2012湖北咸宁中考英语试题及答案（3）

六、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共30分)

A

Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:

"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert (沙漠)during the war. She simply hated the place: the heat was almost un-bearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly, and there was sand--sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation(不顾一切地)she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home.

Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father--just two lines:

'Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.'

The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维)but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.

She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and eventually wrote a book about it.

The desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her."

A change of attitude could change everything.

After reading the article, I was deep in thought(陷入沉思)…

51. The underlined word "unbearable" means ____________ in Chinese.

A. 难以想象的 B. 难以克服的C. 难以忍受的 D. 难以适应的

52. After she received her father's reply, the woman____________.

A. went back home B. was coming home

C. decided to stay there D. decided to go back home with her husband

53. From her father's reply, we can infer (推断) that ______________.

A. two men looked out from prison bars

B. one man was in prison, the other was out of prison

C. two men were out of prison

D. her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband

54. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A. A woman went to live with her husband in a big city.

B. The woman finally made friends with the natives.

C. She wrote her parents that she was coming.

D. The woman received her parents' reply by airmail.

55. The main idea of this passage is that __________.

A. a woman went to live with her husband in camp

B. the desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had

C. the daughter's parents wanted her to stay with her husband

D. a change of attitude could change everything

B

LiNa jumps two places in WTArankings(排位)

China's Li Na moved up two places to seventh in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday despite (尽管) losing the Rome WTA final last Sunday to Russian Maria Sharapova, Yahoo reported.

Li will begin her French Open title defence next week in Paris. It was the first win ever at a Grand Slam event for someone representing China.

LiuXiang back toworld top

With a world fastest time of the season so far, Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang showed the world that he is back to the world top level.

Running into 13 seconds on a wet track. In spite of running on a wet track, the 28-year-old Liu claimed (宣称) an overwhelming victory against three American first-class hurdlers at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai last Saturday.

The Athens Olympic champion clocked a world leading time of 12.97 seconds to claim title of men's 110m hurdle event, and the result bettered (胜过) the previous season best of 13.03s set by America's Aries Merritt two weeks ago.

David Oliver of the United States finished second in 13.13s whi le another American Jason Richardson, newly crowned world champion in Dague last year, settled third in 13.16s. Merritt was fourth in 13.26s.

56. The passage aboveis about _________.

A. a story B. an advertisementC. sports news D. a poem

57. Li Na was _______ in the latest WTA rankings despite losing the Rome WTA final.A. second B. ninth C. seventh D. sixth

58. There are _______ players at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai mentioned in this passage.A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

59. Liu Xiang was first in ________ at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai.A. 12.97s B. 13.03s C. 13.13s D. 13.26s

60. Which of the following isn't mentioned in the passage?

A. Merritt was fourth in 13.26s at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai.

B. Li Na lost the Rome WTA final by 1:2 last Sunday.

C. The Athens Olympic champion clocked a world leading time of 12.97 seconds.

D. China's Li Na moved up two places to seventh in the latest WTA rankings.