精选中考英语阅读理解100篇三

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 bodyThere 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 mealIf we eat them before a meal，they may take away our appetite（食欲）Its important for us to eat our meal at regular（规律）time each dayWhen we feel worried or excited，we may not want to eatA long time ago，in England，some judges（法官）often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry breadIf the man could not swallow（吞）the bread，it meant that he wasnt telling the truthThough this seems strange and foolish，they thought it was a good way of finding out truthA man who is worried about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry because he loses his appetite 1Good eating habits are very important for our _ 2The sweets and ice-cream may _ our appetite，if we eat them before a meal 3A person may not want to eat when he feels _ or _ 4The judges in old England thought if a man didnt tell the truth，he could _ 参考答案：1health 2take away 3worried，excited 4not 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 officeHe studied（研究）the old things and sometimes bought some for himselfSo he got a lot of moneyEight years ago，when he was sixty-five，he retired（退休）He neednt worry about food or clothesHe was busy before，but now he has enough time to restHe loves playing ping-pong and spends most of his time on the gameHe had never been ill until he had got a headache one dayHe was taken to a hospital at onceThe doctors looked him over carefully and did their best to save（救）him but he felt worse and worseHe 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 “Im sorry I dont know，sir”answered the witch“Let me go and ask about it for you” That evening the witch came and said，“Ive just been to heaven，Mr HoweIve brought two pieces of news to youOne 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 youll 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 didnt 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 worldIt is in the north of Europe（欧洲） Near Greenland is another islandIt 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 wrongNot more people live on the big island of GreenlandThere are more people in your hom etown than those in all of GreenlandThat is because Greenland is not greenGreenland is whiteMost of the island is covered（被覆盖） with lots of iceThe ice covering Greenland is higher than the worlds tall buildingsWhat about Iceland？Is it colder than Greenland ？No，it isntIceland has ice， but not so much as GreenlandIceland 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 GreenlandAnd 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，arent there？ _ 4）What is most of Greenland covered with？ _ 5）Why isnt 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 thereLater 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 sistersHe had to do something for his familyHe did some housework and looked after his brothers and sistersTheir life was hard，so he could not go to school Only until his father was out of prison ，could Charles go to schoolAt that time he was already twelveBut he did not finish schoolTwo years later he began to work in a factoryAnd he was a journalist（记者）and wrote for newspapersThe future writer often went to the library to read booksHe read a lotThen，at the age of twenty-two，Dickens began to write and he wrote a lot of novels and stories all his lifeDicken s died over a hundred years ago，but people are still reading his books with great interest Questions： 1What was Charles Dickens？ _ 2How long did Dickens live in his hometown？ _ 3Why couldnt Dickens go to school？ _ 4When did Dickens begin to work？ _ 5Where 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 3Dickens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 4Dickens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 tallestHes thirteen，and of course，hes the oldest，tooBut hes the worst and the most foolish（愚蠢的）He cant answer the easiest questions in class And he never passes the exams But the boy is the strongest in his schoolEven the boys in higher grades are afraid of himSo he leaves home with an empty bagWhen he gets to school，his bag is full of fruit and cakesSometimes he brings some homeHis mother，Mrs King，is always happy when she sees themShe praises（赞扬）her son ，for she can save some money This morning，MrsKing went shopping in the marketShe saw an old man selling eggs thereShe chose twenty-four but paid only for twentyThe 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！MrKing said happilyAnd Bill was busy eating the eggs，so he didnt say a word “Whats your favourite food，dear？asked MrKing “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 meBAD EGG 1Bill never passes the exams because _ Ahes the tallest of the children Bhes thirteen Che doesn t work hard at his lessons Dhe is not the worst in the school 2Why is Bills bag full of fruit and cakes when he gets to school？ AHe buys them on his way to school BHe makes the children give them to him CHe finds them in the shops DHis parents buy them for him 3 _，so MrsKing is happy ABill often saves money for his family BThe children are afraid of Bill CBill is stronger and older than any other child DBill gets no food without paying any money 4Bill didnt say a word at table because _ Ahe was thinking of a problem Bhe had to go to school on time Che was afraid of his father Dhe wanted to eat more eggs 5Which of the following is true？ AMrsKing can lay eggs BPeople think Bill is very bad CBill wished his mother could lay eggs DBill likes his nickname（绰号）very much 参考答案：1C。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。 2B。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。 3A。从文章内容可以看出，MrsKing好占便宜，儿子能不掏钱拿回吃的东西，她自然很高兴。 4D。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。 5B。由“I often hear they call meBADEGG”能够得知，大家都认为Bill很坏。 阅读理解（41）Dreams may be more important than sleepSome people dont need much sleepBut we all need to dream，scientists say Dreams take up（占据）about one quarter of our sleeping timePeople have several dreams every nightDreams are like short filmsThey are usually in colourSome dreams are like old filmsThey come to us over and over againThat may be because the dreamer is worrying about somethingDreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer Some people get new ideas about their work from dreamsThey could have been thinking about their work all dayThese thoughts can carry over into dreams Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dreamBut often we cant remember the dreamDreams can disappear（消失）quickly from memory Too much dreaming can be harmful（有害的）The more we sleep，the longer we dreamThe mind is hard at work when we dreamThat is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired 根据短文完成句子。 