初二英語閱讀理解題庫及答案

初二英語閱讀理解試題2來源：作者：qqw發(fā)布時(shí)間：2007-10-30

AAmanhasacat.Helikesherverymuch.Atmealtimethecatsitsatthetablewithhim.Themaneatswithaknifeandafork,butthecateatsfromherplate.Sometimes,whenshefinishesherdish,hermasterwillgiveherabitofhisfood.Heshareshismealwithher.Onedaythecatisnotatthetableatmealtime.“Ah!Whereismycat”askstheman..Hiswifesays,“Can’tyoueatwithouther”Sothemealbeginswithoutthecat.Beforelunchisover,thecatrushesintotheroomandjumpsintothechairquickly.Shehastwomiceinhermouth,andbeforeanyonecanstopher,shedrops(扔下)oneintoherownplate,andtheotherintohermaster’splate.“Dearme!”criesthewoman,“Amouseisinyourplate!”“Hush(安靜)!”saysherhusband.“Thisshowsthatsheisanicecat.Sheknowswhatfriendship(友誼)is.ShewishesmetoshareherdinnerasIoftenshareminewithher.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正誤，正確（T），錯(cuò)誤（F）。()1.Themasterloveshiscatverymuch.()2.Thecatalwayssharesherfoodwithhermaster.()3.Onedaythecatisnotatthetableatmealtime.()4.Thecathurries(匆忙)homewithtwomiceinhermouthwhenthemasterandhiswifearehavinglunch.()5.Thestorytellsusthecatalsoloveshermaster.BMynameisMax.Iamtwelveyearsold.Ihavemanyfriends.MostofthemareasoldasI.Someareolder.Someareyounger.MybestfriendisBill.Helivesnearme.Wegotothesameschoolandweareinthesameclass.Billhelpsmewithmymathshomework.IhelphimwithhisEnglishhomework..Billistallerthanme.Heisquitefat.Hedoesn’tlikesports,sohedoesn’tgetmuchexercise.Webothhaveblackeyes,butBill’shairislonger.IlikesportsandIplayfootballorgoswimmingeveryday.EverySundaymorningBillandIplaycomputergames.SometimesIwin.Sometimeshewins.()6.Themainidea(主題)ofthetextis________.A.MaxhasmanyfriendsB.MaxandBillgotothesameschoolC.MaxandBillarebestfriendsD.MaxandBilllikethesamethings()7.MostofMax’sfriendsare________.A.twelveyearsold B.olderthanMaxC.youngerthanMaxD.thirteenyearsold()8.MaxandBilllive_________.A.neareachother B.indifferenttownsC.inthesamehouse D.intheschool()9.MaxhelpsBillwith__________.A.hismathshomework B.hisEnglishhomeworkC.Hissportslessons D.Hiscomputerlessons()10.MaxandBillbothliketo___________.A.swimB.playfootballC.playcomputergamesD.playsportsCMr.Lewiswasadanceteacher.Hewasanicemanandalwayshadalotofstudents.Oneyearhemovedtoanewtown,andwassoonteachingmanystudentsinthedanceschoolthere,buthedecidedtomoveagaintoabigcity.Hewouldhavemoreworkthere.Whenoneofhisstudentsheardthathewasgoingtoleave,shesaidtohim,“Thenewteacherwon’tbeasgoodasyouare.”Mr.Lewiswashappywhenheheardthis,buthesaid,“Ohno.I’msurehe’llbeasgoodasIamorevenbetter.”Thestudentsaid,“No.FiveteachershavecomeandgonewhileI’vebeenhere,andeachnewonewasworsethanthelast.”()11.______cametolearndancingfromMr.Lewis.AfewstudentsB.FewstudentsC.ManystudentsD.Nostudents()12.Mr.Lewiswantedtomovetoabigcitybecause_______A.hehatedthesmalltownB.hecouldn’tmakealivinginthesmalltownC.itwouldbeeasyforhimtohavemoreworkinthecityD.itmadehimspendmoremoneyinthetown()13.Thestudentthoughtthat_______A.Mr.LewiswasagoodteacherB.Mr.LewiswasthebestteacherC.Mr.LewiswasworsethanthelastD.Mr.Lewiswouldbeworsethanthelast()14.BeforeMr.Lewis______teacherscametothetowntoteachdancingA.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six()15.Fromthestorywecanconclude（推論）thatthestudentwished_____A.tohaveabetterteacherB.tohaveaworseteacherC.tobecomeadanceteacherD.toseethesixthteacherDOncetherewasalittlegirlinavillage.Shespentsummersonhergrandfather’sfarm.Theyearshewasfour,sheknewsomeducks.Theduckswerewhitewithorangefeet.Theylivedinalittlewoodenhouseneartheroad.Thelittlegirllikedtheseducksverymuch.Everydaytheywalkeddowntheroadtothepond（池塘）.Theduckswentintothewater.Thelittlegirlsatonthebank（岸）andsawthemswimminginthepond.Thelittletalkedtotheducksandtheyquacked（嘎嘎叫）back.Thenonedaytheducksweregone.Noonewouldsayanythingaboutthem.Thelittlewasafraidtoaskwheretheywere.Onenighteveryonesatdownfordinner.Thefoodlookedalittlelikechicken.Thegirldidn’twanttoeat.Canyouguesswhy()16.Thestoryismainlyabout_______.A.eatingchickenB.sittingbythepondC.livingonafarmD.ducksandalittlegirl()17.Theduckswere_____________.A.yellowandorangeB.yellowandwhiteC.whiteandorangefeetD.whiteandblack()18.Firstthelittlegirl_________.A.didn’teatB.satonthebankC.walkedtothepondD.talkedtotheducks()19.Attheendofthestory,theduckswereprobably______A.underthewaterB.ontheplateC.inthewoodenhouseD.swimminginthepond()20.Thelittlegirldidn’teatbecause______A.shewantednicecakesB.thefoodwasducksC.thefoodwastoohotD.theplatewasemptyMrBrownneverwenttoseeadentist,becausehewasafraid,butthenhisteethbeganachingalot,andhewenttoseeadentist.Thedentistdidalotofworkinhismouthforalongtime.OnthelastdayMrBrownsaidtohim,"Howmuchisalltheworkgoingtocost""Twenty-fivedollars,"saidthedentist.Buthedidnotaskhimforthemoney.AfteramonthMrBrownphonedthedentistandsaid,"Youdidn'taskmeforyourwork.""Oh,"thedentistanswered,"Ineveraskagentlemanformoney.""Thenhowdoyoulive"MrBrownasked."Mostgentlemenpaymequickly."Thedentistsaid."Butsomedon't.Iwaitedformymoneyfortwomonths,andthenIsay:Thatmanisnotagentleman,andthenaskhimmymoney."()1.Whichwordhasthesamemeaningas"phone"A.CallB.GiveC.AskD.Thank()2.MrBrown()untilhisteethbeganachingalot.A.wenttoseethedoctorB.wasnotafraidC.didn'tseethedintistD.wantedtoseethedoctor()3.()costtwentyfivedollarsA.Thefirstday'sworkB.Threeday'sworkC.Onemonth'sworkD.Allthedentistwork()4.WhendidMrBrowngivethedentistacall()first.A.AlongtimeagoB.AfterhegavehimthemoneyB.AboutthirtydayslaterD.Abouttwentydayslater()5.Thedentistsaidthatheneverasked()firstA.awomenformoneyB.thepoolformoneyB.agentlemanformoneyD.peopeformuchmoney（A）MrSmithmademanytests(作試驗(yàn))withdifferentanimalsandthemonkeywasthecleverestofalltheanimals.OnedayMrSmithputamonkeyinaroom.Healsoputsomesmallboxesinit.Inoneoftheboxestherewassomefood."Howlongwillittakethemonkeytofindthefood"MrSmithsaidtohimself."Letmewaitandsee."Helefttheroomandwaitedoutside.Threeminuteslater,heputhiseyetothekeyhole(鑰匙眼).WhatdidheseeHesawtheeyeofthemonkey.ThemonkeywasontheothersideofthedoorandlookedatMrSmiththroughthekeyhole.1.MrSmithmadetestswith__________.A.differentanimalsB.themonkeyonlyC.allthemonkeysD.allofthecleverestanimals2.Therewassomefoodin_______ofthesmallboxes.A.someB.noneC.oneD.each3.MrSmithputamonkeyandsomeboxesinaroombecausehewantedtoknow___________.A.howmuchfoodmonkeycouldfindB.howmanyboxesthemonkeycouldcarryC.howlongitwouldtakethemonkeytoputitseyetothekeyholeD.howlongitwouldtakethemonkeytofindthefood4.WhatwasthemonkeydoingwhenMrSmithwasputtinghiseyetothekeyholeA.Themonkeywaseatingfood.B.Themonkeywaslookingforfood.C.Themonkeywaseatingontheothersideofthedoor.D.ThemonkeywaslookingatMrSmiththroughthekeyhole.5.MrSmithisa________.A.teacherB.scientist(科學(xué)家)C.doctorD.farmworker(B)DoyouneedfriendsI'msureyouransweris"Yes,ofcourse.Everybodydoes!"Youneedfriendswhenyouplayandwhenyouwork.Ifyouhavefriends,youwillfeelhappy.Ifyouhavenofriends.youwillfeellonely(寂寞的).DoyouknowhowtomakefriendsThereisonlyonegoodway—Youmakefriendsbybeingfriendly.Afriendlypersonisinterestedinotherpeople.HeisalwayshelpfulIfyouwanttomakefriendswithanewclassmate,youcantalkwithhim,tellhimabouttheotherclassmatesinyourclassandtryyourbesttobehelpfultohim.6.Weneedfriends__________.A.becausewemustplaywiththemB.BecausewemustworkwiththemC.whenweplayandwhenweworkD.whenwetalkwiththem7.Ifwewanttomakefriends,weshould__________.A.bepolitelytothemB.befriendlytothem.C.beafraidofthemD.whenwetalkwiththem.8.Afriendlypersonis_________otherpeople.A.interestedinB.worriedaboutC.surprisedatD.likethem9.Ifwewanttomakefriendswithanewclassmate,___________.A.wecantalkwiththemB.wemusttrytohelphimC.wecantellhimabouttheotherclassmatesinourclassD.A、BandC10.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Nooneneedsfriends.B.Everyoneneedsfriends.C.Onlyclassmatesneedfriends.D.Someoneneedsfriends.答案：ACDDBCBADB (C)InthemorningMrSmithcomesintothegardenatthebackofhishouse．Heseessomuchsnowinthegarden．MrSmithwantstotakehiscarout，soheasksamantocleantheroadfromhisgarage(車庫)tothegate．Hesaystotheman，"Don’tthrowanysnowonthatside．Itwilldamage(損壞)theflowersinmygarden，anddon’tthrowanyontheothersideforitwilldamagethewall．Anddon’tthrowanyintothestreet，orthepolicemanwillcome.Thenhegoesout．Whenhecomesback，thepathisclean．thereisnosnowontheflowers,onthewallorinthestreet．Butwhenheopensthegaragetogethiscarout，hesees，thegarageisfullofsnow．thesnowfromthepath，andhiscarisunderthesnow!()6．InthemorningMrSmithfinds______isfullofsnow．A．hisgardenB．hisgarageC．hishouseD．hiscar()7．hewantsamantocleantheroad．He_______．A．doesn’tlikesnowatallB.likesthecleanroadC．wantstotakehiscaroutofthegarageD．oftenasksthemantodosomething()8．WheredoesMrSmithtellthemantothrowthesnowinthegardenA．OntheflowersB．IntothestreetC．OnthewallD．Wedon’tknow( )9．Heopensthegarage________.A．a(chǎn)ndtakeshiscaroutB．a(chǎn)ndfindsit’sfullofsnowC．a(chǎn)ndfindsthereisnoairinD．a(chǎn)ndtakessnowout()10WhereisMrSmith’scarA．UnderthesnowfromtheroadB．inthestreetC．NeartheroadD．infrontofhishouse答案：CBC//BC//ACDBA007

Mostpeoplehaveflownakiteorhaveseenonerideanddip(下降)instrongspringwind.NotsomanypeopleknowthatkiteswerefirstmadeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theancient(古代的)Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywerewriting.Alongtimeago,theChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythesewarkitesinthedark.Thekiteswerefixed(固定)sothattheymadestrangesounds.Menwhowereatwarwiththemwouldhearthesesoundsandrunaway.Theythoughtthosestrangesoundsweremadebygods(神)inthesky.TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircrops（農(nóng)作物）growrichandtall.Sometimestheytiedlongstrings(細(xì)繩)andhooks(鉤)totheirkites.Thentheywouldflythekitesoverwater,lettingthehookshangdowntocatchfish.TheChineseusesticks（樹枝）,strings（線）andpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekiteslooklikeanimalsortrees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraph（段落)isthatA.kiteswerefirstmadeinChinaB.mostofushaveflownorseenakiteC.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewritingD.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor___.A.catchingfish

B.helpingpeopleflyC.wateringthecrops

D.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites____.A.couldbringgoodluck

B.lookedlikeanimalsC.couldhelpthemwinawar

D.couldflyhigh4.TheChineseusuallyuse____fortheirkites.A.sticks,stringsandgrass

B.strings,hairandwoodC.paper,stringsandsticks

D.paper,ropesandhooks5.Whatisthebesttitle(題目)ofthispassageA.LuckyKites.

B.StrangeKites.C.BeautifulKites.

D.ChineseKites.007:AACCD初二英語閱讀題專項(xiàng)練習(xí)（10篇）(001)InEngland(英格蘭人)nobodyundereighteenyearsoldisallowed(允許)todrinkinabar(酒吧)．MrThompsonoftenwenttoabarnearhishouse．Buthenevertookhisson,Tom,becausehewastooyoung．ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthday,MrThompsontookhimtohisusualbarforthefirsttime．Theydrankforanhour．Tomdrankabit．ThenMrThompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwanttoteachyouauseful（有用的）lesson．Howdoyouknowwhenyou’vehadenough（足夠的）Well,I’lltellyou．Doyouseethosetwolights（燈）attheendofthebarWhentheyseem（好象）tobecomefour,you’vehadenoughandshould（應(yīng)該）gohome．”“But,Dad,”saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar．”1．Youngpeople______allowedtodrinkinabaruntileighteen．A．isnot

B．a(chǎn)renot

C．many

D．must2．WhenTomwasachild,hisfatheroftenwenttoanearbybar______takinghim．A．by

B．for

C．with

D．without3．OnTom’seighteenthbirthday,hedranktogetherwithhisfatherinthatbarfor______．A．thefirsttime

B．onceC．manytimes

D．eighteentimes4．Fatherwantedtotellhisson______．A．thetimetodrink

B．somethingaboutthelightC．whentostopdrinking

D．somethingaboutthebar5．Infact(事實(shí)上),there______attheendofthebar．A．wasonelight

B．weretwolightsC．werethreelights

D．werefourlights(002)In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascovered（覆蓋）byforests．Todaytheforestshavealmostgone．Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand（沙地）．Chinadoesn'twanttocopy（抄）theUSA'sexample．We'replantingmoreandmoretrees．We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreenWall"oftreesacrossnorthern（北部的）partofourcountry．TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometreslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometreswide．Itwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway．Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmland（農(nóng)田）inthesouth．More"GreatGreenWalls"areneeded．Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld．GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。1．In1620,about______theUSAwascoveredbyforests．A．a(chǎn)third

B．half

C．twothirds

D．a(chǎn)fourth2．Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith______．A．sand

B．water

C．wind

D．forests3．TheGreatGreenWallinChinais______long．A．7,000kilometers

B．1,700kilometersC．7,000meters

D．400kilometers4．Treesmustbegrownin______.A．China

B．theUSA

C．somecountries

D．everypartoftheworld5．______willmaketheworldbetter．A．TheGreatWall

B．TallbuildingsC．GreatGreenWalls

D．Flowersandgrass(003)“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings．Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpress（表達(dá)）atemperaturethatisalittlebitcold．Astheworldhaschanged，thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning．“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything．Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet，maybeyouwillsay，“It’scool．”Youmaythink，“He’ssocool，”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer．Weallmaximize（擴(kuò)大）themeaningof“cool”．Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”．Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused．Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited．Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheonesentence（句子），“It’ssocool．Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt．Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords．Without“cool”，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning．Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）．Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”？Ican．AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool．1．Weknowthattheword“coolhashad________.A．onlyonemeaning

B．nomeaningsC．manydifferentmeanings

D．thesamemeaning2．Inthepassage，theword“express”means“________”.A．see

B．show

C．know

D．feel3．Ifyouare_______something，youmaysay，“It’scool．”A．interestedin

B．a(chǎn)ngryaboutC．a(chǎn)fraidof

D．unhappywith4．Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused．A．pleasedwith

B．strangetoC．worriedabout

D．carefulwith5．Inthepassage，thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”________．A．canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB．usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC．canmakeyourlifecolourfulD．maynot（可能不）beascoolasitseems004AfriendofminenamedPaulreceived（收到）anexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent．OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice，astreeturchin(頑童)waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar．“Isthisyourcar，Paul？”heasked．Paulanswered，“Yes，mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas．”Theboywassurprised（驚奇）．“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyouanything？Boy，Iwish…”Hehesitated(猶豫)Ofcourse，Paulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor（希望）．Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.“Iwish,”theboywenton，“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat．”Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar？”“Ohyes，I’dlovethat．”Afterashortride，theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining，said，“Paul，wouldyoumind（介意）drivinginfrontofmyhouse？”Paulsmiledalittle．Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted．Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare？theboyasked．Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled（殘疾的）brother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent（美分）.AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettable（難忘的）holidayride.1．Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen________．A．PaulreceivedanexpensivecarB．PaultoldhimaboutthecarC．hesawtheshiningcarD．hewaswalkingaroundthecar2．Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin________．A．wishedtogivehisbrotheracarB．wantedPaul’sbrothertogivehimacarC．wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul’sD．wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat3．TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse________．A．toshowhisneighboursthebigcarB．toshowhehadarichfriendC．tolethisbrotherrideinthecarD．totellhisbrotherabouthiswish4．Wecaninfer（推斷）fromthestorythat________．A．Paulcouldn’tunderstandtheurchinB．theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrotherC．theurchinwishedtohavearichbrotherD．theurchin’swishcametrueintheend5．Thebestnameofthenamestoryis_________．A．AChristmasPresentB．AStreetUrchinC．ABrotherLikeThatD．AnUnforgettableHolidayRide005Dreams"Dreams(夢(mèng))maybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream,"somescientistssay.Dreamstakeup（占據(jù)）aboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolour.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymay（可能）havebeenthinkingabouttheirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryover（攜入）intodreams.Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan'trememberthedream.Dreamscandisappear(消失)quicklyfrommemory(記憶).Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful(有害的).Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.1.Itmaybelessimportanttosleepthanto__.A.think

B.dream

C.work

D.study2.Dreamsandfilmsareusually____.A.verylong

B.incolourC.aboutwork

D.verysad3.WhydosomepeopleoftendreamabouttheirworkA.Becausetheyaretiredinthedaytime.B.Becausetheyarenotinterestedintheirwork.C.Becausetheymaybethinkingabouttheirworkallday.D.Becausetheyhavetoomuchworktodo.4.Themainideaofthestoryisthat____.A.whatdreamisB.peopleliketosleepC.dreamsarelikefilmsD.wealwaysrememberdreams006AFaithful（忠實(shí)的）DogMorethansevenhundredyearsago,thePrinceofWaleshadaverybigandbravedogcalledGelert.OnedaythePrincewantedtogohunting（打獵）withhismen.Hetoldhisdogtostayathomeandlookafterhisbabyson.Thebabywasinawoodencradle（搖籃）,whichwaslikeasmallbed.WhenthePrincecamebackfromhunting,Gelertranouttomeethismaster.Hewagged（搖）histail（尾巴）andjumpeduptoputhispaws（手爪）onthePrince'schest.ThenthePrincesawtheblood（血）onGelert'sjaws（顎）andhead."Whathaveyoudone"thePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.Thecradlewaslyingonitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretornandtherewasbloodonthem."Soyouhavekilledmyson"thePrincesaidangrily."Youunfaithfuldog!"Hetookouthissword（劍）andkilledthedog.JustasGelertwasdying,hemanaged（設(shè)法）tobark.ThenthePrinceheardababycalltothedog.ThePrinceranoutofthehouseandsawhissonlyingonthegroundunhurt（沒受傷）.Nearhimwasadeadwolf.ThenthePrinceknewthatGelerthaddefended（保衛(wèi)）thebabyandkilledthewolf.ThePrinceranbackintothehousebuthewastoolate.Gelertwasdead.ThePrincewasverysadindeed.Tearsrandownhisfacewhenherealized'hehadkilledhisfaithfulfriend.ThePrincecarriedthebodyofhisbravedogtothetopofamountainandburied（埋葬）himthere.Afterthis,thePrinceneversmiledagain.Everymorningatdawn,hewalkedupthemountainandstoodbythedog'sgraveforafewminutes.IfyougotoMountSnowdoninWales,peoplewillshowyouwhereGelertisburied.Thereisasignbyhisgrave.Itremindspeopleofabraveandfaithfuldog.1.GelertwasthedogofthePrinceof___.A.Scotland

B.EnglandC.Ireland

D.Wales2.ThePrincetoldthedogto_____whenhewasleaving.A.watchthedoorB.takecareofhisbabyathomeC.welcomehisfriendsD.stopthestrangers3.Thedogwasvery____whenhismastercamebackfromhunting.A.glad

B.fearful

C.afraid

D.tired4.ThePrincewassurprisedtoseebloodonGelert's____.A.jaws

B.paws

C.head

D.BothAandC.5.ThePrinceneversmiledagainbecause__A.thewolfwaskilledbyGelertB.hehadburiedthedogonthetopofmountainC.hehadkilledhisfaithfulfriendGelertD.Gelerthadkilledhisbabyson007Mostpeoplehaveflownakiteorhaveseenonerideanddip(下降)instrongspringwind.NotsomanypeopleknowthatkiteswerefirstmadeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theancient(古代的)Chineseweremakingandflyingkitesevenbeforetheywerewriting.Alongtimeago,theChinesemadekitestouseinwars.Theywouldflythesewarkitesinthedark.Thekiteswerefixed(固定)sothattheymadestrangesounds.Menwhowereatwarwiththemwouldhearthesesoundsandrunaway.Theythoughtthosestrangesoundsweremadebygods(神)inthesky.TheancientChinesealsoflewkitestobringgoodluckandtomaketheircrops（農(nóng)作物）growrichandtall.Sometimestheytiedlongstrings(細(xì)繩)andhooks(鉤)totheirkites.Thentheywouldflythekitesoverwater,lettingthehookshangdowntocatchfish.TheChineseusesticks（樹枝）,strings（線）andpaperfortheirkites.Someofthesekiteslooklikeanimalsortrees.Otherslooklikebirdsorhouses.1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraph（段落)isthatA.kiteswerefirstmadeinChinaB.mostofushaveflownorseenakiteC.theancientChineseweremakingkitesbeforetheywerewritingD.theancientChineseweregoodatmakingkites2.InancientChinakitescouldbeusedfor___.A.catchingfish

B.helpingpeopleflyC.wateringthecrops

D.helpingpeoplewalkinthedark3.TheancientChineseusedkitesinwarsbecausethekites____.A.couldbringgoodluck

B.lookedlikeanimalsC.couldhelpthemwinawar

D.couldflyhigh4.TheChineseusuallyuse____fortheirkites.A.sticks,stringsandgrass

B.strings,hairandwoodC.paper,stringsandsticks

D.paper,ropesandhooks5.Whatisthebesttitle(題目)ofthispassageA.LuckyKites.

B.StrangeKites.C.BeautifulKites.

D.ChineseKites.008WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet(因特網(wǎng)),buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternetManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks(網(wǎng)絡(luò))didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystem(系統(tǒng))hadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,information（信息）couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment(政府),butintheearly1970s,universities(大學(xué)),hospitalsandbanks(銀行)wereallowed(允許)touseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshad