精选中考阅读理解100篇附答案120

精选中考阅读理解100篇附答案120

‎ (1) The Weather （选自广州）‎ ‎ In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days in summer.‎ ‎ When the temperature is over ‎27℃‎, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21℃, they say it is warm. In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain（1） and in North Africa（2‎ the summer is always hot.‎ ‎ Water freezes（3） at ‎0℃‎. When water freezes, it changes from a liquid（4） into ice. Water boils（5） at ‎100℃‎. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam（6）.‎ ‎ ‎ Notes: （1）Spain /n. 西班牙 （2）Africa.非洲 （3）freeze /v.结冰 （4）liquid/ /n.液体 （5）boil /v.沸腾；（水）开 （6）steam / n.蒸汽 ‎1. What is the weather like in summer in England?‎ ‎ A. Very hot. B. Warm. C. Cool. D. Both A and C.‎ ‎2.What do you think “the north of Europe" means?‎ ‎ A.A part of a country. B.The capital of Europe. C.A country in the north of Europe. ‎ ‎ D.A part of Europe.‎ ‎3.When water freezes, it changes from____into____.　　　.‎ ‎ A.water, ice B.water, steam C.steam, ice D.ice, water ‎4.The writer wants to tell us something about______.　　　‎ ‎ A.the weather in Europe B.the weather in ‎England ‎ C.some knowledge of the temperature ‎ ‎ D. three states of water ‎　　答案：1—4 DDAC ‎ (2) The Artist and the Beggar（1） (选自成都)‎ ‎ An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadn’t much money but was very kind.‎ He gave his last few coins（2） to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn’t have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.‎ ‎ In the end, the artist could not pay the bill（3）, and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And I’ll give you the money for our lunch." “Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home!"‎ ‎　　‎ Notes: （1）beggar / n.乞丐 （2）coin /n. 硬币 （3）bill /n.帐单 ‎　　1.What kind of man was the artist?‎ ‎　　2.What did he do to the first beggar?‎ ‎　　3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?‎ ‎　　4.Who paid for the meal?‎ ‎　　5.What did the artist want to do at last?‎ ‎　　6.Why didn’t the beggar go home with the artist?‎ ‎　　答案：‎ ‎　　1.The artist is a kind man. ‎ ‎　　2.He gave his last few coins to the first beggar.‎ ‎　　3.He forgot that he had no money then. ‎ ‎　　4.The beggar paid for the bill.‎ ‎　　5.He wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home.‎ ‎　　6.Because he wouldn’t pay for the taxi.‎ ‎(3) A Common Language （选自陇南）‎ ‎ 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 programes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.‎ ‎　　Notes: （1）common/`kmn/adj. 共同的 （2）though/u/ conj. 尽管 （3）sign language 手势语 （4）wave/weIv/ v. 挥手 ‎　　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：1.Everyone 2.difficulcal 3.speak 4.to 5.answer 6.say 7.with 8.American ‎ (4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? （选自辽宁）‎ ‎　　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 习惯于 （2）perch/p：t/n. 停歇 （3）fun/fn/n. 爱好 （4）crack /crk/n. 破碎声 （5）kitchen/`kItn/n. 厨房 （6）sob/sb/v. 抽泣 （7）fragile/`frdaIl/adj. 易碎的 （8）gold pocket watch 金怀表 ‎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：1—5 BBCDA ‎(5) 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. 风俗 （2）date/deIt/n.约会 （3）university/、ju：nI`v：sItI/n. 大学 （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.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 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：1—5 DADBC 阅读理解（6）‎ ‎　　 Most children like watching TV. It’s very interesting. By 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, 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?‎ ‎　　‎ ‎ 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 ‎ 参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 阅读理解（7）‎ ‎　　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.懒的 [2]bored/bd/adj.厌烦 [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 ‎ 参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 阅读理解（8）‎ ‎　　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. 活动房屋式的拖车 [2]alarm/`la:m/ n. 警报 alarm clock 闹钟 [3]roof/ru：f/ n. 顶；房顶 ‎　　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_____.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案：1.students 2.traveling 3.save 4.afraid 5.idea 6.why 7.eat 8.birds 9.food 10.clever 阅读理解（9）‎ ‎　　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 为了 [3]spare /spe/adj. 多余的 [4]make up one’s mind 下决心 ‎　　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.‎ ‎　　参考答案：1.great 2.more 3.learned 4.first 5.help 阅读理解（10）‎ ‎　　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 ‎　　‎ 根据短文内容判断正(√)、误(×)。