初中英语阅读理解
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Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, "Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and them we can eat them." But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen(厨房) and shouted, "Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbour's(邻居的) ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!" Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables.
Them a few days before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a parcel(包裹). In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words.
"Enjoy your vegetables!"
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误（T 、F）
( ) 1. In spring, Mrs. Brown grew a number of vegetables in the garden. They grew very well. ( ) 2. Mrs. Brown couldn't pick any vegetables because her neighbour's ducks ate up the vegetables.
( ) 3. Her neighbour was very glad for that.
( ) 4. The neighbour bought Mrs. Brown a parcel before Christmas.
( ) 5. There was a piece of paper with the words: "Enjoy your vegetables!"
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The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stooped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt for sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn't want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheelchair(轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. "It is much better to be without shoes than without feet." It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in life.
1. Bill was so sorry that __________.
A. the shoes in the shop were not the right size for him.
B. he forgot to bring any money with him.
C. his mother couldn't buy him a pair of shoes.
D. he walked past the shoe shop.
2. From the story we know that ___________.
A. Bill's mother has much money.
B. Bill's mother was a kind-hearted woman.
C. Bill's mother wouldn't buy him anything.
D. Bill's mother often bought presents for Bill's birthday.
3. Bill didn't go home at once ___________.
A. because his mother was at work.
B. because his mother wouldn't give him any money.
C. because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.
D. because he didn't want to give his mother any trouble.
4. In the park, Bill saw a girl ____________.
A. without feet.
B. without hands
C. walking slowly
D. looking down at his shoes.
5. At last, Bill _________.
A. decided to buy a new pair of shoes.
B. left the park sadly.
C. thought he's more lucky than the girl in the wheelchair.
D. didn't know what to do with his old shoes.
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If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory（记忆）works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance(机会) to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know hat it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember thing, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.
1. Someone can't have a good memory if _____.
A. he can't read or write
B. he doesn't use his memory
C. his parents haven't a good memory
D. he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time
2. If you do mot use your arms or legs for some time, _____.
A. you can't use them any more
B. they will become stronger
C. they become weak but they slowly become string again
D. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
3. Which of the following is true?
A. Your memory works in the different say as your arms or legs.
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.
C. Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
D. A good memory comes from less practice.
4. Few people know that it is only ____if a friend has a poor memory.
A. his own fault
B. his parents' fault
C. his teachers' fault
D. his grandmother's fault
5. The writer wants to tell us _____.
A. how to use our arms or legs
B. how to read and write strong arms and good memories
C. how to have a good memory
D. how to learn from the people
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In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war
there were many orphans(孤儿) there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Children’s Village started. The letters SOS stand for “Save Our Souls(灵魂).” This means “Please help us!”. An SOS Children’s Village gives help to orphans.
Hermann Gmeiner’s idea for helping orphans soon spread(传播) all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world. People in many countries gi ve money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village are grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages.
In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes comfortable(舒适的), happy home for them.
Of course, the children don’t spend all their time in the village. They go to school, they go out with their friends and they go into town. But the village fives them a home-sometimes for the first time in their lives.
1.Which of the following came last?
A.People gave Gmeiner some money.
B.There were many orphans at the end of the war.
C.Gmeiner built the first SOS Children’s Village with the money people gave him.
D. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.
2.An orphan is a child ______.
A. who has no brother
B. who has no sister
C. who has no parents
D. all of the above
3.How many houses are there in the biggest SOS Children’s Villages?
A. Seven and ten.
B. Forty or fifty.
C. 170.
D. About 30.
4.We can conclude(推论) from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly
comes from ______.
A. governments(政府)
B. special organizations(组织)
C. the orphans themselves
D. people in general(普通的)
5.Which of the following can best summarize(总结) the work a woman in an SOS Village does for
each group of children?
A.She gives the children a lot of love and kindness.
B.She lives with each group of children.
C.She cooks the meals for children.
D.She looks after them.
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In Britain winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not 1 difference between summer 2 winter. 3 is this?
Britain has a mild(暖和的) winter and a 4 summer because it is an 5 country. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea 6 cool air to Britain.
The western winds blow 7 Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year. Britain has a lot of 8 all the year. The west of Britain is 9 than the east.
The four seasons are 10 three months long. Winter is in December, January and February.
Spring is in March April and May. Summer is in June, July and August. Autumn is in September, October and November.
1. A. a little B. a few C. a great D. a small
2. A. but B. and C. to D. for
3. A. Why B. What C. How D. Where
4. A. hot B cool C. cold D. warm
5. A. English B. island C. open D. important
6. A. take B. carry C. bring D. fetch
7. A. on B. under C. over D. above
8. A. snow B. rain C. wind D. sunshine
9. A. cooler B. wetter C. drier D. hotter
10. A. every B. sometimes C. both D. all
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Kim’s Diary
7:00 am: Woke up. It was sunny but there was a cold wind blowing.
7:30 am: Had breakfast quickly because I got up late.
7:45 am: Lieu arrived on his bike.
8:00 am: Spent morning riding our bike. We visited Ming and Gordon.
12:30 pm: Had lunch at lieu‘s house. His mother made hamburgers. They were good to eat. 3:00 pm: Went home after playing computer games. Saw Alex in the park on the way home.
4:00 pm: Watched TV until dinner time.
1.What was the weather like on the day Kim wrote her diary?
A. Cloudy.
B. Windy.
C. Wet.
D. Hot.
2.Who did Kim see on the way home?
A. Gordon.
B. Ming.
C. Lieu.
D. Alex.
3.Kim‘s diary te lls us that she ______.
A. enjoyed her lunch
B. missed her breakfast
C. doesn‘t like hamburgers
D. went to Lieu’s house for dinner
4.The right order(顺序) of the things Kim did is _____.
A.watched TV , ate lunch, rode bike and played computer games
B.ate lunch, rode bike, watched TV and played computer games
C.rode bike, ate lunch, played computer games and watched TV
D.played computer games, watched TV, ate lunch and rode bike
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Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. Then he opened it and ￡10 fell out onto his desk. Together with it was a short letter. It read:
Dear sir,
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚), but unluckily I lost my job. At that time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(结婚戒指). The girl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend‘s finger. So I left the shop without paying.
My wife died a short while ago and that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(良
心) all these years. At that time the ring cost ￡2, so I think the ring may cost ￡10 now, and I am sending you the money.
Yours truly,
A customer(顾客)
“Well, well, well,” said the manager. “Life is full of surprises.”
1、he writer of the letter sent ￡10 ______.
A. to buy a ring for his wife
B. to thank the girl for her kindness
C. to pay for his wife‘s ring
D. to give an order for a ring
2、How did the writer of the letter get the wedding ring?
A. The girl gave it to him.
B. He bought it from the shop.
C. He borrowed it from the shop.
D. He took it out of the shop without paying.
3、hich of the following is not true?
A.He di dn‘t know the size of his girl-friend’s finger.
B.He had not much money at the time.
C.He was out of work for some time.
D.He was engaged in 1935.
4、The last sentence of the passage shows that the manager was _____.
A.afraid of seeing the money
B.too excited to say a word
C.very glad to get the money unexpectedly
D.sorry for what the young man had done
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We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that children today are using computers at school before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience(经验) but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think children are growing up not knowing about the real world.
But people who understand more about computers see that computers can be very good for children.
A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and to think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information(信息) quickly and use et well?
1、his passage gives two different opinions(观点) about children using computers and the writer
seems to agree with ____.
A. the first one
B. the second one
C. either of the two
D. neither of them
2、People who hold the first opinion think computers _____.
A.can do a lot of things for us
B.are a kind of toys for children
C.can help children learn to read and write
D.can help children learn about the real world
3、“Be familiar with” in this passage means _____.
A. be interested in
B. be pleased with
C. know something well
D. know little about
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根据短文内容回答问题，每空限填一词。
After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad(高兴) to get the work, because he could send the letters on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he took a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran fast to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly threw the letter on the ground. To his surprise(令他惊奇的是), the dog didn’t come at him. It stopped before the letter and picked it up with its mouth. The it carried the letter into the house. Tom said to him self, “It does the same work as me.”
1、Where did Tom work?
In a _________ ________.
2、How did Tom send the letter?
______the ______.
3、What did Tom see when he arrived at the house?
He _______a big ________.
4、Did the dog make any trouble on Tom?
______, it _______.
5、What did the dog come to Tom to do?
It came to ________ _______the letter.
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John was in hospital for a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed him.“He spends the might at the front door in waiting for you to return.” She said to John.
“What an exampl of true love!” John answered. “I wonder of you would take care of me like that.”
