中考英语 第五周 阅读周周练(A、B卷)

阅读周周练一、完形填空。

通读下面短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

Useless LifeA farmer got so old that he couldn’t work the fields any more. So he would 1 the day just sitting by the gate. His son, still working the farm, would look up 2 time to time and see his fa ther sitting there. “He’s of no 3 any more,” the son thought to himself, “he doesn’t do anything!”One day the 4 got so sad by this, that he built a wood coffin (棺材), pulled it over to the gate, and told his father to 5 . His father didn’t say anything and climbed inside.6 closing the cap, the son pulled the coffin to the edge of the farm where there was a high cliff (悬崖). As he came close to the drop, he7 a light knocking on the cap from inside the coffin. He opened it up. Still lying there calmly, the8 looked up at his son. “I know you are going to throw me over the cliff, but before you9 , may I tell you something?” “What is it?” replied the son. “Throw me over the cliff, 10 you like,” said the father, “but save this go od wood coffin. Your children might need to use it.”( ) 1. A. take B. cost C. spend( ) 2. A. at B. from C. too( ) 3. A. use B. food C. clothes( ) 4. A. doctor B. son C. father( ) 5. A. get up B. get to C. get in( ) 6. A. Before B. After C. With( ) 7. A. heard B. listened C. watched( ) 8. A. others B. father C. children( ) 9. A. leave B. go C. do( ) 10. A. where B. how C. if二、阅读理解。

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。

AMany people were asking me the same question—How did a 22-year-old woman row (划) 19-foot boat for 70 days? Well, when I was on the sea alone, the biggest difficulty was the feeling of being lonely.I started on January 3, 2010. More than half the people who try sailing alone often give up in the first two weeks, so I decided to finish one-fourth of the sailing first, which took about 20 days.Day 20th, January 22 came! I said to myself that I should be happy. But I was feeling so bad. It seemed to be the hardest day for me. I didn’t see land for over two weeks. Every day I did the same—rowing, eating, sleeping, watching the sky and the ocean…Suddenly I saw something breaking through the water near my boat. They were dolphins they circled my boat and were close enough for me to touch. So I did! Suddenly I felt so moved, they came to say “Hello”, just when I needed it most. I was no longer lonely, believing that I would succeed.And I made it! All, 2, 817 miles I got to the coast on March 14, after 70 days and five hours at sea. So the secret of my success is the moment with those dolphins.( ) 1. What was the greatest trouble with the woman when she was on the sea?A. Getting tick.B. Feeling lonely.C. Getting lost.( ) 2. How many parts did the woman divide her sailing into?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.( ) 3. Which part is most difficult for those people who try sailing alone?A. The first day.B. The last day.C. The first two weeks. ( ) 4. The underlined word “dolphin” in the fourth paragraph meant “a kind of ”.A. friendly animalB. dangerous fishC. special plant( ) 5. What is the best title of the passage?A. Woman, as good as man on the teaB. An interesting task on the teaC. Dolphins, the secret of my successBCan dreams come true? John Godley bet money that his dreams could come true. During his life, Mr. Godley dreamed of horse races several times. He did not know much about horses or horse racing, but in his dreams he saw the names of the horses that won races. He remembered these dreams after he woke up, and he put what he knew to good use.The first time Mr. Godley dreamed of horses was on a Friday night. Mr. Godley dreamed that he was reading the names of the horses that won Saturday’s races. The next morning he found the names of the horses from his dream in the newspaper. The horses were racing that day. He bet on the horses and won.These horse racing dreams came to Mr. Godley off and on for the next twelve years of his lift. During that period, Mr. Godley had eight dreams about horses winning races. He always bet on his dreams, and he always won.Mr. Godley never knew why the dreams started or why they stopped. Was he lucky or did he have a special gift? The world may never know.( ) 6. What special gift did Mr. Godley have?A. He raced horses well.B. He knew a lot about horses.C. He dreamed about the future.( ) 7. What did he see in his first dream about horse racing?A. He saw the race.B. He saw the names of the horses in the paper.C. He saw himself riding a horse.( ) 8. How often did he dream about horse races?A. Every night.B. Twelve times.C. Eight times.( ) 9. How often did his dreams come true?A. Every time.B. Rarely.C. Sometimes.( ) 10. What caused his dreams to stop?A. He bet on the wrong horse.B. His horse died.C. No one knows.三、完形填空。