中考英语阅读理解原创加真题改编(10)

中考英语阅读理解原创加真题改编(十) Passage 1 阅读理解 体 裁 话 题 英文词数 记叙文 节日文化 304 Thanksgiving is one of the most important traditional festivals in the United States. When it comes to Thanksgiving dinner, people think of golden roast(烤) turkey and pumpkin pie. Pumpkin pie is not only one of the traditional desserts in America, but also a necessary food for Thanksgiving. Why do Americans eat pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving? Is it just because the golden pumpkins in autumn symbolize the harvest season? In fact, pumpkin pie became Thanksgiving staple(主食), which had a lot to do with a woman writer. Pumpkin pie might be served at the 1621 harvest festival(now known as Thanksgiving). It is said that the earliest recipes(食谱) for pumpkin pie actually came from 17th-century Europe. By the 18th century, however, Europeans lost interest in pumpkin pie because they began to prefer apple pie and pear pie. But at the same time pumpkin pie was losing favor in Europe, it was gaining true staple status(地位) in America. But how did pumpkin pie relate to Thanksgiving? It had something to do with Sarah Josepha Hale. Born in New Hampshire, she was not only a writer but also an expert in cooking. She was also called the “Godmother of Thanksgiving.” In her novel Northwood, Hale described a Thanksgiving meal complete with fried chicken, broiled ham, wheat bread and pumpkin pie. For more than 30 years, Hale advocated for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday, writing to five American presidents. She believed that Thanksgiving was thankful to the creator and a symbol of national unity. Finally, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln announced the fourth Thursday in November of each year as Thanksgiving and was designated(指定) as a national holiday. Then, celebrating Thanksgiving became a custom every year. Until now, pumpkin pie has been the most popular holiday pie in most parts of the United States, although apple pie is popular in some states. ( )1. Pumpkin pie became the staple food in America in ______. A. 1621 B. 1863 C. the 17th century D. the 18th century ( )2. The underlined phrase “advocated for” means “______ ” in Chinese. A. 主张 B. 推动 C. 敦促 D. 支持 ( )3. Thanks to Hale’s ______, Thanksgiving became a national holiday. A. suggestion B. influence C. effort D. spirit ( )4. Which of the following is NOT True? A. Pumpkin pie first appeared about 400 years ago. B. Europeans dislike pumpkin pie because it’s out of date. C. American President Lincoln accepted Hale’s suggestion. D. Thanksgiving is a holiday for thanking the god of creation. ( )5. What does this passage mainly tell us? A. Hale and pumpkin pie. B. History of pumpkin pie. C. Pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving. D. Background of Thanksgiving. Passage 2 阅读理解 体 裁 话 题 英文词数 记叙文 文化 发明 304 The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk. It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it. One day after hunting, Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail(痕迹) on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?” On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth to write well and wasted a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard. However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last. Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture. ( )1. Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen? A. Because the king asked him to do so. B. Because he wanted to be an inventor. C. Because he didn’t have silk to write on. D. Because the pen brought him much trouble. ( )2. When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3? A. Before hunting animals. B. When he saw the trail. C. During cleaning the hair. D. After he wrote a report. ( )3. Which is the right order of improving the brush pen? a. The brush pen could write well. b. Meng tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick. c. The special water washed the oil away. d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole. A. b-d-a-c B. d-b-a-c C. b-d-c-a D. c-d-b-a ( )4. How can the students understand Chinese culture better? A. By learning to use brush pens. B. By playing a role. C. By planting more bamboo. D. By inventing things. ( )5. What can we learn from the passage? A. Make friends with animals. B. Value fantastic memories. C. Keep trying and never give up. D. Build a peaceful world. Passage 3 阅读理解 体 裁 话 题 英文词数 记叙文 旅游经历 289 Have you ever been to Australia? Australia is not only a beautiful island but also a fascinating(迷人的) country. During the national holiday, my friend and I went to Australia for a happy holiday. On the afternoon of October 2, we flew from Shenzhen to Sydney, the largest city in Australia. Two hours later we lived in a hotel. After dinner, we went for a walk by the sea and saw many families having dinner together under the trees. Some old people were doing sports or playing chess on the beach. Some children and young people were swimming or boating at sea. The next day we visited the Sydney Opera House. The building is one of the ten wonders of the world in the 20th century and has been regarded as a classic building of the world. And there we saw the famous opera Madama Butterfly. Koala is the national treasure of Australia and we have always wanted to see what it looks like. On the morning of October 4, it took us more than an hour to fly to Brisbane, the third largest city in Australia. Then I took a 35 minute bus to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. It is the first and largest koala zoo in the world. There were many koalas in the zoo. We were very lucky to see the funny animal for the first time. Koala looked a little like a bear. It was very fat, hairy and had no tail, but it was good at climbing trees. Koala slept 22 hours a day. When it woke up, it seemed excited and crawled(爬) around in front of us. To my joy, we took a few photos with a koala. The holiday was coming to an end, we reluctantly(不情愿地) returned to Shenzhen. ( )1. The underlined word “wonders” means ______ in Chinese. A. 