【英语】阅读理解(人生百味)经典例题

2021年1月26日发(作者：春亚纺)
【英语】阅读理解（人生百味）经典例题


一、九年级中考英语阅读理解（人生百味）（含答案详细解析）

1
．
阅读理解。

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often,
achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.

One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program.
As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of
the visitors. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!” the b
oy answered excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.

The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes.
He collected them and put them into a glass jar
（罐）
patiently. Humming
（哼唱）
a song, he
went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, “Maybe I
can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process
（过程）
of digging
!”

The boy's goal
（目标）
was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to
cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will
come true. But when you can't achi
eve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I've
found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I
tried to do something!”
It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey
that really has a meaning.

（
1
）
What did the boy do after watching a program?

A. He bought a glass jar. B. He played with some visitors.

C. He started to dig a hole. D. He went on watching the program.

（
2
）
What did the older boys think of the little boy?

A. He was silly. B. He was strong-minded. C. He was strict. D. He was energetic.

（
3
）
What does the underlined sentence “It is in the digging that life is lived.” mea
n according to
the article?

A. Life is to make a big success.
B. Life is difficult but colorful.

C. Life is to find the colorful stones. D. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.

【答案】
（
1
）
B

（
2
）
A

（
3
）
D

【解析】
【分析】这篇短文主要描述了一个想挖穿地球的小男孩，最终没有挖穿地球 。却
在挖掘的过程中，挖掘到了多彩的宝石。从而告诉我们虽然努力不一定就能实现目标，但
是 我们也许会在过程中有很大的收获，我们要珍惜努力的过程。

（
1
）
B
细节理解题。根据短文第二段
One
day
a
little
boy
decided
to
dig
a
hole
behind
his
house after watching a science program.
描述，可知选
B
。

（
2
）
A
根据第二段
The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it.
描
述，可知这个大男孩认为他很愚蠢，故选
A
。

（
3
）
D
联系前文描述，可知这句话指的是生活的真义就是实现目标 。故选
D
。


2
．
阅读理解


One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the
pure white marigold
（金盏花）
. The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature,
besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were
excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.


One
normal
day
after
20
years,
the
college
received
a
letter
and
100
seeds
of
pure
white
marigold. It was an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but
in
order
not
to
let
her
down,
those
seeds
finally
took
root
（根）
in
the
earth.
The
miracle
appeared after one year; the field was covered by pure white marigold.

Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got
very
excited
like
others.
But
her
eight
children
were
totally
against
her
decision.
After
all,
a
woman who never knew the seed genetics
（遗传学）
couldn't complete what the experts could
never do, so her thought was only a day dream.

Still, the old woman didn't change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the
most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she
chose one faintest
（最暗淡的）
from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed.
The
next
year,
she
again
grew
them
and
chose...Day
after
day,
year
after
year,
through
many
seasons, the old woman's husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life,
but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was
nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.

A problem even experts couldn't deal with was solved by an old woman who didn't understand
genetics. Was it a miracle
（奇迹）
?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!

（
1
）
According to the passage, _____ marigold is unusual.


A. white B. purple C. brown D. golden

（
2
）
It can be learned from the passage that___________.


A. the children didn't agree on their mother's decision

B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

（
3
）
The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she______


A. was luckier than experts
B. put her heart into flowers

C. got support from her family D. studied the seed genetics well

（
4
）
The passage mainly talks about_______.


A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold
B. the possibility of going beyond experts

C. the unforgettable development of marigold
D. the importance of holding on to dreams

【答案】

（
1
）
A

（
2
）
A

（
3
）
B

（
4
）
D

【解析】
【分析】这篇短文主要 介绍了关于金盏花的故事。介绍了老妇人坚持梦想的重要
性。（
1
）
A
细节理解题。根据
One year, a college in the United States announced that it would
offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold
（金盏花）
.
可知白色的金盏花是不寻常的，
故选
A
。（
2
）
A
细节理解题。根据
But her eight children were totally against her decision.
可
知老妇人的八个孩子反对老妇人的决定。根据 句意，故选
A
。（
3
）
B
细节理解题。根据
Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly
white, but as white as silver or snow.
可知最后，
20
年后的一天我们都知道，在花园里，她看
到 了一个金盏花，这几乎是白色的，但白色或雪。因为她用心地种植这些种子，故选
B
。
（
4
）
D
综合理解题。此篇文章主要是为了说明坚持梦想的重要性。故选D
。



3
．
阅读理解


In order to tell you what I believe, I must bring up something from my personal history.

The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my business job and study music. My
parents, although sharing my love of music, didn't think it was a good choice that I took up music
as a job. Considering my family background, this was understandable. My grandfather had taught
music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College in Mobile, and though he was much loved by his
students,
he
didn't
earn
（挣钱）

enough
to
provide
for
his
large
family.
As
a
result
of
this
example
in
the
family,
my
parents
strongly
asked
me
to
go
to
the
college
instead
of
a
conservatory
（音乐学院）
of music although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time
practicing.

Before my graduation from Columbia, the family ran into some money problems and I felt it
was my duty to leave college and take a job. That was why I took a business job, which I always
think of as the wasted years. I went into it for money, for being able to help the family. Money is
all I go out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by.


My
wish
was
to
save
enough
to
quit
（退出）
and
then
go
to
Europe
to
study
music.
I
continued
to
make
money,
and
finally,
bit
by
bit,
I
earned
enough
to
make
myself
able
to
go
abroad. The family got out of the trouble and
▲
. I felt like a free man and sailed for Europe. I
stayed
for
four
years,
worked
harder
than
I
had
ever
dreamed
of
working
and
enjoyed
every
minute of it.


was against the advice of all my friends and family, but if I had stayed in business, I do not believe
I would have made a success of living.

（
1
）
The writer presented his grandpa's example in order to .

A. show how much his grandpa was loved by his students

B. tell to be a musician wasn't a good choice for the writer

C. explain why his parents disagreed him to take up music as a job

D. thank his parents' support for studying in the conservatory of music

（
2
）
How did the writer feel when he was taking his business job?

A. Successful.
B. Shameful.
C. Hopeful.
D. Painful.

（
3
）
Which of the following can best fill in the blank in Paragraph 4?

A. my point was that business was not for me.

B. my help was no longer necessary.

C. I earned so much to support my family.

D. I got up early to practice the violin.

（
4
）
From the underlined sentence

A. couldn't find his place in a new environment

B. couldn't make a success of living

C. felt free because he was doing what he loved

D. felt pity for beginning a new life

【答案】

（
1
）
C

（
2
）
D

（
3
）
B

（
4
）
C

【解析】
【分析】文章大意：文 章通过爷爷的故事告诉我们为啥他的父母反对他从事音乐
工作，到后来真正的做了自己喜欢做的事。


（
1
）推理判断题
My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College
in Mobile, and though he was much loved by his students, he didn't earn
（挣钱）
enough to
provide for his large family.
可知，作者引用他爷爷的例子是来告诉我们从事音乐工作挣不到
钱，不能够养家，从而说明他的父母不同意他从事音乐事业。故答案是
C
。


（
2
）推理判断题，根据
That
was
why
I
took
a
business
job,
which
I
always
think
of
as
the
wasted
years.
作者经商的目的是为了帮助家人，但 是对于他而言，他认为是浪费时间，因
此可以推测他是痛苦的。故答案是
D
。


（
3


）信息匹配题，根据
The family got out of the trouble
可知，他的家人已经走出了困境。一
开始我们就知道作者经商的目的是为了帮助家人，既然家人已经走出了困境，那么他的帮
助也不 再必要了。故答案是
B
。


（
4
）推理判断题，根据

I
felt
like
a
free
man
and
sailed
for
Europe.
I
stayed
for
four
years,
worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working and enjoyed every minute of it.
可知，作者
向往自由，而
I walked on air
直 译为在空中行走，没有牵挂，没有认可阻拦，因此这一句话
的目的是他已经感受到了自由，这样就可以做 自己喜欢做的事。故答案是
C
。


【点评】考查阅读理解，本题主 要涉及到了推理判断题，推理判断题相对来说是一种比较
难以掌握的题型，除了要充分理解，还必须要进 行合理的推理论证在能够得到正确答案，
而信息匹配题则需要先理解选项的意思，然后根据空缺处前后句 的逻辑关系去取舍，最终
确定答案。






4
．
阅读理解


Dear August,

Welcome to the world! Your mom and I are so excited to see who you will become.

When your sister was born, we wrote a letter about the world we hoped she and now you will
grow
up
in
a
world
with
better
education,
____________,
stronger
communities,
and
greater
equality
（平等）
.
We
wrote
that
with
all
the
progress
in
science
and
technology,
your
generation
（一代人）
should live much better lives than ours, and we have a responsibility
（责
任）
to do our part to make that happen.

But rather than write about growing up, we want to talk about childhood. The world can be a
serious place. That's why it's important to make time to go outside and play.

You will be busy when you're older, so I hope you take time to smell all the flowers and put all
the leaves you want in your bucket now. I hope you read your favorite Dr. Seuss books so many
times
you
started
inventing
your
own
stories
about
the
Viper
Of
VIPP
.
I
hope
you
ride
the
carousel
（旋转木马）
with Max until you have tamed
（驯服）
every color horse. I hope you
run as many laps
（圈）
around our living room and yard as you want. And then I hope you take a
lot of naps. I hope you're a great sleeper. And I hope even in your dreams you feel how much we
love you. Childhood is magical. You only get to be a child once, so don't spend it worrying too
much about future. You have got us for that, and we'll do everything we possibly can to make
sure the world is a better place for you and all children in your generation. August, we love you so
much and we're so excited to go on this adventure with you. We wish you a life of joy, love and
the same hope you give us.

Love,

Mom and Dad

（
1
）
Who wrote the letter?

A. Mother
B. Father
C. Sister
D. Brother

（
2
）
Which of the following is the best for

A. fewer diseases. B. more wealth C. more flowers D. big house

（
3
）
Which of the following is not mentioned in the last paragraph
？


A. Get closer to nature
B. Read, run and play freely

C. Feel loved even in her dream D. Grow up in a world with more wealth

（
4
）
The writer wrote the letter with the main purpose of showing his_________.

A. excitement about the coming of August
B. love to his two daughters

C. his hope for a happy childhood of August D. expectation towards August

【答案】

（
1
）
B

（
2
）
A

（
3
）
D

（
4
）
C

【解析】
【分析】文章大意：这是一封父母写给刚出生不久的女儿的
--- -
八月的一封信。信
里大致表达了让女儿尽情美好的童年，体现了浓浓的父爱。


（
1
）细节题，根据
Welcome to the world! Your mom and I are so excited to see who you will
become.
可知是父亲执笔给女儿的信，故选
B
。


（
2
）推理判断题，根据空前
better
education
更好的教育，及空后的内容
stronger
communities,
and
greater
equality< br>更强大的社区，更平等的社会，可推断出此空应该是更少
的疾病，故选
A
。

（
3
）细节题，

根据最后一段
so I hope you take time to smell all the flowers and put all the
leaves you want in your bucket now. I hope you read your favorite Dr. Seuss books
，
I hope you
ride
the
carousel
（旋转木马）

with
Max
until
you
have
tamed
（驯服）
every
color
horse.
I
hope you run as many laps
（圈）
around our living room and yard as you want. I hope even in
your dreams you feel how much we love you.
可知没有提到
D
项，故选
D
。


（4
）写作意图题，通读整篇文章可知，作者给女儿的信，希望女儿能享受美好的童年生
活。 故选
C
。


【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和写 作意图题三种常考题型，细节题要
注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；写 作意图题需要通读
全文，了解大意之后找出作者的写作意图。


5
．
阅读理解





worry,
one
day
your
luck
will
change.
Mother
was
right,
as
I
discovered
after
I
had
finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host
（主持）
a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got
turned down every time.


In
one
station,
a
kind
lady
said
my
problem
was
that
I
hadn't
got
enough
experience.

some work with a small station and work your way up,

I went back home. I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had
opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn't get the job.

I felt really down.
look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had
already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked,
（播音员）
if he can't get
a job in a radio station?


I
was
waiting
for
the
lift
when
I
heard
the
man
call.

did
you
mean?
Do
you
know
anything about football?
that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.

On my way home, mom's words came back to me,


And
when
it
happens,
it'll
feel
doubly
（加倍的）
good
because
of
all
the
hard
work
you've
had.

（
1
）
Why didn't the writer get the job in Chicago?

A. Because he was too young. B. Because he didn't get college education.

C. Because he's got a good-looking person. D. Because he hadn't got enough experience.

（
2
）
Which of the following is true according to the article?

A. You just need to wait for some time, then luck will come.

B. Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C. It's important for you to wait for luck.

D. You should trust your mother.

（
3
）
The underlined sentence

A. But I was refused every time B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed

（
4
）
What's the best title of this passage?

A. Mother's Words
B. Everything Happens for the Best

C. No One is Always Lucky D. To Find a Job in Radio is Difficult

【答案】
（
1
）
D

（
2
）
B

（
3
）
A

（
4
）
B

【解析】
【分析】文章大意：文章 通过母亲的话和作者的亲身经历得出一个结论，通过努
力一切都会变好。

（
1
）细节理解题。根据原句
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got
enough
experience.
在一个电台，一位善良的女士说我的问题是
wi
没有足够的经验。故选
D
。

（
2
）细节理解题。根据

happens
for
the
best,
my
mother
said
whenever
things
weren't going my way.
，可知妈
妈的观点是一切都会好的，不用担心，有一天你的运气会改变。母亲的意思是通过努力 好
运一定回来，故选
B
。

（
3
）句义理解题。根据三四五自然段可知作者每次都被拒绝了，
turn
down:
拒绝，和
refuse
意思相近，故选
A
。

（
4
）主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章围绕第一句话
Everything
happens
for
the
best
，展
开，通过自己的真实经历得出结论
And
when
it
happens,
it'll
feel
doubly
（加倍的）
good
because of all the hard work you've had.
可知主旨大意是一切都会好的，故选
B
。

【点评】考查阅 读理解能力。首先阅读全文，掌握大意，然后根据每个问题在文章中找到
依据，锁定正确答案。


6
．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。