2004年中考英语“阅读理解”选登(二）
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A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy
for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at
English, you have to read and speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you
should go to bed early. It’s bad for you to sit up studying until deep into the night. Before you
start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try to understand the meaning of each
question. When you have at last finished your exam, check your answers. Correct(改正) the mistakes if
there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.
44. If people want to do well in the exam, they have to work hard_______.
A. every day in a year B. for most of the month
C. for only a few days D. for most of the year
45.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “sit up” in the passage?
A. go to sleep B. can’t fall asleep
C. sit and study D. stay up
46.When people have finished the exam, they should _______.
A. make sure that they have not missed anything out
B. answer a few more questions
C. hand in their paper and leave at once
D. leave some mistakes on the question paper
47.The best title for this passage is _______.
A. An important exam B. How to Pass an Exam
C. Get ready for an Exam D. How to Study English Well
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New Timetable of Zhonghua Airline
Shanghai―Hong Kong
ZH801
Mon. Wed.
Fri. Sun.
Leave: Shanghai 20:30
Arrive: Hong Kong 21:45
Hong Kong―Shanghai
ZH800
Mon. Wed.
Fri. Sun.
Leave: Hong Kong 16:15
Arrive: Shanghai 19:15
Beijing―Hong Kong
ZH831
Tue. Thur.
Sat.
Leave: Beijing 17:45
Arrive: Hong Kong 19:45
Hong Kong―Beijing
ZH830
Tue. Thur.
Sat.
Leave: Hong Kong 12:50
Arrive: Beijing 16:00
（ ）48. The above is a _____.
A. picture B. notice C. map D. piece of news
（ ）49. It gives a timetable to people who are traveling _____.
A. by bus B. by car C. by plane D. by train
（ ）50. There are ______ flights between Hong Kong and Beijing every week.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
（ ）51. If as soon as you arrive in Shanghai by Zhonghua Airline on Wednesday, you are told to return
to Hong Kong by Zhonghua Airline at once, now the best way is _________.
A. to wait until Friday
B. to stay in Shanghai and take the Thursday’s flight from Beijing to Hong Kong
C. to go to Beijing and take the Thursday’s flight
D. to take the same day’s flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong
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The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It took
her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including(包
括) one job as an English teacher in Portugal.
Rowling sent the book to four publishers（出版商）before one of them bought it. She was very happy to
sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living
in a small flat with her daughter and was very poor. She didn’t have enough money to pay for heat
in the winter.
Harry Potter became a favourite with children and adults (成年人) in England and then around the world.
It was put into more than thirty-five languages. After her second and third books were
published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers’ lists of the
most popular books. Without question, Rowling’s life completely changed and she became one of the
most famous women writers in the world.
（ ）52. J. K. Rowling _______ the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1990.
A. went to read B. wanted to see
C. wanted to write D. came to borrow
（ ）53. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. In her dream, she saw a famous writer. B. She once taught children English.
C. Four publishers got her book. D. She spent seven years writing the book.
（ ）54. Before she sold her book, she _______.
A. lived a happy life B. didn’t feel cold in winter
C. didn’t live with her daughter D. lived a hard life
（ ）55. From the passage we can learn that _______.
A. only children like the book very much
B. people in the world like the book very much
C. adults like the book better than children
D. the English read the book later than other people
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There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day,so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work
time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose
another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes
to 15 days over a year. But we can' t work all that time--we need a holiday. Let' s say we have three
weeks' holiday. We don' t work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to
remember that we get 2 days' holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year.
There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have
one and a half hours' lunch every day, and half an hour' s coffee break. That comes to 30 days a
year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!
（ ）56. How many days do we sleep in a year? days.
A.365 B.122 C.8 D.52
（ ）57. We spend 15 days on
A. rest B. coffee break
C. lunch D. breakfast and supper
（ ）58. Which of the following is true?
A. Each weekend is one day. B. We have 61 days for .free time.
C. We get 3 days' holiday at Easter. D. Coffee break takes us one hour.
（ ）59, According to the passage, we know that we don' t have time to work every year.
A. much too B. so many C. too much D. too many
（ ）60. The writer means .
A. we should know the numbers
B. time is important and we'd better not-waste it.
C. we need more holidays
D. a few days for work is enough
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Dear Mrs. Smith,
I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I' m writing this letter~
because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me. It made
a big contribution to my life.
I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that
made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my first years in schools, I hated to
read. Books were just words that had very little to do
with me, and I was bored by them. I' II never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick
book and began to read the story to our class. Your voice seemed to change with the people in
the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud. Since that day, I couldn't wait until
after lunch when you would read to the class. You read us all kinds of wonderful books.
During the summer after my year ip your class, I missed hearing the stories you would pad. So one
day I picked up a book and read it all on my own. I found out that I could make the words
interesting, too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for
opening the world of books for me.
Yours
Linda
（ ）61. This letter is about a girl saying“ ”to a teacher.
A. Happy Teachers' Day B. Thank you
C. Goodbye D. Sorry
（ ）62. Linda was not sure if Mrs.Smith could remember her because at school.
A. she wash' t a good student B. she wasn't good at all her lessens
C. she had few words D. she liked reading
（ ）63. Mrs. Smith got Linda
A. to enjoy reading B. to enjoy drawing pictures
C. to write book D. to read aloud
（ ）64. Which is not true in the story?
A. The teacher often said much to Linda.
B. The teacher did something important in Linda' s life.
C. The teacher opened the world of books for Linda.
D. The tether read them all kinds of wonderful books.
（ ）65. How did Mrs. Smith teach reading?
A. She changed her voice with the people in the story.
B. She read aloud, so the students could remember the stories.
C. She read all kinds of wonderful books to her students.
D. A, B and C.
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Mails, games, music, news, chat rooms（聊天室） and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live
today. It’s easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem which is
used for connecting a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the
time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the
World Wide Web(That’s the “www” you always hear about.) The Web（网）has large numbers of
websites（网站）in it. They are the places you go to get information and do things.
Where do these websites come from? They are made by web designers（设计师）.What happens when you click
on a word or a picture? You are sent to another page. It’s all because of the web designer. Web
designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming（程序编辑） language.
Is Web design all about computer programming? No. It’s about making something new. Web designers must
imagine a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and be fun to use. A big part of Web
design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also
write the things that you see on the website. An important part of their job is to share（分享）
ideas
with the website manager about how to design the website well.
66．This passage is mainly（主要的）about .
A．computer programming language B．the web designers’ work
C．the website manager’s work D．the way to get onto the Internet
（ ）67．More and more people are using the Internet because it’s .
A．easy and useful B．beautiful and funny
C．colorful and hopeful D．changing and growing
（ ）68．It’s possible for us to change websites by just a click because of .
A．the modern’s help B．the telephone line’s help
C．the web designers’ work D．the website manager’s work
（ ）69．Which of the following is wrong?
A.“www” means “World Wide Web”. B．There’re a few websites on the web.
C．The Internet has changed people’s lives.
D．We can do things like shopping on the Internet.
（ ）70 ．The web designers do a lot of work except .
A．making the websites new and beautiful B．writing things on the Internet
C．doing the computer programming D．following the manager’s ideas
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Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells. Shapes, colors and so
on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have
their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty”（忠诚）.So
people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about
their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked
the peony（牡丹）but others liked the plum blossom（梅花）.They couldn’t agree with each other. So
it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops
come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a.Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b.Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c.Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look at the flowers and throw away the
broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d.You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the
farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus. The seller in the flower market and the flower
shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy!
Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one
of the cheapest.
・Fill a box half-way with sand.
・Put the flowers on top of the sand.
・Put the box in a warm, dry place.
・Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
・Take them out and they will be dry.
71．The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means .
A．the flowers of the country B．the flowers of the season
C．the most beautiful flowers D．the strongest flowers
72．People usually choose their own “national flower” according to（根据）the flower’s .
A．smell B．shape
C．color D．meaning
73．The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because .
A．no flower can show China’s spirit
B．China hasn’t talked about choosing one
C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower
D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower
74．You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because .
A．the flowers are easy to dry B．the farmer will also ask you to pay
C．the flowers are expensive to buy D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful
75．Sand drying is everything here in the following but .
A．easy B．clean
C．old D．cheap
从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
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A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It
looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner
(主人)of the cat, was lying beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was in
terested in the bowl. So he said to him softly. "What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to
me?" "How much will you give me for the cat?" the farmer opened his eyes and asked.
"Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?" Later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man
said, "My cat will certainly feel thirsty. May I take the bowl so that the cat can drink?" But the
farmer said, "I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold twenty cats."
（ ）76. "A man was looking for things of the old times" means" ".
A. He lost things in the past and wanted to get them back
B. He liked keeping old things
C. He would like to buy things from the old man
D. He liked talking to the old farmer
（ ）77. The man wanted to buy the cat because
A. it looked very nice
B. he thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat
C. he didn’t have enough money to buy both the cat and the bowl
D. he liked it more than anything else
（ ）78. After he bought the cat, he asked for the bowl because he thought .
A. it should go together with the cat
B. it could be used for the cat
C. the farmer knew nothing about the value(价值) of the bowl
D. the cat couldn’t live without the bowl
（ ）79. The fanner kept the bowl to .
A. sell more cats B. let another cat use it
C. talk to more people D. have more time with it
（ ）80. We know from this story that the farmer .
A. had only one bow B. was very poor
C. didn’t like cats at all D. got a lot of money
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To find out whether bees (蜜蜂) can see colours, the following experiment(试验) is made. A table is put
in a garden, and on the table is a blue card with some sugar on it. As soon as one bee finds the
sugar, many more come to it one after another in a short time. It seems that one bee is able to tell
the news of food to the other bees in their "home". After a moment, the blue card with sugar on it is
taken away. Instead of this card, another blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding
(喂食的) place and a red card to its right. Nothing can be seen on the two cards. Very soon bees
arrive again, and fly towards the blue card. No bees go to the red card.
（ ）81. How many cards are needed to make the experiment?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
（ ）82. During Step (步骤) 3 of the experiment, the scientists put .
A. a blue card with sugar on the left and a red card on the right
B. a blue card in the middle, another blue card on its left and a red card on its right
C. a blue card with nothing on it on the left and a red card on the right
D. a blue card on the left and a red card with sugar on the right
（ ）83. During Step 3 of the experiment, the bees come to .
A. the new blue card with sugar on it
B. the new blue card with no sugar on it
C. the red card with no sugar on it
D. the first blue feeding card
（ ）84. The experiment tells us that bees .
A. can see colours B. cannot see colours
C. like blue very much D. don t like red at all
（ ）85. Which is the best tide(^M)for this reading?
A. Bees Love Sugar B. Bees, Colour and Sugar
C. Can Bees Speak? D. Can Bees See Colours?
阅读理解(1)答案：
1.B 2.B 3.D 42.C 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A
9.C 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.C
（01北京通州）16.B 17.A 18.A 19.A 20.D （02广东）. 21----25 ADBBA （04年镇江）
五、阅读理解(每小题2分，共26―30 C D B A B 31―35 D D B C A 36--40 D B C A C（04年南通）
阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 选择最佳答案。共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 41.C 42.B 43.D 44.A 45.D
46.A 47.B 48.B 49.C 60.D
51.D 52.C 53.A 54.D 55.B
（04年宿迁）
A．阅读下列短文、名片和书信，根据内容，选择正确答案。
56．B 57．D 58．B 59．C 60． 61．B 62．C 63．A 64．A 65．D （04贵州）
66―70 BACBD 71―75 ADDCB （04四川）
七、76.B 77.B 78.C 79.A 80.D 81.B 82.C 83.B 84.A 85.D
02广东