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中考英语阅读训练
中考英语阅读训练（001）
This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).
Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
A. drive B. make money 
C. climb in through the window
D. meet a lot of people
2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A. she wanted to have a sleep
B. her husband didn't open the door for her
C. she didn't want to pay the driver
D. she couldn't find her key
3.The story happened _____.
A. early in the morning B. late at night
C.20 miles outside London D. near the police station
4.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B. The police made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
5.The driver climbed in through the window to
A. get money from the woman
B. return the dog to the woman
C. see what was happening in the house
D. phone the police

KEY: 1-5 ADBCC

中考英语阅读训练（002）
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.
1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?
A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.
2. Which state is the largest in population?
A. California. B. Rhode-Island.
C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.
3. Which state is the oldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?
A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.
4. Which of the following is true?
A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.
B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.
C. New York is the largest city in the United States.
D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.
5. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?
Because _________.
A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population
C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States

KEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D

中考英语阅读训练（003）
Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"
Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "
1. The old Black ______.
A. is dead B. lives with his wife
C. went to a small village D. worked in a shop
2. Jack lived with his mother______he worked in the village.
A. before B. when C. after D. so
3. Greensea is _________.
A. a big city B. a small village C. a town D. a man's name
4. Jack didn't phone his mother because ______.
A. he had no phone B. he was very busy
C. his mother had no phone D. he went home every day
5. Jack's mother was very angry because ______.
A. Jack didn't want to ring her up
B. Jack had a telephone but she hadn't
C. she didn't know how to make a telephone
D. she didn't know she couldn't be called

KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D

中考英语阅读训练（004）
Danny was just tired about the way things were going．His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson．It seemed that she would never stop talking．"Somebody's got to stop that boy! " she was shouting．"Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood(四邻)．And he loves to pick on(结交)little boys like Danny．"
Mrs．Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned(担心)a lot．"I didn't know that Danny was being picked on, " she answered．"He's never said anything about this to me! " Mrs．Green looked at Danny．"How long has this been going on? " she asked．Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor．He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school．
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood．After all, most of them were nice to him．He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick．Maybe the time had come to find new friends．He felt it hard to make up his mind．
1．We learn from the reading that ______．
A．Danny was not a good student
B．Danny's mother talked too much about the school
C．Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before
D．Danny wanted to get away from Rick
2．When Danny's mother came for Mrs Green, the matter was now ______ to Mrs Green．
A．serious B．common C．untrue D．similar
3．Danny now ______．
A．was tired of the school and his friends
B．had no friends at all
C．was not sure what he should to with the problem
D．made some new friends in the neighborhood
4．Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs Green because ______．
A．she had known it
B．the other boys would tell her
C．he didn't want to be in trouble
D．his mother didn't want him to say it
5．The word 'gang' in the reading means '______'．
A．a place for boys to play games
B．a group of young people
C．a school bus for children to and from school
D．the teacher's office

KEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B

中考英语阅读训练（005）
Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands by the River Byer, in twenty—five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest．
The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room．
The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living—rooms, and a dining—room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors．
At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s．
If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：
Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son
6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．
1．Foulsham House is ______．
A．an old farm house
B．a 25—house for people to come to listen to its story
C．a large house for people to come to listen to its story
D．a house with a history of nearly two hundred years
2．We learn from the reading that ______．
A．Smithson built the house for wild wood parties
B．many important people had been to Foulsham House
C．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here
D．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea
3．The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, ' means '______'．
A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library
B．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall
C．The library was built in the park by the river
D．Books about the park and the river can be read in the library
4．Which of the following is true?
A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house．
B．The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house．
C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go．
D．There is some parking behind the house．
5．We can infer(推断) that Harvey ______．
A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern life
B．wants people to know the history of the house
C．wants to sell the house
D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needs
KEY: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C
中考英语阅读训练（006）
John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill． He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five． He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five． He thought, "It's a little bit earlier． I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．"
Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet． He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．
Suddenly he heard a girl crying． He came up to her and asked some questions． Then he knew she got lost． John tried to find out her address and took her home． The girl's parents were very thankful．
Then John hurried to the doctor's． The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late． Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word—"Sorry! "
1．John drove to the doctor's ______．
A．late B．on time C．in time D．in no time
2．John went to the square to ______．
A．spend the time B．enjoy himself
C．see the children and the women D．help the girl
3．The girl cried because ______．
A．someone hit her B．she fell off her bike C．her parents were angry with her D．she didn't find the way home
4．At last John got to the doctor's at ______．
A．twenty to five B．twenty past five
C．five o'clock D．forty past five
5．From the story, we know John is a ______．
A．busy person B．quiet person
C．helpful person D．lucky person

KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C

中考英语阅读训练（007）
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

KEY: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A

中考英语阅读训练（008）
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. "
1. 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 hav