初中英语阅读理解

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Message Dear Wang, Great to hear you are coming to the USA! I do hope you can stop by and visit us in the Big Apple — a popular name for New York City. There are so many things to see and do here. It would take a lifetime to list them all: Chinatown, Wall Street, Central Park, to name only a few. But knowing you as I do, I’d suggest walking through Midtown Manhattan. It is very popular in the USA and just can’t be missed! People often say that no visit to New York City is complete without a trip to Broadway! Broadway with its cafés, street performers（表演者）and colorful signs really represents New York’s loud spirit! As Broadway is the heart of the American theater industry, it’s at night when it truly comes alive. Broadway is well-known for its big theaters. They show Shakespeare, modern plays, dance shows or musicals — take your pick! With your love of singing and interest in drama（戏剧）, I’d recommend（推荐）a musical. It’s a great and moving experience that I’m sure you would love — a bit like Peking opera! Many musicals are based on classic stories like Les Miserables or Peter Pan, and they might even inspire（激发）you to read the books, too! My big news is that I am going to China on vacation this winter. I am looking for places of interest in China. Can you recommend some to me? See you soon! Leslie

(1). What is New York City also called?

__________________________________________

(2). Is Broadway famous for its big theaters?

__________________________________________

(3). What are many musicals based on?

__________________________________________

(4). When is Leslie going to China on vacation?

__________________________________________

(5). Which place of interest in China will you recommend to Leslie?

__________________________________________

The human population on Earth grows larger each year. As a result, ___(1)___. Because of climate change（气候变化）, growing more food is becoming even more difficult.

When farmers tried to grow more food in the past, they would use farming methods that weren’t always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem, ___(2)__. They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. __(3)___. These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops（庄稼）. They can take pictures of plants, track（追踪）each plant’s growth and measure（测量）its size.

In the past, though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth, they couldn’t track each plant. __(4)__.

By collecting information about plants, the robots can help farmers make predictions（预测）about how their plants will grow. __(5)__. For example, if the robots find out which plants get sick, farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots, farmers can take better care of the plants in need.

A．	But now, with these robots, they can
B．	This led to the creation of special robots
C．	some scientists carried out a research project
D．	more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone
E．	By studying each plant, the robots can also help farmers grow plants well

Otters（水獭）are cute water animals. These days, keeping otters as pets is getting popular. In Japan, some “otter cafés（咖啡馆）” are open for business. People can pay to play with the otters there and to take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go swimming with their pet otters and take funny videos. These photos and videos posted online have interested more people to buy otters as pets.

However, these enjoyable photos and videos hide the damage（损害）that the online trade is doing to otters. In fact, wild otters are facing many threats—they have long been hunted（猎杀）for their coats; in some places, fishermen have been killing otters in order to stop them from eating fish; and now, the online pet trade has become another big problem for otters.

In the wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers during their first year of life. According to a report, 70% of the otters sold online are under one year old. These baby otters have been stolen from their mothers. When they are kept as pets by humans, they do not live full and natural lives.

Otters are very social. They live in family groups of up to 15 in the wild. Keeping an otter as a pet can make it very sad and lonely. These animals also need enough space to swim. Their owners’ bathtubs（浴缸）or pools are nowhere near as large as the bodies of water in the wild.

On the other hand, otters simply don’t make good pets. They have a very special fishy smell. If they are kept indoors, they will leave a lot of waste around the house. This would make the smell even more unpleasant. Besides, when otters are unhappy, they will make loud noises and even attack（攻击）people. If a person is hurt by an otter, he or she needs to go to hospital at once.

So, we should stop the otter pet trade and never share photos and videos about them online.

(1). What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A．	The ways of buying otters online.
B．	The advantages of playing with otters.
C．	The popularity of keeping otters as pets.

(2). What does the underlined word “threats” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．

机遇

B．

威胁

C．

选择

(3). What do we know about otters in the wild?

A．	They live in family groups of up to 15.
B．	They don’t need enough space to swim.
C．	Baby otters never stay with their mothers.

(4). Why don’t otters make good pets?

a. They may attack people.

b. They may make loud noises.

c. They have a special fishy smell.

d. They need to go to hospital often.

A．

a, b, c

B．

a, b, d

C．

b, c, d

(5). What is the writer’s main purpose of writing the text?

A．	To tell people the otters’ living habits.
B．	To teach people how to keep a pet otter.
C．	To call on people to stop the otter pet trade.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.

