2019年中考英语阅读理解基础题（1）
Passage A （2019中考选练）
Do you want to live a happier , less stressful (有压力的) life 、Try laughing for no reason at all . That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world ---and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai , India , in 1995 by Dr Madam Kataria . “
Young children laugh about 300 times away. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day , ”says Dr Kataria .‘Everyone’s naturally good at laughing ---it’s the with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1 300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health .According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California ,with laughing there is less stress in the body .Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest ---I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say‘ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other .However,our bodies can’ t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter , so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughter for real—and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughter .You might be very pleased with the results! 1. In which country was the first laughter Club started?
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A. Britain B. America C. Australia D. India
2. How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A. Surprised B. Pleased C. Nervous D. Stressful
3. When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A. After a few minutes B. After a few hours C. After a few seconds D. After a few days 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health. B. 40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends C. Adults laugh more often than children in a day. D. Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.
5. From the passage , if you’re under stress what you will do ？
A. go the open air B. talk to your best friends C. start laughing D. sing songs
参考答案DCAAC
Passage B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：健康保健类
If you are lucky enough, you may find the hummingbird (蜂鸟), the smallest bird of the animal world, in a south American forest.
Though the hummingbird is no bigger than a bee and weighs only 2 to 3 grams, it can fly as fast as 50 meters in a second. It can fly forwards (向前) as most birds do, and it can fly backwards as well. The strangest thing about it, however, is that it can stay still in the air, just like a helicopter.
Whenever a hummingbird needs food, it will fly slowly towards a flower. It won’t stand on the flower, as bees do, but just hangs to the flower and then begins to sunk (吸吮) the honey from inside the flower with its needle-like beak.
The hummingbird is very particular in building its nest (巢). It takes great trouble
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to choose materials. It likes soft ones better than hard ones. Its eggs are so small that a common match box can hold as many as one hundred of them. 【小题1】Most of the hummingbirds live in a(n) __________ forest. A．north American
B．south Asian
C．north Asian D．south American
【小题2】A hummingbird can fly as fast as _______ meters in a second. A．fifty B．five hundred
C．fifteen D．one hundred and fifty
【小题3】The underlined word “helicopter” most probably means _______. A．轮船 B．公共汽车 C．火车 D．直升飞机
【小题4】When a hummingbird builds a nest, it likes better. A．soft materials
B．hard materials
C．an material D．both
【小题5】Which of the sentences is NOT true? A．A hummingbird can even fly backwards.
B．You cannot see the wings of a hummingbird move.
C．A hummingbird will fly quickly towards a flower when it’s hungry. D．A common match box can hold as many as one hundred hummingbird eggs.
Passage C
February 14th, Valentine’s Day, is a complicated but interesting occasion. First of all, Valentine’s 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 you’re married, or to your boy friend or girl friend if you’re not married. In Japan, some girls even give their fathers chocolates. Why is this holiday for people in love called Valentine’s Day?
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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 Roman 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 of the window of his prison. The leaves were shaped like a heart. Valentine was killed on February 14th and Valentine’s Day recalls his tragic death.
On Valentine’s Day, American elementary school children make or buy Valentine cards, write the name of a classmate on them, and take them to school and put them in a special Valentine’s 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 Valentine’s Day? A. It is observed by sending flowers to one’s husband or wife. B. Children in Japan give their fathers chocolates. C. It is a legal 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 ceremony B. He helped people get married when love was not allowed C. He helped Roman soldiers get married D. He wanted to kill the Roman Emperor
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. I’m glad Hubert married a girl of spirit. D. At present she doesn’t intend to marry at all. 4. People celebrate Valentine’s Day _________.
A. to take a day off B. in memory of Valentine C. C. to show their love
D.
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both B and C
5. American school children don’t _______ on Valentine’s Day. A. buy Valentine cards B. make cards for their teachers C. give each other Valentine cards
D. put their cards in a Valentine’s Day box 参考答案1－5 ACADB
Passage D
Maybe London Underground is one of the busiest underground. Thousands of people travel around the city on the underground every day. During the rush hour it is very crowded.In order to solve this problem, people have tried many ways，but they hardly work.Recently a new way will be tried.
In England, people used to stand on the right of escalators(自动扶梯)，allowing others to walk on the left, which is polite.The rule has been followed for a long time.But there is some changes to this rule. People can stand on both sides of escalators at Holborn station. As one of the busiest stations of London Underground, Holborn was the first station in the country to ask travelers to stand on both the right and left sides of escalators. A test was carried out first.The test which lasted for three weeks showed that standing on both sides actually reduced congestion by 30 percent —16,220 people an hour are able to travel on the escalator during rush hours compared to the usual 12,745 when both standing and walking are allowed.
Transport for London(TfL) hopes the new standing rule will make the most of wasted space on longer escalators, where most people choose to wait on the right. London Underground operations director Peter McNaught said, “The etiquette(礼节) on London Underground is for customers to stand on the right of escalators, allowing others to walk on the left. However, few customers choose to walk on longer escalators such as at Holborn, so much of the left-hand side is unused. We hope that this can lead to reduced congestion at Holborn and make journeys easier for all of our customers.” ( )6. In England, people often walk on the ______. A. the right of escalators C. the top of escalators
( )7. The test lasted for ______.
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B. the left of escalators D. the foot of escalators
A．three weeks C. two months
B. four weeks D. one month
( )8. London Underground operations director Peter McNaught encouraged the people to ______.
A．stand on both sides C. stay at home often
B. stand on the left D. take the underground less
( )9. The underlined word “congestion” probably means “______” in Chinese. A．事故 C. 拥堵
B. 人数 D. 班次
( )10. The passage mainly tells us ______. A. the traffic in England
B. the London Underground operations director C. the number of people on the escalator D. new underground escalator rule in England
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Passage E
阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。 Language SOLUTIONS
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Here at Language Solutions we make learning languages simple and fun. We offer courses in French, German and Spanish at all levels. Class are small(no more than 6 students in each) and our teachers are all high qualified and experienced. There are computers in every classroom and we have a library.
This is what three of our students have to say about Language Solutions:
“I’m really enjoying my course at LS. My teacher comes from Spain and we speak only Spanish during lessons—that’s why I can speak Spanish more fluently now!” Anne Daley, aged 17
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“I’m studying German at LS because I want to go to a German college in three years. I’m a complete beginner and I’m surprised at how quickly I’m learning. I’m working hard but having a lot of fun, too!” Julian Henderson, aged 16
“I’m learning French at LS because I need it at work. I like the lesson at LS because the class is small and whenever I have a problem, I can discuss it with my teacher.” Gloria Hopkin, aged 22 SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Visit our Website for further information about our courses. 1. What is Language Solution? A. A tour guide training school. C. An oversea travel agency. 【答案】D
【考点】推理判断题
【解析】分析文章以后不难看出，全文是一篇广告体。目的是为了推销自己，再从第四段We offer course in French, German and Spanish at all levels.可以看出，他们是一个语言培训学校，因此答案选D。
2. How many students are there in a class at LS? A. No more than 6. C. Less than 16. 【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】在文章左半部分第四段第五行no more than 6 students in each可以看出，一个班不超过6个人，故选A。
3. How do they make language learning easy and interesting at LS? A. Speak many languages in one class. students.
C. Send beginners to German colleges. teachers. 【答案】D
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B. A foreign worker training school. D. A foreign language training school.
B. At least 6.
D. At least 16.
B. Have high qualified and experienced
D. Offer small classes with good foreign
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】从文章左半部分第四段第五行可以看到，Class are small and out teachers are all high qualified and experienced.因此选D
4. What does Julia Henderson plan to do in three years? A. Visit France with her teacher. C. Study at Language Solution. 【答案】B
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】从右半部分第二段第一行第二行可以看到，I’m studying German at LS because I want to go to a German college in three years.因此得出答案选B。 5. The underlined part “left out” is closest in meaning to ______. A. Happy. 【答案】C
【考点】猜测词义题
【解析】由文章左半部分第二段可以看出，你是否觉得…因为除了你以外，大家都能讲一门外语？因此推断出选C。 【参考答案】DADBC
B. Tired
C. Upset.
D. Bored.
B. Go to a German college.
D. Start to learn Spanish.
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