初中英语阅读理解20篇

（一）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! Ill tell you about some of them、Zips first present was a shoe、 It was made of green silk、We didnt 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 cant "、said my sistter、"Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said、 "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"

1、The writer and Mary didnt know______、

A、what Zips first present was

B、how Zip carried its first present home

C、who owned Zips first present

D、what Zips 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 doesnt know the dogs name

D、he cant 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 writers 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

（二）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 homeKey:1－5 BAACA

（三）Dick lived in England、 One day in January he said to his wife, "Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there、" "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked、 "I dont 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 January31st 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 didnt have any work, so he went to a cinema、 He came out at nine oclock and said, "Now Im 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 didnt 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 didnt 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 couldnt 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 friends 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 didnt 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

（四）Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory、One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money、Bob didnt see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel、 So he went there to see him late in the evening、When he got to Jims room, he saw his shoes near the door、 "Well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim、 Your shoes are out here、""Ive gone out in my boots," answered Jim、True or False

1、Bob and Jim once worked in different factories、

2、 One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob、

3、 Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another

town later、4、 Bob hadnt seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town、Key:1-4 F T F T （五）I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning、 He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! Its seven oclock! Get up!"Herbert answers, "Im coming!" and goes right back to sleep、 Im not at all like my brother、 I dont like to go to bed at night but I dont mind getting up in the morning、 I usually wake up before my mother calls me、 I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower、 I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls、But not Herbert、 He just sleeps、 A military band (军乐队)

in our bedroom could not wake him up、 I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you dont get up immediately!"But he just sleeps、

After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed、 Its that way every day with my little brother、 Perhaps some day hell learn to get up on time, but I really dont think so、True or False

1、The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school、

2、 Im not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning、

3、 I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls、

4、 When mother calls, Herbert doesnt answer and remains in bed、

5、 My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up、

6、 Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up、

7、 The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time、Key:1-

7、 F T T F T F F（六)In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day、 In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring、 An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard、 The weather gets a little cold、 In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day、In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer、 So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes、 When you go to England, you will see that

some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them、If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔)

later in the day、

1、Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A、 Because they may have four seasons in one day

B、 Because they often have very good weather

C、 Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D、 Because the sky is sunny all day

2、 From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain、

A、 sunshine and snow

B、 black clouds

C、 summer and winter

D、 spring and autumn

3、 "People can also have summer in winter、" Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter、"

A、 warm

B、 cool

C、 cold

D、 rainy

4、 In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because

________、

A、 their friends ask them to do so

B、 it often rains in England

C、 they are going to sell them

D、 they are their favourite things

5、 The best title (标题)for this passage is

________、

A、 Bad Seasons

B、 Summer or Winter

C、 The Weather in England

D、 Strange English People KEY: ABABC

（七）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 couldnt 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 sons pocket

3、 A man came to visit the boys 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 childs father was dead

B、 the child didnt ask him to sit down

C、 the child gave him a cup of tea

D、 he couldnt find that piece of paper

5、 What was burnt? ___________、

A、 The piece of paper

B、 Mr Smith

C、 The visitor

D、 The boyKEY: BCDAA

（八）One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking、 People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的)

to do this in a foreign language, too、 Here are some examples、

1、"Whats the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"

2、 "I feel so tired these days、"" I think youd better…"

3、"Of course, she never stops talking、 She is one

of the most…"You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文)

helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about、 So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English、1、This passage tells us mainly about _________、

A、 the importance of "guessing " in learning a

foreign language

B、 how to guess what one is going to talk about

C、 some examples of right guessing

D、 how important it is to guess all the time

2、from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________、

A、"… so I didnt have a good time、"

B、"…so I went to bed very late、"

C、"…、 So I felt unhappy、"

D、"… so I got up very early、"

3、 Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE2 is

________、

A、 "I think youd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself、"

B、 "I think youd better have something to drink、"

C、 "I think youd better get some help from your friends、"

D、 "I think youd better be more careful、"

4、 Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE3 is ______、

A、"… she is one of the most famous film stars、"

B、"…she is one of the most beautiful women、"

C、"… she is one of the most famous speakers、"

D、 " 、、 she is one of the most talkative women、"

5、 From the passage we can infer (推断)

that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language、

A、 the only way

B、 more important in spoken English than in written English

C、 more important than any other way

D、 more important in written English than in spoken EnglishKEY: ABADB（九）Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good

friends、 They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain、 So they can help each other、 But neither of them likes to use his head、Theyre both poor though they work hard、 Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses、 They never find out why、Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife、 In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive、 He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back、 They decided to carry some apples to the city、 They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor、 Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived、 A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village、"I cant understand why we sustained (蒙受)

losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day、"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking、 "Well carry more apples on a truck next time!""I agree!" said Uncle Li、"How foolish (傻的)

we were !"

1、Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________、

A、 they hope to save money

B、 theyre both poor

C、 their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D、 theyre not far from their farms

2、 The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________、

A、 make a journey

B、 visit some places of interest

C、 meet their friends

D、 make a profit

3、 the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________、

A、 theirs werent as good as the others

B、 theirs were much less than the others

C、 a lot of apples had been already c