中考英语拔高训练：阅读理解训练1 When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father's friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul. Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie's place. We' d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we'd bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart-the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part-and throw away the rest. Bernie was my father's idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie's wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon. What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don't take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life's small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life. For many years, I forgot that lesson I'd learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well, I've relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That's the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away. 46. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______. A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud 47. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon? A. They ate it in a polite way. B. They only ate its best part. C. They ate every part of it. D. They shared only one piece. 48. In the eyes of the writer's father, Bernie ______. A. was just a rich businessman B. worked hard all the time C. lived a rich but healthy life D. knew how to make money 49. The underlined part "the heart of the watermelon" in the last paragraph refers to ______. A. the best part of the watermelon B. the writer's busy life C. the writer's decision of making money D. the writer's hope of enjoying life 50. It can be learned from the passage that ______. A. one has to work hard to reach his goal B. a friend in need is a friend in deed C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit D. one should keep work-life balance 答案：ABCDD 2.Being able to multitask-doing several things at the same time-is considered (考虑，认为) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again. What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask. Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table. Multitasking also has an effect (影响) on young people's performance at university and in the workplace . When ask ed about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (没必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work. 请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案, 将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分） 71. What does the underlined word "juggle" most probably mean? A. Want to buy. B. Use at the same time. C. Take the place of. D. Search information from. 72. In Paragr aph 3, the author points out that__________. A. family members do not greet each other B. family members do not eat at the family table C. young people get on well with their families D. young people hardly communicate with their family members 73. What's the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Young people must learn skills for future jobs. B. Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets. C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people. D. Multitasking influences young people's development seriously. 74. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work. B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again. C. Educators feel that young people don't need to improve their study skills. D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children's later study skills. 75. T he author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by__________. A. providing special examples B. following the natural time order C. giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects D. comparing opinions from different worlds 答案：71 ~ 75BDDAC 3.When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows-cow manure (粪肥), to be specific. Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine the output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That's really a big amount. When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity. Here's how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. "The cows aren't bothered," says Marie Audet. "They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by." The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure. Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a "greenhouse" gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That's an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机). At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can't use themselves. 51. We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______. A. make electricity B. produce fertilizer C. build their farm D. feed the cows 52. How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm? A. Marie Audet does the work B. The job is done by machine C. The cows lift the cow wastes D. Bacteria get to work on them 53. According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity? A. The power of moving water. B. The heat of burning coal. C. The power of sunlight. D. The heat of the methane gas 54. The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best descr ibed as ______. A. reducing B. saving C. recycling D. changing 55. What is the main purpose for writing the passage? A. To introduce a new way of making electricity B. To explain how a new energy works better C. To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm D. To explain the reasons for green house effect 答案：ABDCA
11.Michael Jackson is one of the world's best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group "The Jackson Five". The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of "I Want You Back". It was very popular. One of their hit records was "Never Say Goodbye". Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world. Michael nearly didn't go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint(晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for Charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界记录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever. 52. How many people are there in Michael's group? A. Three. B. Five. C. Four. D. Six. 53. What's the name of their first record？ A. "Never Say Goodbye". B. "See You, See Me". C. "I Want You Back". D. "On the World". 54. The underlined word "copies" means in Chinese. A. 抄写 B. 张/份 C. 复制 D. 模仿 55. Michael was good at according to the passage. A. rock music B. street dance C. playing the piano D. moon walking 56. Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time? A. Because he was too famous. B. Because he often felt lonely. C. Because he had no friends. D. Because his company asked him to do so. 答案：BCBDA | ||||||||||||||||
12.One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."
56. It was________ when-Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
57. After swimming, they played in the sun________.
A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours
C. long D. for a while
58. On their way home,________ got something wrong with his
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head
C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
59. Henry and Allan are________.
A. workers B. good friends
C. brothers D. farmers
60. Which of t he following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.
B. Allan saved Henry' s life.
C. Allan saw the snake.
D. They ran to the hospital at once.
答案：56—60 A D C B B 13.Dear Jack, How are you? I have been in the USA for six months. I like the life here. I have a few friends. I don't have much homework. There are a lot of sports at my school, but I don't like sports at all. like the food very much. I eat a lot of different kinds of food every day. I like coke（可乐）very much. I don't drink water. I drink coke instead（代替）. I'm enjoying my life here. The sad thing is that sometimes I get ill. I don't know why. My parents say I must go on a diet（节食）and do more sports. Must I? Yours, David 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写"T"，不符合的写"F"。 51. David has been in America for six months. 52. David has to do much homework. 53. There are many sports at David's school. 54. David likes coke better than water. 55. David knows why he is often ill. 答案：51—55 T F I T F
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