初中英语阅读填空

"Miss Smith! What rough （ 粗糙的） hands Mary Jessup has! "said Daisy Marvin， as she walked home from school with her teacher．

"In my opinion， Daisy， Mary's hands are the prettiest in our class．'

"Why？ Miss Smith， they are as red and hard as they can be． How they would look if she tried to play on a piano! "Daisy said．

Miss Smith took Daisy's hands in hers， and said， "Your hands are very soft and white， just the hands to look beautiful on a piano： yet they don't have one beauty that Mary's hands do．Shall tell you what the difference is？"

"Yes， please， Miss Smith．" Daisy looked at Miss Smith， with eyes wide open．

"Well， Daisy， Mary's hands are very busy． They wash dishes； they make fires； they hang out clothes， and help to wash them， too： they are always trying to help her poor， hard﹣working mother．"

Miss Smith continued， "Besides， they wash and dress the children； they mend their toys and dress their dolls； yet， they find time to bathe the head of the little girl who is so sick in the next house to theirs．"

"They do good deeds （行为） to every living thing． I have seen them patting the tired horse and the homeless dog in the street． They are always ready to help those who need help．"

"I shall never think Mary's hands are ugly any more， Miss Smith．" Daisy said that with tears in eyes．

"I am glad to hear you say that， Daisy； and I must tell you that they are beautiful because they help others gladly and cheerfully．"

"Oh， Miss Smith! I feel so ashamed of myself and so sorry， "said Daisy， looking into her teacher's face with shining eyes．

"My dear， beauty doesn't lie in how one looks but what he does．"

 

（1）What did Daisy think of Mary's hand at first？ 　　

A．	Warm
B．	Ugly
C．	Dirty
D．	Soft

（2）What is beauty in Miss Smith's opinion？ 　　

A．	Being patient．
B．	Being good﹣looking．
C．	Being helpful．
D．	Being hard﹣working．

（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？ 　　

A．	Mary's mother was lazy．
B．	Mary lived a comfortable life．
C．	Miss Smith disliked Daisy．
D．	Daisy understood beauty better．

（4）What is the best title for the passage？ 　   

A．	Busy Days
B．	Cheerful Tears
C．	Shining Eyes
D．	Beautiful Hands

Good news for art lovers! We have collected some information about the exhibitions put on in Shenzhen this summer．

Frank Yang's Artworks An exhibition showing late master Frank Yang's old photos， letters， videos and landscape paintings is being held． Entry is free． Dates： Until July 26． Venue： Guan Shanyue Art Museum，6026 Hongli Road， Futian District．	Contemporary Art Chinese artists Wang Dawei and Li Xiao are holding their exhibitions， featuring contemporary sound art and video art． Entry is free． Dates： Until August 18． Venue： OCAT    Shenzhen， South Area， OCT﹣LOFT， Nanshan District．
Metro： Line 3 or 4 to Children's Palace Station， Exit B．	Metro： Line 1 to Qiaocheng East Station， Exit A．
Cassie Chen's Photos Cassie Chen， a graduate of Tsinghua University， is exhibiting her photographic Works in Shenzhen． Visitors can find photos on different themes． Entry is free． Dates： Until July 30． Venue： TC101 Exhibition Hall， 2001 Longxiang Boulevard， Longgang Distict． Metro： Line 3 to Universiade． Station， ExitC．	Future Art Chinese artist Sun Fangping is exhibiting his works． Organizers hope that this series of exhibitions will explore the direction and value of the future of art． Dates： Until August 31． Venue： Zhi Art Museum， Song' an Road Bao'an District． Metro： Line 11 to Houting Station， Exit A and then take a taxi．

（1）Which line can you take to enjoy Cassie Chen's Photos？ 　　

A．	Line 11．
B．	Line 4．
C．	Line 3．
D．	Line 1．

（2）In which district can you visit Future Art？ 　　

A．	Nanshan District
B．	Futian District
C．	Longgang District
D．	Bao'an District

（3）Which exhibitions can you choose if you are free on August 15？ 　　

A．	Contemporary Art and Future Art．
B．	Cassie Chen's Photos and Future Art．
C．	Contemporary Art and Frank Yang's Artworks．
D．	Frank Yang's Artworks and Cassie Chen's Photos．

（4）Where is the text probably taken from？ 　　

A．	A novel
B．	A story book
C．	A newspaper
D．	A science magazine

任务型阅读（共两节，满分15分）
第一节：阅读表格中的内容，完成下面的表格。（每小题1分，共5分）

Come and see the Indian elephants and the tigers from the northeast of China. The beautiful birds are waiting to sing for you, and the monkeys from Thailand are waiting to talk to you. The cute dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas are ready to play balls for you. And the giraffes from Zambia(赞比亚)are waiting to look down on you.

