初中英语阅读理解(一)John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and farther.1. Who was the market manager?A. John.B. Bobby.C. Ted.2. How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?A. Moved.B. Annoyed.C. Accepted.3. Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.4.What can be the best title(标题) for the passage?A. More, Details, More Chances.B. More Practice, More Success.C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.(二)We spend about one-third of our lives asleep．This may sould like a lot of time，but it is not wasted．Our bodies need sleep to stay healthy．Not getting enough aleep can make us sick．Sleep and our immune（免疫）systemThe immune system protects the body from diseases and infections （传染）．Not getting enough sleep hurts this protective system．The Mayo Clinic is a research hospital in the United States．Its website explains that when we sleep our bodies produce proteins（蛋白质）that support sleep and help us fight infections．They add that infection-fighting antibodies（抗体）are reduced during periods when you don’t get enough sleep．A new study from the University of Washington in the U．S．seems to confirm this．Dr．Nathaniel Watson was the lead writer of the study．Watson says his study shows that the immune system works best when the body gets enough sleep．For the study，Watson and his team studied 11 pairs of twins．This is an important difference from other sleep studies．Other research did not study twins．Researchers found that the twin who slept less had a weaker immune system．Watson says his study showed for the first time that a long-term lack （缺乏）of sleep shuts down parts of the immune system．He says parts that move white blood cells around the body are influenced．White blood cells fight infections in the body．Watson’s study provides more evidence（证据）that sleep is important to“overall health”．And sleep is especially im portant to immune health．The researchers published their findings in the magazine Sleep．How much sleep is enough?To stay in good health，experts at the Mayo Clinic say that adults should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep．Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours．And school-aged children may need more than 10 hours of sleep a night．Experts say our sleep becomes poor in our 30s．By the time we reach our 50s，the average person has lost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleep．These people also have trouble falling asleep and stayingasleep through the night．From middle age on，they say these problems only get worse，and they can influence our health．Signs you may not be getting enough sleep●You’re always hungry or you’ve gained weight．●You have trouble making decisions．●You have trouble remembering things．●Your skin doesn’t look good．●You are having trouble seeing．1．From the first three paragraphs we know that ．A.it is a waste to spend about one-third of our lives asleepB.we’ll become seriously ill if we don’t have enough sleepC.enough sleep does good to infection-fighting antibodiesD.immune system is protected when people begin to sleep 2．From Watson’s study，we know ．A.enough sleep helps the immune system work wellB.the study of twins is a kind of common sleep studyC.twins need less sleep but have stronger immune systemD.sleeping for a long time is important to immune health 3．Which of the following is right according to the passage？A.People don’t need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night in their fifties．B.The less you sleep every night，the more weight you’ll lose．C.Teenagers should get more than 10 ho urs of sleep a night．D.If your memory gets worse，you may not get enough sleep．4．What will probably be written in the following part？A.How to improve your sleep B．How important enough sleep is!C.How amazing if you look good!D．How to avoid trouble of seeing(三)Do you want to live a happier , less stressful (有压力的) life 、Try laughing for no reason at all . That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world ---and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai , India , in 2019 by Dr Madam Kataria . “Young children laugh about 300 times away. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day , ”says Dr Kataria .‘Everyone’s naturally good at laughing ---it’s the with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1 300 worldwide.Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health .According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California ,with laughing there is less stress in the body .Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to mynearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest ---I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say‘ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other .However,our bodies can’ t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter , so they still produce the same healthy effects.Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughter for real—and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughter .You might be very pleased with the results!1. In which country was the first laughter Club started?A. BritainB. AmericaC. AustraliaD. India2.How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?A. SurprisedB. PleasedC. NervousD. Stressful3.When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?A. After a few minutesB. After a few hoursC. After a few secondsD. After a few days4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.B. 40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friendsC. Adults laugh more often than children in a day.D. Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.5. From the passage , if you’re under stress what you will do ？A. go the open airB. talk to your best friendsC.start laughingD. sing songs(四)How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket？Students in Class 9,Grade 8 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu,Sichuan,have their ways. They give out flyers(传单), draw portraits(人物素描) and work as waiters.The class, working in eight groups, finished the activity. Experiencing Life for Seven Hours, on March 18, “I found students waste their food in the dininghall, ”the class teacher, Deng Guiyong said, “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money.”Jiang Yao, 15, and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch. Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant cleaning the floor；and toilets and getting food for guests, “We were busy all along, so we were terribly exhausted after the day’s hard work.”said Jiang.“We each got a pizza as a prize, which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before.”When Xie Ni’s group didn't make any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch. The 14yearold girl came upwith the idea of drawing portraits to sell, “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait, ”said Xie.Xie realized that life is really hard. “We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal.” Xie said, “We must value the happy life today.”On top of making money, each group was asked to do at least five good deeds during the seven hours. Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card.1. From the teacher’s words, we can see that the students ________.A. usually waste food in their daily lifeB. realize life is really not easyC. know it’s hard to make moneyD. have their own ways to get food without money2. The underlined word“exhausted”in Paragraph 3 means ________.A. happyB. crazyC. tiredD. boring3. In order to make money, the students have done all except ________.A. help the old cross the roadB. give out flyersC. draw portraitsD. work as waiters4. The purpose of this activity is to ________.A. let the students get foodB. help the students learn to value their today’s lifeC. help people in needD. give the students a chance to learnto work5. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Life Is Really HardB. It’s Good To Be A V olunteerC. How To work For PeopleD. Experiencing Life For Seven Hours(五)It's a common belief that over time, pet owners start to look like their animals. Now comes theterrifying news that cats look up to their owners as role models and copy their behaviour.Next time you reach for your fridge, think twice. If your cat is watching, she will probably overeat as well.In a new study from the University of Messina, it turns out that indoor cats who live closely to their owners “mirror” the lives of their caregivers. They sleep at the same time, eat at the same time, and can even become more or less social depending on the behaviour of their owners.“Cats are clever animals with a long memory,” Jane Brunt, director of the Catalyst Council, told Discovery News. “They watch and learn from us, noting the patterns of our actions, knowing where their food is kept and what time to expect to be fed, how to open the cupboard door that's been improperly closed, and where their feeding and toileting areas are.” Because cats copy our habits, if you spend a lot of time raiding(搜刮)the fridge, your cat will return to its food bowl for that midnight snack, too. According to the study, this explains why “human and cat overweight rates often seem to match”．There's no word if drinking green tea and making sure you go to yoga will benefit (使受益) your cat, but based on the study, it sounds like sticking to a healthy eating and sleeping habit is best for both of you.There's a lot we can learn from our cats in return. “When they sit softly breathing , eyes half closed, the sense of peace and calm that comes over us is like a private less on in inner meditation(冥想)，”Brunt said. They're probably pretty good at remaining calm.So, according to science, though we think that cats are not close to us all these years, it turns out they are in fact learning from us and looking up to us. Scary, huh?1. What does the word “terrifying” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. 可怕的B. 高兴的C. 伤心的D. 无聊的2. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?A. Cats can copy humans' behaviours.B. Cats are smart and have a long memory.C. Green tea and yoga can benefit cats.D. Humans can learn from cats in some way.3. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Humans' keeping searching the fridge.B. Humans' drinking green tea and going to yogaC. Cats' copying humans' habit of looking for food.D. Cats' going to their owners for food.4. What can we learn from our cats?A. To remain peaceful.B. To be able to copy.C. To stay hungry.D. To look up to friends.5. The best title for the passage could be “________”．A. Your cat can bring you pleasureB. You are copying your catC. You can make your cat socialD. Your cat is copying your habit(六)Sadness and happiness are often talked about by people in their spare time. Most people want themselves to be happy for ever, but few know how to find happiness. Others say if you own lots of money and success, you will be happy. However, money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. A famous Greek thinker, Aristotle, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves.” That’s to say, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future. For example, getting into college or getting a good job, which we fail to enjoy thepresent. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.Finally, many people find happiness is helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping or help out with some things around the house for an elderly person.If you do above, you will be happy.1. How many suggestions of happiness are mentioned in this passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.2. If you want to enjoy the simple things in life, you can ________.A. listen to your favorite musicB. remember some problemsC. think about getting into collegeD. read a bad book3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Money and success alone do not bring you lasting happiness.B. If you want to feel happier, you can go shopping for an elderly person.C. Spending enough time thinking about the future can enjoy the present.D. Active person may live a happier life than inactive person.4. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Reading a good book.B. Travelling to a foreign country.C. Playing a sport.D. Spending time with close friends.5. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. How to live a happy life.B. How to depend on ourselves.C. How to help the old people.D. How to get a good job.(七)“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龙) jumped and shouted.“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stopnow, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激动) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盘) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders (命令).“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”1. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.A. lying in bed reading a bookB. on the computer with a dragonC. standing in front of the screen of the computerD. playing computer games in his bedroom2.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.A. before Tom went to school in the morningB. before Tom went to bed at nightC. just as the dragon jumped and shoutedD. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening3. Tom was very excited because _______.A. he had a radio detector in his computerB. he was worrying about the infected disksC. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer gameD. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Tom liked playing computer gamesB. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragonsC. Tom hated tapping on the keyboardD. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer5.How did Tom get on with his mother?A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.(八)It is very popular to shop on the Internet. There are more and more advertisements (广告) in the Web. You have to be careful not to be tricked by the advertisements on the Internet. You may find something cheap, but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable (时髦的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favourite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, these decide (决定) whether (是否) to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded (拥挤的) shopping mall, so you don’t have to spend much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not be spend too much.1. If you want to shop online, you should __________.A. have much moneyB. always believe (相信) the advertisementsC. never believe the advertisementsD. be careful not to be tricked2. What does the writer think of the advertisements online?A. They are always true.B. They are not useful.C. They are all interesting.D. Sometimes they’renot true.3. What does the writer often buy online?A. So-called new things.B. Things like an MP3.C. All the cheap things.D. Things like a house.4. If you shop online, you __________.A. spend less timeB. spend more money.C. can buy expensive thingsD. can only buy things with a new outside5. What is the main idea of the article?A. Fashionable shopping online.B. The shops online.C. How to buy cheap things online.D. Don’t spend too much time online.(九)Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one.”The machine, with a new part on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $ 29,999.”One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable, but the $29,999 is exactly the value of wisdom and knowledge.1.The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help because __________.A. they had nothing to do in the factoryB. there were no other people in the factoryC. the workers could not repair the machineD. the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine2 .The problem of the machine __________.A. was caused by the German engineerB. was found and solved by the workersC. took the engineer a long time to findD. was easy for the German engineer3. According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost ________.A. only one dollarB. $29,999C. nothingD. less than the new part4.The writer wants to tell us that ________.A. the engineer asked for too much moneyB. the workers should pay the moneyC. the knowledge is worth more moneyD. the new part could cost more5.What is worth only one dollar?A. A line.B. A new part.C. Wisdom.D. Knowledge.参考答案1、【主旨大意】文章通过讲述工作很努力的两个人在同一个公司上班，因提升其中一人而发生的事情。