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1、中考英语 Page 1 7/29/2017第 1 页 共 9 页中考英语专项阅读理解特训（10 篇）AThe story of a famous scientistOne day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.“Mr Einstein,” said the friend, “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”“It do
2、esnt matter,” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.“There is no need now,” said Ei
3、nstein, “Everybody here has known me.”根据短文内容，回答问题。1. Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his?_ 2. What did the friend want him to buy?_3. How about Einsteins overcoat?_4. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist?_5. What did Einstein say when t
4、he friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat?_BHow to keep the balanceNot many years ago, some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chicken. The farmers didnt know what to do. Finally they went to the country officials and asked for help. “Kill the hawks,” the offic
5、ials said, “We will even pay for them,” so the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks. The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about their chickens. But they now had a new worry. Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers grain. How did this happen? Hawks eat not onl
6、y chickens but also field mice. They eat more field mice than chickens. But the farmers didnt know this. When they killed a lot of hawks, they changed the balance. When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild plants. Often these plants are food for the animals. If the animals cant
7、 find enough plants to eat, they will starve or have to leave the place. 中考英语 Page 2 7/29/2017第 2 页 共 9 页In one part of the USA, for example the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses doesnt change
8、 much if people leave things as they are. But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer. Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses. Then the deer began to eat the green leaves of young trees. These trees were important to the farmers. So the farmers though
9、t of ways to protect their trees. Now the deer had nothing to eat, and many of them died. This was another lesson from nature. To keep the balance of nature is important for us to remember. 根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。1. Finally the officials told the farmers to kill the hawks. 2. Field mice ea
10、t not only chickens but also the farmers grain. 3. When the animals cant find enough plants to eat in a place, they will starve or have to leave. 4. The number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are. 5. It is important for us to keep the balance of nature. CA travel storyHenry wa
11、s an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and
12、interesting.”“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “Ill spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. Theyll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there.
13、 Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didnt you enjoy country life?”“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?”“Well,” he said, “t
14、he first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”“Whats wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!”“You dont understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had r
15、oast pork for dinner.”中考英语 Page 3 7/29/2017第 3 页 共 9 页“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didnt dare (敢)stay for dinner!”1. How did Henry find out about the farm?A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him. C. He wrote to the farmer. D. Maybe he learned it from the radio. 2. Henry came back home several days later because _. A. he didn
