初中英語閱讀理解初中英語閱讀理解PAGEPAGE8/8初中英語閱讀理解(一)JohnandBobbyworkedinthesamecompany.Bothofthemworkedveryhard.However,severalyearslater,Mr.Ted,thebossofthecompany,askedBobbytobemarketmanager.Johncouldnotacceptthefact.Hethoughtthebossonlylikedthosewhoflattered( 奉承)him.Sodecidednottoworkthere.ThebossknewJohnwellandaskedJohntodoonethingbeforeheleft.HeaskedJohntogoandfindoutanyonesellingwatermeloninthemarket.SoonJohnreturnedandsaidthathefoundamansellingwatermelon.Thebossaskedhimhowmuchthewatermelonwas.Johnshookhishead.ThebossaskedJohntowaitamoment.ThenhecalledBobbytocometohisoffice.HeaskedBobbytodothesamething.WhenBobbyreturned,hetoldthebossthatonlyonepersonwassellingwatermelon.Itwas$1.2akiloand$10for10kilos.Eachwatermelonweighedabout2kilos.AllcamefromtheSouthtwodaysago.JohnwasmuchmovedandrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.Chancesareinthedaily細節(jié))andamoresuccessfulpersonseesmoreandfarther.Whowasthemarketmanager?John. B.Bobby. C.Ted.HowdidJohnfeelaboutTed’schoicefirst?Moved. B.Annoyed. C.Accepted.WhydidTedaskJohnandBobbytodothesamething?Tobuysomefreshwatermelonsfortheworkers.Tofindthepriceofwatermeloninthemarket.TohelpJohnknowthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.4.Whatcanbethebest標題)forthepassage?More,Details,MoreChances.MorePractice,MoreSuccess.BetterLuck,BetterJobs.(二)Wespendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleep．Thismaysouldlikealotoftime，butitisnotwasted．Ourbodiesneedsleeptostayhealthy．Notgettingenoughaleepcanmakeussick．Sleepandourimmune（免疫）systemTheimmunesystemprotectsthebodyfromdiseasesandinfection（傳染NotgettingenoughsleephurtsthisprotectiveTheMayoClinicisaresearchhospitalintheUnitedStateItswebsiteexplainsthatwhenwesleepourbodiesproduce蛋白質(zhì)supportsleepandhelpusfightaddthatinfection-fightingantibodies（抗體）arereducedduringperiodswhenyoudon’tgetenoughsleep．AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofWashingtonintheU．S．seemstoconfirmWatsonwastheleadwriterofthesayshisstudyshowsthattheimmunesystemworksbestwhenthebodygetsenoughtheandhisteamstudied11pairsofisanimportantdifferencefromothersleepresearchdidnotstudyfoundthatthetwinwhosleptlesshadaweakerimmuneWatsonsayshisstudyshowedforthefirsttimethatalong-termlack（缺乏）ofsleepshutsdownpartsoftheimmunesystem．Hesayspartsthatmovewhitebloodcellsaroundthebodyareinfluenced．Whitebloodcellsfightinfectionsinthesyprovidesee證據(jù)tpstlhealthAndsleepisespeciallyimportanttoimmunehealth．TheresearcherspublishedtheirfindingsinthemagazineSleep．Howmuchsleepisenough?Tostayingoodhealth，expertsattheMayoClinicsaythatadultsshouldget7to8hoursofsleep．Teenagersneed9to10hours．Andschool-agedchildrenmayneedmorethan10hoursofsleepanight．Expertssayoursleepbecomespoorinour30s．Bythetimewereachour50s，theaveragepersonhaslost50percentoftheirabilitytohavearestfulsleep．Thesepeoplealsohavetroublefallingasleepandstayingasleepthroughthenight．Frommiddleageon，theysaytheseproblemsonlygetworse，andtheycaninfluenceourhealth．Signsyoumaynotbegettingenoughsleep●You’realwayshungryoryou’vegainedweight．●Youhavetroublemakingdecisions．Youhavetroubleremembering●Yourskindoesn’tlookgood．●Youarehavingtroubleseeing．Fromthefirstthreeparagraphsweknowthat ．itisawastetospendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleepwe’llbecomeseriouslyillifwedon’thaveenoughsleepenoughsleepdoesgoodtoinfection-fightingantibodiesimmunesystemisprotectedwhenpeoplebeginto2．FromWatson’sknow ．enoughsleephelpstheimmunesystemworkwellthestudyoftwinsisakindofcommonsleepstudytwinsneedlesssleepbuthavestrongerimmunesystemsleepingforalongtimeisimportanttoimmunehealth3．WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothePeopledon’tneed7to8hoursofsleepanightintheirThelessyousleepeverymoreweightyou’llC.Teenagersshouldgetmorethan10hoursofsleepaD.IfyourmemorygetsmaynotgetenoughWhatwillprobablybewritteninthefollowingA.Howtoimproveyoursleep B．Howimportantenoughsleepis!C.Howamazingifyoulookgood! D．Howtoavoidtroubleofseeing(三)Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful(有壓力的)life、Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That’showthousandsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughterClubsaroundtheworldandmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDrMadamKataria.“Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaway.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,”saysDrKataria.‘Everyone’snaturallygoodatlaughing it’sthewiththeirlives.”Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1300worldwide.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%So,whathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonestIwasn’tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingstupid.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay‘hohoho,hahaha,”whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan’ttellthedifferencebetweenfakelaughterandreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughterforreal—andsomepeoplejustcouldn’tstop! AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxedandcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou’reunderstress,thenstartlau ghter.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults!InwhichcountrywasthefirstlaughterClubstarted?Britain B.America C.Australia D.IndiaHowdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?Surprised B.Pleased C.Nervous D.StressfulWhendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?AfterafewminutesB.AfterafewhoursC.AfterafewsecondsD.AfterafewdaysWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Fakelaughterandreallaughterarebothgoodforhealth.40%ofthepeopleinLaughterClubsaregoodfriendsAdultslaughmoreoftenthanchildreninaday.Laughingisthebestwaytopreventillness.Fromthepassage,ifunderstresswhatyouwilldo？gotheopenair B.talktoyourbestfriendsC.startlaughingD.singsongs(四)Howcanyoubuyamealforlunchwithoutanymoneyinyourpocket？StudentsinClass9,Grade8atMountainandLakeMiddleSchoolinChengdu,Sichuan,havetheirways.Theygiveoutflyers(傳單),drawportraits(人物素描)andworkaswaiters.Theclass,workingineightgroups,finishedtheactivity.ExperiencingLifeforSevenHours,onMarch18,“Ifoundstudentswastetheirfoodinthedininghall,”theclassteacher,DengGuiyongsaid,“SoIheldthisactivitytohelpthemunderstandhowharditistomakemoney.”JiangYao,15,andhisgroupmembersstoodinthestreetsgivingoutflyersforabouttwohoursandgotthemoneyfortheirlunch.Thentheyworkedaswaitersinapizzarestaurantcleaningthefloor；andtoiletsandgettingfoodforguests,“Wewerebusyallalong,sowewereterriblyexhaustedaftertheday’shardwork.”saidJiang.“Weeachgotapizzaasaprize,whichtastedmuchbetterthanoneIatewithmyparentsbefore.”WhenXieNi’sgroupdidn'tmakeanymoneyinthreehours,themembersbecamenervousabouttheirlunch.The14yearoldgirlcameupwiththeideaofdrawingportraitstosell,“Isoldfourportraitsandonetouristevenpaidus100yuanforhisportrait,”saidXie.Xierealizedthatlifeisreallyhard.