中考英语专题复习阅读理解20训练试题

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi（出租车）driver.

"I'vebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxi

drivershavetheirowntaxis."

"It'sanicejobmostoftime.Youmeetalotofpeople.Ialways

workatnight,becausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.I

livetwentymilesoutsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30inthe

afternoon."

"Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning."

"Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.Theotherday

Iwastakingawomanhomefromaparty.Shehadherlittledog

withher.Whenwegottoherhouse,shefoundthatshehadlost

herkey.SoIwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedin

throughthewindows."

"Iwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellI

decidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.1tiedthedogtoatree

andstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingI

knewwasthatthepolicecame.TheythoughtIwasathief.

Luckilythewomancamedownstairs.Shemusthavegoneto

sleepandforgottenaboutmeandthedog!"

l.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto

A.driveB.makemoneyC.climbinthroughthewindow

D.meetalotofpeople

2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause.

A.shewantedtohaveasleep

B.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforher

C.shedidn'twanttopaythedriver

D.shecouldn'tfindherkey

3.Thestoryhappened.

A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnight

C.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolice

station

4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?

A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.

B.Thepolicemadeamistake.

C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.

D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.

5.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto

A.getmoneyfromthewoman

B.returnthedogtothewoman

C.seewhatwashappeninginthehouse

D.phonethepolice

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.Thelargestin

populationisCalifornia,thelargestinareaisAlaska.Alaskais

thesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestin

size.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.The

neweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldest

state.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.Henryandhis

familyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onthePacificcoast.ButLos

AngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonthePacificcoast,arelarger

thanSeattle.Henry'scousin,Susan,livesinNewYork.Itisthe

largestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNew

Yorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesis

Washington,D.C.Itisthecapital,butitismuchsmallerthan

NewYork.

1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.?

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

2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?

A.California.B.Rhode-Island.

C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.

3.Whichstateistheoldest,thenewest,andthesmallestin

population?

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.itisthelargestin

population

C.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitalofthe

UnitedStates

MrsBlacklivesinasmallvillage.Herhusbandisdead.Herson,

Jack,livedwithher.Heworkedinashopinthevillage,butthen

hefoundajobintownnamedGreensea.Hewenttolivethere.

MrsBlackwasveryangry.Shegotonatrainandwenttoseeher

son.Thenshesaidtohim,"Jack,whydoyounevertelephone

me?"

Jacklaughed,"But,mother,youhaven'tgotatelephone.""No.

"sheanswered,"Ihaven't,butyouhavegotone."

1.TheoldBlack.

A.isdeadB.liveswithhiswife

C.wenttoasmallvillageD.workedinashop

2.Jacklivedwithhismotherheworkedinthevillage.

A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.so

3.Greenseais.

A.abigcityB.asmallvillageC.atownD.aman's

name

4.Jackdidn'tphonehismotherbecause.

A.hehadnophoneB.hewasverybusy

C.hismotherhadnophoneD.hewenthome

everyday

5.Jack'smotherwasveryangrybecause.

A.Jackdidn'twanttoringherup

B.Jackhadatelephonebutshehadn't

C.shedidn'tknowhowtomakeatelephone

D.shedidn'tknowshecouldn'tbecalled

Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.Hismom

cametotheschoolandwentonandonaboutRickJackson.It

seemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking."Somebody'sgotto

stopthatboy!"shewasshouting."Rick'stroublingeverybodyin

theneighborhood（四邻）.Andhelovestopickon（结交）little

boyslikeDanny."

Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcerned（担心、）alot."Ididn't

knowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,"sheanswered."He's

neversaidanythingaboutthistome!"Mrs.Greenlookedat

Danny."Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?"sheasked.Danny

couldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhe

saidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.

Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehe

wantedtodothingswiththeboysintheneighborhood.Afterall,

mostofthemwerenicetohim.Hehatedtoleavethegangjust

becauseofRick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnew

friends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.

1.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Dannywasnotagoodstudent

B.Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschool

C.Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblem

before

D.DannywantedtogetawayfromRick

2.WhenDanny'smothercameforMrsGreen,thematterwas

nowtoMrsGreen.

