英语中考阅读试卷
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Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife,but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day,so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late atnight .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.
Nasreddin was already in bed."It is late,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife , "said Ali , Nasreddin wasnot pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, "Has theletter got to go far?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali.
"Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly.
Multiple choice
( ) 1. Ali wanted to____to his wife.
A.get something B.have a letter written
C.bring a flower D. say good-bye
( ) 2. At last he found the house of_____.
A.a writer B.a seller C.an old man D.a letter-writer
( ) 3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______.
A.not pleased B.pleased C.excited D.angry
( ) 4.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____.
A.easy for anyone to read B.strange for anyone to read
C. too strange for anyone to write D.difficult for anyone to read
( ) 5. This story tells us______.
A.not to ask anybody for help B.not to trouble others at night
C.not to ask for help without money D.not to trust others
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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon hehad nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends lefthim.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
"My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. "What will happen to me now?"
"Don't worry , young man,"answered Nasreddin."Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier."
The young man was very glad."Am I going to get rich again then? " heasked Nasreddin.
"No, I didn't mean that," said the old man."I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends."
Multiple choice
( )1.An old man died and left his son_______.
A.nothing B.some gold C. much money D.only a house
( ) 2. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
A.short of money B.quite poor and sick
C.in trouble D. quite poor and alone
( ) 3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
A.he would become rich again B. he would soon feel much happier
C.he would become clever D. he would have more friends
( ) 4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich again B. would get used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble D.would get out of poorness
( ) 5.What this story tells us is________.
A.that money is everything B.that money makes the mare go
C.to save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends
3.
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left thecar and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. Theowner of the elephant said,"I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry andthat he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers wouldnot believe his story.They said,"You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!"
It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
( )1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A.in a big bus B.in a green jeep C.in a red car D.in a red taxi
( ) 2.The car was damaged because________.
A.there was a traffic accident B.the circus man broke it
C. it rushed into a shop D.the elephant sat on it
( ) 3.The circus man said that_______.
A.he would pay for part of the damage B.he would pay for all of the
damage C.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new car
( ) 4. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.
A. would check his new car B.only checked his car
C. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he had said,
( ) 5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.
A.the letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the country
C.the certificate of his D.the letter from the government
4.
Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he wassawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,"Excuse me,
but if you continue to saw that brancd like that, you will fall downwith it."He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch andcutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.
Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,"This is some foolish person whohas no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do andwhat not to do."
The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwith it.
"My God!"he cried."That man knows the future !"and he ran after himto ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.
Multiple choice
( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.
A.on B.in C.at D.off
( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.
A.told him to stop working B.told him he would fall down
C. would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that branch
( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that________.
A. that was a silly fellow B..that was a wise person
C.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him
( ) 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?
A.The brancd fell .B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.
C.Nasreddin was hurt himself. D..Both A and B.
( ) 5.This story is about ________.
A.a foolish man B. a wise man
C.cutting a tree D.the necessity of taking good advice
5.
It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary went to answer it.
"It'
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s me-Peter."
"Hullo, who's that?"she asked.
Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.
"Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?"said Mary.
"Can I speak to johnny?"
"No,"said Mary,"you can't speak to him now.He is busy. He is gettingready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother is combing hishair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Mother is gettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .
Mtiple choice
( )1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?
A.Johnny's sister B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother
( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?
A.Mary's brother B.Mary's sister C.Mary's grandmother D.Johnny's mother
( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.
A. was combing his hair B.was putting his shoes on
C.was getting his books D. was busy eating his hreakfast
( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?
A.Who are you?B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please
( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.
A. a lazy B.a clever boy C.a busy boy D.a hungry boy
6.
Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went tomarket.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade of a bigtree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes too.After their lunch they went to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other men's baskets and toput them in his.
Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him."What are you doing? "hesaid angrily.
"Oh,"said Nasreddin,"don't worry about me.I am half mad, and I do alot of strange things."
"Oh,really?"said the other man."Then why don't you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?"
"You did not understand me,"said Nasreddin.I said that I was half mad, not quite mad."
Multiple choice
( )1.Nasreddin went to market_______.
A. to sell his donkey B. to buy something
C. to sell his grapes D. to find a job
( ) 2. Nasreddin stopped______.
A.under a big tree B.near a big tree
C.around a big tree D.in a big tree
( )3.As Nasreddin was taking away the other men's grapes one
of the men_______.
A.pretended not to see him B. saw him and got angry
C.woke his fellows up D.came at him
( )4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because_______.
A.he was clever B. he was quite mad
C.he was foolish D.he was half mad
( )5.In this story Nasreddin was ______.
A.a selfish man B.a strange man C.a friendly man D.a foolish man
7.
Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something whitein his garden.It seemed to be moving towards the house.
"That is a thief(小偷)! He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.
"My God,"said Nasreddin, "I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.
Multiple choice
( )1.At midnight Nasreddin saw_____in his garden.
A.something strange B. a thief C.something white D.a ghost
( )2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.
A.cried out for help B.dared not go out of the house
C.dared not stay in his house D.couldn't say a word
( )3. The next morning Nasreddin found________ .
A.his wife in the garden B.the clothes-line
C. the thief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt
( )4.Nasreddin said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_______.
A.he would be killed B. he would die
C.he would have killed D.he would have been killed
( )5.He called his neighbors together in order to_______.
A.make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thank them
8.
A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,"If one man's cow kills another's,is the owner of the first cowresponsible?"
"It depends," answered the judge.
"Well,"said the man,"your cow has killed mine."
"Oh,"answered the judge."Everyone knows that a cow cannot think likea man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is notresponsible either."
"I am sorry,Judge,"said the man."I made a mistake.I meant that my cowkilled yours."
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,"When I think aboutit more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first. "Andthen he turned to his clerk and said,"Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you."
Multiple choice
( )1.The neighbour asked the judge_______.
A. whether the first cow was responsible
B.whether the owner of the first cow was responsible
C..whether both cows were responsible
D. whether both the owners were responsible
( )2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his,the judge answered that______.
A.a cow was reponsible B. its owner was not responsible
C.neither a cow nor its owner was responsible D.his cow was responsible
( )3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.
A.there was nothing happened B. his cow had been killed
C.it was his cow that had killed the judge's D.both cows had been killed
( )4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.
A..got angry B.said nothing
C.put his neighbor into prison D.changed what he had said at first
( )5.In this story the judge was______.
A. a clever judge B.a humorist C.unfair D.foolish
9.
Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes (花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and fortyminutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to&
nbsp; five in the afternoon.
1. What does Uncle Wang do?
A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.
C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.
2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because .
A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his home
C. he likes riding a bike
D. his shop isn't in the middle of the city
3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?
A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes
D. Half an hour
4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?
A. At ten minutes to eight
B. At half past eight
C. At ten minutes past eight
D. At twenty minutes past eight
5. He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.
A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05
10. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：
Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwich was rich(有钱的), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between (在两者之间) the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.
From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food "sandwich" today.
( ) 1. Sandwich was the .
A. name of a servant
B. name of a man with a lot of money
C. poor man who lived on playing cards
D. name of food which was liked by the rich
( ) 2. Sandwich .
A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often
had no time to have his meals
B. often brought some bread with him to play cards
C. never ate anything when he played cards
D. had no money to play cards with at last
( ) 3. People liked Sandwich's idea because .
A. bread, together with meat was cheap
B. he always won when he played cards
C. they liked Sandwich himself
D. when they ate with one of their hands they could do
something with the other
( ) 4. Today, "sandwich" is .
A. also a name of a rich man
B. two pieces of bread with meat in between
C. not interested in playing cards
D. not liked by most of the people
( ) 5. As food, "sandwich" .
A. is usually made of(用...制做) bread and chicken
B. sometimes smells (闻) good, but sometimes not
C. is made of bread and meat
D. is easy for us to play.
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B) 选择与下列句子划线部分意思相同或相近的选项。
26. Mr. Green is very happybecause he is satisfied with his students’ work today.
A. is moved by B. is good for C.is fond of D. is pleased with
27. The students ought to wearschool uniforms when they’re at school.
A. are supposed to B. areallowed to C. would like to D. love to
28. He could play the violin whenhe was five.
A. at the age of five B. fiveyears later C. for five years D. five years age
29. He was very ill, but now he isout of danger.
A. dangerous B. safe C. safely D. in danger
30. The Smiths are watchingthe men’s table tennis match at the moment.
A. Mr. Smith B. Mrs.Smith C. The Smith family D. Mr. Smith and his son
III. 完形填空。从A、B、C、D中选出一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
There are many kinds of pollution around us, 31 air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollutionand light pollution. They are bad 32 our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates airpollution. It can cause sore eyes and 33 problems.
With the increase of pollution and thedevelopment of instry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty.People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many 34 in the fields. They destroy thesoil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people 35 .For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a 36 place for a long time. Too much noise cancause high blood pressure 37 .
Working for a long time in strong,changeable light 38 cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes peoplefeel 39 and is especially bad for the eyes.
With 40 pollution, our planet will become greener andour health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
31. A. such as B. for example C. such like D. as well as
32 A. to B. in C. for D. at
33. A. breaths B. breathe C. breathed D. breathing
34. A. chemical B. chemicals C. chemistry D. chemistries
35. A. blind B. lame C. black D. deaf
36. A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noises
37. A. as well B. too C. either D. also
38. A. must B. should C. may D. need
39. A. terrible B. comfortable C. terribly D. comfortably
40. A. little B. a little C. less D. fewer
IV.阅读理解。阅读下面三篇短文，根据内容选择最佳答案。（15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
A
Some people have avery poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited aplace many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a littlegirl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around incircles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longertoo shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or evenwrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyoneever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way towork I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. Butjust as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way tomy office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I wasrushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep himwaiting.
When I just got tomy office, the secretary(秘书)showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and howsurprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
41. The writer always refuses togive people directions because _____________.
A.she is a stranger to the city B. she doesn’t know the people
C.she has no time to help others D. she’s afraid of giving wrong direction
42. A man stopped the writer on the way to_____________.
A.sell her something B. ask her thetime C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction
43. The Friendship Building is the placewhere the writer ______________.
A.lives B. studies C. works D. teaches
44. The words “embarrassed” in the paragraphmeans “___________”.
A. 尴尬 B. 困惑 C. 激动 D. 拮据
45. Which of the following is TRUE accordingto the passage?
A.The writer is too shy to give others directions.
B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction.
C.The writer never got lost when she was young.
D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.
B
“Tom?Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White putdown her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in frontof a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.
“Oh,Tom. You’re still playing on that computer game. You must stop now, because it’shalf past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” SaidMrs. White.
“But I’venearly won the game.” Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement onhis face. She sat beside him.
“You’realways playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than onyour homework.”
Todaymore and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help theirchildren improve their study at school. But many of their children usecomputers to play games, listen to songs and watch videos instead of studying.We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially youngboys. They spend a lot of money competing(竞争)with the computerized(用计算机控制的) machines. The more they lose,the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t’ want to work orstudy.
Insome countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers causemillions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computergame addiction(瘾) is a serious problem in sociallife. Something should have to be done to solve the problem.
46. How did Mrs. White feel when she saw herson playing late?
A.She felt excited. B. She felt happy.
C.She felt worried. D. She felt wonderful.
47. Parents hope computers can__________________.
A.help their children improve their study at school. B. help their children play well.
C.help their children know a lot of Internet knowledge D. help their children relax themselves
48. Many children use computers to _____________.
A. watchvideos B. listen to songs C. play games D. A、Band C
49. The writer thinks __________________.
A. the boys can goto the computer net bars, but the girls can’t
B. the computer netbars are very useful
C. the children spend too much money oncomputer games
D. the children should play computer games
50. Why do some scientists hate computers?
A. They think computers cause millions ofpeople to lose their jobs.
B. They think computers cause them a lot oftrouble.
C. They think it’s a waste of time to usecomputers.
D. Both A and B.
C
Many of us don’t pay attention to theimportance of eye care. It’s said that if you take care of your body, then youcan be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eyecare should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to pooreyesight like not enough food, gene(基因)and aging(年龄增长). Televisions, computers andreading are also the causes of having poor eyesight.
If you happen to work in front of thecomputer, it is best to take a rest every once in a while. Something dirty cancause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for youreyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using coldwater. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful thing. Forexample, sunglasses are not just fashion but they can also serve as a great wayto protect your eyesight from UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to youreyesight. Remember that vitamins(维生素)A、C and E are good for eyes. Try toeat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercisesbecause exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly(规律地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyeswill stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care thathelp us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’seyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old aperson is.
51. __________ is the most important way toprotect our eyes.
A. Natural eye care B. Taking medicine C. Seeing the doctor D. Being happy all the time
52. All thefollowing causes can lead to bad eyesight except_________.
A. age B. height C. reading D. computer
53. What should youdo if you have to work in front of the computer?
A. Eat healthy foods. B. Clean the eyes byusing cold water.
C. Wear a pair of sunglasses. D. Have a rest after workingfor a while.
54. What do theunder words “UV rays” mean?
A. 沙土 B. 闪电 C. 紫外线 D. 超声波
55. Which is thebest title of the passage?
A. Ways of Eye Care B. Waysof Eye Exercises
C. Way of Being be Happy D. Wayof Being Healthy