《新目标英语中考二轮复习》中考英语阅读训练一（1-20）

中考英语阅读训练一(1—20)

（001）

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi（出租车）driver.

"Evebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershavetheirowntaxis."

"Ifsanicejobmostoftime,youmeetalotofpeople.Ialwaysworkalnight,becausethereistoo

muchtrafficduringtheday.Ilivetwentymiles（英里）outsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30inthe

afternoon."

"Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning."

“Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefroma

party.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouse,shefoundthatshehadlostherkey.SoI

waitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindows.'1

“Iwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.1

tiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthe

policecame.TheythoughtIwasathief（小偷）.

Luckilythewomancamedownstairs（下楼）.Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeand

thedog!"（217）

l.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto.

A.driveB.makemoneyC.climbinthroughthewindowD.meetalotofpeople

2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause.

A.shewantedtohaveasleepB.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforher

C.shedidn*twanttopaythedriverD.shecouldn'tfindherkey

3.Thestoryhappened.

A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnight

C.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation

4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?

A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.

B.Thepolicemadeamistake.

C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.

D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.

5.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto

A.getmoneyfromthewomanB.returnthedogtothewoman

C.seewhatwashappeninginthehouseD.phonethepolice

KEY:1-5ADBCC

中考英语阅读训练(002)

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia,thelargestinarea

isAlaska.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.Theoldeststates

aretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldest

state.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onthePacific

coast.ButLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonthePacificcoast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henry's

cousin,Susan,livesinNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.Thousandsofpeoplevisit

NewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itisthecapital,

butitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.(140)

1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.?

A.FiveB.Forty-Five.C.FiftyD.Fifteen.

2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?

A.California.B.Rhode-Island.C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.

3.Whichstateistheoldest,thenewest,andthesmallestinpopulation?

A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.Alaska.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.

B.Washingtonisthemostimportantandthelargestcity.

C.NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.

D.Henry'scousinlivesintheSeattle.

5.WhyisWashington,D.C.themostimportantAmericancity?Because.

A.itisthelargestcityB.itisthelargestinpopulation

C.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates

KEY:l.C2.A3.D4.C5.D

中考英语阅读训练(003)

MrsBlacklivesinasmallvillage.Herhusbandisdead.Herson,Jack,livedwithher.Heworkedin

ashopinthevillage,butthenhefoundajobintownnamedGreensea.Hewenttolivethere.MrsBlack

wasveryangry.Shegotonatrainandwenttoseeherson.Thenshesaidtohim,"Jack,whydoyou

nevertelephoneme?"

Jacklaughed,"But,mother,youhaven'tgotatelephone.H,'No."sheanswered,"Ihaven't,butyou

havegotone.M(88)

1.TheoldBlack.

A.isdeadB.liveswithhiswife

C.wenttoasmallvillageD.workedinashop

2.Jacklivedwithhismotherheworkedinthevillage.

A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.so

3.Greenseais.

A.abigcityB.asmallvillageC.atownD.aman'sname

4.Jackdidn'tphonehismotherbecause.

A.hehadnophoneB.hewasverybusy

C.hismotherhadnophoneD.hewenthomeeveryday

5.Jack'smotherwasveryangrybecause.

A.Jackdidn*twanttoringherupB.Jackhadatelephonebutshehadn't

C.shedidn'tknowhowtomakeatelephoneD.shedidn'tknowshecouldn'tbecalled

KEY:1.A2.B3.C4.C5.D

中考英语阅读训练（004）

Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.Hismomcametotheschoolandwentonand

onaboutRickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking."Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!"

shewasshouting."Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood（四令B）.Andhelovestopickon（结

交boyslikeDanny.n

Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcerned（担心）alot.nIdidn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpicked

on,"sheanswered."He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!”Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny."How

longhasthisbeengoingon?”sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.He

knewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.

Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtodothingswiththeboysinthe

neighborhood.Afterall,mostofthemwerenicetohim.Hehatedtoleavethegangjustbecauseof

Rick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.（211）

1.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Dannywasnotagoodstudent

B.Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschool

C.Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblembefore

D.DannywantedtogetawayfromRick

2.WhenDanny'smothercameforMrsGreen,thematterwasnowtoMrsGreen.

A.seriousB.commonC.untrueD.similar

3.Dannynow.

A.wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriends

B.hadnofriendsatall

C.wasnotsurewhatheshouldtowiththeproblem

D.madesomenewfriendsintheneighborhood

4.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreenbecause.

A.shehadknownitB.theotherboyswouldtellher

C.hedidn'twanttobeintroubleD.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

5.Theword'gang'inthereadingmeans*

A.aplaceforboystoplaygamesB.agroupofyoungpeople

C.aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschoolD.theteacher'soffice

KEY:l.D2.A3.C4.C5.B

中考英语阅读训练（005）

FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s.ItstandsbytheRiverByer,intwenty一five

hectares（公顷）ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest.

ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingofWhales,

whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods（野

夕卜）parties.ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfinegirls

tookteaintheGreenRoom.

Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms（浴室），twoliving一rooms,andadining一room

witharealAdamfireplace.Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver.Allroomsarelightand

airy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors.

Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars.ThethirdFoulshamoncekeptthere.Inmany

otherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s.

IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto：

Harvey.Platt,Longford&Son

6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.（205）

1.FoulshamHouseis・

A.anoldfarmhouse

B・a25-houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

C.alargehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

D.ahousewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears

2.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Smithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodparties

B.manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouse

C.GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshere

D.theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea

3.Thesentence'Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver,*means':

A.Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary

B.Thelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewall

C.Thelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriver

D.Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse.

B.Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse.

C.Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo.

D.Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse.

5.Wecaninfei•（推断）thatHarvey.

A.wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlife

B.wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouse

C.wantstosellthehouse

D.wantssomemoneytomakethehousemeettoday*sneeds

KEY:l.D2.B3.A4.D5.C

中考英语阅读训练（006）

JohnsentforadoctorbecausehiswifewasilkHecalledthedoctorandmadesuretheywould

meetatfive.Hearrivedatthedoctor'sattwentytofive.Hethought,"It'salittlebitearlier.I'llwait

foramoment.It'sgoodtokeepthetime.”

Thenhestoppedhiscarinfrontofthedoctor's.Helookedaroundandsawanoisysquare（广场）

notfarfromhere.Hewentthereandsatdownonachairtoenjoythelastlightofafternoonsunand

makehimselfquiet.Hesawsomechildrenplayingandsomewomentalkingtoeachotherhappily.

Suddenlyheheardagirlcrying.Hecameuptoherandaskedsomequestions.Thenheknewshe

gotlost.Johntriedtofindoutheraddressandtookherhome.ThegirFsparentswereverythankful.

ThenJohnhurriedtothedoctor's.Thedoctorsaidangrilywhenhesawhim,"You'relate.Why

didyoukeepmewaitingfortwentyminutes?”Johnsaidnothingbutoneword-"Sorry!'*（199）

1.Johndrovetothedoctor's.

A.lateB.ontimeC.intimeD.innotime

2.Johnwenttothesquareto.

A.spendthetimeB.enjoyhimself

C.seethechildrenandthewomenD.helpthegirl

3.Thegirlcriedbecause.

A.someonehitherB.shefelloffherbike

C.herparentswereangrywithherD.shedidn'tfindthewayhome

4.AtlastJohngottothedoctor'sat.

A.twentytofiveB.twentypastfiveC.fiveo'clockD.fortypastfive

5.Fromthestory,weknowJohnisa,

A.busypersonB.quietpersonC.helpfulpersonD.luckyperson

KEY:1.C2.A3.D4.B5.C

中考英语阅读训练(007)

ThebigredAmericancarwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.WhenJacksawitcoming

towardhim,hestoppedhisowncaratthesideiftheroadtomakeroomforittopast.TheAmericancar

wentslowlypast,soclosethathecouldseethedriver'sfacequiteclearly.

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?”hethought,<4Waitaminute!Iremembernow.Itwasinthe

newspaper!"Hetookoutthenewspaperfromhisbag,turnedquicklytothemiddlepage.Therewasa

pictureofthefaceinit.Yes,itbadalargemouthandsmallears,andhiseyeswerebehinddarkglasses.

