初中阅读理解拔高练习题.docx

1、初中阅读理解拔高练习题(一)Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbi

2、ng the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed . We couldnt have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).Once w

3、e climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing . I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that

4、mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that,

5、 I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _for Father and Son.A. hard B. enjoyable C. painful D. comfortable2. The word “quit” in the passage means “_”.A. carry on B. put off C.

6、 give up D. pick up3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the fathers words in the second paragraph?A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.C. You can find life is full of nice things.D. Never give up half-way.4. We can infer (

7、推断) from the last paragraph that _.A. the writer was very successful in his lifeB. the writer reached the top of the mountainC. though the writer was young, he could understand his fatherD. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain5. The best title (题目) for the passage is “_”.A.

8、Reaching the Top of the Mountain B. Standing at the Top of the MountainC. Conversations between Father and Son D. How to Get to the Top of the Mountain(二)Mr Young worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldnt go o

9、n w0rking. He decided to spend a weeks holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to the village. He took a room hotel(旅馆 )and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.At first Mr.Young enjoyed himself there. He could do ev

10、erything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed(打扰)him and knocked at the door at might. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it and walked to it, but it

11、 found him and flew away and soon was gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before ling he lost his way . The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr Young found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of

12、tea. Af ter a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly (苍蝇)in the glass. “Whats in my tea?”Mr Young called out, “A fly” “Its impossible (不可能的),sir,”said the owner or the restaurant, “I had told them to pick all the

13、 flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”1. This story happened in .A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 2. Mr. Young decided to take his holiday because . A. he was too tired to go on working . B. he was very busy al the time C. he was paid a lot of money D. he liked swimming and fi

14、shing 3. Mr. Young went to the village because . A. there wasnt any noise there B. he could swim and fish there C. nobody could disturb him there D. he could have a good meal there 4. Mr. Young went to the village . A. by bus B. by car C. on foot D. by train 5. At first Mr. Young enjoyed himself in

15、the village because .A. it was very quite there B. he took a good room C. he could pick some flowers D. he could do everything he wanted(三)Having lived in California until 1970，my family has felt a number of earthquakes. We have been fortunate，however，to have suffered no bodily harm or property dama

16、ge.There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present. The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and，luckily，none is

17、shown in the website. So，my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget. The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California. As the shaking became stro

18、nger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other. All three of us (my daughter，I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California. The earth star

19、ted to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the_famous_landmark.My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California. It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church. As the building started to shake，I quickly headed for the door to go outside. I remem

20、ber I said a little prayersomething like，“Help me get out of here in time，Dear Heavenly Father”Minutes later，I was safe outside.1The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about_.Aa new film about an earthquakeBhow to survive an earthquakeChis three earthquake experiencesDhow to save children i

21、n an earthquake2The earthquakes the author has experienced_.Aall caused bodily harm Bare all recorded in a websiteCall measured more than 6.0 Dall happened in California3When the first earthquake happened，the author_.Awas staying with his daughter Bwas planting fruit treesCheld on to a tree for hour

22、s Dwas in a hotel4What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?AA church. BDisneyland.CA building destroyed by an earthquake. DThe place where the author was born.5Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake?AIt happened in the authors sixties.Bthe author

23、 succeeded in getting outside.CWhen it happened，the author was in a church.DThe author was too afraid to walk when it happened.(四)Hello Sandy, We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a na

24、tural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each

25、 day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant! I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley(峡谷)below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(雾气) in the valley. Also,

26、in England, the old steam powered trains(蒸汽火车) are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early (we usually expect snow in January). It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!Both J

27、enny and I are well. I dont know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.Please write to us to tell us your news. Yours, Victor1 What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?A. A hotel. B.

28、 A natural park. C. A hospital. D. A cafe.2. When did the ladies take a walk?A. Only in the morning. B. Only in the afternoon.C. Both in the morning and in the afternoon. D. In the evening.3. They had_ snow this winter.A. an early B. a late C. a usual D. a big4. What does the underlined word “it” in

29、 Paragraph 3 mean?A. The valley. B. Travel. C. The mist. D. The train.5. What do we know from this passage?A. This is the first time Victor wrote an e-mail to Sandy.B. Edward didnt go traveling because he bad just come out of hospital.C. Jennys new job in a hotel is an easy one.D. People in England

30、like the old steam powered trains very much.(五)Do you think stones can move by themselves? There are some famous moving stones in Death Valley, the US. Many of the stones are small but a few of them are very big. Some of the big stones are as big as a man. The biggest stone weighs about 350kg.The st

31、ones only move at night. Nobody has ever seen them moving, but now scientists know the answer to the question. The answer is the wind. When the wind comes from the west, the stones move to the east. When the wind is from the north, they always move to the south. But how can the wind move a very heav

32、y stone?Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world, but it can be very cold at night. Sometimes, there are even bad storms （风暴） at night. Rain falls, and the wind is strong and cold. The water on the ground turns into ice easily. Then the strong wind can move the stones along the flat （平

33、坦的）ground. In the morning, the sun comes up and dries the ground. So people can find them move from one place to another in the daytime.1. When do the stones move in the Death Valley? A. At night. B. During the day. C. All the day. D. Nobody knows.2 Sometimes theres some ice on the ground in Death V

34、alley because _.A. its one of the hottest places in the world B. theres strong windC. rain falls and the wind is strong and cold D. its very high3. Which of the following is TRUE in the passage?A. Most stones in Death Valley are as big as a man.B. At night, the strong wind can move the stones along

35、the flat ground.C. In Death Valley, it is hot during the day and at night.D. The wind always comes from the west and the north.(六)Have you ever seen the movie. Big Hero 6 ? Baymax(大白) is a main character in the movie. Hes a friendly big robot that looks After peoples health. If there is a robot like

36、 Baymax in our real life, people will get more benefits. The robot will be especially helpful in caring for the old. The health of old people needs greater monitoring and care;.Scientists in America are now working to make Baymax a really(实现)- Actually. they have already produced some health care ro

37、bots. These robots provide brain video games to improve peoples memory. The garner can help the old remember things for longer. Besides, these provide special app (应用程序） to help the old manage their health at home. The apps can check the old people heart rate (心率) and tell them to take their medicin

38、e on lime. The apps can also record their daily activities. Such collected information helps doctors discover the cause of an illness faster and more correctly. But the health care robots are t as clever as Baymax yet.Nowadays，scientists are working on improving the health care robots. They Hope the

39、 robots can produce electricity by walking across the floor. If they succeed. batteries will not be needed. They also hope the robots communicate with humans in the daily life so to make people happier and healthier.Scientists are trying to realize these dreams. Like Baymax, these health care robots

40、 may save peoples lives in the future. We are looking forward to them.1. The underlined word monitoring* in the passage means “ _ ” in Chinese.A .监测 B娱乐 C .危害2. According to the passage, Baymax is A. a friendly small robot that looks after peoples healthB. as clever as the health care robots in real

41、 lifeC. a main character in the movie Big Hero 63. In the passage, the health care robots that have been produced by scientists _ .A. cant improve peoples memoryB. can communicate with humane in the daily lifeC. can help the old manage their health at home4. Which of the following is TRUE according

42、to the passage?A. Nowadays the health care robots ran product electricity by walking across the floor.B. Both the doctors and the old who use the health care robots can get help from them.C. The health earn robots can provide video games to check a persons heart rate.5. What is the passage mainly ab

43、out?A. Its mainly about the movie Big Hero 6.B. Its mainly about the health care robotsC. Its mainly about the importance of health.(七)Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate. They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can

44、find food. Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese(鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many change their doi

45、ng or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow. Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change. Some animals hibernate fo

46、r part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animals body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this

47、fat to keep them alive while hibernating. Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes and rivers. There, frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and frogs can breathe through t

48、heir skin. Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae（蛹）. Other insects die after laying eggs in

49、autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again.1. What does the underlined word “migrate” in the first paragraph most probably mean ? A. move from one place to another B. sleep in the winter C. disappear D. look for food2. Why do many birds fly in large group

50、s?A.They can easily find food this way. B. There may be danger during the trip.C. They can get warm at night. D. They will use little energy.3.Snowshoe rabbits spend the cold winter by _. A. breathing through their skin B. eating a lot of food C. sleeping for the whole winter D. growing white thicke

51、r fur4.The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us _. A. most insects die when winter comes B. different insects grow and change in their own ways C. most insects spend the winter without moving D. different insects grow and change in the same ways5.What is the passage mainl

52、y about? A. How living things grow and change in the winter. B. How living things spend the winter. C. How living things get food in the winter. D. How living things travel in the winter.（八）Two weeks ago, Ruichang City in Jiangxi Province was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale(里

53、氏震级). It killed 18 people and left hundreds homeless. Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural disasters(灾难) in the world. They happen more often than you would expect. In the 24 hours after you read this, 400 to 500 earthquakes will shake the earth. You wont notice most of them because you li

54、ve in a relatively(相对地) safe area or the quake is too far away or because the quake will be too small to notice. Earthquakes are caused by sudden breaks in rock masses(群) deep in the earth. Rock masses are always under very high pressure. If the pressure in a certain area become too much and the roc

55、k masses break, an earthquake happens. But exactly when the rock masses reach the breaking point is a mystery(谜). China is on the Eurasia(欧亚) plate, where earthquakes happen very often due to the earths plates knocking against each other. Up to 17,139 earthquakes have taken place in China in the pas

56、t 44 years, according to scientific research.1. What happened to the City of Ruichang? A.18 people were killed in an earthquake.B. Hundreds homeless people left the city. C. An earthquake ruined thousands of houses there.D. An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale happened. 2. How many earth

57、quakes can happen in a day in the world?A. 24. B. 44. C. 400 to 500. D. 17139.3. Why does the earth quake? Because _. A. we live in a relatively safe area B. the pressure in the earth is too big C. the rock masses is reaching the breaking pointD. the rock masses break suddenly deep in the earth（十）Wh

58、en we think of paper，we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the worlds paper is used for books and newspapers.Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland，it is sometimes 40 in wi

59、nter. The farmers wear paper boots(靴子)in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.Each year，more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs，tables，and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes，you can wear paper hats，pa

60、per dresses，and paper raincoats. When you have used them once，you throw them away and buy new ones.The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in，but real，big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollar

61、s. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours，and you can use it for about five years.1.Only half of the worlds paper is used to _.A. build houses B. help the homeless people C. make chairs，tables and beds D. print(印刷)newspapers and books2.The farmers in Finland wear paper boots in winter to _.A.

62、feel much better B. go for a walk C. keep their feet warm D. save a lot of money3.Long before we began to use paper to make chairs，tables and beds，_.A. we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shopsB. we had already had paper cups and plates C. we could wear paper hats and paper dressesD. we had

63、no paper cups and paper plates4.The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These houses are _.A. not expensive and easy to build upB. made for children to play in or for homeless men to live in C. made only for the rich peopleD. big and strong enough to live for many years5.After you use a pa

64、per raincoat，you may _.A. use it for a long time B. sell it to others C. lend it to others D. throw it away（十）Although many people agree that junk food is unhealthy and has little nutrition, they are still fond of it.Why do people like it? The name “junk food” first appeared in 1972. Over the years,

65、 it has become popular with many people.Suppliers are fond of it because it is cheap to make and easy to keep for a long time. Many consumers are fond of it because it is easy to buy and it tastes good.What is junk food? Junk food has a lot of fat, salt or sugar and many food additives. Scientists b

66、elieve that eating a lot of junk food makes people overweight. People may also have their heart disease, high blood pressure and tooth problems if they eat too much junk food.What food is called junk food? This is a difficult question. Different people may give different answers. For example, fast f

67、ood such as hamburgers, pizza and French fries, is often regarded as junk food. Other food, such as roast potatoes and bread, is not junk food although it has limited nutrition. Also, candy and soft drinks are junk food because they have a lot of sugar, but honey and grapes are not. Many people pref

68、er to have cereal at breakfast because it is healthy food, but breakfast cereals may have lots of sugar, salt and fat.Should children eat junk food? When children start eating junk food, they will have less and less milk and healthy fruit juice. This can make them have weak bones. However, some junk

69、 food, such as chips, may be good to children because it may have necessary fat. However, since they are fat,children should not eat too much. To many scientists opinion, junk food is not very harmful when people have it as a part of a balanced diet.1Why can junk food make people overweight?ABecause

70、 it has a lot of fat, salt, sugar and many additives.BBecause it is unhealthy and has little nutrition.CBecause it is cheap to make and easy to keep for a long time.DBecause it is easy to buy and it tastes good.2Which of the following is not junk food?AHamburgers. BPizza. CFrench fries. DHoney.3Whic

71、h of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThe name “junk food” didnt appear until 1972.BChips have fat and children should not eat too much.CAll the scientists think junk food is bad to people.DBread has limited nutrition.参考答案1、B C D A A2、BACD3、CDABD 4、BCADD 5、ACCB 6、1A 2C 3C 4B 5B7、1A 2B 3D 4B 5B8、ACD 9、1D 2C 3B 4A 5D10、 ADC