09年中考英语单项突破阅读3

09年中考英语单项突破阅读3

Passage B

(B)

Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet? Tom answered, No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears (撕) my ticket to pieces.

6. Tom wanted to buy ________ when the girl asked him.

A. the second ticket B. the third ticket

C. the fourth ticket D. the fifth ticket

7. The big boy stopped Tom at the door because ________.

A. it was the big boy's job B. the big boy didn't like Tom

C. the big boy didn't know Tom D. Tom didn't buy tickets at all

8. The big boy was ________ at the cinema.

A. a bookseller B. a policeman

C. a shopkeeper D. a worker

9. From the story we know ________.

A. the little boy had a lot of money

B. the little boy knew nothing about the cinema

C. the big boy wasn't friendly to Tom

D. the girl wanted to get more money

10. Which of the following is Not true in the passage?

A. Tom bought the tickets for himself.

B. Tom didn't go to the cinema before.

C. Tom was too young to make friends

D. Tom had no friend at the cinema.

参考答案:CADBC

Passage C

(C)

From age eight to eleven, I attended a small school in Bath, England. It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to (根据) age. For the most part, one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class. However, sometimes the headmaster, Mr. Ronald Broaches, would come in and spend an hour or so, teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested. He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor (幽默感) and would delight in telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. He was a very fair man and had a great influence (影响) on many of the children. In my own case, I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles (难题). He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket, often with a puzzle already on it. The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical. As time went on, they slowly got more difficult, but I loved them. Not only that, they made me interested in math and problem solving that stays with me to this day. They also served to show me that intellectual (智力的) activity was rewarding when the correct answers were found, but perhaps more importantly it was great fun. To this day, I can remember Mr. Broaches' cheerful cry of Well done! whenever I got a problem right. The simple communication (交流) with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life. I shall forever be thankful that our paths crossed. Mr. Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Unluckily, I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt later that he had heard of my success and I will always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.

11. There were ________ children in each class when Richard was in the school in Bath, England.

A.4 B. 8

C.11 D. 25

12. From the text, we can learn that ________.

A. the puzzles made the students laugh

B. the students were afraid of the headmaster

C. the puzzles made Richard enjoy math

D. the headmaster never taught in the school

13. The writer felt sorry because ________.

A. Mr. Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize

B. he didn't express his thanks before Mr. Broaches died

C. he couldn't find Mr. Broaches after he grew up

D. Mr. Broaches didn't know his success

14. What is the best title (标题) for the text?

A. The Story of Mr. Broaches

B. The Story of Richard J. Roberts

C. My Early School Life

D. An Important Teacher in My Life

参考答案:DCBD

Unit Two

Part one

Passage A

(A)

It was Sports Day at school. There were many races. Lots of parents were watching the children. There was a large crowd of people. Some girls were talking about the races. They were talking about who would win the 100 metres race. Peter heard the girls. He was eating a banana. He said, I shall win the race! I am the fastest runner! When he finished his banana, he threw the skin on the ground.

Mr. Lee shouted, 100 metres race for boys! Peter and the other boys went to the start of the race. The boys were ready now. Mr. Lee held up a gun (枪). He fired the gun in the air, and the race started. Peter ran very fast. He was winning the race easily. The crowd shouted, Hooray! Peter was near the end of the race. He was smiling, but then, suddenly, he put one foot on the banana skin. His foot slipped (滑), and he fell down. He fell in front of Sam. Sam fell down, too. Then Ben fell down. John was behind the others. He passed them carefully and ran on. At last John won the race.

Congratulations, John, said Miss Smith. You are the winner.

1. It was Sports Day ________.

A. in the shop B. in the office

C. at school D. at home

2. Some girls were talking about the ________.

A.races B. music

C.parties D. meetings

3. Peter threw the skin ________ when he finished the banana.

A. in the street B. on the ground

C. in the room D. on the floor

4. Mr. Lee shouted, 100 metres race for ________!

A.parents B. teachers

C.girls D. boys

5. How many people fell down?

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

参考答案:CABDC

Passage B

(C)

The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2, 1666. In four days it destroyed (毁灭) more than three quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包师) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread (蔓延) quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.

Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

The fire stopped only when the King finally asked people to destroy hundreds of building in the path (路线) of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new stone houses. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Paul's.

The fire destroyed the city, but after it London was a better place, a city for the future and not just of the past.

11. The word family in the passage means ________.

A. home B. children

C. wife and husband D. wife and children

12. It seems that writer of the passage was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A. some people lost their lives

B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C. many famous buildings were destroyed

D. the King's bakery was burned down

13. Why did the writer tell us what Samuel Pepys wrote about?

A. Because Pepys was not in London.

B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C. To show what the poor people did in the fire.

D. To give the readers a clearer picture of the fire.

14. How did the fire die out?

A. The King and his soldiers came to help.

B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C. Houses standing in the path of the fire were pulled down.

D. People tried to get enough water from the river.

15. Which of the following were reasons for the spread of the big fire?

(a) There was a strong wind.

(b) The streets were very narrow.

(c) Many houses were made of wood.

(d) There was not enough water in the city.

(e) People did not find the fire earlier.

A. (a) and (b) B. (a), (b) and (c)

C. (a), (b), (c) and (d) D. (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

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参考答案:BCDCB