中考复习精选试题七一．阅读理解ThePlainofJars(石缸平原)isagreatmanmadewonder(奇观)inLaos，acountryinsoutheastAsia.Itismadeupofthousandsofstonejars.Morethan90jarsiteshavebeenfoundthere.Eachsitehasfrom1to400stonejars.Thejarscomeindifferentsizesfrom1to3meterstall.Scientistshavelongbeenperplexedbytheiroriginal(最初的)use.Notlongago，scientistsfoundancientthingsandburialpracticesatthePlainofJars.“Thiswillbethefirstmajoreffortsincethe1930stotrytounderstandthepurposeofthejarsandwhocreatedthem.”DougaldO'ReillyfromtheAustralianNationalUniversitysaid.“Thejarsareemptynow，butitispossiblethattheywereonceusedtoholdbodies.”Onlyafewsimpleobjects，suchasahandfulofglassbeads(玻璃珠)，havebeenfoundattheburialsites.Andscientiststhinktheyarefromabout500or600BCto550AD.AnAustraliaLaosresearchteamspentamonthcollectingdata(资料)atthesite.O'Reillysaid，“Thoughthestonejarsremainamystery，IhopeabetterunderstandingofthePlainofJarswillhelphaveitlistedasaWorldHeritagesite(世界遗产保护区)．”1.ThePlainofJarsisin________．A.AsiaB.EuropeC.AmericaD.Australia2.Whatdoweknowaboutthejars?A.Theyareofthesamesize.B.Theywereusedforholdingwater.C.Theyareallmadeofstones.D.Allthesiteshavethesamenumberofjars.3.Theunderlinedword“perplexed”means“________”inChinese.A.无视B.困惑C.遗忘D.玩弄4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThePlainofJarsisanaturalwonder.B.Thereareallkindsofthingsinthejars.C.ThemysteryofthePlainofJarshasn'tbeensolved.D.ThePlainofJarsisaWorldHeritagesite.5.Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A.Inastorybook.B.Inamoviereview.C.Inadictionary.D.Inageographymagazine.二阅读理解Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones(音调).Unlikesongs,musictonesinthemselveshavenospecificmeanings.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthingsfromthesamemusicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneedmusicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic:someloveclassicalmusic,andotherstakeaninterestinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.PopmusicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand1960s.Thebest-knownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicinmanypartsoftheworld.Ithascausedthenumberofpeoplefor“jazz”musictobecomemuchsmallerthaninthe1950sandearlierandithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvalue(价值),buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroupslikePinkFloydandCrosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldallovertheworld.1.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis________.A.feelingsB.lyricsandtonesC.languagesandcountriesD.meanings2.Accordingtothepassage,thenumberofpeopleforjazzinthe1950sandearlierwas________itistoday.A.muchgreaterthanB.muchsmallerthanC.asgreatasD.assmallas3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“kind”mean?A.Type.B.Class.C.Feature.D.Entertainment.4.Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage?A.Nativemusic.B.Jazz.C.Popmusic.D.Classicalmusic.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemidtwentiethcentury.C.Thebest-knownearlyformofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.。三．完形填空YeXiaogangisregardedasoneofthemostfamousmodernChinese...
