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初中英语期末阅读理解专项练习10篇(附答案)
1.The worsttourist in the worldis NicholasScottie ofSan-Francisco.Once heflewfrom theU.S.to hishometown in Italy to see someoneat home.Theplane madeone-hour stopto getoil atKennedy Airportof NewYork.As hethoughthe hadarrived home.Mr.Scottie gotoff the plane.He thoughthewas in Rome.When nobodywas thereto meethim,Mr.Scottie thoughtmaybethey wereheld upby heavytraffic.While lookingfor theiraddress,Mr.Scottie found that theold Romehad changeda lot.Many oldbuildings werereplacedby highmodern ones.He alsofoundthatmany peoplespoke Englishinstead of Italianand thatmany streetswere writtenin English.Mr.Scottieknew verylittle English,so heasked a policeman theway to the busstation.He happenedto meeta policemanwho wasalso bornin Italyand answeredhimin the same language.After twelvehour*s travelinground on a bus,thedriver handedhim overto asecond policeman.He askedthe policemanwhythe Romepolice employedso manypeople aspolicemen speakingEnglishinstead ofItalian.Mr.Scottie didnot believehe wasin NewYork whenhe wastoldso.To gethim on a planeback toSan Francisco,he wassent totheairport in apolicecar withsirens(警报)on.“Look,said Scottieto hisinterpreter(翻译),I knowr minItaly.That*s howthey drive.B.couldn7t winC.didn tlike thecity boyD.were afraidof them
22.The countryteam arrivedso latethat________.A.nobody sawthemB.the writer*s teamwere angryC.they hadno timeto warmupD.they lookedworse
23.The team from the country wonbecauseA.they werein oldclothesB.they didn t practicebefore the gameC.they practicedbefore thegameD.the teamwas betterthan the writer1s
24.From thetext,we canguess the writer s team is..A.a basketballfrom acountry schoolB.a footballteam from a schoolin thecityC.a basketballteam froma schoolin thecityD.a footballteamfrom the country
25.The writer/steamlearned a lot from thegame.They gotto knowhow to..A.do betterfrom thenonB.fight againstthecountryboysC.play againsta weakteamD.judge a man or a teamby clothesKey:21-25ACDCA
6.Long longago peoplemade firesfrom lightning(闪电)But they had tokeepthe fireburning,for theycouldn,t startit againif therewas nolightning.Later,they foundout hittingtwo piece of stonetogether could make aspark(火花).The sparkcould firedry leaves.In thisway theycouldmake the fireagainif itwent out.Them peoplealso learnedto make a fireby rubbing.Theymade ahole ona bigpiece ofwood andput asmaller stickinto thehole.Theyturned thestick again and again.After afew minutesthey gota fire.As yearswent by,people learnedother ways to makea fire.Sometimes theyused the heat from sun.they helda piece of glassin theright wayand madeapieceofpaper onfire.About twocenturies ago,people began to makematches(火柴).Matchesbrought peoplea quickand easyway to make fire.Today matches are stillbeingused,but peoplehave morenew waysto make fires.One of them istouse an electric fire starter.Of courseanelectric firestarteris muchmoreexpensive than a boxof matches.But itis moreuseful.
26.A sparkcan________.A.fire anyleavesB.burn anythingC.burn dryleavesD.keep firesburning
27.We can also geta fireby.A.making ahole ona bigpieceofwoodB.putting asmaller stickinto theholeC.turning thestick hardfor awhileD.doing allthe abovetogether
28.Matches havebeen used.A.for abouttwo thousandyearsB.for abouttwo hundredyearsC.since peoplebegan touse firefor cookingD.since peopleused theheatfromthe sun.
29.From thispassage we know.A.using matchesis theeasiest andmost usefulway tomake firesB.people dont usematches anymore sincethey hadelectric firestartersC.today thereare onlytwo waystomakefiresD.some forestfires happenfrom lightning
30.Choose theright orderof thewaystomakefirespeople gotto knowa.with amatchb.fromthesunc.from lightningd.by rubbinge.with anelectricfirestarter.f.d,b,c,a,eg.d,c,b,a,eh.c,d,b,a,ei.c,b,d,a,eKey:26-30CDBDC
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31.From theenvelope,weknow that________.A.the letteris fromAustralia toChinaB.the letteris writtenby Wang Lei.C.Kate is a middleschool studentD.WangLeiand Kateare goodfriends.
32.This ispart of a QuickReference Index(索弓|).If youwant tolearn howtosurf,you shouldbegin yoursearch about.A.RIVERS onpage
114.B.EDUCATION onpage284C.HOLIDAY onpage841D.SPORTS onpage
88433.Which of the followingif rightaccording to(根据)the wordsonabottle ofmedicineA.The medicineis usedfor headacheB.The medicineis akind ofpills.C.people at the ageof13should take3teaspoonfuls of the medicinea dayifthey need.D.You cankeep thismedicine in the fridgeand youshould giveother peoplethemedicine leftafter thetenth monthof
2004.
34.You can see thenotice________.A.onafish farmB.in afish marketC.in afish restaurantD.on theoffice walls
35.You canbuy records______.A.with$
5.2less thanusual forEach oneB.of differentkinds butno tapesare soldthere.C.at fiveo clockin theafternoon.D.over thephoneKey:31-35BDCAC
8.French andAmerican doctorshave donean operation(手术)together inwhichthe doctorswere outsidethe operatingroom.This kind of operationisknown asrobotic operation.Doctor Marescauxdid the operation in an officein NewYork Citylast month,while asixty-eight-year-old womanpatient wasin ahospital in Strasbourg,France.A doctorinStrasbourggot the patient ready.He placedmedical tools and asmallvideo camerain herstomach area(谓部).Doctor Marescauxin NewYorkwatched thepatient ona videoscreen.Then heusedthecomputer tosend messages tothe robotmachine.The robotmoved thetools thatcut thewoman,s gallbladder(月旦囊)away.The womangot wellsoon afterthe operationand leftthe hospitaltwo dayslater.Experts saythe mainproblem withsuch a robotic operationis basedonhigh-speed telecommunications(通讯系统)between thedoctor andthe robot.Technology mustbe ableto senda doctor*s orderto arobot tomove thetoolquickly.Experts alsosay asuccessful robotic operation willimprove an operation.Forexample,the robotcan makesuch smallermovements(动作)thana personcan.A robotmachine can turn toolsin waysthat adoctor*s handcannot.Doctors saysuch arobotic operationwill makepossible saferand betteroperationsin thefuture.They sayit willimprove doctortraining.It willalsomean thatdoctors coulddo an operation onpeople indangerous placesfaraway.And itcould meanthat peoplecould haveoperations done by topdoctorswithout havingto traveltothecity wherethe doctorswork.
36.The underlinedphraserobotic operationmeans A.a specialkind ofrobot inventedby doctorsB.something doneto mendarobot.C.anoperationdonebyFrench andAmerican doctorsD.anoperationdone faraway withthe helpof arobot.
37.We use the robot in theoperation because_________.A.it cansendmessagesinahigh speedB.even atop doctorcan tdo theoperation himselfC.it can maketheoperation saferand betterD.operations can be donewithout anddoctors.
38.If wewant tousetherobotin theoperation,we mustsolve theproblemof.A.top doctorsB.smaller movementC.doctor trainingD.high-speed telecommunications
39.Which of the followingis NOTrightA.Robotic operationhas beenused inthe USA.B.Robotic operationis goodfor doctortrainingC.Experts speakhighly ofroboticoperation.D.The robotis used to watchthepatientclearly.
40.What sthe besttitle forthis passageA.An OperationB.Robotic OperationC.How toDo ARobotic OperationD.The Problemsof ARobotic OperationKey:36-40DCDDB
9.Last Sundayafternoon,1was havingdinner ina restaurant(饭店)when myfriendPoor camein.Poor isworking ina bank住艮彳亍)and is quite rich,buthe is always borrowingmoney fromhis friendsand neverpays itback.Poorsaw meand cameto sitat mytable.He hadnever borrowedany money fromme.When he was eating,I askedhim to lend metwo dollars.To mysurprise,he gaveme themoney atonce.I havenever borrowedany moneyfrom you,Poor said.So you can pay for mydinner.
41.The storyhappened.A.at homeB.ina restaurantC.inabankD.in anoffice
42.Poor is the nameofaman andthe writer.A.Knows himwellB.Doesnt knowhimC.often lendshim somemoneyD.often borrowsmoneyfromhim
43.Poor is aman.A.busyB.cleverC.richD.poor
44.Why wasPoor gladtolendthe writertwo dollarsA.Because theyare brothers.B.Because Poor is rich.C.Because the writer isrich.D.Because Poorwanted the writer topayforthe dinner.
45.From thestory we can see.A.Poor is an oldmanB.PoorisfriendlyC.thewriterpaid forthe dinnerD.thewriteris poorKey:41-45BACDC
10.A factorybegantomakeanew kind of dog food.A bigparty washeld toshowthe newdog foodto everyone.People of the newspapers and TVstationswere alsothere.There wasa dogat the party.It wouldeat the dog food.When thetime came,a plate ofthe dogfood was put in front ofthe dog.But therewas oneproblem.It didnot eatany ofthe food.All thepeople werewatching andlaughing.So thebossAft atedie dogfood himself.
46.The bossheld theparty to show howthe dogfood was.A.niceB.badC.expensiveD.beautiful
47.Perhaps peopleofthenewspapersandTV stationswent totheparty.A.to buysome dogfoodB.tosee the bossC.to reportthe newsD.to buythe dog
48.The dogdidnt eat the dogfood because.A.the dogwasnt hungryB.the food was toodeliciousC.it wasntdog foodD.the foodwasnt nice
49.When aplateofthedogfoodwasputinfrontofthedog,thedog.
1.When Mr.Scottie arrivedattheairport,nobody methim becauseA.he wasin NewYorkB.he wasnot inRomeC.policeman couldhelp himD.both Aand B
2.In whatdirection didtheplanefly whenMr.Scottie wentto Italyfrom theU.S.A.To theeastB.To thesouthC.To thewestD.To thenorth
3.Why wasMr.Scottie sosure thathe wasin RomeA.Because heknew littleabout theU.S.B.Because heknew littlebout Italy.C.Because hetraveled alot.D.Because hedidnttravel much
4.At lastMr.Scottie________.A.know hedid somethingwrongB.still thoughthewasinRome.C.knew hewas wrongD.knew hewas athomeA.didnt seethe foodB.ate someofthefoodC.didnt eatthe foodD.ate thefood atonce
50.The dogfoodwaseaten byat last.A.the dogB.the bossC.the peopleD.nobodyKey:46-50ACDCB
5.Do youthink manypeople dothe samethings asMr.Scottie didA.Nobody butMr.Scottie madethis kindof mistake.B.Many peoplemake thiskindofmistake.C.Few peoplemake thiskindofmistakeD.50%of peoplewill makethe samemistakeKey:1-5DAABC
2.Cool is a wordwith manymeanings.Its oldmeaning is usedto express atemperaturethat is a littlebit cold.As the world haschanged,theworldhashad many different meanings.Cool canbe usedtoexpressfeelings ofinterestin almostanything.When yousee afamous carinthestreet,maybe youwill say,It scool/*You maythink,He sso cool/1when yousee yourfavourite footballer.We allmaximize(扩大)the meaningof cool”.You canuse itinsteadof many wordssuchas newor surprising.Here1saninteresting storywe canuse to showthe way the word isused.A teacherasked herstudents towrite aboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.On onestudent,s paperwas justthe onesentence,It sso cool.Maybe hethought itwas the best waytoshowwhathe sawand felt.But thestory alsoshows ascarcity(缺乏)of words.Without cool,somepeople haveno wordstoshowthe samemeaning.So itisquiteimportant tokeepsome credibility(可信性).Can youthink ofmany otherwords thatmakeyour lifeas colourfulas the word coolI can.And Ithink theyare alsoverycool.
