初二英语英语阅读理解题

初二英语英语阅读理解题

1

An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the

owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can.

It can only look straight ahead. If it wants to look at both sides,

it must turn its neck. Owls make a strange noise because the

owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night.

The cry sounds

like “Whoo! Whoo”. This strange sound

sometimes frightens people at night.

(

) 1. An owl looks clever because

。

A. it has a beautiful body

B. it has big eyes

C. it can look straight ahead

D. it can turn its neck

(

)2. An owl looks for food at night

because

。

A. it has large eyes

B. it can’t move its eyes freely as we can

C. it sees better at night than during the day

D. it can’t see anything at all during the day

(

)3. An owl eats

。

A. small birds

B. all kinds of

birds

C. all kinds of other animals

D. none of the

above

(

)4. The cry of an owl is

。

A. frightening

B. good to listen to

C. like a song

D. like the sound of a

cow

(

)5. Men must not kill owls because

。

A. they don’t do anything wrong

B. they are good--looking and have two big eyes

C. they cry only at night

D. they are helpful to us

2

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they

become weak

；

when you start using them again, they slowly

become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people

do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When

someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that

he keeps his memory in practice by using it.

When someone

else says that his memory is poor he really means that he does

not give it enough chance(

机会

) to become strong. If a friend

says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own

fault(

过错

). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many

of us think that his parents are to blame(

受责备

), and few of us

know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some

people can’t read or write but usually

they have better memories?

This is because they cannot read or write and they have to

remember things they can write down in a little notebook. They

have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their

memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to

have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice

remembering.

(

)1. The main reason(

主要原因

) for one with poor

memory is that

.

A. his father or mother may have a poor memory

B. he does not use his arms or legs for some time

C. his memory is not often used

D. he can’t read or write

(

)2. If you do not use your arms or legs for some

time,

.

A. you can’t use them any more

B. they will become stronger

C. they become weak an

d won’t become strong until you

use them again

D. they will not change

(

)3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or

legs.

B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if

you don’t give it enough

chance for practice.

C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a

better memory.

D. A good memory comes from more practice.

(

) 4

. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually

have better memories, because

.

A. they have saved much trouble

B. they have saved much time to remember things

C. they have to use their memories all the time

D. they can’t write everything in a little notebook

(

)5. Give a best title(

标题

) for this passage.

A. Don’t stop using Your Arms or Legs

B. How To Have a Good Memory

C. Strong Arms and Good Memories

D. Learn from the people

3

The Farmer, His Horse, and His son

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was

almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to

sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the

farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men

on the road who said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have

a horse, It’s a long way to market(

市场

).” The farmer know that

this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

Then they met two old women,

“What are you doing up there,

farmer? Can’t you see how tired boy is?” So the farmer got

down, and his son rode instead. Next, three old men stopped

them, one said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It’s too

hot for an old man like you to walk today,” So the farmer got up

behind his son, and they rode on.

Some time later, a young woman passed them, “Why aren’t

you walking?” she

a

sked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your

poor horse a rest

.”

So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact

that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A. before it was dead

B. before it become too tired

C. before the market was over

D. before it was as old as he was

2. The two men on the road ____.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and w

alk

3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

【试题答案】

1. BCDAD

2. CCCCB

3. ACBC

4

Jim and Kate want (1) a heavy basket (2) their garden. It is (3)

heavy,

they can’t carry it. It’s

(4) of (5). Their mother and father

(6)

in the room. So Kate asks. “Dad,

could you help (7),

please?” h

er father says:

“Certainly,

dear. Let (8)

help you.” But

they (9) careful, the basket is (10). The potatoes go here and

there. They must find and get them.

(

)1. A. to take

(

)2. A. in

B. to carry

C. get

D. look

B. to

C. at

D. under

D. a little

D.

(

)3. A. very

(

)4. A. full

empty

B. too

C. not

B. fill

C. bottle

(

)5. A. potatos

(

)6.

A. aren’t

(

)7. A. us

B. potato

B. is

C. potatoes

D. meats

D. are

C. can’t

B. me

C. her

D. him

(

)8. A. I

B. you

C. her

D. me

D.

don’t

(

)9. A. aren’t

B. are

C. can’t

(

)10. A. break

B. broken

C. empty

D. full

【

答案

】

1. B want to do , carry

多指搬运重物

2. B to

表示目的

3. A very

很，非常

4. A be full of

充满

5. C potato

的复数加

es

6. D

根据句意

7. A

同上

8. D

9. A

10. B

5

A fat and happy old man gives presents to kids on

Christmas Eve(the night before Christmas). Who is he? Yes, he

is Father Christmas . He is also called Santa Claus. Do you

know_____1____? And why is he always ____2_____ red?

It is said that there was a man____3_____ Saint Nicholas in

Turkey. He came from a _____4____ family, but he

felt____5_____ for poor people and decided to give them all his

money. But he was _____6

____ and didn’t want people to know

he gave them money. So on Christmas Eve, he climbed on to

their roofs, and ____7_____ bags of money down their

chimneys. And he always _____8____ red clothes when he did

this.

Later people built a church for Nicholas in Italy, and took

his ____9_____ to different countries. He was

given____10_____ names around the world. People called him

Saint Nicholas in Belgium, Santa Claus in Canada and the US,

and Father Christmas in Britain.

(

)1. a. how

b. what

c. why

d. where

(

)2. a. in

b. at

c. on

d. for

(

)3. a. call

b. calling

c. calls

d. called

(

)4. a. rich

b. poor

c. happy

d. good

(

)5. a. happy

b. sorry(

难过的

)

c. angry

d. bad

(

)6. a. shy

b. frightened

c. worried

d. happy

(

)7. a. showed

b. dropped

c. fell

d. brought

(

)8. a. put on

b. in

c. dressed

d. wore