(2011年山东省中考英语模拟试题(11))

四、阅读理解(共20小题，计20分)

阅读下列短文并做每篇后面的题目。从各题A、B、C、D中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成

所给句子的最佳答案。

A

Ken and Patty got off their bikes to look at the old house at the top of the hill. Trees almost hid the house, but they saw that nobody lived in it. Many of the windows were broken, and the door was open. The wind blew black clouds across the sky and shook the trees around the house. It was Saturday, and there was no school. Ken and Patty liked to go out of the city on their bikes on their free days. Ken was sixteen years old, and Patty was six months younger. They were both in the same class in high school. They started out this morning under a sunny sky and went farther than usual. Now, however the clouds and the wind were going to bring rain here.

“I’d like to stop and take a look inside that place,” Patty said. “We don’t have time,” Ken said. He looked up first at the black clouds and then at the old house. Something about the old house made him feel afraid. “It’s getting cold and it’s going to start raining in a few minutes. It’s time for us to start back home.” He got on his bike and started to go away.

“We’ll have to come out here some other days,” Patty said, and followed after him.They went only a little way and then they began to feel the first rain. Soon the rain was coming down harder and harder. There was no place on the road for them to get out of the rain. “We’ll have to go back,” Ken called. “We can go up to the house on the hill and waited the rain to stop.”

51.Ken and Patty saw ______ at the top of the hill.

A.a new house with broken windows B.an old house with the door closed

C.many trees around the new house D.an old house with broken windows

52.Ken and Patty lived ______.

A.in a day B.in a school

C.on the top of the hill D.sixteen miles away from the hill

53.Patty didn’t go to see that old house because ______.

A.something about the house made him feel afraid B.it was going to rain

C.Ken wanted to go away D.They had no time

54.They had to go to the old house because ______.

A.they could see nobody B.the rain was too heavy

C.the rain stopped D.someone called them

55.Which of the following is right?

A.Wind was blowing when they got off their bikes to have a look at the old house.

B.Patty was older than Ken.

C.Ken wanted to take a look inside the old house.

D.Before they got home the rain stopped.

B

A young man walked into an office in London. Over the door were the words SCROOGE AND MARLEY. Mr Scrooge was the young man’s uncle. Everybody in London knew Mr Scrooge. He was very rich but also very mean(吝啬). The most important thing in his life was money! Mr Marley was dead. “Good morning, Uncle. Merry Christmas.” “Pardon? Did you say Merry Christmas?” “Yes, Uncle, I did. Tomorrow is Christmas Day.” “I don’t like Christmas,” said Scrooge, “People spend money at Christmas. I hate spending money!”

“Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.” said Scrooge’s nephew. “No,” Scrooge answered. “But it’s Christmas.” said the young man. “No, I will not pass the day singing and dancing like an idiot(白痴),” said Scrooge. “Very well, Uncle,” and the young man went out. In the corner of the office there was a man working. This was Bob. He was a very nice person. He had a big family and he worked very hard for Mr Scrooge, for a little money. He was very cold because old Scrooge never bought much wood for the fire. He was wearing a coat, a scarf and a pair of gloves!

At six o’clock Bob went to Mr Scrooge. “Excuse me, sir. Tomorrow is Christmas Day, can I stay at home?” “Stay at home,” shouted Scrooge. “I don’t pay you to stay at home!” “But it is Christmas,” said Bob. “Very well,” said Scrooge, “But you must work double hours on Boxing Day!” “Yes sir, certainly sir, Merry Christmas, sir.” “Get out!” shouted Scrooge. “Christmas! Everybody talks about Christmas!” said Scrooge. “It’s just an excuse not to work. People want money too. Always money! For doing nothing!” Scrooge put on his hat and coat and left the office.

56.When did the story happen?

A.On a Sunday. B.On a Saturday. C.On Christmas Day. D.On Christmas Eve.

57.Who was the head of the office?

A.Bob. B.Mr Scrooge. C.The young man. D.Mr Marley.

58.Which day does the words “Boxing Day” mean?

A.25th of December. B.24th of December. C.26th of December. D.30th of December.

59.Why did not Mr Scrooge go to his nephew’s home for dinner?

A.Because he was afraid of spending money. B.Because he had too much work to do.

C.Because Bob was working in the corner of his office. D.Because Mr Marley died.

60.Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A.Mr Scrooge thought the most important thing in his life was money.

B.Bob worked very hard, but he got a little money.

C.Christmas Day was just an excuse for Bob not to work.

D.Bob was so cold that he had to work in the coat, a scarf and a pair of gloves.

C

Bill and the Target

Bill liked shooting very much, but he was never good at it.

One day some of his friends visited him. The guests were interested when they saw a new target(靶子) in the garden.

“Oh, dear!” a guest cried out. “Look, there’s a hole right in the middle of the target.”

“Who shot it?” some guests asked.

“It was I, of course,” Bill smiled.

His friends all laughed and said, “You, Bill? How far away were you? Half a metre?”

When Bill said he was fifteen metres away, all of his friends shook their heads and laughed even louder. No one believed his words.

“But it is true.” Bill’s wife began to explain. She said, “Bill went to a shop and bought a very big piece of wood. He brought it home in a car, put it in the garden and shot at it from fifteen metres away. Then he drew a target round the hole and cut the wood to make it.”

61.Bill’s friends ______.

A.knew he did not do well in shooting B.were interested in shooting

C.didn’t want Bill to shoot at the target. D.Were good at shooting

62.When the guest found there was a hole right in the middle of the target, he ______.

A.believed it was shot by Bill B.was angry about it

C.felt surprised D.was so excited that he cried

63.Bill’s friends thought it was ______ for Bill to shoot a hole right in the middle of the target from half a metre away.

A.possible B.strange C.surprising D.important

64.In fact, ______.

A.Bill’s friend was making fun of him B.Bill shot the hole from 15 metres away

C.Bill’s wife was telling a lie to his friends D.Bill bought the piece of wood for his wife

65.The underlined word “it” refers to ______.

A.the piece of wood B.the target C.the hole D.the garden

D

“Get up, get up, Jim. It’s time to get up!” mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. I’ll be late for school again,” I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. “I’m sure I can get to school on time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There s something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one.” “I couldn't wait. The school is not far. I'd better run to school,” I thought, and then began to run. But before I got to school, it began to rain hard.

I reached the classroom but I was wet shivering(发抖) with cold. The physics teacher had al?ready begun his lesson. It was Mr Smith. He was about fifty yean old. AH the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a mo?ment, and then I opened the door. “I'm very sorry, Mr Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face, “It's you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said angrily, “I've told you not to be late, but you-” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, “I’m very sorry, my boys and girls.” With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me.

Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on, or you’ll catch cold, he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!

66.Jin’s home was the school.

A.far from B.about ten minutes’ walk to

C.near D.only three minutes’ walk to

67.Mr Smith, the physics teacher, at first when Jim came into the classroom.

A.felt sad B.looked pleased

C.looked worried D.was unhappy

68.Why do you think all the students were afraid of Mr Smith?

A.He didn’t love them at all. B.They were not interested in physics.

C.He was strict with them. D.They were all often late for classes.

69.Why was Jim often late for class?

A.He got up too late. B.He often walked to school.

C.There was often something wrong with the bus. D.The story doesn’t tell us.

70.From that time, we think, Jim .

A.would not be interested in physics as before B.would learn physics well

C.would still not like Mr Smith D.would still be often late for physics class

答案：

51.D 52.A 53.C 54.B 55.A 56.D 57.B 58.C 59.A 60.C

61.A 62.C 63.A 64.B 65.B 66.A 67.D 68.C 69.D 70.B