湛江市中考英语英语阅读理解试题（附答案）

湛江市中考英语英语阅读理解试题（附答案）
湛江市中考英语英语阅读理解试题(附答案)
一、英语阅读理解专项练习试卷
1．阅读理解
(B)
To be honest, I enjoy music a lot and Tejano music is my favorite．Tejano music was born in Texas．Although it has influences from Mexico and some other Latin American countries，the
main influence is from America．
Like most music around the world，Tejano music mixes many different styles．It combines(结
合)folk，country，rock and a bit of the blues．
I prefer to listen to Tejano music because it makes me feel good．I enjoy dancing to it，
too．It's so easy that there is no rule for my friends who want to join me．Some of my classmates also like Tejano music．It is popular with young people．
I also love other kinds of music．I listen to rock when I'm happy．My favorite rock band is Creed because they sing a lot about their lives and express how they feel in their songs．They sing about their past experiences，their feelings and the way they want their lives to change．I also like heavy metal music．Metallica is my favorite heavy metal band．I usually listen to their music when I am upset．It tells me that．whatever difficulties I meet in life，I must try hard to
get the things I want and I should never give up．
Music influences us all in different ways．What type of music do you like?
（1）What's the writer's favorite music?
A. Rock music
B. Soft music
C. Tejano music
D. Folk music
（2）How many kinds of music does the Tejano music combine?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Two
D. Five
（3）When the writer is happy，he／she listens to ．
A. Tejano music
B. rock
C. heavy metal music
D. country music （4）Which is the writer's favorite heavy metal band?
A. Metallica
B. Creed
C. Maroon 5
D. the Beatles
（5）Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Tejano music is so difficult because there are lots of rules．
B. Tejano music is popular with old people．
C. Tejano music has influences from Mexico and America．
D. Tejano music combines(结合)folk，country，rock and a bit of the blues
【答案】（1）C
（2）B
（3）B
（4）A
（5）D
【解析】【分析】这篇短文主要介绍了他喜欢的几种音乐：德克萨斯乐，摇滚乐和重金属
音乐。

德克萨斯乐来源于德克萨斯州，尽管它的影响来源于墨西哥和其它拉丁美洲国家，但是最主要的影响是来自美洲。

像世界大多数的音乐一样，德克萨斯乐是有很多音乐形式合成的，它结合了民间音乐，乡村音乐，摇滚乐和布鲁斯。

我喜欢听德克萨斯乐是因为它让我感觉良好。

它很受年轻人的喜爱。

我还喜欢摇滚乐，我最喜欢的摇滚阅读是Greed.我也喜欢重金属音乐。

音乐用不同的方式影响着我们的生活。

（1）细节理解题。

根据短文中第一句话To be honest, I enjoy music a lot and Tejano music is my favorite．可知我最喜欢的音乐是Tejano music，故答案选C。

（2）细节理解题。

根据短文第二段中句子Tejano music mixes many different styles．It combines(结合)folk，country，rock and a bit of the blues．可知T ejano music 结合了folk，country，rock and blues四种音乐形式。

故答案为B。

（3）细节理解题。

根据第四段第二句话I listen to rock when I'm happy．可知作者高兴的时候听摇滚音乐。

故答案为B。

（4）细节理解题。

根据第四段中的句子I also like heavy metal music．Metallica is my favorite heavy metal band．可知作者最喜欢的重金属摇滚乐队是Metallica 。

故答案选A。

（5）综合判断题。

根据前三段中对德克萨斯乐的介绍内容，由句子Although it has influences from Mexico and some other Latin American countries，the main influence is from America．答案C错误；由句子It is popular with young people．可知答案B错误；由句子It's so easy that there is no rule for my friends who want to join me．可知答案A错误；由句子It combines(结合)folk，country，rock and a bit of the blues．可知答案D正确，故答案为D。

【点评】细节理解题是
考查事实和细节的，大多数是针对文章的细节设计的。

只要通读全文，了解文中所叙述的重要事实或细节，就可以解答出来，有的甚至可以从文章的原句中直接找到答案。

2．阅读理解。

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar (罐) patiently. Humming (哼唱) a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and pro udly, “Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging!”
The boy's goal (目标) was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I've
found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
（1）What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.
B. He played with some visitors.
C. He started to dig a hole.
D. He went on watching the program.
（2）What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.
B. He was strong-minded.
C. He was strict.
D. He was energetic.（3）What does the underlined sentence “It is in the digging that life is lived.” mea n according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.
B. Life is difficult but colorful.
C. Life is to find the colorful stones.
D. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
【答案】（1）B
（2）A
（3）D
【解析】【分析】这篇短文主要描述了一个想挖穿地球的小男孩，最终没有挖穿地球。

却在挖掘的过程中，挖掘到了多彩的宝石。

从而告诉我们虽然努力不一定就能实现目标，但是我们也许会在过程中有很大的收获，我们要珍惜努力的过程。

（1）B细节理解题。

根据短文第二段One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. 描述，可知选B。

（2）A根据第二段The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it.描述，可知这个大男孩认为他很愚蠢，故选A。

（3）D联系前文描述，可知这句话指的是生活的真义就是实现目
标。

故选D。

3．阅读理解
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I thought that the act of writing is the coolest thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, my mother kept different things for my sister and my brother.“ But the desk，” She said, “it's for Helen.”
Although I knew she loved me and she only showed it in action, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”，but she lived “on the surface”．
I had my own family later. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she forgave me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn't come.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I wasn't even sure if the letter had got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I never heard from her!
Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
（1）The writer began to love her mother's desk ________.
A. when mother gave it to her
B. before she was badly ill
C. when she was a child
D. after mother died
（2）From the passage, we can know that the writer's mother ________.
A. was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B. was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C. cared much about her daughter in words
D. wrote to her daughter in careful words
（3）The underlined word “gulf” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 理解
B. 鸿沟
C. 沟通
D. 港湾（4）What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking forgiveness?
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died.
（5）What's the best title of the passage?
A. My Letter to Mother
B. Mother and Children
C. My Mother's Desk
D. Talks between Mother and Me
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D
（5）C
【解析】【分析】本文叙述了作者的妈妈是从事写作的，经常看见妈妈在课桌旁忙碌，所以作者在小的时候，就喜欢妈妈的桌子了，妈妈也了解女儿的心思，在去世前把课桌留给了她，作者给妈妈的信也在课桌里找到了。

课桌寄托了作者对妈妈的思念之情。

（1）细节理解题。

根据I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. 可知，自从作者长到和桌子差不多高的时候，就喜欢上了妈妈的桌子，说明作者在小的时候，就喜欢妈妈的桌子了。

故选C。

（2）细节理解题。

根据短文第三段可知，作者的妈妈虽然爱作者，但是她只是付诸于行动，表面是冷漠的，但是内
心是对作者很好的。

故选A。

（3）词义猜测题。

根据Although I knew she loved me and she only showed it in action, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happened.因为妈妈没有和作者进行了交心的谈话，所以推测应该妈妈和女儿之间出
现了鸿沟，故选B。

（4）细节理解题。

根据I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.可知，作者给妈妈写的信被叠了很多次，说明妈妈看了许多次，故选D。

