2019年中考英語備考名師精品資料――閱讀理解

1. people like country music because it is about human feelings and events.
2. country music comes from the northeast and midwest of america.
3. city people thought country music was low class because it was sung by cowboys and poor southerners.
4. country music became popular during world war ii.
5. today country music is sung by stars all in english.

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for most americans, life without a car is hard to imagine. however, society has realized the serious air pollution problem caused by cars. the polluted air becomes poisonous(有毒的) to our health.
one way to get rid of(擺脫) the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute. that’s what several large companies have been trying to do. but to build a clean car is easier said than done. progress is this field has been slow.
    another way is to replace the car engine(發動機) with something. now inventors are working on steam(蒸汽) cars as well as electric cars. many car makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases people.
    to prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way we live. americans, for example, have to reduce(減少) the number of their total cars. they should be encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle.
    but this change does not come easily. a large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory is closed. thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment(失業).
    although cars have led(引導) us to better lives, they have also brought us new problems.
1. a car is very important for most americans.
2. building a clean car is not difficult.
3. one way to get rid of the polluted air is to replace the car engine.
4. the writer thinks that the problem of air pollution is more important that that of unemployment.

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many years ago, there was a man. he had a cat and loved it very much. he decided to call it sky. one day, a friend said to him, "let me tell you that there is something stronger than the sky. i mean the clouds, for they cover the sky." "you are right." answered the man, "and now i'm going to give my cat the name ‘cloud’”.
    two days later, another man was having supper with him at his house. “why do you call cat cloud? the wind blows away the cloud without difficulty.” so the man changed its name again. it was then called wind.
    but a week had not passed when his neighbor noticed this quite beautiful cat. he said, “wind seems to be the worst name. even a wall can stop the wind. wall seems to be better.” so the cat was called wall. but a teacher said that a wall was not stronger than a mouse. the man had to change the name again. just then the man's son came in. “mouse!” he shouted. “what a foolish name! i know something much stronger than a mouse. everyone knows that a cat catches the mouse and eats it. a cat is stronger than a mouse,” said the boy. this time the man saw his mistake. he changed its name back to cat again.