初中英语课外阅读(打印版)

初中英语课外阅读关于课外阅读英语短文阅读作为四项基本技能之一，对高中生英语语言综合能力的培养起到举足轻重的作用，因此高中英语阅读教学在英语语言学习中扮演着重要角色。

精心收集了关于课外阅读英语短文，供大家欣赏学习!Flexible I has a round face, a pair of bright eyes, long black hair, small mouth, long eyelashes. Height is not high not short, it is of medium height.I am an optimistic child, bad mood, through their own adjustment, will be a lot better, a good mood will always e to me, even if parents criticized me, I am also very optimistic.I would think seriously about, if they do wrong, is it because I'm performance decline, so parents criticize me. So I must be serious about every exam. Done anything wrong, or the teacher criticism, her family said that I have what place is bad, want to correct them. I will aept the opinion, to do better. Want to know the fort yourself, optimistic to face everything.Sometimes, I got good grades, the test will be happy to say to the parents. Sometimes, performance, test paper more wrong topic, I will be happy to face, take an examination ofonly a little bit better next time. On one oasion, just take an examination of three units, the teacher mented in some easy topic, the teacher will say: "who was at fault, stood up." I stood up, and the other students at that time, I think all people's eyes were focused on me. Although I am very optimistic, but there will always be unhappy. I have been standing there, with his head down, not up. The in the mind very nervous, afraid of the teacher will criticize me. Standing for a moment, the teacher told us to sit down, so I can not lift spirit to the whole class, the mood is terrible. Can be a good mood soon came to my side, when the bell rang, it's time to do some eye exercises, exercises when I thought: I was wrong, is I do wrong, in fact, if I were more careful, don't wrong, I must correct mistakes next time, show the teacher. Thinking about thinking, feeling a lot better, my class and students play happily again.I like make friends with others, I also made friends easily. If the others or because I have a little things do not bee friends, destroyed the friend's friendship, don't make friends. Not until one day, we made up for some things again. Make friends as long as the trust each other, that this friendship will be lasting.I this person is optimistic, not criticized by the teachera word, is not happy all day. I even if not happy also is at most a lesson. Optimistic people will always be happy.我有一张圆脸蛋，一双灵活透亮的眼睛，又长又黑的头发，小小的嘴巴，长长的眼睫毛。

英语中考英语阅读理解100及答案（word）1一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）1．阅读理解Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul.One day, Gisula did not take his mother's words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist.Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his study was not very good and he had to learn the year's work again but his gift of writing is highly praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing.But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, 'I like planes most. I dream of becoming a pilot someday.'（1）From the story we can learn that Denies__________.A. published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14B. wants to be a writer when he grows upC. drew the pictures for his own bookD. does not go to school anymore（2）What Denies liked most is________.A. writing storiesB. drawing picturesC. whalesD. planes （3）When did Denies publish the books?A. At the age of sixB. At the age of eightC. At the age of sixteenD. I don't know.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼Gisula不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。

七年级英语―阅读理解(一）The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street comer. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice ( 注意) it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅). He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. "lt's much better to be without shoes than without feet, " he thought. There was no reason(理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He sent away and smiled, thinking he was happier.1 . Tom passed the shop_______.A.on footB.by busc. by bikeD. in a car2 . Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted________.A.to buy the shoesB. to look at the shoes he likedc. to look at the shoes in the shop windowD. to look at the shoes on the front row3 . The pair of shoes he liked was_______.A.too expensiveB . quite cheapB.not thereD. not sold yet4 . Tom went into the park because he_______.A.was thinking how to tell his mother about itB . wanted to see the boyc. didn't want to make his mother worriedD. he felt sad5 . From the story we can know that Tom________.A . liked new shoes very muchB. loved his mother bestc . didn't want to go to schoolD. didn't want to stay at home七年级英语―阅读理解(二)People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon，Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to myfriend. l stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But l still paid no attention（注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, l understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.1 . How many people are there in this story?_A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD . Four2 . Jack_______.A.is a close friend of mineB. enjoys long walks in the park every Sunday afternoonc. has many close friendsD. enjoys talks in the room3 . Jack was worried because________.A.he wanted to eat somethingB. it was Sunday afternoon againC. he was not feeling wellD. he wanted his master(主人) to take him for a walk4 . Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that_A.l should leave the house at onceB. he liked my hat very muchC. he was hungry and he tried to eat itD. he wanted to have a rest5 . Which of the following is true?_A . when Jack and l were talking, my friend didn’t pay any attention to usB. When I was talking to my friend，Jack didn't pay any attention to usc. When my friend and l were talking, we didn't pay any attention to JackD. When my friend was talking to Jack, l paid attention to them七年级英语―阅读理解(三)Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. lt came out from the kitchen(厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap(水龙头y in the house , so he could not put out(扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly. At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.1. Peter lived with his_______.A .SistersB.brothersC.C . unclesD.D . parents2 . One night he found that _____ beside the stove was burning.A.the tableB.the woodC . the doorD . the window3 .______, so he could not put out the fire.A.Everybody was asleepB. He couldn't shout loudlyc. The kitchen was very bigD. there was no water tap in the house4 . Peter knocked on the doors of many houses________.A.to wake the people upB . to get some waterB.to find his classmatesD. to visit them5. _______hurt in the fire.A.People in other houses wereB. Peter's parents wereC. Nobody wasD. Peter was七年级英语―阅读理解（四)"You're just in time,Joe.we're going to play cowboys (牛仔) and lndians, and you can be the Indians. " One of my cousins (堂兄弟) said."How many Indians?" l asked."Oh, about a thousand." He answered, and before l could say no ,l was pushed out into the night and became a thousand lndians. Two minutes later l was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of "After them. Let's catch the killers!" and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car .We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!"But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. lt was quiet outside. And l went out of the car to have a look.Just then l heard a shout , "Bring the rope 〔绳子) , and we can bum him.""Only Indians burn people. Cowboys." I stopped just in time. I had almost said, "Cowboys hang(绞死）people."l was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, We're leaving now.""Untie me." I shouted."We're going."Why did Bobby want matches(火柴）?"”Mum asked when we were in the car. "He was asking Dad whether he had any.""Oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches".Mother was quite sure, and l didn't say any more.1 . How many children played the lndians? [ ]A.One thousandB.One hundredC.One groupD. One2. Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because________[ ]A .there were not enough children four the gameB. the game was just going to startC. none of his cousins wanted to be the lndiansD. they were waiting for Joe3 . Joe didn't say "Cowboys hang people." Because________.[ ]A.he was tied to a treeB. that would make things worseC. he was caught by the cowboysD. that would make the cowboys angry4. Which of the following is TRUE?[ ]A .One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.B. Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.D. Mum didn't think children should play with matches.七年级英语―阅读理解〔五)Avery new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car . He look in all his pockets, but round that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.At last an old soldier came by，and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change（零钱) for ten pence(便士)?Wait a moment, " the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, "I'll see whether l can help you.""Don't you know how to speak to an officer? the young man said angrily."Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence?"“No,sir," the old soldier answered quickly.1 . The young officer and his mother lived_______.A.in the same townB. in different placesC. in another townD. in the other town2 . The young officer Wanted to ,telephone his mother to tell her________.A.that he was going to visit herB. where his train would leave forC. what time his train would arrive at the stationD. that he was then at the station3. He looked around for help because he________.A .had no money to make the phone callB. did not know where to make the phone callC. needed some change for the phone callD. wanted to get change from the old soldier4 . The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier________.A.was polite to himB. was not polite to himC. didn't know how to speak to himD. didn't like to help him at all5 . which of the following is not true?A. Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.B. The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.C. He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.D. He didn't know the soldier before.七年级英语―阅读理解〔六)David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, "This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party? David says, "Yes."On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, "Yes. you can go, but you must be polite. Don't ask for any food. They will give you some." "All right, Mum." David answers and he goes to Rose's house on his bike.There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time，and then Rose's mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, "Do you want a nice clean plate?"( ) 1. Whose birthday is it?A.Rose'sB.David'sC. Rose's mothers( )2.The birthday party is inA.Rose's houseB.David's houseC. Rose's school( ) 3. David goes to the partyA.by carB.by bikeC. by bus( ) 4. David is Rose'sA.friendB.classmateC. brother( )5. Who gives David food at the party?A . RoseB . Rose's motherC. No one七年级英语―阅读理解〔七)Dear Anna,Thanks for your letter. I'm glad you like your school. l go to school from Monday to Friday. We have five classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. And we have many subjects to learn: Chinese, math, English, P.E., science, biology, music, history and so on. We also have many things to do after class. On Monday and Wednesday afternoons we play sports after class. On Tuesday afternoons some of us have a drawing class, and on Thursdays some have a dancing class. l like music, history and English. But my favorite is music.On Saturdays and Sundays l don't go to school. Usually l go to the park and have a good time with my father and mother there.Love,Lin Fang( ) 1.Lin Fang has _____ classes a day.A.fiveB.twoC.seven( )2.Some students _________on Tuesdays.A .play sportsB .have a drawing classC. have a dancing class( ) 3. Anna likes_______.A . historyB . P.E.C. her school( )4.Lin Fang likes _______best.A.musicB.EnglishC.history park.'( )5. Lin Fang spends the weekends with _______ in the park.A . AnnaB. her classmatesc. her parents七年级英语―阅读理解（八)Dear Zhang Qian,Thank you very much for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument. Now l can tell you. Swimming is my favorite sport, and l like volleyball, basketball and ping-pong, Zhang Yining is My favorite player. I am good at playing chess，too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I like to play the violin every weekend. What about you?What's your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin? Who's your favorite player? And who is your favorite musician? Please tell me.Yours,Li Bing( ) 1.This letter is from Zhang Yining.( )2.Zhang Qian wants to know Li Bing's favorite sport and player.( )3.Zhang Qian likes swimming best.( )4.Li Bing plays the violin on weekends.( )5. Li Bing can swim very well, but she can't play chess.七年级英语―阅读理解(九)Ted lives in a big city .Today he's very happy .it's the first day of school .Ted to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He is going to meet his new teachers.Ted gets up early in the morning . He washes and puts on his new clothes .Look! He is having breakfast with his parents .Now , he is ready for school.He goes to school by bike .He meets his friends outside the school gate .They are talking about something . Then the bell (铃声)rings . (铃响)Everyone runs to his or her classroom.( )36 . where does Ted live!A.He lives in a small house .B.He lives in a big city .C.He lives on a farm.( )37 .Does Ted want to go back to school?A .No, he doesn'tB、Yes , he wants .C、Yes ,he does .( )38 . Who does he want to see ?A .His friendsB、His brotherC、His father( )39 . Who is he having breakfast with?A、His fatherB、His brotherC、His parents.( )40 、How does Ted go to school ?A.He goes to school by busB.He goes to school by bike .C.He goes to school on foot .(步行)七年级英语―阅读理解(十)My name is Li Fang. l have a new friend. Her name is Linda. She lives in New York. Linda is eleven years. She likes playing chess. My hobby is playing chess, too. She often goes to school by bus. Her mother is a doctor. She goes to work on foot. Her father is a teacher. He goes to work by car. Every evening Linda does her homework. Her mother watches TV and her father reads newspapers. Linda will come to China soon. She is in England now. I' m excited.请细致阅读以下问题，并推断正确与否，正确的写T，错误的写F.( )1. Lindia is a Chinese girl.( )2. Linda's father is a doctor.( )3. Linda's father reads newspapers in the evening.( )4. Linda's mother goes to work by bus.( )5. Linda likes playing chess.七年级英语―阅读理解(十一)There is a new park near my house. It’s a fine day today. My family and l are in the park now. On my left, there is a cafe. On my right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees near the lake. There’s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there is a sign. It says, "Don’t swim in the lake!”There is a playground in the middle of the park. There are some small shops near the gate. The park is so beautiful. We like it very much.( )1. The park near my house is_____.A.new and beautifulB.old and beautifulC.clean and newD.old and clean( )2. Is there a cafe in the park? ._____.A.Yes, there isn' t.B.No, there isn’ t.C.Yes, there is.D.No, there is.( )3. People can’ t ____ in the lake.A.swimB.fishC.boatD.play( )4.The shops in the park are not _______.A.smallB.bigC.goodD.pretty( )5. Do we like the park?-______.A . Yes, we do.B. No, we do.C. Yes, you do.D. No, v we don’t.七年级英语―阅读理解(十二)Chinas Lin Dan tells the world he is now the true No.1 badminton player! He wins the gold medal(金牌) in the mens singles (男单竞赛) at the Guangzhou Asian Games. He wins the gold medal(金牌) in the men’s singles(男单竞赛) at the Guangzhou Asian Games. He beat (战胜)Lee Chong Wei (李宗伟) of Malaysia (马来西亚). Lee was the world’ s No.1 player."Lee is one of the world' s best badminton players. we play hard. We have an exciting game. He is a respectable(值得敬重的) player for me, "Lin says. Now he has a new goal."I ll try to get to the London 2022 Olympic Games. I’ ll work hard," he says.About Lin Dan Name: Lin Dan Birthday: October 14,11013 Nickname: Super Dan Height(身高):178 cm Weight (体重): 73 kg推断下面句子正确与否，正确的写T，错误的写“F”。

