Ⅴ. 阅读理解(2024 山东东营中考)
“Josh! Kate! Emma! Time to go!”Mrs. Carter called from the car.
Emma and Kate hurried to finish their breakfast and Josh was busy looking for his backpack.
As usual, it was a big rush. Every morning, their mother or father had to drive them to school.
“HURRY!”called their mother, not so gently(温柔地)this time.
Kids ran to the car. Then Mom turned onto the road.
“Kids, what activities do you have after school?”Mom asked.
“I have dance class,”said Kate.
“I have soccer,”said Josh.
“I have art class,”said Emma. Their mother just sighed(叹气).
That afternoon, Mrs. Carter had to pick up everybody. She drove a long way. Finally they were home.
Looking at the tired mother, Emma said, “I have an idea! We can ride bikes to school.”
“It's too far! And taking a taxi costs a lot. If there were buses, that would be nice,”said Kate.
“Today we talked about cars in science class. Many people are all driving at the same time. That's bad for the air. It uses too much gas(汽油). So we could do a carpool(拼车). Kill two birds with one stone!”said Josh proudly.
“Fantastic! We can talk to our neighbors,”said Kate excitedly.
“Yes!”said Josh. “Mom! We could ask them to carpool.”
That night the family went to visit their neighbors.
The family told the Smiths their plan. They all loved the idea!
Evan Smith and Josh were on the same soccer team. Their parents would take turns to pick up the boys.
The Carters visited other neighbors. One family said they would drive to school two days a week. Another family had children in Emma's art class. Someone else had kids in Kate's dance class.
Finally, they had a schedule(日程表). It showed when each family would drive. Josh said, “Tomorrow, I will tell my science teacher our plan. He will be proud of us! We are being careful with important Earth resources(资源). And we've solved our family problem.”
1. What is the Carter family's main problem?
A. The kids can't get ready in the morning.
B. The kids have too many after - school activities.
C. The parents and kids always come back home late.
D. Driving kids to and from school makes the parents busy and tired.
2. Who found the way to solve the problem?
A. Emma.
B. Kate.
C. Josh.
D. Mrs. Carter.
3. What do the underlined words “one stone” refer to(指的是)?
A. Riding bikes.
B. Taking a taxi.
C. Taking a bus.
D. Doing a carpool.
4. Which word best describes Josh?
A. Honest.
B. Intelligent.
C. Friendly.
D. Hard - working.
5. Which would be the title for this passage?
A. Let's Carpool!
B. Let's Take Action!
C. Let's Save the Earth!
D. Let's Help Each Other!

1. D 细节理解题。由文中句子“Every morning, their mother or father had to drive them to school.”“That afternoon, Mrs. Carter had to pick up everybody. She drove a long way.”可知，D 项正确。
2. C 细节理解题。由文中句子“‘Today we talked about cars in science class. Many…’ said Josh proudly.”可知，是 Josh 想到解决问题的方法，故选 C。
3. D 词义猜测题。“Kill two birds with one stone.”意为“一石二鸟；一举两得”，代入文中可知，画线词 one stone 代指 Josh 提出的解决办法，即“do a carpool”，故选 D。
4. B 推理判断题。由文章内容可知，Josh 想到通过拼车来解决家庭难题，他很聪明，故选 B。
5. A 最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了卡特一家通过拼车解决了家庭难题的故事，故 A 项为最佳标题。

【解析】
1. 细节理解题。根据文中“Every morning, their mother or father had to drive them to school.”以及“That afternoon, Mrs. Carter had to pick up everybody. She drove a long way.”可知，父母每天接送孩子们上下学，行程远，十分忙碌疲惫，对应选项D。
2. 细节理解题。从文中Josh所说的“Today we talked about cars in science class. Many people are all driving at the same time... So we could do a carpool(拼车). Kill two birds with one stone!”可知，是Josh提出了拼车的解决办法，故选C。
3. 词义猜测题。“Kill two birds with one stone.”意为“一举两得”，结合上下文，这里的“one stone”指的是Josh提出的拼车（do a carpool）这个办法，它既能解决父母接送的疲惫问题，又能减少尾气排放节约资源，故选D。
4. 推理判断题。Josh能结合科学课所学知识，想出拼车这个一举两得的办法来解决家庭难题，说明他很聪明（Intelligent），故选B。
5. 最佳标题题。本文围绕卡特一家为解决父母接送孩子上下学的难题，最终采用拼车的办法展开，“Let's Carpool!”最能概括文章主旨，故选A。
【答案】
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
【知识点】
细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文讲述了卡特一家通过拼车解决父母接送孩子上下学忙碌疲惫问题的故事，贴近学生生活。题目考查了细节查找、词义猜测、推理判断及主旨概括能力，解题关键在于紧扣文本内容，结合上下文语境分析。
【难度系数】
0.6