初中英语阅读理解

As we all know, too much trashis a big problem for our environment. A woman in Indonesia’s Java island has come up with a great idea —lending books to children in exchange for trash.

Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is a librarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to make children read more as well as make them realize the importance of environment protection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of her three-wheeler (三轮车) and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups, bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing the exchange, Raden carries back all the trash.

In the library where Raden works, there are thousands of books. Every time she shows up, children run to her “trash library”. They all carry trash bags, and Raden’s three-wheeler quickly fills with trash as the books fly out. Raden collects about 100kg of trash each week. It is then sorted out (分类) and sent for recycling or sale. She is happy that children spend less time on online games because of the books.

Raden plans to take the mobile library service to neighboring areas as well. She says, “We all should take care of our trash in order to fight climate (气候) change and save the earth.”

1. What does the underlined word “trash” mean?

A．

plastic

B．

rubbish

C．

paper

D．

information

2. Which of the following shows how Raden’s idea works?

①She rides to Muntang village.② She carries back all the trash.

③Children line up to get books for their trash.

④ She puts books on her three-wheeler.

A．	④→①→③→②	B．	④→①→②→③
C．	①→③→④→②	D．	①→②→③→④

3. How much trash can Raden collect each weekday?

A．

About 100 kg.

B．

About 50 kg.

C．

About 25 kg.

D．

About 20 kg.

4. What’s Raden going to do next?

A．	To ask her neighbors for help.
B．	To give the mobile library to her neighbors.
C．	To exchange books for trash in more villages.
D．	To tell children to spend less time on online games.

When I got up this morning, I was so surprised to find a new watch on my desk. I couldn’t help crying.

I lost my old watch last Monday. It was a present from my father for my thirteenth birthday. I still don’t know where or how I lost it.

I felt really sad when I couldn’t find the watch. I stayed at school to look for it until very late.

When I came home, no one was there. At nine o’clock, Mom called back and told me that Dad was hit by a car on his way to look for me. He was sent to the hospital.

I went to the hospital that night and told Dad I was sorry. I also told him I lost my watch, but he did not get angry.

Dad’s left leg was badly hurt, and he stayed in the hospital for several days. He just came back home yesterday, and this morning I found the new watch.

Thank you, Dad, for loving me so much.

1. Why did the writer start crying this morning?

A．	Because she got up too late.	B．	Because she had lost her watch.
C．	Because her dad was in hospital.	D．	Because she was moved by her dad.

2. Where did the writer lose her watch?

A．

Nobody knows.

B．

In the hospital.

C．

On the playground.

D．

On her way to school.

3. What happened to Dad while he was looking for her?

A．	He suddenly fell ill.	B．	He lost his way.
C．	He was hit by a car.	D．	He hit someone.

4. Who most probably bought the new watch?

A．

Her mom.

B．

Her dad.

C．

Her friend.

D．

Her teacher.

A Picture of My Own City

How will your dream city look in 100 years’ time?

What kind of city do you hope our children, grandchildren or great grandchildren will be living in?

Now paint your very own idea about our city & you’ll have a chance to win 5,000 dollars!

What: ① The ides of your painting must be your won.

② Write down the idea behind your painting in 100 words.

Where: Send your painting to A Picture of My Own City 9F, No. 168, Swan Road, Swan City.

When: Send your painting before June 30, 2022.

Prize: 1st Prize: ＄5,000 (3winners)

2nd Prize: ＄2,500 (5 winners)

3rd Prize: ＄1,000 (10 winners)

4th Prize: ＄ 500 (20 winners)

To learn more, please visit: http://picturemyowncity.swancity.gov/

1. What does the ad ask people to do?

A．	To paint a future city.	B．	To live with their children.
C．	To offer 5,000 dollars.	D．	To write a 100-word story.

2. How much do you get if you win the third prize?

A．

＄ 5,000.

B．

＄2,500.

C．

＄ 1,000.

D．

＄ 500.

3. Which of the following is most probably a picture for the competition?

A．

B．

C．

D．

从A-G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A: Hi. Jeff ____1____

B: I’m fine, thanks.

A: ____2____

B: Nothing much.

A: Would you like to see a movie with me?