奇迹 B. 奇景 C. 神迹 D. 神奇 ( )2. What does the third paragraph tell us? A. Visiting the zoo. B. Going to see koalas. C. Introducing the koala. D. Taking pictures with the koala. ( )3. We can learn that the writer ______ from the passage. A. likes animals B. enjoyed himself in the zoo C. loves traveling D. had a happy travel experience ( )4. Which of the following is Not True? A.The writer arrived at the zoo by plane. B. The writer looks forward to seeing koalas. C. Koalas are very cute to the writer. D. The writer didn’t want to leave koala zoo. ( )5. The best title of this passage is _____. A. Beautiful Australia B. A Trip to Australia C. A Happy Holiday D. Lovely Koala Passage 4 阅读理解 体 裁 话 题 英文词数 记叙文 节日活动 23 Seven days later comes April 22nd and it is Earth Day.Our community will do something for our earth and we need some volunteers. Clean the Garbage in the River Without water,there is no life.The polluted water causes diseases and death.We're going to collect the garbage in the rivers in our city.We need 20 volunteers and everyone will be equipped with a bucket and a shovel(铁铲). Plant Trees Trees play a very important role in protecting our earth.Trees can prevent soil erosion(流失) and absorb(吸收) harmful gases.They offer shades for us and keep the noise away.So we are going to plant 150 trees on the mountain this weekend.First,there will be a landscape engineer(园林工程师) showing us how to plant trees.Then,we start to do it.We need 40 volunteers. Keep Order for a Public Speech There are many problems of environmental protection,including the serious pollution of air,water,soil and energy waste.Only by letting people realize the importance of environmental protection through education can the environment be better.We will hold a public speech on this topic.So we need 18 volunteers to help keep order. Give out Questionnaires to Pedestrians(行人) There are some questions about environment protection on the questionnaires. Eight volunteers are needed to help give out the questionnaires to pedestrians.When the papers are finished,volunteers need to take them back to our office. If you want to join us,you can search www.loveearth.com for more information and sign before the day after tomorrow. ( )1. If you want to protect the water,you can be a volunteer to ________. A.Clean the Garbage in the River B.Plant Trees C.Keep Order for a Public Speech D.Give out Questionnaires to Pedestrians ( )2. Trees are important for our earth because they can ________. A.cause soil erosion B.absorb helpful gases C.offer shades for people D.make noise ( )3. The environment can be better by making people realize________. A.the importance of water protection B.the importance of air protection C.the importance of soil protection D.the importance of environmental protection ( )4. The following are wrong EXCEPT that ________. A.20 volunteers are needed to help keep order for a public speech B.150 trees are going to be planted on the road this weekend C.the public speech is mainly about how to stop the pollution of air, water and soil D.questionnaires need to be taken back to the office after they are finished ( )5. You need to sign up before ________. A.April 22nd B.April 15th C.April 17th D.April 20th Passage 5 阅读理解 体 裁 话 题 英文词数 记叙文 发明和创造 309 It is well known that crayons are the ideal tool for children to learn color painting. The invention of crayons encourages children’s imagination and creativity and made their childhood colorful. In 1885, Mr. Edwin Binney and Mr. C. Harold Smith set up Binney & Smith Company in New York. The company’s early products were mainly red paint and black powder(粉末) for making tires(轮胎). In 1900, at the new factory in Easton, Black Mill, the company made the first pencil for the school. In 1902, under the demand(需求) of school teachers, the company began to produce dust-free chalk, and achieved great success, and won the gold prize at the Saint Louis World Expo. Alice Binney, Mr. Edwin Binney’s wife, was a teacher, found that children like to use a kind of thick black pencil to draw on paper. This is the early expensive crayon in Europe. They are black and unsafe for children. So she suggested that the company should develop crayons with many colors to take the place of the crayon. In 1903, they experimented with a series of colors and invented the world’s first box of modern crayons with black, brown, blue, red, green, orange, yellow and purple. Then Alice Binney proposed to create the “Crayola” brand. She combined(结合) “Craie” in French with “oily” in English to create the new word－“crayola”. Since then, crayola has become the synonym(代名词) of crayon in the United States. Crayola was founded in 2007. Until now, Crayola has been one of the most popular children’s products brands in the world. Today, Crayola sells more than one billion crayons a year. With the development of science and technology, today’s crayons have reached one hundred and fifty-two colors. ( )1. The product that won the gold medal was ______. A. paint B. pencil C. chalk D. crayon ( )2. The modern crayon was invented ______ years after the company was founded. A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 19 ( )3. The underlined word “brand” means ______ in Chinese. A. 品名 B. 品牌 C. 用品 D. 商品 ( )4. Which of the following is NOT True? A. Alice wanted to help the children. B. Crayons have changed children’s lives. C. Alice is a talented and creative person. D. Crayola comes from French and English. ( )5. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Background of crayon invention. B. Development history of crayons. C. The source of the word Crayola. D. 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