初二英语阅读理解练习1

（I）In England (英格兰人) nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧). Mr Thompson often went to a bar near his house.But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young.Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.They drank for an hour.Tom drank a bit.Then Mr Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful(有用的) lesson.How do you know when you’ve had enough(足够的)? Well, I’ll tell you.Do you see those two lights(灯) at the end of the bar? When they seem(好象) to become four, you’ve had enough and should(应该) go home.”

“But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar.” 1.Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen. A.is not B.are not C.many D.must 2.When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar______ taking him. A.by B.for C.with D.without 3.On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that bar for ______. A.the first time

B.once

C.many times D.eighteen times 4.Father wanted to tell his son ______. A.the time to drink B.something about the light C.when to stop drinking D.something about the bar

5.In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar.

A.was one light B.were two lights C.were three lights D.were four lights

1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 5．A

（II）In 1620, about half the USA was covered(覆盖) by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand(沙地). China doesn't want to copy(抄) the USA's example. We're planting more and more trees. We've built the

farmland(农田) in the south. More

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests.

A.a third B.half C.two thirds D.a fourth

2.A lot of good land has gone with ______.

A.sand B.water C.wind D.forests

3.The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long.

A.7,000 kilometers B.1,700 kilometers

C.7,000 meters D.400 kilometers

4.Trees must be grown in ______.

A.China B.the USA C.some countries D.every part of the world

5.______ will make the world better.

A.The Great Wall B.Tall buildings

C.Great Green Walls D.Flowers and grass

1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C