初三英語閱讀理解專題

初中英語閱讀理解專題（一）JohnandBobbyworkedinthesamecompany.Bothofthemworkedveryhard.However,severalyearslater,Mr.Ted,thebossofthecompany,askedBobbytobemarketmanager.Johncouldnotacceptthefact.Hethoughtthebossonlylikedthosewhoflattered（奉承）him.Sohedecidednottoworkthere.ThebossknewJohnwellandaskedJohntodoonethingbeforeheleft.HeaskedJohntogoandfindoutanyonesellingwatermeloninthemarket.SoonJohnreturnedandsaidthathefoundamansellingwatermelon.Thebossaskedhimhowmuchthewatermelonwas.Johnshookhishead.ThebossaskedJohntowaitamoment.ThenhecalledBobbytocometohisoffice.HeaskedBobbytodothesamething.WhenBobbyreturned,hetoldthebossthatonlyonepersonwassellingwatermelon.Itwas$1.2akiloand$10for10kilos.Eachwatermelonweighedabout2kilos.AllcamefromtheSouthtwodaysago.JohnwasmuchmovedandrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.Chancesareinthedailydetails（纟田節(jié)）andamoresuccessfulpersonseesmoreandfarther.Whowasthemarketmanager?John.B.Bobby.C.Ted.HowdidJohnfeelaboutTed'schoicefirst?Moved.B.Annoyed.C.Accepted.WhydidTedaskJohnandBobbytodothesamething?Tobuysomefreshwatermelonsfortheworkers.Tofindthepriceofwatermeloninthemarket.TohelpJohnknowthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.Whatcanbethebesttitle（標題）forthepassage?More,Details,MoreChances.MorePractice,MoreSuccess.BetterLuck,BetterJobs.（二）Wespendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleep.Thismaysouldlikealotoftime,butitisnotwasted.Ourbodiesneedsleeptostayhealthy.Notgettingenoughaleepcanmakeussick.Sleepandourimmune（免疫）systemTheimmunesystemprotectsthebodyfromdiseasesandinfections（傳染）.Notgettingenoughsleephurtsthisprotectivesystem.TheMayoClinicisaresearchhospitalintheUnitedStates.Itswebsiteexplainsthatwhenwesleepourbodiesproduceproteins（蛋白質）thatsupportsleepandhelpusfightinfections.Theyaddthatinfection-fightingantibodies（抗體）arereducedduringperiodswhenyoudon'tgetenoughsleep.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofWashingtonintheUS.seemstoconfirmthis.Dr.NathanielWatsonwastheleadwriterofthestudy.WatsonsayshisstudyshowsthattheimmunesystemworksbestwhenthebodygetsenoughsleepForthestudy,Watsonandhisteamstudied11pairsoftwins.Thisisanimportantdifferencefromothersleepstudies.Otherresearchdidnotstudytwins.ResearchersfoundthatthetwinwhosleptlesshadaweakerimmunesystemWatsonsayshisstudyshowedforthefirsttimethatalong-termlack（缺乏）ofsleepshutsdownpartsoftheimmunesystem.Hesayspartsthatmovewhitebloodcellsaroundthebodyareinfluenced.Whitebloodcellsfightinfectionsinthebody.Watson'sstudyprovidesmoreevidence（證據）thatsleepisimportantto“overallhealth".Andsleepisespeciallyimportanttoimmunehealth.TheresearcherspublishedtheirfindingsinthemagazineSleepHowmuchsleepisenough?

Tostayingoodhealth,expertsattheMayoClinicsaythatadultsshouldget7to8hoursofsleep.Teenagersneed9to10hours.Andschool-agedchildrenmayneedmorethan10hoursofsleepanight.Expertssayoursleepbecomespoorinour30s.Bythetimewereachour50s,theaveragepersonhaslost50percentoftheirabilitytohavearestfulsleep.Thesepeoplealsohavetroublefallingasleepandstayingasleepthroughthenight.Frommiddleageon,theysaytheseproblemsonlygetworse,andtheycaninfluenceourhealth.Signsyoumaynotbegettingenoughsleep?You'realwayshungryoryou'vegainedweight.?Youhavetroublemakingdecisions.?Youhavetroublerememberingthings.?Yourskindoesn'tlookgood1.1.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphsweknowthat.itisawastetospendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleepwe'llbecomeseriouslyillifwedon'thaveenoughsleepenoughsleepdoesgoodtoinfection-fightingantibodies2.2.FromWatson'sstudy,weknow.enoughsleephelpstheimmunesystemworkwellthestudyoftwinsisakindofcommonsleepstudytwinsneedlesssleepbuthavestrongerimmunesystem3.3.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?Peopledon'tneed7to8hoursofsleepanightintheirfifties.Thelessyousleepeverynight,themoreweightyou'lllose.Teenagersshouldgetmorethan10hoursofsleepanight.4.Ifyourmemorygetsworse,youmaynotgetenoughsleep4.Whatwillprobablybewritteninthefollowingpart?HowtoimproveyoursleepB.Howimportantenoughsleepis!C.Howamazingifyoulookgood!D.Howtoavoidtroubleofseeing（三）Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful（有壓力的）life、Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That'showthousandsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughterClubsaroundtheworld---andmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDrMadamKataria.“Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaway.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,"saysDrKataria.'Everyone'snaturallygoodatlaughing---it'sthewiththeirlives."Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1300worldwide.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%So,whathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest---Iwasn'tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingstupid.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay'hohoho,hahaha,"whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan'ttellthedifferencebetweenfakelaughterandreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughterforreal—andsomepeoplejustcouldn'tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxedandcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou'reunderstress,thenstartlaughter.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults!InwhichcountrywasthefirstlaughterClubstarted?BritainB.AmericaC.AustraliaD.IndiaHowdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?SurprisedB.PleasedC.NervousD.StressfulWhendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?AfterafewminutesB.AfterafewhoursC.AfterafewsecondsD.AfterafewdaysWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Fakelaughterandreallaughterarebothgoodforhealth.40%ofthepeopleinLaughterClubsaregoodfriendsAdultslaughmoreoftenthanchildreninaday.Laughingisthebestwaytopreventillness.Fromthepassage,ifyou'reunderstresswhatyouwilldo?gotheopenairB.talktoyourbestfriendsC.startlaughingD.singsongs（四）Howcanyoubuyamealforlunchwithoutanymoneyinyourpocket?StudentsinClass9,Grade8atMountainandLakeMiddleSchoolinChengdu,Sichuan,havetheirways.Theygiveoutflyers（傳單）,drawportraits（人物素描）andworkaswaiters.Theclass,workingineightgroups,finishedtheactivity.ExperiencingLifeforSevenHours,onMarch18,“Ifoundstudentswastetheirfoodinthedininghall,"theclassteacher,DengGuiyongsaid,“SoIheldthisactivitytohelpthemunderstandhowharditistomakemoney."JiangYao,15,andhisgroupmembersstoodinthestreetsgivingoutflyersforabouttwohoursandgotthemoneyfortheirlunch.Thentheyworkedaswaitersinapizzarestaurantcleaningthefloor；andtoiletsandgettingfoodforguests,“Wewerebusyallalong,sowewereterriblyexhaustedaftertheday'shardwork."saidJiang.