2020届中考英语阅读理解50篇（含答案）

202050（）届中考英语阅读理解篇含答案届中考英语阅读理解篇202050（精品训练题值得练习）1When I was a kid inMinnesota,watermelon wasexpensive.Oneof my father*s friends,Bernie,was a rich businessman,who ownedalarge storein St.Paul.Every summer,when thefirst watermelonsarrived,Bernie wouldcall.Dad and I wouldgo toBernie splace.We dsit on the edgeof（码头），（摇晃）the dockfeet dangling,and gotready for a bigmeal.Bernie wouldtake hisknife,cut ourfirst watermelon,hand usbotha bigpiece andsit downnext to us.Then wed buryour faces一in watermelon,eating only the heartthe reddest,juiciest,firmest一sweetest,most seed-free partand throwaway therest.Bernie was my fathers ideaof a rich man.I alwaysthought itwasbecause he was sucha successfulbusinessman.Years later,Irealized thatit was not Bernies wealthitself buthis wayof dealingwithit thatmy fatherliked.Bernie knew how to stop working,gettogether withfriends andeat onlythe heart of the watermelon.What Ilearned fromBernie isthat beingrich is a stateof mind.Some ofus,no matterhow muchmoney wehave,will neverbe freeenoughto eatonlythe heart of the watermelon.If you don7t takethe time todangle yourfeet overthe dockand enjoylife*s smallpleasure,your workis probablyhurting yourlife.For manyyears,I forgotthat lessonr dlearned as akidon theloadingdock.I wastoo busymaking all the moneyI could.A.something was wrong with their busesB.their horsesdied on the returnwayC.it tookthem muchtime to run backD.they alldrank muchin the town（）

5.Which answerdo youthink istrueA.You IIbelieve onlythe lastsoldier.B.The officerbelieved the nine soldiers.C.Youz IIbelieve none of the nine soldiers.D.The officerwonz tpunish hissoldiers.答案:CABDC6A manloved his son very much.Every dayafter workthe manwouldcome home and play with the little boy.One night,while the（额夕卜的）man was at work,he realizedthat he had extrawork to dofor theevening,and that he wouldn1t be able to play with his son.But,he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keephimbusy.Looking aroundhis office,he sawa magazinewith alarge mapof the worldon thecover.He gotan idea.He removedthe map,and（而巾匕地）（撕）then patientlytore itup intosmall pieces.Then heputall the pieces in his coatpocket.When hegot home,hissonwanted to playwith him,but he（铺）spread all thepiecesof themap on the table.He explainedthatit was a map of theworld,and thatby thetime hisson couldput itback together,his extrawork would be finished,and they could bothplay.Surely thiswould keepthe childbusy forhours,he thought.About halfan hourlater the boy came to the man and said,“OK,it sfinished.Can weplaynow”The manwas surprised,saying,That simpossible.Let sgoand seeAnd sureenough,there was the pictureof theworld,allput together,every piecein itsplace.The mansaid,That samazing!How did you dothat”The boysaid,It wassimple.On the back ofthepage was a pictureof aman.When Iput theman together,thewhole worldfell intoplace

1.According to the passage,the father told the boy toplay byhimselfbecause.A.he didn t want toplaywithhim any moreB.he didn t lovehis childC.he hadsome extraworkD.the boydidn tneed his father*s help

2.What does the underlinedword removedmean移动A.撕下B.搬掉C.撕碎D.

3.Why couldthe boyfinish the“puzzle“so quicklyBecause.A.he was very interestedin themapof the worldB.his fatheroften playedthe gamewith himC.he wanted toplaywith his father assoon aspossibleD.the pictureof theman onthebackof thepage helpedhim

4.The passagemainly tells.A.how fathercan makechildren busyfor hoursB.how tokeep childrenaway fromparentsC.people shouldthink aboutthings insome otherwaysD.parents shouldthink ofsome good ways totrain children*sability

5.Which is the besttitleA.A worldin puzzle.B.Father andson.C.An easypuzzle.D.Father7s creative（创造性的）idea.答案CBDCA7One day,a teacher was givinga speechto hisstudents.He heldupa glass of waterand asked the class,How heavydo youthink thisglassof waterisThe studentsanswers rangedfrom20gto500g.It doesnotmatter onthe weightitself.It dependson howlong youhold it.If Ihold it for a minute,it isOK.If Ihold itfor anhour,I willhave anachein myright arm.If Iholditforaday,you willhave tocall an（救护车）.ambulance Itis exactlythe sameweight,but thelonger Iholdit theheavier itbecomes.z（负担）If wecarry ourburdens allthetime,sooner orlater,wewill notbe able to carryon,the burdenbecoming increasinglyheavier.What you have todo isto put the glassdown,rest fora whilebeforeholding itup again.We haveto put down theburden sometimes,so thatwe canberefreshed and are ableto carryon.So beforeyou returnhome fromwork tonight,puttheburdenof workdown..Dont carryit backhome.You canpick ituptomorrow.Whatever burdensyou arehaving nowon yourshoulders,let itdownforamoment if you can.

1.The teacherbrought aglassof water to the classbecause.A.he was very thirstyB.his armswere strongC.it was a goodexampleD.he wantsto sharethewaterwith students（指）.

2.A glassof waterin thispassage referredtoA.knowledgeB.the burdenC.the timeD.the money

3.According to the teacher,you mayfeel if you putdowntheburden sometimes.A.more stressedB.much heavierC.more relaxedD.much happier

4.This was a lesson aboutA.how torelax oneselfin lifeB.how tosolve aphysics problemC.how tokeep fitby drinkingwaterD.how tostudy well

5.Which of the followingstatements isTRUE accordingto thepassageA.You could become heavierand heavierif youheld aglass ofwaterin yourhand.B.All the students in the classknew what the weightof theglassofwaterexactly was.C.The teacherhad a goodwayof makinghis lessonclear andeasy to beunderstood.D.All the students canunderstand theteacher7s lesson.答案C BC AC8People oftensaid Thomas Edison wasthe greatestgenius of hisage.There areonly a few menin allof history,who havechanged thelivesof othermen asmuch asthe inventorof thefirst usefulelectriclight.But Edison could neverbe pleasedonly becausesomeone saidhe wasagenius.There isno suchthing asgenius/Edison said.Hethought whatpeople calledgenius wasmostly hardwork.But Edison wasadreamer aswell asa worker.From hisearliestdays asa childhe wonderedabout the secrets of nature.He tried tounderstand them,and thenhe triedto learn what hecould usefullydowith them.Edison enjoyedthinking.He knew that mostpeople woulddoalmost anythinginstead of the difficult work ofthinking,especially iftheydo notthink veryoften.But he knew,too,that thinkingcouldgive menenjoyment andpleasure.Edison could not understandhow anyonecouldnotbeinterested inlife.As heloved tothink,he alsoloved to work.On thedayhe became75years old,someone askedhim whatidea he hadabout life.Work,“he answered,Discovering thesecrets ofnatureand usingthem to make menhappier/He saidhehadenoughinventions in his mindto givehim another100years ofwork.

1.According toThomasEdison,what sgeniusA.Hard thinking.B.Hard work.eful dreams.eful inventions.

2.After exploringthesecretsofnature,Edison alwaystriedto.A.write downwhat hehad learntB.carry outa newexperimentC.make themuseful inlifeD.share themwith others

3.Edisoncouldnot understand.A.how anybodyenjoyed lifeB.how anybodyloved workingC.why anybodyloved thinkingD.why anybodywas tiredof life

4.The lastsentence in the passagemeans that.A.Edison wasborn tobeagreat inventor

8.Edison wasabletolive another100yearsC.Edisonwasready to make his100th invention答案D.life wastoo shortfor Edisonto workfor humanbeingsBCDD9F veloved my mother/s desksince I was justtall enoughto seeabovethe topof itas mothersat doingletters.Standing byher chair,looking atthe inkbottle,pens,and whitepaper,I decidedthat theactof writingmust bethe morewonderful thingin theworld.Years later,during herfinal illness,mother keptdifferent things〃for mysister andbrother.But thedesk/7she dsaid again,it s forElizabeth.I never saw herget angry,neversawher cry.I knewshe lovedme;she showedit inaction.But asa younggirl,I wantedheart-to-heart talksbetween mother and daughter.They neverhappened.And agulf openedbetween us.Iwas“tooemotional（易动感情的）.But shelived onthe surface（表面）〃.As yearspassed I had myown family.I lovedmymotherandthanked herfor ourhappy family.I wroteto herin careful words andaskedherto let meknow in any way（原谅）she chosethat shedid forgiveme.I postedthe letterand waitedfor heranswer.None came.（失望），My hopeturned todisappointment thenlittle interestand,finally,peace—it seemedthat nothinghappened.I couldnzt besurethat the letter hadeven gotto mother.I onlyknewthat I hadwrittenit,and Icould stoptrying tomake herinto someoneshe wasnot.Now thepresent ofher desktold,as she7d neverbeen ableto,that she was pleasedthat writingwas mychosen work.I cleanedthedesk carefullyand foundsome papersinside—a photoof my father（折叠）and aone-page letter,folded andrefolded manytimes.Give mean answer,my letterasks,inanyway youchoose.Mother,you alwayschose theact thatspeaks louderthan words.

1.The writerbegan tolove hermother1s desk.A.after MotherdiedB.before shebecame awriterC.when shewasachildD.when Mothergave it to her

2.The passageshows that.A.mother wascold onthe surfacebut kindin herheart to herdaughterB.mother wastoo seriousabout everythingher daughterhaddoneC.mother caredmuch about her daughter in wordsD.mother wroteto her daughterincarefulwords

3.The wordgulf in the passagemeans.A.deep understandingbetween the old and the youngB.different ideasbetween the motherandthe daughterC.free talksbetween motherand daughterD.part of the seagoing farin land

4.What didmother dowith herdaughter sletter askingforgivenessA.She hadnever receivedthe letter.B.For years,she oftentalked about the letter.C.She didn t forgiveherdaughterat allin allher life.D.She readtheletteragain and again tillshe died.

5.What sthe besttitle ofthe passageA.My letterto MotherB.Mother andChildrenC.My mother/s DeskD.Talks betweenMother andMe答案CABDC10A friendof minenamed Paul received an expensive carfrom hisbrother asaChristmas present.On ChristmasEve whenPaul came（顽童）out of his office,a streeturchin waswalking aroundthe shiningcar.Is thisyour car,sir”he asked.Paul answered,“Yes,my brothergave itto mefor Christmas/The boywas surprised.You meanyour brothergave itto youand it（犹豫）.did costyou nothingSir I wish...”He hesitatedPaul thoughtzofcourse heknew what the boy wanted,but whatthe boysaid〃surprised himgreatly.Iwish/the boywent on,that Icould beabrother like that/Paul lookedattheboy insurprise,and thenhe saidagain,“Would youlike to take aride inmy carOh yes,I dloveto,“theboyanswered.After a short ride,theboyturned andwith hiseyes shining,said,“Sir,would youmind drivingin front of myhousePaul smileda little.He thought heknewwhattheboywanted.He wanted to showhis neighborsthat hecould ridehome ina bigcar.But Paul was wrongagain.Will youstop wherethose twostepsare”theboyasked.He ranup to the steps.Then inashortwhile Paulheard himcomingback,but hewas notcoming fast.He wascarrying hislittle（残疾的）crippled brother.He satdown onthe stepand pointedto thecar.；There heis,Buddy justlike Itold youupstairs.His brothergaveittohim forChristmas and it didnt costhim acent.And somedayF mgoing to give youone justlike henyou can see for yourselfall thenice thingsin theChristmas windowsthat rve beentrying totellyou about/Paul gotout andlifted theboy to the frontseat of his car.Theshining-eyed elderbrother climbedin besidehim andthe threebeganan unforgettableholiday ride.

1.The streeturchin wasvery surprisedwhen.A.he metPaulB.Paul told him aboutthe carC.PaulreceivedanexpensivecarD.hewaswalking aroundthe car

2.From the story wecanseethe urchin.A.wished to give his brotheracarB.wanted PauT sbrotherto givehimacarC.wished hecould have a brotherlike Paul7sD.wished Paulcould bea brotherlikethat

3.The urchinasked Paultostophis carin frontofhishouseA.to showhehad arichfriendB.to showhis neighborsthe bigcarC.tolethis brotherride in the carD.to tellhis brotherabout his wish

4.We canfind from the storythat.A.the urchinwished Paultogivehis carto BuddyB.the urchinwished tohave arich brotherC.the urchinhad adeep lovefor hisbrotherD.the urchinswishcame truein the end

5.The bestname ofthestoryis.A.A ChristmasPresentB.Paul,a Kind-hearted PersonC.A BrotherLike ThatD.An UnforgettableHoliday Ride答案BADCC11An eight-year-old childheard herparents talkingabout herlittlebrother.All sheknew wasthat hewasverysick andthey hadnomoney.Only avery expensiveoperation couldsave him now andthere was noone tolend themthe money.When sheheard herdaddy sayto hertearful mother,“Only amiracle can save him now,“the little girl wentto herbedroom andpulledher moneyfrom itshiding placeand countedit carefully.（药店）She hurriedto adrugstore withthe moneyin herhand.〃“And whatdo youwant”asked the salesman.It sfor my littlebrother/the girl answered.He sreally,really sick and I want to buya miracle/Pardon”said the salesman.“My brotherAndrew hassomething bad growing inside hishead and my daddy says only a miraclecan save him.So how muchdoes a miracle costZ/We don t sell a miracle here,child.T msorry/the salesmansaid with a smile.Well,T verelearned it.I hopeI havetime leftto enjoythesuccess ofothers andtotakepleasure in the day.That stheheartofthe watermelon.I havelearned againto throwtherest away.

1.We learnedfrom thesecond paragraphthat the writer and hisfather werefeeling.A.relaxedB.worriedC.hungryD.proud

2.How did the writerandhis father eatthe watermelonA.They ateit ina politeway.B.They onlyate itsbest part.C.They ateevery part of it.D.They sharedonly onepiece.

3.In theeyes ofthe writer*sfather,Bernie.A.was justarichbusinessmanB.worked hardallthetimeC.lived arich buthealthy lifeD.knewhowtomakemoney

4.The underlinedpart theheartofthe watermeloninthe lastparagraph refersto.A.the bestpartofthe watermelonB.the writers busylifeC.the writers decisionof makingmoneyD.the writers hopeof enjoyinglife

5.It canbe learnedfrom the passage that.A.one hastoworkhard to reach hisgoalB.a friend in needisafriendindeedC.watermelon isthe healthiestfruit“Listen,if it isnz tenough,I can try and get some more.Just tellmehow muchit costsA well-dressed manheard it and asked,nWhat kind of a miracledoes your brother need〃don tknow/she answeredwith hereyes fullof tears.He sreally sick andmum sayshe needsan operation.But my daddy cantpay forit,so I have brought all my money/〃“How muchdo youhave”asked theman.$

1.11,but I can tryandget somemore/she answered.〃Well,what luck/smiled theman.$l.llthe price of a miraclezfor little brothers/He tookup thegirT shand andsaid,°Take meto whereyou live.I want to seeyour brotherand meetyour parents.Let ssee ifI havethekind ofmiracle youneed.That well-dressed manwas DrCarlton Armstrong,a famousdoctor.The operation was successful andit wasnz t long beforeAndrew was home again.How muchdid the miracle cost

1.What wasthe troubleinthe littlegirls familyA.Her brotherwas seriouslyill.B.They hadno money.C.Nothing couldsave herbrother.D.Both Aand B.

2.In theeye ofthe littlegirl,amiracle might be.A.something interestingB.something beautifulC.some wonderfulmedicineD.some goodfood

3.The littlegirl saidagain and again...I can try andget somemore/That shows.A.she hadstill keptsome moneyB.she hopednot tobe refusedC.There wasno need to worryabout moneyD.she thoughtmoney waseasy to get

4.What made the miraclehappenA.The girPs lovefor herbrother.B.The girls money.C.The medicinefrom thedrugstore.D.Nobody cantell.（推断）

5.From thepassage wecan inferthat.A.The doctordidnz task forany payB.A miracleis sure to happenifyoukeep onC.The littlegirl is lovely butnot socleverD.Andrew wasin factnot sosick asthey hadthought答案:DCBAA12A famousteacherwasspeaking to the studentsat ourschool.Hebegan hislesson byholding upa¥100bill.Then he said tothe threehundredstudents,Who wouldlike this¥100bill Thestudentsbegan toput up their handsat once.Then he said,am going togivethis¥100to one of you,but first,let medo this.He thenmadethe bill into a ball.Then he said,“Whowants itnow”The handswent back into the air.“Well,“hesaid,“What ifI dothis”and hedropped iton thefloorand steppedon it.He pickedup thedirty,crumpled billandsaid,Who stillwants it”Hands wentback intothe air.“My friends/hesaid,“youhavelearned avalua blelesson（无论）today.No matterwhat I did tothe money,you stillwanted it（介值）.because itdid not go downin valueC It was stilI worth〃¥100!Many timesin ourlives,we aredropped,crumpled,and steppedonby thechances wetake andthe thingsthat happentous.We feelas if weare worthnothing.But rememberno matterwhat hashappened to you,you willnever loseyour value:you arealwaysvaluable tothose peoplewho loveyou.Your valuedoesn t comefrom what you door whomyou know,but WHOYOU ARE.You arespecial andvaluable.Don tever forgetit!

1.Even thoughit wasdirty,the money.A.still wentup invalueB.was worthnothingC.didntgo downin valueD.was stillours

2.We arealways valuabletothepeople.A.who payusB.who callusC.who hateusD.who loveus

3.Your valuedoesn*tcomefrom whatyou dobut.A.who youknowB.who madeyouC.who yourememberD.who youare

4.The sentenceHands wentbackintotheairmeansA.the studentsput uptheir handsagainB.the studentsputdowntheir handsC.thestudentsput theirhands behindtheir backsagainD.thestudentsput theirhands infrontofthem

5.Why didthe famousteacher usea¥100bill athis lessonA.Because he wanted tomake thebill into a ball.B.Because heused todrop abill onthe floorand steppedon it.C.Because hewas goingtogivethebillto oneofhisstudents.D.Because he wanted tomake thestudents knowwhat valuewas.答案CDDAD13An eight-year-old childheard herparents talkingaboutherlittlebrother.All sheknew wasthathewasverysick andthey hadnomoney.Only avery expensiveoperation couldsave himnow andthere wasnoone tolend themthe money.When sheheard herdaddy sayto hertearful mother,“Only amiracle cansavehimnow,thelittlegirl wenttoherbedroom andpulledher moneyfrom itshiding placeand countedit carefully.（药店）She hurriedtoadrugstore withthe moneyin herhand.And whatdo youwantasked thesalesman.sformylittlebrother/the girlanswered.He sreally,reallysickand Iwantto buya miracle/Pardonsa idthesalesman.°My brotherAndrew hassomethingbadgrowingin-side hisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.So howmuch doesamiracle costWe dontsellamiraclehere,child.T msorry,thesalesmansaid witha smile.Listen,if it isn tenough,Icantry andget somemore.Just tellmehow muchit costs/Awell-dressed manheard itand asked,“What kindof amiracledoes yourbrother need〃don tknow“she answeredwith hereyes fullof tears.He sreallysickandmum sayshe needsan operation.But mydaddy cantpay forit so I havebroughtallmymoney.How muchdo youz〃haveasked theman.”$

1.11,but Icantryandgetsomemore/〃she answered.Well,what luck/smiled theman.$

1.11,the priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers/He tookupthegirT shand andsaid,“Take meto whereyou live.Iwantto seeyourbrotherand meetyour parents.Let ssee ifI havethekindofmiracle youneed/That well-dressed manwas DrCarlton Armstrong,a famousdoctor.The operationwassuccessfulandit wasnztlongbeforeAndrew washomeagain.How muchdidthemiraclecostl.What wasthe troubleinthelittle girlsfamily A.Her brotherwas seriouslyill.B.They hadno money.C.Nothing couldsave herbrother.D.Both Aand B.

1.1ntheeye ofthelittlegirlamiraclemightbe.zA.something interestingB.something beautifulC.some wonderfulmedicineD.some goodfood

3.The littlegirl saidagain and again Icantryand getsomemore/That shows.A.she hadstill keptsome moneyB.she hopednot tobe refusedC.There wasno needto worryabout moneyD.she thoughtmoney waseasytoget

4.What madethemiraclehappen A.The girTslovefor herbrother.B.The girKs money.C.The medicinefrom thedrugstore.D.Nobody cantell.（推断）

5.From thepassage wecan inferthat.A.The doctordidntask forany payB.A miracleis sureto happenifyoukeep onC.The littlegirl islovely butnot socleverD.Andrewwasin factnot sosick asthey hadthought答案DCBAA14Once when Iwasa teenager;my fatherand Iwere standinginline tobuy ticketsfor the circus.Finally,there wasonly onefamilybetween theticket officeand us.This familymade abig impressiononme.There wereeight children,all probablyunder theage of

12.Youcould tellthey didnt have a lotof money.Their clotheswere notexpensive,but they were clean.The childrentalked excitedlyaboutthe clowns.It wasclearly avery importantday outfor them.Thefather andmother seemedhappy astheycouldbe.The ticketslady askedhow manytickets the father wanted,heproudly answered,“Please letme buyeight children/s ticketsandtwo adultstickets,so Ican takemy familytothecircus/The ticketlady toldhim theprice.The mans wifelowered herhead.There wasno longera smileonthemans face.He quietlyasked,“How muchdidyousay”The ticketlady againtoldhimtheprice.The manobviously didnt haveenough money.But howcouldhe tellhis kidsthe badnewsSeeing whatwas happening,mydadtook a$20note fromhispocket anddropped inontheground.We were not richourselvesat all!He thentapped theman onthe shoulderandsaid,HExcuseme,sir,you droppedthis.”The manunderstood my father washelping him.He pickedupthe money,looked straightinto mydad seyes,and intears replied.Thank you.This reallymeans a lot tomeandmy familyAlthoughwe did notgotothecircus that night,we didnt gowithout.

1.Why doesthe writersay“Their clotheswere notexpensive,but they were clean”Paragraph2A.To showthe childrenwere welllooked after.B.To showcheap clothescouldbepopular.C.To showhow hardthemotherworked.D.To showhow richthe familywere.

2.Why wasthe poorman unhappyafter hespoke withtheticket ladyA.He hadlost hismoney.B.His childrenwere noisy.C.The ticketswere soldout.D.The ticketswere tooexpensive.

3.Who didthe$20note belongtoA.The poorman.B.The writersfather.C.The poorman/s wife.D.The ticketlady.

4.Why wasthe poorman intears attheendofthestoryA.He foundthe moneyhe lost.B.He wantedothers tohelp him.C.He madehis childrenunhappy.D.He wasthankful for the kindness.

5.Which ofthe followingstatements isprobably trueaccordingto thepassageA.The poormans saw thecircus thatnight.B.The twofamilies becameclose friends.C.The writersfatherearned somemoney.D.The writersawthecircusthatnight.答案ADBDA15Perhaps theonly testscore thatI rememberisthe55whenIwasin highschool.The testwasthefinal fora course.I rememberwaiting anxiouslyasmy teacherMr.Right passedout ourpapers oneby one.It wasarather difficulttest.I heardmy classmatesgroaning,andIcould tellbythe groansthat the scores weren*t lookinggood.Mr.Right putmy paperon mydesk.There inbig rednumbers,circled todraw attention,wasmy score,55!I lowered my head,and coveredthescoreup quickly.A55is notsomethingthat youwanted yourclassmates to see.The scoreswere notvery good,noneofyou passed/Mr.Rightsaid.The highestscore inthe classwasa

55.”A

55.That*s me!Suddenly mysad lookdidntlook sobad.I had the highestscore.I feltalotbetter.I walked home alonethat daywiththelow buthigh score.Myfather knewthatI hadabig testthat dayand askedme assoon asI〃got home,How didyoudoin yourtestmade a55,“I said.A frown（皱眉）now stood on my father1s face.I knewI hadtoexplain immediately.But Dad,I hadthe highestscore inthe class/Iproudly stated.I thought that explanationwould makea difference.“You failed!//myfatherreplied.But itsthehighest!I insisted.don tcare whatscores othershad,but youfailed.Whatmatters iswhatyoudo!”myfatherfirmly said.For years,myfatherwas alwaysthat way.It didnt matterwhatothers did,it onlymattered whatI didand thatI didit excellently.（智慧）We oftendontunderstand thewisdom ofgood parentsuntilwe ourselvesstand inthe parentsshoes.My fathers wordshavecarried methroughout life.

1.The wordgroaning isthe closestin meaningto.A.singingB.laughingC.complainingD.quarreling

2.In class,to hidemyscorefrom myclassmates,I.A.loweredmyheadB.covered myscore upC.walkedhomealoneD.explained immediately

3.A frownstood onmyfather*s facebecause hethoughtA.Idida badjob inthe testB.I gavea goodexcuseC.I becamethe worststudentD.I stoodinhisshoes

4.We caninfer from thepassagethat.A.thefatherwas strictwithhischildB.thewriterwas alwayspoor intestsD.one shouldkeep work-life balance答案:ABCDD2Paul andJason werebrothers wholived andworked onneighboringfarms.For35years theyfarmed sideby side,sharingmachinery andgoods asneeded,without asingle proble.However,one autumn,things changed.lt beganwithatiny disagreementabout a horse,which grewinto amajor difference.The differenceledto angrywords,followed byweeks ofsilence between the twobrothers.One morningthere wasa knockon PauTs door.He openeditand sawa builderholding histoolbox.Y mlooking forafewdayswork Jthe buildersaid.Are thereany jobshere Icould helpwithYes,°answered Paul,extremely pleasedtoseethe builder.do have（小溪）a jobfor you.Look atthat farmacross the creek.That smybrother sfarm.That creekused tobeagrass field,but lastweek mybrotherdug apath fromthe fiverand madethe creek.But FII gohimone better.See thatpile ofwoodl wantyou tobuild mea fence,two meterstall,so1won tneedtosee himanymore Thebuildersaid thoughtfully.think Iunderstand thesituation andIll beable todoa jobthat pleasesyou/Paul hadbusiness intown thatday andleftthe builderto hiswork.When hereturned,the builderhadjustfinished hisjob.Paulwasshocked.Instead ofa fencetherewasabridge,stretching fromone sideofthecreek tothe other.As Paul stoodonthe bridge,staring inamazement,his youngerbrotherJason,came across,and tookPauTshand.nYou area good〃man tohave builtthis bridgeafter allIve done,said Jason.Then,Paul,with tearsinhiseyes,said tothe builderwho waspacking hisbagto go,“Thank youso much.Please stay.I havemuch moreforyoutodo.nYd loveto thebuildersaid quietly,but,Ihavemany morebridges tobuild/l.Whatwas thecause ofthe disagreementbetween thetwo brothersA.The diggingofthecreek.B.A problemaboutafarm animal.C.Who ownedthe fieldbetweenthefarms.D.Who would pay forbuilding the fence.〃

2.The underlinedexpression gohim onebetter inparagraph4means.A.do somethingeven worseB.improve thesituationC.point outhis mistakeD.help himout

3.What dowe knowaboutthe brothersA.They had been fightingfor manyyears.B.Their farmswere notvery successful.C.They finallyrealized theirmistakes.D.They likedbuilding bridges.

4.Why didthe builderbuild thebridgeA.He neededa waytogetacross theriver.B.There wasnot enoughwood forthefence.C.He misunderstoodPaulsinstructions.D.He wanted to bringthebrotherstogether.

5.1nwhatorder didthe followingtake placeinthestory a.Thebrothers stoodonthebridge.b.Jason dugthecreek.c.The brothersbecame angrywith eachother,d.The builderaskedfor work.e.Paul wentinto town.A.b,c,e,d,aB.c,b,d,e,aC.b,e,c,a,dD.c,d,b,a,e答案BACDB3Tom walkedintoashop.It bada signoutside:Secondhand（旧的）clothes boughtand sold.He wascarrying anold pairoftrousers andaskedthe owner ofthe shop,How muchwill yougiveme forthese Theman lookedat themand thensaid:Two dollars.What!said Tom.Ihadguessed they were worth at leastfivedollars.No,said theman,they arentworthacent morethan twodollars.Well/said Tom,taking twodollars outofhispocket.Heresyour money.These trousers were hangingoutside yourshop.The list（标价）price ofthem wassix dollars anda half.But Ithoughtthatwastoo muchmoney,soIwanted tofind outhowmuchthey werereallyworth.Then hewalked outofthe shop withthe pairof trousersanddisappeared beforethe shopowner couldthink ofanything tosay.

1.At firstthe owneroftheshop thoughtthat Tom.A.wantedtosteal the trousersB.wantedto sell the trousersC.wantedtofool himD.wantedtobuy the trousers

2.The owneroftheshop fortheoldtrousers.A.would giveTom twodollarsB.would paythree dollarsC.wouldpayfive dollarsD.would giveTom sixdollarsandahalf

3.The shopowner insistedthat thetrouserswereworth onlytwodollars because.A.hewantedtosellthem cheaplyB.hewantedtobuythem cheaplyC.he didntlike thetrousersD.they wereold anddirty

4.In fact,thetrousers.A.were hanginginside theshopB.were stolenby TomfromtheshopC.had beentheshopownersD.hadbeenToms

5.From thestory weknow thatcheaper thanthe listprice.A.the ownersold thetrousers twodollarsB.Tom soldthetrousersone dollarandahalfC.theownerbought thetrousers threedollarsD.Tom boughtthetrousersfour dollarsandahalf答案BABCD4Hundreds ofyears ago,a Roman army camenorth fromEnglandtomakewar onScotland.The Scots,a bravepeople,lovedtheir countryverymuch.They foughthard todrive theenemy outofScotland,but there were toomany Romans.It lookedas iftheRomans would win.One night,the leader of Scotsmarched hissoldiers tothe topofahill.“We willrest heretonight,my menhesaid.Tomorrow wewillfight onemore battle.We mustwin orwe willdie;They wereall verytired,so theyate theirsupper quickly and fellasleep.There werefour guardson duty,but they,too,were verytired,and oneby one,also fellasleep.The Romanswere notasleep.Quickly theygathered atthe footofthe hill.Slowly theyclimbed upthe hillside,taking carenot tomakea sound.Closer andcloser theycametothe sleepingScots.They werealmost atthe top.A fewminutes more,the warwould be（蓟）.over.Suddenly,oneofthem puthis footonathistle Hecriedout andhis suddencry woketheScots.In amoment,they wereon theirfeet andready forbattle.The fightingwas hardbut itdid notlast long.The Scotswiped outthe Romans andsaved theircountry.The thistleis nota beautifulplant.It hassharp needlesall overit.Few peoplelike it.But thepeople of Scotland likedit somuch thattheymade ittheir nationalflower.

1.Hundreds ofyears agotherewasa warbetween.A.Roman armyand NorthEnglandB.Romanarmyandthe ScotsC.England andScotsD.a bravepeople andthe Scots

2.At firstit lookedasifthe RomanswouldwinbecauseA.the ScotswerenotbraveB.theRomanarmy wasso strongC.the Scotsdidnothave agood leaderD.the Romanshadthesupport fromthe Scottish

3.“We mustwin orwe willdie.What theleaderofthe Scotssaidmeans.A.they weresureto winB.they couldntescape fromdeathC.they wouldwin andthen theywould dieD.they musttry hardto win,otherwise theywouldbekilled

4.The Romansclimbed upthe hillquietly because.A.they didntwanttowake theScotsB.they wantedtoreachthe topC.they wantedto catchthe fourguards firstD.theywereafraid ofthe sharp needles ofthe thistle

5.The peopleofScotland made thistletheir nationalflowerbecause.A.itisa beautifulplantB.itisfresh andlovelyC.it hadso manysharpneedlesall overit答案D.it wasthe thistlethat helpedtheScotstowinthe battleBBDAD5（军营）It wasa quietvillage inwhich therewasamilitary camp.Itwas farfromthetowns andcities andthereweresome highmountainsaround.Of courseitwasagoodplace fortraining thenew soldiers.But itwas difficultforthe youngmen to go outside.Mr White,an officerof forty,was strictwiththem andhe hardlylet themleave thecamp.Once MrWhite wasill inbed.He couldntworkandayoungofficer,Mr Huntbegan totrain thenewsoldiersinstead ofhim.Heknew theyoung menwell andlet nine soldiers gotothenearesttown tohaveaholiday.But nightfell andnone came backtothecamp.He wasworried aboutitandstood atthe gate.It wasfive totwelvewhen Mr Hunt decidedtogotothetown andsee whatwashappening totheyoung men.He startedthe carquicklyandset off.At thatmoment the nine soldierscameback.It seemedthey drankwine.Of coursethey foundthe officer wasangry.Y msorry,sir/said thefirst soldier.I leftthetownon time.But somethingwas wrongwith mybus onmy wayhere.Ihadtobuya horseandmadeit runfast.Bad luck!It diedand Ihadtorunback.And theother sevensoldiers said theywerelate forthe samereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier sturn.He said,Y msorry,sir.I gotona buson time,but...”Having heardthis,the officerbecame evenangrier andstopped〃him at once.He calledout,If yousay somethingwaswrongwithyour bus,I IIpunish youatonce!“No,no sir,“saidtheyoung man.My buswas allright,but thezhorsedied!l.The militarycamp wasbuilt inthe villageto.A.stop thesoldiers fromgoingtotownsB.stop thesoldiers frommeeting theirfriendsC.train thenew soldiersD.make theyoungmenlive quietly

2.MrHuntlet theninesoldiershaveaholiday because.A.hewaskind tothemB.they feltlonelyC.they hadsomething importantto doD.theywerethe bestof all

3.The youngofficerwasworried because.A.a trafficaccident hadhappenedB.hewasafraid somethinghappenedtotheninesoldiersC.theninesoldiers wouldcome backD.theninesoldiers dranktoo muchinthetownE.

4.The ninesoldiers returnedtothecamp latebecause.。