江苏省常州市2019-2021年三年中考英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解.doc

1、江苏省常州市2019-2021年三年中考英语试卷分类汇编阅读理解2021年常州市中考英语试题三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn modern times. our clothes seem good enough to meet our needs both in color and style. However, are you impatient with washing your clothes so often? Are you tired of the same co

2、lor? If your answer is Yes. Lets meet the fashion in the future.Sun-No - SpotTo clean this shirt, just stand in the sun! A special material on the surface receives UV light from the sun. This heats it up enough to make stains(污渍) missing. You stay cool.but stains disappear! Some stains disappear in

3、minutes - others might take a day.New Fabric SuitAre you sick of holes in your clothes? This new material repairs itself! If this cloth gets a hole. just rub (搓揉) the broken place quickly. Heat from the rubbing will cause the materials to connect with each other again, repairing the hole. Hole? What

4、 hole?New Wiggle VigorThis cloth gets a charge(充电) from running around. As you move, the thin wires in the material turn your movement into power. This can charge a computer, an ipad, a hair-dryer, and many other small things that need power.Chameleon ClothTired of the same old look? How about cloth

5、es that change colors? This material is made with dyes(染料) that change colors when they get warm. A small battery heats up thin metal threads(金属线) in the cloth. to change colors or forms.23. If your Sun-No - Spot shirt is dirty with stains, what can you do to clean it?A. Warm it in the sun. B. Rub i

6、t quickly.C. Connect it to a computer.D. Change its color.24. If your mobile phone has no power. which one can help you?A. Sur-No-Spot. B. New Fabric Suit. C. New Wiggle Vigor. D. Chameleon Cloth.25. Which of the next pictures goes well with Chameleon Cloth?BIn the Spring and Autumn period (475 - 22

7、1 BC) there lived a man called Ji Zha. He was the fourth son of the king of the Kingdom of Wu. Because of Ji Zhas sticking to righteousness(义)and wide learning, he was his fathers favorite. and the king wanted to make him his heir(堆承人). However, Ji Zha refused because he thought the kings eldest son

8、 should be the one to receive the throne. Later. Ji Zha served as an ambassador(外交大臣) of Wu to other kingdoms in China.Once. on a mission to the Kingdom of Lu, Ji Zha passed through the Kingdom of Xu. The king of Xu received him as a friend, and admired the valuable sword(剑) Ji Zha was wearing. Alth

9、ough his host didnt mention it. Ji Zha could see he wanted to own it very much. However, as he still needed to go to Lu. Ji Zha didnt give the king of Xu his sword as a present.After finishing his mission to Lu, on his way back, Ji Zha once again passed through Xu. This time he decided to give the s

10、word to the king of Xu. But when he arrived. His friend had already passed away. Ji Zha didnt expect it and felt very sad. He took off his sword and gave it to the dead man by hanging it on a tree near his tomb(坟墓).Ji Zhas attendants (随从)didnt understand his action, saying, Sir, the king of Xu is al

11、ready dead. Why do you still give up your sword to him? Ji Zha shook his head. When I came to the Kingdom of Xu last time. I noticed that my friend admired my sword. and I decided that when I came back I would give it to him. However, I never expected this turn of events. But how could I change my m

12、ind just because the man had died? With these words, he left the place, low - spirited and heart - broken.26. What do we know about Ji Zha from the passage?A. He was born in 221 BC. B. He didnt have the ability to be a king.C. He was a careful and generous man. D. He lost his fight for the throne to

13、 his brother.27. Why did Ji Zha give up his sword to the king of Xu although he had died?A. He was loyal to his country. B. He was loyal to righteousness.C. He wan guilty of his friends death.D. He was guilty of not seeing his friend before his death28. What is the best title of this story!A. Ji Zha

14、 and His Friend B. Ji Zha and His CountryC. Ji Zha Gives Up His Throne D. Ji Zha Gives Up His SwordCDurbeyfield sat down upon the grassy land by the roadside. putting his basket before him. In a few minutes, a youth from his village appeared in the distance. On seeing him, Durbeyfield held up his ha

15、nd, and the boy quickened his steps and came near.Boy, take up that basket! I want you to do something for me. The skinny boy frowned(皱眉), who are you then, John Durbeyfield. to order me about and call me boy? You know my name as well as I know yours!Do you. do you? Thats the secret - Thats the secr

16、et! Now obey my orders, and Fred. I dont mind telling you that the secret is that Im one of noble race(贵族) - it has been just found out by me this present afternoon. And as he made the announcement, he luxuriously(奢侈地) lay himself upon the land among the flowers The boy stood before Durbeyfield, and

17、 looked at him from head to foot.Sir, John D Urberville thats who I am, continued Durbeyfield. Do you know such a place as Greenhill? Yes. I have been there to Greenhill fair(集市). Well, under the church of that city there lie my ancestors(祖先) - hundreds of them - in coats of jewellery. There is not

18、a man here whos got greater and nobler ancestors than I. oh? Now take up that basket, and go on to the Pure Drop Inn, telling them to send a horse and carriage(马车) with a servant(仆人) here quickly. to carry me home. And when youve done that, goon to my house with the basket, and tell my wife to put a

19、way that washing. because she neednt finish it, and wait till I come home, as Ive news to tell her. As the boy stood in doubt, Durbeyfield put his hand into his pocket. And produced a shilling (a unit of money used in Britain until 1971).Here is for your work. son. This made a difference.Yes, Sir Jo

20、hn. Thank you. The boy took up the basket. and set out at once.29. What did Durbeyfield ask Fred to do?A. Listen to a story. B. Find out a secret.C. Send messages for him.D. Drive a horse and carriage for him.30. Which of the following about Durbeyfield is TRUE?A. He did believe he was a noble.B. He

21、 wanted to play a trick on Fred.C. He was the richest man in the city. D. He used to live in Greenhill.31. What made the boy willing to work for Durbeyfield?A. Durbeyfields secret. B. Durbeyfields order.C. His visit to Greenhill fair.D. The unit of money.32. What is most probably the relationship be

22、tween Durbeyfield and Fred?A. Father and son.B. Neighbors.C. Close friends.D. Master and servant.DThere are only 24 hours in a day, and usually about a third of that is spent sleeping. So is it possible to make use of this time and learn a new skill or even a language? In other words. is sleep learn

23、ing possible?Many studies have found that a basic form of learning. called conditioning. can happen during sleep. In a 2012 study published in the magazine Nature Neuroscience. for example, Israeli researchers found that people can learn to connect sounds with smells during sleep. The scientists pla

24、yed a tone to sleeping study participants while putting some rotten(腐烂的)fish beside their beds. Once awake. when hearing the tone. The people held their breath in anticipation of a bad smell.This was a dear finding showing participants formed new memories during sleep, said Andrillon, a scientist in

25、 this held.Although the now memory was implicit (暗示性的), it could influence how peoplebehave, researchers found in a 2014 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. In that research. after spending a night in a room full of cigarette(香烟) smell mixed with rotten eggs or fish, smokers use fewer ci

26、garettes.Andrillon and his team members have found that learning in sleep can also go beyond simple conditioning. In their 2017 study published in Nature Communications, participants were able to pick out sound features that they had heard during sleep.Learning abilities in sleep may spread to learn

27、ing of words. In a study published in Current Biology, researchers played pairs of made - up words and their supposed meanings like guga means elephant. to sleep participants. After this, when awake. the participants did better in picking the right translation of made - up words in a multi - choice

28、test.So far, research suggests it may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meaning of words while sleeping. although it is to a weaker level than what we do during the day without noticing.33. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To show that sleep learn

29、ing is possible.B. To study how to make use of sleep learning.C. To report some famous research findings.D. To prove sleep learning is implicit and weak.34. What does the phrase new memories in the third paragraph refer to(指的是)?A. Connection between participants and scientists.B. Connection between

30、sounds and smells.C. The tones influence on the rotten fish.D. The rotten eggs influence on cigarettes.35. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?A. Sleep can do good to learning.B. Language learning can happen in sleep.C. People learn in sleep in a different language.D. Sleep learning is

31、better than daytime learning.答案：A) 23-25ACC B) 26-28 CBD C) 29-32 CADB D) 33-35 ABB2020年常州市中考英语试题三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWith so much free time on our hands during lockdown, many of us have entertained the idea of knowing more about the world. Lea

