广东省中考英语专题训练-阅读理解(含答案)

2020

广东省中考英语专题训练

阅读理解

一

Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self

-

driving

cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you,

living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely

new cities are being built.

One such place is the city

of Songdo. Every home

there will have a

“telepresence” system (

远程遥控系统

)—allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part

in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city,

escalators (

自动扶梯

) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all

be connected to the system.

The great

mind

behind

Songdo

is

from

the

company

Cisco.

In

fact,

technology

companies

around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more

modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this

will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

(

)1. According to the text, living in a“smart”city ____.

A. is not a green way

B. will be far from you

D. is completely impossible

C. will soon become true

(

)2. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ____.

A. a city of the future

B. a meeting in Songdo

D. a report on public health

C. a plan to build a house

(

)3. Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A. Cisco.

B. IBM.

D. Microsoft.

C. Siemens.

(

)4. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to ____.

A. drive people out of cities

1

B. control the world's population

C. develop his own company

D. solve the cities' coming problems

(

)5. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Future Education

B. Smart Cities

C. Government Services

D. Famous Companies

二

-

made

meat

Meat

grown

in

labs

might

be

another

kind

of

future

food.

People

use

stem

cells(

干细胞

)

from

animals

to

grow

the

meat.

Chicken,

beef

and

pork

can

all

be

made this way. Man

-

made meat can be healthier than traditional meat. People can

control what kind of fat (

脂肪

) goes into the meat. They can choose only healthy

fats. Japanese scientists explain how lab

-

grown burgers are made.

Veggie

meat

(

素食肉类

)

A new kind of burger is now popular in the United States. It looks and tastes the

same

as

any

other

burger.

But

in

fact

it’s

“beef”

burger

made

out

of

plants.

The

company behind the burger, Impossible Foods, uses peas and potatoes to make the

“beef”.

They

take

coloring,

protein

and

fats

from

these

plants

and

mix

them

together. Making meat out of plants uses less water and land than raising animals

for meat. It also creates fewer greenhouse gases. Some food companies are making

chicken, pork and other meat out of plants too.

Algae

(

藻

类

)

The

BBC

said

algae

farming

could

become

the

world's

biggest

farming

industry in the future. They pointed out that algae is cheap and grows very quickly.

Also, it is very healthy. It has much more protein and oil than many other plants.

Besides eating algae as a dish on its own, people may also use algae oil and algae

butter

in

the

future.

Some

algae

has

a

strong

taste.

UK

scientists

are

trying

to

2

replace salt with algae.

(

)1. People can use stem cells to grow the following meat EXCEPT ____.

A. chicken

B. beef

C. pork

D. mutton

(

)2. The “beef” burger is now popular in

____.

A. China

B. Japan

C. America

D. Britain

(

)3. Which is NOT the advantage of algae?

A. The price is low.

C. It is very healthy.

B. It grows quickly.

D. It tastes very good.

(

)4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. There are four steps to make lab

-

grown burgers.

B. “Beef” burger looks different from any other burger.

C. People use more water and land to make meat out of plants.

D. Algae has much less protein and oil than many other plants.

(

)5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. To advise people to eat more “beef” burgers.

B. To introduce some kinds of future foods.

C. To tell people how to make lab

-

grown meat.

D. To show why people should eat less meat.

三

People

from

north

China

are

different

from

people

in

south

China

in

many

ways.

For

example,

most

people

in

the

north

tend

(

倾向

)

to

prefer

to

eat

meat,

while

southerners

prefer

vegetables. But where do these differences come from?

A

study

of

over

140,000 Chinese

people

has

shown

that

genetics

(

遗传学

)

might

hold

the

answer.

Scientists

from

BGI

-

Shenzhen,

a

gene

study

center

in

China,

found

that

six

genes

can

cause genetic differences between people from different parts of China. This is a result of natural

choice, which leads to different eating habits.

According to the study, more people from north China carry the FADS2 gene than those from

3

south China. This gene helps to metabolize (

代谢

) fat in the human body. Therefore, people from

north

China

are

better

able

to

digest

(

消化

)

meat

and

fat.

This

helps

them

live

more

easily

in

northern areas where there is more meat and fewer vegetables.

Moreover, the study also showed that people from the south are more immune (

有免疫力的

)

to certain illnesses than people from the north. For example, malaria (

疟疾

) was once widespread

in some parts of south China. So people’s genes changed so that they could better

resist

the illness.

However, there are also downsides. People from the south are more likely to have a certain kind of

blood

illness.

The

gene

G6PD,

which

causes

this

illness,

is

more

common

in

people

from

the

south than those from the north. It seems that nature has a way of balancing itself out.

(

)1. ______ cause people to have different eating habits.

A. Their genes

B. The weather

C. The food they grow

D. The houses they live

(

)2. According to the passage, FADS2 ______.

A. helps people put on weight

C. can help people live longer

B. helps people digest meat

D. can cause a blood illness

(

)3. From the passage, we know that people from the south ____.

A. don't carry the gene G6PD

B. are more immune to malaria

C. are less likely to get blood illnesses

D. have more healthy eating habits

(

)4. The underlined word “resist” might mean ____ in Chinese.

A.

抵抗

B.

治疗

C.

研究

D.

传播

(

)5. The passage mainly talks about ____.

A. why Chinese people prefer to eat meat

B. how people have different ways of digesting food

C. how genes can influence our habits and preferences

D. the progress Chinese scientists have made in studying genetics

4

四

Have you ever tried 3

-

D printing? A team of seven students from No. 34 Middle School in

Zhengzhou,

Henan,

have

won

awards

for

their

creative

3

-

D

printing

works.

Two

of

the

team's

works

took

the

top

prize

at

the

International

Youth

Innovation

Design

Competition,

which

was

held

in

France

this

summer.

One

of

their

works

had

the

theme

“China's

New

Era

(

时代

)”. The

other

work

was

an

ancient

Chinese

palace,

which

they

sent

as

a

gift

to

local

officials

in

Lille,

France.

The team members learned how to print in their school's 3

-

D printing club. They took classes

twice a week to learn 3

-

D printing. To make 3

-

D

-

printed items, they first draw a blueprint. Then,

they use a computer to design models of the pieces they need. After that, they use a 3

-

D printer to

print the pieces and put them together.

But knowing how to use the tools is just one part of mastering 3

-

D printing. One also has to

have

imagination.

To

show

the

theme

“China's

New

Era”,

they

printed

out

items(

项目

)

representing(

代表

) high

-

speed trains, bike sharing, cashless payment and online shopping. They

placed these items around a dragon, which represented China. They made this work within just

three

hours,

winning

a

national

3

-

D

printing

competition

in

China

and

later

the

international

competition.

When

they

got

to

the

international

competition,

they

wanted

to

present

something

that

represented

traditional

Chinese

culture.

They

were

inspired(

得到灵感

)

by

a

trip

to

the

Palace

Museum. “When we saw the buildings there, we thought ‘that's it'!” said Zhang Jiuxing, 14. They

took

photos

of

the

buildings

and

did

a

lot

of

research

to

make

their

3

-

D

-

printed

works

more

realistic. The students will continue to learn about this technology and make more creative things.

(

)1.

Where

have

the

students

won

the

prize

at

the

International

Youth

Innovation

Design

Competition?

A. In Zhengzhou.

C. In France.

B. In Henan.

D. In China.

(

)2. The underlined word “blueprint” in Paragraph 2 means ___.

A.

油画

B.

蓝图

C.

打印机

D.

蓝牙

(

)3. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ____.

A. the importance of tools in 3

-

D printing competition

B. the importance of creation in 3

-

D printing competition

5

C. the importance of imagination in daily life

D. the importance of competition in daily life

(

)4. What did they do to represent Chinese culture in the international competition?

A. They had a trip to the Palace Museum.

B. They took photos and did a lot of research.

C. They made more creative things.

D. They made an ancient Chinese palace.

(

)5. Where can we read this passage?

A. In a newspaper.

B. In a novel.

C. In a notice.

D. In an advertisement.

五

(

)1. Anna is very busy with her job, so she

A. Online Computer Training Course

often

feels

nervous

and

tired.

She

hopes

to

do

some exercise to relax herself on weekends.

On

this

website,

you

can

find

many

free

computer

learning

courses.

There

are

many

(

)2. Maria is studying in China now. What

levels

from

low

beginners

to

high

learners,

worries her most is that she is getting fatter and

from

simple

computer

using

articles

to

fatter because of the delicious Chinese food. So

computer

operating

videos.

You

can

find

what

she’d like to find a way to keep fit.

you need easily.

(

)3.

Bill

has

won

the

first

prize

in

the

B. Night Adventure

School English Speech Contest. He is going to

invite his classmates to a place to have a party.

