1、 分享与下载精品教学资料 上传教学资料赚钱的网站 中考英语阅读理解训练 1 We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It?s true that male mo
2、squito doesn?t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn?t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a
3、 mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You?re different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body becau
4、se she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay
5、eggs, hundreds of eggs. And then what happens? 1. “Mosquito” means _ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子 2. We know mosquitoes very well because _. A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly 3. If the mosquito doesn?t bite you, it will _. A
6、. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one 4. The mosquito bites you _. A. when you?re asleep B. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn?t like you 5. Which of the following sentences is wrong? A. The itching begins after the
7、mosquito bites you. B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D. All the mosquitoes don?t like to bite people for blood. 2 At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving. Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright. Think abo
8、ut all the water faucets (水龙头) in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place! Many things at the mall use energy. Electric lights, infrared (红外感应) faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work One way to save energy is by kee
9、ping lights clean. More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. When malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright. Using fewer lights means using less energy. You step up to the water faucet. The water starts to flow. You don?t have to touch a thing
10、. Why do malls have such fancy faucets? The answer is simple. They save water. Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash. Infrared faucets turn themselves off. 1. _ is a hot topic for a big mall ATo spend money BTo Save energy CTo keep the mall bright DTo buy things 2What will th
11、e fourth paragraph probably talk about? AHow to save water when using infrared faucets irl the mall B. How to save energy when using airconditioners in the mail 分享与下载精品教学资料 上传教学资料赚钱的网站 CHow to save money When shopping in the mail 3The best title for the passage is _. ALights, faucets and aircondit
12、ioners B. Spending less money CEnergy saving at the mall D. A hot topic 3 I?ve loved my mother?s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must b
13、e the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she?d said again, “it?s for Elizabeth. ” I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl
14、, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”. As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful wor
15、ds and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn?t be sure that the letter had even got
16、to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as she?d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my fat
17、her and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 1. The writer began to love her mother?s desk _. A. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was
18、 a child D. when Mother gave it to her 2. The passage shows that _. A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C. mother cared much about her daughter in words D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful wor
19、ds 3. The word “gulf” in the passage means _. A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land 4. What did mother do with her daughter?s letter asking forgiveness?
20、 A. She had never received the letter. B. For years, she often talked about the letter. C. She didn?t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 5. What?s the best title of the passage? A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children C. My mother
21、?s Desk D. Talks between Mother and Me 分享与下载精品教学资料 上传教学资料赚钱的网站 4 Here are some tips (建议) on how to stay safe in earthquakes (地震). 1Stay inside and duck and cover. Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway. Cover your head and neck with your arms. 2Move against a wall if in
22、 a high building with no protective desk or table nearby. Cover your head and neck with your arms. 3Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines (电杆) if outdoors。 4 Pull over (停靠) to the side of the road away from overpasses (天桥) and power lines if driving. Stay in
23、 your car until the shaking ends. 5Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public area. Do not run for the door. Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms. 6Stay in your seat if in a cinema or a theater. Get
24、 below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms 7If you take cover (躲避) under a strong piece of furniture，hold on to it and be prepared to move with it 8 Try to stay away from kitchens, where there are often many objects that might fall or get burnt. 1The underli
25、ned word “duck” in Tip 1 means _. Aa water bird with short legs B. some kind of meat for eating Cwalk like a duck D. lower your head or body very quickly 2_ should be the most important part(s) to be protected in an earthquake. AYour head and arms BYour arms CYour neck and arms DYour head and neck 3. Tip3 and Tip4 give you some advice on what you shou
