初二下学期阅读理解和完形填空

1、阅读理解、完形填空阅读理解、完形填空专项练习专项练习初二下学期初二下学期制作：制作：qiumen1999qiumen19991完形填空完形填空Look around you. Perhaps you do not see 1 water. But 2 is there. More than half of 3 own body is made of water. Growing plants have 4 water, too. You may want 5 how 6 water there is in your food. A hamburger is half water. A loaf

2、 of bread looks quite 7 , but it 8 a whole glass of water. And a watermelon would be only as 9 as baseball if you took 10 all the water. 1. A. some 2. A. it 3. A. your 4. A. lot of 5. A. knowing 6. A. many 7. A. nice 8. A. is 9. A. well 10. A. down B. no B. this B. you B. any of B. to know B. lots B

3、. good B. was B. big B. back C. any C. that C. yours C. many C. knew C. much C. wet C. have C. great C. away D. many D. there D. it D. a lot of D. know D. some D. dry D. has D. good D. up 2阅读理解阅读理解Peter works in a food factory. He helps the shopkeeper. He puts food on the shelves every day, Then peo

4、ple come into the shop and buy the food. Today there aret any bags of rice on the shelves. “Peter” says the shopkeeper. “We need some bags of rice. Bring some rice to the shelf.” Peter runs to get some bags of rice. They are in another room and they are on the top of the shelf. The shelf is high up.

5、 Peter is tall, but he cant reach the bags. He brings two boxes and puts one box on top of the other. Then he stands on them. Now he can reach the bags on the shelf. The shopkeeper is coming, Hes calling Peter. “Peter, Hurry up, What are you doing? Where are the bags of rice?” he says. He opens the

6、door. He cant see Peter on the boxes. “Dont open the door” Peter says. Then Peter falls down. Now Peter is on the floor. Theres some rice on his head. 31. Peter helps the shopkeeper _.A. sell food sometimes B. carry bags of oranges C. work in a food shop D. put food on the shelves today2. People com

7、e to the shop for _.A. the fruits B. the food C. the drink D. the bags 3. Peter runs to another room to get some bags of rice because _.A. his father asks him to carry some B. the shopkeeper wants to cook the mealC. the shelves are full of rice D. the shelves for rice is empty4. The bags are _.A. ea

8、sy to reach for Peter B. too high for him to reach C. difficult to reach for Peter D. too low for him to reach5. Peter falls down because _.A. he is on the boxes behin the door and the shopkeeper opens the door B. the bags fall down C. the shopkeeper is calling him D. theres some rice on head 4阅读理解阅

9、读理解A man is going to the house of a rich person. He sees a box of good apples by the road. He says, “I dont want to eat those apples, because the rich man will give me much food.” Then he takes apples and throw them away into the dust. He comes to a river. Theres so much water in the river, and he c

10、ant go over. He waits for sometime, then he says, “I cant go to the rich mans house today, because I cant cross the river.” So he begins to go home. He has nothing to eat that day. He is very hungry, so he comes to the apples. He is glad to take them out of the dust. Dont throw good things away, you

11、 may be glad to have them sometimes. 51. The man finds a box of apples _.A. by the river B. in the middle of the river C. at the rich mans door D. on his way to the rich mans house2. He throws the apples away because _. A. he doesnt like apples at all B. he thinks he can eat good things soonC. he ca

12、nt carry them D. the apples are too small3. He cant cross the river because _.A. theres no boat for him to go by B. theres some water in the river C. something is wrong with his boat D. the river is full of water4. He returns to look to the apples because _.A. he is very hungry B. thats the rich man

13、s C. someone tells him to do so D. he needs some help5. When he finds the apples again, he is very _.A. careful B. sorry C. happy D. full 6阅读理解阅读理解Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world.

