1、1.【2014 年内蒙古包头市、乌兰察布市中考】阅读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题后的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一介最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。Most of my sweet memories are from my childhood. There are always so many interesting things in the far away village where I grew up. One thing that leaves a deep impression on me is shearing the sheep.In my villa
2、ge, sheep are washed and sheared (剪毛) sometime in the month of June. This should be done quite early in the month, before the hot days begin.Its best for the sheep to have the wool taken off, or they will be too hot in the summer time.When the time comes for washing the sheep, they are driven to a p
3、ond or a little river.Then they are thrown into the water, one at a time. The men who are in the water catch them, and wash them to get the dirt all out of the wool.When the wool is dry, the sheep are taken to the shearer; and he cuts off the wool with a large pair of shears.In a short time, before
4、the cold winter comes, new wool grows out on the sheep. By the coming of spring, there is so much that it must be cut off soon.【小题 1】When are sheep sheared usually?A. In February. B. In June.C. In April. D. In August.【小题 2】According to the passage, why do people cut off the wool of sheep?A. They do
5、that for fun and pleasure.B. They do that as a sport and exercise.C. They do that to help sheep spend hot summer.D. They do that to make sheep look more beautiful.【小题 3】What does the underlined word “shears“ in Paragraph 6 mean?A. Knives B. Scissors. C. Baskets. D. Rivers.【小题 4】How often do people s
6、hear their sheep?A. Several times a year. B. Twice a year.C. Once a few years. D. Once a year.考点：考查故事类阅读2.【2014 年内蒙古包头市、乌兰察布市中考】阅读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题后的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一介最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。Ted Browns dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which
7、he made his dream come true.After high school, he wanted to join the U. S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.At the age of 33, Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an id
8、ea came to him: to use balloons(气球) to fly.A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons wit
9、h his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned.Once his friends cut the ropes under Teds chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didnt shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he migh
10、t break the balanee(平衡) of his “plane“. Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened.Planes heading towards Los Angeles busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted s balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to
11、shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him.Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined(罚款) $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety.When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, “A man cant just sit around and do
12、nothing; he should have his dream and go for it. “【小题 1】Why couldnt Ted join the American Air Force?A.Because he didnt finish high school.B. Because his parents stopped him.C. Because there was problem with his eyes.D. Because he was too short.【小题 2】He was fined $ 1,500 becauseA.his balloons caused
13、trouble to planesB. he stayed too long in the airC. he used too many balloonsD. he took a gun with him【小题 3】Which of the following is true?A. He didnt go to college because of his dream to fly.B. He felt sorry for what he had done.C. He realized his dream in a dangerous way both to himself and to ot
14、hers.D. He didnt shoot the balloons at first because he wanted to stay there longer.【小题 4】What can be the best title for the story?A. Go for It. B. A Man with Poor Eyesight.C. Up High in the Air. D. Teds Dream to Fly.【答案】【小题 1】C【小题 2】A 中.考.资.源.网【小题 3】C考点：考查故事类阅读3.【2014 年内蒙古呼和浩特市中考】Our village carpen
15、ter (木匠) , John, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size for the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.My wife said to me quietly,“Thats his ninth cup of tea today. ”Bu
16、t she said, in a loud voice,“Its a beautiful table, dear, isnt it？”“Ill decide about that when I see the bill. ”I said.John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:One dining table 10 November, 1998 中.考.资.源.网Cost of wood $17. 00Paint $1. 50来源:gkstk. ComWork, 8 hours ( $1 an hour ) $8. 00To
17、tal $36. 50 When I was looking at the bill, John said, “Its been a nice day, hasnt it？Quite sunny. ”“Yes. ”I said. “ Im glad its only the tenth of November. ”“Me, too. ”said John. “You wait itll be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”“Yes,colder and more expensive! A dining table will be $20 more
18、 expensive on November 30, wont it, John？”John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes？I gave his bill back to him.“If there isnt too much trouble, John,” I said,“please add it up again. You can forget the date”I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
19、【小题 1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill？A. Because he didnt want the writer to go through the bill carefully.B. Because it was really a fine day.C. Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weat
20、her was like.【小题 2】The writer thought John would ask for _ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.A. $20. 00 B. $46. 50C. $56. 50 D. $26. 50【小题 3】When the writer gave John the money, he was happy because _.A. he got what he should get for his workB. he got much more money for his work
21、C. he got the money easilyD. he didnt have to add up the costs again【小题 4】From the story we know that _.A. John made a mistake in the billB. John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his workC. John had written out the bill before the writer got homeDJohn still wanted to get $36.5
22、0 for his work in the end【小题 5】What do you think of the writer？ He is _.A. honest B. cleverC. foolish D. afraid【答案】【小题 1】A【小题 2】C【小题 3】A【小题 4】B考点：考查故事类阅读4.【2014 年四川省乐山市中考】Monty Roberts father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they d
23、idnt have enough money to pay for food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm.When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream. He wrote a seven-page paper. He wanted to have a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.The next day
24、 he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with the words “See me after class”. So the boy did and asked his teacher:” Why did I get an F?” The teacher said: “This dream will not come true for a young boy like you. You need a lot of
25、money to own a horse farm. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added: “If you write this paperagain with a simpler dream, I will give you a good grade.”After school he thought hard about it. At last, he decided to han
26、d in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote: “You can keep the F and Ill keep my dream.”Many years later, Monty had his own large horse farm. His dream came true.So dont let anyone take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.【小题 1】From Paragraph1, we learn that _.A
27、. Montys family was poorB. Montys father didnt support himC. Monty hoped to be a horse trainer【小题 2】What did his teacher ask him to do when he was in school?A. To write a seven-page paper.B. To draw a picture about his dream.C. To write a paper about his dream.【小题 3】What was Montys attitude 态度 towar
28、ds his paper?A. Careless. B. Serious. C. Funny.【小题 4】Montys teacher gave him a red “F” because he thought _.A. Montys handwriting was too badB. Monty copied from another studentC. Montys dream was too hard for him to achieve【小题 5】What does the story want to tell us?A. Follow a simple dream.B. Never
29、give up your dream.C. Dont take away others dreams.考点：考查故事类阅读5.【2014 年湖北省恩施州中考】读材料，根据材料内容，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。If you had a chance to prepare dinner for your mother, would you choose to make it right now or some day in the future? Watch the video Paradise (天堂) Dinner by Liu Xiaoyu, a junior at
30、Hebei Institute of Communications, and you will find a right answer.Recently the six-minute film Paradise Dinner won a great success on the Internet. It told the story of a son who made a big lunch for his mother, but he can only send the dinner to paradise, because his mother has been dead.“If you
31、do not show your filial piety to your mother right now, you might never have the opportunity in the future, because your mother is growing older and older day by day-this is the main theme of my film, “ said the 21-year-old Liu.Liu conceived(构想) the story for Paradise Dinner over his 2010 summer vac
32、ation.One day during that holiday, Liu found his parents were not young any more. “ So I decided to write a story for Paradise Dinner to call for all people, especially young people, to show more filial piety to their parents,“ he said.With the help of his teachers and his schoolmates, he found acto
33、rs, Zhang who played the mother and Yuan Zhen who played the son. At last he finished the film.Many Web users said they liked the film very much and most of them cried like Lius parents when they watched it.【小题 1】 From the passage, we know Liu Xiaoyu _.A. made a big dinner for his mother B. made a s
34、hort video on the IntemetC. has graduated from a university D. sent a dinner to paradise himself【小题 2】What have you known about Liu Xiaoyus mother?A. She didnt know the film.B. She didnt feel moved.C. She couldnt help crying when she saw the film.D. She acted the mother in the film.【小题 3】 The underl
35、ined words “filial piety“ probably mean _in Chinese.A友善 B同情心 C仁慈心 D孝心【小题 4】The fifth paragraph mainly tells us_.A. when Liu Xiaoyu wrote the story B. Liu Xiaoyus parents were oldC. why Liu Xiaoyu wrote the story D. why our parents should love their children【小题 5】 The writer wrote this article to_.A.
36、 encourage p.eople to care more about their parentsB. introduce a short videoC. think highly of the talent of Liu XiaoyuD. show the kind heart of most peopleparents 他写的目的是鼓励年轻人更多地关心父母，孝敬父母，故选 A。考点：故事类短文阅读。6.【2014 年江苏省南通市中考】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。For 21 years，Georges Bwe
37、lle watched his ill father traveling to hospitals，which could not offer him all necessary help.Jamef Bwelle suffered only a broken arm at first，but it finally developed into a hematoma. That would affect him for the rest of his life. Bwelle spent years taking his father to overcrowded hospitals.It w
38、as not easy. They would leave home at 5 a.m. and ran to the hospital to be the first. There were a lot of patients. Some people could die because they were waiting.The situation hasnt changed much since Bwelles father died in 2002.In Cameroon，there is one doctor for every 5,000 people while in the U
39、nited States there is one doctor for every 413 people. And even if they could see a doctor，many Cameroonians couldnt afford it.When he saw his father and so many of his countrymen suffer，Bwelle decided to do something about it.He became a doctor himself.And he started an organization，ASCOVIME. It tr
40、avels into the countryside on weekends to provide free medical care. Since 2008，he and his group of volunteers have helped nearly 32,000 people.Almost every Friday，his team jam into vans and travel to villages in need. In each trip they receive 500 people. Patients come on foot from 60 kilometers ar
41、ound the village for free treatment.The next morning，the team will do simple operations in a schoolhouse，town hall or home，and work into the early hours of Sunday morning.On Sunday，the team heads back to the city，tired but proud of their work. They know that their help can make a world of difference
42、 to those they help.For his devotion to his country and people，Georges Bwelle becomes one of the 2013 Heroes voted throughout the world.【小题 1】Jamef Bwelles broken arm developed into a serious illness probably because .A. he had been hurt too seriouslyB. he had been taken to hospital too lateC. he ha
43、d not received proper treatmentD. he had not followed the doctors advice【小题 2】Which is one of the problems about medical care in Cameroon？A. The country has too large a population.B. Many people are too poor to pay for treatment.C. Doctors generally have too poor medical skills.D. Hospitals are too
44、far away from the countryside.【小题 3】We can reach the conclusion that Bwelle and his team are .A.patient and confident B.polite and helpfulC.kind and hardworking D.lively and creative【小题 4】The passage mainly tells us .A. why Bwelle decided to become a doctorB. what bad conditions Cameroonians are inC
45、. that doctors are badly needed in CameroonD. how Bwelle has become an admired doctor【小题 3】推理判断题。根据 Since 2008，he and his group of volunteers have helped nearly 32,000 people.可知 Bwelle 和他的医疗队无偿给人们看病，所以可以推知他们是好心的，是不辞劳苦的，故选 C。【小题 4】主旨大意题。短文叙述了 Bwelle 是怎样成为一名医生的，故选 D。考点：故事类短文阅读。7.【2014 年江苏省淮安市中考】An old
46、 man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane(拐杖). His old jacket and shoes made him unusual that day.A young waitress named Mary watched him move towards a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”Without saying a word, he gave her a
47、smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you, miss.”“Youre welcome, sir,” she replied. “Ill be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”After
48、 he had finished a good meal. Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!” The old man turned around and smiled.When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the plate, s
49、he found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note. The note said, “Dear Mary, I respect(尊敬) you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness.”In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the first time that she, or any of his waitresses, had seen him.来源:W【小题 1】 The old man looked _A. young B. handsome C
