初中英语阅读材料

4/101.DuringallthistimeIneverstoppedthinkingaboutescape.WhenItraveledacrosstotheothersideoftheisland,Icouldseetheotherislands,andIsaidtomyself,"PerhapsIcangettherewithaboat.PerhapsIcangetbacktoEnglandoneday."SoIdecidedtomakemyselfaboat.Icutdownabigtree,andthenbegantomakealongholeinit.Itwashardwork,butaboutsixmonthslater,Ihadaveryfinecanoe(独木舟).Next,Ihadtogetitdowntothesea.HowsillyIwas!Whydidn'tIthinkbeforeIbeganwork?Ofcourse,thecanoewastooheavy.Icouldn'tmoveit!Ipulledandpushedandtriedeverything,butitdidn'tmove.Iwasveryunhappyforalongtimeafterthat.Thathappenedinmyfourthyearontheisland.InmysixthyearIdidmakemyselfasmallercanoe,butIdidnottrytoescapeinit.Theboatwastoosmallforalongjourney,andIdidnotwanttodieatsea.Theislandwasmyhomenow,notmyprison,andIwasjusthappytobealive.Ayearortwolater,Imademyselfasecondcanoeontheothersideoftheisland.Ialsobuiltmyselfasecondhousethere,andsoIhadtwohomes.Mylifewasstillbusyfrommorningtonight.Therewerealwaysthingstodoortomake.Ilearnttomakenewclothesformyselffromtheskinsofdeadanimals.Theylookedverystrange,itistrue,buttheykeptmedryintherain.Ikeptfoodandtoolsatbothmyhouses,andalsowildgoats.Thereweremanygoatsontheisland,andImadefieldswithhighfencestokeepthemin.Theylearnttotakefoodfromme,andsoonIhadgoats'milktodrinkeveryday.Ialsoworkedhardinmycorn(玉米)fields.Andsomanyyearswentby.1.Thepurposeofmakingacanoeontheislandwasto_____________.A.escapeinitB.gettotheothersideoftheislandC.useitforfoodD.goaroundtheisland2.Tosurvive,thewriterdidthefollowingEXCEPT_____________.A.keepinggoatsformilkB.makingclothesfromanimalskinsC.workinginthecornfieldsD.goingfishinginthesea3.Whydidn'tthewriterusehisfirstcanoe?A.Becauseitwastoosmallforalongjourney.B.Becauseitwastooheavytogetdowntothesea.C.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwithit.D.Becausethewriterwasbusybuildingasecondhouse.4.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat_____________.A.thewritertriedtomakehisstaycomfortableontheislandB.thewriterhadnothingtodoonthewildislandC.thewritertriedtoescapeinthesecondcanoe,butfailedD.thewriterwasinprisonontheisland,losinghisfreedom5．Whatisthebestwordtodescribethewriter?A.excitedB.braveC.adventurousD.hard-working2.Waste

can

be

seen

everywhere

in

the

school.Some

students

ask

for

more

food

than

they

can

eatand

others

often

forget

to

turn

off

the

lights

whenthey

leave

the

classroom.

They

say

they

can

affordthese

things.

But

I

don't

agree

with

them.Waste

can

bring

a

lot

of

problems.

AlthoughChina

is

rich

in

some

resources（资源），

we

areshort

of（缺乏）

others，

for

example，

fresh

water（淡水）。

It

is

reported

that

we

will

have

nocoal（煤）

or

oil

to

use

in

100

years.

So

if

we

go

on

wasting

our

resources，

what

can

we

use

inthe

future

and

where

can

we

move？

Think

about

it.I

think

we

should

say

no

to

the

studentswho

waste

things

every

day.

Everybody

should

stop

wasting

as

soon

as

possible.In

our

everyday

life，we

can

do

many

things

to

prevent

waste

from

happening，forexample，turn

off

the

water

taps（水龙头）

when

we

finish

washing，

turn

off

the

lights

whenwe

leave

the

classroom，try

not

to

order

more

food

than

we

need，and

so

on.

Little

bylittle，everything

will

be

changed.

Waste

can

be

stopped

one

day，if

we

do

our

best.1.

From

the

passage

we

know

that

some

students

often

_______

in

the

school.A.

eat

too

much

B.

don't

work

hardC.

waste

things

D.

throw

rubbish

everywhere2.

Which

is

not

mentioned

in

this

passage？A.

Fresh

water

B.

Forest.C.

Oil.

D.

Coal.3.

What

may

happen

in

100

years？A.

We

may

still

have

enough

oil.

B.

We

may

still

have

enough

coal.C.

