初中英语阅读理解训练1. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Tom works in a factory ,the factory is far from his home .He wanted to send a letter to his wife,but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day,so he could only look for somebody to write a letter for him late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer ,the writer’s name was Martin. Martin was already in bed."It is late,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife, "said Tom, Martin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said,"Has the letter went far?" "What does that matter?" answered Tom" Well,my writing is so strange that only I can read it,and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife,it will cost you a lot of money."Tom went away quickly.( 1. Tom wanted to____to his wife.A.get somethingB.have a letter writtenC.bring a flowerD. say good-bye( 2. At last Tom found the house of_____.A.a writerB.a sellerC.an old manD.a letter-writer( 3. When Tom told what he wanted to do, Martin was______.A.not pleasedB.pleasedC.excitedD.angry( 4. Martin said that his writing was_____.A.easy for anyone to readB.strange for anyone to readC.too strange for anyone to writeD.difficult for anyone to read( 5. This story tells us______.A.not to ask anybody for helpB.not to trouble others at nightC.not to ask for help without moneyD.not to trust others2. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：An old man died and left his son a lot of money.But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,when that happened,all his friends left him.When he was quite poorand alone, he went to see Martin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.“My money has finished and my friends have gone, ”said the young man.“What will happen to me now?”“Don't worry , young man,”Martin answered.”Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier. ”The young man was very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?” he asked Martin.“No,I didn't mean that”said the oldman. ”I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.”( 1.An old man died and left his son_______.A.nothingB.some goldC. much moneyD.only a house( 2. When the son was______, he went to see Martin.A.short of moneyB.quite poor and sickC.in troubleD. quite poor and alone( 3.The young man was very glad because Martin said that______.A.he would become rich againB. he would soon feel much happierC.he would become cleverD. he would have more friends( 4. Martin meant the young man______.A.would get rich againB. would get used to having nothingC.would get used to being in troubleD.would get out of poorness3. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back,its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him an elephant had damaged it.The man didn’t believe them,butthey took him to a circus which was near there.The owner of the elephant said,"I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to hisown country,the customs officers would not believe hisstory.They said, “You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!”It was only when the man showed them the letterfrom the circus man that they believed him.( 1.A man was travelling abroad_______.A.in a big busB.in a green jeepC.in a red carD.in a red taxi ( 2.The car was damaged because________.A.there was a traffic accidentB.the circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shopD.the elephant sat on it( 3.The circus man said that_______.A.he would pay for part of the damageB.he would pay for all of the damageC.he wouldn't pay for the damageD.he would buy a new car( 4. When the man got back to his country,thecustoms officers______.A. would check his new carB.only checked his carC. searched himD. wouldn't believe what he had said,( 5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.A.the letter from the circus manB. a newspaper from the countryC.the certificate of hisD.the letter from the government4. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：It was half-past eight in the morning.The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it. “It's me-Peter.”“Hello, who's that?”she asked.Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny. “Oh hello,Peter.What do you want?”said Mary.“Can I speak to johnny?”“No, ”said Mary, “you can't speak to him now.He is busy. He is getting ready for school.He is eating hisbreakfast.Grandmother is combing his hair.Sister is under thetable,putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus iscoming .”( 1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?A.Johnny's sisterB.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother( 2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?A.Mary's brotherB.Mary's sisterC.Mary's grandmotherD.Johnny's mother( 3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.A.was combing his hairB.was putting his shoes onC.was getting his booksD. was busy eating his hreakfast( 4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?A.Who are you?B.Anything to say?C.Who is it?D.Please( 5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.A. a lazyB.a clever boyC.a busy boyD.a hungry boy5. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Tom put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went to market.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped inthe shade of a big tree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys of grapes too.After their lunch they went to sleep.After sometime, Tom began to take grapes out of the other men's baskets and to put them in his. Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.“What are you doing?” he said angrily.“Oh, ”said Tom, “don't worry about me.I am half mad, and I do a lot of strange things.”“Oh,really? ”said the otherman. “Then w hy don't you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?”“You didn’t understand me,”said Tom. “I said that I was half mad, not quite mad.”( 1.Tom went to market_______.A. to sell his donkeyB. to buy somethingC. to sell his grapesD. to find a job( 2.Tom stopped______.A.under a big treeB.near a big treeC.around a big treeD.in a big tree( 3.As Tom was taking away the other men's grapes one of the men___.A.pretended not to see himB. saw him and got angryC.woke his fellows upD.came at him( 4. Tom said that he did a lot of strange things because_______.A.he was cleverB. he was quite madC.he was foolishD.he was half mad( 5.In this story Tom was ____ _.A.a selfish manB.a strange manC.a friendly manD.a foolish man6. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Tom woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden.It seemed to be moving towards the house.“That is a thief(小偷! ” He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪 at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕 to go out of the house in the dark. The next morning Tom went out and sawone of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle ofit. “My God”said Tom,“I was lucky last night.If I had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me!And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.( 1.At midnight Tom saw_____in his garden.A.something strangeB. a thiefC.something whiteD.a ghost( 2. Tom was so frightened that he ______.A.cried out for helpB.dared not go out of the houseC.dared not stay in his houseD.couldn't say a word( 3. The next morning Tom found________ .A.his wife in the gardenB.the clothes-lineC.the thief deadD.a bullet-hole through the white shirt( 4. Tom said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_______.A.he would be killedB. he would dieC.he would have killedD.he would have been killed5.He called his neighbors together in order to_______. A.make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thankthem 7. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案： A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's,is the owner of the first cow responsible?” “It depends,” answered the judge. “Well,”said the man, “your cow has killed mine.” “Oh,”answered the judge.“Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is not responsible either.” “I am sorry,Judge,”said the man.“I made a mistake.Imeant that my cow killed yours." The judge thought for a few seconds and then said, “When I think about it more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first.” And then he turned to his cler k and said,“Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.” ( 1.The neighbour asked the judge_______. A. whether the first cow was responsible B.whether the owner of the first cow was responsible C..whether both cows were responsible D. whether both the owners were responsible ( 2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his,the judge answered that______. A.a cow was reponsible B. its owner was not responsible C.neither a cow nor its owner was responsible D.his cow was responsible ( 3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______. A.there was nothing happened B.his cow had been killed C.it was his cow that had killed the judge's D.both cows had been killed 6 (4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________. A..got angry B.said nothing C.put his neighbor into prison D.changed what he had said at first (5.In this story the judge was______. A.a clever judge B.honest C.unfair D.foolish 8. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案： Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少goes to work by bus.He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes(花费him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there.Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon. ( 1. What does Uncle Wang do? A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers. C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital. ( 2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because . A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his home C. he likes riding a bike D. his shop isn't in the middle of the city ( 3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop? A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes D. Half an hour ( 4. What time does he usually leave home by bike? A. At ten minutes to eight B. At half past eight C. At ten minutes past eight D. At twenty minutes past eight ( 5. He usually gets back home from work at inthe afternoon. A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05 10.阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪. Sandwich was rich(有钱的, but he liked to play cards (纸 7 (牌 for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令 his servants (仆人 to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between (在两者之间 the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did. From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food “sandwich” today. ( 1. Sandwich wa s the of a servant of a man with a lot of money C.poor man who lived on playing cards of food which was liked by the rich ( 2. Sandwich A.was so interested (兴趣 in playing cards that he often had no time to have his meals B.often brought some bread with him to play cards C.never ate anything when he played cards D.had no money to play cards with at last ( 3. People liked Sandwich's idea because A.bread, together with meat was cheap B.he always won when he played cards C.they liked Sandwich himself D.when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other ( 4. Today, “sandwich” isA.also a name of a rich manB.two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC.not interested in playing cardsD.not liked by most of the people ( 5. As food, “sandwich” . A.is usually made of(用...制做 bread and chicken B.sometimes smells (闻 good, but sometimes not C.is made of bread and meat D.is hard for us to play. 89。