初三英语阅读15

1、 .Reading comprehension (共56分) A. True or false （7分）Mr. Read works in a hospital. His medical skill is good and many people, in the town know him and go to ask him to look them over when they fee) unwell.One night, as soon as he went to bed, his door was knocked at. A young man came in and said his

2、wife had a headache. He wanted to buy some medicine for her; Mr. Read didn't know what was wrong with the woman and decided to look her over at once. Of course the young man thanked him very much. When they got to the house, the woman was crying in her bedroom. Mr. Read looked her over carefully

3、 and gave her some medicine. He didn't leave there until she felt better.When Mr. Read came out, it was seven in the morning. It was very cold and the road was covered with thick snow. He was very tired but drove carefully. Near the town a truck went quickly and rushed to his car. At the moment

4、he had to drive aside and his car hit a big tree and turned over. Luckily, he did not hurt himself. He had to come out through the broken window and went to the nearest house and asked someone to help him.An old woman opened the door for him. She recognized (认出) him at once."Good morning, Mr.;

5、Read," the old woman shouted happily. "I saw the accident by my window. I'm sure the driver needs the doctors' help. I was soon going to tell the hospital about it. I didn't expect you had already come here!"71. Many people like to ask Mr. Read to look them over because of

6、 his good medical skill, f-72. One night a young mite came, to ask for some medicine for his wife's headache. 73. Mr. Read decided to go and look her over because he knew the woman very well.74. It was raining heavily when Mr. Read came out from the young man's house in the morning.75. Mr. R

7、ead was very tired and his car hit a truck and turned over. 76. An old woman found-him under a big tree and recognized him at once.77. The old woman thought pr Read was the doctor who came to help the driver in the accident.B. Choose the best answer (7 分)About ten years ago, a very successful busine

8、ssman named Josh was traveling down a neighborhood street. He was going a little too fast in his new Jaguar (美洲虎汽车). Suddenly a brick (砖头) hit a new car and broke the window. The angry driver jumped out of the car, caught the kid who threw the brick and shouted: "What are you doing? That's

9、a new car and. that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?""I'm sorry for breaking your new car, but I didn't know what else to do." the young boy, apologized. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!"With tears on his face the

10、little boy said; "It's my older brother. He fell out of his wheelchair (轮椅). Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too heavy for me to lift him up." The driver was greatly moved. He quickly lifted the handicapped (残疾的)boy back into the wheelchair and check

11、ed to see that he was going to be all right"You are a nice man. Thank you," the little child said.The businessman watched the little boy push the wheelchair down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. After that, he kept the hole in his window to make

12、him never forget this message "Don't go through life" so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention."The world sends a message and speaks to our hearts: We all have the choice to listen.or Wait for the brick! 78.A brick suddenly hit Josh's new car whil

13、e he was driving .A) very slowly B) with a kid C) his old Jaguar D) down a street79.Josh shouted at a kid angrily because the kid .A) was his own son B) threw a brick at his carC) jumped into his car D) had a brick in his hand80.The kid threw the brick at Josh's car because he wanted to A) buy J

14、osh's car B) have tears on his faceC) apologize to Josh D) ask for help81.There was something wrong with the young boy's brother's .A) legs B) eyes C) arms D)ears82.The young boy's trouble was .A) his brother was handicapped B) the driver was greatly movedC) he could: hardly, lift up

15、 his brother D) he failed to push the wheelchair back home83.The underlined part " go through life " probably means A) save your life B) pass your time of lifeC) live a long life D) be responsible for your life84.Which of the following is Not True?A) Josh's new car is very expensive. B

16、) The kid's brother fell out of his wheelchair.C) Josh pushed the wheelchair back home. D) The hole is still in the window of Josh's car.C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (14 分) Prince Ahmad Fahad Ai-Sabah, the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said at

17、the Asian Games' opening ceremony (开幕式) that hundreds of thousands of volunteers are "Guangzhou's name 85 ", and without their service and help the 16th Asian Games will be unable to 86 such great success."Is it not a pleasure to have friends coming from afar (=far away)!"

18、; This China's ancient civilization(文明) should not be lost for a single moment in China's opening-up or scientific development. Millions of Guangzhou citizens, who are just 87 tens of thousands of volunteers, are all feeling very 88 to share their friendship in hosting the great event. In a

19、great get-together during the two-week event, athletes (运动员) have said repeatedly that they have received so much encouragement from those who go to watch their performances and, as for the hosts of the event, they think that guests to the Games of this year will have more beautiful 89 of the Guangz

20、hou Games.Medals (奖牌) will be carried away when the great festival ends, but the 16th Asian Games will 90 itself, not just sports skills but a new outlook on an open city of a large developing nation. From the Asian Games in Beijing to, the Asian Games in Guangzhou over the past twenty years, some a

21、thletes in 1990 have been 91 coaches (教练) already, but the Song "Asia Mighty Winds" will continue to ring oh and on .85.A) letters B) cards C) words D) pictures86.A) shut B) lose C) praise D) achieve87.A) above B) before C) behind D) under88.A) wise B) proud C) sorry D) dull89.A) memories

22、B) wounds C) excuses D) uniforms90.A) organize B) greet C) explain D) leave91.A) made up of B) pointed C) turned into D) showed offD. Read the passage arid fill in the blanks with proper words (14分)In the United States, when you become rich, you want people to know about it And even if you aren'

23、t very rich, you want people to think that you are. That is w 92 "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.The expression was f 93 used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. H

24、e began earning (挣) $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very rich neighbourhood o 94 New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants

25、, Momand and his wife also hired (雇) a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never f 95 this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could not pay for their new way of life any 1 96 .They moved b

26、ack to New York City, living in an old flat.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people did things just to keep up with the rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories about this. He called it "Keeping up with the Jones

27、es" because "Jones" is a very c 97 name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with the rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series a 98 in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.E. Answer the questions

28、 (14分)Everyone has good days and bad days.Sometimes, you may feel that you're on top of the world and all the questions on your maths test might seem easy. But sometimes you feel frightened or you lose things, and you cannot focus on your school work.For more than 20 years, scientists have sugge

29、sted that high self-esteem (自我尊重) is the key to success. They said that kids who feel good about themselves do better in school and have fewer emotional (情感的) problems than kids who have a low opinion of themselves.Now, new research shows that focusing just oh building self-esteem may hot be helpful

30、. In some cases, having high self-esteem can bring bad results if it makes you less likeable or more upset when you fail at something."Forget about self-esteem," says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the university of Michigan, US. "Its not the important thing" Crocker&

31、#39;s advice may sounds bit strange because it is good to feel good about Oneself Studied show that people with high self-esteem are less likely to be sad, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-esteem.But, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self-esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist

32、 at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-esteem will not necessary make you a better person; People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves while people with low self-esteem are more likely-to rely on their friends when they need help.Researchers say it is be

33、st to listen to and support other people. Set out to create or build something. If you fail at something, try to learn from the experience. "The best therapy (药方) is to know your own weak points" Vohs says, "It's OK to say, 'I'm not so good at that,' and then move on.&

34、quot;99. We can hardly focus on our school work when we lose things, can we?100. According to scientists, what is the key to success?101. Do kids who have a low opinion of themselves have more emotional problems?102. When can high self-esteem bring us bad results?103.What's Crockers advice on self-esteem? 104.What will people with low self-esteem do when they need help? will be the thing they do.105.How do you like "If you fa