初中英语阅读模考真题

1、初中英语阅读模考真题 a it was a cold winter when john walked out onto an icy lake,cut the hole in the ice,dropped in his fishing line with the worm(虫子）and began waiting for a fish to nibble(咬). he was there for almost an hour and got nothing.at this time ,a young boy came ,sat by him and started to fish.one m

2、inutes later,a bass n ibbled and the boy pulled it in quickly . john couldnt believe it and thought it was luck.the boy dropped in his line again and within about ten minutes,he pulled in another one. this went on and on until finally john couldnt take it any more.he went to the boy and said,“son,iv

3、e been here for over an hour and didnt get a thing.you have been here only half and hour and have caught six fish!how did you do it?” “roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.”the boy replied. “what was that?”john asked. again the boy replied,“roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.” “look,”said john,“i cant underst

4、and a word.” so the boy spit（吐）into his hand and said,“you have to keep the worms warm!” 41.john cut a hole in the ice to . a.watch the fish b.look for warms c.swim in the lake d.catch some fish 42.in paragraph2,the underline words“ bass ”might look like the thing in picture . . . a. b. c. d. 43.joh

5、n couldnt stand the boy . a.sitting by him b.getting more fish c.talking to him d.eating worms 44.the boy spent about minute(s)getting all the six fish. a.1 b.10 c.30 d.60 45.the boy couldnt speak clearly because he . a.refused to tell the truth b.had worms in his mouth c.spoke a different language

6、d.was too cold to open his mouth b culture shows are experiencing a come-back this year. the following three programs have become highly popular among viewers (观众) for their stress on the traditional chinese culture and literature(文学). chinese poetry competition this tv poetry competition show broug

7、ht about a wide discussion by shaping the viewers opinions on classical chinese poems. the competitors should not only memorize a large number of poems, but also have a quick mind and a good usage of poems. besides the competitors fantastic performance, the show also introduced the poems to the view

8、ers through pictures or music. readers the weekly talk show, readers, is directing the public attention to chinese literature. it invites people from all walks of life, such as writers, doctors or actors, to read aloud excerpts(节选) from poems, letters or books they like or wrote. after reading, the

9、guests also share stories from their own life explaining why the excerpts touched their heart. though the beautiful words, readers brings the almost-lost habit of reading back into the public, allowing the public to experience the beauty of language. letters alive letters as a way of communication h

10、ave long given way to phone calls. but letters alive is helping bring this old way back into the present. to date the program, with eleven star performers reading letters written by historical people, has been widely watched online. mostly written towards the end of a writers life, these letters are

11、 shaping the viewers value on life and death. 46. to win the chinese poetry competition , one must . a. discuss it online b. memorize poems c. be a quick thinker d. draw for the poems a. a. b b. c. d c. b. c d. a. c 47. the underlined expression “all walks of life” means people from different . a. a

12、ges b. jobs c. countries d. programs 48. the guests in readers. a. have lost the habit of reading b. read to the public every month c. can share their feelings after reading d. have to read articles written by themselves 49. to date, letters alive invites to read the letters. a. famous performers b.

13、 smart viewers c. well-known writers d. program directors 50. these programs encourage people to a. use phones more b. follow favorite stars c. give job advice d. pick up reading c we didnt always live on mango street. before that we live on looms, and before that we lived on keeler. before keeler i

14、t was paulina. the water pipes (水管) on loomis broke. thats why we moved to mango street. its a small and brown house with a broken front door. there is no front yard. it looks smaller between the two buildings on either side. there are two stairs in our house, but they are ordinary hallway stairs, a

15、nd the house has only one washroom. everybody has to share a bedroom. once a classmate passed by and saw me playing out front. “where do you live?” she asked. “there,” i said pointing up to the house. “you live there?” “you live there?” the way she said it made me feel nothing. “there,” i nodded. i

16、knew then i have to have a house on a hill like the ones with gardens where papa works. i used to go there. i dont anymore. im tired of staring at them like the hungry. one day i will on my own house. not a flat. not a daddys house. a house all my own. only a house quiet as snow and clean as paper.

17、people who lives on hills sleep so close to the stars that they forget those who live too much on the earth. but i wont forget who im or where i came from. the passing homeless will ask, “can i come in, lady?” ill offer them a room and ask them to stay, because i know how it is to be without a house

18、. ill be happy to help them. 51. the writers family is now living on . a. loomis street b. keeler street c. paulina street d. mango street 52. the writer probably lives in the house of picture a. b. c. d. 53. the writer might feel with her classmates words. a. upset b. proud c. satisfied d. excited

19、54. from the underline sentence. we know that the writer feels hungry for a. a nice friend b. a good job c. a dream house d. a tasty meal 55. the writer believes that one day she will a. take gardening classes b. live with her parents c. forget where shes from d. help the homeles d what has scales(鳞

20、片) and curl into a ball? pangolins! pangolins is a name coming from the malaysian word “pengguling”, which means “rolling over”, as they are able to roll themselves up into a ball when facing danger. the scales, covering most their bodies, are quite protective. if other animal gets caught between th

21、e scales, it can get a serious cut. pangolins live mainly on ants and some other insects. with small heads and no tooth, pangolins have very long, strong and sticky(黏的) tongues that are perfect for getting ants in the deep holes. as they have poor eyesight, they look for ants with their sense pf sme

22、ll. with strong legs, they are not only good at digging holes but also can run surprisingly fast and often rise on their back legs to smell the air. sleeping in the daytime and looking for food at night, pangolins are called the animals of night. since they are very secretive, it is difficult for sc

23、ientists to study them. though little is known, pangolins are greatly killed for their meat and scales. most asian people believe the scales can have medical purposes. but according to recent research, the scales actually are no good medicine, as they are made from the same thing that also forms hum

24、an hair and fingernails. almost killed to extinction(灭亡)，pangolins are now regarded as one of the most valuable animals that need protection. world pangolin day is marked on the third saturday in february to call upon the public to protect them. 56.pangolins get their name bacause they _. a. have sc

25、ales all over b. can roll themselves up c. come from malaysia d. often get caught 57. paragraph 3 mainly talks about _. a. where pangolins live b. what pangolins look like c.how pangolins get food d.how fast pangolins move 58.pangolins are too _ for scientists to study. a.active b.dangerous c.secret

26、 d.healthy 59.the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 explains why pangolins scales _. a.taste delicious as food b.look like human fingernails c.protect themselves from danger d.do no good to human health 60.according to the passage, which of the following statement is true? a. pangolins are now in g

27、reat danger. b. pangolins are dangerous to human. c. pangolins usually look for food during the day. d. world pangolin day is on the third friday in may. a paul really felt very happy. when he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. it was from some of

28、his classmates asking him to join in their camping trip. this was the first time he was asked to take part in an out-of-school activity. why were they asking him now? nobody seemed to like him. in fact, he bad been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. as a result, he had put on a lot of

29、weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him. cindy, who was standing near paul when he mad the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. everyone was pleased that paul thought that was true. but there was no camping trip. the whole thing was

30、made up. at first, cindy thought it was fun. but later, when paul told her that he was going to buy a sleeping buy with his pocket money, cindy had a second idea. she knew that pauls family was poor, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. cindy also hated to

31、 tell paul the truth. her close fiends would be angry with her. what should she do now? she thought for a while, then a good idea came up with her. she didnt want to cheat paul. she decided to give him a surprise to make him happy. 46. the invitation was from _ a. paul b. cindy c. cindys teachers d.

32、 pauls classmates 47. the sentence he drowned his feeling with food in paragraph l means _ a. paul brought his food to his classmates b. paul ate a lot to make himself less lonely c, paul had a lot of food to put on his weight d. paul asked for a lot of food from his classmates 48, after receiving t

33、he invitation, paul felt happy because_ . a. he knew it was a trick b. he liked camping trip c. it seemed that his classmates liked him d. he had much pocket money 49. from the story, we know _. a. everybody liked paul in his class b. paul joined in many out-of-school activities c. everybody would g

34、o camping except paul d. paul was fat and his classmates often made fun of him 50. what surprise might cindy give paul at last? a. she told paul the troth. b. she gave some money to paul. c. she bought a sleeping bag for paul. d. she decided to go on a camping trip with paul and her classmates. b no

35、wadays there seem to be an app for everything. and mobile apps have been a part of our life. the following apps are part of the most popular apps. ximalaya reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. whats special about it is that you can u

36、se it to download book recording that can be listened to. it has more than 1 million valuable resources. baby bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app . word hero may help learn more english

37、words while youre playing games , so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn english , use it ! world of tanks blitz(坦克世界),a free-to -play online game with over 40 million downloads , bring quick-fire tank fights .“a lot of tanks ,a lot of people and a lot of fun. ” it will be

38、the best choice to kill your time. 51. ctrip is a useful app for _ . a. playing games b. learning english c.booking tickets d. drawing pictures 52. you can not know about _from ximalaya reading. a. poems b. novels c. news d. fairy tales 53. to remember words in a fun way , _is a good choice . a. ctr

39、ip b. word hero c. baby bus d. world of tanks blitz 54. world of tanks blitz has _ downloads and it fits in peoples free time. a. more than 40 million b. less than 1 million c. more than 1 million d. less than 40 million 55. according to the material above,_ . a. we can buy tickets from ctrip only i

40、n the daytime b. we have to pay some money for world of tanks blitz c. we cant use ximalaya reading to download book recording d. peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw picture with the help of baby bus c e- mail is used for everything, and it makes life easier. but do you know where e-mail came

41、 from? the man who invented it was ray tomlinson, a us engineer. he died at the age of 74 on march 5, 2021. back in 1971, tomlinson was working on something that could send messages from one computer to another. tomlinson tried to find a way to separate users name from the names of their computers .

42、 he needed a kind of symbol, however, it couldnt be a popular one, and it couldnt be one that computers might know in a different context. it needed to be on keyboard at the same time. the sign made the most sense, he told wired in 2021. it said where the user was.at. for example, by writingalex at

43、2lst century teens you can send a message to somebody named alex who works at 21st century teens. this was the early from of e-mail the interesting thing is that tomlinson didnt remember what the very first test message he sent was. tomlinson, the father of e-mail, changed the way the world communic

44、ates and more importantly saved the symbol . today, the symbol is finding new life outside of our inboxes ( 收件箱) . most famously, social media like weibo and wechat use it at the beginning of user names. so even if we dont use e-mail some day, tomlinsons contribution will certainly live on. 56. toml

45、inson invented the e-mail in _ a. 1971 b. 1974 c. 2021 d. 2021 57. tomlinson chose the symbol because _ . a. it was a popular symbol b. he knew it could separate users names c. is the perfect symbol on the keyboard d. its on the keyboard and no one used it before 58. the sign tells us_of the user. a

46、. the job b. the place c. the name d. the number 59. according to the last three paragraphs, which statement is true? a. tomlinson changed how we communicate. b. the symbol now is only used outside of the inboxes. c. tomlinson s contributions wont live on if we dont use e-mail d. tomlinson still rem

47、embered clearly what the first message he sent was. 60. whats the passage mainly about? a. its about how to send e-mails on the computer. b. its about how tomlinson invited the e-mail and the sign . c. its about tomlinsons contribution to 21st century teens. d. its about why the sign is as important

48、 as weibo and wechat. d everyone has his or her own personality (性格) ,but a new study says mast peoples personalities can fit into four types, they are optimistic (乐观), trusting, pessimistic (悲观), and envious（好胜的）the study was done by a group of spanish scientists. they divided 541 volunteers into p

49、airs, and put them in different situations, according to science daily. they wanted to see how the volunteers dealt with the difficult situations, for example in one situation, two people could hunt deer together, but could daily hunt rabbits if they decided on hunt alone, scientists then used compu

50、ters to classify volunteers according to their behaviors. the result shows that 90 percent of the volunteers belong to the four types; among them, the envious is the most common (30%) .these people dont care if they succeed, as long as they are better than the other person. in the hunting game, they

51、 will choose to hunt rabbits. that way they can hunt by themselves and try to catch more rabbits than the other person. the optimistic (20%) believe they and their partners will make the choices that are best for both of them. they will choose to hunt deer because that is the best for both hunters t

52、he pessimistic (20%) dont think may choices are good enough. they usually choose the one that is least harmful. so they will go for rabbits because that way he or she is more likely to catch something. and the trusting (20%) always work well with others, without worrying too much about whether they

53、win or lose. so in the hunting game, they will choose to hunt deer without a second thought . 61. there we types most peoples personalities can fit into. a. four b. three c. two d. one 62. the spanish scientists did the study, to know _ . a. how the volunteers could hunt deer b. how file volunteers

54、could hunt rabbit alone c. how the volunteers could hunt deer and rabbits together d. how the volunteers dealt with the difficult situations 63.the underlined word classify in paragraph 3 means_ . a.总结 b.分类 c.转变 d.掌管 64. the result of the study shows that _ is the most common, a. the envious b. the

55、trusting c. the optimistic d. the pessimistic 65. if the volunteers are pessimistic, they will _ in the hunting game. a. hunt deer without a second thought b. go for rabbits because its an easier way to catch something c. hunt deer because its the best for both hunters d. hunt rabbits by themselves and try to catch more a many years ago, a young woman doctor named jessie received a present “a parrot” at her birthday party. she w