导读：阅读理解历来都是中考英语中篇幅最大、计分最高的题目。这一题的得分数直接影响到考生的整个卷面成绩。随着现代英语教学要求的提高，考查考生能力和运用的要求也越来越高，而阅读理解题对于测试考生思维能力方面提出了很高的要求。要做好阅读理解题，日常学生就要多进行相关的练习，来提升自己对于英语阅读理解的解题速度。

　　Jane‘s mother was about seventy， so Jane and her husband wanted to give the old lady a nice present for her birthday. She liked making tea， so Jane bought a small electric machine( 电器 ). It could make tea and then wake you up in the morning. She brought it to her mother on her birthday， and showed her how to use it.

　　“Before you go to bed， put tea and water in it，” she explained to her mother， “and don’t forget to turn the electricity( 电 ) on. When you wake up in the morning， your tea will be ready.”

　　After a few days， the old lady telephoned her daughter and said， “Jane， there is one thing I don‘t understand. Why do I have to go to bed to make tea? Can’t I have tea in the afternoon or in the evening?”

　　31. On the birthday Jane‘s mother got a machine to _________.

　　A. make tea for her

　　B. buy tea for her

　　C. wake her up in the morning

　　D. both A and C

　　32. ________ how to use the machine.

　　A. Jane told her husband

　　B. Jane told her mother

　　C. Jane’s husband told her mother

　　D. Jane‘s mother knew

　　33. The machine can be used _________.

　　A. before going to bed

　　B. only in the morning

　　C. both in the afternoon and in the evening

　　D. at any time

　　34. We need to use _________ for an electric machine.

　　A. time B. a telephone C. electricity D. tea

　　35. From the passage we know that _________.

　　A. Jane is beautiful

　　B. Jane’s husband is silly

　　C. Jane is a good daughter

　　D. Jane‘s mother is hard-working

　　【点击下一页查看答案】