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PAGEPAGE1中考英语阅读训练附参考答案ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi(出租车)driver."I'vebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershavetheirowntaxis.""It'sanicejobmostoftime.youmeetalotofpeople.Ialwaysworkatnight,becausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.Ilivetwentymiles(英里)outsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30intheafternoon.""Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning.""Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefromaparty.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouse,shefoundthatshehadlostherkey.SoIwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindows.""Iwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Itiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthepolicecame.TheythoughtIwasathief(小偷).Luckilythewomancamedownstairs(下楼).Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeandthedog!"1.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto_____.A.driveB.makemoneyC.climbinthroughthewindowD.meetalotofpeople2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause_____.A.shewantedtohaveasleepB.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforherC.shedidn'twanttopaythedriverD.shecouldn'tfindherkey3.Thestoryhappened_____.A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnightC.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.B.Thepolicemadeamistake.C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.5.ThedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowtoA.getmoneyfromthewomanB.returnthedogtothewomanC.seewhatwashappeninginthehouseD.phonethepoliceKEY:1-5ADBCC中考英语阅读训练（002）TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia,thelargestinareaisAlaska.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonthePacificcoast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henry'scousin,Susan,livesinNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itisthecapital,butitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.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.itisthelargestinpopulationC.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesKEY:1.C2.A3.D4.C5.D中考英语阅读训练（003）MrsBlacklivesinasmallvillage.Herhusbandisdead.Herson,Jack,livedwithher.Heworkedinashopinthevillage,butthenhefoundajobintownnamedGreensea.Hewenttolivethere.MrsBlackwasveryangry.Shegotonatrainandwenttoseeherson.Thenshesaidtohim,"Jack,whydoyounevertelephoneme?"Jacklaughed,"But,mother,youhaven'tgotatelephone.""No."sheanswered,"Ihaven't,butyouhavegotone."1.TheoldBlack______.A.isdeadB.liveswithhiswifeC.wenttoasmallvillageD.workedinashop2.Jacklivedwithhismother______heworkedinthevillage.A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.so3.Greenseais_________.A.abigcityB.asmallvillageC.atownD.aman'sname4.Jackdidn'tphonehismotherbecause______.A.hehadnophoneB.hewasverybusyC.hismotherhadnophoneD.hewenthomeeveryday5.Jack'smotherwasveryangrybecause______.A.Jackdidn'twanttoringherupB.Jackhadatelephonebutshehadn'tC.shedidn'tknowhowtomakeatelephoneD.shedidn'tknowshecouldn'tbecalledKEY:1.A2.B3.C4.C5.D中考英语阅读训练（004）Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing．HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandonaboutRickJackson．Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking．"Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!"shewasshouting．"Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood(四邻)．Andhelovestopickon(结交)littleboyslikeDanny．"Mrs．Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcerned(担心)alot．"Ididn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,"sheanswered．"He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!"Mrs．GreenlookedatDanny．"Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?"sheasked．Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor．Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool．Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtodothingswiththeboysintheneighborhood．Afterall,mostofthemwerenicetohim．HehatedtoleavethegangjustbecauseofRick．Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends．Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind．1．Welearnfromthereadingthat______．A．DannywasnotagoodstudentB．Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschoolC．Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblembeforeD．DannywantedtogetawayfromRick2．WhenDanny'smothercameforMrsGreen,thematterwasnow______toMrsGreen．A．seriousB．commonC．untrueD．similar3．Dannynow______．A．wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriendsB．hadnofriendsatallC．wasnotsurewhatheshouldtowiththeproblemD．madesomenewfriendsintheneighborhood4．Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreenbecause______．A．shehadknownitB．theotherboyswouldtellherC．hedidn'twanttobeintroubleD．hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit5．Theword'gang'inthereadingmeans'______'．A．aplaceforboystoplaygamesB．agroupofyoungpeopleC．aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschoolD．theteacher'sofficeKEY:1.D2.A3.C4.C5.B中考英语阅读训练（005）FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s．ItstandsbytheRiverByer,intwenty—fivehectares(公顷)ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest．ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingofWhales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods(野外)parties．ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom．Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms(浴室),twoliving—rooms,andadining—roomwitharealAdamfireplace．Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver．Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors．Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars．ThethirdFoulshamoncekeptthere．Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s．IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto：Harvey．Platt,Longford＆Son6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside．1．FoulshamHouseis______．A．anoldfarmhouseB．a25—houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstoryC．alargehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstoryD．ahousewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears2．Welearnfromthereadingthat______．A．SmithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodpartiesB．manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouseC．GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshereD．theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea3．Thesentence'Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver,'means'______'．A．TheparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibraryB．ThelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewallC．ThelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriverD．Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse．B．Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse．C．Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo．D．Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse．5．Wecaninfer(推断)thatHarvey______．A．wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlifeB．wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouseC．wantstosellthehouseD．wantssomemoneytomakethehousemeettoday'sneedsKEY:1.D2.B3.A4.D5.C中考英语阅读训练（006）Johnsentforadoctorbecausehiswifewasill．Hecalledthedoctorandmadesuretheywouldmeetatfive．Hearrivedatthedoctor'sattwentytofive．Hethought,"It'salittlebitearlier．I'llwaitforamoment．It'sgoodtokeepthetime．"Thenhestoppedhiscarinfrontofthedoctor's．Helookedaroundandsawanoisysquare（广场）notfarfromhere．Hewentthereandsatdownonachairtoenjoythelastlightofafternoonsunandmakehimselfquiet．Hesawsomechildrenplayingandsomewomentalkingtoeachotherhappily．Suddenlyheheardagirlcrying．Hecameuptoherandaskedsomequestions．Thenheknewshegotlost．Johntriedtofindoutheraddressandtookherhome．Thegirl'sparentswereverythankful．ThenJohnhurriedtothedoctor's．Thedoctorsaidangrilywhenhesawhim,"You'relate．Whydidyoukeepmewaitingfortwentyminutes?"Johnsaidnothingbutoneword—"Sorry!"1．Johndrovetothedoctor's______．A．lateB．ontimeC．intimeD．innotime2．Johnwenttothesquareto______．A．spendthetimeB．enjoyhimselfC．seethechildrenandthewomenD．helpthegirl3．Thegirlcriedbecause______．A．someonehitherB．shefelloffherbikeC．herparentswereangrywithherD．shedidn'tfindthewayhome4．AtlastJohngottothedoctor'sat______．A．twentytofiveB．twentypastfiveC．fiveo'clockD．fortypastfive5．Fromthestory,weknowJohnisa______．A．busypersonB．quietpersonC．helpfulpersonD．luckypersonKEY:1．C2．A3．D4．B5．C中考英语阅读训练（007）ThebigredAmericancarwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.WhenJacksawitcomingtowardhim,hestoppedhisowncaratthesideiftheroadtomakeroomforittopast.TheAmericancarwentslowlypast,soclosethathecouldseethedriver’sfacequiteclearly."WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?"hethought,“Waitaminute!Iremembernow.Itwasinthenewspaper!"Hetookoutthenewspaperfromhisbag,turnedquicklytothemiddlepage.Therewasapictureofthefaceinit.Yes,itbadalargemouthandsmallears,andhiseyeswerebehinddarkglasses."Wantedbythepolice,"readbyJack.“TheCityBankwillgivealotofmoneytoanyonewhohelpsthepolicetocatchthisman.""Callthepoliceatonce,"hesaidtohimself.Butafewminuteslater,hewassad."Thismanwascaughtthismorning,"answeredthepolice.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.TheAmericandriverKEY:1.C2.C3.D4.C5.A中考英语阅读训练（008）LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromised（答应）hermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle."Iftherewereanaccident."Hesays,‘they’dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast."ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However,"shesays,"‘itdoesn’tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit‘stheothersideoftheworld.It’sonlysixpencepersecond(每秒六便士)。""Ifyou‘reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I’lleatmyhat,‘Davidsays,"Andoneminute’snearlyfourpounds(英镑).""That‘snomorethanyou’dpayforanewhat,"‘’Lindaanswers.Shehasaskedthemanatthehotel(旅馆)desktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup."Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?"Shesays."Sixpencepersecond,"Davidreminds(提醒)her.“Hello,love."ItisMrsLee,Linda’smother,speakingfromLondon."Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It‘sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn’thearmesometimes.""Yes,Mum."Lindaputsin.."Ijustwantedtoringto…….""IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty‘shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou…"MrsLeeisagreattalker"Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye."Yes,allright,"saysMrsLee,"Butyouwillwrite,won‘tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork…"Onceagain,MrsLeetalksaboutthepass.andthereisnostoppingher."Fourpoundsfifty,’saysDavid.Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff."There!Thatwasn‘tlong,wasit?""Fourpounds,ninetypence."Davidanswers."Andyoudidn’tevensaythatwe‘vearrived."1.Lindaistelephoninghometo________.A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafelyC.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because_____.A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenceB.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhatC.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachildD.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother73.Davidsays,’Nearlyfourpounds,because______.A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecallB.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhatC.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrivedD.hewantsMrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause_______-.A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.B.shelikestalkingC.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall5.Lindatriestostophermotherby________.A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodoC.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite,andringingoffKEY:1.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,becausehewastooyoung．ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthday,MrThompsontookhimtohisusualbarforthefirsttime．Theydrankforanhour．Tomdrankabit．ThenMrThompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwanttoteachyouausefullesson．Howdoyouknowwhenyou’vehadenough?Well,I’lltellyou．Deyouseethosetwolightsattheendofthebar?Whentheyseemtobecomefour,you’vehadenoughandshouldgohome．”“But,Dad,”saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar．”1．Youngpeople______allowedtodrinkinabaruntileighteen．A．isnotB．arenotC．manyD．must2．WhenTomwasachild,hisfatheroftenwenttoanearbybar______takinghim．A．byB．forC．withD．without3．OnTom’seighteenthbirthday,hedranktogetherwithhisfatherinthatbarfor______．A．thefirsttimeB．onceC．manytimesD．eighteentimes4．Fatherwantedtotellhisson______．A．thetimetodrinkB．somethingaboutthelightC．whentostopdrinkingD．somethingaboutthebar5．Infact(事实上),there______attheendofthebar．A．wasonelightB．weretwolightsC．werethreelightsD．werefourlightsKEY:1．B2．D3．A4．C5．A中考英语阅读训练（010）ManypeoplesleeplateonSundaymorning,butothersdon’t．However(然而),almosteveryonereadstheSundaypaper．TheSundaypaperisusuallyverythick．Ithasmanyadvertisements(广告)andmanydifferentparts．Theparentsinthefamilylikethefrontpage,andtheworldnewspage．Manymenalsoreadthesportspage．Mostmendon’treadthewomen’spages,butthemotherofthefamilyusuallydoes．Thewomen’spageshavethenewsaboutparties,food,healthandclothes．MostSundaypapershaveinterestingstories．Childrenenjoythem．Oldpeoplereadthedeathnotices(讣告)．Theytellaboutpeoplewhohavediedduringtheweek．根据下面短文内容判断正误，在正确句子前面的括号内打“√”，在错误句子前面的括号内打“×”。1．Theparentsinthefamilylikesportspage．2．Thefatherofthefacelyusuallyreadthewomen'spages．3．Onlyoldwomenreadthedeathnotices．4．AlmosteveryonelikesreadingtheSundaypaper．5．ThispassageisabouttheSundaypaper．KEY:1．×2．×3．×4．√5．√中考英语阅读训练（011）OncetherewasaboyinToronto．HisnamewasJimmy．Hestartedpaintingwhenhewasthreeyearsold,andwhenhewasfivehewasalreadyverygoodatit．Hepainted（绘画）manybeautifulandinterestingpictures,andalotofpeopleboughthispictures．Theysaid,"Thisboyisgoingtobefamouswhenhe'salittleolder,andthenwe'regoingtosellthesepicturesforalotofmoney．"Jimmy'spicturesweredifferentfromotherpeople'sbecauseheneverpaintedonallofthepaper．Hepaintedonhalfofit,andtheotherhalfwasalwaysempty．"That'sveryclever,"everybodysaid．"Nootherpaintershaveeverdonethat!"Onedaysomebodyaskedhim,"Pleasetellmethis,Jimmy．Whydoyoupaintonthebottom（底）halfofyourpictures,butnotonthetophalf?""BecauseI'msmall,"Jimmysaid,"andmybrushescan'treachveryhigh．"根据短文内容回答问题。每空限填一词。（5分）1．Whichcountrydidtheboylivein?He______in______．2．WasJimmygoodatpaintingwhenhewasfive?Yes．He______well______paintingthen．3．WhatdidJimmydowithhispictures?He______hispicturesto______people．4．WhatdidsomebodyaskJimmyoneday?Heaskedhim______he______paintedonhalfofhispictures．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．Hisdriveralwayslistenedtohimandknewthelecturesowellthathewassurebecouldgiveithimself．SoEinsteinagreedthatthedrivergavethelecturehim．AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelectureforEinsteinthatevening．Atfirsthewasabitafraid,butEinstein'ssmilemadehimfeelbetter．Hegaveagoodlectureandthepeoplewerequitepleased．ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhimwithoutaword．Whentheygottothedoor,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion．Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthemantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswerit．根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。（10分）Einsteingavethe(1)______lectureagainandagain．Hisdriver(2)______tohislecturesomanytimes(3)______hewantedtogiveit(4)______．WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver(5)______thelectureforhimthatnight．Thedrivergavea(6)______lectureandthegreatscientistwasquitepleased．Whentheywere(7)______thelectureroom,amanaskedthedriveraquestion．Toshow(8)______easythequestionwas,thedriveraskedEinsteinwhofollowedhim(9)______toanswerit(10)______ofhim．KEY:1．same2．listened3．that4．himself5．give6．good7．leaving8．how9．quietly10．instead中考英语阅读训练（013）TheEnglishpeopleliketake-awayfood．