2019中考英语阅读、首字母、短文语法选择精享新选（11）
一、阅读理解。
A
（2019中考保健与健康类选练）
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average ( 平均 ) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a day.
Most people have a night when they cannot sleep. About one in three(1/3) Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, a famous statesman ( 政治家 ) and inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, a famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!
( )1. People’s sleeping time at night is ____.
A. three hours B. ten hours C. not the same D. not different
( )2. In America, when people are more than fifty, they often sleep _____ hours a night.
A. a lot more B. seven to eight C. only three D. about six and a half
( )3. When Benjamin Franklin couldn’t fall asleep, he ____.
A. went to sleep in another bed B. made another bed
C. moved the bed to another room D. slept on the floor
( )4. When he had sleeping problems, _____ slept at the other end of the bed.
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Louis XIV
C. Mark Twain D. Thomas Edison
( )5. The word “ insomnia ” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 失明 B. 失眠 C. 失语 D. 失聪
参考答案1C 2D 3A 4C 5B
B
意外的惊喜
On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act(举动) would change their lives.
Sarah didn't realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the next morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, but also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Bill Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page(网页) to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85，000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that's not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
1. When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
A. On February 9th, 2013. B. On February 10th, 2013.
C. On February 18th, 2013. D. On February 22nd, 2013.
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Billy is living with a generous person. B. Billy has found his brother.
C. Billy bought a diamond ring. D. Billy appeared in the news report.
3. The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指代)“________”．
A. returning the ring B. setting up a page
C. living in the streets D. receiving money