Tickets                                     Opening time: Adults:$60                             Mon.-Fri.:9:00 a.m.---4:00p.m. Children :Free（免费）                 Sat.-Sun.: 9:00 a.m.---7:00p.m Keep the park clean! Don’t touch, give food to or go near the animals!

Information Card

The cute dogs are from
Price(价格) for adults
Price for Children
What you should do
What you can’t do

 

任务型阅读：阅读短文，根据短文内容填空（每小题1分，共5分）
Swimming is a very popular game in the world. Many people like swimming in summer, and in the other three seasons too. They think water makes them feel cool and swimming make them keep healthy. But sometimes it’s also dangerous if you don’t know how to keep safe (安全的)when swimming.
If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died(死) when they were enjoying themselves in the water, and most of them were students. Now some people are not careful in swimming. They often think they can swim very well, so nothing will happen to them in water.
If you go swimming in summer, remembering the following rules will be very useful. Don’t get into water when you are by yourself. If there is a “No swimming” sign, don’t get into water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable.

Topic: Swimming is a popular game, but it’s also dangerous sometimes.
A popular game	Many people like swimming all year round because they      in water and they can
_______	Reasons (原因)	Someone       in a wrong place. Someone thinks they can swimwell       nothing will happen to them.
	Solutions (解决办法)	You can’t get into water when there is nobody with you. You can’t get into water when you      a “No swimming ” sign.

 

阅读短文，按要求完成任务
Almost(几乎) all of us have bad habits. We all want to get rid of(摆脱) them, but we don’t know how to do it. Here’s some advice（（建议）.
Write down all the reasons（理由） why you want to stop some habits. Look at the reasons very often.
④Doing other things is smart when you want to stop your bad habits. If you __①_ angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk.
Decide what you’ll do to reward(奖励) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits.
If you get too heavy, don’t eat junk food.
Bad habits have many years, _ ②__ you can’t get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient(耐心的)
Don’t be afraid (害怕)to ask others for help. You can talk to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to ③them, they might be able to（能） give some advice that you can’t get from yourself.
在文中①、②处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。____  _______
文中划线部分③的(them)指代的是___________
从文中找出一个描述habit的形容词。_____
写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。
______ smart_______  _______ other things when you want to stop your bad habits.
What’s the best title(标题) ?  ________________________.

语言运用
Many people always say that listening to spoken English is too hard for them. But if you don't understand what people are saying, how can you talk with them? It may be difficult, but learning bylistening is necessary. It can be done.
As we know, different people have different pronunciations of the same word. Standard pronunciation is important for English speaking as well as for listening. In China, people from one area may not understand what people from another area are saying because of the different Chinese① dialects. Standard Chinese pronunciation can help people from different places understand each other easily.
It is the same with English. ②If your pronunciation is not standard, it is hard for other people tounderstand you.
If you want to learn how to listen to English, the following ways are helpful.
Get some good books with tapes.③ Do more exercises, from the simple to the difficult, step by step.
You can also watch English-language films sand TV programs, and listen to English-language radio. Try to listen every day, even if only for a few minutes. At first you may understand few words. Don't give up. Just listen.
Remember to read and speak English every day. It will help you a lot. Every day, spend an hour reading English. Finally you will notice that you're making progress.
Talk to English-speaking people as often as possible. They will speak more slowly with you, use simple words and use body language to help you understand them. Don't be afraid to talk to them. Theywon't mind if you have trouble because they may have more trouble making themselves understood in Chinese.
根据上下文猜测①处单词的意思：_____________________
请写出②处划线句子的同义句。
If your pronunciation is not standard, it is hard to _________ yourself ____________.
根据③处划线句子翻译成汉语：________________________________________.
Why is standard English pronunciation important?
_____________________________________________________________.
How many ways does the writer show us to learn to listen to English?
_______________________________________________________________.