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1、中考真题模拟分享四（6.03）Day 4一阅读理解。Passage1(上城区 2016 年二模 C)A great number of people in the world have never seen snow.Others see more of it than they want to . Hail is much more common;it happens even in deserts.Hail is a small round ball of alternating layers(交互层）of snow and clear ice.It forms inside larged
2、ark clouds that you can see before or during a storm.There are two ideas about how hailstones from.One idea shows that hail forms when drops of water freeze in the upper air.As they fall,they collect more drops of water.They also collect snow.The ice and snow build up in layers.If you cut a hailston
3、e,you can see these alternating layers.The other idea says that hail starts as a raindrop .The wind carries it higher into the atmosphere( 大 气 层 ）， where it gets covered by snow .It becomes heavy and begins to fall.As it falls,it gets a layer of water,which freezes,Then the wind carries it back up t
4、o the snow area,and it gets another layer of snow.This can happen a number of times.Finally the hailstone is too heavy totravel on the wind,and it falls to the ground.Only a thunderstorm(暴风雨）,a storm with loud noises and lighting can produce hail,but very few of them do.Perhaps only one in 400 thund
5、erstorms create hailstones.A hailstone is usually less than eight centimeters in diameter.However,hailstones can be much bigger than that.Sometimes they are as big as baseballs.The largest hailstone which people have ever recorded weighed over 680 grams and had a diameter of thirteen centimeters.Hai
6、l can cause the death of plants,especially since hail usually appears in the middle of summer ,when the plants are partly grown.If the crops are destroyed,it is too late to plant more,and the farmer has lost everything.In one terrible hailstorm in 1923 in Rosov,in UKraine,twenty-three中考真题模拟分享1people
7、 and many farm animals were killed. 1.Which of the following is about HAIL?2.According to the passage,which of the following is the fact about hail?A.Hail is formed of snow and ice.B.Hail cant be found in desert any more. C.Hail often comes in cold winter.D.People can see snow more often than hail.
8、3.What does the underlined word”them”in the fifth paragraph refer to?A.NoisesB.HailstonesC.ThunderstormsD.Deserts4.What do farmers most probably think of hail according to the last paragraph? A.UnusualB.CommonC.UsefulD.Terrible 5.Whats the passage mainly about?A.Different ideas about how hail formsB
9、.A brief introduction about hail. C.The size and the weight of hailstones D.The influence that hail causes.Passage 2(公益 2016 年二模 B)“Face it, Andy. You sold your soul the day you put on that first pair of Jimmy Choos.” That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how a shoemak
10、er has become famous in the fashion world.Jimmy Choos (Zhou Yangjie) is a native Malaysian of Chinese origin (出身), born in 1961 into afamily of shoemakers. He created his first pair of shoes at age 11. His family couldnt pay for his schooling, so he dropped out at a young age. He had to work with hi
11、s father to support the family. But his dream to be a fashion designer never disappeared, so he did all he could to enter an art college and finally took up a position in the fashion world through his talent and willpower.Choo graduated from a college in London and had a small workshop there. He hit
12、 the international fashion scene when Vogue magazine described his designs in eight pages in 1988. His work was immediately popular and got love and support from Diana, Princess of Wales.Jimmy Choo shoes are known for their very high heels and pointed toes. However, he does some中考真题模拟分享5flats and lo
13、wer-heeled shoes for other women. Choo co-founded Jimmy Choo Ltd. with Tamara Mellon, UK Vogue editor, but left the company in 2001.Jimmy Choo shops have opened around the world, so his designs are more accessible to those who want a designer shoe, and can afford his prices. Choo also has a website
14、where shoppers can view his ready-to-wear designs. The brand of Jimmy Choo has been comparable to top brands, like Channel, LV, etc. But its still young and has a bright future.We cant imagine how hard it is for Choo to stand out in the worldwide fashion! He must have made greater efforts and had mo
15、re difficulties than others. And so he did. So stop complaining about why good luck isnt always falling on you and devote yourselves to your work now.6. What is Paragraph 1 written forA. Comparing movies with fashion. B. Showing the shoes are popular.C. Introducing the following passage. D. Attracti
16、ng readers attention to the shoes. 7.When he was young, Jimmy Choo.A. had got no educationB. showed his talent in making shoesC. made himself a famous fashion designerD. was born in China and then moved to Malaysia8. What do the underlined words “more accessible” mean in Paragraph 5A. Easier to get. B. Easier to spread. C. Harder to im
