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1、初三牛津英语阅读理解九年级阅读理解20篇 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
2、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 t
3、he 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 f
4、ind 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 d
5、ays 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 sur
6、prised 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 boy One of the things to be learnt in a foreign la
7、nguage 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 s
8、o 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
9、 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 E
10、XAMPLE 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 EXAMPLE 2 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.
11、I think youd better get some help from your friends. D. I think youd better be more careful. 4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 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
12、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 English Uncle Li and Uncle Wan
13、g 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 house
14、s. 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 boug
15、ht nearly 1,000 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
16、 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 bro
17、ken 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.
18、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 carried to the city D. they forgot to carry them on a truck 4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _. A. the
19、y had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the city C. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city 5. Which of the following is true? A. The two farmers found out why they were poor. B. The two farmers will soon get rich. C. Neither of the farmers
20、 is clever. D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck. On Christmas Evethe night before Christmas Daychildren all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night. Father Christmas is very k
21、ind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents. Of course, Father Christmas isnt real. In Jim and Kates house, Father Christmas is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesnt climb down the chimney. He wai
22、ts until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesnt do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who Father Christmas really is. But they
23、 still put their stockings at the end of their beds. 1. Christmas Eve is _. A. the night of Christmas Day B. the evening of Christmas Day C. Christmas Day D. the night before Christmas Day 2. Father Christmas often puts presents _. A. into childrens hats B. into childrens stockings C. under children
24、s beds D. into childrens shoes 3. When the children were very young, _. A. they didnt know who Father Christmas was B. they knew that Father Christmas wasnt real C. they thought their father was Father Christmas D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings 4. When the children are older, t
25、hey _. A. know that Father Christmas is real B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents C. know that Father Christmas is really their father D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend 5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the _. A. chimney B. back door C. front do
26、or D. window. To find out whether beescan see colours, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboardwith a drop of syrupon it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hiveand give the syrup to other be
27、es in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on th
28、em. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card. Picture 1 1. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment? A. Two: one blue and one red B. Three: two blue and one red C. Three: one blue and two red D. Four: two blue and two red 2. If Picture 1
29、 below shows the table top during Step 1 of the experiment, which of A, B, C, D in Picture 2 shows the table top during Step 2? Picture 2 3. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to _. A. the blue card with syrup on it B. the new blue card with no syrup on it C. the empty space where the orig
30、inalblue card was D. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card 4. The experiment has provedthat bees _. A. cannot see colors B. can see colors C. can not see blue D. cannot see red 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Bees Love Blue B. Bees Love Syrup
31、C. Bees, Color and Syrup D. Can Bees See Color? Now satellites are helping to forecastthe weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. S
32、o meteorologistscan see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists comparethem with ea
33、rlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satel
34、lites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead. 1. Satellites travel _. A. in space B. in the atmosphere C. above the gr
35、ound D. above space 2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because _. A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form there C. the weather forms there D. the pictures can forecast the weather 3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _. A. when they have r
36、eceived satellite pictures B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones C. before they received satellite pictures D. during they study satellite pictures 4. Maybe well soon be able to forecast the weather for _. A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even longe
37、r 5. The mainidea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _. A. taking pictures of the atmosphere B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. doing other work in many ways D. weather forecasting In almost every big universityin the United States, football is a favourite sport. American foo
38、tball is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chancesto move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it ano
39、ther ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points “Who has more questions, a teacher or a student?” About this question a great learned man told his student that nobody does but a teacher. The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles. Withinthe l
40、arger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chancesto face something still unknown. 1. The great
41、learned man believed that _. A. a teacher has more questions B. a student has more questions C. both a teacher and a student have questions D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions 2. The student thought that _. A. a students knowledge is less than his teachers because it comes from the tea
42、cher B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask C. those who have less knowledge have more questions D. anyone who learns more has more questions 3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concludedthat _. A. a student should learn from his teacher B. a teacher
43、 does not have so many questions as his student C. a student knows more than his teacher D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesnt know 4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story? A. You Will Never Learn Enough B. A Teacher and His Student C. There Is No Limit
44、to Knowledge D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn 5. We can often find such an article in _. A. the Palace Museum B. any book C. a newspaper of magazine D. An encyclopedia Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed tog
45、ether., it became ice. The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some p
46、laces, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes. A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land. Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path down the side of a mountain. This glacier will
