2014中考英语二轮--阅读理解巩固训练(10)

1、2014 中考英语二轮 -阅读理解巩固训练（ 10）阅读理解february 14th, valentines day, is a complicated but interesting occasion. first of all, valentines day is not a holiday from work. no one gets a day off. in many countries it is observed by sending cards to your friends and candy or flowers to your husband or wife if yo

2、uremarried, or to your boy friend or girl friend if youre not married. in japan, some girls even give their fathers chocolates.why is this holiday for people in love called valentines day?one explanation comes from a christian man whose name was something like “valentine”. he lived at a time when th

3、e roman emperor refused to allow any roman soldiers to get married for any reason. many couples came to valentine to be married. so he would secretly marry them in a christian ceremony. he was discovered and put in prison by the emperor. one tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marki

4、ng on leaves and then throwing them out of the window of his prison. the leaves were shaped like a heart. valentine was killed on february 14th and valentines day recalls his tragic death.on valentines day, american elementary school children make or buy valentine cards, write the name of a classmat

5、e on them, and take them to school and put them in a specialvalentines day box. and then on that day the box is opened, the cards are taken out and given out.1. which of the following is true about valentines day?a. it is observed by sending flowers to ones husband or wife.a. children in japan give

6、their fathers chocolates.b. it is a legal holiday in many countries.c. people send candy to each other.2. the man called valentine was put in prison because _.a. he secretly got married in a christian ceremonyb. he helped people get married when love was not allowedc. he helped roman soldiers get ma

7、rriedd. he wanted to kill the roman emperor3. so he would secretly marry them in a christian ceremony. “marry” is closest in meaning to _.a. which priest is going to marry them?b. she has married off all her daughters.a. im glad hubert married a girl of spirit.b. at present she doesnt intend to marr

8、y at all.4. people celebrate valentines day _. 1a. to take a day off b. in memory of valentinec. to show their love d. both b and c5. american school children dont _ on valentines day. a. buy valentine cardsb. make cards for their teachersc. give each other valentine cardsb. put their cards in a val

9、entines day box【参考答案】 (7) 15 acadb中考阅读理解uncle li and uncle wang are good friends. they live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. so they can help each other. but neither of them likes to use his head. theyre both poor though they work hard. most villagers have bui

10、lt new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. they never find out why.once uncle li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. in the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. he told uncle wang about it as soon as he went back. they decided to carry some apples to t

11、he city. they borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. bad luck! a lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. a few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。they felt

12、 unhappy and returned to their village.i cant understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈 利) uncle li asked one day.the tractor was too small uncle wang said without thinking. well carry more apples on a truck next time!i agree! said uncle li. how foolish (傻的) w

13、e were !1. uncle li and uncle wang live in the low and broken houses because _.a. they hope to save moneyb. theyre both poorc. their farms are at the foot of the mountaind. theyre not far from their farms2. the two farmers carried the apples to the city to _.a. make a journey b. visit some places of

14、 interestc. meet their friends d. make a profit3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because _.a. theirs werent as good as the others 2b. theirs were much less than the othersc. a lot of apples had been already carried to the cityd. they forgot to carry them on a truck4. uncle l

15、i and uncle wang were unhappy because _. a. they had sustained losses in businessb. they had lost some money in the cityc. something was wrong with the tractord. other people profited in the city5. which of the following is true?a. the two farmers found out why they were poor.b. the two farmers will

16、 soon get rich.c. neither of the farmers is clever.d. the two farmers decided to buy a truck.【参考答案】key: bdcac阅读理解e nglish breakfast is a very big mealeggs，tomatoes，tea，coffee.f or many people lunch is a quick mealin cities there are a lot of sandwich bars，where office workers can buy the kind of bre

17、ad they want brown，white，or a roll（小圆面包）and then all kinds of salad（色拉）and meat or fish to go in the sandwichschool children can have a hot meal at schoolbut many just take a sandwich，a drink and some fruit from home“tea” means two thingsit is a drink and a meal！some people have afternoon tea，with s

18、andwiches，cakes and a cup of teathey usually have the evening meal quite early，between 6：00 and 8：00，and often all the family eat togetheron sundays many families have a traditional（传统的）lunchthey have chicken，pork.with potatoes，vegetables.the englishmen like food from other countries，too，especially（

19、特别地）french，chinese， italian and indianpeople often get take-away foodthey buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat根据短文内容及首字母提示在下列各句中的空处填入适当的词。1 in england many people have a b breakfast and a q lunch2 there are many sandwich bars in c and o w can buy sandwiches there 33in england “tea” can

20、 mean a d and a m4supper lasts（持续）about t h 5english people often buy t fhomethey buy some outside and bring it参考答案：1big，quick 2cities，office workers 3drink，meal 4two hours 5take-away food阅读理解根据短文内容完成下列句子。a young man could not sleep well every nighthe was very worriedone day，he went to see the docto

21、rthe doctor looked him over carefullybut there was nothing wrong with him the doctor told him to count from one to ten again and again“keep doing it until you fall asleep，”the doctor saidafter a few days，the young man came to the doctor againbut to his surpise，the doctor found the young man was even

22、 worse than before“didnt you count as（按照）i told you？”the doctor asked“yes，i did，”the young man said，“but every time when i reached eight，i could not help jumping（情不自禁地跳起来）from bed”“but why？”the doctor wanted to knowthe young man answered，“i am a boxer（拳击运 动员）”1） the young man had to go to see the do

23、ctor because _ 2） was there anything wrong with the young man ？no， _ 3） what did the doctor tell the young man, to do？ _ 4） why did the young man come to see the doctor again ？because _ 5）the young man could not help jumping from bed when he reached eight because _ 参考答案：1）he couldnt sleep well every

24、 night2） there wasntthere was nothing wrong3） the doctor told him to keep countingthe doctor told him to count from one to ten 4again and again4）he feltwas worse than before 5） he was a boxer第二部分中考阅读理解tom, an 11-year-old boy, was ill. he had got a cough. his mother was worried and took himto see a d

25、octor. the doctor looked over tom carefully and said, “tom, nothing serious.” then he gave him some medicine. these are the words on the instruction of the cough medicine.instructiontake three times a day after mealsdose(剂量): grown-ups: 2 spoons each timechildren: 8-l4yrs. one spoon, 4-7 yrs. 1/2 sp

26、oonnot fit for children below the age of 4 yearsnotes: 1. store in a cold place. 2. using before oct.2004-2-23tel & fax:-mail: add: no. 10 nanjing road, shanghai1. tom should take three spoons in a day.2. tom had better have his meals before he takes the medicine.3. the medicine can be kept in a fridge.4. children aged five cant take this medicine.5. from this instruction we know tom can go on using the left