2010年武汉中考英语试卷及答案(5)

　　四、阅读理解（本题共30分，每小题2分）

　　阅读下列材料，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　A

　　One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

　　Her mother said, "Don't be afraid, honey. Take courage!"

　　"What's courage?" she asked, running to her mother's bed.

　　"Courage is the brave breath," her mother answered.

　　"Mum, do you have courage?"

　　"Certainly."

　　The girl held out her little hands, saying, "Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me."

　　After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the "breath of courage" would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

　　Her mother said to herself, "It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of 'breath' to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost."

　　In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

　　56. The girl walked back because __________.

　　A. the bathroom was too far away.                  B. her mother wouldn't go with her

　　C. she was too afraid of the dark                   D. the bedroom door was locked

　　57. We learn from the reading that ___________.

　　A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself       B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

　　C. the girl's mother was able to blow brave breath D. the girl's mother was very proud of herself

　　58. To stop "mother's breath" from running away, the girl __________.

　　A. held out her little hands                       B. clenched her fists

　　C. talk to her mother                            D. held her own breath

　　59. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

　　A. adults are always brave enough                B. children learn to be brave quickly

　　C. the fear in one's mind is the real problem   D. the mother can deal with anything with breath

　　60. Which is the best title of the passage?

　　A. The Fearless Mother                         B. One Lonely Girl

　　C. One midnight                               D. The Breath of Courage

　　B

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　　61. The above reading is most probably __________.

　　A. an advertisement          B. a food report         C. a shopping list        D. a menu

　　62. It's clear that the Eatery __________.

　　A. can hold 150 people at most                      B. only provides Chinese food

　　C. was set up in the year of 1980                     C. doesn't offer many choices

　　63. At the loch Ness Eatery, visitors can ________.

　　A. book comfortable room                         B. have a picnic

　　C. cook for themselves                            D. get a good relaxation

　　64. The reading also tells us _________.

　　A. the prices of food and drinks                     B. the address of the Eatery

　　C. the name of the manager                   D. the way of getting in touch with the Eatery

　　65. The Eatery provides almost everything to _________.

　　A. to serve people for a long time                B. meet the needs of different visitors

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