初中英语阅读理解

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Many people think that twins are exactly the same. But they’re not! Ali and Ahmet are twin brothers. They look the same and in some ways they are the same. But in other ways they are different. Ali and Ahmet are both very athletic. Ali and Ahmet both like soccer. But Ali plays it every day and Ahmet plays it only on weekends. Ahmet likes watching soccer games on TV but Ali only likes to play the game, not to watch it. Ali and Ahmet are both outgoing and funny, but Ahmet is a little more outgoing than Ali. Ahmet is also a little more serious about schoolwork. Ali and Ahmer are very popular at school, and they both have a lot of friends.
请根据短文内容判断下列各句正（Ｔ）误（Ｆ）
Ali plays soccer every day.
Both of the brothers like tennis.
Ali is more outgoing than Ahmet..
The twin brothers are popular at school.
Ali likes to watch soccer games on TV.

Mr Robin（知更鸟）had his house in a tree.
His four baby robins lived in it. They grew very fast. Soon the house was too little for them.
“It is time for you to fly,” said Mr Robin.
“Oh, we can not fly,” said the baby robins.
“You can, if you try, ” said Mr Robin.
A robin tried. He flew into a tree.
“Oh, how interesting!” said the little robin. “I like to fly. See me go!”
Then the other robins tried.
In a little while they could all fly.
The robins could fly, but they could not sing.
“No, Dad, we can not sing.”
“You can, if you try. Hear the other birds sing. Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky. Then you will want to sing. Hear me sing to you. Now sing for me.”
One little robin sang.
Then they all sang.
A little girl came by. “Wow, hear the birds sing!” she said. “How happy they are!”
How many baby robins lived in the house?

A．3.

B．4.

C．6.

D．7.

What did Mr Robin ask his babies to do first?

A．To fly.	B．To jump.
C．To look for food.	D．To build houses.

How did the little robin feel when he flew into a tree?

A．Interested.

B．Bored.

C．Tired.

D．Worried.

What else did the baby robins learn to do?

A．To have dinner.	B．To take a trip.
C．To have a party.	D．To sing.

What did the girl think of the birds?

A．They were poor.	B．They were rude.
C．They were happy.	D．They were sad.

Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界职业棒球大赛). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.
After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.
“How much do you want?”
“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”
Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”
How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”
Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because      .

A．he got two tickets for the game

B．they both liked watching games

C．it was a birthday present for Tony

D．he had enough time and money

The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.

A．$100

B．$ 200

C．$ 300

D．$ 400

From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.

A．watched the World Series

B．gave a hand to the poor

C．sold the tickets for World Series

D．missed the wonderful game

Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office.

B．Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets.

C．Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end.

D．Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game.

What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A special present.	B．A helpful boss.
C．A wonderful game.	D．An excellent dream.

Help Needed
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If you’re good with children, you can go to              .

A．Sunnyview Children’s Hospital	B．Home Love
C．Blue Water Beach	D．All the above

You like repairing things, so you could call at              .

A．555-9879	B．555-6669
C．555-6668	D．555-4663

What can you do on Blue Water Beach?

A．Cheer up sick children.	B．Clean up the beach.
C．Play games with others.	D．Fix up old buildings.

阅读表格，完成填空。

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Chinese	Maths	English	Math	English
Science	English	Chinese	Maths	Science
Maths	Music	Maths	Chinese	Chinese
P.E	English	Art	English	Maths
English	Chinese	Art	Music	Chinese
After school activities	After school activities	After school activities	After school activities	After school activities

The students have        lessons and some after school activities every day.
They have English, Maths and          every day.
They have P. E. every
They have Music on        and Thursday.
They have Art on        .

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her family have just ended their one-week trip in China. The whole world has paid attention to the two elegant and beautiful first ladies who have made a difference in the relationship(关系) between China and the U.S.A.
Mrs. Obama has visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, and the pandas. She has tasted Peking Duck and experienced some other Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that this trip to China can bring a real understanding of our eastern world to the first family of the United States.
Today, the number of exchange students between China and the U.S. has reached more than 4 million every year. There are more than 11,000 people traveling to and from each side of the Pacific（太平洋）. If the two countries can increase the exchange in travel, language, cuisine, and cultural understanding, this will help a lot in improving the understanding between the two countries. 
Education was an important theme of Mrs. Obama’s visit, and it is crucial to the development of Sino-US relationship. China has an ancient tradition of placing a high value on education, and the first lady herself is an outstanding example of a person who changed her own destiny(命运) through education. She took education as the key theme of her speech at Peking University, encouraging students from the two countries to learn more about and get wider experience of each other.
The whole world has paid attention to the two wonderful ladies because ___________.
A. they are elegant and beautiful
B. they have made a difference in the relationship between China and the U.S.A.
C. they pay attention to education
D. they hope students can learn from each other
Mrs. Obama has visited the following places except___________.

A．Terracotta Warriors	B．the Forbidden City
C．the Great Wall	D．the Summer Palace

The underline word “Sino” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______
A. China        B. Japan        C. Canada        D Australia
The theme of Mrs. Obama’s speech at Peking University is_________

A．understanding

B．education

C．Sino-US relationship

D．exchange students

My name is Sarah and I’m 14．I don’t have a brother or a sister. I am in Year(年)7 at Green School．My parents are Charles and Nancy Goldman．My father is a math teacher and my mother is an English teacher．We are in the same(相同的)school
My father’s parents are Ted and-Sandra Goldman．They live(居住)in Southampton．Ted is 60, and Sandra is 58．My grandfather is a doctor, my grandmother doesn’t work(工作)．They come to see us twice(两次)a year．
My mother's parents are Harold and Amy Rivers．Harold is 62 and Amy is 6 1．They are farmers. They have a farm(农场)．They grow(种植)vegetables．I like to go to see my grandparents.
Charles and Nancy Goldman have only________________
Nancy Goldman teaches(教)__________________
_______________is Sarah’s mother’s father．
The age(年龄)of Sarah’s grandmother, Sandra is_______________
On the farm Harold and Amy Rivers_____________________[来

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Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.
Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.
Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A．ten	B．eleven
C．twelve	D．Thirteen

Sam and Tim both like________.

A．playing games	B．going to the parties
C．playing sports	D．watching TV

Who is Miss White?

A．She is PE teacher.

B．She is Sam’s English teacher.

C．She is Tim’s English teacher.

D．She is a Chinese teacher.

The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“       ”in Chinese.

A．犯错

B．列举

C．挑衅

D．领悟

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.

B．Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C．Sam and Tim are in the same class.

D．Sam is taller than Tim.

Hearing the front door open, I ran down to the kitchen and waited. I saw my dad come in, with the white envelope (信封) in his hand. I had waited all day for this, so I reached over him for it as soon as he set foot into the house. Angrily, he threw the envelope on the table and said it was nothing to get excited about, and that it was just a piece of paper. I took it and ran upstairs. I wondered why my dad did not understand how anxious (急切) I was to see my mid-year report card for my first year in middle school. I was really hurt by how he refused to consider all my hard work.
I saw my class grade: No. 1. I did not believe what I was. I smiled and wanted to run downstairs to tell everyone. Then I remembered what my dad had said—it was nothing to get excited about. I wanted to share my happiness with someone, but felt lonely.
I realized that I stayed away from my family we used to stay up late watching Disney movies, and my brothers, sisters and I would play tennis in the backyard all the time. I wondered when all that stopped. I just no longer took part in them. I spent all my time on my school work.
While I had been busy with my study, I had also built a wall between me and my family.
I was only trying to become a person everyone could be proud of. I wanted to go downstairs, say sorry for my rude behavior and for every refused movie and tennis game, and be part of my family again. I knew I had to do something—because without their support, my achievement meant nothing.
t’s very clear that the writer did              .

A．much worse in his study than she had expected

B．a lot better in his study than she had expected

C．as well as she had expected in his study

D．not well as she had expected in his study

After the writer saw the grade, she wanted to run downstairs to              .

A．tell everyone how hard he worked

B．stay away from others

C．watch Disney movies with his family

D．share her happiness with others

We can infer from the passage that              .

A．the writer was once very impolite to her families

B．the writer’s father felt angry about the school report

C．the family were all proud of the writer

D．the writer once spent all his time building a wall

Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Change Myself First	B．Praise Me, Dad
C．My School Report	D．Scores, No. 1 in Life?

Ben is going to visit his grandparents in New York next week. He wants to give some presents to them. Yesterday he went shopping with his parents. In the shop, he bought a blue sweater and black trousers for his grandfather and some good books for his grandmother. Both his parents thought they were very good presents. Ben was very happy.
Where are Ben’s grandparents?
A. In London      B. In New York.     C. In Nanjing.
What did Ben do yesterday?
A.He visited his grandparents.
B. He went shopping with his friends.
C. He went shopping with his parents.
How many people went shopping yesterday?
A.  One.          B. Two.           C. Three.
He bought________ for his grandmother.
A. a blue sweater
B. black trousers
C. some books
When is Ben going to visit the grandparents?.
A. Tomorrow      B. Next month        C. Next week

Tony:I like eating hamburgers and drinking cola. Yes, they are not healthy. But I eat hamburgers and drink cola every day.I don’t like vegetables. I hate tomatoes.
Cindy: My favourite food is chocolate and my favourite drink is milk. Milk can make me healthy.  I drink milk every morning. I like fruit too. And my favourite fruit is oranges.
Zhang Qiang: I like meat. I eat beef and chicken, but my favourite is beef. So I’m strong and tall.
Liu Xin: I like candy and vegetables. I eat candy every day. But my mum says candy can make me fat. Now I’m fat so I do sports every day.
Tony’s favourite drink is ________.

A．Juice

B．Water

C．Milk

D．Cola

_______ likes eating oranges.

A．Liu Xin

B．Zhang Qiang

C．Tony

D．Cindy

Zhang Qiang is a _______ boy.

A．tall

B．short

C．fat

D．thin

Liu Xin eats _______ every day.

A．vegetables

B．beef

C．candy.

D．chicken

______ is so fat so he/she does sports every day.

A．Liu Xin

B．Zhang Qiang

C．Tony

D．Cindy

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who don’t have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also keeps the blood（血液）moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep every night, he _____.

A．will become wise	B．won’t do well in his work
C．will have to sleep in the daytime	D．can’t go to school in time

A person needs exercise because ______.

A．it makes him healthy

B．he has a lot of homework to do

C．it doesn’t need time

D．it is fun to do exercise

Exercise makes the _______ move quickly and smoothly.

A．body

B．blood

C．children

D．head

Which of the following is not true?

A．Exercise is good for a person’s head

B．A student should have 10 hour’s sleep.

C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early.

D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise

Do you like to play outside? Do you like to run? Do you like to play with a ball? You can do all of these things if you play soccer.
Soccer players cannot throw and catch the ball. They cannot touch the ball with their hands. Soccer players can only kick（踢） the ball.
Soccer is played with two teams. There is a goal （球门）for each team. Players on one team want to kick the ball into one goal. Players on the other team want to kick the ball into the other goal. Players score when the ball goes into the other team’s goal. They make one point.
Lots of people play soccer. You can be young or old, big or small. Soccer is easy to play. All you need is a ball and a place to play. Then find enough players to make two teams.
What can soccer players do?

A．Throw the ball.	B．Catch the ball.
C．Touch the ball with their hands.	D．Kick the ball.

How many teams is soccer played with?

A．a lot.

B．eleven.

C．two.

D．four.

When can the players score?

A．When they kick the ball into the other team’s goal.

B．When they kick the ball into a big net on the ground.

C．When they kick the ball into their own goal.

D．When they kick the ball into the space behind their team.

What do we need if we want to play soccer?

A．A big place is enough to play soccer.

B．A ball and a place to play soccer.

C．Enough players to make two teams.

D．A ball, a big place and enough players

Which is right according to the passage?

A．Lots of people play soccer. Only young people can play it well .

B．We can play soccer on the playground with our friends.

C．When we play soccer, we can throw the ball.

D．If you don’t like to play with a ball, you can play soccer.

Dear Sam,
How are you? I’m glad to get your e-mail. You say you want to know our school’s courses(课程). Here is my timetable.

Time	Monday	Tuesday
8: 00-8: 45	English	math
8: 55-9: 40	English	math
9: 50-10: 35	Chinese	Chinese
10: 45-11: 30	math	geography
Have a break
2: 00-2: 45	P. E.	English
2: 55-3: 40	geography	art
Time	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8: 00-8: 45	math	Chinese	math
8: 55-9: 40	English	English	math
9: 50-10: 35	P. E.	math	art
10: 45-11: 30	history	geography	Chinese
Have a break
2: 00-2: 45	Chinese	music	music
2: 55-3: 40	reading	P. E.	science

Yours,
Kitty
文中画线单词“timetable”的汉语意思是“   ”。

A．简介

B．邮件

C．课程表

D．计划表

Kitty has   every day.

A．English

B．music

C．Chinese

D．science

The art lesson finishes at   on Tuesday.

A．9: 40 a. m.	B．10: 35 a. m.
C．2: 45 p. m.	D．3: 40 p. m.

Kitty has   P. E. lessons in a week.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

Which of the following is RIGHT(正确的)?

A．Kitty has seven lessons a day.

B．Kitty can have a break at 2: 10 p. m. .

C．Kitty has no P. E. lessons on Friday.

D．Kitty has two math lessons on Thursday.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). And a family was standing in front of us.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns(小丑), elephants, monkeys and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
What can children see in the circus?

A．clowns	B．elephants
C．monkeys	D．all of them

The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.

A．four

B．six

C．eight

D．ten

The underlined words “lower” might mean __________ in the passage.

A．低头

B．抬头

C．跳上

D．跳下

Who saw the circus that night?

A．The man’s family

B．The writer’s family

C．None of them

D．All of them

We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.

A．young

B．handsome

C．kind

D．lucky