一、阅读理解
1．Can you imagine a life without French fries?Potatoes are very popular today.But in the past this was not true.Potatoes grew in South America five thousand years ago.But they only became popular in other places two hundred years ago.
In the 1800s,people started to eat potatoes.In Ireland(爱尔兰),potatoes became the main food.Then in 1845,a disease(疾病)killed all the potatoes in Ireland.Two million people died of hunger.
Today,each country has its potato dish.Germans eat potato salad,and the United States has the baked potato,and of course Frenchmen invented French fries.Now French fries are popular all over the world.
1）Potatoes were in the past.
A．popular B．not popular C．true D．not true 2）Potatoes grew in five thousand years ago.
A．Nouth America B．South America C．France D．Germany. 3）Who invented French fries?
A．Americans. B．Spanish. C．Frenchmen. D．Germans. 4）Germans like eating .
A．French fries B．baked potatoes C．potato salad D．potatoes with salt 5）Which of the statements is true? A．Potatoes are not popular today.
B．Potatoes became popular in the world four hundred years ago. C．In Ireland a disease killed all the potatoes in 1845. D．The Americans invented French fries.
2．What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.
I think there won’t be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to Blue Sky choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands. In 2050, there won’t be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏). Julia Don’t be sopessimisticabout that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now. Ashley Linkin 1）Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television. A．channels
B．Pictures
C．menus
D．programmes
2）Julia thinks in 2050. A．the water will be much cleaner C．people will have less food A．悲观的
B．尴尬的
B．there will be more water pollution D．some places will have more water C．暴力的 C．cleaner water C．live happily
D．绝对的 D．dirtier water D．Serious
I quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born. 3）The underlined word “pessimistic” means in Chinese. 4）Ashley thinks people will have in the future. A．more healthy food B．less healthy food A．rich 3． Name & Icon Iqiyi Website Found－ ing time Founder (创始人) www.iqiyi.com B．keep healthy
5）Linkin predicted that a kind of medicine would be able to make people .
Xunlei www.xun－lei.com January，2003 Zou Shenlong & Cheng Hao No one is faster than me. Douban www.dou－ban.com March，2005 Sina www.sina.com April，2010 December，1998 Gong Yu Yang Bo Join us more，and you'll get more. Make friends with others. Wang Zhidong Idea Let the whole world watch us. All start with you. Find everything you like，news，sports，Feature (特征) Share movies. Download what you need. stories and so on.
1）If you want to share movies on the Internet，you can visit ______. A．www.iqiyi.com C．www.douban.com
2）Sina was founded(成立) in ______. A．April，2010 C．September， 2005
3）______ is the founder of Douban. A．Gong Yu
B．Zou Shenlong & Cheng Hao C．Yang Bo D．Wang Zhidong
4）The idea of Xunlei is “______”． A．Let the whole world watch us B．No one is faster than me
C．Join us more，and you'll get more D．All start with you
5）Which of the following is TURE? A．Xunlei is older than Douban.
B．Wang Zhidong founded Iqiyi in April，2010. C．You can download what you need on Sina. D．You can make friends with others on Iqiyi.
4．One year ago Bertha and Grace became close friends at a college in Dartmouth. One day， Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had invited（邀请） her to spend the summer holiday with her. And they would have picnics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman’s bookstore until the new term began.
Grace had to do something to feed herself because her parents died many years ago. Bertha watched her friend’s pale (苍白的) face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when Grace came back， Bertha showed her an invitation letter from her aunt Margaret.
“Grace， would you like to spend your holiday with us? I will help you find a part-time job in our town.” Grace cried after reading it.
“Grace， please spend the holiday with me， or Margaret will be disappointed (失望的). I want you to be happy，” Bertha said.
The holiday quickly passed by， and finally one letter from Margaret came to Bertha. “Bertha， Grace is the sweetest girl in the world， and I am very grateful(感激的) to you for sending her here.”
1）Grace planned to ________ for her summer holiday.
B．January，2003 D．December，1998 B．www.xunlei.com D．www.sina.com
A．visit her aunt B．see her parents
C．stay in Clarkman’s bookstore D．work in a restaurant
2）Margaret was Bertha’s ________ according to the passage. A．aunt A．a book C．some money
4）It’s clear that ________.
A．Bertha went to work in Clarkman’s bookstore at last. B．Grace went to Margaret’s house with Bertha.
C．Bertha felt sorry for inviting Grace to spend holiday with her. D．Grace wrote a letter to thank Bertha after the holiday. 5）From the passage， we know that Bertha was ________. A．honest
5．Dear Meimei,
I'm really glad to receive your e-mal. You said you were learning to cook.
Is it interesting? I think if you want to keep healthy, food is very important. You'll be better if you try all kinds of fool, especially vegetables and fruit. I eat then every day.
You asked me how to make a milk shake. There are different kinds of milk shakes. Such as apple milk shakes, banana milk shakes, carrot milk shakes, and watermelon milk shakes. Apple mill shakes are my favorite, because apples and milk are both good for our health. Before starting, we need an apple, a cup of milk. some ice-cream and two spoons of honey. Of course, you need a blender.
Now, let's start. First, peel at apple and cut it up. Next, put the apple, the milk, some ice-cream and two spoons of honey into the blender. Then turn on the blender. Keep it going for only one minute. Finally, Pour the apple milk shake into a glass and drink it. It's delicious!
I Want to learn how to make some Chinse fond,such as dumplings, noodles and zongri. Could you teach me?
Please wrte back to me soon! Yours, Maria
1）What'the letter mainly about?
A．Good eating habits. B．A good lifestyle.
C．How to look after yourself. D．How to make an apple milk shake. 2）In this e-mail,Maria mentioned(提到)___ kinds of milk shakes. A．three B．four C．fine D．six 3）Of all the milk shakes, Maria likes ____ best. A．banana milk shakes B．watermelon milk shakes
B．brave
C．kind
D．poor
B．grandmother
C．mother
B．an invitation letter D．a part-time job
D．teacher
3）Grace got ________ from Margaret the next day.
C．carrot milk shakes D．apple milk shakes 4）Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Meimei is showing Maria hom to make dumplings. B．Meimei wants Maria to learm to make noodles from her. C．Maria can cook Chinese food.
D．Maria eats many different kinds of food,especially vegetables and fruit every day. 5）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the e-mail? A．A blender and a glass. B．Noodles and dumplings. C．Sugar and coffee. D．A watermelon and an apple.
6．Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor examined (检查) him and said, “Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄烟) a day. Go to a country place for a month.”
After a month the man came to the doctor again, “How are you?” said the doctor. “I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “Oh! Doctor, I feel quite well now,” said the man, “I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice (建议) one cigar a day almost killed me first. It's no joke (玩笑) to start smoking at my age”. 1）The doctor told the man _________. A．to walk a lot
B．to go to a country place for a month C．to go to bed early D．both A, B and C
2）Which of the following sentences is true?
A．Perhaps the doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month. B．The old man won't really ill.
C．During the month, the old man felt terrible because he smoked one cigar a day. D．The old man was younger than before after a month.
3）What the doctor said, “Smoke one cigar a day.” means _______________. A．one cigar a day is good for one's health B．the old man shouldn't smoke too much
C．the doctor didn't know the old man couldn't smoke D．one cigar a day would help the man
4）From what the old man said at last, we think ___________. A．one cigar a day was really helpful to him B．one cigar a day was better than before C．smoke made him better than before D．he didn't understand the doctor's advice 5）The writer wants to tell us _____________. A．to do as the doctor tells us
2020年天津市红桥区八上英语阅读题50阅读题专项训练
