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2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习4An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time wi thout food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn’t go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.The next morning he still didn’t have breakf ast and at lunchtime he again stayedin his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” s aid the waiter in surprise. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.1. Th e story happened _______.A. in EnglandB. on a ship from Norway to EnglandC. in NorwayD. on a ship from England to No rway2. Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinning room first?A. Because he had no moneyB. Because he didn’t feel very wellC. Because he didn’t want to eat anythingD. Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell3. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _______.A. his friend had given him some moneyB. the waiter had asked him to change his mindC. he learned that there was no bill on the shipD. he was too hungry4. How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?A. Only oneB. TwoC. ThreeD. None5. After the traveler finished eating, ________.A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the billB. he drank a lotC. he asked the waiter to bring him the change(零钱)D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals【答案与解析】本文的故事情节是：一位英国人到挪威旅游。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习3Strange things happen to time when you travel because the earth is divided (划分) into twenty-four zones (时区), one hour apart (一个时区相差一个小时). You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-fours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋), your ship ente rs a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back, traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship ac ross the Pacific Ocean (太平洋), you cross the International Date Line (国际日期变更线). By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday. Traveling west, it is tomorrow.1. Strange things happen t o time when you travel because ______.A. no day really has twenty-four hoursB. no one knows where time zones beginC. the earth is divided into time zonesD. in some places one day always has twenty-five hours2. The difference in time between zones is ________.A. one hourB. more than seven daysC. seven daysD. twenty-four hours3. If you travel across the Atlantic Ocean, going east, you set your clock _____.A.one hour ahead in each time zoneB. one hour ahead for the whole tripC. one full day back for each time zoneD. one hour back in each time zone4. From this passage, it seems true that the Atlantic ______.A.is in one time zoneB. is divided into twenty-four zonesC. is divided into five time zoneD. is in four time zones5. The International Date Line is the name for ______.A. the beginning of any new time zoneB. any point where time changes by one hourC. the point where a new day beginsD. the end of any new time zone【答案与解析】这是一篇涉及地理方面的知识性小品文。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习19Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pict ures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists (气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with 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, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the m eteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前).1. Satellites travel __________.A. in spaceB. above spaceC. above the groundD. in the atmosphere2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere？Because _______.A. clouds form thereB. the weather forms thereC. the weather satellites can do it easilyD. th e pictures can forecast the weather3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _______.A. without studying satellite picturesB. before they receive satellite picturesC. when they have received satellite picturesD. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones4. Maybe we'll soon be able to forecast the weather for _________.A. one dayB. two daysC. five daysD. seven days or even longer5. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in __________.A. taking pictures of the earthB. receiving pictures of the atmosphereC. weather forecastingD. doing other work in many ways【答案与解析】这篇阅读材料向我们介绍了气象卫星在预报天气中所发挥的重要作用。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习1Read the three postcards and answer the following questions.1. Only one writer really is having a great time -which one？Write 1, 2 or 3._____2. Whom did P.send the postcard to？_____3. Whe re does Sam come from？_____4. What does Sam do every morning？_____5. Of the three who needed money most？_____【答案与解析】这三张明信片所涉及的文字内容比较简单，只要注意从称呼语和落款处找到寄卡人和收卡人，答案则很容易找到。

1. 2。

三张明信片的第一句话分别是：(1) This is not my dream holiday. (2) Hi！This is great. (3) Summer c amp is going badly. 后面的内容也分别以此主题句而展开。

所以，过得很愉快的作者就是第二个人。

2. Mr. and Mrs. Davies.(His／Her parents.)写第一张明信片的人就是P。

明信片右边是收信人的姓名和地址，由左边称呼语可知是P.的父母亲。

3. England(London, England).Sam是写第二张明信片的人，只能由左边的地址这一线索推知他是哪里人。

4. He has skii ng lessons.由“I have skiin g lessons every morning and then I practice on the slopes every afternoon.”一句可知。

