初中英語趣味閱讀理解題4篇及答案

1、閱讀理解練習(xí)（ 1）a farmer had a cow. he took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. he telephoned the vet.“ what s the problem.” the vet asked him when he arrived.“ my cow s ill,” the farmer sa“id.i don t know what'sthe matter withher. she s lying down and won t ea

2、t. she s making a strange noise.”the vet looked over the cow. "she s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."he took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "give her these.the pills should make her better."“ how

3、 should i give them to her.” the farmer asked.the vet gave him a tube and said, "put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in thetube and blow. thatll make it."the next day the vet came to the farm again. the farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“ how s your co

4、w.” the vet asked.“ no change, ” the farmer said,“ and i m feeling very strange myself.” “ oh.” the vet said, "why."“ i did what you said,” the farmer answered.“ i put the tube in the cow s mouth and then put two pills down it.”“ and.” the vet asked.“ the cow blew first,” the farmer said.1

5、. in the story, the vet must be .a. the farmer's friendb. a milk factoryc. a hospital for cowsd. a doctor for animals 2.the farmer asked the vet for help when his cow a. couldn't lie downb. didn't eat the pillsc. couldn't make any noised. was ill 3.what medicine did the vet give the

6、farmer.a. bottle of pills.b. a long tube.c. two pills.d. a small box. 4.the vet taught the farmer how .a. to blow the tubeb. to make the cow take the pillsc. to take the medicined. to put the tube in his mouth 5.which of the following is true.a. the farmer ate the pills himself.b. the cow got better

7、 after taking the medicine.c. the vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.d. the farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.閱讀理解練習(xí)（2 ）henry was an office worker in a big city. he worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. he usually went to the seaside, but

8、 one year he saw an advertisement in anewspaper.“ enjoy country life. spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food. freshair. horse riding. walking. fishing. cheap and interesting.”“ this sounds a good idea,” he thought.“ i ll spend a month at west hill farm. i think i canenjoyhorseriding,walkinga

9、ndfishing.they llmakea chan gefromsittingbythe seaside and swimming.” he wrote to the farmer. in the letter he said that he would like tospend all of july there. then on the first of july, he left for west hill farm.but four days later, he returned home.“ what was wrongwith west hill farm.” his best

10、 friend, ed, askedhim.“ didn t you enjoy country life.”“ country life was very good,” henry said.“ but there was another problem.” “ oh. what. ”“ well, ” he said,“ the first day i was there a sheep died, and we had roastmutton fordinner.”“ what's wrong with that.” ed asked.“ fresh meat is the be

11、st.”“ i know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “ lucky you.”“ you don't understand,” henry said.“ on the third day a pig died eanhdadwroast pork for dinner.”“ a different meat every day,” ed said loudly,“ and you are complaining.” “ let me finish,” henry said.

12、“ on the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dtaorsetayfor dinner.”1. how did henry find out about the farm.a. he saw it in a newspaper advertisement.b. his best friend told him.c. he wrote to the farmer.d. maybe he learned it from the radio.2. henry came back home several days later becaus

13、e .a. he didn't like the country life at allb. the farmer wasn t friendly to himc. his holiday was overd. he thought he might have to eat the farmer3. “and you are complaining.” , the word“ complain ” means .a. 夸獎(jiǎng)b. 說明c. 埋怨d. 故弄玄虛 4.which of the following sentences is true.a. ed could eat a diff

14、erent kind of meat every day.b. henry thought he could enjoy a change.c. henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.d. the farmer died because of the bad meat he ate. 5.which is the best title for the passage.a. what a beautiful farm.b. have a good time.c.a short holiday

15、d. henry and the farmer.閱讀理解練習(xí)（ 3 ）ellen parker was worried about her health. she could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. she was soon out of breath.“ i suppose i had better go to the doctor,” she thought.she went to the doctor and told him her problem.“ i m not sur

16、prised at all,” he said.“ it s obvious what your problem is.”he looked her over and then gave her some advice.“ if you don t do what i say, mrs. parker,” he said,“ you will have a heaortualdttack. it c kill you.”ellen parker was very worried as she left the doctor s. she knew that she had to take hi

17、s advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.the next day she went shopping. the first shop she went into was a butcher s shop.“ i d like ten pounds of steak, please,” she said.“ certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak.he b

18、rought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale.“ that s just under ten pounds,” he said.“ that big enough,” mrs. parker said. the butcher worked out the price.“ at$ 4.99a poundthat will be $49.50,please. wouldyou like meto cut it up intosmaller pieces for you.”“ oh, i don t

19、 want to buy the meat,mrs. pa”rk er said.“ if you don t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily,“ why did you ask me to get it for you. ”“ my doctor told me that i am over-weight and i have to lose ten pounds. i wanted tosee what ten pounds of meat looked like.”1. why did ellen parker visit the

20、 doctor.a. she had had a heart attack.b. she had a problem with her health.c. she was unhappy about her weight.d. she could not sleep well.2. what did the doctor advise her to do.a. to lose weight.b. to eat more meat.c. to come and see him again.d. to look after her heart.3. why did ellen parker ask

21、 for ten pounds of steak.a. she wanted to buy some for dinner.b. she wanted to lose weight.c. her doctor had told her to eat steak.d. she wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.4. what was ellen parker's real problem.a. she ate too much steak.b. she weighed too much.c. the doctor did

22、not know.d. she could not walk very quickly.5. what did the doctor think might happen to ellen.a. she might put on more weight.b. she might stop eating too much.c. she might have a heart attack.d. she might go to another doctor.閱讀理解練習(xí)（ 4）several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three

23、of the most important people in america. one was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of new york.the reporter was talking to them about being important.“ how do we know if someone is really important.” the repo

24、rter asked the banker.the banker thought for a few moments and then said,“ i think anybody who is invited to the white house to meet the president of the united states is really important.”the reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“ do you agree with that. ” she asked.the man s

25、hook his head,“ no. i think the president invites a lot of people to the white house.you donlybe importantif whileyouwerevisitingthepresident,therewasa telephone call from the president of another country, and the president of the us said hewas too busy to answer it.”the reporter turned to the third

26、 man.“ do you think so.”“ no, i don t. ” he said.“ i don t think that mvaikseitosrthimeportant. that makes the president important.”“ thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant.”th ereporterand the othertwo men asked.“ oh, i think if the visitor to the white house was talking to the president and the phon

27、erang, and the president picked up the receiver, listened and then said, it s for you.”1. this story happened in .a. englandb. americac. japand. australia 2.there are in this passage.a. two men and two womenb. three men and one womanc. three women and one mand. four women 3.the banker thought .a. he was really important because he was a rich bankerb. the visitor to the white house was r