2017中考阅读理解练习
A. join the army
B. have a key
C. have a special ceremony
D. have special sweets
( ) 5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
B. Some birthday traditions are only found in certain countries.
C. You become the owner of your house at the age of fifteen.
D. In many countries you have the right to vote at the age of eighteen.
( ) 6. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Birthday Traditions around the World
B. Chinese Birthday Celebrations
C. Japanese Special Celebration
D. The Drinking Age in Many Countries
本文主要介绍了世界上不同国家庆祝生日的传统习俗。
1. D。从第一段第二句话就能得出答案。
2. B。从第三段最后一句话便可知正确答案。
3. C。根据第四段第一句话。
4. A。从第五段中便可找到正确答案。
5. C。通读全文，即可推断出选项A、B、D这三项文中都有叙述，只有选项C不符合文章的意思，故选C。
6. A。根据短文第一段第一句(主题句)，并通读全文，即可知道本文主要是介绍了世界各地的生日传统习俗。
模拟训练
Most American students have said goodbye to fancy (高档的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”
During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two-dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts (怀疑) about simply making ends meet (维持生计).
The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.
Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
1. Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
A. Because they think it’s unnecessary.
B. Because they don’t have the babit of spending money.
C. Because they worry about their future.
D. Because they don’t have enough money.
2. The underlined word “concerns” probably means _____.
A. worries B. conditions
C. hobbies D. experiences
3. The fifth paragraph mainly _____.
A. tells what it is like in a crisis
B. explains why there is a crisis
C. warns people of the danger of the crisis
D. asks people not to borrow money from banks
4. People feel _____ about the US plan to save the market.
A. satisfied B. doubtful
C. hopeless D. angry
5. The best title for the story is _____.
A. Ways to make ends meet
B. The money problem facing the world
C. Healthy fancy fruits
D. The art of borrowing
Key: 1-5 C A B B B