初中英语阅读理解

Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there are one or two parents and one or two children in each American family.
Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or call them. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays.
Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves.
In most families in the USA there are usually _________.
A. no parents
B. B. no children
C. over 5 people
D. less than 5 people
When they are old enough, American children will_________.
A. go to other countries
B. B. decide on their lives themselves
C. find jobs for their parents
D. do better jobs around their house.
Why do most American children live far away from their parents?

A．They are old enough to live all by themselves

B．The parents are too busy to look after their children

C．They want to have more chance(机会) to look for better jobs

D．They can keep in touch(联系) with their parents by writing and telephoning

Parents will give their children some money if the children do some housework. What do the American parents think of it?

A．Useful	B．Strange
C．Dangerous	D．Funny

From the passage we can know that children in America__________

A．leave their parents when they grow up

B．often spend holidays at their parents’ house

C．sometimes look for jobs for their own parents

D．often call or write to their parents for money.

Tom likes fish very much. He often buys some fish in the shop and takes it home. But when his wife sees the fish, she says to herself,“Good ! I can ask my friends to have lunch, and we can eat the fish. They like fish very much.” So when Tom comes home in the evening, the fish is not there and his wife always says, Oh, your cat eats it.”And she gives Tom some bread for his supper. Tom is very angry. He takes the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and weighs(称重) the cat. Then he turns to his wife and says, My fish weigh one kilo（公斤）.This cat weighs one, too. My fish is here, you see, then where is my cat?”
Who eats the fish?
A. Mr Tom
B. B. Mrs Tom
C. C. The cat
D. D. Tom’s wife and her friends
What does Mrs Tom do with the fish?

A．She eats the fish before Tom comes back

B．She asks her friends to come to eat the fish with her

C．She puts the fish in the fridge（冰箱）and waits for her husband

D．She cooks the fish for Tom

Mr Tom weighs ________ in the shop with his wife.

A．the fish	B．the cat
C．his wife	D．his friend

How much fish does Tom often buy?

A．one kilo	B．two kilos
C．three kilos	D．four kilos

Tom likes__________ very much.

A．the cat	B．his wife
C．the fish	D．his friends

If you are free after 9 p.m and want to learn more about China, you may watch ___________.
A. Around China B. Talk Show
B. C. Foreign Arts D. China Today
A sports fan may watch TV at __________.

A．19:45 on Channel 2

B．19:40 on Channel 1

C．17:45 on Channel 2

D．21:55 on Channel 1

How long does the TV play Friends last? ----__________.

A．30 minutes	B．40 minutes
C．50 minutes	D．60minutes

If you want to know the weather, you can watch TV at___________.

A．19:40 on Channel 1

B．21:10 on Channel 2

C．19:00 on Channel 2

D．19:30 on Channel 1

The Talk Show is at __________on ____________.

A．22:30, Channel 1

B．22:50, Channel 1

C．20:20, Channel 2

D．20:00, Channel 1

During the day we work and play，and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head，our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.
Our body grows most while we are _______.

A．eating	B．playing
C．sleeping	D．exercising

Too little sleep makes us _______.

A．tired	B．hungry
C．happy	D．grow

—What may cause us to feel tired in the morning?
—_______ during the sleep.

A．Too much air

B．Not enough fresh air

C．Too much cold air

D．Too much sleep

How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?

A．8 hours.	B．9 hours.
C．10 hours.	D．11 hours.

What do the lungs need most?

A．Fresh air.	B．Covering.
C．Warm air.	D．Exercise.

Mascots（吉祥物） for the Olympic Games

20^th	23^rd	26^th
1972	1984	1996
Munich (慕尼黑)	Los Angeles	Atlanta
Germany	America	America
Europe	North America	North America

27^th	29^th
2000	2008
Sydney	Beijing
Australia	China
Oceania（大洋洲）	Asia

From the above, we know the Olympic Games is held(被举行) every ______ years.

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

The Beijing Olympic Games has 2 more mascots than those for _____Olympic Games.

A．Sydney	B．Los Angeles
C．Atlanta	D．Munich

The 20^th Olympic Games was held in _________.

A．North America	B．Europe
C．Oceania	D．Asia

The 23rd and 26^th Olympic Games were held in the same ____.

A．town	B．city
C．country	D．province

Which of the following information is NOT true?

A．The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America.

B．The 27^th Olympic Games was held in Europe.

C．Beijing held the 29^th Olympic Games.

D．The mascot for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not only one.

It was a great day for American girl D’ Zhana Simmons when she got a new heart. However, her dream died when the new heart started not to work properly. The doctors had to take it away. She needed another heart transplant (移植). But the doctors couldn’t find a proper heart so soon. Then they came up with an idea — they would use two machines to keep her blood flowing in her body. After waiting for about four months, D’ Zhana had another heart transplant. It was very successful.
When doctors use a man-made heart to keep a patient’s life, they usually leave the patient’s own heart in the body. “She, we believe, is possibly one of the youngest that had the machines without her own heart,” one of D’ Zhana Simmons’ doctors said.
Living without a heart for 118 days — that’s great. When a heart transplant doesn’t work, doctors have no time to waste. If they don’t get a new heart or some machines to help the patient, he or she will die. The patient’s life is in their hands. This story once again shows how important the medical (医疗的) world really can be. I hope that one day I will be a doctor. I hope I can be so quick and helpful to my patients.
Why did D’ Zhana Simmons’ dream die?

A．Because her new heart didn’t work properly.

B．Because she didn’t have enough money for a new heart.

C．Because her health was too bad to get a heart transplant.

D．Because the doctors didn’t know what to do with her new heart.

The underlined word “flowing” in the first paragraph means “” in Chinese.

A．稀释

B．凝固

C．过滤

D．流动

How long did D’ Zhana Simmons live without a heart?

A．About three weeks.

B．About four weeks.

C．About three months.

D．About four months.

What’s the writer’s dream job?

A．A driver.	B．A nurse.
C．A doctor.	D．A scientist.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．D’ Zhana Simmons had only one heart transplant.

B．The doctors used two machines to keep D’ Zhana Simmons’ life.

C．D’ Zhana Simmons was the first person to live with a man-made heart.

D．The doctors wasted some time when they looked for a heart for D’ Zhana Simmons.

Hong Kong Book Fair 2014

Fair dates	16-22 July, 2014 ( Wed.-Tue.)
Place	Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Opening hours	●16-17 July (Wed.-Thur.) 10 a.m.-10 p.m. ●18-19 July (Fri.-Sat.) 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ●20-21 July (Sun.-Mon.) 10 a.m.-10 p.m. ●22 July (Tue.) 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Major exhibit categories (参展范围)	International Culture Village: Showing books from foreign countries. Children’s Paradise: Showing children’s books and educational publications, with a family corner and a performance stage. Teens’ World: Showing books for the young. You can find plenty of cartoon and comic books. Stationery Zone (文具区): Showing stationery products, such as pens, pencils, rulers and erasers.
Tickets	Tickets for adults: HK$ 25 Tickets for children between 5 and 12: HK$ 10 Children under 5 are free.

How long did the Hong Kong Book Fair last for?

A．2 days.	B．5 days.
C．6 days.	D．7 days.

Where was the Hong Kong Book Fair held?

A．In the Children’s Paradise.

B．In the Hong Kong Bookshop.

C．In the International Culture Village.

D．In the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre.

People could visit the Hong Kong Book Fair at .

A．10 a.m., 16 July

B．9 a.m., 18 July

C．11 p.m., 20 July

D．6 p.m., 22 July

What couldn’t people buy in the Hong Kong Book Fair?

A．Foreign books.

B．Postcards.

C．Cartoon books.

D．Pencils.

If Kathy, aged 11, went to the Book Fair with her parents, how much did they pay for the tickets?

A．HK$ 25.	B．HK$ 35.
C．HK$ 60.	D．HK$ 75.

My name is Lily. I’m a junior high school student from Guangzhou. Last winter holiday, I visited Hong Kong for the first time with my mother and her workmates. Before we went through the entrance of the Customs and Excise Department (香港海关，缩写为CED), we had to wait for more than four hours there. All the passengers must show their permits (许可证) to the workers at the CED one by one. So there were a large number of people waiting in lines at the entrance hall. It took us a long time to walk along the metal pipes which divided the big hall into many different parts. So the entrance hall looked like a huge puzzle. Everyone should finish walking through the puzzle if they wanted to pass the entrance. I waited patiently and walked slowly after others. I just could see the back of their heads. It was difficult for me to breathe because too many people were there. At last I passed it but I was too tired to say a word.
Last month I visited Hong Kong again. But this time I didn’t spend much time waiting at the entrance of the CED because I got an Electronic Exit Permit with an “Electronic Brain” in it. When I passed the port of Hong Kong, I just needed to use it to touch the button at the entrance. It can save much time for people. I plan to visit Hong Kong again sometime in the future.
Who did Lily go to Hong Kong with last winter holiday?

A．Her classmates

B．Her friends.

C．Her mother.

D．Her relatives.

How long did it take Lily to go through the entrance of the CED for her first visit?

A．Less than one hour.

B．About two hours.

C．About three hours.

D．More than four hours.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Passengers must show their boat tickets to the workers at the CED.
B. The entrance hall of the CED is small and crowded.
C. The Electronic Exit Permit saves passengers much time.
D. Passengers can enter Hong Kong by pressing the button at the entrance with fingers.
What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Lily’s two different trips to Hong Kong.
B. Lily’s experiences of passing the entrance of the CED.
C. The crowded entrance hall of the CED.
D. The advantage of using Electronic Exit Permits.
Where can we read the passage?

A．On a blog.

B．In a history book.

C．In an encyclopeadia.

D．From an advertisement.

My name is Jim Green. I’m an American boy. My father and mother are teachers. They work in No.1 Middle School of Beijing. My uncle and aunt are office workers. They have a son. His name is Tom. They live in Beijing, too. My grandparents live with us. They’re old at home, they don’t work. I have a sister. Her name is Linda. We are students of a middle school in Beijing. The people in Beijing are very nice. They are all kind to us. We are very happy in China.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
What does my aunt do?
What’s my sister’s name?
Are my grandparents old?
Where do my parents work?
请把文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

Dear Betty,
How are you? I’m in Shanghai now. I study (学习) at No.8 High School. I like Shanghai very much, and I have two good friends here. They’re Tom and Han Mei. Tom is from Canada and Han Mei is from China. We are in the same class. They often help me with my Chinese. Now I can speak a little Chinese.
I like Chinese food here, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food. They are very nice. For breakfast,
I have milk and bread. My favorite food is jiaozi. I often have jiaozi for lunch and noodles (面条) for dinner. Sometimes we go out to have dinner. What about you?
Yours,
Alice
Who is the letter from?
A.It’s from Alice
B.It’s from Betty
C. It’s from Joan
Where is Han Mei from?
A.China. B. America C. Canada
Can Alice speak Chinese now?
A.Yes, but a little.
B.No, she can’t.
C.No, she can’t speak it at all.
What does Alice have for breakfast?
A.Milk and Jiaozi.
B.Bread and milk.
C.Noodles and bread.
Does Alice like Chinese food?
A.Yes, she do.
B.Yes, she does.
C.No, she doesn’t.

I am Jack. My Chinese name is Wang Lei. I come from England. I am thirteen years old. I am a student. I’m in Class 7, Grade 7. I have a happy family. My father is an office worker. He works in a company (公司). My mother is a doctor. She works in a hospital. They work hard. I have a little sister. Her Chinese name is Wang Ping. She is four years old. She is very nice. We all love her very much.
Wang Lei is _________.
A.a Chinese boy
B.an English boy
C.in England now
Jack has a ________.
A.sister B. brother C. pet
Jack’s father _________.
A.is a doctor
B.is an office worker
C.works in a hospital
Jack ____________.
A． has a happy family
B. is four
C. lives in England with her parents
We all love my sister ________.
A.lot B. a lot C. very

Liu Ming is from Xiamen, Fujian. He is twelve years old. Now he is in Xiamen No.1 Junior High School. He is in Class Three, Grade Seven. His phone number is [phone]. Liu Mei is from Nanping. Her English name is Lucy. She is in Class Three, Grade Seven. She is Liu Ming’s new classmate. They are good friends.
_______ is twelve years old.
A. SheB. He C. Liu Ming
Liu Ming is in _______.
A. Class Three, Grade Seven
B. Class three,Grade seven
C. Class Seven, Grade Seven.
Liu Mei is in __________.
A.Class Seven, Grade Three
B.different classes
C.Xiamen No. 1 Junior High School
Liu Ming has a new ________
A.school
B.classmate
C.cteacher
Liu Mei is Liu Ming’s ________.
A.sister
B.friend
C.teacher

Mr Green works in an office(办公室). Every morning he has breakfast with his wife at 7:30, watches TV, drinks tea(喝茶) and then leaves his home at 8:00 to take a bus to his office.
Now he still sits comfortably at the breakfast table and watches his news on TV at 8:05. He doesn’t hurry and asks his wife for another cup of tea.
“Another cup?”she says in surprise(吃惊的).“Don’t you need to go to the office today?”“The office?” he says. “I think I’m at the office!”
Mr Green works in a(an) ______.

A．school	B．hotel
C．office	D．hospital

Mr Green usually goes to work by _______.

A．car	B．bus
C．bike	D．train

Mr Green likes ________ every day.

A．running

B．playing basketball

C．watching TV

D．drinking coffee

Mrs Green is surprised because Mr Green_________.

A．doesn’t drink tea

B．doesn’t watch TV news

C．doesn’t go to work

D．doesn’t have breakfast

Mr Green forgets(忘记) that he is _________.

A．at home	B．at his office
C．on the bus	D．in his car

June is from England. Her family are in Beijing, China now. She is fourteen years old. The date of her birth is September seventh. Her father, Mr Smith is an English teacher. And her mother, Mrs Smith is an English teacher, too. They all like Chinese movies. Mr Smith likes action movies. He thinks they are really exciting. His favorite actor is Jet Li. Mrs Smith likes Beijing Opera. She thinks she can learn much about Chinese history by seeing them. And June herself likes comedies. Her favorite actor is Zhao Benshan. She thinks he is very funny. She also thinks Zhao Benshan’s movies are better(更好) than Rowan Atkinson’s. Mr Smith and Mrs Smith like Beijing Roast Duck(北京烤鸭). They often go to Quanjude to have it.
June is __________.

A．a Chinese boy

B．a Chinese girl

C．an American girl

D．an English girl

June is ___________.

A．twelve

B．thirteen

C．fourteen

D．fifteen

June’ s birthday is ________.

A．December seventh

B．September seventh

C．December eleventh

D．September eleventh

________ likes action movies.

A．June	B．Mr Smith
C．Mrs Smith	D．Nobody

________ like(s) Beijing Roast Duck.

A．June

B．Mr Smith

C．Mrs Smith

D．Mr Smith and Mrs Smith

The trouble started when Mrs Cady lost control of her car on a mountain road．The car fell down thirty feet from the road into the water．It rolled over once and landed right side up in the rushing water．All three people，Mrs Cady，and her two daughters，were wearing their seatbelts．Luckily，nobody was hurt；however，they couldn’t leave the car．
The rescue(救援)started almost at once．Another driver told the police about the trouble．The police called rescue workers and a truck to pull the car out．The driver of the truck，Paul．arrived first．Immediately(立刻)he took a rope from his truck and began to walk through the rushing water to the car．Then he got caught in the ropes．He went under the water by the ear．Mrs Cady saw him and pulled as hard as she could and brought him to the car door．
Next the other rescue workers arrived．They put on special suits to keep warm．They brought safety ropes，life jackets，and warm blankets．First they pulled the people out of the back window onto the top of the car．Then they swam with each person to shore．They saved Paul，Mrs Cady，and the little girls．
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
Where did the trouble start?

A．In the river.

B．On a mountain road．

C．Under the water．

D．In a big city．

How many people were in danger?

A．One．	B．Two．
C．Three．	D．Four．

Who was Paul?

A．A man in Mrs．Cady’s car．

B．A policeman．

C．A doctor．

D．The driver of a rescue truck．

Who brought Paul to the car door?

A．Mrs Cady．

B．Mr Cady．

C．The girls．

D．The rescue workers．

What was the most possible(可能)season when the trouble took place?

A．Spring．	B．Summer．
C．Fall．	D．Winter．