2017年四川省绵阳市中考英语试卷一、第二部分；读．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项．1．（10分）Theotherday，ItoldConniethatI'drathertakethebustoworkthanrideinmycomfortablelimousine，becauseofthehighcostofgasoline．Buttoday，IdiscoveredhowwrongIwas．WhenIgotintomylimousinethismorning，mydrivertoldmethatthemotordidn'tsoundlikeitwasrunningwell．Look，Isaid，Ihaveanimportantmeetingat9：00．Ihavetobeontime!Wedroveaboutthreeblocks﹣thenthemotordied．Sorry，Mr．Foster．Ithoughtthismighthappen．Butlook!There'sthedowntownbus．Maybeyoushouldtakeit．Soyoudon'tmissyourmeeting．Well，I…I…Oh!IsupposeIhaveto．Igotonthebusandgavethedrivermymoney．Mister，areyouserious？Wecan'tmakechangefora$100bill!IAMCHARLESK．FOSTER．ANDIORDERTHATYOUSHOULDMAKECHANGE!Mister，saidthedriver，Idon'tcarewhoyouare．Youwillhavetogetoffthebus．Well．IwassomadwhenIgotoffthatbusthatIdidn'twatchwhereIwasgoing，andIwasalmosthitbyacar!Sonow，allIhavetosayisthis：Mybusinessmaybekillingme，butridingthebuscertainlywill．21．ThewordlimousineinParagraph1mostprobablymeansa ．A．motorbikeB．truckC．carD．bus22．Whydidthewriter'sdriversuggesthimtakingthebus？ A．Thebuswouldstopatthemeeting﹣room．B．Thelimousinecompletelybrokedown．C．Thedriverhadanimportantmeeting．D．Themotorwasnotrunningverywell．23．thewriterfailedtocatchthebusbecause ．A．thereweretoomanypassengersB．itwasheadinginthewrongdirectionC．thedrivercouldn'tchangehismoneyD．hewasrudeinthebusdriver24．Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhehadtogetoffthebus？ A．Angry．B．Uneasy．C．Shameful．D．Funny．25．Whatcanweguessfromthelastparagraph？ A．Thewriterwasdoingwellinhisbusiness．B．Conniewouldlosehisjobasthewriter'sdriver．C．Thewriterwassurethathewouldbekilledbyabus．D．Thewriterwouldn'ttakeabustoworkafterthat．2．（10分）SmartKidsClub•Foragegroup：5﹣15•Opentothemembersfrom9：00amto10：30am．OnSat．&Sun．•100yuaneachweek•Tel：0816﹣2018367•Add：102ParkRoadBody﹣buildingClub•Allfacilities（设备）supplied•OnthetopfloorofXiayiHotel•Everyafternoonfrom4：00pmto6：00pm，Sat&Sun．•Drinksandfruitsreadyforyouduringbreaks．•Tel：0816﹣2515868•Add：104TanyuanRoad．PianoClub•One﹣to﹣onetrainingonSat&Sun．from4：00pmto6：00pm（150yuanperhour）•Experiencedteachers•Pianoofferedforfree•Convenienttransportation•Tel：0816﹣2676911•Add：318RenminRoadGlobalEnglishClub•Englishtraininginfourskills﹣listening，speaking，readingandwriting•4﹣month（600yuan），6﹣month（900yuan），andoneyear（1，500yuan）courses•Choiceofmorningoreveningclasses，3hoursperday．Mon．﹣Fri．•AllnativeteachersfromUKandUSA．•Tel：0816﹣2878806•Add：612HongxingRoad26．Whichclubcanyoujoinonweekdays？ A．SmartKidsClub．B．GlobalEnglishClub．C．Body﹣buildingClub．D．PianoClub．27．Inwhichclubcanyoudrinkandeatfruitswhilehavingarest？ A．SmartKidsClub．B．GlobalEnglishClub．C．Body﹣buildingClub．D．PianoClub．28．HowmanychoicesdoesLucyhaveifshewantstojointwoclubsatweekends？ A.1B.2．C.3．D.4．29．IfyouwanttotalkwithnativeEnglishspeakers，pleasering ．A.0816﹣2878806B.0816﹣2515868C.0816﹣2676911D.0816﹣201836730．Whatcanbethebesttitlefortheabovefourads？ A．BuildYourBodywithUs．B．BestClubsAvailableinTownC．EnjoyYourWeekendsinClubsD．FascinatingActivitiesonWeekdays．3．（10分）Alongtimeago，therelivedaveryoldman．Hewassooldthathecouldnotseeorhearverywell．Healsocouldnotwalkverywell，oreatverywellforhishandshook．Theoldman'ssonanddaughter﹣in﹣lawthoughthemightmaketroubleattable．So，theyhadhimeathismealsinthecornerofthekitchenwithoutatable．Theygavehimverylittletoeat．Theoldmanwouldhaveasadlookonhisfaceashelookedathissonanddaughter﹣in﹣law'sdinnertable．Onedaytheoldman'shandshooksoterriblythathedroppedhisdishonthefloor．Thedaughter﹣in﹣lawbecameangryandshoutedattheoldman．Andafterthat，hismealswereservedinabrokendish．Notlongafterwards，thefamilywassittinghavingtheirdinnerwhilethefour﹣year﹣oldgrandsonwassittingonthefloorcarefullycheckingpiecesofwood．Thefatherasked，Whatareyoudoing？Iammakingasmallbowl．Whyareyoumakingit？Thesonanswered．SothatIcanfillitwithyourandmother'sfoodwhenIgrowup．Theoldman'ssonanddaughter﹣in﹣lawlookedatoneanotherandwithoutsayingawordstartedcrying．Thetwoquicklybroughttheiroldfathertotheirdinnertable．Fromthatdayon，theoldmansatwiththefamilywhentheyhadtheirmeals．Evenwhentheoldman'sfoodfellhereandthere，thesonandthedaughter﹣in﹣lawdidnotsayanything．（1）Thesonandhiswifemadetheirfathereatinthekitchento ．A．teachtheirsonagoodlessonB．stayawayfromtroubleC．punishhimforhisshakinghandD．givehimpeaceandcomfort（2）Theoldmandroppedhisdish ．A．outofcarelessnessB．toaskforanewoneC．againsthisownwillD．todrawhisson'sattention（3）Bymakingthatsmallbowl，thegrandsonwantedto ．A．followhisparents'exampleB．eatthewayhisgrandfatherdidC．enjoymakingthingswithhisownhandsD．showhisparentshowcleverhewas（4）Theendofthestorysuggeststheoldmanwould ．A．nolongerdrophisdishesB．continuetoeatinthekitchenC．stopshakinghishandswhileeatingD．liveacomfortablelifeinthefamily（5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotelluswiththestory？ A．Theyoungshouldlookaftertheold．B．Familymembersshouldhavemealstogether．C．It'sterriblywrongtoservemealsinbrokendishes．D．Parentsshouldsetagoodexamplefortheirchildren．4．（10分）Thereisapopularbeliefthatgoldfishonlyhaveathree﹣secondmemory．Buta15﹣year﹣oldschoolboyfromAdelaidehasjustfinishedanexperi