初中英语阅读理解专项训练题3

初中英语阅读理解专项训练题 Passage 1

Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.” “Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!” “Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢stay fo r dinner!”

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案填写在横线上 1. How did Henry find out about the farm? A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him. C. He wrote to the farmer.

D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2. Henry came back home several days later because ______________. A. he didn't like the country life at all B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him C. his holiday was over

D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

3. “…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________. A.夸奖

B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚

4. Which of the following sentences is true? A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day. B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm. D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate. 5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time. C. A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer. Passage 2

Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.

To pass the time, they began talking to each other.

At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, \—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?\

The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.

“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”

“That's very interesting.” Paul said.

With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?” “I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”

Then he laughed, \以……而告终 world champion.” “Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.” 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案填写在横线上 1.The three men were talking _____________. A. in the post office B. in the waiting room C. on the train D. on the chairs

2.The man called ________ answered the question first.

A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul

3.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________. A. didn't know anything new B. wanted to pass the time quickly C. had nothing to do

D. were very interested in each other's work

4.\________in Chinese.

A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军

5.Which sentence is right according to the passage? A. The train didn't arrive on time.

B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much. C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.

D. Carl didn't like traveling at all. Passage 3

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn’t go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunc htime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.

“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括 in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案填写在横线上 1. The story happened _______. A. in England

B. on a ship from Norway to England C. in Norway

D. on a ship from England to Norway

2. Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinning room first? A. Because he had no money

B. Because he didn’t feel very well C. Because he didn’t want to eat anything D. Because he did n’t hear the sound of the bell

3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _______. A. his friend had given him some money B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship D. he was too hungry

4.How many meals did the traveler have on the ship? A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. None

5. After the traveler finished eating, ________. A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change(零钱 D .he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals Passage 4

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

The vet looked over the cow. \some very strong medicine.\

He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, \The pills should make her better.\

“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

The vet gave him a tube (管子and said, \pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it.\

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, \

“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

“And?” the vet ask ed.

“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案填写在横线上 1. In the story, the vet must be _________. A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

2. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______ A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill

3. What medicine did the vet give the farmer? A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube. C. Two pills. D. A small box.

4. The vet taught the farmer how _________. A. to blow the tube

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth 5. Which of the following is true? A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day. D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. Passage 5

Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not like newspapers very much

Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper?

Scientists say, \Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea-plants, then bigger fish swim along and eat the ……Chickens eat bits of grass and give us…… Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants in some way?

Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It is very good food, too. Now they have begun to say, \from wood. The next thing is not very difficult.\—

food from paper. Scientists say, \too, cheaper than meat or fish or eggs.\

So please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed [喂] your cat. One day, they will be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true.

1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _______. A. they are useful for reading B. They may be used to feed cats C. We can make food from them soon D. we can read them at breakfast

2. From the passage (段落,we can infer(推断 that _______ do not come from plants in some way.

A. few kinds of food B. meat and fish C. cheese and chicken D. wood and paper

food from paper. Scientists say, \too, cheaper than meat or fish or eggs.\

So please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed [喂] your cat. One day, they will be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true.

1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _______. A. they are useful for reading B. They may be used to feed cats C. We can make food from them soon D. we can read them at breakfast

2. From the passage (段落,we can infer(推断 that _______ do not come from plants in some way.

A. few kinds of food B. meat and fish C. cheese and chicken D. wood and paper

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