2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：拼图游戏

　　阅读理解专项练习50-22

　　A

　　There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.

　　When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasnt able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

　　After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, Okay, its finished, Dad. Can we play now?

　　The man was surprised, saying, Thats amazing! How did you do that? The boy said, It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.

　　34. Why couldnt the man play with his son that night?

　　A. He had to read a magazine. B. He had some extra work to do.

　　C. He had to learn something about a map. D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.

　　35. What did the man ask his son to do?

　　A. To read the magazine to find the map.

　　B. To tear the map of the world cup into pieces.

　　C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.

　　D. To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.

　　36. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?

　　A. A few hours. B. About an hour C. About half an hour. D. The whole night.

　　37. Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

　　A. Its a report about a fathers extra work.

　　B. Its a story between a father and his clever son.

　　C. Its an advertisement for the map of the world.

　　D. Its a poster about how to deal with parents problems.

　　【主旨大意】本文是一个小故事。讲了一位父亲为了在家加班，不能陪自己喜爱的小儿子玩，给他找了一个拼对世界地图的差事，没想到半个小时儿子就拼好了。原来拼图有技巧。

　　答案：

　　34. B【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第一句...he had some extra work to do可知。

　　35. C【解析】细节理解题。由第二段倒数第二句...put it back together...可知。

　　36. C【解析】细节理解题。由第三段第一句After about thirty minutes,...可知。

　　37. B【解析】主旨大意题。本文的主要讲就是父亲与儿子的故事。请参考【主旨大意】。

　　B

　　When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research.

　　Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:

　　Discover more about robots.

　　Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:

　　1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.

　　2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.

　　3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.

　　Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper.

　　1. What might robots be like in the future?

　　2. What other things can robots do for people?

　　3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?

　　Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you will probably discover some new questions.

　　For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.

　　The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.

　　38. What does the writer advise us to do when were curious about something?

　　A. To read more books about it. B. To look it up in the dictionary.

　　C. To turn to the teacher for help. D. To raise questions and find the answers.

　　39. What does the underlined part Armed with your list of questions mean?

　　A. Writing down your list of questions. B. Discussing your questions with others.

　　C. Taking your list of questions with you. D. Putting your list of questions under your arm.

　　40. What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research?

　　① List what you want to learn. ②B. Find new problems.

　　③ List what youve already known. ④Choose a research subject.

　　A. ④③①② B.④①③② C.②③④① D .③②①④

　　41. What might be the best title for this passage?

　　A. Doing Research on Robots B. Asking Good Questions While Doing Research

　　C. Having Interesting Answers on Robots D. Finding Subjects before Doing Research

　　【主旨大意】文章主要以研究机器人为例讲述了提问题的4个步骤。

　　答案：38. D【解析】由第一段可知。

　　39. C【解析】句意推测题。由倒数第三段可知应该是带着所有的问题去图书馆或在电脑上开始研究，进而可能发现新的问题。

　　40. A【解析】整体理解题。对应文中Step 1至Step 4可知。

　　41. B【解析】主旨大意题。参见【主旨大意】。