初中英语阅读理解100篇

初中英语阅读理解100篇

英语阅读理解训练

[001]

LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.But

whenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep”.AndinawayTomisright.Zipis

alwaysbringingthingshoeinforustokeep!Filtellyouaboutsomeofthem.

Zip*sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.

Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,

toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded（点头andheldmynose."Whatdoyou

thinkitis?”

"Itsmellslikesomethingfbrcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot（污点

offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry."

"AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback.""Wecan't

".saidmysistter.

"MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"

l.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow.

A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome

C.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof

2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because.

A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoes

C.hedoesn'tknowthedog*snameD.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well

3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas.

A.itscolourB.itssmellC.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone

4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans""

A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeep

C.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild

5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.

A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shome

C.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled'thekeepdog"

[002]

Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwantto

takeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeenina

planebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwe

arebackonthegroundagain!”

Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.The

weatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell."Butshe

continuedtohide.

Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfrom

undertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlikeplanes

andIamnevergoingtofyagain.ButI'Hsayonething,“Shecontinuedkindly,“You

andyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclcan!^^

1.Anoldladyhad.

A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket

2.A.Shedidn'twantto.

A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit

3.spoketoher.

A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends

4.Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.

A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital

5.Thewomandidn'tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing.

A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome

[003]

DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflyto

NewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostay

there?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Please

sendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram（电报Jhiswifesaid."Allright,"

Dickanswered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressof

hishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewentloacinema.Hecameoutatnine

o'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."

C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.

B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.

C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

[004]

BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,

butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthe

money.

Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasin

anothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.

WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein/'he

thought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.'1

"I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.

TrueorFalse

1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.

2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.

3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.

4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.

[005]

Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.

Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"

Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemy

brother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon*tmindgettingupinthemorning.I

usuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroom

totakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogo

downstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.A

militaryband（军乐队inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!

Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"

Buthejustsleeps.Aftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairs

andpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssome

dayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.

TrueorFalse

1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.

2.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedcarlyatnightandgetupcariy

inthemorning.

3.1usuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemy

mothercalls.

4.Whenmothercalk,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.

5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestoget

up

6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.

7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.

[006]

InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience（经历

fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhour

laterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelate

afternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthis

timeofaday.

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soin

wintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarm

clothes.

WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakean

umbrella（伞oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughat

them.

Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret（后悔laterintheday.

1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday

B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather

C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring

D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday

2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhencome,thereisaheavyrain.

A.sunshineandsnowB.blackclouds

C.summerandwinterD.springandautumn

3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimestooin

winter."

A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy

4.InthesunnynioiiiingsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrella

withthembecause.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEngland

C.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings

5.Thebesttitle（标题forthispassageis.

A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinter

C.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople

[007]

MrBrownwasgoingawayfbraweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyone

asksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwill

bebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownfbracupoftea."

“OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrote

thesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.HissonputitintohissmaL

pocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.

Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewas

nomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthat

evening.

Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwas

standingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohis

pocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenly

rememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasverysurprised.He

asked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?"

"Burntyesterdayevening."

1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat.

A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendays

C.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea

2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon.

A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket

3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron.

A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday

4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause.

A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdown

C.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper

5.Whatwasburnt?.

A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy

[008]

Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhal

kindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimein

theirownlanguage,soitisnecessary（必要的todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Here

aresomeexamples.

1."Whafsthematter?'*"Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI..."

2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter..."

3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost..."

Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext（上下文helpsalotin

understandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantin

understandingEnglish,especially（尤其spokenEnglish.

l.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.

A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguage

B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

C.someexamplesofrightguessing

D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime

2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis

A."...soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."B."...soIwenttobedverylate."

C.SoIfeltunhappy."D."...soIgotupveryearly.n

3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is.

A.”Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."

B.nIthinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."

C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."

D.MIthinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."

4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.

A.sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars.n

B."...sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."

C."...sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."

D."sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."

5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断thatguessingisinlearninga

foreignlanguage.

A.theonlyway

B.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish

C.moreimportantthananyotherway

D.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish

[009]

UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheir

farmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherof

themlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershave

builtnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindout

why.

OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicinefbrhiswife.Inthetownheheard

theapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.

Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheir

friendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcaiTiedthemto

thecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhenthey

arrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice（价格。Theyfeltunhappy

andreturnedtotheirvillage.

"Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained（蒙受lossesinbusinesswhileothersalways

profit（盈利"UncleLiaskedoneday.

"Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymore

applesonatrucknexttime!"

"Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish（傻的wewere!"

1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause.

A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they'rebothpoor

C.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms

2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto.

