初二英语阅读理解练习题（二）

初二英语阅读理解练习题

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Americanslovecars.Theygoeverywhereinthem.85%ofpeopleintheUSgotoandfromworkby

car。Andmostadultshavedrivinglicenses.Whydoesthiscarcultureexist?

Howitstarted

America'sloveofearsstartedafterthewar（战争）whensoldiersreturnedhomefromWorldWarIIto

rebuildtheirlives.Theyborrowedmoneyfromthegovernmenttobuyhousesandcarswhich

becamethesymbolsofstatus（地位）.Themoremoneytheyhad,thebiggertheirearswere.

Makingofroads

Duringthewar,PresidentEisenhowernoticedwhatgoodroadsGermanyhad.Hedecidedtobuild

newfour-lane（四车道）roadsinAmerica.Hesaidifsomethinghappenedsuddenly,thetwo-lane

roadswouldn'tbeabletocarryallthecarsthatwouldsuddenlyleavethecities.Carandoil

companieslikedhisideaandbuildingstarted.

Carlovers

Notjustteenagersarecrazyaboutcars.SomeAmericanslovetheircarssomuchthattheypainttheir

carsbeautifullyIThesearccalledArtCars.EveryAprilthereisanactivityinHouston,Texas,where

theyshowtheircars.

Pollution

Carshavepollutedtheenvironment.AmericanPresidentBushrefusedaworldwidelawthatis

againstpollution.Manycountrieswereangryaboutit.BushsaidhehadtothinkoftheAmerican

economy（经济）andalltheAmericanpeoplethatmakemoneyfromcars.Factoriessaytheywantto

makecarsthatpolluteless.Butotherssaymakingcarsthatpollutelesswillneverbeasgoodas

havingfewercars.

46.WhendidAinericansbegintolovecars?

A.Beforethenewtwo-laneroadswerebuilt.B.AfterWorldWarII.

C.DuringWorldWarII.D.BeforeWorldWarII.

47.Newfour-1aneroadswerebuilt.

A.inGermanyB.bycarandoilcompanies

C.inAmericaD.whensomethingsuddenlyhappened

48.Theunderlinedword“building“heremeans“Ihebuildingof

A.companiesB.soldiers,livesC.housesD.roads

49.Whatwereothercountries'feelingsaboutBush'sdecision?

A.Theyagreedwithhim.B.Theyshowedangertoit.

C.Theypaidnoattentiontoit.D.Thepassagedoesn'ttellUS.

50.Themeaningofthelastsentenceis：”"

A.It^bettertohavefewercars.B.It,sbettertomakecarsthatpolluteless.

C.It'seasiertomakecarsthatpolluteless.D.It'seasiertomakepeoplehavefewercars.

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WemovedtoanewareawhenoursonwasinGradeFive.Beforewemoved,wetookhimto

spendhalfadayathisnewschool.Therehesawhisnewclassmatesandteachers.Heenjoyedthe

visit.Duringthealmost150-kilometerdrivehome,hetoldUSthathehadtoldsomeofthestudents

thedatewhenwewouldmovethere.Andhehadalsoinvitedthemtovisitus.

Themovingday,aSaturday,wasabusyday.Butwearrivedatournewhouseatnoon.Aboutan

hourlater,kidsbegantocomeandsoononeoftheminvitedoursontohishousetoplayforthe

afternoon.

Bythetimehereturned,heknewwheremostofthekidslivedandalloftheirfamilyhistories.

OnMondaymornin9,thedoorbellrangjustbeforethetimehewouldleaveforschoo1.Thenitrang

againandagain..

Bythetimehewasready,wehadeightyoungboyswaitingtowalktoschoolwithhimonhisfirst

day.TheyalllivednearUS.

Iaskedthemiftheirparentshadsentthem.Theanswerssurprisedandpleasedme,“No,wejust

camesolliaLhewouldhavepeopletowalkwith,''and"Ilistherightthinglodo.

Thestartingsoflasting（持续的）friendshipswerefoirned（形成）thatday.Wehavelived

herenearlysixyearsandthesamegroupofkidsstillplaystogether,goestopartiesonweekends

together,andsurfstogether.

