第2讲初中英语阅读（初级2）
第2讲初中英语阅读（初级2）
I. Choose the best answer:
Flat 12,
19, Everton Street,
Chelsea,
London SW 7
Dear Theo,
Thank you very much for your letter. I’ve had lots of replies to my advertisement and it’s been difficult to know how to reply to them all. Many were very interesting, though some were really strange! Yours was one of the best, so I’ve decided to ask you to write to me again if you are still interested after I tell you something about myself.
Like you I am in Year 10 and will take my School Certificate (证书) next year. But unlike you I am quite good at maths and all science subjects and poor at all sports.
I don’t like acting, but I like music very much and I play the piano well. I’m also interested in astronomy (天⽂学) and our hobby group are building a telescope (望远镜). It’s all very exciting.
I live with my mum and dad. Mum is Irish but Dad was born in England and has only been out of it for short holidays. I have an older brother at university. He’s studying medicine and wants to be a doctor. If all goes well, I shall take a science degree (学位) at London University. As you have already guessed, I’m sure I want to be an astronomer. Perhaps even an astronaut one day.
I hope you’ll write again. Australia has one of the world’s greatest telescopes!
Sincerely,
Jane Wilson
( )1. It’s a letter from J ane to her ______.
A) parents B) relative C) pen friend D) classmate
( )2. Jane comes from __________.
A) France B) Australia C) USA D) England
( )3. Theo is probably not good at __________.
A) Maths B) English C) History D) P.E.
( )4. Besides astronomy Jane’s other hobby is _______ .
A) acting B) paying ball games C) playing the piano D) swimming
( )5. ______ hope is to be an astronomer in the future.
A) Theo’s B) J ane’s C) Jane’s brother’s D) Theo’s brother’s ( )6. According to the letter, which of the following is true?
A) Theo has never written to Jane.
B) Jane has an older brother in secondary school.
C) Jane’s father travels a lot around the world.
D) Theo and Jane are both students of Year 10.
II. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage.
Everyone needs friends. We all like to 1 close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with.
Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone (单独) . We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely (孤独) if we 2 had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends 3 don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 4 . We miss them very much, but we can call them and write to them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising (惊讶) to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take 5 care of yourself.
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1. A. look B. watch C. feel D. see
2. A. don’t B. never C. just D. sometimes
3. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never
4. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. nice
5. A. less B. better C. little D. worse
III. Fill in the blanks with proper words to complete the passage.
The monster(怪物)
Once upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.
He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.
“I wish I had a friend,” he said to h____1______ every day. “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”
He wrote a letter to a magazine. The magazine gave people advice.
“Dear Editor,” he wrote. “I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”
“Dear Monster, the Editor replied. “Advertise for a friend in the magazine.”
The monster wrote an advertisement.
“Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails.
I have one blue eye, one green eye, and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my nose. But I am r______2________ a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to m____3____ me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at on Friday May 7th. Write to Mr. A, Box 45, Everyday’s M agazine.”
A few days l_____4_______ he went to the magazine.
“Do you have any letters for Box 45?”
The clerk looked in Box 45.
“Yes, there is one,” she said, and gave it to him.
The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character(品德) is more i_______5_________ than his appearance(外貌). I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours Sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”
IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
How do people greet one another in countries around the world? A kiss, a hug, a handshake, or a bow? It depends on the country and culture.
In the USA, as in most places around the globe, the handshake is a common greeting to show friendliness, hospitality and trust.
In many places in Europe, people like to kiss upon greeting, and most of them have very strict rules about how many times to kiss someone’s cheeks and on which cheek to start. Parisians(巴黎⼈) kiss four times from cheek to cheek, always with the left cheek first. If you are in Brittany, kiss three times; and in other parts of France, keep it to two. Two kisses is also the rules in Spain, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. In the Netherlands, people usually kiss three times; more kiss
es are for the elderly and close family members. Age is also a factor for the Belgians, who kiss once for people of their own age and three times for people ten years older.
Of course, handshakes and kissing aren’t the only ways to say “Hi” around the worl d. For example, bowing is a common form of greeting in Japan. But there’s just no way to remember all the different greetings around the world. So when in doubt, remember that a firm but gentle handshake, a smile, and an open mind won’t be wrong.
1.In what way do people greet each other differently across the world?
_______________________________________________________________.
2.How do Americans usually greet each other?
________________________________________________________________.
3.How many different ways of kissing in Europe are mentioned in the passage?
______________________________________________________________.
4.Who gets more kisses in Belgian, a girl of 20 or a lady of 30?
______________________________________________________________.
5.If you aren’t familiar with the greetings in a foreign country, what can you do?
______________________________________________________________.

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