“Wantedbythepolice,"readbyJack."TheCityBankwillgivealotofmoneytoanyonewhohelps

thepolicetocatchthisman.”

''Callthepoliceatonce,"hesaidtohimself.Butafewminuteslater,hewassad."Thismanwas

caughtthismorning,"answeredthepolice.(171)

1.Inwhichcountrydidthestoryhappen?

A.IthappenedinAmerica.B.IthappenedinAustralia..

C.IthappenedinEngland.D.Thestorydidn'ttellus.

2.WhydidJackstophiscar?

A.Hewantedtoseewhothedriverwas.

B.Hedidn'twanttopassbyfirst.

C.Theroadwastoonarrowforthetwocarstopassatthesametime.

D.BecauseitwasgoodforanEnglishmantostoptoletothergo.

3.Whowaswantedbythepoliceinthispassage?

A.Jack.B.ThedriverintheAmericancar.

C.EitherJackorthedriver.D.NeitherJacknortheAmericandriver.

4.whatdidJackdowhenhehadreadthenewspaperagain?

A.HedrovetotheCityBankB.Hedrovetothepolice.

C.Hemadeatelephonecall.D.HestoppedtheAmericancar.

5.Whocaughtthemanwithalargemouthandsmallears?

A.Thepolice.B.JackC.Nobody.D.TheAmericandriver

KEY:l.C2.C3.D4.C5.A

中考英语阅读训练（008）

LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromised（答

应）hermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshe

haddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,

andtosaysolittle.

"Iftherewereanaccident.nHesays,'they'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast.0

ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring.''However/shesays,”'itdoesn'lcostmuchwhenyou

justthinkthatit'stheothersideoftheworld.It'sonlysixpencepersecond（每秒六便士）°”

"Ifyou'reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,V11eatmyhat,'Davidsays,"Andone

minute*snearlyfourpounds（英镑）.”

"That'snomorethanyou'dpayforanewhat,”“Lindaanswers.

Shehasaskedthemanatthehotel（旅馆）desktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Linda

picksitup.

''Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?”Shesays.

"Sixpencepersecond,"Davidreminds（提醒）her.

“Hello,love.nItisMrsLee,Linda'smother,speakingfromLondon.nIcanhearyouveryclearly

justlikeyouareinthenextroom.It'sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyou

remember?Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn'thearmesometimes."

"Yes,Mum."Lindaputsin.."Ijustwantedtoringto”

"IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.And

thenwhenyou..."MrsLeeisagreattalker

"Nearlyfourpounds.usaysDavid.

Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.

“Yes,allright,"saysMrsLee,"Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork..."

Onceagain,MrsLeetalksaboutthepass,andthereisnostoppingher.

"Fourpoundsfifty,'saysDavid.

Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

"There!Thatwasn4tlong,wasit?*'

“Fourpounds,ninetypence.^^Davidanswers."Andyoudidn,tevensaythatwe'vearrived."（414）

1.Lindaistelephoninghometo.

A.tellhermothersomebadnews

B.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely

C.reportanaccidenttohermother

D.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon

2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because.

A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypence

B.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat

C.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachild

D.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother

3.Davidsays,'Nearlyfourpounds',because.

A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecall

B.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat

C.Lindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrived

D.hewantsMrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause

A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.

B.shelikestalking

C.Lindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrived

D.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall

5.Lindatriestostophermotherby.

A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscosting

B.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo

C.tellingherthattheyhaveaiTivedsafely

D.promisingtowrite,andringingoff

KEY:l.B2.D3.A4.B5.D

中考英语阅读训练（009）

InEnglish（英格兰人）nobodyundereighteenyearsoldisallowed（允许）todrinkinabar（酒吧）.

MrThompsonoftenwenttoabarnearhishouse.Buthenevertookhisson,Tom,becausehewas

tooyoung.ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthday,MrThompsontookhimtohisusualbarforthe

firsttime.Theydrankforanhour.Tomdrankabit.ThenMrThompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,I

wanttoteachyouausefullesson.Howdoyouknowwhenyou,vehadenough?Well,Iy11tellyou.De

youseethosetwolightsattheendofthebar?Whentheyseemtobecomefour,you'vehadenoughand

shouldgohome.”

