1、12019 中考英语阅读理解编习题（8）及答案Passage A（2019 中考日常生活类训练）Its so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations(假期)off? A new survey(调查)found that 31of U.S workers dont always take all of their vacation days. Americans have 12 vacation days on average
2、(平均)each year, but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.So why dont they use up their vacation days? Some say they would rather get money back for their unused days; some busy workers say they just cant leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other
3、country surveyed.The French take their vacations seriously. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days, and 40 plan to take at least one there-to-four-week vacation.Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year,but they cant find time to use them all. More workers there retu
4、rn vacation days than any other country surveyed.British workers have the longest working week in Europe(欧洲),with 23 vacation days -the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked.75 say their weekends or vacations are too short and 40 would sacrifice a days pay(工资)for one more vacation day.1. How ma
5、ny vacation days do Americans have on average each year in fact?A.9 B.12 C.15 D.23 2. Which country has the most workers working during the vacation days?A. America. B. France. C. Sweden. D. Great Britain.3. What does the word“sacrifice”mean in the last sentence?A. Use up. B. Put up. C. Take up. D.
6、Give up.4. Which of the following is true?2A. Some American workers are too busy to leave their work.B. French workers can take one Three-to-four week days.C. Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days.D. British workers have the shortest vacation days of all the countries surveyed.参考答案 1A
7、 2C 3D 4APassage BJean 的网友QQ 聊天对我们来说并不陌生，但是该不该完全相信网友呢？我们究竟该以怎样的心态对待网络呢？让我们来看看本文主人公与网友的奇遇吧！Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jeans family
8、 are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends w
9、ho she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and s
10、ometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. 3When Jeans fathe
11、r told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on Davids door in San Francisco, she found that her s
12、pecial friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _. A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _. A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San FranciscoC. sent her a picture o
13、f himself D. was tall and good-looking3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean. C. Jean. D. Neither “David” nor Jean. 4. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Dont believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. P
14、eople dont use their real names on QQ so often. C. Dont go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ. 【答案及解析】1. 选 D。由第 1 段的句子In fact, Jean is quite lonely. 可知答案选 D。2. 选 A。Jean 认为 David 幽默风趣，在摇滚乐和现代舞上和她有共同的兴趣，他们可以在网上快乐地聊上几个小时。很显然 David 使得 Jean 很开心。答案选
15、 A。3. 选 C。文章的最后一句she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告诉我们，当 Jean 发现她那特殊的朋友是一个 12 岁的小孩时，用了一个感叹号结尾，虽然作者没有直接说 Jean 感到惊讶，但是我们可以从这个标点符号推断出她的感觉应该是十分 surprised(惊讶的)。44. 选 A。本文讲述 Jean 交了个十分投缘的网友，后来却发现对方原来只是一个 12 岁的小男孩。通过这个故事，短文意在告戒人们不要轻易相信 Q 友，答案选 A。Passage C（2019 中考日常生活类训练
16、）Though many countries have laws against the illegal ivory trade (反对非法象牙贸易), tens of thousands of African elephants are killed every year.In January, 2014, hundreds of elephant tusks (象牙) as well as ivory sculptures were put into two large crushing machines (粉碎机) in Guangdong, China. In all, more th
17、an six tons of ivory were destroyed. People called the event an ivory crush. In November, 2013, the similar event happened in Colorado, America. There, wildlife officials also destroyed more than six tons of ivory. Though it may sound strange, wildlife officials are crushing ivory to help save Afric
18、an elephants. Stephanie Wang, who works for the Wildlife Protection Society in New York City, says, “We try to let the world know that we dont think ivory is valuable when its not on an elephant.” Each year, poachers kill elephants, cut off their long tusks and take the tusks out of Africa secretly.
19、 Then they sell the tusks and get thousands of dollars. The buyers use the ivory to make sculptures, jewellery and traditional medicines. The purpose of recent ivory crushes is to send a message to the poachers and those who buy illegal ivory. Stephanie Wang says, “Chinas ivory crush is an important
20、 step. However, it is only a small amount (数量) of the illegal ivory. If we dont stop the illegal ivory trade, African elephants could disappear from the wild within 10 years.”1. The writer mentions _ ivory crush(es) in the passage. A. one B. two C. six D. twelve 2. What can we infer from the passage
21、?A. There are too many elephants in China.B. Chinese people cant afford ivory sculptures. 5C. American people never buy ivory sculptures.D. Wildlife officials are against the ivory trade.3. What does the underlined word “poachers” mean in Chinese?A. 偷捕动物的人 B. 热爱动物的人C. 虐待动物的人 D. 训练动物的人4. According to
22、 Stephanie Wang, _. A. its not a good idea to crush ivory B. all of the ivory trade is in China C. we should do a lot to protect African elephants D. African elephants will disappear within 10 years参考答案 1B 2D 3A 4C Passage D（2019 中考教育类选练）You want to run across the street to catch the bus which is le
23、aving soon? But wait! Youd better not. If a policeman sees you, youll have to pay a fine （罚款）. New traffic laws say that if people cross the street when the light is red, they can be fined as much as 50 yuan. Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have m
24、ore cars than ever. Drivers and pedestrians must work together to make the streets safer.The law has new rules for drivers. Drivers have to slow down when they are close to crosswalks(人行横道). If people are in a crosswalk, cars must stop to let them pass.There are other rules for bus drivers, too. If
25、bus drivers smoke, drink or make phone calls while driving, they can be fined. Buses that carry too many people are also against the law.Pedestrians will have to walk more safely under the new law. They must cross streets at crosswalks. Also, they shouldnt climb over the fences along streets.Do you
26、bike to school? Its not a good idea to carry classmates on the back. You 6could be fined 50 yuan. And stay in the bike way when youre riding. The big roads are for cars and buses.Do you like to ride your uncles motorbike? When you put on your helmet（头盔）, ask him to put one on, too. People on motorbi
27、kes must wear helmets, the new law says. If they dont, theyll have to pay 200 yuan.Do you ride in cars often? Dont forget to put on your seat belt, even if youre going for a short taxi ride. It could save your life.If you see a hit-and-run （肇事逃逸）, tell the police. They may give you thanks. And dont
28、be afraid to help to send people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accident. Dont worry about money. The new law says that doctors must take care of them even if they cant pay right away.( )1. According to the new traffic laws, run across the street when the light is red, you will _.Abe in dang
29、er Bbe finedCstop the traffic Dsee a policem an( )2. The word “pedestrians” means_ in Chinese.A交警 B行人 C红绿灯 D斑马线( )3. When you ride in a car, even if in a taxi, you have to _.Aput on the helmet Bgo in the bike wayCput on the seat belt Dsee if it carries t oo many people( )4. You should do all the following EXCEPT _.Acarrying your classmate on the back when youre riding a bikeBphoning the police when you see a hit-and-runChelping people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accidentDwearing your helmet while riding a motorbike参考答案 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A
