专题20-社会万象-备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）（通用版）

专题20-社会万象 备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题） 一、阅读单选 （2022·江苏·连云港市新海初级中学三模）A restaurant in Beijing has recently warmed people’s hearts with a special set meal offered for free in cold winter. The “Set Meal A” offered by the food shop contains a bowl of beef noodles, which is worth 22 yuan. It is offered for free to people in need, like new graduates with little income (收入) or sanitation workers (环卫工人). Yu Chenghao, owner of the restaurant, said he came up with the idea because he himself once received such kindness. As a college student in 2012, one day he lost his wallet in a street. Without any money, he felt helpless. It was then that the owner of a nearby rice noodle shop saw Yu and offered him a bowl of rice noodles for free. After the meal, the owner gave Yu five yuan to help him go back to school. Yu said he was moved by the shop owner’s kindness. He started running the restaurant two months ago, and he decided to help people in trouble by offering them free meals in the same way. He said “Set Meal A” is like a secret signal (信号), which is set to help the people in need without harming their dignity (尊严). Yu asks the workers to treat people ordering “Set Meal A” the same as normal guests. After the free set meal policy started, many people went to the restaurant to order a “Set Meal A”, but still paid for the food to show their support for the shop. 1．Why did Yu come up with the idea of offering free meals? A．He wanted to thank the owner of the rice noodle shop. B．He thought it could bring more guests to his restaurant. C．He hoped to offer help in return for the help he received. D．He wanted to be famous on the Internet. 2．According to the third paragraph, which of the following is TRUE? A．Yu asked for a free meal but was refused by the restaurant owner. B．Yu found his wallet had been stolen when he was ready to pay. C．Yu first came to Beijing and lost his way back to college. D．Yu lost his money and felt helpless in a street. 3．From the passage, we can find that