英语阅读活动讲义
二、三年级阅读材料（一）
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world．It is about 6，000 kilometres long，7 metres high and 5 metres wide．The Great Wall was built more than twenty centuries ago．It was
very difficult to build such a greEAat wall without any modern machines．Thousands of men died while they were building the wall．
Have you ever been t0 the Great Wall7 It is very famous in the world．Many foreigners come to visit it every year．They like it very much．
WORD BANK
Build v．建造；建筑
Century n.世纪；百年
While conj. 当……的时候
EXERCLSES
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F"for false.
( ) 1．The longest wall in the world is the Great Wall of China．
( ) 2．The Great Wall has a history of over 2，000 years．
( ) 3．There were no modern machines when the Great Wall was being built．
( ) 4．The Great Wall iS not only famous in China but also in the world．
( ) 5．Most foreigners don’t like visiting the Great Wall．
2、According to the passage,choose the best answer: A, B, C, D.
( ) 1．No other walls in the world are than the Great Wall．
A．1onger
B．shorter
C．1ongest
D。shortest
( ) 2．“It is about 6，000 kilometres long…”．here“it’’refers to .
A．China
B．the Great Wall
C．modern machine
D．the people
( ) 3．It was not to built such a great wall without any modern machines．
A．difficult
B．easy
C．hard
D．SO difficult
( ) 4．What happened to thousands of men who built the wall?
A．They died．
B．They learned how to use modern machines when the Great Wall was finished．
C．They went home after the Great wall was finished．
D．They went to school to learn how to work with machines．
( ) 5．Which of the following statements is true ?
A．The foreigners who visit the Great Wall like very much．
B．Everyone must visit the Great Wall．
C．People all over the world like the Great Wall very much．
D．The Great Wall is well-known to everyone in the world．
3、Answer the questions about the story .
1、Have you ever been to the Great Wall?
，I ．
2、Where is the most famous part of the Great Wall?
It's in ，the capital of ．
3、Describe (描述) the Great Wall，please．
4、How famous is the Great Wall?
Every year，a lot of from all over the world come to it．
5、Do you know other great things in China besides (除了) the Great Wall?What are they?
二、三年级阅读材料（二）
A Barber's Joke
There are some boys who think they are already men and go to the barber's to be shaved．
Once a boy came into a barbershop and asked the barber toshave him．The barber asked him to sit down and soaped his face．Then he left the boy alone．He stood at the door laughing and talking with another barber．The young gentleman waited for some minutes and then shouted：“Why are you leaving me here all this time?”
The barber replied,“I am waiting until your beard grows．’’
WORD BANK
Barber n．理发员；理发师;理发店
Barber's v．剃；刮；削刮
Leave alone 不管
Soap n．肥皂
Reply v．答复；回击；报复；答辩
Wait v. 等待
Until 到······为止；在······之前
Exercises
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false. ( ) 1．The boys think they are men．
( ) 2．Once a boy came to the barber's to have his hair cut.
( ) 3．The barber let the boy go without doing anything．
( ) 4．The boy asked the barber to shave him．
( ) 5．The barber played a joke on the boy．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B, C, or D. ( ) 1.Those boys think themselves ．
A．adults
B．children
C．barbers
D．schoolboys
( ) 2．The boy came to the barber's to ．
A．have hair cut
B．help the barbers
C．clean the barber's shop
D．ask the barber to shave him
( ) 3．The barber asked the boy to sit down and
A．1eft him alone
B．soaped his face
C．cut his hair
D．shaved his beard
( ) 4．The barber left the boy alone，he ．
A。talked with other barbers
B．began to prepare the shaving tools
C．talked with the boy
D．1aughed at the boy
( ) 5．The barber didn't shave the boy because ．
A．he thought the boy has no money
B．the boy had no beard
C．he wanted to talk with other barbers
D．he was very busy
3、Answer the question about the story.
1. Why do the boys go to the barber's to be shaved?
They think they are already .
2. What did the barber do when the boy came into the barber’s?
He asked the boy to and his face．
3. The barber left the boy alone，then what did the barber do?
He stood at the door and with another barber．
4. Was the young gentleman angry?
，he ．
5．What did the barber replied? The barber said：“I am until your ."
四、五年级阅读材料（一）
Fall
In the fall，leaves drop to the ground．Many trees have nuts or fruits．Animals may begin to store food．Some birds collect nuts and acorns to store．Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter．They won't return until the spring．Days become shorter．Cold weather is coming．The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter．In some areas there may be rain or even snow．but in many southern areas it is still warm．Fall is also the time when farmers harvest their crops．People look forward to fall formany reasons．The most important one is that fall is the harvest season．
WORD BANK
Ground n．地面，|地
Nut n．坚果
Acorn n．[植_J橡树果
Store v．贮藏，贮备，存储
Southem adj．南部地区的，南方的
Crop n．农作物
Look forward n．盼望
Harvest n．收获；收成；v．收获，收割
EXERCISES
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false.
( )1．In the fall，leaves begin to grow and turn green．
( )2．A1l the birds collect nuts and acorns to store．
( )3．Days become shorter and nights become longer in fall．
( )4．The fur of many animals gets thicker．
( )5．Fall is a harvest season．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B ,C or D.
( )1．Which months do you think belong to the fall season?
A．Jun．，Jul. and Aug．
B。Dec．，Jan．and Feb．
C．Mar．，Apr．and May．
D．Sep．，Oct．and Nov．
( )2．Animals begin to in fall，
A．collect and store food
B．go to a warmer place
C．change fur into thicker one
D．all the above
( )3．In the fall，the weather becomes .
A．colder B．warmer
C．wet D．dry
( )4．Fall is also the time．
A．harvest B．working
C．sleeping D．rest
( )5．Fall is also called ．
A．spring B．summer
C．autumn D．winter
3、Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
In the fall，days become ，and leaves to the ground. Animals begin to
food．Some birds fly to a place for the winter．The of many animals gets thicker
because weather is coming, and the fur can them．People also wear warmer clothing and
prepare for winter．People look to fall for many reasons．The most
one is that fallis the season.
四、五年级阅读材料（二）
A warmhearted man
Mr．White went into his usual teashop one morning，and sat on one of the seats at the counter．Many other people came in also. but none of them stayed long．
About fifteen minutes later，a young man and a young woman came in．There were only two empty seats at the counter，one on Mr．White's left，and the other on his right．The woman sat on one seat，and the young man sat on the other，but Mr．White immediately asked to change places with the young man so that he and the young woman could be together．
"Oh，that isn’t necessary，"the young man said，but Mr．White insisted．When the young man and the young woman were side by side，he said to her，"Well, this old man is very kind, he wanted us to sit together．May I introduce myself? My name is John. What's your name?"
WORD BANK
Immediately adv．立即，马上，直接地
Insist v．坚持，强调
Introduce v．介绍
Exercises
1、Read the passage and write "T" for true and "F" for false.
( )1．Mr．White always went to the teashop．
( )2．Many other people came into the teashop and stayed long．
( )3．The young man and the young woman sat together．
( )4．Mr·White asked to change places with the young man because he wanted to see the things out of the window．
( )5．The young woman and the young man are couple．
2、According to the passage, choose the best answer: A, B,C or D.
( )1．Mr．White sat of the teashop one morning．
A．in the middle B．in the centre
C．at the counter D. in the front
( )2．There were——at the counter．
A. two tables B．two young men
C．some waiters D．two empty seats
( )3·Mr．White immediately asked to change places．Why?
A．Because the young man asked him to．
B．Because the young woman asked him to.
C．Because Mr．White wanted the young man and young woman to sit together·
D．Because there was something wrong with the
( )4．At last the young man .
A．changed seats with Mr。White
B．didn’t change seats with Mr．White
C．went away
D．went away with the young woman
( )5．The young man and the young woman were
A．friends B．couple
C．brother and sister D．strangers
3、Fill in the blanks according to the story.
Mr．White went to a one morning，and took a at the ．Some time later，a young man and a young woman came in and took two seats．Mr·White's seat was
the two persons’seats．Mr·White immediately asked to places with the young man so that
he and the young woman could be when the young man. And the young woman sat together, he
said to her, " well this old man is very , he wanted us to sit
by . May i myself? My name is John. What's your name?"
【参考答案】
The Great Wall of China
I. 1.T 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F
II.1．A 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．A
III. 1．Yes，have(or No，haven’t)
2．Beijing，China
3．It is about 6，000 kilometres long，7 metres high and 5 metres wide
4．foreigners，visit
5.The Summer Palace，Jing-hang Canal and so on．
A Barber’s Joke
1．1．T 2．F 3．F 4．T 5．T
11．1．A 2．D 3．B 4．A 5．B
III．1．men
2．sit down，soaped
3．1aughing，talking
4．Yes，was
5.waiting．beard grows
Fall
I．1.F 2．F 3．T 4．T 5．T
II．1.D 2. D 3.A 4. A 5.C
III．shorter，drop，store，warmer，
fur，cold，protect，forward，
important，harvest
A Warmhearted Man
I．1．T 2．F 3．F 4．F 5．F
II．1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 5．D
111．teashop，seat．counter，be-tween，change，together，kind，side，side，introduce
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历年高考英语阅读-20
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