初三英语阅读理解练习Passage 25.docx
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初三英语阅读理解练习Passage25
Passage25
Iwasfilledwithuncertaintiesandworriesuntilmygrandfathertoldmetostandtall.
Itwasno___1___Iwasn’tlookingforwardtoenteringninthgrade.Highschooliswell-knownforbeingaplaceforseriouscompetitions,whereeveryoneseemstobe___2___physicalchangesandloveself-esteem(自尊).Forme,___3___wasmygreatestproblem.
Ihadalwaysfeltnoconfidenceandoutofplacesasoneofthetallermembersofmyclass,standingahead___4___theothergirls.
Mygrandfatherwouldwatchmegrow___5___uncomfortable,buthedidn’tlaughatmyself-consciousness(不自在)ortrytocomfortme.Instead,hewouldgivemeadvice.
“Standstraightandtall,”he’dsay,___6___Iunsuccessfullytriedtomakemyselfsmallerandshorter.Andeachtime,Iwouldcarefully___7___hiswords.Evenatage15,Iunderstoodthathisadvicewasaboutmorethanjustinches.
MygrandfatherjoinedthearmytofightforhiscountrywhenGermansoldiers___8___hishometownofTarnowinPoland.“Standstraight,standtall,”meantsomethingelsebackthen.Afterthewar,heleftforAmerica.___9___inanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.WalkingintothecrowdedandnoisystreetsofNewYork,“Standstraight,andstandtall,”hewouldtellhimself.
Thankstothehelpofavery___10___friend,hegotajobinajewelry(珠宝)shoponabusystreet.Withinmonths,mygrandfatherwassellingjewelryasifhe’dbeendoingithiswholelife.
Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildrenwhocarryon___11___familyname.Mygrandfather’sunusualandspecialexperienceshavechangedthewayIthinkaboutmyownlife.Hisadvicetomehasbecomemuchmorethanachallengeto___12____myposture(姿势).IttellsmetobeproudofwhoIam.
1.A.reasonB.wonderC.guessD.question
2.A.showingupB.startingwithC.goingthroughD.makingout
3.A.heightB.appearanceC.shapeD.shyness
4.A.ofB.aboveC.overD.among
5.A.increasinglyB.slowlyC.greatlyD.surprisingly
6.A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.since
7.A.followB.understandC.listentoD.catch
8.A.stayedB.brokeC.tookD.beat
9.A.AllaloneB.WithoutmoneyC.FullofhopesD.Beinghomesick
10.A.interestingB.amazingC.caringD.tiring
11.A.myB.hisC.ourD.their
12.A.formB.buildC.improveD.choose
Passage26
Igrewuppoor---livingwithmywonderfulmother.Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.Iwas___1___andenergetic.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,hecouldstillaffordadream.
Mydreamwasathletics.WhenIwassixteen,Istartedplayingbaseball.Icouldthrowaninety-mile-per-hourfastballand___2___anythingthatmovedonthefield.Iwasalso___3___:
MyhighschoolcoachwasJohn,whobelievedinmeand,moreimportantly,taughtmehowtobelieveinmyself.He___4___methedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandremainingtruetothatdream.Oneunusual___5___withCoachJohnchangedmylifeforever.
Afriendhelpedmetofindasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocketmoneyforanewbike,newclothesandthe___6___ofsavingforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhaveto___7___upsummerbaseballandthatmeantIwouldhavetotellJohnIwouldn’tbeplaying.
WhenItoldJohn,hewas___8___asIexpectedhimtobe.“Youhaveyourwholelifetowork,”hesaid.“Youdon’thavetoomanyplayingdaysinyourlife.Youcan’taffordtowastethem.”Istoodbeforehimwithmyhead___9___,tryingtothinkofthe___10___thatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworthfacinghisdisappointmentinme.
“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?
”heasked.
“3.5dollarsanhour,”Ireplied.
“Well,”heasked,“is$3.5anhourthepriceofadream?
”
Thatsimplequestionmademeunderstandthedifferencebetween___11___somethingrightnowandhavingagoal.IdecidedmyselftoplaysportsthatsummerandwithintheyearIwastakenonbythePittsburghPiratestoplaybaseball,andwas___12___a$20,000contact(agreement).Inthesameyear,Iboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream.
1.A.happyB.popularC.famousD.honest
2.A.kickB.playC.passD.hit
3.A.rightB.shyC.luckyD.comfortable
4.A.gaveB.taughtC.broughtD.asked
5.A.accidentB.interviewC.problemD.experience
6.A.viewB.ideaC.startD.purpose
7.A.putB.takeC.giveD.pick
8.A.madB.helpfulC.frightenedD.shameful
9.A.movingB.noddingC.shakingD.hanging
10.A.questionsB.choicesC.wordsD.ways
11.A.wantingB.changingC.dreamingD.saying
12.A.paidB.gotC.offeredD.allowed
Passage27
MyfatherdiedwhenIwasafewmonthsold.Afterhisdeath,mymothermovedbacktoLouisville,Kentucky,where___1___hadgrownup.Welivedinasmallhousewithheroldersister,Marion,andtheirmother.Thiswasatimewhenbeingasingle___2___wasstillconsideredunusual.
WhenIwassmall,therewasachildren’sbookcalledTheHappyFamily,anditwasarealpieceofwork.Dadworkedalldaylongattheoffice,Momcookedinthekitchen,andbrotherandsisteralwayshadfriendssleepingover.Theimageofthefamilyinthisbookwastypicalofthetime.Itlooked___3___likemyfamily,butluckilythatwasn’tthewayIheardit.ThewaymyAuntMarionreadittomemadethestoryreally___4___.
Kind-heartedandopen-minded,myauntwastheonewhoplayedbaseballwithme,whotookmehorsebackriding,whotookmetothefather-sondinnersandwhogavemelessonsonhowtodrive.Believingthatanything___5___wasprobablygoodforme,she___6___togetaloansothatIcouldgotoAfricatoworkasavolunteer,whichwasmymostimportantexperience.
Asayounggirl,AuntMarionalwaysplannedtohavealargenumberofchildrenofherown,butshenevergotmarried.This___7___thatshewasfreetospendallhertimetakingcareofme.Manypeoplesaywehavealotincommon.Shealways___8___metodomybest.Shenever___9___tomakemebelievethatIcoulddoanythingwithmylifethatIwanted,ifIonlytriedhardenough.
Formorethansixtyyears,AuntMariondidn’tandstilldon’tthinkofherself.___10___sheisforcedtocomeuptothefront,myauntwillstandinthebackinfamilyphotos,andshedoesn’tthinkthathereffortshavemademuch___11___.Ihonourmyaunt,whotaughtmethethingsmy___12___couldn’t,soeveryJuneforthepast40years,ingrowingthankfulnesstomyAuntMarion,I’vesentheraFather’sDaycard.
1.A.IB.sheC.heD.we
2.A.manB.familyC.parentD.child
3.A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.something
4.A.surprisingB.boringC.sadD.funny
5.A.interestingB.pleasantC.impossibleD.unusual
6.A.decidedB.affordedC.offeredD.prepared
7.A.saidB.meantC.provedD.showed
8.A.allowedB.expectedC.invitedD.forced
9.A.hopedB.agreedC.stoppedD.failed
10.A.UnlessB.AlthoughC.SinceD.Before
11.A.differenceB.progressC.troubleD.sense
12.A.teachersB.motherC.fatherD.friends
Passage28
Itwasacoldmorning,andEduardoOrtegareceivedalargeenvelope.Initwashisdream.Buthewastoonervousto___1___it.
Heputtheenvelopeintohis___2___andcaughttheschoolbus.
Eduardoarrivedat___3___withtheenvelope.Hewalkedpasthisclassmatesandsatdownintheschoollibrary.Hetookadeepbreathdrewtheenvelopeoutofhispocketandcarefullyopenedit.Ashereadthewords,“Congratulations…___4___havebeenaccepted,”hewasalreadyintears.
Herememberedthelonghoursworkinginthefields,pickingstrawberriesandbeans.Duringthoseyears,Eduardowasmuchmorethanachild___5___.Afterworkeveryday,histiredfriendsdrankcoffeeorslept.Eduardowenttotheeveningschool.Hestudied,read,andwrotepoemsandshortstories.Althoughhe___6___manyclasses,hebecamethebeststudent.
Whenhewasthirteen,Eduardo___7___oneofhisdreams---toflyonanairplaneforthefirsttime.Hewroteapoemthatwonaprize---atriptoSanFrancisco.Asheflew,hepromisedhimselftobecomeapilot.Helovedto___8___.
EventhoughEduardoworkedtohelphisfamily,hisfather___9___encouragedhimtogotoschool.So,whileheworked,healsostudied.Manydays,hethoughtitwas___10___,tootiredtoreadhisbooks.Buthisfatherjustsmiledandtoldhimhecould___11___it.
So,now,Eduardoknewhisdreamofbecomingapilotwasnot___12___.Heknewthatitwashisfather’sdream,too.Hewouldsoonbecomeapilot,flyingeverydaytoalltheexcitingplacesintheworld.
1.A.answerB.knowC.openD.write
2.A.carB.pocketC.deskD.mailbox
3.A.schoolB.homeC.theairportD.thepostoffice
4.A.IB.weC.youD.they
5.A.workerB.writerC.waiterD.pilot
6.A.watchedB.missedC.tookD.left
7.A.realizedB.foundC.wantedD.thought
8.A.studyB.jumpC.flyD.work
9.A.alsoB.stillC.sometimesD.always
10.A.hopelessB.carelessC.uninterestingD.unimportant
11.A.takeB.stopC.workD.make
12.A.madeB.neededC.lostD.given
Passage29
Inthedepthsofmymemory,manythingsIdidwithmyfatherstilllive.Thesethingscometorepresent,infact,whatIcall___1___andlove.
Idon’tremembermyfatherevergettingintoaswimmingtool.Buthedid___2___thewater.Anykindof___3___rideseemedtogivehimpleasure.___4___helovedtofish;sometimeshetookmealong.
ButIneverreallylikedbeingonthewater,thewaymyfatherdid.
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