阅读理解。 The Time Capsule (箱子) of Colorado Spri - 初中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读理解。                                     The Time Capsule (箱子) of Colorado Springs
     In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect every day items (物品) and to
seal (密封) them in a steel box. The box was marked "To be opened after midnight, December 31st, AD
2000", and was stored in the Colorado College library.
     One hundred years later, on the appointed (约定的) day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of
the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代) of people who had placed things inside the box.
     When the box was opened after midnight, the contents (所容纳的东西) were in very good condition.
There were newspapers, photographs, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and dozens of letters,
including one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the president of the USA later that year. One
of Roosevelt"s friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.
     Many of the letters were addressed to their descendants. They describe (描述) the hopes that the people
of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand
residents (居民). Now nearly half a million people live there.
     Colorado College Library has scanned (扫描) the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller,
whose grandfather had placed a collection of post-cards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great
treasure. "This is a wonderful educational resource. We can learn so much about our history," he said. "I
never knew my grandfather, but not now I feel very close to him."
    In April 2001, a committee filled the time capsule with items from modern Colorado Springs and resealed
it for another hundred years. 1. A "time capsule" is            .[     ]
A．a collection of clocks and watches.
B．a machine for traveling through time.
C．a collection of items for people to look at in the future.
D．a collection of unwanted items. 2. The time capsule was opened on            .[     ]
A．December 31st, 2000.
B．December 31st, 2001.
C．January lst, 2000.
D．January lst, 2001 3. According to the passage, the crowd who watched the opening of the time capsule included            .[     ]
A．some people whose ancestors had put items in the box.
B．some people who had put items in the box.
C．the President of the USA.
D．Cecil Muller"s grandfather. 4. Many of the letters in the time capsule talked about            .[     ]
A．the history of the town
B．the people who lived in the town.
C．the politics of the USA.
D．people"s hopes for the future. 5. Cecil Muller says that the time capsule             .[     ]
A．brings back his memories of his grandfather.
B．is worth a lot of money.
C．helps him to get to know his grandfather.
D．helps him to remember his younger days.

1-5: C B A D C

阅读下面短文，根据文意，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当
的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。     Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a bunch (束) of white flowers was put to my
house. No cards came 1.           it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped
trying to find 2.           sender"s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flowers in soft pink paper.
    But I never stopped thinking 3.           the giver might be. Some of my 4.           (happy) moments
were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged my thinking. She"d ask me 5.
there was someone for whom I had done special kindness. 6.           a girl, though, I had more fun thinking
that it might be a boy I had run into.
    One month 7.           my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested
in my graduation dance, 8.           I didn"t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own
sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In 9.           (true), my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the flowers with perhaps a
bit of mystery.
    My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the 10.           the white flowers
stopped coming.

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完形填空。    One night a hotel caught fire (失火), and the people in the hotel ran out in their    1   clothes. Two men
stood outside and looked at the fire. "   2   I came out," said one, "I ran into some of the rooms and found
a lot of   3 . People don"t think of money when they are    4 . When anyone leaves paper money in a fire,
the fire   5   it. So I took all the money I could find.    6   will become poorer because I took them."
    "You don"t know me," said the other, "and you    7   my work."
    "What"s your work?"
    "I"m a policeman."
    "Oh!"   8   the first man. He thought quickly and said, "And do you know my    9 ? I"m a writer. I"m
always telling stories about the things that  10  happened."

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(     )1.A．morning
(    )2.A．Before
(    )3.A．dead men
(    )4.A．excited
(   )5.A．keeps
(   )6.A．Someone
(   )7.A．know
(    )8.A．cried
(    )9.A．name
(    )10.A．usually

B．working
B．After
B．books
B．happy
B．burns
B．Anyone
B．don"t know
B．laughed
B．work
B．ever

C．night
C．When
C．children
C．relaxed
C．makes
C．No one
C．knew
C．shouted
C．story
C．never

D．school
D．As
D．money
D．afraid
D．forgets
D．Everyone
D．didn"t know
D．spoke
D．idea
D．often

阅读理解。

    Bill and Fred were students and they were friends. They didn"t have much money, so when it was time
for their summer holidays, Bill said, "Let"s take our holidays in a trailer (旅行车). It"s cheaper than a hotel.
I can borrow my father"s trailer." Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer and began their holidays.
    They wanted to get up early the next day to go fishing, but they didn"t have an alarm clock.
    "That"s all right, Bill," said Fred. "I"ll put these small pieces of bread on the roof of the trailer tonight and
they"ll wake us up in the morning."
    Bill was very surprised, but he didn"t say anything.
     Fred was right. As soon as it began to get light, small birds came down to eat the bread and their noise
on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up quickly.

判断下列各句是否符合短文内容(在括号内画T或F)。
(     )1. Bill and Fred wanted to stay together during their holidays.
(     )2. They had no room, so Bill"s father lent his to them.
(     )3. They didn"t get up early the next morning because they didn"t have an alarm clock.
(    )4. Fred found a way to wake them up in the morning.
(    )5. Fred bought some small birds to wake them up.

阅读理解。

    Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came,
he always went to another palace by a forest with his guards and returned to the capital in autumn.
    One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn"t tell others about it. He was
very happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming at
him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired
when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it. "It"s your king," he said to the old man. "I"m
hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!"
    The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. "How much
must I pay you for that?"
    "Eighteen pounds."
    "How dear they are! Are eggs rare (稀有的) here?"
   "No," answered the old farmer. "We have only one king in our country!"

1. ______, he was happy.

[ ]

A. The river was beautiful
B. He was swimming in the water
C. The water was warm
D. The king could swim for a long time

2. When the king saw the bear, he ______.

[ ]

A. asked the old farmer to help him
B. cried for help
C. ran away quickly
D. ran outside the forest

3. At last the king found ______.

[ ]

A. an old house
B. his guards
C. his capital
D. the bear

4. The king felt better because ______.

[ ]

A. he could sleep in the farmer"s house
B. the bear couldn"t find him
C. he ate four eggs
D. the farmer knew he was a king

5. Which is the best title of the story?

[ ]

A. The King and the Old Farmer
B. The King in the Forest
C. The King and the Bear
D. The Kind hearted King

阅读下面短文，然后完成文后的题目。

    John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was
23, but he wasn"t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their first jobs, he didn"t have to.
John decided (1)______ living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $100,000 of his money to a charity
to help poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36. he still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives
a small car only, but he is very (2)______.
    Up to now John (3)______ 15 children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each
$200 a month. The children do not receive the money in cash (现金). The money pays for the children"s
school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the children"s
progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
    When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was not (4)          special."
He said. "Until I had the chance go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know
anything about the type of life they had."
    Once John (5) _____ to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When
I met her, I felt very, very happy." He said. "I saw that the money was used for a very good cause. It
brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone could not. I want to do everything I can.
I will go on helping those children in need." He added.

(A) 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺，连贯，合理。

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