谁帮我找10篇适合初中生阅读的英语文章

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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．AChristmasPresent

B．AStreetUrchin

C．ABrotherLikeThat

D．AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

KEY:1．B2．A3．D4．B5．C

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“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings．Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold．Astheworldhaschanged，thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning．

“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything．

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet，maybeyouwillsay，“It'scool．”Youmaythink，“He'ssocool，”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer．

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”．Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”．Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused．Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited．Ononestudent'spaperwasJusttheonesentence，“It'ssocool．Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt．

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords．Without“cool”，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning．Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）．Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”？Ican．AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool．

1．Weknowthatthewordcoolhashad________.

A．onlyonemeaningB．nomeanings

C．manydifferentmeaningsD．thesamemeaning

2．Inthepassage，theword“express”means“________”.

A．seeB．showC．knowD．feel

3．Ifyouare_______something，youmaysay，“It’scool.”

A．interestedinB．angryabout

C．afraidofD．unhappywith

4．Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused．

A．pleasedwithB．strangeto

C．worriedaboutD．carefulwith

5．Inthepassage，thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”________．

A．canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B．usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C．canmakeyourlifecolourful

D．maynotbeascoolasitseems

KEY:1．C2．B3．A4．C5．D

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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．wroteto

C．heardfromD．sentfor

5．Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting_______．

A．moreandmoreB．lessandless

C．cleanerandcleanerD．dirtieranddirtier

KEY:1．C2．A3．B4．A5．D

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In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests．Todaytheforestshavealmostgone．Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand．Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheUSA'sexample．We'replantingmoreandmoretrees．We'vebuilttheGreatGreenWalloftreesacrossnorthernpartofourcountry．TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometreslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometreswide．Itwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway．Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth．MoreGreatGreenWallsareneeded．Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld．GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．In1620,about______theUSAwascoveredbyforests．

A．athirdB．halfC．twothirdsD．afourth

2．Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith______．

A．sandB．waterC．windD．forests

3．TheGreatGreenWallinChinais______long．

A．7,000kilometersB．1,700kilometers

C．7,000metersD．400kilometers

4．Treesmustbegrownin______.

A．ChinaB．theUSA

C．somecountriesD．everypartoftheworld

5．______willmaketheworldbetter．

A．TheGreatWallB．Tallbuildings

C．GreatGreenWallsD．Flowersandgrass

KEY:1．B2．D3．A4．D5．C

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TheEnglishpeopleliketake-awayfood．Themostpopularfoodisfishandchips．Theyusuallygotoafishandchipshop．Theyputthefoodinpaperbags,andtakeithome,ortotheirworkplace．Atlunchtime,manypeopleeattake-awayfoodinthepark．ChinesetakeawaysarealsoverypopularinEngland．PeopleintheUSAandAustralialikeChinesetake-awayfood,too．ButthemostpopularfoodintheUSAisfriedchicken．

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

1．PeopleinEnglandlikefishandchips．

2．FishandchipsarethemostpopularfoodinChina．

3．TheEnglishpeopleoftengotoafishandchipshop．

4．Theyputthefoodinpaperbags．

5．Theytakethefoodonlytotheirworkplace．

6．Theynevereattake-awayfoodinthepark．

7．ChinesetakeawaysarepopularinEngland．

8．PeopleinAustraliadon'tlikeChinesetake-awayfood．

9．ThemostpopularfoodinAustraliaisfriedchicken．

10．FriedchickenisthemostpopularfoodintheUSA．

根据短文内容，用Ⅱ栏中适当的词语完成Ⅰ栏的内容。

Ⅰ

11．Fishandchipsare

12．TheEnglishpeoplegotoafishandchipshop

13．Peopleeattake-awayfood

14．Peopletakethefoodhome

15．TheAmericanpeoplealsolike

Ⅱ

A．intheparkatlunchtime．

B．Chinesetake-awayfood．

C．themostpopulartake-awayfoodinEngland．

D．ortotheirworkplace

E．tobuytake-awayfood．

KEY:

1．T2．F3．T4．T5．F6．F7．T8．F9．F10．T

11．C12．E13．A14．D15．B

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OnceEinsteingavealectureinmanyplacesinAmerica．Hisdriveralwayslistenedtohimandknewthelecturesowellthathewassurebecouldgiveithimself．SoEinsteinagreedthatthedrivergavethelecturehim．

AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelectureforEinsteinthatevening．Atfirsthewasabitafraid,butEinstein'ssmilemadehimfeelbetter．Hegaveagoodlectureandthepeoplewerequitepleased．

ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhimwithoutaword．Whentheygottothedoor,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion．

Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthemantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswerit．

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。

Einsteingavethe(1)______lectureagainandagain．Hisdriver(2)______tohislecturesomanytimes(3)______hewantedtogiveit(4)______．WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver(5)______thelectureforhimthatnight．Thedrivergavea(6)______lectureandthegreatscientistwasquitepleased．

Whentheywere(7)______thelectureroom,amanaskedthedriveraquestion．Toshow(8)______easythequestionwas,thedriveraskedEinsteinwhofollowedhim(9)______toanswerit(10)______ofhim．

KEY:

1．same2．listened3．that4．himself5．give

6．good7．leaving8．how9．quietly(behind)10．instead

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FeiXiang,whoseEnglishnameisKrisphillips,isaChineseAmerican.Heisnearlytwometerstall,withblueeyes,lookinglikeanAsian.ThoughhewasborninTaiwan,hegrewupspeakingChinesetohismotherandEnglishtohisfatherandstudentsatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.LaterhereturnedfromabroadtoTaiwanandbecomeasinger.

In1986,FeiXiangvisitedthemainland（中国大陆）andturnedintoapopstarthere.Hewaswellknowamongtheyoungpeopleandhissongswerewidelyaccepted,suchas“FiveintheWinter”,“CloudsofMyHomeland”andsoon.

HeleftthemainlandforNewYorkfouryearslater.Thereheworkedasalowlymember.HelivedaquietlifeinNewYork,foronlyafewpeopleknowhisname.Nowphillipsispanningtoendhissix—yearstayintheUSAandreturntothemainlandandhisrecordingcareer（生涯）.Hisnewprojectistointroduce

（介绍）themainlandtothemusicoftheBroadwaystage（白老汇戏剧艺术）,including（包括）thesong“Maria”from“WestSideStory”.

1.Krisphillip’smotheris_________andhisfatheris________.

A.Chinese,AmericanB.Chinese,ChineseC.American,ChineseD.English,American

2.MrKrisphillipsbecamefamousasbigpopstar________.

A.intheUnitedStaresB.intheplacewherehewasbornC.inthemainlandD.atStanfordUniversity

3.What’stheorderinwhichphillipsdidthefollowingthings?

a.madeadecisiontoreturntoPRC(中国)

b.learnedChinesefromhismotherandEnglishfromhisfather

c.waswidelywelcomedbytheyoungpeople

d.workedasalowlymember

A.becdaB.ebdcaC.debacD.cabed

4.FeiXiangisbestknownChinafor_______.

A.hisplantointeroducethemainlandtothemusicofBroadwaystage

B.“Westsidestory”C.hisperfoemace(演出)D.hisspecialnationlity(国籍)

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.FeiXiang’sparentsarebothteachers.B.FeiXianglivedinthemainlandforfouryears.

C.FeiXingisregardedasabigpopstarbothinAmericaandChina.

D.FeiXiangreturnedtothemainlandin1896.

KEY:DBACB

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Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople'srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特的)tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文学).Andthequestion,HowshallIbegin?onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经验的)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses____.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.

A.youdon'tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

5.Thetopicofthepassageis______.

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

Key:CDDCD