1、中考閱讀強化訓練(一) ADear Fang, How are you these days? I have been in England for two months. Its not a long time for a newcomer, and there are still a lot of things to do. Sorry for not being able to write to you soon. London is an old but beautiful city. There are lots of places of interest to visit. Las

2、t weekend I went along Thames River with some friends from Japan, Korea and some other countries. The modern skyscrapers(摩天大樓) among the old buildings impressed us deeply. The classes started two weeks after I arrived here alone. Besides the language, Im trying to learn about the culture as well. Br

3、itish people are quite different from the Chinese. Do you know the people here do not shake hands as much as we do in China? And its never a good habit to make noise when you eat. They think its impolite. There is so much to say, but I have to stop. I will write to you soon again. Love, Harry 閱讀上面短文

4、,根據其內容選擇最佳答案。 ( )1. Harry came to London from _.A. France B. JapanC. Korea D. China ( )2. Two months ago Harry came to London _.A. with Fang B. with his friendsC. with his parents D. alone ( )3. Harry has studied in London _.A. for about two weeks B. for about two monthsC. for about one and a half m

5、onths D. for about a month ( )4. Last weekend Harry was impressed by _.A. Londons long historyB. the modern skyscrapersC. Londons old buildingsD. the English culture( )5. English people _.A. do not often shake hands with their friends when they meetB. often shake hands when they meet their friendsC.

6、 talk aloud when they have dinner D. usually make noise when they eat B The Internet is a big place and has lots of different kinds of information. Nobody has enough time to find something on the Internet. Yahoo gives us a lot of help. Two Stanford University students Jerry Yang and David Filo start

7、ed it in 1994. They made a list of their favorite web pages. When their list got bigger, they made a database(數據庫) to keep a lot of information. They let everyone use it for free. Soon, thousands of people were using it. Then they made a new kind of software. It could store much more information, an

8、d people can find information by using it. If you look for “animals”, it will give you a list of web pages with the word. Yahoo became a public company in 1996. As the company grew, Yang and Filo went on working hard. They put more uses in the software, such as shopping and free e-mails. They starte

9、d Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages. Yahoo is famous on the Internet. It really makes money unlike most other web companies. 閱讀上面短文,根據其內容選擇最佳答案。( )6. When Yang and Filo made the first Yahoo software, they _. A. made people pay for using itB. were still university studentsC

10、. knew it wasnt usefulD. were high school students ( )7. After the company became bigger, Yang and Filo _.A. became lazy B. worked lessC. kept on working hard D. stopped working ( )8. The passage doesnt tell us we can _ by using the Yahoo software.A. go shopping B. look for informationC. send and re

11、ceive e-mailsD. book tickets ( )9. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Yahoo is another name of Internet.B. Yahoo is a public company.C. Yahoo doesnt offer free e-mails.D. Yahoo is losing money. ( )10. What does the author think of most Internet companies?A. They dont earn much money.B. They are all f

12、amous.C. They are just like Yahoo. C One day a middle-aged woman telephoned her doctor. “Doctor,” she said, “Im having a lot of trouble with my shoulders. It hurts me all the time and I cant sleep at night.” “Come this afternoon,” said the doctor, “and Ill have a look at it.” That afternoon the woma

13、n went to the doctors office. He gave her a very through examination, asked a lot of questions, and listened carefully to her answers. “Well, my dear,” he said, “it looks like that you have arthritis.” “Arthritis?” she said. “Oh, no! What am I going to do?” “Dont worry,” he answered. “Ill give you a

14、 prescription(藥方) and the pain will go away.” The doctor took out his pen, wrote a prescription, and handed her his bill for fifty dollars. The woman opened her pocket book, took out a fifty-dollar check, took the painkillers(止痛藥), said goodbye and left. The doctor mailed the check to his bank, but

15、a week later he was surprised to find that the check was returned to him, marked “Insufficient Funds(存款不足)”. He telephoned the woman immediately. “Im very sorry to have to tell you this,” he began, “but your check came back this week.” “Oh, really?” said the woman.“Thats quite a coincidence(巧合).” “W

16、hat do you mean?” asked the doctor. “Well,” said the woman, “so did my arthritis.”閱讀上面短文,根據其內容選擇最佳答案。( )11. The doctor told the woman to _. A. take the painkillersB. have a good rest at homeC. come to the doctors the next afternoonD. spend much money on her arthritis( )12. The underlined word “arthr

17、itis” is a name of a _.A. telephone B. medicineC. bank D. disease( )13. The doctor was surprised a week later because _. A. the woman was feeling much betterB. no money was in the checkC. there was much money in the checkD. he lost the womans check ( )14. From the story we can conclude that _. A. th

18、e doctor was a very good oneB. the woman was satisfied with her doctorC. the effect of the painkillers couldnt last longD. the doctor and the woman were good friends( )15. Finally, _. A. the womans shoulders hurt againB. the pain went awayC. the woman gave the doctor more moneyD. the doctor returned

19、 the womans money D Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and having fun. But in one special program in New York state, adults(成年人) and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for e

20、ight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The purpose(目的) of this program is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build ho

21、uses. The adults teach them these skills. ( )14. From the story we can conclude that _. A. the doctor was a very good oneB. the woman was satisfied with her doctorC. the effect of the painkillers couldnt last longD. the doctor and the woman were good friends( )15. Finally, _. A. the womans shoulders

22、 hurt againB. the pain went awayC. the woman gave the doctor more moneyD. the doctor returned the womans money D Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and having fun. But in one special program in New York state, adults(成年人) and

23、teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The purpose(目的) of this program is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture an