初中英语阅读表达试题

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
Tigers are fierce animals. They are the bosses of the Asian jungles with their cleverness, quickness and strength. A pussycat, on the other hand, is a homebody that comforts us with its gentle warmth and calms us with its purring.
As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is definitely a tiger. Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother(虎妈战歌) . tells of the strict upbringing she gave her two children. She thinks that being strict is the only way to develop a child’s potential( 潜力) and to make them strong, independent and successful. Her kids were not allowed to watch TV or play video games. They were not allowed to "hang out" with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their classes. And they had to practice the piano and violin for hours every day. As a result, her kids became successful. She admits this caused a lot of tears and anger but she has few regrets (后悔).
Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if they’re pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really pussycats. They care more about their children’s self-esteem (自尊). They don’t want to push their kids too hard for fear of hurting their feelings. American mothers encourage their children to find their own path.
So, is a tiger mom better than a pussycat? Perhaps it depends on the differences between Asian and Western cultures. It may also depend on the child himself. Some kids need to be pushed while others respond to a gentler hand. To growl or to purr? There is no easy answer.
What’s the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua’s idea on children’s education? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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How did Amy Chua’s kids become successful? (根据短文内容列举两条)
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(2)___________________________________________________________________________
Why are most Asian mothers tigers? (根据短文内容回答问题)
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请将第三段中句子翻译成汉语。
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What kind of mother would you like, a tiger or a pussycat? And why? (先回答，然后至少写一个句子说明原因)
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Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.
When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.
Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
How old was the writer when he first had a dream?
Why did he give up being a basketball player?
How many dreams did he give up?
Did his dream come true at last?
What can you learn from this passage?

An old man has spent all his life in a small village which is far from the city. One day, someone told him some interesting things about the city. He was so amazed at it that he decided to visit it. Everything was new and strange to him. The old man got excited and visited a lot of interesting places. Then he went into a large tall building and saw a lift. He didn’t know what it was used for. As he was watching it, an old woman got into the lift and the door closed behind her. After a few minutes, the door opened and a very beautiful young girl came out. The old man was very surprised. “What an interesting little room!” he said to himself, “Terrific, it can change an old woman into a young girl. I will be here with my wife next time.”
Fill in each blank according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
From the passage, we know that the old man went to the city for the __________ time. He was very excited and surprised at what he saw. He didn’t know what the lift __________. One day, he saw that an old woman __________ the lift, then after a while a very beautiful girl came out, he decided to __________ his wife here and __________ her beautiful and young the next time.

阅读下列短文，完成短文后面的表格内容。（各小题不超过5个词）　　
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.　　
He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.　　
On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man ------George Stephenson.  　　

Great Inventor:
In	He started work.
In1795	He spent much time                .
In 1798	He began to learn the English letters.
In 1799	He could  for the first time.
In his life	He invented many things, including         .

 

阅读下面的短文，并完成短文后的任务。
Draw a giraffe in your mind. How did you draw your giraffe? Does it have a long neck? Does it have long legs? Is it really tall? When people think of giraffes, they think of their long necks. A long neck and four long legs make the giraffe the tallest land animal on earth. A giraffe is 1.8m tall when it is born, and some giraffes get up to 6m tall when they are all grown up.
But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues? Have you seen the tongue of a giraffe before? A giraffe has a very long tongue which can hold and wrap (包) around objects. The tongue is designed for feeding, but it can be used in many different ways. For example, a giraffe can close its nose with its long tongue completely to keep out sand and dust. Also, a giraffe’s tongue is long enough to clean its owner’s ears as well!
The tongue is black in colour to protect it from getting sunburnt (晒伤). It is nearly 56cm long. Giraffe only eat plants, and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day. When giraffes look for some tall trees to eat, they sometimes fight with elephants for food. Giraffes use their tongue to eat leaves from some tall trees. The giraffe’s tongue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches.
任务一：根据短文内容回答下列问题。(注意：每题答案不超过10个单词)
What is this article mainly about?
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What does a giraffe feed on?
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What color is the tongue of a giraffe? Why?
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Give two examples of the use of the giraffe’s tongue.
(1) ___________________________________ (2) __________________________________
任务二：将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
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阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。
阅读下面表格中Li Lei的笔友Jack情况，回答所提出的问题。每空一词。
Information from of Jack

Name	Jack	Language	English
Chinese name	Li Yun	hobbies	Music and football
Age	17	Favorite subject	math
Nationality	The USA	Favorite movie	Kong  Fu

How old is he?  _________ 17 years old.
Where does he come from? He _______ from _________.
What language does he speak? He _______ __________.
What kind of sports does he like? He _______  __________.
What’s his favorite subject?   ________ is his ________ subject.

阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。.
Breaking Bad Eating -Habits
Have you heard the expression "You are what you eat"? Well, do you like who you are’’ If not, break some bad eating habits and feel better about yourself.
Bad habit 1: ______________
Many packaged ( =" in" small bags) foods, such as frozen （纤维) dumplings ,rice rolls and instant noodles (方便面) have lots of fat and calories (热量).
The solution: Read the instructions to find the healthiest foods that are low in salt and nigh in fiber Also check to make sure they have ingredients such as vegetables and grains When possible, use packaged foods as part of a "home-cooked" meal. For example frozen （纤维) dumplings with fresh vegetables are better than dumplings alone.
Bad habit 2:_____________________________________________
People without breakfast don’t have enough energy they need to get through the morning. Eating breakfast improves your concentration, memory (冰冻的） and mood.
The solution: Always keep a kind of quick foods like yogurt. Or have a standing order a! breakfast place.
Bad habit 3:_________________________________________________
It takes your body at least 20 minutes to "tell" your brain that you are full, So last eaters usually eat more than people who eat slowly.
The solution: Try to slow down. Try eating at least some of your meals without I V, hand phones or computers. Use a plate or bowl when you eat.
Bad habit 4:______________________ ______________
Healthy snacks between meals are fine. But when you snack instead of having real meals, you will not eat your meals regularly. Plus, snack foods such as chips and sweets aren’t very satisfying That makes it easy to overeat.
The solution: To get more energy, allow yourself two healthy snacks a day. Choose snacks that will make you feel full. Try fruit, yogurt or nuts.
As we all know, bad habits can be broken. Take the first step toward a healthier eating routine（常规）——star following these tips today!
给文中的横线处选择合适的标题,并将其字母代号填写在下面的横线上.(2分)
a. You are a fast eater.
b. You often don’t eat breakfast.
c. All your meals come in packages.
d. You snack too much.
Bad habit 1:_____   Bad habit 2:_____   Bad habit 3:_____  Bad habit 4:_______
Bad habit 1:_c_ Bad habit 2:_b Bad habit 3:_a___Bad habit 4:d_______
列举出文中提到的三种packaged foods: (1 分)
_______________  ____________________  ___________________
根据上下文，将文中划线句子译成汉语
It takes your baby at least 20 minutes to “tell” your brain that you are full.
                                                              
根据文章内容完成句子。
No eating breakfast is bad influence on your_________________, __________________,______________________ and __________________________
回答问题；How can you eat snacks healthily? (至少答出两种方式)
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从文中找出与所给句子意思相同或相近的句子。
Your heaith depends on the food you eat.
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Have you ever seen the film Titanic? “Titanic” was one of the largest and finest ships in 1912. It hit an iceberg(冰山)on its first sailing from England to America and sank very soon, leaving a love story to the people. Do you know what an iceberg is?
The earth is round, like a ball. The top of the earth is the north. The bottom of the earth is the south. At the top and the bottom of the earth, there is a lot of ice. It is very cold there. Sometimes there is no sunshine for many months. There is ice everywhere all the time. Large pieces of ice fall into the sea. They don’t go to the bottom of the sea. They float(漂浮)near the top of the water. We call these large pieces of ice “iceberg”. Some icebergs are bigger than a tall building. Icebergs are dangerous for ships. Sometimes a ship hits an iceberg.
Then the ship sinks.
You can make a small iceberg. Put a piece of ice in a glass of water. Look ar it. The ice does not sink.
Titanic is the name of a film and it’s also the name of a _______.
Titanic sank ________ it hit an iceberg.
The __________ is very cold in North Pole(北极)and in South Pole.
At times we can’t see the ___ in North Pole and in South Pole for a long time.
Icebergs are made of large _________.

