初中英語閱讀理解綜合試題

1、初中英語閱讀理解綜合試題1. At the Barber's Shop理發(fā)店Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result結果.When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's sho

2、p today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed同意."Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair,find out whose hair looks wor

3、st, and then go straight to him."Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it.He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he c

4、an't be the worst barber."1. When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because.A. nobody had cut his hairB. the barber hadn't cut his hair wellC. the barber had cut his hair carefullyD. he was not satisfied with his old barber2. "I tried a new barber's shop

5、today." means.A. this barber's shop was a new oneB. this was the only barber's shop in this townC. Jack often went to this barber's shopD. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought.A. the new barber's shop was the best oneB. the

6、 old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new oneC. the new barber's shop was worse than the old oneD. the old barber's shop was the worst one4. Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?A. Because he was certainly the best bar

7、ber.B. Because he was free all the time.C. Because he was the worst barber.D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.5. From the story we know that.A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shopB. barbers cut each other's hairC. barbers never have their hair cutD. a barber

8、 always cuts his hair by himself2.Mr Perkin's New CarMr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things afte

9、r work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different. The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in f

10、ront, behind, and on both sides of him. Mr Perkin parked 停車his car in a big car-park停車場near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in so

11、me of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped. Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s becauseA. the bus did not come.B. he liked new clothes, food and car

12、s.C. he liked to do the same as other people.D. he liked to be different from others.2. He drove to work in his new carA. the very next day. B. the day he bought it.C. a week he bought in.D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.3. He was satisfied with his new car becauseA. no one else had a

13、 yellow one.B. it was the same as other cars all around him.C. he was in front of all the other cars.D. other cars were not as bright as his.4. At five o'clock Mr PerkinA. walked home.B. drove his car out of the car-park.C. came back to the car-park.D. did not know which was his car-park.5. Peop

14、le gave him a look becauseA. he had a nice new car.B. he could not open the door of his car.C. he was in the wrong car-park.D. he was trying to open more than one car.6. Mr Perkin had to wait untilA. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.B. there was only one car in the car-park.C. the

15、re were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.D. there was no one about to look at him.3.A Girl or A Boy, A Woman or A man?A lot of boys and girls in America are wearing the same clothes and many of them have long hair. So it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls. One day an old

16、man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and he was tired, he sat down on a bench長凳.A young person was standing on the other side of the pond水池."Excuse me," the old man said to the person next to him on the bench, "Do you see the person with the red trousers and long hair? Is it a

17、 boy or a girl?" "A girl," said his neighbour, "She is my daughter." "Oh," the old said quickly, "I am sorry, but I didn't know that you were her mother." "I'm not," said the other person. "I'm her father."1. It isn't o

18、ften easy to tell whether many of American children are boys or girl.A. because they all look like each otherB. because they are wearing the same kinds of caps and shoes.C. because they have long hair and wear the same clothes.2. One day an old man went for a walk in.A. the street in WashingtonB. th

19、e Washington Park in AmericaC. in a park in Washington3. There were persons beside the pond, they are.A. three . a man, a woman and a girlB. three . two men and a girlC. two . a man and a girl4. The young person standing on the other side of thewas.A. bench . the other's boyB. pond . the old man

20、's daughterC. pond . the daughter of the old man's neighbour5. The young person wore.A. a pair of red trousers B. on a pair of red trousersC. with a pair of red trousers6. The old man thought his neighbour was the girl'sA. mother B. father C. brother4.Your Passport護照Please!Mr Hill arrive

21、s at London Airport, at the end of a three week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard 留胡 須.Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off弟V掉. But his passport photo shows him with his beard.$ An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I sh

22、an't keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office, and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and say

23、s: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just the kind of man ." Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him,and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr Hill answers, in surprise, that he

24、did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."1. Mr Hill.A. has just come back from the airport.B. is on his way to Paris.C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.D. has been in France for three

25、 weeks2. Mr Hill.A. has a beard on his face but not in his photoB. grew a beard while he was on holidayC. has a beard in his photo but not on his faceD. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.3. The first officer is sure.A. Mr Hill stole the paintingB. he has seen the face in the photo be

26、foreC. he knows the second officer's faceD. a man without a beard stole the painting4. The second officer says that.A. Mr Hill stole the paintingB. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in EnglishC. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a paintingD. a man with a beard, from Engl

27、and, stole a painting in Paris.5. Mr Hill taught.A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High SchoolB. Jack Smith to be a first officerC. at the No.2 High School, in FranceD. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill5.A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some c

28、ountries people even said that the sun was a god神.They thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us t

