初中英语阅读

建议用时：7.5分Amancamehomefromworklate,tired,tofindhis5-year-oldsonwaitingforhimatthedoor.“Daddy,howmuchmoneydoyoumakeanhour?”“Ifyoumustknow,Imake$20anhour.”“Oh,”thelittleboyreplied,withhisheaddown.Hethoughtforamoment,lookedupandsaid,“Daddy,couldyoulendme$10?”Thefatherwasfurious,“Ifyouaskedforthemoneytobuyatoyorsomeotherrubbish,thengostraighttoyourroomandthinkaboutwhyyouarebeingsoselfish（自私的）!”Thelittleboyquietlywenttohisroomandshutthedoor.Afteraboutandhourorso,thefathercalmed（平静）down,andstartedtothink,“Maybehereallyneedstobuysomethingandhedidn'treallyaskformoneyveryoften.”Sohewenttothelittleboy’sroom.“Sorry!MaybeIwastoohardonyoujustnow.”saidtheman,“Here’s$10.”“Oh,thankyou,Daddy!”hesaidhappily.Then,theboytookoutsomecoins.Whenthefatherfoundthattheboyalreadyhadmoney,hegotangryagain.“Whydoyouwantmoremoneysinceyoualreadyhavesome?”thefathershoutedangrily.“BecauseIdidn’thaveenough,hutnowIdo.”thelittleboyreplied,“Daddy,Ihave$20now.CanIbuyanhourofyourtime?Pleasecomehomeearlytomorrow.Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.”Howmuchdoestheboy’sfathermakeanhour?A.$10B.$20C.$30D.$40Inthispassage,theunderlinedword“furious”means .A.veryangryB.quitehappyC.tooexcitedD.alittlenervousAtfirst,thefatherrefusedtolendtheboyanymoneybecause .hethoughttheboywantedtokeepthemoneyforhimselfhedidnothaveenoughmoneyatthemomenthethoughttheboywouldbuysomethingofnousetheboyalwaysborrowedmoneyfromhimTheboywantedtobuy withtwentydollars.A.anewbookforhimselfB.anicepresentforhisfatherC.atoyforhisownbirthdayD.anhourofhisfather’stimeFromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）thattheboy,sfather.A.oftenplayedwithhissonB.spentlittletimewithhissonC.didn’tlovehissonatallD.oftencamebackhomeearly2建议用时：8分“I’mhungry,”saidKellyassheandSheilawalkedhomefromschool.“You’realwayshungry,”Sheilasaid“We’llhavesomethingwhenwegettomyhouse.”KellylookedatSheila,whowaswalkingquicklydownthesidewalk.Sheilahadlong,beautifulredhairandalwaysworeniceclothes.Kellyhadshorthairandmanyofherclotheswerehand-me-downs.NoonewashomewhentheygottoSheila’shouse.NooneeverseemedtobehomeatSheila’shouse.Kellyhadtwosistersandabrother.”Itmustbeamazingtohavethewholehousetoyourself.I’mluckyifIcanbealoneforfiveminutes,”saidKelly.“Well,IcandowhateverIwant.Doyouwanttoorderapizza?There’snothinginthefridge.”TherewasneveranythinginSheila’sfridge.“That’sokay,”saidKelly.”Ihavetogohomefordinnersoon.”“ButIwouldgocrazyifpeopleweretellingmewhattodoallthetime.”“Well,you’relucky,”saidKelly.Sheilawaslucky.Shehadperfecthair,perfectclothes,andaperfecthouse.“IwouldgiveanythingtobeSheilaforjustoneday,”thoughtKelly.Thephonerang.“Hi,Mom,”KellyheardSheilasay.“No,it’sokay.Iunderstand.”Shehungup.“Mymom’shavingdinneroutagain,”shesaid.“Areyousureyoucan’tstayforpizza?”“Sorry.IhavetogoorI’llbelaterfordinner,”saidKelly.“Whatever.Seeyou.”KellysawSheilalookingoutofthewindowasshewalkeddownthestreet.Suddenly,Sheila’shouselookedverybig,andSheilalookedverysmall.WhichofthesesentencestellsthedifferencebetweenSheila’slifeandKelly’sSheilaisformabigfamilyandKellyisfromasmallone.Kellyhasabig,caringfamilyandSheilaisoftenonherown.KellyhasperfectclothesandSheilawearshand-me-downs.SheilaandKellyhavesimilarfamilysituations.WhichthingsaboutSheila’sliftdoesKellylike?A.Herhouse,herparents,andherclothes. B.Herhair,herclothes,andherpets.C.Herhair,herclothes,andherhouse. D.Herclothes,herparents,andherpets.WhatthingsaboutKelly’slifemightSheilalike?ThefactthatKelly’shassisterstolendherclothes.ThefactthatKellyhascaringparentswhoaretheretotakecareofher.ThefactthatKellyhasabighouseandlotsoftimetoherself.ThefactthatKellygetstoeatpizzaalmosteverynightoftheweek.Whydoyouthinkthewriterincludesthefinalsentenceofthestory?ToshowthatSheilalivesinabig,beautifulhouse.ToshowthatSheilaishappy.ToshowthatSheilaishappy.ToshowthatSheilaislonely.3建议用时：8.5分AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,aboywaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar.“Isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboysaid,“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditcastyounothing?Sir,Iwish…”Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywanted,butwhattheboysaidsurprisedhimgreatly.“Iwish,”theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”Paulasked,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”“Ohyes,I’dloveto,”theboyanswered.Afterashortride,theboyturnedandsaidwithhiseyesshining,“Sir,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?”Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled（跛足的）brother.Hesatdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.“Thereheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseebyyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theelderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreebegananunforgettableholidayride.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTheboywasverysurprisedwhen .A.hemetPaulB.PaultoldhimaboutthecarC.PaulreceivedanexpensivecarD.hewaswalkingaroundthecarFromthestorywecanseetheboywished .A.togivehisbrotheracar B.Paul’sbrothertogivehimacarC.hecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul’s D.PaulcouldbeabrotherlikethatTheboyaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse .A.toshowhehadarichfriendB.toshowhisneighborsthebigcarC.tolethisfriendrideinthecarD.totellhisbrotherabouthiswishWecanlearnformthestorythat .theboywishedPaultogivehiscartoBuddytheboywishedtohavearichbrothertheboyhadadeeploveforhisbrothertheboy’swishcametrueintheendThebesttitleofthestoryis .A.AChristmasPresent B.Paul,aKind-heartedPersonC.ABrotherLikeThat D.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide4建议用时：7.5分Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean’sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonherQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous（匿名）,talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwithquiteoften.LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommon（共同的）interestinrockmusicandmoderndance.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithabig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.WhenJean’sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhimsothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhensheknockedonDavid’sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis .A.richB.famous C.youngD.lonelyJeanthought“David”wasspecialbecausehe .A.madeherquitehappyonQQ B.wasfromSanFranciscoC.sentherapictureofhimself D.wastallandgood-lookingWhenJeanand“David”metandintroducedthemselvestoeachother,whofeltsurprised?A.“David”. B.Both“David”andJean.C.Jean. D.Neither“David”norJean.WhydidJeanaskherfathertotakehertoSanFrancisco?BecauseshewantedtogiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.Becauseshewantedtoenjoythesights.BecauseDavidaskedhertodoso.Becauseshewantedtogotheretostudy.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?Don’tbelievethoseyougettoknowonQQsoeasily.Peopledon’tusetheirrealnamesonQQsooften.GotomeetthoseyougettoknowonQQasoftenaspossible.PeopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestoothersonQQ.5建议用时：7分Oneday,Jack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretireafterworkingforfortyyears.Jacksaidinsurprise,"I’monlyseven,soitmeansgrandpahasbeen...er….Areallylongtime!”Hisparentssaid,“Yes,that’swhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.”Jacklovedhisgrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.Herememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbefore.Heknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavetheposition（职位）onthecard,sohedecidedtobuildanewoneforhisgrandpa.Whenalltheotherpeopleleft,hetookhisgrandpa’shandandbroughthimovertoachairandgavehimhisgift.Hisgrandpasmiled,“Well,itmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?”“Sure!”Jacksaidexcitedly.Asgrandpaopenedthegift,tearscameintohiseyes.Jackgavethegreatestgifthehadevergot!Theywerebusinesscardswithhisnewposition:FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!Jacksaid,“Nowyourfulltimejobismygrandpa!”“Well,howmuchdoIgetpaid?”hisgrandpaasked,smiling."Asmanyhugs（拥抱）asyouwant!”WiththesewordsJackgavehisgrandpaahug.“Well,IguessthatI’mtherichestmanintheworld!”saidGrandpa.Jack’sparentsweregoingtohaveasurprisepartyfor .A.theirfatherB.themselvesC.JackD.theirgrandpaWhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?A.Tomakeaspecialcardforhim. B.Todrawapictureforhim.C.Tosingasongforhim. D.Tobuyagiftforhim.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Jackwasthefirstonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.Jackwasthelastonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpa.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithotherpeople.Jackdidn’tgivegifttohisgrandpa.WhyweretheretearsinGrandpa’seyes?A.Becausehewouldlosehisposition. B.Becausehewastoooldtodosomething.C.BecausehewasmovedbyJack’sgift. D.Becausehewasn’tpleasedwiththegifts.Choosethebesttitleforthisarticle.A.AReallyLongTime B.TheGreatGrandpaC.ASurpriseParty D.TheSpecialGift6建议用时：8分MrandMrsWuweremadattheirneighbor.Hewasalwaysborrowingthingsfromthem.“It’snotright.”MrWusaidtohiswifeoneevening,“Atonetimeoranotherthatmanhasborrowednearlyeverythingwehave.Almosteverydayhecomesovertoborrowsomething.”“You’requiteright,”hiswifereplied,“andmostofthethingshe’sneverreturned.”“WhatIwanttoknow,”hehusbandsaid,“iswhyhecan’tbuythethingsheneeds,likeeveryoneelse?”“Becausepeoplelikeusarefoolishenoughtolendhimwhatheneeds.”Shereplied,“Aslongaswearewillingtolend,he’llkeeponborrow.”“Thenwe’llneverlendhimanythingagain,”MrWusaid.“Thenexttimeheaskstoborrowsomething,I’llsayno.”“Wemusthaveagoodreasonforsayingno,”Hiswifesaid,“andwemustalwaystrytobepolitetohim.Wedon’twanttomakeanenemyoftheman.”Itwasnotlongbeforetheirdecisionnottolendtheirneighboranythingagainwasputtotest.Thenextmorningtherewasaknockonthedoor.MrWuwenttoanswerit.Theirneighborwasstandingthere.MrWuknewhewasgoingtoasktoborrowsomething,andwasreadytorefusehimpolitely.“Goodmorning.”Theirneighborsaid.“I’msorrytotroubleyou,butIwonderifIcouldborrowyourgardenscissors?”“I’msorry,”MrWusaid,“butI’mafraidmywifeandIwillbeusingthemtoday.We’llbespendingalldayworkinginthegarden.”“Oh,Isee.”Theneighborsaid.“Inthatcase,mayIborrowyourgolfclubs（高尔夫球棒）？Youwon'tbeneedingthemifyou’reworkinginthegardenallday,willyou?”HowdidMrandMrsWufeelabouttheirneighbor？A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Angry.D.Friendly.Whatdidtheneighbordowithmostofthethingshehadborrowed？A.Helentthemtoothers. B.Helostthem.C.Hebrokethem. D.Hedidn’tgivethemback.WhatdidMrWudecidetodofromthenon？Tokeeponlendingthingstotheirneighbor.Togivetheirgolfclubstotheirneighbor.Torefusetolendtheirneighboranythings.Tobeimpolitetotheirneighbor.WhendidtheneighborcometoborrowthingsafterMrWuhadmadethedecision？A.Thefollowingday. B.Aweeklater.C.Onemorninginthefollowingweek.D.Afewdayslater.Howdidtheneighbormanagetogetwhathereallywanted?A.ByworkinginMrWu’sgarden. B.BylendingMrWuhisgolfclubs.C.Byfirstaskingforsomethingelse. D.Byaskingforit.7建议用时：6.5分Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyouknowrightawaythattheyweremeanttobethere,toservesomesortofpurpose,toteachyoualesson,ortohelpyoufigureoutwhoyouareorwhoyouwanttobecome.Youneverknowthesepeoplewhomaybearoommate,aneighbor,aprofessor,afriend,orevenacompletestranger-butwhenyoulockeyeswiththem,youknowatthatverymomenttheywillinfluenceyourlifeinsomedeepways.Sometimesthingshappentoyouthatmayseemhorrible,painful,andunfairatfirst.Butinanotherway,youfindthatwithoutovercomingthosedifficultiesyouwouldhaveneverrealizedyourability,strength,willpower,orheart.Thepeopleyoumeet,andthesuccessanddownfallsyouexperience,helptocreatewhoyouareandwhoyoubecome.Eventhebadexperiencescanbelearnedfrom.Infact,theyaresometimesthemostimportantones.Ifsomeonelovesyou,givelovebacktotheminwhateverwayyoucan,notonlybecausetheyloveyou,butbecauseinaway,theyareteachingyoutoloveandhowtoopenyourheartandeyestothings.Tellyourselfyouareagreatpersonandbelieveinyourself,ifyoudon’tbelieveinyourself,itwillbehardforotherstobelieveinyou.Learnalessoninlifeeachdaythatyoulive!Theunderlinedphrase“figureout”means .A.understandB.overcomeC.forgetD.pointoutTheauthorthinks caninfluenceyourlifeinsomeways.A.friendsB.neighborsC.strangersD.allofaboveIfsomebodyhurtsyou,youshould .A.breaktheirheartsB.forgivethemC.helpthem D.giveyourlovetothemWhichisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.BelieveYourself B.LearnLessonsinLifeC.TheMostImportantThinginYourLifeD.HowtoMakeFriends8建议用时：5.5分Momanddadaretwoofthemostimportantpeopleinourlife