初中二年级英语阅读

1.Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some learn at school, others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is hard to answer that question.Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college（学院）or university（大学）. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines（杂志）in English.根据短文内容判断正误，正确的填T，错误的填F。

( ) 1. Everybody learn English at school.( ) 2. It is hard to answer why so many people learn English.( ) 3. Children learn English because they like it.( ) 4. All the books are written in English.( ) 5. English is useful in people's work and life.2. In England, afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式) meal of a day. It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.( ) 6. In England, afternoon tea is usually taken .A. between breakfast and lunchB. in the middle of a dayC. early in the afternoon D late in the afternoon( ) 7. A real English afternoon tea has .A. tea onlyB. both tea and foodC. tea, food and vegetablesD. the same things as other meals( ) 8. If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend'shome, .A. you must send a message before you goB. you must take food with youC. you must go only when he asks you toD. you may put only one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time( ) 9. Help yourself to .A. cakes firstB. bread and butter firstC. either bread first or cake firstD. only one piece of bread or cakes .( )10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea.B. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.C. For afternoon tea, people use cups only.D. Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cakes.3. 请仔细阅读下列短文,然后根据短文内容判断下列各句正(T)、误(F)。

How Much Is ItMrs Wilson likes to ask his husband to go shopping with her on Sundays. Her husband pays for the things that she buys. Now they are in a shop."Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks his husband."All right. And how much is it?" he answers and gives money to the shop assistant. When Mrs Wilson asks him about something good or bad, he often says "All right. And how much is it?" to her.At about 8 o'clock p.m., Andy is tired and thirsty, and he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然地) his wife looks up at moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the moon so beautiful?""All right. And how much is it?" his husband answers quickly.1. Mrs Wilson likes to go shopping on Sundays.2. Andy is Mrs Wilson's husband.3. Mrs Wilson pays for all the thing she buys.4. Andy is hungry and wants to buy some food.5. Mrs Wilson wants Andy to buy the moon.4. Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class. On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.29. Joan is from ________.A. ChinaB. JapanC. the U.S.A.D. Canada30. Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. FrenchD. Japanese31. Joan's ________ is an English teacher.A. fatherB. motherC. brotherD. father and mother32. How often does Joan go to the shop?A. Often.B. Never.C. Every Sunday.D. Sometimes.33. Which is not wrong?A. Joan's mother is a good doctor.B. There are three people in her family.C. They like to eat the Chinese food a lot.D. The family are all in China.5. Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，"Don't forget this."One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，"Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way."He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，"Will you please show me your ticket?"The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. "I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，"said the old man."I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket，"said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，"You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where amI going? "1. The old man bought a ticket _______.A. after he got on the trainB. before he got on the trainC. when the conductor told him to buy oneD. when he found he had no ticket with him2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.A. to buy the ticketsB. to look for the ticketsC. to check(检查) the ticketsD. to show the tickets3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.A. the man was very oldB. he thought the old man had no money with himC. the old man showed him the ticketD. he believed the old man4. The old man still looked worried because _________.A. he couldn't get on the train.B. he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC. he thought his wife would get angry with himD. he forgot where he was going5. Which of the following(下列) is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wifeB. The old man didn't find his ticketC. The conductor was also an old manD. The old man had to buy another ticket6. The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is："Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.A. writingB. listeningC. using itD. learning grammar2. What should you do in learning English?A. Be careful not to make any mistake.B. Write as quickly as you can.C. Laugh more often.D. Speak English as much as you can.3. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.A. not careB. be happyC. feel worriedD. be unhappy4. When you make a mistake，you should ____.A. keep quietB. keep your sense of humorC. be kindD. get angry5. The story tells us："_____".A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakesB. Few people make mistakesC. People never make mistakesD. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes7. Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the "White House"ever since.1. White House is a house for ___________.A. the American people.B. the soldiers of U.S.A.C. the presidents of U.S.A.D. the patients of U.S.A.2. England fought with America in ____________.A. 1810B. 1812C. 1814D. 19163. The house is called "White House" because ____________.A. it's covered with snowB. the house is very cleanC. the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD. they like white colour4. The White House was painted white because ____________.A. the house is oldB. the house is newC. it was once on fire and was with marksD. they have enough paint5. "ever since" means ___________.A. neverB. onceC. from then onD. before参考答案1. C 第二段第二句。