中考英语阅读提高题及答案2

(故事类)(1)a famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill。thanks to his skill and care，his young patient got and was soon able to get up and run about again。the child s mother was very much obliged to the doctor，and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for child . doctor， she said， you have saved my little son .I dont know how to thank you enough .I feel that money alone cannot repay you，So I have made this little purse with my own hands，as a sign of my gratitude。I hope you will accept it .”madam，a little present like that is very nice between friends，But a doctor needs to be paid priends“the lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment .then s He said quietly，“perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is？”“Fifty pounds”，he answered。the lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes。she handed one of them to the doctor，And put the other three back into the purse .she put the purse into her handbag and，saying good bye to the doctor，went out of the room。1.the lady was thankl to the doctor because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.he had saved her life b . he had saved herson s lifeC.he had compel lent her some mone KD . he offten called on her2.the doctor refused the lady s purse because he thought _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.the purse should be given between friendsB.the purse was too smallC.the lady was not kind to himD.the lady just gave him that purse and woulden t give him the medical fee3.what the doctor said _ _ _ _ _ _ the lady。A.worried b . interested c . frightened d d . hurt4.The money in the purse _。A.was only 150 pound b . was less than 200 poundsC.was much more than the medical fee d . was not enough for the medical fee5.how do you think the doctor would feel in the end？A.sorry and worriedb。regret and proudC.exited and proudd.sorry and regret(2)No one was left in the museum now，And John was walking round to see if everything was all right .suddenly he saw a beautil painting lying on the floor。John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum。the director called sever al museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting，But no one claimed it . so the director decided to hang it in the musesall the expeerts camp to lookat the painting。each one said it was beaut ful and had very deep m Aning。the director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery。some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum。while they were looking at the new painting，the little boy began to cry。the director went over and asked him。“Why are you crying？”？单击the child pointed to the painting and said， that s my painting on the wall and I want it back . “yes，”said his mother，“he left it on the floor a few weeks ago .if you look carefully，you can see his name on the painting .”1.约翰was perhaps _ _ _ _ _ _。A.a painterB。an expert on paintingC.a visitor to the museumd。a man working in the museum2.John found the painting _。A.before the museum openedb。after the museum was closedC.during his visit to the museumd。while he was enjoying his walk3.the boy began to cry before the painting because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.he was afraid of ITB .he thought it was his paintingC.he wanted to have the painting backkd .both b and c4.after the director heard what the woman and the boy said，he must be very _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.angyb.afraid udd.surprised5.all the experts thought the painting good because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.it was really very beautful and had very deep meaningB.the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a childC.none of them looked carefully enoughD.they examined it very carefully(3)very few people were coming to eat at the white rose restaurrant，And its owner did not know what to do。the price was reasonable and the food was of good quality，but nobody seemed to want to eat there .then he did something that changed all that，And in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends .whenever A gentleman came in with a lady，A smiling waiter gave each of them A menu(菜单上的gentleman came in with A lady)，the menu looked exactly the same on the outsidethe menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of win e . while the menu that he gave to the lady suppliesso when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine，the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨)than he really was。1.why didn t people come to the white rose restaurrant to eat first？A.because the price was high . b . because the food was too cheap。C.because the food was not good。D. the passage didnt mention。2.according to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurant are mostly _ _ _ _ _ _。A.poor oldpeople B. rich young peopleC.men with their girl friends d . parents with their children3.the difference between the two kinds of menu lie in _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.the color b . the shape c . the price d . the food4.according to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant，the food was paid _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _A.always by the laddies only b . always by the men onlyC.some times by the laies d . either by the men or by the laies5.according to the passage we can know that，generally speaking，_ _ _ _。A.men are more generous than womenB.women are more generous t