初中英语阅读(精品)

一
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Letter1
Dear editor,
During the winter holiday last year, I went shopping with my grandmother. We saw several beggars(乞丐)，some of whom were disabled, which made me feel sad. Among them were old people, young people and even children! When I wanted to help them, my grandmother stopped me. She told me they were not worth showing mercy (怜悯) to because some beggars cheat people out of their money. Should I help them?
Yours,
Gao Qi from Tianjin
Letter 2
Dear Gao Qi,
I understand your grandmother’s point of view. I think that is just because some beggars have cgeated people, this doesn’t mean you should never help any beggars.
Showing mercy and compassion to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do.
While some beggars may use dishonest means to get money, most beggars will not.
Even those who use dishonest means are probably desperate for(极想得到) food and feel they have no choice but to cheat people.
It is important to be careful for your own safety. But if you want to help them, you don’t necessarily have to give beggars money in the street.
Another way you can help is by donation(捐赠) to the China Charity Federation(中华慈善联合会). Visit its website at .
1.The two letters are most probably taken from _________.
A.a history book
B. an English story book
C. a science magazine
D. a newspaper
2.From the grandmother’s words, we can learn that _______.
A.she never helped the beggars
B. she shows no pity for the poor
C.she doesn’t believe there are real beggars nowadays
D. she thinks children should not help these beggars.
3. The underlined word “fortunate” in the passage means ________.
A. luck
B. unlucky
C. unfriendly
D. grateful
4. Gao Qi felt sad for __________.
A. his grandmother
B. the disabled beggars
C. the old people
D. himself
5. The editor tells Gao Qi_________.
A. to have his own idea
B. how to help the disabled
C. not to help the beggars
D. to be carful about his own money
B
请仔细阅读短文，将下面五句话还原到文中空白处，并将其标号填入对应题号的横线上。

A.Another kid turned to me and said that I was the worst guy in the world.
B.One day, I woke up early and went to work.
C.When I came closer to see, everything began to be clear.
D.The weather was cold but I didn’t wear a jacket only a shirt.
Have you had an embarrassing moment? What if you don’t know when it happens?
Let’s look at my story. 1._____ I took the bus on time and I arrived early in the office. About noon, I turned off the computer and I went to lunch. 2._______On the road, I felt something light fall on my back, but I was too bungry to pay attention to
it. In the selfservice center, I noticed that many people were looking at me. I thought it was because of my shirt, which had a strange and different style. A kid said shit to me. 3__________ I wasn’t angry with them, because I know they liked my shirt. I ate my lunch happily. When I arrived at the bathroom to brush my teech,
I noticed that my shirt had a dirty poit on my shoulder. 4.________The light thing
that I felt on my back was guano (鸟粪).
C
1.Which is the smallest state in area? ( )
A. Hawaii
B. Georgia
C. Iceland
D. Massachusetts
2. Massachusetts is well-known for ________.
A. oil
B. education
C. islands
D. peanuts
3. Which of the following is NOT a state?
A. Hawaii
B. Georgia
C. Iceland
D. Massachusetts
4. We can learn from the passage that ___________.
A. the weather of Iceland is always fine
B. Hawaii has a larger area than Massachusetts.
C. Massachusetts has a very important naval base
D. the state of Georgia was named after King George II.
D
Nowadays, more and more people like to travel in their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ways people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent years several new holiday habits have been developed. Among them, the most interesting one is the growth of the holiday camps.
From the report we can see that in 1998, 60 per cent of people like to stay at home for holidays. But now the proportion has reduced to 9 per cent. More people go out for fun. The proportion of camping and traveling abroad was increasing steadily, from 10 per cent in 1998 to 68 per cent in 2008. People enjoy the fresh air, clean water and green hills when they go camping in the suburbs, In 1998, 48 per cent people enjoyed going to the seaside while in 2008 only 27 per cent prefer to go there. What great changes!
Why did those changes appear? I think there are several reasons.
First, it’s because people can afford traveling. Second, people prefer to pursue a high-quality and colorful life. Third, their attitudes to relaxation have changed. Less people want to save much money by leading a simple life. In short, people’s living standard today has been rising greatly.
1.In 1998, ________per cent of people like to go out for holidays.
A. 60
B. 40
C. 9
D. 81
2. The underlined word “proportion”means ________in Chinese.
A. 均匀
B. 数据
C. 比例
D. 分布
3. Why people like to go camping in the suburbs according to the passage?
A. They can find something fun
B. They can pursue a high-quality and colorful life.
C. They can save much money.
D. They can enjoy the fresh air, clean water and green hills.
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? ______
A. The per cent of people who like to go out for holidays is more than those ten years ago.
B. People’s living standard today has been changed.
C. Now, all of people can afford traveling.
D. Nowadays, the per cent of people who want to go to the seaside is less than those ten years ago.
5.The story mainly tells about ______.
A. traveling on holidays in China
B. where to travel
C. a very interesting tour
D. why people like to go out for fun.
E
Traditional Teaching Method
Do your teachers still use traditional techniques to teach you nowadays? A revolution in teaching techniquired now. In the past, we just thought that a teacher’s aim was to teach the students all that he knew and solve all the problems for them. Therefore, students could not judge things on their own under this circumstance.(3) Thus students gradually lost the ability to learn by themselves. In addition, they only know the knowledge that were taught in class and made the same judgment upon every problem. Of course, they
would find their knowledge not enough to solve practical problems.
So it is time to change the teaching method. (4) A teacher’s goal is to help the students to develop not only the ability to learn by themselves but the skills to make judgements on their own. It’s not necessary for the students to turn to teachers for help while meeting with difficulties. The first thing is to develop the students’ abilities to face the difficulties and overcome them.
All in all, the aim of teaching is to liberate, but not to limited stidents’ innate(内在的) powers of making judgements.
任务一：根据短文，回答下列问题。

