中考英语阅读理解模拟题专项训练(一)

1、（一 ）（一）Mrs. Green s telephone number was t-hforeuer-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said,“time does you

2、r last film begin? ”“ I am sorry, ” said Mrs. Green, “ but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema“ Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,m” ans.ai“d tIhaem sorry about that. Go-obdye. ”Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said,“wife wanted to go to the cinema,

3、but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn ear yotuh. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy! ”1. Mrs. Green s telephone number was .A. 3634 B. 3463 C. 4636 D. 34642. People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they

4、 wanted.A. to sleep B. the shop C. the cinema D. the visit3. When Mrs. Green answered the phone, who didn t hear her?A. Mr. Green B. The man C. The man s wife D. Anybody4. Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?A. Because the man rang a wrong number.B. Because the man sai

5、d sorry to her.C. Because the man didn t answer her and said the other thing.D. Because the man s voice was very low.5. How did Mrs. Green feel（感觉）when she heard the man ask about film?A. Surprised B. Angry （生气 ） C. Not happy D. Not strange （不奇怪）IMPROVE ON SLEEPGood health needs good sleep. Going to

6、 bed before you re tired. Not eating or reading in bGo to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine（常规）for a good night' s sleep.STAY FREE OF FLUStudies show that a cold or flu virus 病毒）can live on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hand

7、s often with soap and water. For more ways to prevent the spread of flu, please call Health Line at 1800 848 1313.ORAL（口 月空）HEALTHFIT FOR LIFEStudies have shown that many diseases have something to do with less or no physical（身体的）activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a we ek. F

8、or more information ， please call Health Line at 1800 438 2000.1. If you want to get a good sleep, you d better .A. go to bed after you re tired B. go to sleep at midnightC. follow the bedtime routine D. eat something o r read in bed2. To prevent from catching a cold or flu, it s good for you .A. to

9、 clean your fingers often B. to brush your teeth twice dailyC. to get up early every morning D. to wash all parts of your hands often3. You should visit the dentist at least once a yea， r because .A. the oral examination is necessary B. you don t often brush your teethC. some diseases may be in the

10、mirror D. you don t have a good night s sleep4. Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with .A. having no oral examination B. washing hands with cold waterC. sleeping too late sometimes D. doing little physical activity5. When you want to learn more about the flu， you can .C. vis

11、it the dentist in your place D. call Health Line at 1800 438 2000(三)This is not a diet. It s a simple way to lose weight. And you don t even havethe food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them， and you(1)Wake-upWhen you wake up in the morning， sit up slo

12、wly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend 穹曲 forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories (热量单位:卡路里 ).(2)Start with soupWhen you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you ll feel fuller, so you(3)An apple(o

13、r more)a dayApples are full of fiber(纤维)and water, so your stomach will want less food. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.(4)Stand up and walk aroundEvery time you use the mobile phone， stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average”均)two and a half h

14、ours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standin g up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.1. What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?A. Soup. B. Ice cream. C. Salad. D. Cheese.2. Why doe

15、s eating apples make one s stomach want less food?A. Because apples are delicious.B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.C. Because apples are sour.D. Because only apples are filled with calories.3. Which of the following may the author disagree?A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands h

16、elps burn calories.B. Eating apples every day is good for people s health.C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.D. It s good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.4. What s the purpose of the passage?A. To give some advice on how to lose weight.B. To advise people to eat ap

17、ples every day.C. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.D. To advise people to give up bad habits.5. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?A. Shopping. B. Teaching. C. Family. D. Health.(四)I have a rule for travel, never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions

18、.Foreign visitors are oft en puzzled in Japan because most streets there don tIn Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “ Go straight down ctoortnher. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from

19、the bus stop.”In the country of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat. In many places there are no towns or buildings with miles.Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas堪萨斯州），forexample, peopl

