2020中考英语·阅读理解专项训练2(附答案) 5页

‎2020中考英语冲刺·阅读理解 专题训练2‎ ‎ A Elephants are the largest land animals alive today．African elephants live in family groups called herds(群)．All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other．The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant．She is the matriarch(族长)．A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100elephants．The other elephants follow the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger．‎ Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants, and also learn from life．Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old．Elephants live to be 50 or 60 years old．Elephants are smart animals with long memories．In the dry season, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past．The herd will follow her there．She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast-moving river．‎ Elephants talk to each other with rumbling sounds．Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are unable to hear them．Elephants hear sounds not only with their ears, but also with their feet, and even trunks （long noses of the elephants）．They also greet each other by touching with their trunks and feet. If danger appears, mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them．‎ Other animals don't usually attack(攻击) elephants．However, a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby．If this happens, the adult elephants circle around the baby elephants．The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks．The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd．She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger．Then she lowers her herd and attacks the enemy(敌人) in a big cloud of dust(灰尘)．‎ ‎1．According to paragraph 1， an elephant herd ．‎ A．has a father elephant as the leader B．owns a matriarch who keeps it away from danger C．always has several leaders and hundreds of elephants ‎2．Long memories help elephants to ．‎ A．choose their matriarch B．communicate with each other ‎ C．find water and cross the river ‎3．What does the underlined word "rumbling" mean？‎ A．低沉的 B．尖细的 C．高亢的 ‎4．Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies？‎ A．To keep their babies safe． B．To welcome their friends． ‎ C．To attack their enemies．‎ ‎5．The passage mainly tells us about ．‎ A．why the elephants live in herds B．what the elephants' living habits are C．how the elephants avoid being attacked B Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives. Do you have any great inventions at home? Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun? Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey.‎ 5‎ The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen. This way kids can learn by themselves. They are also great helpers for primary school students after school.‎ Mopping robots（扫地机）are popular with people who are too busy to do housework. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clean dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people don't need to spend much time on housework. They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work.‎ As for old people, an electric foot basin (电动洗脚盆) is the best invention. It's a good choice to buy one for your grandparents. It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation (循环) . The special basin can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm. So washing feet with it will more relaxed.‎ ‎6. It is __________ for kids to learn with the reading pen.‎ ‎ A. boring B. convenient C. difficult ‎7. The three useful inventions are mainly used _______________.‎ ‎ A. at school B. in the office C. at home ‎8. Mopping robots are popular with _____________________.‎ ‎ A. kids B. office ladies C. old people ‎9. Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ________________.‎ A. using the electric foot basin B. listening to music with the reading pen ‎ C. enjoying the mopping machine working ‎10. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?‎ ‎ A. The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is used.‎ ‎ B. It's dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone.‎ C. Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life.‎ C The world’s largest radio telescope was finished on Sept. 25, 2017 in China.‎ ‎ FAST is a five-hundred-meter telescope. It is also called Tian-yan ("The Eye of Heaven"), with a dish the sire of 30 football grounds, deep in the mountains of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The giant dish is built on a howl-like valley.‎ ‎ The surrounding area has "radio silence" as there are no towns and cities within a 5-kilometer radius（半径范围） and only one county center within 25 kilometers.‎ FAST is made up of 4,450 panels(面板). The second largest radio telescope is in Russia. The bigger dish will be able to pick up weaker signals (信号).‎ The radio telescope is like an ear, listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the universe. With the help of the telescope, we can receive weaker and more radio messages far away 5‎ ‎ in space. It will help us to search for intelligent life outside of the Galaxy(银河系) and explore the origins（起源）of the universe. "Any of its discoveries will lead to a Nobel Prize," said Joseph Taylor, a Noble Prize winner.