32、rning a foreign language is a good choice. Here are a few examples, in order of time it takes people to learn them.Latin languages (about 600 hours)The popular Latin languages Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese require about 600 hours to learn. Of these, Spanish and Italian are the easiest for

33、English speakers to learn. They are followed by Portuguese and finally French.Latin languages share many words with English. However, those shared words look or sound similar, but have different meanings over time.Greek (1,100 hours)Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn that uses a dif

34、ferent alphabet(字母表). It is also a language that has contributed many words to English. Indeed, the president of Greece once gave two speeches at an international meeting that included just Greek loan words(外来词) as well as the unavoidable basic English.Japanese (2, 200 hours)Counting objects in Japa

35、nese depends on whether they are long and thin (like “roads”), small and round (like “apples”), thin and flat (like “sheets of paper”), and hundreds more examples.What Japanese you speak also depends on your gender(性别). Theres a “rough” language for men and a more “ladylike” language for women, but

36、you must understand both.Chinese (2, 200 hours)Each Chinese written word is hardly understandable when spoken between a Mandarin (普通话) speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Guangdong. If you think thats strange, consider our number system: the symbol “2” is widely understood but its pronounc

37、ed “two” in English and “duex” in French.23. For an English speaker, which of the following is the easiest to learn?A. Japanese. B. French. C. Greek. D. Italian.24. What can we learn from the passage?A. The same word in two languages always has the same meaning.B. The English language and the Greek

38、language use the same alphabet.C. Objects are counted differently in Japanese according to their shapes.D. A Mandarin speaker and a Cantonese speaker write Chinese differently.25. The purpose of this passage is to tell English speakers_.A. how to learn some foreign languagesB. why they must learn a

39、foreign languageC. some information on the difficulty of foreign languagesD. not to choose an Asian language to learn as it is too hardBInfluenza, or flu(流感), is a type of virus. It spreads from one person to another quickly. When someone who has the flu coughs or sneezes, little droplets from their

40、 lungs (肺) spread out into the air. Anyone nearby can get sick. Even a person who touches something with the virus and then touches his or her mouth, eyes, or nose, can become infected(感染).The outbreak of the 1918 influenza infected about 500 million people worldwide. It killed from 20 million to 50

41、 million people. It was first seen in Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia. It then spread quickly around the world. Many people who bccame sick were young, healthy adults. At the time, no treatments worked in the prevention of the spread of the killer flu. People were ordered to wear masks.

42、 Schools, theaters and other public places were closed.When the first wave(波in the spring of 1918 hit, it didnt seem serious. People who were infected felt the usual flu symptoms(症状), which are chills, fevers, and feeling tired. Those who got sick generally got better after several days. Not many di

43、ed. However, a second, highly contagious(传染的)wave of influenza appeared in the fall of that same year. Victims died shortly after they were infected within hours or days. Their skin turned blue and their lungs were filled with liquid(液体), making it very difficult to breathe.By the summer of 1919, th

44、e flu pandemic(大流行病) came to an end. Sick people had either got well or died. Almost 90 years later, in 2008, researchers announced theyd discovered why the 1918 flu was so deadly. The flu virus inflamed (使恶化)the lungs, causing them to fill with liquid.Since 1918, there have been several other influ

45、enza pandemics, although none has been quite as deadly.26. What information about the 1918 flu is mentioned in the passage?A. The reason why it was so deadly.B. The reason why it ended.C. The change it caused to medical research.D. The place in which it was last seen.27. All the people that were inf

46、ected with the 1918 flu_.A. had blue skin that led to their deathB. had touched someone with the virusC. died as their lungs were filled with liquidD. had the virus in their bodies that made them sick28. Which of the following statements about the 1918 flu is TRUE according to the passage?A. Wearing

47、 a mask was the best way to treat it.B. A younger person had a lower risk of being infccted with it.C. People expected the coming of its second wave, but couldnt stop it.D. It was deadlier than any other influenza pandemic in modern history.C“Whats wrong, Carina?” Collin asked. “Homesick again?”His

48、sister nodded.“Yeah, me too.” Collin sighed(叹息).Their family had moved to the new place nearly four months ago. The new place was housed inside a huge transparent dome (透明的圆屋顶). It still didnt feel like home.“I miss my friends,” Carina said sadly. “And green grass and swimming, and everything. I even miss the sound of rain on the roof(屋顶).