2019中考英语阅读理解题目及详细解析：种花的先生

There as once a man called Mr. Floers, and floers ere his only joy in life. He spent all his free ti in one of his four glass-houses and gre floers of every lor, ith long and difficult nas, for petitions (比赛). He tried to gro a rose of a ne lor to in the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.

Mr. Floers’ glass-houses ere very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age ere often tempted (引诱) to thro a stone or to at one of Mr. Floers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Floers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it as not alays possible to be on atch at those tis. Mr. Floers had tried in many ays to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive aay the boys that thre stones into his garden; but the boys uld run faster than he uld, and they laughed at him from far aay. He had even picked up all the stones that he uld find around his garden, so that the boys ould have nothing to thro; but they soon found others.

At last Mr. Floers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong ood, so ters aay from the glass-houses. On it he had ritten the ords: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Floers had no further trouble; the boys ere much more tempted to thro stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

6. It as Mr. Floers’ hope to ________.

A. build glass-houses in his free ti

B. gro the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C. in a silver cup for groing a rose of a ne lor

D. gro a rose ith the longest na

7. Boys ere often tempted to ________.

A. thro stones at Mr. Floers’ glass-house

B. thro stones at Mr. Floers from their school

C. be in or near by Mr. Floers’ glass-houses

D. play ith Mr. Floers near his glass-houses

8. Mr. Floers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.

A. at tis hen school-boys ere alking near them

B. all the school day hen there ere no boys about

C. here he uld not be seen by the boys passing

D. in his free ti at the beginning and end of the school day

9. Mr. Floers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.

A. be on atch in his free ti B. ask the headmaster for help

C. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above

10. Mr. Floers’ good idea as to ______.

A. rite so ords on the glass

B. put up a large notice to ver his glass-houses

C. give the boys sothing else to thro stones at

D. send for policen