中考英语阅读理解精练(附答案)

初中英语阅读训练。

(一)

WhereisLove?HowcanwefindLove?

OncealittleboywantedtomeetLove.HeknewitwasalongtriptowhereLovelived,

sohegothisthingsreadywithsomepizzasanddrinksandstartedoff.Whenhepassedthree

streets,hesawanoldwomansittingintheparkandwatchingsomebirds.Shelookedvery

hungry.Theboygaveherapizza.Shetookitandsmiledathim.Thesmilewassobeautiful

thathewantedtoseeitagain,sohegaveheraCoke.Shesmiledonceagain.Theboywas

veryhappy.

Theysattherealltheafternoon,eatingandsmiling,buttheysaidnothing.Whenit

grewdark,theboydecidedtoleave.Butbeforehehadgonemorethanafewsteps,he

turnedaround,ranbacktotheoldwomanandgaveherahug.Thewomangavehimher

biggestsmileever.

Whentheboyopenedthedoorofhishouse,hismotherwassurprisedbythelookof

joy(快乐)onhisfaceandaskedwhathadmadehimsohappy."IhadlunchwithLove.She

hasgotthemostbeautifulsmileintheworld."Atthesametime,theoldwomanssonwas

alsosurprisedathismother'spleasureandaskedwhy.

“IateapizzaintheparkwithLove,"shesaid,“andheismuchyoungerthanI

expected.M

Iftheworldisfulloflove,wecanenjoyabetterlife.

()1.Whenthelittleboysawtheoldwoman,shewas.

A.lookingforaseatintheparkB.passingthestreet

C.lookingatsomebirdsD.havingapizza

()2.ThelittleboygavetheoldwomanaCokebecause.

A.theoldwomanstillfelthungryB.hewantedtoseethesmileagain

C.hedidn'tlikethedrinkD.theoldwomanpaidhimforit

()3.Theoldwomangavethelittleboythebiggestsmile.

A.afterthelittleboywenthomeB.beforeitgrewdark

C.whenshewasdrinkingCokeD.afterthelittleboyhuggedher

()4.Theboy'smotherwassurprisedtoseehersonwasverywhenthedooropened.

A.pleasedB.sadC.unhappyD.angry

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThelittleboyfailedtofindLove.

B.Boththelittleboyandtheoldwomanfoundwhattheywantedatlast.

C.Thelittleboydecidednevertogohome.

D.Theoldwomangavethelittleboyahugtothankhim.

(—)

Dickwasborninapoorfamily.Hisfatherhadasmallboatandwentfishinginthe

morningandsoldthefishinthemarketintheafternoon.Thenheboughtsomefoodforhis

family.Whenwintercame,theywereoftenhungry.Onemorningthehungrymanfellinto

theriverandwasn'tfound.Dick'smotherleftherthree-year-oldsonwithoutsaying

good-bye.Hisaunthadtolookafterhim.

Twentyyearspassed.Dickbecameatall,strongman.Hefoundworkonafarm.He

workedhardandwantedtogetmoremoney.Heoftenwenttoseehisauntwithsomenice

presents.Thewomanwasveryhappybutonedayshediedinatrafficaccident.Theyoung

manwasverysad.Afterheburiedher,hedecidedtobuyabeautifultombstone(墓碑)forher.

Hewenttotownandcameinashop,butallthetombstonesweretooexpensive.Heasked,

“Doyousellanoldtombstone,sir?”“Yes,wedo,sir,"answeredtheshopkeeper."Isitas

expensiveasthenewone?”

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

doesn'tmatter,MsaidDick.uMyauntcouldn'tread.”

()1.If,thefamilymemberswerehungry.

A.Dick'sfathercouldcatchnofishinwinterB.Dick'sfatherhadaboatinwinter

C.Dick'sfatherhadtolookafterhiminwinterD.nofoodwassoldinwinter

()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.Hethoughthe

hadlotsofknowledgeandhewassupercilious(目中无人).

Atfirsthewaseasilygivenajobinabank.Buthecouldn'tgetonwellwithhis

workmatesandoftenmademistakes.Andsoonhewassentaway.Thenhefoundajobina

postoffice,buthestillcouldn，tbecompetent(适任)atitandbeforelonghehadtoleave.

Afterhehadlostthework,hislifegotworseandworseandhewasoftenworriedaboutfood

andclothes.Whenhehardlyaskedforsomefoodinthestreet,afriendofhisaunt'sfeltpity

forhimandaskedhimtoworkinhisrestaurant.Ofcoursehedidn'tliketheworkatallbutit

wasmuchbetterthanbeinghungry.Hehadtoworkthere.

Onedayayoungbeautifulwomancameintotherestaurant.Shewantedtwoeggs,some

chickenandaglassofmilk.Henrythoughtsheworebeautifulclothesbutdidnthavemuch

knowledge.Whenhewastakingthemilktoher,hefoundtherewasaflyinthemilk,buthe

stillbringittothewoman.Assoonashelefthertable,heheardhercryingbehind.

“What'sinmymilk,waiter?wthewomanshoutedathim.

uHaven-tyouseenitsafly,madam?,>askedHenry.

“It'sterrible!”thewomansaidangrily.

“Don'tbeangry,madam,“Henrysaidquietly."It'stoosmall.Itcantdrinkmuchof

yourmilk!”

()1.WhywasHenrysupercilious?Because.

A.hewasrichB.hethoughtheknewmuchmorethanothers

C.hecouldbecompetentatalltheworkD.hecamefromabigfamily

()2.WhywasHenrysentawayfromthebank?Because.

A.hedidn'tlikethereB.hecouldn'tgetonwellwithhisworkmates

C.hewascarelessinhisworkD.BandC

()3.WhydidthemantellHenrytoworkinhisrestaurant?Because.

A.helikedtheyoungmanB.heneededalearnedman

C.hewantedtohelptheyoungmanD.theyoungmanhadlotsofknowledge

()4.Henrydidn'tbringthewomanforanotherglassofmilkbecause.

A.hedidn'tliketheyoungwomanB.heknewherwell

C.hehopedshewentoutD.hehopedshecouldaskforanotherdrink

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Henrywantedtofindanotherpieceofwork.

B.Henrywouldsoonbesentawayagain.

C.Henrywouldbegivenapieceofimportantwork.

D.ThemanagerwouldbeafraidofHenry.

(四)

OnedayJack'swifewascleaningoutacloset(壁橱).

“Lookatalltheseumbrellas,MshesaidtoJack."Thereareeightandtheyareall

broken.”

"I'lltakethemtotheumbrellashopandhavethemmended,“Jacksaid.

Jacktooktheeightumbrellastotheshopandleftthemthere.'They'llbeready

tomorrow,theshopkeepersaid.

ThateveningJackwenthomefromtheofficebybusasusual.Hesatnexttoanold

woman.Shehadanumbrellaonthefloornearher.

Whenthebusreachedhisstop,hepickedupherumbrellaandstoodup."Hey!”the

womansaid."That'smyumbrella!^^

"I'msorry,vJacksaid,andatthesametimehegavetheumbrellatoher."Iwasn't

thinking.Pleaseexcuseme.”

Thenextdayhegotbacktheumbrellasfromtheumbrellashopandgotonthebus.

Ashesatdown,avoicebehindhimsaid,“Youcertainlyhaveasuccessfulday!”

Heturnedaroundandsawthewomanwhoseumbrellahadalmostbeentakenbyhim

thedaybefore.

()l.Jack,swifefoundumbrellasinthecloset.

A.eightbrokenB.brokeneightC.eightnewD.neweight

()2.hadthebrokenumbrellasmendedintheumbrellashop.

A.Jack?swifeB.JackC.TheshopkeeperD.Theoldwoman

()3.Thateveningtheoldwoman'sumbrellawasalmosttakenby.

A.theshopkeeperB.Jack'swifeC.JackD.thedriver

()4.ThenextdayJacksawthewoman.

A.intheshopB.athomeC.onthetrainD.onthebus

()5.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Jackhadanumbrellashop.

B.Thewoman'sumbrellawasJack's.

C.ThewomanthoughtJackwasathief.

D.Jackboughteightumbrellasfromtheshopagain.

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2.26-meter-tallYaoMingmadehisNBAdebut(初次登台)onOctober23,2002andgot

6points(得分)fortheHoustonRocketsinthegame.Thenextday,hegot13pointsis

anothergame.

MostpeoplethinkthatYaoMingisabornbasket-ballplaye匚ButYaosaid,uWhenyou

watchitonTV,itlooksveryeasy.ButwhenyouareplayingintheNBA,itisreallynotso

easy.^^HeaskedthatjoiningtheHoustonRocketswasanewstartandanewchallenge."I

hopethatthroughveryhardworkIcanmakeeveryonehappyandhelptheRocketswin

moregames,“hesaid.

