英語中考閱讀與完型填空

陜西中考2009

II.完形填空（共10小題。計10分）

閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后從各小題的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫

兀警。

OneMondaymorning,Iwasstandingwaitingforthetrainandsuddenlyfeltill.Icouldn'tstand

still,andtheworldbegantosway（搖擺）andthenwentblack.AllIheardwas"Oh,myGod,she's

falling.''ThenextthingI31wasthatthedoctorwasaskingmemyname.This

happened32IWastootired.IwassobusycleaningmynewhousethatIdidn'teat33last

weekend.

Thedoctortoldmethatagentlemanwaitingforthe34sawmefalldown.Hegotto

myside35,andtoldotherstocall911.Hestayedwithme36theambulance（救護車）

anived.Thenhewentwithmetothehospital,whichmadehim37histrain.Thedoctortoldme

thegentlemandidn'twanttoleavehisname.

Idon'tknowwhothisgentlemanis.38ifhereadsthisarticleandremembersayounglady

fainting（暈倒）atthetrainstation,I'dlike39toknowthat1wanttosayt4Thankyou."tohim。

WheneverImeetwithsuchathing,Iwilldothesameashe40tome.Andri1passonthe

kindnesstoothers.

31.A.metB.forgotC.saidD.remembered[D]

32.A.soB.becauseC.thoughD.however[B]

33.A.littleB.muchC.fewD.many[B]

34.A.trainB.planeC.busD.car[A]

35.A.atfirstB.justnowCoatleastD.atonce[D]

36.A.whileB.sinceC.untilD.assoonas[C]

37.A.catchB.missC.dropD.meet[B]

38.A.OrB.AlthoughC.ForD.But[D]

39.A.meB.himC.herD.you[B]

40.A.doesBodoC.didD.willdo[C]

III.閱讀理解（共15小題，計25分）

A）根據(jù)下面一篇短文的內容判斷下列句子的正誤，正確的用表示，錯誤的用表示。

（共5小題,計5分）

（A）

PearlS.Buck（賽珍珠?巴克）wasaverypopularAmericanwriterOfherday.Shewasfamousfor

herbooksaboutChina.PearlS.BuckwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature（諾貝爾文學

獎）in1938.

ThewriterwasborninWestVirginia,America.Shespentalmosthalfofherlonglifein

China.HeryouthwasspentinJiangsuProvince,China.ShelearnedtospeakChinesebeforeshe

couldspeakEnglish.

Hermotherhadtraveledwidelyinheryouthandlikedliteratureverymuch.Afterbeingeducated

教導byhermotherandbyaChineseteacher,PearlS.BuckwenttoschoolinShanghaiattheage

offifteen.Shecontinued繼續(xù)hereducation名教育intheUnitedStatesataWoman'sCollegeto

studypsychology（心'理學）.Aftergraduatingin1914,shereturnedtoChinaasateacher.Inthe

1920sherfamilymovedtoNanjing.ThereshetaughtEnglishandAmericanliteratureata

university.

Asawriter.Buck'sbook,TheGoodEarth,appearedin1931andsoldquitewellinitsfirstYear.It

hasbeentranslatedintooverthirtylanguages.In1938shebecamethethirdAmericantowinthe

NobelPrizeforLiterature.Bythetimeofherdeath,Pearlhadpublished（出版）morethanseventy

books.PearlS.BuckdiedinMarch,1973,justtwomonthsbeforeher81stbirthday.

41.BeforeshewenttoschoolinShanghai,PearlS.Buckstudiedallbyherself.【A】B

42.PearlS.BuckwasknowntomanypeopleforherbooksaboutChina.[A]

43.In1914,PearlS.BuckworkedasaliteratureteacheratauniversityinNanjing.[B]

44.PearlS.BuckwenttostudyliteratureataWoman'sCollegeinAmerica.[B]

45.PearlS.BuckwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1938andpublishedoverseventybooksin

herlife.[A]

B）閱讀下面兩篇短文，從各小題所給的四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最

佳答案。（共10小題,計20分）

（B）

Americanslovecars.Theygoeverywhereinthem.85%ofpeopleintheUSgotoandfromwork

bycaroAndmostadultshavedrivinglicenses.Whydoesthiscarcultureexist?

Howitstarted

America'sloveofearsstartedafterthewar（戰(zhàn)爭）whensoldiersreturnedhomefromWorldWarII

torebuildtheirlives.Theyborrowedmoneyfromthegovemmenttobuyhousesandcarswhich

becamethesymbolsofstatus（土也位）.Themoremoneytheyhad,thebiggertheirearswere.

Makingofroads

Duringthewar,PresidentEisenhowernoticedwhatgoodroadsGermanyhad.Hedecidedtobuild

newfour-lane（四車道）roadsinAmerica.Hesaidifsomethinghappenedsuddenly,thetwo-lane

roadswouldn'tbeabletocarryallthecarsthatwouldsuddenlyleavethecities.Carandoil

companieslikedhisideaandbuildingstarted.

Carlovers

Notjustteenagersarecrazyaboutcars.SomeAmericanslovetheircarssomuchthattheypaint

theircarsbeautifullyIThesearecalledArtCars.EveryAprilthereisanactivityinHouston,

Texas,wheretheyshowtheircars.

PoHution污染名

CarshaveDollmcd動污染Iheenvironmenl.AmericanPresidenlBushrefusedaworldwidelaw

thatisagainstpoHution.Manycountrieswereangryaboutit.Bushsaidhehadtothinkofthe

Americaneconomy（經(jīng)濟）andalltheAmericanpeoplethatmakemoneyfromcars.Factoriessay

theywanttomakecarsthatpolluteless.Butotherssaymakingcarsthatpollutelesswillneverbe

asgoodashavingfewercars.

46.WhendidAmericansbegintolovecars?[B]

A.Beforethenewtwo-laneroadswerebuilt.

B.AfterWorldWarII.

C.DuringWorldWarII.

D.BeforeWorldWarII.

47.Newfour-1aneroadswerebuilt.[C]

A.inGermanyB.bycarandoilcompanies

C.inAmericaD.whensomethingsuddenlyhappened

48.Theunderlinedwordt^building^^heremeans"thebuildingof[D]

A.companiesB.soldiers9livesC.housesD.roads

49.Whatwereothercountries'feelingsaboutBush'sdecision?[AB

A.Theyagreedwithhim.B.Theyshowedangertoit.

C.Theypaidnoattentiontoit.D.Thepassagedoesn'ttellUS.

50.Themeaningofthelastsentenceis：""[D]A

A.It'sbettertohavefewercars.

B.It'sbettertomakecarsthatpolluteless.

C.It'seasiertomakecarsthatpolluteless.

D.Ifseasiertomakepeoplehavefewercars.

(C)

WemovedtoanewareawhenoursonwasinGradeFive.Beforewemoved,wetookhimto

spendhalfadayathisnewschool.Therehesawhisnewclassmatesandteachers.Heenjoyedthe

visit.Duringthealmost150-kilometerdrivehome,hetoldUSthathehadtoldsomeofthe

studentsthedatewhenwewouldmovethere.Andhehadalsoinvitedthemtovisitus.

Themovingday,aSaturday,wasabusyday.Butwearrivedatournewhouseatnoon.About

anhourlater,kidsbegantocomeandsoononeoftheminvitedoursontohishousetoplayforthe

afternoon.

Bythetimehereturned,heknewwheremostofthekidslivedandalloftheirfamilyhistories.

OnMondaymornin9,thedoorbellrangjustbeforethetimehewouldleaveforschool.Thenit

rangagainandagain..

Bythetimehewasready,wehadeightyoungboyswaitingtowalktoschoolwithhimonhisfirst

day.TheyalllivednearUS.

Iaskedthemiftheirparentshadsentthem.Theanswerssurprisedandpleasedme,“No,wejust

camesothathewouldhavepeopletowalkwith,"and"Itistherightthingtodo.''

Thestartingsoflasting（持續(xù)的）friendshipswereformed（形成）thatday.Wehavelived

herenearlysixyearsandthesamegroupofkidsstillplaystogether,goestopartiesonweekends

together,andsurfstogether.

Istillgetthinkinghowwelcomingandkindthosekidswere.Andhowluckymysonistohave

themasfriends!

51.Beforethefamilymovedtothenewarea,thesonwastakentohisnewschoo1.[]

A.toinvitetheteacherstovisitthemB.toplaywithhisclassmates

C.toseeiftheschoolwasfarD.togettoknowit

52.Whatdidthesonknowaboutotherkidsaftertheyplayedfortheafternoon?1]

A.Theirlivingplacesand