初二英语阅读理解 含答案

AyoungmanaskedAlbertEinstein,thegreatGermanscientist,whatthesecretofsuccessis.Thescientisttoldhimthatthesecretofsuccessishardwork.Afewdayslatertheyoungmanaskedthesamequestionagain.Einsteinwasveryannoyed．Hedidnotsayanything,butwroteafewwordsonapieceofpaper.Onitwaswritten:A=X+Y+Z.“Whatdoesthismean?”askedtheyoungman.“Ameans“success””explainedtheoldscientist.“Xstandsforhardwork,Yforgoodmethod（方法）andZZmeansstoptalkingandgetdowntowork.”Theyoungman.wantedtomeetEinsteinwantedtobeagreatscientistlikeEinsteinwaseager（渴望）toknowthesecretofsuccesswantedtobeastudentofEinsteinInEinstein'sopinionthesecretofsuccesswas.toworkwithgreatenergy（精力，活力）tostudyharddayandnighttolearnfromgreatscientiststoraise（提出）questionsasmanyasyoucould“Y”standsfor.hardworkB.greatenergyC.greatsuccessD.goodmanner（方法）Theword“annoyed”means.angryB.sadC.lovelyD.gladEinsteinwasamanwholikedtotalkwithyoungpeoplelikedtohelpotherslikedtomakefriendswithyoungpeoplelikedtowork,butdidn'tliketotalkBBritishnewspapersaremuchsmallerthantheyusedtobeandtheirreadersareofteninahurry,sonewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible.Theytelltheirreadersatoncewhathappened,where,whenandhowithappenedandwhatwastheresult:howmanypeoplewerekilled,whatchangewasdoneandsoon.Readerswantthefact（事实）setoutasfullyandaccuratelyaspossible.Readersarealsointerestedinthepeoplewhohaveseentheaccident.Soanewspapermanalwayslikestogetsomeinformation（信息）fromsomeonewhowasthere,whichcanbegivenintheperson'sownwords.Becausehecanuseonlyafewwords,thenewspapermanmustchoosethosewordscarefully,everyonemustbeeffective有效）.Insteadof“hecalledoutinaloudvoice”,hewrites”heshouted”;insteadof“theloosestonesrollednoisilydownthesideofthemountain”,hewillwrite”theythundereddownthemountainside”.Becausemanyofthereadersaren'tveryclever,andmostofthemareinahurry.Fromthetext,welearnthatnewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible,becausereaders___.?wanttoknowmoreaboutthenewstakenointerestinwhathashappened?havenotimetoreadthenewscarefully?paymuchattentiontotheresultTheunderlinedword”one”inthetextrefersto.A.word??newspaperman??C.readerD.person?Whichofthefollowingwouldbestcompletethetext?hewillkeephiswritingshort?hewon'tcareabouthiswriting?hewillgivenothingbutinformation?hewon'tmakehiswritinggoodenough.?InwhatwaydoyouthinkBritishnewspapershavebecomesmaller?Inapagesize.?B.Innumberofreaders.Innumberofpages.?D.InnumberofcopiesWhichofthefollowingistrue??Readersarenotsatisfiedwiththeshortnews.??Notmanypeoplehavetimetoreadthelongarticlesinnewspapers.?Readersfindthelanguageofthenewspapersexciting.?Newspapermentrytoreportasfullyaspossible.CThestoryhappenedduringtheSecondWorldWar（战争）.AnoldmanlivedinasmalltownofGermany.Hehadthreesonsandtheyallworkedinthesamefactorywherehehadworked.Afterthewarhadbegun,hissonswereallmadetojointhearmyoneafteranotherandtheyalldiedinthefrights.Theoldmanwasverysad.hedidn'thaveenoughfoodandwasoftenhungry.Andnobodyhelpedhimandhedidn'tknowhowtogoinliving.Itwasaverycoldwinternight.Theoldmancouldn'tgotosleep.Hehadbeenhungryfortwodaysanditwassocoldinhisroomthaticecouldbeseen.Hehadtogetupandbeguntorunintheroomuntilhelaydownontheground.Thenextmorninghehadtobegfromdoortodoor.Hehadbeentoalotofcitiesandknewalot.Oncehecametoavillage,butthevillageswereallpoorandcould'ntgivehimanything.Hewastoohungrytogotoanothervillage.Hethoughthardandfoundaway.Hecametoapolicestationandcalledout,“Hitlerisafoolishpig（希特勒是蠢猪）！＂Outcameanoldpolicemanatonce.Hetooktheoldmanintoaroom,gavehimsomebreadandacupoftea.Thenhesaid,“Don'tsayinourvillage,sir!”“I'msorry,sir.”Saidtheoldman.“Idon'tknowit'sHitler'shometown.”“No,no,sir.”Thepolicemansaidinahurry.“It'spig'shometown!”Theoldmanwas.aGermanB.aFrenchC.anAustralianD.anEnglishmanTheoldmanwassadbecause.histhreesonsalldiedduringthewarHisthreesonshadtojointhearmyHehadnofoodorclothesHelivedinthesmalltownaloneTheoldmangotupandraninhisroomto.keephealthyForgethewassadandhungryMakehimwarmFindawaytoforgethewashungryTheoldmanshoutedoutsidethepolicestationbecausehehatedHitlerverymuchhehopedthepolicemancouldhelphimhewantedtomakethepolicemenangryhethoughtthehewouldbegivensomefoodinprison（监狱）Whichstatementistrue?TheoldpolicemanhatedHitler,tooTheoldpolicemanfoundthattheoldmanhisbestfriendTheoldpolicemanwouldsendtheoldmaninprisonTheoldpolicemanlikedHitlerbetterthanpigsDMissGorgerstaughtphysicesinaNewYorkschool.Lastmonthsheexplainedtooneofherclassesaboutsound,andshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowsuccessfulshehadbeeninherexplanation.Shesaidtothem,“NowIhaveabrotherinLosAngeles.IfIwascallinghimonthephoneandatthesametimeyouwere75feetaway,listeningtomefromacrossthestreet,whichofyouwouldhearwhatIsaidearlier,mybrotheroryouandforwhatreason?”Tomatonceanswered,“Yourbrother.Becauseelectricitytravelsfasterthansoundwaves.”“That'sverygood,”MissGorgersanswered;butthenoneofthegirlsraisedherhand,andMissGorgerssaid,“Yes,Kate?”“Idisagree,”Katesaid.“Yourbrotherwouldhearyouearlierbecausewhenit's11o'clockhereit'sonly8o'clockinLosAngeles.”MissGorgerswasteachingherclass.howtotelephoneB.aboutelectricityC.abouttimezone（时区）D.aboutsoundMissGorgersaskedthisquestionbecauseshewantedtoknowwhether.itwaseasytophonetoLosAngelesherstudentcouldhearherfrom75feetawayherstudentshadgrasped（理解）herlessonsoundwaveswereslowerthanelectricityTomthoughtthatelectricitywas.slowerthansoundwavesB.fasterthansoundwavesC.notsofastassoundwavesD.asfastassoundwavesKatethoughtTomwaswrongbecause.clocksinLosAngelesshowedadifferenttimefromthoseinNewYorkelectricitywasslowerthansoundwavesTomwasnotgoodatphysicsatallTom'sanswerhadnothingtodowithsoundwavesWhoseanswerdoyouthinkiscorrectacoordingtothelawofphysics?Tom'sB.Kate'sC.BothAandBD.NeitherAnorBItwasMondy.MrsSmith'sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.MrsSmithtookapieceofpaper,andwrotethefollowingwordsonit:“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:“Takethistothebutcher(personwhosejobissellingmeat),andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutche'rs.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupatonce.Atnoon,thedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatpaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers(*peoplewhobuysomethingfromashop).But,thedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clock,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrsSmithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?”Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!MrsSmithtreatedherlittledogquite.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.unfriendlyItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrsSmithgaveit.mightdoitmuchharm.B.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypoundsThebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrsSmithwhenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearbecausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopuntilhewaspaidenoughbyMrsSmithFromitsexperence,thedogfoundthat.onlythepaperwithMrsSmith'swordsonitcouldbringitmeatthebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitMrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherapieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeatAttheendofthestory,you'llfindthat.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperthedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymorethebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogthebutcherfoundhimselfcheated(*actinawaythatisnothonest)bythecleveranimalFMr.Kingisatallandstrongman.HeteachesP.E.inamiddleschool.Hewearsalongbeard（胡子）andtakesgoodcareofit.ItwasSundayyesterday.Therewasabigfootballmatchoftheyearontheplaygroundinthecentreofthecity.Mr.Kinglikesthegameverymuchandofcoursehewasgoingtowatchit.Withhisfriends'helphegotaticketafewdaysago.Afterbreakfasthehurriedtothebusstop,butalotofpeoplewerewaitingthere.Abuscameandhehardlygoton.Therewereplentyofpeopleinitanditwasdifficultforthemtoputtheirfeet.Hehadtogri（抓住）thebackofachair.Atthenextstopaboygotonthebus.HelookedaroundandsawMr.Kin'gsbeardandgripit.Themanfounditatonceandcalledout,“Letgoof（松开）mybeard,boy!”“Areyougoingtogetoff,sir?”askedtoboy.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zMr.Kingisa.playerB.runnerC.teacherD.driverMr.Kingwasgoingtowatchthematchbecause.heteachesP.E.inamiddleschoolB.helikesfootballverymuchC.hehadalreadygotaticketD.hedidn'tgotoworkyesterdayItwasdifficultforMr.Kingtostandbecause.hehaddrunktoomuchB.thebuswastoosmallC.hegotonthebustoolateD.itwasverycrowdedinthebusTheboygrippedMr.King'sbeardbecause.hewasafraidtofallagainB.hewantedtomakethemanangryC.hehopedthemantofindaseatforhimD.hehopedthemantogetoffsoonMr.Kingwasafraid,soheshoutedathim.theboywouldpullhimdownB.theboywouldhurthisbeardC.theboycouldbehurtagainD.theboywouldborrowhisticketGMyfriendisataxidrives.Hehasbeenataxidriverfortenyears.It'sanicejobmostofthetime.Hecanmeetalotofpeople.Healwaysworksatnightbecausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.Heusuallygoeshomebetweentwoo'clockinthemorning.Therearesomeverystrangethings,whichoftenhappenatnight.Onedaymyfriendwastakingawomanbackhomefromapartyatthreeo'clockinthemorning.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whentheygottoherhouse,shefoundshehadlostherkey.Somyfriendwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindow.Myfriendwaitedandwaited.Afterhalfanhourofhonkinghedecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Hetiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.Atthatmomentsomepolicemencame.Theythoughtmyfriendwasathief.Luckily,thewomancamedownstairs.Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmyfriendandthedog.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zThedriveralwaysworksatnightbecauseitiseasierto.A.driveB.climbinthroughwindowC.makemoneyD.meetalotofpeopleThewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause.A.shewantedtohaveasleepB.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforherC.shedidn'twanttopaythemoneyD.shecouldn'tfindherkeyThestoryhappened.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnightC.outsidethecityD.nearthebusstationWhichofthefollowingisnottrue?Thedriverworkeduntil2or3o'clockinthemorning.Thepolicemenmadeamistake.C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopay.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto.getmoneyfromthewomanB.phonethepolicereturnthedogtothewomanD.seewhathappenedinthehouseHOnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon（气球）.TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope（绳子），anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight（重量）.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sotheyclimbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPolandheavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!TOC\o"1-5"\h\zThreemenflewinballoon.A.fornearly1,800kilometersB.toanothercityC.tovisitPolandD.morethanacenturyagoThemetalboxwasusedfor.A.carryingthebagsofsandB.keepingdrinking-waterC.carryingropesofthebasketD.changingweightWhentheballoonwentuphigher,.A.thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofallB.TheysawthesungodownTheymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknivesTheycouldseeablackholeonthegroundTheballoonlanded.A.inLondonB.ontheseaC.onalakeD.inaforeigncountryWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Thethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.IAmericanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan（住房汽车）Asmallcarcanhold（容纳）fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded（拥挤）.Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases（衣箱）whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents'home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zFromthepassage,avanisalsocalled.A.amotorcarB.amotorhomeC.amotorbikeD.abigtruckBeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they.A.soldtheiroldhouseB.movedtotheirgrandparents'houseC.builtanewplaceforavanD.soldtheirsecondcarAmotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith.A.ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvansAmericansusuallyusemotorhomer.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholidaytodosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymemberstovisittheirgrandparentsatweekendstodrivetheirchildrentoschooleverydayMotorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreetheycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidayssomepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheapbigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomesJOnedayhewentonalongwayalone.Beforehelefthome，hiswifesaid，Nowyouhaveallthesethings.Youneedthemonyourway.Takecareofyourthingsontheway.Hewenttothestation.Heboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegantoseethetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid，Willyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.Hewasveryworried.Icantfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain，saidtheoldman.Ithinkyouareright.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allrigh，tyoudonthavetobuyanothertieket,saidtheconductorkindly.Buttheoldmanstill（仍然）lookedworriedandsaidsadly，YoudontknowwhyImworried.IfIdontfindmyticket，Icantremembermystation.WhereamIgoing?Theoldmanboughtaticket.afterhegotonthetrainbeforehegotonthetrainwhentheconductortoldhimtobuyonewhenhefoundhehadnoticketwithhimAboutanhourlater,theconductorbegan.tobuytheticketstolookfortheticketstocheck（检查）theticketstoshowtheticketsTheconductortoldtheoldmanthathedidntneedtobuyanotherticketbecausethemanwasveryoldhethoughttheoldmanhadnomoneywithhimtheoldmanshowedhimthetickethebelievedtheoldmanTheoldmanstilllookedworriedbecause.hecouldntgetonthetrain.helosthisticketandalotofmoneyhethoughthiswifewouldgetangrywithhimheforgotwherehewasgoingWhichofthefollowing（下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