求初中英语阅读理解练习

Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry（化学）class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What'swater?”Noonespokeforafewminutes．MissLiaskedagain，“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion？Didn'tItellyouwhatwaterislike？”

Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid，“MissLi，youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandnosmell．Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater？Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell．”MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim．

“I'msorry，children．”saidtheteacher，“Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier．That'saproblem．

1．Thestudentswerehavingtheir_______class．

A．EnglishB．ChineseC．chemistryD．maths

2．MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat______waslike．

A．waterB．airC．earthD．weather

3．Aboysaid，“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways_______．”

A．whiteB．blackC．cleanD．clear

4．Mostofthechildren_______theboy．

A．agreedwithB．wrotetoC．heardfromD．sentfor

5．Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting_______．

A．moreandmoreB．lessandlessC．cleanerandcleanerD．dirtieranddirtier

　　AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent．OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice，astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar．“Isthisyourcar，Paul？”heasked．

Paulanswered，“Yes，mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboywassurprised．“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyounothing？Boy，Iwish…”Hehesitated．

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor．Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.

“Iwish,”theboywenton，“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,thenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar？”

“Ohyes，I'dlovethat．”

Afterashortride，theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining，said，“Paul，wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse？”

Paulsmiledalittle．Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted．Hewantedtoshowhisneighboursthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare？”theboyasked．

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.

“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayride.

注：urchin顽童hesitate犹豫neighbour邻居crippled残疾cent美分

1．Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen________．

A．Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

B．Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C．hesawtheshiningcar

D．hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2．Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin________．

A．wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B．wantedPaul’sbrothertogivehimacar

C．wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul's

D．wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

3．TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse________．

A．toshowhisneighboursthebigcar

B．toshowhehadarichfriend

C．tolethisbrotherrideinthecar

D．totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

4．Wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythat________．

A．Paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchin

B．theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother

C．theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother

D．theurchin'swishcametrueintheend

5．Thebestnameofthenamestoryis_________．

A．AChristmasPresentB．AStreetUrchinC．ABrotherLikeThat

D．AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

KEY:1．C2．A3．B4．A5．D

KEY:1．B2．A3．D4．B5．C