(完整版)初中英语趣味阅读理解题4篇及答案

1、阅读理解练习（1）A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“ What s the problem? ” The vet asked him when he arrived.“ My cow s ill,” the farmer said“.I don t know whatsthe matter withher. She s lyingdown and won t eat. She

2、 s making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. She s certainly ill, he said, and she needs to take somevery strong medicine.He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, Give her these.The pills should make her better.“ How should I give them to her?” the farmer ask

3、ed.The vet gave him a tube and said, Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in thetube and blow. Thatll make it.The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“ How s your cow? ” the vet asked.“ No change, ” the farmer said,“ and

4、 I m feeling very strange myself.”“ Oh?” the vet said, Why?“ I did what you said,” the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow s mouth and thenput two pills down it.”“ And?” the vet asked.“ The cow blew first,” the farmer said.1. In the story, the vet must be _.A. the farmers friendB. a milk fac

5、toryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _A. couldnt lie downB. didnt eat the pillsC. couldnt make any noiseD. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4.The vet taught th

6、e farmer how _.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day

7、.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.阅读理解练习（2）Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling inhis holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in anewspaper.“ Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at

8、West Hill Farm. Good food. Freshair. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”“ This sounds a good idea,” he thought.“ I ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think Ican enjoy horseriding,walkingand fishing.They llmakea chan ge from sitting by theseaside and swimming.” He wrote to the

9、farmer. In the letter he said that he would like tospend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.But four days later, he returned home.“ What was wrongwith West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, askedhim.“ Didn t youenjoy country life?”“ Country life was very good,” H

10、enry said.“ But there was another problem.”“ Oh. What? ”“ Well, ” he said, “ the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner. ”“ Whats wrong with that?” Ed asked.“ Fresh meat is the best.”“ I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.“ Lucky

11、you!”“ You dont understand,” Henry said.“ On the third day a pig died eandhadw roast porkfor dinner.”“ A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly,“ and you are complaining!“ Let me finish,” Henry said.“ On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didnt daretostayfor dinner!”1.How did Henry find out ab

12、out the farm?A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.B. His best friend told him.C. He wrote to the farmer.D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several days later because _.A. he didnt like the country life at allB. the farmer wasn t friendly to himC. his holiday was overD

13、. he thought he might have to eat the farmer3.“ and you are complaining!” , the word“ complain ” means _.A. 夸奖B. 解释C. 抱怨D. 故弄玄虚4.Which of the following sentences is true?A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.C. Henry couldnt think of anything els

14、e to do, so he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5.Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm!B. Have a good time.C.A short holidayD. Henry and the farmer.”阅读理解练习（3）Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and i

15、t wasdifficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.“ I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.She went to the doctor and told him her problem.“ I m not surprised at all,” he said.“ It s obvious what your problem is.”He looked her over and then gave her some advice.“ If y

16、ou don t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said,“ you will have a heartouldattack. It ckill you.”Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor s. She knew that she had to takehis advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went

17、into was a butcher s shop.“ I d like ten pounds of steak, please,” she said.“ Certainly, madam, ” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak.He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale.“ That s just under ten pounds,” he said.“ T

18、hat big enough, ” Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price.“ At$ 4.99 a poundthat will be $49.50,please. Wouldyou like me to cut it up intosmaller pieces for you?”“ Oh, I don t want to buy the meat,Mrs. Parker” said.“ If you don t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily,“ why did you

19、ask me to get it foryou?”“ My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted tosee what ten pounds of meat looked like.”1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?A. She had had a heart attack.B. She had a problem with her health.C. She was unhappy about her weight.D. She

20、could not sleep well.2.What did the doctor advise her to do?A. To lose weight.B. To eat more meat.C. To come and see him again.D. To look after her heart.3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.B. She wanted to lose weight.C. Her doctor had told her to

21、 eat steak.D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.4.What was Ellen Parkers real problem?A. She ate too much steak.B. She weighed too much.C. The doctor did not know.D. She could not walk very quickly.5.What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?A. She might put on more weight.

22、B. She might stop eating too much.C. She might have a heart attack.D. She might go to another doctor.阅读理解练习（ 4）Severalyearsago, a televisionreporterwas talkingto threeof the mostimportantpeoplein America.Onewasa veryrichbanker,anotherownedoneof thelargestcompanies in the world, and the third owned m

23、any buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“ How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“ I think anybody who is invited tothe White House to meet the President o

24、f the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“ Do you agree withthat? ” she asked.The man shook his head,“ No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the WhiteHouse.You donlybe importantif whileyou werevisitingthe President,therew

25、as atelephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said hewas too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man.“ Do you think so?”“ No, I don t. ” he said.“ I don t think that makesvisitortheimportant. That makes thePresident important.”“ Thenwhat would

26、make the visitor important? ”the reporter and the other two men asked.“ Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phonerang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, it1.This story happened in _.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia2.There are _ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3.The banker thought _. s for you.”A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importa