初三英语阅读能力训练 (一)
Ⅰ. 完形填空
Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died threeyears ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he（ 1）a wallet（钱包）.He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his （2）to the boy. As the boy had no job（工作）, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his（ 3）Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were （ 4 ）with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting （5）The week before last, hebrought a few trees home, planted them in the （6）himself and watered themevery day. Several days （7 ）, he had to leave for another city.Before he started, he said to Billy, Take good care of the trees. Someboys near our house always want to steal（偷）them. Don't （ 8 ）about them, sir. answered Billy,I'll try my best to watch them. Six days passed and Mr. Baker cameback. He asked,（ 9 ）anyone ever come to steal the trees? No, sir. said Billy, To stop someone from stealing thetrees, I （10 ）them up six days ago. I have hidden（藏）them for almost a week !
1. A. found B. bought C.carried D. wanted
2. A. wallet B. pity C.thanks D. excuses
3. A. factory B. office C.town D.home
4. A. pleased B. angry C. strict D.popular
5. A. flowers B. grass C.vegetables D. trees
6. A. garden B.office C.city D. room
7. A. ago B. later C. before D. after
8. A. think B. talk C. learn D. worry
9. A. Did B. Does C.Has D. Will
10. A. sent B. pulled C. put D. picked
Ⅱ、阅读理解
A
There is a one-day holiday in most countries on NewYear's Day. The real celebrations （庆祝）for New Year happen on the night before-on New Year's Eve.There are several interesting （customs） in the West, and there are manydifferences from country to country.
Though Christmas is a family get-together, New Yearfor some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held towelcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drink and dancing untilthe time nears for the coming of New Year.
At midnight, people often say Happy NewYear to each other. Champagne（香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countriesfireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight,and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.
One important song is often sung at New Year—theScottish（苏格兰）song of Auld Lang Syne(good times long ago. )
11. People usually have great celebrations for NewYear on________.
A. New Year's Day
B. the night before New Year's Eve
C. the night of New Year's Day
D. the night before New Year's Day
12. In the West, New Year is also a time when________.
A. friends get together
B. friends write to each other
C. people can have a week's holiday
D. people can go from country to country
13. The word customs in the passagemeans________.
A. 习俗 B.聚会 C.饮食 D.活动
14. At midnight on New Year's Eve western peopleoften________.
①hold parties to welcome New Year ②make a noise to drive awaybad spirits
③drink with friends or families ④say Happy NewYear to each other
⑤sing an important French song ⑥let off fireworks
A. ①②③④ B.③④⑤⑥
C. ②③④⑥ D.①②⑤⑥
15. This passage mainly talks about________.
A. westernpeople drink together on New Year's Eve
B. what western peopledo on New Year's Day
C. how western peoplespend their New Year's Eve
D. western people havea good time on New Year's Day
B
No, 4 Middle School
Kunming,Yunnan
April2nd, 2023
Dear editor（编辑）,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to mycity. There are so many colorful peacocks （孔雀）here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of DongfengSquare（广场）. They are given foodfreely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and don't think about atall whether the food is right ornot. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad foodgiven by the visitors.
I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to thepeacocks really like the birds, but don't realize（意识到）that they may be doing them harm（伤害）.
The visitors should be told that what they have doneis very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped fromhappening.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside DongfengSquare to sell peacock food. For us every person, it's our duty to give morelove to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours, Sun Yan
16. Many visitors come to the writer's cityto________.
A. do some shopping B. see beautifulpeacocks
C. play on Dongfeng Square D. eat nice food
17. Some peacocks became ill and died because somevisitors________.
A. didn't give them any food B.gave them too much food
C. threw them some bad food D.loved them and played with them
18. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square sothat they may________.
A. sell food for visitors B.sell food for peacocks
C. make the square more beautiful D. have the beautiful birds
19. From the passage we know people should________.
A. live and play with the birds
B. stop the birds from eating too much
C. give right food to the birds
D. give more food to the birds
20. We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan,may be a________.
A. visitor B.shopkeeper
C. square keeper D.student
初三英语阅读能力训练 (二)
Ⅰ. 完形填空
A generation gap（代沟）has become a serious problem. I read a（ 1）about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselvesafter quarrels（争吵）with （2 ）. I think this is because they don' toften have a talk with each other. Parents now （3 ）more time in the office, （4）they don't have much time to stay with their children. As time passes,they both feel that they don't have the （5）topics（话题）to talk about. I want totell parents to be more with your（6 ）, get to know them and（ 7）them. And for children, show your （ 8 ）to your parents. They are the people wholove you. So （9 ）them your thoughts（想法）. In this way, you（ 10 ）have a better understanding of eachother.
