初中英语期末阅读理解专项练习10篇

初中英语期末阅读理解专项练习10篇（附答案）1Theworsttourist

intheworldisNicholasScottieofSan-Francisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeone-hourstoptogetoilatKennedyAirportofNewYork.Ashethoughthehadarrivedhome.Mr.Scottiegotofftheplane.HethoughthewasinRome.Whennobodywastheretomeethim,Mr.Scottiethoughtmaybetheywere

heldup

byheavytraffic.Whilelookingfortheiraddress,Mr.Scottiefoundthattheold

“Rome”

hadchangedalot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.HealsofoundthatmanypeoplespokeEnglish

insteadofItalianandthatmanystreetswerewritteninEnglish.Mr.ScottieknewverylittleEnglish,soheaskedapolicemanthewaytothebusstation.HehappenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsoborninItalyandansweredhiminthesamelanguage.Aftertwelvehour’stravelingroundonabus,thedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpoliceman.HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployedsomanypeopleaspolicemenspeakingEnglish

insteadofItalian.Mr.ScottiedidnotbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.TogethimonaplanebacktoSanFrancisco,hewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens(警报)on.“Look,”

saidScottietohisinterpreter(翻译),“I

knowI’minItaly.That’showtheydrive.”1.WhenMr.Scottiearrivedattheairport,nobodymethimbecause_______.A.hewasinNewYork

B.hewasnotinRomeC.policemancouldhelphim

D.bothAandB2.Inwhatdirectiondidthe

planeflywhenMr.ScottiewenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?A.Totheeast

B.Tothesouth

C.Tothe

west

D.Tothe

north3.WhywasMr.Scottiesosurethat

hewasinRome?A.BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S.

B.BecauseheknewlittleboutItaly.C.Becausehetraveledalot.

D.Becausehedidn’ttravelmuch4.AtlastMr.Scottie__________.A.knowhedidsomethingwrong

B.stillthoughthewasinRome.C.knewhewaswrong

D.knewhewasathome5.DoyouthinkmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Scottiedid?A.NobodybutMr.Scottiemadethiskindofmistake.B.Manypeoplemakethiskindofmistake.C.FewpeoplemakethiskindofmistakeD.50%ofpeoplewillmakethesamemistakeKey:

1-5

DAABC2

“Cool”

isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Asthe

worldhaschanged,theworldhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”

canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,“It’scool.”

Youmaythink,“He’ssocool,”

whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize(扩大)the

meaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”

or“surprising”.Here’saninteresting

storywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.A

teacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It’ssocool.”

Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

Butthe

storyalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?I

can.AndI

thinktheyarealsoverycool.6.Weknowthattheword

“cool”

hashad________.A.onlyonemeaning

B.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeanings

D.thesamemeaning7.Inthepassage,theword“express”

means“____________.”A.see

B.show

C.know

D.feel8.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,“It’scool.”A.interestedin

B.angryabout

C.afraidof

D.unhappywith9.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_______the

waythewordisused.A.pleasedwith

B.strangeto

C.worriedabout

D.carefulwith10.Inthe

passage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”

______.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourful

D.maynotbeascoolasitseemsKey:

6-10

CBACD3TVPROGRAMMESChannel1Channel218:00

AroundChina18:30

Children’sprogramme19:00

News19:30

Weatherreport19:40

Aroundtheworld20:10

TVplay:Sisters21:00

Englishfortoday21:15

Popularmusic21:55

Talkshow17:45

Computerstoday18:10

Foreignarts18:30

Englishclassroom19:00

Animalworld19:25

China’9920:20

Sports21:00

TVplay:GuoLanying21:45

Englishnews22:06

OnTVnextweek11.Ifyouwanttowatchafootballgame,thebestprogrammeforyouwouldbe_____.A.TVplay

B.Sports

C.Aroundtheworld

D.Talkshow12.Theprogrammeof______willletyouknowmuchaboutwesterncountries.A.Sisters

B.AroundChina

C.Aroundthe

world

D.OnTVnextweek13.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabouttigers,elephantsandmonkeys,thebestprogrammeforyouis__________.A.AroundChina

B.Animalworld

C.TVplay

D.Foreignarts14.Englishclassroomisaprogrammethat_________.A.letsyouknowsomethingaboutclassrooms

B.tellsyousomethingaboutstudentsC.letsyouknowsomethingaboutschoollife

D.teachesyouEnglish15.Theprogrammeatthe

endofChannel

2means_______onTVnextweek.A.news

B.programmes

C.people

D.placesKey:11-15

BCBDB

4Oursunisastar,andnineworlds(天体)moveroundit.Worldsliketheseareplanets.Butthereareotherstars,othersuns,notonlythousandsofthem,butmillionsofthem.Dodifferentstarshaveplanets?Wecanseetheplanetsroundourownsun.butwehaven’tbeenanymore.Thestarsaretoofarawayfromus.Starsgiveoutlight,buttheplanetsdon’thaveanylightoftheirown.Sowecan’tseethem.Theyaretoofar,andtoodark.Still,wecantellthatsomestarshaveplanets.Whileabigplanetgoesround,itpullsitsstartooneside.Andsometimeswecanseethis.Thenweknowthatthestarhasaplanet.Forexample,Barnard’sStarisasmallredstar.Anditisthequickeststarintheuniverse.Butsometimesitmovesslower,andthenquickeragain.WehaveknownBernard’s

Starformanyyears,andnowwearesureithasaplanet.16.Astarisalargebodyintheuniverse.It_________.A.movesroundoursun

B.haslightofitsownC.canalsobecalledasun

D.bothBandC17.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Theearthisoneofthesun’sworld’s

B.TherearemillionsofsunsintheuniverseC.Theworld’sareverybright

D.somestarshaveplanets18.Wecan

seetheplanetsroundoursun.Butwecan’tsee________.A.nineworldsintheuniverse

B.theplanetsroundotherstarsC.thesatellitesroundtheearth

D.otherstars19.Barnard’sStarmovesmorequicklythan________.A.moststars

B.anyotherstar

C.itsplanet

D.theplanetsroundthesun20.HowcanpeopleknowthatthereisaplanetroundBarnard’sStar?A.Sometimestheyseethattheplanetpullsthestartoonesideandmakesitmoveslower.B.TheplanetisshiningC.Theplanetisnexttoourearth.D.Theplanetisaredone.Key:

16-20

BCBBA5Weweregoingtoplayagainstateamfromacountryschool.Theydidn’tcomeuntilthelastminute.Theylookedworsethanwehadthought.Theywerewearingdirtybluetrousersandlookedlikefarmboys.Wesatdownforarest.Wefeltthatwedidn’tneedanypracticeagainstateamlikethat.Thegamebegan.Oneofusgottheballandheshotalongpasstoourforward（前锋）.From

outofnowhereaboyinanoldT-shirtstoppedtheballandwithbeautifulstyle（姿势）heshotandgottwopoints.Thenanothertwopointsinaminute.Soonthegamewasallover.Wewerebeatenbythecountryteam.Afterthat,wethoughtalot.Wecertainlylearnedthateventhoughyourteamisverygood,youcan’tlookdownupontheothersandstillneedtodoyoubest.Andthemostimportantlessonwelearnedwas:Onecan’tjudge(判断)apersonorateamonlybytheirclothes.21.Theteamfromthecountrywereinoldclothessothewriter’steam_______.A.lookeddownuponthem

B.couldn’twinC.didn’tlikethecityboy

D.wereafraidofthem22.Thecountryteamarrivedsolatethat_________.A.nobodysawthem

B.thewriter’steamwereangryC.theyhadnotimetowarmup

D.theylookedworse23.Theteamfromthecountrywonbecause_________.A.theywereinoldclothes

B.theydidn’tpracticebeforethegameC.theypracticedbeforethegame

D.theteamwasbetterthanthe

writer’s24.Fromthetext,wecanguessthewriter’steamis_________..A.abasketballfromacountryschoolB.afootballteamfromaschool

inthecityC.abasketballteamfromaschoolinthecityD.afootballteamfromthecountry25.Thewriter’steamlearnedalotfromthegame.Theygottoknowhowto______..A.dobetterfromthenon

B.fightagainstthecountryboysC.playagainstaweakteam

D.judgeamanorateambyclothesKey:

21-25

ACDCA6Longlongagopeoplemadefiresfromlightning(闪电)。Buttheyhadtokeepthefireburning,fortheycouldn’tstartitagainiftherewasnolightning.Later,theyfoundouthittingtwopieceofstonetogethercouldmakeaspark(火花).Thesparkcouldfiredryleaves.Inthiswaytheycouldmakethefireagainifitwentout.Thempeoplealsolearnedtomakeafirebyrubbing.Theymadeaholeonabigpieceofwoodandputasmallerstickintothehole.Theyturnedthestickagainandagain.Afterafewminutestheygotafire.Asyearswentby,peoplelearnedotherwaystomakeafire.Sometimestheyusedtheheatfromsun.theyheldapieceofglassintherightwayandmadeapieceofpaperonfire.Abouttwocenturiesago,peoplebegantomakematches(火柴).Matchesbroughtpeopleaquickandeasywaytomakefire.Todaymatchesarestillbeingused,butpeoplehavemorenewwaystomakefires.Oneofthemistouseanelectricfirestarter.Ofcourseanelectricfirestarterismuchmoreexpensivethanaboxofmatches.Butitismoreuseful.26.Asparkcan_________.A.fireanyleaves

B.burnanything

C.burndryleaves

D.keepfiresburning27.Wecanalsogetafireby_________.A.makingaholeonabigpieceofwood

B.puttingasmallerstickintotheholeC.turningthestickhardforawhile

D.doingalltheabovetogether28.Matcheshavebeenused_________.A.forabouttwothousandyears

B.forabouttwohundredyearsC.sincepeoplebegantousefireforcookingD.sincepeopleusedtheheatfromthesun.29.Fromthispassageweknow_______.A.usingmatchesistheeasiestandmostusefulwaytomakefiresB.peopledon’tusematchesanymoresincetheyhadelectricfirestartersC.todaythereareonlytwowaystomakefiresD.someforestfireshappenfromlightning30.Choosetherightorderofthewaystomakefirespeoplegottoknow_________.a.withamatch

b.fromthesun

c.fromlightning

d.byrubbing

e.withanelectricfirestarter.A.d,b,c,a,e

B.d,c,b,a,e

C.c,d,b,a,e

D.c,b,d,a,eKey:26-30

CDBDC731.Fromtheenvelope,weknowthat_________.A.theletterisfromAustralia

toChina

B.theletteriswrittenbyWangLei.C.Kateisamiddleschoolstudent

D.WangLeiandKatearegoodfriends.32.ThisispartofaQuickReferenceIndex(索引).

Ifyouwanttolearnhowtosurf,youshould

beginyoursearchabout________.A.RIVERSonpage114.

B.EDUCATIONonpage284C.HOLIDAYonpage841

D.SPORTSonpage88433.Whichofthefollowingifrightaccordingto(根据)thewordsonabottleofmedicine?A.Themedicineisusedforheadache

B.Themedicineisakindofpills.C.peopleattheageof13shouldtake3teaspoonfulsofthemedicineadayiftheyneed.D.Youcankeepthismedicineinthefridgeandyoushouldgiveotherpeoplethemedicineleftafterthetenthmonthof2004.34.Youcanseethe

notice_________.A.onafishfarm

B.inafishmarket

C.inafishrestaurant

D.ontheofficewalls35.Youcanbuyrecords_______.A.with$5.2lessthanusualforEachoneB.ofdifferentkindsbutnotapesaresoldthere.C.atfiveo’clockintheafternoon.D.overthephoneKey:31-35

BDCAC8FrenchandAmerican

doctorshavedoneanoperation(手术)togetherinwhichthedoctorswereoutsidetheoperatingroom.Thiskindofoperationisknownasroboticoperation.DoctorMarescauxdidtheoperationinanofficeinNewYorkCitylastmonth,whileasixty-eight-year-oldwomanpatientwasinahospitalinStrasbourg,France.A

doctorinStrasbourggotthepatientready.Heplacedmedicaltoolsandasmallvideocamerainherstomacharea(谓部).DoctorMarescauxinNewYorkwatchedthepatientonavideoscreen.Thenheusedthecomputertosendmessagestotherobotmachine.Therobotmovedthetoolsthatcutthewoman’sgallbladder(胆囊)away.Thewomangotwellsoonaftertheoperationand

leftthehospital

twodayslater.Expertssaythemainproblemwithsucharobotic

operationisbasedonhigh-speedtelecommunications(通讯系统)betweenthedoctorandtherobot.Technologymustbeabletosendadoctor’sordertoarobottomovethetoolquickly.Expertsalsosayasuccessfulroboticoperationwillimproveanoperation.Forexample,therobotcanmakesuchsmallermovements(动作)thanapersoncan.A

robotmachinecanturntoolsinwaysthatadoctor’shandcannot.Doctorssaysucharoboticoperationwillmakepossiblesaferandbetteroperationsinthefuture.Theysayitwillimprovedoctortraining.Itwillalsomeanthatdoctorscoulddoanoperationonpeopleindangerousplacesfaraway.Anditcouldmeanthatpeoplecouldhaveoperationsdonebytopdoctorswithouthavingtotraveltothecitywherethedoctorswork.36.

Theunderlinedphrase“

roboticoperation”

means“________.”A.aspecialkindofrobotinventedbydoctorsB.somethingdonetomendarobot.C.anoperationdonebyFrenchandAmericandoctorsD.anoperationdonefarawaywiththehelpofarobot.37.Weusetherobotintheoperationbecause_________.A.itcansendmessagesinahighspeedB.evenatopdoctorcan’tdotheoperationhimselfC.itcanmaketheoperationsaferandbetterD.operationscanbedonewithoutanddoctors.38.Ifwewanttousetherobotintheoperation,wemustsolvethe

problemof________.A.topdoctors

B.smallermovementC.doctortraining

D.high-speedtelecommunications39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.RoboticoperationhasbeenusedintheUSA.B.RoboticoperationisgoodfordoctortrainingC.Expertsspeakhighlyofroboticoperation.D.Therobotisusedtowatchthepatientclearly.40.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnOperation

B.RoboticOperationC.HowtoDoARoboticOperation

D.TheProblemsofARoboticOperationKey:36-40

DCDDB9LastSundayafternoon,1washavingdinnerinarestaurant(饭店)whenmyfriendPoorcamein.Poorisworkinginabank(银行)andisquiterich,butheisalwaysborrowingmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Poorsawmeandcametositatmytable.Hehadneverborrowedanymoneyfromme.Whenhewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwodollars.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyatonce."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Poorsaid."Soyoucanpayformydinner."41.Thestoryhappened

.A.athome

B.inarestaurantC.inabank

D.inanoffice42.Pooristhenameofamanandthewriter

.A.Knowshimwell