A. she paid him much moneyB. she knew him very well
C. she wanted to have a change D. she enjoyed his singing 45. Nat King Cole succeeded because ____________.
A. the lady found his talent and trained him B. he caught the chance and worked hard C. he continued to play the piano in the bar D. he went to school to improve singing skills
46. The words “sit on” in Paragraph 6 probably mean___________. A. fail to realize B. forget to use C. try to develop D. want to show 47. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage? A. Sing in the Bar.B. Become a famous singer. C. Never Lose Heart.D. Find Your Hidden Talent. 【参考答案】44. C 45. B 46. A 47. D
中考阅读理解（21）
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【2014中考英语联考】A
In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programs and telephone hot lines, too. A hot line is a telephone line that offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers. Most hot lines are completely anonymous (匿名的)— callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free, too. Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls — even if the calls are long distance（距离）. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers（志愿者）. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are full-job people with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only
taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.
56. A hot line is a telephone line _________. A. that is hot
B. through which people get advice
D. through which callers take a short class
C. whose number no one knows
57. When people call the hot line advisers, they _________. A. often give their names and telephone numbers B. generally have to pay for the long distance calls C. usually pay nothing for most of the calls and advice D. always try to get in touch with the volunteer advisers 58. The advisers working at hot lines _________. A. are not all paid
B. are all volunteers
C. all have years of education and experience D. have all been trained for a short time 59. How do the hot line advisers work.
A. They do what the calls tell them to do. B. They listen to the callers and take their advice. C. They give the callers advice.D. They go to the callers’ houses to help them. 【参考答案】56—59、BCAC
运城市中考英语阅读理解二轮精练（二）及答案
