2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（67）

2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（67）

初中英语：阅读理解 (67)‎ Soon after Dave left university, one of his uncles, who was 1 and had no children of his own, died and 2 Dave a lot of money, so he decided to 3 his own company.‎ ‎ He found a nice 4 , 5 some new furniture(家具)and 6 . He had only been there for a few hours 7 he heard someone come towards the door of his office. “It’s my first 8 ,” he thought. He quickly 9 the telephone, and 10 to be busy 11 an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.‎ ‎ The man 12 at the door while seeing this was 13 , came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his 14 , then he said to Dave, “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent here to 15 your telephone.”‎ ‎1. A. ill B. rich C. honest D. luck ‎ ‎2. A. gave B. handed C. left D. promised ‎ ‎3. A. set up B. take up C. put up D. make up ‎ ‎4. A. office B. cinema C. theater D. school ‎ ‎5. A. bought B. carried C. managed D. lent ‎ ‎6. A. set in B. moved in C. moved out D. went out ‎ ‎7. A. as B. when C. while D. then ‎ ‎8. A. teacher B. boss C. customer (顾客) D. job ‎ ‎9. A. made up B. took up C. brought up D. pick up ‎ ‎10. A. pretended B. warned C. kept D. looked ‎ ‎11. A. writing B. answering C. calling D. saying ‎12. A. looked B. knocked C. hit D. waited ‎ ‎13.A. going on B. moving on C. speaking on D. keeping on ‎ ‎14. A. conversation B. gesture (手势) C. smoking D. fixing ‎ ‎15. A. repairing B. connecting C. making D. looking after ‎ ‎ 名师点评 本文是一篇笑话，故事生动有趣，但读后又不禁感慨万分——自作聪明，终会留下笑柄。‎ 答案简析 1. B。根据下文left him a lot of money 的提示, 我们可推断他叔叔很富有，故选B 。‎ 2. C。leave sb. sth. 是“留给某人某物”的意思, 故选C 。‎ 3. A。set up 是“建立”的意思，take up 是“举起”的意思，put up 是“张贴”的意思， make up 是“打扮”的意思, 根据句意和下文,可知选A。‎ 4. A。由下文可知选A 。 ‎ 5. A。意为“买了些新家具，然后就搬进去了”。‎ 6. B。move in 是“搬进”的意思。‎ 7. B。意为“就在这时”。‎ 8. C。Dave 开公司是为了接待顾客，因此选C 。‎ 9. D。take up 是“占据”的意思，bring up是“培养”的意思，make up 是“编造”的意思，pick up是“随意拿起”的意思。‎ 10. A。假装忙于接一个重要的电话。‎ 11. B。answer a call 是“回电话”的意思。‎ 12. B。knock at door是“敲门”的意思。‎ 13. A。go on 是“继续”的意思, keep on 是“坚持”的意思, 故选A 。‎ 14. A。他拿起电话显然是讲话, 故选A 。‎ 15. A。全文的喜剧效果全在于此，很显然电话坏了，需要修理。Dave 只是在假装讲话。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