(2011年山东省中考英语模拟试题(9))

四、阅读理解(共20小题，计20分)

阅读下列短文并做每篇后面的题目。从各题A、B、C、D中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成

所给句子的最佳答案。

A

Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers . Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

51.People learn English ______.

A.at school B.over the radio C.on TV D.not all in the same way

52.Different kinds of people want to learn English ______.

A.together with other subjects B.for different reasons

C.for their work D.for higher studies at colleges

53.From this passage we know that ______.

A.we can learn English easily

B.English is very difficult to learn

C.English is learned by most people in the world

D.English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

54.Which of the following is right? ______.

A.We don’t need to learn any foreign languages

B.We can do well in all our work without English

C.English is the most important subject in schools

D.We should learn English because we need to face the world

55.Why do many boys and girls study English?

A.Because at college or university some of their books are in English.

B.Because it is useful for their work.

C.Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school.

D.Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

B

“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”

That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.

Your eyes can tell you that glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is.

When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.

With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.

You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very lound music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.

All children soon learn what“Don't touch!”means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy, such as food, clothes and so on. To see something well, we have to touch it.

The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor. All feel different under your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling.

One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!

Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say,“Do touch! There you can feel every thing on show.

If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you'll really see!”

56.By touching things ______.

A.you will have a strange feeling B.you will learn how to reach out

C.you can tell the difference between them D.you can tell what colours they are

57.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A.Touching by Feeling B.To See or to Feel

C.To See Better Feel D.Ways of Feeling

58.When people buy things in shops, they often ______ .

A.try them on first B.put their right hand on them

C.just have a look D.feel and touch them

59.Why does it say,“At first, it is not easy to feel there things?”

A.The things are used by people, too.

B.People are used to the things.

C.People know how to use the things.

D.The things are easy to feel.

60.Which of the following is true?

A.Touching can help people learn things better.

B.Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us enjoy music.

C.People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.

D.Visitors cannot feel the things on show in some museums.

C

One day, Bruce played in front of a house. A woman came up and asked Bruce,“Little boy, is your mother at home?”

“Yes, she is,”answered the boy.

Then the woman went over to ring the bell. The bell rang and rang, but no one came to open the door. The woman got angry and called out to him,“You told me your mother was at home, didn’t you?”

“Yes,”the boy answered.“My mother is at home, but this isn’t my home.”

61.One day, Bruce played ______.

A.in a park B.in the street C.in front of a shop D.in front of a house

62.The woman wanted to see ______.

A.Bruce’s mother B.Bruce’s father C.Bruce himself D.nobody

63.The woman went over to ______ after she talked with Bruce.

A.knock at the door of the house B.ring the bell of the house

C.give a call to his mother D.ask his mother some questions

64.The woman got ______ because no one came to open the door.

A.pleased B.surprised C.angry D.afraid

65.In the story the woman didn’t find Bruce’s mother because ______.

A.she went to the wrong house B.she didn’t know Bruce’s mother

C.Bruce was not at home D.Bruce didn’t have a mother

D

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转)of the earth. At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜)toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球)gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

66.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ______.

A.both day and night B.day C.neither day nor night D.night

67.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by _____ of the earth.

A.the pushing B.the pulling C.the spinning D.the passing

68.At the equator day is as long as night ______.

A.sometimes B.never C.usually D.always

69.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ______ sunlight.

A.less B.more C.all D.no

70.When it is winter in China, ______.

A.the USA is tilted toward the sun B.the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

C.the North Pole is tilted toward the sun D.the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

答案：

51.D 52.B 53.D 54.D 55.C 56.C 57.C 58.D 59.B 60.A

61.D 62.A 63.B 64.C 65.A 66.D 67.C 68.A 69.B 70.D