中考英语阅读理解小测卷：语言与文化

阅读理解小测卷：语言与文化 一、阅读理解-阅读选择（共10小题；共78分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。 A bag is useful and the word "bag" is useful, too. It reminds us of an interesting phrase (短语), "to let the cat out of the bag". In meaning it is the same as "to tell the secret". And there is an old interesting story about it. Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, most of the time they would just throw the chickens in cloth bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags instead of chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for a chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat. The woman begged to see the chicken. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The man's secret was out and everyone knew it. Now when someone lets out a secret, he "lets the cat out of the bag". And that is the story where the interesting phrase comes from. 1. The phrase "to let the cat out of the bag" came from _____. A.a woman and a chicken B.a man and a cat C.a chicken and a cat D.an interesting story 2. The woman wanted to buy _____. A.a cloth bag B.a chicken C.a black cat D.a bag and a chicken 3. Why did the farmers put cats into their cloth bags instead of chickens A.Because the farmers liked cats. B.Because people liked cats. C.Because cats were cheaper than chickens. D.Because cats were easy to find. 4. In "... everyone knew it" at the end of the second paragraph, "it" refers to "_____". A.there was a chicken in the man's bag B.there was a cat in the cloth bag C.the cloth bag D.the man's cat 5. John "lets the cat out of the bag" means that he _____. A.makes everyone know a secret B.puts the cats away from the bag C.buys a cat in the bag D.sells the cat in the bag In most countries around the world, children must go to school when they are 5 or 6 years old. Children in America go to school at 5. American schools begin in September (九月) after a long summer holiday. High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things. After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to spend a lot of money, so a lot of students go to work after school to get money for their studies. 6. Children in America go to school when they are _____ years old. A.four B.five C.six D.seven 7. In America, school begins in _____. A.July B.August C.September D.October 8. High school students _____ after class. A.go to work B.do many interesting things C.play basketball D.only do their homework 9. After high school. many students go to _____. A.work B.cities C.make money D.college 10. Many students have to _____ after school to get money for their studies. A.work B.learn some things C.help their parents D.others The Lucky Things for Monkey Year, 2016 L ... ...