中考英语热点阅读理解20篇

中考英语热点阅读理解20篇

1. “苹果”令世界震撼

Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.

Apple II

Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded

Apple

Computers Inc. in

1976.

A year later, the Apple

II was invented. This production( 产品) was the world's first

mass-market personal computer.

The

iMac

Under Jobs' leadership Apple introduced the

all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot.

The iPad

By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet

iPhone 4s

iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America.

computer that

would

be great for

watching movies

and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success. It looks like iPhone

4. It has a larger

and wider screen

and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a

better camera and faster data transfer speeds.

根据图表内容，选择正确答案。

1. When was the Apple II invented?

A. In 1976.

B. In 1997.

C. In 1998.

D. In 2010.

2. When did the iMac first come out?

A. In 1976.

B. In 1998.

C. In 2010.

D. In 2011.

3. Which one was the oldest?

A. The Apple II.

B. The iMac.

C. The iPad.

D. The iPhone 4s.

4. From the passage, we can know that the iPad _______.

A. has a better camera

B. is the first personal computer

C. has a CD-ROM slot

D. is great for watching movies

5. According to the passage, which of the following is True?

A. iPhone 4s'screen is the same size as iPhone 4.

B. iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4.

C. iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4.

D. iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.

答案：1~5BBADC

2.“天宫一号”发射成功

China launched its first space

lab module Tiangong-1 on the

evening of September 29, 2011,

at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch

Center in northwestern China.

President Hu Jintao praised the successful launch of China's first space lab module Tiangong-1, and shook hands with the staff of the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center.

Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang also shook hands with the staff at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to congratulate on the success.

Tiangong-1, which is scheduled to dock(与……对接) with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft later this year, will pave the way for building China's first space station.

During its two-year service life, Tiangong-1 will mainly conduct four tasks, such as experiments of autonomous rendezvous(自主交会) and docking procedures(程序) with the Shenzhou-8, -9, and -10 spacecrafts in

the coming launches, aiming to establish the country's first space lab,

according to Wu Ping, spokesperson for China's national space administration.

According to the plan for China's manned space program, the

Shenzhou-10 will be a manned spacecraft, possibly carrying a female

Chinese astronaut who will test manual space rendezvous and docking

with the Tiangong-1.

Functioning as a target spacecraft, Tiangong-1 is expected to become

China's first space laboratory when it connects to the above mentioned spaceships.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. When Tiangong-1 was launched, _____were at the Jiuquan Satellite

Launch Center.

A. Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang

B. Premier Wen

Jiabao and President Hu Jintao C. He Guoqiang and

President Hu Jintao D. President Hu Jintao and some staff

2. It is reported that Tiangong-1 will conduct _____ tasks during its

service life.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

3. The underlined word “establish” here means “_____” in Chinese.

A. 筹备

B. 建立

C. 组装

D. 使用

4. The _____ spacecraft will be carrying a female Chinese astronaut.

A. Shenzhou-7

B. Shenzhou-8

C. Shenzhou-9

D. Shenzhou-10

5. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Tiangong-1 was launched in the evening.

B. The service life of Tiangong-1 is about two years.

C. China expects Tiangong-1 to be the first space lab.

D. Tiangong-1 will dock with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft next year.

答案：1~5 ACBDD

3. 李娜：中国网坛个性“一姐”！

“My dream has come true.

I have always wanted to be a

Grand Slam (大满贯) champion.”　

These are the words of Chinese

tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French

Open on June 4, 2011.

“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success f or

-year-old girl joked.

such an old woman,” the 29

Miss Li has a tattoo (纹身). She has dyed her hair many different

colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “when they got too noisy in their support.

Li Na was born in Wuhan, she started to play tennis at the age of 6.

She once recalled: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake

up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have

time to play.”

Luckily, the strong girl didn’t give up, thus making history for

Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another

Grand Slam title. “When you have one title, surely you will think about

n (雄心).

another,” she says, not hiding her ambitio

“Chinese people are so lacking (缺乏) in confidence on the tennis

court. If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it, the

other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Li Na was born in the year of _____.

A. 1982

B. 1984

C. 1986

D. 1990

2. The underlined word “dyed” here means “_____” in Chinese.

A. 焗油

B. 洗烫

C. 染色

D. 梳理

3. When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _____.

A. happy

B. sad

C. excited

D. bored

4. Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na?

A. Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

B. Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion.

C. Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis.

D. Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court.

5. The passage mainly tells us _____.

A. something about the tennis

B. something about how to play tennis

C. the Chinese people and the tennis

D. the Grand Slam champion – Li Na

答案：1~5ACBDD

4. 动车追尾引起的思考

On the night of 23 July, 2011, a

fast running train D301 from Beijing

to Fuzhou suddenly hit another train