初中英语阅读理解练习题及解析

一、中考英语阅读理解汇编1．阅读理解

Everybodyhatesrats.Butratsmaysoonbeman'snewgoodfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycan'tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:therat.

Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat'sbraingivesasignal.Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat'sbrainactivityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.

Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob,ratsarebetter.Robots'nosesdon'tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.Ratscanalsoseeinthedark,theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogs,andunlikerobots,theydon'tneedelectricity!

The"ratproject"isnotfinished.Butascientistsays,"Itwouldbegreat.Aratcouldgetintoanyplacewecouldn'tgetto,andaratwouldgetoutifitwasn'tsafe."Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory,peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding（butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse）.（1）Wheredoyouthinkyoucanfindthispassage?A.

Inamagazineabouttoys.

B.

Inahistorybook.C.

Inanewspaperaboutscience.

D.

Inanadvertisement.（2）WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.

Ratsdon'tneedelectricity.

B.

Ratsarebetterthanrobotswhensmelling.C.

Ratsareascleverasradios.

D.

Ratscanseethingsinthedarkwhendoingrescues.（3）Whydoesthe"ratproject"soundgreataccordingtothepassage?A.

Becauseratscangetintoverysmallspaces.

B.

Becauseratshavebetternosesthandogs.C.

Becauseratsdon'tlikerobots.

D.

Becauseratsarebrave.（4）Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.

Waysofsavingpeople

B.

Rats

C.

Earthquakes

D.

Ratsforrescue【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】主要讲了老鼠是怎样营救人的。（1）推断题。根据全文可知主要讲了老鼠救人，所以可以在关于科学的报纸上发现，故选C。（2）细节题。根据Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.可知信号被发送给收音机，而没有说老鼠和收音机一样聪明，故选C。（3）细节题。根据"Itwouldbegreat.Aratcouldgetintoanyplacewecouldn'tgetto,andaratwouldgetoutifitwasn'tsafe."可知是因为老鼠可以去非常小的地方，故选A。（4）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了老鼠是怎样营救人的。故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。2．阅读理解

Someparentsarealwayscomparingtheirchildrenwiththemselveswhentheywereyoung,orwithotherpeoplewhentheywerechildren.

"WhenIwasyourage,"afathersaidtohissixteen-year-oldsononeday,"Iwasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.AndIknewwhatIwantedtodowhenIleftschool.Ihadgoals.Youarealwaysatthebottomofyourclass,andyouhavenogoals."

Theman'ssonsaidnothing.Hehadheardthisfromhisfathermanytimes.

"Andwhenyourmotherwasyourage,"theboy'sfatherwenton,"shehadagoodjobandshewasearningmoney.Youdon'tevenhaveapart-timejob.Youearnnothing."

Theman'ssonstillsaidnothing.Hehadheardthisbefore,too.

"Andwhenyourolderbrotherwasyourage,"theboy'sfatherwenton,"hestudiedhard.Youjustwasteyourtime."

Andtheman'ssonstillsaidnothing.

Finally,theboy'sfathersaid,"AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,heworkedalldayandstudiedatnight."

Thistimethesoncouldnotstaysilent.

"AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,Father,"hesaid,"hewasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Whatareyou?"Hisfatherhadnoanswertothis.（1）ThefathercomparedhissonwiththefollowingpeopleEXCEPT________.A.

himself

B.

theboy'sbrother

C.

AbrahamLincoln

D.

theboy'sclassmates（2）Howdidtheboyprobablyfeel?A.

Happy.

B.

Afraid.

C.

Angry.

D.

Surprised.（3）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.

Someparentslikecomparingtheirchildrenwithotherchildren.B.

Theboy'sfatherstudiedverywellwhenhewasyoung.C.

Theboywastheyoungestchildinhisfamily.D.

ThefatherwantedhissontobecomePresidentoftheUSA（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

Ahappyfamilyonvacation.

B.

Afathercomplainingabouthisson.C.

Asonlyingtohisfather.

D.

