中考英语专项训练——阅读理解(一)Mr King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefullyand can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from severalaccidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen oftenspeak highly of him.Mr. Baker, one of his friends, works a factory outside the city. It’s far from hishouse and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in themorning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the youngman will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy acar, but he hasn’t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went tothe flea() market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said hewanted to have a trial () drive, the seller agreed. He called Mr. King andasked him to help him.Mr. King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in themorning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and itworked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing, the lightsturned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman whowas crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop, but the car went onuntil it hit a big tree by thr road.“Didn’t you hear me?” the policeman asked angrily.“Yes, I did, sir,” said Mr. King , “ since it doesn’t listen to me, can it obey you?( ) 1. Mr. King is paid more because he __________.


A. always drives very slowly B. is not afraid of danger C. had driven for years D. drives very well( ) 2. Mr. Baker went to the flea market to _________.A. buy a second-hand car B. have a trial drive C. choose a new car D. sell his old car( ) 3. Mr. King tried to stop the car when _________A. he saw an old woman crossing the street B. he saw a big treeC. the traffic lights turned red D. the policeman shouted angrily at him( ) 4. Which of the following is true?A. Mr. King will be sent away if he keeps being late B. Mr. Baker can’t afford to buy an old carC. Mr. King didn’t hear the policeman D. Something was wrong with the car(二)It costs millions of dollars to train and send astronauts (宇航员) into space.Very few countries can afford this.American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20,000,000 US dollars to theRussian Space Agency (俄罗斯宇航局) to into space. He visited theInternational (国际的) Space Station. His trip, making him the first ever spacetourist, took eight days. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking atthe earth and listening to music on his once-in-a-lifetime trip.After landing safely back on the earth, Mr Tito thought the trip was worth themoney. The only difficulty he had was walking but this is normal (正常的) foranyone who's been in zero gravity(地心引力).


Mr Tiro received training before he left. He also helped to cook food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was allowed to go. The money Mr Tito gave the Russians paid for 20% of their annual budget(年度预算).( )1.How much money did Dennis Tito pay to the Russian Space Agency to go into space?A. Two million US dollars. B. Twenty million US dollars~C. Two hundred million US dollars. D. Two billion US dollars.( )2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Dennis Tito didn’t think the trip was worth the money.B. Dennis Tito was not allowed to take photos on the space station.C. Dennis Tito spent eight hours on the space station.D. Dennis Tito received training before he flew into space.( )3.Why did the Russians want Dennis Tito to go into space?A. They wanted to work with an American B. They wanted him to take photos earth.C. They wanted his money: D. They wanted him to cook for the nauts while m space.（三） Postcard From CanadaDear Weihan,Hi from Canada！ We are having a wonderful holiday. We haven't seen a bearyet, but there are bears and deer in the forests around the lake where we'restaying. The bears often go to the rubbish dump (垃圾场) to look for food.Perhaps we'll go to see them at the dump. We will need to be careful


because bears are quite dangerous. They will attack if you surprise them, sopeople carry bells(铃铛) when they are out walking to warn the bears away.On our first night we saw a fireworks (烟火)show. It doesn't get dark hereuntil 10 o'clock, so it was a really late night for us.Today I had a very short swim in the lake. It was cold .The weather has been sunny, but not like the weather at home.Bye for now. We will be home next week.( )1. Lingnan thinks that the probable place to see a bear will be_______.A. in the forest B. at the dump C. by the lake D. on the mountain( )2. Lingnan thinks that bears are most dangerous when they______. A. hear bells ring B. see the deer C. are surprised by people D. are looking for food( )3. Lingnan went to bed very late on the first night because he______. A. swam in the lake B. just arrived in Canada C. went to see the bear D. watched a fireworks show( )4. From the postcard, we can tell that Lingnan_______.A. has seen a bear B. has seen a deer C. is enjoying his holiday D. is travelling with Weihan( )5. From the postcard we can infer(推 断) that the weather “at home” is_______.A. sunny and warm B. cold and cloudy C. sunny but cold D. windy and cold(四)“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, anunknown person who lived in Rome in AD() 53 wrote it


We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even changeour lives.But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?Picture this, You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Yourmobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen,the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly thecomputer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up allnight to get it done. How happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave upfeeling stressed () and tired. Why do you think people who live far away fromnoisy cities, who have no telephones, no car, not even any electricity oftenseem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without allthe inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, andgrandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomans, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940shouse. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobilephones.The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficultlife becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, becausethere was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticedthat his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(), beer-drinkinggranny, to one who cooked things”( ) 1. The writer uses the quote(“”) at the beginning of the story to_________.A. tell us a truth about our live B. tell us what life was like long time ago


C. point out what causes such a thing to happenD. point out that you experience some big problems and they maybe the same( ) 2. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that newinventions _. A. have speeded up our lives B. have improve the quality of our lives C. may make people feel very happy D. may bring people some trouble( ) 3. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because_________ A. they loved to live simple lives B. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them( ) 4. According to the passage, which id NOT right? A. People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier B. An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better C. The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house D. With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired( ) 5. The passage is mainly about __________ A. problems with technology B. improvements of our lives withtechnology C. changes happening to technology D. the importance of technology“ (五)China wants to build its own space station over the next 15 years, “ SaidWang Yongzhi, one the famous scientists working on the manned(载人的)space programme. Wang said this while he was speaking to some 100 high


school students from Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao on Sunday. That wasreported by Monday’s Beijing News.China has spent 18 billion yuan on its manned space programme in the past11 years and has make great progress(进步). Last October, Yang Liwei, anastronaut(宇航员), flew around the earth 14 times, which is well-known allover the world . Wang said, “ Because China doesn’t have enough moneynow, it does not plan to send an astronaut to the moon, but to send up asatellite(卫星) that moves around the moon.”Wang, who is now 72 years old, is an important member of China’s mannedspace programme since 1992.( )1. What happened last October according to the passage?A. China built its own space station B. A Chinese astronaut flew around the earthC. A Chinese astronaut landed on the moon. D. China sent up a satellite to the moon.( )2. What can we learn about Wang Yongzhi?A. He is also an astronaut. B. He is a college teacher.C. He is a scientist working on computers. D. He has worked on the manned space programme for about 12years.( )3. Wh7y doesn’t China plan to send an astronaut to the moon now?A. Because it isn’t important to do so. B. Because China doesn’t have such astronauts.C. Because there is no need for that. D. Because china isn’t so rich now.（六）


When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are sixways to make you feel good about yourself. 1) Look in the mirror and say toyourself, "I am a special person and there's no on