初中英语阅读理解10篇(含答案).docx

Passage 1When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported （出 口）to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country's second most important export.Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate （单独的） schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.1. What's the main idea of the first paragraph?A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.B. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore.D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses.A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen.A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schoolingat any time4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses5. This passage is mainly about.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa RicaA. Paul couldn't understand the urchinB. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherC. the urchin wished to have a rich brotherD. the urchin's wish came true in the end45 . The best name of the name story isA. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday RideCoolis 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 meaning.“CooF'can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool. "You may think, “He's so cooh “when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize （扩大）the meaning of "cool” You can use it instead of many words such as “new" or . “surprising” . Herefs 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 student's paper was Just the one sentence, "It's 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 to keep some credibility （可信'性） Can you think of many other words . that make your life as colourful as the word "cool"? I can. And I think they are also very cool.46. We know that the word "cool" has had.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the samemeaning47. In the passage, the word“express"means"A. seeB. showC. knowD. feel48. If you are something, you may say, "It's cool/9A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid ofD. unhappy with49. 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 with50. In the passage, the writer suggests （暗示）that the word “cool”A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems01-05 BBACB 06-10 ADBDC 11-15 BDCDD 16-20 CBCBD 21-25 BBCDB26-30 ABDCC 31-35 BDCBD 36-40 ABCDA 41-15 BADBC 46-50 CBACDPassage 2Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ 终田菌）caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn't eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate - refined white rice （精炼米）.When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery - that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins （维生 素）.The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person's food.Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don't, they can also take vitamin pills.6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means.A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin C. a kind of germ D. a kind of ric 7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to.A. spend his holidayB. find ways to grow better cropsC. do some research about the islandD. help the Javanese with their illness8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?A. To eat them.B. To carry out his experiments.C. To give the Javanese a surprise.D. To make money by selling them.9. If a person doesn't get enough vitamins in his diet, he'd better.A. eat more riceB. eat more meatC. eat some chickenD. eatvitamin pills10. We can learn from the passage that.A. beri-beri was caused by chickensB. the Javanese didn't like vitaminsC. Christian Eijkman's experiment was successfulD. the Javanese's disease was caused by a kind of germPassage 3America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending （延伸）sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality （好客）easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!11. The writer of this passage must be.A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student12. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.13. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant14. The underlined words "generous with our time“ in Paragraph 3 probably mean.A. strict with time B. serious with time C. careful with time D. willing to spend time15. A suitable title for this passage would probably be "A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans5 hospitalityD. Americans5 and Chinese's views offriendshipsPassage 4The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can't even understand a bit of music.”'Tm never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”But, one younger musician said, "There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I'm trying to find other places to play. Tm also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”I've heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.Attitudes are important. Whether they' positive or negative, they' rubbing off on you. If you' around re re re people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame （责怪） others, and you play the role of victim （受害者）,chances are you will start to as well. So it's time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard （标准）for yourself and don't become friends with people who fall below that standard.Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you're looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.16. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeedB. How to make friendship last for everC. You are who your friends areD. Friends are the most important in one'ssuccess17. The underlined sentence "they're rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means.A. they'll push you aheadB. they911 influence youC. they'll cover your shortcomingsD they'll help you achieve your goal18. The musicians9 words at the beginning are written mainly to show.A. the musicians, living conditions are quite poorB. people have poor taste in musicC. people have different attitudes towards the same thingD. young people have greater chances of succeeding19. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can.A. improve a lot in making more friendsB. come to the right way of makingfriendsC. develop a better relationship with your friendsD. arrange the time with your friendsproperly20. The passage is mainly written for.A. musiciansB. managersC. negative people D. people wanting tosucceedPassage 5Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia's northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile's back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged （扑），locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked （戳）the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds （伤 口）in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one 3 of her fingers.“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation/9 said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital （RDH）, Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband's “quick and diligent actions”.Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria 件田菌）on the teeth of the crocodile. 21. This passage is most likely to be found in.A. a travel guide B. a newspaper C. a textbook D. a novel 22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was.A. swimming in the river B. standing on the river bank C. watching the crocodile D. fishing in the water23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. One of the crocodiled teeth was found in herleg.24. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT.A. braveB. diligentC. quickD. humorous25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wife's life from crocodiled jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesPassage 6There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called "What Color is Your Parachute （降落伞）？" by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career （职业）since it was first published in nineteen seventy.Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Care