初中英语阅读理解练习题

1、xx阅读理解精选Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.Nasreddi

2、n was already in bed. It is late, he said. What do you want? I want you to write a letter to my wife , said Ali , Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, Has the letter got to go far? What does that matter? answered Ali.Well, my writing is so strange that only I can re

3、ad it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. Ali went away quickly.Multiple choice()1. Ali wanted to to his wife.A.get something B.have a letter writtenC.bring a flower D. say good-bye()2. At last he found the house of.A.a writer B.a se

4、ller C.an old man D.a letter-writer()3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was.A.not pleased B.pleased C.excited D.angry()4.Nasreddin said that his writing was.A.easy for anyone to read B.strange for anyone to readC. too strange for anyone to write D.difficult for anyone to read()5. This st

5、ory tells us.A.not to ask anybody for help B.not to trouble others at nightC.not to ask for help without money D.not to trust others2An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,wh

6、en that happened, all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles. My money has finished and my friends have gone,said the young man. What will happen to me now?Don't worry , young

7、man,answered Nasreddin.Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.The young man was very glad.Am I going to get rich again then? heasked Nasreddin.No, I didn't mean that, said the old man.I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no f

8、riends.Multiple choice()1.An old man died and left his son.A.nothing B.some gold C. much money D.only a house()2. When the son was, he went to see Nasreddin.A.short of money B.quite poor and sickC.in trouble D. quite poor and alone()3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that.()4.Nasre

9、ddin meant the young man.A.would get rich again B. would get used to having nothingC.would get used to being in trouble D.would get out of poorness()5.What this story tells us is.A.that money is everything B.that money makes the mare goC.to save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of f

10、riends3.A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left thecar and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant

11、 said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not be

12、lieve his story.They said,You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one! It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.Multiple choice()1.A man was travelling abroad.A.in a big bus B.in a green jeep C.in a red car D.in a red taxi()2.The c

13、ar was damaged because.A.there was a traffic accident B.the circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shop D.the elephant sat on it()3.The circus man said that.A.he would pay for part of the damage B.he would pay for all of the damageC.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new car()4. Whe

14、n the man got back to his country,the customs officers.A. would check his new car B.only checked his carC. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he had said,()5.It was only that made the officers believe him.A.the letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the countryC.the certificate of his

15、 D.the letter from the government4.Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he was sawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,Excuse me, but if you continue to saw that branch like that, you will fall downwith it.He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the

16、 branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,This is some foolish person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch fe

17、ll and Nasreddin fel lwith it. My God!he cried.That man knows the future !and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.Multiple choice()1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch a tree in his garden.A.on B.in C.at D.off()2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man.A.tol

18、d him to stop working B.told him he would fall downC. would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that branch()3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that.A. that was a silly fellow B.that was a wise personC.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him()4.What happened to Nasredd

19、in after a few minutes?A.The brancd fell .B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.C.Nasreddin was hurt himself. D.Both A and B.()5.This story is about.A.a foolish man B. a wise manC.cutting a tree D.the necessity of taking good advice5.It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMa

20、ry went to answer it.It's me-Peter.Hullo, who's that?she asked.Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?said Mary.Can I speak to johnny?Mtiple choice()1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?A.Johnny's sister B.Peter C,Jo

21、hnny D.Johnny's mother()2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?A.Mary's brother B.Mary's sister C.Mary's grandmother D.Johnny's mother()3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny.C.was getting his books D. was busy eating his hreakfast()4.How do you say to a stranger who is a

22、nswering your telephone?A.Who are you?B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please()5.From this story we know that Johnny was.A. a lazy B.a clever boy C.a busy boy D.a hungry boy6.Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went tomarket.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade

23、 of a bigtree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes too.After their lunch they went to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other men's baskets and toput them in his.Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.What are you doing? hes

24、aid angrily.Oh,said Nasreddin,don't worry about me.I am half mad, and I do alot of strange things.Oh,really?said the other man.Then why don't you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?You did not understand me,said Nasreddin.I said that I was h

25、alf mad, not quite mad.Multiple choice()1.Nasreddin went to market.A. to sell his donkey B. to buy somethingC. to sell his grapes D. to find a job()2. Nasreddin stopped.A.under a big tree B.near a big treeC.around a big tree D.in a big tree()3.As Nasreddin was taking away the other men's grapes

26、oneof the men.A.pretended not to see him B. saw him and got angryC.woke his fellows ume at him()4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because.A.he was clever B. he was quite madC.he was foolish D.he was half mad()5.In this story Nasreddin was.A.a selfish man B.a strange man C.a friend

27、ly man D.a foolish man7.Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something whitein his garden.It seemed to be moving towards the house.That is a thief(小偷)！ He thought,and he took his gun and shot(FF 枪)at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was too frightenedW怕)to go out of the house

28、 in the dark.The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.My God,said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been w

29、earing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.Multiple choice()1.At midnight Nasreddin saw in his garden.A.something strange B. a thief C.something white D.a ghost()2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he.A.cried out

30、 for help B.dared not go out of the houseC.dared not stay in his house D.couldn't say a word()3. The next morning Nasreddin found.A.his wife in the garden B.the clothes-lineC. the thief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt()4.Nasreddin said that if he had been wearing taht shirt.A.he wou

31、ld be killed B. he would dieC.he would have killed D.he would have been killed()5.He called his neighbors together in order to.A.make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thank them8.A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,If one man's cow kills another's,i

32、s the owner of the first cowresponsible?It depends, answered the judge.Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.Oh,answered the judge.Everyone knows that a cow cannot think likea man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is notresponsible either.I am sorry,Judge,said the man.I

33、made a mistake.I meant that my cowkilled yours.The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I think aboutit more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first. Andthen he turned to his clerk and said,Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.Multiple choice()1

34、.The neighbour asked the judge.A. whether the first cow was responsibleB.whether the owner of the first cow was responsibleC.whether both cows were responsibleD. whether both the owners were responsible()2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his,the judge answered that.A.

35、a cow was reponsible B. its owner was not responsibleC.neither a cow nor its owner was responsible D.his cow was responsible()3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that.A.there was nothing happened B. his cow had been killedC.it was his cow that had killed the judge's D.both cows ha

36、d been killed()4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he.A.got angry B.said nothingC.put his neighbor into prison D.changed what he had said at first()5.In this story the judge was.A. a clever judge B.a humorist C.unfair D.foolish9.Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. Th

37、e shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and fortyminutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is

38、having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.1. What does Uncle Wang do?A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.C. He makes shoes. D. He works

39、in a hospital.2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because .A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his homeC. he likes riding a bikeD. his shop isn't in the middle of the city3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutesD. Hal

40、f an hour4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?A. At ten minutes to eightB. At half past eightC. At ten minutes past eightD. At twenty minutes past eight5. He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:0510.阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Sandwich was an Englishman. H

41、e lived in the 18th centuryl（：2 己）.Sandwich was rich（有钱的），but he liked to play cards g氏牌）for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered命令）his servants卜人） to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between （B两者之间）the two pieces of bread and held

42、 the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.()1. Sandwich was the .A. name of a servantB. name of a man

43、 with a lot of moneyC. poor man who lived on playing cardsD. name of food which was liked by the richE. 2. Sandwich .A. was so interested 供趣)in playing cards that he oftenhad no time to have his mealsB. often brought some bread with him to play cardsC. never ate anything when he played cardsD. had n

44、o money to play cards with at lastE. 3. People liked Sandwich's idea because .A. bread, together with meat was cheapB. he always won when he played cardsC. they liked Sandwich himselfD. when they ate with one of their hands they could dosomething with the otherE. 4. Today, sandwich is .A. also a

45、 name of a rich manB. two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC. not interested in playing cardsD. not liked by most of the peopleE. 5. As food, sandwich .A. is usually made o唯I 制做）bread and chickenB. sometimes smells 闻）good, but sometimes notC. is made of bread and meatD. is easy for us to play.中考英

46、语阅读测试（三）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29添加：无聊的飞In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forest s Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand China doesn't want to copy the USA's example We're planting more and more trees. We've built the &

47、quot; Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country. The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide. It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away . It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south. More &quo

48、t;Great Green Walls" are needed. Trees must be grown all over the world. Great Green Walls will make the world better .根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. In 1620, about the USA was covered by forestsA. a third B. half C. two thirds D. a fourth2. A lot of good land has gone withA. sand B. water C. wind D. forests

49、3. The Great Green Wall in China is 10ngA. 7,000 kilometers B. 1,700 kilometersC. 7,000 meters D. 400 kilometers4. Trees must be grown in.A. China B the USAC. some countries D. every part of the world5. will make the world better.A. The Great Wall B Tall buildingsC. Great Green Walls D Flowers and g

50、rassKEY:1. B2. D3. A4. D5. C中考英语阅读测试（二）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29添加：无聊的飞The English people like take-away food The most popular food is fish and chips. They usually go to a fish and chip shop They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place . At lunch time, many people eat t

51、ake-away food in the park. Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, to o But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。1. People in England like fish and chips2. Fish and chips are the most popular food in

52、 China3. The English people often go to a fish and chip shop4. They put the food in paper bags.5. They take the food only to their work place.6. They never eat take-away food in the park.7. Chinese takeaways are popular in England8. People in Australia don't like Chinese take-away food9. The mos

53、t popular food in Australia is fried chicken.10. Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA根据短文内容，用II栏中适当的词语完成I栏的内容。I1. Fish and chips are2. The English people go to a fish and chip shop3. People eat take-away food4. People take the food home5. The American people also likeA. in the park at l

54、unch time.B. Chinese take-away foodC. the most popular take-away food in England.D. or to their work placeE. to buy take-away food.KEY:1. T2. F3. T4. T5. F6. F7. T8. F9. F0. T1. C2. E3. A4. D5. B中考英语阅读测试（五）作者：不详 来源：不详 加入时间：2004-9-29添加：无聊的飞“ Cool ” is a word with many meaningSs old meaning is used to

55、 express a temperature that is a little bit cold . As the world has changed, the word has had many different meaning.“ Cool ” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost any thingWhen you see a famous car in the street maybe you will say, "It's cool ” You may think, " He'

56、s so cool ” when you see your favourite footballerWe all maximize （扩大） the meaning of“ coOIoU can use it instead of manywords such as “ new” or “ surperengan interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布）they had visited.

57、 On one student's paper was Just the one sentence "It's so cool. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows a scarcity （缺乏） of words. Without“ cqolsOme people have no words to show the same meaning So it is quite important to keepsome cred

58、ibility（可信性）.Can you think of many other words that make your life ascolourful as the wordcoon. ” And I think they are also very cool1. We know that the word "cool" has had.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage the word aexpress ” means “A. see B. show C. know D. feel3. If you are something you may say "It ' s cool.A. interested in B. angry aboutC. afraid of D. unhappy with4. The writer takes an example to show he is the way the word isused.A. p