“Of course I would,” his wife answered, “If you are not at home all the night, and I don’t know where you are, you can be sure I’ll wait for you at the front door.”
1、Why was John in hospital?
Maybe _______he was _______.
2、How did the dog show love for John?
He _______for John to come _______at the front door.
3、Why didn’t John’s wife stay at the door waiting for him?
Because she _______where John was and _______need to do that.
4、How long was John in hospital?
_______several _______.
5、His wife doesn’t love him, does she?
_______, she _______.
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Mrs. Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry,” said Mrs. Green, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”“Oh, It began twenty minutes ago,” said the man, “I am sorry about that. Goodbye.” Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so telephoned the cinema. The man’s wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening and the husband will be happy.”
1、Mrs. Green’s telephone number was ______.
A. 3634
B. 3463
C. 4636
D. 3464
2、People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted _______.
A. to sleep
B. the shop
C. the cinema
D. the visit
3、When Mrs. Green answered the phone, who didn’t hear her?
A. Mr. Green.
B. The man.
C. The man’s wife.
D. Anybody.
4、Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?
Because _____.
A.t he man rang a wrong number
B.t he man said sorry to her
C.t he man didn’t answer her and said other thing
D.t he man’s voice was very slow
5、How did Mrs. Green feel when she heard the man ask about film?
A. surprised.
B. Angry.
C. Not happy.
D. Not strange(奇怪)
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Kate left school when she was seventeen years old and went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.
A lot of factories needed workers, so it was not hard to find an interesting job(工作).
Kate went to several factories and then chose(选择) one of them. It was near her home. She decided(决定) to go to work on foot.
The next morning, she went to the factory again and said to the manager(经理), “I want to work here, but how much will you give me?”
“Will pay for(付款) 27 pounds now.” the manager answered, “and 30 pounds after three months.”
Kate thought for a few seconds before she answered. The she said, “All right, then I’ll start in three months.”
1、When did Kate begin to look for work?
A. When she was at school
B. When she was seventeen.
C. When she left her parents’ house.
D. When she was eighteen.
2、It was _____for Kate to find a job.
A. easy
B. not easy
C. late
D. later
3、How much did the manager want to pay her in the second month?
A. 27 pounds.
B. 30 pounds.
C. 54 pounds.
D. 60 pounds
4、Why did Kate want to start working three months later? Because ____.
A.K ate didn’t leave school
B.K ate had to look after her mother.
C.K ate wanted to get 30 pounds.
D.K ate went to school.
5、he factory was not _____from her home.
A. far
B. near
C. far to
D. near to
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One day Arha’s wife 0 some 1 . The little child in the next house was crying. He cried and 2 . The mother of the child said, “Stop crying.” But the child 3 stop crying. He went on crying. The mother said, “If you don’t stop crying, I 4 you into the river.”
The mother wanted 5 and bu y some bread, so she said to Arha’s wife. “Will you 6 my child for a little time? I must go and buy some bread.” Arha’s wife said to Arha, “I am working.
You must look after him.”
After some time the mother came back, and said to Arha’s wife, “Thank you 7 after the child. And where is he now?” “He’s playing in the garden.”
They looked in the garden. But they could not 8 the child. Then they called Arha, “Arha! Arha! Where is the child?”
Arha 9 , “His mother said, ‘If you don’t stop crying I shall put you into the river.’ The child didn’t stop crying, 10 I put him into the river. He is over there in the river.”
0. A. was doing B. an doing C. were doing D. doing
1. A. wash B. washes C. washs D. washing
2. A. said B. tallked C. cried D. crying
3. A. didn’t B. don’t C. doesn’t D. not
4. A. put B. shall put C. puted D. are putting
5. A. a go B. going C. to go D. goes
6. A. look at B. look for C. look like D. look after
7. A. looking B. to look C. for looking D. for look
8. A. look B. look at C. see D. find
9. A. answered B. said C. told D. spoke
10. A. and B. so C. but D. /
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Every day some people are killed while they are crossing the roads. Most of these people are old and children. Old people are often killed because they can’t see or hear very sell. Children are killed because they are not careful. They forget to look and listen before they cross the roads.
A car or a bus can’t stop quickly. If a car is going very fast, it will tra vel many meters before it stops. Some people don’t always understand this. They think a car can stop in a few meters. It is difficult to know how fast a car is moving. The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways, right and left. Then if the roads are empty, you can cross them.
1.Why are old people often killed while they are crossing the roads?
