初三阅读理解20篇
Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.
Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.
We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is "
"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."
"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back."
"We can't ".said my sistter.
"Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"
1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.
A.what Zip's first present was
B.how Zip carried its first present home
C.who owned Zip's first present
D.what Zip's first present was made of
2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog"because ______.
A.the dog likes keeping things
B.the dog likes playing with shoes
C.he doesn't know the dog's name
D.he can't pronounce the word "sheep"well
3.What made the shoe strange was ______.
A.its colour B.its smell
C.its size D.that it was a silk one
4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"
A.keeping things for itself
B.bringing things for other to keep
C.not letting it run about
D.taking care of a small child
5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____.
A. likes to give presents to people
B.has been kept in at the writer's home
C.has brought some trouble
D.likes to be called "the keep dog"
Key: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C
（二）
An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
1. An old lady had _________ .
A. glasses B. a blanket over her head C. a coat D. a basket
2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .
A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. talk about it
3. _________ spoke to her .
A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends
4. The old lady had never been _________ before .
A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital
5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .
A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go home
Key: 1－5 BAACA
（三）
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
A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.
C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.
Key: 1-5 B A B D C
（四）
Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.
Bob didn't see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.
When he got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here."
"I've gone out in my boots," answered Jim.
True or False
1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.
2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.
3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.
4. Bob hadn't seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.
Key: 1-4 F T F T
（五）
I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"
Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.
But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"
But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.
True or False
1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.
2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.
3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.
4. When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.
5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.
6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.
7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.
Key: 1-7. F T T F T F F
（六)
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because the sky is sunny all day
2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds
C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn
3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy
4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things
5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People
KEY: ABABC
（七）
（八）
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.
A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language
B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
C. some examples of right guessing
D. how important it is to guess all the time
2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.
A. "… so I didn't have a good time." B. "…so I went to bed very late."
C. "…. So I felt unhappy." D. "… so I got up very early."
3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."
C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
D. "I think you'd better be more careful."
4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.
A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."
B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."
C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."
D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."
5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.
A. the only way
B. more important in spoken English than in written English
C. more important than any other way
D. more important in written English than in spoken English
KEY: ABADB
（九）
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"
1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
A. they hope to save money
B. they're both poor
C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain
D. they're not far from their farms
2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest
C. meet their friends D. make a profit
3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
A. theirs weren't as good as the others'
B. theirs were much less than the others'
C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city
D. they forgot to carry them on a truck
4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
A. they had sustained losses in business
B. they had lost some money in the city
C. something was wrong with the tractor
D. other people profited in the city
5. Which of the following is true
A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.
B. The two farmers will soon get rich.
C. Neither of the farmers is clever.
D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.
KEY: BDCAC
（十）
On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
1. Christmas Eve is __________.
A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day
C. Christmas Day D. the night before Christmas Day
2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.
A. into children's hats B. into children's stockings
C. under children's beds D. into children's shoes
3. When the children were very young, __________.
A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was
B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
C. they thought their father was Father Christmas
D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings
4. When the children are older, they __________.
A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend
5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.
A. chimney B. back door C. front door D. window.
KEY: DBACA
（十一）
To find out whether bees（蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard（硬纸版）with a drop of syrup（糖浆）on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive（蜂房）and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.
Picture 1
1. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment
A. Two: one blue and one red
B. Three: two blue and one red
C. Three: one blue and two red
D. Four: two blue and two red
2. If Picture 1 below shows the table top during Step 1 of the experiment, which of A, B, C, D in Picture 2 shows the table top during Step 2
Picture 2
3. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to ________.
A. the blue card with syrup on it
B. the new blue card with no syrup on it
C. the empty space where the original（原先的）blue card was
D. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card
4. The experiment has proved（证明）that bees ________.
A. cannot see colors B. can see colors
C. can not see blue D. cannot see red
5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. Bees Love Blue B. Bees Love Syrup
C. Bees, Color and Syrup D. Can Bees See Color
Keys: 1－5 BCBBD
（十二）
（十三）
In almost every big university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点）.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.
The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1. The passage talks about ___________.
A. football B. how to play football
C. American sports D. American football
2. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.
A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch
3. Why is it difficult to move the ball Because ___________.
A. ten yards is a long way
B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near
C. the playing field is very large
D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one
4. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
A. receive six points
B. play eleven games in the season
C. are the best teams
D. move the ball to the end of the field
5. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act
A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. Shouting
Keys: 1-5 DABCC
（十四）
“Who has more questions, a teacher or a student ”About this question a great learned man told his student that nobody does but a teacher.
The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles（圆）. Within（在……里面）the larger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances（机会）to face something still unknown.
1. The great learned man believed that ________.
A. a teacher has more questions
B. a student has more questions
C. both a teacher and a student have questions
D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions
2. The student thought that ________.
A. a student’s knowledge is less than his teacher’s because it comes from the teacher
B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask
C. those who have less knowledge have more questions
D. anyone who learns more has more questions
3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded（推断）that ________.
