初中英語閱讀理解練習題

1、初中英語閱讀理解精選 1ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .at last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was nasreddin.nasr

2、eddin was already in bed. it is late, he said. what do you want? i want you to write a letter to my wife , said ali , nasreddin was not pleased. he thought for a few seconds and then said, has the letter got to go far? what does that matter? answered ali. well, my writing is so strange that only i c

3、an read it, and if i have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. ali went away quickly.multiple choice( ) 1. ali wanted to_to his wife.a.get something b.have a letter written c.bring a flower d. say good-bye( ) 2. at last he found the house of_.a.a wr

4、iter b.a seller c.an old man d.a letter-writer( ) 3.when ali told what he wanted to do nasreddin was_.a.not pleased b.pleased c.excited d.angry( ) 4.nasreddin said that his writing was_.a.easy for anyone to read b.strange for anyone to read c. too strange for anyone to write d.difficult for anyone t

5、o read( ) 5. this story tells us_.a.not to ask anybody for help b.not to trouble others at nightc.not to ask for help without money d.not to trust others2 an old man died and left his son a lot of money. but the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had noth

6、ing left.of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him.when he was quite poor and alone, he went to see nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles. my money has finished and my friends have gone,said the young man. what will happen to me now?do

7、nt worry , young man,answered nasreddin.everything will soon be all right again.wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.the young man was very glad.am i going to get rich again then? heasked nasreddin.no, i didnt mean that, said the old man.i meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to

8、 having no friends.multiple choice( )1.an old man died and left his son_.a.nothing b.some gold c. much money d.only a house( ) 2. when the son was_, he went to see nasreddin.a.short of money b.quite poor and sickc.in trouble d. quite poor and alone( ) 3.the young man was very glad because nasreddin

9、said that_.a.he would become rich again b. he would soon feel much happierc.he would become clever d. he would have more friends( ) 4.nasreddin meant the young man_.a.would get rich again b. would get used to having nothingc.would get used to being in trouble d.would get out of poorness( ) 5.what th

10、is story tells us is_.a.that money is everything b.that money makes the mare goc.to save each penny d. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends3.a man was travelling abroad in a small red car.one day he left thecar and went shopping.when he came back, its roof was badly damaged.some boys told

11、him that an elephant had damaged it. the man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. the owner of the elephant said,i am very sorry!my elephant has a big, round,red chair.he thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!then he gave the man a letter, in which

12、 he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. when the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.they said,you sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one! it was only when the man showed them the letter from the circu

13、s man that believed him.multiple choice ( )1.a man was travelling abroad_.a.in a big bus b.in a green jeep c.in a red car d.in a red taxi( ) 2.the car was damaged because_.a.there was a traffic accident b.the circus man broke itc. it rushed into a shop d.the elephant sat on it( ) 3.the circus man sa

14、id that_.a.he would pay for part of the damage b.he would pay for all of the damage c.he wouldnt pay for the damage d.he would buy a new car( ) 4. when the man got back to his country,the customs officers_.a. would check his new car b.only checked his car c. searched him d. wouldnt believe what he h

15、ad said,( ) 5.it was only_that made the officers believe him.a.the letter from the circus man b. a newspaper from the country c.the certificate of his d.the letter from the government4.nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.while he was sawing,another man passed in the street.he sto

16、pped and said,excuse me, but if you continue to saw that branch like that, you will fall downwith it.he said this because nasreddin was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.nasreddin said nothing.he thought,this is some foolish person who has no w

17、ork to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.the man continued on his way. of course, after a few minutes.the branch fell and nasreddin fel lwith it. my god!he cried.that man knows the future !and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live.but the man had go

18、ne.multiple choice ( )1.one day nasreddin was cutting a branch_a tree in his garden.a.on b.in c.at d.off ( )2.while nasreddin was sawing,another man_.a.told him to stop working b.told him he would fall down c. would borrow something from him d.would help him saw that branch( ) 3. after the man went

19、away,nasreddin thought that_.a. that was a silly fellow b.that was a wise person c.that was a proud person d.that fellow cheated him( ) 4.what happened to nasreddin after a few minutes?a.the brancd fell .b.nasreddin fell down to the ground.c.nasreddin was hurt himself. d.both a and b.( ) 5.this stor

20、y is about _.a.a foolish man b. a wise man c.cutting a tree d.the necessity of taking good advice5.it was half-past eight in the morning. the telephone bell rang andmary went to answer it.its me-peter.hullo, whos that?she asked.peter was a friend of marys eight-year-old brother,johnny.oh hullo,peter

21、.what do you want?said mary.can i speak to johnny?no,said mary,you cant speak to him now.he is busy. he is gettingready for school.he is eating his breakfast.grandmother is combing hishair.sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. mother is gettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.g

22、oodbye,ive got to go now. i have to hold the door open.the school bus is coming .mtiple choice ( )1.who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?a.johnnys sister b.peter c,johnny d.johnnys mother ( )2.whom did peter want to speak to? a.marys brother b.marys sister c.marys grandmother d.johnnys

23、 mother( )3.johnny couldnt speak to peter because johnny _.a. was combing his hair b.was putting his shoes onc.was getting his books d. was busy eating his hreakfast ( )4.how do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?a.who are you?b.anything to say? c.who is it? d.please( )5.from this

24、 story we know that johnny was_.a. a lazy b.a clever boy c.a busy boy d.a hungry boy 6.nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went tomarket.at midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade of a bigtree.there were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes to

25、o.after their lunch they went to sleep. after some time,nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other mens baskets and toput them in his.suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.what are you doing? hesaid angrily.oh,said nasreddin,dont worry about me.i am half mad, and i do alot of strange thin

26、gs.oh,really?said the other man.then why dont you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody elses baskets?you did not understand me,said nasreddin.i said that i was half mad, not quite mad.multiple choice( )1.nasreddin went to market_.a. to sell his donkey b. to buy somethin

27、g c. to sell his grapes d. to find a job ( ) 2. nasreddin stopped_.a.under a big tree b.near a big tree c.around a big tree d.in a big tree ( )3.as nasreddin was taking away the other mens grapes one of the men_.a.pretended not to see him b. saw him and got angry c.woke his fellows up d.came at him

28、( )4.nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because_.a.he was clever b. he was quite mad c.he was foolish d.he was half mad ( )5.in this story nasreddin was _.a.a selfish man b.a strange man c.a friendly man d.a foolish man7.nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something

29、whitein his garden.it seemed to be moving towards the house.that is a thief(小偷)! he thought,and he took his gun and shot(開槍) at him. then he went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.the next morning nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hangin

30、g on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.my god,said nasreddin, i was lucky last night. if i had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! and he called his neighbours togethe

31、r and asked them to thank god for saving him.multiple choice ( )1.at midnight nasreddin saw_in his garden.a.something strange b. a thief c.something white d.a ghost ( )2.nasreddin was so frightened that he _.a.cried out for help b.dared not go out of the house c.dared not stay in his house d.couldnt

32、 say a word ( )3. the next morning nasreddin found_ .a.his wife in the garden b.the clothes-line c. the thief dead d.a bullet-hole through the white shirt ( )4.nasreddin said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_.a.he would be killed b. he would die c.he would have killed d.he would have been kill

33、ed ( )5.he called his neighbors together in order to_.a.make a speech b.tell the story c.thank god d.thank them 8.a judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,if one mans cow kills anothers,is the owner of the first cowresponsible?it depends, answered the judge.well,said t

34、he man,your cow has killed mine.oh,answered the judge.everyone knows that a cow cannot think likea man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is notresponsible either.i am sorry,judge,said the man.i made a mistake.i meant that my cowkilled yours.the judge thought for a few seconds

35、 and then said,when i think aboutit more carefully,this case is not as easy as i thought at first. andthen he turned to his clerk and said,please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.multiple choice( )1.the neighbour asked the judge_. a. whether the first cow was responsible b.wheth

36、er the owner of the first cow was responsible c.whether both cows were responsible d. whether both the owners were responsible ( )2.when the neighbour reported that the judges cow had killed his,the judge answered that_.a.a cow was reponsible b. its owner was not responsible c.neither a cow nor its

37、owner was responsible d.his cow was responsible ( )3.when the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_.a.there was nothing happened b. his cow had been killed c.it was his cow that had killed the judges d.both cows had been killed ( )4.when the judge heard that his cow had died, he_.a.got angry

38、 b.said nothing c.put his neighbor into prison d.changed what he had said at first ( )5.in this story the judge was_. a. a clever judge b.a humorist c.unfair d.foolish9.uncle wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. the shop is not far from his home. it is about one kilometre away. so un

39、cle wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. he usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.it takes (花費) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and fortyminutes on foot. today his bike is broken. he wants to walk there. now he is having breakfast. he leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he wa

40、lks to work twenty minutes earlier. his work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.1. what does uncle wang do?a. he sells books. b. he grows flowers.c. he makes shoes. d. he works in a hospital.2. why does he seldom go to work by bus? because .a.

