初中英语阅读理解

Books	Information
Little Bull	Author: Ellen James Main idea: The book tells us how the lovely 250-pound baby elephant learns about the world around him. Price: 24.0 yuan
The Trouble with Teachers	Author: Barbara Calamari Main idea: Angela has found herself in trouble again at school with her teachers. She and her friends Gina and Johnny will be punished. Price: 15.0 yuan
I've Got a Secret	Author: Cathy West Main idea: Nine-year-old Michelle got a new hot-pink notebook as a birthday gift and she began to keep a diary every day. Price: 30.0 yuan
Miss Nobody	Author: Tomek Tryzna Main idea: At the age of fifteen, Marysia moves with her parents to the nearest big city. Then she meets two girls, Kasia and Eva, and they begin to teach her the secrets of life. Price: 33.0 yuan

Who is the author of the book Little Bull?

A．Ellen James.	B．Barbara Calamari.
C．Cathy West.	D．Tomek Tryzna.

How much does the book The Trouble with Teachers cost you?

A．24.0 yuan.	B．33.0 yuan.
C．30.0 yuan.	D．15.0 yuan.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the table?

A．The book with the price of 30.0 yuan tells us how to keep a diary.

B．Barbara Calamari’s book tells us the story in Angela’s home.

C．Miss Nobody is about a fifteen-year-old girl.

D．If you pay 20.0 yuan, you can buy two books above.

Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”．All the school buses，which are in deep yellow，have the same style．School bus drivers have to receive strict training before getting driver’s licenses（驾驶证）． When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign “Stop”．At this time，all the vehicles(车辆)following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light．After all the children get on or off，the school bus will drive away．Then other vehicles can go on．

Many people will think of cartoons(卡通) as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses. For a long time，cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses．When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more． On Japanese school buses，there’s always a headman caring for kids． If something happens suddenly，the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible．

The color of Canadian school buses is       .

A．red

B．yellow

C．pink

D．blue

From the passage, we know that      .

A．Canadian school buses must have a headman

B．Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles

C．Japanese school buses may look lovely and lively

D．Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily

The passage is written mainly to________.

A．tell something about the school buses in Canada and Japan

B．suggest schools choosing better school buses

C．welcome students to Canada and Japan

D．ask students to obey traffic rules

阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
Peter is sixty-six.But he looks young. He has two children—one is a son and the other is a daughter. He has 10 tennis rackets, 12 soccer balls, 8 baseballs, 6 basketballs and 18 volleyballs. But he never(从不) plays sports. He only collects(收集) sports things. His son, Carl, likes soccer. He is a member(成员) of the city soccer club(俱乐部). He plays soccer every day with his friends. And his daughter, Nancy, likes volleyball. But she doesn’t play it. She watches it on TV.
How many children does Peter have?
                                                                                    
Does Nancy have any brothers?
                                                                                    
Who plays soccer every day in Peter’s family?
                                                                                    
What sports things does Peter have?
                                                                                    
Does Nancy play volleyball?
                                                                                    

There are(有) four people in the twins(双胞胎)’ family.  They are the twins, their mother and their father. The twins’ names are Lucy and Lily. They are fourteen. They are in the same class in No. 3 Middle School and they are all good students.
Their father Mr. King is a teacher. He’ s thirty-nine. He teaches(教) English in a school near his home. Their mother Mrs.King is a doctor. She works in a hospital(医院). Now, they are all at home.They are happy.
There are______________people in the twins’ family.
A、three      B、four        C、five
Mr King is a______________.
A、worker       B、teacher    C、doctor
Mrs King works_______________.
A、in a school
B、in a factory
C、in a hospital
How old is Mrs. king？
A、Thirty.
B、Thirty-nine.
C、I don’ t know.
The twins are in_______________ middle school.
A、No. 1      B、No. 2            C、No. 3

Linda is a beautiful girl, she lives in Shanghai, she is a student in a middle school.
Linda gets up(起床) at six in the morning, she often has eggs for breakfast. After breakfast, she goes to school, she likes tomatoes and chicken for lunch.
After school, she often plays soccer with her friends, sometimes(有时) they play volleyball. She comes home at five, she has supper with her parents at seven.
Linda lives in ___________.
A、Shanghai     B、London   C、Nanjing
Linda gets up at____________.
A、6∶00       B、6∶10           C.6∶30
She often has________for breakfast.
A、hamburgers      B、eggs      C、tomatoes
After breakfast she_________.
A、goes to work
B、plays football
C、goes to school
After school, she often plays soccer with_______.
A、her brother
B、her sister
C、her friends

Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my class. We are in Class One, Grade Seven.
You can see my friends in the picture. Jimmy likes to play basketball. He likes to eat apples and French fries. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is hamburgers. Sandra doesn’t like math. But she can speak French(法语). She likes ping-pong. Sally is a black girl. She likes to swim. She likes to eat ice cream. I like math too. Can you find me? I like to eat bananas. Maria likes computers very much. She plays computer games very well. Nick is fun. He can play football. He likes strawberries best.
Can you send(发送) me a picture of your class?
Yours,
Frank
Frank has      friends.
A、seven     B、six     C、five
      like sports.
A、Jimmy, Sandra and Sally
B、Maria, Nick and Jimmy
C、Sally, Nick, Jimmy and Sandra
      and       like math.
A、Helen; Frank
B、Sandra; Peter
C、Helen; Sandra
      and       like fruit.
A、Nick, Maria; Jimmy
B、Nick, Frank; Peter
C、Jimmy, Nick; Frank
      is the e-friend of Frank.
A、Sally      B、Sandra   C、Peter

One day, when Jack is taking a walk on the street, he hears a voice. He finds a girl crying in the street.
“Why are you crying, little girl?” Jack asks. “I lost my doll,” the girl answers. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ll go to the shop and buy a new doll for you,” Jack says. So the little girl follows Jack to the shop and Jack buys a very nice doll for her. The little girl begins to feel happy. Then Jack says goodbye to her.
But a few minutes later, Jack hears the girl crying again. “Why are you crying again?” Jack asks the little girl.
“If I hadn’t lost my doll, I’d have two dolls!” the girl says.
What is a girl doing in the street?

A．She is looking for her doll.

B．She is crying.

C．She is asking Jack for help.

D．She is taking a walk.

At first, why is the little girl crying?
A. Because she lost her doll.
B. Because she wants to have two dolls.
C. Because she wants a nice doll.
D. Both A and B.
After Jack buys a doll for her, the girl feels ______ .

A．sad	B．angry
C．unhappy	D．glad

Why does the little girl cry again?

A．She lost the doll again.

B．She don’t like the doll.

C．She thinks she should have two dolls, but now she only has one.

D．She only has two dolls.

Which sentence is right?

A．Jack knows the little girl.

B．Jack buys two nice dolls for the little girl.

C．The little girl has two dolls at last.

D．The little girl has only one doll at last.

When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
1）Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything！”It may not sound so good, but it really works！
2）Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
3）Smile！Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
4）Learning something new！Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it！New challenges（挑战）are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.
5）Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination(想象) fly！Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want！Writing always helps to express(表达) your feelings.
6）Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.
This passage may be from _________.

A．a science book	B．a story book
C．a magazine	D．school rules

According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will _________.

A．be special	B．be sure
C．feel nice	D．be remembered

What does the underlined phrase “ a sense of accomplishment” mean?

A．成就感

B．忧伤感

C．挫折感

D．信任感

The best title（标题）for the passage is __________.

A．Much trouble about You

B．Much Confidence(自信) about You

C．Much trouble about Your Friend

D．Much Confidence about Your Friend

If we find a bird nest, we will have a good place of observing(观察)  and knowing about birds.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often leave and come back to the nest during the time to look for food. So it is good to observe birds. When we observe birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).
But how to make a bird nest? It’s very easy. If you want to make one, please follow these:
Making a nest: A good nest must be very fine, strong, thick and easy.
a) Each nest must have six boards. Don’t make the boards too slippery.
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The “door” is from 3cm to 5cm. So the bird can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater doesn’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the boards should be easy to open.
e) Please don’t forget to color the nest.
The most important thing in observing birds is to ______.

A．look for a place near the nest

B．climb trees

C．write down notes every day

D．make a bird nest

When we're watching birds, we have to ______.

A．look after the birds more often

B．use the binoculars to catch the birds

C．hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual

D．catch the birds at last

We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that ______.

A．we can clean the nest

B．the birds can fly in or out

C．we can hang it easily

D．it’s easy to make

Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr  Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr  Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr  Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！
Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.

A．he like to	B．his wife told him to
C．he broke his left leg	D．he had to

Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.

A．happy

B．sad

C．better

D．well

Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.

A．at home	B．at a party
C．in hospital	D．outside hospital

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who don’t have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also keeps the blood（血液）moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep every night, he _____.

A．will become wise

B．won’t do well in his work

C．will have to sleep in the daytime

D．can’t go to school in time

A person needs exercise because ______.

A．it makes him healthy

B．he has a lot of homework to do

C．it doesn’t need time

D．it is fun to do exercise

Which of the following is not true?

A．Exercise is good for a person’s head

B．A student should have 10 hours’ sleep.

C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early.

D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise

Every year at our school, we have a special day called International Day (国际日). It is for students to learn about different cultures (文化) from different countries. On this day, each class must tell other classes about a different country. Of course you will see many dances and different foods.
If you visit the classroom of Japan, you can play the games Japanese children play. You also have some special Japanese foods. In the classroom of Mexico (墨西哥), there are tomalleys (龙虾肝) and chips to eat.
In the afternoon, all the students, teachers and parents watch the dances. There are lots of dances. These dances are beautiful. People enjoy the shows.
I enjoy International Day very much.
‘International Day’ is a special festival in ___________.

A．Japan	B．Mexico
C．America	D．our school

When can we watch dances?

A．In the morning.	B．In the afternoon.
C．In the evening.	D．All day.

Which is the special food in Mexico?

A．Tomalleys and chips.	B．Turkey.
C．Pizza.	D．Pumpkin pie.

What’s the best title (题目) for the passage?

A．Dancing Day	B．International Day
C．Food Day	D．Game Day

Menu（菜单）
SANDWICHES（三明治）	DRINKS
Chicken	$5.20	Orange juice	$1.70
Egg	$3.60	Coke	$2.50
Fish	$4.90	Coffee	$2.80
Beef	$4.50	Tea	$1.50
RICE	DESSERTS（甜食）
Fried	$3.50	Ice cream	$3.00
With chicken	$4.80	Apple pie	$4.50
With meat	$4.50	Fresh fruit	$3.30
With seafood	$6.50	Chocolate	$5.50

How much is the rice with chicken?

A．$3.50	B．$5.20
C．$4.50	D．$4.80

I have only two dollars. What can I buy?

A．Coke.	B．Orange juice.
C．Chicken.	D．Ice cream.

The most expensive(最贵的) dessert is ___________.

A．ice cream	B．apple pie
C．fresh fruit	D．chocolate

My favourite sport is basketball because it is very exciting．I like basketball because the NBA stars play very well．Basketball is very cheap and it is a good sport for our health．We can grow taller if we play basketball often．Also it keeps me fit．I play basketball three times a week．Most often I play it in my school．I often play it with my friends or I may play it myself．I feel very happy when I play basketball at school with my classmates．Sometimes I play basketball in the playground near my home．Basketball is very easy to play．If you play basketball very well, you can form a basketball team to take part in the competition．If you win the basketball competition, you will have the prize．You may become a famous basketball star．
How many times do I play basketball every week?

A．three．

B．five．

C．four．

D．six．

The best title for the passage is _______．

A．Basketball player

B．My favourite sport

C．Basketball star

D．My favourite basketball star

School Open Day
Time	Activity	Place
8:00 a.m.	See the students’ art works	Art room
9:00 a.m.	Watch the students doing morning exercises	Playground
9:30 a.m.	Have a parents’ meeting	School hall
10:00 a.m.	Watch two lessons (English & Maths)	Classroom building
1:00 p.m.	Have the music party (about 1.5 hours)	Music room

Tom’s mum can go to the _______ to see art works.

A．music room	B．school hall
C．art room	D．playground

Jack’s dad gets to school at 9:20 a.m, so he is late for _______.

A．the English lesson	B．the music party
C．the parents’ meeting	D．morning exercises

How long does the Open Day last (持续)?

A．About 5 hours.	B．Over (超过) 6 hours．
C．Over 7 hours.	D．5.5 hours.