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.B. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore.D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.A. pink and redB. grey and blackC. blue and greenD. yellow and orange3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schooling at any time4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa RicaChristian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate —refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.A. a medical treatmentB. a kind of vitaminC. a kind of germD. a kind of ric7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.A. spend his holidayB. find ways to grow better cropsC. do some research about the islandD. help the Javanese with their illness8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?A. To eat them.B. To carry out his experiments.C. To give the Javanese a surprise.D. To make money by selling them.9. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.A. eat more riceB. eat more meatC. eat some chickenD. eat vitamin pills10. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. beri-beri was caused by chickensB. the Javanese didn’t like vita minsC. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successfulD. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!11. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student12. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.13. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant14. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. serious with timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time15. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendshipsThe other day I heard a few local musicians talking:“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.Attitu des are important. Whether they’ positive or negative, they’ rubbing off on you. If you’ around re re re people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.16. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeedB. How to make friendship last for everC. You are who your friends areD. Friends are the most important in one’s success17. The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Parag raph 6 means ______.A. they’ll push you aheadB. they’ll influence youC. they’ll cover your shortcomingsD. they’ll help you achieve your goal18. The musicians’ words at the beginning are writ ten mainly to show ______.A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poorB. people have poor taste in musicC. people have different attitudes towards the same thingD. young people have greater chances of succeeding19. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.A. improve a lot in making more friendsB. come to the right way of making friendsC. develop a better relationship with your friendsD. arrange the time with your friends properly20. The passage is mainly written for ______.A. musiciansB. managersC. negative peopl eD. people wanting to succeedNorm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursd ay for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one 3 of her fingers.“ This coul d have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.21. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.A. a travel guideB. a newspaperC. a textbookD. a novel22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.A. swimming in the riverB. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodileD. fishing in the water23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.24. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.A. braveB. diligentC. quickD. humorous25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesThere are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.26. What is the passage mainly about?A. Finding a job.B. College students’ part-time jobs.C. Craigslist Web site.D. The relation between study and work.27. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.A. sell your old thingsB. do some shopping onlineC. create your own announcement boardD. get useful information about 450 cities28. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.A. work on the airplaneB. buy a parachuteC. publish a bookD. find a suitable job29. It can be learned from the passage that ______.A. companies often put job information in local shopsB. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USAC. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careersD. California Career Services mainly serves university students30. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard.● A Is For LoveFlash cards for learning a few Chinese words● Listening to the sound of ChinesePlay a few words of Chinese on your computer.● A few Chinese wordsEach word is enlarged for easy study.If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help.● Zhongwen siteMore than a dictionary!● Clavis SinicaExcellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool.● Chinese Character Visual DictionaryIf you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet.● The Chinese OutpostPronunciation, Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning● Rainl and Kids discover Chinese — Site is in GermanyIf you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.● Wanfang DataAs an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science && Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.31. The underlined lines are probably some ______.A. booksB. websitesC. tips for learning ChineseD. dictionaries for learning Chinese32. This passage is most probably from ______.A. a TV programmeB. a teacher’s lectureC. a newspaperD. the Internet33. If you want to kno w each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.A. Zhongwen siteB. A Is For LoveC. Clavis SinicaD. A few Chinese words34. If you want to know China about its culture, m edicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______.A. Learn Mandarin onlineB. Wanfang DataC. Rainland kids discover ChineseD. The Chinese Outpost35. The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gateB. a place through which you can go to another placeC. the space when a door is openD. a means of getting or achieving somethingEnglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two g eese — so one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.36. According to the passage ______.A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsB. there should be egg in an eggplantC. pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD. boxing rings should be round37. Which of the following is the correct plural?A. Beeth.B. Geese.C. Meese.D. Tooth.38. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?A. A wise man and a wise guy.B. Overlook and oversee.C. Quite a lot and quite a few.D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.39. The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.A. blowB. roll upC. get hurtD. finish40. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.A. cleverB. crazyC. lazyD. dullA friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，street urchin was walking around the shining car．this your a “Is car，Paul？”he asked．Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated．Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the He boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”“Oh yes，I'd love that．”After a short ride，boy turned and with his eyes shining，the said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul wa s wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Chri stmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.注：urchin 顽童hesitate 犹豫neighbour 邻居crippled 残疾cent 美分41．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．A．Paul received an expensive car B．Paul told him about the car C．he saw the shining car D．he was walking around the car 42．From the story we can see the urchin ________．A．wished to give his brother a car B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a carC．wished he could have a brother like Paul's D．wished Paul could be a brother like that43．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．A．to show his neighbours the big car B．to show he had a rich friend C．to let his brother ride in the car D．to tell his brother about his wish 44．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother D．the urchin's wish came true in the end 45．The best name of the name story is _________．A．A Christmas Present B．A Street Urchin C．A Brother Like That D．An Unforgettable Holiday RideCool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．We all maximize （扩大）the meaning of “cool” You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or ．“surprising” ．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．But the story also shows a scarcity （缺乏）of words．Without “cool” ，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）Can you think of many other words ．that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？I can．And I think they are also very cool．46．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.A．only one meaning B．no meanings C．many different meanings D．the same meaning47．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.A．see B．show C．know D．feel48．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”A．interested in B．angry about C．afraid of D．unhappy with49．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．A．pleased with B．strange to C．worried about D．careful with50．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．A．can be used instead of many words B．usually means something interesting C．can make your life colourful D．may not be as cool as it seems01-05 BBACB06-10 ADBDC11-15 BDCDD16-20 CBCBD21-25 BBCDB26-30 ABDCC31-35 BDCBD36-40 ABCDA41-15 BADBC。

七年级课外阅读初中英语读本（chapter 1--4）(1) The North Wind and the SunOne day, the north wind argues with the sun. I’m stronger than you are!”says the north wind. “No,”answers the sun, “I’m stronger!”While they are arguing, they see a man walking along the road. He is wearinga blue coat. The sun says to the north wind, “Now let's see who can makethe man take off his coat. Then we will know who is stronger.””Let me try first," says the north wind. He begins to blow very hard. But theman wraps his coat round him tightly. The north wind gets angry. He says tothe sun, “I can’t make the man take off his coat. Now its your turn. Let me see if you can do it."The sun begins to shine on the man. Soon the man feels very hot. He takesoff his coat. The sun wins.1. who argue with the sun?2.what’s the man wearing?3.can the north wind make the man take off his coat?4.why does the man take off his coat at last?5.who do you think wins?(2)Hello!People in different countries say hello in different ways people say hello.阅读理解People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.a. a handshakeb. a bowc. a kiss on the cheekd. a huge. a pat on the back The United StatesPeople shake hands when they meet for the first time. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they seeeach other.KoreaMen bow and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usuallyshake hands. If you address (称呼) someone, you use his or her fullname. The family name comes first, then the first name.Finland (芬兰)Finns greet each other with a handshake. Hugs and kisses are only forclose friends and family members.The Philippines(菲律宾) The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back.1. In which country do men sometimes pat each other on the back?A. The Philippines.B. Finland.C. Korea.D. The United States.2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. People shake hands whenever they meet in the United States.B. In Philippines, friends shake hands as the everyday greeting.C. Finns greet each other with a bow.D. In Korea, the first name comes before the family name.3. Of the five pictures above (a, b, c, d, and e), which is the same way to greet each othe r in the four countries?A. dB. cC. bD. a4. In this passage, all the following are mentioned EXCEPT ______.A. kissesB. hugsC. smilesD. handshakes5. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?A. Different ways of greeting.B. Four countries.C. Friends and family members.D. Languages.(3) Fill in the blanks with the words in the passage.Rose writes an e to her friend about her new h . Rose’s b, Peter, is good ats_ and teaches her in the s holiday. Rose goes to the b every day. Most days they bring p and stay there all d . Rose thinks surfing is good e _ and it can get her skin brown. It is f .(4) How Do Dogs Say Hello?Dogs use their noses to say hello. They have a very good sense of smell.When dogs meet, they smell each other.A dog knows by the other dog's smell if it is a friend. If they are friends,dogs say hello with wagging tails and happy barks. They sometimes lickeach other's faces. If they are not friends, they growl and show their teeth.When you meet a dog, these are also how it says hello to you.Young dogs lear how to tell if other dogs are friendly. They know whichdogs to play with and which dogs to avoid.Two dogs meetuse their to each otherfriends not friendswaghappily show theireach other’s face(5) Goldie's StoryHello, my name is Goldie. I am a dog but I am not a pet. I have a very importantjob. I work as a seeing-eye dog. People call us seeing-eye dogs because we are the" eyes “ of blind people and help them to “see".It is not easy to become a seeing-eye dog. It takes a lot of hard work and trainingThe training is diffi cult and most dogs can not do it.My job is to work with my partner, Jim. Jim is blind. We live and work inLondon. London is a very busy city. I help Jim get around---- along busy streets,across roads and on trains and buses every day.I enjoy my job and I am proud of what I do. I think Jim is proud of me, too. You can always see him smiling.l. Is it easy to become a seeing-eye dog?2. How can a dog become a seeing-eye dog?3. Why is it difficult to get around London?4. What’s wrong with Jim?5. What does Jim think of Goldie?(6) A SundayTom and Simon are good friends They both love football. They are in the schoolfootball team and practise twice a week after school.This Sunday they go to the park to practise more because they will have a matchnext week. It is a sunny day and the park is busy. They see a good place for playingfootball. They kick the ball onto the grass and begin to run after it.Just then they see a big sign. It says "Keep Off the Grass”. Tom and Simon lookaround. Then they see another sign and it says “No Ball Games ". They take theirball and hurry out of the park to their school.On the playground they see their coach, Mr. Smith. He tells them, “Take it easy.Don’t mind losing. Losing is part of any game."1. Tom and Simon areA. cousinsB. the members of the football teamC. brothersD. from different schools2. How many times do they practise football every week?A. One time.B. Two times.C. Three times.D. Four times.3. Finally they go to to play fotball.A. the Sports CentreB. the grassC. the streetD. the school playground4. This passage is aboutA. what the two boys do after schoolB. what the two boys feel and do before a fooball matechC. what the two boys do in the park this Sunday(7) 完形填空One day, the wind starts an argument (争论) with the sun. "I'm much 1 than you are!" says the wind. "No."answers the sun, "I'm much stronger than you are!"While they are arguing they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy 2 . The sun says to the wind "Now let 3 see which of us can make the man take off his coat, then we will know 4 is stronger. "First the 5 tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him.The wind is 6 with the man. Then the wind says to the sun, "Now it's your 7 . Let me see if you can make him take off his coat "The sun 8 to shine on the man. Soon it gets very hot! The man 9 his coat The argument is 10 .( )1. A. strong ( )2. A. trousers ( )3. A. us ( )4. A. whose ( )5. A. sun ( )6. A. happy ( )7. A. way ( )8. A. began ( )9. A. takes off ( )10.A. out B. strongestB. hatB. weB. whoB. rainB. worriedB. homeB. beginsB. takes downB. overC. stronglyC. coatC. ourselvesC. whenC. cloudC. angryC. hopeC. beginC. puts onC. onD. strongerD. shoesD. ourD. whatD. windD. sadD. turnD. beginningD. puts downD. off。

英语阅读理解【001】Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But whenTom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is alwaysbringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, toldme the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?""It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.""Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back.""We can't ".said my sistter."Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.A. what Zip's first present wasB. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zip's first presentD. what Zip's first present was madeof2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.A. the dog likes keeping thingsB. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesn't know the dog's nameD. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well3.What made the shoe strange was ______.A. its colourB. its smellC. its sizeD. that it was a silk one4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"A. keeping things for itselfB. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it run aboutD. taking care of a small child5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____.A. likes to give presents to peopleB. has been kept in at the writer's homeC. has brought some troubleD. likes to be called "the keep dog"【002】An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to takeit off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we areback on the ground again !”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather isfine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under theblanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I amu and your wifenever going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “Yokeep your plane very clean!”1. An old lady had _________ .A. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .A. take it offB. turn it offC. get onD. talk about it3. _________ spoke to her .A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of herfriends4. The old lady had never been _________ before .A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital5. The woma n didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go home【003】Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New Yorknext week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" hiswife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from therein a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. Heput his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of hishotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nineo'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn'tremember the name and address of his hotel.。

（完整word版）初中英语阅读300篇.pdfBuried Treasure!An old captain and a young sailor are talking at a bar.Captain: Boy, do you like adventure and danger?Sailor: Yes, sir.Captain: our father was a good friend of mine. He even saved my life once. So, I’m going to do you a favour. Come closer, boy. Take a look at this.Sailor: A treasure map!Captain: Keep quiet. Now, you listen closely. About 10 years ago, I sailed with my crew to the Caribbean. We carried a chest full of gold, jewels… treasure enough for a king! Butthose were dangerous times. I had to bury the treasure on the island of Bara Julip. Sailor: Did you look for it later?Captain: No, I never had the chance. No, I’m too cold and want you to have the map. Sailor: I don’t know what to say. Thank you.Captain: you must be careful! There are mountains, lakes, forests, and rivers to cross. If the animals don’t kill you, the hot weather might. Remember, there’s only one mountain pass. Cross the forest quickly. Be sure to cross the river in the north.Sailor: I’ll do my best.Captain: Good luck, boy.Choose the best answer.1. The old captain helps the sailor because ___________.A. he’s kindB. he knew the sailor’s fatherC. he lost a bet(打赌)D. he owes(欠)the sailor money2. Why did the captain bury the treasure?A. The area wasn’t safeB. It was a tradition(传统)C. It was funD. His crew tried to kill him3. What do we know about the island?A. It’s near SingaporeB. Nobody knows its nameC. It’s completely dryD. It’s full of danger4. To find the treasure, the young man must __________.A. cross three riversB. catch an alienC. meet with a kingD. go through a forest5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are alligators (鳄鱼)in the south part of the river.B. the captain is too old to look for the treasure.C. The weather on the island is very nice.D. The sailor must cross the forest before he crosses the riverThe fore babiesAnna, Bernard, Carmen and Diana, three girls and a boy, were all born in the same hospital on the same day last month. One day all of their four mothers asked a nurse to give them each a bath(洗澡), because their fathers were soon coming to the hospital to see their babies. But the nurse was new. She took off their name labels (标签)one by one when she bathed them, but she forgot to put any of them on again.She knew only some things about each baby.Only two of the babies have some hair, but they aren’t Anna and Carmen.Only one of the babies cries all the time but Anna is a happy baby.One baby always quietly sucks its thumbs(吮手指)but has no hair at all. Its name is Anna.One baby always touches the right ear and cries a lot, but she isn’t the smallest baby.’t suck the thumb, too.The fattest baby has no hair, and never cries. This baby doesn One of the boys with the red hair never cries but moves here and there.Can the nurse work out which baby is which before the fathers arrive? Of course she can. How about you?Choose the best answer:1. Why did the things become mixed (混乱的)? Because ________.A. the babies’ fathers were comingB. the mothers were mixedC. the nurse was newD. the babies wanted to have a bath each2. Diana is the girl. Diana_________.A. is the smallest babyB. always touches the left earC. always criesD. like playing by herself3. _________ has hair and moves here and there.A. DianaB. BernardC. CarmenD. Anna4. Anna__________.A. cries all the timeB. isn’t the fattestC. doesn’t such the thumbsD. has red hair5. Which of the following sentences is right?A. The fathers will have a bath eachB. Carmen has a lot of airC. Bernard cries all the timeD. Diana is the smallestOld English Table RulesYears ago, in England, the children of lords and ladies were brought up by servants in their own part of the house or castle. They only saw their parents at dinner time. There were many rules about how to behave at meal times. Everyone had his or her own knife, which was used for cutting food, spoons were setout on the table. Forks hadn’t been inv ented, so fingers were used to take food from dishes on the table. We all know fingers were invented before forks!These are some of the rules:clean your knife on the tablecloth.·Don’ｔ·Don’t carve the table with your knife.·Don’t spread the butter with your thumb.·Don’t drink out of the bowl. Use a spoon.·Wipe your spoon clean and take care it isn’t stolen.·Keep your hands from dirtying the tablecloth, and don’t blow your nose on it.·Don’t put unwanted food back in the dish.·Don’t throw any bones o n the floor.·Don’t blow crumbs out of your mouth.·Don’t grin, shout, or stuff your jaws with food.True or False:1. In old England, children were taught table manner by their parents.2. Nowadays, we would find some of these rules still very popular.3. People used their fingers because they didn’t have forks.4. Put chicken bones on your plate.5. The tablecloth was for wiping handsOut of schoolThere are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our allowance wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare quality of different designer names. We need to know how to make sensible choices when we shop. Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to lead useful and happy lives.Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I get the bus to school today or will I walk? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes which I enjoy? We make decisions like this every day.Making the wrong choices can result in unhappiness. We have to realize that the choices we make can affect the rest of ourlives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, consider this: Who else does my choice affect?Choose the best answer1. What helps us use more wisely?A. Comparing prices and designer namesB. Buying things in different shopsC. Choosing different designer namesD. Choosing sensible designer names2. Why do we need “life skills”?A. To know how to shop sensiblyB. To compare designer names and priceC. To compare designer names and priceD. To learn things at school3. Which of these choices is the most important?A. Which fruit to take for lunchB. How to get to schoolC. Which T-shirt to wear to the moviesD. Which subjects to work hard in4. Why is it important to make the right choices?A. Because they can affect the rest of our livesB. Because they can make us waste timeC. Because they keep us from being happyD. Because we make choices most days5. Who do your choices affect?A. You and your parentsB. Lots of peopleC. You and other peopleD. Everybody except you。

