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中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（021）

MrJohnswentintohisteashopagainonemorning,andsatononeoftheseats

atthecounter（柜臺）.Manyotherpeoplecameinalso,butmostofthemdidnotstay

long.Afterfifteenminutes,ayoungmanandayoungwomancamein.Therewereonly

twoemptyseatsatthecounter,oneonMrJohns，left,andtheotheronhisright.

Theyoungmansatonone,andtheyoungwomanontheother,butMrJohnsimmediately

askedtochangeplaceswithhimsothatthemanandthewomancouldbeto-gether.

〃0h,thatisn'tnecessary（必要），〃theyoungwomansaid,butMrJohnsinsisted（堅

持）.Whentheyoungmanandtheyoungwomanweresidebyside,theyoungmansaid

toher,“Well,thiskindoldmanwantedustosittogether,somayIintroduce（介

紹）myself?Myname*sJack.What'syours?”

1.OnemorningMrJohnscameintotheteashopand.

A.satclosetothecounter

B.foundnoseatforhimtositonbecausemanypeoplecamealso

C.seemedtostaylongerthanalltheotherpeople

D.gavehisseattotheyoungmanandtheyoungwoman

2.Aftertheyoungmanandtheyoungwomancamein,____.

A.MrJohnsthoughttheycametooearly

B.MrJohnsthoughttheywerefriendsorhusbandandwife

C.theyoungmanaskedMrJohnstochangeplaces

D.theywantedtobetogether

3.Whentheyoungwomansaid,“Thatisn'tneces-sary.〃,MrJohns____.

A.didn'tunderstandher

B.knewwellwhatshemeant

C.wasafraidnottochangeplaceswithher

D.decidedtostayalittlelonger

4.—beforeMrJohnsmetthemintheteashop.

A.Theyoungmangottoknowtheyoungwomanoutside

B.Theyoungmanandtheyoungwomandidn*tknoweachother

C.Theyoungmanandtheyoungwomankneweachotherwell

D.Theyoungmanandtheyoungwomanwant-edtohavesometeatogether

5.Whichofthesentencesistrue?

A.MrJohnscametothisteashopforthefirsttime.

B.Mostofthepeopledidn,tleavetheshopuntilitwasclosed.

C.TherewerenootheremptyseatsatthecounterexceptthetwobesideMrJohns.

D.ItseemedthattheyoungwomanwantedtochangeplaceswithMrJohns.

KEY:1-5ABABC

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（022）

Mostpeoplehaveflownakiteorhaveseenonerideanddip（下降）instrongspring

wind.NotsomanypeopleknowthatkiteswerefirstmadeinChinathousandsofyears

ago.Theancient（古代的）Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywere

writing.

Alongtimeago,theChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythese

warkitesinthedark.Thekiteswerefixed（固定）sothattheymadestrangesounds.

Menwhowereatwarwiththemwouldhearthesesoundsandrunaway.Theythought

thosestrangesoundsweremadebygods（神）inthesky.

TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircrops

growrichandtall.Sometimestheytiedlongstrings（細繩）andhooks（鉤）totheir

kites.Thentheywouldflythekitesoverwater,lettingthehookshangdowntocatch

fish.

TheChineseusesticks,stringsandpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekites

looklikeanimalsortrees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.

1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraph（段落）isthat

A.kiteswerefirstmadeinChina

B.mostofushaveflownorseenakite

C.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewriting

D.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites

2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor__.

A.catchingfishB.helpingpeoplefly

C.wateringthecropsD.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark

3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites___.

A.couldbringgoodluckB.lookedlikeanimals

C.couldhelpthemwinawarD.couldflyhigh

4.TheChineseusuallyuse___fortheirkites.

A.sticks,stringsandgrassB.strings,hairandwood

C.paper,stringsandsticksD.paper,ropesandhooks

5.Whatisthebesttitle（題目）ofthispassage?

A.LuckyKites.B.StrangeKites.

C.BeautifulKites.D.ChineseKites.

KEY:1-5AACCD

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（023）

WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheIn-ternet（因特網(wǎng)），buthowmany

ofusknowthehis-toryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe

1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）

didn，tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetwork

stopped.Soanewnetworksystem（系統(tǒng)）hadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenough

tobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,

information（信息）couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetwork

systemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegov-ernment（iEfej）butinthe

early1970s,universities（大學(xué)），hospitalsandbanks（銀行）wereallowed（允許）

touseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpen-siveandtheInternetwas

difficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasier

touse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftware（軟件）thatmade"surfing”（瀏覽）

theInternetmoreconvenient（方便）.

Todayitiseasytogeton-line（上網(wǎng)）anditissaidthatmillionsofpeople

usetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mail（電子郵件）ismoreandmorepopularamong

students.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople，slife.

1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethan___years.

A.sixtyB.tenC.thirtyD.twenty

2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto.

A.makecomputerscheaper

B.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetime

C.breakdownthewholenetwork

I）,makecomputerslargeandexpensive

3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby______.

A.thegovernmentB.universities

C.hospitalsandbanksD.schools

4.made〃surfing“theInternetmoreconve-nient.

A.ComputersB.ScientistsC.SoftwareD.Information

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Inthe1960s,computernetworksworkedwell.

B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.

C.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.

D.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

KEY:1-5CBACC

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（024）

SatellitesForecasttheWeather

Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（預(yù)報）theweather.Theyareinspace,

andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesofthe

atmosphere（大氣），becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthese

picturestotheweatherstation.Sothescientiststherecanseetheweatherofany

partoftheworldandtellhowtheweatherwillchange.

Today,nearlyfivehundredweathersta-tionsinsixtycountriescanreceive

satellitepictures.Whentheyreceivethenewpictures,theycompare（比較）them

withtheearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduring

thelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,

too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,theycantellpeopleaboutit.Sotheweather

satellitesareofagreathelptothescientistsatthestation.Inthepastthey

couldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hoursearlier.Nowtheycanmakegood

forecastsfor3or5days.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweather

foraweekormoreahead.

（Words:189Minutes:3.5）

1.Theweatherforms____.

A.inanypartoftheworldB.intheatmosphere

C.inspaceD.ontheground

2.Changingcloudsintheatmospheremeans.

A.itisarainydayB.itisawindyday

C.theweatherwillchangeD.itisasunnyday

3.Withoutsatellites,scientistscouldforecasttheweatherfor___ahead.

A.aweekormoreB.1or2days

C.3or5daysD.twoweeks

4.Themainideaofthispassageisthatsatel-litesarenowusedin.

A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphere

B.manyways

C.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere

D.weatherforecasting

Key：1.B2.C3.B4.D

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（025）

Pollution

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmodemtrafficandmodern

commu-nicationmeans（通訊設(shè)備）.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsof

yearsago,butithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution（污

染）,Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wesee

it,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople,themorepollution.Many

yearsago,theproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.

Whenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplace,Manmovedtoanother

place.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnowslowlypol-lutingthewholeworld.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadforalllivingthingsinthe

world,butitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfish

andpollutesourdrink-ingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.

Manycountriesaremakingrules（法規(guī)）tofight,pollution.Theystoppeople

fromburningcoal（煤）inhousesandfactoriesinthecity,andfromputtingdirty

smokeintotheair.

PollutionbyS02isnowthemostdan-gerouskindofairpollution.Itiscaused

（弓I起）byheavytraffic.Itissurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving,there

willbelessairpollution.

Theearthisourhome.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland,

waterandairclean.Andwemusttakecareoftheriseinpopulationatthesame

time.

（Words:266Minutes:5.5）

1.Ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller__.

A.becausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnight.

B.thankstosciencedevelopment

C.becauseoftheriseinpopulation

D.becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear

2.Thousandsofyearsago,lifewas____itistoday.

A.mucheasierthanB.aseasyas

C.ashardasD.muchharderthan

3.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Here〃it“means____.

A.waterpollutionB.airpollution

C.noisepollutionD.rubbish（垃圾）

4.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause____.

A.it'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld

B.itmakesmuchnoise

C.itmakesourriversandlakesdirty

D.itmakesusangrymoreeasily

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.

B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworld'spopulationdoes.

C.Ifpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikeit

wouldbehelpfulinfightingagainsttheproblemofS02.

D.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsose-riousbecausetherearenotsomany

peoplelivingontheearth.

[Key]1.B2.D3.C4.A5.D

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（026）

Canwelivewithoutsalt?Saltisveryimportanttous.Weneedsaltinour

food.Animalsneedit,too.Mostofthesaltinourcountrycomesfromthesea.People

digverybigpools（池塘）andletseawaterin.Whenthesundries（弄干）upthewater,

peoplecangetsaltfromtheground.Thesaltiswhite,cleanandbeautiful.

Therearealotofsaltwells（井）inSichuan.Asaltwellismuchlikeawater

well.Peoplebringthewellwateruptothegroundandthendryitinbigjars（Jg

子）overfire.InthiswaythegetsaltWecanalsogetsaltfromsaltmines（礦）?A

saltminemaybefoundundertheground.Someyearsago,peopleinJiangxifound

abigsaltmineandsoonopenedit.Peoplehereneedsaltfromotherplacesnomore.

Inthenorthwestofourcountry,therearemanysaltlakes.Someoftheselakes

areverybig.Thesaltinabiglakewillbeenoughforourpeopleforcenturies.

1.Wecan，tlivewithoutsalt,so

A.weneedmoreB.itisveryimportanttous

C.wehavetodrinkseawaterD.thereissaltinallourfood

2.Wegetmostofthesaltfrom.

A.saltlakesB.seawaterC.saltwellsD.saltmines

3.PeopleinSichuangetsaltfrom.

A.jarsB.fireC.saltwellsD.waterwells

4.Notmanyyearsago,abigsaltminewasfoundandopened.

A.inSichuanB.inJiangxiC.inthenorthwestD.besidethesea

5.Thebesttitle（標題）ofthearticle（文章）is"".

A.SaltB.WhyWeNeedSalt

C.SaltIsImportantD.WeNeedSalt

KEY:1-5BBCBA

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（027）

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi（出租車）driver.

"I'vebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershave

theirowntaxis.z，

〃It'sanicejobmostoftime,youmeetalotofpeople.Ialwaysworkatnight,

becausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.Ilivetwentymiles（英里）outside

LondonandIgotoworkat5:30intheafternoon.，/

〃Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning.”

“Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastaking

awomanhomefromaparty.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouse,

shefoundthatshehadlostherkey.SoIwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhileshe

climbedinthroughthewindows.〃

〃1waitedandwaited.Afterhalfanhourofringingthebell1decidedtofind

outwhatwasgoingon.Itiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthe

window.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthepolicecame.TheythoughtIwasathief（小

偷）.

Luckilythewomancamedownstairs（下樓）.Shemusthavegonetosleepand

forgottenaboutmeandthedog!”

1.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto.

A.driveB.makemoneyC.climbinthroughthewindow

D.meetalotofpeople

2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause___.

A.shewantedtohaveasleep

B.herhusbanddidn，topenthedoorforher

C.shedidn,twanttopaythedriver

D.shecouldn，tfindherkey

3.Thestoryhappened_____.

A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnight

C.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation

4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?

A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.

B.Thepolicemadeamistake.

C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.

I）.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.

5.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto

A.getmoneyfromthewoman

B.returnthedogtothewoman

C.seewhatwashappeninginthehouse

D.phonethepolice

KEY:1-5ADBCC

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（028）

PeopleoftenaskedAllanforhistelephonenumber.Buthedidn'tgetatelephone,

sohetoldthemtoringhimatwork.Whydidn'thehaveatelephone?Hethoughtthe

telephonewasexpensiveandhepreferredtowritealetter.Thereweren，tmanypeople

hewantedtospeaktointheeveningandhedidn,twanttospeaktoanyoneatbreakfast

time.Whenhewantedtousethetelephoneintheevening,hecouldalwaysusethe

telephoneboxattheendoftheroad.

1.Peoplewantedtoknow___.

A.whereAllancamefrom

B.howmanyfriendsAllanhad

C.whatAllan，stelephonenumberwas

D.whichfactoryAllanworkedin

2.Allandidn,tgetatelephonebecause___.

A.thetelephonewasn，tcheap

B.hecouldn,tusethetelephone

C.hisneighbourhadgotone

D.thetelephonewashelpless

3.PeoplecouldcallAllantothetelephoneonly.

A.intheeveningB.whenhegotbackhome

C.atbreakfasttimeD.whenhewasatwork

4.FromthetextweknowAllanoftenkeptintouchwithothersby___.

A.goingtoseethemB.writingletters

C.leavingmessagesD.talkingonthetelephone

5.Theremustbeatelephonebox___.

A.nexttoAllan'sroom

B.attheendoftheroad

C.outsideAllan'shouse

D.infrontofAllan，soffice

KEY:1.C2.A3.D4.B5.B

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（029）

Long,longagotherewereonlyafewthousandpeopleintheworld.Thesepeople

moveformplacetoplaceovertheland,huntinganimalsforfood.

Nooneknowshoworwhenthesepeoplelearnedaboutgrowingfood.Butwhen

theydid,theirliveschanged.Theydidnothavetolookforfoodanymore.They

couldstayinoneplaceandgrowit.

Peoplebegantolivenearoneanother.Andsothefirstvillagegrew.Manypeople

cametoworkinthevillages.Thesevillagesgrewverybig.Whenmachinesappeared（tH

現(xiàn)），lifeinthevillageschangedagain.Factorieswerebuilt.Moreandmorepeople

livednearthefactories.Thecitiesgrewverybig.

Todaysomepeoplearemovingbacktosmalltowns.Canyoutellwhy?

1.Thebesttitle（題目）ofthetextshouldbe___.

A.CitiesorVillagesB.BacktoTowns

C.HowCitiesGrewD.PeopleandAnimals

2.Theunderlinedword〃they〃inthesecondparagraphrefersto（指的是）__.

A.villagesB.animalsC.citiesD.people

3.Whenfactorieswerebuilt,___.

A.morepeoplelivenearthefactories

B.peoplebegantoliveinthefactories

C.manypeoplebegantoworkinvillages

I）,manymachinesappearedinbigfactories

4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat__.

A.peopleliketoworkonlyinbigcities

B.somepeopledon'tliketoliveinbigcities

C.therewillbenosmalltownsinthefuture（將來）

D.itisbettertoliveincitiesthaninvillages

5.Inwhatorderdidpeopledothefollowingthings?

A.Workedinvillages

B.Livednearthefactories.

C.Learnedtogrowfood.

D.Builtfactories.

E.Begantoliveneareachother.

A.d,b,a,e,cB.e,a,c,d,b,

C.c,e,a,d,bD.a.c.d.e.b

KEY:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（030）

AttheBarber,sShop（理發(fā)店）

Jackwenttoabarber'sshopandhadhishair