1、2012 中考英语冲刺版:阅读理解精选共 36 集【第 5 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。04学习不用功可能挨老师的批评,考试不及格可能被父母打屁股,但你听说过有学习不用功要被钉死在十字架上的吗?本文中的 Little Tommy 就是这样想的。Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师 ), cards, special learning centersin short, eve
2、rything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all ov
3、er the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother t
4、ried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his
5、room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent j
6、oking. ”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。学优中考网 1. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. 2
7、. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little3. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sor
8、ry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _. A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than
9、other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their math【答案及解析】1. 选 C。文章第 1 段说 Tommy 数学学不好,其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效,最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。2. 选 D。认真阅读第 2 段前面几句话,并注意以下信息:After the first day, little Tommy came homedidnt kiss his mother hellowas hard at workwithout a word. 可知答案应选 D。3. 选 A。根据文章大意和 Finally, littl
10、e Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books 这个句子的语境,可知 hit the books 的意思是 “用功”。4. 选 B。Tommy 学习一直不用功,但自从进了这所 catholic school 之后,情况就不一样了整天都发狠读书,结果数学考试也得了 A。这是为什么呢?文章在最后道出了其原因:Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed
11、 (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. 由此可知,Tommy 是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。5. 选 B。Tommy 把 the man nailed to the plus sign 误解为 “学习不用功的结果”,从而一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯,很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见,误解有时也可以起到好的效果*05捡钱不还虽可享用一时,但良心会一辈子不安;拾金不昧虽有点一时不忍,但那种感觉将会 worth more than anything could buy。I worked for a short time as a
12、 cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time.
13、And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价值的) in the wallet, the owner 学优中考网 would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. H
14、e expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and
15、then turned and walked away. Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone
16、s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy. 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. Which of the following is true?A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone. B. The writer wasnt surprised when the man gave her a
17、reward. C. Nothing in the wallet was missing. D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back. 2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _. A. she thought Christmas was coming B. the owner came back too soonC. she didnt know there was so much money in itD. as an honest per
18、son, she didnt care much about money3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20. B. The writer regretted(后悔 ) that she had returned the wallet. C. The writer didnt return the wallet until the owner came back. D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wal
19、let. 【答案及解析】1. 选 C。由于作者并未打开钱包,更没有从中取出什么,所以说 Nothing in the wallet was missing。2. 选 B。根据文章最后一段中的 Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might k
20、eep it 可排除选项 C 和 D。比较选项 A 和 B,再结合文章大意,选 B 为佳(from )3. 选 B。此题可用排除法来做:根据第 1 段最后两句 He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away 可知选项 A 与文章内容相符;选项 B 的意思是“作者直到失主返回来才将钱包还给他”,这显然与文章内容相符;根据第 2 段最后一句话 The g
21、ood feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy 可知,选项 D 也与文章内容相符。*06John, Ill be home late tonight. I have to stay for a business meeting after work. Will you please pick up my jacket from the dry cleaner ? The children are at Mothers.Pick them up there. Could you give them their bath
22、(洗澡 ) and make dinner for them ? Dont wait for me for dinner. I dont know what time the meeting will end. And please dont forget to buy some bread, milk and a little butter at the supermarket. We dont have any. 学优中考网 Love, SueThis is a 1 from Sue to John. Sue is Johns 2 . One day Sue had to stay for
23、 a meeting and couldnt go home for 3 . The children were at their 4 home. So Sue wrote to tell John to do some 5 . He would go and get the children 6 first, then he would 7 some bread, milk and 8 the children to take a bath. She didnt tell John how long the meeting would 9 because she didnt 10 when
24、the meeting would be over. 通读短文后知道:这是 Sue 留给丈夫 John 的一封短信。Sue 因为要参加一个会议不能去接孩子和回家做家务事,她在信内告诉丈夫 John 要做那些家务事,并且说因为不知道会议要开多久,她不要 John 等她回来吃饭。答案 1:letter / note / message。从文章格式可以知道。答案 2:wife。从 Sue 叫 John 到母亲家里去接孩子;要为孩子洗澡;买食品和信结尾的内容可以知道。答案 3:dinner / supper。根据信中的句子 “I have to stay for business meeting af
25、ter work.” 和句子 “ Dont wait for me for dinner.” 可以知道。 答案 4:grandmothers。文章中 Sue 对丈夫 John 说孩子是在母亲家里,对孩子们来说他们是在奶奶/外婆家了。答案 5:housework 。由 Sue 要 John 接孩子,为他们洗澡和准备晚餐,并到超级商场买食品等知道 Sue 要 John 做一些家务活。答案 6:back / home。由句子 “ The children are at Mothers. Pick them up there.” 可以知道答案。答案 7:buy / get。根据短信最后两句意思可以知道
26、。答案 8:help / ask / tell。由句子 “Could you give them their bath ?” 可以知道答案。答案 9:last / be。答案 10:know。根据信中的句子 “ Dont wait for me for dinner. I dont know what time the meeting will end.” 可以推知这两道题的答案。07根据短文内容,完成下列句子或短文,每空填一个英语单词。One day, Mr White told the class to get ready for a hobby show. All the student
27、s had the whole morning to get what they were going to show.All the students came back on time except Bob, the laziest boy in his classmates eyes. It was very difficult to believe that such a boy could have a hobby. But to their surprise, Bob came back with many beautiful stamps in his hand. Mr Whit
28、e was very happy after watching them. However, Bob was going to take them back.“Bob, you cant take them back until the others watch them this afternoon,” said Mr White.“But Im sorry they are my brothers,” he answered. “He doesnt want them to be out of our home for long. Hes afraid that they will be
29、lost.”“Bob, you should show your own hobby here, not someone elses” Mr White be-came a bit angry.But Bobs following words made him even angrier. “Mr White, its true that I have a hobby. My hobby is watching my brother collecting stamps.”1. All the students _ the whole morning in _ready for the hobby
30、 show.2. Bob was so_ that his classmates didnt _ he could have a hobby.3. When Bob _ to his classroom, he brought many beautiful _.4. The things in _ hand were _ his but his brothers.学优中考网 5. Bob thought he _ a “hobby”. He liked _ his brother collecting.参考答案本文是个幽默故事,怀特先生叫全班学生展示自己的业余爱好,懒惰的 Bob 意外地带来了
31、许多邮票。经老师盘问才知邮票是他哥哥集的,他的业余爱好就是爱他哥哥集邮。答案为:1. spent, getting 2. lazy, think / believe 3. returned, stamps 4.Bobs, not 5.had, watching*08John,Ill be home late tonight. I have to stay for a business meeting after work. Will you please pick up my jacket from the dry cleaner? The children are at Mothers. P
32、ick them up there. Could you give them their bath and make dinner for them? Dont wait for me for dinner. I dont know what time the meeting will end. And please dont forget to buy some bread, milk and a little fuller at the supermarket. We dont have any.Love,SueThis is a (1) _ from Sue to John. Sue i
33、s Johns (2) _. One day Sue had to stay for a meeting and couldnt go home for (3) _. The children were at their (4) _ home. So Sue wrote to tell John to do some (5) _. He would go and get the children (6) _ first then he would (7) _ some bread, milk and (8) _ the children to take a bath. She didnt te
34、ll John how long the meeting would (9) _ because she didnt (10) _ when the meeting would be over.答案及解析此题考查考生对日常生活中便条的理解及转述的能力。1. note / message 2. wife 从便条中 The children are at Mothers 句及后文叫对方去接孩子并给孩子洗澡等内容可判断。3. dinner / supper 4. grandmothers / grandfathers / grandparents5. housework 购物和照料孩子等都属家务活。6. back / home 7. buy / get 8. help 9. last / be 注意 last 可与时间段连用表示“延续”多久。10. know*