2015初中英语基础知识中考系列复习题9-阅读理解

初中英语基础知识中考系列复习题9-阅读理解

阅读下面短文，然后从文前方框内所给的词中选出适当的词，并用其正确形式填空（每空限选一词）。

（一）

call , swim , anything , clever , bear , can , his , give , girl , something , read , take

Many years ago , there was a family ___1___ Franklin . They lived in Boston . There were five ___2___ and six boys in the family . On a January day in 1760 , another baby boy ___3___ . They boy’s mother and his father ___4___ the boy a name — Benjamin .

Benjamin was the ___5___ of all the children . He could read when he was five and he ___6___ write by the time he was seven . When he was eight he was sent to school .

In school Benjamin had been good at ___7___ and writing but not good at maths . He read all of ___8___ father’s books . And whenever （每当）he had a little money , he bought a book with it . He liked books . They told him how to do ___9___ . At that time he invented the paddles （脚蹼）for ___10___ .

（二）

say , surprise , do , in , friend , to , visits , we , usual , or , welcome , time , for , but , ideas

Manners are important in every country , ___1___ people have different ___2___ about their manners . What is good in one country may not be ___3___ in another .

Chinese people are ___4___ to know the fact that an Englishman ___5___ stop to talk and shake hands with his friend ___6___ the street . They just say hello ___7___ each other and then pass on .

English people think that ___8___ Chinese end our ___9___ to friends all of a sudden . They ___10___ begin to show that they want to go 15 ___11 20 minutes before they leave their ___12___ house . And they do this two or three ___13___ within 20 minutes .

It is important ___14___ people to understand each other . Here is a ___15___ , “When in Rome , do as the Romans do .”

（三）

need , animal , I , put , make , except , find , end , look , since , little , enough

Let me tell you a story .

A good friend of ___1___ lives with six hundred animals on an island . Ever ___2___ he left school , he has travelled all over the world ___3___ for animals for his own zoo . He writes books about his travels , and about his wonderful ___4___ . The money for his books helps him to pay for all the animal food . My friend told me that when he was looking for water last week (There is not enough water on the island , though there is a lot all around it ) , he ___5___ oil （石油）. He ___6___ money for his travels and for his zoo , and a little oil would buy ___7___ water for a long time , but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it , it will be the ___8___ of his zoo and his life’s work .

So I think he will not tell anybody ___9___ you and me about what he found — because oil and water can’t ___10___ together . Oil may bring greater trouble to his animals than not having enough water . Do you think so ?

二. 阅读下面的短文，根据每个空格中所给的词首字母填入适当的词，使短文意思完整。（一）

Can animals be made to work for people ? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained （训练）to do a number of simple jobs i (1) of people . They say that at a circus （杂技场），for example , we may see elephants , monkeys , dogs and other animals doing q (2) skillful （熟练的）things . Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film . If you watch closely , you may find that the trainer （驯兽员）always g (3) the animal some sugar

o (4) a piece of fruit as a reward （报酬）. The scientists say that many d (5) animals may be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know they will get a reward f (6) doing that .

Of course , as we know , dogs can be trained to look after a house , and soldiers in both old and modern t (7) have u (8) geese to give warning （警报）by m (9) a lot of noise when an enemy comes near . And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families or

f (10) .

（二）

Here’s story about Ming’s life on the waters . Ming has lived all his life on a wide r (1) in China . His home is a large house-boat with a roof , one of hundreds that move up and down . In about six years he has not once been on l (2) , but he is never lonely . He is a strong swimmer . In fact （实际上）, he could swim before he could walk . When he wants to play with his f (3) , he just swims across to their boats or asks them to v (4) him .

Ming’s father is a fisherman but he never u (5) a line or a net （网）. Great black birds called cormorants do the fishing for him . Rings （圈）have been put around the birds’n (6) so that they cannot eat the fish they catch . They have been taught to b (7) the fish to people . And then people reward （奖励）them with a fine big fish as soon as their work is f (8) . Ming loves watching the cormorants , but better still he likes going s (9) with his mother . The shops , of course , are boats very like his o (10) .

（三）

Last week Bruce wrote to Dick , telling him that he wasn’t enjoying the n (1) school in Richmond at all . As all the o (2) students were from the same junior middle school , they

g (3) on well with each other . Bruce tried his best to be friendly , but they didn’t . I (4) , they made fun of （取笑）him , for he was the s (5) in the class . He had no idea about what to do . So Bruce n (6) some help from his best friend , Dick .

Now , in his l (7) back to Bruce , Dick gave him two pieces of advice （建议）：First of all , d (8) worry about being short . And the s (9) , think about l (10) for a good friend .

（四）

There are some people who just can’t make up their m (1) by themselves . They often ask the advice of their friends and then do the opposite （相反）of what their friends have said .

My brother , Mike , is such a person . He can never decide what to do and always asks my

i (2) . I try to help him as well as I can . But he never t (3) my advice . Yesterday I answered his questions in a different way . “Look , ” he said , s (4) me a letter . “What do you think I should do ?”

The letter was an o (5) of a job . It seemed to be a good chance for a young doctor . Mike would be s (6)to Africa to work . The job would pay very well , and he would be able to travel and visit many i (7) places .

“What do you think, Peter ?” he asked . “Should I go ? If I take the job , I’ll have to stay longer . But it will be a wonderful time for me , what should I do ?”

“Don’t go .” I told him . “You would be u (8) .”

“Don’t go ?” he looked very surprised at my answ er .

As you’ve probably g (9) , Mike took the offer . I don’t know if he found that I r (10) wanted him to take the job .

（五）

Here’s a part of an e-mail answer from Joe giving some advice to his son in college . “When I was young , I often met t (1) about what to do and what not to do . My grandmother told me not to worry about those things . I o (2) did them once a year or once a lifetime . I (3) , I should try to do well those things , and I do them every day . For example , I need to eat every day , so I should learn how to c (4) . I need to talk to o (5) every day , so I should learn how to work with d (6) people and know how to s (7) well . I walk every day , so my s (8) should be all right and comfortable （舒服）. Every night I sleep , so my bed should let me have a good rest . Taking care of the e (9) things m (10) that you do a better job of the one in a lifetime things as well .”

（六）

We usually use two kinds of money . One kind is money made of paper and the other kind is money made of m (1) . But in the past people used many things i (2) of money . Some countries used salt , tea or stones （石头）. Other countries even used some animals . Today people in some p (3) in the world still do not use paper money all the time .

On the island of Yap , people use the h (4) money in the world —Yap stones . These are round , white stones w (5) a hole in the middle . The Yap stones do not c (6) from this island . The Yap men have to go to the islands over 600 kilometres away to get t (7) .

Rich people do not carry Yap stones . Servants （仆人）f (8) the rich . Each servant carries a stone on a long s (9) over his shoulder （肩）. Today people on the island of Yap use paper money for everyday shopping . But for other things they still p (10) Yap stones to paper money .

三. 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词。

（一）

It is a Chinese traditional custom that people eat mooncakes at the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival . One ___1___ about it is almost 700 years old . In the

century , the Chinese planned a surprise attack against （袭击）their enemies at the time of the festival . The messages for the attack were put into cakes . The cakes were passed from one person to ___2___ . Each person read the messages and knew when and where the attack would ___3___ . At last the Chinese won the victory .

Mooncakes are still eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival . However , the fillings （馅）of the mooncakes now are not messages , but foods such as meat , fruits and duck eggs . ___4___ the fifteenth day of the eighth month of each Chinese year , ___5___ and friends come together and enjoy the beautiful moon . Shops are crowded with people and the smell of mooncakes ___6___ the air . Many people go to a place where they can see the moon clearly . Large parks and the seaside are popular places . Once there , people have a picnic dinner , eat mooncakes and watch the moon rise .

（二）

I go to the cinema a lot . I often go alone , ___1___ sometimes my friend Rose comes , too . My husband ___2___ comes with me —he is always too busy ! I buy chocolates to ___3___ during the film . I usually ___4___ these night films very much . I don’t want to see the ___5___ film twice , but sometimes I do if it’s really good .

参考答案

一. （一）

1. called

2. girls

3. was born

4. gave

5. cleverest

6. could

7. reading

8. his

9. something 10. swimming

（二）

1. but

2. ideas

3. welcomed

4. surprised

5. doesn’t

6. in

7. to

8. we

9. visits 10. usually

11. or 12. friends’ 13. times 14. for 15. saying

（三）

1. mine

2. since

3. looking

4. animals

5. found

6. needs

7. enough

8. end

9. except

10. be put

二. （一）

1. instead

2. quite

3. gives

4. or

5. different

6. for

7. times

8. used

9. making 10. factories

（二）

1. river

2. land

3. friends

4. visit

5. uses

6. necks

7. bring

8. finished

9. shopping 10. own

（三）

1. new

2. other

3. got

4. Instead

5. shortest

6. needed

7. letter

8. don’t

9. second 10. looking

（四）

1. minds

2. idea

3. takes

4. showing

5. offer

6. sent

7. interesting

8. unhappy

9. guessed 10. really

（五）

1. trouble(s)

2. only

3. Instead

4. cook

5. others

6. different

7. speak

8. shoes

9. everyday 10. means

（六）

1. metal

2. instead

3. places

4. heaviest

5. with

6. come

7. them

8. follow

9. stick 10. prefer

三. （一）

1. story

2. another

3. happen / start / begin

4. On

5. families

6. fills

（二）

1. but

2. never

3. eat

4. enjoy / like / love

5. same