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1、PAGE PAGE 14英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（01）This is a talk bya talk by sb.某人說的話an article by sb.某人寫的文章 a London taxi(出租車)driver.Ive been a taxi driverhave/has been a driver已經(jīng)成為/做司機(jī) for nearly ten years. Most London taxi driversmost taxi drivers大部分出租車司機(jī)most of the taxi drivers那些出租車司機(jī)中的大部分 have their own taxis他們自己的出租車=have

2、 taxis of their own.nearly1 nearly,almost雖然都可以表示“幾乎”，但是當(dāng)要表示“接近”或“就要到了”時(shí)最好用nearly；當(dāng)想表達(dá)“不足”或“尚差一點(diǎn)兒”時(shí)最好用almost 2 almost“將近”“幾乎”“差不多”，主要指程度上的差別，空間的距離，時(shí)間的長(zhǎng)短等都相差無幾。但相差程度較小。 3 nearly“幾乎”將近“相近”，所指時(shí)間一般比almost長(zhǎng)，所指距離或相差長(zhǎng)度一般比almost大。 4 nearly多用于時(shí)間或數(shù)字方面,almost在修飾動(dòng)詞， HYPERLINK /s?q=%E5%BD%A2%E5%AE%B9%E8%AF%8D&ie=

3、utf-8&src=wenda_link t _blank 形容詞，副詞和名詞是，常和almost換用，但和no,none,nothing,never,連用時(shí)，只可用almost,不能用nearly。Its 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白天交通擁擠. I live twenty miles(英里)away from距離+away from表示距離某地多遠(yuǎn) London and I

4、 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前幾天 I was taking 過去進(jìn)行時(shí)用was/were+doing表示過去正在做某事a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she h

5、ad lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through從中間穿越 the windows.I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find outdecide to do決定做find out 通過努力發(fā)現(xiàn)真相等 what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree tie sth. to sth.把某物綁在某物上and started to cli

6、mb 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 downstairscome downstairs(下樓).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog（forget about sb/sth忘記某人或某物）!1.The driver always worked at night because it was

7、easier to _.A. drive B. make money C. climb in through the window D. meet a lot of people2.The woman climbed in through the window because _.A. she wanted to have a sleepB. her husband didnt open the door for herC. she didnt want to pay the driverD. she couldnt find her key3.The story happened _.A.

8、early in the morning B. late at nightC.20 miles outside London D. near the police station4.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 an

9、d the dog.5.The driver climbed in through the window toA. get money from the womanB. return the dog to the womanC. see what was happening in the house D. phone the police英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（02） There are fifty statestet n. 國(guó)家；州；情形adj. 國(guó)家的；州的；正式的s in the United States. The largest in populationppjle()n n. 人口popul

10、ation常與 HYPERLINK /s?q=%E5%AE%9A%E5%86%A0%E8%AF%8D&ie=utf-8&src=wenda_link t _blank 定冠詞the連用,作主語用時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞常用 HYPERLINK /s?q=%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E4%BA%BA%E7%A7%B0%E5%8D%95%E6%95%B0&ie=utf-8&src=wenda_link t _blank 第三人稱單數(shù)形式。have/has a population of有人口China has a population of about 1.3 billion. is Califor

11、nia, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population在人口方面最小的（注意用small）在人口方面最大的用the largest in population(注意用large表示數(shù)量上的大)如，數(shù)量變得越來越大get larger and larger and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast大西洋海岸. The newest states are A

12、laska 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太平洋海岸psfk. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henrys cousin, Susan, lives in New York.

13、It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city 最重要的城市in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than主語+be+much+形容詞的比較級(jí)+than（much修飾比較級(jí)） New York. 1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?

14、 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 fol

15、lowing 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. Henrys cousin lives in the Seattle. 5. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city? Because _. A

16、. 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 英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（03） Mrs Black lives in a small village住在小山村vld. Her husband is deadded adj. 無生命的He saw a dead dog lying on the ground. die是動(dòng)詞死亡dieofanillness因病死亡The man died

17、in 1990. dying是形容詞“要死的”The doctor is saving the dying actor.(男演員)death是名詞死亡The death of his pet made him sad. 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 angrybe angry with sb at sth在某事上對(duì)

18、某人生氣. 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 havent got a telephone. No. she answeredanswer the phone接電話 answer=reply, I havent, but you have got one. 1. The old Black _. A. is dead B. lives with his wife

19、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 mans name 4. Jack didnt phone his mother because _. A. he had no phone B. he was very busy C. his

20、mother had no phone D. he went home every day 5. Jacks mother was very angry because _. A. Jack didnt want to ring her up B. Jack had a telephone but she hadnt C. she didnt know how to make a telephone D. she didnt know she couldnt be called 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（04）Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1

21、790sIt stands by 坐落在的旁邊the River Byer, in twentyfive hectares(公頃)of the best farmland in the southwest The house was built by be built by sb被某人建筑Smithson, and the story goes back to 追溯到George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love withfall in love with和某人相愛 the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of

