2020中考英語_閱讀理解專項訓練2

1、2020中考英語沖刺閱讀理解 專題訓練2 Elepha nts are the largest la nd an imals alive today Africa n elepha nts長曾廠 live in family groups called herds（群）. All of the elephants in the herd take-.廠 care of each other The leader of the herd is an old mother elephantShe is the matriarch（族長）.A herd may have as few as eigh

2、t or as many as . * 100elephants The other elephants follow the matriarch because she kno how to keep them safe from coming danger Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants, and also learn from life . Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years

3、old Elephants live to be 50 or 60 years old . Elephants are smart animals with long memories. In the dry season,a matriarch can remember where water was found in the pastThe herd will follow her there . She can also remember the safest place for baby elepha nts to cross a fast-movi ng river Elephant

4、s talk to each other withrumbling sounds Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are un able to hear them. Elepha nts hear sounds not only with their ears, but also with their feet, and even trunks （long noses of the elephant9 . They also greet each other by touching with their trunks a

5、nd feet. If dan ger appears, mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them Other ani mals dont usually attack（攻擊）elepha nts. However, a lio n might try to attack a sick elepha nt or a baby If this happe ns, the adult elepha nts circle around the baby elepha ntsThe adults make louder sounds an

6、d hit the ground with their trunks The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd She beats her ears out to make herself look even largerThen she lowers her herd and attacks the en emy敵人）in a big cloud of dust灰塵）. 1 . According to paragraph 1, an elephant herd . A . has a father elepha nt

7、as the leader B . owns a matriarch who keeps it away from dan ger C . always has several leaders and hun dreds of elepha nts 2 . Long memories help elephants to . A . choose their matriarchB . com muni cate with each other C . find water and cross the river 3 . What does the underlined word rumbling

8、 mean? A .低沉的B.尖細的 C .高亢的 4 . Why do the adult elepha nts circle around their babie? A . To keep their babies safe B . To welcome their frie nds. C . To attack their en emies 5 . The passage mainly tells us about . A . why the elepha nts live in herds B . what the elepha nts liv ing habits are C . h

9、ow the elepha nts avoid being attacked B Inventions usually make a big difference to peoples lives. Do you have any great inventions at home? Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun? Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey. The most helpful and

10、 creative inven ti on for kids is the readi ng pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen. This way kids can lear n by the

11、mselves. They are also great helpers for primary school stude nts after school. Mopping robots （掃地機）are popular with people who are toe busy to do housework. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clea n dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people dont need to s

12、pend much time on housework. They can enjoy a more relax ing life after work. As for old people, an electric foot basin （ 電動洗腳盆）is the best invention. Its a good choice to buy one for your gran dpare nts. It can help keep their blood pressure no rmal an improve blood circulation （循環(huán)）.The special bas

13、in can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm. So wash ing feet with it will more relaxed. A. bori ng B. convenient C. difficult 6. It isfor kids to lear n with the read ing pen. 7. The three useful inven ti ons are mainly used. A. at schoolB. in the officeC. at home 8. Mopp ing ro

14、bots are popular with. A. kidsB. office ladiesC. old people readi ng pen 9. Old people can keep their blood pressure no rmal by A. using the electric foot bas inB. liste ning to music with the C. enjoying the mopp ing machi ne worki ng 10. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. The water wont

15、get cold whe n the electric foot bas in is used. B. Its dan gerous for kids to use the read ing pen alone. C. Mopp ing robots can help people forget their busy life. C The world s largest radio telescope was finished on Sept. 25, 2017 in China. FAST is a five-h un dred-meter telescope. It is also ca

16、lledTia n-yan （The Eye of Heave n）, with a dish the sire of 30 football grounds, deep in the mountains of southwest Chinas Guizhou Provinee. The giant dish is built on a howl-like valley. The surro unding area has radio sile nee as there are no tow ns and cities within a 5-kilometer radius （半徑范圍）and

17、 only one county center within 25 kilometers. FAST is made up of 4,450 pan els（面板）.The sec ond largest radio telescope is in Russia. The bigger dish will be able to pick up weaker sig nals 信言號）. The radio telescope is like an ear, listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the u

18、ni verse. With the help of the telescope, we can receive weaker and more radio messagesfar away in space. It will help us to search for intelligent life outside of the Galaxy（銀河系）and explore the orig ins （起源） of the uni verse. Any of its discoveries will lead to a Nobel Prize, said Joseph Taylor, a

19、Noble Prize winner. The FAST project began in 2011. And the telescope is expected to remain the global leader for the next 10 to 20 years. 11. Where was FAST developed? A. I n Chi na.B. I n Russia.C. I n America. 12. The un derl ined word giant probably means in Chin ese. A.神秘的B.巨大的C.寬廣的 13. FAST is

20、 used to. A. explore the origi ns of huma n beings B. receive dista nt radio messages from the uni verse C. watch the beautiful sce nery of the Galaxy 14. From the passage, we can know that. A. FAST is the largest radio telescope all over the world so far B. Noisy tow ns are around the telescope wit

21、hin a 5-kilometer radius C. The sec on d-largest radio telescope is made up of 4,450 pan els 15. How long did it take to fin ish the FAST project? A. About twenty years.B. About ten years. C. About six years. D Dust storms （沙塵暴）appear whe n strong wind blows and dirt from a dry surface. Strong dust

22、storms may cause deaths, so you should know how to protect yourself from dust storms. Be careful of dust storm warnings Dust storms very probably happen on hot summer days, and it not safe for people to travel during this period. So you should listen to the local TV or radio before travelling, and c

23、onsider cha nging or giving up your trip if dust storms are predicated.預測） Be prepared If you are in a place where storms happen often, carry a mask面具）to keep dust and dirt away from your face, and a pair of glasses to protect your eyes. Stay in side Do not move around whe n a dust storm comes, as y

24、ou will not be able to see hidde n （隱藏的） dan gers. So if youre in a house, dont go out and just stay in side. Protect yourself from flying objects Cover your body as much as possible in a dust storm. A stro ng wi nd of dust storms can carry heavy objects, so you should try to stay low, and close to

25、the ground, and protect your head with your arms or a backpack. 16. What should you do before you travel according to the passage? A. Pack your backpack. B. Bring some money with you. C. Listen to the local TV or radio. 17. We can lear n from the passage that. A. it is Safe to travel on hot summer d

26、ays B. people should stay in side whe n a dust storm comes C. a strong wind of dust storms cant carry heavy objects 18. Which of the following may NOT be needed when you meet a dust storm? A. A knife.B. A mask.C. A pair of glasses. 19. The un derl ined word dirt men ti oned in the first paragraph me

27、ans. A.爛泥B.塵土C.丑聞 20. What is the main idea of this passage? A. How to predict dust storms.B. How to reduce （減少）dust storms. C. How to protect yourself from dust storms. E Rece ntly, a junior high school sent several stude nts back home because they broke the school un iform （校服）rules. Should stude

28、nts wear school uni forms? The Young World magaz ine held a discussion on this topic （話題）. Kennedy: The school uniform is very important, because it always reminds me that I am supposed to go out of my way to study hard. It also helps preve nt school bully ing（欺凌）.If every one wears the same clothes

29、 it is impossible to laugh at other people s clothing. Manson: The uniform has to be earned （獲得）through efforts. Stude nts should start school with no uni forms. As they make progress at school, they start wearing it. I always think children need to be proud of their school. The uniform is important

30、 for that. So, make students earn it! If they don t perform well, they should not be to get one. Moorhead: In my opinion, kids don h ave to wear uni forms. There should be more choices ope n to kids in educatio n. They ought to develop their own in depe ndence and just be themselves. Their pers on alities would be expressed through their own clothes at school. And differe nt dress could be one way of showing their understanding of beauty. Besides, they make the school lively and colorful. Patrick: I can see the adva ntages of weari ng school uni forms. They play a very impo