中考英语阅读训练Romeo and Juliet(selection)《罗密欧与朱丽叶》(选段)

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Romeo and Juliet (selection)《罗密欧与朱丽叶》(选段)  Part A一、阅读理解Lady Capulet came into the sitting room where her daughter’s nurse wassewing a pattern on to a handkerchief (手帕). “Nurse, ”she said. “Where’s my daughter? I want to talk to her.” “She’s just here,” said the nurse. She turned her head. “Lady-bird!” shecalled. “My lamb (羊羔)! Where is that girl? Juliet!”“Coming,” a voice called and Juliet came running in from an adjoining (相邻的) room. When she saw her mother, her face showed surprise“Mother! What do youwant? ”“We need to talk,” said Lady Capulet. “Nurse. leave us. This is a private (私人的) matter.”The nurse got up unwillingly, but before she reached the door, Lady Capuletcalled her back. “You might as well stay,” she said. “Your advice would behelpful.” Lady Capulet cleared her throat (嗓子). “You know Juliet’s getting tothe age when ... ” She frowned, searching for the right word.“Let’s just say she’sat a pretty age. She’s going to be fourteen in two weeks.” “Oh yes,”said the Nurse. “At Lammas Eve (收获节前夕) she’ll befourteen. She was the same age as my Susan, God rest her soul. Anyway, atLammas Eve she’ll be fourteen. I remember it so well; it’s eleven years since theearthquakethat’s when she was weaned (断奶). Ah, I’ll never forget it...” She took no notice of the impatient tapping of Lady Capulet’s fingers on thetable, nor the glances (瞥) Lady Capulet and Juliet were exchanging. “You and my Lord were at Mantua then. My lord picked her up and said, ‘Do you fall on your face? When you’ve got more sense you’ll fall on your back, won’t you Jule? ’The poor guy stopped crying and said‘Yes’. To see that! If Ilive to be a thousand I’ll never forget it. ‘Won’t you Jule? ’he said. And thepretty child stopped crying and said ‘Yes,’” the nurse laughed. “Enough of this,” said Lady Capulet. “Please be quiet for a minute, I beg ofyou.” “Yes, Madam”said the nurse. “But I can’t help laughing. To think itshould stop crying and say ‘yes’.”The nurse laughed loudly, almost choking. 1. According to the passage, Juliet was born in the same year as ______ .A. Susan  B. the nurse  C. Lady Capulet  D. the God2. When did the earthquake happen in the passage? A. Last month.   B. Last year.   C. Before Juliet was born.   D. When Juliet was two years old. 3. What is the meaning of the underlined word“frowned”? A. 微笑  B. 吼叫  C. 皱眉  D. 拍手 二、完形填空“Romeo! Come out of there. Come out.” Friar (修士) Lawrence had justreturned from Verona, amazed at the events there that afternoon. He stood infront of the stone altar (祭坛) before which he had married the young couple. Romeo had crawled (爬行) underneath (在...下面) it and he lay now, pressinghimself into the darkest corner. “You poor fellow,”said Friar Lawrence. “So overwhelmed (被淹没) byunhappiness.” Romeo edged (慢移) out slowly. His face was pale. He did not get ___1___ .“Father, have you any news? What is the Prince’s sentence (宣判)? What’s goingto happen ___2___ me?”“It’s not so bad,” said the Friar, “I’ve brought you news of the sentence.”“What could be ‘not so bad’about a death sentence.” “A loss hard Sentence. not death hut banishment (流放).”“Banishment?”Romeo rose to his knees and clutched (抓紧) the Friar’s robes (袍子). “Oh be merciful (仁慈), Father. Say ‘death’. Exile (流放) is far worseto me than death. Don’t ___3___ ‘banishment’.” “You’ve been banished from Verona. That’s all. Be grateful. Verona’s not ___4___ : the world is a ___5___ place.” “There’s ___6___ beyond the walls of Verona,” said Romeo. “Only torture—hell itself. So banished means banished from the world, and that means death. ‘Banished’ is only another word for ___7___ . ” “Oh sinner (罪人),” said Friar Lawrence. “You ungrateful boy. You don’tknow how ___8___ you are. The law calls for your death hut the kind Prince hastaken your side and ignored the law: he’s changed your sentence to banishment. He’s being  ___9___ and you can’t see it.” Romeo was ___10___ . He flopped (跌倒) down again. “Torture, not mercy. Heaven is here where Juliet ___11___ , and every ___12___ and dog, and littlemouse—every small thing—can see her but I ___13___ . Even flies have more rightsthan I have: they can touch her hand and kiss her lips. But I can’t: I’m banished. Flies can do this but I have to abandon (离开, 舍弃) it: they are free men but I ambanished. And you say it’s better than death? ” Romeo’s eves were red and hischeeks were wet. “Haven’t you got some poison or any way of sudden death nomatter how nasty (恶毒的)? It would bed ___14___ than banishment. Banished? OhFriar, the damned (被诅咒的人) use that word in hell. How can you have theheart—a priest, one who calls himself my friendto hack at me with that word’ banished’?”