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1、2019中考英语大阅读练习（12）及答案Part AIn 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, pla
2、ying 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 week
3、end 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.
4、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 Da
5、y was that there were no holidays from New Years Day to Good Friday (受难节). It was such a long time. 1. A. work B. discuss C. exercise D. stay2. A. events B. secrets C. memories D. interests3. A. So B. Because C. But D. Although4. A. never B. just C. ever D. still5. A. her B. him C. us D. them6. A. e
6、nough B. open C. closed D. free7. A. thanks to B. because of C. instead of D. according to8. A. held B. controlled C. studied D. borrowed9. A. created B. continued C. introduced D. admired10. A. success B. holiday C. weekend D. invention110、DABBD CDACB Part BA（2019中考教育类选练）Do you consider failure as
7、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 mis
8、takes and missteps and we must consider a failure as an opportunity to grow rather than giving up.Lets discover the reasons why successful people believe that opportunity lies in every failure.Disappointment or failure shows that you are tryingThe best way to gauge（衡量）your progress at something is t
9、o see how many times you failed. In case you havent failed yet, chances are that you havent tried hard yet.Look at all successful men and women throughout our history, they all had one thing in common. Thats to say they failed not once but several times before they achieved success. Lets take an exa
10、mple 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 fail
11、ure as an opportunityJust 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 feelin
12、g 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.Success requires willpower, passion, hard work, in
13、telligence, 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. Becau
14、se they dont set long-term goals.B. Because they havent got enough time.C. Because they cant 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.
15、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.
16、 DB（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 doesnt struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave
