中考英语阅读练习题（五）

中考英语阅读练习题（五）I. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）：(A)One evening David sat beside his father in a long sofa(沙发). “Why do you have wine before supper?” asked the boy. “Your father is very tired,” said his mother. “Let him have a good rest, David.” “It doesnt matter,” said the father. “I help the farmers plant trees all day.” “Why do we plant many trees?” asked the boy again. “Because the trees can change our environment,” answered the father.“Whats the environment?”“You are too young. You dont understand it,” said the father.“No, Im six. Im a young man,” said the boy. “I can understand it well. You must tell me all about it.”“All right, my young man,” said the father. “The environment means the place, the air, the weather and so on. For example, if we plant many trees, the sky will be clearer, the air will be fresher, well have more rains all the year round and well see birds and animals in the forest. By the way, can you tell me the differences between a bird and an elephant?”“I have seen them in the zoo. Of course I can tell you,” answered the boy. “Firstly, a bird has wings, and elephant doesnt. Secondly, an elephant has a trunk (nose) and a long nose, a bird doesnt.”“Anything else?” asked the father again.“Oh, Im sorry I forgot. The biggest differences are: A bird can stand on the back of an elephant, an elephant cant stand on the back of a bird,” answered David again.True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文， 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：( ) 1. Davids father often drinks at noon.( ) 2. There are three people in the family.( ) 3. Davids father was very tired because he planted many trees.( ) 4. Cutting down trees will keep our environment will.( ) 5. More trees and grass could change the weather.( ) 6. David saw some birds and elephants in the zoo.(B)The clock had just struck eleven when I first became aware(觉察到) of a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our flat and listened: someone was beating against the door of the lift and calling out at the same time.“Whats wrong?” I shouted. “The door is stuck, I cant get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which sounded like that of a girl, came from several floors below.My wife had now joined me and she went off directly in search of the night porter(门卫). After calling to the girl that help was on its way, I went back into the flat to get some tools. Then I hurried down the stairs until I reached the place where the lift was stuck.I tried my hard at forcing open the lift door, taking all the while to the girl trapped inside, but my tools were no use for this purpose. Very soon, however, my wife returned. Unable to find the porter, she had called the police, who undertook(答应) to send an engineer. For good measure she had also contacted(联系) the fire serviceFirst the engineer turned up, accompanied by two policemen. Almost immediately afterwards the firemen arrived too. With his special equipment it took the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of her experience, the girl was in good spirits. “Im hungry,” was her only complaint as she stepped out of her cage.Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：( ) 1. The man heard the noise _. A. at eleven B. just after seven C. just before elevenD. just after eleven( ) 2. The man was _. A. happyB. curiousC. amazedD. angry( )3. The girl needed help because she _. A. couldnt open the doorB. was caught in the door C. had fallen down D. could not see very well( ) 4. The mans wife came out _. A. beforeB. immediatelyC. soon afterD. at the same time( ) 5. The mans wife _. A. went back to the flatB. looked for some tools C. called out for helpD. went to look for the porter( ) 6. The man went down the stairs _. A. carefullyB. slowlyC. quicklyD. excitedly(C)HOW TO FIND INFORMATION IN A BOOKBooks often contain (have or hold) a lot of information. It can be a great help to us if we know to find the information we need quickly.All books have titles (names), which act as the first clue. For example, if the title of a book is Famous Steam Trains, we know immediately (at once) that the book will have information on steam trains.The title of a book and the name of the author (writer) are put on the cover and on the title page.Most books have contents pages. The contents page lists all the different sections (parts) in the book. So, in the example Famous Steam Trains, the contents page might look something like this:Invention of the steam train 7The first steam trains 21Travel by steam train 33The end of the steam train age 41Notice that the contents page gives the page number where each section, or chapter, starts. So, if you want to find information about travelling by steam train, you may turn to page 33 and read that section. Some books also have an index (guide) at the back. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题，每题所填内容不超过五个单词):1. Where is the title of the book put? _and on the _.2. Give the name of the first section in the book Famous Steam Trains. _.3. What other name is often used for a section in a book? _.4. Which side of the contents page are the page numbers put on? _.5. Do you think a contents page would be helpful for this? Why? Yes, because it would tell you _ be found.6. What information would you find on a title page? _ the book and the _.II. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage （选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）：Mr Lee had never been up in an airplane before and he had read a lot bout accidents. So one day when a friend came to his house and (1) to take him for a ride in his own small plane, Mr Lee was very (2). He thought to himself, “If I dont agree, my friend may not be happy. But if I agree, I am really afraid that there might be some danger.” (3), his friend made him believe that it was very safe and Mr Lee got on the plane. His friend (4) the engine(发动机) and the plane began to move along the runway. Mr Lee was very (5) and closed his eyes. After a minute or two he opened them (6), looked out of the window of the plane, and said to his friend, “Look at those people down there. They look as (7) as ants(蚂蚁), dont they?”“Those are ants,” answered his friend. “We are still on the ground.”( ) 1. A. offeredB. allowed C. agreedD. afforded( ) 2. A. excitedB. gratefulC. worriedD. glad( ) 3. A. FinallyB. FirstC. LastD. Slowly( ) 4. A. beganB. carriedC. movedD. started( ) 5. A. frightenedB. frighteningC. happyD. sad( ) 6. A. againB. onceC. quicklyD. easily( ) 7. A. slowB. bigC. strangeD. smallIII. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 使其内容通顺， 每空格限填一词， 首字母已给）：Jack saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. The price was 69 dollars.So he went to the s_ and asked to see one of the beautiful bicycles. The shop owner was happy to show one to him. Jack examined it c_ and turned to the owner and said, “There isnt a lamp on this bicycle b_ there was one on the bicycle in the advertisement.”“Yes, sir,” answered the man, but the lamp isnt included i_ the price of the bicycle.”“N_ included in the price of the bicycle?” Jack said angrily. “But thats not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.”“Well, sir,” answered the shop owner coldly,” there is a_ a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement, but we cant give you a girl with the bicycle, e_.”IV. Complete the following dialogues with proper sentences in the box （选出适当的句子，完成下列对话）：(A)A. Shall we make it nine oclock? B. Im sorry about ThursdayC. How about nine oclock? D. You see.E. Im sorry. F. I understand.G. What about Monday morning?A:Oh, Mr Cart. (1) I wont be able to keep my appointment with you on Thursday. (2) I have to fly to New York this afternoon on business. Could we put off the meeting to sometime early next week?A:Certainly. (3) B:That would be fine. (4) A:All ri