A. a student should learn from his teacher
B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student
C. a student knows more than his teacher
D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn’t know
4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story
A. You Will Never Learn Enough
B. A Teacher and His Student
C. There Is No Limit to Knowledge
D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn
5. We can often find such an article in ________.
A. the Palace Museum B. any book
C. a newspaper of magazine D. An encyclopedia（百科全书）
Keys: 1－5 ACDBA
（十五）
Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt（融化）. It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （挤压）together., it became ice.
The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier（冰河）.
Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes.
A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land.
Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path（路） down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.
1. The snow that fell on the mountain
A. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain
2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is __________.
3. The story says, “The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy”. The word it means ____.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe
A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be
B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.
C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.
5. How fast did the glacier move (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book )
A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.
B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.
C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that _______.
A. snow is heavy B. the high land never changes
C. glaciers changed the land
Key: 1.C 2. glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C
（十六）
Long ago, people in Rome（罗马） talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.
Some Romans（罗马人） went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language.
People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one.
People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means “little doll”.
1. Latin was used by people in _____.
A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece(希腊) D. Texas
2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is ______
3. The story says, “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means ________.
4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe
A. It is not good to change a language.
B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls.
C. Not many people can read Latin today.
5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries (which sentence is exactly like the one in your book )
A. In each land, people talked about each other.
B. In each land, they changed the language a little
C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that ________.
A. Romans did not like to stay home
B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other.
C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land.
Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C
（十七）
A Leg Walking Right
Here are some signs + - x…, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This sign—means that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去）. What will you do when you see x and…
Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs… .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract.
In the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的） sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this… .Later, the sign became +.
How much is 2…2
1. What do you do when you see this sign +
A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add
2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _____.
3. The story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. The word they means ______.
4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe
A. Egyptians could not add numerals together
B. All Egyptians had two left legs.
C. Our signs are not hard to understand
5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)
A. After a while, the sign began to look like this… .
B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.
C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.
6. The main idea of the whole story is that ______.
A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed.
B. People could not write in the 1500s
C. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us
Key: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A
(十八)
Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.
Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.
(Words: 161 Minutes: 3 )
1. Mexico is ____the USA.
A. on the south of B. on the north of
C. a part of D. as large as
2. Mexicans speak______.
A. English C. French
B. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语)
3. Which of the following is NOT true
A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.
B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.
C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.
D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.
4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.
A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico
5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ___.
A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants
C. Mexico D. Mexico's population
[Key] 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C
（十九）
A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp(营地), it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree It was one of their tents!
1. John and his two friends went to the forest to ____.
A. build their camp
B. find their way home
C. enjoy the mountains in the snow
D. watch the trees in the forest
2. They could not find their way back be-cause ____.
A. there was only one road to their camp
B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents
C. there were no roads in the mountains at all
D. everything was covered by the white snow
3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ____.
A. John's house B. the camp
C. the forest D. the mountains
4. The horses stopped because____.
A. it was getting late
B. they were tired after running for a long way
C. they knew that they had got to the camp
D. they had seen John's house
5. The story happened ____.
A. on a cold winter day
B. on a dark snowy evening
C. in a cold camp far from villages
D. at night when nothing could be seen
[Key] 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A
（二十）
Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."
So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.
"What cloud " asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.
Choose the right answer
1. The two farmers were _____.
A. going home
B. going to the field
C. going to work
D. going to see their friend
2. The two farmers _____ on that day.
A. had a holiday
B. didn't work
C. worked hard
D. wanted to quarrel with each other
3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____.
A. it will rain soon
B. it will be fine
C. it will get hot
D. the sun is shining brightly
4. The two farmers fought in words because _____.
A. they were hungry
B. it rained
C. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
D. they both hoped for rain
5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.
A. wanted to make friends with them
B. joined them in the quarrel
C. wanted to know why they were quarreling
D. had nothings to do
6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful _____.
A. None B. One C. Two D. Three
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1. There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear… The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side.
Q: On Friday evening there would be _____
(A) a school party
(B) a school meeting
(C) a sports meeting
(D) a birthday party
(A)
2. I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen. That may be why I went to art school four years later… When left school, I got some money. I hope to become a full-time craftswoman.
Q: When finishing school studies, the writer was about_____
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 21
(D)
3. One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread. So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.
Q: One day Kath’s parents invited some friends to_____
(A) have breakfast
(B) have lunch
(C) have supper
(D) have a party
(C)
4. A shark is a large, dangerous fish. What will you do if you meet a shark while you are swimming One man who knows all about sharks has given some rules to help you swim safely in the sea.
Q: This passage is about_____
(A) what a shark is
(B) the best place to swim in
(C) how to swim safely
(D) how to ride on sharks
(C)
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Again, in the modern world we use our brains (大脑) a lot. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of brain. As time goes on, we shall have to use our brains more and more – and we shall need larger ones! This may bring about a change too: the head will grow larger.
