2017中考英语阅读理解4.docVIP

第41讲　阅读理解(一) 阅读理解。(2014，安徽) Tony Wheeler was born to travel.His father worked for an airline.For the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries. In the early 1970s，Tony met a young woman named Maureen.They soon married.Before getting jobs，Tony and Maureen wanted to travel.They took a year-long trip from England，through Asia，to Australia.On the trip，they visited places like Iran (伊朗)，India，and so on. When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip.To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap.The book told people about different countries weather，customs (风俗)，and places to see.But unlike other travel books then，Tony Wheelers book also talked about places most tourists did not go.He also wrote about unusual things to see and do.The book was very popular. Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet.They continued travelling.They wrote books for each place they visited.Today，800 people work for Lonely Planet.The company has over 650 books.Tony Wheeler，the great traveller，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises. 1．Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in __D__． A．England 　B．Iran　　　C．India　　D．Australia 2．Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to __D__． A．make money for his next trip B．tell people about his new company C．draw peoples attention to his family D．answer peoples questions about his trip 3．How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then？__C__ A．It was longer and more popular. B．It was the first travel book in the world. C．It talked about places most tourists did not go. D．It talked about a countrys weather and customs. 4．Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheelers company？__C__ A．His father started it. B．It is an airline company. C．Hundreds of people work for it. D．It has no books about travelling. 5．The passage mainly talks about __A__．