初中英语逸闻趣事类阅读试题

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．

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town． He found a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night． After he went into his room， the owner said to his wife， "Look at his bag， there must be much money in it． Let's take it away when he is asleep， shall we？"

"No， no．" said the woman， "He must look for his bag tomorrow morning． If he can' t find it， he'll telephone the police． "They thought for a few minutes． Then the woman had an idea， "We have forgetful grass． Why not put some into his food？ If he has the food， he will forget to take his bag away． "The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed． The next morning， when the owner got up， he found the door open， and the man had left with the bag． He was angry and woke his wife up， "What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all．"

"No， I don't think so He must forget something．" she said． "Oh! I remember now!"cried out the man suddenly， "He forgot to pay for the night．"

Fill in the blanks according to the passage． Only one word for each blank．

From the story we know the owner of the hotel wanted to（1） 　　the old man's bag when he slept． But his wife（2） 　　with him， and she（3） 　　up with a good idea that they put some forgetful grass into the food（4） 　　that the old man would forget his bag． The forgetful grass worked． The old man really forgot something﹣he didn't （5） 　　to pay for the night．

Three travelers，Allan，Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station．They were waiting for a train that was very late．

To pass the time，they began talking to each other．

At first，they talked about the weather and their work．Then Paul asked，"What would you most like to do if your doctor told you that you have only three months to live？"

The other two men thought about this for a while，then Carl spoke first．

He said，"Well，if I have only three months to live，I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend，Eric．I'd like to travel to many places in the world as possible as I can．And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food．I think I'll have a wonderful time．"

"That's very interesting．"Paul said．

With these words，he turned to the other man，saying，"And what about you，Allan？"

"I'll tell you a secret．"Allan said．"I always want to be a racing driver．So if I have only three months to live，the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house．With the money I'll buy the fastest car in the world．Maybe I can go into all the big motor races．"

"Now it's your turn．"Allan went on，"If your doctor told you the bad news，what would you most like to do？"

"Oh，"said Paul with a smile．"I'll go and see one more doctor．"

Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．

There were three travelers chatting together while waiting for a train．One of them，Paul，asked a question，"What would you most like to do if your doctor told you that you have only 3 months to live？"Carl said he would take all his money to go（71） 　　for holidays with his best friend．And he would travel to as （72） 　　places as possible in the world．Allan wanted to sell his house to buy the fastest car in the world to be a racing driver and perhaps he could （73） 　　all the big motor races．But Paul's answer（74） 　　 them surprised．He said he would go to see（75） 　　 doctor．

Tina graduated from college． Several days later， she got a new job． She would work in the biggest company（公司） in her city． Her friends admired her very much．

On her first workday，Tina arrived at 8： 45 a．m． She took the lift to the 11th floor （楼层），and a clerk showed her where her desk was．As a green hand， she didn't know what to do，so she tried to talk to the girls who sat near her in the office．However， they were not friendly to her．After a while，a young boss came in．Tina was surprised that the boss was not the old man who interviewed her several days ago．The boss gave her a lot of reports to write． But when she began to write，she found that she had much trouble understanding the reports．She spent almost the whole day trying to do the work．At 5： 30 p．m．，it was time to go home． Although most of the reports weren't finished， she got into the lift．On the 10th floor， she was greeted by John， the old man who interviewed her several days ago． "Tina!" he said， "Why didn't you work with us today？" All of a sudden， Tina realized she mistook the 11th floor for the 10th floor．"Oh， my God!" she answered，"       "After hearing this， John couldn't help laughing．

根据短文内容选择最佳答案．

（1）The underlined（划线的） words "a green hand" most probably mean　　．

A．	a person without experience
B．	a person caring about the environment
C．	a person doing well in growing vegetables

（2）Tina was surprised because　　．

A．	she was not allowed to leave the company
B．	the young boss wasn't the man who interviewed her
C．	the bosses in the two companies refused her in the interviews

（3）Tina spent　　 trying to finish the reports．

A．	almost the whole day
B．	almost the whole morning
C．	almost the whole afternoon

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．	Tina moved to another city for a new job．
B．	The girls sitting near Tina were unfriendly to her．
C．	Tina arrived at the company at 5：30 a．m． on her first workday．

（5）"        "can be the missing sentence in the passage．

A．	I forgot the interview date!
B．	I have finished all the reports!
C．	I have been in the wrong office all day!

Pituco is a special dog from Brazil． Why do I say so？ Because he can go shopping all by himself． Every day， Pituco goes to Agro Pet to get his food． That makes him popular．

"Everybody knows Pituco，" says the animal doctor of the shop． "Sometimes， when he can't reach what he wants， he barks（吠叫）until we hand it to him．"

After Pituco gets his food， he goes home． Of course， the shop doesn't just give Pituco his food for free． Agro Pet puts everything Pituco takes on a notebook， and later his owner comes by to pay．

But as a good boy， Pituco does not only care about himself and his own food． Sometimes his owner calls Agro Pet for food for his other pets And Pituco is more than happy to go to the shop and bring the food back home for the other pets in the family．

（1）What's special about Pituco？ 　　

A．	He works for Agro Pet．
B．	He comes from brazil
C．	He never barks at the doctor．
D．	He can go shopping by himself．

（2）What does Pituco do when he cant reach things？ 　　

A．	He asks his owner for help
B．	He tries his best to jump high
C．	He barks to ask people for help
D．	he leaves to get more dogs to come

（3）Who will pay for Pituco？ 　　

A．	Agro Pet
B．	His owner
C．	Pituco himself
D．	Some kind people

（4）According to the third paragraph， Pituco's owner 　　．

A．	cares about Pituco very much
B．	is also the owner of Agro Pet
C．	feels happy to get food for Pituco
D．	has got other pets at home

（5）From the passage， we learn that Pituco is a 　　dog．

A．	quiet
B．	strong
C．	clever
D．	brave

Pituco is a special dog from Brazil． Why do I say so？ Because he can go shopping all by himself． Every day， Pituco goes to Agro Pet to get his food． That makes him popular．

"Everybody knows Pituco，" says the animal doctor of the shop． "Sometimes， when he can't reach what he wants， he barks（吠叫）until we hand it to him．"

After Pituco gets his food， he goes home． Of course， the shop doesn't just give Pituco his food for free． Agro Pet puts everything Pituco takes on a notebook， and later his owner comes by to pay．

But as a good boy， Pituco does not only care about himself and his own food． Sometimes his owner calls Agro Pet for food for his other pets And Pituco is more than happy to go to the shop and bring the food back home for the other pets in the family．

（1）What's special about Pituco？ 　 　

A．	He works for Agro Pet．
B．	He comes from brazil
C．	He never barks at the doctor．
D．	He can go shopping by himself．

（2）What does Pituco do when he cant reach things？ 　 　

A．	He asks his owner for help
B．	He tries his best to jump high
C．	He barks to ask people for help
D．	he leaves to get more dogs to come

（3）Who will pay for Pituco？ 　 　

A．	Agro Pet
B．	His owner
C．	Pituco himself
D．	Some kind people

（4）According to the third paragraph， Pituco's owner 　 　．

A．	cares about Pituco very much
B．	is also the owner of Agro Pet
C．	feels happy to get food for Pituco
D．	has got other pets at home

（5）From the passage， we learn that Pituco is a 　 　dog．

A．	quiet
B．	strong
C．	clever
D．	brave