For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds
英语阅读练习 第1篇
My classmate
Tom is my classmate. He is from London in England. But he likes China very much. Now he is in Beijing. He is a little fat. He has a round face and big blue eyes. His hair is not black but yellow. His nose ,mouth and ears are all big. He likes blue. He likes wearing a blue T-shirt and blue jeans. Look at his hand. He has a football in it. We often play football after class.
阅读后做判断，在括号里填入"T"或"F"
( ) 1. Tom is an English boy.
( ) 2. Tom’s hair and eyes are blue.
( ) 3. The boy with big eyes, big ears ,a big nose and a big mouth is LiuTao.
( ) 4. Tom likes basketball.
( ) 5. Tom’s favorite color is blue.
英语阅读练习 第2篇
Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.
SHANGHAI-The Huachen Group, which has put 83 million yuan in the development of the e-commerce market since its official registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www.com website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.
SYDNEY-The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay(火炬接力) following a successful test.
耶鲁外语学校教学部
Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday.
Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain alight three metres underwater because of a special kind of technology which creates a ―fierce flame‖ -too powerful to be drowned out by water. Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare from oxygen-producing chemicals.
BEIJING-The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory.‖ Taiwan Independence‖ in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of China‘s central government.
―We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and personages in Taiwan who favor(赞同) the one China principle,‖ says the statesman, which was released(发布)by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.
HAIKOU-Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South China‘s Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled(走私)into China. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan, said a customs discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.
The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid(回避) being examined. The boat was registered(登记) in the coastal city of Xiamen in East China‘s Fujian Province. All eight suspects(疑犯) aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.
1.Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?
A. Because they are from developed countries.
B. Because the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards. C. Because people in these countries travel much more than those countries. D. Because they have more computers than others.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second piece of news?
A. The whole torch relay will be held three metres underwater.
B. The underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history. C. A test has been made before this activity.
D. Some chemicals will help the flame burn by producing oxygen.
3.Which is the best title for the third piece of news?
A. Ready to Fight B. No Good End C. Wait and See D. Peace Comes First
4.Which of the following best explains the underlined word‖ disguised‖ in the last piece of news?
A. made different from normal B. designed for a good purpose C. hidden D. pretended
答案：BACA
英语阅读练习 第3篇
One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.
As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.
Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.
From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.
For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.
1. How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?
A One person. B. Two persons. C. Three persons. D. Four persons.
2. What was the victim’s professional job?
A. A hunter. B. A teacher. C. A farmer. D. A manager.
3. The reason why the tiger attacked the man was .
A. it was hungry B. it was angry
C. it was frightened by the man D. not mentioned in the passage
4. When did the attack take place?
A. Early in the morning B. At noon
C. Late in the afternoon D. At five before dark
5. According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph
probably means ____.
A. gave a sharp cry because of fear. B. shouted out for help.
C. made some loud noise. D. cried out in pain.
morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.
去年十一月的一天，汤姆贝克停止了他的房子在晨光中，穿过水稻领域在拉布蒂河。汤姆，32年在农村madanpur老教师，去他的晨浴。
As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.
当他走近(走近)河，老虎的头(老虎)突然出现在河岸边。在他转身想跑，老虎在他身上。它跳上他的肩膀，把他摔倒在地，在咬杀其巨大的爪攻击他的头。
Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.
彼得史密斯也在他去河边看到攻击。他尖叫。老虎抬起头，咆哮(吼叫)在他。彼得跑。
From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.
从他家约翰布朗听到老虎的咆哮，跑出去看它攻击一个人的窗口。他尖叫着，太，和所有的村民都跑出来喊老虎把受害者(牺牲品)跑了。当村民们到了河边，汤姆已经死了。
For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.
为村民，事件的恐怖加剧(加剧)的吃人的老虎，曾经奔波在农村的故事，造成数百人死亡。