Istillgetthinkinghowwelcomingandkindthosekidswere.Andhowluckymysonistohavethem

asfriends!

51.Beforethefamilymovedtothenewarea,thesonwastakentohisnewschool

A.toinvitetheteacherstovisitthemB.toplaywithhisclassmates

C.toseeiftheschoolwasfarD.togettoknowit

52.Whatdidthesonknowaboutotherkidsaftertheyplayedfortheafternoon?

A.Theirlivingplacesandfamilyhistories.

B.Theirfamilystoriesandtheirlife.

C.Theirschoollifeandfamilyhistories.

D.Theirlivingplacesandfamilymembers.

53.Inthestory,thesonwenttoschoolonhisfirstday

A.inhisfather'scarB.onaschoolbus

C.onfootwithotherkidsD.inanotherkid'scar

54.WhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothestory?

A.ThefamilymovedtothenewhouseonSaturdayafternoon.

B.Thekidsvisitedthehousebeforethefamilyarrived.

C.Thesonknewthekidswellbeforehegotthere.

D.Thesonwasinvitedtoplayinakid'shouselaterthatafternoon.

55.ThepassageshowsUSthat.

A.it'seasytomovetoanewplace

B.it'skindofpeopletohelpanewcomer

C.it'sdifficulttomakenewfriends

D.it'sbettertoliveinthesameplace

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No.4middleSchool

Kuiiiiiiug,yuiinan

April2nd,2004

Deareditor（编辑），

Iliveinabeautifulcity.Manyvisitorscometomycity.therearesomanycolorfulpeacocks（孔雀）

here.

ThepeacocksmostlyliveonthegrasslandofDongfengSquare

Theyaregivenfoodfreelybyvisitors.Theyusuallythrowfoodtothem,anddon'tthinkaboutatall

whetherthefoodisrightornot.Someofthepeacocksbecameill,someevendiedaftereatingthe

badfoodgivenbythevisitors.

I'msuremostofthevisitorswhothrowfoodtothepeacocksreallylikethebirds,butdon'trealize

(意识到)thattheymaybedoingthemharm(伤害).

Thevisitorsshouldbetoldthatwhathavedoneisveryharmfultothebirds,andthiskindofthing

mustbestoppedfromhappening.

PerhapswecanbuildsomesmallshopsbesideDongfengSquaretosellpeacockfood.Forusevery

person,it'sourdutytogivemorelovetothesebeautifulbirdsandtolookafterthemcarefully.

Yours,

SunYan

()6Manyvisitorscometothewriter'scityto.

A.dosomeshoppingB.seebeautifulpeacocks

C.playonDongfengsquareD.eatnicefood

()7.Somepeacocksbecameillanddiedbecausesomevisitors;

A.did'tgivethemanyfoodB.gavethemtoomuchfood

C.threwthemsomebadfoodD.lovedthemandplayedwiththem

()8.SomeshopscanbebuiltbesideDongfengSquaresothattheymay.

A.sellfoodforvisitorsB.sellfoodforpeacocks

C.inakethesquaremorebeautifulD.havethebeautifulbirds

()9.Fromthepassageweknowpeopleshould.

A.liveandplaywiththebirds

B.stopthebirdsfromeatingtoomuch

C.giverightfoodtothebirds

D.givemorefoodtothebirds

()10.Wecanguessthewriteroftheletter,SunYan,maybea.

A.visitorB.shopkeeperC.squarekeeperD.student

6-10：BCBCD

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EverytownintheUnitedStateshasapostoffice.Someareverysmall,andyoumayalsofindthem

inthecornerofashop.Othersarelargerbuildings.TheyareopenfivedaysaweekandonSaturday

mornings.FromMondaythroughFridaytheyareusuallyopenfrom8:30to4:30.

