2019届中考英语阅读理解50篇(含答案)

2019届中考英语阅读理解50篇(含答案)

2019届中考英语阅读理解50篇

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1

When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

1. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______. A. relaxed

B. worried

C. hungry

D. proud

2. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon? A. They ate it in a polite way. C. They ate every part of it.

B. They only ate its best part. D. They shared only one piece.

3. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______. A. was just a rich businessman

B. worked hard all the time

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C. lived a rich but healthy life D. knew how to make money

4. The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______. A. the best part of the watermelon

B. the writer’s busy life

D. the writer’s hope of enjoying life

C. the writer’s decision of making money

5. It can be learned from the passage that ______. A. one has to work hard to reach his goal C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit

答案：ABCDD

B. a friend in need is a friend in deed D. one should keep work-life balance

2

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighboring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side, sharing machinery and goods as needed, without a single proble.

However，one autumn，things changed.It began with

a tiny disagreement about a horse， which grew into a major difference. The difference led to angry words, followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.

One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’ work，”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?” “Yes, ”answered Paul, extremely pleased to see the builder.“I do have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm. That creek used to be a grass field, but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two meters tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.” The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned，the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge, stretching from one side of the creek to the other.

As Paul stood on the bridge, staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason, came across, and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason. Then, Paul, with tears in his eyes, said to the builder who was packing his bag to go, “Thank you so much. Please stay.I have much more for you to do.” “I’d love to.”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.” 1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers? A.The digging of the creek.

B.A problem about a farm animal.

C.Who owned the field between the farms. D.Who would pay for building the fence. 2.The underlined expression“ go him one better” in paragraph 4 means .

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A.do something even worse B. improve the situation C.point out his mistake D.help him out 3.What do we know about the brothers?

A.They had been fighting for many years. B.Their farms were not very successful. C.They finally realized their mistakes. D.They liked building bridges. 4.Why did the builder build the bridge?

A.He needed a way to get across the river. B.There was not enough wood for the fence. C.He misunderstood Paul’s instructions.

D.He wanted to bring the brothers together.

5.In what order did the following take place in the story? a.The brothers stood on the bridge. b.Jason dug the creek.

c.The brothers became angry with each other, d.The builder asked for work. e.Paul went into town.

A.b，c，e，d，a B.c，b，d，e，a C.b，e，c，a，d D.c，d，b，a，e

答案：BACDB

3

Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : \-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . \old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, \then said: \

\ \

\shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth.\

Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

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1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ . A. wanted to steal the trousers

B. wanted to sell the trousers D. wanted to buy the trousers

C. wanted to fool him

2. The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers . A. would give Tom two dollars C. would pay five dollars

B. would pay three dollars

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half

3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ . A. he wanted to sell them cheaply C. he didn't like the trousers 4. In fact, the trousers _________. A. were hanging inside the shop C. had been the shop owner's

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop D. had been Tom's

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply D. they were old and dirty

5. From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price. A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

答案：BABCD

4

Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,”he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the

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Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

A. Roman army and North England B. Roman army and the Scots C. England and Scots

D. a brave people and the Scots

2. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________. A. the Scots were not brave

B. the Roman army was so strong

D. the Romans had the support from the Scottish

C. the Scots did not have a good leader

3. “We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means ________. A. they were sure to win B. they couldn't escape from death C. they would win and then they would die

D. they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed 4. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________. A. they didn't want to wake the Scots B. they wanted to reach the top

C. they wanted to catch the four guards first

D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

5. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________. A. it is a beautiful plant B. it is fresh and lovely

C. it had so many sharp needles all over it

D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle 答案：BBDAD

5

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young

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