篇一：2016中考英语阅读理解精选练习题及答案
英语阅读理解练习题附参考答案
阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
(一)
Where is Love? How can we find Love?
Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman,s son was also surprised at his mother,s pleasure and asked why.
“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.” If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.
( A. looking for a seat in the park B. passing the street
C. looking at some birds D. having a pizza
( A. the old woman still felt hungryB. he wanted to see the smile again
C. he didn,t like the drink D. the old woman paid him for it
( .
A. after the little boy went home B. before it grew dark
C. when she was drinking CokeD. after the little boy hugged her
( )4.The boy,when the door opened.
A. pleased B. sad C. unhappyD. angry
( )5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The little boy failed to find Love.
B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.
C. The little boy decided never to go home.
D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.
(二)
Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn’t found. Dick’s mother left her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The
woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑)for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, “Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?” “Yes, we do, sir, ” answered the shopkeeper. “Is it as expensive as the new one?”
“No, it’s much cheaper,” said the man. “But another name was engraved (刻) on it.” “It doesn’t matter, ” said Dick. “My aunt couldn’t read. ”
()1.If A. Dick’s father could catch no fish in winterB. Dick’s father had a boat in winter
C. Dick’s father had to look after him in winter D. no food was sold in winter
(A. she was richB. his father asked her
C. she was kind-hearted D. the boy loved her
(.
A. marry a wifeB. give his aunt nice presents
C. buy a farm D. build a house
(.
A. she felt lonely B. she was often ill
C. she had no children D. with her help he grew up
(A. he had enough money to buy a new one
B. his aunt couldn’t read whose name was engraved
C. his aunt wasn’t going to mind it
D. nobody knew what his aunt’s name was
(三)
Hey had studied in a university before he came back to his hometown. He thought he had lots of knowledge and he was supercilious(目中无人).
At first he was easily given a job in a bank. But he couldn,t get on well with his workmates and often made mistakes. And soon he was sent away. Then he found a job in a post office, but he still couldn't be competent(适任) at it and before long he had to leave. After he had lost the work, his life got worse and worse and he was often worried about food and clothes. When he hardly asked for some food in the street, a friend of his aunt,s felt pity for him and asked him to work in his restaurant. Of course he didn,t like the work at all but it was much better than being hungry. He had to work there.
One day a young beautiful woman came into the restaurant. She wanted two eggs, some chicken and a glass of milk. Hey thought she wore beautiful clothes but didn,t have much knowledge. When he was taking the milk to her, he found there was a fly in the milk, but he still bring it to the woman. As soon as he left her table, he heard her crying behind.
“What,s in my milk, waiter?”the woman shouted at him.
“Haven,t you seen it,s a fly, madam?”asked Hey.
“It,s terrible!”the woman said angrily.
“Don,t be angry, madam,” Hey said quietly. “It,s too small. It can,t drink much of your milk!”
()1.Why was Hey supercilious? Because .
A. he was richB. he thought he knew much more than others
C. he could be competent at all the workD. he came from a big family
()2.Why was Hey sent away from the bank? Because .
A. he didn’t like there B. he couldn’t get on well with his workmates
C. he was careless in his workD. B and C
()3.Why did the man tell Hey to work in his restaurant? Because A. he liked the young manB. he needed a learned man
C. he wanted to help the young man D. the young man had lots of knowledge
()4.Hey didn’.
A. he didn’t like the young woman B. he knew her well
C. he hoped she went outD. he hoped she could ask for another drink
()5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Hey wanted to find another piece of work.
B. Hey would soon be sent away again.
C. Hey would be given a piece of important work.
D. The manager would be afraid of Hey.
(四)
One day Jack’s wife was cleaning out a closet（壁橱）.
“Look at all these umbrellas,” she said to Jack. “There are eight and they are all broken.” “I’ll take them to the umbrella shop and have them mended,” Jack said.
Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. “They’ll be ready tomorrow,” the shopkeeper said.
That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. He sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor near her.
When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. “Hey!” the woman said. “That’s my umbrella!”
“I’m sorry,” Jack said, and at the same time he gave the umbrella to her. “I wasn’t thinking. Please excuse me.”
The next day he got back the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus.
As he sat down, a voice behind him said, “You certainly have a successful day!”
He turned around and saw the woman whose umbrella had almost been taken by him the day before.
()1.Jack’s wife found umbrellas in the closet.
A. eight brokenB. broken eight C. eight new D. new eight
(had the broken umbrellas mended in the umbrella shop.
A. Jack’s wife B. Jack C. The shopkeeper D. The old woman
()3.That evening the old woman’.
A. the shopkeeper B. Jack’s wifeC. Jack D. the driver
(.
A. in the shop B. at homeC. on the train D. on the bus
()5.Which of the following is True?
A. Jack had an umbrella shop.
B. The woman’s umbrella was Jack’s.
C. The woman thought Jack was a thief.
D. Jack bought eight umbrellas from the shop again.
（五）
2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut（初次登台）on October23, 2002 and got 6 points（得分）for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points is another game. Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basket-ball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He asked that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don’t think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy（活力）to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
( A.22 B.23 C.24D.26
(.
A. playing in the NBA was difficultB. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
C. he was an NBA star D. it was boring to play basketball
(.
A. speak excellent English B. bring new energy to the Rockets
C. make NBA games easy D. face new challenge
()4.From the passage we can know that Yao Ming .
A. will work hard for his team
B. made the highest score in his first NBA game
C. can’t understand his teammates
D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself
(.
A. an advertisement B. a notice C. a news reportD. an instruction
(六)
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were n
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750,Hey Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.
(A. a fewB. nothing C. a little D. a lot
(.
A. wanted to leave London B. had big houses in London
C. became policemenD. came to live in London
()3.People didn’A. they had no moneyB. they were afraid of losing money
C. the city was not clean D. they liked homes
()4.The “Bow Street Runners”.
A. stopped people stealingB. stole money
C. paid people to stealD. stopped people riding horses
()5.Today, police officers who ride horses are paid .
A. the same as their workmatesB. more than their workmates
C. half as much as their workmatesD. less than their workmates
(七)
Jill lived with her grandma. The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home.
As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her to work hard at her lessons. Jill had to listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her study. So she went to collage at last.
Now the girl has left college. She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr Brown’s company. She was sure Mr Brown would put her in an important position(位置).
On the first day the boss gave her a broom and said, “Your first work is to sweep the offices.” “What?” the girl called out in surprise,“I’m a college student, you know.”
“I’m sorry I don’t know that. Here, give me the broom and let me show you!”
()1.As Jill’.
A. the girl would live with her B. she did all the housework
C. she kept doing morning exerciseD. she could help her with her lessons
(.
A. she put her heart into her studyB. she had time to rest
C. she could play games D. she did not learn to do the housework
(.
A. she was strong, too B. she knew Mr Brown
C. she could do everythingD. she did well in her lessons
(, so she was surprised.
A. Mr Brown didn’t know Jill was a college student
B. Mr Brown didn’t know Jill was good at her subjects
C. Mr Brown didn’t like Jill at all
D. Mr Brown told Jill to be a cleaner
()5.Which of the following is WRONG?
A. Jill hoped to have an important job. B. Jill couldn’t do any housework at all.
C. Mr Brown had to say sorry to Jill. D. Jill graduated from a college.
(八)
When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it with the help of words. We can also do it in many other ways, too. Sometimes we move our heads up and down when we want to say “yes”, and we shake our heads when we want to say “no ”. Some people can’t hear or speak. They talk with the help of gestures（手势）.People from other countries often have to do it
篇二：中考英语阅读理解练习题及答案
中考阅读理解真题专项训练
一.
In the early 1990s,the word‖ Internet‖ was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become a useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication in the history of mankind（人类）Communicating with others on the Internet is much faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of the Internet. We can use search engines to find the information we need. Just type in a keyword or keywords and the search engine will give us a list of suitable websites to look at.
We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting chat rooms or surfing （浏览）websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films.Now ,there is a lot of service on the Internet such as online banking ,job finding and ticket buying. We can also do shopping and find nearly all kinds of goods. Sometimes we
can find something that is quite good but very cheap.
1.How many main advantages of the Internet are talked about in the passage?
A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.
2.What fact doesn‘t the passage provide?
A. We can find almost anything we want to know on the Internet.
B. Some games on the Internet are free.
C. We can buy most things we need on the Internet.
D. Goods on the Internet are more expensive than those in real shops.
3.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A. Online Shopping
B. Exchanging Information on the Internet
C. The Advantages of the Internet
D. Surfing the Websites on the Internet
答案: BDC
（2010.四川省自贡市 第 三部分 阅读理解B 满分10分）
You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening Experience study here.In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn‘t know how different Textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.When I first studied English, I was told to say, ―I am fine.‖ when people say ―How are you?‖But in the US, I found that people say, ―I am good.‖ or ―I am tired.‖One day, someone greeted me with ―What‘s up?‖It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled Because I didn‘t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try Every possible way to get their skin paler, or ―whiter.‖I also surprised by how hard-working .US students are .In China, schoolwork is almost everything ,so we study hard and that‘ it. But here,a ―good‖ student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.The kids here are so talented ,I am starting to be sorry that I gave up
playing the piano at an early age and
that I have never thought about sports.
4.According to the writer, textbook English is _________everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult than
5.What does the word ―tan ‖in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese?
A晒黑 B晒白 C 能量
6.A good US student spends his/her time ________.
A. only in doing homework
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies ,sports or music and public work
7.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer is now in US.
B. American girls love to have white skin.
C.US students are talented and hard-working.
8.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. My Own Travel in the US
B. My Studying in the US
C. My Opinion about the US
答案:AACBB
（2010江苏省南京市 三、阅读理解D,10分）
People often say that the Englishman‘s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train?have you marked the space around yourself as your? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.Once I was travelling on
篇三：2016年中考英语话题阅读理解专项练习10 日常活动(含答案)
10 日常活动
一、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）
A
Dear Mr. and Mrs. King,
Welcome to our neighborhood. I'm very glad that you and your family become our
neighbors. However, I am sorry to say you have brought some trouble to us. Mr. King, would you
please not play the drum late into the night? We can't fall asleep until you stop it. Mrs. King, you early morning? And your son Peter is playing with balls at home all day. Would you please ask
him not to play there? There is a big playground in front of our building. What more, your
daughter Emma plays music too loud. She makes so much noise. My little baby starts to cry as
soon as Emma plays the crazy music. Thank you for your understanding!
Yours,
Ellen
1. From the letter, we know that there are people in Peter's family.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
2. Which of the following is not the reason that the writer complains?
A. Mr. King plays the drum late into the night B. Emma plays music too loud C. The bird sings too loud in the early morning D. Peter plays with balls at home all day
3. The underlined word “energetic” in the passage means “”.
A. 精力充沛的 B. 活泼的 C. 令人厌烦的 D. 疯狂的
4. Who sings loud in the early morning?
A. Mr. King. B. Mrs. King. C. Emma. D. The early bird.
5. What's the purpose of the letter?
A. To know more about the new neighbor. B. To make friends with the new neighbor.
C. To ask the new neighbor for help. D. To tell the new neighbor not to make noise anymore.
B
sights. But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it's also easy to become angry. Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed. I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I have to deal with every day, it would have been wonderful.
I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know. Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck. So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food.
I was in line at Taco Bell and the line was like a long snake! Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in(汽车停靠) and was stuck(被困住) in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn't be able to get out. So I backed up (倒车) and waved her into my place in the front of the line.
I was surprised that this young girl did not say thanks. I was a little unhappy about it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change. After the girl received her food and drove away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad but hungry, and the employee said, “Hi, that girl just paid for your food.”
That food was the most satisfying nourishment(营养品) my body had ever taken! If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say “Thank you!”
6. The underlined part “very over populated” probably means “”.
A. 环境嘈杂的 B. 人口密集的 C. 交通拥挤的 D. 水源污染的
7. From the first paragraph, we can infer(推断) that the story happened in A. England B. Canada C. Australia D. America
8. What happened to the author according to the passage?
A. He remained lying in bed all the morning. B. He didn't feel well after drinking a cup of coffee. C. He made room for a girl who jumped the queue. D. He had a quarrel with a girl who didn't stand in line.
9. How did the young girl show her thanks to the author?