初中英语阅读理解练习题0001

1、初中英语阅读理解练习题Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised。Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknow

2、shisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople'srule。Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（奇特的）tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkinthatway。Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文学）。Andthequestion,“HowshallIbeg

3、in?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced（有经验的）enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwillneveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail-thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhav

4、eeventhoughtofthebeginning.1。 Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses.A. verywellB. inthewayofwesternruleC. inthewayofhisownruleD. alloftheabove2。 Thewriterwassurprisedbecause.A. theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorseB. theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorseC. theartistmadehisownruleD. theartistdidn

5、otfollowotherpeople'srule3。 Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.A。 youdon'tknowwheretobeginB。 youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailCoyoualwaysaskedquestionD.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers4。 Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.A。 neveraskquestionB。 oftenbeginatthetailC。 shouldwritetheen

6、dofthestoryD。 shouldthinkofthebeginning5。 Thetopicofthepassageis.AHowtodrawahorseB.HowtowriteastoryCoHowtomakeyourownrulesD.TrusttoyourownpowersKey:CDDCDNo4middleSchoolKunming,yunnanApril2nd,2004Deareditor（编辑），IliveinabeautifulcityManyvisitorscometomycity.therearesomanycolorfulpeacocks（孔雀）here.Thepe

7、acocksmostlyliveonthegrasslandofDongfengSquareTheyaregivenfoodfreelybyvisitors.Theyusuallythrowfoodtothem,anddon'tthink<allwhetherthefoodisrightornot。Someofthepeacocksbecameill,someevendiedaftereatingthebadfoodgivenbythevisitors.I'msuremostofthevisitorswhothrowfoodtothepeacocksreallyliket

8、hebirds,butdon'trealize（意识至U）thattheymaybedoingthemharm（伤害）Thevisitorsshouldbetoldthatwhathavedoneisveryharmfultothebirds,andthiskindofthingmustbestoppedfromhappening.PerhapswecanbuildsomesmallshopsbesideDongfengSquaretosellpeacockfood.Foruseveryperson,it'sourdutytogivemorelovetothesebeautif

9、ulbirdsandtolookafterthemcarefully。Yours,SunYan()6.Manyvisitorscometothewriter'scityto.A。dosomeshoppingB。seebeautifulpeacocksC.playonDongfengsquareD.eatnicefood()7。Somepeacocksbecameillanddiedbecausesomevisitors;A.did'tgivethemanyfoodB。gavethemtoomuchfoodC.threwthemsomebadfoodD。lovedthemandp

10、layedwiththem()8.SomeshopscanbebuiltbesideDongfengSquaresothattheymay.A。sellfoodforvisitorsB。sellfoodforpeacocksC.makethesquaremorebeautifulD.havethebeautifulbirds()9.Fromthepassageweknowpeopleshould。A. liveandplaywiththebirdsB. stopthebirdsfromeatingtoomuchC. giverightfoodtothebirdsD. givemorefoodt

11、othebirds()10。Wecanguessthewriteroftheletter,SunYan,maybea.A.visitorB.shopkeeperC.squarekeeperD.student6-10:BCBCD（3）EverytownintheUnitedStateshasapostoffice。Someareverysmall,andyoumayalsofindtheminthecornerofashop。Othersarelargerbuildings.TheyareopenfivedaysaweekandonSaturdaymornings.FromMondaythrou

12、ghFridaytheyareusuallyopenfrom8：30to4：30。Ifyouknowhowmuchthepostage(由B资)isforyourletter,youcanbuystampsatanywindow。Insomepostofficesyoucanbuystampsfrommachines.Stampsaresoldmanydifferentprices,fromonecent(美分)tomanydollars。Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyouletter,youmayaskthemanorthewomaninthepost

13、officeforhelp.heorshewillgiveyouthestampsyouneed.Ifyouaresendingyourletterfaraway,youshoulduseairmailenvelopes(航空信封).Rememberthatpostagewillbemoreexpensiveforalettertobesentoutsidethecountry.Atapostofficeyoucanalsobuypostcards。Apostcardischeaperthanaletter。Usuallythepriceofpostageforapostcardisabout

14、halfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuyatapostofficedonothavepictures。However,alsotheyarenottobesentoutsidethecountry.Lettersareaneasyandcheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries。()11.ThepassagetellusthatwecanfindeasilyintheUnitedStatesofAmerica。A。 postofficesB.largebuildingsC.smallsh

15、opsD。differentbanks()12.ThepostofficesintheUnitedStatesareopen.A.sevenhoursadayB。sixhoursadayCofivehoursadayD。eighthoursaday()13。Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyourletter,youcan.A.goandbuystampsfromthemachineinthepostofficesendacheappostcardinsteadofyourletterB。 getintouchwithsomebodyyouknowinthe

16、postofficeC.askthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp（）14。Thepriceofpostageforismoreexpensive.A。abeautifulpostcardB.aletterwrittenonenvelopeCoaletterbyairmailD.apostcardwithpictures（）15.ThepassagetellsussomethingaboutintheUSAAothepostB。thepostageC。lettersD.postcards11-15ADDCA（4）Long,longagotherewasa

17、veryfoolishthief。Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?Whenhewantedtosteal（偷）thebellonhisneighbour'sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdof（抓住）thebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink,“Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise"hesaid。Hethoughtandthought.Atlastheha

18、danidea。"AhI'llputsomecottoninmyearsThenIwon'tbeabletohearthenoise."Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell。Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout。Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.“Stealmy

19、bell?I'llteachyoualesson（教训）Jtheangrymanshouted。Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell。WWhydidhecomeoutjustthen?”hewondered（感至U疑惑）。（）16.Thethiefwastryingtoget。AohisneighbourB。hisneighbour'sdoorbellCsomecottonDadoorwithabellonit（）17.Thet

20、hiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbeforhimtostealthedoorbell。A. safeBdifficultCdangerousD.easy（）18。Theneighbourranoutprobably（很可能）because。AheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolenB. hethoughtsomeonewaseager（渴望的）tovisithimCoherealized（意识至U）somethingstrangehappenedD。BothBandC（）19.Theneighbourhitthethi

21、efto。A. givehimlessonsB。punish（惩罚）himforstealingC.helphimwiththebellDbehisteacher（）20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A。Thethiefunderstoodwhyhewashitonthenose.B. Thethiefknewwhytheneighbourcameout.CoThethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn'thearthenoisethebellmade。D。Thethiefdidn'twanttoknowwhytheneighbou

22、rranout.16-20BADBC（5）Afarmerwasputinprison（监狱）.Oneday,hegotaletterfromhiswife。“Iamworriedaboutoutfarm,“shewroteIt'stimetoplantpotatoesbutIcan'tdoallthedigging（挖）bymyselfJThefarmerthoughtoverandthenhadanidea。Hewrotetohiswife,"Don'tdigthefields。Thisidwheremygold(金子)is。Don'tplantpo

23、tatoesuntilIcomehome。Afewdayslater,thefarmergotantherletterfromhiswife。Itsaid,“Twodaysago,abouttenprisonguards(监狱看守)cametoourfields。Itlookedasiftheywerelookingforsomething.Theyhavedugourfield.”Thefarmerwrotetohiswifeatonce."Nowyoucanplantourpotwtoee()21.Thefarmerwasputinprison.A。 becausehehaddo

24、nesomethingwrongB。 becausehehadalotofgoldinthefieldsC。 Thewriterdidn'tsayanythingaboutwhythefarmerwasputinprisonD。 Fornothing()22。Thefarmer'swifewasmuchworriedaboutA。herhusbandB。theirfarmC.plantingpotatoesD.herself()23.Thefarmertoldhiswife_first.A.nottodigthefieldsBtodigthefieldsC.toaskthepr

25、isonguardsforhelpDtofindthegoldinthefields()24。Whydidtheprisonguardsdigthefarmer'sfields?。A。 TheywantedtohelpthefarmerB。 TheirleaderorderedthemtodosoC。 ThefarmeraskedthemtodosoD。 Theywantedtofindoutthegold()25。Whydidthefarmeraskhiswifetoplantpotatoesatonce?Because.A。 theirfieldshadbeendugB。 theg

26、oldwasfoundoutCotheprisonguardsaskedhimtodosoD。theprisonguardswerediggingthefields21-25CBADA(6)AnowlisabirdwithverylargeeyesThoseeyesmaketheowllookclever.Theowlcannotmoveitseyesfreelyaspeoplecan.Itcanonlylookstraightahead(朝前)。Ifitwantstolookatbothsides,itmustturnitsneck。Owlsseebetteratnightthandurin

27、gtheday.Atnighttheylookforfood.TheyeatmiceandinsectsOwlsmakeastrangenoisebecausetheowlssleepmostoftheday.Theyusuallygivetheircriesatnight.Thecrysoundslike"Whoo!'WhTbisstrangesoundsometimesfrightenspeopleatnight.26。 Anowllookscleverbecauseitcanlookstraightahead.27。 Anowllooksforfoodatnightbe

28、causeitseesbetteratnightthanduringtheday。28。 Anowllivesonallkindsofbirds.29。 Thecryofanowlisfrightening.30。 Manmustnotkillowlsbecausetheyarehelpfultopeople。26-30BABAACoffeehasbecomethemostpopularAmericandrink。TodaypeopleintheUnitedStatesdrinkmorecoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.Peopledrinkco

29、ffeeatbreakfast,atlunch,atdinnerandbetweenmeals.Theydrinkhotcoffeeorcoffeewithiceinit.Theydrinkitatworkandathome.Theyeatcoffeeice-creamandcoffeecandy.Coffeeisblackandverystrong。Differentpeopleliketodrinkitindifferentways.Somepeoplelikecoffeewithcreamorsugarinit。Otherpeoplelikecoffeewithbothcreamands

30、ugarinit。Inallwaysitisserved。Coffeehasbecomeaninternationaldrink31。 Coffeeisandrink.A。interestingB.internationalC。ice-creamD。American32。 Differentpeopleliketodrinkcoffee。AatworkorathomeB.indifferentwaysCwithcreamorsugarDbetweenmeals33TodayAmericansdrinkcoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.Aasmuc

31、hasB.lessC.moreD.most34。 “Coffeeisblackandverystrong."ThewordSTRONGheremeansAo坚固的Bo淡的C.清的D.浓的35。 isthemostpopularAmericandrink.ABlackteaB.CoffeeC.WaterwithiceDWhisky3135BBCDBComputersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife。Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhe

32、lppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan'tdoeasily。Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers。Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren。Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprove（提高）theirstudiesinschool。Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideo

33、ortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplain（抱怨）thatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind。Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes。Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Will

34、computersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.36。 Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Because.A.ourcountryasksustolearnitB.itcanhelpusalotCowecanuseittoplaygamesD.itcanhelpustofindjobs37.Whatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?.A。Theirstudents

35、andchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames.BoComputersletthemlosttheirjobs。C. Computersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind.D. Computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble。38. Inthispassageweknowcomputers.A。alsobringustroubleB.bringushappinessonlyC.arehatedbypeopleD。arebadforpeople'shealth39. Cancomputersreallyhel

36、pchildrentostudy?.A.Yes,theycan。B。It'shardtosayCNo,theycan't.D.Ofcoursenot40. Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?Ithinkitmeans.A. computersareusedbypeopleB. peoplecanlivewellwithoutcomputersCoonemustdecidehowtousecomputersD.computersarestrangemachines3640BCAAC（9）Onceuponatimether

37、elivedanoldman.Hehadthreesons。Oneday,hecalledthemtogetherandsaid,"Sons,Iwilldiesoon.TomyoldestsonIgivehalfmycamels,tomysecond,one-third（三分之一）,andtomyyoungest,one-ninth（九分之一）:'Soonafterthathedied。Now,theoldmanhadseventeencamels,andthethreebrothersdidn'tknowhowtodoastheirfathersaid。Theyth

38、oughtalongtimeabouttheproblem,anditseemedthattheymusteitherkillsomeofthecamelsandcutthemintopieces,ordisobeytheirfather.Atlasttheywenttotheirfather'soldfriendandaskedforhisadvice.Assoonasheheardtheirstory,hesaid,"Iwillhelpyou。Iwasagoodfriendofyourfather。Iamold.Ihaveonlyonecamel,buttakeititi

39、s_一”yoursoThethreesonsthankedtheoldmanandtookhiscamel。Nowtheyfounditwaseasytodoastheirfatherwished,Theoldesttookhalf-thatwasninecamels;thesecondtookone-third,thatwassix;andtheyoungesttookone-ninth,thatwastwo。Aftereachhadgothiscamels,theyfoundthattherewasstillacamelthere.So,toshowtheirthankstotheirfa

40、ther:stheyndbvethecamelbacktohim41。 “Onceuponatime"means"".A。longlongagoB.notverylongagoC.atonceD。sometimes42。 Themeaningof"disobey"inthesecondparagraphis。""Ao服从B.违背Co听从D.嘲笑43。 Themeaningof"askedforhisadvice"inthesecondparagraphis"。”Ao向他请教Bo问他数量Co批评他

41、D.劝告他44。 Thesecondoldmanthethreebrothers.A.wasgoodtoB.wasnotgoodtoC。didn'tlikeD。cheated（哄骗）45。 Boththetwooldmeninthestorywere。A.foolishB.cleverC.poorD.rich4145ABAAB（10）Tomlivedbyhimselfalongwayfromtown.Hehardlywenttotown,butonedayhewentintotowntobuyafewthings.Afterheboughtthem,hewentintoarestaur

42、antandsatdownatatable.Whenhelookedaround,hesawsomeoldpeopleputglassesonbeforereadingtheirnewspapers.Soafterlunchhedecidedtogotoashoptobuyhimselfonepair,too.Hewalkedalongtheroad,andsoonfoundashop.treadwithThemanintheshoplethimtryonalotofglasses,butTomalwayssaid,"No,Ican'Themanbecamepuzzled（迷

43、惑的）these.”andhesaid,"Excuseme,butcanyouread?"No,ofcourseIcan!"Tomsaidangrily."IfIcouldreadbefore,doyouthinkIwouldcomeheretobuyyourglasses?"46. Tomlived.A。withhisfamilyB.neartownC.inthecountryD.intown47.Tomdidn'tgototown.AoneverB。oftenC.sometimesD.sometime48。 WhydidTomdec

44、idetobuyapairofglasses?A。Becausehethoughtifheboughtthem,hecouldread.B.BecausetheywereverybrightC.Becausetheywerecheap.D。Becausehecouldreadnewspaper49。 Tomwenttotheshopto.AohavearestB。havedinnerC。wearglassesD。buyapairofglasses4649CBAD(11)Weknowmosquitoesverywell.MosquitoesflyeverywhereTheycanbefounda

45、lmostallovertheworld,andtherearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecideifshelovesyou.She?Yes,she。Themalemosquitodoesn'!tbOnlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsbloodtolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites。Butifs

46、hedoesn'likeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood。Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberyouarechosen。You'redifferentfromtheothers!Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shelandsonyourbodywithoutlettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent。Aftershebites,you

47、willhaveanitch(痒)onyourbodybecausesheputssomethingfromhermouthtogetherwithyourblood.Whentheitchbegins,shehasflownaway.Andthenwhathappens?Well,afterherdeliciousdinner,themosquitofeelstired。Shewantstofindaplacetohaveagoodrest。There,inatreeoronawall,shebeginstolayeggs,hundredsofeggs.()51。Allthepeopledo

48、n'tlikemosquitoes.()52.Allmosquitoesliketobitepeopleforblood.()53。Ifamosquitowantstobiteyou,itmeanssheisverytired。()54。Themosquitobitesyoutooquicklyandquietlytoletyouknow.()55。Theitchbeginsafterthemosquitofliesaway.5155FFFTT(12)Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorpests(昆虫)havetheirspecialcolours?ColoursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselvesoSomebirdslikeeatinglocusts(蝗虫)，butbirdscannoteasilycatchthem。Why?Itisbecauselocustschangetheir