“Wehavetoworkhardtogetthemoneytopayforevenasimplemeal.”Xiesaid,“Wemustvaluethehappylifetoday.”O(jiān)ntopofmakingmoney,eachgroupwasaskedtodoatleastfivegooddeedsduringthesevenhours.Studentshelpedtheoldcrosstheroad,gavedirectionstotouristsandturnedinalostbuscard.Fromtheteacher’swords,wecanseethatthestudents .usuallywastefoodintheirdailylifeB.realizelifeisreallynoteasyC.knowit’shardtomakemoneyD.havetheirownwaystogetfoodwithoutmoneyTheunderlinedword“exhausted”inParagraph3means .happy B.crazyC.tired D.boringInordertomakemoney,thestudentshavedoneallexcept .helptheoldcrosstheroadB.giveoutflyersC.drawportraits D.workaswaitersThepurposeofthisactivityisto .letthestudentsgetfoodB.helpthestudentslearntovaluetheirtoday’slifeC.helppeopleinneed D.givethestudentsachancetolearntoworkWhat’sthebesttitleforthepassage?LifeIsReallyHard B.It’sToBeAVolunteerC.HowToworkForPeopleD.ExperiencingLifeForSevenHours(五)It'sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourcatwatching,shewillprobablyovereataswell.InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror”thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.“Catsarecleveranimalswithalongmemory,”JaneBrunt,directoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare.”Becausecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding(搜刮)thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,this explainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtoThere'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefit( )yourcat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepinghabitisbestforbothofyou.There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitsoftlybreathing,eyeshalfclosed,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation(冥想)，”Bruntsaid.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.So,accordingtoscience,thoughwethinkthatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?Whatdoestheword“terrifying”inparagraph1mean?可怕的 B.高興的 C.傷心的 D.無聊的Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?Catscancopyhumans'behaviours.Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4referto?Humans'keepingsearchingthefridge.Humans'drinkinggreenteaandgoingtoyogaCats'copyinghumans'habitoflookingforfood.Cats'goingtotheirownersforfood.Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?Toremainpeaceful. B.Tobeabletocopy.C.Tostayhungry. D.Tolookuptofriends.Thebesttitlethepassagecouldbe“ Yourcatcanbringyoupleasure B.YouarecopyingyourcatC.Youcanmakeyourcatsocial D.Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit(六)Sadnessandhappinessareoftentalkedaboutbypeopleintheirsparetime.Mostpeoplewantthemselvestobehappyforever,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Otherssayifyouownlotsofmoneyandsuccess,youwillbehappy.However,moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.AfamousGreekthinker,Aristotle,said,“Happinessdependsonourselves.”That’stosay,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.Forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,whichwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessishelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingorhelpoutwithsomethingsaroundthehouseforanelderlyperson.Ifyoudoabove,youwillbehappy.Howmanysuggestionsofhappinessarementionedinthispassage?One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.Ifyouwanttoenjoythesimplethingsinlife,youcan .listentoyourfavoritemusic B.remembersomeproblemsC.thinkaboutgettingintocollege D.readabadbookAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringyoulastinghappiness.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,youcangoshoppingforanelderlyperson.Spendingenoughtimethinkingaboutthefuturecanenjoythepresent.Activepersonmayliveahappierlifethaninactiveperson.