初三英语阅读理解

2024-06-20 阅读理解

初三英语阅读理解1

　　Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

　　Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

　　"I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）" Uncle Li asked one day.

　　"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

　　"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish （傻的） we were ！"

　　1、 Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

　　A. they hope to save money

　　B. they're both poor

　　C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

　　D. they're not far from their farms

　　2、 The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

　　A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

　　C. meet their friends D. make a profit

　　3、 the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

　　A. theirs weren't as good as the others'

　　B. theirs were much less than the others'

　　C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

　　D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

　　4、 Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

　　A. they had sustained losses in business

　　B. they had lost some money in the city

　　C. something was wrong with the tractor

　　D. other people profited in the city

　　5、 Which of the following is true?

　　A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

　　B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

　　C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

　　D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

　　KEY: BDCAC

初三英语阅读理解2

　　To find out whether bees（蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard（硬纸版）with a drop of syrup（糖浆）on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive（蜂房）and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.

　　Picture 1

　　1、 How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment?

　　A. Two: one blue and one red

　　B. Three: two blue and one red

　　C. Three: one blue and two red

　　D. Four: two blue and two red

　　2、 If Picture 1 below shows the table top during Step 1 of the experiment, which of A, B, C, D in Picture 2 shows the table top during Step 2?

　　Picture 2

　　3、 During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to ________.

　　A. the blue card with syrup on it

　　B. the new blue card with no syrup on it

　　C. the empty space where the original（原先的）blue card was

　　D. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card

　　4、 The experiment has proved（证明）that bees ________.

　　A. cannot see colors B. can see colors

　　C. can not see blue D. cannot see red

　　5、 Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Bees Love Blue B. Bees Love Syrup

　　C. Bees, Color and Syrup D. Can Bees See Color?

　　Keys: 1-5 BCBBD

初三英语阅读理解3

　　Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

　　Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres)。 This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

　　Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus （仙人掌） plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

　　（Words: 161 Minutes: 3 ）

　　1、 Mexico is ____the USA.

　　A. on the south of B. on the north of

　　C. a part of D. as large as

　　2、 Mexicans speak______.

　　A. English C. French

　　B. Spanish D. Latin（拉丁语）

　　3、 Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

　　B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.

　　C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.

　　D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

　　4、 Tomatoes were originally （最初） grown in ______.

　　A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico

　　5、 The best title （题目） of the passage is ___.

　　A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants

　　C. Mexico D. Mexico's population

　　[Key] 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C

初三英语阅读理解4

　　An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off 。 The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before ， and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again ！”

　　Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.

　　So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

　　1、 An old lady had _________ 。

　　A. glasses B. a blanket over her head C. a coat D. a basket

　　2、 A. She didn’t want to ________ 。

　　A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. talk about it

　　3、 _________ spoke to her 。

　　A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends

　　4、 The old lady had never been _________ before 。

　　A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital

　　5、 The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ 。

　　A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go home

　　Key: 1-5 BAACA