初中阅读理解冲刺训练
初中阅读理解冲刺训练
(一)
One day a little girl found two weak birds when she walked in the forests. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
Every day she feeds them with love and the birds grow strong. Every morning they say “hello” to her with a beautiful song. The girl loves them very much and wants their singing to last (持续) forever (永远).
One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly when it circled (盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she caught it at once. She was very happy that she held it tightly (紧紧地) in her hand! Suddenly, she felt something happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find that the bird couldn’t move any more and died. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted (举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
When the bird flew happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder (肩膀). It sang the
nicest song she often heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!
1. The girl loved the two birds very much because ________.
A. they greeted her every morning
B. they were hungry but very strong
C. they liked staying in the cage quietly
D. they didn’t eat much food
2. One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and __of the two birds flew out of the cage.
A. the sick
B. the female
C. the larger and stronger
D. the white and blue
3. The girl held the bird tightly in her hand because she was afraid that ________.
A. it would die
B. it felt cold
C. the other bird felt lonely
D. it would fly away
4. The girl felt that the other bird ________ when it jumped in the cage.
A. wanted to see what happened
B. wanted to be free
C. wanted to sing a beautiful song again
D. wanted to eat something
5. What does the story want to tell us?
A. We should protect the birds.
B. Keeping birds
isn’t easy.
C. We can easily kill the birds.
D. To keep love is to let it fly.
(二)
One day I went to a store with a list. “Excuse me,” I said. A lady with glasses looked up, saying, “I’m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me look at you. I want to be able to describe you to the police if something is missing from the store.”
“I’m only a little girl, not a thief !”I was surprised.
“But I think you’re potential (有可能的) ,”she said.
“I need these,”I said, holding up my list.
“So what? I am not a person who works for you. Go to get them.”she said.
The store was a puzzle to me. It took me two hours to find everything on the list. “That packet of beans is only 29 cents, but you asked me for 35 cents.” I corrected her. She didn’t seem unhappy, just looked at me over her glasses.
The following summer I visited Miss Bee some times a week. She always found ways to fool me. Or shortly after I remembered the places of something on the shelf, she arranged (重排) the shelves again and made me hunt for them again. By the end of the summer the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
One morning I was to get a packet of chocolate.“Miss Potential, what did you learn this summer?she said.“That you’re a meanie (刻薄鬼)!” I answered angrily. But she laughed, “Well, I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons to help them. When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!”Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! It was absurd.
Until one day my daughter said,“Could you finish my math problems for me?”“How will you ever learn to do it yourself if I do it for you?”I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to check my bill. Now I have known what Miss Bee did for me. She is my good teacher.
1. Why did Miss Bee arrange the shelves again and again?
A. To laugh at the writer.
B. To teach the writer some skills.
C. To think about other customers’ need.
D. To avoid her things being stolen.
2. What does the underlined word “absurd” mean?
A. 开心的
B. 令人兴奋的
C. 令人费解的
D. 荒谬的
3. Which word can best describe the writer’s feelings for Miss Bee in the last paragraph?
A. Thankful.
B. Hateful.
C. Uncomfortable.
D. Unkind.
4. The purpose of writing the text is to tell us _________.
A. the facts about a kind person－Miss Bee
B. how to teach your children life lessons
C. people should check everything carefully
D. the good teacher isn’t only in the school
(三)
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）. I silently sat beside her.
“Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. The she said, “Susan, look at this thread（线）. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back, may mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it
seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?
A. To send Susan to school
B. To get to see the doctor
C. To buy a strong quilt
D. To show their love
2. Susan’ father stayed in hospital for ______.
A. one day
B. one month
C. two months
D. three months
3. Susan came to understand her mother ______.
A. while her mother was sewing a quilt
B. before her father was in hospital
C. when she was sitting beside her mother
D. after her father was seriously sick
4. What can we know from the passage?
A. Susan’s father is very lazy
B. Susan’s mother is a nurse
C. Susan’s parents love each other
D. Susan doesn’t like her father
5. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. How to make a Quilt Strong
B. Love is just a Tread
C. Walking on the Country Road
D. A Seriously Sick Father
(四)
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks. The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the Woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes".
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do, you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing~ He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
1. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
2. People in Micronesia show "yes" by ____.
A. nodding heads
B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads
D. saying "no"
3. Tom misunderstood his class at first because
A. he did not know much about Indian culture
B. he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn't understand his questions
D. he didn't know where the students came from
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means "YES".
5. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
(五)
Qi Haoran, a Junior One student at High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology（哈尔滨工业大学附属中学）, was quite busy over the past winter vacation─ not just busy with his homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (“光盘行动”).
The eleven students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” “Nearly 100 million people only earn about 865 yuan a year in China. They even cannot afford a cup of tea.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January this year. It calls on people to reduce food waste.
China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten up all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got the support (支持) of many people. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner will give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker (贴花). People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers (剩饭剩菜) home. Cheng guangbiao, a very famous person not only wanted to rename himself Cheng guangpan, which means “Clean Your Plate”, but also took his staff to some restaurants to eat leftovers. More and more customers are willing to wrap up their leftovers to take home.
To reduce food waste is a big task and it needs time. It’s important for everyone to do their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
1. What did Qi Haoran and some of his classmates do in the past winter vacation?
A.They only did their homework.
B. They joined a
chess club.
C. They volunteered for a campaign.
D. They opened a restaurant together.
2. The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to ____________.
A. do volunteer work
B. work part time in restaurants
C. stop wasting food
D. wash their plates after dinner
3. From Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5, we learn that ____________.
A. wasting food is a serious problem in China
B. Chinese people waste the most food in January
C. 200 million Chinese people invite others to dinner every day
D. Chinese people usually don’t offer enough food to their guests
4. What did the restaurant in Xinjiang do to support the campaign?
A. The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food.
B. It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times.
C. It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes.
D. It encouraged customers to take leftovers home.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many people in China are starting to do something to reduce food
waste.
B. Two billion tons of food is wasted in the world every year.
C. It’s not easy for people to solve the problem of wasting food.
D. The “Think, Eat, Save” progra m was held to make sure people eat healthy food.
(六)
When Juliet was a child, she often went to the city park and played with her friends. On a sunny morning, when Juliet came to the park with her mum, she looked around and felt very unhappy.
“What’s the matter, dear?” asked her mum.
Juliet replied, “Mum, there’s so much trash on the ground.”
Juliet’s mum looked around. There was paper, boxes and glass bottles everywhere.
“What can we do?” asked Juliet.
“I’m sure you will think of something,” said her mum.
As soon as Juliet and her mum went home, Juliet painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in large black letters at the top of the picture. The sign read “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she took plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mum. Juliet put up her picture on a big trash can (垃圾桶).
“Will you help me pick up the trash, Mum?” Juliet said as she handed her mum a bag.
“I sure will,” replied her mum.
The children at the park ran over to see what was going on. Juliet handed them each a bag. “Let’s clean this place up,” said Juliet. Then they began to pick up the trash, talking and laughing. Soon all the bags were full.
“We need to come back another day. There’s still some trash on the ground, but the park looks much better,” said Juliet.
Her mum said, “So it does. I knew you would think of a way to help.”
1. Why was Juliet sad?
A. Because the weather was bad.
B. Because she couldn’t find her mum.
C. Because her friends were not at the park.
D. Because there was too much trash at the park.
2. Juliet put up the picture to ______.
A. show off her painting skills
B. give her mum a big surprise
C. encourage people to keep the park clean
D. show people how beautiful the park was
3. From the underlined sentence, we can learn that Juliet’s mum ______.
A. was proud of Juliet
B. was angry with Juliet
C. thought Juliet was lazy
D. thought Juliet was difficult
4. Which of the following is TRUE about the children?
A. They laughed at Juliet.
B. They had an awful and tiring day.
C. They bought some bags from Juliet.
5. What’s the topic of the passage?
A. A cleanup story.
B. Juliet and her mum.
C. A beautiful park.
D. How to protect the environment.
(七)
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography(摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguerro, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerro’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art.
1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .
A. his business
B. his house
C. his garden
D. his window
2. The Daguerro type was .
A. a Frenchman
B. a kind of picture
C. a kind of camera
D.
a photography
3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had
to .
A. watch lots of films
B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities
D. take many films and something else with him
4. Mathew Brady .
A. was very life like
B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong
D. took many pictures of moving people
5. This passage tells us .
A. how photography was developed
B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in world
D. how to use different cameras
(八)
The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers(表演者) in the theater. He was a man famous for his escapes（逃走；逃生）— from prison cells（囚室）, from wooden boxes floating（漂浮）in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as his
fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison （监狱）escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded（说服）a detective（侦探）which to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs(手铐) and toes trained to escape ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame, and a name remembered today.
1. According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ________.
A. his special tricks and supernatural powers
B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key
C. his magic tricks and inhuman powers
D. his wisdom and magic tricks
2. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to (指的是)______.
A. his first prison escape
B. the year 1898
C. the publicity
D. Harry Houdini's success
3.Which of the following statement is right?
A. Someone gave him a key that fits many locks.
B. He made a key that could open every door.
C. Everyone hated him very much.
D. He was trained to escape again.
4. The followings help him succeed EXCEPT ________.
A. his brother's help
B. his wife's help
C. his fingers
D. his toes
5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Skeleton Key
B. Many Secrets
C. World-wide Fame
D. Great Escapes
参考答案
1、1A 2C 3D 4B 5D
2、1B 2A 3D 4B
3、1A 2B 3D 4C 5B
4、1D 2B 3A 4A 5C
5、1C 2C 3A 4B 5D
6、1D 2C 3A 4D 5A
7、1C 2D 3D 4B 5A
8、1B 2A 3A 4A 5D