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……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………初中英语阅读理解练习题Afriendof mine wasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,but healwaysbegan thetail。NowitistheWesternrule to begin at theheadof the horse,thatiswhyIwassurprised。Itstruckmethat itcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthe tailorthe belly(肚子)orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness。Andmostgreatartistswho really know theirbusinessdo notfollowotherpeople’srule。Theymaketheirown rules.Every one ofthemdoeshis workinawaypeculiar(奇特的)to himself;andthepeculiarity meansonlythathe finds itmoreeasytoworkinthat way. Nowtheverysame thingistruetoliterature(文学)。Andthe question,”HowshallI begin?”only meansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadof beginningatthetail orsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经验的)enoughto trusttoyourownpowers. Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyou will neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthat you willoftenbeginatthetail--that is to say,you willwrite theend ofthe storybeforeyou haveeventhoughtofthe beginning。 1。Afriendof thewriter’sdrewthehorses ____。A。verywellB. inthe way ofwestern ruleC.intheway ofhis own rule D. all oftheabove 2。Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____。A.theartist began todrawattheheadofthe horse B。 the artistbegantodrawatthetailof the horse C。theartistmadehisownrule 11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………D.theartistdidnot follow otherpeople’s rule3。 You arenotyetexperienced because____.A。youdon’tknowwhere tobeginB.youwant tobeginat theheadinstead of beginning atthetailC.youalwaysasked questionD。 youdonottrustto yourownpowers4。 Whenyoubecome moreexperiencedyou will____.A。neveraskquestion B。oftenbeginatthetailC.shouldwritetheendof thestoryD. should think of thebeginning 5。Thetopicof thepassage is______。 A。Howto draw a horseB.HowtowriteastoryC。 Howtomakeyour own rulesD. Trustto yourownpowersKey:CDDCDNo。4middle School Kunming,yunnanApril2nd,2004 Deareditor(编辑),Ilivein abeautifulcity 。 Manyvisitorscometomycity。therearesomanycolorfulpeacocks(孔雀)here 。The peacocksmostlyliveonthe grass landofDongfengSquareTheyaregivenfoodfreelybyvisitors。Theyusuallythrow foodtothem ,and don't thinkaboutatallwhether thefoodisrightor not。Someofthe peacocks becameill,some evendiedaftereatingthebad11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………foodgiven bythevisitors.I’m suremostof thevisitorswhothrowfoodtothepeacocks really likethebirds, butdon't realize(意识到) thattheymaybedoingthemharm(伤害)。Thevisitorsshouldbe told thatwhathave doneis very harmful to thebirds,andthiskindof thingmustbestoppedfromhappening.Perhapswe canbuildsomesmallshopsbeside DongfengSquaretosell peacock food 。 For us everyperson,it’sourdutytogive morelovetothesebeautifulbirdsandtolookafterthemcarefully. Yours,Sun Yan()6。Manyvisitorscometothewriter’scityto__________。A。 dosomeshoppingB。 see beautiful peacocksC。playon Dongfeng squareD. eat nicefood ()7。Some peacocksbecame illanddiedbecausesomevisitors______;A.did'tgive themanyfoodB。gavethemtoo much foodC。threwthemsomebadfood D.loved themandplayedwiththem ()8.SomeshopscanbebuiltbesideDongfengSquareso thatthey may_____________.A。sellfood forvisitorsB.sellfoodfor peacocksC。makethesquaremorebeautifulD。havethe beautifulbirds()9.From thepassage we knowpeopleshould__________.A.liveandplaywiththebirdsB.stopthebirdsfromeatingtoomuchC。 giverightfoodtothe birdsD。givemorefoodtothebirds()10.Wecan guessthewriteroftheletter,Sun Yan , maybe a_____。A.visitorB.shopkeeper C。