初三英语阅读理解专项练习(A)

仁化中学初三英语阅读理解专项练习（A）TheworsttouristintheworldisNicholasScottieofSan-Francisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeone-hourstoptogetoilatKennedyAirportofNewYork.Ashethoughthehadarrivedhome.Mr.Scottiegotofftheplane.HethoughthewasinRome.Whennobodywastheretomeethim,Mr.Scottiethoughtmaybetheywereheldupbyheavytraffic.Whilelookingfortheiraddress,Mr.Scottiefoundthattheold“Rome”hadchangedalot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.HealsofoundthatmanypeoplespokeEnglishinsteadofItalianandthatmanystreetswerewritteninEnglish.Mr.ScottieknewverylittleEnglish,soheaskedapolicemanthewaytothebusstation.HehappenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsoborninItalyandansweredhiminthesamelanguage.Aftertwelvehour’stravelingroundonabus,thedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpoliceman.HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployedsomanypeopleaspolicemenspeakingEnglishinsteadofItalian.Mr.ScottiedidnotbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.TogethimonaplanebacktoSanFrancisco,hewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens（警报）on.“Look,”saidScottietohisinterpreter（翻译）,“IknowI’minItaly.That’showtheydrive.”WhenMr.Scottiearrivedattheairport,nobodymethimbecause .A.hewasinNewYork B.hewasnotinRomeC.policemancouldhelphim D.bothAandBInwhatdirectiondidtheplaneflywhenMr.ScottiewenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?A.TotheeastB.TothesouthC.TothewestD.TothenorthWhywasMr.ScottiesosurethathewasinRome?A.BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S.B.BecauseheknewlittleboutItaly.C.Becausehetraveledalot. D.Becausehedidn’ttravelmuchAtlastMr.Scottie .A.knowhedidsomethingwrong B.stillthoughthewasinRome.C.knewhewaswrong D.knewhewasathomeDoyouthinkmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Scottiedid?NobodybutMr.Scottiemadethiskindofmistake.Manypeoplemakethiskindofmistake.Fewpeoplemakethiskindofmistake50%ofpeoplewillmakethesamemistake“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,theworldhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,“It’scool.”Youmaythink,“He’ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It’ssocool.”Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）.Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.Weknowthattheword“cool”hashad .A.onlyonemeaning B.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeanings D.thesamemeaningInthepassage,theword“express”means“ .”A.see B.show C.know D.feelIfyouare something,youmaysay,“It’scool.”A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywithThewritertakesanexampletoshowheis thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwithInthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourful D.maynotbeascoolasitseems3.TVPROGRAMMESChannel1Channel218:00AroundChina17:45Computerstoday18:30Children’programme18:10Foreignarts19:00News18:30Englishclassroom19:30Weatherreport19:00Animalworld19:40Aroundtheworld19:25China,9920:10TVplay:Sisters20:20Sports21:00Englishfortoday21:00TVplay:GuoLanying21:15Popularmusic21:45Englishnews21:55Talkshow22:06OnTVnextweekTOC\o"1-5"\h\zIfyouwanttowatchafootballgame,thebestprogrammeforyouwouldbe .A.TVplayB.Sports C.AroundtheworldD.TalkshowTheprogrammeof willletyouknowmuchaboutwesterncountries.A.SistersB.AroundChinaC.AroundtheworldD.OnTVnextweekIfyouwanttoknowsomethingabouttigers,elephantsandmonkeys,thebestprogrammeforyouis .A.AroundChinaB.AnimalworldC.TVplayD.ForeignartsEnglishclassroomisaprogrammethat .A.letsyouknowsomethingaboutclassroomsB.tellsyousomethingaboutstudentsC.letsyouknowsomethingaboutschoollifeD.teachesyouEnglishTheprogrammeattheendofChannel2means onTVnextweek.A.newsB.programmesC.peopleD.places4.Oursunisastar,andnineworlds（天体）moveroundit.Worldsliketheseareplanets.Butthereareotherstars,othersuns,notonlythousandsofthem,butmillionsofthem.Dodifferentstarshaveplanets?Wecanseetheplanetsroundourownsun.butwehaven’tbeenanymore.Thestarsaretoofarawayfromus.Starsgiveoutlight,buttheplanetsdon’thaveanylightoftheirown.Sowecan’tseethem.Theyaretoofar,andtoodark.Still,wecantellthatsomestarshaveplanets.Whileabigplanetgoesround,itpullsitsstartooneside.Andsometimeswecanseethis.Thenweknowthatthestarhasaplanet.Forexample,Barnard’sStarisasmallredstar.Anditisthequickeststarintheuniverse.Butsometimesitmovesslower,andthenquickeragain.WehaveknownBernard’sStarformanyyears,andnowwearesureithasaplanet.Astarisalargebodyintheuniverse.It .A.movesroundoursun B.haslightofitsownC.canalsobecalledasun D.bothBandCWhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Theearthisoneofthesun’sworld’s B.TherearemillionsofsunsintheuniverseC.Theworld’sareverybright D.somestarshaveplanetsWecanseetheplanetsroundoursun.Butwecan’tsee .A.nineworldsintheuniverse B.theplanetsroundotherstarsC.thesatellitesroundtheearth D.otherstarsBarnard’sStarmovesmorequicklythan .A.moststars B.anyotherstar C.itsplanetD.theplanetsroundthesunHowcanpeopleknowthatthereisaplanetroundBarnard’sStar?Sometimestheyseethattheplanetpullsthestartoonesideandmakesitmoveslower.TheplanetisshiningTheplanetisnexttoourearth.Theplanetisaredone.5.Weweregoingtoplayagainstateamfromacountryschool.Theydidn’tcomeuntilthelastminute.Theylookedworsethanwehadthought.Theywerewearingdirtybluetrousersandlookedlikefarmboys.Wesatdownforarest.Wefeltthatwedidn’tneedanypracticeagainstateamlikethat.Thegamebegan.Oneofusgottheballandheshotalongpasstoourforward（前锋）.FromoutofnowhereaboyinanoldT-shirtstoppedtheballandwithbeautifulstyle（姿势）heshotandgottwopoints.Thenanothertwopointsinaminute.Soonthegamewasallover.Wewerebeatenbythecountryteam.Afterthat,wethoughtalot.Wecertainlylearnedthateventhoughyourteamisverygood,youcan’tlookdownupontheothersandstillneedtodoyoubest.Andthemostimportantlessonwelearnedwas:Onecan’tjudge（判断）apersonorateamonlybytheirclothes.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTheteamfromthecountrywereinoldclothessothewriter’steam .A.lookeddownuponthem B.couldn’twinC.didn’tlikethecityboy D.wereafraidofthemThecountryteamarrivedsolatethat .A.nobodysawthem B.thewriter’steamwereangryC.theyhadnotimetowarmup D.theylookedworseTheteamfromthecountrywonbecause .A.theywereinoldclothes B.theydidn’tpracticebeforethegameC.theypracticedbeforethegameD.theteamwasbetterthanthewriter’sFromthetext,wecanguessthewriter’steamis ..A.abasketballfromacountryschoolafootballteamfromaschoolinthecityabasketballteamfromaschoolinthecityafootballteamfromthecountryThewriter’steamlearnedalotfromthegame.Theygottoknowhowto ..A.dobetterfromthenon B.fightagainstthecountryboysC.playagainstaweakteam D.judgeamanorateambyclothes6.Longlongagopeoplemadefiresfromlightning（闪电）。Buttheyhadtokeepthefireburning,fortheycouldn’tstartitagainiftherewasnolightning.Later,theyfoundouthittingtwopieceofstonetogethercouldmakeaspark（火花）.Thesparkcouldfiredryleaves.Inthiswaytheycouldmakethefireagainifitwentout.Thempeoplealsolearnedtomakeafirebyrubbing.Theymadeaholeonabigpieceofwoodandputasmallerstickintothehole.Theyturnedthestickagainandagain.Afterafewminutestheygotafire.Asyearswentby,peoplelearnedotherwaystomakeafire.Sometimestheyusedtheheatfromsun.theyheldapieceofglassintherightwayandmadeapieceofpap