1、初中英语阅读理解专项训练阅读理解专项训练 Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying
2、 to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Toms workmates came in and s
3、at with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“Theres plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, Ill get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! Its going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now its h
4、alf past eleven.”“Youre looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.根据以上短文内容,从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。1、Tom went into the station cafe because.AMike asked him to have a cup of teaBit was quite
5、early and he could find a seat thereChe didnt like to stay with the schoolgirlsDhe wanted to have a drink with his workmate there2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?AHalf past twelveBTwenty to twelveCHalf past elevenDHalf past one3、From the story we know that when w
6、e look at a clock in a mirror, we will find.Athe time is rightBits going slowerCits going backwardDits going faster4、Which of the following is true?ATom arrived in Paris on timeBThe next bus would leave in half an hourCAfter that Tom didnt like clocks any longerDTom looked at the clock in the mirror
7、 only once5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?AThe Mirror of the StationBNot A Careful ManCMissing A BusDThe Clock In The Mirror(二)When Mr. David retired(退休),he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surpri
8、se, many tourists(游客)came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Davids garden. This was too mu
9、ch for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round. Price(价格): twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitor
10、s came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游).” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。1、Mr. Davids house wasthat many tourists came to see it.Aso smallBso quietCs
11、o interestingDsuch interesting2、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order.Ato drive the visitors awayBto satisfy the visitors curiosityCto let visitors come in and look roundDto get some money out of the visitors3、The notice made the visitors.Amore interested in his houseBlost interest in his ho
12、useCangry at the unfair priceDfeel happy about the price4、After Mr. David put up the notice.Athe visitors didnt come any longerBfewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseCmore and more tourists came for a visitDno tourist would pay the money for a visit5、At last he had to sell his house and move
13、 away because.Ahe did not like it at allBhe could not work as a guideChe made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseDhe could not live a quiet life in it(三)Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna(维也纳). He was also a man full of humour(幽默). Once, at his 70th birthday party, a
14、friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words. “Well,” said Freud, “we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering.”As a devoted(忠实的)son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in a small mountain town in Austria(奥地利).
15、 The King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in the summer, a band(乐队)was playing a lively tune(曲子)when Freuds mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing, but forgot it was
16、the Kings birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, “Mama, the band is playing for your birthday.” She believed him and had a wonderful day.根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。1、Freud was a famousof.Adoctor, AustriaBgeneral, ViennaCKing, AustriaDdoctor, Australi
17、a2、From what Freud said at his 70th birthday party, we can see that he was.Aa brave manBa sick manCa devoted manDa man full of humour3、One day Freud came to the small mountain town for.Ahis 70th birthdayBthe King Josefs birthdayChis mothers birthdayDfor his holiday4、Which of the four sentences is wr
18、ong?AFreuds mother and the King Josef usually spent their summers in the same place.BFreud mothers birthday and the Kings birthday were on the same day.CFreuds mother was so old that her memory was very bad.DShe knew that the band was playing for the King.5、Freuds mother felt very happy on her 95th
19、birthday because.Athe King Josef himself came to celebrate(庆贺)her birthdayBthe people of the town came out to celebrate her birthdayCshe believed that the band was playing for her birthdayDshe heard the band playing a lively tune so wonderfully(四)We each have a memory(记忆力). Thats why we can still re
20、member things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in lea
21、rning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two
22、languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。1、Some people can easily learn many t
23、hings by heart because.Athey always sleep very wellBthey often eat good foodCthey read a lot of booksDthey have very good memories2、Everybody learns his mother language.Aat the age of sixBwhen he is a small childCafter he goes to schoolDwhen he can read and write3、Before a child can speak, he must.A
24、read and writeBmake sentencesChear and remember the soundsDthink hard4、In school the pupils cant learn a foreign language well because.Athey have no good memoriesBthey have no recordersCthey have too much time for itDthey are busy with other subjects5、Your memory will become better and better.Aif yo
25、u have plenty of good foodBif you do more and more exercisesCif you do morning exercises every dayDif you get up early五、We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf
26、.It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “Well carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架). Ive always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.As it
27、 was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they overtake(超车)?”Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers(警官)insi
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