A.seriousB.commonC.untrueD.similar

3.Dannynow.

A.wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriends

B.hadnofriendsatall

C.wasnotsurewhatheshouldtowiththeproblem

D.madesomenewfriendsintheneighborhood

4.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreen

because.

A.shehadknownit

B.theotherboyswouldtellher

C.hedidn'twanttobeintrouble

D.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

5.Theword'gang'inthereadingmeans'

A.aplaceforboystoplaygames

B.agroupofyoungpeople

C.aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschool

D.theteacher'soffice

FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s.Itstandsbythe

RiverByer,intwenty—fivehectares（公顷）ofthebestfarmlandinthe

southwest.

ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,

thesonofKingofWhales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLady

Kitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods（野夕卜）parties.Many

yearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,

andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom.

Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms（浴室）,two

living—rooms,andadining—roomwitharealAdamfireplace.Its

libraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver.Allroomsare

lightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors.

Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars.Thethird

Foulshamoncekeptthere.Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe

1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s.

IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto：

Harvey.Platt,Longford&Son

6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.

1.FoulshamHouseis.

A.anoldfarmhouse

B.a25—houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

C.alargehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

D.ahousewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears

2.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Smithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodparties

B.manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouse

C.GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshere

D.theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea

3.Thesentence'Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandthe

river,'means''.

A.Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary

B.Thelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewall

C.Thelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriver

D.Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse.

B.Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse.

C.Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo.

D.Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse.

5.Wecaninfer（推断）thatHarvey.

A.wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlife

B.wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouse

C.wantstosellthehouseD.wantssomemoneytomakethehouse

meettoday'sneeds

Johnsentforadoctorbecausehiswifewasill.Hecalledthe

doctorandmadesuretheywouldmeetatfive.Hearrivedat

thedoctor'sattwentytofive.Hethought,"It'salittlebit

earlier.I'llwaitforamoment.It'sgoodtokeepthetime."

Thenhestoppedhiscarinfrontofthedoctor's.Helooked

aroundandsawanoisysquare（广场）notfarfromhere.He

wentthereandsatdownonachairtoenjoythelastlightof

afternoonsunandmakehimselfquiet.Hesawsomechildren

playingandsomewomentalkingtoeachotherhappily.

Suddenlyheheardagirlcrying.Hecameuptoherandasked

somequestions.Thenheknewshegotlost.Johntriedtofind

outheraddressandtookherhome.Thegirl'sparentswere

verythankful.

ThenJohnhurriedtothedoctor's.Thedoctorsaidangrilywhen

hesawhim,"You'relate.Whydidyoukeepmewaitingfor

twentyminutes?"Johnsaidnothingbutoneword—"Sorry!"

1.Johndrovetothedoctor's.

A.lateB.ontimeC.intimeD.innotime

2.Johnwenttothesquareto.

A.spendthetimeB.enjoyhimself

C.seethechildrenandthewomenD.helpthegirl

3.Thegirlcriedbecause.

A.someonehitherB.shefelloffherbikeC.herparentswere

angrywithherD.shedidn'tfindthewayhome

4.AtlastJohngottothedoctor'sat.

A.twentytofiveB.twentypastfive

C.fiveo'clockD.fortypastfive

5.Fromthestory,weknowJohnisa.

A.busypersonB.quietperson

C.helpfulpersonD.luckyperson

ThebigredAmericancarwasmuchtoowideforanEnglish

countryroad.WhenJacksawitcomingtowardhim,hestopped

hisowncaratthesideiftheroadtomakeroomforittopast.

TheAmericancarwentslowlypast,soclosethathecouldsee

thedriver'sfacequiteclearly.

"WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"hethought,(,Waita

minute!Iremembernow.Itwasinthenewspaper!"Hetookout

thenewspaperfromhisbag,turnedquicklytothemiddlepage.

Therewasapictureofthefaceinit.Yes,itbadalargemouthand

smallears,andhiseyeswerebehinddarkglasses.

