初中英语阅读理解练习题

初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子） or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other peoples rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, How shall I begin? only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writers drew the horses _. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because _. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other peoples rule 3. You are not yet experienced because _. A. you dont know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail C. you always asked question D. you do not trust to your own powers 4. When you become more experienced you will _. A. never ask question B. often begin at the tail C. should write the end of the story D. should think of the beginning 5. The topic of the passage is _. A. How to draw a horse B. How to write a story C. How to make your own rules D. Trust to your own powers Key: CDDCD No.4 middle School Kunming ,yunnan April 2nd ,2004 Dear editor (编辑) ， I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here . The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square They are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and dont think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors. Im sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but dont realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害). The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening . Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , its our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully. Yours, Sun Yan ()6.Many visitors come to the writers city to _. A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food ()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors _; A. didt give them any food B. gave them too much food C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them ()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _. A.sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks C.make the square more beautiful D.have the beautiful birds ()9.From the passage we know people should _. A. live and play with the birds B. stop the birds from eating too much C. give right food to the birds D. give more food to the birds ()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _. A. visitor B. shopkeeper C.square keeper D. student 6-10：B C B C D （3） Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 . If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country. At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country . Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries . ()11.The passage tell us that we can find _ easily in the United States of America. A. post office s B.large buildings C.small shops D.different banks ()12.The post offices in the United States are open _. A.seven hours a day B.six hours a day C.five hours a day D.eight hours a day ()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can_. A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter B. get in touch with somebody you know in the post office C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help ()14.The price of postage for _ is more expensive. A.a beautiful postcard B.a letter written on envelope C.a letter by airmail D.a postcard with pictures ()15.The passage tells us something about _ in the USA A.the post B.the postage C.letters D.postcards 11-15 A D D C A （4） Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbours door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, Ill put some cotton in my ears. Then I wont be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? Ill teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑). ( )16. The thief was trying to get . A. his neighbour B. his neighbours doorbell C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it ( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell. A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy ( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because . A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him C. he realized (意识到) something strange happened D. Both B and C ( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to . A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher ( )20. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out. C. The thief thought the neighbour couldnt hear the noise the bell made. D. The thief didnt want to know why the neighbour ran out. 16-20 B A D B C （5） A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife. “I am worried about out farm,” she wrote. “Its time to plant potatoes , but I cant do all the digging(挖) by myself.” The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,“Dont dig the fields. This id where my gold(金子) is. Dont plant potatoes until I comehome. A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.” The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote. ( )21.The farmer was put in prison _. A. because he had done something wrong B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields C. The writer didnt say anything about why the farmer was put in prison D. For nothing ( )22.The farmers wife was much worried about _ . A. her husband B. their farm C. planting potatoes D. herself ( )23.The farmer told his wife _ first. A. not to dig the fields B. to dig the fields C. to ask the prison guards for help D. to find the gold in the fields ( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmers fields ?_. A. They wanted to help the farmer B. Their leader ordered them to do so C. The farmer asked them to do so D. They wanted to find out the gold ( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _. A. their fields had been dug B. the gold was found out C. the prison guards asked him to do so D. the prison guards were digging the fields 2125 C B A D A （6） An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as people can. It can only look straight ahead (朝前). If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck. Owls see better at night than during the day. At night they look for food. They eat mice and insects. Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo!”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night. 26. An owl looks clever because it can look straight ahead. 27. An owl looks for food at night because it sees better at night than during the day. 28. An owl lives on all kinds of birds. 29. The cry of an owl is frightening. 30. Man must not kill owls because they are helpful to people. 26-30 B A B A A （7） Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink. 31. Coffee is an _ drink. A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American 32. Different people like to drink coffee _. A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals 33. Today Americans drink _ coffee than people in any of the other countries. A. as much as B. less C. more D. most 34. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means _. A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的 35. _ is the most popular American drink. A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky 31-35 B B C D B （8） Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they cant do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people. Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes. In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves. 36. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _. A. our country asks us to learn it B. it can help us a lot C. we can use it to play games D it can help us to find jobs 37. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _. A. Their students and children use computers to play games. B. Computers let them lost their jobs. C. Computers make the students and children fall behind. D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble. 38. In this passage we know computers _. A. also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only C. are hated by people D. are bad for peoples health 39. Can computers really help children to study? _. A. Yes, they can. B. Its hard to say C. No, they cant. D. Of course not. 40. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _. A. computers are used by people B. people can live well without computers C. one must decide how to use computers D. computers are strange machines 36-40 B C A A C （9） Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一). Soon after that he died. Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didnt know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their fathers old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, I will help you. I was a good friend of your fathers. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours. The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their fathers friend, they gave the camel back to him 41. Once upon a time means _. A. long long ago B. not very long ago C. at once D. sometimes 42. The meaning of disobey in the second paragraph is _. A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑 43. The meaning of asked for his advice in the second paragraph is _. A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他 44. The second old man _the three brothers. A. was good to B. was not good to C. didnt like D. cheated(哄骗) 45. Both the two old men in the story were _. A. foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich 41-45 A B A A B （10） Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly went to town, but one day he went into town to buy a few things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself one pair, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop let him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, No, I cant read with these. The man became puzzled (迷惑的) , and he said, Excuse me, but can you read? No, of course I cant! Tom said angrily. If I could read before, do you think I would come here to buy your glasses? 46. Tom lived _. A. with his family B. near town C. in the country D. in town 47. Tom didnt go to town_. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. sometime 48. Why did Tom decide to buy a pair of glasses? A. Because he thought if he bought them, he could read. B. Because they were very bright. C. Because they were cheap. D. Because he could read newspaper. 49. Tom went to the shop to _. A. have a rest B. have dinner C. wear glasses D. buy a pair of glasses 46-49 C B A D (11) We know mosquitoes very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. The male mosquito doesnt bite! Only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. Youre different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. When the itch begins, she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, in a tree or on a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. ( )51.All the people dont like mosquitoes. ( )52.All mosquitoes like to bite people for blood. ( )53.If a mosquito wants to bite you, it means she is very tired. ( )54.The mosquito bites you too quickly and quietly to let you know. ( )55.The itch begins after the mosquito flies away. 51-55 FFFTT (12) Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫) have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest (收获)time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animal life, youll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees. Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人) cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all. ( )56.From the passage we learn that locusts_. A. are small animals B. are easily found by birds C. are dangerous to their enemies D. change their colours to protect themselves ( )57.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger? A. They run away quickly. B. They have the colours much like their enemies. C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night. D. They have to move quietly. ( )58.Bears and lions can keep safe because_.