精选中考英语阅读理解100篇三 11页

精选中考英语阅读理解100篇三 ‎36-52‎ 阅读理解（36）‎ 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成句子。 ‎ Our eating habits（习惯）are very important for good health and a strong body．There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice-cream，they are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal．If we eat them before a meal，they may take away our appetite（食欲）．It's important for us to eat our meal at regular（规律）time each day．When we feel worried or excited，we may not want to eat．A long time ago，in England，some judges（法官）often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread．If the man could not swallow（吞）the bread，it meant that he wasn't telling the truth．Though this seems strange and foolish，they thought it was a good way of finding out truth．A man who is worried about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry because he loses his appetite． ‎ ‎1．Good eating habits are very important for our _________． ‎ ‎2．The sweets and ice-cream may _________ our appetite，if we eat them before a meal． ‎ ‎3．A person may not want to eat when he feels _________ or _________． ‎ ‎4．The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth，he could _________． ‎ 参考答案：1．health 2．take away 3．worried，excited 4．not swallow the dry bread easily．‎ 阅读理解（37）‎ ‎1．根据短文内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。 ‎ Mr Howe worked in an office．He studied（研究）the old things and sometimes bought some for himself．So he got a lot of money．Eight years ago，when he was sixty-five，he retired（退休）．He needn't worry about food or clothes．He was busy before，but now he has enough time to rest．He loves playing ping-pong and spends most of his time on the game．He had never been ill until he had got a headache one day．He was taken to a hospital at once．The doctors looked him over carefully and did their best to save（救）him but he felt worse and worse．He made his son send for a witch（请巫婆来）． ‎ ‎“Do the people in heaven（天堂） play ping-pong，madam？”asked Mr Howe． ‎ ‎“I'm sorry I don't know，sir．”answered the witch．“Let me go and ask about it for you．” ‎ That evening the witch came and said，“I've just been to heaven，Mr Howe．I've brought two pieces of news to you．One is good and the other is bad．” ‎ ‎“Tell me the good news first，please．” ‎ ‎“Most of the people in heaven play ping-pong，”said the witch．“But you'll have a game there the day after tomorrow！” ‎ ‎1）Mr Howe is seventy-three now．（ ） ‎ ‎2）Mr Howe has little money，so he is poor．（ ） ‎ ‎3）As he rested very well all the time，Mr Howe has never been ill．（ ） ‎ ‎4）The doctors didn't do their best to save Mr Howe，so he felt worse and worse．（ ） ‎ ‎5）The bad news meant（意味着）Mr Howe would die（死）in two days．（ ） ‎ 参考答案：1）—5）T F F F T 阅读理解（38）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容回答下列问题。 ‎ Greenland is the largest island in the world．It is in the north of Europe（欧洲）． Near ‎ Greenland is another island．It is named Iceland（冰岛）．Do you think that Greenland is green and warm ？Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？If you do，you are wrong．Not more people live on the big island of Greenland．There are more people in your hom etown than those in all of Greenland．That is because Greenland is not green．Greenland is white．Most of the island is covered（被……覆盖） with lots of ice．The ice covering Greenland is higher than the world's tall buildings．What about Iceland？Is it colder than Greenland ？No，it isn't．Iceland has ice， but not so much as Greenland．Iceland has a lot of springs（泉），and they give out hot water and steam（蒸汽）．The climate（气候）is not as cold as Greenland．And there are a lot of people who live on Iceland． ‎ ‎1）Where is the largest island in the world？ ‎ ‎ _________________________________ ． ‎ ‎2）Which is the larger island，Iceland or Greenland？ ‎ ‎ _________________________________ ． ‎ ‎3）There are fewer people in Greenland than those in your hom etown，aren't there？ ‎ ‎ _________________________________ ． ‎ ‎4）What is most of Greenland covered with？ ‎ ‎ ________________________________ ． ‎ ‎5）Why isn't the climate in Iceland so cold as that in Greenland ？ ‎ ‎ _________________________________ ． ‎ 参考答案：1）It is in the north of Europe 2）Greenland 3） Yes ，there are 4）Lots of ice 5）Because Iceland has alot of springs（and they give out hot water and steam）． ‎ 阅读理解（39）‎ ‎ 阅读下面的短文，根据其内容，回答所提的问题。 ‎ Charles Dickens was born in ‎1812 in one of the small towns of England． ‎ When Dickens was nine years old， his father found a job in London and the family moved there．Later on his father was put in to prison（监狱）for owing（负债）．His mother could not supply（供应） enough food to him and his younger brothers and sisters．He had to do something for his family．He did some housework and looked after his brothers and sisters．Their life ‎ was hard，so he could not go to school． ‎ Only until his father was out of prison ，could Charles go to school．At that time he was already twelve．But he did not finish school．Two years later he began to work in a factory．‎ And he was a journalist（记者）and wrote for newspapers．The future writer often went to the library to read books．He read a lot．Then，at the age of twenty-two，Dickens began to write ‎ and he wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life．Dicken s died over a hundred years ‎ ago，but people are still reading his books with great interest． ‎ Questions： ‎ ‎1．What was Charles Dickens？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎2．How long did Dickens live in his hometown？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎3．Why couldn't Dickens go to school？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎4．When did Dickens begin to work？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎5．Where did Dickens read a lot？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1．从短文内容可以看出，他是一个伟大的英国作家。应回答：He was one of the greatest English writers． ‎ ‎2．“When Dickens was nine years old，his father found a job in London and the family moved there．”已经告诉我们，他在故乡生活了九年。该题的答案是：He lived there for nine years． ‎ ‎3．Dickens的父亲因负债累累，被关进了监狱，他当然得干一些家务事，照看弟弟妹妹。其答案是：He had to do some housework and look after his brothers and sisters at home． ‎ ‎4．Dickens在十二岁时才上学，两年后不得不辍学去工作，他自然是十四岁。故应回答：When he was fourteen，he began to work． ‎ ‎5．从文章内容来看，他是在图书馆里看了很多书的。该题应当这样回答：He read a lot in the library． ‎ 阅读理解（40）‎ ‎ 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 ‎ Of all the students of Grade Four， Bill is the tallest．He's thirteen，and of course，he's the oldest，too．But he's the worst and the most foolish（愚蠢的）．He can't answer the easiest questions in class． And he never passes the exams． ‎ But the boy is the strongest in his school．Even the boys in higher grades are afraid of him．So he leaves home with an empty bag．When he gets to school，his bag is full of fruit ‎ and cakes．Sometimes he brings some home．His mother，Mrs King，is always happy when she sees them．She praises（赞扬）her son ，for she can save some money． ‎ This morning，Mrs．King went shopping in the market．She saw an old man selling eggs there．She chose twenty-four but paid only for twenty．The old man was too busy to count（数）them． She hurried off and told her husband as soon as he came back for lunch． ‎ ‎“How clever you are！Mr．King said happily．And Bill was busy eating the eggs，so he didn't say a word． ‎ ‎“What's your favourite food，dear？asked Mr．King． ‎ ‎“Eggs，of course． ‎ ‎“Well，then，said the man，“Can you tell us what can lay eggs？ ‎ The boy thought for a while and said，“Hens，ducks，geese（鹅）．．．and．．． and mum ！ “Oh？But why？ ‎ ‎ “I often hear they call me‘BAD EGG’． ‎ ‎1．Bill never passes the exams because _____ ． ‎ ‎ A．he's the tallest of the children B．he's thirteen ‎ ‎ C．he doesn 't work hard at his lessons D．he is not the worst in the school ‎ ‎2．Why is Bill's bag full of fruit and cakes when he gets to school？ ‎ ‎ A．He buys them on his way to school． B．He makes the children give them to him ． ‎ ‎ C．He finds them in the shops． D．His parents buy them for him ． ‎ ‎3． ____，so Mrs．King is happy． ‎ ‎ A．Bill often saves money for his family B．The children are afraid of Bill ‎ ‎ C．Bill is stronger and older than any other child ‎ ‎ D．Bill gets no food without paying any money ‎ ‎4．Bill didn't say a word at table because _____ ． ‎ ‎ A．he was thinking of a problem B．he had to go to school on time ‎ ‎ C．