1、12019年中考英语：阅读理解优编题（1）附答案第一篇（2019 中考教育类选练）There are many fruit and vegetable gardens across the countryside. More students, at Madison Elementary School, are growing their own food in the gardens.The vegetables are washed. Then kids can eat them at a salad party. They are also sold in the school dini
2、ng hall for lunch. This month, students will plant tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, broccoli (西兰花) and strawberries.Why are students learning how to grow food? Teachers want kids to learn healthy eating habits. Healthy food gives us energy. We need energy to grow.Many kids are now trying new food and le
3、arning how to grow food. Lisa is the parent volunteer of the program. She says a lot of students have told her, “I like salad. I didnt think I liked salad!” Then those students have gone home and asked their parents to buy vegetables that they have tried at school.Lisas daughter, Lucy, is one of tho
4、se students. She is in Grade Two. “I love the garden,” she says. “I didnt really like vegetables before we had the garden. Then we found out that gardening is cool. Now I like vegetables. My favorite vegetable is carrots.”1. The kids love to grow their own food . A. on the farms B. in the gardens C.
5、 in the school D. on the beach 2. This month, the kids will plant kinds of fruits and vegetables. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 63. The students learn how to grow food because .A. they like playing in the countryside B. they need healthy food for energyC. their teachers like healthy food D. their parents want t
6、hem to do this4. Many students like to eat the salad . 2A. they have tried at schoolB. they have planted at homeC. their teachers boughtD. their mothers chose5. didnt like vegetables before gardening. A. Some parents B. Lisa C. The teachers D. Lucy参考答案 1B 2C 3B 4A 5D第二篇When Charles Stratton was five
7、, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P.T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.He gave the two-foot tall Charles a new name, General Tom Thumb
8、. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a
9、wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.Toms act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom bec
10、ame lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the streets
11、 of New York to have a look at their honeymoon, just before the couple 3would be going to live in Toms house in Connecticut.Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities througho
12、ut the country sponsored “Tom Thumb” weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.1. “talk of the town” means _.A. it was in the newspaperB. people spread rumors about itC. it was the most popular thing happeningD. it was discussed in a city meeting2. What d
13、oes the author think about Tom Thumbs wedding?A. People gave it too much of their attention.B. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.C. It was funny and ridiculousD. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.3. Which of the following is the best clue to the fact that Tom was smart?A. He became a billionaire at
14、 twenty-five.B. He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age.C. He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon.D. He married a school teacher.4. Tome would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because _.A. the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom w
15、ere tap dancingB. it made Tome feel tallerC. the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trustedD. the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.B. People are always disappointe
16、d during war time.C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.4D. People should be married when they are small children. 参考答案 15 CBBDC第三篇Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM (自动取款机) card. It looks like a credit card. A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a four-number persona
17、l identification number (PIN). Her PIN is 1234.As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only $2 in her bag. The next day she had to give $10 for a lunch for a co-worker. She didnt want to get up early to go to the bank. So she had to go to the bank that night. She used
18、 her ATM card to take out $50 from her checking account (账户). These are the steps she followed to withdraw (提取) money. First, she put her card in the lower slot (狭孔) on the right side of the machine. She made sure her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen said, “Please enter you
19、r PIN.” Pat pressed the number 1, 2, 3 and 4. Next, the screen said, “Please select type of transaction (交易) you want by pressing other keys.” Pat pressed the button key for taking out money.Then the screen said, “From which account?” The choices it gave were Checking, Savings, and Money market. Pat
20、 pressed the key for Checking. Next, the screen said, “Please select amount (数量) of transaction (办理).” Pat pushed the number 5 and then 0 three times, and the screen read, “50.00.” The screen then read, “Please wait.” In less than a minute, it read, “Please lift the lid and take your money.”Pat lift
21、ed the lid marked withdraw (提取). She counted her $50 to make sure the ATM hadnt made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card
22、slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button, she could have pressed Cancel (取消, 删去) and started 5over again. 1. What was Pats first step?A. Pressing the withdrawal button. B. Inserting (插入) her ATM card. C. Counting her money. 2. W
23、hat did Pat do at once after choosing the account?A. Selected whether to withdraw, deposit (存款), or transfer (转帐, 过户) money. B. Lifted the lid and removed her money. C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw. 3. When did Pat enter her PIN?A. Right after inserting her card. B. Right befo
24、re selecting the account. C. Right before selecting the amount of money.4. When did Pat select the type of transaction?A. Right before receiving her withdrawal slip. B. Right after recording her PIN. C. Right after selecting which account she wanted.5. What did Pat do when the screen said “Please li
25、ft the lid and take your money.”?A. Took her $50. B. Got out her card. C. Picked up her withdrawal slip. 参考答案 15 BCABA第四篇South China Mall Shopping Coupons(优惠券)Six Hours free parkingIf you spend $100 or more in our stores，you will receive six hours of free parking.Take this coupon to the service desk
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29、d!Half price movie ticketsBuy any full price movie ticket on Tuesday or Wednesday, and you can buy a second ticket for a friend for only a half price.The latest movies are all here.( )1. If you spend $100 or more in the shop，_.A. you can get a shirt free B. some free stamps will be given to youC. a
30、free book will belong to you D. you can park your car 6 hours for free( )2. If you want to have a free soft drink, you can go to _.A. Mikes Cafe B. Daniels Menswear C. the Books Store D. JB Music Store( )3. If you can buy a second movie ticket for only $20，the full price ticket is _.A$10 B. $25 C. $
31、30 D. $ 40( )4. The following coupons are available on November 15 except _.A. 10% off B. Free soft drink C. Half price movie tickets D. Buy one, get one free( )5. From this passage we can know _.A. one person can buy 4 tickets for the price of threeB. if you buy a book there，you may pay less than h
32、alf the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt，or a tie7D. you wont get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the meal参考答案 15 D A D D C 第五篇阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。Parents should stop blaming themselves because theres not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem.
33、Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.Ive seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyon
34、e entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother
35、 was ashamed. “I dont know what to do with him these days,” she said. “Hes forgotten all the manners we taught him.” He hasnt forgotten them. Hes just decided that hes not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
36、Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I dont like your dress; its ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad.
37、 Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.1. This text is most probably written by _.A. a specialist（专家） in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle schoolC. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems82. The underlined wo
38、rd “it” in the second paragraph refers to _.A. the change from good to bad thats seen in a childB. the way that parents often blame themselvesC. the opinion that a child has of his parentsD. the advice that parents want their children to follow3.The boy on the sofa would most probably be described a
39、s_.A. lazy B. quiet C. unusal D. rude4. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _.A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after themC. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them5. What is the authors opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.B. Parents should pay still some attention to the change. C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children. 【参考答案】1-5、AADDA
