中考英语英语阅读理解复习题(及答案)50
一、英语阅读理解专项练习试卷
1．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped He wondered why these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was clear that the elephants could break the rope at any time, but for sonic reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didn't try to get away. "Well," the trainer said, "when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break tile rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
The man was surprised. These animals could break flee whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.
How many of us go through life like the elephants-holding onto the belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before?
Failure is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. If we try again and again, maybe we will succeed one day. So don't be afraid of failure and keep on trying. （1）Why did the elephants never try to break the rope after they grew up?
A. Because they liked being tied.
B. Because they were too weak to break it.
C. Because they didn't want to break it.
D. Because they thought they couldn't break it.（2）The underlined word "stuck" in Paragraph 3 means" ".
A. left
B. caught
C. killed
D. found
（3）What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Elephants should be set flee.
B. Failure can help us succeed.
C. Never let failure stop you from trying again.
D. People should look after the elephants well.
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）C
【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了一个男人看到大象被绳子绑住了一只脚而不逃走，由此引发对人生的思考。
（1）细节题。根据原文提到了 As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break tile rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free. 可知大象小时候被绑住，长大了以后依然认为绳子可以拴住他们，故选D。
（2）推断题。根据原文提到了 because they believed they couldn't, 可知他们认为自己已经被这根绳子困住了，故选B。
（3）主旨大意题。根据原文提到了 If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. If we try again and again, maybe we will succeed one day. 可知作者想告诉我们永远不要被困难
打倒，坚强起来，故选C。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。
2．阅读理解
I am Wilson. My sister and I spent our summer holidays with our uncle this year. He is a geologist (地质学家) and loves to collect stones.
One day, he bought us two backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him. We walked the whole day. Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from them. But we thought he had just found better stones.
When we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt great relief (轻松) when we took them off. Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.
“I didn't. You did,” he said. “You didn't know it, but I gave you a little attitude test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining, I added a stone to your backpacks. Whenever you talked about something with positive thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
Our backpacks were full of stones.
“Your negative thoughts are just like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in your backpacks. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be,” said our uncle.
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life — the power of the attitude.
（1）Where did Wilson's uncle ask Wilson and his sister to go?
A. To the mountain.
B. To the seaside.
C. To the countryside.
D. To the forest.（2）What did Wilson think when his uncle took out some stones from his backpack?
A. He thought he said too many words on the way.
B. He thought his uncle had found better stones.
C. He thought his uncle wanted him to feel relaxed.
D. He thought he had talked about something positive.
（3）What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the passage?
A. The stones.
B. The backpacks.
C. The positive thoughts.
D. The negative thoughts.（4）What can we know from the passage?
A. Wilson and his sister complained too much on the way.
