初三九年级中考英语阅读理解专项练习题及答案解析

初三九年级中考英语阅读理解专项练习题及答案解析

1.阅读理解

Once upon a time, there was a king who loved to play chess. He invited the best chess player

in the kingdom to play a game with him. The winner would get a great reward.

The chess game lasted for several hours. In the end, the king won. He said, “You have lost the

game, but I will still give you a reward. Ask for whatever you want.”

The chess player replied, “Your Majesty, I ask for just one grain(just one small piece) of rice

for the first square of the chessboard. For the second square, I ask for two grains. For the

third, four grains, and so on, doubling the number of grains for each square on the board.”

The king laughed and said, “Is that all you want? Such a small reward? Of course, I will give

you that!”

The king ordered his servants to bring the rice. They put one grain on the first square, two

grains on the second square, four grains on the third square…

The king was surprised when the servants told him how much rice was needed for the last

square. It was more rice than the whole kingdom had!

The chess player then told the king, “Your Majesty, this shows the power of doubling. It is

good to think about the long-term consequences of our actions.”

What did the king like to play?

A. Chess. B. Cards. C. Soccer. D. Basketball.

答案：A

解析：从第一句Once upon a time, there was a king who loved to play chess.可知，国王喜欢下棋，故答案为A。

What did the winner get?

A. A gold cup. B. A great reward. C. A certificate. D. 10,000 dollars.

答案：B

解析：从第二段最后一句The winner would get a great reward.可知，胜者可以得到一份巨大的奖励，故答案为B。

What did the chess player ask for?

A. One grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard.

B. Two grains of rice for the second square of the chessboard.

C. Four grains of rice for the third square of the chessboard.

D. All of the above.

答案：D

解析：从第三段可知，棋手要求第一个棋格子放一粒米，第二个棋格子放二粒米，第三个棋格子放四粒米，都是对的，所以答案为D。

What does the story teach us?

A. To think about the long-term consequences of our actions.

B. To love chess. C. To be good at chess. D. To love rice.

答案：A

解析：从最后一段可知，棋手对国王说这显示了倍增的力量。考虑我们行动的长期后果是好事，故答案为A。

2.阅读理解

Once upon a time, there was a tortoise and a hare. They were good friends. One day, the

hare said to the tortoise, “Let’s have a race.”

The tortoise agreed. The next day, they started the race. The hare ran very fast, but he was

too confident. He thought that he could win easily, so he stopped for a rest. He fell asleep

and had a dream.

In his dream, he saw the tortoise crossing the finish line. He woke up and looked around. To

his surprise, the tortoise was nearly at the finish line. The hare ran as fast as he could, but it

was too late. The tortoise had won the race.

From that day on, the hare learned that being overconfident could lead to failure. The tortoise

was happy to win the race, but he was even happier to have such a good friend.

Who suggested having the race?

A. The hare. B. The tortoise. C. Both. D. No one.

答案：A

解析：从第一段The hare said to the tortoise, “Let’s have a race.”可知，是兔子提出要比赛，故答案为A。

What did the hare do during the race?

A. He ran as fast as he could. B. He stopped for a rest. C. He cheated. D. He gave up.

答案：B

解析：从第二段的He thought that he could win easily, so he stopped for a rest.可知，兔子在比赛中停下来休息了，故答案为B。

Why did the hare lose the race?

A. Because he was too confident. B. Because he didn’t run fast enough. C. Because he cheated.

D. Because he didn’t know the way.

答案：A

解析：从第三段可知，兔子输掉了比赛，是因为他太自信了，故答案为A。

What did the hare learn from the race?

A. To be overconfident could lead to failure.

B. To be too slow could lead to success.

C. To cheat could lead to failure.

D. To know the way could lead to success.

答案：A

解析：从第四段可知，兔子从这场比赛中学会了太自信会导致失败，故答案为A。

3.阅读理解

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, and

Jill came tumbling after.

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water;

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

Up Jack got and home did trot,