中考英语一轮复习阅读理解汇总 试卷

中考英语阅读理解习题选（1）及答案
【实战训练】 A
（中考教育类选练）
Do you consider failure as an ending? Do you often feel after a failure that you are good for nothing? Then be careful, you are one of them who have bad relationship with failure. And this is the only reason why people often keep themselves away from their success. The power of failure is that it helps us to learn fro our mistakes and missteps and we must consider a failure as an opportunity to grow rather than giving up.
Let's discover the reasons why successful people believe that opportunity lies in every failure.
Disappointment or failure shows that you are trying The best way to gauge（衡量）your progress at something is to see how many times you failed. In case you haven't failed yet, chances are that you haven't tried hard yet.
Look at all successful men and women throughout our history, they all had one thing in common. That's to say they failed not once but several times before they achieved success. Let's take an example of Thomas Edison: he failed a lot of times to find right filament（灯丝）for his light bulb. Henry Ford had a stronger relationship with failure, which inspired him to quote this unforgettable saying “failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.”
Achievement lies in looking at failure as an opportunity
Just like every successful person had one thing in common, similarly all unsuccessful persons throughout our history had one thing in common --- their inability to use failure as an opportunity and a tool. If you feel your one failure is your ultimate （终极的）failure, and that feeling of sinking down is known as an ultimate failure, you are pushing yourself away from your expected success. Achievement is all about finding out what mistakes you made, what is the main cause of that failure, and how you are going to make up for it.
Success requires willpower, passion, hard work, intelligence, determination, but all of the above, success requires failure. Use your failure as an opportunity to learn, to become wiser and to reconsider your relationship with failure, the true key to success.
1. According to the writer, why do people keep themselves away from their success?
A. Because they don't set long-term goals.
B. Because they haven't got enough time.
C. Because they can't deal with failure properly.
D. Because they are disappointed in themselves.
2. Why does the writer take the example of Thomas Edison?
A. To explain the reasons for failure.
B. To prove the importance of failure.
C. To take pride in Thomas Edison.
D. To introduce the process of making a light bulb.
3. What can you learn from the passage?
A. Failure can build up your confidence.
B. Successful people seldom failed.
C. Failure is more important than success.
D. Successful people use failure as a tool.
参考答案1. C  2. B 3. D

【实战训练】 B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.
First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.
Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize (意识到)that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.
Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.
Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.
Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .
【小题1】 What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Strange. B．Popular.
C．Exciting . D．Common.
【小题2】 What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?
A．Not losing a sense of self.
B．Creating a club of our own.
C．Making a difference to our school.
D．Following other students’ example.
【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?
A．Be nice to other people at school.
B．Find something that you are good at.
C．Make your teachers know you’re a good student.
D．Make friends with some students who are popular.
【小题4】The writer writes the passage to tell us________.
A．what to do in high school
B．how to get along well with others
C．how to become popular in middle school.
D．what kinds of students are popular at school
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【实战训练】 C
The total area of land on earth is estimated(估计) as 149 million square kilometres, or about 29 percent of the total area of the earth.
The mean(平均) height of the land is about 750 meters above the sea level.
The Eurasian(欧亚的) land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,000 square kilometres. The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometres, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania(大洋州). The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is in Asia.
The world’s largest peninsula(半岛) is Arabian, with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres. The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded(环绕) by fresh water is Liha de Maraja(4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island(2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of the Lake Huron. This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou Lake, in which there are several island.
1. Oceania is made up of ______.
A. Tasmania and New Zealand B. Australia
C. New Guinea and the Pacific Islands D. all of the above
2. The largest island surrounded by fresh water, which has an area of 4,022 square kilometres, is in ______.
A. a river B. a lake C. a sea D. an ocean
3. Lake Huron lies ______.
A. in Canada B. near to Canada C. partly in Canada D. in Brazil
4. Which of the following diagrams shows the correct relation ship between Manitoulin Island (MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML), and the “several islands”(SL) mentioned at the end of the passage?


参考答案1—4 DACD

【实战训练】 D
（中考教育类选练）
Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.
  When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
  Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
1. From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.
A. it gets out by itself     B. the man feels sorry for it
C. it tries to challenge itself  D. the man helps it come out
2. Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.
A. overcome the difficulties    B. take up business early
C. become the leaders of tomorrow  D. sell clothes from door to door
3. The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.
A. wake up     B. give up       C. grow up     D. bring up
4. What is the writer trying to do in this passage?
A. Describe where a butterfly comes from.
B. Encourage young people to face challenges.
C. Suggest how to become a successful businessman.
D. Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement
B. Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively
C. Countries Should Continue to Become Successful
D. Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People
参考答案、1D 2A 3C 4B 5D

【实战训练】 E
（中考保健与健康类选练）
Exercise not only improves your appearance, but also improves your health. Health experts (专家) advise people to choose physical activities that they find fun. So, what are some of the most popular forms (形式) of exercise in the USA?
    Walking tops the list. It is considered to be the　　way to get exercise. You can walk at any time and any place. Walking is also said to be the least harmful to the knees and feet. So, it’s a perfect choice for the old.
    Another popular form of exercise is jogging. In the 1970s, Bill Bowerman brought jogging to the USA. He did so after seeing the popularity of the activity during a trip to New Zealand in the 1960s. He started the first jogging club in America. He also helped found Nike.
    Swimming is also very popular. It was the second most popular sporting activity in America in 2008. The top activity was walking. When one is swimming, the whole body is put to work. It is said that swimming is good for people with special needs, like pregnant(怀孕的)women.
    Dancing can also be a fun way to exercise. This is especially true for those who see exercise as something that they should do. A dance fitness programme called Zumba has grown in popularity in recent(最近的) years. It was created by Alberto Perez in Colombia in the 1990s. In 2001, he brought the programme to the USA. Since then, it has spread around the world.
1. Which of the following can be put in　　 in Paragraph 2?
A. easiest    B. most expensive    C. most difficult     D. coolest
2. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that______.
A. swimming was not popular in 2008
B. swimming was more popular than walking in 2008
C. walking was the most popular form of exercise in 2008
D. it’s not good for pregnant women to go swimming
3. According to the last paragraph, we know that Zumba　　　.
A. has a very long history             B. is the name of a dance club
C. was created in the USA             D. became popular not long ago
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The advantages of exercise.
B. Some popular forms of exercise in the USA.
C. The history of some forms of exercise.
D. Advice on how to choose the best form of exercise.
参考答案1.A 2.C 3. D 4. B
中考英语阅读理解习题选（2）及答案
【实战训练】 A
（中考保健与健康类选练）
Paragraph 1：Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They
  say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: （1）green and yellow vegetables of all kinds；（2）  citrus（柑橘）fruits and tomatoes;（3）potatoes and other fruits and vegetables;（4）meat of all kinds，fish and eggs;（5）milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal（谷类食物），rice is also in this kind of food;（7）butter，or something like butter.
  Paragraph 2：People in different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a clay. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
  Paragraph 3：There are two problems，then，in feeding the large number of people in the earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
1.From the first paragraph we know noodles belong to a kind of_______food.
A. vegetable     B. fruit    C. meat    D. cereal
2.According to the scientists， which of the following groups is the healthiest for your lunch?
A. Chicken，apples，cereal and cabbages.
B. Potatoes，carrots，rice and bread.
C. Oranges，bananas，fish and tomatoes.
D. Beef，pork，fish and milk.
3.People in different countries and different places of the world_________．
A. have the right kinds of food to eat
B. cook their food in the same way
C. have their meals at the same time
D. eat food in different ways
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People in some places don’t have enough food to eat.
B. There are too many people in the world.
C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.
D. The scientists are trying to make people grow strong and healthy.
5.If there is Paragraph 4，what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. When people eat their lunch
B. What to do with the two problems
C. How to cook food in different ways
D. Why people in different places eat different kinds of food
参考答案1. D  2. A  3. D  4. C   5. B

【实战训练】 B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different.
1.In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you don’t understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat it. If you don’t know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you don’t know. Then he or she knows what you need to do.
2.You mustn’t be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you a make-up test(补考), you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school.
3.Be on time! It is impossible to be late. If you come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your books out of your bag after you enter the room. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you needn’t knock before you come into the classroom.
4.If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There’s no need to ask for the teacher’s agreement.
【小题1】When a teacher asks you a question but you don’t know the answer, you should_________.
A．Repeat the question
B．Tell the teacher you don’t know
C．Give an answer
D．Put up your hand
【小题2】What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “absent”?
A．早到的 B．迟到的 C．缺席的 D．出席的
【小题3】When can a student take a make-up test?
A．When he’s too sick to take the test.
B．When he gets a bad grade in his test.
C．When he doesn’t finish the paper in his test.
D．When he is late for a test.
【小题4】It’s impolite for a student when he/she______.
A．Takes out book quietly
B．comes into the classroom quietly
C．takes his/her seat and sits down quietly
D．gets to school late
【小题5】 Which of the following about the class in America is TRUE?
A．If one is late, he/she can’t enter the classroom without the teacher’s agreement.
B．One can take a make-up test without the teacher’s agreement.
C．One can leave the classroom without the teacher’s agreement.
D．One can’t put up his/her hand to ask the teacher to repeat the question if he/she can’t understand it.


【实战训练】 C
When you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you may look the number up in a telephone book. You dial (拨) the number, and then you forget it! Your short-term (短期) memory last about 30 seconds. However, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes? There are several reasons. An important reason for forgetting something is that you didn’t learn it well in the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and soon you forget their names. You hear the names but you don’t learn them, so you forget them.
You can help yourself remember better. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. You can do this if you practise the new information for more times.
1. Why do you forget the telephone number that you don’t call often?
A. Because the telephone number is too long.
B. Because the telephone number is very strange.
C. Because you look it up in the telephone book.
D. Because you use your short-term memory to remember it.
2. Which is easier to forget?
A. Your best friend’s name.
B. Something that you understand.
C. The new information that you have practised a lot.
D. Something that you didn’t learn well in the beginning.
3. How long does a person’s short-term memory last?
A. About half a second. B. About half a minute.
C. About half an hour. D. About half a day.
4. What’s helpful for you to remember better?
A. Learn something well in the end.
B. Look something up often.
C. Use your short-term memory to learn things.
D. Move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory.
5. The writer mainly wants to tell us some ideas on how to _______.
A. keep something in mind long B. learn a foreign language well
C. make a telephone call D. remember a person’s name
参考答案1—5 DDBDA

【实战训练】 D
（中考科普环保类选练）
Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving .Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls.
  Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to US through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location.
  We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11，000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae facing the earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position .This usually happens about every five or six days.
  Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often，very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.
1.Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?
 A. Sending information for weather forecast.
B. Taking photographs of the Earth.
 C. Sending TV pictures. 
D. Providing food for airplane pilots.
2.What’s the speed the earth rotates at?
 A.35,880 kilometers per hour. 
B.335,880 kilometers per hour.
 C.11,000 kilometers per hour. 
D.110,000 kilometers per hour
3.Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates?
A. In order to take photographs.
B. In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit.
C. In order to move away from its orbit.
D. In order to send television pictures.
4.What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?
A. A satellite. 
B.A little rocket.
C. A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.
D. The satellite puts the rockets in the right position.
5.Which is true of satellites?
A. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years.
B .Every time a satellite gets broken，it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired.
C. A broken satellite is never left in space.
D. They often crash into each other.
参考答案BDDBA

【实战训练】 E
（中考保健与健康类选练）
Do you sleep well? If your answer is no, the following might help you.
Set a certain bedtime and rising time
   A certain bedtime and rising time can help you build up your body clocks. Set a bedtime which is good and natural for you. Don’t change your bedtime and rising time on weekends.
Avoid exciting activities just before sleeping
   Exciting activities get your thoughts running. At the same time, if you make tomorrow’s plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light, it doesn’t give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep.
Keep the bedroom for sleeping only
   It’s a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat, watch TV, read, talk on the phone, or discuss important matters with your family members. Break that habit to get better sleep.
Don’t go to bed too early
Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs. You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness.
Take a warm shower before your bedtime
A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 45 –50 not only is a great relax at day’s end, but also raises your body temperature by several degrees. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy.
1. If you want to build up your body clocks, you should ______.
  A. set a certain bedtime and rising time      B. go to bed neither too early nor too late
  C. keep the bedroom for sleeping only D. take a warm shower before sleeping
2. Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleeping?
A. Because they will get your thoughts running
B. Because you have to make tomorrow’s paln
C. Because you should read an exciting story
D. Because you will have to turn off the light.
3. Your bedroom should be kept for ______ only.
  A. talking     B. eating    C. reading    D. sleeping
4. According to the passage, ______ will make you feel sleepy.
  A. taking a cold shower   B. your body temperature dropping
C. your daily experience    D. raising your body temperature
参考答案1A  2 A  3D  4B
中考英语阅读理解习题选（3）及答案
【实战训练】 A
（中考科普环保类选练）
The earth is our home；we must take Care of it．This means keeping the land，air and water clean．
    Pollution is a dirty word．To pollute means to make things unfit(不合适的)or unclean to use．Pollution comes in many ways．We see it，smell it ,taste it and drink it．Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁)our health ,or happiness and our life．
    Man．has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire，washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground．When land was used up or water became dirty．Men  moved to another place．At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air，land and water．There weren’t so many people then and their wants(需求)were fewer．All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收)by nature and soon．covered over(恢复)．But this is no longer true．The increase of population(人口增长)and the development of industry have changed that．Man is slowly polluting．his environment．
    Through the use of poison(农药)，mall has polluted land !killing the animal．By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water ,killing the fish．
    Our increasing population is part of the．problem．More people more waste．
    Where is this all to end ?Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump，or is there any
hope that we can get rid of(摆脱)the pollution ?Luckily，millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution．Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under
(  )1．Which sentence is WRONG?
    A．We live on the earth，so we should look after it．
    B．To pollute means to make air ,water and land unfit for use．
    C．All the waste produced by modem industry can be absorbed．
    D．Man is now fighting against different kinds of pollution．
(  )2．In this passage the word“chemicals”means   ．
A．化学    B．化学物质    C．化学的  D．医学的
(  )3．Through the uncontrolled use of poison mall has   ．
    A．made the drinking water dirty   B．polluted the land
    C．killed the animals and fish    D．all of the above
(  )4．From the sentences“More people more waste”，we know that   ．
    A．because of the increase of population and the development of industry，more and more waste is produced
    B．we need more people，not more waste
    C．there isn’t any hope that we can get rid of the pollution
    D．more people have been warned of the danger of more waste．
(  )5．From the passage we can know that now man   ．
    A．doesn’t know how to control pollution
    B．still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is
    C．is doing something to control pollution
D．begins to understand the pollution
参考答案1C 2B 3D 4A 5C

【实战训练】 B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.
When to arrive?
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you , you need to get on time. If your friend tells you to come around 3.00 p.m., that means you can get there a little later after 3.00 p.m. But usually it is a good thing to arrive at the right time.
Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet?
When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. This will show them more respect (尊重) and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and they will invite you again.
【小题1】If your friend asks you to get to his house around 4.30 p.m., it is polite to arrive at ___.
A．4.00 p.m. B．4.35 p.m. C．5.30 p.m. D．6.00 p.m.
【小题2】Which of the following can we choose for the blank (空白) in the passage?
A．What to watch? B．What to eat?
C．What to bring? D．What to wear?
【小题3】The passage mainly tells us ___________.
A．when to arrive at your friend’s house
B．how to greet your friend’s parents
C．what to bring to your friend
D．how to be a good visitor
【小题4】 Which one is not true according to the article?
A．Bring something is nice if you want to go to your friend’s house.
B．It’s polite to call your friend’s parents madam or sir.
C．You don’t have to tell your friend’s parents who you are.
D．Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and they will invite you again.
【小题5】The passage may be from __________.
A．an article in a magazine
B．a letter from a child to parents
C．a TV advertisement
D．a TV news report


【实战训练】 C
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P.T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot tall Charles a new name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.
Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their honeymoon, just before the couple would be going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored “Tom Thumb” weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
1. “talk of the town” means ________.
A. it was in the newspaper
B. people spread rumors about it
C. it was the most popular thing happening
D. it was discussed in a city meeting
2. What does the author think about Tom Thumb’s wedding?
A. People gave it too much of their attention.
B. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.
C. It was funny and ridiculous
D. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.
3. Which of the following is the best clue to the fact that Tom was smart?
A. He became a billionaire at twenty-five.
B. He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age.
C. He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon.
D. He married a school teacher.
4. Tome would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because ______.
A. the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom were tap dancing
B. it made Tome feel taller
C. the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted
D. the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller
5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B. People are always disappointed during war time.
C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D. People should be married when they are small children.
参考答案1－5 CBBDC

【实战训练】 D
（中考科普环保类选练）
The world is not only hungry but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70%of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97%of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3%of fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground and so on. And we can not even use all of that because some of it has been made dirty.
    Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember how important water is. The water that we use is the most important natural resource on the earth. Today we face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too.
    How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First they pollute the air. Then when it rains, the rain water makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain（酸雨）, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won't have enough dean water. We have to learn how to stop wasting water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water i~ used only once and then sere out into a sewer system（下水道）. From there it returns to the sea or goes underground.
    But even though every large city reused its water, we would still not have enough. So we should make use of sea water by removing the salt in it. If we can take these steps, fresh water won't be used up.
1. The world is thirsty for water because______.
 A．we don't have enough fresh water
 B．a lot of water goes into sewer systems
 C．only 70% of the earth's surface is water
 D．sea water is widely used rather than fresh water
2. The underlined word "face" means"______".
 A．turn the face down
B．turn the face up
 C．turn the face to
D．turn the face back
3. From this passage, we know acid rain________.
 A．is only bad for living things
 B．is not bad for buildings and factories
 C．can be produced in factories
 D．is bad for people, animals, plants and buildings
4. One difficult way we can solve the problem is to ______.
 A．use the water with salt in it
B．remove the salt from sea water
 C．get water from underground
D．reuse the water in cities
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A．Fresh water and sea water
B．A thirsty country
C．The importance of water
D．The world's water problem
参考答案ACDBD

【实战训练】 E
（中考选练）
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they' re in the MP3 format (格式).
What is it?
MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer's speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail.
How much?
Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.
Advantages
MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. 
Disadvantages
You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can't download music. Others let you download music but can't be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.
1. How can you get MP3 music?
A. By turning your home PC into a jukebox.
B. By taking your own music or songs with you.
C. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.
D. By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.
2. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?
A. Copy.      B. Play.        C. Store.        D. Change.
3. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. MP3 music is often free.
B. MP3 music can be "burned" onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e -mail.
C. MP3 music can be taken along while traveling.
D. A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.
4. How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?
A. Free.                B. At least 10 dollars.
C. About forty dollars.        D. About a dollar.
5. How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?
A. 2          B. 3          C. 4         D. 5
参考答案CACAD
中考英语阅读理解习题选（4）及答案
【实战训练】 A
（中考选练）
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked(渗) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement(水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
(    )1. It is important to _______.
A. put out the fire in the burning house 
B. know the ways to escape the fire
C. jump off a burning house
D. keep the door closed
(    )2. It is possible to escape through the windows _______.
A. if there are some bushes on the ground               
B. if you are strong enough
C. if you live on a lower floor
D. If you have a long rope
(    )3. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right? _______.
A. You can escape through stairways.
B. You can choose fire escapes.
C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.
D. Use a lift to come down at once.
(    ) 4. The best title of the passage is _______.
A. Escaping from the Windows
B. Save Yourself in the Burning House
C. Knowledge on Fire
D. Waiting for Help
参考答案1B  2C  3D  4B

【实战训练】 B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts.
Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm(平静). Don’t worry about all the problems you have. Put your heart into learning, and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively.
Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don’t spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don’t stay up(熬夜) late, or you can’t study well the next day.
Third, invent something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your teachers you don’t like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure, you must pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.
School is really a good place for us to learn. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.
【小题1】The writer writes this article in order to (为了)_________.
A．ask students not to do their homework
B．tell students what a good teacher and a good school are
C．give students some good ways of learning
D．ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully
【小题2】How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?
A．Three B．Four C．Five D．Six
【小题3】 What does the writer tell students to do about their homework?
A．They should spend much time on it.
B．Do the homework quickly.
C．They should do more reading or writing in English.
D．They should stay up late doing their home-work.
【小题4】What’s the third piece of advice about?
A．Study in your own way.
B．What kind of schoolwork is better for students.
C．How to get on well with the teachers.
D．How to get high marks.
【小题5】According to (根据) the passage, students should believe in _________.
A．themselves and their parents
B．their parents and teachers
C．their classmates and their friends
D．themselves and their teachers


