中考英语阅读理解模拟试题
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：The Artist and the Beggar
An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadn’t much money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins(2) to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn’t have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.
In the end, the artist could not pay the bill(3), and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And I’ll give you the money for our lunch."
“Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home!"
Notes: (1)beggar/`beg/ n.乞丐 (2)coin/kIn/n. 硬币 (3)bill /bIl/n.帐单
1.What kind of man was the artist?
2.What did he do to the first beggar?
3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?
4.Who paid for the meal?
5.What did the artist want to do at last?
6.Why didn’t the beggar go home with the artist?
答案解析
1.The artist is a kind man.
2.He gave his last few coins to the first beggar.
3.He forgot that he had no money then.
4.The beggar paid for the bill.
5.He wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home.
6.Because he wouldn’t pay for the taxi.
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：The Weather
In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days in summer.
When the temperature is over 27℃, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21℃, they say it is warm.
In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain(1) and in North Africa(2) the summer is always hot.
Water freezes(3) at 0℃. When water freezes, it changes from a liquid(4) into ice. Water boils(5) at 100℃. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam(6).
Notes: (1)Spain/speIn/n. 西班牙 (2)Africa/`frIk/n.非洲 (3)freeze/fri：z/v.结冰 (4)liquid/`lIkwId/n.液体 (5)boil/bIl/v.沸腾;(水)开 (6)steam/sti：m/ n.蒸汽
1.What is the weather like in summer in England?
A.Very hot. B.Warm. C.Cool. D.Both A and C.
2.What do you think “the north of Europe" means?
A.A part of a country. B.The capital of Europe.
C.A country in the north of Europe.
D.A part of Europe.
3.When water freezes, it changes from into .
A.water, ice B.water, steam
C.steam, ice D.ice, water
4.The writer wants to tell us something about .
A.the weather in Europe B.the weather in England
C.some knowledge of the temperature
D. three states of water
答案解析1—4 DDAC
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：美国礼仪
In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless(除非) the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (男主人) or hostess(女主人) or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there is no people sitting on it.
1. In America men usually ______.
A. walk ahead of women B. eat in a restaurant C. walk behind women D. drive a car to work
2. In the street men ______.
A. cross the street B. walk on the right side of the ladies
C. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic D. walk near the ladies
3. If a man walks with two ladies, he should ______.
A. walk between them B. run before them C. follow them D. go away
4. If Mrs Green wants you to her house in a car, you should ______.
A. sit beside a guest B. sit at the front seat C. sit at the back seat D. drive the car
答案
1. C 事实细节题。由第1句中women always walk ahead of men可知。
2. C 事实细节题。由第2句On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic可知。
3. A 事实细节题。由第3句But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them可知。
4. B 由最后句中the guest should sit at the front seat可知。
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：Mary’s plan for next week
Peter’s plan for next week
1. Peter’s study group meeting will be on ______.
A. Saturday morning B. Monday afternoon C. Saturday evening D. Friday afternoon
2. From Peter’s plan we learn that Peter likes ______.
A. table tennis B. music C. art D. basketball
3. On Sunday morning Mary will ______.
A. be free B. be busy C. see the doctor D. go shopping
4. What will Mary do on Wednesday evening?
A. See her friends B. Play basketball C. Go to her art class D. Prepare for an exam
答案
1. B 细节题。在Peter的计划中找group meeting可找到星期一下午3点。
2. D 推断题。根据他的计划表中星期二他要参加篮球赛，星期天又篮球队聚会可以推断出。
3. A 推断题。因为在Mary的计划表中，星期日上午没有安排，由此可以推断：她星期日上午有空。
4. D 细节题。在Mary的计划表中的Wednesday一栏中可找到。
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：光学与声学
Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.
This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.
Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.”
1. Light speed is ______ sound speed
A. as fast as B. a million times slower than
C. about millions of times faster than D. about a million times faster than
2. If you stand 200 metres away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that ______.
A. you can hear the sound before you see the smoke B. the sound does not travel as fast as light
C. the sound will reach you before the man fires D. sound travels about a million times faster than light
3. Sunlight obviously (明显地) ______ than the light of the moon
A. has to travel a greater distance B. moves less quickly
C. travels much more quickly D. is less powerful(有力的)
4. The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______.
A. the stars have been shining all the time B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years later
C. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight D. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago
答案
1. D 事实细节题。由第1段第1句可知。
2. B 推理判断题。由第1段最后一句推出。
3. A 推理判断题。由第2段的第2句(太阳光到达地球需要8分钟) 和第3句(月光到达地球仅需1.3秒) 可推出(太阳光走过的距离明显远于月光)。
4. C 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth可推出。
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：电脑技术的优势
We are already familiar with computers—computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world.
But people who understand more about computers say that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think?
1. “To be familiar with” means to ______.
A. know nothing B. know about C. dislike D. like
2. Does everyone think computers are good for children?
A. Yes, they do. B. No, not everyone thinks so.
C. They don’t know. D. They are not sure.
3. What can computers help children to do?
A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write. B. To play games, to do math and to copy.
C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well. D. To count, to clean the house and to get information.