‎ ‎ 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.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案：1.√ 2.√ 3.× 4.× 5.×‎ 阅读理解(11)‎ ‎　　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?‎ ‎ 参考答案：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.‎ 阅读理解（12）‎ ‎　　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. They told 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•富兰克林(1706—1790)美国杰出的科学家和政治家 [2]send/send/v.送 [3]paddle/`pdl/n.浆形工具 [4]mind/maInd/n. 头脑 ‎　　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?‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案：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.‎ 阅读理解（13）‎ ‎ When a light passenger plane flew off course[1] some time ago, something was wrong with it and it crashed[2] in the mountains and its pilot[3] was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was kilometres away. She couldn’t find anything in the snow but a suit-case[4]. When it grew dark, she turned the suit-case into a bed and put the children inside it, covering[5] them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes flying above and wanted to know how she could send a signal[6]. Then she had an idea. She wrote the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow. Luckily, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a group of people arrived and they took the woman and her daughters to hospital at once.‎ ‎　　Notes:[1]course/ks/n.跑道 [2]crash/kr/v.坠毁 [3]pilot/`paIlt/n.飞行员 [4]suit-case/`sju：tkeIs/n.行李箱 [5]cover/`kv/ v. 盖 [6]signal/`sIgnl/n.信号 ‎　　1.Where was something wrong with the plane?‎ ‎　　2.How many people were in the light passenger plane before it crashed?‎ ‎　　3.What did the woman make the suit-case into a bed for?‎ ‎　　4.What did the plane fly over the mountain for?‎ ‎　　5.Why did the woman write “SOS" on the snow?‎ ‎　　6.What did the group of people go to the mountains for?‎ ‎ 参考答案：1.It was above the mountains.‎ ‎　　2.There were four people in it.‎ ‎　　3.She did it to put her daughters in it.‎ ‎　　4.It flew there to look for them.‎ ‎　　5.She wrote the letters to ask for help.‎ ‎　　6.They went there to save them.‎ 阅读理解(14)‎ ‎ There would be a history exam and Phillip looked more and more worried. He hasn’t thought the subject important since they began to study it this term. In class he ‎ always thought of the football matches between Class Three and Class Two and tried to find out a way to beat Class Two. Of course he didn’t hear what Mr. Beckman said. His friend Sally could help him with his homework and hint[1] how he answered Mr. Beckman. But bad luck! The girl was ill in hospital and nobody would help him next Monday!‎ ‎ Phillip thought hard and at last he found a way. He copied all the main points[2] on his wristbands[3] and then went to play football with his friends. It was Sunday yesterday. Even he didn’t open his students’ book! He was sure he would pass the exam and went on playing football and watching TV.‎ ‎ But this morning, when the boy was going to dress himself, he couldn’t find his shirt. He jumped off the bed and began to look for it everywhere, but he failed. His mother brought his breakfast in and found his bedroom was in a fearful mess[4]. She asked in surprise, “What’s the matter, son?"‎ ‎　　“I can’t find my shirt!"‎ ‎　　“You wore it for a week and I washed it when you fell asleep last night."‎ ‎　　“Who let you wash it?" Phillip shouted angrily.‎ ‎　　Notes:[1]hint/hInt/v. 暗示 [2]point/pInt/n.点 main point 要点 [3]wristband/`rIstbnd/n. 衬衣袖口 [4]in a fearful mess 零乱不堪 ‎　　1.Phillip is in Class T______.‎ ‎　　2.Phillip has learned n______ in history class.‎ ‎　　3.Mr Beckman is Phillip's history t______.‎ ‎　　4.Phillip was afraid he would f　　　the history exam.‎ ‎　　5.Phillip l_______ playing football very much.‎ ‎　　6.Usually Sally helped Phillip to p_____ the history exams before.‎ ‎　　7.Phillip thought everything was r_____ and didn’t review history.‎ ‎　　8.Phillip’s mother washed his shirt when the boy went to s_______.‎ ‎ 9.The woman thought Phillip’s shirt d______ and washed it.‎ ‎　　10.Having heard his mother, Phillip was a______ with her.‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案：1.Three 2.nothing 3.teacher 4.fail 5.likes 6.pass 7.ready 8.sleep 9.dirty 10.angry 阅读理解(15)‎ ‎ Mr Brown was born in a poor family. He couldn’t go to school when he was young. Now he’s a porter[1] and works at a station. He doesn’t think it’s necessary[2] to know some knowledge[3] of science. His son, Bill began to go to school last year. The boy likes nothing except playing. He doesn’t listen to the teachers in class and can’t do his homework after class.It’s the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises. And he wants to drop it.‎ ‎　　Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked,“What’s the matter, Bill?”‎ ‎　　“I can’t do my maths homework,”said the boy.“I won’t go to school tomorrow!‎ ‎　　“No,no, don’t do that!”said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”‎ ‎　　Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr Brown said,“But I don’t know maths, either.”‎ ‎　　“It doesn’t matter,”said his wife.“You’ll only coax him out of crying.”‎ ‎　　Mr Brown had to do as his wife said.The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercisebook to his father.The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly,dear!I got an A in maths!”‎ ‎　　Notes:[1]porter /`pt/n.搬运工 [2]necessary/`nesIsrI/adj.必要的 [3]knowledge/`nlId/n.知识 ‎　　‎ 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。‎ ‎　　1.Which of the following is true?‎ ‎ A．Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.‎ ‎ B．Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.‎ ‎ C．Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.‎ ‎ D．There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.‎ ‎ 2.Bill can’t do his homework because _______　　　.‎ ‎ A．his father wouldn’t help him ‎ B．he doesn’t listen to his teachers ‎ C．he doesn’t like studying D．he wants to drop maths ‎　　3.Bill cried to_______.‎ ‎ A．get his parents’ help B．go to bed earlier ‎　　C．get something to eat D．watch TV with his parents ‎　　4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying” in the story means_______　.‎ ‎ A．制止某人哭泣 B．惹得某人哭泣 ‎ C．阻止某人叫喊 D．哄某人停止哭泣 ‎　　5.　　　 is good at maths in their family.‎ ‎ A．Bill B．Mr Brown C．Mrs Brown D．None ‎　　6.When he had a look at Bill’s exercise-book,Mr Brown was_____.‎ ‎ A．sorry B．happy C．worried D．sad ‎ ‎ 参考答案：1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.B 阅读理解（16）‎ In the United States and Canada，people often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just coffee． ‎ Here are the kinds of things people always say．“Would you like to come over for dinner tonight？”“Hey，we're having a party on Friday．Can you come？To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept（接受），or say sorry and give an excuse（藉口）．Sometimes，however（但是），what people say is like invitations but which are not real invitations．For example：“Please come over for a drink sometime．”“Let's get together for lunch soon．”They are not real invitations because they don't talk about the date or time．They just show that the person is trying to be friendly．To reply to this，people just say“Sure，that would be great．”or“OK，thank you．”So next time you hear what is like an invitation，listen carefully．Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly？ ‎ 根据短文内容回答问题。 ‎ ‎1．Do people in the US often invite friends to dinner？ ‎ ‎2．If you get an invitation，what would you say first？ ‎ ‎3．Is it a real invitation，when people say“Come over for a coffee sometime，please．‎ ‎4．Why do people say this if they don't really want to invite their friends to come？ ‎ 参考答案：1．Yes，they do．2．Thank you．3．No，it isn't．4．They just want to be friendly．‎ 阅读理解（17）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。 ‎ Can we live without salt（盐）？No， salt is very important to us．We need salt in our food．Animals need it，too．Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea water．People dig very big pools（池塘） and let sea water in．When the sun dries up（晒干）the water，people can get salt from the ground．The salt is white，clean and beautiful． ‎ There are a lot of salt wells（井）in Sichuan．A salt well is much like a water well．People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars（罐子，坛子）over fire．In this way they get salt． ‎ We can also get salt from salt mines（矿）．A salt mine may be found under the ground（盐矿石可能会在地下被找到）． Some years ago，people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it．People there need salt from other places no more． ‎ In the northwest of our country ，there are many salt lakes．Some of these lakes are very big．The salt in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries（世纪）。 ‎ ‎1．We can't live without salt，so ____________ ． ‎ ‎2．We get most of the salt from ____________ ． ‎ ‎3．People in Sichuan get salt from ____________ ． ‎ ‎4．Some years ago，People ____ found a big salt mine and soon opened it． ‎ ‎5．