初中英语阅读理解10篇（二）

4.

Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he wassawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,Excuse me,

but if you continue to saw that brancd like that, you will fall downwith it.He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch andcutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.

Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,This is some foolish person whohas no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do andwhat not to do.

The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwith it.

My God!he cried.That man knows the future !and he ran after himto ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.

Multiple choice

( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.

A.on B.in C.at D.off

( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.

A.told him to stop working B.told him he would fall down

C. would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that branch

( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that________.

A. that was a silly fellow B..that was a wise person

C.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him

( ) 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?

A.The brancd fell .B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.

C.Nasreddin was hurt himself. D..Both A and B.( ) 5.This story is about ________.

A.a foolish man B. a wise man

C.cutting a tree D.the necessity of taking good advice

5.

It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary went to answer it.

It‘s me-Peter.

Hullo, who‘s that?she asked.

Peter was a friend of Mary‘s eight-year-old brother,Johnny.

Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?said Mary.

Can I speak to johnny?

No,said Mary,you can‘t speak to him now.He is busy. He is gettingready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother is combing hishair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Mother is gettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I‘ve got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .

Mtiple choice

( )1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?

A.Johnny‘s sister B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny‘s mother

( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?

A.Mary‘s brother B.Mary‘s sister C.Mary‘s grandmother D.Johnny‘s mother

( )3.Johnny couldn‘t speak to Peter because Johnny _______.

A. was combing his hair B.was putting his shoes on

C.was getting his books D. was busy eating his hreakfast

( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?

A.Who are you?B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please

( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.

A. a lazy B.a clever boy C.a busy boy D.a hungry boy

6.

Nasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went tomarket.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade of a bigtree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys ofgrapes too.After their lunch they went to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to take grapes out of the other men‘s baskets and toput them in his.

Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him.What are you doing? hesaid angrily.

Oh,said Nasreddin,don‘t worry about me.I am half mad, and I do alot of strange things.

Oh,really?said the other man.Then why don‘t you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else‘s baskets?

You did not understand me,said Nasreddin.I said that I was half mad, not quite mad.

Multiple choice

( )1.Nasreddin went to market_______.

A. to sell his donkey B. to buy something

C. to sell his grapes D. to find a job

( ) 2. Nasreddin stopped______.

A.under a big tree B.near a big tree

C.around a big tree D.in a big tree

( )3.As Nasreddin was taking away the other men‘s grapes one

of the men_______.

A.pretended not to see him B. saw him and got angry

C.woke his fellows up D.came at him

( )4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things because_______.

A.he was clever B. he was quite mad

C.he was foolish D.he was half mad

( )5.In this story Nasreddin was ______.

A.a selfish man B.a strange man C.a friendly man D.a foolish man