初屮英语课外阅读:（一）农夫和苹果树A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wondertul apple he grew・One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The former was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was atra id that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples ・ If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit・Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight andgood soil, the tree soon died・Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.n What r s thedifference?11 the farmer said angrily・"Iflhad planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit ・ If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples ・ I fl had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the lruit.nn Yes,M said the friend, n but at least someone could have enjoyed the iruit・ Now you not only haverobbed everyone of the iruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!n（二）阅读理解趣味故事题Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people inAmerica・ One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“ How do we know if someone is really important? ” the reporter asked the banker・The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “ I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “ Do you agree with that? asked.The man shook his head, “ No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House ・You?d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call fromthe president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it ・The reporter turned to the third man・“ Do you think so? ”“ No, I don?t. ” he said. “ I don?t think that makes the vis it or important. That makes the President important. ”“ Then what would make the visitor important? ” the reporter and the other two men asked・“ Oh, I think if the vis itor to the White House was talking to the Pr esident and the phone rang, andthe President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ,it?s for you.?1.This story happened in ________ ・A・ England B. America C. Japan D. Australia2.There are _______ in this passage.A.two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one man D・ four women3.The banker thought _______ .A.he was re a lly important because he was a rich bankerB.the visitor to the White House was really importantC.the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.D・ the reporter was really important4.The owner of the very large company thought _________ .A.she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB.the banker was really important.C.the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was re a lly importantD.the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President wouldnot answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought _________ .A. he was re a lly important because he owned many buildings in the center of NewYork B. the owner of the very large company was really importantC.the vis itor was re a lly important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD.the person who worked in the White House was really important（三）趣味阅读理解题，A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he wasvery worried・ He telephoned the vet.“ What?s the problem? ” The vet asked him when he arrived・“ My cow?s ill, ” the former said・“ I don?t know whafs the matter with her. She?s lying down and won?t eat. She?s making a strange noise. ”The vet look ed over the cow. "Shc?s certainly ill/1 he said, n and she needs to take some very strong medicine/1He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, n Give her these ・ The pillsshould make her better.11“ How should I give them to her? ” the former asked.The vet gave him a tube （管子）and said, n Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tubeand blow. That? 11 make it.”The next day the vet came to the farm again. The former was sitting outs ide his house and lookedmore worried・“ How?s your cow? ” theaskved.“ No change, ” the farmer said, “ and I?m feeling very strange myself. ”“Oh?” the vet said, H Why?n“ I did what you said, ” the farmer answered・“ I put the tube in the cow?s mouth and then put two pills down it. ”"And? ” the vet asked.“ The cow blew first, v the farmer said・1.In the story, the vet must be __________ .A. the fermefs friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals2.The former asked the vet for help when his cow _________A・ couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pillsC・ couldn't make any noise D. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4.The vet taught the farmer how __________ .A. to blow the tube B・ to make the cow take the pillsC・ to take the medicine D・ to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A.The farmer ate the pills himself.B.The cow got better after taking the medicine.C.The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D.The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.（四）英语趣味阅读：But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled （溺爱）.His father knew it, but his grandma doted onhim.He hardly left her side・ And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum.Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmothers loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.”Was school all right?n she asked, ”Did you get along all right? did you cry?n"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"（五）英语幽默小故事：奖赏A lady lost her handbag. It was found byan honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse, she commented/f Hmmm... That r s lUnny. When I lost my bag there was a$20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills.'*The boy quickly replied, n That f s rightjady・ The last time I found a lady's purse, shedidn't haye any change for a re ward.n（六）The House of 1000 Mirrors千镜之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors・ A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to vis it. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house ・He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fest as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly・ As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and vis it it often.HIn this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to vis it the house・ He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.HAll the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?。

( 1 )Jim goes to Tokyo. He wants to see his aunt. But when he walks out of the station, he can’t find his way. The city is now quite different. He sees a man outside a police station, so he goes up to ask him for help. The man looks at him for a long time, then says, “I’m sorry, sir. I’m from another city. I’m standing here and want to find a policeman. He may tell you the way.”1. Jim goes to Tokyo ___.A to see his friendB to see his fatherC to see his classmateD to see his aunt2. He goes to Tokyo ___.A for the first timeB for the last timeC not for the first timeD only one time3. The man ___.A works in TokyoB knows JimC doesn’t live in TokyoD like the city4. The man ___.A doesn’t know the wayB answers at onceC doesn’t want to answerD doesn’t like Jim5. The best title is “___”.A Going to LondonB Seeing his auntC Seeing a policemanD Asking the way( 2 )My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea. Culangyu is a small place, but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars, no buses or no bikes. People only walk. So it is very quiet. People go to visit Gulangyu by ship. Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very, very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school, I go there and catch fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.( ) 1. Gulangyu is an island岛屿.( ) 2. Chen Lan tells us a lot about her parents.( ) 3. There are no traffic交通in Gulangyu.( ) 4. Chen Lan always goes fishing alone.( ) 5. Chen Lan is from Xiamen.( 3)“Joe, you are a very old dog,” said policeman Fred. “Today is your birthday again. I remember you were 14 years old last year. But you are still the best police dog in the world!”“ARF! ARF!” barked Joe.“You are welcome,” said Fred. “ Now let’s get your birthday dinner. Show me where you want to eat.Joe led Fred down the street. Good smells came from all the eating places. But Joewandered on闲逛. At last he stopped at a small place. He smelled around the door. Then he pushed the door open.“Is this where you want to eat?” asked Fred. But Joe did not bark an answer. He put his nose to the floor and ran across the room. Then he jumped on a man at a table! “Good boy, Joe!” said Fred. Joe and Fred have looked for the robber for ten years. “And now you have found him!”Joe and Fred took the robber to the police station. Then Fred said, “All right, Joe, you have done your work. Well done! Congratulations. Now do you want that birthday dinner?” “ARF!” barked Joe, “ARF! ARF!” “Let’s go,” said Fred. “I’m hungry, too.”1. How old is Joe?A Fifteen.B Five.C Thirteen.D Fourteen.2. How many years have the police and Joe looked for the robber?A 13.B 10.C 6.D 7.3. In the story, Joe says “ARF! ARF!” twice. The first time he means “____”.A Hello! How are you?B Thank you.C Oh. No. I’m not a good dog.D I’m sorry to hear that.4 Fred wants to give Joe a dinner because ____.A it’s Joe’s birthdayB today is Fred’s birthdayC Fred found an eating placeD Joe caught the robber5 Joe is great, isn’t he?A Yes, he is.B No, he isn’t.C Yes, he isn’t.D No, he is.（4）The Sawyers live at 87 King Street. In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school. Their father takes them to school every day. Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day. She does the housework. She always eats her lunch at noon. In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. They often drink tea together. In the evening, the children come home from school. They arrive home early. Mr. Sawyer comes home from work. He arrives home late. At night, the children always do their homework, Then they go to bed. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television,1. Where do the Sawyers live?___________________2. What does Mrs. Sawyer do every day?____________________3. Who does Mrs. Sawyer see in the afternoon?_____________________4. Do the children arrive home early?_______________________5. Does Mr. Sawyer arrive home early?_____________________-6. What do the children often do at night?_______________________7. Does Mr. Sawyer usually read his newspaper at night?______________（5）It is eight o’clock. The chil dren go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o’clock. In the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playingin the garden. It is nine o’clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he’s reading an interesting book.1.The children go to school ______ every day.A. by carB. on footC. by bikeD. by bus2. Mrs. Sawyer is going to ___ this morning?A. staying at homeB. go shoppingC. drinking teaD. watching TV3. Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room.A. 8:00B. 16:00C. 18:00D. 21:004. Are the children doing their homework at the moment?A. Yes, they do.B. No, they don’t.C. Yes, they are.D. No, they aren’t5. At the moment, Mr. Sawyer is_________A. watching TVB. reading his newspaperC. playing in the gardenD. reading an interesting book.（6）There is a car race near our town every year. In 1995,there was a very big race. There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race. Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too. You can see us in the crowd. We are standing on the left. There were twenty cars in the race. There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars. It was an exciting finish. The winner was Billy Stewart. He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him. On the way home, my wife said to me, “Don’t drive so quickly!You’re not Billy Stewart!”1. Is there a car race near our town every year? _________________2. How many people are there in the big race of 1995? _____________3.Who was at the race with the author(作者)? ______________________4. Are they standing on the left?_____________________5. Were there thirty cars in the race?____________________6. Were there any Chinese cars in the race?__________________7. The finish was exciting, wasn’t it?_______________8. Who was the winner of the race?__________________（7）Last week Mrs. Milly went to London. She does not know London very well, and she lost her way. Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.”I can ask him the way,” she said to herself. “Excuse me,” she said. “Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?” The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English! He was a tourist. Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook短语手册. He opened the book and found a phrase. He read the phrase slowly.”I am sorry,” he said.” I do not speak English.”判断正误T or F( )1. Mrs. Milly went to London last week.( )2. Mrs. Milly asked a man the way to a bus stop.( )3. The man didn’t know the way to King Street.( )4. The man was a tourist and he knew English well.( )5. The phrasebook was in the hand of the man.（8）Nigel is our new next-door neighbour. He’s a pilot. He was in the R.F.A. He will fly to New York next month. The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo. At the moment, he’s in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago. He’ll return to London the week after next . He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world. Nigel is a very lucky man. But his wife isn’t very lucky. She usually stays at home!1. Nigel’s job is a ________.A. teacherB. doctorC. actorD. pilot2. ____ Nigel will fly to Tokyo.A. next monthB. the month after nextC. a week beforeD. We don’t know in the text.3. How old will he be the next year?__________A. fortyB. forty-oneC. forty-twoD. forty-three4. What does Nigel’s wife usually do?A. Goes to every country in the world with Nigel.B. Goes to workC. Fly to New York and London.D. Stays at home.5. Is Nigel’s wife lucky?A. Yes, she is.B. No, she isn’t.C. She is lucky.D. No, she is.（9）Eric and Susan are very good friends. They grew up together, they went to high school together, and they went to college together. Now Eric lives in California, and Susan lives in New Jersey. Even though they live far apart, they’re still very good friends.They write to each other very often. He writes her letters about life on the West Coast, and she writes him letters about life on the East Coast, They never forget each other’s birthday. Last year he sent her some CDs, and she sent him a wallet. Eric and Susan help each other very often. Last year he lent her money when she was in the hospital, and she gave him advice when he lost his job.Eric and Susan like each other very much. They were always very good friends, and they still are.判断正误T or F( )1. Eric and Susan grew up and went go high school together.( )2. Now Eric lives in California, and Susan lives in New Jersey.( )3. They never forget each other’s birthday.( )4. Susan sent Eric some CDs last year and Eric sent Susan a wallet last year. ( )5. Susan lost her job and Eric gave her advice.（10）Joan got home late from work today, and she was very happy. When she opened the refrigerator, she was upset. There was nothing to eat for dinner. Joan sat down and made a shopping list. She needed a head of lettuce, a bunch of carrot, a quart of milk, a dozen eggs, two pounds of tomatoes, half a pound of chicken, and a loaf of bread. Jone rushed out of 冲出the house and drove to the supermarket. When she got there,she was very disappointed. There wasn’t any lettuce. There weren’t any carrots. There w asn’t any milk. There weren’t any eggs. There weren’t any tomatoes. There wasn’t any chicken, and there wasn’t any bread.Joan was tired 疲倦and upset. In fact, she was so tired and upset. In fact, she was so tired and upset不安，烦躁that she lost her appetite(食欲，胃口)，drove home, didn’t have dinner, and went to bed.1.Was there anything to eat in the refrigerator?A. Yes, there was.B. No, there wasn’t.C. Yes, there wasn’t.D. No, there was.2.Did Joan need any fish?A.Yes, she did.B. No, she didn’t.C. Yes. she didn’t.D. No, she did.3. How did Joan go to the supermarket?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. By car. D On foot.4.Joan bought _____________ in the supermarket.A. carrotsB. milkC. tomatoesD. nothing5.What did Joan do after she drove home from supermarket?A. She watched TV.B. She ate dinner.C. She went to bed.D. She went to work.（11）I’m tired of winter. I’m tired of snow. I’m tired of cold weather,and I’m sick and tired of winter c oats and boots! Just think! In a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more. It’ll be warm, It’ll be warm. It won’t snow any more. It’ll be sunny. I won’t have to stay indoors any more. I’ll go outside and play with my friends. We’ll ride bicycle and play baseball again.In a few more weeks our neighborhood won’t look sad and gray any more. The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My father will work in the yard. He’ll cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the yard, too. She’ll buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we won’t just sit in the living room and watch TV. We’ll go for walks in the park, and we’ll have picnics on Sunday afternoons.I can’t wa it for spring to come! Hurry, spring!1. Does the author like spring or winter?2. Is it warm now?3. What will the author do in a few more weeks?4.Where will the author’s family spend more time in a few more weeks?5.Will the author’s father cut the grass and paint the fence?6.Will the author’s mother water flowers?7.What will they do on Sunday afternoons?8.Do you like spring or winter? Why?（12）Amy’s apartment building is in the center（中心）of town. Amy is very happy there because the building is in a very convenient(方便的) place. Across from the building, there’s a bank, a post office, and a restaurant. Next to the building, there’s a drug store and a Laundry(洗衣店). Around the corner（角落）from the building, there are two supermarkets.There’s a lot of noise near Amy’s apartment building. There are a lot of cars on the street, and there are a lot of people one the sidewalks（人行道）all day and all night. However, Amy’s isn’t very upset（不安）about the noise in her neighborhood（附近）. Her building is in the center of town. It’s a very busy place, but it’s a convenient place to live.判断正（T）误（F）( )1. Amy’ apartment is in a convenient place.( )2. There’s a drug store around the corner from her building.( )3. There are two supermarkets in her neighborhood.( )4.There are a lot of cars on the sidewalk.( )5.The center of town is very noisy.（13）The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street comer. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice (注意) it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It's much better to be without shoes than without feet, ”he thought. There was no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He sent away and smiled, thinking he was happier.1．Tom passed the shop______.A．on foot B．by bus C．by bike D．in a car2．Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted______.A．to buy the shoesB．to look at the shoes he likedC．to look at the shoes in the shop windowD．to look at the shoes on the front row3．The pair of shoes he liked was ______.A．too expensive B．quite cheapC．not there D．not sold yet4．Tom went into the park because he______.A．was thinking how to tell his mother about itB．wanted to see the boyC．didn't want to make his mother worriedD．he felt sad5．From the story we can know that Tom______.A．liked new shoes very much B．loved his mother bestC．didn't want to go to school D．didn't want to stay at home（14）People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend.1．How many people are there in this story?______.A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four2．Jack______.A．is a close friend of mineB．enjoys long walks in the park every Sunday afternoonC．has many close friendsD．enjoys talks in the room3．Jack was worried because______.A．he wanted to eat somethingB．it was Sunday afternoon againC．he was not feeling wellD．he wanted his master (主人) to take him for a walk4．Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that______.A．I should leave the house at onceB．he liked my hat very muchC．he was hungry and he tried to eat itD．he wanted to have a rest5．Which of the following is true?______.A．When Jack and I were talking, my friend didn't pay any attention to usB．When I was talking to my friend, Jack didn't pay any attention to usC．When my friend and I were talking, we didn't pay any attention to JackD．When my friend was talking to Jack, I paid attention to them（15）Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen (厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly.At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.1．Peter lived with his______.A．sisters B．brothers C．uncles D．parents 2．One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.A．the table B．the wood C．the door D．the window 3．______, so he could not put out the fire.A．Everybody was asleep B．He couldn't shout loudlyC．The kitchen was very big D．there was no water tap in the house 4．Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.A．to wake the people up B．to get some waterC．to find his classmates D．to visit them5．______hurt in the fire.A．People in other houses were B．Peter's parents wereC．Nobody was D．Peter was（16）Mrs. Hunt comes back from work. She tells Mr. Hunt about a nice dress. “I see it in the shop every day”, she says ,”and …“And you want to buy it ?”says Mr. Hunt .”How much is it ?”“Two hundred and sixty yuan.”two hundred and sixty yuan for a dress ?That’s too much !”But every evening when she comes back , Mrs. Hunt speaks only about the dress, so at last he says , “Oh ,buy the dress ! here’s the money !”She is every happy . But the next evening, when Mr. Hunt wants to have a look at the nice dress, Mr. Hunt says ,”I don’t want to buy it .””Why not ?”he asks.“Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. So I think no one wants this dress . And I don’t want it ,either.”1. Mr. Hunt sees a nice dress ___.A.at a bus stopB. in her factory ?C. in a shop window ?D. at her friend’s home2. Mrs. Hunt tells Mr. Hunt about the dress and she wants him to ___A .have a look B. buy it for herC. make one like thatD. borrow it from the shop3. Mr. Hunt thinks the dress in the shop is ___A. very smallB. too longC. very cheapD. too dear4. Which of the following is right ?A. Many other people see the dress in the shop.B. Mr. hunt doesn’t let his wife buy the dress.C. Mrs. hunt doesn’t see one dress in the shop, but two .D. Mr. and Mrs. hunt come back work together(一起) every day5. Mr. hunt doesn’t want to buy the dress at last because ___A.it is much too dearB. it is not very newC. it is not very newD. She doesn’t think it is good(17)My grandfather is a teacher. He is the head teacher of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he is a kind man, because he gives me presents（礼物）, and let me sit on his knees（膝盖）, and tells me stories. But I believe(相信) the boys at his school are afraid of him. At school, when he walks into a room full of boys, they will be quiet at once（立刻）. When he looks at a boy with a certain look in his eyes, that boy’s face goes red, and looks down at his shoes. If a boy brings careless（粗心的）work, my grandfather will pick up the boy’s book and throw(扔) it across the room, shouting（喊）, “Do it all again, and bring it back the first thing in the morning!”if the boy is late, or if he forgets to bring the work, he has to do it again, and again and yet again.1.My grandfather is ______.A.a kind teacherB. a teacher, and he gives presents to his students.C. the head teacher of a boy’s schoolD. a boy at a school. In that school, everyone was afraid of the head teacher.2. I know my grandfather is kind because_________.A. he is the head teacher of a boy’s school.B. he gives me presents and tells me stories.C. he tells me stories about how kind he is.D. the boys at his school aren’t afraid of him.3. When he looks at a boy in a certain way, that boy ________A. goes red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look.B. looks back at my grandfather’s red faceC. looks at his shoes to see if they are dirty.D. goes red in the face because his shoes are dirty.4.My grandfather does not like to receive________A. my poor workB. the work that the boys can’t doC. his students’ careless workD. the most careful work5. When he receives any boy’s poor work, my grandfather will____A. shout at him and throw it across the room ?B. go red in the faceC. throw his students’books and shout in the room. ?D. throw the book at the boy(18)In a small village, there is a teacher, a doctor, a driver, and a police officer. The four men are good friends. What are their names? One is Tom, one is Jack, one is Mike andone is John. Mike’s, Jack’s and Tom’s children are classmates. John has no children. He teaches his friends’ children at a middle school. Mike works at a police station. He loves his job very much. Jack has a car. He often drives his car to go to work or visit his friends. The doctor’s house is next to the driver’s, so the children often play together.1. Do they all have a child?A. Yes, they do.B. No, they don’t.C. Two of them.D. Three of them2. What’s Mike? He’s a ______A. doctorB. driverC. teacherD. police officer3. What’s Tom? He’s a ______A. doctorB. driverC. teacherD. police officer4. Who can drive?A. MikeB. TomC. JackD. John5. Whose house is next to Jack’s?A. Mike’sB. Tom’sC. Jack’sD. John‘s(19)Six friends meet in a pub every Saturday evening. They always sit at the same table. Three people on each side of the table. Mike is next to Jane. Jane is across from a girl. The girl works in a library. Betty is between Ellen and Jack.. A teacher is next to Betty and the teacher is across from Mark. Ellen is across from Mike. He is her boss. The girl next to Mike works at a restaurant. Jack is across from a postman. The girl next to Betty is a bank clerk.1. The teacher is ________?(name)2. Jane works _____________.(workplace)3.Betty works ____________.(workplace)4. The bank clerk is ________.(name)5. The postman is __________.(name)(20)It’s Sunday. It’s fine. Tom does not go to school today. But he is not at home. He’s now sitting(坐) on a Chinese bus. He is going to the movie house. All his classmates(同学) will go to see a movie this afternoon. His teacher Mr. Wang will go there, too. They will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the gate(门口) of the movie house.An old man gets on(上车) the bus. Tom stands up and says(说) to the old man, “Come and sit here, please.”The old man goes over and sits down. He says, “Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student.”Tom answers, “You’re welcome.”“What school are you in?”the old man asks Tom.“I am in No. 2 Middle School.”Tom answers.“No. 2? That’s a good school. My son is a teacher there. He is an English teacher.”The old man says.“English teacher? Excuse me, grandpa. What’s your son’s name, please?”Tom asks.“Mr Wang,”says the old man.学优教育英语练习题“Ah, ah, he is my English teacher.”Just then, the bus stops near the movie house. Tom says goodbye to the old man and gets off(下车) the bus. The old man smiles(微笑) to Tom.1. In the sentence(句子) “the bus stops near the movie house”. “stop”means (意思是)______.A. 车站B. 开C. 关D. 停2. Which(哪一句) is right?A. It’s Saturday today.B. It’s not fine today.C. Tom goes to school on Sunday.D. Tom is a student of No. 2 Middle School.3. Mr Wang is_____.A. at home todayB. the old man’s sonC. the old man’s fatherD. a Chinese teacher4. What do you think of Tom?A. Tom is a good student.B. Tom is a bad(坏的) student.C. He does wrong(错) things.D. He is a good teacher.5. Which is right?A. Tom goes to the movie house on an English car.B. Only Tom and his teacher go to the movie house to see a movie.C. They go to the movie house for a meeting(会议).D. The old man’s son is Tom’s English teacher.。

初中英语课外阅读：（一）农夫和苹果树A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If heplanted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of theapples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight andgood soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place."What'sthe difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers wouldhave stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have comeat night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children wouldhave taken the fruit.""Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only haverobbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"（二）阅读理解趣味故事题Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people inAmerica. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world,and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“ How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“ I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“ Do you agree with that? asked.The man shook his head,“ No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You?d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call fromthe president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.The reporter turned to the third man.“ Do you think so?”“ No, I don?t.” he said.“ I don?t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”“ Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“ Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the Pr esident and the phone rang, andthe President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ,it?s for you.?”1.This story happened in _______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia2.There are _______ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3.The banker thought _______.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.D. the reporter was really important4.The owner of the very large company thought _______.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB. the banker was really important.C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President wouldnot answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought _______.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of NewYork B. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received atelephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important（三）趣味阅读理解题,A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he wasvery worried. He telephoned the vet.“ What?s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.“ My cow?s ill,” the farmer said.“ I don?t know what's the matter with her. She?s lying down and won?t eat. She?s making a strange noise.”The vet look ed over the cow. "She?s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pillsshould make her better."“ How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube ( 管子 )and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tubeand blow. That?ll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and lookedmore worried.“ How?s your cow? ” theaskved.“ No change, ” the farmer said,“ and I?m feeling very strange myself.”“ Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow?s mouth and then put two “ I did what you said,”pills down it.”“ And?” the vet asked.“ The cow blew first,” the farmer said.1. In the story, the vet must be _________.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.（四）英语趣味阅读：But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled （溺爱） . His father knew it, but his grandma doted onhim.He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum.Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door."Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?""Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"（五）英语幽默小故事: 奖赏A lady lost her handbag. It was found byan honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse, she commented,"Hmmm... That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a$20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."The boy quickly replied, "That's right,lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, shedidn't haye anychange for a reward."（六） The House of 1000 Mirrors千镜之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile,and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visitthe house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. Whenhe saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?。

初一英语课外阅读1、成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.Before he retired,Frank was the head of a very large business company,but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.At that time he had two helpers.In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!昨天下午弗兰克·霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。

Buried Treasure!An old captain and a young sailor are talking at a bar.Captain: Boy, do you like adventure and danger?Sailor: Yes, sir.Captain: our father was a good friend of mine. He even saved my life once. So, I’m going to do you a favour. Come closer, boy. Take a look at this.Sailor: A treasure map!Captain: Keep quiet. Now, you listen closely. About 10 years ago, I sailed with my crew to the Caribbean. We carried a chest full of gold, jewels… treasure enough for a king! Butthose were dangerous times. I had to bury the treasure on the island of Bara Julip. Sailor: Did you look for it later?Captain: No, I never had the chance. No, I’m too cold and want you to have the map. Sailor: I don’t know what to say. Thank you.Captain: you must be careful! There are mountains, lakes, forests, and rivers to cross. If the animals don’t kill you, the hot weather might. Remember, there’s only one mountainpass. Cross the forest quickly. Be sure to cross the river in the north.Sailor: I’ll do my best.Captain: Good luck, boy.Choose the best answer.1. The old captain helps the sailor because ___________.A. he’s kindB. he knew the sailor’s fatherC. he lost a bet(打赌)D. he owes(欠)the sailor money2. Why did the captain bury the treasure?A. The area wasn’t safeB. It was a tradition(传统)C. It was funD. His crew tried to kill him3. What do we know about the island?A. It’s near SingaporeB. Nobody knows its nameC. It’s completely dryD. It’s full of danger4. To find the treasure, the young man must __________.A. cross three riversB. catch an alienC. meet with a kingD. go through a forest5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are alligators (鳄鱼)in the south part of the river.B. the captain is too old to look for the treasure.C. The weather on the island is very nice.D. The sailor must cross the forest before he crosses the riverThe fore babiesAnna, Bernard, Carmen and Diana, three girls and a boy, were all born in the same hospital on the same day last month. One day all of their four mothers asked a nurse to give them each a bath(洗澡), because their fathers were soon coming to the hospital to see their babies. But the nurse was new. She took off their name labels (标签)one by one when she bathed them, but she forgot to put any of them on again.She knew only some things about each baby.Only two of the babies have some hair, but they aren’t Anna and Carmen.Only one of the babies cries all the time but Anna is a happy baby.One baby always quietly sucks its thumbs(吮手指)but has no hair at all. Its name is Anna.One baby always touches the right ear and cries a lot, but she isn’t the smallest baby.’t suck the thumb, too.The fattest baby has no hair, and never cries. This baby doesnOne of the boys with the red hair never cries but moves here and there.Can the nurse work out which baby is which before the fathers arrive? Of course she can. How about you?Choose the best answer:1. Why did the things become mixed (混乱的)? Because ________.A. the babies’ fathers were comingB. the mothers were mixedC. the nurse was newD. the babies wanted to have a bath each2. Diana is the girl. Diana_________.A. is the smallest babyB. always touches the left earC. always criesD. like playing by herself3. _________ has hair and moves here and there.A. DianaB. BernardC. CarmenD. Anna4. Anna__________.A. cries all the timeB. isn’t the fattestC. doesn’t such the thumbsD. has red hair5. Which of the following sentences is right?A. The fathers will have a bath eachB. Carmen has a lot of airC. Bernard cries all the timeD. Diana is the smallest。

