中考英語閱讀理解練習題：本杰明·富蘭克林

　　Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby was born. The boy's mother and her husband gave the boy a name—Benjamin[1].

　　Benjamin was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven. The next year his parents sent[2] him to school.

　　In school Benjamin was good at reading and writing, but not good at maths. He read all of his father's books. And when he had money, he always went to buy books. He liked books. Theytold him how to do something. The boy liked to use his head and tried to find ways to help people enjoy life more. For example, he tried to know if there was some way to swim farther, maybe with something on his hands or feet. Slowly a picture of swimming shoes, or paddles[3], grew in his mind[4]. The paddles must be neither too big nor too small. And they must be neither too heavy nor light. At last he invented the paddle for swimming.

　　Notes:[1]Benjamin/`bendmIn/n. 本杰明(男子名) Benjamin Franklin 本杰明•富蘭克林(1706—1790)美國杰出的科學家和政治家 [2]send/send/v.送 [3]paddle/`pdl/n.漿形工具 [4]mind/maInd/n. 頭腦

　　1.How many children did Mr. Franklin have?

　　2.Why was it said Benjamin was clever?

　　3.When did Benjamin begin to go to school?

　　4.Why did Benjamin like books?

　　5.What did Benjamin invent the paddles for?

　　答案解析

　　1.He had twelve children.

　　2.Because he could read and write when he was very young.

　　3.He began to go to school when he was eight.

　　4.Because he could learn a lot from the books.

　　5.He invented them to help people swim farther.

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：在非洲度假

　　Summer holiday began and Richard left California and went traveling in Africa[1]. He lost his wallet in a hotel and he had a little money left. He had to go to a city where one of his friends worked. There he was going to borrow some money so that he could fly back to his country. He got on a bus and the conductor held out to him a yellow ticket. “You had better buy a yellow ticket," said the conductor. “It’s ten dollars. I have two other kinds. The red one is five dollars and the green one is three dollars."

　　It took them two days to get to the city. The passengers had to stay for a night when they were halfway[2]. Richard had to pay[3] five dollars for the hotel and food. He thought for a while and then said, “Green, please."

　　The bus started. Now it was getting dark[4] and the bus began to go up a hill. It was very steep[5] and soon the bus stopped as usual.

　　“Yellow ticket passengers," the driver shouted, “Stay in the bus, please. Red ticket passengers, get out and walk. Green ticket passengers, get out, close the door and push the bus!"

　　Notes:[1]Africa/`frIk/n. 非洲 [2]halfway/`ha:f`weI/ adv. 半路 [3]pay/peI/ v.付(款) [4]dark/da:k/ adj. 黑暗的 [5]steep/sti:p/ adj.陡峭的

　　1.Where did Richard come from?

　　2.How much did Richard have after he lost his wallet?

　　3.What did Richard go to the city for?

　　4. How was Richard going back to his country?

　　5.Why did Richard buy the green ticket?

　　6.What did Richard have to do when the bus went up the hill?

　　答案解析

　　1.He came from America / California.

　　2.He had 8 dollars left.

　　3.He went there to borrow some money from his friend.

　　4.He was going back by plane.

　　5.Because he wanted to save some money for the hotel and food.

　　6.He had to get off the bus and push it when it went up the hill.

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：關于澳大利亞

　　Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth.So when there is hot summer in our country,it is cold winter in Australia.

　　Australia is big,but the population[1] has small.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai,a city in China.

　　Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos[2].After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep,sheep,sheep,everywhere are sheep.Have you seen a kangaroo?It has a “bag” in its body.The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”.It is very interesting,isn’t it?

　　Notes:[1]population /、ppjuleIn/n.人口 [2]kangaros /、kg`ru:/n.袋鼠

　　根據短文內容判斷正(√)、誤(×)。

　　1.China is larger than Australia.

　　2.Australia is an island country.

　　3.The population of Australia is as large as that of China.

　　4.Kangaroos are small animals like mouse(老鼠) in our house.

　　5.Kangaroos always carry bags on their backs.

