阅读是写作的基础，在阅读方面下的功夫越深，驾驭语言的能力也就越强。所以要写好英语先要读好英语，在语言学习方面狠下苦功，教科书要读透，因为教科书中的文章都是一些很好的范文，文笔流畅，语言规范，精彩的一些课文段落要背诵。再就是要进行大量课外阅读，并记住一些好文章的篇章结构。
中考英语阅读理解优秀作文范文一：
Can we live without salt(盐)?No， salt is very important to us.We need salt in our food.Animals need it，too.Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea water.People dig very big pools(池塘) and let sea water in.When the sun dries up(晒干)the water，people can get salt from the ground.The salt is white，clean and beautiful.
There are a lot of salt wells(井)in Sichuan.A salt well is much like a water well.People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars(罐子，坛子)over fire.In this way they get salt.
We can also get salt from salt mines(矿).A salt mine may be found under the ground(盐矿石可能会在地下被找到). Some years ago，people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it.People there need salt from other places no more.
In the northwest of our country ，there are many salt lakes.Some of these lakes are very big.The salt in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries(世纪)。
1.We can't live without salt，so ____________ .
2.We get most of the salt from ____________ .
3.People in Sichuan get salt from ____________ .
4.Some years ago，People ____ found a big salt mine and soon opened it.
5.In ____ of China，there are many big salt lakes.
参考答案：
1)it is very important to us
2)sea water
3)salt wells
4)in Jiangxi
5)the northwest
中考英语阅读理解优秀作文范文二：
In the United States and Canada，people often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just coffee.
Here are the kinds of things people always say.“Would you like to come over for dinner tonight?”“Hey，we're having a party on Friday.Can you come?To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept(接受)，or say sorry and give an excuse(藉口).Sometimes，however(但是)，what people say is like invitations but which are not real invitations.For example：“Please come over for a drink sometime.”“Let's get together for lunch soon.”They are not real invitations because they don't talk about the date or time.They just show that the person is trying to be friendly.To reply to this，people just say“Sure，that would be great.”or“OK，thank you.”So next time you hear what is like an invitation，listen carefully.Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
根据短文内容回答问题。
1.Do people in the US often invite friends to dinner?
2.If you get an invitation，what would you say first?
3.Is it a real invitation，when people say“Come over for a coffee sometime，please.
4.Why do people say this if they don't really want to invite their friends to come?
参考答案：
1.Yes，they do.
2.Thank you.
3.No，it isn't.
4.They just want to be friendly.