中考真题模拟分享1Day4一．阅读理解。Passage1(上城区2016年二模C)Agreatnumberofpeopleintheworldhaveneverseensnow.Othersseemoreofitthantheywantto.Hailismuchmorecommon;ithappensevenindeserts.Hailisasmallroundballofalternatinglayers(交互层）ofsnowandclearice.Itformsinsidelargedarkcloudsthatyoucanseebeforeorduringastorm.Therearetwoideasabouthowhailstonesfrom.Oneideashowsthathailformswhendropsofwaterfreezeintheupperair.Astheyfall,theycollectmoredropsofwater.Theyalsocollectsnow.Theiceandsnowbuildupinlayers.Ifyoucutahailstone,youcanseethesealternatinglayers.Theotherideasaysthathailstartsasaraindrop.Thewindcarriesithigherintotheatmosphere(大气层），whereitgetscoveredbysnow.Itbecomesheavyandbeginstofall.Asitfalls,itgetsalayerofwater,whichfreezes,Thenthewindcarriesitbackuptothesnowarea,anditgetsanotherlayerofsnow.Thiscanhappenanumberoftimes.Finallythehailstoneistooheavytotravelonthewind,anditfallstotheground.Onlyathunderstorm(暴风雨）,astormwithloudnoisesandlightingcanproducehail,butveryfewofthemdo.Perhapsonlyonein400thunderstormscreatehailstones.Ahailstoneisusuallylessthaneightcentimetersindiameter.However,hailstonescanbemuchbiggerthanthat.Sometimestheyareasbigasbaseballs.Thelargesthailstonewhichpeoplehaveeverrecordedweighedover680gramsandhadadiameterofthirteencentimeters.Hailcancausethedeathofplants,especiallysincehailusuallyappearsinthemiddleofsummer,whentheplantsarepartlygrown.Ifthecropsaredestroyed,itistoolatetoplantmore,andthefarmerhaslosteverything.Inoneterriblehailstormin1923inRosov,inUKraine,twenty-three中考真题模拟分享四（6.03）中考真题模拟分享2peopleandmanyfarmanimalswerekilled.1.WhichofthefollowingisaboutHAIL?2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthefactabouthail?A.Hailisformedofsnowandice.B.Hailcan’tbefoundindesertanymore.C.Hailoftencomesincoldwinter.D.Peoplecanseesnowmoreoftenthanhail.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”them”inthefifthparagraphreferto?A.NoisesB.HailstonesC.ThunderstormsD.Deserts4.Whatdofarmersmostprobablythinkofhailaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.UnusualB.CommonC.UsefulD.Terrible5.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.DifferentideasabouthowhailformsB.Abriefintroductionabouthail.C.ThesizeandtheweightofhailstonesD.Theinfluencethathailcauses.Passage2(公益2016年二模B)“Faceit,Andy.YousoldyoursoulthedayyouputonthatfirstpairofJimmyChoo’s.”ThatlinefromthemovieTheDevilWearsPradaisanexampleshowinghowashoemakerhasbecomefamousinthefashionworld.JimmyChoos(ZhouYangjie)isanativeMalaysianofChineseorigin(出身),bornin1961intoafamilyofshoemakers.Hecreatedhisfirstpairofshoesatage11.Hisfamilycouldn’tpayforhisschooling,sohedroppedoutatayoungage.Hehadtoworkwithhisfathertosupportthefamily.Buthisdreamtobeafashiondesignerneverdisappeared,sohedidallhecouldtoenteranartcollegeandfinallytookupapositioninthefashionworldthroughhistalentandwillpower.ChoograduatedfromacollegeinLondonandhadasmallworkshopthere.HehittheinternationalfashionscenewhenVoguemagazinedescribedhisdesignsineightpagesin1988.HisworkwasimmediatelypopularandgotloveandsupportfromDiana,PrincessofWales.JimmyChooshoesareknownfortheirveryhighheelsandpointedtoes.However,hedoessome中考真题模拟分享3flatsandlower-heeledshoesforotherwomen.Chooco-foundedJimmyChooLtd.withTamaraMellon,UKVogueeditor,butleftthecompanyin2001.JimmyChooshopshaveopenedaroundtheworld,sohisdesignsaremoreaccessibletothosewhowantadesignershoe,andcanaffordhispr...
