中考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解 政治经济文化类二（含答案）

一、阅读理解（共5题） 1、 Chinese Farmers' Harvest (收获,收割) Festival is the first festival in China for farmers. The festival starting from 2018, falls on the Autumnal Equinox (秋分) each year. The Autumnal Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms(节气) of the Chinese lunar calendar and usually falls between September 22nd and 24th, during the country's harvest season. As we all know, China has the largest population all over the world. It was difficult to feed the largest population in the past. After reform and opening (改革开放)，with the development of modern agriculture (农业), people's life is getting better and better, and their living conditions have improved a lot. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival shows that our government is paying more attention to agriculture and farmers' life. It will greatly encourage farmers to farm and develop further modem agriculture. China has a long history of agriculture. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the cultural symbol, helps to show China's long farming culture to the world. It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture to modem civilization (文明) and improves the cultural self-confidence and national pride. Since the festival is especially created for farmers, they are encouraged to think of their own ways to celebrate harvest. Some activities are held across the country, but most of the celebrations will take place at a local level that comes from local customs. Also, local government usually hosts all kinds of activities for the festival, such as folk culture performances, food tasting and so on. Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people a sense of safety and hope. For other people, the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to the future. 26. We probably celebrate the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on ______________. A. September 20th  B. September 23rd   C. September 25th   D. October lst 27. The main purposes that Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival was created don't include _______. A. showing the long history of farming culture of China B. improving Chinese cultural self-confidence and national pride C. encouraging Chinese farmers to give up local customs D. connecting the traditional Chinese culture to modem civilization 28. We can learn from the third paragraph that ______________________. A. the celebrations will be differently based on local customs B. western countries also celebrate the Fanners' Harvest Festival C. the Farmers' Harvest Festival is one of the Chinese traditional festivals D. The Farmers' Harvest Festival is created for both farmers and workers 29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The Farmers' Harvest Festival falls on different days in different areas in China. B. The Farmers' Harvest Festival is the best time to harvest crops（庄稼）in the world. C. The Farmers' Harvest Festival has been celebrated twice in our country so far. D. China's modem agriculture has greatly developed because of reform and opening. 2、 2019 •湖北省鄂州 For Miller, an 80-year-old man, it’s a chance of a lifetime. Miller is a part of a group of around 60 Germans who are on a bus journey along the ancient Silk Road. About this journey, he says:“I have been deeply interested in the Silk Road since I was a child. But now I finally have a chance to experience it.” The two-month bus journey will take the group through Germany, Russia and other 4 European countries. They will then enter China from the country’s western part. It will be an unforgettable memory for them. Nearly half of the 13,000-kilometer trip will be inside China. From Xinjiang in the west to Shanghai in the east, the German visitors will see more than 20 Chinese cities. “we have managed the trip of the Silk Road for around 10 years. An increasing number of people, not only from German-speaking countries, have been joining us.” Says Liu Guoqiang from China Tours. Almost 26 million foreigners traveled to China in 2015, and about 5 million of them were from Europe. Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai and the Yangtze River are traditional Chinese travel destinations for European tourists. Speaking of where he wants to go, Miller says: “Compared with modern cities, the culture in western China attracts me more.” As Shi Xiang, head of China Tours says “Being a new brand to attract foreign visitors, the Silk Road is good for people to know more about China, especially the northwestern part of the country.” 26．How will the group of around 60 Germans have the tour? A．By plane.    B．By bus.    C．On foot.   D．By train. 27．Where will the German group enter China? A．From Beijing.        B．From the western part of China. C．From the eastern part of China.  D．From Shanghai. 28．The underlined word “destinations” in the fifth paragraph means  . A．标志   B．道路    C．品牌    D．目的地 29．According to the passage, how long has China Tours managed the trip? A．For 20 years.