初三英语阅读能力训练 (一)
Ⅰ. 完形填空
Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he 1 a wallet（钱包）. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 2 to the boy. As the boy had no job（工作）, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his 3 Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 4 with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting 5 The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 6 himself and watered them every day. Several days 7 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, "Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal（偷）them." "Don't 8 about them, sir." answered Billy, "I'll try my best to watch them." Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked," 9 anyone ever come to steal the trees? " "No, sir." said Billy, "To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 10 them up six days ago. I have hidden（藏）them for almost a week !"
1. A. found B. bought C. carried D. wanted
2. A. wallet B. pity C. thanks D. excuses
3. A. factory B. office C. town D. home
4. A. pleased B. angry C. strict D. popular
5. A. flowers B. grass C. vegetables D. trees
6. A. garden B. office C. city D. room
7. A. ago B. later C. before D. after
8. A. think B. talk C. learn D. worry
9. A. Did B. Does C. Has D. Will
10. A. sent B. pulled C. put D. picked
Ⅱ、阅读理解
A
There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's Day. The real celebrations （庆祝）for New Year happen on the night before-on New Year's Eve. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.
Though Christmas is a family get-together, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.
At midnight, people often say "Happy New Year" to each other. Champagne（香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.
One important song is often sung at New Year—the Scottish（苏格兰）song of Auld Lang Syne (good times long ago. )
11. People usually have great celebrations for New Year on________.
A. New Year's Day
B. the night before New Year's Eve
C. the night of New Year's Day
D. the night before New Year's Day
12. In the West, New Year is also a time when________.
A. friends get together
B. friends write to each other
C. people can have a week's holiday
D. people can go from country to country
13. The word "customs" in the passage means________.
A. 习俗 B. 聚会 C. 饮食 D. 活动
14. At midnight on New Year's Eve western people often________.
①hold parties to welcome New Year ②make a noise to drive away bad spirits
③drink with friends or families ④say "Happy New Year" to each other
⑤sing an important French song ⑥let off fireworks
A. ①②③④ B. ③④⑤⑥
C. ②③④⑥ D. ①②⑤⑥
15. This passage mainly talks about________.
A. western people drink together on New Year's Eve
B. what western people do on New Year's Day
C. how western people spend their New Year's Eve
D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day
B
No, 4 Middle School
Kunming, Yunnan
April 2nd, 2003
Dear editor（编辑）,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks （孔雀）here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）. They are given food freely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and don't think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.
I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but don't realize（意识到）that they may be doing them harm（伤害）.
The visitors should be told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it's our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours, Sun Yan
16. Many visitors come to the writer's city to________.
A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks
C. play on Dongfeng Square D. eat nice food
17. Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors________.
A. didn't give them any food B. gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them
18. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may________.
A. sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks
C. make the square more beautiful D. have the beautiful birds
19. From the passage we know people should________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
20. We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan, may be a________.
A. visitor B. shopkeeper
C. square keeper D. student
初三英语阅读能力训练 (二)
Ⅰ. 完形填空
A generation gap（代沟）has become a serious problem. I read a 1 about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarrels（争吵）with 2 . I think this is because they don' t often have a talk with each other. Parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they don't have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don't have the 5 topics（话题）to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your 6 , get to know them and 7 them. And for children, show your 8 to your parents. They are the people who love you. So 9 them your thoughts（想法）. In this way, you 10 have a better understanding of each other.
1. A. message B. call C. report D. letter
2. A. friends B. teachers C. classmates D. parents
3. A. spend B. stay C. work D. have
4. A. because B. if C. but D. so
5. A. interesting B. same C. true D. good
6. A. business B. children C. work D. office
7. A. get on with B. look after C. understand D. love
8. A. interest B. secret C. trouble D. feelings
9. A. tell B. ask C. answer D. say
10. A. can B. should C. must D. would
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
A
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult（成年的）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a C. D or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national（国家的）star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk （民间） music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys（件仔）who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
11. ________ kinds of music are mentioned（提到）in this passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
12, When pop singers________, they will become national stars.
A. make much money
B. make a C. D or tape
C. are loved by all the young people
D. are wanted to sing on the radio
13. From the passage we know that country music is about the________.
A. common life of Americans B. country life and love stories
C. life of cowboys D. school life in America
14. Which of the following is true according to this passage?________.
A. Most students in America like popular music
B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving
C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving
D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go
15. What would be the best title（标题）for this passage? ________.
A. American Music B. Popular Music
C. History of Music D. Western Music
B
Live Music - Late Night Jazz（爵士乐）
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player（号手）. He is known play well into the early hours, so don't want to get much sleep.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15- 23 June PRICE：（价格）: ￥100-150 TIME: 10p.m.till late! TEL: |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
| PLACE: Jack Stein's DATES: 10-20 May PRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7-10p.m. TEL: |
Shows- Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
| PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar - 30 Jun PRICE: ￥60 (￥ 30 for students) TIME: Monday- Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. TEL: Weekends 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail（电子邮件）to tell him something about the hotels（旅馆）.
| SUN HOTEL Dates Dates Prices (a night) 1 Oct - 31 Dec. ￥ 168 1 Jan - 31 Mar ￥ 148 1 Apr- 30 Apr (closed) — 1May-31 May ￥ 188 1Jun- 30 Sep ￥ 208 | ROSE HOTEL Prices (a night) ￥ 198 ￥ 178 — ￥ 218 ￥ 248 |
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16. if you want to watch dancing, you can call________.
A. B. C. D.
17. You can see the whole of Chinese history at________ in April in Anhui Museum.
A. 3 p.m. every day B. 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday
C. 7 a.m. at weekends D. 7 p.m. every day
18. You can enjoy________ at Jack Stein's.
A. American jazz B. Socttish dancing
C. 12,000 pieces on show D. yourself all night
19. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for________ months of the year.
A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve
20. You have ￥148, and you can________ in May.
A. listen to Jazz B. watch Scottish dancing
C. go to Anhui Museum D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night
初三英语阅读能力训练 (三)
完形填空
Long long ago there lived many mice in an old house. They were free to do 1 . They ate up a lot of food. So 2 owner of the house wanted to stop the mice 3 food. He got a cat. 4 , some of the mice were killed. One day one of the oldest mice said, "All the mice 5 come to my hole tonight, and we'll decide 6 next about the cat. "
Each of the mice arrived. They thought 7 and did what they could to find a way to save their 8 . They spoke, sitting face to face, but none of them had an idea. Finally a young mouse stood up and said, "Why 9 tie a bell 10 the cat's neck? Then, 11 the cat comes close, we will hear the bell and 12 . Then the can won't 13 catch any more of us. "
"It 14 good! Who can do so here?" the oldest mouse asked. At this very moment the hole was quiet and no one answered.
At last he said, "It's 15 to say than to do. "
1. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
2. A. the B. an C. a D. one
3. A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. to be eaten
4. A. after that B.After a while C. At once D.At that moment
5. A. should B. have to C. would D. must
6. A. how to do B. what to do C. when to do D. where to do
7. A. strongly B. hard C. hardly D. heavily
8. A. body B. health C. life D. lives
9. A. not B. not to C. didn't D. didn't you
0. A. over B. with C. round D. about
11. A. while B. when C. if D. since
12. A. move away B. went away C. sent away D. run away
13. A. be able to B. are able to C. is able to D. able to
14. A. sound B. sounded C. sounds D. is sounded
15. A. easy B. easier C. better D. the best
阅读理解
(A)
| Wed. 11 March Football Hensley against Mayfair The football match once a year between Hensley School and Mayfair School will be held on Saturday. However, if there is heavy rain, the match will be held on Sunday 15 at the same time. |
16. It is decided by whether the football match will be moved to a late date.
A. Hensley School B. Mayfair School
C. both of the two schools D. the weather
| To Margaret March 31 st I'd like to have you return any of the materials you are not using. I need to be using some of these. If you need some of the things still, please let us talk about which ones. Thank you Harvey |
17. Harvey would like to .
A. borrow some materials B. lend Margaret something
C. get something back D. have a talk with Margaret
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| NEW YORK MUSEUM Telephone: Address: Vanier Park, 1100Chestnut St. New York America's largest museum in American history and part of our native people. Open: Mon. to Fri. 9：30a．m.－5：00p. m. ( Monday free)Sat. 9: 00a．m. －l: 00p. m. |
| LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTER Telephone: Address: 5300 No. 3 Road Open: Mon. Tues. And Sat. 9: 30a．m. －5: 00p. m. Wed. Thurs. And Fri. 9 : 30.a．m. －9 : 30p. m. Sun. 11 -00a．m. －5: 00p. m. |
| SKYLING HOTEL Telephone: Address: 3031 No. 3 Road(at Sea Island Way) The Hanger Den: Wed．to Sun. Lunch from 10: 30 a．m. Coffee Shop : Mon. －Fri. 6: 00A. m. Sat. 6 : 30a．m. and Sun. 7 : 00a．m. Mon. －Wed． to 10 : 00p. m. Thurs. －Sun. to 11 : 00p. m. |
18. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call up the number .
