初中英语人物故事类阅读阅读理解

Robert was a boy of eight years old． One day， when he was doing cleaning at home． He thought he should move the box out of the house． The box made of wood was very heavy． And it was much bigger than he． He tried， but he could not move it． After resting for a short time， the boy started once more， but failed again． He couldn't even move it a bit． He felt very tired and hopeless．

Just then，his father came home from work and saw his son work hard． He didn't help Robert and asked， "Dear son， have you done your best？ And are you doing everything you can？"

" 　    　" the boy cried．

"No， you're not． "his father said quietly， "You have not asked me to help you． Asking for help is not a weakness． At some point， even the strongest of us needs help． It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble．

   Robert nodded with a big smile．

（1）What did the boy want to move away？ 　    　

A．	A stone．
B．	A box．
C．	A wood．
D．	A toy．

（2）Robert couldn't move it out because it was too 　    　．

A．	heavy
B．	tall
C．	low
D．	high

（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again？ 　    　

A．	He hoped he could move it sometime later．
B．	He thought he could ask for help．
C．	He felt very tired and hopeless．
D．	He became very proud of himself．

（4）Which of the following can be put in 　    　in the seventh line of the article？

A．	I hardly did!
B．	Yes， I do!
C．	No． I am not!
D．	Yes， I am!

（5）What can be the best title of the passage？ 　    　

A．	How to move a heavy thing away
B．	An interesting story about Robert
C．	Robert's hard work
D．	Learn to ask for help when needed

Robert was a boy of eight years old． One day， when he was doing cleaning at home． He thought he should move the box out of the house． The box made of wood was very heavy． And it was much bigger than he． He tried， but he could not move it． After resting for a short time， the boy started once more， but failed again． He couldn't even move it a bit． He felt very tired and hopeless．

Just then，his father came home from work and saw his son work hard． He didn't help Robert and asked， "Dear son， have you done your best？ And are you doing everything you can？"

" 　　" the boy cried．

"No， you're not． "his father said quietly， "You have not asked me to help you． Asking for help is not a weakness． At some point， even the strongest of us needs help． It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble．

Robert nodded with a big smile．

（1）What did the boy want to move away？ 　　

A．	A stone．
B．	A box．
C．	A wood．
D．	A toy．

（2）Robert couldn't move it out because it was too 　　．

A．	heavy
B．	tall
C．	low
D．	high

（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again？ 　　

A．	He hoped he could move it sometime later．
B．	He thought he could ask for help．
C．	He felt very tired and hopeless．
D．	He became very proud of himself．

（4）Which of the following can be put in 　　in the seventh line of the article？

A．	I hardly did!
B．	Yes， I do!
C．	No． I am not!
D．	Yes， I am!

（5）What can be the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	How to move a heavy thing away
B．	An interesting story about Robert
C．	Robert's hard work
D．	Learn to ask for help when needed

Zheng He was born in 1371．He was a Ming dynasty explorer．We Chinese people are proud of him.As a captain and palace official，he led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433．At that time，the compass played an important role in his sailing．He even succeeded in sailing to the east coast of Africa．His last journey was more than half a century earlier than Columbus' first journey to America．He was a great explorer．He is really the pride of China．He died of illness on his way home from Africa in 1433．

（1）Zheng He was a captain of Tang dynasty． 　　

（2）He led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433． 　　

（3）He died at the age of 28 years old． 　　

（4）The Chinese people are proud of him． 　　

（5）His last ocean journey was more than half a century earlier than Columbus' first journey to America． 　　

When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．

I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"

I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．

The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．

（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？ 　　

A．	His classmate
B．	He himself
C．	His teacher
D．	His mother

（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？ 　　

A．	Surprised
B．	Worried
C．	Happy
D．	Angry

（3）Which of the following can be put in 　　？

A．	Is your answer right？
B．	Do you think he is right？
C．	What color is the object？
D．	What do you think of the object？

（4）Why did the object look so different in color？ 　　

A．	Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors
B．	Because the object had two different colors on the two sides
C．	Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other
D．	Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us

（5）What can we lean from the story？ 　　

A．	We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact
B．	Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers
C．	Teachers are always cleverer than their students．
D．	We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）

Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．

Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．

At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．

（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？ 　　

A．	Oxford University
B．	St Albans University．
C．	Cambridge University
D．	London University

（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was 　　．

A．	25
B．	23
C．	21
D．	20

（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT 　　．

A．	the universe
B．	the big bang
C．	the black hole
D．	the history of science

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Hawking was a very famous physicist．
B．	Hawking married but didn't have children．
C．	Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942．
D．	Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	Hawking's life
B．	Hawking's study
C．	why Hawking got ill
D．	how Hawking became famous

When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．

    I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．

    She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"

    I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．

    The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．

（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？　　

A． His classmate

B． He himself

C． His teacher

D． His mother

（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？　　

A． Surprised

B． Worried

C． Happy

D． Angry

（3）Which of the following can be put in　　 ？

A． Is your answer right？

B． Do you think he is right？

C． What color is the object？

D． What do you think of the object？

（4）Why did the object look so different in color？　　

A． Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors

B． Because the object had two different colors on the two sides

C． Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other

D． Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us

（5）What can we lean from the story？　　

A． We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact

B． Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers

C． Teachers are always cleverer than their students．

D． We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）

Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．

Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．

At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．

（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？ 　 　

A．	Oxford University
B．	St Albans University．
C．	Cambridge University
D．	London University

（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was 　 　．

A．	25
B．	23
C．	21
D．	20

（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT 　 　．

A．	the universe
B．	the big bang
C．	the black hole
D．	the history of science

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　 　

A．	Hawking was a very famous physicist．
B．	Hawking married but didn't have children．
C．	Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942．
D．	Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　 　．

A．	Hawking's life
B．	Hawking's study
C．	why Hawking got ill
D．	how Hawking became famous

When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．

I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"

I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．

The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．

（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？ 　　

A．	His classmate
B．	He himself
C．	His teacher
D．	His mother

（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？ 　　

A．	Surprised
B．	Worried
C．	Happy
D．	Angry

（3）Which of the following can be put in 　　？

A．	Is your answer right？
B．	Do you think he is right？
C．	What color is the object？
D．	What do you think of the object？

（4）Why did the object look so different in color？ 　　

A．	Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors
B．	Because the object had two different colors on the two sides
C．	Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other
D．	Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us

（5）What can we lean from the story？ 　　

A．	We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact
B．	Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers
C．	Teachers are always cleverer than their students．
D．	We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）

Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．

Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．

At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．

（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？ 　　

A．	Oxford University
B．	St Albans University．
C．	Cambridge University
D．	London University

（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was 　　．

A．	25
B．	23
C．	21
D．	20

（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT 　　．

A．	the universe
B．	the big bang
C．	the black hole
D．	the history of science

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Hawking was a very famous physicist．
B．	Hawking married but didn't have children．
C．	Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942．
D．	Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	Hawking's life
B．	Hawking's study
C．	why Hawking got ill
D．	how Hawking became famous

There are about 10 million different kinds of animal on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes． The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom． It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on each species（物种） and their habits in the wild．

Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand． There is the kakapo parrot． It is a bird but it cannot fly． It is a nocturnalanimal． It sleeps in the day and eats at night． There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world．

The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly． Some birds are very beautiful， but the kiwi is not． It is one of the ugliest birds in the world． But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world． Male and female kiwis live together for 30 years．

Australia has many strange animals． The most surprising Australian animal is the platypus． It has the face and feet of a bird， the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver（河狸）． It is a mammal（哺乳动物） but it lays eggs．

The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia． It is the bumblebee bat． It lives in Thailand． It is only 2．5 cm long and it weighs 3 g． There are only 2，000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live．

（1）The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about 　　．

A．	special animals in the world
B．	birds in New Zealand
C．	animals in Australia

（2）The underlined word "nocturnal" in Paragraph 2 means " 　　" in Chinese．

A．	嗜睡的
B．	夜行的
C．	贪吃的

（3） 　　kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned in the passage．

A．	Two
B．	Three
C．	Four

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	A platypus has the body of a beaver．
B．	A kiwi is romantic though it is ugly．
C．	The number of kakapo parrot is larger than that of bumblebee bat．

（5）We can most probably read the passage from 　　．

A．	a history book
B．	a medical report
C．	a science magazine

Mr．Ma，a famous mental （心理的） doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting，"Now many young students can have many problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates．Parents and teachers should care more about this problem．"

Then Mr．Ma gave some examples．One patient，a middle school student from Xi'an was doing badly in his lessons．He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him，and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling parents．Another student，a 14﹣year﹣old schoolgirl from Shanghai，was very afraid of exams．While she was reading the exam paper，she couldn't think of anything to write．

A recent report from Jie fang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems．They often feel worried and very unhappy．Unluckily，many of them won't go and ask for help．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others won't talk about their own secrets （秘密）．

At the end of the meeting，Mr．Ma offered some good ideas to young people：

◆Talk to your parents or teachers often．

◆Take part in group activities．

◆Try to get along well with the people around you．

◆Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy．

46．What's the matter with the students probably if they often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others？ 　　

A．	They may have no parents．
B．	They may have no secrets．
C．	They may have mental problems．
D．	They may have a headache．

47．When did the 14﹣year﹣old schoolgirl become so nervous that she couldn't think of anything to write？ 　　

A．	When she went to see a doctor．
B．	When she studied very hard．
C．	When she talked with her parents．
D．	When she had exams．

48．Why won't students with mental problems ask for help？ 　　

A．	Because they don't want to talk about their secrets with others．
B．	Because their parents are too busy to look after them．
C．	Because doctors can't help them with the problems．
D．	Because they have no time to go to see a doctor．

49．How many good ideas did Mr．Ma offer to young people？ 　　

A．	Two．
B．	Three．
C．	Four．
D．	Five．

50．What's the main idea of the passage？ 　　

A．	Young students'mental problems．
B．	Young students'success．
C．	Young students'communication．
D．	Young students'secrets．

Mrs． Smith had a small garden， and in spring she planted some vegetables in it． She looked after them very carefully， and when summer came， they looked very nice．

One evening Mrs． Smith looked at her vegetables and said， "Tomorrow I am going to pick them， and then we can eat them．"

But early the next morning， her son ran into the kitchen（厨房） and shouted， "Mother，Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor's（邻居的） ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!" Mrs． Smith ran out， but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished ! Mrs． Smith cried and made her neighbor very sorry， but that was the end of the vegetables．

Then a few days before Christmas， the neighbor gave Mrs． Smith a parcel（包裹）． In it was a beautiful， fat duck， and on it was a piece of paper with the words "Enjoy your vegetables!"

（1）Mrs． Smith planted 　　in her small garden in spring．

A．	some flowers
B．	some trees
C．	some fruits
D．	some vegetables

（2） 　　ate Mrs． Smith's vegetables．

A．	Mrs． Smith's daughter
B．	Mrs． Smith's neighbor
C．	Mrs． Smith
D．	Her neighbor's ducks

（3）What's Mrs． Smith going to do after she picks those vegetables？ 　　

A．	She wants to feed the duck．
B．	She wants to reserve them．
C．	She wants to eat them．
D．	She wants to give them to her friends．

（4）Mrs． Smith's neighbor felt 　　for it．

A．	sorry
B．	interesting
C．	proud
D．	sad

（5）What did Mrs． Smith receive several days before Christmas？ 　　

A．	Some vegetables．
B．	A duck．
C．	A card．
D．	A person．

B

Doris has written a restaurant review on the Internet．

Excellent English food at the Country House

Last Saturday night，my family and I ate at the Country House．

The Country House serves traditional English food，we paid about 15 to 20 pounds a person to eat

there．

The food was wonderful．The fish pie reminded me of my grandma．She used to cook it for me．I also

had some fish and chips，and it was fantastic．

The waiters were polite，but a little slow．We were seated at 7 p．m．，but we did not receive our food

until 7：40 p．m．

I would certainly recommend the Country House for good，traditional English food．However，you should get there early and be prepared to spend a lot of time waiting for your food．

46．Where can you read the restaurant review by Doris？ 　　

47．How much did Doris and her family pay for the meal each person at least？ 　　

48．Who used to cook the fish pie for Doris？ 　　

49．What did Doris think of the waiters at the Country House？ 　　

50．Why did Doris want to recommend （推荐） the Country House？ 　　．

A

As an exchange student，I must admit （承认） that at first America was a big culture shock for me．

I stayed with a host family in a small town．My host parents organized a lot of activities in my spare time so that I wouldn't miss home or feel lonely．

However，life was hard to get used to．My main problem was with the language．I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast．Though I managed to get used to it．I

still have problems because they used a lot of idioms （习语）．

Another difference was with the food．My host family always had bread，potatoes and salad for meals．I really miss the dumplings，rice and delicious dishes from home．

School was a big shock too．They do not require students to wear uniforms，so students can wear

almost whatever they like．Some students have strange hairstyles （发型） as well．Some students even

have pink or purple hair!

﹣﹣﹣By Brad Li

My dream was to see some real snow，so during the Christmas holiday，we took our passport （护照） and flew over the Pacific to Calgary，Canada．We took a bus to a ski resort in the Canadian Rockies．As the bus climbed through the mountains，we saw the thick snow on the trees．I was dying to get

out and play with it．At last，we reached the resort and quickly jumped out of the bus．This was our

first experience with snow．We were like little children﹣﹣﹣we made snow balls，and threw them at one another．Then we check in at the hotel．

The next day，we put on our ski suits and gloves，took our skis and went outside onto the snow．Our

instructor took us to a gentle slope （斜坡），and showed us some basic skills．To be honest，the first lesson was not a great success．I kept on falling over，and I had to hold on to a rope to keep my balance （平衡）．

However，the next day，I only fell over a few times，and I managed to do a few rapid runs．I felt pleased with myself，and my instructor told me I was doing much better．Although it was very cold，I spent most of my holiday skiing．I had a wonderful time．

﹣﹣﹣By Vanessa

26．Brad Li seemed to tell us that his host parents 　　．

A．

were very active

B．

were very kind

C．

felt lonely

D．

felt unhappy

27．Which of the following shows America was a big culture shock for Brad Li？ 　　

a．People used a lot of idioms．

b．He stayed with a host family in a small town．

c．His host family always had dumplings for meals．

d．Students are not required to wear uniforms at school．

A．

a，c

B．

b，d

C．

a，d

D．

b，c

28．After landing on Calgary airport，Vanessa went to a ski resort 　　．

A．by bus       B．by train         C．by ship           D．by plane

29．How did Vanessa react （反应） when she saw the snow for the first time？ 　　

A．	She was dying when she got out and played with it．
B．	She was afraid of death to get out and play with it．
C．	She wanted very much to get out and play with it．
D．	She was too nervous to get out and play with it．

30．Which picture shows that Vanessa's first lesson was not a great success？ 　　

31．The best word to describe the two writers'experiences in another country is" 　　"．

A．

unsuccessful

B．

comfortable

C．

unforgettable

D．

tiring．

Mr．Robinson works at an office．Every day，he drives a long way to get to work．In order to avoid heavy traffic，he has to get up early and go to work without having breakfast．He bought some bottles of milk and put them in a big box in his office so that he can drink the milk whenever he gets hungry．

One day．after arriving at his office as usual，he wanted to have some milk．But he found that two bottles of milk were missing．He thought it someone who works in the same office must have taken the milk．So at noon，he said to all his colleagues．I wish the person who stole my milk would return it and say sorry to me in the afternoon．In fact，anyone who touched the box left his or her fingerprints on it．so I can find out who did this by checking the fingerprints：After saying this．he went out for lunch．

During lunch，he was thinking about what he should say to the person who would say sorry in the afternoon．But when he got back to the office，no one said anything to him．To his surprise，all his milk，even the box was missing．What a pity!Sometimes a little tolerance（宽容）can make our life easier．

31．Mr Robinson goes to work by 　　．

A．	car
B．	bus
C．	taxi
D．	subway

32．The underlined word"colleagues"means 　　in Chinese．

A．	同事
B．	同学
C．	伙伴
D．	队友

33．After Mr．Robinson found the milk was missing，he 　　．

A．	called the police
B．	checked the fingerprints
C．	said something unfriendly
D．	thought some more milk

34．Mr．Robinson thought himself a（an） 　　person．

A．	honest
B．	clever
C．	friendly
D．	undemanding

35．The result was 　　for Mr．Robinson．

A．	humorous
B．	interesting
C．	enjoyable
D．	unexpected．