初二阅读教材(已校好)

1、基础阅读教材1Today Im going to show Mr.Li around Shanghai. This is the biggest city in China. I live and work here. I know Shanghai very well, but Mr.Li doesnt know it. He is from Beijing. He knows the north of China but he doesnt know the south. My parents live in Bejing too, and they know Mr.Li very wel

2、l.Ive got plans for today. This morning we are going to visit Nanpu Bridge and Yangpu Bridge by taxi. It is cheaper to take a bus, but a taxi goes much faster. Before lunch we are also going to Yu Garden, and we are going to have lunch there. This afternoon we are going to visit the Great World. We

3、are going to have dinner in my house. After dinner we are going to a concert at the City Concert Hall.What a busy day!True or False:( ) 1. Mr.Li comes from the north of China.( ) 2. I know Shanghai much better than Mr.Li.( ) 3. I am not quite clear about how to show Mr.Li around the city.( ) 4. We a

4、re going to visit the two big bridges and the Great World before lunch time.( ) 5. Mr.Li is going to have a good time.2 It was difficult to find jobs in the northeast of England, and when John lost his job, he found it impossible to get a new one, so he decided to go down to the south of the country

5、, where he had heard that it was easier to find work . He went to the station and got on a train which was going to London. He was the only person in the car(车厢) when another man rushed in Carrying a gun and said , “Your money or your life ?” “I havent got any money,” John answered, full or fear.“Th

6、en why are you trembling so much?” the man with the gun asker him angrily.“Because I thought you were the ticket-collector, and I havent even got a ticket,”answered John.True or False:( ) 1. It was impossible for John to find a new job in northeast England.( ) 2. John decided to go to the north of t

7、he country.( ) 3. John went there by car.( ) 4. John was the only one in his car.( ) 5. John had no money with him.( ) 6. John was frightened when the man with a gun rushed in. ( ) 7. The man was the ticket-collector.( ) 8. John didnt buy the ticket.3Helen was going to have her first baby very soon.

8、 One evening it was time to take her hospital, so her husband, Sam, helped her get into the car and drove her there. A nurse took Helen to her room and told Sam that he could go home and she would call him when the baby arrived, but Sam said he would rather wait at the hospital. The nurse smiled and

9、 said, “Theres a waiting room at the end of the hall.”Sam was walking up and down near the waiting room at about midnight when the nurse came out of his wifes room and said, with a happy smile, “Which would you have preferred, a boy or a girl?” “A girl,” answered the husband. “I have an old sister,

10、and she was always very kind to me when I was a child.”“Well,” said the nurse, “Its a boy this time.”“Thats all right,” answered Sam happily, “That was my second choice.”True or False:( ) 1. One evening Helen was sent to the hospital to see her first baby.( ) 2. It was Helens husband, Sam, who helpe

11、d her get into the car and drove her to the hospital.( ) 3. Sam was allowed to wait at a waiting-room at the end of the hall.( ) 4. The baby arrived at the daytime.( ) 5. Sam was woken up by the crying of his baby.( ) 6. Sam would like both boy and girl.4 John was fourteen years old and he was a ver

12、y lazy boy. He had to go to school of course, but he wasnt interested in any of his subjects and never did his lessons. His father and mother were doctors and they hoped that he would be a doctor too, when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, “ When I finish school, I want to be a dustma

13、n (清除垃圾的工人)。” “A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “Thats not a very pleasant job. Why do you want to be a dustman? ”“Because then I will only have to work one day a week,”John answered.“Only one day a week?” his mother said. “What do you mean?”“Well,” John answered, “I know that t

14、he dustmen come to our house only on Wednesday. They work only on that day.”True or False:( ) 1. John worked hard at school every day.( ) 2. His parents wanted John to be a doctor.( ) 3. John didnt want to be a doctor. He wanted to be a dustman.( ) 4. His mother was happy when she heard this.( ) 5.

15、John liked collecting dust.( ) 6. The dustmen worked only on Wednesday.( ) 7. John was not only lazy but also foolish.5 My parents give me $ 10 week pocket money but that doesnt go very for these days, so I have to do a Saturday job. I work in a supermarket and I get $ 3 an hour and I work eight hou

16、rs on Saturdays and sometimes I do Friday evenings as well. So I usually have about $ 35 to spend every week. I spend about $ 5 a week on sweets and drinks, like Coke. I usually go to the cinema once a week so thats another $ 4 or $ 5. I usually buy a few magazines and a few newspapers every week so

17、 thats about another $ 5. I like music so I often buy a cassette it costs about $ 7 at the moment. Ive also got a computer and I sometimes buy a computer game and it costs about $ 6 each. I always try to save something each week usually between $ 4 and $ 10.True or False:( ) 1. I have to do a Saturd

18、ay job because I havent enough money.( ) 2. If I want to see a film once a week, I have to pay $ 4 or $ 5.( ) 3. Usually I spend $ 35 a week.( ) 4. Every week I spend all of my money.( ) 5. I am a boy who spends money carefully.6 Mr. Green worked in the city, but he lived in the country and came to

19、work by train every day. The station was very near to his office, and Mr. Green always went on foot. He always went along the same street in the evening. Every evening, he passed a poor man with a dog near him. There was a piece of paper round the dogs neck, and the words “I AM BLIND.” were on it. M

20、r. Green was a good man and he always said a few words to the poor man and gave him a little money. One day, Mr. Green had a lot of work in his office and was very late. The train would leave in a minute. So he didnt stop in front of the man and his dog. After he had passed, the poor man stood up qu

21、ickly, ran after him and said, “You havent given me anything today.” Mr. Green stopped and said in surprise, “You are a blind man. How did you know that I passed? ” The poor man said, “No, Im not. My old dog is. ”True or False:( ) 1. Mr. Green didnt drive a car to his office.( ) 2. The poor man was

22、blind.( ) 3. One day, Mr. Green didnt stop before the poor man because he would be late for work.( ) 4. The blind man knew Mr. Green was passing by.( ) 5. According to the passage, we can know Mr. Green was cheated（欺骗）.7 It was eight o clock in the morning. The telephone rang and the new secretary,

23、Miss Baker answered it. “May I speak to Mr. Perry, please?” a voice said. “Whos that speaking, please?” Miss Baker asked. “This is White speaking.” the voice answered. Miss Baker put her hand over the mouthpiece（电话机话筒）and turned to Mr. Perry. “Its Mr. White, sir.” she said, “He wants to speak to you

24、.” “Oh, I see,” Mr. Perry said, “He wants to sell us the old machines, doesnt he?” “Yes, sir.” Miss Baker said, “He called you three times yesterday, but you were out then.” “Last week, he came here. We dont need those old machines. I told him that already. ” Mr. Perry said. “What shall I say, then,

25、 sir?” Miss Baker asked. “Tell him that Im not in my office.” Mr. Perry said angrily. “Oh,” Miss Baker turned to the receiver and spoke, “Im so sorry . . . Mr. Perry says he is not in the office now.”True or False:( ) 1. Miss Baker just came to work as a secretary for Mr. Perry.( ) 2. Miss Baker ans

26、wered the phone right away.( ) 3. Mr. Perry called Mr. White four times altogether.( ) 4. Mr. Perry was very happy when Miss Baker told him that Mr. White was calling.( ) 5. Mr. White wanted to sell his old machines to Mr. Perry.( ) 6. After Mr. White talked with Miss Baker on the telephone, he knew

27、 that Mr. Perry was in the office.8 Jimmy started painting when he was three years old. When he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them. They said, “This boys going to be famous when hes a litter older, and

28、 then were going to sell these pictures for a lot more money.” Jimmys pictures were different from other peoples because he never painted on all of the paper. He painted on half of it and the other half was always empty（空的）. “Thats very clever,” everybody said. “Nobody else does that!” One day someb

29、ody bought one of Jimmys pictures and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom（底下的）half of your pictures, but not on the top half? ” “Because Im small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes dont reach very high.”True or False:( ) 1. Jimmy began painting when he was a boy

30、of five.( ) 2. People bought his pictures because they wanted to keep them for ever.( ) 3. People thought Jimmys pictures were going to be expensive in the future.( ) 4. Jimmys pictures were not the same as other people.( ) 5. Jimmy always painted on all of the paper.( ) 6. Jimmy was too short to pa

31、int on the top half of his pictures.9 This story took place in America many years ago. A young man was called up for army service, but didnt want to become a soldier. When he went for his medical exam, he pretended（假装）that his eyesight was very bad. The doctor pointed to the eye chart on the wall an

32、d said, “Please read the top line.” “The top line of what?” the young man asked. “The top line of the chart,” the doctor answered. “What chart?” the young man asked. “The one on the wall,” the doctor said. “What wall?” the young man asked again. Finally the doctor decided that the mans eyes were not

33、 good enough for army service. The evening the same young man was at a movie when another man came in and sat next to him in the dark. When the lights went on, the young man saw that his neighbor was the doctor who had examined him earlier. At once, he said,” Excuse me, madam, but does this bus go t

34、o Main Street?”True or False:( ) 1. The young man failed to join the army because of his poor eyes.( ) 2. When the doctor gave him orders, the man pretended not to understand them.( ) 3. In face, the young man would not want to be an army man.( ) 4. That evening the young man went into a cinema beca

35、use he had mistaken it for a bus.( ) 5. A woman came in after the man and sat right beside him.( ) 6. Most possibly the doctor would believe the young man and help him.10 The world is filled with many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while others are very pleasant to hear. In a si

36、ngle day you probably hear hundreds of different sounds. All sounds are different. Some may be loud. Some are high; others are low. Some sounds are useful. Without sound we cannot talk or listen to one another. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting of a car warns people of dang

37、er. Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low over the land, the very loud sounds can damage the houses. Very loud sound can even make people deaf. We know sound travels about one kilometer in three seconds. In a thunder storm you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This is because

38、 light travels much faster than sound. Next time you see lightning count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder. Divide this number by 3. This will tell you how many kilometers away the thunder storm is.True or False:( ) 1. Sounds are neither useful nor harmful.( ) 2. Sound travels three

39、hundred meters in a second.( ) 3. In a thunder storm you can see lightning before you hear the thunder.( ) 4. We can talk and listen to one another without sound.( ) 5. The sound of the alarm clock is useful.11 When Mary was fourteen, her mother gave her a beautiful ring. It was a birthday present,

40、and Mary was very pleased. But a week later, she was very sad, because when she was working in the kitchen, she lost the ring. She looked everywhere, but she couldnt find it. She even looked in the drain outside the kitchen, but the ring was not there. That evening her brother Tom was eating some ca

41、kes. “Who made these cakes?” he said. “They are excellent.” “I made them,” Mary said. She was pleased that her brother liked them. Mary liked cooking very much. “Are there any . . . ?” Tom started to ask. Then he stopped suddenly. He opened his mouth and took a ring out. “Where did this come from?”

42、he asked. “This is a strange type of cake!” Mary was pleased. “My ring!” she said. She took it to the kitchen. She washed it and then went back and thanked her brother. “Im sorry you had a surprise,” she said, “but thank you very much for finding my ring. Ill cook some more cakes for you tomorrow as

43、 a reward. ”Choose the best answer:1. Mother gave Mary a beautiful ring _. A. on her birthday B. because Mary liked rings C. as a reward D. because she had lost one2. Mary lost her ring _. A. on her birthday B. when she ate a cake C. soon after her birthday D. she found a cake3. When Mary looked in

44、the drain _. A. she fell in the drain B. she didnt find her ring C. she made her face dirty D. she found a cake4. Tom said the cakes Mary made were _. A. too heavy B. too bad C. very beautiful D. very good5. Mary washed her ring and returned _. A. to cook cakes again B. to eat another cake C. to tha

45、nk Tom D. to give it to her mother12 Dong Jianhua was born in Shanghai in 1937. His father was Dong Haoyun, the king of the ship in Hong Kong. Dong Jianhua was his elder son. In 1949, he came to Hong Kong with his father. At the age of thirteen, he studied in Zhonghua Middle School. In 1954, he went

46、 to England to study the mechanical engineering. Five years later, he received a Bachelor of Science in Liverpool University. Later he went to America and he worked in the General Electrical Company in America. There he had stayed for ten years. He returned to Hong Kong again in 1969. In Hong Kong,

47、he helped his father do business in shipping and opened an airline from Hong Kong to Europe and America. Though he was born in a rich family, he lived a simple life. He never stressed the food or clothing. In his spare time, he likes reading newspapers and studying Chinese history. He also likes spo

48、rts. On December 11, 1996, Dong Jianhua was elected the first senior officer of Hong Kong. He took office on July 1, 1997.Choose the best answer:1. Dong Jianhua is _. A. an Englishman B. an American C. a Chinese D. a European2. Which of the following is right about Dong Jianhua? A. He was born in Sh

49、anghai. B. His father was a Bachelor of Science. C. In 1957 he studied in Zhouhua Middle School. D. He went to America to further his study.3. When and where did Dong Jianhua win a Bachelor of Science? A. In 1954, in England. B. In 1959, in Liverpool University. C. In 1958, in America. D. In 1959, i

50、n Hong Kong.4. He never stressed the food or clothing. The underlined part means _. A. bought B. chose C. paid much attention to D. thought about5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Dong Jianhua is Dong Haoyuns elder son. B. Dong Jianhua is the king of the ship in Hong Kong. C. At the age of 12

51、, Dong Jianhua came to Hong Kong with his father. D. Dong Jianhua stayed in America for ten years.13 The classroom was very quiet. Twenty- four girls were having a history lesson. They had books open in front of them on their desks, and their teacher was talking to them. The school was in Poland（波兰）

52、. The time was 1877. At that time much of Poland was a part of Russia（俄国）. Children could not learn the history of their own country in school or even use their own language. But the teacher was still teaching Polish history in Polish. Suddenly the bell rang. Two long rings, two short rings. The gir

53、ls knew what that meant. Quick hands closed all the Polish books. Four girls ran up and down the classroom and picked them up, and then they ran out through a door with the books. The girls quickly took some sewing from their desks and the teacher got out a Russian book. Just then a Russian official

54、（官员）came in, and asked the teacher, “ What are you reading to the class? ” The teacher said, “Russian stories.” “Now,” he said, “Id like to ask one of you some questions.” “Manya, please stand up.” the teacher ordered quietly. A little girl stood up. After Manya answered all his questions, the Russi

55、an official walked out of the classroom. The little girl Manya became Madame Curie（居里夫人）, the great woman scientist.Choose the best answer:1. The story happened in _. A. Russian B. England C. America D. Poland2. In 1877, Manya was _. A. a pupil B. a teacher C. a scientist D. an official3. The classroom was very quiet because _. A. the girls were doing some sewing B. there were few pupils in it. C. an official came in. D. the girls liked to learn their own history