2020年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《人物故事类2》
1．Chuck was not an ordinary frog． He did love eating flies， but he didn't like catching flies himself． He didn't like snapping them from the air while they were flying around． Some frogs thought Chuck was lazy． Others thought he was strange．
That didn't matter to Chuck． Each morning， Chuck hid himself under the spider's web． Then when Lady Eightlegs went off， Chuck ate flies from her web．
One morning while Chuck was enjoying the flies， Lady Eightlegs returned and caught him． She cried， \． Chuck jumped back into the pond．
Now there was an idea! Why not make his own web？ Chuck got some vines． He put them together until they looked like a spider web． He worked on his web for hours until mid﹣night， And them he fell asleep． When he woke up the next morning， he was stuck inside and couldn't move．
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Lady Eightlegs got there and saved him．
\， I can't spin a spider's web，\．
\，\． \， Frogs can't spin spider's webs any better than spiders can swim， I guess． How I wish to swim in the middle of the pond and float（漂浮）peacefully under the sun like you!\ Chuck smiled， \．\ From that day on， Chuck carried Lady Eightlegs out to the middle of the pond， Where they floated and played together． When they returned to shore， they shared a breakfast of flies， It wasn't exactly an ordinary friendship．
（1）The underlined word \ ． A．catching B． eating C． hiding D．beating （2）Lady Eightlegs was ．
A．lazy B． strange C． ordinary D． kind （3）Chuck got his food by ． A．Hiding himself under the web B． using his own web to catch flies C． working hard till night
D． taking lies from the spider web （4）The story tells us ． A．No pains， no gains B． Practice makes perfect B．Never do things by halves
D． Teamwork increases the success 2．China's most famous basketball player Yao Ming may have retired （退役）from the sport， but he has continued to encourage young people with his hard work once more， this time in the classroom instead． This 38﹣year﹣old guy first entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2011 and graduated on July 8， 2018．
Yao was born in a family of basketball players but his father and mother insist（坚持）that Yao should achieve higher education after his basketball career． Yao's first day at college was a big mess， with hundreds of students waiting outside his classroom asking for photos and signatures（签名）． While many students lived in the university， Yao couldn't一there was no bed that could fit the 2． 26﹣metre﹣tall guy．
In his commencement（毕业典礼）speech， Yao said，\for that promise to my father and mother， I might have given up several times， especially since I had to take Math． But over time， I came to believe that teaming itself is more important than the
result\next steps in life． \ in line with society's development， because only by doing so will you get more room to carry on．\．
Besides his role in the basketball management， Yao is also the owner of a wine factory， a Wild Animal Aid ambassador（大使）， a foundation（基金）owner that provides sports things for children in poor areas， as well as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference（人民政协）， helping to improve the country's physical education system．
（1）Why couldn't Yao live in the university？ A． Because he is 38 years old． B． Because he is too tall．
C． Because he has a lot of money． D． Because there was no bed．
（2）What was Yao's worst subject in the university probably？ A． Chinese B． English． C． Math． D． PE．
（3）What's the meaning of the underlined part \？ A． 一致 B． 直线 C． 联系 D． 发展 （4）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Yao's achievements go beyond his basketball career．
B． Yao first entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University at the age of 38
C． Yao encouraged young people by giving them photos and signature．
D． Yao finished his university only because of his promise to his father and mother． （5）What's the best title for this article？ A． Yao Ming's different roles．
B． A promise to change Yao Ming's life． C． Yao Ming graduates from university．
D． Yao Ming gives a commencement speech． 3．I've been skiing since I was eight or nine years old． I've been on expeditions （探险）in many places like China， Pakistan and so on． But it was in my home country， the USA， that I came closest to death．
It was April， 2011． I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier． They were both excellent snowboarders． That day， I was the last person to ski． They were watching me from a safe area． Suddenly， I heard someone cry loudly． I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me． It was a massive avalanche （大雪崩）． The kind of avalanche that destroys trees， cars， buses， even houses! Tens of thousands of tons of snow was coming straight down the mountain behind me． I felt the snow push me forward， hundreds of metres， and then cover me． It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe． And then it pushed me forward again and up． I looked around， and for a few seconds， I actually stopped being frightened． I had a moment to stop and to look at the power of the avalanche． I looked down into the bottom of the valley （峡谷）． I could see trees that were 30m tall because I was so far away， and they looked tiny to me． \， I'm going all the way to the bottom!\I thought． Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m． I thought the force of the snow would destroy me； it was powerful． But in the end． I felt the avalanche slow down and I just fell heavily over the snow at the bottom of the valley．
It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me． There was a pile of debris （ 碎雪） across the bottom of the mountain 300m wide． They couldn't believe it when the saw me． I
was so lucky．
Has the experience changed me？ Do I think about life differently？ I don't know， maybe． But I do know that it's important to live your life with meaning． Life is a gift， so be grateful to God．
（1）From the passage， it's true that ．
A． the writer came closest to death when he skied in Pakistan B． the avalanche pushed the writer down about 300 m away C． the writer's friends came to learn skiing with the writer
D． the writer couldn't breathe because of the weight of the snow
（2）Which word can best describe the writer's feeling towards the avalanche？ A． Excited B． Scared C． Happy D． Patient （3）The underlined word \ ． A． the mountains B． the trees
C， Jeremy and Xavier D． the valleys
（4）In what order did the following events take place in the story？ a． The snow pushed me hard down into the bottom of the valley b． Jeremy and Xavier were seeing me in a safe place c． I stopped for a while to see the avalanche． d．My friends came to my side．
e． I heard a loud voice and saw a huge avalanche coming behind me A． b﹣e﹣c﹣a﹣d B． b﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣d C． d﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣e D． d﹣e﹣c﹣a﹣b
（5）According to the writer，
A． his experience and his friends have changed him B． it's impossible to know the force of the snow C． one should not live a meaningless life D． he doesn't mind the matter of life or death
4．For the past over forty years， Billy Barn has been living alone in Gothic， Colorado， a US ghost town （遗弃的城镇）． He passed the time by recording all kinds of data about snowfalls， such as the temperature and the depth of the snow．
He never imagined that the results of his hobby would one day help scientists better understand global warming and make him get a cool superhero name﹣the Snow Guardian（守护者）．
Barn first came to Gothic in 1972 as a university student doing water chemistry research． He liked the quiet life here so much that he began to live here after finishing university．
Barn began the winter of 1974 camping in a tent． It was not exactly perfect in a place where snow reaches 7.6 metres a year． Luckily， the owner of a small old house was kind enough to let Barn move in． It became his home and he started his records on snow there．
The house was buried in the snow eight years after he moved in， but that didn't drive him away． He just found another place to stay and continued his research．
Though he spends most of his time alone， Barn doesn't consider himself lonely． He says， \． I mean， if I weren't， I would leave．\
（1）Barn is called the Snow Guardian because ． A． he has solved the problem of global warming
B． he lives in Gothic alone and it snows all year round