买新概念吧，那里面对于初中难度适中，对于提高阅读能力也很有帮助。
下面告诉你一些提高阅读能力的方法
EF可以，还不错
1、You would like to take good photographs of real-life situations but you have few ideas for pictures. I suggest you look around you. The everyday world is full of scenes being played by an ever-changing group of actors. You probably passed a dozen picture situations without noticing on your way to work this morning.
The realistic approach to photograph has been perfected in the past by such maters as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Bill Brandt. But while you can learn a great deal from looking at the work of others, any success you can hope to achieve in this field has to come from developing an individual approach.
The main requirement for any photographer has little to do with technical matters. You must develop an awareness of the world around you and the people who live in it, and you should learn to notice when a situation may develop to a point where you will be able to take a good picture. Those who have reached this happy state will be prepared when that moment comes, and will simply raise their camera quickly and shoot. Others who are not so aware will be struggling with camera cases and lens caps.
Film manufactures must be delighted at the thought of the inexperienced photographer setting out in search of the right situation and the right moment. Many miles of costly material have passed through thousands of cameras as this endless search continues. But although a lot of this waste must be put down to inexperience, you'll find that even the professionals have to use a lot of film when they are out shooting.
Not every shot is going to be a winner. If you look at the work of even the best photographers, you'll notice dozens of pictures have had to be taken only because they lead up to the successful shot of a situation that the photographer has obviously been observing through the lens. You may find that you have taken one or two pictures after the right moment has passed as well. There is seldom more than one shot which stands out. There is just one point where it all comes together, and you often have to waste film to catch that precious moment.
1. According to the passage, one can become a better real-life photographer by _____.
A. watching other photographers at work
B. learning about famous photographers
C. just taking a great many photographs
D. developing skills and ideas for yourself
2. The writer thinks that a photographer is required to _____.
A. go out and search for unusual situations
B. be highly skilled in camera techniques
C. be able to tell when a good situation might come
D. have a camera which is easy and quick to use
3. Most likely, to catch the right moment, one must _____.
A. take pictures without too much preparation
B. take a whole series of similar pictures
C. take great care to set up the situation
D. take one picture just at the right moment
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The waste of film in photography is essential to the production of good pictures.
B. Film manufacturers usually enjoy pictures by inexperienced photographers.
C. Only amateur photographers waste film in taking pictures.
D. The waste of film, which is the result of poor choice of subject, is expensive and unnecessary.
5. The passage is _____.
A. part of a book of camera instruction
B. an advertisement for film
C. a history of photography
D. an introduction to photography
KEY: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D
2、The Komodo lizard is the world's largest lizard(蜥蜴). It was not discovered until this century and was named only in 1921. It was formerly found on three Indonesian islands: Komodo, Rintja and Flores. By the 1930's, in spite of government protection, the population of this great lizard had been reduced to a few hundred. It was, however, still found on the three main islands and there were still lizards of over 4 metres in length. By 1963, after a period of only fifty years since its discovery, the entire population was based on Komodo. It is now unusual to see one as long as 3 metres. The lizard's normal food consists mainly of wild goats and pigs, animals which the islanders also hunt. This, of course, means that the lizard often gets too little to eat. It will certainly die out soon its hunting and breeding(繁殖) grounds are protected more effectively.
1. The Indonesian government _____ Komodo lizards.
A. thought it necessary to protect
B. didn't think it necessary to protect
C. reduced the number of
D. killed a few hundred of
2. By 1963, the Komodo lizard could be found _____.
A. on three islands
B. only on Komodo Island
C. only on Rintja Island
D. only on Flores Island
3. Which of the following is FALSE?
A. There were only a few hundred Komodo lizards living by the 1930s.
B. Nobody knew the present name of the animal before 1921.
C. The islanders hunt too many Komodo lizards.
D. The writer worries about the Komodo lizards.
KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C
3、In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes(想当然地认为)it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the attention to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise(产生) between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think if keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
1. "The same meaning is attached to telephone calls after 11:00p.m." Here "attached" means _____.
A. taken B. drawn C. given D. shown
2. According to this passage, time plays an important role in _____.
A. everyday life B. school life
C. communication D. private life
3. The best title for this passage is _____.
A. The Voice of Time
B. The Importance of Time
C. The Importance of an Announcement
D. Time and Tide Wait for No Man
4. According to the passage, the author of the article may agree to which of the following statements?
A. It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in U.S.A..
B. It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some countries.
C. It is best for one to make telephone calls at eight because it costs much less.
D. If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.
KEY: 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B
4、At the Barber's Shop(理发店)
Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he
was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed
and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?"
Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied
with my old one, but this one seems even worse."
Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what
to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair,
find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"
"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think
it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So
you know he can't be the worst barber."
1. When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.
A. nobody had cut his hair
B. the barber hadn't cut his hair well
C. the barber had cut his hair carefully
D. he was not satisfied with his old barber
2. "I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.
A. this barber's shop was a new one
B. this was the only barber's shop in this town
C. Jack often went to this barber's shop
D. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before
3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.
A. the new barber's shop was the best one
B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one
C. the new barber's shop was worse than the old one
D. the old barber's shop was the worst one
4. Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
A. Because he was certainly the best barber.
B. Because he was free all the time.
C. Because he was the worst barber.
D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.
5. From the story we know that ____.
A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop
B. barbers cut each other's hair
C. barbers never have their hair cut
D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself
KEY: 1.B 2.D 3. C 4. D 5. B
5、Mr Perkin's New Car
Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars
were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the
same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same
things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be
different.
The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was
satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more
satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind,
and on both sides of him.
Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office,
and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there
were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which
car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave
him a look he didn't like. So he stopped.
Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow
Beta 400s in the car-park.
1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because
A. the bus did not come.
B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.
C. he liked to do the same as other people.
D. he liked to be different from others.
#C
2. He drove to work in his new car
A. the very next day.
B. the day he bought it.
C. a week he bought in.
D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.
#A
3. He was satisfied with his new car because
A. no one else had a yellow one.
B. it was the same as other cars all around him.
C. he was in front of all the other cars.
D. other cars were not as bright as his.
#B
4. At five o'clock Mr Perkin
A. walked home.
B. drove his car out of the car-park.
C. came back to the car-park.
D. did not know which was his car-park.
#C
5. People gave him a look because
A. he had a nice new car.
B. he could not open the door of his car.
C. he was in the wrong car-park.
D. he was trying to open more than one car.
#D
6. Mr Perkin had to wait until
A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.
B. there was only one car in the car-park.
C. there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.
D. there was no one about to look at him.
#A
6、Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures
on the walls of the king's palace in English.
Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made.
With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They
worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful.
He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again.
Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another.
Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not know it
because he was thinking of his pictures.
The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at
the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall
off it and surely be killed." So the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and
threw it at the picture.
"What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.
1. What was Thornhill? He was an English ____.
A. writer
B. king
C. worker
D. artist
#D
2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to ____.
A. paint a picture for the king
B. paint some pictures on the walls of the knig's palace
C. have his pictures painted in the king's palace
D. have his pictures painted on the walls
#B
3. The story leads us to believe that
A. the worker had to pay for the picture.
B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker.
C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.
D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why.
#A
7、Your Passport(护照) Please!
Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a threeweek holiday in France.
Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken
it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.\$
An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: "Will you excuse me?
Please sit down. I shan't keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the
photo to a second office, and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks
at the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr
Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman
with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just the
kind of man ..."
Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him,
and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr Hill answers,
in surprise, that he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so.
I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."
1. Mr Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport.
B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.
D. has been in France for three weeks
#D
2. Mr Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo
B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face
D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.
#C
3. The first officer is sure ____.
A. Mr Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo before
C. he knows the second officer's face
D. a man without a beard stole the painting
#B
4. The second officer says that ____.
A. Mr Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English
C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.
#D
5. Mr Hill taught ____.
A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School
B. Jack Smith to be a first officer
C. at the No.2 High School, in France
D. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill
#A
8、A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some
countries people even said that the sun was a god(神). They thought the god
drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes
round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today
men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us
that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the
sun.\$
The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very
hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to
the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three
hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.\$
1. A long time ago, people said the sun was ____.
A. a golden horse of god
B. a god on a golden horse
C. a god with golden dress
D. a god and a golden horse
#B
2. People can never live anywhere near the sun because it is ____.
A. star ... the sun
B. planet ... the moon
C. planet ... itself
D. planet ... the sun
#D
4. The earth travels over ____ miles an hour.
A. 1,000
B. 100,000
C. 6,000,000
D. 600,000
#D
5. One year is ____
A. the time for the earth to turn round.
B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles.
C. one circle the earth goes round the sun.
D. the journey of the earth.
#C
9、The Farmer, His Horse, and His son
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.
He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father
and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have
a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true,
so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.
Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you
see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.\$
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer?
Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got
up behind his son, and they rode on.
Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she
asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."
So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot
please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
#A
2. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk
#C
3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his father
D. only one person to ride such a long way
#D
4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by himself
#A
5. The young woman was most sorry ____.
A. for the old man
B. for the farmer's young son
C. that it was not far to the market
D. for the horse
#D
10、I Want to Be a Dustman
Tom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any
work. He had to go to school of course, but he didn't study hard there and tried
to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they
hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tom
said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to be a dustman."
