① 求初中英语阅读文章 （原文+翻译）
1．Learning：A Lifelong Career【学习：一生的事业】
As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty.
Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.
学习之于心灵，就像食物之于身体一样。摄取了适量的营养食物，我们的身体得以生长而肌肉得以发达。同样地，我们应该日复一日不断地学习以保持我们敏锐的心智能力，并扩充我们的智力容量。不断的学习提供我们用不尽的燃料，来驱使我们磨利我们的推理、分析和判断的能力。持续的学习是在信息时代中跟时代并驾齐驱的最稳当的方法，也是在变动的世代中成功的可靠保证。
一旦学习停止，单调贫乏的生活就开始了。视学校为汲取知识的唯一场所是种常见的谬误。相反地，学习应该是一种无终止的历程，从生到死。由于世界一直快速地在变动，只要学习停顿数日就将使人落后。更糟的是，蛰伏在我们潜意识深处的兽性本能就会复活，削弱我们追求高贵理想的意志，弱化我们扫除成功障碍的决心，而且扼杀我们净化我们人格的欲望。缺少学习将不可避免地导致心灵的停滞，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，为了保持心理年轻，我们必须将学习当作一生的事业。
2．heavy shoolwork【课业繁重】
In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded alts. High should be allowed more time for play. Plying is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a rection of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole.
我认为目前高中生的课业实在太重了，虽然说学生的确应当念书，但是要想长大成为健全的人，他门还需要一些其它的东西，所以应该给高中生较多从事娱乐的时间。娱乐并不如某些人所想的，是在浪费时间，它可以让学生锻炼身体，发挥被繁重课业扼杀的想象力。此外，繁重的课业加诸在高中生身上的压力可能引起严重的情绪紧张，这对身心都有害。我并非主张废除学校课业，但是我认为减轻目前繁重的课业对于学生和整个社会都是有益的。
3．Time【时间】
Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change.
Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.
时光一去不复返，这是我上学期清楚学到的教训。我浪费很多时间四处游荡，以致于我的成绩开始退步。最后我终于了解到我必须有所作为；该是痛改前非的时候了。
现在我有一个明智运用时间的新方法。我已将闹钟早拨半小时，这将使我这一天的作息提前开始。我也决定将我所做的一切及做这些事的时间记录下来。回顾我所做的事情会启发我如何重新安排我的时间。
4．Work and Play【工作与娱乐】
Work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy." A life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tired and bored with your daily routine work. On the other hand, proper recreation will relieve the tension and discomfort of our monotonous life because it offers you various ways to let out your pent-up emotions.
What I usually do to relax after school is jogging and seeing movies. Usually I don't spare time for exercise, but I value the physical ecation class at school. Jogging several rounds in the field certainly relieves the day's pressure. On weekends, I'll catch the morning movie for my visual enjoyment. I feel revived and energetic for another week's work-load.
工作与娱乐并不互相冲突，事实上，它们之间的关系还相辅相成。有句格言说：「整日工作而没有休闲娱乐，会令人变得沉闷乏味。」被工作重担压得喘不过气来的生活，将使你一事无成，因为你将对一成不变的例行公事感到厌烦。由另一方面来说，适度的娱乐活动能提供各种管道，来渲泄你被压抑的情绪，减轻单调生活中的紧张与不悦。
放学之后，我最常做的休闲活动，便是慢跑与看电影。通常我并不特地拨出时间来做运动，但是我很重视学校的体育课。在操场上慢跑几圈，无疑地可以减轻一天的压力。在周末时，我都去看早场电影，享受视觉飨宴。如此一来，我将有如再生般的充沛活力，去面对下一星期的工作量。
5．My first Job【我的第一份工作】
My first job was at a cramming school. It was three years ago when I just graated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination. since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence.
I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message. I worked eight hours a day, six days a week. The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well. The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.
我的第一份工作是在一家补习班做事。那是三年前我刚从国中毕业，考完联考时的事了。既然我那整个夏天都闲着没事，倒不如找份差事，尝尝独立赚钱的快乐。
我负责接听电话且纪录留言的工作。我一天工作八小时，一星期工作六天。那份工作对我而言既不困难亦不沉重，所以我想我还满称职的。而最令人快乐的事大概莫过于花全部由自己赚来的钱了！
6．My Favorite Sports【我最喜爱的运动】
Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient. So I pay special attention to games, especially table-tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game. I play it almost every day.
Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin. Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football. It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days. Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.
运动能帮助每一个人保持健康、快乐和有效率。所以我特别重视运动，特别是桌球，桌球是我最喜欢的运动。我几乎每天玩。
桌球对我们而言，是一项理想的运动，因为它可以使我们全身运动，它可以增强我们的肌肉，扩张我们的肺部，促进血液循环，并且使肌肤产生健康作用，此外，它很有趣而且所费不多。桌球是相当温和适中的，它不像足球那么粗野。它是一种室内运动，甚至在下雨天也能玩。因此，桌球是我最喜爱的一种运动。
7.经过一周的相处，我发现您是一个可爱而风趣的女士。上您的课时我总感觉时间飞逝。不过我还是不太习惯。不同于我们初中的学习方式的是，您总是在课堂上说口语。有时，我会发现您说的很难理解由于很快的语速、很多的生词。这使我感觉听课会很困难。对此我有一些建议。我希望您可以在最初的这段时间内，对您所用的生词多作解释。这将对我有很大帮助。谢谢。
希望我们能成为好朋友。我相信，以后听您的课时我们将十分自信与快乐。
I found that you are a lovely and humourous lady after getting along with you for a week. Time flies when I am in your class. However I am not used to your way of teaching. you always speak English in the class, which is different from the way in middle school. Sometimes I found it's difficult to follow you because your fast speed of speach and many new words. Therefore, I have some suggestions. I hope you could explain more about the new words you often use ring this period of time. I think it will be a great help for me. Thanks.
I hope that we can be good friends. I believe that we will be more self-confident and happier in your class.
8.A Story About Zhou Enlai
When Zhou Enlai was a little boy,he always worked hard.He kept on write one hundred Chinese characters every day.
But one day,many friends of his mather's came to his house.ZhouEnlai was helping his mather with housework in the day.He had no time to write.
At night,he was very tired and wanted very much to sleep.But he still thought he should finish writing the Chinese characters before he went to bed.
When seeing this,his mother made the bed quickly and said,"Do it tomorrow!"
"No, mother,today's work must be done today."
Zhou Enlai went to the kitchen,put his head into the clod water .Then he took out some paper and a writing brush.
His mother adivised him to sleep again.But he said,"Mum,go to bed yourself.I must fisish writing one hundred Chinese characters today,for I can't leave today's work over till tomorrow."
After Zhou Enlai finished writing,he weng to bed at ease.
翻译：一篇关于周恩来
当周恩来是个小男孩的时候,他总是工作很努力。他不停地写100汉字每一天。
但是有一天,很多朋友他的妈妈来到了他家。ZhouEnlai帮他妈妈做家务在路上行驶。他没有时间再写了。
晚上,他非常疲倦,很想睡觉。但他仍然认为他应该写完汉字在睡觉前。
当看到这一幕,他的母亲整理床铺迅速,说:“明天再做!”
“不,妈妈,今天的工作必须做的今天。”
周恩来走到厨房,把他的头撞到了寒冷的水然后他拿出一些纸和毛笔。
他的母亲adivised他又睡着了。但耶稣对他们说:“妈妈,去睡觉吧你自己。我必须fisish写100汉字今天,我不能把今天的工作拖到明天去做。”
周恩来写完后,他嘛呢嘛呢嗡啊上床自在。
9. The government and people of China have always admired the purposes and principles of the Olympic spirit and supported the efforts made by the Olympics in promoting world peace. The Chinese government and people are doing our utmost in preparation for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It is our hope to make it a grand gathering that will carry forward the Olympic spirit, promote world peace and enhance the friendship among people of the world, so that the Olympic spirit will flourish once again, this time in China, an oriental country with an ancient civilization.
中国人民一向赞赏奥林匹克精神的宗旨和原则，支持奥林匹克运动为促进世界和平所做的努力。中国政府和中国人民正全力以赴，做好2008年北京奥运会的筹备工作，力争把2008年奥运会办成一次弘扬奥林匹克精神、促进世界和平、增进各国人民友谊的盛会，让奥林匹克精神在中国这一东方文明古国再次得到发扬。
10.How to Study English Well? 怎样学好英语？
We all know that English is very useful. Many people in the world speak English. So more and more people in China study it.
How to study English well? I think we must have a good way to study English. If you want to learn English well, listening, speaking, reading and writing are important. You should listen to tapes every day. You should often speak English with your teachers and friends. You should read English every morning. And, you had better keep a diary every day. In this way, you can study English well.
我们都知道英语很有用，世界上有许多人讲英语。所以中国也有越来越多的人学英语。
怎样把英语学好？我想我们必须有一个好的学习英语的方法。如果你想学好英语，听、说、读、写很重要。你应该每天听磁带，你应该经常同老师和朋友们讲英语，你应该每天早晨读英语，而且你最好每天记一篇日记。用这种方法，你就能学好英语。
② 初一英语阅读理解带整篇文章的翻译
In the jungle(丛林）of Africa,there livesa family of monkeys.
There is a Mama Monkey and a Papa Monkey,and they have a young daughter named Hannah.The monkey faily live very happily ,swinging and playing in the trees.But it isn't all play.Papa Monkey has to make sure their home is warm and safe.Mama is responsible(负责的）
for the sewing(缝纫）and cooking of the family's meals.Hannah helps with the cleaning,but her main job is is to collect all the bananas and other fruit for the monkey family's meals.
问题：
按照你对短文的理解填空
1.There are（ ）monkeys in the family and they live( )in the jungle of Africa.
2.( )must keep their home warm and safe.
3.Mama sews and( )for the family.
4.The daughter does the cleaning and collects( )for their meals
答案
1.There are（three ）monkeys in the family and they live(happily )in the jungle of Africa.
2.(Papa Monkey )must keep their home warm and safe.
3.Mama sews and( cooks )for the family.
4.The daughter does the cleaning and collects( bananas and other fruit)for their meals.
③ 初中英语阅读理解题及翻译
可以先自己做，再看答案。
In Germany there are different kinds of high schools. Some prepare students for workers, others prepare them for college. All schools are great places for making friends and learning German.
在德国，有各种不同的高中。一些学生准备的工人，其他人准备他们的大学。所有的学校都是广交朋友的好地方，学习德语。
Short days
短短几天
Most high schools in Germany begin at about 8∶00 am. and end at about 3∶30 pm. This means your morning will be busy with classes. You will have time to do homework and take part in private(私人的) clubs after school.
德国的大多数高中开始在约8∶上午00。到3∶下午30点。这意味着你的早晨将会忙着上课。你会有时间去做作业和参加私人俱乐部（私人的）放学后。
Formal setting
正式的场合
In Germany, teachers and students’ relationship is more formal than you might be used to. Teachers are respected and students must use the formal“Sie(德语，您)” when talking to teachers.
在德国，教师和学生的关系比你可能会用更正式的。尊重教师和学生必须使用正式的“SIE（德语，您）”老师说话的时候。
Getting to school
去学校
Most students take public transport to school or ride a bicycle. Some areas have school buses. It is not common for parents to drive students to school.
大多数学生乘公交上学或骑自行车。一些地区的学校巴士。父母开车到学校的学生是不常见的。
Private clubs
私人俱乐部
In many countries, schools offer official sports and after-school activities. This is less common in Germany. After-school activities are usually organized through private clubs. There are clubs for things like soccer, dance, choir, theatre and almost everything else. Once you are in Germany, ask around at school and talk to other students to find out what private clubs are in your area and meet your interests。
在许多国家，学校提供的官方运动后-学校活动。这是不常见的德国。在-学校活动通常都是通过私人俱乐部组织。有像足球，俱乐部跳舞，唱诗班，剧院和几乎所有其他。一旦你在德国，问问周围的学校与其他同学交谈了解私人俱乐部在您的区域，并满足您的利益。
Different states, different schools
不同的国家，不同的学校
Each of Germany’s 16 states has its own slightly different school systems. The school system in Brandenburg will be a little different from the system in Bavaria for example. Where you live, your knowledge level and your age will decide what school you can attend.
每一个德国的16个州都有各自的略有不同的学校系统。在勃兰登堡州的学校系统将从巴伐利亚的系统有些不同，例如。你生活在哪里，你的知识水平和你的年龄将决定你上什么学校，可以参加。
( )1. For high school students in Germany, which is NOT the common transport to school?
1。在德国的高中学生，这不是学校的公共交通？
A. School buses.校车 B. Parents’ cars.父母的车
C. Public transport.公共交通 D. Students’ bicycles.
学生自行车
( )2. In Paragraph 3，the underlined word “respected” can be best translated into
________.
3段，下划线的单词“尊重”可以翻译成
A. 受人尊敬的 B. 令人害怕的
C. 高收入的 D. 有权势的
( )3. From the passage, we can learn that in Germany ________.
3。从这篇文章中，我们可以得知，在德国________。
A. all kinds of high schools are for college
各类高中大学
B. age is not important for attending schools年龄参加学校并不重要
C. students can take part in after-school activities from 8∶00 am to 3∶30 pm.
学生可以参加学校的活动后-从8∶00时至3∶下午30点
D. students can join private clubs to meet their interests by themselves
学生可以参加私人俱乐部自己来满足他们的利益
( )4. What can be the best title for this article?
4。有什么可以为这篇文章最好的标题
?A. German Private Clubs德国的私人俱乐部
B. German Public Transport
德国公共交通
C. German High Schools德国的学校
D. German College Systems德国大学系统
语篇解读：本文介绍了德国的高中生活。
1. B。细节理解题。第四段最后一句“It is not common for parents to drive students to school”可知。
2. A。猜测词义题。根据上下文意思：老师和学生的关系比你平常的更正式。以及下句“您”，故选A。
3. D。概括归纳题。A、B和C在文中都是相反的句子。故选D。
4. C。概括归纳题。本文介绍了德国的高中生活。故选C。
④ 初中英语阅读 200篇 配上翻译 跪求！！！
其实你找网络文库每年的中考真题还有一模二模的阅读就行了....那些都是真题比较有用..
⑤ 一篇初一英语阅读题（答案加文章翻译）1
ABCAD BDCBC
今天是星期天。吉姆和他的同学准备去动物园游玩。他穿上他的新衬衫和白鞋内子。接着，他对容爸妈说了再见，就去车站了。他和他的同学约好在车站见面。这些孩子们要去动物园看许多动物。他们将度过美好的一天。
动物园的营业时间从星期四到星期天。他们10点钟到达动物园。他们要在里面待2个小时。每个学生的票价是20元。吉姆忘记带钱了。他的同学帮他付钱。所以他才能进去。他们看了狮子老虎之类的动物。他们了解了许多关于动物的知识。
⑥ 初中的英语阅读理解题加翻译
Money
There was a man who worked all of his life and saved all of his money. He was a real miser when it came to his money.
He loved money more than just about anything, and just before he died,
he said to his wife, "Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my
money and place it in the casket with me. I wanna take my money to the
afterlife."
So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died,
she would put all the money in the casket with him.
Well, one day he died. He was stretched out in
the casket, the wife was sitting there in black next to her closest
friend. When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got
ready to close the casket, the wife said "Wait just a minute!"
She had a shoe box with her, she came over with
the box and placed it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the
casket down and rolled it away. Her friend said, "I hope you weren't
crazy enough to put all that money in the casket."
"Yes," the wife said, "I promised. I'm a good
Christian, I can't lie. I promised him that I was going to put that
money in that casket with him."
"You mean to tell me you put every cent of his money in the casket with him?"
"I sure did. I got it all together, put it into my account and I wrote him a check."
1. what did the want to do with all his money?
2. Did his wife feel sad at the end of story?
3.Who owned the money at after the man's death?
⑦ 初中英语15篇阅读理解带翻译和15个完形填空
初二英语阅读练习
阅读练习
一. All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep __1__, happy and to live__2__. People play different games in winter and summer.__3__ is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating. Some sports are very __4__ and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, __5__ boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about them__6___ and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather __7___. People began to play them not long ago. And people are__8___ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of __9___. People__10__ different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.
( )1.A. health B. busy C. healthy D. lazy
( )2.A. long B. longer C. happy D. happily
( )3.A. Winter B. Summer C. Autumn D. Spring
( )4.A. boring B. difficult C. expensive D. interesting
( )5.A. woman B. women C. old D. young
( )6.A. Run B. Runs C. Running D. To run
( )7.A. new B. interesting C. popular D. old
( )8.A. start B. play C. playing D. starting
( )9.A. oldest B. newest C. The oldest D. the newest
( )10.A. in B. of C. from D.at
二. In almost every big university in the U.S.A, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick (踢)the ball, but they also throw(丢,投) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yeards(码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the other end of the field, They have got six points. This is called a touch-down.(底线得分)
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Every university wants its team to win. A lot of people come to watch. They all yell(喊加油) for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders(拉拉队长) to come to help the people to yell more.
Every team plays ten or eleven games each season which begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the new year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
( )1.In American football players can ______
A.only kick the ball B.only throw the ball C.only carry the ball D.kick,throw and carry the ball
( )2.If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ______
A. 10 yards B. 40 yards C. away from its own end D.to the other end
( )3.Most teams play games in _______.
A. spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
( )4.When do the best team play again? _______
A At Christmas B.Before the season ends C.On New Year’s Day D.On the last day of the season
( )5.Which is the best title for the passage? ______
A.American Football B.Most People Like Football
C. Many People Enjoy Watching Football Games D.American Football Is Not Like Soccer
三. Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).
The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).
Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.
（ ）1What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____.
A. Korean TV dramas B. Korean culture C. Korean language D. Korean actors
（ ）2When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____.
A. the Korean pop songs B. Taekwondo C. the TV series “Winter Sonata” D. the Korean food
( )3.Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?
A. Bae Yong Jun B. Baby Vox C. S. E. S D. Finkle
( )4.Korean stars often change their looks by ____.
A. singing pop songs B.acting in TV dramas C.trying different food D. having plastic surgery
( )5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.
B. Young people like Korean pop stars’ clothes and hairstyles.
C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.
D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.
四．Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!
But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It’s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.
Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it’s because they come from a great place famous for its stories – the Black Forest.
The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’s the largest forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. It’s a good place to start a story.
Don’t forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.
根据短文，选择最佳答案：
( )1.From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White.
A. England B. Japan C. America D. Germany
( )2.How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?
A. Four years B. Five years C. Six years D. Seven years
( )3.From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very ____.
A. large B. beautiful C. boring D. famous
( )4.The story mainly tells us ____.
A. who wrote the story of Snow White B. some things about Black Forest
C. people should visit Germany D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.
五Big Ben? It’s not the name of a person. It’s a famous 1 in London. It is part of a very big clock at the top of a tower (塔). The minute hands of the clock 2 more than four metres long. The clock has four 3 . You can see what 4 it is from any side (面). The name of the bell comes 5 Sir Benjamin Hall. The tower is about 150 years old. The bell makes a loud 6 every hour. On New Year’s Eve, millions of people listen to it on TV!
( )1. A. person B. bell C. place D. animal
( )2. A. are B. is C. have D. has
( )3. A. feet B. hands C. noses D. faces
( )4. A. time B. food C. weather D. place
( )5. A. for B. from C. at D. to
( )6. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. hearing
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1
Little 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 "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.
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 shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?"
"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."
"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," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"
1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.
A.what Zip's first present was
B.how Zip carried its first present home
C.who owned Zip's first present
D.what Zip's first present was made of
2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog"because ______.
A.the dog likes keeping things
B.the dog likes playing with shoes
C.he doesn't know the dog's name
D.he can't pronounce the word "sheep"well
3.What made the shoe strange was ______.
A.its colour B.its smell
C.its size D.that it was a silk one
4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"
A.keeping things for itself
B.bringing things for other to keep
C.not letting it run about
D.taking care of a small child
5.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 home
C.has brought some trouble
D.likes to be called "the keep dog"
Key: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C
2
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 don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll 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 head C. a coat D. a basket
2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .
A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. 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 didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .
A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go home
Key: 1－5 BAACA
3
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things 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 and said, "Now 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't remember 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 of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answer
1. Dick flew to New York because ___.
A. he went there for a holiday
B. he had work there
C. he went there for sightseeing (观光)
D. his home was there
2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A. Because she didn't know his address yet
B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C. Because she might send him another telegram
D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
3. 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 B A B D C
4
“Who has more questions, a teacher or a student?”About this question a great learned man told his 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 is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is 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 questions
C. both a teacher and a student have questions
D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions
2. The student thought that ________.
A. a student’s knowledge is less than his teacher’s because it comes from the teacher
B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask
C. those who have less knowledge have more questions
D. anyone who learns more has more questions
3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded（推断）that ________.
A. a student should learn from his teacher
B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student
C. a student knows more than his teacher
D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn’t know
4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story?
A. You Will Never Learn Enough
B. A Teacher and His Student
C. There Is No Limit to Knowledge
D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn
5. We can often find such an article in ________.
A. the Palace Museum B. any book
C. a newspaper of magazine D. An encyclopedia（网络全书）
Keys: 1－5 ACDBA
5
Mr 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 for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked 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 to come 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 the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the 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 it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.
A. he would be away from home for four days
B. he would be back in seven days
C. he would be back in a month
D. he liked a cup of tea
2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A. the wall B. the door
C. a piece of paper D. his son's pocket
3. 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 day
4. The man was very surprised because _________.
A. he thought the child's father was dead
B. the child didn't ask him to sit down
C. the child gave him a cup of tea
D. he couldn't find that piece of paper
5. What was burnt? ___________.
A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy
KEY: BCDAA