14、Sometimes, however, they didnt have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines. There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there

15、 are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly. Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides th

16、e front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on. 71. People read newspaper to _.A. learn about the most important news B. be pleasedC. learn about whatever they want D. get some information2. Reading the headlines, people can know _.A. what t

17、he passages are about B. what is going on C. learn about the most important news D. about sports3. In big cities newspapers are usually printed _.A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly 4. Most papers have _ on Sundays than usual. A. more types B. more pages C. less types D. less pages5. If you want

18、 to see a film, youd better read _ in a newspaper.A. the buisness page B. the front page C. the sports page D. the amusement page 8阅读理解阅读理解Denis was a thief. He wrote a letter to another thief Pat. But the police got the letter. It reads: BNLD ZS LHCMHFGS ZMC GZUD SGD SGHQSX ONTMCR VHSG XNT. Whats i

19、t about? How can you read it? The policemen were quick. They studied the letter carefully and soon found out what they want. Now lets suppose you were a policeman. Can you read Denis letter? Maybe you need some help: When Dennis wanted a letter, he wrote down the letter before it in the alphabet. No

20、w can you read Deniss letter? What must Pat do? When? And what did Denis want? 91. The letter before B and C are A and B. The letter before A and B are _.A. Cand B B. Z and A C. A and Z D. Zand B 2. In the letter Dennis asked Pat to go at _.A. noon B. midnight C. five oclock D. eight ocolock3. “The

21、policemen were quick.” This sentence means the policemen _. A. read the letter soon after they got it B. could run very fast C. were very bright D. were very careful4. Suppose Pat asked Denis to “meet at the railway.” What would he write? _.A. LDDW XS WKH UDLDZDB VSZSHNM B. LDDS CV VJG TCKNYCA VCVKQ

22、PY C. LDEU BU UIF QZHKVZX TUVUJPO D. LDDS ZS SGD QZHKVZX RSZSHNM 5. Which of the four is the best title? _.A. A Strange Letter B. A Clever Thief C. The Clever Policemen D. How to Read a Letter 10改错改错A poor boy became a rich and a good singer.He Had family , two sons and two dautghters. One day He sa

23、id his wife ,”Our children must not have a hardlife as we had.We must help them more thanour parents helped we.”The wife agreed. So the parents send their children to fine school. They enjoyed everything in life except work.TheyDidnt know what to work .Later the children could Do everything .The man

24、 said to his wife .”where did we go wrongly?”_ 11完形填空完形填空 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, zero! Whoosh! There is a great roar(轰鸣轰鸣) and a rocket(火箭火箭) starts 1 journey into space(宇宙宇宙). Who was the first man to go 2 into space? Do you know? A Russian, Yuri Gagarin, was the

25、 3 man. That was on April 4th, He traveled once round the earth and his journey 4 108 minutes. The next man that went up was an 5 , John Glenn. He went round the earth three 6 . That was 7 February 20th, 1961. There have been many flights into space 8 1961. But we shall always 9 the first man who we

26、nt on this 10 and exciting journey.1. A. their 2. A. up 3. A. last 4. A. lasted 5. A. America 6. A. years 7. A. on 8. A. since 9. A. forget 10. A. safe B. it B. down B. first B. is B. U.S.A B. months B. at B. on B. remember B. happy C. its C. in C. second C. are C. Chinese C. times C. in C. at C. la

27、ugh at C. easy D. its D. on D. third D. hasD. AmericanD. time D. for D. for D. leave D. dangerous 12完形填空完形填空The sun is about 93 million miles away 1 the earth. The radiant energy(辐射能辐射能) from the sun travels out into space 2 of 186000 miles a second. This means that it 3 about 8.33 minutes for sunli

28、ght to travel 4 . The light from 5 stars far out in space takes even 6 to reach the earth. 7 the great distances(距离距离) in space, scientists have used the speed(速速度度) of light 8 a measurement(测量测量) of distance. This measurement 9 a light year and is the distance that light can travel in one year. Lig

29、ht 10 about 6 trillion(兆兆) miles a year. 1. A. from 2. A. bu a speed 3. A. spends4. A. from the earth to the sun 5. A. others6. A. longer time7. A. As well as8. A. for9. A. is called10. A.to travel B. on B. in a speed B. pays B. from the sun to the earth B. another B. long time B. For B. as B. is na

30、med B. travelingC. in C. at a speed C. costs C. from cloud to cloudC. the other C. a longer time C. Because of C. like C. called C. should travel D. to D. with a speed D. takes D. from stars to the moon D. other D. for a long time D. Since D. at D. named D. travels 13阅读理解阅读理解Mary did not understand

31、such sentences as “She is blue today.” “He has a green thumb(大拇指大拇指).” “He has told a little white lie.” And she went to her teacher for help. Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean? Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow af

32、raid. A person with a green thumb grows plants(植物植物) well. And a white lie is not a bad one. Mary: Would you give me an example for “a white lie”? Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you dont like it, but you wont say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks. Im not hungry.” Thats a wh

33、ite lie. Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much. 141. Blue sometimes means sad in _ English. A. good B. spoken C. usual D. poor 2. I dont have a green thumb, so all my plants _. A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D. are good 3. Tom is _ to climb the tree. Hes yellow. A. happy B. clever C. glad D. af

34、raid 4. He didnt like me to know _ of the accident. He told me a white lie. A. the reason B. the true story C. the meaning D. the answer 5. He is _ today. He is told his father is ill. A. blue B. yellow C. green D. white 15阅读理解阅读理解Jules Verns was born in 1828. He was neither an inventor nor a scient

35、ist but he read many books about science and wrote some exciting stories about things. He thought scientists and inventors would one day be able to do the things in his stories. Years later, many of the things really happened. At the time, his stories seemed like fairy tales(神话神话). His famous books

36、is “Twenty Leagues Under the Sea” (League here means three miles). In those days submarines(潜艇潜艇) had not been invented, but he wrote about an underwater ship very much like a modern submarine. The men of the submarine in the book had many strange journeys and found many strange things. 161. This pa

37、ssage mainly tells us _. A. how Jules verns invented a submarine B. Jules Verns wrote many scientific books C. Jules Vernss stories really happened later D. what the book “Twenty Leagues Under the Sea” means2. Jules Verns was _. A. a writer B. an inventor C. a scientist D. a traveller 3. Jules Verns

38、 thought _. A. he could realize(实现) his stories B. his stories were fairy tales C. a submarine was a ship D. what he wrote would be realized by scientists or inventors 4. His book “Twenty Leagues Under the Sea” _. A. was about submarines B. was very famous C. means something under water D. helped pe

39、ople do work 5. The men of the submarine in the book _. A. had never been to some places B. were scientists C. were inventors D. had been to a lot of places 17阅读理解阅读理解English today is very different from the English spoken long, long ago. By the 12th century, the language had already changed very mu

40、ch. People then could not read writings from the year 700. The history of English has three parts(部分部分) “Old English” (before the year 1150), “Middle English” (up till 1500) and “Modern English” (1500 to now). The biggest difference(不同不同) between Old, Middle and Modern English is in vocabulary(词汇词汇)

41、. Grammar(语法语法) has not changed greatly, but thousands of new words have come into the language. Many of these are from French. Another important change is pronunciation. It has changed so much that there are almost no words said the same way today as in Old English. 181. Today even English people t

42、hemselves can hardly understand _. A. the language B. Old English C. Middle English D. Modern English 2. By what time had English changed greatly? A. Long,long ago B. By the year 1200 C. From the year 700 D. By the 12th century3. The period() of “Middle English” is _. A.from 1500 to now B. from 1150

43、 to now C. from 1150 to 1500 D. from 700 to 1500 4. Many English words of today came from _. A. French B. vocabulary C. grammar D. the language 5. Why are there almost no words said the same way today as in Old English? A. Because there are thousand of new words. B. Because English pronunciation has

44、 changed greatly. C. Because grammar has not changed greatly. D. No one really knows why.19阅读理解阅读理解Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feed that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesnt really feel poor when he has a car. Perhaps(可能可能)

45、you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didnt know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化文化). The car made the United States a nation on wheels(车轮车轮). And it helped make the United States what it is now. The car has become popular in t

46、he United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money. 1. In the United States _. A. only rich people have cars B. no poor people have cars C. most people have cars D. only a few people have beautiful cars202. Who was Henry

47、 Ford? _. A. He was one of the famous car makers B. He was the most popular man in the USA C. He was the richest man in the USA D. He was the first car maker in American history3. Henry Ford started making cars in large numbers because _. A. he wanted to change the American culture B. he knew cars w

48、ould be make only in the United States C. he thought Americans would like his cars best D. he knew more and more people would buy cars4. Which of the following do you think is true? _. A. There are too many people everywhere in the USA B. There are a lot of cars everywhere in the USA C. Car pollutio

49、n(污染) is the biggest problem in the USA D. Every family more or less has a car5. We can know from this passage(文章) that _. A. cars are cheaper in the USA B. the Americans are the richest in the world C. the Americans like to move around in cars D. the USA makes the most cars 21完形填空完形填空 Football is,

50、I do think, the most favorite game in England: one has only to go to one of the important 1 to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, 2 for one side or the 3 . To a stranger(陌生人陌生人), one of the most surprising things about football in 4 is the great knowledge(知识知识) of th

51、e game which 5 the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the 6 in most of the important teams, he has 7 of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he 8 will win such a match, and his ideas about 9 are usually as good as those of men three or fo

52、ur times his 10 . 1. A. cities 2. A. waiting 3. A. other 4. A. China 5. A. all 6. A. players 7. A. names 8. A. says 9. A. England10. A. ideas B. matches B. looking B. same B. the USA B. hardly B. cities B. pictures B. asks B. players B. age C. teams C. asking C. team C. England C. only C. countries

53、C. heard C. decides C. football C. stories D. placesD. shoutingD. placesD. CanadaD. evenD. matchesD. thoughtD. hopesD. menD. education 22阅读理解阅读理解Once there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have plenty of(足够的足够的) gold, I shall be the happies

54、t man in the world.” One day when he was travelling in the desert(沙漠沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it

55、. He saw that the bag was full of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying. Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world. 231. The old man liked _ best before he travelled in the desert. A. food B. water C. gold D. bags2. When he lost his way, h

56、e wanted to get _. A. some food and water B. some rocks and sand C. bags full of gold D. everything in the desert3. What did he do with the bag? _. A. He didnt take it up B. He brought it home C. He kept it for himself D. He threw it away4. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the

57、 bag of gold because _.A. the bag was too small B. the gold wasnt his C. there wasnt much gold in the bag D. he was very hungry and thirsty 5. In the end, the old man knew that gold was _ in the world. A. the best thing B. not the best thing C. better than anything D. the worst thing 24阅读理解阅读理解Can c

58、ountries, both rich and poor, go on to grow without any problems of the world? Or must countries stop their growth? Some thinkers are trying to answer these questions. After making deep studies of the worlds resource(资源资源), they say unlimited(无限制的无限制的) growth would be very dangerous. They want to ma

59、ke each country believe that it is necessary(必要的必要的) to change their ways of production(生产生产) and ask people to have fewer children and use less resource. This, they say, will make every country strong, give people more safety, and bring happiness to everyone, 251. Which is the best title for this p

60、assage? A. Use Less Resource and Have Fewer Children B. The Coming Growth C. stop the Growth D. The Worlds Resource2. The word “thinker” in the third sentence means “_”. A. people who cant speak B. people who teaches others C. people who is good at thinking of problems D. people who is good at growt