中考英语阅读题篇

Afamousstudywasdoneinaschoolbyaprofessor（教授）fromauniversity.At

thestartoftheschoolyear,theteachersweregiventhenamesoffivechildren.They

weretoldthatthesefivewerethemostexcellentstudentsintheclass.Butthe

factwasthatthesestudentswereonlyaverage（中等），andtheywerenotthebest

studentsatall.Well,guesswhat?Attheendoftheyear,allthefiveaveragestudents

scoredamongthehighestintheclass.

Whatmadetheseaveragestudentschangesomuchtobecometopstudents?The

onlydifferencewasthechangeintheirteachers'attitude（态度）.Becausethe

teachersbelievedthatthesefivekidswerethetopstudents,theyexpected（期望）

morefromthem.Andsothesefiveaveragestudentsbegantobelieveandexpectmore

fromthemselves.Sotheyworkedhardertodoaswellastheycould.

Doyouknow?Ifyouexpectthebestfrompeople,they'11usuallywanttogive

youtheirbest.Agreatleadersaid,“Treat（对•待）apersonjusthowheappearsto

beontheoutside,andyou"11makehimevenworse.Buttreataperson1ikehe's

alreadyasuccess,andyou'11helpmakehimthebesthecanbe.”

Likethetruestoryof7-year-oldJohnny,histeachergotsoangrywithhim

thatonedayshesaid,uJohnny,you,rethenaughliest（最顽皮的）boyinthis

class.I'msureyou*11neverchange.MThenextyearJohnnyhadanewteacher.And

onthefirstdayofclass,shemetwithJohnnyafterschoolandsaid,“Johnny,

I'veheardalotaboutyou!ButdoyouknowthatIdon,tbelieveawordofit."And

everydayafterthat,thisnewteachertreatedJohnnyasifhewasoneofthesmartest

studentsevenwhenJohnnydidnaughtythings.Lateron,Johnnybecameaschool

leader.Becausethat,sthepowerofourbeliefandattitudetowardchildren.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

1.Theprofessorstartedhisresearchby-----------

A.tellingthefivestudentstoworkharderthaneverbefore

B.teachingthefivechildrenhimself

C.tellingtheteacherthefivestudentswerethebestintheclass

D.askingthefivechiIdrentofindanewteacher

2.Thefiveaveragestudentsbecametopstudentsmainlybecauseof------------

A.theprofessorJsstudyB.thechangeintheprofessorJsattitude

C.theteachersyhardworkD.thechangeintheteachers?attitude

3.Whydidthewritertel1usthestoryof7-year-oldJohnny?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement.B.Toshowthattheboywasclever

enough.C.Toletusknowthefamousboy.D.Toletusknowhowgoodhisnewteacher

was.4.Accordingtothestory,wecanlearnthat------------

A.theresearchbeganattheendoftheschoolyear

B.thestudentsscoredhighestonlybecausetheyworkedhard

C.ifyouexpectthemostfrompeople,you'11gettheleast

D.littleJohnny1ikedhisnewteacherverymuch

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytel1us?

A.Ifyouwanttogetmore,youshouldhavenewteachers.

B.Attitudeandbeliefcanchangeaperson.C.Aprofessor'sstudycanhelpyou

scorehighest.D.Onlyteacherscanmakeyouatopstudent.

目

ManyChinesestudentsthinkAmericanstudentsenjoymorefreedomthanthemat

school.ButAmericanschoolsalsohavetheirrules.Ifthestudentsbreaktherules

theywi11getpunishment,too.Onthefirstdayofanewterm,128studentsofMorton

HighSchoolweresenthomeforwearingthewrongclothes.Therearealtogether1200

studentsintheschool.Usuallyonly20studentsbreaktheschooldressruleevery

day.SotheheadmasterTheresaMayeriksaiditwastheworstnewtermshehadever

seen.AtMortonHighSchool,students,favoriteclothingsuchasbaggy（宽大的）

trousers,low-neckedshirtsandtanktops（紧身短背心）arenotallowedin

classrooms.Somestudentsthinktheyhavetherighttochoosewhattowear,butthe

headmasterdoesn,tthinkso.’Tdbesupportiveifhalftheschoolwassenthome,

because99%wi11getthemessagethatourschoolareforeducation.”“Freedom”does

notmean“freeofrestrictions（约束）”.Thatistosaythereisnototalfreedom

intheworldnomatterintheUSorinChina.

6.ManyChinesestudentsthinkthat--------

A.AmericanstudentsareveryfreeatschoolB.Americanstudentsarenotsoclever

asthemC.Americanstudentsdon*tlovetheirschoolatal1

7.128studentsofMortonHighSchoolweresenthomefor---------A.notfinishing

theirhomeworkB.beinglateforschoolC.notwearingtherightclothes

8.SomestudentsinMortonHighSchoolthinkthattheyhavetherightto---------

A.decidewhentogotoschoolB.choosewhattowearC.eatanddrinkinclass

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supportive”meaninChinese?

A.高兴的B.支持的C.害怕的

10.What'sthewriter'sattitude（态度）totheschooldressrule?

A.Agree.B.Disagree（不同意）.C.Notsure.

目

阅读下面短文，把A〜D四个句子填入文中空缺处（66〜69）,使短文内容完整正确，然

后完成第70题。

Weoftenhearthatchildrenwishtheyweregrown-ups,andthatoldpeoplewishthey

wereyoung.11Thehappiestpeopleenjoywhateachagegivesthemwithoutwasting

theirtimeinuselessregrets.

ChiIdhood（童年）isatimewhentherearefewduties；Achildisfed,lookedafter

andlovedbyangrown-ups1ikeparentsorgrandparents.12However,forolderpeople

theyoftenlosetheirinterestinthosethings.

Ontheotherhand（另一方面），achildmayalsohavesomepainswithhim.13He

isoftentoldnottodosomething.Hewillcertainlybeshoutedatfordoingsomething

wrong.

WhenachiIdgrowsup,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,

clothes,roomandmanyotherthings.14Ifhestillspendsmostofhistimeplaying

asheusedtoinchildhood,hewi11gohungry.If,however,heworkshardandhas

notrouble,hecanbuilduphisownpositioninsocietywithgreathappiness.

A.What'smore,lifeisalwaysgivingnewthingstohim.

B.AndhehastoworkifhewantstOlivecomfortably.

C.Heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo.

D.Eachagehasitsownpleasuresanditsownpains.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ChildhoodIsaHappyTimeB.NoPainsatAnyAge

C.HappyPositioninSocietyD.EnjoyYourWholeLife

四

TheSecretofSuccess

16.Yourbestchanceofsuccessisbydoingwhatyoureallywanttodo.Askyourself,

“Ifmoneywerenotsoimportant,whatkindofworkwouldIdoforfree?”Thenjust

dowhatyou1iketodo.

17.Thinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtodo.Youhavetostartsomewhereanditmay

bequitearealbeginning.Whetheryouarebeginninginbusinessoryou'redreaming

tobeastar,youhavetostartatthebottom.

18.Greatambition（目标）isnecessary.AnEnglishstudentcalledRichardBranson

openedastudentmagazinewhenhewasonly16yearsold.Buthedidn,tstopthere.

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