PAGEPAGE12024中考（人教）英語(yǔ)閱讀理解基礎(chǔ)編題（11）及答案PassageA（2024中考選練）Yourcomputerhasbeenplayingmusicforyears,oneCDatatime.NowhundredsofsongscanbestoredinyourPCifthey'reintheMP3format(格式).Whatisit?MP3compressed(壓縮)musicintosmallcomputerfiles.YoumaydownloadMP3musicseveralways:MusiccanbedownloadedfromwebsitesthathaveturnedwidemusiclibrariesintoMP3.OnceMP3musicisonyourPC’sharddrive,youcanplayitthroughyourcomputer'sspeakers,"burn"itontoblankCDsorswap(交換)MP3fileswithfriendsusinge-mail.Howmuch?SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfree.CompactportableMP3playersstartataround$40andcanholdhundredsofsongs.AblankCDonwhichyoucanrecordmusiccostsaboutadollar.AdvantagesMP3turnsyourhomePCintoajukebox(自動(dòng)唱機(jī)).SmallMP3playersarethesizeofadeckofcards(一副牌),makingiteasytotakehundredsofsongswithyou.

DisadvantagesYoumayfindthatsomewebsitesonlyallowyoutolistenbutyoucan'tdownloadmusic.Othersletyoudownloadmusicbutcan'tbecopiedtoMP3players.AndagrowingnumberofnewCDsmakeitimpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.1.HowcanyougetMP3music?A.ByturningyourhomePCintoajukebox.

B.Bytakingyourownmusicorsongswithyou.C.BycopyingsongstoaPCthroughthespeakers.D.Bydownloadingfromwebsites,whichhaveturnedmusiclibrariesintoMP3.2.Whatistheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedword"burn"?A.Copy.

B.Play.

C.Store.

D.Change.3.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MP3musicisoftenfree.B.MP3musiccanbe"burned"ontoblankCDsorbeswappedwithfriendsbye-mail.C.MP3musiccanbetakenalongwhiletraveling.D.AgrowingnumberofnewCDsmakeitpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.4.HowmuchwillyoupayforacompactportableMP3player?A.Free.

B.Atleast10dollars.

C.Aboutfortydollars.

D.Aboutadollar.5.HowmanydisadvantagesofMP3canweseefromthepassage?A.2

B.3

C.4

D.5參考答案CACADPassageB【****昆明市模擬】SusanBoylehasherownUStelevisionprogrammebecauseheralbumIDreamedADreambecametheyear'sfastestseller．TheSusanBoyleStorywillbeputontheTVGuideChannelintheUSonDecember13，andwillfollowherspecialjourneyfromobscurity(靜默無(wú)名)togloballyfamous．ItwillcontainperformancesfrominterviewsofBoylewithfriendsandhersupporters(支持者)．The48-year-oldladyisexpectedtosell400000copiesofheralbumbytheendoftheweek，becomingthebiggestandfastest-sellingalbumof2009．Itsold130000onitsfirstday．GennaroCastaldoofHMVsaid："Peopleofallagesseemtobebuyingit，andit'sgoingtobeoneofthebestgiftsthisChristmas．Susan'saccomplishedperformanceonTheXFactormadeheralbummorepopular．"Shesaidthatoneofthesongsonheralbum，acoverofMadonna'sYou'llSee，wasamessagetotheschoolbullies(壞蛋)whooncemadefunofher．依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選出正確的答案。()1．Susanhasherownprogrammebecause_______．A．sheisagoodhostB．shewasfamousintheworldC．herCDbecamethefastsellerintheUKD．sheoftenhelpsothers()2．Susan'sprogrammeisnotabout_______．A．herjourneytobesuccessfulB．herinterviewsC．herfriendsandhersupportersD．thestoriesofherschoollives()3．Whatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingsentences?a．Susanisexpectedtosell400000albums．b．SusanaccomplishedaperformanceonTheXFactor．c．SusanpublishedheralbumIDreamedaDream．A．a(chǎn)bcB．cbaC．bcaD．cab()4．AccordingtoGennaroCastaldo，whatmadeSusan'salbummorepopular?A．HerperformanceonTheXFactor．B．Hersongsinheralbum．C．HerTVprogramme．D．Thestoriesaboutherschoollife．()5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．PeopleinEngland．B．Christmasgifts．C．Thelatestnewsaboutthesinger．D．Students'lives答案：1．C由文章的第一句可知。2．D通讀其次段可知。3．D通讀全文可知。4．A由文章的Susan'saccomplishedperformanceonTheXFactormadeheralbummorepopular．可知。5．C通讀全文可知。PassageC【****江蘇省泰州市】Onceababycries,theparentswillgotoseewhathappenedassoonaspossible.Accordingtoanewstudy,ababy'scrycanmakeadultsreact(反應(yīng))veryquickly,eveniftheyarenotrelated.OxfordUniversityresearchersusedtheclassicgamewhack-a-moleforthestudy.Whack-a-mole(打鼴鼠嬉戲)requirespeopletohitoneofninebuttons(按鈕).Theplayersmustreactasquicklyastheycantowhicheverofthebuttonslightsupatrandom(隨機(jī)).Itisagamethatrequiresspeedandaccuracy(精確度).Thestudyincluded40menandwomenvolunteersaged19to59.Someofthemhadsonsordaughtersbutnonehadababyatthetime.Theyplayedwhack-a-moleafterlisteningtodifferentsounds,includingbabiescrying,thecryingofadultsintroubleandbirdsongplayedatasimilarpitchtothebabies'cries.Thevolunteers'scoreswerehigherafterlisteningtothesoundofcryingbabies.Menandwomenhadsimilarscoresoverall.Theresultsshowedthatacryingbabygetsspecialattention."Fewsoundsmakepeoplereactquitelikethecryofababy,"saidMortenKringelbachofOxford'spsychiatry（精神病學(xué)）department,wholedthestudy."Forexample,it'salmostimpossibletoignore(忽視，不理)cryingbabiesonplanes.Thisistrueeventhoughtherearesomanyothernoisesaround."Headdedthatababy'scrycanincreaseadults'heartrateandbloodpressure.Thisisunderstandable,becauseinthecourseofhumanevolution(進(jìn)化),takingcareofbabieshasalwaysbeenanimportantjobforadults.Whenababyishungryorfeelingboredorunwell,itwillcry.Asaresult,humanbrainsandbodiesdevelopaspecialreactiontoababy'scry.56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Therewere80volunteerswhotookpartinthestudy.B.Theyoungestvolunteerwas19andtheoldestwas59.C.Somevolunteershadbabiesatthattimeinthestudy.D.Thevolunteerswereaffectedbythesoundofababy’scry.57.Thegame“whack-a-mole”shows______.A.ababy’scrycangetspecialattentionfromadultsB.menandwomenhavedifferentreactionspeedandaccuracyC.adultswithoutbabiesreactlessquicklytoababy’scryD.womenreacttoababy’scrymorequicklythanmen58.“Whack-a-mole”requirespeopletohit_____atatime.A.onebutton

B.oneofninebuttons C.ninebuttons D.tenbuttons59.Accordingtothepassage,ababy’scry______.A.hasthesamepitchasbirdsong B.isthenoisiestsoundthereisC.canincreaseadults’heartrateandbloodpressure D.isgoodforitshealth60.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthat______.A.takingcareoftheyoungerbabieswasthemostimportantthinginthepastB.humanbrainsandbodieshavedevelopedtotakecareofbabiesC.babycriesareagoodwaymakeadultsreactquicklyD.babycrieshavedevelopedalotduringthecourseofhumanevolution參考答案56—60BABCB PassageD恐驚之穴Therewasonceacavenearatown.Itwascalled“CaveofFear”.Anyonewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturn.Peopleinthetownsaidthattherewasamonsterinthecave.Inordertostopthemonsterfromgettingoutofthecave,peopleoftenleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthofthecave,andthesethingsalwaysdisappearedsoon.Oneday,ayoungmancametothetown.Whenheheardaboutthecave,hedecidedtoenterthecaveandfoundoutwhethertherewasamonsterinit.Ashewentdeepintothecave,heheardsomestrangesounds.Sohefollowedthesounds.Suddenly,hefeltthatsomethingwaspushinghisback.Hewastooscaredtoturnaroundtolookatit.Finally,hewaspushedintoahugecavern.Asheenteredthecavern,hegotverysurprised.Hefoundthathewasrightinthemiddleofabigparty.Therewerealotofpeopleintheparty.Theywereallthosepeoplewhohadneverreturnedtothetown.Thenthosepeopletoldhimthatthiswastheideaofanoldwisemaninthetown.Theoldwisemanwantedtoshowpeoplethatifsomeonewantedtomakeachange,heshouldbebraveandwantedtohaveatry.Sothewisemanmadeupthestoryofthemonster.Onlybravepeoplecouldenjoybigpartiesinthecavern.1.Thecaveiscalled“CaveofFear”,because_______.A.therewasawisemaninthecaveB.peoplewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturnC.therewasabigpartyinthecaveD.peoplelikedtoliveinthecave2.Peopleleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthofthecaveinorderto________.A.attracttheyoungmantoenterthecaveB.thankthewisemanforhisgoodideaC.stopthemonstertogetoutofitD.helpthepeopletoholdtheparty3.Theyoungmanenteredthecaveto_______.A.killthemonsterinthecavernB.makesureiftherewasamonsterinitC.lookforthelostpeopleinthetownD.takepartinthepartyinthecavern4.Whotookawaythegiftsandfoodinfact?A.Theyoungman.B.Themonster.C.Thewiseman.D.Thepeopleinthecave.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Successbelongstothebrave.B.Nopains,nogains.C.Seeingisbelieving.D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.【主旨大意】本文一篇寓言故事。故事中一個(gè)智者為了教化人們，就想出了一個(gè)辦法。讓鉆進(jìn)洞窟的人不再出來(lái)，從而讓鎮(zhèn)上的人們認(rèn)為里面有怪物。后來(lái)，一個(gè)年輕人發(fā)覺(jué)了這個(gè)事實(shí)。文章以此來(lái)告知我們：假如想要變更生活，就要英勇嘗試。