初三英语阅读理解20练附答案.docx

1、初三英语阅读理解20练附答案初三英语阅读理解20练附答案1、The worst tourist in the world is Nicholas Scottie of San-Francisco、 Once he flew from the U、S、 to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home、 The plane made one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York、 As he thought he had arrived home、 Mr、 Scottie got of

2、f the plane、 He thought he was in Rome、 When nobody was there to meet him, Mr、 Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic、 While looking for their address, Mr、 Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot、 Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones、 He also found that

3、many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English、 Mr、 Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station、 He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language、 After twelve hours t

4、raveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman、 He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian、 Mr、 Scottie did not believe he was in New York when he was told so、 To get him on a plane back to San Franci

5、sco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报)on、 “Look,” said Scottie to his interpreter (翻译), “I know Im in Italy、 Thats how they drive、”1、When Mr、 Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because _、 A、 he was in New York B、 he was not in Rome C、 policeman could help him D、

6、 both A and B2、 In what direction did the plane fly when Mr、 Scottie went to Italy from the U、S、? A、 To the east B、 To the south C、 To the west D、 To the north3、 Why was Mr、 Scottie so sure that he was in Rome? A、 Because he knew little about the U、S、 B、 Because he knew little bout Italy、 C、 Because

7、 he traveled a lot、 D、 Because he didnt travel much4、 At last Mr、 Scottie _、 A、 know he did something wrong B、 still thought he was in Rome、 C、 knew he was wrong D、 knew he was at home5、 Do you think many people do the same things as Mr、 Scottie did? A、 Nobody but Mr、 Scottie made this kind of mista

8、ke、 B、 Many people make this kind of mistake、 C、 Few people make this kind of mistake D、50% of people will make the same mistakeKey:1-5 DAABC2、 “Cool” is a word with many meanings、 Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold、 As the world has changed, the world has had

9、 many different meanings、 “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything、 When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “Its cool、” You may think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer、 We all maximize (扩大)the meaning of “cool”、 You can use it in

10、stead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”、 Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used、 A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布)they had visited、 On one students paper was just the one sentence, “Its so cool、” Maybe he thought it was the best

11、way to show what he saw and felt、 But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏)of words、 Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning、 So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性)、 Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I ca

12、n、 And I think they are also very cool、6、 We know that the word “cool” has had _、 A、 only one meaning B、 no meanings C、 many different meanings D、 the same meaning7、 In the passage, the word “express” means “_、” A、 see B、 show C、 know D、 feel8、 If you are _ something, you may say, “Its cool、” A、 int

13、erested in B、 angry about C、 afraid of D、 unhappy with9、 The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used、 A、 pleased with B、 strange to C、 worried about D、 careful with10、 In the passage, the writer suggests （暗示）that the word “cool” _、 A、 can be used instead of many words B、 usu

14、ally means something interesting C、 can make your life colourful D、 may not be as cool as it seemsKey:6-10 CBACD3、TV PROGRAMMESChannel1Channel218:00 Around China18:30 Childrens programme19:00 News19:30 Weather report19:40 Around the world20:10 TV play: Sisters21:00 English for today21:15 Popular mus

15、ic21:55 Talk show17:45 Computers today18:10 Foreign arts18:30 English classroom19:00 Animal world19:25 China9920:20 Sports21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying21:45 English news22:06 On TV next week11、If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _、 A、 TV play B、 Sports C、 Around th

16、e world D、 Talk show12、 The programme of _ will let you know much about western countries、 A、 Sisters B、 Around China C、 Around the world D、 On TV next week13、 If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is _、 A、 Around China B、 Animal world C、 TV pl

17、ay D、 Foreign arts14、 English classroom is a programme that _、 A、 lets you know something about classrooms B、 tells you something about students C、 lets you know something about school life D、 teaches you English15、 The programme at the end of Channel2 means _ on TV next week、 A、 news B、 programmes

18、C、 people D、 placesKey:11-15 BCBDB,4、 Our sun is a star, and nine worlds (天体)move round it、 Worlds like these are planets、 But there are other stars, other suns, not only thousands of them, but millions of them、 Do different stars have planets? We can see the planets round our own sun、 but we havent

19、 been anymore、 The stars are too far away from us、 Stars give out light, but the planets dont have any light of their own、 So we cant see them、 They are too far, and too dark、 Still, we can tell that some stars have planets、 While a big planet goes round, it pulls its star to one side、 And sometimes

20、 we can see this、 Then we know that the star has a planet、 For example, Barnards Star is a small red star、 And it is the quickest star in the universe、 But sometimes it moves slower, and then quicker again、 We have known Bernards Star for many years, and now we are sure it has a planet、16、 A star is

21、 a large body in the universe、 It _、 A、 moves round our sun B、 has light of its own C、 can also be called a sun D、 both B and C17、 Which of the following is not true? A、 The earth is one of the suns worlds B、 There are millions of suns in the universe C、 The worlds are very bright D、 some stars have

22、 planets18、 We can see the planets round our sun、 But we cant see _、 A、 nine worlds in the universe B、 the planets round other stars C、 the satellites round the earth D、 other stars19、 Barnards Star moves more quickly than _、 A、 most stars B、 any other star C、 its planet D、 the planets round the sun

23、20、 How can people know that there is a planet round Barnards Star? A、 Sometimes they see that the planet pulls the star to one side and makes it move slower、 B、 The planet is shining C、 The planet is next to our earth、 D、 The planet is a red one、Key:16-20 BCBBA5、 We were going to play against a tea

24、m from a country school、 They didnt come until the last minute、 They looked worse than we had thought、 They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys、 We sat down for a rest、 We felt that we didnt need any practice against a team like that、 The game began、 One of us got the ball and

25、 he shot a long pass to our forward （前锋）、 From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style （姿势）he shot and got two points、 Then another two points in a minute、 Soon the game was all over、 We were beaten by the country team、 After that, we thought a lot、 We certai

26、nly learned that even though your team is very good, you cant look down upon the others and still need to do you best、 And the most important lesson we learned was: One cant judge (判断)a person or a team only by their clothes、21、The team from the country were in old clothes so the writers team _、 A、

27、looked down upon them B、 couldnt win C、 didnt like the city boy D、 were afraid of them22、 The country team arrived so late that _、 A、 nobody saw them B、 the writers team were angry C、 they had no time to warm up D、 they looked worse23、 The team from the country won because _、 A、 they were in old clo

28、thes B、 they didnt practice before the game C、 they practiced before the game D、 the team was better than the writers24、 From the text, we can guess the writers team is _、 、A、 a basketball from a country school B、 a football team from a school in the city C、 a basketball team from a school in the ci

29、ty D、 a football team from the country25、 The writers team learned a lot from the game、 They got to know how to _、 、A、 do better from then on B、 fight against the country boys C、 play against a weak team D、 judge a man or a team by clothesKey:21-25 ACDCA6、 Long long ago people made fires from lightn

30、ing(闪电)。B ut they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldnt start it again if there was no lightning、 Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花)、 The spark could fire dry leaves、 In this way they could make the fire again if it went out、 Them people also l

31、earned to make a fire by rubbing、 They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole、 They turned the stick again and again、 After a few minutes they got a fire、 As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire、 Sometimes they used the heat from sun、 they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire、 About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴)、 Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire、 Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways