中考专项复习——阅读理解含答案
目录
一．分类训练 (3)
细节识别题 (3)
词义猜测题 (6)
主旨大意题 (9)
推测判断题 (13)
数字计算题 (16)
图表题 (19)
排序题 (22)
二．综合能力培养 (25)
综合训练（一） (25)
综合训练（二） (30)
综合训练（三） (34)
一．分类训练
细节识别题
【训练1】
Once there was a king who never ate a meal unless there was a fish with it, but one day there was a big storm and the fishermen were not able to go out to catch fish, so the king had no breakfast and no lunch. Then he ordered his servants to tell everybody in his capital that if anyone brought him a fish, he would give him anything that he asked for.
At last, a fisherman caught a big fish late in the afternoon and hurried to the king’s palace with it. But the king’s prime minister would not let him in until he promised to give him half of whatever the king gave him for the fish.
The king was very happy when he saw the fish. To his surprise, the fisherman said, “I want you to beat me twenty times with s stick.”
When the king had hit him ten times, the fisherman jumped away and said, “That is enough for me. I promised the other ten times to your prime minister.” Then he told the king what had happened between the prime minister and the ten hits. The king was very angry. He not only gave the prime minister ten hits, but also said,“Because you have been dishonest, you will not be my prime minister any more. The fisherman will take your place.”
1.The king did not have breakfast and lunch because ________.
A. there was a big storm
B. the prime minister didn’t bring him food
C. there was no fish
D. his servants didn’t know how to cook well
2. The fisherman took his fish to the king’s palace because ________
A. the king had promised to give him anything he wanted
B. the king was dying from hunger
C. he wanted to teach the prime minister a lesson
D. he wanted to be the prime minister
3. When the fisherman told the king what he wanted, the king ________.
A. was very angry
B. was very surprised
C. was very angry
D. gave him what he wanted at once
4. Which statements is true?
A. The king wanted to make the fisherman king
B. The king had nothing to eat for a whole day
C. The king ate a dish of fish every day
D. The king was hungry when the fisherman came.
5. The king got rid of（除掉）the prime minister because ________
A. the fisherman was cleverer than his prime minister
B. the prime minister did not know how to catch fish
C. the prime minister was not an honest man
D. the prime minister took half of what the king gave the fisherman
【答案与剖析】
1.C。细节题。由本文第一自然段可知。
2.A。推断题。渔夫将捕捉到的鱼亲自送到王宫，是因为国王有旨在先，这一
点在第一自然段末尾有描述。C，D并非他送鱼之前曾料想过的。
3.B。细节题。见原文：To his surprise, the fisherman said, “I want you to beat me
twenty times with a stick.”
4.D。本题为推断题。因为国王没吃早餐和午餐，所以当天下午渔夫送鱼到时，
国王应该感到饥饿。
5.C。细节题。见短文倒数第二句。
【训练2】
In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call th em “Coral Islands “(珊瑚岛).
A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land(一圈陆地) with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.
If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers.
If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.
They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water.
Then the sea brought to it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds(种子) to the island.
The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.
So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?
1. In the sea _______.
A. there are coral islands in all place
B. there are some coral islands
C. the water is always warm
D. we can see many flowers
2. A coral island looks like _______.
A. a round cake
B. trees, grass and flowers
C. a ring of land
D. a round lake
3. There are _______in the holes in corals.
A. flowers
B. little corals
C. grass
D. sea animals
4. How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?
________.
A. The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands
B. Only the wind brought them there
C. People brought them there
D. Fishes brought them there
5. From the story we learn that ________.
A. small workers can’t do big things
B. only big workers can do big things
C. small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long time
D. all small things can do big things
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C
【训练3】
After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn’t there! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in.
“Did you have a good meal?” he asked,
“Yes, thank you,” I answered.” But I can’t pay the bill. I haven’t got my bag.”
The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
“I’m very sorry,” he said,” My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.”
1. The writer ________.
A. didn’t have her bag with her when she went to the inn
B. had her bag with her when she went to the inn
C. lost her bag on the way to the inn
D. lost her bag after she left the inn
2. The writer looked for her bag because she wanted to _____.
A. leave the inn
B. see if there was money in it
C. take some money out and pay the bill
D. give it to the inn-keeper
3. The phrase “inn-keeper” means _____.
A. a man who watches over the inn
B. a man who will not have the inn robbed
C. a man who owns the inn
D. a man who breaks into the inn so often
4. The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out for _____.
A. he had a lot of work to do
B. he was happy that the writer had lost her bag
C. he heard his dog making a great noise outside
D. he knew who had stolen the bag
5. The inn-keeper _____.
A. was angry because the writer couldn’t pay her bill
B. was sorry that the writer couldn’t pay her bill
C. knew that the writer couldn’t pay her bill
D. knew that the writer could pay her bill
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.D
词义猜测题
根据上下文猜测词义，一般分为两种情况，一种是根据生词所在句子的内容就可以断定词义；另一种是必须掌握一个段落或一篇文章的内容才能推断生词的词义。如【训练1】中的第4小题就属于第2种情况，需从全文角度出发加以选择判断。
【训练1】
Mrs. Hill and Her Husband
Mrs. Hill thought she came from a rich family and never did any housework. Her husband had to do all at home though he was busy in his office. The man had to do some shopping in the market on Sunday. Then he cooked for his family and then he did some wishing. When his wife went to the dances, he began to read his books. He was polite and never minded it at all.
