初中英语阅读表达阅读理解

阅读后，完成下面的任务。
Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. You shouldn’t waste this wonderful opportunity to learn. Here is our advice for you to have a happy school-life.
Don’t say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school-life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go round the school with a big smile. 
School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working, you are not learning, and you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.
If you don’t eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. Play some sports to keep your body strong.
Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.
Everyone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things. Don’t let small problems seem very big and important.
阅读上面5段语言材料， 从中找出与它们相对应的标题， 并将其标号填入语段前的括号内。其中有两个选项是多余的。

A. Plan your holiday. B. Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly. C. Do today’s work today. D. Be active in school！ E. Expect to work！ F. Talk about problems. G. Keep fit.

根据短文内容完成任务
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. (A) They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If an insect touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The insect cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses(挤压) the insect until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the insect with a special liquid （液体）. Slowly, the plant eats the insect.
(B) Plants are living things that have leaves and roots and grow in earth. Most of them get energy from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all the important things that plants need, especially nitrogen （氮）. Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!
Can plants get energy from the air?
Why is Venus flytrap a famous piant?
In some places, why do some plants get energy from animal meat?
写出（A）处划线单词they所指代的名词。
将（B）处划线句子改为两个简单句。
Plants are living things.   ______________________________

阅读下面短文，完成所给任务。
Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper,    ①  his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. ②汤姆，到了你睡觉的时间了。”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them,  Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
1.请在①处填上一个适当的连词。                    
2.请把②出的句子译文英语。                                  
3.What did Tom ask his mother for?                                      
4.请在文中找出和下面的句子意思相同的句子。         
His mother wanted to give him nothing to eat at bedtime.
                                                  
5.文中有一对反义词，其中一个是asleep，对应的是                。

根据内容，选择相应的职业

____ I work with people and money. People give me their money or get their money from me. I work in a bank.
____ I like talking to people. I meet interesting people every day and ask them questions. I have an office in the TV station.
____ I wear a white uniform and I help doctors. Sometimes I work in the day and sometimes at night.
__ I can speak English and Chinese. I always stay with children and help them.
_____ I study hard. I learn English, Chinese, math and other subjects. My classmates are very helpful and they often help me. I like my school.

I asked children about their TV watching habits in three different groups---from four to six , from seven to twelve and from thirteen to sixteen. The children in the first group watch TV for an average of two hours in the day and an average of one hour at night. The children in the second group watch it for an average of two and a half hours at night. The children in the third group watch it for an average of one and a half hours at night.
Cartoons are the favorite shows of the first group. The favorite shows of the second group are TV plays and the favorite shows of the third group are quiz programme.

Age	Average hours of watching TV in the day	Average hours of watching TV at night	Favorite shows
Four to six	________	One	Cartoons
________	/	Two and a half	________
Thirteen to sixteen	/	________	Quiz programmes

请为表格写一个简短的标题。
__________________________________________________________________

Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don’t understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what’s for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I’ll play it by ear”, that means she doesn’t have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they’re not talking about music.
There’re many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don’t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It’s not about the color of your hand! You’re a green hand when you are very new at your work and don’t have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
What is an idiom ?
What does “ Can you give me a hand “ mean ?
Are English idioms more common in written English or spoken English ?

阅读短文，然后根据短文内容完成任务。
There is a popular club in many US middle schools. It’s homework club. More and more students spend (度过) their afternoons at these clubs.
The US middle school students need a quiet place to study. But games, computers and TV are all around kids at home. So the homework club is just for them to do their homework. The club is quiet and it’s (A)________ for students to study. Some teachers are there, too. They can answer students’ questions and help with their work.
Finish (完成) their homework and then they play games or watch TV happily.
任务一：从方框中选择适当的词填入文中的A处。 good, well
_____________
任务二：将划线句子翻译成汉语：
________________________________________
任务三：根据短文内容完成句子。
There are ____________, ______________ and TV at kids’ homes.
任务四：根据短文内容回答题。
What club is a popular one in many US middle schools?
                                                        
What can students do after they finish their homework?
                                                         

任务型阅读
The 30th Olympic host city, London is opening its arms to the world. It is the capital city of the UK .It has the history of 2000 years. Today London is a big city with 7 million people. They are from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious(和谐的).Their favorite food is pie and mashed potatoes.

London
The capital          of the UK	The 30^th Olympic   host city
The history of London	years
The population (人口) of London	million
The ways of life	but harmonious
The favorite food	and mashed potatoes

根据短文内容，完成下面表格，每空一词。
Eight Treasures of Laba

Laba Porridge  (腊八粥) is known to every Chinese. It marks a special day. Laba Festival, which falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar (农历的) month.
People eat Laba Porridge on that day. The porridge is also called "Eight Treasures Porridge", because it usually has at least eight things. Rice, beans, dried fruits and peanuts are very popular in the porridge.
On the night before the festival, mothers are busy preparing their porridge. They cook it over a slow fire from midnight until
the next morning. When kids wake up in the morning, they smell the aroma  (香味) and rush to the kitchen to have a feast.
Another custom on Laba Festival is to prepare Laba vinegar  (醋) for dumplings on Spring Festival Eve. People peel garlic (蒜) and put it into a jar filled with vinegar. As the days go by, the garlic turns green and gains a special flavor. Some people also like to Pickle  (腌) meat on Laba Festival.
Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to pray for the harvest and good luck in the coming year  After Taba Festival  many people start to prepare for the Chinese New Year.

Lab Festival
Time	The ____ ___ day of the ____ ___lunar month．
Meaning	A time for the ancient Chinese to pray for ____ ___and____ ___in the coming year．
Traditional food	____ ___

根据短文内容及首字母提示, 补全空格内单词，请写出完整单词。
Amanda is an American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago to study Performance at Beijing Film Academy. Last month, she m  to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June 10th, she r    to the USA. She chatted with her parents about the cultural d     between the two countries.
“The people in b   countries are very friendly to f  . But they have different cultures. For example, when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed s  on their faces. But when I came to Japan, I found it was o    . Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese, t    I was not good at it,” she said.
Amanda thought this might have something to d  with the fact that the western group in Japan is o   than the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese well. But Westerners in China are still quite a new group. They’re usually treated as guests and tourists.

Someone says, " " But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return.
It goes without saying that the time is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing.
In a word, we should save time.Remember we have no time to lose.

A．That is why we must not waste time.

B．Time is money.

C．They don’t know that wasting time means wasting part of their own lives,

D．We should make full use of our time to do something useful.

E. We should make use of our time to do everything.
F. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.

阅读短文, 用完整的句子回答问题.
The first Earth Day was in 1970.People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries. In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood. The world Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.
Don’t leave the tap running.
Turn off lights when you leave a room.
Turn off your computer every night.
Wash your clothes, and yourself, in warm or cold water, not hot water.
Dishwashers use as little water as possible.
If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.
Was the first Earth Day set up in 1970 ?                       
When is Earth Day?                             
How many countries planned big events in 2007 ?                     
What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?      
What else can you do to save our environment ?                       

请仔细阅读下面小题中的个人说明，从A 到F的六个选项中，选出符合个人要求的最佳选项，其中一项为多余选项。
Jeff likes sports and travel. He would like something that can help him
spend boring time on his journey.
Mrs. Green doesn’t like to exercise, but she likes cooking and reading
books about foreign places. 
Mr. Dean wants to improve his garden during summer. So he would like something that could help him to do that.
Lisa , a  22-year-old girl, worries about her weight. She is wondering how to lose weight.
Sophia likes to look smart. When she is free, she enjoys listening to the music. Now she plans to learn something about music.

A．Learn how to play the guitar. This popular video helps the beginner to become a guitar player in just 200 hours.

B．Road trips. A program loved by young people, especially those fat girls. Join in it and make yourself become thin.

C．The new pocket MP4. This kind of MP4 fits right into your pocket. It lets you listen to your favorite artist, even when you are on a journey.

D．Singapore. The story of a city. This book is about the history. the culture and the favorite dishes of this small country.

E. Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day. A fun, 132-page complete language learning work book. Includes 150 sticky labels: flash cards, a crossword puzzle and more. It is one of the best-selling language series in print.
F. Special scissors(剪刀). This kind of tools will make it easy to deal with flowers and trees. Anyone can learn to use it quickly.

任务阅读 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。
How do you feel when you have to make a speech(演讲) in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.
It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.
Shyness

Meaning	●To feel   ▲    or frightened
Causes	●To be the  ▲    of attention ●To be born shy ●To have   ▲    experiences
Effects	▲    effects	●To have red   ▲     ●To talk in   ▲    sentences ●To be  ▲    of meeting new people
Good effects	●To be quieter and   ▲    ●To be good at   ▲    with others
Advice	●To take hold of (抓住) good   ▲

 

The nose is important for everyone. It can help a person breathe and smell. In fact,it can also be used in many popular expressions.
Some people can lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she can ask him to do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.
If some people keep their noses out of other people’s business, they do not interfere
(     ) in anything that has nothing to do with them. The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.
If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. How ever, more problems will be caused if a person looks down his nose at others or some things. He thinks they are unimportant. This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.
At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. Of course, it is not right for students to do like this.
根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语完成下面五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整。每个短语限用一次。

A. be hard—nosed     B. nose around     C. keep his nose clean D. turns up his nose     E. thumb their noses

I don’t want to make friends with David because he always       
Maggie likes to talk about others and      
My brother used to       , but now he can listen to others’ advice.
Bob and Andy usually        at their parents.
Michael works hard all the time, so he can