【实战训练】 C
Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM (自动取款机) card. It looks like a credit card. A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a four-number personal identification number (PIN). Her PIN is 1234.
As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only $2 in her bag. The next day she had to give $10 for a lunch for a co-worker. She didn’t want to get up early to go to the bank. So she had to go to the bank that night. She used her ATM card to take out $50 from her checking account (账户).
These are the steps she followed to withdraw (提取) money. First, she put her card in the lower slot (狭孔) on the right side of the machine. She made sure her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen said, “Please enter your PIN.” Pat pressed the number 1, 2, 3 and 4. Next, the screen said, “Please select type of transaction (交易) you want by pressing other keys.” Pat pressed the button key for taking out money.
Then the screen said, “From which account?” The choices it gave were Checking, Savings, and Money market. Pat pressed the key for Checking. Next, the screen said, “Please select amount (数量) of transaction (办理).” Pat pushed the number 5 and then 0 three times, and the screen read, “50.00.” The screen then read, “Please wait.” In less than a minute, it read, “Please lift the lid and take your money.”
Pat lifted the lid marked withdraw (提取). She counted her $50 to make sure the ATM hadn’t made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button, she could have pressed Cancel (取消, 删去) and started over again.
1. What was Pat’s first step?
A. Pressing the withdrawal button.
B. Inserting (插入) her ATM card.
C. Counting her money.
2. What did Pat do at once after choosing the account?
A. Selected whether to withdraw, deposit (存款), or transfer (转帐, 过户) money.
B. Lifted the lid and removed her money.
C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw.
3. When did Pat enter her PIN?
A. Right after inserting her card.
B. Right before selecting the account.
C. Right before selecting the amount of money.
4. When did Pat select the type of transaction?
A. Right before receiving her withdrawal slip.
B. Right after recording her PIN.
C. Right after selecting which account she wanted.
5. What did Pat do when the screen said “Please lift the lid and take your money.”?
A. Took her $50. B. Got out her card. C. Picked up her withdrawal slip.

参考答案1—5 BCABA

【实战训练】 D
（中考训练题）
People often think of the North Pole(北极) and the South Pole as similar frozen(冰冻的)
wastelands. They are both places with very cold temperatures and few people live there. However, the North and South Poles are not much alike as people may imagine.
The North Pole has no land, only thick ice. Temperatures seldom go above 32°F, at which water turns into ice. Most of the time, it stays below zero. In winter temperatures are usually as low as -30°F.
Although conditions were very poor, people tried for many centuries to reach the North Pole. About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties. They reached the North Pole on March 8th, 1909. It was really a hard trip for them.
There are few things more dangerous than crossing the Arctic(北极圈) on foot. People who stayed there may face many problems: very cold temperatures, sudden storms, and even hunger. Most of the area is uninhabited. Few people can live in such a difficult place.
People might think that with such low temperatures for most of the year, the ice would be thick and hard. However, this is not true in the Arctic. The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water(水道) called “leads”. Anyone who falls into a lead can be frozen to death in a few minutes.
1．This passage is probably from ___________.
A． a book review B． a science book
C． a school report D． a computer magazine
2．According to the passage, what happened about 100 years ago ?
A． Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole.
B． Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.
C． The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.
D． The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.
3．What does the underlined word “uninhabited” probably mean in Chinese?
A． 气候恶劣的 B． 充满危险的 C． 困难重重的 D． 无人居住的
4．The reason for the ice to break into two opening lanes of water is _____________.
A． that the temperature suddenly drops
B． that the water under the ice is frozen
C． that the ocean water under the ice moves
D． that the surface is covered with lots of ice
5．What does this passage mainly talk about?
A． The thick ice in the North Pole.
B． A difficult trip to the North Pole.
C． The real situation in the North Pole.
D． The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole.
【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇科普文，介绍了北极点的有关情况。首先指出北极和南极并不像人们想象的那么相像，接着从冰层厚、气温低等方面介绍恶劣的环境，然后插入了100多年前两个人克服重重困难走到北极的故事，证明了北极的大部分地区无人居住。最后介绍了海水在冰下的运动常常会引起表面上许多不同的变化。
1．题意：这篇文章可能是从___________。考查综合理解题。A. a book review一本书评；B. a science book一本科学书；C. a school report一则学术报告；D. a computer magazine一本计算机杂志。短文是一则科普文，根据它的体裁，应该摘自于科学书。故选B。
2．题意：根据这篇文章，大约100年前发生了什么？考查细节理解题。A. Two men succeeded in getting to the North Pole.两个人成功地到达了北极点。根据About 100 years ago, two men, Robert Peary and Mathew Henson, were able to get to this environment full of troubles and difficulties.可知，说法正确，可选。B. Temperatures in the North Pole went above 32°F.北极点的温度超过华氏32度。根据原文句子Temperatures seldom go above 32°F ，可知温度极少能超过华氏32度，故说法错误。C. The environment in the North Pole suddenly became worse.北极的环境突然变得更糟了，短文没有提及，故说法错误。D. The North Pole changed into thick ice because of the temperatures.北极由于气温变化变成厚厚的冰，根据However, this is not true in the Arctic.可知，说法错误。根据文意，可知选A。
3．题意：下划线的“uninhabited”这个词在汉语中是什么意思？考查词义理解题。few一点，表否定意义。根据下文提示Few people can live in such a difficult place.，可知很少有人能生活在这样困难的地方。故选D。
4．题意：冰块断做两口水道的原因是___________。考查细节理解题。A. that the temperature suddenly drops气温突然下降；B. that the water under the ice is frozen冰下的水结冰了；C. that the ocean water under the ice moves冰下的海水移动了；D. that the surface is covered with lots of ice表面覆盖着很多冰。根据短文最后的内容The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water called “leads”.，可知选C。
5．题意：这篇文章主要讲的是什么？考查文意理解和综合理解题。A. The thick ice in the North Pole. 北极点厚厚的冰；B. A difficult trip to the North Pole. 艰难的北极点之行；C. The real situation in the North Pole. 北极点的实际情况；D. The differences between the North Pole and the South Pole. 北极点和南极点之间的差异。本文的主要内容就是介绍北极点的有关情况。根据文意，可知选C。
点睛：对于阅读理解题，首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读理解的题目中，所设问题主要有以下几种方式：找主题或概括文章的中心思想、就文中的具体事实和情节进行提问、根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断等，在细读时，要根据设问的方式，进行有侧重地阅读。1、概括文章中心思想。1)文首呈现主题句。2)文尾出现主题句。3)首尾呼应展现主题。4)文中表述主题。前面提出问题，文中的主题由随之陈述的细节或合乎逻辑的引申在文中导出，而后再做进一步的解释。5)文章没有主题句。在这种情况下，考生要把所有的细节综合起来。进行逻辑推理，概括归纳出文章的主题句。2.掌握文章的具体事实和重要情节。在考题中，经常会见到就文章中某一具体事实和重要情节进行测试的题目。例如，第4题，题意：冰块断做两口水道的原因是___________。考查细节理解题。A. that the temperature suddenly drops气温突然下降；B. that the water under the ice is frozen冰下的水结冰了；C. that the ocean water under the ice moves冰下的海水移动了；D. that the surface is covered with lots of ice表面覆盖着很多冰。根据短文最后的内容The movement of the ocean water under the ice may often cause many different changes on the surface. Sometimes the ice breaks into two opening lanes of water called “leads”.，可知选C。这就要求考生在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这些都有可能作为测试点。还有一些测试题，要求考生在理解的基础上，通过自己的思维将理解的内容系统化，比如计算、排序等题型。

