初二英语上学期阅读理解和完形填空.pdf

初二阅读练习 1 Korean culture is really exciting right now The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas Korean pop songs taekwondo and the Korean language The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series Winter Sonata This love story is still popular People especially girls like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun 裴勇俊 In the music world Korean girls are making themselves heard in China You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox S E S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts 排行榜 The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars too Not only that Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery 整容 to change the way they look People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery These stars don t make plastic surgery look shameful 丢面 子的 Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea 根据短文 选择最佳答案 1 What does the Korea Wave refer to It refers to A Korean TV dramas B Korean culture C Korean language D Korean actors 2 When did the Korean Wave start It started with A the Korean pop songs B Taekwondo C the TV series Winter Sonata D the Korean food 3 Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas A Bae Yong Jun B Baby Vox C S E S D Finkle 4 Korean stars often change their looks by A singing pop songs B acting in TV dramas C trying different food D having plastic surgery 5 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story B Young people like Korean pop stars clothes and hairstyles C Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery D Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful 2 完形填空 The Taj Mahal is India s most famous building It is known 1 the eighth wonder of the world It also 2 a great love story In the year 1607 Emperor Shah Jahan of India 3 a girl in a market She was so beautiful 4 he fell in love with her at once The girl s name was Mumtaz Mahal Five years later Mumtaz and Shah Jehan got married They had 14 children 5 Mumtaz died in 1630 Shah Jahan missed his wife so much that in 1638 he ordered the building of 6 beautiful mausoleum 陵墓 on earth for her the Taj Mahal It 7 22 000 workmen 22 years to finish The beautiful white marble 大理石 building stands beside the Yamuna River It has expensive stones 8 its walls By the way to visit the Taj Mahal you ll have to take off your shoes and leave them at the front door 1 A as B for C to D at 2 A speaks B tells C says D talks 3 A sees B seeing C saw D seen 4 A if B that C as D while 5 A And B But C Or D So 6 A the more B the most C much D quite 7 A took B takes C taking D take 8 A in B on C with D at 3 Australia has a lot of lovely animals The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia They have large eyes and ears They don t walk they jump They use their strong back legs They can jump at up to 74 kilometres per hour They can go over nine metres in one jump Kangaroo mothers have pouches 育儿袋 to carry their babies The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia They are on TV in books and in the shops The government even wants to put them on passports 护照 There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia That s more than the number of people in the country Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough to eat They break into farms for food Farmers are very angry with them To help the farmers the Australian Government kills some kangaroos each year The koala is another famous Australian animal They look like bears and have small eyes and big noses They eat leaves from gum trees where they spend most of their time Koalas have a special smell They use it to mark 标识 their home this is my place you can t come in Like kangaroos a koala baby lives in its mother s pouch But koalas have fewer places to live There are about 100 000 koalas in Australia There is a law to keep them safe 根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况 用简洁的句子完成下列表格 Kangaroos Koalas Looks 1 2 Food Not enough to eat 3 Numbers 4 5 Life Some kangaroos are killed 6 4 完形填空 Big Ben It s not the name of a person It s a famous 1 in London It is part of a very big clock at the top of a tower 塔 The minute hands of the clock 2 more than four metres long The clock has four 3 You can see what 4 it is from any side 面 The name of the bell comes 5 Sir Benjamin Hall The tower is about 150 years old The bell makes a loud 6 every hour On New Year s Eve millions of people listen to it on TV 1 A person B bell C place D animal 2 A are B is C have D has 3 A feet B hands C noses D faces 4 A time B food C weather D place 5 A for B from C at D to 6 A sound B voice C noise D hearing 5 Venice 威尼斯 is in the northeast of Italy It wasn t built on land like Beijing or Shanghai but on more than 110 islands Seawater is everywhere around the city Even so travel isn t that difficult The waterways have always been the best way to get around There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go People in Venice move from place to place by boat They like to enjoy cool summer nights while taking boat trips They can talk to other people as they go along Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped 逃跑 from a war more than 1 500 years ago and built homes there 选择恰当的短语填空 Venice is a city of 1 People built it on more than 110 2 Although 3 is around the city it is not difficult for people to 4 Because there are many 5 and 6 and people can move by 7 They enjoy taking boat trips on 8 and talking to others as they 9 The history of Venice is very long More than 1 500 years ago some Italians 10 from a great war and they built homes there 6 Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White Ah the happy days of childhood But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany It s just one story from the 209 in Grimm s Fairy Tales 格林童话 The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806 Their first book came out in 1812 Why are German fairy tales so interesting Maybe it s because they come from a great place famous for its stories the Black Forest A escaped B islands C travel D waterways E Italy F boat G bridges H go along I summer nights J seawater The Black Forest is in southwest Germany It s the largest forest in the country and one of the most beautiful It s famous for its trees and lovely views There are valleys and waterfalls 瀑布 there It s a good place to start a story Don t forget to bring something back if you visit People there are good at making clocks musical instruments and watches 根据短文 选择最佳答案 1 From the story we know that is the hometown of Snow White A England B Japan C America D Germany 2 How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories A Four years B Five years C Six years D Seven years 3 From the story we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very A large B beautiful C boring D famous 4 The story mainly tells us A who wrote the story of Snow White B some things about Black Forest C people should visit Germany D Snow White is a very famous fairy tale 7 If you go to Russia bring matryoshka or nesting dolls 套娃 back with you They make great presents It looks like any other doll on the outside But if you open it you will find a smaller doll inside Then a smaller one inside that one and on and on In a nesting doll there are dolls inside one another from large to small The largest one can be half a metre high The smallest is as small as a peanut Usually there are eight dolls But there can be anything from three to 50 The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses They wear scarves 头 巾 They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them There are cartoon people or men with white beards 胡子 They even have great men like President 总统 Vladimir Putin on some of them 根据短文 判断正误 1 There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll 2 The largest doll can be one metre high 3 People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls 4 Usually a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one People never make dolls look like the president 8 The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world The celebration usually lasts for 15 days There is a lot to do On the eve of the Spring Festival family members get together and have big meals Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings Days before the Spring Festival families will clean their homes People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck It makes the house ready for good luck The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future People wear red too They decorate 装饰 their homes with pieces of red paper Kids get a lot of hong bao It is a red paper bag with money in it Usually older people give younger ones hong bao They think it brings good luck The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy So don t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people For instance you d better not say any bad words like death Don t break anything People think that it means your luck is running out Also don t borrow or lend money on these days If you have borrowed money return it before the Spring Festival 根据短文 选择最佳答案 1 What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival A Family members gather for a big meal B Friends eat dumplings together C They borrow money from friends D They give each other hong bao 2 Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival A Because they enjoy being clean B Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck C Because they think it will bring happiness to others D Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money 3 Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival A Returning money before the Spring Festival B Saying words that have to do with death C Wearing red clothes D Decorating houses with red paper 4 The underlined phrase running out probably means A 跑出去 B 打碎 C 耗尽 D 离开 5 We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is A a time of harvest and fun B celebrated for one whole month C only celebrated in China D a time for families to get together 9 Cold air Snow Shorter days We are in winter now Winter is the coldest season of the year It comes between autumn and spring For us the winter months are usually November December and January But that is only because we live in the northern part of the Earth In China winter is the time between the beginning of winter and the beginning of spring But this is the time that the southern part of the Earth has its summer Imagine when we are playing with snow Australian kids are enjoying ice cream Winter isn t always gray It can also be bright Here s how Put on a holiday play and try acting Ask your cousins or classmates to come to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play Act it out for your family Play around Go outside and enjoy yourself Make a snowman with your friends If you really have to stay indoors give your room a clean and decorate 装饰 it You ll find it a lot of fun 根据短文 选择最佳答案 1 What does this passage mainly talk bout A The winter season and fun winter activities B Ways to decorate houses C The difference between China and Australia D The colours linked to winter 2 Why are Australian kids eating ice cream when it s winter in China A Because they are crazy about ice cream B Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China C Because it s summer in Australia when it s winter in China D Because they don t have much to do in winter 3 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage A The northern and southern parts of the Earth have different winter months B Winter can be fun if you find interesting things to do C The writer thinks it s great fun to clean your house and decorate it D Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days 4 从短文中选出一种你喜欢的活动 并说明原因 I think it will be great fun to this winter because I like to Also it is and it can I ll try it out soon 5 Find words from the passage to fill in the blanks In China the winter months are usually November December and But it s different in Australia The winter in China is in Australia because it is in the part of the Earth Winter is not always You can have lots of fun Try a play and acting it out with your cousins or friends Or you can play outside and make a If you have to stay clean up your house and it with fun pieces Just enjoy winter 10 Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes 雪花 falling Ever wanted to hold them in your hands They are always lost when they meet your hands Well this isn t just a problem for you It was a problem for Wilson Bentley too In the 1870s Wilson Bentley was just a teenager His family lived in a small town in northeast America Winters there were long and hard Bentley s mother was once a school teacher She taught him at home Bentley didn t go to school until he was 14 He was a quiet boy and loved reading his mother s books But it was his mother s microscope 显微镜 that interested him When the other boys were playing with balls little Bentley was studying things like drops of water flowers and snowflakes Bentley loved watching snowflakes For the next two years young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals 晶体 under his microscope The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them But there were so many snowflakes that he couldn t draw them all How could he keep their beauty forever Bentley thought of buying a camera The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one But his father didn t agree He thought the whole thing was a bad idea He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming But finally Bentley did get a camera For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes On January 15 1885 during a snowstorm Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera It was the greatest moment of my life Bentley said later For 13 years Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals Later he became known as Snowflake Bentley 根据短文 选择最佳答案 1 The best title for this passage is A Snowflake Photos B Snowflake Boy C Long and Hard Winters D Teenage Photographer 2 We can tell from the story that Bentley s father was A a farmer B a funny man C an athletic man D a school teacher 3 Which of the following statements about Bentley is true A He didn t get any kind of education as a child B He was born into a rich family C He was the first person to take photos of snowflakes D He was fascinated by the beauty of snowflakes 4 What kind of person do you think Bentley was A He was outgoing B He was too serious C He was interested in learning D He was very warm hearted 5 The ice crystals in the third paragraph refers to A water drops B rain drops C flowers D snowflakes 11 If you don t keep yourself warm enough winter can be a time of illness During the winter months people easily get colds and flu 流感 Many think they are the same but these two illnesses are different Colds can stay with you for up to a week You will have a running nose sore throat headache cough and a fever Flu is more serious You will feel sick very quickly You will have a fever and a headache Your body will hurt and become weak This could last for up to four weeks Is there any way to keep yourself away from colds and flu Staying clear of people with colds or flu may work Try not to touch 触摸 your nose or eyes if you have been close to someone who has a cold Wash your hands especially after cleaning your nose Going out with wet hair can also give you a cold If you catch a cold or flu go to bed and rest Doing this will help you get better Drink lots of water Stay in a warm well aired room If you have a headache or your muscles hurt take some medicine 1 阅读上面的短文 根据短文内容帮助Mary完成下面的一封信 Dear Mom and Dad How s everything going I m having great fun at winter camp But for the past two days I m not feeling very well I don t know what s wrong Maybe I have a cold I have a nose and throat Last night I couldn t sleep because I had a and a slight But don t worry I ve been to the doctor s The doctor told me that it was not which would otherwise be more He advised me to lots of water lie down and for a few days He said I would get well in a week Okay so much for now Take good care of yourselves too Love Mary 2 假设你是Mary的朋友Tina 得知她生病的消息后 你很着急 立刻发一封 e mail 给她提一些建议 三至五条 可参考短文 字数100字左右 12 Winter is a time for many exciting sports sledding 雪橇 skating and skiing Skating and skiing needs lots of skills 技巧 Sledding gives you good exercise and is lots of fun A sled looks like a boat It can move easily over snow or ice Early sleds were made of wood Now some better sleds are made of glass Sleds can be pulled by animals In some very cold parts of the world people make animals like dogs horses and reindeer 驯鹿 pull goods or people in sleds People also sled for sports and fun Driving a sled does not need much skill The driver gives a kick 踢 in the snow to start the sled He or she can also ask someone else for help In a sled there can be one person or several Usually you have to lie on your back feet first in a sled As you travel you move your body and feet to keep it in the right direction 方向 There is a special sled called the skeleton sled 骨架雪橇 It s very different On a skeleton you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a head first way It is very fast Many are afraid to ride it But once they try it they want to do it again 阅读短文 回答下列问题 1 What are sleds made of 2 What kind of animals can pull sleds 3 What are sleds used for 4 How do people sled Describe the process 5 What is a skeleton sled like 13 Like many other animals swallows will fly south when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall They travel many miles to find a warmer winter This type of travel is called migration 迁徙 Birds are animals that li