1.B【解析】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：這個(gè)洞窟被稱(chēng)為“恐驚之穴”，因?yàn)開(kāi)_______。A項(xiàng)：洞窟里面有一個(gè)智者；B項(xiàng)：進(jìn)去的人沒(méi)有回來(lái)；C項(xiàng)：里面有一個(gè)大型聚會(huì)；D項(xiàng)：人們喜愛(ài)住在里面。依據(jù)第一段第三句“Anyonewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturn.”可知，進(jìn)去的人沒(méi)有回來(lái)。故選B。2.C【解析】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：人們?cè)诙纯诜哦Y物和食物是為了________。A項(xiàng)：吸引這個(gè)年輕人進(jìn)入洞窟；B項(xiàng)：為了智者的好辦法感謝他；C項(xiàng)：阻擋怪物出來(lái)；D項(xiàng)：幫助人們實(shí)行聚會(huì)。依據(jù)第一段最終一句“Inordertostopthemonsterfromgettingoutofthecave,peopleoftenleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthofthecave,andthesethingsalwaysdisappearedsoon.”可知，他們這樣做是為了阻擋怪物出來(lái)。故選C。3.B【解析】細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：這個(gè)年輕人進(jìn)入洞窟是為了________。A項(xiàng)：殺死洞窟里面的怪物；B項(xiàng)：確定里面是否有一只怪物；C項(xiàng)：找尋鎮(zhèn)上失蹤的人們；D項(xiàng)：在洞窟里面參與聚會(huì)。依據(jù)其次段其次句“Whenheheardaboutthecave,hedecidedtoenterthecaveandfoundoutwhethertherewasamonsterinit.”可知，年輕人進(jìn)入洞窟是為了探明里面是否有一只怪物。故選B。4.D【解析】推理推斷題。題干意為：事實(shí)上是誰(shuí)拿走了禮物和食物？A項(xiàng)：這個(gè)年輕人；B項(xiàng)：怪物；C項(xiàng)：智者；D項(xiàng)：洞窟里的人們。依據(jù)其次段倒數(shù)其次句“Therewerealotofpeopleintheparty.”可知，洞窟里面有許多人，并沒(méi)有怪獸。而文中也沒(méi)有說(shuō)明智者就在洞窟里面。由此可推知，禮品和食物是被洞窟里的人們拿走了。故選D。5.A【解析】主旨大意題。題干意為：我們能從本文中學(xué)到什么？A項(xiàng)：勝利屬于英勇的人；B項(xiàng)：沒(méi)有付出就沒(méi)有回報(bào)；C項(xiàng)：眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)；D項(xiàng)：有志者，事竟成。閱讀短文可知，進(jìn)入洞窟的人因?yàn)樽约旱挠⒂拢Y(jié)果享受到了來(lái)自別人的禮物和美食。也就是告知我們：勝利屬于英勇的人。故選A。PassageE

AnewreportsaysChristmasintheUSAisbecominglessreligious.NineoutoftenAmericanscelebrateChristmas,butonlyabouthalfthinkitisareligiousholiday.ThereportisfromthePewResearchCenter.Itasked2,001adultsabouttheiropinionsonChristmas.JustoverhalfofthosequestionedpeoplethoughtChristmaswasareligiouscelebration,while32percentsaiditwas,“moreofaculturalholiday”.GregSmithfromPewResearchsaid:“YoungeradultsarelesslikelythanolderadultstoseeChristmasasareligiousratherthanculturalholiday.They’relesslikelytosaytheywillattendchurchatChristmas…andtheyarelesslikelytobelieveinthevirginbirth.”

PeoplearealsochangingwhattheysaytoeachotheratChristmasandwhattheywriteincards.Moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtosay“HappyHolidays”insteadof“MerryChristmas”.Thisisbecausetherearealsonon-ChristianholidayshappeningaroundthesametimeasChristmas.Manypeoplewanttoincludeallholidaysintheirholidaywishes.Theresearchalsofoundthat79percentofAmericanswillwatchaChristmasmovie,butonly59percentwillgotochurch.Just36percentwillreadtheChristmasstoryintheBible.Th