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研究近几年全国各省市中考英语试题，我们 发现“阅读理解”题呈现出这样几个特点：①题材新颖，原汁原
味，趣味性强；②贴近生活实际，极具可 读性；③反映社会热点，富于时代气息；④题目设计巧妙，匠
心独运；⑤考查能力综合化；⑥选材广泛， 信息量大。所涉及内容包罗万象，不仅涉及生活百科，自然
科学，而且也触及天文地理，异域风情等。
兵法有云：知彼知己，百战不殆。下面就从2003年全国重点省市中考英语试题中精选出具有代表 性、
权威性的试题，并辅之以解题思路点拨。相信将对同学们决胜中考大有裨益。
(1)“选择填空”式
Passage 1
In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of
wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying on the ground. The
flattened wheat formed(形成)a circle about six meters across . Around this circle were four smaller
circles of flattened wheat.
Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields.
These circles were larger—nearly 15 meters across . That same year , another English farmer
discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land—one large circle between two small circles.
During the following years, farmers in England found circles in their fields more and more often.
The circles are called “crop circles” because they usually appear in fields of wheat or corn. The
wheat in the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing, and the farmers can
later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at
night. They appear only in the months from May to September. What causes the crop circles?
At first, people thought that some kids were making them as a joke, or that farmers were making
them to attract tourists.(In fact, in 1991, two men said they made the circles themselves, but many
scientists don’t believe them.) People tried to copy them: They tried to make circles exactly like the
ones the farmers had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of wheat without leaving
tracks, and they couldn’t flatten the wheat without breaking it.
Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later
appeared. Many people believe that these crop circles are the messages sent by living things from
outer space(外层空间)or the marks left by their spaceships.
Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them. In the summer of
1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared.
They had all the latest high-tech equipment(最新高科技设备). The equipment—worth 1.8 million
dollars—got nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, crop circles formed in the
field behind them, which were quite different from the others. The scientists had neither seen nor heard
anything.

When Steven discovered the crop circles on his land in 1978, he said, “It was just like something
that had landed in the field from the air and gone back up again. I don’t know what to make of these
things.”
Crop circles have appeared in England, Japan, the United States and Russia. Experts from all over
the world have studied them, and they say what Steven said: They don’t know what to make of these
things.
1. Which picture is probably the one formed in the field behind the scientists?


2. “Flattened wheat” means ___________.
A. broken wheat B. lying wheat
C. harvested wheat D. growing wheat
3. The passage is mainly about something ___________ .
A. that is done by living things from outer space
B. that cannot be solved but found all around the world
C. that cannot be made clear or understood
D. that is discovered and copied by the farmers
(选自2003年北京西城区试题)
【解题思路点拨】这篇阅读材料属于难度较大的拉档题，介绍 了“庄稼圆圈”这个尚未揭开的世界之谜。
1978年，一位名叫Steven的英国农民在麦田里发现 倒伏的小麦形成的一个直径6米的大圆圈，而且在
它的周围还环绕着四个小圆。后来，其它农民陆续发现 类似情况，只不过圆的大小和分布不同而已。据
目击者称，“庄稼圆圈”通常在6月至9月份出现，且在 早上被发现。更让人感到惊讶的是，倒伏的小麦并
未折断，还在继续生长。有人猜测这是外星人所为，或 许是他们的飞船留下的痕迹。后来，在日本、美
国和俄罗斯等国家也发现了“庄稼圆圈”。科学家们使用 最新的设备进行了跟踪调查和研究，结果一无所获。
1. A。解答此题，必须依次弄清田地里留 下的圆圈的形状。1978年发现的是中间有一个直径约为6
米的大圆，周围分布着4个小些的圆。即如 图B中的样子。三年后另一农民发现的几个直径约为15米的
大圆，他们几乎差不多大，即如图D所示的 那样。就在同一年，又有一个农民发现三个圆，一个大些，
另两个小，大圆在小圆的中间，如图C所示。 而科学家身后的圆圈与别的都不同，由此可以找到答案A。
2. B。只有真正理解短文所述的内容之后，才能判断出短语“Flattened wheat”的确切意思。实际上，
文中第三自然段中“The wheat in the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing,
and the farmers can later harvest it.”一句已对此短语的意思有所暗示。由这几句话，可知小麦既不是折
断了的，也 不是在生长的，更不是已收获的小麦。
3. C。短文中提到很多人相信这是外星人所为 (Many people believe that these crop circles are the
messages sent by living things from outer space or the marks left by their spaceships.)，但是他们 并没

有证据。因此A项不对。虽然很多地方都发现过“庄稼圆圈”，但并不是在全世界都 有，短文中列举了三个
国家。故B项不对。短文中提到有的农民声称是他们干的，但也予以了否定。由此 ，C项是最佳答案。
通盘考虑全篇的意思，人们不懂得为什么麦田里会出现这种现象，科学家们也没有弄 清原因。短文的最
后一段说的也是这个意思。
Passage 2 Winter is dangerous because it’s so difficult to know what is going to happen and
accidents take place so easily. Fog can be waiting to meet you over the top of a hill. Ice might be hiding
under the melting (融化) snow, waiting ahead (前面) to send you off the road. The car coming to you
may suddenly slip across the road.
Rule Number One for driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly (平稳地). Sudden movements can
make a car very difficult to control. So every time you either start or stop your car, increase or reduce
your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as possible. Suppose you are driving with a full cup of hot
coffee on the seat next to you. Drive so that you wouldn’t spill (溅) it.
Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the further down
the road you have to look. Test how long it takes to gently stop your car. Remember that you may be
driving more quickly than you think. Generally, allow twice of your usual stopping distance when the
road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car
at all time and you will not get into trouble. (选自2003年上海市试题)
writer tries to _____ in this passage.
A. show his dislikes about bad winter weather information about winter weather
people not to drive in winter people about safe driving in winter
can _____ after reading this passage.
A. find out about the weather some information on driving lessons
about better driving which is the best season for traveling
ing to the passage, the writer thinks that _______.
A. people should not drive in the snow
B. drivers should think more about problems in winter driving
C. people drive too fast in winter
D. winter drivers should stop their cars less
the passage he writer talks about a cup of coffee ______.
A. to show how important smooth movements are
B. to ask the drivers to bring some soft drinks with them
C. to tell the drivers to be more relaxed
D. to show how it an be spilled
of the following is NOT true?
A. Traffic accidents take place easily in winter.
B. Fog and melting snow often cause car accidents.
C. The stopping distance on ice is as long as the usual one.
D. In winter you should drive your car with great care.
traffic sign shows the main idea of the passage?

【解题思路点拨】这篇说明文的大体 意思是：由于受山顶上弥漫的大雾或者融雪下面的冰等等因素的影
响，冬季是易发生事故的危险季节。为 了行驶安全，要遵循两个原则：一是平稳驾驶。加速或煞车时，
动作要尽可能地轻缓一些。二是提防可能 会发生的任何事情。路面上的雪越多，就应该把视线放得更远
些。当路面出现潮湿，有雪、冰等情况时， 将车停下来所需要的时间是不同的。随时准备控制车辆的运
行，驾驶员就不会遇到麻烦。
1.D.根据文中的“Rule Number One for driving on icy roads is…”和“Rule Number Two is to pay
attention to…” 这两句句不难看出，短文的主要内容是就如何在冬季安全驾驶这一问题，向司机们提出的
两点建议。故答 案为D。
2.C.考虑到安全问题，作者提出了在各种恶劣天气条件下开车的注意事项。读完本文 后，人们自然可
以更好地驾驶自己的汽车了。所以答案是C。
3.B.由短文所讲述的内 容可知，作者教给人们如何在冰雪上谨慎驾驶及如何平稳地煞车。由此，可以
将A、C、D三项予以排除 。本题的答案亦可直接从“Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might
happen.”一句中判断出来。
4.A.作者在短文中说到 平稳驾驶时，让人们启动、停车或加速、减速时，动作要轻缓。并举了一个例
子，即在座位上放一杯热咖 啡，以溅不出来咖啡为宜。用这个例子借以告诉人们平稳驾驶的重要性。
5.C.A、B两项的意 思在短文的首段可以找到。由短文大意可知，冬季是交通事故容易发生的季节，
因此冬季开车应格外小心 ，故D项也是正确的。实际上，由“Generally, allow twice of your usual stopping
distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice.”可以排除C项。
另外，通过常识，也可以判断C项(煞车后，车在冰上向前滑行的距离 与在平常路面上是一样的)是明显
错误的。
6.B.短文主要是讲如何在冰雪天气里安全 驾驶的。由此可将C项(前方有交通事故，减速慢行)和D
项(前方修路，谨慎驾驶)筛选掉。而文中也 没有提及A项(前方有雾，减速慢行)所表达的意思。故答案非
B莫属。
Passage 3

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in
labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father
of twins!”
“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞
胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his
side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I
should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should
never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
were the fathers there?
A. They were waiting for their wives. B. They were seeing doctors.
C. They were waiting for their babies to be born. D. They were working at men nurses there.
of the following is true about the third man?
A. He thought the nurse made a mistake. B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.
C. He didn’t want to have these babies. D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.
did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?
A. Hew was afraid of having so many babies. B. He was seriously ill.
C. He was too excited. D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.
least how many babies would be born according to the story?
A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 14. (选自2003年湖北省黄石市试题)
【解题思路点拨】这个趣味短篇讲述了这样一件事：四个男子在产房外等待各自的妻子生孩
子。结果，在the Minnesota Twins棒球队效力的男人的妻子生下了一对双胞胎。在the 3M Company
上班的男人的妻子生下了三胞胎。而在四季旅馆工作的男人的妻子生下了四胞胎。 听到护士的介绍之后，
那个在7-Eleven公司做事的男人晕了过去。原来，联想到前三人的工作单 位和他们的妻子所生孩子的数
目，第四个人生怕自己的妻子生下七个孩子。等他苏醒过来之后，不住地唠 叨，“我真不该在7-Eleven
上班。”读罢全文，让人捧腹大笑。
1.C。短文首 句的意思是“在一所医院的候诊室里，四个即将做爸爸的男人等待着各自的妻子分娩(孩
子的降生)。” 所以答案是C。
2.B。“Surprised, he only could answer …”一句是解题的依据。因为这个人在四季旅馆工作，D项明
显是错误的；此人的话语中也没有体现C项 的意思；综合考虑上面两个人的经历，及“I don’t believe it! I
work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”可知A项也不能入选。
3.A。如果是很高兴拥有七个孩子的话，第四个人就不至于说出“I should never have taken that job at
7-Eleven.”这句话。这个人是在听到第三则消息的时候才晕倒的，并不是病得厉害。由“As he slowly came
to himself…”(苏醒过来)也可以将B项排除。根据这个 人再三重复的那句话，不难推测出他是害怕拥有那
些么多的孩子。
4.B。根据前面三个 人的经历，第四个人便依次类推，认为自己的妻子会生下七个孩子。如果事情真
的巧合的话，也许会是这 样。但依据生活常识，这个人的妻子至少会生下一个妻子，算上已经降生的九

个孩子，总 共是十个。所以答案非D莫属。本题是一道考查学生推断能力的好题目，但选项设计不够合
理，通读全文 就会很容易排除前三个选项。所以如果将四个选项设计成：A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 16. 这样
会增加题目的迷惑性，更能考查学生的逻辑推理能力。
Passage 4 It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for
foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says, “If I finish my
work, I’ll meet you in the cafe at 7 o’clock.” Is she saying “ yes ” or “ no ” to his invitation?
In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure. By using the conditional, speakers of
English can avoid giving a “yes ” or “no ” answer to a question. It enables people to be diplomatic. If the
girl doesn’t want to go out with the boy, she won’t turn up at the cafe. She will let him understand she is
still working. If she wants to go out with him, but doesn’t want to appear too easy to catch, she has
achieved that with her reply. But in this case, as she uses the first conditional that shows probability;
she is quite likely to turn up at the cafe. Being polite can make life very difficult!
The conditional is often used by people in the news—politicians, for example—who wish to avoid
speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No
one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say
to a group of workers, “If we could pay you more, we would.” The use of the conditional here makes
room for argument although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows
improbability. So it is unlikely the workers will get their rise.
“If ” is a small word, which appears often in the English language. It can show politeness, reported
speech and conditionals such as the First -- probability -- if I can come to your party, I will; the Second --
improbability -- if I saw you tomorrow, I’d give you the book; and the Third -- impossibility (meaning it is
too late to change something that has happened) -- if you have told me, I would have helped you.
注：conditional structure 表示条件的句式 avoid 避免 diplomatic 婉转的
achieve 达到 politician 政客
1. The using of the conditional can make a speech _________.
A. clearer B. Quicker C. more polite D. more exciting
2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Language used in the news should make room to argue.
B. Usually English girls are not easy to catch.
C. English people never speak out their ideas in public.
D. The word “if” can show different meanings.
3. In the passage, “If we could pay you more, we would.” probably means __________.
A. the workers will make more money B. the spokesman doesn’t give any promise
C. the spokesman keeps his word D. the workers’ problems aren’t difficult
4. This passage is mainly talking about _________.
A. the conditional in communication B. how to invite a girl in Britain
C. British people and their life D. some language points in daily English
(选自2003年北京海淀区试题)
【解题思路点拨 】这篇夹叙夹议的小品文难度颇大。短文就条件句在人际交往中的运用这一内容展
开。在日常生活中，英 国人是很讲礼貌的，他们通常使用表示条件的句式，以便使说出的话更委婉些。

条件句的 使用固然能使双方都不失体面，但它实际上非但不能使谈话的内容更加清楚，而且使得生活变
得困难起来 。条件句通常为政客所用，这样可以给他们的谈话留有商量的余地。文章最后讲到“if”这个词
的众多 含义，它不仅表示委婉和可能性，还能表示不大可能，甚至表示不可能。
1.C。短文首句就说英 国人很有礼貌。在接下来的第二自然段中，作者举例说明了英国人使用条件句
的目的，那就是为了使自己 的谈话委婉些。考虑到“…as she uses the first conditional that shows
probability.”和“Being polite can make life very difficult!”这两句话的含义，可知条件句的使用并不能使谈
话的内容 更加清楚。恰恰相反，它使得生活变得困难起来。由此，迷惑性较大的A项可予以排除。
2. D 。由短文第三自然段所举的例子，可以推断出作者对政客们的这种做法是持否定态度的，所以选
项A是错 误的。选项B仅仅从短文中举的一个例子就得出结论，未免太片面了些。而C项所讲的意思以
偏概全，也 是不合文意的。短文第四自然段详细说明了if一词的不同含义，它不仅仅可以表示礼貌，用
在间接引语 中，而且也可以表示可能性、不大可能，或者不可能。故D项是正确的。
3. B。由“The use of the conditional here makes room for argument although the speaker is using
the second conditional form, which shows improbability .”这句话，可以看出条件句的使用给政客们所说
的话留有商量的余地。换句话说，政客们表面上好像答 应了工人们的请求，实际上并没有给出什么承诺。
因此，只有B才是正确的答案。
4. A。短文从一个英国女孩被邀请时的答语，说到政客们的所谓许诺。我们从中不难看出短
文的主旨，那就是条件句在日常交际中的运用。不言而喻，答案非A莫属。
Passage 5
Do you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem
to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because
locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green,
locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops
have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they
have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions
and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is
because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very
black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot
find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
the passage we learn that locusts________.
A. are small animals B. are easily found by birds
C. are dangerous to their enemies D. change their colors to protect themselves
can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A. They run away quickly. B. They have the colors much like their enemies.
C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night. D. They have to move quietly.
and lions can keep safe because _________.
A. they have the colors much like the trees B. they move quietly
C. they like brown and gray colors D. they live in forests

can the kind of fish live up to now?
A. Because it is very and strong.
B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.
C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.
is the best title for this passage?
A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests B. Colors of Different Animals and Pests
C. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests D. Some Animals and Pests
(选自2003年河北省试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是一篇科技小品文。其主要内容是：许多昆虫 的颜色十分奇特，其主要用途是
用来保护自己。蝗虫身体的颜色随庄稼颜色的改变而做相应变化，这样就 不易被捕食它们的鸟儿发现。
有的动物与周围的植物颜色差别很明显，容易被捕食者察觉，只好夜间出来 活动。更奇特的是，有一种
鱼，在遇到危险时，会喷射出黑色液体，以掩护自己逃走。
1.D。短文第二自然段一开始讲述的是蝗虫随庄稼颜色的改变而改变自身的颜色。联系“…but birds
cannot easily catch them.”这句话即可得出答案。
2. C。本题所设的问题是：与周围植物颜色差别明显的昆虫如何逃避危险？第二自然段最后的“So
they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.”这句话是答案的出处。
3. A。这也是一道考查表层理解能力的题目。由第三自然段最后的“This is because they have the
colors much like the trees.”这句话可以找到答案。
4.B.根据“While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away.”
这两句话可知，这种鱼喷射出黑色液体的目的是让 对方看不清自己，然后乘势逃走。另外，由“…its
enemies cannot find it.”可知，这种液体并不是用来杀伤对手的。所以答案是B。
5.C.根据短文的叙述和列 举的例子，显然可以看出它主要讲的是不同昆虫和动物身上的颜色的用途。
换句话说，该短文是关于动物 是如何用颜色来保护自己的。而A项中说的动物身上颜色的改变，B项中
讲的不同动物身上的颜色，这两 项虽然也是短文表达的意思，但并不能概括作者向我们表达的主要意思。
故不可入选。
Passage 6
It’s important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:
1. Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智地). A large number of trees are
being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we
would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do
with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.

You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes
you do not use or the ones which too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to
younger brothers or sisters.
e
Bottles, cans (罐子) and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money.
For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat (压平) and melted (融化)
and the metal things are made for new coke cans.

r
When you buy a box of apples, there may be few rotten (腐烂的) apples, you have two choices:
one is to throw the whole apples away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and use the good parts. In
this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.

If one of the begs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it
is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some
repair. It is true that North America is a “throw-away” society, but the time has come to change our way
of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.
“Reduce” rule mainly requires (要求) us _______.
A. to use things wisely B. to cut down many trees
C. to use a lot of paper D. to throw away your old clothes
’s the right order (顺序) of recycling coke cans?
a. collect the used cans b. melt them
c. smash them flat d. send them to a factory
A. a b c d B. a d c b C. d b c a D. c a b d
“Recover” rule mainly requires us _______.
A. to throw waste things away B. to cover waste things with earth
C. to get back the useful parts D. to throw the whole things away
is the best way to do with your broken tables?
A. Throwing them away. B. Requiring them.
C. Selling them. D. Putting them away.
(选自2003年湖北省黄冈市试题)
【解题思路点拨】对生存在地球上的人类来说，保护环境是 非常重要的。这篇短文贴近生活，富有
时代气息。全文详细介绍了“5R”方法的具体内容和做法。对增 强青少年学生的环保意识具有十分重要的
意义。
1.A.显然，这道题是关于“Reduce”的。根据这段话的首句“If you want to reduce waste, you should
use things wisely (明智地).”可知答案是A。
2.B.题目的要求是，根据回收易拉罐的程序，选出正确的顺序 。那么回收易拉罐的具体步骤是什么呢？
根据“Recycle”这部分的内容，我们可以知道：首先要 将易拉罐送到工厂去，然后在那儿将其压平、融化，
最后再制成新的易拉罐。联系生活常识，可知在将易 拉罐送往工厂之前，是由人专门将其收集到一起的。
因此，正确的顺序应该是：收集旧的易拉罐--- 送到工厂---压平---融化。显然答案非B莫属。
3.C.“Recover”这部分的主要 意思是说：如果食物存在部分变质的情况，要及早采取措施，扔掉已经
坏掉的部分，保留可以吃的部分。 根据这层意思，可知C为正确答案。
4.B.本题难度不大，可以从短文中直接找出答案。答案就在“If one of the begs of your table is broken,
you can repair it.”一句中。
Passage 7
To: President Bush, the White House
From: Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad
Dear President Bush,

Well, you sure ruined (毁掉) my birthday…. OK, you won, and your prize is Iraq. Are you ready
for it? I don’t think so. Truth is, I hope you fail.
Yes, Iraq was the way it was, in part, because I was the way I was---and I was a bad boy. But what
you’re seeing now is that I was the way I was, in part, because Iraq was what it is---a very difficult place
to rule (统治) without an iron fist (铁拳). You see, I know the Iraq people didn’t want me. And you will
soon find they don’t want you. The big question here has always been: Do they want each other? Can
Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis (库尔德人，会叶派，逊尼派) find a way to live together without an iron fist
holding them together?
If you want to build a self-governing (自治的)country here, you had better understand that “shock
and awe (威慑)” is not just for war- making. It’s an everyday tool for running this place. Your
powerlessness (无能为力)will make people more afraid than your power.
Mr. Bush, I know you are wondering why I didn’t do more to keep away from the war, which ended
my political (政治的) life. What in the world was I thinking? Who was I listening to? The answer is: I was
listening to myself. Don’t make my mistakes.
do you think is the real writer of the letter?
A. Kurds. B. Saddam. C. A news reporter. D. Bush
ended Saddam’s political life according to the letter?
he didn’t do more to keep away from the war. Iraq was what it is.
Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis found a way to live together.
Iraq was a very difficult place to rule without an iron fist.
advice (建议) does Saddam give to Bush if Bush wants to build a self-governing country?
should know “Shock and awe” is not just for war making. Iraq people want Bush.
was only listening to himself. Iraq be the way it was.
last sentence of the letter “Don’t make my mistakes” suggests (暗示)that _______.
A. Bush should not do as Saddam did B. Saddam was correct
C. Bush is right D. Saddam was a bad boy
(选自2003年湖北省黄石市试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是一篇与时事紧密相连的书信体阅读材料。信中，“萨达姆”向布什总统分析了伊
拉 克国内的现状，诉说自己在政治上的苦恼，并告诫布什不要重蹈他的覆辙。
1.C。本小题尤其具有迷惑性。由书信开始的“To: President Bush, the White House”、“From: Saddam
Hussein, in Baghdad ”，好像很容易就能得出结论：这是萨达姆写给布什的一封信。然而，在审题时，一
定要特别注意并理解 题干中的“real”(真正的)一词，再结合实际，萨达姆这么强硬的人怎能推心置腹地与
势不两立的 布什谈自己的真心话呢？由此，可推测这很可能是某一新闻记者以萨达姆的口吻分析伊拉克
战争前后的局 势。
2.A。根据“萨达姆”的分析，导致他的政治生涯结束的根本原因是，他没有让伊拉克人民 摆脱战争的
苦难。答案即在短文末段的“Mr. Bush, I know you are wondering why I didn’t do more to keep away from
the war, which ended my political life.”这一句话之中。
3.A。本题源自于“If you want to build a self-governing country here, you had better understand that
“shock and awe” is not just for war-making.”一句，答案非常明显。

4.A。在分析了伊拉克国内政局和自己从政的失误之后，“萨达姆”给布什提出了一点忠告，即“Don’t
make my mistakes”(不要重蹈我的覆辙)。答案显然是A。




中考真题透视(2)“回答问题”式
Passage 1
“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her
book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on
which a motorbike was running fast.
“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you
don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” Said Mrs. White.
“But I’ve nearly won the game.” Said Tom to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement (激动) on
his face. She sat down beside him.
“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your
homework.”
Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children
improve their study at school. But, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos,
instead of studying. We often see that computer game houses are crowded with people, especially
young boys. They spend a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they
lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t want to work or study.
In some other countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of
people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction (瘾) is a serious
problem in social life. Something has to be done to solve the problem.
was Tom doing on that late night?
___________________________________
did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son was playing late?
___________________________________
do parents think computers can do to their children?
___________________________________
the writer agree to spend much money on computer games?
___________________________________
do some scientists hate computers?
___________________________________ (选自2003年福建省三明市试题)
【解题思路点拨】短文作者由Tom深夜玩电脑游戏这则 故事写起，并由此引发感想：父母亲给孩子
购买电脑，本希望能帮助孩子学好功课。结果却适得其反，许 多孩子玩游戏、看录像，以致于荒废了学
业。有些国家的科学家认为电脑让很多人失业，并使他们陷入了 困境。电脑实在是可恨可憎的罪魁祸首。
短文最后说，玩游戏上瘾成了社会生活中的一个严重问题，到了 非解决不可的地步了。

1. He was playing computer games. 根据“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer.”、 “Tom
was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.”
和“But I’ve nearly won the game.”这三句话可知答案。
felt very worried. 短文并没有直接告诉我们答案，但是通过Mrs. White所说的话语，尤其是
“You spend more time on this machine than on your homew ork.”这一句可以推断：她担心儿子的功课会
受影响。显然，其心情当然是十分焦虑不安的。
3. They think that computers can help their children improve their study at school. 本小题属于表层
理解题，答案可直接在倒数第二段的开头处找到。
, he doesn’t. 作者说，我们经常看出游戏厅里挤满了人，特别是少年儿童。他们花很多钱与电
脑游 戏比赛。输得越多，就越想赢。以至于造成了不想学习的恶果。由作者的这番话，我们是不难看出
作者对 花钱玩游戏这一行为的态度的。
5. Because they say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of
trouble. 显然，文章最后一段的“They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause
them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction (瘾) is a serious problem in social life.”这几句话是该题
答案的出处。
Passage 2
Kate Holmes was visiting a friend, old Mrs. Sydney. Mrs. Sydney had known Kate all her life. She
liked to tell Kate about mysteries (神秘故事) and see whether Kate could solve them.
“You are very good at solving mysteries,” she said to Kate, “but some day I’ll fool you! Maybe I’ll be
able to fool you today. Did I ever tell you the story of the Unknown Brother?”
Kate said no and listened. She liked Mrs. Sydney’s stories.
“Well,” Mrs. Sydney said, “Jed Wright was my friend when I was a child. He ran away from home
when he was very young and lived for years by doing all kinds of jobs. Finally, in 1927, he went to
Michigan, where he found a copper mine (铜矿). He bought the land and ran the mine and became a
very rich man. ”
“Jed never married. His parents had died years before, and his only relative was a brother.
“One day Jed knew he was dying. He sent for a good friend, Dan Cole, who had worked for him for
years. ”
“Jed gave Dan two envelopes, ‘This one is for you,’ he said, ‘and please give the other one to my
brother Alf. He is … while he was speaking, Jed died. ”
“There were his dying wishes in Dan’s envelope. It gave him Jed’s mine and house. The envelope
for Alf had some money and business papers in it. Dan and Alf were each to get about half of Jed’s
fortune (财富). They would both be rich. ”
“Dan had never seen Alf. He had only two clues (线索). One was an old photo that showed Alf and
Jed. But it was taken on their tenth birthday, fifty years ago. The other clue was a post card from Alf. I
had no address. It has been mailed in Boston the month before Jed died. ”
“Dan went to Boston. He put an advertisement in the newspaper. It said there was good news for
Alf Wright. It told where Dan was staying. ”
“The next day, more than a hundred men came to Dan’s hotel. They all said they were Alf Wright.
But though he had never seen Alf, Dan was able to pick him out right away.”

When Mrs. Sydney finished her story, she smiled.
“All right, Kate,” she said. “How did he know Alf?”
Kate smiled too. “That’s easy,” she said. “You told me how. The clue was the photo.”
“Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Sydney. “But it was taken when Alf and Jed were boys. How could that
help?”
“You said it was taken when both boys were ten years old, so they were…”
Kate gave Mrs. Sydney the answer and she had to admit that Kate Holmes had won again.
根据短文内容回答下列问题，每个小题不得超过5个单词。
made Jed Wright a rich man?
The ______ made him very rich.
was in the envelope for Dan?
___________________________
Dan do what Jed asked him to do?
___________________________
helped Dan to find Alf?
____________________ and the advertisement.
was Kate’s answer to the mystery?
Kate said, “…so they were _______”.
they brothers or friends?
Kate and Mrs. Sydney were friends; Jed and Alf were brothers; Jed and _______________.
(选自2003年上海市试题)
【解题思路点拨】由于这篇机智故事篇幅较长，其难度也较大。故事的梗概是：Mrs. Sydney 与Ka te
是好朋友，她喜欢给Kate讲一些神秘故事。聪明的Kate总是能够回答故事中的问题。有一次 ，Mrs. Sydney
想难为一下Kate，就给她讲了这样一则故事：Jed自幼父母双亡，独自 一个出去闯荡，后来发现并开采
了一座铜矿，随即成为一名很有钱的人。很多年之后的一天，年事已高的 Jed快要辞世的时候留下了遗
嘱。他将自己的财产一分为二，一半给自己的好朋友Dan，另一半给自 己唯一的亲人-----弟弟Alf。可是
没等说出自己弟弟的地址，Jed就闭上了眼睛。而Dan并 不认识Alf，也不知道他住在什么地方。他只好
凭借着一张Jed和Alf兄弟二人小时候的照片和一 张前不久Alf寄来的一张明信片去寻找Alf……
mine. 关于Jed发家致富的原因，Mrs. Sydney在故事的第一段中交待得非常明白。“…he
went to Michigan, where he found a copper mine. He bought the land and ran the mine and became a
very rich man.”，根据这几句话，显然可知是铜矿让他发了财。
were Ted’s dying wishes. 答案就在“There were his dying wishes in Dan’s envelope. It
gave him Jed’s mine and house.”这两个句子中。
, he did. 读罢全文，很容易知道Dan遵照遗嘱，利用明信片和老照片这两条线索，来到Boston，
最后找到 了Alf，完成了Jed托付给自己的任务。所以答案是肯定的。
photo, the postcard. Dan从前不久Alf寄来的明信片上得知Alf住在Boston；接着他张贴广告把所有名字叫做Alf Wright的人招来；最后利用照片所提供的重要信息找到了Alf。显然，这三 者对Dan
找到Alf起着十分重要的作用，缺一不可。题目中已将advertisement给出， 故此得出答案。
5.…twinstwin brothers. 这道题目颇有难度，不仅考查了考生的理解能力，也考查了考生的智力水
平和推理判断能力。从“One was an old photo that showed Alf and Jed. But it was taken on their tenth

birthday, fifty years ago.”提供的信息中，可知Alf和Jed在过十岁生日时的照片，兄弟俩是同岁 ，即可推
断他们一定是孪生兄弟以及Alf现在的年龄是六十岁。这也正是Dan从那么多人中分辨出来 Alf的唯一依
据。
6.…Dan Mrs. Sydney were friends. 短文的开头交待了Kate与Mrs. Sydney是好朋友。在Mrs.
Sydney的故事中，“…and please give the other one to my brother Alf.”也说明了Jed和Alf是兄弟关系。
那么Jed还能与谁有朋友或兄弟关系呢？根据“He sent for a good friend, Dan Cole, who had worked for
him for years.”，可知Dan与Jed是朋友关系。又由Mrs. Sydney说的“Jed Wright was my friend when I
was a child.”这句话可知Jed与Dan或Mrs. Sydney也是朋友关系。由此可得答案。
Passage 3
The way that people allover the world watch films has changed these years. People don’t just go to
the films any more. They take the films home! The VCR (录相机), has made this possible, and it has
helped change people’s lives.
VCRs make it possible for us to watch films at home instead of the cinema. People can just go to a
video store near their houses, rent (租) one or more films for a day or a weekend, and watch them in
their own homes. They cost just a few dollars each day. May different films are on videotape, from
exciting films to interesting plays.
Watching a film at home can be very easy, and a lot cheaper. VCR owners can make snacks (零食)
and sit back and enjoy a film with family and friends. They can stop the film to make more snacks,
answer the phone, or take care of the baby. There are no lines to stand in, no tickets to buy, and no
uncomfortable (不舒服的) cinema seats.
has changed people’s way of watching films?
___________________________________________
do people usually get videotapes to watch films at home?
___________________________________________
it expensive to rent videotape for one day?
___________________________________________
does the writer prefer, watching video films at home or seeing films at the cinema?
___________________________________________ (选自2003年辽宁省试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是一篇时尚生活短文。随着电子技术的飞速发 展。当今的人们足不出户就可以
利用VCR在家里看电影了。在家中看电影既轻松又实惠。你只需到附近 的音像店租一些喜欢的电影，和
家人或朋友一起舒舒服服地欣赏。
1. (The) VCR (s). 文章第一段说，现在人们用不着再去电影院，只需把电影片带回家就可以看到自
己喜 爱的电影了。是什么东西让这成为现实了呢？“The VCR, has made this possible…”和“VCRs make it
possible for us to watch films at home instead of the cinema”这两句说出了答案。
rent videotapesfilms. 本题答案源自“People can just go to a video store near their houses,
rent (租) one or more films for a day or a weekend…”这句话中。
, it isn’t. 根据“They cost just a few dollars each day.”这句话，可知答案应该是否定的。
5. Watching video films at home. 本题的答案是不能在短文 中直接找到的。仔细揣摩最后一段作者
描述的在家里看电影的场景，不难体会出作者的艳羡之情。由此， 可以得出“更喜欢在家里看电影”这一结
论。

Passage 4
I’m Joan Croft. I have to say that I came into nursing by chance. I didn’t really like my first job,
which was office work. It was all right—but that’s just about all you can say about it. I stayed in the
same place with the same people around me all day and every day. Then I became a singer, which I
enjoyed very much, but after a while the singing group broke up (解散) and I had to start looking for
something else.
Some girls have wanted to be nurses ever since they were children, but it never entered my head
until I saw an advertisement in a paper. I wrote in and thought, “Oh, well, I’ll give it a try.” One thing I
liked about it was going away from home.
The training itself is very interesting and most of it is just on the wards (病房), so that you very
quickly begin nursing real patients.
I lived in the nurses’ home when I arrived and I had my own room, which was very nice.
I like nursing more than I ever thought I would. I’ll always carry on nursing. I’ve got a boyfriend who
is a doctor, so I hope to get married sometime, but wherever I live there’s sure to be a hospital in the
place and there’s always a job for a nurse.
was John’s first job?
_____________________
didn’t Joan like her first job?
____________________________
didn’t Joan go on with her second job?
____________________________________
did Joan find out the information about the nursing job?
___________________________________
was Joan’s plan for the future?
______________________________ (选自2003年江西省试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是Joan Croft的一篇自述。由于不喜欢自己的第一份工作，Joan Croft后来做
了一名歌手。可因为歌舞团不久解散了，她只好另谋职业。小时候从未想过要当护士的 Joan 因为偶然
的一次机会成了一名护士，并且从此喜欢上了这一职业。
was office work. 短文开头的第三句“I didn’t really like my first job, which was office work.”即是
答案的依据。
e she didn’t like staying in the same place with the same people around her all day and
every day. Because she was fed up with it. Joan为什么不喜欢自己的第一份职业呢？由“…but that’s
just about all you can say about it. I stayed in the same place with the same people around me all day
and every day.”这句话不难看出，一天到晚和周围的那些老面孔的人呆在同一个地方， 且天天如此，她
感到厌倦了。
e the singing group broke up. 短文首段的最末一句说明了Joan没有继续她的第二份工作
的原因---“…the singing group broke up (解散) and I had to start looking for something else.”(歌舞团解散
了)。
found an advertisement in a paper. 显然，“…but it never entered my head until I saw an
advertisement in a paper.”这句话是答案的出处。

hoped to get married sometime and went on her nursing job. 短文的最后一段交待了Joan
未来的计划 -----在某个时候结婚，并且继续从事护士这一职业。如果不仔细审读，很可能将其中的一个要
点遗 漏。另外，还要注意该问题是一般过去时的句子，不可受短文中句子时态的影响。由此考生也应接
受教训 ：做这一类题目的时候，不可简单地将材料中的句子照搬照抄，一定要读透题目，然后再考虑答
案。
Passage 5
On October 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for the
invention they needed. Suddenly they saw something bright crossing the computers’ screens, and
there was so much! At the same moment the computers were working much slower. To find out what
was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. Much to their surprise,
they found out that most of their stored information was cleared up by computer viruses (病毒)! What
was worse, all these computers had been infected (感染) by computer viruses.
It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men who all had good
education. They made the viruses just to show their intelligence (才能). These kinds of computer
viruses are called Jerusalem Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the
time comes they ill attack the computers by slowing down the function (功能), damaging (破坏) their
normal programs or even clearing up all the information.
We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Friday so they are also
called “Friday Viruses” and that they are spreading (传播) to a lot of computers. Among the countries
that suffered (遭受) computer viruses are Britain, Australia, Switzerland, the United States of America,
and some other countries. But till now, how to clean up the terrible viruses is still a problem.
did the Chinese scientists find out when they checked the computers?
_________________________________________________.
did the group of young men make the computer viruses?
_________________________________________________.
computer viruses will damage the normal programs, won’t they?
_________________________________________________.
are these computer viruses called “Friday Viruses”?
_________________________________________________.
’s the best title of this passage?
______________________________________________. (选自2003年山东省菏泽市试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是一篇关于电脑病毒的阅读材料。19 89年10月，中国的一些科学家在电脑上
发现了病毒。据说，这种名叫“Jerusalem Vir uses”的电脑病毒是由一些受过良好教育的年轻人研制的。
它通常在星期五发作。电脑病毒的危害非 常大，传播速度快。很多国家饱受电脑病毒之苦。目前还没有
有效的办法清除这种病毒。
found out that most of their stored information was cleaned up by computer viruses. 通读全
文，就会发现答案即在第一自然段的“Much to their surprise, they found out that most of their stored
information was cleared up by computer viruses!”这一句话之中。

made the viruses just to show their intelligence. 第二自然段的大体意思是，电脑病毒是 一群
受过良好教育的年轻人制造的。他们制造这种病毒的目的只是为了显示他们的聪明才智。答案就是段 落
中的原文。本小题属于表层理解题。
, they will. 第二自然段最后说， 当这种病毒袭击电脑时，会削弱其功能，破坏其正常程序，甚
至会清除所有信息。所以这个问题的答案应 当是肯定的。
e they often attack computers on Fridays. 文中最后一段中的“… Viruses often attack
computers on Friday so they are also called ‘Friday Viruses’…”这句话即是答案的出处。
er Viruses. 本阅读材 料是围绕“电脑病毒”展开的。第一自然段讲述的是科学家发现了电脑
病毒；第二自然段主要说明了病毒 的危害；第三自然段讲述了电脑病毒发作的时间和危及的国家。因此，
用“电脑病毒”作标题是很恰当的 。

中考真题透视(3)“判断正误”式
Passage 1
Do you remember your dreams? Do people have the same dreams? Why do we dream? There are
many questions about dreams. We dream during the REM (rapid (快的) eye movement) stage (阶段) of
sleep. We have about five periods of REM sleep during the night. The first REM cycle (周期) lasts about
10 minutes. As the night goes on, the REM cycle gets longer. By early morning, the REM cycle can last
up to 90 minutes. Usually, it is in this last REM cycle that we remember our dreams.
Dreams change as people age. People may have several dreams each night. Some are like films
and usually in color. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is
worrying about something and trying to find the answer. Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling
from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dreams clearly.
It is reported that too much dreaming is bad for our health. The more we sleep, the longer we
dream. The mind is hard at work. That is why we may have a long sleep and still feel tired when we
wake up.
dream during the REM stage of sleep.
en aged eight or nine have the same dreams as people aged thirty.
the dreams are usually in color like films.
longer we dream, the better we sleep.
passage above is talking about dreaming. (选自2003年黑龙江省试题)
【解题思路点拨】做梦是 人人都经历过的事情。本文向我们讲述了梦的五个REM周期。“日有所思，
夜有所梦”。人们通常记不 清楚自己梦中的情景。不过在黎明时分，即最后一个REM周期，梦中的事情
往往在醒来之后仍然可以历 历在目。人做梦时，神经系统尚在活动。短文最后得出结论：做梦太多有损
于身体健康。
1.T.由短文第一段中的“We dream during the REM (rapid (快的) eye movement) stage (阶段) of
sleep.”可以判断该句是正确的。
2.F.短文第二段首句“Dreams change as people age.”的意思是说，“梦因人的年龄不同而存在差异”。
由此可知这句话是不正确的。

3.F.第二段很清楚地说明了“有些梦就像电影一样”(Some are like films …)这层意思。据此，这句话显
然是错误的。
4.F.文章最后 说，“睡觉的时间越多，做梦的时间就越长”，而“太多的梦对人体健康是不害的”。这句
话的意思与原 文背道而驰，所以是错误的。
5.T.非常明显，本文的三个自然段都是围绕着“梦”这一话题而写的。因此，这个句子是正确的。
Passage 2
Tom, an 11-year-old boy, was ill. He had got a cough. His mother was worried and took him to see
a doctor. The doctor looked over Tom carefully and said, “Tom, nothing serious”. Then he gave him
some medicine. These are the words on the instruction of the cough medicine.
Instruction
Take three times a day after meals
Dose (剂量): Grown- ups: 2 spoons each time
Children: 8-14 yrs. One spoon, 4-7 yrs. 12 spoon
Not for children below the age of 4 years
Notes: in a cold place
before Oct. 2004
Tel & Fax:
should take three spoons in a day.
had better have his meals before he takes the medicine.
medicine can be kept in a fridge.
en aged five can’t take this medicine.
this instruction we know Tom can go on using the left medicine after Oct. 2004.
(选自2003年新疆生产建设兵团试题)
【解题思路点拨】能读懂日常生活中的一 些常见英文标志和说明，是初中学生所必须达到的一项能
力。在这则咳嗽药说明书中，涉及了药品的服用 量，适宜人群及贮存和使用期限等。
1.T.本题看似简单，实则需要细心推算才能判断答案。药 品说明第一句话是说这种药每天服用三次。
前文中说Tom是一个十一岁的孩子，根据说明中的“Chi ldren: 8-14 yrs. One spoon, 4-7 yrs. 12 spoon”
这一句提供的信息，可知他每次只能一调羹。所以，Tom每天应当服用三调羹。
2.T.由“Take three times a day after meals”这句话，可知此药须在饭后服用，故Tom服药前最好吃
些东西。
3.T.“Store in a cold place”是解题的依据。
4.F.这句话的意 思是说“五岁的孩子不能服用这种药”。而说明中明明有“四至七岁的小孩每次服用12
调羹”(4-7 yrs. 12 spoon)。因此，这个句子是错误的。
5.F。根据“Using before Oct. 2004”一句可知，本药品的有效期是截止到2004年10月，不难判断出
所给句子是错误的。
Passage 3
Dear sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in a morning newspaper for a set of the complete
works (全集) of William Shakespeare. Your company offered this set at a low price: 15pounds and 50
pence. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, so I sent for them.

Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the works of Charles Dickens that I had
not wanted. So I returned the Dickens’ books to you. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived a
second set of books and a set of the plays of Moliere, in French. I do not read French, and they were
not useful at all, so I wrote to you.
You did not answer that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for 42 pounds and a set of the plays of
Schiller, in German. I have no room for any more books, and I have no time to read them all.
Please send no more books, no more bills and no more angry letters for payment. Just send one
large truck and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the works of Shakespeare
for which I have paid.
Yours,
Simon Walker
advertisement in the morning paper was for a set of the complete works of William
Shakespeare.
Walker wanted to order Dickens’ books.
weeks later, he got the works of Schiller.
company wanted Simon to pay for all the books.
. Walker told them to take away all the books except Shakespeare’s books.
(选自2003年徐州市试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是一位名叫Simon Walker的读者写给某公司的一封信。Simon 半年前从这家
公司邮购了一套莎士比亚全集。可 当他收到书时，还发现了一套自己并没有订购的狄更斯作品，于是就
退了回去。不想，几天后又收到了莎 士比亚的另一套作品集以及狄更斯的作品和莫里哀的剧本。Simon 十
分生气，就写信向公司说明情 况。然而，Simon不但没有得到回复，反而又收到公司的账单和一套席勒
的剧本。
1.T.该句出自于书信的第一句话“…I saw an advertisement in a morning newspaper for a set of the
complete works (全集) of William Shakespeare.”。
2.F.从信的首段可以看出，作者想邮购的书籍是莎士比亚全集。根据第二段首句的“…together with a
set of the works of Charles Dickens which I had not wanted.”也可以判断出这句话是错误的。
3.F.书 信第二段中说到这样一件事：Simon将狄更斯作品退还公司，可两天后收到是莎士比亚的另一
套作品 集，狄更斯的作品和莫里哀的剧本。这句话所述说的内容是：Simon给公司写信反映情况之后，
又收 到的另一套书，而不是自己订购的。
4.T.仔细理解书信倒数第二自然段中的“Instead you sent me a bill for 42 pounds and a set of the
plays of Schiller, in German.”这句话，显然可知这是公司在向Simon索要书款。
5.T.考虑整篇书信的内容 ，可知Simon只想购买莎士比亚全集，其余的书籍不是法文版，就是德文
版，他看不懂，也没有时间 看。实际上，仅凭书信末段也可以做出正确判断。

中考真题透视(4)“完成句子”式
Passage 1
Mr. Scott worked in a middle school. He read a lot. He taught well and could answer all the
questions his students asked. And they liked him very much. One Sunday morning, when he was

dressing his little son, Jimmy, the boy suddenly asked, “May I ask you a question, Dad?” “Of course you
can,” answered Mr. Scott. “Are you sure that you can answer it?” “Certainly.” “Well,” said Jimmy, “Are
there any holes in your socks?” “Holes?” Mr. Scott said in surprise. “It’s impossible.” “Look at them
carefully, or you’ll be wrong!” Mr. Scott took off his socks and looked at them carefully but didn’t find
anything wrong.
“No, there’s no hole in them,” said Mr. Scott. “I bought them only last week.” “How can you put your
feet into them, then?” Little Jimmy said with a smile. At first Mr. Scott didn’t know what to say. After a
while he began to laugh with a red face.
根据短文意思，将下列句子补充完整。每空一词。
. Scott was a _________ in a school.
son was very _______, so he couldn’t dress himself.
. Scott ______ to find if there were holes in his socks.
the end Mr. Scott _______that his son had played a joke on him.
Jimmy’s joke we can say that he was a _______ boy.
(选自2003年广东省肇庆市试题)
【解题思路点拨】这篇小短文的大意是：Mr. Scot t是一名中学教师。一天，正当他给儿子穿衣服时，
儿子Jimmy问他“你的袜子上有一个洞吗？”这 个问题。Mr. Scott感到莫名其妙。他脱下自己上周刚买的
新袜子，仔细地看了看，根本没有发 现任何问题。令他没有想到的是，儿子微笑着对他说：“没有洞，那
么你是怎么样把脚放进去的呢？”
r。由短文开头的两句话就可以得出答案。
。从Mr. Scott给儿子穿衣服 这件事上来看，可以判断出他的儿子年龄很小，还不会穿衣服。
所以答案为young。注意不可误将l ittle作为答案，因为这个词并不指年龄小。
anted。这个小题的答案源自于“Mr. Scott took off his socks and looked at them carefully but
didn’t find anything wrong.”这句话之中。
toodknewlearnedlearnt。根据短文所述的内容，不难看出这是儿子给Mr. Scott开的一个
玩笑。联系短文末尾的“After a while he began to laugh with a red face.”这句话，就可以得出答案。
brightnaughtylovely cute。从这个孩子说的“How can you put your feet into them, then?”
这句话，可以看出Jimmy是非常聪明、 可爱的。开父亲的玩笑，说明他很淘气。这由Jimmy 的两次问
话“May I ask you a question, Dad?”和“Are you sure that you can answer it?”也可以看出来儿童活泼可爱
的天性。答案只要符合这几层意思都是正确的。
Passage 2
There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I
am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
First, put two objects (物体) with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap
one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with
your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind.
So he did man tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our
mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.

The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why
did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for (代表) a kind of light with a certain
wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs (感觉器官).
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept (接受) the colors they like, and refuse
the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be
nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture
for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have
been there for only and hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue
room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
根据短文意思，将下列句子补充完整。
you want to know if a color has weight, you can do a small experiment. First, __________.
Second, _____________. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece.
Then, holding the boxes with your hand one by one, you may get the result.
a man’s mind, the heaviest color is ________, then ____________.
scientist told us that colors have not only _________ but also __________.
a person walks out of a green room into a ________room or a ________, his body temperature
will rise.
you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you’ve
been there for four hours because ___________________________________________.
【解题思路点拨】这是一篇有关颜色的科普小品文。实验表明，在人的感觉中，颜色不仅具有重量，
而且 还有气味。更为有趣的是，不同的颜色对人的心情、健康还有影响呢。
, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes, second, cover the box。通读第二自然
段，很容易理解该实验的四个步骤：首先 是将两个重量相同的物体分别放进盒子里。然后将盒子盖上。
接下来用一张红色纸将其中的一只盒子包上 ，另一只盒子用白色的纸。最后是将这两个盒子放在手中掂
一掂。由此可得答案。
, blue, green, orange, yellow and white。在人的意识中，不同颜色的 重量是不同的。这是一位
科学家在经过多次实验得出的结论。第三自然段最末一句即是实验结果，也正是 这个题目的答案。
, smell。本小题出自第三自然段中的“A scientist found that different colors have different
weight in a man’s mind.”一句和第四自然段首句的“The scientist told us that colors also have smell.”这句
话中。要注意理解试题中的关联词not only …but also (不仅……而且……)。
, red。这是一道较深层次的理解题目，必须认真审读文章末尾所给 出的例子。这个例子是：如
果一个人从一个用红色装饰的房间里出来，进入一个蓝色房间，他的体温将会 下降。由此，我们可以联
想到生活常识，红色属于暖色，蓝色属于冷色。而题目说的是这个人的体温上升 了，显然他是从一个用
冷色装饰的房间到了一个由暖色装饰的房间。由此就可找到答案。
5. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even
get ill.。这道题的难度颇大。该试题就是关于短文最后一段讲的例子的：如果在一个红色窗子 ，红色壁纸
和红色家具的房间里呆上两个小时，感觉就像是四个小时一样。表面上看，这其中的原因并没 有提及。
认真思考实验的结果和“…different colors have different weight in a man’s mind.”，“It reaches our brain
through sense organs.”，“That is because every color stands for (代表) a kind of light with a certain
wavelength.”以及“So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be

nervous or even get ill.”这几句话可知。人的体温和意识是随着颜色的不同而改变的。即是答案So your
body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill.。
Passage 3
Clem Quinn was always interested in flying. When he was five, he tried to fly by jumping off the
garden shed (小棚) with a golf umbrella, but when he was in his twenties he didn’t become a pilot (飞行
员), he became a taxi driver. Then 20 years ago he did a parachute (跳伞) jump and loved it. He
thought that being a taxi driver in London was a lot more dangerous than jumping out of plane, so he
moved to the country to learn parachute jumping and sky-diving. He says:
“I love sky-diving because the world looks so good—blue sky, green fields, white clouds. You float
(漂浮) through the air; It’s like floating in water. You can see forever, all the way to the French coast (海
岸). The scenery is beautiful. You can forget all your worries. People think it is dangerous but it’s very
safe. Football is much more dangerous. Footballers often have accidents. When did you last hear of a
skydiving accident? Next July I’m going to do a skydive with 100 people from six planes. That’s a record.
I’m never going to give up. I’m going to jump of planes until I’m an old man.”
根据短文意思，将下列句子补充完整。每空一词。
job did he do when he was in his twenties?
When he was in his twenties, he didn’t become a pilot, he _____a taxi ______.
does he like the sport?
He loves the sport because he loves ________the scenery in the ________.
’s the record according to the passage?
There are a ________ people and _______ planes taking part in the sky dive.
(选自2003年湖北省黄冈市试题)
【解题思路点拨】这是一篇关于跳伞运动员Clem Quinn的故事。Clem Quinn从小就对飞行很 感兴
趣，可他二十我岁时并没有成为一名飞行员，而是成为了一名出租车司机。不过二十年前他迷恋上跳 伞。
Clem Quinn说他喜爱跳伞不仅仅是这项运动更安全，而且还可以从中享受到大自然的景色 ，那种感觉真
是美不胜收。
, driver.非常明显，这道题考查的是文中的原话。不过，根据题意，答案也可以是drove,
instead。
ng (watching), sky. “他为什么喜欢跳伞这一个运动项目呢？” 从“I love sky-diving because
the world looks so good---blue sky, green fields, white clouds.”和“The scenery is beautiful.”这两句话中，
不难看出他喜爱欣赏(观看)空中的美景。
d, six. 答案就在“Next July I’m going to do a skydive with 100 people from six planes.”一句
中。做题时，要注意将文中的阿拉伯数字改用英语单词表达。
值得注意 的是，除了“完成句子”式之外，有些省市还采用“短文改写填空”的
形式来考查学生的阅读理解能力。 这是比较难的一种命题形式。它要求考生必
须牢固掌握所学的知识，弄清楚文章的大意，而且还要具备较 强的概括能力。
“短文改写填空”型阅读理解题的解答技巧是：首先，通读全文，对文章的大意有个初步的了解。同时找出文章中的关键句，在有限的时间内迅速抓住文
章的要点。然后，纵览 缩写后的短文，在了解其大意的同时，确定所要填写的

内容，即词语或短语 是否与已知文段中的相一致。填写时，一定要仔细。比如，
有的属于固定搭配，有的句子是文中原句的同 义句，这些只要稍加注意，就可
避免出错。同时还要注意动词时态、人称、名词单复数是否有误，首字母 是否
大写，句子的主谓搭配是不是合理等。最后，将改写后的文章再通读一遍。看
看改写后的短 文是否流畅，语句是否通顺。同时还要照顾到原文，看改写后的
短文是否与原文意思相符合。 请看下面的例文：
My grandfather was a teacher. He was the headmaster of a school for
boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he was a kind
man because when I was young (and he was old.), he gave me presents, and
sat me on his knees(膝盖), and told me stories. But I believe(相信)the boys at
his school were afraid of him.
At school, when he walked into a room full of noisy boys, they stopped
talking at once. When he looked at a boy with a certain(某种) look in his eyes,
that boy was red in the face，and looked down at his shoes. If a boy brought
him poor, careless work, my grandfather picked up the boy's book and threw
it across the room, shouting, “Do it all again, and bring it back first thing in the
morning!” If the boy was late, or if he forgot to bring his work, he had to do it
again, and again, and yet again. My grandfather never forgot.
At school, he was very different from the man I saw day by day in his
own home.
根据短文内容改写，每个空格只限填写一个单词。
When I was young, I studied at a 1 school. We were all 2 thirteen
and eighteen. Our headmaster was 3 old man. He was kind, but all of 4
were afraid of him. For example, we were playing, talking and laughing 5
he came in, at once, the classroom became quiet. If a boy didn't 6 his
homework well or carefully, he would be very 7, and asked the boy to do it
again and 8. But his 9 told he never did things 10 that at home.
(选自2003年吉林省试题)
【解题思路点拨】这篇短文的主要意思是：祖父是某男子 学校的校长。在
我的眼里，他是一位和蔼可亲的人。不过，在学校里，学生们都怕他。每当他
走 进教室，喧哗声就会马上停止。如果哪位同学作业不认真，他就会把作业本
扔出去，叫嚷着让他重做……
'。答案就在短文的第一句话之中。但要注意词形的转换，这里要用
名词所有格形式。
n。文章第一句中的“…of a school for boys between the ages of
thirteen and eighteen.”是答案的依据。
。 这个小题比较简单，用不着联系短文内容，仅凭语法知识就能解答。
old以元音音素开头，所以填写不 定冠词an。

。由“But I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.”可知孩子
们都害怕他。短文是以第 一人称的口吻写的，而改写的短文则是以学生们的身
份写的。弄清了这一点，此空即能做出。
。短文第二自然段开头的那句话同样是一个以when引导的时间状
语从句。
／finish。 由“If a boy brought him poor, careless work…”这句话，不
难联想到是学生没有认真做(完成)作业。
。由“If a boy brought him poor, careless work, my grandfather
would pick up the boy's book and throw it across the room，shouting…”这句
话可知，如果某个男 孩没有很好地完成作业，祖父就会把那位学生的书本扔到
外面，并大声训斥他重做。显然，祖父是因为生 气了才这么做的。
。由“If the boy was late, or if he forgot to bring the work, he would
have to do it again, and again, and yet again.”这句话可以确定此空要填写
again一词。
on。原文是从the headmaster的孙子的角度，写爷爷在学校与在
家里的不同表现的，联系第一自然段和“At school, he was very different from
the man I saw day by day in his own home.”这句话，可知填写grandson是最
恰当的。
。通常全文，可知作者想表达 的意思是“祖父在学校里的表现与在家
中的表现截然不同”。换言之，则是“祖父在学校的表现从来都不 象在家中的样
子”。由此可以得出这里要填介词like (像……一样)。