初三英语阅读理解专项练习.docx

初三英语阅读理解练习题

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TheworsttouristintheworldisNicholasScottieofSan-Francisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeone-hourstoptogetoilatKennedyAirportofNewYork.Ashethoughthehadarrived

home.Mr.Scottiegotofftheplane.HethoughthewasinRome.Whennobodywastheretomeethim,Mr.Scottiethoughtmaybetheywereheldupbyheavytraffic.

Whilelookingfortheiraddress,Mr.Scottiefoundthattheold“Rome”hadchanged

alot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.HealsofoundthatmanypeoplespokeEnglishinsteadofItalianandthatmanystreetswerewritteninEnglish.Mr.ScottieknewverylittleEnglish,soheaskedapolicemantheway

tothebusstation.HehappenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsoborninItalyand

answeredhiminthesamelanguage.Aftertwelve’hosurtravelingroundonabus,

thedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpoliceman.HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployedsomanypeopleaspolicemenspeakingEnglishinsteadofItalian.

Mr.ScottiedidnotbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.TogethimonaplanebacktoSanFrancisco,hewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens

(警报)on.“Look,”saidScottietohisinterpreter(翻译),“IknowI’minItaly.That’showtheydrive.”

WhenMr.Scottiearrivedattheairport,nobodymethimbecause .

hewasinNewYork B.hewasnotinRome

C.policemancouldhelphim D.bothAandB

InwhatdirectiondidtheplaneflywhenMr.ScottiewenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?

Totheeast B.Tothesouth C.Tothewest D.Tothenorth

WhywasMr.ScottiesosurethathewasinRome?

BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S. B.BecauseheknewlittleboutItaly.

C.Becausehetraveledalot.

AtlastMr.Scottie .

D.Becausehedidn’ttravelmuch

A.knowhedidsomethingwrong B.stillthoughthewasinRome.

C.knewhewaswrong D.knewhewasathome

DoyouthinkmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Scottied