中考英语阅读理解练习

精选中考英语阅读理解练习

Passage1

（anextractfromProbuditi!）

CalvinwaitedoutsideTrudy'sbedroom.Thenithappened-ascream,averyloud

scream.Calvinrantohisroomanddivedintobed.

HeheardMamacomingdownthehall.

"Didyoudothis?"hismotherasked.Calvinlookedoutfromunderthecovers.His

motherstoodoverhim,holdingarubberspider.

"Dowhat?"heasked.

"Youputthatthinginmybed,“Trudytoldhim,steppingoutfrombehindMama.

"Don'tthinkthatjustbecauseit'syourbirthdayyoucangetawaywithsomethinglikethis,

"Mamascolded（责骂）.

"Youdowantyourpresent,don*tyou?"ThatwipedthesmileoffCalvin*sface.

"CourseIdo,"hesaid.

"Thenyou叩ologize（道歉）.”

Calvindroppedhishead."SorryTrudy,"hemuttered（口都口囊）.

"Here,"Mamasaid."Happybirthday."AtthebreakfasttableshehandedCalvinan

envelope.InsidewereticketstothematineeshowofLomaxtheMagnificent,theworld

-famousmagicianandhypnotist."You'vegottwoticketsthere,"Mamasaid,"andI

knowsomeonewho'dreallylovetogoalong."ShesmiledatTrudy.

"Youdon*tmeanhere,doyou?"Calvinasked,eyeinghislittlesister.

"Well,thatwouldbereallynice.Butthoseticketsareyours.Ifyouwanttoasksomebody

-"Calvindidn'twaitforhismothertofinish.HerushedoutofthehousetocellRodney,

hispalnextdoor,thatthetwoofthemweregoingtoseeLomaxtheMagnificent.

36.Whoscreamedatthebeginning?

A.Calvin.

B.Calvin'ssister.

C.Calvin'sfriend.

D.Calvin'smother.

37-CalvinapologizedtoTrudy.

A.unwillingly

B.truly

C.happily

D.excitedly

38.Calvinreceivedhispresent,

A.inthekitchen

B.inhisbed

C.insidethetheatre

D.outsidehishouse

39.Calvin'smotherRallywantedCalvinto

A.askhisfriendtotheshow

B-findoutwhathisfriendthought

C.dowhatshethoughtwasright

D.watchtheshowwithouthissister

40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Trudy'sSpider

B.Mother'sTickets

C.Calvin'sBirthday

D.Rodney*sPresent.

spider

Passage2

Thebusinessmantraveledfarandworkedharduntil,finally,itwastimetosetoff

home.Hepackedallthepresentshehadbought,butdecidedtogetafreshroseforhis

youngestdaughtercalledBellawhenhewasclosertohome.Onhisjourneyhome,a

terriblestormcame.

Luckily,thebusinessmanfoundaplacetoshelter（躲避）・Herantothedoor.Tohis

surprise,itwasopenbutthehouseseemedempty.Itlookedwarmandwelcoming.In

hewent.

nIsthereanybodyhome?"hecalled.Buttherewasnobodytobeseenorasoundtobe

heard.Tiredandwet,thebusinessmansatdownbythefire.

Invisible（无形的）handsgavehimwarmdrinkandgoodfood.Invisiblehandsputa

cushion（垫子）behindhishead.Hecouldn'tbelievehiseyes.nImustbedreaming,

"hethought.

Nextmorning,thebusinessmanawokeandrememberedhehadtogetarosefor

Bella.Inthegarden,hefoundabeautifulrosebush.Hestartedtodigupasmallpart

ofit.Thenheheardaterribleroar（咆哮）,"Howdareyoutakemyrose!”

Suddenly,agreatharybeast（野兽）appeared,roaringloudly.

"Pleasedon'thurtme!”beggedthebusinessman.'I'lldoanything.”“Thenyoumust

promisetosendmethefirstcreature（生物）youseewhenyougethome."“Aha!”

thoughtthebusinessman,"1willseethechickensaroundmydoorfirst.nSohegavehis

promise.

Sadly,thefirstcreaturehesawwasnotachicken,acatoradog.ItwasBella,who

camerunningouttogreethim.Thebusinessmanwentaspaleasmoonlight.Hetold

herthewholestory.Belladidnotthinktwice."Apromiseisapromise,“she

said.（Tobecontinued...）

52.Whatpresentdidthefatherwanttogivehisyoungestdaughter?

A.Abook.

B.Acushion.

C.Achicken.

D.Arose.

53.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothestory?

①Hegotsomenicedrinkandfood,thenhadagoodsleep.

②Heboughtsomepresentsforhisdaughters.

③Hepromisedtosendthefirstcreaturehemettothebeast.

@Hewentintoawarmhousebecauseoftheterriblestorm.

A.①④②③

B.②④①③

C.③④①②

D.④①③②

54.WecantellfromthelastparagraphthatBellawould

A.planttheroseinhergarden

B.keepherfather'spromise

C.hateherfather

D.gotokillthebeast

Passage3

Name：DanielJacobRadcliffe

DateofBirth：23rdJuly1989

PlaceofBirth：London,England

StarSign：Cancer

Height：1.73m

DanielRadcliffeisknownallroundtheworld.Hestarsastheyoungwizardinthefilm

versionsofJ.K.Rowling*sbest-sellingHarryPotterbooks.

Fromtheageoffive.Danielknewthathewantedtobeanactor.Whenhewastenyears

old,hewasofferedhisfirstpartinatelevisiondrama.In2000,afterseveralauditions,he

waschosentoplaythepartofHarryPotterinthefilmHarryPotterandthePhilosophers

Stone.ThefilmwasaworldwidesuccessandwiththereleaseofTheOrderofthe

Phoenix,DanielwillhavestarredinfiveHarryPotterfilms.

HarryPotterisDaniel'smostfamousrole,buttheyoungactorhasalsoappearedina

numberofotherfilms,onthestageandinTVdramas.Heisoneofthebest-known

youngactorsinBritaintoday.During2007,heappearedinaplayinLondon,inwhich

hehadtoplayascenewithnoclotheson!

Asayoungactor,Danielhashadtocombineactingwithhisschoolwork.In2006,Daniel

gotexcellentresultsinhisexaminationsandwantstogoontouniversitytocompletehis

education.

InhissparetimeDanielenjoysplayingtheguitarandlisteningtorockmusic.Heenjoys

playingtabletennisandvideogames,too.Heisabigfootballfanandloveswatchinghis

favouriteteam.Fulham,whoplaysintheEnglishPremierLeague.

Danielcanaffordtobuythebestseatswhenhegoestowatchfootball.Hissuccessas

HarryPotterhasearnedhimnearly$20million,whichmakeshimoneoftherichest

teenagersintheworld.

61.WhenwasDanielofferedhisfirstpartinatelevisionshow?

A.In1994

B.In1999

C.In2000

D.In2003

62.DaniellikestodoallthefollowinginhissparetimeEXCEPT.

A.playingtheguitar

B,playingvideogames

C.watchingbasketballgames

D.playingtabletennis

63.WhathasmadeDanieloneoftherichestteenagersintheworld?

A.Hissuccessasafootballplayer

B.HissuccessasHarryPotter

C.Playingtabletennis

D・AplayinLondon.

Passage4

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TrousersPatterns

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Germanycottonblack/brownXL/L55-80

Welcomee-mailordersforallourtrousersandwealsowelcomecreditcard.Freepost

andpacking.

Tel：67867822E-mail：trousershop@

1.Youcanbuyinthisshop.

A.trousersB.shoesC.shorts

2.SizeLblacktrousersarefrom.

A.EnglandB.GermanyC.Italy

3.Howmuchwillyoupayifyoubuyapairofsilktrousersandapairofchecked

trousers?

A.Morethan195.B.Lessthanl40.C.About$160.

4.Youcan'tbuythetrousers.

A.ByletterB.bycreditcardC.bye-mail

5.Whicharethecheapesttrousers?

A.Theredcottontrousers.

B.Theblackcottontrousers.

C.Thecheckedwooltrousers.

Passage5

ManyexpressionsthatweuseinAmericanEnglishcomefromnovels.Todaywe

willlookatsomeofthemfromLewisCarrolFsfamousnovel'*AliceinWonderland"in

detail.

Thestoryisaboutayounggirlfallingdownarabbithole.Whenshefinallylands,she

findsherselfinastrangeworldandmeetssomestrangecharacters.

ThefirstcharacterAlicemeetsistheWhiteRabbit,whorunspastherandsayssome

strangewords.Alicechases（追赶）him,andthatiswhereheradventuresbegin.In

English,chasingawhiterabbitmeanschasinganimpossibleclueandfindingyourselfin

amisleadingsituation.

Then,assherunsaftertherabbit,shefallsdowntherabbitholeintoWonderland.To

falldowntherabbitholecanmeantoenteraconfusing（令人困惑的）situation.However,

usuallyweusethisexpressiontomeanwegetinterestedinsomethingtothepointof

distraction（分神）.Itoftenhappensbyaccidentandisaboutsomethingnotthat

meaningful.

Laterinthestory,AlicemeetstheMarchHareandtheHatteratacrazytea

party.Hares（野兔）havelongbeenthoughttobehaveexcitedlyinMarch,whichistheir

mating（交酉己）season.Scientifically,thismaynotbetrue.ButtobemadasaMarchHare

meansthatsomeoneiscompletelymad,orcrazy.TheexpressionmadasaHatteralso

meanstobecompletelycrazy.Ofthetwo,madasaHatterismorecommon.Butdon't

telltheMarchHare.Whoknowshowhewillreact（反应）！

Neartheendofthestory,AlicemeetstheQueenofHearts.Awomanwhoiscalled

aQueenofHeartslikescontrollingothersandalwaystriestocontroleverythingand

everyonearoundher.

58.Whichofthefollowingsituationsbestfitstheexpressionstofalldownarabbit

hole?

A.WhenTomwastakingawalkintheforest,hesuddenlyfelloverontotheground.

B.WhenMaryturnedontheTV,shechosetowatchthetalkshowprogrammedas

usual.

C.WhenJimwaslookingforasportbookonline,helosthimselfinmanyreporton

superstars.

D.WhenLilywasthinkingabouthowtosolveamathproblem,shecameupwitha

goodidea.

59.Accordingtothepassage,theexpressiontobemadasaMarchHare.

A.describeshowharesbehaveinMarch

B.showshares*characteristicsinascientificway

C.isusedmoreoftenthantheexpressionmadasaHatter.

D.hasthesamemeaningastheexpressionmadasaHatter

60.Whichcharacterin"AliceinWonderland"wantsotherstoobeyhisorherordersin

everysituation?

A.TheQueenofB.TheMarchC.TheD.Alice.

Hearts.Hare.Hatter.

61.Thewritermainlywantstointhepassage.

A.introduceafamousnovelanditslanguagestyle

B.introduceafamouswriterLewisCarrollandhisnovels

C.exploresomeEnglishexpressionsfromafamousnovel

D.explainwhymanyexpressionsinEnglishcomefromnovels

Passage6

Ifirstbeganexperiencingworriesanddepression

（沮丧）

attheageof14,afterbeingbullied（欺凌）at

schoolforyears.Whileatfirstworriesanddepression

wouldcomeandgo,itfinallybecameapartofmylife.

Inordertosolvetheproblem,Itried

everythingfromwhenIwasincollegetograduate

school（研究生院）：mood­

changingmedicine,specialteas,thingsIreadaboutin

books,andadvicegivenbydoctors.Sadly,Ididntfeelanybetter.

Butoneafternoon,Isawanarticleinamagazine.Ittalkedabouthowdogs

wereabletohelppeoplewithwoniesanddepression.Thenextday,Idecidedtogeta

dog・acorgi（柯基犬）.

WhenIbroughtmylittlecorgi,Buddy,home,Ididntrealizehowmuchhe

wouldchangemylife.Itdidnthappenrightaway,however.

Oncethe“puppyexcitement9\ventaway,myworriesanddepressioncamebackas

usual.Onemorning,Iwokeupwiththosefamiliar（熟悉的）feelingsagain.I

didntwanttogetoutofbed.Iturnedtopullthecoversbackovermyheadandgive

up.That§whenIsawBuddy.

Buddystartedjumpingalloverme,licking（舔）myface,lettingmeknow

thatitwastimetogooutside.Itseemedhewassaying'€There§notimetobesad,the

worldisamazing!9And

forthefirsttimeinmylife,onadaywhenmyworriesanddepressionwerestrong,I

gotoutofbed.Iputonmywinterclothesandwentfbrawalkinthesnowwithmy

newfriend.Irealizedat

thatmoment,walkingdownthestreetinwinter,mylifewaschanging.Ireallywasa

newper唬

son.