初中英语阅读理解

Man has a big brain (脑子). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists (科学家) once thought that man is different from animals because he can think and learn. They now know that dogs, rats and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that man is different from animals because he can speak. Animals can not speak. They make noise when they are afraid or unhappy. Apes (类人猿) can understand something more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot put them together to make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language (语言).
Language is a wonderful thing. Man can build a modern world because he has language.
Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four of five, but no animal learns speak. How do children learn it? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
Man is different from animals because ________________.

A．man can understand things quickly

B．man can learn

C．man has a brain

D．man has learned to use language

Apes cannot ________________.

A．speak like man	B．make noise
C．understand things	D．learn words

Scientists now know ________________.

A．how children learn to speak

B．why apes can learn a few words

C．what happens inside his body when man speaks

D．man’s brain helps him learn to speak

Which of the following is not true?

A．Some animals can learn.

B．Apes can understand some things more quickly than man.

C．Apes can put the words together to make sentences.

D．Apes have no language though they can learn some words.

The best title (标题) for this passage is ________________.

A．Animals’ Learning	B．Man and Ape
C．Brain and Language	D．Man’s Brain

Do you like playing football? If you do, you may want to join(参加) the school football team. Read on and see how to join the school football team.
The first step (步骤) is to know the information about the team. You can ask these questions. Then you can find more information. How many students are there in the football team? How many new players do they need? How often do they play football?
The second step is to practice. Practice football with your friends or your family. Only good players can join the school football team. So you need to practice your skill.
The third step is to study hard. If you don’t do well in your study, your teachers and parents won’t let you join the football team.
The last step is to relax. Have a good rest and you can be the best player.
Please read the first step, which is NOT the right question?

A．How often do they play football?

B．Can I join the school team?

C．How many students are there in the football team?

D．How many new players do they need?

Which step is about studying hard?

A．The first step.	B．The second step.
C．The third step.	D．The last step.

If you don’t do well in your study, who won’t let you join the football team?

A．your teachers and parents	B．your classmates and friends
C．your parents and friends	D．your teachers and classmates

What does the word “relax” mean in Chinese?

A．锻炼

B．放松

C．实践

D．训练

What does the passage (短文) tell us?

A．How to make more friends at school.

B．How to be a good football player.

C．How to do well in your study.

D．How to join the school football team.

  Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It’s not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve(解决) the problems.
Then, the CRH(和谐号列车) trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin runs in August, 2008. CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.
China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.
Can CRH trains solve the problems? “Of course not. There is still a long way to go,” about 80% of the people answer.
The first CRH train runs      .

A．in August, 2009	B．in May, 2008
C．in August, 2008	D．in June, 2010

How fast does the CRH train run from Beijing to Shanghai?

A．100 km/h

B．200 km/h

C．300 km/h

D．350 km/h

The word “save” means “          ” in Chinese.

A．浪费

B．节省

C．积攒

D．拖延

Which of the following is RIGHT about the CRH trains?

A．The workers on the first CRH train are not kind .

B．It costs people more money to take CRH trains than to take planes

C．CRH3 train runs slower than CRH1 and CRH2

D．Taking CRH train is expensive but it is fast

Can CRH trains solve all the traffic problems?

A．Of course they can

B．Yes, all the people think they can

C．Of course they can not

D．About 80% of the people think they can

Welcome to Our School Library
Our Library is in the south of our school. The Library is open to every student and the library card is free. You can borrow five books, one CD and four videos —three weeks for books, one week for CDs and videos at the same time.
BOOKS
1. You can borrow picture books for children and all kinds of story books
2. You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.
3. You can’t take any newspapers or magazines out of the library
VIDEO
1.  You can borrow all kinds of video films, TV plays and music videos.
2.  You can’t watch videos here.
AUDIO
一、You can borrow music audios and language（语言） audios.
二、You can enjoy listening in the special rooms here.
If you want to get a library card, you _________.

A．have to pay one dollar for it	B．needn’t pay for it
C．need to borrow five books first	D．need to make a card

You can borrow _________ at a time.

A．only one video	B．two CDs
C．five books	D．six books

At the library, you can _________.

A．buy CDs	B．read magazines
C．watch the videos	D．buy cartoons

According to (根据) the library rules, you can’t _________.

A．take newspapers home

B．borrow CDs from the library

C．listen to music at the library

D．read newspapers at the library

The library has _________.

A．only picture books for children

B．all kinds of music shows

C．only language audios.

D．different kinds of video films

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet”, answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then”, said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.“ Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)! ”he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
Tom went into the station cafe because         .

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A．Half past twelve	B．Twenty to twelve
C．Half past eleven	D．Half past one

From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we
will find ______________.

A．the time is right

B．it’s going slower

C．it’s going backward

D．it’s going faster

Which of the following is true?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time.

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour.

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer.

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once.

Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station

B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus

D．The Clock In The Mirror

An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”
The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.

A．The Tower of London

B．St. Paul’s Cathedral

C．Some famous buildings in the city

D．The whole city of London

The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____ to build the Tower of London.

A．less than half a year	B．forty days
C．five hundred years	D．fifty days

It took them a few days to see ______.

A．some of the best known buildings in England

B．several best known places in England

C．many famous houses in the city of London

D．most of the best known buildings in London

The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.

A．didn’t want to say anything

B．tried to show it to the visitor

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．tried not to show it to the visitor

The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.

A．he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before

B．he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it

C．he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name

D．he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

Sydney Tower is ______ in Sydney, Australia.

A．the busiest street	B．the biggest station
C．the most beautiful park	D．the highest point

If you Want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can' t _______ .

A．email sydneytower@ hotmail. corn

B．fax [phone]

C．search www. sydneytower. com. au

D．dial 02 9333 9222

Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ______ .

A．$60

B．$90

C．$120

D．$150

Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower _____ .

A．after 11:30 pm	B．before 11:30 pm
C．at 10:30 pm	D．by 10:30 pm

The passage above is probably________ .

A．a piece of news	B．a piece of news
C．a story	D．an advertisement(广告)

（改编）What we do and don’t do in our free time

	Li Huimin	Wang Junfeng	Chen Qiang
Watch TV	√	√	√
Meet friends	√	√	×
Cook food	×	×	×
Go fishing	×	√	√
Play computer games	×	√	√

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
Li Huimin, Wan Junfeng and Chen Qiang don’t _____ in their free time.

A．watch TV	B．meet friends
C．cook food	D．play games

Chen Qiang doesn’t _____.but WangJunfeng_____

A．meet friends	B．cook food
C．watch TV	D．A and B

Li Huimin and Wang Junfeng _____ in their free time, but Chen Qiang doesn’t_____..

A．go fishing	B．watch TV
C．meet friends	D．play computer games

Wang Junfeng does many things in his free time EXCEPT(除了) _____.

A．watching TV	B．cooking food
C．going fishing	D．playing computer games

Who does the most activities of the three students?

A．Li Huimin

B．Chen Qiang.

C．Wang Junfeng

D．Chen Qiang and Wang Junfeng.

(改编)Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a children’s hospital（儿童医院）in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine (中医) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on (关于) Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.
Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money (挣更多钱).
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
Mr. King works in a _____.

A．shop

B．junior high school in Beijing

C．hospital in Beijing

D．hospital in America

Mr King works  _____.

A．in a junior high school in Beijing

B．in a children’s hospital in Beijing

C．in a junior high school in America

D．in a children’s hospital in America

Mrs. King works _____.

A．in a junior high school in Beijing

B．in a children’s hospital in Beijing

C．in a junior high school in America

D．in a children’s hospital in America

Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____.

A．her teacher	B．the books
C．the doctors	D．the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends

Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese.

B．Mrs. King doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine.

C．Mrs. King is from America.

D．Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends.

（改编）In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, science, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar (糖), and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep (睡觉) for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
What do the students eat after lunch at school?

A．Meat and fruit.	B．Hot dogs and hamburgers.
C．sugar.	D．cake

In America, junior students usually have __________ subjects.

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.

A．at five o’clock	B．at six thirty
C．at six o’clock	D．at five thirty

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best.

B．The classes begin at 1:30 p. m.

C．After lunch students sleep for a short time.

D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents.before dinner

This passage (短文) is mainly about ______.

A．Favorite food	B．Junior high school
C．Outdoor activities	D．School life in America

（原创）This is a plan that Jim has made on Thanksgiving
00：00—00:30
Get up and go to store to buy fruit,vegetables and food by car .
1：20—4：30
Start doing a big turkey for ten people.It is interesting
2：00—2：30
Do broccoli salad and dessert,Kids really love them .
2：30—3：00
Put fifty strawberries in the turkey .They are nice!
3：00—3：30
Put some vegetables in the turkey.Kids don’t like vegetables ,so just a little.
3：45—4：10
Call my father ,mother,grandparents and cousins to come and join us .
4：15
Play the Thanksgiving music,it’s relaxting.
4：30—5：30
Eat a great Thanksgiving dinner.
5：30—6：30
Play family games. They are exciting.
6：30—9：00
Go out and watch the Thanksgiving movies .They are fun .
10 ：00
Go to bed。
What time does Jim gets up on Thanksgiving Day?

A．At 00:00

B．At 2:00

C．At 3:45

D．At 10:00

Kids doesn’t like to eat ______

A．broccoli salad	B．dessert
C．strawberries	D．vegetables

Maybe there are ______ people in Jim’s family.

A．4

B．6

C．8

D．10

Jim likes playing family games,because they are _______.

A．nice	B．interesting
C．relaxing	D．exciting

On Thanksgiving Day Jim can’t _____

A．eat turkey

B．play the Thanksgiving music

C．get lots of presents

D．go to the movies

In our city，there is a big zoo. There are a lot of animals in it.
Mona is an Australian koala. She is seven years old. She is very cute. She likes sleeping during the day. But at night she gets up and eats leaves. Mona doesn't drink(喝)water for months. But she is healthy，because she can get water from the leaves.
Here is a big house. A lion lives in it. His name is Gerry. He is ugly. He is from Africa. Meat is his favorite food. Gerry is very lazy. He sleeps and relaxes for 20 hours every day. Today is Gerry's eighth birthday. The workers in the zoo are having a birthday party for him.
This is a big elephant. His name is Johnny. He is from India(印度)．He's eleven years old. He has bad eyesight(视力)．He likes to eat grass. He's friendly and clever. People can teach him to do things for them.
Tuantuan is a cute panda. She is five years old. She's from China. She is very beautiful，but she's very shy，so please keep quiet. She likes eating bamboos(竹子)and drinking water. She relaxes about 10 hours every day.
Gerry is ________ years old.

A．5

B．7

C．8

D．11

________can't see anything very well.

A．The elephant

B．The lion

C．The koala

D．The panda

________can help people to do things.

A．Mona

B．Gerry

C．Tuantuan

D．Johnny

These animals come from ________ countries.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mona can get water from the leaves so she doesn't drink water for months.

B．Gerry doesn't like to sleep or relax but he likes to eat meat.

C．Johnny is very small. He only likes to eat meat.

D．Tuantuan likes to eat bamboos but she doesn't like to drink water.

（改编）Tim is a ten-year-old boy. He is not a very good student, and he doesn’t love doing homework because he enjoys doing other things in his free time. Usually, he doesn’t do his homework and he always makes a lot of mistakes when he does it.
One day his math teacher looked at Tim’s homework and saw that he got all his homework right. He was very happy and quite surprised. He called Tim to his desk and said to him “You got all your homework right this time, Tim, Why? Did your father help you?”
Usually Tim’s father helped him with his homework, but on that evening, he didn’t do that. Because he wasn’t at home, so Tim answered, “No, sir, he was very busy last night, so I had to do it all by myself.”
Tim doesn’t love doing his homework because he likes play basketball.(    )
Tim’s father often helps him do homework. (    )
Tim’s teacher was very happy with his father. (    )
Tim’s father is good at Tim’s homework. (    )
Tim’s father was too busy to help him do his homework that evening. (    )

(原创)根据短文内容，判断正误。（正确T，错误F）
Welcome to the dolphin show. Hello! I am Ben. I am today’s actor. Soon you’ll see my show. Now I am show you some rules.
Don’t talk loudly.
Don’t play with me.
Don’t give your food to me .
Don’t come near the pool.
Don’t leave your things on the seat.
Don’t take photos while you are watching my show.
Please follow the rules, then we will be good friends.
Ben is a dolphin.
You can’t talk loudly when you watch the show.
You can come near to see the dolphin.
Ben likes eating your pizza.
You can take photos of Ben and play with Ben.

Ben	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
gets up	7:10 a.m.	7:10 a.m.	7:10 a.m.	7:10 a.m.	7:10 a.m.
morning	school	school	school	school	school
lunch	pizza	rice	rice	rice	rice
afternoon	yo-yo	table tennis	table tennis	table tennis	soccer
evening	homework	homework	television	homework	homework
goes to bed	10:15 p.m.	10:15 p.m.	10:15 p.m.	10:15 p.m.	10:15 p.m.

On       , Ben often gets up at 7:10 a.m.

A．Monday	B．Wednesdays
C．Weekdays	D．weekends

Pizza is a kind of______ .

A．Drink	B．fruit
C．color	D．food

Ben’s favorite sport is______ .

A．yo-yo	B．table tennis
C．soccer	D．volleyball

On Wednesday evenings Ben usually ______ .

A．Watches TV	B．does his homework
C．helps his mom	D．Does the housework

Which sentence（句子）is NOT right?

A．Ben goes to school from Monday to Friday.

B．Ben has sports in the afternoon.

C．Ben usually has pizza for lunch.

D．Ben goes to bed after ten o’clock.