中考英语阅读训练附参考答案
This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).
Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
A. drive B. make money  C. climb in through the window D. meet a lot of people
2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A. she wanted to have a sleep
B. her husband didn't open the door for her
C. she didn't want to pay the driver
D. she couldn't find her key
3.The story happened _____.
A. early in the morning B. late at night
C.20 miles outside London D. near the police station
4.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B. The police made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
5.The driver climbed in through the window to
A. get money from the woman
B. return the dog to the woman
C. see what was happening in the house
D. phone the police
KEY: 1-5 ADBCC
中考英语阅读训练（002）
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.
1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?
A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.
2. Which state is the largest in population?
A. California. B. Rhode-Island.
C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.
3. Which state is the oldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?
A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.
4. Which of the following is true?
A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.
B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.
C. New York is the largest city in the United States.
D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.
5. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?
Because _________.
A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population
C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States
KEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D
中考英语阅读训练（003）
Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"
Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "
1. The old Black ______.
A. is dead B. lives with his wife
C. went to a small village D. worked in a shop
2. Jack lived with his mother______he worked in the village.
A. before B. when C. after D. so
3. Greensea is _________.
A. a big city B. a small village C. a town D. a man's name
4. Jack didn't phone his mother because ______.
A. he had no phone B. he was very busy
C. his mother had no phone D. he went home every day
5. Jack's mother was very angry because ______.
A. Jack didn't want to ring her up
B. Jack had a telephone but she hadn't
C. she didn't know how to make a telephone
D. she didn't know she couldn't be called
KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D
中考英语阅读训练（004）
Danny was just tired about the way things were going．His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson．It seemed that she would never stop talking．"Somebody's got to stop that boy! " she was shouting．"Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood(四邻)．And he loves to pick on(结交)little boys like Danny．"
Mrs．Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned(担心)a lot．"I didn't know that Danny was being picked on, " she answered．"He's never said anything about this to me! " Mrs．Green looked at Danny．"How long has this been going on? " she asked．Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor．He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school．
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood．After all, most of them were nice to him．He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick．Maybe the time had come to find new friends．He felt it hard to make up his mind．
1．We learn from the reading that ______．
A．Danny was not a good student
B．Danny's mother talked too much about the school
C．Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before
D．Danny wanted to get away from Rick
2．When Danny's mother came for Mrs Green, the matter was now ______ to Mrs Green．
A．serious B．common C．untrue D．similar
3．Danny now ______．
A．was tired of the school and his friends
B．had no friends at all
C．was not sure what he should to with the problem
D．made some new friends in the neighborhood
4．Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs Green because ______．
A．she had known it
B．the other boys would tell her
C．he didn't want to be in trouble
D．his mother didn't want him to say it
5．The word 'gang' in the reading means '______'．
A．a place for boys to play games
B．a group of young people
C．a school bus for children to and from school
D．the teacher's office
KEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B
中考英语阅读训练（005）
Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands by the River Byer, in twenty—five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest．
The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room．
The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living—rooms, and a dining—room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors．
At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s．
If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：
Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son
6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．
1．Foulsham House is ______．
A．an old farm house
B．a 25—house for people to come to listen to its story
C．a large house for people to come to listen to its story
D．a house with a history of nearly two hundred years
2．We learn from the reading that ______．
A．Smithson built the house for wild wood parties
B．many important people had been to Foulsham House
C．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here
D．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea
3．The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, ' means '______'．
A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library
B．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall
C．The library was built in the park by the river
D．Books about the park and the river can be read in the library
4．Which of the following is true?
A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house．
B．The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house．
C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go．
D．There is some parking behind the house．
5．We can infer(推断) that Harvey ______．
A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern life
B．wants people to know the history of the house
C．wants to sell the house
D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needs
KEY: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C
中考英语阅读训练（006）
John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill． He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five． He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five． He thought, "It's a little bit earlier． I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．"
Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet． He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．
Suddenly he heard a girl crying． He came up to her and asked some questions． Then he knew she got lost． John tried to find out her address and took her home． The girl's parents were very thankful．
Then John hurried to the doctor's． The doctor said angrily when he