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1、阅读理解【基础能力测试】【实战训练】 A（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Theres always something deep in our soul that never dies. I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they de
2、cided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town.In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a “good” middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality (质量，品质) of the local school when they
3、 decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school.In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means a concentration of Asian people. There are about 300 students in our school. 55% are Asians and just under half of tha
4、t are Chinese. There are so many Chinese people nearby that we even have our own Chinese school.Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. Thats where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there cant be moved at all.31.
5、Why did the writers parents move to Edison?A. Because they were born there.B. Because it was a better educational town.C. Because the writer began his fifth grade.D. Because the writer didnt need to take a test.32. How many students are from Asia in the writers school?A. About 80. B. About 160. C. A
6、bout 220. D. About 300.33. What does the underlined expression “a concentration of” mean in Paragraph 3?A. None of B. The whole of C. A large number of D. A small number of参考答案31-33 BBC（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。A new robot, Pepper, has been designed. It is considered as the wo
7、rlds first with the ability to read human emotions. Pepper looks slightly like Michelin Man. It is four-feet tall with a computer in its chest and human-like hands. Although it is not tall, Pepper is able to talk about everything from the weather to the latest events about the country.Using its func
8、tions, Pepper can react(反应) to people nearby - making jokes, dancing and even singing in different languages. Pepper can understand expressions, human voice and actions, then react through computer programmes. The designer hopes to create a robot that can understand people well, then it can take act
9、ion. He also hopes robots can play roles in many ways, not just work in the industry. They provide fun at the home or store. Pepper is designed to be a family robot. It is powered by love inside a family. He not only makes people laugh, but also comforts those people who are sad or lonely and encour
10、age them when natural disasters come.Pepper will be on sale in Japan for around US$2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are shown at some stores in Tokyo for visitors. The designers want the robots to get so much knowledge that they can succeed in communicating with humans better before
11、sale.Several thousand Peppers are going to learn at some stores. Everything they learned and got is going to be stored into the i-cloud service. So that they can share wisdom with each otherWe are sure Pepper can bring amazing changes into our lives.34. According to the passage, “Pepper” is _.A. a k
12、ind of foodB. a computerC. a robotD. a designer35. What does the underlined word “emotions” mean?A. words B. feelingsC. mindsD. worries36. From the passage, we can infer(推断) _A. Pepper will be sold in many countriesB. Pepper can speak only Japanese.C. People can buy Pepper in Japan now.D. Peppers ca
13、nt share wisdom with each other37. In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?A. Travel B. Culture C. Advertisement D. Technology参考答案34-37 CBCD【实战训练】 BNow satellites are helping to forecast(预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellit
14、es take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly fi
15、ve hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, to
16、o. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to foreca