We

may

have

a

little

oil.

D.

We

may

have

no

coal

or

oil

to

use.4.

Which

of

the

following

is

right？A.

Waste

brings

problems.

B.

Waste

can

bring

no

problem.C.

China

is

rich

in

fresh

water.

D.

Students

never

waste

things.5.

Which

is

the

best

title

of

this

passage？A.

Stop

Wasting

B.

School

lifeC.

Waste

in

the

School

D.

Rich

Resources

in

China3.He

is

quiet

and

shy.

He

likes

to

hide

his

eyesbehind

his

hair.

He

doesn‘t

smile

very

often.However，

if

you

talk

to

him

about

music，

he’ll

havea

lot

to

say.This

is

Jay

Chou，

the

24-year-old

Taiwanesepop

king（天王）。

His

fans

are

so

excited

becausehe

will

sing

songs

in

Beijing

on

September

12.

Thosesongs

are

from

his

new

album

（唱片），“Ye

Huimei”，

and

the

album

was

released

（发行）

inJuly

and

was

named

after

his

mother.Chou

grew

up

just

with

his

mother.

He

did

not

talk

much

and

did

badly

in

many

schoolsubjects.His

mother

noticed

the

boy‘s

special

interest

in

music

and

sent

him

to

learn

piano

when

hewas

only

three

years

old.

He

loved

it

and

kept

on

practicing.Chou

is

not

very

handsome.

He

does

not

speak

clearly

when

he

sings

or

talks.

But

thesinger

has

huge

crowds

of

fans.“He

is

really

good

at

music.

It

makes

him

attractive（有魅力的）to

me，”

said

Liu

Jiajun，

a

Junior

2

student

in

No.101

Middle

School

in

Beijing.“He

is

true

to

himself.

He

never

follows

others，”

said

Zhang

Yujie，

a

Junior

1

girl

atHuaibei

Middle

School

in

Sihong，

Jiangsu

Province.1.

From

this

passage，

we

know

that

Jay

Chou

_______.A.

is

very

handsome

B.

has

a

bright

smileC.

often

makes

too

much

noise

D……

is

a

pop

music

star2.

His

fans

are

so

excited

because

_______.A.

he

released

a

new

album

in

July

B.

he

will

sing

new

songs

in

BeijingC.

he

can

play

the

piano

very

well

D.

his

new

album

was

named

after

his

mother3.

When

he

was

a

little

child，

he

_______.A.

talked

a

lot

every

day

B.

did

well

in

his

study

at

schoolC.

started

to

like

music

D.

had

huge

crowds

of

fans4.

According

to

one

of

his

fans，

Jay

_______.A.

is

a

good

student

B.

has

long

and

beautiful

hairC.

is

a

well-known

pianist

D.

is

very

attractive

to

them6.Therearemanywetlands（湿地）inChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld'simportantwetlands.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng，JiangsuProvince.Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofbirdsandanimals.Theworld'slargestMiluDeerNatureReserve（自然保护区）isinthem.Morethan700miludeerlivefreelythere.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworld，buteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCranesNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.

Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshine，too.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife（野生生物）。Offeringfoodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimalsandbirdsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thismeanstherewillbelessandlessspaceforwildlife.

Luckily，moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportantofwetlandsandwildlife.Everyyear，onFebruary2nd，manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.

1.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareinthe_______ofChina.

A.eastB.southC.westD.north

2.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis_______.

A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry

3.TheWorldWetlandsDayison_______.

A.April22B.June25C.February2D.March22

4.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause_______.

A.theyarehomeforwildlifeB.theycanpreventflood

C.theycanofferfoodtotheanimalsandbirdsD.alloftheabove

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.China'sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld'sListB.Wetlands-HomeforWildlifeandHumanBeings

C.SpecialAnimalsintheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsD.Wetlands-ValuableRecourses（珍贵资源）ofLandontheEarth

7Several

years

ago,

a

television

reporter

was.talking

to

three

of

the

most

important

people

inAmerica.

One

was

a

very

rich

banker,

anotherowned

one

of

the

largest

companies

in

the

worldand

the

third

owned

many

buildings

in

the

center

ofNew

York.The

reporter

was

talking

to

them

about

beingimportant."How

do

we

know

if

someone

is

really

important？"

the

reporter

asked

the

banker.The

banker

thought

for

a

few

moments

and

then

said，"I

think

anybody

who

is

invited

tothe

Whiter

House

to

meet

the

President

of

the

United

States

is

really

important."

The

reporter

then

turned

to

the

owner

of

the

very

large

company."Do

you

agree

withthat？"

she

asked.

