2021年中考英语阅读理解强化训练（四）故事类（含答案）

2021届中考英语阅读理解强化训练（四）
故事类
（一）
??? A young man named David was gone broke. He was trying to figure out how to make some money. "Maybe my insurance policy (保险单) can save me," he thought. So he made a plan.
??? On a Saturday evening, as it got dark outside, he put on a pair of dirty boots and walked through his house. He left many dirty footprints. He went back the way he came while wearing socks. He cut the boots into pieces and washed them down the toilet.
??? At 11 pm, he took a gun from his bedside table and went down his hallway without shoes. He fired three shots down the hallway. Then, he walked to the other end of the hallway and fired two shots in the opposite direction.
??? His neighbours soon called the police. Three police officers came to David's house just minutes later.
??? "I can't really tell you much. I was woken by a noise on the ground floor of my home. I took my gun and went downstairs. Halfway down the stairs, I saw a shadow of a man. I shouted 'Stop or I'll shoot!'"
??? He shot at me three times and I shot back twice. The shadow disappeared into the kitchen. More than 15,000 pounds in cash have been stolen from my safe (保险柜), "David said.
??? After collecting the footprints and bullets in the wall, the officers left.
??? The next day, the police called, "There is something wrong with the bullets. You have to come to the police station and tell us about the lies you told us yesterday."
1. David made this plan in order to_____.
A. become famous B. make some money
C. practice playing the gun D. draw his neighbours' attention
2. David put on a pair of dirty boots and walked through his house _____.
A. on a Sunday evening B. on a Saturday evening
C. on a Saturday afternoon D. on a Sunday afternoon
3. At 11 pm, David went down his hallway_____.
A. without shoes B. with dirty shoes
C. without a gun D. with black coat
4. What does the underlined word "bullets" mean in Chinese?
A. 图片 B. 钉子 C. 子弹 D. 砖头
5. How did the police know David was lying?
A. David's friend told the police his plan.
B. They might know something from the neighbours.
C. They might find something wrong with his insurance policy.
D. They might find that all five bullets came from the same gun.
（二）
??? I saved the grain carefully and finally had enough to plant. I built a wall around my garden to keep the wild goats away.
??? Then when my crop bore its fruit, the birds discovered it. The birds were not afraid of my dog at all. I shot them but as soon as I walked away, they returned. At last, I killed some birds and hung them among the crop, hoping they would serve as the scarecrows (稻草人), which turned out to be successful. By harvest time, I had nearly two bushels of rice and two and a half bushels of wheat.
??? With my new grain to store, I found a new problem. The fine grain ran through my baskets. It took me nearly two months to form and dry two ugly pots — one for rice and one for wheat.
??? Next I formed a clay oven and made some other tools from hard wood and cloth to bake bread. I made and baked bread in my oven. I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.
??? Soon after that, I began to think of my days sailing in a tidy boat with Xury. I wished to have a boat and explore the island by sea.
??? I tried to turn over the ship’s boat that I had seen washed up, but failed. I was still determined to have a boat. So I chose a strong tree and spent weeks cutting it down. Then it took me months to turn it from tree to boat.
??? When it was time to launch my boat, I realized I had made it too far from the nearest stream. The boat was far too heavy for me to move. I tried bringing the water to the boat instead of the boat to the water. I soon saw it would take me twenty years of constant labor.
??? I celebrated my fourth year on the island with two boats, but I was no closer to a sea journey.
??? —Taken from Robinson Crusoe
1. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us_____.
A. how much rice and wheat I harvested
B. how many tools I made to bake bread
C. how I protected my crop from the birds
D. how I kept the wild goats away from my crop
2.What does "a new problem" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. How to plant grain. B. How to make pots.
C. How to store grain. D. How to fix the baskets.
3. By the last sentence "I was no closer to a sea journey", the writer means _____.
A. I was getting closer and closer to the sea
B. I was getting farther and farther from the sea
C. it was possible for me to have a sea journey in my boats
D. it was still impossible for me to explore the island by sea
4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. I managed to turn over the ship's boat.
B. I spent months bringing the boat to the nearest stream.
C. I tried to solve the problems with my courage and wisdom.
D. I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.
（三）
Monday 12th
??? Wind from the southwest.
??? We sailed (航行) 300 km. We took the nets (网) in early this morning and they were almost full. All of us were very happy. Ron sent a message to his mother. She has been ill recently. Unluckily, some of our food fell off the boat and it was impossible to get it back.
Tuesday 13th
??? Wind changed—now from the northeast.
??? The rain started at about 7:00 am. The wind became stronger soon, and then the storm came. It became difficult to control the boat. The crew (全体船员) were inside the boat. The storm got really strong in the afternoon. The crew had to cut the nets because there was a serious risk of the boat sinking (沉没).
Wednesday 14th
??? Wind from the south.
??? During the night, the boat moved 190 km northwest in the storm. The wind became weak in the afternoon. At 5:00 pm, we began to sail back. Then we saw a small boat not far away. There were two people in it, a father and his son. Their boat was broken because of the storm, and they didn't know where they were. We took them with us and sailed back. We bought new nets and more food. Tomorrow we will go west to look for more fish.
1.What fell off the boat on Monday?
A.Some clothes. B.A radio. C.Some food. D.A flashlight.
2.The crew cut the nets because _____________.
A.the nets were broken B.the boat may sink
C.the nets were full of fish D.the boat was sinking
3.When did the crew start to go back?
A.At 7:00 am on Tuesday. B.At 7:00 pm on Wednesday.
C.At 5:00 am on Tuesday. D.At 5:00 pm on Wednesday.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?
A.The storm became strong on Tuesday afternoon.
B.The writer was good at repairing nets.
C.The rain started on Monday morning.
D.Ron's father was in bad health.
5.You may find the material in a _________.
A.dictionary B.guidebook C.notice D.diary
（四）
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??? In ancient times, a king had a boulder (巨石) placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest business men and courtiers (朝臣) came by and simply walked around it.
??? Many people even loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way. They just complained and went away. A peasant(农民) then came along carrying a large bag of vegetables. Upon getting closer to the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After trying and pushing for a long time, he finally succeeded.
??? After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. In the purse there were many gold coins and a note from the king explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. If you were on the way, what would you do? Complain it or move it away? Every difficulty we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our situations, and while the lazy people complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity (慷慨大方) and willingness to get things done.
1.Why did the king put such a boulder on a roadway?
A.In order to make the roadway special.
B.In order to stop someone who are lazy from walking to his country.
C.To see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way.
2.What did many people do with the big stone on the way?
A.They just complained and didn't do anything about it.
B.Many of them tried to move it but failed.
C.Many thought it was the king's duty to move it away from the road.
3.The peasant got the stone out of the way successfully by__________.
A.pushing it without any hard work
B.trying and pushing hard
C.using his large bag of vegetables
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Many people didn't find the stone on the way.
B.The peasant got a lot of money after moving away the stone.
C.The king wasn't glad to see the peasant removed the boulder from the roadway.
5.We can infer (推断)from the passage that______.
A.all things are difficult before they are easy
B.it is never too late to mend
C.opportunities are for those who are willing to do something with kindness and generosity
（五）
??? Long long ago, there was a kingdom. It was ruled by a king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.
??? There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest bread. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine bread from one end of the kingdom to the other.
??? One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. "I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle," the king said. "Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses." He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard, "Make this line shorter without erasing (清除) any part of it," the king challenged.
??? People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads.
??? "How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?" the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt (泥土) over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these efforts worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.
??? A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour (面粉).
??? "Your Majesty," the baker said to the king, "I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it." Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line. The line the baker made was longer than the king's line.
??? "Now, good king," the baker smiled, "your line is shorter."
??? The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. "You have won the prize, I will give you a horse of your choice."
??? The baker was excited. Now he could sell his bread from one end of the kingdom to the other.
1.What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story?
A. He couldn't make fine bread.
B. He needed money to open more stores.
C. He didn't have enough flour to make more bread.
D. He had difficulty selling bread all over the kingdom.
2.The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both ______.
A. tried to erase the line B. poured water over the line
C. kicked dirt over the line D. put their noses to the ground
3.The baker smiled because ______.
A. he was glad to see the king B. he wanted to make the king happy
C. he felt sure that he solved the riddle D. he sold a lot of bread to the villagers
4.This story shows that the king liked ______.
A. to be rich B. to train horses C. to eat bread D. to have fun
5.Who tells this story?
A. The king. B. The farmer and the dressmaker.
C. The baker. D. Someone who is not a character in the story.
（六）
Once upon a time, a hippo(河马)lived in a river next to a big tree.
One day, a bird came and nested (筑巢) in the tree. The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy (羡慕) that he couldn't think of anything else. Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.
Finally, the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river, climb the tree and start singing. However, when he tried to climb the tree, it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings, nor claws to climb with.
Realizing that he would never climb up the tree, he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree, and began singing. Unfortunately, hippos can't sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises, and when the other animals heard this, they all came around to make fun of the hippo.
He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, and look after it until it completely recovered (康复).
1. The hippo envied the bird because _____.
A. he could fly high
B. he could build a nest
C. he could sing well
D. he could live in the tree
2. After reading this passage, we know _____.
A. the writer is telling us a true story
B. the story happened on an autumn day
C. the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo
D. the hippo tried to do something against his nature.
3. The hippo in this story _____.
A. was happy all the time
B. did not respect his friends
C. liked to talk a lot but did nothing
D. corrected his mistake when he realized it
4. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the hippo would_____ after such an experience.