4. Does the writer think computer is a good thing?
A. It isn’t mentioned. B. No, he doesn’t think so. C. He doesn’t know. D. Yes, he does.
答案
1. B 词义猜测题。由破折号后的解释“电脑在家里、办公室、工厂都为我们工作”当然我们就已经“了解”电脑了。
2. B 事实细节题。第2段是说不太了解电脑的人认为电脑对小孩不好，而第3段则说那些懂电脑的人认为电脑对小孩有益，因此，并不是每个人都认为电脑对小孩有益。
3. C 事实细节题。由最后一段，特别是倒数第2个问句可知。
4. D 推理判断题。从最后一段可推断出作者的观点是“计算机是件好东西”。
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：the lesson which Mr Li
I will never forget the lesson which Mr Li gave us. One day Mr Li was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by holding up a ¥100 bill. He asked, “Who would like this ¥ 100 bill?” Most of us put up our hands quickly. Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥ 100 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball and said, “Who wants it now?” We raised our hands again. But he said, “Wait a moment.” He then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Many hands were still up. “My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth ¥100!”
“We always lose many chances we take in our lives.” He went on speaking, “We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value, you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE.”
“You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!”
1. The writer will never forget the lesson which ______.
2. After Mr Li made the bill______, he asked who wanted it.
3. No matter what Mr Li had done to the bill, the students still wanted it because they knew that ______.
4. When people lose many chances in their lives, they feel______.
5. From the story we learn that if we are in trouble, ______.
答案
1. was given by Mr Li / Mr Li gave them
2. into a ball / dirty / into a ball and then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it
3. it didn’t go down in value / it was still worth ¥100
4. as if they are worth nothing / sad / unhappy / disappointed / unlucky
5. we should never give up / lose our heart / we should believe ourselves / try our best again / we’ll never lose our value again (because we are always valuable to those people who love us) / we are still special and valuable
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：便条
John,
I’ll be home late tonight. I have to stay for a business meeting after work. Will you please pick up my jacket from the dry cleaner? The children are at Mother’s. Pick them up there. Could you give them their bath and make dinner for them? Don’t wait for me for dinner. I don’t know what time the meeting will end. And please don’t forget to buy some bread, milk and a little fuller at the supermarket. We don’t have any.
Love,
Sue
This is a (1) ______ from Sue to John. Sue is John’s (2) ______. One day Sue had to stay for a meeting and couldn’t go home for (3) ______. The children were at their (4) ______ home. So Sue wrote to tell John to do some (5) ______. He would go and get the children (6) ______ first then he would (7) ______ some bread, milk and (8) ______ the children to take a bath. She didn’t tell John how long the meeting would (9) ______ because she didn’t (10) ______ when the meeting would be over.
此题考查考生对日常生活中便条的理解及转述的能力。
答案
1. note / message
2. wife 从便条中The children are at Mother’s句及后文叫对方去接孩子并给孩子洗澡等内容可判断。
3. dinner / supper
4. grandmother’s / grandfather’s / grandparents’
5. housework 购物和照料孩子等都属家务活。
6. back / home
7. buy / get
8. help
9. last / be 注意last可与时间段连用表示“延续”多久。
10. know
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：展示自己的业余爱好
One day, Mr White told the class to get ready for a hobby show. All the students had the whole morning to get what they were going to show.
All the students came back on time except Bob, the laziest boy in his classmates’ eyes. It was very difficult to believe that such a boy could have a hobby. But to their surprise, Bob came back with many beautiful stamps in his hand. Mr White was very happy after watching them. However, Bob was going to take them back.
“Bob, you can’t take them back until the others watch them this afternoon,” said Mr White.
“But I’m sorry they are my brother’s,” he answered. “He doesn’t want them to be out of our home for long. He’s afraid that they will be lost.”
“Bob, you should show your own hobby here, not someone else’s” Mr White became a bit angry.
But Bob’s following words made him even angrier. “Mr White, it’s true that I have a hobby. My hobby is watching my brother collecting stamps.”
1. All the students ______ the whole morning in ______ready for the hobby show.
2. Bob was so______ that his classmates didn’t ______ he could have a hobby.
3. When Bob ______ to his classroom, he brought many beautiful ______.
4. The things in ______ hand were ______ his but his brother’s.
5. Bob thought he ______ a “hobby”. He liked ______ his brother collecting.
本文是个幽默故事，怀特先生叫全班学生展示自己的业余爱好，懒惰的Bob意外地带来了许多邮票。经老师盘问才知邮票是他哥哥集的，他的业余爱好就是爱他哥哥集邮。
答案
1. spent, getting
2. lazy, think / believe
3. returned, stamps
4.Bob’s, not
5.had, watching。
中考英语阅读理解模拟试题：机器时代带来的经济危机
Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.
1. It was _______ for people to find work before than today.
A. not possible B. difficult C. more difficult D. easier
2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______.
A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as before
C. 4% of the people will have jobs D. 97% of the people will have jobs
3. One machine can do as much work as _______.
A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in the world
C. 40 people D. 75,000 people
4. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?
A. 70% of the people. B. 4% of the people in the world.
C. More than 75,000. D. About 75,000 people.
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Machines are taking work instead of people.
B. Now more people are out of work.
C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.
D. Most people want to have jobs.
答案及解析
1. 由短文的第一句话It has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everyone. 可知现在找工作比以前更困难，即以前找工作比现在容易得多。所以答案选D。
2. 由短文的第二句话The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for the people. 准确地理解了这一句话的意思就能得出正确答案为B。
3. 由短文的倒数第二句话One machine can often do the work of forty people.可知此题的正确答案为C。
4. 此题根据原文的最后一句话可直接得出答案为D。
5. 此题在原文中都可找到答案，而C答案与作者的观点Machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday.不一致，所以选C。