初中英语阅读理解练习题

1、初中英语阅读理解精选1Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither readnor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late atnight .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.Nasredd

2、in was already in bed. It is late, he said. What do you want I want you to write a letter to mywife , said Ali , Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, Has the lettergot to go far What does that matter answered Ali.Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read i

3、t, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letterto your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. Ali went away quickly.Multiple choice( ) 1. Ali wanted to_ to his wife.something a letter written a flower D. say good-bye ( ) 2. At last he found the house of .writer seller old man letter-writer

4、 ( ) Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was .pleased( ) said that his writing was_ .for anyone to read for anyone to readC. too strange for anyone to write for anyone to read( ) 5. This story tells us_.to ask anybody for help to trouble others at nightto ask for help without money to trust othe

5、rs2An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quicklyspent all the money, so that soon he had nothing course ,when that happened, all his friends left he wasquite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helpe

6、dpeople when they had troubles. My money has finished and my friends have gone,said the young man.What will happen to me nowDont worry , young man,answered will soon be all right ,and you will soonfeel much young man was very I going to get rich again then heasked , I didnt mean that, said the oldme

7、ant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.Multiple choice( ) old man died and left his son_.gold C. much money a house( ) 2. When the son was_, he went to see Nasreddin.of money poor and sicktrouble D. quite poor and alone( ) young man was very glad because Nasreddin sa

8、id that_ .would become rich again B. he would soon feel much happier would become clever D. he would havemore friends ( ) meant the young man.get rich again B. would get used to having nothingget used to being in trouble get out of poorness( ) this story tells us is_ .money is everything money makes

9、 the mare go save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerityof friends 3.A man was travelling abroad in a small red day he left thecar and went he came back, its roof was badlyboys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to acircus which was ne

10、ar there. The owner of the elephant said,I amvery sorry!My elephant has a big,round,red thought your car was his chair, and he sat on it!Then he gave the man a letter, inwhich he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. When the man gotback to his own country,the customs offi

11、cers would not believe his said,You sold your new carwhile you were abroad and bought this old one! It was only when the man showed them theletter from the circus man that believed him.Multiple choice( ) man was travelling abroad_.a big bus a green jeep a red car a red taxi( ) car was damaged becaus

12、e_ .was a traffic accident circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shop elephant sat on it( ) circus man said that_ .would pay for part of the damage would pay for all of the damage wouldnt pay for the damagewould buy a new car( ) 4. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers_.A. would

13、 check his new car checked his carC. searched him D. wouldnt believe what he had said,( ) was only_ that made the officers believe him.letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the countrycertificate of his letter from the government4.Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his he was sawi

14、ng,another man in the stopped andsaid,Excuse me, but if you continue to saw that branch like you will fall downwith said thisbecause Nasreddin was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and thetrunk of the said thought,This is some foolish person who has no work to do and go

15、es abouttelling other people what to do and what not to man continued on his way. Of course, after a fewbranch and Nasreddin fel lwith it. My God!he man knows the future !and he ran after him to askhow long he was going to the man had gone.thatpassedthat,fellMultiple choice( ) day Nasreddin was cutt

16、ing a branch_ a tree in his garden.( ) Nasreddin was sawing,another man_ .him to stop working him he would fall down C. would borrow something from him help him saw thatbranch ( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that_ .A. that was a silly fellow B.that was a wise person was a proud pers

17、on fellow cheated him ( ) happenedto Nasreddin after a few minutes brancd fell . fell down to the ground. was hurt himself. D.Both A and B.( ) story is about _ .foolish man B. a wise man a tree necessity of taking good advice5.It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary we

18、nt to answer it.Its me-Peter.Hullo, whos thatshe asked.Peter was a friend of Marys eight-year-old brother,Johnny. Oh hullo, do you wantsaid Mary.Can I speak to johnnyNo,said Mary,you cant speak to him is busy. He is gettingready for is eating his is combing is under thetable,putting his shoes on. Mo

19、ther is gettinghis books and putting them in his school ,Ive got to go now.I have to hold the door school bus is coming .Mtiple choice( ) went to answer it when the teltphone bell rangs sister C,Johnny s mother( ) did Peter want to speak tos brother s sister s grandmother s mother( ) couldnt speak t

20、o Peter because Johnny _ .A. was combing his hair putting his shoes on getting his books D. was busy eating his hreakfast( ) do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephoneare you to say is it( ) this story we know that Johnny was_ .A. a lazy clever boy busy boy hungry boy6.Nasreddin put tw

21、o big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went midday it was very hot,so he stoppedin the shade of a were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes their lunch theywent to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other mens baskets andtoput them in his.Sud

22、denly one of the men woke up and saw are you doing hesaid angrily.Oh,said Nasreddin,dont worry about am half mad, and I do alot of strangeOh,reallysaid the other why dont you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them insomebody elses basketsYou did not understand me,said said that I was

23、 half mad, not quite mad.Multiple choice( ) went to market_.A. to sell his donkey B. to buy somethingC. to sell his grapes D. to find a job( ) 2. Nasreddin stopped_.a big tree a big tree a big tree a big tree( ) Nasreddin was taking away the other mens grapes oneof the men_ .not to see him B. saw hi

24、m and got angryhis fellows up at him( ) said that he did a lot of strange things because_.was clever B. he was quite madwas foolish was half mad( ) this story Nasreddin was _ .selfish man strange man friendly man foolish manthings.7.Nasreddin woke up in the middleof the night and saw something white

25、in his seemedto be moving towards the house.That is a thief(小偷 )! He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪 ) at him. Thenhe went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕 ) to go out of the house inthe dark.The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothe

26、s-line in thegarden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole rightthrough middle of it.My God,said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would havekilled me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them t

27、o thank God for saving him.Multiple choice( ) midnight Nasreddin saw_ in his garden.strange B. a thief white ghost( ) was so frightened that he _.out for help not go out of the housenot stay in his house t say a word( )3. The next morning Nasreddin found_ .wife in the garden clothes-lineC. the thief

28、 dead bullet-hole through the white shirt( ) said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_ .would be killed B. he would diewould have killed would have been killed( ) called his neighbors together in order to_ .a speech the story God them8.A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran

29、in andsaid,If one mans cow killsanothers,is the owner of the first cowresponsibleIt depends, answered the judge.Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.Oh,answered the knows that a cow cannot think likea man,so a cow is not responsible,and that meansthat its owner is notresponsible either.I am so

30、rry,Judge,said the made a meant that my cowkilled yours.The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I think aboutit more carefully,this case is notas easy as I thought at first. Andthen he turned to his clerk and said,Please bring me that big blackbookfrom the shelf behind you.Multiple ch

31、oice( ) neighbour asked the judge_ .A. whether the first cow was responsible the owner of the first cow was responsibleC.whether both cows were responsibleD. whether both the owners were responsible( ) the neighbour reported that the judges cow had killed his,the judge answered that.cow was reponsib

32、le B. its owner was not responsiblea cow nor its owner was responsible cow was responsible( ) the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_.was nothing happened B. his cow had been killedwas his cow that had killed the judges cows had been killed( ) the judge heard that his cow had died, he_.A.g

33、ot angry nothinghis neighbor into prison what he had said at first( ) this story the judge was_ .A. a clever judge humorist9.Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far fromhis home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少 )goes to workby bus. He us

34、ually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on takes (花费 ) him twentyminutes to get there by bike and fortyminutes on foot. Today his bike is broken.He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and hewalks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at

35、half past eight in the morning and finishes at aquarter to five in the afternoon.1. What does Uncle Wang doA. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus Because .A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his homeC. he

36、 likes riding a bikeD. his shop isnt in the middle of the city3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shopA. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutesD. Half an hour4. What time does he usually leave home by bikeA. At ten minutes to eightB. At half past eightC. At ten minutes past eigh

37、tD. At twenty minutes past eight5. He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:0510. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century（ 世纪 ）. Sandwich was rich（ 有 钱的 ） ,but he liked to play cards （纸牌 ） for money. He often played for 24 h

38、ours,and didnt even stop to have his meals. He ordered（ 命令 ） his servants （ 仆人 ） to bring him somemeat and bread. He put the meat between （ 在两者之间 ） the two pieces of bread and held the foodin his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwichs idea, and from thenon they a

39、te bread and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.（ ） 1. Sandwich was the .A. name of a servantB. name of a man with a lot of moneyC. poor man who lived on playing cardsD. name of food which was liked by the rich( ) 2. Sandwich .A. was

40、so interested (兴趣 ) in playing cards that he oftenhad no time to have his mealsB. often brought some bread with him to play cardsC. never ate anything when he played cardsD. had no money to play cards with at last( ) 3. People liked Sandwichs idea because .A. bread, together with meat was cheapB. he

41、 always won when he played cardsC. they liked Sandwich himselfD. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other( ) 4. Today, sandwich is .A. also a name of a rich manB. two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC. not interested in playing cardsD. not liked by most of the

42、 people( ) 5. As food, sandwich .B. sometimes smells （ 闻 ） good, but sometimes notC. is made of bread and meatD. is easy for us to play.中考英语阅读测试 （ 三 ）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间： 2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞In 1620, about half the USAwas covered by forests Today the forests have almost gone A lotof good land has gone wit

43、h them, leaving only sand China doesnt want to copy the USAsexample Were planting more and more trees Weve built the Great Green Wall of trees acrossnorthern part of our country The Great GreenWall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide It will stop the wind fromblowing

44、the earth awayIt will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south MoreGreat Green Walls are needed Trees must be grown all over the world GreatGreen Walls will make the world better根据短文内容，选择正确答案。A. is usually made of（用 . 制做 ） bread and chicken1 In 1620, about _ the USA was cover

45、ed by forestsAa third B half C two thirds D a fourth2 A lot of good land has gone with _A sand B water C wind D forests3 The Great Green Wall in China is _ longA 7,000 kilometers B 1,700 kilometersC 7,000 meters D 400 kilometers4 Trees must be grown in _AChina B the USAC some countries D every part

46、of the world5 _will make the world betterAThe Great Wall B Tall buildingsC Great Green Walls D Flowers and grassKEY: 1. B 2 . D 3 . A 4 . D 5. C 中考英语阅读测试（二）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间： 2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞The English people like take-away food The most popular food is fish andchips They usually go to a fish and c

47、hip shop They put the food in paper bags, and take it home,or to their work place At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park Chinese takeawaysare also very popular in England People inthe USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too But the most popular food in the USA is friedc

48、hicken根据短文内容判断正（门误（F）。1 People in England like fish and chips2 Fish and chips are the most popular food in China3 The English people often go to a fish and chip shop4 They put the food in paper bags5 They take the food only to their work place6 They never eat take-away food in the park7 Chinese take

49、aways are popular in England8 People in Australia dont like Chinese take-away food9 The most popular food in Australia is fried chicken10 Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA根据短文内容，用n栏中适当的词语完成i栏的内容。11 Fish and chips are12 The English people go to a fish and chip shop13 People eat take-a

50、way food14 People take the food home15 The American people also likenA in the park at lunch timeB Chinese take-away food C the most popular take-away food in EnglandD or to their work placeE to buy take-away food KEY:1T 2 F 3T 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F 9F 10T11. C 12 . E 13 . A 14 . D 15 . B 中考英语阅读测试（五）作者：不详 来

51、源：不详 加入时间： 2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞“ Cool ” is a word with many meanings Its old meaning is used to express atemperature that is a little bit cold As the world has changed ，the word has hadmany different meaning Cool ” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anythingC many different meanings

52、Dthe same meaningWhen you see a famous car in the street， maybe you will say ，“ Its coolthink ，“ Hes so cool ，” when you see your favourite footballerWeall maximize （扩大） the meaning of “cool ”You can use it instead of many words such as“ new” or “ surprising ” Heres an interesting story we can use t

53、o show the way the word isused A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布） they had visited On onestudents paper was Just the one sentence，“ Itsso cool Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and feltBut the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words Without “cool ”，

54、some people have no wordsto show the same meaning So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性） Can youthink of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word“cool ” I can And I think they are also very cool1 We know that the word cool has had _A only one meaning B no meanin

55、gsYou may2In the passage ， the word “ express ” meansAsee B show C know Dfeel3 If you are _ something，you may sayIt s cool.A interested in B angry aboutC afraid of D unhappy with4 The writer takes an example to show he isthe way the word is usedA pleased with B strange toC worried about D careful wi

56、th5In the passage ， the writer suggests（暗示） that the word “cool ” _A can be used instead of many wordsB usually means something interestingC can make your life colourfulD may not be as cool as it seemsKEY: 1. C 2 . B 3 . A 4 . C 5. D 中考英语阅读测试（四）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间： 2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞The students were ha

57、ving their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what waterwas like. After that, she asked her students,“ Whats water ”No one spoke for a few minutes Miss Li asked again ，“ Why dont you answer my questionDidntI tell you what water is like”Just then a boy put up his hand and saidMiss L

58、i ， you told us that water has nocolour and no smell But where to findsuch kind of waterThe water in the riverbehind2 Miss Li was telling the children what _ was likeA water B air C earth D weather3A boy said ，“The water in the river behind my house is always _A white B black C clean D clear4 Most o

59、f the children _ the boyA agreed with B wrote toC heard from D sent formy house is always black and it has a bad smellMost of the children agreed Withhim“ Im sorry ， children ” said thedirtier Thats a problem teacher ，“ Our water is gettingdirtier and1 The students were having their _ classA English

60、 B Chinese C chemistry D maths5 The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _A more and more B less and lessC cleaner and cleaner Ddirtier and dirtierKEY: 1. C 2 . A 3 . B 4 . A 5 . D 中考英语阅读测试（六）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间： 2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞A friend of mine named Paul received an expensiv