初一至初三全程英语知识点总结及练习之八

五. 阅读理解

（A）

   Since the beginning of time, man has invented many interesting things. Some of these inventions, like numbers and the radio have certainly changed history.

   Since 1946, one of the most important inventions has been the computer. It will change all our lives.

   The first computer was built at Harvard University（哈佛大学） in 1944. it was as large as a room and quite difficult and slow to operate（运行）. But since the invention of the silicon chip（硅片）, computer have become smaller, easier to use, and faster to operate. Some computers are as small as television sets. Some computers can be made smaller than a book. And computers are getting smaller all the time.

   There are several reasons（原因） why computer is useful to us. First it can store（储藏） very, very large amount（数量） of information（信息）. Second, the computer can operate very quickly. Third, modern computer can be built into other kinds of machines, like radios, cars, and planes. They can do a lot of work for us.

   Soon, almost everyone, either at home or at work, will use some kind of computer. The lives of all of us will be changed by this invention.

判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的用“A”表示；不符合的用“B”表示.

1. According to（根据）this passage, many inventions have changed history and

people’s life.

2. The first computer was built in the middle of the 19th century（世纪）.

3. A modern computer can be made smaller than silicon chip.

4. The computer has been made much better since the invention of the silicon chip.

5. The computer is useful because it can store lots of information, it can operate very

quickly and can be built into other machines.

(B)

Joe Biggs was a butcher (屠夫). His shop was in a village in one of the most beautiful parts of southern England . He worked in it for many years while his father was there. Then, when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop. Joe was alone in it, so he had to work harder.

Joe worked five and a half day a week. His shop shut at one o’clock on Thursday, and it was shut the whole of Sunday. Saturdays were the busiest days.

Joe had a big refrigerator (冰箱)in his shop, but he tried not to buy too much meat at a time.

One Thursday a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one. “I’m sorry I’m very late,” she said, “but some people have just telephoned to say that they are going to come to dinner tonight, and I need some more meat.”

Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop. He had sold all the rest earlier in the day. He took the piece out and said to the woman. “This is ￡7.15.”

“That piece is too small,” the woman answered. “Haven’t you got anything bigger?”

Joe went into the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out again and shut the door of the refrigerator with a lot of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said, “This piece is bigger and more expensive. It’s ￡9.30.”

“Good,” the woman answered with a smile. “give me both of them, please.”

6. Joe worked alone in the shop ________.

  A.on Saturdays         B.on Thursdays

  C.afer his father died     D.after his father stopped working

7. Joe sold meat in his shop _______.

  A.on Thursday afternoons    B.on Sundays

  C.on Fridays         D.every day

8. One day a woman came to his shop ________.

  A.at 1:55, Tuesday  

  B.at 1:05

  C.to say sorry to him 

  D.because someone had suddenly telephoned her

9. Which of the following is true?

  A.People bought all the meat from him.

  B.The woman didn’t want the expensive piece of meat.

  C.Joe brought the woman a different piece.

  D.The woman wanted to buy the two pieces of meat together.

10.Joe only had one piece of good meat because ______.

  A.Joe’s refrigerator had broken.

  B.he tried not to buy too much meat at a time.

  C.he knew that the meat would go bad (变质).

  D.he had no money to buy more.

(C)

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends.Let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling (打口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

Keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gun shots (枪声). When someone gives a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house — cover up the holes with branches(树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.

The most important thing to do when you are lost is — stay in one place.

11. If you got lost in the forest,you should _______.

   A.stay where you are and give a signal three times

   B.walk around the forest and shouted so that your friends might hear you

   C.try to find your friends as soon as possible

   D.try to get out of the forest and shouted for help

12. If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun you should ________.

   A.shout that you are lost

   B.keep up the shouting or whistling

   C.shout at the top of your voice 

   D.shout or whistle once in a while

13. When you hear _______ shouts or whistles or gun shots,you know that _______.

   A.two; people will soon come to help you

   B.three; some one is asking for help

   C.three; people will soon come to help you

   D.two; someone is asking for help

14. When you are lost in the forest, but you want to leave your place to get water, you should ________.

   A.just go to the river

   B.find a bowl or a glass, and then go

   C.make a fire so that you might make yourself some hot tea

   D.leave marks (标志)as you go to the river so that you can find your way back

15. This story mainly (主要地)tells you _______.

   A.that when someone gives a signal always three times, it is a call for help

   B.What you should do if you get lost in the forest

   C.that when any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

   D. What you should do if you get lost in the street

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    学校停课。然后和几个同学去公园野餐，乘车回家。9点睡觉。