初中英语阅读材料.docx

1.During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didnt I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldnt move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didnt move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.My life was still busy from mo rning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.1. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _.A. escape in it B. get to the other side of the island C. use it for food D. go around the island2. To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _.A. keeping goats for milk B. making clothes from animal skins C. working in the cornfields D. going fishing in the sea 3. Why didnt the writer use his first canoe? A. Because it was too small for a long journey.B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.C. Because there was something wrong with it.D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.4. From the story, we can learn that _.A. the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the islandB. the writer had nothing to do on the wild islandC. the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failedD. the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom5What is the best word to describe the writer? A. excited B. brave C. adventurous D. hard-working2.Wastecanbeseeneverywhereintheschool.Somestudentsaskformorefoodthantheycaneatandothersoftenforgettoturnoffthelightswhentheyleavetheclassroom.Theysaytheycanaffordthesethings.ButIdontagreewiththem.Wastecanbringalotofproblems.AlthoughChinaisrichinsomeresources（资源），weareshortof（缺乏）others，forexample，freshwater（淡水）。Itisreportedthatwewillhavenocoal（煤）oroiltousein100years.Soifwegoonwastingourresources，whatcanweuseinthefutureandwherecanwemove？Thinkaboutit.Ithinkweshouldsaynotothestudentswhowastethingseveryday.Everybodyshouldstopwastingassoonaspossible.Inoureverydaylife，wecandomanythingstopreventwastefromhappening，for example，turnoffthewatertaps（水龙头）whenwefinishwashing，turnoffthelightswhen weleavetheclassroom，trynottoordermorefoodthanweneed，andsoon.Littleby little，everythingwillbechanged.Wastecanbestoppedoneday，ifwedoourbest.1.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomestudentsoften_intheschool.A.eattoomuchB.dontworkhardC.wastethingsD.throwrubbisheverywhere2.Whichisnotmentionedinthispassage？A.FreshwaterB.Forest.C.Oil.D.Coal.3.Whatmayhappenin100years？A.Wemaystillhaveenoughoil.B.Wemaystillhaveenoughcoal.C.Wemayhavealittleoil.D.Wemayhavenocoaloroiltouse.4.Whichofthefollowingisright？A.Wastebringsproblems.B.Wastecanbringnoproblem.C.Chinaisrichinfreshwater.D.Studentsneverwastethings.5.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage？A.StopWastingB.SchoollifeC.WasteintheSchoolD.RichResourcesinChina3.Heisquietandshy.Helikestohidehiseyesbehindhishair.Hedoesntsmileveryoften.However，ifyoutalktohimaboutmusic，hellhavealottosay.ThisisJayChou，the24-year-oldTaiwanesepopking（天王）。HisfansaresoexcitedbecausehewillsingsongsinBeijingonSeptember12.Thosesongsarefromhisnewalbum（唱片）， “YeHuimei”，andthealbumwasreleased（发行）inJulyandwasnamedafterhismother.Chougrewupjustwithhismother.Hedidnottalkmuchanddidbadlyinmanyschoolsubjects.Hismothernoticedtheboysspecialinterestinmusicandsenthimtolearnpianowhenhewasonlythreeyearsold.Heloveditandkeptonpracticing.Chouisnotveryhandsome.Hedoesnotspeakclearlywhenhesingsortalks.Butthesingerhashugecrowdsoffans. “Heisreallygoodatmusic.Itmakeshimattractive（有魅力的）tome，”saidLiuJiajun，aJunior2studentinNo.101MiddleSchoolinBeijing.“Heistruetohimself.Heneverfollowsothers，”saidZhangYujie，aJunior1girlatHuaibeiMiddleSchoolinSihong，JiangsuProvince.1.Fromthispassage，weknowthatJayChou_.A.isveryhandsomeB.hasabrightsmile C.oftenmakestoomuchnoiseDisapopmusicstar2.Hisfansaresoexcitedbecause_.A.hereleasedanewalbuminJulyB.hewillsingnewsongsinBeijingC.hecanplaythepianoverywellD.hisnewalbumwasnamedafterhismother3.Whenhewasalittlechild，he_.A.talkedaloteverydayB.didwellinhisstudyatschool C.startedtolikemusicD.hadhugecrowdsoffans4.Accordingtooneofhisfans，Jay_.A.isagoodstudentB.haslongandbeautifulhair C.isawell-knownpianistD.isveryattractivetothem5.Thesentence“Heneverfollowsothers”inthelastparagraphmeans_.A.healwayshashisownstyle（风格）B.helikestowalkalone C.hedoesntlikeotherpeoplessongsatal D.noonecancatchupwithhim4.Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana（加纳）， Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning， she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily（日常） cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant get enough clean water to keep healthy.Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days， we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource（自然资源） on the earth.Water covers 70% of the earths surface（表面）。 But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earths surface.You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogas. But that doesnt mean you dont have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars， factories， farms and homes make our rivers， lakes， and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish， too. Now， 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.How do cars and factories make our water dirty？ First， they pollute the air. Then， when it rains， the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain， called acid rain（酸雨）， is also bad for plants， animals and buildings.Scientists say that in 30 years， more than half of the people in the world wont have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water：Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters（升） each month.Leaky taps（漏水的龙头） waste a lot of water. Fix them right away！You can easily cut your 10-minute showers（沐浴） in halfand youll be just as clean.When you wash dishes， dont let the water run.Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isnt full， youre wasting water！1. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _.A. before she went to school B. after she finished school C without going to school D. after she played with her friends2. On the earth， _. A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our livingC. there is 71% of fresh water D. we dont need to worry about water3. Acid rain _. A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesnt do harm to people， but its bad for plants，animals and buildingsD. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to ani-mals，plants and buildings4. Which of the following wastes water？ A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower.B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.D. Dont let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.5. Whats the main idea of the passage？A. Something must be done to prevent water form be-ing polluted.B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.C. Its time to take care of the water we use. D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.5Do you know how to play a game called Musical Chairs？ It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs， some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument， if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos， back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction， of course， they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow， they should walk slowly.The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops， the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out. Then， before the music starts again， one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again， one more player will be out.At last， there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.1. If ten people are playing musical chairs， you must begin with _.A. nine chairs B. ten chairsC. eleven chairs D. one chair2. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs？ _.A. A piano B. A radioC. A tape recorder D. A telephone3. The chairs should be put _.A. with the desks B. before the winner C. all over the room D. in a line4. When the music starts,the players must _.A. run about the room B. get down C. walk around the chairsD. sit on the chairs5. Which of the following statements is NOT true？A. The game Musical Chairs is not difficult to learn. B. The last one can sit on the last chair.C. The winner can sit on the chair. D. If the person plays music,he cannot be the winner.6.There are many wetlands（湿地） in China and some of them have become the worlds important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng， Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The worlds largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve（自然保护区） is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world， but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine， too. They are really good places for wildlife（野生生物）。 Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.Luckily， more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year， on February 2nd， many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.1. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _ of China.A. east B. southC. west D. north2. Usually the weather in the wetlands is _.A. hot B. pleasant C. cold D. dry3. The World Wetlands Day is on _.A. April 22 B. June 25C. February 2 D. March 224. We must protect wetlands because _.A. they are home for wildlife B. they can prevent flood C. they can offer food to the animals and birds D. all of the above5. The best title for the passage is _. A. Chinas Wetlands Have All Entered the Worlds ListB. Wetlands-Home for Wildlife and Human BeingsC. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea WetlandsD. Wetlands-Valuable Recourses（珍贵资源） of Land on the Earth7Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwas.talkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,another ownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant？thereporteraskedthebanker.Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid，IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiterHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany. Doyouagreewiththat？sheasked.Themanshookhishead， No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.YoudonlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident，therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry，andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.Thereporterturnedtothethirdman. Doyouthinkso？No，Idont，hesaid. Idontthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant？thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.Oh，IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang，andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver，listenedandthensaid，Itsforyou.1.Thisstoryhappenedin_.A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia2.Thereare_inthispassage.A.twomenandtwowomen B.threemenandonewoman C.threewomenandoneman D.fourwomen3.Thebankerthought_.A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbankerB.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportantC.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStates D.thereporterwasreallyimportant4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_.A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompaniesB.thebankerwasreallyimportantC.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportant D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident，thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_.A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkB.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportantC.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthe visitor D.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant8In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact，she was poor.How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money？ Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough！At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work， so she started to iron clothes instead.McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible （圣经）。She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors （荣誉）。She even flew in an airplane for the first time！Oseola McCarty died in