初中英语说明文阅读理解

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the building, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor windows are usually not very high from the ground. An average (普通的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (渗入) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escaping are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely, dropping onto stones might end in injury, bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
From the beginning, we know that it is important to______.

A．know the way to escape a fire

B．put out a fire in a burning house

C．jump out of a burning house

D．keep the door closed

It is possible to escape through the windows ______.

A．if there are some stones on the ground

B．if there is some grass on the ground

C．if you live on a higher floor

D．if you have a short enough rope

Which of the following is RIGHT according to the information in the passage? ______

A．You can escape through lifts.

B．You can choose fire escapes.

C．You can’t escape through stairways.

D．Keep your head high at the window to be sure you get fresh air.

Keep the door closed so that ______ if the building is on fire.

A．smoke and fire can’t be drawn into the room

B．you can call for help

C．you can get fresh air

D．you can be sent first

The best title for the passage is ______.

A．Escaping through the windows

B．Saving yourself from a burning house

C．Knowing on fire

D．Waiting for help

Stop. Listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.
Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes and farm tractors(拖拉机). Rock music is also noise.
What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. But, most important, constant(不断的) loud noise can cause a loss of hearing.
Scientists use a unit of measure called decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level(层次) causes the great hearing loss.
According to the passage, noise is      .

A．any kind of sound	B．a loud or unwanted sound
C．all sounds that you can hear	D．terrible sound

A decibel is a      .

A．unit that measures sound	B．kind of noise
C．machine that makes loud noise	D．person who hates sound

According to the passage, loud noise can      .

A．help people to sleep better	B．stop machines
C．cause a loss of hearing	D．kill people

We can conclude from the passage that      .

A．noise is a serious problem	B．rock music isn’t noise
C．noise is only from traffic	D．some people hate any sound

Study the diagram below.       would be the quietest.

Room	Noise Level
A	40~65 decibels
B	35 decibels
C	120 decibels
D	130 decibels

A. Room A       B. Room B           C. Room C           D. Room D 

We^,ve Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00pm.on November 5 Betty and Jack Add:31 Station Street Tel:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail]

Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add:10 Park Street Tel:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail]

Smith^,s Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00 to 22:00 Add:15 North Street Tel:[phone]or 342-7350 E-mail:[e-mail]

If you want to go to Betty and Jack^,s party, you can call   .

A．342-1525

B．342-7391

C．342-2691

D．342-7350

Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because   .

A．he wants to buy a new one

B．he will go abroad

C．he wants to buy a new house

D．There^,s something wrong with it

Smith^,s Book Club is open   a day.

A．8 hours

B．10 hours

C．12 hours

D．20 hours

If you want to read some books, you can go to    .

A．31 Station Street

B．15 North Street

C．10 park Street

D．15 Apple Street

You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail. com if you want to   .

A．read some books	B．go to a family party
C．drink some good coffee	D．buy a washing machine

I’m Li Mei and I study in No. 3 Middle school. I live in the school on weekdays. I only go home on weekends(周末). I usually go home by bus. It takes about half an hour. Some students go home by bike. We often have some activities in our free time. Peter and Tom often play soccer. Kate and I often go to the school library. Helen often does her homework in the classroom. What does Sally like to do after school? She likes to play ping-pong. We have dinner at about six o’clock. Then we go back to our classroom to study. At half past nine, we usually go to bed. Our teachers are all very good. We are happy in our school.
Where does Li Mei live from Monday to Friday?

A．In the library.

B．In her school.

C．At home.

D．In the street.

How does Li Mei go to school?

A．By bus.

B．By car.

C．By bike.

D．I don’t know.

How long does it take Li Mei to get home from her school by bus?

A．About30 minutes.	B．About20 minutes.
C．About15 minutes.	D．About one hour.

Who does Kate often go to the school library with after school?

A．Helen.

B．Li Mei

C．Sally.

D．Peter.

What time do they usually go to bed?

A．At8:30 pm.

B．At9:30 am

C．At9:30 pm.

D．At9:30 am.

The people in        needn’t go to work on Fridays.

A．Canada

B．Scotland

C．Japan

D．Egypt

If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

A．11:00a.m

B．2:00 p.m.

C．12:30 p.m.

