初二年级第一学期期末英语复习-阅读理解.doc

初二年级第一学期期末英语复习阅读理解 ( 1 )The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secret there. Scuba diving is a new sport today. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are as large as a school bus. Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you cant dive too deep. And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. Its cold, and its dark, too. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.Besidesthecoldandthedarkness,deep-seaanimalsfaceathirddanger otheranimals. Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. However, some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals meal.( ) 1. In the daytime, when you dive in the sea, you _. A. can see everything green and blueB. cant be in danger C. can catch nothingD. cant see anything clearly ( ) 2. How many dangers will animals meet in the deep sea? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( ) 3. When you do scuba diving, you can _. A. stay in deep water for a long time B. dive very, very deep C. live in deep water easily D. dive freely without any dangers ( ) 4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. One animal finds something to eat, and it may be eaten by others. B. At the depth of 3, 000 feet under the sea, many animals can find their way by hearing and feeling. C. The deeper the sea is, the darker and colder it is. D. At the depth of 3, 000 feet under the sea, all animals can find their way by seeing. （2）The British are known as people who love to stand in line, but a new research shows that the British are only about average at waiting politely in a queue (排队). The French are the best. Its the Germans who dont have a good habit of standing in line. They cant stand to wait for anything. They begin to shout loudly and noisily if the line doesnt seem to be moving fast enough. Sadly it never moves fast enough for them. The experts studied 940 people across Europe. They watched secretly as they waited in line-to get tickets, to order fast food and to wait for the bus. They found people who are good at forming queues feel that they move along faster. For example, in Britain, the average waiting at a queue needs about three and a half minutes. In Germany or Sweden people hate waiting in line. In fact, people spend double the time as the British in queues. They get to the front of the queue without thinking about others, so they waste others time. The expert who did the research had asked a person to break into a queue to see what people would do. In Britain, people shouted loudly at him, but when he said, I m terribly sorry. I didnt realize there was a queue. Do go before me. People smiled and said. Oh, thats all right, one more wont matter much. It was also found in France, where 80 of the people didnt mind standing in line. Only if they were treated politely. While in Germany everyone was angry and wore an unhappy face. The expert said, If only they could learn from the British and the French to think of queuing as an exercise in making the best of an unhappy thing, they might find that the queue then moves faster. ( ) 1. The Germans spend more time than the British in queues because they _. A. always talk a lot with othersB. like waiting in line C. dont follow the rule of queuingD. dont know the rule of queuing ( ) 2. According to the research, which of the following is TRUE ? A. The British didnt care about the queue jumper. B. The Germans were angry with the queue jumper. C. The French treated the queue jumper badly. D. The Swedish enjoyed themselves while queuing. ( )3. From the last sentence we know the expert wished the Germans could_. A. have a good habit of standing in lineB. save others time while queuing C. move quickly when queuingD. take exercise in queues （3）Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶). ( ) 1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _ for Father and Son.A. hard B. enjoyableC. painful D. comfortable( ) 2. The word “quit” in the passage means “_”.A. carry on B. put off C. give upD. pick up ( ) 3. Which of the following is similar in meaning to the fathers words in the second paragraph?A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.B. The sky is always as clear as crystal. C. You can find life is full of nice things.D. Never give up half-way.( ) 4. We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that _.A. the writer was very successful in his life B. the writer didnt reach the top of the mountainC. though the writer was young, he could understand his father D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain( ) 5. The best title for the passage is“_”.A. Reaching the Top of the MountainB. Enjoy the Beautiful ViewsC. Conversations between Father and SonD. Father and I (4 )Now some women are spending a weekend at Mothers Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone. At Mothers Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, whats for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I cant find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework. In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they cant find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves. Some women go to Mothers Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they dont cook, they dont clean, they dont look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mothers Camp. ( ) 1.Fromthispassagewecansee_intheUnitedStates. A. womenwanttoworkoutsidethehome B. workingwivesdomostofthehousework C. husbandsdoasmuchhouseworkastheirwives D. womendonotliketostayathomewiththeirfamilies ( ) 2.Whywouldsomemothersliketobealone?Because_. A. theydontliketheirhusbandsandchildren B. theyhavetoworkfull-time C. theyaretoobusytorelaxthemselves D. theywantanewlife ( ) 3._isoneofthebiggesttroublesforworkingwivesintheUnitedStates. A. Housework B. Workingoutsidethehome C. Whentotakeavacation D. Lookingaftertheirchildren ( ) 4.Whatsthebesttitle forthispassage? A. BusyWorkingMothers B. WelcometoMothersCamp C. MothersRelaxAwayfromHome D. MothersintheUS(5)Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因)decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall youre going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.But genes dont decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.No doubt(怀疑) youre wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. Theres no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height youre at now, how youve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.Dont be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later -between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.Youll usually begin to notice that youre growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. ( ) 1. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is _. A. 童年时期 B.婴幼儿时期 C. 生长发育期D. 习惯养成期( ) 2. This passage is mainly about _. A. how the genes work in your bodyB. when is the time you grow fast C. why you look like your parentsD. how you grow to a certain height ( ) 3. After reading this passage, we can explain _. A. how good it is to be a doctorB. how much sleep time we need C. why genes cant decide everythingD. what healthy diet is( ) 4. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.B The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed. C. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are. D. Girls age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys.（6）In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed （包装的）lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make of them.”But hoe healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were lot of chips.”Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead.So Janie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.Anna, a pupil, told us, “we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. Theres salad restaurant, which is good, so its healthier than it was.”（ ）1.How many meals do most children in the UK have at school? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four（ ）2. _ would like the children to have the school meals. A. Cath B. Susan C. Kaz D. Jamie（ ）3. Jamie thought _ were healthy food A. stews and curries B. burgers and pizzasC. chips and fizzy drinks D. sandwiches and coke（ ）4. The last two paragraphs (段落) show that_. A. Theres a salad restaurant in every school B. salad is the only healthy food for studentsC. schools have begun to cook healthier foodD. the government doesnt care about school dinners（ ）5. What is the best title for this text? A. Healthy Food B. Unhealthy Food C. Packed Lunches D. School Dinners (7)USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in? We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors，studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world. Its true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find jobs. But there are problems that should be consideredLanguage is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture. Students must also learn to live without parents care and deal with all kinds of things they havent had to do before，like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves，it is hard for students to study well. Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth doing ? We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice( ) 1. From the passage，we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to_. A. taste a new life B. make a lot of money C. learn about the world D. learn to look after themselves ( ) 2. The writer thinks _ should be considered first before students study abroad. A. places B. time C. money D. language ( ) 3. The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that _. A. Chinese teachers are better than American ones B. studying abroad is not the right choice C. people can also be successful in China if they work hard D. Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner ( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Studying abroad will cost students families a lot of money. B. Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well. C. Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills. D. Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life. （8）Have you ever heard an echo of your voice?An echo is a reflected (反射) sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called echoes. We can use reflected sound to make sound travel farther. Hold a watch about fifty centimeters from your ear. You cannot hear it. The sound of the watch travels a short way in all directions. It does not travel as far as your ear. You can make it travel to your ear by using a roll of cardboard (纸板筒). Make the roll of cardboard about fifty centimeters long. Put one end over your ear and hold the watch at the other. Now you can hear the watch because the sound has not gone in all directions. It is reflected down the roll to your ear. A megaphone (喇叭筒) works in the same way. It makes sound travel farther. It reflects the sound into a beam which can travel a long way. In the ship, the sailor uses the megaphone to make his voice travel. Without the megaphone, his voice cannot travel far.We use reflected sound in many w