中考英语阅读天天练9.doc

中考英语阅读天天练91We have rather a small house, with only two bedrooms. You can think our alarm(恐慌), then, when Aunt Clara wrote to say that she was coming to stay with her family for the weekend. Her family, I should say, has four boys, all under the age of twelve. I sent off a telegram(电报) at once, and explained(解释) in it that our house was too small. Aunt Clara called us up the next morning. I forgot to explain, she said in her sweetest voice, “the boys will be bringing a couple of tents (帐篷).”Even so my wife couldnt make free from fear (害怕). It was true that we had a large garden, but there was still the problem of feeding (喂养) four growing boys. “And what if it rains ?”she asked. But Saturday morning turned out to be bright and clear when I went to the station to meet Aunt Clara. I tried to squeeze (往车里塞) three of the boys, together with the luggage (行李), into the back of the car. The youngest sat in front, with Aunt Clara and me. “I didnt see the tents among your luggage,”I turned over and said to David, the eldest boy. “The tents !”said Aunt Clara. “Oh！We left them in the luggage van(行李车厢).”（ ）1. From the story, we know that the main problem was food _. （ ）2. Aunt Clara sent a telegram after she received the telegram. （ ）3. The boys were going to sleep downstairs outside . （ ）4. The mans wife was looking forward to the visit.（ ）5. Aunt Clara arrived by train. 2There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time. and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea! Sometimes it seems that no one like tea as much as the British do. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage（饮料）. People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea, green, black or red as some people call it. Served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for ones health. ( )6. The main idea of the first paragraph（自然段）is _. A. how many cups of tea the British drink each day B. that the British like talking about tea C. that the British cant live without drinking tea D. that tea is very important in the life of the British ( )7. The phrase “their idea of heaven”means _. A. the happiest thing for them B. their thoughts C. their God D. the worst thing for them ( )8. The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea”means _. A. they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea B. there is a lot of tea C. they talk much about a nice cup of tea D. there is a talk while drinking tea ( )9. From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine _ many years ago. A. the world B. British C. many countries D. China and Japan ( )10. This passage mainly tells us _. A. people in different countries like drinking different tea B. something interesting about tea C. how many kinds of tea there are in the world D. drinking tea is good for our health 3 The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff （员工）of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too. “Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram （图表）. ”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ” September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules （日程安排）. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “Its the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Years Day. ” Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks （分数）bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the years busiest month. Thats when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June. （ ）11. The teachers in the Guidance Department usually _. A. do most of their work for the students B. answer all the questions from parents C. help other teachers get along with students and parents D. only bring report cards to students and parents （ ） 12. In December parents usually _. A. stay at home with their children for their holidays B. wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children C. wouldnt like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department D. let teachers have a good rest during their holidays （ ） 13. _ teachers working in the Guidance Department at Berryville High School. A. 55 B. 35 C. 15 D. 11（ ）14. Why do some parents come to school in March? Because _. A. they want to see their childrens teachers after Christmas holidays B. they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department C. bad marks have them do it D. its the beginning of a new school year （ ）15. Which of t