In ____ of China，there are many big salt lakes．‎ 参考答案：1）it is very important to us ‎ ‎2）sea water ‎ ‎3）salt wells ‎ ‎4）in Jiangxi ‎ ‎5）the northwest ‎ 阅读理解（18）‎ ‎28 High Road‎ ‎ Oxford‎ ‎ Sept．27，2002 ‎ Dear John， ‎ Thank you very much for your letter．I'm glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me． ‎ We enjoyed having you and your sister here．We hope that you will both be able to come again next year．Perhaps you'll be able to stay longer next time you come．A week is not really long enough，is it？ ‎ I hope you are both working hard now that you're in Grade Three．I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade Three．Tom and Ann will be in Grade Three the year after next． ‎ They went on a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I hurt my foot and I couldn't walk very well．They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there．Do you still remember the island？That's where all five of us spent our holiday． ‎ Tom，Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you．We hope to see you soon． ‎ Yours sincerely ‎ Michael ‎ 阅读此信，回答下列问题。 ‎ ‎1．How long did their holiday last this year？ ‎ ‎2．Who stayed with Michael for the holiday？ ‎ ‎3．When did Michael write the letter？ ‎ ‎4．Who is in Grade Two now？ ‎ ‎5．Why didn't Michael go to the island for picnic？ ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1．It lasted only a week． ‎ ‎2．John，Betty，Tom and Ann． ‎ ‎3．He wrote it on September 27，2002． ‎ ‎4．Michael is in Grade Two now． ‎ ‎5．Because he hurt his foot and he couldn't walk very well． ‎ 阅读理解（19）‎ 根据短文内容判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。（5分） ‎ Two old men，Bob and Alf，were waiting in line outside the stadium（体育场）．They were waiting to get into watch a football game． ‎ They were both poor and could not buy tickets for seats in the best part of the stadium．They were standing in line to get into the cheapest section（部分）． ‎ They both liked football．Every week they watched the game．Today when they got to the gate of the stadium，a man was checking the tickets．Bob showed his ticket and went in．Alf started looking for his ticket，first in his trousers pockets，then in his jacket pockets and his shirt pockets．The man became angry． ‎ ‎“What's that in your mouth？he asked． ‎ ‎“Oh，it's my ticket．I knew I had it somewhere．” ‎ ‎ He took the ticket out of his mouth and showed it to the man at the gate． ‎ ‎“OK．．．．OK．．．．the man at the gate said．“You can go in． ‎ When Alf went in side the stadium， Bob said，“That's not the place to keep your ticket． ‎ “Yes，but when I took the old ticket out of my mouth，the date came off（脱落）too！” ‎ ‎1）Alf was poor and Bob was rich．（ ） ‎ ‎2）Both of them liked football games．（ ） ‎ ‎3）Alf really didn't know where he put his ticket．（ ） ‎ ‎4）Bob bought a ticket．（ ） ‎ ‎5）Alf didn't buy the ticket，he had an old one．（ ） ‎ 参考答案：1）F 2）T 3）F 4）T 5）T 阅读理解（20）‎ 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 ‎ The clock struck（敲）eight，but I was still on the bed．I could hear it was blowing strongly．“It must be windy outside，” I thought． ‎ I came to the small town a week ago． I sold some clothes to a shop．Christmas was coming and I hoped to buy some presents for my family and friends．So I tried to meet the manager and ask him to pay for（付款）them．I was out of luck（运气不好）．He went to London and I had to wait for him here．There was no theatre here but a cinema．The films were all too old．I preferred staying in the small hotel to sitting in the cold cinema（我宁愿待在小旅馆里，也不愿坐在冰冷的电影院里）． ‎ Half an hour later，I felt hungry．I had to get up．It was white everywhere and some children were skiing down the hill．On my way to the small restaurant，I saw a boy fall on to a rock（岩石）．I ran to him quickly and carried him to a hospital．Soon his parents came here．Now I knew the boy was just the manager's son．He thanked me very much and gave me the money after we had a dinner． ‎ ‎1）What was the weather like today？ ‎ ‎ ______________________________ ‎ ‎2）What did the writer（作者）come to the town for？ ‎ ‎ ______________________________ ‎ ‎3）Why did the writer prefer staying in the hotel？ ‎ ‎ ______________________________ ‎ ‎4）When did the writer get up？ ‎ ‎ ______________________________ ‎ ‎5）Why did the manager thank the writer？ ‎ ‎ ______________________________ ‎ 参考答案： ‎ ‎1）It was a windy day today． ‎ ‎2）He came to the town to ask the manager to pay for the clothes． ‎ ‎3）Because it was a little warmer there． ‎ ‎4）He got up at half past eight． ‎ ‎5）Because the writer saved his son． ‎