中考英语阅读理解20篇

1、精选中考阅读理解 100篇（ 附答案 ）1-20（1）The Weather （选自广州）In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot.

2、There are often cool days in summer.When the temperature is over 27 C, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21 C , they say it is warm.In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain （1 ） and in North

3、 Africa （ 2） the summer is always hot.Water freezes（3） at 0C . When water freezes, it changes from a liquid （ 4） into ice. Water boils（5） at 100C. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam （6）.Notes: （1） Spain/speln/n.西班牙（2） Africa/frlk/n.非洲 （3） freeze/fri : z/v.结冰 （4）liquid/llkwld/n.液体

4、（5） boil/bll/v.沸腾；（水）开 （6） steam/sti: m/ n.蒸汽1. What is the weather like in summer in England?A. Very hot. B.Warm. C.Cool. D.Both A and C.2. What do you think“the north of Europe means?A. A part of a country. B.The capital of Europe.C. A country in the north of Europe.D. A part of Europe.3. When wat

5、er freezes, it changes frominto.A. water, iceB.water, steamC.steam, iceD.ice, water4. The writer wants to tell us something about.A.the weather in Europe B.the weather in EnglandC. some knowledge of the temperatureD. three states of water答案: 1 4 DDAC（2）The Artist and the Beggar（1）（选自成都 ）An artist wa

6、s coming home by train one day. He hadn t much money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins（ 2） to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn t have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went in

7、to a small restaurant and had a good初中英语meal.In the end, the artist could not pay the bill sorry for it, so he said to the beggar,3), and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very “ Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And I “ I had to pay for your lunch, but I硬币(3)bill /bll/n. 帐单m not gll gi

8、ve you the money for our lunch. “ Oh, no! the beggar answered quickly.for your taxi home!Notes: (1) beggar/beg/ n.乞丐 (2) coin/kln/n.1. What kind of man was the artist?2. What did he do to the first beggar?3. What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?4. Who paid

9、 for the meal?5. What did the artist want to do at last?6. Why didn t the beggar go home with the artist?答案：1. The artist is a kind man.2. He gave his last few coins to the first beggar.3. He forgot that he had no money then.4. The beggar paid for the bill.5. He wanted to return the beggar the money

10、 when he got home.6. Because he wouldnt pay for the taxi.(3) A Common Language (选自陇南)There is a common ( 1 ) language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it.lts everybody s second language. lts easy to learn, though(2) you dont hear it. lts s

11、ign language( 3) .When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, youmean to be friendly. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying,ask me.“ Pleasel know the correct answer. When you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean“Be quiet. The deaf use s

12、ign language to talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.Notes: ( 1 )common/kmn/adj. 共同的 ( 2)though/u/ conj. 尽管 ( 3)sign language 手 势语 (4)wave/welv/ v. 挥手1. E uses sign

13、 language.2.Sign language is not d, so we can learn it.3. Most people who can suse sign language, too.4.lf someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly tyou.5.If you can aa question, you should put up your hand first.anything.8.American6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want s

14、omeone not to s7. The deaf can talk to each other wsign language.8.Some Adeaf people can learn sign language in the university.答案： 1.Everyone 2.difficult 3.speak 4.to 5.answer 6.say 7.with选自辽宁）（4）Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch?It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out

15、 into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to（ 1） playingalone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch （ 2） on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun（ 3） by th

16、rowing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack （ 4） was heard and the little boy began crying.“Whats the matter,Tom?his mother looked through the kitchen （ 5） window. Tom ran into the

17、kitchen.“ Mum, he sobbed （6） . I broke Bobby s plate. I didn t know it was so fragile （7）.His mother put her arms round him and said, “ Dont feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?“ I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.In Toms h

18、and was his fathers gold pocket watch （8）!Notes: （1） be used to 习惯于 （ 2）perch/p： t/n. 停歇 （ 3）fun/fn/n. 爱好 （4） crack /crk/n.破碎声（5） kitchen/kltn/n.厨房 （6） sob/sb/v.抽泣 （7） fragile/frdall/adj.易碎的（ 8） gold pocket watch 金怀表1. When did the story happen?A. On a Sunday afternoon. B.On a Sunday morning.C.At no

19、on.D.ln the evening.2. When a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom.A. would like to play with itB. was very interested in it by throwing a stone at itC. would like to give it something to eatD. would smile3. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids means .A.me

