英語閱讀理解模擬試題

1、英語閱讀理解模擬試題When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassmen

2、t in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. A

3、s soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the cou

4、ple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and exp

5、erience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep

6、themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want

7、 to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jack根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _.A. the manager asked h

8、im to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _.A. nervousB. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited3. In Jacks hometown, _.A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people rea

9、ch the age of seventy or eightyD. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants4. After this experience, Jack _.A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderlyD. changed his way with older people5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more J

10、ack explained, the angrier the couple got.B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.【答案及解析】1. 選B。根據(jù)第2段中的I told her that I had made sure th

11、ey got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。2. 選C。根據(jù)第2段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他們聽到Jack稱他們?yōu)槔险邥r，一點也不高興。3. 選B。根據(jù)第3段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。4. 選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people

12、可知答案。5. 選D。根據(jù)第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A選項不對;根據(jù)文章最后一句but now I dont show my feelings through words可知B選項不對;根據(jù)第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C

13、 選項也不對，故正確答案為D。中考英語閱讀理解Jean的網(wǎng)友QQ聊天對我們來說并不陌生，但是該不該完全相信網(wǎng)友呢?我們究竟該以怎樣的心態(tài)對待網(wǎng)絡呢?讓我們來看看本文主人公與網(wǎng)友的奇遇吧!Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jeans fam

14、ily are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends

15、 who she keeps in touch with quite often.Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and

16、sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.When Jeans father

17、 told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on Davids door in San Francisco, she found that her sp

18、ecial friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _.A. rich B. famousC. young D. lonely2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _.A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San FranciscoC. sent her a picture of hi

19、mself D. was tall and good-looking3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean.C. Jean. D. Neither “David” nor Jean.4. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Dont believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.B. People d

20、ont use their real names on QQ so often.C. Dont go to meet those you get to know on QQ.D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.【答案及解析】1. 選D。由第1段的句子In fact, Jean is quite lonely. 可知答案選D。2. 選A。Jean認為David幽默風趣，在搖滾樂和現(xiàn)代舞上和她有共同的興趣，他們可以在網(wǎng)上快樂地聊上幾個小時。很顯然David使得Jean很開心。答案選A。3. 選C。文章的最后一句she fou

21、nd that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告訴我們，當Jean發(fā)現(xiàn)她那特殊的朋友是一個12歲的小孩時，用了一個感嘆號結尾，雖然作者沒有直接說Jean感到驚訝，但是我們可以從這個標點符號推斷出她的感覺應該是十分surprised(驚訝的)。4. 選A。本文講述Jean交了個十分投緣的網(wǎng)友，后來卻發(fā)現(xiàn)對方原來只是一個12歲的小男孩。通過這個故事，短文意在告戒人們不要輕易相信Q友，答案選A。中考英語閱讀一輩子的朋友朋友與你相互嬉鬧，朋友與你互掏腰包;朋友與你互相惦記，朋友與你心有靈犀;朋友與你有苦共擔，朋友與有樂同歡

22、請讀讀這篇真摯的友情故事。Linda Evans was my best friendlike the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding (婚禮) and Lindas.

23、Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. A

24、nd I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman Lindas married

25、name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on ea

26、ch others lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And theres one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We wont lose each other again!根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _.A. at the age of 13B. before she got marriedC. after they moved to new ho

27、mesD. before the writers family moved away2. They didnt often write to each other because they _.A. got marriedB. had little time to do soC. didnt like writing lettersD. could see each other on special time3. There was an empty place in the writers heart because she _.A. was in troubleB. didnt know

28、Lindas addressC. received the card that she sentD. didnt have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness4. The writer was happy when she _.A. read the newspaperB. heard Lindas voice on the phoneC. met a young woman who looked a lot like LindaD. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagma

29、n5. They havent kept in touch _.A. for about 40 yearsB. for about 27 yearsC. since they got marriedD. since the writers family moved away【答案及解析】1. 選D。開始的時候作者與Linda總是一起去上鋼琴課、看電影、游泳、騎馬等，但后來在作者13歲的時候，作者一家搬走了，兩人只能通過書信聯(lián)系。比較四個選項，顯然只能選D。2. 選B。根據(jù)文章第2段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes

30、, and we wrote less often 根據(jù)文可知，她們之所以沒經(jīng)常寫信，是因為她們要忙于照顧孩子，又要搬新家，也就是說，她們沒有時間寫信。3. 選D。根據(jù)文章第3段內(nèi)容可知答案。4. 選B。真正讓作者感到高興的是當她在電話上聽到老朋友Linda的聲音的時候。而讀到報紙的時候和寫信的時候都還只是在猜測，那時還談不上高興。5. 選A。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years可知，答案選A。中考英語幽默閱讀看病每天都有很多人被病痛折磨著，但有些病卻是因為一些不必要

31、的擔憂，正如本文中的tailor一樣，威嚇不少一點憂心，讓自己健康快樂一點呢?A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, theres nothing really wrong with you, Im glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried beca