初中二年级英语阅读

....1.EveryyearstudentsinmanycountrieslearnEnglish.Someofthesestudentsarechildren.Othersareyoungpeople.Somelearnatschool,othersteachthemselves.WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itishardtoanswerthatquestion.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheirsubjects.ManypeoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisusefulintheirwork.SomeyoungpeoplelearnEnglishfortheirhigherstudiesbecausesomeoftheirbooksareinEnglishatcollege（学院）oruniversity（大学）.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspapersandmagazines（杂志）inEnglish.依照短文容判断正误，正确的填T，错误的填F。( )1.EverybodylearnEnglishatschool.( )2.ItishardtoanswerwhysomanypeoplelearnEnglish.( )3.ChildrenlearnEnglishbecausetheylikeit.( )4.AllthebooksarewritteninEnglish.( )5.Englishisusefulinpeople'sworkandlife.2.InEngland,afternoonteaisthemostinformal(非正式)mealofaday.Itistakenbetweenfourandfive.Ifyouareafriendofthefamily,youmaycomeforteaatanytime.Veryoftenitisnottakenatatable.Themembersofthefamilyandvisitorstaketheteainthesittingroom.Eachpersonhasacupandsaucer(茶盘),aspoon(调羹)andasmallplateforbreadandbutter(黄油)andcakes.Bytheway,donothelpyourselftocakesfirst,breadandbutterfirst,andthencake.Doremember:Though1/16....youcaneatasmuchasyouwant,donotputmorethanonepieceofbreadorcakeonyourplateeachtime.( )6.InEngland,afternoonteaisusuallytaken.A.betweenbreakfastandlunchB.inthemiddleofadayC.earlyintheafternoonDlateintheafternoon( )7.ArealEnglishafternoonteahas.A.teaonlyB.bothteaandfoodC.tea,foodandvegetablesD.thesamethingsasothermeals( )8.Ifyouwanttohaveafternoonteainafriend'shome,.A.youmustsendamessagebeforeyougoB.youmusttakefoodwithyouC.youmustgoonlywhenheasksyoutoD.youmayputonlyonepieceofbreadorcakeonyourplateeachtime( )9.Helpyourselfto.A.cakesfirstB.breadandbutterfirstC.eitherbreadfirstorcakefirstD.onlyonepieceofbreadorcakes.( )10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?2/16....A.Peopledon'tusethesamespoonforafternoontea.B.Afternoonteaisoftentakeninthesittingroom.C.Forafternoontea,peopleusecupsonly.D.Afternoonteaisoftentakenwithbreadandcakes.请仔细阅读以下短文,尔后依照短文容判断以下各句正(T)、误(F)。HowMuchIsItMrsWilsonlikestoaskhishusbandtogoshoppingwithheronSundays.Herhusbandpaysforthethingsthatshebuys.Nowtheyareinashop."Look,Andy.Isitafancyhairclip?"MrsWilsonaskshishusband."Allright.Andhowmuchisit?"heanswersandgivesmoneytotheshopassistant.WhenMrsWilsonaskshimaboutsomethinggoodorbad,heoftensays"Allright.Andhowmuchisit?"toher.Atabout8o'clockp.m.,Andyistiredandthirsty,andhewantstohaveadrink.Suddenly(突然地)hiswifelooksupatmoonandsays,"Look,Andy.Isthemoonsobeautiful?""Allright.Andhowmuchisit?"hishusbandanswersquickly.MrsWilsonlikestogoshoppingonSundays.AndyisMrsWilson'shusband.MrsWilsonpaysforallthethingshebuys.3/16....Andyishungryandwantstobuysomefood.MrsWilsonwantsAndytobuythemoon.JoanisanAmericangirl.ShelivesinChinanow.Sheisinmyclass.HerparentsworkinChina,too,butherbrotherworksintheU.S.A.Heoftenwritesletterstothem.JoanlikesChineseclassverymuch,andlikesspeakingChinesewithusafterclass.HerfatherteachesusEnglishwell.Wealllikehisclass.OnSundays,JoangoestothePeople'sParkwithherfatherandmother.Sometimesshegoesshoppingwithhermother.TheyliketheChinesefoodverymuch.It'sahappyfamily.29.Joanisfrom________.A.ChinaB.JapanC.theU.S.A.D.Canada30.Joanlikesspeaking________withusafterclass.A.ChineseB.EnglishC.FrenchD.Japanese31.Joan's________isanEnglishteacher.A.fatherB.motherC.brotherD.fatherandmother32.HowoftendoesJoangototheshop?A.Often.B.Never.C.EverySunday.D.Sometimes.33.Whichisnotwrong?A.Joan'smotherisagooddoctor.B.Therearethreepeopleinherfamily.C.TheyliketoeattheChinesefoodalot.D.ThefamilyareallinChina.4/16....5.Oncetherelivedanoldmaninatown.Healwaysforgotalotofthings.Sohiswifealwayshadtosaytohim，"Don'tforgetthis."Onedayhewentonalongwayalone.Beforehelefthome，hiswifesaid，"Nowyouhaveallthesethings.Youneedthemonyourway.Takecareofyourthingsontheway."Hewenttothestation.Heboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegantoseethetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid，"Willyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?"Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.Hewasveryworried."Ican'tfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain，"saidtheoldman."Ithinkyouareright.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allright，youdon'thavetobuyanotherticket，"saidtheconductorkindly.Buttheoldmanstill(依旧)lookedworriedandsaidsadly，"Youdon'tknowwhyI'mworried.IfIdon'tfindmyticket，Ican'tremembermystation.WhereamIgoing?"Theoldmanboughtaticket_______.afterhegotonthetrainbeforehegotonthetrainwhentheconductortoldhimtobuyonewhenhefoundhehadnoticketwithhimAboutanhourlater，theconductorbegan_______.tobuythetickets5/16....B.tolookfortheticketsC.tocheck(检查)theticketsD.toshowtheticketsTheconductortoldtheoldmanthathedidn'tneedtobuyanotherticketbecause_________.themanwasveryoldhethoughttheoldmanhadnomoneywithhimtheoldmanshowedhimthetickethebelievedtheoldmanTheoldmanstilllookedworriedbecause_________.A.hecouldn'tgetonthetrain.B.helosthisticketandalotofmoneyC.hethoughthiswifewouldgetangrywithhimD.heforgotwherehewasgoing5.Whichofthefollowing(以下)isright?A.TheoldmanwentonthetripwithhiswifeB.Theoldmandidn'tfindhisticketC.TheconductorwasalsoanoldmanD.Theoldmanhadtobuyanotherticket6/16....6.Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup(混杂)andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.Butifyoukeepyoursenseofhumor(幽默感)，youcanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumake.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyou，becausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis："Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes."1.Thewriterthinksthatthebestwayforyoutolearnalanguageis____.A.writingB.listeningC.usingitD.learninggrammarWhatshouldyoudoinlearningEnglish?Becarefulnottomakeanymistake.Writeasquicklyasyoucan.Laughmoreoften.SpeakEnglishasmuchasyoucan.3.Whenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes，youshould____.A.notcareB.behappyC.feelworriedD.beunhappy4.Whenyoumakeamistake，youshould____.7/16....A.keepquietB.keepyoursenseofhumorC.bekindD.getangry5.Thestorytellsus："_____".A.Onlyfoolish(笨拙的)peoplemakemistakesB.FewpeoplemakemistakesC.PeoplenevermakemistakesD.Thereisnoonewhodoesn'tmakemistakesDoyouknowwhattheWhiteHouseis?Perhapssomeofyoudo，whileothersdon't.TheWhiteHouseisahouseinWashington.ThepresidentoftheU.S.A.livesinit.It'sreallywhite.ButdoyouknowwhytheWhiteHouseiswhite?Thestoryhappenedin1812.ThatyearEnglandwasatwarwithAmerica.TheBritisharmygottoWashingtonandsetthepresident'shouseonfire.In1814，inordertohidethemarksofthefire，thestonewallsofthepresident'shousewerepaintedwhiteandithasbeenthe"WhiteHouse"eversince.1.WhiteHouseisahousefor___________.A.theAmericanpeople.B.thesoldiersofU.S.A.8/16....C.thepresidentsofU.S.A.D.thepatientsofU.S.A.2.EnglandfoughtwithAmericain____________.A.1810B.1812C.1814D.1916Thehouseiscalled"WhiteHouse"because____________.it'scoveredwithsnowthehouseisverycleanthestonewallsofthehousewerepaintedwhitetheylikewhitecolourTheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitebecause____________.A.thehouseisoldB.thehouseisnewC.itwasonceonfireandwaswithmarksD.theyhaveenoughpaint5."eversince"means___________.A.neverB.onceC.fromthenonD.before参照答案1.C第二段第二句。B参看第二段"Thestoryhappenedin1812."C第二段提到：战后为了掩盖火烧的印迹，因此把房子漆成白色。"WhiteHouse"也由此而来。9/16....4.C参看第三段的讲解。5.C依照最后一句：今后它就成了"WhiteHouse"。OneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveis,youcantakesomethingpositiveofthatwasonSeptember11.

isthatnomatterhowbadsomethingoutofit.TheonetimeIwasn'tsureIusuallywakeupa6:30or7:00inthemorning.Thatday,Ihappenedtowakeupearlier.IturnedontheTVandIsawthataplanehadcrashed(撞击)intotheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Myfirstreaction(反应)wasthatitwasaterribleaccident.ThenIsawanotherplaneflyintotheSouthTowerandIrealizedthatIwaswitnessing(目击)anactofterrorism.MywifeandIspentthedaywatchingtheterriblepicturesoveragain.WhenIwatchedfamilymemberslookingfortheirlovedones,thepainintheireyeswassomethingIwouldneverforget.Icouldn'tunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.Itwasn'tuntilafewweeksafterSeptember11thatIbegantoseethatperhapssomegooddidcomefromthistragedy(悲剧).Peopleseemdifferentnow,moreunderstanding,moretolerant(宽容的).Littlethingsthatseemedtobesuchatroublebeforearenolongerbigthings.Personally,IammoretolerantthanIwas.Irealizelifeistooshort,andtooprecious(可贵的),toletmyselfgetworriedoversmallthings.I'velearnedalsothatyoucan'ttakethingsforgranted.Thingschangeintheblinkofaneye.Peoplegotoworkanddon'tcomeback.Onemomentthey'relivingandthenextminutethey'renot.And,itdoesn'tmatterwhoyouare,thereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Weneverknowwhenourtimeherewillbeover,soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.10/16....Youtrytolearnfromwhathappened.Youcan'tbeusedupbyit.Youcan'tlivebyit.Allyoucandoisjustlive.1.Theword"positive"inthepassageprobablymeans______.A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2.WhatdidthewriterseeafterheturnedontheTVthatmorning?A.AfirestartingB.AplaneflyingC.AterribleaccidentD.Anactofterrorism.FromSeptember11,thewriterhadrealizedthat___________.peopleshouldmakethemostofeveryminutetheyhavehehasbecomelesstoleranttowardsothersheshouldgetworriedaboutlittlethingslifeistooshorttocareaboutothers.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.AReportaboutSeptember11B.TheTragedyofSeptember11C.September11andMyFamilyD.September11andMyTurn.11/16....9."Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings."Cool"canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He'ssocool,"whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize(扩大)themeaningof"cool".Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas"new"or"surprising".Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool".Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without"cool",somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword"cool"?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.1.Weknowthattheword"cool"has________.A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning2.Inthepassage,theword"express"means"________".A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel3.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,"It'scool."A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith12/16....Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_________thewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(表示)thattheword"cool"_________.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems10.Jackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno'clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith(满意)him.Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture(未来).Theytalkedforalongtime."Havealookatyourwatch,please,"saidthegirl."Whattimeisitnow?""Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,"saidJack."Where'syours?""Ileftitathome."13/16....Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor,"Bang!Bang!Bang!"Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,"It'stwelveo'clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs?"1.Jackwas________whenhefinishedmiddleschool.A.sixte