2019年中考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案：Queen Olivia
“You have saved my horse,” Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her. “Now you shall get a gift for what you did.” Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair. That day when he was working in the field, the shocked horse ran past him. Without thinking, he rushed out and controlled it. He didn’t know it was the Queen’s horse and never expected to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one.Two of the queen’s men?appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels(珠宝) shone on top of the mirror’s silver frame(框架). The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.
“Only one gift can be yours,” the queen said. “Choose wisely.” “That’s easy,” Peter said. “I’ll take the chicken.” Some of the queen’s men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.?
“And why did you choose the chicken?” the queen asked. “Well, I don’t know much about jewels,” Peter answered. “But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”
Queen Olivia smiled. “Then you did make a wise choice,” she said. “That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable.” Peter took the chicken and bowed. “Thank you, your majesty.”
“You are a smart child,” the queen added. “I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?” Peter smiled. “Thank you very much!” he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family wouldn’t worry about their food any more--all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!
26. The Queen gave Peter a gift because .
A. he saved her horse B. he was smart
C. she liked him D. he was poor
27. Peter decided to choose the .
A. jewels B. mirror C. chicken D. silver frame
28. From Para.3-5, we can know that .
A. it was difficult for Peter to make the choice
B. all the men thought Peter’s decision was right
C. Peter thought the chicken would be useful to his family
D. Peter knew the jewels weren’t real before he made the choice
29. The right order of Peter’s story is .
a. Peter got a well-paid job.
b. Peter chose the gift wisely.
c. Peter could get a gift for what he did.
d. Peter would help his family have a better life.
A. d c b a B. c b a d C. c b d a D. c a d b
30. After reading the passage, we can infer(推断) that .
A. Peter only thought of himself
B. Peter couldn’t take good care of the Queen’s horses
C. chickens became the popular gifts in their country
D. it was wise of Peter to choose something that he knew well
【答案】26. A 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. D
【解析】
短文大意：年轻的彼得无意间救了奥利维亚女王的马，女王让他在珠宝和小鸡之间选择一种作为礼物，彼得选择了他所熟悉的鸡，因为他知道鸡能给他的家庭提供鸡蛋。女王认为彼得确实做出了明智的选择，认为彼得是个聪明的孩子，决定让他照顾自己的马。有了这份工作，彼得获得了很好的报酬，帮助他的家人过上了更好的生活。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“You have saved my horse,”Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her.“Now you shall get a gift for what you did.”可知，女王送给彼得一件礼物，因为他救了她的马。故答案为A。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子Peter said.“I’ll take the chicken.”可知，彼得决定选择鸡，答案为C。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据“That’s easy,”Peter said.“I’ll take the chicken.”可知，彼得很容易做出选择；根据“Some of the queen’s men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.”可知，他们认为彼得的决定是愚蠢的；根据“But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”可知，彼得认为母鸡能为他的家庭提供鸡蛋，对他的家人是有用的；根据“Well, I don’t know much about jewels,”Peter answered.可知，彼得对珠宝不是很了解。故正确答案为C。
【29题详解】
句子排序题。通读短文我们可以知道彼得救了女王的马，将得到女王送给他的礼物，彼得明智地做出了选择，选择了他所熟悉的东西，女王认为彼得确实做出了明智的选择，认为彼得是个聪明的孩子，决定让他照顾自己的马，有了这份工作，彼得获得了很好的报酬，帮助他的家人过上了更好的生活。因此能够反映故事情节句子的顺序为c b a d，答案选B。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据文中句子Queen Olivia smiled. “Then you did make a wise choice,” she said. “That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable.故选D
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