专题15 阅读理解—选择型-2019年全国中考真题分类汇编·专项强化训练（通用版）英语

专题14 阅读理解 基础考点 考点1 人物故事类 A（2019•徐州） Mr Scott talked about colours all the time. “What a honey-yellow morning it is!” he said to his wife. His wife planted fruit and vegetables in their garden, but Mr Scott was more interested in the leafy plants, the bushes, and even the grass that grew in the garden. “So many kinds of green,” he said to her after watering all the plants. “I counted at least twenty shades of green!” “Well done, dear,” Mrs Scott said. “Now would you please count twenty dollars and go to the supermarket for some ingredients(配料)? I want to make lunch!” With a smile on his face, Mr Scott left at once. He enjoyed trips to the supermarket because of all the colourful cans and boxes in it. Fruit and vegetables, too, shone in their bright skins. There was never just one colour: carrots were orange, but also had bits of yellow and brown in them. Bananas were yellow and black; apples hid oranges and purples inside their reds. Mr Scott would walk through the supermarket and enjoy all the colours around him. “I wish there was a store full of colours that I could spend all my time in,” he sighed. He bought everything on his wife's list and came home. When he walked into the house, Mrs Scott noticed the sad look on his face. “What's wrong?” she asked him. “It looks life you had fun at the store. I can see that you picked out the best things.” “I did have fun in the store. So much that I wish I could have spent more time there. It's so full of colours!” Mr Scott said. “I see,” Mrs Scott said. “Well, cheer up, because I'm going to cook a nice lunch for us!” The next day Mr Scott was on his usual morning walk through the neighbourhood, saying hello to everyone, enjoying the colours of the trees and flowers. It was another day of colours! “Good morning, Mr Brown.” he called out to one of his neighbours. He liked Mr Brown very much, because, well, you guessed it: his name was a colour! “Mr Scott! Just the person I wanted to see!” Mr Brown replied. “My wife and