初中英语阅读理解练习题

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1、初中英语阅读理解精选1Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife,buthe could neither read nor write,and he had to work all day,so he could only lookfor somebody to write his letter late at night.At last he found the house of a letterwriter whose name was Nasreddin.Nasreddin wa

2、s already in bed.It is late,he said.What do you want I want you towrite a letter to my wife,said Ali,Nasreddin was not pleased.He thought fora few seconds and then said,Has the letter got to go far What does that matteranswered Ali.Well,my writing is so strange that only I can read it,and if I have

3、to travel along way to read your letter to your wife,it will cost you a lot of money.Ali wentaway quickly.Multiple choice()1.Ali wanted to_to his wife.something a letter written a flower D.say good-bye()2.At last he found the house of_.writer seller old man letter-writer()Ali told what he wanted to

4、do Nasreddin was_.pleased()said that his writing was_.for anyone to read for anyone to readC.too strange for anyone to write for anyone to read()5.This story tells us_.to ask anybody for help to trouble others at night to ask for help without money to trust others2An old man died and left his son a

5、lot of money.But the son was a foolish youngman,and he quickly spent all the money,so that soon he had nothing course,whenthat happened,all his friends left he was quite poor and alone,he went to seeNasreddin,who was a kind,clever old man and often helped people when they hadtroubles.My money has fi

6、nished and my friends have gone,said the young man.Whatwill happen to me nowDont worry,young man,answered will soon be all right ,andyou will soon feel much young man was very I going to get rich again then heasked,I didnt mean that,said the old meant that you would soon get used to being poorand to

7、 having no friends.Multiple choice()old man died and left his son_.gold C.much money a house()2.When the son was_,he went to see Nasreddin.of money poor and sick trouble D.quite poor and alone()young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that_.would become rich again B.he would soon feel much hap

8、pier would become clever D.he would have more friends()meant the young man_.get rich again B.would get used to having nothing get used to being in trouble get out of poorness()this story tells us is_.money is everything money makes the mare go save each penny D.that misfortune tests the sincerity of

9、 friends3.A man was travelling abroad in a small red day he left thecar and went he cameback,its roof was badly boys told him that an elephant had damaged it.The mandid not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there.The ownerof the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a

10、 big,round,red thought thatyour car was his chair,and he sat on it!Then he gave the man a letter,in whichhe said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.When the mangot back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his said,Yousold your new car while you were abro

11、ad and bought this old one!It was only whenthe man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.Multiple choice()man was travelling abroad_.a big bus a green jeep a red car a red taxi()car was damaged because_.was a traffic accident circus man broke itC.it rushed into a shop elephant

12、 sat on it()circus man said that_.would pay for part of the damage would pay for all of the damage wouldnt pay for the damage would buy a new car()4.When the man got back to his country,the customs officers_.A.would check his new car checked his carC.searched him D.wouldnt believe what he had said,(

13、)was only_that made the officers believe him.letter from the circus man B.a newspaper from the country certificate of his letter from the government4.Nasreddin was cutting abranch off a tree in his he was sawing,anotherman passedin the stopped and said,Excuse me,but if you continue to saw that branc

14、h like that,you will fall downwith said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch andcutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the said thought,This issome foolish person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people whatto do and what not to man continued on his way.

15、Of course,after a few branch felland Nasreddin fel lwith it.My God!he man knows the future!and he ran after himto ask how long he was going to the man had gone.Multiple choice()day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_a tree in his garden.()Nasreddin was sawing,another man_.him to stop working him he woul

16、d fall downC.would borrow something from him help him saw that branch()3.After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that_.A.that was a silly fellow B.that was a wise person was a proud person fellow cheated him()happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes brancd fell.fell down to the ground.was hurt hi

17、mself.D.Both A and B.()story is about _.foolish man B.a wise man a tree necessity of taking good advice5.It was half-past eight in the morning.The telephone bell rang andMary went to answerit.Its me-Peter.Hullo,whos thatshe asked.Peter was a friend of Marys eight-year-old brother,Johnny.Oh hullo,do

18、you wantsaid Mary.Can I speak to johnnyNo,said Mary,you cant speak to him is busy.He is gettingready for is eating hisis combing is under the table,putting his shoes on.Mother is gettinghis books andputting them in his school,Ive got to go now.I have to hold the door school busis coming.Mtiple choic

19、e()went to answer it when the teltphone bell rangs sister C,Johnny s mother()did Peter want to speak tos brother s sister s grandmother s mother()couldnt speak to Peter because Johnny _.A.was combing his hair putting his shoes on getting his books D.was busy eating his hreakfast()do you say to a str

20、anger who is answering your telephone are you to say is it()this story we know that Johnny was_.A.a lazy clever boy busy boy hungry boy6.Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went midday it was veryhot,so he stopped in the shade of a were several other men there,and all of themha

21、d donkeys ofgrapes their lunch they went to sleep.After some time,Nasreddinbegan to take grapes out of the other mens baskets and toput them in his.Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw are you doing hesaid angrily.Oh,said Nasreddin,dont worry about am half mad,and I do alot of strange things.Oh,r

22、eallysaid the other why dont you sometimes take grapes out of your basketsand put them in somebody elses basketsYou did not understand me,said said that I was half mad,not quite mad.Multiple choice()went to market_.A.to sell his donkey B.to buy somethingC.to sell his grapes D.to find a job()2.Nasred

23、din stopped_.a big tree a big tree a big tree a big tree()Nasreddin was taking away the other mens grapes oneof the men_.not to see him B.saw him and got angry his fellows up at him()said that he did a lot of strange things because_.was clever B.he was quite mad was foolish was half mad()this story

24、Nasreddin was _.selfish man strange man friendly man foolish man7.Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something whitein his seemedto be moving towards the house.That is a thief(小偷)!He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪)at him.Thenhe went back to bed,because he was too frightene

25、d 害怕)to go out of the house inthe dark.The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on theclothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it outto dry.Now it had a bullet-hole right through middle of it.My God,said Nasreddin,I was lucky last n

26、ight.If I had been wearing that shirt,thebullet would have killed me!And he called his neighbours together and asked themto thank God for saving him.Multiple choice()midnight Nasreddin saw_in his garden.strange B.a thief white ghost()was so frightened that he _.out for help not go out of the house n

27、ot stay in his house t say a word()3.The next morning Nasreddin found_.wife in the garden clothes-lineC.the thief dead bullet-hole through the white shirt()said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_.would be killed B.he would die would have killed would have been killed()called his neighbors toget

28、her in order to_.a speech the story God them8.A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,If one manscow kills anothers,is the owner of the first cowresponsibleIt depends,answered the judge.Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.Oh,answered theknows that a cow cannot

29、think likea man,so a cow is notresponsible,and that means that its owner is notresponsible either.I am sorry,Judge,said the made a meant that my cowkilled yours.The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I think aboutit morecarefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first.Andthen

30、 he turned to hisclerk and said,Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.Multiple choice()neighbour asked the judge_.A.whether the first cow was responsible the owner of the first cow was responsibleC.whether both cows were responsibleD.whether both the owners were responsible()t

31、he neighbour reported that the judges cow had killed his,the judge answeredthat_.cow was reponsible B.its owner was not responsible a cow nor its owner was responsible cow was responsible()the neighbour heard this,he told the judge that_.was nothing happened B.his cow had been killed was his cow tha

32、t had killed the judges cows had been killed()the judge heard that his cow had died,he_.A.got angry nothing his neighbor into prison what he had said at first()this story the judge was_.A.a clever judge humorist9.Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city.The shop is not far fromhis h

33、ome.It is about one kilometre away.So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to workby bus.He usually goes bike there by bike,sometimes on takes(花费)him twentyminutes to get there by bike and fortyminutes on foot.Today his bike is broken.He wants to walk there.Now he is having breakfast.He leaves home at ten minu

34、testo eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier.His work starts at half pasteight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.1.What does Uncle Wang doA.He sells books.B.He grows flowers.C.He makes shoes.D.He works in a hospital.2.Why does he seldom go to work by bus Be

35、cause.A.there is no bus B.his shop is not far from his homeC.he likes riding a bikeD.his shop isnt in the middle of the city3.How long does it take him to walk to his book shopA.Twenty minutes B.Forty minutes C.Ten minutesD.Half an hour4.What time does he usually leave home by bikeA.At ten minutes t

36、o eightB.At half past eightC.At ten minutes past eightD.At twenty minutes past eight5.He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.A.4:45 B.5:15 C.4:55 D.5:0510.阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Sandwich was an Englishman.He lived in the 18th century(世纪).Sandwich was rich(有钱的),but he liked to play cards(纸牌)

37、for money.He often played for 24 hours,and didnt even stop to have his meals.He ordered(命令)his servants(仆人)to bringhim some meat and bread.He put the meat between(在两者之间)the two pieces of breadand held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand.Peopleliked Sandwichs idea,and

38、from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man,Sandwich,we have the word of the food sandwich today.()1.Sandwich was the.A.name of a servantB.name of a man with a lot of moneyC.poor man who lived on playing cardsD.name of food which was liked by the rich()2.Sandwich.A.

39、was so interested(兴趣)in playing cards that he oftenhad no time to have his mealsB.often brought some bread with him to play cardsC.never ate anything when he played cardsD.had no money to play cards with at last()3.People liked Sandwichs idea because.A.bread,together with meat was cheapB.he always w

40、on when he played cardsC.they liked Sandwich himselfD.when they ate with one of their hands they could dosomething with the other()4.Today,sandwich is.A.also a name of a rich manB.two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC.not interested in playing cardsD.not liked by most of the people()5.As food,sa

41、ndwich.A.is usually made of(用.制做)bread and chickenB.sometimes smells(闻)good,but sometimes notC.is made of bread and meatD.is easy for us to play.中考英语阅读测试(三)作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞-In 1620,about half the USA was covered by forests Today the forests have almostgone A lot of good land has go

42、ne with them,leaving only sand China doesnt wantto copy the USAs example Were planting more and more trees Weve built the Great Green Wall of trees across northern part of our countryThe Great GreenWall is 7,000 kilometres long,and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide It willstop the wind from blow

43、ing the earth away It will stop the sand from moving towardsthe rich farmland in the south More Great Green Walls are needed Trees mustbe grown all over the world Great Green Walls will make the world better根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1In 1620,about _ the USA was covered by forestsAa third Bhalf Ctwo thirds Da fo

44、urth2A lot of good land has gone with _Asand Bwater Cwind Dforests3The Great Green Wall in China is _ longA7,000 kilometers B1,700 kilometersC7,000 meters D400 kilometers4Trees must be grown in _.AChina Bthe USACsome countries Devery part of the world5_ will make the world betterAThe Great Wall BTal

45、l buildingsCGreat Green Walls DFlowers and grassKEY:1B 2D 3A 4D 5C 中考英语阅读测试(二)作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞-The English people like take-away food The most popular food is fish andchipsThey usually go to a fish and chip shop They put the food in paper bags,and take it home,or to their work plac

46、e At lunch time,many people eat take-awayfood in the park Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England People inthe USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food,too But the most popular foodin the USA is fried chicken根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。1People in England like fish and chips2Fish and chips are t

47、he most popular food in China3The English people often go to a fish and chip shop4They put the food in paper bags5They take the food only to their work place6They never eat take-away food in the park7Chinese takeaways are popular in England8People in Australia dont like Chinese take-away food9The mo

48、st popular food in Australia is fried chicken10 Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA根据短文内容，用栏中适当的词语完成栏的内容。11Fish and chips are12The English people go to a fish and chip shop13People eat take-away food14People take the food home15The American people also likeAin the park at lunch timeBCh

49、inese take-away foodCthe most popular take-away food in EnglandDor to their work placeEto buy take-away foodKEY:1T 2F 3T 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F 9F 10T11C 12E 13A 14D 15B 中考英语阅读测试(五)作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞-“Cool”is a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express atemperature that is a

50、little bit cold As the world has changed，the word has hadmany different meaning“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anythingWhen you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“Its cool”You maythink，“Hes so cool，”when you see your favourite footballerWe all maximize（扩大）

51、the meaning of“cool”You can use it instead of many wordssuch as“new”or“surprising”Heres an interesting story we can use to showthe way the word is usedA teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited On one students paper was Just the one sentence，“Itsso coolMaybe he tho

52、ught it was the best way to show what he saw and feltBut the story also shows ascarcity（缺乏）of wordsWithout“cool”，some peoplehave no words to show the same meaning So it is quite important to keep somecredibility（可信性）Can you think of many other words that make your life ascolourful as the word“cool”I

53、 canAnd I think they are also very cool1We know that the word cool has had _.Aonly one meaning Bno meaningsCmany different meanings Dthe same meaning2In the passage，the word“express”means“_”.Asee Bshow Cknow Dfeel3If you are _ something，you may say，“Its cool.”Ainterested in Bangry aboutCafraid of Du

54、nhappy with4The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used Apleased with Bstrange toCworried about Dcareful with5In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word“cool”_Acan be used instead of many wordsBusually means something interestingCcan make your life colourfulDmay not

55、 be as cool as it seemsKEY:1C 2B 3A 4C 5D 中考英语阅读测试(四)作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29 添加：无聊的飞-The students were having their chemistry（化学）class.Miss Li was telling thechildren what water was like.After that,she asked her students,“Whats water”No one spoke for a few minutes Miss Li asked again，“Why dont yo

56、u answer myquestionDidnt I tell you what water is like”Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has nocolour and no smellBut where to find such kind of waterThe water in the river behindmy house is always black and it has a bad smell”Most of the children agreed Withhi

57、m“Im sorry，children”said the teacher，“Our water is gettingdirtier anddirtierThats a problem1The students were having their _ classAEnglish BChinese Cchemistry Dmaths2Miss Li was telling the children what _ was likeAwater Bair Cearth Dweather3A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is alwa

58、ys _”Awhite Bblack Cclean Dclear4Most of the children _ the boyAagreed with Bwrote toCheard from Dsent for5The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _ Amore and more Bless and lessCcleaner and cleaner Ddirtier and dirtierKEY:1C 2A 3B 4A 5D 中考英语阅读测试(六)作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-2

59、9 添加：无聊的飞-A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as aChristmas presentOn Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchinwas walking around the shining car“Is this your car，Paul”he askedPaul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy w

60、assurprised“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you nothingBoy，I wish”He hesitatedOf course Paul knew what he was going to wish for He was going to wish he had abrother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like

61、that.”Paul lookedat the boy in surprise,then he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in mycar”“Oh yes，Id love that”After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，wouldyou mind driving in front of my house”Paul smiled a littleHe thought he knew what the boy wantedHe wante

62、d to show hisneighbours that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Willyou stop where those two steps are”the boy askedHe ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but hewas not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled brother.He sat him downon t

63、he step and pointed to the car.“There she is,Buddy,just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to himfor Christmas and itdidnt cost him a cent.And some day Im going to give you onejust like itthen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christm aswindows that Ive been trying to tel

64、l you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed olderbrother climbed in beside him and thethree of them began anunforgettable holidayride.注：urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbour 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分1The street urchin was very surprised when _APaul received an e

65、xpensive carBPaul told him about the carChe saw the shining carDhe was walking around the car2From the story we can see the urchin _Awished to give his brother a carBwanted Pauls brother to give him a carCwished he could have a brother like PaulsDwished Paul could be a brother like that3The urchin a

66、sked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _ Ato show his neighbours the big carBto show he had a rich friendCto let his brother ride in the carDto tell his brother about his wish4We can infer（推断）from the story that _APaul couldnt understand the urchinBthe urchin had a deep love for his brotherCthe urchin wished to have a rich brotherDthe urchins wish came true in the end5The best name of the name story is _AA Christmas PresentBA Street UrchinCA Brother Like ThatDAn Unforgettable Holiday Ri