A. be a good singer
B. be good at climbing trees
C. stop envying the bird
D. not make friends with other animals
5. The best title of this passage may be"_____".
A. The hippo that wished to sing
B. The tree that was knocked over
C. The bird that wished to swim
D. The animals that were in high spirits.
答案以及解析
（一）
答案：1-5 BBACD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句"A young man named David was gone broke. He was trying to figure out how to make some money"可知,大卫破产了,他做这个计划是为了赚钱。
2.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"On a Saturday evening, as it got dark outside, he put on a pair of dirty boots and walked through his house"可知,此事发生在一个星期六的晚上。
3.细节理解题。根据第三段第一句"At 11 pm, he took a gun from his bedside table and went down his hallway without shoes"可知,晚上11点时大卫是光着脚走出去的。
4.词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段"After collecting the footprints and bullets in the wall, the officers left"并联系上文大卫开了枪可推知,画线词意为“子弹”。
5.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,大卫制造的现场中的子弹都出自同一把手枪,由此可推知警察可能会因此而判断大卫在说谎。
（二）
答案：1-4 CCDC
解析：1.主旨大意题。通读第二段内容可知第二段主要介绍主人公 如何保护庄稼不被鸟破坏的。故选C项。
2.词义猜测题。根据第三段中"With my new grain to store, I found a new problem. The fine grain ran through my baskets. (有了我要储存的新粮食,我发现了一个新问题。好粮食从我的篮子里流了出来。)"可知这个新问题是没有合适的器皿储存粮食。故选C项。
3.推理判断题。上一段中提到船离水太远了,并且船太沉了, 主人公试着把水运到船所在的地方而不是把船推向水中,但这要花二十年的时间才能完成,故推知此处指主人公还是无法乘船探索这个岛屿。故选D项。
4.推理判断题。根据文中提到的主人公种粮食、烘焙、造船等,可推知C项正确。根据第六段中"I tried to turn over the ship's boat that 1 had seen washed up, but failed."可知A项错误; 根据倒数第二段内容可知B项错误;根据第四段中的"I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking."可知D项是直接能从原文中得到的信息,不是推断出的结论, D项不符合题意。故选C项。
（三）
答案：1-5.CBDAD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据 some of our food fell off the boat 可知,一些食物从船上掉了下来,故选C项。
2.细节理解题。根据"The crew had to cut the nets because there was a serious risk of the boat sinking."可知, 船员不得不割断网,因为船面临下沉的危险,故选B项。
3.细节理解题。根据 Wednesday 14th 和"At 5:00 pm, we began to sail back."可知, 船员周三下午五点开始返回,故选D项。
4.细节理解题。根据 Tuesday 13th 和"The storm got really strong in the afternoon."可知,暴风雨在周二下午变得更大了,故选A项。
5.推理判断题。根据短文的内容描述了12日、13日和14日三天在海上的情况可知,本文应是日记,故选D项。
（四）
答案：1-5 CABBC
解析：1.细节理解题。根据"In ancient times, a king had a boulder (巨石) placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way."可知是为了看看是否有人会把巨石移开。故选C。
2.细节理解题。根据"Many people even loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way. They just complained and went away."可知很多人都只是抱怨,然后什么都没干就走开。故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据"Upon getting closer to the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After trying and pushing for a long time, he finally succeeded."可知农民不断尝试,努力推巨石,然后成功将巨石移开。故选B。
4.细节理解题。根据"In the purse there were many gold coins and a note from the king explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway."可知农民搬走石头后得到了很多钱。故选B。
5.推断题。根据"Every difficulty we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our situations, and while the lazy people complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity (慷慨大方)and willingness to get things done."可知机会是给那些愿意做些善举和慷慨的人的。故选C。
（五）
答案：1-5 DACDD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine bread from one end of the kingdom to the other.可知答案。故选D。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的The dressmaker kicked dirt（泥土）over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear.可知，裁缝师想用泥土隐藏线，而农民用水让线消失。两者都是要去除这条线。故选A。
3.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段可知，面包师很确信他已经成功解开了谜团。故选C。
4.推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的It was ruled by a king who loved riddles.以及整篇文章可知国王出谜题只是为了玩乐。故选D。
5.推理判断题。整篇文章都是用第三人称在叙述这个故事，所以讲这个故事的不是故事里的人。故选D。
（六）
答案：1-5CDDCA
解析：1.推理判断题。 根据The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy (羡慕), 可知鸟的歌声让河马充满了如此多的嫉妒, 言外之意是鸟儿唱歌很好听, 让河马很嫉妒, 故选C。
2.推理判断题。 根据However, when he tried to climb the tree, it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings, nor claws to climb with.可知他试图拼命的往树上爬, 但他失败了, 因为他没有翅膀和爪子来攀附树干。 从这里可以看出河马想做一些违背自然规律的事, 故选 D。
3.推理判断题。根据He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, and look after it until it completely recovered.可知他为这一点感到羞愧, 也后悔把树推倒。他用尽全力把树拉起来, 重新栽种和照料它, 直到树完全复活, 从这里可以看出河马是一个知错就改的动物, 故选D。
4.推理判断题。根据He was ashamed by this.可知他为学唱歌而感到羞愧, 所以他不再嫉妒鸟儿的歌声, 故选C。
5.主旨大意题。 通过阅读文章可知, 这篇短文主要介绍的就是河马学习唱歌的事, 所以这篇短文的题目是The hippo that wished to sing.想唱歌的河马, 故选A。