《2025年中考复习指南江苏人民出版社英语》

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
　　
After guitar lessons,Jerry and Martin went to Martin's garage,where they could practice some more.Martin strummed his guitar,trying for the G chord he had just learned.Jerry looked over.
　　“Wait−is this it?”Jerry asked,positioning his own fingers.
　　“That looks right.”said Martin.He strummed again,and then Jerry tried it.
　　“How come it sounds so...weak?"asked Jerry.
　　“Because we're not good.”Martin said with a snort.“That's why we're practicing."
　　They took turns to play the G chord.
　　“This is boring.I thought we'd try to play a song or something.”said Jerry.
　　“We can try.How about‘Ribbon Road'?"Martin asked.
　　Jerry looked down at his guitar,singing the notes to himself.He slowly picked out the first three notes.Martin tried it as well.He played the three notes over and over until they came out smoothly.
　　“Ow.My fingers hurt.'”said Jerry.He put down his guitar.“You know,I have a lot of homework tonight.I should get going."
　　
After Jerry left,Martin did his own homework.But just before bed,he picked up his guitar and practiced the chords again until he got tired.He decided to practice a little every night before bed.
　　The next week,Jerry said he was quitting guitar lessons.He and Martin still hung out,but Jerry stopped talking about his goal of forming a band.
　　One day,Martin played a perfect rendition of“Ribbon Road"for Jerry.
“That was good!How did you do that?"Jerry asked.
　　“Sixty−three days of practice.”Martin said.
(　　　)1.What does the underlined word“strummed"probably mean in paragraph1?
　　　　
A. Took.　　　　B. Played.　　　　C. Bought.　　　　D. Showed.
(　　　)2.Which of the following best describes Jerry?
　　　　
A. Careful.　　　　B. Organized.　　　C. Impatient.　　　D. Silent.
(　　　)3.What's the correct order of the story?
　　　　①Martin was able to play“Ribbon Road".
　　　　②Martin and Jerry tried to play the G chord.
　　　　③Jerry's fingers hurt and left to finish his homework.
　　　　④Jerry felt bored and wanted to play a song or something.
　　　　
A. ②④③①　　　B. ②④①③　　　　C. ③②④①　　　　D. ③②①④
(　　　)4.Which may be the main theme of the story?
　　　　
A. Practice takes time but pays off.
　　　　
B. True friends share the same interest.
　　　　
C. Playing guitar helps people relax.
　　　　
D. Making notes improves learning skills.

答案： 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A