In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain（抱怨）? I think most people have.

Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was given a boring task. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the fence（篱笆）. Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the task. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand boys can do this!” Tom said.

Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.

This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!

(1). Who is the writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

A．

Aunt Polly.

B．

Mark Twain.

C．

Ben Rogers.

(2). According to the writer, what is most people’s immediate reaction（即时反应）to a boring task?

A．

Complaining about it.

B．

Accepting it.

C．

Refusing it.

(3). What did Aunt Polly ask Tom to do in this text?

A．

Visit Ben.

B．

Clean the floor.

C．

Paint the fence.

(4). Why did Tom say the underlined sentence to Ben in Paragraph 3?

A．

To express his sadness.

B．

To catch Ben’s interest.

C．

To show his anger.

(5). What does the writer learn from Tom Sawyer?

A．

It is no use complaining.

B．

Refusing is the best choice.

C．

Waiting is the only way out.

	Lost I lost my smartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photos in it haven’t been uploaded（上传）to the Cloud. They are very important to me. Please call me at 730-8607. —posted by Steve Lee
	Found A young black dog, cute and friendly, was found in Brooklyn Springs on Nov. 19. If you know the owner of this dog, please let him/her know or e-mail me at [e-mail]. —posted by Dora Jones
	Lost My 11-month-old cat Linda is grey with dark stripes（条纹）on her back. She has brown eyes. She was last seen at Jessica’s on Center Street on May 9. If you see her, please call me at 730-9725. —posted by Molly Louis

(1). Who lost a smartphone?

A．

Dora Jones.

B．

Molly Louis.

C．

Steve Lee.

(2). Why did Dora post the information?

A．

To find the dog’s owner.

B．

To find her own dog.

C．

To buy a black dog.

(3). What do we know about the missing cat Linda?

A．

She is 10 months old.

B．

She was last seen on May 9.

C．

She is all black.

English Reading Salon（沙龙） ● Johnson Library Room 208 ● Read |Talk| Have free tea ● Thursday, June 30（7:00 p.m.~8:30 p.m.） ● Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe For more information, you can visit www.englishreadingsalon.com

(1). How long will the salon last?

A．

60 minutes.

B．

90 minutes.

C．

120 minutes.

(2). What can you do for free at the salon?

A．

Eat cookies.

B．

Have dinner.

C．

Drink tea.

阅读短文，将文后的五个选项还原到短文当中。

Why do you need hobbies? A study has found that people are more positive (积极的) when they take part in a relaxing activity. ___(1)___ Scientists also think they might be good for your brain.

How do you choose the right hobby? Start with what you enjoyed in the past. Did you once play football? ___(2)__ If you find it isn’t for you, stop and tum to something new. Probably joining a class or a team will give you a chance to meet other people.

Which relaxing activities are good for physical health? It’s clear that exercise is going to be good for your body, for example walking. ___(3)__ A review of 94 studies found that dancing three times a week improved balance in older people. Getting out in nature is helpful, whether you’re hiking or doing something less active.

Which hobbies keep your mind active? __(4)___ Playing the piano or listening to your favorite band can help you make it. Researches have found reading is also good for your brain.

___(5)__ So let’s take up great hobbies.

A. Dancing is wonderful exercise.

B. Take it up again or start something else.

C. Hobbies let you forget your worries and have fun.

D. Learning an instrument and reading are the best choices.

E. Other studies have shown that hobbies can give you a sense of achievement.

The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.

It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom (王国) Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it.

One day after hunting (狩猎), Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail (痕迹) on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?”

On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth to write well and wasted a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.

However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last.

Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.

(1). Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen?

A．	Because the king asked him to do so.	B．	Because he wanted to be an inventor.
C．	Because he didn’t have silk to write on.	D．	Because the pen brought him much trouble.

(2). When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3?

A．	Before hunting animals.	B．	When he saw the trail.
C．	During cleaning the hair.	D．	After he wrote a report.

(3). Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?

a. The brush pen could write well.

b. Meng tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick.

c. The special water washed the oil away.

d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.

A．

b-d-a-c

B．

d-b-a-c

C．

b-d-c-a

D．

c-d-b-a

(4). How can the students understand Chinese culture better?

A．	By learning to use brush pens.	B．	By playing a role.
C．	By planting more bamboo.	D．	By inventing things.

(5). What can we learn from the passage?

A．	Make friends with animals.	B．	Value fantastic memories.
C．	Keep trying and never give up.	D．	Build a peaceful world.

During work hours in Becker’s bread shop, the kitchen is especially quiet except the sound of the machine. The quiet environment is not the result of the strict rules, but because all the workers are deaf. They use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.

Becker’s shop is in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It sells many kinds of German bread, cakes and coffee. It is very popular for the story of Becker who opened it.

Over twenty years ago, Becker and his wife heard about a Chinese public project. It provided language training for the disabled children, but it was short of trainers in Changsha. So they came in 2002 with a common wish to do something meaningful in life.

In Changsha, together with other Chinese trainers, they helped children improve their hearing and language pronunciation. Every little progress each child experienced was a great encouragement to them, and they achieved their goal in life.

After ten years of working for this project, they found that the disabled adults couldn’t be independent because they had no professional skills. Then Becker and his wife set up a bread shop to teach these people how to make bread. With their help, all of them were able to live on their own.

Luckily, Becker and his wife have also got the support from the local government. More people join them and understand that disabled people can work as well as others when they have the same chances.

(1). What makes Becker’s bread shop popular according to the passage?

A．	Its owner’s story.	B．	Its quiet environment.
C．	Its strict rules.	D．	Its good location.

(2). How long have Becker and his wife lived in China?

A．	For about 10 years.	B．	For about 15 years.
C．	For about 20 years.	D．	For about 30 years.

(3). Who does the underlined word “ they ” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．	The local people.	B．	Becker and his wife.
C．	The Chinese trainers.	D．	The disabled children.

(4). Where can we probably read the passage?

A．

In a travel guide.

B．

In a notice.

C．

In a science report.

D．

In a magazine.

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

A．

A Silent Bread Shop

B．

A Training Course

C．

A Beautiful City

D．

Delicious Local Food

Have you ever tried writing a poem? Maybe you think it is impossible especially if you do not think you are naturally creative. But if you follow the steps below, you can also write a better poem than you expected. ___(1)___

◆Pick a theme (主题) that interests you. Find the theme that you are interested in. ___(2) __ “Love and friendship” is always the theme for a poem.

◆Choose a form for your poem. Get your creative minds working by picking a poetic form. You may choose a poetic form that you find easy.

◆Use your imaginations. You should always try to describe something using the five senses. ___(3)__ Using imaginations will lead your readers into the world of your poem and make images (意象) come alive for them.

◆__(4)___ You could use “the heart of stone”, “as white as snow” and so on. With these expressions, your poem will be different. They can make your poem a piece of wonderful work to your readers.

◆Read the poem out loud. Once you have completed a poem, you should read it aloud to yourself. __(5) __ Pay attention to how each line of your poem moves into the next smoothly. Keep a pen close by so you can mark any lines or words that sound difficult and strange.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．	Make use of special expressions.
B．	Start your poem with a clear idea.
C．	Notice how the words sound on the page.
D．	They are smell, taste, touch, sight and sound.
E．	You will be proud to share it with your friends.

There’s nothing quite like falling sound asleep after a full day of work. Like people, animals need to rest after working hard. Some animals sleep in water. Others dig hoes under the ground. Some even sleep high in trees or under leaves. But they all find a way to rest.

Some animals in the sea sleep in strange ways. Fish sleep with their eyes open. They seem to look ahead far into the sea while they rest. Sea otters sometimes sleep in beds of the plants that grow in the sea. This keeps them from moving away. Parrotfish blow something from their mouths when they are ready to sleep. Then a bubble (气泡) will be formed around them. The bubble protects them from harm while they sleep.

Some animals sleep under the ground. Chipmunks (花栗鼠) sleep curled up (蜷缩) in a ball. Their beds are made of leaves and grass. In winter, they sleep for two weeks and wake up to eat the stored food. Then they go back to sleep for another two weeks before waking up again. Some desert frogs dig underground holes during the hot, dry season. A frog may stay in its hole for months.

High above the ground, monkeys find leafy places in trees each evening before they sleep. The tall trees help to keep monkeys safe during the night. Some insects even sleep under the leaf that will be their next meal. A bee may climb down into a flower to rest. When it climbs out the next morning, it is rested and ready for work.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(1). What animals blow bubbles when they sleep?

A．

Sea otters.

B．

Monkeys.

C．

Desert frogs.

D．

Parrotfish.

(2). What do we know about chipmunks according to the text?

