初中英语阅读精选10篇.docx

1、初中英语阅读精选10篇初中英语阅读精选10篇1 The first people to drink tea were the Chinese because the bush grew wild all over south of their country. They liked the taste, and found that the drink refreshed (使振作) them.People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed in Italy in

2、1599. The writer claimed (声称) that tea was a wonderful medicine! Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, it was another fifty years before the first cargo (货物) of tea from China reached Holland. A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey ha

3、d to be made over mountains and across deserts.The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very people rich could afford to drink it.The Chinese drank tea first because _.the tea bush grew all over south of their countrythey learned it from their parentst

4、he leaves of the tea smelled goodthey happened to know it could be drunkThe Chinese liked the taste of tea because _ .the tea was a bit bitter B. they wouldnt be thirsty when they smelled itthe drink refreshed them D. the tea was the only drink they liked3. People in Europe first learned that tea wa

5、s _ .A. a wonderful medicine B. beautiful leaves C. sweet leaves D. a flower4. It was in _ that the first cargo of tea from China reached Holland.A. 1599 B. 1649 C. 1657 D. 15505. _ used to drink tea when it reached England.A. Doctors B. patients C. Everybody D. The rich people 2 Knowing what to do

6、in case of fire is important. If a fire broke out in your home, what would you do First, you should warn everyone in the house about the danger. Dont be too afraid and start crying. Be calm(镇静) and act fast. Second, you and all the others should get out of the house. Dont stop to take belongings wit

7、h you. Once you are out of the house, stay out. Do not go back for any reason. Finally, when you are out of the house, call the firefighters. Dont try to put out the fire yourself. That can be very dangerous.6. What is the first thing you should do if theres a fire in your house A. Take your belongi

8、ngs. B. Start crying loudlyC. Warn everyone in the house. D. Dont go into the house7. What should you do once you are out of the house Run away at once. B. Call the firefighters.Go back for everything in the house. D. Cry for help8. After warning everyone in the house, you should _ .A. act fast B. t

9、ake all your belongings outC. call the firefighters D. get out of the house9. You should call the firefighters _ .before you warn everyone B. after you take your belongings C.when you are trying to put out the fire D. after you leave the house10. The passage tells us _ .what to do in case of a firei

10、t is better to tell all your belongings burn in the housenot to be afraid before leaving the housenot to try to put out the fire 3 A group of people stood outside a hotel where a very famous millionaire had just been knocked down in a traffic accident and killed. One young man in the crowd seemed pa

11、rticularly upset.I understand how you feel, said a rather sympathetic (有同情心的) old man. I suppose he was a relative (亲戚) of yours Thats just the trouble, replied the young man. He wasnt !These people stood outside a hotel because a millionaire _ .had been murdered (谋杀) therehad been staying in the ho

12、tel before he diedhad fallen down himself and diedhad been killed in a car accidentWhen the old man said to the young man I understand how you feel, _ .A. he was sure that the young man was a relative of the dead millionairesB. he considered it probable that the young man was a relative of the dead

13、millionaires, but was not quite sure about thatC. he took it for granted(想当然) that the young man was a relative of the dead millionairesD. he guessed that young man must have something to do with the millionaires sudden deathThe underlined word upset may mean _ in the passage.A. anxious B. strange C

14、. lighthearted D. frightenedThe young man seemed particularly upset because _ .A. the dead millionaire had been very kind to himB. he regretted not having been very kind to himC. he too was a rather sympathetic manD .he wished he were a relative of the millionaireWhat does the writer want to tell us

15、 by this story A. Money doesnt bring happiness.B. Money means more to a greedy man than sympathy.C. More money, more sympathy.D. More money, less safety4 China could save 10 million tons of grain a year if more attention was paid to the control of pests(害虫) , an agricultural scientist said. He also warned that plant diseases and pests are on the increase. Many kinds of pests, such as Asian locusts, which had been controlled for years, are spreading again.He said China loses about 15 million tons of grain a year as a result of damage done by plant diseases and pests. If crops were better