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试卷第1页，总16页中考英语阅读专项练习一、I’mMarie.Iworkinanursinghome(养老院)andmyjobistolookaftertheoldpeople.Aliceisoneofthem.She’saveryniceoldwoman.Thisyear,Alicehadadifficulttime.Shewenttohospitaltwice.InNovember,Ifinallycouldgetherbacktoher“home”.AlicehopedthatherdaughtercouldcometovisitheronChristmasEvebecauseshewantedtobewithherfamily,liketheolddays.ButherdaughterwascomingafterChristmas,soshewasverysad.Ialsofeltsadbecauseshewouldbealoneontheholiday!OnChristmasEve,Itookhertoacandlelightservice(烛光礼拜)atchurchthatnight.Ididn’ttakehertomychurch.Itookhertothechurchinheroldneighborhood.WegotthereearlyandIlethersitnearthedoor,sopeoplecouldseeherwhentheycamein.Soonsomeofherfriendscametothechurchandtheyalltalkedtoherandsatwithher.Alicegotalotoflovefromheroldandnewfriendsthere.Shesaidshelovedthegiftlikethis.Thatnight,IthoughtIgotthebestgift:thesmileonAlice’sface.根据材料内容选择正确答案。1．WhatdidMariethinkofAlice’slifethisyear?A.Difficult.B.Happy.C.Exciting.D.Boring.2．AlicewantedtoonChristmasEve.A.leavehospitalB.haveapartyC.staywithherdaughterD.seeheroldfriends3．MariespenttheChristmasEve.A.inthenursinghomeB.inachurchC.inherhouseD.inahospital4．WhatcanwelearnaboutAlice?A.Shelivedwithherdaughter.B.Shewasinverygoodhealth.C.Shelikedstayinginthenursinghome.D.ShewasunhappybeforetheChristmasEve.5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThebestCandlelightService.B.ThebestChristmasgift.C.Alice’sfamily.D.Marie’sjob.二、Happinessisimportantforeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttobehappybutfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessdon’tbringlastinghappiness.Happinessdependsonourselves.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Somepeoplebelievethatiftheyarewealthy,theywillbeabletodoanythingtheywant,whichmeanshappiness.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplebelievethatholdingahighpositioninthegovernmentishappiness.Inthisway,youhavenotonlymoney,butalsomanyotherthingswhichcan’tbeboughtbymoney.However,otherpeoplebelievethathavinglotsofmoneyisnothappiness,norisholdingahighpositioninthegovernment.Thesepeoplevalue(重视)theirbeliefs,ortheirintelligence,ortheirhealth.Theythinkthesecanmakethemhappy.Hereareafewwaystohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuch试卷第2页，总16页timethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,thatwedon’tenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveclosefriendsusuallyenjoyhappierandhealthierlives.Thesecondsecretofhappinessistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Accordingtostudies,peoplefeelgoodwhentheyvolunteertheirtimetodomanymeaningfulthingsforotherpeople.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dosomethingniceforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtogetfoodforanoldneighbor,orsimplyhelparoundthehouse.Nowmaybeyouknowhowtofindhappiness!6．Theunderlinedword“wealthy”means“__________”inthearticle.A.pleasedB.healthyC.excitedD.rich7．Somepeoplewhoholdahighpositioninthegovernmentthinktheycan_________.A.getmoneyandsomethingtheycan’tbuywithmoneyB.dowhattheywanttodoatanytimeC.enjoyhealthwhichmakesthemworkhardD.takeanactivepartinallkindsofactivitieseveryday8．Thewriterthinksthesecretofhappinessisthatpeople___________.A.thinkaboutgettingagoodjobB.thinkofpresentstheydon’tlikeC.oftenspendtimewithclosefriendsD.oftenspendtimeonenteringthecollege9．Manypeoplefindithappyto___________.A.remembertheolddaysandtroublesB.dosomemeaningfulthingsforothersC.goshoppingtobuysomefoodD.makemuchmoneyandlittlesuccess10．Thepassagemainlytellsus__________.A.howtofindhappinessB.howtosavehappinessC.todosomethinggoodforothersD.tovalueourbeliefsorhealth三、BognorRegisisasmallbeautifultownintheUK.FromMarch12to17ofeachyear,lotsofclowns(小丑)gettogetherinthetowntocelebratetheInternationalClownFestival.Thefirstonewasin1987.Duringthefestival,peoplecanseeallkindsofclowns.Theyaretogetherfortheclownshows.Theyhavebigfeet,rednosesandlookreallyfunny.Theysinganddanceinastrangewaytomakepeoplehappy.Childrenlikethisinterestingfestivalbest.Nowwomencantakepartintheclownshowsandthey'reverypopular.Butinthepast,onlymencouldbeclowns.11．TheInternationalClownFestivalfinisheson_______everyyear.A.March12B.March14C.March15D.March1712．ThefirstInternationalClownFestivalwasin_______.A.1978B.1987C.1879D.1798试卷第3页，总16页13．_______likethefestivalbest.OldpeopleB.WomenC.MenD.Children14．Whatcanwelearnaboutthefestival？A.It’safestivalonlyforkidsB.Clownswearbluenoses.C.Ithasahistoryof27years.D.Clownshavetodancetomakepeoplehappy15．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A.Wonderfulclownshows.B.BognorRegis’clownfestval.C.Abeautifultown,BognorRegis.D.ThefirstInternationalClownFestival.1．A2．C3．B4．D5．B【解析】试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是Marie，一个养老院的工作者，陪着Alice，一个孤独的老人过圣诞节。在圣诞节的前夜，他们去了Alice家附近的教堂，让Alice见到了她的很多老朋友，这个孤独的老人过得很开心，她脸上的笑就是Marie收到的最好的圣诞礼物。1．细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Thisyear,Alicehadadifficulttime.可知，短文中Marie告诉我们Alice这一年过得很艰难。由此可知选A。2．细节理解题。根据短文第三段中AlicehopedthatherdaughtercouldcometovisitheronChristmasEvebecauseshew