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初三英语阅读理解专项练习 1 A friend?s grandfather came to America from Britain. He went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. At last, a woman with a plate full of food sat down in front of him and told him how a cafeteria worked. “Start out at the end,” she said, “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end the y?ll tell you how much you have to pay.” “I soon learned that?s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you like to pay the money. You can even get success, but you?ll never get if you wait for someone to bring to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.” (1.The old man was . A.English B.American C.Germany D.Canadian (2.“Take his order” here means . A.have some food booked B.put everything in order C.eat something D.take his turn (3.Which of the following sentence is true? A.There was nobody eating in the cafeteria. B.The woman was a friend of that man. C.The waiters didn?t like to se rve him because he was old. D.The woman hadn?t been to a cafeteria for the first time. (4.From this story, we know if you want to get success in America, you should . A.take your order B.know how a cafeteria works C.get up again if you fail D.try to get everything by yourself (5.The best title of the story is . A.From Britain to America B.Life is Like a Cafeteria in America C.How a Cafeteria Worked D.Eating in an American Cafeteria 2 Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trou