1、中考英语阅读理解专项训练An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother， “O
2、nly a miracle can save him now，“ the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore （药店） with the money in her hand.“And what do you want？“ asked the salesman. “Its for my little brother，“ the girl answered. “Hes really，
3、 really sick and I want to buy a miracle.“ “Pardon ？“ said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？“ “We dont sell a miracle here， child. Im sorry，“ the salesman said with a smile. “List
4、en ， if it isnt enough， I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.“A well-dressed man heard it and asked， “What kind of a miracle does your brother need？“I dont know，“ she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an opera-tion. But my daddy cant
5、pay for it， so I have brought all my money.“How much do you have？ “ asked the man. “$ 1.11， but I can try and get some more，“ she answered.“Well ， what luck，“ smiled the man. “$ 1.11， the price of a miracle for little brothers.“He took up the girls hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want t
6、o see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.“That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong， a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was home again. How much did the miracle cost？根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. What
7、was the trouble in the little girls family？A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B.2. In the eye of the little girl， a miracle might be _.A. something interesting B. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicine D. some good food3. Th
8、e little girl said again and again “I can try and get some more.“ That shows _.A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refusedC. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get4. What made the miracle happen？A. The girls love for her brother. B. The girls
9、money.C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell.5. From the passage we can infer （推断） that _.A. The doctor didnt ask for any payB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought答案与解析1. 选 D.根据第
10、1段中的All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money可知答案。2. 选C. 由于这个小女孩的家很穷，而她的兄弟又病得那样重，所以她的父亲说Only a miracle can save him now，小女孩听了之后便翻出她所有的“ 积蓄“ 去药店购买miracl e ，由此可 见，小女孩可能 认为miracle 是一种什么很神奇的药。注：miracle 的实际意思是“ 奇迹“ ，Only a miracle can save him now的意思是“ 只有出现奇迹才可能救得了他“ 。3. 选B. 根据上下文语境， I
11、 can try and get some more 后其实省略了money 一词，句意 为“ 我会想办法弄更多钱来的“ 。因为小女孩担心自己的钱 不够而买不到miracle ，所以反复对药店老板和那位穿着讲究的人说这句话，其意思显然是希望自己不遭到拒绝。4. 选A. 根据文章内容，用排除法可知只有选项A 最佳。即是这个小女孩对其兄弟的爱感动了著名医生Carlton Armstrong先生，从而出现“ 奇迹“ ，使她的兄弟 获救。5. 选A. 因为这个小女孩的家很穷，就是因为支付不起昂贵的医疗费才会有奇迹一说，而最后小女孩的兄弟确实是康复了，显然医生并没有要求他们家支付医疗费。Christma
12、s Eve means a warm get-together with friends， a candlelight dinner ， or perhaps a celebration at a pub（酒馆） for students. But， for Cai Yingjie ， the night has a different meaning： helping beggars（乞丐） and the homeless （people without homes）。Cai ， who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua， could be fo
13、und at Beijings Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar ， she took the cold， rough hands of the woman with her warm， clean hands， and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves（手套）。The woman was surprised for a few seconds， then
14、burst into tears， saying “for the first time I feel respected（尊重） “ 。Cai said， “A beggars life is very hard. Thats why I want to help them.“ Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday， visiting 15
15、 beggars in Beijings Haidian District.They brought bread and gloves with them， and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.“I know the activity cant help much， but its meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homel
16、ess who have been neglected for so long，“ said Sun ， head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.“根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students？A. Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.B. Getting together with friends.C. Showing care to the beggars an
17、d the homeless.D. Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.2. What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected“？A. The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.B. The beggar hasnt been shown care for so long.C. The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.D. This is the
18、first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.3. What did each beggar feel when they received greetings？A. Sad. B. Amazed.C. Frightened. D. Proud.4. The word “neglected“ in the last passage means _.A. protected B. foundC. taken care of D. given no enough care答案与解析1. 选C. 第1段的最后一句helping beggars （乞
19、丐） and the homeless（people without homes）。 就是他们的决定，即去帮助那些乞丐和无家可归的人，给他们以关爱。答案 选C.2. 选B. 根据第3段中的 woman所说的话：for the first time I feel respected（尊重）。 我们可以推断出：乞丐们有太长的 时间没人关心了。故答案 为B.3. 选B. 在第6段中有这样一句Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise. 而B 选项 中Amazed 的同义表达就是surprised ，所以答案为B.4. 选D. 本文讲述了14个清华
20、学子在平安夜帮助流浪汉和乞丐们的故事。这些流浪汉和乞丐们都感到十分的意外和温暖，我们由此可推断他们应该是长期given no enough care（被忽 视的）原因。这样我们就可以排除A 、B 、 C 三项，最后正确答案为D.What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape ？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage.Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Kno
21、wing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes， but not lifts.From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible ， learn the best way of leaving by win
22、dows with the least chance of serious injury.The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to
23、stay in a burning building.Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（渗） into the room.On a second or third floor
24、， the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥） might end in injury. Bushes（灌木丛） and grass can help to break a fall.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. It is important to _.A. put out the fire in the burni
25、ng house B. know the ways to escape the fireC. jump off a burning house D. keep the door closed2. It is possible to escape through the windows _.A. if there are some bushes on the ground B. if you are strong enoughC. if you live on a lower floor D. If you have a long rope3. Which of the following es
26、caping way is NOT right？ _.A. You can escape though stairways. B. You can choose fire escapes.C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. D. Use a lift to come down at once.4. Open the window so that _ if the building is on fire.A. you can get fresh air B. you can call for helpC. you can easil
27、y jump off D. you can be seen first5. The best title of the passage is _.A. Escaping from the Windows B. Save Yourself in the Burning HouseC. Knowledge on Fire D. Waiting for Help答案与解析1. 选B. 从句子It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family，可知，当房子着火后，最重要的是你要知道th
28、e ways to escape the fire（逃生方式），故答案 选B.2. 选C. 在短文的第2段说到from the lower floors of building escaping through windows is possible.故选C.3. 选D. 在短文中特别强调在大火发生时，人们可以从 stairways 和 fire escapes逃生， but not lifts（但不能从电梯），因为那是相当危险的。4. 选A. 在短文的第5段提到了可keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air可知。
29、5. 选B. 通读全文后，短文的大意很明 显，在着火的大楼中自救的方法应是短文的主题，故 选B.Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana， Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning， she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for
30、daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant get enough clean water to keep healthy.Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days， we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important na
31、tural resourceon the earth.Water covers 70% of the earths surface。 But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earths surface.You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogas. But that doesnt mean you dont have to worry about wa
32、ter. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars， factories ， farms and homes make our rivers， lakes， and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish， too. Now， 34% of all kinds of fish are dying
33、out.How do cars and factories make our water dirty？ First， they pollute the air. Then， when it rains， the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain， called acid rain， is also bad for plants， animals and buildings.Scientists say that in 30 years， more than half of the peopl
34、e in the world wont have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water：Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters each month.Leaky taps（漏水的龙头） waste a lot of water. Fix them righ
35、t away！You can easily cut your 10-minute showers（沐浴） in half-and youll be just as clean.When you wash dishes， dont let the water run.Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isnt full， youre wasting water！根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Every morning Napoga went to get
36、clean water _.A. before she went to school B. after she finished schoolC without going to school D. after she played with her friends2. On the earth， _.A. sea water is widely used than fresh waterB. there is very little water for our livingC. there is 71% of fresh waterD. we dont need to worry about
37、 water3. Acid rain _.A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesnt do harm to people， but its bad for plants，animals and buildingsD. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to ani-mals，plants and buildings4. Which of the following wastes water？A. We need ten minutes if we
38、want a clean shower.B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.D. Dont let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.5. Whats the main idea of the passage？A. Something must be done to prevent water form be-ing polluted.B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.C. Its time to take care of the water we use.D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.
