广州中考阅读理解专练.docx

1、广州中考阅读理解专练中考英语阅读训练（1）There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California， the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alas

2、ka and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle， a big city， on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco， also on the Pacific coast， are larger than Seattle. Henrys cousin， Susan， lives in New York. It is the la

3、rgest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington， D. C. It is the capital， but it is much smaller than New York.( ) 1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ？A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.( ) 2

4、. Which state is the largest in population？A. California. B. Rhode-Island. C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.( ) 3. Which state is the oldest， the newest， and the smallest in population？A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.( ) 4. Which of the following is true？A. The oldest states are the

5、 ones along the Pacific coast.B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.C. New York is the largest city in the United States. D. Henrys cousin lives in the Seattle.( ) 5. Why is Washington D. C. the most important American city？ Because _。A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest

6、 in populationC. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United StatesKEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D中考英语阅读训练（2）Danny was just tired about the way things were goingHis mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick JacksonIt seemed that she would never stop talking“Somebodys go

7、t to stop that boy！ she was shouting”Ricks troubling everybody in the neighborhoodAnd he loves to pick on（结交）little boys like DannyMrsGreen， Dannys teacher， was concerned a lot“I didnt know that Danny was being picked on， she answered”Hes never said anything about this to me！ MrsGreen looked at Dann

8、y“How long has this been going on？ she askedDanny could only shake his head and look at the floorHe knew if he said a word about this， he would have trouble after schoolDanny hadnt said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhoodAfter all， most of them

9、 were nice to himHe hated to leave the gang just because of RickMaybe the time had come to find new friendsHe felt it hard to make up his mind( ) 1We learn from the reading that _ADanny was not a good student BDannys mother talked too much about the schoolCDannys teacher knew something about Dannys

10、problem beforeDDanny wanted to get away from Rick( ) 2When Dannys mother came for Mrs Green， the matter was now _ to Mrs GreenAserious Bcommon Cuntrue Dsimilar( ) 3Danny now _Awas tired of the school and his friends Bhad no friends at allCwas not sure what he should to with the problem Dmade some ne

11、w friends in the neighborhood( ) 4Danny didnt say anything about the matter to Mrs Green because _Ashe had known it Bthe other boys would tell herChe didnt want to be in trouble Dhis mother didnt want him to say it( ) 5The word gang in the reading means _Aa place for boys to play games Ba group of y

12、oung peopleCa school bus for children to and from school Dthe teachers officeKEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B中考英语阅读训练（3）Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney， Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is somethin

13、g she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far， to spend too much， and to say so little.“If there were an accident. He says， theyd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. But Linda has promised that she would ring. However， she says， it doesnt cost much

14、 when you just think that its the other side of the world. Its only six pence per second。”If youre on that telephone for less than one minute， Ill eat my hat， David says， And one minutes nearly four pounds. “Thats no more than youd pay for a new hat， Linda answers.She has asked the man at the hotel

15、desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.”Hello， Mum. Is that you ？ She says.“Six pence per second， David reminds her.”Hello， love. It is Mrs Lee， Lindas mother， speaking from London. I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. Its a better line than whe

16、n you called me from your office. Do you remember？ I shouted at that time， and still you couldnt hear me sometimes. “Yes， Mum. Linda puts in. . I just wanted to ring to . ”I remember how you rang when you went to Bettys house to eat， when you were a little girl. And then when you Mrs Lee is a great

17、talker“Nearly four pounds. says David.Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.”Yes， all right，“says Mrs Lee， But you will write， wont you， as you did when you were at work Once again， Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her.”Four pounds fifty， says David.At l

18、ast， Linda cuts her mother short， promises to write， and rings off.“There！ That wasnt long， was it ？ Four pounds， ninety pence. David answers. And you didnt even say that weve arrived. ( ) 1. Linda is telephoning home to _。A. tell her mother some bad news B. say that she and David have arrived safel

19、yC. report an accident to her mother D. say that she and David have left London( ) 2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring， because _。A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hatC. she had telephoned home since she was a child D. she will speak fro

20、m one side of the word to the other( ) 3. David says， Nearly four pounds， because _。A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the callB. he wants to buy himself a new hatC. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs( ) 4. Mrs Lee

21、goes on talking for so long because _-。A. she likes to hear all about the past. B. she likes talkingC. Linda had not told her that she has arrived D. she is going to pay for the telephone call( ) 5. Linda tries to stop her mother by _。A. telling her how much the call is costing B. writing a letter a

22、s she has promised to doC. telling her that they have arrived safely D. promising to write，and ringing offKEY: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D中考英语阅读训练（4）A Faithful DogMore 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 w

23、ith 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 Prince 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

24、 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 lying 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

25、 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 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 t

26、he 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 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 Pr

27、ince 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 Snowdon 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

28、 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 care of his baby at homeC. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers( ) 3. The dog was very _ when his master came back from hunting.A. glad B. fearful

29、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 mountainC. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert D. Gelert had

30、killed his baby sonKey:l. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C My dad was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family.He was a big and strong man. When you got close to him, he smelled like the sea.Sometimes he would (hiv

31、e me to school in his old truck. That track was older than him. You could hear it coming, long before you could see it. On the way, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. He would pull right up in front of the school. Then he would give me a big kiss on the cheek. It made me feel uncomfortable!One day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When, we got to school, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean towards me, but I put