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英语阅读练习10例
初中英语阅读精选
1
Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhomewantedtosend a letter tohiswife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhe had to work allday,sohecouldonlylookforsomebody to write his letter late atnight.Atlasthefoundthehouseofa letter writer whose name wasNasreddin.
Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed."Itislate,"hesaid."Whatdoyouwant?
""Iwantyoutowritealettertomywife,"saidAli, Nasreddin wasnotpleased.Hethoughtforafew seconds and then said, "Has thelettergottogofar?
" "Whatdoesthatmatter?
"answeredAli.
"Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanread it, and if Ihavetotravelalongwaytoreadyourletterto your wife, it willcostyoualotofmoney." Aliwentawayquickly.
( ) 1.Aliwantedto____tohiswife.
A.getsomething B.havealetter written
C.bringa flower D.saygood-bye
( )2.At last he found thehouseof_____.
A.awriterB.asellerC.anoldmanD.aletter-writer
( ) 3.WhenAlitoldwhathewantedtodoNasreddinwas______.
A.notpleased B.pleasedC.excitedD.angry
( )4.Nasreddinsaidthathiswritingwas_____.
A.easyforanyonetoreadB.strangeforanyoneto read
C.too strangeforanyonetowriteD.difficultforanyonetoread
( )5.This story tellsus______.
A.nottoaskanybodyforhelpB.nottotroubleothersatnight
C.nottoaskforhelpwithoutmoneyD.nottotrustothers
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Anoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.But the son was afoolishyoungman,andhequicklyspentallthemoney,so that soon hehadnothingleft.Ofcourse,whenthathappened, all his friends lefthim.Whenhewasquitepoorandalone,hewenttoseeNasreddin,who wasakind,cleveroldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhadtroubles.
"Mymoneyhasfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,"saidtheyoungman."Whatwillhappentomenow?
"
"Don'tworry,youngman,"answeredNasreddin."Everythingwillsoon beallrightagain.Wait,andyouwillsoonfeelmuchhappier."
Theyoungmanwasveryglad."AmIgoingtogetrichagain then?
" heaskedNasreddin.
"No,Ididn'tmeanthat,"saidtheoldman."I meant that you wouldsoongetusedtobeingpoorandtohavingnofriends."
( )1.Anoldmandiedandlefthisson_______.
A.nothingB.somegold C.muchmoney D.onlya house
( ) 2.When the son was________,he went to seeNasreddin.
A.shortofmoney B.quitepoorandsick
C.in trouble D.quitepoorandalone
( )3.Theyoungmanwas very glad because Nasreddin saidthat________.
A.hewouldbecomerichagainB.he would soon feel muchhappier
C.hewouldbecome clever D.he would have more friends
( )4.Nasreddinmeanttheyoungman______.
A.wouldgetrichagain B.would getusedtohavingnothing
C.wouldgetusedtobeingintroubleD.would getoutofpoorness
( )5.Whatthisstorytellsusis________.
A.that money iseverything B.thatmoneymakesthemarego
C.tosaveeach pennyD.thatmisfortuneteststhesincerityoffriends
3
Amanwastravellingabroadinasmallredcar.One day he left thecarandwentshopping.Whenhecameback,its roof was badlydamaged.
Someboystoldhimthatanelephanthad damaged it.The man did notbelievethem,buttheytookhimtoacircus which was near there.Theowneroftheelephantsaid,"Iamverysorry!
Myelephanthasabig,round,redchair.Hethoughtthatyourcarwashischair,andhesatonit!
"
Thenhegavethemanaletter,inwhichhesaidthathe was sorry andthathewouldpayforallthedamage.
Whenthemangotbacktohisowncountry,the customs officers wouldnotbelievehisstory.Theysaid,"Yousoldyournew car while you wereabroadandboughtthisoldone!
"
Itwasonlywhenthemanshowedthemtheletterfrom the circus manthatbelievedhim.
Multiplechoice
( )1.Amanwastravellingabroad_______.
A.inabigbusB.inagreenjeepC.inaredcarD.inaredtaxi
( )2.Thecarwasdamagedbecause________.
A.therewasatrafficaccident B.thecircusmanbroke it
C.it rushedintoashop D.theelephantsatonit
( )3.Thecircusmansaidthat_______.
A.hewouldpayforpartofthedamageB.hewouldpayfor allofthedamageC.hewouldn'tpayforthedamageD.hewouldbuyanewcar
( )4.Whenthemangotbacktohiscountry,thecustoms officers______.
A.wouldcheckhisnewcar B.onlycheckedhis car
C.searched him D.wouldn'tbelievewhathehadsaid,
( )5.Itwas only________that made the officersbelievehim.
A.theletterfromthecircusman B.anewspaperfromthecountry
C.thecertificateofhisD.theletterfromthegovernment
4
Nasreddinwascuttingabranchoffatreeinhisgarden.While he wassawing,anothermanpassedinthestreet.Hestoppedandsaid,"Excuseme,butifyoucontinuetosawthatbranchlike that,you will fall downwithit."HesaidthisbecauseNasreddinwassittingon the branch andcuttingitataplacebetweenhimselfandthetrunkofthetree.
