2024春中考英语：阅读理解及答案
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“It’s over! Thank goodness!”
School was over and I was tired. I sat at the front of the school bus. Janie, the driver, always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere （气氛） by talking. I try to listen politely, but usually I’m busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth listening to.
“My father’s ill,” she said. I could see worry in her eyes. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students with a smile.
With a sudden feeling of interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued, “I’ve already lost my mom, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died.
I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver, which was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares too.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged （判断） her by her job and considered her as an unimportant person.
Understanding people is an art.
1.After she learned about Janie’s story, the writer thought of . A.her father’s death B.her mother’s pain C.the ache of her own heart
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D.the pain of Janie’s parents
2.The writer found herself selfish because she had . A.never thought of her mother’s pain B.thought of Janie as nothing but a driver C.thought of herself as an important person D.never listened to others while they were sad
3.In this passage the writer tries to tell us that . A.losing parents makes people sad and helpless B.understanding people around us takes time C.we should learn to understand people around us
D.it’s not right to judge people around us by their clothes or jobs B
It was a fine spring day with beautiful flowers in the park. A young man arrived early and waited for his girlfriend under a big tree. But he was so short-tempered（急性子的） that he wasn’t in the mood to enjoy the view.
Suddenly, an angel appeared. “Put this button onto your clothes. If you don’t want to wait, just turn the button to the right. You can skip over any period if you want to.”
The man happily held the button and turned it softly. Oh! How amazing! His girlfriend appeared before him and was gently smiling at him! “How I wish our wedding ceremony could be held now!” He turned the button once again. A great wedding appeared in front of him. The beautiful bride（新娘） was standing next to him and the band was playing cheerful music. He lost himself in it deeply.
The desires（愿望） in his heart kept coming out: I also want a big house with a garden in front. He turned the button. Then he wished for children. All of a sudden, a group of lovely children were playing happily in the huge living room. Again, he jumped at the chance to turn the button to the right.
How time flew! Before he could see beautiful flowers in the garden, everything had been covered in deep snow. Looking at himself again, he found his hair was totally white. He had already become so old.
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He felt so sad. He would rather enjoy life step by step than watch it go by in such a hurry. He quickly turned the button to the left. Once again, he was waiting for his lovely girlfriend under that big tree.
4.Which of the following words can best describe the young man? A.Handsome. B.Kind. C.Smart.
D.Impatient.
5.What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean? A.Spend.
B.Pass.
C.Wait. D.Save.
6.How did the young man feel about the wedding ceremony scene? A.He felt bored. B.He felt confused. C.He loved the moment. D.He wanted to see it again.
7.What’s the main idea of the story?
A.You can have lots of fun waiting for others.
B.Let nature take its course, and enjoy your life journey. C.Time flies and we should learn to hurry to do things. D.The more you expect, the more you will be disappointed. C
Running in Cold Weather Improves Performance
Cold weather during winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air. However, a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run. In fact, researchers say, running in cold weather helps improve one’s performance.
Many people say running in winter can be difficult. Two reasons are the low temperatures and bitter winds. Yet many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather. That could be because lower temperatures reduce stress on the body. When you run in cold weather, your body loses less water than in warmer conditions. The body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather. This information comes
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from sports scientists at St. Mary’s University in London.
John Brewer is a professor of applied sport science at St. Mary’s. For this study, he and other researchers put a group of people into a room they called an “environmental chamber”. The researchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room. The test subjects were asked to run 10,000 meters under both conditions. Brewer says he and his team recorded biological measurements（测量） of the runners. “We’ve got a group of subjects into the environmental chamber, we’ve changed the conditions to recreate summer or winter and we’ve got them to run 10km under both of those conditions and taken various measurements on each runner while they’ve been completing their 10km.”
They found that the runners lost water by around 30.38% more in those hotter conditions. Besides, Brewer says every movement runners make produces heat. He explains that one way in which we lose heat is by sweating（出汗）. He says the body also loses heat by transporting the blood to the surface of the skin. “That heat builds up in the body and can be really damaging unless you can lose that heat. And it’s much harder to lose heat when the environment is warm as well.” And they found their perception of heat was around a third lower when they were running in cold conditions. The body does not have to work as hard to pump blood to the skin’s surface.
Several websites note that the most important thing for people who run in cold conditions is to wear the right clothing. Keeping as dry as possible is the most important when exercising in low temperatures. So, if you are a runner, don’t let winter weather keep you indoors. Simply get ready for the low temperatures and start running.
8.According to the passage, John Brewer probably agrees that . A.people should run 10,000 meters in winter B.running in winter is good for your heart
C.people who run in winter like to wear thick clothing D.running in cold conditions is better than in warm conditions
9.The underlined word “subjects” in Paragraph 3 probably means .
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A.students that are being discussed B.classes that you study at school C.people that are being tested D.runners that the artists paint 10.What can we infer from the passage? A.Running can help us lose heat.
B.Running in cold weather is beneficial to our body. C.The heat can’t damage our body.
D.The body does not have to work to pump blood.
11.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A.To introduce a research on running by Brewer.
B.To explain why running in winter is difficult for people. C.To encourage people to run outside during winter months. D.To advertise the new websites on running he created. D
Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out. Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless in science and finished bottom of his class. However, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell（干细胞） researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance（坚持不懈） can lead.
At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was quite ridiculous.
In spite of his teacher’s criticism, Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab earlier and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
“My own belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work,” Gurdon said.
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2024春中考英语二轮复习 阅读理解