（5）标题归纳题。

根据短文的内容可知，文章围绕妈妈的课桌写的，作者从小就喜欢妈妈的课桌，妈妈在去
世前把课桌留给了作者，作者对课桌也充满了感情，同时也寄托了对妈妈的感情寄托。

故
选C。

【点评】标题是文章中心思想的精炼表达，多为词组或短语，涵盖性强。

做这类题目时，
要在阅读全文的基础上，以文章话题为核心，通过比较选项的概
括性或覆盖面，得出正确
的标题。

正确标题的归纳范围要恰如其分，避免过于具体或断章取义。

错误的干扰往往是
局部信息，以事实，细节替代，概括大意。

5题干扰性最大的选项是A，作者给妈妈的信
是短文后来提到的，并非贯穿短文内容的。

4．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。

Few students like homework, but it is an important part of middle school life in the UK.
The UK has these rules for homework: Grades7and 8 (ages 11 to 13): 45 to 90 minutes per day; Grade 9 (ages 14 to 15):1 to 2 hours a day.
Today, many homework tasks are done on a computer. For example, preparing reports, using the Internet or doing online tasks. So schools are usually open before and after normal hours. In this way, students without computers or the Internet at home can use the schools' facilities(设备). Sometimes, students are given extended learning tasks. That means they need to do more research and analysis(分析).But however big a task is, teachers always give feedback反馈）to help students find the areas where they can improve.
Some schools send students home with home diaries. They advise parents to check on their
Children's progress. Sadly, not every parent takes much interest. In a survey of 1,000 students aged 11 to 18, over 10 percent said that they did not have space at home to do homework. Almost 15 percent said their families did not support them enough.
（1）In the UK, which one of the following shouldn't do
homework for more than 90 minutes?
A. A student of 12.
B. A girl of 14.
C. A boy of 15.
（2）If a student doesn't have a computer or the Internet, how can he finish his online homework?
A. He doesn't have to finish it.
B. He can ask his teacher for help.
C. He can finish it at school.
（3）The underlined word "extended" in Paragraph 4 probably means .
A. 扩展的
B. 特别的
C. 困难的
（4）Why do some schools send students home with home diaries?
A. To advise students to do their homework in time.
B. To advise parents to learn more about their children's progress.
C. To advise parents to help their children with their homework.
（5）Which part is the passage probably from in a newspaper?
A. Education.
B. Sports.
C. Amusement.
【答案】（1）A
（2）C
（3）A
（4）B
（5）A
【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文介绍了英国学生的家庭作业情况。

不同年龄段的学生家庭作业时间不同。

现在大部分的学生都通过电脑完成作业。

学生们还需要做一些扩展作业。

学校也希望家长配合来更好的帮助学生完成家庭作业。

（1）细节理解题。

根据Grade 9（ages 14 to 15）：1 to 2 hours a day。

可知，14到15岁的学生需要做1到2小时的作业。

根据Grades 7 and 8（ages 11 to 13）： 45 to 90 minutes perday可知，12岁的学生只需要做45到90分钟。

故选A。

（2）细节理解题。

根据So schools are usually open before and after normal hours。

In this way，students without computers or the Internet at home can use the schools' facilities 因此，学校通常在正常时间前后开放，这样，没有电脑或家里的互联网的学生就可以使用学校的设施。

可知，没有电脑的学生可以在学校完成在线作业。

故选C。

（3）词义猜测题。

结合语境，Sometimes，students are given extended learning tasks。

根据That means they need to do more research and analysis(分析). 可知此处表示有时候，学生们会做一些扩展的学习任务。

