2021年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

2021 年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2021 年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（一） 四．阅读理解（共 12 小题，计 24） 阅读下列短文，根据短文后的要求，完成第 32—43 小题。 A “How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“ How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”. Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone Asks “Do you agree?” the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re Wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone. People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person. Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language. 根据短文内容，从每题所给的三个选项中选择最佳选项。 32. When a person in the United States asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear " _______". A. Hi. B. Hello. C. Fine. 33. When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say "_______". A. No, I disagree. B. I'm not sure. C. You're wrong. I disagree. 34. A polite way to finish a talk is to say "_______". A. I want to hang up. B. Someone is waiting for me. C. I don't want to talk any more. 35. What does the rule of the game of language probably mean? A. Be polite. B. Always say what you mean. C. Never say exactly what you are thinking. B CHONGQING, March 31 (Xinhua) —— The world’s largest solar-powered (太阳能动力的) plane, arrived in Chongqing, China early Tuesday morning. The plane is called “Solar Impulse 2, or SI-2”. It began its journey from Abu Dhabi(阿布扎 比) , on March 9. Chongqing is the fifth stop of its world tour. The plane “Solar Impulse 1” passed an important test in 2012. The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland (瑞士) at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky. During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. And in the summer of 2013, the plane was flown across the United States, from San Francisco to New York City. The plane’s wings are 72 meters across. They are covered with more than 17,000 solar cells (太阳能电池) to provide power for the plane. “There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy. We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” said Bertrand Piccard. He is one of the pilots, who helped create the project (项目). Bertrand Piccard says the goal of the project is to show that renewable energy and clean technologies can be used in other kinds of projects. He hopes to raise awareness (意识) of renewable energy and environmental protection. “If an airplane can fly with no fuel around the world, can you imagine how this technology could be used everywhere?” he said. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 36. The solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, took off ___________. A. in Chongqing, on March 31 B. in Abu Dhabi, on March 9 C. in Switzerland, 2012 37. How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last in 2012? A. 90 minutes B. 60 minutes C. 72 minutes 38. Why does Bertrand Piccard take the plane around the world? A. To challenge himself by flying it day and night with no fuel. B. To show how clever he is by making the solar-powered plane. C To encourage people to protect the environment in a new way. 39. Which column（栏目）of a newspaper may the passage come from? A. Sports and Entertainment B. Scientist and Technology C. Culture and Communication C Do you know that you are not outgoing enough? Do you want more friends, but are you too shy? 40 They will help you. Feel comfortable. Always be clean. Shower, brush your teeth, and try to look nice. Dress in clothes. 41 . Those make you feel more confident. Smile more often. Try to smile more often at people. 42 . Then they'll talk to you more even if they don't know you. Just talk. Some people worry about talking because they think, "What am I going to talk about with that person?" 43 . They just go up to people and say what they think. Listen to people. You can't just talk. People will think that you're self-centered. You have to listen to other sand give your opinions. Let them know you care. Read the news! Don't just stay at home and do nothing. Surf the Internet for news and information, and talk about it when you're with friends. 根据短文内容，从方框中选出四个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。有一项 多余。 A. Read the following rules. B. Outgoing people don't even think about it. C. Your friends will like you very much. D. It will get them to think that you are friendly. E. They must make you feel good and comfortable. 答案： 32—35 CBBA 36—39 BACB 40—43 AEDB 2021 年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（二） 四、阅读理解 阅读短文，完成 32—43 小题。（共 12 小题，计 24 分） A In the morning， you’re on the school bus. But as soon as you turn a corner， you’ll find yourself at the end of a very long queue(队)，it’s another traffic jam! Meanwhile，in Antarctica(南 极洲)， snow covers the land. A group of emperor penguins crowd together to keep warm using stop-and-go movements to protect themselves from the winds. Can you see the connection? Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm， according to a new research. A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing. These movements then flow(涌动) through the whole group of penguins like a “ traveling wave(波浪) ”. These waves also help the smaller crowds join bigger groups, keeping more and more of their friends warm. A single Antarctica "traffic jam" has thousands of penguins. Interestingly, the technology once used for studying road traffic jams was used to study the penguins. It included studying time-lapse(延时)videos. Scientists also discovered that’s unlike on the road, these waves can be made by any penguin and in any direction. With temperatures usually dropping 50 degrees below zero and winds reaching speeds of up to 200km/h, these traveling waves are very important for penguins to keep warm. These penguins can also teach us a lesson. In a big group, they learn to be orderly and patient, and never to crash into each other. These are skills that we should all learn from them when we are on the road! 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 32. According to the passage, emperor penguins get together to__________. A. cross the road B. keep warm C. learn from each other 33. In a traffic jam on the road, __________. A. cars cannot move fast B. drivers can drive carelessly C. drivers can drive fast 34. From the passage, we learn that a "t raveling wave " is__________. A. formed by the movement of penguins B. caused by the strong winds in Antarctica C. caused by a traffic jam on the road 35. The last paragraph wants to tell__________. A. penguins won't move together if they are not very cold B. traffic jams happen probably because people are patient C. we human beings should learn from penguins B Do you know Charlotte’s Web((夏洛的网 ), a classic novel written by E.B. White? It is a story about a spider. He made friends with a pig and helped him. Wilbur was an ill-fated(倒霉的)pig .When he was born, he was so small that the farmer Mr. Arable decided to end his life. Fortunately, Wilbur met the lovely and kind-hearted farmer’s daughter Fern, she stopped him from killing Wilbur and asked his father to give her the cute pig as her personal pet to feed in a barnyard . Fern loved Wilbur more than anything. She loved to stroke him, to feed him, to put him to bed. Wilbur grew day by day and made many friends in the barnyard. They are geese, cattle, sheep, a spider and so on. Of all these friends, Wilbur's favorite is Charlotte, a beautiful grey spider. As the days went by, Wilbur grew and grew. He ate three big meals a day. He spent long hours lying on his side, half asleep, dreaming pleasant dreams. He enjoyed good health and he gained a lot of weight. One day， the old sheep Samuel in the barnyard told Wilbur that he would be served as Christmas dinner this year. Wilbur turned to Charlotte for help. Day after day the spider waited， head-down， for an idea to come to her. Hour by hour she sat motionless(动不动的)， deep in thought. Having promised Wilbur that she would save his life， she was determined to keep her promise. She had the idea of writing words extolling(称赞)Wilbur’s excellence， such as ＂a famous excellent pig ＂in her web. She makes the farmer believe that Wilbur is some kind of supernatural（神奇的)animal，too important to kill. With the help of Charlotte, Wilbur became the only one to see the spring. Charlotte did everything in her power to keep Wilbur alive, but she was so tired that she finally died. The novel showed how a friendship could last through the worst possible times. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 36. Which of the following can best describe Charlotte? A. Clever, helpful and honest B. Kind, curious and strange C. Strong, humorous and smart 37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The classical novel was based on(基于) what really happened B. Charlotte saved Wilbur by making Mr. Arable believe Wilbur is supernatural. C. Wilbur was so cute that Mr. Arable decided to raise it in the barnyard 38. Who told Wilbur that he would be killed? A. The-Charlotte. B. The girl-fern. C. The sheep- Samuel. 39. What can we learn from the story? A. We'd better make friends with animals because they can help us. B. Wilbur was so special that Charlotte tried her best to save him. C. A true friend is the one who devotes himself to you when you are in trouble. C We’ve heard about several “poor students” in the past year. Cui Qingtao ， a student from Yunnan， working with his parents on a building site when he got an admission letter(录取通知 书)from Peking University. A girl named Wang Xinyi is another example. She is a student from Hebei. She was doing her part-time job in a different city when her family got her admission letter from Peking University. __40___ For example, they are all strong and optimistic. Li Enhui said in an interview, “As long as we are alive, there are no problems that cannot be solved, and many people don’t have my experiences. _41_” Such an idea makes many adults feel embarrassed. He refused to accept donation money and decided to make money by himself. This is also the common thing that “poor students” have. Whatever kind of values you hold ， such personalities( 品 格 ) are necessary for growth. ___42___ Not everything goes well all the time. Only being strong and optimistic, can one go through difficulties. In fact, living in poor families doesn't promise such good personalities, and living in happiness doesn't promise optimistic attitudes ( 态 度 ).We like such “poor students” because they are strong and optimistic. For them, few can choose their lifestyles. ___43___ That’s why they are highly praised .Every one of us should learn from them. 根据短文内容, 选出四个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。 答案： 32— 35 BAAC 36 — 40 ABCCD 41— 43 CAE 2021 年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（三） 四、阅读理解（共 12 小题，计 24 分） A 1970 was World Conservation (保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that government (政府) would act quickly to conserve nature (保护自然). Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1, 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed (毁 坏 )by modern man and his technology ( 技 术 ). We are changing the earth, the air, water and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If things go like this, we shall destroy ourselves. What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask：“What, must we do now?”The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the Limited States, a large number of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called“No one’ s going to change our world”It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve animals. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 A. Life is full of ups and downs. B. Poor students” are usually hard- working and caring. C. And these experiences make me grow and become better. D. Born in poor families, these students have a lot in common. E. However, all of them can choose their attitudes towards life. 32. The first paragraph tells us that _______. A. World Conservation Year was over. B. animals are being in danger C. the people of the world face the serious living situation 33. “No, One's Going to Change our World. ” was _______ A. an idea that nobody would accept B. a record calling on people to conserve nature C. an important book published in 1970 34. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world? A. We should plant more trees and flowers. B. We should know what will happen in the future. C. We should know what we should do and do it now. 35. What’s the main idea of the passage? _________ A. Conservation is necessary. B. It is the young people who are helping to save our world. C. The United Nations wanted everybody to know that the world is in danger. B Every society has its own ways of saying things. One popular expression in the United States is “hitting the books”. It means studying a subject with great effort. A student who hits the books spends long hours preparing for a test. They read their books carefully, and then read them a second time, and a third time. They make sure they know all the material the teacher has offered and prepare for every possible question. They study every night. They are “hitting the books”. In the United States, most children begin school when they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to school near their homes. School in these early years is fun. The children learn to read and write. But they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason at such an early age for them to hit the books. This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become more difficult. Students must learn world history, math, and the life sciences. Tests become more common. Pressure is growing for the students to hit the books, study hard and advance. However, most serious students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school. High school students who hope to go on to college must take a national test called the SAT. The test has two parts. The first part tests the student’s ability with numbers and mathematical skills. The second part tests the student’s ability in the English language. The SAT test is very important. A high school student who gets a high score on the two parts of the test has a good chance to enter a top American college. For this reason, many students hit the books for months to prepare for the SAT. All this adds up to a lot of work and “hitting the books”. Knowledge is something that is not easy to gain. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 36. The meaning of “hitting the books” in the passage is_____________. A. a pile of books B. doing some reading as hobbies C. studying a subject extremely hard 37. Students have many great challenges, one of which is_______________. A. taking tests B. attending school C. learning to write 38. Which of the following is True according to the passage? A. American students don’t have to pay for their education. B. American students at an early age learn a lot of subjects. C. It is not easy for high school students to enter a top American college. 39. This passage is mainly about____________________. A. the S-A-T test B. hitting the books C. public education in the Unite States C Light pollution Everyone who loves looking up at the night sky knows one thing: to see the most stars, get away from a city. In cities, artificial light (人造光) comes from street lamps, buildings, signs and cars. 40 The earth appears to shine from space. What astronauts see as they circle the planet are the lights from our cities. This light creates a kind of orange cloud that keeps us from seeing the stars. Jim Dougherty is the president of the International Dark Sky Association. 41 _ “Light pollution is outdoor lighting that’s not serving the task that it’s designed for . In fact it is either wasted or, worse, has harmful effects.” Jim Dougherty says too much light is bad for our health. 42 He says light pollution is also bad for the planet. “There’s a direct connection between the needless and harmful lighting and the next generation. 