初中英语阅读理解10篇含答案.docx

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初中英语阅读理解10篇含答案

Passage1

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported（出口）toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate（单独的）schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

1.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.

C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.

2.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.

A.pinkandredB.greyandblackC.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange

3.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.

A.mustgotoschoolB.studyinthesameschool

C.donothavetogotoschoolatallD.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime

4.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

A.havelessonseverydayB.havetheirexaminations

C.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeansD.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses

5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRica

C.someproductsfromCostaRicaD.theeducationofCostaRica

Passage2

ChristianEijkman,aDutchdoctor,lefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJava.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi-beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.

Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm（细菌）causedberi-beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice（精炼米）.Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,alsoknownasbrownrice,theyrecovered.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdisease.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins（维生素）.TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Later,otherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfood.

Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’t,theycanalsotakevitaminpills.

6.Theunderlinedword“cure”inParagragh1probablymeans______.

A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitaminC.akindofgermD.akindofric

7.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.

A.spendhisholidayB.findwaystogrowbettercrops

C.dosomeresearchabouttheislandD.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness

8.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickens?

A.Toeatthem.

B.Tocarryouthisexperiments.

C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprise.

D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.

9.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiet,he’dbetter______.

A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeatC.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.beri-beriwascausedbychickens

B.theJavanesedidn’tlikevitamins

C.ChristianEijkman’sexperimentwassuccessful

D.theJavanese’sdiseasewascausedbyakindofgerm

Passage3

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending（延伸）sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality（好客）easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.

FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!

11.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.

A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.

B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.

C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.

D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.

13.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.

A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishome

C.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant

14.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______.

A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime

15.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.

A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans

C.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

Passage4

TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:

“Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusic.”

“I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.”

But,oneyoungermusiciansaid,“Thereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonth,andI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.”

I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsare.

Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’positiveornegative,they’rubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’aroundrererepeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusicians,orblame（责怪）others,andyouplaytheroleofvictim（受害者）,chancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit’stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall“friends”.

Thisisaneasyexercise:

Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandard（标准）foryourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandard.

Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou’relookingfor,ormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.

16.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB.Howtomakefriendshiplastforever

C.YouarewhoyourfriendsareD.Friendsarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess

17.Theunderlinedsentence“they’rerubbingoffonyou”inParagraph6means______.

A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llinfluenceyou

C.they’llcoveryourshortcomingsD.they’llhelpyouachieveyourgoal

18.Themusicians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow______.

A.themusicians’livingconditionsarequitepoor

B.peoplehavepoortasteinmusic

C.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamething

D.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding

19.BytakingtheexercisementionedinParagraph7,youcan______.

A.improvealotinmakingmorefriendsB.cometotherightwayofmakingfriends

C.developabetterrelationshipwithyourfriendsD.arrangethetimewithyourfriendsproperly

20.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor______.

A.musiciansB.managersC.negativepeopleD.peoplewantingtosucceed

Passage5

NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.

MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged（扑）,lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsas