初三英语阅读理解 - B篇精选(含答案)(21页).doc

-初三英语阅读理解 - B篇精选 (含答案)-第 21 页B 2Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, AustraliaLinda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safelyThis is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little "If there were an accident" He says, " aThey'd know soon enoughBad news travels fast" But Linda has promised that she would ring"However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world Its only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。" "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minutes nearly four pounds(英镑)" "Thats no more than youd pay for a new hat," Linda answers She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up "Hello, Mum .Is that you?" She says "Six pence per second, "David reminds(提醒) her “Hello, loveIt is Mrs. Lee, Lindas mother, speaking from London.” I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. Its a better line than when you called me from your office Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldnt hear me sometimes" "Yes, Mum "Linda puts in. "I just wanted to ring to " "I remember how you rang when you went to Bettys house to eat, when you were a little girl And then when you " Mrs. Lee is a great talker "Nearly four pounds" says David Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye "Yes, all right, "says Mrs. Lee," But you will write, wont you, as you did when you were at work " Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the pass, and there is no stopping her "Four pounds fifty," says David At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off "There! That wasn't long, was it?" " Four pounds, ninety pence" David answers"And you didn't even say that we've arrived" 1Linda is telephoning home to _ A. tell her mother some bad news B. say that she and David have arrived safely C. report an accident to her mother D. say that she and David have left London 2Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _. Ait only costs four pounds and ninety pence Bit is even more expensive to buy a new hat Cshe had telephoned home since she was a child Dshe will speak from one side of the word to the other 3David says, "Nearly four pounds," because _. Ahe wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call Bhe wants to buy himself a new hat CLinda has not told her mother they have arrived Dhe wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs 4Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _. Ashe likes to hear all about the past Bshe likes talking CLinda had not told her that she has arrived Dshe is going to pay for the telephone call 5Linda tries to stop her mother by _.Atelling her how much the call is costing Bwriting a letter as she has promised to do Ctelling her that they have arrived safely Dpromising to write, and ringing off B 5I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza. But there was still something special about it for me .The tower got its name because it really did lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they dont like it leans over the city.I do not think its a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect. It seems to say.And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Lets take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.1.This passage is about_.A. Italian pizza B. Italys problemsC. How the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name D. Why the writer likes Pisa2.The writer used to think Pisa_.A. in Spain B. not very famousC. not the same as pizza D. the same as pizza3.The Leaning Tower of Pisa is _.A. modern B. falling down C. 600 years old D. 60 years old-4.The writer_.A. doesnt like what the tower looks like B. likes what the tower looks like C. thinks its the most beautiful tower in Italy D. doesnt like towers5. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because_.A. its old B. its perfect C. it sells pizza D. its imperfectB8“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “Its cool.” You may think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize( 扩大 ) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On one students paper was just the one sentence, “Its so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words . Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important for us to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool. 1. We know that the word “cool” has had _.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage, the word “express” means “ _ ”.A. seeB. showC. knowD. feel3. If you are _ something, you may say, “Its cool.”A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with4. The writer takes an example to show he is _the way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried aboutD. careful with5.In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示) that the word “cool” _. A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colorful D. may not be as cool as it seemsB10Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he put the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a big pot. He didnt say anything at all, but he began to think something bad about the flowers.“Im going to cut off these flowers. Theyre getting old and no longer beautiful. So Ill cut them off”The needle（指针）on the machine climbed quickly from zero to 8, then 10, 12, 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it afraid or sad? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent（弯下）their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.“No, no!” he cried. “I wont cut you. Youre my friends. I just want you grow and be more beautiful. Ill take you outside, into the sunshine. Youll like that, wont you?”The flowers raised their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.All plants enjoy their owners love and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand peoples thinking. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can: they will grow strong and beautiful.1. Which is the right order of the things happening in the passage?a. Tom felt sorry for the flowers.b. The needle climbed to 17.c. Tom put a machine to a flower plant.d. The flowers bent their heads.e. Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.A. a, c, e, b, dB. c, e, d, b, aC. a, c, e, d, bD. c, e, b, d, a2. The needle turned back to zero when Tom _.A. took the flowers into the sunshineB. put away the machineC. said something nice to the flowersD. thought about the flowers3. If you show love to your plants, they will give you their love in return by _.A. raise their heads and smiling B. growing nice and beautifulC. turning the needle to zeroD. enjoying your kindness4. We can infer from the passage that _.A. the flowers didnt like what Tom said and did B. the flowers could understand what Tom was thinking about C. the machine didnt work well and should never be used again D. Tom should go to see and talk to the flowers very oftenB11Can you think if a sentence in which two word “and” appears five times, without any words in between ? There is one of the end of this story. There are once a restaurant which was called “The Horse and Cart(马车)”. It had a sign which had a picture of a horse and cart on it, but the sign was getting very old, the owner of the restaurant decided to have a new one made. He went to a painter and asked him to paint one, and to write “The Horse and Cart” on it in large letters.A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he didnt like the writing. He said to the painter, “ No, no! Theres too much space between HORSE and AND and AND and CART!”1. “The Horse and Cart” was _.A. a place to eat in B. a small hotel C. a sign of an office D. a horse -pulled cart2. The painter was asked to write _.A. large letters to “The Horse and Cart”B. “The Horse and Cart “ as large as possibleC. a large letter to the people in the newspaper D. “The Horse and Cart” in big characters(文字)3. The owner dislike the writing because _.A. between HORSE and AND there was too much spaceB. the painter didnt write in large lettersC. between THE and HORSE there was too much space D. There was too much space between HORSE, AND and CART4. From the passage we know _.A. he didnt like the picture on the old sign. B. the old sign was too old to be mended. C. he wanted to made a sentence with five ands D. the old sign was beautifulB12New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, parks and cinemas. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world. But there are some problems in big cities too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances（机会） to find good jobs, to study at good schools, and to see good doctors. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.1. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Big Cities B. New York, London, and Paris C. Exciting Places to Live in D. Problems in Big Cities2. In big cities people can _.A. go to different kinds of museums B. see all kinds of plays and filmsC. buy things from all over the worldD. A, B, and C3. Which of the following is true? A. Big cities are not safe and clean enough.B. People can easily find a good place to live in big cities.C. Living in big cities doesnt cost a lot.D. All people like to live in big cities.4. In the passage the writer advises people _.A. to move to a big city B. not to move to a big city C. not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems thereD. not to think too much about the problems before they move to a big city5. Which is not talked about in the passage? A. New York and London are big cities, and so is Paris.B. Big cities are better than small cities.C. Big cities are exciting places to live in.D. Big cities have a lot of problems.B13Al Brown was very good at fixing things around the house when they broke. One day he went to another city to do some work there, and his wife was alone in the house. While Mr Brown was away, one of the faucets（自来水龙头） on the bathtub broke. Mrs Brown didnt know much about fixing broken faucets, so she telephoned a plumber（管子工）.The plumber came to the house that afternoon and fixed the faucet in a few minutes. When he finished, he gave Mrs Brown his bill for the work.She looked at it for several seconds and then said, “Your prices are very high, arent they? Do you know, the doctor costs less than this when he comes to the house?”“Yes, I know,” answered the plumber, “I know that very well, because I was a doctor until I was lucky enough t find this job a few months ago.”1. As one of her faucets broke, Mrs Brown _. A. had to fix it by herselfB. phoned to her husband C. asked a plumber to fix itD. sent for a doctor2. It took the plumber only a few minutes to finish the work because _.A. Mrs Brown helped the plumber to do it B. the plumber was very good at fixing faucetsC. the plumber didnt do it carefully, but very quicklyD. the job of fixing faucets was not very difficult3. In fact, the plumbers prices were _.A. not so high as a doctorsB. even higher than a doctorsC. as high as a doctorsD. much lower than a doctors4. The plumber knew that very well because _.A. he had been Mrs Browns doctor for a few monthsB. he had been a doctor several months beforeC. he went to see a doctor a few months agoD. he was the doctor who came to Mrs Browns house5. The plumber thought he was lucky because _.A. he could get more money than beforeB. he could fix faucetsC. he became a doctorD. his new job was much easierB14 Mr Grey liked hunting very much. He did not get much practice at hunting wild animals, but he was quite good at shooting（射击）. One