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1、 基础英语阅读理解15篇（二） 一One does not find many outdoor cafes in Great Britain, for the weather there often changes during the day. When British people want to have some drinks either with a group of friends or by themselves, they usually go to a pub. The “pub” is the short form for “public house”. In a pub
2、 people can buy all kinds of drinks, from beer to orange juice. The Englishmans favorite drink is beer.Quite a lot of businessmen have lunch in pubs near their offices because in many pubs fast food is served. There may even be a restaurant in a pub. The food they sell is usually cheap and good. In
3、the countryside the pub is often part of an inn a kind of small hotel. People can stay there for the night. The opening time of pubs is set by law. It might be different from place to place, but usually a pub is open from half past eleven to three oclock and from half past five to half past ten or e
4、leven oclock. In the old days, children were not allowed to enter pubs, because when people drank too much they could become troublesome. Today, however, more and more pubs are opening their gardens to customers, so that the children can play safely in the garden while their parents are having a qui
5、ck drink.Generally speaking, the English pub is a friendly place, and offers good drink and food.1. Where do British people usually go for drinks?A. Cafes. B. Pubs. C. Restaurants. D. Hotels.2. At the most, how many opening hours does a pub usually have every day?A. 8 hours. B. 9 hours. C. 10 hours.
6、 D. 11 hours. 3. Why were children not allowed to enter pubs in the old days?A. Because people often drank too much and became troublesome. B. Because the pubs did not open their gardens to children.C. Because the pubs had no orange juice for children.D. Because people liked to stay in the pubs for
7、the night.4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Englishmen like to drink beer very much. B. You can stay for the night in countryside pubs.C. Usually pubs dont open until half past eleven.D. Up to now, children are not allowed to enter pubs. 二Students in our school have
8、one thing in common-an interest in sports. According to their different aims in doing sports, they fall into three groups.Many students go to the playground when they feel tired after a few hours of study. These students put much more stress on their study efficiency(效率）than the fun of sports. They
9、just want to go back to their classrooms from the playground with a clearer and quicker mind. So they dont actually care whether they can enjoy themselves on the playground. Most of them choose long-distance running, the kind of exercise which few real sportsmen like. So this group of students can b
10、e well regarded as study-oriented participants(参加者）.Students that make up the second group are real sports lovers. Sometimes they even put aside their studies for a match. They participate in the sport that interests them most, not caring whether it is good for their health. They may be called fun-o
11、riented sports participants.The third group want beauty from sports. Boys want to become strong； girls want to be slim and graceful. Those who consider sports the only way of losing weight also belong to this group. They are very careful in choosing the kind of exercise they do, and are afraid that
12、certain sports may influence their body shapes. The proper name for this group may be beauty-oriented sports participants.No matter which group we belong to, we all benefit(受益）from sports. If you look around the school yard, you will find that bookworms have disappeared, and instead, there are healt
13、hy, strong, clever and modernized students everywhere.1. The common interest of the three groups is .A. studyB. sportsC. funD. beauty2. The study-oriented group .A. think the study efficiency is more important B. enjoy themselves on the playgroundC. choose long-distance running as real sportsmen do
14、D. want to study sports3. Which of the followings belongs to the second group?A. They care if sports are good for their health. B. Mostly they are interested in the sports.C. They want to have a clearer and quicker mind.D. They choose the kind of exercise they do carefully.4. In the beauty-oriented
15、group, students .A. just want to lose weight B. want to be strongC. want enough exercise D. think beauty is the most important5. According to the passage，we can find all over the school yard.A. students are good at sports B. bookworms have appearedC. healthy, strong, clever and modernized students D
16、. students belong to many different groups 三London Underground and New York Subway are famous transport systems (运输系统)in the world. The two systems are similar to each other, but there are also important differences between them. The following table sets out some of the similarities and differences.
17、 We believe that the information is all correct. As the information is not always collected in the same way, it is often difficult to fully compare. The following table shows how the two systems compare with each other.London UndergroundNew York SubwayNumber of lines1225Number of stations275468Age o
18、f stationsFrom 1863 1900-1930Deepest station 192 feet180 feetLongest distancebetween stations3.9 miles3.5 milesLongest journeywithout changes34 miles31milesPassengers/year1 billion1.3billionHours of operations20 hours/day24 hours/day1. In this passage, sets out means _.A. leavesB. showsC. brings D.
19、takes2. How long is the longest subway line in New York?A. 31 miles. B. 34 miles C. 3.5 miles D. 3.9 miles3. How many hours does the underground keep running in London every day? A. 25 B. 24 C. 20 D. 124. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. New York has the deepest subway sta
20、tion. B. London has the oldest underground station.C. London has more underground stations than New York.D. It is more convenient to take the underground in London. 四 Do you eat grass? You may be surprised by the answer. We usually think of grass as food for animals, but humans eat grass, too.Humans
21、 eat the seeds (种子) of the grass. Rice is a special kind of grass that has big seeds, and they taste good! There are over 100 different kinds of rice grown around the world. Over many years, humans have changed rice to have more and larger seeds, and it has become a very important food. After corn,
22、it is the most popular seed in the world. It is the basic food for a large part of the worlds population.How often do you eat rice? We are eating it less often than we used to. We are now eating more bread and meat instead of rice. Even though we now eat less rice, rice is a very important part of l
23、ife for many people around the world. Did you eat some rice today? Do you eat weeds (野草)? Maybe this once again surprises you. Often you saw people cutting in a field. They had a big bag in one hand and a knife in the other. What were they doing? They were cutting dandelions (蒲公英).The dandelion is o
24、ne of the most useful weeds. It is really a living supermarket. The leaves of the young plant are delicious. The leaves can also be cooked. With beans they make a nice meal. All parts of the plant can be used. Roots and leaves are often used in medicines. Have you ever tasted any dandelions?1. What
25、is the main idea of the passage?A. Humans like rice and dandelions. B. Some grass and weeds are very useful. C. Rice is the basic food for humans. D. Rice is more useful than dandelions.2. Why is the dandelion called a living supermarket?A. Because its leaves can make a nice meal with beansB. Becaus
26、e its leaves can be cooked and taste delicious.C. Because its roots and leaves are used in medicine. D. Because all parts of the dandelion can be used.3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Both humans and animals eat grass. B. Rice has been changed to have more seeds .C.
27、Rice is the most popular seed in the world. D. Dandelions can be used for medicine. 五Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or
28、 broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hou
29、r. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Woo Mei Fong sa
30、id that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare depart
31、ment (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter. 1. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?A. Fourteen. B. Twenty-one. C. Twenty-nine.D. Thirty-six. 2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house. D. He was on
32、 the roof. 3. Mrs. Woo and her family didnt get hurt because _. A. her husband knew there would be a stormB. they were all outside the house when the storm became worseC. she felt the house moving and they ran out immediatelyD. the welfare department helped her4. The underlined word “shelter” in the
33、 last paragraph means _. A. something to eatB. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay 5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?A. A Terrible StormB. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People 六Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest o
34、f all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. L
35、ittle was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyer
36、s could study in Harvards law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the
37、 subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. Theres so much to learn that one kind of school cant offer all. 1. In the early years, people learned _ in college
38、s. A. scienceB. medicineC. lawD. Latin and Greek 2. Most of college graduates became _ in the early years.A. ministers or teachersB. lawyersC. doctorsD. workers3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.B. In 1782, Harvard began to t
39、each German.C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.D. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.4. Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard? a. lawb. French and Germanc. Latin and Greek d. medicinee
40、. American historyA. d-b-e-c-aB. a-d-b-c-eC. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a5. Nowadays college students _. A. can learn everything they are interested inB. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learningC. learn the same subjects D. must learn Latin and Greek 七A teacher began his c
41、lass by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, “ How much do you think this glass weighs?”“50 g!” “100 g!” “125 g!” the students answered.“ I really dont know unless I weigh it,” said the teacher, “but my question is what would happen if I hel
42、d it up like this for a few minutes?”“Nothing!” the students said.“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the teacher asked.“Your arm would begin to ache,” said one of the students.“Youre right. Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?”“Your arm could go numb. Have to go
43、 to hospital for sure!” said another student. All the students laughed.“Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?” asked the teacher.“No.” the students said.“Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle (肌肉) stress?”The students fell silent for a moment.“Put the glass down!
44、” said one of the students.“Exactly!” said the teacher. “The problems of life are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head, and it seems OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to make you ache. Hold them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. Its importan
45、t to think of the challenges in your life, but its even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up fresh and strong and can handle (处理) any challenge that comes your way!”Remember to put the glass down today.1. Why did
46、the teacher hold up a glass in his class? Because he wanted to .A. know how much the glass weighs B. ask some student to weigh the glassC. ask his students a lot of questions D. make his class more interesting2. In this passage, the underlined words “go numb” means .A. 失去感觉 B. 消瘦萎缩 C. 松弛下垂 D. 流血不止3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The teacher usually begins his class by holding a glass of water.B. The teacher used to begin his class wit