1、湖北省鄂州市2019-2021年三年中考英语试卷分类汇编阅读理解2021年湖北省鄂州市中考英语试题四、阅读理解（共两节；共20小题, 满分40分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分, 满分24分）阅读下列材料, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。AWanted to be more beautiful?Come and buy your fashion dresses!DressesFromMaterialColorSizePrice (RMB)BeijingsilkwhiteL/M/S98GuangzhoucottonredM/S80ShanghaiwoolblueL/M14
2、2ShenzhencottonpurpleXL/L108Tel: 027-8868668Address: No. 198 Wuchang Street, EzhouWebsite: http:/ www. ezhoushop. com46. The blue dress is made of _. A. cottonB. cotton and woolC. silkD. wool47. If you buy a red dress and a purple dress, you should pay _. A. 178 yuanB. 222 yuanC. 188 yuanD. 250 yuan
3、48. The white dresses come from _. A. BeijingB. GuangzhouC. ShanghaiD. ShenzhenBLast summer holiday, Aunt Emily took us to a safari park （野生动物园）, not far from Liverpool. I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before. Its a very interesting park, full of wild animals running free
4、ly. When we got there, we bought our tickets and drove into the park. We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions. But to get to the lions place we had to go through the monkeys, land first. And that was an experience because they climbed all over the car, ate apples and bananas, a
5、nd threw all kinds of things at us. They seemed very unfriendly. Anyway, we went on our way to the lions, place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous. A lion came up very close to us. The next thing we knew, it was on the bonnet （车盖）. It looked calm but we fel
6、t terrified. Aunt Emily, who isnt very brave, started to call for help. The kids started crying. Only my brother, George, stayed cool. I sounded the horn （喇叭）but nobody heard us. In the end a guard arrived in his car, and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guards hand as if nothi
7、ng was the matter. 49. Which animal did the writer want to see the most?A. The lions. B. The elephants. C. The monkeys. D. All of them. 50. Why did they lock themselves in the car?A. Because the monkeys might steal things. B. Because they were afraid of being robbed. C. Because the lions might be da
8、ngerous in the park. D. Because something was wrong with the car. 51. What does the underlined word terrified ” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Excited. B. Bored. C. Interested. D. Scared. 52. Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion?A. Aunt Emily. B. George. C. The guard. D. The wr
9、iter. CChris recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary met him at his home in south London and he told her all about the trip. Reporter: What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant, Chris?Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was planning a trip to Indi
10、a. I visited a photographic （摄影的）exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant. Reporter: What did you do next?Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didnt know anything abou
11、t elephants, so I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant. Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about USD 6, 000. Reporter: Can you tell me about the journ
12、ey?Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India where there is a big elephant market and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to com
13、plete the journey. Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!Reporter: What happened when you reached Son
14、epur?Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But by now I was very fond of her. I couldnt take her back to Britain and I didnt want to sell her at the market. By chance, I met some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave h
15、er to them. I was very sad to say goodbye. 53. Chris got the idea to travel around India on an elephant from _. A. a visit to an Indian zooB. an elephant expert from IndiaC. an old friend who lived in IndiaD. a photographic exhibition of elephants54. The elephant expert told Chris _. A. the price of
16、 elephantsB. how to ride an elephantC. where to sell his elephantD. how to feed an elephant55. Chris decided to travel to Sonepur because _. A. it is a very interesting placeB. elephants cant be sold anywhere elseC. he would be able to sell Tera there easilyD. it would only take 64 days to travel th
17、ere56. When Chris arrived at Sonepur market, he _. A. sold Tara to a national parkB. visited a national parkC. realized that he didnt really want to sell TaraD. decided to take Tara home with him57. The best title for the passage is _. A. Selling an ElephantB. An Unusual JourneyC. An Exhibition of E
18、lephantsD. How to Ride an Elephant 第二节（共8小题；每小题2分, 满分16分）D根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一 项为多余选项。There are many kinds of pollution around us, such as air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad for our health in many ways. Burning gas, oil and coal creates ai
19、r pollution. 58_With the increase in population and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of litter into the land. In the fields, farmers use too many chemicals （化学用品）which destroy the soil. Soil pollution causes unhealthy food. 59 _ For e
20、xample, people may lose their hearing if they work in a noisy place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure, as well. Working in strong, changeable light for a long time may cause some kinds of illness. 60_ With less pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will
21、 be better. Lets be greener people. A. It makes people feel terrible and is especially bad for the eyes. B. It can cause sore eyes and breathing problems. C. Water pollution can make fish dead. D. Noise pollution can make people deaf.E阅读下列材料, 根据其内容完成阅读任务。Scientists think that there has been life on
22、earth for millions of years. However, we havent found life on other planets yet. The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun. And there are seven other planets that also go around the sun. The sun and its planets are called the solar system. The solar system is a small part of the universe. Sci
23、entists have launched many spaceships to explore other planets in the solar system. Some spaceships have gone beyond the solar system. However, no one has discovered any life in space yet. Why has no one from other planets sent us a message? Have they tried to send information to us? With so many st
24、ars in space, are we alone, or is there life on other planets in space?61. 请写出文中划线处“it”指代的内容。62. According to the passage, the solar system includes _ and _. 63. How many planets are there in the solar system according to the passage?64. Have any spaceships gone beyond the solar system?65. Fill in t
25、he blank with the right words according to the passage. 答案：46-48 DCA4952 ACDB5357 DBCCB5860 BDA（46-60小题, 每小题2分。）61. the earth62. the sun, its planets63. Eight. 64. Yes, they have.65. the solar system（6165 小题, 每小题2分, 符合语境的词或句子都给分。）2020年湖北省鄂州市中考英语试题.阅读理解阅读下面四篇材料，根据其内容，选择正确答案或完成阅读任务ATu Youyou, pharmaco
26、logist, born in December 1930Tu, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin, a kind of medicine used to fight against malaria (疟疾) has solved the problem of fighting against malaria and done a lot for scientific and technological inventions in traditional Chinese medicine and hu
27、man health.Zhang Fuqing,war hero, born in December 1924Zhang served as a Peoples Liberation (解放) Army soldier in the Liberation War and was twice given the name of War Hero. He volunteered in 1955 to work in Laifeng County, Hubei Provinces remotest county,so he could give his life to the poor in the
28、 mountainous region.Wang Youde,desert fighter, born in September 1953Wang led his partners to build over 600,000 mu of sand-fixation (固定) forest and managed to control nearly I million mu of quicksand, helpfully preventing the development of the Maowusu Desert. His work offered valuable experience t
29、o sand prevention and control in China.Yuan Longping, agriculturalist, born in September 1930Yuan, the Father of Hybrid Rice, was the first person in the world to develop a hybrid rice strain, and his research on higher rice yields (产量) helped provide a solution to worldwide hunger and starvation.26
30、. Which of the following is Tu Youyous great achievement?A. Discovering artemisinin.B. Serving the people in the poor region.C. Preventing and controlling sand.D. Developing a hybrid rice strain.27. Who used to be a soldier and then worked in the poor region?A. Tu YouyouB. Zhang FuqingC. Wang YoudeD
31、. Yuan Longping28. What is Wang Youde doing for our country?A. He is doing a research on higher rice yields.B. He is protecting the environment.C. He is working on the inventions in human health.D. He is trying to help poor people to be rich.29. Which is the right statement?A. Zhang Fuqing is a dese
32、rt fighter.B. Tu Youyou is a war hero.C. Wang Youde is the winner of the Nobel Prize.D. Yuan Longping is the Father of Hybrid Rice.30. The passage may come from _.A. A storybook.B. A novel.C. A newspaper.D. Science fiction.【答案】26. A 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. CBWhen you think of the Arctic (北极), you imag
33、ine an icy land of pure white snow. Others imagine it as the last really clean place left on earth. We have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish. “And now”, CNN says, “Its the Arctics turn.”German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow. Microplastics are pieces of pl
34、astic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found 1800 pieces of microplastics per liter of (每升) snow.How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, “Its clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air.” They fall off the plastic objects and are
35、 moved by the wind, just like dust. They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow. Finding these plastics in Arctic snow means that we may breathe them in.Are they bad for us? Scientists cannot answer this question for now, according to the WHO. We do know that our bodies cannot take i
36、n “large” pieces of microplastics. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health. Whats more, earlier studies have shown that microplastics may contribute to lung cancer risk.Microplastics have also been
37、found in rivers and oceans around the world. Earlier research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans, hurting ecosystems along the way. They start in our wastewater, then flow into rivers and out to the sea, where they are eaten by sea animals. If people then eat these anim
38、als, it means that were eating the plastic as well.31. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that_.A. the Arctic is the last really clean place left on earthB. the Arctic is an icy land of pure white snowC. the Arctic is a beautiful icy land with clean airD. the Arctic has been polluted by plastic rubbish32
39、. The underlined word “contribute” means “_” in Chinese.A. 增加B. 捐献C. 造成D. 是原因之一33. Where do most of the microplastics in the snow come from?A. From water.B. From air.C. From wind.D. From food.34. Which of the following isnt true?A. We may breathe microplastics in Arctic.B. Microplastics may cause lu
40、ng cancer.C. We dont have to mind microplastics right now.D. Microplastics have hurt ecosystems. 35. How does the writer end this passage?A. By advising us to drink clean water.B. By asking people not to eat sea animals.C. By telling the seriousness of plastic pollution.D. By showing the beauty of A
41、rctic.【答案】31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. CCIf youre having a hard time getting along with your new teacher, going to class can be a bad time. But you really want to get good grades, what should you do? Here are some suggestions for you.Talk to your teacher. A short discussion can clear up the clouds be
42、tween two persons. Always be polite and show admiration. Express yourself bravely and show the ideas from your heart.Ask your teacher how you can do well in class. Teachers have years of education and experience in the subjects they teach. Learning more about this fact helps make a good relationship
43、 between you and your teacher. Discussing the best ways to succeed in class shows your teacher you care about the class.Learn to understand his teaching method. Sometimes, the reason why you dont like your teacher is the way he runs the classroom. If youre used to a very relaxing class, learning to
44、develop in a strict environment is difficult. In fact, giving yourself time to accept this new style of teaching is possible.Take part in activities with your teacher. Studies show that teachers would like to pay attention to you, if they feel you have something in common. Joining a club or taking p
45、art in other activities with your teacher creates common ground between you. And it makes you get on better with him in class more easily.根据短文内容，完成下面表格（每小题不超过三个词）。How to _36_ your teacherSuggestionsTalk to your teacher.Always be polite and _37_ your teacher.Express yourself bravely and show the idea
46、s from your heart.Ask your teacher how _38_ in class.Learn more about the education and experience of the teacher.Show your teacher you care about the class.Learn to understand his teaching method.Know different teachers have different styles.Its possible _39_ yourself time to accept this new style
47、of teaching.Take part in activities with your teacher.Make the teacher feel you have something _40_. Join a club or take part in other activities.【答案】36. get along with 37. show admiration to 38. to do well 39. to give 40. in commonDThis story is about Mrs. Jones, an 82-year-old lady. Although her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day. This morning Mrs Jones was moving to the nursing home. The nursing home was ver
