初中英语阅读理解

Free time is a good chance for teenagers to have fun. What about free time with parents around? Some teenagers want free play without parents’ supervision(监管) while parents and experts(专家) may think differently.

Lin Tao, a middle school student, thinks teenagers should be free to play. “Last time I played with my parents around, I was nervous and just couldn’t enjoy myself to the fullest,” Lin says. “And my friend Chen Xiaoxin has similar experiences. Once, he went out to play with his classmates. Everyone felt uncomfortable with his mother’s supervision.”

Wang Min, a mother of a 14-year-old boy, thinks playtime needs supervision. She explains, “People usually say I like to control my kid, but that’s not true. I am just worried that he will get into trouble. Some guys may have a bad influence on him and some games like LARP(剧本杀) may mislead him. He might even get indulged in the stories and can’t get back to real life.

Mr. Ma, a doctor of social studies, says it’s understandable for teenagers to wish for freedom. Free play helps them to be independent. Parents can give them more space. They don’t have to supervise them all the time. However, teenagers should find out the exact details(细节) about the activities before playtime. Then they can communicate with their parents and decide together whether they can go out to play alone.

(1). According to the passage, free time is a good chance for teenagers to ________.

A．

study hard

B．

have fun

C．

get into trouble

D．

mislead parents

(2). Lin Tao supports his own idea by ________.

A．

listing numbers

B．

raising questions

C．

comparing facts

D．

giving examples

(3). The underlined words “get indulged in” in Para.(段落)3 probably mean ________.

A．

get lost in

B．

get interested in

C．

be tired of

D．

be proud of

(4). According to the passage, which of the following may Mr. Ma support?

A．	He Kai’s parents are around every time he plays with his friends.
B．	Feng Zhongfan’s parents never ask him about whom he plays with.
C．	Liu Xiang goes out without knowing anything about the activities.
D．	Xie Hao talks to his parents about the exact details before playtime.

Orangutans

Orangutans are nature lovers. They like hanging out in the tree. They spend 95% of their time up there in the tree. They sleep and eat in their nests(巢). The nests are big enough for even a 10-year-old kid to play in.

Pigs

Pigs may not look so cute when they find mud(泥) holes. They like playing in the mud -it is like their natural playground. And when it is hot, they stay in the mud to cool themselves. They don’t care how dirty they get.

Sea turtles

Sea turtle eggs are like ping-pong balls. After baby turtles break out of the eggs they get themselves out of the sand and hurry to leave the beach for the sea. They swim for 24 hours in the sea to stay away from danger.

(1). In which part of a newspaper can you probably read the passages?

A．

Sports.

B．

Health.

C．

Nature.

D．

News.

(2). Orangutans like hanging out ________.

A．

in the tree

B．

on the beach

C．

in the sea

D．

in the mud

(3). On hot days, pigs like to play in the mud to ________.

A．

look for food

B．

lean skills

C．

fall asleep

D．

cool themselves

(4). Which of the following is true according to the passages?

A．	Sea turtles have eggs like soccer balls.
B．	Baby sea turtles are good swimmers.
C．	Sea turtles lay their eggs in the sea.
D．	Baby sea turtles are safe on the beach.

A man gets out of his car. He rushes into a doctor’s office “DOCTOR! Please help me! I think I must be seriously ill.”

“Tell me what’s wrong,” the doctor says beside his desk.

“Everywhere I touch on my body, it hurts!” the man answers. “Come on and sit on the chair. Please show me.”

So the man touches his left foot and cries out of pain. Then he touches his right knee and cries, “Ouch.” Then he touches his back and jumps out of the chair.

As he is about to continue, the doctor says,“That’s enough. Let me see.” After a while, the doctor says, “Oh, I know. Feel your finger.”

(1). The man thinks he must be ________.

A. seriously illB. really heavyC. very healthyD. terribly thin

(2). The doctor asks the man to sit ________.

A. in his carB. on the chairC. on the floorD. on the desk

(3). The doctor finds the man probably breaks ________.

A. his footB. his kneeC. his backD. his finger

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Desert Control is a huge challenge. In the past, China had much to learn from the rest of the world. But now the shoe is on the other foot. It’s time for China!

A Special Glue Researchers from Chongqing Jiaotong University develop a special glue to change desert ground into soil that people can grow plants in. The “sand glue” made of plant is used to help keep water, nutrients (营养) and air. And it has been used in different areas.

An Interview in Yulin (Li has planted more than 2,300 mu of forest.) Q: Did your family support you when you decided to plant trees? Li: Not really. My family was strongly against my idea. My son even brought me back home, but the next day I went there again. Q: Did you have any difficulties? Li: Yes. At that time, the living conditions in the mountains were really terrible, and I didn’t have any experience. Though I worked more than 10 hours every day, less than 10% of the trees could be alive. Q: How did you solve the problem? Li: I bought books and used what I learned to plant trees. I tried again and again. 19 years has passed, and more than 95% of the trees are alive now. Q: It took you 19 years to plant trees. Any regrets? Li: No. It’s my dream. And my biggest wish is that everyone plants a few trees every year.

The Past and the Present Nearly 30 years ago, the Kubuqi Desert, the seventh largest desert in China, was a barren (贫瘠的) land with no future. The local people called the Kubuqi Desert the “sea of death”. Thanks to our government, chances came. The Kubuqi people have changed the desert into an oasis (绿洲). It has offered chances for the locals to get more money in different ways like selling farm products. They change the desert and the desert helps them. It’s a win-win situation.

(1). Do researchers from Chongqing Jiaotong University develop a special glue?

_____________________________________________

(2). Who called the Kubuqi Desert the “sea of death”?

_____________________________________________

(3). According to the passages above, what makes China’s desert control successful?

_____________________________________________

(4). Do you want to make your dream come true in the way like Li’s? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________

阅读下面对话，从文后7个选项中选择5个恰当的选项完成此对话。

A: How is your school life this term?

B: Still busy but more wonderful and relaxing.

A: Really? __(1)__

B: Because we have different kinds of clubs.

A: Good. ___(2)___

B: We have a poem club, a sports club, a break dancing club… Ah, so many of them!

A: Fantastic! Which club are you in?

B: ___(3)___

A: Oh? Why didn’t you join the break dancing club? __(4)__

B: Yes. But I am practicing it at a break dancing school on Sunday afternoon.

A: I see. You have a colorful life in and out of school.

B: ___(5)__ Oh, I’m running out of time. Bye for now!

A: See you!

A．	Aren’t you good at break dancing?
B．	How long does it take you to do your, homework?
C．	Why?
D．	When do you go to a break dancing club?
E．	The poem club.
F．	I think so.
G．	What clubs do you have?

①Since the first man looked up at the flying birds, countless successes have been achieved on the way up to the sky. From the stones thrown into the air to airships of all kinds, pioneers of humans never failed to let their imagination run wild.

②Stories of pioneers go back to centuries ago.

③Kite flying in China dates back to the 5th century BC and is thought to be the earliest example of man-made flight.

④From the 3rd century BC, the sky lantern (灯笼) was known in China. Many people believe that it was invented by Zhuge Liang in the war. Some say he wrote a message on a sky lantern for help, while others believe sky lanterns were used to drive the enemies away.

⑤Whichever is true, humans have never stopped, and they never will. In modem times, new fields are being explored (探索).

⑥In 1993, the world’s largest hot air airship was built. The AS-300 carried an underslung raft (悬挂式木筏). It allowed a team of French scientists to carry out their treetop researches without too much harm to the rain forest.

⑦On May 15, 2022, Chinese scientists sent up the latest model of “Jimu No.1”, China’s self-developed airship, to collect weather information on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

⑧The airship would work at a world-record altitude (海拔) of 9,032 meters. It was the first time an airship of its size had reached this height, even higher than that of the 8,849-meter-tall Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world.

(1). According to the passage, we learn ________.

A．	Zhuge Liang was believed to invent kites
B．	sky lanterns were used just for fun in China
C．	kite flying in China dates back to the 5th century BC
D．	sky lanterns were known in China before the 3th century BC

(2). Both the AS-300 and the latest model of “Jimu No.1” are airships which ________.

A．	were harmful to the forest	B．	broke a world record each
C．	reached the highest mountain	D．	helped with treetop researches

(3). The writer’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

A．	share humorous stories about the pioneers	B．	show how excellent ancient people were
C．	encourage us to learn more about imagination	D．	praise the never-ending exploration into the sky

(4). The structure (结构) of the passage is ________.

A．		B．
C．		D．

We all have those moments when bright ideas hit us, but not everyone can develop such moments into the fruits of creative thinking. While we believe creative thinking is the falling apple of Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists, we seldom notice that creative thinking is in fact a process (过程).

Let’s look at what happened in 1666.

Sitting in the garden, Newton watched an apple fall from a tree. He began to wonder if the same force that pulled the apple down also kept the moon circling the earth. Newton believed it did. He called it “gravity (重力)”.

This story has become one of the most popular examples of “eureka” moments. But when we cheer for the great discovery, the whole process of creative thinking shouldn’t be forgotten.

Newton studied mathematics for long to have a better understanding of the world. He always enjoyed finding new ways to solve problems. The falling apple was only the fruit of years of hard work before. It also started the train of thought that continued for the next twenty years.

Newton began to examine “gravity” carefully. He experimented (实验). Then he studied the results and used what he had learned to do new experiments. In 1687, the greatest scientific work ever written came out.

The whole process of creative thinking works the same in our life.

In school, we prepare ourselves for the right moment. Once the moment comes, we catch it and then keep on working in the years to come. It takes much to get the fruits of creative thinking, but the sweetest fruits will be ready for those who wait the longest.

(1). You may read the passage in a ________.

A．

notice

B．

picture

C．

magazine

D．

dictionary

(2). The underlined word “eureka” in Paragraph (段落) 4 probably means “________”.

A．

I’ve got it

B．

I give up

C．

I’ve no idea

D．

I believe it

(3). The writer mainly develops his idea by ________.

A．	raising questions	B．	giving examples
C．	listing numbers	D．	explaining differences

(4). The creative thinking process for Newton follows the order of ________.

a. He caught the right moment. b. He did experiments over and over.

c. He saw an apple fall from a tree. d. He studied mathematics for long.

A．

a-c-d-b

B．

b-a-c-d

C．

a-b-c-d

D．

d-c-a-b

When Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike tiger out of sugar in just minutes, kids look at him in surprise thinking he is a magician.

Xiong has been blowing sugar figurines (吹糖人) for over twenty years. Blowing sugar figurines is a Chinese traditional folk (民间) art with a history of over 600 years and has been listed as a state-level intangible cultural heritage.

Every morning, Xiong prepares the sugar and drives to different markets in Nanchang to start his magic show.

He heats (加热) the sugar, pulls off a little to make a ball and blows it into different shapes — a rabbit, a monkey, and even Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

People, especially little kids, are interested in his skills. ________, he also stops by colleges.

Many college students have been drawn to the art, waiting in line for hands-on experience. Among them, Simon, a foreign student, couldn’t help having a try. Though it looked easy, he found it difficult to make it. Thanks to Xiong’s help. Simon finally saw a horse slowly taking shape.

Simon was deeply moved after learning about the art. “I just can’t believe the traditional folk art can be kept so well here. I love it. Chinese culture should be spread around the world,” he said.

This art has been passed down for four generations (代) in Xiong’s family. His 6-year-old son often blows sugar balloons, just like what he used to do as a child.

“We will pass on the intangible heritage,” said Xiong.

(1). From the passage we can learn that Xiong Chuanfa is ________.

A．

26 years old

B．

34 years old

C．

a bus driver

D．

a foreign magician

(2). Which of the following can be put in the ________?

A．	To draw young people closer to the art	B．	To help young people learn drawing skills
C．	To teach little kids the skills of drawing	D．	To make little kids more interested in the art

(3). According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that Simon will most probably ________.

A．	stay in China to blow sugar horses	B．	offer Xiong a helping hand in class
C．	learn more about Chinese culture	D．	blosy perfect sugar figurines next time

(4). Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．	Xiong and His Folk Art of Sweet Blows	B．	A Magic Folk Art and Chinese Culture
C．	Xiong’s Family and Sugar Figurine Skills	D．	A Guide and the Intangible Heritages

“Lots of restaurants say they’re the best. To be honest, we are not and we’ve never said we are. We just try to be a little bit better every day,” said Mr. Yang, who runs a restaurant named Grandpa Yang in Chongqing.

Yang started the restaurant in 2011. He was unhappy when quite a lot of food was left uneaten. “If customers know more about the food before they order, they will know what to pick,” he thought. So he decided to write something about each dish on his menu online.

Now there is something about the food. “Compared with our General Tao Chicken; this one is not THAT good,” says the introduction of Orange Beef. Another introduction warns. “Don’t let the name fool you. This one is NOT a real Sichuan dish.”

“People often search online to find the right restaurant. I don’t want them to say, ‘Oh, it’s one of the best in the area, and it must be very good,’ but then they come here only to find it’s not so good,” Yang said, “Customers should read more about the food before they order, not only my introductions, but also other customers’ opinions.”

Thanks to his honesty, the restaurant is having a moment under the sun. “It’s been a very exciting and busy time,” said Yang, “and I love it.”

(1). The restaurant Grandpa Yang was started ________.

A．

in 2001

B．

in 2011

C．

in 2012

D．

in 2021

(2). Mr. Yang was unhappy when ________.

A．	the food was almost sold out	B．	customers knew a lot about the food
C．	customers found the food unhealthy	D．	quite a lot of food was left uneaten

(3). Mr. Yang thinks that ________.

A．	his restaurant is the best	B．	people shouldn’t search online
C．	General Tao Chicken is good	D．	customers shouldn’t say anything

(4). According to the passage, the restaurant becomes successful mainly because ________.

A．	it offers good service	B．	Mr. Yang is honest
C．	it offers a good price	D．	Mr. Yang is foolish

Welcome to our school farm! I’m Potato.
Dry me in the sun for 2 hours.	Plant me about 20cm deep in the ground. Use the soil in No. 6 box.	The best temperature is between 15℃ and 20℃.	After 2 or 3 weeks. A potato plant will rise out of the ground.	The potato plant will flower.	When the flowers die, carefully dig up the potato plant. Then you’ll have your own potatoes.

(1). Dry me in the sun for ________.

A．

2 hours

B．

20 hours

C．

8 days

D．

15 days

(2). Plant me ________.

A．

on the leaves

B．

on the moon

C．

in the hat

D．

in the ground

(3). Carefully dig up the potato plant when ________.

A．	the soil is wet	B．	the temperature is 15℃
C．	the flowers die	D．	you see the school farm

阅读下面材料，从下面所给的A-E五个选项中选择正确的选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入1-4题，并回答5题。

Making your school a better place will make everyone around you happier and will get you more exited to go every day. Besides, a better place will also make you more productive. The following are some of the ways to make your school a better place.

♦ (1) Do not stay silent when you see another student getting hurt by others. Speak up confidently and tell them to stop. This will help create a better atmosphere (气氛) at school.

♦Try to deal with arguments between other kids. When you see other students in an argument, you can help deal with the problem. (2) After all, many arguments in school are just misunderstandings between two people.

♦ (3) If you know that other students have difficulty learning a subject that you’re good at, you can help them by teaching them in that subject. Helping other students to improve their grades will help create a positive atmosphere in school.

♦Make friends with lonely students. If you notice a student who doesn’t have many friends or sits alone at lunch, make it a point to become their friend. (4) So why not encourage other people to become friends with them?

A. Encourage your classmates to talk to each other.

B. Friendship will make them less lonely.

C. Teach other students if you can.

D. You may get into trouble.

E. Stand up bravely.

(1). ________

(2). ________

(3). ________

(4). ________

(5). What else would you like to do to make your school better? (回答不少于5个单词)

_____________________________

If you look around the room you are in right now, you’ll probably notice a number of electronics. But can you imagine if they all had to be joined together by wires (电线)? Picture the wire snaking along the floor, for example, from your smartphone to your speaker, or connecting your game controller to the computer screen, meaning you could never sit more than a couple of meters away from it. A world of electronics connected by wires wouldn’t just be untidy, but a possible danger, too. That’s where Bluetooth comes in. We’ve all heard of it — but what exactly is it?

Bluetooth is a method of short-distance (短距离) wireless communication between electronics that makes use of the power of radio waves. The idea was first thought of by Dr. Janp Haartsen at Swedish mobile company Ericsson in 1994. Things really stepped up in September 1998 when the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) was set up to develop and spread the technology. Bluetooth 1.0 came out in 1999,and a year later it began to be used in mobile phones and desktop computers. Now Bluetooth has become an increasingly popular way of solving the problem of more and more electronics needing to be connected. without having to connect everything together with wires.

But if you look at the remote control (温控器) you use to choose the program on TV, you might rightly ask yourself why Bluetooth was such a big deal. After all, connecting objects with infrared signals (红外信号) which can’t be seen had been done before. The problem with remote controls is that they need to keep what is called “line of sight”. If something is standing between the remote control and receiver, it won’t work. Because Bluetooth uses radio waves, the things standing in the way are no longer a problem.

Since its creation in the late 1990s, the technology has become more and more improved and widely used, with the 4 billionth Bluetooth objects shipped in 2020.

(1). How does the writer lead in the topic “Bluetooth” in Paragraph 1?

A．

By describing scenes.

B．

By comparing facts.

C．

By telling stories.

D．

By explaining reasons.

(2). With the setting up of SIG, Bluetooth ________.

A．	started to be used in cars	B．	made radio waves known to people
C．	improved and spread quickly	D．	was able to connect all electronics

(3). From Paragraph 3, we mainly get to know the ________ of Bluetooth.

A．

development

B．

popularity

C．

standard

D．

advantage

(4). ________ will most probably be interested in this text.

A．

Phone sellers

B．

Technology fans

C．

Newspaper reporters

D．

History lovers

“I wish I had straight hair”; “I’d like to be taller”. At times, we all want to look a bit more like someone else. However, the pictures we see on TV and social media can give us improper ideas about how our bodies “should” look. The truth is that everybody is different — and that’s a good thing. Accepting and feeling good about our bodies is really important for our self confidence (自信).

Body confidence is when someone accepts and behaves kindly towards their body. That includes our size and shape, skin color, appearance and any physical disabilities. Jade Parnell from the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), says that having body confidence is “about being accepting of your body and what it does for you”.

If you feel positively (积极地) about your body, you are more likely to take care of it. Research has even shown that you are more likely to take part in activities and perform well in school. However, feeling agitated about your body could make you step back, do less well at school and even feel down. Parnell says that the cost of trying to achieve the “perfect” appearance is high. She says, “If you’re spending a lot of time trying to look a certain way, you will have less time to spend with friends and to make important memories.”

It’s important to remember that everybody is different. To develop a positive body image, Parnell says, “Try to talk positively about your own body and other people’s bodies. Try not to pay too much attention to appearance. Instead, think about what your body does for you; do your legs make you run really fast?” She also suggests treating your body well by eating different kinds of foods, exercising to feel good and to have fun, and getting plenty of sleep. Remember that you are more than how you look.

(1). The writer thinks that the pictures on TV and social media ________.

A. are perfect for people to followB. may spread wrong ideas of looks

C. imply everyone is differentD. show people how to behave kindly

(2). The underlined word “agitated” probably means “________”.

A. scaredB. seriousC. carelessD. worried

(3). Parnell will agree that you should ________.

A. accept your body as it isB. avoid talking about others’ bodies

C. spend more money on your appearanceD. remember what you used to be like

(4). What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To encourage readers to take more exercise.B. To remind readers not to eat too much food.

C. To lead readers to build up body confidence.D. To advise readers to treat their friends well.

During work hours, among the sounds of machines, the kitchen of Bach’s Bakery (面包房) is especially tidy and quiet, not because of any rules against talking during work hours, but because all of the workers have a hearing disability. They are hard-working and professional in their work, and use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.

Bach’s Bakery lies in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is run by a German couple, Uwe Brutzer and his wife Dorothee Brutzer, who started it up ten years ago with the purpose of creating more jobs for those disabled in the neighborhood. So far, Bach’s Bakery has trained around 30 hearing disabled people. While some skilled workers found jobs in other bakeries and hotels and have been able to live on their own, several of them have stayed to work at the bakery after they completed the training.

The Brutzers’ work has won the support of many people in China. With the spread of news about the bakery, many Internet users learned about Bach’s Bakery and its inspiring story. As a result, many local people in Changsha as well as visitors from other parts of the country come to buy their products, Uwe said that public attention has encouraged them a lot and helped grow the bakery’s business, resulting in workers getting higher pay. However, what he values more is that, through media (媒体) reports, more people have come to understand that disabled people can work as well as other people when they are given chances.

Now, as they are preparing to return to Germany, they have found a German couple teaching in China as the new managers, and handed over the bakery to a public welfare (福利) organization. Their wish is to continue providing free training for the hearing disabled and that the bakery will never be changed into a shop with moneymaking as its main goal.

(1). The workers in Bach’s Bakery use sign language because ________.

A．	their boss doesn’t allow them to talk	B．	machines make too much noise
C．	they can’t communicate in spoken words	D．	heavy work keeps them too busy to speak

(2). It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Bach’s Bakery ________.

A．	also offers jobs to people outside Hunan	B．	helps its workers live independently
C．	requires its workers not to leave after training	D．	has more than 30 workers now

(3). In Uwe’s opinion, the greatest value of public attention is that ________.

A．	disabled workers are paid more	B．	his shop becomes more popular
C．	the disabled are better understood	D．	sales of their products get stronger

(4). What’s the best title for the passage?

A．

A Silent Bakery

B．

A Special Wish

C．

The Success of the Disabled

D．

The Rules of Bach’s Bakery

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(1). Young people from Roots & Shoots are making the world better by ________.

A．	selling cakes at school	B．	recycling mobile phones
C．	producing toy chimps	D．	teaching kids how to plant trees

(2). If you become a member of Roots & Shoots, you are expected to ________.

A．	be helpful for African communities	B．	share information with leaders
C．	go to Australia to meet Dr. Jane	D．	raise money on its websites

(3). What is the text?

A．

A story.

B．

A notice.

C．

A speech.

D．

A poster.