备考2020年中考英语专题复习测试：阅读理解.pdfVIP

备考2020年中考英语专题复习测试：阅读理解

第一段

（2019中考选练题）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

GaryandGavinweretwinbrotherswhoworkedinastoreownedbytheirfather.Afterthefatherhad

passedaway,theytookoverthestore.Everythingwentwelluntilthedayatwenty-dollarbilldisappeared.

Garyhadleftthebillonthecashregister(收银台）.Butwhenhereturned,themoneywasgone.

GarythenaskedhisbrotherGavin,“Didyouseethattwenty-dollarbillonthecashregister?’Gavin

saidthathehadnot.ButGarydidnotletitgoandkeptasking.“Twenty-dollarbillscan’twalkawayby

themselves!Surelyyoumusthaveseenit.”“IsaidIdidn’tseeit!”Gavinrepliedwithanger.

Thequarreldividedtheyoungmenandtheycouldnolongerworktogether.Later,awallwasbuiltin

thecenterofthestore.Fortwentyyears,hostility(敌意）neverended.

Oneday,astrangemancametothestore.HewalkedinandaskedGary,“Howlonghaveyoubeen

here?”Garyrepliedthathe’dbeenthereallhislife.“ThenyouarethepersonI’mlookingfor,”themansaid.

“Twentyyearsago,Iwastotallybrokeandhungry.Ienteredthisstorefromthebackdoorandsawa

twenty-dollarbillonthecashregister.AndItookit.AlltheseyearsIhaven’tbeenabletoforgetthat.Ihad

tocomebackandapologizeforthat.

Thestrangerfeltshockedwhenseeingtearswellupintheeyesofthemiddle-agedmaninfrontofhim.

“Wouldyoupleas