2009年中考英语总复习阅读理解专项练习十.doc

2009年中考英语总复习阅读理解专项练习十(A )An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔)and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said,” No, I dont want money. But give me one of your pictures. Whats money? In a week it will all be finished ,but your picture will still be here.” The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered ,”Its not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, Ill show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.” （ ）1.The artist went to the countryside to _. A. visit his old friend B. spend his holiday C. visit the farmer D. Thank the farmer （ ）2. Every day ,the artist _. A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming B. went out to visit his friends C. painted pictures D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery （ ）3. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer _. A. wanted much more money B. wanted nothing C. didnt want any money at all D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money （ ）4. The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because _. A. the farmer was an artist too B. the farmer liked his pictures very much C. the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present D. the farmer was rich （ ）5. After hearing the farmers words ,perhaps the artist would be _. A. very worried B. very happy C. very thankful D. very disappointed ( B ) Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63.To write six hundred and three, people wrote 63.The space between six and three was there to mean.” not any “tens. Sometimes people did not remember the space. It was hard to see and read. Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6.3.But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 63.Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. at last ,only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one story of how the zero came to be used. Now zero has many important uses .Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero? （ ）6.Long,long ago people didnt know how to _. A. write B .write zero C. write numbers D. sixty-three （ ）7.Long,long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight ,people wrote_. A.218 B.2 8 C.228 D.208 （ ）8.Later _ was used to mean space. A. “not any” B.letter”0” C. zero D. a dot （ ） 9.People used circles _. A. to remember ways B. to remember numbers C. not to forget the space D .to mean nothing （ ）10.The story tells us _. A. how zero came to be used B. how to write zero C. whats the use of zero D. that zero means a dot, a circle or space ( C )I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa .But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought. Many years later finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that is was Pisa and no pizza .But there was still something special about it for me .The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it .They are afraid it may fall over and they dont like it leans over the city. I do not think its a good idea to try to fix it .The tower probably will not fall down ,it is 600 years old. why should anything happen to it now? And ,if you ask me ,I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning .Nothing is perfect ,it seems to say. And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting .Lets take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older ,more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it. （ ）11.This passage is about_. A. Italian pizza B. Italys problems C. How the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name D. Why the writer likes Pisa （ ）12.The writer used to think Pisa_. A. in Spain B. not very famous C. not the same as pizza D. the same as pizza （ ）13. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is _. A. modern B. falling down C. 600 years old D. 60 years old（ ）14.The writer_. A. doesnt like what the tower looks like B. likes what the tower looks like C. thinks its the most beautiful tower in