A．	They rest with their eyes open.
B．	They never sleep curled up in a ball.
C．	They wake up now and then in winter.
D．	They don’t eat any food during the winter.

(3). What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．	The forest where monkeys sleep safely.
B．	The animals that sleep above the ground.
C．	The reason why bees climb down into flowers.
D．	The ways that keep animals away from danger.

(4). What is the structure of the passage? (P-Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

(5). What’s the best title for the text?

A．	Where animals live?	B．	Why animals move?
C．	How animals sleep?	D．	What animals feed on?

Joey was happy because he had many special friends four squirrels (松鼠), two rabbits, and many colorful birds. At the meal time, these wild animals came near to the family and they would feed these special friends.

In the large yard stood thirteen trees of different sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under the trees, he noticed that a tree trunk (树干) had a sad look. He ran into the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason why it was sad.

So Joey went into the yard, ran to the sad tree and asked, “Why are you unhappy?”

“I am the smallest tree around. The birds don’t fly to me. The rabbits don’t eat grass under me. The squirrels don’t climb to my top. Nobody needs me or loves me,” replied the sad tree.

After knowing the reason, the family had a meeting. Joey suggested making a seat under the sad tree. Joey’s father said he could help make a seat around the tree. The family would sit under the tree and the tree wouldn’t feel sad anymore.

When Joey told his special friends the tree was sad, they decided to do what they could to help make the sad tree happy again.

Early the next morning, when Joey woke up, he noticed birds singing happily in the little tree and saw squirrels running up and down in it. Rabbits were eating the fresh grass around the tree. The little tree was happy again.

Joey ran inside to tell the good news to his family. Joey’s mother and father went into the yard and saw the happy tree.

“Let’s start to build the seats around the trees. I will need help to build them. Get the nails (钉子) for me, Joey,” said the father.

“I can help you hold the nails, Dad,” said Joey’s sister.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(1). Why did the tree feel sad?

A．	Because Joey didn’t talk to it.
B．	Because it thought no one liked it.
C．	Because it was the only tree in the yard.
D．	Because Joey’s sister didn’t play with it.

(2). What is the correct order according to the text?

a. Joey went to find out why the tree was sad.

b. Joey’s special friends decided to help the tree.

c. Joey found a tree unhappy when he was playing.

d. Joey’s father started to build the seats around the trees.

e. Joey’s family discussed how to make the sad tree happy.

A．

a-b-d-c-e

B．

b-a-c-e-d

C．

c-a-e-b-d

D．

d-c-a-b-e

(3). Which words can best describe Joey’s family?

A．	Serious and polite.	B．	Brave and honest.
C．	Quiet and friendly.	D．	Kind and helpful.

(4). What can we learn from the text?

A．	The difficulty brought the family together.
B．	Love helped the tree become happy again.
C．	The special friends were thankful to the tree.
D．	The tree spread happiness to everyone around it.

(5). What is the text?

A．

A story.

B．

A poem.

C．

An interview.

D．

An introduction.

Finally, you finish all your schoolwork and sit back in your chair. Suddenly you feel a headache and realize your eyes are painful. What’s going on? Doctors say that many students are spending too much time in front of screens, especially during online classes. The following might be of some help to you.
THE 20-20-20 RULE This gives your eyes a break from long screen time. It suggests looking at something at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds after 20 minutes of work on the screen. You can then continue working pain free.	•Studies show that people blink(眨眼睛) less often when looking at a screen. Keep your eyes wet by blinking often or using eye drops.
	•Sit up straight about an arm’s length(长度) away from the screen. Make sure you’re looking down at your screen. Stand up and exercise often to avoid neck and shoulder pain.
	•What about blue light blacking glasses (防蓝光眼镜)? They may look cool, but research shows that blue light isn’t the biggest cause of eye tiredness. So ask doctors about computer glasses before putting them on.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(1). Who is the text written for?

A．

Parents.

B．

Students.

C．

Doctors.

D．

Patients.

(2). What are the key words in the 20-20-20 rule?

A．	20 minutes, 20 feet, 20 times.
B．	20 seconds, 20 times, 20 feet.
C．	20 feet, 20 seconds, 20 minutes.
D．	20 times, 20 minutes, 20 seconds.

(3). Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined sentence in the text?

A．

B．

C．

D．

(4). What is the text mainly about?

A．	The reasons for eye tiredness.
B．	The influence of online classes.
C．	The importance of computer glasses.
D．	The suggestions about eye protection.

(5). In which part of a magazine can you read the text?

A．

Health.

B．

Sports.

C．

Culture.

D．

Travel.

Being sad or in a low mood is a normal (正常的) part of life. Many people feel down from time to time. For example, when people face challenging events in their lives, such as financial(经济的) difficulty or major changes, it’s common to feel down. But in most cases the bad feelings slowly disappear.

As for depression(抑郁症), however, the bad mood lasts for weeks, months, or ever longer because it is a mental(精神的) illness. As the World Health Organization(WHO) noted, depression is a mood disorder. It shows in different ways, including loss of interest in normal activities and feelings of low self-worth. It often lasts for a long time and greatly harms a person’s ability at work or school or in the daily life. People with depression usually don’t like to talk about their problems with others. More seriously, depression may even lead to the act of killing oneself.

“Depression is not just a bout(一阵) of sadness or a sign of weakness，and you can’t just simply stop feeling depressed.” said the health news website www.mayoclinie.com.

But depression is not a person’s problem. It’s also more common than most people think. It is hurting about 280 million people around the world, according to WHO.

Though depression is worrying, we don’t have to be afraid of it. Depression can be treated by getting professional(专业的) help, taking medicine or a mixed treatment of both. In fact, when you begin to feel the danger of depression, you can try to deal with it early by yourself. Listening to music, doing some sports and drawing some pictures might help you feel better. Another useful way is talk therapy. When we are attacked by a low mood, having a conversation with others is of great help. Being honest about how we feel does not make us weak, it makes us human.

(1). Who is most probably experiencing depression?

A．	Lily, who is going to have an important exam and hasn’t slept well for 3 days.
B．	May, who dislikes her new school and has complained to her parents 3 times.
C．	Ben, who thinks life worthless and has cried alone over 3 times a week in the past month.
D．	Tom, who finds subjects hard and has talked to his teacher about it 3 times this week.

(2). What does the writer think of depression?

A．	Normal and nothing serious.	B．	Uncommon although harmful.
C．	Unavoidable and untreatable.	D．	Treatable although worrying.

(3). What’s the passage mainly about?

A．	Knowledge of depression.	B．	Ways of treating depression.
C．	Reasons for depression.	D．	Results of depression.

Researchers are using an underwater drone (无人机) to get information on carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the ocean. It is believed to be the first time that such a device (装置) has been used purposely to test CO₂ levels.

The device, which the team also calls a glider, is designed to go down to 1,000 meters in deep ocean areas and can operate for weeks at a time.

The purpose of the research is to provide scientists with data (数据) about how climate change is influencing the ocean’s chemistry. The self-swimming drone was placed in the Gulf of Alaska this spring. Reporters from The Associated Press recently joined researchers on a boat in Alaska’s Resurrection Bay to see the drone in action.

The team says the project could be a major step forward in measuring(测量) the environmental health of oceans. The scientists are most interested in levels of ocean acidification(酸性). This happens when CO₂ emissions(排放) in the air make their way into the ocean. Ocean acidification can harm or kill some kinds of sea life.

Scientists have connected CO₂ emissions with global(全球) warming caused by human activities.

In a way, oceans have given humans a helping hand by taking in(吸收) some of the CO₂. If there were no oceans’ uptake, there would be much more CO₂ in the air. This would trap more of the sun’s heat and further warm the Earth.

“But the problem now is that the ocean is changing its chemistry because of this uptake,” said team member Claudine Hauri.

One of the best ways to measure ocean acidification is to collect CO₂ measurements. Until now, these collections were mostly done from ships or with devices floating at the ocean surface or on the ocean floor.

(1). What is probably this passage?

A．	An advertisement.	B．	Part of a news report.
C．	Part of a science fiction.	D．	A text from a chemistry textbook.

(2). What do we know about a glider?

A．	It must be used together with floating devices.
B．	It is used to measure ocean acidification.
C．	It is used to stop CO₂ from entering the ocean.
D．	It is used to measure CO₂ levels in the air.

(3). What does the underlined word “uptake” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean?

A．	The act of covering an area.	B．	The act of slowing something down.
C．	The act of taking something in.	D．	The act of killing or harming something.

(4). What is troubling the scientists?

A．	The underwater drone can’t swim by itself.
B．	The drone can only last one week at a time.
C．	Oceans are stopping taking in CO₂from the air.
D．	Too much CO₂ is making its way into oceans.