1. People's heads will grow larger in the future. This is because their brains_____
(A) will grow faster than in modern life.
(B) will be used little.
(C) will play an important part
(D) will need more room than in the
modern world.
(D)
Now our eyes are used very often. We use them so much that they become weaker very often and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long time, it seems that man's eyesight will grow stronger.
(C)
2. Perhaps future man will
have bigger eyes
get weaker eyes
see better
have to wear better glasses
(B)
3. Future man may be different from us _____
in almost every way
in many ways
in few ways
in one or two ways
4. According to (依据) the above passage, which is the right picture of the man in the future
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
5. Which is the best title （标题） of the passage
The man in the future.
The differences between future man and us.
What will man be like in the future？
D. He will still be a man.
(c)
In the exam we must remember:
Read the questions first!
中考英语复习
Thank you!趣味阅读理解篇（中考题型）
（A）
It was Sunday. Mrs.. Young didn't go to work. Her husband went to Paris on business and she had to wash her children's clothes and tidy the rooms. So she called Mike in and said, "Here are some bananas. Divide them between you and Mabel. Take good care of her and I'll give you more until I finish my work."
Mike went out happily with the bananas. But half an hour later the five-year-old boy ran in and told his mother that Mabel was in the pool. The woman rushed out and found her two-year-old daughter nearly drowned（淹死）. She jumped into the water and pulled the poor girl out.
"Tell me how this happened," Mrs.. Young said to her son.
"I kept telling her that she was going to fall into the pool if she got too close to the edge（边）."
"But what made her fall in, then "
"I pushed her," answered the little boy.
"What " cried his mother.
"I only wanted to show her what was going to happen if she didn't mind."
1.It was Sunday, but ___.
A.Mrs. Young couldn't go to Paris
B.Mrs. Young had to look after her children
C.Mrs. Young had a lot of housework to do
D.Mrs. Young had buy some fruit for her children
2.___, so she gave some bananas to her son.
A.Mrs. Young wanted Mike to look after Mabel
B.Mrs. Young wanted Mike to play outside
C.Mrs. Young hoped to stay in the room quietly
D.Mrs. Young had no time to divide fruit
3.Mike left happily because ___.
A.he could eat more bananas B.he liked bananas very much
C.he could play with Mabel D.he could play near the pool
4.___, so he ran into the room.
A.Mike wanted more bananas B.Mike knew Mable couldn't swim
C.Mike went to say sorry D.Mike wanted mum to save Mabel
5.Mike pushed Mabel into the pool because ___.
A.she didn't listen to him B.he wouldn't play with her
C.she wouldn't give her bananas to him
D.he thought his mother loved only her
6.Which of the following is true
A.Mike did right. B.Mike was a clever boy.
C.Mike hoped to teach Mabel a lesson（给……教训）.
D.Mike didn't like his sister at all.
（A）I Wanted to Teach Her
这是一个星期天，Mrs. Young 仍然很忙，她有许多家务事要做。她给了儿子 Mike 一些香蕉，要他和妹妹一起玩，好好照看她。Mike 很高兴，
就出去了。过了半小时，他跑进屋子对妈妈说，Mabel 掉进了水池。Mrs.
Young 急忙跑出去，见女儿差一点淹死，忙跳进水里把她拖了出来。她问儿子是怎么一回事。Mike 说他告诉 Mabel 别在水池边上玩，但她不听他的话，于是他把她推到水池中，想让她知道不听话的后果。
1.C。从 Mrs. Young 要忙着洗孩子的衣服，又要打扫房间， 说明她有很多家务事要做。
2.A。Mrs. Young 给了 Mike 一些香蕉， 并且告诉他她干完活以后还要给他一些，就能看出，她是要他照看妹妹。
3.B。从 Mike 兴冲冲地拿着香蕉走了就可以得知，他爱吃香蕉。
4.D。Mike 把妹妹推到水池里，知道自己闯了祸，跑回家去要妈妈去救她。
5.A。从 Mike 所讲的话来看，他阻止 Mabel 别在水池边上完，她却不听他的话，他才把她推下水的。
6.C。从“I only wanted to show him what was going to happen if she didn't mind.”就能证实，Mike 是想教训 Mabel。
（C）
Mr. Jenkins liked all kinds of delicious foods. As an important officer（官员）, he was often asked to dinner. The shopkeepers tried their best to fawn on（巴结）him. They knew it was good for their business. Now the officer got fatter and fatter. He could hardly go upstairs at home and had to sleep down-stairs. He often felt tired if he walked or did some housework. He was worried about it and had to go to see a doctor.
"Stop eating much fat（脂肪）and sugar, Mr. Jenkins," said the doctor. "Or it'll be worse for your health!"
It was difficult for the officer to do it. He wouldn't do as the doctor said. Of course, he found something was wrong with his heart a few months later. Now he thought the doctor was right. And he had to be in hospital.
"You must lose weight（减肥）, sir," said the doctor, "unless you want to die soon!"
"Could you tell me a way to lose weight, please "
"You must do an exercise first."
"Which exercise "
"To move your head from side to side when you’re invited to dinner!"
1.Mr. Jenkins was often asked to dinner because ___.
A.he liked the delicious foods B.he was ready to help others
C.he was friendly to the shopkeepers D.he was helpful to their business
2.___, so he got fatter and fatter.
A.Mr. Jenkins often ate much fat and sugar
B.Mr. Jenkins never did any sports
C.Mr. Jenkins preferred to sleep downstairs
D.Mr. Jenkins hated to do some housework
3.It was difficult for Mr. Jenkins to do everything, so ___.
A.he didn't go to dinner B.he began to do some exercise
C.he went to ask the doctor for help D.he had to take much medicine
4.At first ___.
A.Mr. Jenkins thought the doctor was right
B.Mr. Jenkins thought the doctor was wrong
C.Mr. Jenkins listened to the doctor D.Mr. Jenkins had to be in hospital
5.Mr. Jenkins was afraid ___, so he went to the doctor again.
A.to die B.to be thin C.to stop working D.to do housework
6.Which of the following is true
A.The doctor told Mr. Jenkins to so some exercise.
B.The doctor told Mr. Jenkins to move his head.
C.The doctor told Mr. Jenkins not to go to dinner.
D.The doctor thought Mr. Jenkins would die.
（C）A Way to Lose Weight
Mr. Jenkins 是一个重要的官员，很多人都想巴结他。他喜欢美味佳肴，经常应邀出席一些宴会。因此他现在胖得连睡觉都感觉到困难，他只好去看医生。医生让他别吃脂肪和糖，否则会危及他的生命，但这对他来说是很难办到的。后来他的心脏出了问题，去向医生求助。医生对他说：“以后有人请你赴宴时，你左右摆动你的头好了。”
1.D.Mr. Jenkins 对那些商人有用，他们才请他吃饭的。
2.A.
3.C.Mr. Jenkins 由于太胖，才去看医生的。
4.B.Mr. Jenkins 没有按医生说的去做，说明他不相信他。
5.A.Mr. Jenkins 怕死，才又去看医生的。
6.C。实际上医生是在劝告 Mr. Jenkins 拒绝接受他人赴宴的请求。
（D）
Mr. Henry lived in a small village with high mountains all around it. All day he worked on his farm and never went to the city. Sometimes he went to the nearest town to buy something, but he always walked there and never took a bus or train. His wife died after his only daughter was born. When the girl, Ann, grew up, she left her father and went to college. Four years later Ann passed all her examinations and found work in a hospital in the capital. As she was busy, she had no time to go back to see her father. But she missed him very much and wrote to him to ask him to come to the capital. When Mr. Henry heard from his daughter, he was quite happy and was soon ready to set off. The next day, as soon as got to the station, he rang Ann up and told her the train he would take.
At eight in the morning the train arrived at the Capital Station. Mr. Henry spent about sixteen hours on the train. As soon as he got off, he saw his daughter standing there to meet him. Ann ran up to him and found that her father looked pale（苍白的）.
"What's the matter with you, Dad " Ann asked in surprise. "Do you feel unwell "
"Nothing," answered Mr. Henry. "I'm just not used to sitting backwards（背朝前）in the train."
"Oh, dear," laughed the girl. "Why didn't you exchanged seats（交换座位）with the man opposite to you "
"How can I do that " answered Mr. Henry. "No man sat opposite to me!"
1.Mr. Henry was ___.
A.a worker B.a driver C.a farmer D.shopkeeper
2.Mr. Henry always went to the town on foot because ___.
A.it was near to his village
B.he had no money to take a bus or train
C.he was afraid to take a bus or train D.he thought it safe to do so
3.The word "miss" in the story means ___.
A.错过 B.想念 C.小姐 D.惋惜
4.Ann asked her father to come to the capital because ___.
A.she was busy with her work B.she couldn't go back to see him
C.he hadn't been there before D.she missed him very much
5.Mr. Henry was quite happy because ___.
A.he would go to the capital for the first time
B.he would leave the mountain village for ever
C.he would soon see his daughter
D.he would visit plenty of places of interest
6.The next ___ Mr. Henry got on the train.
A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
7.Mr. Henry didn't exchange seats because ___.
A.there was no man opposite to him B.the conductor hadn't let him do so
C.he had fallen asleep on the train
D.he hadn't known he had been able to do so
8.Mr. Henry looked pale because ___.
A.he wasn't used to sitting backwards in the train
B.he had never taken any trains before
C.there was something wrong with him
D.he hadn't slept all the night
（D）No Man Sat Opposite to Me
Mr. Henry 接到女儿的信，要他首都去玩。这对从未出过远门的农夫来说，是天大的喜事。他很快乘火车出发了。女儿在火车站接他，发现他的脸色苍白，问他是怎么回事。他回答说不习惯背朝火车前进的方向坐着。女儿问他干嘛不和对面的人换个座位。他回答说：“我对面没有人，你叫我和谁换？”
1.C.
2.A.由于集镇离他的村子很近，Mr. Henry 就步行去那里。
3.B.Ann 工作很忙，没有时间回去看望父亲，就很想念他。
4.D.Ann 很想念父亲，就让他到首都去玩。
5.C.Mr. Henry 当然也很想见到女儿。
6.B.Mr. Henry 坐了16个小时的火车，在第二天上午8点到达首都，说明他是下午出发的。
7.D.由于对面没有人，Mr. Henry 无法换座位。
8.A.
（E）
Mrs.. Evans had a wonderful voice and people liked to listen to her singing and she often sang all over the country. She had a beautiful horse and she usually rode it in the morning. One day, when she was riding the horse by the forest, suddenly a large dog came at the horse. It was very afraid and began to jump. Mrs.. Evans fell from its back and hardly lost her life. She was sent to a hospital at once. Mr. Hill, a famous doctor, operated on her and the woman was saved. Of course she thanked him very much. After she had come out of hospital, she wrote a letter to Mr. Hill. In her letter she asked him to dinner in a luxury（豪华的）restaurant that evening. Soon she heard from the doctor. But neither she nor her husband could identify（辨认）what he wrote.
They thought for a long time and Mr. Evans decided to telephone the doctor, but nobody answered him.
"Well," said Mrs.. Evans. "Go to the chemist's shop（药房）, dear. Perhaps they can help you."
In the chemist's shop several men studied the letter for a few more minutes. Finally an old man gave Mr. Evans a bottle of medicine and said, "Please pay it for ten dollars, sir!"
1.People liked to listen to Mrs. Evans singing because ___.
A.she was good at riding B.she sang well
C.she often travelled all over the country
D.she was young and beautiful
2.As ___, Mrs. Evans fell to the ground.
A.the large dog came at her suddenly B.she couldn't ride the horse at all
C.the horse ran too fast to stop D.the horse jumped suddenly
3.Mrs. Evans thanked the doctor very much because ___.
A.he had saved her life B.he helped her in the time of danger
C.he took good care of her in the hospital
D.he gave her the best medicine
4.The word "restaurant" in the story means ___.
A.旅馆 B.小吃店 C.餐厅 D.诊所
5.Mrs. Evans was going to give a dinner for Mr. Hill in a luxury restaurant because ___.
A.she couldn't cook herself B.she had no cook in her house
C.she lived in another city
D.she wanted to show respect（尊敬）for him
6.The old man in the chemist's shop gave Mr. Evans a bottle of medicine because ___.
A.only he knew what the doctor had written
B.he thought it was a prescription（处方）
C.he often got letters from the doctor
D.he worked there longer than his workmates
（E）What Did He Write
Mrs. Evans 有一副优美的歌喉，深得歌迷的喜爱。有一次她在树林里骑马时，一只狗扑过去，马受了惊，她从马上摔下去。一个著名的医生给她动手术，救了她的命。她非常感激，决定设宴招待他。她写了一封信，请他到一家豪华饭店就餐。不久她收到了他的答复，但是她和丈夫都无法辨认他写的字。最后 Mrs. Evans 让丈夫把信拿到药店，好几个人仔细看了一会，一个老头交给他一瓶药，然后说：“付十美元，先生。”
1.B.Mrs. Evans 唱得好，人们才喜欢听她的歌。
2.D.马受了惊吓，跳了起来，才把 Mrs. Evans 摔下去。
3.A.医生救了 Mrs. Evans，她当然很感激。
4.C.
5.D.为了表达对医生的尊敬，Mrs. Evans 才在豪华饭店设宴招待他。
6.B.药店的人也无法辨认医生的字，以为那是一张处方，才卖给了 Mr. Evans 一瓶药。
（F）
Richard Young had a lot of friends. There were some important men among them. They knew the young man had much money and often went to see him. They ate, drank and played at cards. Then they began to teach him to gamble（赌博）. Richard spent much time on it and lost a lot.
Mr. Brown was a friend of Mr. Young's. He had no child and so they asked him to live with them together. Dying, Mr. Young asked him to look after Richard, the old man agreed. At first the young man listened to him. But later on his friends tried to sow dissension（挑拨关系）between him and Mr. Brown. Richard began to hate the old man.
One evening Richard lost a lot. But he didn't resign himself to（甘心）it. Mr. Brown asked him to stop gambling, he didn't agree and he lost more. The old man thought for a while and found a way. He told the young man his wife was hurt in a traffic accident. Richard had to stop to go to the hospital. Of course, he became very angry.
"Who's gone mad（疯的）, you or I " he called out.
"I don't think you can use a mad man," answered Mr. Brown.
1.Richard's friends tried to ___.
A.help him B.win his money
C.make him happy D.teach him to work
2.The word "card" in the story means ___.
A.卡片 B.纸片 C.名片 D.纸牌
3.Mr. Young asked Mr. Brown to live with them because ___.
A.the old man was poor B.the old man was kind
C.he wished the old man to help his son
D.he needed a helper like the old man
4.Richard's friends ___ Mr. Brown.
A.were afraid of B.were worried about
C.wanted to kill D.wanted to hurt
5.Mr. Brown hoped ___, so he fooled（欺骗）him.
A.Richard looked after his wife
B.Richard helped his wife do some housework
C.Richard stopped gambling D.Richard became a good man
6.Mr. Brown's words mean ___.
A.that he hated the young man B.that the young man went mad
C.that the young man did wrong D.that he couldn't help Richard
（F）Who's Gone Mad
Rechard Young很有钱，他的朋友很多，常来吃、喝、打牌，还教他赌博。Rechard浪费了时间也损失了许多。Mr. Brown是Mr. Young的一位朋友，他孤单一人，Mr. Young叫他和他们一起生活。Mr. Young在弥留之际，把Rechard托付给他。起初，Rechard还听话，但后来经朋友们的挑拨，Rechard开始恨这位老人。一天晚上Rechard输了钱，他不甘心，Mr. Brown劝他别赌了，他不听。老人想出了一个办法，说他妻子出车祸了，Rechard不得不停下来去医院，他当然很生气。他喊到，“咱俩谁是疯子？”“我认为你不会用一个疯子吧？”Mr. Brown回答。
1.B。Rechard的朋友想赢他的钱。
2.D。
3.C。Mr. Young请Mr. Brown和他们一起住，他希望老人能帮助他儿子。
4.A。Rechard的朋友害怕Mr. Brown。
5.C。Brown为了使Rechard停止赌博，故意欺骗他。
6.B。Brown的话意味着年轻人疯了。
（G）
Mr. Clarke was born in a small town of England. When he finished middle school, he found work in the police station and he has worked there for forty-two years and he'll retire（退休）this autumn. He tried to work hard in the past forty-two years but he wasn't a lucky man and never caught a thief. He was often sorry for it.
Last weekend, when Mrs.. Clarke was going to cook supper, she found there was no sugar. So she asked her husband to buy some in the shop near their house. He came in the shop and found a young man steal some money from a woman's bag. He ran to the thief quickly, but the young man found it and ran away at once. Mr. Clarke ran after him. The thief ran into a blind alley（死胡同）and Mr. Clarke caught him at last.
"Please give me a chance（机会）, sir," said the young man. "I never stole before."
"Who will give me a chance " said Mr. Clarke. "I'll soon retire and I've caught a thief for the first time!"
1.Mr. Clarke is ___.
A.American B.Australian C.English D.French
2.Mr. Clarke never caught a thief in forty-two years because ___.
A.there were no thieves in the town B.he didn't work hard at all
C.he wasn't lucky enough
D.he wasn't a competent（称职的）policeman
3.Mr. Clarke ran to ___.
A.catch the young man B.help the woman
C.buy some sugar D.pick up the money
4.The young man ran into the blind alley because ___.
A.he lived there B.he had been there
C.his friends were waiting for him there
D.he didn't know the town well
5.Mr. Clarke caught the thief because ___.
A.the young man had no place to run
B.he became much stronger than before
C.the young man was afraid of policemen
D.the young man wanted to give him a chance
6.Which of the following is true
A.Mr. Clarke will let the young man go.
B.Mr. Clarke will take the thief to the police.
C.The young man will kill the old policeman.
D.The young man will run away again.
（G）Who Will Give Me a Chance
Mr. Clarke 是一个不走运的人。他干了一辈子警察，却从来没有抓住一个小偷。有一天他妻子让他去买一些糖，在商店里他看见一个年青人正在偷东西，他想抓住他，他却跑出了商店。Mr. Clarke 穷追不舍，把小偷逼进了一个死胡同。小偷见无路可逃，说他是第一次偷窃，请求 Mr. Clarke 给他一个机会。Mr. Clarke 说：“谁给我一个机会？我快要退休了，还是第一次抓住小偷。”
1.C.Mr. Clarke 出生在英国的一个小镇，说明他是一个英国人。
2.D.Mr. Clarke 由于不称职，才没有抓住小偷。
3.A.Mr. Clarke 追上去自然是想抓住小偷。
4.D.那个年青人对那个镇子不熟悉，才跑进死胡同里。
5.A.那个年青无路可逃，Mr. Clarke 才把他抓住的。
6.B.Mr. Clarke 好不容易才抓住了一个小偷，自然是要把他送到警察局去。
（H）
Mr. and Mrs.. Brown lived in a short and wet room last year. Now their daughter was born, the room was too narrow for them to live in. Last Friday, after the factory paid out wages（工资），he had to borrow some money from his friends and bought an old house. It's a little bigger and drier. But the walls are very dirty. Mrs.. Brown told her husband to paint（漆）them.
It's Saturday today. Mr. Brown doesn't go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐）of paint. It was made in Japan. He looked at the directions（说明书）for a long time, but he couldn't understand it at all. Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, "Can I put this paint on myself, sir "
It seemed the shopkeeper misunderstood（误解）him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said, "You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think."
根据短文内容，在每个空白处填写一个适当的词（词首字母已给出）：
1. Mr. Brown is a w_______.
2. There're t______ people in Mr. Brown's family.
3. Mr. Brown is too p_____, so he had to buy an old house.
4. Mr. and Mrs.. Brown p_____ the old house because it's bigger and drier.
5. Mrs.. Brown didn't think the walls c_____, so she told her husband to paint them.
6. Mr. Brown a______ with his wife, so he went to the paint shop.
7. Mr. Brown knows little J________, so he couldn't understand the directions.
8. Mr. Brown wanted to know i____ he could paint the wall.
9. The shopkeeper didn't u__________ Mr. Brown.
10. The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown was going to paint not on the wall, but on his b_____.
（H）Misunderstanding
去年，Brown先生和夫人住在一间又矮又潮湿的房子里。他们的女儿出生后，房子显得很小，上周五厂里发薪后，他不得不从朋友那借钱买了一间旧房子，比以前的要大点、干燥点，但墙壁很脏，Mrs. Brown叫丈夫漆墙。星期六，Mr. Brown去油漆店买来两罐日本生产的油漆，他看不懂说明书，就问店主，“我能把这个漆出来？”好像店主误解了他，对他上下打量了一番说，“你最好把它漆在墙上，看起来要好一点。”
1.从“Last Friday, after the factory paid out wages”看出，Brown是一位工人。应该填写worker。
2.Brown家有三口人。应该填写three。
3.Mr. Brown 太穷了，不得不买旧房子。应该填写poor。
4.Brown夫妇更喜欢旧房子，因为它要大点、干燥点。应该填写prefer。
5.Mrs. Brown觉得墙壁不干静，叫她丈夫油漆。应该填写clean。
6.Brown同意妻子的建议，就去买油漆了。应该填写agreed。
7.Mr. Brown不懂日语，Ａ所以他看不懂说明书。应该填写Japanese。 8.Mr. Brown想知道他能否使用油漆。应该填写if。
9.店主不明白Mr. Brown的意思。应该填写understand。
10.店主以为Mr. Brown不把油漆用在墙上，而是用在自己身上。应该填写body。
（I）
Mr. King is a tall and strong . man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子）and takes good of it.
It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. king likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends' help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）a back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn't grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy hardly fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King's beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, "Let go of（松开）my beard, boy!"
"Are you going to get off, sir " asked te boy.
1.Mr. King is a ___.
A.player B.runner C.teacher D.driver
2.Mr. King was going to watch the match because ___.
A.he teaches P.E. in a middle school B.he likes football very much
C.he had already got a ticket D.he didn't go to work yesterday
3.It was fifficult for Mr. King to stand because ___.
A.he had drunk too much B.the bus was too small
C.he got on the bus too late D.it was very crowded in the bus
4.The boy gripped Mr. King's beard because ___.
A.he was afraid to fall again B.he wanted to make the man angry
C.he hoped the man to find a seat for him
D.he hoped the man to get off soon
5.Mr. King was afraid ___, so he shouted at him.
A.the boy would pull him down B.the boy would hurt his beard
C.the boy could be hurt again D.the boy would borrow his ticket
（I）Are You Going to Get Off
Mr. King 在一所中学教体育。他留着大胡子，精心照料着它们。昨天是星期天，他要去看足球赛。好不容易挤上公共汽车，里面的人太多。一个男孩没有东西可抓，就抓住了 Mr. King 的胡子。Mr. King 要他松开，男孩问道：“你要下车吗？”
1.C.
2.B.Mr. King 喜爱足球运动，他才爱看球赛。
3.D.由于车上人太多，Mr. King 几乎没有立足的地方。
4.A.男孩怕摔倒，才抓住 Mr. King 的胡子。
5.B.Mr. King 很爱惜他的胡子。他怕男孩损害了胡子，才向他喊起来
。（A）
（D）
Miss Baker was woken up by a great noise. Their ship hit something and stopped. The water ran into the side of it and all the people were in a fluster（在慌乱中）. She couldn’t see anything. She was taken on to a lifeboat before the ship went down under the water. A few days later she and the other two men got to a small island. They had neither food nor dry clothes. The girl tried to mend her broken jacket and skirt while the men went to look for something to eat. But she failed, she could find nothing useful. Some days passed and nobody came to save them. The girl lost her confidence and tried to kill herself. Her new friends found this and looked after her better.
On the eighth day the girl saw a ship far away. She told her friends about it and they began to wave（挥舞）her red jacket. The men on the ship found it and they carried them to the ship. All the people and her friends were happy, but the girl looked sad.
“You must be hungry,” said the captain（船长）. “Go to eat something first.”
“Wait a minute,” said Miss Baker. “Give me a suit of clean clothes first, please.”
“But why ”
“Nobody can know how hungry I’m now. But they can see how dirty my clothes are!”
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
1.The accident happened ___.
A. in the daytime B. at noon C. in the morning D. in the night
2.In a fluster, Miss Baker ___.
A. left the ship without anything B. couldn’t find her friends
C. couldn’t call her parents D. took another lifeboat by mistake
3.Miss Baker and her friends spent ___ on the small island.
A. five days B. six days C. a week D. two weeks
4.Miss Baker didn’t think ___, so she wanted to kill herself.
A. she could find clean clothes B. they could be saved
C. they could find more food D. they could live in winter
5.The story tells us ___.
A. Miss Baker always kept healthy B. Miss Baker knew she was wrong
C. Miss Baker thanked the captain very much
D. Miss Baker tried her best to keep her clothes clean and tidy
Key:
（C）1—5 CDBAB
（D）1—5 DACBD
（E）1.She waited for Jack’s answer.
2.She likes music very much and it’s her favourite.
3.Because some pop stars would sing at the concert.
4.Because his father works for the theatre.
5.She got it on Tuesday.
6.She was afraid to be late for the concert.
7.She had a ticket for the concert.
8.Because he looked flagitious.
9.The young man’s singing disturbed her.
10.Of course the young man did.
（F）1. sleeping 2. nothing 3. helped 4. hard 5. know 6. why 7. asked
8. easily 9. agree 10. important
（G）1—5 CADBC
（H）1—5 BCADB阅读练习
A
A mother camel was walking with her son through the desert. They were looking for water and grass.
The son asked his mother what water and grass looked like. The mother replied that water was blue and looked like the sky, while grass was green and nice.
After they had walked a day and a night, her son suddenly cried. ‘Look, mother, there is water and grass over there.’ ‘What a foolish talk, child!’ The water and grass were on the left, while the desert was on the right. Because the mother camel had been blind in her left eye since she was a baby, she could see nothing with her left eye.
After they had gone on another day and night, the young camel found a second oasis(绿洲), but his mother did not believe him. She said that was not an oasis, but a desert. She said she knew more than her son and couldn’t be wrong. Her son got angry. When he saw an oasis again, he left his mother without telling her. He ran into the grass and ate his fill.
根据短文选择正确答案。
( ) 1 The mother camel could see things ___________.
A only in the left eye B only in the right eye
C in both of her eyes D in neither of her eyes
( ) 2 The young camel saw the oasis ________.
A just on the left B just on the right
C neither on the left nor on the right D not only on the left but also on the right
( ) 3 The son did not know what water and grass looked like_________.
A when they met the water and grass for the first timeA
B when he found the second oasis C before he found the first oasis
D after they met the water and grass for the second time
( ) 4 The mother camel did not believe her son because______________.
A the son was a foolish child B she was foolish in fact
C the son was too young to know what water and grass looked like
D she thought she knew more than her son and couldn’t be wrong.
( ) 5 It was the __________ time that the young camel got very angry and left his mother.
A first B second C third D fourth
B
What is colour Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue
Colours are really made by reflected(反射) light. We see colours because most of the things reflect light. Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white.
Some of the light is reflects and some is taken in(吸收) and turned into heat. The darker the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-coloured clothes are warmer in the sun than light-coloured clothes.
1 When something reflects light, we can .
A see its colour B see its heat C not see its colour D see nothing
2 Something looks white because it reflects .
A some light B no light C all light D most light
3 The dark-coloured clothes are warm because is take in .
A more light B less light C more colour D less colour
4 In summer make people feel cool .
A dark-coloured clothes B red-coloured clothes
C green-coloured clothes D light-coloured clothes
5 What’s the best title(题目) of this passage .
A Dark Colour B Colour C Heat D Clothes
C
( )1 The telephone number of the Sunshine Town is .
A Tel. 24-27 B Tickets $ 4 C Mon.8 Jan. D 721992
( )2 The Beijing Festival Ballet will perform ______ evenings.
A four B three C six D five
( )3 ______ begins on Monday, January 29th.
A Sunshine Theatre B My Fat Friend C Swan Lake D Run and Kill
( )4 Performances start at _______ on weekdays.
A 8:00 B 7:30 C 5:00 D 6:00
( )5 You can get ______ at the Sunshine Theatre during the rest.
A bread and orange B water and cake C coffee and tea D fish and chips
答案：A1、B2、D3、A4、D5、B B1、A2、C3、A4、D5、A C1、D2、A3、C4、B5、C
SUNSHINE TOWN THEATRE
OXFORD
TEL. 721992
Tickets $4
Monday 8 January for 2 weeks
MY FAT FRIEND
Charles Lawrence’s popular comedy
Wednesday, 24 January to Saturday, 27 January
Beijing Festival Ballet
Presents
SWAN LAKE
MONDAY, 29 January for one week
RUN and KILL
Tim Danby’s thrilling mystery
Performances: Mon. – Fri. 7:30 Sat. 8:00
Tea and coffee served during the rest
