2021年外研版中考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案（1）
A
Last month Jim brought a baby cat home from the pet shop. She is beautiful with gray and white hair. Jim gave her the name Popo. He and his family love her very much and often talk to her. Popo is very   and afraid of strangers. Every time Jim brings his friends home, she will hide herself. It takes time to make friends with Popo. But when she sees you as a friend, she will be happy to be with you all the time. Popo often lies quietly next to Jim when he is home. Sometimes she sits by the window looking at the flowers in the garden.
The family is always busy, and it is not easy for them to get together. But since they got Popo, they have tried to spend time together playing with their little girl, who has become the center of their family life.
(  ) 1. What colour is Jim’s baby cat?
    A. Gray and white.       B. Black and blue.   
      C. White and black.      D. Green and blue.
(  )2. Which of the following is the missing word in the blank?
      A. brave      B. beautiful    C. shy      D. small
(  )3. What does the cat do when Jim’s friends come?
    A. She meets them.    B. She hides himself.   
C. She runs away.    D. She rushes to them.
(  )4. What can we learn from the reading?
      A. Flowers make a house more beautiful.
wrote怎么读      B. Keeping a pet helps a family get together.
      C. We should be friendly to people who visit us.
      D. It takes time to make friends with people who love cats.
(  )5. Which is true about the little girl in the reading?
      A. She loves to hide herself when playing.
      B. She cannot be quiet when Jim is around.
      C. She does not feel comfotable with strangers.
      D. She was found by Jim when she got lost on the streety
B
Of all the famous English writers, probably the best known is William Shakespeare. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on April 23rd. His father was an important man in town so Shakespeare had a good education.
Shakespeare probably went to school but not university. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of 14. He got married when he was 18 to Anne Hathaway and the couple had 3 children.
He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. He began working in his hometown in Stratford but in 1592 he wrote in London. He joined a theater company in 1599. He became rich enough to buy a house in the capital and one in Stratford.
He wrote sad stories called tragedies, like Romeo and Juliet, funny stories or comedies, romantic stories and so on. At the age of 49, he retired and went to live in his hometown. Shakespeare died on his birthday in 1616, almost 400 years ago.
Shakespeare’s works have been translated into every major language in the word. And perhaps we’ll be fascinated by his works forever.
(  )1. When did Shakespeare decide to be an actor?
    A. Before he went to school.      B. After he entered a college.
    C. When he got married.          D. When he was 14.
(  )2. How many plays did Shakespeare write in his life?
    A. 38.      B. 154.    C. 14.    D. 49.
(  )3. When did Shakespeare begin to write in London?
    A. In 1564.    B. In 1592.   C. In 1599..    D. In 1616.
(  )4. What kind of play is Romeo and Juliet?
      A. Tragedies.      B. Funny stories.      C. Romantic stories.    D. Comedies.
(  )5. This passage mainly tells us ____
    A. Shakespeare’s life            B. Shakespeare’s works
    C. Shakespeare’s family          D. Shakespeare’s education
C
Susan Sontag was one of the most successful writers in the United States during the twentieth century. She wrote seventeen books. People translate some of them into thirty la
nguages. They include novels, short stories, essays（散文）and film scripts.
Susan Sontag was born in New York City in 1993. Her father, Jack Rosenblatt, was a businessman in China. Susan’s mother spent most of her time in in China with her husband. Other family members raised Susan and her younger sister, Judith, when they were very young. After her father died of illness, her mother came to live with them.
Susan Sontage was a very clever child. She could read by age three. She finished high school at the age of fifteen. Two years later, Susan completed her college education at the University of Chicago. She completed two master’s degrees from Harvard University. One was in English; another was in philosophy（哲学）.