　　答案解析

　　1.√

　　2.√

　　3.×

　　4.×

　　5.×

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題；讀者與作者

　　Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they also wish to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books which many persons will read. I would like to remind[1] them that they will need to be good readers and to read a lot in order to[2] be good writers.

　　Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, and read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare[3] time reading books.

　　If you are a good reader, it won’t take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep looking for more books to read.

　　While making up your mind[4] to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself,“I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer."

　　Notes: [1]remind/rI`maInd/v. 提醒 [2]in order to 為了 [3]spare /spe/adj. 多余的 [4]make up one’s mind 下決心

　　1.Some of the children like the g　　　writers.

　　2.The writer told the children to read m　　　before they hope to be writers.

　　3.A lot of writers l　　　a lot from other writers' books and stories.

　　4.For a student, he or she should do the reading homework well f　　　.

　　5.Doing much good reading can h　 　you to be a good writer.

　　答案解析

　　1.great

　　2.more

　　3.learned

　　4.first

　　5.help

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：帶著房車旅行

　　Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends. They didn’t have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said, “Let’s take our holidays in a trailer[1], Bill. It’s cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.”

　　Fred was very happy. So they got into the trailer and began their holidays. They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn’t have an alarm[1] clock.

　　“That’s all right, Bill," Fred said. “I’ll put these pieces of bread on the roof[3] of the trailer tonight and they’ll wake us up in the morning." Bill was very surprised, but he didn’t say anything.

　　Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly.

　　Notes:[1]trailer/`treIl/ n. 活動房屋式的拖車 [2]alarm/`la:m/ n. 警報 alarm clock 鬧鐘 [3]roof/ru：f/ n. 頂;房頂

　　1.Bill and Fred were both university s　　　.

　　2.The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays.

　　3.The two young men tried to s　　　some money,so they borrowed a trailer.

　　4.The two young men wanted to get up, but they were a　　　to wake up too late the next morning.

　　5.Fred had a good i　　　.

　　6.Bill didn’t know w　　　his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer.

　　7.The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to e　　it.

　　8.In fact, the b　　　woke the two young men up.

　　9.The birds began to look for f　　　as soon as it got light.

　　10.Fred was very c　　　.

　　答案解析

　　1.students

　　2.traveling

　　3.save

　　4.afraid

　　5.idea

　　6.why

　　7.eat

　　8.birds

　　9.food

　　10.clever

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：”垃圾收集工

　　John was ten years old and he was very lazy[1].He had to go to school,of course,but he was bored[2]there and tried to do as little work as possible.His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one,too,when he grew up.But one day John said to his mother,“When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector[3].”

　　“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“That’s not a pleasant job.Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”

　　“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,”John answered.

　　“Only one day a week?”his mother said,“What do you mean?”

　　“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday,because I only saw them on that day.”

　　Notes:[1]lazy/leIzI/adj.懶的 [2]bored/bd/adj.厭煩 [3]garbage collector 垃圾工

　　1.John　　　at school.

　　A.didn’t do any work　 B.did much work

　　C.did very little work D.tried to finish his work

　　2.John’s parents wanted him to become　　　.

　　A.a garbage collector B.a doctor

　　C.a teacher D.a worker

　　3.John hoped to be a garbage collector because　　　.

　　A.he knew it was an important and necessary job

　　B.he thought he would work only one day a week

　　C.he often saw some garbage collectors come to his house

　　D.the garbage collectors really work only one day a week

　　4.John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because　　　.

　　A.it was a rule B.some garbage collectors told him so

　　C.his parents told him so

　　D.he saw them work only on Wednesday

　　答案解析　1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：電視與收音機對兒童的影響

　　Most children like watching TV.It’s very interesting.By(1) watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of course,they can also learn over the radio.But they can learn better and more easily with TV.Why?Because they can hear and watch at the same time.But they can’t see anything over the radio.

　　TV helps to open children’s eyes.TV helps to open their minds(2),too.They learn newer and better ways of doing things.They may find the world is now smaller than before.

　　Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.They are always busy with their lessons.But a few children watch TV every night.They go to bed very late.They can’t have a good rest.How about you,my young friends?

　　Notes:(1)by/baI/prep.通過 (2)minds/maIndz/n.智力

　　1.A few children go to bed late because they　　　.

