新目標中考英語一輪復習閱讀理解（二）

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（一）

IfyoucometoLondonforthefirsttimenow,you,11seealotofbusesandcarsontheroad,you,11

alsoseealotofbikesbecausenowadaysmoreandmorepeopletravelbybike.

Therearealotofreasonsforthis.First,it,sverycheaptouseabike,andit,squicktoo.Youoften

waitforabusforhalfanhour.Whenthebuscomes,therearesomanyotherbusesandcarsonthe

roadthatthebusmovesveryslowly.Theundergroundtrainisquickbutveryexpensiveandoften

crowded.

Itraveledtoworkbybusforaboutfouryears.Ioftenarrivedatworklateandtired.Thenoneday,

abouttwoyearsago,aworkmatesaid,“Igotoworkbybike,whydon,twetraveltogether?

“Becausemybikeisold,“Ianswered,“andtherearesomanybusesandcarsontheroad.Ialways

feelfrightened.

“Youneedn,tworryaboutthis,“saidmyfriend."Ifyoufollowmeandwerideslowly,you,11be

fine.”

Althoughwewentslowly,wearrivedatworkquickly.Thebusridetookfortyminutesandthebike

ridetookhalfanhour!

ThenextdayIboughtmyselfanewbike.NowIdon,tfeelafraid.Ilovecyclingtowork,andIfeel

fitandwell.

ManypeoplethinkinthesamewayasIdo.That,swhyyouseealotofbikesontheroad.Who

knows,perhapsinthefuturewe,11haveroadsforbicyclesonly.Ihopeso!

1.WhatcanweseeontheroadifwevisitLondonnow?

2.Thewriterwenttoworkthreeyearsago.

3.Howlongdidittakethewritertogotoworkbybike?

4.1sridingabikegoodforourhealth?

5.Thewriterhopewe'llhaveroadsoneday.

（二）

Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,yourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepainsalloveryour

body.Youmustbeunhappybecauseofit.Youdon'twanttowork.Youstayinbedfeelingverysad.

Whatmakesusill?It'sgerms.

Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes,butyoucansee

themwithamicroscope（顯微鏡）.Theyarevery,verysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemon

averysmallthing.

Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,wecan

seetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.

Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundintheairanddust（灰塵）.Ifyoucutyourfinger,

andifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut,someofthegermswillgointoyourfinger;

Yourfingerwillbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswill

gointoallofyourbody,andyouwillhavepaineverywhere.

1.Whyisapersonunhappywhenhe'sill?

2.Peoplecanseethegermswith.

3.Whydon'tparentslettheirchildrendrinkdirtywater?

4.Wherearegermsfound?

5.Ifgermsgointothecutofthefinger,youwillfeel.

（三）

Childrenallovertheworldliketocelebratetheirbirthdays.Americanchildrenarenotdifferent.

Americanchildrenusuallycelebratewithaparty.Theyinvitetheirfriendstojointhecelebration.

Thepartymaynotbeheldonthedateoftheirbirthdayifitcomesonaschoolday.Itmaybeheldon

theclosestweekendinstead.

Todaytwokindsofpartiesarethemostpopular.Oneisheldathome.Parentsmakethehouse

beautifulwithballoons（氣球）andcoloredpaper.Theyprepareaspecialbirthdaymeal.Thechildren

playgames.Anotherkindisheldawayfromhome.Someareataspecialrestaurant.Thechildreneat

pizzaandicecream.Thewaitersalsosingandtelljokestothechildren.Otherpartiesmaybeheldat

apark,oramovietheater,orsomeotherplaces.

Everybirthdaypartyhasabirthdaycakewithcandlesontop.Thereisonecandleforeachyearofa

birthdayboyorgirl,sage.Whenthecandlesarelighted,everyonesingsthespecialbirthdaysong:

HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU.!

AsAmericansgrowolder,theirbirthdaypartieschange.Infact,manypeoplestophavingthem.They

saytheywouldliketoforgethowoldtheyare.Yettheyliketorememberthehappybirthdayparties

oftheirchildhood（兒童時代）.

1.Americanchildrenusuallycelebratetheirbirthdays.

2.Iftheirbirthdayisonaschoolday,theywillholdtheparty.

3.Whentheyholdthepartyathome,whomaybeverybusy?

4.Whatwillthewaitersdoiftheyholdthepartyatarestaurant?

