初中英语阅读理解

Can you understand the following words?
“Long time no see.”
“Good good study, day day up.”
“I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face.”
Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like “people mountain, people sea”.
Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products. However, many English speaking tourists love them. Tom has been living in Beijing for years. “I think many Chinese people dislike Chinglish. But I love it. It’s quite interesting. I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture.” However, Chinglish will probably become a part of history in future. Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish within five years. “It is so funny to see Chinglish on the signs. And they are a kind of trouble for communication between the Chinese and foreigners,” a Beijinger said.
However, some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English has “borrowed” a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now as Chinese’s turn.
What is Chinglish according to the passage?

A．The English words easy to pronounce.

B．The Chinese words difficult to translate.

C．The English words with Chinese grammar.

D．The Chinese words that foreigners love.

What does “people mountain, people sea” mean?

A．There are many people.

B．Humans are powerful.

C．All the people are running.

D．Humans respect nature.

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．All foreign tourists hate Chinglish.

B．English can also borrow a lot from Chinese.

C．Chinglish is a part of history and shows Chinese culture.

D．Chinglish can help the communication between the Chinese and foreigners.

We can learn from the last second paragraph (倒数第二段) that Beijing will____________.

A．put English words into Chinese

B．change English and Chinese

C．help foreigners to learn Chinglish

D．correct Chinglish in future

It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others.
The man who is too lazy to work is the man who’s generally most ready to beg or steal. Every boy should learn some useful work when he is young.
But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. Heshould put his effort completely into his work, and not waste his free time. “Working while you work and playing while you play is as good a rule for young people as for the old.”
There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
After reading the passage we know that those who are too lazy to work will become________.

A．beggars	B．thieves
C．beggars or thieves	D．useful men

In order to learn to be diligent, it’s the most important for the young people to _________.

A．form the habit of getting up late

B．learn some good subjects

C．work all the time without play

D．work while they work and play while they play

One can’t be successful in life unless he ________ when he is young.

A．spends some time learning something

B．is diligent in his study

C．makes up for his lost time

D．loves his school

Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent.

B．Young People Should.

C．Lost Time Never Returns.

D．Diligence, the Mother of Success.

If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and some of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey conducted among 2,000 students at one school, scientists found that over two-thirds of the students didn't follow a healthy diet. They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar or fat.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.
Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Junk food has much fat, oil, salt and sugar.

B．The recent survey shows that over 1,300 students have an unhealthy diet.

C．To eat healthily, teenagers should have more fruit, vegetables and milk.

D．Eating too much sugar can cause high blood pressure in the future.

What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Unhealthy junk food.

B．Bad eating habits and advice on healthy diets.

C．Teenagers’ problems.

D．One of the reasons for teenager’s overweight.

One of the tips the writer gives is ______.

A．to eat everything with any other person

B．not to go to well-known places

C．not to visit dangerous places

D．to eat the food full of vitamins

“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.
“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” Said Mrs. White.
“But I’ve nearly won the game.” Said Tom to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement (激动) on his face. She sat down beside him.
“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework.”
Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos, instead of studying. We often see that computer game houses are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t want to work or study.
In some other countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction (瘾) is a serious problem in social life. Something has to be done to solve the problem.
What was Tom doing on that late night?
___________________________________
How did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son was playing late?
___________________________________
What do parents think computers can do to their children?
___________________________________
Does the writer agree to spend much money on computer games?
___________________________________
Why do some scientists hate computers?
___________________________________

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.
Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

A．Toothless

B．hairless

C．unusual

D．small

The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B．they refused to obey the king’s order

C．the baby daughter grew to the right size

D．the baby daughter became a monster

The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A．they needed a lot of different plants

B．they need a lot of different minerals

C．this would give the baby time to grow up

D．they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

The doctors thought it impossible ______.

A．for them to change the king’s order

B．for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C．for the small baby to drink the medicine

D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.

A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D．If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

Do you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
From the passage we learn that locusts________.

A．are small animals

B．are easily found by birds

C．are dangerous to their enemies

D．change their colors to protect themselves

How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly.

B．They have the colors much like their enemies.

C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

D．They have to move quietly.

Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.

A．they have the colors much like the trees

B．they move quietly

C．they like brown and gray colors

D．they live in forests

Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A．Because it is very and strong.

B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.

C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D．Because it swims faster than any other fish.

Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests

B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests

C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

D．Some Animals and Pests

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误(F)
Do you remember your dreams? Do people have the same dreams? Why do we dream? There are many questions about dreams. We dream during the REM (rapid (快的) eye movement) stage (阶段) of sleep. We have about five periods of REM sleep during the night. The first REM cycle (周期) lasts about 10 minutes. As the night goes on, the REM cycle gets longer. By early morning, the REM cycle can last up to 90 minutes. Usually, it is in this last REM cycle that we remember our dreams.
Dreams change as people age. People may have several dreams each night. Some are like films and usually in color. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something and trying to find the answer. Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dreams clearly.
It is reported that too much dreaming is bad for our health. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work. That is why we may have a long sleep and still feel tired when we wake up.
We dream during the REM stage of sleep.
Children aged eight or nine have the same dreams as people aged thirty.
All the dreams are usually in color like films.
The longer we dream, the better we sleep.
The passage above is talking about dreaming.

任务型阅读。根据任务要求，完成各小题。
Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. It is important to be a good visitor.
When to arrive
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come "around 3:00", that means you can turn up a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.
What to bring
Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend's house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet (问候)
When you visit your friend's house, you may also meet his parents.①You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith.
将句①翻译成汉语。
____________________________________________________________________________
If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, what does it mean?
____________________________________________________________________________
Which situations are mentioned in this passage?

A．when to arrive

B．what to bring

C．How to greet

D．Above of all

____________________________________________________________________________
What’s the passage mainly about?（文章的主要内容是什么？）

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they still have to remember things. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory has been exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.
Someone can't have a good memory if __________.

A．he can't read or write

B．he doesn't use his memory

C．his parents haven't a good memory

D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time

If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _________.

A．you can't use them any more

B．they will become stronger

C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D．they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Your memory works in different way as your arms or legs.

B．Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.

C．Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

D．A good memory comes from one’s parents.

Few people know that it is ________ if a friend has a poor memory.

A．his own fault

B．his parents' fault

C．his teachers' fault

D．nobody's fault

In the passage, the writer wants to tell us to practice _________.

A．using our arms or legs very often

B．reading and writing as much as we can

C．remembering things to improve our memory

D．having enough sleep and rest and being relaxed

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"
"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "
I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"
"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.
"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.

A．the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him.

B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C．the foreigner was not polite.

D．the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner.

What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.

A．The English idioms

B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall

C．The writer’s question

D．The writer’s country

The story probably happened in  ________.

A．China	B．America
C．England	D．Australia

The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.

A．once	B．twice
C．three times	D．four times

The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.

A．Really	B．OK
C．Thank you	D．I don’t like it

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."
Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall

B．the door

C．a piece of paper

D．his son's pocket

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 burn?               ,

A．The piece of paper	B．The newspaper
C．His pocket	D．The wood

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”
How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A．＄10	B．＄20
C．＄30	D．＄40

In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means         .

A．very angry	B．quite happy
C．too excited	D．a little nervous

At first, the father refused to lend the money because         .

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．the thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always borrowed the money from him

The boy wanted to buy           with twenty dollars.

A．a new novel for himself

B．a nice present for his father

C．a toy for his own birthday

D．one hour of his father’s time

From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father      .

A．often played with his son

B．spent little time with his son

C．didn’t love his son at all

D．often came home early

Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party（化装晚会） instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it.” I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it is time for the great prize game. It is the following riddle（谜语） …” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.
The two girls and John were in the same ____________.

A．group	B．family
C．Team	D．class

John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.

A．far	B．poor
C．rich	D．small

How did John get the prize during the party?

A．By helping others.

B．By asking for help.

C．By getting good grades in study.

D．By winning the math game.

John __________ with the shopping certificate after the party.

A．watch a basketball match

B．saw a movie

C．bought something to wear

D．made a phone call

Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A．John wasn’t good at math.

B．The two girls helped John in a proper way.

C．The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize.

D．John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party.

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Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes?

A．Sam.	B．David.
C．Mary.	D．Charles.

You need to pay _________ if you buy the book A Christmas Carol now .

A．$59.60	B．$49.60
C．$39.60	D．$29.60

On what day can we see Titanic 3D in the Showtime Cinema?

A．Every day.

B．Friday and Saturday.

C．Saturday and Sunday.

D．Thursday and Sunday.

If you want to rent a house, you can call ___________.

A．385-0926

B．591-3127

C．332-5147

D．592-5147

Those ads above are most probably from a ___________.
A. map B. dictionary
B. C. newspaper D. guidebook

任务型阅读 （共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）
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Let’s go hiking!
Most people enjoy hiking．Hiking is not only a healthy but also a relaxing activity．The reason why people go hiking is different from person to person．Here are some of the most popular reasons for people to hike：
First of all，hiking is very good exercise which will improve people’s body．It’s good exercise that doesn’t hurt your body．
Secondly，hiking is simple and cheap．All you need to do is to wear a pair of hiking boots and your smile to start．
Finally，hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life．You could hike alone or go with your friends．After hiking，you will have a clear mind and then return to work with confidence．So why not plan your hiking route right away?
阅读上面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中的信息。
The reasons why hiking is popular．

General reasons	It’s.                      and                        .
Reason 1	It’s good exercise that can _____ ____bodywithout  hurting your body．
Reason 2	It’s simple and cheap because buying . And wearing your                                     are enough.
Reason 2	It’s the best way to get away from everyday life and return with .                       and                             .