初高中衔接英语阅读理解专项训练系列(含答案)

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1、初高中衔接英语阅读理解专项训练系列阅读理解专项训练1A I have been in England three months now I hope you dont think Ive forgotten youThere have been so many places to see and so many things to do that Ive not had much time for writing letters I shall soon be starting my studies at Kings CollegeSo far Ive been learning about

2、England and British ways of living. I wont tell you about LondonThere are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous cityIm sure youll be more interested to know what I think about life here I find some of the customsinteresting. People here do not shake hands

3、as much as we do in the mainland of EuropeDuring the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met themMen raise their hats to women but not to each other1.The writer came to London from_A. Asia B. the mainland of Europe C. America D. Africa2.The writer

4、did not write the letter earlier because_A. she had forgotten her friend B. she was lonely and sad in this strange landC. she was too busy to write D. she was too busy with her courses at Kings College3.How does the writer feel about British ways of living？A. Happy B. Angry C. Sad D. Interesting4The

5、 writer came to London _Ato make a living Bto study Cto learn British ways of living Dfor sightseeing only5Englishmen_Ado not often shake hands with friends when they meetBoften shake hands when they meet with friendsCraise their hats to all friends when they meetDdont raise their hats to any of the

6、ir friends when they meetB A young father was visiting an old neighborThey were standing in the old mans garden，and talking about childrenThe young man said，“How strict should parents be with their children？” The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one“Please un

7、tie（解开）that string，” he said The young man untied it，and the young tree bent over to one side“Now tie it again， please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again” The young man did so Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children You mus

8、t be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away”6.The story is about_A. how to take care of y

9、oung treesB. how strict parents should be with their childrenC. how the young father should get on with his old neighborD. how to tie and untie the string7. The young man untied the string_A. in order to throw it awayB. so that both of the trees would grow straightC. only to find that the thinner on

10、e bent over to one sideD. in order to let the old man teach him8. When can the string be taken away？A. When the old man has leftB. After you have untied itC. When the young man has untied it next timeD. When the young tree grows strong enough9. At last the old man told the young man _A. that he shou

11、ld be strict with his children if they could not yet stand aloneB. that he should always be strict with his childrenC. that he should be hard on themD. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone10In the story the relation of the big strong tree to the thin one is likethat of

12、 _A. the young father to the old neighborB. parents to their childrenC. the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherD. grown ups to their parentsC Charlie studied in a famous college for four yearsHe studied hard and did well in all his subjectsHe hoped to become a good teacherThis year he l

13、eft the college and began to work in a middle schoolHe likes his students and is strict with themIn order that his students could do well in their subjects，he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction（反应）to the students of Grade 2 in

14、the chemistry lab “Be careful，everyone!” he said loudly“Before I make the experiment，therere twenty five atoms of carbon（碳原子），but after I finish it，therere twenty four atoms of carbon left！”He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his studentswouldgo on explainingit Buttheyoungmen looked at each

15、other and nobody answered him He had to ask， “What happens？ What makes the atom lost?” The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher “Who can tell us where it has gone?” Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row， “We did not see anybody leave the lab!”11.Charlie be

16、gan to work in the middle school because _Ahe had been in the school for four yearsBhe couldnt do anything except teachingChe hoped to become a good teacherDhe did well in all his subjects12Charlie hopes_，so he does his best to make his classes lively and interestingAall his students could understan

17、d himBhis students wouldnt be afraid of himC. his students carefully watched him making the experimentDhis students could do well in chemistry13That day Charlie wished _ Ahis students could learn the chemical reactionBhis students could find the atom of carbonChis students could count（数） the atoms o

18、f carbonDhis students could make the experiment14. The students couldnt answer Charlies questions because_Anone of them had seen the atomsBthey didnt understand their teacherCthe chemical reaction was too complicatedDthey all wanted to drop the subject15. In fact，_ ACharlie failed that dayBthe stude

19、nt in the back row didnt watch her teacher carefullyCthe studentin the back row hadnt learned chemistry beforeDCharlie failed in making the experimentD In order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary First， we must understand the language when we hear it spoken Secondly

