2021年（外研版）中考英语总复习专项训练：阅读理解02　哲理故事 含答案.doc

阅读理解(二)　哲理故事 A A river was running happily in the hill, the valley(山谷) and the field. Soon it was stopped by a huge rock and the river was a little afraid and worried what it could do. The rock said, “Hi, baby!Where are you going?” The river answered, “I’m going to the sea. My mother is waiting for me.” The rock made fun of the river and said, “You’re too young. Go back to the hill at once. You can’t get there. Don’t come back here again!” The river was surprised to hear that and said, “I can only go forwards(向前).There’s no river that goes backwards(向后)!” The rock became angry and warned the river, “Don’t speak! If you don’t go back, you will have to change your direction. Don’t want to run over my body!” The river asked helplessly, “Where should I go?” “You can go anywhere you like. Just don’t come close to me!” While they were talking, more and more water came here. Then it began to get out of control. The river ran quickly over the rock and the rock was washed pitifully. The river said proudly, “A weak person will change his goal and direction. A person who is strong will only go ahead and nothing can stop him!” 1.The final goal of the river was to go to the 　　　　.(　　)  A. field B.valley C.sea D.hill 2.The rock wanted the river to 　　　　.(　　)  A. get out of control B.come close to him C.make fun of him D.go back to the hill 3.The river ran over the rock 　　　　.(　　)  A. slowly B.softly C.quickly D.carelessly 4.After meeting the rock, the river became 　　　　at last instead of being afraid.(　　)  A. proud B.helpless C.pitiful D.worried 5.The passage tells us that we should 　　　　when facing difficulties.(　　)  A. avoid solving the problem B.become strong and go ahead C.change our dream directly D.be used to giving up silently B
There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said,“What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely.” The rose proudly said, “It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant full of thorns(刺)!” “What a proud flower!” thought the trees. As the days passed, the red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like “This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor!” The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying,“God did not create any form of life without a purpose.” Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt(枯萎). One day the rose saw birds put their beaks(喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus. “The cactus has water?” asked the rose. “Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help.” The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed. The rose learned a lesson and never judged(评价) anyone by their appearance again. 1.At first, 　　　　thought the cactus was ugly. (　　)  A. the rose B.the pine tree C.the birds D.the thorns 2.The red rose began to wilt because 　　　　. (　　)  A. the birds could fly B.spring came C.there was no rain D.the cactus got angry 3.The birds put their beaks into the cactus to 　　　　.(　　)  A. get water B.eat food C.offer help D.tell secrets 4.From the passage, we know the cactus was 　　　　.(　　)  A. rude B.kind C.selfish D.careless 5.From the story, we know 　　　　. (　　)  A. the pine tree didn’t think the red rose was beautiful B.the red rose never said bad words about others C.the cactus refused to help the birds D.the red rose realized she was wrong at last C　[ 2021·原创] 　　Once upon a time there was a wise man who had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his writing. One day he was walking along the seaside. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a person moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing; instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish(海星) into the ocean.” “Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” “The sun is up, and the tide(潮汐) is going out. And if I don’t throw them in time, they’ll die.” “But, young man, don’t you know there are miles and miles of beach, and that starfish are all along it? You can’t possibly make a difference!”  The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the ocean and said, “It has made a difference to this one and many other ones.” 1.What did the wise man usually do before he began his writing? (　　) A.He usually walked on the street. B.He had a habit of
smoking. C.He usually took a walk on the beach. D.He usually danced on the beach. 2.What was the young man throwing into the ocean? (　　) A.Fish. B.Tides. C.Stones. D.Starfish. 3.What does the underlined sentence mean? (　　) A.The young man was doing something meaningful. B.There were so many starfish that the young man couldn’t save all of them. C.The starfish were too far away from the ocean. D.The young man should make a plan. 4.What do you think of the young man? (　　) A.Funny. B.Smart. C.Warm-hearted. D.Helpless. D One day a woman came out of her house and saw three old men standing in her front yard. She invited them in to have something to drink. But they told her that they didn’t go into a house together. The woman felt very surprised and asked why. One of the old men pointed to one of his friends and explained, “His name is Success,” he said and pointed to the other friend, “He is Love, and I am Wealth.” He asked her to go in and discuss with her family which one of the three they wanted to invite. The woman went in and told her husband what happened. Her husband was very happy, “Great!” he said. “Let us invite Wealth to come in and we’ll be very rich!” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” His daughter