广西壮族自治区中考英语真题及答案（1）_第3页

　　阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Do you like reading stories? Maybe you will answer, “No, I am not a child any more!” Yes, children all over the world always love stories.

　　Chinese children are ___41___ in Monkey King’s story. It ___42___ a popular bedtime story in China for many years. In fact, adults also love the story a lot. For then, Monkey King has become a very ___43___ part in the memory of their childhood. The clever and humorous money ___44___ the hearts of many Chinese people. British boys and girls all know Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland well. As the name ___45___, it’s a story full of dangerous but exciting trips. Children laugh, cry and even get frightened with Alice together while reading the story. Most American kids have read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by the famous writer, ___46___. Everyone likes the brave boy who also has lots of ___47___. Some scenes of the story may make your heart go faster, for Tom and his friends meet some very bad men and are usually ___48___. Of course in the end, they beat the bad ones.

　　You may also ask me ___49___ I like stories. Yes, I have liked them since I was very young. At that time, I often ___50___ all my pocket money on story books. For me, stories are much more delicious than chocolate! They help me learn a lot. So either young or old, let’s enjoy stories.

　　41. A. bored B. interested C. worried D. surprised

　　42. A. can be B. was C. has been D. will be

　　43. A. unhappy B. comfortable C. forgettable D. unforgettable

　　44. A. beats B. wins C. hurts D. breaks

　　45. A. spells B. smells C. shows D. solves

　　46. A. Mark Twain B. Confucius C. William Shakespeare D. Charles Schulz

　　47. A. rules B. inventions C. ropes D. risks

　　48. A. in danger B. in peace C. in silence D. in excellent condition

　　49. A. that B. what C. why D. if

　　50. A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost

　　四、阅读理解(第51~55小题，每题1分;第56~70小题，每题2分，共35分)

　　A

　　Christmas and Spring Festival are two important festivals in the world.

　　Christmas is the most important festival in Western countries. It comes on December 25th. When Christmas comes, people have a long holiday. And there is Father Christmas! He comes on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and gives presents to children so they love him very much.

　　Spring Festival is very important in China. It usually happens in February. On the New Year’s Eve, people have a big family dinner and watch TV together. Parents usually give their children a hongbao, which means lucky money.

　　根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在答题上涂T，错误的涂F。

　　51. Christmas is the most important in Western countires.

　　52. People don’t have a long holiday at Christmas.

　　53. Children love Father Christmas very much.

　　54. Spring Festival isn’t very important in China.

　　55. Parents usually give a hongbao at Christmas.

　　B

　　根据以上信息，选项正确答案。