江苏省盐城市滨海县2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省盐城市滨海县 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年江苏省盐城市滨海县中考一模英语试题 四 、阅读理解(共20小题, 每小题2分, 计40分) (一)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Amy is preparing for a school project these days. Here are her notes from a book. The Wright Brothers (Inventors &Pilots) They discovered that bird wings changed shape in flight. And they began by building and flying “gliders”, light planes without engines. After many tests through the years, finally, on December 17, 1903 , they successfully flew the first airplane. It stayed in the air for only 12 seconds, but it was the first time a flying machine carried a person in the air. Isacc Newton (Mathematician & Scientist) He made great progress in advanced mathematics and showed that light is made up of different colours He also defined laws of gravity and motion(物体的运 动), which later became the basis of modern physics. Thomas Edison (Inventor & __32__ ) Many people think he invented the first light bulb, but he actually created many things that people could use in their homes. He invented the first record player. He also started one of the first electric companies in 1880. 31. The underlined word “It” refers to ______________. A. a bird wing B. an engine C. the flying time D. the first airplane 32. Which word can be put in the blank “ 32 ”? A. Pilot B. Artist C. Musician D. Businessman 33. Which book does Amy most probably get the notes from? A. 100 Great People in History B. Top 10 Classical Novels C. Amazing Things around the World D. Ways to be a Successful Man B Pity the farmer by Li Shen(772-846) The farmer hoes grain in the noonday sun With sweat dripping onto the field Who realizes that the food on their plate -- Every grain — comes from bitter(苦的) suffering? The rice farmer by Saoirse McCann The Sun is setting low, the red sky a welcoming sight; The farmer stand silently in the fading light The fields are watered and planted, the buffaloes(水牛)are fed The only thing he