The bus started. Now it was getting dark[4] and the bus began to go up a hill. It was very steep[5] and soon the bus stopped as usual.

　　"Yellow ticket passengers," the driver shouted, "Stay in the bus, please. Red ticket passengers, get out and walk. Green ticket passengers, get out, close the door and push the bus!"

　　Notes:[1]Africa/`frIk/n. 非洲 [2]halfway/`ha:f`weI/ adv. 半路 [3]pay/peI/ v.付(款) [4]dark/da:k/ adj. 黑暗的 [5]steep/sti:p/ adj.陡峭的

　　1.Where did Richard come from?

　　2.How much did Richard have after he lost his wallet?

　　3.What did Richard go to the city for?

　　4. How was Richard going back to his country?

　　5.Why did Richard buy the green ticket?

　　6.What did Richard have to do when the bus went up the hill?

　　中考英語閱讀強化練習題答案：

　　1.He came from America / California.

　　2.He had 8 dollars left.

　　3.He went there to borrow some money from his friend.

　　4.He was going back by plane.

　　5.Because he wanted to save some money for the hotel and food.

　　6.He had to get off the bus and push it when it went up the hill.

　　中考英語閱讀強化練習題2：

　　It is a weekend，time for Zhou Lan to go to class.She turns her PC on and logs onto the Internet from home.Then she enters her student number and password(密碼).Zhou Lan takes her classes without stepping onto the campus(校園).

　　She is now a white-collar(白領)worker in a big company.She needs to learn more to do better in the company."Staying at home to study is a pleasure，"she says.Like her，most students on the Internet are white collars.They are so busy that they can't go to the campus every day.

　　Many colleges now have classes on the Internet.But the government(政府)only says"yes"to the following：Qinghua University，Beijing University，Zhongshan University，Hunan University and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications(北京郵電學院).

　　根據短文內容完成下列問題。

　　1.Where does Zhou Lan have classes?

　　2.What's Zhou Lan's job?

　　3.Why do many people want to study on the Internet?

　　4.How many universities are allowed(允許)to give classes on the Internet?

　　5.Which is the best title for this passage?

　　A.White-Collar Workers

　　B.Net College

　　C.Studying Is A Pleasure

　　中考英語閱讀強化練習題答案：

　　1.At home，on the Internet.

　　2.A whiter-collar worker in a big company.

　　3.They are too busy to go to the campus every day.

　　4.Five

　　5.B