初中英语逸闻趣事类阅读阅读理解

Tom is ten years old. He loves watching TV. But for one year, he didn't watch TV at all. What was the reason? Tom's parents said they would give him ＄600 if he didn't watch TV for a year. Tom's parents thought he watched TV too much.

One day his mother read a story in a newspaper about a boy who didn't watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Tom. Tom liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away, and said, "It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV. I just want the money." At first, Tom's parents were very happy. Tom read books and newspapers, played outside, and played computer games, but soon he got bored.

Every evening, he asked his parents, "What are we doing tonight?" Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV just for one evening. Tom always said, "No, it would cost me money!" Finally the year was over. Then Tom started watching his favorite TV shows all day again. Tom got the money from his parents. What did he plan to do with the ＄600? "I want to buy myself a TV set!" he said.

（1）Tom didn't watch TV for one year because 　　．

A．	he wanted the money
B．	he wanted to study harder
C．	he wanted to learn from the boy
D．	he thought watching TV too much was bad

（2）"It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV." means " 　　"．

A．	It's no use watching TV．
B．	It's a waste of time watching TV．
C．	It's important for me to watch TV．
D．	It doesn't matter not to watch TV．

（3）Why did his parents promise to give him ＄600 if he didn't watch TV for a year？ 　　

A．	Because they were very rich．
B．	Because they wanted to play with him．
C．	Because they wanted him to buy a new TV．
D．	Because they didn't want him to watch TV too much．

（4）What didn't Tom do instead of watching TV for one year？ 　　

A．	He played outside．
B．	He did his homework．
C．	He played computer games．
D．	He read books and newspapers．

（5）Tom's last words would most probably make his parents 　　．

A．	happy
B．	interested
C．	surprised
D．	Excited

Snowy was a little cat． He lived with a little old lady who loved Snowy very much． Sometimes the old lady would sit in her rocking chair， rocking backwards and forwards until she fell asleep or sometimes she would play little tunes（曲子） on her piano．

One sunny day， Snowy jumped up on the window sill（窗台）． Snowy wanted to go out and play with the pretty butterflies， but the window was shut and the old lady had fallen asleep in her rocking chair．

He ran to the door but that was shut， too． He sat down near the old lady's feet and said， "Miaou？" That was his way of saying， "May I go out to play， please？" The old lady didn't hear him but stayed fast asleep．

He rubbed his soft head against the old lady's legs． Still the old lady slept． So Snowy sat down and thought hard． Then he had an idea． He would jump up on the piano and play a tune． That might wake her up． So Snowy jumped up onto the piano and was a little scared of the loud， big， deep drum sound he made as he landed．

He took another little step． It wasn't quite such a loud note（调子）． Up and down the notes he walked until he reached the very high notes which sounded like lots of bells． But still the old lady slept． Snowy kept dancing about on them and made quite a pretty tune． At last the old lady woke up．

"What are you doing， Snowy？" She asked but she wasn't angry． "Miaou，" said Snowy， running to the closed door． "How clever you are to wake me up by playing the piano!" said the old lady as she let Snowy out into the sunshine．

（1）Where did the old lady often fall asleep？ （within 4 words） 　　

（2）What did Snowy want to do by jumping onto the window sill？ （within 10 words） 　　

（3）What did Snowy jump on the piano to do？ （within 10 words） 　　

（4）How did Snowy feel when he landed on the piano？ （within 5 words） 　　

（5）What did the old lady do in the end？ （within 10 words） 　　

There were two fishermen named Tom and Jack． They were close pals． One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal in the field．

They sat at a distance and started hunting for fish． Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes． He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box． He decided to cook the fish in the noon． He spent some more time and caught a few more fish． He decided to make a grand meal with the fish． Also， he froze a few fish to take them back home．

After an hour or so， Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help． Jack said no． In a few minutes， Jack caught a large fish． However， he put it back into the lake．

Tom was surprised at his act， but he remained silent． Jack caught more big fish， and put them all back into the lake．

Very frustrated， Tom angrily asked him， "Are you mad？ Why do you put your fish back into the water？ They are beautiful and big!"

Jack replied， "I know they are big， but I don't have the big pan（锅） to cook the big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! God is troubling me today．"

   …

（1）What did Tom and Jack go out for？ 　　

A．	To catch fish．
B．	To have a joy ride．
C．	To eat out together．
D．	To feed the fish in the lake．

（2）Why did Tom put his fish in an ice box？ 　　

A．	To keep it alive．
B．	To keep it fresh for his meal．
C．	To keep it from going away．
D．	To keep it away from his friend．

（3）What did Tom want to do when he went to his friend？ 　　

A．	To give him some fish．
B．	To offer some help．
C．	To ask him to cook his fish．
D．	To take some of Jack's fish for himself．

（4）Why was Tom angry with his friend？ 　　

A．	He couldn't understand his act．
B．	He was fond of eating big fish．
C．	He thought it was unfair for small fish．
D．	He didn't catch any big fish himself．

（5）What would be Tom's advice for his friend at the end of the story？ 　　

A．	Ask God to send him only small fish．
B．	Take a bigger pan with him next time．
C．	Change his fishing pole to catch small fish．
D．	Cut the big fish into small pieces to fit his pan．

Once upon a time there was a blackbird that lived in a cherry （樱桃）tree outside my window． Every day the blackbird would sing and sing． When I ate my breakfast， the blackbird ate his breakfast． When I ate my lunch， the blackbird ate his lunch． When I ate my dinner， the blackbird ate his dinner． The blackbird always ate the cherries off the cherry tree outside my window．

One day， Mother was gong to make a cherry pie． We picked all the cherries off the cherry tree． When it was baked， she put the pie by the window to cool off． While I was eating my breakfast， I saw the blackbird fly around the tree． But there were no cherries on the tree． He flew in through the window to sit by me then over to the window by the pie． I smiled． The blackbird looked at me and smiled， too． He said " I 'll have my pie without ice cream! " And with that， the blackbird took the pie under his wing and flew out of the window． I rushed out of the house and saw the blackbird eating the pie! Soon ， the whole pie was gone． We looked at each other and smiled．

76． Where did the blackbird live？ （ No more than 8words）

　 　

77．What did the blackbird have for his meal？（No more than 2words）

　 　

78．What did the writer and his/her mother do before making a pie？ ？（No more than 5words）

　 　

79．Why did the writer's mother put the pie by the window？ （No more than 4words）

　 　

80．Who ate the whole pie？ （No more than 2words）

　　

Peter was a carpenter（木匠）of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening，Peter was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．

My wife said to me，quietly："That's his ninth cup of tea today．"But she said loudly："It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it？"

"I won't decide about that until I see that bill．"I said．

Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：

BILL One dining table                       June 10，2016 Cost of wood                             27.00 Paint （油漆）                             5.50 Work，8 hours（2 an hour）          16.00 Total （总计）                              58.50

When I was looking at the bill，Peter said："It's been a fine day，hasn't it？Quite sunny．"

"Yes，"I said．"I'm glad it is only the 10th of June．"

"Me too．"said Peter，"You wait﹣it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．"

"Yes．Hotter﹣and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Peter？"

Peter looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I gave his bill back to him．

"If it isn't too much trouble，Peter，"I said，"Please add it up again．You can forget the date．"

I paid him 48.50 and he was happy to get it．

58．Why did Peter talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill？ 　　

A．	Because it was a fine day indeed．
B．	Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully．
C．	Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully．
D．	Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like．

59．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June？ 　_____

A．	Because paint would be more expensive．
B．	Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．
C．	Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather．
D．	Because he thought Peter would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．

60．The writer thought Peter would ask for 　　if he made a dining table on June 30th．

A．	48.50
B．	78.50
C．	68.50
D．	20.00

61．Form the story we know that 　　．

A．	Peter tried to get more money for his work
B．	Peter still wanted to get 58.50 for his work in the end
C．	Peter made a mistake in the bill
D．	Peter had written out the bill before the writer got home．

It is a true story．Once upon a time，one of Alex's horses was stolen by his neighbor．Alex went to the neighbor's home with a policeman to get his horse back．But the neighbor refused to give the horse back．He said that it was his horse．

Suddenly Alex had a good idea．He put both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor，"If this is your horse，then you must tell us in which eye the horse is blind．""In the left，"said the neighbor．Alex took his hand from the left eye of the horse and showed the policeman that the horse was not blind in the left eye．

"Oh，I have made a mistake，"said the neighbor．"He is blind in the right eye．"Alex then showed that the horse was not blind in the right eye，either．

"I have made another mistake，"said the neighbor．

"Yes，"said the policeman，"and you have also proved that the horse isn't yours．You must give it back to Mr．Alex．"

51．Why did Alex go to the neighbor's home？ 　　

A．	To help his neighbor．
B．	To get his horse back．
C．	To buy a horse．
D．	To steal a horse

52．Who came up with a good idea？ 　　

A．	The neighbor．
B．	The policeman．
C．	Alex．
D．	We don't know．

53．Which of the following is true？ 　　

A．	The horse was blind in the right eye．
B．	The horse was blind in the left eye．
C．	The horse was blind in both eye．
D．	The horse was not blind

54．The neighbor's words proved that 　　

A．	The neighbor told a lie．
B．	The horse was blind．
C．	The policeman told a lie．
D．	Alex told a lie．

55．What can we infer （推断）from the passage？ 　　

A．	The neighbor didn't give the horse back．
B．	Alex could get his horse back．
C．	The neighbor didn't steal the horse．
D．	Alex didn't believe in the policeman．

An Australian dog called Maggie has passed away his week，and her owner thinks she may jus be the world's oldest dog．

Maggie lived on Brian McLaren's dairy farm（奶牛场） in Woolsthorpe，in southern Victoria，Australia．"We got her when she was only a little pup，just 8 week old．We believe she was 29 year old，"Mr．McLaren said．The McLaren said．The McLaren family brought Maggie home before their son started attending school．He is now 34．

"When the kids were growing up，they'd get of he school bus at 4：10 pm and if they were late，she'd be there barking（叫）at4：15，"Mr．McLaren said．

Maggie worked on the farm bringing Cow together un6il about 12 years ago．"She wasn't pampered（ 娇惯） but she was well looked after．She always had milk﹣but not too much of it．She loved her milk，"Mr．McLaren said．

"She loved running after the farm motorbike．When she was younger she would want to run along beside it，so the faster you went，the more quickly she would run．She had the greatest life．

Mr．McLaren said Maggie passed away peacefully．She died in her sleep on Sunday night．

"The last couple of weeks I was sad. I was going to have to put her down，and that was going to break my heart，"he said．"I'm so pleased she went the way she did．"

According to the Guinness World Records，the oldest age recorded for a dog is 29 years and five months﹣for another Australian working dog named Bluey．

71．How old was Mr McLaren's son when he brought Maggie home？（within 6 words） 　　

72．What time did the school bus usually get the children home？（within 3 words） 　　

73．What was Maggie's job？（within 4 words） 　　

74．What two things did Maggie love？（within 9 words） 　　

75．How did Maggie die？（within 5 words） 　　

What is a"top hat"？Have you ever worn such a hat？It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a"top hat"to wear．Almost everyone will feel happy in his face when others praise him even though it's not exactly true．Here's a story．

A student was going to leave the capital to become an official in a city far away．Before he started，he came to say goodbye to his teacher first．"You must be strict with yourself and take care of yourself．"his teacher said．"It is not an easy job to be a good official．""I know its hard．But don't worry about me，sir．"The student answered．"I have already prepared one hundred'top hats'，which will make those people quite happy．"

"But we are really gentlemen!How could a real gentleman do such a thing？"His teacher was a bit angry．"Never forget what I taught you in class!""You are always right，sir．I also hate such things．But，sir，almost no really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now．"said the student．It seemed that he had to do so．After hearing this，the teacher was pleased．"What you said is true!"

"I have sent out one"top hat"already．Now I have ninety﹣nine left．"The student said to his friends later．He said he gave a"top hat"to his teacher when he talked with his teacher．

63．What did the student do first before he left？ 　　

A．	He visited a gentleman．
B．	He visited his teacher．
C．	He visited his friends．
D．	He visited a hat seller．

64．The teacher did NOT tell his student to 　　．

A．	be strict
B．	be a real gentleman
C．	give"top hats"to others
D．	look after himself

65．In fact，the teacher 　　according to the passage．

A．	didn't know he was given a"top hat"
B．	was always right
C．	was the only gentleman
D．	bought a hat from the student

66．According to the passage，we can know it's 　　．

A．	not easy to be a real gentleman
B．	not easy to flatter others
C．	easy to buy top hats
D．	easy to be a god official

67．What does the"top hat"mean in the story？ 　　

A．	The hats with high tops．
B．	The hats hung at the top．
C．	Some bad words to make others unhappy．
D．	Some nice words to make others happy．

Characters：a judge （法官） Mike （a painter） Peer （a cook）

Setting： a courtroom （法庭）

A judge is siting behind a desk． Mike and Peter are standing in front of her．

Peter： Your honor． This man lives in a room above my restaurant． I heard him telling a friend that he was stealing from me．

Mike： Smell， your honor! I just take the smells of the food coming up from the restaurant．

Judge：（Looking at Mike） What do you do with the smells？

Mike： The smells help me imagine that I am eating a fine dinner．

Judge：（To Peter） And how much do you want for these smells， sir？

Peter： The 5 coins he always carries．

Mike： But my mother gave me the coins to save me when in need．

Judge：（To Mike） Drop the coins onto the table， one at a time． （Mike drops the coins，） Case dismissed （结案）．

Peter： What do you mean？ I didn't get paid!

Judge：You want the SMELLS paid．Mike has now paid you in SOUNDS ﹣the sounds of the coins．

（1） 　　lives in a room above the restaurant．

A．	The judge
B．	Mike
C．	Peter
D．	No one

（2）Peter wanted to get 　　from Mike．

A．	the smells
B．	the food
C．	the sounds
D．	the coins

（3）From the material， we can see that the judge is 　　．

A．	poor
B．	rich
C．	stupid
D．	wise

（4）The material above is probably 　　．

A．	a play
B．	a poem
C．	a notice
D．	a diary

People say laughter is the best medicine， but sometimes too much of a good thing may not be so good． What happened to me last night made me deeply understand the meaning of that．

Last night I was alone at home． When I was watching a funny movie， I suddenly started laughing and couldn't stop myself．

At first， I was feeling good．

But after about 5 minutes， I came to know I wasn't going to stop at all， I began to feel a little worried．

Time for bed． But I couldn't sleep because I kept laughing．So I got up and started doing some housework． I cleaned my apartment， laughing hard．I washed all the dishes left over from dinner，still laughing crazily． I tried to hold my cat in my arms， but it ran away from me in fear． I spent the rest of the night in front of my computer， of course， still laughing．

When time finally came to get ready for work， I realized that I simply couldn't go to the office like that． I decided to call my boss for leave， but laughing was the only thing I could do on the phone．

After listening to my"lovely" laughter for a few minutes， my boss couldn't help shouting angrily，"Are you mad？ You're fired（解雇）!"

Suddenly I woke up． Thank God! I just had a dream．

（1）What happened last night made the writer 　　．

A．	understand something
B．	forget his pain
C．	keep doing housework
D．	get a good job

（2）When the writer was watching a movie， he suddenly started 　　．

A．	crying
B．	coughing
C．	jumping
D．	laughing

（3）The cat ran away because 　　．

A．	it was going to sleep
B．	it was afraid of the writer
C．	it wanted to have dinner
D．	it saw a mouse running

（4）How did the writer's feelings change in the story？ 　　

A．	relaxed﹣angry﹣ good
B．	good﹣ excited﹣worried
C．	good﹣ worried﹣relaxed
D．	worried﹣good﹣angry

Mr． Brown was writer． He wrote many books， and the thought they were quite good． He lived in the city． One morning， he went to a small town near the city to visit a friend． He went there by bus． When he got to the town，he saw a bookshop not far from the bus stop． As it was early， he decided to go in and have a look． There were many books in he shop． He was very happy that all the books in the shop were written by him． "Where are other writer's books？" he asked the man in the shop． The man looked up at him and answered， "Oh， they are all sold out．"

（1）Mr．Brown was a 　　．

A．	teacher
B．	doctor
C．	writer
D．	farmer

（2）Mr． Brown went to the town to 　　．

A．	visit his friend
B．	sell his books
C．	have a holiday
D．	buy a present

（3）All the books in the shop were written by Mr． Brown because 　　．

A．	the man in the shop only liked his books
B．	the man in the shop was Mr． Brown's friend
C．	his books were better than the other writer's
D．	the other's books were all sold out

Tom is a TV reporter．An amazing thing happened to Tom yesterday evening．He was walking alone on his way home when he saw bright light in the sky．Then a spacecraft（航天器）showed up．At first he thought it was a plane．It was orange and white，and it was coming closer and closer．Then it stopped a few meters above the ground．He saw two people inside．They had big cars and

small eyes，but no hair．Tom thought they were aliens．He had camera with him them，but he was too scared to take a photo．Then he began to feel weak and fell to the ground．An hour later，he woke up．He found himself lying on the grass in front of his house．He couldn't explain how he got there．Of course he told his friends about this strange experience．All of them said he was kidding．

71．Where was Tom when he saw bright light in the sky？

　　

72．What did the two aliens look like？

　　

73．Why didn't Tom take a photo？

　　

74．Did Tom's friends believe his strange experience？

　　

On fire

Son：Can I have another glass of water？

Father：Another？This will be your tenth!

Son：I know，but my room is on fire．

Mom's grey hairs

One day，a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes in the kitchen．She suddenly saw that her mother had a few grey hairs．

She looked at her mother and curiously asked，"Why are some of your hairs grey，Mom？"

Her mother said．"Well．Every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy．one of my hairs turns grey．"

The girl thought for a while and then said，"Mom，why are all of Grandma's hairs grey？"

The big head son

"Mom，many kids make fun of me，"the boy cried to his mother．"they say I have a big head．"

"Don't listen to them．"his mother said．"You have a beautiful head．Now stop crying and go to the supermarket for 10 pounds of potatoes．"

"Where's the shopping bag？"

"I haven't got one﹣﹣er，use your hat．"

51．The three short passages are among the favorite 　 　of American children．

A．	jokes
B．	reports
C．	news
D．	diaries

52．The boy in passage needs water to 　 　．

A．	drink because he is thirsty
B．	put out the fire
C．	set the room on fire
D．	clean the room

53．In passage 2，what did the girl mean by asking the last question？ 　 　

A．	Her mother made her grandmother cry a lot．
B．	Her mother made her grandmother laugh a lot．
C．	Her grandmother made her mother cry a lot．
D．	Her grandmother made her mother laugh a lot．

54．According to the mother in passage 3， 　 　

A．	the son's head is small
B．	the son's hat is small
C．	the son's head is big
D．	the son's hat is beautiful．

While Mr Wan，his wife and their little daughter were in Europe，they decided to drive three days to Germany．His little daughter had never traveled at night before．She was scared the first night in the car，with the deep darkness outside．