It was a Sunday evening. Mrs. Hill made her husband go and see a new film with her. He had something important to do and couldn’t agree. It made her angry. She tore(撕) one of his expensive dictionaries into pieces. Mr. Hill said nothing and put on his clothes and went out. She knew he was going to his office. She brought the key to his car out of his pocket and threw it away over the wall. He slapped her face and left. The woman began to cry sadly. The next morning she went to see her father, a famous professor(教授), and told him what happened to her.
“Tom slapped me on my face to insult(侮辱) you !” said the woman. “You should retaliate against(报复) him.”
The old man knew his daughter well. He asked,” On which side of your face did he slap you?”
“On the left side.”
T he professor slapped her on the right side of the face and said,” He’s insulted my daughter and I had to insult his wife!”
Of course the woman knew what it meant and she did nothing to provoke(招惹) her husband any longer.
1. Mrs. Hill did nothing at home because ______.
A. she was born in a rich family
B. her father was a famous professor
C. she was very lazy
D. she was in poor health
2. Mr. Hill was busy _______.
A. in his office
B. at home
C. after work
D. all the time
3. The woman threw the key away in order to _______.
A. make her husband angry
B. make her husband in
C. stay with her husband
D. have a joke with her husband
4. The word “slap” in the story means _______.
A.掌击
B.砍
C.鼓掌
D.抚摸
5. The woman wanted her father to _______, so she told him what had happened.
A. retaliate against her husband
B. slap her husband’s face too
C. take her husband to the police station
D. let her leave her husband for ever
6. The professor wanted to ______, so he slapped his daughter’s face.
A. retailer against Mr. Hill
B. make his daughter happy
C. stop his daughter provoking Mr. Hill
D. let her daughter do some housework
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.C
【训练2】
Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellite take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成). They send these pictures to the weather station. So the scientists there can see the weather of any part of the world and tell how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries can receive satellite pictures. When they receive the new pictures, they compare(比较) them with the earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, they can tell people about it.
So the weather satellites are of a great help to the scientists at the station. In the past they could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours earlier. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead.
1. The weather forms _____.
A. in any part of the world
B. in the atmosphere
C. in space
D. on the ground
2. Changing clouds in the atmosphere means _____.
A. a rainy day
B. a windy day
C. that the weather will change
D. a sunny day
3. Without satellites, scientists could forecast the weather for _____ ahead.
A. a week or more
B. 1 or 2 days
C. 3 or 5 days
D. two weeks
4. The main (主要的) idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _____.
A. taking pictures of the atmosphere
B. many ways
C. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
D. weather forecasting
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D
【训练3】
People like to talk about “first”. They like to remember their first love or their first car. But not all firsts are happy ones. Few people enjoy the firsts that are bad.
One of history’s bad but important firsts was first car accident. Cars were still young when it happened. It took place in New York in May 1896. A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was at fault. Anyway, a bike and car collided. The man on the bike was hurt. The driver of the car had to stay in prison and wait for the hospital report on the bike rider. It was lucky that the bike rider was not killed.
Three years later, another car accident took place. It was again in New York City.
A man named Henry Bliss got off a street car. He was hit by a passing car. Again, no
one was sure just how it happened or who was at fault. The driver of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first person who die in a car accident.
1.The underlined word “collided” means _______.
A. hit each other hard
B. stopped
C. ran a race with each other
D. travelled in the same direction
2. Which of the following statements gives the main idea of the passage?
A. Not all firsts are happy firsts.
B. The first car accident and the first death from a car accident are two unhappy firsts.
C. It took bike rider some time to get used to cars on road.
D. Mr. Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident.
【答案】1.A 2.B
主旨大意题
【训练1】
该篇是一段小故事，出场人物有三个，主人公保罗、马路顽童和顽童的残疾哥哥巴迪。故事发生在圣诞节前夕，保罗的哥哥送给他一件贵重的礼物——一辆豪华小轿车，马路顽童围着这辆车看，并坐上汽车，还提出到自己家门口走走。围绕这情节，保罗有很多猜想。但事实上，保罗的猜想是错误的。
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered,” Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.” You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything. Boy, I wish …” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on,” that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,” Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh, yes, I’d love that.”
Aft er a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said,” Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But P aul was wrong again.” Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed brother climbed in beside him and there of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
1. The street urchin was very surprised when _____.
A. Paul received an expensive car
B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car
D. he was walking around the car
2. From the story we can see the urchin _____.
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Pau l’s brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _____.
A. to show his neighbours the big car
B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to let his brother ride in the car
D. to tell his brother about his wish
4. We can infer (推断) from the story that _____.
A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
5. The best title of the story is _____.
A. A Christmas Present
B. A Street Urchin
C. A Brother Like That
D. A Unforgettable Holiday Ride 【答案】1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C
【训练2】
文章的中心大意指作者用以表达主题的主要故事情节，即文章的思想内容。如下文中的第5小题，全文叙述了加拿大人对宠物的爱护。
In Canada you can find dogs, cat, houses etc.(等等) in almost every family. These are their pets(宠物).People love these pets and regard them as(把……当成) their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they won’t carry disease (疾病). They have special(特殊的) animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder(喂食器) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild (野生的)animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished (处罚). If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业). Then the seniors(老人) will feel lonely. But pets can solve (解决)this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1. This passage shows that Canadians _____.
A. hate animals
B. often kill animals
C. love animals
D. don’t keep their pets inside their houses
2. Children leave their parents when they grow up because _____.
A. they don’t love their parents any more
B. they can only find jobs far from their parents
C. their parents’ houses are too small
D. it is not acceptable(能接受的) to live together with their parents when they grow up
3. They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because _____.
A. the pets are sick
B. the pets are wild
C. they want to stop them from carrying disease
D. they want them to sleep on the way home
4. Which is correct according to the passage ?
A. People buy animal food for their pets only at the animal food store
B. Pets eat better than people
C. Almost every family has a birdcage at his house
D. Any birds can come to the bird feeders to eat
5. The passage is mainly written about _____.
A. how to keep disease from pets
B. pets in Canada
C. how to take good care of pets
D. life of the seniors in Canada
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.B
【训练3】
这篇是一则社会见闻。报道指出在西方工作的社会学家发现，许多妇女都希望生来是男子。据说持这种看法的德国人数高达60%.为什么呢？一位叫詹姆斯．海伦的社会学家在他的研究报告中作了说明。
Sociologists（社会学家）,working in western countries, have found that a large number of woman wished they had been born men. The number is said to be as high as 60% in Germany.
“Woman often wish they had the same chances as me n have, and think it is still men’s world,” said Dr James Helen, one of the sociologists who did the study.
Many men say that they have more duties than women. A man has to make money to support （养活）his family and to make the important decision, so it is right for man to be paid more. Some are even against their wives working at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home had children cannot be taken good care of. If women take full-time jobs, they won’t be able to do what they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing up the children.
Some women disagree. They say they want to get out of their homes and to have freedom（自由）to choose between work and home life. Women have the right of equal pay and equal chances（平等机会）.
Anne Harper has a very good job. She also believes in “Women’s Liberation（解放）”. “I don’t wish I were a man”, she says, “and I don’t think many women do. But I do wish people would stop treating（对待）us like second-class people. At work, for example, we usually do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs only to men—usually they are the best ones. If you are a man, you have a much better chance of living a wonderful life. How many women scientists are there… or engineers?
1. Many men think ____.
A. wome n can’t do what men can
B. men have to work much harder than women
C. men can make money more easily than women
D. women’s duty is mainly to do housework at home
2. Some women have different ideas. They say that ____.
A. women need chances to go out of the home more often
B. women want more freedom in deciding the kind of life they want
C. if women are given equal pay, they can do everything instead of men
D. women are no longer interested in taking care of their homes
3. Anne Harper didn’t wish to be a man ____.
A. because she believed in “Women’s Liberation”
B. but she wished to get the same job as men
C. because she had got a good job
D. but she wished to be treated the same as a man
4. Anne Harper thought that ____.
A. women should live a better life than men
B. women should be really liberated
C. women should be given better jobs than men
D. women should live a more wonderful life than men
5. Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A. There are more men scientists, engineers than women ones
B. Women are second-class people, so they shouldn’t live a better life
C. Women do the same jobs as men, but get paid less than men
D. There are some best jobs that women have few chances to take 【答案】1. D 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.B
推测判断题
【训练1】
“Did you know”, Randy’s teacher asked,” that many of the things we throw away can be used again? Using old papers, cans, and bottles to make new things is called recycling.”
The class decided to set up their own recycling centre. They made some big boxes, painted (油漆) them and set them out near the school. Red boxes were for bottles and blue ones were for cans. Others were for newspaper. Students and their families put garbage(垃圾) in the boxes. When the boxes were full, trucks came and took the garbage to factories. There, it was used to make new bottles, cans, and newspaper. The factories even paid the class for the garbage.
1. The writer mainly（主要地）tells us that _______.
A. old things should be kept well
B. red boxes are for bottles and blue ones are for cans
C. many old things can be used to make new things
D. garbage boxes should be set out near the school
2. The underlined word “recycling “ means _______.
A. 分类处理
B. 收集归类
C. 综合利用
D. 回收再用
3. Which of the following is true?
A. The class made some color boxes for different kinds of garbage
B. The students took the garbage to factories themselves
C. They found doing this job was more interesting than having classes
D. Everyone was paid for this job
4. In which order did the following happen?
a. Painting the boxes
b. Setting up a class recycling centre
c. Setting the boxes out near the school
d. Making some big boxes
A. a-c-b-d
B. d-a-b-c
C. c-a-d-b
D. b-d-a-c
5. From this passage we know _______.
A. how the teacher taught the class
B. how the students painted the boxes
C. how the class did this job
D. how the factories did with the garbage
【答案】1. C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C
【训练2】（中学生英语能力竞赛题）
Bats are the only flying “animal” in the world. They can’t see very well.” As blind as a bat” is often heard. Yet they have no trouble flying on the darkest nights and finding their way round very well. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar(雷达).
The bats radar system(系统) works the same way as the radar in ships and planes. As a bat flies through the air, he makes a sound. If the sounds hit things they come back, the bat’s ears receive the message. In this way they are able to tell the bat where the things are.
Bats go out for food at night. In the daytime they hang in some dark places. Some people have bats as the bad animals. In fact they are useful animals.
1. As a bat flies through the air, he _____.
A. hits things
B. comes back
C. makes a sound
D. has no radar system
2. The bats are _____.
A. friendly to people
B. useful for people
C. terrible
D. a kind of bird
3. Bats have no trouble on the darkest nights because they ______.
A. have very good eyes
B. fly with the help of a radar system
C. can easily find food
D. live in the darkness
4. You can see bats _____.
A. after the sun sets and before the sun rises
B. in the afternoon
C. at noon
D. in the daytime
5. The main idea of the story is about _____.
A. a kind of animal, the bat
B. a kind of bird
C. the radar
D. a life of a bird
【答案】1. C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.A
【训练3】
“You’re just in time, Joe. We’re going to play cowboys and Indians, and you can be the Indians,” one of my cousins said.
“How much Indians? ” I asked.
“Oh, about a thousand,” he answered, and befo re I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let’s catch the killers!” and other such TV-play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa’s car.
“We’ve got him, boys. Let’s go and catch him!”
But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly to me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.
Just them I heard a shout. “Bring the rope, and we can burn him.”
“Only Indians burn people, cowboys …” I stopped just in time. I had almost said.” Cowboys hang people.”
I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called,” We’re leaving now.”
“Untie me,” I shouted.” We’re leaving now.”
“Why did Bobby want matches?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”
“Oh, he was just going to matches? MATCHES? Are you sure h e wanted matches?”
Mother was quiet sure, and I didn’t say any more.
1. How many children played the Indians?
A. one thousand
B. one hundred
C. one group
D. one
2. Why did Joe’s cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because _______.
A. There were not enough children for the game
B. the game was just going to start
C. none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians
D. they were waiting for Joe
3. Joe didn’t say “Cowboy hang people” out because _______.
A. he was tie to a tree
B. that would make things worse
C. he was caught by the cowboys
D. that would make the cowboys angry
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. One of Joe’s cousins was looking for matches
B. Dad didn’t want to give the children any matches
C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father
D. Mum didn’t think children should play with matches
5. The name of the story should be “_____”.
A. Joe and His Cousins
B. Who Knows What Danger is Waiting There
C. Cowboy-and-Indians is a Favourite Children’s Game
D. How Cowboys and Indians Fought in the Past
【答案】1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B
数字计算题
【训练1】
From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years.
The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.
The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!
In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.
The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists (科学家) lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.
1. This passage is _____.
A. a short story
B. for science reading
C. a piece of news
D. a report
2. The sea covers about _____ of the earth.
A. 1/3
B.1/4
C.2/4
D.3/4
3. _____ are not mentioned (提及) in this passage.
A. Fishes
B. Plants
C. Islands
D. Living things
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining
B. The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard
C. The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea
D. The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel
5. The last sentence “But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.” means that _____.
A. women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long time
B. women could go deeper into the sea than men
C. women liked living in the deep sea better than men
D. women could do the same work as men
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D
【训练2】
Our village carpenter（木匠）, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill （账单）for the job. My wife said to me, quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today.”
But she said, in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.
John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:
One dining table 10 November 1989
Cost of wood $17.00
Paint $1.50
Work, 8 hours ($1 an hour) $8.00
Total $36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it？Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait——it’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, c older and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his blue eyes?
I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again. You forget the date.”
I paid $26.50 and he was happy to get it.
1. Why did the writer say that dining table would be $20 more expensive on November 30th?
A. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.
B. Because paint would be more expensive.
C. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
D. Because he thought John would almost add the date to the cost of the dining table.
2. The writer thought John would ask for _______ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.
A. $20.00
B. $46.50
C. $56.50
D. $26.50 【答案】1.D 2.C
【训练3】
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT（求职申请）
Name: Harry Smith
Address: 4224 Maple Avenue Oakland California
A. $27,500
B. $10,400
C. $20,800
D. $55,000
2. In the first two years of the twenty-first century, Harry received _______ from his work.
A. $27,500
B. $10,400
C. $20,800
D. $37,900
【答案】1.B 2.D
图表题
【训练1】
This report shows something of home computer use by a group of young people. It is a common idea that children today know about computers and have a good knowledge of using them in all sides of their lives. We decided to try to find out whether this was true.
We asked thirty young people between 14 and 18. All the children said they had computers at home. We asked them how much time they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were most interested in what they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about 12 hours, with the highest user about 32 hours and the lowest user only 5 hours. There was no great difference between boys and girls.
All the children said they usually used the computer to play games. Fourteen told us they did some word-processing(文字处理) at home, but not very much. Only 2 of them said that computers helped them with their studies, and 8 people told us they kept addresses and telephone numbers on their computers programmes, and nobody looked up databases（数据库）(other than their address lists). None of the people used their computers for any other use. The diagram（图表）gives all the results one by one.
The results show that computer use is quite high among 14-18 year-old children. They also show quite clearly that computers are seen by most young people as little more than games machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and keeping address lists. It seems to us that, though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.
1. In the diagram, what does the letter “d” show?
A. 3 people between 14 and 18
B. only 2 of the group
C. To help them with their studies
D. To help them with computer programmes
2. We are afraid there is one mistake in the diagram. What is it ?
A. the words “Number of people” and “Computer use” should be changed each other
B. Add all the numbers from “a” to “g”, the number should just be 30.
C. The number of “d” should be higher
D. There should be no number about “f”
3. In the report,” little more than “ mean _____.
A. almost the same as
B. a little more than
C. much more than
D. different from
4. If children could use computers usefully, that means _____.
A. children could play all kinds of different games
B. more than databases than address lists should be learnt
C. There would be great difference between boys and girls
D. computers would be much more popular
【答案】1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B
【训练2】
When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past, people used many things in place of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tea, or stones. Today there are still some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.
On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world — Yap stones. These are round, white stones with hole in the middle. The Yap stones are not from the island. The Yap men have to go to island four hundred miles away to get them. Big stones can be twelve feet high－as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as dinner plate.
Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer stones.
1.This article mainly tells us _______.
A. time is money
B. money has a long history
C. about the people of Yap
D. about the Yap stone money
2. Which of the following is like Yap money?
A B C D
【答案】1.D 2.B
中考英语阅读理解测试题及答案 一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读理解 Wonder what it is like to be a chef（厨师）? This weekend you will have your chance to find out. Two local chefs, Monica Sallier and Andrew Gleason, will hold an "open kitchen" at their restaurants this Saturday. Monica's restaurant, The Blue Hen, is small but comfortable. Wooden tables and chairs cover the dining area, and sweet music is always on. "I like to laugh and always tell jokes while I cook," Monica said. "Cooking brings people together. The cooks who work with me have become my best friends." At Monica's "open kitchen", she plans to teach her guests how to prepare country-style fried chicken. For it, she will use her family's secret spice（香料）. She learned how to make it from her father. Monica seldom uses a measuring cup（量杯）when cooking. By doing so, she hopes to offer her guests a special dining experience. "If you come to my restaurant, you'll never get the same dish twice, "she said. Also opening his kitchen this Saturday in Shreveport is Andrew Gleason. He is the head chef at Quarter Bistro. "I am not the most talkative chef in the business," Andrew said. "Mostly because I prefer to give my full attention to the food. Every ingredient（食材）must be carefully measured. " Andrew's food also makes the dining experience special. He makes every dish look like a piece of art. At his "open kitchen", Andrew plans to teach his visitors how to prepare blackened catfish, a dish of his that has won much praise throughout the city. （1）While Monica is cooking, she ____. A. is never quiet B. seldom uses spice C. sometimes sits on a wooden chair D. always listens to her favorite songs （2）At Andrew's "open kitchen", he will ____. A. invite Monica to try his dish B. work with another head chef C. tell lots of jokes while cooking D. cook one much-praised dish （3）What do Monica and Andrew have in common? A. They work in the same restaurant. B. They both like using measuring cups. C. They graduated from the same cooking school. D. They both let guests have a special dining experience. （4）The passage is probably from ____. A. a city newspaper B. a restaurant notice C. a cookbook D. a chef's diary 【答案】（1）A （2）D （3）D （4）A 【解析】【分析】本文讲述本周六，两位当地厨师莫妮卡·萨利尔和安德鲁·格里森将在他们
2017年深圳英语中考试题（及答案） ( ) 1. Ancient Greeks used a giant wooden horse to capture the city of Troy. A. Huge B. wonderful C. wide ( ) 2. —I worked as a volunteer in the school library last Friday afternoon. —Really? Can I go with you next time? A. Had B. made C. was ( ) 3. —I have difficulty in learning Chinese. Could you give me some help? —Sure. Reading a lot will help you improve your Chinese. A. Questions B. Problems C. tasks ( ) 4. —China’s first large passenger plane C919 flew successfully on May 5. —Yes. What’s more, it was built on our own in Shanghai. A. with some help B. from our friends C. by ourselves ( ) 5. —Hi, Bob! What’s going on over there? —Oh, Tom and Dick are playing chess, with a crowd of students watching them. A. Happening B. appearing C. working ( ) 6. —Ding Ning beat Miu Hirano, a Japanese player, in the 2017 World Table Tennis Championship entering the final. —We were all excited at the good news. A. fought with B. won against C. lost by ( ) 7. —Did you see the movie Dangal last weekend? —No, I hardly go to the cinema these days. I am busy writing a book report. A. Often B. Always C. seldom ( ) 8. —In Shenzhen the city center will be connected to all the districts by metro in several years.—Great, I’m proud of living in Shenzhen. A. closed to B. joined to C. added to ( )9. You are beautiful today. your shoes color __________ your dress color. A. Catches B. matches C. meets ( ) 10. __________ is the quality to be brave when you are facing difficulties. A. Courage B. Pride C. Humor ( )11. —It’s going to rain. Remember to __________ your umbrella with you when you go to school, dear. —All right, Mum. Bye! A. take B. buy C. put
初三英语阅读理解（10篇） （一） Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them. Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?" "It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry." "Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back." "We can't ".said my sistter. "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!" 1.The writer and Mary didn't know______. A.what Zip's first present was B.how Zip carried its first present home C.who owned Zip's first present D.what Zip's first present was made of
【英语】中考英语阅读理解测试题及答案经典 一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读理解 Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio. The TV, of course, is more useful than the radio. On TV you can see and hear what is happening in the world. Now the radio is not disappearing. It's still with us. And the number of listeners is becoming larger. One reason for this is the invention of the transistor（晶体管）radio. The transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus when you go to work. It is better for blind people. Many old people don't have good sight （视力）to watch TV. When people are working，they can't watch TV but they can listen to music or news over the radio. What's more，the radio is much cheaper than the TV. （1）After the television was invented，people ____. A. think it is unnecessary to use the radio B. don't want to use the radio any more C. are still using the radio D. find the radio is disappearing （2）One of the reasons for the larger number of listeners of the radio is that ____. A. the TV was invented B. the transistor radio was invented C. people don't like watching TV D. millions of people watch TV （3）____ listen to the radio more because their sight isn't good enough. A. Children B. Young people C. Old people D. Adults （4）Usually ____ can be used easily while people are moving or working. A. the radio B. the TV C. both the TV and the radio D. neither the radio nor the TV 【答案】（1）C （2）B （3）C （4）A 【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述收音机和电视机在世界上的很受欢迎，电视与收音机比，电视更有用，然而收音机由于体积小便宜，便于携带，听众也越来越多，深受老年人喜爱。 （1）细节题。根据Perhaps more people listen to the radio.可知，电视发明后，人们依然使用收音机，故选C。 （2）细节题。根据One reason for this is the invention of the transistor（晶体管）radio. 可知，收音机听众的数量更多其中一个原因是晶体管收音机被发明，故选B。 （3）推断题。根据 Many old people don't have good sight（视力）to watch TV.可知，老年人由于视力不好听广播的人更多，故选C。 （4）细节题。根据When people are working，they can't watch TV but they can listen to music or news over the radio.可知，通常人们移动或者工作时可以听收音机，故选A。 【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题和推断题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻
中考英语阅读理解专项练习综合（word） 一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读理解 Scrapbooking is a hobby. It was popular for more than 500 years. People called it a friendship book. They kept pictures, letters, poems and other things they wanted to remember. Today people collect many things in scrapbooks. Some people have funny collections, like the world's most awkward ideas or pictures of the world's most ugly dogs. Other people may collect stories about the bad weather. It is easy to get started. First, you should decide what you want to collect. Start with just one idea. Next, you will need a book with background paper, scissors and glue. You need the scissors to cut out the pictures or stories. You need the glue to stick them to the background paper. You can be busy and collect many things or lazy and collect few things. It'll be lots of fun to make your scrapbook and you can share it with your friends. （1）How long was scrapbooking popular? A. less than 500 years B. 500 years C. over 500 years D. more than 550 years （2）What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "awkward"? A. 聪明的 B. 愚蠢的 C. 美妙的 D. 残疾的（3）How many items （物品） are mentioned to make a scrapbook? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. （4）To make a scrapbook, what do you need first? A. Glue. B. Scissors. C. A book. D. An idea. （5）What's the best title of the passage? A. Scrapbooking B. The History of Scrapbooking C. What Is a Scrapbook? D. How to make a Scrapbook 【答案】（1）C （2）B （3）C （4）D （5）A 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了剪粘书的通途，可以保存照片、信件、诗歌和其他他们想记住的东西。 （1）细节题。根 It was popular for more than 500 years可知它流行了500多年，故选C。（2）词义猜测题。根据pictures of the world's most ugly dogs. Other people may collect stories about the bad weather 世界上最丑陋的狗的照片。其他人可能会收集坏天气的故事可知awkward指愚蠢的，故选B。 （3）细节题。根据you will need a book with background paper, scissors and glue 你需要一本背景纸、剪刀和胶水的书可知3种物品被提到制作剪贴簿，故选C。 （4）细节题。根据 First, you should decide what you want to collect. 可知要制作剪贴簿，你首先需要，故选D。
深圳市2017年初中毕业生学业考试 英语试卷解析 一．选择填空。（15分） 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。（共8小题，每小题1分，共8分） 1.Ancient Greeks used a giant wooden horse to capture the city of Troy. A.huge B.wonderful C.wide 【答案】A 【解析】A选项huge 译为“巨大的”；B选项wonderful 表示“精彩的、极好的”；C 选项wide“宽的”。giant表示“巨大的”，因此答案选A。 2.------ I worked as a volunteer in the school library last Friday afternoon. ------Really? Can I go with you next month? A.had B.made C.was 【答案】C 【解析】A选项had表示“有”，B选项made表示“制作”；C选项was表示“是”。work as “以……身份工作”。因此答案选C。 3.------I have difficulty in learning Chinese. Could you give me some help? ------Sure. Reading a lot will help you improve your Chinese. A.questions B.problems C.tasks 【答案】B 【解析】A选项questions 表示“提出的问题”，B选项problems 表示“难以解决的问题”；C选项tasks表示“任务”。difficulty 表示“困难、困境”。因此答案选B。 4.------ China’s first large passenger plane C919 flew successfully on May 5. -------Yes. What’s more, it was built on our own in Shanghai. A.with some help B.from our friends C.by ourselves 【答案】C 【解析】A选项表示“得到一些帮助”，B选项译为“来自我们的朋友”；C选项表示“独立地”。on our own表示“我们自己”。因此答案选C。 5.------Hi, Bob! What’s going on over there? -------Oh, Tom and Dick are playing chess, with a crowd of students watching them. A.happening B.appearing C.working 【答案】A 【解析】A选项happening 表示“发生”，B选项appearing译为“出现”；C选项working 表示“工作”。What’s going on? 译为发生什么事？。因此答案选A。 6.------Ding Ning beat Miu Hirano, a Japanese player, in the 2017 world Table Tennis Championship entering the final. -------We were all excited at the good news. A.fought with B.won against C.lost by 【答案】B 【解析】A项意为“与……（一起）战斗”；B项表示“赢过，战胜”；C项表示“因……而受损失”。beat意为“打败”，所以本题选B。 7.------Did you see the movie Dangal last week? -------No. I hardly go the cinema these days. I am busy writing a book report.
中考英语阅读理解100篇：中考英语阅读理解真题及答案（1） Edward rose early on the New-year morning. He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family. Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore. He left the house with a light heart, expecting to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family. “I wish you a Happy New Year.” said Edward, as he was passing on. The man shook his head. “You are not from this country.” said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak his language. But he pointed to his mouth and to the children shaking with cold, as if (好像) to say, “These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.” Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble. He took out his dollars and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. They were excited and said something in their language, which doubtless meant, “We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time.” When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up. “I have bought no books”, said he. “I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry then.” He went on, “I think I can wait for my books till next New Year.” “My dear boy,” said his father, “here are some books for you, more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a New-year gift” “I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family. It was nice for a little boy to do so. Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year.” 48. Edward expected to _________ with the money he got from his father. A. help the poor family B. buy something to eat C. buy some pretty books D. learn another language 49. Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him? A. He couldn’t understand the boy B. He wouldn’t accept the money C. He didn’t like the boy’s language D. He was too cold to say anything 50. How much did Edward give the poor family? A. One dollar B. Two dollars C. Three dollars D. Four dollars 51. We know that Edward_________ from the passage? A. got a prize for his kind heart B. had to buy his books next year C. bought the books at the bookstore D. got more money from his father 【参考答案】：48-51 CABA 【语篇解读】：本篇是一个记叙文。主要记叙了一个叫Edward的小男孩，用父母给自己的两美元去帮助更需要的穷人。最后小男孩不仅从爸爸那得到了喜欢的书作为新年礼物并且
假设你是B哦，你的同桌感冒了，请你阅读下面这段短文，然后给他写一封关于怎样预防感冒的信，现在已经基本为你写好了。请仔细阅读短文，然后根据短文内容在横线上填上恰当的单词，每条横线不准超过4个单词。 It’s easy for us teenagers to catch cold in winter and spring. But we can do a lot to stay healthy. Here is some advice. \ Wash your hands often, which will stop germs (细菌) passing from one person to another. Don’t use your hands when coughing. Use a tissue (纸巾), and then throw it away at once.Turn your head away from people near you when you are coughing. Get some fresh air. Germs like staying in dry and warm rooms. So you’d better keep your windows open at night when you are sleeping, or you won’t have enough fresh air. If flu (流感) is going round your house or school, you should try to stay away from those who are ill. Boil (煮) your toothbrush for about a minute, which kills germs. Dear Mark, I’m sorry hear that you’ve got a cold. Have you seen the doctor yet? Well, just do as the doctor tells you. It is easy for us to catch cold in such weather. I’ve just read a passage about how to keep away form cold. Now, let me tell you about you about it. First, you should often wash your hands because that can (86) __________________from one to another. Second, when you are coughing, you’d better (87)__________________ and them throw it into a dustbin. Also if you are coughing,near somebody, you should (98) ___________________.Third, when you sleep at night, your windows (99) ___________________so that you can get enough fresh air. And fourth, wherever you are, you should try to stay away from those who got flu. Boil your toothbrush for a while now and then, so that germ (100) _____________________ Hope you will get better soon. Yours Bob Tokyo, London, and New York are among the largest cities in the world. Do you know how big and how old they are? How many famous places are there in these three cities? Well, Tokyo has the biggest number of people. It has 9,000,000 people. London, however, is the largest of the three. It covers 600 square miles. New York is almost as large. London is also much older than either Tokyo or New York. It is over 1,600 years old. Tokyo is the second oldest; it really began in 1457. New York is the youngest. Today there are many famous places in these three cities. The TV tower in Tokyo is over 1,000feet high. The two most important theatre districts in the world are in London and New York. Hundreds and thousands of visitors from foreign countries are visiting each of the three cities every day. All the three cities are playing an important role in the word affairs 56.Maybe there are_______ people in the city of London. A.9,000,000 B.8,000,000 C.9,300,000 D.10,000,000 57. New York is almost as large as________. A. London B. Tokyo C. Beijing D. Paris
（英语）中考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案 一、英语阅读（日常生活类） 1．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 If you look at the top of your phone, you'll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The "G" stands for the "generation" （代）of your mobile network. But the symbols will become things of the past after 5G networks fully arrive. On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X Smartphone. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks. About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will let people download and upload data（数据） faster than ever before. But 5G won't just bring faster mobile internet. People can use it for many other things as well. For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Today's self-driving test cars have one problem-lag（延迟）. When the car "sees" an obstacle（障碍物）, it sends this information to a data center and receives instructions, However, it will be some time before it sends and receives this information. With this kind of lag, the cars might crash because they don't receive instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making the cars safer. 5G could also be used to power the internet of things （IoT）, that is, a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology. The IoT could be used in a lot of ways. For example, with IoT, your refrigerator could automatically （自动地） place an order online for eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left inside. （1）Which city was 5G tested for the first time? A. Beijing. B. Shanghai. C. Shenzhen. （2）What can we infer（推测） according to the passage?. A. 5G is widely used in China now. B. 5G networks will make our lives more convenient. C. There are no symbols at the top of our phones. （3）The writer uses self-driving cars as an example to . A. explain how 5G's fast speed can be helpful B. warn about the possible dangers of self-driving cars C. explain how self-driving cars work （4）What is IoT according to the passage? A. A robot that can do housework. B. An online store where you can buy anything. C. A large online network that connects things and people. （5）Which sentence is right according to the passage? A. 5G will help us buy eggs quickly. B. Robots can help us buy eggs online. C. Our refrigerator can order eggs online for us. 【答案】（1）B