初中英语说明文阅读理解

3D printing technology may not be a new thing in some foreign countries. But in May this year, at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Many visitors were attracted by a 3D printer.
The machine looks similar to an ordinary printer and can print a “statue” in about 90 minutes after scanning anything, including a person.
The printer prints layer by layer. For example, if we want to print a 30-cm-tall statue, the computer will calculate* the layers and print 460 layers in total*. It can also print people and clothes. You can stand for scanning for just about three minutes, and a statue will be finished about two hours. The cost for a statue of a man is about 1000yuan. The printer, which costs about 500,000yuan, is from the USA.
“We want to introduce this technology to people, and find more chances here.” said an engineer, “There is a company in USA that offers 3D printing services to people. Many people come to design their own thing. It is very cool. We hope that the printer will encourage more Chinese people to be more creative.”
A 3D printer_______.

A．is a common machine

B．prints layer by layer

C．can make clothes and people

D．is widely used in Shenzhen

How much should you pay if you want to have a statue of yourself printed?

A．50,000yuan	B．1000yuan
C．500,000yuan	D．100yuan

The engineer showed people the 3D printer to_______.

A．design new things

B．print statues for them

C．introduce this technology and find changes

D．calculate the layers

The best title for the passage is_______.

A．3D printer made in Shenzhen

B．3D printing looks for bigger market

C．3D printing services in the USA

D．Design your own statue

Height is just one of the thousands of features that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.
Maybe you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time they start puberty（青春期） .
Your doctor will know how your growth (生长) has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don’t be worried if you have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later —between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.
You’ll usually begin to find that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _______.

A．you should have enough exercise

B．you can ask doctors for help

C．you should protect the environment

D．you can record your growth during puberty

This passage is mainly about _______.

A．how the genes work in your body

B．when the time you grow fast is

C．why you look like your parents

D．how you grow to a certain (某一) height

After reading this passage, we can explain (解释) _______.

A．how good it is to be a doctor

B．how much sleep we need

C．why genes can’t decide everything

D．what an unhealthy diet is

Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window.

A．flowers	B．presents
C．a flag	D．a chair

In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

A．India	B．Holland
C．Denmark	D．Japan

In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

A．15

B．7

C．5

D．3

The passage is mainly about __________.

A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C．children’s birthdays in western countries

D．the importance of children’s birthdays

Cormorant fishing(鸬鹚捕鱼) is a traditional Chinese skill, probably more than a thousand years old. Cormorants are large, black birds, which are good at catching fish. They can dive down 25 meters, and stay under water for up to two minutes.
A fisherman usually goes on a fishing trip on a bamboo boat with his birds. When he reaches the right place, he stops. A piece of grass is tied around the neck of each bird, so that the fish won’t go down into its stomach. He pushes the birds into the water, and then bangs the water heavily with his bamboo pole(竹竿). The fish are frightened by this. The cormorants swim very quickly to catch the fish. Finally, the birds come up one after another to the fisherman. The fisherman takes the fish out of the birds’ mouths and then throws them into a big basket. Later some of the fish are sold, and the rest are divided between his family and the cormorants. At night, a light is hung from the front of the boat. This enables the fisherman see better, and also attracts the fish.

A cormorant__________.

A．can catch any fish under water

B．can live up to 1000 years old

C．can stay under water for one minute

D．can swim 25 m/s under water

The fisherman ties each bird with a piece of grass in order to __________.

A．help it live longer

B．help it swim more quickly

C．stop it from running away

D．stop it from eating the fish

What does the underlined word “bangs” mean in Chinese?

A．插入

B．拍打

C．划桨

D．泼水

What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Fisherman and His Life	B．To Live on Fishing
C．Fishing with Birds	D．To Go Fishing

Hi, I’m Nina, I’m a businesswoman. I take a ship from the island to the city every day. The ship leaves every 20 minutes and it takes about 35 minutes to get to the city. Then I have a short walk to my office. There’s another ship on the the other side of the island and it is faster. It takes only 15 minutes , but I have to walk a long way. So I usually take the first ship.