‎ The FAST project began in 2011. And the telescope is expected to remain the global leader for the next 10 to 20 years.‎ ‎11. Where was FAST developed?‎ A. In China. B. In Russia. C. In America.‎ ‎12. The underlined word "giant" probably means "___________" in Chinese.‎ A.神秘的 B. 巨大的 C. 宽广的 ‎13. FAST is used to __________________.‎ A. explore the origins of human beings ‎ B. receive distant radio messages from the universe C. watch the beautiful scenery of the Galaxy ‎14. From the passage, we can know that __________________.‎ A. FAST is the largest radio telescope all over the world so far ‎ B. Noisy towns are around the telescope within a 5-kilometer radius ‎ C. The second-largest radio telescope is made up of 4,450 panels ‎15. How long did it take to finish the FAST project?‎ ‎ A. About twenty years. B. About ten years. C. About six years.‎ D Dust storms (沙尘暴) appear when strong wind blows and dirt from a dry surface. Strong dust storms may cause deaths, so you should know how to protect yourself from dust storms.‎ ‎·Be careful of dust storm warnings ‎ Dust storms very probably happen on hot summer days, and it’s not safe for people to travel during this period. So you should listen to the local TV or radio before travelling, and consider changing or giving up your trip if dust storms are predicated. (预测)‎ ‎·Be prepared If you are in a place where storms happen often, carry a mask (面具) to keep dust and dirt away from your face, and a pair of glasses to protect your eyes.‎ ‎ ·Stay inside ‎ Do not move around when a dust storm comes, as you will not be able to see hidden (隐藏的) dangers. So if you're in a house, don't go out and just stay inside.‎ ‎ ·Protect yourself from flying objects Cover your body as much as possible in a dust storm. A strong wind of dust storms can carry heavy objects, so you should try to stay low, and close to the ground, and protect your head with your arms or a backpack.‎ ‎16. What should you do before you travel according to the passage?‎ A. Pack your backpack. B. Bring some money with you.‎ C. Listen to the local TV or radio.‎ ‎17. We can learn from the passage that ____________________.‎ ‎ A. it is Safe to travel on hot summer days ‎ B. people should stay inside when a dust storm comes ‎ C. a strong wind of dust storms can 't carry heavy objects 5‎ ‎18. Which of the following may NOT be needed when you meet a dust storm?‎ ‎ A. A knife. B. A mask. C. A pair of glasses.‎ ‎19. The underlined word "dirt" mentioned in the first paragraph means ______________.‎ ‎ A.烂泥 B.尘土 C. 丑闻 ‎20. What is the main idea of this passage?‎ ‎ A. How to predict dust storms. B. How to reduce（减少）dust storms.‎ C. How to protect yourself from dust storms.‎ E Recently, a junior high school sent several students back home because they broke the school uniform（校服）rules. Should students wear school uniforms? The Young World magazine held a discussion on this topic（话题）.‎ Kennedy: The school uniform is very important, because it always reminds me that I am supposed to go out of my way to study hard. It also helps prevent school bullying（欺凌）. If everyone wears the same clothes, it is impossible to laugh at other people’s clothing. ‎ Manson: The uniform has to be earned（获得）through efforts. Students should start school with no uniforms. As they make progress at school, they start wearing it. I always think children need to be proud of their school. The uniform is important for that. So, make students earn it! If they don’t perform well, they should not be allowed to get one.‎ Moorhead: In my opinion, kids don’t have to wear uniforms. There should be more choices open to kids in education. They ought to develop their own independence and just be themselves. ‎ Their personalities would be expressed through their own clothes at school. And different dress could be one way of showing their understanding of beauty. Besides, they make the school lively and colorful.‎ Patrick: I can see the advantages of wearing school uniforms. They play a very important role in managing schools. However, a school should not depend heavily on uniforms to improve students’ behaviors. Teaching them how to express themselves with confidence（信心）is more important. ‎ ‎46．What does the writer mean to do in Paragraph 1?‎ ‎ A．Present an opinion on a subject. B．Introduce a topic for discussion.‎ ‎ C．Provide a way to solve problems.‎ ‎47．What is Kennedy in the second paragraph?‎ ‎ A．A student. B．A teacher. C．A parent.‎ ‎48．In Manson’s opinion, ___________ .‎ ‎ A．students have the right to get school uniforms for free ‎ ‎ B．students should be encouraged to earn school uniforms ‎ ‎ C．students performing well needn’t wear school uniforms ‎49．According to Patrick, what is more important?‎ ‎ A．Managing schools by uniforms. B．Improving students’ behaviors.‎ ‎ C．Helping students express themselves confidently.‎ ‎50．We can learn from the text that ___________ .‎ ‎ A．Kennedy can’t stand school uniforms B．Moorhead is against school uniform rules ‎ C．the writer holds the same opinion as Patrick’s 5‎ A BCAAB ‎ B BCBAA ‎ C ABBAC ‎ D CBABC ‎ E BABCB 5‎