22、the first Foulshams wild woods(野外)partiesMany years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls drank tea in the Green Room The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two livingrooms, and a diningroom with a real Adam fireplaceIts library has a good view ov

23、er the park and the riverAll rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors At the back of the house there is room 1.房間（可數(shù)）2.空間（不可數(shù)）make room for給讓出空地方for four carsThe third Foulsham once kept thereIn many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s If you wi

24、sh to know more about Foulsham House, write to： HarveyPlatt, Longford Son 6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside 1Foulsham House is _ Aan old farm house Ba 25house for people to come to listen to its story Ca large house for people to come to listen to its story Da house with a history of nearly two hund

25、red years 2We learn from the reading that _ ASmithson built the house for wild wood parties Bmany important people had been to Foulsham House CGeorge and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here Dthe Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea 3The sentence Its library has a good vi

26、ew over the park and the river, means _ AThe park and the river can be seen clearly from the library BThe library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall CThe library was built in the park by the river DBooks about the park and the river can be read in the library 4Which of the following

27、 is true? AThe 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house BThe house has a room for four cars at the back of the house CThe road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go DThere is some parking behind the house 5We can infer(推斷) that Harvey _ Awants the house to meet the need

28、s of modern life Bwants people to know the history of the house Cwants to sell the house Dwants some money to make the house meet todays needs 英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（05）John sent forsend for 派人去請(qǐng) a doctor because his wife was ill He called the doctor and made suremake sure 加從句表示確保 they would meet at five He arrived

29、 at the doctors arrive in+大地點(diǎn)arrive at+小地點(diǎn)表示到達(dá)reach直接加地點(diǎn)。the doctors 表示診所（經(jīng)常在職業(yè)后加所有格表示職業(yè)工作的的地方）at twenty to five He thought, Its a little bit earliera little bit一點(diǎn)兒，可以修飾比較級(jí)earlier是early的比較級(jí) Ill wait for a moment Its good to keep the time遵守時(shí)間 Then he stopped his car in front of在外面的前面 the doctors He l

30、ooked around環(huán)視 and saw a noisy square（廣場(chǎng)）not far from here看見離這兒不遠(yuǎn)的喧鬧的廣場(chǎng) He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet讓自己靜下心來 He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily 互相聊得開心Suddenly he heard a girl crying He came

31、 up to her向她走去 and asked some questions Then he knew she got lost John tried to find out her address地址dres and took her home The girls parents were very thankfulbe thankful to sb.感激某人thankful=grateful Then John hurried to the doctorshurry to sp.=go to sp. in a hurry匆忙趕往某地 The doctor said angrily whe

32、n he saw him, Youre late Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes讓我等了20分鐘keep doing不停地做某事keep sb. doing sth.讓某人一直做某事keep sth.+adj.使保持什么狀態(tài)keep the water clean? John said nothing but one wordSorry! 1John drove to the doctors _ Alate Bon time Cin time Din no time 2John went to the square to _ Asp

33、end the time Benjoy himself Csee the children and the women Dhelp the girl 3The girl cried because _ Asomeone hit her Bshe fell off her bike Cher parents were angry with her Dshe didnt find the way home 4At last John got to the doctors at _ Atwenty to five Btwenty past five Cfive oclock Dforty past

34、five 5From the story, we know John is a _ Abusy person Bquiet person Chelpful person Dlucky person 英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（06）The big red American car was much too widemuch too修飾形容詞或副詞wide此處是形容詞“寬的”too much 修飾不可數(shù)或放在動(dòng)詞之后 for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming towards him, he stopped his own car at the s

35、ide to make room for為讓出地方 it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the drivers face quite clearly.清楚地看見駕駛員的臉 Where have I seen that face before ? he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper在報(bào)紙上! He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned q

36、uickly to迅速翻到 the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses. Wanted by the police被警方通緝, read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man抓住這個(gè)人. Call the poli

37、ce at once立刻, he said to himself自言自語. But a few minutes later, he was sad. This man was caught this morning, answered the police. 1. In which country did the story happen? A. It happened in America. B. It happened in Australia. . C. It happened in England. D. The story didnt tell us. 2. Why did Jack

38、 stop his car? A. He wanted to see who the driver was. B. He didnt want to pass by first. C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time. D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go. 3. Who was wanted by the police in this passage? A. Jack. B. The driver in

39、 the American car. C. Either Jack or the driver. D. Neither Jack nor the American driver. 4. what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again? A. He drove to the City Bank B. He drove to the police. C. He made a telephone call. D. He stopped the American car. 5. Who caught the man with a large

40、mouth and small ears? A. The police. B. Jack C. Nobody. D. The American driver 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（07）Linda and David have travelled by air乘飛機(jī)旅行 from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promisepromise承諾d（答應(yīng)）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safelysafe形容詞“安全的”safely副詞“安

