1、2012 中考英语冲刺版：阅读理解精选共 36 集【第 12 集】 该资源选择的题型有：阅读回答问题、阅读单项选择、阅读改写填空、阅读判断正误。都有答案，至少一半的有具体解析。是练习的佳品，欢迎下载使用。An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there
2、 was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.“And what do yo
3、u want?” asked the salesman. “Its for my little brother,” the girl answered. “Hes really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?
4、” “We dont sell a miracle here, child. Im sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.“Listen, if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”“I dont know,” she answered with her eyes f
5、ull of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.学优中考网 “Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for
6、 little brothers.”He took up the girls hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before
7、Andrew was home again.How much did the miracle cost? (from )根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. What was the trouble in the little girls family?A. Her brother was seriously ill.B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother.D. Both A and B.2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _.A
8、. something interestingB. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicineD. some good food3. The little girl said again and again “.I can try and get some more.” That shows _.A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refusedC. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money w
9、as easy to get4. What made the miracle happen?A. The girls love for her brother.B. The girls money.C. The medicine from the drugstore.D. Nobody can tell.5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that _.A. The doctor didnt ask for any payB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is
10、lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought【答案及解析】1. 选 D。根据第 1 段中的 All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money 可知答案。2. 选 C。由于这个小女孩的家很穷，而她的兄弟又病得那样重，所以她的父亲说 Only a miracle can save him now，小女孩听了之后便翻出她所有的 “积蓄”去药店购买 miracle，由此可见，小女孩可能认为 miracle 是一种什么很神奇
11、的药。注：miracle 的实际意思是“奇迹”，Only a miracle can save him now 的意思是“只有出现奇迹才可能救得了他” (from )。3. 选 D。The urchin 要 Paul 把车停在他家门前后，立即扶着他残疾的弟弟出来，让他看看 Paul 的车，然后告诉弟弟他想为他做的事，所以他只是想告诉他弟弟他的愿望。4. 选 C。The urchin 在坐过 Paul 的车后没有忘记弟弟，并且承诺也要给弟弟买一辆车，可见他对弟弟有着一份深深的爱。答案选 C，而 A、B、D 三项与文章不符。5. 选 C。通读全文，我们不得不为 The urchin 的行为所感动，
12、他是一个好哥哥。文章就是讲述了他这样的一位好哥哥，C 选项最合适。学优中考网 *这是一首经典歌曲，已经被几代人传唱，每当有人唱起这首歌时，依然会让人热泪盈眶。因为这首歌中表达的是一种永恒的情，是每个人都渴望得到的，这就是友谊。This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (友谊地久天长 ). It is the traditional music played during the New Years celebration. Auld Lang Sy
13、ne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songb
14、ook three years later.The song is played in the United States mainly on New Years Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
15、(from )根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Where is this passage from?A. A newspaper. B. A magazine.C. A TV program. D. A radio program.2. Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?A. Robert Bums. B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.C. Buddy Thomas. D. The passage doesnt tell us.3. When is Auld Lang Syne
16、mainly played in the USA according to the passage?A. On New Years Eve. B. On Christmas Eve.C. On weekends. D. On holidays.4. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?A. In 1790. B. In 1793.C. In 1796. D. In 1799.5. Whats Auld Lang Syne about?A. Its about the history
17、of Scotland.B. Its about an old Scottish poet.C. Its about the need to remember old friends.D. Its about the wishes to the radio friends.【答案及解析】1. 选 D。从最后句子 As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.我们可以知道，这是播
18、音员在结束节目时才会说的话，所以可以推断出这篇短文来自 A radio program(一个广播节目 )。答案为 D。2. 选 C。最后一句话告诉我们播音员是 Buddy Thomas，所以答案是 C。3. 选 A。短文的第 1 句 This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve.就告诉了我们，这首歌是在 New Years Eve 听的，所以答案选择 A。4. 选 D。从第 2 段可以知道这首歌的前身是 a poem(一首诗 )，在 1796 年出版，而 The words and music we know
19、 today first appeared in a songbook three years later. 3 年以后歌曲才出现，所以应该是在 1799 年。因此答案是 D(from )。5. 选 C。在第 1 段播音员就告诉我们：It tells about the need to remember old friends. 所以答案是 C。*学优中考网 New words: 1. familiar 熟悉的 2. grocery store 副食商店 3. regular 固定的 4. container 5. oz 是 ounce（盎司）的缩写形式， 1 磅16 盎司 hj1. The
20、regular price of boneless barbecue is _. 2. If you buy three pounds of chicken on sale, your total saving is _. 3. Suppose you need 2.5 pounds of strawberries to make ice cream and you will buy _ containers. 4. Eight people are coming to your Fourth of July picnic. If five ears of corn are $1, one e
21、ar costs _.参考答案(2) 1. $3.49 lb 2. $2.22 3. 3 4. 20 cents *根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all, so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor moved out. A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the man seemed to be q
22、uiet.But at three oclock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had never heard a dog there before. It must be the young mans dog. So she telephoned the young man, said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened
23、 until three oclock the next morning. Then Miss Greys telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, “You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago. Now Ive rung you up to say that I havent a dog.”1. Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbour moved out. 2. Miss Greys new neighbour was as noisy as
24、 the old one. 3. Some noise woke her up in the early morning. 4. She thought the new neighbour had brought a dog with him. 5. The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning, because he wanted to punish(惩罚) her.参考答案1. B 细节题。由第 1 段第 2 句中 so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor moved out
25、可知。2. B 细节题。由 seemed to be quiet 等可知。3. A 细节题。由第 2 段第 1 句 the noise of a dog woke her up 可知。4. A 细节题。由第 2 段的第 2、3 句可知。学优中考网 5. A 推断题。她头天打电话来骂他时，尽管他来不及说话她挂了电话，但也可打过去或者第二天某个时候打给她，说他没有狗。而要等 24 小时后的凌晨 3 点才打电话告诉她，这不是故意惩罚她吗？* *Yesterday evening, when I went to town with my mother, we met a strange old man
26、. It was raining hard and we had no umbrella(伞). We were trying to get into a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give it to us for only a pound. He had forgotten his wallet, he said, needed taxi-fare(出租汽车费) to go back home. My mother didnt believe w
27、hat he had said at first, and asked him a lot of questions. But the old man didnt get into a taxi. We followed(跟随) him and found he went into a pub(小酒店) and bought himself a glass of whiskey (威士忌) with the pound. After he drank it, he put on his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there an
28、d went off with the new one. Soon after that, he sold it again.1. The old man sold an umbrella to the writer and her mother.2. He gave it to them for only a pound because he had forgotten his wallet and needed taxi fare to go back home.3. The umbrella was worth more than one pound.4. The old man sol
29、d his own umbrella.5. He was an honest man.【答案及解析】1. A 推理判断题。虽然文中不可直接找到答案，但由后文的 bought himself a glass of whiskey (威士忌) with the pound.中 pound 前用的是 the(那) 和 he sold it again 中的 again(又)可推断出，作者和他母亲买了那个老人的伞。2. B 事实细节题。由文中所述这个老人收钱后并没乘 taxi 回家，而是去 pub 喝酒可知。3. A 推理判断题。他要将伞卖给作者时说 for only a pound 中的 only 可以推断，那把伞不只值英镑。4. B 推理判断题。这个老头先卖给了作者一把伞，可是他喝酒后又 took up one of the many wet umbrellas there，并将其很快卖掉，由此推断卖的并不是他自己的伞，而是别的人伞。5. B 推理判断题。这个老人原来说卖伞乘 taxi 回家，事实上是上 pub 喝酒，后来又拿别的雨伞去卖掉，由此可推断他是不诚实的。*
