2019中考英语阅读、首字母、短文语法选择精享新选（12）
一、阅读理解。
A
（2019中考选练）
Everyday Food
by Martha Stewart
No matter how busy you are, at the end of the day you want meals that are easy to prepare. And you want lots of choices and variations. You’ll find all of that in this book: 250 simple recipes for delicious meals that bring freshness and nutrition.
Paperback, published by Random House, $16.79
Zeroes
by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti
New York Times best-selling author Scott Westerfeld teams up with Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti in the book about six teenagers with amazing abilities. These teenagers have powers that set them apart. They can do things ordinary people can’t do.
Paperback, published by Simon & Schuster, $12.99
Mighty Jack
by Ben Hatke
Jack dislikes summer. But he’s got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his sister, Maddy. It’s lots of responsibility, and it’s boring because Maddy doesn’t ever talk. But one day at the market, Maddy does talk to tell Jack to trade their mom’s car for a box of mysterious seeds. It’s the best mistake Jack has ever made.
Hardcover, published by First Second, $14.15
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Only Daughter
by Anna Snoekstra
She’s caught stealing. She’s homeless and on the run. But she happens to look the same as a girl who went missing a decade ago, Rebecca Winter. She assumes Rebecca’s identity, using it as a way out. Little does she know her new life as Rebecca is itself a prison and it looks like a killer might be after her.
Kindle edition, published by Harlequin Enterprises, $8.88
1.Mom likes cooking. I will probably buy for her as a gift.
A.Only Daughter B.Mighty Jack
C.Zeroes D.Everyday Food
2.How much should you pay if you buy the book Only Daughter?
A.$8.88. B.$12.99.
C.$14.15. D.$16.79.
3.Who wrote a book about a boy looking after his little sister in summer?
A.Martha Stewart. B.Anna Snoekstra.
C.Ben Hatke. D.Scott Westerfeld.
【参考答案】1—3、DAC
B
恐惧之穴
There was once a cave near a town. It was called “Cave of Fear”. Anyone who tried to enter it didn't return. People in the town said that there was a monster in the cave. In order to stop the monster from getting out of the cave, people often left gifts and food at the mouth of the cave, and these things always disappeared soon.
One day, a young man came to the town. When he heard about the cave, he decided to enter the cave and found out whether there was a monster in it. As he went deep into the cave, he heard some strange sounds. So he followed the sounds. Suddenly, he felt that something was pushing his back. He was too scared to turn around to look at it. Finally, he was pushed into a huge cavern. As he entered the cavern, he got very surprised. He found that he was right in the middle of a big party. There were a lot
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of people in the party. They were all those people who had never returned to the town.
Then those people told him that this was the idea of an old wise man in the town. The old wise man wanted to show people that if someone wanted to make a change, he should be brave and wanted to have a try. So the wise man made up the story of the monster. Only brave people could enjoy big parties in the cavern.
1. The cave is called “Cave of Fear”, because _______.
A. there was a wise man in the cave B. people who tried to enter it didn't return
C. there was a big party in the cave D. people liked to live in the cave
2. People left gifts and food at the mouth of the cave in order to ________.
A. attract the young man to enter the cave B. thank the wise man for his good idea
C. stop the monster to get out of it D. help the people to hold the party
3. The young man entered the cave to _______.
A. kill the monster in the cavern B. make sure if there was a monster in it
C. look for the lost people in the town D. take part in the party in the cavern
4. Who took away the gifts and food in fact?
A. The young man. B. The monster.
C. The wise man. D. The people in the cave.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Success belongs to the brave. B. No pains, no gains.
C. Seeing is believing. D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
【主旨大意】本文一篇寓言故事。故事中一个智者为了教育人们，就想出了一个主意。让钻进洞穴的人不再出来，从而让镇上的人们认为里面有怪物。后来，一个年轻人发现了这个事实。文章以此来告诉我们：如果想要改变生活，就要勇敢尝试。
1. B 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这个洞穴被称为“恐惧之穴”，因为________。A项：洞穴里面有一个智者；B项：进去的人没有回来；C项：里面有一个大型聚会；D项：人们喜欢住在里面。根据第一段第三句“Anyone who tried to enter it didn't return.”可知，进去的人没有回来。故选B。
2. C 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：人们在洞口放礼物和食物是为了________。A项：吸引这个年轻人进入洞穴；B项：为了智者的好主意感谢他；C项：阻止怪物出来；D项：帮助人们举行聚会。根据第一段最后一句“In order to stop the monster from getting out of
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the cave, people often left gifts and food at the mouth of the cave, and these things always disappeared soon.”可知，他们这样做是为了阻止怪物出来。故选C。
3. B 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这个年轻人进入洞穴是为了________。A项：杀死洞穴里面的怪物；B项：确定里面是否有一只怪物；C项：寻找镇上失踪的人们；D项：在洞穴里面参加聚会。根据第二段第二句“When he heard about the cave, he decided to enter the cave and found out whether there was a monster in it.”可知，年轻人进入洞穴是为了探明里面是否有一只怪物。故选B。
4. D 【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：事实上是谁拿走了礼物和食物？A项：这个年轻人；B项：怪物；C项：智者；D项：洞穴里的人们。根据第二段倒数第二句“There were a lot of people in the party.”可知，洞穴里面有很多人，并没有怪兽。而文中也没有说明智者就在洞穴里面。由此可推知，礼品和食物是被洞穴里的人们拿走了。故选D。
5. A 【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：我们能从本文中学到什么？A项：成功属于勇敢的人；B项：没有付出就没有回报；C项：眼见为实；D项：有志者，事竟成。阅读短文可知，进入洞穴的人因为自己的勇敢，结果享受到了来自别人的礼物和美食。也就是告诉我们：成功属于勇敢的人。故选A。
C
（2019中考科普环保类选练）
Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn't be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. "Your brain is a learning machine," says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that's required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.
Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process（过程） in which the brain deals with information (positscience.com). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性）.Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to tell sounds (between "dog" and "bog", for example) at an increasingly faster speed. It's a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich,
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hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long you're pretty quick.
The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language.... "When it comes to preventing ageing, you really do 'use it or lose it'," says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.
1. According to the new studies, what will happen to our brains?
A. They will not start slowing down until the age of 30
B. They will start working slowly after the age of 30
C. They can work as well as at a young age through certain exercises
D. They can not be improved once they start to slow down
2. The writer mentioned many ways to speed up your brain, EXCEPT_____
A. doing a million new activities
B. sleeping as much as possible
C. playing some intelligent games
D. playing table tennis
3. What can we learn from the text?
A. Using right tools is important for brains’ work.
B. Brain research deals with information from the Internet
C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer,
D. Many activities can keep our brains young.
4. Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?
A. The train methods work better for the old.
B. People should train the brain to stop it from aging.
C. The training of the brain should start at an early age.
D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.
5. Which one is TRUE according to the passage?
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A. If you are 71 years old, your brain is too old to train.
B. You can eat the food to keep your brain young and plastic.
C. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to train brains.
D. You will feel younger when you train your brain.
参考答案CBDBC
二、语法选择。
Long long ago in a village, a farmer owned land near the sea. He always needed workers ____1____ him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were afraid of the terrible storms ____2____often hit and destroyed buildings and plants.
Finally, a short man came to the farmer. "Are you ____3____ good worker?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although ____4____ by this answer, the farmer gave him the job, ____5____ he really needed help. The little man worked very ____6____ on the farm, and the farmer felt pleased ____7____ his work.
Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer ____8____ to the short man's room. The farmer shouted, "Get up! A storm is coming! ____9____things down before they are blown away!" But the little man____10____ in bed lazily and said, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
When ____11____ the words, the farmer hurried outside to prepare for the storm on his own. ____12____ his surprise, he found that ____13____ was tied down and nothing could ____14____ away. The farmer then understood ____15____ the short man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.
When you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
1. A. helped B. helps C. help D.to help
2. A. what B. who C. that D .where
3. A. the B. an C. a D. /
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4. A. surprising B. surprised C. surprises D. surprise
5. A. so B. and C. because D. although
6. A. hardly B. hard C. hardest D. harder
7. A. at B. to C. with D. of
8. A. rushed B. rushes C. was rushed D. rushing
9. A. Tying B. Tied C. To tie D. Tie
10. A. lied B. lies C. lay D. laid
11. A. heard B. hearing C. had heard D. hears
12. A. To B. At C. With D. In
13. A. something B. nothing C.anything D. everything
14. A. blows B. blew C. be blowing D. be blown
15. A. that B. which C. what D .how
参考答案1-5 DCCBC 6-10 BCADC 11-15 BADDC
三、短文首字母填空。
（2019中考选练）
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, you can improve it if you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home a_________(1).
Joining a club or a group, talking to those who like the same things as you do is much e_______(2). Or join someone in some activities.
Many people are n________(3) when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown. Most of fears about d________(4) with new people come from doubts(怀疑) about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us—finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the s________(5) way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to make others feel at home. You’ll all feel more c________(6).
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Try to be brave even if you don’t feel that way when you e________(7) a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look d________(8) at other people and smile.
If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a c________(9).
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time and effort(精力) for us to d________(10) friendship. And there are things that stop a new friendship from g________(11).
参考答案
1.alone 2. easier 3. nervous 4. dealing 5. same
6. comfortable 7. enter 8. directly 9. conversation 10. develop 11. growing.
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