2017年山西考英语阅读理解练习及答案（5）

　　阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

　　Every year, many foreign students go to America to study English. Some of them will live in an American family, but others will make a different decision. They’ll live with friends who come from their own country. I believe that if a foreign student thinks carefully about the two ways, he’ll decide to live with an American family. Even though there are one or two disadvantages to the first way, there are far more advantages.

　　In making his decision about how to live in the USA, the foreign student is careful to think about one or two disadvantages to live with an American family. First of all, he must know that he’s going to feel homesick(想家的) at first. Living in an American family may make this feeling become stronger. Also, the American family may do too much to take care of him. They may ask him where he’s going, when he leaves home, and when he’ll return.

If a foreign student lives in an American home, he’ll know the country and its people much better. For example, he’ll see how the parents teach their children. He’ll feel better because the American family will help him get used to a new life. In an American family, he can learn English fast. Family members can help him with his homework. When he speaks English, they can help him correct the mistakes he makes. In this way, he can learn English more easily.

　　Although there are some disadvantages to live in an American family, there are more advantages.

　　根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

　　41. Which of the following isn’t seen as an advantage in living with an American family?

　　A. The student may know the country better.

　　B. The family may do much to look after him.

　　C. The student can learn English fast.

　　42. What is the best title of the passage?

　　A. Living with an American Family

　　B. Getting to Know America Better

　　C. Two Ways of Living in the USA

　　43. The two ways of living in the USA for foreign students in the passage are_________________.

　　A. living with an American family and living in a room in school

　　B. living with an American family and living with friends from their own country

　　C. living with friends from their own country and living in a room in school

44. By living with friends from h is own country, a foreign student________________. A. may soo n get to know American people B. can learn faster C. may feel less homesick

　　45. The writer thinks that it’s good for a foreign student to live__________________.

　　A. in an American home B. in a room in the school C. with friends from his own country

　　参考答案41—45、BABCA

　　Passage B

　　1、、【2012模拟】

　　Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.

　　He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”

One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed acr oss the field towards the house with the golden windows. As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the hous e with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.

　　34. During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.

　　A. fix the fence B. eat sandwiches

　　C. climb up on the fence D. walk around the farm

　　35. One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.

　　A. go to the town B. play on the field

　　C. go to see the house D. make the golden windows

　　36. What did the boy find when he got there?

　　A. Nobody lived in the poor house. [来源:学科网ZXXK]

　　B. No golden windows were in the house.

　　C. The house was so old as he expected.

　　D. The house was nearer than he thought.

　　37. The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .

　　A. Like father, like son B. Love me, love my dog

　　C. Every dog has its day D. The grass is greener somewhere else

　　参考答案 34-37 CCBD

　　阅读理解

　　Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.

　　But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

　　Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

　　Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

　　Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

　　Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

　　Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

　　Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

　　Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present” Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

　　42. The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

　　A. be afraid of difficulties

　　B. be afraid to learn

　　C. run through life so fast

　　D. compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

　　43. The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _____.

A. Nothing is possible B. If we don’t give up, there is always h ope

　　C. You should learn to give up D. Although you try, nothing will change.

44. The best way to keep love is to __ _________.

　　A. say it’s impossible B. give it

　　C. give it wings D. hold it tightly

　　45. According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________

　　A. Nothing is impossible. B. Glass balls are easy to be broken.

　　C. Things you can’t do D. Treat your life in a right way.

参考答案 42-45 DBC D

　　Passage C

　　中考阅读理解

　　C

　　They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon, on foot, on mules(骡子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early, my husband and I and our three children couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.

　　As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed. As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤)us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.

The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a go od breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world. We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot to ssed(翻转)the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!” When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.

　　As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.

64. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?[来源:学*科*网]

　　A. They made a careful preparation before the trip

　　B. They children were more joyful than their parents.

　　C. Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.

　　D. The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view.

　　65. The underlined expression “Our legs were like jelly” probably means .

　　A. we were weak B. we were unhappy

　　C. we were dissatisfied D. we were disappointed

　　66. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?

　　A. It proved to be frightening. B. It was more comfortable

　　C. It turned out to be exciting D. It made each of them tired.

　　67. We can infer from the passage that .

　　A. experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way

　　B. one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.

　　C. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.

　　D. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident.

　　【参考答案】64—67、CAAC

　　中考阅读理解(24)[来源:Zxxk.Com][来源:学科网ZXXK]

　　D

One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country. He wanted to show him the poverty(贫穷) in the world. They spent a da y and a night at the farm of a very poor family.

　　When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

　　“Very good, Dad!”

　　“Did you see how the lives of the poor can be?” the father asked.

　　“Yeah!”

“And what did you learn?” After thinking for a moment, the son answered “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a river that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, and they have the stars. Our patio( 天井) reaches to the front yard, and they have a whole horizon(地平线).”

　　When the little boy finished, his father was speechless. His son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!”

　　Isn’t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you’ve got everything! You can’t buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc, but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

　　68.Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

　　A. A foolish boy misunderstood his father.

　　B. A smart father couldn’t teach a good lesson to his son.

　　C. Different people have different views of the world.

　　D. Different people hold different views that how poor they are.[来源:学*科*网]

　　69.What did the father do for his son?

　　A. He took his son to visit a farm so he could learn something.

　　B. He took his son to visit a farm so he could learn to enjoy the countryside.

　　C. He took his son to visit a farmer.

　　D. He took his son to learn how to do farming.

　　70..What did the boy get out of this trip?

　　A. He realized that the country family he visited was very poor.

　　B. He learned that he was lucky to be born into a rich family.

　　C. He learned that the country family was much ‘richer’ than his own family.

　　D. He realized that he was lucky to visit the farm.

　　71.Was the father satisfied with his son’s answer?

　　A. Yes, he was very proud of his son.

　　B. Yes, but he was speechless.

　　C. No, he was so angry that he couldn't say anything.

　　D. We can’t tell from this passage.

　　【参考答案】68—71、CACD

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