陕西中考英语复习题型二阅读理解课时练文档格式.docx

1、The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.Only one in ten houses in Britain d

2、o not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用）land from the government.At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gard

3、ening became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries.Every year, there are competitions for the largest vegetables, but dont expect to wi

4、n: Britains biggest carrot is almost six metres long.（）1. In summer, British gardens are often covered with grey leaves and plants.（）2. A recent survey showed that about 50% of the British thought it was important to do some gardening.（）3. The government wont rent land to people in Britain.（）4. We c

5、an infer from Paragraph 4 that the owner of Chatsworth House was rich.（）5. It is hard to win in the British garden competitions every year.Passage 2（2018河池）法国的餐桌礼仪My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are very different from the way they are a

6、t home. For example，youre not supposed to put your bread on your plate. Youre supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now Im used to it. Another example is that youre not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut i

7、t up and eat it with a fork. Another thing is that its impolite to say that youre full. If you dont want any more food, you should just say, “That was delicious.” Also, youre not supposed to put your elbows on the table. I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but Im gradually

8、 getting used to it. I dont find French customs so strange anymore.（）1. Youre not supposed to put your bread on your plate.（）2. Now Im used to putting my bread on the table.（）3. Youre supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread.（）4. Its impolite to say that youre full.（）5. I still find Fre

9、nch customs so strange.Passage 3（2018威海）孟加拉国Bangladesh（孟加拉）is an agricultural country between India and Burma. Storms from the Indian Ocean sweep across the country every year, and large areas of farming land are flooded（冲毁）. The people are very poor.Fewer than half of the countrys children complete

10、 their primary education. When they are six or seven years old, many children leave school to work in the fields or at home. The rest of their “education” consists of looking after cattle, collecting firewood or doing household jobs.Not long ago, an experimental school was opened near the capital, D

11、acca, to help poor children. There are only 120 children in the school, which has three classrooms. In each class, forty pupils are divided into four groups of ten. Each pupil is free to decide which group he or she wants to join.The most able pupils do a great deal of the teaching. They act as grou

12、p monitors. Their duty is to ensure that all pupils in their group understand and practice what the teacher has taught.There are a number of unusual features in the Bangladesh school. Children do not move up a class automatically when they grow older. Each group is promoted（升级）only when EVERY pupil

13、in it has succeeded in getting to the right standard. As a result, all members of a group work hard to help the less able pupils. Nobody is left behind.Lessons are extremely practical and include work on farming, carpentry, health and running a homeas well as lessons on the basic skills of reading,

14、writing and arithmetic. At school, pupils prepare for adult life by learning to carry out almost all the tasks which they will face when they grow older.If pupils have to look after cattle or young children, they are allowed to bring them to school. If a child has to stay at home to help his parents

15、, there is no scolding or punishment（责罚） at school. Children enjoy their lessons and the school is cheap to run. It is so successful that other schools in Bangladesh are beginning to imitate（模仿）its methods. Visitors are even coming from other agricultural countries to see if they can use a similar m

16、ethod.（）1. Many people in Bangladesh work on farms.（）2. Most children in Bangladesh complete their primary education.（）3. In each group, the biggest or oldest pupil is made a monitor.（）4. At the end of each school year, all the pupils move to a higher class.（）5. At school, pupils learn to do almost

17、all the tasks needed in adult life.Passage 4（2018绥化）城市的昵称Do you have a nickname（昵称）? Most of us do by our looks, clothing, or personality. But for cities, the meaning of their nicknames has much more than that.Many big cities have nicknames, such as New YorkThe Big Apple, LondonThe Great Smog, and R

18、omeThe Eternal（永恒的） City. Why do cities have such nicknames?In the 1920s, there were many races in New York. People called the prizes of these races apples, Writer John J. Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the bigg

19、est prize of all.For Rome, as the name suggests, the answer is simple. Romans believed that no matter what happened to the world, Rome would go on forever. Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2，000 years.As for London, in the Victorian period, it had problems with its air. Later

20、 in 1952, serious air pollution made 10，000 people fall ill. But now the air of London has become better.Does that sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?（）1. Most of us get our nicknames only by our looks.（）2. The Great Smog is the nickname of London.（）3. The nickname of New York was giv

21、en by Writer John J. Fitz Gerald.（）4. Rome has been an important center of power for 2，000 years.（）5. Later in 1952, the air of London became better.话题2事物介绍（2018, 2017）Passage 5（2018聊城改编）树的作用Most people agree that trees look nice, but not everyone knows that trees can also help cities save money. A

22、few years ago, the US Forest Service studied trees in Chicago. They found that just one tree can save a city hundreds of dollars over its lifetime.Trees can save money by helping people save energy（能源）. Trees stop the summer sun shining on buildings. They also block（挡住） the winter wind. That helps p

23、eople use less energy to make their homes or offices warm or cool. Saving energy is saving money.Trees have another way to help a city save money. When it rains, there will be a lot of water in a citys sewers（下水道）. Cities need lots of money to clean that water. But before the rainwater gets to the d

24、irty sewers, trees can take some into themselves. With the help of trees, there is less water to clean.（）1. Everyone knows that trees can help cities save money.（）2. One tree can save a city hundreds of dollars in one day.（）3. Trees can help people save energy.（）4. Trees can take all the rainwater i

25、nto themselves.（）5. With the help of trees, cities need less money to clean the rainwater.Passage 6（2019原创）热点清华大学“3D”录取通知书After Gaokao, what students expect most is the acceptance letters（录取通知书）. Recently, Tsinghua University has received much attention since the “3D acceptance letter” was shown on

26、the official platform. The latest acceptance letters are made by teachers and students of Tsinghua University and will be sent to students soon.This year, the most special feature of Tsinghuas acceptance letter is a 3D “second school gate”. The acceptance letter is made of more than 30 pieces of pap

27、er. In fact, it is a wonderful work of art. When the acceptance letter is opened, 3D model will appear on the paper. With the letter comes a message of hope, which says: when you go through the second school gate in August, a new world will spread slowly in front of you, and a new life will wait for

28、 you to explore and create. The “second school gate” of Tsinghua University is a landmark building of Tsinghua University. It was built in 1909. A teacher from Tsinghua says that the special design of acceptance letters not only holds the weight of history, but also means a new time of youth and fut

29、ure.Such a hearty acceptance letter has won many peoples praises. Even many of the senior students of Tsinghua have expressed their preference. Some students ask, “Can we replace the old acceptance letter with a new one？” At the same time, the students who will receive this “greeting” are excited to

30、 express their hopes and happiness. They cant wait to receive the special and valuable letters.（）1. The latest 3D acceptance letters are made by students of Tsinghua University.（）2. The special acceptance letters are made to express a message of hope.（）3. The “second school gate” of Tsinghua Univers

31、ity was built in 1909.（）4. Students are eager to receive the special acceptance letters.（）5. This passage is mainly about the famous gate of Tsinghua University.话题3环境保护（2012）Passage 7（2018娄底）拯救地球的三节日Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like “Meatout Day”， “Earth Day” and “Buy Nothing Day”“Meatout Day” is on March 20th. Many people around the world dont eat any meat for one day. In this way, theyll get healthier and reduce gre