AbrahamLincolnasachild.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个抱怨自己儿子的爸爸。（1）细节题。根据"WhenIwasyourage,"afathersaidtohissixteen-year-oldsononeday,"Iwasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.可知爸爸把儿子和自己比较；根据"Andwhenyourolderbrotherwasyourage,"theboy'sfatherwenton,"hestudiedhard.Youjustwasteyourtime."可知爸爸把儿子和男孩的哥哥比较；根据Finally,theboy'sfathersaid,"AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,heworkedalldayandstudiedatnight."可知爸爸把儿子和AbrahamLincoln比较，没有把儿子和同学比较，故选D。（2）推断题。根据全文可知爸爸一直抱怨儿子，把儿子和他人比较，所以儿子是生气的，即angry，故选C。（3）细节题。根据"WhenIwasyourage,"afathersaidtohissixteen-year-oldsononeday,"Iwasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.可知爸爸小时候在班级里是好学生，即学习好，故选B。（4）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了一个抱怨儿子的爸爸，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。3．阅读理解

ThankstotheancientSilkRoad,thelandsofItalyandChinahavebeenconnectedformorethan2,000years.TouristsfromChinaandeverycorneroftheworldcometovisitItalyeveryyear.HerearefourfamouscitiesofItaly.RomeColiseum

Romeisthebirthplaceofscience,cultureandofcourse,artinEurope.Itistheperfectcombination（结合）ofthemodernandtheclassical.Whenonewalksaroundthecity,onecanseemanymuseums.Ofcourse,Romeisalsoconsideredasthefashion（时尚）centreoftheworldnow.

TheRomeColiseumistodayconsideredonewonder（奇迹）ofthemodernworld.

Pisaisasmallcity.ItisfamousfortheleaningtowerofPisa.IfyouthinkthatPisahasonlyoneleaningtower,youmayjustbewrong.Thiscityhasthreeleaningtowers.HomeofthefamousscientistGalileo,PisaisalsoknownforitsuniversitiesbecausethecityishomeofsomeofthemostimportantuniversitiesinEurope.LeaningTowerDavid

FlorenceisoneofthemostimportantprovincesaroundItaly.Shoppinghere,you'llfindDavid,themostfamousstatue（雕像）ofMichelangelo.IfyouareplanningtospendacoupleofdaysinFlorence,youlikelywillnotwanttolosetheopportunitytoseeandenjoyArnolfoTower,itwillbeopenonSundayandMondayfrom9to6pm.（closedincaseofrain）.

Veniceisacityoverahundredislands.Youcanvisitmostinterestingplacesofthecitybywalksorbythefamousgondolas.Artexhibitions,filmfestivalsandfamouscarnival（狂欢节）makeVeniceaplacethatcanbevisitedanytimeoftheyear.gondolas（1）Accordingtothepassage,______isconsideredasafashioncenteroftheworldnow.A.

Rome

B.

Pisa

C.

Florence

D.

Venice（2）Pisaisalsofamousforits_____________besidesleaningtowers.A.

universities

B.

artexhibitions

C.

filmfestivals

D.

museums（3）WecanvisitArnolfoTower____________.A.

at8amonSundayB.

at9amonTuesdayC.

at9pmonSaturdayD.

at10amonMonday（4）Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Pisahasthreeleaningtowers.B.

You'llfindDavidwhenyougoshoppinginFlorence.C.

YoucanvisitmostinterestingplacesofVenicebywalksorbybus.D.

Everyyear,thousandsoftouristsallovertheworldcometovisitItaly.（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.

ItalyandChina.B.

TheancientSilkRoad.C.

AllroadsleadtoRome.D.

FourfamouscitiesofItaly.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）D（4）C（5）D【解析】【分析】主要讲了意大利四个著名的城市。（1）细节题。根据Romeisalsoconsideredasthefashion（时尚）centreoftheworldnow.可知现在罗马也被看做世界时尚中心，故选A。（2）细节题。根据Pisaisalsoknownforitsuniversities可知比萨也以它的大学闻名，故选A。（3）细节题。根据itwillbeopenonSundayandMondayfrom9to6pm.（closedincaseofrain）.可知开放时间是周日和周一，早上9点到下午6点，故选D。（4）细节题。根据Youcanvisitmostinterestingplacesofthecitybywalksorbythefamousgondolas.可知是通过步行和威尼斯小艇来参观威尼斯，故选C。（5）主旨题。根据HerearefourfamouscitiesofItaly.可知主要讲了意大利四个著名的城市，故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题和主旨题常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。4．阅读理解

Peoplesaythatonepersoncan'treallymakeadifference,butIdon'tbelievethat.Ifallofusjustdo"one"thinglikethefollowingthreeheroes,wewillmakeadifference.SuperGirl

Whenshewas7,BrooklynWrightwroteTheAdventuresoftheEarthSaverGirl.Inthebook,agirllearnsshehasthepowertomaketheEarthfreefromrubbish.ShecallsherSuperGirlandtriesherbesttosavetheEarth.BrooklynWrighthasvisitedmorethan100schoolstoteachstudentsaboutpollution.Lastyear,shereceivedaGloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroesforherwork.AVoiceforElephants

Manyelephantsarebeingkilledfortheirivory.Afterlearningthefacts,China'sCeliaHo,14,decidedtotakeaction.Bymakingpostersandwritingletterstonewspapers,shehopesmorepeoplewilllearnabouttheproblem.TurningCookingOilintoFuel

JaneLindidn'tstartout"tobegreen".Atfirst,shewasworriedaboutherneighborwhocouldn'taffordheatinwinter.Atascienceexpo,shesawsomeoneturningoldcookingoilintofuel.Suddenly,shecameupwithaplantocollectoldcookingoilforthepoorfamily.Sofarshehascollectedabout21,000gallonsoffuelfor210families.Atthesametime,shehelpsreducetheemission（排放）ofCO2

andothergreenhousegases.（1）Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatBrooklynWright

.A.

wantedtobeateacher

B.

triedherbesttoreducerubbishC.

caredtoomuchaboutelephants

D.

wroteabookaboutsavingtheEarth（2）CeliaHowroteletterstonewspapersinorderto

.A.

makefriendswithyoungpeople

B.

getsomeinformationaboutivoryC.

askforsomeadviceaboutherstudies

D.

makemorepeoplecareaboutelephants（3）WhendidJaneLindecidetobegreen?A.

Aftershelearnthowtocook.

B.

Whenshewasonly7yearsold.C.

Aftershewenttoascienceexpo.

D.

Whenshewasworriedaboutherneighbor.（4）Allofthethreechildren

.A.

areworriedabouttheanimals

B.

trytheirbesttostopairpollutionC.

do"one"goodthingtosavetheEarth

D.

wonaGloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroes【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介绍三个女孩为了改变身边的环境所做的事情。超级女声；大象的声音；把食用油变成燃料。（1）细节理解题。由BrooklynWrightwroteTheAdventuresoftheEarthSaverGirl.Inthebook,agirllearnsshehasthepowertomaketheEarthfreefromrubbish.ShecallsherSuperGirlandtriesherbesttosavetheEarth.

布鲁克林·赖特写了《地球保护女孩的冒险》。在书中，一个女孩学会了她有能力使地球上没有垃圾。她打电话给她的超级女孩儿，尽力拯救地球。可知她写书是关于拯救地球的，故选D。（2）推理判断题。由Bymakingpostersandwritingletterstonewspapers,shehopesmorepeoplewilllearnabouttheproblem.通过制作海报和给报纸写信，她希望更多的人了解这个问题。由theproblem是指上文Manyelephantsarebeingkilledfortheirivory.

许多大象因象牙被杀害的问题。故选D。（3）细节理解题。由Atascienceexpo,shesawsomeoneturningoldcookingoilintofuel.Suddenly,shecameupwithaplantocollectoldcookingoilforthepoorfamily.

在一次科学博览会上，她看到有人把旧的食用油变成燃料。突然，她想出了一个计划，为贫困家庭收集旧的食用油。可知她在一次科学博览会之后才开始考虑绿色环保的。故选C。（4）推理判断题。从文章大意，可知这三个女孩都是为身边的环保所做的努力的事情。故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。5．阅读理解StandStraightandStandTall!

Highschoolwaswonderful,butIhadalwaysfeltuncomfortableasoneofthetallermembersofmyclass,standingaheadabovetheothergirlsandbowingatthebackofthelinetoavoidstickingout.

Iespeciallyhatedbeingaroundlargegroupsofpeople,likeduringthesocialhourafterthechurchservices.

Mygrandfatherwatchedmegrowincreasinglyuncomfortable,buthedidn'tlaughatmeortrytocomfortme.Instead,hewouldwarnme."Standstraightandstandtall,"hewouldsay,asItriedtoshrink（退缩）.

