中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練二

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練二（21—40）

（021）

MrJohnswentintohisteashopagainonemorning,andsatononeoftheseatsatthecounter（柜臺）.

Manyotherpeoplecameinalso,butmostofthemdidnotstaylong.Afterfifteenminutes,ayoungman

andayoungwomancamein.Therewereonlytwoemptyseatsatthecounter,oneonMrJohns1left,and

theotheronhisright.Theyoungmansatonone,andtheyoungwomanontheother,butMrJohns

immediatelyaskedtochangeplaceswithhimsothatthemanandthewomancouldbeto-gether."Oh,

thatisn'tnecessary（必要）Jiheyoungwomansaid,butMrJohnsinsisted（堅持）.Whentheyoungman

andtheyoungwomanweresidebyside,theyoungmansaidtoher,"Well,thiskindoldmanwantedus

tosittogether,somayIintroduce（介紹）myself?Myname'sJack.What'syours?"（165）

1.OnemorningMrJohnscameintotheteashopand.

A.satclosetothecounter

B.foundnoseatforhimtositonbecausemanypeoplecamealso

C.seemedtostaylongerthanalltheotherpeople

D.gavehisseattotheyoungmanandtheyoungwoman

2.Aftertheyoungmanandtheyoungwomancamein,.

A.MrJohnsthoughttheycametooearly

B.MrJohnsthoughttheywerefriendsorhusbandandwife

C.theyoungmanaskedMrJohnstochangeplaces

D.theywantedtobetogether

3.Whentheyoungwomansaid,"Thatisn'tnecessary.",MrJohns__.

A.didn'tunderstandher

B.knewwellwhatshemeant

C.wasafraidnottochangeplaceswithher

D.decidedtostayalittlelonger

4.—beforeMrJohnsmetthemintheteashop.

A.Theyoungmangottoknowtheyoungwomanoutside

B.Theyoungmanandtheyoungwomandidn'tknoweachother

C.Theyoungmanandtheyoungwomankneweachotherwell

D.Theyoungmanandtheyoungwomanwant-edtohavesometeatogether

5.Whichofthesentencesistrue?

A.MrJohnscametothisteashopforthefirsttime.

B.Mostofthepeopledidn'tleavetheshopuntilitwasclosed.

C.TherewerenootheremptyseatsatthecounterexceptthetwobesideMrJohns.

D.ItseemedthattheyoungwomanwantedtochangeplaceswithMrJohns.

KEY:1-5ABABC

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（022）

Mostpeoplehaveflownakiteorhaveseenonerideanddip（卜降）instrongspringwind.Notso

manypeopleknowthatkiteswerefirstmadeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theancient（古代的）

Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywerewriting.

Alongtimeago,theChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythesewarkitesinthedark.The

kiteswerefixed（固定）sothattheymadestrangesounds.Menwhowereatwarwiththemwouldhear

thesesoundsandrunaway.Theythoughtthosestrangesoundsweremadebygods（神）inthesky.

TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircropsgrowrichandtall.

Sometimestheytiedlongstrings（細(xì)繩）andhooks（鉤）totheirkites.Thentheywouldflythekitesover

water,lettingthehookshangdowntocatchfish.

TheChineseusesticks,stringsandpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekiteslooklikeanimalsor

trees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.（194）

1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraph（段落）isthat

A.kiteswerefirstmadeinChina

B.mostofushaveflownorseenakite

C.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewriting

D.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites

2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor_.

A.catchingfishB.helpingpeoplefly

C.wateringthecropsD.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark

3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites.

A.couldbringgoodluckB.lookedlikeanimals

C.couldhelpthemwinawarD.couldflyhigh

4.TheChineseusuallyusefortheirkites.

A.sticks,stringsandgrassB.strings,hairandwood

C.paper,stringsandsticksD.paper,ropesandhooks

5.Whatisthebesttitle（題目）ofthispassage?

A.LuckyKites.B.StrangeKites.

C.BeautifulKites.D.ChineseKites.

KEY:1-5AACCD

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（023）

WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet（因特網(wǎng)），buthowmanyofusknowthehistory

oftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,

computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）didn*tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthe

networkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystem（系統(tǒng)）hadtobesetup.

Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,

information（信息）couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeep

onworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment（政府）,butintheearly1970s,universities（大

學(xué)），hospitalsandbanks（銀行）wereallowed（允許）touseittoo.However,computerswerestillvery

expensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperand

easiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftware（軟件）thatmade"surfing”（瀏覽）theInternetmore

convenient（方便）.

Todayitiseasytogeton-line（上網(wǎng)）anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.

Sendinge-mail（電子郵件）ismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.（274）

1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethan___years.

A.sixtyB.tenC.thirtyD.twenty

2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto.

A.makecomputerscheaper

B.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetime

C.breakdownthewholenetwork

D.makecomputerslargeandexpensive

3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby.

A.thegovernmentB.universitiesC.hospitalsandbanksD.schools

4.made"surfing"theInternetmoreconvenient.

A.ComputersB.ScientistsC.SoftwareD.Information

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Inthe1960s,computernetworksworkedwell.

B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.

C.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.

D.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

KEY:1-5CBACC

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（024）

SatellitesForecasttheWeather

Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（預(yù)報）theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachany

partoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大氣）,becausethisiswheretheweather

forms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstation.Sothescientiststherecanseetheweather

ofanypartoftheworldandtellhowtheweatherwillchange.

Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriescanreceivesatellitepictures.When

theyreceivethenewpictures,theycompare（比較）themwiththeearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthat

thecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmay

soonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,theycantellpeopleaboutit.Sotheweathersatellitesare

ofagreathelptothescientistsatthestation.Inthepasttheycouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or

48hoursearlier.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsfor3or5days.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeableto

forecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead.

（Words:189Minutes:3.5）

1.Theweatherforms____.

A.inanypartoftheworldB.intheatmosphere

C.inspaceD.ontheground

2.Changingcloudsintheatmospheremeans.

A.itisarainydayB.itisawindyday

C.theweatherwillchangeD.itisasunnyday

3.Withoutsatellites,scientistscouldforecasttheweatherforahead.

A.aweekormoreB.1or2days

C.3or5daysD.twoweeks

4.Themainideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin__.

A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.manyways

C.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereD.weatherforecasting

Key：1.B2,C3.B4.D

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（025）

Pollution

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmodemtrafficandmoderncommunication

means（通訊設(shè)備）.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbroughtnew

problems.Oneofthebiggestispollution（污染）.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomes

inmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,theproblemwas

notsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirty

inoneplace,Manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnowslowlypollutingthe

wholeworld.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.Ifsbadforalllivingthingsintheworld,butitisnottheonly

onekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollution

makesusangrymoreeasily.

Manycountriesaremakingrules（法規(guī)）tofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoal（煤）

inhousesandfactoriesinthecity,andfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.

PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Itiscaused（弓I起）byheavy

traffic.Itissurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving,therewillbelessairpollution.

Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland,waterandairclean.

Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpopulationatthesametime.

（Words:266Minutes:5.5）

1.Ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller_.

A.becausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnight.

B.thankstosciencedevelopment

C.becauseoftheriseinpopulation

D.becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear

2.Thousandsofyearsago,lifewasitistoday.

A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyas

C.ashardasD.muchharderthan

3.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Here"it"means.

A.waterpollutionB.airpollution

C.noisepollutionD.rubbish（垃圾）

4.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause.

A.it'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld

B.itmakesmuchnoise

C.itmakesourriversandlakesdirty

D.itmakesusangrymoreeasily

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.

B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworld'spopulationdoes.

C.Ifpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikeitwouldbehelpfulin

fightingagainsttheproblemofSO2.

D.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsose-riousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplelivingonthe

earth.

[Key]1.B2.D3.C4.A5.D

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（026）

Canwelivewithoutsalt?Saltisveryimportanttous.Weneedsaltinourfood.Animalsneedit,too.

Mostofthesaltinourcountrycomesfromthesea.Peopledigverybigpools（池塘）andletseawaterin.

Whenthesundries（弄二F）upthewater,peoplecangetsaltfromtheground.Thesaltiswhite,cleanand

beautiful.

Therearealotofsaltwells（井）ieSichuan.Asaltwellismuchlikeawaterwell.Peoplebringthe

wellwateruptothegroundandthendryitinbigjars（壇子）overfire.InthiswaythegetsaltWecanalso

getsaltfromsaltmines?）.Asaltminemaybefoundundertheground.Someyearsago,peoplein

Jiangxifoundabigsaltmineandsoonopenedit.Peoplehereneedsaltfromotherplacesnomore.

Inthenorthwestofourcountry,therearemanysaltlakes.Someoftheselakesareverybig.Thesalt

inabiglakewillbeenoughforourpeopleforcenturies.（186）

1.Wecan'tlivewithoutsalt,so

A.weneedmoreB.itisveryimportanttous

C.wehavetodrinkseawaterD.thereissaltinallourfood

2.Wegetmostofthesaltfrom.

