初中英语阅读理解

It’s unbelievable to save this black bear from falling off a 30-meter-high bridge.

The bear was（A）________ her way home after a long day in a California’s mountain. She was walking across the bridge when, suddenly, two cars entered from both sides. There was nowhere to run, so the frightened bear jumped onto the rail（护栏）and began to fall down.

Luckily, the bear pulled herself onto an arch under the bridge, but she couldn’t get out. A driver saw the surprising scene and called for help. Robert Brooks, an animal control officer from a nearby town, was sent to find out the truth. “I thought it was a joke.” he said. But it wasn’t a joke, so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League, a group that helps bears in（B）________.

（C）Unfortunately, the sky was getting dark, so the workers who saved the bear had to wait. Early the next morning, Brooks and Baker returned to the bridge with more volunteers. To their surprise, the bear was still there. Then Baker had an idea. ①They should hang a net under the bear, push her into（D）it and then lower her to the ground.

Police officers closed the road. ②When the bear was sleepy, a volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of the net.

③When the bear was gently lowered to the ground, everyone cheered. The police officers then cleared all the people from the area and left the bear alone when she slept. Since then, no one has seen the bear. “I don’t think she’s going near the bridge any more.” Brooks said.

阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务。

（1）在文中（A）处和（B）处各填入一个适当的词，使文章意思完整。

（A）__________ （B）__________

（2）根据上下文，请选出与（C）处划线词Unfortunately意思相近的词：__________

A．

Unusually

B．

Unexpectedly

C．

Unluckily

（3）用英文写出文中（D）处划线词it所指代的内容：

_____________________________________________________

（4）在文中①②③处，选出能够填入“Then Brooks shot a sleeping drug（药）into the bear’s shoulder.”的最佳位置：__________

（5）Do you think the bear is worth saving? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________________

Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience（观众）can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet（皮影）play. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather（皮革）. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.

During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so that the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.

Shadow puppet play is a kind of ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.

阅读短文，回答下列问题。

（1）What are the shadow puppets made of?

_______________________________________

（2）Is each puppet painted in bright colors?

_______________________________________

（3）Where does Wang stand during a shadow puppet play?

_______________________________________

（4）Why do Wang and his friends still work hard on shallow puppet plays without much money?

_______________________________________

（5）What’s the best title of the passage?

_______________________________________

阅读短文，根据首字母或所给词的适当形式填空，使文章语义通顺。

Electric cars may seem to be a recent invention, but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were more electric cars on the road （1）t＿＿＿＿ gasoline（汽油）cars. At that time, gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels（燃料）, so electric cars were more popular.

When gasoline prices （2）d＿＿＿＿ and new technologies on gasoline cars were developed, electric cars were out of date. Gasoline cars became more popular （3）i＿＿＿＿.

During the 20th century, gasoline cars got bigger, （4）＿＿＿＿（heavy）and faster. More and more people had bought gasoline cars. More fuel was needed. So this （5）c＿＿＿＿ more air pollution. When people began to （6）r＿＿＿＿ that there were not enough oil on the earth, they required car （7）＿＿＿＿（make）to produce more efficient（高效能的）cars.

One method of （8）＿＿＿＿（solve）the problem was a “hybrid” car, one that ran partly on gasoline and partly on electricity. Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s because gasoline prices went up while prices of hybrid cars went down.

An all-electric car uses no gasoline. （9）H＿＿＿＿, the problem is that electric cars are not suitable for long journeys. Many people are not pleased with it. The government and the car factories are working together to develop safe, cheap and （10）＿＿＿＿（use）electric cars. When more and more people have these electric cars in the future, a gasoline station may disappear.

阅读以上信息，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳的选项。

（1）Who are the main characters in the book?

A．

Blue Wing and Eva.

B．

Maple and Kiran.

C．

Blue Wing and Maple.

（2）What do you know about from the book?

A．	At first, the two girls get on well with each other.
B．	The two girls are quite different from each other.
C．	The two girls search for treasure at the bottom of the ocean.

（3）What do you think of the writer’s childhood?

A．

Relaxing.

B．

Boring.

C．

Hard.

（4）What do you need to do for a free copy?

A．

To make a telephone call.

B．

To send an e-mail.

C．

To write a letter.

（5）The passage above may come from _______.

A．

a book website

B．

a story book

C．

a sports magazine

It is reported that about 300 million people in China have eyesight trouble. More and more parents hope to save their children’s poor eyesight with medicine or by correcting the ways that kids read and sit. But in fact, you should start with the exercise on your feet. Here are some ways to save eyesight.

Don’t tie your shoes too closely. Try wearing comfortable or soft socks. You can look after your eyesight by walking without socks or shoes at home. While you are traveling, try wearing cloth shoes to improve blood moving.

Walking on tiptoes（脚趾）is good for your eyesight. It can fight against eyesight trouble. Numbers show that most of ballet（芭蕾）dancers’ eyesight is better.

Rope skipping can also be good for your eyesight. While skipping rope, you have to move rapidly. Skipping rope makes not only the brain but also the eyes excited. Maybe it also helps you grow taller. So start skipping rope now.

Above all, you should often let doctor check your eyesight.

根据文章内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。

（1）Nowadays, a lot of people have problems with eyesight.

（2）In order to improve blood moving, you should tie your shoes closely.

（3）Skipping rope is useless for the brain and the eyes.

（4）Walking on tiptoes can improve your eyesight.

（5）The passage tells us that exercising on the feet can save eyesight.

阅读下面文字，从A到F选项中为每个段落选出一个最适合的标题。

What makes you happy? Different people have different answers—doing well at school, being picked to play in a sports team or receiving the birthday present you wanted.

（1） Every year since 2013, the world has celebrated International Day of Happiness. It falls on 20 March and was created by the United Nations（UN）. The UN set up the day to tell people that happiness is important.

（2） This year, the goal for International Day of Happiness is “keep calm, stay wise and be kind”. Keeping calm reminds people not to let their worries out of control. Staying wise means choosing activities increases your happiness. Be kind to the people around.

（3） Research has shown that happiness is good for people’s health. The happy people seldom get sick. The happier people will live longer and serve more to the communities where they live.

（4） Lots of scientific research shows we can improve our happiness if we use the right ways, such as trying a new sport, setting a new goal, telling a friend something you like about them and so on.

（5） No one feels happy all the time. Everybody may feel angry, nervous or sad from time to time. If you feel upset for a long time, you should talk to an adult you trust or share your feelings with your best friends.

A. How to make yourself happy B. The meaning of happiness C. The advantages of happiness D. How to deal with unhappiness E. The date of International Day of Happiness F. The goal for International Day of Happiness

根据短文内容，回答下列各题。

Gui Haichao became the country’s first payload expert（载荷专家）in space and the first Chinese civilians（平民）to go on a space flight. He went into space in the Shenzhou-16 together with Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu. They set out for the space station from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

Gui’s interest in science started when he was a child. He read a lot about space from a set of books he had at home. After finishing his studies at Beihang University, Gui went to Canada to do research and wrote many papers. Since then, he had been working at Beihang University as a teacher. In 2018, China planned to choose its third group of astronauts. Gui was chosen and went through really hard training for his body and mind. He even had to learn how to deal with high G-force during his training. Gui and his team also went to the Badain Jaran Desert in northwest China to learn living skills. They had to collect water and repair their tools in very difficult situations. During the training, Gui’s shoes broke and he had to walk on the hot sand for two hours, which was very painful.

The Shenzhou-16 is the first crewed mission（载人任务）since China’s space station entered its application（应用）and development stage. Gui Haichao is a member of the team, and he did lots of research to help scientists learn more about space. “I’m sure we can finish the mission successfully,” he said.

（1）Where was the Shenzhou-16 sent to the space station?

__________________________________

（2）What did Gui Haichao do in Canada?

__________________________________

（3）What was Gui Haichao before going on a space flight?

__________________________________

（4）What’s the purpose of the text?

__________________________________

（5）According to the text, how do you like Gui Haichao?

__________________________________

根据短文内容，完成下列各题

“Every （1）________ /wз:kə/ coming to Beijing has their own reasons. No one lives here without a dream,” said Chen Jianguo, a food deliveryman（送餐员）from a small city called Songyuan.

Chen Jianguo dreamed of having his own business in Beijing about 16 years ago when he graduated from senior high school.（2）But his father asked him to take his place as a truck driver at the oil field. Although Chen disliked the job, he didn’t want to （3）l ________ his father down, He took the job us a truck driver. Then he got married and had a son.

“I got quite good pay, but life was boring there during those years.（4）time, had, of, do, the, I, to, nothing, most, because the trucks were not often used,” said Chen.

Two months ago, Chen decided to give up his job and come to Beijing. His wife agreed that he should go for his dream.

Chen has been a food deliveryman for a month.（6）他每天工作15小时and hardly has time for lunch at noon. Chen spends only 10 yuan on each meal to cut the cost of living in Beijing. “I went to give a better life to my wife and little son.” he said. “I must work harder and try to become the best food deliveryman at my station.” Chen likes his job because he can meet many different people. Every “thank you” from a customer is like praise for his work.

Chen plans to start his own restaurant in the future, therefore he always writes down what food people have ordered. In this way, he gets a better knowledge of people’s tastes.

（1）根据读音完成单词 ________

（2）写出划线句子的同义句

But he ________ ________ to take his father’s place as a truck driver at the oil field.

（3）根据句意及首字母补全单词 l________

（4）将处划线部分组合成完整的句子

________________________________

（5）请在文中找出与下面英文释义相符的单词

________ to have the same opinion as somebody

（6）将（C）处划线句子翻译成英语

________________________________

（7）Why does Chen want to get a better knowledge of people’s tastes?

________________________________

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余。

Pan Yuzhen, 77, is an inheritor（继承人）of the intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）of Miao embroidery（刺绣）in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Pan has often been a guest on the International fashion stage. （1）

“ （2） Since I was five years old, I have learned embroidery from my mother and sister. Miao embroidery methods are complicated（复杂的）, but I have financially mastered all of them.” Pan said. “I can embroider clothe for myself and family.”

Pan’s daughter Zhang Yanmei was born in 1977. She suffered from poliomyelitis（小儿麻痹症）at the age of three. Because her family is so poor, （3） She traveled to many cities including Shanghai, Beijing and other places by train. Zhang remembered that her mother was always back home in a hurry and brought some candies and new clothes to her, but she never complained about her hardship.

In 1999, Zhang went to Beijing to join her mother after graduation from high school to do business while learning embroidery. （4） she met many foreign friends there. “They advised me to go abroad and sell embroidery products. I went to the United Sates to do business related to Miao embroidery from 2006 to 2016.” Pan said.

Pan also went to the UK to join in all kinds of fashion show activities. Pan said. “When the foreigners saw these products （5） Miso embroidery is the pride of our Chinese people.”

A. Due to the family’s heavy financial burden（经济负担）. B. At that time, Pan had a stall（摊位）in Panjiayuan Antique（古玩）Market. C. who were interested in Miao embroidery. D. She has been famous for these experiences. E. Pan began to sell Miao embroidery products around the country. F. they rushed to take photos with the Chinese embroiderer. G. The girls in my hometown can embroider with needles（针）from a very young age.

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

（1）When does New City Zoo open?

A．

At 9:00 a.m.

B．

At 10:30 a.m.

C．

At 11:00 a.m.

（2）At 2:45 p.m., visitors can have a close look at ________.

A．

elephants

B．

monkeys

C．

bears

（3）With a ________, visitors can take the mini-train as many times as they want on the same day.

A．

1-Day Pass

B．

hand stamp

C．

yearly card

（4）Which of the following about the zoo is TRUE?

A．	The schedule is for the autumn of 2024.
B．	Visitors can touch and feed animals.
C．	Visitors can visit newcityzoo.com for more information.

（5）The main purpose of the material is to ________ in the zoo.

A．	protect the wild animals
B．	provide choices of transportation
C．	introduce the activities and rules

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

At an early age, we start learning how to manage money by watching our parents’ spending habits. Don’t worry if we haven’t learned well how to save or spend money. The following life lessons about money can help us form good spending habits.

Money doesn’t grow on trees. As kids, we don’t often think about where money comes from. We need to know that our parents work hard to make money, and that it may be used up one day. Going to their workplaces to watch how they work is a great way to understand money is not that easy to make.

We shouldn’t spend all our money in one go. It’s important for us to have a budget（预算）. In other words, we need to think about how much money we have and what we really want to spend it on. Realizing that our pocket money can’t cover everything we want, we should make smart spending choices.

We should set a clear goal and watch our money grow. If we wish to own a new bicycle but can’t afford it, we can save our pocket money. How? Write down how much money we have in a notebook and watch it grow. After we have enough, we can buy that wonderful bicycle we’ve dreamed about! Reaching our goal will greatly satiate us.

We can talk with our parents about how money is used and where money goes. Do you know what a bank account（账户）is? If not, communicate with our parents. We can also go to the supermarket with our parents to experience how money is spent in the real world.

Without doubt, we should treat money in a right way. Actually, learning about money isn’t a hard job. From these lessons, we can get a sense of money management and right money values step by step!

（1）Where does money come from according to the text?

A．	Parents’ hard work.	B．	Kids’ life lessons.
C．	Good spending habits.	D．	The bank account.

（2）What does the writer want kids to do by giving the example of buying a bicycle?

A．	Buy a wonderful notebook.	B．	Make a free spending choice.
C．	Set a goal of saving money.	D．	Have an experience of shopping.

（3）What does the underlined word “satiate” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．

Relax.

B．

Interest.

C．

Surprise.

D．

Satisfy.

（4）Which of the following will the writer probably agree with?

A．	Adults can make money grow more.
B．	Kids should have a money spending plan.
C．	Parents may give kids lots of pocket money.
D．	Supermarkets will be places to change money.

（5）What is the best title for the text?

A．	Causes of Spending Money	B．	Ways of Managing Money
C．	Purposes of Treating Money	D．	Conditions of Saving Money

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mike, a 12-year-old boy, lived in a hillside village. His neighboring village was famous because of a great discovery there. In 2003, paleontologists（古生物学家）found the bones（骨头）of the largest dinosaur（恐龙）in Europe in a field near his neighboring village.

Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it.

One summer morning, Mike was exploring（勘查）in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite. Mike enjoyed playing with his friends and began to fly the kite with them. As he ran, he fell to the ground. “I caught my left foot on this grey object,” he said.

“A rock,” said Fern.

Mike looked at it carefully. “I don’t think it’s a rock,” he said excitedly.

“Let me pull it out,” said Pepe.

“No,” said Mike. “It’s better to leave the object right here.”

Mike and the boys ran to school to tell their teacher. The teacher called the paleontologist’s office. The next day, a paleontologist came to the village to examine the object. “It could be a dinosaur bone,” he said. Soon, many paleontologists came and more bones were found. They turned out to come from a new kind of dinosaur.

Fern asked, “What do we call this dinosaur?” “Interesting question,” said one of the paleontologists, “we’ll call it Mikesaur!”

（1）Why was Mike’s neighboring village well-known?

A．	Scientists often visited it.	B．	It was the largest in Europe.
C．	High hills were behind it.	D．	A great discovery was made there.

（2）What was Mike doing before he met his friends?

A．	Flying a kite.	B．	Exploring in the field.
C．	Collecting grey objects.	D．	Giving a report to his teacher.

（3）Why did Mike say “It’s better to leave the object right here.”?

A．	He thought it was a rock.	B．	He thought it was a common bone.
C．	He thought it was difficult to move.	D．	He thought it was something valuable.

（4）What do you think most probably happened next?

A．	Fern got an expensive gift.	B．	The teacher sent Pepe to hospital.
C．	Mike felt proud of himself.	D．	More people moved into this village.

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The Hutuo River is the mother river of Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei. About 20 years ago, it was dirty and almost dried up. Thanks to the government’s work, it has become much cleaner.

Wu Wenzhong, a 58-year-old villager, lives near the river. “My friends and I often played with water, swam and caught fish in it when I was a child. I liked catching fish best,” he said. He remembers that the villagers had to cross the river by boat at that time. But as time passed by, it got dirty and started to dry up.

To remediate（修复） the river, the government do a lot of things. They clean the river up and build levees（防洪堤）. They plant trees, grass and flowers to green the riverside. They set up fences（防护栏）and put up “No Swimming” signs along the river to protect people. They stop factories from putting waste water into the river. They keep an eye on the river to make sure it stays clean for the fish, birds and people who live nearby. They also have a long-term plan to keep the river in good condition.

Now, there are more than 20 kinds of birds living around the river. It becomes a home for birds again. People can enjoy a day outdoors with the beauty of nature along the river. Wu and other villagers are happy to see the river looking good again.

The Hutuo River’s story shows that when people work together to take care of nature, good things can happen.

（1）What was Wu Wenzhong’s favourite activity when he was a child?

A．	Boating.	B．	Swimming.
C．	Planting trees.	D．	Catching fish.

（2）Which question can help readers know the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．	How does the river look?	B．	When do people green the riverside?
C．	Why is the river important?	D．	What do the government do for the river?

（3）What do we know about today’s Hutuo River?

A．	Many birds live around it.	B．	Factories get water from it.
C．	Over 20 kinds of fish live in it.	D．	Villagers make boats near it.

阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Chat（聊天） Today

Hi, Li Jian! Are you there? Hi! I’m here! What’s up, Wang Hao? Good. Mr. and Mrs. Sun are old and they are part of our “Help at Home” program. We can go and do something to help them. Yes! When? I’m doing shopping with Mum, but I’ll be back at five. Maybe at 5: 15? I’m doing my science project. Can we meet 30 minutes later? OK. Where? At the city library? Oh, no. What about the sports center? Sure. Zhao Min says he can clean their house and Zhang Fan says she can feed their cat and I’ll water their garden. I can make soup for them. Good! See you there at 5:45! See you.

（1）What are Wang Hao and Li Jian mainly talking about?

A．	Playing sports.	B．	Going shopping.
C．	Helping an old couple.	D．	Doing a science project.

（2）Where will Wang Hao and Li Jian meet?

A．	At the city library.	B．	At the sports center.
C．	At Li Jian’s home.	D．	At the supermarket.

（3）What will Zhao Min do?

A．	Feed the cat.	B．	Make the soup.
C．	Clean the house.	D．	Water the garden.

根据短文内容，从短文前方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. This e-bike is also very “smart”. B. So I’m very proud that we never gave up. C. The weight of this new e-bike is just 15kg. D. This material makes it light and friendly to environment. E. It included many years of research, development and failures.

E-bikes usually have a big problem—it is much heavier than common bikes. Recently, a Romanian company has solved this problem. （1） In fact, an adult can even lift it easily.

The reason for the low weight is the choice of material（材料）, which is quite unusual. It uses a frame（车架）made of bamboo. （2） What’s more, the bamboo frame also makes riding more comfortable, because it has good vibration damping（减震）.

（3） Your smartphone is connected to the e-bike. So you can check your riding information in real time through a special app on your smartphone.

The company manager said, “Creating the bikes was a hard journey. （4） To be honest, I really don’t remember how many times we had to face the failures（失败）.”

The manager continued, “But in the end, we succeeded. We have created a bike that is light-weight enough, strong enough and smart enough. （5） And now we have successfully developed these bikes to meet the needs of more people in cities.”