新目标中考英语一轮专题复习阅读理解(二)

上教考资源网助您教考无忧版权所有@中国教育考试资源网新目标中考英语一轮专题复习阅读理解（二）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（一）IfyoucometoLondonforthefirsttimenow,you,llseealotofbusesandcarsontheroad,you,llalsoseealotofbikesbecausenowadaysmoreandmorepeopletravelbybike.Therearealotofreasonsforthis.First,it,sverycheaptouseabike,andit,squicktoo.Youoftenwaitforabusforhalfanhour.Whenthebuscomes,therearesomanyotherbusesandcarsontheroadthatthebusmovesveryslowly.Theundergroundtrainisquickbutveryexpensiveandoftencrowded.Itraveledtoworkbybusforaboutfouryears.Ioftenarrivedatworklateandtired.Thenoneday,abouttwoyearsago,aworkmatesaid,“Igotoworkbybike,whydon,twetraveltogether?”“Becausemybikeisold,”Ianswered,“andtherearesomanybusesandcarsontheroad.Ialwaysfeelfrightened.”“Youneedn,tworryaboutthis,”saidmyfriend.“Ifyoufollowmeandwerideslowly,you,llbefine.”Althoughwewentslowly,wearrivedatworkquickly.Thebusridetookfortyminutesandthebikeridetookhalfanhour!ThenextdayIboughtmyselfanewbike.NowIdon,tfeelafraid.Ilovecyclingtowork,andIfeelfitandwell.ManypeoplethinkinthesamewayasIdo.That,swhyyouseealotofbikesontheroad.Whoknows,perhapsinthefuturewe,llhaveroadsforbicyclesonly.Ihopeso!1.WhatcanweseeontheroadifwevisitLondonnow?2.Thewriterwenttoworkthreeyearsago.3.Howlongdidittakethewritertogotoworkbybike?4.Isridingabikegoodforourhealth?5.Thewriterhopewe’llhaveroadsoneday.（二）Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,yourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youmustbeunhappybecauseofit.Youdon'twanttowork.Youstayinbedfeelingverysad.Whatmakesusill?It'sgerms.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes,butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope（显微镜）.Theyarevery,verysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemon上教考资源网助您教考无忧版权所有@中国教育考试资源网averysmallthing.Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,wecanseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundintheairanddust（灰尘）.Ifyoucutyourfinger,andifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut,someofthegermswillgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwillbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswillgointoallofyourbody,andyouwillhavepaineverywhere.1.Whyisapersonunhappywhenhe'sill?2.Peoplecanseethegermswith.3.Whydon'tparentslettheirchildrendrinkdirtywater?4.Wherearegermsfound？5.Ifgermsgointothecutofthefinger,youwillfeel.（三）Childrenallovertheworldliketocelebratetheirbirthdays.Americanchildrenarenotdifferent.Americanchildrenusuallycelebratewithaparty.Theyinvitetheirfriendstojointhecelebration.Thepartymaynotbeheldonthedateoftheirbirthdayifitcomesonaschoolday.Itmaybeheldontheclosestweekendinstead.Todaytwokindsofpartiesarethemostpopular.Oneisheldathome.Parentsmakethehousebeautifulwithballoons(气球)andcoloredpaper.Theyprepareaspecialbirthdaymeal.Thechildrenplaygames.Anotherkindisheldawayfromhome.Someareataspecialrestaurant.Thechildreneatpizzaandicecream.Thewaitersalsosingandtelljokestothechildren.Otherpartiesmaybeheldatapark,oramovietheater,orsomeotherplaces.Everybirthdaypartyhasabirthdaycakewithcandlesontop.Thereisonecandleforeachyearofabirthdayboyorgirl,sage.Whenthecandlesarelighted,everyonesingsthespecialbirthdaysong:HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU.!AsAmericansgrowolder,theirbirthdaypartieschange.Infact,manypeoplestophavingthem.Theysaytheywouldliketoforgethowoldtheyare.Yettheyliketorememberthehappybirthdaypartiesoftheirchildhood(儿童时代).1.Americanchildrenusuallycelebratetheirbirthdays.2.Iftheirbirthdayisonaschoolday,theywillholdtheparty.3.Whentheyholdthepartyathome,whomaybeverybusy?上教考资源网助您教考无忧版权所有@中国教育考试资源网4.Whatwillthewaitersdoiftheyholdthepartyatarestaurant?5.Whydomanypeoplestophavingtheirbirthdaypartiesnow?（四）Aneleven-year-oldboyinasmalltownwantedtobeatraindriver.Buttheboywasbornwithouthands.Hisfathertaughthimtousehisfeetashands.Hecouldn,tgotoschool,sohespentallhistimewatchingtrainscomingandgoingbecausehelivednearthestation.Howwantedtobeatraindriver!Onedayhesawanemptytrainandclimbedin.Itwasnoteasyforhimtostartitwithhisfeet.Soonthetrainwastravelingatfortymiles(英里)anhour.Therailwayofficials(官员)couldnotseetheboyinthetrainandtriedtostopthetrain.Thetrainreachedasmallstationandthentheboydroveiton.Whenhewasnearthetown,aworkercaughtupwiththetrainandstoppedit.Atfirsthewasveryangry,buthelaughedwhentheboysaid,“Iliketrains”.“Well,I,mgladyoudon,tlikeplanes!”1.Theboydidn’tgotoschoolbecause.2.Theboywasinterestedin.3.Wheredidtheboylived?4.Howdidtheboydrivethetrain?5.Wasitdangeroustheboydrovethetrain?(五)GeorgeStephensonwasbornin1781inapoorfamily.Hehadtostartworkwhenhewasonlyeight.WhenGeorgewasfourteenhebecamehisfather,shelper.Hespentalotoftimelearningaboutengine(机械),andonholidaysheoftentookittopiecesandstudiedeachpiececarefully.Soonhebecameaverygoodworkerthoughhecouldnotreadorwrite.HebegantolearntheEnglishalphabet(字母表)whenhewasseventeenyearsold.Everydayafterhedidtwelvehours,hardwork,hehadtowalkalongwaytohavelessonsfromaschoolteacher.Onhiseighteenthbirthday,hewrotehisownnameforthefirsttimeinhislife.上教考资源网助您教考无忧版权所有@中国教育考试资源网Georgeinventedmanythingsinhislife.Thetrainwasthegreatestoneofthem.Todaywhenwetaketrainsfrom