中考冲刺四：阅读理解技巧(提高)I.真题演练。

(2014 武汉)I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a "night out with the boys". He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life—how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him, but again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before.I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida.I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would makeI arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.1. We know from the reading that the father_____.A. liked to paint housesB. had no friends around himC. was not healthy in his youthD. thought of his family as his all2. When her father painted her first house, the daughter_____.A. could only afford a glass of iced teaB. was too busy to talk to her fatherC. could do nothing but hold a paintbrushD. spent eight hours a day working with her father3. On January 16, 1996, the daughter felt that her father_____.A. seemed to be a little differentB. had no time to phone her as usualC. became interested in churchD. had forgotten to discuss some things with her4. In the reading the underlined phrase 'get to know him' most probably means_____.A. get him to know herB. know more about himC. get him to know himselfD. make him well-known5. Which is the best title of the reading?A. Painting HousesB. Daughter's FamilyC. Father and ID. Father's phone calls(2015 泰安)On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style.Several companies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, complete with colors and moving imagines(图像). One idea would be to create a newspaper like The Daily Prophet in the Harry Potte r books. Its pages would hold video clips of baseball games instead of just black-and-white photos.Electronic paper is not a new idea. A company in Massachusetts called E ink, for example, has been working for years on such a technology. Little electricity determines(决定) whether each microsphere(微球) looks black or white at any given time. Together, microspheres make up words and imagines. The technique seems promising for creating still images that can be changed when needed, but the process(进程) is too slow for good videos.Scientists in the Netherlands now report a new type of e-paper technology. By using layers(层) of oil, the researchers say that they can make images which change fast enough to meet standard video requirements. They can also make brilliant colors. So far, however, each image is smaller than the fingernail.For now, reading and watching TV will have to remain two separate activities. Keep your eyes open, though. In the future, TV watching and reading might be partof the same work.A. be allowed to watch TVB. watch TV while doing their homeworkC. watch Harry Potte r on TVD. be allowed to read a newspaperA. Make the Harry Potte r TV programB. create a newspaper like The Daily ProphetC. provide baseball games for kidsD. produce electronic paper with colors and moving images3. What determines the black and white color of each microsphere?A. ImagesB. ElectricityC. Oil and inkD. Fingernail4. Which of the following in NOT true?A. Electronic paper is not a new idea.B. Microspheres make up words and images.C. Now TV watching and reading is part of the same work.D. Scientists use layers of oil in a new research.A. scientists are still working on the new technologyB. kids love to read while watching TVC. parents may be against this new ideaD. teachers may not teach students any moreII. 阅读综合。