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初中英语习题及答案练习讲解大全---阅读理解（20）
It is said that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. Here are four people born under different star signs.
Taurus
Tom, an old man from England, has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants. He has few friends and an old dog is his only partner. He is really tightfisted and lonely.
Gemini
Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. “A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person,” he said. My lucky color is orange. I believe that my star sign decides what will happen to me in my life.
Cancer
Mary was born on 1st July. She loves her family and cooking is her favorite. The French girl cares about nothing but business. She is hard-working.
Virgo
Lucy was born on 23rd August and is modest and practical. The girl from Australia is studying in a college.
She likes reading and hopes that she can be a scientist in the future.
51. Who is from England and likes orange best?
A. Tom.
B. Jack.
C. Mary.
D. Lucy.
52. We can know that Jack is ________ according to the materials.
A. lonely
B. hard-working
C. clever
D. modest
53. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tightfisted” in Chinese?
A. 富裕的
B. 吝啬的
C. 奢侈的
D. 豁达的
54. What’s Mary’s star sign?
A. Taurus .
B. Gemini.
C. Cancer.
D. Virgo.
55. Which of the following is NOT true according to the materials?
A. People born under different star signs have different characteristics.
B. Tom is an old English man with lots of money.
C. Jack believes that his star sign can decide his life.
D. Mary is hard-working and wants to be a scientist.
【答案】
51.B
52.C
53.B
54.C
55.D
【解析】
试题分析：据说，出生在不同星座的人有着不同的特征。本文描述了四个不同星座的人的喜好等特征。
51.B细节理解题。由表格第二栏中的句子：Jack, born on 9th June, is a 16-year-old English boy. My lucky color is orange.可知杰克来自英国，他最喜欢橙色，所以该选B。
52.C细节理解题。由表格第二栏中的句子：A Gemini is a curious and clever person, and I am just this kind of person. 双子座是一个好奇又聪明的人，我就是这类人。可知就是一个聪明的人。
53.B词义猜测题。根据表格第一行第二列中has enough money to buy anything, but he is not willing to spend money on something he needs and wants.可知“tightfisted”意为“吝啬的”，所以该选B。
54.C细节理解题。表格第三行可知玛丽属巨蟹座（Cancer），所以答案应选C。
55.D推理判断题。由短文开头可知，出生在不同星座的人有着不同的特征。A正确；由表格第一栏中的介绍可知，汤姆是一位很有钱的英国老头。B正确；由表格第二栏中的句子可以推知，杰克认为他所属的星座能够预知未来。C正确；由表格第三栏中的句子可以推知，玛丽所关心的只是生意，并非想当一名科学家。故D答案错误。
考点：日常生活类阅读
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