20、e will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”People in Los Angeles, California have no idea of distance on the map. Theymeasure量）distance by telling time." How far away is the post office? ” you ask. ”（answer, “ it s about five minutes from here. ” You say, “ Yes, but

21、howtm?”anyThmeiyles away is i don t know.People in Greece 希腊（） sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitorsunderstand the Gree k language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, me.” Then he ll lead you through the storef ethtse city to the post office.Some

22、times a person doesn t know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea. " But in YucatanfMSXcS no one answers"I don ' t know . Peoplein Yucatan think that “ I don is ntoktnpoowlite”. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.A visitor can get very,

23、 very lost in Yucatan!One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person s wordsmaybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction, and you may find the post office!1 What do you think the word “ la

24、ndmarks ” means?A. Street names.B. Building names.C. Hotels, markets and bus stops.D. Buildings or places which are easily seen.2. In which place do people tell distance by telling time?A. Japan. B. American Midwest.C. Los Angeles, California. D. Greece.3. In the passage, countries are written about

25、 by the writer.A. seven B. four C. five D. eight4. Which of the following is wrong?A. Travelers can learn about people s customs by asking questions abou t directions.B. People in some places give directions, in miles, but people in other places give directions by telling time.C. A person s body lan

26、guage can help you understand directions.D. People in different places always give directions in the same way they use street names.5. The passage mainly tells us that .A. there are not many landmarks in the American MidwestB. we never carry a map for travelC. there are different ways to give direct

27、ions in different parts of the worldD. New Yorkers often say “ I have no idea ” , but people in Yucatan, Mexico, never say t（五）Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. You shouldn waste this wonderful opportunity to learn. Here is our advice for you to have a happy

28、school life.Advice 1 Be active in school! Don t say things are difficultoBrebinotreinrge.sted in school life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go around the school with a big smile.Advice 2 Expect to work. School is not a holiday camp. If you are not wo

29、rking， you are not learning， and you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.Advice 3 Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfas，t you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough slee， p you will be sleepy in class. Play some

30、 sports to keep your body strong.Advice 4 Do today s work today. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class， it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.Advice 5 Don t be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly. Everyone

31、 fails some tests， loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always per，fecatnd they sometimes say and do unpleasant things. Don t let small problems seem verypboirgtaannt.dimAdvice 6 Talk about problems sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding.Don t be too embarrassed to as

32、k for help. You are young. No one thinks you can do everything!Advice 7 Plan your time. Don t waste life lying in bedrdoanySmatourning. Go and play a sport， learn the piano， work on a project， read a book， practise English， or help someone with problems. There are always a lot of things to do.1. One

33、 way to be active in school is to .A. regard school as a camp B. do more difficult thingsC. show interest in school subjects D. do more boring things2. When the teacher can t make things enjoyable, .A. you can rest in class B. you can do your homework tomorrowC. you re still supposed to study hard.

34、D. you can sleep3. Getting enough sleep can help students .A. keep in good health B. not think about food in classC. answer teachers questions quickly D. keep their body strong4. Eric is i n trouble. He is so unhappy after failing a test that he cannot eat or sleep. He needs to read .A. Advice 3 B.

35、Advice 5 C. Advice 6 D. Advice 75. Which of the following is True according to the article?A. Friends are always perfect.B. You should ask for help if you need.C. You needn t plan your time on weekends.D. Be slow to put up your hand.（六）I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang

36、. It was an eccentfUC僻的） farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn

37、 t theidea who she was but I obviously had to go.It had been snowing heavily that I didn t know the way. I had been driving for at least ahour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died.“ She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife! ” he sai

38、d. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandaE（闻）.I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn.“ I wouldn t leave her out in the cold!Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not exp

39、ect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “ She was such a good cow! I wouleldt nanyonet but a doctor touch her !” he said, andburst into tears again.1. The underlined phrase “ make out ” in the first paragraph means.A. expe

