2021年人教版甘肃省定西市中考英语阅读理解专项训练二
主题语境:人与自然—人与动物
Some animals are raised by their mothers. But we have found that there are Some fathers who are great, too.
Penguins: A father penguin often stands in the cold winds in the Antarctic for 6U days or more to protect his eggs. During this time, he does not eat a thing! Most fathers lose about 25 pounds while they are waiting for their babies to hatch.
Wolves: When the mother wolf gives birth, the father wolf keeps guard outside their home and brings food to the mother and babies. As the babies grow up, the father not only plays with them but also teaches them how to live. Wolves live together as human families do.
Marmosets: There are South America called marmosets. Among these monkeys, the fathers take care of their babies from their birth. When a marmoset is born, the rather cleans it, keeps it safe and carries it to its mother only when it needs to be nursed When the baby can eat food, it is the father who feeds it.
Rheas: Rheas are large birds in South America and look like ostriches. Among rheas, It is the father who always takes care of the young. From eggs to babies, the father feeds and guards them until they are old
enough to live on their own. 
1.A father penguin ( )
A. keeps guard outside/their home
B. takes care of his babies from their birth
C. stands in the cold winds to protect his eggs
D brings food to the mother and babies
2.Which kind of animal lives together as human families do? ( )
A. The penguin. B .The wolf.
C. The marmoset. D. The rhea.
3 What's the meaning of the underlined word "nursed” in Chinese?( )
A.护士 B. 保护 C. 洗澡 D. 喂奶
4.This article mainly tells us( ).
A. how some baby animals grow up
B. how some animals give birth
C. what some father animals do for their babies
D. who should take care of the babies for most animals
主题语境:人与自我--学校生活
Dennis had always been a terrible student. When he was a kid, his parents sent him to a private school. He didn't know much about the school. Of course he didn't know much about anything when he was 6
years old, but he aid know one thing-all his friends from the neighborhood
went to a public school. Dennis was the only boy that went 5.u1t to a private school, and his friends would often make fun of him about it. "You're not one of us! You're not!" they would sometimes chant. He wasn't really alone, though. His friend Patricia also went to the private school, and they were in the same class. After a while, they began walking to school together every morning. Patricia was Dennis's first female friend. She wasn't his girlfriend. She was just a friend who happened to be a girl.
The teachers at the school were very cruel. They ruled the school like it was a prison. Dennis was even afraid to raise his hand to ask a question. His mother was often called in by the headmaster to talk about things about Dennis, who would also sit in the office listening to the headmaster telling his mother how smart he was and that he was very lazy.
Dennis didn't do well in school and ended up going to a junior college after high school. He didn't do very well there either, and soon left school to work.
It changed after Dennis grew up and started working. He had worked for many years before deciding he wanted to get a degree. Dennis went back to school at the age of 30, and soon he became a college graduate with a degree.
It turned out Dennis wasn't that lazy.
1.Why did Dennis' friends laugh at him? ( )