初中英语阅读理解

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
A man came to visit the boy’s father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child’s father was dead	B．the child didn’t ask him to sit down
C．the child gave him a cup of tea	D．he couldn’t find that piece of paper

What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

Hello!I’m Cindy’s Chinese teacher Sun Tong.I’m 22 years old. I’m Chinese .My Chinese is very good. Oh my English is not good .Cindy is an English girl.She is 12 years old.Her English is very good. Her Chinese name is Sun Xiaotong.
根据短文内容判断下列句子正（T）误（F）
Sun Tong’s English name is Cindy.             (      )
Cindy is an English teacher.                   (      )
Cindy’s English is very good.                 (     )
Sun Tong is not Chinese.                     (      )
Sun Tong is Sun Xiaotong’s Chinese teacher.     (      )

Choose the right answers after reading the four cards.

Humihua Foreign Language School Li Nan Teacher of English Yingfeng Street, Huaihua, China Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] BP: 1240822018   Zip code: 418000	Red Star Farm Zhang Hi Farmer Shangping Village, Zhejiang, 419100 Tel: [phone] 13973098479(mobile) BP: 1270803706
Daqing Children’s Hospital Liu Hong Doctor 12 Xingling Road, Changchun, Jilin 130027 Tel: [phone]  13704358529(mobile) Fax: [phone]  E-mail: [e-mail]	Tiantai Taxi Company Yang Jun Driver 235 St. Tongzhi, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310007 Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] BP: 1992301636

We can learn English from _____________.

A．Yang Jun

B．Zhang Hui

C．Liu Hong

D．Li Nan

You may telephone _________ for help if your grandma is ill.

A．Yang Jun	B．Liu Hong
C．Li Nan	D．Zhang Hui

We can call _________ when we want to take a taxi to Hangzhou Railway Station.

A．13973098459

B．0745-2709348

C．1992301636

D．13704358529

Of the four, we can’t send fax to the ____________.

A．driver

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．farmer

If you have some questions about your health, please send an E-mail to _____.

[e-mail]	[e-mail]
[e-mail]	[e-mail]

In almost every big university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.
The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
In American football players can_____.

A．only kick the ball	B．only throw the ball
C．only carry the ball	D．kick, throw and carry the ball

Which is the best title for the passage?

A．American Football

B．Most People Like Football

C．Many People Enjoy Watching Football Games

D．American Football Is Not Like Soccer

Lucy, Mary, Tom and Tony are good friends. They are in Class 4, Grade 1. Tom’s favourite subject is maths. Lucy’s favourite subject is English. Mary’s favourite subject is Chinese. Tony likes P.E. best. But they don’t like biology. They think biology is boring. There are many clubs in their school. Lucy can sing well, so she joins(参加) the music club. Mary likes swimming, so she joins the swimming club. Tom likes playing chess, so he joins the chess club. Tony likes drawing, so he joins the art club.
根据短文内容判断对错(正确的写T，错误的写F)。
Tony’s favourite subject is maths.
Lucy sings well.
Tom joins the swimming club.
Mary likes biology.
They are good friends.

Hello, I’m a middle school student from Hainan. My Chinese name is Li Ying. My English name is Alice. I am Chinese. I’m in No. 26 Middle School. I am a good student. Now I am thirteen years old.
Our school is very nice. Ms Smart is my English teacher. I like her and she loves us very much.
There are three people in my family. This is my father. He is a teacher. This is my mother. Her name is Han Jing. I love them very much.
Alice is from      .

A．Japan

B．England

C．America

D．China

Li Ying is       years old

A．14

B．13

C．12

D．10

Ms Smart is       English teacher.

A．Li Ying’s

B．Li Ping’s

C．Lingling’s

D．Daming’s

Li Ying’s father is       .

A．a teacher

B．a doctor

C．a student

D．a worker

Li Ying’s mother’s name is       .

A．Han Meimai

B．Han Jing

C．Alice

D．Smart

Films in West-city Cinema this week
A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES ?  Chinese film (2004) ?  Dircected (导演) by   Feng Xiaogang ?  Mainly acted by Liu  Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing ?  From Monday to Wednesday, at 8:00 p. m. ?  Ticket Price: RMB¥35	KUNGFU　HUSTLE ? Chinese   Hong  Kong  film (2004) ? Directed by Zhou  Xingchi ? Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong ? From  Wednesday  to Friday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket price: RMB¥40
HARRY POTTER (III) ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Alfonso Cuaron ? Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston ? From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. ?Ticket Price: RMB¥30 (Half on Sunday for children)	TROY ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Wolfgang Petersen ? Mainly acted by Julian  Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis ? From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket Price: RMB¥45

You can see________ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.

A．Monday

B．Thursday

C．Friday

D．Saturday

Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.

A．¥5

B．¥10

C．¥15

D．¥20

You can see the film ________ on Saturday.

A．Troy

B．Harry Potter

C．A World Without Thieves

D．Kungfu Hustle

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle.

B．The ticket price of the four films is the same.

C．All the films start after 8 o’clock in the evening.

D．The four films were released in the same year.

The above is__________．

A．a poster from a club	B．an advertisement for films
C．a note to parents	D．an introduction of a cinema

Which of the following is allowed to the cinema alone in the club?

A．A 2-year-old baby	B．A 10-year-old student
C．A 30-year-old parent	D．A 19-year-old pupil

________on the first Saturday of July．

A．Kids’Club will start at 10：30	B．The kids will see TWO BROTHERS
C．There will be no Kids’Club	D．The kids will have creative activities

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to do with your worries:
1. Try to find out what you’re worded about
Sometimes, you will know what you’re worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can’t, you can ask for help.
2. Think of ways to make it better
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worded. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.
Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you’re worded about grades, ask yourself these questions:
★ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
★ How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
★Do I have a good place to do my homework?
★ Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
3. Ask for help
When you’re worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.
How many steps of doing with your worries are mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Seven.

When you don’t know what you’re worried about,_________

A．you should try to find it out.	B．you can’t ask for help
C．you don’t need to think of ways	D．you can sit there worrying

If you’re worried about grades, you can ask yourself these questions except “_____”

A．Why are grades important?	B．What do grades mean to me?
C．How do I get ready for class?	D．Why don’t my friends like me?

According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?

A．Make a new friend.	B．Don’t talk to him or her any more.
C．Have another fight with him or her.	D．Invite him or her to a basketball game.

The passage mainly tells us_______________.

A．who is often worried	B．when people are worried
C．What to do with our worries	D．what kind of worries people have

Bicycles in China
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.
Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.

补充：

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  根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
If you want to be a       , you can call AL Hotel.

A．waiter

B．reporter

C．cleaner

D．driver

If you want to work as a reporter, you should call         .

A．5564779

B．7665898

C．5583366

D．6338001

How long does Mr. Green need a babysitter to work?

A．For one day.

B．For two days.

C．For a week.

D．For half a month.

If you work as a cleaner every weekday, and once a day, how much will you be paid
every week?

A．$100.

B．$150.

C．$200.

D．$240.

What is NOT mentioned in the ads?

A．Jobs you can choose from.	B．E—mail addresses.
C．Telephone numbers.	D．Time when you are supposed to work.

The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.
Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends.  Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.
How was the food in White Rose Restaurant?

A．Cheap and good.	B．Cheap but bad.
C．Expensive and bad.	D．Expensive but good.

When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give            a beautiful menu.

A．the gentleman

B．the lady

C．each of them

D．neither of them

According to the passage, when a gentleman and his girlfriend had a meal at the restaurant, the meal would be paid by     

A．the lady only	B．the gentleman only
C．both of the gentleman and the lady	D．the gentleman or the lady

What might the lady think of her boyfriend after having a meal together at this restaurant？

A．She thought he wanted to impress her.

B．She thought he pretended to be rich.

C．She thought he was very generous.

D．She thought he was the owner of the restaurant.

What does the story mainly suggest?

A．People like to go to expensive restaurants.

B．A restaurant owner should design different menus for different guests.

C．The men should pretend to be generous before their girlfriends.

D．It’s helpful for businessmen to learn customers’ thoughts

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of china’s top philanthropists.
The article is probably taken from _______.

A．a newspaper

B．a novel

C．a detective story

D．a science book

He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.

A．nothing	B．some schools
C．everything he has	D．his whole company

What does he do charity for?

A．He wants to do charity for money.

B．He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C．He wants to ask people to help him.

D．He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．He is from Jiangsu.

B．He has visited many countries.

C．He has helped people in need.

D．He has got a lot of awards.

Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Earthquakes.	B．Hope Primary Schools.
C．Pioneer of the Year.	D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

Mrs. Thompson came to the 5th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies. When she reviewed Teddy’s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death.
Mrs.Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him. She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents. His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand. Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs.Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.” After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.
On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.
Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs.Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).
Of course，Mrs.Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs.Thompson’s ear，“Thank you，Mrs.Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference. ”
Mrs.Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it’s not like that. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
What made Teddy change before Mrs. Thompson came?

A．His mother’s illness and death.	B．His classmates’ laughing at him.
C．His past records by his teachers.	D．His interest in some other things.

Teddy left a note for Mrs. Thompson when he left school mainly to say _______.

A．sorry

B．hello

C．thanks

D．goodbye

What kind of person was Mrs. Thompson?

A．Wise and humorous.	B．Kind and helpful.
C．Selfish and impatient.	D．Strict and stubborn.

We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．Mrs. Thompson became Teddy’s mother at last.

B．Mrs. Thompson didn’t know how to teach all her life.

C．Teddy didn’t finish college before he got married.

D．Mrs. Thompson and Teddy each made a difference.

BOOKS ON SALE

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert The book is now over 150 years old，but readers continue to find themselves and their neighbors in its pages.

 

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Once school is out, will your young reader be likely to pick up a book? The answer is yes. Here is a strong summer reading choice for kids from ages 9 up.

Electric Eden by RobYoung Rob Young’s new book explores folk music during the 1960s and early ‘70s in Britain.

 

The Snowman By Jo Nesbo The detective Harty Hole searches for a serial killer who builds snowmen outside the homes of his victims.

If you are interested in folk music，yon might choose the book______.

A．The Snowman

B．Madame Bovary

C．Electric Eden

D．Between Shades of Gray

The Snowman most probably tells _______.

A．a life story

B．a disaster story

C．a love story

D．a detective story

We can infer (推荐) that all the books above are _______.

A．available

B．for adults

C．expensive

D．newly written