2019中考英语阅读、首字母、短文语法选择精享新选（10）
一、阅读理解。
A
(2018年安徽省中考)
Children's Games in Ancient China
During ancient times, children didnt have much to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.
Kicking stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of
China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
Playing hide and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to
play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease (戏弄) him or, more commonly, othershide and one child must try to find them.
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. The three
most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. Forexample, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.
Watching shadow plays (皮影戏)
The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artistscontrol puppets (木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.
( )1. According to the text, the game of kicking a stone ball was _______
A. played in summer B. like flying kites C. invented in Beijing D. popular in North China
( )2. How is hide-and-seek usually played?
A. One plays and others watch. B. Others laugh and one must cry.
C. Others hide and one tries to find. D. One runs and others try to catch.
( )3. What does the underlined word "feature”mean in the text?
A. 特征 B. 地貌 C. 五官 D. 影片
( )4. Which ancient game is like watching a film?
A. Kicking stone balls. B. Flying kites.
C. Playing hide and-seek. D. Watching shadow plays.
【参考答案】DCAD
B
平凡女孩的哈佛之路
Not only kids of Tiger Moms go to Harvard.
Dawn Loggins of Lawndale, N．C., is on her way to Harvard, one of the eight worldfamous universities in the eastern US. Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes. This girl created her own future.
The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee. She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friends' sofas.
The school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family. Soon, Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a．m. to 7：40 a．m. before the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons, before diving(跳水) into her studies in the evenings.
Dawn's hard work paid off. She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2，110 on the SAT.
“There were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up，” the 18yearold said. “But it was never in me to give up, because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education.”
Even before Dawn's family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was poor and cups of noodles were often the only food. Dawn “studied by candlelight” because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill(电费)．
Dawn has now reconnected with her family. They're proud of her accomplishments(成就)and are attending her high school graduation.