“Weeachgotapizzaasaprize,whichtastedmuchbetterthanoneIatewithmyparentsbefore."WhenXieNi'sgroupdidn'tmakeanymoneyinthreehours,themembersbecamenervousabouttheirlunch.The14-yearoldgirlcameupwiththeideaofdrawingportraitstosell,“Isoldfourportraitsandonetouristevenpaidus100yuanforhisportrait,"saidXie.Xierealizedthatlifeisreallyhard.“Wehavetoworkhardtogetthemoneytopayforevenasimplemeal."Xiesaid,“Wemustvaluethehappylifetoday."Ontopofmakingmoney,eachgroupwasaskedtodoatleastfivegooddeedsduringthesevenhours.Studentshelpedtheoldcrosstheroad,gavedirectionstotouristsandturnedinalostbuscard.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zFromtheteacher'swords,wecanseethatthestudents.usuallywastefoodintheirdailylifeB.realizelifeisreallynoteasyC.knowit'shardtomakemoneyD.havetheirownwaystogetfoodwithoutmoneyTheunderlinedword“exhausted"inParagraph3means.happyB.crazyC.tiredD.boringInordertomakemoney,thestudentshavedoneallexcept.helptheoldcrosstheroadB.giveoutflyersC.drawportraitsD.workaswaitersThepurposeofthisactivityisto.A.letthestudentsgetfoodB.helpthestudentslearntovaluetheirtoday'slifeC.helppeopleinneedD.givethestudentsachancetolearntoworkWhat'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LifeIsReallyHardB.It'sGoodToBeAVolunteer

C.HowToworkForPeopleD.ExperiencingLifeForSevenHours（五）It'sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourcatiswatching,shewillprobablyovereataswell.InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror"thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.“Catsarecleveranimalswithalongmemory,"JaneBrunt,directoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare."Becausecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding（搜舌0）thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,thisexplainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch".There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefit（使受益）yourcat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepinghabitisbestforbothofyou.There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitsoftlybreathing,eyeshalfclosed,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation（冥想），"Bruntsaid.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.So,accordingtoscience,thoughwethinkthatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?1.Whatdoestheword“terrifying"inparagraph1probablymean?A.可怕的B.高興的C.傷心的D.無聊的Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?Catscancopyhumans'behaviours.Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inParagraph4referto?Humans'keepingsearchingthefridge.Humans'drinkinggreenteaandgoingtoyogaCats'copyinghumans'habitoflookingforfood.Cats'goingtotheirownersforfood.Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?A.Toremainpeaceful.B.Tobeabletocopy.C.Tostayhungry.D.Tolookuptofriends.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe“".A.YourcatcanbringyoupleasureB.YouarecopyingyourcatC.YoucanmakeyourcatsocialD.Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit（六）Sadnessandhappinessareoftentalkedaboutbypeopleintheirsparetime.Mostpeoplewantthemselvestobehappyforever,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Otherssayifyouownlotsofmoneyandsuccess,youwillbehappy.However,moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.AfamousGreekthinker,Aristotle,said,“Happinessdependsonourselves."That'stosay,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.Forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,whichwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessishelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingorhelpoutwithsomethingsaroundthehouseforanelderlyperson.Ifyoudoabove,youwillbehappy.Howmanysuggestionsofhappinessarementionedinthispassage?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.2.Ifyouwanttoenjoythesimplethingsinlife,youcanA.listentoyourfavoritemusicC.thinkaboutgettingintocollegeB.remembersomeproblemsD.readabadbookAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringyoulastinghappiness.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,youcangoshoppingforanelderlyperson.Spendingenoughtimethinkingaboutthefuturecanenjoythepresent.Activepersonmayliveahappierlifethaninactiveperson.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.Readingagoodbook.C.Playingasport.5.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Howtoliveahappylife.C.Howtohelptheoldpeople.B.Travellingtoaforeigncountry.D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.B.Howtodependonourselves.D.Howtogetagoodjob.（七）“Tom?Areyouinbedyet?"calledMrs.White.Therewasnoanswer.Mrs.Whiteputdownherbookandwenttoher14-year-oldson'sroom.Tomwassittinginfrontofarightcomputerscreen屏幕）onwhichacolorfuldragon（龍）jumpedandshouted.“Oh,Tom!You'restillplayingonthatcomputer.Youmuststopnow,it'shalfpasteleven.Ifyoudon'tgotobedsoon,you'llbeverytiredtomorrow."saidMrs.White.“ButI'venearlybeatenthedragon."saidTom.Mrs.Whitecouldseetheexcitement（激動）onherson'sface.Shesatdownbesidehim.“Youarealwaysplayingonthatcomputer.Youspendmoretimewiththismachinethanwithyourfamily."shesaidwithasmile.“What'ssospecial（特另U的）aboutit?Showmewhatitcando!"Tomwasveryexcited.“Ithinkthisisagreatcomputer■,Mum!"hesaidhappily.“Thehardware（硬件）isgood.There'ssomuchmemory（內存）andithassomewonderfulsoftwareprogrammes.Thisgame,Dragonsplayer,ismyfavourite,butIsometimesborrowgamesfromDannyandotherfriends.Idon'thavetoworryaboutanyinfected（被感染的）disks（磁盤）becauseIhaveavirus（病毒）detector（監(jiān)測器）whichcangooveranydiskandcheckitforviruses.Letmeshowyou!"Tombegantapping（敲打）keysonthekeyboard（鍵盤）.Thescreenchangedinanswertohisorders（命令）.“Oh,Tom."laughedMrs.White.“I'msureit'sawonderfulcomputer,butI'mafraidIdon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout."WhenMrs.WhitewascallingTom,hewas.A.lyinginbedreadingabookB.onthecomputerwithadragon

standinginfrontofthescreenofthecomputerplayingcomputergamesinhisbedroomFromthepassageweknowthatthestoryhappened.beforeTomwenttoschoolinthemorningbeforeTomwenttobedatnightjustasthedragonjumpedandshoutedafterTomhadsleptforsomehoursintheeveningTomwasveryexcitedbecause.hehadaradiodetectorinhiscomputerhewasworryingabouttheinfecteddiskshehadnearlybeatenthedragonincomputergamehismothercameupstairstoaskhimtogotobedWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?TomlikedplayingcomputergamesTomenjoyedplayingwithrealdragonsTomhatedtappingonthekeyboardTomhatedteachinghismotherhowtoplaythecomputerHowdidTomgetonwithhismother?Mrs.Whitewasveryhardonherson.Mrs.Whitelovedhersonandtookgoodcareofhim.Tomdidn'twanttotalkaboutthecomputerwithhismother.Tomthoughthismotherwasaswonderfulasthecomputergame.（八）ItisverypopulartoshopontheInternet.Therearemoreandmoreadvertisements（廣告）intheWeb.YouhavetobecarefulnottobetrickedbytheadvertisementsontheInternet.Youmayfindsomethingcheap,butitisn'talwayscheap.Andsomeso-callednewthingsjusthaveanewoutside.However,shoppingonlineisakindoffashionable（時髦的）thingtoday.Ilovetobuythingsofeverydayuse,soIoftengetlotsofinformationaboutthemonwebsitesonline.Forexample,ifIwantanMP3,Icanchoosemyfavouriteone,andlookforwhattheuserslikeordon'tlikeaboutit,thesedecide（決定）whether（是否）tobuyornot.Andatthesametime,youdon'thavetogotoashoporwalkaroundacrowded（擁擠的）shoppingmall,soyoudon'thavetospendmuchtime.TheInternetisreallyusefulforshopping,butbecarefulnotbespendtoomuch.Ifyouwanttoshoponline,youshould.A.havemuchmoneyB.alwaysbelieve（相信）theadvertisementsneverbelievetheadvertisementsD.becarefulnottobetrickedWhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheadvertisementsonline?A.Theyarealwaystrue.C.Theyareallinteresting.A.Theyarealwaystrue.C.Theyareallinteresting.Whatdoesthewriteroftenbuyonline?A.So-callednewthings.C.Allthecheapthings.Ifyoushoponline,you.A.spendlesstimeC.canbuyexpensivethingsWhatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.Fashionableshoppingonline.C.Howtobuycheapthingsonline.Sometimesthey'renottrue.ThingslikeanMP3.Thingslikeahouse.spendmoremoney.canonlybuythingswithanewoutsideTheshopso