"Where are we going，Daddy？""To your uncle's house in Germany．"

"Have you been to his house before？""No．"

"Do you know the way？"" Kind of，we will read the map．"

"Do you know how to read the map？""Yes，we will get there safely．"

"Where are we going to eat if we get hungry before arriving？""We can stop at a restaurant if we get very hungry．"

"Do you know if there are restaurants on the way？""Yes，there are．"

"Do you know where？""No，but we will be able to find some．"

   The same dialogue repeated a few times during the first night and second night．But on the third night，the daughter was quiet．He couldn't help wondering why she was not asking the questions anymore．

"Dear，do you know where we are going？""Germany，to Uncle's house．"

"Do you know how we are getting there？""No．"

"Then why aren't you asking me anymore？""Because Daddy is driving．"

Because Daddy is driving．That answer from his little girl gave Mr．Wan strength（力量） for many years after，whenever he had questions and fears（恐惧） about his life journey．

51．From the passage，we know that the family is 　　now．

A．	traveling in Europe
B．	driving in Germany
C．	goinig to Germany
D．	having a nice holiday

52．The little girl asked so many questions during the first night because 　　．

A．	she was afraid of the deep darkness．
B．	she didn't want to go to Germany．
C．	she didn't believe in his parents．
D．	she was very hungry on road．

53．What does the underlined phrase"kind of"suggest？ 　　

A．	Mr．Wan didn't know the way at all．
B．	Mr．Wan could read the map very well．
C．	Mr．Wan was not quite sure about the way．
D．	Mr．Wan was familiar with the way．

54．Why didn't the girl ask questions on the third night？ 　　

A．	Because Daddy helps the girl with her problem
B．	Because the girl chooses to believe in her father．
C．	Because the girl knows all of the answers．
D．	Because Daddy answers all of the girl's questions．

55．What gave Mr．Wan more strength after this trip？ 　　

A．	His daughter's questions．
B．	His daughter's trust．
C．	His good driving skill．
D．	His strong will about life．

Do you know that in some parts of the world，people build temporary（暂时的）hotels made of snow and blocks（大块）of ice？These are known as ice hotels．

Unlike usual hotels，all the rooms in the ice hotels are made of ice．In some ice hotels，even the glasses for drinks are made of ice blocks．So they only serve cold drinks．Also，hot food is not served in the ice hotels，but guests can eat hot food at places nearby．

To keep warm，guests sleep in comfortable sleeping bags on ice blocks that are covered by mattresses（床垫）and reindeer skins（驯鹿皮）．

There are some places in the ice hotels that are heated，such as the bathrooms．This is because，even though it is not as cold in the ice hotels as it is outdoors（在户外），indoor temperatures are still very low．

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the ice hotels is that they are rebuilt every year．They can be used only during the winter months．The ice hotels melt（融化）away when spring arrives．The ice blocks used to build these hotels are from nearby rivers．So，when the ice hotels melt away，they melt back into the rivers．

56．According to the passage，ice hotels 　 　．

A．	are found everywhere
B．	do business in summer
C．	are made of glass
D．	are made of snow and ice

57．Which of the following about the ice hotels is true？ 　 　

A．	They are just like usual hotels．
B．	The glasses are made of wood．
C．	They serve cold drinks．
D．	The rooms are made of bamboo．

58．You can't see 　 　in the ice hotels．

A．	hot food
B．	reindeer skins
C．	sleeping bag
D．	mattresses

59．Why are bathrooms heated in the ice hotels？ 　 　

A．	Guests want to eat in them．
B．	Indoor temperature are very low．
C．	Guests ask the hotels to do that．
D．	It is as cold indoors as it is outdoors．

60．What happens to the ice hotels in spring？ 　 　

A．	They melt away．
B．	They are rebuilt．
C．	They are repaired．
D．	They need more ice．