“You crazy, foolish young man, listen ___15___ me.” The Friar gripped (紧握) his shoulders. 1. A. up      B down  C. under   D. above2. A. on      B. to      C. for  D. from3. A. tell       B. hate  C. say  D. leave4. A. something B. everything  C. nothing D. things5. A. small  B. big  C. bad  D. some6. A. nothing   B. something  C. everything D. world7. A. happiness  B. love  C. death  D. freedom8. A. kind      B. lucky   C. happy  D. good9. A. mean  B. bad  C. kind  D. friend10. A. cried   B crying   C. smiling  D. shouting 11. A. were   B. is      C. are  D. be 12. A. wolf  B. tiger   C. elephant  D. cat13. A. could  B. not  C. can’t  D. will14. A. good  B. bad   C. better   D. worse15. A. for   B. in      C. to      D. from 三、七选五[Enter Nurse] Nurse:“Mistress! What, mistress! Juliet! Madam! Sweet-heart! What, not a word? Sleep for a week; for the next night, I warrant (允许). The CountyParis has set up his rest. That you shall rest but little. God forgive me, howsound is she asleep! My bride! ___1___ Madam! Let the county (伯爵) take you inyour bed. He’ll frighten you up. Will it not be?”Nurse:“ ___2___ And in your clothes, you slept down again! I must wake you; Lady! Lady! Lady! Alas, alas! Help, help! My lady’s dead! O, well-a-day, thatever I was born! Some aqua vitae (酒精), ho! My lord! My lady!”LADY CAPULET:“What noise is here? ”[Enter LADY CAPULET]LADY CAPULET:“What is the matter?”Nurse:“O lamentable (可悲的) day!”. Nurse:“Look, look! O heavy day!”LADY CAPULET:“O me, Ome! ___3___ Revive (醒来), look up, or I will diewith thee! Help, help! Call help.” FRIAR LAURENCE: “Come, is the bride ready to go to church?”Nurse:“She’s dead, deceased (已故的), she’s dead; alack the day!”LADY CAPULET:“Alack (哀哉) the day, she’s dead, she’s dead, she’sdead! ”[Enter FRIAR LAURENCE and PARIS, with Musicians]t[Enter CAPULET] LADY CAPULET:“O sad time! ”CAPULET:“Death, that has taken her hence to (因此) make me wail (恸哭). ___4___ ”CAPULET:“Ha! Let me see her: out, alas (哎呀)! She’s cold. ___5___ Andher joints are stiff (僵硬). Life and these lips have long been separated. Death lieson her like an untimely (过早的) frost (霜) upon the sweetest flower of all thefield.”CAPULET:“Ready to go, but never to return O son! The night before thewedding-day has death lain with thy wife. There she lies, Flower as she was, deflowered (摧残) by him, Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir (继承人); My daughter he has wedded: I will die, And leave him all; life, living, allis Death’s.” Nurse:“O, sad day! ” A. Good Heavens! What happened? B. My child, my only life. C. Death ties up my tongue, and will not let me speak. D. I can’t breathe! E. I must wake her. F. What, dressed! G. Her blood is settled. 四、根据短文内容, 用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填容, 使短文完整Romeo was sad because he was in love. ___1___ (be) in love does not alwaysmake people sad. In fact, it often makes them ___2___ (feel) happy. Romeo wassad because the girl he loved did not love him. She was a beautiful girl, andRomeo was very much in love, but she told him that she would never love him. This is what made Romeo so sad and why he shut ___3___ (he) in his room all day. It seemed that he had forgotten how ___4___ (smile). Sometimes, he wished that hewere dead because he was so sad, but he would not talk to anybody about it. Finally, however, he told his cousin Benvolio, who was also his best friend. “What can I do, Benvolio? What should I do? I love Rosaline, but she willnot even look at me. She will not speak to me. Love makes me very sad!”“Don’t be sad, Romeo,”Benvolio advised him. “You must ___5___ (forget) her. Don’t think about her any more.” “How can I do that?” asked Romeo ___6___ (hopeless).“There are many other beautiful girls ___7___ (look) at. You should look atthem. Then you will soon forget about Rosaline,” Benvolio suggested. “That is ___8___ (useful) advice, Benvolio! No girl is as ___9___ (beautiful) asRosaline. Even when they are almost as beautiful, they only make me think ofher. The only way ___10___ (forget) her is to die. Then everythingwill beforgotten!” Part B一、阅读理解Capulet was doing what he enjoyed most. He gave a list to a servant (仆人) with instructions to go out and find the guests and invite them; he sent anotherservant to hire twenty cooks. He was afraid that things wouldn’t be ready intime. The Nurse was telling Lady Capulet where Juliet had gone. Capuletoverheard the tail-end and turned.“What? Has my daughter gone to FriarLawrence?”“Yes.” “Well, perhaps he’ll be able to knock some sense into her. How willful (任性的) she is.” “Oh, look, sir, here she is, and looking so cheerful.”“Hello, little Miss Headstrong(固执),” said Capulet. “And where have youbeen?”“Where I’ve learnt to regret for my disobedience (违抗) . Friar Lawrencemade me promise to fall down at your feet and beg your pardon.” She knelt infront of him. “Pardon, I beg of you. From now on I’ll do as I’m told.” Capulet laughed. He snapped his fingers at a passing servant. “Send for theCount,” he said. He rubbed his hands together. “We’ll speed it up. I’ll have thisknot tied up tomorrow morning.” “I met the Count at Lawrence’s chapel (教堂)” said Tuliet. “And offeredhim what love I could without stepping beyond the bounds of modesty. “That’s excellent,” said her father. “Get up, daughter that’s how it shouldbe. I want to see the Count . What? Haven’t gone yet?”he asked the servant. “Go on now, in the name of God, and get the Friar too. Our whole city isgrateful for what he has done.” 1. What does the underlined phrase “knock some sense into her”mean intthis passage? A. Capulet wanted Friar Lawrence to make Juliet do what he askedher to do.   B. Capulet wanted Friar Lawrence to make fun of Juliet.   C. Capulet wanted to play some music for Juliet.   D. Capulet wanted Juliet to feel love from others. 2. How did Capulet’s feelings change in the passage? A. Satisfied to sad.   B. Happy to disappointed.   C. Hopeful to angry.   D. Worried to satisfied. 3. How many cooks did Capulet want to hire? A. One.   B. Five.   C. Ten.   D. Twenty. 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The Count is Friar Lawrence.   B. Juliet disobeyed her father’s orders before.   C. Capulet wanted to be in control of everything.   D. Capulet hoped Juliet was brave enough to do anything she wantedto do. 二、完形填空It was hot. The goats and chickens ___1___ silent and the market traders dozed(打瞌睡) beneath their awnings(遮篷).Dinner ended at the Montague house.When Benvolio, Mercutio and someother friends reached the fountain, Mercutio bent over towards it and splashed(溅湿) water at the ___2___ .“Come on now, Mercutio.”said Benvolio.“Let's go.It's very ___3___ andwe're right ___4___ Capulet's house; if we should bump(装上) into any of them,there's bound(必然的) to be trouble. Tempers(脾气) are ___5___ in this heat.”Mercutio laughed.“Look who's talking. You re the biggest troublemaker ofall. You're like the man who goes into a bar, puts down ___6___ sword(剑) on thecounter and cries:‘I hope I won't need you, and then, after his second drink,challenges the landlord for no reason ___7___ all.’”“Who, me?”said Benvolio. They were all pointing at him and ___8___ .“Come on now, what's this innocent (无辜的) ___9___ ?”said Mercutio,“You’re as hot a fellow as any in Italy.”Hewinked(眨眼)at the others whoshowed their agreement by hitting Benvolio on, the back, jeering (奚落), pretending(假装) to protect themselves from him and generally fooling about,“You're as ___10___ aroused as anyone.”“Aroused to what?” said Benvolio, sitting down and scooping (舀) waterover himself.“What?” said Mercutio. “If there were two like you there would soon be ___11___ : you'd kill each other. You? You'd argue with a man who had one ___12___ more or less to you in his beard(胡须).”Encouraged by the laughter, includingBenvolio's now,I her continued. “You'd argue with a man for cracking nuts,having no other reason than that you’ve got hazel (淡褐色的;榛树的) eyes. Your ___13___is as full of argument as an egg is full of yolk(蛋黄) —in fact your brainshave been scrambled(炒蛋) by the number of times you've had your head punched(揍).”Mercutio was dangerously balanced on the fountain wall and Benvolio caughtthe moment and pushed ___14___ . Mercutio fell into the water with a great splash (水花). He lay at the bottom, holding his ___15___ . His friends grew silent, thenjust as they were beginning to be worried his head popped up (冒出). 1. A. ism    B. be    C. was   D. were  2. A. another   B. themselves   C. others  D. one  3. A. cold   B. cool   C. warm  D. hot   4. A. in    B. out    C. into   D. outside   5. A. long   B. easy    C. short  D. better  6. A. my   B. this   C. his  D. their  7. A. in    B. for   C. to  D. at  8. A. laughing  B. laugh   C. crying  D. cry  9. A. expression  B. act    C. joke  D. trick  10. A. slowly  B. willingly   C. quickly  D. well  11. A. none  B. all    C. both  D. nor  12. A. teeth  B. nose    C. hair  D. eye  13. A. hand   B. head    C. leg   D. wallet  14. A. them  B. themselves  C. Him  D. himself   15. A. breath   B. cloth   C. mouth  D. hair三、七选五Romeo:Blessed, a blessed night! I’m afraid it just a dream, something likethis isn’t true. Juliet:Dear Romeo, just three more sentence, then we have to adieu (告别). If your love is true, your purpose is marriage, then tomorrow I will send aservant to you. ___1___ Tell me where you want to go, when is the wedding inyour letter. Then I will give you my destiny, pretend you are my master, followyou till end of the world. ___2___ Romeo:If there isn’t you light, I only have a thousand time of hear broken! The one I love is going a date that isn’t with me. It’s like a child came back fromschool. But when he and his lover are separate, it’s like going to school with a lotof dejected (沮丧).Romeo:My love. Juliet:When should I send my servant to come see you? Romeo: ___3___ Juliet:OK. I promise. Oh, when that time come, it has been 20 years! Ican’t remember why I call you back. Romeo:Let me stand here till you remember and tell me. Juliet:If you stand in front of me, I only want to be with you together. Then I will never remember. Romeo:Then I will wait here forever, makes you forget that, forget there isno home except here. Juliet:The sun is almost rise. When a bird jump out of her hand like aprisoner, she’ll use a silk thread to pull it back. The girl don’t want to give itfreedom under love’s selfishness. Romeo: ___4___ Juliet:I wish that too, my love. But I’m afraid you might die under myexcessive placate (爱抚). Good night my love. ___5___ I really want to saygoodnight till morning. A. Separate (分别) is always sweet. B. There are so many days to wait before seeing you again. C. 9 o’clock. D. A thousand time of good nioht1nuy. E. You can ask him to bring a letter to me. F. The happiest moment in this world is being with you. G. I wish I’m your bird. 四、根据短文内容, 用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空, 使短文完整Romeo was not enjoying himself at the party. Hie friends were dancing, buthe was too sad. He could not make his feet  ___1___ (move) happily. He sawRosaline and could only think about his love for her. Why didn’t she love him? She would make him very happy if she loved him. He sighed. He looked sadlyaround the room, and suddenly, his heart ___2___ (stop). He could hardly breathe. “Who is that girl?”he asked a servant. “I don’t know, sir.” She was ___3___ (beautiful) girl he had ever seen. She was more beautiful thanRosaline. She made every other ___4___ (girl) look ugly. He quickly forgot allabout Rosaline. He stared (盯) at her and could not stop ___5___ (he) from talking. “Oh, she is beautiful! She is more than beautiful. She is a dream. Did myheart love before? Not at all! Now, I am truly in love. She makes all the prettyflowers look like they have no color. The sun does not shine as ___6___ (bright) asshe does. She is the best!”Tybalt was near him when he spoke and recognized his voice. He told aservant ___7___ (bring) him a sword. “How does that Montague dare come here and join in our party? I’llkill him!”Capulet heard him say this and told him that he should leave Romeo alone. “He is behaving very well, and he is not hurting ___8___ (somebody). I know heshouldn’t be here, but don’t ruin (毁坏) the party by ___9___ (start) a fight, Tybalt. ” Tybalt argued with him, and Capulet was angry. “Don’t argue with me! Iam the master here, and you are only a boy. It is not for you ___10___ (decide). Leave him alone! ”
Romeo and Juliet (selection)《罗密欧与朱丽叶》 (选段)Part A一、 1-3 ADC二、 1-5 ABCBB  6-10 ACBCB  11-15BDCCC三、 1-5 EFBCG四、 1. Being 2. feel 3. himself 4. to smile 5. forget 6. hopelessly7. to look 8. useless 9. beautiful10. to forget Part B一、 1-4 ADDD二、 1-5 DCDDC  6-10 CDABC  11-15 ACBCA三、 1-5 EDCGA四、 1. move 2. stopped 3. the most beautiful 4. girl 5. Himself6. brightly 7. to bring 8. anybody 9. starting10. to decide