D．4:00 a.m.

While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

A．having lessons

B．sleeping

C．watching TV

D．playing games

Different countries and people have different manners(举止).Here are some examples: If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you should not move before the host says “Come in, please.” Before coming into the house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European(欧洲的) countries, even if your shoes are very dirty, it is not necessary to take them off. In England, a guest(客人) always finishes the drink or the food to show that he enjoys it. This will make the host very pleased.
根据短文内容完成信息表，每空一词。

Countries	Situations	Good manners
China	______  a Chinese family	Knock at the door first
______	Before entering the house	Take off your _______
European countries	Before coming into the house	It is to wear(穿着) your shoes
_______	At dinner	Finish the drink or the food

Found

A set of keys.  There is a toy bear on it, too.  If you lose it, call me at 880-1167313.  I’m from No. 2 Middle School.
Jack
Lost

An old bike.  It’s black with a plastic(塑料的) basket.  Its seat is yellow.  If you find it, please return it to me.  I live on the fifth floor in Building 2.
Miller
Lost

Yesterday, I lost a novel written by Mo Yan.  Its name is Frog.  I’m eager(渴望的)to find it.  If you find it somewhere, can you return it to me? I’m from Class 6, Grade 7.
Louis
If you lose a set of keys, you can call________.

A．Jack

B．Miller

C．Louis

D．Mo Yan

Miller lost a(n)________.

A．set of keys

B．novel

C．old bike

D．basket

Louis is from________.

A．No. 2 Middle School	B．the fifth floor
C．Building 2	D．Class 6, Grade 7

Frog is ________.

A．a kind of bike	B．a kind of key
C．a kind of basket	D．a novel

Which one is TRUE?

A．Jack lost a set of keys.	B．Miller found a novel.
C．There is a toy pig on that set of keys.	D．Mo Yan is a writer(作家).

Do you know how to write an English letter?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use words like “Dear sir” “Dear Mr /Miss/ Mrs…”.To the end of the letter, we usually use words like “Yours” “Yours ever” or “Truly yours”.
It is also different to write an English envelope. If you write to an Australian friend named Jane Shute, write your name and address on the top of the left corner and write hers in the middle.
Now read the following envelope, please.

“We have to put it on the top of the right corner.” The word “It” here means

A．the date

B．the letter

C．the envelope

D．the passage

From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should put down our address.

A．at the end of the letter on the left

B．at the end of the letter on the right

C．at the top of the letter on the left

D．at the top of the letter on the right

How do you begin your letter if you write to Peter White?

A．Peter

B．Mr Peter

C．Dear Mr White

D．Dear Sir Peter

To what country will the letter be sent?
A. P.R.C.     B. America       C. Australia         D. Sydney
Who writes this letter?

A．Zibo

B．Qin Ling

C．Miss Shute

D．Miss Jane

Sydney Tower is ____________ in Sydney, Australia.

A．the busiest street	B．the biggest station
C．the most beautiful park	D．the highest point

Sydney Tower opens at ____________.

A．8:00 am

B．9:00 am

C．10:30 pm

D．11:30 pm

If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay ___________.

A．$60

B．$90

C．$120

D．$150

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J. K. Rowling Paperback, 784 pages. Publisher: Arthur a Levine (07/07/2009) Reading level: Age: 9—12 Price: $16.69	Deceptively Delicious By Jessica Seinfeld Hardcover, 204 pages. Publisher (出版商): Collins (09/01/2007) Reading Level: Parents Price: $12.83
Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert T. Kiyosaki Paperback, 266 pages Publisher: Business Plus (01/01/2010) Reading Level: Age 20—25 Price: $5.59	The Road By Cormac McCarthy Paperback, 304 pages. Publisher: Vintage Books (09/11/2007) Reading Level: Adults Price: $5.50

Which of the following books is the latest in print?

A．Rich Dad ,Poor Dad	B．Deceptively Delicious
C．Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	D．The Road

Among the books, there is/are ______________ written for adults.

A．one

B．two

C． three

D．four

We can learn from the form(图表) that _______________.

A．J .K Rowling ’s book is the most expensive among the four books.

B．Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day.

C．The Road is the thinnest of the four.

D．Rich Dad, Poor Dad is hardcover(精装本).

China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander（登陆车） early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.
The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.
Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the situation of the probe（探测仪）. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.
Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.
In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.
The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more than 300℃ on the moon.
Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again.
Which is the best title for the passage above?

A．The American’sfirst rover on the moon

B．The tale of Chang’e

C．The journey to the moon

D．Yutu explores the moon

Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.
b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.
c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.
d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.

A．a-b-c-d

B．c-d-a-b

C．d-c-a-b

D．c-a-b-d

What does the underlined word “width” mean in Chinese?

A．智力

B．宽度

C．重量

D．长度

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013.

B．Yutu is a perfect robot under the control of its own computer.

C．Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission.

D．Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight.

There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?

A．Chang’e-5

B．Yutu-2

C．Shenzhou-11

D．Tiangong-2

KOREA  One is the name of a _________.

A．hotel

B．restaurant

C．food supermarket

D．museum

We can go to Korea One for lunch at ________.

A．10:30am on Monday	B．3:00pm on Friday
C．11:00am on Saturday	D．2:30pm on Sunday

Korea One offers us the following information except _______.

A．location

B．telephone number

C．website

D．food price

House For Sale Red Rose Garden，Pudong 3-storey home，509 sqm total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden. Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million). MP: 13761973547   Tel: 021—58609228    Fax: 021—58609728

Job Wanted Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy. I would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please e-mail me at cherryif@ hotmail.com.

Beijing Snow World Ski Park Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan／hour on weekdays and 70 yuan／hour at weekends, 120 yuan／four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan／four hours at weekends. Tel: 010—69191617

If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese , he or she can __________.

A．call 021—58609228	B．fax 021—58609728
C．e-mail [e-mail]	D．telephone [phone]

How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?

A．509 sqm

B．428.8 sqm

C．312.9 sqm

D．741.7 sqm

Where is Cherry working now?

A．Shanghai

B．Guangzhou

C．Beijing

D．Pudong

If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park，he has to pay more money on __________ than on Tuesday.

A．Sunday

B．Friday

C．Wednesday

D．Monday

If you want to ski for eight hours on weekdays, how much money will you pay at least?

A．240 yuan

B．138 yuan

C．258 yuan

D．398 yuan

Dear Emma,
Thanks for sending me the photo of your room. Here is a photo of my room.
Look! A bed, a desk, a chair and a bookcase are in my room. My bed is blue and it is near the window(在窗户附近). My desk is near the bed and it’s black. My books and computer are on it. An English dictionary is on the bookcase. Where is my pencil box? It is in the desk. My two pens and three rulers are in the pencil box. My school bag is on the chair. My brother’s white baseball is under my bed. And you can see a dog in the photo. Its name is Sam.
My room is tidy, isn’t?
Yours,
Jack
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
Jack’s desk is       .

A．red

B．black

C．blue

D．white

划线单词“it”指的是 “       “。

A．the bed

B．the desk

C．the chair

D．the bookcase

On the bookcase is        .

A．a Chinese dictionary	B．an English book
C．an English dictionary	D．a Chinese book

Jack’s pencil box is        .

A．on his bed

B．on his desk

C．under his bed

D．in his desk

下列哪项陈述是正确的？

A．Sam is Jack’s brother.

B．An eraser is in the pencil box.

C．Jack has a photo of Emma’s room.

D．Jack’s brother doesn’t have a baseball.

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours — red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.
The patterns(图案) on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.
Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(评价). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
According to the passage, red ________.

A．represents the setting sun

B．stands for African unity

C．is chosen because it is a bright colour

D．is a reminder(暗示) of the sad history in Africa

Traditional dress should also be practical(实用) because ________.

A．it has deep cultural meanings

B．people wear it in the big cities

C．it needs to protect people from the climate

D．it needs to keep people dry in the rainy season

According to the passage, which sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A．African dress has deep cultural meanings.

B．Africa has a long history and a rich culture.

C．The rectangular box in the pattern represents “strength”.

D．People in the big cities in Africa prefer to wear western clothes.

The passage is mainly about ________ in Africa.  

A．the history of clothes

B．modern fashion styles

C．the meanings of traditional dress

D．the materials used in traditional dress