（英语）中考英语阅读理解精编习题及解析一、阅读理解1．阅读理解Sciencefictionisapopularkindofwriting,andmanypeoplethinkofJulesVerne（凡尔纳）asthefatherofsciencefiction.HewasborninFrancein1828.Hisfatherwantedhimtobecomealawyer,butfromhisearly20sVernedecidedtobecomeawriter.Atfirsthewroteplaysforthetheater.Then,in1863,hewroteastorycalledFiveWeeksinaBalloon.ThesuccessofthisbookencouragedhimtowritemorestoriessuchasAJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth（1864）andFromtheEarthtotheMoon（1865）.Inthe19thcentury,manypeoplewereinterestedinscienceandinventions.JulesVernewroteaboutscientificsubjectsinhisstoriesand,asaresult,theywereverypopular.Verne'swritingincludedmanypredictions（预言）forthe20thcenturyandmanyofthemcametrue.Hedescribedspaceflight,movies,andairconditioning,alongtimebeforetheyappeared.ThesebookswereverysuccessfulandtheymadeVernerich.JulesVerne'sbookshavebeenthesubjectsformanymovies.20,000LeaguesundertheSeawasasuccessfulmovieforWaltDisney.ItwasthefirsttimethatDisneymoviehadusedrealactorsinsteadofcartoondrawings.AroundtheWorldinEightyDaysisanotherfamousmoviebasedononeofVerne'sbooks.ThemaincharacterisanEnglishmancalledPhileasFogg.Forhim,themostimportantthingistobealwaysontime!（1）Whatdoesthephrase"thefatherofsciencefiction"mean?A.Thefatherwhohasseveralchildren.B.Themanwholovesscienceandinventions.C.Thewriterwhosefatherwrotesciencefiction.D.Themanwhofirststartedwritingsciencefictionsuccessfully.（2）WhatencouragedJulesVernetowritemorestories?A.Theplayshewroteforthetheater.B.Theencouragementfromhisfather.C.ThesuccessofFiveWeeksinaBalloon.D.Thescientificsubjectsinhisstories.（3）WhywereJulesVerne'sbooksverypopularinthe19thcentury?A.Becausehisbooksmadehimrichandfamous.B.Becausehewrotemanyplaysforthetheateratthattime.C.Becausehisbookswerethesubjectsformanymovies.D.Becausemanypeoplewereinterestedinscienceandinventions.（4）WhichofthefollowinghasthemaincharactercalledPhileasFogg?A.FiveWeeksinaBalloon.B.AroundtheWorldinEightyDays.C.AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth.D.FromtheEarthtotheMoon.（5）Accordi