中考英語閱讀強化練習題

　　英語閱讀在中考英語中一直佔有相當大的比重，因而加強英語閱讀的訓練尤為重要。下面小編為大家帶中考英語閱讀練習題，歡迎大家閱讀練習。

　　1：

　　The law says that women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them.

　　The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men.

　　They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children.

　　All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unite.

　　The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in work places such as factories. It is a sort of work women do.

　　Make a list of low-paid of jobs_ then consider who does them.

　　Try nurses, secretaries, cleaner, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies, and child care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there?

　　Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start.

　　So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer--- because they are women.

　　This is not going to be put right overnight. But the Government, which employs a lot of them,, and other bosses have to make a start.

　　It is disgraceful***可恥的*** that we have gone into the 21st Century still treating women like second-class citizens.

　　1. Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and be paid equally as men ____.

　　A. after 25 years

　　B. according to the law

　　C. as a result of the Equal Pay Act

　　D. because women are as strong as men

　　2. We can learn from the text what the problem really matters is ____.

　　A. that the women interrupt a career to have children

　　B. what sort of work women do

　　C. because they are women

　　D. what an unfair pay women get in workplaces.

　　3. Which of the following best describes the writer’s idea?

　　A. Women should get equal pay for equal work to that of men.

　　B. Women should strengthen加強 themselves.

　　C. The Government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men.

　　D. Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance.

　　4. When the writer says “This is not going to be put right overnight”, he means ____.

　　A. we must solve the problem very quickly.

　　B. there is not completely fair thing all over the world.

　　C. we need a long time to change the unfair reality.

　　D. the problem that women lose will be solved soon.

　　5. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

　　A. Work to give women a fair pay deal.

　　B. Time to change the situation.

　　C. Equal work, equal pay.

　　D. Should women be treated like second-class citizens?

　　答案：

　　B B A C A

　　2：

　　If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.

　　In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture ***動作***. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping ***拍*** of each other's raised ***舉起的*** right hands together.

　　People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket ***彩票***.If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

　　This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor***皇帝***. This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword ***刀*** in his hand.

　　Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

　　41. “Give me five” is a gesture to _______.

　　A. make people laugh B. ask for money

　　C. celebrate success D. give my five yuan

　　42. The gesture “give me five” is the clapping of _______.

　　A. toes B. hands C. arms D. fingers

　　43. When you ______, you give your friends high fives.

　　A. lose your money B. go back home

　　C. win a football game D. pick up some money

　　44. The gesture started in _______ according to the story.

　　A. Rome B. America C. China D. Britain

　　45. Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor? Because ______.

　　A. they were proud of their emperor

　　B. they were happy to see the emperor

　　C. they wanted to show their respect to the emperor.

　　D. they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands

　　答案：

　　41. C細節理解。由第一段可知“give me five”不是令人笑的動作，也不是要錢，故排除A、B、D

　　42. B細節理解。由第二段最後一句話：“It means the clapping ***拍*** of each other's raised ***舉起的*** right hands together.”可知是擊掌，故選B。

　　43. C 細節理解。第三段例舉了人們擊掌狂歡的情節，包括初次見面或有開心的事發生，以及贏得比賽，只有C符合題意。

　　44. A細節理解。由第四段第一句話“This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor***皇帝***.”可知這個手勢起源於古羅馬。

　　45. D 細節理解。由第四段第二句話“This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword ***刀*** in his hand.”可知答案為D.