2023年中考英语短文阅读(说明文)专题练习(附答案).docx

2023 年中考英语短文阅读(说明文)专题练习(附答案)一、阅读理解根据短文内容判断正、误。There were once two brothers who lived on the 80th floor. On coming home one day, the lifts were not working and they had to climb the stairs home.After struggling (挣扎)to the 20th floor, they decided to throw down their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags and climbed on. When they got to the 40th floor, the younger brother started to complain (抱怨) and both of them began to quarrel (吵架). They continued quarreling all the way to the 60th floor.They then realized that they had only 20 floors to climb and decided to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace. They silently climbed on and reached their home. Each stood before the door and waited for the other to open it. But they realized that the key was in their bags which were left on the 20th floor.This story is like our life. Many of us live under the expectations of our parents, teachers and friends when we are young. We seldom get to do the things that we really love and are under so much stress that by the age of 20, we get tired and decide to drop something.Free from the stress, we work excitely with dreams. But by the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our dreams. We begin to feel unsatisfied and start to complain. The life is hard as we are never satisfied. Reaching 60, we realize that we have little left for complaining any more, and we begin to walk the rest years in peace.We think that there is nothing left to let us down, only to realize that we could not rest in peace becausewe have an unfinished dream-a dream we threw down 60 years ago.1 The two brothers left their bags on the 40th floor.2 The two brothers quarreled from the 40th floor to the 60th floor.3 One stood before the door and the other opened it.4 The writer compared our ages to floors.5 40. From the passage we learn we should give up our dreams. 根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。An amazing theme park: Happy ValleyGift shop and snack barLots of books, T - shirts and toys.LocationIn Overseas Chinese Town,Shenzhen City, GuangdongProvince.You will love our ice - cream and fresh fruit juice.TicketsHow to get thereAll - day ticket of HappyBy tourist bus No. 1 running between Luohu RailwayValley: ￥ 180/person.Station and Happy Valley.Night ticket of Happy Valley:By bus No. 20, 21, 26, 27, then get off at Window of the￥60/person. valid(有效的)World Station and walk for about 3 minutes to Happy Valley.between 18:30 and 22:00.By subway Line 1 ( running between 06:30-23:30 ), get offTicket of Happy Train:at the stop of Window of the World Station and leave from￥40/person.Exit A, then walk for about 3 minutes to Happy Valley.Tickets of Happy Valley +Happy Train:￥200/person.Tickets are free to the peopleover 70 and under 3.GroupsSchool groups are welcome on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.The theme park is also available to rent(租用) for birthday parties.The park is totally accessible (可到达的)to people with disabilities.Visit us on the website to place your order for a group ahead of time.6 How many kinds of ways to get to the theme park are talked about in the passage?A 3. B 4. C 5.7 How much should a couple with a child under 3 pay for the All -day tickets?A￥540. B￥360. C￥ 600.8 What cannot be bought in the gift shop and snack bar?A Books. B T - shirts. C Fruits.9 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A On Tuesdays and Thursdays, school groups are welcome.B Birthday parties can be held in the theme park at 23:30.C A person in a wheelchair can visit the park.10 Where can we possibly find this kind of information?A In a storybook. B In a travel guide. C In a language book.阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从每小题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。Willow Branches(柳枝) at theOlympics Closing CeremonyComments(评论) Chosen from WeiboIn ancient China, when relatives or friends saidgoodbye, people often broke willow branchesdown and gave them to those who would leave,and hoped they would come back. In Chinese,willow has the similar pronunciation to aChinese word 留, which means asking aperson to stay. Its not goodbye but see youagain soon.At Beijing Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony,the whole world enjoyed an amazingperformance. The performers perfectly actedwith the LED floor to show the picture ofwillow branches. It showed the strong feelingsof a sad but sweet goodbye. 365 people holdingwillow branches were in the center of the BirdsNest, showing the missing of 365 days. It fullyshowed the theme of One World, One World.11 From the passage, the travelling people in ancient China would get _ as a gift.A hugs B willow branchesC flowers D red lanterns12 According to the comments, lots of people think the performance is _.A common B moving C convenient D lively13 Which of the following isnt mentioned in the passage?A When the performers were trained.B Where the closing ceremony was held.C What the performance wanted to show us.D How Chinese showed their feelings at the closing ceremony.阅读理解Researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a Stateowned defense contractor, have developed and made the worlds first robot whale shark (鲸鲨) .The robotic shark has been on display in an aquarium (水族馆) at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park since January.A whale shark is a slowmoving carpet shark and the largest known living fish.Designed and built by engineers at the Shenyangbased No 111 Factory, the underwater robot is 4.7 meters long, weighs 350 kilograms and can move 42 meters a minute.Powered by a lithium battery, it can swim, turn, float and dive like a real shark by moving its mechanical fins (鳍) . The mouth and gills (鳃) can also open and close like a sharks. The biomimetic shark is made of sensors (传感器) , multi-joint fins, batteries, and systems which enable it to avoid whats in the way in all directions.The robot can reach a depth of 10 meters and work for as long as 10 hours, said Fang Xuelin, a senior researcher in charge of the robot shark program.The shark can be remotely controlled and can also swim based on preset programs or its own sensors, he said.We have built multiple kinds of robot fishes. he robotic whale shark is the largest mechanical fish we have made so far, Fang added. Our robots are to serve three purposesto perform in aquariums for entertainment, spread knowledge about the sea and aquatic (水生的) animals among youngsters, and carryout scientific tasks such as hydrological surveys, underwater photography and environmental inspection. The factory now plans to develop more types of aquatic robots, including some extinct mammals (哺 乳动物) , for display in parks and schools. It will also promote the products to businesses engaged in fields such as underwater salvage and mineral prospecting, he said.14 The whale shark on display is _.A the worlds first robot B the largest living fishC a 7.4-meter-long shark D a robotic shark15 What does the underlined wordbiomimeticin Paragraph 5 mean?A仿生的 B虚拟的 C杂交的 D变异的16 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A The shark is the first mechanical fish made at the factory.B Powered by a lithium battery, the shark can swim without stopping.C The factory has built multiple kinds of robot fishes including the shark.D The factory has developed some extinct mammals for display in parks.17 What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?A The limits of the aquatic robots.B The purposes of the aquatic robots.C The progress in making aquatic robots.D The steps to developing aquatic robots.答案1错误 2正确 3错误 4正确 5错误 6 A 7 B 8 C 9 C 10 B 11 B12 B 13 A 14 D 15 A 16 C 17 B