_______they can’t see _______hear very well.
2.Do people think a car can stop in a few meters?
_______, they _______.
3.Children are often not careless while crossing the roads, are they?
_______, they _______.
4.What should one do before crossing the roads?
To look _______ _______.
5.When can you cross the roads?
The _______are _______.
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Three things are necessaries(必要的) for us to keep alive(活着). What are they? They are air, water and food. We eat food twice or three times a day. We drink water several times a day. We breathe(呼吸) day and night. If a man does not eat any food and does not drink anything, he can live for about three days. But if he does not breathe, he can keep alive for only about three minutes. So we see that breathing is even important than drinking, and drinking more important than eating.
We can’t live ⑹_______there is no air or water or food. For us, food is very important, water is ⑺_______important, and air is the most important. Why? Because we can ⑻_______live
for about three minutes without air. Three minutes——⑼_______a short time it is! Food and water
are less important than air, ⑽_______we can’t be short of them, either.
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Mary has four cousins(表兄妹). They are Betty, Peter, Bill and Aun. Mary is the oldest of
the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years younger than Mary and one year older
than Peter. Bill is nine, and Aun, the youngest, is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Aun like to play basketball.
Mary plays better than Aun. Bill is the best singer of the five. Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Bill and Aun study in a primary school(小学). The five children all work hard
at school. But Betty works hardest.
1、There are _____years between Mary and Peter.
A. eight
B. six
C. three
D. two
2、Peter is _____years old.
A. twelve
B. thirteen
C. fifteen
D. nine
3、Who runs fastest of the five?
A. Betty.
B. Peter.
C. Betty and Peter.
D. All the five
4、Who are students?
A.None(无人) of them.
B. All of them.
C. Mary and Betty.
D. Peter Bill and Aun.
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Basketball is still a young game. It is not yet a hundred years old, in the winter of 1891,
a certain college(学院) was having trouble with its boy students the weather was so terrible
that the students had to stay indoors(在室内). Wince they could not enjoy their sports outside
as usual, they were unhappy, and some of them even got into fights from time to time.
Finally, one of the teachers at the college, J. E. Naismith, was asked to invent(发明) a
new game for the students it was not an easy job because such a game had to be played indoors,
and the court(场地) was not very large.
Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score(得分),the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet high above the
floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Naismith had planned
to have the ball thrown into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use
fruit basket instead. This is how the game got its name.
1、Basketball is _____some of the other ball games.
A. as old as
B. not as old as
C. older than
D. the oldest in
2、In fact, it has just a history of a little _____.
A. less than two hundred years
B. more than a hundred years
C. less than a century
D. not any more than a century
3、_____today, basketball was invented as an indoor game at first.
A.Though it’s often played outside
B.Because it’s often played outside
C.Since it’s always played outside
D.Although it’s ne ver played inside
4、Naismith had thought of using a box in the game, yet gave up the idea before long and fixed _____on the wall.
A. the wall
B. a kind of ball game
C. a fruit basket
D. the basketball team
5、Indeed the mane of the new game _____what the ball should be thrown into in a match.
A. had nothing to do with
B. had something not much to do with
C. had a few thing to do
D. had something to do with
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Miss. Green taught physics(物理) in a London school. Last month she explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how well she had been in her work. She said to them, “Now, I have a sister in Washington, if I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?”
The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss. Green, because electricity(电)travels faster then sound waves.”
“That’s very good,” Miss. Green answered. But then one of the girls put up her hand. Miss. Green said, “Yes, Betty?”
“I don’t think so,” Betty said. “Your sister would hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s six o’clock in Washington.”
1、Miss. Green was teaching the class ______.
A. to her sound
B. about sound
C. about electricity
D. about telephone
2、She wanted to know ______.
A.whether her students could tell which was faster, electricity or sound waves
B.whether her students could hear from 20 metres away
C.whether she could call her sister in Washington
D.whether her sister could hear her in Washington
3、The cleverest boy thought that _____.
A.the students would hear Miss. Green earlier
B.the students would hear her sister earlier
C.sound waves were slower than electricity
D.electricity travels slower than sound waves
4、Miss. Green ______.
A.was pleased with what the cleverest boy had said
B.didn’t think the cleverest boy’s answer was so good
C.thought Bet ty’s answer was much better
D.thought Betty is clever than the cleverest boy
5、Betty thought ______.
A.electricity was faster than sound waves
B.those in Washington showed a different time from those in London
C.electricity travels as fast as sound waves
D.electricity was slower than sound waves
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After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad (高
一、中考英语阅读理解汇编 1．根据短文内容，判断正误。 Dear Alan, Guess what? I have a chance to choose my new place to live in. I am excited and a little nervous. Could you please give me some help? I am not sure whether I will live in a house or in an apartment. On the one hand, a house will be too big for just one person, so maybe I should rent an apartment, On the other hand, if I rent a house, I could find someone else to share with me. The only problem is that a house full of people might be too noisy for me. I prefer to have my own space. The city has some nice apartments, but they are also too expensive. However, if I could find a two-bedroom apartment and get a roommate, that would make it more affordable. I just need to search for a roommate who is neat and quiet. You know I can not live with someone who is loud and messy. I do not have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location. I probably need to look for somewhere near a bus stop or an underground station. That way I will have more time to study and spend less time travelling. I'm looking forward to your reply. Love, Victor （1）Victor feels excited because he can decide where to live. （2）Victor wants to share the house with a（an）neat and quiet person. （3）If Victor finds a roommate, he will waste money. （4）Victor doesn't have a car, so he wants a two-bed-room apartment （5）Victor also needs to think carefully about the location. 【答案】（1）1 （2）1 （3）0 （4）0 （5）1 【解析】【分析】主要讲了Victor写信向Alan询问怎样选择新居住地。 （1）细节题。根据I have a chance to choose my new place to live in. I am excited and a little nervous.可知Victor是兴奋的，因为他有机会选择新住址，故选正确。 （2）细节题。根据I just need to search for a roommate who is neat and quiet.可知Victor希望舍友是干净和文静的，故选正确。 （3）细节题。根据However, if I could find a two-bedroom apartment and get a roommate, that would make it more affordable. 可知Victor找到舍友后会平分房租，所以不是浪费钱，故选错误。 （4）细节题。根据I do not have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location.可知Victor没有车，所以也需要仔细考虑位置，而不是想要一个两间卧室的公寓，故选错误。（5）细节题。根据I do not have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location.可知
初中英语阅读理解--7选5专项练习 （1） While lead （铅） poisoning is serious, parents can take steps to reduce the risk for theirChildren 1 Take Notes : start by checking to see if you own any items recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Get rid of any toys with chipped paint, or other broken and damaged parts. Not sure it contains lead 2 Clean Up : to avoid leaf exposure from sources in the home, keep floors and other play areas clean and free of dust and pieces. 3 Store toys off the floor in a clean place. And if you live in house with lead pipes, running cold water for a few minutes and using a water filter (过滤器) can reduce lead levels. Buy Smart : avoid no-name produce and be careful when you buy items at dollar stores, street fairs, thrift stores or yard sales. 4 Even if they don’t contain lead, they could become a choking hazard(危险). Also make sure the arts and crafts supplies you buy are non-toxic and designed for children’s use. Get Tested : children with lead poisoning may not have easily recognizable symptoms. 5 This might mean that there will be a lot of tests that turn out normal, but it’s better than sitting around and worrying. Testing is especially important if you and your children live in a home with peeling paint or if your home was painted before 1978, when the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the sale of lead-based paints.
详解阅读题--选词 One day, John was back home after work. He found that his wife was shaking their daughter who was only half a year old. She said "Da-Dy" to the baby many times. John felt very happy because he thought his wife chose the word "Dady" to teach their baby. During one night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken up by the cry "Dady". His wife said to him, "Darling, she is calling you." Then she turned to sleep. Notes: (1) shake v.摇晃 (2) wake up唤醒；吵醒 Exercises: 根据短文填空： ① John was back home _____work. ② He found his wife was _____their daughter who was only half a ear old. ③ She said "Da-Dy" _____ the baby many times.
④ During on night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken _____ by the cry "Dady". ⑤ Then she turned _____sleep. 117.选词 一天下班回家，约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿，嘴里反复念道：“爸-爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的，他的妻子选择了“爸爸”这个词首先教孩子。 几周后的一天夜里，约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了，“爸-爸！”“她在叫你，亲爱的。”妻子说，然后翻身竟自睡了。 练习参考答案： ① after ② shaking ③ to ④ up ⑤ to 初一英语阅读技巧 阅读理解是英语学习中一个很重要的方面，它反映了学生直接应用英语的能力。英语试题中对学生阅读能力的测试主要通过完形填空和阅读理解两种题型。今天就阅读理解这一题型加以解析。 阅读理解题一般有以下几种形式： 1)根据短文内容，判断正、误 2)根据短文内容，选择最佳答案
Passage 1 When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange 3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A. must go to school B. study in the same school C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time 4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses 5. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica 答案1-5 BBACB Passage 2 Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri?鄄beri. He was going there to try and find a cure. At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate —refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery —that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food. Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills. 6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______. A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice 7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______. A. spend his holiday B. find ways to grow better crops C. do some research about the island D. h8lp the Javanese with their illness 8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
初中英语阅读理解练习题及解析 一、阅读理解 1．根据短文内容出选择正确答案。 A A farmer had a brother in town who was a gardener, and his brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. So his skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day the farmer went into the town to visit his brother, and was surprised at the trees that grew quite well. "Look, my brother," said the gardener. "I will give you an apple tree, the best from my garden, and you, and your children, and your children's children will enjoy it." Then the gardener called his workmen and ordered them to take up the tree and carry it to his brother's farm. They did so, and the next morning the farmer began to wonder where he should plant it. "If I plant it on the hill," he said to himself, "the wind might catch it and shake down the delicious fruit before it is ripe. If I plant it close to the road, passersby will see it and take away the apples--but if I plant it too near the door of my house, my children may pick the fruit." So, after he had thought the matter over, he planted the tree behind his barn （谷仓）. Time passed, but the tree had no fruit the first year, nor the second-then the farmer called his brother. When the gardener came, the farmer said angrily, "You have cheated me, and given me a useless tree instead of a fruitful one. This is the third year and still it brings out nothing but leaves! " The gardener laughed and said, "See where the tree was planted, it has no sun or warmth. How could you expect flowers and fruit?" （1）From the passage, we can see the farmer planted the apple tree A. behind his barn B. on the hill C. close to the road D. near his house （2）The underlined word "ripe" means "__________" in Chinese. A. 挂果 B. 成熟 C. 开花 D. 成长 （3）What is NOT mentioned in the fifth paragraph? A. What happened to the apple tree. B. Why the farmer got angry with his brother. C. What kind of man the farmer was. D. Why the farmer called his brother. （4）Which of the following is NOT true? A. The farmer's brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. B. The gardener gave his brother the best apple tree from his garden. C. No flowers, fruit or leaves were on the apple tree. D. The farmer thought his brother gave him a useless tree. （5）What do you know from the end of the story?
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初中英语阅读理解 初中英语阅读理解精选 阅读理解一： Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife， "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there？" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram （电报），" his wife said. "All right，" Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn't have any work，so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said，"Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner." He found a taxi （出租车）and the driver said，"Where do you want to go？" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel are my things in？" he said，"And what am I going to do tonight？" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram，and in it he wrote， "Please send me my address at this post office." Choose the right answer 1. Dick flew to New York because ___. A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing （观光） D. his home was there 2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him？ A. Because she didn't know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York， too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York 3. Where did Dick stay in New York？ A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house. 4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel？ A. The manager （经理） of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife. 5. Which of the following is not true？
初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writer’s drew the horses ____. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because ____. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other people’s rule 3. You are not yet experienced because ____. A. you don’t know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
初中英语阅读理解和完形填空解题技巧及练习
一．初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧 阅读理解也是中考英语题的必考题目之一，本题型旨在考查学生阅读，理解的能力，几年来，中考英语题中的阅读理解材料新，题材丰富，考查学生综合推断能力，根据语篇猜单词意思的能力的力度加大，也考查学生关注细节的能力。所以学生往往要么没能正确理解语篇中某些句子的意思，在细节题上丢分，要么就是对语篇的整体把握不够，在综合题或者推断题方面丢分。那么到底怎么做好阅读理解这一题型呢？我将从以下三个方面谈论这个问题： 一、解题思路 （一）先读问题，弄清考查要点，以便能带着问题看文章，这样会心中有数，有的放矢。在读题的时候划出题目的关键词。 （二）快速浏览全文，掌握全貌，注意发现与问题有关的信息，如果时间紧，至少要扫视一下起首段和尾段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来想一想，这样全文大意便清楚了。此时，不要忙于答题。 （三）细读原文，捕捉相关信息词，掌握短文细节内容。这是解题的关键，应特别注意以下几点： 1．抓住四个"W"和一个"H"，就是边读边用铅笔做些标记，把What (事件)，When （时间），Where（地点），Why（原因），How（经过）划出来。抓住了四个“W”和一个“H”，就抓住了文章的全貌，一些直接性的问题便可解决。 2．抓住连接词及起关键作用的副词、代词、介词、插入语等。因为这些词具有因果，让步，递进，转折，指代，列举及承上启下等各种连接上下文的特殊功能。这对考生分清文章层次，辨明各种关系，了解人物心理，推断作者意图，进行逻辑推理等手段来分析难点，都具有举足轻重的作用。 3．注意领会文章的寓意。 4．根据题意，初选答案。这一步须仔细审题，领会测试要求，确定解题方法。对那些明显的，有把握的题可以断然确定，不必把其余三个答案再作推敲而浪费时间：有些略难的题，应再查阅短文（不是重读一遍），迅速找出依据，予以排除。常用的解题方法有如下几种： ①直接解题法。即从原文中直接找出答案。 ②归纳解题法。对于不能从原文中直接找出答案的可在把握全文中心和线索的前题下进行概括、归纳得出正确答案。 ③综合推理法。读者需统观全文，认真分析，综合推理及至计算，最后归纳出正确答案。 题干中有"suggest, conclude, conclusion, probably, reason, because, according to“等字眼时，属于推断概括型，考查内容着眼于全篇，考生应具备一定的分析归纳，推理等逻辑思维能力。 ④捕捉关键词。在阅读时应该注意与问题相关的同义词，近义词，反义词或同位词等信息词来得出正确答案。
阅读理解日常生活类点解析（Word版附答案）经典 一、英语阅读理解日常生活类（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的几个选项中，选出最佳选项。 What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can't sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful（压力大的）. "For people who are worried about math, posture （姿势）makes a big difference," Erik Paper from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That's right – sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams. Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumped-over （趴倒的）posture, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight. Slumping over is a defensive（戒备的） posture. It can bring about bad memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Paper said. Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit（受益）from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported. Good posture isn't just helpful for taking math exams. Sportspeople, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more certain and focus better. （1）What posture can make people feel less stressed during math exams? A. Sitting up straight. B. Hanging your head. C. Lying on your back. D. Raising one hand. （2）What did the scientists ask the college students to do during the test? A. To do sit-ups. B. To count numbers. C. To think carefully. D. To sit in different postures. （3）How many students in the test benefited from the better posture? A. All the 125 students. B. Less than half of them. C. 56 percent of them. D. None of the students. （4）The fourth paragraph is written to explain . A. why slumping over makes exams harder to do B. why slumping over is bad for one's health C. why some people slump over during exams D. why people are nervous during math exams （5）Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Slump over to Take Exams B. Sit up to Do Math C. Better Posture for Nervous Students D. Good Advice for Better Exams 【答案】（1）A （2）D （3）C
英语阅读理解专项练习 1．阅读理解 When throwing away rubbish, do you know which Bin it should go in? Have you ever noticed the differently-colored Bins on the street? Some of you might not be able to answer this question. However, it's actually quite important to know how to sort your waste. Not knowing how to sort waste can make it harder to save energy and protect the environment. If you don't sort your waste, all of it will go to a landfill and be buried（埋）together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees or crops. The electronic waste you throw away, such as batteries, can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of waste, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled. With this in mind, many cities in China have been running waste-sorting campaigns （活动）in recent years. For example, Shanghai announced in July that within three years, all of its residents（居民）should sort their waste into four groups wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. "Wet" waste is also known as household waste." They are things you don't want but that pigs can eat," Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste. Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs. Finally, any waste that's not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the" dry waste" bin. Many other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, plan to use this method to sort their garbage. Now that you know this, perhaps you can do your part to protect the environment and encourage others to sort their waste. （1）The passage is most probably from a（an）__________. A. newspaper B. notion C. Advertisement D. science story （2）The underlined word "landfill" in this passage means"__________" in Chinese. A. 垃圾箱 B. 垃圾填埋场 C. 农场 D. 陆地 （3）Which of the following things are harmful waste? A. medicine, fluorescent Bulbs and metal B. Batteries, glass and metal C. medicine, fluorescent Bulbs and Batteries D. medicine, Batteries and paper （4）The author writes this passage in order to __________. A. introduce waste-sorting campaigns in recent years B. tell people to sort the trash and protect the environment