初中英语阅读100篇

1、英语阅读理解001】LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn't

2、knowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded（点头）andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?""Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot（污点）offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.""AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Is

3、aid."Weshouldtakeitback.""Wecan't".saidmysistter."MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"1 .ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip'sfirstpres

4、entwasmadeof2 .TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'snameD.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well3 .Whatmadetheshoestrangewas.A.itscolourB.itssmellC.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone4 .Theword"keep"

5、inthelastsentencemeans""A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeepC.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild5 .Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"【

6、002】Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatheri

7、sfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.”Butshecontinuedtohide.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdontlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButIllsayonething,”Shecontinuedkindly,yourw“ifeYouandkee

8、pyourplaneveryclean!”1. AnoldladyhadD. a basketD. one of herA.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoat2. A.ShedidntwanttoA.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit3. spoketoher.A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandfriends4. Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.D. in hospitalA.abroadB.homeC.inaplane5. Thew

9、omandidntlikeplanesandshewasnevergoingA. to fly againB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome【003】DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."

10、;Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram（电报）,"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thavean

11、ywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."Hefoundataxi（出租车）andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel."Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingt

12、odotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."Choosetherightanswer1. DickflewtoNewYorkbecause_.B. he had work thereD. his home was thereB. Because she wanted to go

13、 to NewA.hewentthereforaholidayC.hewentthereforsightseeing（观光）2. Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetYork,tooC. BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD. Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork3. WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.In

14、ahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.4. Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager（经理）ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.5. Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A. Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B. Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C. Dickf

15、orgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D. Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.【004】BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstaying

16、atahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.TrueorFalse1. BobandJimonceworkedindiffere

17、ntfactories.2. OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.3. JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.4. Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.【005】Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herber

18、t!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon'tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,bru

19、shmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband（军乐队）inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"Buthejustsleeps.Aftercallingafewmoretimesmymother

20、hastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.TrueorFalse1. Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.2. I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyin

21、themorning.3. Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.4. Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.5. MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.6. SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.7. ThewriterthinkssomedayHerb

22、ertwilllearntogetupontime.InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience（经历）fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbe

23、summeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella（伞）oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem

24、.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret（后悔）laterintheday.1. WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A. BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB. BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC. BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD. Becausetheskyissunnyallday2. Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenco

25、me,thereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3. "Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimestooinwinter."A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4. InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause.A.theirfriendsas

26、kthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings5. Thebesttitle（标题）forthispassageis.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople【007】MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyour

27、fatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.""OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.Fourd

28、ayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlooke

29、dforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?""Burntyesterdayevening."1. MrBrowntoldhissonthat.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackin

30、sevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea2. MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket3. Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday4. Themanwasverysurprisedbecause.A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.t

31、hechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper5. Whatwasburnt?.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy【008】Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeint

32、heirownlanguage,soitisnecessary（必要的）todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.1. "What'sthematter?""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI"2. "Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter"3. "Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost"Youcanse

33、efromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext（上下文）helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially（尤其）spokenEnglish.1. Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.A. theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguageB. howtoguesswhatoneisg

34、oingtotalkaboutC. someexamplesofrightguessingD. howimportantitistoguessallthetime2. fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis.A."soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."B."soIwenttobedverylate."C.”.SoIfeltunhappy."D."soIgotupveryearly."3. Maybethefinishedanswer

35、inEXAMPLE2is.A. "Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."B. "Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."C. "Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."D. "Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."4. MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.A.&q

36、uot;sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."B."sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."C."sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."D.".sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."5. Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断）thatguessingisinlearningaforeignlanguage.A. theonlywayB. moreimportantinspokenEnglishth

37、aninwrittenEnglishC. moreimportantthananyotherwayD. moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish【009】UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.

38、Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfrie

39、ndsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice（价格）。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage."Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained（蒙受）lossesinbusinesswhil

40、eothersalwaysprofit（盈利）"UncleLiaskedoneday."Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!""Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish（傻的）wewere!"1. UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause.A.theyhopetosave

41、moneyB.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms2. Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto.A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit3. thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheoth

42、ers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck4. UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecauseA.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractor5. Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepo

43、or.rich.B.theyhadlostsomemoneyinD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecityB.ThetwofarmerswillsoongetC.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.truck.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuya010】OnChristmasEvethenightbeforeChristmasDaychildrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.Theirparentsusuallytellthemthat

44、FatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendo

45、esn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheyst

46、illputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1. ChristmasEveis.A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDayC.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2. FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockingsC.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildren'sshoes3. Whenthec

47、hildrenwereveryyoung,.A. theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB. theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'trealC. theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD. theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings4. Whenthechildrenareolder,they.A. knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB. asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswi

48、thpresentsC. knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD. knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5. FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe.A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.【011】Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisap

49、ieceofbluecardboard（硬纸版）withadropofsyrup（糖浆）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleft

50、sideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Picture11. Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandoneredC.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtwor

51、ed2. IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?Picture23. DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto.A.thebluecardwithsyruponitB.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponitC.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwasD.thenewbluecardwithsyruponiton

52、theleftoftheredcard4. Theexperimenthasproved（证明）thatbees.A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolorsC.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered5. Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrupC.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?【012】Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预报）theweather.Theyareinspac

53、e,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehu

54、ndredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistsca

55、nsaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.1. Satellitestravel.B. in the atmos

56、phereD. above spaceto take pictures of the atmosphere? BecauseA.inspaceC.abovetheground2. WhydoweusetheweathersatellitesA.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3. Meteorologistsforecasttheweather.A. whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepict

57、uresB. aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC. beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD. duringtheystudysatellitepictures4. Maybewellsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor.A.onedayB.twodaysC.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger5. Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin.A.takin

58、gpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecasting【013】Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheother

59、endofthefield.Theyhavefourchances（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovet

60、heballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.