1、2019年中考英语阅读理解练习题（十三）附答案第一篇（2019中考训练题）LibrariesPublic librariesMost towns in Britain have a public library. A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources, which library members can use and borrow for free. Britains First Public LibraryThe first public library in Britain opened
2、in Manchester in1852. Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards, Edwards attended the librarys opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there too. How to Join a Library To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form. youll re
3、ceive a library card which is needed when using library services Mobile Libraries Not everyone can get a library. Some people live far away from towns and cities. Other people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disability .Thanks to mobile libraries, these people can still
4、 borrow books. Unlike most libraries, which store books in buildings, mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini-bus. The back of the mini-bus has shelves for the books, and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around. A driver takes the mini-bus to a certain place at a ce
5、rtain time, so people know when to expect it. They can then return their books and borrow some more.All Aboard the Library A school in London didnt have space for a library inside the building. However, everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library. So the head of the school,
6、 Graham Blake decided to park an old bus on the school car park and changed it into a library. Pupils helped to paint the bus, and after eight months, the new library was ready.1Who was the first librarian of the first public library in Britain?A Charles Dickens. B William Thackeray.C Edward Edwards
7、. D Graham Blake.2Who can use public library services?A CD or DVD sellers.B Anyone living in Britain.C A person with a library card.D Newspaper or book writers.3What is special about the mobile library?A Keeping books in buildings.B Returning books to readers.C Offering special services to pupils.D
8、Going to a certain place at a certain time.4Why did the school in London build its library on an old bus?A Because parents offered the school an old bus.B Because pupils thought it was fun to read on a bus.C Because the school didnt have enough money to buy books.D Because the school didnt have enou
9、gh space inside the building.5What can we learn from the passage?A Schools in London like mobile libraries.B Public library services in the UK are free.C People living far away cant use libraries.D Many famous British writers lived in Manchester.【解析】试题分析：短文详细的介绍了英国的图书馆，及其怎样才能使用图书，和移动图书馆的好处。1C细节理解题。根
10、据表格二的句子Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards，这是第一个图书管理员是一个叫 Edward Edwards可知 Edward Edwards是第一个图书管理员。故选。2C细节理解题。根据表格三的句子 To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form. youll receive a library card which is needed when using library services 加入图书馆，到当地图书馆填写一张表格，你将收到图书馆借书
11、证可知是有借书证的人。故选C。3D细节理解题。根据表格四的句子A driver takes the minibus to a certain place at a certain time，so people know when to expect it一个司机在特定的时间把迷你车带到某个地方，所以人们知道什么时候该期待它，可知在某一时间去某地。故选。4D细节理解题。根据最后一个表格句子A school in London didnt have space for a library inside the building.So the head of the school, Graham B
12、lake decided to park an old bus on the school car park and changed it into a library.在伦敦的一个学校楼内没有空间建筑一个图书馆，学校的校长Graham Blake决定把一辆旧巴士停在学校停车场，并把它改成一个图书馆可知因为学校没有足够的空间建筑图书馆故选。5B细节理解题。根据整篇文章内容及其表格一的句子 Most towns in Britain have a public library. A library usually has a large selection of books and other
13、resources, which library members can use and borrow for free在英国大多数乡镇都有一个公共图书馆图书馆通常有大量的书籍和其他资源，而我们可以免费使用图书和免费借阅可知在英国公共图书馆服务都是免费的。故选B。考点：广告类短文阅读。第二篇To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a
14、long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldnt understand a word they said and they couldnt understand what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. S
15、o the spoken language is becoming more and more important.Speaking, of course, cant go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly. Thy sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you dont listen carefully, youll find it
16、 difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.Well, what about writing? Like speaking, its to exchange ideas. People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in your head and then to write it in clear lively
17、language.Chinese students read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, dont look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the
18、 context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, youll never finish a book.Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of
19、 the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same ti
20、me.1. How many points are there in the passage?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five2. In his first point the writer told us _.A. how to speak EnglishB. how to read and writeC. why spoken English is importantD. why English people couldnt understand Lenin3. In his last point the writer advised us _.A. to kill
21、 two birds with one stoneB. to learn two languages at a timeC. to study all the subjects in a foreign languageD. to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying4. In the fourth paragraph the writer gave some advice on _.A. how to read fasterB. how to guess the meaning fr
22、om the contextC. how to look up new words in the dictionaryD. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage5. “To kill two birds with one stone” means _.A. to get some particular knowledgeB. to get more than what one paysC. the stone is too bigD. the birds are blind enough 参考答案15 DCDAB第三篇February 14
23、th, Valentines Day, is a complicated but interesting occasion. First of all, Valentines Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. In many countries it is observed by sending cards to your friends and candy or flowers to your husband or wife if youre married, or to your boy friend or gir
24、l friend if youre not married. In Japan, some girls even give their fathers chocolates.Why is this holiday for people in love called Valentines Day?One explanation comes from a Christian man whose name was something like“Valentine”. He lived at a time when the Roman Emperor refused to allow any Roma
25、n soldiers to get married for any reason. Many couples came to Valentine to be married. So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony. He was discovered and put in prison by the Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out o
26、f the window of his prison. The leaves were shaped like a heart. Valentine was killed on February 14th and Valentines Day recalls his tragic death.On Valentines Day, American elementary school children make or buy Valentine cards, write the name of a classmate on them, and take them to school and pu
27、t them in a special Valentines Day box. And then on that day the box is opened, the cards are taken out and given out.1. Which of the following is true about Valentines Day?A. It is observed by sending flowers to ones husband or wife.B. Children in Japan give their fathers chocolates.C. It is a lega
28、l holiday in many countries.D. People send candy to each other.2. The man called Valentine was put in prison because _.A. He secretly got married in a Christian ceremonyB. He helped people get married when love was not allowedC. He helped Roman soldiers get marriedD. He wanted to kill the Roman Empe
29、ror 3. So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony. “marry” is closest in meaning to _.A. Which priest is going to marry them?B. She has married off all her daughters.C. Im glad Hubert married a girl of spirit.D. At present she doesnt intend to marry at all.4. People celebrate Valentines
30、 Day _.A. to take a day offB. in memory of ValentineC. C. to show their loveD. both B and C5. American school children dont _ on Valentines Day.A. buy Valentine cardsB. make cards for their teachersC. give each other Valentine cardsD. put their cards in a Valentines Day box参考答案15 ACADB第四篇In Britain,
31、 Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th，which is the following day after Christmas Day.However，strictly speaking, Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas.Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday.This means its a nonworking day in the whole of Britain.When Boxing Day fall
32、s on a Saturday or Sunday，the following Monday is the public holiday.The exact origin(起源)of the holiday is unclear.One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages，when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land，a Christmas Box was placed by a priest (神父)on each ship.Those sailors w
33、ho wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box.It was sealed_up and kept on board until the ship came home safely.Then the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a mass of thanks for the success of the sailing.The priest wouldnt open it to share the cont
34、ents with the poor until Christmas.One more thought is about the“Alms Box”placed in every church on Christmas Day.Worshippers (做礼拜的人)put gifts for the poor into it.These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas，that is why that day became known as Boxing Day.Today，many businesses，organizatio
35、ns and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating(捐赠)their time，services and money to aid Food Banks，providing gifts for the poor，or helping families in need.Besides，spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now.()6.If Christmas Day is
36、on a Saturday，Boxing Day will be celebrated on_.ADecember 25th BDecember 26th CDecember 27th DDecember 28th()7.Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to_.Asave the poor Bpay for the priestCdiscover new land Dpray for sailing safely()8.The underlined phrase sealed up probably means “_”
37、in the passage.A密封 B悬挂 C归还 D传递()9.The following activities can show the traditional spirit of Boxing Day EXCEPT_.Aoffering gifts to the poor Bsupporting families in needCspending time with family Dgiving money to aid Food Banks()10.The purpose of the passage is_.Ato praise the kindness of priests Bt
38、o introduce the origins of Boxing DayCto call on people to help the poor Dto compare Boxing Day with Christmas Day参考答案610 C D A C B第五篇话题体裁词数难度建议用时交通安全说明文1765分钟When the traffic lights turn red, we will stop driving a car or crossing a street. Why is red used for traffic lights instead of other colors
39、? As we know, scattering(散射)happens when light goes through the air. For the same media(媒介), if the wavelength is long, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, the scattering will be long. Of all lights we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. Th
40、at means the red travels far. In fact, it travels faster on rainy days. Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas see the lights. It helps drivers slow down or stop in time. If drivers dont see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time. An accident
41、may happen. Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red. In a word, red lights help drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents. 1. When the traffic lights turn _, we will stop driving a car. A. redB. greenC. yellowD. dark2. According to the passage, the scatter
42、ing of the red light is the _. A. longestB. weakest C. farthestD. strongest3. The underlined word “wavelength” in Paragraph 2 means _ in Chinese. A. 波浪B. 光波C. 波长D. 波幅4. What can the red light help drivers do? A. It can help drivers in farther areas see the lights. B. It helps drivers slow down or st
43、op in time. C. It can make the drivers act more quickly. D. All the above. 5. Which of the following is the best title? A. Why do accidents happen? B. How does the red light travel? C. Why do we use red traffic lights? D. What is scattering? 1.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第一段第一句可知。2.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知。3.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。一方面，根据length和long的拼写形式相似可猜测length的词义可能是“长度”；另一方面，可以结合物理学知识猜测。4.【解析】选D。细节理解题。由最后一段可知。5.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。由第一段第二句可知。
