初中英语阅读理解练习题精编.docx

一、What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage. Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes， but not lifts.From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible， learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（渗） into the room. On a second or third floor， the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement（水泥） might end in injury. Bushes（灌木丛） and grass can help to break a fall.1. It is important to _.A. put out the fire in the burning house  B. know the ways to escape the fireC. jump off a burning house                       D. keep the door closed 2. It is possible to escape through the windows _.A. if there are some bushes on the ground         B. if you are strong enoughC. if you live on a lower floor                   D. If you have a long rope 3. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right？ _.A. You can escape though stairways.       B. You can choose fire escapes.C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. D. Use a lift to come down at once. 4. Open the window so that _ if the building is on fire.A. you can get fresh air                          B. you can call for helpC. you can easily jump off                        D. you can be seen first 5. The best title of the passage is _.A. Escaping from the Windows        B. Save Yourself in the Burning HouseC. Knowledge on Fire                     D. Waiting for Help二、Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana， Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning， she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can't get enough clean water to keep healthy. Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days， we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resourceon the earth. Water covers 70% of the earth's surface。 But most of that is sea water. We can't use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth's surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isn't as hard as Napoga's. But that doesn't mean you don't have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars， factories， farms and homes make our rivers， lakes， and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish， too. Now， 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty？ First， they pollute the air. Then， when it rains， the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain， called acid rain， is also bad for plants， animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years， more than half of the people in the world won't have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water： Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters each month. Leaky taps（漏水的龙头） waste a lot of water. Fix them right away！ You can easily cut your 10-minute showers（沐浴） in half-and you'll be just as clean. When you wash dishes， don't let the water run. Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn't full， you're wasting water！1. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _.A. before she went to school                  B. after she finished schoolC without going to school                     D. after she played with her friends 2. On the earth， _.A. sea water is widely used than fresh water  B. there is very little water for our livingC. there is 71% of fresh water                D. we don't need to worry about water 3. Acid rain _.A. is only bad for living thingsB. can be produced in factoriesC. doesn't do harm to people， but it's bad for plants，animals and buildingsD. doesn't just do harm to human beings but to ani-mals，plants and buildings 4. Which of the following wastes water？A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower.B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.D. Don't let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes. 5. What's the main idea of the passage？A. Something must be done to prevent water form be-ing polluted.B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.C. It's time to take care of the water we use.D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.三、An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother， "Only a miracle can save him now，" the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore （药店） with the money in her hand. "And what do you want？" asked the salesman. "It's for my little brother，" the girl answered. "He's really， really sick and I want to buy a miracle.""Pardon？" said the salesman. "My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？" "We don't sell a miracle here， child. I'm sorry，" the salesman said with a smile. "Listen， if it isn't enough， I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs." A well-dressed man heard it and asked， "What kind of a miracle does your brother need？" "I don't know，" she answered with her eyes full of tears. "He's really sick and mum says he needs an opera-tion. But my daddy can't pay for it， so I have brought all my money." "How much do you have？" asked the man. "$ 1.11， but I can try and get some more，" she answered. "Well， what luck，" smiled the man. "$ 1.11， the price of a miracle for little brothers." He took up the girl's hand and said， "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong， a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again. How much did the miracle cost？1. What was the trouble in the little girl's family？A. Her brother was seriously ill.             B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother.            D. Both A and B. 2. In the eye of the little girl， a miracle might be _.A. something interesting                      B. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicine                    D. some good food 3. The little girl said again and again "I can try and get some more." That shows _.A. she had still kept some money              B. she hoped not to be refusedC. There was no need to worry about money     D. she thought money was easy to get 4. What made the miracle happen？A. The girl's love for her brother.          B. The girl's money.C. The medicine from the drugstore.           D. Nobody can tell. 5. From the passage we can infer （推断） that _.A. The doctor didn't ask for any payB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought四、Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them. Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources（资源）， we are short of（缺乏） others， for example， fresh water（淡水）。 It is reported that we will have no coal（煤） or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources， what can we use in the future and where can we move？ Think about it.I think we should say no to the students who 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，for example，turn off the water taps（水龙头） when we finish washing， turn off the lights when we leave the classroom，try not to order more food than we need，and so on. Little by little，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 everywhere 2. 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 China五、"Well， we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it，" Mrs Brown said to her husband. "That sounds like a pretty good idea，" he answered. "Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper？" "Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday， we can both go，" she said. Next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. "We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes，" Mr Snow said， "So I need to ask you some questions." After they talked for a while， the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠） and warm them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care， they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said， "Shadow has had all of her shots（预防针）。 She will be healthy." The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.1. From the reading we learn that _.A. the Browns have never had a pet before.B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog.D. Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife. 2. The word shelter in the reading means _.A. a place to sell small dogsB. a place to keep homeless animalsC. a place to study animalsD. a place to sell books on pet care 3. Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _.A. see if they had moved to a new houseB. find out how rich the Browns wereC. know where they'd keep their new petD. make sure they'd take care of pets 4. The Browns thinks that a small dog _.A. doesn't need any room to keepB. can help them watch their houseC. eats less food than a bigger oneD. usually has a beautiful name 5. It's clear that _.A. Shadow will not be easy to get illB. the Browns were not satisfied with ShadowC. Mr Snow didn't check Shadow at allD. Shadow likes barking a lot六、He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However，if you talk to him about music，he'll have a lot to say. This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king.His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album，"Ye Huimei"， and the album was released （发行） in July and was named after his mother. Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was 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 the singer 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 at Huaibei 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 star 2. 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 mother 3. 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 fans 4. 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 them 5. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means _.A. he always has his own style（风格）B. he likes to walk aloneC. he doesn't like other people's songs at allD. no one can catch up with him七、Alfred Nobel，the great Swedish inventor and industrialist，was born in Stockholm on O