In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

　　However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

　　After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

　　By Jack

　　1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

　　A. the manager asked him to do so

　　B. he respected the elderly

　　C. the couple wanted him to do so

　　D. he wanted more pay

　　2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

　　A. nervous

　　B. satisfied

　　C. unhappy

　　D. excited

　　3. In Jack’s hometown, _______.

　　A. people dislike being called “old”

　　B. people are proud of being old

　　C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

　　D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

　　4. After this experience, Jack _______.

　　A. lost his job in the restaurant

　　B. made friends with the couple

　　C. no longer respected the elderly

　　D. changed his way with older people

　　5. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

　　B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

　　C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

　　D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

　　中考英語閱讀強化練習題答案：

　　1. 選B。根據第2段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。

　　2. 選C。根據第2段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他們聽到Jack稱他們為老者時，一點也不高興。

　　3. 選B。根據第3段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。

　　4. 選D。根據最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。

　　5. 選D。根據第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A選項不對;根據文章最后一句but now I don’t show my feelings through words可知B選項不對;根據第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 選項也不對，故正確答案為D。

　　中考英語閱讀強化練習題2：

　　Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed ,turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.

　　A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it : "It is now after midnight(午夜), so it is April Fool's Day (禺人節) . April fool to you!"

　　"Oh , it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (驚叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.

　　1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed?

　　He went to bed _______.

　　A. before twelve o'clock B. after twelve o'clock

　　C. when the bell rang D. when he saw the boy

　　2. Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?

　　A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor

　　B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was.

　　C. He was afraid of the ring

　　D. He was waiting for someone.

　　3. From this passage, we learn that we can _______ on April Fool's Day.

　　A. say "Hello" to each other B. dance and sing at night

　　C. play jokes on each other D. send pressents to children

　　4. What did Mr. Lee think about the English boy?

　　He thought he _________.

　　A. was a good boy B. was friendly with him

　　C. shouldn't ring the bell at midnight D. did a dangerous thing just now

　　中考英語閱讀強化練習題答案：

　　1.A.此題是一道細節題，文章第一自然段的前三個句子就告訴了此題的答案。

　　2.B.文中有這樣的句子“Who can it be at this time of night?”，此句說明Mr. Lee 很想知道是誰在午夜時來敲門。

　　3.C.此題是一道常識題，因為大家都知道在愚人節這天，人們可相互開玩笑。

　　4.B.英國男孩和Mr. Lee開玩笑，說明他把Mr. Lee看成朋友，所以答案是B。