中考英語專項復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解社會歷史類

1、中考復(fù)習(xí)社會歷史類專項練習(xí)、閱讀理解Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers （摩天樓），and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and busi

2、nessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.Today Dubai is one of the world ' s most important business centers . In fact, each year the city gels its money mainly from business, not oil.Recently Dubai has attracted more an

3、d more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!Dubai is also one of the world ' s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-madeislands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like

4、a palm tree （棕桐樹）and is very beautiful.The city is still an amazing mix （混合體）of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work inDubai, and foreigners now outnumberDubai natives （ 本地人）by eight to one!Many people welcome the city ' s growth. But an increasing number

5、of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change.As a Dubai native says,“ We must alwaysremember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there ' s a 10t more work to do. ”1. Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?A. To relaxB.

6、 To buy oil.C. To go shopping.D. To do business.2. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai.C Many international visitors come to Dubai every yearD. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.3. What does the underl

7、ined word“outnumber" mean?A. To be smaller in size than another group.B. To be more in number than another group.C. To be bigger in area than another group.D. To be smaller in area than another group.4. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?A. We should always visit Dubai,B.

8、 We should learn from foreigners.C. We must always remember our past.D. We must only think about the future.5. What' s the mai n idea of the passage?A. Dubai is growing very fast.B. Dubai was a big city before 1966.C. Many tall buildings are built in months.D. Many tourists come to relax on Duba

9、i ' s beaches.school. TheyA teacher,to learn andis difficult臺匕 目匕School education is very important and useful. The students both learn knowledge and get educated. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. Scientists, such as Edison, Newton, Galileo and Einstein, didn't learn everything

10、from learnt a lot of knowledge outside school or practiced a lot themselves. though he knows a lot, can't teach his students everything.The teacher's job is to teach his students how to learn, how to read and how to think. A good teacher with rich experience in teaching can teach his student

11、s the methods (=ways) of study. Through these methods students areableget a lot of things by themselves.Usually it's very easy for students to memorize some knowledge, but it to use it to solve problems. If a teacher really teaches students the ability( 力)of how to use knowledge, it means the te

12、acher has learned lots of knowledge by himself(or herself). The success in learning shows he or she knows how how how to study.根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案(每題兩分，共 10分)6. From the passage we know.A. students are taught everything at schoolB. a teacher can't teach his students everythingC. school is really not im

13、portant and usefulD. Edison learned lots of knowledge at school7. A teacher's job is.A. to help his students with their lessonsB. to teach his students everythingC. to show his students how how to study by themselvesD. to tell them how to study8. Choose the right order of this passage.a. How imp

14、ortant are the study methods for students?b. What does the teacher's experience of success in study mean?c. Where should students study?d. What is the job of a teacher?A. c,a,b,dB. b,c,a,dC. c,b,d,aD. c,d,a,b9. Which of the following is right?A. If we know how to learn, we can get a lot of knowl

15、edge.B. We can learn everything from our teachers.C. The writer tells us that practice is more important for students than learning.D. It is the only job for students to learn knowledge.10. Which of the following is the best title?A. A real job for teachersB. Study in and outside schoolC. Practice t

16、he only way of learningD. How to learn languageBritish English and American EnglishA student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask-what are the differences between British English and American English? How importan

17、t are these differences?Certainly, there are somedifferences between British English and American English.There are a few differences in grammar（語法）.For example, speakers of BritishEnglish say “in hospital" and "Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital”and “Do you have a pen? ” Pronunci

18、ation （ 發(fā)音 ）is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the "r" in words like"car" and "farm” . Somespeakers of BritishEnglish do not sound the "r" in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spel ling and vocabulary. F

19、or example, “colour " and “honour" are British English spellings."Color" and "honor" are AmericanEnglish spellings.These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However,and American English arethey are not important. For the most part, Britis

20、h English the same language.11. In American English, we can say,A. Have you a new bookB. Do you have a new bookC. Are you have a new bookD. Can you to have a new book12 . Between British Englishis .and AmericanEnglish,sometimes pronunciationA. poorB. different C. high13 . In American English, the wo

21、rdD. short “favouriteA. favoruiteB. favuriteC. favoritecan be spelt D. favrite,while Americans sayB. in the hospital14. Englishmen say “in hospitalA. at the hospitalC. by hospitalD. to hospital15. The main idea of the passage is thatA. there are no differences between British English and American En

22、glishB. British English and American English are two different languagesC. speakers of British English and American English speak the same languageD. we shouldn't speak EnglishBasketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of1891, a certain college was having

23、some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.Someof the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have

24、 something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court （球場）was not very large.Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It wasa fast, wonderful gamewith much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between

25、two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet（英尺）above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket.At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not findboxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets inste

26、ad. That is how the game got its name.16. How long is it since basketball was invented?A. 1000 yearsB. More than 100 yearsC. 1100 yearsD. Less than 100 years17. The students felt unhappy because.A. they had much homework to doB. they often got into fightsC. they couldn't play outdoorsD. they had

27、 little time to study18. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?D. Some of his friendsA. Some studentsB. Some teachersC. Some students' parents19. When a student, he makes a score.A. receives the ball.B. throws the ball to another studentC. runs quickly with the ball in his handD. throws the ba

28、ll into the basket20. Which sentence is right?A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.B. It was easy to invent the game.C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.Different countries have different cust

29、oms. When you travel to another countriesplease follow their customs,just as the saying goesVery often people who travel to the United States forget to tip（付小費）.Itis usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi driversand waiters. Waitersexpect to get a 15%tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi d

30、rivers expect about the same amount.In England , make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It ' s important to respect lines there. It ' s a good idea to talk about the weather. It ' s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.In Spain , it ' s a good id

31、ea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late ,and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.In Arab countries , menkiss one another on the cheek （臉頰）.Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do

32、the same.In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don' t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.Don' t forget to be careful of your body language to express somethi

33、ng In conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.21. When you travel to the USA , you don ' t need to tip.A. portersB. waitersC. taxi driversD.conductor 22. The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be " .”A. Love me , love my

34、 dog . B. He who laughs last laughs bestC. When in Rome , do as the Romans do D. Where there is a will, there is a way23. The underline word “porters " in the passage means .A.搬運工B.清潔工C.接線員D.售票員24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ? A. In Spain , People usually have dinne

35、r very early. B. In England i t' s a not polite to talk about the weather.C. In Arab countries , men kiss one another on the cheek .D. In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.25. What' s the best title of the passage?A. How to TipB Body LanguageC. When to Have Di

36、nnerD. Advice to International TravelersBasketball is still a young game.It ' s over a hundred years old . In the winter of1891, a certain collegewas having some trouble with its boy students. The weatherwas bad and the students had to stay indoors.As they couldn ' t play outdoors , theywere

37、 unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent（發(fā)明） a gameso that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court （球場） was not very lar

38、ge.Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was afast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet（英尺）abovethe floor on the wall. At each end of the cour

39、t there was such a basket. At first,Dr.Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.26. How long is it since basketball was invented?A. 100 yearsB. Less than 100 yearsC. 110 yearsD.

40、More than 100 years27. The students felt unhappy because.A. they had little time to studyB. they often got into fightsC. they had much homework to do D. they couldn ' t play outdoors28. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?A. Some studentsB. Some teachersC. Some students ' parentsD. Some

41、of his friends29. When a student, he makes a score.A. receives the ball.B. throws the ball to another studentC. runs quickly with the ball in his handD. throws the ball into the basket30. Which sentence is right?A. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.B. It was easy to invent the

42、game.C. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball.D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.The Aborigines （ 澳洲土者）have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have givenusso much i

43、nformation about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.The

44、 Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth the earth belongs to the spirits.In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all overAustralia, and there were proba

45、bly more than 240 different Aboriginal languages.The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Ma

46、nyAborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.31. The Abori

47、gines painted pictures . A. on animals ' fur B. on the landC. on the treeD. on the rock32. What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?A. To paint. B. To hunt.33. The Aborigines thoughtC. To fight. D. To play.were the most important on the earth.A. peopleB. animals34. In an Aboriginal

48、 groupA. the older menC. spirits decided things. B. the leaderD. plantsC. the EnglishD. the Europeans35. The number of the Aborigines is small today .A. because their living condition was very badB. because the English killed a lot of them in the warsC. because of the new illnesses the Europeans bro

49、ught themD. because of the wars and the new illnessesGoogleHow many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? Andnow! You can google it and find the answer immediately!Google is the most popular Internet search eng

50、ine（搜索弓 I擎） in the world. It wasinvented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when theywere studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.Internet search engines at that time were sl

51、ow and gave many websites that weren' tuseful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites. Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed

52、 money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company（公司）.Their first office was ina friend ' s garage（ 車庫 ）.The company name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A "google" is a very high number 1 followed b

53、y a hundred zeros.The Google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwidebecause itwas fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from m

54、usic to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world ' s information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.36. Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.B. B

55、ecause he or she was afraid that the readers didn' t know this question.C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.37. The underlined word “cheque“ in the fifth paragraph means.A.樓房 B.賬單C. 訂單 D.支

56、票38. From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,. A. there was not any search engine on the InternetB. nobody supported them except their family and friendsC. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any questionD. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100

57、,00039. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.B. The Google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.D. The service of the Google search engine is very

58、 popular.40. The passage mainly tells us.A. the development of the Google search engine B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin C. how to find information on the InternetD. how to use the Google search engineLong, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place