初二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期閱讀理解和完形填空

初中版寒假合刊配套閱讀練習(xí)(1)Koreancultureisreallyexcitingrightnow.TheKoreanWaveissweepingAsiancountriesincludingChina.YoungpeoplearegoingcrazyaboutKoreanTVdramas,Koreanpopsongs,taekwondoandtheKoreanlanguage.TheKoreanWavestartedafewyearsagowiththeTVseries“WinterSonata”.Thislovestoryisstillpopular.People,especiallygirls,likethebeautifulstoryandhandsomeactorslikeBaeYongJun(裴勇俊).Inthemusicworld,KoreangirlsaremakingthemselvesheardinChina.YoucanoftenfindbigKoreannameslikeBabyVox,S.E.SandFinkleatthetopoftheChinesemusiccharts(排行榜).PeoplesaysomebeautifulKoreanstarshavehadplasticsurgery.Thesestarsdon’tmakeplasticsurgerylookshameful(丟面子的).AreallthefacesofbeautifulKoreangirlsnotreal?FindoutforyourselfwhenyounextvisitSouthKorea.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：WhatdoestheKoreaWavereferto?Itrefersto____.

A.KoreanTVdramas

B.Koreanculture

C.Koreanlanguage

D.KoreanactorsWhendidtheKoreanWavestart?Itstartedwith____.

A.theKoreanpopsongs

B.Taekwondo

C.theTVseries“WinterSonata”

D.theKoreanfoodWhoisthefamousactorinKoreandramas?

A.BaeYongJun

B.BabyVox

C.S.E.S

D.FinkleKoreanstarsoftenchangetheirlooksby____.

A.singingpopsongs

B.actinginTVdramas

C.tryingdifferentfood

D.havingplasticsurgeryWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.WinterSonatatellsaveryfamouslovestory.

B.YoungpeoplelikeKoreanpopstars’clothesandhairstyles.

C.Chinesegirlsalsowanttotryplasticsurgery.

