初三英语阅读理解练习题
孔夫子背书箱-文具盒
阅读理解5
Big Ben
Big Ben is not the
name of a man. It is the name of a huge（庞大的）clock
in London. London
is the capital of England.
This clock has four faces. So，no matter where you
stand，you can read
the time on the face of Big
Ben. Each face is the size of a double
decker（层）bus. The hands are
about four metres
long. It is about the size of two people standing
on top of each other. If you go
to London，you
may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（国会大厦）.
There you will find Big
Ben sits at the top of
the clock tower（塔）in the Houses of Parliament.
Maybe you will hear it as
well as see it. The
huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding
dong，ding dong，”it goes every
quarter of an
hour.
The clock was named after a big man.
He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much
building work in London many years ago.
1. Big Ben is ______________.
A.
a double decker bus
C. the name of Ben
B. a huge clock
D. a building
2. The clock strikes every _______ of an hour.
A. ten minutes
C. thirty
minutes
B. fifteen minutes
D. forty-
five minutes
3. You can read the time of
Big Ben _________.
A. at the top of the clock tower
B.
in the Houses of parliament
C. on the hands
of the huge clock
D. on the four faces of
the clock
答案及解析：
1．选B，根据第一行Big Ben
is not the name of a man. It is the name of a
huge（庞大的）
clock in London.可以判断Big Ben是一个大钟的名字。
2．选B，根据文中“Ding dong，ding dong，”
it goes every quarter of an hour.
即可得知大
钟每15分钟敲一次。
3．选D，This clock has four
faces. So，no matter where you stand，you can read
the time on
the face of Big Ben.其他三项均不符合题意。
阅读理解6
The police do many things for us.
They help keep our things and us safe. They help
keep cars
moving safely. They take care of
people who are hurt. Then they see these people
get to a doctor.
The police go around town
to see that everything is all right. They get
around town in many
ways. Some of them walk or
go by car. In some big cities，some of the police
ride on horses. It is
strange to see these
animals in the street.
As they go around
town，the police help people. Sometimes they find
lost children. They take
the children home. If
the police see a fight，they put an end to it right
away. Sometimes people will
ask the police how
to get to a place in town. The police can always
tell the people which way to go.
They know all
the streets and roads well.
Some police
stand at crossings. They tell the cars when to go
and when to stop. They make
sure that the cars
do not go too fast. They help children cross the
street. They also help people who
can't walk
too well.
Without the police，our streets
would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt
people. Lost
people might never be found. The
police do a good job. We need them. And we should
thank them
for a job well done.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The police do many things
for us. They help keep our things and us _____.
A. warm
C. quiet
B. clean
D. safe
2. How do some
of the police get around in some big cities?
A. By taxi.
C. By bus.
B. On horses.
D. On bikes.
3. In
the text，“put an end to” means “____”.
A. stop
C.
kill
B. cut
D. fly
4. The
text is mainly talking about the _____ of the
police.
答案及解析：
1．选D，根据第一段，They help keep our things and us
safe.“警察可以保障我们安全”，
因此选safe。
2．选B，Some of
them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of
the police ride on
horses.
在一些大城市里面，警察是骑马的，因此选B。
3．选A，文中划线部分If the police see a fight，they put an
end to it right away.根据句意
可以理解为stop。
4．选C，本题是总结全文的main
idea，总揽全文，可以知道是在说警察的职责，因此
选job。
A. life
C. job
B. road
D. day
阅读理解7
Gadgets for Work and Play
It's
7: 45 in the morning，and 26-year-old Steve
Clarkson is going to work. He puts on his
jacket，and picks up his mobile phone and
laptop. As he leaves the house，he turns on his MP3
player and puts on his headphone. He is ready
to go.
Today，for millions of people，gadgets
like Clarkson's are a normal part of life. “I'm a
reporter
for a magazine，and I'm usually not in
the office. My mobile phone and laptop help me to
do my
work both on the road and at home，”says
Clarkson. Today many people can check e-mails,
send
messages，or surf the Web，using their
mobile phones.
Tina Fang is studying
photography in New York City. “Some of these
gadgets are expensive，
but they can save your
money in the long run. I have a digital camera. I
can use it to take eighty
pictures and shoot
video (record an image onto video) at the same
time. I listen to music on my
MP3 player，and I
can download and read books on it，too. I use the
camera and MP3 for both
learning
and fun.”
It's now 9: 45. Steve Clarkson
gets an e-mails from his 17-year-old sister. She
has a gadget
that lets her send e-mails，play
games，and take notes. She is in class right now.
“I e-mailed her
back. I told her to stop
playing，and pay attention,” laughs Clarkson.
“These gadgets are fun，but
sometimes they can
distract(分散注意力) people，too.”
1. What is
Steve Clarkson?
A. A student.
B. A reporter.
C. A businessman.
D. A computer
programmer.
2. Which of the following
things is not a gadget?
A. A
picture.
C. An MP3 player.
B. A
laptop.
D. A mobile phone.
3. When his
sister had lessons，Steve told her _____.
答案及解析：
1．选B，根据第二段中I'm a reporter for a magazine，and I'm
usually not in the office.可
知Steve
Clarkson是个reporter.
2．选A，选项A: a
picture不属于gadget，其他三项均在文中提到过，属于gadget。
3．选C，根据文中“I e-mailed her back. I told her to stop
playing，and pay attention，”可
知选C。
A. to
pay no attention
B. to e-mail him back
right away
C. to stop playing games
D. to listen to music on the MP3 player
阅读理解8
Have you ever been ill?
When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your
body becomes
hot，and there are pains all over
your body. You don't want to work，you stay in
bed，feeling very
sad.
What makes us ill?
It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are
very small and you
can't find them with your
eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They
are very small and
there could be hundreds of
them on a very small thing.
Germs are always
found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water
under the microscope，
we shall see them in it.
So your father and mother will not let you drink
dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in
water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut
your finger，if
some of the dust from the floor
goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go
into your
finger. Your finger would become big
and red，and you will have much pain in it.
Sometimes the
germs would go into all of your
body，and you would have pain everywhere.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Which of the following is
TRUE?
A. If things
are very small，they are germs.
B. If things
can't be seen，they must be germs.
C. Germs are
only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere
around us.
2. What is a microscope used
for?
A. Making
very small things look much bigger.
B. Making
very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping
you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if
you can't see things clearly.
3. Why don't
your parents let you drink dirty water?
A.
You haven't looked at it carefully.
B. Water can't be
drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of
germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Germs can be found
both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go
into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your
temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your
body.
D. If your finger isn't cut，there aren't
any germs on it.
5. What's the main idea of
the passage?
答案及解析：
1．选D，根据第四段中Germs aren't found
only in water. They are found in air and
dust.可
以排除C选项。A，B选项明显不符合题意，只有选D，并且根据第二段It is
germs(细菌). Germs
are everywhere.可以确定正确答案。
2．选A，根据文中They are very small and you can't find
them with your eyes，but you can
see them with
a microscope.可以知道microscope是显微镜。确定选A。
3．选C，文中说到Germs are always found in dirty
water.因此父母不让喝脏水。
4．选D，根据文章可以判断A，B，C均为正确答案，而D
项不正确，即使手不被割
破，也会有细菌的。
5．选A，总揽全文，可以确定答案为A，
Germs may make us ill。
A. Germs may make us
ill.
B. Germs are in dirty water.
C.
Don't drink dirty water.
D. Take care of
your fingers.
阅读理解9
Hundreds of years
ago，a Roman army came north from England to make
war on Scotland.
The Scots，a brave
people，loved their country very much. They fought
hard to drive the enemy
out of Scotland，but
there were too many Romans. It looked as if the
Romans would win.
One night，the leader of
Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill.
“We will rest here
tonight，my men,”he said.
“Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must
win or we will die.”
They were all very
tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell
asleep. There were four
guards on duty，but
they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell
asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly
they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they
climbed up the hillside，taking care not to
make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the
sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A
few minutes more，the war would be over.
Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a
thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke
the
Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet
and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it
did
not last long. The Scots wiped out the
Romans and saved their country.
The thistle
is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all
over it. Few people like it. But the
people of
Scotland liked it so much that they made it their
national flower.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.
Hundreds of years ago there was a war between
________.
A. Roman
army and North England
B. Roman army and
the Scots
C. England and Scots
D. a
brave people and the Scots
2. At first it
looked as if the Romans would win because
________.
A. the
Scots were not brave
B. the Roman army was so
strong
C. the Scots did not have a good leader
D. the Romans had the support from the
Scottish
3. “We must win or we will
die.”What the leader of the Scots said means
________.
A. they were sure to win
B. they couldn't
escape from death
C. they would win and then
they would die
D. they must try hard to win，
otherwise they would be killed
4. The
Romans climbed up the hill quietly because
________.
A. they
didn't want to wake the Scots
B. they wanted
to reach the top
C. they wanted to catch the
four guards first
D. they were afraid of the
sharp needles of the thistle
5. The people
of Scotland made thistle their national flower
because ________.
答案及解析：
1．选B，文中很明显的指出，这场战争是Roman army和the
Scots之间的。
2．选B，They fought hard to drive the
enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many
Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
是因为Romans太强大。因此选B。
3．选D，“We must win or we
will die.”的意思是“我们必须胜利，否则我们会死掉”，因
此选D。
4．选A，the Romans悄悄爬山的原因是不想吵醒the Scots，以便偷袭。
5．选D，根据文中大意，可得出正确答案。
A. it is a beautiful
plant
B. it is fresh and lovely
C. it had
so many sharp needles all over it
D. it was
the thistle that helped the Scots to win the
battle
阅读理解10
As many as 10 of the 17
kinds of penguins（企鹅）may be in danger of
disappearing. The
number of penguins have
decreased(减少) by 30% since 1987.
Penguins
are black and white birds that live in the
southern part of the world. They are
common in South America，New
Zealand，Australia and South Africa. Mary live near
cold waters.
But some live near warm waters in
Galapagos Islands. Penguins cannot fly，but they
are fine
swimmers. Penguins eat fish and
krill(磷虾).
The warming of the earth is the
decrease in penguin populations. The heating of
the air has
caused ocean waters to become
warmer. Higher water temperatures have reduced the
supply of
fish and krill. Some years later
these birds are completely unable to
reproduce(繁殖). Besides，
many adult penguins
die of hunger.
Widespread(广泛的)
fishing，exploration for oil and oil leaks(漏) also
make penguins be in
danger. Poisonous
organisms(生物) in ocean water are another danger.
Penguins also have their
enemies，including
wild dogs，sharks，seals and sea lions.
News
about penguins is not all bad，however. Several
years ago，oil leaking from a ship hurt
40% of
the penguins in South Africa. The penguins became
covered with oil. But thousands of
people
helped clean and treat the birds well. Then they
returned the penguins to the wild. Now
these
South African penguins are reproducing in higher
numbers than before the oil leaking.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Penguins ___________.
A. can swim better than
fly
B. can be found near Oceania (大洋洲)
C.
eat fish only
D. live only in cold waters.
2. Which of the following is NOT the cause
of penguin's decrease in numbers?
A. Oil searching.
C. Human's
killing.
B. Widespread fishing.
D.
Warming of the oceans.
3. Why are the
penguins in South Africa reproducing in higher
numbers than before the oil
leaking?
A. Because people removed the ship.
B. Because people sent a lot of penguins to
the wild.
C.
Because people helped the penguins.
D. Because
people treated the penguins well.
答案及解析：
1. 选B，我们知道企鹅不会飞，因此A不正确，除了吃鱼，他还吃磷虾，因此C不正
确。只能选B。
2. 选C，本文中并没有说人类是如何捕杀企鹅，相反，人类对企鹅的态度相当友好。
3. 选C，根据文章可以判断是由于人类的帮助。
阅读理解11
One
night about nine o'clock. Dr. Eyck，a
surgeon(外科医生)，had a phone call from Dr.
Haydon
at the hospital in Clans Falls. The surgeon was
asked to go there at once to operate on a
very
sick boy who shot himself while playing with a
gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clans
Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing
heavily in the sky. The surgeon thought he
could get there before 12 o'clock. A few minutes
later，
the doctor was stopped by a man in an
old black coat. Gun in hand，the man ordered the
doctor to
get out. Then the man drove the car
down the road，leaving the doctor in the falling
snow.
It was after two o'clock in the
morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in
Clans Falls.
Dr. Haydon told him that the boy
had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by
the door of
the hospital waiting room. There
sat the man in the old black coat with his head in
his hands.
“Mr. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon
to the man，“this is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon
who
came all the way from Albany to save your
boy.”
根据短文内容，将选择正确答案。
1. Choose the
right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in
Clans Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the
hospital.
c. The boy shot himself
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat
reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed
of his car.
A. a，c，f，d，b，e
B. c，e，f，a，b，d
C. a，c，f，e，d，b
D. c，a，f，e，d，b
2. The boy died because ______.
A. Dr. Haydon didn't do anything to
save him
B. he was too far away from hospital
C. something was wrong with Dr. Eyck's car
D. Dr. Eyck was not able to arrive at the
hospital in time
3. Who should be
responsible for (对......负责) the boy's death?
答案
1. D 2. D 3. B
A. The hospital.
B. The boy's father.
C. Dr. Haydon.
D. Dr. Eyck.
阅读理解12
My friend Matt
and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday
evening. The accommodation
wasn't
wonderful，but we had everything we needed
(beds，blankets，food)，and we were pleased
to be
out of the city and in the fresh air.
On
Saturday morning we met the other ten members of
our group. Cameron had come along
with two
friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and
Lynn had come with Amanda. There
were some other members I didn't know.
We had come from different places and none of us
knew
the area.
We knew we were going to
spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure
exactly how.
Half of us spent the morning
caving while the others went rock-climbing and
then we changed at
lunchtime. Matt and I went
to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder
than going in，but
after a good deal of
pushing， we were out at last. Though we were
covered with mud，we were
pleased and excited
by what we'd done.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.
The writer spent the Saturday morning _____.
A. rock-climbing
B. sleeping
C. meeting friends
D. caving
2. There were _____ members
in all in the writer's group.
A. 6 B. 8
C. l0 D. 12
3. We can learn from the
passage that _____.
A. some of the group had been there before
B. the group had done rock-climbing many times
C. some of the group already knew each other
D. group all came from the same city
4.
The write thought her weekend was _____.
A. interesting
C.
frightening
B. relaxing
D.
unpleasant
5. This passage mainly talks
about ____.
A. the writer's friends at the
Activity Centre
B. the writer's experience at the
Activity Centre
C. outdoor sports at the
Activity Centre
D. how to go rock-climbing and
caving
答案及解析：
1. 选D，根据文中说明Half of us
spent the morning caving while the others went
rock-climbing. Matt and I went to the
caves(岩洞) first.可以判断出应该选择D。
2. 选D，Matt and I
还有the other ten members。
3. 选C，A. B.
D.均可以从文中找到证据证明其是不正确的。我们知道Cameron had come
along with two friends，可以知道C项是正确的。
4.
选A。
5. 选B，总揽全文，可以知道B项为最佳答案。