1The title（标题）for the story could be“_” 2The main idea of the story is that people need to _ 3It may be less important to _ than to dream 4Dreams and films are usually _ 5Why do people often dream about their work？ Because they may be thinking about _ 参考答案：1Dreams 2dream 3sleep 4in colour 5their work all day 阅读理解（42）The world is not hungry，but it is thirstyIt seems strange that nearly 34 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of（短缺）waterWhy？Because about 97 of water on the earth is sea water which we cant 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 lakesAnd we cant even use all of that，because some of it has been polluted（污染） Now more water is neededThe problem is：Can we avoid（避免）a serious water shortage later on？Firstly，we should all learn how to save waterSecondly，we should find out the ways to reuse itScientists have always been making study in this fieldToday，in most large cities，water is used only once and then runs to the sea or riversBut it can be used againEven if（即使）every large city reused its water，still there would not be enoughWhat could people turn to next？ The sea seems to have the best answerThere is a lot of water in the seaAll that needs to be done is to get the salt（盐）out of the sea waterThis is expensive，but its already in use in many parts of the worldScientists are trying to find a cheaper way to do itSo you see，if we can find a way out，well be in no danger of drying up 根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。 1The world is thirsty because about 97 of water on the earth cant be drunk or used for watering plants directly 297 of the earth is covered with water 3Man can only drink and use about 25 of water on the earth 4To avoid the serious water shortage，its the most important to try to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea water 5The name of the passage should be“How to Save Water” 参考答案：15 TFFTF阅读理解(43)Bill was fourteen years oldHe thought he was a young man but his parents thought he was still a boyThey 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 thereThe man looked very sickBill went to him and asked，“Are you all right？ The old man answered，“Yes，but I need something to eat” “Then lets 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 didnt answer，and Bill asked him，“Have you had your breakfast？” “No，I havent had any food and I havent any money because I lost it，”answered the old man The boy said to the waiter，“My friend wants to have bread and coffee” “Im giving you too much trouble，”said the old man The old man ate quickly what the waiter had brought him“Im fine now，”he said“Ill 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。 1Bill was fourteen years old，but he thought that he 2If a boy ，he will be a young man 3The old man did not look well because he 4Bill asked the old man to come to the restaurant in order to show that 5Bill paid a little for their meal because it was and they were 参考答案:1was a young man 2begins to know how to help others 3was hungry and wanted something to eat 4he was already a young man 5the 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 mans house，one of his listeners，a man of rich family，was talking to a girlHe liked girls more than music，and he didnt stop talking when Beethoven started to playThe 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。 1Beethoven was a _ Ascientist Bdoctor Cchemist Dmusician 2Beethoven was _ his feelings Aunwilling to show Bin fear of showing Cfearless of showing Dunhappy to show 3One of the listeners _ when Beethoven started to play Astopped talking Bsang slowly Cstill talked to a girl Dsmoked 4This listener _ Adidnt like music Bliked girls and music Cliked music more than girls Dwas more interested in girls than music 5This listener was a _ man Agood Bpolite Crude Dnice 参考答案：15 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 greenDuring 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 timeBut you must be careful To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sportOn the other hand， you can clean the ships without taking them out of the waterYou 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 _ athe moon bmountains cthe sun dthe deep sea 2）You can climb big rocks under water because _ ayou are stronger bthe fish can help you cyou are not as heavy as on the land dthere is a lot of light 3）A skin-diver _ under water in the day acan see everything clearly bcant see anything clearly ccan see nothing dcan see only fishes 4）With a tank of air on your back，you can _ acatch fish very easily bstay under water for a long time cbe in safe place dhave more fun 5）Which of these sentences is NOT TRUE ？ aSkin-diving is a new sport bSkin-diving is like visiting the moon cThe only use of skin-diving is to have more fun dSkin-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 beforeIt was ten oclock in the morningIt was time for the girls400-metre raceThe students asked me to run the raceBut Im 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 frontShe ran much faster than I didBut 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 runningI must catch up with herNow 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 usWe passed it at the same timeBoth 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 Fridaylast Friday 2）at the same time 3）caught up with 4）In the girls400-metre race5） 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 carsThose 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 kindFords father hoped that he would become a farmer，but the young man didnt 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 yearsSince Fords time，making cars in large numbers has helped to sell the cars cheaplyMore and more people can buy cars for their everyday use 1Fords cars were cheap because _ anobody wanted to buy them bhe could make a large number of cars at a time chis cars were not strong enough dhis cars were not as famous as ModelT 2The famous“Model T”was built in _ a1892 b1903 c1908 d1928 3Henry Ford was born in _ a1873 b1863 c1883 d1893 4Which of the following is RIGHT？ aThe first person to make cars is Henry Ford bHenry Fordfather was foolish cHenry Fords motorcar factory was built in 1908 dNowadays everyone can buy a car 5Which of the following is WRONG？ aFords father didnt want his son to be a mechanic bFord decided to be a farmer at first cFord made his first car at the age of 29 dFord 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 troubleHe drove a car for MrClark，a rich businessm anHe enjoyed his work，but he couldnt work when he drank too muchOnce he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridgeMrClark became very angry and was going to fire（开除）him Ted had abig family and was afraid of thisHe decided not to drink any moreThen 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 MrClark “Well，”said Ted“I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes（熨衣服）at homeShe had pu