精选中考阅读理解100篇(附答案)1-20(1) The Weather （选自广州）In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usuallywarm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There areoften cool days in summer.When the temperature is over 27℃, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21℃, they say it is warm.In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain（1）and in North Africa（2）the summer is always hot.Water freezes（3）at 0℃. When water freezes, it changes from a liquid（4）into ice. Water boils（5）at 100℃. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam（6）.Notes: （1）Spain/speIn/n. 西班牙（2）Africa/`frIk/n.非洲（3）freeze/fri：z/v.结冰（4）liquid/`lIkwId/n.液体（5）boil/bIl/v.沸腾；（水）开（6）steam/sti：m/ n.蒸汽1.What is the weather like in summer in England?A.Very hot.B.Warm.C.Cool.D.Both A and C.2.What do you think “the north of Europe" means?A.A part of a country.B.The capital of Europe.C.A country in the north of Europe.D.A part of Europe.3.When water freezes, it changes from into.A.water, iceB.water, steamC.steam, iceD.ice, water4.The writer wants to tell us something about.A.the weather in EuropeB.the weather in EnglandC.some knowledge of the temperatureD. three states of water答案：1—4 DDAC(2) The Artist and the Beggar（1）(选自成都)An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadn’t much money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins（2）to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn’t have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him,and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a goodmeal.In the end, the artist could not pay the bill（3）, and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And I’ll give you the money for our lunch."“Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home!"Notes: （1）beggar/`beg/ n.乞丐（2）coin/kIn/n. 硬币（3）bill /bIl/n.帐单1.What kind of man was the artist?2.What did he do to the first beggar?3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?4.Who paid for the meal?5.What did the artist want to do at last?6.Why didn’t the beggar go home with the artist?答案：1.The artist is a kind man.2.He gave his last few coins to the first beggar.3.He forgot that he had no money then.4.The beggar paid for the bill.5.He wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home.6.Because he wouldn’t pay for the taxi.(3) A Common Language （选自陇南）There is a common（1）language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it.It’s everybody’s second language. It’s easy to learn, though（2）you don’t hear it. It’s sign language（3）.When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you pu t up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me.I know the correct answer." When you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean“Be quiet." The deaf use sign language to talk to each other. There is even a universityfor the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people.They use sign language to tell everybody.Notes: （1）common/`kmn/adj. 共同的（2）though/u/ conj. 尽管（3）sign language 手势语（4）wave/weIv/ v. 挥手1.E uses sign language.2.Sign language is not d, so we can learn it.3.Most people who can s use sign language, too.4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t you.5.If you can a a question, you should put up your hand first.6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone not to s anything.7.The deaf can talk to each other w sign language.8.Some A deaf people can learn sign language in the university.答案：1.Everyone 2.difficult 3.speak 4.to 5.answer 6.say 7.with 8.American(4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? （选自辽宁）It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to（1）playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree.Sometimes a bird would come down to perch（2）on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun（3）by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（4）was heard and the little boy began crying.“What’s the matter,Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen（5）window. Tom ran into the kitchen.“Mum," he sobbed（6）. "I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile（7）."His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch（8）!Notes: （1）be used to 习惯于（2）perch/p：t/n. 停歇（3）fun/fn/n. 爱好（4）crack /crk/n. 破碎声（5）kitchen/`kItn/n. 厨房（6）sob/sb/v. 抽泣（7）fragile/`frdaIl/adj.易碎的（8）gold pocket watch 金怀表1.When did the story happen?A.On a Sunday afternoon.B.On a Sunday morning.C.At noon.D.In the evening.2.When a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom.A.would like to play with itB.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at itC.would like to give it something to eatD.would smile3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means.A.menB.dogsC.childrenD.birds4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?A.An hour.B.A day.C.Two hours.D.Half an hour.5.“Though he never made it" means“".A.Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or somethingB.Though he couldn’t catch the birdC.Though he couldn’t have fun from the birdD.Though he couldn’t ea t the bird答案：1—5 BBCDA(5) EatingAn important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,“O K, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s."This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s," or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for themeal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice."American customs（1）about who pays for dates（2）are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But,today, a university（3）girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her wayduring the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means“Come, as my guest（4）.”So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.Notes:（1）custom/`kstm/n. 风俗（2）date/deIt/n.约会（3）university/、ju：nI`v：sItI/n.大学（4）guest/gest/n. 客人1.The passage tells us.A.how to eat outB.where to eat outC.what to eat outD.who pays for the meal2.If you have little money,.A.you’ll have a cheap mealB.you’ll borrow some from othersC.you’ll ask your frie nd to pay for your mealD.you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means.A.去饭馆B.就餐C.订餐D.各自付款4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means.A.he’s going to lend some money to youB.he’s going t o pay for your meal, tooC.he’ll be angry with youD.he can’t understand you5.In America,some girls and women now.A.ask men to pay for their mealsB.try to pay for the men’s mealsC.try to pay for their own mealsD.never have anything outside答案：1—5 DADBC阅读理解（6）Most children like watching TV.It’s very interesting.By（1）watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of course,they canalso learn over the radio.But they can learn better and more easily with TV.Why?Because they can hear and watch at the same time.But they can’t see anything over the radio.TV helps to open children’s helps to open their minds（2）,too.They learn newer and better ways of doing things.They may find the world is now smaller than before.Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.They are always busy with their lessons.But a few children watch TV every night.They go to bed very late.Theycan’t have a good rest.How about you,my young friends?Notes:（1）by/baI/prep.通过（2）minds/maIndz/n.智力1.A few children go to bed late because they.A.are busy with their lessonsB.do their homeworkC.watch TVD.listen to the radio2.Children can’t see anything.A.in the radioB.on the radioC.on TVD.by watching TV helps to open children’s.A.eyes and mindsB.mindsC.eyes or mindsD.eyes4.children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.A.A lotB.MuchC. A lot ofD.A little5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because.A.they like to watch TVB.they can hear at the same timeC.they can watch at the same timeD.they can listen to and see something at the same time参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D阅读理解（7）John was ten years old and he was very lazy[1].He had to go to school,of course,but he was bored[2]there and tried to do as little work as possible.His father and mother were bothdoctors and they hoped that he would become one,too,when he grew up.But one day John said to his mother,“When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector[3].”“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“That’s not a pleasant job.Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,”John answered.“Only one day a week?”his mother said,“What do you mean?”“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday,because I only saw them on that day.”Notes:[1]lazy/leIzI/adj.懒的[2]bored/bd/adj.厌烦[3]garbage collector 垃圾工1.John at school.A.didn’t do any workB.did much workC.did very little workD.tried to finish his work2.John’s parents wanted him to become.A.a garbage collectorB.a doctorC.a teacherD.a worker3.John hoped to be a garbage collector because.A.he knew it was an important and necessary jobB.he thought he would work only one day a weekC.he often saw some garbage collectors come to his houseD.the garbage collectors really work only one day a week4.John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because.A.it was a ruleB.some garbage collectors told him soC.his parents told him soD.he saw them work only on Wednesday参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D阅读理解（8）Bill and Fred studied at a university and they were friends. They didn’t have much money, so when it was time for their holidays, Fred said, “Let’s take our holidays in a trailer[1], Bill. It’s cheaper than a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.”Fred was very happy. So they got into the trailer and began their holidays. They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn’t have an alarm[1] clock.“That’s all right, Bill," Fred said. “I’ll put these pieces of bread on the roof[3] of the trailer tonight and they’ll wake us up in the morning." Bill was very surprised, but he didn’t say anything.Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly.Notes:[1]trailer/`treIl/ n. 活动房屋式的拖车[2]alarm/`la:m/ n. 警报alarm clock 闹钟[3]roof/ru：f/ n. 顶；房顶1.Bill and Fred were both university s.2.The two young men decided to go t during their summer holidays.3.The two young men tried to s some money,so they borrowed a trailer.4.The two young men wanted to get up, but they were a to wake up too late the nextmorning.5.Fred had a good i.6.Bill didn’t know w his friend put some bread on the top of the trailer.7.The next morning, the birds found the bread and flew to e it.8.In fact, the b woke the two young men up.9.The birds began to look for f as soon as it got light.10.Fred was very c.参考答案：1.students 2.traveling 3.save 4.afraid 5.idea 6.why 7.eat 8.birds 9.food 10.clever阅读理解（9）Some children think writers are great and they can tell people a lot. So they also wish to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books which manypersons will read. I would like to remind[1] them that they will need to be good readersand to read a lot in order to[2] be good writers.Nearly all great writers read too long before they started to school, and read for hours and hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening,they spend much of their spare[3] time reading books.If you are a good reader, it won’t take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep looking for more books to read.While making up your mind[4] to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself,“I must read more and more if I am really to become a good writer."Notes:[1]remind/rI`maInd/v. 提醒[2]in order to 为了[3]spare /spe/adj. 多余的[4]make up one’s mind 下决心1.Some of the children like the g writers.2.The writer told the children to read m before they hope to be writers.3.A lot of writers l a lot from other writers' books and stories.4.For a student, he or she should do the reading homework well f.5.Doing much good reading can h you to be a good writer.参考答案：1.great 2.more 3.learned 4.first 5.help阅读理解（10）Australia is one of the greatest islands in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is in the south of the earth.So when there is hot summer in our country,it is cold winter inAustralia.Australia is big,but the population[1] has small.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai,a city in China.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos[2].After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep,sheep,sheep,everywhere are sheep.Have youseen a kangaroo?It has a “bag”in its body.The mother kangaroo keeps its babykangaroo in the “bag”.It is very interesting,isn’t it?Notes:[1]population /、ppjuleIn/n.人口[2]kangaros /、kg`ru:/n.袋鼠根据短文内容判断正(√)、误(×)。