初中英语阅读精选10篇

初中英语阅读精选10篇

1

The first people to drink tea were the Chinese because the bush grew wild all over south of their country. They liked the taste, and found that the drink refreshed (使振作) them.

People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed in Italy in 1599. The writer claimed (声称) that tea was a wonderful medicine! Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, it was another fifty years before the first cargo (货物) of tea from China reached Holland.

A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey had to be made over mountains and across deserts. The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very people rich could afford to drink it.

The Chinese drank tea first because _______.

the tea bush grew all over south of their country

they learned it from their parents

the leaves of the tea smelled good

they happened to know it could be drunk

The Chinese liked the taste of tea because ____ .

the tea was a bit bitter B. they wouldn't be thirsty when they smelled it the drink refreshed them D. the tea was the only drink they liked

3. People in Europe first learned that tea was _____ .

A. a wonderful medicine

B. beautiful leaves

C. sweet leaves

D. a flower

4. It was in ____ that the first cargo of tea from China reached Holland.

A. 1599

B. 1649

C. 1657

D. 1550

5. ____ used to drink tea when it reached England.

A. Doctors

B. patients

C. Everybody

D. The rich people

2

Knowing what to do in case of fire is important. If a fire broke out in your home, what would you do First, you should warn everyone in the house about the danger. Don't be too afraid and start crying. Be calm(镇静) and act fast. Second, you and all the others should get out of the house. Don't stop to take belongings with you. Once you are out of the house, stay out. Do not go back for any reason. Finally, when you are out of the house, call the firefighters. Don't try to put out the fire yourself. That can be very dangerous.

6. What is the first thing you should do if there's a fire in your house

A. Take your belongings.

B. Start crying loudly

C. Warn everyone in the house.

D. Don't go into the house

7. What should you do once you are out of the house

Run away at once. B. Call the firefighters.

Go back for everything in the house. D. Cry for help

8. After warning everyone in the house, you should _____ .

A. act fast

B. take all your belongings out

C. call the firefighters

D. get out of the house

9. You should call the firefighters _____ .

before you warn everyone B. after you take your belongings

C.when you are trying to put out the fire

D. after you leave the house

10. The passage tells us _____ .

what to do in case of a fire

it is better to tell all your belongings burn in the house

not to be afraid before leaving the house

not to try to put out the fire

3

A group of people stood outside a hotel where a very famous millionaire had just been knocked down in a traffic accident and killed. One young man in the crowd seemed particularly upset.

"I understand how you feel," said a rather sympathetic (有同情心的) old man. "I suppose he was a relative (亲戚) of yours "

"That's just the trouble," replied the young man. "He wasn't !"

These people stood outside a hotel because a millionaire _____ .

had been murdered (谋杀) there

had been staying in the hotel before he died

had fallen down himself and died