初一阅读理解

Hello. I’m Meg. I’m 12 years old. I have a brother and a sister. My brother is 9 and my sister is only 4 years old. I like hamburgers and salad. My brother likes tomatoes and my sister likes ice cream. We have a small sports collection. We all like tennis. Today is my mother’s birthday. Today is January 21st. There’s a big birthday cake on the table. How much is it? Do you know? It’s 7 dollars. Come to my mother’s birthday party and have some cake.

根据短文选择最佳答案。

1. How old is Meg’s brother? A. 1

2. B. 4. C. 9.

2. What does Meg like? A. Salad. B. Tomatoes. C. Ice cream.

3. Does Meg’s sister like tennis? A. Yes, they do. B. Yes, she does. C. Yes, he does.

4. When is her mother’s birthday? A. January 21st. B. January 31st. C. February 21st.

5. How much is the cake? A. $12. B. $9. C. $7.

6. Where is the birthday cake? A. On the TV. B. On the table. C. On the sofa.

I’m going to see a movie with my friends this weekend. We love seeing movies, but we all like different kinds. I like to see thrillers and science fictions, my friend Sam loves action movies and comedies and my best friend, Lee, loves a good romance. Because we like different kinds of movies, it can be difficult to choose(选择)one to see. So we usually take turns (轮流)to choose the movie. It’s my turn to choose this weekend, so we’re going to see Harry Potter Ⅱ, a new movie. It’s number one at the box office, and everyone is saying what a great movie it is. I can’t wait!

1.How many kinds of movies does the writer talk about in the story? A. Six B. Five C. Four

2.Harry PotterⅡis ___ movie right now. A. a boring B. a popular C. an action

3.How do the writer and his friends choose which movie to see? _____

A. They like different kinds of movies.

B. They let Lee choose which movie to see.

C. They take turns to choose a movie to see.

4.What is the main idea(中心意思)of the story? ____

A. Choosing which movie to see can be difficult.

B. It’s a good thing to see movie Harry Potter Ⅱ.

C. Everyone likes the new movie Harry Potter Ⅱ.

Do you know from what English people get their family names? Finish the sentences after you read the story. 你知道英国人的姓是怎么来的吗?阅读下面的短文，完成句子。(2 min. 107 words )

Everyone has a family name. But what does it mean? From what do family names come?

First, some family names come from the place of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England people’s names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or lake.

Second, family names come from a person’s job. If a person is a cook, he may be Cook.

Third, many people get their family names from their father’s given name. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you know that he is the son of Jack.

1. English people usually have ___________ ways to get their family names.

2. Some people get their family names from _______________________________.

3. Some people get their family names from________________________________.

4. Some people get their family names from__________________________________.

5. A person’s family name is Jackson, because he is_______________________.

4 (关键词：food 7A Unit6 )

Everybody wants to be healthy. You know food is very important. There are many healthy foods. You can have more bananas, apples, oranges, tomatoes and lettuce because fruits and vegetables are good for you. But don’t eat too much chocolate. It’s not good for you. But don’t eat too much chocolate. It’s not good healthy food. Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy. Remember there is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and do some sports every day. Don’t be lazy! You will be healthy and happy.

1. Which is right? A. Everybody is healthy. B. We want to be healthy. C. We are important.

2. What are healthy foods? A. Fruits and vegetables. B. Bananas, apples and chocolate.

C. Fruits and chocolate.

3. Why are healthy foods good for you? A. They make you happy.

B. They make you grow strong.

C. They make you grow and make you strong and happy.

4. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”means(意思是)：

A. The doctor goes away when he sees an apple.

B. The doctor runs away when you give him an apple.

C. You eat an apple every day and you can be healthy.

5. What keeps you healthy? A. Fruits and vegetables. B. Healthy food.

C. Healthy food and sports.

5 (关键词：meal / food 7B Unit 8)

Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.

Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.

1. Americans have breakfast . A. after eight o’clock B. at eight o’clock

C. before eight o’clock in the morning

D. in the morning

2. __is the most important meal in a day. A. Breakfast B. Lunch C. Meals D. Supper

3. What does “light”mean in Chinese? ___A. 重的B. 有用的C. 轻的D. 不太重要的

4. Americans usually have breakfast and supper at ____

A. home

B. office

C. in school

D. work place

5. When Americans have supper, _______ comes last.

A. drink

B. meat

C. dessert

D. vegetables

6 (关键词：supermarket / shop )

We go shopping almost every day. We have many choices of the places to buy things. Supermarket is the right place for you. There are some good points buying things at the supermarket.

1. You buy things at the supermarket at a low price. You pay much more in the big store to buy the same goods.

2. You decide what to buy all by yourself at the supermarket. And you don’t have troubles from the shop assistant at the big store.

3. There are more choices of goods to buy at the supermarket. You can buy many things for a week’s use at a time: it saves us much money and time.

In a word, it is better to buy things at a supermarket.

判断对与错

_____1. The things at the supermarket are cheap.

_____2. You buy things from the shop assistant at the supermarket.

_____3. There’re all kinds of goods at the supermarket.

_____4. You spend much time to buy many things at the supermarket.

7 (关键词：travel / by plane /by train…)

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. you can’t open the window. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.

I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train you can catch another one .you can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.

I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

1. Why do many people like to travel by plane?

A. Because it is fast.

B. Because it is safe.

C. Because you can walk around in the plane.

2. Which is not the good thing about the train? A. It is safe.

B. It takes a little more time.

C. You can open the windows.

3. If you want to take a lot of things with you ,what do you take to go out?

A.A bus

B.A car.

C.A train

4. What is the bad thing about the car ?

A. you needn’t go to a station

B. you can start your journey when you want to.

C. There are too many cars on the road.

5. What does the writer think of the plane ,train and car?

A. he thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.

B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.

C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.

8 (关键词：school trip 一般将来时)

Now, here’s a plan about our school trip. We’ll spend the first four days inNewYork.

We’ll visit the city and some famous places like the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像)We will go there by train. We won’t go by bus because the journey(旅程) is too long and we won’t have enough time to do every thing.

There will be 80 students on the trip. we will travel in three groups, and we will be teachers in each group. I will join Group One.

I hope that everyone on the trip will have a good time, but please remember that it is an educational(教育性的) visit not a holiday. There will be some time for swimming and other sports, but we are going to America to study the American culture(文化)，We should speak English as much as possible(可能的)

1. ( )The students are going to America to .

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery B Study the American culture C do some sports

2. ( )Will the students go to New York?

A Yes ,they will B.No, they won’t C We don’t know

3. ( )The students will stay in New York for days. A four B five C nine

4. ( )The students will travel to America by .A bus B train C boat

5. ( )Mrs Smith will join . A Group One B Group Two C Group Three

9 (关键词：numbers )

Many people don't think that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13. Some people

will never sit at a table with 12 other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.

No one really knows why people do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count(数) they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count more.

Some Christians (基督徒) say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus (耶稣) was killed (被杀). In a story about the old Greek (希腊的) gods(神), 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13. It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.

( ) 1. There is often no floor number 13 in ___.

A. restaurants

B. countries

C. hotels

D. Greece

( ) 2. One way people can count is by using their __.A. fingers B. hotels C. tables D. gods

( ) 3. Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people. Or______.

A.all of them will leave

B.they will wait for two other people to come

C.they will never come for dinner together

D.they will ask one of them to leave

( ) 4. The Christian story and the Greek story both talk about_______.

A. Jesus

B. the number13

C. Balder

D. Hotels

( ) 5. The story is about _________.

A. the death of Jesus

B.the person who killed Balder

C.the way people count with their fingers

D.why 13 is not a lucky number

10 (关键词：sandwiches )

Do you like sandwiches? Do you know the story of “sandwich”?

Many years ago, in England an Earl (伯爵) of Sandwich liked playing cards. He liked to play for money. He played very well and he often played all day and all night. Once (曾经) he played for 24 hours without stopping. He didn’t stop to eat. His servants had to bring food to him. They gave him some meat and some bread, but he didn’t want to stop playing cards to eat them. He put the meat between two pieces of bread. In this way, he needn’t stop playing cards when he had the bread with meat. Later people call this kind of food “sandwich”from his name.

( )1. The word “sandwich”come from ____.

A. America

B. England

C. China

D. Japan

( )2. In Chinese, the word “servant”means ____.

A. 仆人

B. 父母

C.牌友

D.妻子

( )3. The servants gave him some ____ to eat.

A. meat

B. bread

C. fruit

D.A and B

( )4. The Earl liked to play cards for ____.

A. fun.

B. money

C. energy

D. food

( )5. The Earl of Sandwich didn’t stop to eat because he ____.

A. wasn’t hungry

B. didn’t like sandwiches

C. didn’t want to stop playing cards

D. had no time

11 (关键词：chocolate )

Jimmy is a little boy. He likes chocolate very much. But his mother doesn’t let him eat much because it’s bad for his teeth. This Sunday is Jimmy’s the fifth birthday. His

parents want to have a birthday party. They ask Jimmy’s grandpa to come to the party. His grandpa comes the day before Jimmy’s birthday. At night, mother tells Jimmy,“If you tell the God (上帝) what you want ,you will get it .”So Jimmy cries ,“I want a box of chocolate !”His mother says ,“Don’t say it so loudly. The God can hear you.”Jimmy smiles and says,“But grandpa can’t .”

( ) 1.Jimmy like . A.bananas B.chocolate C.candy D.cake

( ) 2.Jimmy is . A.four B.five C.six D.seven

( ) 3. comes to Jimmy’s party .

A.Jimmy’s friend

B.Jimmy’s teacher

C.Jimmy’s grandpa

D.Jimmy’s grandma

( ) 4.Why does Jimmy cry loudly ?

A.He thinks God can hear.

B.He loves his mother very much .

C.He wants to let his grandpa hear it.

D.He can’t say it in low voice.

( ) 5.Which one is true ?

A.Jimmy goes to school every day.

B.Jimmy’s mother doesn’t love him, because she doesn’t let him eat chocolate.

C.Jimmy’s grandpa does not come to his birthday party.

D.The God can not hear Jimmy voice.

12 (关键词：love /happy)

Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds.

She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.

They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.”At the same time, the old woman,s son was also surprised at his mother,s pleasure and asked why.

“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,”she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

( )1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was .

A. looking for a seat in the park

B. passing the street

C. looking at some birds

D. having a pizza

( )2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because .

A. the old woman still felt hungry

B. he wanted to see the smile again

C. he didn,t like the drink

D. the old woman paid him for it

( )3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile .

A. after the little boy went home

B. before it grew dark

C. when she was drinking Coke

D. after the little boy hugged her

( )4.The boy,s mother was surprised to see her son was very when the door opened.

A. pleased

B. sad

C. unha

D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.

ppy D. angry

( )5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The little boy failed to find Love.

B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.

C. The little boy decided never to go home.