基础英语阅读理解15篇二.docx

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基础英语阅读理解15篇二

基础英语阅读理解15篇

（二）

一

OnedoesnotfindmanyoutdoorcafesinGreatBritain,fortheweatherthereoftenchangesduringtheday.WhenBritishpeoplewanttohavesomedrinkseitherwithagroupoffriendsorbythemselves,theyusuallygotoapub.The“pub”istheshortformfor“publichouse”.Inapubpeoplecanbuyallkindsofdrinks,frombeertoorangejuice.TheEnglishman’sfavoritedrinkisbeer.

Quitealotofbusinessmenhavelunchinpubsneartheirofficesbecauseinmanypubsfastfoodisserved.Theremayevenbearestaurantinapub.Thefoodtheysellisusuallycheapandgood.Inthecountrysidethepubisoftenpartofaninn–akindofsmallhotel.Peoplecanstaythereforthenight.

Theopeningtimeofpubsissetbylaw.Itmightbedifferentfromplacetoplace,butusuallyapubisopenfromhalfpasteleventothreeo’clockandfromhalfpastfivetohalfpasttenoreleveno’clock.Intheolddays,childrenwerenotallowedtoenterpubs,becausewhenpeopledranktoomuchtheycouldbecometroublesome.Today,however,moreandmorepubsareopeningtheirgardenstocustomers,sothatthechildrencanplaysafelyinthegardenwhiletheirparentsarehavingaquickdrink.

Generallyspeaking,theEnglishpubisafriendlyplace,andoffersgooddrinkandfood.

1.WheredoBritishpeopleusuallygofordrinks?

A.Cafes.B.Pubs.C.Restaurants.D.Hotels.

2.Atthemost,howmanyopeninghoursdoesapubusuallyhaveeveryday?

A.8hours.B.9hours.C.10hours.D.11hours.

3.Whywerechildrennotallowedtoenterpubsintheolddays?

A.Becausepeopleoftendranktoomuchandbecametroublesome.

B.Becausethepubsdidnotopentheirgardenstochildren.

C.Becausethepubshadnoorangejuiceforchildren.

D.Becausepeoplelikedtostayinthepubsforthenight.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Englishmenliketodrinkbeerverymuch.

B.Youcanstayforthenightincountrysidepubs.

C.Usuallypubsdon'topenuntilhalfpasteleven.

D.Uptonow,childrenarenotallowedtoenterpubs.

二

Studentsinourschoolhaveonethingincommon-aninterestinsports.Accordingtotheirdifferentaimsindoingsports,theyfallintothreegroups.

Manystudentsgototheplaygroundwhentheyfeeltiredafterafewhoursofstudy.Thesestudentsputmuchmorestressontheirstudyefficiency（效率）thanthefunofsports.Theyjustwanttogobacktotheirclassroomsfromtheplaygroundwithaclearerandquickermind.Sotheydon'tactuallycarewhethertheycanenjoythemselvesontheplayground.Mostofthemchooselong-distancerunning,thekindofexercisewhichfewrealsportsmenlike.Sothisgroupofstudentscanbewellregardedasstudy-orientedparticipants（参加者）.

Studentsthatmakeupthesecondgrouparerealsportslovers.Sometimestheyevenputasidetheirstudiesforamatch.Theyparticipateinthesportthatintereststhemmost,notcaringwhetheritisgoodfortheirhealth.Theymaybecalledfun-orientedsportsparticipants.

Thethirdgroupwantbeautyfromsports.Boyswanttobecomestrong；girlswanttobeslimandgraceful.Thosewhoconsidersportstheonlywayoflosingweightalsobelongtothisgroup.Theyareverycarefulinchoosingthekindofexercisetheydo,andareafraidthatcertainsportsmayinfluencetheirbodyshapes.Thepropernameforthisgroupmaybebeauty-orientedsportsparticipants.

Nomatterwhichgroupwebelongto,weallbenefit（受益）fromsports.Ifyoulookaroundtheschoolyard,youwillfindthatbookwormshavedisappeared,andinstead,therearehealthy,strong,cleverandmodernizedstudentseverywhere.

1.Thecommoninterestofthethreegroupsis.

A.studyB.sportsC.funD.beauty

2.Thestudy-orientedgroup.

A.thinkthestudyefficiencyismoreimportantB.enjoythemselvesontheplayground

C.chooselong-distancerunningasrealsportsmendoD.wanttostudysports

3.Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothesecondgroup?

A.Theycareifsportsaregoodfortheirhealth.B.Mostlytheyareinterestedinthesports.

C.Theywanttohaveaclearerandquickermind.

D.Theychoosethekindofexercisetheydocarefully.

4.Inthebeauty-orientedgroup,students.

A.justwanttoloseweightB.wanttobestrong

C.wantenoughexerciseD.thinkbeautyisthemostimportant

5.Accordingtothepassage，wecanfindallovertheschoolyard.

A.studentsaregoodatsportsB.bookwormshaveappeared

C.healthy,strong,cleverandmodernizedstudentsD.studentsbelongtomanydifferentgroups

三

LondonUndergroundandNewYorkSubwayarefamoustransportsystems（运输系统）intheworld.Thetwosystemsaresimilartoeachother,buttherearealsoimportantdifferencesbetweenthem.Thefollowingtablesetsoutsomeofthesimilaritiesanddifferences.Webelievethattheinformationisallcorrect.Astheinformationisnotalwayscollectedinthesameway,itisoftendifficulttofullycompare.Thefollowingtableshowshowthetwosystemscomparewitheachother.

LondonUnderground

NewYorkSubway

Numberoflines

12

25

Numberofstations

275

468

Ageofstations

From1863

1900-1930

Deepeststation

192feet

180feet

Longestdistance

betweenstations

3.9miles

3.5miles

Longestjourney

withoutchanges

34miles

31miles

Passengers/year

1billion

1.3billion

Hoursofoperations

20hours/day

24hours/day

1.Inthispassage,setsoutmeans______.

A.leavesB.showsC.bringsD.takes

2.HowlongisthelongestsubwaylineinNewYork?

A.31miles.B.34milesC.3.5milesD.3.9miles

3.HowmanyhoursdoestheundergroundkeeprunninginLondoneveryday?

A.25B.24C.20D.12

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.NewYorkhasthedeepestsubwaystation.B.Londonhastheoldestundergroundstation.

C.LondonhasmoreundergroundstationsthanNewYork.

D.ItismoreconvenienttotaketheundergroundinLondon.

四

Doyoueatgrass?

Youmaybesurprisedbytheanswer.Weusuallythinkofgrassasfoodforanimals,buthumanseatgrass,too.

Humanseattheseeds（种子）ofthegrass.Riceisaspecialkindofgrassthathasbigseeds,andtheytastegood!

Thereareover100differentkindsofricegrownaroundtheworld.Overmanyyears,humanshavechangedricetohavemoreandlargerseeds,andithasbecomeaveryimportantfood.Aftercorn,itisthemostpopularseedintheworld.Itisthebasicfoodforalargepartoftheworld’spopulation.

Howoftendoyoueatrice?

Weareeatingitlessoftenthanweusedto.Wearenoweatingmorebreadandmeatinsteadofrice.Eventhoughwenoweatlessrice,riceisaveryimportantpartoflifeformanypeoplearoundtheworld.Didyoueatsomericetoday?

Doyoueatweeds（野草）?

Maybethisonceagainsurprisesyou.Oftenyousawpeoplecuttinginafield.Theyhadabigbaginonehandandaknifeintheother.Whatweretheydoing?

Theywerecuttingdandelions（蒲公英）.

Thedandelionisoneofthemostusefulweeds.Itisreallyalivingsupermarket.Theleavesoftheyoungplantaredelicious.Theleavescanalso

becooked.Withbeanstheymakeanicemeal.Allpartsoftheplantcanbeused.Rootsandleavesareoftenusedinmedicines.Haveyouevertastedanydandelions?

1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Humanslikericeanddandelions.B.Somegrassandweedsareveryuseful.

C.Riceisthebasicfoodforhumans.D.Riceismoreusefulthandandelions.

2.Whyisthedandelioncalledalivingsupermarket?

A.Becauseitsleavescanmakeanicemealwithbeans

B.Becauseitsleavescanbecookedandtastedelicious.

C.Becauseitsrootsandleavesareusedinmedicine.

D.Becauseallpartsofthedandelioncanbeused.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bothhumansandanimalseatgrass.B.Ricehasbeenchangedtohavemoreseeds.

C.Riceisthemostpopularseedintheworld.D.Dandelionscanbeusedformedicine.

五

LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,destroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamaged（破坏）thattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbrokenroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogether（总共）overtwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.

Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.

“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safebutveryfrightened.”

Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.

“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,”shesaid,“Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”

Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutoftheflooded（水淹的）areaandthewelfaredepartment（福利机构）broughtthemfood,clothesandshelter.

1.Howmanyhomesaltogetherweredamagedinthestorm?

A.Fourteen.B.Twenty-one.C.Twenty-nine.D.Thirty-six.

2.WherewasMr.Tanwhenthestormfirstbegan?

A.Hewasinbed.   B.Hewasinsidethehouse.

C.Hewasoutsidethehouse.  D.Hewasontheroof.

3.Mrs.Wooandherfamilydidn’tgethurtbecause________.

A.herhusbandknewtherewouldbeastorm

B.theywerealloutsidethehousewhenthestormbecameworse

C.shefeltthehousemovingandtheyranoutimmediately

D.thewelfaredepartmenthelpedher

4.Theunderlinedword“shelter”inthelastparagraphmeans________.

A.somethingtoeatB.somethingtowearC.somewher