英语阅读理解练习题(初级)

1、英语阅读理解练习题(初级)（A）A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the

2、 head or the tail or the belly（肚子） or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other peoples rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means

3、 only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enoug

4、h to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writers drew the horses _. A. very

5、 well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because _. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other pe

6、oples rule 3. You are not yet experienced because _. A. you dont know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail C. you always asked question D. you do not trust to your own powers 4. When you become more experienced you will _. A. never ask question B. often be

7、gin at the tail C. should write the end of the story D. should think of the beginning 5. The topic of the passage is _. A. How to draw a horse B. How to write a story C. How to make your own rules D. Trust to your own powers Key: CDDCD（B）In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. Th

8、is is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called"Drea

9、m(梦幻) World Cups"in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park n

10、ear a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favou

11、rite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have_.A.Many football fansB.a very good teamC.many football playerD.a big playground2.The next World Cup will be held in_.A

12、.2006B.2007C.2005D.20043.From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_.A. people playing footballB. pictures of some football starsC. a sunny sky D. flowers4.In"Dream World Cup",the children drew the flags of some countries_.A. to show their love for their owe countryB

13、. to tell the people their storiesC. to show their good wishes for the football teamsD. to show their new ideas about football5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because_.A. they are interested in footballB. they are football fansC. they think their favourite players are greatD.

14、 all of A,B and C（C）In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artis .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo.The next important date in the history of photo

15、graphy (摄影术) was in 1837.That yeat ,Daguere,another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a differentway.In his picture you couild see exerything very clearly ,even the smallest thing.This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to u

16、se Daguerre's way .Travellers brought back wondeful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings,cities and mountains.In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers h

17、ad to carry a lot of film and other machines.But this did not stop them ,for example,some in the United Ststes worked so hard.Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers.He took many picture of gread people .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)Photographers also became

18、 one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photod were nor just cooies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.6.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of _A.his businessB. his houseC. his gardenD. his window7.The Daguerrotype was_.A. a FrenchmanB. a ki

19、nd of pictureC. a kind of cameraD. a photographer8.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to_.A. watch lots of filmsB. buy an expensive cameraC. stop in most citiesD. take many films and something else with him.9. Mathew Brady_.A.was very lifelikeB. w

20、as famous for his unusual picturesC. was quite strongD. took many pictures of moving people10.This passage tells us_.A. how photography was developedB. how to show your ideas and feelings in picturesC. how to take pictures in the worldD. how to use different cameras（D）Americans with small families o

21、wn a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily

22、, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of fi

23、ve must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents'home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or

24、to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there

25、 are many parks for motor homes.11. From the passage, a van is also called _.A. a motor carB. a motor homeC. a motorbikeD. a big truck12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they_.A. sold their old houseB. moved to their grandparents'houseC.built a new place for a vanD. sold their second

26、 car13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with_.A. a babyB. much moneyC. more than two childrenD. interest in vans14. Americans usually use motor homer_.A. to travel with all the family members of holidayB. to do some shopping with all the family membersC. to visit their grandparents at week

27、endsD. to drive their children to school every day15. Motor homes have become popular because_.A. they can take people to another city when people are freeB. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidaysC. some people think motor homes are cheapD. big families can put

28、 more things in motor homes 4）In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children fr

29、om Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called"Dream(梦幻) World Cups"in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries

30、 that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching

31、football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.1.If a country wants to tDo you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”？ It is

32、easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs， some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument， if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.    Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may

33、 be put in twos， back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.    The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction， of course， they sh

34、ould walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow， they should walk slowly.    The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops， the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to s

35、it on， he drops out. Then， before the music starts again， one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again， one more player will be out.    At last， there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.    根据以

36、上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。    1. If ten people are playing musical chairs， you must begin with _.    A. nine chairs            B. ten chairs    C. eleven chairs      

37、0;   D. one chair    2. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs？ _.    A. A piano                B. A radio    C. A tape recorder  

38、60;     D. A telephone    3. The chairs should be put _.    A. with the desks         B. before the winner    C. all over the room      D. in a line    4.

39、When the music starts,the players must _.    A. run about the room    B. get down    C. walk around the chairs    D. sit on the chairs    5. Which of the following statements is NOT true？    A. The game “Musica

40、l Chairs” is not difficult to learn.    B. The last one can sit on the last chair.    C. The winner can sit on the chair.    D. If the person plays music,he cannot be the winner.    答案与解析    1. 选A.因为在第4段有这样一句If a person canno

41、t find a chair to sit on， he drops out.那么肯定是椅子比人数少1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选A.    2. 选D.在第1段中提到了A、B、C三种可以播放音乐的器具，而D项没有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选D.    3. 选D.第2段的Put the chairs in a row就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。选D.    4. 选C.由第3段中的句子When the music starts， the players walk round the chai

42、rs.可知答案为C.    5. 选B.本题可用排除法，由第1段第2句It is easy to play 可知道A项正确；由最后一句The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.可知C项是正确的；由第4段的句子The person playing music cannot see the people in the game可知D项也是正确的。故答案选B.ake part in the World Cup ,she must have_.A.Many football fansB

43、.a very good teamC.many football playerD.a big playground2.The next World Cup will be held in_.A.2006B.2007C.2005D.20043.From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_.A. people playing footballB. pictures of some football starsC. a sunny skyD. flowers4.In"Dream World Cup&qu

44、ot;,the children drew the flags of some countries_.A. to show their love for their owe countryB. to tell the people their storiesC. to show their good wishes for the football teamsD. to show their new ideas about football5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because_.A. they are i

45、nterested in footballB. they are football fansC. they think their favourite players are greatD all of A,B and C5）In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artis .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a pi

46、cture of hia garden .That was the first photo.The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837.That yeat ,Daguere,another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a differentway.In his picture you couild see exerything very clearly ,even t

47、he smallest thing.This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way .Travellers brought back wondeful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings,cities and mountains.In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photograp

48、hers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines.But this did not stop them ,for example,some in the United Ststes worked so hard.Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers.He took many picture of gread pe

49、ople .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photod were nor just cooies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.6.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of _A.hi

50、s businessB. his houseC. his gardenD. his window7.The Daguerrotype was_.A. a FrenchmanB. a kind of pictureC. a kind of cameraD. a photographer8.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to_.A. watch lots of filmsB. buy an expensive cameraC. stop in most

51、citiesD. take many films and something else with him.9. Mathew Brady_.A.was very lifelikeB. was famous for his unusual picturesC. was quite strongD. took many pictures of moving people10.This passage tells us_.A. how photography was developedB. how to show your ideas and feelings in picturesC. how t

52、o take pictures in the worldD. how to use different cameras6)Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and

53、a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a

54、 van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents'home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes

55、. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when the

56、y are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.11. From the passage, a van is also called _.A. a motor carB. a motor homeC. a motorbikeD. a big truck12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they_.A. sold their old ho

57、useB. moved to their grandparents'houseC.built a new place for a vanD. sold their second car13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with_.A. a babyB. much moneyC. more than two childrenD. interest in vans14. Americans usually use motor homer_.A. to travel with all the family members of hol

58、idayB. to do some shopping with all the family membersC. to visit their grandparents at weekendsD. to drive their children to school every day15. Motor homes have become popular because_.A. they can take people to another city when people are freeB. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidaysC. some people think motor homes are cheapD. big families can put more things in motor homes7)I will always remember my mothers last few days in this world.    On February 14th，2000，my class went on