浙江诸暨市 2016 中考英语二轮阅读理解精品选编（一）及答案Part 1(来自 2016 中考英语模拟)阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。The passenger pigeon(旅鸽) used to be one of the most common birds on the earth. A century ago, they became extinct（灭绝）. Scientist Ben Novak is working to bring the birds back. Here, he explains to us why w e should bring passenger pigeons back from extinct.The passenger pigeon is not the bird that you probably know. Its been gone from the world for100 years. It means that few living people have ever seen one flying in the sky.The passenger pigeon lived differently from other birds in America-in flocks(群) made up millions of birds. They darkened the sky when they flew in the air. One reason to bring passenger pigeons back to life is that it would be wonderful to see a flock that big. It would also be cool to see an extinct animal.But its not just about doing something cool. Huge flocks of passenger pigeons played a key role in shaping forests. The weight of so many birds resting in the trees broke many branches（树枝）. This allowed more sunlight to reach the forest floor, which helped more plants grow.The birds also ate a large number of plants. That influenced which trees grew in the forest. If we bring back the passenger pigeon, it would play an important role in shaping forest once again.44. Scientists Ben Novak is working to_.A . learn more about the forest.B. find more birds in the forest.C. bring back the passenger pigeon.D. Work out the number of pigeons.45. When did passenger pigeon become extinct?A. 10 years ago. B. 50 years ago. C. 100 years ago. D. 500 years ago.46. How did the passenger pigeon live?A. In flocks. B. In paris.C. By resting in dark forests. D. By resting in cool places.47. How did the passenger pigeon help forests?A. By helping more plants grow. B. By keeping many birds away.C. By staying on the forest floor.D. By preventing sunlight.44. C. 解析：细节题。由题干关键词 Ben Novak is working to 定位到文章第一段 Scientist Ben Novak is working to bring the bird back. 所以答案选 C.45. C. 解析：细节题。 由题干关键词 passenger pigeon become extinct 定位到文章第一段 A century ago, they became extinct（灭绝）. 所以答案选 C.46. A. 解析：细节题。由题干关键词 how passenger pigeon live 定位到文章第三段 The passenger pigeon lived differently from other birds in America-in flocks(群) made up millions of birds 所以答案选 A.47. A. 解析：细节题。由题干关键词 how passenger pigeon help forests 定位到文章第四段 The weight of so many birds resting in the trees broke so many branches（树枝）. This allowed more sunlight to reach the forest floor, which helped more plants growing.所以答案选 A.Part 2（来自 2016 中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reac h such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a p erson is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay yo ung. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jack26. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay27. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited28. In Jacks hometown, _. A. people dislike being called “old”B. peop le are proud of being old