英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第1篇

Is language, like food, a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged? Judging from the drastic experiment of Frederick II in the thirteenth century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.

All the infants died before the first year. But clearly there was more than lack of language here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected.

Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by Frederick. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant, whose brain is programmed to learn language rapidly. If these sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again. A bird learns to sing and to fly rapidly at the right time, but the process is slow and hard once the critical stage has passed.

Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be of high IQ. At twelve weeks a baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds; at twelve months he can speak simple words and understand simple commands; at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to fifty words. At three he knows about 1,000 words which he can put into sentences, and at four his language differs from that of his parents in style rather than grammar.

Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak. What is special about man’s brain, compared with that of the monkey, is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of, say, a toy-bear with the sound pattern “toy-bear.” And even more incredible is the young brain’s ability to pick out an order in language from the mixture of sound around him, to analyze, to combine and recombine the parts of a language in new ways.

But speech has to be induced, and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child, where the mother recognizes the signals in the child’s babbling (咿呀学语), grasping and smiling, and responds to them. Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity to the child’s non-verbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language.

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1. The purpose of Frederick II’s experiment was ________.

[A] to prove that children are born with the ability to speak

[B] to discover what language a child would speak without hearing any human speech

[C] to find out what role careful nursing would play in teaching a child to speak

[D] to prove that a child could be damaged without learning a language

2. The reason some children are backward in speaking is most probably that ________.

[A] they are incapable of learning language rapidly

[B] they are exposed to too much language at once

[C] their mothers respond inadequately to their attempts to speak

[D] their mothers are not intelligent enough to help them

3. What is exceptionally remarkable about a child is that ________.

[A] he is born with the capacity to speak

[B] he has a brain more complex than an animal’s

[C] he can produce his own sentences

[D] he owes his speech ability to good nursing

4. Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?

[A] The faculty of speech is inborn in man.

[B] Encouragement is anything but essential to a child in language learning.

[C] The child’s brain is highly selective.

[D] Most children learn their language in definite stages.

5. If a child starts to speak later than others, he will ________.

[A] have a high IQ

[B] be less intelligent

[C] be insensitive to verbal signals

[D] not necessarily be backward

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第2篇

Technology is everywhere. We see it any place we go and，in fact，almostall of us carry some piece oftechnology with us every time we leave the I always forget，though，is just how useful andpowerful technology can bewhen we want to help others

There is not a single room in my house that does not have some electronicdevices(设备) lying around init. Whenever I am at home，I am almost always usingat least one electronic device. If you walked into myliving room on any givenday，you would find that，first，I have the television on. At the same time，Iusuallyhave my laptop resting on my knee，or I will be using my mobile phone，Even when i'm not at home I amalways using my phone，and at work or in cafes，Isit down and connect to the local wireless network on myipcop.

I must say that I waste a lot of time on the computer and the time I spendon it could be much betterspent if I were to take up a little onlinevolunteering

The technology we carry about everywhere can have a great power to do goodfor the world and to helpothers and recently I discovered just how much onlinevolunteering there is to do in the world. From usingyour language skills to dotranslations，to developing and managing projects and helping with IT work，thereis so much that so many people can do to help people in their own countriesand across the world. The UnitedNations，in fact，has a huge page with_Volunteers Recruited_ on its website.

This work can support the poor and help charities who cannot pay for organizations onlyrequire you to work an hour a week-some even less. Andthe support provided by online volunteers can reallyhelp make a difference tothose in need.

27. From Paragraph 2，we can know that the writer

A. uses technology a lot B. works in a cafe

C. is a computer engineer D. likes modern music

28. The underlined word Recruited_in Paragraph 4 means“ ”

A. Ordered B. Wanted C. Visited D. Warned

29. In the writers opinion，people should spend more time withtechnology.

A. working on computer programs B. keeping the Internet safe

C. inventing electronic products D. helping people in need

30. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Website Design B. Internet Organizations

C. Online Volunteering D. Online Translation

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第3篇

David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, _This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party?_ David says, _Yes._

On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, _Yes, you can go, but you must be polite. Don't ask for any food. They will give you some._ _All right, Mum._ David answers and he goes to Rose's house on his bike.

There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time, and then Rose's mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, _Do you want a nice clean plate?_

( ) 1. Whose birthday is it? .

A. Rose's B. David's C. Rose's mother's

( ) 2. The birthday party is in .

A. Rose's house B. David's house C. Rose's school

( ) 3. David goes to the party .

A. by car B. by bike C. by bus

( ) 4. David is Rose's .

A. friend B. classmate C. brother

( ) 5. Who gives David food at the party?

A. Rose B. Rose's mother C. No one

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第4篇

To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table. On holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie（南瓜派）.

The United States is known around the world for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizzas, salad bars, and many kinds of ice cream. People can easily find fast food chains（连锁店）,such as McDonalds’ and KFC, in most of the big cities in the world.

These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food addictives（添加剂）. Some of them may be harmful to the body.

1. Many Americans buy _______ to save time.

A. ready-made food B. food to cook at home

C. inexpensive food D. foreign food

2. Thanksgiving Day is on _________.

A. November 4th B. Every the 4thTuesday in November

C. the fourth Thursday in November D. Every November the fourth

3. Pizza is a kind of __________ food.

A. take-away B. home-cooking C. fast D. Chinese

4. What does the word ‘overweight’ mean? It means______________

A. thinner B. fatter C. worse D. better

5. People are worried about_________. Which is not true?

A. overweight B. their health C. food addictives D. fast food

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第5篇

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.

We listen to music, and we 36 the national flag(国旗) go up.

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 37 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

Can I really do it

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 38 me, _I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. 39 for it, I'm sure you'll do well._

_Thank you ,_ I answered, It was such a great 40 for me ! When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 41 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel 42 . When did I last give a talk to 43 many people Never! This was my first time. Could I really 44 it Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 45 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.

( ) 36. A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at

( ) 37. A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful

( ) 38. A. told B. asked for C. said to D. showed

( ) 39. A. Look out B. Come on C. Take care D. Get ready

( ) 40. A. chance B. news C. time D. message

( ) 41. A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen

( ) 42. A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised

( ) 43. A. after B. such C. before D. so

( ) 44. A. do B. speak C. talk D. take

( ) 45. A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第6篇

Beauty sleep is a real thing, researches have shown that people who haveenough sleep look more attractive (有魅力的) to others.

A few bad nights is enough to make a person look _especially_ more ugly,their sleep experiments show.

The researchers asked 25 university students to join in their sleepexperiment. They were asked to get a good night's sleep for two nights.

A week later, they were asked to sleep for only four hours every night fortwo nights in a row.

The researchers took make-up free (素颜) photos of the volunteers after boththe good and the bad sleep.

Next, they asked 122 strangers to have a look at the photos and judge (评价)them on attractiveness, health, and sleepiness, as well as asking them: _Howmuch would you like to make friends with this person in the picture?_

The strangers were good at judging if the person they were looking at wastired, and, if they were sleepy, their attractiveness score was low.

The strangers also said they wouldn't want to socialize with the tiredstudents. The researchers say this is natural for people. An unhealthy-lookingface makes people run away. In other words, people don't want to hang aroundwith people who might be ill.

Dr. Brewer, an expert at the University of Liverpool said _Judgement ofattractiveness is often unconscious (无意识的), hut we all do it, and we are able tojudge on even something small like whether someone looks tired or study is a good reminder of how important sleep is to us._

35. When did the researchers take make-up free photos?

A. After two nights good sleep.

B. After two nights bad sleep.

C. Before the experiment.

D. After both two nights good sleep and two nights' had sleep.

36. The researchers asked the strangers to do the following except_______.

A. telling who looked healthier

B. telling who didn't have many friends

C. telling who missed a lot of sleep

D. telling who was attractive

37. What kind of friends did the strangers like to make?

A. The people who were tired.

B. The people who were sleepy.

C. The people who were unhealthy.

D. The people who were attractive and energetic.

38. What does the underlined word _socialize _mean in Chinese?

A.合伙

B.玩耍

C.交往

D.共事

39. According to the passage, which of the following is the best title?

A. Beauty sleep, More attractive

B. More sleep, More Friends

C. Less sleep, Fewer friends

D. No attractiveness, No friends

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第7篇

Is there an important exam right around the comer? You might be starting tofear, thinking that there' s no way for you to get a good grade because of thelittle time left to study. This is something all students may worry about. Butyou should accept the fact that you have to take the

exam no matter how much you want to avoid it.

Thankfully, there are several ways to help you get at least a passinggrade. You may have a try.

Get yourself together.

This might sound like silly advice, but it's actually the most you fear, you may lose control over your thoughts and actions Even if youtry to study, perhaps you won’t get anything in your head.

Enjoy enough sleep.

It's unbelievable many students have little sleep each night. That’s notsomething to be proud of, especially if you're sleeping so little and stillfailing to do all the things Sleep isn't for the weak, but for the wise. Yourbrain needs enough rest. After a good night's sleep, you'll perform much betterin the morning.

Don’t fear.

Once the test paper is in front of you don't be afraid. Take a deep breathand start the exam with confidence(信心). Just like when you were reviewing, putaway the problems you’re having difficulty in and come back to them later. Ifyou have time left, go over everything to make sure you haven’t made anycareless mistakes.

41. In the writers opinion, whenever there's an importantexam,___________.

A. students might experience a period of fear

B. students will have little time to worry

C. students should try everything possible to avoid it

D. students have to ask teachers for more help

42. The writer describes _get yourself together_ as silly advicebecause___________.

A. it won't influence your thoughts

B. it is one of the common senses

C. it is not the most important suggestion

D. it won’t help you get anything in your head

43. Enough sleep before an important exam is____________.

A. the pride of the weak

B. not something to be proud of

C. not necessary for the wise

D. a way to avoid failing in exams

44. When you meet with difficult problems in the exam, youcan__________.

A. give them up and take a deep breath

B. think hard and review them once again

C. put them away first and come back later

D. just trust yourself and look through the paper

45. According to the passage, you may get at least the passing grade if____________.

A. you fear nothing

B. you follow the writer's advice

C. the problems are not difficult

D. the preparation time lasts longer

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第8篇

Dear Zhang Qian：

Thank you very much for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument. Now I can tell you. Swimming is my favorite sport, and I like volleyball, basketball and ping-pong, Zhang Yining is my favorite player. I am good at playing chess, too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I like to play the violin every weekend. What about you? What's your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin? Who's your favorite player? And who is your favorite musician? Please tell me. Yours．

Li Bing

( ) 1. This letter is from Zhang Yining.

( ) 2. Zhang Qian wants to know Li Bing's favorite sport and player.

( ) 3. Zhang Qian likes swimming best.

( ) 4. Li Bing plays the violin on weekends.

( ) 5. Li Bing can swim very well, but she can't play chess.

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第9篇

A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car．He look in all his pockets, but round that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.

At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, _Have you got change（零钱） for ten pence（便士）?_

_Wait a moment, _ the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pock- et, _I'll see whether I can help you. _

_Don't you know how to speak to an officer?_ the young man said angrily. _Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence? _

_No, sir,_ the old soldier answered quickly.

1．The young officer and his mother lived______.

A．in the same town

B．in different places

C．in another town

D．in the other town

2．The young officer Wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.

A．that he was going to visit her

B．where his train would leave for

C．what time his train would arrive at the station

D．that he was then at the station

3．He looked around for help because he______.

A．had no money to make the phone call

B．did not know where to make the phone call

C．needed some change for the phone call

D．wanted to get change from the old soldier

4．The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier______.

A．was polite to him

B．was not polite to him

C．didn't know how to speak to him

D．didn't like to help him at all

5．Which of the following is not true?

A．Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.

B．The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.

C．He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.

D．He didn't know the soldier before.

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第10篇

arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择的一项。

1. Tom went into the station cafe because ______.

A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C. he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve

C. Half past eleven D. Half past one

3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _______.

A. the time is right B. it’s going slower

C. it’s going backward D. it’s going faster

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Tom arrived in Paris on time

B. The next bus would leave in half an hour

C. After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5. Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?

A. The Mirror of the Station B. Not A Careful Man

C. Missing A Bus D. The Clock In The Mirror

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第11篇

I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom(开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren?t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda. One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office.

When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn?t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something. Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen. Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

1. Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for .

A. one day B. one year C . two weeks D. two months

2. When the writer saw Mary?s jasmine, she felt____________ .

A. unhappy B. peaceful C. hopeful D. surprised

3. What has the writer learned from her experience?

A. Patience is needed in life.

B. Flowers can make life better.

C. Friendship is necessary for us.

D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.

英语初级阅读理解范文初一 第12篇

_You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play cowboys（牛仔） and Indians, and you can be the Indians. _ One of my cousins（堂兄弟）said.

_How many Indians?_ I asked.

_Oh, about a thousand. _ He answered, and before I could say no，I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of _After them. Let's catch the killers!_ and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car．

_We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!_

But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

Just then I heard a shout , _Bring the rope（绳子）, and we can burn him. _

_Only Indians burn people. Cowboys._ I stopped just in time. I had almost said, _Cowboys hang（绞死）people. _

I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, _We're leaving now. _

_Untie me._ I shouted. _We're going.

_Why did Bobby want matches（火柴）?_ Mum asked when we were in the car. _He was asking Dad whether he had any. _

_oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches_

Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.

1．How many children played the Indians? [ ]

A．One thousand

B．One hundred

C．One group

D．One

2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because______. [ ]

A．there were not enough children four the game

B．the game was just going to start

C．none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians

D．they were waiting for Joe

3．Joe didn't say _Cowbays hang people._ Because______. [ ]

A．he was tied to a tree

B．that would make things worse

C．he was caught by the cowboys

D．that would make the cowboys angry

4．Which of the following is TRUE? [ ]

A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.