初二英语阅读理解题库及答案

初二英语阅读理解试题2来源作者QQW发布时间20071030AAMANHASACATHELIKESHERVERYMUCHATMEALTIMETHECATSITSATTHETABLEWITHHIMTHEMANEATSWITHAKNIFEANDAFORK,BUTTHECATEATSFROMHERPLATESOMETIMES,WHENSHEFINISHESHERDISH,HERMASTERWILLGIVEHERABITOFHISFOODHESHARESHISMEALWITHHERONEDAYTHECATISNOTATTHETABLEATMEALTIME“AHWHEREISMYCAT”ASKSTHEMANHISWIFESAYS,“CANTYOUEATWITHOUTHER”SOTHEMEALBEGINSWITHOUTTHECATBEFORELUNCHISOVER,THECATRUSHESINTOTHEROOMANDJUMPSINTOTHECHAIRQUICKLYSHEHASTWOMICEINHERMOUTH,ANDBEFOREANYONECANSTOPHER,SHEDROPS扔下ONEINTOHEROWNPLATE,ANDTHEOTHERINTOHERMASTERSPLATE“DEARME”CRIESTHEWOMAN,“AMOUSEISINYOURPLATE”“HUSH安静”SAYSHERHUSBAND“THISSHOWSTHATSHEISANICECATSHEKNOWSWHATFRIENDSHIP友谊ISSHEWISHESMETOSHAREHERDINNERASIOFTENSHAREMINEWITHHER根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。1THEMASTERLOVESHISCATVERYMUCH2THECATALWAYSSHARESHERFOODWITHHERMASTER3ONEDAYTHECATISNOTATTHETABLEATMEALTIME4THECATHURRIES匆忙HOMEWITHTWOMICEINHERMOUTHWHENTHEMASTERANDHISWIFEAREHAVINGLUNCH5THESTORYTELLSUSTHECATALSOLOVESHERMASTERBMYNAMEISMAXIAMTWELVEYEARSOLDIHAVEMANYFRIENDSMOSTOFTHEMAREASOLDASISOMEAREOLDERSOMEAREYOUNGERMYBESTFRIENDISBILLHELIVESNEARMEWEGOTOTHESAMESCHOOLANDWEAREINTHESAMECLASSBILLHELPSMEWITHMYMATHSHOMEWORKIHELPHIMWITHHISENGLISHHOMEWORKBILLISTALLERTHANMEHEISQUITEFATHEDOESNTLIKESPORTS,SOHEDOESNTGETMUCHEXERCISEWEBOTHHAVEBLACKEYES,BUTBILLSHAIRISLONGERILIKESPORTSANDIPLAYFOOTBALLORGOSWIMMINGEVERYDAYEVERYSUNDAYMORNINGBILLANDIPLAYCOMPUTERGAMESSOMETIMESIWINSOMETIMESHEWINS6THEMAINIDEA主题OFTHETEXTIS_AMAXHASMANYFRIENDSBMAXANDBILLGOTOTHESAMESCHOOLCMAXANDBILLAREBESTFRIENDSDMAXANDBILLLIKETHESAMETHINGS7MOSTOFMAXSFRIENDSARE_ATWELVEYEARSOLDBOLDERTHANMAXCYOUNGERTHANMAXDTHIRTEENYEARSOLD8MAXANDBILLLIVE_ANEAREACHOTHERBINDIFFERENTTOWNSCINTHESAMEHOUSEDINTHESCHOOL9MAXHELPSBILLWITH_AHISMATHSHOMEWORKBHISENGLISHHOMEWORKCHISSPORTSLESSONSDHISCOMPUTERLESSONS10MAXANDBILLBOTHLIKETO_ASWIMBPLAYFOOTBALLCPLAYCOMPUTERGAMESDPLAYSPORTSCMRLEWISWASADANCETEACHERHEWASANICEMANANDALWAYSHADALOTOFSTUDENTSONEYEARHEMOVEDTOANEWTOWN,ANDWASSOONTEACHINGMANYSTUDENTSINTHEDANCESCHOOLTHERE,BUTHEDECIDEDTOMOVEAGAINTOABIGCITYHEWOULDHAVEMOREWORKTHEREWHENONEOFHISSTUDENTSHEARDTHATHEWASGOINGTOLEAVE,SHESAIDTOHIM,“THENEWTEACHERWONTBEASGOODASYOUARE”MRLEWISWASHAPPYWHENHEHEARDTHIS,BUTHESAID,“OHNOIMSUREHELLBEASGOODASIAMOREVENBETTER”THESTUDENTSAID,“NOFIVETEACHERSHAVECOMEANDGONEWHILEIVEBEENHERE,ANDEACHNEWONEWASWORSETHANTHELAST”11_CAMETOLEARNDANCINGFROMMRLEWISAFEWSTUDENTSBFEWSTUDENTSCMANYSTUDENTSDNOSTUDENTS12MRLEWISWANTEDTOMOVETOABIGCITYBECAUSE_AHEHATEDTHESMALLTOWNBHECOULDNTMAKEALIVINGINTHESMALLTOWNCITWOULDBEEASYFORHIMTOHAVEMOREWORKINTHECITYDITMADEHIMSPENDMOREMONEYINTHETOWN13THESTUDENTTHOUGHTTHAT_AMRLEWISWASAGOODTEACHERBMRLEWISWASTHEBESTTEACHERCMRLEWISWASWORSETHANTHELASTDMRLEWISWOULDBEWORSETHANTHELAST14BEFOREMRLEWIS_TEACHERSCAMETOTHETOWNTOTEACHDANCINGATHREEBFOURCFIVEDSIX15FROMTHESTORYWECANCONCLUDE（推论）THATTHESTUDENTWISHED_ATOHAVEABETTERTEACHERBTOHAVEAWORSETEACHERCTOBECOMEADANCETEACHERDTOSEETHESIXTHTEACHERDONCETHEREWASALITTLEGIRLINAVILLAGESHESPENTSUMMERSONHERGRANDFATHERSFARMTHEYEARSHEWASFOUR,SHEKNEWSOMEDUCKSTHEDUCKSWEREWHITEWITHORANGEFEETTHEYLIVEDINALITTLEWOODENHOUSENEARTHEROADTHELITTLEGIRLLIKEDTHESEDUCKSVERYMUCHEVERYDAYTHEYWALKEDDOWNTHEROADTOTHEPOND（池塘）THEDUCKSWENTINTOTHEWATERTHELITTLEGIRLSATONTHEBANK（岸）ANDSAWTHEMSWIMMINGINTHEPONDTHELITTLETALKEDTOTHEDUCKSANDTHEYQUACKED（嘎嘎叫）BACKTHENONEDAYTHEDUCKSWEREGONENOONEWOULDSAYANYTHINGABOUTTHEMTHELITTLEWASAFRAIDTOASKWHERETHEYWEREONENIGHTEVERYONESATDOWNFORDINNERTHEFOODLOOKEDALITTLELIKECHICKENTHEGIRLDIDNTWANTTOEATCANYOUGUESSWHY16THESTORYISMAINLYABOUT_AEATINGCHICKENBSITTINGBYTHEPONDCLIVINGONAFARMDDUCKSANDALITTLEGIRL17THEDUCKSWERE_AYELLOWANDORANGEBYELLOWANDWHITECWHITEANDORANGEFEETDWHITEANDBLACK18FIRSTTHELITTLEGIRL_ADIDNTEATBSATONTHEBANKCWALKEDTOTHEPONDDTALKEDTOTHEDUCKS19ATTHEENDOFTHESTORY,THEDUCKSWEREPROBABLY_AUNDERTHEWATERBONTHEPLATECINTHEWOODENHOUSEDSWIMMINGINTHEPOND20THELITTLEGIRLDIDNTEATBECAUSE_ASHEWANTEDNICECAKESBTHEFOODWASDUCKSCTHEFOODWASTOOHOTDTHEPLATEWASEMPTYMRBROWNNEVERWENTTOSEEADENTIST,BECAUSEHEWASAFRAID,BUTTHENHISTEETHBEGANACHINGALOT,ANDHEWENTTOSEEADENTISTTHEDENTISTDIDALOTOFWORKINHISMOUTHFORALONGTIMEONTHELASTDAYMRBROWNSAIDTOHIM,“HOWMUCHISALLTHEWORKGOINGTOCOST“TWENTYFIVEDOLLARS,“SAIDTHEDENTISTBUTHEDIDNOTASKHIMFORTHEMONEYAFTERAMONTHMRBROWNPHONEDTHEDENTISTANDSAID,“YOUDIDNTASKMEFORYOURWORK“OH,“THEDENTISTANSWERED,“INEVERASKAGENTLEMANFORMONEY“THENHOWDOYOULIVE“MRBROWNASKED“MOSTGENTLEMENPAYMEQUICKLY“THEDENTISTSAID“BUTSOMEDONTIWAITEDFORMYMONEYFORTWOMONTHS,ANDTHENISAYTHATMANISNOTAGENTLEMAN,ANDTHENASKHIMMYMONEY“1WHICHWORDHASTHESAMEMEANINGAS“PHONE“ACALLBGIVECASKDTHANK2MRBROWNUNTILHISTEETHBEGANACHINGALOTAWENTTOSEETHEDOCTORBWASNOTAFRAIDCDIDNTSEETHEDINTISTDWANTEDTOSEETHEDOCTOR3COSTTWENTYFIVEDOLLARSATHEFIRSTDAYSWORKBTHREEDAYSWORKCONEMONTHSWORKDALLTHEDENTISTWORK4WHENDIDMRBROWNGIVETHEDENTISTACALLFIRSTAALONGTIMEAGOBAFTERHEGAVEHIMTHEMONEYBABOUTTHIRTYDAYSLATERDABOUTTWENTYDAYSLATER5THEDENTISTSAIDTHATHENEVERASKEDFIRSTAAWOMENFORMONEYBTHEPOOLFORMONEYBAGENTLEMANFORMONEYDPEOPEFORMUCHMONEY（A）MRSMITHMADEMANYTESTS作试验WITHDIFFERENTANIMALSA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