英语│英语中考英语阅读理解(有难度).doc

英语英语中考英语阅读理解(有难度)一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）1阅读理解 Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul. One day, Gisula did not take his mothers words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist. Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his study was not very good and he had to learn the years work again but his gift of writing is highly praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing. But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, I like planes most. I dream of becoming a pilot someday.（1）From the story we can learn that Denies_. A.published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14B.wants to be a writer when he grows upC.drew the pictures for his own bookD.does not go to school anymore（2）What Denies liked most is_. A.writing storiesB.drawing picturesC.whalesD.planes（3）When did Denies publish the books? A.At the age of sixB.At the age of eightC.At the age of sixteenD.I dont know.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A 【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。然后迷路不得不独自生活的故事。 （1）细节题。根据The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself.可知，通过这个故事我们知道丹尼斯为自己的书画画，故选C。 （2）细节题。根据I like planes most.可知，丹尼斯最喜欢飞机，故选D。 （3）细节题。根据now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. 丹尼斯现在14岁，他的最畅销的书是8年前出版的，可知，他那是才6岁，故选A。 【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻找答案。2根据短文内容选择正确答案。B Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career,” he said. In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives. “I was greatly upset when they told me the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped（缠绕）a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison（毒）getting to his heart. Running home he shouted, Bring me the knife Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.” “The heartbroken story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes.” Shu added, “I worked very hard and tried my best to make a good snake doctor.” And at last he made it.（1）The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article is .A.Amazing MedicineB.Farmer Loses ArmC.Dangerous BitesD.Snake Doctor（2）Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because .A.he wanted to save peoples arms and legsB.he had studied it at a medical schoolC.he had seen snakes biting people D.his army service had finished（3）Why did Shu go into the mountains?A.He wanted to study snake bites.B.He wanted to help the farmers.C.He was being trained to be a doctor. D.He was expected to serve in the army.（4）Which of the following can explain the word upset in the third paragraph?A.sadB.surprisedC.interestedD.frightened【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】这篇文章主要介绍了著名蛇医苏普隆的故事，文中介绍了他从医的经历和原因，1963年他服完兵役以后，上医学院，稍后成为一名中医，无意中他听说当地很多农民被蛇袭击，为了保全性命，切断胳膊或大腿，因此他决定研究蛇药，取得了巨大成就。（1）考查主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了著名蛇医苏普隆的故事。故选D。（2）考查细节理解题。句意为什么决定从事研发蛇药的事业。根据文中There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.描述可知。故选A。（3）考查细节理解题。句意他为什么进山？根据文中As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains.描述可知。作为学习的一项内容他不得不进山。故选C。（4）词义猜测。句意：当他们跟我讲了老农的故事后我非常的不安。sad伤心的；surprised吃惊的；interested感兴趣的；frightened害怕的。故选A。【点评】阅读理解考查对篇章的把握和对细节的识别能力，答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词，在文章中寻找答案。3阅读理解 Some parents are always comparing their children with themselves when they were young, or with other people when they were children. When I was your age, a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, I was at the top of my class every year. And I knew what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals. You are always at the bottom of your class, and you have no goals. The mans son said nothing. He had heard this from his father many times. And when your mother was your age, the boys father went on, she had a good job and she was earning money. You dont even have a part-time job. You earn nothing. The mans son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. And when your older brother was your age, the boys father went on, he studied hard. You just waste your time. And the mans son still said nothing. Finally, the boys father said, And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night. This time the son could not stay silent. And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, Father, he said, he was the President of the United States. What are you?His father had no answer to this.（1）The father compared his son with the following people EXCEPT _. A.himselfB.the boys brotherC.Abraham LincolnD.the boys classmates（2）How did the boy probably feel? A.Happy.B.Afraid.C.Angry.D.Surprised.（3）What can we infer from the passage? A.Some parents like comparing their children with other children.B.The boys father studied very well when he was young.C.The boy was the youngest child in his family.D.The father wanted his son to become President of the USA（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.A happy family on vacation.B.A father complaining about his son.C.A son lying to his father.D.Abraham Lincoln as a child.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个抱怨自己儿子的爸爸。 （1）细节题。根据When I was your age, a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, I was at the top of my class every year.可知爸爸把儿子和自己比较；根据And when your older brother was your age, the boys father went on, he studied hard. You just waste your time.可知爸爸把儿子和男孩的哥哥比较；根据Finally, the boys father said, And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night.可知爸爸把儿子和 Abraham Lincoln比较，没有把儿子和同学比较，故选D。 （2）推断题。根据全文可知爸爸一直抱怨儿子，把儿子和他人比较，所以儿子是生气的，即angry，故选C。 （3）细节题。根据When I was your age, a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, I was at the top of my class every year.可知爸爸小时候在班级里是好学生，即学习好，故选B。 （4）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了一个抱怨儿子的爸爸，故选B。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。4阅读理解 Grace Murray was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City. In 1928 she finished her education in Vassar College in Maths and Physics. Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her study at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in Maths in 1934. In 1930, Grace Murray married Vincent Foster Hopper. They were happy together for 15 years. She taught at Vassar College until 1943, when she joined the United States Navy（海军）to help her country during World War .Then she was given a job at the Bureau of Ships Computation Project at Harvard University, where she worked on the Mark series of computers. In 1945, she began to do research in Applied（应用）Physics at Harvards Computation Laboratory. In 1949 she joined the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and worked with people working in it. Years later, she returned to the Navy. She retired in 1971 but continued teaching for the computer development. Brewster Academy, a school in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the United States, gave its computer lab to her for free in 1985, calling it the Grace Murray Hopper Centre for Computer Learning. She had spent her childhood summer at a local family in Wolfeboro. She passed away in her sleep in 1992. Since her death, her workmate Elenor Briggs has been going on with her work. Grace Murray was a great woman and a leader in the computer development. Her work helped improve the use of computer languages. She practised her words Dare and Do in her lifetime.（1）How many years did Grace Murray teach at Vassar? A.About 2 years.B.About 6 years.C.About 12 years.D.About 18 years.（2）Before she joined the United States Navy, what did Grace Murray do at Yale University? A.She studied Maths.B.She researched Applied Physics.C.She developed computer languages.D.She worked on the Mark series of computers.（3）Why did the school in Wolfeboro give its computer lab to Grace Murray for free? A.Because the lab was built with her help.B.Because she once spent some time there.C.Because Wolfeboro was her home town.D.Because she once taught there.（4）The underlined phrase passed away in Paragraph 3 means . A.workedB.diedC.waitedD.dreamed【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了Grace Murray的一生。 （1）细节题。根据 Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her study at Yale University 从1931年起，她一直在瓦萨任教，She taught at Vassar College until 1943，直到1943年，可知格蕾丝默里在瓦萨教了大概12年书 ， 故选C。 （2）推理题。根据 Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her study at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in Maths in 1934. 自1931年以来，她一直在vassar教书，并继续在耶鲁大学学习，1934年在那里她在数学方面取得了很大成绩，可知在加入美国海军之前，格雷斯默里在耶鲁大学教数学 ， 故选A。 （3）推理题。根据She had spent her childhood summer at a local family in Wolfeboro 她在沃尔夫博罗的一个当地家庭度过了童年的夏天 可知沃尔夫博罗的学校免费把它的计算机实验室给格雷斯默里因为她曾经在那里呆过一段时间 ， 故选B。 （4）词义猜测题。根据 Since her death自从她死后，可知 passed away是去世的意思 ， 故选B。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。5阅读理解 There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or a television set. Both of them have become necessary parts of our daily life, keeping us Americans filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting. Marconi, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didnt know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travellers in out-of-the-way places, ships at sea and even astronauts around the Earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio. Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programmes are now televised in colour.Perhaps the most modern invention is Telstar, a star moving around the Earth. It makes it possible for people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch a motorcar race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan on TV as these events are actually happening!（1）The passage tells us that in the USA have no radios or television sets. A.a large number of homesB.all the familiesC.a small number of familiesD.quite a few homes（2）Why does the passage say radio and TV have become necessary parts of our daily life? A.Because they have included nearly everything in our life.B.Because man would not live happily without them.C.Because they are the only ways to spread information.D.Because no communication means no life.（3）What is the use of a Telstar according to the passage? A.To receive and store information only.B.To move around the Earth just like the Moon.C.To give light onto the Earth at night.D.To help broadcast radio or TV information to the world.（4）Who do you think the writer of the passage is？ A.An Italian.B.A Japanese.C.An American.D.A Chinese reporter.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了电视在美国生活中的重要性。 （1）细节题。根据There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or a television set，可知在美国少数家庭没有收音机或电视机 ， 故选C。 （2）推理题。根据Both of them have become necessary parts of our daily life可知， 因为它们几乎包含了我们生活中的一切所以广播和电视已经成为我们日常生活中不可或缺的一部分 ， 故选A。 （3）推理题。根据It makes it possible for people all over the world to be closer than ever before这使得全世界的人比以往任何时候都更亲近可知Telstar 帮助向世界广播电台或电视信息 ，故选D。 （4）推理题。根据keeping us Americans filled with the news of the day使我们美国人充满了一天中的新闻可知作者是美国人，故选C。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。6阅读理解 Bill: My favourite book is The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch（女巫） and the Wardrobe（魔衣柜） by C.S, Lewis. Its about four children who find a magical（神奇的） land inside a wardrobe. A witch makes the land winter forever, The children help save the magical land from the witch with the help of Aslan, a great talking lion. The children become leaders. But then they come back to our world . until their next journey in Narnia.Eric: I like reading The Magic School Bus written by Joanna Cole best. The magic school bus can go everywhere, even inside the human body. I like Arnold, a boy in Ms. Frizzles class. Hes really funny and hes always afraid.Grace: One of my all-time favourite books is Ugly by Donna Jo Napoli. Its the story of an ugly young duck. Its a little sad, but after you finish reading it, youll want to read it again and again. The way Donna Jo Napoli writes is special, and you can really get inside the characters heads. It sounds like music when its being read to you.Sally: My favourite book is Bloomability by Sharon Creech. Its about a girl whose parents are always on the move. Then she is suddenly taken to Switzerland by her aunt and uncle, away from her family. Interest