20、， we must be able to speak it ourselves， with confidence and without hesitation（犹豫） Thirdly， we must do much reading Finally， we must be able to write it We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar There are no shortcuts to success in language learning A good memory is a great help

21、，but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar bookIt is not much learning by heart long lists of wordsandtheirmeanings，studyingthedictionaryand soonWemustlearn byusingthelanguageIfweare pleased with a few rules we have memorized，we are not really learning the language We must “lear

22、n through use” Practice is importantWe must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can 16 Themost importantthingstolearn aforeignlanguage are _. A understanding and speakingB listening， speaking， reading and writingC writing and understandingD memorizing and listening17 Someone hears

23、 and writes English very well， but he speaks it very badly Thisis because _ A he doesnt understand the language when he hears it spokenB he doesnt have a good memoryC he always remembers lists of words and their meaningsD he often hesitates to practice speaking it18 Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagew

24、ellby _ A doing much practice B studying the dictionaryC learning through use D using the language19 Whichisthemostimportantinlearningaforeign language？A A good memory B Speaking C Practice D Writing 20 “Learn through use” means _ A we use a language in order to learn itB we learn a foreign language

25、 in order to use itC we can learn a language well while we are keeping using itD B and C 阅读理解专项训练2A What is language for? Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of wordsthe longer the lists， the betterThats wrong Language is for the exchange of ideas and inform

26、ationIts meaningless knowing all about a language if you cant use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they cant speak correctly or fluently They are afraid of making mistakesOne shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign languageNative speakers

27、make mistakes and break rules，tooBernard Saw once wrote， “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. Theyre English mistakes in the English languageAnd if enough native speakers break a rule， it is no

28、 longer a ruleWhat used to be wrong becomes rightPeople not only make history，they make language But a people can only make its own languageIt cant make another peoples languageSo Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar，but they shouldnt overdo（做过头） itThey should put communicatio

29、n first 1Language is used to _ A express oneself B practice grammar rulesC talk with foreigners only D learn lists of words2 Generally， whenanAmerican or anEnglishman speaks English， he _ A never makes mistakes B often makes mistakesC cant avoid making mistakesD always makes mistakes3 “Foreigners of

30、ten speak English too correctly ” This sentence means that _ A foreigners speak correct EnglishB foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC foreigners speak English according to the grammar rulesD foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English4 If too many native speakers break a rule，_A what they

31、use will become rightB they are against the lawC they should say sorry to othersD they will become heroes5 Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage， weshould _ A speak in Chinese way B speak by the rulesC speak to native speakers D not be afraid of making mistakesB In Canada you can find dogs，cats， horses， etc i

32、n almost every family These are their pets People love these pets and have them as their good friends Before they keep them in their houses， they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they wont carry disease They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal

33、 food in almost every kind of store Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food When you visit peoples houses， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden

34、 All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada They have a law against killing wild animals If you killed an animal，you would be punished If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be ver

35、y sad about it People in Canada have many reasons to like animalsOne of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as oursWhen children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life Then the old will feel lonely But pets can solve this problemThey can be good friends and never lea

36、ve them alone 6The passage mainly talks about _ A how to keep disease from petsB pets in CanadaC how to take good care of petsD life of the old in Canada7Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthem at their houses because _ A the pets are sickB the pets are wildC they want to stop them from carryin

37、g diseaseD they want them to sleep on the way home8 This passage shows that Canadians_ A hate animals B often kill animalsC love animals D dont keep pets inside houses9 InCanada， childrenleavetheirparentswhenthey grow up because_ A they dont love their parents any moreB they can only find jobs far f

38、rom their parentsC their parents houses are too smallD they wouldnt depend on their parents any more10 Which of the following is TRUE？A Peoplebuyanimal foodonlyattheanimalfood stores B Pets eat better than people C Almost every family has a birdcage in his house D Any bird can come to the bird feede

39、rs to eat C Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food They are learning a lot about the deserts But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time Scientists may not be able to change the deser

40、t in time Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts People are doing bad things to the earth Some places on the earth dont get much rain But they still dont become deserts This is because some green plants are growing thereSmall green plants and grass are v

41、ery important to dry places Plants dont let the sun make the earth even drier Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt awayWhen a bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water Without plants， the land can become desert more easily 11 Deserts _ A never have any plants or animals in themB can all be tur

42、ned into good land before longC are becoming smaller and smallerD get very little rain12 Smallgreenplantsareveryimportanttodryplaces because_ A they dont let the sun make the earth even drierB they dont let the wind blow the soil awayC they hold waterD All of the above 13 Landisbecomingdesertlittleb

43、ylittlebecause_ A plants cant grow thereB there is not enough rainC people havent done what scientists wish them to doD scientists know little about the deserts14 Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？A Scientists know how to change desert into good land B Land is becoming desert faster than

44、 scientists can change it back into good land C Ifscientistscanbringwatertodesert， peoplecan live and grow food there D Moreandmoreplacesarebecomingdesertsall the time 15 After reading this passage， we learn that _ A plants can keep dry land from becoming desertB it is good to get rid of the grass i

45、n the desertsC all places without much rain will become desertsD it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut themD Why do people in all countries ride in buses to school，to work and to far places?Buses can go where trains and airplanes cannotThey do not cost as much to travel on Even though t

46、hey may not move as fast as airplanes and trains，they sometimes take people between two places faster This is because they may travel a more direct way，or may leave more often，or at better times Buses come in different sizes A small bus can carry only eight or ten people A large one might have seats

47、 for fifty to seventy people and have standing room for more Thousands of yellow school buses carry millions of children to school every year Most of these buses have seats placed quite close together to fit in as many children as possible Some schools buy their own buses. Others pay to use buses th

48、at belong to bus companies City and town buses carry people for short distancesThe seats of these are close together，and there is standing room as well Most city buses have two doors so that people can get on and off quickly Long distance buses go from state to state or country to country They give

49、people the chance to travel across huge stretches of land These buses have comfortable seats that can be moved to different positions They have places to store suitcases Many have washrooms All these things are important on a long trip 16 Comparedwithtrainsandplanes， busesdont have the advantage of

50、_ A safety B frequent travelCcheap fare D directness17 A large bus might carry _ people A at most seventy B at least seventyC more or less than seventy D much more than seventy18 Buses have different kinds，and they _ A leave as frequently as possibleB carry all kinds of travelersC have seats as clos

51、e as possibleDcarry people according to their functions19 Longdistance buses give people the chance to travel across _ A huge and continuous sections of landB large and beautiful landC small but beautiful landD huge districts of land20There are different kinds of buses mentioned in this passage exce

52、pt _ A shortdistance buses B direct busesC school buses D longdistance buses阅读理解专项训练3A Every day millions of letters go from one country to another Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan Letters mailed in Canada are received in AfricaOn the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in

53、 different countries The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹） It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用） One hundred years ag

54、o，international mail did not move so smoothly One country did not always accept another countrys letters Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries.Letters travelled by many different routes（路线）Some were lost along the way Sometimes the person who sent th

55、e letter could pay only part of the postage The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail In 1974，men from twentyfour countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Pos

56、tal Union Today，more than 120 nations belong to this union From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world 1 From the story we can infer that _ A mail is important to all countriesB not enough letters are sent all over the worldC all the letters mu

57、st go to Switzerland firstD all stamps look exactly the same2 The Universal Postal Union was formed _ A to look for the lost letters along the wayB to give many men a chance to workC to help men meet in SwitzerlandD to help move mail quickly around the world3 Which statement does this passage leads

58、you to believe？A Countries around the world need each others helpB Most people do not put enough postage on letters C It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way D Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox 4 The underlined word “postage” in this passage means_ A money pa

59、id when you buy a stampB money spent on an envelopeC the charge for carrying a letter by postD the pay a postman receives for his work5 This passage is mainly about_ A different kinds of stamps in different countriesB international mailC an organization that makes rulesD the size and weight of lette

60、rsB Earthquakes are something that people fearThere are some places that have few or no earthquakesMost places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的） The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906Over 700 people died in itThe strongest one in North America was in 1964It happened in Alaska Strong earthquakes are no