初中英语阅读理解

May 2, Saturday We arrived in Hangzhou at 3:00 pm. After we walked out of the train station, we took a taxi to the hotel. The hotel was very clean. We stayed there for three days. Then we wanted to travel to Hainan.

May 5, Tuesday In the morning we went to Hainan by plane. The people in Hainan were very friendly. Then we went to a beautiful beach. It was sunny. So we had great fun playing in the water.

May 7, Thursday It was rainy today. So we went to a museum. We saw many old things there. Then we went to the aquarium (水族馆) to see some sea animals. We saw many kinds of fish. They were very lovely. I hope I could come to Hainan again.

How did the writer go to Hangzhou?

A．By train.

B．By plane.

C．By taxi.

D．By bus.

The writer stayed in Hangzhou for          days.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

They          on Tuesday.

A．visited a museum

B．saw some sea animals

C．had dinner in a restaurant

D．played in the water

It was          on May 7.

A．sunny

B．hot

C．rainy

D．windy

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer wanted to visit Hainan again.

B．The writer took a train to Hainan.

C．The people in Hainan were very friendly.

D．There were many kinds of fish in the aquarium.

Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.
Where was Goethe walking?
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Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?
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Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?
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Did the young man make way for Goethe?
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Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?
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How do you get your pocket money? How do you spend it? Let’s see the different answers from a Chinese boy, Li Wei and an Australian boy, James.
★Where do they get their pocket money?

Li Wei	James
* Pocket money from parents: 20 yuan * Selling old newspapers at home: 20 yuan Total: 40 yuan a week	* Working in a local supermarket as a cashier 95 Australian dollars a week

★How do they spend their pocket money?

	Li Wei	James
Food and drinks	* 9 yuan for breakfast * 9 yuan for Coke and other drinks	* Lunch on the weekdays * Pizza on the weekends 20 Australian dollars
For fun	* 10 yuan for newspapers or books * 5 yuan for taking photos with classmates	* Going out to play with friends * Going to the cinema 15 Australian dollars
Telephone	* 50 yuan for a phone card that can last about one year About 1 yuan a week	* The mobile phone bill 10 Australian dollars
Total	34 yuan a week	45 Australian dollars a week

We know that Australian boy gets his pocket money __________.
A. by selling old newspapers
B. from his parents
C. by working in a supermarket
James can save __________ a week.
A. 45 Australian dollars
B. 50 Australian dollars
C. 40 Australian dollars
Li Wei usually __________ for fun.
A. goes out with friends
B. takes photos
C. goes to the cinema
After reading the diagram, we can infer(推断) that __________.
A. Li Wei spends money on breakfast more than on drinks
B. James doesn’t need to pay money for his mobile phone bill
C. students in different countries get and spend their pocket money in different ways
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Li Wei spends about 34 yuan a week in total.
B. James never goes to the cinema.
C. James spends 15 Australian dollars on food and drinks.

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.
“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth ¥ l00!”
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
Even though it was dirty, the money _______.
A. still went up in value
B. was worth nothing
C. didn’t go down in value
We are always valuable to the people _______.
A. who pay us   B. who love us  C. who hate us
Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______.
A. who you know   B. who made you  C. who you are
The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”.
A. the students put up their hands again
B. the students put down their hands
C. the students put their hands behind their backs again
Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?
A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.
B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.
C. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.

John was well known in his village as a mean(吝啬的) man. One day, he said to a poor hungry boy, “I will give you three meals and twenty-five pence if you are willing to do a day’s work for me.” The boy agreed. But in fact, he was more interested in the meals than the money.
“You can have breakfast,” said John, “and then you can start work.” After John gave the boy a very small breakfast, he said, “Now you can have your lunch. This will save us a lot of time.” The boy agreed and had a poor lunch. Then John said, “What about having dinner now?”
When the boy finished his dinner, John looked very pleased and said, “Now you can do a long day’s work.” “Sorry,” said the boy as he stood up to leave John’s house, “I never work after dinner.”
The boy agreed to work for John because he wanted to __________.
A. work hard     B. get food     C. help John
What did the boy get from John at last?
A. Three small meals and no money.
B. Three big meals and twenty-five pence.
C. Three small meals and twenty-five pence.
After dinner the boy __________ for John.
A. did all the work    B. did something    C. didn’t work
We know from the passage that John would feel ________ about the boy at last.
A. angry      B. glad      C. sorry
John let the boy have meals first because he wanted to let the boy ________.
A. go home early
B. thank for his goodness 
C. have more working hours

Dear David,
How are you? I’m in Beijing now. I like Beijing a lot. I have two good friends here. They are Bill and Wang Xin. Bill is from Canada and Wang Xin is from China. We are in the same class. Wang Xin often helps me with my Chinese. I can speak a little Chinese now. All the teachers are kind to me.
I like Chinese food, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food. They are nice. Sometimes we eat out. Jiaozi is my favorite food. I often have jiaozi for lunch and have noodles(面条) for dinner. I have milk and bread for breakfast. What about you?
Yours,
Bob
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
Where is Bob now?
A. In China.   B. In Canada.   C. In America.
Where is Bill from?
A. China.    B. Canada.   C. England.
Who can speak a little Chinese now?
A. Bill.    B. Wang Xin.   C. Bob.
What is Bob’s favorite food?
A. Bread.    B. Jiaozi.    C. Noodles.
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bob, Bill and David are in the same class.
B. All the teachers are kind to Bob.
C. Bob has jiaozi for dinner.

Chen Kai is a Chinese boy. He is a student. He is 13 years old. He lives in Guangzhou. Chen Kai likes making friends. Now he receives(收到) a letter from Sam, his pen pal in America. The letter is in English. Sam is 14 and he is a student, too. He speaks English very well. In the letter, Sam says he wants to visit China and study(学习)some Chinese.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
Chen Kai is ____.
A. a student  B. a teacher   C. from Canada
“Making friends”means(意思是) ____ in Chinese.
A. 作朋友  B. 找朋友  C. 交朋友
The letter is ____.
A. from Chen Kai
B. from Sam’s pen pal
C. in English
Sam is Chen Kai’s ____.
A. classmate  B. pen pal  C. brother
____ wants to study some Chinese.
A. Chen Kai    B. Sam’s pen pal   C. Sam

阅读短文,根短文内容回答问题。  (共10分,每小题2分 )
Playgrounds offer kids fresh air, friends, and exercise. However, each year, more than 200,000 kids go to hospital because they are hurt in one way or another when playing on the playground. So what can we do to improve the situation?
We should make sure the playground is safe for the children. It should be soft and thick enough, so when the children fall, they won’t hurt too much. Things like water, rocks or broken glass might cause danger to the kids. Cleaners should check the playground from time to time and clear away these dangerous things. In fact, children themselves also need to help keep the playground clean and safe. That means each time after playing they should pick up the rubbish they’ve produced. If someone finds there is something wrong with the equipment(设施), he should report to the keeper of the playground, so people will come to fix it.
Teaching kids how to play safely is also very important. If they know the rules of the playground, they won’t get hurt easily. For example, they should never push when others are on seesaws or swings. If someone is going to jump off some equipment, he should first look down to make sure no other kids are in the way. Of course, wearing right clothes may also help to keep safe. Clothes with strings (绳) can get caught on equipment which may hurt the kid badly.
In short, our kids can both enjoy themselves and be safe if we are working together to improve the situation.
Do many kids get hurt while playing on the playground every year?
What things might cause danger to the kids on the playground?
Why should we teach kids how to play safely on the playground?
Who need to work together to improve the situation ofthe playground?
What’s the passage mainly about?

In 1938, a fishing boat off the coast of Africa pulled up its nets. One net held a very strange fish, five feet long and bright blue. Strangest of all, it had fins  (鳍)  that looked like legs!
In the nets, only this fish stayed alive for several hours. Before the fish began to rot (腐烂 ), a young woman made a drawing of it. She sent her drawing to a scientist on sea life, Professor J. B. Smith.
Upon seeing her drawing of the fish, Smith couldn’t believe his eyes. Could it be true? It just didn’t seem possible, but there it was. It could be only one thing, a coelacanth, a fish people believe having died out（灭绝）fifty million years ago. How could the fish be swimming about only a few days before?
If we found one, there must be others. The professor put up posters offering a reward for catching such a fish. Other scientists laughed at Smith. They thought the search was a waste of time. Years passed. It seemed the other scientists were right. But Smith never gave up hope. One day, fourteen years later, the professor received a telegram. Afish had been caught that looked like the one in the poster. Would the scientist fly to the region and check the fish? Smith did.
With shaking fingers the professor raised the cloth around the fish. It was exactly like the one in the young woman’s drawing. It was a coelacanth,a missing link（关联）with the past!
After the discovery of the coelacanth, scientists began to wonder. Is it possible that an even stranger creature（生物）will someday be discovered?
Which is TRUE about the first coelacanth in the passage?

A．It had four legs.	B．It was bright blue.
C．It was six feet long.	D．It died when caught.

What is the best title for this passage?

A．A strange creature

B．A serious professor

C．The discovery of the coelacanth

D．A missing link with the past

What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Scientists didn’t believe the discovery of the coelacanth.

B．Scientists are working hard to find more coelacanths.

C．Scientists may find even stranger creatures someday.

D．Scientists are doing research on the coelacanth.

The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and get something to eat, and meet back on the grass.
Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand  (摊)  . We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her money, the man surprised us. "It looks a little overdone," he said, "so you don’t have to pay me. " We said our thanks,joined our friends, and began to enjoy our food. But as we talked and ate, I noticed a man sitting alone, in dirty clothes. I could tell that he hadn’t had a bath for days. Another homeless person, I thought.
We finished eating but when Susan and I went to throw away the lunch bag, I heard a voice ask, "there isn’t any food in that bag, is there?"
It was the homeless man. I didn’t know what to say. "No, I ate it already. " "Oh, really? " was his only answer. He was obviously very hungry.
I felt bad for him, but I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly Susan said, "I’ll be right back. Please wait for me a minute. " I watched curiously (好奇地) as she went across to the hot dog stand. Then I realized what she was doing. She bought a hot dog, crossed back, and gave the man the food.
When she came back to us, Susan said simply,  "I was just passing on the kindness that someone gave to me. "
That day I learned how generosity can go farther than the person you give to. By giving, you teach others how to give also. You never know what happiness a simple act of care will bring.
The correct order of the following things is ________.
a. Susan bought a hot dog for the man.
b. We went for a picnic.
c. We met a hungry man.
d. We had the hot dog for free.

A．abcd

B．badc

C．bdca

D．bcad

The underlined word "generosity" means_____________.

A．the fact of being happy

B．the feeling of pity for others

C．the idea of loving each other

D．the act of giving

What does the writer want to tell us by telling us the story?

A．Few people don’t know that a simple act of care will bring a lot of happiness.

B．A simple act of care will bring more happiness than you can imagine.

C．People know how much happiness a simple act of care will bring.

D．A simple act of care will never bring us any happiness.

The Netherlands is a small country on the North Sea. From any place in the country, the farthest point is never more than 350 kilometers away. It takes only a little more than four hours to travel by train from Vlissingen, in the southwest, to Groningen, in the northeast.
More than 16 million people live there. Most of the people in the Netherlands live in the west of the country. The four largest cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, are there. Amsterdam is the capital, but The Hague is the seat of govemment.
The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland, because an area in the west of the Netherlands used to be called Holland. The name lives on in the names of two Dutch provinces: North Holland and South Holland. The language spoken in the Netherlands is Dutch. In the province of Friesland, Frisian is also spoken. That is a separate  (独立的 )  language, which is a little bit like English.
It takes people_________ hours to travel from Groningen to Vlissingen by train.

A．less than four	B．over four
C．less than 16	D．over 16

The Netherlands is also called____________.

A．Holland	B．Dutch
C．Friesland	D．Utrecht

Most of the people in the Netherlands __________.

A．live in the east of the country

B．live in the capital of the country

C．speak Frisian

D．speak Dutch

Our world’s population increases by 200 people every minute. That’s 240,000 more people every day! To see how the world’s population has changed over the past 400 years, check out this line graph（曲线图）. Then answer the questions that follow.
World Population Growth

The world’s population in 1900 was about_____________.

A．1. 5 billion	B．2. 2 billion
C．1. 9 billion	D．1 billion

When did the population grow fastest?

A．1650 to 1700.	B．1800 to 1850.
C．1850 to 1900.	D．1950 to 2000.

Which of the following is true?

A．The line on the graph shows how many people are born every year.

B．The population stayed the same until the 1900s, and then began to rise quickly.

C．The population increased slowly from 1600 to 1850, then began to rise quickly.

D．The line on the graph shows how the population has changed over the past 200 years.

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands.  Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery(风光) and cool summer nights while taking boat trips.  They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.
Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt( 融化).
Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be build under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
According to the passage, Venice is a ___________of Italy.

A． in the northeast.	B．in the west.
C．in the southwest	D．in the south.

______have always been the best way to go here and there in the city.

A．Taxis and cars.	B．The waterways
C．400 bridges.	D．Boats and rain shoes.

Venice _____________ small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1500 years ago.

A．change into	B．used to be
C．became	D．developed from

Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower?

A．The higher temperature

B．Overused underground water

C．Too many waterways

D．The rising seawater

The passage is mainly about                   of Venice.

A．the waterways and bridge

B．the MOST project and problems

C．the specials and problems

D．the history and scenery

In their last moment before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, “ I love you, I wish you enough.” The daughter said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough to.” They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was very sad.
Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be the last time?”
His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father’s days were limited(有限的)，I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.
“ Yes, I did.” I answered, “ But why is this a last goodbye?”
“ I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼)，” he said.
“ When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?”
He began to smile. “my parents used to say it to me . When we say ‘I wish you enough’，we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (欣赏、感激) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life seem much bigger… I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘ Goodbye’”.
He then said goodbye to me and walked away.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分， 满分10分）
Where did the story happened?

A．In a hospital.	B．At an airport
C．At a train station	D．In a park

The word “joys” in Paragraph 7 is about ______________.

A．pleasure	B．happiness
C．enjoyment	D．all above

In the passage, “ I wish you enough” means that we wish _______.
the other person as many good things as possible
B. each other a good life.
C. the other person as much sunshine as possible
D. it enough rain
Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

A．The father’s parents used to say “ I wish you enough”.

B．The writer was the father’s friend.

C．The father was sad when his daughter left.

D．The father wished his daughter to live a happy life.

According to the passage, why must we be wished enough pain?

A．Because no pain, no gain.

B．Because we can keep our spirit alive.

C．Because the tiny happiness makes us feel like the great joys.

D．Because the pleasures and pains in life are necessary.

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It’s important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may come into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may get into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. But shes and grass can help to break a fall.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误(F)。 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
It’s serious to know how to escape from a fire.
In a fire we can use elevators to come down.
Windows can’t be used when you are waiting for help.
Doors must all be open so that smoke can come into the room.
The passage may help save your life in a fire.