初二英语阅读理解20篇.doc

初二英语阅读理解20篇 （1）Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some learn at school, others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is hard to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college（学院）or university（大学）. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines（杂志）in English. (?? ) 1. Everybody learn English at school. (?? ) 2. It is hard to answer why so many people learn English. (?? ) 3. Children learn English because they like it. (?? ) 4. All the books are written in English. (?? ) 5. English is useful in peoples work and life. （2）In England, afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式) meal of a day. It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time. (?? ) 6. In England, afternoon tea is usually taken???????????????? . A. between breakfast and lunch ???B. in the middle of a dayC. early in the afternoon ????D late in the afternoon (?? ) 7. A real English afternoon tea has??????????????????????????? .?? A. tea only ???????B. both tea and food C. tea, food and vegetables ????D. the same things as other meals　　(?? ) 8. If you want to have afternoon tea in a friends home,??????????????????????????? .?? A. you must send a message before