初三英语阅读专项练习（一）

　　初三英语阅读专项练习(一)

初三英语阅读专项练习（一）

　　I worked for a short time as a cashier at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuablein the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. Heexpressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash. He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

　　Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

　　1. Which of the following is true?

　　A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.

　　B. The writer wasn’t surprised when the man gave her a reward.

　　C. Nothing in the wallet was missing.

　　D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back.

　　2. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______.

　　A. she thought Christmas was coming

　　B. the owner came back too soon

　　C. she didn’t know there was so much money in it

　　D. as an honest person, she didn’t care much about money

　　3. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20.

　　B. The writer regretted that she had returned the wallet.

　　C. The writer didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back.

　　D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet.

　　初三英语阅读专项练习答案：

　　1. 选C。由于作者并未打开钱包，更没有从中取出什么，所以说Nothing in the wallet was missing。

　　2. 选B。根据文章最后一段中的Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it可排除选项C和D。比较选项A和B，再结合文章大意，选B为佳。

　　3. 选B。此题可用排除法来做：根据第1段最后两句He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away可知选项A与文章内容相符;选项B的意思是“作者直到失主返回来才将钱包还给他”，这显然与文章内容相符;根据第2段最后一句话The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy可知，选项D也与文章内容相符。

　　初三英语阅读专项练习(二)

　　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, sir?” 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 did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” Hehesitated. Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered.

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, 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 hisneighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two stepsare?” the boy asked.

　　He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.

　　“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.

　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

　　1. The street urchin was very surprised when _______.

　　A. he met Paul

　　B. Paul told him about the car

　　C. Paul received an expensive car

　　D. he was walking around the car

　　2. From the story we can see the urchin _______.

　　A. wished to give his brother a car

　　B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

　　C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

　　D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

　　3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.

　　A. to show he had a rich friend

　　B. to show his neighbors the big car

　　C. to let his brother ride in the car

　　D. to tell his brother about his wish

　　4. We can find from the story that _______.

　　A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy

　　B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

　　C. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

　　D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

　　5. The best name of the story is _______.

　　A. A Christmas Present B. Paul, a Kind-hearted Person

　　C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

　　初三英语阅读专项练习答案：

　　1. 选B。根据第2段中的 Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.可知答案为B。

　　2. 选A。The urchin 指着 Paul 的车对他的'弟弟说：“And someday I’m going to give you one just like it…”所以 the urchin 希望也能给他弟弟一辆车。

　　3. 选D。The urchin 要 Paul 把车停在他家门前后，立即扶着他残疾的弟弟出来，让他看看Paul的车，然后告诉弟弟他想为他做的事，所以他只是想告诉他弟弟他的愿望。

　　4. 选C。The urchin 在坐过 Paul 的车后没有忘记弟弟，并且承诺也要给弟弟买一辆车，可见他对弟弟有着一份深深的爱。答案选C，而A、B、D三项与文章不符。

　　5. 选C。通读全文，我们不得不为 The urchin 的行为所感动，他是一个好哥哥。文章就是讲述了他这样的一位好哥哥，C选项最合适。

　　初三英语阅读专项练习(三)

　　During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

　　So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn't I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn't move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn't move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

　　That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

　　My life was still busy from mo rning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

　　I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.

　　1. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

　　A. escape in it B. get to the other side of the island

　　C. use it for food D. go around the island

　　2. To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____________.

　　A. keeping goats for milk B. making clothes from animal skins

　　C. working in the cornfields D. going fishing in the sea

　　3. Why didn't the writer use his first canoe?

　　A. Because it was too small for a long journey.

　　B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

　　C. Because there was something wrong with it.

　　D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.

　　4. From the story, we can learn that _____________.