初二英语阅读理解精选.doc

初二英语阅读理解精选（一）Young children dont have the skills or knowledge to stay safe in heavy traffic. The following tips will be helpful for you to keep your children safe in heavy traffic.Children learn about road safety by watching others. Make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think its OK to do like you. Teach your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them. This helps them understand when its safe to cross. Make sure that you walk between your children and traffic, and hold their hands all the time.When your children are a little older, you can start to tell them the importance of traffic knowledge. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs and traffic rules and ask them ti choose safe places to cross. Teach your children to choose safe places to play. Never let them ride bikes on the road without an adult present at rush hour.The most important thing you can do to keep your children from getting hurt is to encourage them to follow traffic rules. After knowing traffic rules, theyll obey them. In this way, theyll be careful enough to keep themselves away from danger.( ) 1. Which statement is NOT true when you teach young children about safety?A. You should always set good examples to them.B. You should teach them to pay attention to traffic lights.C. You should hold their hands all the time.D. You should let your children walk between you and the traffic.( ) 2. When your children are a little older, you can _.A. let them cross the road by themselves at rush hourB. talk with them about road signs and traffic rules C. let them ride bikes on the road by themselvesD. choose safe places to cross the road for children( ) 3. _ is the most important thing to keep your children from getting hurt.A. Waiting for the cars to pass B. Crossing the road with adult C. Following the traffic rules D. Having enough traffic experiences and knowledge ( ) 4. What does the underlined word “obey” mean in Chinese?A. 违反 B. 记忆 C. 忽略 D. 遵守( ) 5. The passage mainly tells us _.A. skills, experience and knowledge of crossing roadB. how to help young children to keep safe in heavy trafficC. young children should know more road signs and traffic rulesD. what parents should do when their children are in danger （二）Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing This sounds like a good idea. he thought, Ill spend a month at William Farm. Ill go horse riding, walking and fishing. Itll be different from the seaside. Four days later, he returned home. Whats wrong with William Farm? His friend Jack asked him.Didnt you enjoy country life? Country life was fine,Alan said. But there was another problem. Oh, what problem? Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast (烤肉) mutton for dinner. Fresh meat is the best. I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner. Lucky you! You dont understand, Alan said, On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner. A different roast every day. Jack said. Let me finish. Alan said, On the fourth day a farmer died and I didnt want to stay there for dinner.（ ）1. Alan saw _ in a news paper.A. an advertisement B. a letter C. a story D. a report（ ）2. Alan usually went to _ on the vacation.A. the mountains B. the countryside C. the seaside D. William Farm（ ）3. Alan spent _ at William Farm.A. four days B. three months C. a month D. a few weeks（ ）4. Alan had roast _ for dinner on the third day.A. mutton B. pork C. beef D. fish（ ）5. From the passage we know that _.A. Alan left the farm because he missed his familyB. Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm C. Alan left the farm because he couldnt go fishing at the farm D. Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner（三）When Mencius (孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One dayMencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful andexpensive.How much of the book have you read today? Mencius mother asked him. I havent read any of it yet. Mencius replied, I played with some friends of mine in the fields. When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth. Why have you cut your cloth? Mencius asked, It was so beautiful but now youve wasted (浪费) it. You have wasted your time, his mother said, now I have wasted mine. Look at the terrible things we have done. Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.( ) 1.Whendidthisstoryhappen?A. When Mencius was 30 years old.B. When Mencius family was very rich. C. When Mencius father lived with them.D. When Mencius was a small boy.( ) 2.What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?A. He was reading his book.B. Hewasplayinginthefields.C. He was trying to help her.D. He was watching strangely.( ) 3.The mother cut the cloth because _.A. shethoughtmakingclothwaswastingtimeB. shewantedtogivehersonalessonC. shewantedtousemorebeautifulandexpensiveclothD. she wanted her son to do his lessons at once( ) 4.Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?A. BecausehisfatherdiedwhenMenciuswasachild.B. Becausehisfatherwasillinbed.C. Becausehismothercutthecloth.D. Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap.( ) 5.This passage mainly tells_A. a story of Mencius and his friends B. one of Mencius mothers ways of educating himC. a story about Mencius wasting time D. Mencius mother cut the cloth（四）( )1. Who wrote Rocket to Space? A. Diego Ramirez. B. Kitty Wolf. C. Sam Mcgee. D. We dont know.( )2. Pet companies cost _ before. A. $15 B. $39.95 C. $12.50 D. $30( )3. How long was the spaceship in space? A. Two weeks. B. 63 days C. 56 days D. 60 days( )4. Which book can tell you something about the South Pole? A. Rocket to Space.B. Pet companies. C. Icy Journey. D. Handiwork Make.( )5. Which of the following is wrong? A. Handiwork Make can teach you how to make international clothes. B. Rocket to Space is about astronauts life in space. C.Pet companies tells the characters and kinds of dogs and cats. D. Icy Journey is the cheapest of the four books.（五）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 dont like planes and I am never going to fly again. But Ill 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 headC. a coat D. a basket( )2. A. She didnt want to _ . A. take it off B. turn it off C. get onD. 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 didnt like planes and she was never going _ . A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go home（六） Do you think you will have your own robot? After a long days study at school, you are very tires. So you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you at the door. Hes happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He talks with you about your school life and even tells you some jokes. Whats more, he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. After that, he helps you with your homework.This is your future, and the robots name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. Its 2017 now, and his maker have made a prediction that the robot will appear in peoples homes in the 2040s.This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even show his feelings. He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a common robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he cant act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he cant think for himself. These arent self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.( )1. The underlined word “greets” means “_” in Chinese.A. 教导B. 照顾C. 抚养D. 迎接( )2. The robot tells you to_to your cousin.A. say happy birthday B. tell some jokes C. send a birthday giftD. write an e-mail( )3. Many people may have robots like NAO in their homes _.A. In 17 years B. In less than 20 years C. in about 20 years D. in more than 40 years( )4. A robat like NAO can _.A. sense and think, but not actB. move and sense, but not thinkC. think and move, but not sense D. sense, think, act and show feelings( )5. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Your Future Life B. A Self-guided Robot C. An Expensive Robot D. Robots Take Humans Place