YaoMingspeakssomeEnglish.Bothheandhisteammatescanunderstandeachother.

Theydon'tthinkthereisalanguageproblem.WhileYaoMingfacesthisnewchallenge,the

peopleofHoustonhaveshowngreatinterestinhimandtheyhopeYaoMingwillbringnew

energy(活力)totheRockets.TheteamhasstartedhavinglessonstolearnmoreaboutChina,

andmanypeoplewhoworkfortheRocketshavelearnedtospeaksomeChinese.

()1.YaoMinggot13pointsonOctober,2002.

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

()2.YaoMingsaidthat.

A.playingintheNBAwasdifficultB.itwashardtowatchNBAgamesonTV

C.hewasanNBAstarD.itwasboringtoplaybasketball

()3.ThepeopleofHoustonhopeYaoMingwill.

A.speakexcellentEnglishB.bringnewenergytotheRockets

C.makeNBAgameseasyD.facenewchallenge

()4.FromthepassagewecanknowthatYaoMing.

A.willworkhardforhisteam

B.madethehighestscoreinhisfirstNBAgame

C.can'tunderstandhisteammates

D.teachestheRocketsworkersChinesehimself

()5.Thepassageisprobably_____.

A.anadvertisementB.anoticeC.anewsreportD.aninstruction

(六)

Todaytherearepolicemeneverywhere,butin1700,Londonhadnopolicemenatall.A

fewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid.

About300yearsago,Londonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeople

begantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplewerepoor.Thereweresomany

thieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible.

in1750,HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.Theywerelike

policemenandwerecalled“BowStreetRunners^^becausetheyworkednearBowStreet.

Fiftyyearslater,therewere120"BowStreetRunners"，butLondonhadbecomevery

bigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829,thefirstMetropolitan(orLondon)PoliceForce

wasstartedwith3,000officers.Mostofthemenworkedonfoot,butafewrodehorses.

Until1920allthepoliceinLondonweremen.

Today,Londonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpoliceofficerswhostillride

horses,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.Theoldwomanwasstrongenoughthatshecoulddo

everythingherselfathome.

AssoonasJillbegantotidytheroomsorwashsomething,hergrandmastoppedher

andtoldhertoworkhardatherlessons.Jillhadtolistentohergrandmaandspentallher

timeonherstudy.Soshewenttocollageatlast.

Nowthegirlhasleftcollege.ShedidwellinallhersubjectsandeasilyfoundworkinMr

Brown'scompany.ShewassureMrBrownwouldputherinanimportantposition(位置).

Onthefirstdaythebossgaveherabroomandsaid,“Yourfirstworkistosweepthe

offices.v

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

'TmsorryIdon'tknowthat.Here,givemethebroomandletmeshowyou!”

)1.AsJilfsgrandmawasstrong,

A.thegirlwouldlivewithherB.shedidallthehousework

C.shekeptdoingmorningexerciseD.shecouldhelpherwithherlessons

)2.Jillhadenoughtime,so.

A.sheputherheartintoherstudyB.shehadtimetorest

C.shecouldplaygamesD.shedidnotlearntodothehousework

)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'tdoanyhouseworkatall.

C.MrBrownhadtosaysorrytoJill.D.Jillgraduatedfromacollege.

(八)

Whenwewanttotellotherpeoplewhatwethink,wecandoitwiththehelpofwords.

Wecanalsodoitinmanyotherways,too.Sometimeswemoveourheadsupanddown

whenwewanttosay“yes”，andweshakeourheadswhenwewanttosay"noSome

peoplecan'thearorspeak.Theytalkwiththehelpofgestures(手势).Peoplefromother

countriesoftenhavetodoitiftheydon'tknowyourlanguage.

Hereisastory.AnAmericanwasoncehavinghisholidayinItaly,buthecouldnot

speakItalian.Onedayhewenttoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Whenthewaitercame,

theAmericanopenedhismouth,puthisfingersinitandtookthemoutagain.Inthiswayhe

wantedtosay“Bringmesomethingtoeat”.Thewaitersoonbroughthimacupoftea.The

Americanshookhisheadandthewaiterunderstoodthathedidn'twanttea.Sohetookit

awayandbroughthimaglassofmilk.TheAmericanshookhisheadagain.Hewasvery

hungrynowandlookedsad.Hewasjustgoingtoleavetherestaurantwhenanotherman

camein.Whenthismansawthewaiter,heputhishandsonhisstomach(胃).Inafew

minutestherewasalargeplateofbreadandmeatonthetableinfrontofhim.

)1.Sometimespeoplemovetheirheadswhentheywanttosay“yes”.

A.rightandleftB.fastandslowC.hardandeasyD.upanddown

)2.Ifpeoplewanttosay,theymayshaketheirheads.

A.“no"B.“yes”C.“words"D.“OK”

)3.Ifyoucant,youmaytalkwiththehelpofgestures.

A.writeandreadB.sayorsingC.hearandspeakD.goorcome

)4.TheAmericanwanted____.

A.todrinkacupofteaB.togotobed

C.tohavesomefoodD.totalkwiththewaiter

()5.Ifpeoplewantthewaitertobringthemsomething,theydbetterputtheirhands

ontheirstomach.

A.todrinkB.towriteC.tospeakD.toeat

(九)

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp(军营).Itwasfarfromthe

townsandcitiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplace

fortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.MrWhite,

anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

OnceMrWhitewasillinbed.Hecouldn'tworkandayoungofficer,MrHuntbeganto

trainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgo

tothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewas

worriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMrHuntdecidedtogoto

thetownandseewhatwashappeningtotheyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandset

off.Atthatmomenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheydrankwine.Ofcoursethey

foundtheofficerwasangry.

'Tmsorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier."Ileftthetownontime.Butsomethingwas

wrongwithmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!It

diedandIhadtorunback.”

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelast

soldier'sturn.Hesaid,"I'msorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,but・・・”

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalled

out,“Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,rilpunishyouatonce!”

“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.theirhorsesdiedonthereturnway

C.ittookthemmuchtimetorunbackD.theyalldrankmuchinthetown

)5.Whichanswerdoyouthinkistrue?

A.You'llbelieveonlythelastsoldier.B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.

C.You'llbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.D.Theofficerwon'tpunishhissoldiers.

(十)

ThesnowlasteduntillastFriday.Iopenedthewindowthismorningandsawthesun

butIfeltmuchcolder.

“You'dbettergotoworkonfoot,dear,“saidmyhusband,“Itisdangerousforyouto

drive.w

Ithoughthimrightandagreed.Itwouldtakemeaboutfortyminutestogomyhospital.

Therewasaboutanhourleft,soIstarted,withabagofsandwichforbreakfast.Inthestreets

therewasthicksnowandiceandthetrafficwaslessthanbeforeandpeoplewalked

carefully.SuddenlyIsawacargoingfast.Thedrivertriedtopassthecrossingbeforethe

lightsturnedred.Maybehedidn'tseetwoboysinthemiddleofthestreet.Hiscarknocked

down(撞倒)oneboyandstoppedjustinfrontofthepolicebox.

Peoplecrowdedaroundtheboyatonce.Irushedoutofthegatheringcrowd(聚集的人

群)andwasgoingtolookhimover.Butamanpushedmeasideandsaid,uStepback(向后

iB),please.I'vehadacourseinfirstaid(急救)

1hadtostandandwatchhisministrations(救助)forafewminutes.ThenIsaidtohim,

“Whenyouneedadoctor,sir,Imalreadyhere.”

()l.Itstoday.

A.snowyB.cloudyC.sunnyD.windy

()2.1lefthome____thismorning.

A.afterbreakfastB.beforebreakfastC.asusualD.toolate

)3.Peoplewalkedcarefullybecause.

A.itwasverycoldB.therewasmuchtraffic

C.theyworewarmclothesD.therewasmuchsnowandiceinthestreets

)4.Thedriverknockeddowntheboybecause.

A.hehadsomethingimportanttodoB.hewasafraidtobelateforwork

C.therewasnopolicemanthereD.hedrovetoofastpastthecrossing

)5.Themanthought___.

A.onlyhecouldgivetheboyfirstaidB.thehospitalwasfarfromthere

C.hewasreadytohelpthepoliceD.hehadalotofknowledgeofmedicine

(H—)

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)1.IfyouwanttogotoBettyandJacksparty,youcancall.

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)2.MikeGreenhastosellhiswashingmachinebecause.

A.hewantstobuyanewoneB.hewillgoabroad

C.hewantstobuyanewhouseD.Theressomethingwrongwithit

)3.SmithsBookClubisopenaday.

A.8hoursB.10hoursC.12hoursD.20hours

)4.Ifyouwanttoreadsomebooks,youcangoto_____.

A.31StationStreetB.15NorthStreet

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)5.Youcanusethee-mailmikegreen@ifyouwantto.

A.readsomebooks