初中英語閱讀理解精品試題共6頁

1、命題一（原文）Plastic pollution in the Pacific (252 words)Did you have a favorite plastic toy when you were a child? Did it break? Did your parents throw it away? Well, I know where it is. It s floating in the Pacific Ocean in a place called the North Pacific Gyre. How did it get there? Well, let me explai

2、n.Many countries around the Pacific dump their garbage in the ocean. Most of the garbage sinks to the bottom. But plastic floats-just like the plastic duck in your bathtub. However, unlike water in a bathtub, the water in the Pacific Ocean moves. It moves in a clockwise motion and this spinning moti

3、on, called a gyre, pulls things toward the middle. So, all the plastic ends up in the same place. One scientist says the area looks just like “plastic soup”.This phenomenon of spinning plastic soup was discovered about ten years ago. Since that time the amount of plastic in this area has increased t

4、enfold. And this plastic will not just go away: it takes 400 years for plastic to degrade! And, even worse, fish and sea birds are eating the plastic. They think it looks like food. The plastic doesnt poisonthem but the fish (who are not smart!) think their bellies are full. So, they stop eating and

5、 die of starvation. Dolphins and whales will also eat plastic and die.Governments are starting to work together to clean up this area but it will take many years. Thats why we should always try to recycle plastic even our old toys. 命題二(原文)Real kid cowboy rides to school. (267 words)How do you usuall

6、y get to school? By bus? On foot? Rody Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently he goes by horse.Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles (6.4 km) to and from school since the beginning of the semester.“Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I am onmy way at 6 am,

7、” Burch says. “The roads are mostly empty at this time of morning. It s a nice way to start the day. ”The idea was his dad s. His family was enjoying their vacation at their farm this summer. “My dad just said: Roby, you should ride your horse to school every day ,” says Burch. He thought it really

8、was a great idea.第 1 頁When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster, Joe Cox, and, surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even allowed Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster s house. Then, his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back stree

9、ts and has fewer cars.For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues to ride Jet.“I will ride my horse even in thecoldest weather,” he says.Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old he was afraid, but

10、 now, “its what I do best. ” It s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy when he grows up.“Ilove riding horses more than anything, ” he says. “It s really a guy thing. ”命題三（原文）Going to a concert （230 words）Anna and Jane had tickets for a pop concert in London. They were very excited about the conc

11、ert. They had planned their day out in London very carefully. They worked out which trains to catch, where to eat and where they wanted to go shopping. Then they got some really exciting news. A friend of Jane s was working with the sound equipment backstage. He said he could get them special passes

12、 so they could go backstage. He promised to ask the group if the girls could come to sayHello . He said that he was surehe could get them the group s autographs. The girls could hardly wait!Then two days before the concert, Anna got a cold. It got worse and worse, even though she stayed in bed and t

13、ook medicine. On the evening before the concert, she had a fever and was very sick indeed. Anna s mother rang Jane. “Anna s too sick to go to the concert, ” she said. “You had better find someone else to go with. ”The next day, Anna was feeling very sorry for herself. Then she had a visitor. It was

14、Jane! She came with a big bag of fruit and a pile of their favorite CDs.“I gave the tickets to Jill and Sue in the end, ” she said. “Well go to another concert when you re well. It wouldn t be much fun without you. ” 命題一（改后）Did you have a favorite plastic toy when you were a child? Did it break? Did

15、 yourparents throw it away? Well, I know where it is. It s floating （ 漂浮 ） in the Pacific Ocean第 2 頁in a place called the North Pacific Gyre ( 環(huán)流).Well, let me explain how it got (7s) there.Many countries around the Pacific put their garbage in the ocean. Most of the garbage sinks (9). But plastic f

16、loats-just like the plastic duck in the swimming pool. However, unlike water in a pool, the water in the Pacific Ocean moves. It moves in a clockwise motion (順時(shí)針方向運(yùn)動(dòng) )and this gyre pulls (9) things toward the middle. So, all the plastic ends (8x) up in the same place. One scientist says the area loo

17、ks just like plastic soup.This plastic soup was discovered (8x) about ten years ago. Since that time the amount of plastic in this area has increased (9) a lot. And this plastic will not just go away: it takes 400 years for plastic to degrade (降解)! And, even worse, fish and sea birds are eating the

18、plastic. They think it looks like food. The plastic doesn t kill them directly, but the fish (who are not smart!) think they are full. So, they stop (7x) eating (7s) and die of hunger. Dolphins and whales will also eat plastic and die.Governments are starting to work together to clean up this area b

19、ut it will take many years. Thats why we should always try (8s) to recycle (9) plastic- Even our old toys should be recycled. 命題二(改后)How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Rody Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently (adv 9) - he goes by horse (馬).Burch has been ridi

20、ng his white horse 4 miles (6.4 km) to and from school since (prep 9) the beginning of the semester. Every morning, wearing (v 7x) my blue jacket and jeans, I am on my way at 6 am, Burch says. The streets are mostly empty (adj 9) at this time of morning. It s a nice way to start the day.”The idea wa

21、s his dads (n 7s). His family was enjoying their vacation at their farm this summer. My dad just said: Roby, you should (8s) ride your horse to school every day, says Burch. He thought it really was a great idea.When they got back home, Burch asked for permission (n 9) from the headmaster (校長)，Joe C

22、ox, and, surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even allowed (n 8x) Burch to keep the horse next to (7x) the headmasters house. Then, his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has fewer (adj 8s) cars.第4頁For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves schoo

23、l at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues (v 9) to ride Jet. I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather,“ he says.Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old he was afraid, but (conj 7s) now, its what I do best. Its no surprise that he wants to b

24、e a cowboy ( 牛仔)when he grows up. I love riding horses more than anything else (adj 7x): he says. Its really a guy thing.” 命題三(改后)Anna and Jane had tickets for a pop concert in Sydney. They were very excited about the concert. They had planned their day out in Sydney very carefully. They worked out

25、which trains to catch (9), where to eat and where they wanted to go shopping. Then they got some really exciting (7s) news. A friend of Jane s was working with the sound equipment backstage(在后臺(tái)).He said he could help them go backstage. He also said he would ask the group if the girls could come to s

26、ay Hello . He was sure he could get them the groups autographs. The girls could hardly wait (7x)!Then two days before the concert, Anna got a cold. It got worse and worse, even though she stayed in bed and took medicine. On the evening before the concert, she had a fever. Annas mother called Jane. A

27、nnas too sick (8s) to go to the concert, she said.You had better find someone else (7x)to go with.”The next day, Anna was feeling very sorry for herself at home. Then she had a visitor (8s). It was Jane! She came with a big bag of fruit and a pile( 疊)of their favorite CDs.f gave the tickets to Rita

28、and Sue in the end, and they went to the concert instead (8x) of us,“ she said. Well go to another (8s) concert when you re well. It wouldn t be much fun without you.” 命題一(成題) 八、短文填空(共 12小題，計(jì)12分)B)用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，必要時(shí)可加助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。Did you have a favorite plastic toy when you were a child? Did it break?

29、Did your parents throw it away? Well, I know where it is. It漂浮)in thecPOicigiQ Ocean.Well, let me explain how it 89 (get) there.Many countries put their garbage in the Pacific. Most of the garbage sinks. But第4頁plastic floats and 90 (move). The North Pacific Gyre ( 環(huán)流)pulls things towards the middle.

30、 So, all the plastic ends up in the same place. One scientist says the area looks just like “ plastic soup ”.This “ plastic soup91(discover) about ten years ago. Since that time theamount of plastic in this area 92 (increase) a lot. And this plastic will not just go away: it takes 400 years for plas

31、tic to degrade (分解)! And, even worse, fish and sea birds are eating the plastic. They think it looks like food. The plastic doesn t kill them directly,but the fish (who are not smart!) think they are full. So, they stop93 (eat) anddie of hunger. Dolphins and whales will also eat plastic and die.Gove

32、rnments are starting to work together to clean up this area, but it will take many years. That why we should always try 94 (recycle) plastic even our old toys. 答案:9. got 90. moves 91. was discovered 92. has increased 93. eating 94.to recycle 命題二(成題)三、完形填空(共 10小題，計(jì)10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案

33、。How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 36- he goes by horse (馬).Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school 37 the beginning of the semester. Every iwearring, my blue jacket and jeans, I am onmy way at 6 am, Burc

34、h says.The streets are mostly at this time of morning.It s a nice way to start the day.”The idea was his 39. His family were enjoying their vacation on their farmthis summer. My dad just said: RobQyou ride your horse to school everyday , says Burch. He thougheally was a great idea.When they got back

35、 home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster ( 校長), Joe Cox, and, surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even 41 Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster s house. Then, his dad helpednBuhchbest route to school. It is along back streets and has 42 cars than the others.For the return

36、 trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he 43 to ride his horse .I will ridemy horse evenin the coldest weather, “ he says.Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old boy he was afraid, 44 now, it s what I do best. It s no

37、 surprise that he wants toWa whwnoye( grows up. Ilove riding horses more than 45 else, h e says. It reasly a guy thing.”36. A. normallyB. casuallyC. differentlyD. actually37. A. forB. sinceC. beforeD. after38. A. emptyB. crowdedC. busyD. awful39. A. sistersB. brothersC. mom sD. dad s40. A. willB. wontC. shouldD. shouldnt41. A. invitedB. allowedC. taughtD. urged42. A. fewerB. fewC. moreD. many43. A. beginsB. stopsC. continuesD. refuses44.A. soB. orC. andD. but45. A. anythingB. nothingC. everybodyD. somebody3640 CBADC4145 BACDA命題三（成題）八、短文填空（共15小題，計(jì)15分）B）在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適