初三英语阅读理解练习含答案

初中英语专题练习-阅读理解

（一）

There are many kinds of food in the world. Scientists learn a lot about them. They say that there are some kinds of food people must eat every day. For example, people must eat some green and yellow vegetables. We shouldn't eat too much meat. People also need to eat some fruits, bread and rice. Of course our bodies need some water and milk.

Scientists say people in different countries and different places eat different kinds of food. They cook food in different ways. Different people eat at different times. In one place, people eat once or twice a day. But in another place, people eat three or four times. The scientists say when to eat and how many times to eat are not important. What we eat is the most important thing.

Nowadays, the world faces two problems. People in some places, for example, in Africa, are not full. Many people are eating junk food. It's bad for people's health. So it's our duty to make everyone full and make everyone healthy. （1）_______ know about food most according to the passage.

A. Farmers B. Cooks C. Scientists D. Customers （2）Scientists think the most important thing about food is _______.

A. how to cook B. when to eat C. what to eat D. how often to eat （3）Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?

A. Every day, we should eat some vegetables. B. All the people in the world have enough food to eat. C. Many people are eating unhealthy food. D. Everyone is needed to help solve the two problems. （4）_______ is not good for our health.

A. Meat B. Bread C. Milk D. Potato chips （5）We may read this passage in _______.

A. a letter B. a story C. a newspaper D. a health magazine 1-5：CCBBD

（二）

Lin Tao and Chen Hai are good friends. They are in the same class. They are in the same team. Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. Now it is four o’clock. School is over. They often go to play games after school. They can’t look after their things very well. So their mothers don’t give them watches. They don’t have watches. They don’t know the time. But they can ask a man under the big tree. His watch is very nice. They can also see the clock on the wall of the classroom. Now it’s about five in the afternoon. It’s time to go home. They must put on their clothes and go home （1）Where do Lin Tao and Chen Hai sit in the classroom?

A. They sit in the same row (排). B. Chen Hai sits behind Lin Tao. C. They sit in the same class. D. Lin Tao sits behind Chen Hai. （2）What do they do after school?

A. They go home. B. They do their homework. C. They look after each other. D. They play games. （3）Why don’t they have watches?

A. Because they don’t need watches.

B. Because they can’t look after their things well.

C. Because their watches are in their desks. D. Sorry, I don’t know.

（4）How can they know the time?

A. They can see the teacher’s watch B. They can ask the man under the big tree. C. They can go home and ask their mothers. D. They can see the sun （5）What time do they go home in the afternoon?

A. At about 10 a. m. B. At about 5 a. m. C. At about 5 p. m. D. At about lo p. m. 1-5：DDBBC

（三）

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.

By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o'clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn't so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben's garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

（1）According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that .

A. they could spend happy times together with their family in it B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it D. they didn't have to spend so much money on food

（2）Which of the following is the same as the underlined word “bounty”?

A. Present B. Kindness C. Laughter D. Happiness （3）For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

A. To ask them to attend a birthday party B. To help them get to know each other

C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden D. To ask them to share some interesting stories

（4）What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A. He thought it was too short but enjoyable. B. He thought it was wonderful C. He thought it was not as good as he thought. D. He thought it was too terrible. （5）We can infer that .

A. Happy and her husband Ben don't like spending time with others B. Happy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each other C. Happy and her husband Ben are a generous and warm-hearted couple D. Happy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden 1-5：DACBC

(四)

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family. Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means(意味着) a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies(公司) don't pay overtime(加班工资). Their workers don't get more money for more work. Some people think it's their duty(职责) to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than(少于) half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, \"All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.\" If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

（1）A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805 （2）The word \"extra\" in Paragraph 3 means _________.

A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的 （3）People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France B. Germany C. theUnited States D. Great Britain （4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. No companies offer(提供) vacations to their workers. B. Many people say they have enough time to relax. C. Not all workers can get more money for more work D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days. （5）What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. Workers in the United States get the longest paid vacation B. Many people have vacations long enough C. Work hours are the same around the world. D. There are a lot of dull people in the world. 1-5：ABCCD

（五）

Are you feeling sleepy in class? I remember that I used to get up at eight when I was young. And we used not to do homework. But now, everything has changed.

For 12-year-old Liu Xiangjian, the most difficult thing in life is getting up at 5:50 a.m. every school day.

\"I don't want to get up so early, but I used to be afraid of being late,\" the six-grade Beijing primary school student said,

\"I want more sleep.\"

Liu has breakfast at 6:15 a.m., and after a 30-minute bus ride, arrives at school at 7 a.m. Like most of his 28 classmates, Liu arrives at school a full hour before lessons start at 8 a.m.

In 2007, a survey of 2500 schoolchildren in six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, it was found that about 77% students were short of sleep.

In a recent survey made by the China Daily website, almost 70% of the 1,130 respondents（调查对象） said that they agreed with cutting school hours, while 20% disagreed and 10% had no comment.

Although their children spend long hours at school, many parents arrange（安排） for them to take more studies. Liu's mother, Wang Qunyu, who teaches at a high school in Beijing, thinks her son is still not doing enough to win a place at a good quality（质量） high school.

\"Of course I want my son to have more sleep, more exercise and more fun,' she said, \"but the common saying is that if you give your child a happy childhood in China, you give him failed future.\" Something must be done to change people's traditional thought that a college diplomais a ticket to a good job. （毕业证）（1）Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Liu Xiangjian likes to get up earlier. B. Liu's mother thinks her son is working hard enough. C. Liu goes to school by bike. D. In Liu's school, the first lesson starts at 8 a.m. （2）How many people in the survey had no comment?

A. 1130. B. 149. C. 113. D. 991. （3）What is the writer's opinion according to the passage?

A. A college diploma doesn't mean a good job. B. The students should have less sleeping time C. The writer agrees with Liu's mother's idea. D. The author disagrees with cutting school hours.

（4）The underlined expression\" if you give your child a happy childhood in China, you give him failed future.\" means ________.

A. If a child plays happily, he will fail the game.

B. If a child doesn't spend more time on study, he will not have a good job in the future. C. If a child has more sleep, he will go to a good college in the future. D. If a child plays happily, he will get a college diploma. 1-4DCAB：

（六）

Now the game Angry Birds has become more and more popular with the young and the old. I'm sure you also enjoy it a lot. But is it too small to play the game on your mobile phone or on your computer? Do you want to visit a park where you can find some bigger birds and pigs? As this picture shows, Angry Birds has now become much bigger. Copying the action of the real computer game, players pull a real catapult(弹弓) and shoot Angry Birds toys at green piggy balloons. I think that must be very exciting to touch such big birds.

Angry Birds Land recently opened inside Sarkanniemi Amusement Park in Tampere, Finland(芬兰). It is the first Angry Birds theme park in the world. Finland is a country in northern Europe. And then other countries will copy Finland's example. The UK government says that they plan to build Angry Birds theme parks in the UK. What's more, you can see such theme parks not only in the UK, but also in other countries. The game, Angry Birds, is created by the Finnish company Rovio. It agrees to help build the theme parks all over the world. （1）Why does the news say Angry Birds has become bigger?

A. Because the screens of mobile phones and computers have become bigger. B. Because Angry Birds has become more and more popular. C. Because people spend much more money on Angry Birds. D. Because there have been theme parks named Angry Birds.

（2）From the second paragraph, we can infer（推测） that . A. some countries don't allow kids to play Angry Birds any more B. Angry Birds theme parks will be built in more and more places C. building Angry Birds theme parks is not a good idea D. it's difficult to clean up an Angry Birds theme park

（3）The underlined word “It” refers to .

A. the game Angry Birds B. the Angry Birds theme park C. the company that created the game Angry Birds D. the engineer who created the first Angry Birds theme park （4）What's the best title for this passage?

A. Angry Birds in Finland. B. More Angry Birds in the World.

C. Angry Birds Flying to Theme Parks. D. Rovio Plans to Build More Angry Birds Theme Parks. 1-4：DBCC

（七）

We know music is very important. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave. They think that the sound of western classical music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend even less.

Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax. The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might influence the way you do things. （1）According to the text, scientists believe that music can _______.

A. create different feelings for us B. help us to develop good habits C. develop our interest in money D. influence natural environments （2）The habit of listening to music can make a student _________.

A. slow in action B. care about manners C. fresh in mind D. worry about studies （3）Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Music in Restaurants B. Good and Bad Music C. Types of Music D. Music and Behavior 1-3：ACD

（八）

My life plan is to visit all the states in the US. Several years ago， my husband and I were traveling in the northwest. One day， when we were having our breakfast， I lost my wallet that had over $300 in it. There was no way for us to be

able to find it， but we went on with our trip.

We went off to drive around and enjoy the city， completely forgetting my missing wallet. Later on， when I checked my phone， there was a message from the boss of the restaurant where we had our breakfast： “I have something that belongs to you， and you're going to be very happy.”

We got back to the restaurant and there was the wallet on the table with all the money in it!

The boss's son found the wallet in front of the door， and brought it to him. He thought that it must belong to someone who had a meal in the restaurant， so he checked inside and found my phone number on a piece of paper. （1）Where were the writer and her husband when she lost her wallet?

A. They were in their hometown. B. They were in the southwest of the US. C. They were in the northeast of the US. D. They were in the northwest of the US. （2）According to the passage， we can say that ________.

A. the writer always lost things during her trips B. the message was a good surprise to the writer C. the wallet was not important for the writer D. the writer didn't mind that she had lost her wallet

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer lost her way when she was looking for her wallet. B. The writer finally found her wallet under the table of the restaurant. C. It was in front of the restaurant's door that the wallet was found. D. The boss's son knew the writer's phone number and called her. （4）What can we know from the passage?

A. The boss of the restaurant knew the writer before. B. The writer was thankful to the boss of the restaurant. C. The writer knew someone would bring back her wallet.

D. The writer wasn't upset when she found that her wallet was missing. （5）Which of the following words can describe the boss best?

A. Interesting. B. Nice. C. Hard-working. D. Stupid. 1-5：DBCBB

（九）

A farmer had a brother in town who was a gardener, and his brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. So his skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day the farmer went into the town to visit his brother, and was surprised at the trees that grew quite well.

\"Look, my brother,\" said the gardener. \"I will give you an apple tree, the best from my garden, and you, and your children, and your children's children will enjoy it.\"

Then the gardener called his workmen and ordered them to take up the tree and carry it to his brother's farm. They did so, and the next morning the farmer began to wonder where he should plant it.

\"If I plant it on the hill,\" he said to himself, \"the wind might catch it and shake down the delicious fruit before it is ripe. If I plant it close to the road, passersby will see it and take away the apples--but if I plant it too near the door of my house, my children may pick the fruit.\" So, after he had thought the matter over, he planted the tree behind his barn (谷仓). Time passed, but the tree had no fruit the first year, nor the second-then the farmer called his brother. When the

gardener came, the farmer said angrily, \"You have cheated me, and given me a useless tree instead of a fruitful one. This is the third year and still it brings out nothing but leaves! \"

The gardener laughed and said, \"See where the tree was planted, it has no sun or warmth. How could you expect flowers and fruit?\"

（1）From the passage, we can see the farmer planted the apple tree

A. behind his barn B. on the hill C. close to the road D. near his house （2）The underlined word \"ripe\" means \"__________\" in Chinese.

A. 挂果 B. 成熟 C. 开花 D. 成长 （3）What is NOT mentioned in the fifth paragraph?

A. What happened to the apple tree. B. Why the farmer got angry with his brother. C. What kind of man the farmer was. D. Why the farmer called his brother. （4）Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The farmer's brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. B. The gardener gave his brother the best apple tree from his garden. C. No flowers, fruit or leaves were on the apple tree. D. The farmer thought his brother gave him a useless tree. （5）What do you know from the end of the story?

A. The farmer moved the tree to the roadside. B. The gardener took the tree to the roadside. C. The tree will have no fruit any more. D. The gardener taught the farmer a lesson. 1-5：ABCCD

（十）

How much do you love your mobile phone? A Chinese student had to call 110 for help this week after he got his arm stuck in a toilet trying to rescue(援救) his mobile phone. After dropping his phone in the toilet, he decided to wrap(包，裹) his arm in newspaper in the hopes of keeping clean. But the newspapers became larger in size in the water, and then even his roommates couldn't help him pull his arm out. So policemen were called and they spent an hour unsticking the stuck student.

Passage 2 Crazy Pet Lovers

How much do you love your pets? Many people in China are famous for how much they love their pets. They dress them up in fashionable clothing and buy them high quality food. But would they spend 7,000 English pounds (68,000 yuan) on a wedding(婚礼) for their pets? And that's what a couple in Brazil spent on a fancy wedding for their pet Yorkshire terriers( a kind of dog). Passage 3 Oh, rats!

When something goes wrong, you can often hear Westerners cry “Oh, rats”. But when it comes to Southern China, “Oh, rats!” can mean it's what you want for dinner. According to a report in China Daily, some restaurants in Guangzhou serve rat meat. But, actually, most of those rats are field mice. What would Mickey Mouse say? Passage 4 Liar(说谎者), liar

Here's some news that most women already know. Men tell more lies than women. The London Daily Mail cites(引用) a new study that says men tell about three lies a day, while women tell only two lies a day. Men are also less likely to feel

guilty about lying, according to this week's survey of 3,000 people by a research organization called One Poll. According to the Poll, lying to our mothers is very popular. But then, so is lying at work. And both men and women will lie when it comes to how much they've drunk. So how easy is it to tell when someone is lying? （1）Put the statements into the right order according to passage 1.

① They called policemen for help. ② He dropped his mobile phone in the toilet.

③ His roommates tried to help him pull his arm out, but failed.

④ The newspapers expanded(膨胀) in the water, so he got his arm stuck.

⑤ He wrapped his arm in newspaper before trying to take out his phone from the toilet. A. ②⑤④③① B. ②④③⑤① C. ①⑤④②③ D. ①②⑤④③ （2）Why does the writer call the Brazilian couple “crazy pet lovers”?

A. They dress their pets up in fashionable clothing. B. They buy their pets high quality food.

C. They spent ￥68,000 on a wedding for their pets. D. They spent ￡7,000 in buying a pet.

（3） If you say “oh, rats” in Guangzhou, it can mean that .

A. something goes wrong B. you see some field mice

C. you are a Mickey Mouse lover D. you’d like to have rat meat for dinner （4） According to the new study on lying, which of the following is not true?

A. Women tell less lies than men.

B. Women are more likely to feel guilty about lying. C. Lying at work is more popular than lying to our mothers

D. Neither men nor women want to tell the truth about how much they have drunk. （5）What is NOT mentioned?

A. It is difficult to unstick the stuck student. B. The couple’s pets are Yorkshire terriers. C. People in China enjoy eating rat meat.

D. 3,000 people took part in the survey made by One Poll. 1-5：ACDCC

（十一）

Ask any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer \"math\". No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography,

chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math. Why is this so? How come so many students hate math, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?

Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, \"What good do we get from learning math?

We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time.\"

However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract (减) numbers. In fact,math is not so much about calculation (计算) as it is about learning to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can't think

logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems.

For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently (高效地)? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.

（1）According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?

A. Chinese B. Math C. Geography D. Art. （2）What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?

A. Interesting B. Boring C. Useless D. Difficult （3）Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A. 90﹪of the students hate learning math. B. Students can learn math well with computers.

C. Math can do calculations and store information. D. Math helps students learn all the other subjects well （4）What does the underlined word \"resources\" mean in the passage?

A. 科目 B. 效率 C. 信息 D. 资源

（十二）

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\"As a member of this group，I don’t want to get anything Seeing the children's happy faces，I am happy，too．\"said Susan，an old woman of 62．

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If everyone helps out a bit， we'll all have a better world to live in．

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A. People from 12 to 18． B. All young people． C. People from 12 to 80． D. People from twenty to eighty （3）Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

A. Help people in hospitals． B. Help children in schools． C. Help animals． D. Teach cooking． （4）Who does Susan look after?

A. Children． B. Old people C. Animals． D. People in hospital． （5）What will you do if you want to join the group?

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