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1、英语趣味阅读练习 （一）Someone Can Send Them To MeMr Jones had a few days holiday, so he said, “Im goingto the mountains by train”He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the trainHe had a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip（旅途）and lo

2、oked at the mountainsBut the wind pulled his offMr Jones quickly took his old bag up and threw it out of the window tooThe other people in the carriage laughed“Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?”they asked“No, ”Mr Jones answered, “but theres no name and no address in my hat, and the

3、res a name and an address on my bagSomeones going to find both of them near each other, and hes going to send me the bag and the hat”判断对错：（ ）1Mr Jones had a days holiday（ ）2Mr Jones went to the mountains bike（ ）3The wind pulled his old hat off（ ）4There was a name and an address on the bag（ ）5The peo

4、ple in the carriage laughed at Mr Jones（ ）6Hisbag could get his hat back（ ）7Someone sent the hat and the bag to Mr Jones（二）Theyll Give You A Helping HandIn a New York street a small truck hit a big treeThe truck was full of glasses and they were all broken nowThe driver came out of the truck and loo

5、ked at the broken glassesHe was very sadAnd people in the street were sorry for himThen an old man walked to the driver, looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for it”“Yes”was the sad answer“Well, well, ”said the old man, “hold out your hat- heres some mon

6、ey for you; and I can say some of these people will give you a helping hand, too”Then he walked awayThe driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in itAt last the driver took out a bag and put all the money inThen he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you ve

7、ry much, but I dont understandThat old man is my boss”根据正文短文内容选择正确答案。1The truck hit _Asomething Bsome glassesCan old man Dthe driver2The driver was _ when he looked at the glassesAhappy BpleasedCpopular Dworried3The old man _Aasked the driver a question Bgave the driver a hatCwas the drivers father

8、Dknew the driver4The driver _Acould keep the bag of money Bborrowed the moneyCmust give the money to the old man Dhad to give the money to a poor boy（三）Food In Britain The food British friends eat in Britain is very different from out Chinese foodFor instance, they eat a lot of potatoesThey like to

9、eat them every dayThey eat bread for breakfast and usually for one other mealThey eat their bread with butter, maybe chess, or jam, things we dont eat much in ChinaCheese and butter are made from milkThey drink a lot of milk, tooThey drink the milk cold or hot, and they put it in their teaThey put s

10、ugar in their tea, as wellThey are the worlds biggest tea-drinkersThey like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri LankaThey dont eat much riceFor their main meal they like is meat or fish with potatoes and one of two vegetablesThey serve all this togetherAfter the ma

11、in meal they always have something sweetThey call this dessertThey dont have Jiaozi in Britain根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（）误（）：( )1The Chinese food is the same as the British one( )2The British like to eat potatoes very much( )3Chinese like to eat cheese( )4They drink tea with milk in Britain( )5They like Chines

12、e tea most in Britain( )6They eat meat or fish every day in Britain（四）Weather In BritainIn Britain winter is not very cold and summer is not very hotThere is not a great difference between summer and winterWhy is this?Britain has a mild winter and a cool summer because it is an island countryIn wint

13、er the sea is warmer than the landThe winds from the sea bring warm air to BritainIn summer the sea is cooler than the landThe winds from the sea bring cool air to BritainThe westerly（来自西边的） winds blow over Britain all the yearThey blow from the southwestThey are wet windsThey bring rain to Britain

14、all the yearBritain has a lot of rain all the yearThe west of Britain is wester than the eastThe winds must blow over the highland in the westThey drop more rain thereThe east of Britain is drier than the westThe four seasons are all three months longWinter is in December，January and FebruarySpring

15、is in March，April and MaySummer is in June，July and AugustAutumn is in September，October and November根据短文内容选择正确答案：1In Britain winter is _Alonger than summer Bshorter than summerCnearly the same as summer Dvery different form summer2In the sentence “Britain has a mild winter”, “mild” means _Ahot Bwar

16、m Ccool Dcold3Winter in Britain is not very cold because _Athere is more sunlight there Bthe warm winds in the sea blow over Britain in winterCthere are a lot of river there Dthere is no wind there4Which is true of the following sentences?AIn winter the winds from the sea bring cool air to BritainBT

17、he westerly winds blow over Britain from eastCThe westerly winds are wetDThe east of Britain is wetter than the west5From the text we know that there is _Athe same rain everywhere in BritainBmore rain in the west of Britain than in the east of BritainCno rain in the east of BritainDlittle rain in th

18、e west of Britain（五）The History Of Ping-pongAbout more than a hundred years ago, an American produced a gameHe called it indoor tennisThe Americans were not interested in it at first but he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular(流行的) in BritainThe game was then played across dining

19、-room tables, or on the floor with the net strung（用绳缚）between two chairsThe balls were made of cork or rubberThe bats were made of woodA few years later a hollow ball like the one we use today was inventedThe game then quickly spread all over the worldAn Englishman once made a bat covered with rubbe

20、rHe first sold the game in England and called it “Ping-pong”“Ping”was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball，and “pong”was the sound of the ball when it hit the table根据短文内容选择正确答案：1Who invented the game of Ping-pong? _AA Chinese BAn Englishman CAn American DWe dont know2The game was first known as

21、 _APing-pong tennis Btable tennis Cout-door tennis Dindoor tennis3What did the British think of the game? _AMoving BInteresting CTerrible DWell4In the early days the ball was _Ahollow Bcovered with rubber Cmade of cork or rubber Dmade of plastics5The name of “Ping-pong”has something to do with _Asou

22、nd Bsize Chistory Dplace（六）Beethoven（贝多芬）Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770In his childhood Beethoven didnt have a happy lifeHis father was a singerWhen he was only four, his father began to make him practise hour after hour on different musical instruments（乐器）If

23、he did not put his heart into it, his father would beat him or make it hard on himBeethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he was only a boy of elevenAt the age of seventeen, he won high praise from Mozart, the great musician at that timeBeeth

24、oven was often poor and ill during his lifeAfter one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf（聋）At that time he was only thirty-oneIt was a blow（打击）to him indeedBut he still went on working and writing music piecesTo peoples surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearingIn 1

25、827, leaving more than 300 pieces, the great musician diedBut his name is still remembered to this day根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1Beethoven was a _ musicianAAmerica BFrench CGerman DBritish2What happened when he was thirty-one? _AHe was blind BHe was deaf CHe gave concerts DHe won high praise3Why didnt Beethoven

26、 have a happy life in his childhood? _ABecause his family was poor BBecause he had to practise a lot of musical instrumentsCBecause his father was strict with him DBoth B and C4The great musician lived in the world for only _ yearsA43 B70 C57 D605When were some of his best pieces written? _AAt the a

27、ge of 11 BAt the age of 17 CBefore he was deaf DAfter he became deaf6What did Beethoven do after he lost his hearing? _AHe never gave in BHe stopped writing music piecesCHe lost his heart DHe went to see a doctor7How many pieces did the musician write during his life? _A200 B300 C400 D1008Beethoven

28、didnt like music as a child, did he ?_AYes, he did BNo, he didnt CYes, he didnt DNo, he did (七)English is One Of The Worlds Most important LanguagesEnglish is a very important language, because it is the most widely used in the worldIt is spoken not only in England, America, Canada, Australia and Ne

29、w Zealand but also in many other countries in the worldIt is reported that therere more than twenty countries and 550, 000, 000 people to speak EnglishEnglish is their native languageThough Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world, yet it isnt the most widely usedEnglish is a c

30、urrend (通用)language in the worldAt international conferences (国际会议), English is one of the chief working languagesIn foreign affairs (外交), international trade (贸易)and cultural exchange (文化交流), English is a chiefly used language, Almost half of newspapers and magazines all over the world are publishe

31、d in EnglishOver two thirds of radio stations are broadcasting(播送)in EnglishAbout 85 percent of international letters and business are written in EnglishSo the English Language is even more important and useful than any other languages in the worldWith the development of our countrys economy (经济)and

32、 culture, we must strengthen(加强)coming and going friendly with the people all over the worldWe not only work hard but also learn from foreign countries, bring in their advanced science and technology(技术)and make our economy develop quicklyThis makes it necessary for us to learn English wellIf we lea

33、rn the current language well, we can get much cultural exchange and advanced science and technology from foreign countriesIn order to make our country become very rich and strong and make our life even better, we must learn English well根据短文内容，选择正确答案：1What is a current language in the world? AChinese

34、 BEnglish CJapanese DFrench2In the world, which language is widely used and which language is spoken by the largest number of people? AChinese; English BEnglish; English CChinese; Chinese DEnglish; Chinese3Which of the following isnt true? AChinese is spoken by many countries in the worldBEnglish is

35、 the most widely used as a current languageCThough Chinese isnt widely used but the largest number of people speak itDEnglish is a working language at international conferences4Why do we study English? ABecause it is easy to learnBBecause people like it very muchCBecause it is a tool(工具) of the cult

36、ural exchangeDBecause it is spoken by the largest number of people5How many people is English spoken by ? There are over .A5, 500, 000, 000 B550, 000, 000 C505, 000, 000 D550, 000, 000, 0006“Half of newspapers and magazines all over the world are published in English”Here“published”means . Aread Bsp

37、oken Creported Dwritten(八)The SeasonsTherere for seasons in a year: sprig, summer, autumn and winterSpring is the first season of the yearThe weather gets warmer, and the days get longerThe crops (庄稼)begin to growThe trees turn green and flowers come outSummer comes after springIts the warmest seaso

38、nIt begins to rain and the crops grow quicklyThe best sport in summer is swimmingChildren often go swimming in rivers and lakesAutumn is a busy seasonThe days get shorter and the nights get longerIts harvest-timeThe farmers are busyTheyre getting in (收割) the cropsWinter is the coldest season of the

39、yearSometimes it snows and the fields(田地) are all whiteSkating is the best sport in winterMany boys and girls often go skatingBut the farmers are still busyTheyre getting ready for (为作好准备）the next year根据短文内容回答下列问题：1How many seasons are there in a year?2Which season is the last one ?3In which season

40、does the day get longer?4Which season is the warmest?5Is winter the coldest of the year?6What is the best sport in winter?7Are the farmers always busy in a year?8Which is the first season of a year?(九)A“Foolish”BoyWilliam Henley Harrisson (威廉享利哈里森)was the ninth president (总统)of AmericaWhen he was a

41、child, people even thought he was a foolish boyThe people in his hometown often played jokes(开玩笑)on himFor example, a five-cent coin and a ten-cent coin were lay before himThen people let him choose one onlyEach time he took the five-cent coinSo a lot of people did so, and he always took the five-ce

42、nt coinOnce a woman asked him in surprise, “Dont you know which one is more?”Harrisson answered very slowly, “YesOf course, I knowBut if I took the ten -cent coin, they would never play jokes on me like that”根据短文内容回答下列问题：1Who was William Henley Harrisson?2Did the people in his hometown often play jo

43、kes on him ?Why?3Which coin did he always take?4Harrisson didnt know which coin was more, did he ?5What do you think of Harrisson?(十)Learn How To ObserveA doctor was once teaching a class of students at a famous hospital in London An injured （受伤的）man came in, and the doctor turned to one of the 1 an

44、d asked hem, “Whats wrong 2 this man ?”“I dont know, sir”the student answered“shall I examine him and 3 ？”“There is no need to examine hem, ”said the doctor“You should know without 4 questionsHe hurt （伤） his right kneeDidnt you notice the way he 5 ?He hurt it by burning（烧）You can know from his trous

