) called Smart Sheriff. It lets parents know which websites their kids visit and which apps they use. South Korea has required that kids aged 18 and under install this app on their smartphones. South Korea is a high-tech country. It has the fastest Internet connection in the world and is home to Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest producer of smartphones. It was the first country to give students access (机会) to high-speed Internet in school. South Korea also has the world’s highest percentage of smartphone users. Eight out of 10 kids there have one. Teens in South Korea have a high level of smartphone and online game use.

As a result, many teens find it hard to concentrate (集中注意力) on their studies. Parents and educators also worry that kids will visit harmful websites on the Internet. So the government has set out to protect kids from the dangers of the Web.

When apps like Smart Sheriff are installed on a phone, the user can’t visit certain websites. And it can tell parents how much time their kids spend on the phone. If such an app is not installed, the phone simply won’t work. Supporters of Smart Sheriff believe that this will protect kids from the dangers of the Web. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( ) 6. What does the underlined word “install” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

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A. 关闭 B. 安装 C. 开发 D. 修复

( ) 7. What percent of kids in South Korea have smartphones?

A. 8%. B. 10%. C. 50%. D. 80%.

( ) 8. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. South Korea’s Internet connection is the fastest in the world. B. Samsung Electronics is the world’s largest developer of apps. C. All schools in South Korea have access to high-speed Internet. D. South Korea has the world’s largest number of smartphone users.

( ) 9. What’s the bad influence of South Korea’s high tech on kids?

A. They are in poor health.

B. They spend less time reading books. C. They spend less time with their family.

D. They can’t give all their attention to their studies.

( ) 10. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Smart

Sheriff ?

A. It provides useful information for kids. B. It was developed by Samsung Electronics.

C. It can keep a record of the time kids spend on the phone. D. It can shut off the phone if kids spend too much time on it.

C

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Nowadays, e-books are becoming more and more popular. (61) __________ Though that is a good habit, it also means cutting down trees. But what if the book could turn back into a tree? (62) __________

The Tree Book Tree program is really a good idea. The first book in the program is Mi Papá Estuvo en la Selva (My Father Was in the Jungle). (63) __________

This book and Tree Book Tree’s future books want to encourage readers to think about the part they can play in protecting life around them.

The book is completely recyclable. It is the first book that can be planted after it is read. Jacaranda seeds (蓝花楹种子) are carefully put into the pages to help it turn into a tree. After a kid finishes reading the book (over and over again), he or she waters the cover and puts it in a sunny area inside the house. (64) __________ From then on the book just has to be taken care of like any other plant. (65) __________ Because it’s a kind of tree that offers a lot of oxygen (氧气) to the environment. 根据材料内容，从A—F六个句子中选择五个还原到文中空白处，使材料完整、通顺，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。选项中有一项为多余选项。 A. After the seeds start to grow, the book can be planted in any location. B. Now thanks to a Brazilian children’s book publisher (出版商), that is possible, at least for one book! C. How much does the book cost? D. However, most people, especially young kids, still prefer printed books. E. In it, a boy tells the true story of his father’s adventures (冒险) in a forest. F. Why did they choose jacaranda? 11. _________ 12. _________ 13. _________ 14. _________ 15. _________

答案 DBDDC BDADC DBEAF

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