外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（1）

阅读下列短文，回答问题。

There once was a man who went to India. At that time, people could never travel by plane, by train or by car. So the man walked to India which he had never visited. And when he got there, he was excited to see a lot of fruit. It was much expensive than that in his own country. At last, he found a big basket of red, long fruit and it was the cheapest in the shop. He bought a kilo and started to eat it. But after he ate some of it, Oh, my God! His eyes watered, his mouth burned and his face became red. He jumped up and down, but he continued to eat the fruit!

Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies! You can't eat so many and they're not good for you. They are not fruit!" Then the man said, "No, I can't stop. I paid money for them, and now I'll eat them. It's my money!"

And you think that man was stupid, right? In fact, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend a lot on the work, business or jobs. And even though we know there's no more hope that things will change, we will continue just because we've put money, time and love into it. So even if you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to lose.

1. How did the man go to India?

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2. How many chilies did the man buy?

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3. What happened to the man after eating some of the chilies?

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4. Why did the man go on eating chilies?

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5.What does the last paragraph want to tell us?

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参考答案

1. He went there on foot.

2. A kilo.

3. His eyes watered, his mouth burned and his face became red.

4. Because he thought he had paid money for them.

5. Losing something is better than continue to lose.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（2）

Two frogs lived in a village from the day they were born. They thought they would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.

They talked about it for a long time, and at last they started. It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. However, they only went a little way. One frog said to the other, "Do you think we are near there now? Can you see the city?"

"No," said the other frog, "But if I climb on your back I might be able to see it." So he climbed up on the back of the other frog to see the city.

When the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind, and not what was in front. So he only saw their village.

"Can you see the city?, asked the frog below.

"Yes," answered the other frog. "I can see it. It looks just like our village."

Then the frogs thought that it was not worth while going. They went back and told the frogs around the village that they saw the city, and it was just like their village.

1题为判断正误("T"表示正确，"F"表示错误);2. -4为简略回答问题;5. 题为英译汉。

1. The frogs had never been to the big city before. ( )

2. . How far was it from the village the frogs lived to the big city?

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3. . How did one frog try to see the city?

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4. Why did the two frogs give up going to the city?

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5. Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

参考答案

1. (F)

2. 从青蛙居住的村庄到大城市有多远？

3. 为什么这两只青蛙放弃去城里？

4. 为什么这两只青蛙放弃了进城？

5. 他们回去告诉村里的青蛙，他们看到了这个城市，它就像他们的村庄一样。

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（3）

阅读下列短文，回答问题。

Tom and Tim were two mice. One day they entered a dairy（乳品店）. As they were looking for something to eat, they fell into a large jar full of milk. They did not know how to swim. Soon they started drowning(淹没）.

Both of them tried their best to stay above the milk. Tom said, "Friend, I think we are going to drown. No one can help us now. I wish God would send someone to help us!"

Tim said, "Do not be afraid, my friend. We must not lose heart. We must keep trying."

But a few minutes later, Tim gave up hope. He did not try and so he drowned. Tim saw his friend drowning in the milk and felt very sorry.

Tim kept moving his legs to try to keep afloat. With great effort, the mouse climbed out to safety. The mouse realized that God helps those who help themselves.

1. Where did Tim and Mice enter one day?

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2. What were the two mice doing when they fell into a large jar?

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3. What did Tim advice Tom to do?

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4. What did Tim feel when Tim died?

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5. Which sentence in the passage tell us the main idea most?

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参考答案

1. They entered a dairy.

2. They were looking for something to eating.

3. He advice Tom not to keep trying.

4. He felt sorry.

5. The mouse realized that God help those who help themselves.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（4）

Two frogs lived in a village from the day they were born. They thought they would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.

"No," said the other frog, "But if I climb on your back I might be able to see it." So he climbed up on the back of the other frog to see the city.

When the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind, and not what was in front. So he only saw their village.

"Can you see the city?, asked the frog below.

"Yes," answered the other frog. "I can see it. It looks just like our village."

Then the frogs thought that it was not worth while（值得） going. They went back and told the frogs around the village that they saw the city, and it was just like their village.

1. Have the two frogs been to the big city before?

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2. How far was it from the village the frogs lived to the big city?

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3. What was the weather like on the day they went to the city?

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4. How did one frog try to see the city?

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5. Why did the two frogs give up going to the city?

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参考答案

1. No, they haven't.

2. It's about ten miles.

3. It was hot.

4. He climbed up on the back of the other frog.

5. Because they thought it not worth while going.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（5）

Sugar the cat belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Woods. Her fur was white like sugar. That is how she got her name. She had a bump on one leg, but Mr. and Mrs. Woods thought that Sugar was just right.

The Woods family lived in California. One day they had to move to another state. It would be a long drive to their new home. Sugar did not like to ride in a car. The family did not know what to do.

The neighbors who lived next door said they would keep Sugar. Everyone thought that would please her.

The Woods family said goodbye to Sugar. They would miss their cat, but Sugar would have a comfortable home.

The Woods family started a new life in Oklahoma, but they often thought of their cat. One day a cat came in the open door. The cat was white like sugar.

The cat jumped into Mrs. Woods' arms. Mrs. Woods felt she knew the cat, but her cat lived far away. Then she saw something. There was a bump on its leg! The cat was Sugar!

Mr. and Mrs. Woods learned that Sugar had run away from home. Somehow the cat had walked more than 1,000 miles. The trip had taken the cat more than one year!

1. Why did Mrs. Woods called the cat Sugar?

2. How did the Woods move to another State?

3. Did the Woods think of their cat in Oklahoma?

4. When did Mrs. Woods know it was Sugar when she saw a cat come in?

5. How far did the cat walked after they reached the Woods home?

参考答案

1. Because she had white fur which was like sugar.

2. They drove there.

3. Yes, they did.

4. After she saw the bump on its leg.

5. More than 1,000 miles.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（6）

阅读下列短文，回答问题

Renu wanted to go to the park today.

"Yes, my dear, I will take you to the park in the afternoon," he mother said. Renu was happy.

Suddenly there were clouds in the sky and it began to rain. Renu did not like the rain because she could not go to the park. She stood at the window and sang softly:

"Rain, rain, go away,

I want to go to the park to play."

Suddenly, she saw something on the window. It was a small squirrel which had got wet in the rain.

"Mama!" Renu called her mother.

She came at once. Renu showed her the squirrel.

"Oh, she is wet all over, poor thing!" said Renu's mother. She opened the window a little, picked up the wet squirrel and closed the window again.

Renu's mother dried the squirrel with a towel(毛巾) and put it in a basket with a soft cloth in it. The squirrel began to feel warm. Slowly she opened her eyes.

"What a beautiful squirrel!" Renu cried with joy. "I want to keep her with me!"

Her mother smiled at Renu. "Yes, dear."

Renu was happy. She sang,

"I am glad it rained so much today,

I have got this lovely Bhigee to play,

I will go to the park some other day!"

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Why couldn't Renu and her mother go to the park?

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2. Where did Renu find the squirrel?

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3. How did Renu feel because of the pet squirrel?

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4. What did Renu call the squirrel?

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5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

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参考答案

1. Because it was rainy.

2. On the window.

3. She felt happy.

4. Bhigee.

5. how Renu got her pet squirrel

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（7）

Dear Zach,

I'm sorry that you can't have a cat or dog at your new home. However, you can get a goldfish to keep as a pet. There are some things you should know about goldfish before you buy one. Don't pick the biggest goldfish at the pet store. Look for the healthy one that swims the fastest.

You should get a fish tank. Then, you can get more than one goldfish. Don't feed you goldfish too much food. It won't eat very much. The extra food will stay at the bottom and make the water look dirty.

You can put a few things in the fish tank, but don't put too many. Everything you put there must be very clean. Your goldfish could get sick if you put dirty stones there.

Once one of my goldfish became sick, I didn't know what to do, so I called Mr. Andrews at the pet shop. He told me to take the sick goldfish out of the tank. In a few days, it was swimming around and looked healthy again. Then I put it back in the big tank with other fish.

I like having goldfish. I think you will too.

Your friend

Nick

1. Which kind of goldfish does the writer advice the readers to choose?

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2. What will the extra food at the bottom of the tank do?

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3. What kind of things should we put in the fish tank?

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4. Who is Mr. Andrews?

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5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

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参考答案

1. The healthy one that swims fastest.

2. It will stay at the bottom and make the water dirty.

3. The clean things.

4. The owner of the pet shop.

5. How to keep goldfish as pets.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（8）

Dear Lisa,

In your last letter you said that Chinese people were really friendly to the people they knew but careless about the people they didn't know. Don't worry about it. Smile at them, and I think they will give you smiles, too.

I went to Germany 2 years ago on a business trip. I stayed there for a month. When I got there I spoke only a little German, so I asked a Chinese who owned a restaurant for help. He picked me up from the hotel in the daytime, and sent me back at night. And sometimes he would not let me pay for the meal.

I'm sure that if you need some help in China, those Chinese around you will be ready to give you a hand. So don't worry about living in China. And I heard that your college is the best one in China. I believe your life there will become better and better.

Yours

John

1. Which country might Lisa be in?

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2. Was Jon a kind people?

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3. What does the underlined word "it" refer to?

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4. What does Lisa do?

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5. How long did John stay stay in Germany?