squarekeeperD.student6-10:BCBCD(3)EverytownintheUnitedStateshasapost office.Some areverysmall ,and youmayalsofindthemin thecornerofashop。Othersare largerbuildings. Theyare openfivedaysaweekand onSaturdaymornings.From MondaythroughFriday they are usuallyopenfrom8:30to 4:30。Ifyouknowhowmuchthe postage(邮资) is foryourletter,youcan buy stampsatany window.In somepostofficesyou can buystampsfrommachines.Stampsare sold manydifferentprices,fromonecent(美分)tomany dollars 。Ifyouare notsure howmuchpostageisforyou letter,youmayask themanorthe womaninthe post officeforhelp。 heorshewill give youthestampsyouneed. Ifyou aresendingyour letter faraway,you should useairmailenvelopes(航空信封) .Rememberthat postagewillbemore expensive for a lettertobe sentoutside11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………thecountry.At apostofficeyou can alsobuypostcards .Apostcardis cheaper thanaletter 。Usuallythe price ofpostageforapostcardisabout halfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuy ata post officedo nothave pictures 。However ,alsotheyarenottobesent outside thecountry.Lettersareaneasy andcheapway tokeepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries .()11.Thepassagetellusthatwecanfind________easily in theUnitedStatesof America.A. postofficesB.largebuildingsC.smallshopsD.differentbanks()12。Thepostofficesin theUnited Statesareopen_________.A。seven hoursadayB.six hoursadayC。fivehoursadayD。eighthoursaday()13。If you arenotsure how muchpostage isfor yourletter ,youcan____.A. goandbuystamps from themachineinthepostofficesenda cheappostcardinsteadofyourletter B. getintouchwith somebodyyouknowinthe postofficeC.askthemanorthewoman in the postofficeforhelp()14。Thepriceofpostage for________ismoreexpensive.A。a beautifulpostcardB.aletterwrittenonenvelope C。aletterbyairmailD.a postcardwithpictures()15。Thepassagetellsussomething about ________ intheUSAA。thepostB.thepostageC。lettersD。postcards11—15A DD C A(4) Long,longagothere wasa veryfoolishthief。Doyouknowwhat hedidoneday? When hewantedtosteal(偷)thebell onhis neighbour’s door,hewalkeduptothedoor,took hold of(抓住)the bellandpulledhard。The bell madeaveryloudnoise。Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink, “Imust dosomethingaboutthenoise,”he said。Hethoughtand thought. At last hehadanidea.“Ah,I'llput somecottonin myears。ThenIwon’tbeable tohearthenoise。” Thenext day hewenttothe door ofhisneighbour,andtook holdofthebell.Thistime hepulledeven harder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything。Withanotherhard pullhegotthe bell out.Justthentheneighbour came runningout.“Stealmybell?I’llteach youalesson(教训),”the angry manshouted.And hehit thethief onthenose.The foolishthiefdid notknow howtheneighbourfoundouthe was stealingthebell.“Whydidhe comeoutjustthen?”hewondered11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………(感到疑惑). ()16。Thethiefwastrying toget。 A. hisneighbourB。 hisneighbour’sdoorbell C.somecotton D.adoorwithabellonit()17.Thethiefputsomecottoninhis ears。He thoughtit wouldbeforhimtosteal thedoorbell.A. safeB。difficultC。dangerousD.easy()18。The neighbourranout probably(很可能)because。 A。 heknewhisdoorbell was being stolenB。 hethought someonewaseager(渴望的)tovisit him C. herealized(意识到)somethingstrangehappenedD。BothBandC()19.Theneighbour hit thethiefto. A。 givehimlessonsB。punish (惩罚)him for stealingC.helphim with thebellD.behisteacher()20。 Which ofthefollowingisTRUE?A.The thiefunderstood whyhe washitonthe nose。B。Thethief knewwhytheneighbour cameout.C。Thethiefthought theneighbour couldn'thearthe noisethebell made. D。Thethiefdidn’t wantto know whytheneighbour ranout。16—20BADBC (5)Afarmerwasputinprison(监狱)。Oneday,hegot aletter fromhis wife。 “I amworriedabout outfarm,”shewrote。 “It’s timetoplantpotatoes ,butIcan’t do allthedigging(挖)bymyself。”Thefarmerthoughtover andthenhadan idea。He wrotetohiswife,“Don’tdigthefields. Thisidwheremy gold(金子) is。Don’t plant potatoes untilI comehome. Afewdayslater, thefarmer gotantherletterfrom hiswife.Itsaid, “Twodaysago, abouttenprison guards(监狱看守)cametoourfields. Itlooked as iftheywerelookingforsomething。They havedug ourfield。”Thefarmer wrotetohiswife at once.“Nowyoucan plantourpotatoes,”hewrote。()21.Thefarmerwas putin prison________. A。 becausehe haddonesomethingwrongB. becausehehadalot of gold in thefieldsC. Thewriterdidn’tsayanythingaboutwhythe farmerwasput inprisonD.Fornothing()22。Thefarmer’swifewasmuchworriedabout_____。A. her husbandB.theirfarmC。 plantingpotatoesD. herself ()23.Thefarmertoldhiswife__ first.11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………A.nottodigthefields B.to digthefields C.to asktheprisonguardsfor helpD。tofindthegold inthe fields()24。Whydidtheprison guardsdigthefarmer’s fields ?________。 A.Theywantedtohelp thefarmer B.Theirleaderorderedthemtodoso C.The farmer askedthemtodoso D.Theywanted tofindoutthegold()25。Why did thefarmeraskhiswife toplantpotatoesatonce ? Because _____. A.theirfieldshadbeendugB. thegoldwas foundout C.theprisonguardsaskedhimtodo soD.the prisonguardsweredigging the fields21-25CBADA(6)Anowl isabird withverylargeeyes.Those eyes make theowllookclever。The owlcannotmove its eyes freelyaspeoplecan. Itcanonlylookstraightahead(朝前).If it wants tolook atbothsides,itmustturnits neck。Owlsseebetteratnight thanduringtheday.Atnighttheylookforfood. Theyeatmiceandinsects. Owlsmakeastrangenoisebecausethe owlssleepmostof theday。Theyusuallygivetheircriesatnight.Thecrysoundslike“Whoo!Whoo!"。This strangesound sometimesfrightenspeople atnight. 26。Anowllooksclever becauseitcanlookstraight ahead.27. Anowllooks forfoodat nightbecauseitseesbetter atnight thanduring theday。 28。 Anowlliveson allkindsofbirds.29。The cryofanowl isfrightening。30.Man mustnotkillowls becausetheyarehelpful topeople.26—30BA BAA (7) Coffee hasbecomethe most popular American drink。 Today peoplein theUnited Statesdrinkmorecoffeethan peoplein anyoftheothercountries.Peopledrinkcoffee at breakfast,atlunch, atdinnerand betweenmeals。Theydrinkhotcoffeeor coffeewithiceinit.Theydrinkitatwork andathome。 Theyeatcoffeeice-creamandcoffeecandy。Coffee isblackand verystrong.Differentpeople like to drink itindifferent ways。Somepeople like coffeewithcreamorsugarin it。Otherpeoplelikecoffeewithbothcreamandsugarinit.Inallwaysitisserved。Coffeehasbecome aninternationaldrink. 31。 Coffee isan____________drink。A。interestingB。internationalC.ice-creamD. American32。Differentpeoplelike to drinkcoffee____________。 11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………A。atworkor athome B。 indifferentways C。withcream or sugarD。between meals 33。TodayAmericansdrink____________coffee than peopleinanyof theothercountries。 A.as muchasB.lessC.moreD.most34。 “Coffeeisblack andverystrong."The word STRONGheremeans____________.A。坚固的B。淡的C.清的D.浓的35.____________isthemost popularAmericandrink.A。BlackteaB.CoffeeC.WaterwithiceD。Whisky 31—35BBCDB(8)Computersareusefulmachines。They canhelp people alotin their everydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelp peoplesave muchtime, andthey can helppeoplework outmany problemstheycan’tdoeasily。Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearnto use computers except theoldpeople。Today moreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputers for theirchildren。Theyhopecomputers canhelpthemimprove(提高)their studies inschool. Yet manyofthechildren usecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoorto sing Karaoke,insteadofstudying。Somanyteachers andparentscomplain(抱怨)thatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudy butmake themfallbehind.Socomputersarelocked by parentsintheboxes. Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers。They saycomputersletmillionsof peoplelosttheirjobsor bring thema lot oftrouble.Willcomputers really bringtroubletopeopleor cantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.36.Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Because _______________. A. ourcountryasksustolearnit B.itcanhelpus alot C。wecanuseittoplay gamesD.it canhelpustofindjobs37。Whatdo manyteachersand parentscomplainabout?_______________。A。Theirstudents andchildrenusecomputerstoplay games。B. Computerslet themlosttheir jobs. C。Computersmake thestudents and childrenfallbehind。D.Computersbringpeoplea lot oftrouble。38. Inthis passageweknow computers_______________. A.alsobringus trouble 11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………B。bringushappinessonlyC. arehatedbypeopleD。arebadforpeople’shealth39. Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?_______________。A。Yes,theycan.B。It’shardtosayC.No,they can’t。D.Of course not。40.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?Ithinkit means_______. A.computersareusedby peopleB。peoplecan livewellwithoutcomputersC.onemustdecidehowtousecomputersD.computers arestrange machines36-40BCA AC (9)Onceuponatime therelived an old man.He hadthree sons.Oneday,he calledthemtogetherand said,"Sons, Iwill diesoon。TomyoldestsonIgivehalf mycamels,tomy second,one—third(三分之一),andtomyyoungest,one-ninth(九分之一)。” Soonafter thathe died.Now,the oldmanhad seventeencamels,andthethree brothersdidn'tknow howtodoastheir father said。Theythoughtalongtime about the problem, anditseemed that theymusteitherkillsomeofthecamelsandcuttheminto pieces,or disobey theirfather.Atlasttheywent totheir father'sold friend andaskedforhisadvice.Assoonasheheardtheirstory,hesaid,"Iwillhelp you.Iwasa goodfriendofyourfather’s。Iamold.Ihave onlyonecamel,but takeit-itis yours."The threesonsthankedthe oldmanandtookhiscamel。 Nowtheyfound itwaseasytodo astheirfather wished,Theoldesttookhalf-thatwasninecamels; thesecond took one—third,thatwassix;andtheyoungesttookone-ninth,thatwastwo.Aftereachhadgothiscamels,they found thattherewasstillacamel there。So,to show theirthanksto theirfather’sfriend, theygavethecamel backtohim 41."Onceupona time”means " ________”。A。long longago B。not very long agoC。 at onceD。sometimes42。Themeaningof”disobey"inthesecondparagraphis”________”。A.服从B。违背C。 听从D。 嘲笑43.Themeaning of”askedforhisadvice” inthesecondparagraphis "________”.A.向他请教 B。问他数量C。批评他D。劝告他44。Thesecond old man ________thethreebrothers.A。was goodtoB.wasnotgoodtoC.didn'tlikeD.cheated(哄骗)45。 Boththetwooldmen inthe storywere ________。A.foolishB.clever C。poor D。rich11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………41-45AB A AB(10)Tomlivedbyhimselfalongway fromtown。 Hehardly went to town,butoneday hewentintotowntobuyafewthings. Afterheboughtthem,hewentinto arestaurantandsat downat atable。When he lookedaround,hesawsomeoldpeopleputglasses on beforereadingtheirnewspapers。 Soafterlunchhe decidedtogoto ashoptobuyhimself onepair,too。 Hewalked alongtheroad,andsoonfounda shop.Themanintheshoplethim try on alotofglasses,but Tom alwayssaid,"No,Ican'treadwith these。”Themanbecamepuzzled(迷惑的),andhesaid,”Excuse me,but canyou read?" ”No,ofcourseI can’t!"Tomsaid angrily."IfIcouldread before,doyouthinkIwouldcomehereto buyyourglasses?”46。Tom lived______.A.with his familyB。neartownC.in thecountryD.in town47.Tom didn’tgototown______。A。neverB.oftenC。 sometimesD.sometime 48。 Why did Tom decideto buyapairof glasses? A.Becausehethoughtif he boughtthem,hecouldread。B。Becausetheywereverybright。C。Becausetheywere cheap.D.Becausehe couldread newspaper.49。Tomwent totheshopto______.A。have a restB。have dinnerC。wearglassesD. buyapairof glasses46-49C B AD(11)Weknowmosquitoes verywell.Mosquitoesfly everywhere。Theycan befound almostall overtheworld,and therearemore than2,500kinds ofthem.Noonelikesthemosquito。Butthe mosquitomaydecide ifshelovesyou.She?Yes, she.The malemosquitodoesn’tbite!Onlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsblood tolayeggs. Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantsto bite.Ifshelikes whatshefinds, shebites. But ifshedoesn'tlikeyour blood,she willturntosomeoneelseformoredelicious blood。Nexttime amosquitobitesyou,just rememberyou arechosen。 You’re different from the others! Ifthemosquitolikesyou,she landsonyourbodywithout lettingyou know。 Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent。 Aftershebites,youwillhave anitch(痒)on your body becausesheputssomethingfromhermouthtogetherwithyourblood。Whentheitchbegins,she hasflownaway. Andthenwhathappens? Well, afterherdeliciousdinner,themosquito11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………feels tired.Shewants tofindaplacetohavea goodrest。There,inatreeoron awall,shebeginstolayeggs,hundreds ofeggs.()51.Allthepeople don’tlikemosquitoes.()52.Allmosquitoesliketobitepeoplefor blood.()53.If a mosquitowantstobite you,itmeanssheisverytired.()54。Themosquitobites youtooquicklyand quietlytoletyouknow.()55.The itchbegins afterthe mosquitoflies away。51-55 FFFTT(12) Doyouknowwhydifferent animals orpests(昆虫)havetheir special colours? Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlyto protectthemselves.Some birdslikeeating locusts(蝗虫),butbirdscannoteasily catchthem.Why?Itisbecauselocustschangetheir colourstogetherwiththe changeofthecoloursofcrops(庄稼)。When crops aregreen,locustslookgreen.Butasthe harvest(收获)timecomes,locustschange tothe same browncolourascropshave.Some otherpests withdifferentcoloursfromplantsareeasilyfound andeaten byothers.Sothey havetohidethemselvesforlivesand appearonlyatnight。 If youstudytheanimallife,you’ll findthe main useofcolouringistoprotectthemselves。Bears, lionsandotheranimalsmove quietlythroughforests.They cannotbeeasilyseenbyhunters. This isbecausetheyhavethecoloursmuchlike thetrees。Haveyoueverfoundanevenmorestrange act?Akindoffish intheseacansendoutakind of veryblackliquid(液体)when itfacesdanger。Whiletheliquidspreadsover(散开),its enemies(敌人)cannotfind it。Andit immediatelyswimsaway。Soit haslived uptonow thoughitis notstrong atall。( )56.Fromthe passagewelearn thatlocusts________.A.aresmallanimalsB。areeasilyfound bybirdsC。aredangerous totheirenemiesD. changetheircolours to protectthemselves()57。Howcanpestswith differentcolours fromplantskeepout ofdanger?A.Theyrunawayquickly.B. Theyhave thecoloursmuchliketheir enemies.C.Theyhidethemselvesbyday andappearatnight。 D。Theyhaveto movequietly。()58.Bearsandlions cankeepsafebecause________。 A.they havethecoloursmuchlikethetreesB。theymovequietlyC。theylikebrownandgreycoloursD. theyliveinforests11/11\n……………………………………………………………最新资料推荐…………………………………………………()59。Whycanthekindoffishliveuptonow?A。Because itisvery big andstrong。 Becausetheliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitescapefromitsenemies。 B。Becausetheliquid itsendsoutcankillitsenemies.C.Becauseitswimsfasterthananyotherfish. ()60。Whichisthebesttitle forthis passage?A。TheChangeofColours forAnimalsand Pests。B。Colours ofDifferentAnimalsandpests。C.TheMainUseofColoursfor Animalsand Pests。D。Some AnimalsandPests。56—60DCABC11/11