中考英语复习：阅读理解冲刺集训篇

中考英语冲刺复习：阅读理解18篇
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My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.
Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years，and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.
Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night！Perhaps that is his secret!
（）1．What kind of life has Jack lived?
A．A short life. B．An interesting life. C．A lonely life. D．A poor life.
（）2．Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?
A．Kathmandu. B．The Pyramids. C．The Sahara Desert. D．Taj Mahal.
（）3．How many times has Jack married?
A．Once. B．Twice. C．Three times. D．Four times.
（）4．Where did Jack meet Maria?
A．In India. B．In Nepal. C．In France. D．In Egypt.
（）5．What does Jack do every night?
A．He has a glass of wine. B．He goes swimming. C．He hunts lions. D．He rides a camel.
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My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down(出故障). It was 25 miles from
my home. I wanted to get a ride(搭便车), but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here,”she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way.” I said.
“Come on, sir, ”she said,“Let's go.”
On the way, she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn't accept her. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody.Pass it along.” she said.
（）1．What happened to Sam one evening this May?
A．He lost his way. B．His car broke down.
C．He was hurt in an accident. D．He couldn't reach the gas station.
（）2．Sam didn't think of going home________that evening.
A．by train B．by bus C．by car D．by taxi
（）3．From the passage , we know that the young woman was________.
A．a club boss B．a taxi driver C．a bus driver D．a gas station worker
（）4．The young woman wanted Sam to ________.
A．give her some money B．get on her bus C．take her to her house D．help others just as she did （）5．The best title (题目) of the passage is ________.
A．A kind old man B．Getting a ride C．Passing help D．A broken car
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“Homestay” is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local (当地的) family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term.“Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won't be disappointed (失望的)．”
After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sightseeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge，and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, w e had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
（）1．In the “homestay” program, a visitor can ________.
A．learn more about holidays B．understand his culture better
C．improve the language ability D．take part in foreign meetings
（）2．The writer had wanted to visit London since ________.
A．last month B．years ago C．the special meeting D．her stay abroad
（）3．The group leader should ________.
A．make plans for the family B．take care of the students
C．stay with different families D．rent rooms to the students
（）4．The writer's host family ________.
A．was very kind to her B．went sightseeing with her
C．had two white daughters D．was interested in her activities
（）5．From the passage, we know that the writer ________ in London.
A．wished to stay a little longer B．spent three weeks in her home
C．had classes in many interesting places D．helped the teacher take the students in a car
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Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning (推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.
For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would make someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is
going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen (企鹅圈养地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.
Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher's office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied (欺负) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!
Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange. Cait didn't know what to do. Just then, Cait's father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What's the cause and effect, could you tell?
（）1．According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect（结果、影响）?
A．Someone puts on a heavy jacket. B．Someone works in the penguin pen.
C．Someone will go outside into cold weather. D．Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink.
（）2．Abi has to go to the head teacher's office.Which of the following isn't the possible cause?
A．He bullied another student. B．He is going shopping.
C．he is being picked up early. D．He is being given a prize.
（）3．What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?
A．He was going outside. B．He was reading a story.
C．He was sleepwalking. D．He was looking for his dad.
（）4．Which of the following is cause and effect?
A．Tony got up and had a glass of water. B．We came home and found him sleeping.
C．The ball was lost and a window was broken. D．Tim was late again and his teacher got angry. （）5．What is the best title for the text?
A．Truth and lies B．Work and sleep C．Cause and effect D．Life and dreams
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Ask any student which subject he or she hates most.9 out of 10 students will answer “math”．No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math. Why is this so? How come so many students hate math, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?
Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, “What good do we get from learning math? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time.”
However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract(减) numbers. In fact,
math is not so much about calculation (计算) as it is about learning to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can't think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems.
For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently (高效地)? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.
（）1．According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?
A．Chinese.B．Math.C．Geography.
（）2．What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?
A．Interesting. B．Boring. C．Useless.
（）3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．90% of the students hate learning math.
B．Students can learn math well with computers.
C．Math can do calculations and store information.
（）4．What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage?
A．科目 B．效率 C．资源
（）5．What does the writer want to tell us?
A．Math is just learning to add and subtract numbers.
B．Math can be good for both our body and our mind.
C．Math helps us think logically and solve problems.
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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 home 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 sister.
"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
（）2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog"because ______.
A.the dog likes keeping things
B.the dog likes playing with shoes
C.he doesn't know the dog's name
D.he can't pronounce the word "sheep"well
（）3.What made the shoe strange was ______.
A.its colour
B.its smell
C.its size
D.that it was a silk one
（）4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"
A.keeping things for itself
B.bringing things for other to keep
C.not letting it run about
D.taking care of a small child
（）5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____.
A. likes to give presents to people
B.has been kept in at the writer's home
C.has brought some trouble
D.likes to be called "the keep dog"
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An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ” But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
（）1. An old lady had _________ .
A. glasses
B. a blanket over her head
C. a coat
D. a basket
（）2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .
A. take it off
B. turn it off
C. get on
D. talk about it
（）3. _________ spoke to her .
A. The air hostess
B. The man next to her
C. her husband
D. one of her friends
（）4. The old lady had never been _________ before .
A. abroad
B. home
C. in a plane
D. in hospital
（）5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .
A.to fly again
B. to travel
C. to go abroad
D. to go home
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Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, “I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there.”“Where are you going to stay there?” his wife asked. “I don't know yet.” Dick answered. “Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报),”his wife said. “All right,” Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, “Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.”
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, “Where do you want to go?”But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
“Which hotel are my things in?” he said, “And what am I going to do tonight?” But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “Please send me my address at this post office.”
（）1. Dick flew to New York because ___.
A. he went there for a holiday
B. he had work there
C. he went there for sightseeing (观光)
D. his home was there
（）2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A. Because she didn't know his address yet
B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C. Because she might send him another telegram
D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
（）3. Where did Dick stay in New York?
A. In the center of the city.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant.
D. At his friend's house.
（）4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
A. The manager (经理) of his hotel.
B. The police office.
C. The taxi driver.
D. His wife. （）5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.
C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.
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In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
（）1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because the sky is sunny all day
（）2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow
B. black clouds
C. summer and winter
D. spring and autumn
（）3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm
B. cool
C. cold
D. rainy
（）4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A. their friends ask them to do so
B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them
D. they are their favourite things
（）5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A.Bad Seasons
B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England
D. Strange English People
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Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
（）1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.
A. he would be away from home for four days
B. he would be back in seven days
C. he would be back in a month
D. he liked a cup of tea
（）2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A. the wall
B. the door
C. a piece of paper
D. his son's pocket
（）3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A. the second day
B. the third day
C. the fourth day
D. the fifth day
（）4. The man was very surprised because _________.
A. he thought the child's father was dead
B. the child didn't ask him to sit down
C. the child gave him a cup of tea
D. he couldn't find that piece of paper
（）5. What was burnt? ___________.
A.The piece of paper
B. Mr Smith
C. The visitor
D. The boy
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One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1. "What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
( )1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.
A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language
B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
C. some examples of right guessing
D. how important it is to guess all the time
( )2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.
A. "… so I didn't have a good time."
B. "…so I went to bed very late."
C. "…. So I felt unhappy."
D. "… so I got up very early."
( )3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."
C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
D. "I think you'd better be more careful."
( )4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.
A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."
B. "…she is one of the most bea utiful women."
C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."
D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."
( )5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.
A. the only way
B. more important in spoken English than in written English
C. more important than any other way
D. more important in written English than in spoken English
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Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格).They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"
( )1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
A. they hope to save money
B. they're both poor
C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain
D. they're not far from their farms
( )2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A. make a journey
B. visit some places of interest
C. meet their friends
D. make a profit
( )3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
A. theirs weren't as good as the others'
B. theirs were much less than the others'
C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city
D. they forgot to carry them on a truck
( )4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
A. they had sustained losses in business
B. they had lost some money in the city
C. something was wrong with the tractor
D. other people profited in the city
( )5. Which of the following is true?
A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.
B. The two farmers will soon get rich.
C. Neither of the farmers is clever.
D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.
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On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
( )1. Christmas Eve is __________.
A. the night of Christmas Day
B. the evening of Christmas Day
C. Christmas Day
D. the night before Christmas Day
( )2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.
A. into children's hats
B. into children's stockings
C. under children's beds
D. into children's shoes
( )3. When the children were very young, __________.
A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was
B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
C. they thought their father was Father Christmas
D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings
( )4. When the children are older, they __________.
A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend
( )5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.
A.chimney
B. back door
C. front door
D. window.
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In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream(梦幻) World Cups ”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜) of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan(迷)? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football
Teenagers(青少年) like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
( )1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.
A. Many football fans
B. a very good team
C. many football player
D. a big playground ( )2. The next World Cup will be held in_______.
A. 2006
B. 2007
C. 2005
D. 2004
( )3. From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things EXCEPT_________.
A. people playing football
B. pictures of some football stars
C. a sunny sky
D. flowers ( )4. In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries______.
A. to show their love for their owe country
B. to tell the people their stories。