中考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解 人生百味类一（含答案）

一、阅读理解（共5题）

1、 Zak's grandfather，Stan， was very famous．Why？ Because he had a very，very，very long white beard．

    One day Zak asked his grandfather，"When you sleep，do you put your beard over or under the quilt（被子）？""I'm not sure． I never care about that． "said his grandfatherr，"I'll look tonight．

    Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt． Then he remembered his grandson's question．Aha! His beard was under the quilt． But wait． Did that feel right？

    He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it． This also didn't feel right． So he put  the beard under the quilt again． But he soon felt it would be better if it were out． The beard went in

and out﹣first under the quilt ，then over it，under ， over ， all night long．

    Stan spent a sleepless night． In the morning ，he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off!

    Stan's wife was so happy． She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times，but he never did it． Now a simple question made him do that．

（1）Why was Stan very famous？　 　

A． Because he had a big family．

B． Because he was very old．

C． Because his grandson was very clever．

D． Because he had a very ， very， very long white beard．

（2）Did Stan have a good slecp that night？　 　

A． Yes．

B． No．

C． Maybe．

D． Sure．

（3）What did Stan do with his beard at last？　 　

A． He put his beard over the quilt．

B． He put his beard under the quilt．

C． He cut his beard off．

D． He cared about his beard after that．

（4）How did Stan's wife feel when she noticed her husband's short beard？　 　

A． She was very happy．

B． She was worried．

C． She was angry with him．

D． She didn't care about it．

（5）From the passage ， which of the following sentences is true？　 　

A． Stan's wife asked him a question one day．

B． Stan never cared about Zak ， his grandson．

C． Stan was sleepless that night because of his beard．

D． Stan listened to his wife's words to cut his beard off．

2、    

Dereck and Beverly are wildlife animal filmmakers（电影制片人）. They have made lots of films about animals and plants.

Their job is to keep and protect the big cats of Africa from damage（伤害）. Beverly also takes photos of the lions and her pictures have appeared in National Geographic magazines.

When they were kids, Dereck was quiet and healthy, he was good at math and science. Beverly had a twin brother. At that time, her brother and she often got their mother into trouble! Beverly was a dancer, an athlete, played the piano (not very well), and was a class leader. Her favourite subject was science and she always got excellent grades in her science exams.

When in the field, their work starts at around 4 am. After drinking a cup of tea, they drive out into a bush（灌木丛）to find their subjects. Sometimes that is a lion pride（群）. Lions are family animals, they usually live in groups of 15 or more. Sometimes that is a single leopard（花豹）. They follow the animals for the day, filming, researching, and collecting facts, information or pictures. They don’t stop working even when they have lunch. They are often back in camp by 8 pm.

When talking about the favourite places to explore, Dereck says, “We live in it!” Beverly thinks being in nature is her favourite. Dereck thinks running or taking a swim in the Okavango swamp（沼泽）-especially swimming close to crocodile（鳄鱼）is great fun, but Beverly says, “Swimming is fun but crazy in these waters.”

41. From the second paragraph, we can know when they were kids,______________.

A. Dereck was outgoing

B. Beverly was quiet and healthy

C. Beverly could play the piano very well

D. Dereck and Beverly were both good at science

42. When Dereck and Beverly are in the field, the right time order（时间顺序）is that they

   ______________________.

① drink a cup of tea    ② follow the animals    ③ drive out  ④ find their subjects

A. ①②③④      B. ①④③②      C. ①③④②      D. ④①③②

43. How many hours do they usually work every day?

A. Eight.     B. Ten.       C. Twelve.    D. Sixteen.

44. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Animals and plants.         B. The story of Dereck and Beverly.

C. National Geographic magazines    .   D. Dereck and Beverly’s childhood.

45. From the passage, we can infer（推断）that ________________.

A. Dereck and Beverly don’t love at all

B. Dereck and Beverly are famous film stars

C. it’s safe to take a swim in the Okavango swamp

D. their work is dangerous sometimes, but they like it

3、 Is a nearby neighbour better than a faraway cousin? An American lady, Anna Lane, believes it's true. Her kind neighbours once helped her out when she was in a big trouble.

Mrs. Lane was living alone in a city in Texas, US. The woman in her 70s could do a lot of housework herself. However, she was too old to mow（修剪）her lawn（草坪）. Then a big trouble found her. She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and it broke the law in her city. As a result, she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison!

Luckily, her neighbours, the Adams brothers, heard the news about her on TV. They decided to do something to help. “We haven't met her yet, but she's 75 years old and she needs some help, “said Sam Adams, one of the boys. “That's the least we could do.”

The Adams brothers took their mowers（修剪机）and came to Mrs Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her. Once they got started, other neighbours saw what was going on and joined in the effort.

Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours. When Mrs Lane saw what her neighbours did for her, she was surprised and moved to tears（感动得落泪）. “I cannot believe this, “she said. “They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn't even know their names. “As for the Adams brothers, they said they would always be ready to help her.

26. What can we know about Mrs Lane?

A. She was 70 years old.

B. She could not do her housework.

C. She was living with her children.

D. She could not cut the grass on the lawn.

27. Mrs lane was in danger of going to prison because   .

A. she broke the education law in her city

B. the grass on her lawn was over 18 inches high

C. the news about her on TV was made up by her

D. she didn't pay enough money to her neighbours

28. Who mowed the lawn?

A. The Adams brothers.

B. Sam Adams and Mrs Lane.

C. The Adams brothers and Mrs. Lane.

D. The Adams brothers and other neighbours.

29. Which of the following is true?

A. The Adams brothers knew Mrs. Lane very well.

B. Mrs. Lane knew some of her neighbours' names.

C. Mrs. Lane didn't expect her neighbours would help her.

D. The Adams brothers used Mrs Lane's mowers to cut the grass.

30. The best title（题目）for the passage would be   .

A. Good neighbours          B. A serious city law

C. A beautiful garden       D. Humorous brothers

4、  

In the state of Qin (秦国 ) , there was a man called Shang Yang (商鞅). He was a statesman (政治家) and worked out many reforms(改革) for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards (报酬) to soldiers who were successful when at war.

But these reforms were not easily carried out (执行) at first. Most people didn’t trust Shang Yang. In order to solve this problem, Shang Yang came up with an idea. He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital. Many people came to see him and the pole.

Then, in front of the crowd, Shang Yang said loudly, “The man who takes this pole to the north gate will get 10 gold pieces.”

It was a simple job and the reward was so large. However, some time passed and no one stepped forward. They all thought Shang Yang was making a joke.

Hearing no answer, Shang Yang stepped forward and said, “The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces.”  

This reward was unbelievably large. Finally, a man from the crowd came forward. He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate. True to his word, Shang Yang gave the man 50 gold pieces.

After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang Yang did about the pole. They believed he was a man of his word. So when Shang Yang began carrying out his reforms, the people followed him.

Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and stronger. At last, Qin made all the seven states into one empire (帝国).

35. What did Shang Yang do?

A. A statesman.          B. A king.

C. An emperor.           D. A soldier.

36. In order to carry out his reforms, what idea did Shang Yang have?

A. Having a wooden pole carrying competition.

B. Having a wooden pole cutting competition

C. The man stepping forward first would be praised.

D. The man carrying the pole from south gate to the north one would get some gold pieces.

37. Why did Shang Yang's reward increase at last?

A. Because a man stepped forward.    B. Because there wasn’t enough time.

C. Because Shang Yang heard no answer.     D. Because Shang Yang was happy.

38. “They believed he was a man of his word.” What does the underlined part mean?

A. A man who can speak loudly.       B. A man who likes to speak a lot.

C. A man who keeps his word.      D. A man of few words.

39. After these great reforms, what happened in the history of China?

A. Shang Yang became the first emperor.    B. The first empire of China appeared.

C. The south gate fell down.      D. The state of Qin became weaker and weaker.

5、 Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire（雇佣）  a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses —Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you. He said you are rude(粗鲁的) and untrustworthy (不可信赖的) . Is this correct? ”

Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”

The old man was very impressed by Peter’s character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man, The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this? ” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(内在的)  beauty.

26. What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A. Live with him.

B. Help with housework and look after his wife.

C. Work as a doctor.

D. Help with housework and look after him.

27. What did Anthony look like?

A. Handsome.     B. Ordinary.     C. Old.       D. Ugly.

28. The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A. had had some bad words of him     B. had praised him

C. did not trust him        D. considered him to be not important

29. How did Peter react(反应 ) when he heard the old man's words?

A. He was angry.         B. He took it seriously.

C. He didn't believe him.      D. He blamed  (责备 ) Anthony.

30. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B. Handsome men must be good men.

C. Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D. Others' opinions are always correct.

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一、阅读理解

1、 1.D   2.B   3.C   4.A   5.C 

【分析】本文讲述了Stan留有很长很长的胡须，因为一天晚上他想起孙子问他睡觉时应该如何处理他的胡须，他一会将胡须放到被子里，一会将胡须拿出来，折腾了一晚上没睡觉，最后他决定把句子给剪掉．

【解答】（1）D．细节理解题．根据was very famous．Why？ Because he had a very，very，very long white beard，可知，他出名是因为他有一个很长很长的白胡须，故选D．

（2）B．细节理解题．根据   Stan spent a sleepless night，可知，他一晚上都没睡觉，故选B．

（3）C．细节理解题．根据 In the morning ，he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off，可知，最终他剪掉了自己的胡须．故选C．

（4）A．细节理解题．根据Stan's wife was so happy． She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times，but he never did it，可知，Stan的妻子看到他把胡须剪掉了很高兴，故选A．

（5）C．推理判断题．根据Zak's grandfather，Stam及 One day Zak asked his grandfather，可知，Stan的孙子问了他一个问题，所以A选项错误．根据When you sleep，do you put your beard over or under the quilt（被子）？""I'm not sure． I never care about that，可知，Stan从未关心过晚上睡觉把胡须放在哪里这个问题，所以B选项错误．根据out﹣first under the quilt ，then over it，under ， over ， all night long．Stan spent a sleepless night，可知，Stan一会将胡须放在被子下面，一会将胡须放在杯子上面，因为这个胡须他一晚上没睡觉，所以C选项正确．根据She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times，but he never did it，可知，Stan的妻子建议他很多次把胡须剪掉，但是他都没有听，所以D选项错误．故选C．

【点评】首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意，结合排除法逐一选出答案．最后再通读全文，核对答案．

2、 41.D

【解析】题意：从第二段，我们可以知道当他们还是孩子的时候，Dereck和Beverly都擅长科学。考查细节理解。根据When they were kids, Dereck was quiet and healthy, he was good at math and science. Beverly…Her favourite subject was science可知两个人都擅长科学，故选D。

42.C

【解析】题意：当德瑞克和贝弗利在野外时，正确的时间顺序是________。考查细节排序。①喝一杯茶；②跟着动物；③开车出去；④找到他们的对象。根据本段内容可知：他们先喝一杯茶，接下来开车去灌木丛中去寻找拍摄对象，然后整天跟着动物寻找证据，最后在晚上8点前回到营地。可知①③④②顺序正确，故选C。

43.D

【解析】题意：他们通常每天工作多少小时?考查细节理解。根据When in the field, their work starts at around 4 am.和They are often back in camp by 8 pm.可知，20—4=16，故选D。

44.B

【解析】题意：这篇文章主要讲了什么?考查文意理解。A. 动植物。B. 德里克和贝弗利的故事。

C. 国家地理杂志。D.德里克和贝弗利的童年。根据Dereck and Beverly are wildlife animal filmmakers. They have made lots of films about animals and plants.可知短文介绍的是德里克和贝弗利保护野生动物的故事，故选B。

45.D

【解析】题意：从这篇文章，我们可以推断__________。考查细节推断。A. 德瑞克和贝弗利根本不相爱；B. 德里克和贝弗利是著名的电影明星；C. 在奥卡万戈沼泽游泳是安全的；D. 他们的工作有时是危险的，但他们喜欢它。根据最后Dereck thinks running or taking a swim in the Okavango swamp -especially swimming close to crocodile is great fun, but Beverly says, “Swimming is fun but crazy in these waters.”可知疯狂是因为危险，有趣是因为喜欢，故选D。

3、 26.D

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“Mrs. Lane was living alone in a city in Texas, US. The woman in her 70s could do a lot of housework herself. However, she was too old to mow（修剪）her lawn（草坪）.” 可知，莱恩太太独自一人生活。年龄70多岁，可以自己做很多家务。却因年龄大无法修剪草坪。故答案为D。

27.B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and it broke the law in her city. As a result, she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison!” 她让草长到18英寸高，这违反了她所在城市的法律。结果，她面临着要付很多钱甚至入狱的危险！故答案为B。

28.D

【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的句子“The Adams brothers took their mowers（修剪机）and came to Mrs. Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her. Once they got started, other neighbours saw what was going on and joined in the effort.”可知，是亚当斯兄弟和其他邻居帮助莱恩太太修剪的草坪。故答案为D。

29.C

【解析】判断正误题。根据文中句子“We haven't met her yet, but she's 75 years old and she needs some help”可知，亚当斯兄弟没有见过莱恩太太，A选项错误；根据“I didn't even know their names.”可知，莱恩太太几乎不知道她的邻居的名词，B选项错误；根据“I cannot believe this”可知，莱恩太太没想到邻居会帮助她。C选项正确；根据“The Adams brothers took their mowers（修剪机）and came to Mrs. Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her.”可知，亚当斯兄弟是拿着自己的修剪机，D选项错误。故答案选C。

30.A

【解析】主旨大意题。短文介绍的就是“远亲不如紧邻”。当莱恩太太遇到困境时，是邻居们及时伸出了援手去帮助她，令莱恩太太非常感动。文章的主旨就是“好邻居”，故答案为A。

4、 35. A    36. D    37. C    38. C    39. B

【解析】

本文介绍了商鞅。商鞅是秦国的一位政治家。为国家制定了许多改革方案，比如更加注重农业，给战争中成功的士兵奖励。但这些改革起初并不容易实施。为了让人们相信他，商鞅想出了一个主意。他在秦都南门放了一根细木杆。并大声说：“谁把这根杆子带到北门谁就会会得到10块金币。”起初，没有人向前。他们都认为商鞅是在开玩笑。由于没人肯出来做，于是他把奖励增加到50块金币。 这次，人群中出现了一个人。他把杆子扛在肩上，走到北门。为了信守诺言，商鞅给了那人50块金币。此后，人们对商鞅信任有加，他们相信他是信守诺言的人。于是商鞅就开始实行他的改革，人民也跟着他。在这些伟大的改革下，秦国变得越来越强大。最后，秦始皇把七国统一为一个帝国。

35.细节理解题。根据He was a statesman (政治家) and worked out many reforms(改革) for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards (报酬) to soldiers who were successful when at war. 他是一位政治家，为国家制定了许多改革方案，比如更加注重农业，给战争中成功的士兵奖励。可知，商鞅是一位政治家。故选A。

36.细节理解题。根据He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital. Many people came to see him and the pole. Then, in front of the crowd, Shang Yang said loudly, “The man who takes this pole to the north gate will get 10 gold pieces.” 他在秦都南门放了一根细木杆。许多人来看他和杆子。然后，在人群面前，商鞅大声说：“把这根杆子带到北门的人会得到10块金币。”可知，为了进行改革，他的想法是能抗着杆子从南门到北门的人会得到10块金币。故选D。

37.细节理解题。根据Hearing no answer, Shang Yang stepped forward and said, “The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces.” 商鞅听不到回答，上前说：“现在奖励50块金块。”可知，商鞅增加奖励是因为他听不到回答。故选C。

38.细节理解题。A. A man who can speak loudly.能大声说话的人。B. A man who likes to speak a lot. 喜欢说大话的人。C. A man who keeps his word. 信守诺言的人。D. A man of few words. 寡言少语的人。句子They believed he was a man of his word.的意思是：他们相信他是信守诺言的人。因此a man of his word是“信守诺言”的意思。故选C。

39.细节理解题。根据Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and stronger. At last, Qin made all the seven states into one empire (帝国). 在这些伟大的改革下，秦国变得越来越强大。最后，秦始皇把七国统一为一个帝国。可知，中国的第一个帝国出现了。故选B。

5、 26. D    27. A    28. A    29. B    30. C

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述一个老人要雇佣一个护士照顾他。一天他面试了两个人，安东尼和彼得。安东尼长得很帅，而彼得很普通。当这个老人对彼得说安东尼说彼得坏话时，彼得虚心接受并打算花时间改变他自己。而当老人对安东尼说彼得说安东尼的坏话时，安东尼很生气并开始大骂。最后这个老人雇佣了彼得。最后告诉我们一个道理，即内在美比外表更重要。

26.细节理解题。根据so he decided to hire（雇佣）a nurse to help with housework and take care of him可知，这个男人想要招聘一个护士来帮他做家务和照顾他，故选D。

27.细节理解题。根据Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的)可知，安东尼长得帅，而彼得很普通，故选A。

28.细节理解题。根据“Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you. He said you are rude(粗鲁的)  and untrustworthy (信赖的) . Is this correct? ”可知，这个老人告诉彼得，安东尼说他坏话，故选A。

29.细节理解题。根据Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”可知，彼得想了几分钟并说，如果安东尼对我有不好的看法。我一定有什么错的地方，我应该花时间改变这些东西。所以彼得严肃对待这件事。故选B。

30.主旨大意题、根据Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(内在的)  beauty以及全文可知，尽管彼得看起来非常普通，他有令人印象深刻的内在美，所以内在美比外表更重要，故选C。