45、ers legThis is Monday morningYesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet 6 the mans trousersHe fell down on Saturday night”The doctor then turned to the man and said, “You had your pay on Saturday and went to have a 7 at some place in the streetYou fell down and got wet on the 8 You tried

46、 9 your clothes by the fire when you got homeBut because you drank 10 , you fell on the fire and burnt your kneeIs that right?”“Yes, sir”said the man根据短文内容选择正确答案：1Astudents Bwomen Cgirls Dvisitors2Aof Bin Cwith Dfor3Alook for Bfind out Cfind Dlook at 4Aask Bto ask Casks Dlook at 5Aran Bstood Cwalked

47、 Djumped6Alook BSee CRead DLook at 7Arest Bdrink Cwalk Dtalk8Away home Bhome way Cway to home Dto home way9Adried Bdry Cdrying Dto dry 10Avery much Btoo much Cmuch too Dquite much(十一)What Does Shaking The Head Mean in IndiaIndians always shake their heads when they talk to othersIt does not have the

48、 same meaning 1 our“No”If someone 2 to visit India, he 3 know this, or it will give him 4 troubleOne day, a foreign officer went to India 5 businessHe hired a car and 6 Indian to drive itWhen he told his driver 7 him to his office, the driver shook his head at 8 The officer repeated (重复)his order, a

49、nd the driver shook his head againAt last, the officer, 9 , got angry“ 10 dare you refuse my order?” he shouted, “ 11 me to my office quickly!”The driver answered in a very loud 12 , too, “Yes, sir” 13 to the officers surprise, the driver shook his head at the same timeThe car started, and the forei

50、gn officer was now 14 surprised to say a wordHe thought 15 it for a while and then nodded(点头)with 16 , “No means Yes here!”根据短文内容选择答案：1Alike Bas Csame Dwith2Awant Bwill want Cwants Dis wanting3Awould Bcould Cmight Dshould4Aany Bmany Cmuch Da lot5Aon Bin Cfor Dat6Aa Ban Cthe D/7Atake Bbring Cto take

51、Dto bring8Aagain Bquickly Conce Dtwice9Acertain Bof course Cnever mind Dall right10AHow BWhy CWhat DWhere11ADrive BDriving CDrive off DTo drive12Asound Bvoice Cnoise Dtalk13Aor BAnd CBut DSo14Avery Bquite Crather Dtoo15Aof Bover Cabout Dfrom16Alaugh Ba smile Claughs Dsmiles(十二)Edgar Snow (埃德加斯诺)Edga

52、r Snow was a friend of the Chinese peopleHe 1 2 February 15, 1972 3 his last days, Premier Zhou (周总理)sent some Chinese doctors to look 4 himEdgar Snow first came to China in 1928 5 the age of twenty-twoHe was the first foreign reporter 6 about the long March(长征)At the front, he had 7 talks with the

53、leaders of the Red Army and the Red Army menHe saw that the Red Army was very different 8 any other armies of ChinaHe came to know that the Red Army was really the army of the Chinese peopleSo he tried his best 9 the Chinese people in the struggle against the enemiesHe wrote a book 10 “Red Star Over

54、 China”It helped people 11 the Chinese revolution（革命）and inspired（鼓舞）the people 12 the world根据短文内容选择正确答案：1Adied Bdead Cdeath Dwas died2Ain Bon Cat Dfrom3AOn BAt COf DIn4Afor Bat Cafter Dlike5Aon Bin Cat Dfor6Awrite Bwriting Cwrote Dto write7Aa lot Blots of Ca lots of Dlots8Ato Bfrom Cof Dbetween9Ahelping Bto help Casked Dcall10Acalled Bname Cabout Don11Ato understand Bunderstood Cunderstands Dunderstanding12Aon Ball over Cin Dat10