阅读下面的短文,并根据短文内容用完整的句子回答问题。
Gao Xiaosong, who is a famous musician, movie director and the writer of the famous song My Deskmate, has been sent to jail(监狱) and will stay there for six months for drunk driving.
“I’ve nothing to say for myself and I’m willing to be punished(惩罚),” he said when he was standing in the court. “What I want to say is that I feel sorry for what Ive done. I thought alcohol(酒精) could bring me freedom but never realized drunk driving could take away others freedom. And now I’ve lost my own freedom because of drinking. I’ll obey the new road safety rules and I want to be a lifelong volunteer in persuading(劝说) others not to drive after drinking.”
Anyone who drives after drinking doesnt think much of human life. If Gao had cared, he would have left his car parked outside the restaurant and took a taxi home, and he would have thought about a road killer he would become. It’s fair to say that his behavior can not be excused in modern society. Gao may not have killed anyone, but by choosing to drive a car while under the influence of alcohol, he and the large number of others who do the same have made the dangerous decision that may possibly hurt other people.
What was the reason for Gao Xiaosong’s being jailed for six months?
How did he feel for what he had done?
Did he think he was wrong?
If one drives after drinking, what may happen?
What’s your idea after reading this passage?

先阅读短文,然后根据要求答题。
The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节) is the day to remember a Chinese national hero, Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river and died over 2,000 years ago. Old story has it that people, in order to save Qu Yuan, beat drums to drive fish away, and threw rice dumplings (zong zi) into the river to keep the fish from eating his body.
For thousands of years, people have spent the festival by eating zong zi and holding dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(阴历的) month, especially in the /’sn/ provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.
The dragon boat races // that many people want to save Qus body. Those races are the most exciting part of the festival, with very large crowds of people watching them. The special boats, more than 10 meters long, have colorful “dragon” heads and tails(尾巴), and /it/ boat carries a team of 20 or 22 players. Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
A) 根据短文内容完成下列语音题:
Write out the word /’sn/.
Write out the word //.
Write out the word /it/.
In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together(连读).
In the underlined sentence find a word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion(失去爆破).
B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词:
The Dragon Boat Festival is the day for people to keep Qu Yuan in their (71).
The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than two (72) years.
Since the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, can we call it “The Double (73) Festival”?
Dragon boat races are mostly held in South China because there are more (74) areas there.
Dragon boat races are becoming more and more (75) in the world.

There is no way that you cannot have any embarrassing moments. You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.
◆Remember that you’ll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it right away.
◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the ______________(1) will be over after some time.
◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break.
Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, that fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments.
Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn(撕裂) in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a(n) ____________ (2) thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出（1）和（2）两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
(1) ________________      (2) _________________
任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案
It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that __________ when you fall down after making a speech.

A．everyone will remember the moment forever

B．you may never forget the moment

C．other people will feel embarrassed

D．you will not remember the moment

任务三：请把上文中画线的句子译成汉语
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任务四：请根据短文内容，回答下列问题
According to the passage, why does the writer say “you are not alone”?
______________________________________________.
What’s the main idea of the passage?
It’s mainly about how to _______________________ when you are embarrassed.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。
How to beat sadness
We all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. That’s OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? You’ll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Even if sadness is a part of life, let’s try to make it small. Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad.
1. Stand up straight and this helps your energy flow (流动). When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.
2. Smile! It’s easy to do and have good results. This way can not only leave you in a good mood but also bring others a good mood.
3. Listen to music. It can be your favourite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.
4. Take some “me” time. You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or having a hot bath, or something like that.
5. Exercise. Even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood flowing. It is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.
These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don’t just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day to make them a habit. You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. But if you are in a deep depression (沮丧), go to see a doctor.
Title: How to beat sadness

