1、第 1 页 共 60 页【通用版】中考英语一轮复习：70 篇短文复习初中词汇词汇是英语学习的基础，在语境中学习词汇是最好的学习方法。小编整理了适合初中阶段的 70 篇阅读材料，由易到难，帮助训练听、读和意义理解，快和小编一起来学习吧！1. A Young Officer and an Old SoldierA very new, young officer was at a railway station He was going to visithis mother, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of histrai
2、n. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have thecoins for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around forsomeone to help him.At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him andsaid,“Have you got change for ten pence?”“Wait a moment,” the old soldier answe
3、red, beginning to put his hand inhis pocket.“Ill see whether I can help you.”“Dont you know how to speak to an officer?”the young man saidangrily.“Now lets start again. Have you got change for ten pence?”“No, sir.”the old soldier answered quickly.1. 年轻军官与老兵一位新上任的(new)年轻军官(young officer)在火车站(railway
4、station)候车。他要去看望(visit)他的母亲(mother)。他想打电话(want to telephone sb.)告诉(tell)母亲他的列车(train)到站的时间。但寻遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，却发现(find)他没有打电话用的硬币(coin)，于是他走到车站外面(outside)，环顾四周(look around)想找人帮忙(help)。最后(at last)有名老兵(old soldier)路过，年轻的军官拦住他道：“你有十便士(pence)的零钱(change)吗？”“等会儿(wait a moment)。”老兵回答(answer)，开始(begin)把手放(pu
5、t)进口袋， “让我看看是否(whether)能帮助你。”“难道你不知道(know)该怎样跟一位长官说话 (speak)吗？”年轻人生气地(angrily)说，“现在我们重新开始(start again)，你有十便士的零钱吗？”“没有，长官(sir)。”老兵迅速(quickly)答道。2. Are You Going to Thank Her?Mrs. Green has lived near the park of the city for forty years. Shes veryrich and has got a lot of money. But she never buys so
6、mething expensive第 2 页 共 60 页for her family and always does all the housework herself. She sweeps allthe rooms every day.Last morning, when she got up, she felt terrible. After breakfast she felteven worse. She found some medicine and took it. But it was useless toher and she had to go to a hospital
7、.The doctor looked her over and asked her to be in hospital, but sherefused and went home on foot. As soon as she got home, the telephonerang. She hurried to answer it. It was the doctor. He told her she had lefther purse in the hospital and a nurse had found it.“Could you tell me her name, please?”
8、asked Mrs. Green.“Of course, Mrs. Green. Are you going to thank her? ”asked the doctor.“No, no.” She said, “My handbag was lost three years ago. I want to knowif she found it. ”2. 您是要感谢她吗？格林夫人(Mrs.)在这座城市(city)的公园(park)附近住(live)了四十(forty)年了。 她特别富裕(rich)，相当有钱(money)。但她从不(never)给自己的家人(family)买昂贵的(expen
9、sive)物品，而且总是(always)自己做所有的家务(housework)，她每天打扫(sweep)所有的房间。昨天早上(Last morning)。她起床(get up)时感觉(feel)很糟糕(terrible)。早餐(breakfast)后她觉得更严重(even worse)，就找了一些药(medicine)吃了。但还是没用(useless)。她不得不去了医院(hospital)。医生(doctor)给她作了检查并要求(ask)她住院，但她拒绝(refuse)了，然后步行(on foot)回家。她一(as soon as)到家，电话就响(ring)了，她赶紧(hurry)去接听电话，
10、是医生打来的，他告诉这位女士她的钱包(purse)丢在了医院，一位护士(nurse)捡到了。“您能告诉我这位护士的名字(name)吗？”格林夫人问道。“当然可以(of course)，格林夫人，您是要感谢(thank)她吗？”医生问道。“不，不是，”她说：“我的手提包(handbag)三年前(three years ago)丢了，我想问问是不是她捡到了。”3. Sam and TodSam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much.So Sam didnt like it, and he want
11、ed to kill Tod, He tied Tod in a bag andput it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the middle of a big river. Just第 3 页 共 60 页as he threw the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down.Both Sam and Tod fell into the river.Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldnt The dog bit (咬) the rope an
12、d gotout of the bag. It tried its best to swim to save Sam The man was saved,so he was very thankful to the dog. He did not want to kill the dog anymore. From then on, he gave the dog as much food as it wanted.3. 萨姆与托德萨姆有一只狗(dog)。他的名字叫托德。它很有用(helpful)，但它吃的太多(eattoo much)，所以萨姆不喜欢他。萨姆想杀死(kill)托德。萨姆把托德
13、绑(tie)在一个袋子里，把它放进一只小船(small boat)。他把船划(row)到一条大河(river)的中央(middle)。他正要(just)把这只可怜的动物(poor animal)扔(throw)下河的时候，船开始下沉，萨姆和托德两个都(both)跌入(fall into)河里。托德能(be able to)游泳(swim)，但萨姆不会。狗把绳子(rope)咬断，从袋子里出来(get out of the bag)。它竭尽全力(try ones best)游过去救(save)萨姆。萨姆获救了，所以他对托德是非常感激的(thankful)他不再(not any more)打算杀它了
14、。从那以后(from then on)，小狗想要吃多少食物(food)萨姆就给多少。4. In the BarIn England, if you are under the age of eighteen, youre not allowed todrink in a public bar.Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but he never took hisson, Tom, because he was too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenthbirthday, Mr. T
15、hompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now,Tom, I want to teach you a lesson, You must always be careful not todrink too much. And how do you know when youve had enough? Well,Ill tell you. Do you see those two lights
16、at the end of the bar? When theyseem to have become four, youve had enough and should go home.”“But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar.”4. 在酒吧在英格兰(England)，年龄在 18 岁以下(under the age of eighteen)的人不允许(be not allowed to do)到公众(public)酒吧里喝酒(drink)。汤普森先生过去经常(used to)到他家附近(near
17、)的一个酒吧喝酒，但他从不带第 4 页 共 60 页(take)他的儿子(son)汤姆，因为(because)他还太小(too young)。当汤姆过 18岁生日(birthday)时，他第一次(for the first time)带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧(his usual bar)。喝了半个小时(half an hour)后，汤普森对儿子说道，“汤姆，现在我给你上一课(teach you a lesson)。你必须(must)要小心(be careful)决不要喝太多。那怎样才能知道你是否已经喝够了(enough)呢？听着，我告诉你。你看见(see)酒吧尽头的(at the end of
18、)那两盏灯(light)了吗？当它们看起来(seem)已经变成(become)四盏的时候，你就喝足了，应该(should)回家(gohome)了。”“可是，爸爸，”汤姆说，“我只(only)看见那儿有一盏灯呀！”5. Three Black UmbrellasSally was a student. It was going to be her mothers birthday. She wantedto buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.A week before her mothers bir
19、thday, she went shopping after a quickand simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she founda shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one.Her mother had lost hers the month before.She thought,“You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of anycolor.”
20、So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back tothe school with her until her classes had finished.On her way home in the train that evening she felt hungry because shehad such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car(餐车) for asandwich and a cup of coffee.She had left the
21、 black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢 ） ， but when she got back,it had gone!When she had left thecompartment,there had been no other passengers in it,but now therewere three.Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longerthere.The other passengers felt very sorry for h
22、er and asked what waswrong.Sally told them that the black umbrella she had bought for hermother was gone,and that she had to get out at the next station.After the three other passengers heard the story, they asked her for hermother s address so that they could send the umbrella to her ifsomebody had
23、 taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally hadgot out of the train.第 5 页 共 60 页The next week, Sally heard from her mother.It said, “Thank you verymuch for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three similarblack umbrellas?”5. 三把黑伞萨莉是个学生(student)， 再过几天就是她母亲的生日了， 她想给母亲买(buy) 一个价格不高，
24、但漂亮、实用的(nice and useful)礼物(present)。在她母亲生日之前(before)的一个星期(week)，萨莉匆忙地吃了顿简单的(simple)午餐(lunch)后就出去购物(go shopping)了。看(look)了半个小时后，发现了一个卖(sell)便宜(cheap)雨伞(umbrella)的商店，她决定(decide)买把黑色的(black)伞。一个月(month)之前她母亲把她的伞(hers)丢(lose)了。她想，“穿(wear)任何颜色(color)的衣服(clothes)，都可以携带(carry)黑伞。”于是她决定买把可爱的(lovely)黑伞带回学校(s
25、chool)， 直到(until)课(class)结束(finish)时才带回家。那天晚上(evening)在她乘火车回家的路上(on her way home)，因为午餐吃的很少(have such a small lunch)她觉得饿(hungry)于是走进餐车，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(a cup of coffee)。她去吃饭前把黑伞留（leave）在车厢内她的座位上面（above her seat），但是当她回来（get back）时，雨伞不见了（It has gone）!她离开车厢的时候，那里没有别的乘客（passenger）,现在却有了三位。萨莉一看雨伞不在那
26、儿了（the umbrella was no longer there），就开始哭（cry）起来，另外三位乘客为她感到难过（feel sorry for her）,都问她怎么了（whats wrong），她告诉他们自己为妈妈买的伞不见了，而且下一站(nextstation)她就得下车了。其他的(other)三位乘客听到(hear)后，都询问她母亲的地址(address)，以便(sothat)有人知道拿错了(take it by mistake)伞再拿回来(bring back)时， 他们可以把伞寄(send)给她母亲。在接下来的一周，萨莉收到她母亲的来信(hear from her mothe
27、r)，上面写道，“非常感谢你送我的漂亮礼物，但你为什么寄给我三把相似的(similar)黑伞呢？”6. FriendsFriends are different things to different people. To my little sister, a friendis someone who likes to swim and ride bikes. My moms idea of a friendis someone like Mrs. Smith who walks and talks with her every morning.第 6 页 共 60 页My dads fri
28、ends are neighbors who help him with the work like buildingshelves and planting trees.Steve, our monitor, is my best friend. We go skating, play football, talkabout sports, and go to a concert. When I broke my leg, he always cameover to play games; in school, he carried my schoolbag for me and gotmy
29、 lunch for me. I know I can always count on him, and he also knowsthat he can count on me.Some friends may be in your life for a while. Others will be there for along time, maybe even forever(永远). I would hate to move, unless I couldtake my friends with me They are too important to leave behind.6. 朋
30、友对于不同的人(people)，朋友(friend)意味着不同的(different)内容。对于我的小妹妹(little sister)来说，朋友是喜欢(like)游泳和骑自行车(ride bikes)的某个人(someone)。 我妈妈的想法(idea)是朋友像(like)史密斯夫人一样可以每天早上陪她散步(walk)并交谈(talk)。 我爸爸的朋友是帮他搭建架子(build shelves)、 种树(plant trees)或做其他活的邻居们(neighbors)。我们的班长(monitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。我们去滑冰(go skating)、踢足球(play foot
31、ball)、谈论体育(talk about sports)、去听音乐会(go to aconcert)。我摔断腿(leg)时，他就来我家玩游戏(game)；在学校，他替我拿书包(schoolbag)，并帮我打午饭。我知道我总能依靠(count on)他，他也知道他能依靠我。有些(some)朋友可能(may)只在你的一生中停留一会儿(for a while)。另一些(others)则很长一段时间(for a long time)和你做朋友，甚至有可能(maybe)是终生的朋友。我憎恨(hate)搬家(move)，除非(unless)我可以把朋友也带走。他们对我来说太重要了(too importa
32、nt)，我无法把他们留下(leave behind)。7. The“Deaf”WifeA man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wifesgoing deaf.”The doctor answers,“Heres something you can try on herto test her hearing. Stand some meters away from her and ask her aquestion. If she doesnt answer, move a little closer a
33、nd ask again. Keeprepeating this until she answers. Then youll be able to tell if she is deafor not.”The man goes home and begins to test his wifes hearing. He stands by第 7 页 共 60 页the wall and says, “My dear, whats for dinner?” He doesnt hear an answer,so he moves closer to her. “My dear, whats for
34、 dinner?” Still no answer. Herepeats this several times, until hes standing just a few feet away fromher.Finally, she answers,“For the eleventh time, I said were having meat andrice!”7. “耳聋的”妻子某人对他的家庭医生说，“医生，我怀疑(doubt)我妻子(wife)要聋(deaf)了。”医生回答说，“有个办法可以测试(test)她的听力。你站(stand)在离她几米远(some meters away)的地方
35、，然后问她一个问题(question)。如果她不回答，你再走近点(a little closer)，然后再问。如此重复(repeat)直到她听到为止。那时你就可以判断她是否聋了。”这人回家后便开始测试他妻子的听力。他站在墙的旁边(by the wall)说，“亲爱的(dear)，晚饭(dinner)吃什么？”他没听到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些。 “亲爱的， 晚饭吃什么？” 仍然(still)没有回答。 他如此反复了几次(several times) 直到他离妻子只有几英尺(a few feet)的地方。最后(finally)，她回答道，“我都说了十一次了，我说咱们要吃肉(meat)和米饭(ri
36、ce)。”8. We Really Dont KnowJack had gone to the university to study his history, but at the end of hissecond term, he failed his history exam, and he was told that he wouldbe dismissed from university. However, his father decided that he wouldgo to see the history professor(教授)to ask him to let Jack
37、 continue hisstudies the next year.“Hes a good boy,”said Jacks father,“Please pardon him. If you let himpass this time, Im sure hell improve a lot next year and pass theexaminations at the end of it really well.”“No, no, thats quite impossible!” replied the professor immediately. “Doyou know, last m
38、onth I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didntknow!” “Please, sir, give him another chance.” said Jacks father, “You see,Im afraid we dont take any newspapers in our house so we even dontknow that Napoleon was ill recently.”8. 我们真的不知道第 8 页 共 60 页杰克去大学(university)里学习(study)历史(history)，但在第二学期(term)
39、末，他的历史考试不及格(he failed his history exam)同时他还被告知将被开除(dismiss)。然而(however)杰克的父亲(father)决定去拜访那位历史学教授，请求教授让(let)杰克继续(continue)下一年的学业。“他是个不错的男孩(boy)。”杰克的父亲(father)说，“请原谅(pardon)他吧！如果这次您能让他通过(pass)，我确信(Im sure)他明年一定会大有长进(improve a lot)；而且会在年终时真正地(really)很出色地通过考试。”“不，不行，那是完全不可能的(quite impossible)。”教授立即(imme
40、diately)回答(reply)，“您知道吗，上个月我问他拿破仑是什么时候去世(die)的，可他居然不知道！”“先生，请再给他一次机会(give him another chance)吧。”杰克的父亲说道，“您要知道， 恐怕(Im afraid)是因为我们家里没有报纸(newspaper)。 因此我们甚至连拿破仑近来(recently)病了(ill)都不知道。”9. RaymondEverybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymonddreamed of being a scientist, in fact, he is
41、 a postman now.Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the saying(格言)“If youcant live the life you love, Love the life you live.”He greets everyone witha big smile and a friendly “Hi, how are you?” And he really wants to know!Its hard to feel unhappy when we hear him whistling(吹口哨)happily upand
42、down the street.Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always look very clean. Afterwork, he likes going to the gym to take exercise Raymond is strict in hiswork He cares about the people on this street everyday,and he knocks onMrs. Jordans door to ask for a drink of cool water. Hes not really t
43、hirsty.Mrs. Jordan is old, and he just wants to make sure shes okay.9. 雷蒙德每个人(everybody)都梦想(dream of)做些重要的事。雷蒙德小时候梦想成为一名科学家(scientist)，实际上(in fact)他现在是一名邮递员(postman)。雷蒙德是个积极主动的(active)年轻人。他信奉的格言是“如果你不能过你热爱的生活，那就热爱你所过的生活。”带着灿烂的微笑(smile)，他向每一个人打招呼(greet)，还来一句友好的(friendly)问候，“嗨，你好吗？”而且他确实想知道！当我们听到他欢快地吹
44、着口哨在街道(street)上来来往往(up and down)第 9 页 共 60 页时，想不高兴都难(hard)。雷蒙德看起来(look)很不错。他的衬衫(shirt)和裤子(trousers)总是非常干净(very clean)。下班后，他喜欢去体育馆(gym)锻炼(take exercise)。雷蒙德对自己的工作要求严格(strict)。他关心(care about)街道上的居民。每天他都会敲(knock onat)乔丹夫人的门(door)去要一杯凉(cool)水。他不是真的口渴(thirsty)。乔丹夫人年纪大了，他只是想确认(make sure)乔丹夫人一切正常。10. Thats
45、 Why!Jimmy started painting when he was three years old, and when he wasfive, he was already very good at it. He also got many prizes for hispainting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and peoplepaid a lot of money for them .They said,“This boys going to be famouswhen hes a little
46、older, and then were going to sell these pictures formuch more money.”Jimmys pictures were different from other peoples because he neverpainted it on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other halfwas always empty.“Thats very clever,”everybody said.“Nobody else does that!”They allbeli
47、eved that the boy was a pioneer in painting.One day, somebody bought one of Jimmys pictures and then said to him,“Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half ofyour pictures, but not on the top half ?”“Because Im small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes dont reach very high.”10. 原来如此吉
48、米三岁开始画画(start painting)，五岁时已经(already)画得相当好了。他还因此获得很多奖(many prizes)。 他画了很多美丽(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)图画(picture)。人们付(pay)很多钱(a lot of money)买这些画。他们说：“这个孩子大一点后肯定会出名(be famous)到时我们可以靠这些画赚更多的钱。”吉米的画不同于(be different from) 他人的画，因为他从来不在整张纸上作画。他只在一半纸上画，另一半总是空的(empty)。“这真是个聪明的(clever)做法！”大家都说，“没有其他人(nobod
49、y else)这么画过。”他们都认为这男孩堪称绘画艺术的先锋(pioneer)。有一天，有人买了吉米的画，然后问：“请告诉我，吉米，你为什么总是在纸的下半部分(bottom half)画而不在上半部分(top half)画呢？”第 10 页 共 60 页吉米说：“因为我个头小，我的画笔(brush)无法够到(reach)那么高(high)。”11.Living like a PigOne day, a guru(印度教大师) knew what he would be in his next life. So hecalled his favorite disciple(徒弟) and ask
50、ed him what he would do toshow thanks. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked himto do.After the guru received the promise, he said, “Then this is what Id like youto do for me. Ive just learned that when I die very soon, Im going to beborn as a pig. Do you see that pig eating rubbish
