“争分夺秒”2011中考英语冲刺：阅读专项训练.doc

“争分夺秒”2013中考英语冲刺：阅读专项训练 （一）The Mermaid and the Prince Long long ago, there lived in the deep blue sea a beautiful mermaid (美人鱼). She liked to listen to stories about human beings very much. Once she got a statuette (小塑像) of a prince(王子) by accident. So she wanted to go to the land very much. But she had to wait until she was 15. Then the day came. It was the princes birthday. But the ship sank while they were having a party. The mermaid saved the prince. But the prince saw another girl when he woke up. The mermaid was very sad. She loved the prince. She went to a witch(女巫) and gave the witch her voice to become a human being. The witch told her, Your feet will hurt badly when you walk. And if the prince doesnt marry you, youll become foam (泡沫) on the first morning after his marriage(婚礼). The mermaid went to the princes palace. She was the most beautiful girl there, but she could neither speak nor smile. She could only dance. Her dancing attracted the prince. It was said that the prince would marry the princess(公主) of neighbour country. The prince went to see the princess. He recognized that the princess was the girl he saw when he woke up. Then he decided to marry her. They were married right now. The mermaid would die. She knew that if she killed the prince, she could go back to the sea and would not die. But she loved him so much that she would like to die. She felt she was slowly turning to foam, but she was happy. 1. The mermaid had to wait because ________ . A. she never saw the prince with her own eyes B. she had no chance to save the prince C. she was no more than fifteen years old D. she didnt know where the prince lived 2. The mermaid saved the prince ________ . A. after his ship had sunk B. at his birthday party C. before the birthday party began D. in the princes palace 3. The prince thought the princess saved him because ________ . A. she was good at swimming B. they stayed together at the party C. she told him about it D. he saw her after he c