初中英语阅读专项训练无答案.docx

1、初中英语阅读专项训练无答案Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.Country music usually talks about everyday life and feelings.Its the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and si

2、mple.Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops (庄稼) or death.The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people pl

3、ayed the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later.In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they madetheminto records.When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change

4、and became popular across America.John Denver was one of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.1.Country music is usually about _.A.everyday life and feelingsB.farmers feelingsC.the lives of workersD.wor

5、kers feelings2.Country music developed _.A.in John Denvers cityB.in the Southern United StatesC.in the Northern United StatesD.in the Western United States3.The underlined word “them” in the forth paragraph refers to _.A.country songsB.folk musicC.popular musicD.country singers4.Why did country musi

6、c become popular in America?A.Because city people liked the music.B.Because farmers movedto cities with their music and it continued to change.C.Because country music talked about city peoples lives.D.Because city people liked the country.5.Which is NOT TRUE according to the last paragraph?A.Today y

7、ou can still hear John Denvers famous song.B.John Denver used to be a famous country singer.C.John Denver is a farmer in the countryside and plays music well.D.Many people know the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads.Mrs Davies was a teacher in India.One summer she got a job as a teacher in an interna

8、tional school. But the school was in London. After she discussed with her husband, they decided to move to London.One day, after dinner, Mr and Mrs Davies told their son, Matt, the decision about moving to London. The boy felt surprised and upset.He didnt want to leave his friends. He said that he w

9、ould rather live with his classmate, Mike. His parents thought that he would change his mind later. Soon, it was August. Mr and Mrs Davies were busy packing. However, Matt refused to go together with his parents.When the day came for them to leave India, Mr and Mrs Davies found their son lost.They w

10、ere anxious and they called Mike,but he didnt know where Matt was, either. In fact, at that time, Matt was walking alone on the street. He walked past a park.He remembered that he and his father often played tennis in the park.He walked past a supermarket. It reminded(提醒) him of shopping with his mo

11、ther.He realized（意识到） that those things would be meaningless (毫无意义) without his family. Matt quickly ran home to say sorry to his parents. He told them he was looking forward to living in London with them and making new friends there.1. Where did the Davies live before they moved to London?2. How di

12、d Matt feel when his parents told him about moving to London?3. Who did Matts parents call when they couldnt find him?4. What did Matt and his father often do in the park?5.Did Matt want to move to London with his parents at last?Gabriel Garcia Mrquez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982,

13、 passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2019. The world stopped to remember the cultural giant (巨人).Garcia Mrquez was born in Colombia (哥伦比亚), but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th century literature”. Gar

14、cia Mrquez wrote in a style called “magical realism (魔幻现实主义). In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But at the same time, magical things happen to them.Garcia Mrquez is best known for his novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, which has sold about 50 million

15、copies. It tells a story of the smallisolatedtown which was a long way away from the outside world and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story describes the development of Colombia since the 19th century in a magic way. As Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Mrquez wro

16、te about “the very essence (本质) of the Latin American people”.1.Garcia Mrquez was born in the year _.A.1914B.1928C.1967D.19822.We can know from Paragraph 2 that Garcia Mrquez _.A.was born in Mexico CityB.spent most of his adult life in ColombiaC.had a writing style called “magical realism”D.was famo

17、us but lived a simple daily life3.The underlined word “isolated” means _.A.隔绝的B.安逸的C.喧嚣的D.繁华的4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Mrquez?A.He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.B.His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was a great success.C.He was widely known as “

18、a giant of 20th century literature”.D.Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.5.From the Presidents words, we can see that the President _.A.praise (赞扬) Garcia Mrquez for his achievementB.show the deep sadness of the PresidentC.explain the writing style of Garcia MrquezD.descri

19、be the character of Garcia MrquezIts sometimes reported that strange objects (物体) were seen high up in the sky. UFOs. These reports make a lot of people interested. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some are explained in scientific (科学的) ways, and others are never explained.It

20、s not easy to decide whether (是否) a report is true or not. One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954. The British plane was flying at 19,000 feet (英尺) when the captain (机长)observedthat something was on their left and a little lower than their plane. It w

21、as about five miles away.“It was not one object but several.”The captain said, “We saw one large and six smaller objects. I sent out a radio to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the planes arrived, the smaller objects entered the big

22、 object. The big object then became smaller and moved away fast.”1.In 1954, a British plane met a UFO when it was flying from _ to _.A.America; FranceB.Britain; AmericaC.America; BritainD.New York; Beijing2.What does the word “observe”mean ?A.noticedB.looked downC.looked backD.looked for3.How many o

23、bjects did the captain see?A.Seven.B.Six.C.Five.D.Only one.4.Why did the big object move away?A.Because it was afraid that the plane found it.B.Because it received a radio report.C.Because other planes were coming to see them.D.The reason is unknown.5.In which book can we see this passage?A.The Hist

24、ory of Planes.B.How to Keep Away from Danger.C.The Strangest Things in the World.D.What Makes You Succeed.Once upon a time, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers (金羽毛). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a small house near the lake. They lived a hard life. Sometimes th

25、ey even had no money to buy food.The gold swan saw this and decided to help them. Every day she came to the womans house and left a golden feather without saying anything. The woman sold the feather and bought food. She was pretty happy because her life became better than before.But day after day, t

26、he woman becamegreedy. She said to her daughters. “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will hurt the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldnt listen. When the swan ca

27、me as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers changed into common feathers.Then the swan said, “I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. I will never come back. Never be greedy.” With these words, the swan flew away.1.Where did the woman live?A.Near

28、 a park.B.Near the lake.C.At the top of a mountain.D.At the foot of the mountain.2.How did the swan help the woman?A.She gave the woman some money.B.She gave the woman some food.C.She gave the woman some golden feathers.D.She gave the woman some clothes.3.The underlined word “greedy” means_ in Chine

29、se.A.漂亮的B.丑陋的C.富裕的D.贪婪的4._ wanted to take all the the swans feathers.A.Only the motherB.Only one of the daughtersC.NobodyD.The mother and her daughters5.What is TRUE according to the passage?A.The woman caught the swan and took all of its feathers.B.The woman sold all the feathers of the swan and li

30、ved a rich life.C.The woman was thankful to the swan.D.The swan finally died and never gave the woman any feathers.完成表格The haze season is back. How much do you know about haze? Haze can also be called “Smog”. The word “smog” is from the words “smoke” and “fog”. It is a kind of air pollution(污染) most

31、ly because of cars and factories.Smog will do great harm(伤害) to your health. It can make you cough and have skin and eye problems. It seems that we can do nothing to stop it, but only wait until the wind blows all the smog away. However, there are some easy ways to stop it hurting you. Here are some of them.1. Dont do exercise in the open.Exercising in the open makes you breathe(呼吸) deeply, and you will take in the particles(颗粒物) deep into your lungs.2. Stay indo