The

man

shook

his

head，"No.

I

think

the

President

invites

a

lot

of

people

to

the

WhiteHouse.

You'd

only

be

important

if

while

you

were

visiting

the

President，

there

was

a

telephonecall

from

the

president

of

another

country，

and

the

President

of

the

US

said

he

was

too

busyto

answer

it."

The

reporter

turned

to

the

third

man."Do

you

think

so？"

"No，

I

don't，"

he

said."I

don't

think

that

makes

the

visitor

important.

That

makes

thePresident

important."

"Then

what

would

make

the

visitor

important？"

the

reporter

and

the

other

two

men

asked.

"Oh，

I

think

if

the

visitor

to

the

White

House

was

talking

to

the

President

and

the

phonerang，

and

the

President

picked

up

the

receiver，

listened

and

then

said，

'It's

for

you.'

"

1.

This

story

happened

in

_______.

A.

England

B.

AmericaC.

Japan

D.

Australia

2.

There

are

_______

in

this

passage.

A.

two

men

and

two

womenB.

three

men

and

one

womanC.

three

women

and

one

manD.

four

women

3.

The

banker

thought

_______.

A.

he

was

really

important

because

he

was

a

rich

banker

B.

the

visitor

to

the

White

House

was

really

important

C.

the

visitor

who

met

the

President

of

the

United

StatesD.

the

reporter

was

really

important

4.

The

owner

of

the

very

large

company

thought

_______.

A.

she

was

really

important

because

she

owned

one

of

the

largest

companies

B.

the

banker

was

really

important

C.

the

owner

of

many

buildings

in

the

center

of

New

York

was

really

importantD.

the

visitor

would

be

really

important

if

while

he

was

visiting

the

President，

the

Presidentwould

not

answer

any

telephone

call

5.

The

owner

of

many

buildings

thought

_______.

A.

he

was

really

important

because

he

owned

many

buildings

in

the

center

of

New

York

B.

the

owner

of

the

very

large

company

was

really

important

C.

the

visitor

was

really

important

if

he

talking

to

the

President

and

the

President

received

atelephone

call

for

the

visitorD.

the

person

who

worked

in

the

White

House

was

really

important8In1995，OseolaMcCartygaveapresentof$150000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Shewantedtohelppoorstudents.Itwasaverygenerousthingtodo.Butherfriendsandneighborsweresurprised.McCartywasagoodwoman.Shewenttochurch.Shewasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.ButeveryoneinhertownknewthatMcCartywasnotrich.Infact，shewaspoor.

Howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesomuchmoney？OseolaMcCartywasbornin1908inHattiesburg，Mississippi.Shehadtoleaveschoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily.Shetookajobwashingclothes.Sheearnedonlyafewdollarsaday.Oseolawashedtheclothesbyhand.Thenshehungtheclothestodry.Shedidthisfornearly80years.Inthe1960s，sheboughtanautomaticwasheranddryer.Butshegavethemaway.Shedidnotthinktheygottheclothescleanenough！Atthattime，manypeoplestartedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers.McCartydidnothavemuchwork，soshestartedtoironclothesinstead.

McCartynevermarriedorhadchildren.Herlifewasverysimple.Shewenttoworkandtochurch.ShereadherBible（圣经）。Shehadablack-and-whitetelevision.Butshedidnotwatchitverymuch.Ithadonlyonechannel.

McCartysavedmoneyallherlifeandeventuallyhadabout$250000.Whenshewas86，alawyerhelpedhermakeawill.Sheleftmoneytothechurch，herrelatives，andtheuniversity.McCartyjustwantedtohelpothers.Shedidnotthinkshewasaspecialperson.Butthenpeoplefoundoutaboutherpresenttotheuniversity.Shereceivedmanyhonors（荣誉）。Sheevenflewinanairplaneforthefirsttime！OseolaMcCartydiedin1999.Shewasashyandordinarywomanwhobecamefamous.

1.OseolaMcCartygave$150000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi_______.

A.tohelpthepoorstudentsB.tosurpriseherfriendsandneighbors

C.toshowhergenerosityD.tobeagoodandrichwoman

2.Fromthestoryweknow_______.

A.McCartywasborninapoorfamilyneartheUniversityofSouthernMississippi

B.everyonewassurprisedbecausetheythoughtMcCartyhadnoeducation

C.washersanddryersbroughtachangeinMcCarty'slife

D.McCartygavehalfofhermoneytothechurchandherrelatives

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue？

A.McCartyhadtoworktohelpherfamilyafterschooleveryday.

B.McCartylearnedtoreadtheBiblebyherselfintheschool.

C.McCartymadeonethirdofhermoneybywashingandironingclothes.

D.McCartydidnothaveherownfamilybecauseshehadnohusbandorchildren.

4.FromwhichofthefollowingcanwetellMcCartylivedasimplelife？

A.Sheworkedhardallherlife.B.Shedidn'tthinkshewasspecial.

C.Shedidn'thavemanyinterests.D.ShehadaTVsetwithmanychannels.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue？

A.McCartydiedattheageofeighty-six.

B.McCartydidthejobofwashingformorethaneightyyears.

C.McCartygaveherpresentstobothuniversitiesandchurches.

D.McCartywasgivenmanyhonorsbecauseofhergooddeeds.9MrKingworksinashopanddrivesacarforthemanager.Hedrivescarefullyandcankeepcalmintimeofdanger.Andheescapedfromseveralaccidents.Themanagerpayshimmoreandthetrafficpolicemenoftenspeakhighlyofhim.

MrBaker，oneofhisfriends，worksinafactoryoutsidethecity.It'sfarfromhishouseandhehastogotoworkbybus.Asthetrafficiscrowdedinthemorning，sometimeshe'slateforthework.Hismanagerwarnstheyoungmanthathewillbesentawayunlesshegetstohisofficeontime.Hehopestobuyacar，buthehasn'tenoughmoney.Hedecidestobuyanoldone.Hewenttotheflea（跳蚤）marketandatlasthechoseabeautifulbutcheapcar.Hesaidhewantedtohaveatrial（试验）drive，theselleragreed.HecalledMrKingandaskedhimtohelphim.

MrKingexaminedthecaratfirstandthendroveitaway.Itwasfiveinthemorningandtherewerefewcarsinthestreet.Atfirsthedroveslowlyanditworkedwell.Thenhedrovefast.Andwhenhereachedacrossing，thelightsturnedred.Hetriedtostopit，buthefailedandnearlyhitanoldwomanwhowascrossingthestreet.Apolicemantoldhimtostop，butthecarwentonuntilithitabigtreebytheroad.

"Didn'tyouhearme？"thepolicemanaskedangrily.

"Yes，Idid，sir，"saidMrKing，"Sinceitdoesn'tlistentome，canitobeyyou？"

1.MrKingispaidmorebecausehe_______.

A.alwaysdrivesveryslowlyB.isnotafraidofdangerC.haddrivenforyearsD.drivesverywell

2.MrBakerwenttothefleamarketto_______.

A.buyasecond-handcarB.haveatrialdriveC.chooseanewcarD.sellhisoldcar

3.MrKingtriedtostopthecarwhen_______.

A.hesawanoldwomancrossingthestreetB.hesawabigtree

C.thetrafficlightsturnedredD.thepolicemanshoutedangrilyathim

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue？

A.MrKingwillbesentawayifhekeepsbeinglateB.MrBakercan'taffordtobuyanoldcar

C.MrKingdidn'thearthepolicemanD.Somethingwaswrongwiththecar

10I

will

always

remember

my

mother's

last

few

daysin

this

world.

On

February

14th，2000，my

class

went

on

afield

trip

to

the

beach.

I

had

so

much

fun.

When

wereturned

to

school，my

teacher

told

me

to

go

to

theheadmaster's

office.

When

I

got

into

the

office，Isaw

a

police

officer.

Suddenly

I

realized

somethingwas

wrong.

The

police

officer

told

me

what

had

happened

and

we

went

to

pick

my

sister

up.After

that，we

went

to

the

hospital

and

waited.

Time

went

slowly.

Finally，we

got

to

see

ourmother.

It

was

terrible.On

the

next

day,the

headmaster

came

and

told

my

two

teachers

what

had

happened.

Iwas

taking

a

rest

that

day.

I

knew

it

had

something

to

do

with

my

mother.

I

kept

thinking

thatshe

either

died

or

had

gotten

better.

How

I

wished

that

she

had

gotten

better.

When

myteacher

took

me

outside，my

sister

ran

up

to

me.

She

started

crying，"She's

gone.Teresa，mommy's

gone.

She's

dead."

I

couldn't

believe

it.

We

jumped

into

the

car

and

drovestraight

to

the

hospital.

Most

of

my

family

were

there.

The

silence

was

terrible.

I

knew

I

had

tosay

goodbye.

Today

when

I

look

back，I

still

miss

my

mother

very

much，but

I

know

that

I

will

live.

Mymother

was

a

strong

mother，who

had

the

biggest

heart.

