中考英语阅读提高题及答案

1、（故事类）（1） Son s HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his like

2、d gambling（ 赌博 ） and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told h im not to do it but he didn t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and hisfrien

3、ds were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup（ 拘留所 ）, he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Year s Day. Mr. Lang didn t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid

4、 the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“ I saw there weren t any policemen outside, daddy

5、,” said the boy, “ so I went to the crosand asked some to come. ”Mr. Lang was paid much because .A. he was a driverB.he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD.hehad worked there for a long timeMrs. Lang did all housework because .A. she couldn t find any workB.shethought her husband was t

6、iredC. her husband spent all time in gambling D. she wouldn t stop her husband gambling, so he was put into lockup.A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didn t help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wa sn t polite to thepoliceThe woman had to leave Mr. Lang because .A. he didn

7、t love her any longerB. he wouldn t stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by thefactoryWhich of the following is rightThe boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.The boy thought his father needed some policemen.The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.T

8、he boy hoped his mother to come back.（ 2）Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go

9、outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began totrain the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to

10、 have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worriedabout it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town andsee what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back

11、. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.I m sorry, sir, ” said the first soldier.“ I left the town on time. But something was wrong withmy bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back. ”And the other seven

12、soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier turn. He said, I m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “ If you say something was wrong with your bus, I ll punish you at once! ”N

13、o,no, sir, s” aid the young man. “ Mybus was all right, but the dead horses were in itsway! ” TOC o 1-5 h z The military camp was built in the village to .A. stop the soldiers going to townsB. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietlyMr. Hunt

14、let the nine soldiers have a holiday because .A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of allThe young officer was worried because .a traffic accident had happenedhe was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersthe nine soldiers didn t

15、come back on timethe nine soldiers drank too much in the townThe nine soldiers returned to the camp late because A. something was wrong with their busesC. it took them much time to run backWhich answer do you think rightI ll believe only the last soldier.C. I ll believe none of the nine soldiersthei

16、r horses died on the return wayD. they all had drunk much in the townB. The officer believed the nine soldiers.D. The officer won t punish hiiesrs.old3）I Don t Think I Wrote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected（尊敬）a

17、nd could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments （ 编辑部 ） but didn t receive any answers.Now he works in a factory. He s busy at work. When he s free, he always reads something.He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, X

18、iao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn etat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article（ 征文 ）“ My Father ” that evening. Butshe did not know what to write.“ That s easy, ” said Lao Yang. “ Let me help you. ”Then he sat d

19、own to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject（离题）, said the girl.“ I don

20、t think so, ” Lao Yang shouted angrily. 描写） ju“st Imdyesfactrhibeer!d（Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because .A. he likes readingB. he learned much at schoolC. he wanted to be a writerD. he wanted to help othersLao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, .A. and he got a lot of moneyC

21、. and he was respectedB. and he became a famous manD. but he failedAs , Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.A. he was a writerC. he wanted to realize his ideal（ 理想 ）4. Lao Yang hoped .his article could surprise the teacherC. the children could like his articlehe was freeD. he wanted to make his da

22、ughter happyB. his article could be chosenD. everyone could soon know him5. Lao Yang s solicit article digressed from the subject A. because he couldnt write it at all B. because he didn t know his father wellC. because it was too bad to be chosen D. just because he described his father （ 4）A couple

23、 from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft（ 救生艇 ） in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales（ 鲸鱼 ）.“ Theystarted to hit the side of the boat, ” said Bill, “ andthen suddenly we

24、heard water. ”Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water two things which save

25、d their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（ 生的 ）. Then the line broke.“ So we hadno more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks（鲨鱼）came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.About twenty ships p

26、assed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn t stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was ov

27、er.Bill and Simone were traveling when they met some whales.in a life-raft B. in Miami C. in Simony D. in Panama 2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then .they brought in a lot of waterB. they broke the side of the boatthey pulled the boatD. they went under the waterAfter their boat sank, th

28、e couple .jumped into the life-raftB. heard waterwatched the boat go under water D. stayed in the life-raft 4. During their days at sea, saved their lives.A. tins of food and bottles of water B. a fishing-line and a machinewhales and sharksD. Twenty passing shipsWhen they saw the fishing boat which

29、later picked them up, they were too excited to stand upthey couldn t wait to climb onto the boattheir life-raft was beginning to break upthey knew their two months at sea would be over（ 5）A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he we

30、nt out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that i

31、t must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist（ 拳头 ） and pointed at the Italian s watch. In the end the I

32、talian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistakes.C. with his frienda drinkC. bookwith an ItalianD. restD. ringhe had robbe

33、d the watch and it was the ItalianThe Frenchman went to a small Italian townA. aloneB. with his wifeOne night he went out for alone.A. a rideB. a walkSuddenly he found hiswas gone.A. watchB. moneyThe Italian gave up his watch to him at last because he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman.he under

34、stood what the Frenchman wantedhe had picked up the watch on his w ay from workhe was afraid of the FrenchmanWho was robbed of the watch on earthA. The Frenchman was.C. Both of them was.B. The Italian was.D. Neither of them was.6)Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he

35、 and his wife movedto another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interestingpeople, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people sThen Mrs. Harris said to her husband,“ We ve been to a lot of other people s houses,we must invite t

36、hem to our house, mustn t we ”Yes, certainly, ” answered her husband, “ A big party will be the easiest thing, wonwe can start to invite peo ple to dinner in small numbers next month.”So Mrs. Harris said,“ Yes, I ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.How many will that be ” M

37、r. Harris asked.“ Don t invite too many. ”Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing,Party: 6:30 to 8:30 .That isn t very nice, is it” he said. “ You re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.Mrs. Harris just wrote“ Party: 6:30 .”A lot of guest

38、s came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid- night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said,“ Yomust stop making a noise, because someone has complained胞怨）.”Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman,

39、so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him.“ That was a surprise, wasnWho complained about the noise ”I did, ” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another townA. They wanted to make some new

40、friends.B. Mr. Harris changed his work.They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people s houses.What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their houseIt was easy to hold a big party at home.They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.Th

41、ey had gone to other people s parties many times.They liked making friends with others.How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to lastA. From the morning till night.B. About fourteen hours.C. About two hours.D. Till midnightWhen did the party end that eveningAt about 8:30.When the policeman talked

42、 with Mr. Harris on the phone.About twe lve o clock.When someone telephoned the police station.Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noiseBecause someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.He did not want his friends to stay late that night.His friends had a good time that ni

43、ght and also feel tired.Because he hated the noise.A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and

44、 there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a d

45、ead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “ Arethese yours ” “ Yes,sir. t”he farmer answered timidly（ 胆怯地 ）. “

46、Haveyoukilled the man ”“ No, no, sir. ” the farmer said in a hurry.“ When did you see the dead manseven last evening. ”“ Did you see who killed the man”“ No, sir. ” The officer brought out a knand asked, “ Have you seen it yet ”“ No, sir. ” The officer became angry and told the policemen tobeat him

47、up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “ Haveyouseen it yet ”“ Yes, sir. ” The officer was happy and asked,“ When and where ”“ I saw it heafternoon, sir. ”The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .A. buy some food for his famil

48、yB. buy some medicine for his wifeC. go to see a doctorD. go to the cinemaThe farmer didn t sell out his vegetables until the evening because .A. they were too badB. they were very expensiveC. it rained hard that morningD. people wouldn t go out on such a bad dayAs , the farmer decided to help the p

49、erson to stand up.A. he was ready to help othersB. the person was one of his friendsC. he thought the person would thank himD. he thought the person had drunk too muchThe farmer ran away quickly because .the policemen were coming towards himhis wife was waiting for him at homehe was afraid to see a

50、dead manit was so late that he coul dn t stay there any longerThe officer tried the farmer to .A. know who had killed the manB. know if he had seen the dead manC. ask when he saw the dead manD. ask if he had seen the knife第一课件网【答案与解析】 本文讲一个赌棍想要赌钱， 因此叫他的儿子把风， 可他的儿子却把警察 找来的故事。C 。细节题。根据第1 段第 2 句话 As a

51、driver, he was busy but he was paid much 可知答案为 C。B 。 推断题。 根据第 1 段第 3 句话 His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home 可知答案为 B。A 。推断题。根据His w ife told him not to do it but he didn t listen to her. She had to tellth

52、e police 可知答案为 A 。A。细节题。根据 he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him 可知答案 为 A。B 。 语义理解题。 根据最后一句话I saw there weren t any policeman outside, daddy, so Iwent to the crossing and asked some to come 可知答案为 B 。【答案与解析】本文讲9 个士兵为自己没有按时返回军营找借口开脱的故事。C 。细节题。根据第1 段第 2 句和第 3 句 It was far from the towns

53、 and cities and therewere some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers 可 知答案为 C 。A 。 推断题。根据第 2 段第 3 句 He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday 可知答案为 A 。Bo 推断题。 根据 Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see wh

54、at was happening with the young men 可知答案为 B 。D 。细节题。根据It seemed they were all drunk 可知答案为D 。C 。推断题。那9 个士兵在为自己的晚归找借口，他们是在说谎，因此应该选择 C 。第一课件网【答案与解析】Lao Yang 是个文学爱好者，但没能实现他的作家梦，他帮他的女儿写my father ，本来他应该描写他自己的，但他却写成了他的父亲。Co细节题。根据 he thought the writers were respected and could get a lot of money. He wrote

55、a lot of stories and posted them to t he editorial departments but didn t receive any answers可知答案为 C。D 。 细节题。 根据 He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didn t receive any answers知答案为 D。Co推断题。Lao Yang很早就喜欢写作，多次投稿却没有回音，于是他认为帮他女儿写作文是个很好的实现理想的机会，因此选 C。B。细节题。根据第 4 段最后一句 he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post the editorial department 可知答案为 B 。D 。细节题。文章中说 I described just my father ，但根据老师的要求他应该描写他自己。因此应该选择D 。xk m【