Themostpopularfoodisfishandchips．Theyusuallygotoafishandchipshop．Theyputthefoodinpaperbags,andtakeithome,ortotheirworkplace．Atlunchtime,manypeopleeattake-awayfoodinthepark．ChinesetakeawaysarealsoverypopularinEngland．PeopleintheUSAandAustralialikeChinesetake-awayfood,too．ButthemostpopularfoodintheUSAisfriedchicken．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。Ⅰ11．Fishandchipsare12．TheEnglishpeoplegotoafishandchipshop13．Peopleeattake-awayfood14．Peopletakethefoodhome15．TheAmericanpeoplealsolikeⅡA．intheparkatlunchtime．B．Chinesetake-awayfood．C．themostpopulartake-awayfoodinEngland．D．ortotheirworkplaceE．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．Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand．Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheUSA'sexample．We'replantingmoreandmoretrees．We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreenWall"oftreesacrossnorthernpartofourcountry．TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometreslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometreswide．Itwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway．Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth．More"GreatGreenWalls"areneeded．Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld．GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter．根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1．In1620,about______theUSAwascoveredbyforests．A．athirdB．halfC．twothirdsD．afourth2．Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith______．A．sandB．waterC．windD．forests3．TheGreatGreenWallinChinais______long．A．7,000kilometersB．1,700kilometersC．7,000metersD．400kilometers4．Treesmustbegrownin______.A．ChinaB．theUSAC．somecountriesD．everypartoftheworld5．______willmaketheworldbetter．A．TheGreatWallB．TallbuildingsC．GreatGreenWallsD．FlowersandgrassKEY:1．B2．D3．A4．D5．C中考英语阅读训练（015）Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What’swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes．MissLiaskedagain，“Whydon’tyouanswermyquestion？Didn’tItellyouwhatwaterislike？”Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid，“MissLi，youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell．Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater？Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell．”MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim．“I’msorry，children．”saidtheteacher，“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier．That’saproblem．1．Thestudentswerehavingtheir_______class．A．EnglishB．ChineseC．chemistryD．maths2．MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat______waslike．A．waterB．airC．earthD．weather3．Aboysaid，“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways_______．”A．whiteB．blackC．cleanD．clear4．Mostofthechildren_______theboy．A．agreedwithB．wrotetoC．heardfromD．sentfor5．Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting_______．A．moreandmoreB．lessandlessC．cleanerandcleanerD．dirtieranddirtierKEY:1．C2．A3．B4．A5．D中考英语阅读训练（016）“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings．Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold．Astheworldhaschanged，thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning．“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything．Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet，maybeyouwillsay，“It’scool．”Youmaythink，“He’ssocool，”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer．Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”．Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”．Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused．Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited．Ononestudent’spaperwasJusttheonesentence，“It’ssocool．Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt．Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords．Without“cool”，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning．Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）．Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”？Ican．AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool．1．Weknowthattheword“coolhashad________.A．onlyonemeaningB．nomeaningsC．manydifferentmeaningsD．thesamemeaning2．Inthepassage，theword“express”means“________”.A．seeB．showC．knowD．feel3．Ifyouare_______something，youmaysay，“It’scool．”A．interestedinB．angryaboutC．afraidofD．unhappywith4．Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused．A．pleasedwithB．strangetoC．worriedaboutD．carefulwith5．Inthepassage，thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”________．A．canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB．usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC．canmakeyourlifecolourfulD．maynotbeascoolasitseemsKEY:1．C2．B3．A4．C5．D中考英语阅读训练（017）AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent．OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice，astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar．“Isthisyourcar，Paul？”heasked．Paulanswered，“Yes，mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas．”Theboywassurprised．“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyounothing？Boy，Iwish…”Hehesitated．OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor．Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.“Iwish,”theboywenton，“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat．”Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,