2010年中考英语试题分类汇编（130套）专题八?阅读理解

考点一、文化教育全品中考网

(2010.江苏省无锡市.三、阅读理解A,每小题2分）

In the early 1990s,the word‖Internet‖was strange to most people.But today,Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world.Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind（人类）

Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster.We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world.We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.

Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet.We can use search engines to find the information we need.Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at.

We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games,visiting chat rooms or surfing （浏览）websites.There are some games for free.We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now.We can also listen to music and see films.

Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying.We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods.Sometimes we can find something that is quite good but very cheap.

26.How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the passage? A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six. 27.What fact doesn‘t the passage provide? 全品中考网

A.We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet. B.Some games on the Internet are free.

C.We can buy most things we need on the Internet.

D.Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops. 28.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage? A.Online Shopping

B.Exchanging Information on the Internet C.The Advantages of the Internet

D.Surfing the Websites on the Internet 答案: BDC

（2010.四川省自贡市 第 三部分 阅读理解B 满分10分）

You want to know about my staying in America,right?Well,to tell you the truth,it is really an eye-opening experience study here.

In China,I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade.However,I didn‘t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School,Conmecticut. 全品中考网

When I first studied English,I was told to say, ―I am fine.‖when people say ―How are you ?‖But in the US,I found that people say, ―I am good.‖or ―Ilm tired.‖

One day ,someone greeted me with ―What‘s up ?‖It ,made me confused.I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn‘t know what to say.

Since then,I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US

cultures.

To my surprise,US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan.However ,in China ,girls try every possible way to get their skin paler,or ―whiter.‖

I also surprised by how hard-working .US students are.In China,schoolwork is almost everything ,so we study hard and that‘ it.But here,a ―good‖student gets good grades,does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented ,I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.

61.According to the writer,textbook English is _________everyday English. A.quite different from B.the same as C.more difficult than 62.What does the word ―tan ‖in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese? A晒黑 B晒白 C 能量 63.A good US student spends his/her time ________. A.only in doing homework

B.only on sports or music全品中考网

C.on studies ,sports or music and public work 64.Which of the following is NOT true? A.The writer is now in US.

B.American girls love to have white skin. C.US students are talented and hard-working. 65.Which is the best title for the passage? A.My Own Travel in the US

B.My Studying in the US全品中考网 C.My Opinion about the US 答案:AACBB

（2010江苏省南京市 三、阅读理解D,10分）

People often say that the Englishman‘s home is his castle.They mean that the home is very important and personal to him.Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats,and many people own their homes.This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them,and change them in any way they like.Most house have a garden,even if it is a very small one,and the garden is usually loved.The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space.Are you sitting now in your home or on a train?have you marked the space around yourself as your?If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you.If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was travelling on a train to London.I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry.Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table.I had read a book about non-verbal communication,so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head.I had invaded(侵犯)his space!A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them.He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.Of course,it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don‘t have any private space.Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world.All day long ,you share public spaces with o ther pople.You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don‘t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more!This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler!But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven‘t you enjoyed being part of a group and ―owning‖a bit of space?

41.The writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because______. A.he had no place to sit全品中考网 B.someone had invaded his ―space‖

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn‘t know about

42. ―… you feel lonely and ?outside‘‖in paragraph 4 means that_______. A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D.you feel lonely and you don‘t belong to that place or that group of people 43.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun ―them‘refers to（所指） ―___________‖. A.public spaces B.private spaces C.local people D.other countries 44.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.British people dislike marking their space.

B.You always feel at home in another country. 全品中考网 C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats. D.You can‘t mark your private space in a foreign country.

45.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______. A.own private spaces by living in houses

B.have one corner of their own in public places

C.realize the importance of ―space‖in communication D.create their private spaces by talking with local people 答案:BDCCC

(2010山东省潍坊市 四、阅读理解D，满分8分）

When I was a foreign teacher in China,every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China.One day the topic turned to saying ―I love you‖.I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers,nor had their mothers said it to them. ―Does your mom love you?‖ ―Of course ,‖they answered.

―How do you know ?‖was my logical question.They responded that their mons cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring.I was stunned .So mon‘s cooking and criticzing read out as ―I love you ‖. ―Then how do you say ?I love you ‘to her?‖They agreed that getting good gradws,followed by god jobs would be how they showed their love. 全品中考网

I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough,so I repeated these queries in classes over time.Gradually,I began to get different response.Some of them