初中英语阅读理解

阅读理解
In a classroom in any country，the teacher teaches more than art or history or language．He or she teaches what is known as the“hidden course”—the culture of that country．
In a society such as the United States，people with different history，culture and language join together and think highly of individualism．Teachers try to make each student special．Students do not have to remember a lot of information；instead，they work alone and find answers by themselves．There is often a discussion in the classroom．At an early age，students learn to have their own ideas．Their education encourages personal thoughts．The importance is put on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer．
In most Asian countries，the people have the same languages，history，and culture．Perhaps for this reason，the education there shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism．Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on their homework．In the classroom，the teacher often teaches in a public way．He says，and the students listen．There is not much discussion．Instead，the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind．
In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology．In Western countries teachers make it easier for the students to learn for themselves．In the Eastern countries，however，teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students，or the students can’t learn anything．
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
What is the“hidden course”according to the passage？
_______________________________________________________________________________
What do American teachers do in class？
_______________________________________________________________________________
What do Asian teachers do in class？
_______________________________________________________________________________
What’s the main difference in education between the East and the West？
_______________________________________________________________________________
What do you think the proper title for the passage is？
_______________________________________________________________________________

阅读理解
On Children’s Day 2004，Hong Kong held an interesting activity．In this activity，children and their parents played the rich and the poor．In the dinner，the rich could have delicious food，but the poor could only have bread with porridge．
Parents all hoped to have the dinner for the poor with their children．They hoped that their children could be taught a lesson from the dinner．
Now many people on earth don’t have enough food or clothing．Every day only half of the world could enjoy enough food．
The activity was held to make the families understand the differences between the poor and the rich and also make parents know that too much material life won’t always do good to the children．
Which of the following sentences is true？

A．Half the poor and half the rich joined in the activity．

B．Children played the rich and parents played the poor．

C．Parents played the rich and children played the poor．

D．Some of the children and their parents played the poor．

In the dinner，parents hoped to________．

A．have bread and porridge with their children

B．give the poor delicious food

C．give delicious food to both the rich and the poor

D．give their children delicious food

Today only half the people in the world________．

A．enjoy material life

B．have enough to eat

C．live in the West of the earth

D．can go to Hong Kong

From the activity，parents knew________．

A．the poor wanted to be rich

B．the rich wanted to have the life of the poor

C．the poor were different from the rich

D．the rich could have better care from the school

From the news report we’re clear that________．

A．children often change their minds

B．children of the poor work harder at school

C．children of the rich don’t like the activity

D．children shouldn’t be given too much material life

阅读理解
I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip．My wife and I and our two children are all going along．My elder brother will go with us，too．He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children．My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house．
We’re going by train to New York，and then take a ship to Europe．When we arrive in Europe，we’re going to some countries for sightseeing(观光)．We’ll go to places either by train or by bus．We’re going to fly home．
It took us a long time to decide where to go，but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip．We’ll go to England，France and Italy．We also talked about how we would go to Europe．At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time．But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that，too．
How many people of the family will go to have a trip？

A．Three．

B．Four．

C．Five．

D．Six．

My father will not go on the trip because________．

A．he doesn’t like travels

B．staying at home is more interesting

C．he is too old to travel

D．nobody wants to take him along

We’re coming back home by________．

A．sea

B．air

C．bus

D．train

In Europe we will________．

A．go sightseeing at the seaside

B．go to different countries by ship

C．buy a lot of presents

D．go from place to place by train or by bus

My brother and my children would like to________．

A．do some shopping in Europe

B．study Italian in Italy

C．enjoy a trip by ship

D．learn French in France

任务型阅读
（2014北京）
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Peter lost his friend’s book．He felt very sad．Kate broke her mom’s favorite cup．__．She was so sorry for her mistake．
We all make mistakes because we’re human．And it’s not always easy to get on well with everyone all the time．Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings although we don’t do it on purpose．Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings on purpose，__．So we apologize（道歉）．
An apology tells someone that we’re sorry for our mistakes．It’s a way to show that we’ll try to do better in future．
Apologies are one of the tools to build good friendships and relationships．When you say“I’m sorry”．you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person．__，you’re also saying that you respect the other person，and care about his or her feelings．Apologizing shows you have empathy（同感）．
After apologizing，you might feel a little better．__．When you apologize in a caring way，you may feel good because you are trying to make things right again．

A．Then she cried B．but we feel bad later C．When you say“I’m sorry” D．and you want to return his book E．The other person will probably feel better，too

 

阅读理解
We people have homes．Animals have homes，too．
Some animals live under the ground．The woodchuck（土拨鼠）lives in the holes（洞穴）under the ground．His home has two doors．If someone comes in through one door，he will go out through the other door．Some birds live in the holes in the trees．They come out for food during the day and go back to sleep at night．But most birds live iust in the trees．It’s very interesting that turtles（海龟）usually carry their homes on their backs．Bees always work hard to make their homes．Cats，dogs and some other pets live in people’s homes．And we can see many kinds of animals in the zoo，so the zoo is also a big home for animals．
The woodchucks live________under the ground．

A．in the sand

B．in the holes

C．in the wood（木头）

D．in the grass

The woodchuck’s home usually has________door（s） under the ground．

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

According to the passage，most birds________．

A．live in the holes in the trees

B．come out for food during the day and at night

C．live just in the trees

D．live under the ground

The turtles’homes are________．

A．under the sand

B．in the sea

C．in the grass

D．on their backs

According to the passage，which is WRONG？

A．Most animals have their own homes．

B．The woodchuck’s home often has two doors．

C．Bees usually live in the trees．

D．Cats，dogs and other pet animals live in people’s homes．

阅读理解
根据描述，选择相应的动物名称
I’m Jimmy．I’m from Africa．I like to play with my friends．I like to eat grass．Now I’m in a zoo．Many kids come to see me every day．And I like to see them，too．

A．An elephant．

B．A tiger．

C．A panda．

D．A lion．

She is Kapo．She can play with a ball．She can stand up and“walk”on the water！She is very friendly to people．She is the most interesting animal in the zoo．I like to see her playing in the water．think she likes water very much．

A．A dog．

B．A giraffe．

C．A dolphin．

D．A koala．

He’s Peter．He’s smart．He’s from Africa．He can run fast．He catches（抓）and eats small animals．Now he’s in a zoo．He eats some meat every day．My good friends Lily and Lucy like to see him．

A．A panda．

B．A cat．

C．A lion．

D．A giraffe．

Dudu is my good friend．He’s one year old．He’s kind of small．He lives in my home．He’s very interesting．He likes to eat meat．He likes to sing a song，“Wang！Wang！”My parents and I like Dudu very much．

A．A lion．

B．A dog．

C．A tiger．

D．A dolphin．

I’m Pingping．My parents and I live in China now．We are black and white．We like China very much．We are from Sichuan Province（省）．

A．A dolphin．

B．A giraffe．

C．An elephant．

D．A panda．

任务型阅读
Ten Rules in American Schools
（1）Always call the teachers by their titles（头衔）or last names．
（2）Come to school on time or a little bit earlier．
（3）Please put up your hand when asking or answering questions．
（4）You may stay in your seat when you talk to your teacher．
（5）Make up（弥补）all the homework you miss when you take a leave of absence（缺席）．Ask the teacher or your classmates if you need help．
（6）If you want to leave school early，please tell your teacher and ask the teacher for the homework．
（7）你必须独立做作业。
（8）Don’t cheat（作弊）when you take a test．
（9）Please bring a note from your parents when you are absent or late for school．
（10）The only reasons for being absent（缺席的）from school are being ill，having a death in the family or when there is a religious（宗教）holiday．
根据短文内容，完成下列任务
任务一：根据短文内容完成下面的句子
（1）Students should always call the teachers________in American schools．
任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案
（2）You can’t be absent from school when________．

A．you’re ill

B．a member of your family passes away

C．there is a religious holiday

D．you want to stay at home

任务三：翻译画线部分
（3）将句子“Please put up your hand when asking or answering questions．”译成汉语。
_____________________________________________________________________
（4）将句子“你必须独立做作业”翻译成英语。
_____________________________________________________________________
任务四：根据短文内容，回答问题
（5）When can’t students cheat？
______________________________________________________________________

阅读理解
Old John went to see a doctor．The doctor examined him（检查）and said，“Medicine（药）can’t help you．You must have a good rest．Go to a quiet place for a month，go to bed early，drink some milk，walk a lot and smoke one cigar（雪茄烟）a day．”
“Thank you very much，”said Old John，“I want to do everything you say．”
A month later old John came to the doctor again．“Well，”said the doctor，“I’m glad to see you．You look much younger．”
“Oh，Doctor，”said Old John，“I feel quite well now．I had a good rest．I went to bed early，I drank a lot of milk，and I walked a lot．Your advice（建议）certainly helped me．But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day，and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first．It’s no joke to start smoking at my age．”
The doctor________．

A．asked him to take some medicine

B．asked him not to take any medicine

C．didn’t say any word about medicine

D．gave him some medicine

Old John________after a month．

A．didn’t get well

B．got well

C．was young

D．was old

Which One is true？

A．Old John didn’t smoke before．

B．Old John smoked before．

C．Old John didn’t smoke a cigar a day．

D．Old John wanted to smoke．

When Old John was ill，he looked________．

A．young

B．old

C．younger

D．older

The best title（题目）of this passage should（应该）be“________”．

A．Old John

B．Old John Is Ill

C．The Doctor’s Advice

D．Old John Did as the Doctor Asked Him

阅读理解

Rule One （1）You can come into the room only with your teacher． （2）Don’t eat or drink in the room． （3）Don’t listen to music． （4）Be quiet．Don’t talk to each other． （5）Turn off all the computers and close windows after class．

Rule Two Here are the rules for Emily． （1）You must get up before 6:30 a．m． （2）Don’t listen to music． （3）Don’t talk loudly on the phone． （4）Go to bed by 10:00 p．m． （5）Don’t meet friends if you don’t finish your homework． （6）Clean your bedroom yourself．

In the two rules，________isn’t be allowed（被允许）．

A．eating or drinking

B．listening to music

C．meeting friends

D．coming into the room

When does Emily have to go to bed？

A．After 10:00 p．m．

B．Before 6:30 p．m．

C．By 10:00 p．m．

D．By 9:00 p．m．

Rule One may be for a________．

A．computer room

B．classroom

C．bedroom

D．dining room

The underlined word“finish”means“________”in Chinese．

A．阅读

B．拿走

C．开始

D．完成

Which of the following is NOT true？

A．You have to be quiet when you have a computer class．

B．Emily’s parents clean her bedroom．

C．Students can’t go into the room if there is no teacher．

D．Rule Two is a family rule．

阅读理解
Dear Tom，
I don’t have a good time at my new school．There are too many rules at my school．We have to get to school at seven o’clock every morning．We can’t play games in the classroom after class．We can’t listen to music in the hallways．I don’t like playing the piano，but I have to learn the piano in the music class．And we have to wear uniforms at school．We also can’t eat outside．and we have to eat in the dining hall．The food there is awful．I can’t stand （忍受）the rules here．I never have fun．What can I do？
Bob
What does Bob have to do at 7:00？

A．Read English．

B．Play games．

C．Eat breakfast．

D．Get to school．

“I don’t have a good time at my new school”has the same meaning（意思）as“________”．

A．I am not good at learning

B．I have a good time at my new school

C．I am not a good student

D．I never have fun at my new school

Which one is true according to the passage？

A．We play games in the classroom after class．

B．Tom likes playing the piano．

C．Bob has to learn the piano in the music class．

D．Tom thinks the food there is awful．

Where can Bob eat at school？

A．In the dining hall．

B．Outside．

C．In the classroom．

D．Anywhere as he likes．

Can Bob listen to music at school？

A．Yes，he can．

B．We don’t know．

C．He can listen to music in the hallways．

D．No，he can’t．

阅读理解

Hi，I’m Tina．I’m an office worker and work in a downtown office．I live on a small island，so I take a boat from the island to the city every day．The boat leaves every 20 minutes and it takes about 35 minutes to get to the city．Then I have a short walk to my office．Sometimes when the weather is bad，I can’t get to work on time by boat．

My name is Sarah and I’m a teacher．I take the train to work every day．The train is quick and cheap，and there are hardly any delays(延迟)．The trains run every half an hour and run until 00:30．The train station is near my home．It only takes 20 minutes from my home to school．

Hello，I’m Maria and I’m a college student(大学生)．I live in the college．The college is very big，so usually walk a lot．Sometimes it takes 15 minutes to get from one building(楼房) to the next．When I want to shop with my friends outside the college，we take a bus．The buses stop running after 10:00 p．m．So if we come back after that time，we have to take a taxi．

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
Tina goes to work first by boat，and then on foot．
Sarah likes taking the train to work，though there are often delays．
There are only two trains from Sarah’s home to her school every day．
Because the college is very big，Maria goes from one building to the next by bus．
Maria and her friends can’t take a bus back to her college after 10:00 p．m．

阅读理解
There are trains to carry people，trains to carry animals or carry things．There are fast trains and slow ones．Some trains go through hills．In big cities，the streets are usually very busy．So you can find trains under the ground．they carry people quickly in and out of the big cities．Can a train run over the water？Yes，it can．There are many bridges over the rivers．The trains can easily run over the water．But it is not easy to build the bridges．Today’s trains have dining rooms for people．You may eat something in them on the way if you are hungry．Trains are useful to men，women and children．Many children have model trains．With the model trains they can build their own rails(铁轨) and enjoy the wonderful world of trains．
There are all kinds of trains．Here " all kinds of trains" means ________．

A．fast trains and slow trains

B．many different kinds of trains

C．trains to go through hills

D．trains to carry people

The trains carry people in and out of the big cities under the ground because ________．

A．the streets are very busy

B．the cities are big

C．the trains have dining rooms

D．the cities are too small

If you are hungry，you may go to ________ of the train to have something to eat when you are traveling by train．

A．some rooms

B．some shops

C．the dining room

D．the station

It’s ________ for trains to run over the water but ________to build bridges．

A．easy；easy

B．easily；not easy

C．difficult；easily

D．easy；difficult

Which of the following is WRONG？

A．There are dining rooms in trains．

B．There are fast trains and slow trains．

C．The trains can only carry people．

D．We can see trains under the ground．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
What should you do when someone is in trouble if you are a person with good manners？
______________________________________________________________________________
How do you like Li Ming if he always interrupts other people when they are talking？
______________________________________________________________________________
Are good manners the same in different countries？
______________________________________________________________________________
What do people usually do in Western countries to show their greetings？
______________________________________________________________________________
Why is it important to know what is regarded as polite and impolite before you go to a region？
______________________________________________________________________________

阅读理解(2014杭州)
　　How quickly can you count from one to ten？Do you use ten different words to do it？Can you do it in English，or do you have to use your first language？Do you count on your fingers？Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world．But scientists have discovered that it is not true．
　　People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers．In the United States，people begin counting with their first finger，which they extend or stick out．They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb(拇指)to count to five．Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten．In China，people count by using different finger positions．In this way，a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand．
　　Besides ways of finger counting，scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers．Some languages have only a few words for numbers，and others have no words for numbers．A group of scientists studied aboriginal(土著的)people in Australia．There people don’t have hand movements to stand for numbers．They don’t even have words for numbers．However，they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers．
　　In a similar study，researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe(部落)in northwestern Brazil don’t have words for numbers such as“one”or“three”．They are not able to say“five trees”or“ten trees”but can say“some trees”．“more trees”．or“many trees”．Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count，“but here is a group that does not count．They could learn，but it’s not useful in their culture，so they’ve never picked it up．”
　　Although all humans are able to understand quantities(数量)，not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting．Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives．Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math，too．
The writer begins with the four questions in order to________．

A．make a survey

B．interest readers

C．tell a story

D．solve math problems

What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the US and China？

A．People from China count much faster than people from the US．

B．People from China need two hands to count from one to ten．

C．People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting．

D．People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting．

Which of the following is true about aboriginal Australians？

A．They have only a few words for numbers．

B．They have hand movements to stand for numbers．

C．They can only count to five on their fingers．

D．They can understand different ideas about numbers．

The study of the Piraha tribe shows that________．

A．people all over the world know how to count

B．people of the tribe have words for numbers

C．some groups of people are not smart enough to count

D．counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe

What is the main idea of the passage？

A．People from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math．

B．Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans．

C．In some aboriginal cultures，people don’t even know how to count．

D．Some languages don’t have number words because people don’t need numbers．

阅读理解(2014山西)
　　Are you bored with your daily routine？Here are some things you should try before you are 18，because after that it’s too late！

Learn to swim 　　Actually．this is so important it could save your life．If you can’t swim well，you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing，surfing and diving．Even taking a boat trio will not be safe for you．Make sure you do it．

 

Collect something 　　Be of the best hobbies for under－18s is collecting things．You could collect Chinese stamps．or youcould collect things that make　you．remember what you’ve done，like cinema tickets for films．The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you．That way you won’t forget．

 

Try at least one kind of team sport 　　Being a good team player is an important　skillin life．You can’t just think of yourself，but have to work well with other people．Other advantages of team sports like asketball，football and baseball ale that’they keep you fit and healthy，and they ale also great fun．Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends．

 

Write your family tree 　　When you are young，get to know．all the older people in our family an lln out as much as you can about when they were young．Draw a family tree and make noies abofit each person so that you won’not forget．

According to the passage，we should learn to swim because it could________．
A．save our lives
B．keep us fit and healthy
C．make us work well with others
The best way to collect things is________．
A．to have a special album
B．to buy more stamps and tickets
C．to exchange them with your friends
Being a good team player can help you________．
A．think of yourself
B．have a good social skill
C．become a ball game star
In order not to forget the older people in your family，you should________．
A．go to lots of family parties
B．find something that they used
C．draw a family tree and make notes
The passage mainly tells us that________．
A．hobbies play an important role in everyone’s growth
B．you are supposed to try some things before you’re 18
C．everyone should get into good habits when they are young