中考英语阅读理解及答案.doc

英语阅读训练一IIn the early 1990s,the word” Internet” was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind. Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at.We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films.Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying. We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods. Sometimes we can find something that is quite good but very cheap.在二十世纪早期，互联网这个单词对于大多数人来说是陌生的。但是如今，互联网已成为了一种对于全世界人们来说都的有用的工具。互联网可能是人类历史上交流领域内最伟大的发明。在互联网上与他人交流要快得多。我们可以同坐在世界其他地方的人聊天。我们可以给朋友们发电子邮件，而且他们可以在一分钟内读到你的邮件。1.How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the passage?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.2.What fact doesnt the passage provide?A. We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet.B. Some games on the Internet are free.C. We can buy most things we need on the Internet.D. Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops.3.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?A. Online ShoppingB. Exchanging Information on the InternetC. The Advantages of the InternetD. Surfing the Websites on the Internet写出你不认识的单词并查找出他们的意思：写出你不理解的句子并向别人请教：What can we do on the Internet?IIYou want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience study here.In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didnt know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Conmecticut.When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine.” when people say “How are you ?”But in the US,I found that people say, “I am good.” or “I am tired.”One day ,someone greeted me with “Whats up ?”It ,made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didnt know what to say.Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However ,in China ,girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter.”I also surprised by how hard-working .US students are .In China, schoolwork is almost everything ,so we study hard and that it. But here,a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.The kids here are so talented ,I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.61.According to the writer, textbook English is _everyday English.A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult than4.What does the word “tan ”in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese?A晒黑 B晒白 C 能量5.A good US student spends his/her time _.A. only in doing homeworkB. only on sports or musicC. on studies ,sports or music and public work6.Which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer is now in US.B. American girls love to have white skin.C.US students are talented and hard-working.7.Which is the best title for the passage?A. My Own Travel in the USB. My Studying in the USC. My Opinion about the USAACBBIIILast Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying （摧毁） fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged （破坏） that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.A farmer，Mr. Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.“I was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.“There was no time to take anything，”she said，“A few minutes later，the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded （水淹的） area and the welfare department （福利机构） brought them food，clothes and shelter.8. How many homes altogether （总共） were damaged in the storm？A. Fourteen B. Twenty-oneC. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six9. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began？A. He was in bed.B. He was inside the house.C. He was outside the house.D. He was on the roof.10. Mrs. Woo and her family didnt get hurt because _.A. her husband knew there would be a stormB. they were all outside the house when the storm became worseC. she felt the house was movingD. the welfare department help