2017年中考英语阅读理解练习

　　中考英语阅读理解【3】

　　阅读下文并回答问题。

　　Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspapers. The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office, asking for the job.

　　There was a post (柱子) by his desk, and there was a nail (钉子) in it. He took a walking stick and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit that nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job.”

　　The boys thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I’m sorry I can’t take any of you,” and they left.

　　He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.

　　“Yes,” said the boy, “ I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again.”

　　The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.

　　66. Did the thin boy get the job at last?

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　　67. What did the old man have in Boston?

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　　68. Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?

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　　Key:

　　66. Yes, he did. /Yes.

　　67. A large store.

　　68. At home. /In his home.

　　中考英语阅读理解【4】

　　阅读短文，并按要求完成76-80题。

　　In today’s world of mobile phones, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? According to some people, yes. A teenager says it’s unnecessary to wear a watch. Many young people agree-and use their mobile phones to tell time. Louis Galie, apresident, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago.

　　However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a nice time-telling tool which doesn’t just keep a good time. For this reason, the watch industry has become an accessory business (配件业) in recent years.

　　Today’s ______ offer a lot of uses that meet the need of almost any personality (个性). They can be used as compasses (指南针), calendars, and even USB drivers…

　　People are always trying their best to create new kinds of watches. A certain watchmaker business watches that don’t even look like watches. Their popular model uses different color lights to tell the time. Another watchmaker business, make a “handless” watch, using a ring of circles to keep time. This watch makes people talk a lot about modern watches.

　　Whether a watch express fashion sense, creative ability of a love of sports, people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical. All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

　　76题完成句子;77题简略回答问题;78题将文中横线处空缺的一个单词填写在下面的答题纸上;79题找出并写出全文的主题句;80题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

　　76. Many young people agree that it’s unnecessary to __________________.

　　77. When do watches get popular again according to watchmakers?

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　　78. ___________________________________________________________

　　79. _________________________________________________________ __

　　80. ___________________________________________________________

　　Key:

　　76. wear a watch/wear watches

　　77. When people reach their 20s and 30s, watches get popular again.

　　78. watches

　　79. A watch has become more important than the time it tells.