初一英语阅读材料

Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18thcentury(世纪). Sandwich was rich(有钱的), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours,and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put themeat between (在两者之间) the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.
From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food "sandwich" today.
() 1. Sandwich was the .
A.name of a servant
B.name of a man with a lot of money
C.poor man who lived on playing cards
D.name of food which was liked by the rich
() 2. Sandwich.
A.was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often
had no time to have his meals
B.often brought some bread with him to play cards
C.never ate anything when he played cards
D.had no money to play cards with at last
() 3. People liked Sandwich's idea because.
A.bread, together with meat was cheap
B.he always won when he played cards
C.they liked Sandwich himself
D.when they ate with one of their hands they could do
something with the other
() 4. Today, "sandwich" is.
A. also a name of a rich man
B. two pieces of bread with meat in between
C. not interested in playing cards
D. not liked by most of the people
() 5. As food, "sandwich" .
A. is usually made of(用...制做) bread and chicken
B. sometimes smells (闻) good, but sometimes not
C. is made of bread and meat
D. is easy for us to play.
答案是：BADBC
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Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of thecity. The shop is not far from his home. It is aboutonekilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus.He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes (花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.
1. What does Uncle Wang do?
A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers.
C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.
2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because.
A. there is no busB. his shop is not farfromhis home
C. he likes riding a bike
D. his shop isn't inthemiddle of the city
3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?
A. Twenty minutesB. Forty minutesC. Ten minutes
D. Half an hour
4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?
A. At ten minutes to eight
B. At half past eight
C. At ten minutes past eight
D. At twenty minutes past eight
5. He usually gets back home from work at ( ) in the afternoon.
A. 4:45B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05
答案是：ABBCD