初三英语阅读理解练习题12篇

初三英语阅读理解练习题12篇

阅读理解1

Mr.Leewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheard（hebellring.Heturnedon

（helightandlookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock."Whocanitbeatthislimeofnight?'*He

thought.Hedecidedtogoandfindout.Sohegotofbed,putonhisdressinggown（浴袍）and

wenttothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnobodythere."Thatisverystrange."Then

hewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotbackintobed,turnedoffthelight

andtriedtogotosleep.

Afewminuteslaterheheard（hebellagain.Mr.Leejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyand

rushed（o（hedoor.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedoorandtriednot

tofeelangry.Thenhesawapieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresomewords

onit:"Itisnowaftermidnight（午夜），soitisAprilFool'sDay（禺人节）.Aprilfooltoyou!"

"Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor!"Mr.Leeexclaimed（惊叫）andalmostsmiled.He

wentbacktobedandfeelasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.

1.WhendidMr.Leegotobed?

Hewenttobed.

「

A.beforetwelveo'clockCB.aftertwelveo'clock

C.whenthebellrangD.whenhesawtheboy

2.Whydidherushtothedoorwhenheheardthebellringthesecondtime?

A.Hewantedtoopenthedoorforthevisitor

B.Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas.

C.Hewasafraidofthering

D.Hewaswaitingforsomeone.

3.Fromthispassage,welearnthatwecanonAprilFool'sDay.

A.say"Hello"toeachotherB.danceandsingatnight

「

C.playjokesoneachetherCD.sendpressentstochildren

4.WhatdidMr.Leethinkabout(heEnglishboy?

Hethoughthe.

「C

A.wasagoodboyB.wasfriendlywithhim

「C

C.shouldn'tringthebellatmidnightD.didadangerousthingjustnow

答案及解析：

1.A.此题是一道细节题，文章第一自然段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。

2.B.文中有这样的句子“Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?”，此句说明Mr.Lee很想知

道是谁在午夜时来敲门。

3.C.此题是一道常识题，因为大家都知道在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。

4.B.英国男孩和Mr.Lee开玩笑，说明他把Mr.Lee看成朋友，所以答案是B。

阅读理解2

Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsocatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysameal

ofgood,(hickpaper,oldlecers,forexample.Shedoesnotlikenewspapersverymuch

Ofcourse,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodconiesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.

Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper?

Scientistssay,"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants."Well,isthattrue?Animalseat

grassandgrowfat.Thenuecattheirmeat.Littlefisheatlittlesea-plants,thenbiggerfishswim

alongandcatthe.......Chickenscatbitsofgrassandgiveus........Thinkforaminute.Whatfood

docsnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?

Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.

Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.Itisverygoodfood,too.Nowtheyhavebegun

tosay,"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnot

verydifficult."Whatisthenextthing?Perhapsitis—foodfrompaper.Scientistssay,"Wecanturn

paperintofood.Itwillbegood,cheapfood,too,cheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs."

Sopleasekeepyouroldbooksandletters.（Don'tfeed［喂］yourcat.）Oneday,theywillbeon

yourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.

1.Thewriterasksustokeepouroldbooksandlettersbecause.

p

A.theyareusefulforreading

B.Theymaybeusedtofeedcats

C.Wccanmakefoodfromthemsoon

p

D.wecanreadthematbreakfast

2.Fromthepassage（段落），wecaninfer（推断）thatdonotcomefromplantsinsome

way.

「

A.fewkindsoffoodCB.meatandfish

「

C.cheeseandchickenCD.woodandpaper

答案及解析：

1.C.本题是细节题，答案可在倒数第一自然段找到。

2.A.文中有这样的印子“Whatfooddocsnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?”°说明作者

认为，不管是什么样的食物，几乎都来自“plants"，所以答案是A。

阅读理解3

InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfive

minuteslaier,thebusiheywarnedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingiogetonwhensuddenly

therewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedonto（hebusandtriedtopush（hemoutofthe

way.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdown（hestairstoseewhatall

thetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed（窘迫的.No

onehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustom（习'惯）ofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwho

arrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.

Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findout

asmuchaspossibleabout（hemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybe

surprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowellto

rememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.The

lefthandissupposedtobeasedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshaking

hisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeofthehead

meansagreement.Nodding（点头）yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmost

probablyleaveyouthirsty.

