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中考英语阅读理解精练

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阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

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WhereisLove?HowcanwefindLove?

OncealittleboywantedtomeetLove.Heknewitwasalongtriptowhere

Lovelived,sohegothisthingsreadywithsomepizzasanddrinksandstartedoff.

Whenhepassedthreestreets,hesawanoldwomansittingintheparkand

watchingsomebirds.Shelookedveryhungry.Theboygaveherapizza.She

tookitandsmiledathim.Thesmilewassobeautifulthathewantedtoseeit

again,sohegaveheraCoke.Shesmiledonceagain.Theboywasveryhappy.

Theysattherealltheafternoon,eatingandsmiling,buttheysaidnothing.

Whenitgrewdark,theboydecidedtoleave.Butbeforehehadgonemorethana

fewsteps,heturnedaround,ranbacktotheoldwomanandgaveherahug.The

womangavehimherbiggestsmileever.

Whentheboyopenedthedoorofhishouse,hismotherwassurprisedbythe

lookofjoy（快乐）onhisfaceandaskedwhathadmadehimsohappy."Ihad

lunchwithLove.Shehasgotthemostbeautifulsmileintheworld.MAtthesame

time,theoldwoman'ssonwasalsosurprisedathismotherspleasureandasked

why.

“IateapizzaintheparkwithLove,“shesaid,“andheismuchyoungerthan

Iexpected.,9

Iftheworldisfulloflove,wecanenjoyabetterlife.

()1.Whenthelittleboysawtheoldwoman,shewas.

A.lookingforaseatintheparkB.passingthestreet

C.lookingatsomebirdsD.havingapizza

()2.ThelittleboygavetheoldwomanaCokebecause.

A.theoldwomanstillfelthungryB.hewantedtoseethesmile

again

C.hedidn'tlikethedrinkD.theoldwomanpaidhimforit

()3.Theoldwomangavethelittleboythebiggestsmile.

A.afterthelittleboywenthomeB.beforeitgrewdark

C.whenshewasdrinkingCokeD.afterthelittleboyhugged

her

()4.Theboysmotherwassurprisedtoseehersonwasverywhenthe

dooropened.

A.pleasedB.sadC.unhappyD.

angry

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThelittleboyfailedtofindLove.

B.Boththelittleboyandtheoldwomanfoundwhattheywantedatlast.

C.Thelittleboydecidednevertogohome.

D.Theoldwomangavethelittleboyahugtothankhim.

（二）

Dickwasborninapoorfamily.Hisfatherhadasmallboatandwentfishing

inthemorningandsoldthefishinthemarketintheafternoon.Thenhebought

somefoodforhisfamily.Whenwintercame,theywereoftenhungry.One

morningthehungrymanfellintotheriverandwasn'tfound.Dick'smotherleft

herthree-year-oldsonwithoutsayinggood-bye.Hisaunthadtolookafterhim.

Twentyyearspassed.Dickbecameatall,strongman.Hefoundworkona

farm.Heworkedhardandwantedtogetmoremoney.Heoftenwenttoseehis

auntwithsomenicepresents.Thewomanwasveryhappybutonedayshediedin

atrafficaccident.Theyoungmanwasverysad.Afterheburiedher,hedecided

tobuyabeautifultombstone（墓碑）forher.Hewenttotownandcameinashop,

butallthetombstonesweretooexpensive.Heasked,“Doyousellanold

tombstone,sir?”"Yes,wedo,sir,"answeredtheshopkeeper.64Isitasexpensive

asthenewone?”

“No,it'smuchcheaper,saidtheman."Butanothernamewasengraved（亥！J）

onit.”"Itdoesn'tmatter,9,saidDick."Myauntcouldn'tread.

（）1.If,thefamilymemberswerehungry.

A.Dick'sfathercouldcatchnofishinwinterB.Dick'sfatherhadaboat

inwinter

C.Dick'sfatherhadtolookafterhiminwinterD.nofoodwassoldin

winter

()2.ThewomanhadtolookafterDickbecause.

A.shewasrichB.hisfatheraskedher

C.shewaskind-heartedD.theboylovedher

()3.Dickwantedtogetmoremoneyto.

A.marryawifeB.givehisauntnicepresents

C.buyafarmD.buildahouse

()4.Dickoftenwenttoseehisauntbecause.

A.shefeltlonelyB.shewasoftenill

C.shehadnochildrenD.withherhelphegrewup

()5.Dickwantedtobuyanoldtombstonebecause.

A.hehadenoughmoneytobuyanewone

B.hisauntcouldn'treadwhosenamewasengraved

C.hisauntwasn'tgoingtomindit

D.nobodyknewwhathisaunt'snamewas

(三)

Henryhadstudiedinauniversitybeforehecamebacktohishometown.He

thoughthehadlotsofknowledgeandhewassupercilious(目中无人).

Atfirsthewaseasilygivenajobinabank.Buthecouldnlgetonwellwith

hisworkmatesandoftenmademistakes.Andsoonhewassentaway.Thenhe

foundajobinapostoffice,buthestillcouldn51becompetent(适任)atitand

beforelonghehadtoleave.Afterhehadlostthework,hislifegotworseand

worseandhewasoftenworriedaboutfoodandclothes.Whenhehardlyasked

forsomefoodinthestreet,afriendofhisauntsfeltpityforhimandaskedhim

toworkinhisrestaurant.Ofcoursehedidn'tliketheworkatallbutitwasmuch

betterthanbeinghungry.Hehadtoworkthere.

Onedayayoungbeautifulwomancameintotherestaurant.Shewantedtwo

eggs,somechickenandaglassofmilk.Henrythoughtsheworebeautifulclothes

butdidnthavemuchknowledge.Whenhewastakingthemilktoher,hefound

therewasaflyinthemilk,buthestillbringittothewoman.Assoonasheleft

hertable,heheardhercryingbehind.

“What'sinmymilk,waiter???thewomanshoutedathim.

uHaventyouseenit'safly,madam?”askedHenry.

"It'sterrible!thewomansaidangrily.

uDon'tbeangry,madam,“Henrysaidquietly."Itstoosmall.Itcantdrink

muchofyour

()1.WhywasHenrysupercilious?Because.

A.hewasrichB.hethoughtheknewmuchmorethan

others

C.hecouldbecompetentatalltheworkD.hecamefromabig

family

()2.WhywasHenrysentawayfromthebank?Because.

A.hedidn'tlikethereB.hecouldn'tgetonwellwithhis

workmates

C.hewascarelessinhisworkD.BandC

()3.WhydidthemantellHenrytoworkinhisrestaurant?

Because.

A.helikedtheyoungmanB.heneededalearnedman

C.hewantedtohelptheyoungmanD.theyoungmanhadlotsof

knowledge

()4.Henrydidn'tbringthewomanforanotherglassofmilkbecause.

A.hedidn'tliketheyoungwomanB.heknewherwell

C.hehopedshewentoutD.hehopedshecouldaskfor

anotherdrink

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Henrywantedtofindanotherpieceofwork.

B.Henrywouldsoonbesentawayagain.

C.Henrywouldbegivenapieceofimportantwork.

D.ThemanagerwouldbeafraidofHenry.

（四）

OnedayJack'swifewascleaningoutacloset（壁橱）.

“Lookatalltheseumbrellas,shesaidtoJack."Thereareeightandtheyare

allbroken.,,

"I'lltakethemtotheumbrellashopandhavethemmended,“Jacksaid.

Jacktooktheeightumbrellastotheshopandleftthemthere."They'llbe

readytomorrow,theshopkeepersaid.

ThateveningJackwenthomefromtheofficebybusasusual.Hesatnextto

anoldwoman.Shehadanumbrellaonthefloornearher.

Whenthebusreachedhisstop,hepickedupherumbrellaandstoodup.

“Hey!”thewomansaid."That'smyumbrella!^^

'Tmsorry/9Jacksaid,andatthesametimehegavetheumbrellatoher."I

wasn'tthinking.Pleaseexcuseme.”

Thenextdayhegotbacktheumbrellasfromtheumbrellashopandgoton

thebus.

Ashesatdown,avoicebehindhimsaid,“Youcertainlyhaveasuccessful

day!^^

Heturnedaroundandsawthewomanwhoseumbrellahadalmostbeentaken

byhimthedaybefore.

（）l.Jack,swifefoundumbrellasinthecloset.

A.eightbrokenB.brokeneightC.eightnewD.new

eight

()2.hadthebrokenumbrellasmendedintheumbrellashop.

A.Jack'swifeB.JackC.TheshopkeeperD.The

oldwoman

()3.Thateveningtheoldwoman'sumbrellawasalmosttakenby.

A.theshopkeeperB.Jack'swifeC.JackD.thedriver

()4.ThenextdayJacksawthewoman.

A.intheshopB.athomeC.onthetrainD.onthe

bus

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Jackhadanumbrellashop.

B.Thewoman'sumbrellawasJack's.

C.ThewomanthoughtJackwasathief.

D.Jackboughteightumbrellasfromtheshopagain.

(五)

2.26-meter-tallYaoMingmadehisNBAdebut(初次登台)onOctober23,

2002andgot6points(得分)fortheHoustonRocketsinthegame.Thenextday,

hegot13pointsisanothergame.

MostpeoplethinkthatYaoMingisabornbasket-ballplayer.ButYaosaid,

“WhenyouwatchitonTV,itlooksveryeasy.Butwhenyouareplayinginthe

NBA,itisreallynotsoeasy.^^HeaskedthatjoiningtheHoustonRocketswasa

newstartandanewchallenge.UIhopethatthroughveryhardworkIcanmake

everyonehappyandhelptheRocketswinmoregames,hesaid.

YaoMingspeakssomeEnglish.Bothheandhisteammatescanunderstand

eachother.Theydon'tthinkthereisalanguageproblem.WhileYaoMingfaces

thisnewchallenge,thepeopleofHoustonhaveshowngreatinterestinhimand

theyhopeYaoMingwillbringnewenergy(活力)totheRockets.Theteamhas

startedhavinglessonstolearnmoreaboutChina,andmanypeoplewhoworkfor

theRocketshavelearnedtospeaksomeChinese.

()1.YaoMinggot13pointsonOctober,2002.

A.22B.23C.24D.26

()2.YaoMingsaidthat.

A.playingintheNBAwasdifficultB.itwashardtowatchNBA

gamesonTV

C.hewasanNBAstarD.itwasboringtoplaybasketball

()3.ThepeopleofHoustonhopeYaoMingwill.

A.speakexcellentEnglishB.bringnewenergytothe

Rockets

C.makeNBAgameseasyD.facenewchallenge

()4.FromthepassagewecanknowthatYaoMing.

A.willworkhardforhisteam

B.madethehighestscoreinhisfirstNBAgame

C.can'tunderstandhisteammates

D.teachestheRocketsworkersChinesehimself

()5.Thepassageisprobably.

A.anadvertisementB.anoticeC.anewsreportD.an

instruction

(六)

Todaytherearepolicemeneverywhere,butin1700,Londonhadno

policemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandthey

werenotpaid.

About300yearsago,Londonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmore

peoplebegantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplewerepoor.

Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedin

theirhomesasmuchaspossible.

In1750,HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.They

werelikepolicemenandwerecalled“BowStreetRunners“becausetheyworked

nearBowStreet.

Fiftyyearslater,therewere120"BowStreetRunners”,butLondonhad

becomeverybigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829,thefirst

Metropolitan(orLondon)PoliceForcewasstartedwith3,000officers.Mostofthe

menworkedonfoot,butafewrodehorses.Until1920allthepoliceinLondon

weremen.

Today,Londonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpoliceofficerswho

stillridehorses,thepayisevenbetterthanfortheothers.

()1.In1700,themenwhoprotectedthestreetswerepaid.

A.afewB.nothingC.alittleD.alot

()2.About300yearsago,manypeople.

A.wantedtoleaveLondonB.hadbighousesinLondon

C.becamepolicemenD.cametoliveinLondon

()3.Peopledidn'tleavetheirhousesbecause.

A.theyhadnomoneyB.theywereafraidoflosingmoney

C.thecitywasnotcleanD.theylikedhomes

()4.The“BowStreetRunners".

A.stoppedpeoplestealingB.stolemoney

C.paidpeopletostealD.stoppedpeopleridinghorses

()5.Today,policeofficerswhoridehorsesarepaid.

A.thesameastheirworkmatesB.morethantheirworkmates

C.halfasmuchastheirworkmatesD.lessthantheirworkmates

(七)

Jilllivedwithhergrandma.Theoldwomanwasstrongenoughthatshe

coulddoeverythingherselfathome.

AssoonasJillbegantotidytheroomsorwashsomething,hergrandma

stoppedherandtoldhertoworkhardatherlessons.Jillhadtolistentoher

grandmaandspentallhertimeonherstudy.Soshewenttocollageatlast.

Nowthegirlhasleftcollege.Shedidwellinallhersubjectsandeasilyfound

workinMrBrown'scompany.ShewassureMrBrownwouldputherinan

importantposition(位置).

Onthefirstdaythebossgaveherabroomandsaid,“Yourfirstworkisto

sweeptheoffices.

“What?”thegirlcalledoutinsurprise,"I'macollegestudent,youknow.”

'TmsorryIdon'tknowthat.Here,givemethebroomandletmeshow

you!”

()1.AsJilfsgrandmawasstrong,.

A.thegirlwouldlivewithherB.shedidallthehousework

C.shekeptdoingmorningexerciseD.shecouldhelpherwithher

lessons

()2.Jillhadenoughtime,so.

A.sheputherheartintoherstudyB.shehadtimetorest

C.shecouldplaygamesD.shedidnotlearntodothe

housework

()3.Jilleasilyfoundworkbecause.

A.shewasstrong,tooB.sheknewMrBrown

C.shecoulddoeverythingD.shedidwellinherlessons

()4.,soshewassurprised.

A.MrBrowndidn'tknowJillwasacollegestudent

B.MrBrowndidn'tknowJillwasgoodathersubjects

C.MrBrowndidn'tlikeJillatall

D.MrBrowntoldJilltobeacleaner

()5.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A.Jillhopedtohaveanimportantjob.B.Jillcouldn'tdoany

houseworkatall.

C.MrBrownhadtosaysorrytoJill.D.Jillgraduatedfromacollege.

(八)

Whenwewanttotellotherpeoplewhatwethink,wecandoitwiththehelp

ofwords.Wecanalsodoitinmanyotherways,too.Sometimeswemoveour

headsupanddownwhenwewanttosay"yes”,andweshakeourheadswhenwe

wanttosay"noSomepeoplecan'thearorspeak.Theytalkwiththehelpof

gestures(手势).Peoplefromothercountriesoftenhavetodoitiftheydon't

knowyourlanguage.

Hereisastory.AnAmericanwasoncehavinghisholidayinItaly,buthe

couldnotspeakItalian.Onedayhewenttoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.

Whenthewaitercame,theAmericanopenedhismouth,puthisfingersinitand

tookthemoutagain.Inthiswayhewantedtosay“Bringmesomethingtoeat”.

Thewaitersoonbroughthimacupoftea.TheAmericanshookhisheadandthe

waiterunderstoodthathedidn'twanttea.Sohetookitawayandbroughthima

glassofmilk.TheAmericanshookhisheadagain.Hewasveryhungrynowand

lookedsad.Hewasjustgoingtoleavetherestaurantwhenanothermancamein.

Whenthismansawthewaiter,heputhishandsonhisstomach(胃).Inafew

minutestherewasalargeplateofbreadandmeatonthetableinfrontofhim.

()1.Sometimespeoplemovetheirheadswhentheywanttosay“yes”.

A.rightandleftB.fastandslowC.hardandeasyD.upand

down

()2.Ifpeoplewanttosay,theymayshaketheirheads.

A."no"B."yes"C."words"D."OK”

()3.Ifyoucant,youmaytalkwiththehelpofgestures.

A.writeandreadB.sayorsingC.hearandspeakD.goor

come

()4.TheAmericanwanted.

A.todrinkacupofteaB.togotobed

C.tohavesomefoodD.totalkwiththewaiter

()5.Ifpeoplewantthewaitertobringthemsomething,theydbetterput

theirhandsontheirstomach.

A.todrinkB.towriteC.tospeakD.toeat

(九)

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp(军营).Itwasfar

fromthetownsandcitiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourse

itwasagoodplacefortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultforthe

youngmentogooutside.MrWhite,anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemand

hehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

OnceMrWhitewasillinbed.Hecouldn'tworkandayoungofficer,Mr

Huntbegantotrainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwell

andletninesoldiersgotothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfelland

nonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.It

wasfivetotwelvewhenMrHuntdecidedtogotothetownandseewhatwas

happeningtotheyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthat

momenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheydrankwine.Ofcoursethey

foundtheofficerwasangry.

'Tmsorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier.4<Ileftthetownontime.Butsomething

waswrongwithmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.

Badluck!ItdiedandIhadtorunback.”

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwas

thelastsoldier'sturn.Hesaid,"I'msorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,but…”

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.

Hecalledout,“Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,rilpunishyouat

once!”

“No,no,sir,"saidtheyoungman."Mybuswasallright,butthehorsedied!”

()1.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto.

A.stopthesoldiersfromgoingtotowns

B.stopthesoldiersfrommeetingtheirfriends

C.trainthenewsoldiers

D.maketheyoungmenlivequietly

()2.MrHuntlettheninesoldiershaveaholidaybecause.

A.hewaskindtothemB.theyfeltlonely

C.theyhadsomethingimportanttodoD.theywerethebestofall

()3.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause.

A.atrafficaccidenthadhappened

B.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiers

C.theninesoldierswouldcomeback

D.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown

)4.Theninesoldiersreturnedtothecamplatebecause.

A.somethingwaswrongwiththeirbusesB.theirhorsesdiedonthe

returnway

C.ittookthemmuchtimetorunbackD.theyalldrankmuchinthe

town

)5.Whichanswerdoyouthinkistrue?

A.You'llbelieveonlythelastsoldier.B.Theofficerbelievedthe

ninesoldiers.

C.You'llbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.D.Theofficerwon'tpunishhis

soldiers.

（十）

ThesnowlasteduntillastFriday.Iopenedthewindowthismorningandsaw

thesunbutIfeltmuchcolder.

“You'dbettergotoworkonfoot,dear,“saidmyhusband,“Itisdangerous

foryoutodrive.”

Ithoughthimrightandagreed.Itwouldtakemeaboutfortyminutestogo

myhospital.Therewasaboutanhourleft,soIstarted,withabagofsandwichfor

breakfast.Inthestreetstherewasthicksnowandiceandthetrafficwaslessthan

beforeandpeoplewalkedcarefully.SuddenlyIsawacargoingfast.Thedriver

triedtopassthecrossingbeforethelightsturnedred.Maybehedidn'tseetwo

boysinthemiddleofthestreet.Hiscarknockeddown（撞倒）oneboyandstopped

justinfrontofthepolicebox.

Peoplecrowdedaroundtheboyatonce.Irushedoutofthegatheringcrowd

（聚集的人群）andwasgoingtolookhimover.Butamanpushedmeasideand

said,"Stepback（向后退）,please.I'vehadacourseinfirstaid（急救）

Ihadtostandandwatchhisministrations（救助）forafewminutes.ThenI

saidtohim,uWhenyouneedadoctor,sir,I'malreadyhere.”

（）l.Itstoday.

A.snowyB.cloudyC.sunnyD.windy

（）2.1lefthomethismorning.

A.afterbreakfastB.beforebreakfastC.asusualD.too

late

（）3.Peoplewalkedcarefullybecause.

A.itwasverycoldB.therewasmuchtraffic

C.theyworewarmclothesD.therewasmuchsnowandiceinthe

streets

（）4.Thedriverknockeddowntheboybecause.

A.hehadsomethingimportanttodoB.hewasafraidtobelatefor

work

C.therewasnopolicemanthereD.hedrovetoofastpastthe

crossing

)5.Themanthought.

A.onlyhecouldgivetheboyfirstaidB.thehospitalwasfarfromthere

C.hewasreadytohelpthepoliceD.hehadalotofknowledgeof

medicine

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