初中英语阅读理解专题.docx

1、初中英语阅读理解专题诺贝尔的故事Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a

2、 lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his fathers lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he

3、became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations,

4、 until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.根据短文内容，

5、选择能回答所提问题的正确答案。1.Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in_.A.SwedenB.StockholmC.RussiaD.Moscow2.What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War?A.The engineering industry. B.A strong position.C.Landmine. D.Study of explosives.3.Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father_.A

6、.went bankruptB.was put in prisonC.was illD.died4.How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He builtup_companies in different countries.A.20B.40C.60 D.805.What was Alfred Nobel always searing for?_.A.More time and more money B.A meaning to life C.How to end the war D.The peace between nations【答案

7、及解析】1.B。根据Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. (伟大的瑞典发明家和实业家诺贝尔于1883年10月21日出生于斯德哥尔摩)就能确定正确选项。2.C。根据Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War(以马利诺贝尔在克里米亚战争中发明地雷，挣了很多钱)就能确定正确答案。3

8、.A。根据went bankrupt soon after(不久破产了)就能确定正确答案(from )。4.D。根据He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries(他在20个国家建了80多个公司)就能确定答案。5.B。根据He was always searching for a meaning to life(他总是在搜索生活的意义)就能确定答案。她用爱创造奇迹An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she k

9、new was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its

10、 hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “Its for my little brother,” the girl answered. “Hes really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has some

11、thing bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We dont sell a miracle here, child. Im sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.“Listen, if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed ma

12、n heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”“I dont know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can

13、try and get some more,” she answered.“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”He took up the girls hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dr

14、essed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was home again.How much did the miracle cost? (from )根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.What was the trouble in the little girls family?A.Her brother was seriously ill.B.They had no money.C.

15、Nothing could save her brother.D.Both A and B.2.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _.A.something interestingB.something beautifulC.some wonderful medicineD.some good food3.The little girl said again and again “.I can try and get some more.” That shows _.A.she had still kept some money

16、 B.she hoped not to be refusedC.There was no need to worry about moneyD.she thought money was easy to get4.What made the miracle happen?A.The girls love for her brother.B.The girls money.C.The medicine from the drugstore.D.Nobody can tell.5.From the passage we can infer (推断) that _.A.The doctor didn

17、t ask for any payB.A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC.The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD.Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought【答案及解析】1.选 D。根据第1段中的All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money可知答案。2.选 C。由于这个小女孩的家很穷，而她的兄弟又病得那样重，所以她的父亲说Only a miracle can s

18、ave him now，小女孩听了之后便翻出她所有的“积蓄”去药店购买miracle，由此可见，小女孩可能认为miracle是一种什么很神奇的药。注：miracle的实际意思是“奇迹”，Only a miracle can save him now的意思是“只有出现奇迹才可能救得了他”3.选 D。The urchin 要Paul把车停在他家门前后，立即扶着他残疾的弟弟出来，让他看看Paul的车，然后告诉弟弟他想为他做的事，所以他只是想告诉他弟弟他的愿望。4.选 C。The urchin在坐过Paul的车后没有忘记弟弟，并且承诺也要给弟弟买一辆车，可见他对弟弟有着一份深深的爱。答案选C，而A、B

19、、D三项与文章不符。5.选 C。通读全文，我们不得不为The urchin 的行为所感动，他是一个好哥哥。文章就是讲述了他这样的一位好哥哥，C选项最合适。友谊地久天长这是一首经典歌曲，已经被几代人传唱，每当有人唱起这首歌时，依然会让人热泪盈眶。因为这首歌中表达的是一种永恒的情，是每个人都渴望得到的，这就是友谊。This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is calledAuld Lang Syne(友谊地久天长). It is the traditional music played during

20、 the New Years celebration.Auld Lang Syneis an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music w

21、e know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.The song is played in the United States mainly on New Years Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program withAuld Lang Syne.I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Ha

22、ppy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1.Where is this passage from?A. A newspaper.B. A magazine.C. A TV program.D. A radio program.2.Who is introducingAuld Lang Syneto us?A. Robert Bums.B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.C. Buddy Thomas.D. The passage doesnt tell us.3.When

23、 isAuld Lang Synemainly played in the USA according to the passage?A. On New Years Eve.B. On Christmas Eve.C. On weekends.D. On holidays.4.When did the words and music ofAuld Lang Synewe know today first appear?A. In 1790.B. In 1793.C. In 1796.D. In 1799.5.WhatsAuld Lang Syneabout?A. Its about the h

24、istory of Scotland.B. Its about an old Scottish poet.C. Its about the need to remember old friends.D. Its about the wishes to the radio friends.【答案及解析】1.选D。从最后句子As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne.I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.我们可以知道，

25、这是播音员在结束节目时才会说的话，所以可以推断出这篇短文来自A radio program(一个广播节目)。答案为D。2.选C。最后一句话告诉我们播音员是Buddy Thomas，所以答案是C。3.选A。短文的第1句This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve.就告诉了我们，这首歌是在New Years Eve听的，所以答案选择A。4.选D。从第2段可以知道这首歌的前身是a poem(一首诗)，在1796年出版，而The words and music we know today first appeared

26、 in a songbook three years later. 3年以后歌曲才出现，所以应该是在1799年。因此答案是D5.选C。在第1段播音员就告诉我们：It tells about the need to remember old friends. 所以答案是C。节约用水Napoga is a 12-year-old girl inGhana(加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean wa

27、ter for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily(日常) cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant get enough clean water to keep healthy.Earth Day is A

28、pril 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource(自然资源) on the earth.Water covers 70% of the earths surface(表面). But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only1%of the earths surface.You prob

29、ably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogas. But that doesnt mean you dont have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is waterpollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is ve

30、ry bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world wont have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice