初中英语阅读理解

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A city without cars would be very strange，right？But Venice(威尼斯)is such a city．

Venice is in the northeast of Italy．It wasn’t built on land，like Beijing or Shanghai，but on more than 110 islands．Seawater is everywhere around the city．
Even so，travel isn’t that difficult．The waterways have always been the best way to get around．There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go．
People in Venice move from place to place by boat．They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips．They can talk to other people as they go along．
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1，500 years ago，and built homes there．
Water makes the city special，but it is also a big problem．
Once，people used too much underground water．This made the city get lower little by little．Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters．
Another problem is the rising seawater．The temperature has risen over the years．This has made the ice of Arctic Ocean(北冰洋)melt(融化)．
Every year，high waters hit the city in autumn and winter．When a lot of water comes，more than half of the city is underwater．
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower．
According to the article，which picture shows the right position(位置)of Venice？

A．

B．

C．

D．

Which is the most impossible way for people in Venice to get around in the passage？

A．On foot．

B．By boat．

C．By car．

D．By bike．

Why is Venice still getting lower and lower？

A．Because too many people live there．

B．Because people used too much underground water．

C．Because lots of bridges have been built．

D．Because the underground water is rising．

What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters？

A．Summer and autumn．

B．Autumn and winter．

C．Summer and winter．

D．Spring and winter．

The article is mainly about________．

A．the position of Venice

B．the history of Venice

C．the problem of Venice

D．the scenery of Venice

阅读理解

Sunny English Club For students 16:00—18:00 every Saturday 210 yuan a month 8 Trees Street Tel：[phone] Foreign teachers，English songs and films and more！

Ocean Museum 9:00—17:00 from Thursday to Sunday Ticket：￥15／$5 248 Gold Beach Street Tel：[phone] Show you a full picture of sea lives！

Health Centre 9:00—17:30 16 Yong Le Street Tel：[phone] Free examinations for those over 70！ Give you good advice to keep healthy！

根据表格中所给的信息，选择最佳答案。
Sunny English Club is for________．

A．nurses

B．policemen

C．businessmen

D．students

You will pay________if you want to stay in Sunny English Club for half a year．

A．300 yuan

B．600 yuan

C．1260 yuan

D．2400 yuan

You can visit Ocean Museum________．

A．on Saturday

B．on Wednesday

C．on Monday

D．anytime

One can get free examinations in Health Center if he is________．

A．9

B．17

C．67

D．73

If you become interested in the life of fish，you should go to________．

A．Health Centre

B．Ocean Museum

C．Sunny English Club

D．16 Yong Le Street

任务型阅读
（2014内蒙古呼和浩特）
The police find most criminals（罪犯）because somebody tells them who the criminals are．They find other criminals by using science and their computers．When there is a bank robbery（抢劫），the police first look through their computers for the names of the bank robbers that they know about．Then they go and talk to any of these robbers who are not in prison（监狱）．They ask them where they were when the robbery happened．If any of these people cannot give a good answer，the police will often use science to find out if one of them is the robber．
Many criminals leave something of themselves at the places of the crimes like a fingerprint or a hair．Or they take something away on their shoes or clothes，like dirt or animal hair．If they leave behind some of their blood or their hair or a piece of skin，it will have their DNA inside it．
Everyone’s DNA is different and their fingerprints are also different．So，if a criminal cuts himself during a robbery or leaves his hair，or even a small piece of skin，scientists can find out what his DNA is．The police can then ask the person they think is the robber to give them his hair or some blood and see if it has the same DNA．Many criminals are in prison today because of this kind of evidences．
根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）
（1）Usually the police find criminals because they use their computers．
（2）The police do not usually ask criminals who are in prison about a crime because these criminals could not have done it．
（3）The most useful evidences that criminals leave at the places of their crimes are things with their DNA in them．
（4）Many criminals usually take something away only on their shoes after the crimes．
（5）The story is about a bank robbery．

阅读理解（2014广东广州）
I had hidden the long black bag in the garage for the past two days．Tonight，in the dark，I would finally take it away．If everything went OK，it would be done by morning．But I had to be sure no one，not even my wife，saw me．
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected．I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed．It was partly true．But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan．
First I had to get the kids to sleep．That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult．The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early．I told him 10:30 pm was not early．As usual，I read them a bedtime story，but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret．
Silence finally came，and feeling like a thief in the night，I went out of the house and into the garage．Taking one end，I dragged the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden．I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police．
It was already eleven o’clock．By the light of the moon I started working，trying to make as little noise as possible．And that was not easy with a saw（锯子）and a hammer．
After much effort，my work was finally completed．I looked down at my watch．It was exactly 4:00 am．Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep．It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree house Father Christmas had brought them this year．
Why did the man feel nervous?

A．He left the party too late．

B．He was afraid of the darkness．

C．He didn’t know where the black bag was．

D．He worried that others would discover his secret．

The underlined word“they”in Paragraph 3 refers to________．

A．thieves

B．parents

C．children

D．neighbours

In what order did the man do the following?
a．Read the kids a story．
b．Had a shower．
c．Worked in the moonlight．
d．Dragged the bag from the garage．
e．Went to a party．

A．e－d－a－b－c

B．e－a－d－c－b

C．a－b－e－d－c

D．a－e－d－c－b

What did the man want to do after finishing his plan?

A．Go to sleep．

B．Wake up his children．

C．Open the bag．

D．Call the police．

How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?

A．Confused．

B．Excited．

C．Tired．

D．Angry．

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（2014河北）
Tuesday，1st September
I had mixed feelings today，nervous，worried，happy，excited…My heart went down when Miss Chan，our head teacher，said that Matthew and Beth，two students from England，would spend three months with us!I was worried that I had to speak English so much!But at the end of the school day，I was happier than I thought：the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected．
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had!Matthew is fantastic!His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought．The other English student，Beth，is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met．There were lots of things to do on the first day．Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices．Of course，some of the credit（功劳）should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her．Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected，and then Beth and I talked for a while．Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand－up comedy（单人喜剧表演）at the party．We all praised him．When the bell rang to end the first school day，none of us wanted to leave．
When I went back home，I had a little headache．I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year．
It was really a happy day!I hope our friendship can continue，even after they have gone back to England!
The writer felt________when he heard the news from Miss Chan．

A．excited

B．angry

C．fantastic

D．worried

Beth helped Miss Chan with the________．

A．comedy

B．speeches

C．notices

D．translation

Matthew________at the party．

A．had a talk

B．rang the bell

C．sang several songs

D．made preparations

Matthew and Beth________on the first day．

A．spoke much Chinese

B．got lots of praise

C．had a little headache

D．forgot to leave school

From the passage，we know that the writer________．

A．caught a bad cold that day

B．went back home with Beth

C．expects to travel to England

D．likes the two English students

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It started as a game．Wendy and Peter were in River Park．They watched the boats in the river and visited the zoo．They played on the slides and swings．They watched the merry－go－round，but they did not have money for a ride．They ate their sandwiches at a picnic table．Suddenly Wendy jumped up．
“I know what to do，”she said．“Look at all that junk under the tables．Let’s pick it up．”
So they picked up paper and empty boxes and cans．They put them in the green cans marked“Litter”．Peter’s dog Stoopy picked up some paper and ran away with it．Peter called him back and took it from him．Then they taught Stoopy to carry trash for them．They put it in the cans．They worked until there was no trash left on the picnic grounds．
The next day their friends Mario and Andy came to the park with them．They helped to tidy the picnic grounds again．Then they ran all over the park looking for litter．They tried to see who could find the most．After that，it was a game they played every time they came to the park．
One day，a man came with a camera．He watched what they were doing．He asked to take a picture for them．Then he took them all for a free ride on the merry－go－round，even Stoopy．The next day their picture was in the newspaper．It said．“Five Litter Lifters at River Park”．After that all their friends wanted to be litter lifters．It was the beginning of a club that was a model for others to follow．
Why did Wendy and Peter go to the park at first?

A．To have fun．

B．To throw paper．

C．To empty litter cans．

D．To ride on the merry－go－round．

What did the man with the camera do?

A．He helped the children pick up litter．

B．He helped them catch Peter’s dog．

C．He took a picture of the litter lifters for a newspaper．

D．He took a picture of all the trash on the ground．

What did Wendy and Peter teach Stoopy?

A．Not to bark at people．

B．To empty litter cans．

C．To stand beside them．

D．To help pick up litter．

What does the story show about Wendy and Peter and their friends?

A．They were big for their age．

B．They were glad to help．

C．They would rather work than play．

D．They found a way to make money．

What does the last part of the story show?

A．The man with the camera joined the club．

B．People laughed at the children for picking up trash．

C．Other children began to help keep the park clean．

D．People came and took the litter cans away．

阅读理解
Chores weren’t popular at my house．My children didn’t like to do chores．They always saw me do chores，but they hardly ever helped me do them．
A year ago，I made a game called“The Endless Chore Game”．It’s really great．Here’s how the game works．
I make a card with forty squares（方框），and I write a different chore on each square．These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert．Then my family roll the dice（骰子）to decide what chores we have to do．The card also has a few squares with fun things，like watching TV and singing．If you’re lucky，you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores．
My son likes the game very much．He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game．It’s really a good way to make my children do chores．You can have a try if you have the same problem as me．
The writer’s family began to do the game________ago．

A．one year

B．one month

C．two years

D．two months

What do you need to do“The Endless Chore Game”?

A．A card．

B．A dice．

C．A card and a dice．

D．A card and forty dice．

When do the writer’s family do the game?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

D．The other day．

We can learn from the passage that________．

A．the writer only has one child

B．everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game

C．the writer wrote this passage to the parents

D．everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day

The writer made this game to________．
A．do less chores
B．tell us an interesting game
C．make her children happy
D make her children do chores

The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students,“What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, "Why don't you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has bad smell.”Most of the children agreed with him.
“I'm sorry, children.”said the teacher,“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a serious problem.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
Did the teacher tell the students what water is like?
What did the teacher tell the students water is like in chemistry class?
Why does the water in the river have color and smell?

One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.
After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.

A．discuss with each other

B．sit in the classroom

C．push desks together

D．teach a lesson

The school made the reform in order to provide students with _______ to study.

A．noisier classes

B．easier ways

C．more seats

D．fewer chances

The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is ___

A．简单地	B．明确地
C．有效地	D．认真地

The best title of this passage may be “________”.

A．Students’ Friendship

B．Teachers’ Hope

C．Discussion in Class

D．New look in class

When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing(外向). Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛) at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games (温哥华冬奥会). After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.
China won _______ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.

A．2	B．3
C．4	D．5

It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29.213 seconds to finish the ______ short track speed skating final.

A．women’s 1000

B．men’s 1000

C．women’s 500

D．men’s 500

In Wang Meng’s opinion, _______ made her win the prize at last.

A．a strong body

B．a bad cold

C．her team’s help

D．much exercise

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy.

B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater.

C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team.

D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history.

As we know, Chongqing has changed a lot. Most of the people feel much safer now. More and more trees are being planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The change makes the people in the city live a happy life. The small survey below is from the people who live in Chongqing. One hundred persons were chosen to answer the questions last week.
What they want Health Safety Food
52% 33% 15%
Where they like to live In a quieter place In a busier place In a greener place
15% 5% 80%
What they think of working in the city Bad Good No idea
8% 80% 12%
Whether they plan to change their living places Yes No Difficult to say
39% 41% 20%
From the survey, ____ of the people in Chongqing care about health.

A．41%	B．80%
C．39%	D．52%

Most people think working in Chongqing is _______.

A．bad	B．good
C．hard	D．sad

From the survey, we know most people want to live ________.

A．in a busier place

B．in a quieter place

C．in a greener place

D．on the mountain

According to the passage and the survey, we know that ________.

A．most people plan to change their living places

B．in Chongqing all the people have a lot of food

C．the people in Chongqing don’t like planting trees

D．the change in Chongqing makes people enjoy living there

Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.
Before leaving:
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing on your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While traveling:
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water(自来水) is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.
You should ______ before you leave your home for a trip.

A．get some medicine

B．clean the cover

C．drink much water

D．wear warm clothes

You had better not _______ while you are having a trip.

A．wear sunglasses

B．be too tired

C．wear a hat

D．take a rest

If you ________ while traveling, your trip will be happier.

A．walk fast

B．eat too much

C．keep healthy

D．climb the mountain

It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. And it is mainly for improving a man, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
People with little education usually         .

A．spend a long time in school

B．have a good chance to get a job

C．spend the best years to choose jobs

D．have fewer chances to get a good job

The earliest education was probably to         .

A．make people take an interest in the world

B．teach a man to watch plays

C．make people get a way of living

D．teach people to read good books

The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “            “in Chinese.

A．圆满的	B．崭新的
C．公平的	D．全面的

The passage tells us that         .

A．education is mainly to make a man improve

B．people can get education in a short time

C．making a good living is the only reason for education

D．all subjects are so important for a way of living

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻击) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite (咬). Why is this?
There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious (好奇的). We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet., the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.
Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨头). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can’t pull the meat off our bones. Maybe that’s why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!
Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. An example of this is when a shark attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.
Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.
What happens to people attacked by sharks?

A．Most of them become blind.

B．Most of them become deaf.

C．Most of them died.

D．Most of them are still alive.

How do sharks find out about an unusual object according to the passage?

A．By biting.

B．By smelling.

C．By touching.

D．By killing.

Which sentence about sharks is true?

A．Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat.

B．Sharks might mistake humans for seals.

C．Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat.

D．One bite from a shark is nothing serious.

What would the author（作者） write the passage mainly for?

A．To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

B．To ask people to kill sharks.

C．To tell us why sharks attack people.

D．To show that humans are much stronger than sharks.

Mr Johnson worked well in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight, he retired. But a lot of people come to ask him to look them over. He’s very busy in the daytime and he wants to have a good rest at night.
Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs. At first he was quiet. The old man was satisfied with him. But now he has several friends. They often came to see him in the evening. They talked loudly, sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy, but he didn’t say anything.
It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise. The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night. This morning, as soon as he got up, he went upstairs and began to knock at the door. The young man opened for him and asked him to come in.
“Did you hear me beat the ceiling(天花板) last night, young man?” asked Mr Johnson.
“It doesn’t matter, sir,” said the young man, “ I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room, too.”
Mr Johnson is a ________.

A．teacher	B．policeman
C．doctor	D．gatekeeper

A lot of people come to ask Mr Johnson to look them over because ________.

A．he’s kind to them

B．he’s very polite

C．they don’t pay him for it

D．his medical skill is good

Mr Johnson was ________ last night.

A．angry	B．happy
C．sad	D．strange

Which of the following is true?

A．The young man thought Mr Johnson came to say sorry to him.

B．Mr Johnson wanted to drink with the young man.

C．Mr Johnson hoped that the young man could move in another house.

D．The young man was afraid to meet Mr Johnson.