初三英语阅读理解练习题

初三英语阅读理解练习题一、Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?”asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,”answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,”said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!”he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.”said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

1、Tom went into the station cafe because .A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea B．it was quite early and he could find a seat thereC．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there 2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelve C．Half past eleven D．Half past one3、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will findA．the time is right B．it’s going slower C．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster4、Which of the following is true?A．Tom arrived in Paris on time B．The next bus would leave in half an hourC．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once 5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?A．The Mirror of the Station B．Not A Careful Man C．Missing A Bus D．The Clock In The Mirror 二、When Mr. David retired（退休）,he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price（价格）: twenty dollars.”Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。

1、Mr. David’s house was that many tourists came to see it.A．so small B．so quiet C．so interesting D．such interesting2、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .A．to drive the visitors away B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosityC．to let visitors come in and look round D．to get some money out of the visitors3、The notice made the visitors .A．more interested in his house B．lost interest in his houseC．angry at the unfair price D．feel happy about the price4、After Mr. David put up the notice .A．the visitors didn’t come any longer B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house C．more and more tourists came for a visit D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit5、At last he had to sell his house and move away because .A．he did not like it at all B．he could not work as a guideC．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseD．he could not live a quiet life in it三、Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna（维也纳）. He was also a man full of humour （幽默）. Once, at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words. “Well,”said Freud, “we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering.”As a devoted（忠实的）son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in a small mountain town in Austria（奥地利）. The King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in the summer, a band（乐队）was playing a lively tune（曲子）when Freud’s mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing, but forgot it was the King’s birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, “Mama, the band is playing for your birthday.”She believed him and had a wonderful day.根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。