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基础英语阅读100篇

【028】

  Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Youcannotfindthemanywhereelseintheworld.Themostfamousonesarekangaroosandkoalas.

ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandeats.Theydon'twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpat74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump.Kangaroomothershavepouchestocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.

KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Butdoyouknowthatmillionsofkangaroosarekilledeveryyear?

Therearetoomanyofthem.Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That'smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecounery.Somekangaroosgohumgrybecausethereisnotenoughfoodtoeat.TheybreakintofarmsforfoodFarmersareveryangrywiththem.

ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees.Koalashavea.Theyuseittomarktheirhome----"Thisismyplace,youcan'tcomein!

"likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother'spouch,too.

（）1.Ifwewanttoseekangaroosandkoalasinnaturalforests.wecangoto________.

      A.China       B.France          C.Australia

（）2.Whatdoesakangaroolooklike?

      A.Itlookslikeabear.        B.Ithasbigeyesanders.    C.Ithassmalleyesandbignoses.

（）3.Thework"pouch"means__________.

      A.育儿袋        B。

肌肉         C。

尾巴

（）4.WhichisNOTTRUE?

____________

     A.Thekangarooscangooverninemetresinonejump.

     B.Koalaslikeeatingleavesfromgumtrees.

      C.Koalasusetheirvoicestomarktheirhomes

（）5.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

________.

       A.Kangaroosandkoalas.

           B.BeautifulAustralia

          C.Howtoprotectkangaroosandkoalas.

【029】

  Aperson,likeacommodity（商品）,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Askilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment（装饰）,sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.

　　　　Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,shiningwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinthroughplainsmountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlife,whichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeusofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony（和谐）withnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder’scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxe（betterquality）editionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.

　　　　Aslongasonefindwhereonstands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.

　　　　1．Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.

　　　　A.peopleshouldbepackedatallages

　　　　B.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialway

　　　　C.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpacking

　　　　D.properpackingmakespeopleattractive

　　　　2．Forthemiddle-aged,attractiveness________.

　　　　A.hardlyexists

　　　　B.isthestrongest

　　　　C.comesfromtheinside

　　　　D.comesfromtheappearance

　　　　3．Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________.

　　　　A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebook

　　　　B.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflife

　　　　C.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformation

　　　　D.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairylands

 【030】

Anartist（画家）wenttoabeautifulpartofthecountryforaholidayandstayedwithafarmer.Everydayhewentoutwithhispaintsandbrushes（颜料和画笔）andpaintedtillevening.Whenitgotdarkhewentbacktothefarmandhadagooddinnerbeforehewenttobed.

Attheendofhisholidayhewantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmersaid,"No,Idon`twantmoney.Butgivemeoneofyourpictures.What`smoney?

Inaweekitwillallbefinished,butyourpicturewillstillbehere."

Theartistswasverypleasedandthankedthefarmerforsayingsuchkindthingsabouthispictures.Thefarmersmiledandanswered,"It`snotthat.IhaveasoninLondon.Hewantstobecomeanartist.Whenhecomeshomenextmonth,I`llshowhimyourpicture,andhewillnotwanttobeanartistanymore,Ithink."

61.Theartistwenttothecountrysideto________.

A.visithisoldfriendB.spendhisholidayC.visitthefarmerD.Thankthefarmer

62.Everyday,theartist_______.

A.wentouttohelpthefarmertodosomefarmingB.wentouttovisithisfriends

C.paintedpicturesD.enjoyedthebeautifulscenery

63.Theartistwantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmer____.

A.wantedmuchmoremoneyB.wantednothing

C.didn`twantanymoneyatallD.wantedoneofhispicturesinsteadofmoney

64.Theartistthoughtthefarmerwantedapictureofhisbecause_______.

A.thefarmerwasanartisttooB.thefarmerlikedhispicturesverymuch

C.thefarmerwantedtogiveittohissonasapresentD.thefarmerwasrich

65.Afterhearingthefarmer`swords,perhapstheartistwouldbe______.

A.veryworriedB.veryhappyC.verythankfulD.verydisappointed

【031】

Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.

Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.

Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?

66.Long,longagopeopledidn`tknowhowto____.

A.writeBwritezeroC.writenumbersD.sixty-three

67.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote_____.

A.28B.28C.228D.208

68.Later______wasusedtomeanspace.

A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot

69.Peopleusedcircles_____________.

A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing

70.Thestorytellsus_____.

A.howzerocametobeusedB.howtowritezero

C.what`stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace

【032】

IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.

ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon`tlikeitleansoverthecity.

Idonotthinkit`sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?

And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.

Andwhocares?

Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?

Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let`stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?

Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.

71.Thispassageisabout_______.

A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy`sproblems

C.HowtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.WhythewriterlikesPisa

72.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa______.

A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza

73.TheLeaningTowerofPisais_______.

A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsoldD。

60yearsold-

74.Thewriter________.

A.doesn`tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslike

C.thinksit`sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn`tliketowers

75.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause________.

A.it`soldB.it`sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it`simperfect

【033】

Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears. 

Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream（梦幻）WorldCups”inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags（旗帜）ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere. 

Areyouafootballfan（迷）？

TheWorldCupmakedsmoreandmorepeopleintere