A. or B. or
C. or D. or
19. You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to
A. Skyline Hotel B. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center
C. New York Museum D. Garden Restaurant
20. If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to .
A. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center B. New York Museum
C. The Hangar Den D. Coffee Shop
初三英语阅读能力训练 (四)
完形填空
When someone asks me what business I am in. My face feels 1 . I envy (嫉妒) people who can say that they are writers, bookkeepers and doctors. All these jobs speak for themselves. I really do make a living by 2 ,and a good one, too. I can laugh like a king or like a school boy. It is a skill (技能 ) that I have learned, __3__ the skill of mending shoes. Whenever and however laughter is needed. I am asked to do 4 I laugh like a bus driver or a shopkeeper. I laugh 5 , kindly and happily.
I need 6 point out that a job of this kind is tiring. I spend most evenings in nightclubs( 夜总会). My job is to laugh during the
7 part of the show. My loud, hearty laughter must be timed carefully. It must not come too soon, 8 neither must it be too late. I go through life quietly. I can 9 the laughter of others. I can laugh in many different ways. But I' m not sure that I have ever heard the sound of 10 own laughter.
( ) 1. A. warm B. cool C. hot D. cold
( ) 2. A. laughing B. writing C. speaking D. working
( ) 3. A. at B. to C. by D. like
( ) 4. A. one B. those C. those D. these
( ) 5. A. gladly B. sadly C. truly D. these
( ) 6. A. clearly B. easily C. truly D. these
( ) 7. A. weaker B. stronger C. more terrible D. more wonderful
( ) 8. A. for B. so C. but D. and
( ) 9. A. get B. make C. copy D. have
( ) 10 A. their B. my C. her D. his
阅读理解 (A)
The other day Roy Price went "home" to his sister's house. It's her home now; but it's also the house he was born in. Pat, his sister kissed him and said, "You haven't changed much, Roy. Let me see, now — when did we meet last?"
"Twenty-five years age, " he answered. "I came here for a week, do you remember?" He added, "You haven't changed much either. " It was polite for Roy to say so, but it wasn't true. Pat seemed almost an old lady.
The next morning Roy walked through the village alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs on the roads and beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new bus stop. He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped．One surprise followed another. The railway station was gone! The school was gone; a lot of farm machinery stood in the playground!
But Roy's biggest surprise was the people. He didn't recognize(认出) anybody at all; perhaps because everyone seemed old． He went into the post office and bought some stamps. "Where are all the children and young people?" he asked the postmaster.
The old fellow looked up from his book of stamps. "Children?" he said. "They're in school, of course. There are three or four young families here. The children go to school by bus—to Horham. "
Horham was a town about twenty kilometres away.
At lunch Pat said, "The village looks nice, doesn't it?"
"It's all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it's full of old people. I don't understand… "
"There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You're not exactly young yourself, Roy, are you?"
11. Why did Roy say that Pat hadn't changed much, either? Because .
A. Pat was still a young lady B. they hadn't seen each other for twenty- five years
C. he didn't know how much Pat had changed D. it was a polite way to say so
12. Roy didn't recognize anybody at all because .
A. the people of the village were all newcomers B. they had become much older than before
C. he didn't know them at all D. the people he knew had gone to school
13. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Roy was a young man. B. The people who Roy knew were still in the village.
C. Many old people moved into the village. D. Roy was younger than the people he knew.
14. From the passage, we know that .
A. the postmaster understood what Roy asked B. there was no school in the village before
C. the children Roy knew must go to
school by bus
D. Roy didn't realize(认识到)
that he was twenty-five years older than before
15. The best title(题目) of the passage is" ".
A. Changes B. A Surprise C. It's Full of Old People D. A Polite Answer
(B)
Homesick is a compound (复合) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are used together. Homesick means SICK FOR HOME.
Now think for a minute about SEASICK. If you change the word home in the definition(释义) to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite different. Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick, the only place you want to be at home. When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at seA.
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heart-sick doesn't mean that something is wrong with a person's heart. People are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken.
But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions for them and knowing something like this must be helpful in your English study.
16. The word SEASICK means " ".
A. to want very much to go to the sea B. what has nothing to do with the sea
C. to be sick because of the sea D. that the sea is terrible
17. When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that
A. his heart is broken B. his heart needs testing
C. he's sorry at heart D. he's terribly disappointed(^M)and sad
18. "The last place you want to be" is .
A. where you want to be most B. where you want to be least
C. where you go the last D. the last place you go to
19. The definitions of handbag and handshake are .
A. easy to know B. difficult to know
C. impossible to learn D. unnecessary(没必要) to learn
20. The writer wanted to tell us that .
A. there are many compound words in English B. the building of compound words is interesting
C. the definitions of some compound
words are hard to guess
D. not all the compound words are what they seem to be