1、12019中考英语阅读理解优练（8）及答案【能力选练】 A（2019 中考教育类选练）Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If
2、 the butterfly doesnt struggle(挣扎；奋 斗) to leave the chrysalis, it cant fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make t
3、hem strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another
4、successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His fathers death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.Sometimes challenges do not appear to u
5、s because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prep
6、are a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.1. From the story we know that the butterfly ca
7、nt fly because _.A. it gets out by itself B. the man feels sorry 2for itC. it tries to challenge itself D. the man helps it come out2. Denniss example shows that successful people should _.A. overcome the difficulties B. take up business earlyC. become the leaders of tomorrow D. sell clothes from do
8、or to door3. The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “_”.A. wake up B. give up C. grow up D. bring up4. What is the writer trying to do in this passage?A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.B. Encourage young people to face challenges.C. Suggest how to become a successful bu
9、sinessman.D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam5. What is the best title for this passage?A. Successful People Have a Sense of AchievementB. Young People Must Develop Their Energy ActivelyC. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Y
10、oung People参考答案、1D 2A 3C 4B 5D【能力选练】 B2016中考英语阅读理解分类练习：记叙文Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat， every passenger(乘客)should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered “yes”， he or she got one gift； if the passenger answered “no” ， he or she got two gifts. Tom and
11、 his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked， “Are you a good sailor?” Tom wanted to get two gifts， so he answered “no” loudly， at the same time he said， “I have never been a sailor， how could I be a good sailor?” The keeper gave him two gifts. His cous
12、in gave the same answer， so he got two gifts， too.3The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water， the other was a seasick tablet(晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passengers gif
13、t. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper， “We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?”【小题 1】 Tom and his cousin _. Awent to eat chocolatesBwent on a trip by boatCworked for the keeperDneeded a bottle of drinking water【小题 2】When did the keeper ask the passengers questions
14、? ABefore the trip. BAfter the trip.CDuring the trip. DNever.【小题 3】Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”? ABecause they felt sick on the boat.BBecause they were good sailors.CBecause they both wanted to get two gifts.DBecause they wanted to have chocolates.【小题 4】The underlined(下划线)part “a good sail
15、or” means _. A晕船 B不晕船C好销售员 D好水手【小题 5】Which of the following statements is true? AThe keeper cheated(欺骗)Tom and his cousin.BTom and his cousin didnt want the seasick tablets.CAll the other passengers answered “yes”.DThe keeper didnt want to give Tom and his cousin chocolates.4【能力选练】 C捡钱不还虽可享用一时，但良心会一
16、辈子不安；拾金不昧虽有点一时不忍，但那种感觉将会 worth more than anything could buy。I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I
17、guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to d
18、escribe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and han
19、ded it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away. Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to
20、get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someones Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy. 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. Which of the following is true?A. The owner of the wallet fou
21、nd a twenty-dollar bill gone. B. The writer wasnt surprised when the man gave her a reward. 5C. Nothing in the wallet was missing. D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back. 2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _. A. she thought Christmas was coming B. the owner
22、 came back too soonC. she didnt know there was so much money in itD. as an honest person, she didnt care much about money3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20. B. The writer regretted(后悔) that she had returned the wallet. C. The writer didnt return the wallet
23、 until the owner came back. D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet. 【答案及解析】1. 选 C。由于作者并未打开钱包，更没有从中取出什么，所以说 Nothing in the wallet was missing。2. 选 B。根据文章最后一段中的 Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I tho
24、ught that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it可排除选项 C和 D。比较选项 A和 B，再结合文章大意，选 B为佳(from )3. 选 B。此题可用排除法来做：根据第 1段最后两句 He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walke
25、d away可知选项 A与文章内容相符；选项 B的意思是“作者直到失主返回来才将钱包还给他”，这显然与文章内容相符；根据第 2段最后一句话The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy可知，选项 D也与文章内容相符。【能力选练】 D（2019 中考保健与健康类选练）A large number of people in the world eat fast foodWhenever you go into a 6fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people
26、enjoying their meals thereHow do you know in which country people like fast food best?The English people are the worlds biggest fans of fast food, while the French are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last yearThe survey of thirteen countries shows 45 of the English pe
27、ople say they cant give up fast food because its delicious. And 44 of Americans and 37 of Canadians say the sameThe French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, dont like fast food81 of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75 of the JapaneseHow about the Chinese? How often do you have
28、 hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesnt matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese foodThe most important thing is to keep a balanced diet( )1.From the survey we know _ like fast food bestA. the Chinese B. the French C. the Japanese D. the English( )2.The survey shows _ of Americans like f
29、ast foodA. 37 B. 44 C. 75 D. 81( )3.According to the survey, some people cant give up fast food because _A. its cheap B. its safe C. its delicious D. its healthy( )4.The underlined word “cuisine” in the passage means _A.food B. house C. water D. country( )5. The survey is about _A. Western countries
30、 B. fast food C. restaurants in the world D. Chinese food参考答案 1D 2B 3C 4A 5B 【能力选练】 E（2019 中考教育类选练）7Do you consider failure as an ending? Do you often feel after a failure that you are good for nothing? Then be careful, you are one of them who have bad relationship with failure. And this is the only
31、 reason why people often keep themselves away from their success. The power of failure is that it helps us to learn fro our mistakes and missteps and we must consider a failure as an opportunity to grow rather than giving up.Lets discover the reasons why successful people believe that opportunity li
32、es in every failure.Disappointment or failure shows that you are tryingThe best way to gauge（衡量）your progress at something is to see how many times you failed. In case you havent failed yet, chances are that you havent tried hard yet.Look at all successful men and women throughout our history, they
33、all had one thing in common. Thats to say they failed not once but several times before they achieved success. Lets take an example of Thomas Edison: he failed a lot of times to find right filament（灯丝）for his light bulb. Henry Ford had a stronger relationship with failure, which inspired him to quot
34、e this unforgettable saying “failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.”Achievement lies in looking at failure as an opportunityJust like every successful person had one thing in common, similarly all unsuccessful persons throughout our history had one thing in common - their ina
35、bility to use failure as an opportunity and a tool. If you feel your one failure is your ultimate （终极的）failure, and that feeling of sinking down is known as an ultimate failure, you are pushing yourself away from your expected success. Achievement is all about finding out what mistakes you made, wha
36、t is the main cause of that failure, and how you are going to make up for it.Success requires willpower, passion, hard work, intelligence, determination, but all of the above, success requires failure. Use your failure as an opportunity to learn, to become wiser and to reconsider your relationship w
37、ith failure, the true key to success.81. According to the writer, why do people keep themselves away from their success?A. Because they dont set long-term goals.B. Because they havent got enough time.C. Because they cant deal with failure properly.D. Because they are disappointed in themselves.2. Wh
38、y does the writer take the example of Thomas Edison?A. To explain the reasons for failure.B. To prove the importance of failure.C. To take pride in Thomas Edison.D. To introduce the process of making a light bulb.3. What can you learn from the passage?A. Failure can build up your confidence.B. Successful people seldom failed.C. Failure is more important than success.D. Successful people use failure as a tool.参考答案 1. C 2. B 3. D
