英语练习[1]
2013. 6初中英语练习
阅读理解
阅读下面四篇短文,根据其内容,从各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳答案。
(A)
It was half past eight in the morning . The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it . “Hello , who’s that ? ”she asked . “It’s me —— Peter . ”
Peter was a friend of Mary’s brother , Johnny . “Oh , hello , Peter . What do you want ? ”said Mary . “Can I speak to Johnny ? ”
“No , ”said Mary , “you can’t speak to him now . He is busy . He is getting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast . Grandmother is combing his hair . Sister is under the table , putting his shoes on . Mother is getting his books and putting them in his schoolbag . Goodbye . I’ve got to go now . I have to hold the door open . The school bus is coming . ”
What do you think of the story ? Are you sometimes like Johnny ? If so , you need to change your habits .
41. It was _______ in the morning when the telephone bell rang . A. 7:00 A. father
B. 7:30
C. 8:30
D. 9:00
D. teacher
42. Peter was Johnny’s ________.
B. friend
C. uncle
43. What was Johnny doing at the moment ? He was _______. A. eating his breakfast C. putting on his shoes A. Two.
(B)
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth . But when you use the phone , you don’t see the person you are talking with . That may change in the near future .
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone .
Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you’re calling . They may have other uses in the future . One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book.
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B. answering the telephone D. holding the door open
C. Six .
D. Eight .
44. How many people can you find in the story ?
B. Four .
Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone . Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone . If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy , you’ll go to your phone and call the shop . People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone . You’ll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room !
45. Today people can use the phone to talk with others _______. A. in all the towns C. only in big cities A. the picture phone A. write a book
(C)
“It’s over ! Thank goodness ! ”
School was over and I was tired . I sat at the front of the school bus .
Janie , the driver , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere (气氛)by striking the match of talks . I try to listen politely , but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day , however , her talk was worth (值得)listening to .
“My father’s ill , ”she said to no one in particular (特别地). I could see worry in her eyes . I had never seen her like this before . She always meets students with a smile . With a sudden change of interest , I asked , “What’s wrong with him ? ”
With her eyes wet and her voice unusual , she answered , “Heart trouble . ”Her eyes lowered as she continued . “I’ve already lost my mum , so I don’t think I can stand losing him . ”I couldn’t answer . My heart ached for her .
I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain (痛苦)my own mother was thrown into when her father died . I saw how hard it was , and still is , for her . I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that .
Suddenly I realized (意识到)Janie wasn’t only a bus driver , that was just her job . She had a whole world of family and cares too.
I suddenly felt very selfish . I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver . I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant . I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered . Understanding people is an art .
48. When the students get on the school bus , Janie usually ________.
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B. in some places in the world
D. almost anywhere on the earth
C. the use
D. the change
D. have classes
46. The word “”in the text means ________.
B. any phone
47. We can _________ through the picture phone according to (根据)the text .
B. do shopping
C. play games
A. listens to music B. talks about her own worry
D. meets them with a smile
C. sits on her seat without words A. her father’s death
49. After she learned Janie’s story , the writer thought of _________.
B. her mother’s pain
D. the pain of Janie’s parents
C. the ache of her own heart
50. Why did the writer feel selfish ? Because ________. A. she had never had Janie as anything except a driver B. she had made only a few friends in the school C. she had hardly thought of herself D. she had never listened to others
51. In this passage the writer tries to tell us that ______. A. losing parents makes people sad and helpless B. understanding the people around us takes time C. we should try to look deeper into the people around us D. it’s not right to judge the people around us by their clothes
完形填空
通读下面两篇短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳答案。
(A)
John is a famous writer now . But he said he was not a student when he was young . He was often late for and didn’t like doing his homework . Sometimes , he slept in class while the teacher was teaching . He didn’t understand much , he always thought he understood everything . One day the teacher the students a question , “When Jack was ten years old , brother Bob was twenty . Jack is fifteen now and is his brother Bob ? ”John said , “That’s easy . Bob is twice as old as Jack , so he is now thirty . ” Another time , the in a science class asked , “When it thunders (打雷), do we always see the light before we the sound ? ”
“But , Miss , ”said John quickly , “don’t you our eyes are in front of our ears ? ” 56. A. good 57. A. sleep 58. A. so
59. A. sent 60. A. your 62. A. teacher
B. tall
C. rich
D. fat D. play
D. but D. found D. her D. who D. policeman
B. lunch
B. and B. my
C. class
C. or C. told C. his
B. asked B. how old B. farmer
61. A. how many C. what C. nurse
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63. A. what 64. A. break 65. A. read
B. when B. make B. hope
C. where C. hear C. study
(B)
D. why D. smell D. know
A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods . It was named after frankfurter , a German food .
You may hear “hot dog ” in other ways . People sometimes say “hot dog ” to express . For example (例如), a friend may ask you would like to go to the cinema . You might say , “Great ! I would love to go . ”Or , you could say , “ ! I would love to go . ”
People use the expression to describe (描写)someone who is a “show-off” , who tries to show everyone else how he is . You often hear such called a “hot dog ”. He may be a baseball player for example , who the ball with one hand , making a (n) catch seem more difficult . You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch , he bows (鞠躬)to the crowd , hoping to win their 66. A. eaten 68. A. if
B. used B. practice B. how B. also B. careful B. a hand B. plays B. funny B. cheers
C. cooked C. pleasure C. when
C. still
D. picked
67. A. strength 69. A. Hot dog 70. A. ever 71. A. hopeful 72. A. a dog 73. A. catches 74. A. hard 75. A. thanks
D. reply D. where
D. Excuse me D. yet D. great D. an action D. throws D. easy D. matches
B. Don’t worry C. Never mind C. kind C. a person C. passes C. exciting C. medals
【试题答案】
阅读理解(共30分,每小题2分) 41. C 46. A 51. C 56. A 61. B
42. B 47. B 52. C 57. C 62. A
43. A 48. D 53. D 58. D 63. D
44. C 49. B 54. A 59. B 64. C
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45. D 50. A 55. D 60. C 65. D
完形填空(共20分,每小题1分)
66. B 71. D
67. C 72. C
68. A 73. A
69. A 74. D
70. B 75. B
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