初中英語閱讀理解5

英語作文常用諺語、俗語

1、Aliarisnotbelievedwhenhespeaksthetruth.說謊者即

使講真話也沒人相信。

2、Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing.一知半解，自欺

欺人。

3、Allriversrunintosea.海納百川。

4、AllroadsleadtoRome.條條大路通羅馬。

5、AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只會(huì)用功不

玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

6、Abadbeginningmakesabadending.不善始者不善終。

7、Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

8、Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.知音難覓。

9、Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患難見真情。

10、Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.得朋友難，失朋友易。

11、Agoodbeginningishalfdone.良好的開端是成功的一

半。

12、Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.善始者善終。

13、Agoodbookisagoodfriend.好書如摯友。

14、Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.良藥苦口。

15、Amother*sloveneverchanges.母愛永恒。

16、Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.一天一蘋果，不

用請(qǐng)醫(yī)生。

17、Asingleflowerdoesnotmakeaspring.一花獨(dú)放不是

春，百花齊放春滿園。

18、Ayear*splanstartswithspring.一年之計(jì)在于春。

19、Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

20、Betterlatethannever.不怕慢，單怕站。

21、Byreadingweenrichthemind.讀書使人充實(shí)，

22、Careanddiligencebringluck.謹(jǐn)慎和勤奮才能抓住機(jī)

遇。

23、Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadto

success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

24、Customisasecondnature.習(xí)慣是后天養(yǎng)成的。

25、Custommakesallthingseasy.有個(gè)好習(xí)慣，事事皆不難。

26、Doingisbetterthansaying.與其掛在嘴上，不如落實(shí)在

行動(dòng)上。

27、Donothingbyhalves.凡事不可半途而廢。

28、Don*tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.

今日事，今日畢。

29、Don'ttroubletroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.不要自

找麻煩。

30、Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,

wealthyandwise.早睡早起身體好。

31、Easiersaidthandone.說得容易，做得難。

32、Easycome,easygo.來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

33、Eattolive,butnotlivetoeat.人吃飯是為了活著，但活

著不是為了吃飯。

34、Everymanhashisfaults.金無足赤，人無完人。

35、Everymanisthearchitectofhisownfortune.自己的命

運(yùn)自己掌握。

36、Everyminutecounts.分秒必爭。

37、Eachcoinhastwosides.

38、Factspeaklouderthanwords.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

39、Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失敗是成功之母。

40、Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者天助。

41、Healthisbetterthanwealth.健康勝過財(cái)富。

42、Honestyisthebestpolicy.做人誠信為本。

43>Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.抱最好的愿

望，做最壞的打算。

44、Itisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，學(xué)到老。

45、Knowledgeispower.知識(shí)就是力量

46、Likemother,likedaughter.有其母必有其女。

47、Nopain,nogain.（不勞無獲。）

48、Youneverknowtillyouhavetried.不嘗試,

不知曉。。

49>Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。

50、Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess.勤奮是成功之母。

51、Earlytobed,earlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthy

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52、Experienceisthebestteacher.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是最好的教師。

53>NothingintheworldisdifficuItifyouset

54、Wherethere'sawill,there'saway.有志者

事竟成。

55、Practicemakesperfect.（熟能生巧。）

56、Pridegoesbeforeafall.（驕傲必?cái)?。?/p>

SuperstarandI

Ifscommonthatmanystudentsarecrazyaboutthose

singersandactors.However,liyundi,apianist,isthe

superstarinmyheart.Heisamanoffewwordsandheeven

lookslikethegreatestpianist—Chopin.Whenlisteningto

hismusic,Icangetridofeverythingnoisyaround.Whafs

more,Icanfeelhisstrongloveformusic.Romewasn'tbuilt

inoneday.Heachievedthegreatsuccessthroughhuge

effort.Icanlearnfromhimthatweshouldnevergiveupto

realizeourdreams.

SuperstarandI

Hernamefirstappearedasajokethenlikeawonder.She

isSusanBoyle,thesuperstarinmyheart.Althoughshe'snot

beautiful,hervoiceandspiritmovedalltheaudience,

includingme.Thesong'Idreamedadream'thatshesang

touchedeveryone'sheartwhohadadreamandwantedto

realizeit.Shetaughtmehowtogoonmydreamsaswellas

nevertogiveup.Sheislikeasunshinethatgivesmehope.

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

初中英語閱讀理解精選

1

Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhomewantedtosendalettertohis

wife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhehadtoworkallday,

sohecouldonlylookforsomebodytowritehisletterlateatnight.At

lasthefoundthehouseofaletterwriterwhosenamewasNasreddin.

Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed.Itislate,hesaid.Whatdoyouwant?I

wantyoutowritealettertomywife,saidAli,Nasreddinwasnotpleased.

Hethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,Hasthelettergottogofar?

Whatdoesthatmatter?answeredAli.

Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanreadit,andifIhaveto

travelalongwaytoreadyourlettertoyourwife,itwillcostyoua

lotofmoney.Aliwentawayquickly.

Multiplechoice

()1.Aliwantedto____tohiswife.

A.getsomethingB.havealetterwritten

C.bringaflowerD.saygood-bye

()2.Atlasthefoundthehouseof_____.

A.awriterB.asellerC.anoldmanD.aletter-writer

()3.WhenAlitoldwhathewantedtodoNasreddinwas______.

A.notpleasedB.pleasedC.excitedD.angry

()4.Nasreddinsaidthathiswritingwas.

A.easyforanyonetoreadB.strangeforanyonetoread

C.toostrangeforanyonetowriteD.difficultforanyonetoread

()5.Thisstorytellsus______.

A.nottoaskanybodyforhelpB.nottotroubleothersatnight

C.nottoaskforhelpwithoutmoneyD.nottotrustothers

2

Anoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.Butthesonwasafoolish

youngman,andhequicklyspentallthemoney,sothatsoonhehadnothing

left.Ofcourse,whenthathappened,allhisfriendslefthim.Whenhewas

quitepoorandalone,hewenttoseeNasreddin,whowasakind,clever

oldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhadtroubles.

Mymoneyhasfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,saidtheyoungman.What

willhappentomenow?

Don，tworry,youngman,answeredNasreddin.Everythingwillsoonbeall

rightagain.Wait,andyouwillsoonfeelmuchhappier.

Theyoungmanwasveryglad.AmIgoingtogetrichagainthen?heasked

Nasreddin.

No,Ididn，tmeanthat,saidtheoldman.Imeantthatyouwouldsoonget

usedtobeingpoorandtohavingnofriends.

Multiplechoice

()1.Anoldmandiedandlefthisson_______.

A.nothingB.somegoldC.muchmoneyD.onlyahouse

()2.Whenthesonwas,hewenttoseeNasreddin.

A.shortofmoneyB.quitepoorandsick

C.introubleD.quitepoorandalone

()3.TheyoungmanwasverygladbecauseNasreddinsaidthat.

A.hewouldbecomerichagainB.hewouldsoonfeelmuchhappier

C.hewouldbecomecleverD.hewouldhavemorefriends

()4.Nasreddinmeanttheyoungman.

A.wouldgetrichagainB.wouldgetusedtohavingnothing

C.wouldgetusedtobeingintroubleD.wouldgetoutofpoorness

()5.Whatthisstorytellsusis.

A.thatmoneyiseverythingB.thatmoneymakesthemarego

C.tosaveeachpennyD.thatmisfortuneteststhesincerityoffriends

3.

Amanwastravellingabroadinasmallredcar.Onedayheleftthecarand

wentshopping.Whenhecameback,itsroofwasbadlydamaged.

Someboystoldhimthatanelephanthaddamagedit.Themandidnotbelieve

them,buttheytookhimtoacircuswhichwasnearthere.Theownerofthe

elephantsaid,Iamverysorry!Myelephanthasabig,round,redchair.He

thoughtthatyourcarwashischair,andhesatonit!

Thenhegavethemanaletter,inwhichhesaidthathewassorryandthat

hewouldpayforallthedamage.

Whenthemangotbacktohisowncountry,thecustomsofficerswouldnot

believehisstory.Theysaid,Yousoldyournewcarwhileyouwereabroad

andboughtthisoldone!

Itwasonlywhenthemanshowedthemtheletterfromthecircusmanthat

believedhim.

Multiplechoice

()1.Amanwastravellingabroad.

A.inabigbusB.inagreenjeepC.inaredcarD.inaredtaxi

()2.Thecarwasdamagedbecause.

A.therewasatrafficaccidentB.thecircusmanbrokeit

C.itrushedintoashopD.theelephantsatonit

()3.Thecircusmansaidthat_______.

A.hewouldpayforpartofthedamageB.hewouldpayforallofthe

damageC.hewouldn，tpayforthedamageD.hewouldbuyanewcar

()4.Whenthemangotbacktohiscountry,thecustomsofficers.

A.wouldcheckhisnewcarB.onlycheckedhiscar

C.searchedhimD.wouldn'tbelievewhathehadsaid,

()5.Itwasonlythatmadetheofficersbelievehim.

A.theletterfromthecircusmanB.anewspaperfromthecountry

C.thecertificateofhisD.theletterfromthegovernment

4.

Nasreddinwascuttingabranchoffatreeinhisgarden.Whilehe

wassawing,anothermanpassedinthestreet.Hestoppedandsaid,Excuseme,

butifyoucontinuetosawthatbrancdlikethat,youwillfalldownwith

it.HesaidthisbecauseNasreddinwassittingonthebranchandcutting

itataplacebetweenhimselfandthetrunkofthetree.

Nasreddinsaidnothing.Hethought,Thisissomefoolishpersonwhohasno

worktodoandgoesabouttellingotherpeoplewhattodoandwhatnotto

do.

Themancontinuedonhisway.Ofcourse,afterafewminutes.Thebranch

fellandNasreddinfellwithit.

MyGod!hecried.Thatmanknowsthefuturelandheranafterhimtoaskhow

longhewasgoingtolive.Butthemanhadgone.

Multiplechoice

()1.OnedayNasreddinwascuttingabranchatreeinhisgarden.

A.onB.inC.atD.off

()2.WhileNasreddinwassawing,anotherman.

A.toldhimtostopworkingB.toldhimhewouldfalldown

C.wouldborrowsomethingfromhimD.wouldhelphimsawthatbranch

()3.Afterthemanwentaway,Nasreddinthoughtthat.

A.thatwasasillyfellowB..thatwasawiseperson

C.thatwasaproudpersonD.thatfellowcheatedhim

()4.WhathappenedtoNasreddinafterafewminutes?

A.Thebrancdfell.B.Nasreddinfelldowntotheground.

C.Nasreddinwashurthimself.D..BothAandB.

()5.Thisstoryisabout.

A.afoolishmanB.awiseman

C.cuttingatreeD.thenecessityoftakinggoodadvice

5.

Itwashalf-pasteightinthemorning.ThetelephonebellrangandMary

wenttoanswerit.

It'sme-Peter.

Hullo,who,sthat?sheasked.

PeterwasafriendofMary，seight-year-oldbrother,Johnny.

Ohhullo,Peter.Whatdoyouwant?saidMary.

CanIspeaktojohnny?

No,saidMary,youcan'tspeaktohimnow.Heisbusy.Heisgettingready

forschool.Heiseatinghisbreakfast.Grandmotheriscombing

hishair.Sisterisunderthetable,puttinghisshoeson.Motheris

gettinghisbooksandputtingtheminhisschoolbag.Goodbye,I'vegotto

gonow.Ihavetoholdthedooropen.Theschoolbusiscoming.

Mtiplechoice

()1.Whowenttoansweritwhentheteltphonebellrang?

A.Johnny，ssisterB.PeterC,JohnnyD?Johnny'smother

()2.WhomdidPeterwanttospeakto?

A.Mary'sbrotherB.Mary'ssisterC.Mary'sgrandmotherD.Johnny，smother

()3.Johnnycouldn，tspeaktoPeterbecauseJohnny.

A.wascombinghishairB.wasputtinghisshoeson

C.wasgettinghisbooksD.wasbusyeatinghisbreakfast

()4.Howdoyousaytoastrangerwhoisansweringyourtelephone?

A.Whoareyou?B.Anythingtosay?C.Whoisit?D.Please

()5.FromthisstoryweknowthatJohnnywas.

A.alazyB.acleverboyC.abusyboyD.ahungryboy

6.

Nasreddinputtwobigbasketsofgrapesonhisdonkeyandwenttomarket.At

middayitwasveryhot,sohestoppedintheshadeofabigtree.Therewere

severalothermenthere,andallofthemhaddonkeysofgrapestoo.After

theirlunchtheywenttosleep.Aftersometime,Nasreddinbegantotake

grapesoutoftheothermen，sbasketsandtoputtheminhis.

Suddenlyoneofthemenwokeupandsawhim.Whatareyoudoing?hesaid

angrily.

Oh,saidNasreddin,don，tworryaboutme.Iamhalfmad,andIdoalotof

strangethings.

Oh,really?saidtheotherman.Thenwhydon，tyousometimestakegrapesout

ofyourbasketsandputtheminsomebodyelse"sbaskets?

Youdidnotunderstandme,saidNasreddin.IsaidthatIwashalfmad,not

quitemad.

Multiplechoice

()1.Nasreddinwenttomarket

A.tosellhisdonkeyB.tobuysomething

C.tosellhisgrapesD.tofindajob

()2.Nasreddinstopped______.

A.underabigtreeB.nearabigtree

C.aroundabigtreeD.inabigtree

()3.AsNasreddinwastakingawaytheothermen，sgrapesone

ofthemen.

A.pretendednottoseehimB.sawhimandgotangry

C.wokehisfellowsupD.cameathim

()4.Nasreddinsaidthathedidalotofstrangethingsbecause.

A.hewascleverB.hewasquitemad

C.hewasfoolishD.hewashalfmad

()5.InthisstoryNasreddinwas.

A.aselfishmanB.astrangemanC.afriendlymanD.afoolishman

7.

Nasreddinwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandsawsomethingwhitein

hisgarden.Itseemedtobemovingtowardsthehouse.

Thatisathief(小偷)！Hethought,andhetookhisgunandshot(開槍)at

him.Thenhewentbacktobed,becausehewastoofrightened害怕)togo

outofthehouseinthedark.

ThenextmorningNasreddinwentoutandsawoneofhiswhiteshirtshanging

ontheclothes-lineinthegarden,hiswifehadwasheditthedaybefore

andhungitouttodry.Nowithadabullet-holerightthroughmiddle

ofit.

MyGod,saidNasreddin,Iwasluckylastnight.IfIhadbeenwearingthat

shirt,thebulletwouldhavekilledme!Andhecalledhisneighbours

togetherandaskedthemtothankGodforsavinghim.

Multiplechoice

()1.AtmidnightNasreddinsawinhisgarden.

A.somethingstrangeB.athiefC.somethingwhiteD.aghost

()2.Nasreddinwassofrightenedthathe______.

A.criedoutforhelpB.darednotgooutofthehouse

C.darednotstayinhishouseD.couldn，tsayaword

()3.ThenextmorningNasreddinfound.

A.hiswifeinthegardenB.theclothes-line

C.thethiefdeadD.abullet-holethroughthewhiteshirt

()4.Nasreddinsaidthatifhehadbeenwearingtahtshirt.

A.hewouldbekilledB.hewoulddie

C.hewouldhavekilledD.hewouldhavebeenkilled

()5.Hecalledhisneighborstogetherinorderto_______.

A.makeaspeechB.tellthestoryC.thankGodD.thankthem

8.

Ajudgewasworkinginhisroomonedaywhenaneighbourraninandsaid,If

oneman，scowkillsanother，s,istheownerofthefirstcowresponsible?

Itdepends,answeredthejudge.

Well,saidtheman,yourcowhaskilledmine.

Oh,answeredthejudge.Everyoneknowsthatacowcannotthinklikeaman,so

acowisnotresponsible,andthatmeansthatitsownerisnotresponsible

either.

Iamsorry,Judge,saidtheman.Imadeamistake.Imeantthatmycowkilled

yours.

Thejudgethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,WhenIthinkaboutit

morecarefully,thiscaseisnotaseasyasIthoughtatfirst.Andthen

heturnedtohisclerkandsaid,Pleasebringmethatbigblackbookfrom

theshelfbehindyou.

Multiplechoice

()1.Theneighbouraskedthejudge.

A.whetherthefirstcowwasresponsible

B.whethertheownerofthefirstcowwasresponsible

C..whetherbothcowswereresponsible

D.whetherboththeownerswereresponsible

()2.Whentheneighbourreportedthatthejudge，scowhadkilledhis,the

judgeansweredthat______.

A.acowwasreponsibleB.itsownerwasnotresponsible

C.neitheracownoritsownerwasresponsibleD.hiscowwasresponsible

()3.Whentheneighbourheardthis,hetoldthejudgethat.

A.therewasnothinghappenedB.hiscowhadbeenkilled

C.itwashiscowthathadkilledthejudge'sD.bothcowshadbeenkilled

()4.Whenthejudgeheardthathiscowhaddied,he.

A..gotangryB.saidnothing

C.puthisneighborintoprisonD.changedwhathehadsaidatfirst

()5.Inthisstorythejudgewas.

A.acleverjudgeB.ahumoristC.unfairD.foolish

9.

UncleWangworksinabookshopinthemiddleofthecity.Theshopis

notfarfromhishome.Itisaboutonekilometreaway.SoUncleWang

seldom（彳艮少）goestoworkbybus.Heusuallygoesbiketherebybike,

sometimesonfoot.Ittakes（花費(fèi)）himtwentyminutestogettherebybike

andfortyminutesonfoot.Todayhisbikeisbroken.Hewantstowalkthere.

Nowheishavingbreakfast.Heleaveshomeattenminutestoeightand

hewalkstoworktwentyminutesearlier.Hisworkstartsathalfpasteight

inthemorningandfinishesataquartertofiveintheafternoon.

1.WhatdoesUncleWangdo?

A.Hesellsbooks.B.Hegrowsflowers.

C.Hemakesshoes.D.Heworksinahospital.

2.Whydoesheseldomgotoworkbybus?Because.

A.thereisnobusB.hisshopisnotfarfromhishome

C.helikesridingabike

D.hisshopisn'tinthemiddleofthecity

3.Howlongdoesittakehimtowalktohisbookshop?

A.TwentyminutesB.FortyminutesC.Tenminutes

D.Halfanhour

4.Whattimedoesheusuallyleavehomebybike?

A.Attenminutestoeight

B.Athalfpasteight

C.Attenminutespasteight

D.Attwentyminutespasteight

5.Heusuallygetsbackhomefromworkatintheafternoon.

A.4:45B.5:15C.4:55D.5:05

10.閱讀短文，然后選擇正確的答案:

SandwichwasanEnglishman.Helivedinthe18thcentury（世名己）.Sandwich

wasrich（有錢的），buthelikedtoplaycards（紙牌）formoney.Heoften

playedfor24hours,anddidn，tevenstoptohavehismeals.Heordered（命

令）hisservants（仆人）tobringhimsomemeatandbread.Heputthemeat

between（在兩者之間）thetwopiecesofbreadandheldthefoodinhisleft

handwhileheplayedcardswithhisrighthand.PeoplelikedSandwich's

idea,andfromthenontheyatebreadandmeatasSandwichdid.

Fromthenameoftheman,Sandwich,wehavethewordofthefoodsandwich

today.

（）1.Sandwichwasthe.

A.nameofaservant

B.nameofamanwithalotofmoney

C.poormanwholivedonplayingcards

D.nameoffoodwhichwaslikedbytherich

（）2.Sandwich.

A.wassointerested（興趣）inplayingcardsthatheoften

hadnotimetohavehismeals

B.oftenbroughtsomebreadwithhimtoplaycards

C.neverateanythingwhenheplayedcards

D.hadnomoneytoplaycardswithatlast

（）3.PeoplelikedSandwich'sideabecause.

A.bread,togetherwithmeatwascheap

B.healwayswonwhenheplayedcards

C.theylikedSandwichhimself

D.whentheyatewithoneoftheirhandstheycoulddo

somethingwiththeother

（）4.Today,sandwichis.

A.alsoanameofarichman

B.twopiecesofbreadwithmeatinbetween

C.notinterestedinplayingcards

D.notlikedbymostofthepeople

（）5.Asfood,sandwich.

A.isusuallymadeof（用???制做）breadandchicken

B.sometimessmells（聞）good,butsometimesnot

C.ismadeofbreadandmeat

D.iseasyforustoplay.

中考英語閱讀測試（三）

作者：不詳來源：不詳加入時(shí)間：2004-9-29添加：無聊的飛

In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests.Todaytheforests

havealmostgone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonly

sand.Chinadoesn，twanttocopytheUSA，sexample.We'replantingmore

andmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe〃GreatGreenWall"oftreesacross

northernpartofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometres

long,andbetween400and1,700kilometreswide.Itwillstopthewind

fromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowards

therichfarmlandinthesouth.More"GreatGreenWalls"areneeded.Trees

mustbegrownallovertheworld.GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworld

better.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1.In1620,about______theUSAwascoveredbyforests.

A.athirdB.halfC.twothirdsD.afourth

2.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith

A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests

3.TheGreatGreenWallinChinais______long.

A.7,000kilometersB.1,700kilometers

C.7,000metersD.400kilometers

4.Treesmustbegrownin

A.ChinaB.theUSA

C.somecountriesD.everypartoftheworld

5.willmaketheworldbetter.

A.TheGreatWallB.Tallbuildings

C.GreatGreenWallsD.Flowersandgrass

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.D5.C中考英語閱讀測試（二）

作者：不詳來源：不詳加入時(shí)間：2004-9-29添加：無聊的飛

TheEnglishpeopleliketake-awayfood.Themostpopularfoodisfish

andchips.Theyusuallygotoafishandchipshop.Theyputthefoodin

paperbags,andtakeithome,ortotheirworkplace.Atlunchtime,many

peopleeattake-awayfoodinthepark.Chinesetakeawaysarealsovery

popularinEngland.PeopleintheUSAandAustralialikeChinesetake-away

food,too.ButthemostpopularfoodintheUSAisfriedchicken.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正（T）誤（F）。

1.PeopleinEnglandlikefishandchips.

2.FishandchipsarethemostpopularfoodinChina.

3.TheEnglishpeopleoftengotoafishandchipshop.

4.Theyputthefoodinpaperbags.

5.Theytakethefoodonlytotheirworkplace.

6.Theynevereattake-awayfoodinthepark.

7.ChinesetakeawaysarepopularinEngland.

8.PeopleinAustraliadon'tlikeChinesetake-awayfood.

9.ThemostpopularfoodinAustraliaisfriedchicken.

10.FriedchickenisthemostpopularfoodintheUSA.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用II欄中適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語完成I欄的內(nèi)容。

1

11.Fishandchipsare

12.TheEnglishpeoplegotoafishandchipshop

13.Peopleeattake-awayfood

14.Peopletakethefoodhome

15.TheAmericanpeoplealsolike

II

A.intheparkatlunchtime.

B.Chinesetake-awayfood.

C.themostpopulartake-awayfoodinEngland.

D.ortotheirworkplace

E.tobuytake-awayfood.

KEY:

1.T2.F3.T4.T5.F6.F7.T8.F9.F10.T

11.C12.E13.A14.D15.B中考英語閱讀測試（五）

作者：不詳來源：不詳加入時(shí)間：2004-9-29添加：無聊的飛

“Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedto

expressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,

thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"It's

cool."Youmaythink,"He'ssocool,“whenyouseeyourfavourite

footballer.

Weallmaximize（擴(kuò)大）themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinstead

ofmanywordssuchas“new"or“surprising”.Here，saninteresting

storywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedher

studentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Onone

student，spaperwasJusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool.Maybehethought

itwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without“cool”,

somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportant

tokeepsomecredibility（可信性）.Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthat

makeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool"？Ican.AndIthinkthey

arealsoverycool.

1.Weknowthattheword〃cool〃hashad.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means”

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scool.

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythe