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

　　根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　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.

　　中考英語閱讀沖刺練習答案：

　　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。

　　中考英語閱讀沖刺練習2：

　　Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大規模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.

　　The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan's eastern coast, and prompted(引發) tsunami warnings(海嘯警報)across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.

　　In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately(普通的) damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.

　　Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize(使降到最低) the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.

　　51. The underline word damage means_____________ in the article.

　　A. illness B. disaster C. terror D. danger

　　52. Which is true according to the passage?

　　A. Thousands of people have been killed in a massive earthquake in Japan.

　　B. Only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days.

　　C. The tsunami devastated not only the coastline in Japan, but also the eras across the Pacific .as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast.

　　D. The massive earthquake caused the tsunami.

　　53. According to the passage, which earthquak e is the larg est one since 1990 ?

　　A. the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011

　　B. the one in Chile in 1960

　　C. the fifth largest earthquake since 1900

　　D. We don't know.

　　54. If you're in Tokyo these days, what you can't get from the con venience store?

　　A. newspapers and magazines

　　B. some medicine

　　C. paper napkins and toothpastes

　　D. rice balls and bottled water

　　55. The passage can't be in/on __________.

　　A. March 10th newspapers B. TV

　　C. Internet D. Radios

　　中考英語閱讀沖刺練習答案：

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