43 We’re worried about climate change. We are just putting CO2 up there. If we are burning natural gas or we’re burning coal, we’re causing global warming by sending light straight up into the sky.” 根据短文内容, 从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。 A. He has different ideas about light pollution B. Studies find too much light influences our sleep and causes illness. C. And it’s also a big climate problem. D. He says the orange cloud is light pollution. E. All this man-made light blocks out any chance to see the stars. 答案： 32— 35 CBCA 36 — 39 CACB 40 —43 EDBC 2021 年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（四） 四、阅读理解（共 12 小题，计 24 分） 根据短文内容，完成第 32-- 43 小题。 A There might not be anything cooler in the whole ocean than a coral reef! Did you ever wonder how a coral reef forms? Tiny animals called coral polyps (珊瑚虫) are responsible for the formation of coral reefs. The coral polyps attach(贴上) to rocks or other hard surfaces. When they die, they harden. Then new coral polyps grow on top of them. This makes the reef expand. In fact, coral reefs are always growing. They grow about 1-2 cm per year. Coral polyps eat algae and other tiny animals. The algae get their food from the sun. Because sunlight can only make a way into shallow(浅的) water, the algae and coral polyps live in shallow water. This is where coral reefs generally form. Coral reefs exist all around the world. The biggest one is called the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeast coast of Australia. It is 2,300 kilometers long. It can even be seen from outer space! Every year, the beautiful Great Barrier Reef attracts many scuba divers and tourists, about 2 million visitors per year. Coral reefs are an important part of our planet. First of all, they are a home for many animals. They also protect shorelines(海岸线) against storms and floods. They can even provide us with the natural resources we need to make some kinds of medicine. However, many coral reefs are dying. Pollution and over-fishing are the main causes. And since coral reefs take a very long time to grow, they cannot grow fast enough to take the place of the damage(损害). As a result, the coral reefs around the world are starting to disappear. Some scientists predict that someday soon most of the coral reefs will be gone. That is why we have to take good care of them. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 32. The underlined word “expand” is closest in meaning to“__________”. A. become smaller and smaller B. become greater in size C. die of an illness slowly 33. Where do coral reefs generally form? A. In the deep water. B. In shallow water. C. In a quiet place without tiny animals 34. Coral reefs are very important for us because ________. ① many animals live in them ② they can cause some storms and floods ③ they can be used as medicine ④ they can even be seen from outer space A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①③ 35. The title of the passage can be __________. A. Coral Polyps B. Coral Reefs C. The Great Barrier Reef B What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but none of them are worried about the road ahead. Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driverless (无人驾驶的) cars, which are currently in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, these electric, self-driven cars could be available very soon. But, how is it possible for a car to drive itself. Cars already have many features allowing them to take over for drivers in certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they detect objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions, such as snow or slippery (滑的) roads. Other features have also changed the way drivers react to some situations. Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driving car might be possible. The self-driven car may be the answer to lowering the number of deadly accidents caused by careless drivers or dangerous conditions. However, there are still some people who do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn’t believe these cars are safe. He thinks the possibility of the technology making a mistake will be too high. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 36. What does the underlined phrase “take over for” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. direct the way for B. take the place of C. make use of 37. Cars already have the following features EXCEPT_________________. A. parking itself B. controlling its speed in dangerous situations C. slowing itself down nears an object 38. Scientists and engineers think that_________________. A. it’s possible to make safe self-driven cars B. it’s a long way for self-driven cars C. there will be no drivers in the future 39. What does the article mainly talk about? A. Advantages of self-driven cars. B. Different opinions on self-driven cars C. Possibilities of self-driven cars. C You are the only child in your family. Your parents, grandparents and relatives all love you. 40 How would things be different? You could play with him or her. You could talk about lots of things and tell your secrets to them. 41 But there could be hard times too. You may fight. You may pull each other’s hair. You may compete for your parents’ attention, food, the bathroom and even TV! Life with a sister or a brother may be colorful! 42 US psychologists ( 心 理学 家) Kevin Leman says the birth order helps shape children’s personalities (性格). According to Leman, parents are usually nervous and strict with their first child. They set high goals for them. So the eldest child in a family wants to be perfect and successful. They are also often confident (自信的) people. But for late-born kids, parents are usually more relaxed. 43 They often are more creative. They also try to be funny, so they can get attention from their parents. 根据短文内容, 从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。 A. Even the birth order can make a difference. B. And the elder one does best. C. But what if you had a sister or a brother D. So the younger children have fewer rules. E. You may even take care of each other. 答案： 32—35 BACB 36—39 BCAC 40 — 43 CEAD 2021 年山东省临沂市蒙阴县中考模拟英语试题（五） 四、阅读理解(共 12 小题，共计 24 分） 阅读短文，完成 32-43 小题。（共 12 小题，每题 2 分，计分 24 分） A Ordinary People Who Changed History Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist. In the late 1980s, he suggested a project that connected hypertext with the Internet. His goal was to share information online so that others could see it at any time of the day. Thanks to him, the World Wide Web was invented. Malala Yousafzai: Fights for better education for women Born in Pakistan, Yousafzai learned early about the importance of education from her father, a teacher at a girls’ school. When the Taliban（塔利班）took control of her town in 2008, they stopped girls from going to school. Yousafzai publicly spoke out against it and was shot on the left side of her head. After recovery (康复), she refused to hide her fear, instead, using her voice to start the Malala Fund（马拉拉基金会）, a charity to make sure every girl has the chance to go to school. At 17, she became the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. J. K. Rowling: Inspired(激励) a new generation(一代) of readers Being poor, single(单身的) mom Rowling turned to work on the novel she had been planning for five years. She was not sure about her success. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published in 1997 — her publisher didn’t believe a woman’s name would attract young boys. Harry Potter has broken sales records and attracted millions of readers of all ages. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 32. Why did Berners-Lee suggest connecting hypertext with the Internet? A. Because he is a famous British computer scientist. B. Because he wanted to thank the World Wide Web. C. Because he wanted people to share information on the Internet. 33. Yousafzai is a ________ girl according to the passage. A. brave B. wise C. shy 34. Who is interested in Rowling’s books? A. Single moms. B. Young boys. C. Readers of all ages. 35. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Yousafzai was wounded because she went to school. B. Rowling had lived a hard life before she became famous. C. Berners-Lee is the youngest person to win the Nobel Prize B I’m Cathy, a girl used to be very self-centered. But in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about others before thinking about myself. I am happy that I am becoming thoughtful. My change started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever talked to anyone in my class. By the end of my first term, I was really lonely. So I tried to change myself. I started offering to help when people around me were having trouble. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends. A bigger cause of my new attitude, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my friend. Every time I came into her room, she was so happy because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never visited her, so I took her place. She let me see that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was heartbroken, but I was very thankful to her. I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not forget these experiences. They have taught me to care about other people more than about myself. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 36. The underlined word “thoughtful” in Paragraph 1 probably means________. A. worried B. strange C. caring 37. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Cathy felt lonely? A. She only cared about her study. B. She was too shy to make friends. C. She kept away from her classmates. 38. The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________. A. offering to help others B. trouble that others meet C. making new friends 39. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Never change yourself B. Some useful ways to make friends C. Caring about others makes me happy C As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. 40 Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have bad meanings. 41 In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. For example, “You are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. 42 But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel. 43 People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries. Some words have different meanings. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used. 根据短文内容，从方框中选出四个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。有一项 多余。 答案： 32 — 35CCAA 36— 39BCCA 40 —43EDBA A. However, Chinese love cats very much. B. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. C. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. D. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries. E. The words about plants and animals are used in different ways in different cultures.