2008中考英语阅读理解考前模拟(有解析)

　　No. 01

　　For most Chinese, it is not easy to say “I love you” even to our parents, no matter how much we love them. The Chinese prefer to put their love in heart rather than speak the words. Some of us may think it is not important to speak out their love. Only if our parents can feel our love and believe we love them, that is enough.

　　Try to think about this question in another way. Do you want to hear your parents say they love you? If they say so, what will you feel? Won’t you feel happy and very warm in heart? Sure you will. And your parents will feel the same if you tell them you love them. Parents never expect their children to do many things for them. They are so easy to be satisfied. Why not try to say “I love you” to them one day? It’s not a really difficult thing. And you will see how surprised and happy they are!

　　根据短文内容，选择可以完成句子的较好答案(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　1. It’s not easy for most Chinese to say “________”.

　　A. Good morning B. Excuse me C. Hello D. I love you

　　2. The Chinese think it is not ________ to speak out their love.

　　A. important B. impossible C. difficult D. hard

　　3. You feel ________ in heart if your parents say they love you.

　　A. happy B. warm C. happy and warm D. surprised

　　4. Parents ________ expect their children to do many things for them.

　　A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes

　　No. 02

　　It was because of his curiosity and his hard work that he would be able to make more than 3,000 inventions. As mentioned above, electric light is one of his most important inventions. His other inventions include microphone, phonograph, movie projector, storage battery, etc. Most of his inventions were the results of hundreds of experiments. Once he said how difficult it was to invent the storage battery. He succeeded only after 10,000 experiments that failed. Yet he said humorously, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

　　Edison received many honors during his life for his contributions to the progress of mankind, US government gave him its highest award, a special Congressional Medal of Honors. Yet, in spite of all his fame, Edison remained a modest man. He preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements. His motto was: “I find what the world needs, then I go ahead and try to invent it.”

　　根据短文内容，选择可以完成句子的较好答案(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　5. Edison’s inventions came from ________.

　　A. his curiosity B. his hard work C. his experiments D. A, B and C

　　6. One of Edison’s most important inventions is ________.

　　A. electric light B. phonograph

　　C. movie projector D. storage battery

　　7. Edison invented the storage battery after ________ experiments.

　　A. 100 B. 1000 C. 10,000 D. 100,000

　　8. Edison received ________ during his life for his contributions.

　　A. Nobel Prize B. a special Congressional Medal of Honors

　　C. the Progress of Mankind Medal D. the Red Cross Medal

　　No. 03

　　About a hundred years ago there lived a great general. His name was Napoleon. He was the leader of the French army, and France was at war with nearly all the countries around. He wanted very much to take his soldiers into Italy, but between France and Italy there are high mountains called the Alps, the tops of the mountain are covered with snow. “Is it possible to cross the Alps?” said Napoleon.

　　Some men who were sent to look at the passes over the mountains shook their heads. Then one of them said, “It may be possible, but…”

　　“Let me hear no more,” said Napoleon. “Forward to Italy!”

　　People laughed at the thought of an army of sixty thousand men crossing the Alps because there was no road at all there.

　　But Napoleon waited only to see that everything was in good order, and then he gave the order to march.

　　The long line of soldiers and horses stretched for twenty kilometres. When they came to a steep place where there seemed to be no way to go farther, the trumpets sounded “Charge!” Then every man did his best, and the whole army moved right onward.

　　Soon they were safe over the Alps. In four days they were marching on the plains of Italy.

　　“The man who has made up his mind to win,” said Napoleon, “will never say ‘Impossible’.”

　　仔细阅读短文，在回答问题的句子中填上恰当的词(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　9. What did Napoleon want to do when he was the leader of the French army?

　　He was ________ to take his soldiers into ________.

　　10. What is between France and Italy?

　　There is a high mountain ________ the Alps, on the ________ of the mountain is covered with snow.

　　11. Why did people laugh at the thought of Napoleon crossing the Alps?

　　Because there was no ________ at all on the tops of the mountain.

　　12. What about Napoleon and his soldiers?

　　The long line of soldiers and horses were ________ over the Alps, in four days they ________ in Italy.

　　【答案与解析】

　　1. D。根据首句“对大部分中国人来说，说声‘我爱你’是不容易的”，就能敲定较好答案。

　　2. A。根据Some of us may think it is not important to speak out their love(我们大部分人认为说出他们的爱并不重要)就能选出较好答案。

　　3. C。根据Do you want to hear your parents say they love you? If they say so, what will you feel? Won’t you feel happy and very warm in heart? Sure you will (你想听到你父母说他们爱你吗?如果你父母说他们爱你, 你感觉怎么样?难道你心理不感到快乐和温暖吗?当然你会感到快乐和温暖)就能排除A、B两项，得出答案为C(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　4. B。根据Parents never expect their children to do many things for them(父母决不期望他们的儿女给他们做许多事情)就能确定较好答案。

　　5. D。根据首句“爱迪生一生能有三千多项发明, 是好奇心和努力工作的结果”和句中的Most of his inventions were the results of hundreds of experiments(爱迪生的大部分发明是成百上千次实验的结果) 就能确定较好答案为D。

　　6. A。根据electric light is one of his most important inventions.(电灯是他较重要的发明之一)就能确定较好答案。

　　7. C。根据Once he said how difficult it was to invent the storage battery. He succeeded only after 10,000 experiments that failed(他曾说发明输电池是多么艰难, 在实验一万次都失败的基础上终于成功了)就能锁定答案(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　8. B。根据US government gave him its highest award, a special Congressional Medal of Honors(美国政府给他国家较高奖——国会勋章)就能排除诺贝尔奖，人类进步奖和红十字勋章这三个选项。

　　9. eager, Italy。所问的问题是“当拿破仑是法国军队的时，他想干什么?”根据短文内容，答案可从 He wanted very much to take his soldiers into Italy(他非常想带他的军队进入意大利)中得出。

　　10. called, tops。所问的问题是“法国和意大利之间有什么障碍?”根据短文内容，答案可从 between France and Italy there are high mountains called the Alps, the tops of the mountain are covered with snow (在法国和意大利之间，有一座叫阿尔卑斯的山脉，山顶被白雪所覆盖)中找到。

　　11. road。所问的问题是“人们为什么要嘲笑拿破仑越过阿尔卑斯山的想法?”根据短文内容，答案可从 People laughed at the thought of an army of sixty thousand men crossing the Alps because there was no road at all there(人们嘲笑六万人越过阿尔卑斯山的想法是因为所有的山顶上都没有路)中得出(from www.zkenglish.com)。

　　12. safe, arrived。所问的问题是“拿破仑和他的士兵怎么样?”根据短文内容，答案可从Soon they were safe over the Alps. In four days they were marching on the plains of Italy(不久, 他们就安全越过了阿尔卑斯山，在4天之内行进入意大利平原)中得出。