中考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案（23）

Hannah has a great interest in natural history and always wanted to work with the skeleton (骨架) of a dinosaur. So as soon as she finished high school， she applied to the university of Bristol to study Paleontology. “It’s a good place with a lot of fossils，” she was told.

One day， while she was working in the laboratory， she noticed a small round object on the floor. It was about the size of a tennis ball and was covered in a layer of rock. It was a dinosaur egg. She was thrilled and immediately called her supervisor.

“Hello， Dr. Smith?” she said excitedly. “I’ve just found something amazing!”

“What is it， Hannah?” Dr. Smith asked.

“It’s a dinosaur egg，” she said. “I’m sure of it.”

Dr. Smith was very excited too when he heard the news. “That’s excellent!” he said. “You must send it to the university to be studied.”

Hannah put the dinosaur egg in her bag and went home. She decided to take a quick look at it before going to bed. To her surprise， when she cleaned the egg， she saw that there was a tiny skeleton inside.

“Oh my goodness!” she exclaimed. “It’s a mother dinosaur and her baby!”

1.Hannah is interested in ___________.

A. science fiction B. fossils C. old coins D. dinosaur skeletons

2.Hannah found the dinosaur egg ___________.

A. on the floor of her laboratory B. among some rocks on the hill C. in a nest on the ground D. in a bag in her laboratory

3.When Dr. Smith heard the news， he ___________.

A. was not interested B. was not surprised C. became very excited D. wanted to have a look at the egg himself

4.Hannah thought that the dinosaur egg was ___________.

A. a fake B. very old C. an ordinary egg D. a masterpiece

5.The dinosaur skeleton inside the egg was ___________ than the mother dinosaur skeleton Hannah had always wanted to see.

A. more difficult to find B. more special C. less special D. less important

参考答案：

56-59 D B C D 60. B

解析：

1.文章中提到Hannah对自然历史有着浓厚的兴趣，特别是恐龙的骨架，所以她高中毕业后就申请去布里斯托尔大学学习古生物学。因此，可以得出结论Hannah对恐龙骨架感兴趣。所以答案是D。 

2.文章中提到Hannah在实验室地板上发现了一个恐龙蛋，因此可以得出答案是B。 

3.文章中提到当Dr Smith听到这个消息时，他非常兴奋，因此答案是C。 

4.文章中提到Hannah认为这个恐龙蛋是一个普通的蛋，因此答案是D。 

5.文章中提到蛋里的恐龙骨架比Hannah一直想看到的母恐龙骨架更特别，因此答案是B。