全国通用中考英语阅读理解真题-日常生活类04（含解析）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 中考英语阅读理解真题 日常生活类04 1.（2020·温州）阅读理解 ??? ?Th_e_bala_laika, also called the "Russian guitar", is a traditional Russian musical instrument. It has a long neck, a wooden triangle-shaped body and strings. It is usually used to play Russian music by plucking* the strings with fingers or a pick. Russian_s_like_ the balalaika. The music played with it can be cheerful, as if the farmers were dancing happily to celebrate their harvest It can also be energetic, as if the workers were working hard to make their country richer and stronger. If a Russian moves to live or work abroad, he will probably take a balalaika with him. When he feels lonely and sad, he will play it to cheer himself up. ??? ?The _balala_ika was originally played by the poor in Russia. At that time, balalaikas were made by the players themselves. They were rough, simple and cheap with different numbers of strings, from two to even six. Later a Russian musician Vasily Vasil'yevich Andreev (1861-1918) improved the balalaka. He created a whole family of balalaikas of different sizes, all with three strings. The smallest balalaika is called Prima. It is 60-70cm long. The biggest, Contrabass, is almost 2metres high with a leg to sit on the floor. Andreev founded the first balalaika orchestra* in the world, mainly using balalaikas to perform. He gave concerts at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1889, which was a great success. ??? ?Today, t_here_a_re blalaika groups performing around the world. More and more people get to know the balalaika and are attracted by its Russian style music. （1）The__balal_aika is a musical instrument _____. A.without str_ings B_.with a long neck C.of a round shape D.with a metal body （2）The music pl_ayed_w_ith a balalaika is usually_____. A.slow and sad_ B.str_ong and serious C.soft and modern D.cheerful and energetic （3）Andreev is _mentio_ned in Paragraph Three to introduce _____. A.the success _of_bal_alaika concerts B.the history of balalaika orchestras C.his talent for playing the balalaika D.his contributions to the balalaika【出处：21教育名师】 （4）Which o_f_the__following can be the best title for the passage? A.Balal_aika:__The "Russian Guitar "for the Poor B.Russia: The Home of Famous Balalaika Musicians C.Balalaika: A Traditional Russian Musical Instrument D.Russia: The International Hand-made Balalaika Factory 2.配对阅读左栏是五个人的个人情况介绍，右栏是七位医生的介绍，请为每个人选择相应的医生。 （1）Lily is _an_Eng_lish major in Sun Yatsen University. She thinks English songs and movies help improve her English._____ （2）Zeng _Jie_is_ a middle school student. She is not happy now because she failed in her English exam again. She wants someone to help her._____ （3）Mr. _Chen_i_s a taxi driver in Beijing. He knows little English. Since more and more foreigners are coming, he wants to improve his spoken English._____ （4）Tom is a un_iversi_ty student in America. He wants to know more about Chi ... ...