中考英语专项练习逸闻趣事类阅读.docx
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中考英语专项练习逸闻趣事类阅读
逸闻趣事类阅读
一.填空题(共1小题)
1.LauraFagan,a29﹣year﹣oldBritishgirl,hasaspecialjob.Sheispaidwelltotastechocolate,dessertsandcakes.
Lauraworksinthefamoussupermarket,Tesco.Herjobistotrydifferentkindsofdesserts.Sheneedstotryasmanyas20dessertsaday.Also,shealwaystravelsforwork.Sheneedstotraveltodifferentcitiestotrydifferentdesserts.
Althoughthejobseemstobegreat,itishard.Usually,Laurabeginstryingdessertsasearlyas8am,andisstilltryingnewdessertsat6pmbeforeshegoesbackhome.Luckily,thejobhasn'tmadehertooheavy.Sheonlyworriesaboutherteeth.
"OfcourseIwasafraidofbecomingfatwhenIstartedthejob,soItrytodoexerciseasoftenaspossible.Themainthingismyteeth.Idon'tthinkmydentistwillbehappyifItellherwhatIdo,soItrytobrushmyteethasoftenaspossible,"Lauratoldareporter.Shegoestothegymtokeepslim(苗条的)andtakesmorecareofherteethaftertryingthedesserts.Shesaid,"WhenItellpeoplewhatIdo,theysayit'sthebestjobintheworld."
Lauralovesherjobalthoughitishard."Icanlearnaboutnewtrends(动态)infood,"shesaid.
Name
LauraFagan
Age
29yearsold
Nationality
(1) .
Job
Shetastes
(2) .
Advantages
Sheispaid(3) .Shecanlearnaboutnewtrendsinfood.
Disadvantages
Thejobishard.Thejobmaymakeher(4) .
Thejobis(5) forherteeth.
二.阅读理解(共13小题)
2.Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?
Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime,abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup,yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.
Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightofday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.
Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenapsinthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerweather,inwhichtheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyweather.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmind,whichisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopledon'toftenhaveproblemssuchasheartdisease.
Manyworkingpeople,unluckily,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employers(老板)donotallowit!
Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong._____;eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.
(1)Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhyyousometimesfeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonisthat .
A.youeattoomuchforlunch
B.it'shotinsummer
C.yourbodytemperaturegoesdownatthattime
D.youdidn'thaveagoodsleeplastnight
(2)Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankthemostproperly?
A.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap
B.Whenyouarenotallowedtotakearest,listentothedoctor
C.Althoughyouarenotsleepy,takeanap
D.Afterlunchtime,takeanap
(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Ifyougetupat6:
30am,you'dbettertakeanapatabout11:
30am.
B.Takinganapwheneveryouwantwilldogoodtoyourhealth.
C.Youwillfeellesssleepyifyousleepforalongtime.
D.You'llfeelsleepyataregularperiodoftime.
(4)Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.JustforaRest
B.AllforaNap
C.GettingTiredandSleepy
D.TakingNapsinWarmerWeather
3.Twomenweresittingtogetherinaplane.Theywereonalongjourney.Oneofthemenwasabusinessman.Theotherwasafarmer.Theysatwithouttalkingforawhile,thenthefarmersaid,"Let'sdosomethingtopassthetime."
"Whatdoyouwanttodo?
"thebusinessmanasked.
"Wecanaskeachotherriddles,"thefarmersaid.
"OK.Let'smakerulesfirst,"thebusinessmansaid."Ifyoudon'tknowtheanswertoariddle,youpayme$100.AndifIdon'tknowtheanswer,I'llpayyou$100."
"That'snotfair(公平).Youareabusinessmanwithmuchknowledge.YouknowmorethingsthanIdo.Iamjustafarmer,"thefarmersaid.
"That'strue,"thebusinessmansaid."Whatdoyouwantustodo?
"
"Ifyoudon'tknowtheanswertoariddle,youpayme$100.AndifIdon'tknowtheanswer,I'llpayyou$50,"thefarmersaid.Thebusinessmanthoughtaboutthis,thenhesaid,"OK.That'sfair.Whowillgofirst?
"
"Iwill,"thefarmersaid."Hereismyriddle.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?
"
Thebusinessmanthoughtforalongtimeandsaid,"Mm,that'sagoodone.I'mafraidIdon'tknowtheanswer."Hegavethefarmer$100,thenhesaid,"Tellmetheanswer."
"Idon'tknow,"thefarmersaid,thenhegavethebusinessman$50.
26.Thestoryhappened .
A.onafarm
B.inashop
C.beforealongplanejourney
D.betweentwopassengers
27.Whatdoestheword"riddle"meaninthisstory?
A.Somethingtowinmoney.
B.Somethingtohelptomakerules.
C.Adifficultquestiontofindtheanswerto.
D.Akindofgameindoingbusiness.
28.Whydidthebusinessmanagreetogivemoremoneyifhelost?
A.Hemademuchmoremoneythanthefarmer.
B.Hethoughtheknewmorethanthefarmer.
C.Hewasinterestedinmakingriddles.
D.Hewasbetteratplayingriddlegames.
29.Thefarmer .
A.didn'tenjoyhimselfonhislongjourney
B.didn'twanttopayevenonedollar
C.spentallhismoneyontheplaneticket
D.wonfiftydollarsbyplayingtheriddlegame
30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thetwomenmaderulesfortheirriddlegame.
B.Thefarmerwasmorecleverthanthebusinessman.
C.Thetwomenmadetheirriddlegamemoreinterestingbyplayingitformoney.
D.Thebusinessmanknewtheanswertothisriddle.
4.Inaforestclosetotheriverbanklivedacrane(鹤)andhiswife.Theywereveryunhappy.Everytimethewifelaideggsintheirnest,abigsnakewholivedinthesametreewouldeatthemup.
Oneday,thecranecameupwithaplantogetridofthesnake.Hetoldhiswifeabouthisplanatonce.
"Areyousurethiswillwork?
"askedhiswife."IhopewearenotmakingamistakeThinktwicebeforegoingaheadwiththeplan."
Butthecranedidn'tlistentohiswife.Hewaseagertotryouttheplan.Heflewdowntotheriverbankandbegantocatchfish.Hecaughtseverallittlefishandwentdowntoaholeinwhichamongoose(猫鼬)lived.Hedroppedafishatthemouthofthehole.ThenhetookanotherfishanddroppeditalittlefurtherawayfromthefirstoneRepeatingthis,hemadeatrail(一串)offishleadingtothetreewherehisnestwas.
Themongoosesmeltthefishandcameoutofthehole."Ah,afish!
"themongooseshoutedjoyfullyandquicklyateitup.Ashewentnearthetreewherethecranesandthesnakelived,thetrailended.
Findingnomorefishhelookedaround.
Suddenly,hecameacrossthesnakeatthefootofthetree.Seeingthemongoose,thesnakefoughtforhislife.Theyfoughtforalongtimeand,intheend,themongoosekilledthesnake.Thecranessmiledwithrelief.
Thenextday,themongoosebegantofollowthesametrail,hopingtofindmorefood.Whenhecametothetree,hedecidedtoclimbupthetreeinsearchoffood.
Thecraneswhowereawayattheriverbankreturnedtofindthemongooseclimbingdownthetree.
Onlookingintotheirnest,theydiscoveredthatthistime,themongoosehadeatenupalltheireggs.
"Alas!
Wegotridofoneenemyonlytofindanother,"saidthecranetohiswife.
(1)Whydidthecranethinkofaplantodealwiththesnake?
A.Becausethesnakealwaysateuptheireggs
B.Becausethesnakealwaysfoughtagainstthecranes
C.Becausethecranewantedthemongoosetobehisneighbor
D.Becausethecranedidn'tliketosharethesametreewithothers
(2)What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?
a.Thecranemadeatrailoffishleadingtohistree
b.Themongooseclimbedupthetreesandateupalltheeggs
c.Themongoosefoughtagainstthesnakeandthesnakedied
d.Thecranedroppedonefishatthemouthofthemongoose'shole
A.a﹣d﹣b﹣c
B.a﹣d﹣c﹣b
C.d﹣a﹣c﹣b
D.d﹣a﹣b﹣c
(3)Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninfer(推断)that .
A.thecranewouldfindanotherneighbortogetridofthemongoose
B.thecranesthoughtthattheireggswouldbesafefromthenon
C.thecraneswereverythankfulbecausethemongoosekilledtheirenemy
D.thecranerealizedthathisplandidn'tworkandregrettedwhathehaddone
(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Thinkwellbeforeyouact
B.Makeyourenemyyourfriend
C.Afterbadluckcomesgoodluck
D.Agoodwifemakesagoodhusband
5.Amyisabiologist(生物学家)workingatamarine(海洋的)park.Thesekindsofparksprovidefunandeducationfortensofthousandsofpeopleeachyear.
Amytakescareofmanyanimalsinthepark,butshealsodoesimportantresearch.Assheobservestheanimalsthatshelooksafter,shelearnsmoreabouttheirneedsandbehavior(行为).Thisinformationhelpstheanimalsinthepark,butitcanalsobeusedtoprotectothermembersofthespecies(物种)inthewild.
It'shardworktolookaftertheseanimals.Theirneedsoftenchangeaccordingtodifferenthoursoftheday.SoAmymustdependonherscienceknowledgeandgoodnumbersensetohelphermaketherightdecisionsalldaylong.
Eventhoughdolphins(海豚)spendmuchoftheirtimeunder
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