初中英语阅读理解练习及答案解析

　　●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers(沐浴) in half—and you‘ll be just as clean.

　　●When you wash dishes， don‘t let the water run.

　　●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn‘t full， you’re wasting water!

　　◆根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

　　1. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _______.

　　A. before she went to school B. after she finished school

　　C without going to school D. after she played with her friends

　　2. On the earth， _______.

　　A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our living

　　C. there is 71% of fresh water D. we don‘t need to worry about water

　　3. Acid rain _______.

　　A. is only bad for living things

　　B. can be produced in factories

　　C. doesn‘t do harm to people， but it’s bad for plants，animals and buildings

　　D. doesn‘t just do harm to human beings but to ani-mals，plants and buildings

　　4. Which of the following wastes water?

　　A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower.

　　B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines.

　　C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes.

　　D. Don‘t let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes.

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

　　A. Something must be done to prevent water form be-ing polluted.

　　B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.

　　C. It‘s time to take care of the water we use.

　　D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth.

　　1. 选C.从第1段中的句子She has no time to go to school可知，她根本没有去上学。故选C.

　　2. 选B.短文第3段中介绍了全球70%被水覆盖，但只有1%才是饮用淡水。而世界上的很多国家和地区都缺水。所以选B项，即我们的生活用水很少。

　　3. 选D.由第5段中的句子Dirty rain， called acid rain， is also bad for plants animals and buildings.可知，acid rain(酸雨)的危害很大。故答案选D.

　　4. 选A.A选项与C选项相互矛盾，则必有一个为正确选项。而从第3点建议(advice)可知，你可以沐浴只须五分钟来节约用水，若用10分钟则是浪费水。故选A.

　　5. 选C.读完全文我们知道地球上的水资源有限，所以大家都要节约用水。故选C.

　　阅读理解【3】

　　Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt(融化). It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed (挤压)together., it became ice.

　　The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier(冰河).

　　Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches(英寸) each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes.

　　A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land.

　　Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path(路) down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.

　　1. The snow that fell on the mountain

　　A. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain

　　2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is __________.

　　3. The story says, "The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy". The word it means ____.

　　4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

　　A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be

　　B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.

　　C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.

　　5. How fast did the glacier move? (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)

　　A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.

　　B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.

　　C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day.