初一英语阅读附答案

1、【001】little tom down the street calls our dog "the keep dog".zip is a sheep dog. but when tom tries to say" seep", it comes out "keep". and in a way tom is right. zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! i'll tell you about some of them.zip's first pre

2、sent was a shoe. it was made of green silk.we didn't know how zip found the shoe. but after a moment mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. i nodded(点头)and held my nose. "what do you think it is?""it smells like something for cleaning. i think someone tried to

3、clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. then he put it at the door to dry.""along came zip. and good-bye shoe!" i said."we should take it back.""we can't ".said my sistter."maybe little tom is right," mary said. "maybe zip is a keep dog!"1.the write

4、r and mary didn't know_.a. what zip's first present was b. how zip carried its first present homec. who owned zip's first present d. what zip's first present was made of2.tom calls zip "the keep dog" because _.a. the dog likes keeping things b. the dog likes playing with sh

5、oesc. he doesn't know the dog's name d. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well3.what made the shoe strange was _.a. its colour        b. its smell c. its size          d. that it was a silk one4.

6、the word "keep"in the last sentence means "_"a. keeping things for itself b. bringing things for other to keepc. not letting it run about d. taking care of a small child5.we can know from the reading that the dog _.a. likes to give presents to people b. has been kept in at the wr

7、iter's homec. has brought some trouble d. likes to be called "the keep dog"key: 1.c  2.d  3.b  4.b  5.c【002】an old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . the air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “i have never

8、 been in a plane before , and i am frightened. i am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”then the captain came. he said, “madam, i am the captain of this plane. the weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”but she

9、 continued to hide.so the captain turned and started to go back. then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “i am sorry, young man, but i dont like planes and i am never going to fly again. but ill say one thing, ”she continued kindly, “you and your wife keep your pla

10、ne very clean!”1. an old lady had _ .a. glasses    b. a blanket over her head    c. a coat    d. a basket2. a. she didnt want to _ .a. take it off    b. turn it off    c. get on    d. talk about it3. _ spoke to

11、 her .a. the air hostess    b. the man next to her     c. her husband    d. one of her friends4. the old lady had never been _ before .a. abroad    b. home    c. in a plane     d. in hospital5. the woman didnt

12、like planes and she was never going _ .a. to fly again     b. to travel    c. to go abroad    d. to go homekey: 15 baaca 【003】dick lived in england. one day in january he said to his wife, "i'm going to fly to new york next week because i've

13、got some work there." "where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "i don't know yet." dick answered. "please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "all right," dick answered.he flew to new york on january 31st an

14、d found a nice hotel in the center of the city. he put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. he put the address of his hotel in it.in the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. he came out at nine o'clock and said, "now i'm going back to my h

15、otel and have a nice dinner."he found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "where do you want to go?" but dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel."which hotel are my things in?" he said, "and what am i going to do tonight?" but the driver of the tax

16、i did not know. so dick got out and went into a post office. there he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "please send me my address at this post office."choose the right answer1. dick flew to new york because _.a. he went there for a holiday b. he had work therec. he went

17、there for sightseeing (观光) d. his home was there2. why did his wife want a telegram from him? a. because she didn't know his address yet b. because she wanted to go to new york, tooc. because she might send him another telegramd. because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in new york3

18、. where did dick stay in new york?a. in the center of the city. b. in a hotel.c. in a restaurant. d. at his friend's house.4. who would send him the name and address of his hotel?a. the manager (经理) of his hotel. b. the police office.c. the taxi driver. d. his wife.5. which of the following is n

19、ot true?a. dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.b. dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.c. dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.d. dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. key: 1-5 b a b d c 【004】bob and jim once worked in the same factory. one day, bob le

20、nt jim ten dollars, but then jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.bob didn't see jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. so he went there to see him late in the evening.when he got to ji

21、m's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "i know you are in, jim. your shoes are out here.""i've gone out in my boots," answered jim.true or false1. bob and jim once worked in different factories.2

22、. one day jim borrowed ten dollars from bob.3. jim paid back the money to bob and went to work in another town later.4. bob hadn't seen jim for a year when he learned that jim was in another town.key: 1-4 f t f t【005】i think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in

23、the morning. he is almost sick when my mother calls, "herbert! it's seven o'clock! get up!"herbert answers, "i'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. i'm not at all like my brother. i don't like to go to bed at night but i don't mind getting up in the mo

24、rning. i usually wake up before my mother calls me. i jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. i get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.but not herbert. he just sleeps. a military band (军乐队) in our bedroom

25、could not wake him up. i call him and say, "get up! mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"but he just sleeps. after calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull herbert out of bed. it's that way every day with my little brot

26、her. perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but i really don't think so.true or false1. the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.2. i'm not like my brother because i like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.3. i usually jum

27、p out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.4. when mother calls, herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.5. my mother often has to go upstairs and pull herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.6. sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake herbert up.

28、7. the writer thinks some day herbert will learn to get up on time.key: 1-7. f t t f t f f【006】in england, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. in the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. an hour later black clouds come and then it

29、 rains hard. the weather gets a little cold. in the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.in england, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. so in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometime

30、s they should take warm clothes. when you go to england, you will see that some english people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.if you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.1. why do p

31、eople in england often talk about the weather?a. because they may have four seasons in one dayb. because they often have very good weatherc. because the weather is warm just like in springd. because the sky is sunny all day2. from the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain.a. sunshine

32、and snow b. black clouds c. summer and winter d. spring and autumn3. "people can also have summer in winter." means "it is sometimes too _in winter."a. warm b. cool c. cold d. rainy4. in the sunny morning some english people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them becaus

33、e _.a. their friends ask them to do so b. it often rains in englandc. they are going to sell them d. they are their favourite things5. the best title (标题)for this passage is _.a. bad seasons b. summer or winter c. the weather in england d. strange english people key: ababc【007】mr brown was going awa

34、y for a week. before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""ok, dad," said his son. but he was afraid his son could

35、n't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. his son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.four days passed, but no one came to see his father. the boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of pape

36、r was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.the next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. the boy opened it. a man was standing at the door and said, "where is your father?" the boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. he could not find i

37、t. he suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "no more."the man was very surprised. he asked, "no more? i met your father last week. when did it happen?""burnt yesterday evening."1. mr brown told his son that _.a. he would be away from home for four days b.

38、he would be back in seven days c. he would be back in a month d. he liked a cup of tea2. mr brown wrote the words down on _.a. the wall b. the door c. a piece of paper d. his son's pocket3. a man came to visit the boy's father on _.a. the second day b. the third day c. the fourth day d. the

39、fifth day4. the man was very surprised because _.a. he thought the child's father was dead b. the child didn't ask him to sit downc. the child gave him a cup of tea d. he couldn't find that piece of paper5. what was burnt? _.a. the piece of paper b. mr smith c. the visitor d. the boykey:

40、 bcdaa【008】one of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. people do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. here are some examples.1. "wh

41、at's the matter？" "i went to a party last night, so i"2. "i feel so tired these days."" i think you'd better"3."of course, she never stops talking. she is one of the most"you can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot

42、 in understanding what is being talked about. so "guessing "is very important in understanding english, especially (尤其)spoken english.1.this passage tells us mainly about _.a. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign languageb. how to guess what one is going to talk ab

43、out c. some examples of right guessingd. how important it is to guess all the time2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in example i is _.a. " so i didn't have a good time."    b. "so i went to bed very late."c. ". so i felt unhappy.&quo

44、t;              d. " so i got up very early."3. maybe the finished answer in example 2 is _.a. "i think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."b. "i think you'd better have someth

45、ing to drink."c. "i think you'd better get some help from your friends."d. "i think you'd better be more careful."4. maybe the finished answer in example 3 is _.a. " she is one of the most famous film stars."b. "she is one of the most beautiful women.&

46、quot;c. " she is one of the most famous speakers."d. " . she is one of the most talkative women."5. from the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _in learning a foreign language.a. the only wayb. more important in spoken english than in written english c. more important tha

47、n any other wayd. more important in written english than in spoken englishkey: abadb【009】uncle li and uncle wang are good friends. they live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. so they can help each other. but neither of them likes to use his head. they're bo

48、th poor though they work hard. most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. they never find out why.once uncle li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. in the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. he told uncle wang about it as soon a

49、s he went back. they decided to carry some apples to the city. they borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. bad luck! a lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. a few days lat

50、er they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。they felt unhappy and returned to their village."i can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" uncle li asked one day."the tractor was too small " uncle wang said without thinking. &qu

51、ot;we'll carry more apples on a truck next time!""i agree!" said uncle li. "how foolish (傻的) we were !"1. uncle li and uncle wang live in the low and broken houses because _.a. they hope to save money b. they're both poorc. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

52、 d. they're not far from their farms 2. the two farmers carried the apples to the city to _.a. make a journey            b. visit some places of interestc. meet their friends       d. make a profit3. the tow farmers

53、had to sell their apples at a low price because _.a. theirs weren't as good as the others' b. theirs were much less than the others'c. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city d. they forgot to carry them on a truck4. uncle li and uncle wang were unhappy because _.a. they had

54、 sustained losses in business b. they had lost some money in the cityc. something was wrong with the tractor d. other people profited in the city5. which of the following is true?a. the two farmers found out why they were poor. b. the two farmers will soon get rich.c. neither of the farmers is cleve

55、r. d. the two farmers decided to buy a truck.key: bdcac【010】on christmas evethe night before christmas daychildren all over britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. their parents usually tell them that father christmas will come during the night.father christmas is ve

56、ry kind and hearted. he gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. he fills each of the stockings with christmas presents.of course, father christmas isn't real. in jim and kate's house, "father christmas" is really mr green. mr green doesn't

57、climb down the chimney. he waits until the children are asleep. then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. when they were very young, mr green sometimes wore a red coat. but he doesn't do that now. the children are no longer young, and they know who &

58、quot;father christmas" really is. but they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.1. christmas eve is _.a. the night of christmas day    b. the evening of christmas dayc. christmas day               

59、; d. the night before christmas day2. father christmas often puts presents _.a. into children's hats         b. into children's stockingsc. under children's beds        d. into children's shoes3. when the chil

60、dren were very young, _.a. they didn't know who father christmas wasb. they knew that father christmas wasn't realc. they thought their father was father christmas d. they knew who put the presents into their stockings4. when the children are older, they _.a. know that father christmas is re

61、alb. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presentsc. know that father christmas is really their fatherd. know that father christmas is really their friend 5. father christmas comes into the house through the _.a. chimney    b. back door    c. front door     d