中考英语阅读理解

阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

阅读理解（1）

A

( )1．If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day，he could book（预定）one during ．

A．Pre - sale ⅠB．Pre – sale ⅡC．Pre – sale ⅢD．Expo Session ( )2．On March 1，2010，Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents.

She paid for them.

A．￥380 B．￥300 C．￥260 D．￥180

( )3．It cost Thomas ￥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on ．A．April 23，2009 B．August l，2009 C．February 2，2010 D．May 20，2010 ( )4．Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo．Her visit can last days．A．one B．three C．seven D．ten

( )5．Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy tickets only after May 1，2010．

A. morning B．afternoon C．evening D．midnight

B

On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America．These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning “thank you”）．

After World War II（二战），a lot of factories，roads and farms in France had been destroyed．Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat．In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way．At every stop，people gave whatever they could．Factories gave clothing and medicine．Farmers gave food．Families gave money．Even school children gave away their pocket money．All the things were then taken to France by ship．

By 1949，the French had begun to recover（恢复）from the war．The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to America．French people had filled the boxcars with gifts．Most of them were personal，like hand - made toys，children’s drawings，or postcards．But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts．On each car

，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces．with an American eagle on the front．The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted．Now many of the states still keep their boxcars．Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums．The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace．

( )6．Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to ．A．welcome the Merci Train B．meet their families

C．have a big party D．start a trip by ship

( )7．In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to ．A．give away clothing and food B．get more soldiers for the war

C．collect things to help French people D．show exhibitions from the museums ( )8．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to（指）．A．the American people B．the French people C．the boxcars D．the gifts ( )9．The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because．

A．they thought France was stronger than America

B．it could show the friendship between the two countries

C．the boxcars would be more beautiful D．they were very good at painting pictures ( )10．The passage is mainly about ．

A．the story of the Merci Train B．American museums where the boxcars kept

C．gifts that American people liked D．World War II

C

①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．

②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．

③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．

④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!

⑤When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．

⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your Stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ? ( )1l．In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A．Sports B．News C．Culture D．Business ( )12．What does the underlined word“attained”in Point ②mean ?

A．Broken B．Realized C．Lost D．Destroyed ( )13．What’s the best title for Point ⑤?

A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day B．Make Money Every Moment

C．Play All Day Long D．Travel Around the World ( )14．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business.

B．People can even use their blogs to make money.

C．People can plan their own time when they work at home.

D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today. ( )15．How is the passage organized ?

A．By using famous people’s words. B．By giving reasons only.

C．By showing a topic and giving solutions D．By telling old stories

阅读理解（2）

A

Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

( )1. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window.

A．flowers B．presents C．a flag D．a chair

( )2. In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

A．Japan B．Denmark C．India D．Holland

( )3. In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

A．India B．Holland C．Denmark D．Japan

( )4. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

A．15 B．7 C．5 D．3

( )5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C．children’s birthdays in western countries

D．the importance of children’s birthdays

B

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school.

A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

( )6. Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A. they have beautiful colors and cool names

B. they have lots of caffeine

C. they can keep them awake and better at sports

D. they are said to be helpful to health

( )7. The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.

A. heart problems

B. nervousness

C. sleeping difficulty

D. possible health dangers

( )8. The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替换) with "________".

A. encouraged

B. stopped

C. helped

D. disliked

( )9. From the passage we can know that _________.

A. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C. sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D. energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

( )10. Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. What's the Use of Energy Drinks?

B. Who Can Drink Energy Drinks

C. What's That in Energy Drinks?

D. Why Can't We Buy Energy Drinks?

C

As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing

car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敌人) " would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes(过程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

( )11. The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. none

( )12. _________ would scare the author at night.

A. Streetlight and car lights

B. Wild animals and enemies

C. Moving curtains and wind

D. Strange sights and sounds

( )13. When she went to some other places, she would _________.

A. walk away without others

B. take a bus by herself

C. follow others closely

D. make sure not to take a wrong bus

( )14. Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?

A. She was usually popular among people.

B. She was always the leader of the others.

C. She always' got poor grades.

D. She was not at all liked by others.

( )15. The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.

A. 接受

B. 忍受

C. 信服

D. 克服

阅读理解（3）

A

Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.

Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my