Put on your warm clothes, and come for a night

walk along the Wild Animal Park. Many of the

(

)4.

Linda

is

a

smart

girl

studying

in

a

animals you'll see on this trip can only be seen

university.

She

does

well

in

all

her

subjects

at night. Call 86791286 to join us.

except Computer

Science. Now

she

decides

to

improve

her

computer

lesson

because

it

is

necessary for many jobs.

(

)5. Jimmy is a middle school student. He

6

C. Chinese Painting Class

You

can

learn

the

skills

of

painting

a

bird,

flower,

or

person

with

brushes.

Tools

and

loves

nature

and

has

a

wide

interest.

He

is

materials

are

provided.

We

have

both

day

and

especially

interested

in

visiting

some

places

night lessons. Tel: 67816279.

where there are lots of animals and plants.

D. Party Theme Restaurant

This

is

a

good

place

to

have

a

party.

We

will

offer

delicious

dessert,

hot

drinks

and

dishes.

And

you

can

decorate

your

party

all

by

yourself.

E. Healthy Diet Program

The

two

-

month

program

helps

you

to

find

out

how to be thin and healthy! Call us at 75763457

to get more information.

F. Yoga Club

Yoga

is

a

good

way

to

relax

your

bodies

and

your

minds

especially

after

five

days

of

work.

Call us at 73671536 if you want to join us.

G. A Speech of Health

This

weekend,

Dr.

Chen

will

tell

you

how

to

improve your health in an easy way, according

to the Chinese traditional medicine.

六

(

)1. Clara is 19 years old. She left school

A. Leisure and Tourism

last year. She was not sure what job she’d like

to do now, but she doesn't

want to work in an

office. She likes sports and meeting people.

For

people

interested

in

a

job

in

tourism.

You

can

learn

customer

service,

information

technology

here.

And

this

course

is

one

year

(

)2.

Taka

is

from

Japan.

She

is

27

years

long,

full

-

time.

You

must

be

at

least

16

years

old

now.

She

works

as

a

fashion

designer

and

old.

she wants to learn more about computers.

(

)3. Huang Wei is 18 years old. He plays in

a rock band with his friends. He enjoys drama

and

likes

computer.

He

wants

to

be

rich

and

7

B. Sports Studies

For

people

who

would

like

to

work

in

sports

centers,

swimming

pools,

etc.

We

have

Sport

famous one day.

(

)4.

Ben

is

10

years

old.

He

can

speak

English

very

well

now.

But

he

wants

to

learn

year and wants to develop his English.

Coaching, Fitness and Diet. This is a two

-

year,

full

-

time course open to people over 16 years of

age.

more.

He

is

going

to

stay

in

England

for

one

C. Basic Information Technology

For people who would like to work in business.

(

)5.

Henry

is

20

years

old

now.

He

likes

You

can

learn

computing

for

business,

traveling very much. He is interested in tourism

programming and software. This course is one

and he wants to be a tour guide some day.

year

long,

full

-

time.

You

must

be

at

least

16,

with an interest in computers.

D. Art and Design

A

course

to

help

you

find

work

in

the

fashion

and

media

industries.

Subjects

include

clothes

design

and

photography.

Two

years

long,

full

-

time. Students must be at least 16.

E. Performing Arts

It includes music, dance, drama in the first year.

In the second year, students can choose special

subjects such as singing and directing. Students

must be at least 16 at the time of entry.

F. English Course

This

is

for

students

who

already

have

a

very

high

standard

of

English

but

wants

to

develop

their skills in both speaking and writing as well

as

listening.

This

course

is

one

year

long,

full

-

time.

G. Singing Lessons

For people who would like to learn to sing. You

can

learn

to

master

your

singing

voice,

and

increase

your

vocal

range

with

the

most

successful

singing

lessons.

You

can

improve

your singing skills soon.

8

七

2019 International Wild Bird Photo Competition

Every

year,

as

part

of

the

Bird

and

Nature

Festival,

an

international

photo

competition

dedicated (

献给

) to wild bird is organized. A selection of the best photos will be presented at the

Crotoy during the event, which will take place from April 21st to 29th, 2019.

Deadline

: November 30th, 2018

Who

may

enter

:

The

competition

is

open

to

amateurs

(

业

余

爱

好

者

)

and

professional

photographers from all over the world.

Description

: There are 5 categories open to photographers over 18 years old.

●Bird in its environment

●Fashion design

●Bird in danger

●Water games

●Mini

-