初二英語閱讀理解(含答案)2

英語閱讀AAyoungmanaskedAlbertEinstein,thegreatGermanscientist,whatthesecretofsuccessis.Thescientisttoldhimthatthesecretofsuccessishardwork.Afewdayslatertheyoungmanaskedthesamequestionagain.Einsteinwasveryannoyed ．Hedidnotsayanything,butwroteafewwordsonapieceofpaperOnitwaswritten:A=X+Y+Z.“Whatdoesthismean?”askedtheyoungman.“Ameans“success”explainedtheoldscientist.“Xstandsforhardworkforgoodmethod(方法)andZ Zmeansstoptalkingandgetdowntowork.”Theyoungman .wantedtomeetEinsteinwantedtobeagreatscientistlikeEinsteinwaseagertoknowthesecretofsuccesswantedtobeastudentofEinsteinInEinstein’sopinionthesecretofsuccesswas .toworkwithgreatenergy(精力，活力)tostudyharddayandnighttolearnfromgreatscientiststoraise(提出)questionsasmanyasyoucould“Y”standsfor .A.hardwork B.greatenergy C.greatsuccess D.goodmanner(Theword“annoyed”means .A.angry B.sad C.lovely D.gladEinsteinwasamanwho likedtotalkwithyoungpeoplelikedtohelpotherslikedtomakefriendswithyoungpeoplelikedtowork,butdidn’tliketotalkBBritishnewspapersaremuchsmallerthantheyusedtobeandtheirreadersofteninahurry,sonewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible.Theytelltheirreadersatoncewhathappened,where,whenandhowithappenedandwhatwastheresultmanypeoplewerekilled,whatchangewasdoneandsoon.Readerswantthefact(事setoutasfullyandaccuratelyaspossible.Readersarealsointerestedinthepeoplewhohaveseentheaccident.Soanewspapermanalwayslikestogetsomeinformation(信息)fromsomeonewhowasthere,whichcanbegiveninthepersonownwords.Becausehecanuseonlyafewwords,thenewspapermanmustchoosethosewordscarefully,everyonemustbeInsteadof“hecalledoutinaloudhewritesheinsteadoftheloosestonesrollednoisilydownthesideofthemountainhewillwrite”theythundereddownthemountainsideBecausemanyofthereadersaren’tveryclever,andmostofthemareinahurry.Fromthetext,welearnthatnewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossible,becausereaders .wanttoknowmoreaboutthenewstakenointerestinwhathashappened-1-英語閱讀havenotimetoreadthenewscarefullypaymuchattentiontotheresultTheunderlinedword”one”inthetextrefersto .word B.newspaperman C.reader nWhichofthefollowingwouldbestcompletethetext?hewillkeephiswritingshorthewon’tcareabouthiswritinghewillgivenothingbutinformationhewon’tmakehiswritinggoodenough.InwhatwaydoyouthinkBritishnewspapershavebecomesmaller?A.Inapagesize. B.Innumberofreaders.C.Innumberofpages. D.InnumberofcopiesWhichofthefollowingistrue?Readersarenotsatisfiedwiththeshortnews.Notmanypeoplehavetimetoreadthelongarticlesinnewspapers.Readersfindthelanguageofthenewspapersexciting.Newspapermentrytoreportasfullyaspossible.CThestoryhappenedduringtheSecondWorldWa（戰(zhàn)爭．AnoldmanlivedinasmalltownofGermany.Hehadthreesonsandtheyallworkedinthesamefactorywherehehadworked.Afterthewarhadbegun,hissonswereallmadetojoinarmyoneafteranotherandtheyalldiedinthefrightsTheoldmanwasverysaddidn’thaveenoughfoodandwasoftenhungryAndnobodyhelpedhimandhedidn’tknowhowtogoinlivingItwasaverycoldwinternight.Theoldmangotosleep.Hehadbeenhungryfortwodaysanditwassocoldinhisroomthaticecouldbeseen.Hehadtogetupandbeguntorunintheroomuntilhelaydownontheground.Thenextmorninghehadtobegfromdoortodoor.Hehadbeentoalotofcitiesandknewalot.Oncehecametoavillage,butthevillageswereallpoorandcoulntgivehimanythingHewastoohungrytogotoanothervillageHethoughthardandfoundaway.Hecametoapolicestationandcalledoutisafoolishpig特勒是蠢豬)?。utcameanoldpolicemanatonce.Hetooktheoldmanintoaroom,gavehimsomebreadandacupoftea.Thenhesaid,“Don’tsayinourvillage,sirsorry,sir.”Saidtheoldman.“Iknowhometown.”“No,no,sir.”Thepolicemansaidinahurry.“It’spig’shometown!”Theoldmanwas .A.aGerman B.aFrenchC.anAustralian D.anEnglishmanTheoldmanwassadbecause .histhreesonsalldiedduringthewarHisthreesonshadtojointhearmyHehadnofoodorclothes-2-英語閱讀HelivedinthesmalltownaloneTheoldmangotupandraninhisroomto .keephealthyForgethewassadandhungryMakehimwarmFindawaytoforgethewashungryTheoldmanshoutedoutsidethepolicestationbecause hehatedHitlerverymuchhehopedthepolicemancouldhelphimhewantedtomakethepolicemenangryhethoughtthehewouldbegivensomefoodinprisonWhichstatementistrue?TheoldpolicemanhatedHitler,tooTheoldpolicemanfoundthattheoldmanhisbestfriendTheoldpolicemanwouldsendtheoldmaninprisonTheoldpolicemanlikedHitlerbetterthanpigsDMissGorgerstaughtphysicesinaNewYorkschool.Lastmonthsheexplainedoneofherclassesaboutsound,andshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowsuccessfulshehadbeeninherexplanation.Shesaidtothem,“NowIhaveabrotherinLosAngeles.IfIwascallinghimonthephoneandatthesametimeyouwere75feetaway,listeningtomefromacrossthestreet,whichofyouwouldhearwhatIsaidearlier,mybrotheroryouandforwhatreason?”Tomatonceanswered,“Yourbrother.Becauseelectricitytravelsfastersoundwaves.”“That’sverygood,”MissGorgersanswered;butthenoneofthegirlsraisedherhand,andMissGorgerssaid,“Yes,Kate?”“Idisagree,”Katesaid.“Yourbrotherwouldhearyouearlierbecauseit’s11o’clockhereit’sonly8o’clockinLosAngeles.”MissGorgerswasteachingherclass .A.howtotelephone B.aboutelectricityC.abouttimezone（時區(qū)） D.aboutsoundMissGorgersaskedthisquestionbecauseshewantedtoknowwhether .itwaseasytophonetoLosAngelesherstudentcouldhearherfrom75feetawayherstudentshadgrasped（理解）herlessonsoundwaveswereslowerthanelectricityTomthoughtthatelectricitywas .A.slowerthansoundwaves B.fasterthansoundwavesC.notsofastassoundwavesD.asfastassoundwavesKatethoughtTomwaswrongbecause .clocksinLosAngelesshowedadifferenttimefromthoseinNewYorkelectricitywasslowerthansoundwavesTomwasnotgoodatphysicsatallTom’sanswerhadnothingtodowithsoundwavesWhoseanswerdoyouthinkiscorrectacoordingtothelawofphysics?-3-英語閱讀A.Tom’s B.Kate’s C.BothAandBD.NeitherAnorBEItwasMondy.MrsSmith’sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.MrsSmithtookapieceofpaper,wrotethefollowingwordsonit:“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:“Takethistothebutcher(personwhosejobissellingmeat),andhe’sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutchrs.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythehandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupatonce.Atnoon,thedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatpaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomerspeoplewhobuysomethingfromashop).But,thedogcameagainatfouro’clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher’smoresurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsixandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidhimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrsSmithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?”Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!MrsSmithtreatedherlittledogquite .A.cruelly B.fairly C.kindly D.unfriendlyItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrsSmithgaveit .A.mightdoitmuchharm.B.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypoundsThebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog .beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrsSmithwhenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearbecausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopuntilhewaspaidenoughbyMrsSmithFromitsexperence,thedogfoundthat .onlythepaperwithMrsSmith’swordsonitcouldbringitmeatthebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitMrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherapieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeatAttheendofthestory,you’llfindthat .thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperthedogdarednotgotothebutcher’sanymorethebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogthebutcherfoundhimselfcheated(*actinawaythatisnothonest)bythecleveranimalF-4-英語閱讀Mr.Kingisatallandstrongman.HeteachesP.E.inamiddleschool.Hewearsalongbeard（胡子）andtakesgoodcareofit.ItwasSundayyesterday.Therewasabigfootballmatchoftheyearontheplaygroundinthecentreofthecity.Mr.Kinglikesthegameverymuchandofcoursehewasgoingtowatchit.Withhishelphegotaticketafewdaysago.Afterbreakfasthehurriedtothebusstop,butalotofpeoplewerewaitingthere.Abuscameandhehardlygoton.Therewereplentyofpeopleinitanditwasdifficultforthemtoputtheirfeet.Hehadtogrp抓?。﹖hebackofachair.Atthenextstopaboygotonthebus.HelookedaroundandsawMr.Kigsbeardandgripit.Themanfounditatonceandcalledout,“Letgoof（松開）mybeard,boy!”