中考英语阅读理解专项训练11阅读下面5篇短文,掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。AJim Shores Lucky Dog Figurine (小雕像)Price on sale:$14.99 (you save $10.01)Only 3 left now! Order soon!Description:This dog figurine will be an excellent gift for dog lovers.Lucky is a black and white dog with a friendly face.The figurine is hand painted. It is 22.5centimeters tall and weighs 0.45 kilo.Each figurine is packed in a beautiful gift box.People like the great artist Jim Shore because he is hardworking and creative. Jim Shores designs always seem to tell some stories. People who love his designs understand his stories. Jim Shore was named the “Artist of the Year” in 2013, 2014 and2015.( )1. What is the original (最初的) price of the figurine?A. $4.98. B. $0.01. C. $14.99. D. $25.00.( )2. According to the passage, Jim Shore is a _.A. storyteller B. dog lover C. great artist D. musician( )3. Which of the following is NOT true about the figurine?A. Jim Shore designed it. B. The dog has a friendly face.C. The dog is packed in a gift box. D. There are five figurines on sale now.( )4. The above passage is a _.A. lost and found B. story about a dogC. poster about a sale D. letter from a dog loverBPaul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. One day, when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shining car. Is this your car? he asked.Paul answered, Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. The boy was surprised. You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Paul, I wish . he hesitated(犹豫).Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul.The boy said, “I wish that I could be a brother like that. Paul looked at the boy in surprise. Then he asked, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?Yes, Id love to.After a short ride, the boy said, Paul, would you mind stopping the car in front of my house?Paul smiled. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again.The boy ran into his home. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾的) brother. He seated him down and pointed to the car.There it is, Buddy. His brother gave it to him and it cost him nothing. Some day Im going to give you one just like it.Paul lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The older brother sat beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable ride.( )5. From the story we can see the boy _.A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Pauls brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like PaulsD. wished Paul could be a brother like that( )6.The boy asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house to _.A. show his neighbors the big carB. show he had a rich friendC. let his brother ride in the carD. tell his brother about his wish( )7. We can infer (推断) from the story that _.A. Paul couldnt understand the boyB. the boy had a deep love for his brotherC. the boy wished to have a rich brotherD. the boys wish came true in the end( )8. The best name of the story is _.A. A Christmas Present B. A Crippled BoyC. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable RideCDear Mr. BrownI am writing this letter to you because of the bad service we received in your shop yesterday. At about ten oclock yesterday morning, my friend and I went to your shop. My friend wanted to buy some presents for her family. She asked one of your clerks to show her one of the presents. Instead of doing her duty, the clerk turned a deaf ear to(对.置之不理) my friends request and walked away impolitely.We hope hat you can look into his matter and do something to stop a similar thing from happening in the future.Yours sincerelyJoan SmithDear Mrs. White,I have plucked up courage (鼓起勇气) to write this letter to you because I want to talk with you about one thing. I dont know if you have noticed that many of my classmates come to school without smiles now. Every day we get home, the first thing we do is to take out all our homework. And we have to do it until it is very late. Sometimes we have to stay up doing it. It seems that we are busy with our studies 24 hours a day. We wish to go to the park to breathe some fresh air or just sit on the sofa to have a rest. Mrs. White, cold you kindly think up more interesting work for us to do. like group projects or researches? I know you mean well and have been working hard checking our homework, but we really need some time which belongs to ourselves. Its time for a change!Yours truly,Li Yang( )9. When the clerk was asked to show the present, she_.A. looked ve