初中英语阅读理解精选

1

Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.

Nasreddin was already in bed. It is late, he said. What do you want? I want you to write a letter to my wife , said Ali , Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, Has the letter got to go far? What does that matter? answered Ali.

Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. Ali went away quickly.

Multiple choice

( ) 1. Ali wanted to____to his wife.

A.get something B.have a letter written

C.bring a flower D. say good-bye

( ) 2. At last he found the house of_____.

A.a writer B.a seller C.an old man D.a letter-writer

( ) 3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______.

A.not pleased B.pleased C.excited D.angry

( ) 4.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____.

A.easy for anyone to read B.strange for anyone to read

C. too strange for anyone to write D.difficult for anyone to read

( ) 5. This story tells us______.

A.not to ask anybody for help B.not to trouble others at night

C.not to ask for help without money D.not to trust others

2

An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon hehad nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends lefthim.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone,said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man,answered Nasreddin.Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad.Am I going to get rich again then? heasked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man.I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

Multiple choice

( )1.An old man died and left his son_______.

A.nothing B.some gold C. much money D.only a house

( ) 2. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.

A.short of money B.quite poor and sick

C.in trouble D. quite poor and alone

( ) 3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.

A.he would become rich again B. he would soon feel much happier

C.he would become clever D. he would have more friends

( ) 4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.

A.would get rich again B. would get used to having nothing

C.would get used to being in trouble D.would get out of poorness

( ) 5.What this story tells us is________.

A.that money is everything B.that money makes the mare go

C.to save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends

3.

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left thecar and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. Theowner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry andthat he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers wouldnot believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

Multiple choice

( )1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A.in a big bus B.in a green jeep C.in a red car D.in a red taxi

( ) 2.The car was damaged because________.

A.there was a traffic accident B.the circus man broke it

C. it rushed into a shop D.the elephant sat on it

( ) 3.The circus man said that_______.

A.he would pay for part of the damage B.he would pay for all of the

damage C.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new car

( ) 4. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.

A. would check his new car B.only checked his car

C. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he had said,

( ) 5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.

A.the letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the country

C.the certificate of his D.the letter from the government



4.

Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he wassawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,Excuse me,

but if you continue to saw that brancd like that, you will fall downwith it.He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch andcutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.

Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,This is some foolish person whohas no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do andwhat not to do.

The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwith it.

My God!he cried.That man knows the future !and he ran after himto ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.

Multiple choice

( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.

A.on B.in C.at D.off

( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.

A.told him to stop working B.told him he would fall down

C. would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that branch

( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that________.

A. that was a silly fellow B..that was a wise person

C.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him

( ) 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?

A.The brancd fell .B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.

C.Nasreddin was hurt himself. D..Both A and B.

( ) 5.This story is about ________.

A.a foolish man B. a wise man

C.cutting a tree D.the necessity of taking good advice

5.

It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary went to answer it.

It's me-Peter.

Hullo, who's that?she asked.

Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.

Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?said Mary.

Can I speak to johnny?

No,said Mary,you can't speak to him now.He is busy. He is gettingready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother is combing hishair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Mother is gettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .

Mtiple choice

( )1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?

A.Johnny's sister B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother

( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?

A.Mary's brother B.Mary's sister C.Mary's grandmother D.Johnny's mother

( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.

A. was combing his hair B.was putting his shoes on

C.was getting his books D. was busy eating his hreakfast

( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?

A.Who are you?B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please

( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.

A. a lazy B.a clever boy C.a busy boy D.a hungry boy



6.

Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went tomarket.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade of a bigtree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes too.After their lunch they went to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other men's baskets and toput them in his.

Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.What are you doing? hesaid angrily.

Oh,said Nasreddin,don't worry about me.I am half mad, and I do alot of strange things.

Oh,really?said the other man.Then why don't you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?

You did not understand me,said Nasreddin.I said that I was half mad, not quite mad.

Multiple choice

( )1.Nasreddin went to market_______.

A. to sell his donkey B. to buy something

C. to sell his grapes D. to find a job

( ) 2. Nasreddin stopped______.

A.under a big tree B.near a big tree

C.around a big tree D.in a big tree

( )3.As Nasreddin was taking away the other men's grapes one

of the men_______.

A.pretended not to see him B. saw him and got angry

C.woke his fellows up D.came at him

( )4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because_______.

A.he was clever B. he was quite mad

C.he was foolish D.he was half mad

( )5.In this story Nasreddin was ______.

A.a selfish man B.a strange man C.a friendly man D.a foolish man



7.

Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something whitein his garden.It seemed to be moving towards the house.

That is a thief(小偷)! He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.

The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.

My God,said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.

Multiple choice

( )1.At midnight Nasreddin saw_____in his garden.

A.something strange B. a thief C.something white D.a ghost

( )2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.

A.cried out for help B.dared not go out of the house

C.dared not stay in his house D.couldn't say a word

( )3. The next morning Nasreddin found________ .

A.his wife in the garden B.the clothes-line

C. the thief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt

( )4.Nasreddin said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_______.

A.he would be killed B. he would die

C.he would have killed D.he would have been killed

( )5.He called his neighbors together in order to_______.

A.make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thank them

8.

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,If one man's cow kills another's,is the owner of the first cowresponsible?

It depends, answered the judge.

Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.

Oh,answered the judge.Everyone knows that a cow cannot think likea man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is notresponsible either.

I am sorry,Judge,said the man.I made a mistake.I meant that my cowkilled yours.

The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I think aboutit more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first. Andthen he turned to his clerk and said,Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.

Multiple choice

( )1.The neighbour asked the judge_______.

A. whether the first cow was responsible

B.whether the owner of the first cow was responsible

C..whether both cows were responsible

D. whether both the owners were responsible

( )2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his,the judge answered that______.

A.a cow was reponsible B. its owner was not responsible

C.neither a cow nor its owner was responsible D.his cow was responsible

( )3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.

A.there was nothing happened B. his cow had been killed

C.it was his cow that had killed the judge's D.both cows had been killed

( )4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.

A..got angry B.said nothing

C.put his neighbor into prison D.changed what he had said at first

( )5.In this story the judge was______.

A. a clever judge B.a humorist C.unfair D.foolish

9.

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes (花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and fortyminutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.

1. What does Uncle Wang do?

A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.

C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.

2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because .

A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his home

C. he likes riding a bike

D. his shop isn't in the middle of the city

3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?

A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes

D. Half an hour

4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?

A. At ten minutes to eight

B. At half past eight

C. At ten minutes past eight

D. At twenty minutes past eight

5. He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.

A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05

10. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：

Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwich was rich(有钱的), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between (在两者之间) the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.

From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.

( ) 1. Sandwich was the .

A. name of a servant

B. name of a man with a lot of money

C. poor man who lived on playing cards

D. name of food which was liked by the rich

( ) 2. Sandwich .

A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often

had no time to have his meals

B. often brought some bread with him to play cards

C. never ate anything when he played cards

D. had no money to play cards with at last

( ) 3. People liked Sandwich's idea because .

A. bread, together with meat was cheap

B. he always won when he played cards

C. they liked Sandwich himself

D. when they ate with one of their hands they could do

something with the other

( ) 4. Today, sandwich is .

A. also a name of a rich man

B. two pieces of bread with meat in between

C. not interested in playing cards

D. not liked by most of the people

( ) 5. As food, sandwich .

A. is usually made of(用...制做) bread and chicken

B. sometimes smells (闻) good, but sometimes not

C. is made of bread and meat

D. is easy for us to play.



中考英语阅读测试(三)

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　　In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．



根据短文内容，选择正确答案。



1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．



A．a third B．half C．two thirds D．a fourth



2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．



A．sand B．water C．wind D．forests



3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．



A．7,000 kilometers B．1,700 kilometers



C．7,000 meters D．400 kilometers



4．Trees must be grown in ______.



A．China B．the USA



C．some countries D．every part of the world



5．______ will make the world better．



A．The Great Wall B．Tall buildings



C．Great Green Walls D．Flowers and grass



KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C中考英语阅读测试(二)

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　　The English people like take-away food． The most popular food is fish and chips．They usually go to a fish and chip shop．They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place． At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park． Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England． People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too． But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken．



根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。



1．People in England like fish and chips．



2．Fish and chips are the most popular food in China．



3．The English people often go to a fish and chip shop．



4．They put the food in paper bags．



5．They take the food only to their work place．



6．They never eat take-away food in the park．



7．Chinese takeaways are popular in England．



8．People in Australia don't like Chinese take-away food．



9．The most popular food in Australia is fried chicken．



10． Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA．



根据短文内容，用Ⅱ栏中适当的词语完成Ⅰ栏的内容。



Ⅰ



11．Fish and chips are



12．The English people go to a fish and chip shop



13．People eat take-away food



14．People take the food home



15．The American people also like



Ⅱ



A．in the park at lunch time．



B．Chinese take-away food．



C．the most popular take-away food in England．



D．or to their work place



E．to buy take-away food．



KEY:



1．T 2．F 3．T 4．T 5．F 6．F 7．T 8．F 9．F 10．T



11．C 12．E 13．A 14．D 15．B中考英语阅读测试(五)

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　　"Cool"is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．



"Cool"can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．



When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，"It's cool．"You may think，"He's so cool，"when you see your favourite footballer．



We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of"cool"．You can use it instead of many words such as "new" or "surprising"．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，"It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．



But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without "cool"，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word "cool"？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．



1．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.



A．only one meaning B．no meanings



C．many different meanings D．the same meaning



2．In the passage，the word"express"means"________".



A．see B．show C．know D．feel



3．If you are _______ something，you may say，"It's cool."



A．interested in B．angry about



C．afraid of D．unhappy with



4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．



A．pleased with B．strange to



C．worried about D．careful with



5．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word "cool"________．



A．can be used instead of many words



B．usually means something interesting



C．can make your life colourful



D．may not be as cool as it seems



KEY: 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D中考英语阅读测试(四)

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　　The students were having their chemistry（化学）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 colour 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 a 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 problem．



1．The students were having their _______ class．



A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths



2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．



A．water B．air C．earth D．weather



3．A boy said，"The water in the river behind my house is always _______．"



A．white B．black C．clean D．clear



4．Most of the children _______ the boy．



A．agreed with B．wrote to



C．heard from D．sent for



5．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．



A．more and more B．less and less



C．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtier



KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．D中考英语阅读测试(六)

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　　 A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．"Is this your car，Paul？"he asked．

Paul answered，"Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised．"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish..." He hesitated．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

"I wish," the boy went on，"that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car？"



"Oh yes，I'd love that．"

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，"Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？"



Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are？" the boy asked．



He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.



"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."



Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.



注：urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbour 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分



1．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．



A．Paul received an expensive car



B．Paul told him about the car



C．he saw the shining car



D．he was walking around the car



2．From the story we can see the urchin ________．



A．wished to give his brother a car



B．wanted Paul's brother to give him a car



C．wished he could have a brother like Paul's



D．wished Paul could be a brother like that



3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．



A．to show his neighbours the big car



B．to show he had a rich friend



C．to let his brother ride in the car



D．to tell his brother about his wish



4．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．



A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin



B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother



C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother



D．the urchin's wish came true in the end



5．The best name of the name story is _________．



A．A Christmas Present



B．A Street Urchin



C．A Brother Like That



D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride



KEY: 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C
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