1. A. message B. call C. report D. letter
2. A. friends B. teachers C. classmates D. parents
3. A. spend B. stay C. work D. have
4. A. because B. if C. but D. so
5. A. interesting B. same C. true D. good
6. A. business B. children C. work D. office
7. A. get on with B. look after C.understand D. love
8. A. interest B. secret C. trouble D. feelings
9. A. tell B. ask C. answer D. say
10. A. can B. should C. must D. would
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
A
Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class,after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play themusic loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult（成年的）driverslisten to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to thenews about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of theradio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. Theymake a C. D or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popularsinger is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some ofthe money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, allthe young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national（国家的）star.
There are other kinds of music that are important toAmericans. One is called folk （民间）music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is calledwestern or country music. This was started by cowboys（件仔）who would sing at night to the cows they werewatching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a countryboy and his girl is called western or country music.
11. ________ kinds of music are mentioned（提到）in this passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
12, When pop singers________, they will becomenational stars.
A. make much money
B. make a C. D or tape
C. are loved by all the young people
D. are wanted to sing on the radio
13. From the passage we know that country music isabout the________.
A. common life of Americans B. country life and love stories
C. life of cowboys D. school life in America
14. Which of the following is true according to thispassage?________.
A. Most students in America like popular music
B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving
C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving
D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go
15. What would be the best title（标题）for this passage? ________.
A. American Music B.Popular Music
C. History of Music D. Western Music
B Live Music - Late Night Jazz（爵士乐）
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famoustrumpet player（号手）. He is known play well intothe early hours, so don't want to get much sleep.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15- 23 June
PRICE：（价格）: ￥100-150 TIME: 10p.m.till late!
TEL:
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. Thewonderful dance from England will be given.
PLACE: Jack Stein's DATES: 10-20 May
PRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7-10p.m.
TEL:
Shows- Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see thewhole of Chinese history.
PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar - 30 Jun
PRICE: ￥60 (￥ 30 for students) TIME: Monday- Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
TEL: Weekends 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Your pen-friend is comingfrom Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail（电子邮件）to tell him something about thehotels（旅馆）.
SUN HOTEL Dates
Dates Prices (a night)
1 Oct - 31 Dec. ￥ 168
1 Jan - 31 Mar ￥ 148
1 Apr- 30 Apr (closed) —
1May-31 May ￥ 188
1Jun- 30 Sep ￥ 208
ROSE HOTEL
Prices (a night)
￥ 198
￥ 178
—
￥ 218
￥ 248
TEL: E-mail: Li Hong @ 163.com.
16. if you want to watch dancing, you cancall________.
A. B. C. D.
17. You can see the whole of Chinese historyat________ in April in Anhui Museum.
A. 3 p.m. every day B.9 p.m. from Monday to Friday
C. 7 a.m. at weekends D.7 p.m. every day
18. You can enjoy________ at Jack Stein's.
A. American jazz B. Socttishdancing
C. 12,000 pieces onshow D.yourself all night
19. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for________months of the year.
A. nine B. ten C. eleven D.twelve
20. You have ￥148, and you can________ in May.
A. listen to Jazz B.watch Scottish dancing
C. go to Anhui Museum D.stay in Sun Hotel for a night
初三英语阅读能力训练 (三)
完形填空
Long long ago there lived many micein an old house. They were free to do （1 ）. They ate up a lot of food. So （2 ）owner of the house wanted to stop themice （3 ）food. He got a cat. （4）, some of the mice werekilled. One day one of the oldest mice said, All the mice （5 ）come to my hole tonight, and we'lldecide （6 ）next about the cat.
Each of the mice arrived. Theythought （7 ）and did what they could to find a way tosave their （8 ）. They spoke, sitting face to face, butnone of them had an idea. Finally a young mouse stood up and said, Why （9）tie a bell （10）the cat's neck?Then, （11 ）the cat comes close, we willhear the bell and （12 . ）Then the can won't （13 ）catch any more of us.
It （14）good! Who can do sohere? the oldest mouse asked. At this very moment the hole was quiet andno one answered.
At last he said, It's （15 ） to say than to do.
1. A. nothing B.something C.anything D. everything
2. A. the B. an C. a D. one
3. A. to eat B. eat C.eating D.to be eaten
4. A. after that B.After a while C.At once D.At thatmoment
5. A. should B. have to C.would D.must
6. A. how to do B. what to do C.when to do D. where to do
7. A. strongly B. hard C.hardly D.heavily
8. A. body B. health C.life D. lives
9. A. not B. not to C.didn't D.didn't you
0. A. over B. with C.round D.about
11. A. while B. when C.if D.since
12. A. move away B. went away C.sent away D. run away
13. A. be able to B. are able to C.is able to D. able to
14. A. sound B.sounded C.sounds D.is sounded
15. A. easy B. easier C. better D.the best
阅读理解
(A)
Wed. 11 March
Football
Hensley against Mayfair
The football match once a year between Hensley School and Mayfair School will be held on Saturday. However, if there is heavy rain, the match will be held on Sunday 15 at the same time.
16. It is decided by（ ）whether the football match will be movedto a late date.
A. Hensley School B.Mayfair School
C. both of the two schools D.the weather
To Margaret March 31 st
I'd like to have you return any of the materials you are not using. I need to be using some of these. If you need some of the things still, please let us talk about which ones.
Thank you
Harvey
17. Harvey would like to（ ）.
A. borrow some materials B.lend Margaret something
C. get something back D.have a talk with Margaret
GARDEN RESTAURANT
Telephone:
Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road
Open: Mon. to Fri. 7: 00a．m. －2: 30p. m. and 5: 00 p. m. －9: 00p. m.
Sat. 7: 00a．m. －11: 00a．m. and 5: 00p. m. －9: 30p. m.
Sun. 11: 00a．m. －2: 00p. m. and 5: 00p. m. －9: 30p. m.（ ）
NEW YORK MUSEUM
Telephone:
Address: Vanier Park, 1100Chestnut St. New York
America's largest museum in American history and part of our native people.
Open: Mon. to Fri. 9：30a．m.－5：00p. m. ( Monday free)Sat. 9: 00a．m. －l: 00p. m.
（ ）
LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTER
Telephone:
Address: 5300 No. 3 Road
Open: Mon. Tues. And Sat. 9: 30a．m. －5: 00p. m.
Wed. Thurs. And Fri. 9 : 30.a．m. －9 : 30p. m.
Sun. 11 -00a．m. －5: 00p. m.
SKYLING HOTEL
Telephone:
Address: 3031 No. 3 Road(at Sea Island Way)
The Hanger Den: Wed．to Sun. Lunch from 10: 30 a．m.
Coffee Shop : Mon. －Fri. 6: 00A. m.
Sat. 6 : 30a．m. and Sun. 7 : 00a．m.
Mon. －Wed． to 10 : 00p. m.
Thurs. －Sun. to 11 : 00p. m.
18. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you cancall up the number（ ）.
A. or B. or
C. or D. or
19. You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to（ ）
A. Skyline Hotel B.Lansdowne Park Shopping Center
C. New York Museum D.Garden Restaurant
20. If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings,you can go to（ ）.
A. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center B. New YorkMuseum
C. The Hangar Den D.Coffee Shop
初三英语阅读能力训练 (四)
完形填空
When someone asks me what business I am in. My face feels （ 1 ）. I envy (嫉妒) people who can say that theyare writers, bookkeepers and doctors. All these jobsspeak for themselves. I really domake a living by （ 2 ）,and a goodone, too. I can laugh like a kingor like a school boy. It is a skill (技能 ) that I have learned, _（_3）__the skill of mending shoes. Whenever and however laughter is needed. I am askedto do（ ）（4）（ ）I laugh like a bus driver or ashopkeeper. I laugh（ ）（ ）（5）（ ）,kindly and happily.
I need（ 6 ）point out that a job of this kind istiring. I spend most evenings in nightclubs( 夜总会). My job is to laugh during the
（ 7 ）part of the show. My loud, hearty laughter must be timed carefully. Itmust not come too soon,（ 8 ）neither must it be too late. I gothrough life quietly. I can（ 9 ）the laughter of others. I can laugh inmany different ways. But I' m not sure that I have ever heard the sound of（ 10 ）own laughter.
( ) 1. A. warm B.cool C.hot D. cold
( ) 2. A. laughing B. writing C.speaking D.working
( ) 3. A.at B.to C.by D. like
( ) 4. A.one B.those C.those D. these
( ) 5. A.gladly B. sadly C.truly D. these
( ) 6. A. clearly B.easily C.truly D. these
( ) 7. A. weaker B. stronger C. more terrible D. more wonderful
( ) 8. A. for B.so C.but D.and
( ) 9. A. get B.make C.copy D. have
( ) 10 A. their B. my C.her D. his
阅读理解 (A)
The other dayRoy Price went home to his sister's house. It's her home now; butit's also the house he was born in. Pat, his sister kissed him and said,You haven't changed much, Roy. Let me see, now —when did we meet last?
Twenty-five years age, he answered. I came here for a week, do you remember? He added,You haven't changed much either. It was polite for Roy to say so,but it wasn't true. Pat seemedalmost an old lady.
The next morning Roy walked throughthe village alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of trafficsigns on the roads and beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new postoffice, a new bus stop. He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stopanywhere: you just put up your handand it stopped．One surprise followedanother. The railway station was gone! The school was gone; a lot of farmmachinery stood in the playground!
But Roy's biggest surprise was thepeople. He didn't recognize(认出)anybody at all; perhaps because everyone seemed old． He went into the post office and bought some stamps.Where are all the children and young people? he asked thepostmaster.
The old fellow looked up from hisbook of stamps. Children? he said. They're in school, ofcourse. There are three or four young families here. The children go to schoolby bus—to Horham.
Horham was a town about twentykilometres away.
At lunch Pat said, The villagelooks nice, doesn't it?
It's all different, Pat. Itused to be an exciting place, but now it's full of old people. I don'tunderstand…
There are a few newcomers, butthe ones we knew are still here. You're not exactly young yourself, Roy, areyou?
11. Whydid Roy say that Pat hadn't changed much, either? Because（ ）.
A. Pat was still a young lady B.they hadn't seen each other for twenty- five years
C. he didn't know how much Pat hadchanged D.it was a polite way to say so
12. Roy didn't recognize anybody at all because（ ）.
A. the people of the village were allnewcomers B.they had become much older than before
C. he didn't know them at all D.the people he knew had gone to school
13. Which of the following is true according to thepassage?
A. Roy was a young man. B.The people who Roy knew were still in the village.
C. Many old people moved into thevillage. D.Roy was younger than the people he knew.
14. From the passage, we know that（ ）.
A. the postmaster understood what Royasked B.there was no school in the village before
C. the children Roy knew must go toschool by bus
D. Roy didn't realize(认识到)that he was twenty-five years older than before
15. The best title(题目) of the passage is（ ）.
A. Changes B. A Surprise C.It's Full of Old People D.A Polite Answer
(B)
Homesick is acompound (复合) word made up of HOME andSICK. You know what each word means on its own, of course. But think about whatthe words mean when they are used together. Homesick means SICK FOR HOME.
Now think for a minute about SEASICK.If you change the word home in the definition(释义) to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Doesseasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite different. Seasick meansSICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick, the only place you wantto be at home. When you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at seA.
Have you ever heard of a person beingheartsick? Heart-sick doesn't mean that something is wrong with a person'sheart. People are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feelas if their hearts are broken.
But, on the other hand, we have suchcompound words as handshake and handbag. Perhaps you may write definitions forthem and knowing something like this must be helpful in your English study.
16. The word SEASICK means （ ）.
A. to want very much to go to the sea B.what has nothing to do with the sea
C. to be sick because of the sea D.that the sea is terrible
17. When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that
A. his heart is broken B.his heart needs testing
C. he's sorry at heart D.he's terribly disappointed(^M)and sad
18. The last place you want to be is（ ）.
A. where you want to be most B.where you want to be least
C. where you go the last D.the last place you go to
19. The definitions of handbag and handshake are（ ）.
A. easy to know B.difficult to know
C. impossible to learn D.unnecessary(没必要) to learn
20. The writer wanted to tell us that（ ）.
A. there are many compound words inEnglish B.the building of compound words is interesting
C. the definitions of some compoundwords are hard to guess
D. not all the compound words are what they seem to be下载本文