he was afraid of his father D．he wanted to eat more eggs ‎ ‎5．Which of the following is true？ ‎ ‎ A．Mrs．King can lay eggs． B．People think Bill is very bad． ‎ ‎ C．Bill wished his mother could lay eggs． ‎ ‎ D．Bill likes his nickname（绰号）very much． ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1．C。在所给的四个选项中，只有Bill不用功，才是考试不及格的根本原因。 ‎ ‎2．B。连高年级的学生都怕Bill，他当然是强迫同学们给他吃的东西。 ‎ ‎3．A。从文章内容可以看出，Mrs．King好占便宜，儿子能不掏钱拿回吃的东西，她自然很高兴。 ‎ ‎4．D。鸡蛋是Bill最喜爱的食品，他在父母亲谈论的时候一言不发，当然是想多吃一些。 ‎ ‎5．B。由“I often hear they call me‘BADEGG'．”能够得知，大家都认为Bill很坏。 ‎ 阅读理解（41）‎ Dreams may be more important than sleep．Some people don't need much sleep．But we all need to dream，scientists say． ‎ Dreams take up（占据）about one quarter of our sleeping time．People have several dreams every night．Dreams are like short films．They are usually in colour．Some dreams are like old films．They come to us over and over again．That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something．Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer． ‎ Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams．They could have been thinking about their work all day．These thoughts can carry over into dreams． ‎ Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream．But often we can't remember the dream．Dreams can disappear（消失）quickly from memory． ‎ Too much dreaming can be harmful（有害的）．The more we sleep，the longer we dream．The mind is hard at work when we dream．That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired． ‎ 根据短文完成句子。 ‎ ‎1．The title（标题）for the story could be“____________”． ‎ ‎2．The main idea of the story is that people need to __________________． ‎ ‎3．It may be less important to __________________ than to dream． ‎ ‎4．Dreams and films are usually __________________． ‎ ‎5．Why do people often dream about their work？ ‎ Because they may be thinking about __________________． ‎ 参考答案：1．Dreams 2．dream 3．sleep 4．in colour 5．their work all day ‎ 阅读理解（42）‎ The world is not hungry，but it is thirsty．It seems strange that nearly 3／4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of（短缺）water．Why？Because about 97％ of water on the earth is sea water which we can't drink or use for watering plants directly（直接地）．Man can only drink and use the 3％ of the water that comes from rivers and lakes．And we can't even use all of that，because some of it has been polluted（污染）． ‎ Now more water is needed．The problem is：Can we avoid（避免）a serious water shortage later on？Firstly，we should all learn how to save water．Secondly，we should find out the ways to reuse it．Scientists have always been making study in this field．Today，in most large cities，water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers．But it can be used ‎ again．Even if（即使）every large city reused its water，still there would not be enough．What could people turn to next？ ‎ The sea seems to have the best answer．There is a lot of water in the sea．All that needs to be done is to get the salt（盐）out of the sea water．This is expensive，but it's already in use in many parts of the world．Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way to do it．So you see，if we can find a way out，we'll be in no danger of drying up． ‎ 根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。 ‎ ‎1．The world is thirsty because about 97％ of water on the earth can't be drunk or used for watering plants directly． ‎ ‎2．97％ of the earth is covered with water． ‎ ‎3．Man can only drink and use about 25％ of water on the earth． ‎ ‎4．To avoid the serious water shortage，it's the most important to try to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea water． ‎ ‎5．The name of the passage should be“How to Save Water”． ‎ 参考答案：1—5 TFFTF 阅读理解(43)‎ Bill was fourteen years old．He thought he was a young man but his parents thought he was still a boy．They said，“When you begin to think about helping others，you will be a young man．” ‎ One morning，his parents gave Bill some money to buy milk at the store（商店）．He saw an old man there．The man looked very sick．Bill went to him and asked，“Are you all right？ ‎ The old man answered，“Yes，but I need something to eat．” ‎ ‎“Then let's go to the restaurant，”said Bill． ‎ When the waiter asked what they wanted，the old man said，“Just a glass of water．” ‎ ‎“Do you want anything to eat？”asked the waiter． ‎ The old man didn't answer，and Bill asked him，“Have you had your breakfast？” ‎ ‎“No，I haven't had any food and I haven't any money because I lost it，”answered the old man． ‎ The boy said to the waiter，“My friend wants to have bread and coffee．” ‎ ‎“I'm giving you too much trouble，”said the old man． ‎ The old man ate quickly what the waiter had brought him．“I'm fine now，”he said．“I'll never forget your kindness！You are a very good young man．” ‎ Bill was pleased because the old man thought he was a young man． ‎ The waiter came，and to their surprise，he said that the food was a present and it was cheap because it was the birthday of his boss，and they were the first customers（顾客）of the day． ‎ 根据短文内容完成句子。 ‎ ‎1．Bill was fourteen years old，but he thought that he ． ‎ ‎2．If a boy ，he will be a young man． ‎ ‎3．The old man did not look well because he ． ‎ ‎4．Bill asked the old man to come to the restaurant in order to show that ． ‎ ‎5．Bill paid a little for their meal because it was and they were ． ‎ 参考答案:1．was a young man 2．begins to know how to help others 3．was hungry and ‎ wanted something to eat 4．he was already a young man 5．the birthday of the boss，the first customers of the day ‎ 阅读理解（44）‎ Beethoven was never afraid to show his feelings（感情）．Once when he was playing at a rich man's house，one of his listeners，a man of rich family，was talking to a girl．He liked girls more than music，and he didn't stop talking when Beethoven started to play．The noise was not a quiet one，and Beethoven could hear well in those days． ‎ The music stopped in the middle and Beethoven stood up，“I do not play for animals of this kind！”He cried．“No！Not for animals！”Then he walked out． ‎ 根据短文内容选择正确答案。 ‎ ‎1．Beethoven was a ________ ． ‎ A．scientist B．doctor C．chemist D．musician ‎ ‎2．Beethoven was ________ his feelings． ‎ A．unwilling to show B．in fear of showing ‎ C．fearless of showing D．unhappy to show ‎ ‎3．One of the listeners ________ when Beethoven started to play． ‎ A．stopped talking B．sang slowly ‎ C．still talked to a girl D．smoked ‎ ‎4．This listener ________ ． ‎ A．didn't like music B．liked girls and music ‎ C．liked music more than girls ‎ D．was more interested in girls than music ‎ ‎5．This listener was a ________ man． ‎ A．good B．polite C．rude D．nice ‎ 参考答案：1—5 DCCDC ‎ 阅读理解（45）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容选择正确答案。‎ Skin-diving（潜泳）is a new sport today． ‎ This sport takes you into a wonderful new world． It is like a visit to the moon！When you are under water，it is easy for you to climb big rocks， because you are no longer heavy． ‎ Here，under water，everything is blue and green．During the day，there is enough light． When fish swim nearby（附近），you can catch them with your hands． ‎ When you have tanks（罐子）of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time．But you must be careful． ‎ To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport．On the other hand， you can clean the ships without taking them out of the water．You can get many things from the deep sea． ‎ Now you can see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting． ‎ ‎1）Skin-diving can take you to _______ ． ‎ ‎ a．the moon b．mountains c．the sun d．the deep sea ‎ ‎2）You can climb big rocks under water because _______ ． ‎ ‎ a．you are stronger b．the fish can help you c．you are not as heavy as on the land ‎ ‎ d．there is a lot of light ‎ ‎3）A skin-diver _______ under water in the day． ‎ ‎ a．can see everything clearly b．can't see anything clearly ‎ ‎ c．can see nothing d．can see only fishes ‎ ‎4）With a tank of air on your back，you can _______ ． ‎ ‎ a．catch fish very easily b．stay under water for a long time ‎ ‎ c．be in safe place d．have more fun ‎ ‎5）Which of these sentences is NOT TRUE ？ ‎ ‎ a．Skin-diving is a new sport． b．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon． ‎ ‎ c．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun． ‎ ‎ d．Skin-diving is both interesting and useful ． ‎ 参考答案：1）d 2）c 3）a 4）b 5）c ‎ 阅读理解（46）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，完成文后句子或回答问题。 ‎ We had a sports meeting last Saturday． ‎ Wu Ying was the best runner in our class， but she fell and hurt her leg the day before．It was ten o'clock in the morning．It was time for the girls'400-metre race．The students asked me to run the race．But I'm not a good runner． What shall I do？ ‎ ‎“Just try！”the teacher said． ‎ ‎“OK．” ‎ On the first lap，the girl from Class 2 was in front．She ran much faster than I did．But I did my best in the race． ‎ ‎“Come on！”when I passed the seats of my classmates，I could hear them shouting． ‎ ‎“Run ！Run ！” ‎ I was just running and running．I must catch up with her．Now I was not far behind her． ‎ At the end of the second lap，we were neck and neck． ‎ ‎“Come on！”“Come on！”I could still hear my classmates shouting． ‎ ‎“Come on！”“Come on！”I said to myself，too． ‎ There，the finishing line was right before us．We passed it at the same time．Both she and I were second． ‎ ‎“Hooray！”the students called out to me．“Well done！” ‎ But I was too tired to go any further and fell to the ground． ‎ ‎1）Wu Ying hurt her leg _______． ‎ ‎2）The girl from Class 2 and I reached the finishing line _______ ． ‎ ‎3）I _______ the runner from Class 2 at the end of the second lap． ‎ ‎4）What sport was I in that day？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ． ‎ ‎5）How was I after finishing running？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ． ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1）on Friday／last Friday 2）at the same time 3）caught up with 4）In the girls'400-metre race．5） I felt too tired to go any further and fell to the ground．‎ 阅读理解（47）‎ 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 ‎ Henry Ford was the first person to build cars．Those cars were cheap，strong and fast． He would sell millions of them because he could make them in large numbers at a time， that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford's father hoped that he would become a farmer，but the young man didn't like the idea and he went to Detroit and worked there as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car． Five years after Ford started his great motorcar factory in 1903，he made the ‎ famous“ModelT”．This car turned out to be so popular that it stayed unchanged for twenty years．Since Ford's time，making cars in large numbers has helped to sell the cars cheaply．More and more people can buy cars for their everyday use． ‎ ‎1．Ford's cars were cheap because _______ ． ‎ ‎ a．nobody wanted to buy them ‎ ‎ b．he could make a large number of cars at a time ‎ ‎ c．his cars were not strong enough ‎ ‎ d．his cars were not as famous as ModelT． ‎ ‎2．The famous“Model T”was built in _______ ． ‎ ‎ a．1892 b．‎1903 c．1908 d．1928 ‎ ‎3．Henry Ford was born in _______ ． ‎ ‎ a．1873 b．‎1863 c．1883 d．1893 ‎ ‎4．Which of the following is RIGHT？ ‎ ‎ a．The first person to make cars is Henry Ford． b．Henry Ford'father was foolish． ‎ ‎ c．Henry Ford's motorcar factory was built in 1908． ‎ ‎ d．Nowadays everyone can buy a car． ‎ ‎5．Which of the following is WRONG？ ‎ ‎ a．Ford's father didn't want his son to be a mechanic． ‎ ‎ b．Ford decided to be a farmer at first． ‎ ‎ c．Ford made his first car at the age of 29． ‎ ‎ d．Ford did a great thing for the people in the world．‎ 参考答案：1-5 b c b a b ‎ 阅读理解（48）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D中选择一个正确选项填空。 ‎ Ted was in trouble．He drove a car for Mr．Clark，a rich businessm an．He enjoyed his work，but he couldn't work when he drank too much．Once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge．Mr．Clark became very angry and was going to fire（开除）him ．Ted had abig family and was afraid of this．He decided not to drink any more．Then Mr． Clark told him to wait to be dealt with（处理）． ‎ One morning Ted came into the office with two badly burned（烧伤的）ears． ‎ ‎“What happened to your ears？”asked Mr．Clark． ‎ ‎“Well，”said Ted．“I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes（熨衣服）at home．She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone．Our team lost the ‎ game and I felt sorry for it．As soon as I went into the sitting room ，the telephone rang and I answered the iron！” ‎ ‎“And what happened to the other ear？” ‎ ‎“When I put the iron down on the desk，the telephone rang again！” ‎ ‎1． ____，so he almost drove the car into the river． ‎ ‎ A．Ted was not careful B．Ted drank too much ‎ ‎ C．Ted didn't see clearly D．Ted drove quite fast ‎ ‎2．Ted was afraid to ____ ． ‎ ‎ A．stop drinking B．answer the telephone ‎ ‎ C．lose his job D．stop smoking ‎ ‎3．We can guess ____ ． ‎ ‎ A．Ted drank too much after the match B．Ted was angry with his team ‎ ‎ C．Ted didn't drink any more D．Ted watched the game in his office ‎ ‎4．The ____ badly burned Ted's ears． ‎ ‎ A．telephone B．TV set C．iron D．fire ‎ ‎5．What will happen to Ted？ ‎ ‎ A．He will go on driving for Mr．Clark． B．He will join his football team ． ‎ ‎ C．He will never watch any matches． D．He will lose his job． ‎ 参考答案：1—5BCACD ‎ 阅读理解（49）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容判断下列句子是对（T）还是错（F）。 ‎ very forgetful couple Mr and Mrs Long are a very forgetful couple．For example，Mr Long sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning，for he thinks it is Monday．And Mrs Long sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family． ‎ One summer they plan to fly to New York for a visit．They get to the airport only ten minutes before the plane leaves． So time is short．But suddenly Mrs Long says she must tell Linda，their daughter， not to forget to lock the front door when she leaves for school in the morning．As Linda is then at school，they can't reach her on her phone．So the couple hurry to the post office．Mrs Long writes a short note to Linda，while Mr Long buys a stamp and an envelope．Soon the note is ready．They hurriedly put the stamp on the envelope and drop it in the mailbox． But suddenly Mrs Long begins to cry．The short note to her daughter is still in her hand．She has put their plane tickets in the envelope． ‎ True or false： ‎ ‎1．Mr and Mrs Long often forget to do something．（ ） ‎ ‎2．Mr Long goes to work every day．（ ） ‎ ‎3．Mrs Long never forgets to cook for the family．（ ） ‎ ‎4．The couple want to see their daughter in New York one summer．（ ） ‎ ‎5．The couple post a letter to their daughter when they get to the airport．（ ） ‎ 参考答案：1—5TFFFT 阅读理解（50）‎ Long life ‎ A man was selling medicine at a fair（集市）．At first he sold bottles of a cure（药剂）for colds（感冒）for just a dollar a bottle． ‎ Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure． ‎ Then，when he had a big crowd， the man held up a very small bottle． ‎ ‎“And now，ladies and gentlemen，he shouted，“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for．The cure for old age．Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever． ‎ ‎“And，ladies and gentlemen，the man continued（继续），“I'm not going to charge（向……要价……）you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine．I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle．I'm not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle．Now，ladies and gentlemen，I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle． Think，my friends，for ten dollars you can live forever． ‎ Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this．‎ One person shouted，“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it？ ‎ Then an other person cried，“Yes， you look as if you're at least sixty years old． ‎ ‎“Thank you，sir，thank you，the man answered，“I'm so glad you said that． My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine． ‎ The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man ．One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by ，“Is that true？he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine？ ‎ ‎“Don't ask me，the assistant said，“I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years． ‎ ‎1．What did the man sell at first at the fair？ ‎ ‎ A．a cure for colds B．bottles C．a cure for old age ‎ ‎ D．a medicine that made people live forever ‎ ‎2．The people didn't believe his medicine could cure old age because ____ ． ‎ ‎ A．the medicine was too cheap B．the medicine was too expensive ‎ ‎ C．he looked quite old himself D．he didn't look honest（诚实的） ‎ ‎3．How much did the man charge for the cure for old age？ ‎ ‎ A．one dollar a bottle B．twenty-five dollars a bottle ‎ ‎ C．ten dollars a bottle D．fifty dollars a bottle ‎ ‎4．What does the word“assistantmean in this passage（段落）？ ‎ ‎ A．仆人 B．朋友 C．同伴 D．助手 ‎ ‎5．What does this passage really mean？ ‎ ‎ A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive． ‎ ‎ B．The man is not honest，and so is his assistant． ‎ ‎ C．The cheaper the medicine is，the more people will buy． ‎ ‎ D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people live forever．‎ 参考答案：ACCDB 阅读理解（51）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，判断文后句子的正误。‎ Henry works in a factory．He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years．He has to do the hard work，but he's paid less．He likes to watch football matches very much and spends a lot of time on it． ‎ One evening there was a big football match on a playground．He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there．There were a lot of people there．And all the tickets were sold out．He was sorry for it．He saw a pole（电线杆）outside the playground and climbed it up quickly．A policeman came and said，“It's dangerous to stay on it！Come down！” ‎ ‎“Wait a minute，please！”Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers（欢呼声）in the playground and asked in a hurry，“Which team has kicked a goal？”“Ours！”“Wonderful！You can stay there．But take care！”the policeman said happily and left．When the match would soon be over，he came back again and asked，“Who's won？”“Theirs，3—2．”“Come down，”the police- man said angrily，“Such a match isn't worth（值得）watching！” ‎ Henry had to come down．But soon they heard cheers again．The policeman said in a hurry，“Climb up quickly and see who's kicked a goal！” ‎ ‎1）Henry is paid less because he didn't learn much when he was young．（ ） ‎ ‎2）Henry stayed on the pole because he hoped to save some money．（ ） ‎ ‎3）The policeman soon changed his mind at the first time because he thought it was safe for Henry to be on the pole．（ ） ‎ ‎4）The policeman became angry when he heard their team lost the game．（ ） ‎ ‎5）Both Henry and the policeman are football fans（球迷）．（ ） ‎ 参考答案：1）T 2）F 3）F 4）T 5）T 阅读理解（52）‎ ‎ 阅读短文，并回答文后的问题。‎ Mark Hill is a traffic police officer（交通警察）in Watford，near London．He works on some of the busiest motorways in Britain，the M1and the M25． ‎ ‎“There are traffic police on duty twen-ty-four hours a day．There are three shifts（轮班），and each shift is eight hours．On average（按平均数计算）we have to deal with three to four accidents each shift．” ‎ ‎“We deal with anyone in the accident who is injured（受伤）．That's the first thing．Then we have to clear the road and get the traffic moving again．” ‎ ‎“Most accidents happen because people drive too fast—especially（特别）when the roads are wet．Sometimes accidents happen because drivers don't follow the rules．For example，I've seen a number of cases（案件）of drivers overtaking（超车）on the left．This is illegal（违法的）in Britain．If you want to overtake，you have to go into the fast lane（车道）on the right．” ‎ ‎“I like my job．I have a varied（各种各样的）working day—I never know what I'm going to do from one day to the next．And I meet all kinds of people．I don't think any other job can give you special experience（经历）like that．” ‎ ‎1）Who is Mark Hill？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎2）How many accidents are there in a 24-hour period（时期）？ ‎ ‎ ________________________ ‎ ‎3）After an accident，what does Mark usually do？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎4）Why do most accidents on motorways happen？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ ‎5）What can Mark Hill's job give him？ ‎ ‎ _________________________ ‎ 参考答案：‎ ‎1）He is a traffic police officer in Watford，near London． ‎ ‎2）There are nine to twelve（three to four per shift）． ‎ ‎3）He helps the injured people and then clears the road and gets the traffic moving again． ‎ ‎4）Because people drive too fast，especially when the roads are wet． ‎ ‎5）It can give him special experience． ‎ 顺便推荐一本我近期看过的觉得不错的书《此时此刻相爱的能力》。集中谈论爱情的，却又不仅仅只涉及爱情，更能让人看透很多人际交往中的真相，明白一些生活的实质。书的作者是个男的，感觉他是个有趣的人，不毒舌，也不迎合，常摆出一副“你喜不喜欢我都很正常”的样子，我反而觉得他这种真实随性的个性很难得，三观也正。妈妈再也不担心我在恋爱里受苦了，对于曾经在恋爱中纠结的那些小情绪，那些揪着不放甚至导致不愉快分手的没必要的事情，我已经学会释然了。如今，对象夸我比以前懂事多了，但我才不会告诉他我是因为看了这本书才摆正心态、做出改变的，让我在感情和生活中少走了不少弯路，哈哈。（最后，感谢我的好闺蜜晶晶把这本好书分享给我。。所以我也用这种特殊的方式把好东西分享给更多人。分享主义万岁@！）‎