浙江宁波市2016中考英语阅读理解（二轮）编练题（二）及参考 答案.docVIP

浙江宁波市2016中考英语阅读理解（二轮）编练题（二）及参考答案 【中考先睹为快】 Passage A 【2016中考模拟】阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案。 【改编自《英语画刊》2016年3月版P32 Strength, Tools and Intelligence】 One day, three men were traveling and came upon a large river. They wanted to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to do so. The first man prayed to God, “Please God, give me the strength to cross the river.” Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs, and he was able to swim across the river in about two ours, after almost drowning many times. Seeing this, the second man prayed to God, “Please God, give me the strength and the tools to cross the river.” Poof! God gave him a boat and he was able to row across the river in about an hour, after almost capsizing the boat many times. The third man had seen how this worked out for the other two, so he prayed to God, “Please God, give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to cross the river.” Poof! God turned him into a professor. He looked at the map, walked upstream, and then walked across the bridge in ten minutes. 16. Who did the three men ask for help when they couldn’t cross the river? A. Strength. B. God. C.C. Poof. D. Themselves. 17. The third man asked for three things to cross the river because _______. he knew he needed all of them long ago. the other two men told him to do so. he learned from the other two’s experience God gave them to him willingly 18. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “capsizing” in Paragraph 3? A. setting off B. breaking down C.C. turning over D. turning off 19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The second man was drowned in the river. B. The second man spent more time to cross the river than the first man. C. The third man walked down the river and found the bridge. D. All of them crossed the river. 20. The purpose of the text is to tell readers that_________. All roads lead to Rome. Accidents will happen. God helps those who help themselves. By others’ faults, wise men correct their own.