初中英语阅读300篇资料 5页

BuriedTreasure!Anoldcaptainandayoungsailoraretalkingatabar.Captain:Boy,doyoulikeadventureanddanger?Sailor:Yes,sir.Captain:ourfatherwasagoodfriendofmine.Heevensavedmylifeonce.So,I’mgoingtodoyouafavour.Comecloser,boy.Takealookatthis.Sailor:Atreasuremap!Captain:Keepquiet.Now,youlistenclosely.About10yearsago,IsailedwithmycrewtotheCaribbean.Wecarriedachestfullofgold,jewels…treasureenoughforaking!Butthoseweredangeroustimes.IhadtoburythetreasureontheislandofBaraJulip.Sailor:Didyoulookforitlater?Captain:No,Ineverhadthechance.No,I’mtoocoldandwantyoutohavethemap.Sailor:Idon’tknowwhattosay.Thankyou.Captain:youmustbecareful!Therearemountains,lakes,forests,andriverstocross.Iftheanimalsdon’tkillyou,thehotweathermight.Remember,there’sonlyonemountainpass.Crosstheforestquickly.Besuretocrosstheriverinthenorth.Sailor:I’lldomybest.Captain:Goodluck,boy.Choosethebestanswer.1.Theoldcaptainhelpsthesailorbecause___________.A.he’skindB.heknewthesailor’sfatherC.helostabet(打赌)D.heowes(欠)thesailormoney2.Whydidthecaptainburythetreasure?A.Theareawasn’tsafeB.Itwasatradition(传统)C.ItwasfunD.Hiscrewtriedtokillhim3.Whatdoweknowabouttheisland?A.It’snearSingaporeB.NobodyknowsitsnameC.It’scompletelydryD.It’sfullofdanger4.Tofindthetreasure,theyoungmanmust__________.A.crossthreeriversB.catchanalienC.meetwithakingD.gothroughaforest5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Therearealligators(鳄鱼)inthesouthpartoftheriver.B.thecaptainistoooldtolookforthetreasure.C.Theweatherontheislandisverynice.D.Thesailormustcrosstheforestbeforehecrossestheriver5\nTheforebabiesAnna,Bernard,CarmenandDiana,threegirlsandaboy,wereallborninthesamehospitalonthesamedaylastmonth.Onedayalloftheirfourmothersaskedanursetogivethemeachabath(洗澡),becausetheirfathersweresooncomingtothehospitaltoseetheirbabies.Butthenursewasnew.Shetookofftheirnamelabels(标签)onebyonewhenshebathedthem,butsheforgottoputanyofthemonagain.Sheknewonlysomethingsabouteachbaby.Onlytwoofthebabieshavesomehair,buttheyaren’tAnnaandCarmen.OnlyoneofthebabiescriesallthetimebutAnnaisahappybaby.Onebabyalwaysquietlysucksitsthumbs(吮手指)buthasnohairatall.ItsnameisAnna.Onebabyalwaystouchestherightearandcriesalot,butsheisn’tthesmallestbaby.Thefattestbabyhasnohair,andnevercries.Thisbabydoesn’tsuckthethumb,too.Oneoftheboyswiththeredhairnevercriesbutmoveshereandthere.Canthenurseworkoutwhichbabyiswhichbeforethefathersarrive?Ofcourseshecan.Howaboutyou?Choosethebestanswer:1.Whydidthethingsbecomemixed(混乱的)?Because________.A.thebabies’fatherswerecomingB.themothersweremixedC.thenursewasnewD.thebabieswantedtohaveabatheach2.Dianaisthegirl.Diana_________.A.isthesmallestbabyB.alwaystouchestheleftearC.alwayscriesD.likeplayingbyherself3._________hashairandmoveshereandthere.A.DianaB.BernardC.CarmenD.Anna4.Anna__________.A.criesallthetimeB.isn’tthefattestC.doesn’tsuchthethumbsD.hasredhair5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisright?A.ThefatherswillhaveabatheachB.CarmenhasalotofairC.BernardcriesallthetimeD.Dianaisthesmallest5\nOldEnglishTableRulesYearsago,inEngland,thechildrenoflordsandladieswerebroughtupbyservantsintheirownpartofthehouseorcastle.Theyonlysawtheirparentsatdinnertime.Thereweremanyrulesabouthowtobehaveatmealtimes.Everyonehadhisorherownknife,whichwasusedforcuttingfood,spoonsweresetoutonthetable.Forkshadn’tbeeninvented,sofingerswereusedtotakefoodfromdishesonthetable.Weallknowfingerswereinventedbeforeforks!Thesearesomeoftherules:·Don’tcleanyourknifeonthetablecloth.·Don’tcarvethetablewithyourknife.·Don’tspreadthebutterwithyourthumb.·Don’tdrinkoutofthebowl.Useaspoon.·Wipeyourspooncleanandtakecareitisn’tstolen.·Keepyourhandsfromdirtyingthetablecloth,anddon’tblowyournoseonit.·Don’tputunwantedfoodbackinthedish.·Don’tthrowanybonesonthefloor.·Don’tblowcrumbsoutofyourmouth.·Don’tgrin,shout,orstuffyourjawswithfood.TrueorFalse:1.InoldEngland,childrenweretaughttablemannerbytheirparents.2.Nowadays,wewouldfindsomeoftheserulesstillverypopular.3.Peopleusedtheirfingersbecausetheydidn’thaveforks.4.Putchickenbonesonyourplate.5.Thetableclothwasforwipinghands5\nOutofschoolTherearemanythingsweneedtoknowthatwedonotlearnatschool.Forexample,ifwewanttouseourallowancewisely,weneedtoshopcarefully.Weneedknowhowtocomparethepricesofthingsindifferentshops.Weneedtobeabletocomparequalityofdifferentdesignernames.Weneedtoknowhowtomakesensiblechoiceswhenweshop.Knowinghowtomakesuchchoicesisa“lifeskill”,andweneedtheseskillsifwearetoleadusefulandhappylives.Someofthesechoicesaresmall.Forexample,willItakeanappleforlunchorapear?WillIgetthebustoschooltodayorwillIwalk?WillIweartheredT-shirtortheblueonetothemovies?Otherchoicesaremoreimportant.Forexample,willIeathealthyfoodforlunchorwillIeatjunkfoodbecauseitistastier?WillIworkhardinallmyclassesorwillIonlyworkhardintheclasseswhichIenjoy?Wemakedecisionslikethiseveryday.Makingthewrongchoicescanresultinunhappiness.Wehavetorealizethatthechoiceswemakecanaffecttherestofourlives.Justasimportantly,ourchoicescanalsoaffectotherpeople.Thenexttimeyoudecidetowastetimeinclass,playajokeonsomeoneortalkloudlyatthemovies,considerthis:Whoelsedoesmychoiceaffect?Choosethebestanswer1.Whathelpsususemorewisely?A.ComparingpricesanddesignernamesB.BuyingthingsindifferentshopsC.ChoosingdifferentdesignernamesD.Choosingsensibledesignernames2.Whydoweneed“lifeskills”?A.ToknowhowtoshopsensiblyB.TocomparedesignernamesandpriceC.TocomparedesignernamesandpriceD.Tolearnthingsatschool3.Whichofthesechoicesisthemostimportant?A.WhichfruittotakeforlunchB.HowtogettoschoolC.WhichT-shirttoweartothemoviesD.Whichsubjectstoworkhardin4.Whyisitimportanttomaketherightchoices?A.BecausetheycanaffecttherestofourlivesB.BecausetheycanmakeuswastetimeC.BecausetheykeepusfrombeinghappyD.Becausewemakechoicesmostdays5.Whodoyourchoicesaffect?A.YouandyourparentsB.Lotsofpeople5\nC.YouandotherpeopleD.Everybodyexceptyou5