中考英语阅读之趣味幽默.docx

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中考英语阅读之趣味幽默

11、月食：

当地球转到月球和太阳的中间，太阳、地球、月球大致排成一条直线时，地球就会挡住太阳射向月球的光，这时在地球上的人就只能看到月球的一部分或全部看不到，于是就发生了月食。

Passage13

　　Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.

　　Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”

　　“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”

　　Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.

　　Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.

　　“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?

”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?

”

　　“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”

　　“Oh.What?

”

　　“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”

　　“What'swrongwiththat?

”Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”

　　“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”

　　“Luckyyou!

”

　　“Youdon'tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”

　　“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!

”

　　“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare（敢）stayfordinner!

”

　　1.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?

　　A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.

　　C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.

　　2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause______________.

　　A.hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohim

　　C.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer

　　3.“…andyouarecomplaining!

”,theword“complain”means__________.

　　A.夸奖B.说三道四C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚

　　4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

　　A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.

　　B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.

　　C.Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.

　　D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.

　　5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A.Whatabeautifulfarm!

B.Haveagoodtime.　C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.

　　Passage14

　　Afterreturningfromherroundtrip,theangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation.“Therailwayowesme12pounds,”shesaidtoHarryJenks,theyoungmanworkingattheoffice.”YousoldmeaticketforMay22nd,buttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme12pounds.”

　　Harrywasworried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket.“Comeintotheoffice,Madam,”hesaidpolitely.“I’lljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nd.”

　　Thewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asHarrysoondiscovered.TherewasnosailingonMay22nd.Howcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistake?

Heshouldn’thavesoldheraticketforthatday.Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild.“Youlooksunburnt,”hesaidtoher.“DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?

”

　　“Yes,”sheanswered,shyly.“Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswimtoo!

”

　　“That’sfine,”saidHarry.“Mylittlegirlcan’tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she’sonlythree…”

　　“I’mfour,”thechildsaidproudly.“I’llbefourandahalf.”

　　Harryturnedtothemother.“Irememberyourticket,Madam,”hesaid.“Butyoudidn’tgetoneforyourdaughter,didyou?

”

　　“Er,well…”thewomanlookedatthechild.“Imean…shehasn’tstartedschoolyet,she’sonlyfour.”

　　“Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticket,Madam.Achild’sreturntickettoJerseycosts…letmesee…13.50pounds.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethemistakeismine….”

　　Thewomanstoodup,tookthechild’shandandlefttheoffice.

　　1.Thewomanwasangrybecause__________.

　　A.shecouldn’tusetheticketforherroundtrip

　　B.shehadtoreturnhomeadayearlierthanshehadplanned

　　C.shespentmoremoneythanshehadexpected

　　D.HarryhadsoldheratickettoJerseywheretherewasnosailing

　　2.Harrywasworried__________.

　　A.thewomanwasangrywithhim

　　B.hehadnotdonehisworkcarefully

　　C.theJerseytimetablewaswrong

　　D.thelittlegirldidn’thaveareturnticket

　　3.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl___________.

　　A.becausehewasintroubleanddidnotknowwhattodo

　　B.becausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirl

　　C.becausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsonice

　　D.whenhesuddenlyrealizedthathec