(完整版)初中英語閱讀理解主旨大意題

1、(1) “youre just in time, joe. were going to play cowboys （牛仔）and indians, and you can be the indians. ” one of my cousins （堂兄弟） said.“how many indians? ” i asked.“oh, about a thousand. ” he answered, and before i could say no ，i was pushed out into the night and became a thousand indians. two minute

2、s later i was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. the shouts of “after them. lets catch the killers! ” and other such tv play language came into my ears as i ran round a corner and hurried into my grandpas car “weve got him, boys. lets go and catch him! ”but no one wanted to come t

3、o get me. all of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. it was quiet outside. and i went out of the car to have a look.just then i heard a shout , “bring the rope（繩子） , and we can burn him. ”“only indians burn people. cowboys.” i stopped just in time. i had almost said, “cowboys hang（

4、絞死） people. ”i was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “were leaving now. ”“untie me.” i shouted. ”were going.“why did bobby want matches（火柴）?” mum asked when we were in the car. “he was asking dad whether he had any. ”“oh, he was just going t match

5、es? ma tches? are you sure he wanted matches”mother was quite sure, and i didnt say any more.1how many children played the indians? aone thousandbone hundredcone groupdone2why did joes cousin say that joe was just in time? because_. athere were not enough children four the gamebthe game was just goi

6、ng to startcnone of his cousins wanted to be the indiansdthey were waiting for joe3joe didnt say “cowbays hang people.” because_. ahe was tied to a treebthat would make things worseche was caught by the cowboysdthat would make the cowboys angry4which of the following is true? aone of joes cousins wa

7、s looking for matches.bdad didnt want to give the children any matches.cbobby wanted to get some matches from his father.dmum didnt think children should play with matches.5the name of the story should he“_.” ajoe and his cousinsbwho knows what danger is waiting thereccowboys and indians is a favour

8、ite childrens gamedhow cowboys and indians fought in the pastdcbab(2) in england, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (經歷 ) four seasons in one day. in the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. an hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. the weather

9、 gets a little cold. in the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. in england, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. so in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm

10、 clothes. when you go to england, you will see that some english people usually take an umbrella (傘)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. if you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔 ) later in the day. 1. why do people in england often ta

11、lk about the weather? a. because they may have four seasons in one day b. because they often have very good weather c. because the weather is warm just like in spring d. because the sky is sunny all day 2. from the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain. a. sunshine and snow b. black c

12、louds c. summer and winter d. spring and autumn 3. people can also have summer in winter. means it is sometimes too _in winter. a. warm b. cool c. cold d. rainy 4. in the sunny morning some english people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because _. a. their friends ask them to do so

13、b. it often rains in england c. they are going to sell them d. they are their favourite things 5. the best title (標題 )for this passage is _. a. bad seasons b. summer or winter c. the weather in england d. strange english people key: ababc (3) to find out whether bees（蜜蜂） can see colours, the followi

14、ng experiment is made. a round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard（硬紙版） with a drop of syrup （糖漿） on it. after a short time, bees come to the syrup. the bees then fly to their hive （蜂房） and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. then they return to the feeding-

15、place which they have found. after a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. these new cards have no syrup on them. very soon bees arrive again, and fly straigh

16、t to the blue card. none go to the red card. picture 1 1. how many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment? a. two: one blue and one red b. three: two blue and one red c. three: one blue and two red d. four: two blue and two red 2. if picture 1 below shows the table top during step 1 of the

17、experiment, which of a, b, c, d in picture 2 shows the table top during step 2? picture 2 3. during step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to _. a. the blue card with syrup on it b. the new blue card with no syrup on it c. the empty space where the original（原先的） blue card was d. the new blue card wit

18、h syrup on it on the left of the red card 4. the experiment has proved（證明） that bees _. a. cannot see colors b. can see colors c. can not see blue d. cannot see red 5. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. bees love blue b. bees love syrup c. bees, color and syrup d. can bees

19、see color? keys: 1 5 bcbbd (4) now satellites are helping to forecast（預報）the weather. they are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. the satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大氣）, because this is where the weather forms（形成） . they send these pictures to the weather stations. so me

20、teorologists（氣象學家） can see the weather of any part of the world. from the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. when they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比較） them

21、 with earlier ones. perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. this may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. in their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. so the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. befo

22、re satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前） . 1. satellites travel _. a. in space b. in the atmosphere c.

23、 above the ground d. above space 2. why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? because _. a. the weather satellites can do it easily b. clouds form there c. the weather forms there d. the pictures can forecast the weather 3. meteorologists forecast the weather _. a. whe

24、n they have received satellite pictures b. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones c. before they received satellite pictures d. during they study satellite pictures 4. maybe we ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _.a. one day b. two days c. five days d. seven days

25、or even longer 5. the main （主要的） idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _. a. taking pictures of the atmosphere b. receiving pictures of the atmosphere c. doing other work in many ways d. weather forecasting keys: 1-5 acbdd (5) snow fell on the mountain. it snowed and snowed. the sn

26、ow did not melt （融化） . it became deep and heavy. the snow on the bottom pressed （擠壓） together., it became ice. the ice was very wide and thick. it began to move down the mountain. it was like a river of ice. it was a glacier（冰河） . sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸）each day. as it move

27、d, it took rocks and dirt with it. it changed the land. in some places, it left hills. in some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes. a million years ago, there were many big glaciers. glaciers covered many parts of the world. the glaciers changed the land. glaciers are still at

28、work today. a glacier in the north of canada is cutting a new path（路）down the side of a mountain. this glacier will change the land, too. 1. the snow that fell on the mountain a. became snowman b. melted c. became ice d. turned to rain 2. the word in the story that means a river of ice is _. 3. the

29、story says, “the snow did not melt. it became deep and heavy”. the word it means _. 4. which of the following does this story lead you to believe? a. there are not as many glaciers as there used to be b. glaciers do not change the land as they move over it. c. glaciers are found only in warm places.

30、 5. how fast did the glacier move? (which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) a. sometimes the glacier moved only once a year. b. sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day. c. sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day. 6. the main idea of the whole story is that _.

31、 a. snow is heavy b. the high land never changes c. glaciers changed the land key: 1.c 2. glacier 3.snow 3.a 4.c 5.c (6) a leg walking right here are some signs + - x, the signs are very different. they mean very different things. when you see them, you know what to do. this sign + means that you wi

32、ll add some numerals. this sign means that you will take one numeral away from another. you will subtract （減去） . what will you do when you see x and ?our signs are easy to read. they are easy signs to remember. look at these two signs .the ancient egyptians used these signs. a picture of a leg walki

33、ng to the left told them to add some numerals. a picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract. in the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的）sign & to add numerals. after a while the sign began to look like this .later, the sign became +.how much is 22?1. what do you do when you see t

34、his sign +? a. walk away b. write a numeral c. read a sign d. add 2. the word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _. 3. the story says, “our signs are easy to read. they are easy signs to remember”. theword they means _. 4. which of the following does this story lead to

35、believe? a. egyptians could not add numerals together b. all egyptians had two left legs. c. our signs are not hard to understand 5. what did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)? a. after a while, the sign began to look like this . b. afte

36、r a while, the sign began to look like this +. c. after a while, the sign began to look like this &. 6. the main idea of the whole story is that _. a. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed. b. people could not write in the 1500s c. the old signs were good for egyptians but not for us

37、 key: 1.d 2.substract 3.signs 4.c 5.a 6.a (7) mexicos neighbours are the united states to the north and guatemala and belize to the south. mexico is about one quarter of the size of the united states. mexico has more than ninety million people. the language of mexico is spanish. this makes mexico th

38、e worlds largest spanish-speaking country. mexico city is the capital and largest city of mexico. the city is also very high. it is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). this makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. the population, of mexico city grows bigger every day. about thirty million

39、people live there. it has more people than any other city in the world, even more than tokyo. mexico also has its specialities. many of the foods we eat started in mexico. foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from mexico. mexico is also fam

40、ous for its cactus (仙人掌 ) plants. mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country. (words: 161 minutes: 3 ) 1. mexico is _the usa. a. on the south of b. on the north of c. a part of d. as large as 2. mexicans speak_. a. english c. french b. spanish d. latin( 拉丁語 ) 3. which of the following is

41、 not true? a. mexico city is the capital of mexico. b. the population of mexico city is 30,000,000. c. tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population. d. mexico city is the highest city in the world. 4. tomatoes were originally (最初 ) grown in _. a. america b. spain c. tokyo d. mexico 5. the

42、best title (題目 ) of the passage is _. a. mexico city b. mexicos plants c. mexico d. mexicos population key 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c (8)australia has a lot of lovely animals . you cannot find them anywhere else in the world . the most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.the kangaroo is the symbol of australia.they have large eyes and eats . they dont walk, they jump.they use their strong back legs . they can jump at 74 kil