D.Koreanpopstarsthinkplasticsurgeryisshameful.(2)完形填空：TheTajMahalisIndia’smostfamousbuilding.Itisknown1theeighthwonderoftheworld.Italso2aIntheyear1607,EmperorShahJahanofIndia3agirlinamarket.Shewassobeautiful4It722,000workmen22yearstofinish.Thebeautifulwhitemarble(大理石)buildingstandsbesidetheYamunaRiver.Ithasexpensivestones8itswalls.Bytheway,tovisittheTajMahal,you’llhavetotakeoffyourshoesandleavethematthefrontdoor.1.A.as B.for C.to D.at2.A.speaks B.tells C.says D.talks3.A.sees B.seeing C.saw D.seen4.A.if B.that C.as D.while5.A.And B.But C.Or D.So6.A.themore B.themost C.much D.quite7.A.took B.takes C.taking D.take8.A.in B.on C.with D.at(3)Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandears.Theydon’twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpatupto74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump!Kangaroomothershavepouches(育兒袋)tocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Thegovernmentevenwantstoputthemonpassports(護(hù)照).Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That’smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecountry!Somekangaroosgohungrybecausethereisnotenoughtoeat.Theybreakintofarmsforfood.Farmersareveryangrywiththem.Tohelpthefarmers,theAustralianGovernmentkillssomekangarooseachyear.ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees,wheretheyspendmostoftheirtime.Koalashaveaspecialsmell.Theyuseittomark(標(biāo)識(shí))theirhome–“thisismyplace,youcan’tcomein!”Likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother’spouch.Butkoalashavefewerplacestolive.Thereareabout100,000koalasinAustralia.Thereisalawtokeepthemsafe.根據(jù)文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活狀況，用簡(jiǎn)潔的句子完成下列表格：KangaroosKoalasLooks1.__________________2._____________________FoodNotenoughtoeat3._____________________Numbers4.__________________5._____________________LifeSomekangaroosarekilled.6._____________________(4)完形填空：BigBen?It’snotthenameofaperson.It’safamous1inLondon.Itispartofaverybigclockatthetopofatower(塔).Theminutehandsoftheclock2morethanfourmetreslong.Theclockhasfour3.Youcanseewhat4itisfromanyside(面).Thenameofthebellcomes5SirBenjaminHall.Thetowerisabout150yearsold.Thebellmakesaloud61.A.person B.bell C.place D.animal2.A.are B.is C.have D.has3.A.feet B.hands C.noses D.faces4.A.time B.food C.weather D.place5.A.for B.from C.at D.to6.A.sound B.voice C.noise D.hearing(5)Venice（威尼斯）isinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn’tbuiltonland,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateriseverywherearoundthecity.Evenso,travelisn’tthatdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridgesthatcanleadyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoycoolsummernightswhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.escapedB.islandsC.travelD.waterwaysescapedB.islandsC.travelD.waterwaysE.ItalyF.boatG.bridgesH.goalongI.summernightsJ.seawater(6)DoyourememberwhenyourgrandmatoldyouthestoryofSnowWhite?Ah,thehappydaysofchildhood!ButdidyouknowthatSnowWhitecomesfromGermany?It’sjustonestoryfromthe209inGrimm’sFairyTales(《格林童話》).TheGrimmbrothersstartedtocollectfairytalesin1806.Theirfirstbookcameoutin1812.WhyareGermanfairytalessointeresting?Maybeit’sbecausetheycomefromagreatplacefamousforitsstories–theBlackForest.TheBlackForestisinsouthwestGermany.It’sthelargestforestinthecountry–andoneofthemostbeautiful.It’sfamousforitstreesandlovelyviews.Therearevalleysandwaterfalls(瀑布)there.It’sagoodplacetostartastory.Don’tforgettobringsomethingbackifyouvisit.Peopletherearegoodatmakingclocks,musicalinstrumentsandwatches.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：Fromthestory,weknowthat____isthehometownofSnowWhite.

A.England B.Japan C.America D.GermanyHowlonghadtheGrimmbrothersbeencollectingstories?

A.Fouryears B.Fiveyears C.Sixyears D.SevenyearsFromthestory,wecannotguessthattheBlackForestisvery____.

A.large B.beautiful C.boring D.famousThestorymainlytellsus____.

A.whowrotethestoryofSnowWhite

B.somethingsaboutBlackForest

C.peopleshouldvisitGermany

D.SnowWhiteisaveryfamousfairytale.(7)IfyougotoRussia,bringmatryoshkaornestingdolls(套娃)backwithyou.Theymakegreatpresents.Itlookslikeanyotherdollontheoutside.Butifyouopenit,youwillfindasmallerdollinside.Thenasmalleroneinsidethatone,andonandon!Inanestingdoll,therearedollsinsideoneanother,fromlargetosmall.Thelargestonecanbehalfametrehigh.Thesmallestisassmallasapeanut.Usually,thereareeightdolls.Buttherecanbeanythingfromthreeto50.Theysometimeshaveotherkindsoffacesonthem.Therearecartoonpeopleormenwithwhitebeards(胡子).TheyevenhavegreatmenlikePresident(總統(tǒng))VladimirPutinonsomeofthem.根據(jù)短文，判斷正誤：Therearedollsinsideoneanotherinanestingdoll.Thelargestdollcanbeonemetrehigh.PeopleoftenmakedollslooklikeprettyRussiangirls.Usually,anestingdollcanbeeightdollsinone.Peoplenevermakedollslooklikethepresident.(8)TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeopleallaroundtheworld.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.Thereisalottodo.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.Theirfavouritedishonthisdayisdumplings.DaysbeforetheSpringFestival,familieswillcleantheirhomes.Peoplethinkcleaningsweepsawaybadluck.Itmakesthehousereadyforgoodluck.Usually,olderpeoplegiveyoungeroneshongbao.Theythinkitbringsgoodluck.TheSpringFestivalisthetimetomakeeverybodyhappy.Sodon’tsayanybadwordsordoanythingthatwillbringunhappinesstootherpeople.Forinstance,you’dbetternotsayanybadwordslike“death”.Don’tbreakanything.Peoplethinkthatitmeansyourluckisrunningout.Also,don’tborroworlendmoneyonthesedays.Ifyouhaveborrowedmoney,returnitbeforetheSpringFestival.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：WhatdomostpeopledoontheeveoftheSpringFestival?