Andeachtime,Iwouldobeyhim.Evenatage15,Iunderstoodthathisadvicewasaboutmorethanjustfeetandinches.Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-torn（饱受战争摧残的）Europe.WhenGermansoldierstookhishometown,thebeautifulandexcitingcityofTarnow,Poland,hejoinedtheSovietarmyforhiscountry'sfreedom."Standstraight,standtall"meantsomethingelsesincethen.Itrustedmygrandfathermorethananyoneelseinmychildhood.AndwheneverIwasafraidofsomething,hewouldtellmestoriesofhislife.

Afterthewar,hetookaboatforAmericaonJanuary27,1947.Allaloneinanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.SoonhemetotherEuropeanimmigrants（移民）,eachofwhomtriedtofindhisorherownway.

Iftheycoulddoit,whycouldn'the?"Standstraight,standtall,"hewouldtellhimself.AtfirstmygrandfatherrefusedtoenteranAmericanchurch.HewasangrywithGodforthelossofhiswholefamilyinEurope.Butsoonhefelthisself-confidencereturning.Whenhewalkedintothechurchthefirsttime,hewalkedinproudly.（1）WhyhadIalwaysfeltuncomfortableinhighschool?A.

Becauseofmygrandfather.

B.

Becauseofmyheight.C.

Becauseofmyclass.

D.

Becauseofthechurchservices.（2）WhydidmygrandfatherjointheSovietarmy?A.

BecausehegrewupinRussia.B.

Becausehisdreamistobeasoldier.C.

Becausehewasaskedbyhisparents.D.

Becausehewantedtofightforhiscountry'sfreedom.（3）Mygrandfatherliveda（an）________lifeinAmericainthebeginning.A.

hardandlonely

B.

hardbutnotlonely

C.

easyandhappy

D.

easybutlonely（4）Whatdoes"Standstraight,standtall"meaninthepassage?A.

Standstraightandyou'llbetaller.

B.

Standstraightandstickout.C.

Standstraightandyou'lllooknice.

D.

Beconfidentandproudofyourself.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】文章大意：作者叙述了祖父在她成长过程中给予的鼓励，并讲述了祖父的故事。本篇文章让读者明白了一个道理：在生活中，我们要昂首挺胸，不要退缩。（1）细节理解题。由第一段

Ihadalwaysfeltuncomfortableasoneofthetallermembersofmyclass,可知作者由于身高比别人高一头而感到不舒服。因此，她过高的个头是她上中学时所烦心的事情，故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据WhenGermansoldierstookhishometown,thebeautifulandexcitingcityofTarnow,Poland,hejoinedtheSovietarmyforhiscountry'sfreedom."Standstraight,standtall"meantsomethingelsesincethen.

当德国士兵占领了他的家乡，美丽而激动人心的波兰塔诺市时，他为了国家的自由加入了苏联军队。可知他祖父为了国家的自由才加入苏联军队，故选D。（3）细节理解题。根据Afterthewar,hetookaboatforAmericaonJanuary27,1947.Allaloneinanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.他独自一人在一个新的国家里，对自己的未来感到恐惧。由此可知，他在美国过着孤独和恐惧的生活，故选A。（4）推理判断题。根据"Standstraight,standtall,"hewouldtellhimself.和Butsoonhefelthisself-confidencereturning.Whenhewalkedintothechurchthefirsttime,hewalkedinproudly.可知他重新找回了自信，而且第一次昂首挺，胸地走进教堂，故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。6．阅读理解

AndrewHollennan,a12-year-oldboy,lovedplayingintheopenlandnearhishome.Thelandwaswetandforested,andmadeahomeforbirds,otheranimalsandmanydifferentplants.Itmadetheperfectplaceforhimtostudyandgettoknowthenature.Hehadseensomered-tailhawks,redfoxes,woodturtlesandotheranimals.Healsofoundspecialnativeflowers.

Suddenlyitwasannouncedthatthe"empty"landwouldbeimprovedbyalotofhousesonit.

Theplantswouldberemoved,theanimalswouldrunawayandmostwouldprobablydie.Thenthewetsoilwouldbecoveredwithextragrounds.Whenheheardaboutthenews,hewasnothappy.Hewasveryworriedthatthelandandwaterwouldbepolluted.

Andrewwrotedownclearlyalltheresearcheshehaddownaboutthearea,andhowthehouseswouldaffectthelocalenvironment.Hesentletterstomembersoflocalgovernmentandtelevisionreporters.Healsocalledonhisneighborstoopposethebuildingofthehouses.Althoughhewasonly12yearsold,hehadthecourageandwisdomofapersonmucholder.Andrew'steachersdescribedhimasgentle,shyandactive.Hisclassmatesalsoadmiredhowmuchheknewaboutlocalanimalsandplants,andtheenvironment.Eachdayafterschool,Andrewwentdoor-to-door,toaskthepeopletosign,whodidnotwantthehousestobebuilt.Inonlyonemonth,hegotthesignaturesof250people.

Intheend,thelandremainedasafeplaceforbirds,animalsandplantsthatbelongedthere.

Andrewwonmanyprizesforhisbraveandgreatworktostopthehousesbeingbuilt,andthushelpsavetheenvironment.（1）Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.

250peoplewhosignedtohelpAndrewB.

abraveboywhocaredfortheenvironmentC.

theopenlandthatsuitedanimalsandplantsD.

theresearchonimprovingtheenvironment（2）Theunderlinedword"oppose"inthepassageprobablymeans______.A.

support

B.

dislike

C.

disagree

D.

prefer（3）Andrewwasveryworriedbecause_______.A.

theanimalswouldbekilledB.

newhouseswouldbebuiltontheopenlandC.

notalltheneighborsweregoingtosignD.

hewaspraisedbyhisteachersandclassmates.（4）Wecaninferthat_______.A.

ThelandwouldremainasitusedtobeB.

TheopenlandwouldbebuiltintoaparkC.

TheneighborswouldhavetomoveawayD.

Andrewwouldsoonworkforthegovernment【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】主要讲了12岁的小男孩Andrew是怎样阻止建筑物在空地上建立的。（1）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了12岁的小男孩Andrew是怎样阻止建筑物在空地上建立的。，即是怎样关心环境的，故选B。（2）推断题。根据全文可知Andrew反对建立建筑物，所以他号召邻居反对建筑物的建立，所以oppose意思是反对，不同意，即disagree，故选C。（3）细节题。根据Suddenlyitwasannouncedthatthe"empty"landwouldbeimprovedbyalotofhousesonit.可知新建筑物将在空地上被建立，所以Andrew是担心的，故选B。（4）推断题。根据Intheend,thelandremainedasafeplaceforbirds,animalsandplantsthatbelongedthere.可知最后，这片土地仍然是属于那里的鸟类、动物和植物的安全之地。即这片陆地仍然和以前一样，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。7．阅读理解

My14-year-oldson,John,andIsawthecoatatthesametimeinasecond-handclothingstore.Itstoodoutamongbigandoldcoats.Itwassobeautifulandhadanunbelievableprice,$28.Ilookedatmysonandwebothsaidnothing,butJohn'seyesshone.Dark,woolencoatswerepopularwithteenageboys,butnewonescouldcostseveralhundreddollars.Thiscoatwasevenbetter.Johntrieditonandturnedfromsidetoside,eyeinghimselfinthemirror.Itfithimsowell.

Johnworethecoaltoschoolthenextclay.Afterhecamehome,Iasked."Didthekidslikeyourcoat?"

"Theylovedit,"hesaidwithabiggrin.

Overthenextfewweeks,Johnchanged.Hewaspolite,lessargumentative,morethoughtful,andmuchhappier."Gooddinner,Mom,"hewouldsayeveryevening.Withoutawordofcomplaining,hewouldcarryinwoodforthestove.OnedaywhenIsuggestedthathemightstartonhishomeworkbeforedinner,John,whoalwaysputthingsoff,said,"You'reright.IguessIwill."WhenImentionedthischangetooneofhisteachers,shejokedthatthecoatmusthavechangedhim.

JohnandIbothknowweshouldneverjudgeapersonbyhisclothes.Butitistruethatwhenwearingbeautifulandsuitableclothes,wemaytrytobebetterinthought,speechandbehaviortomatchwhatisontheinsidetowhatisontheoutside.（1）Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.

Thepriceofthecoatwastoohigh.B.

Johnlikedthecoatverymuch.C.

Theyoftenwentshoppingtogether.D.

Thewriterdidn'twanttobuythecoat.（2）WhatdidJohnusetodowhenhewasaskedtostudy?A.

Startatonce.B.

Putoffhishomework.C.

Workhardonschoolwork.D.

Carryinwoodforthestove.（3）WhichofthefollowingchangesdidNOThappentoJohnafterheworethecoat?A.

Hewaswillingtofollowsuggestions.B.

Heoftenhelpedtodosomehousework.C.

Healwaysworriedabouthisstudy.D.

Hesaidsweetwordstomakehismotherhappy.（4）Whatdoesthewriterwanttosaythroughthispassage?A.

Whatwewearcouldhelpshapewhoweareinside.B.

Lifeisfullofpossibilitieswhenweareyoung.C.

Weshouldnotjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.D.

It'sagoodchoicetotrydifferentthingsinourlives.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文通过讲述儿子自从穿了一件新的衣服后，整个人发生了变化，变得礼貌了，更快乐，愿意听从建议了，也愿意说些话让作者高兴了，从而得出结论，我们穿的衣服也会影响我们的内在。（1）细节理解题。根据文中语句Ilookedatmysonandwebothsaidnothing,butJohn'seyesshone.

可知他喜欢这件外套。故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据文中倒数第二段OnedaywhenIsuggestedthathemightstartonhishomeworkbeforedinner,John,whoalwaysputthingsoff⋅⋅⋅可知John经常拖延做作业，故选B。（3）细节理解题。根据第四段Johnchanged．Hewaspolite，lessargumentative，more

thoughtful，andmuchhappier．"Gooddinner，mom．"hewouldsayeveryevening．Withoutawordofcomplaining，hewouldcarryinwoodforthestove．约翰变了，他彬彬有礼，不爱争论，更体贴，更快乐．"晚餐好，妈妈．"他每天晚上都会这样说．一句怨言也没有，他就会把木头放到炉子里．可知，C选项"他总是担心他的学习．"，没发生，故选C。（4）主旨大意题。根据最后一段的总结Butitistruethatwhenwearingbeautifulandsuitableclothes,wemaytrytobebetterinthought,speechandbehaviortomatchwhatisontheinsidetowhatisontheoutside.可知，作者想告诉我们，我们穿什么衣服可以帮助塑造我们是谁。故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文考查细节题和主旨题等常考题型，细节题要注意从文中抓住关键词寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出主题句。8．阅读理解

WhenmybrotherandIwerechildren,wespentafewweekseachsummerinthecountrysidewithouruncle.Hewasageologistandlovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohiscollectionattheuniversity.Moreoftenthannot,wefollowedhim.

Oneday,weleftearlyandthistime,ourunclegaveustwobackpacks."Youcanhelpmecarrythesamples（样本）,"heexplained.

Sure,whynot?Thewholeday,wewalkedaroundthecountryside,andeverynowandthen,ouruncleputstonesinourbags.Wewereabitsurprisedthatsometimeshealsotooksomestonesoutfromourbags,butthoughthehadjustfoundbettersamples.

Wereachedthehouseinthelateafternoon.Thebackpacksweresoheavythatwewerereallytiredoutwhenweputthemontheground.Yetouruncle'sbackpackwashalf-empty.

"Whydidyougiveussomanystones?"weasked."Ididn't.Youdid,"hesaid,waitingforawhilebeforecontinuing."Youdidnotknowit,butImadeyougothroughalittleattitude（态度）testtoday."

"Whatdoyoumeananattitudetest?"wewantedtoknow.

"Itissomethingsomeoneoncedidtome.Yousee,Ilistenedtoeverywordyousaid.Andwheneveryoucomplained（抱怨）aboutanyoneoranything,Iaddedastonetoyourbags.Andwheneveryoutalkedaboutsomethinginanattitudeofpositivethinking,Itookoutastone.Andnowlookatyourbackpacks."Wedid.Theywerefull."Ihopeyourememberthislittleattitudetest.Yousee,yournegative（负面的）thoughtsarelikestones.Youcarrytheminyourmindjustlikethosestonesinabackpack.Themorenegativethoughtsyouhave,theheavieryourmindis.Solookatthosebagsandstartpayingattentiontowhatyousayandhowyousaythings."

ThislittlelessonwasoneofthemostimportantIeverhad.AndIremembermyunclewithgreatloveforteachingusoneofthemostimportantlessonsinlife-thepowerofattitude.（1）Ageologistisapersonwho

.A.

growsplants

B.

studiestheearth

C.

sellsstones

D.

drawspictures（2）Whatdidthewriterandhisbrotheroftendowhenstayingwiththeiruncleinthecountryside?A.

Theyoftenfollowedhimtocollectstones.B.

Theyoftenfollowedhimtohisuniversity.C.

Theyoftenstudiedthestoneswithhim.D.

Theyoftentooklongwalkstoenjoynature.（3）Whenthewriterandhisbrotherreturnedhomelateintheafternoon,

.A.

theyweretiredbuthappythattheyhadhelpedtheiruncleB.

theywishedtheycouldcollectmoresamplestonesC.

theyfoundthattheirbagswerefilledwithstonesD.

theywereangrytofindtheiruncle'sbaghalf-empty（4）Howdidtheuncleexplaintheattitudetesttotheauthor?A.

Bygivingexamplesofgoodstones.B.

Byaskingquestionsaboutthestones.C.

Byusingfamoussayingsaboutstones.D.

Bycomparingnegativethoughtstostones.（5）Thisarticleismainlywrittentotellusthat

.A.

weshoulddosciencetestsfromtimetotimeB.

weshouldspendmoretimecollectingstoriesC.

weshouldbemorepositivewhenfacingdifficultiesD.

weshouldpaymoreattentiontoourbackpacks【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D（5）C【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章讲述了跟叔叔在一起的时候做的一个态度测试，告诉我们一个道理，要用积极的态度去面对我们遇到的困难。不要让消极的思想占领你的大脑。（1）词义猜测题，根据lovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohiscollectionattheuniversity.可知他叔叔喜欢收集石头，并且放到学校的收藏里面，因此可是他是地质爱好者，应该是地理学家，地理学家就是研究地球的人，故答案是B（2）细节理解题，根据Hewasa

geologist

andlovedtogoonlongwalkstofindstonestoaddtohiscollectionattheuniversity.Moreoftenthannot,wefollowedhim.可知，作者和他的弟弟喜欢跟着他叔叔捡石头，故答案是A。（3）细节理解题，根据Wereachedthehouseinthelateafternoon.Thebackpacksweresoheavythatwewerereallytiredout

可知背包里装满了石头，故答案是C。（4）细节理解题，根据Ihopeyourememberthislittleattitudetest.Yousee,yournegative（负面的）thoughtsarelikestones.

可知在这个测试中他叔叔把消极的态度比作石头，，故答案是D。（5）主旨大意题，根据文章的描述可知，不要把消极的态度整天装在脑子里，消极的思想越多你的思想越沉重，应该用积极的态度面对生活，面对遇到的困难，故答案是C。【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到词义猜测题，细节理解题和主旨大意题，词义猜测题可以根据句子的前后文根据合理的想象得出单词的意思，细节理解题则需要细读文章，从文章中直接找到答案，或者答案的依据。而主旨大意题需要早完全理解文章的基础上提炼出文章的中心。9．阅读理解

Manychildrentodayliveinunsafeplaces.Theymaylivewherewarshavebeenfoughtorwherethereisalotofcrimes.PlayforPeaceisanorganizationformedtohelpthesechildren.Itdoessobybringingkidsandadults.Forwhat?Tomakeamorepeacefulworld.

PlaceswherePlayforPeaceworksincludeNorthernIreland,India,andGermany.Kidsfromdifferentbackgroundscometogethertoplaygames.Someofthegamesencouragethemtoworktogetherandtolearnaboutoneanother.Whileplaying,kidsbegintounderstandtheirdifferentwaysofthinkinganddoingthings.

Askidsintheprogramgetolder.PlayforPeaceteachesthemtobeleaders.Theybecomeadvisers.Theolderkidsleadthegamesfortheyoungerkids.OneleadercalledMandeepfromasmallvillageinIndiadescribedherexperience."Ididn'trealizetherewasalargerworlduntilIjoinedPlayforPeace…Itwasabigchallengeforme.ButIgrewtofeelsafeandlikethemeve