2020年中考英语阅读理解编习题（5）附答案
【能力选练】 A
（2020中考保健与健康类选练）
Exercise not only improves your appearance, but also improves your health. Health experts (专家) advise people to choose physical activities that they find fun. So, what are some of the most popular forms (形式) of exercise in the USA?
Walking tops the list. It is considered to be the way to get exercise. You can walk at any time and any place. Walking is also said to be the least harmful to the knees and feet. So, it’s a perfect choice for the old.
Another popular form of exercise is jogging. In the 1970s, Bill Bowerman brought jogging to the USA. He did so after seeing the popularity of the activity during a trip to New Zealand in the 1960s. He started the first jogging club in America. He also helped found Nike.
Swimming is also very popular. It was the second most popular sporting activity in America in 2008. The top activity was walking. When one is swimming, the whole body is put to work. It is said that swimming is good for people with special needs, like pregnant(怀孕的)women.
Dancing can also be a fun way to exercise. This is especially true for those who see exercise as something that they should do. A dance fitness programme called Zumba has grown in popularity in recent(最近的) years. It was created by Alberto Perez in Colombia in the 1990s. In 2001, he brought the programme to the USA. Since then, it has spread around the world.
1. Which of the following can be put in in Paragraph 2?
A. easiest B. most expensive C. most difficult D. coolest 2. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that______. A. swimming was not popular in 2008
B. swimming was more popular than walking in 2008 C. walking was the most popular form of exercise in 2008 D. it’s not good for pregnant women to go swimming
3. According to the last paragraph, we know that Zumba .
A. has a very long history B. is the name of a dance club C. was created in the USA D. became popular not long ago 4. What is the passage mainly about? A. The advantages of exercise.
B. Some popular forms of exercise in the USA. C. The history of some forms of exercise.
D. Advice on how to choose the best form of exercise. 参考答案1.A 2.C 3. D 4. B
【能力选练】 B
中考阅读理解(友谊地久天长)
这是一首经典歌曲，已经被几代人传唱，每当有人唱起这首歌时，依然会让人热泪盈眶。因为这首歌中表达的是一种永恒的情，是每个人都渴望得到的，这就是友谊。
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. (from www.zkenglish.com)
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 1. Where is this passage from? A. A newspaper. C. A TV program.
B. A magazine. D. A radio program.
2. Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
A. Robert Bums. C. Buddy Thomas.
B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet. D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
3. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage? A. On New Year’s Eve. C. On weekends.
B. On Christmas Eve. D. On holidays.
4. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear? A. In 1790. C. In 1796.
B. In 1793. D. In 1799.
5. What’s Auld Lang Syne about? A. It’s about the history of Scotland. B. It’s about an old Scottish poet.
C. It’s about the need to remember old friends. D. It’s about the wishes to the radio friends. 【答案及解析】
1. 选D。从最后句子As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.我们可以知道，这是播音员在结束节目时才会说的话，所以可以推断出这篇短文来自A radio program(一个广播节目)。答案为D。
2. 选C。最后一句话告诉我们播音员是Buddy Thomas，所以答案是C。
3. 选A。短文的第1句This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve.就告诉了我们，这首歌是在New Year’s Eve听的，所以答案选择A。
4. 选D。从第2段可以知道这首歌的前身是a poem(一首诗)，在1796年出版，而The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later. 3年以后歌曲才出现，所以应该是在1799年。因此答案是D(from www.zkenglish.com)。
5. 选C。在第1段播音员就告诉我们：It tells about the need to remember old friends. 所以答案是C。
【能力选练】 C
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