初中英语阅读理解10
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初中英语阅读理解10篇
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Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife,but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day,so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late atnight .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.
Nasreddin was already in bed."It is late,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife , "said Ali , Nasreddin wasnot pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, "Has theletter got to go far?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali."Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly.
Multiple choice
( ) 1. Ali wanted to____to his wife.
A.get something
B.have a letter written
C.bring a flower
D. say good-bye
( ) 2. At last he found the house of_____.
A.a writer
B.a seller
C.an old man
D.a letter-writer
( ) 3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______.
A.not pleased
B.pleased
C.excited
D.angry
( ) 4.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____.
A.easy for anyone to read
B.strange for anyone to read
C. too strange for anyone to write
D.difficult for anyone to read
( ) 5. This story tells us______.
A.not to ask anybody for help
B.not to trouble others at night
C.not to ask for help without money
D.not to trust others
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An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon hehad nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends lefthim.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles."My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. "What will happen to me now?""Don't worry , young man,"answered Nasreddin."Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier." The young man was very glad."Am I going to get rich again then? " heasked Nasreddin."No, I didn't mean that," said the old man."I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends."
Multiple choice
( )1.An old man died and left his son_______.
A.nothing
B.some gold
C. much money
D.only a house
( ) 2. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
A.short of money
B.quite poor and sick
C.in trouble
D. quite poor and alone
( ) 3.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
A.he would become rich again
B. he would soon feel much happier
C.he would become clever
D. he would have more friends
( ) 4.Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich again
B. would get used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble
D.would get out of poorness
( ) 5.What this story tells us is________.
A.that money is everything
B.that money makes the mare go
C.to save each penny
D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends
3.
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left thecar and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. Theowner of the elephant said,"I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry andthat he would pay for all the damage.When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers wouldnot believe his story.They said,"You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!"It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
( )1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A.in a big bus
B.in a green jeep
C.in a red car
D.in a red taxi
( ) 2.The car was damaged because________.
A.there was a traffic accident
B.the circus man broke it
C. it rushed into a shop
D.the elephant sat on it
( ) 3.The circus man said that_______.
A.he would pay for part of the damage
B.he would pay for all of the
damage C.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new car
( ) 4. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.
A. would check his new car
B.only checked his car
C. searched him
D. wouldn't believe what he had said,
( ) 5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.
A.the letter from the circus man
B. a newspaper from the country
C.the certificate of his
D.the letter from the government
4.
Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he wassawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,"Excuse me,but if you continue to saw that brancd like that, you will fall downwith it."He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch andcutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.Nasreddin said nothing.He thought,"This is some foolish person whohas no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do andwhat not to do."The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes.The branch
fell and Nasreddin fellwith it."My God!"he cried."That man knows the future !"and he ran after himto ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.
Multiple choice
( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.
A.on
B.in
C.at
D.off
( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another man_______.
A.told him to stop working
B.told him he would fall down
C. would borrow something from him
D.would help him saw that branch
( ) 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that________.
A. that was a silly fellow
B..that was a wise person
C.that was a proud person
D.that fellow cheated him
( ) 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?
A.The brancd fell .
B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.
C.Nasreddin was hurt himself.
D..Both A and B.( ) 5.This story is about ________. A.a foolish man B. a wise man
C.cutting a tree
D.the necessity of taking good advice
5.
It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang andMary went to answer it.
"It's me-Peter."
"Hullo, who's that?"she asked.
Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.
"Oh hullo,Peter.What do you want?"said Mary.
"Can I speak to johnny?"
"No,"said Mary,"you can't speak to him now.He is busy. He is gettingready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother is combing hishair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Mother is gettinghis books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .
Mtiple choice
( )1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?
A.Johnny's sister
B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother
( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?
A.Mary's brother
B.Mary's sister
C.Mary's grandmother
D.Johnny's mother
( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______.
A. was combing his hair
B.was putting his shoes on
C.was getting his books
D. was busy eating his hreakfast
( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?
A.Who are you?
B.Anything to say?
C.Who is it?
D.Please
( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____.
A. a lazy
B.a clever boy
C.a busy boy
D.a hungry boy
6.
（1）A Clever Bird A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says. “Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing?”says the man.“What are you doing?”says the bird. The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house. 1. The man teaches the bird ________. A. how to say something B. how to sing songs C. how to eat something D. how to dance 2. The bird is ________. A. Very nice B. very clever C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的) 3. The man speaks to the bird ________. A. Sometimes B. once a week C. every week D. every day 4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house. A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. some 5. The thief ________ out of the room. A. walks B. comes C. runs D. goes
中考英语阅读理解训练(讲义及答案)及解析 一、中考英语阅读理解训练 1．阅读理解 SAFETY RULES ON THE MTR TRAINS At the station: ?Be patient. Line up on the platform（站台） and wait for the train. ?Be polite. Let passengers get off first. ?Do not rush onto the train. It is dangerous. ?When you hear a "beep" sound, do not get on the train. The door is closing. Wait for another train. On the train: ?Do not eat or drink on the train. It makes the train dirty. ?Do not run on the train. ?Give your seat to old men or women, the disabled or women carrying babies. A. be a careful driver B. buy MTR tickets C. be a good passenger D. keep safe at home （2）People who will get on the train should __________. A. wait in line B. open the door C. ask for help D. leave the seats （3）When you hear a "beep" sound, ____________. A. close the door B. rush onto the train C. get off the train at once D. stop and wait for the next train （4）The text is probably a __________. A. report B. notice C. diary D. poem 【答案】（1）C （2）A （3）D （4）B 【解析】【分析】文章介绍了地铁站的一些应遵守的规则。 （1）细节理解题。根据SAFETY RULES ON THE MTR TRAINS可知，本文主要告诉读者如何成为一名乘客，故答案是C。 （2）细节理解题。根据Be patient. Line up on the platform（站台）and wait for the train.可知，上火车应该排队等候，故答案是A。 （3）细节理解题。根据When you hear a "beep" sound, do not get on the train.The door is closing. Wait for another train.可知，当你听到了警示声音，不能上车，要等下一
Passage 1 When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange 3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A. must go to school B. study in the same school C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time 4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses 5. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica 答案1-5 BBACB Passage 2 Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri?鄄beri. He was going there to try and find a cure. At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate —refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery —that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food. Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills. 6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______. A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice 7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______. A. spend his holiday B. find ways to grow better crops C. do some research about the island D. h8lp the Javanese with their illness 8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
初中英语阅读理解及答案-简单的
阅读理解1 Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She does not like newspapers very much Of course, the best paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants, too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper? Scientists say, "All food comes in some way from plants." Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea-plants, then bigger fish swim along and eat the ……Chickens eat bits of grass and give us…… Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants in some way? Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It is very good food, too. Now they have begun to say, "We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult." What is the next thing? Perhaps it is—food from paper. Scientists say, "We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food, too, cheaper than meat or fish or eggs." So please keep your old books and letters. (Don't feed [喂] your cat.) One day, they will be on your plate, if what scientists say may come true. 1. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _____. A. they are useful for reading B. They may be used to feed cats C. We can make food from them soon D. we can read them at breakfast 2. From the passage (段落)， we can infer(推断) that _____ do not come from plants in some way. A. few kinds of food B. meat and fish C. cheese and chicken D. wood and paper 阅读理解2 Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed ,turned off the light and tried to go to sleep. A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it : "It is now after midnight(午夜), so it is April Fool's Day (禺人节) . April fool to you!" "Oh , it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not ring again. 1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed _______. A. before twelve o'clock B. after twelve o'clock C. when the bell rang D. when he saw the boy 2. Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time? A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was. C. He was afraid of the ring D. He was waiting for someone. 3. From this passage, we learn that we can _______ on April Fool's Day. A. say "Hello" to each other B. dance and sing at night C. play jokes on each other D. send pressents to children 4. What did Mr. Lee think about the English boy? He thought he _________. A. was a good boy B. was friendly with him C. shouldn't ring the bell at midnight D. did a dangerous thing just now 阅读理解3 In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除
（21） A Clever Bird A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says. “Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing”says the man.“What are you doing”says the bird. The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house. 1. The man teaches the bird ________. A. how to say something B. how to sing songs C. how to eat something D. how to dance 2. The bird is ________. A. very nice B. very clever < C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的) 3. The man speaks to the bird ________. A. sometimes B. once a week C. every week D. every day 4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house. A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. some 5. The thief ________ out of the room. A. walks B. comes C. runs D. goes } 参考答案 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C (22 ) What Are Stars Like Have you ever wondered about the stars In some ways，stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star's life is over. 【 1. Dust and _________ make a star.
初中英语阅读理解精选(附有答案)
初中英语阅读理解 初中英语阅读理解精选 阅读理解一： Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife， "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there？" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram （电报），" his wife said. "All right，" Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn't have any work，so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said，"Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner." He found a taxi （出租车）and the driver said，"Where do you want to go？" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel are my things in？" he said，"And what am I going to do tonight？" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram，and in it he wrote， "Please send me my address at this post office." Choose the right answer 1. Dick flew to New York because ___. A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing （观光） D. his home was there 2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him？ A. Because she didn't know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York， too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York 3. Where did Dick stay in New York？ A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house. 4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel？ A. The manager （经理） of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife. 5. Which of the following is not true？
初中英语阅读理解教教案 阅读理解是英语学习中必须具备的能力之一，有助于巩固和扩大词汇、丰富语言知识，提高运用语言的能力。可以训练学生的思维能力、理解能力、概括能力与判断能力。加强阅读训练可以为学生创造大量获取语言知识和大量运用语言的机会和条件。既可以培养学生对语篇进行分析、综合并从中获取信息的能力，也能培养学生的审美情趣。培养阅读能力也是教学大纲中规定的中学英语教学目标之一，所以阅读课在我们平时的英语教学中尤为重要，怎样上好阅读课成为英语教师教学中的关键。以下根据自己近些年的教学经验，对初中英语阅读理解教学模式进行初步的探究和分析。 教学模式总结如下： Presentation（导入）——skimming（粗读）——listening and reading（听读）——scanning （跳读）——intensive reading（细读）——retelling（复述）——discussing（讨论）——writing （写作）——summary（小结）。 初中英语人教版九年级Unit 12 Section B 3a Step 1：Presentation（导入） 本篇文章主要讲述法国的风俗，所以可以通过讲述一个因为语言差异所产生的误解的笑话导入，以此引起学生对课文产生兴趣，使学生更快的进入学习状态。 Step 2：Skimming 这一步是为掌握文章大意而进行的阅读，要求学生读后概括文章的大意，并且设计一些简单的问句让学生进行回答。 What does Wang Kun do? Where is she now? What’s the article mainly about? Step 3：Listening and reading 让学生边听边读，并且在听读的过程中找出文章的重点词汇、短语、句子。并且进行解决，扫除学生阅读中存在的一部分障碍，但要注意知识点的讲解要尽量简练，并且要引导和培养学生根据上下文猜词的能力。 Step 4：Scanning 这是一种为寻求特点细节放弃大部分内容，只注意某一点或某几点的阅读方式，要求学生根据老师提出的问题进行跳跃式的阅读，找出问题的主要信息。在此环节中提醒学生不要逐词逐句看课文，要讲究速度。在最短的时间内找出问题的答案。在此期间老师要出示以下问题：How many table manners are mentioned in the passage ? What are they ? be supposed to do be not supposed to do Step 5：Intensive reading 仔细阅读文章，要求学生从细节处把握文章，在前面阅读的基础上，从整体上把握文章的主要内容，以便于帮助学生加深对课文的理解。 在此环节中，要求学生各自独立完成阅读任务，然后与同桌或同组同学合作解决疑难点。在学生的阅读过程中，教师要出示以下问题帮助学生理解课文。 1、Why was Wang Kun nervous before she arrived in France? 2、Why did she have no reason to be nervous? 3、How has her French improved? 4、What is one particular challenge she is facing?
初中英语阅读理解解题技巧及经典练习 英语阅读理解一直都是中考的重点复习对象。原因它在中考中的分数占总分的比重最大。为此，我总结了一些初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧和一些经典的练习题。初中英语理解要提高有两个方面，1. 考前阅读准备。2. 临场解题技巧。 1. 考前阅读准备 一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。 二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。 2. 临场解题技巧 1. 审视标题，抓住中心 试题中有的文章有标题，有的没有，拟题人是有所考虑的。标题是文章主题的高度凝聚。它能给我们启发和想象，想象文章的内容和走向。这样做有利于对文章的理解，能提高做题的效率。 2. 浏览全文，掌握全貌 如果时间紧，至少要快速通读全文，尤其是首两段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来，这样全文的梗概便一目了然了。 3. 细读题目，抓住要点
对整篇短文内容有了一定的了解后，要马上看短文后的问题，带着问题去选择或判断答案。要确定所需查找的信息范围，并注意所查找信息的特点。例如：如果问题或选项涉及到人名、地名，就应该找首字母大写的单词；如果问题或选项涉及时间、日期、数字，就应该寻找具体的数据。另外还要注意试题难易，应暂时绕开那些少数较难的题目，先做最有把握、最熟悉的题目，也就是该类题可以直接或间接从文章中找到的。而对于那些要通过对文章归纳判断、逻辑推理的题目，需要再对全文快速阅读，仔细分析思考，反复比较、推敲选出正确答案。若文章短可先读短文，后看文后题目；如果文章太长，你可以先把文章后面的问题看一遍，带着问题去看文章。这样可以帮助你去掉杂念，提高阅读速度和解题的正确性。要善于找关键句，特别要注意文章的第一段和最后一段的头一句话，往往就是关键句，可以帮助你掌握文章的全貌，理解文章的主题。此外，还应该细读文章，因为有时的试题是考细节。可以边读边用铅笔做点标记，把有关的画出来。凡逢人物就圈起来，看完一数，有几个圈就是几个人，一目了然。 4. 细读文章，掌握细节 这次应细品，不可一晃而过。可边读边用铅笔做些记录，把有关的人物、事件、时间、地点、起因（即五个W ：who ， what， when， where， why）划出来。经过这样的处理，你对文章的内容和细节便会胸有成竹，对事态的发生、发展和解决有了更加深入的了解。 5. 理解大意，初选答案 一般短文都设有五个题目，对那些表层理解的题目可以断然选定。对那些深层理解的题目，应再查阅原文，但决不是简单重读，应找出依据，把所答案代入文中，再确定正误。在确定答案时，对文章和题中的词语应结合上下文思考其确切意思，切忌望文生义，作出错误的判断。 6. 复读全文，核对答案
八年级英语上册阅读理解20篇
拓展阅读（01） My uncle James is a famous scientist．He likes to make lots of predictions about the future．He says that in 100 years some things will be better than now．For example, we will not have to wash the dishes or sweep(打扫) the floor because we’ll all have robots in our homes．Also, we won’t need to use paper money．We’ll all use credit cards（信用卡）to buy things．We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now．Maybe some people will spend their vacations in space stations． However, Uncle James says that some things will get worse in the next century(世纪)．If more people use cars, there will be more pollution．Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier．If pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to go and live on Mars（火星）．Uncle James says we’ll be very sorry if pollution becomes worse． 1．What is Uncle James？(Uncle James是做什么的？) 2．Why doesn’t Uncle James think people in the future will do the dishes？3．What does he think people in the future will use to buy things？ 4．What will happen if more people use cars？ 5．If there are fewer trees, what will happen？ When the Americans were getting ready to send (送) their first men to the moon, an old Australian was watching TV in a restaurant (饭店). There was an Englishman in the restaurant, too, and he said to the Australian, "The Americans are clever(聪明的), aren't they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It is a very long way from our world." "Oh, that's nothing," the Australian answered quickly."Our country is going to send some people to the sun in a few months. That's much farther(更远) away than the moon, you know." "Oh, yes, it is," the Englishman said," but the sun is too hot for people to go to." The Australian laughed and said," We won't go to the sun in the day, of course( 当然). We'll go there at night." 1. Who were going to send their first men to the moon? 2. Where were the Australian and Englishman watching TV? 3. The Englishman thought______. 4. Both the Englishmen and the Australian knew that ______. 5. The Australian thought that ______. Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050. "What will our world be like in the year 2050"asked Tom. "I don’t know. "says Fred." What do you think?" "Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess(猜测). " "In the year 2050 everyone will carry(携带) a pocket(口袋) computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problems. We will all have telephones, in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. " "A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Maybe there will be big towns, factories, and farms under the sea, too. " "Robots will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. Perhaps(也许) they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by rockets and spend their holidays there. " "I’m looking forward to(期待) the year 2050. I hope to fly to the moon. " "And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea," says Fred. "Won’t that be very interesting Just like a fish! 1.Tom and Fred talk about _______.