英语阅读七选五13篇

1、英语阅读七选五(13 篇)1. 记叙文 （简单）Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit ( 放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. Myparents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At

2、parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. _1_ ”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. _2_ They know it can cause cancer andheart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in the

3、m. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine._3_ The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, a nd he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad._4_ Many people who quit will soon smoke a

4、gain. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke“just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke an other cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. _5_ (240)A. It is very hard to quit smoking.B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted t

5、o cigarettes.D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.2.记叙文I was ten when I first sat

6、 with my grandmother behind the cashier （收银台）in her general store. 1 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”A t first I was paid in candy. 2 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My fa

7、ther helped me set up a bank account. 3B y the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to sellingcosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid,women would ask me such things as “ What color do

8、 you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their1 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 4The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didnt need to be a Rocketscientistyou needed to be a great listener. _5_ Ex

9、cept they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.C. I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.D. Today I st

10、ill carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.E. My grandmas trust taught me how to handle responsibility.F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.3. 说明文Getting your children to study can be a

11、 little like getting them to eat their vegetables.71 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour

12、with a five-minute break in the middle. 72 Ideal （理想的）study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity. 73Youll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After youv

13、e set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.74 Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.75 This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with theanswers to any questio

14、ns. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.A. Finally, spend time with your kids when theyre studying.A. Keep the atmos

15、phere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.2 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they

16、keep to.4. 说明文MuzakThe next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 1It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especiallydesigned to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometime

17、s you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.Quiet background music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators.But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third

18、 of the people inAmerica listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It isalways more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 2If you listen to Muzak caref

19、ully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Somemusicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 3Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when th

20、eyare in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak doeswhat it is designed to do. Tired office workerssuddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 4 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.5 . They say it's boring to hear the same

21、songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzakin public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!A. Some people don't like Muzak.B. The music gives them extra ene

22、rgy.C. Music is playing in the background.D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.3 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.（6）The world i

23、s an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don't. 1. _Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket( 板球运动) is avery popular sport, In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or

24、 watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular. 2. _Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. 3. _ Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.4. _ Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. O

25、thers prefer pale colors.Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopping. 5._What do you like? Have you got an idea?A. They like soft music.B. Not ever

26、yone likes the same color.C. Millions of people watch the games on TV.D. Different people like different kinds of pets.B. They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.F. So they dontraise pigs in their countriesG. Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.(7)M arch 14

27、is International Police Day. 1._N o matter if it's burning hot or icy cold, a holiday or a school day, you'll see policemen at the centers of the crossroads directing traffic. 2._There are more than 1.7 million policemen in China. 3._ Other police have different responsibilities(责任). Some ar

28、e firefighters ( 消防员). Some watch out for bad guys and solve crimes. Others keep the peace.Special police deals with unexpected events. 4._ He has to learn laws, science, shooting, driving and climbing.4 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)To keep people safe and make peace for all, Chinese police put their lives at ri

29、sk. 5._ Another 13,000 were injured in doing their jobs.A. It is a day for people to show their respect for police, the peoplewho keep millions of families safe.B. A good special policeman needs a strong body as well as rich(8)knowledge and many skills.C. Since 1980, more than 7,000 policemen have l

30、ost their lives.D. The traffic police is just one group.My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk E. These are the traffic police.to him. 1.F._Policeis a dangerousWhenhisreportjob. card arrived during his junior year, it said that h

31、e had been absent 95 G. We should love police because their hard work.times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless. 2. _and asked God for help.“Pl

32、ease God, I can't do anything morefor my son. I'm at the end of my hope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you.”I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster.“I want to talk to youabout Karls absences.” 3._, I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and

33、sadness over Karl camepouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just dont know what to do. I've tried everything toget Karl to go back to school 4._. It's out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Th

34、ank you for your time”, and hung up.Karls next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of thebest students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teacherswere surprised at the way he had turned

35、himself around. On our way home, he said,“Mum, remember that callfrom the headmaster last year?" I nodded. “That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, 5. _. Thats when I knew I had to make you proud.”A. and nothing has worked.B. it really hit me how much I was hu

36、rting youC. that 1 got down on my knees D. I was really disappointed at youE. Before he could say another word F. when she was saying somethingG. but the more 1 tried, the more he dulled away.(9)5 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)In China ,more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than b

37、efore. 1._because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers and some by their parents.Also 2._. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, 3._. Some studentsspend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up very late. Some student ha

38、ve to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. 4._.Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that children can enjoy more than nine hoursof sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. 5._, we will

39、find it much better for both our study and health.A. Some homework is too difficultB. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night.C. When we have enough time for sleepingD. It can be a long way from home to schoolE. so it takes them a lot of timeC. Some students dont know how to save time.D

40、. Some students like to stay up late(10)Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探) stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him, 1._. So he decided to go to the cinema.When he came back, 2._. The man had a drink, smoked several of

41、Tom's cigarettes (香烟) and readthe story. The man left a note, “I have read your story and I don't think much of it. 3._. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I will return.”4._. Then he sat down and finished the story. 5._ but

42、 when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk.A. Please read my advice and you can write a wonderful storyB. but had no idea.C. Please write down my advices and you can finish you story.D. Tom read the thief's adviceE. Tom is famous now6 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)F.

43、Tom is still not a famous writer.G. he found that someone had broken into (闯入) his house(11)Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with largegardens and swimming pools or 1. _ and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lone

44、ly and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 2. _ When you study hard atyour lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, yourfriends

45、 will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you tocorrect it. 3._ All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are

46、poor, you can also say youare very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought with money. 4._, because youhave more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it al

47、so opens. 5._.A. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help youB. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky personC. those who have nice cars and a lot of moneyD. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, tooE. those who have no housesF. When

48、you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happyG. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy（12)In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. 1_ Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal ho

49、spitals to give them needles so that they wont carry disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. 2. _ When you visit peoples homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost

50、every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. 3. _ Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. 4.7 / 9英语阅读七选五(13 篇)_ If you killed an animal, you would be punished( 处罚). If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would

51、be very sad about it.5. _ One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career( 生涯). Then the seniors( 老人) will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.A. People usually use cages to keep them at home.B. They are free to come and go.C. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.D. People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.E. Why dont people kill animals ?F. Some p