中考英语阅读测试

Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America． His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure be could give it himself． So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture him．

As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening． At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better． He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased．

Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word． When they got to the door, a man asked the driver a difficult question．

The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it．

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。

Einstein gave the (1) ______ lecture again and again． His driver (2) ______ to his lecture so many times (3) ______ he wanted to give it (4) ______． When Einstein knew it, he let the driver (5) ______ the lecture for him that night． The driver gave a (6) ______ lecture and the great scientist was quite pleased．

When they were (7) ______ the lecture room, a man asked the driver a question． To show (8) ______ easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him (9) ______ to answer it (10) ______ of him．

KEY:

1．same     2．listened     3．that     4．himself              5．give

6．good     7．leaving      8．how      9．quietly(behind)      10．instead
The English people like take-away food． The most popular food is fish and chips．They usually go to a fish and chip shop．They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place． At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park． Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England． People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too． But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken．

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

1．People in England like fish and chips．

2．Fish and chips are the most popular food in China．

3．The English people often go to a fish and chip shop．

4．They put the food in paper bags．

5．They take the food only to their work place．

6．They never eat take-away food in the park．

7．Chinese takeaways are popular in England．

8．People in Australia don't like Chinese take-away food．

9．The most popular food in Australia is fried chicken．

10． Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA．

根据短文内容，用Ⅱ栏中适当的词语完成Ⅰ栏的内容。

Ⅰ

11．Fish and chips are

12．The English people go to a fish and chip shop

13．People eat take-away food

14．People take the food home

15．The American people also like

Ⅱ

A．in the park at lunch time．

B．Chinese take-away food．

C．the most popular take-away food in England．

D．or to their work place

E．to buy take-away food．

KEY:

 1．T     2．F      3．T       4．T     5．F     6．F     7．T     8．F     9．F    10．T

11．C    12．E     13．A      14．D    15．B
In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．

   A．a third       B．half       C．two thirds      D．a fourth

2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．