初中英语专项解题指导

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

（一）

Sport is full of wonderful moments， but perhaps nothing is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest， hardest race of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in Greece. A famous battle was fought there in the year 490 B.C. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians， a soldier ran all the way from Marathon to Athens-more than 40 kilometers-to tell people the good news. When the modern Olympic Games were stared in 1896， the organisers[组织者] knew this story. The marathon has been a race since then.

In the ancient world the Olympics were held every 4 years. They were an important part of life. In the modern Games we try to copy their ideas. The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place or at least， the finest “amateure” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn any money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is true that Olympic athletes[運动员] do not earn large amounts of money like professional sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers for a sport. They have to spend a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training， travel and “pocket money”， because they want them to win. Some people think that this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

1. The word “marathon” was first used for a _____.

A. battle B. story

C. place D. race

2. The marathon race was run in 1896 because ______.

A. there was such a race at the ancient Olympic Games.

B. the distance was once run by a famous Greek soldier.

C. the Olympic games were held at Marathon in 1896.

D. the longest race has always been called a “marathon”.

3. Modern Olympic Games are held _______ years.

A. every B. every 4

C. 3 D. every 3

4. An amateur is someone who earns _______ money from sports.

A. a lot of B. little

C. no D. some

5. Olympics are becoming a political marathon because _____.

A. the governments pay the players to win

B. players spend a lot of time training

C. players get pocket money

D. the governments train the players

（二）

There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California， the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. And Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are warmest. Henry and his family live in Seattle， a big city on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco， also on the Pacific coast， are larger than Seattle. Henrys cousin， Susan， lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington D.C. Its the capital， but it is much smaller than New York.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。

（     ）1. There are fifty states in the United Sates.

（     ）2. The most important city in the United States is New York.

（     ）3. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii.

（     ）4. Henry and his family live in Seattle， a big town on the Pacific coast.

（     ）5. Thousands of people visit New York each year.

（三）

Before you go to another country， it is great help if you know the language and some of the customs[风俗]of the county.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain， they say “How do you do？” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven't met fot a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station， they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that German people shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It make both of them laugh.

1. It is _______ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A. not useful B. not helpful

C. very helpful D. very bad

2. English people usually shake hands when they _______.

A. meet every time

B. meet for the first time

C. say goodbye to each other

D. say hello to each other

3. Usually English people dont shake hands when they _______.

A. when they will be away for a long time

B. when they say “How do you do？”

C. when they just meet or say goodbye

D. after they havent met for a long time

4. Which is right[正確的]？

A. German people shake hands as often as possible.

B. English people like shaking hands very much.

C. German people hardly shake hands

D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

5. This story is about _______.

A. shaking hands B. languages

C. customs D. languages and customs

（四）

The first people who drank tea were the Chinese， because the bush grew wild all over the south of China.

They liked the taste， and found that the drink could refresh[使精力恢复] them.

People living in Europe first learned about tea growing and drinking from a book printed in Italy in 1599.

The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine. Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599， it was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland[荷蘭].

A few years later， tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey was made over mountains and across deserts[沙漠].

The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink.

（     ）1. Chinese people found that tea could refresh people first.

（     ）2. Tea is a kind of medicine according to a book printed in Italy.

（     ）3. Four countries were mentioned in the passage.

（     ）4. Russia knew about tea earlier than England.

（     ）5. People in Europe first know about tea in1657.