2020中考英语冲刺·阅读理解
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Elephants are the largest land animals alive today．African elephants live in family groups called herds(群)．All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other．The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant．She is the matriarch(族长)．A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100elephants．The other elephants follow the matriarch becau she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger．
Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants, and also learn from life．Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old．Elephants live to be 50beck or 60 years old．Elephants are smart animals with long memories
．In the dry ason, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past．The herd will follow her there．She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast-moving river．
Elephants talk to each other with rumbling sounds．Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are unable to hear them．Elephants hear sounds not only with their ears,aviv nevo but also with their feet姘头是啥子意思, and even trunks （long nos of the elephants）．They also greet each other by touching with their trunks and feet. If danger appears, mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them．
Other animals don't usually attack(攻击) elephants．However, a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby．If this happens, the adult elephants circle around the baby elephants．The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks．The matriarch puts herlf between the lion and the herd．She beats her ears out to make herlf look even larger．Then she lowers her herd and attacks the enemy(敌人) in a big cloud of dust(灰尘)．
district1．According to paragraph 1， an elephant herd ．
A．has a father elephant as the leader
B．owns a matriarch who keeps it away from danger
C．always has veral leaders and hundreds of elephants
2．Long memories help elephants to ．
A．choo their matriarch B．communicate with each other
C．find water and cross the river
3．What does the underlined word "rumbling" mean？
A．低沉的 B．尖细的 C．高亢的
4．Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies？
A．To keep their babies safe． B．To welcome their friends．
C．To attack their enemies．
5．The passage mainly tells us about ．
A．why the elephants live in herds B．what the elephants' living habits are
C．how the elephants avoid being attacked
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Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives. Do you have any great inventions at home? Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun? Here are some of the most uful inventions in families according to a survey.
人教版英语必修一 | The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen. This way kids can learn by themlves. They are also great helpers for primary school students after school. |
| Mopping robots（扫地机）are popular with people who are too busy to do houwork. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clean dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people don't need to spend much time on houwork. They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work. |
| As for old people, an electric foot basin (电动洗脚盆) is the best invention. It's a good choice to buy one for your grandparents. It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation (循环) . The special basin can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm. So washing feet with it will more relaxed. |
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6. It is __________ for kids to learn with the reading pen.
名人励志演讲 A. boring B. convenient C. difficult
7. The three uful inventions are mainly ud _______________.
A. at school B. in the office C. at home
8. Mopping robots are popular with _____________________.
A. kids B. office ladies C. old people
9. Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ________________.
A. using the electric foot basin B. listening to music with the reading pen
C. enjoying the mopping machine working
10. Which of the following ntences is TRUE?
dufu A. The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is ud.
B. It's dangerous for kids to u the reading pen alone.
C. Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life.
C
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