中考英语阅读理解20篇

精品文档 1欢迎下载 精选中考阅读理解 100 篇 附答案 1 20 1 The Weather 选自广州 In winter the weather in England is often very cold In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days but there are also days when the weather is warm The weather is usually warm in summer It is sometimes hot in summer but it is not often very hot There are often cool days in summer When the temperature is over 27 English people say it is hot When the temperature is about 21 they say it is warm In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot In the south of Spain 1 and in North Africa 2 the summer is always hot Water freezes 3 at 0 When water freezes it changes from a liquid 4 into ice Water boils 5 at 100 When water boils it changes from a liquid into steam 6 Notes 1 Spain speIn n 西班牙 2 Africa frIk n 非洲 3 freeze fri z v 结 冰 4 liquid lIkwId n 液体 5 boil bIl v 沸腾 水 开 6 steam sti m n 蒸汽 1 What is the weather like in summer in England A Very hot B Warm C Cool D Both A and C 2 What do you think the north of Europe means A A part of a country B The capital of Europe C A country in the north of Europe D A part of Europe 3 When water freezes it changes from into A water ice B water steam C steam ice D ice water 4 The writer wants to tell us something about A the weather in Europe B the weather in England C some knowledge of the temperature D three states of water 答案 1 4 DDAC 2 The Artist and the Beggar 1 选自成都 An artist was coming home by train one day He hadn t much money but was very kind He gave his last few coins 2 to a beggar but he saw 精品文档 2欢迎下载 another one and forgot that he didn t have any money in his pockets He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him and the beggar of course agreed So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal In the end the artist could not pay the bill 3 and the beggar had to do so The artist felt very sorry for it so he said to the beggar Come home with me in a taxi my friend And I ll give you the money for our lunch Oh no the beggar answered quickly I had to pay for your lunch but I m not going to pay for your taxi home Notes 1 beggar beg n 乞丐 2 coin kIn n 硬币 3 bill bIl n 帐单 1 What kind of man was the artist 2 What did he do to the first beggar 3 What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him 4 Who paid for the meal 5 What did the artist want to do at last 6 Why didn t the beggar go home with the artist 答案 1 The artist is a kind man 2 He gave his last few coins to the first beggar 3 He forgot that he had no money then 4 The beggar paid for the bill 5 He wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home 6 Because he wouldn t pay for the taxi 3 A Common Language 选自陇南 There is a common 1 language popular in every country in the world All the people old and young men and women must use it It s everybody s second language It s easy to learn though 2 you don t hear it It s sign language 3 When you wave to a friend you are using sign language When you smile at someone you mean to be friendly When you put up your hand in class you are saying Please ask me I know the correct answer When you put your finger in front of your mouth you mean Be quiet The deaf use sign language to talk to each other There is even a university for the deaf in the United States There are also TV programmes for the deaf people They use sign language to tell everybody Notes 1 common kmn adj 共同的 2 though u conj 尽管 3 sign 精品文档 3欢迎下载 language 手势语 4 wave weIv v 挥手 1 E uses sign language 2 Sign language is not d so we can learn it 3 Most people who can s use sign language too 4 If someone smiles at you it means he she is friendly t you 5 If you can a a question you should put up your hand first 6 You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone not to s anything 7 The deaf can talk to each other w sign language 8 Some A deaf people can learn sign language in the university 答案 1 Everyone 2 difficult 3 speak 4 to 5 answer 6 say 7 with 8 American 4 Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch 选自辽宁 It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself There were no kids around and he was used to 1 playing alone quietly He played with Bobby the dog He climbed up and down the tree Sometimes a bird would come down to perch 2 on top of the doghouse Then Tom would have the greatest fun 3 by throwing a stone or something at it Though he never made it he did like doing this kind of thing Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour Suddenly a crack 4 was heard and the little boy began crying What s the matter Tom his mother looked through the kitchen 5 window Tom ran into the kitchen Mum he sobbed 6 I broke Bobby s plate I didn t know it was so fragile 7 His mother put her arms round him and said Don t feel so sad Tom We have other plates for Bobby But how did you break that one I threw it at a bird but missed and it went straight to the plate In Tom s hand was his father s gold pocket watch 8 Notes 1 be used to 习惯于 2 perch p t n 停歇 3 fun fn n 爱好 4 crack crk n 破碎声 5 kitchen kItn n 厨房 6 sob sb v 抽 泣 7 fragile frdaIl adj 易碎的 8 gold pocket watch 金怀表 1 When did the story happen A On a Sunday afternoon B On a Sunday morning C At noon D In the evening 2 When a bird perched on top of the doghouse Tom A would like to play with it 精品文档 4欢迎下载 B was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it C would like to give it something to eat D would smile 3 There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly Here kids means A men B dogs C children D birds 4 How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry A An hour B A day C Two hours D Half an hour 5 Though he never made it means A Though he couldn t hit a bird with a stone or something B Though he couldn t catch the bird C Though he couldn t have fun from the bird D Though he couldn t eat the bird 答案 1 5 BBCDA 5 Eating An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him you may say something like this I m afraid it ll have to be someplace cheap as I have very little money The other person may say OK I ll meet you at McDonald s This means that the two agree to go Dutch that is each person pays for himself He may also say Oh no I want to take you to lunch at Smith s or I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there They re great This means the person wants to pay for both of you If you feel friendly towards this person you can go with him and you needn t pay for the meal You may just say Thank you That would be very nice American customs 1 about who pays for dates 2 are much the same as in other parts of the world In the old days American women wanted men to pay for all the meals But today a university 3 girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours it means Come as my guest 4 So as you can see it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning Notes 1 custom kstm n 风俗 2 date deIt n 约会 3 university ju nI v sItI n 大学 4 guest gest n 客人 1 The passage tells us A how to eat out B where to eat out 精品文档 5欢迎下载 C what to eat out D who pays for the meal 2 If you have little money A you ll have a cheap meal B you ll borrow some from others C you ll ask your friend to pay for your meal D you won t want your friends to ask you to dinner 3 Go Dutch in this passage means A 去饭馆 B 就餐 C 订餐 D 各自付款 4 Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch It means A he s going to lend some money to you B he s going to pay for your meal too C he ll be angry with you D he can t understand you 5 In America some girls and women now A ask men to pay for their meals B try to pay for the men s meals C try to pay for their own meals D never have anything outside 答案 1 5 DADBC 阅读理解 6 Most children like watching TV It s very interesting By 1 watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world Of course they can also learn over the radio But they can learn better and more easily with TV Why Because they can hear and watch at the same time But they can t see anything over the radio TV helps to open children s eyes TV helps to open their minds 2 too They learn newer and better ways of doing things They may find the world is now smaller than before Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening They are always busy with their lessons But a few children watch TV every night They go to bed very late They can t have a good rest How about you my young friends Notes 1 by baI prep 通过 2 minds maIndz n 智力 1 A few children go to bed late because they A are busy with their lessons B do their homework C watch TV D listen to the radio 2 Children can t see anything A in the radio B on the radio C on TV D by watching TV 3 TV helps to open children s 精品文档 6欢迎下载 A eyes and minds B minds C eyes or minds D eyes 4 children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening A A lot B Much C A lot of D A little 5 Children can study better and more easily with TV because A they like to watch TV B they can hear at the same time C they can watch at the same time D they can listen to and see something at the same time 参考答案 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 D 阅读理解 7 John was ten years old and he was very lazy 1 He had to go to school of course but he was bored 2 there and tried to do as little work as possible His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one too when he grew up But one day John said to his mother When I finish school I want to become a garbage collector 3 A garbage collector his mother asked She was very surprised That s not a pleasant job Why do you want to become a garbage collector Because then I d only have to work one day a week John answered Only one day a week his mother said What do you mean Well John answered I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday because I only saw them on that day Notes 1 lazy leIzI adj 懒的 2 bored bd adj 厌烦 3 garbage collector 垃圾 工 1 John at school A didn t do any work B did much work C did very little work D tried to finish his work 2 John s parents wanted him to become A a garbage collector B a doctor C a teacher D a worker 3 John hoped to be a garbage collector because A he knew it was an important and necessary job B he thought he would work only one day a week C he often saw some garbage collectors come to his house D the garbage collectors really work only one day a week 4 John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because A it was a rule B some garbage collectors told him so C his parents told him so D he saw them work only on Wednesday 精品文档 7欢迎下载 参考答案 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 D 阅读理解 8 Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends They didn t have much money so when it was time for their holidays Fred said Let s take our holidays in a trailer 1 Bill It s cheaper than a hotel I can borrow my father s trailer Fred was very happy So they got into the trailer and began their holidays They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing but they didn t have an alarm 1 clock That s all right Bill Fred said I ll put these pieces of bread on the roof 3 of the trailer tonight and they ll wake us up in the morning Bill was very surprised but he didn t say anything Fred was right As soon as it began to get light small birds came down to eat the bread and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly Notes 1 trailer treIl n 活动房屋式的拖车 2 alarm la m n 警报 alarm clock 闹钟 3 roof ru f n 顶 房顶 1 Bill and Fred were both university s 2 The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays 3 The two young men tried to s some money so they borrowed a trailer 4 The two young men wanted to get up but they were a to wake up too late the next morning 5 Fred had a good i 6 Bill didn t know w his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer 7 The next morning the birds found the bread and flew to e it 8 In fact the b woke the two young men up 9 The birds began to look for f as soon as it got light 10 Fred was very c 参考答案 1 students 2 traveling 3 save 4 afraid 5 idea 6 why 7 eat 8 birds 9 food 10 clever 阅读理解 9 Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot So they also wish to be writers some day They mean that they want to write stories or books which many persons will read I would like to remind 1 them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to 2 be good writers Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school and 精品文档 8欢迎下载 read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers Instead of watching TV in the evening they spend much of their spare 3 time reading books If you are a good reader it won t take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do Then you will have time to read other books for fun Because you read so well you keep looking for more books to read While making up your mind 4 to become a good writer you had better say to yourself I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer Notes 1 remind rI maInd v 提醒 2 in order to 为了 3 spare spe adj 多 余的 4 make up one s mind 下决心 1 Some of the children like the g writers 2 The writer told the children to read m before they hope to be writers 3 A lot of writers l a lot from other writers books and stories 4 For a student he or she should do the reading homework well f 5 Doing much good reading can h you to be a good writer 参考答案 1 great 2 more 3 learned 4 first 5 help 阅读理解 10 Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world It is a little smaller than China It is in the south of the earth So when there is hot summer in our country it is cold winter in Australia Australia is big but the population 1 has small The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai a city in China Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos 2 After a short drive from any town you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep sheep sheep everywhere are sheep Have you seen a kangaroo It has a bag in its body The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the bag It is very interesting isn t it Notes 1 population ppjuleIn n 人口 2 kangaros kg ru n 袋鼠 根据短文内容判断正 误 1 China is larger than Australia 2 Australia is an island country 3 The population of Australia is as large as that of China 4 Kangaroos are small animals like mouse 老鼠 in our house 5 Kangaroos always carry bags on their backs 参考答案 1 2 3 4 5 精品文档 9欢迎下载 阅读理解 11 Summer holiday began and Richard left California and went traveling in Africa 1 He lost his wallet in a hotel and he had a little money left He had to go to a city where one of his friends worked There he was going to borrow some money so that he could fly back to his country He got on a bus and the conductor held out to him a yellow ticket You had better buy a yellow ticket said the conductor It s ten dollars I have two other kinds The red one is five dollars and the green one is three dollars It took them two days to get to the city The passengers had to stay for a night when they were halfway 2 Richard had to pay 3 five dollars for the hotel and food He thought for a while and then said Green please The bus started Now it was getting dark 4 and the bus began to go up a hill It was very steep 5 and soon the bus stopped as usual Yellow ticket passengers the driver shouted Stay in the bus please Red ticket passengers get out and walk Green ticket passengers get out close the door and push the bus Notes 1 Africa frIk n 非洲 2 halfway ha f weI adv 半路 3 pay peI v 付 款 4 dark da k adj 黑暗的 5 steep sti p adj 陡峭的 1 Where did Richard come from 2 How much did Richard have after he lost his wallet 3 What did Richard go to the city for 4 How was Richard going back to his country 5 Why did Richard buy the green ticket 6 What did Richard have to do when the bus went up the hill 参考答案 1 He came from America California 2 He had 8 dollars left 3 He went there to borrow some money from his friend 4 He was going back by plane 5 Because he wanted to save some money for the hotel and food 6 He had to get off the bus and push it when it went up the hill 阅读理解 12 Many years ago there was a family named Franklin They lived in Boston There were five girls and six boys in the family On a January day in 1706 another baby was born The boy s mother and her husband gave the boy a name Benjamin 1 精品文档 10欢迎下载 Benjamin was the cleverest of all the children He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven The next year his parents sent 2 him to school In school Benjamin was good at reading and writing but not good at maths He read all of his father s books And when he had money he always went to buy books He liked books Theytold him how to do something The boy liked to use his head and tried to find ways to help people enjoy life more For example he tried to know if there was some way to swim farther maybe with something on his hands or feet Slowly a picture of swimming shoes or paddles 3 grew in his mind 4 The paddles must be neither too big nor too small And they must be neither too heavy nor light At last he invented the paddle for swimming Notes 1 Benjamin bendmIn n 本杰明 男子名 Benjamin Franklin 本杰明 富 兰克林 1706 1790 美国杰出的科学家和政治家 2 send send v 送 3 paddle pdl n 浆形工具 4 mind maInd n 头脑 1 How many children did Mr Franklin have 2 Why was it said Benjamin was clever 3 When did Benjamin begin to go to school 4 Why did Benjamin like books 5 What did Benjamin invent the paddles for 参考答案 1 He had twelve children 2 Because he could read and write when he was very young 3 He began to go to school when he was eight 4 Because he could learn a lot from the books 5 He invented them to help people swim farther 阅读理解 13 When a light passenger plane flew off course 1 some time ago something was wrong with it and it crashed 2 in the mountains and its pilot 3 was killed The only passengers a young woman and her two baby daughters were unhurt It was the middle of winter Snow lay thick on the g