Inthatcountry,youshakeyourheadtomean'yes'—anodmeans'no'.Atamealincountries

ontheArabicPeninsula,youwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.

Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenough,youshouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveit

alittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.

InEuropeitquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouarcsittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatan

importantmeeting.DoingthisinThailand,however,couldbringabouttrouble.Also,youshould

try（oavoid（避免touchingtheheadofanadul1（成人）---it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.

1.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen

A.wereforeignersB.didn'thavetickets

「C

C.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus

2.Accordingtothearicle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountryyou

should.

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A.learnthelanguageofthecountry

B.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountry

C.haveenoughtimeandmoney

D.makefriendswiththepeoplethere

3.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite.

A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattable.

B.topassfoodwiththelefthand.

C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.

D.tohelpyourselfattable.

4.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis.

A.acommon（平常的）habit

B.animpuitaiitmanner

C.aserious（严重的）trouble

C

D.abadmanner

5.Thebesttitle（题H）forthisarticleis.

C

A.People'sEverydayLife

B.MindYourManners

C.ShakingandNoddingHead

D.TakingaBusinEngland

答案及解析：

1.Do这是一道句子理解题，也可以看成细节题。在第一自然段的最后，有这样的句

子：NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstperson

whoarrivesatabusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.从此句可知那三位先生并不知道在

英国乘车的习惯，所以答案是D。

2.Bo这是一道细节题。答案在第二自然段的第二个句子。

3.Bo同第二题一样，此题也是细节题。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。

4.A。单句理解题。最后一个自然段中有说：InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegs

Whenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportimtmeeting.这个句子的意思是：在

欧洲，开会时翘二郎腿是很常见的。这说明许多人有这样的习惯，所以答案应该是A。

5.Bo通读全文就会发现，只学习一门外语是不够的，还要多了解该国的风俗习惯，

否则就会遇到麻烦，所以答案是B。

阅读理解4

Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:"Second-hand（旧的）clothesboughtand

sold."Hewascanyinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwill

yougivemeforthese?"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:"Twodollars."

"What!"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthalleastfivedollars."

"No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars/'

"Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thesetreusers

werehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice（标价）ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButI

thoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth.”

Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshop

ownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.

1.AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom.

f*

A.wantedtostealthetrousers

B.wantedtosell（hetrousers

C.wantedtofoolhim

D.wantedtobuythetrousers

2.Theowneroftheshop.fortheoldtrousers.

A.wouldgiveTomtwodollars

B.wouldpaythreedollars

C.wouldpayfivedollars

D.wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf

3.Theshopownerinsisted（hat（hetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause

A.hewantedtosellthemcheaply（廉价地）

B.hewantedtobuythemcheaply

C.hedidn'tlikethetrousers

D.theywereoldanddirty

4.Infact,（hetrousers.

A.werehanginginsidetheshop

B.werestolenbyTomfromtheshop

C.hadbeen（lieshupuwiiei's

C

D.hadbeenTom's

5.Fromthestoryweknowthatcheaperthanthelistprice.

A.theownersoldthetrousers（wodollars

r*

B.TomsoldtheTrousersonedollarandahalf

C

C.theownerboughtthetrousersthreedollars

D.Toniboughtthetrousersfourdollarsandahalf

答案及解析：

1.B.Tom拿着•条裤子并且问：“Howmuchwillyougivemefbrthese?”店主所以认为

Tom是来卖裤子的，故答案是

2.A.此题是细节题，可在第一自然段的末尾找到答案。

3.B.店主当然想便宜地把裤子买下来。

4.C.从短文的倒数第二段可以了解到，裤子不是Tom的而是店主的。

5.D.裤子的标价是6.5美元，而Tom只给了店主2美元，所以答案应该是D。

阅读理解5

BigBen

BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge（庞大的）clockinLondon.London

isthecapitalofEngland.Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanread

thetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofadoubledecker（层）bus.Thehandsarc

aboutfourmetreslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingontopofeachother.Ifyougo

toLondon,youmaywant（ovisittheHousesofParliament（国会大原）.ThereyouwillfindBig

Bensitsatthetopoftheclocktower（塔）intheHousesofParliament.Maybeyouwillhearitas

wellasseeit.Thehugedeckmakessuchaloudnoise."Dingdong,dingdong,“itgoesevery

quarterofanhour.

Theclockwasnamedafterabigman.HewasSirBenjaminHall.Thismandidmuch

buildingworkinLondonmanyyearsago.

1.BigBenis.

r*c

A.adoubledeckerbusB.ahugeclock

0C.thenameofBenCD.abuilding

2.Theclockstrikeseveryofanhour.

「C

A.tenminutesB.fifteenminutes

C.thirtyminutesD.forty-fiveminutes

3.YoucanreadthetimeofBigBen.

C

A.atthetopoftheclocktower

B.in（heHousesolparliament

C.onthehandsofthehugeclock

D.onthefourfacesoftheclock

答案及解析：

1.选B,根据第一行BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge（庞大的）

clockinLondon.可以判断BigBen是一个大钟的名字。

2.选B,根据文中“Dingdong,dingdong,itgoeseveryquarterofanhour.即可得知大

钟每15分钟敲一次。

3.选D,Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeon

thefaceofBigBen.其他三项均不符合题意。

阅读理解6

Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.Theyhelpkeepcars

movingsafely.Theytakecareofpeoplewhoarehurt.Thentheyseethesepeoplegettoadoctor.

Thepolicegoaroundtowntoseethateverythingisallright.Theygetaroundtowninmany

ways.Sonicofihcmwalkurgobycar.Insomebigcities>someofthepolicerideonhorses.Ilis

strangetoseetheseanimalsinthestreet.

Astheygoaroundtown,(hepolicehelppeople.Sometimestheyfindlostchildren.Theytake

thechildrenhome.Ifthepoliceseeafight,theypulanendtoi(rightaway.Sometimespeoplewill

askthepolicehowtogettoaplaceintown.Thepolicecanalwaystellthepeoplewhichwaytogo.

Theyknowallthestreetsandroadswell.

Somepolicestandatcrossings.Theytellthecarswhentogoandwhentostop.Theymake

surethatthecarsdonotgotoofast.Theyhelpchildrencrossthestreet.Theyalsohelppeoplewho

can'twalktoowell.

Withoutthepolice,ourstreetswouldnotbesafe.Carsmightgoloofastandhurtpeople.Lost

peoplemightneverbefound.Thepolicedoagoodjob.Weneedthem.Andweshouldthankthem

forajobwelldone.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandus.

「

A.warmCB.clean

C.quietD.safe

2.Howdosomeofthepolicegetaroundinsomebigcities?

A.Bytaxi.B.Onhorses.

C.Bybus.「D.Onbikes.

3.Inthetext,"putanendto''means"

LA.stopcLB.cut

C.killD.fly

4.Thetextismainlytalkingabouttheofthepolice.

A.life「B.road

C.job「D.day

答案及解析：

1.选D,根据第一段，Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.“警察可以保障我们安全”，

因此选safe。

2.选B,Someofthemwalkorgobycar.Insomebigcities,someofthepolicerideonhorses.

在一些大城市里面，警察是骑马的，因此选B。

3.选A,文中划线部分Ifthepoliceseeafight,theyDUIanendtoitrightaway.根据句意

可以理解为slop。

4.选C,本题是总结全文的mainidea,总揽全文，可以知道是在说警察的职责，因此

选job。

阅读理解7

GadgetsforWorkandPlay

It's7:45inthemorning,and26-year-oldSteveClarksonisgoingtowork.Heputsonhis

jacket,andpicksuphismobilephoneandlaptop.Asheleavesthehouse,heturnsonhisMP3

playerandputsonhisheadphone.Heisreadytogo.

Today,formillionsofpeople,gadgetslikeClarkson'sareanormalpartoflife.44I'mareporter

foramagazine,andI'musuallynotintheoffice.Mymobilephoneandlaptophelpmetodomy

workbothontheroadandathome»"saysClarkson.Todaymanypeoplecanchecke-mails,send

messages,orsurftheWeb-usingtheirmobilephones.

TinaFangisstudyingphotographyinNewYorkCity.uSomeofthesegadgetsareexpensive,

buttheycansaveyourmoneyinthelongrun.Ihaveadigitalcamera.Icanuseittotakeeighty

picturesandshootvideo(recordanimageontovideo)atthesametime.Ilistentomusiconmy

MP3player,andIcandownloadandreadbooksonit,too.Iuse(hecameraandMP3fbrboth

learningandfun.”

It'snow9:45.SteveClarksongetsane-mailsfromhis17-year-oldsister.Shehasagadget

thatletshersende-mails,playgames,andtakenotes.Sheisinclassrightnow.UIe-mailedher

back.Itoldhertostopplaying,andpayattention/'laughsClarkson."Thesegadgetsarefun»but

sometimestheycandistract（分散注意力）people,too.”

1.WhatisSteveClarkson?

A.Astudent.

c

B.Areporter.

C

C.Abusinessman.

D.Acomputerprogrammer.

2.Whichofthefollowingthingsisnotagadget?

「

A.Apicture.CB.Alaptop.

「

C.AnMP3player.CD.Amobilephone.

3.Whenhissisterhadlessons.Stevetoldher.

A.topaynoattention

B.toe-mailhimbackrightaway

C

C.tostopplayinggames

D.tolistentomusicontheMP3player

答案及解析：

1.选B,根据第二段中I'mareporterforamagazine,andI'musuallynotintheoffice.可

知SteveClarkson是个reporter.

2.选A,选项A:apicture不属于gadget,其他三项均在文中提到过，属于gadgeto

3.选C,根据文中“Ic-mailcdherback.Itoldhertostopplaying,andpayattention,"口「

知选C。

阅读理解8

Haveyoueverbeenill?WhenyouareilLyoumustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomes

hot,andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youdon'twanttowork,youstayinbed,feelingvery

sad.

Whatmakesusill?Ilisgcniis（细菌）.Germsarceverywhere.Theyarcverysmallandyou

can'tfind（hemwithyoureyes>butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.Theyareverysmalland

therecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.

Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookaldirtywaterunder（hemicroscope,

weshallseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.

Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundina:randdust.Ifyoucutyourfinger,if

someofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut（剖开处），someofthegermswouldgointoyour

finger.Yourfingerwouldbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthe

germswouldgointoallofyourbody»andyouwouldhavepaineverywhere.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

C

A.Ifthingsareverysmall,theyaregerms.

B.Ifthingscan'tbeseen,theymustbegerms.

C.Germsareonlyindirtywater.

D.Germsareeverywherearoundus.

2.Whatisamicroscopeusedfor?

r*.

A.Makingverysmallthingslookmuchbigger.

B.Makingverybigthingslookmuchsmaller.

C

C.Helpingyoureadsomenewspapers.

D.Helpingyouifyoucan'tseethingsclearly.

3.Whydon'tyourparentsletyoudrinkdirtywater?

A.Youhaven'tlookedatitcarefully.

B.Watercan'tbedrunkinthisway.

C

C.Theremustbelotsofgermsinit.

D.Walerwillmakeyouill.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTirue?

C「

A.Germscanbefoundbothinwaterandintheair.

B.Germscangointoyourfingerifitiscut.

C.IfyourtemperatureisnotOK,theremustbegermsinyourbody.

D.Ifyourfingerisn'tcut,(herearen'tanygermsonit.

5.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Germsmaymakeusill.

B.Germsareindirtywater.

C.Don'tdrinkdirtywater.

D.Takecareofyourfingers.

答案及解析：

1.选D,根据第四段中Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.可

以排除C选项。A,B选项明显不符合题意，只有选D,并且根据第二段Itisgerms（细菌）.Germs

areeverywhere.可以确定正确答案。

2.选A,根据文Tliuyarcverysiiiitllandyoucan'tfindllicmwilliyoureyes,butyoucan

seethemwithamicroscope.可以知道microscope是显微镜。确定选Ao

3.选C,文中说到Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.因此父母不让喝脏水。

4.选D,根据文章可以判断A,B,C均为正确答案，而D项不正确，即使手不被割

破，也会有细菌的。

5.选A,总揽全文，可以确定答案为A,Germsmaymakeusillo

阅读理解9

Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.

TheScots,abravepeople；lovedtheircountryverymuch.Theyfoughthardtodrivetheenemy

outofScotland,butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

OnenighbtheleaderofScotsniarchcdhissoldiersiothelopofahill."Wcwillrcsthere

tonight»mymen/'hesaid."Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”

Theywereallverytired,sotheyate(heirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefour

guardsonduly,bu((hey,too,wereverytired>andonebyone»alsofellasleep.

TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlythey

climbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.Closerandclosertheycametothe

sleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.

Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).Hecriedoutandhissuddencrywokethe

Scots.Inamoment,(heywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdid

notlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.

Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.Butthe

peopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween.

A.RomanarmyandNorthEngland

B.RomanarmyandtheScots

C

C.EnglandandScots

D.abravepeopleandtheScots

2.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause.

A.theScotswerenotbrave

B.theRomanarmywassostrong

C.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleader

D.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish

3.“Wemustwinorwewilldie.^WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans

A.theyweresuretowin

B.theycouldn'tescapefromdeath

C.theywouldwinandllien(heywoulddie

D.theymusttryhardtowin,otherwisetheywouldbekilled

4.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause.

A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScots

C

B.theywantedtoreachthetop

C

C.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirst

D.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle

5.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause.

A.itisabeautifulplant

B.itisfreshandlovely

C

C.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloverit

D.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle

答案及解析：

1.选B,文中很明显的指出，这场战争是Romanarmy和theScots之间的。

2.选B,Theyfoughthardtodrive(heenemyoutofScotland»butthereweretoomany

Romans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.是因为Romans太强大。因此选B。

3.选D,“Wemustwinorwewilldie.”的意思是“我们必须胜利,否则我们会死掉”,因

此选D。

4.选A,iheRomans悄悄爬山的原因是不想吵醒iheScots,以便偷袭。

5.选D,根据文中大意，可得出正确答案。

阅读理解10

Asmanyas10ofthe17kindsofpenguins（企鹅）maybeindangerofdisappearing.The

numberofpenguinshavedecreased（减少）by30%since1987.

Penguinsareblackandwhitebirdsthatliveinthesouthernpartoftheworld.Theyare

coininoiiinSouthAmerica,NewZealand,AustraliaandSouthAfrica.Marylivenearcoldwaters.

ButsomelivenearwarmwatersinGalapagosIslands.Penguinscannotfly,buttheyarefine

swimmers.Penguinsea（fishandkrill（磷虾）.

Thewarmingofiheearthis（hedecreaseinpenguinpopulations.Theheatingoftheairhas

causedoceanwaterstobecomewarmer.Higherwatertemperatureshavereducedthesupplyof

fishandkrill.Someyearslaterthesebirdsarecompletelyunabletoreproduce（繁殖）.Besides,

manyadultpenguinsdieothunger.

Widespread（广泛的）fishing,explorationforoilandcilleaks（漏）alsomakepenguinsbein

danger.Poisonousorganisms（生物）inoceanwaterareanotherdanger.Penguinsalsohavetheir

enemies,includingwilddogs,sharks,sealsandsealions.

Newsaboutpenguinsisnotallbad,however.Severalyearsago,oilleakingfromashiphurt

40%ofthepenguinsinSouthAfrica.Thepenguinsbecamecoveredwithoil.Butthousandsof

peoplehelpedcleanandtreatthebirdswell.Thentheyreturnedthepenguinstothewild.Now

theseSouthAfricanpenguinsarcreproducinginhighernumbersthanbeforetheoilleaking.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Penguins.

A.canswimbetterthanfly

B.canbefoundnearOceania（大洋洲）

C.eatfishonly

C

D.liveonlyincoldwaters.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofpenguin'sdecreaseinnumbers?

A.Oilsearching.B.Widespreadfishing.

C.Human'skilling.D.Warmingoftheoceans.

3.Whyare(hepenguinsinSouthAfricareproducinginhighernumbersthanbeforetheoil

leaking?

A.Becausepeopleremovedtheship.

B.Becausepeoplesentalotofpenguinstothewild.

C

C.Becausepeoplehelpedthepenguins.

D.Becausepeopleireatedthepenguinswell.

答案及解析：

1.选B,我们知道企鹅不会飞，因此A不正确，除了吃鱼，他还吃磷虾，因此C不正

确。只能选B。

2.选C,本文中并没有说人类是如何捕杀企鹅，相反，人类对企鹅的态度相当友好。

3.选C,根据文章可以判断是由于人类的帮助。

阅读理解11

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getout.Thenthemandrovethecardowntheroad,leavingthedoctorinthefallingsnow.

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