2024年中考英语话题分类集锦（2）人物（含解析）

（2）人物———2024届中考英语话题分类集锦 一、阅读理解 Yuan Longping is the greatest hero in my heart. He solved the food problem for millions of people. He was born in 1930 in Beijing. In the 1960s, people in China didn't have much food to eat. Many people lost their lives because of this. Yuan was very worried, and he decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice(杂交水稻) to feed more people. He developed a new kind of rice in 1974.To help more people, he travelled around the world and gave advice about growing rice in the1980s. He helped people not only in China, but also in many other areas(地区) around the world. He died in Changsha in 2021. Yuan Longping won World Food Prize for his work in 2004. He played an important role in ending hunger. It's Yuan's dream to sit under the ears of rice and enjoy the cool day. He once said, "I dream that rice will grow as high as sorghum(高粱). "People nowadays can live a better life, because he did a great job on rice growing. We should save food and never waste any food. It's the best way to remember him. 1. Yuan decided to work on a new kind of hybrid rice because_____ A. he wanted to make money B. people in China didn't have much food to eat C. he was good at it 2. When did Yuan die A. In 1974 B. In 2004. C. In 2021 3. According to the passage, which is NOT true A. Yuan grew the first kind of hybrid rice in 1964. B. Yuan loved his work very much. C. In the1960s, Chinese didn't have much food to eat. 4. What can we learn about Yuan Longping from the passage A. Yuan's hybrid rice helps both China and other countries. B. Yuan Longping won World Food Prize for his work in 2014. C. It's Yuan's dream to sit under the ears of sorghum and enjoy the cool day. 5.What should we do now A. We should save food. B. We shouldn't waste any food. C. Both A and B. Daddy didn't know how to express his love. He was always busy working every day and blamed me for the mistakes I had made after he came home. Once I broke my leg and it was Mom who held me in her arms on the way to the hospital. Later Dad pulled up right in front of the gate of the hospital. They asked him to move the car, saying the space was especially saved(保留) for the cars that carried patients. He shouted, "What do you think this is A tour bus " At my birthday parties, Dad always seemed to feel out of place. He just kept himself busy blowing up balloons, setting up tables and welcoming the guests. It was Mom who carried the cake with candles(蜡烛) on it for me. When I started to learn to ride a bike, I begged Dad to help me, but he said I had to learn by myself. When my bike fell over and Mom ran to pick me up, he even stopped her. I was angry and decided to try harder. I practiced so hard that finally I could show him that I succeeded. He just smiled. When I went to college, Mom always wrote to me. Dad just sent money and told me that how great his garden looked because nobody played football in it. Whenever I made a call, he always said, "Wait, Tim. I'll ... ...