2019中考必备(英语)习题精编：阅读理解(含解析)

　阅读理解 一、 人物故事 　　　　　　　　　　　　 一、(2018·江苏南京) There was a kingdom long，long ago. It was ruled by a king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle. There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse，he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other. One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. “I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle，” the king said. “Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses.” He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard. “Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) any part of it，” the king challenged. People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads. “How can you make a line shorter without erasing