中考英语阅读理解经典篇章及答案一、北京四中2009-20XX年度初三第一学期期中试题(This is a true story)On a January morning Joel with the other fishermen got on a fishing boat. The first few hours on the sea were not ___1____. Then there was a terrible storm. The storm lasted for 22 days. When it stopped, they found their fishing nets were ___2____. The engine and the radio didn’t work. There was no food, and there was no drinking water.The men talked to each other, “How can we live on the sea?” Without their nets, the men couldn’t fish. Bu t they could ___3____ out of the boat and catch big turtles(海龟). They needed protection(遮挡) from the sun and rain, so they built a simple roof. The roof ____4___ rainwater, too. The men could drink rainwater___5____ the roof.For the next five ___6____ the men ate turtles－when they caught them. They drank rainwater－when it rained. ___7____ there was no food and no water, and sometimes they thought they were going to die soon.Joel wrote a letter to his wife, “My dear Edith, ” Joel wrote, “____8___ I die, I hope someone will send you this letter. Then you will know ___9____ I died. I had the best in life－a great woman and beautiful children. I love you really.”Ten days ___10____, on June 15, a Japanese boat found them.___11____ sent Joel’s letter to his wi fe. He showed it to her himself. Joel will always keep the letter. The letter, he says, ___12____ him remember. “On the sea I found that I love my wife and children very, very much. My family is everything to me. I don’t want to forget that.”1. A. unusual B. unlucky C. quiet D. safe2. A. broken B. missed C. gone D. left3. A. leave B. work C. come D. reach4. A. saved B. held C. got D. carried5. A. in B. from C. under D. below6. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months7. A. Often B. Only C. Once D. Suddenly8. A. While B. Before C. If D. Since9. A. why B. how C. where D. when10. A. later B. ago C. before D. past11. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Everyday D. Nobody12. A. lets B. has C. helps D. hopes中考英语阅读理解经典篇章二、08浙江高考DFor a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left o ur neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion.First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding（重击）running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts.” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week; it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do i t! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.52. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.A. jogging became very popularB. people jogged only during the daytimeC. Alex organized an army of joggersD. jogging provided a chance to get together53. The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____.A. heart attacksB. Back problemsC. famous joggersD. physical weaknesses54. What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?A. He felt it was worth a try.B. He was very fond of it.C. He was strongly against it.D. He thought it must be painful.55. Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?A. He disliked doing exercise outside.B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.D. He was worried about being left alone.56. From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.A. not everyone enjoys joggingB. he is the only person who hates joggingC. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fitD. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.三、08浙江高考EA simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机) as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment. As a result, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the “what-I –can do environmentalism(环境保护主义).”On the other side are people who are against drying clothes outside, arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant to look at. They have persuaded Homeowners Associations (HOAs) across the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, because clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood. This had led to a Right-to-Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect people’s right to use clotheslines.So far, only three states have laws to protect clothesline. Right-to-Dry supporters argue that there should be move.Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of eco-conscious(有生态意识的) person who feeds his trees with bathwater and reuses water drops from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But on July 9, 2007, the HOA in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told him that a dissatisfied neighbor had telephoned them about him clothesline. The Recks paid no attention to the warning and still dried their clothes on a line in the yard. “Many people say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands,” says Reck. The local HOA has decided not to take any action, unless more neighbors come to them.North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do. But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor neighborhoods. They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford dryers, housing prices will fall.Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary, and in view of global warming, that idea needs to change. As they say, “The clothesline is beautiful”. Hanging clothes outside should be encouraged. We all have to do at least something to sl ow do wn the process of global warming.”57. One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying is that ____.A. clothes dryers are more efficientB. clothesline drying reduces home valueC. clothes dryers are energy-savingD. clothesline drying is not allowed in most U.S. states58. Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?A. He is a kind-hearted man.B. He is an impolite man.C. He is and experienced gardener.D. He is a man of social responsibility.59. Who are in favor of clothesline drying?A. Housing businesses.B. Environmentalists.C. Homeowners Associations.D. Reck’s dissatisfied neighbors.60. What is mainly discussed in the text?A. Clothesline drying: a way to save energy and money.B. Clothesline drying: a lost art rediscovered.C. Opposite opinions on clothesline drying.D. Different varieties of clotheslines.四、09年房山二模Jenkins was a jeweler, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked the same as the first one but was worth only ￡2,000. He took this to the shop, which ____1___ it without a question.Jenkins gave the real ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ____2___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ____3___ ring, the shop sold it for ￡60,000.Six months later the buyer ____4___ it back to Silkstone’s office. “It’s a faulty diamond, ” he said. “It isn’t worth the high price I paid.” Then he told them the ____5___. His wife’s car had caught fire in an accident. She was lucky to come out safely. ____6___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great heat of the fire.The shop had to ____7___. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: Who ____8___ it?A picture of the ring appeared in the ____9___. A reader thought he had seen the ring somewhere. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ____10___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ____11___ a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ____12___ with the l ovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.1. A. accepted B. returned C. refused D. received2. A. rode B. drove C. sailed D. flew3. A. first B. second C. last D. next4. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned5. A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results6. A. so B. or C. but D. and7. A. think B. agree C. answer D. promise8. A. copied B. made C. stole D. did9. A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes10. A. showed B. drew C. printed D. wrote11. A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding12. A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweler五、09年怀柔二模Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable. I remember getting into the class with the ____1___ of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excit ed… ect. The school I ____2___ my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome students in the city. With this in ____3___ , I was more nervous than I should be. But I tried my best not to ____4___ it out and went into the class. The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class. My eyes ____5___ on a big black student. He was sitting in the back____6___ of the class with no one in front of him. His body was much ____7___ than mine. I thought it would be better to leave that boy untouchable. As soon as I started my lesson writing on the blackboard, I heard some noise from the back. I ____8___ the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very ____9___. I went on writing and the noise went on. Then I stopped my lesson to ____10___ this problem because I believed that if I lost control of the class from the ____11___, I wouldn’t be able to get it back. I thought the big boy made the noise. To my surprise, a small boy was the source of trouble. Days went ____12___ and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from a group of small-sized students who became under control after some weeks. From then on, I realized that judging by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students.1. A. ideas B. feelings C. thoughts D. ways2. A. started B. found C. opened D. finished3. A. head B. mind C. school D. hand4. A. make B. bring C. work D. show5. A. stopped B. noticed C. pointed D. warned6. A. line B. row C. room D. part7. A. higher B. lighter C. larger D. thicker8. A. faced B. turned C. discussed D. described9. A. common B. confident C. quiet D. crowded10. A. decide B. solve C. improve D. produce11. A. beginning B. example C. matter D. end12. A. out B. down C. away D. on六、完形填空（07北京中考）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。