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初中英语阅读理解七选五(含解析)(一)“Howareyou?”isanicequestion.It’safriendlygreetingthatpeopleintheUnitedStatesuse.__1__It’saquestionthatoftendoesn’tneedananswer.Thepersonwhoasks,“Howareyou?”expectstoheartheanswer“Fine,”evenifthepersonisn’tfine.Thereasonisthat“Howareyou?”isn’treallyaquestionand“Fine”isn’treallyananswer.___2_.Sometimes,peopledon’tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneasks“Doyouagree?”theotherpersonmaybethinking,“No,Idon’t.Ithinkyouarewrong.”Itisn’tpolitetodisagreeverystrongly,sohemightsay,“Iamnotsosure.”__3__Peoplealsodon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheyfinishtalkingtootherpeople.Forexample,manyconversationsoverthephoneendwhenonepersonsays,“I’vegottogonow,”orthepersonwhowantstohangupgivesanexcusesuchas“Someoneisatthedoor,”or“Somethingisburningonthestove.”__4__Thepersonwhowantstohangupsimplydoesn’twanttotalkanymore,butitisn’tpolitetosayso.Anexcuseispolite,anditdoesn’thurttheotherperson’sfeelings.Whethertheyaregreetingeachother,talkingaboutanopinion,orendingaconversation,peopleoftendon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinking.___5__A.Thisisanicewaytosaythatyoudon’tagreewithsomeone.B.It’sverygoodnottotellthetruthtoourfamily.C.However,“Howareyou?”isalsoanunusualquestion.D.Theexcusemaybereal,ornot.E.Theyarecommonwaysofsaying“hello”orhi”.F.Ifyoudisagreewithothers,theywillhateyou.G.Thisisonewayofbeingnicetopeople,andit’sapartofthegameoflanguage.(二)Iwasonceafatgirl.Iweighed336poundsandlookedasbigasmyfridge.Iwasneverworriedaboutit．ButonedayIhadamedicalexamination(体检)．（1）Itwokemeup.Ibegantofeelnervous．ThenIdecidedtodosomething!Inayearandfivemonths,Ilost104pounds.WhatagreatthingIdid!Ididn'thaveanyexpensivefood,medicaltreatment（治疗）orcamp﹣style（训练营式的）exercise.（2）FirstIlookedthroughtheInternetfordo﹣it﹣yourselfadvicethatpeoplecouldfollowonlosingweight.OfcourseIsawcountlessads（广告）whichtrytogetmetobuytheirproducts．（3）TheonlythingIdidwastochangemybadhabits．ThefollowingarewhatIhavedone.Youcantrythese.Stopdrinkingsomethingwithtoomuchsugarinit．Refusesweetcakes．Eatgreenvegetables．（4）Nevereatafter6：30pm．Also,dolightexercisefor15to20minutesfivedaysaweek．ThenIkeptdoingwhatIshoulddo.Peoplesometimessay,Youdon'tneedtotellmewhattodo．Iknowitalready!Butthefactisthatknowingwhattodoanddoingwhatyouknowaredifferent.（5）A.ButIboughtnothing．B.Useonlyvegetableoil．C.Whatwasthesecrettomysuccess？D.ImustlosemyweightatonceE.ThedoctortoldmethatIwashavinghearttrouble.F.Theimportantthingistoknowwhattodoandthenjustkeepdoingit．G.DowhatIsaid.(三)WhenIwassmall,Iwaskindofshy.Luckily,Ichangedalotbyjuniorhigh.Shynessgetsinthewayofsuccess,butitdoesn'thavetoholdyouback.Herearesometipsthatmayhelpyouovercomeit.1Theexcitementofbeinglostatsomethingthatyoulovecanhelpyouforgetyournervousnesswhileshowingoffinpublic.Next,whynotgetmorechancestospeakinpublic?Forme,whenIgottohighschool,Itookspeechclasses.2Then,don’tthinkaboutwhatwillhappen.It’spossiblethatyoumightbelaughedatwhenspeaking.3Whatreallyhappensisbetterthanwhatweimagine.Finally,4Rememberingpastsuccessescanhelpinspireyoutogetfuturesuccess.5Ifyousucceededinthepast,thenyoucansucceedagain!It'sactuallynaturaltobealittlebitnervousaboutmeetingnewpeople,makingcoldcalls,orgivingaspeech.Thatnervousnessdoesn'thavetokeepyoufromsucceeding,though.A．Firstofall,you’dbetterconcentrateonwhatyouenjoy.B．Thesesuccessesare“proof”（证明）thatyoucandoit.C．IstillfeelalittleuncomfortablewhenIrealize.D．However,othersmaynotevennoticeyourmistake.E．Icouldeventakepartinspeakingcompetitions.F．rememberpastsuccesses.w(四)ASpecialDeliveryBenandSallylivedinCaliforniawiththeirtwodaughters.Benlikedtravelling.1.,butsallystayedhomewiththegirls.Benandhisfriendsownedacompany.Peopleatthecompanylikedtoplayjokesoneachother.Oneday,Ben'sfriendswantedtoplayajokeonBenandSally.2..Thelettersaid,DearSally.I'mhavingagreattimehereinAfrica.I'msendingaspecialgifttoyou.Ihopeyoulikeit.PleasetakegoodcareofituntilIgethome.Lovetoyouandthekids,BenOnthesameday,Sallyalsogotaphonecall.Thecallertoldherthatadeliverywascoming.Atoneo'clock,atruckstoppedinfrontofSally'shouse.ThetruckdrivergaveSallyarope.Ananimalwastiedtotherope.Itwasababyelephant!3.,anditbeganeatinggrass.Thenthedriverdroveaway.Sallystoodthereandheldtheropetotheelephant.Sheaskedherself,WhatcanIfeedanelephantwith?Bananas?4..Hesaid,It'sillegal(非法的)tohavewildanimalhere.ThenthepolicemangaveSallyaticket.Ben'sfriendswerehidinginthebackyardandlaughing.Theyhadplannedeverythingperfectly.Theyhadrented(租借)theelephantfromazooandaskedthepolicemantowritetheticket!Ben'sfriendsalsomadeafilmofeverything.5..WhenSallylearnedaboutthetruth,shecouldn'thelplaughing.A.SotheysentalettertoSallyB.Afterawhile,apolicemancameC.TheelephantranintoSally'syardD.TheywantedBentowatchthevideoE.Onesummer,hewenttoAfricaonatrip(五)WhenIwasajuniorhighschoolstudentin1980,Godgavemeagift,itwashappiness.Oneweekend,Iwenttovisitmygrandparentsinthecountryside.1.SeveraldayslaterwhenIwokeupatthehospital,IrealizedIhadtospendtherestofmylifewithoutarms.2.EvenIwasfulloffears.ButslowlyIknewIhadtofacethefactandgotoverit.Icouldn’tgetmyarmsbackeventhoughIcriedeveryday.However,