初二英语英语阅读理解题1An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can. It can only look straight ahead. If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck. Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.( ) 1. An owl looks clever because 。

A. it has a beautiful bodyB. it has big eyesC. it can look straight aheadD. it can turn its neck ( )2. An owl looks for food at nightbecause 。

A. it has large eyesB. it can’t move its eyes freely as we canC. it sees better at night than during the dayD. it can’t see anything at all during the day( )3. An owl eats 。

A. small birdsB. all kinds of birdsC. all kinds of other animalsD. none of the above( )4. The cry of an owl is 。

A. frighteningB. good to listen toC. like a songD. like the sound of a cow( )5. Men must not kill owls because 。

A. they don’t do anything wrongB. they are good--looking and have two big eyesC. they cry only at nightD. they are helpful to us2If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak；when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. Whensomeone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor he really means that he does not give it enough chance(机会) to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, manyof us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things they can write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.( )1. The main reason(主要原因) for one with poor memory is that .A. his father or mother may have a poor memoryB. he does not use his arms or legs for some timeC. his memory is not often usedD. he can’t read or write( )2. If you do not use your arms or legs for sometime, .A. you can’t use them any moreB. they will become strongerC. they become weak an d won’t become strong until you use them againD. they will not change( )3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don’t give it enough chance for practice.C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.D. A good memory comes from more practice.( ) 4. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because .A. they have saved much troubleB. they have saved much time to remember thingsC. they have to use their memories all the timeD. they can’t write everything in a little notebook( )5. Give a best title(标题) for this passage.A. Don’t stop using Your Arms or LegsB. How To Have a Good MemoryC. Strong Arms and Good MemoriesD. Learn from the people3The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce 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 want 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 to market(市场).” The farmer know 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, farmer? 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 walking, 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 walking?” she a sked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.”So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot 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 the 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 w alk3. 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 himself【试题答案】1. BCDAD2. CCCCB3. ACBC4Jim and Kate want (1) a heavy basket (2) their garden. It is (3) heavy, they can’t carry it. It’s (4) of (5). Their mother and father (6) in the room. So Kate asks. “Dad, could you help (7), please?” h er father says: “Certainly, dear. Let (8) help you.” But they (9) careful, the basket is (10). The potatoes go here and there. They must find and get them.( )1. A. to take B. to carry C. get D. look ( )2. A. in B. to C. at D. under( )3. A. very B. too C. not D. a little ( )4. A. full B. fill C. bottle D. empty( )5. A. potatos B. potato C. potatoes D. meats ( )6. A. aren’t B. is C. can’t D. are( )7. A. us B. me C. her D. him( )8. A. I B. you C. her D. me( )9. A. aren’t B. are C. can’t D. don’t( )10. A. break B. broken C. empty D. full【答案】1. B want to do , carry 多指搬运重物2. B to 表示目的3. A very很，非常4. A be full of 充满5. C potato 的复数加es6. D 根据句意7. A 同上8. D9. A10. B5A fat and happy old man gives presents to kids on Christmas Eve(the night before Christmas). Who is he? Yes, he is Father Christmas . He is also called Santa Claus. Do you know_____1____? And why is he always ____2_____ red?It is said that there was a man____3_____ Saint Nicholas in Turkey. He came from a _____4____ family, but hefelt____5_____ for poor people and decided to give them all his money. But he was _____6____ and didn’t want people to know he gave them money. So on Christmas Eve, he climbed on to their roofs, and ____7_____ bags of money down their chimneys. And he always _____8____ red clothes when he did this.Later people built a church for Nicholas in Italy, and took his ____9_____ to different countries. He wasgiven____10_____ names around the world. People called him Saint Nicholas in Belgium, Santa Claus in Canada and the US, and Father Christmas in Britain.( )1. a. how b. what c. why d. where ( )2. a. in b. at c. on d. for( )3. a. call b. calling c. calls d. called ( )4. a. rich b. poor c. happy d. good ( )5. a. happy b. sorry(难过的) c. angry d. bad ( )6. a. shy b. frightened c. worried d. happy ( )7. a. showed b. dropped c. fell d. brought ( )8. a. put on b. in c. dressed d. wore( )9. a. money b. presents c. story d. name ( )10. a. different b. the same c. another d. many 【答案】1. c. why2. a. in3. d. called4. a. rich5. b. sorry(难过的)6. a. shy7. b. dropped8. d. wore9. c. story10. d. many6You’ll see a new _1_at a hospita l near London if you go there. He is very clever,_2_he never speaks. He can work 24 hours a day and never gets _3_. He is one metre tall and has a face_4_a TV screen. He is Dr. Robot.Doctors often need to ask their patients a lot of questions. _5_ doctors can only spend a few minutes with such patient. But Dr. Robot, can ask a patient questions for an hour if it is6_____.7______ the help of Dr. Robot, a human doctor can_8_a lot of useful information(信息)when he meets his patient.How can Dr. Robot do this? A computer “tell” him what to do. Dr. Robot can do a lot of things people can do, though he can’t completely_9_the place of _10_ doctors.( )1. A. sick person B. nurse C. chemist D. doctor( )2. A. so B. if C. but D. because( )3. A. tired B. off C. up D. wounded( )4. A. like B. on C. as D. in ( )5. A. Kind B. Busy C. Free D. Tall( )6. A. late B. impossible C. necessary D. interesting( )7. A. With B. For C. Behind D. Under( )8. A. spend B. have C. send D. speak( )9. A. bring B. give C. take D. lead( )10. A. robot B. computer C. women D. human【答案】DCAAB CABCD7A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was on his way to visit his mother in 1 town. He wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train, 2 she could meet him at the 3 in her car. He looked at all his pockets, but 4 that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went on and looked 5 for someone to help him. At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Can you change the money 6 me?”“Wait a moment,” the soldier 7 , and he began to put his hand in his 8 “I’ll see whether I can help you. ”“Don’t you know how to speak to an officer?” the young officer said angrily “Now let’s 9 again, Can you change the money for me?”“No, sir,” the old soldier answered 10 .1. A. other B. the other C. another D. one2. A. so B. so that C. because D. when3. A. place B. station C. street D. stop4. A. knew B. thought C. found D. found out5. A. up B. down C. around D. into6. A. to B. with C. for D. and7. A. answered B. spoke C. told D. smiled8. A. coat B. handbag C. wallet D. pocket9. A. start B. to begin C. doing D. ask10. A. easily B. fast C. happily D. quickly【答案】CBBCC CADAD(8)Dear Dr Know,I’m not happy. I have too __1_ rules in my family. I have to __2___ at 6:00 every morning. I can’t __3__ my friends after school __4__I have to __5__my dog for a walk. I can’t watch TV on school nights. And I have to __6_ in bed by ten o’clock._7__ weekends, I have to clean my room and wash my clothes. Then I have to help my mother __8__ dinner. Later I have to go to the Children’s Palace __9__ the piano. I never have any fun. __10__ can I do?（）1. A. many B. much C. a few（）2. A. go to bed B. get up C. go home（）3. A. watch B. look C. meet（）4. A. so B. then C. because（）5. A. bring B. take C. carry（）6. A. be B. is C. am（）7. A. In B. On C. At（）8. A. make B. making C. do（）9. A. learn B. to learn C. learning（）10. A. Why B. What C. How(9)Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started drawing when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very ___1___ at it. He drew many beautiful interesting pictures, and many people ___2___ his pictures. They thought this boy was going to be ___3___ when he was a little older, and then they were going to ___4___ these pictures for a lot of money.Jimmy’s pictures were quite different from other ___5___ because he never drew on all of the paper. He drew on ___6___ of it, and the other half was always ___7___.“That’s very clever,” everybody said. “___8___ other people have ever done that before.”One day somebody asked him, “Please tell me, Jimmy. Why do you draw on the bottom (底部) half of your pictures,___9___ not on t he top half?”“Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes (毛笔) can’t ___10___ very high.”1. A. poor B. sad C. glad D. good2. A. bought B. brought C. sold D. took3. A. different B. clever C. famous D. rich4. A. buy B. show C. leave D. sell5. A. men’s B. people’s C. boy’s D. child’s6. A. half B. part C. side D. end7. A. full B. empty C. wrong D. ready8. A. No B. Some C. Any D. Many9. A. then B. and C. but D. or10. A. change B. turn C. pull D. reach(10)“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch. “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to ___1___ and lose my place.”“OK,” agreed Jane.Jane waited all day for Jenny to ___2___ back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny seemed to be ___3___. “She’s just forgotten,” thought Jane. “I don’t want to ___4___ her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go far. Some classmates, like Jenny, were getting five dollars a week.Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage to tell her about the ___5___.“Oh, Jane, I forgot!” Jenny said, “I’ll ___6___ the dollar tomorrow.”The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her ___7___ sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her. ___8___ she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt ___9___ and asked her teacher if she could go back to the classroom. In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An ___10___ came to her.“Jenny’s not kind lately, and anyway, she really owes me.A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”1. A. stay B. wait C. leave D. take2. A. return B. lend C. show D. pay3. A. busy B. happy C. free D. sad4. A. let B. make C. keep D. find5. A. money B. lunch C. place D. classmate6. A. remember B. bring C. give D. pass7. A. borrowing B. making C. selling D. buying8. A. Even B. Again C. Then D. Instead9. A. alone B. sad C. hungry D. lucky10. A. end B. answer C. idea D. excuse(11)Monday is the beginning of the week; it is the day most Americans like worst. The day they ___1___ most is Saturday. Saturday is the ___2___ of the workweek; it is the beginning of the weekend.Life is ___3___ on the weekend; most Americans ___4___ care of their houses, cars and gardens. They sleep ___5___ inthe morning. They enjoy the feeling that the time ___6___ to move more slowly.The workweek is for things you ___7___ to do; the weekend is for things you ___8___ to do. Some people may get in a car for a ___9___ in the country. They like to take part in a sports activity out of doors. And on Saturday night they might go to public eating ___10___ or a film.1. A. like B. dislike C. spend D. leave2. A. middle B. beginning C. end D. day3. A. worse B. difficult C. better D. different4. A. make B. take C. look D. pick5. A. earlier B. later C. faster D. shorter6. A. decides B. wants C. spends D. seems7. A. enjoy B. hate C. have D. find8. A. like B. start C. get D. check9. A. drive B. walk C. fishing D. washing10. A. place B. house C. room D. apartment(12)In the old days, in London, the smog was very thick. Car and bus drivers ___1___ to drive very slowly. They ___2___ saw the road in front of them even during the daytime. People did not like going out in the smog. ___3___ they had to go out, they wore “smogmask” over their faces.In December 1952, a very ___4___ dark cloud came down over London. It was the ___5___ smog Londoners had ever had. ___6___ of it was bad factory smoke. Nearly fifty people died in road accidents. But many more people became unhealthy. The smog was very ___7___ for old people and children. One man said, “The streets were almost ___8___ because people stayed at home as much as possible. The air was very thick, and you could almost cut it with a knife.”After three weeks, the smog began to ___9___. But in the following weeks and months over 4000 people died as a___10___ of the smog.1. A. hurried B. stayed C. had D. stopped2. A. easily B. hardly C. already D. freely3. A. If B. So C. Though D. Because4. A. clear B. thick C. thin D. small5. A. hottest B. nicest C. worst D. best6. A. Much B. Many C. A few D. A little7. A. favourite B. strong C. dangerous D. weak8. A. empty B. full C. dirty D. clean9. A. remember B. forget C. arrive D. lift10. A. part B. usual C. end D. result 【试题答案】(1) ABCCB ACABB(2) DACDB ABACD(3) CDABA BDCBC(4) ACDBB DCAAA(5) CBABC ACADD。