(15) A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large box . It was half in and half 1 of her car . He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, ― Let me give you a hand with that box .It looks very 2 .‖
―That‘s very kind of you, ‖ the woman said . ―I‘m having a lot of 3 with it .I think it‘s stuck .‖ ―Together we‘ll soon move it, ‖ the man said. He 4 into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box . He said, ― I am ready . A nd he began to 5 hard .‖
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box . Soon they were 6 in the face . ― Let‘s rest for a minute, ‖ the man said. ― I‘m sorry, but it7 stuck .‖ A few minutes later, the man said, ― Let‘s try again.Are you ready ?‖8 of them took hold of the box again . ― One, two, three !‖ the man said, and again they went on with their struggle .
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, ― You are9 . It‘s stuck really . I don‘t think there‘s10 we c an get it out of the car .‖ ― Get it out of the car ?‖ the woman cried. ―I‘m trying to get it in !‖( )1. A. in B. out C. on D. off ( )2. A. heavy B. strong C. dear D. new
( )3. A. trouble B. questions C. matter D. accidents
( )4. A. got B. stepped C. came D. walked
( )5. A. pull B. carry C. push D. walked
( )6. A. white B. tired C. red D. hurt
( )7. A. goes B. falls C. grows D. seems
( )8. A. Every B. All C. Either D. Both
( )9. A. ready B. right C. clever D. sure
( )10. A. anything B. anywhere C. anyone D. anyway
(16)Do you often think of your parents? You may say，―Of course，I 1 ．I buy a present for my mother on Mother‘s Day and on Father‘s Day I give my father 2 ，too．‖But what ahout the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city．One day I went to see her．We had a nice conversation．Then she wanted to 3 ．So she dialed the number，but then she put down the phone．After about fifleen 4 ，she dialed the number again―Hi，Mom…‖
Later I asked，― 5 did you dial the number twice?‖She smiled，―My parents are old and 6 ．They call‘t get close to the telephone quickly．I always do so when I call them．I just want to give them 7 time to answer the call．‖
My friend is a good girl．She is 8 thinking about her parents．You also want to be a
9 child，right? Please always remember to 10 your parents in every situation，not just on some important days．( )1．A．will B．do C．won‘t D．don‘t
( )2．A．a cake B．a kiss C．some money D．a present
( )3．A．make a call B．pay a visit C．have a rest D．go for a walk
( )4．A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
( )5．A．How B．What C．Why D．When
( )6．A．fast B．slow C．healthy D．careless
( )7．A．little B．quick C．no D．enough
( )8．A．always B．never C．seldom D．sometimes
( )9．A．bad B．clever C．good D．sick
( )10. A．think of B．look after C．ring up D．1isten to
(17)―What‘s the matter, mum?‖
As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is 1 It‘s unusual –she usually opens the door and welcomes me with a smile!
―She‘s dying,‖mum says sadly. I know what she says. The tulip（郁金香）,mother‘s 2 is dying.
A month ago, we moved 3 our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 4 she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour and inviting smell.
She treated it like a baby and looked after it 5 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to 6 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she got up every morning was 7 the tulip, Mum also fertilized（施肥）it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 8 . But the tulip was dying 9 too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It‘s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 10 be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love. ( )1.A.happy B.unhappy C.pleased D.pleasure ( )2.A.favourite B.hate C.unlike D.like
( )3.A.into B.around C.across D.with
( )4.A.Though B.Because C.After D.Whereever
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( )6.A.other B.place C.two places D.another
( )7.A.to take B.to cut C.to water D.to pull
( )8.A.dry B.strong C.wet D.old
( )9.A.because B.for C.since D.because of
( )10.A.must B.should C.can D.need
(18)Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates. She didn‘t listen to popular music. She didn‘t watch many movies, and she wasn‘t interested in nice clothes.
When she got 1 with her friends at a party, Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music. When Tina 2 if they would like to try classical music, they all looked at her strangely.
― 3 music is for old people,‖ one of her friends said.
Tina was 4 that something was wrong with her. She decided to 5 her father. As she entered his study, he could feel something was wrong.
―Dad, am I strange?‖ she asked her 6 .
―Of course not,‖ he answered, ―Why do you ask that?‖
―Because I don‘t 7 the same things as my classmates. They want to listen to pop music. I like classical music.‖
―I think I understand. Never mind, Tina. 8 all right to be your own person. You don‘t have to copy what other people do. Everybody 9 different tastes (品味). Some of them are popular, 10 others aren‘t.‖
After Tina spoke with her father, she felt better about herself. She realized that being different made her special. It was an important lesson for her to learn.
( )1. A. up B. angry C. together D. tired
( )2. A. asked B. found C. noticed D. told
( )3. A. Pop B. Rock C. Classical D. Modern
( )4. A. proud B. worried C. glad D.happy
( )5. A. find out B. look for C. write to D. talk to
( )6. A. friend B. father C. classmate D.teacher
( )7. A. have B. know C. get D. like
( )8. A. It‘s B. That‘s C. You‘re D. They‘re
( )9. A. have B. has C. had D.is
( )10. A. but B. so C. for D. and
(19)Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and 1 them all to ―dad‖. However, Gilbert‘s mom knew tha t his dad wasn‘t good at making things and decided that she would read the 2 and let Gilbert do the work. A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert proudly named ―Blue Lightning‖. Then he and his mother went to a car race tog ether. But when they 3 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a ―father-son‖ partnership (合作).
The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 4 to the final betweeen Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 5 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 6 .
People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 7 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 8 Jimmy‘s. Gilbert jumped up and down with excitement .
Soon the club manager came over and asked him, ―So, Gilbert, your wish was to 9 , right?‖ ―Oh no, sir,‖ he replied. ―I just wished that I wouldn‘t cry if I lost.‖
Children sometimes 10 adults with unexpected ideas. When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didn‘t cry out, ―Not fair! Other children had their fathers‘ help!‖ Gilbert didn‘t w ish for victory in the race; instead he wished for courage.
( )1. A. send B. return C. lend D. give
( )2. A. instructions B. passage C. message D. explanations
( )3. A. lived B. got C. met D. passed
( )4. A. ran B. moved C. came D. rushed
( )5. A. whether B. why C. when D. where
( )6. A. sure B. ready C. tired D. sorry
( )7. A. effort B. energy C. speed D. value
( )8. A. past B. over C. after D. before
( )9.A. change B. break C. leave D. win
( )10. A. satisfy B. surprise C. please D. encourage
(20)A terrible earthquake (地震) happened in Wenchuan on May 12, 2008. 1 people lost their lives and homes. During those days, a lot of stories about 2 could be heard. Here is
3 of them. After the earthquake, under a fallen building, some soldiers found that a
4 died in a
very strange way. When they were ready to take her away, they were surprised to find that a baby in her arms was 5 alive. The baby was sleeping and 6 hurt at all. Between the dead mother _ 7 the living baby, there was a cellphone (手机) with a short 8 on the screen, ―My dear baby, if you can survive (幸存) , remember that I love you.‖ Everybody 9 when they read these words.
Besides this story, many other stories also moved (感动) us deeply. 10 these stories, we know more about love.
You‘re lucky if you‘re loved by others. You‘re great if you love others when you‘re in danger.
( )1.A.All B. Many C. Few D. No
( )2.A. home B. life C. love D. hope
( )3.A. one B. none C. some D. each
( )4.A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl
( )5. A. still B. often C. never D. not
( )6. A. is B. isn‘t C. was D. wasn‘t
( )7. A. or B. and C. also D. but
( )8. A. story B. film C. message D. song
( )9. A. smiled B. shouted C. laughed D. cried
( )10. A. From B. On C. To D. With
(21)Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 1 to raise (养) worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in 2 , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not 3 them in a warm place.
The next spring Jody 4 again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside 5 they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was frome state (州) of New York. The letter said,
― Everyone who 6 things has to pay taxs (税)!‖ Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But
he still 7 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had 8 . Soon some people from a television station 9 with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was 10 . Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.
( )1. A. boring B.lucky C. fun D. impossible
( )2. A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer
( )3. A. caught B. found C. hidden D. put
( )4. A. tried B. waited C. failed D. practised
( )5 A. before B. until C. though D. so
( )6. A. buys B. sells C. keeps D. presents
( )7. A. hoped B. wanted C. had D. remembered
( )8. A. followed B. appeared C. happened D. continued
( )9. A. talk B.visit C. quarrel D. work
( )10. A. common B. unfair C. different D. useless
(22)When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air 1 . But do you know that there is 2 air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have 3 to do with polluted indoor air.
A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities 4 smoking and cooking. As most people
5 about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too.
Air pollution influences our health 6 . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from (遭受) it, 7 people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can 8 people's eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer（肺癌）and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days 9 the pollution! 10 is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
( )1. A. pollution B. sadness C. illness D.business
( )2. A. too B. none C. also D. neither
( )3. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
( )4. A. as well as B. such as C. instead of D.for example
( )5. A. take B. cost C. give D. spend
( )6. A. in many ways B. in many things C. in many houses D.by the way
( )7. A. and B. but C. or D.until
( )8. A. hit B. hurt C. polluted D.destroyed
( )9. A. because of B. thanks to C. related to D.or so
( )10. A. This B. That C. What D. It
(23)Many people like to keep dogs as their pets. But do you know dogs were wild animals long, long ago?
The 1 wild dogs were trained by 2 in Europe about 10,000 years ago. These first―dogs‖were not like 3 we have now. They may have been small wolves. These dogs often came near humans to 4 some food. Some of the young dogs were adopted（收养）by people and grew up with them.
Humans believed the 5 were a help to them in many ways. The dogs helped them to hunt（狩猎）. They could smell and hear danger 6 people could. They helped keep people 7 on cold nights. So is was 8 to raise the dogs.
Now, there are many different kinds of dogs 9 they may look quite different from each other. Dog trainers think there are more that 400 different kinds in the world. The number keeps increasing with new kinds.
Since those early days, humans and dogs have always been together. We should 10 them from now on because they are really our friends.
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( )2.A.wolves B.cats C.humans D.students
( )3.A.where B.what C.when D.which
( )4.A.steal B.waste C.make D.serve
( )5.A.animals B.foxes C.wolves D.dogs
( )6.A.when B.after C.before D.as soon as
( )7.A.cool B.warm C.bot D.cold
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( )9.A.so B.and C.but D.although
( )10.A.hurt B.kill C.protect D.sce
(24)In the last 500 years, several million people have been killed by earthquakes. Among all the earthquakes, the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake is regarded 1 the deadliest one in the twentieth century.
On July 28, 1976, a terrible earthquake of 7.8 magnitude (级) 2 Tangshan City, Hebei Province. In just one second, the city with one million people was destroyed. The earthquake was 3 strong that even Beijing and Tianjin were seriously affected (受到影响). The shock was felt in 14 provinces and cities—one-third of the country.
The earthquake took place 4 midnight. Most people could not take any actions. Over 240,000 people 5 and about 170,000 were seriously injured. Water supplies, communications and traffic were completely cut off.
The people there needed 6 immediately. But they could not wait for help 7 . They formed groups to dig for others. They set up medical areas and tents. They searched for food and clean water. Recovery (恢复) was not easy with so much 8 . Yet, after a lot of care was given in time, the rebuilding of Tangshan began almost 9 . Though it took time, the whole city was rebuilt and is 10 home for over a million people, earning (赢得) Tangshan the name ―Brave City of China‖. ( )1. A. for B. by C. as D. of
( )2. A. happened B. hit C. happen D. took place
( )3. A. such B. much C. so D. even
( )4. A. at B. in C. on D. with
( )5. A. killed B. kill C. was killed D. were killed
( )6. A. food B. water C. help D. tents
( )7. A. arrive B. arrived C. arrivies D. to arrive
( )8. A. people B. disaster C. death D. areas
( )9. A. soon B. quickly C. immediately D. now
( )10. A. too B. often C. again D. already
(25)The picture show eighteen –year- old Katy Ross in Nepal, small country in north India. Katy 1 school 8 months ago and soon she will go to university. She loves traveling and decided to visit Asia 2 she goes to university.
Katy is living with a family in the capital of Nepal. She has 3 a lot about the country since she arrived 4 months ago. The family has two children but many uncles and cousins live with 4 in their big house. They have taken Katy to many parties.
Katy teaches for four hours a day at a small 5 . All the classes are in English and the pupils have spoken English since the 6 of six. The older children speak English very 7 . Katy has taught writing, grammar and art, all in English. She enjoys art the most. And she thinks the children like the lessons best, too.
