中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練021

1、中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（019）A Faithful DogMore than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed

2、. When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head. "What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked f

3、or his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. "So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. T

4、hen the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf. The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The

5、Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and sto

6、od by the dog's grave for a few minutes. If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog. 1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _. A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales 2. The Prin

7、ce told the dog to _ when he was leaving. A. watch the door B. take care of his baby at home C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers 3. The dog was very _ when his master came back from hunting. A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired 4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's _. A.

8、 jaws B. paws C. head D. Both A and C. 5. The Prince never smiled again because _ A. the wolf was killed by Gelert B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain C. he had killed his faithful friend Geler D. Gelert had killed his baby son 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（020）A Different Roast Every DayAlan worked in an of

9、fice in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（廣告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (價格)." "Thi

10、s sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside." Four days later he returned home. "What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack as

11、ked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?" "Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem." "Oh, what?" "Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner." "Fresh meat is the best.&qu

12、ot; "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner." "Lucky you!" "You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner." "A different roast every day," Jack said. " Let

13、 me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!" 1. Where did Alan work? He worked _. A. on a farm B. at a school C. in a restaurant D. in an office in a city 2. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday? He usually spent his

14、holiday _. A. by the seaside B. in the country C. in the mountains D. on an island 3. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because _. A. he lived near there B. he had a good friend there C. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside D. he wanted to enjoy the fr

15、esh air in the country 4. How many days did he stay on the farm? A. A few days. B. A week. C. Three days. D. Four days. 5. What made Alan return so soon? A. He fell ill. B. The air there was not fresh. C. The prices were too high. D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner. 中考英語閱讀

16、訓(xùn)練（021）Mr Johns went into his tea shop again one morning, and sat on one of the seats at the counter (柜臺). Many other people came in also, but most of them did not stay long. After fifteen minutes, a young man and a young woman came in. There were only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Johns

17、' left, and the other on his right. The young man sat on one, and the young woman on the other, but Mr Johns immediately asked to change places with him so that the man and the woman could be together. "Oh, that isn't necessary (必要)," the young woman said, but Mr Johns insisted (堅持

18、). When the young man and the young woman were side by side, the young man said to her, "Well, this kind old man wanted us to sit together, so may I introduce (介紹) myself? My name's Jack. What's yours?" 1. One morning Mr Johns came into the tea shop and _. A. sat close to the count

19、er B. found no seat for him to sit on because many people came also C. seemed to stay longer than all the other people D. gave his seat to the young man and the young woman 2. After the young man and the young woman came in, _. A. Mr Johns thought they came too early B. Mr Johns thought they were fr

20、iends or husband and wife C. the young man asked Mr Johns to change places D. they wanted to be together 3. When the young woman said, "That isn't necessary.", Mr Johns _. A. didn't understand her B. knew well what she meant C. was afraid not to change places with her D. decided to

21、 stay a little longer 4. _ before Mr Johns met them in the tea shop. A. The young man got to know the young woman outside B. The young man and the young woman didn't know each other C. The young man and the young woman knew each other well D. The young man and the young woman want-ed to have som

22、e tea together 5. Which of the sentences is true? A. Mr Johns came to this tea shop for the first time. B. Most of the people didn't leave the shop until it was closed. C. There were no other empty seats at the counter except the two beside Mr Johns. D. It seemed that the young woman wanted to c

23、hange places with Mr Johns. 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（022）Most people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip(下降) in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient (古代的) Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing. A

24、long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed (固定) so that they made strange sounds. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods(神) in the sky. The anc

25、ient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings (細繩) and hooks (鉤) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish. The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kit

26、es. Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses. 1. The main idea of the first paragraph（段落) is that A. kites were first made in China B. most of us have flown or seen a kite C. the ancient Chinese were making kites before they were writing D. the ancient Chinese

27、 were good at making kites 2. In ancient China kites could be used for _. A. catching fish B. helping people fly C. watering the crops D. helping people walk in the dark 3. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites _. A. could bring good luck B. looked like animals C. could help them

28、win a war D. could fly high 4. The Chinese usually use _ for their kites. A. sticks, strings and grass B. strings, hair and wood C. paper, strings and sticks D. paper, ropes and hooks 5. What is the best title (題目) of this passage? A. Lucky Kites. B. Strange Kites. C. Beautiful Kites. D. Chinese Kit

29、es. 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（023）We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (因特網(wǎng)), but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (網(wǎng)絡(luò)) didn't wo

30、rk well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系統(tǒng)) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information（信息）could be sent through another part. In this way c

31、omputer network system would keep on working all the time. At first the Internet was only used by the government , but in the early 1970s, universities (大學(xué)), hospitals and banks (銀行) were allowed (允許) to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (軟件) that made "s