中考英语阅读理解专项练习：You dead
“I would almost rather see you dead.” Bobert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady’s family racked among(挤身于) the best of Philadelphia’s social(社会各界的) families, such an idea could not even be considered.
That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father’s anger, she opposed(反对) him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Many Cassatt gave up her social position and all thoughts of a thousand and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance(坚持), she became America’s most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.
1. How did Mr Cassatt react(反应) when his daughter made her announcement?
A. He feared for her life. B. He was very angry.
C. He nearly killed her. D. He warned her.
2. What in fact was Mr Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter’s wish?
A. Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.
B. He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.
C. He believed an artist’s life would be too hard for his daughter.
D. Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.
3. What made Mary Cassatt’s “struggle” to become a recognized artist especially hard?
A. She was a woman B. Her father opposed her.
C. She had no social position. D. She didn’t come from an artist’s family.
4. What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s marriage?
A. Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.
B. She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.
C. After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career.
D. She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.
5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text?
A. He was a cruel man. B. He was a stubborn (固执的) man.
B. He knew nothing about art. D. He knew little about his daughter.
The key :
6. B A A B D
中考英语阅读理解练习题
Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana， Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning， she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can't get enough clean water to keep healthy.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days， we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resourceon the earth.
Water covers 70% of the earth's surface。 But most of that is sea water. We can't use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth's surface.
You probably feel lucky that your life isn't as hard as Napoga's. But that doesn't mean you don't have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars， factories， farms and homes make our rivers， lakes， and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish， too. Now， 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First， they pollute the air. Then， when it rains， the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain， called acid rain， is also bad for plants， animals and buildings.
Scientists say that in 30 years， more than half of the people in the world won't have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water：
Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters each month.
Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!
You can easily cut your 10-minute showers(沐浴) in half-and you'll be just as clean.
When you wash dishes， don't let the water run.
Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn't full， you're wasting water!
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择选项。
1. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _______.
A. before she went to school B. after she finished school
C without going to school D. after she played with her friends
2. On the earth， _______.
A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our living
C. there is 71% of fresh water D. we don't need to worry about water
3. Acid rain _______.
A. is only bad for living things
B. can be produced in factories
C. doesn't do harm to people， but it's bad for plants，animals and buildings
D. doesn't just do harm to human beings but to ani-mals，plants and buildings
4. Which of the following wastes water?
A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower.
B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.
C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.
D. Don't let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Something must be done to prevent water form be-ing polluted.
B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.
C. It's time to take care of the water we use.
D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.
中考英语阅读真题每日一练
Little Tommy Was doing very badly in math.His parents had tried everything—tutors(家庭教师), cards，special learning centers--in short，everything they could think of.Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face.He didn’t kiss his mother hello.Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying.Books and papers were spread(铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work.His mother was surprised.She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room、without a word.In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before.This went on for some time。day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening·
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card.He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books.His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math.She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心).She went to his room and asked，
“Son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No.’’
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said，"Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nail(钉) to the plus sign(加号), I knew they weren’t joking.”
根据材料内容选择答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。
56.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
A.Because he could eat well there.
B.Because he could learn more about nuns.
C.Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D.Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math anymore.
57.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son ____·
A.was still the same as usual B.ate So much at dinner
C.kissed her hello after school D.worked hard but said little
58.“Hitting the books”means“_____”in Chinese.
A.用功 B.捶书 C.发泄 D.振作
59.The last sentence in the passage shows that____ ·
A.Tommy felt sorry for the nail B.Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C.Tommy didn’t like the plus sign D.Tommy liked playing jokes on others
60.From the passage, we can infer that____ .
A.teachers should be strict with their students B.mistaking(误解)might do good sometimes
C.a catholic school is much better than other ones D.nuns are good at helping children with their math