初中英语阅读100篇

A. A new island B. The birth of an island

C. A new world D. Scientists discovered Surtsey

【037】

On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon（气球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量）.It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men‘s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!

21. Three men flew in balloon ________.

A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city

C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago 22. The metal box was used for ________.

A. carrying the bags of sand? ‘ B. keeping drinking-water C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight 23. When the balloon went up higher, ________.

A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives D. They could see a black hole on the ground 24. The balloon landed ________.

A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country 25. Which of the following is NOT true?________

A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.

B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.

答案：

1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．D 6． C 7．B 8．D 9．B 10． A 11．B 12．D 13． C 14．A 15． B 16.A 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.B 21.A 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.B

【038】

A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Bultler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft（救生艇） in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.

Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Siboney, they met some whales（鲸鱼）. ―They started to hit the side of the boat,‖ said Bill, ―and then suddenly we heard water.‖ Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.

For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water – two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）. Then the line broke. ―So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks（鲨鱼） came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.‖

About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn‘t stand up. So the captain（船长） carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over. 【039】

April 1，2000 Dear Francis，

I received your very nice Christmas card nearly one and one – half years ago. I am sorry it has taken me so long to tell you how happy I was to hear from you！ I will always remember how beautiful you sang at the very special China culture night the summer of 1998.

When I came back from China wanted to learn more studies. I was accepted at the university of Texas and have been a student there for almost three semesters. To graduate, I must study a foreign language for four semesters. I would like to learn Chinese but they do not teach it there, so I would have to go to a different university. I have a Chinese friend, Jing, in my biology class. She is very nice.

This week a bad tornado struck the town where my daughter works but she was not hurt. It did nearly $500, 000, 000 of destruction but less than 10 people were killed. We are happy about that.

None of the teachers who went to China, at least to Jingzhou, knew each other before going. However, being together made us friends. Last week was spring break from school. I flew to the home of Polly and Lois in Minnesota, about 2400 kilometres from me, to visit and to talk about how much we missed China and all our friends there. Do you remember them? They said Andy had been to visit them. He came to watch a basketball game between his state, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They told me if he can get enough money, he will go back to China this summer. Polly has a newspaper route to help earn money to go to China each summer. She walks from house to house to deliver the newspapers so

she will be used to walking when she gets to China. While I was there, I helped her.

My husband and I have four children, three girls and one boy. Our boy is not married He is 26 years old and works as a computer analyst Our youngest daughter is staying home from work since she had her baby boy six months ago. He is very chubby and happy. Did you get married yet? Do you have good students this year?

I think maybe I did write to both you and your student of 1998 named Wang Feng. If I did, please, forgive me for forgetting. So many people from China wrote to me, I can‘t remember who I answered. I would love to hear from you.

Your friend,

Mary – Jo Stevenson

( )1. Francis wrote to his friend in ______ . A. April，1998 B. April，1999

C. November，1998 D. November，1999 ( )2. ______ would like to learn Chinese. A. Jing B. Polly any and Lois C. Wang Feng D. Mary - Jo

( )3. This week the writer is happy about______. A. The daughter is all right.

B. The daughter has ＄500，000，000. C. The daughter is married\\

D. The daughter has a baby boy.

( )4. There was a ball game in______ .

A. Texas B. Jingzhou C. Wisconsin D. Minnesota ( )5. ______ doesn‘t work now.

A. Andy B. Franis C. Her girl D. Her boy 【040】

Think about the last time you dropped a stone into water. Do you remember how the waves started? They began where the stone met the water and then moved outward. Just as waves in water take time to move, so sound takes time to move in air. Sound takes time to travel.

Perhaps you have noticed the time that passes between a flash of lightning and the thunder. You may have heard the sound of a baseball bat hitting a ball an instant after you saw it happen.

Both light and sound take time to travel. However, there is a great deal of difference in their speed. In one second, sound can travel about 1, 000 feet through air. During this same time, light can travel move than 186, 000 miles!

When something makes a sound some distance away, you can often see the action before you hear the sound. As sound travels, vibrations are passed on from one molecule to another. The farther the sound has to travel, the longer it takes. ( )1. Which of these is wrong?

A. ―Sound and wave‖ mean―水花和水波‖.

B. ―Lightning and thunder‖ mean―闪电和雷声‖. C. ―Instant and second‖ mean―瞬息和秒钟‖. D. ―Action and vibration‖ mean―动作和振动‖.

( )2. Sound takes time to move in air just as______. A. waves B. trains C. buses D. cars

( )3. When we drop a stone into water， we can see ______. A. nothing

B. the waves start where the stone meets the water and then move outward C. the waves start far from the stone D. both A and C

( )4. Which of these is right？

A. You may hear the sound of a baseball bat hitting a ball， then see the action. B. You may hear the thunder before you see a flash of lightning. C. Light takes no time to travel.

D. The farther the light has to travel， the longer it takes. ( )5. Which of these is not right？

A. In one second， sound can travel about 340 metres through air. B. In one second， light can travel about 300，000，000 metres. C. One foot is longer than one metre. D. One metres is shorter than one miles. 【041】

How to Get Along Well with Others

In our daily life, we have to come into contact with people in every walk of life.Therefore, it is very important for us to know how to get along with other people. To get well along with others and win their friendships, we must observe strictly the following words. To begin with, we need to be honest with others and shouh{ always say what we mean. Lies will surely make people stay far away from us in the long run. After all,honesty is the best policy. Second, we have to be humble enough. If we are proud in public, we can hardly win other's respect, not to mention \should learn how to show concern for others.

All in all,as long as we do according to what is mentioned above, we will actually find it easy to get along well with others.Thus ,a constant friendship will be developed with the people around.

【042】 Books

As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books.

Reading is a good thing, but we must pay GREat attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good. 【043】 Be Patriotic

It is the duty of every citizen to make the country rich and powerful (To make the country rich and strong is...). In order to accomplish this object one must be patriotic (love his country). I consider this an unchangeable truth.

How can a student love his country (be patriotic)? I find my answer very simple and clear. He must study hard and store up knowledge so as to serve his (the) country in the future. If every student can do according to what I said, the country will certainly be rich and powerful. 【044】

Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need.They say that there are several ldnds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1)green and yellow vegetables of all kinds;(2) citrus fruits and tomatoes; (3)potatoes and other fruits and vegetables;(4)meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5)milk and foods made from milk;(6)bread or cereal, rice is also in this kind of food; (7)butter, or something like butter.

People in different countries and areas eat different kinds of things.Food are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four timesa day. Scientists say that none of the difference is really important. It doesn't matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. it doesn't matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o'clock in the afternoon or at eleven o'clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.

Nowadays there are two problems in feeding the large number of people in the earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world's population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy. 【045】