2020最新中考英语阅读理解题型专项练习

D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

3. Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A. Jack.

B. The driver in the American car.

C. Either Jack or the driver.

D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.

4. what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper

again?

A. He drove to the City Bank

B. He drove to the police.

C. He made a telephone call.

D. He stopped the American car.

5. Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A. The police. B. Jack

C. Nobody. D. The American driver

KEY: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A

中考英语阅读训练（008）

Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

\‘they’d know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. \

But Linda has promised that she would ring. \she says, \‘it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it‘s the other side of the world. It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。\

\‘re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat,‘ David says, \’s nearly four pounds(英镑). \

\‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat,\‘’Linda answers.

She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

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