初二英语阅读练习附翻译

（一）Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人）loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.( )1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.A. the rich manB. the servantC. both A and BD. neither A and B( )2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.A. the catB. himselfC. nobodyD. the servant( )3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.A. there was in fact poison in the bottlesB. did not want the servant to drink his wineC. he wanted to kill the catD. he wanted to kill the servant( )4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.A. the servantB. catC. the rich manD. nobody( )5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.A. lazyB. badC. cleverD. kind译文：从前，有一个富翁。

他有一个仆人（仆人）。

他和仆人（仆人）喜爱葡萄酒和良好的食物非常。

每次富人离开家乡，仆人将喝葡萄酒，吃的所有食物中的好房子。

财主知道他的仆人一样，但他从来没有被他的仆人这样做。

一天早晨，当他离家出走，他的仆人说，“这里有两瓶毒药（毒药）和一些不错的食品在家里。

你必须采取什么样的。

“随着这些话，他走了出去。

但仆人知道，富人说是不真实的。

在富人是远离家乡，他喜欢聚餐的空间。

因为他喝太多，他是喝醉了倒在地上。

当富人回来了，他无法找到自己的粮食和他的葡萄酒。

他非常生气。

他醒来的仆人了。

但是，仆人告诉他的故事非常好。

他说，猫吃了一切。

他害怕受到惩罚，所以他喝毒药自杀。

（二）Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.( )6.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.A. larger thanB. smaller thanC. as big asD. as small as( )7.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.A. get marriedB. be freeC. find good jobsD. study( )8.They visit their parents ________.A. on weekdaysB. on weekendsC. at any timeD. on holiday( )9.Which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Children have the freedom to choose their own job.B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.( )10.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because___________.A. children can learn how to make money for themselvesB. their children required them to do soC. they are richD. it is required by law译文：大多数美国家庭都小于家庭在其他国家。

大多数美国家庭有一个或两个家长和一个或两个孩子。

孩子在美国将离开自己的父母家中长大后。

他们通常远离他们的父母，因为他们想找到好工作。

他们经常写信给他们的父母或电话他们。

他们往往去访问他们的父母在度假。

父母通常让孩子选择自己的就业机会。

美国人认为，重要的青年人来决定他们的生活本身。

儿童被要求做一些工作，他们的房子周围。

而且在许多家庭，儿童是支付做一些家务劳动，使他们了解如何赚钱供自己使用。

（三）Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together.Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆）. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely（孤独的）.There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.1. Dolphins show their feelings with ___________ .A. picturesB. wordsC. waterD. sounds2. People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds beca use ________ .A. they are above the waterB. they are under the waterC. they are very highD. they are very low3. Which one is true according to the passage?A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to studyB. T hey don’t study, but they travel in a groupC. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island.D. Dolphins like to kill people译文：海豚可以谈话？也许他们不能谈论的话，但他们交谈的声音。