“Areyougoingtogetoff,sir?”askedtoboy.Mr.Kingisa .A.player B.runner C.teacher D.driverMr.Kingwasgoingtowatchthematchbecause .A.heteachesP.E.inamiddleschool B.helikesfootballverymuchC.hehadalreadygotaticket D.hedidn’tgotoworkyesterdayItwasdifficultforMr.Kingtostandbecause .A.hehaddrunktoomuchB.thebuswastoosmallC.hegotonthebustoolateD.itwasverycrowdedinthebusTheboygrippedMr.King’sbeardbecause .A.hewasafraidtofallagain B.hewantedtomakethemanangryC.hehopedthemantofindaseatforhim D.hehopedthemantogetoffsoonMr.Kingwasafraid ,soheshoutedathim.A.theboywouldpullhimdown B.theboywouldhurthisbeardC.theboycouldbehurtagain D.theboywouldborrowhisticketGMyfriendisataxidrives.Hehasbeenataxidriverfortenyears.anicejobmostofthetime.Hecanmeetalotofpeople.Healwaysworksatnightbecausethereistoomuchtrafficduringtheday.Heusuallygoeshomebetweentwoo’clockinthemorning.Therearesomeverystrangethings,whichoftenhappennight.Onedaymyfriendwastakingawomanbackhomefromapartyatthreeo’clockinthemorning.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whentheygottoherhouse,shefoundshehadlostherkey.Somyfriendwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindow.Myfriendwaitedandwaited.Afterhalfanhourofhonkinghedecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Hetiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.Atthatmomentsomepolicemencame.Theythoughtmyfriendwasathief.Luckily,thewomancamedownstairs.Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutmyfriendandthedog.Thedriveralwaysworksatnightbecauseitiseasierto .A.drive B.climbinthroughwindowC.makemoney D.meetalotofpeopleThewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause .A.shewantedtohaveasleepB.herhusbanddidn’topenthedoorforherC.shedidn’twanttopaythemoneyD.shecouldn’tfindherkey-5-英語閱讀Thestoryhappened .A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnightC.outsidethecity D.nearthebusstationWhichofthefollowingisnottrue?Thedriverworkeduntil2or3o’clockinthemorning.Thepolicemenmadeamistake.C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopay.D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto .A.getmoneyfromthewoman B.phonethepoliceC.returnthedogtothewoman D.seewhathappenedinthehouseHOnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoo（氣球.TheystartedearlyLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualroe繩子）,anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight（重量）.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutmoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,itwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sotheyclimbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!Everythingbecameicy.weresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPolandheavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!Threemenflewinballoon .fornearly1,800kilometers B.toanothercityC.tovisitPoland D.morethanacenturyagoThemetalboxwasusedfor .carryingthebagsofsand B.keepingdrinking-waterC.carryingropesofthebasket D.changingweightWhentheballoonwentuphigher, .thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofall B.TheysawthesungodownC.TheymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknivesD.TheycouldseeablackholeonthegroundTheballoonlanded .inLondon B.onthesea C.onalake D.inaforeigncountryWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue? Thethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.-6-英語閱讀Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.IAmericanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneoftheissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽車)Asmallcarcanhold(容納)fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowdedAvanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases()whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirhome,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwocanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveinmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifetheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled .amotorcarB.amotorhomeC.amotorbikeD.abigtruckBeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they .soldtheiroldhouseB.movedtotheirgrandparents’houseC.builtanewplaceforavanD.soldtheirsecondcarAmotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith .ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvansAmericansusuallyusemotorhomer .totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholidaytodosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymemberstovisittheirgrandparentsatweekendstodrivetheirchildrentoschooleverydayMotorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause .theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreetheycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidayssomepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheapbigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomesJOnedayhewentonalongwayalone.Beforeheleftwifesaid，Nowyouhaveallthesethings.Youneedthemonyourway.Takecareofyourthingstheway.Hewenttothestation.Heboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegantoseethetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid，Willyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.Hewasveryworried.Icantfindticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain，saidtheoldman.-7-英語閱讀Ithinkyouareright.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allrigtyoudonthavetobuyanotherticket，saidtheconductorkindly.Buttheoldmanstilllookedworriedandsaidsadly，YoudontknowwhyImworried.IfIdontfindmyticketgoing?Theoldmanboughtaticket .afterhegotonthetrainbeforehegotonthetrainwhentheconductortoldhimtobuyonewhenhefoundhehadnoticketwithhimAboutanhourlater，theconductorbegan .tobuytheticketstolookfortheticketstochecktheticketstoshowtheticketsTheconductortoldtheoldmanthathedidntneedtobuyanotherticketbecause .themanwasveryoldhethoughttheoldmanhadnomoneywithhimtheoldmanshowedhimthetickethebelievedtheoldmanTheoldmanstilllookedworriedbecause .hecouldntgetonthetrain.helosthisticketandalotofmoneyhethoughthiswifewouldgetangrywithhimheforgotwherehewasgoingWhichofthefollowingisright?TheoldmanwentonthetripwithhiswifeTheoldmandidntfindhisticketTheconductorwasalsoanoldmanTheoldmanhadtobuyanotherticketKMrs.Weekswasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.ThestorysaidWereeverinahospitalwhenyouweresmall?Howdidyoufeel?ThedoctorsinChildensHospitalareaskingformoneyfortoysSomechildreninthehospitalmuststayinbedformanyweeks.Toysareneededtokeepthesesick(happyandquiet.Moneyforthemcanbesenttothehospital.AfterMrs.Weeksreadthestory，shesaid，Thisstorygavemeanidea.Youwantustobringsomemoneyforthetoys.Wecouldbringsomeofourowntoysforthechildreninthehospital.saidtheboysandgirlsoneafteranother.Well，yourideaswouldbenice，MrsWeekssaid，butmineisdifferent.Wecouldmakesometoys.shoutedoneofthem.Mrs.Weekssmiled.Doyouthinkyoucouldmaketoys?sheasked.Yes,yes.thewholeclassanswered.Great!Let’sbegintomaketoystomorrow.saidMrs.Weeks.OnSaturdayafternoon，Mrs.Weekstookchildrentothehospitalwiththetoys-8-英語閱讀madebyherstudents.Thechildrenintheclassfelthappy，too.Afewdayslater，Mrs.WeeksreadanothernewspaperstorytotheclassSomeschoolpupilsbroughttoystoChildren’sHospitallastweek.ThetoysweremadebythepupilsofGradeThreeinGreenStreetSchool.ThedoctorsiWehaveneverhadsomanywonderfultoys.Ourchildrenareveryhappywiththem.They‘THANKYOU，GRADETHREE.’Whatwasthefirstnewspaperstorymainly()about?SickchildreninChildren’sHospitalDoctorsinChildren’sHospital.Mrs.Weeksandherstudents.Toysmadebytheboysandgirls.WhatideadidMrs.Weekshaveinmind?Asktheclasstogivesomemoneytothechildreninthehospital.Asktheclasstosendsomeoftheirowntoystothechildreninthehospital.Lettheclassmakesometoysthemselvesandgivethemtothechildreninhospital.Telltheclasstogotoseethechildreninthehospital.DoctorsinChildren’sHospitaldidn’thave tokeepthechildrenhappyquiet.enoughtimeB.enoughboysandgirlsC.getmoneytobuytoysforD.enoughdoctorsAtdoctorsinHospitalwantedto thesickchildren.givesomemoneytoB.makesometoysforC.getmoneytobuytoysforD.borrowsometoysforWhatMrsWeeksreallywantedtodoisto .leteveryoneknowherclasssavesomemoneyfortoysmakeherselffamousteachthepupilstodothingsthemselvesandbehelpfultoothersLMrSmithmademanytestswithdifferentanimalsandthemonkeywasthecleverestofalltheanimals.OnedayMrSmithputamonkeyinaroom.Healsoputsomesmallboxesinit.Inoneoftheboxestherewassomefood."Howlongwillittakethemonkeytofindthefood?"MrSm