初中英语阅读理解

任务型阅读理解(共计5分，每题1分)
Here is something about the America students. In America each student works as hard as he or she wants in high school. If they don’t work hard enough to get good grades, they will not pass. If they fail, they may not get into the college（大学）they want to. However（然而）, in high school you have more time to do things than in college. Many students take part in hobby groups. Other students go in for sports such as football, baseball or basketball. Nearly（几乎）all high schools have sports teams. Also students usually get their first job when they are in high school, though（尽管） the jobs aren’t very good. For example, a lot of students work at fast-food restaurants. In American high schools, fashion（时尚）seems very important. If you don’t have the newest and coolest clothes as those children who certainly already have them, they will think you are not cool.
Is fashion important in American high schools?
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请将文中划线的句子译成中文：______________________________________________________________
What can students in high school do in their free time?
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找出文中与下面句子意思相近的句子：
In American high school, if you don’t have fashionable clothes, the others who have them may laugh at you.
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When do children usually get their first job?
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Everyone tries to get to school on time. But when bad weather gives you trouble（麻烦）, can you still make it before the bell rings?
In northern China during spring, big sandstorms（沙尘暴）often make trouble for students and everyone else. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can’t even see for 20 meters.
Sandstorms usually happen in spring. This year, sandstorms started in late March. They have happened in more than 10 provinces (省)  in northern China this year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.
People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from Gansu and Inner Mongolia（内蒙古）. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts（融化）, the ground becomes looser（更松散的）. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe（呼吸） too much sand, they could cough or have asthma（哮喘）.
Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds also tear down farmers’ houses.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s an idea: Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring.
If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting.
In which season do sandstorms usually happen?

A．In spring.	B．In summer.
C．In autumn.	D．In winter.

Which of the following provinces in China is often hit by sandstorms?

A．Fujian Province.	B．Yunnan Province.
C．Jiangsu Province	D．Gansu Province.

The underlined phrase “tear down” in the sentence means “_________”.

A．使……哭泣

B．弄倒

C．摧残

D．加固

According to the passage, what cannot be caused by sandstorms?

A．Health problems.

B．Traffic problems.

C．The loss of farm animals.

D．Noise pollution.

Which is not stated in the passage？_______________ .

A．Trees can help keep enough rain water

B．More trees need to be planted

C．Some people are doing harm to the environment

D．Sandstorms are the main cause of asthma（哮喘）

In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫）and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
Locusts are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.
Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil(土壤）in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.
It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because____________. .

A．locusts are good runners

B．locusts can jump very high

C．locusts are smarter than birds

D．locusts can change their color

According to the passage, most soil insects_________

A．do not have bright colors

B．change their colors with the soil

C．do not live in a dark and wet environment

D．Eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “survive” in the passage?

A．繁殖

B．产卵

C．觅食

D．生存

The ink fish _______ so that its enemies will not see it?

A．changes its color

B．makes the water around it black

C．appears only at night

D．hides itself in the sea rocks

What is the main ides of this passage?

A．Some insects and animals have different skills.

B．Some insects and animals are clever than we think.

C．Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves.

D．Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily.

Many parents today worry about（担心） their children's diets（饮食）. Then what is a healthy diet for children? Miss Jones from Happy Children Hospital gives the following advice(建议):
Children shouldn't eat food with too much salt, because it can cause high blood pressure(高血压).
Children should eat food with less fat, oil and sugar. They should not eat too much junk food.
Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins（维生素）. Children need to eat fruit and vegetables often.
Water is important to everyone. Children need to drink enough water every day.
Children need to eat breakfast every day. It is good for their bodies and minds.
Miss Jones is possible a ________.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．shopkeeper

D．worker

What does the underlined word " junk food " mean in Chinese?

A．绿色食品	B．垃圾食品
C．天然食品	D．营养食品

According to Miss Jones, children should drink________ every day.

A．enough juice	B．enough water
C．enough coffee	D．enough milk

Which kind of food is rich in vitamins?

A．Water.	B．Junk food.
C．Sugar.	D．Fruit and vegetables.

What is the best title（标题）of the passage（文章）?

A．Bad Habits

B．Junk Food

C．Advice on a Healthy Diet

D．An Unhealthy Lifestyle

√=like    × =" doesn’t" like

All the boys and girls like______       .

A．playing basketball

B．reading comic books

C．flying kites

D．playing computer games

     like flying kites.

A．Alice and Peter

B．Kate and Alice

C．Kate and Millie

D．Millie , Alice and Kate

      doesn’t like reading comic books.

A．Alice

B．Peter

C．Tom

D．Kate

No girls like

A．playing basketball

B．reading comic strips

C．flying kites

D．playing computer games

     and     have the same likes and dishes.

A．Alice; Kate	B．Peter; Millie
C．Millie; Kate	D．Millie Tom

There is a new park near Andy's home. It's fine today. Andy and his family are in the park now. On their left, there is a café(咖啡馆). On their right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees around the lake. There's a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there are two signs. One says, "Don't swim in the lake!" The other says, "No fishing!" But you can go boating in the lake. There is a nice garden in the middle of the park. There is green grass and beautiful flowers in it. There are some small shops between the lake and the garden. The park is so beautiful. Andy and his family like it very much.
The park near Andy's home is __________.

A．new and beautiful

B．old and beautiful

C．clean and new

D．old and clean

The café in the park is __________.

A．on their right

B．in the lake

C．on their left

D．in the garden

People can _______ in the lake.

A．swim

B．fish

C．boat

D．dance

The shops in the park are not_________.

A．small

B．big

C．good

D．pretty

Andy and his family____________.

A．don’t like the lake

B．don’t like the park

C．like the park

D．are boating in it

Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened(害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole（子弹洞）right through middle of it.
My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.
At midnight, Nasreddin saw        in his garden.

A．something strange	B．a thief
C．something white	D．a ghost

Nasreddin was so frightened that he      .

A．cried out for help

B．dared(敢)not go out of the house.

C．dared not stay in his house

D．couldn’t say a word

The next morning Nasreddin found       .

A．his wife in the garden

B．the clothes-line

C．the thief dead

D．a bullet-hole through the white shirt

Nasreddin was a      man.

A．kind

B．cheerful

C．foolish

D．clever

He called his neighbors together in order to        .

A．make a speech	B．tell the story
C．thank God	D．thank you

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If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can ______.

A．call 021-58609228

B．fax [phone]

C．email [e-mail]

D．telephone [phone]

How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?

A．509 sqm.	B．428.8 sqm.
C．312.2 sqm.	D．80.2 sqm

Where is Cherry working now?

A．Shanghai.

B．Guangzhou.

C．Beijing.

D．Pudong

If he goes skiing on ______ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park, Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday.

A．Sunday

B．Friday

C．Wednesday

D．Monday

If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays, how much money will you pay at least?

A．138 yuan.

B．200 yuan.

C．208 yuan.

D．280 yuan

阅读短文，按要求完成任务。
There are eight kinds of tigers in the world. A tiger is usually two meters long and two hundreds kilos heavy. A mother tiger may have two to four babies each time. About three years later, the babies can grow as big as their mother. They can stay about twenty years. They like to sleep in the day-time and come out to find food at night. They won’t eat people if they are not too hungry. There were three kinds of tigers in China. One kind of it lives in the northeast. They are the biggest ones in the world, but the number of(数目) them is very small.
How many kinds of tigers are there in the world?
How much does a tiger weigh?
Do tigers like to sleep at night?
将划线句子翻译成汉语。
Where do the biggest tigers live ?

If we find a bird nest(巢), 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 observing birds, we have to hide ourselves to ______.

A．look after them

B．use the binoculars

C．make them 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

What’s the title of this passage?

A．Birds and men

B．Playing with the birds

C．Observing birds and making bird nests

D．Listening to the songs of birds

Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar (北极)bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.
Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not wait. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...
According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make sea ice less?

A．Global warming.	B．Pollution.
C．Hunting.	D．Travelling.

What does the word "ordinary" mean in Chinese?

A．勤劳的

B．聪慧的

C．普通的

D．坚强的

What is the main idea of this passage?

A．To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller.

B．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live.

C．To let people know why polar bears are in danger.

D．To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals.

Where can this passage come from?

A．A magazine about animals.

B．A book about greetings.

C．A poster about working plans.

D．An instruction book.

Animals, including insects, don't have a "language" like ours. They do not "talk" to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating with each other.
Can you see the rabbit's tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of "language". When a cobra is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot "tell" the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals "say" things by making sound. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sound like "Oh" or "Ah" when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
A rabbit uses its tail to ________.

A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger

B．tell other rabbits where food is

C．make itself look fierce

D．help it to run fast

When a cobra is angry, it ________.

A．makes a loud noise

B．raises its head

C．moves up and down

D．does a little dance

Several different sounds can be made by a ________.

A．rabbit

B．bee

C．bird

D．fish

From the passage, we know that ______ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.

A．all living things	B．all animals
C．some birds	D．human beings

If we find a bird nest(巢), 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 observing birds, we have to hide ourselves to ______.

A．look after them

B．use the binoculars

C．make them 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

What’s the title of this passage?

A．Birds and men

B．Playing with the birds

C．Observing birds and making bird nests

D．Listening to the songs of birds

Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar (北极)bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.
Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not wait. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...
According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make sea ice less?

A．Global warming.	B．Pollution.
C．Hunting.	D．Travelling.

What does the word "ordinary" mean in Chinese?

A．勤劳的

B．聪慧的

C．普通的

D．坚强的

What is the main idea of this passage?

A．To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller.

B．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live.

C．To let people know why polar bears are in danger.

D．To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals.

Where can this passage come from?

A．A magazine about animals.

B．A book about greetings.

C．A poster about working plans.

D．An instruction book.

Animals, including insects, don't have a "language" like ours. They do not "talk" to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating with each other.
Can you see the rabbit's tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of "language". When a cobra is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot "tell" the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals "say" things by making sound. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sound like "Oh" or "Ah" when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
A rabbit uses its tail to ________.

A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger

B．tell other rabbits where food is

C．make itself look fierce

D．help it to run fast

When a cobra is angry, it ________.

A．makes a loud noise

B．raises its head

C．moves up and down

D．does a little dance

Several different sounds can be made by a ________.

A．rabbit

B．bee

C．bird

D．fish

From the passage, we know that ______ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.

A．all living things	B．all animals
C．some birds	D．human beings