2010年中考英语阅读理解考前强化训练5

　　（9）

　　Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. Theyre both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

　　Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

　　I cant understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利) Uncle Li asked one day.

　　The tractor was too small Uncle Wang said without thinking. Well carry more apples on a truck next time!

　　I agree! said Uncle Li. How foolish (傻的) we were !

　　1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

　　A. they hope to save money

　　B. theyre both poor

　　C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

　　D. theyre not far from their farms

　　2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

　　A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

　　C. meet their friends D. make a profit

　　3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

　　A. theirs werent as good as the others

　　B. theirs were much less than the others

　　C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

　　D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

　　4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

　　A. they had sustained losses in business

　　B. they had lost some money in the city

　　C. something was wrong with the tractor

　　D. other people profited in the city

　　5. Which of the following is true?

　　A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

　　B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

　　C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

　　D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

　　KEY: BDCAC

　　（10）

　　On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.

　　Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.

　　Of course, Father Christmas isnt real. In Jim and Kates house, Father Christmas is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesnt climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesnt do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who Father Christmas really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.

　　1. Christmas Eve is __________.

　　A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day

　　C. Christmas Day D. the night before Christmas Day

　　2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.

　　A. into childrens hats B. into childrens stockings

　　C. under childrens beds D. into childrens shoes

　　3. When the children were very young, __________.

　　A. they didnt know who Father Christmas was

　　B. they knew that Father Christmas wasnt real

　　C. they thought their father was Father Christmas

　　D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings

　　4. When the children are older, they __________.

　　A. know that Father Christmas is real

　　B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents

　　C. know that Father Christmas is really their father

　　D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend

　　5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.

　　A. chimney B. back door C. front door D. window.

　　KEY: DBACA