2018年中考英语阅读理解练习宝典 精选篇（一）

(A)

Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前).

1. Satellites travel __________.

A. in space B. above space C. above the ground D. in the atmosphere 2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere？Because _______.

A. clouds form there B. the weather forms there

C. the weather satellites can do it easily D. the pictures can forecast the weather

3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _______. A. without studying satellite pictures B. before they receive satellite pictures C. when they have received satellite pictures

D. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones

4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _________. A. one day B. two days

C. five days D. seven days or even longer

5. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in __________. A. taking pictures of the earth B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. weather forecasting D. doing other work in many ways

(B)

There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions (比赛). He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.

Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

6. It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________. A. build glass-houses in his free time B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color D. grow a rose with the longest name 7. Boys were often tempted to ________. A. throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house B. throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school C. be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses D. play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses

8. Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______. A. at times when school-boys were walking near them B. all the school day when there were no boys about C. where he could not be seen by the boys passing

D. in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day 9. Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass. A. be on watch in his free time B. ask the headmaster for help C. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above 10. Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______. A. write some words on the glass

B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses C. give the boys something else to throw stones at D. send for policemen

(C)

Come to Austria!

Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local (当地的) family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.

Enjoy Thailand!

When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating (漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat.