2008中考英语阅读理解考前模拟(有解析)

No. 01

For most Chinese, it is not easy to say “I love you” even to our parents, no matter how much we love them. The Chinese prefer to put their love in heart rather than speak the words. Some of us may think it is not important to speak out their love. Only if our parents can feel our love and believe we love them, that is enough.

Try to think about this question in another way. Do you want to hear your parents say they love you? If they say so, what will you feel? Won’t you feel happy and very warm in heart? Sure you will. And your parents will feel the same if you tell them you love them. Parents never expect their children to do many things for them. They are so easy to be satisfied. Why not try to say “I love you” to them one day? It’s not a really difficult thing. And you will see how surprised and happy they are!

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1. It’s not easy for most Chinese to say “________”.

A. Good morning B. Excuse me    C. Hello      D. I love you

2. The Chinese think it is not ________ to speak out their love.

A. important B. impossible     C. difficult   D. hard

3. You feel ________ in heart if your parents say they love you.

A. happy B. warm      C. happy and warm              D. surprised

4. Parents ________ expect their children to do many things for them.

A. often  B. never             C. always                  D. sometimes

No. 02

It was because of his curiosity and his hard work that he would be able to make more than 3,000 inventions. As mentioned above, electric light is one of his most important inventions. His other inventions include microphone, phonograph, movie projector, storage battery, etc. Most of his inventions were the results of hundreds of experiments. Once he said how difficult it was to invent the storage battery. He succeeded only after 10,000 experiments that failed. Yet he said humorously, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Edison received many honors during his life for his contributions to the progress of mankind, US government gave him its highest award, a special Congressional Medal of Honors. Yet, in spite of all his fame, Edison remained a modest man. He preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements. His motto was: “I find what the world needs, then I go ahead and try to invent it.”  

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5. Edison’s inventions came from ________.

A. his curiosity  B. his hard work      C. his experiments       D. A, B and C

6. One of Edison’s most important inventions is ________.

A. electric light        B. phonograph   

C. movie projector       D. storage battery

7. Edison invented the storage battery after ________ experiments.

A. 100      B. 1000       C. 10,000      D. 100,000

8. Edison received ________ during his life for his contributions.

A. Nobel Prize                     B. a special Congressional Medal of Honors 

C. the Progress of Mankind Medal     D. the Red Cross Medal

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