“But,Dad,"saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar.”（170）

1.Youngpeopleallowedtodrinkinabaruntileighteen.

A.isnotB.arenotC.manyD.must

2.WhenTomwasachild,hisfatheroftenwenttoanearbybartakinghim.

A.byB.forC.withD.without

3.OnTom'seighteenthbirthday,hedranktogetherwithhisfatherinthatbarfor.

A.thefirsttimeB.onceC.manytimesD.eighteentimes

4.Fatherwantedtotellhisson.

A.thetimetodrinkB.somethingaboutthelight

C.whentostopdrinkingD.somethingaboutthebar

5.Infact（事实上）,thereattheendofthebar.

A.wasonelightB.weretwolights

C.werethreelightsD.werefourlights

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.C5.A

中考英语阅读训练（010）

ManypeoplesleeplateonSundaymorning,butothersdon't.However（然而），almosteveryone

readstheSundaypaper.

TheSundaypaperisusuallyverythick.Ithasmanyadvertisements（广告）andmanydifferent

parts.Theparentsinthefamilylikethefrontpage,andtheworldnewspage.Manymenalsoreadthe

sportspage.

Mostmendon'treadthewomen'spages,butthemotherofthefamilyusuallydoes.Thewomen's

pageshavethenewsaboutparties,food,healthandclothes.MostSundaypapershaveinteresting

stories.Childrenenjoythem.Oldpeoplereadthedeathnotices（ib^）.Theytellaboutpeoplewhohave

diedduringtheweek.（128）

根据下面短文内容判断正误，在正确句子前面的括号内打“J”，在错误句子前面的括号内打“X”。

1.Theparentsinthefamilylikesportspage.

2.Thefatherofthefamilyusuallyreadthewomen'spages.

3.Onlyoldwomenreadthedeathnotices.

4.AlmosteveryonelikesreadingtheSundaypaper.

5.ThispassageisabouttheSundaypaper.

KEY:1.X2.X3.X4.V5.V

中考英语阅读训练（011）

OncetherewasaboyinToronto.HisnamewasJimmy.Hestartedpaintingwhenhewasthreeyears

old,andwhenhewasfivehewasalreadyverygoodatit.Hepainted（绘画）manybeautifuland

interestingpictures,andalotofpeopleboughthispictures.Theysaid,"Thisboyisgoingtobefamous

whenhe'salittleolder,andthenwe'regoingtosellthesepicturesforalotofmoney.”

Jimmy'spicturesweredifferentfromotherpeople'sbecauseheneverpaintedonallofthepaper.He

paintedonhalfofit,andtheotherhalfwasalwaysempty.

"That'sveryclever,"everybodysaid."Nootherpaintershaveeverdonethat!"

Onedaysomebodyaskedhim,"Pleasetellmethis,Jimmy.Whydoyoupaintonthebottom(底)

halfofyourpictures,butnotonthetophalf?*'

"BecauseI'msmall,“Jimmysaid,"andmybrushescan'treachveryhigh."(174)

根据短文内容回答问题。每空限填一词.(5分)

1.Whichcountrydidtheboylivein?

Hein.

2.WasJimmygoodatpaintingwhenhewasfive?

Yes.Hewellpaintingthen.

3.WhatdidJimmydowithhispictures?

Hehispicturestopeople.

4.WhatdidsomebodyaskJimmyoneday?

Heaskedhimhepaintedonhalfofhispictures.

5.WhydidJimmyneverpaintonallofthepaper?

hewasn'ttall.

KEY:1.Lived,Canada2.did,in3.sold,many4.why,only(always)

5.Because,enough

中考英语阅读训练(012)

OnceEinsteingavealectureinmanyplacesinAmerica.Hisdriveralwayslistenedtohimand

knewthelecturesowellthathewassurebecouldgiveithimself.SoEinsteinagreedthatthedriver

gavethelecturehim.

AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelectureforEinsteinthatevening.Atfirsthe

wasabitafraid,butEinstein'ssmilemadehimfeelbetter.Hegaveagoodlectureandthepeoplewere

quitepleased.

ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhimwithoutaword.Whentheygottothe

door,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion.

Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthemantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswer

it.(137)

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。(10分)

Einsteingavethe(1)lectureagainandagain.Hisdriver(2)tohislecturesomany

times(3)hewantedtogiveit(4).WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver(5)

thelectureforhimthatnight.Thedrivergavea(6)lectureandthegreatscientistwasquite

pleased.

Whentheywere(7)thelectureroom,amanaskedthedriveraquestion.Toshow(8)

easythequestionwas,thedriveraskedEinsteinwhofollowedhim(9)toanswerit(10)

______ofhim.

KEY:1.same2.listened3.that4.himself5.give6.good7.leaving

8.how9.quietly10.Instead

中考英语阅读训练(013)

TheEnglishpeopleliketake-awayfood.Themostpopularfoodisfishandchips.Theyusuallygo

toafishandchipshop.Theyputthefoodinpaperbags,andtakeithome,ortotheirworkplace.At

lunchtime,manypeopleeattake-awayfoodinthepark.Chinesetakeawaysarealsoverypopularin

England.PeopleintheUSAandAustralialikeChinesetake-awayfood,too.Butthemostpopularfood

intheUSAisfriedchicken.(88)

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)o

1.PeopleinEnglandlikefishandchips.

2.FishandchipsarethemostpopularfoodinChina.

3.TheEnglishpeopleoftengotoafishandchipshop.

4.Theyputthefoodinpaperbags.

5.Theytakethefoodonlytotheirworkplace.

6.Theynevereattake-awayfoodinthepark.

7.ChinesetakeawaysarepopularinEngland.

8.PeopleinAustraliadon'tlikeChinesetake-awayfood.

9.ThemostpopularfoodinAustraliaisfriedchicken.

10.FriedchickenisthemostpopularfoodintheUSA.

根据短文内容，用n栏中适当的词语完成i栏的内容。

I、11.Fishandchipsare

12.TheEnglishpeoplegotoafishandchipshop

13.Peopleeattake-awayfood

14.Peopletakethefoodhome

15.TheAmericanpeoplealsolike

II、A.intheparkatlunchtime.

B.Chinesetake-awayfood.

C.themostpopulartake-awayfoodinEngland.

D.ortotheirworkplace

E.tobuytake-awayfood.

KEY:1.T2.F3.T4.T5.F6.F7.T8.F9.F10.T11.C12.E13.A14.D15.B

中考英语阅读训练（014）

In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests.Todaytheforestshavealmostgone.Alotof

goodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand.Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheUSA's

example.We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe“GreatGreenWall1'oftreesacross

northernpartofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometerslong,andbetween400and1,700

kilometerswide.Itwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommoving

towardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.More"GreatGreenWalls"areneeded.Treesmustbegrownall

overtheworld.GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（130）

1.In1620,abouttheUSAwascoveredbyforests.

A.athirdB.halfC.twothirdsD.afourth

2.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith.

A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests

3.TheGreatGreenWallinChinaislong.

A.7,000kilometersB.1,700kilometersC.7,000metersD.400kilometers

4.Treesmustbegrownin.

A.ChinaB.theUSAC.somecountriesD.everypartoftheworld

5.willmaketheworldbetter.

A.TheGreatWallB.Tallbuildings

C.GreatGreenWallsD.Flowersandgrass

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.D5.C

中考英语阅读训练（015）

Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwater

waslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What'swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes.MissLi

askedagain,“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion?Didn^Itellyouwhatwaterislike?”

Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandno

smell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater?Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblack.and

ithasabadsmell.”MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim.

urmsorry,children.saidtheteacher,“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier.That'sa

problem.（157）

1.Thestudentswerehavingtheirclass.

A.EnglishB.ChineseC.chemistryD.maths

2.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaslike.

A.waterB.airC.earthD.weather

3.Aboysaid,“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways

A.whiteB.blackC.cleanD.clear

4.Mostofthechildrentheboy.

A.agreedwithB.wrotetoC.heardfromD.sentfbr

5.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting.

A.moreandmoreB.lessandless

C.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtier

KEY:1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D

中考英语阅读训练（016）

“Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittle

bitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

“Cool"canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsof