初中英语复习阅读理解专项训练.docx

1、初中英语复习阅读理解专项训练初中英语复习 阅读理解专项训练阅读下面十六篇短文，根据其内容，从各题所给的选项中，选择最佳答案。1It was half past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it. Hello, whos that?she asked.Its me -Peter.Peter was a friend of Marys brother,Johnny.Oh, hello, Peter. What do you want? said Mary.Can I speak to J

2、ohnny?No, said Mary, you cant speak to him now. He is busy. He is getting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast. Grandmother is combing his hair. Sister is under the table, putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his schoolbag. Gocdbye. Ive got to go now. I have

3、to hold the door open. The school bus is coming.What do you think of the story? Are you sometimes like Johnny? If so,you need to change your habits.1. It was in the morning when the telephone bell rang.A.7:00 B.7:30 C. 8:30 D. 9:00A. father B. friend C. uncle D. teacherA. eating his breakfast B. ans

4、wering the telephoneC. putting on his shoes D. holding the door open4. How many people can you find in the story?A. Two. B. Four. C. Six. D. Eight.(2Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you dont see the person you are talking wi

5、th. That may change in the near future.Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two. people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person youre calling. They may have other uses in

6、the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then youll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, youll go to your phon

7、e and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing youre interested in right over the phone. Youll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room! 5. Today people can use the phone to talk with othersA. in all the towns B. in some places in the worldC. only in big cities D

8、. almost anywhere on the earth6. The worditin the text means _A. the picture phone B. any phoneC. the use D. the change7. We can _ through the picture phone according to(根据 the text.A. write a book B. do shoppingC. play games D. have classes(3Its over! Thank goodness!School was over and I was tired.

9、 I sat at the front of the school bus.Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛 by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth (值得listening to.My fathers ill,she said to no on

10、e in particular(特别地. I could see worry in her eyes. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students with a smile.With a sudden change of interest, I asked, Whats wrong with him?With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, Heart trouble. Her eyes lowered as she continued. I

11、ve already lost my mum,so I dont think I can stand losing him. I couldnt answer. My heart ached for her.I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain(痛苦 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldnt want anyone to go through that.Suddenly

12、I realized(意识到 Janie wasnt only a bus driver, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares too.I suddenly felt very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant. I shouldnt have been so selfish

13、and self-centered.Understanding people is an art. 8. When the students get on the school bus,Janie usuallyA. listens to musicB. talks about her own worryC. sits on her seat without wordsD. meets them with a smile 9. After she learned Janies story, the writer thought ofA. her fathers deathB. her moth

14、ers painC. the ache of her own heartD. the pain of Janies parents10. Why did the writer feel selfish? Bemuse _A. she had never had Janie ms anything except a driverB. she had made only a few friends in the schoolC. she had hardly thought of herselfD. she had never listened to others11. In this passa

15、ge the writer tries to tell us that _A. losing parents makes people sad and helplessB. understanding the people around us takes timeC. we should try to look deeper into the people around usD. its not right to judge the people around us by their clothes(4One of the things I always believe is that no

16、matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasnt sure of that was on September 11.I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the W

17、orld Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and 1 realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism.My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking f

18、or their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldnt understand how something this terrible could have happened.It wasnt until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem different now, more un

19、derstanding, more tolerant. Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big thing. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short,and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. Ive learned also that you cant take things for granted. Thi

20、ngs change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and dont tome back. One moment theyre living and the next minute theyre not. And, it doesnt matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we ail need to make the most of every minute we

21、 have.You try to learn from what happened. You cant be used up by it. You cant live by it. All you can do is just live.注:crash 撞击 reaction 反映 witness 目击tragedy 悲剧 tolerant 宽容的 precious 珍贵的takefor granted 认为是当然的 12. The word positive in the passage probably meansA. terrible B. bad C. good D. real13.

22、What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?A. A fire starting. B. A plane flying.C. A terrible accident. D. An act of terrorism. 14. From September 11, that writer has realized thatA. people should make the most of every minute they haveB. he has become less tolerant towards othe

23、rsC. he should get worried about little thingsD. life is too short to care about others15. Whats the best title(题目 of this passage?A. A Report about September 11B. The Tragedy of September 11C. September 11 and My familyD. September 11 and My Turn（5）I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket f

24、or the film “Pearl Harbor” last Friday.I learned in the newspaper that tickits could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00 Since I work from 8:30 to 5,the only time Icould go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time.It was a pity that the cinema

25、is on the other side of the town,and the bus service（服务）between my office and Richland Hills is not very good.But if you are lucky,you can make the round trip in 40 minutes.Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes,waiting for a bus.By the time I saw one come around the corner,there wa

26、s not enough time left to make the trip.so I had to go back to the office.The same thing happened the next two day.On Thursday my luck changed.I got on a busright away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes.But when I got there,I found a long line of people at the box office.I heard one man sai

27、d he had been waiting in line for over an hour.I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line.I caught the next bus and went back across the town.By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car.It was expensive,but I felt it would be worth（值得）it to see the film.The trip by

28、 car only took 10 minutes,but it felt like an hour to me.When I reached the cinema,I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line.But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickits.A.in the city of the Richland Hills B.in a small townC.on a farm near town D.in

29、an office which is very near to a cinemaA.once B.twice C.three times D.four times18.The word “delighted” in the sentence “I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line.”means .A.sure B.sorry C.surprised D.pleased19.Which of the following sentances is right according to the passage?A.He coul

30、dnt buy the tickets any day before or after work time.B.The writer finally got a film ticket.C.The buses running between his office and Richard Hills were always on time on Thursday.D.It always took him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.20.Choose the best title（题目）of the story.A.Ticke

31、ts Sold Out B.How to Get a Film TicketC.A Wonderful Film D.An Unlucky Day(6Greenwich is on the River Thames（泰晤士河）,five miles from the middle of London,and people named the place Greenwich,meaning “Green village ”.People there lived by fishing.Later the English Kings and queens came to live at Greenw

32、ich in their beautiful palaces.The name of the earliest palace was Placentia.Its windows were made of glass-the first in England.Henry (亨利八世 Lived there .He knew that England must be strong at the sea.So he started two big shipyards(船坞at Greenwich,and they made the best ship there.But trouble was coming to Greenwich.In1649,a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king.When the war ende