上海市英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类B卷.doc

上海市英语中考复习专项训练：阅读理解（二） 记叙类B卷一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共81分)1. （10分）阅读理解 If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It's a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言).Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film(动画片).The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes(撞击)into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbour called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grow-up world. Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions-in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl's life and tells The Little Prince's story at the same time in a beautiful way.Huang Lei, who dubbed the film together with his daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society."The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince, and it's a pity that this good characteristic(品质)goes away as time flies," he says.（1）The novel The Little Prince was written in the          . A . 1900s    B . 1940s    C . 1990s    D . 2010s    （2）The book The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books in history because          . A . you must know about it if you love reading booksB . it shows The Little Prince's story in a beautiful wayC . it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialectsD . the director has made it into a 3D animated film（3）How does The Little Girl get to know The Little Prince? A . She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her.B . Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world.C . The Aviator takes her to an amazing world.D . She moves home next to The Aviator.（4）What does the underlined word "good-natured" mean? A . kind.    B . friendly.    C . helpful.    D . A,B&C .    2. （6分）阅读理解 Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me tell you.Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone feels excellent about himself, we say, "he looks like the cat that ate the canary."Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play "cat and mouse" with someone, you change between different kinds of actions when facing another person. For example, a child might serve something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.A cat will often catch a small animal and show it to its owner. The saying "that looks like something the cat dragged in" describes something in bad condition.A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?  （1）The canary is a kind of ________. A . dog    B . cat    C . bird    D . fish    （2）If you are very rich, we can call you ________. A . a busy cat    B . a happy cat    C . a thin cat    D . a fat cat    （3）If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________. A . he plays cat and mouse with someone     B . he looks like the cat that ate the canary    C . he is a fat cat    D . he has dragged in something    （4）The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cats. A . two    B . three    C . four    D . five    3. （8分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Chinese people believe that a full moon stands for family reunions (团聚). So on the Mid-Autumn Festival, people look at the Moon and feel happy about a united family.But do you know there are many interesting stories about the Moon?In China, Chang'e flying to the Moon is a famous legend. Houyi and Chang'e were husband and wife. One day, Houyi got a magic pill. Being curious, Chang'e took the pill herself. Her body became light and she flew to the Moon. She had to stay there forever.In Greek legend, Artemis is the goddess of the Moon. She takes care of the hunt and animals. In India, the god of the Moon is Soma. Soma has four hands. If a baby is born on a full moon day, Indian people believe he or she is lucky.（1）Chinese people believe that a full moon stands for ________. A . good luck    B . success    C . family reunions    D . bad luck    （2）In Chinese legend, ________. A . Chang'e got a magic pill    B . 。