29、hat the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun.$ The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it.T

30、he sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.$1. A long time ago, people said the sun was.A. a golden horse of godB. a god on a golden horseC. a god with golden dressD. a god and a golden horse2. People can never live anywhere near the sun because

31、it is.A. star . the sun B. planet . the moonC. planet . itself D. planet . the sun4. The earth travels over miles an hour.A. 1,000 B. 100,000 C. 6,000,000 D. 600,0005. One year isA. the time for the earth to turn round.B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles.C. one circle the earth goes rou

32、nd the sun.D. the journey of the earth.6.The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce 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 t

33、ired. 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市場."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

34、 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 lat

35、er, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "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

36、 horse.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmer&

37、#39;s son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because.A. t

38、he old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself5. The young woman was most sorry.A. for the old manB. for the farmer's young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. fo

39、r the horse7.I Want to Be a DustmanTom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their

40、son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman." "A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very pleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?" "Becaus

41、e then I would only have to work one day a week." Tom answered at once. "Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you know?" "Well", Tom replied, "I know that the dustmen who come to our house on work on Thursday, because I only see

42、 them on that day."1. What kind of boy was Tom?A. Tom was a clver boy.B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to work.C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.2. What were his father and mother?A. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.B. His father was a worker, his mother was a doctor.C

43、. His father was a doctor, so his mother.3. What did his parents want him to be when he grew up?A. They wanted him to be a dustman.B. They wanted him to be an officer.C. They wanted him to be a doctor.4. What did Tom say he wanted to be?A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish

44、 and emptied the dustbins.B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital.5. Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?A. Because Tom heard of this.B. Because one of the dustmen had told hi

45、m before.C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thurday at his house.8.Can Animal be Made to Work for UsCan animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TV we may see elephants, or monkeys,

46、dogs, bear, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to e

47、at in return.Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephant can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animal to work in factories. Apes猿猴,for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in

48、 crops and even drive trains.1. Elephant can be used to do some heavy jobs becauseA. they can eat a lot B. they are very heavy, tooC. they are very strong2. Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host becauseA. they are good at runningB. they are very kind and friendly to peopleC. they are brave

49、enough to get the stranger 陌生人and thieves away from the house3. Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if.A. they have enough food to eatB. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing themC. if they are sent to school4. can be train to work for us.A. Only a f

50、ew animalsB. Quite a few animalsC. Few animal5. Many scientists are working hard to.A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trainsB. make monkeys guard house like dogsC. make bears get in crops9.Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king&

51、#39;s palace in English. Then workers were sent for and a big platform平臺was made. With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready. Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautifu

52、l. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge 邊緣 of the platform, but he did not know it because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everyt

53、hing. "What should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed." So the worker quickly took some paint 顏料and threw it at the picture. "What are you doing?" cried the painter

54、, running quickly forward to his pictures.1. What was Thornhill? He was an English.A. writer B. king C. worker D. artist2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to.A. paint a picture for the kingB. paint some pictures on the walls of the knig's palaceC. have his pictures painted in the king&

55、#39;s palaceD. have his pictures painted on the walls3. The story leads us to believe thatA. the worker had to pay for the picture.B. the painter could not forgave原諒the worker.C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why.10.

56、Mr Robinson worked in Africa 非洲I. His son was born there. His name was John. One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went England, and they took John there. John was seven years old then. One day it snowed. The boy went into the garden, and he played in the snow. He said, "Snow is very beautiful, but it

57、 is very cold." Then he said, "What is this? It is a big, round piece of glass. It is beautiful, but it is very cold, too." But it was not glass. It was ice. It was on a bucket豐甬of water. John said, "Who put this glass here? I am going to take it into the house." He took the

58、 ice to his father and said, "This is a beautiful piece of glass, but it is very cold and wet. It was on a bucket of water in the garden." Mr Robinson smiled and said, "Take it to the kitchen 廚房,put it in front of the stove爐子there, and dry弄干it." The boy took the ice to the kitche

59、n and put it in front of the stove. He dried 弄 干his hands, because they were very cold and wet, and then he went to the ice again. He looked at it, and then he took it to his father again. He said, "I put this glass in front of the stove, but it does not get drier. It becomes wetter and smaller

60、."1. John didn't know what the ice was, because.A. he was very foolish B. he was youngC. he was born in Africa D. he didn't go to school2. One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went England withA. their son B. a boy of their friendsC. their daughter D. one of their friend's son3. One day John found on a bucket of water.A. a piece of glass B. a pece of iceC. some snow D. some wa