初三英语阅读理解练习题及答案二十题
（一）
LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I''lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.
Zip''sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.
Wedidn''tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?"
"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot(污点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry."
"AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback."
"Wecan''t".saidmysistter.
"MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"
1.ThewriterandMarydidn''tknow______.
A.whatZip''sfirstpresentwas
B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome
C.whoownedZip''sfirstpresent
D.whatZip''sfirstpresentwasmadeof
2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because______.
A.thedoglikeskeepingthings
B.thedoglikesplayingwithshoes
C.hedoesn''tknowthedog''sname
D.hecan''tpronouncetheword"sheep"well
3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.
A.itscolourB.itssmell
C.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone
4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"_____"
A.keepingthingsforitself
B.bringingthingsforothertokeep
C.notlettingitrunabout
D.takingcareofasmallchild
5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____.
A.likestogivepresentstopeople
B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter''shome
C.hasbroughtsometrouble
D.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"
Key:1.C2.D3.B4.B5.C
（二）
Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”
Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.”Butshecontinuedtohide.
Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,揑amsorry,youngman,butIdon抰likeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI抣lsayonething,擲hecontinuedkindly,揧ountiuandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”
1.Anoldladyhad_________.
A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket
2.A.Shedidn’twantto________.
A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit
3._________spoketoher.
A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends
4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.
A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital
5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.
A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome
Key:1－5BAACA
（三）
DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I''mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI''vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon''tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.
HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.
Intheeveninghedidn''thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo''clockandsaid,"NowI''mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."
Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn''trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.
"Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."
Choosetherightanswer
1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.
A.hewentthereforaholiday
B.hehadworkthere
C.hewentthereforsightseeing(观光)
D.hishomewasthere
2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?
A.Becauseshedidn''tknowhisaddressyet
B.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,too
C.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram
D.Becauseshecouldn''tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork
3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?
A.Inthecenterofthecity.
B.Inahotel.
C.Inarestaurant.
D.Athisfriend''shouse.
4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?
A.Themanager(经理)ofhishotel.
B.Thepoliceoffice.
C.Thetaxidriver.
D.Hiswife.
5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.
B.Dickdidn''tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.
C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.
D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.
Key:1-5BABDC
（四）
BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.
Bobdidn''tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.
WhenhegottoJim''sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere."
"I''vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.
TrueorFalse
1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.
2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.
3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.
4.Bobhadn''tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.
Key:1-4FTFT
（五）
Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It''sseveno''clock!Getup!"
Herbertanswers,"I''mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I''mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon''tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon''tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.
ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband(军乐队)inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon''tgetupimmediately!"
Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It''sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe''lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon''tthinkso.
TrueorFalse
1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.
2.I''mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.
3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.
4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn''tanswerandremainsinbed.
5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.
6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.
7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.
Key:1-7.FTTFTFF
（六)
InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience(经历)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.
InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.
WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.
Ifyoudon''ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheday.
1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?
A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday
B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather
C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring
D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday
2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen_________come,thereisaheavyrain.
A.sunshineandsnowB.blackclouds
C.summerandwinterD.springandautumn
3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimestoo______inwinter."
A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy
4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.
A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEngland
C.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings
5.Thebesttitle(标题)forthispassageis________.
A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinter
C.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople
KEY:ABABC
（七）
MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea."
"OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn''trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.
Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.
Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."
Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?"
"Burntyesterdayevening."
1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.
A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdays
B.hewouldbebackinsevendays
C.hewouldbebackinamonth
D.helikedacupoftea
2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon________.
A.thewallB.thedoor
C.apieceofpaperD.hisson''spocket
3.Amancametovisittheboy''sfatheron________.
A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday
4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.
A.hethoughtthechild''sfatherwasdead
B.thechilddidn''taskhimtositdown
C.thechildgavehimacupoftea
D.hecouldn''tfindthatpieceofpaper
5.Whatwasburnt?___________.
A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy
KEY:BCDAA
（八）
Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary(必要的)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.
1."What''sthematter？""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI…"
2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou''dbetter…"
3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost…"
Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext(上下文)helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially(尤其)spokenEnglish.
1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.
A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguage
B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout
C.someexamplesofrightguessing
D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime
2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis_________.
A."…soIdidn''thaveagoodtime."B."…soIwenttobedverylate."
C."….SoIfeltunhappy."D."…soIgotupveryearly."
3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is________.
A."Ithinkyou''dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."
B."Ithinkyou''dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."
C."Ithinkyou''dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."
D."Ithinkyou''dbetterbemorecareful."
4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is______.
A."…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."
B."…sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."
C."…sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."
D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."
5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)thatguessingis_______inlearningaforeignlanguage.
A.theonlyway
B.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish
C.moreimportantthananyotherway
D.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish
KEY:ABADB
（九）
UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They''rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.
OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice(价格)。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage.
"Ican''tunderstandwhywesustained(蒙受)lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit(盈利)"UncleLiaskedoneday.
"Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We''llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!"
"Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish(傻的)wewere!"
1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.
A.theyhopetosavemoney
B.they''rebothpoor
C.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountain
D.they''renotfarfromtheirfarms
2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto_________.
A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterest
C.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit
3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.
A.theirsweren''tasgoodastheothers''
B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers''
C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecity
D.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck
4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause_________.
A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusiness
B.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecity
C.somethingwaswrongwiththetractor
D.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity
5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.
B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.
C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.
D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.
KEY:BDCAC
（十）
OnChristmasEve─thenightbeforeChristmasDay─childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.
FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.
Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn''treal.InJimandKate''shouse,"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn''tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn''tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.
1.ChristmasEveis__________.
A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDay
C.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay
2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents________.
A.intochildren''shatsB.intochildren''sstockings
C.underchildren''sbedsD.intochildren''sshoes
3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,__________.
A.theydidn''tknowwhoFatherChristmaswas
B.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn''treal
C.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas
D.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings
4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they__________.
A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal
B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents
C.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfather
D.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend
5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe________.
A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.
KEY:DBACA
（十一）
Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬纸版）withadropofsyrup（糖浆）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.
Picture1
1.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?
A.Two:oneblueandonered
B.Three:twoblueandonered
C.Three:oneblueandtwored
D.Four:twoblueandtwored
2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?
Picture2
3.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto________.
A.thebluecardwithsyruponit
B.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponit
C.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwas
D.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard
4.Theexperimenthasproved（证明）thatbees________.
A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolors
C.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered
5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrup
C.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?
Keys:1－5BCBBD
（十二）
Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预报）theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.
Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.
Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.
1.Satellitestravel_____________.
A.inspaceB.intheatmosphere
C.abovethegroundD.abovespace
2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because__________.
A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasily
B.cloudsformthere
C.theweatherformsthere
D.thepicturescanforecasttheweather
3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather__________.
A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepictures
B.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlierones
C.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepictures
D.duringtheystudysatellitepictures
4.Maybewe’llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor________.
A.onedayB.twodays
C.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger
5.Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_________.
A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphere
B.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere
C.doingotherworkinmanyways
D.weatherforecasting
Keys:1-5ACBDD
（十三）
Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点）.
Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.
Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.
Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.
Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.
TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.
1.Thepassagetalksabout___________.
A.footballB.howtoplayfootball
C.AmericansportsD.Americanfootball
2.Wecan_______thefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.
A.kickB.throwC.runwithD.catch
3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because___________.
A.tenyardsisalongway
B.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenear
C.theplayingfieldisverylarge
D.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone
4.Ifthey_________,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.
A.receivesixpoints
B.playelevengamesintheseason
C.arethebestteams
D.movetheballtotheendofthefield
5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?
A.JumpingB.DancingC.CryingD.Shouting
Keys:1-5DABCC
（十四）
“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.
Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles（圆）.Within（在……里面）thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechances（机会）tofacesomethingstillunknown.
1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat________.
A.ateacherhasmorequestions
B.astudenthasmorequestions
C.bothateacherandastudenthavequestions
D.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions
2.Thestudentthoughtthat________.
A.astudent’sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher’sbecauseitcomesfromtheteacher
B.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsask
C.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestions
D.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions
3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded（推断）that________.
A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacher
B.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudent
C.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacher
D.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn’tknow
4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?
A.YouWillNeverLearnEnough
B.ATeacherandHisStudent
C.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledge
D.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn
5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein________.
A.thePalaceMuseumB.anybook
C.anewspaperofmagazineD.Anencyclopedia（百科全书）
Keys:1－5ACDBA
（十五）
Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融化）.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（挤压）together.,itbecameice.
Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）.
Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.
Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.
Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.
1.Thesnowthatfellonthemountain
A.becamesnowmanB.meltedC.becameiceD.turnedtorain
2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis__________.
3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theworditmeans____.
4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?
A.Therearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobe
B.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.
C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.
5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)
A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.
B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.
C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.
6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat_______.
A.snowisheavyB.thehighlandneverchanges
C.glacierschangedtheland
Key:1.C2.glacier3.snow3.A4.C5.C
（十六）
Longago,peopleinRome（罗马）talkedtooneanotherinLatin（拉丁文）.PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.
SomeRomans（罗马人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.
PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.
PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans“littledoll”.
1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein_____.
A.RomeB.theUnitedStatesC.Greece(希腊)D.Texas
2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis______
3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,”Thewordtheymeans________.
4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?
A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.
B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.
C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.
5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)
A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.
B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle
C.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.
6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat________.
A.Romansdidnotliketostayhome
B.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.
C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.
Key:1.A2.language3.people4.C5.B6.C
（十七）
ALegWalkingRight
Herearesomesigns+-x…,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.Youwillsubtract（减去）.Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand…?
Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns….TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.
Inthe1500speopleusedthisprinted（印刷的）sign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis….Later,thesignbecame+.
Howmuchis2…2?
1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?
A.WalkawayB.WriteanumeralC.ReadasignD.Add
2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris_____.
3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember”.Thewordtheymeans______.
4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?
A.Egyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogether
B.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.
C.Oursignsarenothardtounderstand
5.Whatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?
A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis….
B.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.
C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.
6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat______.
A.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged.
B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500s
C.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforus
Key:1.D2.substract3.signs4.C5.A6.A
(十八)
Mexico''sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld''slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.
MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.
Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus(仙人掌)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.
(Words:161Minutes:3)
1.Mexicois____theUSA.
A.onthesouthofB.onthenorthof
C.apartofD.aslargeas
2.Mexicansspeak______.
A.EnglishC.French
B.SpanishD.Latin(拉丁语)
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.
B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.
C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.
D.MexicoCityisthehighestcityintheworld.
4.Tomatoeswereoriginally(最初)grownin______.
A.AmericaB.SpainC.TokyoD.Mexico
5.Thebesttitle(题目)ofthepassageis___.
A.MexicoCityB.Mexico''splants
C.MexicoD.Mexico''spopulation
[Key]1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C
（十九）
ATriptotheForest
OnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents(帐篷)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.
Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircamp(营地),itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?
Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!
Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!
1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto____.
A.buildtheircamp
B.findtheirwayhome
C.enjoythemountainsinthesnow
D.watchthetreesintheforest
2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause____.
A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircamp
B.theycouldn''tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtents
C.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatall
D.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow
3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto____.
A.John''shouseB.thecamp
C.theforestD.themountains
4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____.
A.itwasgettinglate
B.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongway
C.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecamp
D.theyhadseenJohn''shouse
5.Thestoryhappened____.
A.onacoldwinterday
B.onadarksnowyevening
C.inacoldcampfarfromvillages
D.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen
[Key]1.D2.D3.B4.C5.A
（二十）
Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday''swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead.
"Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell."Thesecondanswered,"Nonsense(胡说),therainwillonlykillthecrops(庄稼)."
Sotheybegantoquarrel(争吵).Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud.
"Whatcloud?"askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.
Choosetherightanswer
1.Thetwofarmerswere_____.
A.goinghome
B.goingtothefield
C.goingtowork
D.goingtoseetheirfriend
2.Thetwofarmers_____onthatday.
A.hadaholiday
B.didn''twork
C.workedhard
D.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother
3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,_____.
A.itwillrainsoon
B.itwillbefine
C.itwillgethot
D.thesunisshiningbrightly
4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause_____.
A.theywerehungry
B.itrained
C.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn''tthinkso
D.theybothhopedforrain
5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He_____.
A.wantedtomakefriendswiththem
B.joinedtheminthequarrel
C.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarreling
D.hadnothingstodo
6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?_____.
A.NoneB.OneC.TwoD.Three
Keys:ACACCB
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