初中英语阅读理解

When Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike tiger out of sugar in just minutes, kids look at him in surprise thinking he is a magician.

Xiong has been blowing sugar figurines (吹糖人) for over twenty years. Blowing sugar figurines is a Chinese traditional folk (民间) art with a history of over 600 years and has been listed as a state-level intangible cultural heritage.

Every morning, Xiong prepares the sugar and drives to different markets in Nanchang to start his magic show.

He heats (加热) the sugar, pulls off a little to make a ball and blows it into different shapes — a rabbit, a monkey, and even Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

People, especially little kids, are interested in his skills. ________, he also stops by colleges.

Many college students have been drawn to the art, waiting in line for hands-on experience. Among them, Simon, a foreign student, couldn’t help having a try. Though it looked easy, he found it difficult to make it. Thanks to Xiong’s help. Simon finally saw a horse slowly taking shape.

Simon was deeply moved after learning about the art. “I just can’t believe the traditional folk art can be kept so well here. I love it. Chinese culture should be spread around the world,” he said.

This art has been passed down for four generations (代) in Xiong’s family. His 6-year-old son often blows sugar balloons, just like what he used to do as a child.

“We will pass on the intangible heritage,” said Xiong.

(1). From the passage we can learn that Xiong Chuanfa is ________.

A．

26 years old

B．

34 years old

C．

a bus driver

D．

a foreign magician

(2). Which of the following can be put in the ________?

A．	To draw young people closer to the art	B．	To help young people learn drawing skills
C．	To teach little kids the skills of drawing	D．	To make little kids more interested in the art

(3). According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that Simon will most probably ________.

A．	stay in China to blow sugar horses	B．	offer Xiong a helping hand in class
C．	learn more about Chinese culture	D．	blosy perfect sugar figurines next time

(4). Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．	Xiong and His Folk Art of Sweet Blows	B．	A Magic Folk Art and Chinese Culture
C．	Xiong’s Family and Sugar Figurine Skills	D．	A Guide and the Intangible Heritages

“Lots of restaurants say they’re the best. To be honest, we are not and we’ve never said we are. We just try to be a little bit better every day,” said Mr. Yang, who runs a restaurant named Grandpa Yang in Chongqing.

Yang started the restaurant in 2011. He was unhappy when quite a lot of food was left uneaten. “If customers know more about the food before they order, they will know what to pick,” he thought. So he decided to write something about each dish on his menu online.

Now there is something about the food. “Compared with our General Tao Chicken; this one is not THAT good,” says the introduction of Orange Beef. Another introduction warns. “Don’t let the name fool you. This one is NOT a real Sichuan dish.”

“People often search online to find the right restaurant. I don’t want them to say, ‘Oh, it’s one of the best in the area, and it must be very good,’ but then they come here only to find it’s not so good,” Yang said, “Customers should read more about the food before they order, not only my introductions, but also other customers’ opinions.”

Thanks to his honesty, the restaurant is having a moment under the sun. “It’s been a very exciting and busy time,” said Yang, “and I love it.”

(1). The restaurant Grandpa Yang was started ________.

A．

in 2001

B．

in 2011

C．

in 2012

D．

in 2021

(2). Mr. Yang was unhappy when ________.

A．	the food was almost sold out	B．	customers knew a lot about the food
C．	customers found the food unhealthy	D．	quite a lot of food was left uneaten

(3). Mr. Yang thinks that ________.

A．	his restaurant is the best	B．	people shouldn’t search online
C．	General Tao Chicken is good	D．	customers shouldn’t say anything

(4). According to the passage, the restaurant becomes successful mainly because ________.

A．	it offers good service	B．	Mr. Yang is honest
C．	it offers a good price	D．	Mr. Yang is foolish

Welcome to our school farm! I’m Potato.
Dry me in the sun for 2 hours.	Plant me about 20cm deep in the ground. Use the soil in No. 6 box.	The best temperature is between 15℃ and 20℃.	After 2 or 3 weeks. A potato plant will rise out of the ground.	The potato plant will flower.	When the flowers die, carefully dig up the potato plant. Then you’ll have your own potatoes.

(1). Dry me in the sun for ________.

A．

2 hours

B．

20 hours

C．

8 days

D．

15 days

(2). Plant me ________.

A．

on the leaves

B．

on the moon

C．

in the hat

D．

in the ground

(3). Carefully dig up the potato plant when ________.

A．	the soil is wet	B．	the temperature is 15℃
C．	the flowers die	D．	you see the school farm

阅读下面材料，从下面所给的A-E五个选项中选择正确的选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入1-4题，并回答5题。

Making your school a better place will make everyone around you happier and will get you more exited to go every day. Besides, a better place will also make you more productive. The following are some of the ways to make your school a better place.

♦ (1) Do not stay silent when you see another student getting hurt by others. Speak up confidently and tell them to stop. This will help create a better atmosphere (气氛) at school.

♦Try to deal with arguments between other kids. When you see other students in an argument, you can help deal with the problem. (2) After all, many arguments in school are just misunderstandings between two people.

♦ (3) If you know that other students have difficulty learning a subject that you’re good at, you can help them by teaching them in that subject. Helping other students to improve their grades will help create a positive atmosphere in school.

♦Make friends with lonely students. If you notice a student who doesn’t have many friends or sits alone at lunch, make it a point to become their friend. (4) So why not encourage other people to become friends with them?

A. Encourage your classmates to talk to each other.

B. Friendship will make them less lonely.

C. Teach other students if you can.

D. You may get into trouble.

E. Stand up bravely.

(1). ________

(2). ________

(3). ________

(4). ________

(5). What else would you like to do to make your school better? (回答不少于5个单词)

_____________________________

If you look around the room you are in right now, you’ll probably notice a number of electronics. But can you imagine if they all had to be joined together by wires (电线)? Picture the wire snaking along the floor, for example, from your smartphone to your speaker, or connecting your game controller to the computer screen, meaning you could never sit more than a couple of meters away from it. A world of electronics connected by wires wouldn’t just be untidy, but a possible danger, too. That’s where Bluetooth comes in. We’ve all heard of it — but what exactly is it?

Bluetooth is a method of short-distance (短距离) wireless communication between electronics that makes use of the power of radio waves. The idea was first thought of by Dr. Janp Haartsen at Swedish mobile company Ericsson in 1994. Things really stepped up in September 1998 when the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) was set up to develop and spread the technology. Bluetooth 1.0 came out in 1999,and a year later it began to be used in mobile phones and desktop computers. Now Bluetooth has become an increasingly popular way of solving the problem of more and more electronics needing to be connected. without having to connect everything together with wires.

But if you look at the remote control (温控器) you use to choose the program on TV, you might rightly ask yourself why Bluetooth was such a big deal. After all, connecting objects with infrared signals (红外信号) which can’t be seen had been done before. The problem with remote controls is that they need to keep what is called “line of sight”. If something is standing between the remote control and receiver, it won’t work. Because Bluetooth uses radio waves, the things standing in the way are no longer a problem.

Since its creation in the late 1990s, the technology has become more and more improved and widely used, with the 4 billionth Bluetooth objects shipped in 2020.

(1). How does the writer lead in the topic “Bluetooth” in Paragraph 1?

A．

By describing scenes.

B．

By comparing facts.

C．

By telling stories.

D．

By explaining reasons.

(2). With the setting up of SIG, Bluetooth ________.

A．	started to be used in cars	B．	made radio waves known to people
C．	improved and spread quickly	D．	was able to connect all electronics

(3). From Paragraph 3, we mainly get to know the ________ of Bluetooth.

A．

development

B．

popularity

C．

standard

D．

advantage

(4). ________ will most probably be interested in this text.

A．

Phone sellers

B．

Technology fans

C．

Newspaper reporters

D．

History lovers

“I wish I had straight hair”; “I’d like to be taller”. At times, we all want to look a bit more like someone else. However, the pictures we see on TV and social media can give us improper ideas about how our bodies “should” look. The truth is that everybody is different — and that’s a good thing. Accepting and feeling good about our bodies is really important for our self confidence (自信).

Body confidence is when someone accepts and behaves kindly towards their body. That includes our size and shape, skin color, appearance and any physical disabilities. Jade Parnell from the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), says that having body confidence is “about being accepting of your body and what it does for you”.

If you feel positively (积极地) about your body, you are more likely to take care of it. Research has even shown that you are more likely to take part in activities and perform well in school. However, feeling agitated about your body could make you step back, do less well at school and even feel down. Parnell says that the cost of trying to achieve the “perfect” appearance is high. She says, “If you’re spending a lot of time trying to look a certain way, you will have less time to spend with friends and to make important memories.”

It’s important to remember that everybody is different. To develop a positive body image, Parnell says, “Try to talk positively about your own body and other people’s bodies. Try not to pay too much attention to appearance. Instead, think about what your body does for you; do your legs make you run really fast?” She also suggests treating your body well by eating different kinds of foods, exercising to feel good and to have fun, and getting plenty of sleep. Remember that you are more than how you look.

(1). The writer thinks that the pictures on TV and social media ________.

A. are perfect for people to followB. may spread wrong ideas of looks

C. imply everyone is differentD. show people how to behave kindly

(2). The underlined word “agitated” probably means “________”.

A. scaredB. seriousC. carelessD. worried

(3). Parnell will agree that you should ________.

A. accept your body as it isB. avoid talking about others’ bodies

C. spend more money on your appearanceD. remember what you used to be like

(4). What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To encourage readers to take more exercise.B. To remind readers not to eat too much food.

C. To lead readers to build up body confidence.D. To advise readers to treat their friends well.

During work hours, among the sounds of machines, the kitchen of Bach’s Bakery (面包房) is especially tidy and quiet, not because of any rules against talking during work hours, but because all of the workers have a hearing disability. They are hard-working and professional in their work, and use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.

Bach’s Bakery lies in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is run by a German couple, Uwe Brutzer and his wife Dorothee Brutzer, who started it up ten years ago with the purpose of creating more jobs for those disabled in the neighborhood. So far, Bach’s Bakery has trained around 30 hearing disabled people. While some skilled workers found jobs in other bakeries and hotels and have been able to live on their own, several of them have stayed to work at the bakery after they completed the training.

The Brutzers’ work has won the support of many people in China. With the spread of news about the bakery, many Internet users learned about Bach’s Bakery and its inspiring story. As a result, many local people in Changsha as well as visitors from other parts of the country come to buy their products, Uwe said that public attention has encouraged them a lot and helped grow the bakery’s business, resulting in workers getting higher pay. However, what he values more is that, through media (媒体) reports, more people have come to understand that disabled people can work as well as other people when they are given chances.

Now, as they are preparing to return to Germany, they have found a German couple teaching in China as the new managers, and handed over the bakery to a public welfare (福利) organization. Their wish is to continue providing free training for the hearing disabled and that the bakery will never be changed into a shop with moneymaking as its main goal.

(1). The workers in Bach’s Bakery use sign language because ________.

A．	their boss doesn’t allow them to talk	B．	machines make too much noise
C．	they can’t communicate in spoken words	D．	heavy work keeps them too busy to speak

(2). It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Bach’s Bakery ________.

A．	also offers jobs to people outside Hunan	B．	helps its workers live independently
C．	requires its workers not to leave after training	D．	has more than 30 workers now

(3). In Uwe’s opinion, the greatest value of public attention is that ________.

A．	disabled workers are paid more	B．	his shop becomes more popular
C．	the disabled are better understood	D．	sales of their products get stronger

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

A．

A Silent Bakery

B．

A Special Wish

C．

The Success of the Disabled

D．

The Rules of Bach’s Bakery

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(1). Young people from Roots & Shoots are making the world better by ________.

A．	selling cakes at school	B．	recycling mobile phones
C．	producing toy chimps	D．	teaching kids how to plant trees

(2). If you become a member of Roots & Shoots, you are expected to ________.

A．	be helpful for African communities	B．	share information with leaders
C．	go to Australia to meet Dr. Jane	D．	raise money on its websites

(3). What is the text?

A．

A story.

B．

A notice.

C．

A speech.

D．

A poster.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Dogs are the best pets of humans. They come in all sizes. Some dogs are as small as a football, and others are as tall as a desk. Dogs’ fur(毛) is different, too. It can be long and soft, or smooth and hard. People don’t mind the kind of fur, because all dogs are good to hug.

Dogs need to be taken care of. Short-haired dogs are the easiest to look after. But all dogs need a bath once in a while. Giving a dog a bath is a lot of fun. After you give a bath to your dog, it shakes the water off its body. Be careful, or you will get wet!

Dogs like to make their owners(主人) happy, so dogs are easy to train. They can follow simple orders.

Dogs are really amazing animals. Some dogs pull sleds(雪橇) across icy places. Some save people who fall into the river. Other dogs do tricks(表演绝技) in movies. A dog has even flown in a rocket(火箭) to space.

Why not keep a dog as a pet?

(1). Some dogs are ________ a football, and others are as tall as a desk.

(2). People don’t mind the kind of dogs’ fur, because ________.

(3). When you finish giving a bath to your dog, it ________ its body.

(4). Dogs like to make their owners happy, so dogs ________ to train.

(5). The writer advises people to ________ as a pet.

根据对话内容，从下面选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整（选项中有两项是多余的）。

A: Hey, Daming! How was your holiday?

B: ___(1)___ I went to Shenzhen.

A: ___(2)___

B: Well, it’s on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village many years ago, but today it’s a very big city.

A: ___(3)___

B: Yes, it’s a new city.

A: ___(4)____

B: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.

A: I’d like to go there one day.

B: ____(5)___ It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.

A．	When did you go there?
B．	Remember to visit the Diwang Tower.
C．	Welcome back to school!
D．	Where’s Shenzhen?
E．	Pretty good!
F．	So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong?
G．	What’s the population of Shenzhen?

Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However, people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very different uses.

Tea drinking started in China over 4,000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress(压力) or losing weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just a healthy drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkey(土耳其), tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone’s home or a company, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers(同事).

Coffee came much later than tea, just over 1,000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel active. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the working day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people in coffee shops drink coffee while working on their computers.

Is tea or coffee more common in your country? Between the two, which do you like to drink more?

(1). Where did tea drinking start?

A．

In Japan.

B．

In China.

C．

In Turkey.

D．

In the U

E．

(2). We can learn from Paragraph 2 that people in the UK ________.

A．	drink tea to get fat	B．	offer tea to say goodbye
C．	think of tea as a bad drink	D．	have tea to relax themselves

(3). What is coffee made from?

A．

Leaves.

B．

Sugar.

C．

Dishes.

D．

Beans.

(4). Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 3?

A．	Coffee came much earlier than tea.
B．	Many people drink coffee to wake up.
C．	Many people work on their computers in coffee shops.
D．	Some people meet and talk with friends in coffee shops.

(5). What is the best title of the passage?

A．	The Smells of Tea and Coffee	B．	The Prices of Tea and Coffee
C．	The Different Cultures of Tea and Coffee	D．	The Different Ways of Making Tea and Coffee

People in the office usually sit for most of the day when they work. But this is bad for a person’s health. When people sit for too long every day, they don’t move very much. So it is easy to start getting fat. Sitting too long is also bad for their work because it makes them want to sleep. When this happens, people may make more mistakes in their work or spend more time finishing their work. Companies need workers to be healthy, so how do they fix the problem?

Some companies have different types of desks to help their workers. The first type of desk is the standing desk. The desk can be taller when a person wants to stand. It can also be shorter when the person wants to sit. Another type of desk is the walking desk. This desk is made so that a person can work while walking at the same time.

Workers in the companies like the different types of desks very much. They think these desks are quite useful.

(1). When people in the office work, they usually ________.

A．

sit

B．

move

C．

run

D．

sing

(2). What does the word “fix” mean in Paragraph 1?

A．

Cause.

B．

Solve.

C．

Bring.

D．

Discuss.

(3). How many types of desks are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．

2.

B．

3.

C．

4.

D．

5.

(4). What do the workers think of the different types of desks?

A．

They are cheap.

B．

They are traditional.

C．

They are useful.

D．

They are expensive.

(5). The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．	tell us the reasons for sitting	B．	show the advantages of standing
C．	introduce desks that help people work better	D．	compare companies that provide different jobs

Steve is James and John’s big brother. One day, when their mum left for work, James and John started crying. They didn’t want her to leave. Steve tried to stop them crying and said, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏). You hide and I’ll count to ten. Then I’ll try to find you.” Steve found James under a chair and John behind a door. They played over and over again. Each time, the two boys hid in the same places. Finally, Steve felt too bored with the game. “Let’s take the dog for a walk,” he said.

When Steve walked the dog, he found James and John were running in the street. He thought it was so dangerous. Then he had an idea. “Anyone who walks back to the house with me can have some snacks!” Steve shouted.

At home, the boys ate some cookies and got ready for a sleep. James and John wanted a story. Steve told them the story about the little red hen. When their mum returned home, she was pleased to find the three sleeping boys.

(1). James and John started ________ when their mum left home.

A．

crying

B．

running

C．

reading

D．

sleeping

(2). Where did James hide during the game?

A．

Under a table.

B．

Under a chair.

C．

Behind a door.

D．

Behind a box.

(3). Why did Steve feel bored with the game?

A．	Because he was not good at it.	B．	Because he didn’t know where to hide.
C．	Because his brothers made the room dirty.	D．	Because his brothers always hid in the same places.

(3). What were James and John doing when Steve walked the dog?

A．

Staying in the house.

B．

Shouting at Steve.

C．

Running in the street.

D．

Eating some snacks.

(4). How did their mum feel when she found the sleeping boys?

A．

Angry.

B．

Pleased.

C．

Afraid.

D．

Sad.

Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can’t talk, but can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Dishonesty often helps them survive（生存）.

Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. A bird called the plover sometimes pretends （假装） to be hurt in order to protect its young. When an enemy gets close to its nest, the plover pretends to have a broken wing. The enemy follows the “hurt” adult, leaving the baby birds safe.

Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries （埋） its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays also steal food. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when others are watching them. So they get back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.

Chimpanzees can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimpanzee will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimpanzee puts out its hand, too, the chimpanzees are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimpanzee take the winner’s hand and start fighting again. When chimpanzees find food, it’s natural for them to cry out. Then other chimpanzees come running. But some clever chimpanzees learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimpanzees don’t hear them, and they don’t need to share the food.

(1). Why does the plover pretend to be hurt?

A．

To show its friendliness.

B．

To save its young.

C．

To catch the enemy.

(2). What do clever scrub jays do with their food?

A．

They bury the food deep.

B．

They watch the food.

C．

They bury the food twice.

(3). What will the chimpanzee probably do after crying softly?

A．	It will eat all the food it finds.
B．	It will share the food with others.
C．	It will fight again with the winner.

(4). According to Paragraph 4, in which picture can we find a sneaky animal?

A．

B．

C．

(5). What is the best title of the passage?

A．

Do animals lie?

B．

Honesty or dishonesty?

C．

How do animals protect lives?

a Teens help students in remote areas Luo, Chinese university student, only turned 18 in January, but he’s already made a big difference to the lives of many poor young people living in China’s remote（偏远的）areas. His online English lessons have offered them a chance to know a world they could only imagine before. Many have achieved university dreams.

b Luban Lock: magic Chinese puzzle 2,000 years ago, a famous Chinese carpenter named Luban created a magic Chinese puzzle called “Luban Lock”, which he used to test how smart his son was. Watch as Rachel learns to make this Chinese puzzle and tries to solve it! Do you want to have a try?

c First picture of the black hole The first picture of the huge black hole at the heart of the Way was shown on Thursday, thanks to the Thursday, thanks to the efforts of astronomers（天文学家）from around the world, including17 from China. Shen Zhiqiang says that the future purpose of the Event Horizon Telescope（EHT）is to get video pictures of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

d China’s healthcare China has made progress in public health over the past years. In 1949, average life expectancy（平均寿命）was 35. It reached nearly 77 in 2019, much higher than the world average of 72. In 1949, there were just 3, 670 medical and health organizations in the whole country. The number increased to nearly 1 million at the end of 2018. Health insurance（保险）has also benefited over 95 percent of the population.

(1). What did Luo do for the young people in the remote areas?

A．	He improved their living conditions.
B．	He gave them online English lessons.
C．	He helped them choose dream universities.

(2). What does Rachel want to know?

A．	How Luban Lock works.
B．	Why Luban created Luban Lock.
C．	Whether Luban’s son was clever.

(3). Who took the first picture of the black hole?

A．	A foreign astronomer team.
B．	A Chinese astronomer team.
C．	An international astronomer team.

(4). Why are the numbers given in Passage d?

A．	To introduce the govermment’s plans.
B．	To show China’s progress in healthcare.
C．	To describe the present situation of China’s healthcare.

(5). What’s the theme of the four passages?

A．

East meets West.

B．

For a better future.

C．

Great Chinese, great China.