A.Familymembersgatherforabigmeal.

B.Friendseatdumplingstogether.

C.Theyborrowmoneyfromfriends.

D.Theygiveeachotherhongbao.WhydopeoplecleantheirhousesdaysbeforetheSpringFestival?

A.Becausetheyenjoybeingclean.

B.Becauseitisbelievedthatcleaningwillsweepawaybadluck.

C.Becausetheythinkitwillbringhappinesstoothers.

D.Becauseitisthoughtthatcleaningbringsinmoney.WhichofthefollowingthingsisnotsupposedtohappenduringtheSpringFestival?

A.ReturningmoneybeforetheSpringFestival.

B.Sayingwordsthathavetodowithdeath.

C.Wearingredclothes.

D.Decoratinghouseswithredpaper.Theunderlinedphrase“runningout”probablymeans“____”.

A.跑出去 B.打碎 C.耗盡 D.離開WecantellfromthestorythattheSpringFestivalis____.

A.atimeofharvestandfun

B.celebratedforonewholemonth

C.onlycelebratedinChina

D.atimeforfamiliestogettogether(9)Coldair.Snow.Shorterdays.Weareinwinternow.InChina,winteristhetimebetweenthebeginningofwinter,andthebeginningofspring.But,thisisthetimethatthesouthernpartoftheEarth,hasitssummer.Imaginewhenweareplayingwithsnow,Australiankidsareenjoyingicecream!Winterisn’talwaysgray.Itcanalsobebright.Here’show.Putonaholidayplayandtryacting.Askyourcousinsorclassmatestocometoyourhouseandmakebeautifulclothesandwriteaplay.Actitoutforyourfamily.Playaround.Gooutsideandenjoyyourself.Makeasnowmanwithyourfriends.Ifyoureallyhavetostayindoors,giveyourroomacleananddecorate(裝飾)it.You’llfinditalotoffun.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkbout?

A.Thewinterseasonandfunwinteractivities.

B.Waystodecoratehouses.

C.ThedifferencebetweenChinaandAustralia.

D.WhyareAustraliankidseatingicecreamwhenit’swinterinChina?

A.Becausetheyarecrazyabouticecream.

B.BecausewinterinAustraliaisnotascoldasthatinChina.

C.Becauseit’ssummerinAustraliawhenit’swinterinChina.

D.Becausetheydon’thavemuchtodoinwinter.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThenorthernandsouthernpartsoftheEarthhavedifferentwintermonths.

B.Wintercanbefunifyoufindinterestingthingstodo.

C.Thewriterthinksit’sgreatfuntocleanyourhouseanddecorateit.

D.Australiankidsenjoyhavingicecreamonwinterdays.從短文中選出一種你喜歡的活動(dòng)，并說明原因。

Ithinkitwillbegreatfunto____thiswinterbecauseIliketo____.Also,itis________anditcan________.I’lltryitoutsoon.Findwordsfromthepassagetofillintheblanks:

InChina,thewintermonthsareusuallyNovember,Decemberand____.Butit’sdifferentinAustralia.ThewinterinChinais____inAustraliabecauseitisinthe____partoftheEarth.

Winterisnotalways___.Youcanhavelotsoffun.Try____aplayandactingitoutwithyourcousinsorfriends.Oryoucanplay____outsideandmakea____.Ifyouhavetostay____,cleanupyourhouseand____itwithfunpieces.