Ifyouknowhowmuchthepostage(邮资)isforyourletter,youcanbuystampsatanyv/indow.In

somepostofficesyoucanbuystampsfrommachines.Stampsaresoldmanydifferentprices,from

onecent(美分)tomanydollars.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyouletter,youmay

askthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp.heorshewillgiveyouthestampsyouneed.If

youaresendingyourletterfaraway,youshoulduseairmailenvelopes(航空信封).Rememberthat

postagewillbemoreexpensiveforalettertobesentoutsidethecountry.

Atapostofficeyoucanalsobuypostcards.Apostcardischeaperthanaletter.Usuallythepriceof

postageforapostcardisabouthalfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuyatapostofficedonot

havepictures.However,alsotheyarenottobesentoutsidethecountry.

Lettersareaneasyandcheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries.

()11.ThepassagetellusthatwecanfindeasilyintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

A.postofficesB.largebuildings

C.smallshopsD.differentbanks

()I2.ThcpostofficesintheUnitedStatesareopen.

A.sevenhoursadayB.sixhoursaday

C.fivehoursadayD.eighthoursaday

()13.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyourletter,youcan.

A.goandbuystampsfromthemachineinthepostofficesendacheappostcardinsteadofyourletter

B.getintouchwithsomebodyyouknowinthepostoffice

C.askthemanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp

()14.Thepriceofpostageforismoreexpensive.

A.abeautifulpostcardB.aletterwrittenonenvelope

C.aletterbyairmailD.apostcardwithpictures

()15.ThepassagetellsussomethingaboutintheUSA

A.thepostB.thepostageC.lettersD.postcards

11-15ADDCA

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Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?Whenhewanted

tosteal（偷）thebellonhisneighbour'sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdof（抓住）thebell

andpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.

Thenhesatdowntothink,mustdosomethingaboutthenoise,“hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.

Atlasthehadanidea."Ah,I'llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon'tbeabletohearthenoise.”

Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulled

evenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegot

thebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.

“Stealmybell?Pllteachyoualesson（教训I）Jtheangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthe

nose.

Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell.44Whydidhe

comeoutjustthen?”hewondered（感至U疑惑）.

（）16.Thethiefwastryingtoget.

A.hisneighbourB.hisneighbour'sdoorbell

C.somecottonD.adoorwithabellonit

（）17.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbeforhimtostealthedoorbell.

A.safeB.difficultC.dangerousD.easy

（）18.Theneighbourranoutprobably（彳艮可能）because.

A.heknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen

B.hethoughtsomeonewaseager（渴望的）tovisithim

C.herealized（意识至U）somethingstrangehappened

D.BothBandC

（）19.Theneighbourhitthethiefto.

A.givehimlessonsB.punish（惩罚）himforstealing

C.helphimwiththebellD.behisteacher

（）20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thethiefunderstoodwhyhewashitonthenose.

B.Thethiefknewwhytheneighbourcameout.

C.Thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn'thearthenoisethebellmade.

D.1hethiefdidn'twanttoknowwhytheneighbourranout.

16-20BADBC

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Afarmerwasputinprison(监狱).Oneday,hegotaletterfromhiswife.

“Iamworriedaboutoutfhrm,“shewrote."It'stimetoplantpotatoes,

butIcan'tdoallthedigging(挖)bymyself.

Thefarmerthoughtoverandthenhadanidea.Hewrotetohiswifb,"Don'tdig

thefields.Thisidwheremygold(金子)is.Don'tplantpotatoesuntilIcomehome.

Afewdayslater,thefannergotantherletterfromhiswife.Itsaid,“Twodays

ago,abouttenprisonguards(监狱看守)cametoourfields.Itlookedasiftheywerelookingfor

something.Theyhavedugourfield.”

Thefarmerwrotetohiswifeatonce."Nowyoucanplantourpotatoes,“hewrote.

()21.Thefarmerwasputinprison.

A.becausehehaddonesomethingwrong

B.becausehehadalotofgoldinthefields

C.Thewriterdidn'tsayanythingaboutwhythefarmerwasputinprison

D.Fornothing

()22.Thcfarmer'swifewasmuchworriedabout.

A.herhusbandB.theirfarmC.plantingpotatoesD.herself

()23.Thefarmertoldhiswife_first.

A.nottodigthefieldsB.todigthefields

C.toasktheprisonguardsforhelpD.tofindthegoldinthefields

()24.Whydidtheprisonguardsdigthefarmer\fields?.

A.Theywantedtohelpthefarmer

B.Tliciileaderorderedllicmlodoso

C.Thefarmeraskedthemtodoso

D.Theywantedtofindoutthegold

()25.Whydidthefarmeraskhiswifetoplantpotatoesatonce?Because.

A.theirfieldshadbeendug

B.thegoldwasfoundout

C.theprisonguardsaskedhimtodoso

D.theprisonguardswerediggingthefields

21—25CBADA

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Anowlisabirdwithverylargeeyes.Thoseeyesmaketheowllookclever.Theowlcannotmove

itseyesfreelyaspeoplecan.Itcanonlylookstraightahead（朝前）.Ifitwantstolookatbothsides,

itmustturnitsneck.

Owlsseebetteratnightthanduringtheday.Atnighttheylookforfood.Theyeatmiceandinsects.

Owlsmakeastrangenoisebecausetheowlssleepmostoftheday.Theyusuallygivetheircriesat

night.Thecrysoundslike"Whoo!Who。!”.Thisstrangesoundsometimesfrightenspeopleatnight.

26.Anowllookscleverbecauseitcanlookstraightahead.

27.Anowllooksforfoodatnightbecauseitseesbetteratnightthanduringtheday.

2X.Anowllivesonallkindsofbirds.

29.Thecryofanowlisfrightening.

30.Manmustnotkillowlsbecausetheyarehelpfultopeople.

26-30BABAA

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CoffeehasbecomethemostpopularAmericandrink.TodaypeopleintheUnitedStatesdrinkmore

coffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.Peopledrinkcoffeeatbreakfast,atlunch,atdinner

andbetweenmeals.Theydrinkhotcoffeeorcoffeewithiceinit.Theydrinkitatworkandathome.

Theyeatcoffeeice-creamandcoffeecandy.Coffeeisblackandverystrong.Differentpeopleliketo

drinkitindifferentways.Somepeoplelikecoffeewithcreamorsugarinit.Otherpeoplelikecoffee

withbothcreamandsugarinit.Inallwaysitisserved.Coffeehasbecomeaninternationaldrink.

31.Coffeeisandrink.

A.iulcrcbliiigB.iiilcmalionalC.iuc-urcamD.Amcricaii

32.Differentpeopleliketodrinkcoffee.

A.atworkorathomeB.indifferentwaysC.withcreamorsugarD.betweenmeals

33.TodayAmericansdrinkcoffeethanpeopleinanyoftheothercountries.

A.asmuchasB.lessC.moreD.most

34.t4Coffeeisblackandverystrong.^ThewordSTRONGheremeans.

A.坚固的B.淡的C.清的D.浓的

35.isthemostpopularAmericandrink.

A.BlackteaB.CoffeeC.WaterwithiceD.Whisky

31-35BBCDB

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Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,they

canhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan'tdo

easily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.

Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.

Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprove（提高）theirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildren

usecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somany

teachersandparentscomplain（抱怨）thatcomputerscannolhelpchildrentostudyhutmakethem

fallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.

Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsof

peoplelosttheirjobsorbringthemaloloftrouble.

Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecided

bypeoplethemselves.

36.Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Because.

A.ourcountryasksustolearnit

B.itcanhelpusalot

C.wecanuseittoplaygames

D.itcanhelpustofindjobs

37.Whatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?.

A.Theirsludculsanduhildrunusecouipulvrsloplaygames.

B.Computersletthemlosttheirjobs.

C.Computersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind.

D.Computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble.

38.Inthispassageweknowcomputers.

A.alsobringustrouble

B.bringushappinessonly

C.arehatedbypeople

D.arebadfbrpeople'shealth

39.Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?.

A.Yes,theycan.B.It'shardtosayC.No,theycan't.D.Ofcoursenot.

40.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?Ithinkitmeans.

A.computersareusedbypeople

B.peoplecanlive