1、【英语】阅读理解(人生百味)真题 经典一、九年级中考英语阅读理解(人生百味)(含答案详细解析)1阅读理解 “Please take my penny,” said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets. Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, “Maggie, he is not a beggar (乞丐)!” But Maggie paid no attention. “Please take it,” she said again.
2、Old Dan smiled, and took it. “Thank you, little miss,” he said, “It is kindly meant.” After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired. She sat down on a rock. Soon she was scared because the sea water was going up. She wanted
3、 to go home, but she found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up. The stones were wet and smooth. What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried. Luckily, Dans large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! Rover raised his loud bark. The fisherman had taken his nets to the top
4、 of the cliffs (悬崖), and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover was in trouble, so he looked over. There he saw it all. “Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!” he cried, and he hurried to
5、 his sons rooms. “Quick, boys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the sea. There is a poor child there just waiting to be helped.” The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out to give her into her mo
6、thers arms. “It was the penny that did it, madam,” he said to Mrs. Weston later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny. And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day.” Some years later, Rover came to Maggies home with a little note, in which was written“Will Maggie help Ro
7、ver?his master is dead.”(1)Who rowed Maggie to land safely?A.Rover.B.Old Dan.C.Old Dans sons.D.Andrew.(2)What we can guess from the end of the story?A.Maggie refused to be Rovers new master.B.Rover felt sad about Mrs. Westerns death.C.Rover lived with Old Dan until his master died.D.Maggie became Ro
8、vers master at once after she was saved.(3)What can we learn from the passage?A.One kind act brings another.B.You should act and speak the same kindly.C.One persons pleasure may be anothers pain.D.People often forget what is really important in our lives.(4)Which of the following is the best title f
9、or the passage?A.Rover and his masterB.Rovers new friendC.What the brave dog didD.What Maggies penny did【答案】 (1)C(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】这是一篇以麦姬的硬币引发的感人故事。最初善良的麦姬以为老渔夫是乞丐送给了他一便士硬币,当麦姬在海滩上遇到危险时,渔夫的狗罗孚及时“呼救”,在老渔夫儿子的帮助下才脱离了险境。最后,老渔夫临去世前又把狗托付给麦姬收养,诠释了当施恩于别人的时候,也会得到别人的恩赐与帮助的道理。(1)C细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的句子“Quick, b
10、oys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the sea. Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out to give her into her mothers arms.可知,是丹的儿子把麦姬成功解救出来!答案为C。(2)C细节推理题。根据短文最后一句“Will Maggie help Rover?his master is dead.”老渔夫丹一直与他的狗罗孚生活在一起,直到他临去世前把狗托付给麦姬,麦姬的硬币感动了渔夫,渔夫的狗罗孚也在麦姬遇到危险时帮助了她,麦姬不接纳罗孚显然不
11、合理,A答案不正确,故正确答案C。(3)A主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知,最初善良的麦姬以为老渔夫是乞丐送给了他一便士硬币,当麦姬在海滩上遇到危险时,渔夫的狗罗孚及时“呼救”,在老渔夫儿子的帮助下才脱离了险境。诠释了当施恩于别人的时候,也会得到别人的恩赐与帮助的道理。故答案A最符合题意。(4)D标题归纳题。纵观全文可以发现,是麦姬给老渔夫丹的一便士硬币引出了这个感人的故事。故D答案最合理。【点评】第3小题是考查作者的写作意图,适合用捕捉主旨大意来解题。所谓主旨大意,也就是文章的中心思想,主题思想,中心观点,它常常针对文章的主题,作者的写作意图,文章段落的中心思想进行提问,这类题也叫归纳概括题。做
12、这道题时,必须在通读全文的基础上,准确把握短文的主旨大意,作者传递着一种“善有善报”的思想,诠释了当施恩于别人的时候,也会得到别人的恩赐与帮助的道理。故A答案最符合题意。2阅读理解 When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness and I had a carefree childhood in France. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and my legs were cut off. As I lay there bleeding
13、, I suddenly realized that I might have to live the rest of my life without legs. How depressed I was at that moment! But then I realized that depression wouldnt get my legs back. So I decided not to waste my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the hospital, they stood there quietly,
14、looked so shocked and sad. I told them, “Ive already accepted the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.” Ever since then, I often see my friends getting worried about little things: their bus comes late; they get bad grades on a test. But I just enjoy life. I am lucky to realize that it is a
15、waste of energy to focus on what you have lost, and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesnt it? So why are many people unhappy? People often think happiness is based on what they achieve. “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get
16、 the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy. Happiness is not a happening; its a state of mind. Even though you have the whole world and youll still be unsatisfied. And you have relatively(相对地) little but feel full of joy. Happiness com
17、es from mastering the art of enjoying and taking pleasure in what you already have.(1)After the accident, the author didnt feel depressed anymore because_. A.the doctors could help him get his legs back.B.he must comfort his parents at that time.C.he knew depression made no difference to him.D.he wa
18、s just a childish and forgettable kid.(2)In the authors opinion, the main cause of most peoples unhappiness is they_. A.dont want to achieve more for future.B.pay so much and get so little.C.always compare with others.D.pay so much attention to what they have lost.(3)In paragraph 5, when the man get
19、s the car he had expected_. A.he will choose to walk on foot for a week.B.the car will bring a lasting happiness to him.C.he will find the car is no help for him at allD.he will go back to be unhappy after a few days(4)The author wants to tell us _. A.how one person enjoys a life without legsB.we sh
20、ould forget the loss and the gains in lifeC.happiness is just a state of mindD.our life will be improved if we fight for our dreams.【答案】 (1)C(2)D(3)D(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了作者在11岁时因一场车祸失去了双腿,但他却并没有因此消沉,而是意识到真正幸福的生活源自懂得满足,不能总在意那些已失去的。(1)细节理解题。由文章第二段“ But then I realized that depression wouldnt get my leg
21、s back. So I decided not to waste my life feeling depressed.”可知作者意识到沮丧并不能挽回自己的双腿,所以再不沮丧,C项沮丧对作者没有帮助作用,符合原文,故选C。(2)细节理解题。由文章第三段内容和第四段“ it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have lost, and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. ”可知作者认为普通人不幸福的原因是太在意那些失去的东西,D项符合,A,B,C文中均没
22、有提到。故选D。(3)细节理解题。文章第五段“ But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.”可知当一个人有了一辆新车,刚开始确实很开心,但过一段时间仍旧会像从前样不开心,A,C文中没有提到,B说法错误,故选D。(4)主旨大意题。A,一个无腿的人如何过好生活,断章取义,本文只是以作者失去双腿引入;B,我们应该忘记生活中的得失,与文意不符,作者说的是不要太在意失去的实物,珍惜我们已经拥有的;C,
23、幸福是一种思想上的状态,由文中最后一段“ Happiness is not a happening; its a state of mind. ”可知,作者认为幸福来源于我们自己的意识,要学会转换思维,用相对的眼光对待生活,符合文意;D,为梦而战,提升生活品质,文章大意不符。故选C。【点评】本文是一篇记叙说理文章,要读懂文章大意,理解作者想要表达的思想,申清题目,比较选项。3阅读理解 Children love to play and laugh throughout their days at school or at home. Finding the time to laugh with
24、 your children may be the best thing you can do for the relationship. Encourage your children to develop a good humor by laughing at the jokes they make up on the spot. This will help them grow confident and build their self-esteem. If you do not get the joke, you can ask why they think the joke is
25、funny. Honest feedback will help your children develop funnier jokes. You can take them to your local library and have them pick up a few joke books. Then you can head back home or out to the park and read it together for a good laugh. You can take turns reading jokes to each other from the book or
26、make up a few yourselves. But if they make a joke at the expense of another person, you may want to discuss the difference between making fun of yourself and making fun of others. In turn , try not to make jokes at your childrens expense, you need to set an example that they can follow. Learning to
27、laugh at oneself is a great quality to attain. You can set an example by laughing at your own mistakes. This is a great way to help reduce your own stress as well as your childrens. Laughing may make the situation seem lighter and easier to work through. By doing this, your children will be better p
28、repared to handle any difficulties. Most importantly, laughing will bring you closer together as a family. You can have your family find different ways to laugh. You can play games. You can start a staring contest, arm wrestling contest, thumb wars contest and have a prize for the winners. You can a
29、ll watch your best funny movies and act out the best parts together after the movies are over. You could hold a contest to see who can make the other members of the family laugh more by doing something funny. Kids will be able to enjoy the good time they had with their parents. The family that laugh
30、s together stays together! (1)If you often play and laugh with your children, you can _. A.develop a good humorB.become proud and confidentC.make up some funny jokesD.get along well with each other(2)The underlined word “them” refers to _. A.funny jokesB.interesting booksC.your childrenD.the family(
31、3)We can infer that when your children make mistakes you should _. A.teach them to laugh at the mistakesB.blame them seriouslyC.punish them at onceD.tell them to do better in future(4)The author advises in Para.4 that people make their family members laugh by _. A.having a partyB.having some kinds o
32、f contestsC.doing some houseworkD.reading joke books(5)What can be the best title for the text? A.The More You laugh, the Better Youll BeB.Laughing Every Day Is SimpleC.How to Laugh in Everyday LifeD.Laughter Is Good for Your Family【答案】(1)D(2)C(3)A(4)B(5)D 【解析】reading joke booksdoing some houseworkd
33、oing some housework【分析】文章从几个方面讲述了经常大笑对孩子的成长对家庭关系有极大的好处。 (1)第一段laugh with your children may be the best thing you can do for the relationship。陪孩子笑是你所能做的最好的事情去建立和孩子的友好关系,有利于相处。故选D (2)前一句 help your children 所以 them指代children 意为 带孩子去图书馆。故选C (3)help them grow confident帮助孩子们建立信心。B为责备孩子C为催促孩子D为让孩子以后做的更好。这三
34、项都不能达到帮孩子树立信心的效果,故选A (4)文中提到you could hold a contest.having a party.doing some housework,reading joke books其余三项未提到,故选B (5)本文通篇在讲经常大笑对孩子,对家庭的好处,并提出建议和方法,A你笑的越多,变得更好,B,每天都大笑很简单,C怎样每天都笑。这三项不符合文章内容,故选D【点评】考查对篇章的把握和对细节的识别能力,答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词,在文章中寻找答案。4根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。 As December comes to an end, you think ab
35、out the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life. Heres a sugges
36、tion: Forget the too big, hard to achieve goals and just think about the small ones. “We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though its so hard for us to reach it, said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. “What we try to do is to b
37、egin with such a small step that we cant find any excuse not to do it.” “Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes. During World War, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. Afte
38、r the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “Kaizen”, which means “improvement”. Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything. (1)Robert Maurer wrote a book to t
39、ell us _. A.we should do everything in big stepsB.how to change ones life with one small stepC.we should try a lot of sudden changesD.how to find a small step without any excuse(2)The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “_”. A.提高生产率B.增加成本C.增加出口量D.提高待遇(3)The writer of the pas
40、sage suggests we should _. A.make changes at the end of the yearB.do few experiments with “Kaizen”C.do things with hard to achieve goalsD.take a tiny step to achieve big goals(4)Which of the following is TRUE from the passage? A.You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.B.Robert Maurer stud
41、ied “kaizen” and found it helpful.C.You cant find any excuse not to reach a big goal.D.“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World War.【答案】(1)B(2)A(3)D(4)B 【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了应忘记太大的、难以实现的目标,只想想小的目标,一步步地去实现它。(1)B细节理解题。根据who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life(最近写了一本书一小步可以改变你的生活)可知,
42、故选B(2)A细节理解题。根据by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes(通过尝试一个小的、持续的进步来代替突然地改变)可知,选A(3)D细节理解题。根据Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones(忘记太大的、难以实现的目标,只想想小的)可知,本题选D(4)B细节理解题。根据Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it(莫勒学习
43、了这个主意,然后做了一些实验)可知,本题选B【点评】本文属于议论文,阅读时首先要弄清楚作者要证明什么观点,然后用什么样的论据进行怎样的分析,最后得出了什么样的结论,理清了线索,理解文章就不是问题。看题时注意确定关键词,然后在文章中定位,找到与选项一致的内容,就可以轻松的确定答案。5阅读理解One day a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn,t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting an
44、d struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and gr
45、ound(研磨过的)coffee beans in the third pot.He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her, he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.“Look cl