41、 there is no bus b. his shop is not far from his homec. he likes riding a bike d. his shop isnt in the middle of the city 3. how long does it take him to walk to his book shop?a. twenty minutes b. forty minutes c. ten minutes d. half an hour4. what time does he usually leave home by bike?a. at ten m

42、inutes to eight b. at half past eightc. at ten minutes past eight d. at twenty minutes past eight5. he usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.a. 4:45 b. 5:15 c. 4:55 d. 5:0510. 閱讀短文，然后選擇正確的答案： sandwich was an englishman. he lived in the 18th century(世紀). sandwich was rich(有錢的), but he

43、liked to play cards (紙牌) for money. he often played for 24 hours, and didnt even stop to have his meals. he ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. he put the meat between (在兩者之間) the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right

44、hand. people liked sandwichs idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as sandwich did.from the name of the man, sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.( ) 1. sandwich was the .a. name of a servantb. name of a man with a lot of moneyc. poor man who lived on playing cardsd. name o

45、f food which was liked by the rich( ) 2. sandwich .a. was so interested (興趣) in playing cards that he oftenhad no time to have his mealsb. often brought some bread with him to play cardsc. never ate anything when he played cardsd. had no money to play cards with at last( ) 3. people liked sandwichs

46、idea because .a. bread, together with meat was cheapb. he always won when he played cardsc. they liked sandwich himselfd. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other( ) 4. today, sandwich is .a. also a name of a rich manb. two pieces of bread with meat in betweenc. n

47、ot interested in playing cardsd. not liked by most of the people( ) 5. as food, sandwich .a. is usually made of(用.制做) bread and chickenb. sometimes smells (聞) good, but sometimes notc. is made of bread and meatd. is easy for us to play.中考英語閱讀測試(三) 作者：不詳 來源：不詳 加入時間：2004-9-29 添加：無聊的飛 -in 1620, about h

48、alf the usa was covered by forests today the forests have almost gone a lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand china doesnt want to copy the usas example were planting more and more trees weve built the great green wall of trees across northern part of our countrythe great green wall

49、 is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide it will stop the wind from blowing the earth away it will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south more great green walls are needed trees must be grown all over the world great green walls will make the wor

50、ld better根據(jù)短文內容，選擇正確答案。1in 1620, about _ the usa was covered by forestsaa third bhalf ctwo thirds da fourth2a lot of good land has gone with _asand bwater cwind dforests3the great green wall in china is _ longa7,000 kilometers b1,700 kilometers c7,000 meters d400 kilometers4trees must be grown in _.

51、achina bthe usa csome countries devery part of the world5_ will make the world betterathe great wall btall buildings cgreat green walls dflowers and grasskey: 1b 2d 3a 4d 5c中考英語閱讀測試(二) 作者：不詳 來源：不詳 加入時間：2004-9-29 添加：無聊的飛 -the english people like take-away food the most popular food is fish and chipst

52、hey usually go to a fish and chip shopthey put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place at lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park chinese takeaways are also very popular in england people in the usa and australia like chinese take-away food, too but the most p

53、opular food in the usa is fried chicken根據(jù)短文內容判斷正（t）誤（f）。1people in england like fish and chips2fish and chips are the most popular food in china3the english people often go to a fish and chip shop4they put the food in paper bags5they take the food only to their work place6they never eat take-away fo

54、od in the park7chinese takeaways are popular in england8people in australia dont like chinese take-away food9the most popular food in australia is fried chicken10 fried chicken is the most popular food in the usa根據(jù)短文內容，用欄中適當?shù)脑~語完成欄的內容。11fish and chips are12the english people go to a fish and chip shop13people eat take-away food14people take the food home15the am