初中英语中考辅导资料

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中考英语阅读训练（014）







In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．

A．a third    B．half    C．two thirds    D．a fourth

2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．

A．sand       B．water   C．wind          D．forests

3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．

A．7,000 kilometers      B．1,700 kilometers

C．7,000 meters          D．400 kilometers

4．Trees must be grown in ______.

A．China      B．the USA     C．some countries    D．every part of the world

5．______ will make the world better．

A．The Great Wall       B．Tall buildings

C．Great Green Walls    D．Flowers and grass

KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C

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中考英语阅读训练（015）







The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don’t you answer my question？Didn’t I tell you what water is like？”

Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．

“I’m sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That’s a problem．

1．The students were having their _______ class．

A．English   B．Chinese     C．chemistry  D．maths

2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．

A．water      B．air        C．earth      D．weather

3．A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”

A．white      B．black      C．clean      D．clear

4．Most of the children _______ the boy．

A．agreed with              B．wrote to

C．heard from               D．sent for

5．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．

A．more and more            B．less and less

C．cleaner and cleaner      D．dirtier and dirtier

KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．D

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中考英语阅读训练（016）







“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 meaning．

“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

KEY: 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D

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中考英语阅读训练（017）







A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．

Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”

“Oh yes，I’d love that．”

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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1．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．

A．Paul received an expensive car

B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car

D．he was walking around the car

2．From the story we can see the urchin ________．

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5．The best name of the name story is _________．

A．A Christmas Present

B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That

D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

KEY: 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C

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中考英语阅读训练（018）







Dreams

"Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some sci-entists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we wake up with a good feel-ing from a dream. But often we can't re-member the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) quickly from memory (记忆).

Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1. It may be less important to sleep than to__.

A. think    B. dream    C. work    D. study

2. Dreams and films are usually ____.

A. very long            B. in colour

C. about work           D. very sad

3. Why do some people often dream about their work?

A. Because they are tired in the daytime.

B. Because they are not interested in their work.

C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D. Because they have too much work to do.

4. The main idea of the story is that ____.

A. what dream is

B. people like to sleep

C. dreams are like films

D. we always remember dreams

Key:1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A

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中考英语阅读训练（019）







A Faithful Dog

More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.

One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed.

When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.

"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.

"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.

The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.

The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.

If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.

1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___.

A. Scotland    B. England

C. Ireland     D. Wales

2. The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving.

A. watch the door

B. take care of his baby at home

C. welcome his friends

D. stop the strangers

3. The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting.

A. glad    B. fearful  C. afraid   D. tired

4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's ____.

A. jaws    B. paws     C. head     D. Both A and C.

5. The Prince never smiled again because __

A. the wolf was killed by Gelert

B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain

C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

D. Gelert had killed his baby son

Key:l. D 2. B 3. A 4. D  5. C

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中考英语阅读训练（020）







A Different Roast Every Day

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.

He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."

"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."

Four days later he returned home.

"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?"

"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."

"Oh, what?"

"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."

"Fresh meat is the best."

"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."

"Lucky you!"

"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

"A different roast every day," Jack said.

" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

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1. Where did Alan work? He worked ___.

A. on a farm                   B. at a school

C. in a restaurant             D. in an office in a city

2. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?

He usually spent his holiday ___.

A. by the seaside              B. in the country

C. in the mountains            D. on an island

3. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.

A. he lived near there

B. he had a good friend there

C. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside

D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country

4. How many days did he stay on the farm?

A. A few days.    B. A week.    C. Three days.    D. Four days.

5. What made Alan return so soon?

A. He fell ill.

B. The air there was not fresh.

C. The prices were too high.

D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

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