初三英语阅读理解专项训练(1)

阅读理解专项训练（1）ATherearestudentsfromallovertheworldattheUnitedWorldSchool.Inthisschoolthesestudentsstudyandspendtheirfreetimetogether.Theschoolbelievesthiswillhelpthemgrowuptobecaringandfriendly.Onceayear,thereisaspecial“UnitedNations”show.Studentsareallowedtoshoweverything.Butthethingsmustcomefromtheirtraditionalcultures.Togetreadyforthefestival,theyhavetoteacheachother.Andtheschoolbelievesthiswillhelpthemunderstandandenjoyotherculturesbetter.Thisschoolalsobelievesthatstudentsshouldbeallowedtomakesomedecisionsthemselves.Forexample,theolderstudentsareallowedtowearwhattheywantandtheyoungerstudentsareallowedtochoosetheirfavoritekindofuniforms.Butallstudentsareaskednottowearexpensivenecklaceorsomethingelselikedthat,andnottowearclothesthatwillmakeotherstudentsunhappy.Itisneverpossibletomakeeverybodyhappy,butifwewanttohaveamuchmorewonderfulworld,itisimportantforstudentstounderstandandenjoyotherculturesaswellastobeproudoftheirown.1.WheredothestudentsattheUnitedWorldSchoolcomefrom?A.ChinaB.AmericaC.Allovertheworld2.WhatarethestudentsallowedtodoattheUnitedWorldSchool?A.TodoeverythingtheywantB.TowearanythingtheywantC.Todecidesomethingthemselves3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Theschoolcanhelpthestudentsgrowuptobefriendly.B.Theschoolallowsthestudentstomakesomedecisions.C.Wecanmakeeverybodyhappybyunderstandingeachother.4.WhatcanLiLei,aChineseboy,showonthefestivalaccordingtothepassage?A.PlaythepianoB.ActBeijingOperaC.SinganEnglishsong5.Whatdoes“this”inthepassage?A.The“UnitedNations”showB.ThetraditionalcultureC.TheschoolBWhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.TakethesentenceHowdoyoudo?asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.Languagesdonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It'simportanttolearntherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakerputswordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan'tunderstandthespeaker'ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges.Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn'tchange.Let'sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences.Sheonlylikesapples.Onlyshelikesapples.Ihaveseenthefilmalready.Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.6.FromthepassageweknowthatwhenwearelearningEnglish.A.weshouldn'tputeverywordintoourownlanguageB.weshouldlookupeverywordinthedictionaryC.weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguage7.ThewriterthinksitisinlearningEnglish.A.difficulttounderstanddifferentsoundsB.possibletorememberthewordorderC.importanttomastertherulesindifferentways8.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.themeaningofanEnglishsentencealwayschangeswiththeorderofthewordsB.theorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentenceC.sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaningD.iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferent9.Sheonlylikesapples.A.isthesameasOnlyshelikesapples.B.isdifferentfromOnlyshelikesapples.C.meansShelikesfruitexceptapples.10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.DifferentOrders,DifferentMeaningsB.HowtoSpeakEnglishC.HowtoLearnEnglishCHaveyoueverseenahorsewithtoes?(脚趾)Millionsofyearsago,househadmanytoes.Theyhadfourtoesoneachfrontfoot.Theyhadthreetoesoneachbackfoot.Thehorseswerenobiggerthancats.Thesesmallhorseslivedintheforest.Theirmanytoeshelpedthehorsesrunoverthesoftwetground.Itwasveryhotintheforest.Buttheweatherchanged.Itbecamecold.Manytreescouldnotliveincoldweather.Thetreesdiedandfell.Openfieldstooktheplace(代替)offorests.Thesunmadegrounddryandhard.（坚硬）Horsesbegantochange,too.Theybegantogetbigger.Thistookalongtime.Onthedryhardland,horsesneededonlytheirmiddletoesforrunning.Theirmiddletoesbecamehard.Afteralongwhile,horseshadonlyonehardtoeoneachfoot.Wecallthishardtoeahoof（马蹄）.11.Longago,thehorsehadfourtoesoneachofits.A.backfeetB.frontfeetC.rightfeet12.Thecatswerethehorsesatthattime.A.muchbiggerB.smallerthanC.biggerthan13.Whichofthethreesentencesistrue?A.Theweatherstaysthesamethewholeyearallovertheworld.B.Whentheweatherchanged,animalsbegantochangetoo.C.Catswerebiggerinthepastthantheyaretoday.14.Onthedryhardland.A.horsesneededalotofroomforrunning.B.ahorseneededmorethanfourtoesforrunningC.horsesneededonlytheirmiddletoesforrunning15.Noweachhorsehasonitsfeet.A.onetoeB.threetoesC.fourtoesDHundredsofyearsago,lifewasmuchharderthanitistoday.Peopledidn’thavemodernmachines.Therewasnomodernmedicine,either.Lifetodayhasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution.(污染)Waterpollutionhasmadeourriversandlakesdirty.Itkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesustalklouderandbecomeangrymoreeasily.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollution.It’sbadtoalllivingthingsintheworld.Cars,planesandfactoriesallpolluteouraireveryday.Sometimesthepollutedairissothickthatitislikeaquiltoveracity.Thiskindofquiltiscalledsmog.（烟雾）Manycountriesaremakingrulestoflightpollution