初中英语阅读理解精品试题

1、命题一（原文）Plastic pollution in the Pacific (252 words) Did you have a favorite plastic toy when you were a child? Did it break? Did your parents throw it away? Well, I know where it is. Its floating in the Pacific Ocean in a place called the North Pacific Gyre. How did it get there? Well, let me explai

2、n.Many countries around the Pacific dump their garbage in the ocean. Most of the garbage sinks to the bottom. But plastic floats-just like the plastic duck in your bathtub. However, unlike water in a bathtub, the water in the Pacific Ocean moves. It moves in a clockwise motion and this spinning moti

3、on, called a gyre, pulls things toward the middle. So, all the plastic ends up in the same place. One scientist says the area looks just like “plastic soup”.This phenomenon of spinning plastic soup was discovered about ten years ago. Since that time the amount of plastic in this area has increased t

4、enfold. And this plastic will not just go away: it takes 400 years for plastic to degrade! And, even worse, fish and sea birds are eating the plastic. They think it looks like food. The plastic doesnt poison them but the fish (who are not smart!) think their bellies are full. So, they stop eating an

5、d die of starvation. Dolphins and whales will also eat plastic and die.Governments are starting to work together to clean up this area but it will take many years. Thats why we should always try to recycle plastic even our old toys.命题二（原文）Real kid cowboy rides to school. (267 words) How do you usual

6、ly get to school? By bus? On foot? Rody Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently he goes by horse.Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles (6.4 km) to and from school since the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I am on my way at 6 a

7、m,” Burch says. “The roads are mostly empty at this time of morning. Its a nice way to start the day.”The idea was his dads. His family was enjoying their vacation at their farm this summer. “My dad just said: Roby, you should ride your horse to school every day,” says Burch. He thought it really wa

8、s a great idea.When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster, Joe Cox, and, surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even allowed Burch to keep the horse next to the headmasters house. Then, his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and h

9、as fewer cars.For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues to ride Jet. “I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather,” he says.Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old he was afraid, but now,

10、“its what I do best.” Its no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than anything,” he says. “Its really a guy thing.”命题三（原文）Going to a concert (230 words)Anna and Jane had tickets for a pop concert in London. They were very excited about the concert. They

11、 had planned their day out in London very carefully. They worked out which trains to catch, where to eat and where they wanted to go shopping. Then they got some really exciting news. A friend of Janes was working with the sound equipment backstage. He said he could get them special passes so they c

12、ould go backstage. He promised to ask the group if the girls could come to say Hello. He said that he was sure he could get them the groups autographs. The girls could hardly wait!Then two days before the concert, Anna got a cold. It got worse and worse, even though she stayed in bed and took medici

13、ne. On the evening before the concert, she had a fever and was very sick indeed. Annas mother rang Jane. “Annas too sick to go to the concert,” she said. “You had better find someone else to go with.”The next day, Anna was feeling very sorry for herself. Then she had a visitor. It was Jane! She came

14、 with a big bag of fruit and a pile of their favorite CDs.“I gave the tickets to Jill and Sue in the end,” she said. “Well go to another concert when youre well. It wouldnt be much fun without you.”命题一（改后）Did you have a favorite plastic toy when you were a child? Did it break? Did your parents throw

15、 it away? Well, I know where it is. Its floating (漂浮) in the Pacific Ocean in a place called the North Pacific Gyre (环流). Well, let me explain how it got (7s) there.Many countries around the Pacific put their garbage in the ocean. Most of the garbage sinks (9). But plastic floats-just like the plast

16、ic duck in the swimming pool. However, unlike water in a pool, the water in the Pacific Ocean moves. It moves in a clockwise motion (顺时针方向运动) and this gyre pulls (9) things toward the middle. So, all the plastic ends (8x) up in the same place. One scientist says the area looks just like “plastic sou

17、p”.This plastic soup was discovered (8x) about ten years ago. Since that time the amount of plastic in this area has increased (9) a lot. And this plastic will not just go away: it takes 400 years for plastic to degrade (降解)! And, even worse, fish and sea birds are eating the plastic. They think it

18、looks like food. The plastic doesnt kill them directly, but the fish (who are not smart!) think they are full. So, they stop (7x) eating (7s) and die of hunger. Dolphins and whales will also eat plastic and die.Governments are starting to work together to clean up this area but it will take many yea

19、rs. Thats why we should always try (8s) to recycle (9) plastic Even our old toys should be recycled.命题二（改后）How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Rody Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently (adv 9) he goes by horse (马).Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles (

20、6.4 km) to and from school since (prep 9) the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing (v 7x) my blue jacket and jeans, I am on my way at 6 am,” Burch says. “The streets are mostly empty (adj 9) at this time of morning. Its a nice way to start the day.”The idea was his dads (n 7s). His fam

21、ily was enjoying their vacation at their farm this summer. “My dad just said: Roby, you should (8s) ride your horse to school every day,” says Burch. He thought it really was a great idea.When they got back home, Burch asked for permission (n 9) from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and, surprisingly,

22、he got the green light. Cox even allowed (n 8x) Burch to keep the horse next to (7x) the headmasters house. Then, his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has fewer (adj 8s) cars.For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as

23、 the days grow shorter and colder, he continues (v 9) to ride Jet. “I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather,” he says.Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old he was afraid, but (conj 7s) now, “its what I do best.” Its no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he

24、 grows up. “I love riding horses more than anything else (adj 7x),” he says. “Its really a guy thing.”命题三（改后） Anna and Jane had tickets for a pop concert in Sydney. They were very excited about the concert. They had planned their day out in Sydney very carefully. They worked out which trains to catc

25、h (9), where to eat and where they wanted to go shopping. Then they got some really exciting (7s) news. A friend of Janes was working with the sound equipment backstage(在后台). He said he could help them go backstage. He also said he would ask the group if the girls could come to say Hello. He was sur

26、e he could get them the groups autographs. The girls could hardly wait (7x)!Then two days before the concert, Anna got a cold. It got worse and worse, even though she stayed in bed and took medicine. On the evening before the concert, she had a fever. Annas mother called Jane. “Annas too sick (8s) t

27、o go to the concert,” she said. “You had better find someone else (7x) to go with.”The next day, Anna was feeling very sorry for herself at home. Then she had a visitor (8s). It was Jane! She came with a big bag of fruit and a pile(叠) of their favorite CDs.“I gave the tickets to Rita and Sue in the

28、end, and they went to the concert instead (8x) of us,” she said. “Well go to another (8s) concert when youre well. It wouldnt be much fun without you.”命题一（成题）八、短文填空（共12小题，计12分）B) 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。Did you have a favorite plastic toy when you were a child? Did it break? Did your parents t

29、hrow it away? Well, I know where it is. Its floating (漂浮) in the Pacific Ocean. Well, let me explain how it 89 (get) there.Many countries put their garbage in the Pacific. Most of the garbage sinks. But plastic floats and 90 (move). The North Pacific Gyre (环流) pulls things towards the middle. So, al

30、l the plastic ends up in the same place. One scientist says the area looks just like “plastic soup”.This “plastic soup” 91 (discover) about ten years ago. Since that time the amount of plastic in this area 92 (increase) a lot. And this plastic will not just go away: it takes 400 years for plastic to

31、 degrade (分解)! And, even worse, fish and sea birds are eating the plastic. They think it looks like food. The plastic doesnt kill them directly, but the fish (who are not smart!) think they are full. So, they stop 93 (eat) and die of hunger. Dolphins and whales will also eat plastic and die.Governme

32、nts are starting to work together to clean up this area, but it will take many years. Thats why we should always try 94 (recycle) plastic even our old toys. 答案: 89. _ 90. _ 91. _ 92. _ 93. _ 94. _ 89. got 90. moves 91. was discovered 92. has increased 93. eating 94.to recycle命题二（成题）三、完形填空（共10小题，计10分

33、）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 36 he goes by horse (马).Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school 37 the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I am on

34、 my way at 6 am,” Burch says. “The streets are mostly 38 at this time of morning. Its a nice way to start the day.”The idea was his 39 . His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer. “My dad just said: Roby, you 40 ride your horse to school every day,” says Burch. He thought it

35、really was a great idea.When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and, surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even 41 Burch to keep the horse next to the headmasters house. Then, his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back stre

36、ets and has 42 cars than the others.For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he 43 to ride his horse. “I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather,” he says.Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old boy

37、 he was afraid, 44 now, “its what I do best.” Its no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 45 else,” he says. “Its really a guy thing.”36. A. normallyB. casuallyC. differentlyD. actually37. A. forB. sinceC. beforeD. after38. A. emptyB. crowded C

38、. busyD. awful39. A. sistersB. brothersC. momsD. dads40. A. willB. wontC. shouldD. shouldnt 41. A. invitedB. allowedC. taughtD. urged42. A. fewerB. fewC. moreD. many43. A. beginsB. stopsC. continuesD. refuses44. A. soB. orC. andD. but45. A. anythingB. nothingC. everybodyD. somebody3640 CBADC 4145 BACDA命题三（成题）八、短文填空（共15小题，计15分）B) 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填