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?Readingagoodbook. B.Travellingtoaforeigncountry.C.Playingasport. D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?Howtoliveahappylife. B.Howtodependonourselves.C.Howtohelptheoldpeople. D.Howtogetagood(七)“Tom?Areyouinbedyet?”calledMrs.White.Therewasnoanswer.Mrs.Whiteputdownherbookandwenttoher14-year-oldson’sroom.Tomwassittinginfrontofarightcomputerscreen(屏幕)onwhichacolorfuldragon(龍)jumpedandshouted.“Oh,Tom!You’restillplayingonthatcomputer.Youmuststopnow,it’shalfpasteleven.Ifyoudon’tgotobedsoon,you’llbeverytiredtomorrow.”saidMrs.White.“ButI’venearlybeatenthedragon.”saidTom.Mrs.Whitecouldseetheexcitement(激動)onherson’sface.Shesatdownbesidehim.“Youarealwaysplayingonthatcomputer.Youspendmoretimewiththismachinethanwithyourfamily.”shesaidwithasmile.“What’ssospecial(特別的)aboutit?Showmewhatitcando!”Tomwasveryexcited.“Ithinkthisisagreatcomputer ,Mum!”hesaidhappily.“Thehardware(硬件)isgood.There’ssomuch memory(內(nèi)存)andithassomewonderfulsoftwareprogrammes.Thisgame,Dragonsplayer,ismyfavourite,butIsometimesborrowgamesfromDannyandotherfriends.Idon’thavetoworryaboutanyinfected(被感染的)disks(磁盤)becauseIhaveavirus(病毒)detector(監(jiān)測)whichcangooveranydiskandcheckitforviruses.Letmeshowyou!”Tombegantapping(敲打)keysonthekeyboard(鍵盤).Thescreenchangedinanswertohisorders命令).“Oh,Tom.”laughedMrs.White.“I’msureit’sawonderfulcomputer,butI’mafraidIdon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.”WhenMrs.WhitewascallingTom,hewas .lyinginbedreadingabook B.onthecomputerwithadragonC.standinginfrontofthescreenofthecomputerD.playingcomputergamesinhisbedroomFromthepassageweknowthatthestoryhappened .beforeTomwenttoschoolinthemorningbeforeTomwenttobedatnightjustasthedragonjumpedandshoutedafterTomhadsleptforsomehoursintheeveningTomwasveryexcitedbecause .hehadaradiodetectorinhiscomputerhewasworryingabouttheinfecteddiskshehadnearlybeatenthedragonincomputergamehismothercameupstairstoaskhimtogotobed4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?TomlikedplayingcomputergamesTomenjoyedplayingwithrealdragonsTomhatedtappingonthekeyboardTomhatedteachinghismotherhowtoplaythecomputer5.HowdidTomgetonwithhismother?Mrs.Whitewasveryhardonherson.Mrs.Whitelovedhersonandtookgoodcareofhim.Tomdidn’twanttotalkaboutthecomputerwithhismother.Tomthoughthismotherwasaswonderfulasthecomputergame.(八)ItisverypopulartoshopontheInternet.Therearemoreandmoreadvertisements(廣告)intheWeb.YouhavetobecarefulnottobetrickedbytheadvertisementsontheInternet.Youmayfindsomethingcheap,butitisn’talwayscheap.Andsomeso -callednewthingsjusthaveanewoutside.However,shoppingonlineisakindoffashionable(時髦的)thingtoday.Ilovetobuythingsofeverydayuse,soIoftengetlotsofinformationaboutthemonwebsitesonline.Forexample,ifIwantanMP3,Icanchoosemyfavouriteone,andlookforwhattheuserslikeordon’tlikeaboutit,thesedecide(決定)whether(是否)tobuyornot.Andatthesametime,youdon’thavetogotoashoporwalkaroundacrowded(擁擠的)shoppingmall,soyoudon’thavetospendmuchtime.TheInternetisreallyusefulforshopping,butbecarefulnotbespendtoomuch.Ifyouwanttoshoponline,youshould .havemuchmoney B.alwaysbelieve相信)theadvertisementsC.neverbelievetheadvertisements D.becarefulnottobetrickedWhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheadvertisementsonline?Theyarealwaystrue. B.Theyarenotuseful.C.Theyareallinteresting. D.Sometimesthey’renottrue.Whatdoesthewriteroftenbuyonline?So-callednewthings. B.ThingslikeanMP3.C.Allthecheapthings. D.Thingslikeahouse.Ifyoushoponline,you .spendlesstime B.spendmoremoney.C.canbuyexpensivethings D.canonlybuythingswithanewoutsideWhatist