初二英语__阅读理解__含答案

1、一A young officer was at a railway station. On his way home, he wanted to telephone his mother to tell her the time of his train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside an

2、d looked around for someone to help him. At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, Have you got change for ten pence? Wait a moment, the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket, Ill see whether I can help you. Dont you know how to speak to an o

3、fficer? the young man said angrily. Now lets start again. Have you got change for ten pence? No, sir, the old soldier answered quickly. 60. The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her _. ( ) A. that he was going to visit her B. when his train would leave C. when his train would arri

4、ve D. that he was now at the railway station 61. He looked around for help because he _. ( ) A. didnt have coins for the phone call B. had no money to make the phone call C. didnt have the local money D. wanted to change money 62. The old soldier _. ( ) A. was glad to help him B. didnt know if he ha

5、d coins C. didnt want to help him D. was angry 63. The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier _. ( ) A. didnt know how to speak to him B. didnt want to help him C. didnt answer him correctly D. was not friendly to him 64. The old soldier in the story was_. ( ) A. clever B. stupid

6、 C. polite D. friendly 二December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most fa

7、milies buy trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isnt real. The parents of the children are really “Father Christmas”. They put the present

8、s under the tree or into their childrens stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.41. When is Christmas Day? _. A. November 25 B. December 25 C. December 24 D. December 2642. What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? _.A. They only have a big dinner togetherB. They have a big dinner,

9、 exchange (交换) presents and visit friendsC. They just visit friends and exchange presentsD.They exchange presents only43. Who is really “Father Christmas”? _. A. Their parents B. Their father C. Their mother D. Father Christmas44. When Christmas Day is coming, the parents _.A. usually tell their chi

10、ldren that Father Christmas isnt realB. tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good childrenC.sometimes tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the dayD.often tell their children that Father Christmas gives presents to poor children45.

11、When did parents put the presents into their childrens stocking? _.A. Before the children go to sleep B. After the children go to sleepC. December 26 D. At midnight of December 25三No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he gru

12、nted（发出呼噜声）like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him-water splashing（飞溅）, bees humming（嗡嗡作响声）, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by

13、 language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.The words you kno

14、w are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.1What do we mean by language? ASounds made by man. BAll the words made by man. CDifferent kinds of

15、sound. DThe way man learns.2From the passage we know that long long ago _. Ano one learned how to make sounds or words Banimals taught to learn the language CMan learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground, and so on DMan followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and

16、words3What is the number of language spoken in the world today? A500 B5, 000 C1, 500 D15, 0004In which sentence can the word “contain (s)” be put so that it is a right one? AI _several dictionary BSea water_ salt. CA dog _four legs DMr Smith _glasses on his nose5Which of the following is the best if

17、 we want to make our vocabulary larger? ATo use the words in every day life BTo read more books CTo read easy books DTo look up new words in the dictionary四、A Trip to the ForestOne day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see

18、how the trees were growing.In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp(营地), it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other

19、went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold

20、weather!It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!1. John and his two friends went to the forest to _.A. build their camp B. find their way home C. enjoy

21、the mountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest2. They could not find their way back be-cause _.A. there was only one road to their camp B. they couldnt decide which of the two roads led to their tents C. there were no roads in the mountains at allD. everything was covered by the white sn

22、ow3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _.A. Johns house B. the camp C. the forest D. the mountains4. The horses stopped because_. A. it was getting late B. they were tired after running for a long wayC. they knew that they had got to the camp D. they had seen Johns house5. The

23、story happened _. A. on a cold winter day B. on a dark snowy evening C. in a cold camp far from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen五Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard days work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.

24、Ah! said one farmer, tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well. The second answered, Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼). So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black

25、 cloud. What cloud? asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there. Choose the right answer 1. The two farmers were _. A. going home B. going to the field C. going to work D. going to see their friend 2. The two farmers _ on that day. A. had a holiday B. didnt work

26、 C. worked hard D. wanted to quarrel with each other 3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _. A. it will rain soon B. it will be fine C. it will get hot D. the sun is shining brightly 4. The two farmers fought in words because _. A. they were hungry B. it rained C. one said the rain would

27、 do good to the crops and the other didnt think so D. they both hoped for rain 5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _. A. wanted to make friends with them B. joined them in the quarrel C. wanted to know why they were quarreling D. had nothings to do 6. How many farmers said th

28、at the rain would be helpful? _. A. None B. One C. Two D. Three 六December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an importa

29、nt part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isnt real. The parents of the children are really

30、 “Father Christmas”. They put the presents under the tree or into their childrens stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.( )41. When is Christmas Day? _. A. November 25 B. December 25 C. December 24 D. December 26( )42. What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? _.A. They only have

31、a big dinner togetherB. They have a big dinner, exchange (交换) presents and visit friendsC. They just visit friends and exchange presentsD. They exchange presents only( )43. Who is really “Father Christmas”? _. A. Their parents B. Their father C. Their mother D. Father Christmas( )44. When Christmas

32、Day is coming, the parents _.A. usually tell their children that Father Christmas isnt realB. tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good childrenC. sometimes tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the dayD. often tell their children t

33、hat Father Christmas gives presents to poor children( )45. When did parents put the presents into their childrens stocking? _. A. Before the children go to sleep B. After the children go to sleep C. December 26 D. At midnight of December 25七 One morning, George leaves his house with six donkeys(驴) t

34、o the market. After a while, he gets tired and so he gets onto one of the donkeys. He counts the donkeys and there are only five, so he gets off and goes to look for the sixth. He looks for it everywhere but does not find it, so he goes back to the donkeys and counts them again. This time there are

35、six, so he gets onto one of them again and they all start. After a few minutes he counts the donkeys again, and again there are only five. When he is counting again, a friend of his passes(经过), and George says to him “I leave my house with six donkeys, then I have five, then I have six again, and no

36、w I have only five! Look! One, two, three, four, five.” “But, George,” says his friend, “You are sitting on a donkey fool. That is the sixth. And you are the seventh!” ( )46. Where is the sixth donkey? _.A. It is lost(弄丢) on the way to the marketB. It makes hide-and-seek(捉迷藏)with its master(主人)C. It

37、 goes back homeD. George is sitting on it, but he forgets it( )47. George gets onto one of the donkeys, because _.A. it is a long way to go to the market from his homeB. he is tiredC. he has to find the lost one quickly by riding a donkeyD. he likes riding a donkey( )48. In the sentence “He counts the donkeys”, “count” means _. A. to look after B. to say the names of the donkeys C. to look for D. to say the number of the donkeys( )49. How does George find his sixth donkey at last? _.A.