Hello, I’m maria and I’m a college student. I live on campus(校园). The campus is quite big, and sometimes it takes 15 minutes to get from one building to the next. When I want to go off campus to go out with my friends, I take the bus. There are big buses and minibuses. Big buses are cheaper but slower. Minibuses come frequently(频繁地) and are a little more expensive.

My name is Sarah and I’m a teacher. I take the train to school every day. The train is fast and cheap. It only takes 20 minutes from my home to school. At rush hour in the morning and in the evening, the train gets very crowded. But there are hardly ever any delays(延误), and I always arrive on time.

How long does it usually take Nina to get to the city in the first ship?

A．35 minutes.	B．25 minutes.
C．15 minutes.	D．10 minutes.

How often does the ship leave?

A．Every 15 minutes.	B．Every 5 minutes.
C．Every 20 minutes.	D．Every 10 minutes.

How long does it sometimes take Maria to get from on building to the next?

A．10 minutes.	B．15 minutes.
C．5 minutes.	D．8 minutes.

How does Sarah go to school every day?

A．By bike.	B．On foot.
C．By bus.	D．By train.

What does “rush hour” mean in Chinese?

A．高峰期

B．匆忙

C．急忙

D．赶忙

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year．You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．
Do not remember only grammar when you are learning English．Try to read stories in English and speak in English as often as you can．A few days before the exam you should go to bed early．Do not study late at night．Before you start the exam，read carefully over the exam paper．Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam，read your answers again．Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure you have not missed anything out．
If you want to do well in an exam，you must_____．

A．work hard every day in the year

B．study hard a few days before the exam

C．get up early a few days before the exam

D．keep doing your homework day and night

It is_______ to go to bed late at night before the exam．

A．useful	B．not helpful
C．important	D．difficult

Do your best to get the meaning of each question________．

A．after you write down your answers

B．before you write down your answers

C．as soon as you write down your answers

D．while you are writing down your answers

In the last sentence“miss...out”means“______．”

A．think it hard	B．be important enough
C．be wrong	D．forget to answer

If you want to learn English well，you must_______．

A．try to read as many English stories as you can

B．learn grammar well

C．try to speak in English as much as possible

D．both A，B and C

美国加利福尼亚州Bellcrest学校的学生创办了一本名叫School Bell的校刊。阅读下面制作校刊的六个步骤，完成制作流程的正确排序。

A  → ______ → ______ → ______ → ______ →______

A School Report

Edward's best subject is_______.

A．Science	B．English
C．Geography	D．French

Edward is NOT so good at _______.

A．Maths and History	B．Science and Geography
C．History and French	D．Music and English

According to (根据) the form (表格) , which of the following sentences is true?

A．Edward can't sing songs very well.

B．School will begin again on May 6th.

C．Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D．Edward doesn't do well in Science.

Dear David,
How are you? I’m fine. I’m in London(伦敦), at a school of English. I’m in Class Seven. It has eight students. They are from different countries(不同的国家)----Spain, Japan(日本), Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand. Our teacher’s name is Henry Briscall. He’s very nice. He’s a good teacher.
I live(居住) with an English family, Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They have two sons and a daughter. Thomas is fourteen, Catherine is twelve, and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly to me, and we are good friends.
London is very big and very interesting. The weather (天气) is good and the parks are nice! Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James’ Park are all in the city center(市中心).
English food is OK, but the coffee is not good!
Are you all right at home in Shanghai?  Is everything OK? Write to me.
Love,
Paul
The letter is from_______________.

A．David	B．Paul’s friend
C．Shanghai	D．London

The writer (作者) lives _________ now.

A．at school

B．at home in China

C．with his classmates

D．at Mr. Brown’s home

Hyde Park is _________.

A．in a school	B．in London
C．in Japan	D．in Shanghai

The writer’s class has ________.

A．many students	B．7 boys
C．8 students	D．8 girls

The letter is NOT about _________.

