中考英语试题阅读理解训练及讲解(还原短文类)

英语阅读理解（还原短文）

七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中

有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey live in Iowa. They have a big family. Mikayla is the oldest child in the family. She is six years old. The other children are Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenny. Natalie, Alexis and Nathan. They are all five years old. Why are they all the same age?

__6l_They are septuplets!

It is hard work to look after seven babies at the same time, 62_. In the beginning, many people helped them. They helped to feed, clean, and dress the babies. Every week, the septuplets used about 170 diapers (尿布) ! _63 .

Now the children are older. The septuplets started school this year. But they go to school at home, like their big sister, Mikayla. When Mikayla was ready for school, Kenny and Bobbi decided to teach her at home. 64 . Now Bobbi is the teacher for all eight of her children.

A. They drank a lot of milk, too

B. Because they were born together

C. Last year, Bobbi was Mikayla's teacher

D. Kenny and Bobbi are interested in cooking

E. But Kenny and Bobbi didn't look after them alone

A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds, paint pictures, play the piano and grow flowers.

66 They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.

People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work, and provide

a balance (平衡) between work and play. Hobbies offer interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person, develop his interest and help

him learn new skills. 67 Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients (病人) recover (恢复) from illness. Hobbies give patients who can’t move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat (治疗) patients by having them take up interesting hobbies. 68

In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. 69 People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs.

70 Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.

Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value (价值) of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”

请根据以上内容，从下列五个选项中选择适当的句子还原到短文中，使短文完整与正确。将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题2分，共10分）

A. More people retire at an earlier age than before.

B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy.

C. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.

D. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim.

E. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite

of his age, health or money.

【主旨大意】本文介绍了爱好。人们能有各种各样的活动作为自己的爱好，爱好能帮助人们放松，帮助病人保持健康。在以前人们忙于工作而没有时间拥有爱好，现在人们有更多的时间去拥有更多的爱好。没有人没有爱好是幸福和安全的。

You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything.

I want to tell you something important during your reading.