"Wantedbythepolice,"readbyJack.HTheCityBankwillgivea

lotofmoneytoanyonewhohelpsthepolicetocatchthisman."

"Callthepoliceatonce,"hesaidtohimself.Butafewminutes

later,hewassad."Thismanwascaughtthismorning,"answered

thepolice.

1.Inwhichcountrydidthestoryhappen?

A.IthappenedinAmerica.

B.IthappenedinAustralia..

C.IthappenedinEngland.

D.Thestorydidn'ttellus.

2.WhydidJackstophiscar?

A.Hewantedtoseewhothedriverwas.

B.Hedidn'twanttopassbyfirst.

C.Theroadwastoonarrowforthetwocarstopassatthesame

time.

D.BecauseitwasgoodforanEnglishmantostoptoletothergo.

3.Whowaswantedbythepoliceinthispassage?

A.Jack.

B.ThedriverintheAmericancar.

C.EitherJackorthedriver.

D.NeitherJacknortheAmericandriver.

4.whatdidJackdowhenhehadreadthenewspaperagain?

A.HedrovetotheCityBank

B.Hedrovetothepolice.

C.Hemadeatelephonecall.

D.HestoppedtheAmericancar.

5.Whocaughtthemanwithalargemouthandsmallears?

A.Thepolice.B.Jack

C.Nobody.D.TheAmericandriver

LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyairfromLondontoSydney,

Australia.Lindahaspromised（答应）hermotherthatshewill

ringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisis

somethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinks

itisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosay

solittle,"Iftherewereanaccident,"Hesays,'they'dknowsoon

enough.Badnewstravelsfast,"ButLindahaspromisedthatshe

wouldring,"However,"shesays,"'itdoesn'tcostmuchwhenyou

justthinkthatit'stheothersideoftheworld.Itsonlysixpence

persecond（每秒六便土）。""Ifyou'reonthattelephoneforless

thanoneminute,Tileatmyhat/Davidsays,"Andoneminute's

nearlyfourpounds（英镑）"That'snomorethanyou'dpayfora

newhat,”"Lindaanswers.Shehasaskedthemanatthehotel（旅

馆）desktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicks

itup."Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?"Shesays.

"Sixpencepersecond,"Davidreminds（提醒）her."Hello,love."

ItisMrsLee,Linda'smother,speakingfromLondon,"Icanhear

youveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.Itsabetter

linethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?

Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn'thearmesometimes.

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

"IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shouseto

eat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou..."MrsLeeis

agreattalker"Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.Lindatriesto

tellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye."Yes,allright,"says

MrsLee,"Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhenyou

wereatwork..."Onceagain,MrsLeetalksaboutthepass,and

thereisnostoppingher,"Fourpoundsfifty,'saysDavid.Atlast,

Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

"There!Thatwasn(tlong,wasit?"

"Fourpounds,ninetypence,"Davidanswers."Andyoudidn't

evensaythatwe'vearrived."

1.Lindaistelephoninghometo.

A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhave

arrivedsafely

C.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavid

haveleftLondon

2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because.

A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenceB.itisevenmore

expensivetobuyanewhat

C.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachildD.shewill

speakfromonesideofthewordtotheother

3.Davidsays,'Nearlyfourpounds,because.

A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecallB.

hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat

C.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrivedD.hewants

MrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause

A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.B.shelikestalking

C.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingto

payforthetelephonecall

5.Lindatriestostophermotherby.

A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletteras

shehaspromisedtodo

C.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite,

andringingoff

InEnglish（英格兰人］nobodyundereighteenyearsoldis

allowed（允许）todrinkinabar（酒吧）.

MrThompsonoftenwenttoabarnearhishouse.Buthenever

tookhisson,Tom,becausehewastooyoung.ThenwhenTom

hadhiseighteenthbirthday,MrThompsontookhimtohisusual

barforthefirsttime.Theydrankforanhour.Tomdranka

bit.ThenMrThompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwantto

teachyouausefullesson.Howdoyouknowwhenyou'vehad

enough?Well,Tiltellyou.Deyouseethosetwolightsattheend

ofthebar?Whentheyseemtobecomefour,you'vehadenough

andshouldgohome."

“But,Dad/saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthe

bar."

1.Youngpeopleallowedtodrinkinabaruntileighteen.

A.isnotB.arenotC.manyD.must

2.WhenTomwasachild,hisfatheroftenwenttoanearby

bartakinghim.

A.byB.forC.withD.without

3.OnTom'seighteenthbirthday,hedranktogetherwithhis

fatherinthatbarfor.

A.thefirsttimeB.once

C.manytimesD.eighteentimes

4.Fatherwantedtotellhisson.

A.thetimetodrinkB.somethingaboutthelight

C.whentostopdrinkingD.somethingaboutthebar

5.Infact（事实上）,thereattheendofthebar.

A.wasonelightB.weretwolights

C.werethreelightsD.werefourlights

ManypeoplesleeplateonSundaymorning,butothers

don't.However（然而）,almosteveryonereadstheSunday

paper.

TheSundaypaperisusuallyverythick.Ithasmany

advertisements（广告）andmanydifferentparts.Theparentsin

thefamilylikethefrontpage,andtheworldnewspage.Many

menalsoreadthesportspage.

Mostmendon'treadthewomen'spages,butthemotherofthe

familyusuallydoes.Thewomen'spageshavethenewsabout

parties,food,healthandclothes.MostSundaypapershave

interestingstories.Childrenenjoythem.Oldpeoplereadthe

deathnotices（讣告）.Theytellaboutpeoplewhohavedied

duringtheweek.

根据下面短文内容判断正误，在正确句子前面的括号内打“V”，

在错误句子前面的括号内打“X"。

1.Theparentsinthefamilylikesportspage.

2.Thefatherofthefamilyusuallyreadthewomen'spages.

3.Onlyoldwomenreadthedeathnotices.

4.AlmosteveryonelikesreadingtheSundaypaper.

5.ThispassageisabouttheSundaypaper.

OncetherewasaboyinToronto.HisnamewasJimmy.He

startedpaintingwhenhewasthreeyearsold,andwhenhewas

fivehewasalreadyverygoodatit.Hepainted（绘画）many

beautifulandinterestingpictures,andalotofpeopleboughthis

pictures.Theysaid,"Thisboyisgoingtobefamouswhenhe'sa

littleolder,andthenwe'regoingtosellthesepicturesforalotof

money."

Jimmy'spicturesweredifferentfromotherpeople'sbecausehe

neverpaintedonallofthepaper.Hepaintedonhalfofit,and

theotherhalfwasalwaysempty.

"That'sveryclever,"everybodysaid."Nootherpaintershave

everdonethat!"

Onedaysomebodyaskedhim,"Pleasetellmethis,Jimmy.Why

doyoupaintonthebottom（底）halfofyourpictures,butnoton

thetophalf?"

"BecauseI'msmall,"Jimmysaid,"andmybrushescan'treach

veryhigh."

根据短文内容回答问题。每空限填一词。

1.Whichcountrydidtheboylivein?

Hein.

2.WasJimmygoodatpaintingwhenhewasfive?

Yes.Hewellpaintingthen.

3.WhatdidJimmydowithhispictures?

Hehispicturestopeople.

4.WhatdidsomebodyaskJimmyoneday?

Heaskedhimhepaintedonhalfofhispictures.

5.WhydidJimmyneverpaintonallofthepaper?

hewasn'ttall.

KEY:1.Lived,Canada2.did,in3.sold,many

4.why,only(always)5.Because,enough

OnceEinsteingavealectureinmanyplacesinAmerica.His

driveralwayslistenedtohimandknewthelecturesowellthat

hewassurebecouldgiveithimself.SoEinsteinagreedthatthe

drivergavethelecturehim.

AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelecturefor

Einsteinthatevening.Atfirsthewasabitafraid,butEinstein's

smilemadehimfeelbetter.Hegaveagoodlectureandthe

peoplewerequitepleased.

ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhim

withoutaword.Whentheygottothedoor,amanaskedthe

driveradifficultquestion.

Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthe

mantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswerit.

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。(10分)

Einsteingavethe(1)lectureagainandagain.Hisdriver

(2)tohislecturesomanytimes(3)hewantedtogive

it(4).WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver(5)

thelectureforhimthatnight.Thedrivergavea(6)

lectureandthegreatscientistwasquitepleased.

Whentheywere⑺thelectureroom,amanaskedthe

driveraquestion.Toshow(8)easythequestionwas,the

driveraskedEinsteinwhofollowedhim(9)toanswerit

(10)ofhim.

KEY:1.same2.listened3.that4.himself

5.give6.good7.leaving8.how9.quietly

10.instead

中考英语阅读训练（013）

TheEnglishpeopleliketake-awayfood.Themostpopularfood

isfishandchips.Theyusuallygotoafishandchipshop.They

putthefoodinpaperbags,andtakeithome,ortotheirwork

place.Atlunchtime,manypeopleeattake-awayfoodinthe

park.Chinesetakeawaysarealsoverypopularin

England.PeopleintheUSAandAustralialikeChinese

take-awayfood,too.ButthemostpopularfoodintheUSAis

friedchicken.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

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II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.Til.C

12.E13.A14.D15.B

中考英语阅读训练(014)

In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests.Todaythe

forestshavealmostgone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,

leavingonlysand.Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheUSA's

example.We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe

"GreatGreenWall"oftreesacrossnorthernpartofour

country.TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometreslong,and

between400and1,700kilometreswide.Itwillstopthewind

fromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommoving

towardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.More"GreatGreen

Walls"areneeded.Treesmustbegrownalloverthe

world.GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.In1620,abouttheUSAwascoveredbyforests.

A.athirdB.halfC.twothirdsD.afourth

2.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith.

A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests

3.TheGreatGreenWallinChinaislong.

A.7,000kilometersB.1,700kilometers

C.7,000metersD.400kilometers

4.Treesmustbegrownin.

A.ChinaB.theUSAC.somecountriesD.every

partoftheworld

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.MissLi

wastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,she

askedherstudents,"What'swater?HNoonespokeforafew

minutes.MissLiaskedagain,“Whydon'tyouanswermy

question?Didn'tItellyouwhatwaterislike?"

Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldus

thatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell.Butwheretofindsuch

kindofwater?Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways

blackandithasabadsmell."MostofthechildrenagreedWith

him.

"I'msorry,children,"saidtheteacher,“Ourwaterisgetting

dirtieranddirtier.That'saproblem.

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.wroteto

C.heardfromD.sentfor

5.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitis

getting.

A.moreandmoreB.lessandless

C.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtier

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

中考英语阅读训练（016）

"Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisused

toexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhas

changed,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

“Coolkanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmost

anything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,

"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He'ssocooL"whenyouseeyour

favouritefootballer.

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof'cool”.Youcanuseit

insteadofmanywordssuchas"new"or"surprising".Here'san

interestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.A

teacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）

theyhadvisited.OnonestudentspaperwasJusttheone

sentence,"It'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwayto

showwhathesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without

"cool",somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesame

meaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信

性）.Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeas

colourfulastheword"cool"?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealso

verycool.

1.Weknowthattheword,fcoolhashad.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

2.Inthepassage,theword,,express,,means,<

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scool."

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythe

wordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangeto

C.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword

“cool”.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourful

D.maynotbeascoolasitseems

KEY:1.C2.B3.A4.C5.D

中考英语阅读训练（017）

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfrom

hisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaul

cameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundthe

shiningcar."Isthisyourcar,Paul?nheasked.

Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomefor

Christmas."Theboywassurprised."Youmeanyourbrother

gaveittoyouanditdidn*tcostyounothing?Boy,Iwish…"He

hesitated.

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewas

goingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.Butwhattheboysaid

surprisedPaulgreatly.

"\wish,"theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlike

that."Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,

“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?"

"Ohyes,fdlovethat."

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,

said,“Paul,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?"

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboy

wanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldride

homeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain,"Willyoustop

wherethosetwostepsare?theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.T