A．the writer’s classmates

B．the writer’s teacher

C．the writer’s dinner

D．London

ADear Mrs Web

Dear Mrs Web provide free personal advice and opinions for you. She receives and answers worldwide email question. She will offer you some new suggestions on your problems, like study stress disinterested friend … Dear Mrs Web welcomes all questions and comments. You can receive the reply usually in 48 hours. Her email address is [e-mail]
B Help Line Volunteers
Every year thousands of old people are in need of our help. The Help Line provides a heartwarming, helpful, kind support and information service for the English-speaking aged people. We are in need of volunteers who are:
good listeners, warm-hearted and patient
excellent English speaker
can work 10 hours every day
Please call us at 0241-85902 or email us. [e-mail]
C Save the Earth Club

Earth club is for any student in Green School. Earth Club's goal is to help keep the school, neighborhood, and city cleaner by encouraging recycling, highway clean up, and river, lake and school campus clean up. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same. We also meet to discuss some real solution to save the earth. Earth Club meets 2--4 times a month. Come and join us!
D The King Sweeper

My great, great grandfather invented the carpet sweeper 125 years ago. This King Sweeper is by far the best. I invite you to try it in your home. You'11 find it used daily in hospital, restaurants, offices and homes throughout the world. This is just the thing to keep your carpet soft, clean and fresh. Only for $29.99! We're so sure that you'11 be delighted with the result of using our product.
E Trendy Sunglasses

They can protect your eyes when driving, gardening or reading in the sun. It can make your life easier and happier, and make you look smarter! $ 10.99 each or 2 for $ 19.99!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。
If you are not getting on well with a friend of yours, you can email __ for help.

A．Save the Earth Club	B．Dear Mrs Web
C．Help Line Volunteers	D．The King Sweeper

Which of the following has the least chance to get help from Help Line Volunteers?

A．An old American farmer.	B．An old Chinese farmer.
C．An old English farmer.	D．An old Canadian farmer.

Save the Earth Club is __ to help improve the environment.

A．a world club	B．a city club
C．a school club	D．a neighborhood club

If you buy two pairs of Trendy Sunglasses, you will save __

A．$ 10.99	B． $1.99
C．$ 19.99	D． $ 2.99

People who get help from Dear Mrs Web

A．have to pay for it	B．have to help others
C．must be quite poor	D．needn't pay for it

Brave Type: 3D cartoon  Comedy        Running time: 95 minutes Merida, a princess, refused to marry a person that she dislikes. This causes trouble for her family and the whole country. Merida turns to a witch(女巫) for help. In doing so, her family and the country are in danger. Merida must save her family and the country before it is too late. X K b1.C  om

The Grey Type: Action         Running time: 117 minutes The Grey is based on the short story “Ghost Walker” written by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. It’s about a number of oil men who are in trouble in Alaska after a plane crash(空难). They have to fight against grey wolves that threaten their lives.

Mirror Mirror Type:          Running time: 106 minutes You must know the story of Snow White. Would you like to see this story again? Come to see Mirror Mirror. It’s a comedy about Snow White. Lily Collins and Julia Roberts are the main actresses in this interesting movie.

Chimpanzee Type: Documentary      Running time: 78 minutes This movie is directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. It’s a 2012 nature documentary film about a young chimpanzee named Oscar. He is alone in the African forests until he is raised by another chimpanzee. The chimpanzee takes care of Oscar like his own child.

 
How many documentaries are mentioned in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

Which movie lasts the longest time?

A．Brave.	B．The Grey.
C．Chimpanzee.	D．Mirror Mirror.

Which statement about the movies is true?

A．Mirror Mirror is directed by Lily Collins and Julia Roberts.

B．The Grey directed by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers is based on a short story.

C．You can’t see many beautiful nature sights in Chimpanzee.

D．Brave is about a princess who obeys her heart.

Who starred in(主演) one of the movies?

A．Lily Collins and Julia Roberts.

B．Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield.

C．Ian Mackenzie Jeffers.

D．Merida.

Where can you probably read this passage?

A．In a nature magazine.	B．In a storybook.
C．In an entertainment newspaper.	D．In a science book.

If you are one of those who want to know how to increase your vocabulary, there are some ways you may find useful. In fact, it is not that difficult to learn new words, but to remember them for a lifetime seems not to be so easy.
To make it easier, you can try word associations（联想）. Try to find a connection between a new word and things or people you know. For example, if your neighbour is an unselfish person who cares about the needs of other people, think about this person every time you see the word, and very soon you'll start actively using it.
Try to use the words you learn as often as possible. Perhaps you are not sure which situations they should be used in, or whether you pronounce（发音） them correctly, but practice is the best way to understand that. It is not enough to find out the meaning of a word. You should hammer (敲打) it into your mind by using it in actual conversations in everyday life.
Also, it may be helpful to know the meaning of the word roots, prefixes (前缀) and suffixes （后缀）， especially if they have a Greek or Latin origin（起源）． Even if you meet a long unfamiliar word, it will be easy to know its meaning if you know the general meaning of its parts.  For example, if you see the word "philanthropy", it won't be difficult to surmise what it means if you know that "anthropo" means "human" and "philo" means "loving". Not only can ancient Greek and Latin be helpful, but a number of modern languages as well. So, if you speak French,  Italian, Spanish or Portuguese, guess the meaning of an unfamiliar English word if it sounds like  a word from another language you know.
Which of the following old sayings can show the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Every dog has his day.

B．Practice makes perfect.

C．Every coin has two sides.

D．Where there is a will there is a way.

According to the last paragraph, what does the writer think is important?

A．Learning to use several different modern languages.

B．Learning some very difficult words in the English language.

C．Knowing the meaning of the word roots, prefixes and suffixes.

D．paying more attention to words that have a Greek or Latin origin.

The underlined word "surmise" in the last paragraph means_______.

A．guess	B．suggest
C．prove	D．remember

what's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To tell us how he or she learnt English well.

B．To explain why it is not hard to learn new words.

C．To prove that learning new words can be really fun.

D．To tell us some good ways of remembering new words.

Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish“a school(一群)。” They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals(哺乳动物)，not fish, but they swim together like fish in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say” welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphins’ meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
The word“school”means      .

A．a place for students to study

B．a special kind of animals

C．a group of fish traveling together

D．a place for training dolphins

A dolphin makes a sound to        .

A．show other dolphins they are happy

B．tell other dolphins they are sad

C．let people know they are afraid

D．give information to other dolphins

People can’t hear dolphins’ sounds under the water      .

A．because they are very, very low

B．because they are very, very high

C．because they only make a few sounds

D．because they want to keep it as a secret

Dolphins would like to       .

A．study at schools	B．be away from their schools
C．stay with other dolphins	D．be in shows

The best title for this passage is      .

A．The Dolphin	B．Schools of Dolphins
C．Dolphin’s Talk	D．Man’s Friend

The 4 Smallest Countries In The World

Nauru – 21 km² Located east of Australia， Nauru is the smallest island country in the world. It is also a country with the most overweight people in the world， with 97% of its men and 93% of women being overweight.

Tuvalu – 26 km² Located in the Pacific Ocean， west of Australia. There are about 10，000 people， with 8 km of roads， and only 1 hospital on the main island. Since it’s a difficult place to get to， in 2010， only about 2，000 visitors came to Tuvalu.

Vatican – 0.44 km² The world’s smallest country is the Vatican， also known as the Holy See. This country fits within the Italian capital city of Rome. It is also home to the biggest church in the world – St. Peter’s Basilica， and holds some of the most important art works.

Monaco – 2 km² Located on the French Riviera， Monaco is home to the largest number of rich people per capital in the world. With a population of over 36，000， Monaco is the world’s most densely (密集地) populated country. People there are mostly French-speaking. The most popular event is the Formula 1 race， held there every year.

Which is the smallest island country?

A．Nauru.

B．Tuvalu.

C．Vatican.

D．Monaco.

What’s the area of Vatican?

A．21 km².

B．26 km².

C．0.44 km².

D．2 km².

Which of the following about Monaco is TRUE?

A．It’s the world’s smallest country.

B．It’s the most difficult place to get to.

C．It has the most overweight people in the world.

D．It’s the world’s most densely populated country.

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents (才能) that others will like.
★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.
★Respect others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone, wave to a friend and so on.
★Don’t complain. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.
★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A．Friends can do everything for us.

B．Friends can bring us happiness.

C．Friends accept our ideas all the time.

D．Without friends we could not live.

Which of the following shows a sense of humor?

A．Opening the door for someone.

B．Complaining (抱怨) to others all the time.

C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.

D．Finding someone who will understand us.

Which is the best title?

A．What makes good friends.	B．How to make friends.
C．What happiness means.	D．How to be friendly.