初中英语阅读表达阅读理解

Tom: Hello, Li Lei! This is Tom.
Li Lei: Hi, Tom. Where are you?
Tom: I’m in Toronto. I’m studying here.
Li Lei: That’s great! How’s is it going?
Tom: Not bad. How about you?
Li Lei: Pretty good. How’s the weather there?
Tom: It’s cold. It’s snowing outside.
Li Lei: Snowing? Hainan is sunny and hot.  
Tom: What are you doing?
Li Lei: I’m helping my mom clean the room.
Tom: Oh. Really? Good boy.
Li Lei: Thanks.

Name	How’s it going?	What’s he doing?	How’s the weather?
Tom	1.______________	2.______________________	3.____________________
Li Lei	4.______________	helping his mom clean the room	5.____________________

把下面的图片与所给的描述对号入座。
A        B          C 
D                E
He is of medium height and build, with two small eyes. He is a pop singer. And he likes playing basketball very much. He is very popular with young people.
He is short and of medium build. He has short black hair. He is a funny actor.
She is heavy. She has short brown hair. She always wears glasses. She sings very well.
He is very tall and has short black hair. He is a basketball player, and he plays it very well. Now he is a college student in Shanghai Jiaotong University.
She is thin, with long black hair and big eyes. She is a movie star. She is in the play "Palace", and she is very popular with young people.

根据短文内容，完成下面句子。
You and Me is the theme song(主题歌) of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman sang the song in the Opening Ceremony(开幕式) of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sarah is a famous British singer. The song lasts four minutes and ten seconds. It is a very simple song, but it is also a great challenge(挑战) to me. “The easiest is the most difficult,” said Liu Huan. “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I got the invitation to sing the song. It is a great honor(荣誉) for me and I am very lucky,” said Sarah Brightman.
You and me is quite different from all the other theme songs of the Olympic Games in the past. It is slow and full of love, care and friendship. And it sounds beautiful and keeps to the game’s theme of “One World, One Dream”. It shows that there’s no difference in language or race(种族). All the people in the world are just one big family.
The theme song for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics is __________.
Sarah Brightman thinks that it is ______ for her to sing the song.
The song lasts ________________________.
The song is            and it is quite different from the other Olympic songs.
The theme of the Olympic is “_________________________”.

My name is Lucy. I’m from America. My mom and dad are workers in a big factory. They go to work every day except(除了) two days. I have a sister. We both like each other very much and we like to help each other. Everyone in my family loves me very much.
My sister and I are in the same school. I am a new student in my class. There are forty-two students in my class---twenty-two girls and twenty boys. We have classes from 8:00 am to 4:oo pm on weekdays(平时). Miss Li is from China. She is a good Chinese teacher. We have five Chinese classes every week. I love Chinese. I love our Chinese teacher, too.
Lucy is an          .(填单词)
写出划线处的同义句
My mom and dad          in a big factory.
There are           people in Lucy’s family.
Miss li                 (教我们) Chinese.(根据汉语提示完成句子，填单词)
My sister and I go to school        days a week. (填单词)

Today, I would like to make three bowls of noodles. The large one is for my father. I’ll put a tomato and two eggs in it. My mother wants to eat a medium bowl. I’ll put some chicken and some potatoes in it. And I’ll make the last small one for myself. I’d like some mutton in it. Now let me begin my work.

Who	What’s in it?	What size?
Father	___	large
__	some chicken and some potatoes	_
I	__	___

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
Halloween falls on October 31^st. It is one of the favourite festivals for children in the West. People dress up in different costumes like a witch, a ghost(鬼) or a skeleton (骷髅). The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” The game is so fun. Before, if a child is bad, he or she will get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of (代替) some candy. Nowadays (如今), no one gets tricks. Every child can receive lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People get to parties in different costumes and play different games. People also listen to ghost stories and watch scary movies.
A FUN FESTIVAL

____1_____is on October 31^st. This is one of the_____2_____ festivals in the West.
What people can do	Wear ______3________costumes.
Play an interesting game ______4_______‘trick or treat’.
Have______5_________in the evening.
_______6________to ghost stories and watch scary movies.
Changes	Before, if a child is ______7_____, he or she will get a _____8_____instead of some ______9________.
Now, nobody will get tricks. ____10____child will get candy as a treat.

These days, cars are designed using computers. Let’s look at how a new car is created.
First, several designers talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. Then they sit down at their computers and draw many sketches. The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed(细节的，详情的) drawings of cars are developed on the computer. You can change the size, shape or color of any part on the computer to see how the car would look and then (73 ) you can choose the best design.
Both the inside and the (71) ________of the car have to be designed. Part of the inside of the car is built so that the designers can sit in it. They can feel if there is enough room inside and if they can reach everything. Then some cars are built—there are more than 15 000 parts of a car to test.
(74) When everything is safe, the cars are made in the factory. Again, computers are used to make sure that all the parts are ready as they are needed. （72）The factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.
Fill in the missing word:
“Both the inside and the _____________of the car have to be designed.”
The underlined phrase “stays open” means______________________. (Only in English）
“You can choose the best design.” means:
The best design can __________  __________.
Please translate the following sentence into Chinese:
“When everything is safe, the cars are made in the factory.”
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The main idea of the passage is
____________________________________________________________________.

When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental health problems.
When he left hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, in America. But when he was there, he did things in different ways. For example, he didn’t like the doctors’ white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams very much because he was too different.
Adams believed that people in hospital need more than just medicine. He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them, not just as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face so he looked like a clown and made the children laugh.
When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital, called The Gesundheit Institute, with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, “Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who’s a friend. I enjoyed playing him”
根据短文内容回答下列问题：
Was Hunter Adams a doctor?
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Where was the medical school?
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How did Hunter Adams make children in the hospital laugh?
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What did Hunter Adams do after he finished medical school and became a doctor?
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In Hunter Adams’ opinion, what was a good doctor like?

Last Saturday, our school organized a talent show to raise money for charity. It was a great success. Students took an active part in it and we raised 20,000 yuan in all.
After the show I interviewed three students. First, I talked with Liu Li. In the talent show, she danced the ballet（芭蕾舞）. “How long have you been dancing the ballet?” I asked. “For about six years.” she answered. “Why do you learn it?” “I think it’s beautiful and I want to be a professional dancer when I grow up.”
Next I had a talk with Zhao Qiang. He played a piece of Mozart’s music. He played wonderfully. I asked, “When did you start playing the piano?” “Um, I’m twelve now and I have been doing it since I was five.” he said. “Are you going to play the piano after you finish high school?” “Sure. My dream is to be a pianist.”
Finally, I asked Chen Yun, an 11-year-old girl. She sang us some folk songs（民歌）. Her voice is very sweet. “Why are you interested in folk music?” I asked. “I admire Song Zuying and I want to be a singer like her. I have been singing folk songs since five years ago. I hope I can hold a singing concert in the future.” she said.
根据短文内容，完成表格。

	Talent	How many years	Dream
Liu Li	________	six	________
Zhao Qiang	________	_______	to be a pianist
Chen Yun	Singing folk songs	since five years ago	________

It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station，①he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go，sir?”
“To Star Hotel，”the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this，he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had   ②  idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．
After a long time，the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars，”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”
1. 请将句中①处句子译为汉语。                                                
2. The young man wante to go to the               .
3. 请在②处填入一个正确的冠词。                                           
4. 请在文章中找出和下面的句子意思相同的句子。
The hotel is near the station.
                                             
5. How much will the young man pay the taxi driver ?
                                                       

阅读下面的短文，并从文本框中为本文选择恰当的段落大意。
①British people like good food ,and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
②British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week ,about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).
③ Movies are very popular in Britain ,and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.
④British people love going on holiday ,and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA ,and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

A. Most British people like movies . B. British people love going on holiday . C. Good food is popular in Britain . D. Most British people don’t like doing sports.

Paragraph ①: ________
Paragraph ②:_________
Paragraph ③:_________
Paragraph ④:_________

The holiday’s upon us．After months of study, you have some time to yourself．So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media (媒体) that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!”
But don’t be fooled．There’s still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．
(1) One clear reason is that a well-chosen ______ is a wonderful collection of ______ and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．
(2) But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply cannot. The webpage（网页）is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible．
Though “easy” may be welcome, unluckily it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品)for a book．
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it’s something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It’s hard work, but while you are reading, you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．Reading can bring us pleasure.
在(1)句空白处填入适当的词：___________  ___________
把(2) 划线句子翻译成中文：_______________________________________
回答问题: How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?
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在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子：It’s nearly useless.
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在文中找出最能表达文章主题的句子：
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阅读下面发表在博客中的短文，根据短文内容，在短文后81-85小题给出的横线上填入恰当的词语。每空词数不限。

Problems
A	B	C
My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do? Helen	My best friend has suddenly turned her back on me and I don’t know why! Last week we phoned each other every day and e-mailed too, and over the weekend we went shopping together and she was fine. But at school on Monday morning she didn’t look at me or speak to me. I don’t know what I’ve done. She now spends all her time with another group of friends. Jane	I have a really bad habit of chewing（嚼）the ends of my hair. I try to stop, but I can’t! My mom is starting to get really angry about it. Have you got any ideas? Gina

 

Advice
Hi _________, Why should your parents do all the washing-up? You should help around the house—it’s only fair. I don’t think you should change your looks though. Young people should look like young people.	②Hi_________, Wearing your hair pulled back in a ponytail（马尾辫）will help keep it out of your mouth. When you feel like chewing something, try bubble gum（泡泡糖）. Give yourself time and you should be able to break this habit. The first few days are usually the hardest. Good luck!	③Hi ________， Don’t worry about it so much! Phone your friend up as usual and she won’t be able to refuse you. I am sure you will get along well with each other. Everything will be fine.

根据所读内容将Helen, Jane, Gina 三个名字分别填入相应的横线上。
①_______________  ②________________  ③________________
The three girls wrote to ask for ________________________.
The underlined words “turned her back on me” means “____________” in Chinese.
It is clear that Helen is not ________________________ with her parents.
According to the advice, Jane should _____________________ her friend as usual.

What do you think is the most common illness? Do you get ill sometimes? We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.
The most common illness in the world is the cold. It often begins with a sore throat. Then you sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache too. Often you cough later. It’s not a very bad illness, but you can feel quite ill.
There isn’t a cure (治愈) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better. For instance, aspirin (阿斯匹林) can stop your headache. It is good to rest, and to drink a lot of water too. A doctor once said to me, “With the proper medicine, a cold will continue for seven days. With no medicine, it will continue for a whole week!”
Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people knew that some plants made them feel better. They ate the leaves, the roots, the fruit, or the seeds of plants. For instance, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.
In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals (化学物质) are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals.
There are some illnesses which we can’t cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, most people now live longer than their grandparents.
How does a cold often begin?
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Can aspirin stop a headache?
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How long does a cold usually continue?
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What kind of juice makes a sore throat feel better?
______________________________________________________________
What are many of our medicines today made from?
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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died,
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference? " the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed  a good apple tree !"
Was the farmer famous for planting the apple tree?
                                                                           
What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?
                                                                              
Did the farmer plant the apple tree near his house or in his wood at last?
                                                                             
Why did the apple tree soon die?
                                                                            
Who destroyed the apple tree?