1.What’s the teacher’s aim in the past?
2.What’s the first thing to develop the students’ abilities according to the passage?
任务二：翻译文中画线句子。

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任务三：按要求填空。

technique的同义词_______________________
二
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Once there was a great war between the beasts and the birds. Bat was on the birds’ side. In the first battle, the birds were badly beaten. As soon as Bat saw that the battle was going against them, he went away, hid under a tree, and stayed there until the flight was over.
When the animals were going home, Bat followed them. They saw him and asked, “Bat is one of those that fought against us!” Bat heard and said: “Oh, no! I don’t belong to the birds. Have you ever seen one of those birds who have teeth and hair? I am one of your own people.”
Soon after, there was another battle. This time birds won. As the beasts side was getting beaten, Bat went away again. When the battle was over and birds were going home, Bat went in among them. When they noticed him, they said : “You are our enemy.”“Oh, no,” said Bat, “I am one of you; I don’t belong to those beasts. Have you ever seen a beast had wings?”
So Bat went back and forth as long as the war ended. At the end of the war, birds and beasts held a meeting to see what to do with him. At last they said to Bat, “From now on, you will fly around alone at night, and you will never have any friends, either those that fly, or those that walk.”
1.Which side was Bat on in the first battle?( )
A. On himself
B. Neither
C. On the birds’ side
D. On the beasts’ side
2. _______could prove himself to be a bird according to Bat.( )
A. That he had teeth and hair.
B. That he had wings.
C. That he had teeth, hair and wings.
D. That he was very brave.
3. Which side did Bat belong to according to the meeting?( )
A. The birds
B. Both the birds and the beasts.
C. The beasts.
D. Neither the birds nor the beasts.
4. We can infer that the war between the beasts and the birds happened _______. （）
A. only once
B. twice
C. not exactly
D. three times
5. The best title for the passage probably is ______.( )
A. A War between the Beasts and the Birds
B. What Is Bat?
C. Be Honest
D. The Story about Bat
B
Read the directions of the medicine before you make your choices.
1.According to the directions, what should you do before taking this medicine? ( )
A. Heat it on the fire.
B. Add some hot water to it.
C. Move the bottle quickly up and down.
D.Go and ask the doctor’s advice.
2. For whom would a dose of two teaspoonfuls be suggested?( )
A. A grown-up
B. A 10-to-14-year-old child
C. A 3-to-6-year-old child
D. A 6-to-10-year-old child
3. What is the largest amount of medicine that should be taken by an adult in a four-hour period?( )
A. Two doses
B. Six doses
C. Four doses
D. Eight doses.
4. According to the directions, how are children’s doses decided? ( )
A. By the age of the child
B. By the weight of the child.
C. By the time of day.
D. By seeing a doctor.
5. What should you do if the medicine doesn’t work?
A. Change it for some better medicine.
B. See a doctor.
C. Stop taking it.
D. Take more.
C
Wherever you are, you can see many people have mobile phones. It seems that the world becomes smaller nowadays. You could be found wherever you are as long as you take the mobile phone with you. Some people consider the mobile phone necessary and useful to them, while others may dislike it.
People who like the mobile phone are much more concerned about its advantages. It is convenient, for you can connect others easily and quickly. You don’t have to wait for an important call at home all day long. The youth of today send messages, surf on the net, listen to music and even take photos by using the mobile phone. People find it advanced for its attractive functions. In some countries, it even stands for a person’s status. However, some people don’t like it. Imagine that you go to spend your holiday with your family after days of busy and tiresome work. When you lay on the beach comfortably, Your phone rings. Then you have to go back to your office only to find an unimportant customer waiting for you. At that moment, you may even want to throw your phone away, for you just want to relax and get rid of your work.
However, whether you like the mobile phone or not, it has already affected our lives and played an important role in the history of human beings.
任务一：根据短文，填入一个适当的词或词组完成句子。

1.Because of the mobile phones, the world seems to ________nowadays.
2.With a mobile phone, you don’t have to _______home and wait for an important call
all day long.
3.It’s very _______ when you go out for a holiday with you family, but at this time your
phone ringing.
任务二：翻译文中画线句子。

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任务三：给短文拟一个适当的题目。

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1.Who is from Australia? ( )
A.Masha
B. Hans
C. Li Hua
D. Jordon
2.How old will Li Hua be when the 2012 Olympic Games are held? ( )
A. Fourteen
B. Fifteen
C. Sixteen
D. Nineteen
3. Who likes to go on a trip?
A. Bonnie
B. Masha
C. Jordon
D. Hans
4. Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage? ( )
A. People in Tibet get to Beijing by train in about 3 days.
B. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway hasn’t been built yet.
C. Hans wants to be a reporter when she grows up.
D. Bonnie can speak at least 2 languages.
5. The best title for this passage would be “_________”.( )
A. I Have a Dream
B. Students from Some Countries
C. Five Middle School Students
D. The Students’ Inventions
E
Do you know who has more questions, a teacher or a student? Most people think the teacher does. About this question a great learned man told his students that nobody does but a teacher.
The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles. Within the larger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances to face something still unknown.
1.The great learned man believed that ________.( )
A. a teacher has more questions
B. a student has more questions
C. both a teacher and a student have questions
D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions.
2.The student thought that ________. ( )
A. a student’s knowledge is less than his teacher’s because it comes from the teacher.
B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask.
C. those who have less knowledge have more questions
D. the teacher and the student can teach each other
3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded(推断) that ________.( )
A. a student should learn from his teacher
B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student
C. a student knows more than his teacher
D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn’t know
4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story?
A. You will never learn enough.
B. A teacher and his student
C. There is no limit to knowledge.
D. Knowledge and questions
5. We can often find such an article in __________.( )
A. a text book
B. any book
C. a newspaper or a magazine
D. an encyclopedia (百科全书)
三
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A Trip to the Forest
Tom went on a trip to the forest with two of his friends. When they arrived there, they put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly saw his hands before his face. At that moment they were about ten kilometers from their camp(营地). How could he find the road? Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everying was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Suddenly, Bob thought out an idea. The horses! Let the horses took them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!
1.John and his two friends went to the forest to ____.( )
A. build their camp
B. find their way home
C. enjoy the mountains in the snow
D. watch the trees in the forest
2. They could not find their way back because_______.( )
A. there was only one road to their camp
B. they couldn’t decide which of the two roads led to their tents
C. there were no roads in the mountains at all
D. everything was covered by the white snow
3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.( )
A. John’s house
B. the camp
C. the forest
D. the mountains
4. The horses stopped because ___________.( )
A. it was getting late
B. they were tired after running for a long way
C. they knew that they had got to the camp
D. they had seen John’s house
5. The story happened _________.
A. on a cold winter day
B. on a dark snowy evening
C. in a cold camp far from villages
D. at night when nothing could be seen
B
Guessing is important in talking. You need to guess all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their native language, and it is also necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1.“ What’s the matter?”“I went to a party last night,…”
2. “I feel so tired these days.”“…”
3. “Of course, she never stops talking.…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其) spoken English.
1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.( )
A.the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language
B.how to guess what one is going to talk about
C.some examples of right guessing
D.How important it is to guess all the time
2.From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is ___.( )
A.“ so I didn’t have a good time”
B.“ so I went to bed very late”
C.“so I felt unhappy”
D.“so I got up very early”
3.Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _______( )
A.“ I think you’d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.”
B.“I think you’d better have something to drink.”
C.“I think you’d better get some help from your friends.”
D.“I think you’d better be more careful.”
4.Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ________( )
A.“ She is one of the most famouse film stars.”
B.“ She is one of the most beautiful women.”
C.“ She is one of the most famous speakers.”
D.“She is one of the most talkative women.”
5.From the passage we can infer(推断) that“guessing”is ______ in learning a foreign
language.
A.the only way
B.more important in spoken English than in written English
C.More important than any other way
D.More important in written English than in spoken English
C
Christmas Day is on December 25th. It is said that Jesus was born on that day.
On Christmas Eve---the night before Christmas Day--- children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind-hearted. He is always in red and carry a big bag of gifts for kids. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn’t real. In Jim and Kate’s house, “Father Christmas”is really Mr. Green. Mr. Green doesn’t climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn’t do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who “Father Christmas”really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
1.Christmas Eve is ________( )
A.the night of Christmas Day
B.the evening of Christmas Day
C.Christmas Day
D.the night before Christmas Day
2.Father Christmas often puts presents__________.( )
A.into children’s hats
B.into children’s stockings
C.under children’s beds
D.into children’s shoes
3.When the children were very young, _______.( )
A.they didn’t know who Father Christmas was
B.they knew that Father Christmas wasn’t real
C.they thought their father was Father Christmas
D.they knew who put the presents into their stockings
4.When the children are older, they _______.( )
A.know that Father Christmas is real
B.ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C.know that Father Christmas is really their father
D.know that Father Christmas is really their friend.
5.Father Christmas comes into the house through the _________.( )
A. chimney
B. back door
C. front door
D. window
D
1.Bob has to pay ______ in November, 2006.( )
A.$10.00
B. $46.7 C
2.Local daytime calls cost _______ per minute. ( )
A. $0.2
B. $0.1 C
3. Bob calls the long distance number ________most.( )
A. 0311*******
B. 03027055922 C
4. If Bob receives the bill on December 8 th ________( )
A. his payment will be late
B. he’ll have 7 days to pay for it
C. his total payment will be different
D. he must pay the bill in three days
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bob only makes calls at night.
B. Bob needn’t pay for the basic charge.
C. Long distance calls cost the same as local calls.
D. Nighttime calls cost less than daytime calls per minute.
E
Have you heard of pen pal? You can write letters or e-mails to each other. All students between the ages of 9 and 18 can register as pen pals. Each pen pal will be a surprise. You can make friends from abroad. You can know something about foreign culture. Your English will be improved if you and your pen pal write to each other in English. Your pen pal will write you the first letter. Your pen pal will be matched with you according to your age or sex. You can get up to 2 free pen pals during the coming year and it costs you nothing to register.
If you are interested in it, just send us a letter with your name, address, sex, age, characters and hobbies. Or click here to register.
If you are 14 years old or younger, please ask your parents for permission to register.
REMEMBER, registering is free, but it may take a week until you start getting letters. If you would like to choose your own pen pal, you can send us an envelope with your information.
Our address is at the bottom of this page: “The Student Letter Box 22 Avenue, NY12345, the USA”.
1.What is the passage about? ( )
A.A story of a pen pal
B. An advertisement
C. A letter to a pen pal
D.An e-mail to a pen pal
2. If a 13-year-old boy wants to find a pen pal here, he ____ according to the passage.( )
A. must be at least fourteen years old
B. will spend much money to his pen pal
C. can only have a boy pen pal less than fourteen
D. has to tell his parents first
3. Which reason is NOT mentioned according to the message? ( )
A. Because they want to make friends.
B. Because they want to have a trip to their countries.
C. Because they want to know something about foreign culture.
D. Because they want to improve their English.
4. Which of the following is TRUE? ( )
A. People can only register by e-mail.
B. It may cost you some money if you want to register 3 pen pals.
C. You may not have to spend any time waiting for letters after registering.
D. Only the children from America can register.
5. What does the underlined word “match” mean? ( )
A. 比赛
B. 匹配
C.介绍
D. 跟随
四
A
If you need some money, please write a letter to Mr. White. Maybe he will give you a hand. Mr. White who was once very poor is a successful businessman now, and he likes to help others. But he usually sends money to old people, the sick and poor children. People who are young and healthy can’t get money from him. Sometimes Mr. White doesn’t send people money. He sends the things if they need---shoes, a hearing aid, new pots and pans or some advice.
1.Who can’t get money from Mr. White? ( )
A. The old and sick.
B. The poor and sick.
C. The young and healty
D. The old and poor
2. Mr. White gives people money because _________. ( )
A. he wants to help weak people
B. he wants to get “thanks” from people
C. he wants to show his success
D. he wants to be famous
3. What does the mother want to give her son? ( )
A. Milk
B. Some bread
C. Shoes
D. English money.
4. What can you infer Mr. White will give the 25-year-old boy and 24-year-old woman? ( ).
A. A car and a new pot.
B. money or a washing machine.
C. A hearing aid and a new pan.
D. Some advice and a cookbook.
B
The 2006 Nobel Prize winners were announced on October 13. Do you know which country’s scientists win the most Nobel Prizes? Of course Americans. This year they won all the Nobel Prizes for science. Five American scientists shared the three prizes for physics, chemistry and medicine.
Americans usually win several science prizes, especially in recent years. In 2004, seven of the ten science winners were American. Last year, it was five out of ten.
Why are American scientists so successful?
Enough money is necessary.
Experts said the first reason was money. Good research is expensive and the Us research scientists are given a lot of money.
More creative environment.
American universities often have a more creative environment. American scientists talked to each other a lot instead of working by themselves. Discussion is important.
Like father, like son.
Roger D. Kornberg who is an American won 2006 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. But this is not the first Nobel Prize in his family. His father is also a Nobel Prize winner. Kornberg’s father, Arthur, won the 1959 Nobel medicine prize for studies on genes. Kornberg said he remembered going with his father to the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
“I have always admired my father’s and other great scientists’ work. It’s hard to think I am one of them,” he said.
The Kornbergs are the sixth father and son to win Nobel Prizes.
1.How many Americans won the 2006 Nobel Prizes? ( )
A. Three
B. Five
C. Six
D. Eight.
2. Which of the following is NOT a reason for American scientists’ success? ( )
A. They are given a lot of money.
B. Their parents may set a good example for them.
C. American universities have a more creative environment.
D. They are afforded to fly anywhere in the world.
3. What does “Like father, like son.”M ean in Chinese? ( )
A. 像爸爸，又像儿子。

B. 喜欢爸爸，又喜欢儿子。

C.有其父，必有其子。

D.像父亲一样喜欢儿子。

4．Roger D. Kornberg won the Nobel Prize because of his excellent work in __( )
A. computers
B. physics
C. chemistry
D. genes
5. How many fathers and sons have both won Nobel Prizes in the Nobel Prize history?
A. Only one
B. Two
C. Four.
D. Six
C
1.. On what days can one fly from Beijing to Dubai leaving in the evenong and arriving in the morning? ( )
A. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
B. Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
C. Monday.
D. Friday.
2. When is it possible for one to fly from Beijing to Abu Dhabi and then to Bahrain on the same day? ( )
A. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
B. Monday.
C. Wednesday
D, It’s not possible.
3. If one takes F112 on Monday, which place can’t he reach? ( )
A. Beijing
B. Bahrain
C. Doha
D. Dubai.
4. If one wants to go to Dubai and he wants to take F002, he has ______to choose.( )
A. one day
B. two days
C. three days
D. none of the above
5. How many flights can take us to Muscat? ( )
A. Ten
B. Nine
C. Three
D. Two
D
In 1605, a scientist took a willow branch(柳枝) and planted it. He didn’t plant it in the ground, however. He planted it in a vase of soil(泥土). For the next five years, the scientist watered that willow carefully.
The willow grew and grew. Where did it get the food for its growth? To most people, this was an easy question. The willow plant,of course, took the food from the soil.
The scientist, however, wanted evidence. If the willow took the food from the soil for its growth, then, as it grew and weighed more, the soil ought to weigh less. He weighed the willow branch before he planted it. It weighed 5 pounds. Then he weighed the soil. It。