中考英語閱讀理解50篇

最新中考英語閱讀理解50篇(附答案)

(精選專題訓練+名師解析答案，建議下載保存)

(l)TheWeather(選自廣州)

InwintertheweatherinEnglandisoftenverycold.Inspringandautumntherearesometimes

colddays,buttherearealsodayswhentheweatheriswarm.Theweatherisusually

warminsummer.Itissometimeshotinsummer,butitisnotoftenveryhot.Thereare

oftencooldaysinsummer.

Whenthetemperatureisover27℃,Englishpeoplesayitishot.Whenthetemperatureis

about21℃,theysayitiswarm.

InthenorthofEuropeitisverycoldinwinter.InthesouthofEuropethesummerisoften

veryhot.InthesouthofSpain(1)andinNorthAfrica(2)thesummerisalwayshot.

Waterfreezes(3)at0℃.Whenwaterfreezes,itchangesfromaliquid(4)intoice.Water

boils(5)atl()0℃.Whenwaterboils,itchangesfromaliquidintosteam(6).

Notes:(1)Spain/speln/n.西班牙(2)Africa/'frlk/n.非洲(3)freeze/fri：z/v.結冰(4)

liquid/'llkwld/n.液體(5)boil/bll/v.沸騰；(水)開(6)steam/sti：m/n.蒸汽

l.WhatistheweatherlikeinsummerinEngland?

A.Veryhot.B.Warm.C.CooI.D.BothAandC.

2.Whatdoyouthink"thenorthofEurope"means?

A.Apartofacountry.B.ThecapitalofEurope.

C.AcountryinthenorthofEurope.

D.ApartofEurope.

3.Whenwaterfreezes,itchangesfrominto.

A.water,iceB.water,steam

C.steam,iceD.ice,water

4.Thewriterwantstotellussomethingabout.

A.theweatherinEuropeB.theweatherinEngland

C.someknowledgeofthetemperature

D.threestatesofwater

答案：1—DDAC

(2)TheArtistandtheBeggar(1)(選自成都)

Anartistwascominghomebytrainoneday.Hehadn'tmuchmoneybutwasverykind.He

gavehislastfewcoins(2)toabeggar,buthesawanotherone,andforgotthathedidn't

haveanymoneyinhispockets.Heaskedthemanifhelikedtohavelunchwithhim,and

thebeggar,ofcourse,agreed.Sotheywentintoasmallrestaurantandhadagoodmeal.

Intheend,theartistcouldnotpaythebill(3),andthebeggarhadtodoso.Theartistfeltvery

sorryforit,sohesaidtothebeggar,"Comehomewithmeinataxi,myfriend.AndI'll

giveyouthemoneyforourlunch."

“Oh,no!"thebeggaransweredquickly."Ihadtopayforyourlunch,butTmnotgoingtopay

foryourtaxihome!"

Notes:(1)beggar/'beg/n.乞丐(2)coin/kln/n.硬幣(3)bill/bll/n.帳單

1.Whatkindofmanwastheartist?

2.Whatdidhedotothefirstbeggar?

3.Whatdidtheartistforgetwhenheinvitedanotherbeggartohavelunchwithhim?

4.Whopaidforthemeal?

5.Whatdidtheartistwanttodoatlast?

6.Whydidn'tthebeggargohomewiththeartist?

答案：

l.Theartistisakindman.

2.Hegavehislastfewcoinstothefirstbeggar.

3.Heforgotthathehadnomoneythen.

4.Thebeggarpaidforthebill.

5.Hewantedtoreturnthebeggarthemoneywhenhegothome.

6.Becausehewouldn'tpayfbrthetaxi.

(3)ACommonLanguage(選自隴南)

Thereisacommon(1)languagepopularineverycountryintheworld.Allthepeople,old

andyoung,menandwomen,mustuseit.

It'severybody'ssecondlanguage.Ifseasytolearn,though(2)youdon'thearit.It'ssign

language(3).

Whenyouwavetoafriend,youareusingsignlanguage.Whenyousmileatsomeone,you

meantobefriendly.Whenyouputupyourhandinclass,youaresaying,"Pleaseaskme.

Iknowthecorrectanswer.'*Whenyouputyourfingerinfrontofyourmouth,youmean

“Bequiet.nThedeafusesignlanguagetotalktoeachother.Thereisevenauniversity

forthedeafintheUnitedStates.TherearealsoTVprogrammesforthedeafpeople.

Theyusesignlanguagetotelleverybody.

Notes:(1)common/'kmn/adj.共同的(2)though/u/conj.盡管(3)signlanguage手

勢語(4)wave/welv/v,揮手

l.Eusessignlanguage.

2.Signlanguageisnotd,sowecanlearnit.

3.Mostpeoplewhocansusesignlanguage,too.

4.1fsomeonesmilesatyou,itmeanshe/sheisfriendlytyou.

5.Ifyoucanaaquestion,youshouldputupyourhandfirst.

6.Youputyourfingerinfrontofyourmouthifyouwantsomeonenottosanything.

7.Thedeafcantalktoeachotherwsignlanguage.

8.SomeAdeafpeoplecanlearnsignlanguageintheuniversity.

答案：1.Everyone2.difficult3.speak4.to5.answer6.say7.with8.American

(4)TomBrokeaPlateoraGoldWatch?(選自遼寧)

ItwasSundayandTomwasstayingathome.Afterbreakfasthewentoutintothegardenand

playedquietlybyhimself.Therewerenokidsaroundandhewasusedto(1)playing

alonequietly.HeplayedwithBobby,thedog.Heclimbedupanddownthetree.

Sometimesabirdwouldcomedowntoperch(2)ontopofthedoghouse.ThenTom

wouldhavethegreatestfun(3)bythrowingastoneorsomethingatit.Thoughhenever

madeit,hedidlikedoingthiskindofthing.

NowTomhadbeeninthegardenfbrhalfanhour.Suddenlyacrack(4)washeardandthe

littleboybegancrying.

“What'sthematter,Tom?nhismotherlookedthroughthekitchen(5)window.Tomraninto

thekitchen.

“Mum,"hesobbed(6).”1brokeBobby'splate.Ididn'tknowitwassofragile(7)

Hismotherputherarmsroundhimandsaid,“Don'tfeelsosad,Tom.Wehaveotherplates

forBobby.Buthowdidyoubreakthatone?"

“Ithrewitatabirdbutmissed,anditwentstraighttotheplate.n

InTom'shandwashisfather'sgoldpocketwatch(8)!

Notes:(1)beusedto習慣于(2)perch/p：t/n.停歇(3)fun/fn/n.愛好(4)crack

/crk/n.破碎聲(5)kitchen/'kltn/n.廚房(6)sob/sb/v.抽泣(7)fragile/'frdall/adj.

易碎的(8)goldpocketwatch金懷表

1.Whendidthestoryhappen?

A.OnaSundayaftemoon.B.OnaSundaymorning.

C.Atnoon.D.Intheevening.

2.Whenabirdperchedontopofthedoghouse,Tom.

A.wouldliketoplaywithit

B.wasveryinterestedinitbythrowingastoneatit

C.wouldliketogiveitsomethingtoeat

D.wouldsmile

3.Therewerenokidsaroundandhewasusedtoplayingalonequietly.Here“kids”means

A.menB.dogsC.childrenD.birds

4.HowlonghadTombeeninthegardenwhenhismotherheardhimcry?

A.Anhour.B.Aday.C.Twohours.D.Halfanhour.

5.“Thoughhenevermadeit"means"

A.Thoughhecouldn'thitabirdwithastoneorsomething

B.Thoughhecouldn'tcatchthebird

C.Thoughhecouldn'thavefunfromthebird

D.Thoughhecouldn'teatthebird

答案：1—5BBCDA

(5)Eating

Animportantquestionabouteatingoutiswhopaysforthemeal.Ifafriendofyoursasksyou

tohavelunchwithhim,youmaysaysomethinglikethisJI'mafraidit'llhavetobe

someplacecheap,asIhaveverylittlemoney.HTheotherpersonmaysay,"OK,I'Hmeet

youatMcDonald's."