B: Sure. There are three movie theaters near here. ____3____

A: Sun Cinema. It’s the closest to us.

B: Yes, but what about the long waiting time to get movie tickets?

A: ____4____ We can buy tickets online.

B: What do you think of the other cinemas?

A: They are not as good as Sun Cinema. It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats.

B: ____5____

A: Well let’s go.

A．	Sounds great.
B．	You are welcome.
C．	What are you going to do today?
D．	How old are you?
E．	Don’t worry.
F．	How are you?
G．	Which one shall we go to?

At the beginning of human history, people could only eat food they found. But then people learned to find more ways to get food. About 10, 000 years ago people started to farm the land. After that, people developed farming skills.

People eat different food in different areas. In China rice is the main food for people in the south while the people in the north eat noodles. People who live in European countries near the sea eat lots of fish. But in Central Europe, people are away from the sea. So they don’t eat so much fish. They eat more special meat instead.

People eat food with different tools in different areas. In China, people always like using chopsticks while in North American, Australia and Europe, people always like using knives and forks, to our surprise, in India and the Middle East, people always pick up food with their own fingers.

Now people can eat different food from different areas. As we can see it is possible to convey food easily from one part of the world to another. We can almost cat whatever we like at any place of the world. For example people in Britain can cat bananas from Africa and rice from India. Food is becoming a very big business now.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案

1. People ________ at the beginning of human history.

A．

could only eat food they found

B．

started to farm the land

C．

developed farming skills

2. People living in Central Europe don’t eat so much fish because ________.

A．

they are away from the sea

B．

they like eating noodles

C．

they are near the sea

3. The underlined（下划线的）word “convey” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．

捐赠

B．

传导

C．

运输

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	People in the south of China eat bananas as their main food.
B．	People in India and the Middle East always pick up food with their own fingers.
C．	People in Britain can only eat rice from Africa.

5. What’s the best title（标题）for the passage?

A．

People’s Table Manners(礼仪）

B．

People’s Eating Tools

C．

People and Food

Long long time ago, a man called Tom got a book. It was about the secret of a special pebble (鹅卵石) that could turn anything into real gold. The special pebble was lying among other ones on the beach. Because they looked the same, the special pebble was almost impossible to be found. If people touched the special pebble, it would feel warm. However, other pebbles were cold.

After learning the secret, Tom was excited. He dreamed of becoming rich. So he sold all that he had, bought garden forks, went to the beach and started picking up pebbles. On the first day, he picked up pebbles and then he threw them into the sea if there were not special. Again and again, the special pebble didn’t appear. But he didn’t give up and then he continued.

Several years later, suddenly he picked up one pebble which was warm. But because he had such a strong habit of throwing one pebble after another without thinking, he threw this special one into the sea as usual. He lost the chance to be rich. What a pity!

In fact, good chances do come in our life at any time. Try to hold them as soon as possible instead of missing them.

根据短文内容判断正 (A) 误 (B) 。

1. The special pebble that could turn anything into real gold would feel cold.

2. To become rich, Tom sold all that he had, went to the beach with garden forks and started picking up pebbles.

3. If the pebbles were not special, Tom threw them into the sea on the first day.

4. After several years, Tom had a strong habit of throwing books without thinking.

5. In the end, Tom found the special pebble but he missed it.

The World for Teenagers（青少年）

Learning Feelings Communication Community Activities ☆☆☆ Question in June: What do you often do after class?

Linda from Britain I often use old clothes that people don’t wear any more to make bags. I opened a small shop in my community and set up a website to sell the bags online. Many customers think they are fantastic. Now I plan to write a new book about ways to use old clothes.

Linlin from China Museums often teach me a lot. I have ever been to many museums, such as the ones in Harbin Xian and so on. But the Hangzhou National Tea Museum is my favorite. It’s in this museum that I knew about the history of tea. I watched the tea art performances（表演）. They showed how to make a perfect cup of tea with tea sets.

Amy from Canada I often cook Chinese food at home. My favorite is Yunnan Rice Noodles. To make the food, we need to have rice noodles, chicken soup, chicken vegetables and eggs. My parents often cookChinese food as well, especially gongbao chicken.

根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。

1. Teenagers from ________ countries answer the questions.

A．

three

B．

two

C．

one

2. According to the passage Linda often ________.

A．	makes Yunnan Rice Noodles
B．	uses old clothes to make bags
C．	visits museums

3. You can ask Linlin about ________ if you are interested in tea.

A．

the history of tea

B．

the skill of making tea sets

C．

the museum in Harbin

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	Linda’s bags can satisfy many customers.
B．	Only Amy’s parents often cook Chinese food.
C．	Linlin learns nothing from the museums.

5. From the passage above you can find that all these teenagers often ________ .

A．	share the housework at home
B．	put old things to good use
C．	have after-class activities

根据短文内容，判断1-5小题句子的正（A）或误（B）。

Every living thing needs to reproduce（繁殖）. Reproducing means creating more members of your group. In order for plants to reproduce, they have to spread their seeds（种子）to other areas. Plants have developed all kinds of ways to do this.

The simplest way is gravity（重力）. Many seeds are inside of fruit. When fruit gets too heavy, it falls from a tree to the ground. Sometimes animals will pick up the fruit and drop it in another area. That helps move the seed even farther away. Apples spread this way.

Other plants use wind to spread their seeds. Dandelions（蒲公英）are a good example of this. Dandelion seeds are so light that when wind blows, it carries dandelion seeds to new places. Maple（枫树）seeds also use wind. Their seeds are connected with long, thin leaves that look like wings. When the seed falls from the tree, its “wings” help it fly farther from the tree.

Some animals help plants spread their seeds. The animals eat the seeds. While the seed is in the animal’s body, it stays whole. When the seed leaves the animal, it’s in a new place.

Ants also help spread seeds. Some seeds have a special smell that appeals to ants. The ants bring the seeds back to their home, which of course is underground. They only eat part of the seed. They leave the rest of the seed underground. After that, the seed can start growing.

1. When fruit gets heavy enough, it will fall from a tree to the ground because of gravity.

2. All plants can spread seeds by themselves.

3. Wind helps apple and dandelion seeds to fly farther to new places.

4. Some animals and ants eat seeds, and it is helpful for seeds to spread.

5. The passage is mainly about the relationship between animals and plants.

As a traditional and meaningful board game, Weiqi was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and it is still played until today.

The playing pieces are called stones. One player uses the white stones and the other, black. The players take turns to play the stones on the game board. As we know, the board surface has 361 cross points. The stones are placed on them.

Weiqi is also called Go in the world. Learning it can not only improve people’s logical thinking ability, but it can also develop their calm character. That’s why it is more and more popular with modern people.

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Weiqi traveled to Japan, and then to Europe in the 19th century. Now it has grown into an international competition event. So far, people from over 40 countries have played it. Among them, players from China, Japan and South Korea have the highest level of Weiqi.

On February 19, Chinese-English Dictionary of Weiqi Term（术语）came out in Beijing. It’s the first professional dictionary about Weigi in China. As a symbol of Chinese culture, Weiqi has its special language. It also has its own way of thinking and the method of communicating. The dictionary will serve as a necessary tool and bridge for spreading Weiqi culture.

1. When was Weiqi invented in China?

A．

About BC 800.

B．

About BC 480.

C．

About AD 480.

D．

About AD 500.

2. What does the underlined word “pieces” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．

碎片

B．

棋子

C．

零件

D．

条/块

3. According to the passage, Weiqi can improve people’s ______.

A．	logical thinking ability	B．	language ability
C．	physical ability	D．	writing ability

4. From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．	Weiqi’s board surface has 360 cross points.
B．	Weiqi traveled to Japan and Europe in Qing Dynasty.
C．	Chinese-English Dictionary of Weiqi is the only professional dictionary.
D．	Weiqi is a symbol of Chinese culture.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．	The History of Weiqi	B．	The Development of Weiqi
C．	An Introduction of Weiqi	D．	The Methods of Playing Weiqi

Date: August 27, 2022

Time: 7:30 a. m-9:30 p. m

Place: Children’s Palace in Tongren

Price: Adults: ￥50/per; Students: ￥10/per; Kids under 6: Free

How to book:

Online: www.tongren.art.com

Tel: [phone] from Monday to Friday, 10:00 a. m-4:00 p. m

For more information, please call 0856-5210482

You can enjoy landscape paintings, figure paintings, flower-and-bird paintings.

1. There is going to be an art show on ______.

A．	Aug. 27th, 2021	B．	Aug. 26th, 2021
C．	Aug. 27th, 2022	D．	Aug. 26th, 2022

2. A couple with a 5-year-old kid will pay ______ for the art show.

A．

50

B．

60

C．

100

D．

110

3. In the Art Show, you can enjoy ______.

A．	landscape paintings and figure paintings	B．	flower-and-bird paintings and cartoons
C．	sketches and landscape paintings	D．	oil paintings and figure paintings

4. If you want to get more information about the art show, you can call ______.

A．

0856-5210481

B．

0856-5210482

C．

0856-5210483

D．

0856-5210484

5. Where can we probably read the poster?

A．

In a newspaper

B．

In a diary

C．

In a novel

D．

In an invitation

根据对话内容，从选项中所给的五个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能选一次。

A: ___1___

B: Pretty good. ___2___

A: Who did you go with?

B: I went with my parents and my brother.

A: Did you go by bus or by car?

B: Neither. ___3___

A: How long did it take you to get there?

B: ___4___ It was much faster.

A: ___5___

B: It has changed a lot with the help of the government.

A: I’m glad to hear that.

A．	We went by high speed train.
B．	How was your weekend?
C．	What do you think of your hometown?
D．	I went back to my hometown to see my grandparents.
E．	Only one hour.

Do you know how people send messages to each other? Scientists say only 35% of our communication is done through spoken language. ___1___ It is natural for us to use our bodies to share our thoughts and feelings.

___2___ For example, smiling may be the easiest body language. People understand its meaning without thinking. ___3___ But the meaning of some body languages change from one culture to another. Most people move their heads up and down to mean “yes” and side to side to mean “no”. You may think that these have the same meanings everywhere. ___4___ In a country, people move their heads side to side to mean “yes”, and up and down to mean “no”.

As we have looked at some examples, there are many kinds of body languages and their meanings may change from one culture to another. ___5___ If we don't understand them, we may make a mistake and send a wrong signal（信号）. The best advice is to watch what other people do in their cultures and follow them.

A．	Some of the ways of body language are the same all over the world.
B．	Body language is the most important.
C．	It is necessary for us to understand them.
D．	So it is good to smile when we meet people.
E．	The other 65% is done through “body language”.
F．	It is not polite to smile at people.
G．	However, they have the opposite meanings.

China has four satellite launch bases（卫星发射基地）. They are Jiuquan in Gansu, Xichang in Sichuan, Taiyuan in Shanxi and Wenchang in Hainan.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center which was founded（建立）in 1958 is one of the four famous satellite launch bases in China. The center has created eight proud firsts for China’s space industry. On April 21, 1970, China’s first man-made earth satellite was raised there. The Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft blasted off（发射）from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in June, 2021.

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, also known as Xichang Satellite City, was founded in 1970. After 37 years of development, the center has thousands of sets of excellent equipment（设备）. It is known as the “Oriental Houston（东方休斯顿）”.

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center was founded in 1967. The center has launched China’s first weather satellite “Fengyun-1”, making nine firsts in the history of China’s satellite launches.

Wenchang Space Launch Center（founded in 2009）is now the fourth satellite launch center of China. Because it is only 19 degrees away from the equator（赤道）, more rocket loads（负载）are possible, making it the center of China’s space development in the future.

1. How many satellite launch bases are there in China according to the passage?

A．

There are three.

B．

There are four.

C．

There are five.

D．

There are six.

2. What does the underlined words “manned spacecraft” mean in Chinese?

A．

载人飞船

B．

宇宙空间站

C．

航空航天器

D．

人造地球卫星

3. Which center is known as the “Oriental Houston”?

A．	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.	B．	Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
C．	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.	D．	Wenchang Space Launch Center.

4. Choose the order of the foundation（成立）time of the four centers according to the following:

①Jiuquan ②Xichang ③Taiyuan ④Wenchang

A．

①②③④

B．

③①④②

C．

③④②①

D．

①③②④

5. Which of the following is NOT right?

A．	The center of Taiyuan has made nine firsts since 1967.
B．	The Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft blasted off in June, 2021.
C．	The center of Jiuquan has created eight proud firsts since 1968.
D．	The center of Wenchang will be the center of China’s space development.

If you travel in New Zealand, you may find some very interesting things. It is called “New Zealand Four Strange Things”.

	Have you ever seen that cows are lined up? New Zealand is so large. It is impossible for people to milk cows by hand. So the farmers trained the leading cow to take the cows to the milking station twice a day. The leading cow has a sensor（传感器）on its head. When it is time for milking, the sensor warns the leading cow to take the lead.
	Horses are mainly raised for viewing（观赏）and racing, so the coat color is very important. Wearing sunscreen（防晒）clothes on horses can avoid the harm from the sun. The clothes on horses are filled with weights that are the same weight of the rider. When the weights are replaced by the rider during the race, “________” just like the sportsman running with sandbags.
	Sheep in New Zealand used to have tails. Because they poop（排便）when they’re born, grass flies are interested in them. Grass flies lay their eggs in the tails of the baby sheep, causing illness and death. Then people tie their tails. As time passes, the sheep become tailless. This improves the survival rate（成活率）.
	New Zealand’s alpacas（羊驼）were introduced from South America. They are quite different from two-humped camels（双峰驼）. An alpaca weighs about 55 kg to 65 kg. Its shape is like a sheep. Only one grown-up male（雄性）alpaca can be found in each group. It is the leading one. Alpacas are gentle, clever and human.

1. Why do the cows in New Zealand stand in line?

A．	Because the cows want to eat grass.	B．	Because the cows are ready for milking.
C．	Because the cows used to do so.	D．	Because the leading cow asks them to do so.

2. Which of the following can be put in “________”?

A．	the horses will be used to running with weights	B．	the horses can run faster than before
C．	the horses won’t be able to run	D．	the horses will not be used to running

3. How do people make sheep’s tails become tailless?

A．

By cutting them.

B．

By tying them.

C．

By pulling them.

D．

By pushing them.

4. How much does an alpaca weigh?

A．	About 30 kg to 40 kg.	B．	About 40 kg to 50 kg.
C．	About 50 kg to 60 kg.	D．	About 55 kg to 65 kg.

5. Which is the best title for this article?

A．	Travel in New Zealand	B．	Cows, Horses, Sheep and Alpacas
C．	New Zealand Four Strange Things	D．	Animals in New Zealand

East Daily January 5, 2022, Wednesday

THEY NEED YOUR HELP This is the chance for you to help those less lucky members. We suggest you give help to the following organizations. Orphan（mL）House Children’s toys, books and clothes are needed here. Also we are looking for friendly families who would like to take our children into their homes for a few hours as guests. If possible, please phone Mrs. Liu at 88776655. Street Food In very cold weather, it is no fun being homeless and hungry. We give hot food to at least one hundred people every night. We need new cookers（炊具）. Please give us a hand. If possible, please phone [phone]. Youth Club Have you got an unwanted chair or a CD player? We need them to work in our meeting room! Please call the secretary. Phone number: 88667755. We’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us. Thank you! Night Shelter（庇护所） We offer a warm bed to anyone who has nowhere to go. Although a bed is not expensive, we do not have enough money to pay for enough beds. If you would like to support us some, please send money to us at 15, Landong Street Office. Phone number: 88557766.

1. The passage appeared in the newspaper in the season of ________.

A．

spring

B．

summer

C．

autumn

D．

winter

2. The people who can offer a kind family to an orphan for a few hours may call ________.

A．

88667755

B．

88776655

C．

88775566

D．

88557766

3. To give hot food to so many homeless and hungry people every night, Street Food would like to have ________.

A．

toys and books

B．

new cookers

C．

beds and chairs

D．

CD players

4. People can send their money to Night Shelter ________.

A．	to buy enough beds	B．	to buy some hot food
C．	to get toys and clothes	D．	to take unwanted things

5. Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for ________.

A．	Mrs. Liu	B．	Landong Street Office
C．	less lucky members	D．	the secretary of Youth Club