初中英語課外閱讀

1、初中英語課外閱讀：（一）農(nóng)夫和蘋果樹A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that

2、 if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his wood where n

3、o one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Laterthe friendasked thefarmer whyhe hadplanted thetree insuch apoor place."What'sthedifference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would havestolenthe fruit. IfI

4、had planted thetree inone ofmy field,my neighbors wouldhave comeatnight and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children wouldhave taken the fruit.""Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have r

5、obbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"（二）閱讀理解趣味故事題Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three 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

6、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 reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“ I think anybody who is invited to the WhiteHouse to meet the President

7、of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“ Do you agree with that?asked.The man shook his head,“ No. I think the President invitelsotaof people to theWhiteHouse.You?d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there wa

8、s a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.The reporter turned to the third man.“ Do you think so?”“ No, Idon?t. ” he said.“ I don?t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the Presidentimportant.”“ Then what wou

9、ld make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“ Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, andthe President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ,it?s for you.?”1.This story happened in _.A. EnglandB. AmericaC.

10、 JapanD. Australia2.There are _ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3.The banker thought _.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC.the visitorwhomet the Preside

11、ntoftheUnitedStates intheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant.D. the reporter was really important4.The owner of the very large company thought _.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompanies B. the banker was really important.C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New Y

12、ork was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought _.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New YorkB. the owner of the ve

13、ry large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important（三）趣味閱讀理解題,A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care

14、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 said.“ I don?t know what's the matter with her. She?s lying down andwon?t eat. She?s making a strange noise.”The vet look ed ov

15、er the cow. "She?s certainly ill," he said, "and sheneeds to take some very strongmedicine."He tooka bottle outof his box, put twopillsintohis handand said,"Giveher these. Thepillsshould make her better."“ How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave hi

16、m a tube (管子 )and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tubeand blow. That?ll 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 cow?” the vet asked.“ No change, ” the farmer said,“ and

17、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 twopills down it.”“ And? ” the vet asked.“ The cow blew first,” the far.mer said6. In the story , the vet must be _.A. the farmer's

18、friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals7.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 ill8.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.

19、D. A small box.9.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 mouth10.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the

20、 farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.（四）英語趣味閱讀：But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled（溺愛）. His father knew it, but his grandma doted onhim.He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or

21、threw a temper tantrum.Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door."Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?""Cry?" John as

22、ked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"（五）英語幽默小故事: 獎賞A lady lost her handbag. It was found byan honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse, she commented,"Hmmm. That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills.&qu

23、ot;The boy quickly replied, "That's right,lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, shedidn't haye any change for a reward."（六） The House of 1000 Mirrors千鏡之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. Asmall,happylittle doglearn

24、ed ofthis place and decided tovisit.When hearrived,he houncedhappily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his earslifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wag