初一上英语阅读练习1.doc

初一上英语阅读练习 Whats a White lie Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue today,” “ He has a green thumb,” “He has told a little white lie” and so on. And she went to her teacher for help. Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean? Mrs Smith: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one. Mary: Would you give me an example for “a white lie? Mrs Smith: Certainly, now I give you some cakes. In fact you dont like it, but you wont say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, Im not hungry.” Thats a white lie.1. Blue sometimes means sad in _English. A. good B. spoken C. usual D. poor2. I dont have a green thumb, so all my plants_. A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D. are good3. Tom is _to climb the tree. He is yellow. A. happy B. clever C. glad D. afraid4. He didnt like me to know the _of the accident. He told me a white lie. A. reason B. true story C. meaning D. answer5. He is _today because his father is ill. A. blue B. yellow C. green D. whiteB. What Is the Best Way? What is the best way to learn a foreign language? We all remember that we learnt _1_ language well when were children. If we can learn _2_ second language in the _3_ way, it wont seem so difficult. Think of what a small child _4_. It listens to what people say and it _5_ to imitate what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ask _6_ it. In _7_, it is using the language. It is talking in it _8_ the time. _9_ people use a second language like this, they will learn it more _10_ than before.1. A. ourselves B. own C. our own D. ours2. A. the B. a C. an D. /3. A. other B. same C. different D. easy4. A. does B. do C. did D. doing5. A. want B. tries C. needed D. doing6. A. for B. on C. about D. with7. A. time B. trouble C. fact D. danger8. A. in B. all C. for D. on9. A. Whether B. Before C. If D. Until10. A. best B. quickly C. slowly D. easy Reading Structure and skills :（ ）1.Lucy _ short hair and she _ of medium build . A. is ;is B. has; has C. has ; is D. is; has （ ）2.Mary _her glasses to read the letter . A. dress B. put on C. wear D. is in （ ）3. I find it _ difficult to learn English . A. a bit of B. a little of C. a bit little D. a little bit （ ）4. Dont play jokes _ the boy . A. in B. on C. at D. about （ ）5. They stopped _ and had a rest . A. working B. work C. to work D. works （ ）6. What else do you want ? - _ else . I have got everything ready . A. Something B. Nothing C. Nobody D. Anything （ ）7. I dont help you _ . A. no more B. any more C. no longer D. not any more （ ）8.How many people are there in the park ? - _ . A. Nothing B. None C. Everything D. No one （ ）9. She has _ hair . A. black long beautiful B. beautiful long black C. long beautiful black D. beautiful black long （ ）10. Mrs. Wang has a beautiful _ . A. look B. good-looking C. hair D. glasses （ ）11. Would you like _ to eat . A. anything delicious B. delicious anything C. something delicious D. delicious something （ ）12.- There goes the bell . Its time for class . Lets stop _ . A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked （ ）13. The woman _ red is Kates mother . A. with B. to C. in D. wears （ ）14. James , your socks are on the chair . Please _ . A. put away it B. put it away C. put away them D. put them away （ ）15. Whats the _ of the mountain ? Its 4,000 meters . A. height B. high C. tall D. long 训练 Most American school students have a long summer holiday. It is usually from June to September. During this holiday, students often travel or have summer work. Some students take courses in summer schools. Mary spent her last summer in a summer school. She studied two courses and she traveled with her family. They saw interesting places near their home in Seattle. Marys friend, Peter, worked at a gasoline station during the summer. He sold gasoline and mended cars. He made a lot of money and saved nearly all of it. Peter is going to the university next year. He needs money for the university tuition.1. In America, from June to September _. A. most school students take courses in universities B. all school students are still at school C. more school students stay at home D. there are still lessons in summer schools2. Peter, one of Marys friends, will be a _ next year. A. gasoline worker B. car mender C. school students D. university student3. Seattle is the name of _. A. a summer school B. Marys friend C. a gasoline station D. an American city4. What did Peter do last summer? A. He worked at a gasoline station B. He traveled with his family C. He studied in a summer school D. He visited some interesting places5. Peter saved nearly all of his money because_. A. he didnt need to pay for anything B. his parents asked him to do so C. he needed money for his summer work D. he needed money for the university tuition Air is all _1_ us. Its around us _2_ we walk and play. From we were born, air is around us on _3_ side. When we sit down, its around us. When we _4_ to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. All living thing _5_ air. Living things cant live _6_ air. We can go without food or water for _7_ days, but we cant live without air. When we are working or running, we need _8_ air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cant _9_ it. We can only _10_ it. We can feel it when it is _11_. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air