中考英语 阅读理解1-5篇（含答案）

【中考英语】阅读理解1-5篇 阅读理解1 On October 24, 1901，Annie Edson Taylor climbed into a big barrel, determined to go over Niagara Falls and live. In a few minutes, the 43-year-old teacher from Bay City, Michigan, was strapped into the cask and set adrift. As thousands watched, the barrel was swept along swiftly to the edge. Over it went, hurtling toward the pool 160 feet below. In ten seconds the barrel appeared in the spray and mist below. Shouts and cheers rose from the crowd on the nearby bank. About fifteen minutes later, when the cask was reached and opened, her aide exclaimed,“She’s alive!” The“Queen of the Mist”became the first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell about it. The best title is _____. Shouts and Cheers The Little Barrel Over the Falls in a Barrel A Dangerous Fall 2. The story says that Annie Edson Taylor was_____ an acrobat (B) a teacher (C) a reporter (D) an artist 3. The drop was_____ . 100 feet (B) 160 feet (C) 43 feet (D) 15 feet 4. You can tell from the story that Annie’s aide was surprised_____. that she went over the falls that she lived at her determination that there were cheers 5. The underlined word “cask" in Paragraph 2 means_____. airplane (B) bed (C) car (D) barrel 语言积累 barrel n.桶 go over Niagara Falls 从尼亚加拉大瀑布漂流而下 Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉大瀑布(位于美国和加拿大之间) strap v. (用皮带等)缚住 set adrift 使(船)逐流而漂 adrift a. (随风浪)漂流 hurtle v.飞快或猛烈地冲向 hurtling toward the pool 160 feet below向160英尺下方的水潭直冲而下 mist n. 薄雾,霭 aide n. （法语）助手 参考答案1-5 CBBBD 阅读理解2 Do you save pennies Lots of people do. In Washington, D.C, a special group of people are trying to persuade the government to get rid of the penny. These people want to convince the government that pennies are more trouble to carry than they are worth. Others at the U.S. Mint, the place where pennies are made, disagree. They say pennies are here to stay because most people want them. Some people think finding a penny will bring good luck. However, they are often thrown out with the trash. In one garbage recycling plant in Florida, workers find $1,000.00 in pennies every week. Every year our government makes twelve billion pennies. Every year six billion disappear into millions of piggy banks. 1. The best title is . (A) Pennies — Popular or Not (B) A Good-luck Penny (C) Pennies from Heaven (D) The U.S. Mint 2. A special group in Washington wants to . (A) collect pennies (B) get rid of the penny (C) toss pennies in a wishing well (D) give away pennies 3. Every year pennies are . (A) used in board games (B) thrown out (C) given a new design (D) worth more 4. The story suggests that compared to years ago a penny today . (A) is heavier in weight (B) is brighter (C) does not buy much (D) is prettier 5. The underlined word“persuade" in Paragraph 1 means . (A) help (B) upset (C) win over (D) agree with 语言积累 penny n.便士，一分硬币 get rid of 除掉，废除 convince v.使相信 the U.S.Mint ... ...