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参考答案

1. She might be in China. 2. Yes, she was. 3. Chinese people were careless about the people they didn't know. 4. She is a college student. 5. For a month

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（9）

In front of a beautiful house, there was a lovely garden. The garden had many different plants and flowers growing in it. In a sunny corner of the garden grew a young Amaranth. One spring day, it noticed a beautiful Peace Lily growing under a tree. It said to itself, "Oh, one day I want to be as beautiful as the Peace Lily. I want to have long leaves and blooms(花朵) with single petals.(花瓣)" It was not happy with its short leaves and its flowers with sharp edges. It waited and waited, but its leaves and blooms did not change.

Later in the summer, the Amaranth noticed an old Rose Bush in the center of the garden. Its blooms moved with the gentle wind that carried its sweet scent(氣味) through the garden. The Amaranth said to itself, "Oh, one day I want to be as beautiful as the Rose Bush. I want to have a lovely scent and beautiful blooms."

The Rose Bush said, "Oh, Amaranth. My scent and beauty only lasts for a short time. Love your own beautiful blooms for they will never die."

1. Where did the young Amaranth grow?

2. What did the Amaranth noticed one day?

3. What did the Amaranth hope at first?

4. When did the Amaranth notice an old Rose Bush?

5. What did the Rose Bush advice the Rose?

参考答案

1. In a corner of the garden.

2. A beautiful Peach Lily.

3. It hoped to be as beautiful as the Peace Lily.

4. Late in the summer.

5. Love its own beautiful blooms.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（10）

Danny lived with his mother in a small house at the edge of town. His mother worked as a washerwoman and she could earn only a little money. Although they were poor, they were always helpful to those in need.

One day, Danny was walking in town when he saw an old man carrying a huge bundle. The man looked tired and hungry. His bones were sticking out. He was walking around asking people to help him carry the bundle. No one agreed to help him. Danny offered to help him. The old man told Danny that he had no money to pay him.

With a laugh, Danny said that he was just trying to help. He took the bundle and put it onto his shoulder. It was heavy! Danny asked the old man where he wanted to go. He told Danny to follow him. As they walked, Danny realized that they were moving towards his house.

The old man stopped right in front of it. "This is my house!" cried Danny. The old man did not say a word. He just turned around and told Danny, "This bundle is for you, use it well." Then he went off.

Danny opened the bundle and was surprised to find a huge amount of money inside. A note inside it said "Help comes to those who help." From then on, Danny and his mother lived happily. They continued to help those in need.

1. How did Danny's mother earn her living ?

2. Was the old man a fat or thin man ? which sentence tells you this ?

3. Why didn't anyone help the old man ?

4. Why do you think Danny was given the bundle of money ?

5. Who do you think the old man was ?

参考答案

1. She washed clothes for a living.

2. He was thin. The sentence is "His bones were sticking out."

3. It was because he had no money to pay them.

4. It was a reward for his kindness

5. he was a wizard. ( accept any reasonable answer )

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（11）

Do you enjoy seeing movies? I am a big movie fan myself. Last Sunday, I watched "Shakespeare in Love" on TV. It was a movie about a greatest writer in England. You may have never heard of his name, but you may know his plays well. One of his well-known plays, "Romeo and Juliet," is still very popular now. It is a tragedy and many people are moved to tears because of the impressive plot (感人的情节). His other plays are also the classics, such as "Hamlet", "Midsummer-Night's Dream" and so on.

In the movie, Shakespeare was so handsome and outstanding that many girls loved him. But he only loved Viola, someone else wife. The ending of the movie was sad because they loved each other deeply, but they couldn't get together. The sad ending made me cry, but it also made me like the movie more. Now I can't wait to see "The Twelfth Night." It is said that Shakespeare wrote it for his best love.

1. When did the writer watch "Shakespeare in love on TV?

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2. Which of Shakespeare play is still popular now?

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3. Why did many girls love Shakespeare according to the movie?

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4. Why didn't Shakespeare get together with Viola?

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5. Why did Shakespeare write "The Twelfth Night"?

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参考答案

1. Last Sunday. 2. Romeo and Juliet 3. Because he was very handsome and outstanding. 4. Because Viola was married. 5. He wrote it for Viola/his best love.

外研版英语中考任务型阅读专项训练试题及答案（12）

A man who could not see had a newspaper stand. It was next door to a bank. On the other side of the street, there was a school. One day the bank was closed. Some man broke in and took money from the bank.

A police officer came and asked questions at the school. Did someone see who did it? What did they look like?

No one could say. Then they all heard a voice say, "I know." The man who could not see stood in the doorway.

"Three men took the money," he said. "I could tell by the sound of their steps."

He said the three men ran down the street. "I wish someone could tell us what they looked like," the officer said.

"One man had red hair, "said the man. "He could not run fast."

"How do you know?" the officer asked.

"One of the other men yelled at him to hurry and he called him RED."

Two weeks went by. The three men were caught. One had something wrong with his leg. He had red hair.

1. Where was the man's newspaper stand?

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2. How many people took the money from the bank?

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