1、阅读理解专项练习1Barack Obama is the 44th president(总统) of the USA. He was born on August 4th, 1961. He was elected(被选为) president for the second time in November, 2012.Obama has a very healthy lifestyle(生活方式). As a president, hes always very busy and works about 10 hours a day. But he still spends some tim
2、e doing exercise. About 7:30 every morning, he goes to a gym. He does exercise there for about 90 minutes every day. He says that doing exercise makes him young and strong. Doing exercise can make him relaxed. His eating habits(习惯) are also very healthy. He usually stays away from junk food. He eats
3、 a lot of vegetables and fruit every day. He doesnt like coffee or ice cream. His favorite food is the Pizza from a restaurant in Chicago. The name of the restaurant is Italian Fiesta Pizzeria.Do exercise every day from now on. Youll be healthy like Obama!阅读短文，选择正确答案（ ）1. How old is Barack Obama thi
4、s year?A. 44 B. 52 C. 61 D. 62（ ）2. How long does he work every day?A. 7 hours B. 8 hours C. 9 hours D. 10 hours（ ）3. How many hours does he do sports every day? A. About one B. About one hour and a half C. About two D. About three（ ）4.Which of the following is WRONG?A. Doing exercise makes him rela
5、xed.B. He eats lots of vegetables and fruit every dayC. He doesnt like ice creamD. He likes coffee very much （ ）5. Doing exercise makes Obama _.A. strong B. young C. relaxed D. All of above 2Harry Lee McGinnis calls himself “The Hank (鹰)”. Why? Because he likes traveling very much. He walks around t
6、he world instead of driving cars or riding bikes. You might think he is a young man, however, he is 80 years old now. he began waling 18 years ago.He made his way through 66 different countries. He enjoyed different kinds of delicious food, and met elephants and golden monkeys and made new friends.
7、He plans to travel Central America and Mexico before finishing traveling in Texas. He enjoys writing stories about his travels on the Internet Walking of the Hawk. He doesnt want to finish his travel until 2016, and he still has lots of plans for the rest of his days. What he arrives home, hell fini
8、sh his book. And what will he do after that? “I want to play tennis when Im 100 years old,” he said.阅读短文，选择正确答案（ ）1. Harry started traveling at the age of _.A. 62 B. 80 C. 88 D.100 （ ）2. Harry is telling his stories _.A. in his book B. on TV C. on the Internet D. in the newspaper（ ）3.Whats NOT menti
9、oned(提到) in the reading?A. food B. animals C. countries D. trees （ ）4. What can you know from the passage？A. Harry finished his travel in TexasB. Harry is writing stories about his travels online.C. Harry doesnt like tennis at all.D. Harry plans to travel the world. （ ）5. What does the author(作者) th
10、ink of Harry?A. boring B. careless C. serious D. great 3Many years ago, weight-training(负重训练) classes were usually for men only, but today many women take part in it. Now weight-training has become a fashionable(时髦的) sport in modern life. It is for those who want to be stronger and healthier. Books
11、and DVDs about weight-training in the bookshop sell(卖) well. Fans can get them easily.If you plan to start a weight-training class, be sure to remember two things: first, you must wear the right size of clothes, never too large or too small. Second, never show off (卖弄)，even to yourself, or youll get
12、 hurt easily. Begin with a right weight. That means the weight is not too heavy for you. Remember that you want to be stronger and healthier. You dont want to be taken to the hospital after class. 阅读短文，选择正确答案（ ）1. Today we can see _ in weight-training classes.A. young men B. young women C. men and w
13、omen D. children （ ）2. Weight-training is fashionable sport for those _.A. who are interested in losing weightB. who want to show off C. who want to buy more books and DVDs D. who want to be stronger and healthier. （ ）3. Books and DVDs about weight-training_.A. are difficult to find B. sell well in
14、the bookshop C. are difficult to understand D. are easy to understand （ ）4. If you plan to start a weight-training class, what should you remember first?A. You have to wear the right size of clothesB. You need to wear large clothes C. You should wear small clothes D. You shouldnt show off. （ ）5. You
15、 may _ if you begin with a weight that is too heavy for you.A. become stronger B. get hurt C. get healthier D. lose weight with a short time4Mr. King is an important officer (官员). He liked all kinds of nice food. Many people did their best to fawn on (巴结) him. They often asked Mr. King to have dinne
16、r with them.Now Mr. King got fatter and fatter. He often felt tired if he walked or did some housework. He was worried about it and had to see a doctor. “Stop eating so much meat and sugar, Mr. King,” said the doctor.It was difficult for the officer to do it. He wouldnt do as the doctor said. Half a
17、 year later, he couldnt take any daily(日常的) activities. There was something serious with his heart. He had to be in hospital.“You must lose weight first, or nobody can save you.”“Could you tell me an easy way to lose weight please?”“You must do an exercise first.”“Which exercise?”“To move your head
18、from one side to the other when youre invited(被邀请) to dinner.”（ ）1. Mr. King was often invited to dinner because _.A. He was ready to help others B. He was friendly to others C. He was helpful to others D. He liked nice food （ ）2. Mr. King got fatter and fatter, so he _.A. was happier than before B.
19、 liked to do housework C. often walked for a long time D. often felt tired （ ）3. At first, Mr. King _.A. didnt take the doctors advice B. took the doctors advice C. did exercise to lose weight D. thought the doctor was right （ ）4. It was difficult for Mr. King to do anything in his daily life, so he
20、 _.A. began to do exercise B. had to take much medicine C. didnt go to dinner any more D. had to be in hospital （ ）5. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. The doctor thought Mr. King would die B. The doctor told Mr. King to move his head C. The doctor told Mr. King not to go to dinner D. The do
21、ctor told Mr. King to do exercise. 5A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. We turn off the lights, pull up the covers (毯子，被子) and close our eyes. After we sleep for six or seven hours, we wake up again.During the day we work and play at night we sleep. Our body rests while we sleep. O
22、ur body grows most while we are sleeping. Our body needs plenty of air when we sleep. If we dont get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover(盖住) heads. Our lungs need to get enough fresh air.Strange thing happen during sleep. For example, you often move d
23、uring your sleep. You would feel tired if you didnt move. You also dream. When you dream, part of your brain(大脑) is still awake. Dont worry if you dream, you may get great ideas while dreaming.Everyone needs enough sleep. Children who are tired usually need more sleep. They can get their lessons bet
24、ter after they had enough sleep. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night.阅读短文，选择正确答案（ ）1. What do we do when we sleep?A. close our eyes B. turn off the lights C. pull up the covers D. listen to music （ ）2. Our body grows most while we are _.A. eating B. exe
25、rcising C. playing D. sleeping （ ）3. What may cause us to feel tired in the morning according to this passage?A. too much air B. no enough fresh air and not moving during sleep C. too little sleep. D. too much cold air. （ ）4. How many hours of sleep should nine-year-old children have?A. 8 B. 9 C. 10
26、 D. 11 （ ）5. When you dream, part of your brain is still _.A. asleep B. awake C. busy D. sleep6Dear doctor: I have a 13-year-old son, Bob. He and his 15-year-old cousin, Tim, are juniors in high school. My son and I always have an open dialog about study, movies, smoking and so on. I ask him, “Do yo
27、u smoke?” He says he doesnt smoke. But his cousins father called me last night and said he found that his son smoked and he thought my son also smoked together. How should I talk this with my son? And what should I do to stop him smoking? Sincerely Worried parentDear parent, You are so right to be c
28、oncerned about (关心) your son. Here is my advice: Have a talk with your son. Tell him that you knew that his cousin smoked and listen to your son. How is he thinking or doing about his cousins problem? Tell him to help his cousin stop smoking. Tell him the dangers of smoking and the importance of stu
29、dying. Yours doctor（ ）1. How old is Bob?A. 11 B. 13 C. 15 D. 18 （ ）2. Who is Tim?A. the experts cousin B. the parents cousin C. the parents son D. Bobs cousin. （ ）3. When did the parent know his son might smoke?A. yesterday B. the day before yesterday C. today D. three days ago （ ）4. The parents wro
30、te this letter to _.A. tell the expert his son should stop smoking B. to have a talk with his son Bob C. ask the expert to help Tim stop smoking D. ask the expert how to talk with his son and help him stop smoking （ ）5. The expert gives the parent _ pieces of advice.A. one B. two C. three D. four 7J
31、ohn, 13, is good at running. Two weeks ago, a new student came. His name is David. He is very short. He plays soccer well, and he can run very fast. Larry told John about it. Of course, he did not believe it. “Why not have a race with him?” said Larry. “Good idea!” said John, “Im going to have a race with him tomorrow.” After school, John went to the playground. He did some running for a while, and got ready for(为做好准备) the race. He was sure that he could win the race. Larry had to take part in a club activity that afternoon, so he could not watch the race between John and David. That evening
