中考英语阅读训练32.docx

1、中考英语阅读训练32中考英语阅读训练（3）The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “Whats water?”No one spoke for a few minutesMiss Li asked again，“Why dont you answer my question？Didnt I tell you what water is like？” Jus

2、t then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smellBut where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell”Most of the children agreed With him“Im sorry，children”said the teacher，“Our water is get

3、ting dirtier and dirtierThats a problem 1The students were having their _ class AEnglish BChinese Cchemistry Dmaths 2Miss Li was telling the children what _ was like Awater Bair Cearth Dweather 3A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _” AwhiteBblack Cclean Dclear 4Most of the c

4、hildren _ the boy Aagreed with Bwrote to Cheard from Dsent for 5The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _ Amore and more Bless and less Ccleaner and cleanerDdirtier and dirtier 中考英语阅读训练“Cool”is a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express a temperature that i

5、s a little bit coldAs the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“Its cool”You may think，“Hes so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer We all maxi

6、mize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is usedA teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visitedOn one students paper was Just the one sentence，“Its so co

7、olMaybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of wordsWithout “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaningSo it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful

8、 as the word “cool”？ I canAnd I think they are also very cool 1We know that the word“cool has had _. Aonly one meaning Bno meanings Cmany different meanings Dthe same meaning 2In the passage，the word“express”means“_”. AseeBshowCknow Dfeel 3If you are _ something，you may say，“Its cool” Ainterested in

9、 Bangry about Cafraid of Dunhappy with 4The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used Apleased with Bstrange to Cworried about Dcareful with 5In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”_ Acan be used instead of many words Busually means something interesting Cca

10、n make your life colourful Dmay not be as cool as it seems 中考英语阅读训练A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas presentOn Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked Paul an

11、swered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas”The boy was surprised“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you nothing？Boy，I wish”He hesitated Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish forHe was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul g

12、reatly. “I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？” “Oh yes，Id love that” After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my

13、house？” Paul smiled a littleHe thought he knew what the boy wantedHe wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he

14、was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like itthen you

15、 can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. 注：urchin顽童 hesitat

16、e犹豫 neighbour邻居 crippled残疾 cent美分 1The street urchin was very surprised when _ APaul received an expensive car BPaul told him about the car Che saw the shining car Dhe was walking around the car 2From the story we can see the urchin _ Awished to give his brother a car Bwanted Pauls brother to give h

17、im a car Cwished he could have a brother like Pauls Dwished Paul could be a brother like that 3The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _ Ato show his neighbours the big car Bto show he had a rich friend Cto let his brother ride in the car Dto tell his brother about his wish 4We c

18、an infer（推断）from the story that _ APaul couldnt understand the urchin Bthe urchin had a deep love for his brother Cthe urchin wished to have a rich brother Dthe urchins wish came true in the end 5The best name of the name story is _ AA Christmas Present BA Street Urchin CA Brother Like That DAn Unfo

19、rgettable Holiday Ride 中考英语阅读训练DreamsDreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream, some sci-entists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like o

20、ld films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over i

21、nto dreams. Sometimes we wake up with a good feel-ing from a dream. But often we cant re-member the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) quickly from memory (记忆). Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may ha

22、ve a long sleep and still wake up tired. 1. It may be less important to sleep than to_. A. think B. dream C. work D. study 2. Dreams and films are usually _. A. very longB. in colour C. about workD. very sad 3. Why do some people often dream about their work? A. Because they are tired in the daytime

23、. B. Because they are not interested in their work. C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day. D. Because they have too much work to do. 4. The main idea of the story is that _. A. what dream is B. people like to sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams 中考英语阅读训练A Fa

24、ithful Dog More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed. When the Prin

25、ce came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Princes chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelerts jaws and head. What have you done? the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lyin

26、g on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. So you have killed my son? the Prince said angrily. You unfaithful dog! He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran

27、out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf. The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he

28、realized he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dogs grave for a few minutes. If you go to Mount Snowd

29、on in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog. 1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _. A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales 2. The Prince told the dog to _ when he was leaving. A. watch the door B. take

30、care of his baby at home C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers 3. The dog was very _ when his master came back from hunting. A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired 4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelerts _. A. jaws B. paws C. head D. Both A and C. 5. The Prince never smiled again because _ A. the wolf was killed by Gelert B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert D. Gelert had killed his baby son 中考英语阅读训练（2）（7）The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him