6.We knowthat theword coolhas had__________.A.only onemeaningB.no meaningsC.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning
7.In thepassage,thewordexpress meansA.seeB.showC.knowD.feel
8.If youare______something,you maysay,It scool.”A.interested inB.angry aboutC.afraid ofD.unhappy with
9.The writertakes anexample toshow heis thewaythewordisused.A.pleased withB.strange toC.worried aboutD.careful with
10.In thepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)that theword cool.A.canbeused insteadofmanywordsB.usually meanssomething interestingC.canmakeyour lifecolourfulD.may notbe ascool asit seemsKey:6-10CBACD3TV PROGRAMMESChannel1Channel218:00Around China17:45Computers today18:30Children,s programme18:10Foreign arts19:00News18:30English classroom19:30Weather report19:00Animal world19:40Around theworld19:25China9920:10TV play:Sisters20:20Sports21:00English fortoday21:00TV play:Guo Lanying21:15Popular music21:45English news21:55Talk show22:06On TVnext week
11.If youwant towatch afootball game,thebestprogramme for you wouldbe.A.TV playB.SportsC.Around theworldD.Talk show
12.The programmeof_______will letyou knowmuch aboutwesterncountries.A.SistersB.Around ChinaC.Around theworldD.On TVnext week
13.If youwant toknow something about tigers,elephants andmonkeys,thebest programmeforyouis.A.Around ChinaB.Animal worldC.TV playD.Foreign arts
14.English classroomisaprogramme that_________.A.lets youknow somethingabout classroomsB.tells yousomethingaboutstudentsC.lets youknow somethingabout schoollifeD.teaches youEnglish
15.The programmeattheend ofChannel2means onTV nextweek.A.newsB.programmesC.peopleD.placesKey:ll-15BCBDB
4.Our sunisastar,and nine worlds(天体)move roundit.Worlds liketheseare planets.But thereare other stars,other suns,not onlythousands of them,but millions ofthem.Do differentstars have planets We canseethe planetsroundour ownsun.but wehaven1t beenanymore.The starsare too far awayfromus.Stars giveout light,but the planets dont haveany lightof theirown.So we can tsee them.They aretoofar,and toodark.Still,wecantell thatsome stars haveplanets.While abig planetgoes round,it pullsits star to oneside.And sometimeswecansee this.Then weknowthatthe starhas aplanet.For example,Barnard1s Starisasmall redstar.And itisthequickest starinthe universe.But sometimesit movesslower,and thenquicker again.Wehave knownBernard1s Starfor manyyears,and nowwe aresure ithas aplanet.
16.A starisalarge bodyintheuniverse.It.A.moves roundour sunB.has lightof itsownC.canalsobe calleda sunD.both Band C
17.Which ofthe followingis nottrueA.The earthis oneofthesun/s world,sB.There aremillionsofsuns inthe universeC.The world1sarevery brightD.somestarshaveplanets
18.Wecanseethe planets roundour sun.But wecantsee.A.nineworldsintheuniverseB.the planetsround otherstarsC.the satellitesround theearthD.otherstars
19.Barnard1s Starmoves morequickly than_________.A.most starsB.any otherstarC.its planetD.theplanetsround thesun
20.How canpeople knowthat thereisaplanet roundBarnard,s StarA.Sometimes theysee thattheplanetpulls thestartoone sideand makesitmove slower.B.The planetis shiningC.The planetis nextto ourearth.D.The planetisared one.Key:16-20BCBBA5We weregoing toplay againsta teamfromacountry school.They didnt comeuntil thelast minute.They lookedworse thanwe hadthought.They werewearing dirtyblue trousersand lookedlike farmboys.We satdown forarest.We feltthat wedidn,t needany practiceagainst ateamlike that.The gamebegan.One ofus gotthe balland he shot along passto ourforward(前锋).From outof nowherea boyin anold T-shirt stoppedthe ballandwith beautifulstyle(姿势)heshotand gottwo points.Then anothertwopoints ina minute.Soon thegame wasall over.We werebeaten bythecountry team.After that,we thoughtalot.We certainlylearned thateven thoughyourteam isvery good,youcant lookdown uponthe othersand stillneed todoyou best.And themost importantlesson welearned was:One can;t judge(判断)apersonorateam onlyby theirclothes.
21.The teamfromthecountry werein oldclothes sothewriter1s teamA.looked downupon them。