中考英语阅读理解附详解(04)

中考阅读理解----逐个攻破 (下)中考英语阅读理解·附详解（04）Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, ano ther owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third o wned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter a sked the banker.The bank er thought for a few moments and then said, “I think any body who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you w ere visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the presi dent of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”“No, I don’t,” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visito r important. That makes the President important.”“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to th e President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the recei ver, listened and then said, ‘It’s for you.’ ”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. This story happened in _______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia2. There are _______ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3. The banker thought _______.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United StatesD. the reporter was really important4. The owner of the very large company thought _______.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largest companiesB. the banker was really importantC. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was real ly importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call5. The owner of many buildings thought _______.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New YorkB. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the Presiden t and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important【答案与解析】1.选B。

从第1段的首句Several years ago, a television reporter w as talking to three of the most important people in America.可以知道，这个故事发生在美国，所以选择B。

2.选B。

短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的she asked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是three men and one woman，答案是B。

3.选B。

当the reporter问the banker 什么样的人才是重要的时，他回答说：I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the P resident of the United States is really important.所以答案选择B。

4.选D。

从第6段这位男士的回答我们很容易得出答案是D。

5.选C。

从最后一段可以知道the owner of many buildings的想法，就是当你在拜访总统时，总统却接到一个找你的电话，那么此时你就是一个很重要的人了。

所以答案选择C。

中考英语阅读理解·附详解（05）Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is e asy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, s ome people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any o ther musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape r ecorder. You can even use a radio.Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to b ack. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair fa cing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round t he chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they shoul d walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk qu ickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person ca nnot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music sta rts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sit s on the chair when the music stops is the winner.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。