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初三英语阅读理解5

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Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.

Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. After that, the foresty countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world. And it has the biggest paper industry in the world.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.

Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated(隔热)with paper. You perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

1. What did the invention of paper mean? It meant _________.

A.more people could be educated

B. more books could be printed

C. paper is one of the most important products

D. Paper was invented by man.

2. When was paper made in southern Europe?

A. Before 1100.

B. After 1400.

C. After 1100.

D. Before 1400

3. Which country makes the best paper?

A. Norway.

B. Canada

C. The United States.

D. Finland.

4. What’s the meaning of the sentence “Nothing could be warmer.”?

A. Books are warmer.

B. Newspapers are warmer.

C. Paper is the warmest.

D. Houses are the warmest.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. The invention of paper.

B. The best paper

C. The paper-making

D. The uses of paper.

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his

pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do no."

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

6. When did the story probably happen?

A. On Christmas Day.

B. Before Christmas Day.

C. On New Year’s Day.

D. After New Year’s Day.

7. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in .

A. with the writer

B. by himself

C. with the woman

D. with his friends

8. What happened to Mark in the supermarket?

A. His gifts were stolen.

B. He broke his basket.

C. He lost his money.

D. He lost his way.

9. Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman?

A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B. Because she always paid money for others.

C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

10. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A big supermarket

B. A kind woman

C. A happy family

D. A wonderful gift

Everyone has got two personalities —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets.

You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.

11. You may find the passage in_____.

A. a science magazine

B. a guide book

C. a sports newspaper

D. a story book

12. When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

A. In the daytime.

B. At the beginning of sleep.

C. At night.

D. During the deep sleep.

13. Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _______.

A. on curled up

B. on her stomach

C. on her back

D. on her side

14. What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?

A. 易怒的

B. 攻击性的

C. 外向的

D. 有戒心的

15. What does the passage tell us?

A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

B. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C. Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight

million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint(晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for Charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界记录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.

16. How many people are there in Michael’s group? BCBDA

A. Three.

B. Five.

C. Four.

D. Six.

17. What’s the name of their first record？

A. “Never Say Goodbye”.

B. “See You, See Me”.

C. “I Want You Back”.

D. “On the World”.

18. The underlined word “copies” means in Chinese.

A. 抄写

B. 张/份

C. 复制

D. 模仿

19. Michael was good at according to the passage.

A. rock music

B. street dance

C. playing the piano

D. moon walking

20. Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time?

A. Because he was too famous.

B. Because he often felt lonely.

C. Because he had no friends.

D. Because his company asked him to do so.

A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years

Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.

Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.

Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European

Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is half" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.

Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "

21. How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A. 4.

B. 6.

C. 10.

D. 14.

22. When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

A. When she was born.

B. After she had a brain tumour.

C. After she became an interpreter.

D. When she was on holiday with her parents.

23. Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

A. Richard.

B. Isabelle.

C. Melissa.

D. Robert Sturdy.

24. What is right about Alexia Sloane?

A. She can speak five language fluently.

B. She is a talented language learner.

C. She is the only child in the family.

D. She went to France on holiday after she won the award.

25. What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?

A. Never give up.

B. Believe in yourself.

C. Nothing is impossible.

D. Failure is the mother of success.

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