Justenjoywinter!(10)Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes(雪花)falling.Everwantedtoholdtheminyourhands?Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.Well,thisisn’tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilsonBentley,too.Inthe1870s,WilsonBentleywasjustateenager.HisfamilylivedinasmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelongandhard.Bentley’smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthimathome.Bentleydidn’tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquietboy,andlovedreadinghismother’sbooks.Butitwashismother’smicroscope(顯微鏡)thatinterestedhim.Whentheotherboyswereplayingwithballs,littleBentleywasstudyingthingslikedropsofwater,flowersandsnowflakes.Bentleylovedwatchingsnowflakes.ForthenexttwoyearsyoungBentleyspentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingtheseicecrystals(晶體)underhismicroscope.Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedtodrawpicturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathecouldn’tdrawthemall.Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever?Bentleythoughtofbuyingacamera.Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.But,hisfatherdidn’tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.Hethoughttheonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhetriedtotakepicturesofsnowflakes.OnJanuary15,1885,duringasnowstorm,Bentleytookthefirsteverphotoofanicecrystalwithhiscamera.“Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylife,”Bentleysaidlater.For13years,Bentleyworkedquietlyandtookthousandsofphotosoficecrystals.Laterhebecameknownas“Snowflake”Bentley.根據(jù)短文，選擇最佳答案：Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.

A.SnowflakePhotos B.SnowflakeBoy

C.LongandHardWinters D.TeenagePhotographerWecantellfromthestorythatBentley’sfatherwas____.

A.afarmer B.afunnyman

C.anathleticman D.aschoolteacherWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBentleyistrue?

A.Hedidn’tgetanykindofeducationasachild.

B.Hewasbornintoarichfamily.

C.Hewasthefirstpersontotakephotosofsnowflakes.

D.Hewasfascinatedbythebeautyofsnowflakes.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkBentleywas?

A.Hewasoutgoing. B.Hewastooserious.

C.Hewasinterestedinlearning. D.Hewasverywarm-hearted.The“icecrystals”inthethirdparagraphrefersto“____”.

A.waterdrops B.raindrops

C.flowers D.snowflakes(11)Coldscanstaywithyouforuptoaweek.Youwillhavearunningnose,sorethroat,headache,coughandafever.Trynottotouch(觸摸)yournoseoreyesifyouhavebeenclosetosomeonewhohasacold.Washyourhands,especiallyaftercleaningyournose.(12)Winterisatimeformanyexcitingsports:sledding(雪橇),skatingandskiing.Skatingandskiingneedslotsofskills(技巧).Sleddinggivesyougoodexerciseandislotsoffun!Asledlookslikeaboat.Itcanmoveeasilyoversnoworice.Earlysledsweremadeofwood.Nowsomebettersledsaremadeofglass.Sledscanbepulledbyanimals.Insomeverycoldpartsoftheworld,peoplemakeanimalslikedogs,horses,andreindeer(馴鹿)pullgoodsorpeopleinsleds.Peoplealsosledforsportsandfun.Drivingasleddoesnotneedmuchskill.Thedrivergivesakick(踢)inthesnowtostartthesled.Heorshecanalsoasksomeoneelseforhelp.Inasled,therecanbeonepersonorseveral.Usually,youhavetolieonyourback,feetfirstinasled.Asyoutravel,youmoveyourbodyandfeettokeepitintherightdirection(方向).Thereisaspecialsledcalledtheskeletonsled(骨架雪橇).It’sverydifferent.Onaskeleton,youlieonyourstomachanddrivethesledinahead-firstway.Itisveryfast!Manyareafraidtorideit.Butoncetheytryittheywanttodoitagain!閱讀短文，回答下列問題：Whataresledsmadeof?Whatkindofanimalscanpullsleds?Whataresledsusedfor?Howdopeoplesled?Describetheprocess.Whatisaskeletonsledlike?(13)Likemanyotheranimals,swallowswillflysouthwhenthedaysturncoldandtheleavesfromtreesbegintofall.Theytravelmanymilestofindawarmerwinter.Thistypeoftraveliscalledmigration(遷徙).Birdsareanimalsthatliketomigratealotwhenitiscold.About600outof9,000kindsofbirdsdoit.Theyleaveinautumnandcomebackduringthewarmspringmonths.Manybirdsdon’tlikethecold.Theyneedfood,butplantsdieandinsects(昆蟲)hideinwinter.So,they’llonlycomehomethenextyear,whentherewillbeplentyoffoodforthemtoeat.Butthetripisoftenhardandnotsafe.Manybirdsflyingroupsandmakenoises.Cranes(鶴)flyingroupsliketheletterV,orinarow.Otherstravelinpairsoralone.Somecantravelaverylongway.Theyflybetweenlands.Forexample,theArctictern(北極燕鷗)cantravel20,100kilometres.TheybuildahomeneartheNorthPole(北極),gototheAntarctic(南極洲)inautumn,andthencomebackinspring.Howdothebirdsfindtheirway?Theylookatthingslikethesun,moonandstars.Theynevergetlost.閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填表（每空不超過三個(gè)單詞,最后一空為開放性試題，可多于三個(gè)單詞）：Whatismigration?It’swhenanimalstravelfromcoldplacestofinda____.Theyleavein____andcomebackin____.Whydobirdsmigrate?Becauseplants____andanimals____.There’snotmuch____forthemduringcoldwinters.Howdobirdsmigrate?Thetripisoften____anddangerous.Manytravelin____and____.Howdobirdsfindtheirway?Theyfindtheirwaybylookingatthe____,____and____.Whatcanwelearnfrombirds’migration?Animalsarebornnaturallytobeableto____.(14)完形填空：Yourroomisyourownspecialspace.It’s1justaplaceforyoutostudyandsleep.Somakeitfunand2tolivein.Herearesometipstohelpyou.Giveyourroomatheme(主題).Havinga3makesyourroomlookmorestylishandbeautiful.Aroom’sthemecanbe4.Itcouldbeaboutoneofyourfavoritethings,likefootballormusicoracolour.Pickathemeandkeepitinmind,thendecoratetheroomaroundthethemeyouhavechosen.5,someboyslikeskateboarding.Paintthewallsinskaterstripes(條紋),and6discoballsfromtheceilinganduseskateboardsasshelves(架子).7youareagirl,youmaybemoreinterestedin8likedolphins(海豚).Pickcurtains(窗簾)andbedcoverswithdolphinpatternsonthem.Putdolphintoysonyourbed,too.Draworpaintpicturesofdolphinsplayingonyourwalls.Makeyourroomasblueasthe9.Sowhenyouwalkintotheroom,you10it’sahomefordolphins!1.A.lessthan B.morethan C.asmuchas D.aslongas2.A.boring B.tiring C.enjoyable D.suitable3.A.problem B.flower C.doll D.theme4.A.different B.difficult C.important D.interesting5.A.Asaresult B.SuchasC.Forexample D.Asissaid6.A.hang B.wrap C.tie D.stick7.A.When B.While C.As D.If8.A.vegetables B.sports C.animals D.pictures9.A.sky B.sea C.river D.lake10.A.looklike B.soundlike C.feellike D.tastelike(15)Duringthecoldwinterdaysyoumayfindithardtowakeupinthemorning.It’swarmandcozy(舒適的)inyourbed.Inwinter,manyanimalsliketosleep,too.Buttheirsleepscanbeverylonganddeep.Thiskindofsleepiscalledhibernation(冬眠).Duringthiskindofsleep,theirtemperaturesgodown,andheartsbeat(跳動(dòng))slowly.Theytakeverysmallbreaths.Beforetheygotosleep,theyeatalottogetfat(脂肪).Somealsokeepfoodintheir