40、ct B. understand C. see clearly D. hear clearly2. Before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see Milly lying .A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a roomC. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn3. What do we know about Milly from the story?A. She had met with an accident B

41、. She had caused a scandal.C. She was seriously ill. D. She was hidden somewhere.4. The farmer wished that the writer might .A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to lifeC. free him from a scandal D. keep the whole thing a secret5. The person who told the story is probably a .A. farmer B. poli

42、ceman C. country doctor D. newspaper reporter（七）Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But inAustralia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country s largest city.eScyadpniteayl oisf tNhew South Wales and the mostpopulous（人 口稠密的）city of Australia.The climate（气候）of Sydne

43、y is very good. It ' s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue the air is freshQ青新的），birds sing in the garden. People who live inSydneyseem to have an easy life style. They will tell you,“ Don t worry.Many people think thatSydneyis one of the most attrac

44、tive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them,CentrepointToweris the tallest. Standing on the 305- metre（80 storeys） tower, you will have a great view视里子）of the city.Sydney is famous for its deep harbo港口）.The harbor has many bays（0 and beautiful surf beaches. Among them

45、, Bondi beach is the most popular.SydneyHarboris not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat fromSydneyto other countries.People living inSydneylike to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love

46、to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.根据短文内容回答下列各问题。1. How old isSydney?2. How is the climate ofSydney?3. How tall isCentrepointTower?4. What isSydneyfamous for?5. What do people living inSydneylove to do when they are not working?（八 ）“ I would almost rather see you deadr.ight for a

47、 ” young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady ' s family racked amonglf） the best of Philadelphia ' s social（社会各界的）families, such an idea could not even be considered.That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before h

48、er father ' s anger, sheOppdsimdW让h courage and at last made him change his mind. Many Cassatt gave up her social position and all thoughts of a thousand and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance（5持），she became

49、 America' s most important woman arttheaindernationallyrecognized leading woman painter of the time.1. How did Mr Cassatt react 仅应）when his daughter made her announcement?A. He feared for her life. B. He was very angry.C. He nearly killed her. D. He warned her.2. What in fact was Mr Cassatt s ma

50、in reason in opposing his daughter s wish?A. Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.B. He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.C. He believed an artist s life wouhldarbdefotorohis daughter.3. What made Mary Cassatt s “ struggle ”A. She was a wo

51、man B. Her father opposed her.C. She had no social position. D. She didn t s family.4. What do we know about Mary Cassatt s marriage?A. Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.B. She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.C. After m

52、arriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career.D. She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt s character from the text?A. He was a cruel man. B. He was a stubborn闹执的）man.c. He knew nothing

53、about art. D. He knew little about his daughter.（九）Survey: What were you scared of when you were a kid?I was scared of spiders but I didn t let my friends know because all of them liked catchinthese spiders. I was terrified but I just acted cool. Buding, still afraid of spidersI was scared ofthe dar

54、k because I didn Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wall Strange as it probably sounds, I was scared of shadows）. Not the shadows themselves, but what they formed 形成）.Because I was near-sighted近视的）,the shadows I saw formed into the scariest things I

55、saw in my mind. Jean, no longer afraid of shadowsI was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us. Very large trees covered the front part of her small house. The few times I saw the old woman, it scared me because she looked like a witch（女巫 Mac, who has already moved to a differen

56、t house（ ）1. Buding used to be afraid of .A. the dark B. spidersC. shadows D. an old woman（ ）2. Gerard sleeps .A. with the light on B. with his parentsC. with the window openD. with his back facing the wall( )3. There is something wrong with Jean. sA. legs B. backC. eyes D. feet( )4. The old woman l

57、ived in a small house .A. by herself B. with her daughterC. with her husband D. with her grandmother( )5. After the volleyball flew into the woman s house, Mac and his. friendsA. ran home quicklyB. asked her for itC. broke into her house“ Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Fshe said, “ On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”Until then, I didnnk abthiit how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather他父)andstepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom