初中英语阅读理解精选
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Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.
Nasreddin was already in bed. It is late, he said. What do you want? I want you to write a letter to my wife , said Ali , Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, Has the letter got to go far? What does that matter? answered Ali.
Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. Ali went away quickly.
Multiple choice
( ) 1. Ali wanted to____to his wife.
A.get something
B.have a letter written
C.bring a flower
D. say good-bye
( ) 2. At last he found the house of_____.
A.a writer
B.a seller
C.an old man
D.a letter-writer
( ) 3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______.
A.not pleased
B.pleased
C.excited
D.angry
( ) 4.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____.
A.easy for anyone to read
B.strange for anyone to read
C. too strange for anyone to write
D.difficult for anyone to read
( ) 5. This story tells us______.
A.not to ask anybody for help
B.not to trouble others at night
C.not to ask for help without money
D.not to trust others
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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles. My money has finished and my friends have gone,said the young man. What will happen to me now?Don't worry , young man,answered Nasreddin.Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.The young man was very glad.Am I going to get rich again then? heasked Nasreddin.No, I didn't mean that, said the old man.I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.
Multiple choice
( )1.An old man died and left his son_______.
A.nothing
B.some gold
C. much money
D.only a house
( ) 2. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
A.short of money
B.quite poor and sick
C.in trouble
D. quite poor and alone
( ) 3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
A.he would become rich again
B. he would soon feel much happier
C.he would become clever
D. he would have more friends
( ) 4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich again
B. would get used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble
D.would get out of poorness
( ) 5.What this story tells us is________.
A.that money is everything
B.that money makes the mare go
C.to save each penny
D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends
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A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left thecar and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one! It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
( )1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A.in a big bus
B.in a green jeep
C.in a red car
D.in a red taxi
( ) 2.The car was damaged because________.
A.there was a traffic accident
B.the circus man broke it
C. it rushed into a shop
D.the elephant sat on it
( ) 3.The circus man said that_______.
A.he would pay for part of the damage
B.he would pay for all of the damage
C.he wouldn't pay for the damage
D.he would buy a new car
( ) 4. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.
A. would check his new car
B.only checked his car
C. searched him
D. wouldn't believe what he had said,
( ) 5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.
A.the letter from the circus man
B. a newspaper from the country
C.the certificate of his
D.the letter from the government
4.
Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he was sawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,Excuse me, but if you continue to saw that branch like that, you will fall downwith it.He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of
the tree.Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,This is some foolish person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fel lwith it. My God!he cried.That man knows the future !and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.
Multiple choice
( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.
A.on
B.in
C.at
D.off
( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.
A.told him to stop working
B.told him he would fall down
C. would borrow something from him
D.would help him saw that branch
( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that________.
A. that was a silly fellow
B..that was a wise person
C.that was a proud person
D.that fellow cheated him
( ) 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?
A.The brancd fell .
B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.
C.Nasreddin was hurt himself.
D..Both A and B.
( ) 5.This story is about ________.
A.a foolish man
B. a wise man
C.cutting a tree
D.the necessity of taking good advice
5.
It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary went to answer it.
It's me-Peter.
Hullo, who's that?she asked.
Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.
Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?said Mary.
Can I speak to johnny?
No,said Mary,you can't speak to him now.He is busy. He is gettingready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother is combing hishair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Mother is gettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .
Mtiple choice
( )1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?
A.Johnny's sister
B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother
( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?
A.Mary's brother
B.Mary's sister
C.Mary's grandmother
D.Johnny's mother
( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.
A. was combing his hair
B.was putting his shoes on
C.was getting his books
D. was busy eating his hreakfast
( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?
A.Who are you?
B.Anything to say?
C.Who is it?
D.Please
( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.
A. a lazy
B.a clever boy
C.a busy boy
D.a hungry boy
6.
Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went tomarket.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade of a bigtree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes too.After their lunch they went to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other men's baskets and toput them in his.
Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.What are you doing? hesaid angrily.
Oh,said Nasreddin,don't worry about me.I am half mad, and I do alot of strange things.
Oh,really?said the other man.Then why don't you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?
You did not understand me,said Nasreddin.I said that I was half mad, not quite mad.
Multiple choice
( )1.Nasreddin went to market_______.
A. to sell his donkey
B. to buy something
C. to sell his grapes
D. to find a job
( ) 2. Nasreddin stopped______.
A.under a big tree
B.near a big tree
C.around a big tree
D.in a big tree
( )3.As Nasreddin was taking away the other men's grapes one
of the men_______.
A.pretended not to see him
B. saw him and got angry
C.woke his fellows up
D.came at him
( )4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because_______.
A.he was clever
B. he was quite mad
C.he was foolish
D.he was half mad
( )5.In this story Nasreddin was ______.
A.a selfish man
B.a strange man
C.a friendly man
D.a foolish man
7.
Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something whitein his garden.It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief(小偷)! He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.
My God,said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.
Multiple choice
( )1.At midnight Nasreddin saw_____in his garden.
A.something strange
B. a thief
C.something white
D.a ghost
( )2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.
A.cried out for help
B.dared not go out of the house
C.dared not stay in his house
D.couldn't say a word
( )3. The next morning Nasreddin found________ .
A.his wife in the garden
B.the clothes-line
C. the thief dead
D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt
( )4.Nasreddin said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_______.
A.he would be killed
B. he would die
C.he would have killed
D.he would have been killed
( )5.He called his neighbors together in order to_______.
A.make a speech
B.tell the story
C.thank God
D.thank them
8.
A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,If one man's cow kills another's,is the owner of the first cowresponsible?
It depends, answered the judge.
Well,said the man,your cow has killed mine.
Oh,answered the judge.Everyone knows that a cow cannot think likea man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is notresponsible either.
I am sorry,Judge,said the man.I made a mistake.I meant that my cowkilled yours.
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,When I think aboutit more carefully,this case is not as easy as I thought at first. Andthen he turned to his clerk and said,Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.
（一）初中英语阅读理解 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 home for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them. Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn't 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 can't ".said my sister. "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!" 1.The writer and Mary didn't know______. A.what Zip's first present was B.how Zip carried its first present home C.who owned Zip's first present D.what Zip's 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 doesn't know the dog's name D.he can't 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 writer's 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
初中英语阅读理解--7选5专项练习 （1） While lead （铅） poisoning is serious, parents can take steps to reduce the risk for theirChildren 1 Take Notes : start by checking to see if you own any items recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Get rid of any toys with chipped paint, or other broken and damaged parts. Not sure it contains lead 2 Clean Up : to avoid leaf exposure from sources in the home, keep floors and other play areas clean and free of dust and pieces. 3 Store toys off the floor in a clean place. And if you live in house with lead pipes, running cold water for a few minutes and using a water filter (过滤器) can reduce lead levels. Buy Smart : avoid no-name produce and be careful when you buy items at dollar stores, street fairs, thrift stores or yard sales. 4 Even if they don’t contain lead, they could become a choking hazard(危险). Also make sure the arts and crafts supplies you buy are non-toxic and designed for children’s use. Get Tested : children with lead poisoning may not have easily recognizable symptoms. 5 This might mean that there will be a lot of tests that turn out normal, but it’s better than sitting around and worrying. Testing is especially important if you and your children live in a home with peeling paint or if your home was painted before 1978, when the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the sale of lead-based paints.
详解阅读题--选词 One day, John was back home after work. He found that his wife was shaking their daughter who was only half a year old. She said "Da-Dy" to the baby many times. John felt very happy because he thought his wife chose the word "Dady" to teach their baby. During one night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken up by the cry "Dady". His wife said to him, "Darling, she is calling you." Then she turned to sleep. Notes: (1) shake v.摇晃 (2) wake up唤醒；吵醒 Exercises: 根据短文填空： ① John was back home _____work. ② He found his wife was _____their daughter who was only half a ear old. ③ She said "Da-Dy" _____ the baby many times.
④ During on night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken _____ by the cry "Dady". ⑤ Then she turned _____sleep. 117.选词 一天下班回家，约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿，嘴里反复念道：“爸-爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的，他的妻子选择了“爸爸”这个词首先教孩子。 几周后的一天夜里，约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了，“爸-爸！”“她在叫你，亲爱的。”妻子说，然后翻身竟自睡了。 练习参考答案： ① after ② shaking ③ to ④ up ⑤ to 初一英语阅读技巧 阅读理解是英语学习中一个很重要的方面，它反映了学生直接应用英语的能力。英语试题中对学生阅读能力的测试主要通过完形填空和阅读理解两种题型。今天就阅读理解这一题型加以解析。 阅读理解题一般有以下几种形式： 1)根据短文内容，判断正、误 2)根据短文内容，选择最佳答案
诺贝尔的故事 Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searchi ng for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death. 根据短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的正确答案。 1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________. A. Sweden B. Stockholm C. Russia D. Moscow 2. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War? A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position. C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives. 3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father ________. A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison C. was ill D. died
（21） A Clever Bird A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says. “Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing?”says the man.“What are you doing?”says the bird. The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house. 1. The man teaches the bird ________. A. how to say something B. how to sing songs C. how to eat something D. how to dance 2. The bird is ________. A. very nice B. very clever C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的) 3. The man speaks to the bird ________. A. sometimes B. once a week C. every week D. every day 4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house. A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. some 5. The thief ________ out of the room. A. walks B. comes C. runs D. goes 参考答案 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C (22 ) What Are Stars Like? Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways，stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star's life is over. 1. Dust and _________ make a star. A. gas B. snow C. rain 2. This story tells about _________. A. old people B. the life of a star C. the number of stars in the sky 3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean? A. moved B. looked at C. asked yourself 4. Stars give off light because they are very _________.
