英语阅读理解20篇.docx

  （1）  Every day，it is easy  to see advertisements in English all around us．Look at your own bags and clothes，and at the bags and clothes of your classmates． How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them．This is a popular form．A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识语)is sometimes used．Logos appear on many different products(产品)．They are popular because when you see a logo，it is hard to forget that product or company．It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio．Most advertisements are very short．Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember．Nike，for example，has a simple English sentence  which is used all around the world：“Just do it．”Advertisements often use funny situations as well． It is simple to remember it．All advertisements are designed(设计)to make people buy a product．An advertisement for a soft drink，for example，might show a group of young  people who are having fun．The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink．Advertisers are saying to you，“Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people?You can be young and modern” You might think that advertisements are not after you，bul the next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question：Why am I buying this particular(特别的)product?61．From the passage，we know that           ．A．all the advertisements around us are written in EnglishB．many bags have the name of the company that made themC．having soft drinks makes a person young and modernD．advertisements are only after young people62．A  good  logo  is            ．A．easy to remember       B．a useful product C．difficult to understand       D．easy  to  buy63．People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is           ．    A．in English    B．long    C．funny    D．famous64．All advertisements are designed to           ．    A．sell you something you don’t want   B．make you young and modern    C．make you buy the product  D．show you what you need to buy65．The best title of this passage may be          ．   A．Advertisements for Bags and Clothes  B．Advertisements on TV and Radio   C．Advertisements  About  Sports   D．Advertisements  Around  Us（2）    It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence.They knew the exam would be easy. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things 精选文档about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.38.   Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?A. Because it was their last exam in the college.B. Because they knew there were only five questions.C .Because they thought they were clever and talented.D .Because they wee allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.39.   How many students have finished all the five questions?A. All of them.  B. Some of them  C. None of them .  D. Only one of them.40.   What does the underlines word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?A.模糊  B回忆　Ｃ提醒　　Ｄ改变49. What could the students learn from the last exam?A. He laughs best who laughs last.B. A good beginning is half done.C. One is never too old to learn.D. The early bird catches the worm.50. What’s the best title for the article?A. Some Confident Students.B. An Engineering Professor.C. An interesting Professor.D. An Unforgettable Lesson.  (3)  Long, long ago people made fires from lightening(闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）. They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick 。