Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a 41 family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. 42 his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband 43 food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes 44 . Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was 45 it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and 46 at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some 47 for his family.
One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were 48 , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”
“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked 49 .
“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted 50 him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy 51 for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man 52 to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man 53 the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒绝）to 54 anything on it and went away.
But his shoes were so different that he had to 55 . He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.
( ) 41. A. happy B. lucky C. rich D. poor
( ) 42. A. Only B. Except C. Or D. Because
( ) 43. A. much B. little C. enough D. no
( ) 44. A. full B. hungry C. happy D. pleased
( ) 45. A. afraid of B. sorry for C. useful to D. friendly to
( ) 46. A. play B. swim C. count D. sleep
( ) 47. A. books B. clothes C. shoes D. money
( ) 48. A. dirty B. clean C. old D. new
( ) 49. A. over B. away C. out D. in
( ) 50. A. under B. above C. in front of D. behind
( ) 51. A. thought B. read C. wrote D. saw
( ) 52. A. liked B. agreed C. worried D. surprised
( ) 53. A. threw B. passed C. kicked D. showed
( ) 54. A. pay B. cost C. spend D. give
( ) 55. A. stop B. run C. hurry off D. fly away
同步轻松练习系列答案科目：初中英语 来源：2011-2012学年江苏省吴江市青云中学初一下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.. My wife said to me, quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?" "I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL
One dining table June 10，1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint（油漆） 1.50
Work，8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00
Total（总计） 36.50
When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"It’s been a fine day，hasn’t it?” “ Quite sunny.” "Yes，”I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.” "Me too，” said Henry, "You wait--it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.” "Yes. Hotter--and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble，Henry，”I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
| A．Because it was a fine day indeed, |
| B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. |
| C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
| D．Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
| A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table. |
| B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather. |
| C．Because paint would be more expensive. |
| D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
| A．26.50 | B．56. 50 | C．46.50 | D．20.00 |
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.
“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food., fresh air, horse riding,Walking,fishing, cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” He thought. “I’ll spend a month at west hill farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for west hill farm.But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with west hill farm?” His best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. what?”
“Well,” he said, “The first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ And you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!”
1.How did henry find out about the farm?
A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B．His best friend told him.
C．He wrote to the farmer.
D．Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ________.
A．He didn't like the country life at all
B．The farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C．His holiday was over
D．He thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means ______.
A．夸奖 B．解释 C．抱怨 D．故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C．Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A．What a beautiful farm! B．Have a good time.
C．A short holiday D．Henry and the farmer.
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012年外研版初中英语九年级下Module 6 练习卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解
Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.。
My wife said to me，quietly , “ That’s his ninth cup of tea today . ” But she said loudly, “It’s a beautiful table，dear，isn’t it?”
“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL One dining table June 10 , 1995Cost of wood 17.00Paint（油漆）1.50Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00Total（总计）36.50
When I was looking at the bill , Henry said , “it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”
“Yes , ” I said. “I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
“Me too，” , said Henry. “You wait一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
“Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th , won’t they , Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble , Henry , ” I said , “ Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
|
A．Because it was a fine day indeed, |
|
B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. |
|
C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. |
|
D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. |
2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?
|
A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table. |
|
B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather. |
|
C．Because paint would be more expensive. |
|
D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive. |
3. The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.
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A．26.50 |
B．56. 50 |
C．46.50 |
D．20.00 |
4. When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because_______ .
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A．he got the money easily |
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B．be didn’t have to add up the cost again |
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C．he got what he should get for his work |
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D．he got much money for his work |
5. From the story we know that_______ .
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A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home |
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B．Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end |
|
C．Henry made a mistake in the bill |
|
D．Henry tried to get more money for his work |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2012年人教版初中英语八年级下册第二单元练习卷 题型：阅读理解
The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.
1.Who really invented the car first? _____.
|
A．A German |
B．An American |
C．Frenchman |
D．Japanese |
2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.
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A．more than 100 years ago |
B．less than 100 years ago |
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C．just 100 years ago |
D．50 years ago |
3.Henry Ford must have_____.
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A．five brothers and sisters |
B．six brothers and sisters |
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C．five younger brothers |
D．three brothers |
4.How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.
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A．2.5 dollars |
B．3.5 dollars |
C．3 dollars |
D．4 dollars |
5.Which is not true? _____.
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A．He repaired watches in the evenings for fun |
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B．He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young. |
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C．He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention. |
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D．The first car was invented in 1893. |
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