阅读理解1M1Inamapoftheworldyoucaneasilyfindtwobigcities,LondonandNewWork.LondonistheoldestcityinBritain.It’scertainlythebiggestcityinEurope.NewYorkisasbigasLondon,andit’sthebiggestcityinAmerica.ThestreetsinLondonarecrowdedandthereisoneoftheworld’sbiggestundergroundrailwaysystems(地铁系统).ThestreetsinNewYorkarejustascrowdedasinLondon.AndtheNewYorksubwaycarriesmorepeopleeachdaythantheLondonunderground.Therearealotofbigstoresinthesetwocities.ButNewYorkhasmoresupermarketsthanLondon.InLondontherearemanypalaces(宫殿)andchurches,forexample,St.Paul’s.NewYorkisn’tasoldasLondon,andithasn’tmanyoldbuildings.Butskyscrapers(摩天大楼)aremuchbiggerthanthebuildingsinLondon.LondonhasmoreparksthanNewYork.ButNewYork’sCentralParkismuchbiggerthanthebiggestparkinLondon.根据短文选择正确的答案。1.Londonis_____NewYork.A.asoldasB.olderthanC.youngerthanD.asyoungas2.LondonisthebiggestcityinEurope,andNewYorkisthebiggestcityin_____.A.Europe,tooB.CanadaC.AustraliaD.America3.Theword“subway”inAmericanEnglishmeans_____.A.busB.trainC.undergroundrailwayD.truck4.NewYorkhaslesspalacesthanLondonbecause____.A.itisanewcityB.ithaslessland,tooC.NewYorkersarenotinterestedinthemD.ithaslittlemoneytobuildthem5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.LondonhasmorechurchesthanNewYork.B.NewYorkhasmoreskyscrapersthanLondon.C.NewYorkhasalotofoldbuildings,too.D.LondonhasasmanyparksasNewYork.答案:M11~5BDCAC阅读理解2M2ItwasSportsDayatSchool.Thereweremanyraces.Lotsofparentswerewatchingthechildren.Therewasalargecrowdofpeople.Somegirlsweretalkingabouttheraces.Theyweretalkingaboutwhowinthe100-metrerace.Joneheardwhatthegirlsweretalkingabout.Hewaseatingabanana.Hesaid,Ishallwintherace!Iamthefastestrunner!Whenhefinishedhisbanana,hethrowtheskinontheground.MrSunshouted,100-metreraceforboys!Joneandtheotherboyswenttothestartoftherace.Theboyswereready.MrSunheldupagun(枪).Hefiredthegunintotheair,andtheracestarted.Joneranveryfast.Hewasneartheendoftherace.Hewassmiling,butsuddenly,heputonefootonthebananaskin.Heslippedandfelldown.HefellinfrontofSam.Samfelldown,too.ThenBenfelldown.Paulwasbehindthem.Hepassedthemcarefullyandranon.AtlastPaulwontherace.Congratulations,Paul,saidMissSmith.Youarethewinner.根据短文选择正确的答案。1.ItwasSportsDay________.A.intheshopB.intheofficeC.atschoolD.athome2.Somegirlsweretalkingaboutthe________.A.racesB.musicC.partiesD.meetings3.Jonethrewtheskin____whenhefinishedthebanana.A.inthestreetB.onthegroundC.intheroomD.inthegarbage4.Howmanypeoplefelldown?A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four5.Mr.Sunshouted,“100-metreracefor_____?A.parentsB.teachersC.girlsD.boys答案:M21~5CABDC阅读理解3M3AstudentisstudyingBritishEnglish.Hewonders:CanIhaveatalkwithAmericans?Cantheycatchme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask--whatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar(语法).Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?”Americans“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen?”Pronunciation(发音)issometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundthe“r”inwordslike“car”and“farm”.SomespeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundthe“r”inthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritishEnglishspellings.“Color”andhonor”areAmericanEnglishspellings.Thesedifferencesareingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabulary.However,theyarenotimportant.Forthemostpart,BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.根据短文选择正确的答案。1.InAmericanEnglish,wecansay,___________?A.HaveyouanewbookB.DoyouhaveanewbookC.AreyouhaveanewbookD.Canyoutohaveanewbook2.BetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish,sometimespronunciationis_______..A.poorB.differentC.highD.short3.InAmericanEnglish,theword“favourite”canbespelt?.A.favoruiteB.favuriteC.favoriteD.favouite4.Englishmensay“inhospital”,whileAmericanssay.A.atthehospitalB.inthehospitalC.byhospitalD.tohospital5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_____..A.therearenodifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishB.BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharetwodifferentlanguagesC.speakersofBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishspeakthesamelanguageD.weshouldn'tspeakEnglish答案:M31~5BBCBC阅读理解4M4NewYorkisaverylargecity.Howdosomanypeoplemoveontheirwaytoworkorschool?InNewYorkyoucantravelbysubway,bus,taxiandprivatecar.Thesubwayrunsontherailroadlinesunderthecity.Travellingbysubwayisthefastestwaytogetaroundthecity.Thesecondwaytotravelaroundthecityisbypublicbus.Itisaslowerwaytotravel.Thisisbecausethetrafficisveryheavy.Youcanalsotravelaroundthecitybytaxi.Thisisveryexpensive,butthetaxiwilltakeyoutotheveryplaceyouwantto.Iftrafficisheavy,thetaxiwillbeslow,too.Duringthemorningsandafternoons,thereisthe“rushhour”.Thisisthetimewhenthetrafficisveryheavywithpeoplegoingtoandfromwork.ThelastwaytogetaroundNewYorkisusingyourownprivatecar.Itisinconvenient(不方便的)becauseyouwillperhapsbedrivingduringthe“rushhour”.Thebesttimetotravelaroundthecityisfrom9amto4pm,becauseitisn’tthe“rushhour”.()1.Howmanywaysoftravellingaroundthecity?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.()2.ThefastestwaytotravelinNewYorkis___