Katy has not a lot of time to 8 Nepal, but soon she will stop teaching and travel around Nepal 9 a friend. ―After that‖ Katy says, ― we will visit more countries in Asia. We‘re not 10 which ones yet.‖
( )1. A. left B. found C. visited D. reached
( )2. before B. when C. after D. while
( )3. A. used B. taught C. made D. learnt
( )4. A. us B. him C. her D. them
( )5. A. shop B. cinema C. school D. factory
( )6. A. life B. age C. number D. amount
( )7. A. had B. good C. fine D. well
( )8. A. see B. hear C. look D. smell
( )9. A. of B. on C. with D. in
( )10. A. tired B. sure C. afraid D. happy
(26)It‘s a good habit to say ―Thank you‖ when others help you or say something kind to you.You should say ―Thank you‖ when someone __1__ you the salt on the table, when someone says you do your work 2 , or you buy a nice thing, or your city is very _3_. ―Thank you‖ is 4 not only between friends, but also 5 parents and children, brothers and __6__, husbands and wives.
―Excuse me‖ is 7 short sentence that is often used. It‘s not __8___ to break others when they are talking. If you want to __9_ to one of them, say ―Excuse me‖ first, and then begin to talk. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any other n oise before others. Let‘s 10 learn to say ―Thank you‖ and ―Excuse me‖.
( )1. A. takes B. passes C. sells D. makes
( )2. A. good B. nice C.fine D. well
( )3. A. beautiful B. bad C. small D. hot
( )4. A. used B. known C. taken D. brought
( )5. A. by B.between C.among D. with
( )6. A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. cousins
( )7. A. the other B. other C. another D. the another
( )8. A. proud B.easy C. pretty D. polite
( )9. A. tell B. say C. call D. speak
( )10. A.we B. all C one. D.they
(27)Have you ever seen a rainbow(彩虹) in the sky? Do you know what it is?
A story says that when you see a rainbow you should 1 at once to the place where it touches（触摸）the ground, and 2 you would find a bag of gold. Of course, it is not 3 . You could not find the bag of gold, nor could you ever find its end. No matter how 4 you run, it always seems far away.
A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our 5 as we can feel a flower. It is only the
effect (效果) of light shining on raindrops（雨滴）. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colors which we see.
It is 6 a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow (弓).
That is 7 we can never see a rainbow in a clear 8 . We see rainbows 9 when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds. Every rainbow has many colors in the same order. The first of the top color is always red, next 10 orange, then green, and last of all blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature.
( )1. A. run B. walk C. jump D. stand
( )2. A. where B. there C. here D. near
( )3. A. good B. wrong C. beautiful D. true
( )4. A. long B. short C. far D. difficult
( )5. A. hands B. legs C. heads D. eyes
( )6. A. called B. spoken C. meant D. asked
( )7. A. because B. why C. so D. that
( )8. A. space B. sky C. fields D. water
( )9. A. hardly B. really C. only D. usually
( )10. A. goes B. sees C. covers D. comes
(28)At about 1:00 o‘clock in the morning, I was handing out with three friends. After walking for a long time, we all felt very 1 . We wanted to find a 2 to have something on the street, but I knew that most restaurants were 3 by this time. At last, at the end of Business Street, I found a restaurant that was still open. It was a Chinese restaurant for 4 . I was told that Chinese people are hard-working. That‘s 5 true. This restaurant wasn‘t too big, but it was clean and beautiful. The kitch en‘s door and 6 were made of glass. You could 7 the cooks working on your food.
We 8 four bowls of noodles with some mutton and eggs. The noodles were delicious. I thought that the noodles were the nicest ones I had ever eaten. There were five Chinese 9 working there. They served us happily. They talked a lot , smiled a lot and invited us to come back. We told them we would tell our friends about their noodles. They were very 10 .
( )1. A. excited B. pleased C. hungry D. surprised
( )2. A. barber‘s shop B. restaurant C. church D.house
( )3. A. closed B. large C. small D. open
( )4. A. noodles B. water C. fruit D. vegetables
( )5. A. not B. really C. never D. badly
( )6. A. windows B. ships C. scarfs D.chairs
( )7. A. hit B.look C. make D. see
( )8. A. brought B. took C. ordered D.gave
( )9. A. waiters B. salesgirls C. shop-assistants D.boys
( )10. A. tired B. sad C. interested D. happy
中考阅读理解：蚊子咬人有讲究We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn‘t like your blood, she will tu rn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You‘re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find
a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
1. ―Mosquito‖ means _______ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子
2. We know mosquitoes very well because ___________.
A. they can be found easily
B. they fly here and there
C. there are many kinds of them
D. they can fly
3. If the mosquito doesn‘t bite you, it will ________.
A. get angry with you
B. be afraid of you
C. make a lot of noise
D. choose another one
4. The mosquito bites you _________.
A. when you‘re asleep
B. because you have choose it
C. too quickly to let you know
D. but doesn‘t like you
5. Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.
D. All the mosquitoes don‘t like to bite people for blood.
中考英语阅读理解?外星人Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it. 根据短文内容选择正确答案。
1. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________.
A. strange
B. nice
C. different
D. beautiful
2. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________.
A. a monkey
B. a earth monster
C. a tin box
D. a strange world
3. The earth monster do esn‘t have ________.
A. heads, arms and legs
B. brown or yellow strings on its head
C. a hole on its face
D. a swing on its body
4. The earth monsters don‘t put ________ on their holes.
A. nice things
B. balls
C. fire
D. water
5. The square window box is ________.
A. a car or a bus
B. a very small earth monster
C. a TV set
D. a radio
中考英语阅读理解（诺贝尔的故事）Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father‘s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death. 根据短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的正确答案。
1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________.
A. Sweden
B. Stockholm
C. Russia
D. Moscow
2. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War?
A. The engineering industry.
B. A strong position.
C. Landmine.
D. Study of explosives.
3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father ________.
A. went bankrupt
B. was put in prison
C. was ill
D. died
4. How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up ________ companies in different countries. A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 80
5. What was Alfred Nobel always searing for? ________.A. More time and more money
B. A meaning to life
C. How to end the war
D. The peace between nations
中考英语阅读理解?她用爱创造奇迹An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, ―Only a miracle can save him now,‖ the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?‖ asked the salesman. ―It‘s for my little brother,‖ the girl answered. ―He‘s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.‖ ―Pardon?‖ said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in?side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?‖ ―We don‘t sell a miracle here, child. I‘m sorry,‖ the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn‘t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.‖
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, ―What kind of a miracle does your brother need?‖
“I don‘t know,‖ she answered with her eyes full of tears. ―He‘s really sick and mum says he needs an opera?tion. But my daddy can‘t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.‖
“How much do you have?‖ asked the man. ―$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,‖ she answered.“Well, what luck,‖ smiled the man. ―$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.‖
He took up the girl‘s hand and said, ―Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let‘s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.‖
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn‘t long before Andrew was home again.
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根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1. What was the trouble in the little girl‘s family? A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Both A and B.
2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.
A. something interesting
B. something beautiful
C. some wonderful medicine
D.some good food
3. The little girl said again and again ―...I can try and get some more.‖ That shows _______.
A. she had still kept some money
B. she hoped not to be refused
C. There was no need to worry about money
D. she thought money was easy to get
4. What made the miracle happen? A. The girl‘s love for her brother. B. The girl‘s money.
C. The medicine from the drugstore.
D. Nobody can tell.
5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that _______.
A. The doctor didn‘t ask for any pay
B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
中考阅读理解(友谊地久天长)这是一首经典歌曲，已经被几代人传唱，每当有人唱起这首歌时，依然会让人热泪盈眶。因为这首歌中表达的是一种永恒的情，是每个人都渴望得到的，这就是友谊。This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne”mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1. Where is this passage from?
A. A newspaper.
B. A magazine.
C. A TV program.
D. A radio program.
2. Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us? A. Robert Bums.
B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.
C. Buddy Thomas .
D. The passage doesn‘t tell us.
3. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?
A. On New Year‘s Eve.
B. On Christmas Eve.
C. On weekends.
D. On holidays.
4. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?
A. In 1790.
B. In 1793.
C. In 1796.
D. In 1799.
5. What‘s Auld Lang Syne about?
A. It‘s about the history of Scotland.
B. It‘s about an old Scottish poet.
C. It‘s about the need to remember old friends.
D. It‘s about the wishes to the radio friends.
回答问题式阅读理解Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already written several successful computer games. They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is still at school.
She gets up early in the morning, and then she talks with her family about the business over breakfast. Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough.
She enjoys her s chool, but some of the work is too easy for her to feel interested. She usually gets ?A‘ grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help.
She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer, writing games until 2 am. She does not usually need so much sleep as other children.根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. When did Wendy Wong start the business?
2. What has Wendy Wong already written successful?
3. How does Wendy Wong go to school every day?
4. How about her grades in all her subjects?
5. How long can she finish her homework?
二、实例分析
Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. ―Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.‖
“This sounds a good idea,‖ he thought. ―I‘ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They‘ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.‖He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?‖ his best friend, Ed, asked him. ―Didn‘t you enjoy country life?‖
“Country life was very good,‖ Henry said. ―But there was another problem.‖
“Oh. What?‖
“Well,‖ he said, ―the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.‖
“What‘s wrong with that?‖ Ed asked. ―Fresh meat is the best.‖
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.‖
“Lucky you!‖
“You don‘t understand,‖ Henry said. ―on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.‖“A different meat every day,‖ Ed said loudly, ―and you are complaining!‖
“Let me finish,”Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
1. How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2. Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A. he didn‘t like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn‘t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3. ―…and you are complaining!‖, the word ―complain‖ means __________.
A. 夸奖
B. 说三道四
C. 抱怨
D. 故弄玄虚
4. Which of the following sentences is true? A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn‘t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm!
B. Have a good time.
C. A short holiday
D. Henry and the farmer.
(B) Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of 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 (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; 94) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
People in different countries and 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 day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐装的) or frozen (冷冻的). It doesn’t matter if a person eats d inner at 4 o‘clock in the afternoon or at eleven o‘clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some way 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.
6. According to(依据)the scientists，which of the following groups of food 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,
7. It is important for people to eat ______. A. three times a day B. dinner at twelve o‘clock
C. cooked food all the time
D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day
8. 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
9. Which of the following is not true？
A. People in some places don‘t have enough 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 to be strong and healthy.
10. If there is Paragraph (段落) 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 eat different kinds of food.
(C) People often say, ―Children can‘t do math problem, it‘s because parents can‘t do their children‘s homework.‖ Here‘s an example to show what I mean.
The other day my daughter brought home her math homework. “I have to subtract (减) 179 from 202,”she said.
“It‘s quite easy,‖ I said. ―You put the 202 over the 179.‖
“But we need a 10 here. Where is the 10?‖
“I don‘t know where the 10 is. Let‘s just subtract 179 from 202. Nine from two is three. You carry one and add it to seven. Eight from zero is two. The answer is 23.‖
“We can‘t do it that way. We have to use the 10.‖
“Well, I‘m going to call your teacher to see how she subtracts 179 from 202.‖
Over the telephone, I said that I was having a bit of trouble with the homework she had given to my daughter. The teacher said, “In the right-hand column (栏) we have units of one. The two in that column counts for two ones. The zero in the center counts for zero tens. The two in the left-hand column counts for hundreds. Are you clear?‖ But I didn‘t think I was clear.
I hung up and found my way to the medicine box. My head was now hurting. I started putting pills of medicine into my mouth. ―How many did you take?‖ my wife asked. ―I took one and then I took another…I know one and one was two, but don‘t ask me what it is now.‖
11. The daughter wanted ______ the other day.
A. to give her father a lesson
B. to show how difficult math was
C. her father to phone her teacher
D. her father to help her with her homework
12. Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. The father had a different way to do the math problem.
B. The father couldn‘t do his daughter‘s homework.
C. The daughter couldn‘t understand her father‘s way.
D. The daughter had some trouble doing the math problem.
13. From what the teacher said, we know that the word ―units‖ means ______ here.
A. whole numbers less than 10
B. whole things
C. groups of lessons
D. the smallest numbers
14. What the teacher said made the father _________.
A. angry
B. worried
C. sad
D. tired
15. Can you guess what would happen next in the story?
A. The father would go to school and begin to learn math.
B. The father would become very ill and have to take more medicine.
C. The father would never do his daughter‘s math problems again.
D. The father would go to the school and fight with the teacher.