My

mother

was

an

angel

walking

onthe

earth.

I

will

always

remember

her

as

living.

When

someone

is

asked

who

their

hero

（英雄）is，they

usually

say

someone

famous，like

Michael

Jordan

or

Britney

Spears.

When

someoneasks

me

who

my

hero

is，I

tell

them，my

mother.

My

mother

lives

every

day.

That

is

whatmakes

her

a

true

hero.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.

Where

was

the

writer

when

she

learned

her

mother

was

very

ill？

A.

On

the

beach.

B.

At

the

hospital.C.

At

school.

D.

At

home.

2.

Who

brought

the

writer

the

bad

news

that

her

mother

was

ill？

A.

Her

sister.

B.

The

headmaster.C.

Her

teacher.

D.

The

police

officer.

3.

What

did

the

headmaster

tell

the

two

teachers

on

the

next

day？

A.

Her

mother

had

been

very

ill.B.

Her

mother

had

been

dead.

C.

Her

mother

had

gotten

better.D.

Her

sister

came

to

see

her.

4.

From

the

last

paragraph

of

the

passage

we

know

that

_______.

A.

the

writer

is

afraid

of

her

motherB.

the

writer

is

proud

of

her

motherC.

the

writer

feels

sad

about

her

motherD.

the

writer

feels

sorry

for

her

mother

5.

The

writer

must

think

her

mother

is

a

_______

woman.

A.

famous

B.

freeC.

rich

D.

great

1ADBAC2CBDAA1.选C.从文章的第1句Waste

can

be

seeneverywhere

in

the

school.就说明了在学校浪费现象随处可见，故选C.2.选B.在第2段中，Fresh

water，

oil，

coal均有提及，但Forest没有提到。故选B.3.选D.由第2段的句子It

is

reported

that

we

will

have

no

coal

or

oil

to

use

in

100

years.可知，在100年后，我们可能没有coal

or

oil

to

use.故答案选D.4.选A.短文的第2段第1句Waste

can

bring

a

lot

of

problems就告诉了我们答案，故选A.5.选A.在短文的第1段例举一些浪费现象，引出第2段Everybody

should

stop

wasting

as

soon

aspossible.所以Stop

Wasting

为短文的最佳标题。3DBCDA1.选D.根据第5段中的Chou

is

not

very

handsome.可知A不对；根据第1段中的He

doesn‘t

smile

very

often可知B不对；根据第1段中的He

is

quiet

and

shy可知C也不对。故答案选D.2.选B.根据第2段中的His

fans

are

so

excitedbecause

he

will

sing

songs

in

Beijing

on

September12可知答案。3.选C.根据第4段的His

mother

noticed

the

boy‘s

special

interest

in

music

可知Chou小的时候就对音乐很感兴趣，也就是或那时就开始喜欢音乐了。4.选D.根据第5段中It

makes

him

attractive

to

me可知答案。5.选A.这句话本意是说他不会跟随其他人，但跟文章主题音乐联系起来，以及根据前面一句话He

is

trueto

himself可知隐含意义为他有自己的音乐风格。41.选C.从第1段中的句子Shehasnotimetogotoschool可知，她根本没有去上学。故选C.2.选B.短文第3段中介绍了全球70%被水覆盖，但只有1%才是饮用淡水。而世界上的很多国家和地区都缺水。所以选B项，即我们的生活用水很少。3.选D.由第5段中的句子Dirtyrain，calledacidrain，isalsobadforplantsanimalsandbuildings.可知，acidrain（酸雨）的危害很大。故答案选D.4.选A.A选项与C选项相互矛盾，则必有一个为正确选项。而从第3点建议（advice）可知，你可以沐浴只须五分钟来节约用水，若用10分钟则是浪费水。故选A.5.选C.读完全文我们知道地球上的水资源有限，所以大家都要节约用水。故选C.51.选A.因为在第4段有这样一句Ifapersoncannotfindachairtositon，hedropsout.那么肯定是椅子比人数少1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选A.

2.选D.在第1段中提到了A、B、C三种可以播放音乐的器具，而D项没有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选D.

3.选D.第2段的Putthechairsinarow就是"把椅子排成一排"这意。选D.

4.选C.由第3段中的句子Whenthemusicstarts，theplayerswalkroundthechairs.可知答案为C.

5.选B.本题可用排除法，由第1段第2句Itiseasytoplay可知道A项正确；由最后一句Theonewhositsonthechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.可知C项是正确的；由第4段的句子Thepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame可知D项也是正确的。故答案选B.61.选A.从第1段的句子TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinY