初二英语阅读理解含答案11536.pdf

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1、-A A young man asked Albert Einstein,the great German scientist,what the secret of success is.The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work.A few days later the young man asked the same question again.Einstein was very annoyed He did not say anything,but wrote a few words on a piece

2、 of paper.On it was written:A=*+Y+Z.“What does this mean?asked the young man.“A means“success e*plained the old scientist.“*stands for hard work,Y for good method(方法)and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.1.The young man _.A.wanted to meet Einstein B.wanted to be a great scientist like Eins

3、tein C.was eager(渴望)to know the secret of success D.wanted to be a student of Einstein 2.In Einsteins opinion the secret of success was _.A.to work with great energy(精力，活力)B.to study hard day and night C.to learn from great scientists D.to raise(提出)questions as many as you could 3.“Y stands for _.A.

4、hard work B.great energy C.great success D.good manner(方法)4.The word“annoyed means _.A.angry B.sad C.lovely D.glad 5.Einstein was a man who _ A.liked to talk with young people B.liked to help others C.liked to make friends with young people D.liked to work,but didnt like to talk B British newspapers

5、 are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry,so newspapermen write as few words as possible.They tell their readers at once what happened,where,when and how it happened and what was the result:how many people were killed,what change was done and so on.Readers want th

6、e fact(事实)set out as fully and accurately as possible.Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident.So a newspaperman always likes to get some information(信息)from someone who was there,which can be given in the persons own words.Because he can use only a few words,the newspape

7、rman must choose those words carefully,every one must be effective(有效).Instead of“he called out in a loud voice,he writes he shouted;instead of“the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain,he will write they thundered down the mountainside.Because many of the readers arent very clev

8、er,and most of them are in a hurry.1.From the te*t,we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible,because readers_.-A.want to know more about the news B.take no interest in what has happened C.have no time to read the news carefully D.pay much attention to the result 2.The underlined word

9、one in the te*t refers to _.A.word B.newspaperman C.reader D.person 3.Which of the following would best plete the te*t?A.he will keep his writing short B.he wont care about his writing C.he will give nothing but information D.he wont make his writing good enough.4.In what way do you think British ne

10、wspapers have bee smaller?A.In a page size.B.In number of readers.C.In number of pages.D.In number of copies 5.Which of the following is true?A.Readers are not satisfied with the short news.B.Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C.Readers find the language of the newspap

11、ers e*citing.D.Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.C The story happened during the Second World War战争 An old man lived in a small town of Germany.He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked.After the war had begun,his sons were all made to join the army

12、one after another and they all died in the frights.The old man was very sad.he didnt have enough food and was often hungry.And nobody helped him and he didnt know how to go in living.It was a very cold winter night.The old man couldn t go to sleep.He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold i

13、n his room that ice could be seen.He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground.The ne*t morning he had to beg from door to door.He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village,but the villages were all poor and couldn t give him anything.He wa

14、s too hungry to go to another village.He thought hard and found a way.He came to a police station and called out,“Hitler is a foolish pig(希特勒是蠢猪)！Out came an old policeman at once.He took the old man into a room,gave him some bread and a cup of tea.Then he said,“Dont say in our village,sir!“Im sorry

15、,sir.Said the old man.“I dont know its Hitlers hometown.“No,no,sir.The policeman said in a hurry.“Its pigs hometown!1.The old man was _.A.a German B.a French C.an Australian D.an Englishman 2.The old man was sad because _.A.his three sons all died during the war-B.His three sons had to join the army

16、 C.He had no food or clothes D.He lived in the small town alone 3.The old man got up and ran in his room to _.A.keep healthy B.Forget he was sad and hungry C.Make him warm D.Find a way to forget he was hungry 4.The old man shouted outside the police station because_ A.he hated Hitler very much B.he

17、hoped the policeman could help him C.he wanted to make the policemen angry D.he thought the he would be given some food in prison(监狱)5.Which statement is true?A.The old policeman hated Hitler,too B.The old policeman found that the old man his best friend C.The old policeman would send the old man in

18、 prison D.The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigs D Miss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school.Last month she e*plained to one of her classes about sound,and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her e*planation.She said to them,“Now I have a brother in Los An

19、geles.If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away,listening to me from across the street,which of you would hear what I said earlier,my brother or you and for what reason?Tom at once answered,“Your brother.Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.“Thats ve

20、ry good,Miss Gorgers answered;but then one of the girls raised her hand,and Miss Gorgers said,“Yes,Kate?“I disagree,Kate said.“Your brother would hear you earlier because when its 11 oclock here its only 8 oclock in Los Angeles.1.Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .A.how to telephone B.about electr

21、icity C.about time zone时区 D.about sound 2.Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether .A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away C.her students had grasped理解her lesson D.sound waves were slower than electricity 3.Tom thought that ele

22、ctricity was .A.slower than sound waves B.faster than sound waves C.not so fast as sound waves D.as fast as sound waves 4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because .A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York B.electricity was slower than sound waves -C.Tom was not good at physic

23、s at all D.Toms answer had nothing to do with sound waves 5.Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics?A.Toms B.Kates C.Both A and B D.Neither A nor B E It was Mondy.Mrs Smith s dog was hungry,but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way.

24、Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the following words on it:“Give my dog half a pound of meat.Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“Take this to the butcher(person whose job is selling meat),and hes going to give you your lunch today.Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,the

25、dog ran to the butchers.It gave the paper to the butcher.The butcher read it carefully,recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up at once.At noon,the dog came to the shop again.It gave the butcher a piece of paper

26、 again.After reading it,he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The ne*t day,the dog came again e*actly at noon.And as usual,it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time,the butcher did not take a look at paper,and gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers(*pe

27、ople who buy something from a shop).But,the dog came again at four oclock.And the same thing happened once again.To the butchers more surprise,it came for the third time at si*oclock,and brought with it a third piece of paper.The butcher felt a bit puzzled.He said to himself,“This is a small dog.Why

28、 does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?Looking at the piece of paper,he found that there were not any words on it!6.Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite .A.cruelly B.fairly C.kindly D.unfriendly 7.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it .A.might do it much harm

29、.B.could do it much good C.would help the butcher D.was worth many pounds 8.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .A.before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith B.when he found that the words on the paper were not clear C.because he had sold out all the meat in his sho

30、p D.until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith 9.From its e*perence,the dog found that .A.only the paper with Mrs Smiths words on it could bring it meat B.the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it C.Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher D.a piece of paper could bring it

31、half a pound of meat 10.At the end of the story,youll find that .A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper B.the dog dared not go to the butchers any more-C.the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog D.the butcher found himself cheated(*act in a way that is not honest)by the clever

32、 animal F Mr.King is a tall and strong man.He teaches P.E.in a middle school.He wears a long beard胡子 and takes good care of it.It was Sunday yesterday.There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city.Mr.King likes the game very much and of course he was going to

33、 watch it.With his friends help he got a ticket a few days ago.After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop,but a lot of people were waiting there.A bus came and he hardly got on.There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet.He had to grip抓住the back of a chair.At th

34、e ne*t stop a boy got on the bus.He looked around and saw Mr.Kings beard and grip it.The man found it at once and called out,“Let go of松开my beard,boy!“Are you going to get off,sir?asked to boy.11.Mr.King is a .A.player B.runner C.teacher D.driver 12.Mr.King was going to watch the match because .A.he

35、 teaches P.E.in a middle school B.he likes football very much C.he had already got a ticket D.he didnt go to work yesterday 13.It was difficult for Mr.King to stand because .A.he had drunk too much B.the bus was too small C.he got on the bus too late D.it was very crowded in the bus 14.The boy gripp

36、ed Mr.Kings beard because .A.he was afraid to fall again B.he wanted to make the man angry C.he hoped the man to find a seat for him D.he hoped the man to get off soon 15.Mr.King was afraid ,so he shouted at him.A.the boy would pull him down B.the boy would hurt his beard C.the boy could be hurt aga

37、in D.the boy would borrow his ticket G My friend is a ta*i drives.He has been a ta*i driver for ten years.Its a nice job most of the time.He can meet a lot of people.He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day.He usually goes home between two oclock in the morning.There

38、 are some very strange things,which often happen at night.One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three oclock in the morning.She had her little dog with her.When they got to her house,she found she had lost her key.So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed

39、 in through the window.My friend waited and waited.After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on.He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.At that moment some policemen came.They thought my friend was a thief.Luckily,the woman came downstairs.She m

40、ust have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.16.The driver always works at night because it is easier to .-A.drive B.climb in through window C.make money D.meet a lot of people 17.The woman climbed in through the window because .A.she wanted to have a sleep B.her husband didnt op

41、en the door for her C.she didnt want to pay the money D.she couldnt find her key 18.The story happened .A.early in the morning B.late at night C.outside the city D.near the bus station 19.Which of the following is not true?A.The driver worked until 2 or 3 oclock in the morning.B.The policemen made a

42、 mistake.C.The woman had no money to pay.D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.20.The driver climbed in through the window to .A.get money from the woman B.phone the police C.return the dog to the woman D.see what happened in the house H On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a ballo

43、on 气球.They started early in London.The headman was Augusta Gaudron,and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland.They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea.They were carrying the usual rope绳子,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon.At the end of

44、 the rope they had tied a metal bo*.This could hold water,or it could be empty.So they were able to change its weight重量.It was for use over the sea.They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose,the balloon went higher.It went up to 3,000 metres,and the air was very cold.The water in t

45、he balloon became ice.Snow fell past the mens basket,and they could see more snow on the ground.The men tried to throw out some more sand;but it was hard.They tried to break the icy sand with their knives,but it was not easy.The work was slow and they were still falling,so they had to drop some whol

46、e bags of sand.One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the bo*into the basket.It was still snowing;so they climbed to get away from the snow.They rose to 5,100 metres!Everything became icy.They were so cold that they decided to land.They came down in Pola

47、nd heavily but safely.They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!1.Three men flew in balloon _.A.for nearly 1,800 kilometers B.to another city C.to visit Poland D.more than a century ago 2.The metal bo*was used for _.A.carrying the bags of sand B.keeping drinking-water C.carrying ropes of the b

48、asket D.changing weight 3.When the balloon went up higher,_.A.the temperature of the balloon began to fall B.They saw the sun go down C.They made a hole in the basket with their knives -D.They could see a black hole on the ground 4.The balloon landed _.A.in London B.on the sea C.on a lake D.in a for

49、eign country 5.Which of the following is NOT true?_ A.The three men started their journey before the sun rose.B.The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.C.When they pulled the bo*into the basket,the balloon began to climb up.D.The three men had to land because they f

50、elt cold.I Americans with small families own a small car or a large one.If both parents are working,they usually have two cars.When the family is large,one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold si*persons but it is very crowded