中考英语复习阅读理解专项练习共42篇

中考英语复习阅读理解专项练习共42篇

中考英语复习阅读理解专项练习(共42篇)‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容选择正确答案。‎ 第一组（共3篇）：‎ ‎（A）‎ ‎（CCTV 9, October 16,2003）‎ CHINA‎ launched its first manned spaceship into space at 9 yesterday morning. Yang Liwei, 38, is the first spaceman of China. He was chosen from 14 pilots after many difficult tests. The ship circled the earth 14 times in about 20 hours. ‎ CHINA‎ will send two more astronauts into space next year. This time, they will stay up there for five to seven days testing the spaceship. Fourteen astronauts are now training for the trip. Last October, Shengzhou V made China the third nation to send a man into space. ‎ ‎（China Daily, April 6,2004）‎ THE 2008 Olympic Games will get some help from space. Next May, China will send a small satellite into space. It will watch the Olympic venues （场馆）as people build them. The satellite will also help us to keep the environment clean. It will stay in space for 5 years. ‎ ‎（www.yahoo.com May 2004）‎ 根据以上三则新闻内容，选择最佳答案。‎ ‎（ ）1. How many countries sent spaceship with man into space? ‎ ‎ A. One B. Three C. Two D. Four. ‎ ‎（ ）2. How long did Yang Liwei stay in the space? ‎ ‎ A. Seven days. B. Five years. ‎ ‎ C. About five days. D. About twenty hours. ‎ ‎（ ）3. When will China send up a satellite into space to watch the Olympic venues? ‎ ‎ A. In May, 2005 B. In April, 2008‎ ‎ C. In April, 2005 D. In May, 2008. ‎ ‎（ ）4. How old is Yang Liwei this year? ‎ ‎ A. 38 B. ‎40 ‎ C. 39 D. 37‎ ‎（ ）5. According to （根据）the news above, which is right? ‎ ‎ A. China will send two more astronauts into space in 2006. ‎ ‎ B. Shenzhou V was sent up into space on Oct. 15,2003. ‎ ‎ C. China has sent a spaceship with two people into space. ‎ ‎ D. The satellite will only help us to keep the environment clean. ‎ ‎（B）‎ ‎ Last week, 169 Junior 1 students at No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended. ‎ ‎ “That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral （道德）. We wanted to show students how important honesty （诚实）is, ”said Cai Wenguo, the school’s headmaster. The school says no cheating （作弊）happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80％ of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas. ‎ ‎ “I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted （信任）me, ”said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11. ‎ ‎ “Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators （监考人）. But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when ‎ needed. ”said Hua Sha. ‎ ‎ “I don’t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed. ”Liu Qingxi said. ‎ ‎ “I think it’s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them. ”Shangguan Yuan said. ‎ ‎ Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams. ‎ ‎（ ）6. The passage mainly （主要地）talks about ______. ‎ ‎ A. how to pass an exam ‎ ‎ B. how to make students honest ‎ ‎ C. whether there is cheating in exams ‎ ‎ D. whether invigilators are needed in exams ‎ ‎（ ）7. No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _______. ‎ ‎ A. let the students have a good rest B. teach the students in a better way ‎ ‎ C. help all the students pass the exam D. find whether the students were honest ‎ ‎（ ）8. From what the students have said, we know ________. ‎ A. invigilators really help them a lot B. all of them think it is a good idea ‎ ‎ C. something unusual never happens in exams D. not all of them agree with the head\（ ）9. What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams? ‎ ‎ A. It’s a good idea to have no -teacher exams but something must be done first. ‎ ‎ B. If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks. ‎ ‎ C. Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest. ‎ ‎ D. She thinks it’s the best way to show that schools trust their students a lot. ‎ ‎（ ）10. In the sentence “And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens”“they”refers to （指）_________. ‎ ‎ A. students B. headmasters C. invigilators D. schools ‎（C ）‎ ‎ What will you be doing when you are 26 years o1d?Studying at university or working for a living? Take a look at what Albert Einstein was doing at the age of 26.‎ ‎ 100 years ago，Einstein was working in Switzerland．His hobby was physics．Without much money or help，he wrote five papers(论文)for a physics magazine．Three of these greatly changed the study of physics and our understanding of space，time，light and matter(物质)．His most famous work is on the Theory of Relativity(相对论)．Einstein was given the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖)for 11is discoveries．Although he did many other things later，1905 has been called Einstein’s “Year of Wonders(奇迹)”．It has been 100 years since then．Because of this，the UN has named 2005 me World Year Of Physics．‎ ‎ Fifty years after Einstein’s death，a question is asked，“Will there ever be another Einstein?”‎ It may take a 1ong time．After all，Einstein was born more than 200 years after Sir Isaac Newton，‎ another great scientist．Besides，physics is a different field(领域)now, and education is different，‎ too．Even if you can't be the next great scientist，it is still helpful to remember some of the things that made Einstein great．He thought independently(独立地)and read widely．He left us with a formula(公式)for life：If A is a success in life，men A=X+Y+Z．X is work；Y is play; and Z is ‎ keeping your mouth shut．‎ 根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。(共5小题，每小题2分)‎ ‎( )11．What was the field of Einstein's study?‎ ‎ A．Physics． B．Wonders． C．success in life． D．Relativity．‎ ‎( )l2．The year 1905 is known as Einstein’s “Year of Wonders'’ because _________.‎ ‎ A．Einstein was working in Switzerland in 1905‎ ‎ B．Einstein was 26 years old in l905‎ ‎ C．Einstein made some very important discoveries in 1905‎ ‎ D．Einstein studied physics in l 905‎ ‎( )l 3．Why hasn't there been another scientist as great as Einstein?‎ ‎ A．Because the study of physics is not enough．‎ B. Because it is hard to make important discoveries as Einstein did．‎ C．Because people don't work hard any more．‎ D．Because physics is getting more and more difficult．‎ ‎( )14．The UN has named 2005 me World Year of Physics because___________.‎ ‎ A．Einstein is 100 years old this year ‎ B．Einstein has been dead for 50 years ‎ C．there have been other great discoveries after Einstein’s death ‎ D．it is the 100 th year since Einstein’s “Year of Wonders'’‎ ‎( )15．What does Einstein’s formula of success mean?‎ ‎ A. Success means years of hard work．‎ ‎ B. Success means all study and no play．‎ ‎ C. Success means working hard，relaxing and not talking too much．‎ ‎ D. Success is a secret that nobody knows．‎ ‎ ‎ 第二组（共3篇）：‎ ‎（A）‎ ‎ The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday. ‎ ‎ He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet. ”he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier. ( )1. Tom passed the shop _________. ‎ ‎ A. on foot B. by bike C. in a wheelchair D. by bus ‎ ‎( )2. Tom stopped in front of the shop because he wanted to _______. ‎ ‎ A. buy the shoes B. look at the shoes he liked ‎ ‎ C. buy a present for his friend D. get something for his birthday party ‎ ‎( )3. That pair of shoes Tom liked was _______. ‎ ‎ A. too cheap B. too large for him ‎ ‎ C. not sold yet D. not there ‎ ‎ ( )4. Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________. ‎ ‎ A. many nice shoes were sold there B. he wanted to play there for a while ‎ ‎ C. he wanted to see his disabled friend D. he didn’t want to make his mother worried ‎ ‎ ( ) 5. We can learn from the story that Tom ________. ‎ ‎ A. liked new shoes very much B. loved his mother very much ‎ ‎ C. didn’t want to stay at home D. had no feet ‎ ‎(B )‎ ‎ There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time. and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea! ‎ ‎ Sometimes it seems that no one like tea as much as the British do. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage（饮料）. ‎ ‎ People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea, green, black or red as some people call it. Served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for one’s health. ‎ ‎( )6. The main idea of the first paragraph（自然段）is ________. ‎ ‎ A. how many cups of tea the British drink each day ‎ ‎ B. that the British like talking about tea ‎ ‎ C. that the British can’t live without drinking tea ‎ ‎ D. that tea is very important in the life of the British ‎ ‎( )7. The phrase “their idea of heaven”means ________. ‎ ‎ A. the happiest thing for them B. their thoughts ‎ ‎ C. their God D. the worst thing for them ‎ ‎( )8. The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea”means ________. ‎ ‎ A. they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea B. there is a lot of tea ‎ ‎ C. they talk much about a nice cup of tea D. there is a talk while drinking tea ‎ ‎( )9. From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine __________ many years ago. ‎ ‎ A. the world B. British ‎ ‎ C. many countries D. China and Japan ‎ ‎( )10. This passage mainly tells us _________. ‎ ‎ A. people in different countries like drinking different tea ‎ ‎ B. something interesting about tea ‎ ‎ C. how many kinds of tea there are in the world ‎ ‎ D. drinking tea is good for our health ‎ ‎(C )‎ ‎ Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates. ‎ ‎ Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. ‎ ‎ Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very ‎ worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write. ‎ ‎ A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental （心理的，精神的）problems. Their troubles include（包括）bring worried and very unhappy. And having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice （劝告）or help. Some think they will look stupid（愚蠢）if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret. ‎ ‎ Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing‎ Anding ‎Hospital has the following advice for teenagers: ‎ ‎ *Talk to your parents or teachers often ‎ *Take part in group activities and play sports ‎*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell ‎ ‎ ( )11 The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have _______. ‎ ‎ A. mental problems B. a headache ‎ ‎ C. knives with them D. no parents ‎ ‎ ( )12. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ________. ‎ ‎ A. he was afraid of his teacher B. he wanted to frighten his parents ‎ ‎ C. he was so worried about his studies D. his finger was badly hurt ‎ ‎ ( ) 13. Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever ________. ‎ ‎ A. she studied very hard B. she had exams ‎ ‎ C. she talked with her parents D. she thought of something ‎ ‎( ) 14. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because ________. ‎ ‎ A. they won’t let others think they are stupid ‎ ‎ B. they don’t think doctors can help them ‎ ‎ C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others ‎ ‎ D. both A and C ‎ ( )15. Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that ________. ‎ ‎ A. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others ‎ ‎ B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others ‎ ‎ C. only group activities and sports can help them ‎ ‎ D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 第三组（共3篇）：‎ ‎（A）‎ Visit‎ Dongqian ‎Lake‎ Zoo ‎ Come and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The African giraffes are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you. ‎ Tickets Grown-ups: ￥80‎ Children: ￥40‎ Under Six: Free Opening Hours ‎ From Monday to Friday: 8:‎30 a.m.－－－4：30 p.m.‎ ‎ Saturday and Sunday: 8：‎00a.m.－－－5：30 p.m.‎ ‎ Keep the zoo clean. ‎ ‎ Do not feed or go near to the animals. ‎ ‎( ) 1. All the animals above are _______. ‎ A. from Africa B. in the northeast C. from China D. in the zoo ‎ ‎( ) 2. Which animal is full of fun? ‎ ‎ A. A monkey. B. A giraffe. C. A tiger. D. An elephant. ‎ ‎( ) 3. Now Mr. and Mrs. King are going to the zoo with their seven-year-old son. How much will they pay for the tickets? ‎ ‎ A. One hundred and twenty yuan. B. One hundred and sixty yuan. ‎ ‎ C. Two hundred yuan. D. Eighty yuan. ‎ ‎( ) 4. Which is the visiting time? ‎ ‎ A. 8:‎00 a.m. on Monday. B. 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. ‎ ‎ C. 8:‎30 a.m. on Saturday D. 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. ‎ ‎( ) 5. We can _______ in the zoo. ‎ ‎ A. throw dirty things B. not go close to the animals ‎ ‎ C. not laugh D. give food to the animals ‎ ‎（B）‎ ‎ Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. ”The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”‎ One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable （有道理的）but the $29,999 is exactly the value （价值）of wisdom （智慧）and knowledge. ‎ ‎ ( ) 6. The factory turned to the German engineer because _______. ‎ ‎ A. he had nothing to do in the factory ‎ ‎ B. there were no other people in the factory ‎ ‎ C. the workers could not repair the machine ‎ D. the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine ‎ ‎ ( ) 7. The problem of the machine _______. ‎ ‎ A. was caused by the German engineer ‎ ‎ B. was found and solved by the workers ‎ ‎ C. took the engineer a long time to find ‎ ‎ D. was just a line ‎ ‎ ( ) 8. According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost _______. ‎ ‎ A. only one dollar B. $ ‎29.999 C. nothing D. less than the now part ‎ ‎ ( ) 9. The writer wants to tell us that ________. ‎ ‎ A. the engineer asked for too much money ‎ ‎ B. the workers should pay the money ‎ ‎ C. the knowledge is worth money ‎ ‎ D. the new part could cost more ‎ ‎ ( ) 10. The best title for the passage should be _______. ‎ ‎ A. The Value of Knowledge B. Helpless Workers ‎ ‎ C. The Expensive Machine D. The Lucky Factory ‎ ‎（C）‎ ‎ “Last week was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school. All the students had to take part in a talk on road safety which was given by a police officer. The following is what the police officer said. ”‎ ‎ “Most traffic accidents shouldn’t happen. They happen because people are careless. A frequent cause of traffic accidents is speed. Some people drive too quickly. This means that if they have to stop suddenly, they cannot stop quickly enough to avoid （避免）hitting other vehicles （车辆）or people. You need to remember this when you are crossing the street or walking along the sidewalk. ”‎ ‎ “It’s not only drivers who cause accidents, however. People on foot－pedestrians, and bicycle riders often cause accidents, too. Pedestrians sometimes walk out into the street without looking. You should always look on both sides before stepping into the street. ”‎ ‎ “Do any of you ride a bike? Bicycle riders can cause accidents by changing directions suddenly or without warning other road users. Before you turn left, for example, you should check behind you to make sure there aren’t any cars, trucks or buses coming. You should show with your left hand to tell that you want to turn left. You should not turn until the street is clear. ”‎ ‎ “The rules of the road are very simple. If we learn them and obey （遵守）them, we should not have accidents any more. ”‎ ‎ ( )11. The main idea of the story is _______. ‎ ‎ A. obeying the rules of the road can keep you from having accidents ‎ ‎ B. it was Road Safety Week at Jason’s school ‎ ‎ C. it’s not only drivers who cause traffic accidents ‎ ‎ D. some people have accidents because they drive too quickly ‎ ‎ ( )12. Why do most traffic accidents happen? ‎ ‎ A. Because people stop their cars suddenly. ‎ ‎ B. Because people don’t know the rules. ‎ ‎ C. Because people don’t care if they have an accident. ‎ ‎ D. Because people are careless. ‎ ‎ ( )13. How can bicycle riders cause accidents? ‎ ‎ A. By crossing the road without warning other road users. ‎ ‎ B. By turning suddenly or without warning other road users. ‎ ‎ C. By making sure there aren’t any cars coming. ‎ ‎ D. By showing suddenly or without warning other road users. ‎ ‎ ( )14. The word “frequent”in the passage means ________ in Chinese. ‎ ‎ A. 