专题05 阅读理解之记叙文10篇(名校模拟)-2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(重庆专用)

2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(重庆专用) 第二期 专题05 阅读理解之记叙文10篇(名校模拟) （23-24九年级下·重庆沙坪坝·阶段练习）Once upon a time, high above the city, there stood the statue (雕像) of the Happy Prince. One night, a little swallow flew over the city on his way south to the pyramids (金字塔) in Egypt. He stopped when he saw the statue. “I will stay here for the night. It is a fine position with plenty of fresh air. I have a golden bedroom.” Just as the swallow prepared to go to sleep, a large drop of water fell on him. “What a curious thing! There is not a single cloud in the sky. But it is raining. The weather here in the north is really terrible.” Then another drop fell. “What is the use of a statue if it can not keep the rain off? I must look for a good place to sleep.” But before he had opened his wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up. What did he see? The eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden face. “Who are you?” “I am the Happy Prince.” “Why are you crying then?” “When I was alive and had a human heart, I did not know what tears were. My people called me the Happy Prince, and I was truly happy. And now that I am dead, I am up here so high that I can see all the misery of my city. And though my heart is made of lead (铅), yet I cannot choose but cry.” “What? Is he not solid gold?” the swallow said to himself. He was too polite to make any personal remarks out loud. ——Adapted from the Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde 1．Where was the statue of the Happy Prince? A．In a gold bedroom. B．High above the city. C．In the palace. D．In Egypt. 2．What can we know from Paragraph 2? A．Egypt had plenty of fresh air. B．The pyramids were in the center of the city. C．The swallow met the Happy Prince in the morning. D．The swallow planned to spend the night in the city. 3．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “misery”? A．痛苦 B．财富 C．健康 D．和平 4．Why did Happy Prince cry? A．Because he was dead. B．Because he was put up too high. C．Because he felt sorry for his people. D．Becaus