中考英语阅读理解经典篇章及答案
一、北京四中2009-20XX年度初三第一学期期中试题 (This is a true story)
On a January morning Joel with the other fishermen got on a fishing boat. The first few hours on the sea were not ___1____. Then there was a terrible storm. The storm lasted for 22 days. When it stopped, they found their fishing nets were ___2____. The engine and the radio didn’t work. There was no food, and there was no drinking water.
The men talked to each other, “How can we live on the sea?” Without their nets, the men couldn’t fish. But they could ___3____ out of the boat and catch big turtles(海龟). They needed protection(遮挡) from the sun and rain, so they built a simple roof. The roof ____4___ rainwater, too. The men could drink rainwater ___5____ the roof.
For the next five ___6____ the men ate turtles－when they caught them. They drank rainwater－when it rained. ___7____ there was no food and no water, and sometimes they thought they were going to die soon.
Joel wrote a letter to his wife, “My dear Edith, ” Joel wrote, “____8___ I die, I hope someone will send you this letter. Then you will know ___9____ I died. I had the best in life－a great woman and beautiful children. I love you really.”
Ten days ___10____, on June 15, a Japanese boat found them.
___11____ sent Joel’s letter to his wife. He showed it to her himself. Joel will always keep the letter. The letter, he says, ___12____ him remember. “On the sea I found that I love my wife and children very, very much. My family is everything to me. I don’t want to forget that.”
1. A. unusual 2. A. broken 3. A. leave 4. A. saved 5. A. in
B. unlucky B. missed
C. quiet
D. safe
D. left
C. gone
B. work B. held
C. come C. got
D. reach D. carried
D. below
B. from
C. under
6. A. hours 7. A. Often 8. A. While
B. days B. Only
C. weeks C. Once
D. months
D. Suddenly
B. Before C. If D. Since
9. A. why 10. A. later
B. how B. ago
C. where C. before
D. when D. past
D. Nobody
11. A. Somebody 12. A. lets
B. Anybody
C. Everyday
B. has C. helps
D. hopes
中考英语阅读理解经典篇章
二、08浙江高考D
For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding（重击）running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts.” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week; it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
52. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.
A. jogging became very popular
B. people jogged only during the daytime D. jogging provided a chance to get together B. Back problems D. physical weaknesses B. He was very fond of it.
C. Alex organized an army of joggers A. heart attacks
53. The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____.
C. famous joggers
54. What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?
A. He felt it was worth a try.
C. He was strongly against it.
D. He thought it must be painful.
B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting. D. He was worried about being left alone.
55. Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?
A. He disliked doing exercise outside. C. He was afraid of having a heart attack. A. not everyone enjoys jogging
B. he is the only person who hates jogging
C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.
56. From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.
三、08浙江高考E
A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.
On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机) as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment. As a result, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the “what-I –can do environmentalism(环境保护主义).”
On the other side are people who are against drying clothes outside, arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant to look at. They have persuaded Homeowners Associations (HOAs) across the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, because clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood. This had led to a Right-to-Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect people’s right to use clotheslines.
So far, only three states have laws to protect clothesline. Right-to-Dry supporters argue that there should be move. Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of eco-conscious(有生态意识的) person who feeds his trees with bathwater and reuses water drops from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But on July 9, 2007, the HOA in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told him that a dissatisfied neighbor had telephoned them about him clothesline. The Recks paid no attention to the warning and still dried their clothes on a line in the yard. “Many people say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands,” says Reck. The local HOA has decided not to take any action, unless more neighbors come to them.
North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do. But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor neighborhoods. They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford dryers, housing prices will fall.
Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary, and in view of global warming, that idea needs to change. As they say, “The clothesline is beautiful”. Hanging clothes outside should be encouraged. We all have to do at least something to slow down the process of global warming.”
57. One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying is that ____.
A. clothes dryers are more efficient C. clothes dryers are energy-saving
B. clothesline drying reduces home value
D. clothesline drying is not allowed in most U.S. states B. He is an impolite man.
D. He is a man of social responsibility. B. Environmentalists.
D. Reck’s dissatisfied neighbors.
58. Which of the following best describes Matt Reck? A. He is a kind-hearted man. C. He is and experienced gardener. 59. Who are in favor of clothesline drying? A. Housing businesses. C. Homeowners Associations. 60. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. Clothesline drying: a way to save energy and money. B. Clothesline drying: a lost art rediscovered. C. Opposite opinions on clothesline drying. D. Different varieties of clotheslines.