初中英语阅读理解

Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.
Story A
I remember catching a “thief” in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.
Story B
Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope, “Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you.” and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used his name and address on it!
What does Mr. Smith do?

A．A bank clerk.	B．A policeman.
C．A thief.	D．A teacher

Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop __________.

A．by exchange

B．by mistake

C．by accident

D．with the help of others’

Bob was caught so quickly because _________.

A．his address was found on the envelope he used

B．he received a phone call from the bank clerk

C．the police waited for him outside the elevator

D．the police had guns.

What do you think of Bob?

A．He is brave.	B．He is careful.
C．He is careless.	D．He is foolish

6 June ,Saturday
I read an article about people living in the e-age yesterday .It talks about different ways of communicating like chatting online(在线聊天) ,sending e-mails ,sending different kinds of messages and keeping an online diary .
The article says that people nowadays send e-mails at least once a day .I do not agree with this because I send e-mails only twice a week .However ,I do check my e-mails once a day .I like receiving e-mails.
About chatting online ,the article says that it is becoming more and more popular among teenagers .I think this is true .Whenever I arrive at home ,I turn on my computer and log（登录） on to chat online with my friends .I prefer chatting online to calling a friend .because I can chat with many friends at the same time .But I like using mobile phones. When I don’t have my computer with me ,I can send short messages to my friends . I also like keeping in touch（联系） with them in this way .
I keep an online diary four times a week .I like telling others what has happened to me .I think I am one of the people living in the e-age . I can’t live without computers or mobile phones .
How often does the writer send e-mails?

A．Never.	B．Once a day.
C．Twice a week.	D．Four times a week.

When did the writer read that article ?

A．On 4 June ,Thursday	B．On 5 June ,Friday
C．On 6 June ,Saturday	D．On 7 June ,Sunday

What does the writer disagree with the article ?

A．About chatting online

B．About checking e-mails

C．About sending e-mails

D．About keeping in touching with friends .

What does the passage NOT talk about ?

A．Living in the e-age .

B．Sending a short message .

C．Keeping an online diary .

D．Making pen pals .

Dear Li Fei, How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and have decided to visit Shanghai for a second time. I have booked a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and has a good view of the famous Huangpu River. I will arrive on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some of the most famous places, such as Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao. Can you give me some suggestions for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you can make a tour plan for me. Please say hello to Lu Mei. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours, Sandy

 
Who will visit Shanghai next week?

A．Li Fei.	B．Lu Mei.
C．Sandy.	D．I don’t know.

Where has the writer booked a room?

A．On Nanjing Road.

B．In Yu Garden.

C．In the Peace Hotel.

D．On Huangpu River

When will the writer look around Shanghai?

A．On March 27.	B．On March 28.
C．On March 29.	D．On March 26

The most important purpose of writing this letter is to _________.

A．ask for a tour plan

B．ask for a reply

C．say hello to Lu Mei

D．send wishes to Li Fei’s parents

任务型阅读（本题共15分，每空1分）
先阅读（A）、（B）两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。
（A）

program     pronounce      careful       difficult      it

There are four key skills to study English: listening, speaking, reading and writing. First, we should be ready to face some  to talk with others in English. By doing this, we can improve our speaking and listening skills. Second, we should try to listen to all kinds of English  as much as we can. In this way, we can quickly make our  better. Third, we should often read English books. When we come across a new word, we should guess  meaning through the context first, then look it up in the dictionary . Fourth, we should get the pen and write it down at once. As long as we listen, speak, read and write more, we are sure to make great progress.
（B）
American country music begins in the south of America. American country music is mainly about things that are common for everyone: feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on. During the 1950s, American country music has been enjoyed by more and more people. The in the 1960s many young students were angry with society, so songs
were often full of anger. Political leaders were not well thought of and those songs often made fun of them. Country music today keeps much the same as before. One subject to which country music often returns is “the good old days”. In “the good old days”, people thought well of each other. People loved life in the open air. They believed that the best things in life were free: sunshine, laughing, walks in the beauty of the country, friends and music.
( C )
Steve Jobs was the father of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. In1997, AppleⅡ was invented. This production was the first personal computer that was popular around the world. In 1998, Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer. The iMac became the first machine, which had only a CD-ROM slot(CD光驱接口). By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident. The world was ready to have a tablet (平板) computer that would be great for watchingmovies and playing movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive(触摸感应) iPad is a wonderful success. IPhone 4s appeared on the market on October 4, 2011, in the USA. It looks like iPhone4. But it has a larger and wider screen and a better camera and faster speeds. His Apple products were like songs that touched people’s hearts and changed our lives. They are the symbol of a new age of mobile phone.President Obama said that Steve Jobs made computers personal, and that he put the Internet in our pockets. Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56, after a very long fight against cancer. Millions of people worldwide felt sad. Once he said, to live is to change the world. Now though he passed away, he is still changing the world. Steve Jobs is not only a full of wisdom but also
dares to create new things.
任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）
任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
m__________ as the largest or most important reason or part of somethinga __________ a strong feeling of wanting to hurt somebody because of something unfair
任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。
People loved life in the open air.
People were ________ _________life in the open air.
任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。
Where does American country music begin?
______________________________________
任务5：根据短文（C）完成表格，每空一词。

Is the whale the world’s largest fish? No. It looks like a fish, but it is really a mammal. （哺乳动物）Then what’s the world’s largest fish? It’s the whale shark.
Although the whale shark is our biggest fish and lives in many oceans around the world, few people have ever heard of it. Scientists have not been studying whale sharks for very long. Much more needs to be learned about them.
A whale shark is sometimes called a “gentle giant”. It likes to be alone and doesn’t care a bit about divers or humans. The biggest whale shark weighed 24,250 pounds and was nearly 40 feet long. This makes it heavier and longer than a school bus.
Inside its huge mouth are great numbers of very small teeth. To count all of them, you’ll need to do some maths. The whale shark’s teeth are arranged in rows. There are between eleven and thirteen rows on each jaw (颚) and around three hundred teeth in each row.
However, the whale shark rarely uses its teeth. It does not chew or bite its food. Large amounts of water are pulled into its mouth and then pushed out through its gills (鳃).
For a few months every year, a group of whale sharks comes to Ningaloo Reef, off Western Australia. This gives scientists a wonderful chance to study the large fish. Whale sharks do live in other oceans of the world, but no one knows their population. It is possible that our biggest fish may need protecting. It is one of the reasons why scientists continue to learn all they can about these gentle giants.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案
The underlined word “rarely” in the passage means “________”in Chinese.
A. 过多地          B.稀有地              C. 很少地
Picture           shows the head bone of the whale shark.

Which sentence can tell us that whale sharks are gentle?
A. They have large mouths.
B. They leave divers alone.
C. They live in many oceans.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Little is known about whale sharks because scientists have studied them for a long time
B. The fifth paragraph is mainly about how a whale shark eats.its food.
C. The writer helps us know what the whale shark’s mouth looks like by comparing sizes.
The best title for the article should be ___________.
A. Gentle Giants
B. The Diary of a Sailor
C. The Largest Animal

On her second or third day behind the counter, Cynthia received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard（无意中听到）you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to, but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”
The selflessness（无私）and love of this convenience store manager proves that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays.
根据短文内容判断正、误。
(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)
Jessie needed a baseball glove for Little League.
Patricia, the store manager and her employer began to talk in the small room in the back of the store that served as an office.
Jessie was going to take part in Little League，but his father didn’t have enough money to buy things like a baseball glove.
When Cynthia was asked to go to the office, she was happy and moved.
From the story we know sometimes people cares one another more important than many things even wealth.

Word box  ultimate 首要的     cuisine 菜肴      nirvana （印度教）生命之火的 熄灭
Vancouver 温哥华
The above reading is most probably ________.
A. a menu
B. a food report
C. an advertisement
It’s clear that the restaurant ________.
A. offers Chinese food
B. was set up 22 years ago
C. gets no awards at all
At 12:00 a.m., customers can ________.
A. find the restaurant closed
B. have a good meal in the restaurant
C. enjoy the awards in the restaurant
The reading doesn’t tell us ________.
A. the address of the restaurant
B. the price of food
C. the way to order food
Which country does the restaurant belong to?
A. China.    B. India.    C. Canada

It was a rainy evening. A man didn’t take his umbrella, so he wanted to call his wife to tell her he would go home late. Then he called home, however, the maid(女仆) answered the phone instead of his wife.
He said, “Can I speak to my wife?”
The maid replied, “Sorry，she’s upstairs with her boyfriend.”
He was surprised and at once very angry. He shouted, “Hurry up, go to the hall closet and take out my shotgun.”
The maid asked in surprise, “What do you need me to do?”
The man shouted crazily, “Go upstairs and kill them both.”
The maid said, “But I have never killed a man before.” Being the loyal maid, she says, “OK!”
Five minutes later, the maid picked up the phone and said, “OK，I follow your order. They are both dead now. ___________________” The man said, “Throw them into the pool, and I will take care of them when I get home. ”
“But we don’t have a pool.” the maid said.
The man asked nervously, “Is this 555—4532?”
Immediately, the terrible yells came from the house.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案
The underlined word “loyal” in the passage most probably means______.
A.false to one’s master
B. true to one’s master
C.dishonest to one’s master
The maid killed them because__________________.
A.she was afraid of his host.
B.she obeyed the orders of his host very much.
C.she loved his host.
_________________ would happen at the end of the story.
A.Both the man and the maid would be punished by the law.
B.The man and the maid would be happy for what they have done.
C.The maid would marry the man.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the story?
A.The man felt afraid when he asked the maid her host’s telephone number.
B. It was the man’s house, so the man felt happy after his wife was dead.
C. There wasn’t a pool in the house.
“___________________” is the missing sentence in the passage .
A.You can go home now.
B.What should I do with their bodies?
C.You must be happy, right ?

In our school, we have early morning and afternoon self-study for 40
minutes every day. Here’s our school’s self-study class schedule. Read it and find out we spend________hours on exams from Monday to Friday every week.

Self-study Class
Early morning	Afternoon
Read aloud	Exam	Sing a song	Radio	Exam	Sing a song
5 minutes	?	5 minutes	5 minutes	?	5 minutes

 
A. 20        B.100       C. about 1.5

Woodland High School is an international sch ool. We have students from all around the world. As an international student you can get first-class facilities(设施) with trained teachers to help. For further information: [e-mail]
Subjects
We offer a wide choice of subjects for international students, which includes: Arts, IT, French, English, Spanish and other languages. Communication Studies, Social Sciences, etc. For further information: [e-mail]
Tuition Fees(学费)
Tuition fees are different from subject to subject, from ￡5,000 to ￡6,000 a year. For further information: [e-mail]
Accommodation(住宿)
You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about ￡100 a month with other regular living costs of about ￡150 a month for one person. For further information: [e-mail]
Health
The Student Health Service provides excellent medical services for students. The Medical Centre is open five days a week, including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your me dical needs. For further information: [e-mail]
Sports
The Centre is a great place to have sports activities. Trained exercise teachers can help you work out a training plan and keep you active. The sports hall has volleyball, b asketball and indoor football counts(场地) and a swimming pool as well.
There are also a large number of sports clubs at Woodland High School. For further information: [e-mail]
If you want to get more information about arts, you can write to ____________.

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

You have to pay at least _________ a year if you study at Woodland High School.

A．￡5,250	B．￡8,000
C．￡9,000	D．￡11,000

According to the text, what will you do if you are ill during Christmas holiday?

A．Go to a hospital nearby.

B．Buy some medicine in a drug store.

C．See a doctor at the school medical centre.

D．Try to get help from your classmates.

Which is TRUE according to the text?

A．Four students stay in the same room.

B．There are 4 beds in each room.

C．Each student has 4 rooms.

D．Each flat has 4 bedrooms.

_________can help you work out a training plan.

A．The Art teacher

B．The trained exercise teachers

C．Social Sciences

D．Communication Studies

I’m Bessy. I began to learn English in Grade 6,not like most of my friends who have been learning English since kindergarten(幼儿园 ) or at least in Grade 3.I fell in love with this foreigner language at once. As an old saying goes, “Interest is the best teacher.” I began to be crazy about English. I learned words and grammar, made sentences, wrote essays and read English storybo oks as many as I could.
Some of my friends find it easy to forget the words they learned the other day. So do I! You can’t remember words well without using them often. So you should turn to a dictionary for help when you meet new words and want to know their other meanings and usages. Then make your own sentences from time to time.Another way to keep new words in mind is reading articles. You can easily remember new words through context.
As for spoken English, I’m lucky to have some foreign friends. So I have more chances to improve my spoken English. If you want to communicate with foreigners, don’t be shy, and just practice with anyone who knows English.
When did Bessy fall in love with English?

A．In kindergarten	B．In high school
C．In Grade 3	D．In Grade 6

Which way of memorizing English words is NOT mentioned?

A．Turning to a dictionary

B．Making word cards

C．Making sentences

D．Reading articles

The underlined word “co ntext” In Paragraph 2 means “_______” in Chinese.

A．直觉

B．联想

C．现实

D．语境

Bessy improves her spoken English by _________.

A．listening to tapes

B．watching English movies

C．talking with foreigners

D．joining the English club.

What can be the best title of the passage?

A．My story of learning English

B．The importance of learning English

C．How to speak English well

D．How to make friends with foreigners

I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my mother suddenly died because of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to my house to ask for my father’s permission（允许）for the hospital to use Mother’s valve（心脏瓣膜）. I was greatly surprised. I ran into the house in tears. At 14, I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart（分解）a person I loved. . But my father told him, “Yes.”
“How can you let them do that to her?” I cried at him.
“Linda,” he said quietly, putting his arms around me, “the greatest present you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person’s life better after we died, our death will have meaning.’’
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill. With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to donate（捐赠）whatever was in good condition（状况）, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so proud of what you did for Grandpa.” At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his eyes. What he left behind sparkled（闪烁）in my daughter’s eyes-pride.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）
The writer’s mother died when she was 14.
The writer’s mother gave her valve to a police officer.
The writer’s parents agreed to donate what they had after they died.
The writer has a daughter who is very proud of her mother.
The writer’s father gave his eyes to his granddaughter.

Kunming is the capital of Yunnan. It's a city with a long history. Kunming has a population of more than 5,000,000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes from place to place, Kunming is famous for her beautiful weather. It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. That's why more and more people like to travel and even to live there. You can see that great changes have taken place here. A lot of tall buildings, cinemas and hospitals have been put up. You can cross the streets over footbridges in the city. You can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets in or around the city. People's lives are becoming better and better.
At weekend or on holiday, people like to relax themselves in different places and in different ways. In winter, people especially old people would like to climb the Western Hills. From the top of Hills, you can have a good look at the beautiful scenery of Kunming. Far away from the Hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the Hills. After supper, families take a walk along the bank of Dianchi Lake. The Golden Temple and EXPO Garden are two famous places of interest in the north of the city. EXPO Garden is known to people both at home and abroad. You can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. A little farther away from the southeast of the city, a special forest welcomes you. It is not a tree forest, but a stone forest. So it is called the Stone Forest.
People in Kunming are really friendly. They often invite their friends home to try delicious food, like rice or noodles. If you want to know more about Kunming and taste her food, please visit her yourself.
What's the population of Kunming?

A．Over five million.

B．Over five thousand.

C．Over five billion.

D．Over five hundred.

The weather in Yunnan is _______.

A．the same in different places

B．neither too hot nor too cold

C．different in different places

D．different in the same place

The Sleeping Beauty is the name of a _______.

A．Person

B．hill

C．shop

D．film star

_______ is known to people all over the world.

A．The Western Hills

B．The Stone Forest

C．The Golden Temple

D．EXPO Garden

The writer of this passage wants to _______.

A．invite tourists to Kunming

B．visit Kunming

C．taste her food

D．know more about Kunming

In north America people are always in a hurry．Children have special lessons or sports activities after school．Parents often work late and don't get home until 7 or 8 o'clock at night．More than 50％ of women work at full-time jobs，and many people do part-time work．Most North American families don't have time to eat many meals together．
When a family takes the time to eat a meal together，often there isn't enough time to prepare the food That is why “fast food ”is so popular in North America．People spend about 40％ of their dollars on fast food．
Fast food is food such as pizza, sandwiches or fried chicken．People usually buy the food from a restaurant chain(连锁店) such as Pizza Hut，McDonald's，or Kentucky Fried Chicken．Fast food saves time，but it is not very nutritious(有营养的)．
Fast food is popular in many countries．American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world．But not everyone is happy about the spread（扩展 of North American fast food．A group of people in Italy want to fight against it．They do not want any more fast-food chains to open restaurants in their country．They also want to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere in the world．
Children in North America _______．

A．don't go home until 7 or 8 o'clock at night

B．often have sports activities after school

C．often do part-time work after school

D．have meals with their parents every evening

The second paragraph tells us ______．

A．something about American women

B．where to have fast food

C．why people often have fast food

D．how to spend one's money on fast food

Which of the following is NOT fast food?
A Pizza  B．Sandwiches
C．Fried chicken    D．Rice
According to the writer，_______．

A．people in many countries like fast food

B．fast food is not at all popular in North America

C．people in North America spend most of their money on fast food

D．fast food is becoming more and more popular in the world

The passage is mainly about _______．

A．fast food

B．history of fast food

C．fast food in Italy

D．fast food restaurants

Dear editor,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don’t think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died eating the bad food given by visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don’t realize that they may be doing them harm (伤害). Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang Yang
The letter will be sent to _____________________.

A．a school	B．a hospital
C．a newspaper	D．a museum

Many visitors come to the writer’s city every year to _________________.

A．give peacocks food	B．see peacocks
C．do some shopping	D．travel

Some peacocks became ill and died because __________________.

A．they weren’t given any food

B．they were given too much food

C．they were given some bad food

D．they weren’t given enough food

The writer suggests that some small shops should be built so that they may _______.

A．sell peacocks food to visitors

B．sell food to peacocks

C．make the square more beautiful

D．sell some things for everyday life

Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Peacocks mainly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square.

B．Some small shops were built in the square.

C．People should look after peacocks carefully.

D．Some visitors throw food to the peacocks.