初二英语上学期阅读、完型练习(整套15篇)

初二阅读、完型练习

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Korean

culture

is

really

exciting

right

now.

The

Korean

Wave

is

sweeping

Asian

countries

including

China.

Young

people

are

going

crazy

about

Korean

TV

dramas,

Korean

pop

songs,

taekwondo and the Korean language.

The Korean Wave started a few

years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is

still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun

(

裴勇俊

).

In

the

music

world,

Korean

girls

are

making

themselves

heard

in

China.

You

can

often

find

big

Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (

排行榜

).

The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too.

Not

only

that. Now

some

girls in China are

having

plastic surgery (

整容

) to change

the way they look.

People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery

look shameful (

丢面子的

).

Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South

Korea.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.

What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____.

A. Korean TV dramas

B. Korean culture

C. Korean language

D. Korean actors

2.

When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____.

A. the Korean pop songs

B. Taekwondo

C. the TV series

“

Winter Sonata

”

D. the Korean food

3.

Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?

A. Bae Yong Jun

B. Baby V

ox

C. S. E. S

D. Finkle

4.

Korean stars often change their looks by ____.

A. singing pop songs

B. acting in TV dramas

C. trying different food

D. having plastic surgery

5.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.

B. Young people like Korean pop stars

’

clothes and hairstyles.

C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.

D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.

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完形填空：

Big Ben? It’s not the name of a person. It’s a famous

1

in London. It is part of a very big

clock at the top of a tower (

塔

). The minute hands of the clock

2

more than four metres long. The

clock has four

3

. You can see what

4

it is from any side. The name of the bell comes

5

Sir

Benjamin

Hall.

The

tower

is

about

150

years

old.

The

bell

makes

a

loud

6

every

hour.

On

New Year’s Eve, millio

ns of people listen to it on TV!

1. A. person

B. bell

C. place

D. animal

2. A. are

B. is

C. have

D. has

3. A. feet

B. hands

C. noses

D. faces

4. A. time

B. food

C. weather

D. place

5. A. for

B. from

C. at

D. to

6. A. sound

B. voice

C. noise

D. hearing

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Australia has a lot of lovely animals. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.

The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They don’t walk, they jump.

They use their strong back legs. They can jump at up to 74 kilometres per hour. They can go over nine

metres in one jump!

Kangaroo mothers have pouches (

育儿袋

) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and

keep warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. The

government even wants to put them on passports (

护照

).

There are about 20 to 25 million kangar

oos in Australia. That’s more than the number of people in

the country! Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough to eat. They break into farms for

food.

Farmers

are

very

angry

with

them.

To

help

the

farmers,

the

Australian

Government

kills

some

kangaroos each year.

The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big

noses. They eat leaves from gum trees, where they spend most of their time.

Koalas have a special smell. They

use it to mark (

标识

) their home

–

“this

is my

place, you can’t

come in!”

Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch.

But koalas have fewer places to live. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law

to keep them safe.

根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况，用简洁的句子完成下列表格：< /p>

Kangaroos

Koalas

Looks

1. __________________

2. _____________________

Food

Not enough to eat

3. _____________________

Numbers

4. __________________

5. _____________________

Life

Some kangaroos are killed.

6. _____________________

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完形填空：

The

Taj Mahal is India’s most famous building. It is known

1

the eighth wonder of the world.

It also

2

a great love story.

In the year 1607, Emperor Shah Jahan of India

3

a girl in a market. She was so beautiful

4

he fell in love with h

er at once. The girl’s name was Mumtaz Mahal.

Five years later, Mumtaz and Shah Jehan got married. They had 14 children.

5

Mumtaz died in 1630.

Shah Jahan missed his wife so much that in 1638, he ordered the building of

6

beautiful mausoleum (

陵

墓

) on earth for her, the Taj Mahal.

It

7

22,000

workmen

22

years

to

finish.

The

beautiful

white

marble

(

大理石

)

building

stands

beside the Yamuna River. It has

expensive stones

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its walls. By the way, to visit the Taj Mahal,

you’ll have to take off

your shoes and leave them at the front door.

1. A. as

B. for

C. to

D. at

2. A. speaks

B. tells

C. says

D. talks

3. A. sees

B. seeing

C. saw

D. seen

4. A. if

B. that

C. as

D. while

5. A. And

B. But

C. Or

D. So

6. A. the more

B. the most

C. much

D. quite

7. A. took

B. takes

C. taking

D. take

8. A. in

B. on

C. with

D. at

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Venice

（威尼斯）

is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on

more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

Even so, travel isn’t that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. Th

ere

are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go. People in Venice

move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They

can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped (

逃跑

) from a war more

than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

选择恰当的短语填空：

A.

escaped

B. islands

C. travel

D. waterways

E. Italy

F. boat

G

. bridges

H. go along

I. summer nights

J. seawater

Venice is a city of __1__. People built it on more than 110 __2__. Although __3__ is around the city, it

is

not

difficult

for

people

to

__4__.

Because

there

are

many

__5__

and

__6__,

and

people

can

move

by

__7__. They enjoy taking boat trips on __8__ and talking to others as they __9__.

The history of Venice is very long. More than 1,500 years ago, some Italians __10__ from a great war

and they built homes there.

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Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of

childhood!

But

did

you

know

that

Snow

White

comes

from

Germany?

It’s

just

one

story

from

the

209

in

Grimm’s Fairy Tales (

《格林童话》

). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their

first book came out in 1812.

Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it’s because they come from a great place famous

for its stories

–

the Black Forest.

The Black Forest is

in southwest Germany. It’s the largest forest in the country –

and one of the most

beautiful. It’s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (

瀑布

) there. It’s a

good place to start a story.

Don’t forget to bring something back

if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical

instruments and watches.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.

From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White.

A. England

B. Japan

C. America

D. Germany

2.

How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

A. Four years

B. Five years

C. Six years

D. Seven years

3.

From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very ____.

A. large

B. beautiful

C. boring

D. famous

4.

The story mainly tells us ____.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White

B. some things about Black Forest

C. people should visit Germany

D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

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If

you

go

to

Russia,

bring

matryoshka

or

nesting

dolls

(

套娃

)

back

with

you.

They

make

great

presents.

It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then

a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!

In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a

metre high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything

from three to 50.

The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (

头巾

).

They

sometimes

have

other

kinds

of

faces

on

them.

There

are

cartoon

people

or

men

with

white

beards

(

胡子

). They even have great men like President (

总统

) Vladimir Putin on some of them.

根据短文，判断正误：

1.

There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.

2.

The largest doll can be one metre high.

3.

People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.

4.

Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.

5.

People never make dolls look like the president.

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The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration

usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their

favourite dish on this day is dumplings.

Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away

bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will

bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (

装饰

) their homes with pieces of red

paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it.

Usually, older people give

younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So do

n’t say any bad words or do anything

that will bring unhappiness to other people.

For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think

that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on

these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the

Spring Festival.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.

What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. Family members gather for a big meal.

B. Friends eat dumplings together.

C. They borrow money from friends.

D. They give each other

hong bao

.

2.

Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

3.

Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

A. Returning money before the Spring Festival. B. Saying words that have to do with death.

C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper.

4.

The underli

ned phrase “running out” probably means “____”.

A.

跑出去

B.

打碎

C.

耗尽

D.

离开

5.

We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A. a time of harvest and fun

B. celebrated for one whole month

C. only celebrated in China

D. a time for families to get together

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Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now.

Winter is the coldest season of the year. It comes between autumn and spring. For us, the winter months

are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern part of the

Earth.

In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is

the time that the southern part of the Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow,

Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!

Winter isn’t always gray. It can also be bright. Here’s how.

Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to come to your house and make

beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family.

Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends.

If you really have to stay indoors, give your room a clean and decorate (

装饰

) it. You’ll find it a lot of

fun.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1.

What does this passage mainly talk bout?

A. The winter season and fun winter activities.

B. Ways to decorate houses.

C. The difference between China and Australia.

D. The colours linked to winter.

2.

Why are Australian kids eating ice cream when it

’

s winter in China?

A. Because they are crazy about ice cream.

B. Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China.

C. Because it

’

s summer in Australia when it

’

s winter in China.

D. Because they don

’

t have much to do in winter.

3.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The northern and southern parts of the Earth have different winter months.

B. Winter can be fun if you find interesting things to do.

C. The writer thinks it

’

s great fun to clean your house and decorate it.

D. Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days.

4.

从短文中选出一种你喜欢的活动，并说明原因。

I think it will be great fun to ____ this winter because I like to ____. Also, it is ________ and it can

________. I

’

ll try it out soon.

5.

Find words from the passage to fill in the blanks:

In

China,

the

winter

months

are

usually

November,

December

and

____.

But

it

’

s

different

in

Australia. The winter in China is ____ in Australia because it is in the ____ part of the Earth.

Winter

is not always ___. You can have lots

of fun. Try

____ a play and acting it

out with

your

cousins or friends. Or you can play ____ outside and make a ____. If you have to stay ____, clean

up your house and ____ it with fun pieces.

Just enjoy winter!

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