初中英语阅读理解10题 7页

初中英语阅读理解10题1 Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhomewantedtosend a letter tohiswife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhe had to work allday,sohecouldonlylookforsomebody to write his letter late atnight.Atlasthefoundthehouseofa letter writer whose name wasNasreddin.   Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed."Itislate,"hesaid."Whatdoyouwant?""Iwantyoutowritealettertomywife,"saidAli, Nasreddin wasnotpleased.Hethoughtforafew seconds and then said,  "Has thelettergottogofar?"      "Whatdoesthatmatter?"answeredAli. "Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanread it,  and if Ihavetotravelalongwaytoreadyourletterto your wife,  it willcostyoualotofmoney."   Aliwentawayquickly. Multiplechoice(    ) 1.Aliwantedto____tohiswife.         A.getsomething B.havealetter written         C.bringa flower D.saygood-bye(     )2.At last he found thehouseof_____.         A.awriterB.asellerC.anoldmanD.aletter-writer(     ) 3.WhenAlitoldwhathewantedtodoNasreddinwas______.         A.notpleased B.pleasedC.excitedD.angry(      )4.Nasreddinsaidthathiswritingwas_____.          A.easyforanyonetoreadB.strangeforanyoneto read          C.too strangeforanyonetowriteD.difficultforanyonetoread(      )5.This story tellsus______.           A.nottoaskanybodyforhelpB.nottotroubleothersatnight           C.nottoaskforhelpwithoutmoneyD.nottotrustothers2 Anoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.But the son was afoolishyoungman,andhequicklyspentallthemoney,so that soon hehadnothingleft.Ofcourse,whenthathappened, all his friends lefthim.Whenhewasquitepoorandalone,hewenttoseeNasreddin,who wasakind,cleveroldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhadtroubles.  "Mymoneyhasfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,"saidtheyoungman."Whatwillhappentomenow?" "Don'tworry,youngman,"answeredNasreddin."Everythingwillsoon beallrightagain.Wait,andyouwillsoonfeelmuchhappier." Theyoungmanwasveryglad."AmIgoingtogetrichagain then?" heaskedNasreddin. "No,Ididn'tmeanthat,"saidtheoldman."I meant that you wouldsoongetusedtobeingpoorandtohavingnofriends." Multiplechoice(   )1.Anoldmandiedandlefthisson_______.         A.nothingB.somegold C.muchmoney  D.onlya house(   ) 2.When the son was________,he went to see\nNasreddin.       A.shortofmoney        B.quitepoorandsick       C.in trouble         D.quitepoorandalone(   )3.Theyoungmanwas very glad because Nasreddin saidthat________.      A.hewouldbecomerichagainB.he would soon feel muchhappier     C.hewouldbecome clever D.he would have more friends(   )4.Nasreddinmeanttheyoungman______.      A.wouldgetrichagain   B.would getusedtohavingnothing     C.wouldgetusedtobeingintroubleD.would getoutofpoorness(   )5.Whatthisstorytellsusis________.    A.that money iseverything  B.thatmoneymakesthemarego    C.tosaveeach pennyD.thatmisfortuneteststhesincerityoffriends3. Amanwastravellingabroadinasmallredcar.One day he left thecarandwentshopping.Whenhecameback,its roof was badlydamaged.Someboystoldhimthatanelephanthad damaged it.The man did notbelievethem,buttheytookhimtoacircus which was near there.Theowneroftheelephantsaid,"Iamverysorry!Myelephanthasabig,round,redchair.Hethoughtthatyourcarwashischair,andhesatonit!"Thenhegavethemanaletter,inwhichhesaidthathe was sorry andthathewouldpayforallthedamage. Whenthemangotbacktohisowncountry,the customs officers wouldnotbelievehisstory.Theysaid,"Yousoldyournew car while you wereabroadandboughtthisoldone!" Itwasonlywhenthemanshowedthemtheletterfrom the circus manthatbelievedhim.Multiplechoice(    )1.Amanwastravellingabroad_______.   A.inabigbusB.inagreenjeepC.inaredcarD.inaredtaxi(    )2.Thecarwasdamagedbecause________.     A.therewasatrafficaccident B.thecircusmanbroke it     C.it rushedintoashop      D.theelephantsatonit(    )3.Thecircusmansaidthat_______.    A.hewouldpayforpartofthedamageB.hewouldpayfor allofthe     damageC.hewouldn'tpayforthedamageD.hewouldbuyanewcar(    )4.Whenthemangotbacktohiscountry,thecustoms officers______.     A.wouldcheckhisnewcar     B.onlycheckedhis car      C.searched him D.wouldn'tbelievewhathehadsaid,(    )5.Itwas only________that made the officersbelievehim.     A.theletterfromthecircusman B.anewspaperfromthecountry     C.thecertificateofhisD.theletterfromthegovernment4. Nasreddinwascuttingabranchoffatreeinhisgarden.While he wassawing,anothermanpassedinthestreet.Hestoppedandsaid,"Excuseme,butifyoucontinuetosawthatbrancdlike that,you will fall downwithit."HesaidthisbecauseNasreddinwassittingon the branch andcuttingitataplacebetweenhimselfandthetrunkofthe\ntree. Nasreddinsaidnothing.Hethought,"Thisis some foolish person whohasnoworktodoandgoesabouttellingotherpeople what to do andwhatnottodo." Themancontinuedonhisway.  Ofcourse,afterafewminutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwithit. "MyGod!"hecried."Thatmanknowsthefuture!"andhe ran after himtoaskhowlonghewasgoingtolive.Butthemanhadgone.Multiplechoice(     )1.OnedayNasreddinwascuttingabranch_______atreeinhis garden.       A.on  B.in   C.at   D.off(     )2.WhileNasreddinwassawing,anotherman_______.        A.toldhimtostopworking B.toldhimhewouldfalldown      C.would borrowsomethingfromhimD.wouldhelphimsawthat branch(     )3.After the manwentaway,Nasreddinthoughtthat________.       A.thatwasasilly fellow B..thatwasawiseperson       C.thatwasaproudperson  D.thatfellow cheatedhim(     )4.WhathappenedtoNasreddinafterafewminutes?       A.Thebrancdfell.B.Nasreddinfelldowntotheground.       C.Nasreddin was hurt himself.D..BothAandB.(     )5.Thisstoryisabout________.         A.afoolishman    B.a wiseman         C.cuttingatreeD.thenecessityoftakinggoodadvice 5. Itwashalf-pasteightinthemorning.The telephone bell rang andMarywenttoanswerit."It'sme-Peter." "Hullo,who'sthat?"sheasked. PeterwasafriendofMary'seight-year-oldbrother,Johnny. "Ohhullo,Peter.Whatdoyouwant?"saidMary. "CanIspeaktojohnny?" "No,"saidMary,"youcan'tspeaktohimnow.Heisbusy.He is gettingreadyforschool.Heiseatinghisbreakfast.Grandmotheris combing hishair.Sisterisunderthetable,puttinghisshoeson.Mother is gettinghisbooksandputtingtheminhisschoolbag.Goodbye,I'vegottogonow.Ihavetoholdthedooropen.Theschoolbusiscoming.Mtiplechoice(     )1.Whowenttoansweritwhentheteltphonebellrang?      A.Johnny's sisterB.PeterC,JohnnyD.Johnny'smother(     )2.WhomdidPeterwanttospeakto?    A.Mary'sbrotherB.Mary'ssisterC.Mary'sgrandmotherD.Johnny's mother(     )3.Johnnycouldn'tspeaktoPeterbecauseJohnny_______.  A.was combinghishairB.wasputtinghisshoeson  C.wasgettinghisbooksD.was busyeatinghishreakfast(     )4.Howdoyousaytoa strangerwhoisansweringyourtelephone?    A.Whoareyou?B.Anythingtosay?C.Whoisit?\nD.Please(     )5.FromthisstoryweknowthatJohnnywas_____.    A.alazyB.aclever boyC.abusyboyD.ahungryboy6. Nasreddinputtwobigbasketsofgrapeson his donkey and went tomarket.Atmiddayitwasveryhot,sohestoppedinthe shade of a bigtree.Therewereseveralothermenthere,andallofthemhaddonkeys ofgrapestoo.Aftertheir lunch they went to sleep.After some time,Nasreddinbegantotakegrapesoutoftheothermen's baskets and toputtheminhis. Suddenlyoneofthemenwokeupandsawhim."Whatare you doing?"hesaidangrily. "Oh,"saidNasreddin,"don'tworryaboutme.Iamhalfmad,and I do alotofstrangethings." "Oh,really?"saidtheotherman."Then why don't you sometimes takegrapesoutofyourbasketsandputtheminsomebodyelse'sbaskets?" "Youdidnotunderstandme,"saidNasreddin.IsaidthatIwashalf mad,notquitemad."Multiplechoice(     )1.Nasreddinwentto market_______.      A.to sell his donkey B.to buysomething      C.to sell his grapes D.to find a job(     )2. Nasreddinstopped______.      A.underabigtree  B.nearabigtree      C.aroundabigtree D.inabigtree(     )3.AsNasreddinwastakingawaythe other men's grapesone       ofthemen_______.      A.pretendednottosee him B.saw him and gotangry      C.wokehisfellowsup       D.cameathim(     )4.Nasreddinsaidthathedidalotofstrangethingsbecause_______.       A.hewasclever  B.he was quitemad       C.hewasfoolish D.hewashalfmad(     )5.In this story Nasreddin was______.       A.aselfishmanB.astrangemanC.afriendlymanD.afoolishman7. Nasreddinwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandsaw something whiteinhisgarden.Itseemedtobemovingtowardsthehouse. "Thatisathief(小偷)!Hethought,andhetookhisgunandshot(开枪)athim.Thenhewentbacktobed,becausehewastoo frightened害怕) to go out of thehouseinthedark. ThenextmorningNasreddinwentoutandsawone of his white shirtshangingontheclothes-lineinthegarden,hiswife had washed it thedaybeforeandhungitouttodry.Now it had a bullet-hole rightthroughmiddleofit. "MyGod,"saidNasreddin,"I was lucky last night.If I had beenwearingthatshirt,thebulletwouldhavekilledme!And he called hisneighbourstogetherandaskedthemtothankGodforsavinghim.Multiplechoice(     )1.AtmidnightNasreddinsaw_____inhis\ngarden.      A.something strange B.athiefC.somethingwhiteD.aghost(     )2.Nasreddinwassofrightenedthat he______.      A.criedoutforhelp B.darednotgooutofthehouse      C.dared notstayinhishouseD.couldn'tsayaword(     )3.The next morning Nasreddinfound________.      A.hiswifeinthegarden B.theclothes-line      C.the thiefdeadD.abullet-holethroughthewhiteshirt(     )4.Nasreddin said thatifhehadbeenwearingtahtshirt_______.     A.hewouldbekilled B.he woulddie     C.hewouldhavekilledD.hewouldhavebeenkilled(     )5.He called hisneighborstogetherinorderto_______.     A.makeaspeechB.tellthe storyC.thankGodD.thankthem                                               8. Ajudgewasworkinginhisroomonedaywhenaneighbour ran in andsaid,"Ifoneman'scowkillsanother's,istheowner of the first cowresponsible?" "Itdepends,"answeredthejudge. "Well,"saidtheman,"yourcowhaskilledmine." "Oh,"answeredthejudge."Everyoneknowsthatacowcannot think likeaman,soacowisnotresponsible,andthatmeansthatitsowner is notresponsibleeither." "Iamsorry,Judge,"saidtheman."Imadeamistake.Imeantthatmy cowkilledyours." Thejudgethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,"WhenIthink aboutitmorecarefully,thiscaseisnotaseasyasIthought at first."Andthenheturnedtohisclerkandsaid,"Pleasebring me that big blackbookfromtheshelfbehindyou."Multiplechoice(     )1.Theneighbouraskedthejudge_______.      A.whether the first cow wasresponsible      B.whethertheownerofthe first cow was responsible      C..whetherbothcowswereresponsible       D.whether both the owners wereresponsible(     )2.Whentheneighbour reported that the judge's cow had killedhis,thejudgeansweredthat______.      A.acowwas reponsible B.itsownerwasnotresponsible      C.neitheracownoritsownerwas responsibleD.hiscowwasresponsible(     )3.Whentheneighbourheardthis,he told thejudgethat_______.     A.therewas nothing happened B.his cow had beenkilled     C.itwashiscowthathadkilledthejudge'sD.bothcowshadbeenkilled(     )4.Whenthejudgeheardthathiscowhaddied,he________.      A..gotangryB.saidnothing      C.puthisneighborintoprisonD.changed whathehadsaidatfirst(     )5.Inthisstorythe judge was______.      A.a cleverjudgeB.ahumoristC.unfairD.foolish9.            UncleWangworksinabookshopinthemiddleofthe city.Theshopisnot\nfar from his home.It is about one  kilometreaway.SoUncleWangseldom(很少)goestoworkbybus.  Heusuallygoesbiketherebybike,sometimesonfoot.Ittakes (花费)himtwentyminutestogettherebybikeandfortyminutes  onfoot.Todayhisbikeisbroken.Hewantstowalkthere.Now  heishavingbreakfast.Heleaveshomeattenminutestoeight  andhewalkstoworktwentyminutesearlier.His work starts  athalfpasteightinthemorningandfinishesataquarterto fiveintheafternoon.   1.WhatdoesUncleWangdo?      A.Hesellsbooks.              B.Hegrowsflowers.      C.Hemakesshoes.              D.Heworksinahospital.   2.Whydoesheseldomgotoworkbybus?Because     .      A.thereisnobus       B.hisshopisnotfar from hishome      C.helikesridingabike        D.hisshopisn'tin the middleofthecity   3.Howlongdoesittakehimtowalktohisbookshop?      A.Twentyminutes   B.Fortyminutes   C.Tenminutes        D.Halfanhour   4.Whattimedoesheusuallyleavehomebybike?      A.Attenminutestoeight      B.Athalfpasteight      C.Attenminutespasteight        D.Attwentyminutespasteight   5.Heusuallygetsbackhomefromworkat      intheafternoon.      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：         SandwichwasanEnglishman.Helivedinthe18th century(世纪).Sandwichwasrich(有钱的),buthelikedtoplaycards(纸牌)formoney.Heoftenplayedfor24hours, anddidn'tevenstoptohavehismeals.Heordered(命令)hisservants(仆人)tobringhimsomemeatandbread.Heputthe meatbetween(在两者之间)thetwopiecesofbreadandheld thefoodinhislefthandwhileheplayedcardswithhisrighthand.PeoplelikedSandwich'sidea,andfromthen on they ate breadandmeatasSandwichdid.         Fromthenameoftheman,Sandwich,wehavethewordof   thefood"sandwich"today.   (   )1.Sandwichwasthe              .        A. nameofaservant        B. nameofamanwithalotofmoney        C. poormanwholivedonplayingcards        D. nameoffoodwhichwaslikedbytherich   (   )2.Sandwich               .        A. wassointerested(兴趣)inplayingcardsthatheoften            hadnotimetohavehismeals        B. oftenbroughtsomebreadwithhimtoplaycards        C. neverateanythingwhenheplayedcards        D. hadnomoneytoplaycardswithat\nlast   (   )3.PeoplelikedSandwich'sideabecause               .         A. bread,togetherwithmeatwascheap         B. healwayswonwhenheplayedcards         C. theylikedSandwichhimself         D. whentheyatewithoneoftheirhandstheycoulddo             somethingwiththeother   (   )4.Today,"sandwich"is               .          A.alsoanameofarichman          B.twopiecesofbreadwithmeatinbetween          C.notinterestedinplayingcards          D.notlikedbymostofthepeople   (   )5.Asfood,"sandwich"              .          A.isusuallymadeof(用...制做)breadandchicken          B.sometimessmells(闻)good,butsometimesnot          C.ismadeofbreadandmeat          D.iseasyforustoplay.