初三英语阅读练习.pdf

初三英语阅读练习（ 一）阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容，从 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项[1]We are already familiar with computers—computers work for us at home, in offices and infactories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before theycan write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with.They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that thisis not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world.But people who understand more about computers say that computers can be very good forchildren . A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what theywant to learn and think for themselves. And for the future, don't we need people who can thinkclearly, who know how to get infomation quickly and use it well? What do you think?1. "To be familiar with“ means to.A. know nothing B. know about C. dislike D. like2. Does everyone think computers are good for children?A. Yes, they do. B. No, not everyone thinks so.C. They don't know. D. They are not sure.3. What can computers help children to do?A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write. B. To play games, to do math and to copy.C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well. D. To count, to clean the house and to getinformation.4. Does the writer think computer is a good thing?A. It isn't mentioned. B. No, he doesn't think so. C. He doesn't know. D. Yes, he does.[2]Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can getsome idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away fromthe starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us.If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 secondsbefore they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from ittonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute.In some cases, the light from one of tonight's stars had started on its journey to you before youwere bom.Thus, if we want to be honest, we can't say, 'The stars are shining tonight.^^ We have to sayinstead, 'The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only justreached the earth.”1. Light speed is sound speedA. as fast as B. a million times slower thanC. about millions of times faster than D. about a million times faster than2. If you stand 200 metres away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find outt hat .A. you can hear the sound before you see the smoke B. the sound does not travel as fast as lightC. the sound will reach you before the man fires D. sound travels about a million times faster thanlight3. Sunlight obviously （明 显 地 ）than the light of the moonA. has to travel a greater distance B. moves less quicklyC. travels much more quickly D. is less powerful（有 力 的 ）4. The scientific way of saying *'The stars are shining tonight** should be.A. the stars have been shining all the time B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years laterC. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight D. the starlight seen today could be seen fouryears ago【 答案与解析】[1]I B 词义猜测题。

由破折号后的解释“ 电脑在家里、办公室、工厂都为我们工作” ，当然我们就已经了解电脑了2 . B 事实细节题第 2 段是说不太了解电脑的人认为电脑对小孩不好，而第3 段则说那些懂电脑的人认为电脑对小孩有益，因此，并不是每个人都认为电脑对小孩有益3. C 事实细节题由最后一段，特别是倒数第2 个问句可知4. D 推理判断题从最后一段可推断出作者的观点是“计算机是件好东西” [2]1 . D 事实细节题由 第 1 段 第 1 句可知2 . B 推理判断题由 第 1 段最后一句推出3 . A 推理判断题由 第 2 段 的 第 2 句 （太阳光到达地球需要8 分 钟 ）和 第 3 句 （月光到达地球仅需1.3秒 ）可 推 出 （太阳光走过的距离明显远于月光）4 . C 推理判断题 由最后一段的最后一句 They were shining four years ago, but their light hasonly just reached the earth 可推出初三英语阅读练习（ 二）[1]Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today? s world to find work foreveryone. The economy （ 经济 ） of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the oldnumber of jobs fbr people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Somepeople have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world,machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machinecan often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day tolook fbr jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.1. It was______fbr people to find work before than today.A. not possible B. difficult C. more difficult D. easier2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year , .A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as beforeC. 4% of the people will have jobs D. 97% of the people will have jobs3. One machine can do as much work as .A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in the worldC. 40 people D. 75,000 people4. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?A. 70% of the people. B. 4% of the people in the world.C. More than 75,000. D. About 75,000 people.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Machines are taking work instead of people.B. Now more people are out of work.C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.D. Most people want to have jobs.【 答案与解析】1 . 由短文的第i句话 It has become more difficult in today，s world to find work for everyone.可知现在找工作比以前更困难，即以前找工作比现在容易得多。

所以答案选D o2 . 由短文的第二句话 The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep theold number of jobs for the people.准确地理解了这一句话的意思就能得出正确答案为B 3 . 由短文的倒数第二句话One machine can often do the work of forty people.可知此题的正确答案为C o4 . 此题根据原文的最后一句话可直接得出答案为D o5 . 此题在原文中都可找到答案，而 C 答案与作者的观点Machines do not ask for moremoney and longer holiday.不一致，所以选 C [2]A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, hewent upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in thekitchen. "These new trousers are too long." He said. " They need shortening （ 缩短 ） by abouttwo inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busyand none of them said anything.But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son's bedroomand shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to herdaughters.Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-heartedgirl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers bytwo inches.The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what herbrother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.1. The young man bought the new trousers his size.A. as long as B. two inches longer thanC. as big as D. two inches shorter than2. He asked to shorten his new trousers.A. his mother and sisters B. his two sistersC. his elder sister D. his mother and one of his sisters3. His mother and s i s t er s .A. agreed to do that B. didn't want to do thatC. said nothing to him D. said something to him4. His elder sister shortened the t r o u s e r s .A. after finished washing B. before she went to bedC. when she came back from the cinema D. after having supper5. The next morning the young man would find the trousers wer e.A. two inches shorter B. four inches shorterC. six inches shorter D. eight inches shorter【 答案与解析】1. B .第一段的最后一句 He found that they were about two inches too long.2. A .年轻人提出缩短裤子的要求，这个要求是向在场的妈妈和他的两个姐妹提出的。

3. C .因当时妈妈和姐妹俩都忙于干活，所以当时都没有回答他的话4. D .从第四段的原句（ Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother * s trousers）中我们可知是晚饭后去把裤子缩短了5. C .通读全文，知道有三人把裤子各缩短了两英寸，那么总共缩短了六英寸初三英语阅读练习（ 三）[1]When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word,into your own language. Take the sentence “ How do you do?" as an example. If you look up eachword in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in yourown language.Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. hf s important tomaster（掌 握 ） the rules（规 则 ） for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker putswords in a wrong order, the listener can, t understand the speaker s sentence easily. Sometimeswhen the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes,But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn't change. Let's see thedifference between the two pairs of sentences.“She only likes apples.,,4tOnly she likes apples."“ have seen the film already.,,t4I have alreadyseen theWhen you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神实质）of thelanguage and use it as the English speaker does.1. From the passage we know that when we are learning English.A. we shouldn't put every word into our own languageB. we should look up every word in the dictionaryC. we need to put every word into our own languageD. we must read word by word2. The writer thinks it is in learning English.A. difficult to understand different soundsB. possible to remember the word orderC. important to master the rules in different waysD. easy to master the rules for word order3. We can learn from the passage that.A. the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the wordsB. The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentenceC. sometimes different order of words has a different meaningD. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different4. “She only likes a p p l e s ? * .A. is the same as “Only she likes apples.”B. is different from “Only she likes apples.”C. means “She likes fruit except apples.”D. means “She doesn't like apples.”5. Which is the best title （标 题 ） for this passage?A. Different Orders, Different MeaningsB. How to Speak EnglishC. How to Put English into Our Own LanguageD. How to Learn English【 答案与解析】1. A .从整篇文章我们知道，在学习英语翻译句子时，我们不能逐字逐词译成母语，这样做是不明智的，结果是译成错误的句子。

2. B .从文章中的第二段的这一句中 It' s important to master the rules for word order in thestudy of English, to o .可•知B 项为正确答案3. C .从文章所举的两组例子和原句 Sometimes when the order of words in an Englishsentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes.说明了作者的这〜 观点：有时，不同的词序会有不同的意思4. B. She only likes apples, only在这句中修饰动词likes , 意 为 “她只喜欢苹果，而不喜欢吃其它水果" o Only she likes apples, only在此句中修饰主语she , 意 为 “只有她喜欢苹果，而其他人就不一定喜欢吃苹果了 ” 所以正确答案是B o5. D .从整篇文章可以看出其大意是“ 怎样学习英语？ " ，把它作为标题应该是最佳的[2]A cheap sweaterMr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very cheap. So he bought one. When hewent back home he put the sweater on, It was all right and he was pleased with it. In the afternoonhe went out to work in his garden. It soon began to rain, and Mr. Ford had to run into his house.He ran quickly, but he still got wet. Then his sweater started to shrink. It got smaller and smaller.Mr. Ford tried to take it off, but he couldn't. In the end, with the help of his wife, he got out of thesweater. Mrs. Ford laughed,44 You see, you bought a cheap thing, but...”阅读短文，然后根据文章内容判断下列各句是否正确，对 的 用 “ T ”、错 误 的 用 “ F ”表示。

1. Mr. Ford bought the sweater because it was very nice and cheap.2. "Shrink“ here means “become smaller,,.3. Mr. Ford was not good at buying things.4. Mr. Ford put the sweater on as soon as he bought it.5. Mr. Ford took off the sweater by himself.【 答案与解的】L T .第 1 小题的句意与文章的第1 自然段意思相同，所以符合短文内容2. T .从文章的第四自然段可知shrink的意思就是become smaller o所以符合短文内容3. T. Ford先生. 上午买的衣服下午穿在身上被雨水打湿后就缩小变形了，由此可知Ford先生不擅长买东西4. F .从文章中的 When he went back home he put the sweater o n .可 知 , 他是买了带回家才穿的所以第四小题与短文内容不相符合5. F .从文章的最后一段可知他是在妻子的帮助下才把衣服给脱下来的。

所以与短文内容不相符合初三英语阅读练习（ 四）根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正 确 的 用 “A”表示，错 误 的 用 表示[1 ]Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all, so she was verypleased when her noisy neighbor moved out . A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought theman seemed to be quiet.But at three o'clock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had neverheard a dog there before. It must be the young man's dog. So she telephoned the young man, saidsomething bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothingmore happened until three o'clock the next morning. Then Miss Grey's telephone rang, and whenshe answered, a voice said, “You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago. Now Fve rung you up tosay that I haven't a dog.”1. Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbour moved out.2. Miss Grey's new neighbour was as noisy as the old one.3. Some noise woke her up in the early morning.4. She thought the new neighbour had brought a dog with him.5. The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning, because he wanted to punish（ 惩 罚 ）her.[2]Yesterday evening, when I went to town with my mother, we met a strange old man. It was raininghard and we had no umbrella（ 伞 ） . We were trying to get into a taxi when he came up to us. Hewas carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give it to us for only a pound. He hadforgotten his wallet, he said, needed taxi-fare（出租汽车费） to go back home. My mother didn't believe what he had said at first, and asked him a lot of questions. But the old man didn' t getinto a taxi. We followed（跟 随 ）him and found he went into a pub（小 酒 店 ）and boughthimself a glass of whiskey （威T 二忌） with the pound. After he drank it, he put on his hat andtook up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, hesold it again.1. The old man sold an umbrella to the writer and her mother.2. He gave it to them for only a pound because he had forgotten his wallet and needed taxi fare togo back home.3. The umbrella was worth more than one pound.4. The old man sold his own umbrella.5. He was an honest man.【 答案与解析】[1]1 . B 细节题。

由第 1 段第 2 句中 so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor movedo u t可知2 . B 细节题由 seemed to be quiet等可知3 . A 细节题由 第 2 段 第 1 句 the noise of a dog woke her u p 可知4. A 细节题由 第 2 段 的 第 2 、 3 句可知5. A 推断题她头天打来骂他时，尽管他来不及说话她挂了，但也可打过去或者第二天某个时候打给她，说他没有狗而 要 等 2 4 小时后的凌晨3 点才打告诉她，这不是故意惩罚她吗？[2]1 . A 推理判断题 虽然文中不可直接找到答案， 但由后文的bought himself a glass of whiskey（威 士 忌 ）with the pound.中 pound 前用的是 the（那 ）和 he sold it again 中的again（又 ）可推断出，作者和他母亲买了那个老人的伞2 . B 事实细节题由文中所述这个老人收钱后并没乘tax i回家，而 是 去 p u b 喝酒可知3. A 推理判断题。

他要将伞卖给作者时说for only a pound中 的 only可以推断，那把伞不只值1 英镑4. B 推理判断题这个老头先卖给了作者一把伞，可是他喝酒后又took up one of the manywet umbrellas there ,并将其很快卖掉，由此推断卖的并不是他自己的伞，而是别的人伞5. B 推理判断题这个老人原来说卖伞乘tax i回家，事实上是上p u b 喝酒，后来又拿别的雨伞去卖掉，由此可推断他是不诚实的关于浪费的中考英语阅读理解Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eatand others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they canafford these things. But I don't agree with them.Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources（ 资源） ， we are shortof（ 缺乏） others, for example, fresh water（ 淡水） . It is reported that we will have no coal（ 煤） or oilto use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and wherecan we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day.Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turnoil the water taps（ 水龙头）when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave theclassroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will bechanged. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. From the passage we know that some students often in the school.A. eat too much B. don't work hard C. waste things D. throw rubbish everywhere2. Which is not mentioned in this passage?A. Fresh water. B. Forest. C. Oil. D. Coal.3. What may happen in 100 years?A. We may still have enough oil. B. We may still have enough coal.C. We may have a little oil. D. We may have no coal or oil to use.4. Which of the following is right?A. Waste brings problems. B. Waste can bring no problem.C. China is rich in fresh water. D. Students never waste things.5. Which is the best title of this passage?A. Stop Wasting B. School lifeC. Waste in the School D. Rich Resources in China【 答案与解析】1 . 选 C .从文章的第1 句 Waste can be seen everywhere in the school,就说明了在学校浪费现象随处可见，故 选 C O2 . 选 B .在 第 2 段中，Fresh water, oil, coal均有提及，但 Forest没有提到。

故 选 B 3 . 选 D .由第 2 段的句子 It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years.可知，在 100年后，我们可能没有coal or oil to u s e 故答案选D 4 . 选 A .短文的第2 段 第 1 句 Waste can bring a lot of problems就告诉了我们答案，故选Ao5 . 选 A .在短文的第1 段例举•些浪费现象， 引 出 第 2 段 Everybody should stop wasting assoon as possible.所 以 Stop Wasting为短文的最佳标题初三英语阅读练习（ 五）阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题[1]It's hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do thingsthat will put you in touch with（ 接机业） other people. It' s easier to make friends when you havesimilar interests.Don't be afraid to show people what you're really good at. Talk about the things you like and dobest. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they'll find it easier to talk to you, orpeople may think you're not interested in them and may stop being in-terested in you.Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me,,. Ask lotsof questions. Show an interest in their answers.Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect （ 尊敬 ） , and admire （ 羡慕 ）一not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly with a lot of peo-ple. That way, you, 1 1have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.1. How can we have more friends, get in touch with other people or stay at home?2. When Jim talks to people, he always looks right, left, or at the floor. Do you think it's right?Why or why not?3. Cindy always talks about herself when she talks to other people. What advice （ it'80 do youthink she needs to follow?4. What should you do if you want to have more chances for making friends?5. What's the main idea of the passage?[2]Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the mostimportant way.Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time tolearn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure read-ing is too easy.Many experts （专 家 ） say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. StephenKrashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn manyimportant things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read forpleasure. They also learn more about good writing.Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needsto learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what heor she needs.Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose yourown books, and you don't have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasurereading books. Pleasure reading will help you:• learn how English speakers use English•read faster in English• find examples of good writing in English• learn new words• learn about the cultures （文 化 ） of English speakers1. Is pleasure reading important for learning English?2. Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?3. What do some students think of pleasure reading?4. How can we become better readers?5. What' s the greatest advantage （优 点 ） of pleasure reading?【 答案与解析】[1]1. Get in touch with other people.回答选择问句不能用Y es或 N o 来回答，而是从选项中选择一项进行回答。

本题答案由第1 段前两句可知2. No. / 1 don' t think so. Because people may think he, s not interest-ed in them. / Because heshould look at people in the eye. / Because it' s impolite / not polite 可在第 3 段找到答案3. Be a good listener. / Let people talk about them-selves before talking about "her, her, her." /Listen to other people first可根据第4 段的内容来回答4. Be friendly with other （ a lot of） people. / Try to make friends with the kind of people you reallylike, respect and admire—not just with those who are easy to meet. / Get out to meet other people.5. How to make friends / To make friends / Make friends. / Making friends 根据首尾段即可概括出。

[2]l. Yes, it i s .由文章的第1 段 第 2 句可知2. Pleasure reading.根据最后一段的内容司. 知3. It' s too easy. / It' s not useful / helpful / important.根据第 2 段的内容回答4. Do pleasure reading.由第 1 段第 1 句可知5. We can learn what we need.由第 4 段可知初三英语阅读材料（ 1） 2010年 11月 18日 星 期 四 08:33There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's Day. The real celebrations （ 庆祝） forNew Year happen on the night be fore-on New Year's Eve. There are several interesting customs inthe West, and there are many differences from country to country. Though Christmas is afamily get-together, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often heldto welcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears forthe coming of New Year. At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year'* to each other.Champagne （ 香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks （ 烟火）are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away badspirits （幽灵） , One important song is often sung at New Year-the Scottish （苏格兰）songof Auld Lang Syne （ good times long ago.） 1 . People usually have great celebrations fbr NewYear on. A. New Year's Day B. the night before New Year's Eve C.the night of New Year's Day D. the night before New Year's Day 2 . In the West, NewYear is also a time when. A. friends get together B. friends write to eachother C. people can have a week*s holiday D. people can go from country to country3 . The word "customs" in the passage me a ns . A .习俗 B .聚会 C .饮食 D .活动 4 . At midnight on New Year's Eve western people of t en. ①hold parties towelcome New Year ②make a noise to drive away bad spirits ③drink with friends orfamilies ④say "Happy New Year" to each other ⑤sing an important French song ⑥let offfireworks A . ①②③④B .③④⑤⑥ C . ②③④⑥D .①②⑤⑥ 5 . Thispassage mainly talks about . A. western people drink together on New Year*s EveB. what western people do on New Year's Day C. how western people spend their NewYear*s Eve D. western people have a good time on New Year's Day AnswecCAACC初三英语阅读材料⑵2 01 0年1 1月2 2日星期「1 0:1 1 No, 4 Middle SchoolKunming, YunnanApril 2 nd, 2 003Dear editor （ 编辑）,I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks（ 孔雀）here.The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square （ 广场） .They are given foodfreely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and don't think about at all whether the food isright or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given bythe visitors.I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but don'trealize （ 意识到）that they may be doing them harm （ 伤害）.The visitors should be told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds, and thiskind of thing must be stopped from happening.Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For usevery person, it's our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after themcarefully.Yours,Sun Yan1. Many visitors come to the writer's city to.A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocksC. play on Dongfeng Square D. eat nice food2. Some peacocks became ill and died because some v i s i t o r s .A. didn*t give them any food B. gave them too much foodC. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them3. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may.A. sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocksC. make the square more beautiful D. have the beautiful birds4. From the passage we know people s houl d.A. live and play with the birds B. stop the birds from eating too muchC. give right food to the birds D. give more food to the birds5. We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan, may be a.A. visitor B. shopkeeperC. square keeper D. studentBCBCD初三英语阅读材料（ 3 ） 2010年11月2 2日星期一 11:10Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave untilfive to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line（ *fiE队） ,others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keepthem in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe（ l加 口 非 馆 ） .he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty totwelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（ 镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, oneof Tom' s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.叮here's plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, I'll get you some more tea then,“ said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It, s goingbackward（ 倒行） ! " he cried. " A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it' s half pasteleven."You' re looking at the clock in the mirror.v said Mike. Tom was so sad（ 难过） . The next buswas not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

1、Tom went into the station cafe because .A. Mike asked him to have a cup of teaB. it was quite early and he could find a seat thereC. he didn' t like to stay with the schoolgirlsD. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there2^ What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelveC. Half past eleven D. Half past one3、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will findA. the time is right B. it' s going slowerC. it' s going backward D. it' s going faster4、Which of the following is true?A. Tom arrived in Paris on timeB. The next bus would leave in half an hourC. After that Tom didn, t like clocks any longerD. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once5、Which of the following is the title（ 题目） of the story?初三英语阅读材料（ 4） 2010 年 11 月 25 日 星期四 10:23Little Tom down the street calls our dog"The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep1'. And ina way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! Ill tell you about some ofthem.Zip*s first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoehad a strange smell. I nodded（ 点头） and held my nose. nWhat do you think it is?M"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot （ 污点） off the shoe.Then he put it at the door to dry. 0"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back."“We can't ".said my sistter."Maybe little Tom is right,M Mary said. HMaybe Zip is a keep dog!"l .The writer and Mary didn't k n o w.A.what Zip's first present was B.how Zip carried its first present homeC.who owned Zip's first present D.what Zip*s first present was made of2 .Tom calls Zip "the keep dognb e c a u s e .A.the dog likes keeping things B.the dog likes playing with shoesC.he doesn't know the dog's name D.he can't pronounce the word ,,sheep,,well3 .What made the shoe strange was.A.its colour B.its smell C.its size D.that it was a silk one4 .The word Hkeep"in the last sentence means "“A.keeping things for itself B.bringing things for other to keepC.not letting it run about D.taking care of a small child5 .We can know from the reading that the dog.A. likes to give presents to people B.has been kept in at the writer's homeC.has brought some trouble D.likes to be called "the keep dog"Key: 1.C2.D3.B 4.B 5.C初三英语阅读材料(5)2010年 11月 2 5 日 星 期 四 14:25An old lady in a plane had a blanket ( 毯子) over her head and she did not want to take it off. Theair hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I amfrightened. 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, thereare 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 blanketwith one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don't like planes and I am never going to flyagain. But I'll say one thing, “She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane veryclean!”1. An old lady had.A. glasses B. a blanket over her head C. a coat D. a basket2. A. She didn't want to.A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. talk about it3.spoke to her .A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends4. The old lady had never been before .A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital5. The woman didn't like planes and she was never goi ng.A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go homeKey: 1-5BAACA初三英语阅读材料(6)2010年 11月 2 5 日 星 期 四 15:57Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York nextweek because Fve got some work there.1' "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "Idon't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram ( 电报) Jhis wife said. HA11 right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put histhings in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock andsaid, HNow I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi （ 出租车）and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn'tremember the name and address of his hotel."Which hotel are my things in?” he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver ofthe taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife anothertelegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office.'1Choose the right answer1. Dick flew to New York because_ .A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing （ 观光） D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didn't know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might send him another telegramD. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager （ 经理） of his hotel. B. The police office.C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.Key: 1-5 BAB DC初三英语阅读材料(7)2010年 11月 2 6 日 星 期 五 09:38Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day. Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim lefthis work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.Bob didn't see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another townand staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.When he got to Jim*s room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in,“ he thought, andknocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.""I've gone out in my boots," answered Jim.True or False1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.4. Bob hadn*t seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.Key: 1-4 FT FT初三英语阅读材料(8)2010年 11月 2 6 日 星 期 五 09:49I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almostsick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It*s seven o'clock! Get up!”Herbert answers, 'Tm coming!” and goes right back to sleep. Tm not at all like my brother. I don'tlike to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before mymother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brushmy teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band ( 军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up.I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don*t get upimmediately!"But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbertout of bed. It*s that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he41 learn to get up ontime, but I really don't think so.True or False1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in themorning.3.1 usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.4. When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.Key: 1-7.FTTFT FF初三英语阅读材料（ 9 ） 2010年 11月 2 6 日 星 期 五 09:54In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience （ 经历） four seasonsin one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black cloudscome and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will besunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter theycan swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella （ 伞） or araincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret （ 后悔） later in the day.1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day2. From the story we know that when come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snow B. black cloudsC. summer and winter D. spring and autumn3. “People can also have summer in wintern Means "it is sometimes too in winter."A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with themb e c a u s e .A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things5. The best title ( 标题) for this passage is.A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or WinterC. The Weather in England D. Strange English PeopleKEY: AB ABC初三英语阅读材料(10)2010年 11月 2 7 日 星 期 六 08:06Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me,you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week,then be sure to ask him to sit down fbr a cup of tea.1'“OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn*t remember this, he wrote these wordsdown on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out andlooked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man tocome and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at thedoor and said, "Where is your fat her?H The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked forthe piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted,"No more."The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did ithappen?',"Burnt yesterday evening."1. Mr Brown told his son t hat .A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven days C. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on.A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his son's pocket3. A man came to visit the boy's father on.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day4. The man was very surprised be c a us e .A. he thought the child's father was dead B. the child didn't ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldn't find that piece of paper5. What was burnt ?.A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boyKEY: BCDAA初三英语阅读材料(11)2010年11月2 7日 星 期 六08:20One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing tocome when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it isnecessary ( 必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. "What's the matter? " "I went to a party last night, so2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better...3. "Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most...'1You can see from the above three examples that the context （ 上下文） helps a lot in understandingwhat is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially（ 尤其） spoken English.l .This passage tells us mainly about .A. the importance of "guessing H in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk aboutC. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time2 .from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is.A. "... so I didn't have a good time." B. "...so I went to bed very late.',C. ”So I felt unhappy.M D .”… so I got up very early."3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is.A. UI think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.'1B. MI think you*d better have something to drink."C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."D. *'I think you'd better be more careful.'14. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is.A. she is one of the most famous film stars.'1 B. "...she is one of the most beautiful women.1'C. "... she is one of the most famous speakers.'* D. " she is one of the most talkative women."5. From the passage we can infer （ 推断） that guessing is in learning a foreign language.A. the only wayB. more important in spoken English than in written EnglishC. more important than any other wayD. more important in written English than in spoken EnglishKEY: ABADB初三英语阅读材料（ 12） 2010年 11月 2 8 日 星 期 日 11:11Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are bothat 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 livein 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 ina city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided tocarry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lotof apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell themat 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 atruck 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 beca us e.A. they hope to save money B. they're both poorC. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. they're not far from their farms2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to.A. make a journey B. visit some places of interestC. meet their friends D. make a profit3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price b e c a u s e .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 cityD. they forgot to carry them on a truck4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy be c a us e .A. they had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the cityC. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city5. 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初三英语阅读材料(13)2010年11月2 8日星期日11:16On Christmas Eve- the night before Christmas Day- children all over Britain put a stocking atthe end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmaswill come during the night.Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down thechimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really MrGreen. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then hequietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they werevery young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are nolonger young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings atthe end of their beds.1. Christmas Eve is.A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas DayC. Christmas Day D. the night before Christmas Day2. Father Christmas often puts p r e s e n t s .A. into children's hats B. into children's stockingsC. under children's beds D. into children's shoes3. When the children were very young, .A. they didn't know who Father Christmas wasB. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't realC. they thought their father was Father ChristmasD. they knew who put the presents into their stockings4. When the children are older, they.A. know that Father Christmas is realB. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presentsC. know that Father Christmas is really their fatherD. know that Father Christmas is really their friend5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the.A. chimney B. back door C. front door D. window.KEY: DBACA初三英语阅读材料（ 14） 2010年 11月 2 8 日 星 期 日 11:38Now satellites are helping to forecast （ 预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reachany part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere （ 大气） , because this is wherethe weather forms （ 形成） . They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists （ 气象学家） can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can oftensay how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When theyreceive new pictures, the meteorologists compare （ 比较） them with earlier ones. Perhaps they mayfind that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather onthe ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, thescientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecastsfor three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or moreahead （ 提前）.1. Satellites travel.A. in space B. in the atmosphere C. above the ground D. above space2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Be c a us e .A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form thereC. the weather forms there D. the pictures can forecast the weather3. Meteorologists forecast the weat he r .A. when they have received satellite picturesB. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC. before they received satellite pictures D. during they study satellite pictures4. Maybe we'H soon be able to forecast the weather for.A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even longer5. The main （ 主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in.A. taking pictures of the atmosphere B. receiving pictures of the atmosphereC. doing other work in many ways D. weather forecastingKeys: 1-5 ACBDD初三英语阅读材料（ 15） 2010年 11月 2 9 日星期一 18:27In almost every big university （ 大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. Americanfootball is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it.They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances （ 机会） to move the ball tenyards （ 码 ）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try tomove it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points （ 点）.It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If hedoes not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They allshout for their favourite team.Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jumpwhile they shout.Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may playanother game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of theNew Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.1. The passage talks about .A. football B. how to play footballC. American sports D. American football2. We can the football in both American football and Chinese football.A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch3. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Becaus e.A. ten yards is a long wayB. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come nearC. the playing field is very largeD. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one4. If they, the teams will play on January 1.A. receive six points B. play eleven games in the seasonC. are the best teams D. move the ball to the end of the field5. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following isnot their act?A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. ShoutingKeys: 1-5 DABCC初三英语阅读材料（ 16） 2010年 11月2 9日星期一 18:35“Who has more questions, a teacher or a student?” About this question a great learned man toldhis student that nobody does but a teacher.The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles （ 圆）. Within （ 在. . .里面）the larger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles isstill unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circleis longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances （ 机会）to face something still unknown.1. The great learned man believed that.A. a teacher has more questions B. a student has more questionsC. both a teacher and a student have questionsD. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions2. The student thought that.A. a student's knowledge is less than his teacher's because it comes from the teacherB. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students askC. those who have less knowledge have more questionsD. anyone who learns more has more questions3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded （ 推断）that.A. a student should learn from his teacherB. a teacher does not have so many questions as his studentC. a student knows more than his teacherD. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn't know4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story?A. You Will Never Learn Enough B. A Teacher and His StudentC. There Is No Limit to Knowledge D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn5. We can often find such an article in .A. the Palace MuseumC. a newspaper of magazineKeys: 1-5ACDBAB. any bcx） kD. An encyclopedia （ 百科全书）初三英语阅读材料（ 17） 2010年 11月 2 9 日星期一 18:49Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt （ 融化） . It became deepand heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （ 挤压）together., it became ice.The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. Itwas a glacier （ 冰河）.Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches （ 英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks anddirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glaciermelted, it made rivers and lakes.A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. Theglaciers changed the land.Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path （ 路） downthe side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.1. The snow that fell on the mountainA. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is.3. The story says, "The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy". The word it m e a n s .4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to beB. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.5. How fast did the glacier move? （ Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?）A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day.6. The main idea of the whole story is t hat .A. snow is heavy B. the high land never changes C. glaciers changed the landKey: l.C 2. glacier 3.snow 4.A5.C 6.C初三英语阅读材料（ 18） 2010年 H 月 2 9 日星期- 18:56Long ago, people in Rome （ 罗马） talked to one another in Latin （ 拉丁文）. Pupils in schoollearned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.Some Romans （ 罗马人） went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them.Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language.People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed thelanguage a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin anymore. New languages had come from the old one.People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too.Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is aLatin word. It means "little doll”.1. Latin was used by people in.A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece（ 希腊） D. Texas2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is3. The story says, “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latinwords,“ The word they means .4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A. It is not good to change a language. B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls.C. Not many people can read Latin today.5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?（ which sentence is exactly like theone in your book?）A. In each land, people talked about each other. B. In each land, they changed the language alittle C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin.6. The main idea of the whole story is that.A. Romans did not like to stay home B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other.C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land.Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C初三英语阅读材料(19)2010年 11月 2 9 日星期一 19:09A Leg Walking RightHere are some signs + - x..., the signs are very different. They mean very different things. Whenyou see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. Thissign—means that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract ( 减 去 ) . Whatwill you do when you see x and… ?Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs... .Theancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add somenumerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract.In the 1500s people used this printed ( 印刷的) sign & to add numerals. After a while the signbegan to look like this*** .Later, the sign became +.How much is 2. ..2?1. What do you do when you see this sign +?A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is.3. The story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember^^. The word theyme a n s .4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?A. Egyptians could not add numerals together B. All Egyptians had two left legs.C. Our signs are not hard to understand5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one inyour book)?A. After a while, the sign began to look like this... .B. After a while, the sign began to look likethis +.C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.6. The main idea of the whole story is t hat .A. the signs fbr adding and subtracting have changed. B. People could not write in the 1500sC. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for usKey: l.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A6.A初三英语阅读材料(20)2010年 11月 3 0 日 星 期 二 08:22Mexico'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 millionpeople. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largestSpanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feethigh (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, ofMexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more peoplethan 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 anyother 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 as2. Mexicans s p e a k .A. English C. French B. Spanish D. Lalin( 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. Mexico5. The best title （ 题目） of the passage is_ .A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants C. Mexico D. Mexico's population[Key] 1. A2. B3. D4. D5. C初三英语阅读材料（ 21） 2010年 11月 3 0 日 星 期 二 08:51A Trip to the ForestOne day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents （ 帐篷） and thenrode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（ 营地） ， it start-ed to snow.More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not findthe road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to hishouse. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back tothe camp?Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horsestook the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None ofthem could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!1. John and his two friends went to the forest to.A. build their camp B. find their way homeC. enjoy the mountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest2. They could not find their way back b e - c a u s e .A. there was only one road to their campB. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tentsC. there were no roads in the mountains at all D. everything was covered by the white snow3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to.A. John*s house B. the camp C. the forest D. the mountains4. The horses stopped b e c a u s e .A. it was getting late B. they were tired after running for a long wayC. they knew that they had got to the camp D. they had seen John*s house5. The story h a p p e n e d .A. on a cold winter day B. on a dark snowy eveningC. in a cold camp far from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen[Key] 1.D2. D3. B4. C5. A初三英语阅读材料（ 22） 2010年 11月 3 0 日 星 期 二 09:04Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. Theyhappened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead."Ah!” said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The secondanswered, "Nonsense （ 胡说） , the rain will only kill the crops （ 庄稼）So they began to quarrel （ 争吵） . Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why theywere quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud."What cloud?'1 asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.Choose the right answer1. The two farmers we r e .A. going home B. going to the field C. going to work D. going to see their friend2. The two farmers on that day.A. had a holiday B. didn't work C. worked hard D. wanted to quarrel with each other3. When there are black block clouds in the s ky, .A. it will rain soon B. it will be fine C. it will get hot D. the sun is shining brightly4. The two farmers fought in words b e c a u s e .A. they were hungry B. it rainedC. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think soD. they both hoped for rain5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He.A. wanted to make friends with them B. joined them in the quarrelC. wanted to know why they were quarreling D. had nothings to do6. How many farmers said that the rain would be h e l p f u l ? .A. None B. One C. Two D. ThreeKeys: ACACCB。