初中趣味英語閱讀初中趣味英語閱讀初中趣味英語閱讀資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月初中趣味英語閱讀版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準:發布日期：Passage9Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.

“What’stheproblem?”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.

“Mycow’sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She’smakingastrangenoise.”

Thevetlookedoverthecow."She’scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine."

Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter."

“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?”thefarmerasked.

Thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That’llmakeit."

Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.

“How’syourcow?”thevetasked.

“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”

“Oh?”thevetsaid,"Why"

“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow’smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”

“And?”thevetasked.

“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.

1.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.

A.thefarmer'sfriendB.amilkfactory

C.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals

2.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______

A.couldn'tliedownB.didn'teatthepills

C.couldn'tmakeanynoiseD.wasill

3.Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?

A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube.

C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox.

4.Thevettaughtthefarmerhow_________.

A.toblowthetubeB.tomakethecowtakethepills

C.totakethemedicineD.toputthetubeinhismouth

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself.

B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.

C.Thevetcametohelpthefarmerchangethecowthenextday.

D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.

Passage9答案：1-5DDCBAPassage10

Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.

Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.

“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporteraskedthebanker.

Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.”

Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat?”sheasked.

Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”

Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso?”

“No,Idon’t.”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”

“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.

“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’”

1.Thisstoryhappenedin_______.

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia

2.Thereare_______inthispassage.

A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewoman

C.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen

3.Thebankerthought_______.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker

B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant.

D.thereporterwasreallyimportant

4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.

A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompanies

B.thebankerwasreallyimportant.C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportantD.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork

B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitor

D.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportantPassage10答案：1-5BBCDCPassage11

Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”

“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.

Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.

“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife”

“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”

“Oh.What”

“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”

“What'swrongwiththat”

Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”

“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”

“Luckyyou!”

“Youdon'tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”

“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!”

“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare(敢)stayfordinner!”

1.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?

A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause________.

A.hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohimC.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer

3.“…andyouarecomplaining!”,theword“complain”means______.

A.夸獎B.解釋C.抱怨D.故弄玄虛

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.

B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.

C.Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.

D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatabeautifulfarm!B.Haveagoodtime.C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.Passage11答案：1-5ADCBC

Passage12

EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.Shewassoonoutofbreath(氣喘吁吁).

“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.

Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.

“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”hesaid.“It’sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”

Helookedheroverthengavehersomeadvice.

“Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.”

EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.

Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop(肉鋪).

“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak(牛排),please,”shesaid.

“Certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale(秤).

“That’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.

“Thatbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.

“At$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?”

“Oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

“Ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?”

“MydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.”

1.WhydidEllenParkervisitthedoctor?

A.Shehadhadaheartattack.B.Shehadaproblemwithherhealth.

C.Shewasunhappyaboutherweight.D.Shecouldnotsleepwell.

2.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

A.Toloseweight.B.Toeatmoremeat.

C.Tocomeandseehimagain.D.Tolookafterherheart.

3.WhydidEllenParkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?

A.Shewantedtobuysomefordinner.B.Shewantedtoloseweight.

C.Herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.

D.Shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.

4.WhatwasEllenParker'srealproblem?

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.B.Sheweighedtoomuch.

C.Thedoctordidnotknow.D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.

5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen?

A.Shemightputonmoreweight.B.Shemightstopeatingtoomuch.

C.Shemighthaveaheartattack.D.Shemightgotoanotherdoctor.Passage12答案：1-5BADBCPassage5ShaveMeFirstAbarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandtocutthesmallboy'shair.Thebarbersaid,“Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'shairfirst,ortoshaveyou?”“Oh,shaveme.”saidtheyoungman.“ThenI'llgodowntheroadandhaveaglassofwinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”Theyoungmansatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantoshavehim.Whenhehadfinished,theyoungmangotupandsaid,“I'llgodowntheroadnowandhavemywinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”“Allright,butIwon'ttakelong.”thebarberwarnedhim.Theyoungmanwentout,thesmallboyobedientlysatdowninthebarber'schair，andthebarberbegantocuthishair.Ashehadsaid,hesoonfinished,andthentheboysatdownandwaited.Attheendofhalfanhour,whentheyoungmanhadstillnotcomeback,thebarbersaidtotheboy,“Itisapitythatyourdaddy'stakingsuchalongtime.Whereishelikelytobenow?”“Ican'tguess,”answeredthesmallboy.“Andthatmanwasn'tmydaddy.I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.Iwasplayinginthestreetthismorning,andhecameuptomeandaskedmewhetherI'dliketohavemyhaircutwithouthavingtopayanything.IsaidIwould,becausemyhairwasratherlong,sohebroughtmehere.”譯文：先給我刮臉一個理發師在自己的理發店里，正忙著給一個男人剪發，就在這時，一個英俊年輕的陌生男人走了進來。他領著一個小男孩。他們坐下一直等到理發師剪完。然后這個年輕人讓理發師給他刮刮臉，給小男孩理個發。理發師問到，“你是想讓我先給男孩理發，還是先給你刮臉”“先給我刮臉。”年輕人說到。“然后在你給男孩理發時我去喝點紅酒。”年輕人坐在椅子上，理發師開始給他刮臉。當給他刮完臉后，年輕人站了起來，說到，“你給這個孩子理發，我去喝點酒。”“好的，我一會就剪完了。”理發師提醒他。年輕人出去了。小男孩乖乖地坐在椅子上。理發師開始給他剪發。正如理發師所說，他很快就給男孩理完了發，然后小男孩就坐下等。半個小時過去了，年輕人還是沒有回來，于是理發師對小男孩說到，“你爸爸出去這么長時間，他有可能在哪里呢”“我猜不出，”小男孩回答到。“那個人不是我爸爸。我以前從未見過他。今天早晨我在街上玩，他走過來問我是否想不花錢理個發。我說想，因為我的頭發的確太長了。于是他就把我帶到這兒來了。”Passage6AttheWaxworksExhibitionOnerainySaturdayafternoon,NancyandSmithwerewonderingwhattodo,whensuddenlySmithhadanidea.“Iknow,”hesaidenthusiastically,“I'lltakeyoutoaplacemyfatherusedtotakemetowhenIwasaboy.No,don'taskquestions;justgetyourumbrellaandgetintothecar.”HalfanhourlatertheystoppedoutsidealargebuildingandNancylaughed.“Oh,it'sthewaxworksexhibition.Doyouknow,I'veneverbeenherebefore?”AndSmithsaid,“Oh,weusedtocomehereoftenwhenIwaslittle.Thereusedtobealotoffamouspeopleinside,allmadeofwax,butIsupposethey'vechangedmostofthemnow.”WhileSmithwasbuyingtheticketsatthepay-desk,Nancylookedround.“Didyourmotherusetocometoo?”sheasked.“Notveryoften.”Smithtoldher.“Sheusedtostayathomeandlookafterbabies.Comeon,upthesestairs.”Atthetopofthestairsstoodanattendant,holdingsomecatalogues.Nancywentuptoher,openingherhandbag,whileSmithwatchedher.“Howmucharethecatalogues,please?”Nancyasked;butthegirldidn'tanswer.Andshedidn'trealizethatshehadbeentalkingtoawaxworkuntilsheheardSmithlaughingbehindher.譯文：在蠟像館在一個陰雨的星期六下午，Nancy和Smith無所事事，突然，Smith想到了一個主意。“我知道，”他熱心地說到，“我要帶你到一個我小的時候爸爸經常帶我去的地方。不，你什么問題也別問，帶上雨傘，上車。”半小時后，他們停在了一個大的建筑物外邊，Nancy笑了起來。“哦，蠟像館，你知道嗎？我還從沒有來過呢。”Smith說道，“我小的時候經常來這里。過去里面有很多臘制的名人。但我想大部分都變了。”當Smith在買票時，Nancy四處張望。“你媽媽以前常來這里嗎？她問到。“不經常來”Smith告訴她。“她經常待在家里照看小孩。快點，上臺階。”臺階上站著一個服務生，手里拿著目錄冊。Nancy走到她面前，打開手提袋，Smith在一邊看著Nancy。“請問，目錄冊多少錢？”Nancy問到，但是女孩沒有回答。直到聽到Smith在她身后大笑起來，Nancy才意識到自己是在跟一個蠟制的人說話。Passage3Samhadadog.ItsnamewasTod.Itwasveryhelpful,butitatetoomuch..Sohedidn'tlikeit.HewantedtokillTod.HetiedTodinabagandputitinthesmallboat.Herowedtheboattothemiddleofabigriver.Justashethrewthepooranimalintotheriver,theboatbegantosink.BothbeganSamandTodfellintotheriver.Todwasabletoswim,butSamcouldn't.Thedogbittheropeandbrokeit.IttrieditsbesttoswimtosaveSam.Themanwassaved,sohewasverythankfultothedog.Hedidn'twanttokillthedoganymore.Fromthenon,hegavethedogasmuchfoodasitwanted.譯文薩姆有一只狗。他的名字叫Tod。它很有用，但是它食量很大。所以薩姆不喜歡他。薩姆想殺Tod。薩姆把Tod綁在一個袋子里，把它帶上船。他把船劃到一條大河的中央。就在他把這可憐的動物扔下河的時候，船開始下沉，薩姆和Tod都掉進河里面了。Tod會游泳，但是薩姆不會。狗把繩子咬斷。它經過試驗這是游泳去救薩姆就好的方法。薩姆獲救了，所以薩姆很感激Tod。他一點也不想殺它了。從那以后，小狗想要多少糧食薩姆給多少。Passage4Father'sThingsWhenTomHowardwasseventeenyearsoldhewasastallashisfather,sohebegantoborrowMr.Howard'sclotheswhenhewantedtogooutwithhisfriendsintheevening.Mr.Howarddidnotlikethis,andhealwaysgotveryangrywhenhefoundhissonwearinganyofhisthings.OneeveningwhenTomcamedownstairstogoout,hisfatherstoppedhiminthehall.HelookedatTom'sclothesverycarefully.Thenhesaidangrily,"Isn'tthatoneofmyties,Tom""Yes,Father,itis,"answeredTom."Andthatshirt'sminetoo.""Yes,that'syourstoo,"answeredTom."Andyou'rewearingmybelt!"saidMr.Howard."Yes,Iam,Father,"answeredTom."Youdon'twantyourtrouserstofalldown,doyou"譯文：父親的東西湯姆.霍德華十七歲的時候，長得和父親一樣高了，于是當他晚上和朋友一起出去時，就開始借父親的衣服穿。霍德華先生可不喜歡這樣，當他發現他的兒子穿他的衣服時，總是非常生氣。一天晚上，湯姆下樓準備出去，父親在門廳里攔住了他。他細細打量著湯姆的穿著。然后他氣呼呼地說：“湯姆，那不是我的一條領帶嗎？”湯姆回答說：“是的，父親，是你的領帶。”“還有那襯衫也是我的。”“是的，襯衫也是你的。”湯姆回答說。“還有呢，你連皮帶也用我的。”霍德華先生說。“是的，父親，”湯姆回答說，“你不愿意讓你的褲子掉下來吧？