　　A.are busy with their lessons B.do their homework

　　C.watch TV D.listen to the radio

　　2.Children can’t see anything　　　.

　　A.in the radio　B.on the radio

　　C.on TV　 D.by watching TV

　　3.TV helps to open children’s　　　.

　　A.eyes and minds B.minds

　　C.eyes or minds D.eyes

　　4.　　　children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.

　　A.A lot B.Much C. A lot of D.A little

　　5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because　　　.

　　A.they like to watch TV B.they can hear at the same time

　　C.they can watch at the same time

　　D.they can listen to and see something at the same time

　　答案解析1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：誰來埋單?

　　Eating

　　An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,“OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s."

　　This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s," or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice."

　　American customs(1) about who pays for dates(2) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university(3) girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(4).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

　　Notes:(1)custom/`kstm/n. 風俗 (2)date/deIt/n.約會 (3)university/、ju：nI`v：sItI/n. 大學 (4)guest/gest/n. 客人

　　1.The passage tells us　　　.

　　A.how to eat out B.where to eat out

　　C.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal

　　2.If you have little money,　　　.

　　A.you’ll have a cheap meal B.you’ll borrow some from others

　　C.you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal

　　D.you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner

　　3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means　　　.

　　A.去飯館 B.就餐 C.訂餐 D.各自付款

　　4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means　　　.

　　A.he’s going to lend some money to you

　　B.he’s going to pay for your meal, too

　　C.he’ll be angry with you

　　D.he can’t understand you

　　5.In America,some girls and women　　　now.

　　A.ask men to pay for their meals

　　B.try to pay for the men’s meals

　　C.try to pay for their own meals

　　D.never have anything outside

　　答案解析　　1—5 DADBC

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：湯姆打碎了盤子還是金表

　　Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch?

　　It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to(1) playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(2) on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun(3) by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.

　　Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack(4) was heard and the little boy began crying.

　　“What’s the matter,Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen(5) window. Tom ran into the kitchen.

　　“Mum," he sobbed(6). "I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile(7)."

　　His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"

　　“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."

　　In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch(8)!

　　Notes: (1)be used to 習慣于 (2)perch/p：t/n. 停歇 (3)fun/fn/n. 愛好 (4)crack /crk/n. 破碎聲 (5)kitchen/`kItn/n. 廚房 (6)sob/sb/v. 抽泣 (7)fragile/`frdaIl/adj. 易碎的 (8)gold pocket watch 金懷表

　　1.When did the story happen?

　　A.On a Sunday afternoon. B.On a Sunday morning.

　　C.At noon. D.In the evening.

　　2.When a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom　　　.

　　A.would like to play with it

　　B.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it

　　C.would like to give it something to eat

　　D.would smile

　　3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means　　　.

　　A.men B.dogs C.children D.birds

　　4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?

　　A.An hour. B.A day. C.Two hours. D.Half an hour.

　　5.“Though he never made it" means“　　　".

　　A.Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something

　　B.Though he couldn’t catch the bird

　　C.Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird

　　D.Though he couldn’t eat the bird

　　答案解析　1—5 BBCDA

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題：一門普通的語言

　　A Common Language

　　There is a common(1) language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it.

　　It’s everybody’s second language. It’s easy to learn, though(2) you don’t hear it. It’s sign language(3).

　　When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I know the correct answer." When you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean “Be quiet." The deaf use sign language to talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.

　　Notes: (1)common/`kmn/adj. 共同的 (2)though/u/ conj. 盡管 (3)sign language 手勢語 (4)wave/weIv/ v. 揮手

　　1.E_______uses sign language.

　　2.Sign language is not d_______, so we can learn it.

　　3.Most people who can s_______use sign language, too.

　　4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t_______you.

　　5.If you can a_______a question, you should put up your hand first.

　　6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone not to s_______anything.

　　7.The deaf can talk to each other w_______sign language.

　　8.Some A_______deaf people can learn sign language in the university.

　　答案解析

　　1.Everyone

　　2.difficult

　　3.speak

　　4.to

　　5.answer

　　6.say

　　7.with

　　8.American