初中英语阅读材料八

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Peter was a clever boy. On his first day at school, he learned three words: I, you and she. The teacher taught him how to make sentences with those words. The teacher said,\"I, I am your teacher;(then pointing to a girl) She, she is your classmate; You, you are my student.\"

When Peter went home, his father asked him what he had learned at school. Peter said at once,\"I, I am your teacher;(then pointing to his mother) She, she is your classmate; You, you are my student.\" His father got angry and said:\"I, I am your father;(then pointing to his wife) She, She is your mother' You, you are my son.\"

The next morning at school, the teacher asked Peter if he had learned the three words by heart（用心学习）. \"Yes,\" he said proudly（骄傲地）, \"I, I am your father; (then pointing to a girl) She, she is your mother; You, you are my son.\"

1.What did Peter learn on his first day at school?

A.He learned a sentence. B. He learned three words. C. He learned three sentences. D.He didn’t learn anything. 2. How many sentences did the teacher teach him?

A.One. B. Six. C. Three. D. Nine. 3. Who asked him a question when Peter went home?

A.Peter’s mother. B. Peter’s father. C.Peter’s teacher. D.A girl in Peter’s class. 4. How did his father feel when he heard Peter's sentences?

A.Very unhappy. B. A little happy. C.Worried. D.Surprised. 5. Which statement is NOT right?

A. Peter’s teacher gave him three sentences as examples.

B. Peter’s father became angry because his son made wrong sentences. C. Maybe the teacher was very angry when he heard Peter’s sentences. D. Peter’s teacher was very stupid.

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B

Jack works in an office in a small town. One day his boss says to him, \"Jack, I want you to go to London,to an office there, to see Mr White. Here is the address.\" Jack goes to London by train. He leaves the station, and thinks, \"The office is near

the station, and I can find it easily. \"

But after an hour he still looks for it, so he stops and asks an old man. He says,\"Go down this street, turn to the right at the end and it's the first building on the right. \" Jack goes and finds it.

Three days later he goes to the same town, but he can\"t find the office. He wants to ask somebody the way. He stops and sees an old man. It is the same man. He is very surprised and says,\"Are you still looking for that place.？\"

1. Jack works in an office .

A. in a big town B. in a big city

C. in a small town D. in London 2. Jack's boss wants him to go to London .

A. to see Mrs Black B. to see Mr White

C. to see Mr Black D. to see Mrs White 3. Jack finds Mr White's office .

A. easily B. after an hour

C. doesn't ask the old man D. after asking the old man 4. Jack goes to London .

A. three days later B. three weeks later

C. three years later D. three months later 5. Jack asks the way again .

A. his boss B. the address

C. the old woman D. the same old man

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C

When you are in England,you must be very careful in the street because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then the left. If the traffic lights are red,the traffic must stop. The people on foot can cross the road carefully. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. The people on foot must not cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work. the streets are very busy.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the

traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way,in many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city well. It is very interesting.

1. When you are in England,you must be more careful in the street because A. there are many cars and buses on the road B. the buses and cars move on the left C. there are no traffic lights

D. people on foot may cross the road

2. In England,before you cross a street ,you must look to first and then A. the right ; the left B. the left; the right C. the front ; the back D. the back ; the front

3. If the traffic lights are green, can go, mustn't cross. A. the people on foot; the traffic B. the traffic; the people on bike

C. the traffic; the people on foot D. buses; cars

4. In England,you must always remember that the traffic A. is busy B. moves on the left

C. moves on the right D. with two floors 5. In many cities in England,there are big buses

A. with a lot of people in them B. with lots of seats in them C. with two floors D. with interesing colous

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A

The doctor in a small town was standing behind his desk, cleaning something．On the desk there are some books．A young man came in and asked quite excitedly： “Doctor, have you anything to stop the hiccups （打嗝） ?” The doctor looked at him with a smile for a moment and suddenly slapped （给„„一巴掌）him in the face with the cloth he held in his hand．“What do you mean by that?” The young man shouted angrily．“Why! I only asked you a question．”“That was the cure（治疗） for the hiccups,” the doctor explained．“Are they gone?” “No, it is my wife．My wife has the hiccups and she is out in the car．”

1．What was the doctor doing when the young man came in?

A．He was reading

B．He was talking with others． D．He was making a phone call．

C．He was cleaning something．

2．Why did the man go to see the doctor?

A．Because was ill． B．Because he couldn't stop hiccupping．

C．Because his wife was ill in bed． D．Because he wanted to help his wife stop hiccupping． 3．Why did the doctor slap the young man?

A．Because the young man was not polite to him．

B．Because the doctor was busy cleaning and didn't want to listen to him．

C．Because the doctor thought it would be great fun to slap the young man．

D．Because he thought the young man had hiccups． 4．How was the young man after the doctor slapped him?

A．He was happy because he stopped hiccupping． B．He was angry and shouted to the doctor． C．He went out without saying say a word． D．He slapped the doctor．

5．What do you think the doctor would do after he heard what the young man said?

A．He would feel funny．

B．He would ask the young man slap him, too． C．He would say sorry to the young man．

D．He would go and slap the young man's wife in the face．

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