人教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十五）A卷
姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________
一、 阅读理解 (共5题；共35分)
1. （6分）阅读理解A Tuesday，September 13
I arrived in New York two weeks ago．I am writing my diary in English because my English teacher Rachel says it is a good way to practice English．So far, I like New York and my school．I have three classes a day．Most of my classmates come from Japan，South Korea，Spain，Germany and Australia．There aren't many Chinese students, so I have to use English most of the time．I am learning a lot! I am living in student housing, and I have my own comfortable room．
Thursday, October 20
MY English is hopeless! I was on the bus this morning and a man spoke to me, but I hardly understood him．I was so embarrassed(尴尬的)．Why is my English improving so slowly? I want to make lots of American friends, but this isn't happening so easily．I'm a shy girl．It is hard for me to talk to some people, even my classmates! I like them, but sometimes I can' t understand them very well．I think I'm feeling homesick(想家的)．I miss my friends and family．
Thursday ,October 27
I went to a school party last Friday and it was great．I talked with a Japanese boy named Kenji, a German girl named Wendy and an Italian girl named Caria，We talked about our countries' customs (风俗)and our experiences in America so far．We are going to walk around New York together this weekend．Also，Kenji wants me to write for the student newspaper here at school．Maybe things are getting better!
（1）Where is the writer most probably from? A . Japan． B . China． C . Australia． D . America．
（2）Why did the writer feel embarrassed on October 20? A . Because she was late for school． B . Because she took the wrong bus．
C . Because she forgot to bring her homework． D . Because she couldn't understand someone． （3）When did the writer go to a school party? A . On September 13．
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B . On September 19． C . On October 21． D . On October 27．
（4）Who wanted the writer to write for the student newspaper? A . Rachel． B . Wendy C . Carla． D . Kenji．
（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A . Wendy loves shopping． B . The writer is a shy girl． C . Carla comes from Japan．
D . The writer has four classes a day． 2. （8分）阅读理解
Research from the World Economic Forum shows that successful people put their mornings to good use. The researchers have listed 14 things that successful people do in the morning before the first meal of the day. These things include exercising, spending time with the family and working on a personal hobby.
The research suggests that we don't have to do all the 14 things every day. We can choose some of them to start the day. Here are some examples.
Get up early. According to Laura, 90% of CEOs wake up before 6 am on weekdays. PepsiCo CEO(首席执行官) Indra Nooyi, for example, gets up at 4 am and is in the office no later than 7 am. At the same time, Disney CEO Bob gets up at 4:30 to read, and Twitter and Square CEO Jack gets up at 5:30. Drink water instead of coffee. Drinking water in the morning makes you more active and speeds up your metabolism(新陈代谢).
Make your bed. This leads to a happier and more productive day. Exercise. Exercising in the morning helps reduce stress.
Make a plan for the day. Using the morning to make a plan for the whole day can help you decide what you will do first.
（1）What might successful people not do in the morning? A . Sleep late. B . Exercise.
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C . Get up early. D . Make a plan.
（2）What time might PepsiCo CEO get to the office in the morning? A . At 4 am. B . At 6:50 am. C . At 7:30. D . At 8 am.
（3）If you were under too much pressure, what can you do according to the passage? A . Drink coffee. B . Drink water. C . Exercise. D . Make the bed. （4）What is the best title? A . Exercising is great. B . Make the plan early.
C . It's important to eat healthily. D . Put mornings to good use.
3. （6分） Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid (快速) first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for
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人教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷(二十五)A卷
