初中英语阅读理解

Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tel l him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep, but it’s usually too late and Mr Smit h has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.
One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospit al with him. Before  her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the man understood why. He erote out a prescription(处方）And when Mr.Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room,the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.
“For me?” the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine .I don’t need any medicine!” “ I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor, “They are sleeping pills, Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”
Mr. Smith is _______.

A．too busy to have a good rest.

B．too busy not to have a good rest.

C．busy enough to have a good rest.

D．not busy enough to have a good rest.

The sentence “His wife doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep”means________.

A．she doesn’t stop talking when she falls asleep.

B．she doesn’t stop talking after she falls asleep.

C．She keeps talking until she falls asleep.

D．She likes talking as she falls asleep.

Why does Mr. Smith have to get  up when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A．Because he can’t fall asleep.

B．Because he has to go to work.

C．Because he doesn’t want to sleep.

D．Because his wife asks him to get up.

Why couldn’t Mr. Smith go to work one day?

A．Because he didn’t want to work.

B．Because his wife didn’t let him go.

C．Because he fell ill.

D．Because he was too tired to go to work.

The sentence “Your husband will be all right if you take them.” means Mr. Smith will soon be all right if ________.

A．Mrs Smith takes the bottle of medicine.

B．Mr. Smith takes the pills.

C．Mr. Smith takes the bottle of medicine.

D．Mrs Smith stops talking too much at night.

How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it .Most people in Poland have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to have a rest, but they try to do something more pleasant most of the time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.
Many Polish people like traveling. They look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains,. others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim, because theses can make them get exercise and are good  for their health.
Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, and football is regarded as（被认为) the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support(支持） a certain team ,so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have any relation with the team. Watching sport and doing it are both good ways to relax
In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for the health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.
Besides these ways, Polish people have many other ways to spend their free time . And they really enjoy their free time.
Polish people have many different hobbies in order to          .

A．solve their daily problems

B．finish all their work

C．make some friends

D．relax themselves in their spare time

Why do some Polish people like climbing mountains?

A．Because they hate traveling.

B．Because they can get exercise from it.

C．Because they can find a new place.

D．Because it is comfortable and funny.

Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Playing sports.	B．Climbing mountains.
C．Skating.	D．Swimming.

What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Football is many Polish people’s favorite sport.

B．Young Polish people often go to the gym.

C．All the Polish people do sports in their spare time.

D．Most Polish people like watching sport.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Polish culture is colorful.

B．We can have many ways of spending our free time.

C．A doctor can give you good advice.

D．It is no need doing sport activities.

How old was King when he died?

A．29.

B．39.

C．65.

D．68.

Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．King was born in Tennessee.

B．King led a bus boycott in Alabama.

C．King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.

D．King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1965.

What’s the purpose of the time line in this article?

A．To teach the students to draw a time line.

B．To introduce Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

C．To tell more about Martin Luther King Jr.

D．To explain why whites and blacks were separated.

回答问题阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Nowadays, computers and Internet are playing an important part in our life. We usually need to set passwords(密码) when we use computers and Internet. In order to keep our accounts (账户)and personal information safe, we must learn how to set safe passwords.
Experts have some useful advice for you. You’d better remember them. First, make your password out of capital(大写的)letters. It only takes a hacker(黑客)10 minutes to work out a 6-letter password made of small letters. But the same password in capital letters takes 10 hours to work out. Second, add numbers or symbols to your password. It may be much safer. Third, never use personal information for passwords and use different passwords for different accounts. At last, a user should change his or her passwords every 90 days. In this way, hackers won’t guess your passwords.
What do we usually need to do when we use computers and Internet?
Why must we learn how to set safe passwords?
How many pieces of advice are given to us by the experts?
Is it safe to use personal information for passwords?
How often should a user change his or her passwords?

Better think twice before choosing a password for email, online bank or shopping. Simple passwords are easy to be stolen.
A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, he’ll get chances to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life. We are so used to passwords that we don’t pay any attention to them until we lose or forget one.
A study of 28,000 passwords recently stolen from a popular website showed that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16% took a first name as a password. Another 14% used the easiest keyboard combinations such as “12345678”or “QWERTY”. 5% of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people. 3% of the passwords expressed feelings like “I don’t care”, “Whatever”, “I love you” or their opposite, “I hate you”.
Robert Graham, who did the study, advises people to choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter(大写字母) and one symbol.
Of course, safe passwords don’t mean those hard to remember. Forgetting your password is sometimes a big headache for you. Maybe, the perfect password is easy for you and hard for others.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入答题卡相应的题号内。
The underlined word “password” in Paragraph 1 means “_________”.

A．标志

B．护照

C．密码

D．口诀

About 40% passwords are easily stolen because the users are ________.

A．busy

B．lazy

C．stupid

D．careful

Which of the following passwords is considered the safest?

A．ZWVHPO.

B．password34

C．wy64#OMv

D．Ihateyou

How many percent(%) of the stolen symbol were the easiest keyboard combinations?

A．16%

B．14%

C．5%

D．3%

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Someone will steal your password if it is very simple.

B．28,000 passwords were stolen recently from a popular website.

C．The harder to remember the passwords, the safer the passwords are.

D．Password is very important in our life.

If you are not happy with China’s high Internet fees (费用) and slow speed, you are not alone. So is Premier Li Keqiang. On April 14, he said in a meeting that the government should speed up the Internet and lower the fees.
“The first question people ask at a new place is ‘Is there WI-FI’ because Internet service fees are so high,” said Premier Li. According to a recent survey by CCTV, the average cost(平均费用) of 1GB mobile Internet data per month（每月） in China is 100 Yuan, while it is only 60 Yuan in the US and 40 in Japan.
However, high prices don’t necessarily mean good service. The average Internet speed in China was 4.25Mbps（兆比特每秒）in 2014. South Korea had the fastest average Internet speed-25.3 Mbps. People can download a 1 GB movie within 6 minutes in South Koreas, but in China it would take half an hour.
To improve Internet services, the key is to build more fiber(光纤) networks. Through them we can send text, pictures and videos globally（全球地） in less than a second（秒）, which offer high speed Internet. Besides, the lack of （缺少）market competition is another problem. Having more operators（运营商）besides China Unicom and China Telecom may lower the prices.
Why do people always ask for WI-FI at a new place in China?

A．Because they can’t use Internet without WI-FI.

B．Because they can communicate with their families.

C．Because they want to download movies.

D．Because Internet service fees are too high.

In 2014, ____ had the fastest average Internet speed.

A．China

B．USA

C．Japan

D．South Korea

What is the key to improve Internet services?

A．To increase Internet service fees.

B．To build more fiber networks.

C．To learn from South Korea.

D．To make the government know the situation.

In Singapore，many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So，many of these students try their best to get good grades in their examinations．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache．Sometimes，some of them are even made to go to remedial（补习的）classes after schoo1．
Schools run programs outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games，music and dance，hiking and rock-climbing(攀岩)，etc．They are also very active in community service（社区服务）．
In their spare time，most students like to listen to pop music．And Hollywood blockbusters（大片），Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them．They understand IT very well．Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet，e-mailing their friends，playing computer and video games．
They sometimes go to cafes，fast-food restaurants，shopping centers and big bookstores．
So，it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
Many students want to get good education to be       in the future．

A．popular	B．successful
C．comfortable	D．generous

In the school，the students can’t            outside school hours.

A．have sports	B．dance
C．go hiking	D．go to a restaurant

According to the passage，most students in Singapore like           ．

A．watching movies	B．writing to their friends
C．talking to their friends	D．having exams

Do you try to save electricity and magazines at home? Do you make your bed every day? Read about the home habits of Americans. Are they the same as yours?

Lights out	Saving magazines
Are you careful about saving electricity? 25% of people turn off the lights when they leave a room. 8% never do. 80% leave the lights on when they go out in the evening.	How long do you save magazines? About half the population throws away old ones after six months. But 20% keep them for years and years.
Clean and tidy	Making beds and doing dishes
Are you an organized person? 13% of people like to keep the rooms clean and tidy. The common home has fourteen cleaning products around the house.	74% of people make their beds every morning. 5% never do. And 3% actually change their sheets (床单) every day. Do you wash the dishes right after eating? 58% of Americans do, but 5% let theirs sit for several days.

判断正误，（正确的填A，错误的填B）
The passage mainly talks about the home habits of Americans.
80% of Americans go out in the evening with the lights on.
One fifth of Americans keep magazines for years and years.
Most Americans like to keep the rooms clean and tidy.
The people who make the beds are as many as those who wash the dishes every day.

When you want to go shopping，decide how much money you can spend for new clothes.Think about the kind of clothes you really need.Then look for those clothes on sale.
There are labels inside all new clothes.The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes.The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water.A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water.The label on a coat may say “dry clean only.” Washing may ruin（损坏） this coat.If you do as the directions say on the label，you can keep your clothes looking their best.Many clothes today must be dry cleaned.Dry cleaning is expensive.When buying new clothes，check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned.You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made.Well-made clothes last longer.They look good even after they have been washed many times.Clothes that cost more money are not always better made.They do not always fit better.Sometime less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.
If you want to save money you can buy clothes that_____.

A．don't fit you	B．don't last long
C．need to be dry cleaned	D．can be washed

The label inside the clothes tells you______.

A．how to keep them looking their best

B．how to save money

C．whether they fit you or not

D．where to get them dry cleaned

The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is___.

A．to look for well-made clothes

B．to see how much money you can pay

C．to know how to wash them

D．to read the labels inside them

We learn from the reading that cheaper clothes______.

A．are always worse made

B．must be dry cleaned

C．can not be washed

D．can sometimes fit you better

The best title（标题） for the reading should be______.

A．Buying Less Expensive Clothes

B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping

C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper

D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes

Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe”(低头族). Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
Using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he bumped into a big lost bear on the street. When he lifted his eyes from the phone，he was so scared that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
Where did the American bump into the bear?

A．In the forest.	B．At a zoo.
C．On the street.	D．At a park.

According to the passage, what do the “Heads-down Tribe” do when they eat in a restaurant?

A．They enjoy their meals.

B．They take photos of their meals.

C．They don’t talk to the people who sit opposite.

D．They talk to the strangers who sit next to them.

What do we know about the “Heads-down Tribe”?

A．They are cool children.

B．They are dangerous driver.

C．They are good at using the Internet.

D．They are always looking at their mobile phones.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Let’s try to be the “Heads-down Tribe”.

B．We should use mobile phones properly.

C．Mobile phones are not good for people.

D．Mobile phones are helpful and necessary.

When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising---and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十几岁) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem better. I certainly hope to move back there soon.
What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?

A．Staying on the farm

B．Moving to the countryside

C．Leaving home for the city

D．Running away from the school

Which of the following is true about the writer?

A．He is very old now.

B．He is in good health.

C．He prefers driving a car.

D．He lives in the city now.

In the passage, the writer tries to _______.

A．express his opinions about way of life

B．describe his life in the countryside

C．show an interest in the outside world

D．ask the reader to live in the city

How is the passage mainly developed?

A．By inferring	B．By comparing
C．By listing examples	D．By giving explanations

All boys and girls like good stories. I am sure that all children who read The Ugly Duckling will be glad to know something about the ‘King of Story Tellers’, who wrote it for them. Thousands and thousands of children have read this story, only to ask for it again and again. It has travelled the wide world over, and has been told in every country.
Hans Christian Andersen, the author of “The Ugly Duckling,” was born in Denmark. If you look on a map, you will see this little country in northern Europe. There, in the little village of Odense, he spent his boyhood. His father and mother were very poor. The family lived in two little rooms near the top of a house, where his father worked as a shoemaker.
On the roof was a box filled with earth. In this box his mother planted her vegetables. Little Hans loved to walk with his father in the woods, where he could pick wild flowers and hear the birds sing. His father read to him when his work was done, or told him stories. What his father did helped him open up a new world.
Once, when Hans was still a child, he went into a wheat field with his mother and a number of children, to pick the rest wheat which the reapers(收割机) had left in the field. While they were busy picking only a small amount of wheat for each of them, an angry bailiff(看守者) came rushing into the field, armed with a whip(鞭子). All ran, as fast as they could, away from the angry man. Little Hans was barefoot, and the sharp stalks(茎秆) of the wheat plants which had been cut down, cut his feet so that he could not get away.
Unafraid, the boy faced the angry man and his upraised whip. “How dare you hit me when you know God sees you?” he cried, looking fearlessly into the face of the angry bailiff. The whip came down, but not on little Hans. The bailiff admired the boy’s courage, and praised him for it. He sent him home with gifts, rather than punishments.
While Hans was still a boy, his kind father died. Then Hans and his mother were left alone, to care for each other.
“What will you do, Hans?” the mother asked “Would you like to become a tailor?”
“No, mother,” the boy answered; “I will go to Copenhagen and study. One day I shall write books.”
“But where will the money be found to pay your way?” asked the mother.
“I will work, and God will take care of me,” Hans replied.
So the boy left his native village and walked all the way to Copenhagen, which was very far.
What did Hans’ father do in the woods when the work was done?

A．He gathered wild flowers with Hans.

B．He taught Hans to make shoes.

C．He read books or told stories to Hans.

D．He picked remaining wheat with Hans.

Why didn’t the bailiff hit Hans?

A．Because he was afraid of Hans.

B．Because he was too angry.

C．Because Hans gave him some gifts.

D．Because he admired Hans’ courage.

What do you think the meaning of the underline sentence “Little Hans was barefoot” is?

A．There was something wrong with Little Hans’ feet.

B．Little Hans did not wear shoes.

C．Little Hans was a disabled boy.

D．Little Hans’ feet were cut by a sharp knife.

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

A．Little Hans’ father made a living by making shoes .

B．Little Hans’ father made a good difference to his life.

C．Little Hans is a brave and smart boy.

D．Little Hans’ father would pay hiswayto Copenhagen.

What do you think Hans’ life would be like in Copenhagen?

A．Hard.	B．Relaxing.
C．Colourful.	D．Lonely

Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could ever imagine.
The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twain’s idea of childhood is magical – a time of imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure.
More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to mock religion(宗教) and its old traditions.
Twain’s writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics(政治). That’s why he is so loved in the US – he wasn’t afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly.
He also believed strongly in women’s right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on the subject, called “Votes for Women”, in 1901.
“Tom was a great hero once more——the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” Twain writes in Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.
According to the writer, after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you are likely to think ______.

A．it’s not worth all the praise

B．it’s as wonderful as you imagined

C．it’s better to read it with teachers

D．it’s even better than you imagined

What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．A brief(简要的) description of the novel.

B．Where Twain’s idea of childhood comes from.

C．How naughty and adventurous Tom Sawyer is.

D．What makes Tom Sawyer’s adventures so wonderful.

What does the underlined word “mock” mean?

A．make changes to	B．make fun of
C．give reasons for	D．give examples of

Why is Twain so loved in the US according to the article?

A．He supported women’s right to vote.

B．He wrote bad things about US wars abroad.

C．He criticized American culture and society(社会) clearly and cleverly.

D．He showed readers a magical childhood that everyone would love.

Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Mark Twain never stops laughing at US society

B．Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer

C．Mark Twain’s life

D．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Although most people believe that laughter is one of the nature’s great treatments for a whole range of mental and physical diseases, it is still a serious scientific subject that researchers are trying to figure out.
“Laughter above all else is a social thing,” says Baltimore neuroscientist(神经科学家), Robert Provine, who has studied laughter for many years. “All laughter groups laugh ‘ha-ha-ha’ basically the same way. Whether you speak Mandarin, French or English, everyone will understand laughter. There is a pattern generator(发生器) in our brain that produces this sound.”
Laughing is our first way of communicating. Babies laugh long before they speak. No one teaches them how to laugh. They just do. People may laugh at a prank(恶作剧) on April Fools’ Day. But surprisingly, only 10 to 15 percent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke. Laughter is mostly about social responses rather to a joke. Deaf people laugh without hearing and people on cell phones laugh without seeing, showing that laughter isn’t dependent on single sense but on social interactions.
And laughter is not just a people thing. Chimps tickle(挠痒) each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them.
Jaak Panksepp, a Bowling Green University Psychology professor, studies rats that laugh when he tickles them. It turns out rats love to be tickled — they return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them.
By studying rats, scientists can figure out what’s going on in the brain during laughter. Northwestern University biomedical engineering professor, Jeffrey Burgdorf has found that laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药). He thinks the same thing probably happens in humans, too. This would give doctors a new chemical target to develop drugs that can fight depression.
Even so, laughter itself has not been proved to be the best medicine, experts said. Margaret Stuber, a professor at University of California, studied whether laugher helped patients. She found that distraction(分心) and mood improvement helped, but she could not find a benefit of laughter alone.
“No study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit,” Provine said, mainly because it’s hard to separate laughter from just feeling good. But he thinks it doesn’t really matter: “Isn’t the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough?”
The underlined word “figure out” in Paragraph 6 means “________”.

A．deal with	B．work out
C．look out of	D．come up with

According to the passage, scientists studied rats in order to find ______.

A．how they laugh

B．if they like laughing

C．what laughter in rats produces

D．how rats react while being tickled

What can we know from Robert Provine’s research?

A．Laughter makes a person feel good.

B．Laughter produces a direct health benefit.

C．Laughter depends on all kinds of senses.

D．Laughter is a way of communicating.

What is probably the best title for this passage?

A．Why Rats Laugh

B．When Laughter Happens

C．How Laughter Works

D．Why Laughter Matters

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A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.
From the first paragraph we know that __________.

A．a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change

B．people spend countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits

C．none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful

D．though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits

The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that ________.

A．it is not easy to get rid of bad habits

B．there is a long way and a short way

C．something dangerous may happen

D．we must cut it in a short time.

According to the reading, if you want to get rid of your habits, you have to _____.

A．talk to others when you are in low spirits

B．know why you do what you do

C．finish your homework first

D．spend less time on the Internet

Which of the following does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the reading?

A．You are punished later.

B．Making people around you feel unhappy.

C．You feel a little better after shouting at others.

D．You leave your homework at home by accident.

The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A．introduce and describe

B．complain（埋怨）and disagree

C．explain and advise

D．discuss and argue（争论）