湖北省襄阳市樊城区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

湖北省襄阳市樊城区 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年湖北省襄阳市樊城区中考一模英语试题 四、阅读理解(本大题共两节，满分25分)第一节(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) A Welcome to Qatar!   Location: Qatar is an Asian country, it is in the Middle East. It is in the northern hemisphere(北半球). Capital City: Doha. Official Language Arabic. English is also widely spoken. Flag:   The fag of Qatar is maroon(褐红色)and white with a jagged(锯齿状 的)line in between the two colors Physical Features: Qatar is about 100 miles long from north to south and 50 miles from cast to west. The land of Qatar is mostly barren(荒芜的)low plains(平原)  which are covered in sandy desert. -The most popular sport in Qatar is football and the country has many beautiful football stadiums(体育场馆). Qatar is the host for the 2022 FIFA football World Cup -Qatar is a wealthy country because of the large deposits(沉淀物)of oil and natural gas under the land.   1. The 2022 FIFA football World Cup is held in______ A. AfricaB. Asia C. America D. Australia  2. Qatar is rich in _____. A. oil and natural gas B. depositsC. coal D. fresh fish, rice and spices  3. This passage may from the____of a magazine. A. education section B. business sectionC. travel section D. entertainment section  B If you travel to any city in China in the summer, you will see people playing Xiangqi in parks and neighborhoods. It is not only easy to play , but also very interesting. It is a widely popular game in our country. Xiàngqi was played as early as the Warring States Period(战国时期)，and it became a popular  game in Chins by the Tang Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it became more and more popular. After entering the 20th century, you could see people playing chess almost everywhere. Though it may look quite a bit different from Western chess, they are actually very similar in  terms of how they play. Like Western chess, the object of the game is to capture(俘获)the other player's “king”Actually, in Xiangqi he is just a general(将军) . Unlike Western chess, instead of placing the pieces in