2024年中考英语压轴专题训练-专题06阅读理解-说明文专练

【中考二轮专题训练系列】 2024中考英语压轴大题分类专题训练 专题06 阅读理解-说明文 题型训练 训练题01【2023·湖南怀化·中考真题】 In China, there are 24 solar terms (节气) in a year. And there are six solar terms in winter. They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice (冬至), lesser cold (小寒) and greater cold. Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with the family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day. Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather. Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start. 1．How many solar terms are there in winter? A．Five. B．Six. C．Seven. 2．What do people in the northern China usually have on beginning of winter? A．Dumplings and mutton soup. B．Noodles and fish. C．Rice and chicken. 3．When does heavy snow usually fall? A．On November 22nd or 23rd. B．On December 1st or 2nd. C．On December 7th or 8th. 4．What is the passage mainly about? A．Beginning of winter. B．The solar terms in winter. C．Greater cold. 训练题02【2023·江苏徐州·中考真题】 You stand in a garden. A low noise reaches your ears. You see a small insect flying near your head. You turn to look, and it flies out of sight. There it is again! You move slowly. You can see yellow and black stripes on it. Is it a bee? It lands on a flower, and you take a closer look. Bees fold(折叠) their wings onto their backs when they stop flying. But this insect’s wings reach out like a fly’s. That’s because it is a fly—a flower fly. Many flower flies look like bees. This helps keep them safe from animals t