2020年江苏省南京市初二上学期期末英语50阅读题专项训练

1、一、阅读理解1 Home Alone is a very funny 1990 American film. It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home.One night before Christmas, McAlister family meet at their house. They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready. Eight-year-old Kevin is the yo

2、ungest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins. When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away. In the morning, everyone wakes up very late. They are all in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accid

3、ent.Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. His terrible family have gone his wish has come true. He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games. He has a good time. But later on, he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Mary planning to steal from his house. He goes hom

4、e and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Marv. Many things in the house get broken as Kevin tries to stop them. Finally, the police come and the men are taken away.The house is now in a mess, so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents. They get back from Paris and are very happy to f

5、ind that Kevin is safe.1) According to the passage, Home Alone is .A. a bookB.a filmC.a play D.a song2) Why does Kevin think his family are“ terrible ” at first?A. Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday.B. Because he is angry with his brothers, sisters and cousins.C. Because his famil

6、y wake up late.D. Because he is left alone at home.3) What doesn 't Kevin do when he is alone at home?A. Go to the police station.B. Eat fast food.C. Play games.D. Stop the thieves stealing.4) When Kevin's family come home, they find .A. the house is in a messB. two bad men are at their home

7、C. Kevin is safeD. Kevin is gone5) From the passage we can infer (推断 ) that .A. Kevin is not clever or braveB. Kevin can't do houseworkC. Kevin loves his familyD. Kevin doesn ' t want to go for the holiday2 Most American school buildings look the same. There is always a gym, a big room for b

8、asketball and other sports. There is a lunchroom, a school library, and an auditorium. In many schools students learn running, tennis, swimming and some other sports. And the games between schools are often very exciting.In the USA, school buses are the safest way for children to go to school. Stude

9、nts spend about an hour and a half in the school buses every day. For many stude nts in the USA high schools, the most importa nt things in their life are making frien ds, being popular and havi ng a good social life. Many stude nts go out together after school to fast food restaura nts, movies or d

10、an ces.In the USA, stude nts take some tests each year. Every year 70% of America n stude nts graduate from high school and 40% of high school stude nts go on to college.1) What does the writer think of games between schools?A. Exciting B . Interesting C . Boring D . Tiring2) How long do the student

11、s spend in their school buses every day?A . An hour B . One hour and a half C . Half an hour D . Two hours3) What does “ safest ” meant?A .最拥挤的B .最安全的C .最舒适的D .最快速的4) Which is the most important thing in American students' life?A . Study ing hard to be the nu mber one in classB . Help ing mother

12、s do housework after schoolC . Visit ing gra ndpare nts every weeke ndD . Joining clubs and meeti ng new friends5) How many students will go to college if there are 2000 students in a school?A . 2000 stude nts B . 1400 stude nts C . 800 stude nts D . 1000 stude nts3 . One year ago Bertha and Grace b

13、ecame close friends at a college in Dartmouth.One day, Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had in vited (邀请)her to spe nd the summerholiday with her. And they would have pic nics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman' s bookstore until the new term began.

14、Grace had to do someth ing to feed herself because her pare nts died many years ago. Bertha watched her friend ' 苍白的()face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when Grace came back, Bertha showed her an in vitati on letter from her aunt Margaret.“ Grace would you like to spend your holid

15、ay with us? I will help you find a part-time job in our town. ” Grace cried after reading it.“ Grace please spe nd the holiday with me , or Margaret will be disappo in ted ( 失望的).I want you to be happy , ” Bertha said.The holiday quickly passed by , and fin ally one letter from Margaret came to Bert

16、ha.“ Bertha Grace is the sweetest girl in the world , and I am very grateful(感激的)to you for sending her here. ”1) Grace planned tofor her summer holiday.A . visit her auntB . see her pare ntsC . stay in Clarkman' s bookstoreD . work in a restaura nt2) Margaret was Bertha ' saccording to the

17、passage.A . auntB . gran dmotherC . motherD . teacher3) Grace gotfrom Margaret the next day.A . a bookB . an invitation letterC. some moneyD. a part-time job4) It ' s clear that.A . Bertha went to work in Clarkman' s bookstore at last.B. Grace went to Margaret ' s house with Bertha.C. Be

18、rtha felt sorry for inviting Grace to spend holiday with her.D. Grace wrote a letter to thank Bertha after the holiday.5) From the passage, we know that Bertha was.A . honestB . braveC . kindD . poor 4 . All of us want to be healthy. To keep healthy, more and more people are doing sports. Doyou like

19、 sports? If yes, which is your favorite sport? Look at the ads, they may help you.Nancy' s GymKeep fit! Lose weight!$25/hourIce WorldHave fun skati ng here! $ 20/ hour for childre nOpening time: Saturday and Sun day$ 30/ hour for adultsGYMTel: 455-6223Tel: 886-8252Water WorldOpening time: 9:00 a

20、.m.9:00 p.m. every dayAdults: $ 10Childre n(aged 15 and un der): $ 7Tel: 215-1829Come to Water World!Two pools for childre nTwo large pools for adultsTwo restaura nts1) What do people in Nancy's Gym want to do?ATo enjoy swimming.BTo learn to skate.CTo keep healthy.DTo eat delicious food.2) If Mr

21、. Smith goes skating with his little son, they need to pay for two hoursskating.A$ 50B$ 60C$ 80D$ 1003) People can go to Water World at .A8:00 a.m.B 1:30 p.m.C9:30 p.m.D10:00 p.m.4)You can call _ if you want to swim.A215-1892B 886-8252C215-1829D455-62235)Which of the following is TRUE?AThere are fou

22、r large pools in Water World.BIce World is only for adults.C People can go to Nancy's Gym on Sunday.DA ten-year-old boy needn 't pay to go swimming.5 People want to pull down ( 拆除 ) an old house in Harlem and build a library there. They willtalk about it on Monday night.s a parts meeting, it

23、 wiBut some people want to keep the house. It stands there for about 100 years and itcity. Janet Short is one of them. She doesn't want to pull down the house.“It would be a very sad 令( 人悲伤的 ) thing for Harlem,” said Short.“ Wpelahcaevse teonoughbuild a library. I still want to have art classes

24、here on weekends.”“That place is really special to me. I just think there's a better use of this place,“I think we should make good use of (充分利用 ) this building,” said Short.Rizner says if most of the people want to pull down the house at Monday night'take four to six weeks to pull it down.1

25、) When will the people in Harlem have a meeting?AOn Monday night. B On Monday morning.COn Sunday night. D On Saturday morning.2) Why do some people want to keep the house in Harlem?A Because it is beautiful. B Because they live in it.C Because it has a long history. D Because it can bring them money

26、.3) What does Janet Short think of pulling down the house?AShe thinks it will take a long time. B She feels happy.CShe feels sad. DShe thinks it's hard.4) What can we learn from this passage?AJanet Short doesn't want to have a new library.B Different people think differently on this house.CI

27、t takes eight weeks to pull down the house.D Janet Short dislikes having art classes in the house.5）What is the passage about?AThe use of an old house. BThe history of an old house.CHow to save an old house. D Some people 's feelings about an old house.6阅读理解 阅读下列短文 , 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。An old man was

28、fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn ' t take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head.

29、The old man was surprised and asked, “ Why don ' t you want the fish? ” The child an swered,"I want the fishin竿 ）（Od（your han ds.”The old man asked, “ Why do you want the rod? ”“It doesn 't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by mys

30、elf and I won 't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish,she can not have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a frod. Fishing skills are the m

31、ost important, not the fishing rod.Too many people think that if they have a“ fishingifer,otdhey w”ill nino tlohnegirelr fear（ 害怕）the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fish ing rod, shewould have fish to eat.1）The old man was fishing on the bank of .Aa river

32、B a lakeCa pool D a stream2）Why did the child refuse（ 拒绝 ） the fish the old man gave her?ABecause she didn't like fishB Because she wanted his fishing rodC Because the old man had few fishD Because she wanted to learn fishing skills3） The writer thought the child was after s he explained why she

33、 didn 't want the fish.Asmart B hard-workingC. silly（傻的）D . creative（有创造力的）4）The article mainly tell us Aif you have a“fishing rod ” in your life, you won't be afraid of anything.Bif you have a fishing rod, you have a lo't ollf fish to eatC “ fishing skills ” are more important than“ the

34、 fishing rod ” in life.D “ the fishing rod ” is more important than the fish that people catch5）What is the best title for the article?A The Fishing Rod B The Fishing ManC The Fishing Girl D The fishing Experience7If someone asks me:“do you like music? ” I 'm sure I will answer him or her:“Of co

35、ursdo, ” because I think music is an important part of our lives.s soDifferent people have different ideas( 观点)of music. For me, I like rock music because itexcit ing. And my favorite rock band,"酷妹M Lad iissone of the most famous rock bandsin the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Julia

36、 na loves dance music, because she enjoysdancing. My best friend, Jenny, lik es jazz music. She thinks jazz is really cool.and rock very much,says my brother,But my mother thinks rock is bori ng.because they are amaz ing.I like some relaxi ng music,I like dance music” she says. That ' s whycount

37、ry music, I think.s anpart of our lives.1) The writer likes music because he thinks itA . exciting B . amazing C. important D . interesting2) What kind of music does the writer like?A . Rock and pop music. B . Rock and dance music.C. Jazz and country music. D . Dance and rock music.3) Who likes danc

38、ing very much?A . The writer. B . Juliana. C . The writer ' s mother. JDnny.4) The writer ' s mother thinks country music isA . relaxing B . amazing C . boring D . exciting5) How many people ' s ideas of musre talked about in the text?A . 4. B . 5. C . 6. D . 7.8 . One of my best friends

39、 went abroad to enjoy her holidays, so the job of look ing after her dogMissy has bee n give n to me. A few mon ths ago, Missy came to my frie nd' s house. She lookedterrible. She has been abused for a long time.When we first visited my friend and Missy, my friend had to gently pull her over on

40、a lead (牵纟绳)to get her to come to us. She wan ted to come but afraid to do so the poor, beautiful thing.Clearly Missy came to the right home. My friend has give n birth to a baby of his own and showsthe love of a mother. This is just what Missy n eeds. Thanks to the love of my friend, she has cha ng

41、ed into a new dog step by step. Sadly, she is still afraid of stra nge huma ns. I hate to imagi ne what the dog must have gone through.Now, Missy trusts me completely, so I can touch her berry (肚皮) .While sta nding, she willjump up so gen tly to be closer to me, putt ing her paws (爪子) on my legs as

42、she looks at me with those beautiful eyes.Missy is really brave. She has the courage to try aga in, to ope n her hearts, and to know that not every one is the same ki nd of people as before. Keep it in mi nd that tomorrow is ano ther day.1) The underlined word“ abused ” in the first paragraph means.

43、A .保护 B .喂养 C.虐待 D .挨饿2) The writer feltwhen she first saw Missy.A . proud and relaxed B . sorry and caringC . afraid and angry D . sad and disappo in ted3) The writer thought it was good for Missy to stay with her friend.A . because her friend could offer the love of a mother to MissyB . because he

44、r friend had more free time to take care of MissyC because her friend stayed long at home and felt quite lonelyD because her friend helped Missy to accept different people4) The fourth paragraph mainly tells us .A the writer has learned the skills to communicate with Missy B the writer has made Miss

45、y understand and follow her orders C the writer has succeeded in winning the trust of Missy D the writer has come to realize that Missy is a beautiful dog5) According to the passage, what is the writer's suggestion?A No future in the past. B Every dog has its day. C All efforts will pay off. D N

46、ever too late to mend.9 Dear Bob，How did you spend your summer vacation? Let me tell you something about my vacation. We started our train trip to Penang in a morning and after two hours we arrived there.I had my 15th birthday during this vacation. It was the most special birthday I had had. My gran

47、dmother didn't go with us. So I had something new to tell her. This trip brought my family closer. I will never forget it.Yours， Nancy Dear Nancy ，I'm very glad to hear from you. During this summer vacation, I went to Walt Disney World in Florida with my family. It was my favorite vacation b

48、ecause I spent time with my family. We visited the theme (主题) parks and had lots of fun. We also went on rides, saw many funny characters (人物 ) and took pictures with them. We really had a good time together.Yours， Bob1) How did Nancy and her family go to Penang?ABy car. BBy bus. CBy train. D By pla

49、ne.2) Nancy had her birthday during the trip.A15th B14th C13th D 12th3) Bob spent the summer vacation with his .A friends B classmates C cousins D family4) Bob did not during the vacation.Ago on rides B climb the mountains C visit theme parks D see funny characters5) Which of the following is TRUE?A

50、 Bob didn't enjoy his vacation very much. B Nancy's grandmother went to Penang with her. C Nancy thought this trip brought her family closer. D It took Nancy and her family two and a half hours10. Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They

51、 serve some certa in purpose, teach you a less on or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, Ion g-lost frie nd or even a real stra nger. But you know that every mome nt they will in flue nce your life in some se

52、rious ways.Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming ( 克服)those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and adva ntages. Everyth ing happe ns for a reas on and nothing happe ns by cha

53、 nce or with good or bad luck.The people you meet in flue nce your life, and the success and failure you experie nce create who you are. Even the bad experie nce can be lear ned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and importa nt on es.Enjoy every day even every mome nt and take from i

54、t everyth ing that you possibly can, for you may n ever be able to experie nce it aga in. Talk to people whom you have n ever talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals (目标)high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.No matter who you meet a

55、nd whatever happens to you, most importantly, you can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and the n go out and live it.1) The people we meet.A .all know where to find usB.serve us on no purposeC.won' t become our neighborD.will change us in some ways2) From the passage, we kno

56、w that bad things can make us.A .realize our further abilityB.terribly meet bad luckC.find no serious successD.possibly enjoy every moment3) The underlined word“ poignant ” in the passage means“” in Chinese.A.平淡的B .明显的C .深刻的D .艰苦的4) The writer ' s advice is that we should.A . n ever talk to stra

57、 nge peopleB . lear n as much as we can each dayC . overcome difficulties pain fullyD . not believe in ourselves but others5) Which is the best title for the passage?A . Create Your Own LifeB . Hold Your Head UpC . People You Meet in LifeD . Thi ngs Hap pen to You11 . A kind of little cars may some day take the place of tod ay' s cars. If every one drives such cars in the future , there will be less pollution in the car. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities , and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the u