Passage 1 When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange 3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A. must go to school B. study in the same school C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time 4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses 5. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica 答案1-5 BBACB Passage 2 Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri?鄄beri. He was going there to try and find a cure. At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate —refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery —that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food. Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills. 6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______. A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice 7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______. A. spend his holiday B. find ways to grow better crops C. do some research about the island D. h8lp the Javanese with their illness 8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
初中英语阅读理解练习题及解析 一、阅读理解 1．根据短文内容出选择正确答案。 A A farmer had a brother in town who was a gardener, and his brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. So his skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day the farmer went into the town to visit his brother, and was surprised at the trees that grew quite well. "Look, my brother," said the gardener. "I will give you an apple tree, the best from my garden, and you, and your children, and your children's children will enjoy it." Then the gardener called his workmen and ordered them to take up the tree and carry it to his brother's farm. They did so, and the next morning the farmer began to wonder where he should plant it. "If I plant it on the hill," he said to himself, "the wind might catch it and shake down the delicious fruit before it is ripe. If I plant it close to the road, passersby will see it and take away the apples--but if I plant it too near the door of my house, my children may pick the fruit." So, after he had thought the matter over, he planted the tree behind his barn （谷仓）. Time passed, but the tree had no fruit the first year, nor the second-then the farmer called his brother. When the gardener came, the farmer said angrily, "You have cheated me, and given me a useless tree instead of a fruitful one. This is the third year and still it brings out nothing but leaves! " The gardener laughed and said, "See where the tree was planted, it has no sun or warmth. How could you expect flowers and fruit?" （1）From the passage, we can see the farmer planted the apple tree A. behind his barn B. on the hill C. close to the road D. near his house （2）The underlined word "ripe" means "__________" in Chinese. A. 挂果 B. 成熟 C. 开花 D. 成长 （3）What is NOT mentioned in the fifth paragraph? A. What happened to the apple tree. B. Why the farmer got angry with his brother. C. What kind of man the farmer was. D. Why the farmer called his brother. （4）Which of the following is NOT true? A. The farmer's brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. B. The gardener gave his brother the best apple tree from his garden. C. No flowers, fruit or leaves were on the apple tree. D. The farmer thought his brother gave him a useless tree. （5）What do you know from the end of the story?
阅读理解专题 阅读短文,回答问题 A What sport do you like best? Daniel: I like basketball best. I often watch NBA. I play basketball every day. I am short, but I am strong. I am a good basketball player in our school. Lucy: Ping-ping is my favourite sport. I am a Chinese and Chinese ping-pong players are the best in the world. I want to be a good ping-pong player too. I often play it every afternoon. Tom: I am tall and strong. I like football best. My father is a football player. I often watch my father play football. My father often teaches me to play football. I play with my father and others in the park every day. ( ) 1. What sport does Daniel like? A. Football B. Basketball C. Ping-pong D. Swimming ( ) 2. Who likes football best? A. Daniel B. Tom C. Lucy D. Nobody ( ) 3. What does Tom’s father do? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A policeman. D. A football player. ( ) 4. When does Lucy often play ping-pong? A. Every morning. B. Every afternoon. C. Every evening. D. At the weekend. ( ) 5. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. Daniel is tall. B. Lucy wants to be a doctor. C. Tom is thin. D. The passage（文章）is about favourite sports. B Hi! My name is Millie. I am from England. I am twelve years old. I am slim and tall. I have long hair. I like music. I listen to music every evening. I like reading and I am in the Reading Club. But I don’t like sports. Hello! I am Peter from America. But I live in Shanghai now. I am 13 years old. I wear glasses. I am tall and strong. My hair is very short. I like sports very much. Every afternoon, I play football on the playground at school. I am good at swimming too. This is Amy. I was born in Beijing and now I live in Nanjing. My father works in a hospital in Nanjing. So we come here. I am fourteen years old. I am short but strong. I like playing computer games. I am polite and helpful. I often help other students. ( ) 6. How old is Millie? A. Twelve B. Thirteen C. Fourteen D. Fifteen ( ) 7. Where does Amy come from? A. England B. America C. Beijing D. Nanjing ( ) 8. Who wears a pair of glasses? A. Millie B. Peter C. Simon D. Amy ( ) 9. What does Amy’s father do? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A policeman. D. A cook. ( ) 10. What is Peter like? A. Slim and tall. B. Short and strong. C. Tall and strong. D. Thin and tall.
2020初三英语阅读理解及答案 下面有一篇文章，希望同学们用10分钟将此题做完，然后对照讲解找到准确的答案。 Passage 1 If you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星). A comet sometimes looks like a star. Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels. If a comet isn’t a sta r, what is it then? Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. When sunshine melts (融化) the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail. Many people perhaps have seen a comet. However no one knows how many comets there are. There may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enough for us to see. An Englishman named Edmund Halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. Some comets move out of our sight and never come back. Others keep coming back at regular times. A big comet that keeps coming back was named after Halley because
初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writer’s drew the horses ____. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because ____. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other people’s rule 3. You are not yet experienced because ____. A. you don’t know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail