中考英语复习资料阅读理解说明文篇五 6页

‎2013年中考英语精品复习资料 ‎ 阅读理解篇（五）‎ 说明文 ‎（21）‎ To help you decide what might make a good pet，we’ve put together a pet checklist．We’ve named some of the animals that are often kept as pets．We’ve shown some good points and bad points about each．And we hope it may help you make the best choice(选择)．‎ Pick-a-Pet Checklist Pets Good Points Bad Points Easy to keep Enjoy being petted Good to hold Hard to house train Drop lots of hair Easily upset by high temperature Can be very interesting Can be friendly when young Against the law(法律) to keep in many states in the U. S. ‎ Can get unkind when older Easy to feed ＆ care for Can live indoors or out Fun to hold Very friendly May scratch furniture Little pans can be messy May kill birds May make you sneeze Come in many sizes Can live indoors or out Fun to love ＆ play with Very friendly Can give safety Can be smelly，messy，noisy Need to be licensed ＆ trained May make you sneeze May bite(咬) if angry Need lots of attention ‎61．You are ________ to keep a raccoon as a pet in many places of America.‎ ‎ A．suggested B．encouraged C．not allowed ‎62．It，would be easier for you to keep a ________ as a pet if you’re often too busy to take care of it．‎ ‎ 第 - 6 - 页 共 6 页 ‎ ‎ A．rabbit or raccoon B．rabbit or cat C．raccoon or dog ‎63．If you feed birds at home，you should be very careful to choose a ________ as your another pet．‎ ‎ A．rabbit B．raccoon C．cat ‎64．The dog may ________ you if you make it angry．‎ ‎ A．hurt B．fix C．train ‎65．The writer tries to help us ________ with the checklist．‎ ‎ A．learn how to look after our pets ‎ B．find which animal is our best choice as a pet ‎ C．know what kind of animals can be kept as a pet ‎（22）‎ Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake．But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt．Only a few big ones hurt people．‎ ‎ Many earthquakes happened in China，such as the big one in Sichuan last month．Thousands of people died in it．So it’s important to know what to do when one hits．Here are some tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake．‎ ‎ 1．If you are indoors during an earthquake。hide(躲藏)under a desk．Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you．‎ ‎ 2．If you are outdoors，move to a clear place．Try to be away from trees．signs，buildings and streetlights．These could fall on you．‎ ‎ 3．If you are in a shop and far from the door，don’t try to run outside and rush for exits(出口)． Everyone will be doing that and you’ll find it hard getting out．Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake．Just hide under some strong cover near you．‎ ‎ 4．When an earthquake has ended，be careful because aftershocks may still happen. These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself．So stay under the desk until you make sure it’s safe to get up．‎ ‎ 6．If you are at home and you smell gas(煤气)，open the windows and get out of the．building as quickly as you can．A gas line in your house may be broken．This could be very dangerous．‎ ‎66．Most earthquakes are too________ to hurt people．‎ ‎ 第 - 6 - 页 共 6 页 ‎ ‎ A．strong B．weak C．dangerous ‎67．If you are outdoors，it would be safe to ________．‎ ‎ A．go to a playground B．stay under a tree ‎ ‎ C．stand by the window ‎68．If you’re in a shop and far from the door，you’d better ________．‎ ‎ A．rush to the door fight away ‎ B．run after the people quickly ‎ C．hide yourself under a cover near you ‎69．The best title of this passage is“________”．‎ ‎ A．How dangerous the earthquake is ‎ B．How to be safe during an earthquake ‎ C．Don’t be afraid of the earthquake ‎70．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?‎ ‎ A．Most earthquakes are very dangerous，SO we must be very careful every day．‎ ‎ B．You’d better keep away from those things that may fall on you wherever you are．‎ ‎ C．If you smell gas at home，try to hide under a desk and don’t run outside quickly．‎ ‎（23）‎ How many kinds of shapes(形状) can you name? If something is round，what do you call it? You call it a circle．What can you see around you that looks like a circle?‎ ‎ Another shape is square．A square has four sides．Each side is the same length(长度)．A square has four corners called right angles(直角)．‎ ‎ A triangle is also a shape．The prefix“tri”on the base word“angle”means“three”．A triangle always has three sides and three angles．‎ ‎ All the pages of your textbooks have four square corners，but the pages are not square．Can you tell why not? It is because the sides of each page are longer than the ends．Shapes like this are rectangles．You can say that they are rectangular shapes．‎ ‎ If you are given a piece of paper which is a rectangular shape，can you make the paper into a square? The answer is“Yes”，and it seems not so difficult．Now fold the square．What shape have ‎ 第 - 6 - 页 共 6 页 ‎ ‎ you got? Do you think it’s very interesting?‎ ‎71．You usually learn the knowledge discussed in this passage in ________ classes．‎ ‎ A．chemistry B．math C．history ‎72．Picture ________ is a rectangle．‎ ‎73．Picture ________ shows the right marks of“side & end，，according to the passage.‎ ‎74．Fold a square in the way of the picture shown on the right，you may get a shape of ________．‎ ‎ A．square B．rectangle C．triangle ‎75．In this passage，we’ve learned about ________ kinds of shapes．‎ ‎ A．three B．four C．five ‎（24）‎ Everyone enjoys music．But did you know it could improve(改善) the lives of sick kids? 81 in fact，music has changed the world a lot．In Australia，a scientist，Catherine，has made a music program． 82 “Music can make you happy，music can make you sad，music can make you feel relaxed and take away any stress，”said Catherine．‎ For thousands of years people have believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body，but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical benefits． 83 ．Since then music has been used to help patients．It’s even been used to help kids in schools get better marks because it allows them to relax and pay more attention．‎ Now music is being used in a special program called Music Therapy(音乐疗法)．It helps people improve their quality of life in many different ways by using music． 84 ‎ Sophia is eleven．She got cancer five months ago，but playing music，learning new songs and singing have become a part of her life．She said，“It takes my mind off feeling sick．While I am listening to music，it tells me not to give up hope． 85 ”‎ ‎ 第 - 6 - 页 共 6 页 ‎ It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!‎ A．They found that playing music in hospitals helped sick soldiers feel better．‎ B．It includes：listening to music，playing instruments，singing，song writing and other games：‎ C．It feels like soon my life will turn around and I will be strong again．‎ D．A famous musician once said music could change the world!‎ E．So some people like music that they can sing along．‎ F．The program has been putting smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country．‎ ‎（25）‎ People sent letters on horses in the old days．And now people have many ways to send letters．E-mail is one good way．‎ ‎ Sending an e-mail is very different from sending paper letters．An e-mail doesn’t need any paper or envelopes(信封)．We can“write”by tapping(击打) the keyboard on the computer．Sending an e-mail is also very quick．It takes only a few minutes to get to any place in the world．You can send a letter，a picture or even videos by e-mail．But you can never send a paper letter or a postcard by it．‎ ‎ People all over the world can easily make friends with each other by e-mail．‎ ‎46．How did people send letters in the old days?‎ ‎ A．On homes． B．By train． C．By e-mail．‎ ‎47．Sending an e-mail doesn’t need ________．‎ ‎ A．a keyboard B．a computer C．any paper or envelopes ‎48．Sending an e-mail is very ________．‎ ‎ A．hard B．quick C．slow ‎49．How long does it take people to send an e-mail to another place?‎ ‎ A．A few minutes． B A few hours． C．A few days．‎ ‎50．What can’t you send by e-mail?‎ A．A paper letter． B．A photo． C．A video．‎ ‎ 第 - 6 - 页 共 6 页 ‎ ‎（21）61-65．CBCAB ‎（22）66-70．BACBB ‎（23）71-75．BAACB ‎（24）81-85．DFABC ‎（25）46-50．ACBAA ‎ 第 - 6 - 页 共 6 页 ‎