初中英语阅读-个人家庭朋友与周围人的情况

AFunnyQuiz有趣的小测试Ifyoucantalkwithsomeanimals,whichanimaldoyouwanttotalkto?Wecanfindouthowyougetalongwithothersaccordingtoyouranswer.A.Rabbit.B.Horse.C.Sheep.D.Bird.Youliketostaywithothers.Youareahappymanandyoucanalsobringhappinesstoothers.Youdon’thaveanysecrets.Youcantalkabouteverythingandanythingwithothers.Withoutsayinganything,otherswillknowwhatyouwant.Youcantalkwithyourheart.Youliketomakefriendswithothers.Andyoualsohavemanygoodfriends.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.()1.Howmanyanimalsarementionedinthepassage?ThreeB.Four.C.FiveD.Six.()2.Accordingtoyouranswer,wecanfindout_________?A.whoisyourbestfriendB.whichanimalyoulikebestC.howyougetonwithothersD.whatkindofpersonyouare()3.Ifyouwanttotalktoarabbit,you________.A.arealittleshyB.don’tliketostaywithothersC.areunhappyalldayD.canbringhappinesstoothers()4.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninChinese?A.秘密B.朋友C.信息D.秘书()5.Ifyouwanttotalkwith__________,wecantellthatyouhavemanygoodfriends.A.therabbitB.thehorseC.thesheepD.thebirdParrotsPeopleloveparrotsfortheirbeautifulandbrightcolours.Theyarecleverbirds.Theycanlearntotalk.Theyareabletotellifobjectsarethe‘same’or‘different’.Therearemorethan300differentkindsofparrots.Likeotherbirds,parrotsareanimalsinthewild.Theylikeflyingandtheyliketrees.Whenpeoplebuythemfrompetshops,parrotshavetoliveincages.Theyfeelbadthere.Soifyoukeepparrots,you’dbettergivethemabigcage.Remembertofeedyourparrotswithgoodfoodandgivethemfreshwatertodrink.Youcanfeedthemwithcookedriceandfruits.Manypeoplethinkparrotsarelovelybirds.Thatiswhysomanypeoplekeepparrotsathomeandtalkwiththemallthetimeandmakefriendswiththem.Maketrue(T)orfalse(F).()1.Peopleloveparrotsbecausetheyarecleverbirdswithbeautifulandbrightcolours.()2.Thereare300differentkindsofparrots.()3.Parrotsarewildbirds,too.()4.Parrotsfeelbadincages.()5.Peoplefeedparrotswithmeat.()6.Parrotsprefertolivewithpeople.PlantsAreVeryImportantPlantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecannotgoonwithoutplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromair,waterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodfromeatingplantsandotheranimals.Mangetshisfoodsbyeatingplantsandanimals,too.Soanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolive.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyanimalsneedplantsinordertolive.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.()1.Thetextdoesn’ttellus____________.whytherearesomanyplantsaroundus.whetherwecanlivewithoutplants.howimportantplantsareformanandanimals.howmanykindsofplantsarethereintheworld.()2.Fromthetext,weknowthatanimalsandmandependonplantswhileplantsdependon______.A.air,waterandsunlightB.animalsandmanC.animalsonlyD.manonly()3.Whatwillhappentoanimalsiftherearenoplants?A.Theycaneatotheranimals.B.Theymaygethelpfromman.C.Theycannotlive.D.Theymaygoonliving.()4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Manwillbehungrywithoutplantsoranimals.B.Air,waterandsunlightarefoodtoplants.C.Animalsmaketheirfoodfromair,waterandsunlight.D.Plantsarenotasimportantforusasair,waterandsunlight.Lifein2050Whatwilllifebelikeintheyear2050?Nooneknows,butofcourseitwillbeverydifferentfromittoday.Herearesomepredictions:Firstly,peoplewillworkfewerhours,androbotswilldohardanddangerousworkinstead.Sotheywillhavemorefreetimeforsportsandtravelling.Secondly,cars,willrunfaster,andcomputerswillcontrol(控制)thespeedinsteadofpeople.Sotherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Thirdly,peoplewillbeabletoliveintheseaawayfromthecrowdedandnoisycitiesonland.Lastly,waterwillhavebecomeoneofourmostseriousproblemsbecausetherecouldbeseriousshortage(短缺).Somescientistsopenpredictthatwatercouldbethecauseofwarifwedon’tactnow.Maketrue(T)orfalse(F).()1.Nobodyknowswhatlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.()2.Peoplewon’tneedtoworkbytheyear2050.()3.Theseawillbetoonoisyandcrowedformantolivein.()4.Watershortagecouldbeserousinthefuture.Asciencebookgivesfacts.Somesciencebookstellusaboutanimals.Sometellusaboutplants.Sometellusaboutouterspace.Thispagetellsusaboutanimals.Doyouknowthatnotonlythefishbutalsosomeanimalsliveinthesea?Forexample,thewhaleisnotafish.Itcan’tbreatheinthewater.Itswimsinthewater.Butitcomesupforair.Thebluewhaleistheworld’sbiggestanimal.Thereareotherseaanimals,too.Oneiscalledthedolphin.Dolphinsneedairtolive.Theybreatheair,aswhalesdo.Dolphinsareveryclever.Theysometimesseemtospeaktoeachother.Manyotheranimalslivenearthesea.Seals（海豹）andotters（水獭）lovethesea.Theyswimandplaythere.Theyeatfishandseaplants.Sealsandottershavethickfur.Thefurkeepsthemwarm.1.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout____________.A.fishesB.plantsC.scienceD.seaanimals2.Thebluewhalesliveinthesea.Theybreatheairas______do.A.dolphinsB.fishC.crocodilesD.seaplants3.WhichofthesentencesbelowisNOTtrue?A.Thewhalecanswiminthesealikeafish.B.Thewhalecanbreatheinthesealikeafish.C.Bothwhalesanddolphinsareseaanimals.D.Sealsandotterslikelivingnearthesea.4.Whatfooddosealsandotterslikeeating?A.Meat.B.Fruits.C.Bothfishandseaplants.D.Leaves.5.Someseaanimalscankeepthemselveswarmbecause___________.A.theyarebiganimalsB.theylikeplayingintheseaC.theyhavethickfurD.theyeatenoughfoodeveryday1.D2.A3.B4.C【答案】1.F2.F3.T4.T5.FInourtown,thereisabigzoowithalotofanimalsinit.Therearesomebeautifultigersandtwooldlions.Theyeatalotofmeateveryday.Therearealsotwobigelephantsandonebabyelephant.Theelephantsarekindanimals.Theyeataloteveryday.Theylikechildren.Childrenoftengivethembreadandbananas.Elephantslikebananasbest.Inourzootherearelotsofbrownbears,blackbearsandwhitebears.Theystandontheirhindlegs,holduptheirforelegsandaskforfood.Theylikecakesverymuch.There`salsoaChildren’sCornerinthezoo.Childrenridehorsesanddonkeysandwatchthemonkeysthere.Themonkeysareveryfunny.Theyclimbupropesandjumpdownagainandplaywitheachotherlikelittlechildren.()1.Whichanimalslikesbananasbest?A.MonkeysB.TigersC.Elephants()2.Thezoois.A.nearourtownB.verybigC.verysmall()3.Whichanimalplayslikesmallchildren?A.ThemonkeysB.ThetigersC.Thebears()4.Whydobearsstandontheirhindlegs?A.Theyaretiredandwanttohavearest.B.Theywanttojumpout.C.Theywanttoaskforfood.()5.Howmanykindsofbearsarethereinthezoo?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeJameslivesinthemountainswithhisparents.Therearenotanyschoolsnearthefarm.Hehasto(不得不)studyinthetownfromMondaytoFriday.HisfatheroftentakeshimthereinhisjeeponSundayafternoon.AndhemeetshimonFridayafternoon.Theboylikesanimals.Hecanseesomenearhishouseandschool.Buthenevervisitsazoo.Someofhisclassmatesdoandtheyoftentalkabouttheelephants.dolphins,lions,tigersandpandas.HeseesthemonTV.Sohecanonlylistentothem.It'sFridaytoday.James'fatherwillgotothecitytomorrow.There'sabigzoothere.Theboyaskshimtotakehimthere.Heagrees.Jamesissohappythathecan'tsleepatnight.Hegetsupearlythismorningandputssomefoodinhisbag.Canyouguesswhathedoesthatfor?根据短文内容，选择正确答案1、Theword"town"isthepassageisA．首都B．省会C．山村D．镇子2、Jamesisathome_______.A．onweekendsB．atnightC．fromMondaytoFridayD．formSundayeveningtoFridayafternoon3、HefathertakesJamestoschoolbecause_______.A．HedoesnotliketostaythereB．heworksthereC．itisfarfromthefarmD．heisveryfree4、Jamesisveryhappybecause_______.A．hewillstayathometomorrowB．hecangotothecitytomorrowC．hecantakehisfather'sjeepagainD．hewillvisitthezoo5、WhatdoesJamesputsomefoodinhisbagfor?A．Hethinkshewillbehungrytomorrow.B．Hewillgiveittotheanimalsinthezoo.C．Hedoesnotknowwheretherestaurantsareinthecity.D．Hisfatherdoesnothaveanyfriendsinthecity.ACleverBirdAmanhasabird.Itisveryclever.Everydaythemanspeakstothebird.“Hello!”hesays.“Hello!”thebirdanswers.“Whatareyoudoing?”saystheman.“Whatareyoudoing?”saysthebird.Themanisnotathomeoneday.Athiefcomesin.Heistakingmanythings.“Hello!”Thethiefhearsthebird'swords.“Whatareyoudoing?”Thethiefisveryafraid，sohedoesnottakeanythingsandrunsoutofthehouse.1.Themanteachesthebird________.A.howtosaysomethingB.howtosingsongsC.howtoeatsomethingD.howtodance2.Thebirdis________.A.veryniceB.verycleverC.verybeautifulD.verysilly(傻的)3.Themanspeakstothebird________.A.sometimesB.onceaweekC.everyweekD.everyday4.Thethiefistaking________thingsfromthehouse.A.afewB.alittleC.alotofD.some5.Thethief________outoftheroom.A.walksB.comesC.runsD.goes“Well,we’reinournewhouse.Let’sgetanewpettogetalongwithit,”MrsBrownsaidtoherhusband.“Thatsoundslikeaprettygoodidea,”heanswered.“Doyouwanttoseetheadsinthenewspaper?”“Let’sgototheanimalshelter.Manypetsthereneedhomes.SincetomorrowisSaturday,wecanbothgo,”shesaid.NextmorningtheBrownsmetMrSnowattheanimalshelter.“Wewanttobesurethatthepetsheregotogoodhomes,”MrSnowsaid,“SoIneedtoaskyousomequestions.”Aftertheytalkedforawhile,theBrownsdecidedtogetasmalldog.Itwouldn’tneedabighouseorabigyard.Asmalldogwouldbark(吠)andwarmthemifsomeonetriedtobreakintotheirhouse.AfterMrSnowgavetheBrownsabookonpetcare,theychoseoneandwantedtotakeherhomerightaway.Buttheanimaldoctorhadn’tcheckedheryet.SoMrSnowtoldthemtoreturnonSunday.OnSundayafternoontheBrownswenttotheanimalshelter.Theanimaldoctorsaid,“Shadowhashadallofhershots(预防针).Shewillbehealthy.”ThebrownsthankedthedoctorandtookShadowhome.◆根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.Fromthereadingwelearnthat_______.A.theBrownshaveneverhadapetbefore.B.theBrownsknewaboutShadowfromthenewspaper.C.Shadowisasmallandhealthydog.D.MrBrowndidn’tquiteagreewithhiswife.2.Thewordshelterinthereadingmeans_______.A.aplacetosellsmalldogsB.aplacetokeephomelessanimalsC.aplacetostudyanimals

D.aplacetosellbooksonpetcare3.MrSnowaskedtheBrownssomequestionsto_______.A.seeiftheyhadmovedtoanewhouse

B.findouthowrichtheBrownswereC.knowwherethey’dkeeptheirnewpetD.makesurethey’dtakecareofpets4.TheBrownsthinksthatasmalldog_______.A.doesn’tneedanyroomtokeep B.canhelpthemwatchtheirhouseC.eatslessfoodthanabiggerone

D.usuallyhasabeautifulname5.It’sclearthat_______.A.Shadowwillnotbeeasytogetill

B.theBrownswerenotsatisfiedwithShadowC.MrSnowdidn’tcheckShadowatallD.ShadowlikesbarkingalotWeknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,andtherearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecidethatshelovesyou.She?Yes,she.It’struethatmalemosquitodoesn’tbite(咬)andonlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsbloodtolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifshedoesn’tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood.Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberyouarechosen.You’redifferentfromtheothers!Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shelandsonyourbodywithoutlettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent.Aftershebites,youwillhaveanitch(痒)onyourbodybecausesheputssomethingfromhermouthtogetherwithyourblood.Bythetimetheitchingbegins,andshehasflownaway.Andthenwhathappens?Well,afterherdeliciousdinner,themosquitofeelstired.Shejustwantstofindaplacetohaveagoodrest.There,onaleaforawall,shebeginstolayeggs,hundredsofeggs.1.“Mosquito”means_______inChinese.A.苍蝇 B.蜻蜓 C.跳蚤 D.蚊子2.Weknowmosquitoesverywellbecause___________.A.theycanbefoundeasily B.theyflyhereandthereC.therearemanykindsofthem D.theycanfly3.Ifthemosquitodoesn’tbiteyou,itwill________.A.getangrywithyou B.beafraidofyouC.makealotofnoise D.chooseanotherone4.Themosquitobitesyou_________.A.whenyou’reasleep B.becauseyouhavechooseitC.tooquicklytoletyouknow D.butdoesn’tlikeyou5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiswrong?A.Theitchingbeginsafterthemosquitobitesyou.B.Youfeelterriblewhenthemosquitobitesyou.C.Mosquitoesusebloodtolayeggs.D.Allthemosquitoesdon’tliketobitepeopleforblood.Arichmanwasonceridingalongtheroadandsawanoldmandigginginhisgarden.Onthegroundlayayoungtree,readytobeplanted.Therichmancalledouttotheoldman,“Whatkindoftreeareyouplantingthere,mygoodman?”“Thisisafig(无花果)tree,sir.”Hesaid.“Afigtree?”therichmanwasverysurprised,“Why,howoldareyou,mayIask?”“Iamninetyyearsold.”“What!”criedtherichman,“You’reninetyyearsold.Youareplantingaveryyoungtreenowandit’lltakeyearstogivefruit.Youcertainlydon’thopetolivelongenoughtogetanyfruitfromthistree.”Theoldmanlookedaroundthegarden.Thenhesaidwithasmile,“Tellme,sir.Didyoueatfigswhenyouwereaboy?”“Sure,”themandidnotknowwhyheaskedthisquestion.“Thentellmethis,”hesaid,“Whoplantedthefigtrees?”“Why-why?Idon’tknow.”“Yousee,sir.”wentontheoldman,“Ourforefathers(祖先)plantedtreesforustoenjoyandIamdoingthesameforthepeopleafterme.”Therichmanwasquietandsaid,“Youareright，mygoodman.Weshoulddosomethingsforthepeopleafterus.Thankyouverymuch.”Thenherodeaway.根据短文内容回答下列各问题。11.Whattreewastheoldmanplantingwhentherichmansawhim?________________________________________12.Howoldwastheoldman?_________________________________________13.Theoldmanwasplantingthetreetogethimselfsomefruittoeat，wasn’the?Whowasheplantingthetreefor?____________________________________________14.Didtherichmaneatfigswhenhewasaboy?____________________________________________15.Whatshouldwedoforthepeopleafterus?_____________________________________________

In1605,ascientisttookawillowbranch(柳枝)andplantedit.Hedidn’tplantitintheground,however.Heplanteditinavaseofsoil(泥土).Forthenextfiveyears,thescientistwateredthatwillowcarefully.Thewillowgrewandgrew.Wherediditgetthefoodforitsgrowth?Tomostpeople,thiswasaneasyquestion.Thewillowplant,ofcourse,tookthefoodfromthesoil.Thescientist,however,wantedevidence(证据).Ifthewillowtookthefoodfromthesoilforitsgrowth,then,asitgrewandweighedmore,thesoiloughttoweighless.Heweighedthewillowbranchbeforeheplantedit.Itweighedfivepounds.Thenheweighedthesoil.Itweighed200pounds.Afterfiveyears,heweighedtheplantandthesoilagain.Thewillowtreeweighed169pounds,butthesoilweighedalmostthesame.Theresult(结果)wassurprising.Wheredidthe164poundscomefrom?Aftermanyinvestigations(调查),thescientistgottheanswer.Hehadgivenwatertothewillow,andthewillowgotitsfoodfromthewater.Hewasright,inaway.Todayweknowmoreaboutthequestion.1.Thescientistdidtheexperimentinthesixteenthcentury.2.Mostpeoplethoughttheplantgotthefoodfromthesoilforitsgrowth.3.Thesoilinthevaseweighedtwohundredpounds.4.Thescientistfoundthatthewillowgrewandweighedmoreandthesoilweighedless.5.Thesoilweig