41、全地”. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea toIt is a good idea to do sth.做某事是個(gè)好主意。 ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little. If there were an accident. He says, theyd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. But Linda has promised t

42、hat she would ring. However, she says, it doesnt cost much when you just think that its the other side of the world. Its only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。 If youre on that telephone for less than one minute, Ill eat my hat, David says, And one minutes nearly four pounds(英鎊). Thats no more than youd

43、 pay for a new hat, Linda answers. She has asked the man at the hotel (旅館) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up把它撿起來. Hello, Mum. Is that you ? She says. Six pence per second, David reminds(提醒) her. “Hello, love. It is Mrs Lee, Lindas mother, speaking from London. I can

44、 hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. Its a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time,在那時(shí) and still you couldnt hear me sometimes. Yes, Mum. Linda puts in.插(話等) . I just wanted to ring to . I remember how you rang when you went

45、 to Bettys house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you Mrs Lee is a great talker Nearly four pounds. says David. Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbyeIt is time to do sth.該某人做某事了。. Yes, all right,says Mrs Lee, But you will write, wont you, as you did when you

46、 were at work Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her. Four pounds fifty, says David. At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off. There! That wasnt long, was it ? Four pounds, ninety pence. David answers. And you didnt even say that weve arr

47、ivearrive at+小地點(diǎn)arrive in +大地點(diǎn)d. 1. Linda is telephoning home to _. A. tell her mother some bad news B. say that she and David have arrived safely C. report an accident to her mother D. say that she and David have left London 2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _. A. it only costs

48、four pounds and ninety pence B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat C. she had telephoned home since she was a child D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other 73. David says, Nearly four pounds, because _. A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call B. he wa

49、nts to buy himself a new hat C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs 4. Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _-. A. she likes to hear all about the past. B. she likes talking C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived D. she i

50、s going to pay for the telephone call 5. Linda tries to stop her mother by _. A. telling her how much the call is costing B. writing a letter as she has promised to do C. telling her that they have arrived safely D. promising to write, and ringing off 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（08）In English (英格蘭人) nobody under eight

51、een years oldpersons under eighteen years old十八歲以下的人 is allowallow sb. to do sth.允許某人做某事be allowed to do sth.被.允許某人做某事ed (允許) to drink in a bar (酒吧)Mr Thompson often went to a bar near his houseBut he never took his son, Tom, because he was too youngThen when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr Thom

52、pson took him to his usual bar for the first time第一次They drank for an hourTom drank a bitThen Mr Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful有用的useless無用的 lessonHow do you know when youve had enough? Well, Ill tell youDe you see those two lights at the end of在的末端in the end=finall

53、y=at last最終 the bar? When they seem toseem to do sth.好像做某事 become four, youve had enough and should go home” “But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar” 1Young people _ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen Ais not Bare not Cmany Dmust 2When Tom was a child, his father of

54、ten went to a nearby bar_ taking him Aby Bfor Cwith Dwithout 3On Toms eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that bar for _ Athe first time Bonce Cmany times Deighteen times 4Father wanted to tell his son _ Athe time to drink Bsomething about the light Cwhen to stop drinking Dsome

55、thing about the bar 5In fact事實(shí)上, there _ at the end of the bar Awas one light Bwere two lights Cwere three lights Dwere four lights 中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（9）In 1620, about half the USA was covered bybe covered by被覆蓋 forests Today the forests have almost gone A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only san

56、d China doesnt want to copy 復(fù)制；復(fù)??；抄襲a copy of一份，一本 HYPERLINK javascript:void(0); o 未添加，點(diǎn)擊添加到單詞本 the USAs example榜樣for example例如 Were planting more and more trees種植越來越多的樹 Weve built the Great Green Wall of trees across northern part of our country穿過我們國(guó)家的北部The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long

57、, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide It will stop the wind from blowing the earth awaystop sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事blow sth. away把吹走 It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south More Great Green Walls are needed Trees must be grown all over the world全世界 Great Gre

58、en Walls will make the world better使世界更美好根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。1In 1620, about _ the USA was covered by forestsAa third Bhalf Ctwo thirds Da fourth2A lot of good land has gone with _Asand Bwater Cwind Dforests3The Great Green Wall in China is _ longA7,000 kilometers B1,700 kilometers C7,000 meters D400 kilo

59、meters4Trees must be grown in _.AChina Bthe USA Csome countries Devery part of the world5_ will make the world betterAThe Great Wall BTall buildings CGreat Green Walls DFlowers and grass中考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（10）The students were having their chemistry（化學(xué)）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was lik

60、e特殊疑問句是what was water like?改為從句時(shí)引導(dǎo)詞后必須用陳述句語序即主語water加謂語was like. After that, she asked her students, “Whats water?”No one spokespeak此處是發(fā)言的意思，如speak at the meeting for a few minutesMiss Li asked again，“Why dont youWhy dont you do sth.?=why not do sth.? answer my question？Didnt I 這是否定的一般疑問句，翻譯為“難道”tel