频繁的 B. 偶尔的 C. 所有的 D. 罕见的 ‎ ( )15. Which of the following is the best title of this passage? ‎ ‎ A. Road Safety Week B. A Talk on Safety ‎ ‎ C. Safety First D. Safety and Accidents ‎ ‎ ‎ 第四组（共3篇）：‎ ‎( A )‎ ‎ There is a bar （酒吧）in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster’s. Few ‎ people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now. ‎ ‎ There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead. ”‎ ‎ “But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse’. ”Mr. Webster said. ‎ ‎ “Yes, but do it. ”the man said. Then he went out of the bar ‎ Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse. ”‎ ‎ The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There’s a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name. ”The man looked, sat down and drank something. ‎ ‎ Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong. ”and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster’s bar. ‎ ‎（ ）1. The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ______. ‎ ‎ A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck ‎ ‎ B. the picture of the white horse wasn’t good for the bar ‎ ‎ C. people would understand the picture different from the name ‎ ‎ D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name ‎ ‎（ ） 2. Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger _______. ‎ ‎ A. though he wasn’t ready to do it like that at first ‎ ‎ B. though he didn’t like the black horse ‎ ‎ C. because he knew he was an artist ‎ ‎ D. because he also wanted to change the picture ‎ ‎ （ ）3. More and more people came to the bar because _______. ‎ ‎ A. it had changed its name ‎ ‎ B. the black horse was better than the white one ‎ ‎ C. the bar had a black horse ‎ ‎ D. they wanted to show the mistake ‎ ‎（ ）4. The stranger _______. ‎ ‎ A. was cleverer than Mr. Webster ‎ ‎ B. didn’t like the white horse at the beginning ‎ ‎ C. knew Mr. Webster and the artist ‎ ‎ D. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster ‎ ‎（ ）5. From the story we have learnt that _______. ‎ ‎ A. if your business is not good, you’d better change the name or the picture ‎ ‎ B. if you are in trouble, you should take others’ ideas ‎ ‎ C. when you have difficulty, don’t give up ‎ ‎ D. when a good name is given, it can cause success ‎ ‎ ( B )‎ ‎ A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just lost her mother. Her pink clothes are full of blood and her eyes look at something only she can see. ‎ ‎ Every day we see pictures like this on our televisions. We see Iraqi （伊拉克的）children begging for food and water from American and British soldiers as they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad（巴格达）. We see these children following parents, carrying bags of almost the same size as their small bodies as they escape from their homes in Baghdad. ‎ ‎ They show just some of the young lives that have been turned upside down by ongoing war and the terrible price paid by Iraqi children. ‎ ‎ “Dad, why are the Americans fighting against us? Are we going to be killed? ”asks the son of Abu Singar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son. ‎ ‎ He tries to make him feel safe by saying, “The bombs（炸弹）are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We’re going to be all right. ”Even though Abu knows it isn’t always true, little else can be done. In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to try and let them escape from the sound of bombs. And all the schools are closed. ‎ ‎ Not things are worse, and the ongoing war makes it impossible to count the number who are hungry, sick, hurt or even dead. ‎ ‎（ ）6. What happens to the children in Iraq because of the war? ‎ ‎ A. The children will get better than before. ‎ ‎ B. The children beg for food and water from American and British soldiers. ‎ ‎ C. The children in Iraq go away from their homes in Baghdad. ‎ ‎ D. The children live a most terrible life. ‎ ‎（ ）7. What does the word “ongoing”mean in Chinese? ______. ‎ ‎ A. 正在进行的 B. 非正义的 C. 未授权的 D. 影响恶劣的 ‎（ ）8. The father doesn’t tell the true thing to his child because ______. ‎ ‎ A. he wants to make his child not feel dangerous ‎ ‎ B. he and his child are afraid to lose each other in the war ‎ ‎ C. he doesn’t want his child to believe American soldiers ‎ ‎ D. he will lose his country and his home ‎ ‎（ ）9. The war in Iraq tells us that ________. ‎ ‎ A. the Iraqi people in the war are much hungrier and worse ‎ ‎ B. we should help the Iraqi people build their country again ‎ ‎ C. nothing can be done except fighting ‎ ‎ D. both A and B ‎（ ）10. What would be the best title （标题）for the report? ‎ ‎ A. Iraqi Children during the War ‎ ‎ B. Sickness, Death in Iraqi ‎ ‎ C. America and England Fight against Iraq ‎ ‎ D. A Girl in the War in Iraq ‎ ‎ (C )‎ ‎ The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff （员工）of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too. ‎ ‎ “Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram （图表）. ”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”‎ ‎ September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules （日程安排）. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day. ”‎ ‎ Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks （分数）bring parents in as school ‎ opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June. ‎ ‎（ ）11. The teachers in the Guidance Department usually _______. ‎ ‎ A. do most of their work for the students ‎ ‎ B. answer all the questions from parents ‎ ‎ C. help other teachers get along with students and parents ‎ D. only bring report cards to students and parents ‎ ‎（ ） 12. In December parents usually _______. ‎ ‎ A. stay at home with their children for their holidays ‎ ‎ B. wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children ‎ ‎ C. wouldn’t like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department ‎ ‎ D. let teachers have a good rest during their holidays ‎ ‎（ ） 13. _____ teachers working in the Guidance Department at Berryville‎ ‎High School. ‎ ‎ A. 55 B. ‎35 C. 15 D. 11‎ ‎（ ）14. Why do some parents come to school in March? Because ______. ‎ ‎ A. they want to see their children’s teachers after Christmas holidays ‎ ‎ B. they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department ‎ ‎ C. bad marks have them do it ‎ ‎ D. it’s the beginning of a new school year ‎ ‎（ ）15. Which of the following is right? ‎ ‎ A. In June the school decides who will stay in the same grade again. ‎ ‎ B. Almost all the parents come to meet Mildred Foreman every month. ‎ ‎ C. April is also the second busiest month for the staff. ‎ ‎ D. The parents help to do most of the work for the staff. ‎ 第五组（共3篇）：‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（A）‎ ‎ A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children －like boys and girls who live abroad with their parents－seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. ‎ ‎ Our mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever （永远）in our mind. ‎ Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. ‎ ‎（ ）1. We usually begin to learn our own language by _______ it. ‎ ‎ A. speaking B. hearing C. saying D. teaching ‎（ ）2. If you have a good ________, you’ll have less difficulty in learning something. ‎ ‎ A. teacher B. camera C. memory D. family ‎（ ）3. The children who live abroad with their parents can learn two languages more easily because _________. ‎ ‎ A. they are very clever B. they have good teachers ‎ C. they have more chances to use these languages D. they have a better life ‎ ‎（ ）4. _______ can take photos of what can be seen, felt, heard, smelt and tasted. ‎ ‎ A. A camera B. Memory C. A diary D. A man’s mind ‎ ‎（ ）5. Memory is ________ that we keep in our mind and carry about. ‎ ‎ A. the best diary B. the best camera ‎ C. a great help D. a beautiful picture ‎ ‎（B）‎ ‎ The world is not only hungry, it will also be thirsty for water. About 97% of water on the earth is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink or use the other 3％of the fresh water （淡水）which comes from rivers, lakes and underground. On the other hand, because the number of people in the world is becoming larger and larger, more and more fresh water is needed. So water shortage becomes a big problem. ‎ ‎ How can we work out this problem? Scientists have found some ways to turn salt water into fresh water. One important way is to boil （使达到沸点）sea water with high heat until vapor （蒸汽）rises, leaving the salt. In this way, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly. ‎ ‎ But heating is not the only way to get fresh water. Other ways are tried, for example, digging deep wells, keeping rain water and preventing rivers from being polluted. ‎ ‎ Which way is the best? To get the most fresh water for the least money is the best. ‎ ‎（ ）6. Where does the fresh water people need come from? ‎ ‎ A. Sea water. B. Rivers and lakes. C. Underground. D. Both B and C. ‎ ‎（ ）7. From this passage we know fresh water ________. ‎ ‎ A. only comes from the rain B. can be used in many ways ‎ ‎ C. can be found in many factories D. is needed by more and more people ‎ ‎（ ）8 The word shortage in this passage means ________. ‎ ‎ A. being enough B. being short of C. being short for D. being less ‎ ‎（ ） 9. What is the writer mainly talking about in this passage? ‎ ‎ A. The ways of getting fresh water. ‎ ‎ B. How to use fresh water in our daily life. ‎ ‎ C. All people in the world should save water. ‎ D. Different ways of making water in different places. ‎ ‎（ ）10. Which of the following is true? ‎ ‎ A. Hunger is the only problem in our world. ‎ ‎ B. Water shortage is the only problem in our world. ‎ ‎ C. Scientists don’t want to spend money solving the water problem. ‎ ‎ D. Scientists have been working hard and have made much progress in solving water problem. ‎ ‎（C）‎ ‎ Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. This is a lot of people to feed. We need more food. ‎ ‎ One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material （遗传物质）. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods （转基因食品）, or GM foods. ‎ ‎ By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared （准备）, for example, which stops people from becoming blind. ‎ ‎ Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food. ‎ ‎ GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050 we may think differently about them. ‎ ‎（ ）11. GM foods are made by ________. ‎ A. farmers B. workers C. scientists D. plants ‎（ ）12. What are the good things about GM foods? ‎ ‎ A. They make plants strong against diseases. B. They are unnatural. ‎ ‎ C. They can help in human diseases. D. Both A and C. ‎ ‎（ ）13. GM foods ________. ‎ ‎ A. are a quick way to produce food B. grow in the wild （野生）‎ ‎ C. are safe D. are grown only in rich countries ‎ ‎（ ）14. Why do some people not like GM foods? ‎ ‎ A. They are not useful. B. They are not helpful. ‎ ‎ C. They are not natural. D. They are not cheap. ‎ ‎（ ）15. From the reading we know that ________. ‎ ‎ A. GM foods will disappear one day in the future ‎ B. GM foods will not disappear in the future ‎ ‎ C. people will not be interested in GM foods ‎ ‎ D. people will have to stop using GM foods ‎ ‎ ‎ 第六组（共2篇）：‎ ‎ (A )‎ A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.‎ Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.‎ ‎（ ）1. The Black Forest is __________.‎ A. a place in Germany B. not a real place ‎ C. invented by the writer D. a place in ‎Britain ‎（ ）2. When he was walking in the forest, _______ ran after him.‎ A. two dogs B. two tigers C. two men D. two women ‎（ ）3. Finally he came to __________.‎ A. a forest B. another road C. another dream D. a small hotel ‎（ ）4. It was _________ that saved the man’s life 20 years later.‎ A. a voice B. the dream C. someone else D. God ‎（ ）5. The story tells us that _________.‎ A. a dream may come true some time later B. a dream is always a dream C. people should not believe their dreams D. people should always believe their dreams ‎ ( B )‎ Have you ever heard your own voice? “Of course,” you say.‎ Has anyone else ever heard your voice? Again you say, “Of course.”‎ But that’s not quite true. Nobody else has ever heard your voice—the way you hear it. When you talk, you set up sound waves(声波). The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears. But, of course, the sound of your voice begins inside your head. The bones(骨头) of your head pick up the sound waves, too. They carry the sound waves straight to your inner(里面的) ears. You get the sound from the outside and the inside too. Other people get just the sound waves from the outside. That’s why they don’t hear your voice the way you do.‎ ‎（ ）6. Sound travels in the form(形式) of __________.‎ A. bones B. air C. waves D. voice、‎ ‎（ ）7. The sound of your voice begins ________.‎ A. inside your head B. outside your head C. in your inner ears D. in your outer ears ‎（ ）8. When you talk, other people hear your voice _______.‎ A. through the bones of your head B. from the outside ‎ C. from the inside D. all of the above ‎（ ）9. The phrase “pick up” here means ________.‎ A. to raise B. to get C. to choose D. to pull ‎（ ）10. The passage is mainly about _________.‎ A. waves in the air B. the way you hear your own voice C. voice gets around far and wide D. the different ways you and others hear your voice ‎ 第七组（共3篇分）： ‎ ‎（A ）‎ Tom is a little boy ,and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him,“Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?”Tom answered,“ No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears（撕）my ticket to pieces.”‎ ‎( )1.Tom wanted to buy____when the girl asked him.‎ A. the second ticket B. the third ticket C. the fourth ticket D. the fifth ticket ‎( )2.The big boy stopped Tom at the door because__________.‎ A. it was the big boy’s job B. the big boy didn’t like Tom C. the big boy didn’t know Tom D. Tom didn’t buy tickets at all ‎( )3.The big boy was__________ at the cinema.‎ A. a bookseller B. a policeman C .a shopkeeper D. a worker ‎( )4.From the story we know__________.‎ A. the little boy had a lot of money B. the little boy knew nothing about the cinema ‎ C. The big boy wasn’t friendly to Tom D. the girl wanted to get more money ‎( )5.Which of the following is Not true in the passage?‎ A.Tom bought the tickets for himself. B. Tom didn’t go to the cinema before.‎ C.Tom was too young to make friends D. Tom had no friend at the cinema.‎ ‎( B )‎ If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle（吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信号）given three times is a call for help.‎ Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.‎ If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with brahches（树枝）. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.‎ When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.‎ ‎( )6.If you get lost in the forest.you should___________.‎ A. try to find your friends B stay in one place and give signals C. walk around the forest D. shout as loudly as possible ‎( )7.Which signal is a call for help?‎ A. shouting here and there B. crying twice C. shouting or whistling three times together D. whistling every where in the forest ‎( )8.When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that________.‎ A. someone is afraid of an animal B. people will come to help you C. someone needs help D. something terrible will happen ‎( )9 .What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?(划线句子)‎ A． Leave branches to find your way back B． Pick off branches to build another house ‎ C．Use branches to make a bed D．Drop branches to look for water ‎( )10.The main（主要的）idea of the passage is_____________.‎ A. how to travel in the forest B. how to spend the night in the forest C. what you should do if you want to get some water D. what you should do if you are lost in the forest ‎    （ C）‎ ‎     The mascot first appeared in the Olympic Games in ‎1972 in Munich. After that it played an important part in each Olympic Games. So it will be in the Beijing Olympic Games. The mascot for the 29th Olympic Games has been the subject of the discussions since Beijing won the right to hold it. There is a competition for mascots of the Beijing Olympic Games. So far Beijing has received more than 600 mascot designs(设计) from around the world. The result will come out in June next year.‎ ‎     The lovely panda, the Monkey King, the golden monkey and the red-crowned crane all have been chosen. But it's difficult to make a decision because it should not only show the spirit of the Olympic Games, but also the Chinese culture(文化) as well. It should be welcomed by young and old, men and women. And it should have a market worth that can be easily used in different Olympic things, such as T-shirts, bags, cups, pens and so on. At the same time, it should also look good on TV, the Internet, mobile phones and anything else that has something to do with the Olympics.‎ ‎     What will be the mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games? What's your idea? Why not think about it?‎ ‎（ ）11. The Chinese for the word “mascot” in the passage is ________.‎ ‎     A. 会徽               B. 会歌               C. 会棋           D. 吉祥物 ‎（ ）12. The mascot first appeared in the _______ Olympic Games.‎ ‎    A. first              B. nineteenth         C. twentieth      D. twenty- ninth ‎（ ）13. We'll know what the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games is in _______.‎ ‎    A. 2005               B. 2006               C. 2007           D. 2008‎ ‎（ ）14. Which of the following is WRONG about the mascot of the Beijing Olympics?‎ ‎     A. It should be popular with the people.   B. It must be designed by the Chinese.‎ ‎    C. It should show the spirit of the Olympic Games.‎ ‎    D. It can help people to know more about China.‎ ‎（ ）15. From the passage we know _______.‎ ‎    A. it's hard to choose a mascot         B. there is a mascot in each Olympics ‎    C. the mascot can be used everywhere     D. there are four mascots in the Beijing Olympics ‎   第八组（共3篇）： ‎ ‎（A ）‎ ‎“Cool”is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. ‎ ‎“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. ‎ When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.”You may think, “He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer. ‎ We all maximize（扩大）the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new”or“surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布） they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool. ” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. ‎ But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool . ‎ ‎( ) 1. We know that the word“cool”has had ________________ ‎ A. only one meaning B. no meanings ‎ C. many different meanings D. the same meaning ‎ ‎( ) 2. In the passage, the word “express” means “_____________” ‎ A. see B. show C. know D. feel ‎ ‎( ) 3. If you are _____________ something, you may say, “It’s cool。” ‎ A． interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with ‎ ‎( ) 4. The writer takes an example to show he is _____________ the way the word is used. ‎ A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. careful with ‎ ‎( ) 5. In the passage, the writer suggests（暗示） that the word “cool”__________ ‎ A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting ‎ C. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seems ‎ ‎( B )‎ The following are three ads.‎ ‎ Driver Wanted ‎1、Clean driving license ‎2、Good-looking ‎3、Age over 25‎ Apply(申请) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen ‎ Tel: 0755-6561382‎ ‎ Air Hostess（空姐）Wanted ‎1、Age between 20 and 33‎ ‎2、Height from ‎1.6m to ‎‎1.75m ‎3、Two foreign languages ‎4、College graduate Apply to: China airlines, ‎Beijing ‎ Tel: 010-88488970‎ ‎ Teacher Needed For private language school Teaching experience necessary Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, ‎Dalian Tel: 0411-4313861‎ ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎ ‎（ ）6. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as ______.‎ A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a teacher D. all of the above ‎（ ）7. You may call _______ when you wish to be a teacher.‎ A. 0755-6561382 B. 0411‎-4313861 C. 010-88488970 D. A and B ‎（ ）8. Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?‎ A. Driving for Capes Taxi. B. Working for China Airlines.‎ C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. D. None of the above.‎ ‎（ ）9. What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?‎ A. Liking beer and wine. B. Breaking traffic rules.‎ C. being unable to speak a foreign language. D. not having college education.‎ ‎（ ）10. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?‎ A. Height. B. Age. C. Language D. Health.‎ ‎（ C ）‎ A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell，hurt himself，and cried，"AAAhhhhhhhh！！！” To his surprise，he heard the voice repeating（重复），somewhere in the mountain,“AAAhhhhhhhh!!!＂Then the boy shouted，“Who are you?” He received the answer，"Who are you?" He got angry at the answer，so he shouted，"Foolish！＂ He received the answer，"Foolish！”‎ He looked at his father and asked，“What’s going on?" The father smiled and said，"My son，listen.”And then he shouted to the mountain，"1 love you！”The voice answered，“I love you！”Again the man cried，"You are the best！”The voice answered，“You are the best！”‎ The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained（解释），"People call this‘Echo'，but really this is Life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection（反映）of what we have done. If you want more love in the world，have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful，work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”‎ ‎( )11. At first the boy cried because _____ .‎ A. he hurt himself and felt bad B. he wanted to give himself a surprise C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain D. he hoped his father would help him ‎( )12. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought ______ .‎ A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice C. there were many other people in the mountain D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain ‎( )13. The father shouted to the mountain to ______ .‎ A. find out who was repeating his voice B. have fun with other people in the mountain C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer D. let his son know whose voice was louder ‎( )14. The word "Echo" means _______.‎ A. life itself B. repeating voice C. love in the world D. everything in life ‎( )15. From the story，we know ______ .‎ A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all B. the father had his own way to teach his son C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice D. the boy and his father were rather tired 第九组（共3篇）：‎ ‎（ A ）‎ The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road． When Jack saw it coming toward him ． he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past ． The American car went slowly past so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly． ‎ ‎"Where have I seen that face before ?"he thought．, ‘’Wait a minute! I remember now ． It was in the newspaper!‘ "He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page ． There was a picture of the face in it ． Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears．, and his eyes were behind dark glasses．． ‎ ‎" Wanted by the police," read by Jack ． "The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man．．" ‎ ‎"’Call the police at once,"he said to himself ． But a few minutes later, he was sad． "This man was caught this morning," answered the police．． ‎ ‎（ ）1．In which country did the story happen? ‎ A．It happened in America． B．It happened in Australia．． ‎ C．It happened in England． D．The story didn‘t tell us． ‎ ‎（ ）2．Why did Jack stop his car? ‎ A．He wanted to see who the driver was． B．He didn’t want to pass by first． ‎ C．The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time ． ‎ D．Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go． ‎ ‎（ ）3．Who was wanted by the police in this passage ? ‎ A．Jack． B．The driver in the American car． ‎ C．Either Jack or the driver． D．Neither Jack nor the American driver． ‎ ‎（ ）4．what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again? ‎ A．He drove to the City Bank B．He drove to the police． ‎ C．He made a telephone call． D．He stopped the American car． ‎ ‎（ ）5．Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears? ‎ A． The police． B． Jack C． Nobody． D． The American driver ‎ ‎（B ）‎ Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child ． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little． ‎ ‎"If there were an accident．" He says, "they'd know soon enough．Bad news travels fast．" ‎ But Linda has promised that she would ring．"However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world． It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。" ‎ ‎"If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．" ‎ ‎"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," ‘’Linda answers． ‎ She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings ． Linda picks it up． ‎ ‎"‘Hello, Mum ． Is that you ?"She says． ‎ ‎"Six pence per second, "David reminds(提醒) her． ‎ ‎“Hello．, love．" It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It‘s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．" ‎ ‎"Yes,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．" ‎ ‎"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat, when you were a little girl． And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker ‎ ‎"Nearly four pounds．" says David． ‎ Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye． ‎ ‎"’Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee," But you will write, won‘t you, as you did when you were at work …" ‎ Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass． and there is no stopping her ． ‎ ‎"Four pounds fifty,"says David． ‎ At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off． ‎ ‎"There! That wasn't long, was it ?" ‎ ‎" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers．"And you didn't even say that we've arrived．" ‎ ‎（ ）6．Linda is telephoning home to ________． ‎ A．tell her mother some bad news B．say that she and David have arrived safely ‎ C．report an accident to her mother D．say that she and David have left London ‎ ‎（ ）7．Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _____． ‎ A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence ‎ B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat ‎ C．she had telephoned home since she was a child ‎ D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other ‎ ‎（ ）8．David says,"Nearly four pounds," because ______． ‎ A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call ‎ B．he wants to buy himself a new hat ‎ C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived ‎ D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs ‎ ‎（ ）9．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-． ‎ A．she likes to hear all about the past ． B．she likes talking ‎ C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived D．she is going to pay for the telephone call （ ）10．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________． ‎ A．telling her how much the call is costing B．writing a letter as she has promised to do ‎ C．telling her that they have arrived safely D．promising to write, and ringing off ‎ ‎（ C ） ‎ ‎     There are many wetlands(湿地)in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow, Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng‎, ‎Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.‎ ‎     The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife(野生动物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change ‎ ‎ ‎ the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.‎ ‎     Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.       (red-crowned crane)‎ ‎（ ）11. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ________ of China.‎ ‎    A. east               B. south             C. west           D. north ‎（ ）12. Usually the weather in the wetlands is ________.‎ ‎    A. hot                B. pleasant          C. cold           D. dry ‎（ ）13. The World Wetlands Day is on _______.‎ ‎    A. April 22           B. June 25           C. February 2     D. March 22‎ ‎（ ）14. We must protect wetlands because _______ .‎ ‎    A. they are home for wildlife                 B. they can offer food to the animals and birds ‎    C. they can prevent flood                     D. All of the above ‎（ ）15. The best title for the passage is ‎    A. China's Wetlands Have All Entered the World's List ‎    B. Wetlands--Home for Wildlife and Human Beings ‎    C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands ‎    D. Wetlands--Valuable Resources(珍贵资源) of Land on the Earth 第十组（共3篇）： ‎ ‎(A )‎ An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔)and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. ‎ At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said," No, I don`t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What`s money? In a week it will all be finished ,but your picture will still be here." ‎ The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered ,"It`s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I`ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think." ‎ ‎（ ）1.The artist went to the countryside to ________. ‎ A. visit his old friend B. spend his holiday C. visit the farmer D. Thank the farmer ‎ ‎（ ）2. Every day ,the artist _______. ‎ A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming B. went out to visit his friends ‎ C. painted pictures D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery ‎ ‎（ ）3. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ____. ‎ A. wanted much more money B. wanted nothing ‎ C. didn’t want any money at all D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money ‎ ‎（ ）4. The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because _______. ‎ A. the farmer was an artist too B. the farmer liked his pictures very much ‎ C. the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present D. the farmer was rich ‎ ‎（ ）5. After hearing the farmer’s words ,perhaps the artist would be ______. ‎ A. very worried B. very happy C. very thankful D. very disappointed ‎ ‎( B ) ‎ Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63.To write six hundred and three, people wrote 63.The space between six and three was there to mean." not any "tens. Sometimes people did not remember the space. It was hard to see and read. ‎ Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6.3.But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 6⊙3.Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. at last ,only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one story of how the zero came to be used. ‎ Now zero has many important uses .Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero? ‎ ‎（ ）6.Long,long ago people didn’t know how to ____. ‎ A. write B .write zero C. write numbers D. sixty-three ‎ ‎（ ）7.Long,long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight ,people wrote_____. ‎ A.218 B.2 ‎8 C.228 D.208 ‎ ‎（ ）8.Later ______ was used to mean space. ‎ A. "not any" B.letter"0" C. zero D. a dot ‎ ‎（ ） 9.People used circles _____________. ‎ A. to remember ways B. to remember numbers ‎ C. not to forget the space D .to mean nothing ‎ ‎（ ）10.The story tells us _____. ‎ A. how zero came to be used B. how to write zero ‎ C. what’s the use of zero D. that zero means a dot, a circle or space ‎ ‎( C )‎ I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa .But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought. ‎ Many years later finally saw the Leaning‎ ‎Tower. I knew then that is was Pisa and no pizza .But there was still something special about it for me .The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it .They are afraid it may fall over and they don’t like it leans over the city. ‎ I do not think it’s a good idea to try to fix it .The tower probably will not fall down ,it is 600 years old. why should anything happen to it now? And ,if you ask me ,I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning .Nothing is perfect ,it seems to say. ‎ And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting .Let’s take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older ,more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it. ‎ ‎（ ）11.This passage is about_______. ‎ A. Italian pizza B. Italy’s problems ‎ C. How the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name D. Why the writer likes Pisa ‎ ‎（ ）12.The writer used to think Pisa______. ‎ A. in Spain B. not very famous C. not the same as pizza D. the same as pizza ‎ ‎（ ）13. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is _______. ‎ A. modern B. falling down C. 600 years old D. 60 years old ‎（ ）14.The writer________. ‎ A. doesn’t like what the tower looks like B. likes what the tower looks like ‎ C. thinks it’s the most beautiful tower in Italy D. doesn’t like towers ‎ ‎（ ）15. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because________. ‎ A. it’s old B. it’s perfect C. it sells pizza D. it’s imperfect ‎ 第十一组至第十四组共13篇：‎ 阅读下面短文判断正（T）、错误（F）‎ 第十一组（共3篇）： (A) ‎ The summer vacation is over. It’s true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily. ‎ As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress(取得进步). ‎ I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music. ‎ In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits(精神). ‎ ‎（ ）1The text mainly tell us how the writer spent his summer holidays. ‎ ‎（ ）2. It took the writer half an hour to do his homework.‎ ‎（ ）3. The writer spent most of the afternoon listening to music .‎ ‎（ ）4. The writer didn’t have very good summer holidays .‎ ‎（ ） 5. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music. ‎ ‎( B )‎ ‎ Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock（闹钟) to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television programme, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but not why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time. ‎ ‎（ ）6. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can remember what to do at a certain time ‎ ‎（ ）7. The writer doesn’t like to write notes to himself .‎ ‎（ ）8. The writer often uses a computer to help him remember things. ‎ ‎（ ）9. Sometimes an alarm clock can do the housework for the writer.‎ ‎（ ）10. The writer prefers remembering the things by writing notes to using alarm clocks ‎( C ) ‎ We have rather a small house, with only two bedrooms. You can think our alarm(恐慌), then, when Aunt Clara wrote to say that she was coming to stay with her family for the weekend. Her family, I should say, has four boys, all under the age of twelve. ‎ I sent off a telegram(电报) at once, and explained(解释) in it that our house was too small. Aunt Clara called us up the next morning. ‘ I forgot to explain,’ she said in her sweetest voice, “the boys will be bringing a couple of tents (帐篷).”‎ Even so my wife couldn’t make free from fear (害怕). It was true that we had a large garden, but there was still the problem of feeding (喂养) four growing boys. ‎ ‎“And what if it rains ?”she asked. ‎ But Saturday morning turned out to be bright and clear when I went to the station to meet Aunt Clara. I tried to squeeze (往车里塞) three of the boys, together with the luggage (行李), into the back of the car. The youngest sat in front, with Aunt Clara and me. ‎ ‎“I didn’t see the tents among your luggage,’”I turned over and said to David, the eldest boy. ‎ ‎“The tents !”said Aunt Clara. “Oh！We left them in the luggage van(行李车厢).”‎ ‎（ ）11. From the story, we know that the main problem was food ______. ‎ ‎（ ）12. Aunt Clara sent a telegram after she received the telegram. ‎ ‎（ ）13. The boys were going to sleep downstairs outside . ‎ ‎（ ）14. The man’s wife was looking forward to the visit.‎ ‎（ ）15. Aunt Clara arrived by train. ‎ 第十二组（共4篇）： （A）‎ ‎    Albert Einstein was born in 1879. As a boy he was not happy in school. He seemed to be slower than others and he often failed in his exams. Most of his teachers did not like him. His parents, however, loved him very much. They often said to the teachers, Albert is a bright boy. He failed in some of the exams because he had no interest in those subjects. They believed their son would do something great. One day, the Einsteins and their friends were having a picnic by the riverside. Someone said, See how ‎ the other children play and laugh, but not Albert. He just sits and looks off across the river. Albert's mother heard this and said, Albert is quiet, because he's thinking. Let's wait and see. He'll become a great scientist, I believe. She was fight. Later, Albert became one of the greatest scientists in the world. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.‎ ‎（ ）1 Albert Einstein was a scientist  .‎ ‎（ ）2. He won the Nobel Prize for chemistry  in 1921.‎ ‎（ ）3 Einstein often failed in some exams because he wasn't interested in those subjects .‎ ‎（ ）4. Einstein's mother complained about her friend.‎ ‎ （ ）5. Einstein was born in Germany.‎ ‎ (B)‎ More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺骗) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain(便宜物品), but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside. ‎ However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable(时尚的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favourite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.‎ ‎（ ）6. If you want to shop online, you should be careful not to be fooled. ‎ ‎（ ）7. The writer thinks that the advertisements online are always true.‎ ‎（ ）8. MP3 is a kind of book that you can learn music.‎ ‎（ ）9. The writer often buys so-called cheap things online.‎ ‎（ ）10. If you shop online, you can save time. ‎ ‎(C)‎ The Red Cross Society of China (RCC) (中国红十字会)has so far received 150 million yuan (18 million US dollars) in donation (捐款) for tsunami-hit(遭受海啸袭击的) countries, reports from the RCC said on January 14, 2005.‎ ‎2.66 million US dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldives soon after they were hit by the killer disaster(灾难)late last month. The rest(剩余部分) of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages(homes for children who lost their parents) in the disaster area, the reports said.‎ According to the reports, two RCC’s rescue(营救) teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.‎ The RCC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its Website on time, the reports said.‎ ‎（ ）11. The countries were hit by a tsunami.‎ ‎（ ）12. The RCC collected money for Indonesia, Sri Lanka , Thailand and Maldives. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎（ ）13. The rest of the money will be used to rebuild airports in the disaster area.‎ ‎（ ）14. Two RCC’s rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.‎ ‎（ ）15. The passage is probably from a newspaper. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(D) ‎ ‎ We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people,‎ finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we'll call it e-talk.‎ ‎ People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters ‎(called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:‎ ‎ BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back)‎ ‎ LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)‎ ‎ People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:‎ ‎ info (information) puter (computer)‎ ‎ pic (picture) sec (second)‎ ‎ We usually don't see people when we communicate(交流） on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw "feelings", such as:‎ ‎ :-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised)‎ ‎ These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example:‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ (happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)‎ ‎ ‎ T here are even whole new words, like "newbies"(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "flaming" the ‎ person.‎ ‎ It takes time for people to get used to(适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net ‎ have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people ‎ what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.‎ ‎（ ）16.People type acronyms so that they can type them quickly.‎ ‎（ ）17. “BTW, my puter is not working well.” means that the person is sad that his computer is having problems.‎ ‎（ ） 18. If someone is angry, he may type “LOL” or “BRB”.‎ ‎（ ） 19. E-talk will probably be used by people on the telephone.‎ ‎（ ） 20. The best title for this passage is E-talk ‎ 第十三组(3篇)‎ ‎ ( A )‎ What changes are going to happen in our way of life? According to (根据) writer Patrick Goldring, more people are going to have part-time jobs (兼职工作). This is going to be true for most workers. People have many interests. Fulltime jobs (专职工作) do not allow time for these interests. People are going to have two or three different part-time jobs. ‎ According to David Jenkins in his book "Job Power" (工作的权利), workers are going to have more power in their companies (公司). They are going to have more power over their jobs and their hours. Groups of workers and company leaders are going to meet to find answers to company problems. Some leaders of company don't want change. Workers are demanding (要求职) it, however. What is the result of "job power"? According to Jenkins, the result (结果) is a good feeling toward the company.　 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎( )1. Workers will meet with company leaders. ‎ ‎( )2. All the workers are going to get part-time jobs. ‎ ‎( )3. Part-time jobs are good for people with many interests. ‎ ‎( )4. "Job Power" for workers is good for want of cooperation. ‎ ‎( )5. According to David Jenkins, people want to have two or three part-time jobs. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎( B ) ‎ Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to stand for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down next to a fat lady. She had several shopping bags, and Paul didn't have much room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers started to get off. Paul was very polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off before him. She said, "Thank you." Then she tried to get out of the seat with all her bags. But she couldn't move. She was stuck! ‎ Paul had to push the lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her free but she wasn't pleased. ‎ ‎"I'll write to the bus company," she said. "I'll tell them not to make buses with such small seats." ‎ ‎( )6. The lady went to the town by bus .‎ ‎( )7. Paul got a seat as soon as he got on the bus on the bus. ‎ ‎( )8. Paul was very polite because he stood up to let the lady get off before him.‎ ‎( )9. The word "room" here means “space ” .‎ ‎( )10. The lady was pleased with the bus company.‎ ‎( C ) ‎ A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by, "Let me clean your shoes." The young man said, "No, thank you." "You may pay me only a pound, sir." said the boy. But the young man refused again. ‎ Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he was paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. ‎ But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn't walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly. (140)‎ ‎( )11. The boy was a shoes seller. ‎ ‎( )12. At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, ‎ ‎( )13. The young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for two pounds.‎ ‎( )14. The boy refused to clean the second shoe because he asked to be paid two pounds .‎ ‎( )15. The boy said he would clean the young man's shoes for nothing just in order to get more money from him. ‎ ‎ 第十四组(3篇)‎ ‎ ( A )‎ My friend has a large police dog, Jim Police dogs are often clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jim for a long walk in the park. Jim likes these long walks in the park very much. ‎ One Saturday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jim for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jim became ‎ very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He went on talking. Finally Jim could not stand any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth.　 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎( )1. Jim is my friend. ‎ ‎( )2. My friend takes his police dog to the park once a week. ‎ ‎( )3. Police dogs are clever. ‎ ‎( )4. The dog was seated in front of the visitor because he wanted to listen to him carefully. ‎ ‎( )5. The dig kept the visitor's hat in his mouth means you must put on your hat when you are talking. ‎ ‎ ( B )‎ It was very difficult to find jobs in the northeast of England, and when Jim lost his job, he found it impossible to get a new one. He had spent all his money, so he decided to go down to the south of the country, where he heard that things were better, and that it was easier to find a job. The best way to go there was by train, so he want to the railway station and got into a train which was going to London. ‎ He was the only person in his compartment (火车内小间) when another man came in, carrying a gun and said to him, "Your money or your life!" ‎ ‎"I haven't got a penny (便士)," Jim answered. ‎ ‎"Then why are you shaking so much?" the man with the gun asked. ‎ ‎"Because I thought you were the ticket-collector and I haven't even got a ticket," answered Jim.　 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎( )6. London is to the south of England. ‎ ‎( )7. It was not easy to get jobs in the south than in the northeast. ‎ ‎( )8. Jim didn't buy any ticket. ‎ ‎( )9. There were quite a few people in Jim's room. ‎ ‎( )10. The man carrying a gun was the conductor of the train. ‎ ‎ ( C )‎ It was Los Angeles Eve, and there was a big party in a house. The party was going on when the bell rang. Few people shouted: "Come in!" and a tall man opened the door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host (主人) went to meet him and took him in. The man sat there happily for an hour and drank. Then he looked at the host and said: "Nobody invited me to this party. I don't know your wife, and I don't know any of your friends. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your friends' car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting for me in our car!" (133)‎ True or False ‎ ‎( )11. This story took place on Los Angeles Day. ‎ ‎( )12. The party was held in a big hotel. ‎ ‎( )13. The man came to the party. ‎ ‎( )14. The man was one of the host's friends. ‎ ‎( )15. The man was a careful man. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 中考英语总复习阅读理解专项练习参考答案： ‎ 第一组（共3篇）：1－5 BDACB 6－10 DBDAC 11—‎15 A C B D C 第二组（共3篇）：1---‎5 A BCD. B 6---10 D ACDB 11---‎15 A CBDA 第三组（共3篇）：（A）1---5 DACCB（B）6---10 CDBCA（C）11---15. A DBAB 第四组（共3篇）：1--- 5 D ADA B 6---10 . D AAD A 11---15 AADCA 第五组（共3篇）：1—5 BCCD A 6---10 DDB A D 11---‎15 C D AC B 第六组（共2篇）：1---5 ACDBA 6---10CABBD 第七组（共3篇）：1---‎5 C A D B C 6 --- 10 B C B A D 11--- 15 D  C  B  B A 第八组（共3篇）：1--- 5 CB A C D 6—10 ABBBD 11—15 ADCBB 第九组（共3篇）：1—‎5 C C D C A 6—11 B D AB D 11 ---‎15 A  B C  D D 第十组（共3篇）：1---5 B C DB D 6-- 10 B B D C A 11---15 DD CB D 第十一组（共3篇）：1—5 TFFFT 6—10 TTFFT 11—15 FFTFT 第十二组（共4篇）：1—5 TFTFT 6—10 TFFFT 11—15 TTFFT 16—20 TTFFT ‎ 第十三组（共3篇）：1—5 FFTTF 6—10 TFTTF 11—15 FTFTT ‎ 第十四组（共3篇）：1—5 FTTFF 6—10 TFTFF 11—15 FFFFT