初三英语阅读理解练习题12篇d

1、初三英语阅读理解练习题12篇 阅读理解i Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep whe n he heard the bell ring. He tur ned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve oclock. Who can it be at this time of night? He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown （ 浴袍）a

2、nd went to the door. When he opened the door, there was no body there. That is very stra nge. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dress ing gow n, got back into bed ,turned off the light and tried to go to sleep. A few minu tes later he heard the bell aga in. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed ver

3、y quickly and rushed to the door. He ope ned it, but aga in he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel an gry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it : It is now after midnight（午夜）,so it is April Fools Day （禺人节）.April fool to you!

4、 Oh , it was the English boy next door! Mr. Lee exclaimed （ 惊叫）and almost smiled. He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not ring aga in. 1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed. A. before twelve oclock B. after twelve oclock C. whe n the bell rang D. whe n he saw the boy 2.

5、 Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? r A. He wan ted to ope n the door for the visitor r B. He wan ted to find out who the visitor was. r C. He was afraid of the ring r D. He was wait ing for some one. 3. From this passage, we lear n that we canon April Fools Day

6、. A. say Hello to each other B. dance and sing at night D. send presse nts to childre n C. play jokes on each other 4. What did Mr. Lee think about the English boy? He thought he A. was a good boy B. was frien dly with him C. should nt ring the bell at midnight D. did a dan gerous thing just now 答案及

7、解析： 1. A 此题是一道细节题，文章第一自然段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。 2. B .文中有这样的句子“Who can it be at this time of night?，此句说明 Mr. Lee很想知道是谁在午 夜时来敲门。 3. C.此题是一道常识题，因为大家都知道在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。 4. B .英国男孩和 Mr. Lee开玩笑，说明他把 Mr. Lee看成朋友，所以答案是 B。 阅读理解2 Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys

8、a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not like newspapers very much Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are pla nts. Vegetables and fruit are pla nts, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper? Chicke ns Scienti

9、sts say, All food comes in some way from plants. Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea- plants, then bigger fish swim along and eat the bits of grass and give usin k- for arminu te. What food does not come from pla nts in some way? Sci

10、en tists can do won derful things with pla nts. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of ani mals. It is very good food, too. Now they have begu n to say, We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult.

11、 What is the next thing? Perhaps it is food from paper. Scientists say, We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food, too, cheaper tha n meat or fish or eggs. So please keep your old books and letters. (Dont feed 卩畏your cat.) One day, they will be on your plate, if what scie ntists say m

12、ay come true. 1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because r A. they are useful for read ing r B. They may be used to feed cats r C. We can make food from them soon D. we can read them at breakfast do not come from pla nts in some way. 2. From the passage （段落）, we can infer（推断）tha

13、t rr A. few kinds of foodB. meat and fish C. cheese and chicke n D. wood and paper 答案及解析： 1. C 本题是细节题，答案可在倒数第一自然段找到。 2. A .文中有这样的句子“What food does not come from plants in some way?。说明作者认为，不管 是什么样的食物，几乎都来自“plants,所以答案是 A。 阅读理解3 In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited

14、 . About five minutes later, the bus they wan ted came along. They were just going to get on whe n sudde nly there was a loud no ise beh ind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Some one shouted at them. The bus con ductor came rushing down the stairs to see what

15、all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed （窘迫的 .No one had told them about the British custom （ 习惯）of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus . Lear ning the Ian guage of a country isnt e

16、no ugh. If you want to have a pleasa nt visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host coun try. You will probably be surprised just how differe nt they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use th

17、e left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in In dia, you might see a man shak ing his head at ano ther to show that he does nt agree. But in many parts of In dia a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding （ 点头）your head when you are give

18、n a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty . In that coun try, you shake your head to mea n yes a nod mea ns no . At a meal in coun tries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had eno ugh , you

19、 should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top. In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs whe n you are sitt ing talk ing to some one even at an importa nt meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble

20、 . Also, you should try to avoid （避 免）touch ing the head of an adult （成人）its just not done in Thaila nd . 1. The British people tried to push the three gen tleme n out of the way, because the gen tleme n A. were foreig ners B. did nt have tickets r C. made a loud no ise D. did nt line up for the bus

21、 2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should A. learn the Ian guage of the country r B. un dersta nd the manners and customs of the country r C. have eno ugh time and money r I D. make friends with the people there 3. In In dia it is con sider

22、ed impolite. A. to use the right hand for pass ing food at table. r B. to pass food with the left hand. r C. to eat food with your han ds. r I D. to help yourself at table. 4. To cross on es legs at an importa nt meet ing in Europe is r A. a com mon （平常的）habit B. an importa nt manner D. a bad manner

23、 C. a serious （严重的）trouble 5. The best title （题目）for this article is r A. Peoples Everyday Life B. Mind Your Manners C. Shaking and Nodding Head D. Taking a Bus in En gla nd 答案及解析： 1. D。这是一道句子理解题，也可以看成细节题。在第一自然段的最后，有这样的句子：No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the

24、first person who arrives at a bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .从此句可知那三位先生并不知道在英国乘车的习惯，所以答案是D。 2. B。这是一道细节题。答案在第二自然段的第二个句子。 3. B。同第二题一样，此题也是细节题。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。 4. A。单句理解题。最后一个自然段中有说：In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs When you are sitt ing talk ing to some one even at an impo

25、rta nt meet ing .这个句子的意思是：在欧洲，开会时翘二郎腿是很 常见的。这说明许多人有这样的习惯，所以答案应该是A。 5. B。通读全文就会发现，只学习一门外语是不够的，还要多了解该国的风俗习惯，否则就会遇到 麻烦，所以答案是 B。 阅读理解4 Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : Second-hand （ 旧的）clothes bought and sold . He was carry ing an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, How

26、 much will you give me for these? The man looked at them and then said: Two dollars. What ! said Tom. I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars. No, said the man, they arent worth a cent more than two dollars. Well, said Tom, tak ing two dollars out of his pocket. Heres your mon ey. These

27、trousers were hangingoutside your shop. The list price （标价）of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much mon ey, so I wan ted to find out how much they were really worth. Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think

28、of anything to say . 1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom A. wan ted to steal the trousers B. wan ted to sell the trousers C. wan ted to fool him B. would pay three dollars D. wan ted to buy the trousers 2. The owner of the shop for the old trousers . A. would give Tom two dollars C. w

29、ould pay five dollars D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because r A. he wan ted to sell them cheaply （廉价地） r B. he wan ted to buy them cheaply r C. he did nt like the trousers r D. they were old and dirty 4. In fact, the

30、 trousers. r A. were hanging in side the shop 厂 B. were stole n by Tom from the shop r C. had bee n the shop own ers D. had bee n Toms 5. From the story we know thatcheaper tha n the list price. r A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars r B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half r C. the ow

31、ner bought the trousers three dollars r D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half 答案及解析： 1. B . Tom拿着一条裤子并且问：“How much will you give me for these? 店主所以认为 Tom是来卖 裤子的，故答案是 B。 2. A .此题是细节题，可在第一自然段的末尾找到答案。 3. B .店主当然想便宜地把裤子买下来。 4. C.从短文的倒数第二段可以了解到，裤子不是Tom的而是店主的。 5. D .裤子的标价是 6.5美元，而Tom只给了店主2美元，

32、所以答案应该是D。 阅读理解5 Big Ben Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge （庞大的） clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So , no matter where you stand , you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker （层）bus. The h

33、ands are about four metres Iong. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London , you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament （国会大厦） .There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower （塔）in the Houses of Parliame nt. Maybe you will hear it as we

34、ll as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise., ding dong , ” Eting dong goes every quarter of an hour. The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago. 1. Big Ben is. A. a double decker busB. a huge clock C. the n ame of

35、 BenD. a buildi ng 2. The clock strikes everyof an hour. A. ten minu tes B. fiftee n minu tes C. thirty minu tes D. forty-five mi nu tes 3. You can read the time of Big Ben A. at the top of the clock tower B. in the Houses of parliame nt C. on the hands of the huge clock D. on the four faces of the

36、clock 答案及解析： 1. 选 B，根据第一行 Big Ben is not the n ame of a man .It is the n ame of a huge （庞大的）clock in London. 可以判断Big Ben是一个大钟的名字。 2. 选 B，根据文中 “ Ding do ng di ng don g， ” it goes every quarter of an hour.即可得知大钟每 15 分钟 敲一次。 3. 选 D, This clock has four faces. So , no matter where you stand , you can re

37、ad the time on the face of Big Ben.其他三项均不符合题意。 阅读理解6 The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us safe. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor. The police go around town to see that everything is all

38、right. They get around town in many ways. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities , some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street. As they go around town , the police help people. Sometimes they find lost children. They take the children home. If the

39、police see a fight , they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police how to get to a place in tow n. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well. Some police sta nd at cross in gs. They tell the cars whe n to go and whe n to

40、stop. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children cross the street. They also help people who cant walk too well. Without the police , our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might n ever be found. The police do a good job. We n eed

41、them. And we should tha nk them for a job well done. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1. The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us. rr A. warmB. clea n C. quiet D. safe 3. When his sister had lessons, Steve told her 2. How do some of the police get around in some big cities? A. By taxi. B. On

42、 horses. C. By bus. D. On bikes. 3. In the text,“put an end to ” means “ A. stop C. kill B. cut D. fly 4. The text is mai nly talki ng about theof the police. A. life C. job D. day B. road 答案及解析: 1. 选D，根据第一段，They help keep our things and us safe.警察可以保障我们安全”，因此选safe。 2. 选 B， Some of them walk or go b

43、y car. In some big cities ，some of the police ride on horses.在一些大 城市里面，警察是骑马的，因此选 B。 3. 选 A ,文中划线部分 If the police see a fight ,they put an end to it right away.根据句意可以理解为 stop。 4. 选C,本题是总结全文的main idea，总揽全文，可以知道是在说警察的职责，因此选 job。 阅读理解7 Gadgets for Work and Play Its 7: 45 in the morning , and 26-year-ol

44、d Steve Clarks on is going to work. He puts on his jacket , and picks up his mobile phone and laptop. As he leaves the house , he turns on his MP3 player and puts on his headphone. He is ready to go. Today, for millio ns of people, gadgets like Clarks ons are a no rmal part of life. “ Im a reporter

45、for a magazine, and Im usually not in the office. My mobile phone and laptop help me to do my work both on the road and at home, ” says Clarks on. Today many people can check-mails, send messages, or surf the Web, using their mobile pho nes. Tina Fang is studying photography in New York City.“Some o

46、f these gadgets are expensive but they can save your money in the long run. I have a digital camera. I can use it to take eighty pictures and shoot video (record an image onto video) at the same time. I listen to music on my MP3 player , and I can download and read books on it, too. I use the camera

47、 and MP3 for both learning and fun.” Its now 9: 45. Steve Clarks on gets an e-mails from his 17-year-old sister. She has a gadget that lets her send e-mails, play games, and take notes. She is in class right now. I emailed her back. I told her to stop playing , and pay atte ntio n,” laughs Clarks on

48、. “ Thesegadgets are fun , but sometimes they can distract(分散注意力) people, too. ” 1. What is Steve Clarks on? A. A stude nt. B. A reporter. C. A bus in essma n. D. A computer programmer. 2. Which of the follow ing things is not a gadget? A. A picture. r： I C. An MP3 player. B. A laptop. D. A mobile p

49、hone. A. to pay no atte nti on B. to e-mail him back right away r C. to stop play ing games r D. to liste n to music on the MP3 player 答案及解析： 1 .选 B,根据第二段中 rm a reporter for a magaz ine , and rm usually not in the office. 可知 Steve Clarks on 是个 reporter. 2. 选A，选项A: a picture不属于gadget,其他三项均在文中提到过，属于ga

50、dget。 3. 选 C,根据文中 “I emailed her back. I told her to stop playing ， and pay attention，可知选 C。 阅读理解8 Have you ever been ill? When you are ill , you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You dont want to work , you stay in bed, feeling very sad. What mak

51、es us ill? It is germs（纟田菌）.Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you cant find them with your eyes , but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing. Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water unde

52、r the microscope , we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water. Germs arent found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your fin ger , if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut（割开处）,some of the germs would go into your fin ger.

53、 Your fin ger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body , and you would have pain everywhere. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1. Which of the following is TRUE? A. If things are very small , they are germs. B. If things cant be seen , they must be

54、 germs. C. Germs are only in dirty water. r D. Germs are everywhere around us. 2. What is a microscope used for? A. Making very small things look much bigger. r B. Making very big things look much smaller. r I C. Help ing you read some n ewspapers. r D. Help ing you if you cant see things clearly. 3

55、. Why dont your pare nts let you drink dirty water? A. You have nt looked at it carefully. r B. Water cant be drunk in this way. r C. There must be lots of germs in it. r D. Water will make you ill. 4. Which of the followi ng is NOT true? A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air. B. Germs

56、can go into your fin ger if it is cut. C. If your temperature is not OK , there must be germs in your body. D. If your fin ger isnt cut , there arent any germs on it. 5. Whats the main idea of the passage? r A. Germs may make us ill. o I B. Germs are in dirty water. o I C. Dont drink dirty water. D.

57、 Take care of your fin gers. 答案及解析： 1选 D ，根据第四段中 Germs arent found only in water. They are found in air and dust. 可以排除 C 选项。 A, B选项明显不符合题意，只有选D，并且根据第二段It is germs（细菌）.Germs are everywhere.可以确定 正确答案。 2. 选 A, 根据文中 They are very small and you cant find them with your eyes , but you can see them with a

58、microscope.可以知道 microscope 是显微镜。确定选 A。 3. 选C,文中说到 Germs are always found in dirty water.因此父母不让喝脏水。 4. 选D，根据文章可以判断 A, B, C均为正确答案，而 D项不正确，即使手不被割破，也会有细 菌的。 5. 选A，总揽全文，可以确定答案为A, Germs may make us ill 。 阅读理解 9 Hundreds of years ago， a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots

59、， a brave people， loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland ， but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win. One night， the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight， my men,”he said“. Tomorro

60、w we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die. ” They were all very tired ， so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty ， but they， too， were very tired ， and one by one， also fell asleep. The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foo