中考英语阅读理解记叙文篇(9)

1、中考英语阅读理解-记叙文篇（9）（ 41 ）Scientists have discovered the world s funniest joke! ，Dr.frWomiseOmxfaonrd University in Britain ， created awebsite with jokes on it. He then asked people to rate（定级）the jokes from 1（ "noVery funny “ to 5（ "very funny ”） People could also tell their own jokes At the

2、end of one year， Wiseman had two million ratings and 40 000 jokes from around the world Why study jokes? Dr. Wiseman thinks humor can tell us a lot about people .In Wiseman ' s experiments ）, people from different countries did think different jokes were funny For example， Europeans rated jokes

3、about serious topics like death“ v eNryofruthnnAymeri” cans laughed most at jokes that made fun of people So， whatwas the world s funniest joke?Two men are hunting（ 打猎） Suddenly， one man falls down and isn t mThoevinogther man calls for helpon his mobile phone “ Help! ” the man s， ay“s I think my fr

4、iend is dead!”“，I c” anshaeylsp tyhoeuwoman on thephone “ Firs， t are you sure your friend is dead?” It s quiet foTrhaenmtihneutweoman hears a gunshot（ 枪声 ） The man returns to the phone “ Ye，s he s dea d Now what?”In Dr. Wiseman s experim， enpteople from a number of countries ， old and young ， men a

5、nd women ， all thought this joke was very funny What about you?77 How did Dr Wiseman find the funniest joke in the world?A He asked different scientists for their ideas 8 He asked people to rate jokes on the websiteC He asked his students about their favorite jokes D He searched the Internet and cho

6、se it by himself 78 What kind of jokes made Europeans laugh most?A Jokes about huntingB Jokes about peopleC Jokes about telephoning D Jokes about death79 Which of the following can best describe the man calling for help in the joke?A He is foolish B He is confident C He is clever D He is dishonest80

7、 What can we learn from the passage?A The woman told the man to kill his friend B Dr Wiseman wasn t interested in Asian jokesC All the people in the world liked jokes about deathD Dr Wiseman studied jokes to know about people （ 42）These days， a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular People who g

8、o there can not only enjoy their meals ， they can also enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on the internet uWink is the restaurant s nItamis ein Los Angeles ， and it s about fun and f oodIn uWink , there are no waiters or waitresses around you . The screens have r

9、eplaced（取代）them . You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring it to the tables You can also play video games with the people at the next table The screens can show music videos， movies and so on But mainly they are used to show video games It ' s

10、 an interactive劭的）restaurant where you will control your meal and your fun . The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go . There will be no waiting for a waiter , and no misunderstandings（误解）in the kitchen Different kinds of food are served at any time of day uWink is a place which

11、hosts “ room， games where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time The owner of the restaurant hopes that uWink can make it easy for people to be interactive ， have fun and enjoy a delicious meal 81 Where is the restaurant-uWink?82 How can you order the food i

12、n uWink?83 When is the food served in uWink?84 Why is the service fast in uWink?85 What do you like doing best in uWink? Why?（ 43）Many years ago ， an earthquake happened suddenly A lot of buildings collapsed （ 倒塌） It killed over 100000people in a few minutes Shortly after the earthquake ， a father r

13、ushed to the school where his son studied only to find the building had fallen down He remembered his promise to his son ， “ No matter what happen，s I ll always be there for you! ” Tfhuelftaetahrer began to dig to look for his son Some parents felt hopeless and tried to pull him off But he asked， “

14、Are you going to help me now? ” And then he kept o n Tdhigegifnirgemen came Theytried to pull him off and said , “ Danger! Leave here! ” But the fathe loved his son deeply , asked, “ Are you going to help me now?” The police came up and said "It ' s oteave here! We ' ll do it! ” Still h

15、e asked again andAreayou going to help me now? "He went on alone because he needed to know . "Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours12hours. 24 hours. 36 hours. then , in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son . He ' s voice cried , " Tom!"

16、He heard back Dad!? It ' , Dme! I told the other kids you：I beteev5m eou would keepyour promise .”g Get out boy! " " ,NDad! Let the other kids out first , because I know you ' ll get me out! No matter what happens, I know you ' ll always be there for me!”根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。（

17、每小题2分，共10分）66. More than one hundred thousand people lost their lives in this earthquake .67. Other parents and firemen did their best to help the father .68. The father knew that his son was alive .69. The boy believed his father would let him out of danger .70. The other kids were saved first .（ 4

18、4）"Wow!" said Sans. "I have finished my homework and I' m going to paint a picture ofour $tairs（' s for acompetition in school tomorrow .”“Do you need any help?Mr. Coope r a skIed' s almost time for bed"I ' ll be qujcK said Susan.“I wonder what colcuKet o ”“Well o

19、ur stairs are brown ,“said her father “ Thanks Dad , “ said SusanWhen she finished her picture,Susan began playing with her brush which was stillwet. Then something happened. She dropped the brush right on the picture! There in the middle of her picture was a blob（污点）of brown paint!Susa n cried“Oh D

20、ad! What will I do?My picture is ruined（亏损）.And it ' s too late to paint anotherLet me see" said her father “ The paint blob looks just like a spot（斑点）on a dog. All you have to do is todraw a dog around the spot!“ That s a wonderful idea! ” c rieSdhSeudsraenw a dog around the blob of brown

21、paint “ That looks just fine You know ， few things are as bad as they seem at first With a little imagination you can turn bad into good， ”s aid Susan's fatherThe next day Susan went to school early When the competition began ， Mr. King said ， “ I ve chosen three pictu， reasnd I want you to say

22、which one you like best That picture wins! ” The children did not like the firs t Tohne next picture was on black paper ， but the stairs were red So it was not so good Then Mr. King showed the third painting It was Susan s!“ The stairs are straigh t ” said Jo e“ Ye， s and the brown paint shows up we

23、ll on the white paper ， ” said Lucy“ And look atthe little dog ， ” said Terr y “ He seems to belong ther e ”The children voted and Susans pain tinMgr.wKoing handed her the prize some paintsSusan had a good idea " Mr. King said." That little dog finished a good painting . It made the stairs

24、 seemrealSusan smiled She would not give away her secret But she could hardly wait to tell her father the news He was right With a little imagination you can turn something bad into something good!51 Susan was going to draw a picture for A funB her homework C a competition D an exam52 Susan drew the

25、 colour “ brown ” on the white paper because _ A she thought “ brown ” and“ white ” looked beautiful togetherB she didn t like “ red ” on black paperC she thought her classmates would like itD the stairs in her house were brown53 What does the word “ something ” in this passage mean?A Susan began to

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