广州版初中英语阅读专题

(A)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 was in 1832. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He uses 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 Daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to use Daguerre'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 us feeling, like other kinds of art.( ) 1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .A. his businessB. his houseC. his gardenD. his window ( ) 2. The Daguerreotype was .A. a FrenchmanB. a kind of pictureC. a kind of cameraD. a photographer( ) 3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to .A. watch lots of filmsB. buy an expensive cameraC. stop in most citiesD. take a lot of film and something else with him( ) 4. Mathew Brady .A. was very lifelikeB. was famous for his unusual picturesC. was quite strongD. took many pictures of moving people( ) 5. This passage tells us .A. how photography was developedB. how to show your ideas and feelings in picturesC. how to take pictures in the worldD. how to use different cameras答案：CBDBA（B）Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.He sat out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to market." The farmer knew that was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, " What are you doing up there, fanner? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men stopped them, one said, " Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, it's too hot for an old man like you to walk today." So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, “Why aren't you walking?" she asked, " It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."So the farmer, and his son, got down once again It is true that you cannot please all the people all the time.( ) 6. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.A. before it was deadB. before it becomes too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was( ) 7. The two men on the road .A asked how far it was to the marketB said they thought the horse looked very tiredC asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk( ) 8. The farmer got up behind his son becauseA the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB the three old men stopped them on the roadC he did not know why he was walkingD his son could not ride the horse by himself( ) 9. The young woman was most sorry .A. for the old manB. for the fanner's young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horse( ) 10. From the story we know that .A. it's important to please everyoneB. it's hard to please everyoneC. it's possible to please everyoneD. it's right to please everyone答案：ACADB（C）Many years ago there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into the town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow."Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stoneand said, "The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message: "This money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road. That person deserves help."( ) 11. The rich man wanted to find out .A how many poor people there were in this townB if the poor people really needed his helpC if the people of his town were worthy of his helpD if there were some stones on the road( ) 12. Which of the following sentences is true?A. M ost people passed around the stone without saying sorry.B Most people tried to move the stone away but it was too heavy.C Most people did nothing but saying sorry.D Most people fell against the stone on the dark.( ) 13. The young man found under the stone.A. a bag of gold B a piece of paperC. a lot of moneyD. nothing( ) 14. The young man was .A. honestB. busyC. hungryD. rich( ) 15. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A The story took place long ago.B The young man came along after dark.C The rich man caught sight of all this.D The young man moved the stone away at last.答案：CACAB（D）( ) 16. If you want to book a hotel, you should dial ( 拨打) .A. 2706030B.7364431C. 3562367D. 2785161 ( ) 17. If you want to visit a museum for free, you should go on .A. MondayB. TuesdayC. WednesdayD. Thursday ( ) 18. Garden Restaurant does not open at in a week.A. 1:00 p.m.B. 2:00 p.m.C. 4:00 p.m.D. 5:00 p.m.( ) 19. On which day does the shopping center open for 12 hours?A. MondayB. TuesdayC. FridayD. Saturday( ) 20. Which of the following does not open on Sunday?A. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center.B. New York Museum.C. Tea ShopD. Coffee Shop答案：16 DACCB（E）A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but cannot speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen for supper. But s he cannot remember the English word for “hen". So she said to the waiter, "I want egg's mother." But the waiter of the shop does not understand her. Suddenly the woman remembers the word "cock". She says: "I want the cock’s wife!” This time the shop waiter laughs.( ) 21. The woman goes to London .A. to learn EnglishB. to have supperC. to see her sonD. to play( ) 22. The woman .A. only knows a little EnglishB. knows much EnglishC. doesn't know EnglishD. knows Englishmen( ) 23. The shop waiter thinks the egg's mother must be" ".A. bigger eggsB. the cock's wifeC. hensD. a person's mother ( ) 24. The shop waiter laughs because he .A. understand the woman at lastB. think it is interestingC. does not understand the womanD. he laughs at the women ( ) 25. Is the woman clever?A. Yes, he isB. No, she isn'tC. Yes, she isD. No, he isn't.（F）John’s family is going on holiday next week. T hey are going camping.John is going on Monday and coming home on Friday. He's going 16 a party on Saturday night. He decides to go there by bike.John's father is working from Monday to Wednesday. He is going on holiday on Thursday and coming home on Sunday. He is going to drive a car there.John’s mother is going on holiday on Monday. She will stay all week and coming home on Sunday. She is going there by bus.John’s uncle, Sam is going to watch a baseball game on Monday night. And he has to work on Tuesday. He is going camping from Wednesday to Friday night. He has to work on Saturday. So he likes to go there by train.Aunt Liz doesn't like camping. She is going on Wednesday morning and Coming back home on Wednesday night. "One day is OK." She-says. "But I like sleeping in my bed." She will take a taxi to get there, because that will take her less time.( ) 26. How many people will go camping next week?A. 3.B. 2.C. 5.D.6.{ ) 27. What is John doing on Tuesday?A. Going campingB. Going to a partyC. WorkingD. Watching a game( ) 28. How is John's Father going camping?A. By airB. By carC. By busD. By train ( ) 29. Who is NOT going camping on Tuesday?A. JohnB. John's motherC. Uncle SamD. Aunt Liz ( ) 30. Whose camping time is the longest?A. John'sB. John's father'sC. John's mother'sD. Uncle Sam's（G）Henry is an American. He is now living in China. Every day he gets up at about half past six and has breakfast at seven o'clock. After breakfast he says good-bye to his parents and leaves home at half past seven. He usually goes to school on foot. He gets there at five to eight. He begins his first class at eight.Morning classes finish at ten past twelve and he has lunch ten minutes later. After lunch he plays with his friends.Afternoon classes begin at half past one. Usually there are two classes in the afternoon. They finish at half past three. Sometimes he plays games or does other things with his classmates at school and he gets home at about five. He has supper at six, and then does homework and watches TV. He goes to bed at about half past ten. ( )31. Henry comes from .A. ChinaB. the USAC. FranceD. Canada( ) 32. Usually Henry goes to school .A. by bikeB. by carC. by shipD. on foot ( ) 33. Henry usually has lunch .A. at about twenty past twelveB. at about half past twelveC. at about ten past twelveD. at about ten to twelve( ) 34. How long is Henry at school in the afternoon? About .A. less than three and a half hoursB. two hoursC. more than four hoursD. four or six hours( ) 35. Henry usually in the evening.A. does his homeworkB. watches TVC. does sportsD. A and B.答案：BDAADThe crow (乌鸦) is an ordinary (平凡的)bird. It is about twenty inches（英寸）long and black all over. Crows are dirty because they live on old bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day long, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests in the trees. They sleep there at night.Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on the house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and do it by turns like human beings. It is easy to tell from crow’s sounds whether they are f riendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and sometimes it dies, too. ( ) 36. A crow is about inches long.A. oneB. thirtyC. tenD. twenty( ) 37. Why are crows dirty?A. They're black all over.B. They like to eat dirty food.C. They usually talk.D. They don't rake baths.( ) 38. Crows are usually .A. hungryB. pleasedC. sadD. kind( ) 39. Why are crows more useful to us than other birds?A. They are usually noisy.B. They are usually dirty.C. They're flying in large numbers.D. They eat a lot of waste food. ( ) 40. You can tell from crows' sounds .A. whether they are hungry or fullB. whether they are friendly or angryC. whether they are ill or healthyD. whether they are living or dead答案：DBADBMany teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular (尤其) their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone. This communication (交际) is very important in children's growing- up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of choice is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?Who chooses our friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?Your answers are welcome.( ) 41. Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do.A. friendsB. parentsC. brothers and sistersD. family member( ) 42. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is .A to go to their friendsB to talk with their friendsC to have a talk with their parents by phoneD to talk with their friends on the phones( ) 43. Which of the following is different in meaning from sentence "Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends"?A Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their goodfriends.B Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from theirgood friends.C Some parents may even not let their children meet there good friend.D Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their goodfriends.( ) 44. Which of the following sentence（句子) is right?A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.B. In all families children can choose everything they like.C Parents should try their best to understand their children better.D Teenager can only go to their friends for help.( ) 45. The sentence "Your answers are welcome." meansA You are welcome to have a discussion with us.B We've got no idea, so your answers are welcome.C Your answers are always correct.D You can give us all the right answers.答案：ADBCA（J）Friday January 28,2011China's world number seven Li Na became the first Chinesetennis player to reach a Grand Slam final at this year'sAustralian Open. “It was the first match—easy or tough?Nothing between, "said Li, who has defeated Zahla-vovaStrycova on her way to the Australian Open final.Tuesday March 15,2011Besides China, more than 70 countries have offered Japan helpafter the earthquake. Two US search and rescue teams, with144 staff and 12 dogs, have begun work; The southern Afghancity of Kandahar announced it would donate (捐赠) $ 50, 000to the “brothers and sisters" of Japan.Thursday May 19,2011Canada pop star Justin Bieber got a hugely disappointinggreeting when he arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Justseven fans showed up at the city's airport to greet Bieber.Bieber's concert—one of the last shows in his “My World"tour—is on Friday in Hong Kong.Monday May 30,2011A serious drought along the Yangtze River has affected (影响)over 34 million people, leaving farmers and livestock (牲畜)without water. Over 4.23 million people are having difficultyfinding enough drinking water, while more than 5 million needhelp to fight against the drought.（）46. Li NaA. i s one of the top table tennis players in the worldB. i s the first player to reach a Grand Slam finalC. d idn't say anything about the matchD. b eat Zahlavova Strycova on her way to the Australian Open final （）47.Two search and rescue teams from have begun work in Japan.A. AustraliaB. the USC. the UKD. Afghanistan （）48.Justin Bieber might feel when he arrived at Hong Kong airport.A. disappointedB. happyC. excitedD. bored（）49.When a drought happens, people are short of .A. moneyB. oilC. foodD. water（）50.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?A. An Afghan city of Kandahar will donate $50,000 to Japan.B. More than 4. 23 million people find it difficult to get enough drinkingwater.C. All the Chinese were proud of Li Na after she won the match.D. The concert Bieber will have in Hong Kong is one of his last shows inhis" My World" tour.答案：DBADC。