初中英语阅读14 4页

初中英语阅读14（有答案）A.TrueorFalseMikeenjoyedgoingfishinganddecidedthatheneededanewboat.AfriendnamedPetersaidthatheknewofaboatforsaleataplacecalledWhiteBay.Miketelephonedandaskedwhyitwasforsale.Thewomanwhowassellingtheboatexplainedthatithadbeenherhusband’s.HisnamewasWayneandheusedtogofishingalotatnight.Onemorning,however,anotherfishermanhadfoundWayne’sboatemptyoutatsea.Waynewasn’tintheboatandpeoplethoughtthathehaddrowned（淹死）.Thewomansaidthatherhusband’sbodyhadneverbeenfound.Nowshehatedtheboatandwantedtosellitquickly.ItwasagoodfishingboatbutMikeboughtitverycheaply.Hemovedtheboat100kilometresorsotoaharbournearwherehelived.OneFridayMikeandPeterwereoutintheboatalongwayfromthecoast.Itsuddenlybecameverycloudyandtheairwaswhite,sotheycouldn’tseeanythingaroundthem.MiketoldPetertoturnofftheengineandwaitfortheweathertogetbetter.Hesaidthatastheywerealongwayfromland,itwasmuchsafertowait.Themenwaitedbuttheweatherdidn’timprove.Infact,itgotworse.Atteno’clockMiketoldPetertostarttheengineoftheboat,butitwouldn’tstart.Miketriedtousetheradio,butitwasbroken.Thenthelightswentout.Theywereinthedarkinabroken-downboatalongwayouttosea.Ataround12a.m.theydecidedtogotosleep.ThenextthingMikeknewitwasmorningandhecouldhearsomethingnoisy.Wasitanotherboat?Heopenedhiseyesandlookedout.Thenoisewasn’taboat,itwasacar.Theirboatwasinaharbour,butnotMike’sharbour.TheboatwasbackinWhiteBaywhereMikehadboughtit.Maybeonlyonepersoncouldhavebroughttheboattheresafely.ThatwasWayne,andhewasdead.1.Mikewantedtobuyanewboatbecausehelikedfishing.2.Waynewasn’tintheboatwhenhisboatwasfoundatsea.3.Wayne’swifehatedherhusbandandwantedtoselltheboatquickly.4.Mikeboughtthegoodfishingboatinaverylowprice.5.Theyturnedofftheengineandwaitedwhentheymetaheavyrain.6.Atteno’clocktheycouldusetheradiotoasksomebodyforhelp.7.MikefoundtheirboatwasbackinWhiteBaythenextmorning.1.T2.T3.F4.T5.F6.F7.TB.ChoosetherightanswerLillwasaFrenchgirlwhomovedtoAmericawithherfamily.Shedroppedoutofschoolattheageof16.Shehadtoworktosupport（供养、养活）thefamily.HerEnglishwasverypoor.Shedidn’thavetheconfidence（自信）toknockonthedoorofacompanytoaskforajob.Oneday,Lillsawasignatacompany.“Helpwanted,”thesignsaid.Shewalkeduptotheofficeandknockedonthedoor.Shewasmetbytheofficemanager,MargaretCostello.InherbrokenEnglish,Lilltoldhershewasinterestedinthesecretarialposition（秘书职位）,andsaidthatshewas19.Margaretknewsomethingwasn’tright,butdecidedtogivethegirlachance.Margaretsatherdownatatypewriterandsaid,“Lill,let’sseehowgoodyoureallyare.”SheletLilltypeasingleletter,andthenleft.Lilllookedattheclockandsawthatitwas11:40a.m.Everyonewouldleaveforlunchatnoon.Shethoughtthatshecouldslipaway（溜走）inthecrowdthen.Butshethoughtsheshouldatleasttrytheletter.Onherfirsttry,shegotthroughoneline.Ithadfivewords,andshemadefourmistakes.Shepulledthepaperoutandthrewitaway.Theclocknowshowed11:45.Onhersecondtry,Lillgotthroughafullparagraph,butstillmademanymistakes.Againshepulledoutthepaper,threwitoutandstartedover.Thistimeshecompletedtheletter,buttherewerestillmanymistakes.Shelookedattheclock:11:55.Justthen,Margaretwalkedin.Shereadtheletterandthensaid,“Lill,youdidagoodjob.”Lillwassurprised.Withthosesimplewordsofencouragement（鼓励）,herconfidencebegantogrow.Shethought,“Well,ifshethinksit’sgood,thenitmustbegood.IthinkI’llstay!”Lilldidstayatthecompanyfor51years,andthroughtwoworldwars–allbecausesomeonegaveashyand4\nuncertainyounggirlthegiftofself-confidencewhensheknockedonthedoor.1.Lilldroppedoutofschoolattheageof16.Here“droppedoutofschool”means________.A)leftschoolinsuchahurryB)leftschoolwithoutfinishingstudiesC)ranoutofschoolsoquicklyD)cameoutofschoolwithconfidence2.Lillwalkeduptotheofficeinorderto________oneday.A)findasignatacompanyB)chooseanofficemanagerC)askforajobD)lookforasecretary3.MargaretCostello________.A)letLilltypeasingleletterB)askedLilltoslipawayinthecrowdC)letLillleaveforlunchD)askedLilltolookattheclock4.Lillpulledthepaperoutandthrewitaway________.A)aftertheletterwasfinishedB)whentheclockshowed11:45C)afterMargaretcamebackD)whenshelookedattheclock:11:555.Lill’sconfidencebegantogrow________.A)becausesomeonegavehertheletterB)becauseofthesignatthecompanyC)becauseshestayedatthecompanyfor51yearsD)becauseofthesimplewordsofencouragement6.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A)Lilldidn’tslipaway,shetriedtotypetheletterwell.B)WhenLillcompletedtheletter,thereweremanymistakes.C)Lilldidagoodjobassoonasshemetbytheofficemanager.D)ThemanagerknewLillwasn’tgoodatEnglish,butshestillgaveherachance.7.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A)TypeasingleletterforacompanyB)FindagoodjobofsecretaryC)OpenthedoorofconfidenceD)Believethegirlofhonesty1.B2.C3.A4.B5.D6.C7.CC.AnswerthequestionManyyoungpeoplewanttobecomefamous.Theywanttobeafilmstar,orworkonapopularmusicalshow(音乐剧).Inourdreams,thesethingshappeneasily.Butwhatislifelikefortheyoungpeoplewhoreallyrealizetheirdreams?In2005anewmusical,BillyElliot,openedinEngland.Itwasagreatsuccess.Ittoldthestoryofapoorboy,calledBillyElliot,wholivedinScotland.Hewantedtobeaballetdancer.Billyis13atthebeginningofthestory,and17attheend.SotheshowhastwoactorsplayingBillyatdifferentages.Threedifferentboystaketurns（轮流）atbeingBilly.Theboyscan’tworkeverynightbecauseofEnglishlawsabouthowlongyoungpeoplecanwork.TheboyswhoplayBillybeathundredsofotherboystogetthepart.Theyhavetobeabletosingreallywell.Theydonothavetobeabletodance,buttheyhavetoworkveryhardtolearn!BillyElliothaschangedtheirlives.TheboyswhoplayBillyliveinLondon,nearthetheatre,forfourweeks.Sotheymisstheirfamilyandfriends.InEnglandyouhavetogotoschooluntilyouare16yearsold.Sotheboyshavelessonsduringthedayandthenworkintheevening.Theboysspendmostoftheirweekendspracticingtheirsinginganddancing.Everyevening,oneoftheboysisworkingontheshowwhileanotherboyspendsalleveningsittinginthetheatre.So,iftheboywhoisactingthatnighthurtshimself,theotherboycantakeoverandtheshowdoesn’tstop.Whentheyknewtheshowwasabigsuccess,theproducersneededmoreboys.Theboysalreadyworkingontheshowweregettingolder--theirvoicescouldchange!Sotheproducerslookedathundredsofboysandchose15totrain.ManyoftheseboyscametoLondonandtrainedforawholeyearbeforetheproducersdecidediftheywantedthem.Imaginehowhardthatmustbe!Becomingastarisn’teasy.Notlikeinyourdreams!1.Howwasanewmusical,BillyElliot?It_________________________________________________________________2.ThemusicalisaboutapoorboynamedBillyElliot,wholivedinScotland,isn’tit?__________,_______________________________________________________4\n3.Whycan’ttheboysworkeverynight?Theycan’tworkeverynight__________________________________________4.Whatdotheboysdoduringthedayandintheevening?They_____________________________________________________________5.Howlongdotheboysspendpracticingtheirsinginganddancing?They_____________________________________________________________6.Howmanyboysdidtheproducerslookatandhowmanyofthemwerechosentotrain?They_____________________________________________________________7.Whatdoyouthinkofbecomingastar?_________________________________________________________________1.wasagreatsuccess.100.Yes,itis.2.becauseofEnglishlawsabouthowlongyoungpeoplecanwork.becausetheywillbreakEnglishlaws.3.havelessonsduringthedayandworkintheevening.103.spendmostoftheirweekends.4.lookedathundredsofboysand15/ofthemwerechosentotrain.5.Becomingastarisn’teasy.It’shard/difficulttobecomeastar.It’snoteasytobecomeastar.D.ChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassageFrom:judith102@mail.netTo:tands@message.comSubject:Rememberme?Date:June18HiSarahandTom!Doyourememberme?I’mJudith.IusedtoliveinnumberfifteenDortlingStreet,just1thecornerfromyou.JustbeforeIleft,yougavemeyoure-mailaddressbutIhaven’tmailedyoubeforenow.WhenIfirstleft,Iwenttolivewithmymotherbecauseshewasveryillandneeded2tolookafterher.Shehasasleepingdisorderandifshegetsupatnight,she3forgetswheresheis.Itwasverydifficulttolookafterher.Sheoftenhadtogotothedoctor.Mysisterislookingafterhernow.IwasveryfortunatetogetajobinLondon,andthat’swhereI’mlivingnow.It’sveryinteresting4ithasbeenverycoldthiswinter.Ihaveajobinaninsurance（保险）company,workingatthehelpdesk.Thepeoplehavebeenveryfriendlytomeandhelpedmetofeelathomehere.OfcourseIhavevisitedallmaintourist5likeWestminsterAbbey,LondonBridgeandBuckinghamPalace.It’swonderfultoseealltheplacesthatwe6toreadaboutandseeontelevision.I’vealsobeentoParis,whichisnotfaraway,andseenallthebeautifulplacesliketheEiffelTowerandtheLouvre.It’svery7tohaveacupofcoffeeinacaféinParis.Youhavetopayjusttositdown.That’senoughaboutme.Whatareyoudoing?Areyoustillworkingatthesameplaces?Areyoustilllivinginthesamehouse?IplantocomebackforavacationnextmonthandhopethatIcanseeyouthen.Pleasee-mailmeandletmeknowifthatisallrightwithyou.Love,Judith1.A)inB)ofC)aroundD)under2.A)nobodyB)somebodyC)anybodyD)everybody3.A)finallyB)mainlyC)neverD)sometimes4.A)althoughB)becauseC)unlessD)when5.A)museumsB)environmentsC)attractionsD)exhibitions6.A)encouragedB)helpedC)triedD)used7.A)confidentB)expensiveC)thankfulD)beautiful4\n1.C2.B3.D4.A5.C6.D7.BE.ReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsUncleHenryandAuntMaywentonholidaystoAlaska.Mom,DadandIwenttovisitthemwhentheygotback,andtheyshowedusthevideotheymadethere.Thisismyreview.Thevideotellsthestoryofhowtheylefthomeandf1tothewestcoast.Thevideoshowsuslotsofcloudsthatcanseeoutofthewindowoftheplane.Whentheygottothecoast,theytraveledbytraintoaplacewheretheycouldgetonabigship.Theydidn’tknowthenameoftheplace.Itwasn’tmentioned（提到）o2thevideo.UncleHenryandAuntMaycouldn’trememberitwhenIaskedthem.Whentheygotonthebigship,theysailedupthecoastofCanadatoAlaska.ThevideohasmanypicturesofAuntMaywithiceandsnow,AuntMaywithwater,AuntMayatthefrontoftheship,andAuntMaywithotherpeople.Wedidn’tknowanyofthepeople,butwehadtoheartheirlifes3.AuntMayinsistedonpausing（暂停）thevideoandtellingus.Themoste4partwaswhentheycameclosetoariverthatturnedintoakindofwaterfallintothesea.Theycameupr5closeandoneofthetouroperatorsleanedoverthefrontoftheshipandtriedtocatchsomeofthewaterinacup.Weallwantedtoknowwhethershewouldfallintotheoceanb6shegotthewater.Shedidn’t.Othersurprisingpartswerewhentheysawaseal（海豹）sleepingonaniceberg,andwhenAuntMaytrippedoverapieceofropeanda7fellover.UncleHenrykeptsaying,“Areyouallright,dear?”IthinkthisisaninterestingvideoandIlikeitverymuch.1.flew2.on3.stories4.exciting/enjoyable5.really/rather6.before7.almost4