初一英语阅读理解含答案

一．Mr Chen living next door to us has a habit(习惯) of drinking. The best present to him, of course, is wine(酒). Now his eldest son brou ght him a bottle of Mao Tai. He was glad and drank it up, then wrot e “105” on the corner of the trademark(商标)with a pencil, meaning h e had already drunk 105 bottles of the famous wine. Two days later, a stranger came and offered(打算) to pay 5 yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle. Mr Chen was pleased and sold it. Several days later, his s econd son brought him another bottle of Mao Tai. While he was exa mining and enjoying it, he suddenly found “105” ——the very mark (记号)on it.1. The story is mainly about .（）A. two sons of Chen’sB. the best wineC. Mr Chen’s habitD. an empty bottle of Mao Tai2. The story sells us that the stranger was a man who （）A. collected(收集)empty bottlesB. produced famous wineC. was a maker of wineD. was a cheat3. Mr Chen sold his empty Mao Tai bottle because .（）A. he had already drunk the Mao Tai upB. he knew his second son would bring him anotherC. the price offered was high enoughD. he hoped the bottle could be used again4. When examining and enjoying the wine sent by his second son, M r Chen found that .（）A. the wine was mixed with waterB. the wine was niceC. the wine had exceeded(超过)the time limit(限制)D. his second son had been cheated(欺骗)5. According to the story, who should learn a lesson? .（）A. The strangerB. Mr Chen and his second sonC. Mr Chen’s eldest sonD. No one二．The Farmer, His Horse, and His son Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not wa nt the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way t omarket(市场). "The farmerknow that this was true,so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, far mer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walkin g, farmer?Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today, " So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you wal king?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a r est."So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that y ou can not please all the people all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road ____.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himselfThe young woman was most sorry ____.for the old man B. for the farmer's young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horse三．I am a girl.My English name is Linda.I am eleven years old.I hav e eight subjects at school.They are Chinese,math,English,P.E.,music,art,s cience and history.My favorite subject is Chinese.I think it is interestin g.I also like English.But it's a little difficult for me.I can speak only a little English.History is interesting ,too.I like it.Math is difficult.Mr Wang is our math teacher.He is very strict.I'm usually tired after his c lass.But I work hard.I think I can study it well.⒈Linda is ______.A.11B.12C.13⒉Linda has ______subjects at school.A.sixB.sevenC.eight⒊Linda's favorite subject is ______.A.ChineseB.EnglishC.math⒋Linda thinks English is ______.A.difficultB.interestingC.a little difficult⒌______ is NOT true.A.Linda can speak a little English.B.Mr Wang is Linda's history teacher.C.Linda thinks she can study math well.四、Fox(狐狸) and Grapes(葡萄)A hungry fox came to a vineyard(葡萄园) where a lot of ripe gr apes（熟透的葡萄）were hanging. They were on a trellis（葡萄架）, but so high that he jumped(跳,jump的过去式) until(直到……）he wa s tired,the fox could not reach them.At last he turned away, saying,“A nybody who wants the grapes can have them.They are only green sou r （酸）things ,so I will leave them alone.”1.Why did the fox come to the vineyard？（）He wanted to eat some ripe grapes.B.He was going to plant some trees under the trellis.C.He wanted to water the ripe grapes.D.He wanted to have a talk with another fox.2.How were the grapes on the trellis? ( )They were green ahd sour.B.They were sweet and delicious.C.They were small and green.D.They didn't agree with the fox.3.In order to get the frapes,the fox( )A.climbed up the trellisB.pushed down the trellisC.did what he couldD.asked another fox to help him4.This text minly tells us( )A.not to wish for what you cannot haveB.not to sit on the backs of the peopleC.not to till a lieD.to know ourselves5.Why didn't the fox get the grapes?__________________________________________________五、When you ask a person,"What are you doing during this National Day?"he or she may answer ,"Iam going to have a travel."It sounds that people are all interested in traveling.Why?Becausetravel has many advantages. First,travel can widen our knowledge of geography,and t he customs,cultures and lifestyles of different places and countries.Seco nd,we can make friends and practice a foreign language through travel ing.And travel is the best way to have fun.We can enjoy eating differ ent foods and seeing beautiful piaces.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误（T／F）1.Only one person will go to travel during Nation Day. （）2.People love to travel because travel has lots of advantages. （）3.Travels can make people get knowledge that they cannot learn from school.4.People can learn a foreign language through traveling. （）5.In this passage,we know travel can make our life more beautiful.六、At the Barber's Shop(理发店)Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn' t quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straig ht to him." "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would b e foolish!" "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."1.When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy becauseA.nobody had cut his hairB. the barber hadn't cut his hair wellC. the barber had cut his hair carefullyD. he was not satisfied with his old barber2."I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.A.this barber's shop was a new oneB. this was the only barber's shop in this townC. Jack often went to this barber's shopD. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before3.After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.A. the new barber's shop was the best oneB. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new oneC. the new barber's shop was worse than the old oneD. the old barber's shop was the worst one4.Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?（）A.Because he was certainly the best barber.B. Because he was free all the time.C. Because he was the worst barber.D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.5.From the story we know that ____.A.it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shopB. barbers cut each other's hairC. barbers never have their hair cutD. a barber always cuts his hair by himself七．Mr Perkin's New CarMr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Man y of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at th e end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different. The foll owing week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He w as satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him. Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, t here were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the ca rs, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stop ped. Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.1.Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because ( )A.the bus did not come.B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.C. he liked to do the same as other people.D. he liked to be different from others.2.He drove to work in his new car ( )A.the very next day.B. the day he bought it.C. a week he bought in.D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.3.He was satisfied with his new car because （）A.no one else had a yellow one.B. it was the same as other cars all around him.C. he was in front of all the other cars.D. other cars were not as bright as his.4. At five o'clock Mr Perkin（）A. walked home.B. drove his car out of the car-park.C. came back to the car-park.D.did not know which was his car-park.5. People gave him a look because（）A.he had a nice new car.B. he could not open the door of his car.C. he was in the wrong car-park.D. he was trying to open more than one car.6.Mr Perkin had to wait until （）A.there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.B. there was only one car in the car-park.C.there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.D. there was no one about to look at him.九、Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in English. Th en workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made. With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready. Thor nhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge (边缘) of the platform, but he did not know it because he was think ing of his pictures. The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed." So th e worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and threw it at the picture. "What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to h is pictures.1.What was Thornhill? He was an English ____.A. writerB. kingC. workerD. artist2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to ____.A. paint a picture for the kingB. paint some pictures on the walls of the knig's palaceC. have his pictures painted in the king's palaceD. have his pictures painted on the walls3.The story leads us to believe that （）A.the worker had to pay for the picture.B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker.C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to kn ow why.十、Your Passport(护照) Please!Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a threeweek holi day in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows hi m with his beard.\$ An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shan't keep you long. " With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office, and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the passport a nd asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And tha t man looks just the kind of man ..." Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him, and asks: "Did you teac h at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr Hill answers, in surprise, t hat he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."1.Mr Hill ____.A. has just come back from the airport.B. is on his way to Paris.C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.D. has been in France for three weeks2.Mr Hill ____.A.has a beard on his face but not in his photoB. grew a beard while he was on holidayC. has a beard in his photo but not on his faceD. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.3.The first officer is sure ____.A.MrHill stole the paintingB. he has seen the face in the photo beforeC. he knows the second officer's faceD. a man without a beard stole the painting4. The second officer says that ____.A.Mr Hill stole the paintingB. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in EnglishC. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a paintingD. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.5.Mr Hill taught ____.A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High SchoolB. Jack Smith to be a first officerC. at the No.2 High School, in FranceD. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill十一、A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the eart h. In some countries people even said that the sun was a god(神). T hey thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden hors e. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth trav els over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun. The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one c an ever go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the ear th and more than million times larger.1.A long time ago, people said the sun was ____.A.a golden horse of godB. a god on a golden horseC. a god with golden dressD. a god and a golden horse2、The earth travels over ____ miles an hour.A. 1,000B. 100,000C. 6,000,000D. 600,0003、One year is ____A. the time for the earth to turn round.B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles.C. one circle the earth goes round the sun.D. the journey of the earth.十二、Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板). So do I (我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual about hi m? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their do gs to the office every day. My boss's dog. Robinson, is big and brow n. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meeti ngs and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy (毛绒绒的) under it, I kno w my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog , I know my boss is out.1. People _________bring dogs to the office.A. usuallyB. oftenC. seldom (几乎不)D. sometimes2. My boss is Robinson's ________.A. bossB. masterC. ClassmateD. teacher3. Robinson goes to meetings _________ my boss.A. forB. withoutC. instead of (代替)D. with4. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _________.A. in the officeB. at meetingsC. out of the officeD. out of work5. The passage tells us the boss _________ the dog very much.A. looks likeB. hates (恨)C. LikesD. trust(信任)十三、Can You Tell Me?(你能告诉吗)A father asks him son “How many letters are there in the Alphabet (字母表)?”“I don't know,”says his son. His father says, “You don't know? You are in school for many years and you don't know h ow many letters are there in the Alphabet?”He is ver y angry(生气). His son says, “No. But let me ask you a question(问题), Dad. You of ten go to the post office(邮局), please tell me how many letters are t here in the post office?”( )1.From the story, we know the son is good at(擅长) English. ( )2.The son studies at school over (超过) one year.( )3.The father gets angry because his son is not polite 礼貌to him. ( )4.The father knows how many letters there are in the post office. ( )5.There are twenty-six letters in the Alphabet.十四Too Polite(礼貌过头了)There are many people in the bus. Some have seats, but some ha ve to(不得不) stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An ol d man hears the door and tries (试着) to stand up.“Oh, no, thank you,” the woman forces (强迫) him back to the s eat. “Please don't do that. I can stand.”“But, madam(夫人), let me…,”says the man.“I ask you to keep your seat(坐在你的座位上)，” the woman says. She puts(放) her hands on the old man's shoulder(肩膀).But the man still(仍然) tries to stand up,“Madam, will you pleas e let me…?”“Oh, no,”says the woman. She again(又) forces the man b ack.At last(最后) the old man shouts(大声喊), “I wants to get off(下车) the bus!”( )1.All the people have seats in the bus.( )2.An old man gets on the bus at a bus stop.( )3.The old man wants to give his seat to he woman.( )4.The woman sits the old man's seat.( )5.The old man wants to get off the bus.十五、Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and m other. They come here to work. Jim comes here to study. He is in N o. 5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isn’t late for sch ool. He studies hard. He can read and write English well. He often h elps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. Af ter class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and ri ding. He makes many friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much. He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him , too. ( )1. He gets up late every day.( )2. He often teaches us English.( )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball.( )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house.( )5. He doesn’t like Chinese food.十六、Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office (办公室).One day Mr Jones says to Mr Brown ,“I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening . Would you and your wife like tocome ?”Mr Brown says , “Thank you very much . I’d love to , bu t let me ask my wife first .”So Mr Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife . Then he comes back and looks very worried .“What’s the matter?” asks Mr Jones . “Is you wife there at home?” “No,” answers Mr Brown . “She isn’t there . My small son answers t he telephone . Isay to him , ‘Is your mother there , David ?’ and he answers ‘No , s he isn’t in thehouse.’‘Where is she ?’ I ask ,‘She is somewhere outside(在外面) .’‘Wh at’s she doing?’‘She is looking for me .’”1．There is a party at Mr Jones’s house on Monday evening . ( ) 2．Mr Jones asks Mr Brown and his wife to go to the party . （）3. The telephone is in Mr Brown’s office. （）4．Mr Brown speaks to Mrs Brown on the telephone .（）5．Mrs Brown is looking for her son .（）十七One Sunday morning Mr Green and his child , Bill ,are in a big sho p . Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for Mrs Green . Bill likes oranges , so his father buys two kilos(公斤)of oranges for him , too . Bill wants to buy some picture—books and colour pencils , too .There are many people in the shop . They are men and women , oldand young . They all want to buy something there .1．Mr Green goes to the shop with .（）A．Mrs green B．his son C．his daughter D．his father2．Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for . （）A．Bill’s mother B．Bill C．his friend D．other people3．Bill likes . （）A．all the things B．the new blouse C．oranges D．orange4．Bill wants to buy . （）A,some picture—books B．some colour pencilsC．clothes in the shop D．A and B10．The shop is . （）A．empty B．close C．full of children D．full of people(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 fi nd 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)“Joe, you are a very old dog,” said policeman Fred. “Today is your birthday again. I remember you were 14 ye ars 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 JOE wanded on闲逛. At las t 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 ra n 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. W ell done! Congratulations. Now do you want that birthday dinner?”“ARF!” barked Joe, “ARF!ARF!”“Let’s g o,” 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.（3）It is eight o’clock. The children 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’cloc k. 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 n ot doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in 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 intere sting 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. （4）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 ret urn to London the week after next . H e’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every coun try 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. teacher B. doctor C. actor D. 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. forty B. forty-one C. forty-two D. 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.（5）Joan got home late from work today, and she was very happy. When she opened the refrigerator, she was upse t. There was nothing to eat for dinner. Joan sat down and made a shopping list. She needed a head of lettuc e, a bunch of carrot, a quart of milk, a dozen eggs, two pounds of tomatoes, half a pound of chicken, and a loa f of bread. Jone rushed out of 冲出the house and drove to the supermarket. When she got there, she was very d isappointed. There wasn’t any lettuce. There weren’t any carrots. There wasn’t any milk. There weren’t any eg gs. 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. carrots B. milk C. tomatoes D. 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.。