精选中考英语阅读理解100篇一

1、中考英语阅读 (1) The Weather 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 d

2、ays 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 al

3、ways 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/

4、 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 frominto. A.w

5、ater, ice B.water, steam C.steam, ice D.ice, water4.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(2) The Artist and the Beggar（1） An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadnt much mon

6、ey but was very kind. He gave his last few coins（2） to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didnt 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 en

7、d, 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 Ill give you the money for our lunch." “Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but Im

8、 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 ar

9、tist want to do at last?6.Why didnt the beggar go home with the artist?(3) A Common Language 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. Its everybodys second language. Its easy to learn, though（2） you dont hear it.

10、Its 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.&

11、quot; 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 language 手势语 （4）wave/weIv/ v. 挥

12、手1.Euses sign language.2.Sign language is not d, so we can learn it.3.Most people who can suse sign language, too.4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly tyou.5.If you can aa question, you should put up your hand first.6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone

13、not to sanything.7.The deaf can talk to each other wsign language.8.Some Adeaf people can learn sign language in the university (4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? 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 k

14、ids 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

15、 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.“Whats the matter,Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen（5） window. Tom ran into the kitchen.“Mum," he sobbed（6）. "I broke Bobbys plate. I

16、didnt know it was so fragile（7）."His mother put her arms round him and said, “Dont 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 Toms hand was his fathers gold pocket watch（8）!N

17、otes: （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 t

18、op of the doghouse,Tom. A.would like to play with it B.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it C.would like to give it something to eat D.would smile3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means. A.men B.dogs C.children D.birds4.How long had

19、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 couldnt hit a bird with a stone or something B.Though he couldnt catch the bird C.Though he couldnt have fun from the bird D.Though he coul

20、dnt eat the bird(5) EatingAn 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,“Im afraid itll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,“OK, Ill meet you a

21、t McDonalds."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 Smiths," or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. Theyre great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you f

22、eel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you neednt 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 al

23、l 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

24、:（1）custom/kstm/n. 风俗 （2）date/deIt/n.约会 （3）university/、ju：nIv：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 C.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal2.If you have little money,. A.youll have a cheap meal B.youll borrow some from others C.youll ask your fri

25、end to pay for your meal D.you wont want your friends to ask you to dinner3.“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.hes going to lend some money to you B.hes going to pay for your meal, too C.hell be angry with you D.he can

26、t understand you5.In America,some girls and womennow. A.ask men to pay for their meals B.try to pay for the mens meals C.try to pay for their own meals D.never have anything outside阅读理解（6）Most children like watching TV.Its very interesting.By（1） watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many

27、 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 cant see anything over the radio.TV helps to open childrens eyes.TV helps to open their minds（2）,too.

28、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 cant have a good rest.How about

29、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 cant see anything. A.in the radioB.on the radio C.on TV D.by watching TV 3.TV helps to open ch

30、ildrens. 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 ti

31、me D.they can listen to and see something at the same time 阅读理解7John was ten years old and he was very lazy1.He had to go to school,of course,but he was bored2there 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

32、grew up.But one day John said to his mother,“When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector3.”“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“Thats not a pleasant job.Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”“Because then Id only have to work one day a week,”John an

33、swered.“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:1lazy/leIzI/adj.懒的 2bored/bd/adj.厌烦 3garbage collector 垃圾工 1.Johnat school. A.didnt do any work B.did muc

34、h work C.did very little work D.tried to finish his work 2.Johns 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 o

35、ften 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 Wednesda

36、y阅读理解（8）Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends. They didnt have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said, “Lets take our holidays in a trailer1, Bill. Its cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my fathers trailer.”Fred was very happy. So they got into the traile

37、r and began their holidays. They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didnt have an alarm1 clock. “Thats all right, Bill," Fred said. “Ill put these pieces of bread on the roof3 of the trailer tonight and theyll wake us up in the morning." Bill was very surprised, bu

38、t he didnt 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:1trailer/treIl/ n. 活动房屋式的拖车 2alarm/la:m/ n. 警报 alarm clock 闹钟 3roof/ru：f/ n. 顶；房顶1.Bill and Fred wer

39、e both university s.2.The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays.3.The two young men tried to ssome money,so they borrowed a trailer.4.The two young men wanted to get up, but they were ato wake up too late the next morning.5.Fred had a good i.6.Bill didnt know whis friend put som

40、e bread on the top of the trailer.7.The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to eit.8.In fact, the bwoke the two young men up.9.The birds began to look for fas soon as it got light.10.Fred was very c.阅读理解（9）Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they als

41、o 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 remind1 them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to2 be good writers. Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, an

42、d read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare3 time reading books. If you are a good reader, it wont take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read othe

43、r books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep looking for more books to read. While making up your mind4 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:1remind/rImaInd/v. 提醒 2in order to 为了 3spare /spe/adj.

44、 多余的 4make up ones mind 下决心1.Some of the children like the gwriters.2.The writer told the children to read mbefore they hope to be writers.3.A lot of writers la 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 ca

45、n h you to be a good writer.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 population1 has small.The population of Austr

46、alia is the same as that of Shanghai,a city in China.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos2.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 i

47、ts baby kangaroo in the “bag”.It is very interesting,isnt it?Notes:1population /、ppjuleIn/n.人口 2kangaros /、kgru:/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 li

48、ke mouse(老鼠) in our house. 5.Kangaroos always carry bags on their backs. 阅读理解(11)Summer holiday began and Richard left California and went traveling in Africa1. 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

49、 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. “Its ten dollars. I have two other kinds. The red one is five dollars and the green one is three dollars.&quo

50、t;It took them two days to get to the city. The passengers had to stay for a night when they were halfway2. Richard had to pay3 five dollars for the hotel and food. He thought for a while and then said, “Green, please."The bus started. Now it was getting dark4 and the bus began to go up a hill.

51、 It was very steep5 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:1Africa/frIk/n. 非洲 2halfway/ha:fweI/ adv. 半路 3

52、pay/peI/ v.付（款） 4dark/da:k/ adj. 黑暗的 5steep/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 th

53、e bus 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 nameBenjamin1. Benjamin was the cleverest of a

54、ll the children. He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven. The next year his parents sent2 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. H

55、e 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 paddles3, grew

56、in his mind4. 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:1Benjamin/bendmIn/n. 本杰明（男子名） Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林(17061790)美国杰出的科学家和政治家 2send/send/v.送 3paddle/pdl/n.浆形工具 4mind/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?阅读理解（13） When a light passenger plane