故选A。

（4）细节理解题。

根据They advise parents to check on their children's progress。

可知，学校让孩子们带家庭日记回家，是为了让家长了解一下孩子们的进展。

故选B。

（5）推理判断题。

通读全文The UK has these rules for homework英国有这些家庭作业规则，可知本文主要讲解英国的学生的作业情况。

所以，本文应该出自报纸的教育部分。

故选A。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。

此题涉及到细节理解，词意猜测和推理判断等题型。

对于细节理解题，可直接从短文的细节中找出问题答案。

对于词意猜测题，要根据上下文的联系，进行推理，确定词在文章中的意思，对于推理判断题，要根据文章的细节及作者的观点和对文章的认知进行推测判断，找出正确答案。

5．阅读理解
One day, T om's teacher, Miss Mak, held a class meeting. "There will be a flag day next Saturday. Does anyone want to join this meaningful event (活动)?" asked Miss Mak. T om was interested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat.
"Tom, you haven't sold flags before," said Miss Mak suddenly. "Would you like to have a try?" Tom was hesitant(犹豫的)，but he finally nodded.
On the flag day, Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy street. "Ex-cuse me, Could y-o-u pl-ea-se buy ...?" said Angela softly to the first person she met. The man smiled and put five-dollar coin into Angela's collection bag. Then she said thanks and put a flag under his shoulder. "I did it!" said Angela happily. "It's your turn now."
Feeling nervous. T om began to shake. Soon, he saw a young lady walking towards him.
The lady was smiling and holding a few coins in her hand. She asked, "Are you selling flags for Fund for the Homeless Childred?" T om's face became red and said yes. Then the lady made the donation(捐赠) and Tom gave her a flag. "You made it!" laughed Angela.
In the next couple of hours, Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely. Al last, their collection bags were so heavy that they had to hold them with both arms. They felt very proud.（1）Why did Tom keep quiet in his seat?
A. He had other plans.
B. He didn't like Miss Mak.
C. He was not interested in the activity.
D. He was not brave enough to talk to the strangers.（2）
When Miss Mak asked T om to have a try, he finally .
A. laughed
B. nodded
C. refused
D. cried
（3）Where did Tom and Angela sell flags?
A. In a busy street.
B. In their school.
C. In a tall building.
D. In a small garden.（4）How much did the first man pay Angela for the flag?
A. Five dollars.
B. Ten dollars.
C. Fifteen dollars.
D. Twenty dollars.（5）How did Tom and Angela feel after they sold the flags?
A. Bored.
B. Shy.
C. Confident.
D. Sad.
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
（4）A
（5）C
【解析】【分析】文章大意：Tom与Angela在学校组织的卖小国旗活动中，战胜了自己，出色地完成了任务。

（1）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句Tom was interested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat.理解
可知，Tom不敢与陌生人说话，所以保持了沉默，故选D。

（2）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句T om was hesitant(犹豫的)，but he finally nodded.理解可知，最后在Mark老师的鼓励下，Tom 最后答应参加学校举行的卖国旗的活动，故选B。

（3）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句On the flag day, Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy
street. 理解可知，T om与Angela在一个闹市区卖国旗，故选A。

（4）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句The man smiled and put five-dollar coin into Angela's collection bag. 理解可知，第一个人给了Angela五美元，故选A。

（5）理解归纳题。

根据文中的语句In the next couple of hours, Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely. 理解可知，Tom与Angela通过这一活动，对自己充满了信心，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本题主要考查了细节理解题，以及判断题，做题的时候，先从题目中找到一个关键词，它可以帮助我们很快地定位原文，找到答案。

6．根据短文内容，判断正误。

I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my injured, sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing (使人难堪的) questions. Whenever kids played games, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on(瞧不起) me. Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that saying. As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful，or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking. "As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school, I even became the class president, but inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say," Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance(外貌) ."
My mum's love was the sunshine that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be confident(自信的) but also to have deep compassion(同情) for others. "Hold your head up high "has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on.
（1）The writer imagined that everyone looked down on her because of her appearance. （2）People always asked her embarrassing questions.
（3）The writer's mum said "Hold your head up high" to her to make her more confident. （4）The writer understood the saying very well as a child.
（5）The writer is living with a warm and brave heart now.
【答案】（1）1
（2）0
（3）1
（4）0
（5）1
【解析】【分析】本文讲了作者小时候因眼睛受伤导致外貌变丑而心情低落，在妈妈的帮助之下改变自己并变得自信的故事。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第二段Whenever kids played games, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me，可知作者总是想象每个人会因为她的外
貌而瞧不起她，故答案为正确。

（2）细节理解题。

根据第二段Sometimes people asked me
embarrassing questions，可知有时候人们会问使人难堪的的问题，而always意为总是，故答案为错误。

（3）细节理解题。

根据最后一段My mum's love was the sunshine that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be confident but also to have deep compassion for others，妈妈的爱是照亮我的阳光，我面对困难，不仅学会了自信而且学会了深切的同情别人，可知妈妈让作者抬头是为了让她更自信，故答案为正确。

（4）细节理解题。

根据第二段As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful，or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking. "小时候，我认为妈妈的意思是：要小心，否则你会摔倒或者碰到什么东西因为你没有在看路，可知作者小时候不理解这句谚语，故答案为错误。

（5）细节理解题。

根据最后一段"Hold your head up high "has been heard many times in my home.I say it to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on，“抬起你的头”这句话在我家听到过很多次，我也跟我的孩子们说，我妈妈给我的礼物将会永存，可知作者现在带着一颗温暖并勇敢的心生活，故答案为正确。

【点评】考查阅读理解，注意理解文章大意，根据题目去文章找到对应的信息，进行理解判断。

7．阅读理解
Sitting among the cheering fans of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team in Rio de Janeiro, a Polish fan caught a lot of attention. It is not because he is not Chinese, but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning
The 60-year-old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team at the first sight when he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012. The Polish man was crazy about the performances of the young team, especially by its core player Hui Ruoqi. Before that Jozef was a loyal fan of his home team﹣
the Polish men's volleyball.
Since then, Jozef has become crazy about the team and has kept track of almost all their international competitions. Back in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters of Switzerland, the Polishman, for the first time, came to cheer up for the team on site. He also drove all the way from Polandto Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women's World Volleyball Championship.
The hardcore fan traveled hundreds of miles from Poland to Brazil, and booked tickets for allmatches of the Chinese Women's Volleyball. This time, Jozef was interviewed by TV and has been recognized by not just fans, but millions of Chinese TV audience.
The" Polish grandpa" was a nickname given by Chinese volleyball fans. He has 18,000 followers on Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, where Jozef has been sharing his obsession with Chinese internet users since 2013.
（1）Why did Jozef get much attention？
A. He was interviewed by Chinese TV.
B. He is a famous and loyal Polish fan.
C. He has supported the Chinese team from the start.
D. He was sitting among the fans of the Chinese team.
（2）When did Jozef first become interested in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team？
A. In 2012.
B. In 2013.
C. In 2014.
D. In 2015.
（3）How did Jozef come to Italy to support the Chinese Woomen's Volleyball Team？
A. By car
B. By bus
C. By bike
D. By plane
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A. Jozef has already had millions of fans in Poland.
B. Jozef has been a fan of his home team since 2012.
C. Jozef first cheered up for the Chinese team on site in 2014.
D. Jozef has followed most of the international matches of the Chinese team.
（5）What has Jozef been doing on Sina Weibo？
A. Giving support to the Polish team
B. Sharing his love for the Chinese team
C. Answering questions about playing volleyball
D. Booking tickets for matches of the Chinese team
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）D
（5）B
【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文介绍了中国女排的铁杆球迷“波兰爷爷”。

他从一开始就密切关注球队现年60岁的乔泽夫在2012年伦敦奥运会的电视上看到这些女孩时，第一眼就爱上了中国女排。

波兰人对青年队的表现非常着迷，尤其是对其核心球员惠若奇的表现。

在2014年世界女子排球锦标赛上，他还从意大利的波兰多驱车前往支持这些女孩。

这位铁杆球迷从波兰到巴西旅行了数百英里，并预订了中国女排所有比赛的门票。

不仅得到了电视迷的认可，也得到了数以百万计的中国电视观众的认可。

他在新浪微博上有18000名粉丝，这是中国对Twitter的回应。

（1）细节理解题。

根据 It is not because he is not Chinese, but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning这不是因为他不是中国人，而是因为他从一开始就密切关
注球队。

可只是因为他从一开始就支持中国队，故答案选C。

（2）细节理解题。

根据The 60-year-old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team at the first sight when he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012. 现年60岁的乔泽夫在2012年伦敦奥运会的电视上看到这些女孩时，第一眼就爱上了中国女排。

可知是从2012年开始，故答案选A。

（3）细节理解题。

根据He also drove all the way from Polandto Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women's World Volleyball Championship在2014年世界女子排球锦标赛上，他还从意大利的波兰多驱车前往支持这些女孩，可知是开车。

故答案选A。

（4）细节理解题。

根据and booked tickets for all matches of the Chinese Women's Volleyball. 并预定了中国女排所有比赛的门票。

可知乔泽夫跟踪了中国队的大部分国际比
赛，故答案选D。

（5）细节理解题。

根据He has 18, 000 followers on Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, where Jozef has been sharing his obsession with Chinese internet users since 2013. 他在新浪微博上有18000名粉丝，这是中国对Twitter的回应, 自2013年以来，Jozef一直在与中国网民分享他对Twitter的痴迷。

可知他在微博上分享他对中国队的爱，故答案选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解题，本文涉及到了细节理解题，细节理解体比较简单，可知直接从文章中找到答案。

8．阅读理解
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their houses as
much as possible.
In 1749, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people for stopping thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were about 120"Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan (or London) Police Service was started with about 3, 000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Today, London police are quite well—paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even higher than for the others.
（1）In 1700, the men who protected the streets in London were paid _______.
A. a few
B. nothing
C. a little
D. a lot
（2）About 300 years ago, many people _______.
A. wanted to leave London
B. had big houses in London
C. became policemen
D. came to live in London
（3）People didn't leave their houses because _______.
A. they had no money
B. they were afraid of losing money
C. the city was not clean
D. they liked homes
（4）The "Bow Street Runners" _______.
A. stopped people from stealing
B. stole money
C. paid people for stealing
D. stopped people riding horses
【答案】（1）B
（2）D
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要讲述了伦敦警察的发展史，起初伦敦没有警察，但随着越来越多的人来到伦敦居住，小偷变得多了起来。

Henry就花钱雇佣一些人来防止小偷，伦敦的警察就产生了。

后来警察的数量越来越多了，报酬也越来越高了。

（1）细节理解题。

根据文中语句but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men
used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.可知，在1700年，伦敦根本没有警察，少数的老人来保护城市的街道，而且题目没有报酬。

故选B。

（2）细节理解题。

根据文中语句About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there.可知，在大约300年前，伦敦变得越来越大，越来越多的人来到伦敦居住。

故选D。

（3）细节理解题。

根据文中语句There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.可知，在300年前，伦敦的街道上有很多的小偷，所以人们都尽可能的呆在自己的家里。

故选B。

（3）细节理解题。

根据文中语句In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.可知，在1750年，Henry Fielding开始付钱请一些人来防止小偷。

他们就像今天的警察一样，他们被叫做Bow Street Runners，因为他们在Bow Street 这个街道附近工作。

故这些人是来防止小偷的。

故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选择正确答案。

9．阅读理解
As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of heights. One day, when he was 12, he returned home from school. He didn't find his keys. It was 3:30pm and his parents worked until 6：00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself, "I can do it." Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of heights was gone.
Today, Alain still climbs buildings. In 2003, he climbed a building in London dressed as Spiderman (蜘蛛人) to advertise the movie. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101 (one of the tallest buildings in the world). T o reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity (for poor children and the homeless). When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream, you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don't give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, "I can do it."
（1）The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A. climbing buildings is easy
B. Alain Robert is afraid of heights
C. everyone can climb a tall building
D. you can control your fears
（2）When Alain climbs a building, he uses ________.
A. his hands and special shoes
B. special tools
C. his hands only
D. his special shoes only
（3）The underlined word "charity" means " ________ ".
A. 享受
B. 休闲
C. 慈善
D. 消费（4）Alain climbs ________.
A. for fun and for his health
B. for charity and for his job
C. for his health and for charity
D. for charity and for fun。