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初三英语阅读理解练习题
阅读理解1
Mr.Leewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheardthebellring.Heturnedonthelightandlookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock."Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?
"Hethought.Hedecidedtogoandfindout.Sohegotofbed,putonhisdressinggown(浴袍)andwenttothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnobodythere."Thatisverystrange."Thenhewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotbackintobed,turnedoffthelightandtriedtogotosleep.
Afewminuteslaterheheardthebellagain.Mr.Leejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyandrushedtothedoor.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedoorandtriednottofeelangry.Thenhesawapieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresomewordsonit:
"Itisnowaftermidnight(午夜),soitisAprilFool'sDay(禺人节).Aprilfooltoyou!
"
"Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor!
"Mr.Leeexclaimed(惊叫)andalmostsmiled.Hewentbacktobedandfeelasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.
1.WhendidMr.Leegotobed?
Hewenttobed_______.
A.beforetwelveo'clock
B.aftertwelveo'clock
C.whenthebellrang
D.whenhesawtheboy
2.Whydidherushtothedoorwhenheheardthebellringthesecondtime?
A.Hewantedtoopenthedoorforthevisitor
B.Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas.
C.Hewasafraidofthering
D.Hewaswaitingforsomeone.
3.Fromthispassage,welearnthatwecan_______onAprilFool'sDay.
A.say"Hello"toeachother
B.danceandsingatnight
C.playjokesoneachother
D.sendpresenttochildren
4.WhatdidMr.LeethinkabouttheEnglishboy?
Hethoughthe_________.
A.wasagoodboy
B.wasfriendlywithhim
C.shouldn'tringthebellatmidnight
D.didadangerousthingjustnow
阅读理解2
Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsoeatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysamealofgood,thickpaper,oldletters,forexample.Shedoesnotlikenewspapersverymuch
Ofcourse,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodcomesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper?
Scientistssay,"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants."Well,isthattrue?
Animalseatgrassandgrowfat.Thenweeattheirmeat.Littlefisheatlittlesea-plants,thenbiggerfishswimalongandeatthe……Chickenseatbitsofgrassandgiveus……Thinkforaminute.Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?
Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.Itisverygoodfood,too.Nowtheyhavebeguntosay,"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnotverydifficult."Whatisthenextthing?
Perhapsitis—foodfrompaper.Scientistssay,"Wecanturnpaperintofood.Itwillbegood,cheapfood,too,cheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs."
Sopleasekeepyouroldbooksandletters.(Don'tfeed[喂]yourcat.)Oneday,theywillbeonyourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.
1.Thewriterasksustokeepouroldbooksandlettersbecause_______.
A.theyareusefulforreading
B.Theymaybeusedtofeedcats
C.Wecanmakefoodfromthemsoon
D.wecanreadthematbreakfast
2.Fromthepassage(段落),wecaninfer(推断)that_______donotcomefromplantsinsomeway.
A.fewkindsoffood
B.meatandfish
C.cheeseandchicken
D.woodandpaper
阅读理解3
InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslater,thebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed(窘迫的.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustom(习惯)ofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.
Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding(点头)yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.
Inthatcountry,youshakeyourheadtomean'yes'—anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsula,youwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenough,youshouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.
InEuropeitquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthisinThailand,however,couldbringabouttrouble.Also,youshouldtrytoavoid(避免)touchingtheheadofanadult(成人)——it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.
1.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen_________.
A.wereforeigners
B.didn'thavetickets
C.madealoudnoise
D.didn'tlineupforthebus
2.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountry,youshould_________.
A.learnthelanguageofthecountry
B.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountry
C.haveenoughtimeandmoney
D.makefriendswiththepeoplethere
3.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite___________.
A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattable.
B.topassfoodwiththelefthand.
C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.
D.tohelpyourselfattable.
4.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis_______.
A.acommon(平常的)habit
B.animportantmanner
C.aserious(严重的)trouble
D.abadmanner
5.Thebesttitle(题目)forthisarticleis________.
A.People'sEverydayLife
B.MindYourManners
C.ShakingandNoddingHead
D.TakingaBusinEngland
阅读理解4
Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:
"Second-hand(旧的)clothesboughtandsold."Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?
"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:
"Twodollars."
"What!
"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars."
"No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars."
"Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice(标价)ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."
Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.
1.AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom__________.
A.wantedtostealthetrousers
B.wantedtosellthetrousers
C.wantedtofoolhim
D.wantedtobuythetrousers
2.Theowneroftheshop_______ fortheoldtrousers.
A.wouldgiveTomtwodollars
B.wouldpaythreedollars
C.wouldpayfivedollars
D.wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf
3.Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause____.
A.hewantedtosellthemcheaply(廉价地)
B.hewantedtobuythemcheaply
C.hedidn'tlikethetrousers
D.theywereoldanddirty
4.Infact,thetrousers_________.
A.werehanginginsidetheshop
B.werestolenbyTomfromtheshop
C.hadbeentheshopowner's
D.hadbeenTom's
5.Fromthestoryweknowthat_________cheaperthanthelistprice.
A.theownersoldthetrouserstwodollars
B.Tomsoldthetrousersonedollarandahalf
C.theownerboughtthetrousersthreedollars
D.Tomboughtthetrousersfourdollarsandahalf
阅读理解5
BigBen
BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge(庞大的)clockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEngland.Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofadoubledecker(层)bus.Thehandsareaboutfourmetreslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingontopofeachother.IfyougotoLondon,youmaywanttovisittheHousesofParliament(国会大厦).ThereyouwillfindBigBensitsatthetopoftheclocktower(塔)intheHousesofParliament.Maybeyouwillhearitaswellasseeit.Thehugeclockmakessuchaloudnoise.“Dingdong,dingdong,”itgoeseveryquarterofanhour.
Theclockwasnamedafterabigman.HewasSirBenjaminHall.ThismandidmuchbuildingworkinLondonmanyyearsago.
1.BigBenis______________.
A.adoubledeckerbus
B.ahugeclock
C.thenameofBen
D.abuilding
2.Theclockstrikesevery_______ofanhour.
A.tenminutes
B.fifteenminutes
C.thirtyminutes
D.forty-fiveminutes
3.YoucanreadthetimeofBigBen_________.
A.atthetopoftheclocktower
B.intheHousesofparliament
C.onthehandsofthehugeclock
D.onthefourfacesoftheclock
阅读理解6
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