2016中考英语阅读理解练习题
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：失眠的拳击运动员
A young man could not sleep well every night.He was very worried.One day，he went to see the doctor.The doctor looked him over carefully.But there was nothing wrong with him .The doctor told him to count from one to ten again and again.“Keep doing it until you fall asleep，”the doctor said.
After a few days，the young man came to the doctor again.But to his surpise，the doctor found the young man was even worse than before.
“Didn't you count as(按照)I told you?”the doctor asked.
“Yes，I did，”the young man said，“But every time when I reached eight，I could not help jumping(情不自禁地跳起来)from bed.”
“But why?”the doctor wanted to know.The young man answered，“I am a boxer(拳击运动员).”
1)The young man had to go to see the doctor because ______ .
2)—Was there anything wrong with the young man ?
—No， ______ .
3)What did the doctor tell the young man,to do? ______ .
4)—Why did the young man come to see the doctor again ?
—Because ______ .
5)The young man could not help jumping from bed when he reached eight because ______ .
参考答案：
1)he couldn't sleep well every night
2)there wasn't/there was nothing wrong
3)The doctor told him to keep counting./The doctor told him to count from one to ten again and again
4)he felt/was worse than before
5) he was a boxer
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：麦当劳的由来
In 1995，Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California.The owner of it was the Mc Donald(麦当劳)brothers. They built it by the road，so people could drive up to the restaurant，buy food without getting out of their cars and drive away easily.They called it“drive-in”restaurant.
Ray Kroc saw the bright future of the restaurant of this kind.He bought the restaurant and used the brothers'family name for his new restaurant.The first Mc Donald's restaurant chain(连锁店)was born.
Now there are more than 5，000 restaurants in the United States and in 60 other countries.The largest Mc Donald's restaurant is in Beijing，China.It has 1,000 workers.About seven hundred people can sit and eat there at one time.
1.Who opened the first Mc Donald's restaurant chain ?
a.Two brothers. b.Ray Kroc.
c.Two brothers'father. d.People in Beijing.
2.How do you buy food in a“drive-in”restaurant?
a.You don't have to get out of your car. b.You have to get off your car.
c.You have to wait for a very long time. d.You don't have to pay for your food.
3.Why did Ray Kroc buy the two brothers'restaurant ?Because ______ .
a.the two brothers were nice to him b.It was a sm all restaurant
c.he wanted to m ake people happy d.it would bring him a lot of money
4.Where can we find a Mc Donald's restaurant?
a.Only in America. b.All over the world.
c.In many parts of the world. d.Everywhere except 60 places.
5.How many people can sit and eat in the biggest Mc Donald's restaurant at one time?
a.About 60. b.About 700. c.About 1，000. d.About 5，000.
参考答案：1)—5)b a d c b
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：笑话一则
A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest.As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes，a person came up and knocked(敲)at the window to ask the time.The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch：“It's 8：05，”he said.Then he went to sleep again.But soon he was waken up(被叫醒)again because a second person was knocking at the window.“Sir，do you know the time?”he asked.The driver looked at his watch again，and told him it was half past eight.
In this way，the driver thought he could not have a good rest，so he wrote a short note(纸条)and stuck(贴)it on the window for all to see.It said，“I don't know the time.”
Again，he lay down in the seat for his sleep.A few minutes later，a third person came and began to knock at the window，“Hey，sir，”he said.“It's a quarter to nine.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.How many persons asked the driver about the time?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
2.The first person knocked at the window of the car .
A.at five to eight B.at half past eight
C.at five past eight D.at a quarter to nine
3.Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?
A.Because he didn't want anybody to trouble him.
B.Because he didn't know the time.
C.Because he needed somebody to wake him up.
D.Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.
4.The third person knocked at the window to .
A.tell him what time it was B.ask him not to sleep
C.see if the driver was sleeping D.ask him the time
5.The driver in his car.
A.had a good sleep B.had no seat C.didn't have a good rest D.always closed his eyes
参考答案：1—5 BCAAC
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：英国餐饮文化
English breakfast is a very big meal-eggs，tomatoes，tea，coffee....
For many people lunch is a quick meal.In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars，where office workers can buy the kind of bread they want- brown，white，or a roll(小圆面包)-and then all kinds of salad(色拉)and meat or fish to go in the sandwich.School children can have a hot meal at school.But many just take a sandwich，a drink and some fruit from home.
"Tea"means two things.It is a drink and a meal!Some people have afternoon tea，with sandwiches，cakes and a cup of tea.
They usually have the evening meal quite early，between 6：00 and 8：00，and often all the family eat together.
On Sundays many families have a traditional(传统的)lunch.They have chicken，pork...with potatoes，vegetables...
The Englishmen like food from other countries，too，especially(特别地)French，Chinese， Italian and Indian.People often get take-away food-they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat.
根据短文内容及首字母提示在下列各句中的空处填入适当的词。
1.In England many people have a b________ breakfast and a q________ unch.
2.There are many sandwich bars in c________ and o________ w________ can buy sandwiches there.
3.In England"tea"can mean a d________ and a m________ .
4.Supper lasts(持续)about t________ h________ .
5.English people often buy t________ f________ .They buy some outside and bring it home.
参考答案：
1.big，quick
2.cities，office workers
3.drink，meal
4.two hours
5.take-away food
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：不看电视得来的600元
Ryan Ruby is ten years old.He loves to watch TV.But for one full year，he didn't watch TV at all.Why?Ryan's mother thought he watched too much TV.She said she would give him $600 if he didn't watch TV for a year.
At first Ryan's mother was very happy.Ryan read the new spaper，played outside，played computer games，and played cards with his brother.But after a while，he got bored(厌烦).Every evening he asked his mother，"What're we going to do tonight?Sometimes his mother wished he would watch TV just for one evening.Ryan always said，"No，it would cost(花)me money !
Finally，the year was over.Then Ryan started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again.Ryan got the money from his mother."I want to buy myself a TV set!he said.
1)Ryan didn't watch TV for one year because his TV didn't work.( )
2)Ryan's mother gave him $600 at last. ( )
3)Ryan thought if he watched TV for one evening，he would not get all of the $600.( )
4)Ryan wouldn't watch TV any more.( )
5)Ryan wanted to buy his mother a new TV set.( )
参考答案：
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：小男孩不能适应新生活
Mr Green works in a hospital.He is busy driving a car every day.His wife works in a school library.She's strict with her only son，Tommy.
Half a year ago，when Tommy was six，Mrs Green took him to her school.The boy was clever and studied well.But at first he couldn't adapt(使适应)himself to the new life.In the morning，he woke up late and in the evening he didn't go to bed on time.But his mother tried to make him do everything on time.
One evening，when Mr Green was driving in a street，a traffic accident happened.He had to take the wounded(受伤的)people to the hospital and it took him about two hours.When he got home，he began to tell his family about it.
"It's time for you to go to bed， Tommy，said Mrs Green.
The boy wanted to listen to his father tell the accident，but he had to do what his mother told him.When he lay down，he said，"I don't think Mom can look after me at all!
"Oh，why ?asked his father.
The boy said，"she always makes me go to bed when I am not sleepy(困的)，but she wakes me up when I'm asleep.
1)Mr Green works in a _____ .He is a _____.
2)Mrs Green works in a _____ _____ .
3)Tommy's mother wants to make him go to bed and get up _____ _____ .
4)One day，Tommy's father went back home late because a _____ _____happened.
5)Tommy's mother often wakes him up when he _____ _____ .
参考答案：
1.1.hospital，driver 2.school library 3.on time 4.traffic accident 5.is asleep
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：母亲期盼儿子的电话
Mrs Green lives in a small village. Her husband is dead(死).But she has a son.He is twenty-one and his name is Jack.He gets work in a town and lives there.Its name is Greensea.It is quite a long way from his mother's village，and she is not happy about this，but Jack says，"There isn't any good work for me in the village，mother，and I can get a lot of money in Greensea and give you some every week.
One day Mrs Green is very angry. She gets on a train and goes to her son's house in Greensea.Then she says to him，"Jack，why do you never give me a ring?
Jack laughs and says，"But，mother，you don't have a telephone.
"No，she says，"I don't have one， but you have one.
1.Where does Mrs Green live?
a.In a big city. b.In a small village.
c.In a town with his son. d.We don't know.
2.How old is Mrs Green's son?
a.Twelve. b.Twenty. c.Twenty-one. d.Thirty-one.
3.Which of these is not wrong?
a.Greensea is the name of a factory.
b.Jack works in a town and his mother is happy about this.
c.In the village there is no good work for Jack.
d.He can get less money in the town than in the village.
4.How does the woman go to Greensea one day?
a.On a bike. b.On foot. c.By train. d.By bus.
5.Why does Jack never telephone his mother?
a.Because he is too busy. b.Because he lives far from his mother's village.
c.Because he doesn't have a telephone. d.Because his mother has no telephone.
参考答案：1-5 BCCCD
2016中考英语阅读理解练习题：一束花在母亲节的意义
It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents.In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden.
Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，"I know where we can find all that you want.Get the children and come on."So they went，driving down the country roads.
There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs.The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers.Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there.On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing a nursing home(养老院)，the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair.She had no children with her.They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her.The old granny thanked her again and again.She smiled happily，too.
When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，"Who is that old granny?Why did you give our flowers to her?"
"I don't know her，"their mother said."But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children.I have all of you，and I still have my mother.Just think how much those flowers meant to her."
1.The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because .
A.she didn't have a present B.she was a long way from her mother
C.she didn't know it was Mother's Day D.she wanted to see her father
2.There were many beautiful purple lilacs .
A.in her garden B.in the market
C.in her mother's garden D.in the nursing home
3.The young woman had .
A.one child B.no child C.more than one child D.a boy and a girl
4.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because .
A.she was her mother B.she didn't like those flowers
C.her mother asked her to do so
D.she wanted the old granny to be happy，too
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The young woman was kind. B.The young woman was understanding.
C.The young woman was friendly. D.The young woman was surprised.
参考答案：1-5 BCCDD