ThismeansthatthetwoagreetogoDutch,thatis,eachpersonpaysforhimself.Hemayalso

say,“Oh,no.IwanttotakeyoutolunchatSmith's,”or'TwantyoutotrytheChinese

dumplingsthere.They'regreat.'*Thismeansthepersonwantstopayfbrbothofyou.If

youfeelfriendlytowardsthisperson,youcangowithhimandyouneedn'tpayfbrthe

meal.Youmayjustsay/Thankyou.Thatwouldbeverynice.1*

Americancustoms(1)aboutwhopaysfbrdates(2)aremuchthesameasinotherpartsof

theworld.Intheolddays,Americanwomenwantedmentopayfbrallthemeals.But,

today,auniversity(3)girlorawomaninbusinessworldwillusuallypayherway

duringtheday.Ifamanasksherforadanceoutsidetheworkinghours,itmeans

“Come,asmyguest(4).,,Soasyoucansee,itisapolitethingtomakethequestionclear

attheverybeginning.

Notes:(1)custom/kstm/n.風俗(2)date/delt/n.約會(3)university/>ju：nl'v：sltl/n.

大學(4)guest/gest/n.客人

l.Thepassagetellsus.

A.howtoeatoutB.wheretoeatout

C.whattoeatoutD.whopaysforthemeal

2.Ifyouhavelittlemoney,.

A.you'llhaveacheapmealB.youUlborrowsomefromothers

C.youUlaskyourfriendtopayfbryourmeal

D.youwon'twantyourfriendstoaskyoutodinner

3.“GoDutch"inthispassagemeans.

A.去飯館B.就餐C.訂餐D.各自付款

4.Sometimesyourfriendtakesyoutolunch.Itmeans.

A.he'sgoingtolendsomemoneytoyou

B.he'sgoingtopayfbryourmeal,too

C.he'Hbeangrywithyou

D.hecan'tunderstandyou

5.InAmerica,somegirlsandwomennow.

A.askmentopayfbrtheirmeals

B.trytopayfbrthemen'smeals

C.trytopayfortheirownmeals

D.neverhaveanythingoutside

答案：1一5DADBC

閱讀理解(6)

MostchildrenlikewatchingTV.It'sveryinteresting.By(1)watchingTVtheycanseeand

learnalotandknowmanythingsabouttheircountryandtheworld.Ofcourse,theycan

alsolearnovertheradio.ButtheycanlearnbetterandmoreeasilywithTV.Why?Because

theycanhearandwatchatthesametime.Buttheycan'tseeanythingovertheradio.

TVhelpstoopenchildren'seyes.TVhelpstoopentheirminds(2),too.Theylearnnewerand

betterwaysofdoingthings.Theymayfindtheworldisnowsmallerthanbefore.

ManychildrenwatchTVonlyonSaturdayorSundayevening.Theyarealwaysbusywith

theirlessons.ButafewchildrenwatchTVeverynight.Theygotobedverylate.They

can'thaveagoodrest.Howaboutyou,myyoungfriends?

Notes:(1)by/bal/prep.通過(2)minds/malndz/n.智力

l.Afewchildrengotobedlatebecausethey.

A.arebusywiththeirlessonsB.dotheirhomework

C.watchTVD.listentotheradio

2.Childrencan'tseeanything.

A.intheradioB.ontheradio

C.onTVD.bywatchingTV

3.TVhelpstoopenchildren's.

A.eyesandmindsB.minds

C.eyesormindsD.eyes

4.childrenwatchTVonlyonSaturdayorSundayevening.

A.AlotB.MuchC.AlotofD.Alittle

5.ChildrencanstudybetterandmoreeasilywithTVbecause

A.theyliketowatchTVB.theycanhearatthesametime

C.theycanwatchatthesametime

D.theycanlistentoandseesomethingatthesametime

參考答案：j.c2.B3.A4.C5.D

閱讀理解（7）

Johnwastenyearsoldandhewasverylazy[l].Hehadtogotoschool,ofcourse,buthewas

bored[2]thereandtriedtodoaslittleworkaspossible.Hisfatherandmotherwereboth

doctorsandtheyhopedthathewouldbecomeone,too,whenhegrewup.Butoneday

Johnsaidtohismother,€tWhenIfinishschool,IwanttobecomeagarbagecoHector[3].”

“Agarbagecollector?,,hismotherasked.Shewasverysurprised."That'snotapleasant

job.Whydoyouwanttobecomeagarbagecollector?^^

“BecausethenI'donlyhavetoworkonedayaweek,“Johnanswered.

“Onlyonedayaweek?”hismothersaid,“Whatdoyoumean?"

“Well,“Johnanswered,661knowthattheoneswhocometoourhouseonlyworkon

Wednesday,becauseIonlysawthemonthatday.^^

Notes[1]lazy/lelzl/adj.懶的[2]bored/bd/adj.厭煩[3]garbagecollector垃圾工

1.Johnatschool.

A.didn'tdoanyworkB.didmuchwork

C.didverylittleworkD.triedtofinishhiswork

2.John'sparentswantedhimtobecome.

A.agarbagecollectorB.adoctor

C.ateacherD.aworker

3.Johnhopedtobeagarbagecollectorbecause.

A.heknewitwasanimportantandnecessaryjob

B.hethoughthewouldworkonlyonedayaweek

C.heoftensawsomegarbagecollectorscometohishouse

D.thegarbagecollectorsreallyworkonlyonedayaweek

4Johnthoughtthatthegarbagecollectorsonlyworkonedayaweekbecause.

A.itwasaruleB.somegarbagecollectorstoldhimso

C.hisparentstoldhimso

D.hesawthemworkonlyonWednesday

參考答案：1.C2.B3.B4.D

閱讀理解（8）

BillandFredstudiedatauniversityandtheywerefriends.Theydidn'thavemuchmoney,so

whenitwastimefortheirholidays,Fredsaid,"Let'stakeourholidaysinatrailer[l],Bill.

It'scheaperthanahotel.Icanborrowmyfather^trailer.^^

Fredwasveryhappy.Sotheygotintothetrailerandbegantheirholidays.Theywantedtoget

upearlythenextdaytogofishing,buttheydidn'thaveanalarm[l]clock.

"That'sallright,Bill,"Fredsaid.'THputthesepiecesofbreadontheroof[3]ofthetrailer

tonightandthey'llwakeusupinthemorning."Billwasverysurprised,buthedidn'tsay

anything.

Fredwasright.Assoonasitbegantogetlight,smallbirdscamedowntoeatthebread,and

theirnoiseontheroofofthetrailerwokeBillandFredupveryquickly.

Notes:[l]trailerftrell/n.活動房屋式的拖車[2]alarmfla:m/n.警報alarmclock鬧鐘

[3]roof/ru：f?n.頂；房頂

l.BillandFredwerebothuniversitys.

2.Thetwoyoungmendecidedtogotduringtheirsummerholidays.

3.Thetwoyoungmentriedtossomemoney,sotheyborrowedatrailer.

4.Thetwoyoungmenwantedtogetup,buttheywereatowakeuptoolatethenext

morning.

5.Fredhadagoodi.

6.Billdidn'tknowwhisfriendputsomebreadonthetopofthetrailer.

7.Thenextmorning,thebirdsfoundthebreadandflewtoeit.

8.Infact,thebwokethetwoyoungmenup.

9.Thebirdsbegantolookforfassoonasitgotlight.

lO.Fredwasveryc.

參考答案：1.ing3.save4.afraid5.idea6.why7.eat8.birds9.foodlO.clever

閱讀理解(9)

Somechildrenthinkwritersaregreatandtheycantellpeoplealot.Sotheyalsowishtobe

writerssomeday.Theymeanthattheywanttowritestoriesorbookswhichmany

personswillread.Iwouldliketoremind[l]themthattheywillneedtobegoodreaders

andtoreadalotinorderto[2]begoodwriters.

Nearlyallgreatwritersreadtoolongbeforetheystartedtoschool,andreadforhoursand

hourseverydaysincetheybecamegoodreaders.InsteadofwatchingTVintheevening,

theyspendmuchoftheirspare[3]timereadingbooks.

Ifyouareagoodreader,itwon'ttakeyoulongtodothereadinghomeworkyourteacherasks

youtodo.Thenyouwillhavetimetoreadotherbooksforfun.Becauseyoureadsowell,

youkeeplookingformorebookstoread.

Whilemakingupyourmind[4]tobecomeagoodwriter,youhadbettersaytoyourself/'I

mustreadmoreandmoreifIamreallytobecomeagoodwriter."

Notes:[1]remind/rFmalnd/v.提醒⑵inorderto為了[3]spare/spe/adj.多余的[4]make

upone'smind下決心

l.Someofthechildrenlikethegwriters.

