初三英语阅读能力训练(完形和阅读).doc

初三英语阅读能力训练 (一). 完形填空 Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he 1 a wallet（钱包）. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 2 to the boy. As the boy had no job（工作）, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his 3 Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 4 with him.Mr. Baker loved planting 5 The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 6 himself and watered them every day. Several days 7 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal（偷）them. Dont 8 about them, sir. answered Billy, Ill try my best to watch them. Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, 9 anyone ever come to steal the trees? No, sir. said Billy, To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 10 them up six days ago. I have hidden（藏）them for almost a week !1. A. found B. bought C. carried D. wanted2. A. wallet B. pity C. thanks D. excuses3. A. factory B. office C. town D. home4. A. pleased B. angry C. strict D. popular5. A. flowers B. grass C. vegetables D. trees6. A. garden B. office C. city D. room7. A. ago B. later C. before D. after8. A. think B. talk C. learn D. worry9. A. Did B. Does C. Has D. Will10. A. sent B. pulled C. put D. picked、阅读理解AThere is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Years Day. The real celebrations （庆祝）for New Year happen on the night before-on New Years Eve. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country. Though Christmas is a family get-together, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.At midnight, people often say Happy New Year to each other. Champagne（香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.One important song is often sung at New Yearthe Scottish（苏格兰）song of Auld Lang Syne (good times long ago. )11. People usually have great celebrations for New Year on_. A. New Years Day B. the night before New Years Eve C. the night of New Years Day D. the night before New Years Day12. In the West, New Year is also a time when_. A. friends get together B. friends write to each other C. people can have a weeks holiday D. people can go from country to country13. The word customs in the passage means_. A. 习俗 B. 聚会 C. 饮食 D. 活动14. At midnight on New Years Eve western people often_. hold parties to welcome New Year make a noise to drive away bad spirits drink with friends or families say Happy New Year to each other sing an important French song let off fireworks A. B. C. D. 15. This passage mainly talks about_. A. western people drink together on New Years Eve B. what western people do on New Years Day C. how western people spend their New Years Eve D. western people have a good time on New Years DayB No, 4 Middle SchoolKunming, YunnanApril 2nd, 2003Dear editor（编辑）,I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks （孔雀）here.The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）. They are given food freely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and dont think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.Im sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but dont realize（意识到）that they may be doing them harm（伤害）.The visitors should be told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening.Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, its our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.Yours, Sun Yan16. Many visitors come to the writers city to_. A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks C. play on Dongfeng Square D. eat nice food17. Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors_. A. didnt give them any food B. gave them too much food C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them18. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may_. A. sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks C. make the square more beautiful D. have the beautiful birds19. From the passage we know people should_. A. live and play with the birds B. stop the birds from eating too much C. give right food to the birds D. give more food to the birds20. We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan, may be a_. A. visitor B. shopkeeper C. square keeper D. student初三英语阅读能力训练 (二). 完形填空A generation gap（代沟）has become a serious problem. I read a 1 about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarrels（争吵）with 2 . I think this is because they don t often have a talk with each other. Parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they dont have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they dont have the 5 topics（话题）to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your 6 , get to know them and 7 them. And for children, show your 8 to your parents. They are the people who love you. So 9 them your thoughts（想法）. In this way, you 10 have a better understanding of each other.1. A. message B. call C. report D. letter2. A. friends B. teachers C. classmates D. parents3. A. spend B. stay C. work D. have4. A. because B. if C. but D. so5. A. interesting B. same C. true D. good6. A. business B. children C. work D. office7. A. get on with B. look after C. understand D. love8. A. interest B. secret C. trouble D. feelings9. A. tell B. ask C. answer D. say10. A. can B. should C. must D. would. 阅读理解APopular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.Adult（成年的）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a C. D or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national（国家的）star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk （民间） music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys（件仔）who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.11. _ kinds of music are mentioned（提到）in this passage. A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five12, When pop singers_, they will become national stars. A. make much money B. make a C. D or tape C. are loved by all the young people D. are wanted to sing on the radio13. From the passage we know that country music is about the_. A. common life of Americans B. country life and love stories C. life of cowboys D. school life in America14. Which of the following is true according to this passage?_. A. Most students in America like popular music B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go15. What would be the best title（标题）for this passage? _. A. American Music B. Popular Music C. History of Music D. Western MusicBLive Music - Late Night Jazz（爵士乐）Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player（号手）. He is known play well into the early hours, so dont want to get much sleep.PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15- 23 JunePRICE：（价格）: ￥100-150 TIME: 10p.m.till late!TEL: 4668736Scottish DancingScottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.PLACE: Jack Steins DATES: 10-20 MayPRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7-10p.m.TEL: 4021877Shows- Anhui MuseumThere are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar - 30 JunPRICE: ￥60 (￥ 30 for students) TIME: Monday- Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.TEL: 4886888 Weekends 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail（电子邮件）to tell him something about the hotels（旅馆）. SUN HOTEL Dates Dates Prices (a night)1 Oct - 31 Dec. ￥ 1681 Jan - 31 Mar ￥ 1481 Apr- 30 Apr (closed) 1May-31 May ￥ 1881Jun- 30 Sep ￥ 208ROSE HOTELPrices (a night)￥ 198￥ 178￥ 218￥ 248 TEL: 4686788 E-mail: Li Hong 163.com.16. if you want to watch dancing, you can call_. A. 4668736 B. 4021877 C. 4886888 D. 468678817. You can see the whole of Chinese history at_ in April in Anhui Museum. A. 3 p.m. every day B. 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday C. 7 a.m. at weekends D. 7 p.m. every day18. You can enjoy_ at Jack Steins. A. American jazz B. Socttish dancing C. 12,000 pieces on show D. yourself all night19. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for_ months of the year. A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve20. You have ￥148, and you can_ in May. A. listen to Jazz B. watch Scottish dancing C. go to Anhui Museum D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night初三英语阅读能力训练 (三)完形填空Long long ago there lived many mice in an old house. They were free to do 1 . They ate up a lot of food. So 2 owner of the house wanted to stop the mice 3 food. He got a cat. 4 , some of the mice were killed. One day one of the oldest mice said, All the mice 5 come to my hole tonight, and well decide 6 next about the cat. Each of the mice arrived. They thought 7 and did what they could to find a way to save their 8 . They spoke, sitting face to face, but none of them had an idea. Finally a young mouse stood up and said, Why 9 tie a bell 10 the cats neck? Then, 11 the cat comes close, we will hear the bell and 12 . Then the can wont 13 catch any more of us. It 14 good! Who can do so here? the oldest mouse asked. At this very moment the hole was quiet and no one answered. At last he said, Its 15 to say than to do. 1. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything2. A. the B. an C. a D. one3. A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. to be eaten4. A. after that B.After a while C. At once D.At that moment5. A. should B. have to C. would D. must6. A. how to do B. what to do C. when to do D. where to do7. A. strongly B. hard C. hardly D. heavily8. A. body B. health C. life D. lives9. A. not B. not to C. didnt D. didnt you0. A. over B. with C. round D. about11. A. while B. when C. if D. since12. A. move away B. went away C. sent away D. run away13. A. be able to B. are able to C. is able to D. able to14. A. sound B. sounded C. sounds D. is sounded15. A. easy B. easier C. better D. the best阅读理解 (A)Wed. 11 MarchFootball Hensley against Mayfair The football match once a year between Hensley School and Mayfair School will be held on Saturday. However, if there is heavy rain, the match will be held on Sunday 15 at the same time. 16. It is decided by whether the football match will be moved to a late date. A. Hensley SchoolB. Mayfair SchoolC. both of the two schoolsD. the weatherTo Margaret March 31 st Id like to have you return any of the materials you are not using. I need to be using some of these. If you need some of the things still, please let us talk about which ones. Thank you Harvey17. Harvey would like to . A. borrow some materialsB. lend Margaret somethingC. get something backD. have a talk with MargaretGARDEN RESTAURANTTelephone: 2706030 Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road Open: Mon. to Fri. 7: 00am. 2: 30p. m. and 5: 00 p. m. 9: 00p. m. Sat. 7: 00am. 11: 00am. and 5: 00p. m. 9: 30p. m. Sun. 11: 00am. 2: 00p. m. and 5: 00p. m. 9: 30p. m. NEW YORK MUSEUM Telephone: 7364431 Address: Vanier Park, 1100Chestnut St. New YorkAmericas largest museum in American history and part of our native people. Open: Mon. to Fri. 9：30am.5：00p. m. ( Monday free)Sat. 9: 00am. l: 00p. m. LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTER Telephone: 3562367 Address: 5300 No. 3 Road Open: Mon. Tues. And Sat. 9: 30am. 5: 00p. m. Wed. Thurs. And Fri. 9 : 30.am. 9 : 30p. m. Sun. 11 -00am. 5: 00p. m. SKYLING HOTELTelephone: 2785161 Address: 3031 No. 3 Road(at Sea Island Way) The Hanger Den: Wedto Sun. Lunch from 10: 30 am. Coffee Shop : Mon. Fri. 6: 00A. m. Sat. 6 : 30am. and Sun. 7 : 00am. Mon. Wed to 10 : 00p. m. Thurs. Sun. to 11 : 00p. m. 18. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call up the number . A. 2785161 or 2706030 B. 2706030 or 3562367C. 7364431 or 2785161D. 3562367 or 278516119. You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to A. Skyline HotelB. Lansdowne Park Shopping CenterC. New York MuseumD. Garden Restaurant20. If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to . A. Lansdowne Park Shopping CenterB. New York MuseumC. The Hangar DenD. Coffee Shop初三英语阅读能力训练 (四)完形填空When someone asks me what business I am in. My face feels 1 . I envy (嫉妒) people who can say that they are writers, bookkeepers and doctors. All these jobs speak for themselves. I really do make a living by 2 ,and a good one, too. I can laugh like a king or like a school boy. It is a skill (技能 ) that I have learned, _3_ the skill of mending shoes. Whenever and however laughter is needed. I am asked to do 4 I laugh like a bus driver or a shopkeeper. I laugh 5 , kindly and happily.I need 6 point out that a job of this kind is tiring. I spend most evenings in nightclubs( 夜总会). My job is to laugh during the 7 part of the show. My loud, hearty laughter must be timed carefully. It must not come too soon, 8 neither must it be too late. I go through life quietly. I can 9 the laughter of others. I can laugh in many different ways. But I m not sure that I have ever heard the sound of 10 own laughter.( ) 1. A. warm B. cool C. hot D. cold( ) 2. A. laughing B. writing C. speaking D. working( ) 3. A. at B. to C. by D. like( ) 4. A. one B. those C. those D. these( ) 5. A. gladly B. sadly C. truly D. these( ) 6. A. clearly B. easily C. truly D. these( ) 7. A. weaker B. stronger C. more terrible D. more wonderful( ) 8. A. for B. so C. but D. and( ) 9. A. get B. make C. copy D. have( ) 10 A. their B. my C. her D. his 阅读理解 (A)The other day Roy Price went home to