初中英语阅读表达试题

【改编】Frank is my friend. His family is rich. His parents always give him lots of pocket money. But Frank thinks his parents work very hard and it’s not easy for them, so he always tries his best to save(节约) money. He has some good ways to do it.
Frank likes reading. He has lots of books. He tells me he often buys books online, because they’re cheaper. And when he has free time, he goes to bookstores or libraries to do some reading.
Frank has a bike. He usually goes to school by bike. Sometimes when it rains or snows, he walks. These two ways help Frank keep healthy and save some money.
Frank brings a bottle of water to school every day. When other students drink juice, he enjoys his water. He thinks water is the cheapest but the best drink.
Some students think Frank is mean. But I don’t think so. I think he is right. What do you think of him?
Answer the following questions （5字以内）
Why doesn’t Frank want to save money?
                                                                               
How many ways do Frank use to save money?
                                                                               
When does Frank do reading in bookshops or libraries?
                                                                               
How does Frank go to school when it snows?
                                                                               
How does Frank bring water to school?
                                                                               

Do you know an old city called "Pingyao" in Shanxi? The old city is not far from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province (省). It's a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.
The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometers in size. And there are no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most of them are made of stones(石头). There are many Chinese-style shops on each side of the street.
Pingyao is a square city. The city has a wall around it.  It's about 6 km long and 12 m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustn't miss the nice food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.
Pingyao is a place worth(值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. It's less than 2 hours' bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you less time, only one and a half hours. And if you want to go to Pingyao from Beijing, the train ride takes only about 6 hours.

The City of Pingyao

Location(位置)	In Shanxi,       Taiyuan.
	2000 years.
	2.25 square, kilometers.
Attractions(吸引人的东西)	Buildings: Most of them have two    . They are made of stones.
	: There are shops on both  __.
	Wall: There is a 6-km-long wall around the      city.
	Food: Pingyao     tastes nice.
Transportation(交通)	Visitors can come to Pingyao by bus or      .

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a serious stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife took it very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.
The death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, so Al always felt he was guilty(内疚). To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help.
Al began to lose everything he had—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure(失败)!”
I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to tell Al as a failure. He had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。
At first there were four people in Al’s family.
Al always felt he was guilty because his wife left him.
Al sold everything he had—his land, house to drink alcohol.
Ernie was a complete failure just like his father.
At the end of the story, the writer thought Al was a loving father.

任务型阅读
Everyone believes that colours can affect our moods，but do you know food can also change our moods and make us feel happy or sad? Food can affect our moods. Scientists have already made some reports to explain what effects the different food can bring us.
When you feel blue or a little sad, you may try the food with some sugar in it. (1)Scientists find that a banana can help people get out of sadness. But when you eat the banana, you'd better eat it slowly. Don’t you think it's quite interesting? So next time, eat chocolate when you are in a bad mood. If you are feeling stressed, you should eat some green vegetables or oranges. They can help you feel relaxed. (2)If you are angry about something and want to ______ down, _______ to eat some sunflower seeds.
将(1)句译成汉语。___________________________________________________
在(2)句空白处填上恰当的词使句子意思完整，上下文通顺：_______、_______
回答问题：If you are feeling stressed, what should you eat?
________________________________________________________
在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子。
We should eat bananas slowly._________________________________
找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
_________________________________________________________

任务型阅读 （共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things.
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile , people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too； and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
阅读上面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中的信息。
Title： Advice on how to be a little braver

Advice	Reasons
Don’t _______the fact.	If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you better.
Smile more.	People don’t ______the one with an angry-looking face.
Start a conversation with _____.	People will feel great and want to talk to you.
Pay more attention to ways to enjoy ____or games.	You will become relaxed.
Encourage yourself to say”Hi!” or smile at someone.	Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others in the future.

 

Four types of friends you need in your life
Do you know that people will die early if they have no friends during their lifetime? The survey shows if you want to live longer and more happily, you need to have some friends who can share your sadness and happiness or can be helpful when you are in trouble.
The following four types of friends are just what you need to keep the doctor away.
1.A Loyal Best Friend  Everyone needs a friend who will support you in different situations. This kind of friend knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
2.A Friendly Neighbor  These days, a lot of people don’t know their own neighbors. It’s a shame, because some neighbors can be the most helpful people. If you forget to lock the front door when you are on holiday, you can call your neighbors to lock it for you. So it’s wonderful to have nice and helpful neighbors.
3.A Workmate You’ll find it much easier to chat with someone than eating lunch alone every day. Your workmate doesn’t have to be your best friend. If you two get along well with each other, you can always start going out with them outside of the office.
4.A Friend From a Different Culture  If everyone had a friend from a different culture, the world would be a much better place. Remember that don’t be friends with someone just because they’re from a different culture. Instead, keep your mind open, and if you meet someone from other places, try to learn about their customs, values, and traditions.
If you have such kinds of friends, you will surely live longer and more happily.

Friends you need in your life
Introduction	If you want to live a longer and happier life, you need to have some friends who ______________________ and can help you when you are in trouble.
Four types of friends	A Loyal Best Friend	◆This kind of friend knows all of your darkest anddeepest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
A Friendly Neighbor	◆If you don’t____________________ when you are on holiday, you can call your neighbors to lock it for you. So it’s wonderful to have nice and helpful neighbors.
A Workmate	◆You can __________________ if you don’t want to eat lunch by yourself.
A Friend From a Different Culture	◆If everyone had a friend from a different culture, the world would be a much better place. ◆If you meet someone from other places, try to learn about their ________________________ instead of making friends with them just because they are from other countries.
Conclusion (结论)	You will surely live longer and more happily with such kinds of friends.

回答问题 ( 5小题，计10分)阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Once a young man was traveling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there, but he didn't know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows,” he thought. So he camp up to her and asked, “Hey, where is the nearest restaurant?”
“Sorry, I don't know, young man.”
The young man was just going away when he heard the woman's voice, “Oh, yes, young man, you've just dropped something.”
The young man turned back and asked, “What have I dropped?”
“You've dropped your manners(礼貌).”
The young man was embarrassed(尴尬的) and asked the old woman politely and the old woman helped him.
How did the young man travel?
________________________
What did he want to do at noon?
________________________
Why didn’t the old woman tell the young man where the restaurant was?
________________________
Did the old woman help him at last?
________________________
What lesson(教训) can we get from the passage?
________________________

People celebrate New Year with happiness and joy by exchanging gifts and spending time with their families and friends, but some superstitions(迷信)are followed by many people around the world. Here are some New Year s superstitions.
One of the most popular New Year’ s superstitions is that you should kiss your beloved and dear ones at the stroke(报时的钟声)of midnight．It is said that those who fail to do so will have cold relationships with their loved ones for a whole year.
The New Year should not begin with unpaid debts. It is always said that all the bills should be paid off before the old year closes.
We can’t take anything out of the house on the first day of the year.  Actually, some people think it’s okay to remove things from the house so that something else has the chance to be brought in.
The first person to enter your home after stroke of midnight will influence your luck in the year.  It is believed that this person should ideally be dark – haired, tall, and good – looking.  Nobody knows whether it is true or not.
According to Chinese traditional custom, we usually don’ t sleep until one or two o’clock in midnight on New Year’ s Eve.  There are two meanings.  The first, .the old should treasure every second they have in their rest life; the second, the young hope for longer life for there parents.

A. First footing. B. Nothing goes out C. Paying off bills. D. Kissing at midnight. E. Lights on for the whole night. F. Stay up late of all night.

阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成所缺信息，每空一词（共10小题，每小题o.5分，共5分）
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke very quickly and I couldn’t understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because I didn’t know how to read the words correctly. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything in class.
Then one day I watched an English movie—Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie. So I began to watch other English movies, too. Although(尽管) I could not understand everything the characters(角色) said, their body language and the expressions(表情) on their faces help me get the meaning(意思). I understood I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. I found out that listening to something interesting is the secret to the language learning. I also learned some useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake”or “It serves you right. I did not understand these at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary
Now I really enjoy my English class. Do you want to learn English like this?

How I learned English
Last year	I       my English class. It was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke       quickly for me to understand most of the time. I was afraid     asking questions because I couldn’t read the words correctly. I thought I had to     behind the textbooks and say nothing in class.
Then	Everything changed after I watched an exciting and funny movie  _     Toy story. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, I tried to get the       in many ways. ※Watching their       languages and expressions on their faces ※ Listening for just the      words. ※     a dictionary for help helped me understand the story.
My idea	Listening to something      is the secret to language learning.

阅读短文，完成表格中所缺的信息。将其内容依次填入表格内的题号后。

Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide, and you’ll also learn how to iron your shirt with the help of the video.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of thecuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.

How to ___________________________
Before ironing	Get _________ of things ready.
It’s ___________________ to iron it when it’s dry.
____________	____________ from the collar is a common way. Iron ____________ sides of it.
The ______________ to iron a shirt: collar—back shoulder—cuffs— __________— back—front
After ironing	Check _________ you need to iron it again.
Hang it so that it can ________________.

Dick is a twelve –year-old student. He comes from London. He lives in Beijing now. Dick goes to school from Monday to Friday. There are four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. He doesn’t like Chinese food very much. He often plays tennis on Sundays. Dick doesn’t like singing .He likes watching TV. He isn’t good at Chinese. Sometimes people can’t understand him.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
How old is Dick ?
Where does he live now?
How many classes are there in a day?
What does he often do on Sundays?
Why can’t people understand him sometimes?

Kate，Jim，Rose and Bill put their sweaters on the table. The sweaters are white，blue，red and black．We know, the boys’ sweaters aren’t red and the girls’ sweaters aren’t black. What color is Kate’s sweater? I don’t know. But I know it is not blue．Bill says, “My sweater is white. ’’Then what colors are their sweaters?

Theirs sweater are on the    .
Kate’ s sweater
Jim’ s sweater
Rose’ s sweater
Bill’ s sweater

信息归纳(本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)。
请阅读以下文章，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
Nowadays, there are more and more TV talent shows. They are very popular all over China.
These talent shows give everyone an opportunity to show off their talents. For some lucky people, these talent shows may make them famous, and can even make them rich. However, there are also many bad sides. First, some young people just imitate (模仿) their favorite stars. They may forget about their own styles. Second, young people spend too much time on such TV shows. They always dream of being a star. So they spend less time on their studies.
In my opinion, these shows are social activities. Young people can take part in these activities to get social experience. But they should know that the chance of becoming famous is very small for most people. They should know that they should work hard at something more important, their school work. In short, you can do what you like, but you should know what is important and what is not.
Information Card

The condition(情况) of TV talent shows in China.
The thing some young people always dream of
The number of bad sides of TV talent shows the writer mentions in the passage
The writer’s opinion about TV talent shows
The thing the writer thinks is more important for young people

The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New Year's Eve to have a big meal.At the same time. Everyone celebrates to each other. At about 12 o'clock，some parents and children light crackers. The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly. How busy it is！
On the afternoon before the Chinese New Year，people always stick the reversed(倒着的) Fu or hang some couplets(对联) on the two sides of the door. Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cuttings.
The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time children are the happiest because they can get many red packets from their parents，grandparents，uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.
What is the most important  festival in  China?
_________________________________________
What do people do on New Year's Eve?_
_____________________________________________
How many days does the Chinese New Year last?
______________________________________
Why are children the happiest?
_____________________________________________
Is the Lantern Festival the end of the Chinese New Year?
_______________________________

On September 19, Alibaba went public (上市) on the New York Stock Exchange(纽约证券交易所). It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest man in the world right now. Ma used to be an English teacher. So far, he has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
Ma was born in Hangzhou and grew up as a happy kid. At the age of twelve, he found that English was very interesting. Every morning he got up at 5 a.m., and then ran to a hotel near the West Lake where he could communicate with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years. The experience made him become a fantastic English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wide world. In a 1995 trip to the US, Ma was shown to the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website without knowing much about computers. Four years later, Ma set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But fifteen years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) company.
What did Ma Yun use to be?_____________________________________
Was Ma Yun shown to the Internet for the first time in 1990?_________________
When did Ma Yun set up Alibaba in Hangzhou?  _______________________________