"A dustman?" his mother asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very
pleasant job, why do you
建议你买《新东方中学生》这本书，该书将娱乐与学习和做人等方面都进行了融合，是比较适合中学生阅读的。 娱乐：常会收录一下著名的电视剧话电影，当然都是外国的，在看这些的同时，又增长了学习的能力，收获了课外知识。 学习:该书常收录一下学习方法的篇章或者一些解题的技巧等，而且不枯燥。 做人：该书还常含有励志的问题，及学习安排等方面，与生活相联系，让人感觉真实。 可能有些地方会看不懂，但可以查字典，不过该书更适合高中生浏览，但如果初中生的话，如果水平好一点的话，也是可以的。
21世纪英语报非常好，我一直在看，买一份就够了，里面内容很多而且都是原汁原味的地道英语，对快速提高英语很有帮助，下面是报纸的简介。
英文《21世纪报》是由国内最大的英文报系中国日报主办，集世界各地第一手的英文报刊资讯，是一张面向中国广大英语爱好者的普及性英语周报。在使用和学习英语的广大知识知识分子、涉外工作者中享有极度高的声誉和广泛的影响力。
《21世纪中学生英文报》分为“初中版”和“高中版”，由我国唯一的全国性英文日报《中国日报》主办。“高中版”原为《21世纪报·中学生版》，创办于2001年10月，是国内第一份根据中学生的英语阅读水平和需求而设计的英语时事周报。它以时事性专题报道为主，广泛采用由国际主流媒体和出版机构提供的独家的、最新的信息资讯，以浅显地道的英语为您提供丰富多彩的新闻时事报道。为保证读者的学习效率和读报兴趣，“高中版”坚持以国家规定的中学英语教学词汇为基础，并适当加以注释和改写。2003年6月，《21世纪报·中学生版》更名为“高中版”，同时“初中版”开始试刊和征订。2003年9月，“初中版”正式出版发行。这是中国日报社继成功创办“高中版”后，推出的一份专门面向广大初中学生的英语学习时事周报。她的诞生，标志着我国的初中学生拥有了第一份属于自己的英语新闻报纸。
还帮你找了可以下载报纸的网站
官方网站：
里面有经常更新的文章
------------------------------------------------------------------
另外你如国想提高发音的话，建议看疯狂英语。这个杂志有配套的磁带，里面的发音非常的好。希望之星应该对口语有很高的要求，所以练练口语对比赛是有帮助的。
《疯狂英语》简介
声载英语魅力 文承异域风采
也许有人不会忘记在学校书店里奋力抢购《疯狂英语》的那一幕，也许有人还记得倾听Crazy English时那一双双专注的眼睛。在十年多时间里，凭着对英语的一份执着和独特的感受力，《疯狂英语》深深吸引了无数读者……
为什么许多人学了十几年的英语，还是耳不能听、口不能说？考试得高分，实际运用能力却很低，这算不算是学好了英语？本着对传统英语教学的一种叛逆精神，《疯狂英语》——中国第一份有声杂志应运而生。
96年创刊，国内首创的英语学习有声读物。以精选电影原声、挚情演讲、异域风情、动人美文、畅销书和欧美流行曲等多种形式将适合模仿学习的英语素材献给广大英语爱好者。由于英语发音纯正地道，素材取自生活，弥补了教材的不足，更激发了学生们的兴趣。让原来枯燥无味的英语学习变得生动有趣，真正实现听说读写全方位提高。
（每篇文章均附：中英对照译文、发音标示、学习方法、生词注释、西方文化精点。）
栏目简介：
●诗情无限
琅琅上口的传世之作、充满哲理的人生诗篇，配以旋律优美的古典音乐；精辟独到的感悟尽显英语辞藻的精华。
●电影沙龙
每期挑选一部或多部电影的经典难忘对白，以最动人的主题线索向你展现新老电影的精彩片断。CE精挑的片段，一句简单的对白或一段美妙的插曲，都能让你感受到有声世界的无限精彩！
●口才集训营
怀一个梦想，踏前人的足迹创一片新天地。字字铿锵的激昂演讲，让你热血沸腾、久久回味之余，还能助你成为自我表达的能手，练就一口标准的发音，展现自信的魅力。
生动地道的“看电视学英文”挑选时下热门电视连续剧，带你走进国外多彩的生活，学习最新最贴心的生活口语。
●智慧人生
各界名人的励志故事，感人动情的美文，睿智精妙的短文；深刻隽永的思想，让你从另一个角度看待人生。
●异域采风
介绍各国风土人情、胜地美景、典故传说等，让你耳朵去旅行，领略异域别样风光。
●黄金书屋
每期节选最新畅销书或经典文坛著作，加以简介点评，优美的文笔、巧妙的结构，浓缩灵魂建筑师笔下文字的力量。
●情趣物语
幽默的话题，轻松有趣、别具一格的英语表述，让你在平凡枯燥的学习生活中忍俊不禁。原来换个表达法，生活会变得这么有趣！
●闪烁星辰
走近当红明星艺人，聆听他们真实的声音、不为人知的故事，真挚访谈亲口细述过往人生悲喜历程。
●新闻聚光灯
头条新闻，资讯社会，关注热点，放眼世界，短小精悍的多国新闻令你紧贴社会的脉搏，快速英语让你感受的全球性语言的蓬勃生气。
●岁月留声
不经典不推荐！一首老歌，一颗巨星，一个故事！悠扬的旋律划出岁月的痕迹，烙下经典的印记，带你回首一段段不可磨灭的星情往事。
●玫瑰咖啡屋
精选适合英语学习的欧美上榜流行歌曲，节奏欢快的乐曲尽显时下年轻人的心声，让你一听难忘、放声跟唱。
创刊十年铸辉煌
给你听觉的盛宴，值得收藏的声音！
--------------------------------------------------------
最后祝你在比赛中取得好成绩！
