初一英語(yǔ)閱讀60篇1Ive loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “its for Elizabeth. ”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易動(dòng)感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”. As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原諒) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折疊) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。1. The writer began to love her mothers desk _. A. after Mother diedB. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when Mother gave it to her 2. The passage shows that _. A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C. mother cared much about her daughter in words D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words 3. The word “gulf” in the passage means _. A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land 4. What did mother do with her daughters letter asking forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter. B. For years, she often talked about the letter. C. She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 5. Whats the best title of the passage?A. My letter to MotherB. Mother and Children C. My mothers DeskD. Talks between Mother and Me 2閱讀理解并回答問(wèn)題 One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.“Mr. Einstein,” said the friend, “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”“It doesnt matter,” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問(wèn)題。6. Where did Albert Einstein meet an old friend of his?_ 7. What did the friend want him to buy?_8. How about Einsteins overcoat?_9. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist?_10. What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat?_3Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問(wèn)題。11. Where was Goethe walking?_12. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?_13. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?_14. Did the young man make way for Goethe?_15. Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?_4Not many years ago, some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chicken. The farmers didnt know what to do. Finally they went to the country officials and asked for help. “Kill the hawks,” the officials said, “We will even pay for them,” so the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks. The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about their chickens. But they now had a new worry. Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers grain. How did this happen? Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. They eat more field mice than chickens. But the farmers didnt know this. When they killed a lot of hawks, they changed the balance. When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild plants. Often these plants are food for the animals. If the animals cant find enough plants to eat, they will starve or have to leave the place. In one part of the USA, for example the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses doesnt change much if people leave things as they are. But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer. Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses. Then the deer began to eat the green leaves of young trees. These trees were important to the farmers. So the farmers thought of ways to protect their trees. Now the deer had nothing to eat, and many of them died. This was another lesson from nature. To keep the balance of nature is important for us to remember. 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤，正確的用“T”表示，錯(cuò)誤的用“F”表示。16. Finally the officials told the farmers to kill the hawks. 17. Field mice eat not only chickens but also the farmers grain. 18. When the animals cant find enough plants to eat in a place, they will starve or have to leave. 19. The number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are. 20. It is important for us to keep the balance of nature. 5Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開(kāi)) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號(hào)), I knew they werent joking. ”根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。21. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. 22. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little23. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶書(shū) C. 發(fā)泄 D. 振作24. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others25. From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _. A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their math6When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them anymore; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jack根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。26. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay27. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervous B. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited28. In Jacks hometown, _. A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants29. After this experience, Jack _. A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people30. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 7Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jeans family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jeans father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on Davids door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。31. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _. A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely32. Jean thought “David” was special because he _. A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San FranciscoC. sent her a picture of himself D. was tall and good-looking33. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean. C. Jean. D. Neither “David” nor Jean. 34. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Dont believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. People dont use their real names on QQ so often. C. Dont go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ. 8Linda Evans was my best friendlike the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding (婚禮) and Lindas. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill. One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman Lindas married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each others lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And theres one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We wont lose each other again!根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。35. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _. A. at the age of 13 B. before she got marriedC. after they moved to new homes D. before the writers family moved away36. They didnt often write to each other because they _. A. got married B. had little time to do soC. didnt like writing letters D. could see each other on special time37. There was an empty place in the writers heart because she _. A. was in troubleB. didnt know Lindas address C. received the card that she sentD. didnt have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness38. The writer was happy when she _. A. read the newspaperB. heard Lindas voice on the phoneC. met a young woman who looked a lot like LindaD. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman39. They havent kept in touch _. A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 yearsC. since they got married D. since the writers family moved away 9A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, theres nothing really wrong with you, Im glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldnt pay his tailors bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patient sadly. “You see, Im that mans tailor!”根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤，正確的用“T”表示，錯(cuò)誤的用“F”表示。40. The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache. 41. There is nothing serious with the tailor. 42. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago. 43. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice. 44. The tailor was worried because a man couldnt pay his bills. 10I worked for a short time as a cashier(出納員) 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 valuable(有價(jià)值的) in 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. He expressed 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(現(xiàn)金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬勞) 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 someones Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy. 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。45. Which of the following is true?A. The owner