A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterest

C.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit

3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.

A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers*

C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemon

atruck

4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause.

A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecity

C.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofannerswillsoonget

rich.

C.Neitherofthefannersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.

[010]

OnChristmasEve-thenightbeforeChristmasDay-childrenailoverBritainputa

stockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.Theirparentsusuallytellthem

thatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.

FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseand

climbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmas

presents.

Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"FatherChristmas"

isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthe

childrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockings

withsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.

Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho

“FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.

1.ChristmasEveis.

A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDay

C.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay

2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.

A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockings

C.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildrensshoes

3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,.

A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswas

B.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'treal

C.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas

D.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings

4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they.

A.knowthatFatherChristmasisreal

B.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents

C.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfather

D.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend

5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe

A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.

[OH]

Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentis

made.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬

纸版）withadropofsyrup（糖浆）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.

Thebeesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Then

theyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboard

withthesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleft

sideofthefirstfeeding-p'aceandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyrup

onthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegotothered

card.

Picture1

1.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefbrtheexperiment?

A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandonered

C.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtwored

2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichof

A,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?

Picture2

3.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto.

A.thebluecardwithsyruponitB.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponit

C.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwas

D.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard

4.Theexperimenthasproved（证明）thatbees.

A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolors

C.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrup

C.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?

[012]

Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预报）theweather.Theyareinspace,and

theycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大

气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestothe

weatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartofthe

world.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.

Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellite

pictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）them

withearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfew

hours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnext

weatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.

Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswere

invented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycan

makegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecast

theweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.

1.Satellitestravel.

A.inspaceB.intheatmosphere

C.abovethegroundD.abovespace

2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestolakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because

A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthere

C.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather

3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather.

A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepictures

B.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlierones

C.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepictures

D.duringtheystudysatellitepictures

4.Maybewe'llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor.

A.onedayB.twodays

C.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger

5.Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin

A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphere

C.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecasting

[013]

Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavourite

sport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrow

theballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefour

chances（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.

Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveit

totheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点.

Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwith

theball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.

Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometo

watch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.

Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.They

danceandjumpwhiletheyshout.

Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.

TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,it

mayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,the

firstdayoftheNewYear.Manypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatch

themonTV.

1.Thepassagetalksabout.

A.footballB.howtoplayfootball

C.AmericansportsD.Americanfootball

2.WecanthefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.

A.kickB.throwC.runwithD.catch

3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because.

A.tenyardsisalongway

B.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenear

C.theplayingfieldisverylarge

D.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone

4.Ifthey,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.

A.receivesixpointsB.playelevengamesintheseason

C.arethebestteamsD.movetheballtotheendofthefield

5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichof

thefollowingisnottheiract?

A.JumpingB.DancingC.CryingD.Shouting

[014]

“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?,,Aboutthisquestionagreat

learnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.

Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles（圆）.Within

（在...里面）thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneis

yours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucan

see,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmore

chances（机会）tofacesomethingstillunknown.

1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat.

A.ateacherhasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestions

C.bothateacherandastudenthavequestions

D.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions

2.Thestudentthoughtthat.

A.astudent'sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher'sbecauseitcomesfromtheteacher

B.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsask

C.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestions

D.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions

3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded（推断）that.

A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacher

B.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudent

C.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacher

D.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn'tknow

4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?

A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHisStudent

C.ThereIsNoLimi:toKnowledgeD.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn

5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein.

A.thePalaceMuseumB.anybook

C.anewspaperofmagazineD.Anencyclopedia（百科全书）

[015]

Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融化）.

Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（挤压）together.,itbecame

ice.

Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikea

riverofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）.

Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,it

tookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,

whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.

Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsof

theworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.

Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganew

path（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.

1.Thesnowthatfellonthemountain

A.becamesnowmanB.meltedC.becameiceD.turnedtorain

2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis.

3.Thestorysays,uThesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Thewordit

means.

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Therearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobe

B.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.

C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.

5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?（Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyour

book?

A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.

B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.

C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.

6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.

A.snowisheavyB.thehighlandneverchangesC.glacierschangedtheland

[016]

Longago,peopleinRome（罗马）talkedtooneanotherinLatin（拉丁文）.

PupilsinschoollearnedtoleadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.

SomeRomans（罗马人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheir

languagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.

PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,they

changedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.Atlasttheydid

nottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.

PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.

Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youarea

pupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans"littledoll”.

1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein.

A.RomeB.theUnitedStatesC.Greece（希腊D.Texas

2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis

3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.Buttheystilluse

manyLatinwords,“Thewordtheymeans

4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?

A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.

C.Notmanypeoplecanread