初中英语阅读理解专项训练题3.

1、初中英语阅读理解专项训练题Passage 1Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyedtraveli ng in his holidays.He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertiseme nt in a n ewspaper.“ Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at WeHtill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.

2、 Walk ing.Fish ing. Cheap and in teresti ng.”“This sounds a good idea, ” he thought. “I ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I canenjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They ll make g change from sittinby the seaside and swim ming. ”He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he woul

3、d like to spend all of July there. Then on thefirst of July, he left for West Hill Farm.But four days later, he retur ned home.“ What was wrong with West Hill Farm?his bestfriend, Ed, asked him.“ Didn tyou enjoy country life? ”“ Country life was very good,” Henry said. “ But there was ano ther probl

4、em.”“Oh. What? ”“ Well, ” he said,“ the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutt on fordinner. ”“ Whats wrong with that? ” Ed asked. “ Fresh meat is the best. ”“I know, but on the sec ond day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.Lucky you!“ You dont un dersta nd, ” Henry sai

5、d. “ On the third day a pig died and we had roastpork for dinner. ”“ A differe nt meat every day,” Ed said loudly,“ and you are compla ining!“ Let me fin ish, ” Henry said. “ On the fourth day the farmer died, and I did nt dare （敢 stayfo r dinner!”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填写在横线上1. How did Henry find out about t

6、he farm?A. He saw it in a n ewspaper advertiseme nt.B. His best frie nd told him.C. He wrote to the farmer.D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several days later because_ .A. he did nt like the country life at allB. the farmer wasn t friendly to himC. his holiday was overD.

7、 he thought he might have to eat the farmer3.“and you are complaining!” , the word “complain ” means_ .A.夸奖B.说三道四C. 抱怨D. 故弄玄虚4. Which of the followi ng sen ten ces is true?A. Ed could eat a differe nt kind of meat every day.B. Henry thought he could enjoy a cha nge.C. Henry could nt thi nk of anythi

8、ng else to do, so he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm!B. Have a good time.C. A short holidayD. Henry and the farmer.Passage 2Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a tra

9、in station. They were waiting fora train that was very late.To pass the time, they began talking to each other.At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, Tell m what would you mostlike to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three mon ths to live?The other two m

10、en thought about this for a while, the n Carl spoke.“ Well, ” he saidI have“oniy three mon ths to live, I ll take all my money out ofthe bank and go to foreig n coun tries for holidays with my best frie nd, Erik. Id like totravel to the places in the world as many as possible. And ril stay at the be

11、st hotels and then eat tie best food.I think ril have a won derful time.”“ Thats very in terest ing.” Paul said.With these words, he tur ned to the other man, say ing,“ And what about you? ”“门 I tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I haveonly three mon ths to l

12、ive, the first thi ng Id like to do is to sell my house. With the moneyI ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”Then he laughed, I might even end up 以.而告终 world champion. ”“Now its your turn, ” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would

13、you mostlike to do? ”“Oh,” said Paul with a smile.“I ll go and see another doctor.”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填写在横线上1. The three men were talki ng_.A. in the post officeB. in the waiting roomC. on the trainD. on the chairs2. The man called_ an swered the questi on first.A. CarlB. Alla nC. ErikD. Paul3. The men be

14、ga n to talk about the weather and the work because they_A. did nt know anything newB. wan ted to pass the time quicklyC. had nothing to doD. were very in terested in each others work4. l might eve n end up world champi on. Here the word champi on means_ in Chin ese.A. 名人B. 赛车手C. 大款D. 冠军5. Which sen

15、tence is right accord ing to the passage?A. The train did nt arrive on time.B. Paul wan ted to buy a racing car very much.C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.D. Carl did nt like traveli ng at all.Passage 3An En glish traveler found himself in Norway with on ly eno ugh money to buy the

16、ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, hedecided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. Theman closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. Whe n dinnertime came, he didn t go to di

17、nningroom, saying that he was not feeling very well.The next morning he still didn t have breakfast and at lunc htime he again stayed inhis room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everyth ing the waiterput in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.“ Brin

18、g me the bill, ” he said. “The bill, sir? ” said the waiter in surprise. any bill. On our shipmeals are included 包括 in the money for the ticket,” said thewaiter.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填写在横线上1. The story happe ned_ .A. i n En gla ndB. on a ship from Norway to En gla ndC. i n NorwayD. on a ship from En gla nd t

19、o Norway2. Why didn t the traveler go to the dinning room first?A. Because he had no moneyB. Because he ddn t feel very wellC. Because he didn t want to eat anythingD. Because he did n t hear the sound of the bell3. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat somethi ng because_A. his frie nd had g

20、ive n him some moneyB. the waiter had asked him to change his mindC. he lear ned that there was no bill on the shipD. he was too hungry4. How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?A. On ly oneB. TwoC. ThreeD. No ne5. After the traveler fini shed eati ng,_ .A. he had a quarrel with waiter over

21、 the billB. he drank a lotC. he asked the waiter to bring him the change 零钱D .he came to know that travelers on the ship had free mealsPassage 4A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day whe n it was ill, he was veryworried. He telepho ned the vet.“What s the problem? ” The v

22、et asked him when he arrived.“My cows ill, ” the farmer said.“I don t know whats the matter with her. Shelying down and won t eat. Shes making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. Shes certainly ill, he said, and she needs to take some very stro ngmedici ne.He took a bottle out of his box,

23、put two pills into his hand and said, Give her these.The pills should make her better.“ How should I give them to her? ” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube 管子 and said, Put this tube in her mouth, then put thepills in the tube and blow. Thatll make it.The next day the vet came to the farm agai

24、n. The farmer was sitting outside his house and lookedmore worried.“ Hows your cow? ” the ketlas“ No change, ” the farmer said,“ and I m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh? the vet said, Why?“I did what you said, ” the farmer answered.“I put the tube in the cows mouth andthen put two pills dow n it.”“

25、 And?” the vet ask ed.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填写在横线上1. In the story, the vet must be_.A. the farmers frie ndB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for an imals2. The farmer asked the vet for help whe n his cow_A. could nt lie dow nB. did nt eat the pillsC. could nt make any no iseD. was ill3. What

26、medic ine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4. The vet taught the farmer how_.A. to blow the tube“The cow blew first,the farmer said.B. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medici neD. to put the tube in his mouth5. Which of the followi

27、ng is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help farmer cha nge the cow the n ext day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.Passage 5Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it.

28、My cat enjoys a meal of good,thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not like newspapers very muchOf course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants.Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper?Scientists 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 swimalong and eat the.Chickens eat bits of grass and give usThink for a minute. What food does not come from plants