2016年中考英語閱讀訓練題　

2016年中考英語閱讀訓練題

Fi11intheblankswthinfornationfromthestory:

DRAGONHead-RaisingDayisatraditionalChinese

1.ItfalIsontheseconddayofthesecond2n?nth.Ch

thisdaypeopleeatnoodles,dunplingsanddeepfried

pancakes.AlItheday'sfoodsarenanedafter3.In

sone4Chinesestories,dragonshavepov\er5thewnd

andrain.11v\ashopedthatwththehelpofthedragon,

ploughing\ADUIdbe6andtheautunmbringagood7.It

issaidthatafterthatdaytherew11be8rain.This

is汕ythedayisoftencalIed"SpringDragonC6y”.

IVfenypeoplegettheirhair9onthatCey,becauseitv\as

saidthatahaircutduringthefirstIunarrra)nth

brought10totheunciesinafarriily.

Choosethebestansv^er:

1)DRAGONHead-RaisingDayisontheday

ofthesecondlunarmonth.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.

fourth

2)PeopleIaidpathsof____intokitchensand

aroundv\atervats.A.ashesB.riceC

noodlesD.dunplings

3)Wiichkindoffoodhasthenan?"dragon

teeth"?

ApancakesB.noodlesC

dunplingsDsugar

4)Accordingtothestory,dragonsinChinahave

pov\eroverthe.

A.vatsandashesB.wndandrain

C.foodandvasterDunciesinafamiy

5)Itcanbeinferredthat.

ADRAGONHead-RaisingCeybringsnanycustoners

tothehairdresser's.

B.Thedeliciousfoodpeoplecanenjoyareserved

onlyonthatday.

CLayingashesintokitchensandaround\Aater

vatsneansdrivingthedragonoutofthehouse.

D.Dragonsaresaidtobringsnowtothev\orldon

theseconddayofthesecondIunarn?nth.

6)Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

ADragonWiiskernoodles

B.DragonTeeth

C.TraditionalChineseFestivals

DSpringDragonDay

Fi11intheblankswthinfornationfromthestory:

AshleyYoungisaforAstonVi11a.Hehas

beeningreatformforhisclubthis,already

scoringsevengoals.Hsnanagerw11hopethathis

goodformcanhelpAstonVi11awnson5The

clubhasalreadyshovnaIotofinhimT\AD

yearsagotheypaidaln?st10nil11iontosign

himfronV^tford.HehasnotIethisdovn.

HsgoodformhastakenhimintotheEngland

teamHeniightbeastar

thenextW)rldCupinSouthAfrica.

1.Choosethebestansv\er:

1)ThemanagerofAstonVillais.

A.CristianoRonaldoB.LionelMessi

Cl\^rtin0hfei11D.AshleyYoung

2)YoungisaforAstonVi11a.

AwngerB.forward

C.fulIbackD.nanager

3)Younghasalreadyscoredgoalsforhis

clubthisseason.A.fiveB.

sixCsevenDeight

4)Theclubpaidaln?stnil11ionpoundsto

signYoungfromV^tford.A10B.11D.

13

5)YoungisknowiforhisonthefootbalI

pitch.

A.appearanceB.speedC.ski11

D.age

l\^tchtheexpressionswththeirneanings:

1.conpareAanuntoerofpeople,

aninals,objectswtheachother

2.praiseB.aprizefor

wnningaconpetition

3.IocalC.apoint

4.goalDanareaof

groundforsports

5.trophyE.aroundthe

area帖ereyouIive

6.nationalF.showthe

Iikenessbetv\eensb/sthandsb/sthelse

7.pitchG

belongingtoavtiolenation

8.togetherHto

expressyouradnhrationforsborsth

YourighthaveheardofcolIisionsbet\Aeencars,

trainsandships,butsatelIites?ItsoundsIike

sonethingfromarra)vie!ButsonetinesIifecanbe1than

theFebruary11,aRussiannilIitarysatellite,Kosnws

2251,snashedintoal￡conununicationssatelIiteabout

780kmaboveSiberiainRussia.The2rraderra)rethan500

piecesofdebris.

Thedebriscouldbevery3for

nearbyspacecraft,evenatinypiececoulddogreat

accidentoccurredinanorbitvtiichnanysatelIitesand

otherspacecraft4.Itrreansthatsonecountriesnay

haveto5theirspacecraftintodifferentisthefirst

satelIitecrashthathasbeennade6.Peoplearev\orried,

sineetheyunderstandhow7Earthfsorbithasbeeone

inrecentyears.Beforetheaccident,therev\ere

alreadyover300,000objects8theEarth.Thereare

satelIites,spacecraft,and9LBandRussiahaveput

the10nuntoerofobjectsinspace.Bothcountriesare

11cuttingspacejunk.Theyareaskingforinternational

cooperationtoheIpsolvetheprobiem

1.A.worseB.strangerC.

harderD.better

2.AaccidentB.satelIiteC

spacecraftD.area

3.AinportantB.interestingC

dangerousD.difficult

4.AuseB.produceC

prepareD.share

5.A.moveB.makeC.

reduceD.fix

6.Afan?usB.publicC

successfulD.rapid

7.AcrowdedB.excitedC

developedD.touched

8.ApulIingB.circlingC

joiningD.pushing

9.AanotherB.othersC

otherDtheother

10.AIargestB.snalIC

saneD.bigger

11.AcalIingonB.v\orkingonC

givingupD.puttingoff

1.WiathappenedonFebruary11th?

AARussianniilitarysatelIitesrrashedintoa

USconnnunicationssatelIite

B.ARussianconununicationsatelIitesnashedinto

aUSniilitarysatellite.

C.ARussiancarsnashedintoaUScar.

DARussianshipsnashedintoaLBship.

2.Wiathappenedbecauseoftheaccident?

RussianmlitarysatelIiteIandedsafelyin

Siberia.B.Thedebrishardlyaffected

connuunication.

C.Son?countriesnayhavetonwvetheirspacecraft

intodifferentorbits.D.Theorbitcouldn,tbeused

anyn?re.

3.Hownanypiecesofdebrisdidtheaccidentnake?

Aover500B.300,000C,780,000D.2251

4.Wiichtw)countrieshavetheIargestnuntoerof

objectsinspace?

AChinaandtheIB

B.TheUSandRussia

CChinaandRussia

D.RussiaandEngland

5.Itcanbeinferredthat.

APeopleare\Aorriedaboutsuchaccidents.

B.It'snotthefirsttineforsuchaccidentsto

happen.

C.hteitheroftheUSorRussianeedsother

country'shelp.

D.Thetv\osatelIitesproducedaIargeanwuntof

spacetrashafterthecrash.

LastV^dnesday,200rrh11ionChinesebasketba11

fansheldtheirbreathatanganeinthe16.Itv\as

thethirdganein1ChineseplayersYiJianlian

andYaoMngv\ereplayingeachotherfortheirowiis

nottheonlyformofArrerican2thathasbeeon?

popularinChina.Thirtyyearsafterthetv\ocountries

establisheddiplonaticrelationsonJanuary1,1978,

thel￡hasbeeoneChina'sbiggesttradepartnerand

Chinesepeoplearenow3Anericanideasand

products.TheyhaveAppleiPhones,Iovecatchingthe

IatestHolIyv^oodhits,celebrateChristnaswth

gift-givingandgocrazyaboutbasketba11l\EAcaneto

Chinaabout20yearsago.AtthattinehBAbossCevid

Stern4atapeoftheIeague7sAlIStarganesto

ChinaCentralTelevision,Iettingthembroadcastit

free.Hev\aitedforhoursintheIobby,hopingto

nakethel\EA5inthev\orld'sn?stpopulous（人

口稠密的）bBAganesfirst叩peared6ChineseTVs

inIate1980s,itv\asnhnd-blowngtonany

Chinesebasketba11fans.Thequickly

beeane7inChina,especialIyafterYaoMngjoined

theRocketssixyearsago.KidsadnhrethehBA

stars18andtheyv\anttoplayIikeistheIeague7

s9foreignnarketwtharound300nil11ion

basketba11fans.bharlyathirdoftheonlinetraffic

toconesfromitsChinesev\ebsite.Theleague's

products10atn?rethan50,000shopsacrossChina,

includingtv\oofficialhBAStores.

1.A汕oB.vtiereC

汕ichD.that

2.A.cultureB.artC.

entertainmentD.sports

3.AreadyforB.\AorriedaboutCusedto

D.surprisedat

4.AtookB.broughtC.n?ved

D.caught

5.A.knowiB.publicC

seenD.satisfied

6.AonB.inC

atD.for

7.AsurprisingB.popularC

\AelconeD.exciting

8.AclothesB.shoesC.life

stylesD.ski11s

9.Anev^estB.oldestC

biggestDfirst

10.ApayB.buyC

costDseiI

I.Conprehensioncheck

1.Thecorrectorderoftheeventsis.

a.The幽andtheCBAsetupajointIeague

b.YaoMngjoinedtheRockets

c.hBAganesfirstappearedonChineseTVd.

ChinaandtheUSestablisheddiplonatic

relationse.Thel\EAcan5toChina

A.acedbB.cdabeC.ecbade

cba

2.KftnyChinesebasketba11fansv\ereveryexcited

Iastv\eekbecause.

A.there\ASSaninportantbasketba11ganebet\Aeen

ChinaandtheUSB.YaoMngandYiJianlianhada

v\onderfulgan?inChina

C.it\ASSthefirsttinethatYiJianlianandYao

Mnghadplayedtogether

Dtherev\asaninportantganeforYaoMngandYi

Jianlian

3.ThefirstNBAgamesshownonCCTVwere

A.notverypopularwthChinesepeople

B.freebecausetheIEventedtonakehBAganws

popularinChina

CbroughttoChinabyafan?usChinesebasketba11

player

D.veryexpensivebecausetheyv\erefromtheUS

4.Accordingtothepassage,YaoMngisvery

inportantforthel\EAbecause.

Aheisoneofthebestbasketba11players

B.heisthefirsthBAplayerfronGiina

C.hehasrradethebBArra)repopularin

China

D.hehasthen?stfansinthev\orld.

5.Wiatdoesthewiterthinkaboutganes?

ATheyaregreatganws.B.Theyarepartofthe

culture.

CTheygreatlypronwteecononhcdevelopn?ntD

AlItheabove.

CnFebruary14th,aChinesecargoshipsankafter

aRussianv\arshipshot500roundsatit.TheChinese

shiphadbeenv\aitinginportafterabuyerconplained

aboutthepoorqualityofitsricecargo.TheRussian

\Aarshipfiredattheshipasitattenptedtoreturnto

Chinawthoutperniission.Itv\asforcedtoreturnto

port,butsankonitsv\ayback.QiIifeboatv\asrescued

bytheRussians,buttheotherIifeboatsank.

OneIndonesianandsevenChinesearestill

niissing.RussiasaysthecaptainshouldtakefulI10for

theincident,butChinaisnot11wththeexplanation.

Readthepassagetohelpyouchoosethebest

ansv^ers.

theeventsoftheincidentintherightorder

v^arshipfolIov\edthel\fewStarandshotabout500

roundsatit.

NewStarunloadeditscargoandremainedin

port.

I\tewStarIeftportwthoutperniission.

hfewStarsankand16saiIorsarenowniissing.

Aa-b-d-cB.b-c-a-dCb-d-a-c

D.a-d-c-b

toRussiannedia,汕ydidthel\hwStarrenainin

theport?

ABecausethericeithadcarriedv\asofpoor

quaIity.

B.Becausethecrewv\ereafraidofthe

Russianv\arship.

CBecauseeightofthe16saiIors\Aentniissing.

D.Becausethecaptaindecidedtogiveupthedid

theRussianv\arshipshootatthehtewStar?

it\Aantedtoki11thesaiIorsonboard

Russiaventedtostartav\arwthChina.

itventedtoforcethebfewStartoreturnto

port.thebuyerofthericev\asangry.

4.Wiichofthestaten?ntsistrue?

AThel\hwStarbegantosink汕enitIeftport.

B.SonesaiIorsv^eresavedbyaChineseship.

CAlItheniissingsaiIorsv\ere

Chinese.

DThecaptainofthel\hwStar岫sanIndonesian.

5.Wiatattitudedoesthereporterhaveto\Aardthe

incident?

AAngry.B.Fbppy.C

Sad.D.NDtknovn.

ArethefolIowngsentencestrueorfalse.

1.TheNewStarisanarmedChinesecargoship.

2.ThehfewStarsankonFebruary14.

3.Therev\ereeightsaiIorsineachIifeboat.

4.ThehtewStarbegantosinkonitsv\aybackto

China.

5.Russiasaysthecaptainofthel\hwStarshould

takefulIresponsibiIity.

A

Sciencefictionisapopularkindofwiting,and

nanypeoplethinkofJulesVerneasthefatherof

sciencefiction.Hev\asborninFrancein1828.Hs

fatherventedhimtobeconeaIav^/er,butfromhis

early20sVernedecidedtobeconeavriter.Atfirst

hewoteplaysforthetheater.Then,in1863,hewote

astorycalIedFiveV^eksinaBalIoon.Thesuccessof

thisbookencouragedhimtowiterra)restoriessuchas

AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthandFromtheEarth

totheM)on.

Inthe19thcentury,nainypeoplev\ereiinterested

inscienceandinventions.JulesVernewoteabout

scientificsubjectsinhisstoriesand,asaresult,

they\Aereverypopular.Verne'switingincludednany

predictionsforthe20thcenturyandnanyofthemcan?

true.HedescribedspacefIight,n?vies,andair

conditioning,aIongtinebeforetheyappeared.These

booksv\ereverysuccessfulandtheynadeVerne

Verne'sbookshavebeenthesubjectsforrranyrra)vies.

20,000LeaguesUhdertheSeav\asasuccessfulrra)vie

forMtDisney.Itv\asthefirstDisneyn?vietouse

realactorsinsteadofcartoondrawngs.Aroundthe

W)rldinEightyDaysisanotherfan?usn?viebased

ononeofVerne'sbooks.Thenaincharacterisan

EnglishnancalIedPhiIeasFogg.Forhirpthenwst

inportantthingistobealv\aysontine!

1.Whatdoesthephrase“thefatherofscience

fiction"mean?

AThefathervtiohasseveral

chiIdren.

B.Thenan汕。Iovesscienceandinventions.

C.Thewiter汕osefatherwotescience

fiction.

DThenanWiofirststartedwitingscience

fictionsuccessfulIy.

2.WiatencouragedJulesVernetowiten?re

stories?

ATheplayshewoteforthe

theater.

B.Theencouragenentfromhisfather.

CThesuccessofFiveV^eksina

BalIoon.

DThescientificsubjectsinhisstories.

3.Wiy\AereJulesVerne'sbooksverypopularin

the19thcentury?

ABecausehisbooksnadehimrichandfanwus.

B.Becausehewotenanyplaysforthetheaterat

thattin$.

C.Becausehisbookshavebeenthesubjectsfor

rranynwvies.

DBecauserainypeoplev\ereinterestedinscience

andinventions.

4.WiichofthefolIownghasthenain

charactercalIedPhiIeasFogg?

A.FiveV^eksinaBalIoon.B.AroundtheW)rld

inEightyDays.

C.AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth.

DFromtheEarthtotheMbon.

5.Accordingtothepassage,汕ichofthefolIowng

isTRUE?

AJulesVerneonlywoteplaysinthe19th

century.B.依nyofthepredictions

inVerne'sstoriescanetrue.

CTheraincharactersinVerne'sbooksarealv\ays

ontin?.DThespaceflightVernedescribed

v\asdifferentfromothers.

B

ThetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedaIong

tineago.Therearesonetraditionsthatyoucanfind

alm)stanyvtiere,anytine,suchassendingbirthday

cards,blowngoutthecandlesonabirthdaycakeand

singingtheFhppyBirthdaysong.Othersareonlyfound

forcertainagesandincertaincountries.InChina,

onachiIdssecondbirthday,farrhlynentoersputnany

thingsontheflooraroundthechiId.Accordingto

Chinesetradition,thefirstthingthatthechiIdpicks

uptelIsyouvtiatprofessionthechiIdw11chooseIater

inJapanesechiIdren,thethird,fifthandseventh

birthdaysareespecialIyinportant.Atthisage,there

isaspecialcelebrationShichi-Go-SanvtienchiIdren

gotothetenplev^earinganewkirra)no.The

priestgivesthemspecialsv^eets,andtheparents

usualIyorganizeapartyfortheirfriendsin

theirArgentina,NxicoandseveralotherLatin

Anwricancountries,girlshaveaspecialbirthday

celebrationvtientheyreachtheageoffifteen.After

aspecialcerenony（儀式），thegirIsdancea\ASItzwth

theirfatherandotheristhetraditional"comngof

age”,theagevtienyouhavetherighttovote,join

thearnyanddrinkalcoholorbuyanany

English-speakingcountries,atv\enty-firstbirthday

cakeoftenhasakeyontop,orthecakeitselfis

sonetinesintheshapeofakey.Thekeyneansthatthe

youngpersonisnowoldenoughtoIeaveandenter

thefanhlyhoneatanytinethey\Aantto!

1.WiichofthefolIowngbirthdaytraditionscan

befoundalm）stanyvtiere,anytin??

APuttingnanythingsonthefloor.B.V^aring

anewkinwno.

CCencingav\altz.DSendingbirthdaycards.

2.TheusualIyorganizeaparty

atchiIdren1sspecialbirthdaycelebrationinJapart.

A.priestsB.parents

C.friendsD.relatives

3.gxicangirlshaveaspecialbirthday

celebrationattheageof.AfiveB.sevenC

fifteenDtverity-one

4.Innanycountriesyoucanvtienyoureach

theageofeighteen.

AjointhearnyB.haveakeyC.haveaspecial

cererra)ny

D.havespecials\Aeets

5.WiichofthefolIowngsentencesisNOTtrue?

A.ThetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedaIong

tineago.B.Sonebirthdaytraditionsareonly

foundincertaincountries.

CYoubeconetheovnerofyourhouseattheage

offifteen.DInrranycountriesyouhavethe

righttovoteattheageofeighteen.

6.Wiichisthebesttitleofthispassage?

ABirthdayTraditionsaroundtheW)rld

B.ChineseBirthdayCelebrations

CJapaneseSpecialCelebration

D.TheDrinking飽ein隨nyCountries

C

MbstAnericanstudentshavesaidgoodbyetofancy

fruitsthesedays.Inschoolcanteensacrossthe

country,cheaperfruitsIikeappiesandorangeshave

takentheirplace,"Peopleareafraidtospendnow”

saidLindal\4)rrovyvtioovnsashoeandhandbagstore.

"Theydon7tknow汕atthefutureW11bring.nDuring

thefinancialcrisis,severalofthecountryzs

biggestbankshavebeenforcedtoseiIorclose.

ThishasnadeIotsofAnericansafraidtobuyexpensive

心rino,arestaurantovnerinManii,hasfound

everyoneisorderingv\aterinsteadofjuiceandn?re

peoplearesharingneals.Innorethant\AD-dozen

interviewwthTheAssociatedPressacrossthe

countryIastn?nth,Anericanstaikedabouttheir

concerns,fromw)rriesaboutsnalIbusinessesto

doubtsaboutsinplynakingendsneet.Thecrisis

beganIastyear.Expertsthinkitv\asbecauseUSbanks

Iendn?neytooeasiIy.LastyearaIotofpeopleand

conpanies,vtioborrov\ednwney,havefoundthenselves

unabletopayitback.ThisIeftthebanks,asv\elIas

thepeoplevtioputtheirn?neyinthebanks,wthout

nwney.Sineethebanksborrovvedrra)neybet\Aeen

thenselvesandevenacrossborders,thevtiole\Aorld

v\asinnwnththeUSgovernn5ntagreedona$700

bi11ionplantotrytosavethefinancialnarket.But

nooneissure汕etheritw11helpornot.President

GeorgeWBushhas\Aarneditw11takesonev\eektop

financeofficialsfrom20countriesproniisedtov\ork

togethertofindav\ayoutofthenwneytrouble.

1.WiyarepeopleintheUSafraidtospend?

ABecausetheythinkitfsunnecessary.B.

Becausetheydon,thavethebabitofspendingn?ney.

CBecausetheyw)rryabouttheirfuture.D

Becausetheydon,thavee