中考英语阅读理解模拟题及答案

1、中考英语阅读理解模拟题及答案Every people uses its own special words to describe things an express ideas. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “ Where's the beef?v It is used when something is not as good as it is

2、said to be. In the early 1960s, “Whereb the beefr was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it all the time.Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and probably no food is more poplar in America than the hamburger mad from beef. In the 1960s a

3、businessman named Ray Kroc began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Kroc called his restaurant “ McDonalds. Kroc cooked hamburgers quickly so people in a hurry could buy and eat hem without waiting. By the end of the 1960s the McDonald's Company was selling hamburger

4、s in hundreds of restaurants from California to Maine. Not surprisingly, Ray Kroc became one of the riches businessmen in America.Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company, called： Wendy*sM began to compete with McDonald Wendy's s

5、aid its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald or anyone else's. The Wendy's company created the expression0 Where's the beef?” to make people believe that Wendy's hamburgers were the biggest. It produced a television advertisement to sell this idea. The Wendy's telev

6、ision advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but in side there was only a tiny bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. uWhereas the beef?M she shouted in a funny voice. These adv

7、ertisements for Wendy s hamburger restaurants were a success from the first day they appeared on television. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression "where's the beef?”67. What does the expression uWhere s the beef?v mean?A. The beef is lost B. The beef is not as good as i

8、t is said to beC. Something is not as good as describedD.The food has turned bad.68. Wendys made the expression known to everybody.A. by a newspaper advertisement B. by writing letters to peopleC. by a TV advertisement D. by a notice in front of the restaurant69.Hamburgers are so popular in America.

9、A. Becausethey are made from beef.B.Becausethey are cheaperthan any other kind of foodC.Becausehamburger is the only fast foodin AmericaD. Because they are servedquickly and ata low price70. Other people wanted toopen hamburgerrestaurantsA. because they thought they could make large profitB. because

10、 hamburgers are easy to makeC. because they could sell hamburgers throughout the countryD. because hamburgers are good to eat.CCDDFoulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s.It stands by the River Byer, in twentyfive hectares 公顷 of the best farmland in the southwest.The house was built by Smi

11、thson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods 里予夕卜 parties. Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room.The ho

12、use has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms 浴室，two living-rooms, and a dining-room with a real Adam fireplace. Its library has a good view over the park and the river. All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors.At the back of the house there is room for four cars. The third F

13、oulsham once kept there. In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s.If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：Harvey.Platt, Longford &Son6, Castle Green, Gilham. Byreside.1. Foulsham House is .A. an old farm houseB. a 25-house for people to come to lis

14、ten to its storyC.a large house for people to come to listen to its storyD. a house with a history of nearly two hundred years2. We learn from the reading that .A. Smithson built the house for wild wood partiesB. many important people had been to Foulsham HouseC. George and Lady Kitty loved the hous

15、e and had many parties hereD. the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea3. The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, means 'A. The park and the river can be seen clearly from the libraryB. The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wallC

16、. The library was built in the park by the riverD. Books about the park and the river can be read in the library4. Which of the following is true?A. The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house.B. The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house.C. The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go.D.There is some parking behind the ho