2019中考英语大阅读练习（12）及答案
Part A
In some provinces of Canada, people celebrate Family Day on the second Monday of February. It is a holiday that gives families the chance (机会) to __1__ together.
On Family Day, many people plan and take part in (参加) activities such as visiting art museums watching movies, playing games and holding parties, with their families. Some communities (社区) plan special public __2__ too.
__3__ the weather is usually very cold in February, some people __4__ choose to stay at home. Hot chocolate and freshly made cookies are the most popular snacks for __5__. Other people use the long weekend as a chance to take a short winter break, or to travel to visit friends.
On Family Day, most people have a day off work or school. Many stores and supermarkets are __6__， but post offices may be open. Buses run __7__ their usual timetables (时刻表).
Family Day was first __8__ in Alberta, Canada in 1990. It was held to show the importance of family and home that were important to people in Alberta. Later, Family Day was __9__ to other provinces, such as Ontario and Saskatchewan. British Columbia celebrated Family Day as a(n) __10__ for the first time in 2013. One of the reasons for introducing Family Day was that there were no holidays from New Year's Day to Good Friday (受难节). It was such a long time.
1. A. work B. discuss C. exercise D. stay
2. A. events B. secrets C. memories D. interests
3. A. So B. Because C. But D. Although
4. A. never B. just C. ever D. still
5. A. her B. him C. us D. them
6. A. enough B. open C. closed D. free
7. A. thanks to B. because of C. instead of D. according to
8. A. held B. controlled C. studied D. borrowed
9. A. created B. continued C. introduced D. admired
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10. A. success B. holiday C. weekend D. invention
1－10、DABBD CDACB
Part B
A
（2019中考教育类选练）
Do you consider failure as an ending? Do you often feel after a failure that you are good for nothing? Then be careful, you are one of them who have bad relationship with failure. And this is the only reason why people often keep themselves away from their success. The power of failure is that it helps us to learn fro our mistakes and missteps and we must consider a failure as an opportunity to grow rather than giving up.
Let's discover the reasons why successful people believe that opportunity lies in every failure.
Disappointment or failure shows that you are trying
The best way to gauge（衡量）your progress at something is to see how many times you failed. In case you haven't failed yet, chances are that you haven't tried hard yet.
Look at all successful men and women throughout our history, they all had one thing in common. That's to say they failed not once but several times before they achieved success. Let's take an example of Thomas Edison: he failed a lot of times to find right filament（灯丝）for his light bulb. Henry Ford had a stronger relationship with failure, which inspired him to quote this unforgettable saying “failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.”
Achievement lies in looking at failure as an opportunity
Just like every successful person had one thing in common, similarly all unsuccessful persons throughout our history had one thing in common --- their inability to use failure as an opportunity and a tool. If you feel your one failure is your ultimate （终极的）failure, and that feeling of sinking down is known as an ultimate failure, you are pushing yourself away from your expected success. Achievement is all about finding out what mistakes you made, what is the main cause of that failure, and how you are going to make up for it.
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Success requires willpower, passion, hard work, intelligence, determination, but all of the above, success requires failure. Use your failure as an opportunity to learn, to become wiser and to reconsider your relationship with failure, the true key to success.
1. According to the writer, why do people keep themselves away from their success?
A. Because they don't set long-term goals.
B. Because they haven't got enough time.
C. Because they can't deal with failure properly.
D. Because they are disappointed in themselves.
2. Why does the writer take the example of Thomas Edison?
A. To explain the reasons for failure.
B. To prove the importance of failure.
C. To take pride in Thomas Edison.
D. To introduce the process of making a light bulb.
3. What can you learn from the passage?
A. Failure can build up your confidence.
B. Successful people seldom failed.
C. Failure is more important than success.
D. Successful people use failure as a tool.
参考答案1. C 2. B 3. D
B
（2019中考教育类选练）
Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.
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When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
1. From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.
A. it gets out by itself B. the man feels sorry for it
C. it tries to challenge itself D. the man helps it come out
2. Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.
A. overcome the difficulties B. take up business early
C. become the leaders of tomorrow D. sell clothes from door to door
3. The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.
A. wake up B. give up C. grow up D. bring up
4. What is the writer trying to do in this passage?
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A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.
B. Encourage young people to face challenges.
C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.
D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement
B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively
C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful
D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People
参考答案、1D 2A 3C 4B 5D
C
（2019中考保健与健康类选练）
A large number of people in the world eat fast food．Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there．How do you know in which country people like fast food best?
The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last year．
The survey of thirteen countries shows 45％ of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious. And 44％ of Americans and 37％ of Canadians say the same．
The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, don’t like fast food．81％ of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75％ of the Japanese．
How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food．The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet．
( )1.From the survey we know ________ like fast food best．
A. the Chinese B. the French C. the Japanese D. the English
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( )2.The survey shows ________ of Americans like fast food．
A. 37％ B. 44％ C. 75％ D. 81％
( )3.According to the survey, some people can’t give up fast food because ________．
A. it’s cheap B. it’s safe C. it’s delicious D. it’s healthy
( )4.The underlined word “cuisine” in the passage means ________．
A.food B. house C. water D. country
( )5. The survey is about ________．
A. Western countries B. fast food C. restaurants in the world D. Chinese food
参考答案1D 2B 3C 4A 5B
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