初中英语教育文化类阅读阅读理解

Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing lots of research on how to achieve it？ As you learned more and more． it seemed you knew less and less． That is because when you learned a new concept （ 概念）， you found that there was a lot more to know about it．

Usually， people think they need to get more and more information before trying a new idea． There is nothing wrong with learning a lot， but when you let learning get in the way of doing，you will never get going．

One of the best ways to learn is to take action and learn from the results that you get from those actions． Don't be afraid of not being perfect and just take the first step． You will go further than those who are still in preparation． It's good to be prepared， but over﹣preparation in trying to reach a goal won't get you results． The knowledge and skills that you will need will be picked along the way．

If a baby wants to learn how to walk， it doesn't do it by just sitting there and thinking about how to walk． The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up and start walking． Sure it may fall， but with every fall， it learns what is working and what is not and adjusts（ 153 to it． By doing this over and over， it will finally learn to walk． This is the method you should use when you want to achieve your goals as well．It works．

Learning more is great but if all you're doing is learning and not taking action， it's time to

change that， Just take the first step．

（1）When you learned something new， you found there was 　　to know about it．

A．	less
B．	nothing
C．	everything
D．	more

（2）Which is NOT true according to the passage？ 　　

A．	A People need to learn a lot before trying a new idea．
B．	One of the best ways to learn is to take action．
C．	C Learning has nothing to do with doing．
D．	Over﹣preparation is not good for reaching a goal

（3）A baby should 　　when it wants to learn how to walk．

A．	get up and start walking
B．	sit there and think about how to walk
C．	learn from its parents
D．	read books about how to walk

（4）We can usually read the passage in 　　．

A．	a storybook
B．	a newspaper
C．	an advertisement
D．	a guidebook

（5）The purpose of the passage is 　　．

A．	to tell us how to learn more
B．	to tell us how to be successful
C．	to talk about the importance of doing
D．	to talk about the importance of learning

Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates， so these mothers are becoming "tiger mothers"． They believe the harder their children study， the happier life they will have in the future． Is it true？ Lulu and her sister Sophia may have a say．

Lulu and Sophia have a "tiger mother"． She pushed them a lot when they were young． For example， they were not allowed to get grades lower than A's． They had to practice the piano or violin for several hours a day． There were no games or TV．

The tiger mother， Amy， is a Chinese﹣American professor at Yale Law School in the USA． Several years ago， she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style（育儿方式）in it．

Many people don't like Amy's style of parenting． They once worried that her daughters would not be happy． However， the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother．

Sophia has just graduated from Yale University． She is hard﹣working， friendly and helpful． Not long ago， she shared some useful studying tips online． Lulu is also a warm， smart and popular girl in her friends' eyes． She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out．

Still， not everyone agrees with the tiger mother's parenting style． In fact， there isn't a parenting style that fits everyone． What's the best parenting style for you？ Maybe you should work it out together with your parents．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）According to the passage，"tiger mothers" 　　．

A．	don't mind their children falling behind their classmates
B．	don't care about their children's feelings when they grow up
C．	believe pushing their children hard can help them succeed
D．	believe the more happily the kids study， the harder their life will be

（2）What can we know about Amy？ 　　

A．	She is teaching in China．
B．	She loves playing the violin．
C．	She is the mother of the two girls．
D．	She is liked by many people．

（3）In Lulu and Sophia's opinion， their mother is 　　．

A．	great
B．	worried
C．	humorous
D．	hateful

（4）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？ 　　

A．	You can find tiger mothers only in China．
B．	Lulu graduated from Yale University， too．
C．	Sophia is not a popular girl in her friends' eyes．
D．	Different children need different parenting styles．

（5）Which of the following is probably the title？ 　　

A．	Lulu and Sophia
B．	Do you want a tiger mother？
C．	Chinese Mothers
D．	How can you become a tiger mother？

Dear Li Hua，

How's everything going？ Congratulations on your graduation from junior high school!

I hope you have a great time during the holiday， but there is something important for you to think

about﹣a plan for your personal growth． Here is some advice for you．

Firstly， studyyourself． Understand what you like， what you value and what you want to be． In

studying yourself， you check your strengths（长处） and weaknesses． Find out what you need to prepare for your dream job．

Secondly， write down your plan． When writing， you can try using Mind Maps（思维导图）． It is a

good way to help you to think more clearly． And you may find a proper way to work your plan out．

Thirdly， go over your plan with your teachers， parents or friends． They may give you some advice．

Think carefully about their advice and make some changes to your plan if necessary． And then you can go on with it．

Finally， （ 4 ）． For example， if you want to be an English teacher in the future， you should spend more time reading English books， learning more about English culture and practicing your listening and speaking from now on． You can make your dream come true only through hard work．

You may find it difficult to make the plan now． Don't worry． All you need is just a rough（粗略的）

one． Once you enter the senior high school， you'll get a chance to make it better with the help of your teachers． And your personal growth plan may change with your age， your interests and the social development． So take your time and I believe you will grow into an excellent young man．

   Best wishes!

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Yours，

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Li Fang

（1）The underlined word "study" in Paragraph 3 probably means " 　　" in Chinese．

A．	学习
B．	审视
C．	帮助
D．	调查

（2）Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 6 　　？

A．	plan to find a job
B．	try to be an English teacher
C．	practice English
D．	work hard to realize your dream

（3）According to the passage， a personal growth plan in your lifetime may change with the following

things except 　　．

A．	your Mind Maps
B．	your age
C．	social development
D．	your interests

（4）In the letter， Li Fang mainly wants to tell Li Hua 　　．

A．	how to spend the holiday happily
B．	how to prepare for his dream job
C．	how to make his personal growth plan
D．	how to review the plan with his friends

Making money isn't just for adults． Kids can do it， too． Making money gives you more than money．（1） 　　By working to make your own money， you' ll learn how to succeed in the world． This includes dealing with money， understanding and getting along with other people．（2） 　　．

Collect soft drink bottles． You can sell the collected bottles and use the money to buy a new basketball．（3） 　　

Make greeting cards． If you are good at drawing， try making special cards． You can sell your cards to make money

（4） 　　You may have some books that you have read but you don't want to keep． Then you can sell them to make money．

Win a scholarship （奖学金）． If you get good grades at school， you can get some money as prize． （5） 　　

A． Sell old books．

B． Borrow old books．

C． It's also a learning process．

D． However， you are polluting the environment．

E． It's easy to make money if you try the following ways．

F． This encourages kids to work harder to get better grades．

G． At the same time， you are keeping the environment clean．

One night， four naughty（顽皮的）boy students stayed out of school having a late party at a night club and having a great time． They were partying so happily that they forgot they were going to take an exam the next day．

The next morning， they got up too late to take their exam． In order not to be punished， they thought of a plan which they believed was perfect． They made their clothes dirty and went to the teacher's office．

" Mr． Johnson， we went to a friend's house last night in another town． On the way back， our car got a flat tire（爆胎）， so we had to push the car all the way back to school． That's why we didn't make it for the exam．"

The teacher listened to their story， and told them in a kind voice， "It doesn't matter． I am going to give you another chance to take the test three days later．" The four students thanked him and left happily．

The test day arrived in the end． The teacher asked them， "I am going to put each one of you in a different room for the test． Are you OK with that？

"OK"， the students were fine with that because they had all studied hard． Then they got the test paper． It had only two questions．

Test Paper（100 points） Your name：______（1 point） Which tire burst（轮胎爆裂）？______（99 points） A．Front left               B． Back left C．Front right              D． Back right

（1）Why didn't the students take the exam？ 　　

A．	Because their car had a flat tire．
B．	Because they stayed up too late the night before．
C．	Because the teacher didn't want them to．
D．	Because their clothes were too dirty．.

（2）What did the teacher do after listening to their story？ 　　

A．	He believed them by giving them a second chance．
B．	He didn't do anything about it．
C．	He used a different way to tell if they were lying．
D．	He was very angry．

（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE？ 　　

A．	They remembered the exam the next day．
B．	Their car was broken on the way back to school．
C．	They has a great time taking the exam．
D．	They took the second test seriously．

（4）According to the passage， we can learn that 　　．

A．	the teacher had no doubt about what the students said
B．	the students were very clever
C．	the students told a terrible lie
D．	the students didn't tell a lie

（5）What do you think of the teacher？ 　　

A．	Wise．
B．	Stupid．
C．	Hard-working．
D．	Unhealthy．

American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language．In fact， there are some important differences between British English and American English．

（1） 　　Often， Americans don't say each word separately．They say several words together．Americans may say "I dunno" instead of "I don't know"．Or they may say "Whaddya say？" instead of "What did you say？" However， the British are more careful in their speech．They usually say all the words and keep them separate．

Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English．Words sometimes have different meanings too．（2） 　　Americans drive trucks， but in England people drive lorries．

（3） 　　In England， if you are going to telephone your friends， you "phone them up"．In America， you "give them a call"．

There are also some differences in grammar．For example， Americans usually use the helping verb "do" when they ask a question．They say "Do you have a storybook？" But the British often leave out the helping verb．（4） 　　

Most languages are like this．Languages change over time．When people live in separate places， the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English．（5） 　　Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France．

A． English is widely used in China．

B． It can also happen to other languages， such as French．

C． For example， the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different．

D． They say "Have you a storybook？"

E． English in these two counties is different only in sound．

F． First of all， they sound very different．

G． Many expressions are also different in the two countries．

Could the students from less developed areas in central and western China get the same educational chances as those in big cities in the east？Could the children in poor rural （农村） areas develop as well as those in rich cities？Maybe the answers were"No"in the past．But now，China is trying to change the situation．

In order to help rural students grow taller and stronger，China's Nutrition （营养） Improvement Program started in 2011．According to the program，a lot more money was spent improving students'meals．More than 36 million students from 134 ， 000primary and junior high schools in poor rural areas have benefitedfrom the program．They are provided with healthy food like eggs and milk from Monday to Friday at school．And the result of a survey shows that the students in those areas are much taller and stronger than before．

It is true that there were differences between less developed areas and developed areas in education before．Recently，The Guideline for Popularizing High School Education （2017-2020）has come out．According to the guideline，above 90% students from all over the country will go to high schools by 2020．What's more，the schools in central and western areas will get more support to improve their education．

Students from rural and poor areas also get more chances to receive higher education．A special college program makes it possible for more students from those areas to go to key （重点的） colleges and universities．The number will be increased by 10% in 2017．

With the guideline and the programs，we can expect a fairer and more balanced （均衡的） education in the future．

（1）The number of 134 ， 000in Paragraph 2 is the number of 　　in poor rural areas．

A．	the key schools
B．	the poor students
C．	the key colleges and universities
D．	the primary and junior high schools

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

A．	逃离
B．	获益
C．	受害
D．	赚钱

（3）If we put the passage into three parts，which of the following is the best？ 　　

（①＝Para．1   ②＝Para.2    ③＝Para.3   ④＝Para.4 …⑤＝Para.5）

A．	①②；③④；⑤
B．	①；②③；④⑤
C．	①；②③④；⑤
D．	①②；③；④⑤

（4）After reading the passage，we can infer（推断） that 　　．

A．	Liu Xi，a student from Chongqing，can go to any high school if she wants to
B．	Li Mei，a student from a western rural school，can get a bag of milk every day
C．	Hu Jia，a 12-year-old rural student，will more easily receive high school education
D．	Han Lei，a student from Beijing，will have few chances to go to key universities．

Students in our school have a colorful school life．We have School Activity Week every year，On the wall of the teaching building are the posters from Grade 7，Grade 8 and Grade 9．Let's go and have a look!

Be a Good Reader! Time：13：30-16：30，Apr． 10 ^th Place：Reading Hall ★Improve your reading skills and get new ways of reading． ★Learn more about nature． ★Increase your knowledge and make new friends． For Free! Grade Seven

Invite Your Father to Join Us! Time：09：00-12：00，Apr． 12 ^th Place：Meeting Hall ★Join in the one-month"stop smoking"challenge ★Know about how to give up smoking ★Ask your father to join us! For Health! Grade Eight

Raise Money for Children! Time：14：00-17：00，Apr． 14 ^th Place：School Playground ★Save 30% on everything． ★Come and buy pens，dictionary and other school things． ★Look forward to your coming． For Children! Grade Nine

（1）We can see the posters on the 　　．

A．	desk
B．	blackboard
C．	wall
D．	playground

（2）The"stop smoking"challenge lasts 　　．

A．	one week
B．	one month
C．	one term
D．	one year

（3）When we take part in the activity on Apr.10 ^th，we can do the following activities expect 　　．

A．	buying school things
B．	getting new ways of reading
C．	improving reading skills
D．	learning more about nature

（4）If a pen in the shop is ten yuan，we can pay only 　　yuan for it in our school on Apr.14 ^th．

A．	eight
B．	seven
C．	three
D．	two．

Sharing Wall Dear readers， Where do you usually read books？Please share your ideas．Thank you! Reading Club
In a tree．Perhaps it seems a little strange．But for me，it's really a good place．You can listen to the singing of birds and the green leaves around make you peaceful． Bill	At home．"East or west，home is the best．"Home is the warmest place in the world．You can lie on the sofa or just sit on the floor．Quietly，you can enjoy reading books，like talking with good friends． Rose
In the reading club．After reading a good book，maybe you can't wait to share it with your friends．It's really amusing to talk about a good book．Everyone has his own ideas about the book．You can learn more by sharing． Dick	In a coffee shop．The taste of coffee smells so nice!On sunny days，you can enjoy the sunshine through the window，on rainy days，you can listen to the sound of rain．Also，you can watch different people pass by．They may walk into your book and become part of it． Emma

52．The readers share their ideas by writing a（n） 　　．

A．

e﹣mail

B．

poem

C．

note

D．

report

53． 　　thinks home is the best place to read books．

A．

Rose

B．

Emma

C．

Dick

D．

Bill

54．Dick enjoys reading in the reading club because he can 　　．

A．	listen to the sound of rain	B．	sit on the floor or lie on the sofa
C．	talk about books with a friend	D．	watch different people pass by

55．The ideas above are mainly about 　　．

A．	how to choose books	B．	when to borrow books．
C．	where to read books	D．	which books to buy．

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Recently，Chongqing Three Gorges University has held an activity named"Cell Phone Ninja"（手机忍者）．They would like their students not to use cell phones for 21 days．It is really a challenge（挑战） for most students．

The activity started on April 12．Each student who volunteered to take part in this activity got a bracelet（手环）．If the students did not use their cell phones，there would be a photo on the screen of the bracelet to show that．If they used their cell phones，a different photo would appear on the screen of the bracelet．After the last class of each day，the students sent the photos to the school's public WeChat．

More than 800 students wished to take part in this test，and 400 were chosen．After seven days，only 103students remained．The test was set for 21 days because some scientists believe that 21 days is long enough to help form（形成） a habit．

According to the teachers in the university，the activity was not a competition．It depended on students themselves to make the decision．The teachers hoped their students could form．better study habits through activities like this one．

51．When did the activity"Cell Phone Ninja"start？

　　

52．Were 400students chosen to take part in this test？

　　

53．Why was the test set for 21 days？

　　

54．What was the bracelet used for in this test？

　　．

When talking about picking a right school，a mother and teacher gave some pieces of advice．

In the latest issue（期） of Youth magazine，the mother shared the school advice she gave her daughters with young people across the country．

"I've told my daughters many times that I don't want them to choose a name，"the mother said．"I don't want them to think，'Oh，I should go to these top schools．'We live in a country with hundreds of excellent universities．So the first question is：what's going to work for me？"

"When it was time to prepare for picking schools，nobody around me believed I could get into Xiamen University．But through hard work I finally made it，"she continued．"So，my second piece of advice is：believe in yourself，no matter what other people might say．Once your goal is set，you only need to try your best to make it come true．"

"The last piece of advice is not to be worried even if your dreams don't come true．As I've said above，there are so many good universities out there．So it's important for everybody to understand that you can always find a university that gives you a great education．"

38．The mother shared her advice 　　．

A．	with her students
B．	with her husband
C．	in Youth magazine
D．	in Xiamen University

39．To explain her second piece of advice，the mother gave 　　．

A．	a story of her daughters
B．	a story of her own
C．	some different reasons
D．	some different ideas

40．We can learn from the last paragraph（自然段） that 　　．

A．	we can realize our dream through hard work
B．	the name of the university isn't the most important
C．	it's not necessary to care what other people might say
D．	more than one university can give us a good education

41．The best title of the passage may be "　　"．

A．	Colorful University Life
B．	Best School Education
C．	A Report on University Building
D．	Advice on School Picking．

When talking about picking a right school，a mother and teacher gave some pieces of advice．

In the latest issue （期） of Youth magazine，the mother shared the school advice she gave her daughters with young people across the country．

"I've told my daughters many times that I don't want them to choose a name，"the mother said．"I don't want them to think，'Oh，I should go to these top schools．'We live in a country with hundreds of excellent universities．So the first question is：what's going to work for me？"

"When it was time to prepare for picking schools，nobody around me believed I could get into Xiamen University．But through hard work I finally made it，"she continued．"So，my second piece of advice is：believe in yourself，no matter what other people might say．Once your goal is set，you only need to try your best to make it come true．"

"The last piece of advice is not to be worried even if your dreams don't come true．As I've siad above，there are so many good universities out there．So it's important for everybody to understand that you can always find a university that gives you a great education．"

58．The mother shared her advice 　　．

A．	with her students
B．	with her husband
C．	in Youth magazine
D．	in Xiamen University

59．To explain her second piece of advice，the mother gave 　　．

A．	a story of her daughters
B．	a story of her own
C．	some different reasons
D．	some different ideas

60．We can learn from the last paragraph （自然段） that 　　．

A．	we can realize our dream through hrad work
B．	the name of the university isn't the most important
C．	it's not necessary to care what other people might say
D．	more than one university can give us a good education

61．The best title of the passage may be" 　　"．

A．	Colorful University Life
B．	Best School Education
C．	A Report on University Building
D．	Advice on School Picking．

Students are very interested in computers，the Internet and mobile phones．Using new technologies in the classroom can be very helpful for them．

Mobile phones can be very useful in the classroom．When students speak or act，teachers can use them to record students，take photos and show them to students．Using mobile phones in class is a fun way of doing some interesting language work．

Students like the photos on your mobile phone．So try your best to take more photos for students．Photos can help students to practice speaking，listening or writing in an interesting way．

How to use the Internet and mobile phones in class？Please remember the following key points（要点）．

•Use the Internet with your students in many different ways，if possible．

•Try to find good websites for your students．

•Use your mobile phone in class to record your students，take photos and play recordings．

•Ask your students to listen for the pronunciation mistakes when you play the recordings back to them

46．Students are interested in new technologies． 　　

47．Mobile phones are useful but boring in language learning． 　　

48．Teachers should find good websites for students． 　　

49．Mobile phones can be only used to record students and take photos in class． 　　

50．The key points to remember are for students． 　　．

（61） 　　Friends are important in our life，because no one wants to be lonely．However，some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely．（62） 　　According to a new study from Chicago University，the reason is that this kind of people have brains（脑）different from common people．And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers．

Does that mean they have no way to become happy again？（63） 　　Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness．They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness．

（64） 　　"It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online．That's because most people don't show their true selves there，"said Dr． Cacioppo．one of this study's scientists．Another step is to get an action plan．As"actions speak louder than words"，people need to be active to communicate with others．They also need to meet people with the same interests．Also，they should try to expect the best from each activity．（65） 　　Who knows what good things are waiting for us？

根据短文内容．从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．

A．People who feel lonely

B．The first step is to accept social invitations if you don't want to go．

C．After all，"tomorrow is another day"．

D．What's the reason behind that？

E．Why don't we like them？

F．New ways to deal with loneliness

G No．don't worry．

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms．Grain Rain（谷雨），as the last term in spring， starts on April 19 and ends on May 4．

Grain Rain comes from the old saying， "Rain brings the growth of hundreds of grains"，which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops．Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain．

1． Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer，and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March． With dry soil and heavy winds， sandstorms may happen more often．

2． There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain． Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes． It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck．

3． People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain． An old Chinese saying goes "loona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk"． The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin．

4． The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China． Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's first voyage of the year． The custom dates back to more than 2，000 years ago．

（1）When Grain Rain ends， 　　stars．

A．	summer
B．	spring
C．	fall
D．	winter

（2）The underlined word "crops" refers to 　　．

A．	flowers in the garden
B．	trees in the forest
C．	fishes in the sea
D．	plants in the field

（3）The people in southern China 　　on the day of Grain Rain．

A．	eat toona sinensis
B．	fly a kite
C．	drink tea
D．	start the first voyage

（4）We can infer that "toona sinensis" must be a kind of vegetable which 　　．

A．	can bring good luck
B．	is delicious and healthy
C．	grows at the seaside
D．	is a type of medicine

（5）The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be 　　．

a． Eating toona sinensis

b． Sandstorms happen

c． Grain Rain Festival

d． Drinking tea

A．	b﹣d﹣c﹣a
B．	b﹣a﹣d﹣c
C．	b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．	b﹣d﹣a﹣c