20、n B.dogsC.childrenD.birds4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?A.An hour. B.A day. C.Two hours.D.Half an hour.5. “Though he never made it meansA.Though he couldn B.Though he couldn C.Though he couldn D.Though he couldnt hit a bird with a stone or somethingt catch the b

21、irdt have fun from the birdt eat the bird答案： 15 BBCDA（5）EatingAn important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“Im afraid itll have to besomeplace cheap, as I have very little money. The other perso

22、n may say, “OK, I llemet you at McDonald s.t pay forThis means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“ Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith s, or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They re great. This means the person wants to pay

23、for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn meal. You may just say, “ Thank you. That would be very nice.American customs（ 1） about who pays for dates（ 2） are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to

24、pay for all the meals. But, today, a university （ 3） girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “ Come, as my guest（4） .” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very b

25、eginning.Notes: （1） custom/kstm/n.风俗 （2） date/delt/n.约会 （3） university/、ju : nIv : sltl/n. 大学 （ 4） guest/gest/n. 客人1. The passage tells us .A.how to eat out B.where to eat outC.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal2.lf you have little money,.A.you ll have a cheap meal B.you ll borrow some from oth

26、ersC. you ll ask your friend to pay for your mealD. you won t want youriefnds to ask you to dinner3. “Go Dutch in this passage means .A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐D.各自付款4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. lt means.A. hes going to lend some money to youB. he s going to pay for your meal, tooC. hell be angr

27、y withyouD. he can t understand you5.In America,some girls and womennow.A.ask men to pay for their mealsB. try to pay for the men s mealsC. try to pay for their own mealsD. never have anything outside答案： 15 DADBC阅读理解（ 6）Most children like watching TV .It s very interesting.By （ 1） watching TV they c

28、an see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of course,they can also learn over the radio.But they can learn better and more easily with TV .Why?Because they can hear and watch at the same time.But they can t see anything over the radio.TV helps to open children s ey

29、es.TV helps to open their minds（ 2）,too.They learn newer and better ways of doing things.They may find the world is now smaller than before.Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.They are always busy with their lessons.But a few children watch TV every night.They go to bed very la

30、te.They can t have a good rest.How about you,my young friends?Notes:（ 1） by/baI/prep. 通过 （2） minds/maIndz/n. 智力1. A few children go to bed late because they.A.are busy with their lessons B.do their homeworkC.watch TV D.listen to the radio2. Children can t see anything.A.in the radio B.on the radioC.

31、on TV D.by watching TV3. TV helps to open children s .A.eyes and mindsB.mindsC.eyes or minds D.eyes4. children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.A.A lotB.MuchC. A lot of D.A little5. Children can study better and more easily with TV because .A.they like to watch TV B.they can hear at the s

32、ame timeC.they can watch at the same timeD.they can listen to and see something at the same time参考答案： 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D阅读理解（ 7）John was ten years old and he was very lazy1.He had to go to school,of course,but he was bored2there and tried to do as little work as possible.His father and mother were

33、both doctors and they hoped that he would become one,too,when he grew up.But one day John said to his mother, “ When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector3.“ A garbage collector? ” his mother asked .She was very surprised. “ That s not a pleasant job.Why do you want to become a garba

34、ge collector? ”“ Because then I d only have to work one day a week, ” John answered.“ Only one day a week? ” his mother said, “What do you mean? ”“ Well, ” John answered,“ I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday,because I only saw them on that day.”Notes:1lazy/leIzI/adj. 懒的

35、 2bored/bd/adj. 厌烦 3garbage collector 垃圾工1. John at school.A.didn t do any work B.did much workC.did very little work D.tried to finish his work2. John s parents wanted him to become .A.a garbage collector B.a doctorC.a teacher D.a worker3. John hoped to be a garbage collector because .A.he knew it

36、was an important and necessary jobB. he thought he would work only one day a weekC. he often saw some garbage collectors come to his houseD. the garbage collectors really work only one day a week4. John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because .A.it was a rule B.some garb

37、age collectors told him soC.his parents told him soD.he saw them work only on Wednesday参考答案： 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D阅读理解（ 8）Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends. They didn t have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said,“Let s take our holidays in a trailer1,Bill.

38、 It s cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my father s trailer.”Fred was very happy. So they got into the trailer and began their holidays. They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn t have an alarm1 clock.“ Thats all right, Bill, Fred said. “Ill put these pieces of bread on

39、 the roof3 of the trailer tonight and they ll wake us up in the morning. Bill was very surprised, but he didn t say anything.Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly.Notes:1

40、trailer/trell/ n.活动房屋式的拖车 2alarm/la:m/ n.警报 alarm clock 闹钟 3roof/ru ：f/ n. 顶；房顶1. Bill and Fred were both university s.2. The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays.3. The two young men tried to s some money,so they borrowed a trailer.4. The two young men wanted to get up, but th

41、ey were a to wake up too late the next morning.5. Fred had a good i .6. Bill didn t know w his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer.7. The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to e it.8.In fact, the b woke the two young men up.9. The birds began to look for f as soon as it got

42、 light.10. Fred was very c .参考答案： 1.students 2.traveling 3.save 4.afraid 5.idea 6.why 7.eat 8.birds 9.food 10.clever阅读理解（ 9）Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they also wish to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books which many pe

43、rsons will read. I would like to remind1 them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to2 be good writers.Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, and read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in t

44、he evening, they spend much of their spare3 time reading books.If you are a good reader, it won t take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep looking for more books to read.While making

45、up your mind4 to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself, “ I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer.Notes:1remi nd/rlma In div.提醒2in order to 为了 3spare /spe/adj.多余的4makeup one s mind 下决心1.Some of the children like the gwriters.2. The writer told the children to

46、read mbefore they hope to be writers.3. A lot of writers la lot from other writers books and stories.4. For a student, he or she should do the reading homework well f.5. Doing much good reading can hyou to be a good writer.参考答案： 1.great 2.more 3.learned 4.first 5.help阅读理解（ 10）Australia is one of the

47、 greatest islands in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth.So when there is hot summer in our country,it is cold winter in Australia.Australia is big,but the population1 has small.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai,a city in China.Austra

48、lia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos2.After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep,sheep,sheep,everywhere are sheep.Have you seen a kangaroo?It has a “ bag” in its body.The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “ bag ” .It is very interesting,is

49、n t it?Notes:1population /、ppjuleln/n.人口 2kangaros /、kgru:/n.袋鼠根据短文内容判断正(V)、误(x)。1. China is larger than Australia.2. Australia is an island country.3. The population of Australia is as large as that of China.4. Kangaroos are small animals like mouse( 老鼠 ) in our house.5. Kangaroos always carry bags

50、 on their backs.参考答案： 1.V 2.V 3.x 4.x 5.x阅读理解 (11)Summer holiday began and Richard left California and went traveling in Africa1. He lost his wallet in a hotel and he had a little money left. He had to go to a city where one of his friends worked. There he was going to borrow some money so that he c

51、ould fly back to his country. He got on a bus and the conductor held out to him a yellow ticket.“ Youbetter buy a yellow ticket, said the conductor.“lt s ten dollars. l have two other kindThe red one is five dollars and the green one is three dollars.lt took them two days to get to the city. The pas

52、sengers had to stay for a night when they were halfway2. Richard had to pay3 five dollars for the hotel and food. He thought for a while and then said, “Green, please.The bus started. Now it was getting dark4 and the bus began to go up a hill. lt was very steep5 and soon the bus stopped as usual.“Ye

53、llow ticket passengers, the driver shouted, “Stay in the bus, please. Red ticket passengers,get out and walk. Green ticket passengers, get out, close the door and push the bus!Notes:1Africa/frlk/n. 非洲 2halfWay/hafwel/ adv.半路 3pay/pel/ v.付(款)4dark/da:k/ adj. 黑暗的 5steep/sti:p/ adj. 陡峭的1. Where did Ric

54、hard come from?2. How much did Richard have after he lost his wallet?3. What did Richard go to the city for?4. How was Richard going back to his country?5. Why did Richard buy the green ticket?6. What did Richard have to do when the bus went up the hill?参考答案： 1.He came from America / California.2. H

55、e had 8 dollars left.3. He went there to borrow some money from his friend.4. He was going back by plane.5. Because he wanted to save some money for the hotel and food.6. He had to get off the bus and push it when it went up the hill.阅读理解（ 12）Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They l

56、ived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby was born. The boys mother and her husband gave the boy a name Benjamin1.Benjamin was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven. The nex

57、t year his parents sent2 him to school.In school Benjamin was good at reading and writing, but not good at maths. He read all of his fathers books. And when he had money, he always went to buy books. He liked books. Theytold him how to do something. The boy liked to use his head and tried to find ways to help people enjoy life more. For example, he tried to know if there was some way to swim farther, maybe with something on his hands or feet. Slowly a picture