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初中英语阅读理解精选 （一）
An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.

My money has finished and my friends have gone,said the young man. What will happen to me now?

Don't worry , young man,answered Nasreddin.Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.

The young man was very glad.Am I going to get rich again then? heasked Nasreddin.

No, I didn't mean that, said the old man.I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.

( )1.An old man died and left his son_______.
A.nothing B.some gold C. much money D.only a house

( ) 2. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
A.short of money B.quite poor and sick C.in trouble D. quite poor and alone

( ) 3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
A.he would become rich again B. he would soon feel much happier
C.he would become clever D. he would have more friends

( ) 4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich again B. would get used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble D.would get out of poorness

( ) 5.What this story tells us is________.
A.that money is everything B.that money makes the mare go
C.to save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends

初中英语阅读理解精选 （二）
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

( )1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A.in a big bus B.in a green jeep C.in a red car D.in a red taxi

( ) 2.The car was damaged because________.
A.there was a traffic accident B.the circus man broke it
C. it rushed into a shop D.the elephant sat on it

( ) 3.The circus man said that_______.
A.he would pay for part of the damage B.he would pay for all of the damage
C.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new car

( ) 4. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.
A. would check his new car B.only checked his car
C. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he had said,

( ) 5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.
A.the letter from the circus man B. a newspaper from the country
C.the certificate of his D.the letter from the government

初中英语阅读理解精选 （三）

Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he was sawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,Excuse me,

but if you continue to saw that branch like that, you will fall down with it.He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.

Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,This is some foolish person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.

The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fell with it.

My God!he cried.That man knows the future !and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.

( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.
A.on B.in C.at D.off

( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.
A.told him to stop working B.told him he would fall down
C. would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that branch

( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that________.
A. that was a silly fellow B..that was a wise person
C.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him

( ) 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?
A.The branch fell . B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.
C.Nasreddin was hurt himself. D..Both A and B.

( ) 5.This story is about ________.
A.a foolish man B. a wise man
C.cutting a tree D.the necessity of taking good advice

初中英语阅读理解精选 （四）

It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary went to answer it.

-It's me-Peter.

-Hello, who's that?she asked.

-Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old 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 school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .

( )1.Who went to answer it when the telephone bell rang?
A.Johnny's sister B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother

( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?
A.Mary's brother B.Mary's sister C.Mary's grandmother D.Johnny's mother

( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.
A. was combing his hair B.was putting his shoes on
C.was getting his books D. was busy eating his breakfast

( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?
A.Who are you? B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please

( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.
A. a lazy B.a clever boy C.a busy boy D.a hungry boy

初中英语阅读理解精选 （五）.

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said,If one man's cow kills another's ,is the owner of the first cow responsible?

It depends, answered the judge.

Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.

Oh,answered the judge.Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is not responsible either.

I am sorry,Judge,said the man.I made a mistake.I meant that my cow killed yours.

The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I think about it more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first. And then he turned to his clerk and said,Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.

( )1.The neighbour asked the judge_______.
A. whether the first cow was responsible
B.whether the owner of the first cow was responsible
C..whether both cows were responsible
D. whether both the owners were responsible

( )2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his,the judge answered that______.
A.a cow was responsible B. its owner was not responsible
C.neither a cow nor its owner was responsible D.his cow was responsible

( )3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.
A.there was nothing happened B. his cow had been killed
C.it was his cow that had killed the judge's D.both cows had been killed

( )4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.
A..got angry B.said nothing
C.put his neighbor into prison D.changed what he had said at first

( )5.In this story the judge was______.
A. a clever judge B.a humorist C.unfair D.foolish

初中英语阅读理解精选 （六）

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes (花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.

( )1. What does Uncle Wang do?
A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.
C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.

( )2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because .
A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his home
C. he likes riding a bike D. his shop isn't in the middle of the city

3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?
A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes D. Half an hour

4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?
A. At ten minutes to eight B. At half past eight
C. At ten minutes past eight D. At twenty minutes past eight

初中英语阅读理解精选 （七）

Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwich was rich(有钱的), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between (在两者之间) the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.

From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.

( ) 1. Sandwich was the _______.
A. name of a servant B. name of a man with a lot of money
C. poor man who lived on playing cards D. name of food which was liked by the rich

( ) 2. Sandwich________ .
A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often had no time to have his meals
B. often brought some bread with him to play cards
C. never ate anything when he played cards
D. had no money to play cards with at last

( ) 3. People liked Sandwich's idea because______ .
A. bread, together with meat was cheap
B. he always won when he played cards
C. they liked Sandwich himself
D. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other

( ) 4. Today, sandwich is _______.
A. also a name of a rich man
B. two pieces of bread with meat in between
C. not interested in playing cards
D. not liked by most of the people

( ) 5. As food, sandwich_______ .
A. is usually made of(用...制做) bread and chicken
B. sometimes smells (闻) good, but sometimes not
C. is made of bread and meat
D. is easy for us to play.

初中英语阅读理解精选 （八）
　　“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.
A．only one meaning B．no meanings
C．many different meanings D．the same meaning

2．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.
A．see B．show C．know D．feel

3．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”
A．interested in B．angry about
C．afraid of D．unhappy with

4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
A．pleased with B．strange to
C．worried about D．careful with

5．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
A．can be used instead of many words
B．usually means something interesting
C．can make your life colourful
D．may not be as cool as it seems

初中英语阅读理解精选 （九）

　　The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？”

Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．

“I'm sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．

1．The students were having their _______ class．
A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths

2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．
A．water B．air C．earth D．weather

3．A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”
A．white B．black C．clean D．clear

4．Most of the children _______ the boy．
A．agreed with B．wrote to
C．heard from D．sent for

5．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．
A．more and more B．less and less
C．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtier

初中英语阅读理解精选 （十）

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．

Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”

“Oh yes，I'd love that．”

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two ste