5. Terry.纵观三张明信片的内容：P.虽很想回家，但并未提到缺钱；Sam过得很愉快；只有Terry提到“Please send me some money immediately.” 所以，答案是Terry。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习8An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it.He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter."Where's your light?" asked the policeman. "No one may take a cart along a road at night without a light. You know that. You've broken the law."I had a light," said the old man, "but it has just gone out.""I don't believe that sto ry," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What's your name and where do you live?" he asked."Please don't take my name," said the old man. "My house is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light.""You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot, and burnt the policeman's hand. He jumped and he was very angry."Now, what do you think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"1.In the passage "Cart" is ___________.A. something like a carB. something like a lightC. something pulled by a horseD. something with a light2.The old man drove home ___________.A. on the back of his horseB. late one nightC. very late every nightD. with a policeman3.Where did the policeman stop the old man?A. Near his home.B. At the traffic lights.C. Under a road light.D. Far from his house.4.The cart was stopped by the policeman because ________.A. the old man didn't have a lightB. the policeman didn't believe the old man's wordsC. the old man did not want to tell his nameD. the old man's light wasn't on5..How did the old man make the policeman believe (相信) his words?A. He made the policeman touch the light.B. He jumped and shouted angrily.C. He made the policeman angry.D. He burnt the policeman's hands.【答案与解析】一个老头夜里驾车回家，就要到家时车灯突然熄灭了。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习49This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for t his word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. I t uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look this page when you’re not sure how to say a word.The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINIT ION.In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained (简单解释) and easy to understand.When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for.Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.1. This dictionary cannot help you with _____.A. singingB. grammarC. spellingD. pronunciation2. ____of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.A. AllB. OneC. FewD. Some3. The AmE s pelling of the Chinese word “颜色”in this dictionary is______.A. colourB. collarC. colorD. corner4. The phonetic alphabet helps you each word correctly.A. understandB. writeC. sayD. know5. The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is ______.A. 词性B. 词条C. 词义D. 词库6. How many words are there in this dictionary？_________.A. Two thousandB. One thousandC. One hundredD. We don’t know7. The dictionary explains ______.A. some of the difficult wordsB. all the words in a simple wayC. all the easy wordsD. the words of two meanings【答案与解析】这篇短文可能是一本英文词典的“序言”，介绍了这本词典的用途和使用方法。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习48Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn‘t have the time to read the news carefully an d must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines (标题).There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement (娱乐) page, a business page and so on.1. People read newspaper to _______.A. learn about the most important newsB. be pleasedC. get some informationD. learn about whatever they want2. Reading the h eadlines, people can know _______.A. what the passages are aboutB. what is going onC. about the most important newsD. about sports3. In big cities newspapers are usually printed _______.A. dailyB. weeklyC. monthlyD. yearly4. Most papers have _______ on Sundays than usual.A. more typesB. more pagesC. less typesD. less pages5 .If you want to see a film, you’d better read _______ in a newspaper.A. the business pageB. the front pageC. the sports pageD. the amusement page【答案与解析】在日常生活中，报纸起着十分重要的作用。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习39People often say, “Children can’t do math problem, it’s because parents can’t do their children’s homework. ” Here’s an example to show what I mean.The other day my daughter brought home her math homework. “I have to subtract (减) 179 from 202,” she said.“It’s quite easy,” I said. “You put the 202 over the 179. ”“But we need a 10 here. Where is the 10?”“I don’t know where the 10 is. Let’s just subtract 179 from 202. Nine from two is three. You carry one and add it to seven. Eight from zero is two. The answer is 23. ”“We can’t do it that way. We have to use the 10. ”“Well, I’m going to call your teacher to see how she subtracts 179 from 202. ”Over the telephone, I said that I was having a bit of trouble with the homework she had given to my daughter. The teacher said, “In the right-hand column (栏) we have units of one. The two in that column counts for two ones. The zero in the center counts for zero tens. The two in the left-hand column counts for hundreds. Are you clear?” But I didn’t think I was clear.I hung up and found my way to the medicine box. My head was now hurting. I started putting pills of medicine into my mouth. “How many did you take?” my wife asked. “I took one and then I took another…I know one and one was two, but don’t ask me what it is now. ”1. The daughter wanted ______ the other day.A. to give her father a lessonB. to show how difficult math wasC. her father to phone her teacherD. her father to help her with her homework2. Which of the following sentences is not true?A. The father had a different way to do the math problem.B. The father couldn’t do his daughter’s homework.C. The daughter couldn’t understand her father’s way.D. The daughter had some trouble doing the math problem.3. From what the teacher said, we know that the word “units” means ______ here.A. whole numbers less than 10B. whole thingsC. groups of lessonsD. the smallest numbers4. What the teacher said made the father _________.A. angryB. worriedC. sadD. tired5. Can you guess what would happen next in the story?A. The father would go to school and begin to learn math.B. The father would become very ill and have to take more medicine.C. The father would never do his daughter’s math problems again.D. The father would go to the school and fight with the teacher.【答案与解析】作者向我们讲述了很多人都可能遇到的一个问题：父母往往回答不上来小孩子问的一些非常简单的数学问题。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习6Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that” she asked.The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so”“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”“Then what would make the visitor important” the reporter and the other two men asked.“Oh, I think if the visitor to the Wh ite House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”1. This story happened in _______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia2. There are _______ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3. The banker thought _______.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United StatesD. the reporter was really important4. The owner of the very large company thought _______.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largest companiesB. the banker was really importantC. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call5. The owner of many buildings thought _______.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New YorkB. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important【答案与解析】短文的梗概是：一名电视台记者向三个很富有的人问了这样一个问题：如何判断一个人是不是重要人物。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习32Bill Clin ton took office (就职)on January 20,1993 and became the 42nd U.S. President (总统). He is the first U.S. president who was born after World War II. He is also one of the youngest of all U.S. presidents.Clinton was born in a poor family. Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died. When he was small, his mother remarried (再婚) Norger Clinton, so the boy‘s family name was changed.In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington. During his visit, he met President Kennedy in the White House. At that time, he wanted to become a president, and now he is!1. Clinton became the 42nd U.S. president when he was______.A. thirtyB. about fortyC. forty-sevenD. 37 years old2. Clinton’s father died______.A. after 1946 B . before Clinton was bornC. before World War IID. when Clinton was young3. Why was th e boy‘s name changed?A. Because he became a presidentB. Because his family was very poorC. Because his father was deadD. Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington___.A. to take par t in an examB. for his holidaysC. for a visitD. to have a meeting with Kennedy5. Which one of the following is Not right?A. Everybody can visit the pre sident in the White HouseB. All the U.S. presidents work in the White HorseC. Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President KennedyD. The White House is in the city of Washington【答案与解析】这是一篇关于美国总统克林顿的人物传记。

2013 中考英语复习精选资料超值阅读练习 9Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly andit was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.She went to the doctor and told him her problem.“I ’m not surprised at all,” he said.“It’s obvious what your problem is. ”He looked her over then gave her some advice.“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said,“you will have a heart attack. It could kil l you.”Ellen P arker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she hadto take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.The next day she went shopping. The first shop s he went into was a butcher’s shop ( 肉铺 ).“I ’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.“Certainly,madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak.He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).“That ’s just under ten pounds,” he said.“That big enough, ” Mrs. Parker said.The butcher worked out the price.“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it upinto smaller pieces for you?”“Oh, I don ’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs.Parker said.“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily,“wh y did you ask me to get it for you?”“My doctor told me that I am over -weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat look ed like.”1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?- 1 -1 / 3A. She had had a heart attack.B. She had a problem with her health.C. She was unhappy about her weight.D. She could not sleep well.2.What did the doctor advise her to do?A. To lose weight.B. To eat more meat.C. To come and see him again.D. To look after her heart.3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.B. She wanted to lose weight.C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.4. What was Ellen Parker's real problem?A. She ate too much steak.B. She weighed too much.C. The doctor did not know.D. She could not walk very quickly.5. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?A. She might put on more weight.B. She might stop eating too much.C. She might have a heart attack.D. She might go to another doctor.- 2 -2 / 3【答案与分析】这篇风趣故事的粗心是：Ellen Parker 因为身体衰弱去看医生，医生建议她减肥。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习16Paragraph 1Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day, they are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; 94) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food;(7) butter, or something like butter.Paragraph 2People in different countries and different places of the world eat diff erent kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three o r four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐装的) or frozen (冷冻的). It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.Paragraph 3There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to f ind some way to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.1. According to(依据)the scientists，which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch？A. Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages.B. Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread.C. Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes.D. Beef, pork, fish and milk,2. It is important for people to eat ______.A. three times a dayB. dinner at twelve o'clockC. cooked food all the timeD. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day3. People in different countries and different places of the world ____ .A. have the right kinds of food to eatB. cook their food in the same wayC. have their meals at the same timeD. eat food in different ways4. Which of the following is not true？A. People in some places don't have enough to eat.B. There are too many people in the world.C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.5. If there is Paragraph (段落) 4, what do you think is going to be talked about？A. When people eat their lunch.B. What to do with the two problems.C. How to cook food in different ways.D. Why people eat different kinds of food.【答案与解析】这篇短文分为三个落：第一段列举了科学家研究了人们每天要吃的食物；第二段讲述了不同国家的人们饮食习惯和饮食结构等各方面有很大差异。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习10(In court (法庭), the judge asks the boy named Henry some questions.)Judge: Can you tell us how the accident happened?Henry: Yes, sir. The farmer drove very fast when I met with him. His car knocked me down and hurt my arm.Judge: (To the farmer) Was that right?Farmer: No, sir. But it rained heavily and I couldn’t drive fast.Judge: So you don’t think you knocked him down?Farmer: Yes, I did. But I didn’t see him mending his bike in the middle of the road.Judge: Well. Did you send him to a hospital?Farmer: Yes. But the doctor said there was nothing serious to him.Judge: (To Henry) Do you agree with him?Henry: Yes, sir. But my left arm often hurts and I can't lift it at all.Judge: Could you show us how you can lift it now?Henry: Sure. (Slowly the boy lifts his arm below his nose.)Judge: Poor boy! And how high could you lift it before the accident?Henry: Oh, I could lift it very high like this. (Holding his left arm up over his head)Judge: But I don't think there's something wrong with your arm.Henry: I...I...So it is. But my lawyer (律师) tells me to do so.根据上面的对话，在短文的空白处填写一个适当的词，使短文内容与对话意思相符。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习26If you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星).A comet sometimes looks like a star. Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels.If a comet isn’t a star, what is it then?Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. When sunshine melts (融化) the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail.Many people perhaps have seen a comet. However no one knows how many comets there are. There may be millions of comets, bu t only a few come close enough for us to see.An Englishman named Edmund Halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. Some comets move out of our sight and never come back. Others keep coming back at regular times. A big comet that keeps coming back was named after Halley because he was the one who worked out when it would come back again. Maybe you have ever se en Halley’s Comets because the la st time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. Then people all over the world were outside at night to look at it. You will probably be able to see Halley’s Comets when it comes near the ea rth again.1. A comet is like ________.A. sunB. moonC. sunlightD. the earth2. A large part of a comet is ______.A. water and rockB. water frozen into pie ces of ice and mixed wit h ironC. ice, iron and rock dustD. only a few big pieces of rock3. Maybe many people _______.A. haven’t seen any cometsB. have seen all cometsC. have seen a comet at daytimeD. have seen a comet4. Some comets keep coming back ________.A. at any timeB. at noonC. at regular timesD. at daytime5. Halley’s Comets came back _____.A. in 1990B. in 1980C. in 1986D. in 1989【答案与解析】本文向我们介绍了有关彗星方面的知识。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习38There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions (比赛). He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ g lass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of t he school day.But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.1.It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.A.b uild glass-houses in his free timeB.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cupC.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new colorD.grow a rose with the longest name2.Boys were often tempted to ________.A.throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-houseB.throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their schoolC.be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-housesD.play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses3.Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.A.at times when school-boys were walking near themB.all the school day when there were no boys aboutC.where he could not be seen by the boys passingD.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day4.Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.A. be on watch in his free timeB. ask the headmaster for helpC. pick up all the stones around his gardenD. do all the above5.Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______.A.write some words on the glassB.put up a large notice to cover his glass-housesC.give the boys something else to throw stones atD.send f or policemen【答案与解析】Mr. Flowers嗜花如命，他种花的暖房位于一所学校附近。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习24Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues for a meal at home. You should not be upset (心烦意乱) if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they d on’t like you.Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present.Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the w all. But remember—not to ask how much things cost.You’ll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a “starter” (酵母), then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (甜食), followed by coffee. It’s polite to f inish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does.Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, “Do you mind if I smoke he re?”Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say, “thank you, thank you, and thank you.” all the time.1. If your English or American friends don’t i nvite you to dinner at home, ______.A.it shows they don’t like youB.B. it shows they have no time to get togetherC.it shows they don’t want to make friends with youD. it doesn’t show they don’t like you2. When you are invited to go to your friend’s home, _____.A. you shouldn’t ta ke anything with youB. you may go at any timeC. you may take an expensive present with youD. you may take a small present with you3. In England and America, it’s not polite to _______.A. ask the price of a thingB. eat all the food on your plateC. talk to your hostsD. eat too fast4. In the passage, the order of the serving of a meal is _____.A. Dessert—meat or fish with vegetables—coffee—soupB. Coffee—soup—dessert—meat or fish with vegetablesC. meat or fish with vegetables—dessert—soup—coffeeD. soup—meat or fish with vegetables—dessert—coffee5. Which is not right?A. In England or America, it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at homeB. If you are invited to go to a dinner party, you can’t arrive early.C. You mustn’t smoke after a meal when you are with some American or English people.D. You’d better write a short “Thank you” letter to your hosts or give them a call if you want to be extra polite.【答案与解析】这是一篇有关东西方文化差异的阅读材料。

2013中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习18Different weather makes people feel different. It influences (影响) hea lth, intelligence (智力) and feelings.In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and every cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ (智商) of a group studen ts were very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% below. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand (另一方面), can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18C, people become stronger.Low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. There are a “good weather” for word and health. People feel best at a temperature of about 18 centigrade (摄氏度).Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weathe r’s problem.1.____ can have a bad effect (作用) on health.A. Hot and wet weatherB. Good weatherC. Warm weat herD. High intelligence2. People may have more intelligence when _____ comes.A. a rainB. very hot weatherC. a strong windD. low air pressure3. Low air pressure may make people _______.A. forgetfulB. sadC. angryD. tired4. In “good weather” of 18 centigrade, _______.A. people are very forgetfulB. people can’t do their work wellC. thin people feel coldD. people are in better health5. The writer wants t o tell us that _______.A. hot and cold weather influences all people in the same wayB. weather influences people’s livesC.IQ never changes during weather changesD. There is a good kind of weather for people’s work and health【答案与解析】这篇短文告诉我们的是：天气的冷热干湿对人体健康有很大的影响。