5.Whydomanypeoplestophavingtheirbirthdaypartiesnow?

（四）

Aneleven-year-oldboyinasmalltownwantedtobeatraindriver.Buttheboywasbomwithout

hands.Hisfathertaughthimtousehisfeetashands.Hecouldn.tgotoschool,sohespentallhis

timewatchingtrainscomingandgoingbecausehelivednearthestation.Howwantedtobeatrain

driver!

Onedayhesawanemptytrainandclimbedin.Itwasnoteasyforhimtostartitwithhisfeet.Soon

thetrainwastravelingatfortymiles（英里）anhour.Therailwayofficials（官員）couldnotseetheboy

inthetrainandtriedtostopthetrain.Thetrainreachedasmallstationandthentheboydroveiton.

Whenhewasnearthetown,aworkercaughtupwiththetrainandstoppedit.Atfirsthewasvery

angry,buthelaughedwhentheboysaid,liketrains”.

“Well,I,mgladyoudon,tlikeplanes!”

1.Theboydidn'tgotoschoolbecause

2.Theboywasinterestedin.

3.Wheredidtheboylived?

4.Howdidtheboydrivethetrain?

5.Wasitdangeroustheboydrovethetrain?

（五）

GeorgeStephensonwasbomin1781inapoorfamily.Hehadtostartworkwhenhewasonlyeight.

WhenGeorgewasfourteenhebecamehisfather’shelper.Hespentalotoftimelearningabout

engine（機械），andonholidaysheoftentookittopiecesandstudiedeachpiececarefully.Soonhe

becameaverygoodworkerthoughhecouldnotreadorwrite.HebegantolearntheEnglish

alphabet（字母表）whenhewasseventeenyearsold.Everydayafterhedidtwelvehours,hardwork,

hehadtowalk,alongwaytohavelessonsfromaschoolteache匚Onhiseighteenthbirthday,he

wrotehisownnameforthefirsttimeinhislife.

Georgeinventedmanythingsinhislife.Thetrainwasthegreatestoneofthem.Todaywhenwetake

trainsfromoneplacetoanother,we,11thinkofthisgreatman—GeorgeStephenson.

l.WhydidGeorgeStephensonstartworkingsoearly?

2.HowlonghadGeorgeStephensonworkedbeforehebecamehisfather'shelper?

3.WhenGeorgewasfourteen,hespentalotoftime.

4.Hecouldwritehisownnameforthefirsttime.

5.WhatwasGeorge'sgreatestinvention?

（六）

LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintown,Iwantedtohavearestbeforecatchingthe

train.Iboughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffeeshop.Itwasacheap

self-serviceplacewithlongtablestositat.Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor,putthenewspaper

andchocolateonthetableandthenwenttogetacupofcoffee.

WhenIcamebackwiththecoffee,therewassomeonesittinginthenestseat.Itwasaboy,withdark

glassesandoldclothes,andhishairwascolouredbrightatthefront.Hehadstartedtoeatmy

chocolate!

Naturally,Iwasratheruneasy（不安）abouthim,butIdidn,twanttohaveanytrouble.Ijustlooked

downatthefrontpageofthenewspaper,tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate.Theboy

lookedatmeclosely.Thenhetookasecondpieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieveit.StillI

didn,tsayanythingtohim.Whenhetookathirdpiece,Ifeltmoreangrythanuneasy.Ithought,

“Well,Ishallhavethelastpiece.”AndIgotit.

Theboygavemeastrangelook,thenstoodup.Asheleftheshoutedout,“There'ssomethingwrong

withthatwoman!?,Everybodylookedatme,butIdidnotwanttoquarrelwiththeboy,soIkept

quiet.Ikeptquiet.IdidnotrealizethatIhadmadeamistakeuntilIfinishedmycoffeeandwas

readytoleave.MyfaceturnedredwhenIsawmyunopenedchocolateunderthenewspaper.The

chocolatethatIhadbeeneatingwastheboy,s.

Thewriterwenthomeby.

2.Thewriterputonthetablebeforeshewenttogetacup

ofcoffee.

3.Howmanypiecesofchocolatedidtheboytake?

4.Didtheboytakethewriter'schocolate?

5.Thewritermadeamistake,didn'tshe?

（七）

Hello,everyone.IjustwanttotellyouaboutourtriptotownofChester.Thebuswillleaveatnine

fifteentomorrowmorning.IttakesaboutanhourandahalftogettoChester,sowewillarriveata

quartertoeleven.Youwillhavetimeforacupofcoffeebeforeourfirstvisit.Thiswillbetothe

palace.ItisaveryinterestingoldbuildingandI,msureyou,11enjoythevisit.Ticketsforthepalace

costthreepoundsfiftyforadultsand,ifyouhavechildren,afamilyticketisjusteightpounds.There

arelotsofthingstoseeandwewillbethereabouttwohours.Wewilltakesandwichesforlunch

withusandwewillalleattogetherinapark.Youwillbepleasedtoknowthattomorrowisgoingto

besunny.Afterlunch,wewillwalkroundtheoldmarket.Youwillbeabletobuyallyourpresents

there.Now,anyquestions?

1.IttakesabouttogettoChester.

2.Theywillhavebeforetheirfirstvisit.

3.Howmuchisafamilyticket?

4.Wherewilltheyhavelunch?

5.Whatwilltheyvisitintheafternoon?

（八）

Mostpeoplehavejobs.Theygotoworknearlyeveryday.Somepeoplearelucky.Eithertheyhave

veryinterestingjobsortheycanearn（賺）alotofmoney.Mostpeoplearenotsolucky.Eithertheir

jobsarenotveryinterestingortheydon,tearnalotofmoney.

Themostinterestingjobsareoftenthemostdifficult.Ittakesalongtimetolearnhowtodothem.

Doctorsstudyforatleast6yearsafterfinishingschool.Airlinepilots（飛行員）studyforlonger.They

havetolearntollyinsmallplanefirst,andthenslowlymoveuptobiggerandbiggerplane.Most

airlinepilotsareatleast30years.

Someyoungpeoplehaveinterestingandwell-paidjobs.Manysuccessfulathletesare

young.Footballandtennisstarsareusuallyunder35.Olderpeopleusuallycan,tplaythesesports

verywell.Theycan,tmovefarenough.Golf,however,isagoodsportforolderpeople.

Mostpeopleworkuntiltheyare60or65yearsold.Thentheyretire（退休）andhavealotoffreetime.

Somepeopleneverretire.Thesepeopleusuallyhaveveryinterestingjobs.Writers,artists,musicians,

andactorsusuallyworkuntiltheydie.Theirworkistheirlife.

1.Mostpeoplenearlyeveryday.

2.Whyaresomepeoplelucky?

3.Howlongdodoctorshavetostudyafterfinishingschool?

4.Whatisagoodsportforolderpeople?

5.Somepeopleneverretirebecause.

（九）

Ifsomeoneasksme:"Doyoulikemusic?"I,msureIwillanswerhimorher:"Ofcourse,Ido.”

BecauseIthinkmusicisanimportantpartofourlives.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabout

music.Forme,Ilikerockmusicbecauseit,ssoexciting.Andmyfavoriterockband,the“Foxy

Ladies”（酷妹）isoneofthemostfamousrockbandsintheworld.Ialsolikepopmusic.My

classmateLiLanlovesdancemusic,becausesheenjoysdancing.Mybestfriend,Jane,likesjazz

music（爵士樂）.Shethinksjazzisreallycool.Butmymotherthinksrockisboring.Shelikesrelaxing

music.That,swhyshelikescountrymusic,Ithink.

1.Thewriterlikesmusicbecausehethinks.

2.Thewriterlikesand.

3.1scountrymusicrockmusicorrelaxingmusic?

4.Howmanypeople'sideasaboutmusicaretalkedaboutinthispassage?

5.Thewriter'smotherdoesn'tlikerelaxingmusic,doesshe?

CoughMedicine

Shakewellbeforeuse.

Takethreetimesadayaftermeals.

Dose（用量）：adults（成年人）一2teaspoonfuls

children（8-l4）—1teaspoonful

children（4-7）—l/2teaspoonful

Notsuitable（適宜的）forchildrenbelowtheageof4.

Storeinacoldplace.

UsebeforeOct.2008.

l.Canathree-year-oldgirltakethemedicine?

2.Howmanyteaspoonfulsofthemedicineshoulda1O-year-oldboytakeinaday?

3.Wheredoyouthinkthebestplaceforafamilytokeepthismedicineinsummeris?

4.WhatwillMrsSmithmostprobablydowiththemedicineleftafter10,2008?

5.WhatshouldMrWhitedobeforehetakessomeofthemedicine?

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