初中英语阅读理解

一、语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

Today, 1 increasing number of people are always 2 their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe”. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now 3 everywhere.

More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to 4 , some new traffic rules have 5 . For example, people who use mobile phones while driving in Taiwan are fined . Car drivers and motorcyclists 6 break the traffic rule will be fined NT$3,000 and NT$1,000 respectively.

As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even 7 money. 8 , more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. According to a piece of interesting TV news, a man in America kept using his mobile phone 9 his way home. Suddenly, he bumped into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was 10 afraid that he ran away as 11 as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at 12 own mobile phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with 13 on the phone all the time.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on 14 people use them. Let’s be “healthy” users and 15 not to be the “ Heads-up Tribe”.

( )1.A / B . a C. an D. the

( )2.A. looked B. looking C. .look D. looks

( )3. A. can be seen B. can see C. see D. saw

( )4.A.driving B. drive C. to drive D. drives

( )5.A.made B. been made C. to make D. make

( )6.A.whom B. which C. who D. whose

( )7.A.take B. spend C. pay D. cost

( )8.A.Besides B. But C. And D. So

( )9.A.of B. in C. at D. on

( )10.A.so B. much C. such D. too

( )11.A.quietly B. quick C. quickly D. more quickly

( )12.A.they B. them C. theirs D. their

( )13.A.other B. the others C. another D. others

( )14.A.how B. what C. why D. when

( )15.A.trying B. tried C. try D. to try

二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

My mother often asked me, “What is the most important part of the body?” When I was younger, I thought sound was very important __16__ us, so I said, “My __17__, Mommy.”

She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you __18__thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Then last year, my grandpa__19__. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My mom looked at me when it was our time__20__ final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was shocked__21__she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, “This__22__is very important. It shows that you

have__23__understood your life.” I saw some tears in her eyes. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.”

I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?”

She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they__24__. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and __25__so that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

( )16.A. of B. to C. in D. on

( )17.A. ears B. eyes C. body D. head

( )18.A. feel B. stop C. keep D. forget

( )19.A. worried B. visited C. died D. came

( )20.A. to speak B. speak C. say D. to say

( )21.A. when B. unless C. before D. but

( )22.A. experience B. answer C. problem D. question

( )23.A. easily B. really C. carefully D. especially

( )24.A. sleep B. think C. laugh D. cry

( )25.A. visitors B. friends C. classmates D. Teachers

三、阅读(共两节，满分45分)

第一节阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

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