A.saltlakesB.seawaterC.saltwellsD.saltmines

3.PeopleinSichuangetsaltfrom.

A.jarsB.fireC.saltwellsD.waterwells

4.Notmanyyearsago,abigsaltminewasfoundandopened.

A.inSichuanB.inJiangxiC.inthenorthwestD.besidethesea

5.Thebesttitle（標(biāo)題）ofthearticle（文章）is"

A.SaltB.WhyWeNeedSalt

C.SaltIsImportantD.WeNeedSalt

KEY:1-5BBCBA

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（027）

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi（出租車）driver.

"I'vebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershavetheirowntaxis."

"It'sanicejobmostoftime,youmeetalotofpeople.Ialwaysworkatnight,becausethereistoo

muchtrafficduringtheday.Ilivetwentymiles（英里）outsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30inthe

afternoon."

"Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning."

"Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefroma

party.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouse,shefoundthatshehadlostherkey.SoI

waitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindows."

UIwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.1

tiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthe

policecame.TheythoughtIwasathief（小偷）.

Luckilythewomancamedownstairs（下樓）.Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeand

thedog!0（217）

1.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto.

A.driveB.makemoney

C.climbinthroughthewindowD.meetalotofpeople

2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause.

A.shewantedtohaveasleep

B.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforher

C.shedidn'twanttopaythedriver

D.shecouldn'tfindherkey

3.Thestoryhappened.

A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnight

C.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation

4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?

A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.

B.Thepolicemadeamistake.

C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.

D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.

5.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto

A.getmoneyfromthewoman

B.returndiedogtothewoman

C.seewhatwashappeninginthehouse

D.phonethepolice

KEY:1-5ADBCC

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（028）

PeopleoftenaskedAllanforhistelephonenumber.Buthedidn'tgetatelephone,sohetoldthemto

ringhimatwork.Whydidn'thehaveatelephone?Hethoughtthetelephonewasexpensiveandhe

preferredtowritealetter.Thereweren'tmanypeoplehewantedtospeaktointheeveningandhedidn't

wanttospeaktoanyoneatbreakfasttime.Whenhewantedtousethetelephoneintheevening,hecould

alwaysusethetelephoneboxattheendoftheroad.（88）

1.Peoplewantedtoknow__.

A.whereAllancamefromB.howmanyfriendsAllanhad

C.whatAllan'stelephonenumberwasD.whichfactoryAllanworkedin

2.Allandidn'tgetatelephonebecause___.

A.thetelephonewasn'tcheapB.hecouldn'tusethetelephone

C.hisneighbourhadgotoneD.thetelephonewashelpless

3.PeoplecouldcallAllantothetelephoneonly_.

A.intheeveningB.whenhegotbackhome

C.atbreakfasttimeD.whenhewasatwork

4.FromthetextweknowAllanoftenkeptintouchwithothersby_.

A.goingtoseethemB.writingletters

C.leavingmessagesD.talkingonthetelephone

5.Theremustbeatelephonebox_.

A.nexttoAllan'sroomB.attheendoftheroad

C.outsideAllan'shouseD.infrontofAllan*soffice

KEY:1.C2.A3.D4.B5.B

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（029）

Long,longagotherewereonlyafewthousandpeopleintheworld.Thesepeoplemoveformplace

toplaceovertheland,huntinganimalsforfood.

Nooneknowshoworwhenthesepeoplelearnedaboutgrowingfood.Butwhentheydid,their

liveschanged.Theydidnothavetolookforfoodanymore.Theycouldstayinoneplaceandgrowit.

Peoplebegantolivenearoneanother.Andsothefirstvillagegrew.Manypeoplecametoworkin

thevillages.Thesevillagesgrewverybig.Whenmachinesappeared（出現(xiàn)），lifeinthevillageschanged

again.Factorieswerebuilt.Moreandmorepeoplelivednearthefactories.Thecitiesgrewverybig.

Todaysomepeoplearemovingbacktosmalltowns.Canyoutellwhy?（132）

1.Thebesttitle（題目）ofthetextshouldbe_.

A.CitiesorVillagesB.BacktoTowns

C.HowCitiesGrewD.PeopleandAnimals

2.Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto（指的是）_.

A.villagesB.animalsC.citiesD.people

3.Whenfactorieswerebuilt,_.

A.morepeoplelivenearthefactories

B.peoplebegantoliveinthefactories

C.manypeoplebegantoworkinvillages

D.manymachinesappearedinbigfactories

4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_.

A.peopleliketoworkonlyinbigcities

B.somepeopledon'tliketoliveinbigcities

C.therewillbenosmalltownsinthefuture（將來）

D.itisbettertoliveincitiesthaninvillages

5.Inwhatorderdidpeopledothefollowingthings?

A.WorkedinvillagesB.Livednearthefactories.

C.Learnedtogrowfood.D.Builtfactories.

E.Begantoliveneareachother.

A.d,b,a,e,cB.e,a,c,d,bC.c,e,a,d,bD.a.c.d.e.b

KEY:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（030）

AttheBarber*sShop（理發(fā)店）

Jackwenttoabarber'sshopandhadhishaircut,butwhenhecameout,hewasnothappywiththe

result（結(jié)果）.WhenhisfriendBobsawhim,helaughedandsaid,nWhathashappenedtoyourhair,

Jack?"

Jacksaid,nItriedanewbarber'sshoptoday,becauseIwasn'tquitesatisfiedwithmyoldone,but

thisoneseemsevenworse."

Bobagreed（同意）Yes,Ithinkyou,reright,Jack.NowElltellyouwhattodowhenyougointoa

barber'sshopnexttime:lookatallthebarber'shair,findoutwhosehairlooksworst,andthengostraight

tohim."

nWhyshallIgotohim?"Jackasked."Butthatwouldbefoolish!"

“Oh,no,itwouldn't,'*answeredBob.*'Whocutthatman'shair?Justthinkit.Hecouldn'tcutit

himself,couldhe?Anotherofthebarberscutit.Soyouknowhecan'tbetheworstbarber."（161）

1.WhenJackwentoutofthebarber'sshop,hewasnothappybecause.

A.nobodyhadcuthishairB.thebarberhadn'tcuthishairwell

C.thebarberhadcuthishaircarefully

D.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisoldbarber

2.nItriedanewbarber'sshoptoday.umeans.

A.thisbarber'sshopwasanewone

B.thiswastheonlybarber*sshopinthistown

C.Jackoftenwenttothisbarber'sshop

D.Jackhadnotbeentothisbarber'sshopbefore

3.AfterJackhadhishaircut,hethought.

A.thenewbarber'sshopwasthebestone

B.theoldbarber'sshopwasn'tsogoodasthenewone

C.thenewbarber'sshopwasworsethantheoldone

D.theoldbarber'sshopwastheworstone

4.BobtoldJacktofindoutwhichbarber'shairlookedtheworstandthengostraighttohim.Why?

A.Becausehewascertainlythebestbarber.

B.Becausehewasfreeallthetime.

C.Becausehewastheworstbarber.

D.Becausehewasn'ttheworstbarber.

5.Fromthestoryweknowthat.

A.it'sfoolishtohaveone'shaircutatabarber'sshop

B.barberscuteachother'shairC.barbersneverhavetheirhaircut

D.abarberalwayscutshishairbyhimself

KEYS:1-5BDCDB

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（031）

MrPerkin'sNewCar

MrPerkinstoodatthebus-stopandwatchedthecarsgoby.ManyofthecarswerenewBeta400s,

andmostofthemwereyellow.MrPerkinalwaysworethesameclothesasothermen,atethesamefood

asotherpeople,anddidthesamethingsafterwork,andattheendoftheweek,MrPerkindidnotliketo

bedifferent.

Thefollowingweek,MrPerkinboughtanew,brightyellowBeta400s.Hewassatisfiedwithit,and

drovetoworkinittheverynextday.Hewasevenmoresatisfiedwithhisnewcar,whenhesawallthe

otherBeta400s,infront,behind,andonbothsidesofhim.

MrPerkinparked（停車）hiscarinabigcar-park（停車場）nearhisoffice,andwalkedtherestofthe

way.Butwhenhecamebackatfiveo'clock,thereweresomanybrightyellowBeta400sinthecar-park

thathedidnotknowwhichcarwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplepassingbygave

himalookhedidn'tlike.Sohestopped.

PoorMrPerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntilhiswastheonlyyellowBeta400sinthecar-park.

（215）

1.MrPerkinwantedanewyellowBeta400sbecause

A.thebusdidnotcome.B.helikednewclothes,foodandcars.

C.helikedtodothesameasotherpeople.D.helikedtobedifferentfromothers.

2.Hedrovetoworkinhisnewcar

A.theverynextday.B.thedayheboughtit.

C.aweekheboughtin.D.onthedayhefirstwatchedthecarspassing.

3.Hewassatisfiedwithhisnewcarbecause

A.nooneelsehadayellowone.

B.itwasthesameasothercarsallaroundhim.

C.hewasinfrontofalltheothercars.

D.othercarswerenotasbrightashis.

4.Atfiveo'clockMrPerkin

A.walkedhome.B.drovehiscaroutofthecar-park.

C.camebacktothecar-park.D.didnotknowwhichwashiscar-park.

5.Peoplegavehimalookbecause

A.hehadanicenewcar.

B.hecouldnotopenthedoorofhiscar.

C.hewasinthewrongcar-park.

D.hewastryingtoopenmorethanonecar.

6.MrPerkinhadtowaituntil

A.therewasonlyoneyellowBeta400sinthecar-park.

B.therewasonlyonecarinthecar-park.

C.therewerenobrightyellowcarsinthecar-park.

D.therewasnooneabouttolookathim.

KEYS:1-6CABCDA

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（032）

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepicturesonthewallsof

theking'spalaceinEnglish.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform（平臺）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyear

andatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.Helookedat

themforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.Nowthepictureswereevenmore

beautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.Finallyhewasattheveryedge（邊緣）oftheplatform,but

hedidnotknowitbecausehewasthinkingofhispictures.

Theworkersaweverything."WhatshouldIdo?”hethought."Thornhillisattheveryedgeofthe

platform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,falloffitandsurelybekilled."Sotheworkerquickly

tooksomepaint（顏料）andthrewitatthepicture.

"Whatareyoudoing?"criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.（195）

1.WhatwasThornhill?HewasanEnglish.

A.writerB.kingC.workerD.artist

2.Whatwasheorderedtodo?Hewasorderedto__.

A.paintapicturefortheking

B.paintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalace

C.havehispicturespaintedintheking*spalace

D.havehispicturespaintedonthewalls

3.Thestoryleadsustobelievethat

A.theworkerhadtopayforthepicture.

B.thepaintercouldnotforgave（原諒）theworker.

C.theworkerwasreallysorryforwhathedid.

D.thepainterthankedtheworkerforwhathedidwhenhegottoknowwhy.

KEYS:1-3DBA

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（033）

YourPassport（護(hù)照）Please!

MrHillarrivesatLondonAirport,attheendofathree-weekholidayinFrance.Usuallyhewearsa

beard（留胡須）.Sinceithasbeenhotthere,hehastakenitoff（剃掉）.Buthispassportphotoshowshim

withhisbeard.

Anofficelooksatthephotoforamoment,andsays:"Willyouexcuseme?Pleasesitdown.Ishan't

keepyoulong."Withthis,hewalksaway,showsthephototoasecondoffice,andsays:"Iknowthat

face."ThesecondofficerlooksatthepassportandaskswhereMrHillhascomefrom.Whenhehears

thatMrHillhasarrivedbackfromParis,thesecondofficersmiledandsays:°AnEnglishmanwitha

beardstoleapaintinginParisonFriday,Andthatmanlooksjustthekindofman..."

SuddenlyitcomestothefirstofficerwhoMrHillis.Hereturnstohim,andasks:"Didyouteachat

theNo.2.HighSchool?"WhenMrHillanswers,insurprise,thathedid,thefirstofficersmilesandsays:

"Ithoughtso.I'mJackSmith.YoutaughtmeFrench.Youhaven*tchangedabit."（196）

l.MrHill___.

A.hasjustcomebackfromtheairport.

B.isonhiswaytoParis.

C.spentthreeweeksinParisbeforehewenttoFrance.

D.hasbeeninFranceforthreeweeks

2.MrHill___.

A.hasabeardonhisfacebutnotinhisphoto

B.grewabeardwhilehewasonholiday

C.hasabeardinhisphotobutnotonhisface

D.tookhisbeardofflongbeforehewentonholiday.

3.Thefirstofficerissure.

A.MrHillstolethepainting

B.hehasseenthefaceinthephotobefore

C.heknowsthesecondofficer'sface

D.amanwithoutabeardstolethepainting

4.Thesecondofficersaysthat.

A.MrHillstolethepainting

B.amanwithabeard,fromFrance,stoleapaintinginEnglish

C.anEnglishmantookhisbeardoffandstoleapainting

D.amanwithabeard,fromEngland,stoleapaintinginParis.

5.MrHilltaught.

A.JackSmithFrenchattheNo.2HighSchool

B.JackSmithtobeafirstofficer

C.attheNo.2HighSchool,inFrance

D.FrenchsomeyearsagoandhisnamewasSmith,notHill

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中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（034）

Alongtimeagopeoplethoughtthatthesunwentroundtheearth.Insomecountriespeopleeven

saidthatthesunwasagod（神）.Theythoughtthegoddroveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorse.

Nowweknowtheearthgoesroundthes