初二英語閱讀理解與完形填空

1、【模擬試題】 （答題時間： 120分鐘）閱讀理解練習：（一）Hi, Louis!I m writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals.Everyone loves holidays since one doesn nteed to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; o

2、n others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks New Year Esve and New Year are both for partying with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in

3、 Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ.I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. I

4、f you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.Love, Sue根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正誤。正確的用“ T”表示，錯誤的用“ F”表示。1. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays.2. Christm

5、as is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family.3. All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays.4. Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.5. This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.（二）Can d

6、olphins talk? Maybe they can t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They showtheir feelings with sounds.Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a“ school” . They don t study, but theytravel together.Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tel

7、l when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “ welcome ” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the so

8、unds and study them.Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium （水族館） . People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sadand lonely （孤獨的） .There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save someb

9、odylife. Dolphin meat is good, but people don t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring goodluck. Many people believe this.1. Dolphins show their feelings with .A. picturesB. wordsC. waterD. sounds2. People can ' t hear the dolphin ' s sounds because.A. they are above the waterB. the

10、y are underthe waterC. they are very highD. they are very low3. Which one is true according to the passage?A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to studyB. They don ' t study, but they travel in a groupC. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island.D. Dolphins like

11、to kill people（三）Driver Wanted Clean driving licence. Must be ofsmart appearance. Aged over 25.Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, RostonAir Hostess for International Flights WantedCD Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old. Height: 1.6mto1.75m.（3） Education to GGSE standard Two languages,

12、must be able to swim. Apply to: Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK.Teachers NeededFor private language school teaching, experience unnecessary.Apply to: The Director ofStudies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street, Roston1. You are 26 years old and want to be a

13、 teacher. You should apply toA. Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, RostonB. Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KKC. the DirectorofStudies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street. Roston.D. a private language school.2. What stops Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working fo

14、r Capes Taxis.A. Fond of beer and wine.B. Punished （處罰）for driving too fast and wrong parking.C. Unable to speak a foreign language.D. Not having college education.3. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just finished college. Which job might be given to him?A. Driving for Capes TaxiB. Wo

15、rking for Southern AirlinesC. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.D. Working for Northern Airlines.4. What prevents （阻止） Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostessA. She once broke a traffic law and was finedB. She can st peak Japanese very well.C. She has never worked as an air hostess beforeD. She

16、doesn t feel like working long hours flying abroad.5. Which of the following is NOT talked about in the three advertisements?A. Whether he or she is marriedB. Whether they are men or womenC. Their educationD. The ages（四）All my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked; he didn wtant me to smoke but my

17、 friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn t stop. But two yearlds flaeteelrwI hcaotusmoking was doingto me. I couldn t run far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasneasy, bu

18、t now I ve done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things.If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be. For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more lik

19、ely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age.What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxyg

20、en. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy - -not to smoke. Don t copy your friends and other people who smoke. If you smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isn t easy, but you ll be healthier, and 1.

21、Who is more likely to have heart disease?A. A smokerB. A non-smokerC. A 50-year-old person2. What does the writer think of smoking?A. It is good for his healthB. Smoking is bad for himC. Is it neither good nor bad for his heath3. What happens after the writer stopped smoking?A. He becomes richB. He

22、has more friendsC. He becomes healthier and has money to do other things.（五）New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world.You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is probably New York smost famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “ window shop ” only. Thi

23、s is shopping for the rich. There are other, less expensive shopping areas nearby, and you ll soon come acrosfamous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy s and FAO Schwartz.And if you ve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of

24、 Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then you dbe wrong. Nobody sits in Central Park: they run, jog （慢跑） , and most of all they rollerblade.When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and ove

25、rweight, but the one thing you won t be is bored!根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問題。1. Why would you probably only “ window shop ” in Fifth Avenue?2. What do some waiters and waitresses in New York wear on their feet?3. What don t people do in Central Park?（六）In the USA, there are many types of restaurants. Fast food rest

26、aurants are very famous. You can find McDonald s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what you d likpeatyotehaet.pYerosuon who serves you.You take your food and sit down or take it away. There s no need to leave a tip.In a coffe

27、e shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You don t wait for the waitress to showyou where to sit. She usually brings you cof fee when you sit down. You tell her what you d like toeat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like

28、a railway carriage.In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Oftenthe waitress tells you her name, but you don t need to tell her yours. If you don t eat evyour waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home. You add an extra fifteen percent to

29、the bill as a tip.In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad, not if you don t like it. When you get your bkiillt, acnhdecthen add fifteen to

30、 twentypercent to it as a tip for the waiter.1. counter 柜臺 2. tip 小費3. carriage 火車車廂4. casual 隨意的5. percent 百分之6. reservation 預定7. refuse 拒絕1. There are types of restaurants here.A. threeB. fourC. five D. six2. We should sit in a coffee shop.A. near the doorB. in the cornerC. at a counterD. on the f

31、loor3. In what kind of restaurant does the waitress often tell you her name?A. In a top class restaurantB. In a fast food restaurantC. In a coffee shopD. In a family restaurant4. How much do you need to tip in a top class restaurant?A. Ten percentB. Fifteen percentC. Thirty percentD. Forty percentIf

32、 you ask Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible. "Oh, wow, that ' s really difficult, he says with a smile.“There have been so many things, so many m emories that at times it' s hard to recall t

33、hemall," says Daniel. "But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for Tbe Pbilosopber ' s Stone. It was just amazing, one of the best nights of my llife."But I ' ve had such a great time doing TCbamber of Secrets. I love doing the work. I love meeting new people

34、and being part of the team. It“ ' s been great.Daniel has changed. He turned 14 in July, 2002. He is taller, his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years, and he has become an excellent actor, too.Daniel was born in London where his father, Alan, worked as an a

35、gent and his mother,have been an essential guiding influence on their only2. recall 回憶4. amazing令人驚異的6. agent經(jīng)紀人8. essential極為重要的表示，錯誤的用“ F”表示Marcia, as a casting director, and both child.1. impossible不可能的3. premiere 首映5. the Chamber of Secrets密室7. casting director負責物色演員的人根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正誤。正確的用1. Daniel R

36、adcliff is fifteen years old in 2003.2. Daniel didna vetrhany special moments in 2002.3. One of his best memories was the London premiere for 7 Pbilosopber' s Stone.4. Daniel likes making friends.5. Daniel ' s father is an agent in America.完形填空練習：（一）Have you ever talked with friends in class

37、? Putin did the 1 . He would secretly tell others what to say when the teacher was asking them for a（n） 2 .It seemed that young Putin was not good at 3 things. He sometimes forgot to finish his maths homework. Once he forgot to wear school uniform （校服）.His teacher had to ask him to 4_ the classroom.

38、 But young Putin did very well in the moral class （品德課）.He 5 got fullmarks.He also showed a strong love of his motherland at an early age.1. A. someB. sameC. soD. it2. A. questionB. problemC. answerD. sentence3. A. forgettingB. learningC. makingD. remembering4. A. get intoB. get offC. get onD. get o

39、ut of5. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. seldom（二）We are going to take a test today. It will show if we are 1 to get in an honours class next year. But, I don ' t thin2 it isfor me. It is the maths part - -my favourite.We take the test by computer. There 352 questions for us to do in one hour.The

40、 boy behind me 4 nervous. The girl to my left was nervous, 5 . But 6 I began answering the questions, I saw the whole thing 7 a game. I tried to 8 easy ways to do the maths problems. At the end of the test, my score was 307. but what does it mean? I have no idea. I asked my friend John. He got 227.

41、When he knew my score, he said. "Oh my God. You' re a geniug! So, I asked 9 people, and got the same answers. Finally, I walked up to Lauren.“David! How did you do on the MAP test? ” I answered, “ If I 10 you, will you kill me?”1.2.A. enough smartA. hardB. too smartB. easyC. smart enoughC.

42、differentD. very smartD. interesting3.A. wasB. hadC. wereD. have4.A. was lookingB. lookedC. looksD. was looked5.A. eitherB. alsoC. yetD. too6.A. whenB. afterC. beforeD. while7.A. forB. likeC. toD. as8.A. lookB. find outC. findD. search9.A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others10. A. toldB. am telling

43、C. will tellD. tell（三）Two days ago I was quite sure of getting an"A" for my Spanish. I had got myself 1 . Ilooked for 2 on the Internet for a week. I wrote a 3 and I even drew a few pictures of Spain. I practiced the speech a lot.On the day of my speech , I didn ' t get nervous or forg

44、e4 I was going to say. However, everybody has one thing they are 5 at. Some people are bad at drawing pictures. 6 are bad at typing. My problem is that my stories about Spanish history sounded boring.After giving my speech and showing my pictures I 7 I was going to get a bad grade.Big projects are v

45、ery difficult for me to finish. They 8 a lot of time, and I always_9the day it has to be finished and the grade I' ll get .Anyway, I ended up getting an" A-” . The teacher said I 10 all my classmates listen -I was talking very loudly!1. A. readyB. excitedC. interestedD. worried2. A. newsB.

46、informationC. dictionariesD. papers3. A. bookB. storyC.speechD. joke4. A. whoB. whereC. whenD. what5. A. goodB. badC. interestingD. glad6. A. The otherB. AnotherC. OthersD. Other7. A. thoughtB. thoughC. taughtD. brought8. A. costB.spendC. payD. take9. A. worry aboutB. think aboutC. tell aboutD. know

47、 about10. A. makeB. madeC. am makingD. has made（四）David is a middle school student. He lived in a small 1 for fifteen years. His father, Mr Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he 2 a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His 3 moved to the new house and his son began to study in our

48、class. But he had 4 friends here. At first he often played by 5 .His neighbour Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David 6 to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they ' re good friends.One afternoon, Cathy told Dav

49、id."It ' be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I ' h ave abirthday party. Will you please come?”" 7 . I ' m glad"to,the boy said happily.David got home and thought of a 8 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 9 to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn' t call her

50、because he didn10t know her telephoneAt that moment Mrs Hill came and asked,"What' s the matter, dear?What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?Nothing,“ the woman said, “I just with I were 16.”1. A. townB. cityC. villageD. country2. A. openB. opensC. openedD. opening3. A

51、. homeB.houseC. buildingD. family4. A. a fewB. fewC. a littleD. little5. A. himselfB. himC. hisD. he6. A. enjoyB. enjoysC. likeD. likes7. A. WellB. OhC. MmD. Certainly8. A. prizeB. praiseC. presentD. price9. A. forgotB. forgetC. rememberD. remembered10. A. code （密碼）B. numberC. placeD. addressThe wor

52、ld 1 many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while _2 are very pleasant to hear. In single day you probably hear 3 sounds. All sounds are different. Some 4 loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful.5 sound we can ' talk or listen to each other. The ringi

53、ng of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting （鳴笛聲） of a car warns people of danger.Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low 6 the land; the very loud sounds candamage the house. Very loud sound can even make people deaf.We know sound travels about one kilometer in three 7 .In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels 8 than sound.Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you