初中英语阅读理解

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male animal, considers as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species(物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and frighten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually _____________.

A．an expression of happiness	B．a way of warning
C．an expression of anger	D．a way of greeting

What does the underlined word “territory” mean?

A．An area which a bird considers to be its own.

B．An area for which birds fight against each other.

C．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

D．A place where families of other species are not welcome.

Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A．Because they want to invite more friends.

B．Because they want to find outsiders around.

C．Because they want to express their happiness.

D．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A．By telling a bird’s story.

B．By describing birds’ daily life.

C．By reporting experiment results.

D．By comparing birds with human beings.

China's Grand Canal

Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China，but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.This man﹣made waterway﹣known in China as Da Yun he ﹣ is 1，700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2，000 years old.It linksthe north of China with Hangzhou，a city in the southern part of the country.It's the longest man﹣ made waterway in the world.

It was built as a way to transport grain （谷物） from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north.In fact，it's not one canal，but a system of canals and rivers linked together.It's still an important part of the transport system in China.Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo.

Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal，It is making parts of it deeper，so bigger ships can use it.The canal will also help to move water.There is a lot of rain in the south of China，but not as much in the north.The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.

The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall，and not very many tourists visit it.But its possible to go on a cruise （乘船游览） along some of the oldest parts of the canal.Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.

（1）From the passage，we know that the Grand Canal is 　.

A．	more than two thousand years old
B．	more famous than the Great Wall
C．	the longest man﹣made waterway

（2）What does the underlined word"'links" mean in paragraph 1？ 　 　

A．	Connects.
B．	Compares.
C．	Competes.

（3）What is the main idea of paragraph 2？ 　 　

A．	The Grand Canal is helping to move water.
B．	Why the canal was built and how it is used now.
C．	The Grand Canal was used for transporting grain.

（4）The writer wrote this passage to 　 　.

A．	describe how beautiful the Grand Canal is
B．	introduce how important the Grand Canal is
C．	explain why few people visit the Grand Canal

（5）This passage is probably taken from a 　 　magazine.

A．	history
B．	fashion
C．	science

Brave Type: 3D cartoon  Comedy        Running time: 95 minutes Merida, a princess, refused to marry a person that she dislikes. This causes trouble for her family and the whole country. Merida turns to a witch(女巫) for help. In doing so, her family and the country are in danger. Merida must save her family and the country before it is too late.

The Grey Type: Action         Running time: 117 minutes The Grey is based on the short story “Ghost Walker” written by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. It’s about a number of oil men who are in trouble in Alaska after a plane crash. They have to fight against grey wolves that threaten their lives.

Mirror Mirror Type: Comedy        Running time: 106 minutes You must know the story of Snow White. Would you like to see this story again? Come to see Mirror Mirror. It’s a comedy about Snow White. Lily Collins and Julia Roberts are the main actresses in this interesting movie.

Chimpanzee Type: Documentary      Running time: 78 minutes This movie is directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. It’s a 2012 nature documentary film about a young chimpanzee named Oscar. He is alone in the African forests until he is raised by another chimpanzee. The chimpanzee takes care of Oscar like his own child.

Which movie lasts the longest time?

A．Brave.	B．The Grey.
C．Chimpanzee.	D．Mirror Mirror.

Which statement about the movies is true?

A．Mirror Mirror is directed by Lily Collins and Julia Roberts.

B．The Grey directed by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers is based on a short story.

C．You can’t see many beautiful nature sights in Chimpanzee.

D．Brave is about a princess who obeys her heart.

Who played the lead role in one of the movies?

A．Lily Collins and Julia Roberts.

B．Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield.

C．Ian Mackenzie Jeffers.

D．Merida and her family.

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	Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings.
	60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering People in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”
	Barack Obama ( born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44^th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas.

When Mo Yan was young, his family might be        .

A．big

B．poor

C．rich

D．small

When was Park Geun-hye born?  ____________

A．In 1952.	B．In 1955.
C．In 1961.	D．In 1987.

Where was Barack Obama born?  ________________

A．In Kansas.	B．In Kenya.
C．In Columbia.	D．In Hawaii.

Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?___________

A．The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.

B．Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.

C．Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.

D．Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.

The three passages may be from        .

A．an email

B．a letter

C．news

D．an ad

Peter is in his first grade this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. Now he is having lunch. He is listening to music, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a great football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have his math and art lessons. He thinks hard and finds an idea.
“Hello, Mrs Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone. “Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for a half a day’s leave.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that, says Mrs Black. “But who is that?”
“It’s my father, Mrs Black.”
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在括号内填A，错误的在括号内填B。
Peter is in Grade One this year.
Now Peter is having lunch.
Peter doesn’t have lessons this afternoon.
Mrs Black is Peter’s teacher.
Peter’s father told Mrs Black that Peter was ill in bed.

Bruce Kelley,a reporter interviewed people and asked, "What are some of the highlights（最精彩的部分）of your life so far？" Here are some of her answers.

Janie，35，Canada：high school teacher "Oh.I've been pretty lucky up until now.For one thing,I've traveled a lot.I lived in Italy a few years ago.Then after Italy，I went to Central America and worked with a team of volunteers.We were rebuilding homes after a major earthquake for two months.It was hard work but so worth doing.Life has been interesting so far. "

Marcos，25，Brazil：college student "Um，I've done some interesting things in the last few years.I started a band the year before last，though it didn't last we broke up after six months.But it was fun.And I've been coaching a soccer team in a local primary school for the last two years.We've won most of our matches. "

Jing Wei 25 and Sheng Yang 27，China：designer and graduate student "Well，Sheng Yang hasn't really done anything except study over the last few years.We met when he was getting his master's in college.Then Sheng started his PhD.Since then，he's just been giving all his attention to school" "Jing Wei began working at a fashion company last year.That was a big thing for her.She's been enjoying it so far."

（1）It seems to be a real highlight for 　 　in volunteering according to the text.

A．	Janie
B．	Jing Wei
C．	Marcos
D．	Sheng Yang

（2）From the text above，we can know that 　 　.

A．	Janie joined in rebuilding homes in Italy after an earthquake
B．	Marcos has been learning to play soccer for two years
C．	Sheng Yang has been working for a few years
D．	Jing Wei got a job at a fashion company last year

（3）The text is probably from the column（栏目） of 　 　in a magazine.

A．	Life
B．	Travel
C．	Science
D．	Sports

Stephen Hawkins was born in Oxford, England on 8^th January, 1942. He went to school in St. Albans—a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.
It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump（碰撞） into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.
At first, Hawking became very sad, after a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed（诊断）, I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.
Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”
As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.

A．worked very hard

B．studied maths and physics

C．was the best student in his class

D．was lazy and did very little work

Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.

A．he was sent to hospital for tests

B．his mother made him see a doctor

C．he was twenty

D．he visited his family at Christmas time one year

When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neural disease, he ________.

A．made up his mind to get married

B．began to see his life in a different way

C．thought that nothing in life was worth doing

D．became very sad

Today, Hawking ________.

A．works at Oxford University

B．works at Cambridge University

C．carries out research into motor neural disease

D．does not rely on a machine to speak

What would be the best title for this passage? ________.

A．Motor Neural Disease	B．Life Is Fair
C．Professor Stephen Hawking	D．A Lazy Boy

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. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaves closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaves press the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). 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!
The Venus flytrap is a kind of ______.

A．plant

B．animal

C．food

D．meat

The Venus flytrap grows in ______.

A．most parts of the world

B．some parts of Africa

C．dry parts of the United States

D．wet parts of England

From the passage, we learn that ______.

A．all plants can eat people

B．all plants can eat animals

C．some plants can eat people

D．some plants can eat animals

The underlined word “press” probably means ______ in Chinese.

A．挤压

B．关上

C．打开

D．松开

Why do some plants eat animal meat?

A．Because plants are dangerous to animals.

B．Because animals are dangerous to plants.

C．Because plants want to get what they need from animal meat.

D．Because plants want to protect themselves against animals.

Five people were waiting for a company（公司）.Inside the room，they could do whatever they liked，except using the phone or the Internet.

On the first day，all of the five people were excited.They were imagining their bright future.But there was no interview.

On the second day，they came again for the interview.But to their surprise，there was no news about the interview.Two of them got upset.

On the third morning，they arrived earlier.Still，no news came.By mid﹣day，most of them were irritated.Some thought the company did not care for them.Some regretted coming here.Only one man was different.He was happy all those days.He kept smiling while the others complained（抱怨）.

At the end of that day，the boss appeared.To their disappointment，the boss said that their interview had ended and only one of them was chosen.It was the man who kept happy.Then the boss added "We want someone who can keep happy in whatever situations .Keeping happy is an ability!"

（1）The five people were waiting for 　 　.

A．	an interview
B．	a meeting
C．	a phone call
D．	a meal

（2）The underlined word "irritated" in Paragraph 4 probably means" 　 　" .

A．	快活的
B．	愤怒的
C．	放松的
D．	胆怯的

（3）The man was chosen because 　 　.

A．	he listened to the others
B．	he kept happy
C．	his answers were better
D．	he cared for others

（4）The passage probably comes from 　    　.

A．	a dictionary
B．	a poster
C．	a magazine
D．	a notice

Liu Xiuxiang was born in a poor family.When he was 4，his father died.His mother developed mental（精神的）health problems.When he was 10，his elder brother and sisters left and never returned.To make a living，Liu collected rubbish，and in high school he worked 18 hours a day during summer vacations.However difficult it was，he never gave up his study.

In 2007，Liu failed the Gaokao.He got lost.He wondered if he should continue studying.After working in a bathhouse for about 50 days，he decided to go back to school.In 2008，h finally passed the Gaokao and went to university.

After graduation，he became a history teacher in his hometown. "I want to come back to tell the children，who are as poor and lost as I was，that education has changed my life. "Liu set a good example for them to take control of lives through education.

Now Liu gives speeches around the country.His story inspires（鼓舞）many students and encourages people to help those from poor families.Since 2012，he has helped more than 1，900 students and called on more teachers to work in poor areas to improve the quality（质量）of education.

Liu was titled "the most beautiful teacher" in 2020.His story moves us a lot.

（1）How long did Liu Xiuxiang work during summer vacations in high school？ 　    　

A．	4 hours a day.
B．	10 hours a day.
C．	12 hours a day.
D．	18 hours a day.

（2）The underlined word " lost" in Paragraph 2 probably means " 　 　.

A．	丢失的
B．	错过的
C．	迷路的
D．	迷茫的

（3）Liu Xiuxiang set a good example for the children to take control of lives through 　    　.

A．	speeches
B．	money
C．	education
D．	jobs

（4）The passage is written in the order of 　    　.

A．	space
B．	time
C．	persons
D．	opinion

SHARE YOUR TECH PROJECT WITH THE WORLD! Create something with technology and see it showcased online Do you love technology？Are you always making new things and thinking up creative inventions？Now you can bring your latest tech idea to life and share it with Coolest Projects online，the world's leading technology showcase for young people.It's an amazing chance to get creative ，have fun，and celebrate what you have made.You can send any project you've created using technology and see it showcased in the Coolest Projects online，for people all over the world to see. How to take part Coolest Projects online is free，it is open to anyone from age 7 up to age 18，and you can take part in wherever you are in the world.You can send any new tech creation，using any programming language﹣perhaps a project coded （编码）in a website，a game，an app or even a robot.It can be something simple or difficult，and your project doesn't even need to be completed for you to take part.Projects must be sent by 3 May.There will be a live celebration event on 8 June. Get started and register your project at coolestprojects.org.

（1）The text tells us that Coolest Projects online 　 　.

A．	helps people live in a fun way
B．	allows anyone to see the projects on it
C．	is managed by young people
D．	develops tech projects by itself

（2）To take part in Coolest Projects online，you 　 　.

A．	have to be over eighteen years old
B．	should pay a lot of money online
C．	needn't make sure your project is finished
D．	can hand in your project after 3 May

（3）Young people who 　 　would most probably like to read this text.

A．	are ready to share their inventions
B．	play computer games well
C．	are learning foreign languages
D．	plan to make friends online

I'm Kevin，a student of Grade 9.Most of my friends walk to school，but I like to ride my bike each day.I wake up at 7：00.After I wash my face and eat breakfast，I throw the schoolbag on my back.Do I have my books and homework？Yes，I do.

    I take my bike，hop （跳）onto it and ride to school at 7：30. "See you later，mum， "I say.

    I pass my friends when I ride by. "Hi，Kevin!" they call when I pass.Mary does not want to ride with me.She does not like to wear a schoolbag.She likes to carry her books in her arms when she walks.She likes to kick the autumn leaves.But she likes to look at the flowers the best.

    Not me!I like to ride my bike to feel the fresh air in my face.When I get to school，I lock my bike in the bicycle park.I walk across the field to say hi to Mr Brown and wait for my friends in our classroom.

（1）What grade is Kevin in？      　

A.Grade 6.

B.Grade 7.

C.Grade 8.

D.Grade 9.

（2）What time does Kevin ride to school？ 　   　

A.At 6：30.

B.At 7：00.

C.At 7：30.

D.At 8：00.

（3）On her way to school，Mary likes to 　 　the best.

A.ride with Kevin

B.look at the flowers

C.wear a schoolbag

D.kick the autumn leaves

（4）Why does Kevin like to ride a bike？ 　   　

A.To take his mum with him.

B.To meet his grandpa.

C.To feel the fresh air in his face.

D.To show he is brave.

（5）Where does Kevin wait for his friends？ 　   　

A.At home.

B.In the field.

C.At the school gate.

D.In the classroom.

Zhang Yufei has made a name for herself as the new butterfly queen at this year's National Swimming Championships （锦标赛）.During the nine days of the event，she won five gold medals and a silver one. "With the Olympic Games drawing near，I feel more and more nervous，but I'm doing everything I can to relax and to focus on my game， " Zhang says.All eyes will be on the 23﹣year﹣old girl to see if she will pick up two gold medals in Tokyo.

Tianwen 1 landed on Mars （火星）on May 15，2021 successfully.It's China's first probe （探测器）to land on a planet other than Earth. China named its first Mars exploration mission （任务） Tiaraven 1 on April 24，2020，China's fifth Space Day. The name comes from a poem of the same name by Qu Yuan，one of the greatest poets of ancient China.In his poem，Qu Yuan asked questions about the sky，stars，nature and the world around us.He questioned traditional ideas and looked for the truth of the universe.

The Bulgarian national qualification contest of the 20th "Chinese Bridge"，a major international Chinese professional competition for foreign university students，was held in Sofia on Sunday. The event，organized by the Chinese embassy （大使 馆）in Bulgaria and the Confucius Institute in Sofia，was COVID﹣19，with seven students from three universities attending. The "Chinese Bridge" competition is organized every year to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese and improve their understanding of Chinese culture.

（1）How many medals did Zhang Yufei win at this years National Swimming Championships？ 　 　

A．	5.
B．	6.
C．	8.

（2）How does Tianwen 1 get its name？ 　 　

A．	It was named by Qu Yuan
B．	It landed on Mars for the first time.
C．	It comes from the name of Qu Yuan's Tianwen.

（3）What do you know about the 20th "Chinese Bridge" competition？ 　 　

A．	A It was organized by Bulgarian people.
B．	It was organized to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese.
C．	Seven students from Sofia came to China to attend the competition.

（1）41.0% of kids aged 　 　use the Internet.

A.5﹣9

B.10﹣13

C.14﹣17

（2）What percentage of kids gets news or information online？ 　 　

A.89%.

B.76%.

C.38%.

（3）What do 43% of kids usually do on the Internet？ 　 　

A.Play games.

B.Buy books.

C.Send or receive instant messages.

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers (祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs’ legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent to the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if (好像) the crops(庄稼) were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money they’d just had to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized that what was happening. It was the frogs. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, soon there were more and more insects. They were doing harm to both crops and people.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evening they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of night now have a much deeper meaning.
Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A．They needed money to buy medicine.

B．They wanted to please the visitors.

C．The frogs were easy money.

D．The frogs made too much noise.

What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A．The crops didn’t do well.

B．There were too many insects.

C．The visitors brought in disease.

D．The pesticides were overused.

What can we learn from the last sentence of the passage?

A．Good old days will never be forgotten.

B．Health is more important than money.

C．The harmony between man and nature is important.

D．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.