中考阅读-幽默故事篇.doc

幽默故事篇2010年厦门中考 A A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him round. Thinking nothing of it, he continued. Finally, he went to the check-out line, but the old lady got in front of him. “Excuse me,” she said, “ Im sorry if my staring at(盯着看) you has made you feel uncomfortable, its just because you look like my son, whom I havent seen for a long time.” “What a pity,” replied the young man, “ is there anything I can do for you?” “Yes,” she said, “ as Im leaving, can you say Good bye, mother!? It would make me feel so much better.” “Sure,” answered the young man. So, when the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Good bye, mother!” As he stepped up to the check-out(收银台), he saw that his total was $127.50. “ How can that be?” he asked, “ I only buy a few things!”The clerk replied, “Your mother said that you would pay for her.”51. The young man was _ that day. A. doing some shopping B. having a walk C. visiting his mother52. The old lady stood _ the young man on the check-out line. A. beside B. behind C. before53. _ wasnt an honest person in this story. A. The clerk B. The old lady C. The young man54. At last, what the young man had to pay was _ what he expected. A. more than B. less than C. as much as55. We know from the story that the old lady _. A. liked shopping B. had a son C. paid nothing 2011年厦门中考AIt was a very hot day, and there were no trees along the street. Mr Smith closed his shop earlier than usual for a very important appointment. He went out into the street and began walking to the bus stop. He was very fat. The sun was shining brightly down the street, soon he was sweating all over（浑身是汗）.A small boy came out of another shop in the street and followed Mr Smith. He stayed very near him all the time, and he kicked（踢）Mr Smiths shoes for several times. Mr Smith looked at him angrily each time.After the fourth time, Mr Smith stopped, turned round and said to the small boy, “What are you doing? Stop following me like that! Youre going to hurt my feet.”“Im sorry, but dont stop me, please!” the small boy said, “ Its very hot today and there isnt any other shade in the street!”If you were the boy, what would you do during such a hot day?51. The story would most probably happen in _.A. spring B. summer C. Winter52. Mr Smith was a _.A. shop owner B. bank clerk C. bus driver53. Mr Smith was going to a appointment _.A. by bus B. on foot C. by car54. The underlined word “shade” infers to a place which is _.A. wetter B. cooler C. hotter55. The boy kept follow Mr Smith in the street because in his eyes Mr Smith was like _.A. the sun B. a map C. a tree2012年厦门中考A“Youll have to take care of the baby today,”a woman told her husband. Im not feeling well.Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear her husband said. Ill be pleased to look after our baby. By the way, shall I do the shopping for you as well? her husband asked.The woman was very glad and said, That will help me very much. Ill give you a list of things to buy She wrote out the list and gave it to him. The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things and looked for those that were on his list. At first everything was OK, but then the baby began to cry.Then he started to scream.And scream!And SCREAM!“Keep calm, George,” the man said. “Dont get excited. Dont shout, George. Dont lose your temper, George.”A woman in the supermarket heard him saying so. She walked up to him.“I think you are wonderful,” she said. “You are so patient with your little George.”“Madam,” the man said, “Im George. Hes Edward.”42. The man took care of the baby instead because his wife was . A. ill B. busy C. angry43. The baby cried so hard . A. at home B. in the supermarket C. in the street44. When the baby was crying, the father kept taking to for relaxing. A. his baby B. the woman C. himself45. The underlined sentence “Dont lose your temper.” in this passage means“ ”. A. calm down B. shut up C. walk on46. The babys name is . A. George B. Edward C. Scream2013年厦门中考A I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed(储藏室). She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free. I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you dont have to worry about them now because Ive killed them all.” Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that youd killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”1:There were thieves in the_.A. shed B. bedroom C. kitchen2:The man_ when he found the thieves.A. caught them by himself B. called the police at once C. did nothing but wait3:The police said that_ so they couldnt come and help at first.A. it was too far B. the car was brokenC. they were all busy4:The police_ when the man called them again.A. found it boring B. took it serious C. let it go5:The thieves were_ at the end of the story.A. lost B. killed C. caught2014年厦门中考ABen goes to a flight school and asks to have helicopter flying lessons. The owner agrees and asks an instructor to show him how to fly the helicopter. After a couple of hours, the instructor says, “OK, you can go now. Have fun!”So Ben starts up the motor and takes off. He goes up to about 500 metres and then radios in. “Im doing great! I love it! Lots of beautiful sights.”At about 1,000 metres, Ben radios in again. “This is easy!” Then the instructor watches as he climbs over 1,500 metres. And now shes beginning to worry because Ben hasnt radioed in. A few minutes later, the instructor watches with fear as Ben crashes(飞机失事) about half a kilometer away. The instructor runs over and pulls Ben from the wreckage(残骸). “What happened?” the instructor asks. “I dont know.” Ben replies. “Everything was going fine, but as I got higher, I was starting to get cold, so I turned off the big fan thing and then.”37. Ben takes his helicopter flying lessons _.A. at homeB. at a radio stationC. at a flight school38. The underlined part “radios in” is closest in meaning to “_”.A. communicates with someone by radioB. puts the radio inside C. turns on the radio39. At a height of about _ metres, the instructor is starting to worry about Ben.A. 500 B. 1,000 C. 1,500 40. According to the passage, we know that Ben _.A. was killed in the crash about half a kilometer away B. was doing fine with the flying at different heightsC. was feeling cold on the helicopter before the crash41. The possible reason for the crash is that Ben _.A. shut off the big fan thing on the helicopterB. refused to talk with the instructorC. kept radioing in on the helicopter2015年厦门中考A Two men were going through a forest. “I am afraid,” said one, “that we may meet with wild animals” “Fear nothing, friend Quickwit,” cried the other, whose name was Braggart. “If they come at us, we shall stand by one another like men. I have a strong arm, a strong heart, and-”“Hark!” cried the first in fear, as a low sound was heard from somewhere nearby, Braggart, who was light and nimble, climbed up a tree like a squirrel(松鼠), leaving his friend, who was not so active, to face the danger alone! Qui ckwit could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended(假装) to be dead; for he had heard that bears would never to uch a dead body. In no time the bear camp up to him, sniffed(用鼻子吸气) at him. Quickwit did not dare to move; and the bear, thinking him dead, went off into the wood again, leaving him quite unharmed! When Braggart saw that the danger was over, he came down from the tree and tried to pass off th e matter with a joke. “Well, my friend Quickwit,” he