2024年初中英语阅读理解综合能力训练（13）

阅读理解

Egg rolling is an old custom at Easter time. Children paint hard-boiled eggs with colorfuland roll them across the grass inraces.

One hundred years ago, children in Washington, D.C., used to rolleggs every Easter on the grounds of the Capitol Building. The customsoon became popular. The crowds grew solarge that there wasn’troom for everyone who wanted to roll eggs.

The Easter egg rolling was moved to the south lawn of the WhiteHouse. Every Easter Sunday, a crowd visits the White House for anegg-rolling contest, which is open only to children under eight.Sometimes the President comes out to watch this old customcontinue.

1. The best title is.(A) Eating Eggs(B) The President(C) Egg Rolling in Washington(D) Painting Eggs with Colorful Designs

2. The egg-rolling contest was moved because there.(A) were too few people(B) was too much space(C) were too many people(D) were too many presidents

3. Eggs were first rolled on the lawn of the.(A) Capitol Building(B) Washington Monument(C) Empire State Building(D) Statue of Liberty

4. The story does not tell.(A) if any important peoplewatch(B) whom the contest is open to(C) when the contest is held(D) if the eggs are eaten later

5. Theunderlinedword“designs" inParagraph 1means.(A) friends(B) patterns(C) feathers(D) grass

语言积累

hard-boiled eggs 煮得很老的鸡蛋

used to 过去常常

the Capitol Building 美国国会大厦

room n. 空间

参考答案

1-5 CCADB

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