【实战训练】 E
（中考选练）
A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience, and it is easy to forget safety measures(措施) in disorder(混乱). Fortunately, most earthquake safety measures are common sense, but if you forget everything else, remember the following instructions: drop, cover, and hold on. Also, most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake, so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does!
If you stay indoors during an earthquake, move away from unsupported areas and windows. Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams(梁).  Stay under a table or desk only if it is very strong. Do not rush to lifts, because it is far safer to stay where you are. Cover your head with your arms around it and curl(蜷缩) into a ball, and wait for the shaking to stop. 
If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, move to an area which is as open as possible. Don’t move to buildings, electric poles and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you. Protect your head and stay low to the ground till the shaking ends and it is safe to move.
After an earthquake, many buildings are less strong, although they appear safe. If you stay indoors, move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people. Once outdoors, move well away from the building so that if it falls down, you will not be injured. Wait till public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors.
By planning ahead and keeping calm during an earthquake, you can greatly increase your chances of survival(生存) without injury.
(    ) 1.The underlined word “Fortunately” in the first paragraph means______ .
A. especially    B. gradually    C. luckily    D. finally 
(    ) 2.We can learn from the passage that earthquake safety measures________ .
A. are planned for children B. help us to keep safe
C. are not necessary D. are not easy to understand 
(    ) 3.According to the passage, it isn’t a good choice  _________during an earthquake.
A. to take a lift B. to stay under a strong table
C. to get under a doorway D. to cover the head with arms around it
(    ) 4.If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, you can do all the following except________ .
A.trying to protect your head
B.moving to an open place
C.moving away from buildings
D.taking the disabled people into the room 
(    ) 5.The purpose of the passage is mainly to tell us how to________ .
A.stay away from an earthquake
B.predict an earthquake
C.control an earthquake
D.keep safe during and after an earthquake 
参考答案1C  2B  3A  4D  5D
中考英语阅读理解习题选（5）及答案
【实战训练】 A
（中考日常生活类训练）
There are always times when your children get bored with studying. There are also moments when you are looking for something educational (教育的) yet funny and easy to do. With a few things and a little preparation, you can easily entertain (娱乐) and educate your children.
  Do you read any magazines with pictures? Keep them. They can make a funny family game.
  Sit with your children and look at the pictures. You can cut out interesting pictures and ask your children to lay (放置) them out. Use as many pictures as possible. For example, if it is a picture of a book, cut it out; even if it is an action, such as washing clothes, cut it out. Try to get as many different pictures as possible.
  In this game, you are going to use the pictures to let your children make up their own stories. Then take any kind of table, even the kitchen table, and let your child lay out the pictures any way they wish. They don’t need to use all of them, just as many as they want.
  After they have laid out the pictures, have them tell a story. If some pictures don’t fit in with their stories, don’t use them. If they find a different picture to add another part to their story, let them do it. The more pictures you have, the more creativity (创造力) will come from your children.
1. What’s the passage mainly about?
  A. How to enjoy pictures with children at home.
B. How to entertain your children by drawing pictures.
C. How to educate children in an interesting and easy way at home.
  D. How to tell stories to your children at home.
2. If parents want to play this game with their children, they have to ______.
A. collect enjoy with pictures
B. prepare a lot of things for the game
C. tell as many stories as possible
D. lay out the pictures for their children
3. After the pictures are cut out, children should ______.
A. ask their parents questions
B. find a table to play the game
C. lay out the pictures
  D. change the pictures
4.What does the underlined phrase "fit in with" in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. match    B. cover     C. mean   D. entertain
5. When playing this game, children _____.
  A. cut out pictures from magazines or books
B. read magazines or wash clothes
C. make up stories about the pictures
D. make up stories with their parents
参考答案1C 2A 3C 4A 5C

【实战训练】 B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
The best way of learning a language is by using it. The best way of learning English is using English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(迷惑的)and people won't understand. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them.
But if you keep your sense of humor( 幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make.
Don't be unhappy if the people seem to(好象) laugh at your mistakes. It’s much better for people to laugh at your mistake than to be angry because they don't know what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is "Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes."
【小题1】The most important thing of learning a language is ________.
A．laughing B．writing C．remembering D．practicing
【小题2】In learning English, you should ________.
A．speak as quickly as possible.
B．laugh as much as you can.
C．use it as often as you can.
D．write more than you read.
【小题3】When you make a mistake, you’d better ________.
A．do the same thing again. B．ask others for help.
C．have a sense of humor. D．run away.
【小题4】When people laugh at your mistake,you should _______.
A．not to be serious B．be angry with them.
C．be more careful D．not speak English any more.



【实战训练】 C
To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn’t understand a word they said and they couldn’t understand what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. So the spoken language is becoming more and more important.
Speaking, of course, can’t go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly. Thy sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.
Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it’s to exchange ideas. People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in your head and then to write it in clear lively language.
Chinese students read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book.
Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.
1. How many points are there in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2. In his first point the writer told us ____________.
A. how to speak English
B. how to read and write
C. why spoken English is important
D. why English people couldn’t understand Lenin
3. In his last point the writer advised us ____________.
A. to kill two birds with one stone
B. to learn two languages at a time
C. to study all the subjects in a foreign language
D. to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying
4. In the fourth paragraph the writer gave some advice on ___________.
A. how to read faster
B. how to guess the meaning from the context
C. how to look up new words in the dictionary
D. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage
5. “To kill two birds with one stone” means ___________.
A. to get some particular knowledge B. to get more than what one pays
C. the stone is too big D. the birds are blind enough
参考答案1－5 DCDAB

【实战训练】 D
（中考日常生活类训练）
In Britain you are allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you are learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school –--- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take the money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you are allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you are allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons. When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you are allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
1. Which of the following is not necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone?
A. He should reach the age of 17.
B. He should get a special two-year driving license.
C. He should learn to drive in a driving school.    
D. He should pass a driving test to get a full license
2. A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he ________.
A. has learnt to drive in a driving school.
B. has a full driving license.
C. has a full license and a teacher’s license.
D. is given a special two-year driving license
3. In the driving test, one _____________.
A. mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road.
B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time.
C. has to be examined only in car driving skills
D. must drive round for more than an hour
4. Which of the following is not true?
A. There is no limit to the age of a man who drives a car.
B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.
C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878
D. A car driver didn’t have to get a license until 1935.
5. The best title for the passage is ______________.
A. Driving licenses in Britain.
B. Tests for Britain people.
C. Driving cars.
D. Young Men’s driving licenses
参考答案1. C 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A

【实战训练】 E
（中考教育类选练）
Even kids know that we should wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing a road, but not everybody follows this basic rule.
  “Chinese style road crossing” has become a hot expression recently. Chinese people “cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as（只要）they are part of a crowd”, said a post on Sina Weibo.
  A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road at a crossing in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
  Many people say that they jaywalk（乱闯马路）because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on people’s waiting times at different road crossings from 2008 to 2010. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds before they lost their patience. “People are likely to ignore(忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can stand,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.
However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that half of the respondents（调查对象）believe that people jaywalk mainly because they disregard（忽视）rules.“I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,” wrote “Qixiaoe” on Weibo.
 Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum(最大量) can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.
 But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules. 
1. Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”? 
A. To wait for the traffic light to turn green.
B. To cross a road slowly.
C. To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.
D. To follow the basic traffic lights.
2. What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 4 refer to (指的是)?
A. A CCTV news program.      B. A research group at Tongji University. 
C. A post on Sina Weibo.     D. A daily newspaper.
3. How long will Chinese people wait to cross the road before they lose patience?
A. Less than one minute.
B. About five minutes.
C. Less than one and a half minutes.
D. More than ten minutes.
4. Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?
A. Because there are too many people on the road.  
B. Because the red light lasts too long. 
C. Because people don’t pay much attention to rules. 
D. Because people have less patience.
5. The writer suggests that we should________ to solve the problem of jaywalking.
A. punish the jaywalkers            B. disregard the traffic rules
C. reduce the time of red lights    D. call on people to obey the traffic lights
参考答案1C  2B  3C  4C  5D
中考英语阅读理解习题选（6）及答案
【实战训练】 A
（中考教育类选练）
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem. "Every grain on the plate comes from hard work (难知盘中餐, 粒粒皆辛苦) ". But sadly, many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don't waste food.
    A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
    Do we have too much food? No, according to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
   Chinese people are well known for being generous (慷慨的) . Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
   Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired (开除) because she took some leftover (剩余的) food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and agreed that it was not right to waste food.
   What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order (定购) too much in a restaurant. Only order what you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don't be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great. But your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don't buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1. According to News One Plus One, Chinese people __________.
A. save food enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
B. throw away lots of food every year.
C. get enough food to feed millions of people every year.
D. have to feed 200 million hungry people every year.
2. In the third paragraph, we know that __________.
A. we have too much food to feed people in the world.
B. there were 925 million people in developing countries.
C. because of hunger, six million children die every year.
D. there are only a few people getting hungry every year.3
3. In the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can conclude (得出结论) that __________
  A. all Chinese people are generous.
  B. Chinese people always waste food.
  C. U Hong got fired because she wasted food.
  D. everyone should get into the habit of saving food.
4. What should we do to save food in our daily lives?
  A. When we order too much food in a restaurant, just take the leftover food home.
  B. Eat more food that doesn't taste great.
  C. We should not buy vegetables and fruit.
D. We should keep an eye on the food we like.
5. What's the main topic of the passage?
A. Don't waste food.
  B. Many people die of hungry.
  C. Don't be picky about food.
D. Eat all the food you order.
参考答案1B 2C 3D 4A 5A

【实战训练】 B
中考英语阅读理解分类练习：教育类
Study Books
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Children who read this book show great interest in study. The pictures will help them understand it easily and quickly.
Basic Study Manual $38.50
Read this book and learn:
What the three barriers （障碍）to study are and what to do about them.
What to do if you are fed up with a subject.
Children read it to improve the ability to study.
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Read this book and learn:
How to find words in a dictionary.
What the different marks in a dictionary mean.
How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly.
Buy this book and help children unlock their education. What’s more, you’ll just pay (支付)50% for it before July 1, 2014.
【小题1】According to the ads, these three books are for ___________.
A．men B．parents C．children D．women
【小题2】The pictures in the book Learning How to Learn can_________.
A．make the book beautiful
B．make the children draw beautifully
C．make the book sell well
D．make the children understand the book easily
【小题3】_______ can tell you the meaning of the different marks in a dictionary.
A. Learning How to Learn
B. Study skills for Life
C Basic Study Manual
D.How to Use a Dictionary for Children
【小题4】If you buy the three books on June 18,2014, you will have to pay______for them.
A．$98.49 B．$49.25 C．$80.99 D．$79.24
【小题5】The purpose（目的）of the passage is to _______.
A．sell the three books to children
B．help children learn English
C．help children learn about nature
D．use a dictionary to pronounce correctly


【实战训练】 C
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because the sky is sunny all day
2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds
C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn
3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy
4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things
5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People
参考答案KEY: ABABC

【实战训练】 D
（中考教育类选练）
A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.
“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth ¥ l00!”
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
1. Even though it was dirty, the money _______.
A. still went up in value                      
B. was worth nothing
C. didn’t go down in value
D. was still ours
2. We are always valuable to the people _______.
A. who pay us
B. who call us
C. who hate us
D. who love us
3. Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______.
A. who you know
B. who made you
C. who you remember
D. who you are
4. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”.
A. the students put up their hands again
B. the students put down their hands
C. the students put their hands behind their backs again
D. the students put their hands in front of them
5. Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?
A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.
B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.
C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.
D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.
参考答案1C 2D 3D 4A 5D

【实战训练】 E
（中考保健与健康类选练）
How much sleep is enough?
   To stay in good health, some expert in the US say, adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep. Teenager need nine to ten hours. And pre-school children need more than 10 hours of sleep a night.
   Experts say the quality(质量)of our sleep becomes poor as we grow older. This happens because the brain unit that controls sleep begins to weaken slowly as we age.
   Experts say the change starts in our 30s. By the time we reach our 50s, a person may have lost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleep.
These people have trouble failing and staying asleep through the night. From middle age on, these problems only get worse, and they can have a bad effect on their health.
Signs that show you may not be getting enough sleep.
You’re always hungry or you’ve got unwanted weight. If you are in short of sleep, certain chemicals in your body will not work well and tell your brain in time that you have eaten enough.
You have trouble making decisions. Not having enough sleep may make your brain work slower in problem solving.
You have trouble remembering things. Sleep helps prepare the brain for new memories.
Your feeling changes unreasonably. People who don’t sleep well may feel unable to control their feelings.
You are having trouble seeing. If there is a shortage of sleep, you may not be able to see thing as clearly as usual.
How to improve your sleep? Here are a few things people can do to get better sleep.
Health experts say that exercise and avoiding work on computers make people go to sleep more easily. A cool room is also a good choice for sleeping well.
1.What can we learn from the passage?
A. With the help of medicine, we can sleep better.
B. People begin to have sleep problems in their 40s.
C. Teenagers usually need more sleep than adults.
D. Few people have sleep problems in their late years.
2.The underlined word”effect” in the passage is close in meaning to     .
A. Knowledge     B. influence     C. excuse     D. activity
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a sign that you are not sleeping well?
A. You often get hungry.    B. Your eyesight is failing.
C. You have proper memory    D.You always feel tired.
4.It is possible that the article is taken from     .
A. a middle-school textbook   B. a scientific report
C. A magazine on health     D. an ad in the newspaper
参考答案1C 2B 3D 4C