北京中考英语阅读练习题带答案

　　北京中考英语阅读练习题(一)

　　"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. "So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.

　　The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.

　　The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.

　　If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.

　　1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___.

　　A. Scotland B. England

　　C. Ireland D. Wales

　　2. The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving.

　　A. watch the door

　　B. take care of his baby at home

　　C. welcome his friends

　　D. stop the strangers

　　3. The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting.

　　A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired

　　4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's ____.

　　A. jaws B. paws C. head D. Both A and C.

　　5. The Prince never smiled again because __

　　A. the wolf was killed by Gelert

　　B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain

　　C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

　　D. Gelert had killed his baby son

　　北京中考英语阅读练习题答案

　　l. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C

　　北京中考英语阅读练习题(二)

　　Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad(广告) in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."

　　"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside." Four days later he returned home.

　　"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?" "Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."

　　"Oh, what?"

　　"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner." "Fresh meat is the best."

　　"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner." "Lucky you!"

　　"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

　　"A different roast every day," Jack said.

　　" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

　　1. Where did Alan work? He worked ___.

　　A. on a farm B. at a school

　　C. in a restaurant D. in an office in a city

　　2. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?

　　He usually spent his holiday ___.

　　A. by the seaside B. in the country

　　C. in the mountains D. on an island

　　3. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.

　　A. he lived near there

　　B. he had a good friend there

　　C. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside

　　D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country

　　4. How many days did he stay on the farm?

　　A. A few days. B. A week. C. Three days. D. Four days.

　　5. What made Alan return so soon?

　　A. He fell ill.

　　B. The air there was not fresh.

　　C. The prices were too high.

　　D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

　　北京中考英语阅读练习题答案

　　1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D

北京中考英语阅读练习题带答案相关