2.Thewritertoldthechildrentoreadmbeforetheyhopetobewriters.

3.Alotofwriters1alotfromotherwriters'booksandstories.

4.Forastudent,heorsheshoulddothereadinghomeworkwellf.

5.Doingmuchgoodreadingcanhyoutobeagoodwriter.

參考答案：1.great2.more3.learned4.first5.help

閱讀理解(10)

Australiaisoneofthegreatestislandsintheworld.ltisalittlesmallerthanChina.ltisinthe

southoftheearth.Sowhenthereishotsummerinourcountry,itiscoldwinterin

Australia.

Australiaisbig,butthepopulation[l]hassmall.ThepopulationofAustraliaisthesameasthat

ofShanghai,acityinChina.

Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos[2].Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwill

findyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep,sheep,sheep,everywherearesheep.Haveyou

seenakangaroo?Ithasa"bag”initsbody.Themotherkangarookeepsitsbabykangaroo

inthe"bag”.Itisveryinteresting,isn?tit?

Notes:[l]population/>ppjuleln/n.人口[2]kangaros/>kg'ru:/n.袋鼠

根據短文內容判斷正N）、誤（X）。

1.ChinaislargerthanAustralia.

2.Australiaisanislandcountry.

3.ThepopulationofAustraliaisaslargeasthatofChina.

4.Kangaroosaresmallanimalslikemouse（老鼠）inourhouse.

5.Kangaroosalwayscarrybagsontheirbacks.

參考答案：1W2.43.X4.X5.x

閱讀理解（11）

SummerholidaybeganandRichardleftCaliforniaandwenttravelinginAfrica[l].Helosthis

walletinahotelandhehadalittlemoneyleft.Hehadtogotoacitywhereoneofhis

friendsworked.Therehewasgoingtoborrowsomemoneysothathecouldflybackto

hiscountry.Hegotonabusandtheconductorheldouttohimayellowticket.t€Youhad

betterbuyayellowticket/saidtheconductor."It'stendollars.Ihavetwootherkinds.

Theredoneisfivedollarsandthegreenoneisthreedollars.'1

Ittookthemtwodaystogettothecity.Thepassengershadtostayfbranightwhentheywere

halfway[2].Richardhadtopay[3]fivedollarsforthehotelandfood.Hethoughtfora

whileandthensaid,"Green,please.11

Thebusstarted.Nowitwasgettingdark[4]andthebusbegantogoupahill.Itwasvery

steep[5]andsoonthebusstoppedasusual.

"Yellowticketpassengers/thedrivershouted,"Stayinthebus,please.Redticketpassengers,

getoutandwalk.Greenticketpassengers,getout,closethedoorandpushthebus!"

Notes:[1]Africa/'frlk/n.非洲[2Jhalfway/'ha：rwel/adv.半路[3Jpay/peI/v.付(款)

[4]dark/da:k/adj.黑暗的[5]steep/sti:p/adj.陡峭的

1.WheredidRichardcomefrom?

2.HowmuchdidRichardhaveafterhelosthiswallet?

3.WhatdidRichardgotothecityfor?

4.HowwasRichardgoingbacktohiscountry?

5.WhydidRichardbuythegreenticket?

6.WhatdidRichardhavetodowhenthebuswentupthehill?

參考答案：I.HecamefromAmerica/California.

2.Hehad8dollarsleft.

3.Hewenttheretoborrowsomemoneyfromhisfriend.

4.Hewasgoingbackbyplane.

5.Becausehewantedtosavesomemoneyforthehotelandfood.

6.Hehadtogetoffthebusandpushitwhenitwentupthehill.

閱讀理解(12)

Manyyearsago,therewasafamilynamedFranklin.TheylivedinBoston.Therewerefive

girlsandsixboysinthefamily.OnaJanuarydayin1706anotherbabywasborn.The

boy*smotherandherhusbandgavetheboyaname—Benjamin[l].

Benjaminwasthecleverestofallthechildren.Hecouldreadwhenhewasfiveandhecould

writewhenhewasseven.Thenextyearhisparentssent[2]himtoschool.

InschoolBenjaminwasgoodatreadingandwriting,butnotgoodatmaths.Hereadallofhis

father'sbooks.Andwhenhehadmoney,healwayswenttobuybooks.Helikedbooks.

Theytoldhimhowtodosomething.Theboylikedtousehisheadandtriedtofindways

tohelppeopleenjoylifemore.Forexample,hetriedtoknowiftherewassomewayto

swimfarther,maybewithsomethingonhishandsorfeet.Slowlyapictureofswimming

shoes,orpaddles[3],grewinhismind[4].Thepaddlesmustbeneithertoobignortoo

small.Andtheymustbeneithertooheavynorlight.Atlastheinventedthepaddlefbr

swimming.

Notes:[1]BenjaminfbendmIn/n.本杰明(男子名)BenjaminFranklin本杰明?富蘭克林

(1706—1790)美國杰出的科學家和政治家[2]send/send/v.送[3]paddle「pdl/n.漿形工

具[4]mind/malnd/n.頭腦

l.HowmanychildrendidMr.Franklinhave?

2.WhywasitsaidBenjaminwasclever?

3.WhendidBenjaminbegintogotoschool?

4.WhydidBenjaminlikebooks?

5.WhatdidBenjamininventthepaddlesfbr?

參考答案：l.Hehadtwelvechildren.

2.Becausehecouldreadandwritewhenhewasveryyoung.

3.Hebegantogotoschoolwhenhewaseight.

4.Becausehecouldlearnalotfromthebooks.

5.Heinventedthemtohelppeopleswimfarther.

閱讀理解(13)

Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcourse[l]sometimeago,somethingwaswrongwithit

anditcrashed[2]inthemountainsanditspilot[3]waskilled.Theonlypassengers,a

youngwomanandhertwobabydaughters,wereunhurt.Itwasthemiddleofwinter.Snow

laythickontheground.Thewomanknewthatthenearestvillagewaskilometres

away.Shecouldn'tfindanythinginthesnowbutasuit-case[4].Whenitgrewdark,she

turnedthesuit-caseintoabedandputthechildreninsideit,covering[5]themwithallthe

clothesshecouldfind.Duringthenight,itgottemblycold.Thewomankeptasnearas

shecouldtothechildrenandeventriedtogetintothecaseherself,butitwastoosmall.

Earlynextmorning,sheheardplanesflyingaboveandwantedtoknowhowshecould

sendasignal[6].Thenshehadanidea.Shewrotetheletters'SOS'inthesnow.Luckily,

apilotsawthesignalandsentamessagebyradiotothenearesttown.Itwasnotlong

beforeagroupofpeoplearrivedandtheytookthewomanandherdaughterstohospital

atonce.

Notes:[1Jcourse/ks/n.S&l道[2]crash/kr/v.墜毀[3]pilot/spallt/n.飛行員[4]suit-case/xsju：

tkels/n.行李箱[5]coverrkv/v.蓋⑹signal/'slgnl/n.信號

1.Wherewassomethingwrongwiththeplane?

2.Howmanypeoplewereinthelightpassengerplanebeforeitcrashed?

3.Whatdidthewomanmakethesuit-caseintoabedfor?

4.Whatdidtheplaneflyoverthemountainfor?

5.Whydidthewomanwrite"SOS”onthesnow?

6.Whatdidthegroupofpeoplegotothemountainsfor?

參考答案：Litwasabovethemountains.

2.Therewerefourpeopleinit.

3.Shedidittoputherdaughtersinit.

4.1tflewtheretolookforthem.

5.Shewrotetheletterstoaskforhelp.

6.Theywenttheretosavethem.

閱讀理解(14)

TherewouldbeahistoryexamandPhilliplookedmoreandmoreworried.Hehasn'tthought

thesubjectimportantsincetheybegantostudyitthistenn.Inclasshealwaysthoughtof

thefootballmatchesbetweenClassThreeandClassTwoandtriedtofindoutawayto

beatClassTwo.Ofcoursehedidn'thearwhatMr.Beckmansaid.HisfriendSallycould

helphimwithhishomeworkandhintfl]howheansweredMr.Beckman.Butbadluck!

ThegirlwasillinhospitalandnobodywouldhelphimnextMonday!

Phillipthoughthardandatlasthefoundaway.Hecopiedallthemainpoints[2Jonhis

wristbands[3]andthenwenttoplayfootballwithhisfriends.ItwasSundayyesterday.

Evenhedidn'topenhisstudents9book!Hewassurehewouldpasstheexamandwent

onplayingfootballandwatchingTV.

Butthismorning,whentheboywasgoingtodresshimself,hecouldn'tfindhisshirt.He

jumpedoffthebedandbegantolookforiteverywhere,buthefailed.Hismother

broughthisbreakfastinandfoundhisbedroomwasinafearfulmess[41.Sheaskedin

surprise,"What'sthematter,son?**

"Ican'tfindmyshirt!M

“YouworeitforaweekandIwasheditwhenyoufellasleeplastnight."

“Wholetyouwashit?"Phillipshoutedangrily.

Notes:[l]hint/hlnt/v.暗示[2]point/plnt/n.點mainpoint要點[3]wristbandfrlstbnd/n.襯

衣袖口[4]inafearfulmess零亂不堪

1.PhillipisinClassT.

2.Philliphaslearnedninhistoryclass.

3.MrBeckmanisPhillip'shistoryt.

4.Phillipwasafraidhewouldfthehistoryexam.

5.Phillip1playingfootballverymuch.

6.UsuallySallyhelpedPhilliptopthehistoryexamsbefore.

7.Phillipthoughteverythingwasranddidn'treviewhistory.

8.Phillip'smotherwashedhisshirtwhentheboywenttos.

9.ThewomanthoughtPhillip'sshirtdandwashedit.

lO.Havingheardhismother,Phillipwasawithher.

參考答案：1.Three2.nothing3.teacher4.fail5.likes6.pass7.ready8.sleep9.dirtylO.angry

閱讀理解(15)

MrBrownwasbominapoorfamily.Hecouldn'tgotoschoolwhenhewasyoung.Nowhe'sa

porter[1]andworksatastation.Hedoesn'tthinkifsnecessary[2]toknowsome

knowledge[3]ofscience.Hisson,Bill,begantogotoschoollastyear.Theboylikes

nothingexceptplaying.Hedoesn'tlistentotheteachersinclassandcan'tdohis

homeworkafterclass.It'sthehardestthingforhimtodomathsexercises.Andhewantsto

dropit.

LasteveningMrsBrownheardBillcryinginthenextroomwhilesheandherhusbandwere

watchingTV.Shecameuptohimandasked,"What'sthematter,Bill?”

“Ican'tdomymathshomework,“saidtheboy."Iwon'tgotoschooltomorrow!

“No,no,don'tdothat!”saidthewoman."Maybeyourfathercanhelpyou.^^

Thensheaskedherhusbandtohelptheirsonwithhismaths.MrBrownsaid,“ButIdon't

knowmaths,either.^^

“Itdoesn'tmatter,^saidhiswife."You'Honlycoaxhimoutofcrying.”

MrBrownhadtodoashiswifesaid.ThenextafternoonBillcamebackandshowedhis

quickly,dear!IgotanAinmaths!”

Notes:[l]porter/'pt/n.搬運工[2]necessary/'neslsrl/adj.必要的[3]keowledge/'nlld/n,知識

根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.MrBrownwasgoingtobeaporterwhenhewasyoung.

B.MrBrown'sparentsweretoopoortosendhimtoschool.

C.MrBrownwasn'tinterestedinsciencewhenhewasyoung.

D.TherewasnoschoolinMrBrown'shometown.

2.Billcan'tdohishomeworkbecause

A.hisfatherwouldn'thelphim

B.hedoesn'tlistentohisteachers

C.hedoesn'tlikestudyingD.hewantstodropmaths

3.Billcriedto.

A.gethisparents5helpB.gotobedearlier

C.getsomethingtoeatD.watchTVwithhisparents

4.Thephrase“coaxsb.outofcrying“inthestorymeans.

A.制止某人哭泣B.惹得某人哭泣

C.阻止某人叫喊D.哄某人停止哭泣

5.isgoodatmathsintheirfamily.

A.BillB.MrBrownC.MrsBrownD.None

6.WhenhehadalookatBill'sexercise-book,MrBrownwas.

A.sorryB.happyC.worriedD.sad

參考答案：1.B2.C3.A4.D5.D6.B

閱讀理解（16）

IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,peopleofteninvitefriendsoverforameal,aparty,orjustcoffee.

Herearethekindsofthingspeoplealwayssay."Wouldyouliketocomeoverfbrdinner