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1、2020年中考英语阅读理解专项练习第一节 阅读理解。根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。Interesting festivals in the worldThrowing tomatoes Spain(西班牙)Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks(卡车) carry tom
2、atoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.Rolling cheese EnglandThis festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Coopers Hill. A large wheel of cheese(奶酪) is rolled down Coopers Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down
3、 the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.Burning man The United StatesThe Burning Man Festival lasts a week, it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). Th
4、e festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man.Pouring water ThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April
5、15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.()1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.()2. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above
6、in May?A. Spain. B. England. C. The United States. D. Thailand.()3. Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?A. Throwing tomatoes. B. Rolling cheese.C. Burning man. D. Pouring water.()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.B. No
7、t all the festivals above fall on the single day.C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.()5. The passage is most probably taken from _.A. a tour guide B. a science report C. a story book D. a fashion magazineIt came
8、 as a real shock(震惊) to find out that chickens could tell what color they were eating.I picked up a package of mixed greens one day. I anxiously brought it home and immediately took a trip out to the chicken house to deliver(递送) it. I knew the girls would welcome the treat!My chickens have their reg
9、ular gravity-type feeder for their grain(谷物), and I have a large plastic dog dish that I use for those special treats.I emptied the bag of greens into the dog dish and stood back, as I usually do, to watch for a minute. I began to notice that the chickens were eating the green lettuce(莴苣)but were le
10、aving the red leaves. I though it must be mistaken, but I didnt have time to find out for sure right then.When I went back a short time later, the dish was empty except for the red leaves. The chickens didnt eat them with the red leaves. It took several hours, but they finally did eat it. I guess if
11、 they had their druthers(偏爱), theyd choose for green leaves only. Red leaves only satisfy in the absence of greens.( )1. The word “girls”in the second paragraph means “_”A. chickens B. greens C. colors( )2. What was used to feed the chicken as the special treat?A. A heavy feeder B. A big plastic dog
12、 dish C. A special plate( )3. What does the author usually do when feeding the chickens?A. He often watches them eating for a while.B. He usually offers some water for the chicken.C. He often leaves first and then comes back to have a look.( )4. How did the author feel when he found the chickens cou
13、ld tell the food color?A. Very interesting B. Quite pleased C. very surprisedCEmma has just finished travelling alone in Europe. Are you interested in her journey? Lets read some of her travel diaries.()1. Emma was looking forward to this travel because _A. she had never taken a train ride beforeB.
14、she could do anything she liked on the journeyC. she hoped to keep herself away from the busy life()2. From the passage, we can know Salzburg is a great place for _A. enjoying classical musicB. buying childrens booksC. visiting history museums()3. In Amsterdam, she _A. climbed the beautiful mountain
15、sB. travelled along the river in a boatC. wrote some postcards in her hotel()4. She didnt need to worry about her safety in Copenhagen because _A. there was very little crime thereB. the city was full of friendly peopleC. she thought she was careful enough()5. We can know that _ from the passage.A. Emma has little interest in artB. Emma is a brave bu
