初中英语阅读理解专项练习 Passage 1 In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person's age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky. In China, on a child's second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life. For example, if a child picks up a book, he or she will be a scholar. 1. How many candles are on the birthday cake A. The same as the person's age. B. Always ten. C. Fewer than the person's age. D. More than the person's age. 2. What must the birthday person do first before blowing out the candles A. Eat the cake. B. Open the presents. C. Make a wish. D. Sing a song. 3. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake A. A coin. B. A candy. C. A flower. D. A toy. 4. In China, what does the first thing a child picks up on the second birthday tell A. The child's hobby. B. The child's weight. C. The child's profession. D. The child's name. Passage 2 Mr. and Mrs. Green have three daughters. They are Sue, Rose and Kitty. Sue is sixteen, Rose is twelve and Kitty is fourteen. Their father, Mr. Green, is a teacher. Their mother, Mrs. Green, is a nurse. They love their three daughters very much. Sue, Rose and Kitty all like fruit, but they don't like the same fruit. Sue likes apples. Rose likes bananas. Kitty likes oranges. Now Mr. and Mrs. Green don't call their real names at home. They call Sue “Apple”, Rose “Banana” and Kitty “Orange”. The children like their nicknames very much. They often call each other's nicknames, too. 1. How many people are there in Mr. Green's family A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 2. What does Mr. Green do A. He is a doctor. B. He is a worker. C. He is a teacher. D. He is a farmer. 3. Who likes apples A. Sue. B. Rose. C. Kitty. D. Mrs. Green. 4. What are the children's nicknames A. Their real names. B. The names of the fruits they like. C. The names of their friends. D. The names of their pets. Passage 3 Tom is a middle school student. He is very busy on weekdays. He gets up at half past six in the morning. Then he has a quick breakfast and goes to school. Classes begin at eight. He has four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon. After school, he often plays basketball with his friends. He gets home at about half past five. He has dinner at seven. After dinner, he does his homework. He goes to bed at about ten o'clock. On weekends, Tom is also very busy. He often goes to the library to read books. Sometimes he goes to the park with his parents. 1. What time does Tom get up on weekdays A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 7:00. D. At 7:30. 2. How many classes does Tom have in a day A. Four. B. Five. C. Seven. ... ...
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