初中英语阅读理解

I’m a 12-year-old boy. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit the moon some day! Wu Dong, Guangdong

 

I’m 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent(发明) a language (语言) machine (机器) that can help me understand many languages. Li Ming, Hunan

 

I’m 16. Before the earthquake (地震) on May 12, I wanted to be a news reporter. But now I want to be a doctor in the future. I’d like to help all the sick people. Wang Hao, Sichuan

 

I’m a 14-year-old girl in Tibet (西藏). The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is to take the train to Beijing.                                             Joma, Tibet

 

I’m 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. It can send things or people from one place to another place far away in a minute. Wei Hua, Beijing

What is Li Ming’s dream?

A．To invent a language machine.	B．To visit the moon.
C．To be a doctor.	D．To go to Beijing

A bad earthquake happened in Sichuan on ______.

A．May 12

B．May 22

C．July 2

D．June 12

Who is from Tibet?

A．Wei Hua.

B．Wang Hao.

C．Joma.

D．Wu Dong.

People in Tibet can get to Beijing ______ in about 48 hours now.

A．by train

B．by bus

C．by plane

D．on foot

The best title(标题) for these passages would be “______”.

A．A Doctor	B．My Dream
C．An English Teacher	D．Wenchuan Earthquake

每个人均有自己的爱好，有时这些爱好可以帮助他人。请根据下面5个人不同的爱好，从A-E中为他们提供合适的建议。

Name	Loves	Could
Xu Hui	Soccer
Chen Tang	English
Joy	Movies
Gong Wei	Music
Lucy	Reading

A．Show free movies to the villagers

B．Sing for sick people

C．Train a soccer team for kids

D．Teach kids to start a good reading habit.

E. Help teach English to those poor kids

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor.
“I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.”
The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to（直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.
The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A．he didn't finish his lessons

B．he worked too hard and was ill

C．he was worried about his homework

D．there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest

The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A．to count numbers before he went to bed

B．to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to go to bed earlier

The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he was better

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

The young man ________ .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

The young man ________ in fact.

A．didn't understand the doctor's words

B．couldn't count numbers

C．didn't try to sleep

D．wasn't ill at all

Victoria Middle School Report         Student: Jenny Brown

Math	B	good work all year
Chinese:	A	does well this year
English:	A+	very interested in it and does a very good job
Science:	C	A little weak in this subject
Computer:	D	not really interested and needs to improve
Sports:	A	captain of girls’ soccer team, and also on the basketball team
Total Grade	B

Date:1/4/10       Signed: Ms Ding
Whose school report is it?

A．Victoria’s	B．Ms Yang’s
C．Jenny Brown’s	D．We don’t know

Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?

A．Math

B．Chinese

C．Science

D．English.

How did Jenny do in sports?

A．Well

B．So-so

C．Very badly.

D．Badly.

From the report, we can know that Jenny       .

A．is good at computer

B．does well in Chinese

C．like science better than math

D．is the captain of the basketball team

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jenny is very interested in English.

B．Jenny is the best student in her class.

C．Jenny doesn’t do well in math at all.

D．Jenny does well in all the subjects.

Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.
A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.”
The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.

A．the hotel

B．his home

C．the park

D．the car

Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.

A．waited for the rich man

B．looked at the rich man's hotel

C．looked at the rich man's car

D．enjoyed the clean air

Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.

A．sleeping in that hotel

B．becoming rich

C．owning that hotel

D．being the rich man's friend

The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.

A．he didn't want to live in such a fine room

B．he didn't like the rich man

C．he couldn't pay for the room

D．he couldn't get any sleep at all there

Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.
After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.
He began to become famous in _____________.

A．the university basketball team

B．the NBA

C．his high school at first

D．the Chicago Bulls

He is often called“__________”.

A．Rookie

B．the NBA

C．Air Jordan

D．Most Valuable Player

The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.

A．he was young

B．he joined the basketball team in his high school

C．he joined the university basketball team

D．he joined the Chicago Bulls

Leeds Castle One of the most popular places of interest in Britain Opening times Open all year round except 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2009． 1 April to 30 September 2009 Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm Gates close at 6pm 1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010 Open：10:30 am—4 pm Gates close at 5pm Prices Adults：￡16.50 Students：￡9.50 Children under 4：free

Leeds Castle is closed on _________．

A．7th January

B．8th August

C．25th December

D．1st April

John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?

A．￡33．

B．￡16.50．

C．￡26．

D．￡9.50．

What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?

A．6 pm．

B．6:30 pm．

C．5:30 pm．

D．5 pm．

It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”
There was ________ in the house．   

A．a New Year’s party	B．a birthday party
C．an evening party	D．a Christmas party

While the small man was staying in the house，he was ________．

A．dancing

B．drinking

C．shouting

D．talking

How long did the small man stay at the party?

A．For an hour．

B．For half an hour．

C．For 90 minutes．

D．For a while.

Why did the small man go to the party?

A．He wanted to have a drink．

B．He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate．

C．He wanted to make friends with them．

D．He wanted to see his old friend．

Who was the small man?

A．The host’s guest．	B．The host’s wife’s guest．
C．One of the guest’s friends．	D．No one knew him．

My name is Andrew．There are three people in my family—my father，my mother and I．
My father is a bank clerk．And he works in a bank．He thinks it’s a boring job．He wants to be a policeman．My mother is a teacher．She teaches Chinese．She thinks her job is very interesting．She works hard and often comes back home very late．In her free time，she likes writing stories for a magazine．I’m a student．I want to be a musician when I grow up.
Where does Andrew’s father work?

A．In a bank．	B．At the police station．
C．In a school．	D．In a shop．

What does Andrew’s father want to be?

A．A bank clerk．

B．A teacher．

C．A musician．

D．A policeman．

Why does Andrew’s mother often come back home late?

A．Because she wants to make money．

B．Because she likes her job and works hard．

C．Because she doesn’t love her family．

D．Because she works for a magazine．

Who likes writing stories?

A．Andrew．	B．Andrew’s father.
C．Andrew’s mother．	D．We don’t know．

What does Andrew like?

A．Chinese．	B．Reading stories．
C．Music．	D．Sports．

Molly Daniels opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke it. Then she looked through the window at her neighbor across the yard. “ She is in my garden again. Those are my strawberries, not hers. Maybe I should call the police.”
Her friend, Doris, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.
“Of course,” Molly answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your yard without your permission and picked your strawberries?”
“I would say, better here the bees.”
“The bees don’t take my strawberries.”
“But the birds do,” Doris continued. “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. Why don’t you pick some of your good strawberries and give them to her?”
“Are you crazy? What are you thinking?’
“Don’t you remember what happened when you were in hospital last year? She went to see you and gave you a pot full of chicken soup. When you give her the strawberries you can tell her that you still remember that.”
Molly was shocked. She had almost forgotten that little kindness because she was too angry. Then she picked a basket of good strawberries and went out. Through the window, Doris could see that the anger on Molly’s face changed into a bright smile.
Molly opened the door very hard because _____

A．she was very angry

B．she was very happy

C．she didn’t like eating strawberries

D．Doris wasn’t friendly

The underline word “permission” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.

A．感谢

B．许可

C．命令

D．警告

Which sentence is similar to the sentence “I would say, better here than the bees.”?

A．It’s better to let the neighbor pick the strawberries than to give them to the bees.

B．The bees are better than the neighbor.

C．The bees like strawberries more than the neighbor does.

D．The neighbor is good at picking strawberries.

From the last paragraph, we can infer(推断)what Molly did at last with a basket of good strawberries.

A．She called the police to drive the neighbor away.

B．She happily gave a basket of good strawberries to the neighbor.

C．She ate up the strawberries herself.

D．She let the birds take her strawberries.

Do you want to have a wonderful evening? Do you want to see your favorite pop singer? Come on! PLACE: Shanghai People’s Square Time:7:00 pm Nov.7^th Ticker:￥180

Welcome to Our Club Do you want to be an artist? Just come and have a try! Music lesson             Price: ￥90 Dance lesson             Price: ￥60 Art lesson               Price: ￥80

 

Hunan History Museum You should use the floor plan(楼层平面图) to find your way around. If you are with your children, stay close to them. The museum is very big and it is easy to get lost. Open:8:30 am—12:00 am & 2:00 pm —5:00 pm Admission(入场费): ￥10；（children under 6 years old get in for free）

You can see your favorite pop singer ________.

A．in Shanghai People’s Square	B．in the club
C．in Hunan History Museum	D．in music class

We can’t learn __________ in the club.

A．Music

B．Art

C．English

D．Dance

If you want to have music and dance lessons, you will pay _________.

A．￥90

B．￥150

C．￥180

D．￥140

People can visit the museum at _________ every day.

A．1:00 pm

B．3:00 pm

C．7:00 pm

D．6:00 am

_______ can get into the museum for free.

A．An adult

B．A student

C．an old man

D．A child under 6 years old

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot .It takes (花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at 7:50 and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at 8:30 in the morning and finishes at 4:45 in the afternoon.
What does Uncle Wang do?

A．He sells books.

B．He grows flowers.

C．He makes shoes.

D．He works in a hospital.

Where is the book shop ?

A．In the middle of the city .

B．In a town .

C．Far from his home .

D．We don’t know .

Why does he seldom (很少) go to work by bus? Because _________.

A．there is no bus

B．his shop is not far from his home

C．he likes riding a bike

D．his shop isn't in the middle of the city

How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?

A．Twenty minutes	B．Forty minutes
C．Ten minutes	D．Half an hour

Today his bike is ________.

A．broken

B．new

C．good

D．beautiful

His work finished at ________.

A．4:45

B．5:15

C．4:55

D．5:05

阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
I take an after-school Spanish class once a week. One day, when the class was over, there weren’t any buses going to my house, and my parents couldn’t pick me up. So, I had to walk home myself.
It was a long walk but I enjoyed it. The wind was blowing (吹拂) gently. And I saw birds flying and trees changing color. A few times I saw something special, like a small snake near the sidewalk (人行道) and two cars very close to crashing (撞车)! Later, I got used to (习惯) the distance. It became a part of my daily life, like getting dressed.
People always think walking long distances is unimaginable (难以想象的). Cars keep us from nature. But I really enjoy my walk home from school.
The writer takes an after-school Spanish class every day.
The writer’s parents asked him to walk home.
The writer didn’t enjoy the long walk.
The writer loves being close to nature.
The writer sees a car accident on his way home.

American school life is different from (和……不同) Chinese. American students usually get to school at around 8:30 in the morning. They put their school bags in their lockers (柜子) and only take one book, one notebook and one pen to each class. In class, American students can sit in their seats (座位) when (当……时候) they answer their teachers questions
At around 12:00 students have lunch. American students don’t go home for lunch. They have it at school. Most students like pizza(比萨), hot dogs or hamburgers. At 1:00 in the afternoon, they start to have classes. Their classes are usually over(结束) at three o’clock. Then they join in the activities （活动）of clubs or sports.

Time	Activities
At 8:30 am	__________
At 12:00	__________
_______	Have classes
After 3:00 pm	Join the clubs or play sports

Teachers Wanted
Do you like kids? We need a teacher for our son. He’s six years old. We want you to work from March to November, 3 pm. to 6 pm., but you don’t need to work in July and August. You can get ￥ 30 an hour (小时). Sometimes we want you to work on weekends, and you can get ￥45 an hour.
You need to:
·Help our son with Chinese.
·Read to him.
·Play with him.
·Go to movies with him.
You need to work at my home. We live in (居住在) Taipei Road, next to the Zhongshan Bus Station(公汽站).
Please call [phone]. Ask Miss Liu.
The teacher can work for __________ months at this family.

A．six

B．seven

C．eight

D．nine

The teacher must (必须) __________.

A．work every weekend

B．work at the kid’s home

C．help the kid learn English

D．work eight months a year

On Monday the teacher __________.

A．can’t work

B．works three hours

C．can have ￥ 135

D．comes in the morning

Which is Not True(不对)?

A．The teacher can get ￥30 an hour on weekends.

B．The student is a boy of six.

C．The teacher can call Miss. Liu.

D．The teacher can take a bus to work