专题16.4 阅读理解（议论文）（第02期）（原卷版）

2019年中考真题英语分项汇编（一）【2019•江苏省苏州市】Athleticsvs.GardeningThestudentsofSouthsideSchoolwereaskedtogivetheiropinionsaboutwhethertheschoolshouldrunanathleticprogramorstartavegetablegarden.Anathleticprogramishatchbetterthangardening.HowareweevergoingtowinanythingattheInter-SchoolAthleticswithoutpropertraining?Atthemoment,weonlydoathleticsforonetamandtheteacherstrainus.Weneedexperts（专家）toteachusthingslikethrowingandhighjump.Iknowlotsofkidssaythey’retotinterestedincompetitions,butthat’sbecausethey’veneverwonanything.Iftheygotbettertrainingandstartedwinningthings,they’dsoonchangetheirminds.Peoplealwayssaykidsdon’tgetenoughexercise.Justbecauseyoudogardeningoutdoorsdoesn’tmakeitexercise,soIdon’tsechowitmatters.Athleticsismuchbetterforfitnessandlotsofkidscanhaveagoatthesametine.Idon’tthinktherewouldbeenoughjobsforeveryoneinagarden.Infact,Ithinkagardenisareallybadidea.Idon’tknowwhywe’reevenconsideringit.Liz,Grade8Ithinkavegetablegardenisagreatidea.Wealreadydohoursofsport,includingathletics.Andnoteveryonelikessport.Gardeningisagreatwaytogetexercisewithoutworryingaboutwhetheryou’reanygoodatit,orwhetheryou’regoingtowin.Andyoureallydogelexercisewhenyougarden.There’sdigging,weedingandwateringEvenpickingthingscanbehardwork–pumpkinsaren’tlightyouknow!Therearelotsofkidsaroundherewhodon’thavegardenssotheycan’tgrowthingseventheywantto.Ifyoureallywanttodomoresport,youcanjoinaclub.Andthinkaboutit:Whathelpsyoutobegoodatsport?Youneedtoeatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Ifwelearntocookallthethingswegrow,thegardenwillkeepusallfitandhealthyandthenwe’llbebetteratsport.Sam,Grade85.WhichofthesepointsdoLizandSambothmake?A.Kidsshouldtakeexercise.B.Kidsshouldeatvegetables.C.Kidsshouldtrytowinmore.D.Kidsshouldbeoutsidemore.6.WhatisonereasonLizgivesforsayingagardenisareallybadidea?A.Somestudentsdon’tlikegettingdirty.B.Somestudentsdon’tenjoybeingoutside.C.Somestudentsalreadyknowhowtogarden.D.Somestudentsmayhavenochancetogarden.7.WhydoesSamsay,Andthinkaboutit.:whathelpsyoutobegoodatsport?A.Tochangethesubject.B.Tointroducehisnextreason.C.TosupportLiz’sidea.D.Tofindananswertothequestion.（二）【2019•江苏省苏州市】Ifyougoshoppinginanytoystore,youcanseeclearlythedifferentgamesandtoysforboysandgirls:therearealotofpinktoysononesideofthestoreforgirls;anddark-coloredcars,guns,andsoldiersforboys.Somebigstoreswithtoysmayevenhaveapinkfloorforgirlsandabluefloorforboys.Infact,itisdifficulttobuyatoyforagirlthatisnotpink.Somepeoplethinkthattoomuchpinkisbadforgirls.SuePalmer,writerofToxicChildhood,isveryworriedthatmostgirlsovertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolor.Accordingtosomescientists,thishappensfortworeasons.Firstly,mostcompaniesoffertoomanyproductsinpink.Also,manyparentsthinktheirlittledaughterlookscuteinpink.SuePalmersaysthatgirlsatthisagecannotmakeproperdecisionsbythemselves,butthepinkcanaffect(影响)thechoicesandthedecisionstheywillmakeinthefuture.Someparentsareworriedtoo-forexample,VanessaHolburn,thirty-two,whohastwogirlsundertheageoffour.TheirbedroomsareaseaofpinkandVanessaisnothappy.＂Pinksaysthatyouaresoftandgentle.Bluesaysthatyouarestrongandpowerful.Iwantmydaughterstobestrongandpowerful.I’mworriedthatpinkwillnothelpthemwiththat,＂shesays.Butnoteveryonethinksthere’ssomethingwrongwithpink.GraysonTurnerisafatherofthreegirlsandheisn’tworriedatall.＂Peopleforgetthatthingschangeallthetime,＂hesays.＂Mygirlsusedtolovepinkwhentheywerelittle,butastheygetolder,theychange.＂Turnerexplainsthathistwelve-year-olddaughterneverwearspinkclothesanymore.＂Thisloveofpinkisjustafashionandallfashionschange,＂headds.＂It’sonlysincethe1940sthatpeoplehavestateddressinggirlsinpink-beforethatitwasacolorforboys.＂12.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.B.C.D.13.Theunderlinedword＂that＂inParagraph3means__________.A.beingsoftandgentleB.beingstrongandpowerfulC.beinggentlebutpowerfulD.beingcuteandbeautiful14.AccordingtoGraysonTurner,__________.A.parentsneedn’tworryaboutpinktoysB.alllittlekidslovethecolorpinkC.pinkhasalwaysbeenacolorforgirlsD.hisgirlsnowpreferthecolorblue15.Thepurposeofthispassageisto__________.A.explainwhygirlsarecrazyaboutthecolorpinkB.makeparentslessworriedaboutthecolorpinkC.encouragegirlstogiveupplayingwithpinktoysD.showpeople’sdifferentopinionsaboutthecolorpink（三）【2019•湖北省孝感市】Lastnight,aschoolnight,my11-year-oldson’sbaseballteamplayedagamethatlasteduntil9:30.Bythetimewegothomeandhehadaquickdinnerandshower,itwas10:30-anhourandahalflaterthanachildwhogetsupat6:30shouldbegoingtobed.Welovebaseball.Mysonishavingfun,gettingexercise,andlearningpatience,teamworkandsportsspirit.Butthetruthisthatthegamealsoinfluenceshissleep.Asparents,wewantgoodthingsforourchildren.Wewantthemtobehealthybothinbodyandinmind.Tothisend,welookforwaystohelpourkidsgrowanddevelop.Wehelpthemwiththeirhomework.Wesignthemupfordance,soccerandbaseball.Weencourageourkidstotakehonorscourses（培优课程）ortohaveafter-schooljobs.Andwepraisethemforhard-earnedsuccessandachievements.However,theironyisthatalloftheseactivitiesandresponsibilitiesthatwearegivingourchildrentomaketheirlivescolorfulcouldbebadlyinfluencingtheirhealthandtakin