2019中考英语阅读理解金题（4）【能力选练】A（2019中考训练题）PeopleoftenthinkoftheNorthPole(北极)andtheSouthPoleassimilarfrozen(冰冻的)wastelands.Theyarebothplaceswithverycoldtemperaturesandfewpeoplelivethere.However,theNorthandSouthPolesarenotmuchalikeaspeoplemayimagine.TheNorthPolehasnoland,onlythickice.Temperaturesseldomgoabove32°F,atwhichwaterturnsintoice.Mostofthetime,itstaysbelowzero.Inwintertemperaturesareusuallyaslowas-30°F.Althoughconditionswereverypoor,peopletriedformanycenturiestoreachtheNorthPole.About100yearsago,twomen,RobertPearyandMathewHenson,wereabletogettothisenvironmentfulloftroublesanddifficulties.TheyreachedtheNorthPoleonMarch8th,1909.Itwasreallyahardtripforthem.TherearefewthingsmoredangerousthancrossingtheArctic(北极圈)onfoot.Peoplewhostayedtheremayfacemanyproblems:verycoldtemperatures,suddenstorms,andevenhunger.Mostoftheareaisuninhabited.Fewpeoplecanliveinsuchadifficultplace.Peoplemightthinkthatwithsuchlowtemperaturesformostoftheyear,theicewouldbethickandhard.However,thisisnottrueintheArctic.Themovementoftheoceanwaterundertheicemayoftencausemanydifferentchangesonthesurface.Sometimestheicebreaksintotwoopeninglanesofwater(水道)called“leads”.Anyonewhofallsintoaleadcanbefrozentodeathinafewminutes.1．Thispassageisprobablyfrom___________.A．abookreviewB．asciencebookC．aschoolreportD．acomputermagazine2．Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedabout100yearsago?A．TwomensucceededingettingtotheNorthPole.B．TemperaturesintheNorthPolewentabove32°F.C．TheenvironmentintheNorthPolesuddenlybecameworse.D．TheNorthPolechangedintothickicebecauseofthetemperatures.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uninhabited”probablymeaninChinese?A．气候恶劣的B．充满危险的C．困难重重的D．无人居住的4．Thereasonfortheicetobreakintotwoopeninglanesofwateris_____________.A．thatthetemperaturesuddenlydropsB．thatthewaterundertheiceisfrozenC．thattheoceanwaterundertheicemovesD．thatthesurfaceiscoveredwithlotsofice5．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A．ThethickiceintheNorthPole.B．AdifficulttriptotheNorthPole.C．TherealsituationintheNorthPole.D．ThedifferencesbetweentheNorthPoleandtheSouthPole.【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇科普文，介绍了北极点的有关情况。首先指出北极和南极并不像人们想象的那么相像，接着从冰层厚、气温低等方面介绍恶劣的环境，然后插入了100多年前两个人克服重重困难走到北极的故事，证明了北极的大部分地区无人居住。最后介绍了海水在冰下的运动常常会引起表面上许多不同的变化。1．题意：这篇文章可能是从___________。考查综合理解题。A.abookreview一本书评；B.asciencebook一本科学书；C.aschoolreport一则学术报告；D.acomputermagazine一本计算机杂志。短文是一则科普文，根据它的体裁，应该摘自于科学书。故选B。2．题意：根据这篇文章，大约100年前发生了什么？考查细节理解题。A.TwomensucceededingettingtotheNorthPole.两个人成功地到达了北极点。根据About100yearsago,twomen,RobertPearyandMathewHenson,wereabletogettothisenvironmentfulloftroublesanddifficulties.可知，说法正确，可选。B.TemperaturesintheNorthPolewentabove32°F.北极点的温度超过华氏32度。根据原文句子Temperaturesseldomgoabove32°F，可知温度极少能超过华氏32度，故说法错误。C.TheenvironmentintheNorthPolesuddenlybecameworse.北极的环境突然变得更糟了，短文没有提及，故说法错误。D.TheNorthPolechangedintothickicebecauseofthetemperatures.北极由于气温变化变成厚厚的冰，根据However,thisisnottrueintheArctic.可知，说法错误。根据文意，可知选A。3．题意：下划线的“uninhabit...
