英语 阅读训练三

相信能就一定能

英语阅读训练三

一、完形填空。

People eat different things in different parts of the world.

In South China people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three ___1___a day, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetables.

The Japanese eat ___2___, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw(生的) fish. In Africa, maize(玉米) is the most important ___3___. People there make maize into flour(面粉). From the flour they ___4___different kinds of bread and cakes.

In western ___5___such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there___6___make bread from wheat flour. They cook potatoes ___7___different ways. In England the most popular food ___8___fish and chips. Sometimes people cook the food at home. They eat it at their workplace, in the park___9___even on the road. People ___10___it “take-away”food.

1. A. Kinds B. Times C. Ways D. numbers

2. A. Rice B. Fish C. Bread D. potatoes

3. A. Fruit B. Vegetables C. Food D. drink

4. A. Do B. Make C. Get D. buy

5. A. Village B. Countries C. Cities D. places

6. A. Never B. Usually C. Always D. ever

7. A. With B. For C. In D. of

8. A. Is B. Are C. Was D. were

9. A. O B. Because C. But D. so

10. A. Give B. Call C. Say D. Ask

二、阅读理解

When Italians talk about their cooking to most foreigners, they always think of pizza first. But today’s pizza is different from the old ones. In the past, it was hard to make pizza. As years went by, the cooks used another way to make pizza. Then it was easier to make pizza.

A long time ago, there were several kingdoms(王国) in Italy. Later, they became one country. During this time, Italians got some ideas on cooking. The most interesting idea was to make pizza. The first pizza was not so delicious and did not look nice. So the cooks in Italy tried to make it better. Then this kind of food began to look nice and taste delicious. Soon it became popular around the country. Most people liked it because it was cheap, nourishing(有营养的), simple to make and nice to eat.

Now Americans eat more pizza than Italians do every day. Maybe many people in China are enjoying pizza as a meal. Do you like it?

1. Why did the cooks change the way of making pizza?

A. Because they didn’t like it at all.

B. Because it was hard to make it in the old way.

C. Because someone asked them to change it.

D. Because other people didn’t like it.

2. Today’s pizza is _______ the old ones.

A. the same as