中考英语专项练习-史地常识类阅读

史地常识类阅读一．阅读理解（共15小题）1．MonaIslandisanamazingplacetotakeavacation．Someoftheanimalslivingtherecan'tbefoundanywhereelseintheworld．Therearebeautifulbeachesandcavestoexplore．Theseaaroundtheislandhascolorfulfishes．WhyIsMonaIslandUnusual？MonaIslandisverysmall．ThegovernmentofPuertoRicotakescareoftheislandandhasmadeitanaturalreserve．Thatmeanstheisland'sanimalsandplantsareprotectedfrombeingharmedbypeople．MonaIslandisdifferentfrommostplacesbecausepeoplearenotallowedtolivethere．Onlyafewparkrangersareabletostay．Theparkrangers'jobistokeepMonaIslandsafeandbeautiful．Theyinsistthatrulesbefollowed．Oneruleisthatonly100peopleatatimecanvisittheisland．Thatway，theparkrangerscanmakesurethelandandanimalsremainsafe．WhatIsTheretoSeeonMonaIsland？OnethingthatmostpeopleenjoyisgettingtoseetheMonaIslandiguana．Thistypeofreptile（爬行动物）livesonlyonMonaIsland．Almost2，000oftheseiguanasliveonMonaIsland．Peoplealsocometotheislandtogetaclose﹣upviewofmanykindsoffishandothersealife．Theycanswimfarbelowthesurface．Theyusespecialequipmenttobeabletobreatheunderwater．Thewaterisalmosttransparent．Throughtheclearwater，diverscanseethebrightcolorsofthefish．Visitorscanalsoexplorecaves．Someofthecavesevenhavepaintingsanddrawingsonthewalls．ThisartworkwasmadebytheArawakandTaínoIndianswholivedontheislandhundredsofyearsago．Afterafulldayoffunactivities，visitorscansettlein，listentothenightsounds，andviewthestarsinthehugesky．Becausetheislandisfarawayfromotherplaces，itissurroundedbydarkness，andthestarsareeasiertosee．Visitorssaythatwatchingthestarsisamazing．It'stheperfectendtoaperfectday．（1）WhatdoparkrangersonMonaIslanddo？A．Protectthelandandanimals．B．Offersomehelptovisitors．C．FeedanimalsonMonaIsland．D．DriveaboatbetweenPuertoRicoandMonaIsland．（2）What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedwordtransparent？A．清澈的B．一望无际的C．浑浊的D．湛蓝的（3）WhyarestarseasiertoseeonMonaIsland？A．BecauseMonaIslandisverysmall．B．BecausewatchingthestarsonMonaIslandisamazing．C．BecausevisitorscansettleinafterafulldayonMonaIsland．D．BecauseMonaIslandisfarfromotherplacesanddarknessisallaroundit．（4）liveonlyonMonaIsland．A．IguanasB．FishC．TheArawakD．TaínoIndians（5）Whatisthemostpossiblereasonthewriterwrotethisarticle？A．Toexplainwhyanimalsliveontheisland．B．Toshowreaderswheretheislandislocated．C．Totellaboutaplacethatsomepeoplemightenjoy．D．Togivefactsaboutpeoplewhoworkontheisland．2．IndonesiaThiskindofbreadisservedlikeausualWesternbread．Wecutitintopiecesandthenspreaditoveracupoficecream．Rotigoreng（friedbread）canbeeasilyfoundinourcountry．Asasnack，rotigorengisservedwithfinesugaronit．SingaporeThetraditionalbreadisthewhitebread．Itisbakedfreshlyandsliced（切片）byhand．Welikeitalot，becauseitisgreatformakingtoast．Alsowecaneatwithicecream，whichisknownasIceCreamSandwich．IranThesearethemostcommontypesofbreadinIran．Barbari：itisgreatwhenitishotandfresh．Sangak：thisoneisnotbakedinanoven，butonlittlepiecesofstone．MexicoWedividebreadintotwokinds：sweetbreadandsaltybread．Usually，weeatthebreadduringlunch，orweusethebreadtomaketortasorlonches（Mexicansandwiches）．（1）WecanhaveIceCreamSandwichin．A．IndonesiaB．SingaporeC．IranD．Mexico（2）Whichkindofbreadisbakedonthestone？A．Rotigoreng．B．Barbari．C．Sangak．D．Tortas．（3）Howmanykindsofbreadaretalkedaboutinthearticle？A．Three．B．Four．C．Five．D．Six．3．Theyearof2018marksthe40thanniversaryofChina'sreformandopening﹣up（改革开放40周年）．Duringthe40years，Shenzhenhasdevelopedfromasmallfishingvillagetoamoderncity．SHENZHENLightShowwasheldtocelebratethe40thanniversaryofChina'sreformandopening﹣up．Ithasbeenagreatsuccessandattractedmillionsofviewersduringthetwomonths，sourcesfromShenzhenUrbanAdministrationEverynight，hundredsofthousandsofpeoplegatheredintheShenzhenCivicSquare（市民中心）andatthetopofLianhuaHilltoenjoythelightshowthatdescribedShenzhen'sdevelopmentoverthepastyearswithchangingpatternsmadeby1.18millionsetsoflightsfixedon43buildingsintheFutianCBD．ThelightshowswerescheduledforeverydayfromSeptember28thtoDecember31st．TherewerethreeperformancesonFridaysandSaturdaysat7：30pm，8：30pmand9：30pm，andtwoperformancesat8pmand9pmfromSundaytoThursday．Eachshowbeganwithacountdownandcheersofthecrowds，andthenappearedwithdifferentcolourfuldisplaysontallbuildingslikePing．AnbuildingtoshowShenzhen'sbeauty．Theshowcontainsfourparts，describingShenzhenasacitybythemountainsandthesea，awindowintoreform，acityofinnovationandalandofharmony．Thebestpartoftheshowwaswhentwokindsoflightwerejoinedtogethertoformapicture，markingthefirsttimeinthecountrythatsuchashowhadbeenpresented．Attheendoftheperformance，itshowedthecity'shospitality，opennessandinclusivitybydisplayingwordsreadingShenzhenWelcomesyou''（1）WhydidShenzhenholdthelightshow．A．ToattractmorevisitorstothecityB．Tocelebrateour69thNationalDayC．TocelebratethesuccessofChina'sreformandopening﹣upD．Toshowtheachievementandbeautyofthewonderfulcity（2）Whichofthefollowingwasthebestplacetoenjoythelightshow？A．TheShenzhenCitySquareB．ThetopofLianhuaHillC．BesideShenzhenBayParkD．ThebuildingsinFutian（3）Whatcanyoureadfromthelightshow？A．Thecrowds'countdownandcheersareexcitingB．Shenzhenisalivelyandpleasantcityfullofchances．C．Thechangingpatternsoflight