Opinions	● It is OK to feel down, 76.    ▲   and unhappy. ● It is possible to make sadness a small 77.    ▲   of life.
Simple 78.    ▲   to cheer you up	● Stand up straight so that your 79.    ▲   can flow freely.
● 80.    ▲   at others because it can bring you and others a good mood.
● Listen to your 81.    ▲   music because it works the best.
● 82.    ▲   pleasure in everyday life, such as watching a sunrise.
● Take a walk and you can clear your 83.    ▲   of sad things.
Suggestions	● Try to make these simple ways a 84.    ▲  . ● Go to see a 85.    ▲  when you are in a deep depression.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下面的问题，将答案写在答题卡相应题号后的横线上。
Charter schools in the US operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools are different from state to state. But in general these schools have greater freedom to decide what and how to teach.
A charter school might have nothing to do with the local public school system. It might be started by teachers, parents, community groups or a profit-making business.
Forty-seven million students go to traditional public schools. And more than a million students go to charter schools.
And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network. The idea is to have environment friendly school buildings but also to go further than that.
The schools teach students to give lots of time and attention to the community problems that affect them and the environment. For example, young children grow vegetables in a school garden and learn about healthy eating. Older students help recycle waste from restaurants. And local schools share what they grow in community gardens with people in need.
Jim McGrath is president of the Green Charter Schools Network. He says there are about two hundred “green” charter schools across the United States. And the Green Charter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Minnesota. Supporters of green schools say their goal is to let the movement be popular across the country.
. Are the rules for charter schools the same in the US?  
. How many students go to charter schools? 
. What do students in charter schools often do?
. Do teachers teach students to protect the environment or to know the Network?  
. Why do supporters hope charter schools to be popular across the country?

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
THE KING’S SPEECH---OSCAR    WINNER
A lot of stories are about friendship and courage. They have been told in many different ways. It is just something that people need to be told from time to time that perhaps people would grow bored of it. Well, director Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech,a historical movie about the British royal family, won the Oscar on 27^th, February, 2011. The movie tells about the true story of a King George VI and it also tells the story of a friendship between the king and his doctor. They find something special about the word “courage”.
Just as the name of the movie, the story was simple but moving. Maybe The King’s Speech is just an ordinary story, though it won the Oscar. Throughout the honored movies in Oscar’s these years, it’s not difficult to find out that they seldom follow a traditional Hollywood way. The traditional way of Hollywood means shiny actors, famous director, a lot of money, 3D technology or something else.
With the development of technology, our native movies prefer to follow the traditional Hollywood way. But the results were the decrease of the good comments(评论). What can we learn from that? The standard(标准) for a good movie is not how well- known the actor is, how famous the director is, or how eye-catching the usage of the special skills are, but the connotation(内涵) or the theme the movie includes!
Is The King’s Speech about friendship and courage?
When did The King’s Speech win the Oscar?
What does the traditional way of Hollywood mean?
Which is more important to a good movie, famous actor or the theme the movie includes?
What is the passage mainly about?

阅读下面的短文，在文后的句中每个空格上填上一个当适的单词。（每题1分，计10分）

A cleaner gives a bag full of 400,000 yuan in cash(现金) back to the man who accidentally left it behind at a hotel in Hankou, Hubei Province. A student from Huazhong Normal University, who sweeps at the hotel to do a part-time job, found the bag and handed it over to the hotel reception. The hotel’s owner, impressed(使印象深刻) with his honesty, promised to make him a waiter at one of the restaurants. Chanjiang Daily

 

A prepaid(预付) phone card charged a love story. A resident(居民) of Dalian, Liaoning Province, married a woman he met one year ago, when he recharged(续充) her cell phone with 100 yuan by mistake. He called the number he had mistakenly recharged, and the girl on the other end “was ever so polite.” “I fell in love,” the man said in a speech at his wedding last week. Liaoshen Evening News

Two Pieces of ____

	The first piece	The second piece
Title	A cleaner ____ a bag full of 400,000 yuan in cash	A propaid phone card __ a love story
Who	A ____ from Huazhong Normal University	A resident of Dalian
What happened	·Found a bag ____ 400,000 yuan ·Gave the bag back its ___	·Recharged a woman’s cell phone ____ ·Called the woman’s number ·Fell in love
____	Got a ____ as a waiter ____ of his honesty	Married the woman