Nasreddinsaidnothing.Hethought,"Thisis some foolish person whohasnoworktodoandgoesabouttellingotherpeople what to do andwhatnottodo."
Themancontinuedonhisway. Ofcourse,afterafewminutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwithit.
"MyGod!
"hecried."Thatmanknowsthefuture!
"andhe ran after himtoaskhowlonghewasgoingtolive.Butthemanhadgone.
( )1.OnedayNasreddinwascuttingabranch_______atreeinhis garden.
A.on B.in C.at D.off
( )2.WhileNasreddinwassawing,anotherman_______.
A.toldhimtostopworking B.toldhimhewouldfalldown
C.would borrowsomethingfromhimD.wouldhelphimsawthat branch
( )3.After the manwentaway,Nasreddinthoughtthat________.
A.thatwasasilly fellow B.thatwasawiseperson
C.thatwasaproudperson D.thatfellow cheatedhim
( )4.WhathappenedtoNasreddinafterafewminutes?
A.Thebrancdfell.B.Nasreddinfelldowntotheground.
C.Nasreddin was hurt himself.D.BothAandB.
( )5.Thisstoryisabout________.
A.afoolishman B.a wiseman
C.cuttingatreeD.thenecessityoftakinggoodadvice
5
Itwashalf-pasteightinthemorning.The telephone bell rang andMarywenttoanswerit.
"It'sme-Peter."
"Hullo,who'sthat?
"sheasked.
PeterwasafriendofMary'seight-year-oldbrother,Johnny.
"Ohhullo,Peter.Whatdoyouwant?
"saidMary.
"CanIspeaktojohnny?
"
"No,"saidMary,"youcan'tspeaktohimnow.Heisbusy.He is gettingreadyforschool.Heiseatinghisbreakfast.Grandmotheris combing hishair.Sisterisunderthetable,puttinghisshoeson.Mother is gettinghisbooksandputtingtheminhisschoolbag.Goodbye,I'vegottogonow.Ihavetoholdthedooropen.Theschoolbusiscoming.
( )1.Whowenttoansweritwhenthetelephonebellrang?
A.Johnny's sisterB.PeterC,JohnnyD.Johnny'smother
( )2.WhomdidPeterwanttospeakto?
A.Mary'sbrotherB.Mary'ssisterC.Mary'sgrandmotherD.Johnny's mother
( )3.Johnnycouldn'tspeaktoPeterbecauseJohnny_______.
A.was combinghishairB.wasputtinghisshoeson
C.wasgettinghisbooksD.was busyeatinghisbreakfast
( )4.Howdoyousaytoa strangerwhoisansweringyourtelephone?
A.Whoareyou?
B.Anythingtosay?
C.Whoisit?
D.Please
( )5.FromthisstoryweknowthatJohnnywas_____.
A.alazyB.aclever boyC.abusyboyD.ahungryboy
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Nasreddinputtwobigbasketsofgrapeson his donkey and went tomarket.Atmiddayitwasveryhot,sohestoppedinthe shade of a bigtree.Therewereseveralothermenthere,andallofthemhaddonkeys ofgrapestoo.Aftertheir lunch they went to sleep.After some time,Nasreddinbegantotakegrapesoutoftheothermen's baskets and toputtheminhis.
Suddenlyoneofthemenwokeupandsawhim."Whatare you doing?
"hesaidangrily.
"Oh,"saidNasreddin,"don'tworryaboutme.Iamhalfmad,and I do alotofstrangethings."
"Oh,really?
"saidtheotherman."Then why don't you sometimes takegrapesoutofyourbasketsandputtheminsomebodyelse'sbaskets?
"
"Youdidnotunderstandme,"saidNasreddin.IsaidthatIwashalf mad,notquitemad."
Multiplechoice
( )1.Nasreddinwentto market_______.
A.to sell his donkey B.to buysomething
C.to sell his grapes D.to find a job
( )2. Nasreddinstopped______.
A.underabigtree B.nearabigtree
C.aroundabigtree D.inabigtree
( )3.AsNasreddinwastakingawaythe other men's grapesone
ofthemen_______.
A.pretendednottosee him B.saw him and gotangry
C.wokehisfellowsup D.cameathim
( )4.Nasreddinsaidthathedidalotofstrangethingsbecause_______.
A.hewasclever B.he was quitemad
C.hewasfoolish D.hewashalfmad
( )5.In this story Nasreddin was______.
A.aselfishmanB.astrangemanC.afriendlymanD.afoolishman
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Nasreddinwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandsaw something whiteinhisgarden.Itseemedtobemovingtowardsthehouse.
"Thatisathief(小偷)!
Hethought,andhetookhisgunandshot(开枪)athim.