精选中考英语阅读理解100篇三(推荐文档).doc

精选中考英语阅读理解100篇三36-52阅读理解（36）阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成句子 Our eating habits（习惯）are very important for good health and a strong body．There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice-cream，they are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal．If we eat them before a meal，they may take away our appetite（食欲）．It's important for us to eat our meal at regular（规律）time each day．When we feel worried or excited，we may not want to eat．A long time ago，in England，some judges（法官）often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread．If the man could not swallow（吞）the bread，it meant that he wasn't telling the truth．Though this seems strange and foolish，they thought it was a good way of finding out truth．A man who is worried about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry because he loses his appetite． 1．Good eating habits are very important for our _________． 2．The sweets and ice-cream may _________ our appetite，if we eat them before a meal． 3．A person may not want to eat when he feels _________ or _________． 4．The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth，he could _________． 参考答案：1．health 2．take away 3．worried，excited 4．not swallow the dry bread easily．阅读理解（37）1．根据短文内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。

Mr Howe worked in an office．He studied（研究）the old things and sometimes bought some for himself．So he got a lot of money．Eight years ago，when he was sixty-five，he retired（退休）．He needn't worry about food or clothes．He was busy before，but now he has enough time to rest．He loves playing ping-pong and spends most of his time on the game．He had never been ill until he had got a headache one day．He was taken to a hospital at once．The doctors looked him over carefully and did their best to save（救）him but he felt worse and worse．He made his son send for a witch（请巫婆来）． “Do the people in heaven（天堂） play ping-pong，madam？”asked Mr Howe． “I'm sorry I don't know，sir．”answered the witch．“Let me go and ask about it for you．” That evening the witch came and said，“I've just been to heaven，Mr Howe．I've brought two pieces of news to you．One is good and the other is bad．” “Tell me the good news first，please．” “Most of the people in heaven play ping-pong，”said the witch．“But you'll have a game there the day after tomorrow！” 1）Mr Howe is seventy-three now．（ ） 2）Mr Howe has little money，so he is poor．（ ） 3）As he rested very well all the time，Mr Howe has never been ill．（ ） 4）The doctors didn't do their best to save Mr Howe，so he felt worse and worse．（ ） 5）The bad news meant（意味着）Mr Howe would die（死）in two days．（ ） 参考答案：1）—5）T F F F T阅读理解（38） 根据短文内容回答下列问题。

Greenland is the largest island in the world．It is in the north of Europe（欧洲）． Near Greenland is another island．It is named Iceland（冰岛）．Do you think that Greenland is green and warm ？Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？If you do，you are wrong．Not more people live on the big island of Greenland．There are more people in your hom etown than those in all of Greenland．That is because Greenland is not green．Greenland is white．Most of the island is covered（被……覆盖） with lots of ice．The ice covering Greenland is higher than the world's tall buildings．What about Iceland？Is it colder than Greenland ？No，it isn't．Iceland has ice， but not so much as Greenland．Iceland has a lot of springs（泉），and they give out hot water and steam（蒸汽）．The climate（气候）is not as cold as Greenland．And there are a lot of people who live on Iceland． 1）Where is the largest island in the world？ _________________________________ ． 2）Which is the larger island，Iceland or Greenland？ _________________________________ ． 3）There are fewer people in Greenland than those in your hom etown，aren't there？ _________________________________ ． 4）What is most of Greenland covered with？ ________________________________ ． 5）Why isn't the climate in Iceland so cold as that in Greenland ？ _________________________________ ． 参考答案：1）It is in the north of Europe 2）Greenland 3） Yes ，there are 4）Lots of ice 5）Because Iceland has alot of springs（and they give out hot water and steam）． 阅读理解（39） 阅读下面的短文，根据其内容，回答所提的问题。

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in one of the small towns of England． When Dickens was nine years old， his father found a job in London and the family moved there．Later on his father was put in to prison（监狱）for owing（负债）．His mother could not supply（供应） enough food to him and his younger brothers and sisters．He had to do something for his family．He did some housework and looked after his brothers and sisters．Their life was hard，so he could not go to school． Only until his father was out of prison ，could Charles go to school．At that time he was already twelve．But he did not finish school．Two years later he began to work in a factory．And he was a journalist（记者）and wrote for newspapers．The future writer often went to the library to read books．He read a lot．Then，at the age of twenty-two。