2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（99）

2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（99）

初中英语：阅读理解 (99)‎ ‎ There was once a millionaire who loved money than anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how much he had, so he took on a little girl to __1__ all his money for him.‎ ‎ It __2__ the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two __3__ dollars, he was __4__ with joy and asked, “ How much __5__ do you want?” He thought that __6__ she was only a child, he could __7__ her into taking a very small amount of money.‎ ‎ The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you __8__ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you give me the day before, multiplied by itself.‎ ‎ The __9__ thought that in this __10__ he would only have to give her a __11__ dollars. What a __12__ little girl! So immediately, he __13__ his lawyer sign up the contract, fearing that she would change her __14__ .‎ ‎ On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies times two pennies, or four pennies.‎ ‎ Each day after that, he gave her __15__ number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl all his money.‎ ‎1. A. bring B. count C. send D. hide ‎ ‎2. A. had B. needed C. got D. took ‎3. A. million B. dozen C. thousand D. hundred ‎4. A. pride B. wild C. surprised D. moved ‎5. A. dollars B. number C. time D. pay ‎6. A. as if B. though C. if D. because ‎7. A. warn B. advise C. cheat D. set ‎8. A. could B. would C. should D. might ‎9. A. girl B. millionaire C. two D. people ‎10. A. measure B. way C. point D. means ‎11. A. few B. little C. less D. much ‎12. A. nice B. clever C. fine D. foolish ‎ ‎ ‎13. A. ordered B. asked C. had D. persuaded ‎14. A. mind B. heart C. word D. plan ‎15. A. good B. great C. a D. the ‎ ‎ 名师点评 一个富翁雇了一个小女孩为他数钱，她用了六天才把钱数完。付工钱时，富翁想欺骗她，但聪明的小女孩用了一个简单的办法得到了富翁所有的钱。‎ 答案简析 ‎1．B。由于不知道自己到底有多少钱，所以找个人帮他“数”钱。 ‎ D项意为“隐藏”。‎ ‎2．D。根据it takes sb. some time to do sth.结构判断答案用D。‎ ‎3．A。因为他是一个百万富翁。‎ ‎4．B。be wild with joy意为“欣喜若狂”，表示the man当时的心情。‎ ‎5．D。pay在此指“需要支付的钱”，也就是“工钱”。由于前面是how much，所以不能用dollars。‎ ‎6．D。从下文可知，此处表示原因。‎ ‎7．C。由the man 的心理及前面的only a child推知，此时想“欺骗”‎ 那个女孩。‎ ‎8．C。should表示“应该”。‎ ‎9．B。此处指“富翁”。‎ ‎10．B。in this way为固定短语。‎ ‎11．A。只有few可以修饰dollars。‎ ‎12．D。从下文中可以看出小女孩其实很聪明，但是富翁却以为她“愚蠢”。‎ ‎13．C。have sb. do sth.意为“让某人做某事”。其余三词后面的动词不定式都要加to。‎ ‎14．A。change one’s mind意为“改变主意”。‎ ‎15．D。the number of表示“……的数目”，而a number of表示“许多……”。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