1、初中英语记叙文阅读 AA meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain. The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big no
2、ise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didnt know what it was.” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifers meteorite is the fifth to fal
3、l in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”1. The meteorite was _ Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite was already _ years old. A. 40,000,0
4、00,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because _. A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. _ people see a meteorite fall althou
5、gh they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many 5. Mr. Pettifer was _ to see the falling of the meteorite. A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angryBOnceuponatime,therelivedarichman.Hehadaservant（仆人）He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich m
6、an left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the
7、house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldnt find hi
8、s food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.( ) 26.In the story, _ liked wine and good food very much. A. the rich man B. t
9、he servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B ( ) 27.The rich man knew that it was _ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food. A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant ( ) 28.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because _. A. there was in fact poison in t
10、he bottles B. did not want the servant to drink his wine C. he wanted to kill the cat D. he wanted to kill the servant ( ) 29.In fact, _ ate all the nice food and drank the wine. A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody ( ) 30.From the story, we know that the servant is very _. A. lazy B. bad
11、 C. clever D. kind CJack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten oclock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives down
12、stairs is satisfied with (满意) him. One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time. “H
13、ave a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?” “Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Wheres yours?” “I left it at home.” Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!” The sound woke his grandma up. T
14、he old woman shouted downstairs, “Its twelve oclock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”1. Jack was _ when he finished middle school. A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _. A. hes her grandson B. hes clever C. he can keep qui
15、et D. he gets home on time3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jacks _. A. classmate B. colleague (同事) C. aunt D. wife 4. The word “stamp” in the story means _ in Chinese. A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认 5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) _. A. to wake his grandma up B. to make his g
16、randma angry C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch DOnce an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“ Medicine wont help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke
17、 one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.” After a month the man came to the doctor again,“ How are you?” said the doctor. “ Im glad to see you again. You look much younger” “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of m
18、ilk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”( )16. The doctor told the man _ A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above ( )17. Which of the following sentences is true? A. The doctor told the man
19、 to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month. B. The doctor didnt tell him what to do. C. After a month, the old man felt better. D. The old man was younger than before after a month. ( )18. The doctors words were _ for the old mans health. A. useless B. good C. well D. strong( )19. The doc
20、tor wanted the old man _. A. to get worse B. to smoke less than before C. to help him D. to start smoking ( )20. From what the old man said at last, we think _ A. one cigar a day was really helpful to him B. one cigar a day was better than before C. he didnt understand the doctors advice D. smoking
21、made him feel better than before EMr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy. Last month Peter finished middle sch
22、ool and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it. Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bu
23、s began to listen to her. “Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked. “In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily. “The most famous university?” “Oxford University (牛津).” Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them sai
24、d to her, “Congratulations!” A woman said, “Im sure hell know Fred Smith.” “Whos Fred Smith?” “Hes my son.” “Does he study in the university, too?”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”l. The story happened in _. A. America B. France C. Germany D. England 2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were ha
25、ppy because _. A. their son did well in his lessons B. they have a big farm C. they have a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school 3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _. A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsome C. her son was going to study in a university D. her son
26、 was very friendly to others 4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _. A. her friend could hear her B. all the people could hear her C. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her 5. Which of the following is true? _. A. The woman wasnt intereste
27、d in Mrs. Turners words B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀) D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too FMrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hos
28、pital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Childrens Hospital are asking for money for childrens toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital. Afte
29、r Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.” “You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another. “Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different
30、.” “We could make some toys.” shouted one of them. Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked. “Yes, yes.” the whole class answered. “Great! Lets begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks. On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by
31、her students. The children in the class felt happy，too. A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class: Some school pupils brought toys to Childrens Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，“THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.”1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about? A. Sick children in Childrens Hospital B. Doctors in C
