中考英语阅读完型专项练习精品版1(附答案)

完型填空。

Ever since I was little, my favourite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.

__1_ , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grand-mother _2__ it didn't snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many ques-tions. __3__ one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.

That year, __4__my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, __5_ to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.

By my sixteenth birthday, I _6_all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for __7_ . During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I __8__ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow __9__ down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed ___10__ me, but I didn't care.

When I __11__ home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was __12__ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snow- flake(冰晶雪花) with a card that __13__ , "Happy Birthday. "

How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother's final __14_ on my "sweet six-teenth". I cried.

I was _ 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.

1. A. Certainly B. Unfortunately C. Importantly D. Luckily

2. A. when B. how C. whether D. why

3. A. But B. Or C. Then D. So

4. A. on B. after C. before D. in

5. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope

6. A. was losing B. lost C. would lose D. had lost

7. A. it B. her C. him D. me

8. A. had B. was C. played D. feared

9. A. fell B. to fall C. fallen D. falling

10. A. with B. at C. from D. off

11. A. arrived at B. remained C. got D. entered

12. A. excited B. confused C. pleased D. frustrated

13. A. wrote B. said C. explained D. appeared

14. A. order B. mistake C. wish D. decision

15. A. certain B. angry C. sad D. anxious

阅读理解。

A

This was a luxurious hall of a beautiful restaurant with modern cars parking around and people wearing beautiful clothes were sitting at the round tables enjoying their delicious food. Mary, a young waitress , worked here for just a month.

One day, an old man in an old jacket and broken shoes walked slowly into the restaurant with his cane(拐杖).He looked unusual in this big hall. Mary watched him move toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”

Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”

“You’re welcome, sir,” she replied, “I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”

After he had finished a good meal, Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, si r!” The old man turned around and smiled.

When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the dish, she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note. The note said, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It sho ws the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness.”

In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the first time that she, or any of his waitresses, had seen him.

1. What does the underlined word “luxurious” in the first paragraph probably mean in Chinese?

A. 宏伟的

B. 豪华的

C. 简陋的

D. 空旷的

2. Mary was_______of a beautiful restaurant.

A. a young waitress

B. a young guest

C. a young owner

D. a young boss

3. As soon as the old man entered the restaurant, Mary greeted him and________.

A. helped him politely

B. moved to him slowly

C. put his cane away angrily

D. ran away from him quickly

4. What did Mary do after the old man had finished the meal?

A. She went to clean his table quickly.

B. She paid for his bill.

C. She walked with him to the front door.

D. She found the secret of happiness.

5. How did Mary feel when she saw the business card, the 100-dollar bill and the note?

A. Pleased.

B. Interested.

C. Surprised.

D. Worried.

B

Critical thinking is the ability to think

clearly and rationally about what to believe

or what to do. According to a report on the

World Economic

Forum (2016), critical thinking,

creativity, and their practical application

are widely accepted as the top three skills

that young people need to possess in their

future career.

A good critical thinker usually takes