2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（85）

2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（85）

初中英语：阅读理解 (85)‎ A rich American went to Paris and bought a picture painted by a French artist. The American thought the picture to be very fine because he __‎1 a lot of money for it. When he came to his hotel he wanted to hang the 2 up on the wall. He 3 it for a long time, but couldn’t __4_ which was the top and which was the bottom(底部) .The American __5 the picture this way and 6 , but still couldn’t 7 .‎ So he had 8 . He 9 the picture in the dining room and invited the painter of the picture to 10 . When the painter came, the American said 11 to him about the picture. 12 they went into the dining room to have dinner. He looked 13 at the picture several times. Then he put on his 14 and looked at the picture again and again. At last he 15 that the picture was up side down.‎ ‎1. A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took ‎2. A. map B. cap C. picture D. kite ‎3. A. looked after B. looked at ‎ C. looked for D. looked up ‎4. A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak ‎5. A. painted B. turned C. used D. wrote ‎6. A. that B. it C. one D. another ‎7. A. see B. read C. decide D. look ‎8. A. a way B. a pen C. a road D. an idea ‎9. A. put B. hung C. stopped D. lent ‎10. A. tea B. rice C. bread D. dinner ‎11. A. nothing B. something C. hello D. sorry ‎12. A. At first B. At last C. At once D. at all ‎13. A. heavily B. loudly C. straight D. carefully ‎14. A. glasses B. coat C. trousers D. hat ‎15. A. watched B. understood C. sat D. opened ‎ ‎ 名师点评 一位美国人在巴黎买了幅画，回去挂上又怕上下颠倒，最后只好请来画家本人。全文通俗易懂，选词时要根据事情的发展过程。‎ 答案简析 ‎1. C。上文说：他认为这画很好。 推断下文：因为他买这画付了许多钱。句中的介词for是个重要提示。‎ ‎2. C。上文说：那美国人买了画。推断下文： 回到旅馆，当然要把画挂起来欣赏。‎ ‎3. B。意思说“他看了好长时间，还是分不清上下”。‎ ‎4. A。短文最后一句说：画被挂倒了。 推断此句：因此，那美国人辨别不出哪边是画的顶部， 哪边是画的底部。‎ ‎5. B。由于上下不分，所以那美国人就把画反复颠倒看。‎ ‎6. A。句中的this是个重要提示。‎ ‎7. C。尽管颠来倒去，还是不能断定上下。‎ ‎8. D。他最后想出了办法。‎ ‎9. B。他先在餐厅挂上画。‎ ‎10. D。接上文（他在餐厅中挂了那副画）可推断下文： 美国人邀请画家来进餐。‎ ‎11. A。美国人邀请画家的目的是：看画家本人有什么反应。 因此，对那副画他一言不发。‎ ‎12. A。首先他们进入餐厅吃晚饭。 下文中的短语 At last是个重要提示。‎ ‎13. C。look straight at 表示“盯着……看”。‎ ‎14. A。画家也被搞糊涂了，他戴上眼镜并将画看了又看。‎ ‎15. B。他终于明白了那画被挂到了。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