Passage 1When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw manyIndians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place CostaRica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee isthe most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. CostaRicans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education isa must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvesttime and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.B. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore.D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.A. pink and redB. grey and blackC. blue and greenD. yellow and orange3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schoolingat any time4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa Rica1Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生维生 素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.A. a medical treatmentB. a kind of vitaminC. a kind of germD. a kind of ric7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.A. spend his holidayB. find ways to grow better cropsC. do some research about the islandD. help the Javanese with their illness8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?A. To eat them.B. To carry out his experiments.C. To give the Javanese a surprise.D. To make money by selling them.9. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.A. eat more riceB. eat more meatC. eat some chickenD. eat vitamin pills10. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. beri-beri was caused by chickensB. the Javanese didn’t like vita minsC. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successfulD. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappearsoon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for ayear or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again bychance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese tounderstand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Anotherdifficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in theirpersonal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take daysoff to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually athomes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine.They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expectthat we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm andreal. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to goto restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!11. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student12. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.13. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant14. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. serious with timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time15. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendshipsThe other day I heard a few local musicians talking:“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to putit another way, you are who your friends are.Attitu des are important. Whether they’ positive or negative, they’ rubbing off on you. If you’ around re re re people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to takea look at the people you call “friends”.This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.16. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeedB. How to make friendship last for everC. You are who your friends areD. Friends are the most important in one’s success17. The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Parag raph 6 means ______.A. they’ll push you aheadB. they’ll influence youC. they’ll cover your shortcomingsD. they’ll help you achieve your goal18. The musicians’ words at the beginning are writ ten mainly to show ______.A. the musicians’ living conditions are quite poorB. people have poor taste in musicC. people have different attitudes towards the same thingD. young people have greater chances of succeeding19. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.A. improve a lot in making more friendsB. come to the right way of making friendsC. develop a better relationship with your friendsD. arrange the time with your friends properly20. The passage is mainly written for ______.A. musiciansB. managersC. negative peopl eD. people wanting to succeedNorm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursd ay for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one 3 of her fingers.“ This coul d have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.21. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.A. a travel guideB. a newspaperC. a textbookD. a novel22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.A. swimming in the riverB. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodileD. fishingin the water23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.24. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.A. braveB. diligentC. quickD. humorous25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesThere are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is abook called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.26. What is the passage mainly about?A. Finding a job.B. College students’ part-time jobs.C. Craigslist Web site.D. The relation between study and work.27. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.A. sell your old thingsB. do some shopping onlineC. create your own announcement boardD. get useful information about 450 cities28. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.A. work on the airplaneB. buy a parachuteC. publish a bookD. find a suitable job29. It can be learned from the passage that ______.A. companies often put job information in local shopsB. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USAC. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careersD. California Career Services mainly serves university students30. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.Passage 7Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard.● A Is For LoveFlash cards for learning a few Chinese words● Listening to the sound of ChinesePlay a few words of Chinese on your computer.● A few Chinese wordsEach word is enlarged for easy study.If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help.● Zhongwen siteMore than a dictionary!● Clavis SinicaExcellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool.● Chinese Character Visual DictionaryIf you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet.● The Chinese OutpostPronunciation, Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning● Rainl and Kids discover Chinese — Site is in GermanyIf you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.● Wanfang DataAs an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science && Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.31. The underlined lines are probably some ______.A. booksB. websitesC. tips for learning ChineseD. dictionaries for learning Chinese32. This passage is most probably from ______.A. a TV programmeB. a teacher’s lectureC. a newspaperD. the Internet33. If you want to kno w each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.A. Zhongwen siteB. A Is For LoveC. Clavis SinicaD. A few Chinese words34. If you want to know China about its culture, m edicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______.A. Learn Mandarin onlineB. Wanfang DataC. Rainland kids discover ChineseD. The Chinese Outpost35. The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gateB. a place through which you can go to another placeC. the space when a door is openD. a means of getting or achieving somethingPassage 8English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two g eese — so one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.36. According to the passage ______.A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsB. there should be egg in an eggplantC. pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD. boxing rings should be round37. Which of the following is the correct plural?A. Beeth.B. Geese.C. Meese.D. Tooth.38. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?A. A wise man and a wise guy.B. Overlook and oversee.C. Quite a lot and quite a few.D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.39. The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.A. blowB. roll upC. get hurtD. finish40. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.A. cleverB. crazyC. lazyD. dullPassage 9A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office， street urchin was walking around the shining car． this your a “Is car，Paul？”he asked．Paul answered， “Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised． “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated． Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for． was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the He boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,” the boy went on， “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”“Oh yes，I'd love that． ”After a short ride， boy turned and with his eyes shining， the said， “Paul， would you mind driving in front of my house”Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul wa s wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are” the boy asked．He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Chri stmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.crippled 残疾残疾美分cent 美分犹豫注：urchin 顽童顽童hesitate 犹豫neighbour 邻居邻居41．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．A．Paul received an expensive car B．Paul told him about the car C．he saw the shining car D．he was walking around the car42．From the story we can see the urchin ________．A．wished to give his brother a car B．wanted Paul’s brother to give hima carC．wished he could have a brother like Paul's D．wished Paul could be a brother like that43．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．A．to show his neighbours the big car B．to show he had a rich friend C．to let his brother ride in the car D．to tell his brother about his wish 44．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother D．the urchin's wish came true in the end45．The best name of the name story is _________．A．A Christmas Present B．A Street Urchin C．A Brother Like That D．An Unforgettable Holiday RidePassage 10Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning． “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything． When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say， “It's cool． ”You may think， “He's so cool， ”when you see your favourite footballer．We all maximize （扩大）（扩大） the meaning of “cool” You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or ． “surprising” ．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence， “It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．But the story also shows a scarcity （缺乏）of words．Without “cool” ，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）（可信性） Can you think of many other words ． that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．46．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.A．only one meaning B．no meanings C．many different meanings D．the same meaning47．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.A．see B．show C．know D．feel48．If you are _______ something，you may say， “It’s cool.”A．interested in B．angry about C．afraid of D．unhappy with49．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used． A．pleased with B．strange to C．worried about D．careful with50．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．A．can be used instead of many words B．usually means something interesting C．can make your life colourful D．may not be as cool as it seems01-05 BBACB06-10 ADBDC11-15 BDCDD16-20 CBCBD21-25 BBCDB26-30 ABDCC31-35 BDCBD36-40 ABCDA41-15 BADBC。

阅读理解 1 into bed ,turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not like newspapers very much rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and some words on it : "It is now after midnight( 子夜 ), so it is April Fool's Day ( 禺人节 ) . April paper? fool to you!"Scientists say, "All food comes in some way from plants." Well, is that true? Animals "Oh , it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed ( 惊叫 ) and almost smiled. eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea-plants, then bigger fish He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.swim along and eat the Chickens eat bits of grass and give us Think for a mi ute.1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed?What food does not come from plants in some way? He went to bed _______.Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and A. before twelve o'clock B. after twelve o'clockcheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It is very good food, too. Now C. when the bell rang D. when he saw the boythey have begun to say, "We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. 2. Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?The next thing is not very difficult." What is the next thing? Perhaps it is — food from paper. A. He wanted to open the door for the visitorScientists say, "We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food, too, cheaper than B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was.meat or fish or eggs." C. He was afraid of the ringSo please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed喂[] your cat.) One day, they will D. He was waiting for someone.be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true. 3. From this passage, we learn that we can _______ on April Fool's Day.1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _____. A. say "Hello" to each other B. dance and sing at nightA. they are useful for reading C. play jokes on each other D. send pressents to childrenB. They may be used to feed cats 4. What did Mr. Lee think about the English boy?C. We can make food from them soon He thought he _________.D. we can read them at breakfast A. was a good boy B. was friendly with him2. From the passage( 段落 )， we can infer( 推测 ) that _____ do not come from plants in C. shouldn't ring the bell at midnight D. did a dangerous thing just nowsome way.A. few kinds of foodB. meat and fishC. cheese and chickenD. wood and paper阅读理解 2Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍 ) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back阅读理解 3In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and lookedembarrassed 窘(迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom 习(惯 )of lining up fora bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头 ) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes' — a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soonas you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someoneeven at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid ( 防止 )touching the head of an adult (成人 ) —— it's just not done in Thailand .1.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _________ .A. were foreignersB. didn't have ticketsC. made a loud noiseD. didn't line up for the bus2.According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country,you should _________.A.learn the language of the countryB.understand the manners and customs of the countryC.have enough time and moneyD.make friends with the people there3.In India it is considered impolite ___________.A.to use the right hand for passing food at table.B. to pass food with the left hand.C. to eat food with your hands.D. to help yourself at table.4. To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______. A. a common (平时的 ) habit B. an important mannerC. a serious (严重的 ) troubleD. a bad manner5. The best title (题目 ) for this article is ________.A. People's Everyday LifeB. Mind Your MannersC. Shaking and Nodding HeadD. Taking a Bus in England阅读理解4Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的 ) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars.""What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars.""No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars.""Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价 )of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .A. wanted to steal the trousersB. wanted to sell the trousersC. wanted to fool himD. wanted to buy the trousers2. The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers .A. would give Tom two dollarsB. would pay three dollarsC. would pay five dollarsD. would give Tom six dollars and a half3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .A. he wanted to sell them cheaply 廉(价地 )B. he wanted to buy them cheaplyC. he didn't like the trousersD. they were old and dirty4. In fact, the trousers _________.A. were hanging inside the shopB. were stolen by Tom from the shopC. had been the shop owner'sD. had been Tom's5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.A. the owner sold the trousers two dollarsB. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a halfC. the owner bought the trousers three dollarsD. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half阅读理解 5Big BenBig Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge（宏大的） clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So，no matter where you stand，you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker（层）bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London，you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（国会大厦） . There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower （塔） in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise.“ Ding dong，ding dong，” it goes every quarter of an hour.The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man didmuch building work in London many years ago.1. Big Ben is ______________.A. a double decker busB. a huge clockC. the name of BenD. a building2. The clock strikes every _______ of an hour.A. ten minutesB. fifteen minutesC. thirty minutesD. forty-five minutes3. You can read the time of Big Ben _________.A. at the top of the clock towerB. in the Houses of parliamentC. on the hands of the huge clockD. on the four faces of the clock阅读理解 6The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us safe. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor.The police go around town to see that everything is all right. They get around town in many ways. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities， some of the police rideon horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find lost children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight ，they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police how to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.Some police stand at crossings. They tell the cars when to go and when to stop. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children cross the street. They also help people who can't walk too well.Without the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them for a job well done.依据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（21）A Clever BirdA man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says. “Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing?”says the man.“What are you doing?”says the bird.The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.1. The man teaches the bird ________.A. how to say somethingB. how to sing songsC. how to eat somethingD. how to dance2. The bird is ________.A. very niceB. very cleverC. very beautifulD. very silly(傻的)3. The man speaks to the bird ________.A. sometimesB. once a weekC. every weekD. every day4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house.A. a fewB. a littleC. a lot ofD. some5. The thief ________ out of the room.A. walksB. comesC. runsD. goes参考答案1. A2. B3. D4. C5. C(22 )What Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways，stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die.A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star's life is over.1. Dust and _________ make a star.A. gasB. snowC. rain2. This story tells about _________.A. old peopleB. the life of a starC. the number of stars in the sky3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean?A. movedB. looked atC. asked yourself4. Stars give off light because they are very _________.A. smallB. hotC. old5. You can guess from the story that most stars are around for a _________ time.A. longB. shortC. nice参考答案1．A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A(23 )English LearningEvery year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some students learn English at school，and others teach themselves.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is very difficult to answer this question.Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because(提要) they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.1. 根据短文内容在文中空白处填上恰当的答案。

精品文档七年级英语课外阅读一HOW much do you know about Top Combine (至上励合TC), thepopular boy band? After two months of training and rehearsal in South Korea,the five boys are back with their *latest album Grandness Equal to Heaven ( 《天大盛》 ). They showed up in Beijing last month to promote their new record.Hundreds of teenagers screamed in excitement when they saw their idols. was “ I blown away (被⋯⋯征服 ) by this album. I knew TC would improve aftergoing to South Korea, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so nice, a ” sai fan after she listened to the album.Each of the boys has put something ofthemselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuan's soft voice to Ma Xueyang'stalents composing and writing lyrics. Their hit song Grandness Equal toHeaven is a creative mix of catchy ( 人的 ) rhythms and traditional musicalinstruments, including flute ( 笛子 ) and pipa. A teenage fan says that TopCombine's new album helps him get through all his tests.Although they tried tobe China's No 1 Motivational (励志的 ) boy band, Top Combine's debut inOctober, 2008 was not a big success. The band's first EP Arrival ( 《降》 ) wasnot immediately popular. People accused the band of being unoriginal. Theysaid TC was just like a South Korean boy band, because their fashion sense andmusic style were similar to those bands. But they didn't give up. Now with theirnew album, their hard work looks like it's paying off.BONUS*latest adj. 最近“的，最新的”Have you read her latest work?Teens 点金考点看台imagine v.想象用法： imagination n. 想象，想象力； imaginable adj. 可想象的； imaginative adj. 富于想象力的。

初中英语课外阅读短文篇一：Going through the Customs is a tiresome business. The strangest thing about it is that really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye.'No,' I answered confidently.'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please ?''Not at all,' I answered.The Officer went through the case with great care. All thethings I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 'You should have declared that.' Perfume is not exempt from import duty.''But it isn't perfume,' I said.' It's hair-oil.' Then I added with a smile,' It's a strange mixture I make myself.' As I expected, he did not believe me.'Try it!' I said encouragingly.The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk-marks on my baggage.现在的海关官员往往相当宽容。

九年级阅读理解20篇（一）Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?""It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.""Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said." We should take it back.""We can't." said my sister. "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"1. The writer and Mary didn't know______.A. what Zip's first present wasB. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zip's first presentD. what Zip's first present was made of2. Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.A. the dog likes keeping thingsB. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesn't know the dog's nameD. he can't pronounce the word "sheep" well3. What made the shoe strange was ______.A. its colorB. its smellC. its sizeD. that it was a silk one4. The word "keep" in the last sentence means "_____"A. keeping things for itselfB. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it run aboutD. taking care of a small child5. We can know from the reading that the dog _____.A. likes to give presents to peopleB. has been kept in at the writer's homeC. has brought some troubleD. likes to be called "the keep dog"（二）An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I ha ve never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”1. An old lady had _________ .A. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .A. take it offB. turn it offC. get onD. talk about it3. _________ spoke to her.A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of her friends4. The old lady had never been _____ before.A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never goi ng ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go home（三）Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel."Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."1. Dick flew to New York because ___.A. he went there for a holidayB. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing (观光)D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didn't know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might send him another telegramD. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.D. At his friend's house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager (经理) of his hotelB. The police office.C. The taxi driver.D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.（四）Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.Bob didn't see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.When he got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.""I've gone out in my boots," answered Jim.True or False1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.4. Bob hadn't seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.（五）I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.True or False1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.4. When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.（六)In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snowB. black cloudsC. summer and winterD. spring and autumn3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."A. warmB. coolC. coldD. rainy4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ____.A. their friends ask them to do soB. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell themD. they are their favourite things5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.A. Bad SeasonsB. Summer or WinterC. The Weather in EnglandD. Strange English People（七）Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.""OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?""Burnt yesterday evening."1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven daysC. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.A. the wallB. the doorC. a piece of paperD. his son's pocket3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.A. the second dayB. the third dayC. the fourth dayD. the fifth day4. The man was very surprised because _________.A. he thought the child's father was deadB. the child didn't ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldn't find that piece of paper5. What was burnt? ___________.A. The piece of paperB. Mr SmithC. The visitorD. The boyKEY: BCDAA（八）One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk aboutC. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.A. "… so I didn't have a good time."B. "…so I went to bed very late."C. "…. So I felt unhappy."D. "… so I got up very early."3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."D. "I think you'd better be more careful."4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.A. the only wayB. more important in spoken English than in written EnglishC. more important than any other wayD. more important in written English than in spoken EnglishKEY: ABADB（九）Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。

英文阅读初中课外金钥匙银版1、In winter, animals have a hard time_____anything to eat. [单选题] *A.to findB.finding(正确答案)C.foundD.to finding2、He always ______ the teacher carefully in class. [单选题] *A. listensB. listens to(正确答案)C. hearsD. hears of3、23．Hurry up! The train ________ in two minutes. [单选题] * A．will go(正确答案)B．goC．goesD．went4、27．Will it ______ warm in the room? [单选题] *A．areB．be(正确答案)C．isD．going to be5、—John, How is it going? —______.（）[单选题] *A. It’s sunnyB. Thank youC. Well doneD. Not bad(正确答案)6、--Can I _______ your dictionary?--Sorry, I’m using it. [单选题] *A. borrow(正确答案)B. lendC. keepD. return7、You should finish your homework as soon as possible. [单选题] *A. 赶快地B. 尽能力C. 一...就D. 尽快地(正确答案)8、We need two ______ and two bags of ______ for the banana milk shake.（）[单选题]*A. banana; yogurtB. banana; yogurtsC. bananas; yogurt(正确答案)D. bananas; yogurts9、My friends will _______ me at the airport when I arrive in London. [单选题] *A. takeB. meet(正确答案)C. receiveD. have10、He went to America last Friday. Alice came to the airport to _______ him _______. [单选题] *A. take; offB. see; off(正确答案)C. send; upD. put; away11、9．There will be a lot of activities at English Festival nest month. Which one would you like to ________? [单选题] *A．take part in (正确答案)B．joinC．attendD．go12、I think ______ time with my friends is fun for me.（）[单选题] *A. spendB. spendC. spending(正确答案)D. spent13、30．It is known that ipad is _________ for the old to use. [单选题] *A．enough easyB．easy enough (正确答案)C．enough easilyD．easily enough14、Galileo was ____ Italian physicist and astronomer who invented _____ telescope. [单选题] *A. a, aB. the, theC. an, aD. an, the(正确答案)15、3．—Will you buy the black car?No, I won't. I will buya(n) ________ one because I don't have enough money. [单选题] *A．cheap(正确答案)B．expensiveC．highD．low16、The teacher asked him to practice playing the piano _______. [单选题] *A. often as possibleB. as often possibleC. as possible oftenD. as often as possible(正确答案)17、Becky is having a great time ______ her aunt in Shanghai. （）[单选题] *A. to visitB. visitedC. visitsD. visiting(正确答案)18、A?pen _______ writing. [单选题] *A. is used toB. used toC. is used for(正确答案)D. used for19、I _____ of her since she left school three years ago. [单选题] *A. didn’t hearB. haven’t heard(正确答案)C. was not hearingD. shall not heard20、A survey of the opinions of students（）that they admit several hours of sitting in front of the computer harmful to health. [单选题] *A. show；areB. shows ；is(正确答案)C.show；isD.shows ；are21、I repeated my question several times. [单选题] *A. 到达B. 惊奇C. 重复(正确答案)D. 返回22、45．—Let's make a cake ________ our mother ________ Mother's Day.—Good idea. [单选题] *A．with; forB．for; on(正确答案)C．to; onD．for; in23、Tom is very _______. He never cleans his room. [单选题] *A. lazy(正确答案)B. activeC. shyD. healthy24、73．（）about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him．[单选题] *A. So curious the detective wasB.So curious was the detective(正确答案)C.How curious was the detectiveD.How curious the detective was25、79．–Great party, Yes? ---Oh, Jimmy. It’s you!（C）, we last met more than 30 years ago. [单选题] *A. What’s moreB. That’s to sayC. Believe it or not (正确答案)D. In other words26、If the trousers are too long, ask the clerk to bring you a shorter _____. [单选题] *A. suitB.setC.oneD.pair(正确答案)27、It was difficult to guess what her_____to the news would be. [单选题] *A.impressionmentC.reaction(正确答案)D.opinion28、( )Keep quiet, please. It’s ________ noisy here. [单选题] *A. many tooB. too manyC. too muchD. much too(正确答案)29、_____he was seriously ill, I wouldn’t have told him the truth. [单选题] *A.If I knewB.Had I known(正确答案)C.Did I knowD.Were I known30、I should like to rent a house which is modern, comfortable and _____, in a quiet neighborhood. [单选题] *A.in allB. after allC. above all(正确答案)D. over all。

人教新目标版八年级英语上册课外阅读四新版word版本英语课外阅读四（一）There is no doubt that almost everyone knows about Donald Trump.（唐纳德·特朗普）He is the 45th American president. He is famous all over the world.Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York city. He attended the Kew-Forest School from kindergarten through seventh grade. At age 13, Trump's parents sent him to the New York Military Academy. In August 1964. Trump entered Fordham University. He transferred(转学)to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania two years later and graduated in 1968.So me people not only become interested in Donald Trump s personal information, but also show an interest in his family members。

Donald Trump's mother, Mary Anne, was born in Scotland in 1912. In 1930, she went to New York on holiday. She met Fred Trump while she was in New York. Donald Trump has four siblings （兄弟姐妹）: two brothers and two sisters. His elder sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, is a judge.In 2007, Donald Trump became a grandfather when Donald Jr. and his wife Vanessa had a daughter, Kai Madison Trump. In 2009, Donald Trump’s second grandchild was born。