1、- 1 -初中英语阅读理解1Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and them we ca
2、n eat them.“ But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen(厨房) and shouted, “Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbours(邻居的) ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!“ Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her
3、neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Them a few days before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a parcel(包裹). In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words. “Enjoy your vegetables!“根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误（T 、F）( ) 1. In spring, Mrs. Brow
4、n grew a number of vegetables in the garden. They grew very well.( ) 2. Mrs. Brown couldnt pick any vegetables because her neighbours ducks ate up the vegetables.( ) 3. Her neighbour was very glad for that.( ) 4. The neighbour bought Mrs. Brown a parcel before Christmas.( ) 5. There was a piece of p
5、aper with the words: “Enjoy your vegetables!“ 2The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stooped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt for sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a pair for his birthday. He sadly walked
6、away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didnt want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the
7、grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheelchair(轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. “It is much better to be without shoes than without feet.“ It was not right for him
8、to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in life.1. Bill was so sorry that _.A. the shoes in the shop were not the right size for him.B. he forgot to bring any money with him.C. his mother couldnt buy him a pair of shoes.D. he walked past the shoe shop.2. From th
9、e story we know that _.A. Bills mother has much money.B. Bills mother was a kind-hearted woman.C. Bills mother wouldnt buy him anything.D. Bills mother often bought presents for Bills birthday.- 2 -3. Bill didnt go home at once _.A. because his mother was at work.B. because his mother wouldnt give h
10、im any money.C. because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.D. because he didnt want to give his mother any trouble.4. In the park, Bill saw a girl _.A. without feet. B. without hands C. walking slowly D. looking down at his shoes.5. At last, Bill _.A. decided to buy a new pair of shoes. B. le
11、ft the park sadly.C. thought hes more lucky than the girl in the wheelchair.D. didnt know what to do with his old shoes.3If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many peo
12、ple do not seem to know that memory（记忆）works in the same way.When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance(机会) to become strong.If a
13、 friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know hat it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but usually
14、they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember thing, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want to have a good memory, learn f
15、rom the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.1. Someone cant have a good memory if _.A. he cant read or write B. he doesnt use his memoryC. his parents havent a good memory D. he doesnt use his arms or legs for some time2. If you do mot use your arms or legs for some time,
16、 _.A. you cant use them any more B. they will become strongerC. they become weak but they slowly become string againD. they become weak and wont become strong until you use them again3. Which of the following is true?A. Your memory works in the different say as your arms or legs.B. Your memory, like
17、 your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.C. Dont learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.D. A good memory comes from less practice.4. Few people know that it is only _if a friend has a poor memory.A. his own fault B. his parents fault
18、C. his teachers fault D. his grandmothers fault5. The writer wants to tell us _.A. how to use our arms or legsB. how to read and write strong arms and good memories- 3 -C. how to have a good memoryD. how to learn from the people4In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at
19、 the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built
20、 the first SOS Childrens Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Childrens Village started. The letters SOS stand for “Save Our Souls(灵魂).” This means “Please help us!”. An SOS Childrens Village gives help to orphans.Hermann Gmeiners idea for helping orphans soon spread(传
21、播) all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Childrens Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village are grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Childrens Villages.In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. Th
22、ere are several houses in each village. The biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes comfortable(舒适的), happy h
23、ome for them. Of course, the children dont spend all their time in the village. They go to school, they go out with their friends and they go into town. But the village fives them a home-sometimes for the first time in their lives.1. Which of the following came last?A. People gave Gmeiner some money
24、.B. There were many orphans at the end of the war.C. Gmeiner built the first SOS Childrens Village with the money people gave him.D. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.2. An orphan is a child _.A. who has no brother B. who has no sisterC. who has no parents D. all of the above3.
25、 How many houses are there in the biggest SOS Childrens Villages?A. Seven and ten. B. Forty or fifty. C. 170. D. About 30.4. We can conclude(推论) from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from _.A. governments(政府) B. special organizations(组织)C. the orphans themselves D
26、. people in general(普通的)5. Which of the following can best summarize(总结) the work a woman in an SOS Village does for each group of children?A. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. B. She lives with each group of children.C. She cooks the meals for children.D. She looks after them.5In B
27、ritain winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not 1 difference between summer 2 winter. 3 is this?- 4 -Britain has a mild(暖和的) winter and a 4 summer because it is an 5 country. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea 6 cool air to Britain.The western w
28、inds blow 7 Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year. Britain has a lot of 8 all the year. The west of Britain is 9 than the east.The four seasons are 10 three months long. Winter is in December, January and February. Spring is i
29、n March April and May. Summer is in June, July and August. Autumn is in September, October and November. 1. A. a little B. a few C. a great D. a small2. A. but B. and C. to D. for3. A. Why B. What C. How D. Where4. A. hot B cool C. cold D. warm5. A. English B. island C. open D. important6. A. take B
30、. carry C. bring D. fetch7. A. on B. under C. over D. above8. A. snow B. rain C. wind D. sunshine9. A. cooler B. wetter C. drier D. hotter10. A. every B. sometimes C. both D. all6Kims Diary7:00 am: Woke up. It was sunny but there was a cold wind blowing.7:30 am: Had breakfast quickly because I got u
31、p late.7:45 am: Lieu arrived on his bike.8:00 am: Spent morning riding our bike. We visited Ming and Gordon.12:30 pm: Had lunch at lieus house. His mother made hamburgers. They were good to eat.3:00 pm: Went home after playing computer games. Saw Alex in the park on the way home.4:00 pm: Watched TV
32、until dinner time.1. What was the weather like on the day Kim wrote her diary?A. Cloudy. B. Windy. C. Wet. D. Hot.2. Who did Kim see on the way home?A. Gordon. B. Ming. C. Lieu. D. Alex.3. Kims diary tells us that she _.A. enjoyed her lunch B. missed her breakfastC. doesnt like hamburgers D. went to
33、 Lieus house for dinner4. The right order(顺序) of the things Kim did is _.A. watched TV , ate lunch, rode bike and played computer gamesB. ate lunch, rode bike, watched TV and played computer gamesC. rode bike, ate lunch, played computer games and watched TVD. played computer games, watched TV, ate l
34、unch and rode bike7Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. Then he opened it and 10 fell out onto his desk. Together with it was a short letter. It read:Dear sir,In 1935 I got engaged(订婚 ), but unluckily I lost my job. At
35、that time a lot of people - 5 -were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money.I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(结婚戒指). The girl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket.
36、 When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friends finger. So I left the shop without paying.My wife died a short while ago and that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(良心) all these years. At that time the ring cost 2, so I think the ring may cost 10 now, and I a
37、m sending you the money.Yours truly,A customer(顾客)“Well, well, well,” said the manager. “Life is full of surprises.”1、 he writer of the letter sent 10 _.A. to buy a ring for his wife B. to thank the girl for her kindnessC. to pay for his wifes ring D. to give an order for a ring2、How did the writer
38、of the letter get the wedding ring?A. The girl gave it to him. B. He bought it from the shop.C. He borrowed it from the shop. D. He took it out of the shop without paying.3、hich of the following is not true?A. He didnt know the size of his girl-friends finger.B. He had not much money at the time.C.
39、He was out of work for some time.D. He was engaged in 1935.4、The last sentence of the passage shows that the manager was _.A. afraid of seeing the moneyB. too excited to say a wordC. very glad to get the money unexpectedlyD. sorry for what the young man had done8We are already familiar with computer
40、s-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that children today are using computers at school before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that ch
41、ildren play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience(经验) but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think children are growing up not knowing about the real world.But people who understand more about computers see that computers can be very good for c
42、hildren. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and to think for themselves. And for the future, dont we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information(信息) quickly and use et well?1、his passage gives two different opi
43、nions(观点) about children using computers and the writer seems to agree with _.A. the first one B. the second one C. either of the two D. neither of them2、People who hold the first opinion think computers _.A. can do a lot of things for usB. are a kind of toys for children- 6 -C. can help children le
44、arn to read and writeD. can help children learn about the real world3、 “Be familiar with” in this passage means _.A. be interested in B. be pleased withC. know something well D. know little about9根据短文内容回答问题，每空限填一词。After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad(高兴
45、) to get the work, because he could send the letters on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he took a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran fast to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly threw the letter on the ground. To his surprise(令他惊奇的是 ), the dog didnt co
46、me at him. It stopped before the letter and picked it up with its mouth. The it carried the letter into the house. Tom said to him self, “It does the same work as me.”1、 Where did Tom work?In a _ _.2、 How did Tom send the letter?_the _.3、 What did Tom see when he arrived at the house?He _a big _.4、
47、Did the dog make any trouble on Tom?_, it _.5、 What did the dog come to Tom to do?It came to _ _the letter.10John was in hospital for a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed him. “He spends the might at the front door in waiting for you to return.” She said to John.“What an exampl of true love!” John answered. “I wonder of you would take care of me like that.”“Of course I would,” his wife answered, “If you are n
